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US08166217B2	System and method for reading and writing data using storage controllers A controller for interfacing a host and storage device is provided. The controller includes a channel that can receive data from the storage device in a first format and store the data in an intermediate buffer memory in a second format. The channel includes conversion logic that converts data from the first format to the second format and from the second format to the first format depending upon whether data is being read or written from the buffer memory. The conversion logic uses a shuttle register and shuttle counter for aligning data that is being transferred between the storage device and the buffer memory by appropriately concatenating data to meet the first and second format requirements. The first format is based on 10-bit symbols and the second format is based on 8-bits.
US08166212B2	Predictive DMA data transfer A compression and storage device comprises: a compressor configured to compress data; a central processing unit (CPU) configured to control storage of the compressed data and to perform at least one additional task; an electronic memory organized as storage blocks each having a storage block size; a direct memory access (DMA) engine configured to operate autonomously from the CPU to transfer a current transfer block of compressed data into one or more storage blocks of the electronic memory; and a transfer block size estimator configured to select a transfer block size for the current transfer block based on previous DMA transfers of compressed data, the selected transfer block size being generally different from the storage block size.
US08166200B2	Smart routing A router module receives a client request. In response to receiving the request, the router module obtains the network address of a server module to fulfill the request. The router module then determines whether it is executing on the same physical computer as the server module. If the router module determines that the server module is not executing on the same physical computer, the router module forwards the client request to the server module utilizing a standard network transport. If the router module determines that the server module is executing on the same computer, the router module forwards the client request to the server module using an optimized transport, such as an optimized local-machine-only transport.
US08166195B2	Intelligent computer network routing using logically centralized, physically distributed servers distinct from network routers A route control architecture allows a network operator to flexibly control routing between the traffic ingresses and egresses in a computer network, without modifying existing routers. An intelligent route service control point (IRSCP) replaces distributed BGP decision processes of conventional network routers with a route computation that is flexible and logically centralized but physically distributed. One embodiment supplements the traditional BGP decision process with a ranking decision process that allows route-control applications to explicitly rank traffic egresses on a per-destination, per-router basis. A straightforward set of correctness requirements prevents routing anomalies in implementations that are scalable and fault-tolerant.
US08166184B2	Integrating enterprise identity authorization in conferences Disclosed herein are embodiments for validating a user joining a conferencing session. According to various embodiments, a first identifier is received. A user is identified from a plurality of users based at least in part on the first identifier. A second identifier is received that corresponds to the first identifier and the user and the user is validated based on both the first identifier and the second identifier. The user may then join the conferencing session, with the user's identity being revealed to others attending the conferencing session.
US08166182B2	System and method for communicating with an electronic exchange in an electronic trading environment System and methods for a connection proxy server are described. According to an example method described herein, a connection proxy server stores subscription, product tables as well as other downloads that are provided to a client terminal during initialization stage as well as later during a trading session. Upon detecting that a connection between the client terminal and a gateway is lost, the connection proxy maintains a communication session created for the client terminal at the gateway and receives data intended for the client terminal. If the connection is re-established between the client terminal and the gateway during a predetermined period of time, the connection proxy provides the stored data to the client terminal thus avoiding a surge in processing resources at the gateway due to the necessary downloads.
US08166170B2	Distributed multiplexing The present invention is directed to a method of delivering a video stream. The method operates by determining a group of video streams to be provided to a particular destination over a particular communication link. Next, the band width of the link is allocated to the video streams based upon the particular properties of the various video streams to be transmitted. The video streams are processed so that they fit into the band width allocations. Next, the video streams are transmitted in separate channels, synchronized with respect to each other, to reach the subject destination.
US08166167B2	System and method for providing customized rendering of content Content data is programmatically received or retrieved programmatically from one or more network locations. The content data may be provided in part by a source entity, such as a carrier of a cellular network. A content is rendered from the content data on one or more user-interactive display objects. An ability of a user to interact with the one or more user-interactive display objects is configured based on customization data associated with the entity.
US08166161B1	System and method for ensuring privacy while tagging information in a network environment A method is provided in one example and includes receiving data propagating in a network environment and verifying whether the data is associated with a first end user represented in a registered user list. The method also includes verifying a ratification of a policy associated with data monitoring related to the first end user. Selected words can be identified within the data based on a whitelist, where the whitelist includes a plurality of designated words to be tagged. A resultant composite of the selected words that are tagged is generated. In more specific embodiments, the method can include verifying whether the data is associated with a business email domain. In still other embodiments, the method can include verifying whether the data is associated with a business uniform resource locator (URL) domain.
US08166158B2	Validating service components through data mining A method and apparatus for validating service components via data mining. In one embodiment, the method includes making service components to be available for use in a production environment of a service subscriber, receiving data produced by instances of the service components in the production environment, and storing the received data in at least one database. The method may further include identifying a service component that is being evaluated, retrieving, from the database, data produced by instances of the service component being evaluated, and providing the retrieved data to a recipient, where the retrieved data indicates effectiveness of the service component being evaluated.
US08166146B2	Providing improved message handling performance in computer systems utilizing shared network devices In a massively parallel computer system embodiment, when receiving a message at a compute node from an input/output node, the compute node performs the steps of: obtaining a lock on a collective network device; checking a shared storage location for a message pending for a thread; if such a message is pending, receiving the message's remaining packets directly to a user's buffer, unlocking, and returning; if no such message is pending, receiving one packet from the network device; if the packet indicates that the message is for the thread, receiving the message's remaining packets directly to the user's buffer, unlocking, and returning; and if the packet indicates that the message is for another thread, updating the shared storage location with a thread id of the other thread, unlocking, waiting for a time out, locking, and repeating from the checking step. Accordingly, data copying is eliminated with an attendant performance benefit.
US08166136B2	Performance reservation storage management system, storage management method, and storage medium A storage management system (10) is a system for connecting a client terminal (30) to a storage apparatus (111) via a communication network. The storage management system (10) includes: a communication unit (21) that receives a reservation request from the client terminal (30); a reservation management unit (221) that reserves a right of use and a time slot of use of the remaining capability of the storage capability in the storage apparatus (111) in accordance with the reservation request, and manages reservation information indicating the result of the reservation; and a ticket issuance unit (222) that issues a reservation ticket showing the reservation information to the client terminal (30), and transmits the reservation ticket to the client terminal (30). The ticket issuance unit (222) issues the reservation ticket only when the remaining capability is confirmed.
US08166135B2	Method and system for assessing and remedying accessibility of websites A system and method for assessing and remedying accessibility of websites is provided. The method includes receiving a website address for assessment, an accessibility guideline and level of assessment to be performed from the user. The method further includes crawling the website for extracting information. The information comprises HTML tags used in designing a webpage. Thereafter, the website is scanned for checking conformance to one or more accessibility parameters. Finally, one or more assessment reports are provided to the user.
US08166129B2	Method and system for providing media content to a user For providing to a user on a communication terminal (1) media content (31) from a content server (3), a Session Initiation Protocol message, addressed to a resource identifier identifying the media content (31), is transmitted from the communications terminal (1) to a Call Session Control Function unit (S-CSCF), in response to the user activating a hyperlink associated with the media content (31). If there are filter criteria (iFC) associated with the user and associating the first message with an application server (SIP-AS), the resource identifier is transmitted from the Call Session Control Function unit (S-CSCF) to the application server (SIP-AS). The application server (SIP-AS) transmits to the communication terminal (1) accessing means for the user to retrieve the media content (31) from the content server (3). Generating und submitting in the communication terminal (1) the Session Initiation Protocol message make it possible to route the request for the media content (31) through an IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS), thereby making use of filtering features of the IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) for user authentication and access control such that there is no need for separate proprietary access control mechanisms for the content server (3).
US08166127B2	Apparatus and methods for efficient insertion and removal of MPA markers and RDMA CRC digest The invention relates to insertion and removal of MPA markers and RDMA CRCs in RDMA data streams, after determining the locations for these fields. An embodiment of the invention comprises a host interface, a transmit interface connected to the host interface, and a processor interface connected to both transmit and host interfaces. The host interface operates under the direction of commands received from the processor interface when processing inbound RDMA data. The host interface calculates the location of marker locations and removes the markers. The transmit interface operates under the direction of commands received from the processor interface when processing outbound RDMA data. The transmit interface calculates the positions in the outbound data where markers are to be inserted. The transmit interface then places the markers accordingly.
US08166122B2	Method and apparatus for generating a figure of merit for use in transmission of messages in a multi-level secure environment A method and apparatus that generate a figure of merit for use in transmission of messages in a multi-level secure environment. The method may include receiving a message having a data provenance wrapper, examining each data provenance record of the message and any attachments for discrepancies, identifying any discrepancies in the examination of each data provenance record of the message and any attachments, generating a figure of merit based on objective and subjective information, substituting the figure of merit for the data provenance information, and transmitting the figure of merit with the message across the security domain.
US08166121B2	Situation based presence notification leveraging Presence messages are managed for one or more members of a pre-defined group of e-mail users. An unavailability time period, during which a pre-defined group of e-mail users will be unavailable in the future, is established. A notice, which notifies the pre-defined group of e-mail users that an unavailability control instruction will be sent in the future to participating members of the group of e-mail users, is transmitted to the group of e-mail users. An acceptance signal, identifying the participating members, is received, indicating which members of the group of e-mail users agree to permit the unavailability control instruction to be received and implemented on their participating computers in the future. The unavailability control instruction is then transmitted to the participating computers at an initiation of the unavailability time period, in order to auto-generate an appropriate presence message for the participating members.
US08166119B2	Messaging device for delivering messages to recipients based on availability and preferences of recipients A messaging device facilitates delivery of messages to recipients based on availability and preferences associated with recipients. In some embodiments, messages are composed by a user via a touchscreen display. Icons representing potential message recipients are displayed, and the user may deliver a message to a recipient by associating the message with the icon that represents the desired recipient. The facility uses availability information—which reflects recipients' availability and willingness to communicate—and system- and recipient-defined preferences to determine the best method(s) of delivery for a message and other features of message delivery. Recipients' availability and preferences may be displayed to users on an interface. Users may make decisions regarding delivery method, timing, and other details of message delivery based on the displayed availability and preference information.
US08166118B1	Secure communication architecture, protocols, and methods A trusted network system includes a data center, a gateway, and a trusted sender registry that provide a secure network to allow one or more user clients to generate and send communications to one or more recipients. The data center, gateway and trusted sender registry act independently and/or conjunctively to increase the likelihood that only desirable communications enter the secure network formed by the data center and bounded by the gateway. The systems and methods of the present invention drastically reduce spam and network resources as well as provide enhanced messaging, document management, and tracking features that make communications more meaningful and more versatile to senders and recipients.
US08166117B2	Converting a text-based email message to an email message including image-based fonts An email message is analyzed to identify sections of characters having a common formatting characteristic. Sets of character images are generated for the characters in each section. An analyzed e-mail message is converted from a rich text format to a platform-independent format that specifies the structure of the e-mail message. A set of replacement instructions is generated for use at a message destination. The platform-independent format, the character image sets and the replacement instructions are all transmitted to the destination. At the destination, the message is rendered by using the replacement instructions to replace each character in the message with one of the character images in the character image sets. The message can be displayed at the destination system with the same fonts and font attributes used originally used in creating the message, regardless whether those fonts exist on the destination system.
US08166116B2	Automatic distribution of corrective configuration information Methods and apparatus for allowing a central network manager to distribute corrective configuration information to customers using e-mail are disclosed. According to one aspect of the present invention, a method includes determining if an issue is reported by a first customer system that supports a first device. The issue is associated with the first device. The method also includes obtaining updating information if the issue is reported by the first customer system, and providing the updating information to the first customer system. The first customer system is arranged to distribute the updating information to the first device and to cause the updating information to be implemented on the first device.
US08166112B2	Virtual mail storage for mail distributed using corporate distribution lists A method for distributing email includes receiving an email generated by a sender and addressed to a plurality of intended recipients. The generated email is stored in a designated location. A virtual email is sent to the plurality of intended recipients. The virtual email contains information for viewing the stored email from the designated location.
US08166109B2	Linking recognized emotions to non-visual representations A method of linking recognized emotions to non-visual representations includes receiving at a first location information corresponding to demonstrative behaviors of individuals. The behaviors of the individuals may be analyzed during a dynamic session, in which the information is used to determine emotional states of one or more of the individuals. The information about the emotional state may then be used at the first location to determine an action for improving the dynamic session.
US08166107B2	Measuring client interactive performance using a display channel Methods, systems, and computer programs for measuring performance of virtual desktop services offered by a server computer are presented. The method includes receiving an action request at the server computer, where the server computer is configured to generate display views for the requesting client. The method further embeds, at the server computer, a first encoded area into a first image frame that is communicated to a client computer when acknowledging receipt of the action request. After the action associated with the action request is completed, the method embeds a second encoded area into a second image frame that is communicated to the client computer. Action performance time is stored in memory, where the action performance time is based on the time difference between arrivals of the first and second image frames at the client computer. The stored timing information is used to generate statistical performance data.
US08166098B1	System and method for dynamically capturing digital images from image capture devices An image capture device is wirelessly coupled to a network to facilitate distribution of captured images. The image capture device captures and stores digital images. The image capture device is adapted to determine whether there is an accessible network. If there is an accessible network, the image capture device the image to a network storage device for distribution to one or more recipients. A user can also modify, review and/or delete captured images.
US08166097B2	Using distributed queues in an overlay network The present invention extends to methods, systems, and computer program products for using distributed queues in an overlay network. Embodiments of the invention can be used to replicate queue state (e.g., inserted and/or deleted messages) within an overlay network and can be used to continue a process at a different node within the overlay network based on replicated queue state. Accordingly, embodiments of the invention can be used to increase the availability of queue state, compensate for node failures within an overlay network, and promote replication of consistent queue state between nodes within an overlay network.
US08166094B2	Coordinated quiesce of a distributed file system A process for quiescing a master and a plurality of subordinate computer systems in a cluster. An original or a pending state may be entered that is a quiesce or an online state. The master instructs the subordinates the quiesce or online state be made the pending state. The subordinates prepare to change accordingly, determine whether successful, and vote to commit or abort. Based on whether all voted to commit, the master instructs the subordinates to either commit or abort. If to commit and the pending state is the quiesce state, an operation is performed in the subordinates. If to commit and the pending state is the online state, the subordinates prepare to resume the original state. The subordinates change from the original to the pending state. Otherwise, if to abort, the subordinates prepare to remain in the original state and reset the pending to the original state.
US08166091B2	Floating-point fused dot-product unit In an embodiment, a dot-product unit to perform single-precision floating-point product and addition operations is disclosed that includes a first multiplier tree unit adapted to multiply first and second significand operands to produce a first set of two partial products. The dot-product unit further includes a second multiplier tree unit adapted to multiply third and fourth significand operands to produce a second set of two partial products, a shared exponent compare unit adapted to compare exponents of the first, second, third and fourth operands to produce an alignment shift value, and an alignment unit adapted to shift the second set of two partial products based on the alignment shift value. The dot-product unit also includes an adder unit adapted to add or subtract the first set of two partial products and the second shifted set of two partial products to produce a dot-product value that is a single-precision floating-point value.
US08166082B2	Variable length data storage device, variable length data storage method, variable length data reading method, and a program for the same A variable length data storage device enables clearly and quickly determining where there are breaks in variable length data even when the variable length data is stored without gaps therebetween in a stored data file. A variable length data storage step (S509) stores a plurality of variable length items, each containing variable length data including at the beginning the data length of the variable length data, without gaps therebetween in a stored data file. A marker management item registration step (step S510) registers a plurality of marker management items, each containing a break marker and the storage location of the variable length data corresponding to the break marker, in a marker management file. A marker identifier management item registration step (step S511) registers a plurality of marker identifier management items, each including a marker identifier composed of a predetermined number of characters from the beginning of the text string used as the break marker and the storage location of the break marker, in a marker management memory area.
US08166075B2	Method for mapping an X500 data model onto a relational database A method for mapping an X500 data model onto a relational database (RDB) comprises the steps of building object classes, each comprising a list of its attributes, building attributes, each comprising its type, building a static directory information tree (SDIT), comprising only static distinguished names (SDN) which are relative distinguished names (RDN) with variable values removed and mapping X500 data to the RDB by associating an X500 object class to an RDB table and associating an X500 attribute to an RDB table column and storing the name of the table column with the S500 attribute as an address pointing to the attribute.
US08166073B2	Information processing device, storage device and computer-readable medium for accepting description information of multi-media content including keywords and reference information indicative of duplicative occurrence of each keyword and retrieving location information in the content using the respective keywords and associated reference information There are provided a storage device and a computer readable medium capable of efficiently storing keywords contained in description information and efficiently retrieving the keyword. A list producing portion extracts the keywords from the description information and produces a keyword list correlating the keywords with the scene information containing the keywords. A description information converter converts the keywords contained in the keyword list received from the list producing portion among the keywords contained in the externally received description information into reference information for specifying the keywords in the keyword list received from the list producing portion. A storage stores the converted description information provided from the description information converter and the keyword list provided by the list producing portion.
US08166066B2	System and method for brokering information between a plurality of commercially distinct clients A method, apparatus, article of manufacture, and a memory structure for brokering information between a plurality of clients using identifiers defining a plurality of data constructs is disclosed. An exemplary method comprises accepting a new data construct from an authoring entity, assigning a globally unique identifier to the new data construct, storing the new data construct and the assigned globally unique identifier in a database, and brokering between the authoring entity and a second entity commercially distinct from the authoring entity to provide the second entity access to the new data construct by reference to the assigned globally unique identifier of the new data construct or to provide the authoring entity access to an at least one of a plurality of pre-existing data constructs for use with the new data construct by reference to a globally unique identifier of the existing data construct.
US08166065B2	Searching metadata from files Systems and methods for managing data, such as metadata. In one exemplary method, metadata from files created by several different software applications are captured, and the captured metadata is searched. The type of information in metadata for one type of file differs from the type of information in metadata for another type of file. Other methods are described and data processing systems and machine readable media are also described.
US08166060B2	Location search device, location search method, and computer-readable storage medium storing location search program A location search device, in which when one of buttons in a character input portion is repeatedly pressed, a plurality of characters assigned in advance to the one button is displayed in an input character display portion in a predetermined cyclic sequence. When one of the buttons is pressed, and then, another of the buttons is pressed, the character displayed in the display portion immediately prior to pressing of the other button is set as an input set character. When the character is input through the character input portion following the input set character, a character string is input. A plurality of compound character strings are created by combining the input set character string with the plurality of characters that is pressed next, and search object character strings that partially match the respective compound character strings are acquired from a character string storage portion, as input candidate character strings.
US08166059B2	Optimization of queries on a repository based on constraints on how the data is stored in the repository Constraints that restrict how corresponding identifiable groups of files are stored in a database, are enforced on corresponding file data. In response to a query on any data from an identifiable group of files, the effect of the constraint on how the corresponding data is stored is determined. The original query is rewritten, based on the effect of the constraint, so that the rewritten query is directed to a particular subset of the data stored in the database. Consequently, the search space is restricted to an identifiable subset of the database and execution of the rewritten query is more efficient than execution of the original query.
US08166056B2	System and method for searching annotated document collections Methods, apparatus and articles of manufacture therefor, are disclosed sharing and searching annotated document collections. In one embodiment, the method may be performed by: transforming a plurality of document identifiers and their associated set of tags into a set of URL/TAG pairs; constructing a bigraph using the set of URL/TAG pairs; using the bigraph to compute tag profiles and document profiles using spreading activation for document identifiers and tags in the set of URL/TAG pairs; for a selected tag or document, identifying a tag profile or a document profile associated with the selected tag or document, respectively; arranging by relevance those tags or documents in the identified tag profile or document profile associated with the selected tag or document, respectively.
US08166050B2	Temporally-aware evaluative score A method includes processing a performance query to a dimensional data model by processing dimension coordinates that exist within the dimensional data model, wherein the dimension coordinates have a first particular grain (“finer grain”) that is finer than a second particular grain (“coarser grain”), the method to determine an evaluative score for a particular finer grain value based on performance facts for dimension coordinates associated with the particular finer grain value. Performance parameters are determined relative to a particular coarser grain value, against which to measure the performance facts associated with the finer grain value, including processing the temporal relationships of finer grain values to coarser grain values for the dimension coordinates. The evaluative score is determined for the particular finer grain value based on performance facts of dimension coordinates having the particular finer grain value, in view of the determined performance parameters.
US08166048B2	Method and apparatus for data integration and management A system for maintaining master reference data for entities is disclosed. The system includes multiple reference data sets at multiple different data storages. A reference data set for a particular entity uniquely identifies the particular entity. The system also includes a first master reference data set at a first data storage that is at least as reliable as a second reference data set at a second data storage. In some embodiments, the first data storage can be updated through real-time process or an offline process (e.g., a batch process). The first master reference data set includes at least one data record, and content metadata regarding the data record. In some embodiments, content metadata comprises lineage data that includes each preceding value that was contained in the data record. In some of these embodiments, lineage includes other factors that affected the present and previous values contained in the data record.
US08166047B1	Systems, devices, and/or methods for managing data Certain exemplary embodiments can provide a method, which can comprise automatically storing and computing a sketch of a dataset that supports an automatically determined estimator of properties of a dataset. The dataset can be related to any population. For example, the dataset can comprise data flows through a network node (e.g., a router), sales data, and/or marketing data, etc. The estimator can be based upon a sketch of the dataset.
US08166042B1	Height based indexing The present invention provides a system and method for height based indexing of data. In an embodiment, the present invention parses indexed data by (1) storing a geo-spatial multi-resolution data structure that represents a three dimensional environment, where at least a portion of the three dimensional environment lies within a view frustum; (2) traversing recursively the geo-spatial multi-resolution data structure, where the traversal is based on a range of coordinates that lie within the view frustum; and (3) extracting the indexed data from at least one vertical slice of at least one node of the geo-spatial multi-resolution data structure, where the extracted indexed data is displayed in the view frustum.
US08166036B2	Web query classification A query phrase may be automatically classified to one or more topics of interest (e.g., categories) to assist in routing the query phrase to one or more appropriate backend databases. A selectional preference query classification technique may be used to classify the query phrase based on a comparison between the query phrase and patterns of query phrases. Additionally, or alternatively, a combination of query classification techniques may be used to classify the query phrase. Topical classification of a query phrase also may be used to assist a search system in delivering auxiliary information to a user who entered the query phrase. Advertisements, for instance, may be tailored based on classification rather than query keywords.
US08166026B1	User-centric, user-weighted method and apparatus for improving relevance and analysis of information sharing and searching A system and method that enables the user to search and identify meaningful and relevant information, based upon the weighted, custom parameters provided by the user and parameters or rules defined by the community of users as a group, with the option of utilizing user profile information to tune or detune searching, comparing or contrasting, and predicting. User profile information is collected and organized with data and feedback collected from other users. The results are then tailored to a weighted, cumulative summary result, for display that benefits the contributing user and subsequent future community or user group associations (UGA). The methods provide a summary, or result, that can be tailored specifically to the user based upon weighted rules (algorithms) and parameters defined by the user (or a user group as a whole), and the weighted rules and parameters defined as meaningful by the user (group).
US08166022B2	System, method, and apparatus for parallelizing query optimization A computer program product that includes a computer useable storage medium to store a computer readable program that, when executed on a computer, causes the computer to perform operations, including operations to receive a query for which a query execution plan (QEP) is to be computed, divide a search space into a plurality of subproblems for which constituent QEPs are to be created, partition the plurality of subproblems into a plurality of partitions, and allocate each of the plurality of partitions to a thread of a plurality of threads within a multiple thread architecture. Possible QEPs describe a search space. Each subproblem references one or more quantifiers and each of the subproblems within a partition references the same number of quantifiers. A partition containing subproblems referencing fewer quantifiers is executed before a partition containing subproblems referencing more quantifiers.
US08166021B1	Query phrasification An information retrieval system uses phrases to index, retrieve, organize and describe documents. Phrases are extracted from the document collection. Documents are the indexed according to their included phrases, using phrase posting lists. The phrase posting lists are stored in an cluster of index servers. The phrase posting lists can be tiered into groups, and sharded into partitions. Phrases in a query are identified based on possible phrasifications. A query schedule based on the phrases is created from the phrases, and then optimized to reduce query processing and communication costs. The execution of the query schedule is managed to further reduce or eliminate query processing operations at various ones of the index servers.
US08166017B2	Personalized network searching Personalized network searching, in which a search query is received from a user, and a request is received to personalize a search result. Responsive to the search query and the request to personalize the search result, a personalized search result is generated by searching a personalized search object. Responsive to the search query, a general search result is generated by searching the general search object. The personalized search result and the general search result are provided to a client device, an advertisement is selected based at least in part upon the personalized search object, and the advertisement, the personalized search result, and the general search result are displayed.
US08166015B2	Web advertising management method The invention relates to a method, system and computer program for management of paid advertisements displayed in response to a search query entered into a search engine. A vendor's inventory is discovered by reading from an inventory database. Search terms are determined for item categories in the inventory database, reading from fields of the inventory database. A user can specify additional or replacement search terms to be associated with a particular item. Advertisement sets are then created for items which are currently available or “in stock,” each set containing an advertisement corresponding to an item, the associated search terms, and a landing page identifier. The landing page displays search results from the vendor's inventory database, relating to the corresponding item category for that advertisement.
US08166014B2	Detection of improper search queries in a wide area network search engine Search queries which are used to assess performance of search listings are filtered such that the remaining search queries more accurately represent behavior of human users genuinely looking for information in a search engine. Search queries which come from unrecognized user agents or which come from the same network address too closely together or too regularly are removed. If a volume of search queries for a given search term in a period of time exceeds an expected volume, search queries for that term are discarded.
US08166000B2	Using a data mining algorithm to generate format rules used to validate data sets Provided are a method, system, and article of manufacture for using a data mining algorithm to generate format rules used to validate data sets. A data set has a plurality of columns and records providing data for each of the columns. Selection is received of at least one format column for which format rules are to be generated and selection is received of at least one predictor column. A format mask column is generated for each selected format column. For records in the data set, a value in the at least one format column is converted to a format mask representing a format of the value in the format column and storing the format mask in the format mask column in the record for which the format mask was generated. The at least one predictor column and the at least one format mask column are processed to generate at least one format rule. Each format rule specifies a format mask associated with at least one condition in the at least one predictor column.
US08165998B2	Fast comparison using multi-level version format A system and method to implement a technique to compare a collection of files. A reference index is extracted from a reference version file. The reference index specifies contents of a reference directory at a binary level. A target index is extracted from a target version file. The target index specifies contents of a target directory at the binary level. The target index is compared against the reference index to determine whether the contents of the target directory match the contents of the reference directory.
US08165977B2	Systems, methods, and apparatus for otoacoustic protection of autonomic systems Systems, methods and apparatus are provided through which in some embodiments an autonomic unit transmits an otoacoustic signal to counteract a potentially harmful incoming signal.
US08165974B2	System and method for assisted document review A system and method for reviewing documents are provided. A collection of documents is portioned into sets of documents for review by a plurality of reviewers. For each set, documents in the set are displayed on a display device for review by a reviewer and temporarily organized through grouping and sorting. The reviewer's labels for the displayed documents are received. Based on the reviewer's labels, a class from a plurality of classes is assigned to each of the reviewed documents. A classifier model stored in computer memory is progressively trained, based on features extracted from the reviewed documents in the set and their assigned classes. Prior to review of all documents in the set, a calculated subset of documents for which the classifier model assigns a class different from the one assigned based on the reviewer's label is returned for a second review by a reviewer. Models generated from one or more other document sets can be used to assess the review of a first of the sets.
US08165971B2	Generating simulated neural circuits in a voxel space A three-dimensional voxel space is generated in which to generate a simulated neural circuit. The voxel space includes a plurality of voxels that store localized information. After the voxel space is generated, a plurality of simulated branched neurons, each of which has one or more input and/or output branches that occupy at least one of the voxels, are embedded in the voxel space. One or more of the branches of the plurality of simulated neurons then are generated in a manner that changes the voxels occupied by the grown branches, and the localized information stored in the voxels is updated to reflect the changes in the voxels occupied by the grown branches.
US08165970B2	Systems and methods for implementing an address directory link Methods and systems consistent with the present invention facilitate mailpiece processing by processing a mailpiece using an Address Directory Link (ADL) format. The present invention allows for mail to be sent when the sender may not know the delivery address of the desired recipient. In one embodiment, a method includes recognizing the ADL format on a mailpiece; reading ADL formatted data from the mailpiece; and determining a delivery address based on the ADL formatted data using an ADL database. Consistent with the present invention, this method may further include delivering the mailpiece to the delivery address associated with the ADL formatted data.
US08165969B2	Route optimization of services provided by one or more service providers for combined links A technique performs route optimization of services provided by one or more service providers (SPs) for communication links that are combined in a computer network. According to the novel technique, performance characteristics and statistics (“link data”) for two or more combined links are merged to form link data for a single “virtual combined link.” Route optimization techniques (e.g., priority-based route optimization) may then be applied to one or more virtual combined links based on the combined link data, in addition to link data for zero or more conventional single links (physical or virtual). Illustratively, a route optimization technique may be used in accordance with the present invention to efficiently and accurately minimize costs associated with services provided by a plurality of SPs, wherein each SP charges for utilization of its service based on a tiered pricing structure. The tiered pricing structure comprises one or more tiers, wherein each tier correlates to an amount of service provided by the SP and an associated cost.
US08165959B2	Method and apparatus for pricing calculation A method and apparatus for providing a competitive bid from a provider comprising receiving billing data from a user, the billing data including provider information, location, and total bill amount. The method further comprising calculating a complex usage pattern based on the billing data and statistical data for the location. The method additionally comprising calculating a competitive bid for the user, based on the complex usage pattern and a pricing structure of the provider.
US08165958B1	Electronic bill presentation and payment method and system A comprehensive electronic bill presentment and payment system and method is described. Bills can be received by the system, in any electronic format. Bills can also be received by the system through conventional paper-based channels. Paper bills are scanned and information is extracted from the scanned bill images using OCR techniques. Bill payments can be issued using either electronic or paper-based methods. A single electronic bill presentment and payment interface is provided which shields the user from evolving billing practices.
US08165949B2	Adjustable derivative securities and method for adjusting the value of same due to a corporate event The claimed invention relates to an adjustable derivative contract. Particularly a method and system for adjusting the derivative contract to account for time value of money due to an occurrence of a corporate event that affects the value of the derivative contract. The claimed method and system allocates distributions amongst different derivative contracts, each derivative contract representing a different economic interest of at least two shares of an underlying security. The claimed invention uses the concepts of present and future values to value derivative contracts in order to more fairly and accurately represent the interests of the various holders of such derivative contracts upon the occurrence of a corporate event affecting the value of these derivative contracts.
US08165948B2	System for selecting and purchasing assets and maintaining an investment portfolio The invention is in the field of computer implemented systems and methods for generating a profile of an investor's risk tolerance, providing automated investment allocation advice based on the risk tolerance of the investor, generating at least one list of investments for the portfolio of the investor, allowing for review of the at least one list of investments and information relating to historic and/or hypothetical performance and a description of asset selection methodology, performing automated electronic execution of transactions pertaining the investments, maintenance and monitoring of investment portfolios, and rebalancing of investment portfolios.
US08165924B2	Virtual shopping center In one embodiment, a method of controlling a virtual shopping center can include: receiving a user input at a query input engine; aggregating an output from the query input engine with a user preference, such as a purchase history or other expressed interest, to form a search criteria; searching a database using the search criteria; and displaying an image associated with a matching product or service resulting from the search of the database.
US08165921B1	Dynamic exchange method and apparatus In a live, expressive combinatorial exchange, each of plural bidders can submit a bid. Based on the submitted bids, an allocation of the bids is determined that is optimal for the type of exchange being conducted. At least a portion of each bid of the allocation is displayed to each bidder of a first subset of the bidders that has at least one bid that is not included in the allocation. Each bidder of a subset of the first subset of bidders can then amend one or more of their existing bids or submit a new bid that is considered the next time the allocation is determined. The process of feeding back at least a portion of each bid of the allocation, submitting new bids or amendments to existing bids, and determining a new allocation based on all of the submitted bids continues until a predetermined condition is satisfied.
US08165920B2	System for concurrent optimization of business economics and customer value A computer-implemented system and method to provide options on products to enhance customers' experience. A computer-implemented system is operated that delivers to a customer an option to utilize up to n of m selected products, where m and n are whole numbers and n is less than or equal to m. Information is recorded in a data store, pertaining to said option. In addition, a system is operated to define each of the n chosen products, whereby after each of the n chosen products is defined, the customer can utilize said chosen product. The information pertaining to said defined products is recorded in a data store.
US08165910B2	Method and system for price planning A method for generating a price planning schedule includes receiving price planning input from at least one of an automated pricing engine and a manual pricing engine. The method further includes generating a price planning schedule based on the price planning input and a price planning budget associated with the price planning input.
US08165906B2	Business planning tool A Global Resource Staffing Migration Analysis Resource Tool (GR SMART), which automates the global resource solution development process, including automation of global resource migration staffing and non-labor cost elements solution). GR SMART is a software utility executed by a data processing system to generate migration staffing plans and associated non-labor cost elements using minimal amounts of high level account information and baseline staffing models. Using GR SMART, users are able to override all key solution data elements to tailor (or customize) the solution to suit individual account needs. The users are also able to iteratively improve on a previous GR SMART generated solution as additional detail becomes available from the customers during the course of the sales engagement cycle.
US08165904B2	Allocating inventory levels Systems, methods, and machine-readable media are disclosed to allocating inventory across a plurality of locations in a supply chain. In one embodiment, a method comprises determining a total time-phased inventory and target safety stock level for each of the items at each location based on the baseline inventory as determined from expected demand and lead times for each item at each location, a target service level, a demand uncertainty level, a lead time uncertainty level, carrying costs in the supply chain and user constraints on budget, capacity and inventory.
US08165898B2	System and method for generating a medical history A system and method for generating a medical history that is determined based on the patient's medication list. Medications are taken for specific indications, i.e., disease and/or symptom, and the system includes a knowledge base of all known medications and associated indications. Preferably, an expert system allows the patient, nurse or other user, to enter all or part of the name of the patient's medications, and creates a list of probable medications by determining which of the known medications the patient most likely takes. Based on a user selected probable medication, the system creates a list of probable medical indications associated with the selected medication. Based on a user selected probable indication, the system generates a medical history for the patient. The probable medications and probable medical indications are determined preferably based on the patient's demographic data, historical data for other patients, and responses to follow-up questions generated by the system.
US08165897B2	Medical decision system including interactive protocols and associated methods An interactive protocol system for a medical decision system includes a plurality of medical related information databases containing medical related information and rules, a patient information database including patient information, a medical practices database including information relating to medical practices, a questions database including questions to be presented to a user relating to medical care, and an answers database including answers related to the respective questions in said questions database. The medical practices database may include a plurality of protocols. Each of the plurality of protocols may include a different plurality of narrowing questions to be presented to the user. The questions may relate to at least one of the plurality of protocols and may be presented to the user based on the answers to the questions provided by the user. The narrowing questions in at least one of the plurality of protocols may be answered by the user to provide the user an indication relating to medical practices.
US08165890B2	Green rating system and associated marketing methods A method and system for assigning a rating to an entity based on a plurality of metrics, for example, assigning a rating to an entity which reflects that entity's level of environmental performance, and then assigning an indicia to the entity which reflects the rating relative to other like entities. The system includes ways to generate revenue based on the entity's use of the indicia, such as integrating the display of the indicia with search engines such that the indicia is displayed when the entity's link appears on a search results list and charging a per impression and/or a per click through microfee. The invention also comprises a filtered search facility which only features rated member entities on its search results list. A website is also provided which contains landing pages for each rated entity which may be accessed by clicking on the displayed indicia in the search results list.
US08165889B2	Slot position coding of TTT syntax of spatial audio coding application Spatial information associated with an audio signal is encoded into a bitstream, which can be transmitted to a decoder or recorded to a storage media. The bitstream can include different syntax related to time, frequency and spatial domains. In some embodiments, the bitstream includes one or more data structures (e.g., frames) that contain ordered sets of slots for which parameters can be applied. The data structures can be fixed or variable. The data structure can include position information that can be used by a decoder to identify the correct slot for which a given parameter set is applied. The slot position information can be encoded with a fixed number of bits or a variable number of bits based on the data structure type.
US08165883B2	Application abstraction with dialog purpose Controls are provided for a web server to generate client side markups that include recognition and/or audible prompting. The controls comprise elements of a dialog such as a question, answer, confirmation, command or statement. A module forms a dialog by making use of the information carried in the controls.
US08165870B2	Classification filter for processing data for creating a language model The method and apparatus utilize a filter to remove a variety of non-dictated words from data based on probability and improve the effectiveness of creating a language model.
US08165864B2	Method, system and computer program product for verifying address generation, interlocks and bypasses Method, system and computer program product for verifying the address generation, address generation interlocks, and address generation bypassing controls in a CPU. An exemplary embodiment includes a verification method in a processor, the method including propagating a first set general purpose register values from a first instruction to a second instruction, wherein the simulation monitor is coupled to a first stage of the instruction pipeline, and wherein the first set of general purpose register values are stored in a simulation instruction object, selecting a second set of general purpose register values, updating the first set of general purpose register values with the second set of general purpose register values and placing the second set of general purpose register values on a bus.
US08165851B2	Program and method for locating fasteners A method and system for determining fastener locations at the joints of chord and web members of a roof truss determines an allowable area within which fasteners can be placed at the joints. Fastener locations within the allowable areas are determined, and additional information is associated with each fastener location. The additional information may include a fastener installation parameter than can be compared to a parameter measured during installation of the fastener to determine if the fastener has been properly installed. The fastener locations within the allowable area may be arranged to form a non-linear zig-zag pattern.
US08165850B2	Determining the direction of a signal source A system for measuring signals received by an apparatus. An antenna system in the apparatus may include two or more antennas. A receiver in the apparatus may be configured to measure signal response induced in the antenna system in accordance with a pattern. After the signal response for the antenna system is measured at least once, the pattern may be altered and the signal response for the antenna system may be measured again in accordance with the altered pattern. The signal response in the antenna system measured for the pattern may then be averaged with the signal response in the antenna system measured for the altered pattern, and the average may be utilized as input to, for example, a directional determination process.
US08165847B2	Implementing a programmable DMA master with write inconsistency determination A method, system, and computer-usable medium for implementing a programmable DMA master with data checking utilizing a drone system controller. According to an embodiment of the present invention, a drone processor generates a collection of random data and stores a first and second copy of the collection of random data in a first and second memory location in a drone memory. The drone processor writes a third copy of the collection of random data in a processor memory. When the drone processor retrieves the third copy from the processor memory, the drone processor writes the third copy in the second memory location in the drone memory. When the drone processor compares the first copy with the third copy, the results of the compare is written in a status location within the drone processor.
US08165828B2	Compensating for frequency change in flowmeters Motion is induced in a conduit that contains a fluid. The motion is induced such that the conduit oscillates in a first mode of vibration and a second mode of vibration. The first mode of vibration has a corresponding first frequency of vibration and the second mode of vibration has a corresponding second frequency of vibration. At least one of the first frequency of vibration or the second frequency of vibration is determined. A phase difference between the motion of the conduit at a first point of the conduit and the motion of the conduit at a second point of the conduit is determined. A quantity based on the phase difference and the determined frequency is determined. The quantity includes a ratio between the first frequency during a zero-flow condition and the second frequency during the zero-flow condition. A property of the fluid is determined based on the quantity.
US08165817B2	Method for integrating reservoir charge modeling and downhole fluid analysis A method for estimating properties of fluids in rock formations at selected locations within a geologic basin includes generating an initial model of the basin. The model includes as output spatial distribution of a rock formation mineral composition, rock formation porosity and composition of fluids in the rock formation porosity. An initial estimate of fluid composition is generated for a rock formation, and a sample of fluid is extracted from pore spaces of the rock formation. Composition of the fluid sample is analyzed from within, and the initial model of the basin is adjusted to substantially match the analyzed fluid composition. The adjusted model is used to generate an initial estimate of fluid composition.
US08165815B2	Method for electromagnetic air-wave suppression by active cancellation and shielding Method for reducing air wave and/or magnetotelluric noise in controlled source electromagnetic surveying by either shielding the source (61) from the air interface, shielding the receivers from downward traveling electromagnetic energy, or by employing a second source (62) to preferentially cancel the air wave (and MT) part of the signal, or a combination of the preceding.
US08165814B2	Neutrally buoyant sensor apparatus and method for mapping a water pathway An apparatus and method for mapping a water pathway. A group of sensors can be employed for detecting one or more features associated with the water pathway in a direction of flow through the water pathway. A buoyant vessel maintains the sensors, and the sensors assist in compiling data indicative of the detected features. The velocity in the direction of flow through the water pathway can be then determined based on data indicative of the detected feature(s). A mapping of the water pathway can be thereafter generated utilizing the velocity with respect to the features detected by the sensors.
US08165797B2	Vehicular control object determination system and vehicular travel locus estimation system In a vehicular control object determination system, locus correlation degree calculator calculates a degree of correlation between a future travel locus of a vehicle estimated by first travel locus estimator based on a vehicle speed and a yaw rate and a future travel locus of the vehicle estimated by second travel locus estimator based on a past travel locus of the vehicle calculated by travel locus calculator. When control object determiner determines a control object based on the travel locus estimated by the first travel locus estimator and predetermined control object determination conditions, the control object determination conditions are modified according to the degree of correlation, that is, the degree of reliability of the travel locus estimated by the first travel locus estimator, thereby achieving both accuracy with which the control object is determined and determination of the control object at a distance.
US08165792B2	Methods and systems for broadcasting an estimated time of arrival A mobile device of a user may provide an Estimated Time of Arrival (ETA) of the user to other participants of a scheduled meeting. In providing the ETA, the mobile device may retrieve meeting information associated with the scheduled meeting, location information associated with the location of the user, and environmental condition information associated with an intended path of the user to the scheduled meeting. The mobile device may calculate the ETA to the scheduled meeting based on the meeting information, the location information, and the environmental condition information. The calculated ETA may then be transmitted to the other participants.
US08165784B2	Apparatus and method for learning reference position of variable valve unit In a variable valve unit provided with a variable valve mechanism that varies opening characteristics of an engine valve by rotary motion of a control shaft, an actuator that generates a rotary motion of the control shaft, a stopper restricting the rotary motion of the control shaft, and an angle sensor capable of outputting signals corresponding to angle positions of the control shaft, when the signal of the angle sensor at an angle position where the rotation of the control shaft is restricted by the stopper are learned, the actuator is controlled such that the control shaft is pressed against the stopper, after which drive torque of the actuator is reduced and with the drive torque reduced, signals of the then-angle sensor are stored.
US08165782B2	Fuel saving apparatus The present invention provides a fuel saving apparatus that provides information, such as vehicle speed, a fuel injection period, fuel efficiency and engine load, to a driver in real time, thereby enabling the driver to develop economic driving and economical driving habits.
US08165764B2	Method for controlling an automatic multi-step shift transmission A method of controlling an automatic transmission arranged in a vehicle between a drive motor and an axle drive of a drive axle or a transfer box such that the current road inclination is determined and, after driving onto a downhill stretch of road, to increase a braking action of the drive motor and/or a permanent brake, a shift to a lower gear is carried out and after a transition to a traction operation or after driving onto level ground, a shift to a higher gear is carried out. To improve transmission shifting behavior, when transitioning between a downhill stretch and level ground, it is provided that a function for detecting a downhill run-out is started and if a downhill run-out is detected, and a shift to a higher gear is carried out while still in a thrust operation before driving onto the level ground and/or before the transition to traction operation.
US08165763B2	Method for controlling shifting of a stepped automatic transmission A method for controlling gear shifts in an automated stepped gear transmission of a motor vehicle in which operating parameters of the motor vehicle are continuously determined and evaluated for initiating and carrying out a shift from a currently engaged gear to a target gear such that, before a shift, the shift speed for initiating the shift and the target gear are determined. For better adaptation of the shift, in particular the determination of the shift speed and the target gear, to the current driving and operating conditions of the motor vehicle, the shift types “shift-speed-orientated shift” and “target-speed-orientated shift” are provided and, immediately before a shift operation, it is decided, as a function of at least one of the operating parameters in which, of the two shift types, the shift is to be carried out.
US08165761B2	Apparatus to control airbag for side collision An apparatus to control an airbag for a side collision includes a vehicle inclination detecting unit which detects an inclination of a vehicle relative to a horizontal direction, and a threshold value changing unit which changes a threshold value to operate the airbag for the side collision corresponding to the inclination of the vehicle relative to the horizontal direction detected by the vehicle inclination detecting unit.
US08165760B2	Method and system for electronically operating a vehicle occupant seat safety restraint system An electrically activated, electronically controlled web grabber in conjunction with a pre-impact braking system that holds the vehicle safety belt from the moment of activation, restricting forward movement of the occupant and can be activated prior to the impact to ensure occupant containment and deactivated upon command in order to release after an accident is avoided, or once the impact has started to allow other safety devices to take over control of the belts, for example, by load limiters.
US08165757B2	Apparatus for implementing interlock of electric power steering system An apparatus for implementing interlock of an electric power steering system is disclosed. The interlock apparatus can generate the output torque current value for achieving the steering system interlock with current values of two phases and the rectifying positional value for the 1-bit feedback current of one phase out of the 3-phase feedback current values and the rectifying positional value for the 3-bit 3-phase feedback current values. The disclosed interlock apparatus receives the 3-phase feedback current values from the current sensor and the rectifying positional values for the 3-bit 3-phase feedback current values from the rectifying positional sensor, and retrieves therefrom the current values of two phases and the rectifying positional value for the 1-bit feedback current of one phase for use with a substantially cost effective processor in generating the output torque current value.
US08165750B2	Vehicle motion control device and method The objective of the present invention is to provide a vehicle motion control device capable of controlling the driving force distribution to the wheels with superior stability and response while effectively utilizing the tire grip. Specifically, the present invention provides a vehicle motion control device for a vehicle, the vehicle having a plurality of wheels and a driving device for driving the wheels based on a driving force/load distribution ratio, having: a force detection unit for detecting forces that act on the wheels; a target distribution ratio calculating unit for obtaining nonlinear terms by use of a group of parameters including the forces detected by the force detection unit, and obtaining a target value of the driving force/load distribution ratio so as to minimize the nonlinear terms, the nonlinear terms being included in elements of a system matrix of equations of state that describe a state of motion of the vehicle; and a driving device control unit for controlling the driving device based on the target value of the driving force/load distribution ratio.
US08165749B2	Control system for adjustable damping force damper A control system for an adjustable damping force damper of a suspension apparatus of a vehicle, includes a lateral acceleration detecting unit detecting a lateral acceleration of the vehicle at a gravity point thereof, a yaw rate detecting unit detecting a yaw rate of the vehicle and a control unit controlling a damping force of the damper. The control unit calculates a first target damping force based on an output of the lateral acceleration detecting unit, calculates a second target damping force based on a lateral acceleration at an axel position which is estimated by an output of the yaw rate detecting unit, compares an absolute value of the first target damping force with that of the second target damping force and sets a target controlling value of the damping force in accordance with the first or second target damping force which has a larger absolute value.
US08165746B2	Industrial truck control system The present invention relates to an industrial truck control system (10) for influencing the driving operation of an industrial truck (A, B) according to irregularities along the route to be traveled by the industrial truck (A, B), the system comprising a sensor device (14) for recording irregularities along the route in assignment to the position of irregularities concerned, a memory device (16) for storing the data recorded by the sensor device, and means (16) for influencing the driving operation of the industrial truck (A, B) in dependence on the respective position of the industrial truck (A, B) and according to the data of the sensor device (14) stored in the memory device (16).
US08165740B2	Method and device for bidirectional single-wire data transmission A device and a method for bidirectional single-wire data transmission of data information between an electronic control unit and at least one peripheral unit. A predefined constant voltage and/or a predefined constant current is applied to a driver device of the electronic control unit to produce voltage-coded and/or current-coded information. The voltage-coded and/or current-coded information is transmitted from the driver device of the electronic control unit to a driver device 30 of the peripheral unit via a single-wire line. At least the driver logic of the driver device and/or the communication logic of the peripheral unit are triggered and powered through the current flow. Information occurring on the peripheral unit is current-coded and/or voltage coded due to the triggering thereof. The current-coded and/or voltage-coded information are uploaded from the driver device of the peripheral unit to the driver device of the electronic control unit during the triggering of the peripheral unit via the same single-wire line.
US08165734B2	Method and device for guiding an aircraft Disclosed is a method and device of guiding an aircraft along a flight trajectory to comply with a time constraint for arriving at a required arrival time at a waypoint of the flight trajectory. Speed setpoints are determined according to a speed profile that complies with the required arrival time at the waypoint, based on estimated values of parameters relating to the flight of the aircraft, and by taking account of an upper limit for a maximum speed at which the aircraft flies along the flight trajectory. The determined speed setpoints are applied to the aircraft during guidance of the aircraft along the flight trajectory.
US08165732B2	Computer maintenance system for an aircraft with remote terminal The present invention relates to a computer maintenance system for an aircraft comprising a server hosting maintenance software and at least one access terminal. The system comprises a KVM switch over IP linked to said server. The terminal is adapted to connect to said switch by means of a TCP/IP connection and hosts a client application. Symmetrically, the switch hosts a server application, said applications being suitable for implementing a protocol for remotely accessing a video frame buffer. Each video frame is transmitted from the server application to the client application in the form of bitmap image data, uncompressed or else compressed by a lossless compression algorithm.
US08165731B2	System for aerial delivery of fire retardant A system for launching, controlling and delivering in a preselected target pattern a plurality of low-cost, guided fire-retardant-containing vehicles, i.e., “smart water bombs” equipped with control surfaces sufficient to provide limited lift and maneuverability to respond to guidance command to place it at a selected GPS coordinate within a large footprint in time and space and to discharge its payload of fire retardant at a preselectable altitude in a very precise manner and dispersion pattern. A controller determines bombing patterns and timing for all bombs and trajectories for each guided bomb. Dynamic differential equations are used to determine location and time of release of the guided bombs to achieve the target while avoiding collisions among guided bombs and aircraft.
US08165724B2	Methods and systems for power-controlling display devices Aspects of the present invention relate to methods and systems for controlling power consumption with a power controlling display device. Some aspects relate to a power controlling display device that receives power cost data and user preferences and generates a power consumption schedule that may control internal display components as well as connected power consuming devices. Some aspects relate to methods and systems for automatically compensating a displayed image when display backlight levels are modified due to power regulation.
US08165723B2	Real-time system for verification and monitoring of protective device settings within an electrical power distribution network and automatic correction of deviances found A system for real-time verification of protective device system configuration settings on a monitored system, is disclosed. The system includes a data acquisition component, a virtual system model database, a protective device system verification engine. The data acquisition component is communicatively connected to a sensor configured to real-time protective device configuration data output from a protective device that is part of the monitored system. The virtual system model database is configured to update a virtual mode of the system based on the status of the protective devices and to store a virtual system model of the monitored system, including preset protective device configuration settings for the protective device. The protective device system verification engine configured to monitor the real-time protective device configuration data and the preset protective device configuration settings and generate a warning when there is a difference between the real-time protective device configuration data and the preset protective device configuration settings.
US08165716B1	Product, dispenser and method of dispensing product A method of dispensing product includes determining by a processor if product loaded into a dispenser is authorized for use in the dispenser by identifying a reference indication associated with the product; in response to determination that the product is authorized, dispense a first amount of product; and in response to determination that the sheet product is unauthorized, dispense a second amount of sheet product, wherein the second amount of sheet product is different than the first amount. To determine if the sheet product is authorized, a pigment is excited to emit a light with an intensity signature. A portion of the intensity signature is measured and compared to a desired value. If the portion is substantially equal to the desired value, the sheet product is authenticated.
US08165704B2	Method of release and product flow management for a manufacturing facility A method and computer program product for scheduling product lots through operations of a manufacturing line. The method including: selecting a set of sequential operations required to manufacture the lots; partitioning the product lots into designated lots and non-designated lots; and generating a release schedule for each of the non-designated lots into one or more operations of the set of sequential operations; generating a release schedule for each of the designated lots into each operation of set of sequential operations such that for each designated lot a total amount of time measured from completion of a first operation of the set of sequential operations through start of a last operation of the set of sequential operations does not exceed a target amount of time for the designated lots.
US08165701B2	Audio device In an audio device that has a port for connection and that constitutes an audio system together with at least one external device having a port for connection with the audio device via a communication line, a plurality of connection setting templates are previously prepared, which contain target port connection information specifying target destination ports to which the ports of the audio device and the external device that constitute the audio system should be connected. One of the connection setting templates is selected. Check is made to compare the target port connection information contained in the selected connection setting template with actual port connection information indicating actual destination ports to which respective ports of the audio device and the external device constituting the audio system are actually connected.
US08165698B2	Face mask A face mask for cleansing of facial skin. The face mask 100 comprises two or more electrodes 22, 23 to which an electric cleansing signal generated by a cleansing signal generator of the face mask is conveyable, the electrodes provided in the face mask 100 being arranged as electrode pairs 24 which comprise a positive electrode 22 and a negative electrode 23 such that all electrode pairs 24 reside in the face mask 100 substantially in the facial area. The face mask is characterized in that the outer edge of the face mask 100 has an edge portion 101 provided with gripping means 120 for fitting the face mask onto the skin of a user of the face mask.
US08165696B2	Multiple-pronged implantable stimulator and methods of making and using such a stimulator An implantable stimulator includes a base, two prongs extending from the base and an electrode disposed on each of the prongs. This stimulator may be part of a system that includes an external device for transcutaneously communicating with the implanted stimulator. A method of using the implantable stimulator includes generating a current gradient between the electrodes on the two prongs to stimulate a target site in a patient. A method of making the implantable stimulator includes coating electrode material on the prongs except where the electrode surfaces are to be formed.
US08165690B2	Compensation current optimization for cochlear implant systems An exemplary cochlear stimulation method includes applying a main current to a first electrode associated with a first pitch and disposed within a cochlea of a patient, concurrently applying a compensation current to a second electrode disposed within the cochlea and associated with a second pitch during the application of the main current, the compensation current being out-of-phase with the main current, and optimizing an amount of the compensation current to result in a target pitch being presented to the patient that is distanced from the first pitch in a pitch direction opposite a pitch direction of the second pitch in relation to the first pitch. Corresponding methods and systems are also disclosed.
US08165667B2	Methods and systems for optimizing exercise compliance diagnostic parameters A medical device detects certain patient activity based on a programmable activity threshold and determines the duration of detected activity. The activity threshold may be optimized by obtaining first and second duration measurements for at least one of a first activity session and second activity session. The first duration measurement is based on the activity threshold, while the second duration measurement is based on actual start and stop of the activity session. An adjustment of the activity threshold is suggested based on a correspondence between the first duration measurement and the second duration measurement of the first activity session, or a correspondence between the first duration measurement and the second duration measurement of the second activity session. One of the first and second activities is non-significant activity expected to be undetected by the device, while the other of the two activities is low-level activity expected to be detected by the device.
US08165666B1	System and method for reconstructing cardiac activation information An example system and method of reconstructing cardiac activation information are disclosed. A first cardiac signal and a second cardiac signal are processed via a computing device to determine whether there is a point of change in a derivative of the first cardiac signal with respect to a derivative of the second cardiac signal above a threshold. An activation onset time is assigned in the first cardiac signal at the point of change to define cardiac activation indicating a beat in the first cardiac signal if it is determined that the point of change is above the threshold.
US08165664B1	Systems and methods for increased specificity in diagnostics Specific embodiments provided herein relate to diagnosing, with improved specificity, occurrences of episodes relating to disorders that are known to affect T-wave morphology. One or more propensity metric is obtained, each of which is indicative of a patient's propensity for a specific disorder that is known to affect T-wave morphology. T-wave variability is monitored. Additionally, there is monitoring for a specific change in T-wave morphology that is known to be indicative of episodes relating to a disorder. When the specific change in T-wave morphology is detected, a diagnosis is determined for detecting the specific change in T-wave morphology, taking into account the propensity metric(s) and the T-wave variability.
US08165659B2	Modeling method and apparatus for use in surgical navigation A modeling method for use in surgical navigation is provided. The method acquires a finite number of pre-defined points from a patient's bone and registers the points with a surgical navigation system. The navigation system generates and displays a three-dimensional image of a warped bone model that is manipulatable and accurate in at least the locations of the points taken and can be used to calculate the locations of bone cuts, implant positions and sizes, as well as display all of this information on the three-dimensional warped model.
US08165658B2	Method and apparatus for positioning a guide relative to a base A system for positioning a guide relative to an anatomy is provided. The system can include a base adapted to be coupled to the anatomy, and a guide that can move relative to the base. The system can include at least one tracking device that can be coupled to the base and the guide, and a tracking system that tracks a position of the tracking device. The system can include a navigation system that determines a position of the base and the guide relative to the anatomy, and whether the position of the base and the guide are in a desired position. The system can include a display, which can display at least one icon superimposed on the image of the anatomy that graphically indicates a manipulation of the guide required to move the guide into the desired position.
US08165657B2	Method and apparatus for magnetic resonance imaging on the basis of a gradient echo sequence In a method and apparatus for magnetic resonance imaging on the basis of a gradient echo sequence by excitation of nuclear spins and measurement of radio-frequency signals arising from the excited nuclear spins: (a) the magnetization of the spins is prepared by an inversion pulse; (b) a number of steps for spin excitation are implemented as well as acquisition of an RF response signal for a first image contrast, with the measurement data being acquired along a first two-dimensional slice, and this first two-dimensional slice being parallel to a plane spanned by two coordinate axes x, y standing orthogonal to one another; (c) implementation of a number of steps for spin excitation as well as acquisition of an RF response signal for a second image contrast, with the measurement data being acquired along the first two-dimensional slice that exist in (b); and (d) repetition of steps (a) through (c) for further two-dimensional slices that are offset parallel to the first two-dimensional slice along a third coordinate axis z that is orthogonal to the first two coordinate axes x and y.
US08165655B2	Medical electrode A medical electrode is provided for detecting and transmitting electric pulses from the body surface of a patient to an electric pulse processor. The medical electrode includes an outer carrier and at least one inner carrier (3, 3′, 3″). The outer carrier and the inner carrier are connected at a defined number of geometrically distributed points (2). The points (2) form an outer edge (4) of the inner carrier and are perforated, so that the outer carrier and the inner carrier can be separated at these points (2). An adhesion area (5) is formed on the underside of the outer carrier (1) and of the inner carrier for adhering the medical electrode to the patient body surface. A contact element (7) is provided with a conductive area arranged concentrically to the contact element (7) for establishing contact with the body surface of the patient. The contact element (7) and the conductive area (8) are arranged within the inner carrier.
US08165647B2	Portable terminal A mobile terminal including a front body, a rear body slidably coupled to the front body such that the front and rear bodies are slidable between a closed position and an opened position, at least one of the front body and rear body including a transparent portion that can be can seen through, a wireless communication unit disposed in the front body and configured to wirelessly communication with at least one other terminal, and an transparent input module disposed in the transparent portion and configured to input information into the mobile terminal.
US08165641B2	Noise suppression system, sound acquisition apparatus, sound output apparatus, and computer-readable medium The sound acquisition apparatus broadcasts a sound “output notice request” through a communication network. In response to the request by the sound acquisition apparatus, the sound output apparatus gives notification of starting a sound output operation, the sound acquisition apparatus requests the sound output apparatus to transfer “output sound data”. The sound output apparatus then transfers “output sound data” representing the sound outputted by its own speaker to the sound acquisition apparatus in response to this request. The sound acquisition apparatus then suppresses a noise component from sound data acquired through a microphone using the transferred “output sound data”.
US08165638B1	Communication device The wireless communication device and the method thereof which implements the 1st function and the 2nd function; when the 1st function is implemented, the video image generator processes a plurality of two-dimensional images and the plurality of two-dimensional images are displayed on the display; and when the 2nd function is implemented, the video image generator processes a plurality of three-dimensional images and the plurality of three-dimensional images are displayed on the display; wherein the plurality of two-dimensional images indicate text images and the plurality of three-dimensional images indicate non-text images.
US08165624B2	Case for an electronic device with a wireless communication function and method for forming the same A method for forming a case of an electronic device with a wireless communication function includes: (a) providing a pair of outer prepreg layers, each containing a fiber that permits permeation of an electromagnetic wave; (b) providing a plurality of inner prepreg layers, each of which includes: a first prepreg sheet that contains a first fiber, which permits permeation of an electromagnetic wave; and a second prepreg sheet containing a second fiber that prevents permeation of an electromagnetic wave and that has a strength higher than that of the first fiber; (c) stacking and pressing the inner prepreg layers to obtain an inner laminate; (d) disposing the inner laminate between the outer prepreg layers; and (e) forming the outer prepreg layers and the inner laminate in a mold. A case for an electronic device with a wireless communication function is also disclosed.
US08165613B2	Method and apparatus for transmitting data using information on communication environment Provided is data transmission method and apparatus. A method for transmitting data from a first device to a second device includes detecting information on a communication environment of the first device; receiving information on a communication environment of the second device from the second device; and adjusting the QoS of the data transmission in an application layer based on at least one of the information on the communication environment of the first device and the information on the communication environment of the second device. Accordingly, when a sender transmits data to a receiver, the QoS of data transmission can be adjusted by considering communication environments of the sender and the receiver, and thus optimized data transmission can be achieved.
US08165610B2	Interactive message service system and its method The present invention relates to a system and method of transmitting text messages to and from mobile phones. In further detail, the invention presents an interactive message service (IMS) system and related methods that are characterized by composing the inquiring party's message in a multiple-choice question format; and by sending back the inquiring party a text message specifying the responding party's choice, which is made by pressing the numeric key corresponding to the choice, if and when the responding party makes a choice.
US08165607B2	System and method for estimating cell center position for cell ID based positioning Systems and methods for estimating a cell center location in a wireless communication system having an interface to a satellite positioning system (“SPS”) such as for example, a Geosynchronous Positioning System (“GPS”). The wireless communication system provides service to mobile stations within a cell, each mobile station includes a SPS receiver. Examples of the systems and methods for estimating a cell center location analyze the mobile station locations in a cell as a uniform distribution of mobile station locations and calculate a statistical measure characterizing the mobile station locations as a function of the mobile station locations. In one example, the statistical measure is a maximum likelihood mobile station location. In another example, the statistical measure is the mean mobile station location in the cell. The estimated cell center location may be used to approximate the location of the mobile station during a warm or cold restart of the SPS receiver part of the mobile station.
US08165606B2	Apparatus, system, and method for location information management in a portable communication device An apparatus, system, and method for managing geographical location information of a portable communication device by determining and storing the geographic location information while registered on a cellular communication system in response to detecting an available wireless local area network (WLAN) system. When the portable communication device is communicating on the cellular communication system and a WLAN access point is detected, a location determination procedure is performed and the resulting geographical location information is stored at the portable communication device. When the portable communication device is communicating with a wireless access point of a WLAN system, and a second access point is detected, the portable communication device registers to the cellular communication network, if not already registered, and performs the geographical location determination procedure. Geographical location information is transmitted to a public safety answering point (PSAP) or network entity when an emergency call is executed.
US08165605B2	Automatic detection of personal networks A method may include receiving information about a geographic position of each of a plurality of mobile terminals for a particular time. The method may further include determining a relationship between two of the mobile terminals based on the geographic position and the particular time and automatically suggesting, based on the relationship, an information exchange of contact information between the two mobile terminals.
US08165604B2	Methods for processing and distributing location-based data A location-based messaging system and its methods of operation are disclosed, including methods for processing and distributing location-based data. Methods for sending geographic location information for a target address from a computing device to a receiving device that will enable the receiving device to display a map and/or directions from a geographic location of the receiving device to the geographic location of the target address, methods for receiving and responding to location-based data, and methods for virally distributing location-based applications are also disclosed.
US08165602B2	System and method for providing location based services in a mobile communication system In a method for providing Location Based Services (LBS) in a mobile communication system, upon receipt of a location trigger at an LS for requesting location information of an MS from a location client, the LS transmits an authentication request message for requesting an ID of an Anchor Authenticator (AA) for the MS to an Authorization, Authentication and Accounting server (AAA), which transmits an authentication response message to the LS. The LS transmits an LCID request message for requesting an LCID of an LC for the MS to the AA, which AA transmits an initiate MS paging request message to an APC. The APC detects a serving LC of the MS and transmits an LCID to the AA, which transmits an LCID response message to the LS, which transmits an MS location report request message to the serving LC. The LC transmits an MS location report response message to the LS.
US08165599B1	Method and system for locating mobile stations using call measurement data A location of a mobile station is estimated based on wireless communications between the mobile station and a wireless telecommunications network. Call measurement data is obtained for a call involving the mobile station and a plurality of base station antennas. The call measurement data includes round-trip delay (RTD) measurements and received signal strength (RSS) measurements. The most significant one or more base station antennas involved in the call are identified. An expected signal strength is calculated for each significant base station antenna, according to a wireless propagation model that accounts for terrain around the base station antennas. For each significant base station antenna, the corresponding expected signal strength, RTD measurement, and RSS measurement are used to calculate an adjusted RTD value. The one or more adjusted RTD values calculated for the one or more significant base station antennas are used to estimate the mobile station's location.
US08165597B2	Method and apparatus to facilitate partitioning use of wireless communication resources amongst base stations A central controller (300) receives (201), from each of a plurality of base stations certain operating information. This operating information can comprise, for example, a self-identifier, information regarding allowed wireless distance coverage, identifiers for neighboring ones of the plurality of base stations, information regarding wireless distances to neighboring base station, or loading information. This operating information is used (202) to form adjacency information regarding the plurality of base stations. This adjacency information is then used (203) (along, for example, with the aforementioned loading information) to develop a resource allocation plan as pertains to the resources. This plan is then communicated (204) to the plurality of base stations such that the latter can utilize the plan to thereby partition use of the plurality of resources to support communication needs of the base stations while avoiding undue interference with respect to the use of such resources.
US08165590B2	Neighbor cell relation list initialization Neighbor cell relation lists are initialized and managed in various ways that are especially beneficial to closed subscriber group (CSG) cells served by CSG base stations. Typically, only a radio terminal belonging to the CSG is permitted to access and receive service from the CSG cell. As a result, information is provided to radio terminals in the cells neighboring the CSG cell that generally indicates that radio terminals are not to report to a respective serving base station signal quality measurements of a signal received from the CSG base station unless the radio terminal is a member of the closed subscriber group for the CSG cell. When a CSG cell is powered-up, it is determined whether the CSG cell has previously been powered-on in the same environment. If so, the neighbor cell relation information for the CSG cell is updated with other network node(s). If not, neighbor cell relations of the CSG cell are initialized. In one example, when a new neighbor cell relation has been added to its neighbor cell relation list, the CSG base station inherits neighbor cell relation list entries from the newly-added neighbor cell.
US08165588B2	Frame structures, method and apparatus for resource allocation in wireless communications system based on full duplex replay Frame structures, a method and an apparatus for resource allocation in a wireless communication system based on a full duplex relay are provided. The method for a centralized resource allocation in the wireless communication system based on the full duplex relay includes receiving channel information from a plurality of mobile stations (MSs) and relay stations (RSs); scheduling radio resources for a link between a base station (BS) and the MS and a link between the BS and the RS using the channel quality; constituting a first radio resource region for the link between the BS and the RS and a second radio resource region for the link between the BS and the MS; and scheduling radio resource for a link between the RS and the MS by reusing the first radio resource region. The relay link resource is reused in the full-duplex relay structure, and the system capacity can be raised by minimizing the interference in the resource utilization.
US08165586B2	Apparatus and method for communicating and processing a reference signal based on an identifier associated with a base station A base station, which includes a processor and a transmitter, communicates a reference signal to wireless communication devices in a wireless communication system. The processor encodes the reference signal into a first set of transmission resources, encodes other information into a second set of transmission resources, and multiplexes the two sets of transmission resources into a subframe, such that the first set of transmission resources is multiplexed into at least a portion of a first set of orthogonal frequency division multiplexed (OFDM) symbols based on an identifier associated with the base station and the second set of transmission resources is multiplexed into a second set of OFDM symbols. The transmitter transmits the subframe to the wireless devices. According to one embodiment, transmission resources for carrying the reference signal may be allocated according to a predetermined allocation, a semi-static allocation, a dynamic allocation, and/or an allocation based on higher layer signaling.
US08165582B2	Reducing occurrence of user equipment registration expiry during calls Methods, systems, User Equipment (UE), and computer readable medium for reducing the occurrence of UE registration expiry are provided. A method of reducing the occurrence of UE registration expiry during calls includes registering a UE with a network for a registration period, determining a re-registration threshold time period, comparing a duration of a remaining portion of the registration period at a particular time with the re-registration threshold time period, and attempting to re-register the UE with the network for a further registration period if the remaining portion is less than or equal to the re-registration threshold time period, wherein the determining of the re-registration threshold time period includes at least one of setting the threshold time period to a value greater than 600 seconds, determining the threshold time period according to a remaining talk time of the UE at the particular time, determining the threshold time period according to a state of the UE at the particular time, determining the threshold time period according to a duration of at least one previous call made by the UE, determining the threshold time period according to a statistical parameter of a plurality of calls made by the UE, determining the threshold time period according to a statistical parameter of a plurality of calls made by at least one UE, determining the threshold time period according to a predefined maximum call duration, and determining the threshold time period independently of a length of the registration period.
US08165579B2	Communication system and communication method A communication system and communication method with which an incoming call processing can be prevented from falling into a loop state when a communication mode for the incoming call destination is determined. When an inquiry reception unit receives an inquiry signal representing an incoming call destination inquiry from a GMSC, a flag judgment unit judges whether an identification flag has been added. In cases where judgment is made that an identification flag has not been added, a response unit sends back a routing number of a CCCF/NeDS assigned to the GMSC and, in cases where judgment is made that an identification flag has been added, a VMSC inquiry unit acquires in-range information regarding the mobile device from a VMSC which is a visited mobile-services switching center, and the acquired in-range information acquired by the response unit is sent back to the GMSC.
US08165570B2	System, apparatus and method for availing a mobile call of caller name information An apparatus for availing a mobile call of caller name information includes: a query unit receiving the mobile call from a caller; an information gleaning unit coupled with the query unit; and at least one data base coupled with the gleaning unit. The query unit inquires whether caller name information is included with the call or a previous attempt has been made to obtain the name information. When the query unit determines that no name information is included with the call and no previous attempt was made, the gleaning unit cooperates with the at least one data base to obtain name information for inclusion with the call. When the query unit determines that name information is included with the call or a previous attempt was made to obtain the name information, the query unit effects onward routing of the call.
US08165557B1	Frequency down-conversion system using arrays of coupled non-linear elements A system includes at least a first array connected to a second array. The first array includes an odd number, greater than one, of unidirectionally-coupled non-linear first array elements. The second array includes an odd number, greater than one, of unidirectionally-coupled non-linear second array elements. The second array elements are unidirectionally-coupled in a direction opposite the coupling direction of the second array elements. The first array is configured to receive an input signal and down-convert the input signal. The second array is configured to receive the down-converted input signal, further down-convert the down-converted input signal, and output a down-converted output signal. The down-converted output signal is down-converted to a multiple of the frequency of the input signal proportional to the number of arrays of the system. The system may operate at frequencies greater than 1 GHz and may be contained in a microchip or on a printed circuit board.
US08165537B2	Wireless transmitter and wireless transmission method A wireless transmitter of the present invention includes n (n being an integer of 2 or more) transmission antennas, a transmission circuit controller that, based on reception qualities reported from terminals, assigns a chunk to each terminal, and sends a phase-control report signal that determines whether to perform phase-control, to that chunk, and a transmission circuit unit that, to each of the n transmission antennas, performs phase-control based on the phase-control report signal, and applies a delay that obtains an optimum transmission diversity effect among a plurality of transmission diversity effects.
US08165536B2	Wireless communication apparatus and wireless communication system A wireless communication apparatus includes an M-number of (M is an integer of 2 or more) receiving portions connected to respective antennas, a frame analyzing section configured to analyze a reception signal received by the M-number of receiving portions, and a selecting section configured to select a receiving portion to be in service from the M-number of receiving portions. The selecting section selects a P-number of (P is an integer of from 0 to M) receiving portions from the M-number of receiving portions, based on an analysis result obtained by the frame analyzing section.
US08165532B2	Wireless communication apparatus and method of controlling the same A wireless communication apparatus for performing wireless communication by selectively switching among a plurality of transmission schemes having different transmission performance capabilities is provided. A detection unit detects reception quality of a signal, and a changeover unit changes over the transmission scheme in accordance with the reception quality detected. A control unit performs control for changing a threshold value, which is for changing over the transmission scheme, in accordance with a fluctuation in the reception quality.
US08165530B2	Method for transmitting channel information in multiple antenna system A method for transmitting channel information in a multi-antenna system, the method includes calculating channel quality information (CQI) with respect to each mode, comparing the CQI with respect to each mode to a threshold value with respect to each mode, and transmitting CQI with respect to a mode having higher CQI than the threshold value as channel information. Good performance can be achieved regardless of the number of users or an SNR of users.
US08165529B2	Mobile station, radio base station, mobile communication system, and method of transmitting and receiving broadcast information A radio base station for establishing a signaling control channel and a shared data channel for a mobile station and communicating with the mobile station includes a broadcast information generating unit configured to generate broadcast information including one or more information blocks; a scheduling information generating unit configured to generate scheduling information for the one or more information blocks; and a broadcast information transmitting unit configured to transmit the scheduling information as part of the broadcast information.
US08165525B2	Automatic data encryption and access control based on bluetooth device proximity A method, apparatus, and system for using Bluetooth devices to secure sensitive data on other Bluetooth devices is described. A Bluetooth device is paired with a “trusted” Bluetooth device. When contact with the trusted device is lost, designated sensitive data on the secured Bluetooth device is automatically encrypted. When contact is restored, the data is automatically decrypted. In an alternate embodiment, a secured device can be associated with multiple trusted devices, and the secured device designate different sensitive data for each trusted device. In this way, multiple users can share a common, “public” Bluetooth device without concern that the other users will access their sensitive data on the device when the device is not being used by that user.
US08165509B2	Developing device and image forming apparatus having the same A developing device is provided that facilitates developing agent delivery upward. A cartridge includes a developing roller, a supply roller, and a container disposed below the supply roller. The container can have an upper portion formed with an opening having upper and lower edges. A conveying member can be rotatably disposed in and in rotational contact with an inner surface of the container for delivering the developing agent upward. The developing agent container can include a first wall portion for receiving developing agent through the opening. The first wall portion extends from the lower edge in a downstream direction with respect to a rotational direction of the conveying member toward a bottommost portion of the supply roller. The container also includes a second wall portion extending from the upper edge in an upstream direction. The conveying member can be in simultaneous sliding contact with the first and second wall portions.
US08165504B2	Toner cartridge guide unit having toner cartridge lifting unit and image forming apparatus having the same A toner cartridge guiding unit includes a guide frame to guide mounting of a toner cartridge, and having a toner feed hole formed opposite to a toner discharge hole of the toner cartridge, a toner sealing member attached to the proximity of the toner feed hole, and a lifting unit to raise the toner cartridge so that the toner cartridge does not interfere with the toner sealing member during mounting. Because the toner sealing member is not damaged by the repeated mounting and demounting of the toner cartridge, toner is supplied efficiently from the toner cartridge, without leaking towards the guide frame.
US08165489B2	Image forming apparatus having cooling fans An image forming apparatus includes a first fan and a second fan that are configured to generate air in a main body of the apparatus, a controller configured to control operations of the fans, and a detector configured to detect a malfunction of a first fan. When the detector detects the malfunction of the first fan, the controller increases a voltage applied to the second fan as compared with that before the malfunction is detected.
US08165488B2	Output control device, image forming apparatus, and output control method A storage unit stores therein a first correction amount and a second correction amount for correcting a first output amount of a first device. A correcting unit corrects, when the first output amount is smaller than a first target value, the first output amount based on a second output amount of a second device that is operated by the first output amount, a second target value of the second output amount, and the first correction amount, and otherwise, the first output amount based on the second correction amount. A control unit controls the first device to output the first output amount that is corrected by the correcting unit.
US08165487B2	Safety device and fixing device A fixing device has a fixing roller, a pressure roller, an electromagnetic induction heating section, a heat pipe, a temperature sensor and a control section. The fixing roller is heated by the electromagnetic induction heating section. The heat pipe is in contact with the pressure roller. The temperature sensor is in direct contact with the heat pipe to measure temperature of the heat pipe. The control section stops heating of the electromagnetic induction heating section when the temperature of the heat pipe measured by the temperature sensor reaches a preset temperature. This prevents an excessive rise in temperature of the heat pipe and suppresses an excessive increase in internal pressure of the heat pipe. Thereby, the heat pipe in the fixing device is prevented from being damaged.
US08165483B2	Image forming apparatus with control unit and for control method for controlling the same An image forming apparatus including a latent image bearing member a surface of which is rotated, a charging device, an irradiating device, a developing device, a transfer device, and a control unit. The control unit controls the image forming apparatus to perform subsequent image formation in accordance with a subsequent image forming request when determining that the subsequent image forming request is present at a predetermined determination time after completion of previous image formation, and controls the image forming apparatus to shut down certain predetermined operations including at least rotation of the surface of the latent image bearing member and application of a charging bias from the charging device and a developing bias from the developing device in accordance with a predetermined shutdown sequence when determining that the subsequent image forming request is not present at the predetermined determination time.
US08165482B2	Image forming apparatus with failure detection and control method therefor An image forming apparatus that enables to continue an operation so that electric power consumption does not exceed a power supply capacity even if an electric current sensor breaks down. A temperature detection unit detects a temperature of a fixing unit that fixes a developed image transferred to sheet material. A failure detection unit detects whether an electric current detection unit that detects an electric current from a commercial power source breaks down. A control unit determines a fixing electric power supplied to the fixing unit based on the temperature detected by the temperature detection unit; and changes the determined fixing electric power so that the electric power consumption does not exceed a limit value and so as not to exceed a predetermined electric power without using an output of the electric current detection unit when the failure detection unit detects a failure of the electric current detection unit.
US08165478B2	Optical receiver An optical receiver of wide-dynamic range characteristic that stably reproduces a burst signal having different light receiving levels. A preamplifier converts an output from a light receiving element into a voltage signal. A level detecting circuit includes: a first level detecting unit having a shorter time constant; and a second level detecting unit having a longer time constant and switching over to any of the level detecting units in response to a time constant switching signal to detect a voltage level of an output voltage signal output from the preamplifier. An amplifier variably controls conversion gain of the preamplifier based on the detecting result. A time constant switching control outputs the time constant switching signal to the level detecting unit based on the output voltage signal from the preamplifier, to select the first level detecting unit or the second detecting unit based on a number of consecutive identical digits being equal to, smaller, or larger than the predetermined number.
US08165470B2	Wavelength selecting switch In a wavelength selecting switch, light output from an input port of an input/output optical system is angularly dispersed according to a wavelength thereof, with a spectral element. Then the lights of respective wavelengths are collected by a light collecting optical system and reflected with a corresponding reflecting mirror of a mirror section. The reflected light corresponding to the angle of the reflecting mirror, is input to an output port at an output destination of the input/output optical system. The respective output ports of the input/output optical system each have a lens coupled to an end face of an optical fiber, and the lens has a structure where a focal length of a first region corresponding to inside a variable range of attenuation is different from a focal length of a second region corresponding to outside the variable range. As a result, a change in intensity of output light (coupling efficiency) at the time of an angle change of the reflecting mirror, and cross talk to an adjacent port can be reduced simultaneously.
US08165469B1	Cascade and ring measurement sensor with fixed and variant wavelength encoding An optical add drop multiplexer (OADM) for use in a sensing system has the OADMs arranged either in a cascade or in a ring, with each OADM accepting a source input and generating a source output, and accepting a signal input and generating a signal output, where the source input includes a broadband optical source for use in providing optical power to a plurality of sensor gratings arranged in a series string, each sensor grating responsive to a physical parameter at a unique wavelength. The series string of sensors is excited by optical power coupled from the broadband source port, and returns optical signal response to a sensor port of the OADM, which optical energy is added to optical energy at the signal input port to form the signal output port. In another embodiment for a ring topology, the source ports and signal ports include a clockwise and counterclockwise set of source and sensor signals, and the sensor signals for CW and CCW each include a primary and secondary signal.
US08165460B2	Coated filament for evaporation/condensation aerosol generation of therapeutic agents and methods for using An apparatus for generating an aerosol of a therapeutic agent and methods of using the same are disclosed. The apparatus comprises a heating element having a surface and a composition coating at least a portion of the heating element surface. The composition comprises a carrier and a therapeutic agent, wherein when the heating element surface is heated to at least the vaporization point of the carrier, the carrier vaporizes and releases the therapeutic agent from the composition as an aerosol. The heating element can be a coiled filament. The therapeutic agent can be a small molecule, a polynucleotide, a polypeptide, or a recombinant virus. The apparatus can be incorporated into a delivery device, such as a metered dose inhaler or an exposure chamber.
US08165456B2	Data control apparatus, data backup apparatus, and recording medium A data control apparatus includes: a separating unit for separating material data included in original video and audio files into a used portion and an unused portion, based on editing information indicating the used portion of the material data in the video and audio files, and generating first data including only the used portion and second data including only the unused portion; a connection information generation unit for generating connection information associating information about positions of the first data and the second data in the original video and audio files with information about positions of the first data and the second data on an external recording medium; and a formatting unit for arranging the first data, the second data, the connection information, and the editing information in a predetermined order, and outputting, as backup data, the first data, the second data, the connection information, and the editing information.
US08165453B2	Method and apparatus for data reproduction A data reproduction method and apparatus includes first circuitry to produce an information signal from a storage medium. The information signal includes copy control information. Detection circuitry is provided to detect the copy control information. Control circuitry is provided to operate the first circuitry to selectively output the information signal based on the detection result of the detection circuitry.
US08165450B2	Methods and apparatus for filtering content in a video stream using text data Various embodiments of apparatus and/or methods are described for skipping and/or filtering content from a video stream using text data associated with the video stream. The text data is parsed using metadata to identify portions of the video stream to skip during presentation, and/or to identify portions of the video stream to present to a user. The portions of the video stream that are to be skipped are filtered from the video stream, and the filtered video stream is presented to a user.
US08165445B2	System, method, and computer-readable medium for analyzing an MPEG-formatted file A system for analyzing a moving pictures expert group (MPEG)-formatted file comprises a format analysis application and a processing element operable to execute the application. The application is adapted to read a rule having at least one logical instruction defining a format requirement and compare a portion of the file with the rule. A determination of validity of the file is made by the application dependent upon a result of the comparison.
US08165443B2	Communication socket A communication socket comprises a housing including a base portion having a bottom wall and a plurality of sidewalls and a cover portion. The base portion and the cover portion are detachably engaged with each other. The base portion includes a plurality of knock-off holes for inserting an optical fiber at different positions in the sidewall and/or a plurality of fiber entries for inserting a fiber through the bottom wall. The fiber-connector-mounting portion extends from the base. Each of the fiber-connector-mounting portion includes a spacer for maintaining a fiber connector at a distance away from the bottom wall, and a space for inserting the fiber between the fiber connector and the bottom wall. The volume of the communication socket can be minimized, the integration thereof can be improved, the fiber can enter the communication socket in all directions while the fiber's bend radius is satisfied, and the management on the fiber and cable in the communication socket is effective.
US08165440B2	Laser based frequency standards and their applications Frequency standards based on mode-locked fiber lasers, fiber amplifiers and fiber-based ultra-broad bandwidth light sources, and applications of the same.
US08165435B2	Solar energy collector A multiplicity of Fresnel lenses are attached to tubular branches of a tree-like support structure. Fiber optic bundles are connected to the Fresnel lenses and routed inside the tubular branches and collected as a larger fiber optic bundle inside a main trunk structure to which each of the branches is connected. The larger fiber optic bundle may be connected to a remotely located power generating plant or other processing facility via a fiber optic transmission network. A domed solar energy collector includes an outer dome and one or more inner domes concentrically nested therewith, one or more Fresnel lenses being positioned on the hemispherical surface of each of the outer and inner domes. Each of the inner domes is sized and positioned such that its hemispherical surface lies on the focal point of the next larger dome to thereby multiply the solar energy focused through each of the domes to a collection area within the innermost dome. Solar energy is collected by either a fiber optic network or a photovoltaic panel positioned in the collection area.
US08165432B2	Internal-reflection optical path changing member An optical path changing member is assembled at ends of optical fibers and placed to face a substrate including an optical input/output terminal having optical axes inclined with respect to optical axes of the ends. The optical path changing member is made of a transparent material and includes a member body having a reflection surface for optically connecting the ends to the optical input/output terminal. The member body has optical fiber insertion holes and an end placement portion to which the insertion holes are open and in which the end faces of the optical fibers are placed. The reflection surface is formed so that light entering from the end faces of the optical fibers into the member body will be internally reflected toward the optical input/output terminal in the member body. The end placement portion is filled with an adhesive by which the ends are fixed to the member body.
US08165415B2	Image processing system having scaling and sharpness device and method thereof An image processing system having scaling and sharpness device and method thereof are described. The global frequency detecting unit calculates a vertical frequency level of the input pixels along a vertical direction and a horizontal frequency level along a horizontal direction. The gradient-calculating summation unit calculates a set of gradient brightness levels according to a portion of the input pixels along a set of directions respectively. The threshold-adjusting device adjusts a first threshold and a second threshold based on the relationship of the vertical frequency level and the horizontal frequency level. The image blending device determines a cross-angle direction with the first threshold from the threshold-adjusting device and determines a minimum-angle direction with the second threshold from the threshold-adjusting device, wherein the image blending device generates the first pattern associated with the cross-angle direction and the second pattern associated with the minimum-angle direction and blends the first pattern with the second pattern based on the weighting factor value.
US08165397B2	Identifying descriptor for person or object in an image A device and method for processing an image to create appearance and shape labeled images of a person or object captured within the image. The appearance and shape labeled images are unique properties of the person or object and can be used to re-identify the person or object in subsequent images. The appearance labeled image is an aggregate of pre-stored appearance labels that are assigned to image segments of the image based on calculated appearance attributes of each image segment. The shape labeled image is an aggregate of pre-stored shape labels that are assigned to image segments of the image based on calculated shape attributes of each image segment. An identifying descriptor of the person or object can be computed based on both the appearance labeled image and the shape labeled image. The descriptor can be compared with other descriptors of later captured images to re-identify a person or object.
US08165387B2	Information processing apparatus and method, program, and recording medium for selecting data for learning An information processing apparatus includes a statistical analysis processing device configured to perform statistical analysis processing, an acquisition device configured to acquire samples to be processed by the statistical analysis processing device, a classification device configured to classify the samples acquired by the acquisition device, and a selection device configured to select from the samples classified by the classification device learning samples to be used in the statistical analysis processing by the statistical analysis processing device.
US08165385B2	System and method for three-dimensional image rendering and analysis The present invention relates to methods and systems for conducting three-dimensional image analysis and diagnosis and possible treatment relating thereto. The invention includes methods of handling signals containing information (data) relating to three-dimensional representation of objects scanned by a scanning medium. The invention also includes methods of making and analyzing volumetric measurements and changes in volumetric measurements which can be used for the purpose of diagnosis and treatment.
US08165381B1	Method and system for transaction decision making According to one embodiment, the present invention relates to a method and a system for transaction decision making. According to an exemplary embodiment, a method and system for processing payment items involve receiving a payment item at a sorter device; extracting electronic data from the payment item from an electronic readable line of the payment item; imaging the payment item to obtain image data of the payment item; comparing the electronic data and the image data to verify payment data associated with the payment item; and determining an optimal settlement path for the payment item, at the sorter device.
US08165375B2	Method and system for registering CT data sets Disclosed is a method and apparatus for registering data points in data sets representing scan data. Data points corresponding to a physical feature represented in the scan data are automatically detected. The detected data points in one data set are correlated with detected data points in another data set. A group of similarity transformations between the correlated detected data points is then calculated. The group of similarity transformations is then combined. In one advantageous embodiment, the physical feature is vertebras.
US08165372B2	Information processing apparatus for registrating medical images, information processing method and program An information processing apparatus to register an ultrasonic image and a three-dimensional medical image at high speed is disclosed. The information processing apparatus includes: a medical image acquisition unit which acquires a medical image captured by a medical imaging apparatus in which an imaging unit captures an image of an object at a non-contact position with respect to the object, an ultrasonic image acquisition unit which acquires an ultrasonic image captured by an ultrasonic imaging apparatus in which an ultrasonic probe captures an image of the object at a position in contact with a surface of the object, and a coordinate transformation unit which transforms coordinates of the medical image or ultrasonic image with reference to the contact position on the ultrasonic image, so that image information of the medical image matches that of the ultrasonic image.
US08165367B2	Medical image processing apparatus and medical image processing method having three-dimensional model estimating A medical image processing apparatus of the present invention has a three-dimensional model estimating section for estimating, based on an inputted two-dimensional image of an image of a living tissue within a body cavity, a three-dimensional model of the living tissue, a shape feature value calculating section for calculating shape feature values of respective voxels included in the three-dimensional model of the living tissue, a three-dimensional shape extracting section for extracting a first voxel group whose three-dimensional model has been estimated as a predetermined shape, in the respective voxels included in the three-dimensional model of the living tissue, based on the shape feature values, and a protruding shape detecting section for detecting the first voxel group as a voxel group configuring a protruding shape in the three-dimensional model of the living tissue.
US08165364B2	Temperature management for ultrasound imaging at high frame rates To keep the temperature of an ultrasound probe down, the probe is operated at a low frame rate (with correspondingly low heat generation) for the vast majority of time. Probe operation is only switched to the high frame rate temporarily at times when high temporal resolution is needed, preferably under operator control. The probe is only operated at the high frame rate for a short period of time, during which a burst of images with high temporal resolution is obtained. After capturing the short burst of images, the frame rate is cut back, which reduces the generation of heat.
US08165351B2	Method of structured light-based measurement A method of determining the distance to an object can use a video inspection device comprising a first light emitter and a second light emitter, wherein the first light emitter can emit light through an opening with at least one shadow-forming element. The method can comprise capturing at least one first emitter image with the first light emitter activated and the second light emitter deactivated, capturing at least one second emitter image with the second light emitter activated and the first light emitter deactivated, determining a first plurality of luminance values of the pixels in the at least one first emitter image, determining a second plurality of luminance values of the pixels in the at least one second emitter image, determining the brightness ratios of the second plurality of luminance values to the first plurality of luminance values, and determining an object distance using the brightness ratios.
US08165349B2	Analyzing repetitive sequential events Techniques for analyzing one or more sequential events performed by a human actor to evaluate efficiency of the human actor are provided. The techniques include identifying one or more segments in a video sequence as one or more components of one or more sequential events performed by a human actor, integrating the one or more components into one or more sequential events by incorporating a spatiotemporal model and one or more event detectors, and analyzing the one or more sequential events to analyze behavior of the human actor.
US08165343B1	Forensic watermarking Techniques are disclosed for watermarking a video file by watermarking a requested chunk of the video file, which can be done in real time after the request is made for the chunk, during playback of the video file. These techniques can include determining a unique identifier based on unique information of the request and encoding the unique identifier in the requested chunk before sending the requested chunk. Some embodiments can include joining the watermarked chunk with other chunks to reproduce the video file, and sending the reproduced video file having the watermarked chunk included therein.
US08165333B2	Modular speaker system A modular speaker system includes a base assembly having a longitudinally extending, central support member and a support leg extending therefrom in a manner supporting the central support member in a generally upright configuration. The central support member includes a first end and a second end. A first woofer is secured to the base assembly, and a base assembly amplifier is mounted within the central support member and connected to the first woofer. An auxiliary speaker assembly includes a longitudinally extending, auxiliary support member having a first end a second end, the first end being shaped and dimensioned for selective engagement with the second end of the central support member. A first driver is secured to the auxiliary speaker assembly and an amplifier is mounted within the auxiliary support member and is connected to the first driver.
US08165329B2	Hearing instrument with user interface A hearing instrument includes a microphone for converting sound into an electric audio signal, a signal processor unit coupled to the microphone, the signal processor unit configured for operating in a plurality of states that include at least a first state and a second state, wherein the signal processor unit is configured for automatically switching at least between the first state and the second state according to a switching strategy, a speaker coupled to the signal processor unit, and a user interface that is configured to receive a user feedback regarding an automatic switching between the first state and the second state, wherein the user interface is communicatively connected to the signal processor unit and is configured to provide at least one control signal to the signal processor unit in response to the user feedback, wherein the signal processor unit is configured to receive the control signal in a predetermined input period upon the automatic switching between the first state and the second state.
US08165321B2	Intelligent clip mixing Various techniques for controlling the playback of secondary audio data on an electronic device are provided. In one embodiment, a secondary audio clip mixing profile is selected based upon the type of audio output device, such as a speaker or a headset, coupled to the electronic device. The selected mixing profile may define respective digital gain values to be applied to a secondary audio stream at each digital audio level of the electronic device, and may be customized based upon one or more characteristics of the audio output device to substantially optimize audibility and user-perceived comfort. In this manner, the overall user listening experience may be improved.
US08165316B2	Portable terminal According to an aspect of the invention, a portable terminal includes: a first audio input-output unit and a second audio input-output unit configured to receive audio when a mode is set as an input mode and output audio when the mode is set as an output mode; and a setting unit configured to set the respective modes of the first audio input-output unit and the second audio input-output unit.
US08165313B2	ANR settings triple-buffering An ANR circuit employs first, second and third buffers to buffer ANR settings in preparation for configuring one or more components of the ANR circuit during operation and in synchronization with the transfer of at least one piece of digital data within the ANR circuit. The first and second buffers are alternately used to carry out such configuring, while the third buffer stores a “failsafe” ANR settings to be automatically used in configuring the one or more components of the ANR circuit in response to an indication of instability in the provision feedback-based ANR, feedforward-based ANR and/or pass-through audio being detected.
US08165312B2	Digital circuit arrangements for ambient noise-reduction The invention provides a digital circuit arrangement for an ambient noise-reduction system affording a higher degree of noise reduction than has hitherto been possible, through the use of a low latency signal processing chain consisting of analogue-to-digital conversion, digital processing and digital-to-analogue conversion. The arrangement converts the analogue signals into N-bit digital signals at sample rate f0, and then subjects the converted signals to digital filtering. The value of N in some embodiments is 1 but, in any event, is no greater than 8, and f0 may be 64 times the Nyquist sampling rate but, in any event, is substantially greater than the Nyquist sampling rate. This permits digital processing to be used without incurring group delay problems that rule out the use of conventional digital processing in this context. Furthermore, adjustment of the group delay can readily be achieved, in units of a fraction of a micro-second, providing the ability to fine tune the group delay for feed forward applications.
US08165309B2	System and method for simulation of non-linear audio equipment The invention describes an apparatus for software or hardware emulation of electronic audio equipment, which characterizes a non-linear behavior. The invention comprises an analog to digital interface (504) for the input audio signal (502), whose output (506) is communicatively coupled to a dynamic non-linearity (508). The output (514) of this dynamic non-linearity is finally communicatively coupled to an interface (516) producing the output audio signal (518). The dynamic non-linearity consists of a mode switching static non-linear function, where the mode parameter (512) is estimated in a function (510) based on the previous values on the input (506) and output (514) of the dynamic non-linearity.
US08165307B2	Audio electronic device An audio electronic device includes a player, an output device, a detector, and an automatic turn-off module. The player is for reproducing audio data. The output device is for transforming the audio data to audible sound. The detector is for detecting positional shift of the output device. The automatic turn-off module is for turning off the player based on the positional shift. An automatic turn-off method is also disclosed.
US08165292B2	Method and system for secure distribution of audiovisual data encapsulated according to a plurality of transport protocols Methods and systems for secure distribution of an original audiovisual stream constituted of a set of transport packets encapsulated according to a plurality of transport protocols suitable to be transmitted to a receiving device compatible with one of the said transport protocols include the steps of: generating a protected audiovisual stream from the original stream by modifying at least one of the original transport packets, and a complementary stream including digital information suitable from the protected stream, reconstituting on the receiving device the original audiovisual stream from the protected stream as function of the complementary stream, wherein the protected audiovisual stream includes a set of modified transport packets that are different from the corresponding original transport packets at modification positions, and the modification positions are in the complementary stream, the modification positions being generated according to each transport protocol of the plurality of transport protocols of the original stream.
US08165290B2	Methods and apparatus for bootstrapping mobile-foreign and foreign-home authentication keys in mobile IP Methods and apparatus for dynamically generating authentication keys are disclosed. Specifically, a Mobile-Foreign authentication key is separately generated by both the Mobile Node and Foreign Agent. Similarly, a Foreign-Home authentication key is separately generated by the Foreign Agent and the Home Agent. In accordance with one embodiment, generation of the Mobile-Foreign authentication key and Foreign-Home authentication key are accomplished via the Diffie-Hellman key generation scheme.
US08165286B2	Combination white box/black box cryptographic processes and apparatus Method and apparatus for increasing security of a cryptographic algorithm such as deciphering, enciphering, or a digital signature. A cryptographic algorithm and a key are provided such that a deciphering process, for instance, is partitioned between two portions. The portion of the cryptographic algorithm carried out in the first portion is implemented in a “white box” model such that it is highly secure even against an attack by the user who has full access to internal operations, code execution and memory of the user device, such as a hacker or attacker. The remaining portion of the algorithm is carried out in the second portion. Since this second portion has relaxed security constraints, its code may be implemented using a “black box” approach where its code execution may be more efficient and faster, not requiring the code obfuscation of the white box implementation in the user device. This partitioning may be achieved using a delegation protocol. The chief advantage is that even given a limited code size for the cryptographic process, the security of the system is improved by carrying out the more computationally intensive functions more efficiently in the black box portion and executing the less computationally intensive function in the white box portion.
US08165281B2	Method and system for mapping caller information to call center agent transactions A system and method of processing a call at a call center is provided. In a particular embodiment, the method includes receiving the call at the call center, receiving an indication element associated with a call center transaction, retrieving call center transaction data based on the indication element, and generating a sequence of pre-populated call center agent terminal transaction processing screens based on at least a portion of the call center transaction data. In a particular embodiment, a set of prioritized transactions based on likelihood of matching a customer request is disclosed.
US08165280B1	Method and system for providing busy override service in a SIP-based network A method and system of an embodiment of the present invention may include sending an override signal to a first user wherein the first user is having a first dialog with a second user; establishing a second dialog with the first user; receiving a signal from the second user; and establishing a third dialog with the second user, in response to the signal, wherein the first dialog is terminated after the third dialog is established.
US08165275B1	Network access with delayed delivery This invention provides a network access system that permits communication device users to access a network such as the Internet, a cable network, a Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) network or a broadband network (which may include cable and DSL networks). A network access device receives commands from users and executes the commands such as send e-mail, search the network, log on to pages supported by other parties on the network, download information from the network, request information such as movies from the network, bidding in an auction, etc. A user profile saves preferences of a user for interacting with the network. The network access device may supply primitive commands for the user to use individually or to construct complex command macros so that by a single command, more complex functions may be performed using the network. By the above described techniques, users who do not have access to devices such as a personal computer may access the network and take advantage of the rich resources available through the network.
US08165273B2	Customer premises equipment configured to place emergency calls using data networks Customer premises equipment may include a memory, a modem/router, and a communications device at a customer premises. The memory may be configured to store an address for a public safety answering point corresponding to the customer premises. The modem/router may be configured to provide a data connection between the customer premises equipment at the customer premises and a data network. The communication device may be configured to detect a request for an emergency call being placed from the customer premises equipment, to retrieve the address for the public safety answering point corresponding to the customer premises from the memory responsive to detecting the request for the emergency call, and to establish a voice communication through the modem/router between the customer premises equipment and the public safety answering point corresponding to the customer premises after retrieving the address for the public safety answering point.
US08165270B2	X-ray optical grating and method for the production thereof, and X-ray detector embodying same In a method for the production of x-ray-optical gratings composed of a first material forming of periodically arranged grating webs and grating openings, a second material is applied by electroplating to fill the grid openings. The electroplating is continued until a cohesive layer of the second material with uniform height is created over the grating webs with this layer having a large absorption coefficient, the absorption properties of the grating structure of the grating are homogenized, so an improvement of the measurement signals that are generated with this grating is improved. Moreover, the mechanical stability of gratings produced in such a manner is improved.
US08165261B2	Chemical enhancement of ultrasonic fuel cleaning A method for cleaning an irradiated nuclear fuel assembly includes chemically enhancing a technique utilizing an apparatus including a housing adapted to engage a nuclear fuel assembly. A set of ultrasonic transducers is positioned on the housing to supply radially emanating omnidirectional ultrasonic energy to remove deposits from the nuclear fuel assembly. Any corrosion products remaining after ultrasonic fuel cleaning will have exposed surfaces that are susceptible to chemical dissolution.
US08165257B2	Methods and apparatus for interface buffer management and clock compensation in data transfers A circuit for data stream buffer management, lane alignment, and clock compensation of data transfers across a clock boundary using a single first in first out (FIFO) buffer in each serial channel is described. The RapidIO® data channel, for example, operates using a clock recovered from the data stream. The RapidIO® data stream has embedded special characters, where a select sequence of embedded characters is a clock compensation pattern. A look ahead circuit is used to detect the clock compensation pattern early and generate a clock compensation indicator signal. The FIFO writes data and the associated clock compensation indicator signal in a clock compensation indicator bit in synchronism with the recovered clock. A read circuit using a second clock of a different frequency than the first clock reads data and clock compensation bits from the FIFO and generates an almost empty signal when appropriate. A multiplexer is used at the FIFO output to pad data to the system interface. A clock compensation control circuit generates a selection signal based on an AND of the almost empty signal and the clock compensation indicator bit associated with a data element read out of the FIFO and using the selection signal to control the multiplexer selection signal.
US08165253B2	Methods and apparatus for serializer/deserializer transmitter synchronization Methods and apparatus are provided for serializer/deserializer transmitter synchronization. A plurality of channels are synchronized in one or more serializer/deserializer devices by generating a synchronization request in one or more of the channels; generating an enable signal in response to the synchronization request; and generating a gated synchronization signal for only one or more periods of a synchronization signal in response to the enable signal. The gated synchronization signal can optionally be deasserted after the one or more periods of a synchronization signal.
US08165252B2	Signal processing device and method, and program A signal processing device for detecting, from an input signal expressing data series, the data, including: a sampling clock generating unit for generating, from a driving clock with a predetermined cycle, multiple sampling clocks with mutually different phases and the same cycle as the cycle; a sampling data generating unit for sampling the input signal using the multiple sampling clocks, and generating a plurality of sampling data; a phase comparison data generating unit for generating phase comparison data indicating phase shifting as to the input signal of the sampling clock using the sampling data for each sampling clock; and a data generating unit for generating the data for each sampling clock using the sampling data, and selecting the data of the sampling clock having the phase closest to the phase of the input signal as the original data expressed with the input signal, based on the phase comparison data.
US08165247B1	Unfolded decision-directed loop, architectures, apparatuses and systems including the same, and methods, algorithms and software for reducing latency in decision-directed loops Unfolded adaptive/decision-directed loops and correction circuits therefor, architectures, apparatuses and systems including the same, and methods, algorithms and software for reducing latency in an adaptive and/or decision-directed loop. Disclosed embodiments advantageously reduce effects of loop latency, improve the accuracy of corrections in an adaptive loop, and minimize overhead and delays associated with such improvements.
US08165246B1	Training sequence for low latency LMS implementation Use of a training sequence having terms that are orthogonal to each other are employed to considerably speed up execution of the LMS algorithm. Such orthogonal sequences are developed for a channel that is described as a finite impulse response (FIR) filter having a length Mnew from the already existing orthogonal training sequences for at least two channels that have respective lengths Mold1 and Mold2 each that is less than Mnew such that the product of Mold1 and Mold2 is equal to Mnew when Mold1 and Mo1d2 have no common prime number factor. More specifically, a set of initial existing orthogonal training sequences is found, e.g., using those that were known in the prior art or by performing a computer search over known symbol constellations given a channel of length M. Thereafter, an orthogonal training sequence of length Mnew is developed, where the product of Mold1 and Mold2 is equal to Mnew by repeating the training sequence old1 Mold2 number of times to form a first concatenated sequence and repeating the training sequence old2 Mold1 number of times to form a second concatenated sequence, so that both the first concatenated sequence and the second concatenated sequence have the same length. Each term of the first concatenated sequence is multiplied by the correspondingly located term in the second concatenated sequence which is placed in the same location in a new sequence made up of the resulting Mnew products. This new sequence is an orthogonal sequence of length Mnew.
US08165245B2	Method and apparatus for controlling transmission power in a communication system In a communication system, a mobile terminal compares a first modulation/Forward Error Correction (FEC) rate level, which is a modulation/FEC rate level used in a previously transmitted signal, with a second modulation/FEC rate level, which is a modulation/FEC rate level to be used in a currently transmitted signal. If the second modulation/FEC rate level is higher than the first modulation/FEC rate level, the mobile terminal determines the transmission power using a normalized Carrier to Noise ratio (C/N) corresponding to the second modulation/FEC rate level on an ascending normalized C/N table, while if the second modulation/FEC rate level is lower than the first modulation/FEC rate level, the mobile terminal determines the transmission power using a normalized C/N corresponding to the second modulation/FEC rate level on a descending normalized C/N table.
US08165244B2	Digital broadcasting system and method of processing data in digital broadcasting system The present invention provides a data processing method. The data processing method includes receiving a broadcast signal in which main service data and mobile service data are multiplexed, acquiring transmission-parameter-channel signaling information including transmission parameter information of the mobile service data, and fast-information-channel signaling information, acquiring binding information describing a relationship between at least one ensemble transferring the mobile service data and a first virtual channel contained in any of the at least one ensemble by decoding fast-information-channel signaling information, acquiring ensemble identification information transferring the first virtual channel using the binding information, and receiving at least one mobile service data group transferring an ensemble according to the ensemble identification information, parsing service table information contained in the ensemble and decoding content data contained in the first virtual channel using the parsed service table information, and displaying the decoded content data.
US08165240B2	Method for transmitting signals in communication system with multiple antennas A wireless communication system and more particularly a method for signals in a system using a plurality of antennas are disclosed. In the method for multi-antenna-encoding data symbols to be transmitted through the plurality of antennas, at least two same data symbols multi-antenna-encoded are formed and transmitted repeatedly. Accordingly, it is possible to enhance transmission efficiency.
US08165238B2	Bi-directional communication system, communication apparatus, and control method of communication apparatus Each of two communication apparatuses in a bi-directional communication system transmits to a partner communication apparatus as an OFDM signal at a predetermined carrier frequency an OFDM symbol having a guard interval length determined in advance and an effective symbol length determined in advance; receives the OFDM signal that has been transmitted by the partner communication apparatus; and carries out demodulation processing on the received OFDM signal in a period that does not include a symbol boundary of the received OFDM signal. A transmission timing of an OFDM signal in at least one of these communication apparatuses is controlled to a timing that precedes a symbol timing of the received OFDM signal by a predetermined time shorter than a total of transmission times of the bi-directional OFDM signal in the bi-directional communication.
US08165237B2	DTMB-based carrier mode detection system and receiving system having the same A Digital Terrestrial Multimedia Broadcasting (DTMB)-based carrier mode detection system includes first and second TPS decoders, first and second carrier calculators and a determinator. The first and second TPS decoders respectively receive NTPS input signals to thereby produce the corresponding NTPS mask signals and to respectively perform an absolute operation on the corresponding NTPS mask signals to accordingly select a maximum result as first and second absolute maximum mask signals for output. The first and second carrier calculators respectively receive NCS input signals and produce first and second absolute summation carrier signals. The determinator is based on the first absolute maximum mask signal, the first absolute summation carrier signal, the second absolute maximum mask signal and the second absolute summation carrier signal to accordingly determine that the carrier mode is of a multi- or single-carrier mode.
US08165236B2	Human body communication method using multi-carrier modulation method Provided is a human body communication method using a multi-carrier modulation method, in which users do not interfere with each other in an environment with several users, and stable communication is possible when users are exposed to strong interference generated at other electronic devices. Also, provided are a multi-carrier modulation method, in which data between communication devices connected to a human body used as a channel is divided into a plurality of sub-channels and the data is transmitted by loading it on each of a plurality of sub-carrier signals, and a multi-connection method using the multi-carrier modulation method. The plurality of sub-channels having a predetermined bandwidth include several sub-carriers, and by changing a modulation method applied to the sub-carriers, stable communication can be realized.
US08165232B2	Low peak-to-average power ratio (PAPR) preamble for orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) communications A communications device includes communications data and a training sequence corresponding to a preamble. A modulation and mapping circuit modulates the communications data and training sequence into a plurality of multiple subcarriers that are orthogonal to each other to form an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) communications signal having modulated subcarriers carrying the communications data forming a data payload and modulated subcarriers forming the preamble. The modulation and mapping circuit applies a quadratic modulation to the subcarriers carrying the training sequences to produce a low peak-to-average power (PAPR) preamble of approximately 2.6 decibels (dB) independent of the number of subcarriers.
US08165231B2	Wireless communications apparatus Precoding a plurality of subcarriers in preparation for MIMO transmission is carried out by deriving preceding matrices from available information. When the number of data streams borne by the subcarriers equates to the number of transmit antennas employed in the MIMO transmission, the method comprises deriving, from respective acquired unitary precoder matrices for two of said subcarriers, interpolated precoder matrices for data streams intermediate the two subcarriers. The acquired and interpolated precoder matrices are then applied, as the case may be, at the respective subcarriers. The step of deriving the interpolated precoder matrices comprises determining an overall rotation matrix representing a transformation between the acquired precoder matrices, determining from the overall rotation matrix a further rotation matrix representing a step transformation for interpolation steps between said two subcarriers, and recursively applying said further rotation matrix to derive said interpolated precoder matrices. In the event that the number of data streams is less than the number of transmit antennas employed in said MIMO transmission, the rectangular precoder matrices should first be converted into square unitary matrices.
US08165229B2	Channel estimation method and apparatus in orthogonal frequency division multiplexing system Disclosed is a channel estimation method and apparatus in an OFDM system. The method includes performing channel estimation at a pilot position of a received symbol, thereby calculating a first channel estimate, performing diagonal interpolation between the first channel estimate and a channel estimate for another pilot position that is different from the first pilot position, thereby calculating a second channel estimate for a data position, performing time interpolation between the second channel estimate and a channel estimate for another pilot position that is identical to the second pilot position, thereby calculating a third channel estimate for another data position, and performing frequency interpolation by using the channel estimates for the pilot positions and the second and third channel estimates, thereby calculating channel estimates for remaining data positions.
US08165228B2	Non-coherent transmission method for uplink control signals using a constant amplitude zero-autocorrelation sequence In one embodiment of the instant invention, a non-coherent transmission method for uplink control signals is provided. The transmission methodology uses a constant amplitude zero-autocorrelation (CAZAC) sequence for relatively short control signal lengths. The methodology includes creating a CAZAC sequence, truncating the CAZAC sequence into a plurality of segments; and transmitting each of the segments within a predetermined window of time.
US08165224B2	Device and method for improved lost frame concealment Various embodiments are described herein that make use of a lost frame concealment method for processing data frames received from transmission over a communications channel. The method involves determining whether a current data frame is a bad frame, performing source decoding on the current data frame with one or more parameters that are limited by a first set of one or more values if the current data frame is a bad frame, and performing source decoding on the current data frame with one or more parameters that are not limited if the current data frame is a good frame.
US08165219B2	Memory word array organization and prediction combination for memory access Described systems and methods allow a reduction in the memory bandwidth required in video coding (decoding/encoding) applications. According to a first aspect, the data assigned to each memory word is chosen to correspond to a 2D subarray of a larger array such as a macroblock. An array memory word organization allows reducing both the average and worst-case bandwidth required to retrieve predictions from memory in video coding applications, particularly for memory word sizes (memory bus widths) larger than the size of typical predictions. According to a second aspect, two or more 2D subarrays such as video predictions are retrieved from memory simultaneously as part of a larger 2D array, if retrieving the larger array requires fewer clock cycles than retrieving the subarrays individually. Allowing the combination of multiple predictions in one memory access operation can lead to a reduction in the average bandwidth required to retrieve predictions from memory.
US08165213B2	Frame conversion apparatus and method, and frame type detection apparatus and method Provided are a frame conversion apparatus and method and a frame type detecting apparatus and method. The frame conversion apparatus may include a detecting unit and an inverse telecine unit. The detecting unit may determine that each data frame is a telecine frame or a progressive frame according to the rate of discrete cosine transform (DCT) operation type performed on macro blocks of the frame or the number of the macro blocks on which each type of DCT operation is performed and output frame type information. The inverse telecine unit may convert the data frames into progressive frames and output the progressive frames in response to the frame type information.
US08165208B2	Method and apparatus for detecting sawtooth and field motion The present invention provides a video detecting device including a first pixel detector, a second pixel detector, and a determining unit. The first pixel detector compares the intensity of a target pixel of a target scan line in a first field with the intensity of first comparing pixels of scan lines corresponding to the target scan line in a second field to generate a first detection value corresponding to the target pixel. The second pixel detector compares the intensity of a reference pixel of a nearby scan line in the second field with the intensity of second comparing pixels of scan lines corresponding to the nearby scan line in the first field to generate a second detection value corresponding to the reference pixel. According to the first and second detection values, the determining unit generates a diagnostic value which helps determine sawtooth occurrences in video frames.
US08165200B2	Image processing apparatus and image processing method The invention discloses an image processing apparatus and an image processing method. A server can transmit a first image and a second image. In an embodiment, the apparatus includes a receiving/transmitting unit, a processing unit and a display unit. The receiving/transmitting unit can communicate with the server to receive the first image and the second image. The processing unit is coupled to the receiving/transmitting unit and the display unit. The processing unit is for selectively recompressing the first image at a first compression ratio and then controlling the display unit to display the first image. In addition, the processing unit transmits the selected first compression ratio to the server such that the server compresses the second image at the first compression ratio and transmits it to the receiving/transmitting unit.
US08165188B2	Transceiver with adjustable sampling values and signal transceiving method thereof A transceiver includes: a first DAC, for receiving a first digital signal to generate an analog signal; an operation circuit, coupled to the first DAC, for receiving the analog signal and a feedback signal to generate an operated analog signal; an ADC, for generating a second digital signal according to the operated analog signal; a digital signal processing circuit, for processing the second digital signal to generate a processed digital signal; a second DAC, for generating the feedback signal according to the processed digital signal; an adjustable delay circuit, for delaying a clock signal according to a control signal to adjust at least one sampling point of at least one of the first DAC, the second DAC and the ADC; and a control circuit, for generating the control signal according to the processed digital signal.
US08165182B2	Solid-state laser In order to improve a solid-state laser, in particular a solid-state disc laser, comprising a resonator (40) that defines a resonator radiation field (30) and at least one solid-state disc (12) with the resonator radiation field (30) passing through it, in such a manner that the thermal lens effect can be at least substantially compensated, it is proposed that in reflection the resonator radiation field (30) strikes at least one first adaptive mirror unit (50, 70), with which a distortion of the resonator radiation field (30) as a result of a thermal lens effect of the at least one solid-state disc (12) can be substantially compensated. An adaptive mirror unit (50) can be configured by a heated (58a, 58b) glass sheet (54) with an HR layer (52), for example, or by a pressure-induced deformation by means a fluid (78) in a space (76), which is enclosed with the mirror (72, 74).
US08165164B1	In-system reconfigurable circuit for mapping data words of different lengths A mapping circuit is provided for mapping first data words into frames of second data words, wherein the first and second data words are of different length. In addition, a de-mapping circuit is provided for de-mapping the frames of second data words into the first data words. The mapping and de-mapping is responsive to address signals that may be stored in a memory such that a desired mapping or de-mapping corresponds to a particular programming of the memory. In this fashion, the mapping and de-mapping is in-system reconfigurable.
US08165161B2	Method and system for formatting encoded video data Described herein is a method and system for formatting encoded video data. The encoder core makes use of unit structures with types that are undefined. These units are inserted into the encoder core output to carry additional information to a transport module. The transport module interprets the units for packetizing and/or multiplexing purposes. After being interpreted, the units may be taken out from the encoder core output, but there should be no adverse effects even if they are left in since no decoding process is defined for their particular type.
US08165160B2	Method and system to validate a write for a device on a serial bus A method and system, the method including, in some embodiments, calculating, by a message originator, a first check sum byte, appending the first check sum byte to the message, sending the message from the originator to a client over a single wire serial bus, and determining, by the client, a validity of the message from the originator by comparing the first check sum byte with a second check sum calculated by the client.
US08165157B1	Maintaining network compatibility A method for improving network compatibility, the method including but not limited to the following: receiving a first-protocol data-link layer packet having a first-protocol address, the first-protocol data-link layer packet encapsulating a network-layer packet bound for a network layer entity native to a second-protocol data link layer environment, directly translating the first-protocol data-link layer packet to at least one second-protocol data-link layer packet encapsulating at least a part of the network layer packet, where the at least one second-protocol data-link layer packet has addressing including a pre-defined second protocol companion address of the first-protocol address, and transmitting the at least one second-protocol data-link layer packet into the second-protocol data-link layer environment. Hardware and/or software can effect the foregoing referenced method.
US08165151B2	Method, system and terminal for implementing upward frequency hopping transmission A method for implementing upward frequency hopping transmission is adopted to the communication system with time slotted frame structure, and it comprises: receiving the frequency band and frequency hopping mode allocated by the network side; after implementing the upward transmission on one frequency band allocated in the first predivided time period based on the frequency hopping mode, hopping to the other allocated frequency band to implement upward transmission in the predivided second time period. A system and terminal for implementing upward frequency hopping transmission are also provided. By the invention, the frequency hopping in a transmission time interval of the alternative frame structure in the Long Term Evolution can be realized and the frequency diversity gain can be acquired.
US08165141B2	Method for configuring a node of an industrial wireless network A method for joining a wireless node of a field device such as a sensor or actuator to a wireless network connected to an industrial monitoring or control system. A handheld wireless device is utilized including hardware and software for communicating with the wireless node of a field device. A new communication configuration necessary for the new node to use in order to join the wireless network is sent from the handheld device to a new node. A wireless handheld device and an industrial monitoring or control system and a computer program.
US08165140B2	Network address translation gateway for local area networks using local IP addresses and non-translatable port addresses A network address translation gateway provides normal network translation for IP datagrams traveling from a local area network using local IP addresses to an external network, but suspends source service address (port) translation when the port is reserved for a specific protocol, such as the ISAKMP “handshaking” protocol that is part of the IPSec protocol model. ISAKMP exchanges require both source and target computers to use the same service address (port). By providing a network interface that does not translate the source service address (port), this gateway enables the initiation and maintenance of secure, encrypted transmissions using IPSec protocol between a local area network using local IP addresses and servers on the internet.
US08165139B2	Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for communicating via a mobile wireless communication device Methods, systems, and computer-readable media are provided for communicating via a mobile wireless communication device (MWCD). According to exemplary embodiments, a message is generated for a customer premises equipment located at a customer premises. The message is provided to the customer premises equipment via a mobile wireless communication device located at the customer premises.
US08165136B1	Virtual port based SPAN Methods and apparatus for performing SPAN for a virtual port are disclosed. Specifically, a frame is received from a first port. The frame or a copy thereof is transmitted to a second port, where the second port is identified in a header of the frame. At least one of the first port and the second port is a virtual port. The frame or a copy thereof is also transmitted to a third port, thereby enabling an analyzer coupled to the third port to analyze traffic received by the third port.
US08165134B2	Monitoring control system, monitoring device, monitoring control method, and monitoring control program A monitoring control system including a monitoring device to monitor communication data communicated between communication terminals via a communication infrastructure. The monitoring device includes an address conversion table for storing a transmission source address and a transfer destination address in a corresponding relationship; a transfer unit receiving the communication data, obtaining a transfer destination address corresponding to a transmission source address of the received communication data from the address conversion table, and transferring the received communication data based on the obtained transfer destination address; and monitoring unit monitoring the received communication data.
US08165131B2	Generic information element A computer data signal embodied in a non-transitory computer-readable medium is described. In one embodiment, the computer data signal includes a generic element identifier, a plurality of task-specific data, a variable length identifier and a multi-use data type identifier. The generic element identifier is configurable to identify an information element containing the generic element identifier as a generic information element. The variable length identifier is configurable to indicate a number of the plurality of task-specific data. The multi-use data type identifier is configurable to indicate a type of the plurality of task-specific data.
US08165129B2	Method and apparatus for facilitating re-transmitting unacknowledged packets One embodiment of the present invention provides a system for facilitating re-transmitting packets in a communication network. During operation, the system transmits one or more acknowledgments to a neighbor in a designated time slot. Next, the system receives one or more acknowledgments from the neighbor, where a respective acknowledgment confirms that the data packets in a given past time slot have been processed by the neighbor. The system also receives a processed-through-counter (PTC) from the neighbor. Next, the system identifies a time slot up to the time slot indicated in the PTC and which has not been acknowledged by the neighbor. After identifying the time slot, the system re-transmits previously transmitted packets associated with the identified time slot to the neighbor without using a re-transmit timer.
US08165128B2	Method and system for lost packet concealment in high quality audio streaming applications The present invention provides an audio streaming system and method for transmitting audio signals with high quality. The advantages of the present invention include easy implementation, computational efficiency, and provision of better audio quality. More particularly, the present invention provides a Multi-band Time Expansion algorithm for lost packet concealment. The Multi-band Time Expansion algorithm detects the number of continuously lost packets in an audio input signal and the correctly received packets on either side of the lost packets. Then the Multi-band Time Expansion algorithm time-expands the correctly received packets that may be from either one side or both sides of the lost packets, wherein the correctly received packets are stretched to cover the length of the lost packets. Finally the Multi-band Time Expansion algorithm overlap-adds the stretched packets so that the lost packets are concealed.
US08165125B2	Apparatus and method of classifying packets The present invention relates to an apparatus and method of classifying packets that can support a quality of service (QoS) in a network system. An apparatus for classifying packets according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes: a first unit that analyzes input data packets, extracts pluralities of specific fields from the data packets using an analyzed result, and outputs the pluralities of specific fields; pluralities of second units that compare data of a first portion of the pluralities of extracted specific fields with data in a table, determine whether items that satisfy a predetermined condition exist in the table, and output hit signals and pointers indicating positions of the items that satisfy the predetermined condition when the items that satisfy the predetermined condition exist in the table; and a third unit that compares data of a second portion of the pluralities of extracted specific fields and key data including the pointers input from the pluralities of second units and rule data in a rule table and outputs classes corresponding to the items when the key data and the rule data are matched.
US08165103B2	Method and arrangement for preamble detection In a hardware accelerator for preamble detection of a Physical Random Access Channel (PRACH) in a CDMA based communication system, buffering means stores input samples received at an antenna at a first rate, addressing means read a predetermined consecutive number of the input samples in parallel at a second different rate. The hardware accelerator is further partitioned into a reusable unit providing code correlation, and a preamble detection dedicated unit providing signature code despreading. The reusable unit comprises means for correlating at least a subset of the previously read input samples with a predetermined code to provide a correlation output for a number of time lags. The preamble detection dedicated unit comprises means for preamble detection configured for providing Hadamard Transformation of the correlation output to enable preamble detection, and all means are arranged on a single hardware chip to enable high-speed data transmissions between the respective means.
US08165102B1	Apparatus and method for integrating short-range wireless personal area networks for a wireless local area network infrastructure A network system comprises a first logic block providing a link to a first network via an access point of a WLAN and a second logic block communicating with a node of a second network (such as a WPAN) and configured to provide a link between the node and the first network via the access point. The network system is configured to maintain continuous connections to both the access point and the node while receiving power. The second logic block can communicate with the node using a modified communication protocol that is only partially compliant with an 802.11x communications protocol. A wireless hub can integrate a WPAN with a WLAN including, in part, a wireless circuit compliant with the WLAN standard (such as an 802.11x standard), a processor, and a memory. The wireless circuit can connect to the WPAN without losing connectivity (such as association and synchronization) to the WLAN.
US08165083B2	Communication system, base station, and mobile station A base station divides a packet into a plurality of wireless transfer blocks, determines a priority of a wireless transfer block based on a delivery acknowledged amount accumulated value, allocates wireless resources to the wireless transfer blocks based on determined priority, and transmits generated wireless transfer blocks by using allocated wireless resources. A mobile station transmits a delivery acknowledgement to the base station when the wireless transfer block is properly received and a re-transmission request when the wireless transfer block is not properly received, and reproduces the packet from received wireless transfer blocks.
US08165078B2	System and method for controlling use of a network resource A system includes a control source that is provided on a server and control logic that executes on a terminal. The control logic executes on a terminal to (i) identify a plurality of attributes on the terminal, the attributes including an identifier for each of a plurality of terminal assets that include one or more of a hardware fixture, firmware, or operating system; and (ii) generate signature data from the plurality of attributes. The control source is configured to make a determination from the signature data as to whether the terminal is known or unknown.
US08165077B2	Delegation of mobile communication to external device Delegating voice and/or data traffic communication from a mobile computing device to an external proxy device. The mobile computing device obtains identification of a traffic channel and a time slot and provides the information to the proxy device. The proxy device monitors a cellular network on the identified traffic channel during the identified time slot while the mobile computing device goes into signaling mode. The proxy device exchanges voice and/or data traffic between the user and the cellular network In some embodiments, the proxy device includes a speaker and microphone. In other embodiments, the proxy device sends the voice and/or data traffic to the user via the mobile computing device or another device. By delegating the voice and/or data traffic communication to the proxy device, the battery life of the mobile computing device is preserved.
US08165076B2	Resource allocation method for multi-users multiple input multiple output orthogonal frequency division multiplexing system and apparaus thereof The present invention is direct to the resource allocation method for MU-MIMO-OFDM system and the apparatus thereof. The MU-MIMO-OFDM system has a plurality of users and a plurality of sub-channels. The sub-channels are assigned to the users according to the capacity ratio constraints and a scheduling rule, and then the power of the user is determined according to the limit power of the MU-MIMO-OFDM system. Wherein the values of power of the sub-channels assigned to the user are the same, the scheduling rule may be Max-Min or Max Sum-Rate rule, and the allocation of the sub-channels may be user-oriented or sub-channel oriented.
US08165075B2	Method and apparatus for transmitting/receiving feedback information in mobile telecommunication using multiple input multiple output A method for transmitting feedback information in a mobile communication system using Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) is provided. The method includes, when knockdown precoding is used and Antenna Selection precoding is used, setting an index field for indicating a universal matrix of a precoding matrix of a first reverse feedback channel to a value indicating whether Antenna Selection Space Time Transmit Diversity (STTD) is present; when the knockdown precoding is used and the Antenna Selection precoding is used, writing antenna selection information in a vector bitmap field of the first reverse feedback channel; and when the knockdown precoding is used and the Antenna Selection precoding is used, estimating Channel Quality Information (CQI) according to the antenna selection information and writing the estimated CQI in a CQI field of a second reverse feedback channel.
US08165074B2	Techniques for handling service flows in wireless communication systems A technique for handling service flows in a wireless communication system includes receiving a first packet over a first service flow. In this case, the first service flow has a first quality of service. Next, a packet classifier associated with the first packet is determined. A second service flow with a selected quality of service is then created when the packet classifier for the first packet corresponds to a selected classifier.
US08165072B2	Method for providing group paging and messaging The present invention provides a method of providing a group paging message. One embodiment of the method includes providing a first message during a first portion of a predetermined time period. The first message includes information indicating a second portion of the predetermined time period during which at least one idle first mobile unit is to wake up and attempt to receive a second message from the base station(s). The embodiment of the method also includes providing a third message during a third portion of the predetermined time period. The third message includes information indicating the second portion of the predetermined time period during which at least one idle second mobile unit is to wake up and attempt to receive the second message. The third portion of the predetermined time period is different than the first portion.
US08165069B2	Fast uplink ranging system and method in mobile communication system The present invention relates to a fast uplink ranging system and method in a mobile communication system. According to the present invention, a fast uplink ranging system transmits two pairs of ranging codes having the same value at locations spaced by half of FFT pointers. The fast uplink ranging system calculates a correlation value using the received two pairs of ranging codes. An order in which complex exponential twiddle factors for removing complex exponential terms corresponding to a time delay are searched is determined using the correlation value. Therefore, it is possible to reduce a time required for searching a timing error of a terminal using non-periodic symmetry of complex exponential twiddle factors corresponding to the timing error, compared with a known method of searching a complex exponential twiddle factor.
US08165067B2	Apparatus and method of 3G mobile communication capable of implementing a multi-channel protocol This invention discloses an apparatus and a method of 3G mobile communication capable of implementing a multi-channel protocol. The 3G mobile communication apparatus includes: an application layer, for providing applications to transmit voice data; a multi-channel processing layer, for simulating at least one physical communication port of the 3G mobile communication apparatus into virtual logical data channels by software according to priority of the data transmitted, and each virtual logical data channel is connected to the data processing layer, and a multi-channel protocol layer is provided for transmitting the data received by the 3G mobile communication apparatus to the data processing layer according to the priority of the data; and a 3G wireless communication module, which is a wireless communication interface, for connecting the bus interface and achieving a signal connection of the 3G mobile communication apparatus with a base station.
US08165060B2	Method and system for monitoring and switching between primary and back-up uplink signal processing circuits in a satellite communication system A system and method includes a first uplink signal processing circuit, a second uplink signal processing circuit and an IP network communicating the plurality of channel signals to the first uplink signal processing circuit to form a first output signal. A monitoring system monitors the first uplink signal processing circuit and generates a monitoring signal. The monitoring system redirects the channel signals to the second uplink signal processing circuit to form a second plurality of output signal signals.
US08165056B2	Method and apparatus for processing a plurality of network addresses in a mobile terminal Provided is a method and apparatus for processing a plurality of network addresses in a mobile terminal. The method for processing a plurality of network addresses in the mobile terminal includes: storing combinations of an HoA (home address), a plurality of CoAs (care-of addresses) and a plurality of network interfaces of the mobile terminal, through which the mobile terminal may be connected to a plurality of networks; when the mobile terminal transmits packets to a target node, selecting a network interface combination for connecting the mobile terminal to the target node from among the combinations, and setting a corresponding path; and transmitting the packets through the set path.
US08165053B2	Method for supporting MBMS service transmission in LTE system A method for supporting Multicast Broadcast Multimedia Service (MBMS) data transmission in a Long-term evolution (LTE) system includes a network entity (ECN) to which a user equipment (UE) is registered, receives an Activate MBMS context request message from the UE, and sends a Create MBMS UE Context Request message to a ECN that offers MBMS service. The ECN that offers MBMS service performs an authorization process with a Broadcast and Multicast Service Center (BM-SC) and sends a “Create MBMS UE Context Response” message to the ECN to which the UE is registered. The ECN to which the UE is registered sends an Activate MBMS Context Accept message to the UE. With the methods for supporting the transmission of MBMS data in the LTE system according to present invention, both the BM-SC and the ECN can find the downstream node so that service transmission paths may be found for MBMS data.
US08165050B2	System and method for use of a short beacon in a wireless communication network A system and method for use of a short beacon in a wireless communication network is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method comprises generating a short beacon comprising PHY information, wherein the short beacon excludes MAC information and transmitting the short beacon via the wireless network. In general, three types of short beacons are disclosed, a first type consisting only of a PHY preamble, a second type also including a PHY header, and a third type also including a MAC header. In addition, the scheme of common beacons and individual beacons is described. Common beacons are broadcast omni-directional at the beginning of each superframe with low data rate and individual beacons are unicast to individual devices directionally with high data rate. A common beacon contains information intended for all of the devices of the network. An individual beacon contains information intended for one particular device.
US08165035B2	ACK/NACK DTX detection In a first aspect of the invention there is a method, apparatus, and executable software product for receiving scheduling information, determining that at least one downlink allocation of the scheduling information was not received, sending a reply to the received scheduling that comprises an indication of discontinuous transmission in response to the determining. In another aspect of the invention there is a method an apparatus to send scheduling information, and receive a reply to the scheduling information comprising an indication of discontinuous transmission that at least one downlink allocation of the scheduling information was not received.
US08165033B1	Method and apparatus for performing generalized processor sharing scheduling A scheduler includes a sorting unit that has n comparators to identify a smallest virtual finish time (VFT) value from 2n VFT entries. Each of the VFT entries may include a valid bit to indicate its validity.
US08165029B2	Method of parallel detection for ethernet protocol The invention, in part, provides technology (e.g., a method, an apparatus, software, etc.) according to the Ethernet communication protocol, a method of parallel detection, the method comprising: providing a local link partner device having a local terminal advertisement register including a half duplex capability portion, determining whether auto-negotiation is supported; selecting, if auto-negotiation is not supported by at least one participating terminal, half duplex mode; and updating the value of the half duplex capability portion to indicate half duplex mode.
US08165026B2	Method and apparatus to report and manage cells in a multi carrier system Methods and apparatuses for facilitating managing cells in a multi-carrier system from an access terminal and base station are provided. The base station and access terminal communicate via an anchor carrier and a supplementary carrier. A triggering algorithm generated by the base station is transmitted to the access terminal. The triggering algorithm includes instructions for the access terminal to report downlink measurements as a function of trigger events detected over the anchor carrier and/or the supplementary carrier. Downlink measurements taken by the access terminal are provided to the base station. Cell management instructions based in part on the downlink measurements are then provided to the access terminal by the base station.
US08165025B2	Method and apparatus for generating a unique packet identifier A method and apparatus for generating a unique packet identifier from receive packet header information accepts a series of packet words that make up a packet and selects a subset of a first packet word and a subset of a second packet word. The unique packet identifier is generated from a combination of the subsets selected from the first and second packet words for each packet received.
US08165020B2	Network interface system with filtering function A network interface system for transferring a data packet between a host system and a network includes multiple matchers and multiple queues. The matchers match the data packet with multiple rules from the host system to generate multiple matching results and allocate a transferring priority to the data packet according to the rules. The queues correspond to the matchers respectively. A queue of the queues stores information indicating the transferring priority for the data packet according to the matching results and priorities of matchers.
US08165017B2	GMPLS fast re-route for OADM and AUX 10MBPS support Embodiments of the present invention provide a GMPLS fast re-route of packets within a network using a multicast address and a table comprising a list of alias IP addresses. According to various embodiments of the invention an alternate data path from a source node to a destination node allows a packet to traverse to the destination node without IP forwarding techniques being applied. In other words, a tunneling effect from a source node to a destination node allows other nodes in the network to ignore the packet and only read the multicast address within the header and immediately forward the packet to the destination node. A predetermined set of IP addresses are determined from network topology including all potential paths, for a packet to traverse, to a destination address.
US08165016B2	Method and apparatus for setting communication paths in a network Two path setting sides are determined between a pair of nodes in a network, and two path setting messages are created. The two path setting messages each includes information on a path switch default direction, a wait-to-restore timer value, and a mode identifier identifying a revertive mode. Then the two different communication paths are concurrently set between the pair of nodes by transmitting concurrently the created two path setting messages between the pair of nodes. In the case of the revertive mode, a communication path set on a side identified by the path switch default direction is operated as a working path either in an initial state or when no faults have occurred during a time period indicated by the wait-to-restore timer value after recovery of the fault on the first side.
US08165011B2	Real-time network measurement A method of operation within a device coupled to a network. A first set of data is received from the network. A first set of measurement information, for use in determining a quality of the network, is then identified from the first set of data. A second set of measurement information is generated based on the first set of measurement information. The second set of measurement information and a second set of data are transmitted via the network, concurrently.
US08165005B2	Optical recording method and optical recording apparatus Disclosed is an optical recording method. The optical recording method includes irradiating an area where a recording mark is formed in a medium with a pulse train of laser light, and irradiating the area where the recording mark is formed with continuous-wave laser light that is continuously output.
US08165004B2	Optical pickup device An optical pickup device capable of eliminating interlayer crosstalk which is responsible for fluctuation in control signals and error rate in data signals, thereby ensuring stable action for a multilayered recording disc with a narrow interlayer spacing. The reflected beam coming from the multilayered disc is divided along the central line into two parallel portions by the dividing optical system and then condensed. The reflected beam coming from the active layer, which has been condensed, is reflected by the reflecting plane whose reflecting region is limited and the thus reflected beam is detected by the optical detector. The reflected beam coming from other layers is not reflected by the reflecting plane, so that interlayer crosstalk is reduced.
US08165003B2	Optical pickup device A first laser source is arranged on a transmitting side of a polarizing beam splitter, while a second laser source is arranged on a reflecting side of the polarizing beam splitter. The splitting surface of the polarizing beam splitter has a film characteristic of substantially transmitting s-polarization component of the laser light having the first wavelength emitted by the first laser source and substantially reflecting s-polarization component of the laser light having the second wavelength emitted by the second laser source. A plate-like beam splitter serves to introduce laser light reflected off of a signal recording medium into an optical detector by directing the laser light away from the optical path in which the laser sources are located. The plate-like beam splitter includes a splitting surface which has a reflectance that is higher than its transmittance.
US08164999B2	Optical disc apparatus and method for determining information recording layer in optical disc An optical disc device includes a laser diode which irradiates an optical disc having a plurality of layers with laser light, a photodetection section which detects laser light reflected by the optical disc, which comprising a pair of sub-photodetectors and a main photodetector provided between the pair of sub-photodetectors, a focus error signal generation circuit which generates a focus error signal from a photodetection signal output by the main photodetector, a tracking error generation circuit which generates a tracking error signal from the photodetection signal output by the main photodetector and a photodetection signal output by the pair of sub-photodetectors, and a layer determination signal processing circuit which generates a layer determination signal from the photodetection signal output by the pair of sub-photodetectors and determines in which of the layers a focus of the laser light is located, on the basis of the layer determination signal and focus error signal.
US08164991B2	Optical disk apparatus and optical pickup device A temperature sensor is disposed in an optical pickup to detect a temperature of an objective lens. An optical element (for example, a collimator lens) is driven according to a temperature change of the objective lens, which corrects deterioration of an optical characteristic of a laser beam passing through the objective lens. Good recording/reproduction is smoothly performed even if the optical characteristic of the objective lens is changed with the temperature change.
US08164990B2	Recording apparatus, recording method, recording program, recording/reproducing apparatus, recording/reproducing method, recording/reproducing program, editing apparatus, editing method, editing program, and display method To provide a recording/reproducing apparatus for recording at least content data and reproduction control information for controlling reproduction of the content data on a recording medium and reproducing the data recorded on the recording medium. The recording/reproducing apparatus includes: a recording unit which records content data on a recording medium recorded on the recording medium; a reproducing unit which reproduces the data from the recording medium; and a control unit which makes a control to generate a clip information file, a PlayList file, an object file, and an index file, and which controls recording by the recording unit and reproduction by the reproducing unit.
US08164989B2	Information recording method and information recording apparatus A recording method for irradiating a multi-layered optical recording medium with a laser beam to record information thereon. The optical recording medium can form a first information recording layer that is the farthest from a light incident surface, a second information recording layer that is the second farthest from the light incident surface, and at least one third information recording layer that is located closer to the light incident surface than the second information recording layer is. The method is to record information on the second information recording layer when all the information recording layers other than the second information recording layer are either blank or have been completely recorded. This allows for realizing high-quality information recording in consideration of adherence of foreign matters or occurrence of scratches.
US08164983B2	Fish finder A method, system, and apparatus are provided for focused ultrasonic acoustic imaging of objects within a body of water. Echo soundings are collected, produced by an ultrasonic transmitter and detected by an ultrasonic receiver. Spatial location information of the transmitter and receiver is collected and associated with each echo sounding. A focused signal spatial location is selected at a desired output location. One or more of the collected soundings are selected. An echo signal from each selected sounding is selected. The signal selection is determined by a calculation of which signal from the selected sounding scattered from an object at the selected focused signal spatial location. A focused echo signal is formed by combining the selected signals for the selected focused signal location. The focused signals are graphed, based on their respective selected focused signal spatial locations, producing a focused image.
US08164982B2	Ultrasonic sensor with piezoelectric elements and acoustic matching members An ultrasonic sensor includes a transmitting device, receiving devices arranged in an array, and a circuit device. One receiving device is configured as a reference receiving device. The circuit device includes a reference signal generator and first and second synchronous detectors. The reference signal generator generates a reference signal by using a received signal of the reference receiving device. The first synchronous detector performs synchronous detection of a received signal of one of the receiving devices based on the reference signal to detect a distance to an object. The second synchronous detector performs synchronous detection of received signals of the receiving devices except the reference receiving device based on the reference signal to detect a direction of the object.
US08164976B2	Acoustic system quality assurance and testing Embodiments of the invention provide for testing acoustic systems. According to one embodiment, testing an acoustic system can comprise receiving a signal from the acoustic system at a testing device via one of a plurality of channels between the acoustic system and the testing device. At least one pulse from a pattern pulses of the signal can be detected with the testing device by matching the pattern of pulses to an expected pulse pattern for the acoustic system. For example, matching the pattern of pulses to an expected pulse pattern can comprise determining whether the pulse pattern includes a first pulse type. If the pulse pattern includes the first pulse type, a determination can be made whether the pulse pattern further includes a second pulse type. If the pulse pattern further includes the second pulse type, a subsequent pulse of the second pulse type can be identified and detected.
US08164968B2	Voltage down converter for high speed memory A voltage down converter (VDC) applicable to high-speed memory devices. The VDC includes a steady driver and active driver along with at least one additional transistor. The steady driver and active driver are coupled by a transistor switch during device start-up to provide fast ramp-up to operating voltage and current. After start-up, the steady driver and active drive function to maintain a steady operating voltage and current. An additional transistor is digitally controlled to drive up operating voltage and current upon issuance of an active command representing read, write, and/or refresh of memory. In this manner, the additional transistor provides fast compensation for fluctuations in operating voltage and current brought on by activity in the memory array.
US08164967B2	Systems and methods for refreshing non-volatile memory Systems and methods are disclosed for managing a non-volatile memory (“NVM”), such as a flash memory. To prevent data errors due to leakage effects, the NVM may be refreshed. For example, a reserved portion of the NVM may be selected, and a predetermined pattern can be stored into the reserved portion. The reserved portion can then be monitored for storage deterioration over time. After determining that storage deterioration of the reserved portion has occurred, the NVM can be refreshed. In some embodiments, a controller can attempt to distinguish data errors due to leakage effects from data errors due to disturb issues.
US08164963B2	Semiconductor memory device A semiconductor memory device includes: a first strobe signal generation unit configured to generate a first rising strobe signal in response to a rising DLL clock signal; a second strobe signal generation unit configured to generate a second rising strobe signal in response to a falling DLL clock signal, the second rising strobe signal having an opposite phase to the first rising strobe signal and being activated at the same timing as the first rising strobe signal; a third strobe signal generation unit configured to generate a first falling strobe signal in response to the falling DLL clock signal; and a fourth strobe signal generation unit configured to generate a second falling strobe signal in response to the rising DLL clock signal, the second falling strobe signal having an opposite phase to the first falling strobe signal and being activated at the same timing as the first falling strobe signal.
US08164954B2	Flash memory device and program method thereof A nonvolatile memory device that includes first and second storage areas, and a control logic configured to control the first and second storage areas, wherein when a program operation of the first storage area is passed before a program operation of the second storage area is passed, the control logic completes the program operation of the first storage area and continues the program operation of the second storage area is provided.
US08164943B2	Soft error robust storage SRAM cells and flip-flops A storage cell is provided with improved robustness to soft errors. The storage cell comprises complementary lower storage nodes and complementary upper storage nodes. The upper storage nodes act to limit feedback between the lower storage nodes and are capable of restoring the logical state of the core storage nodes in the event of a soft error. Similarly the lower storage nodes act to limit feedback between the upper storage nodes with the same effect. An SRAM cell utilizing the proposed storage cell can be realized with two access transistors configured to selectively couple complementary storage nodes to a corresponding bitline. A flip-flop can be realized with a variety of transfer gates which selectively couple data into the proposed storage cell.
US08164941B2	Semiconductor memory device with ferroelectric device and refresh method thereof A semiconductor memory device with a ferroelectric device comprises a channel region, a drain region and a source region formed in a substrate, a ferroelectric layer formed over the channel region, and a word line formed over the ferroelectric layer. A different channel resistance is induced to the channel region depending on a polarity state of the ferroelectric layer, a data read operation is performed by a cell sensing current value differentiated depending on the polarity state of the ferroelectric layer while a read voltage is applied to the word line and a sensing bias voltage is applied to one of the drain region and the source region, and a data write operation is performed by a polarity of the ferroelectric layer changed depending on a voltage applied to the word line, the drain region and the source region.
US08164939B2	Magnetic shift register memory A magnetic shift register memory includes a magnetic track and a reference magnetic region. The magnetic track has multiple magnetic domains. Each of the magnetic domains stores one bit data. One end of the magnetic domains is set with a first data injection domain for storing a first data, and a second data injection domain is located adjacent to the first data injection domain. The reference magnetic region corresponding to the second data injection region is implemented at a side of the magnetic track for storing a second data.
US08164929B2	Controlled contactless power transmission An inductive coupled power transmission circuit has a rotating transformer, including an AC voltage supply for feeding an AC voltage via a series capacitor into the primary winding of said rotating transformer and a load being coupled to the secondary winding of said rotating transformer. The AC voltage supply includes a line rectifier for receiving AC voltage from a power line and generating a DC voltage. This is fed into a DC/DC converter for converting the DC voltage from the line rectifier into a controlled intermediate DC voltage. An AC generator generates an AC voltage from the intermediate DC voltage and feeds this via a matching transformer into the primary winding of the rotating transformer. A measuring circuit measures voltages and/or currents within the AC voltage supply and a function generator estimates voltage and/or current values at the load based on the measured values and controls the DC/DC converter and/or the AC generator based on the estimated values.
US08164923B2	Device for the protection of an electronic component The invention relates to a protection device fixed to a support and covering an electronic component. The protection device comprises at least a first wall corresponding to a first portion of printed circuit comprising at least a first conductive track, the first wall comprising at least a first mechanical guide element; at least a second wall corresponding to a second portion of printed circuit comprising at least a second conductive track, the second wall comprising at least a second mechanical guide element which interacts with the first guide element; and spot welds connecting the first wall to the second wall, at least one of the spot welds also electrically connecting the first conductive track to the second conductive track.
US08164921B2	Cover mechanism and electronic device using same A cover mechanism for an electronic device includes a protective cover, a resisting element, a control element, and a releasable element. The resisting element is attached to the electronic device. The control element engages with the resisting element. The protective cover latches to the control element. The releasable element provides a force to the protective cover for automatically opening the protective cover. When the control element is pressed, the control element forces the resisting element to unlock the protective cover.
US08164916B1	Techniques for attenuating resonance induced impedance in integrated circuits Provided is an integrated circuit system and method for biasing the same that features bifurcating a power distribution network to provide a bias voltage to the integrated circuit system. One of the branches of the power distribution network attenuates an impedance in the power distribution network that supplies transient currents and the remaining branch supplies a substantially steady-state currents.
US08164910B2	Electronic device According to one embodiment, an electronic device includes a housing, a wiring, a wiring holder, and a wall portion. The housing houses a plurality of components including a first component and a second component located near the first component The wiring is installed around the second component in the housing and connected to at least one of the components. The wiring holder is located around the second component in the housing to hold the wiring. The wall portion includes a cover that covers the second component and an opening. The opening includes a first area where the first component is exposed and a second area where a periphery of the wiring holder is exposed. The second area is formed around the cover continuously from the first area.
US08164906B2	Modular electronic enclosure A modular electronic enclosure having a maximum height of 1 U and a width adapted to fit between the rails of a 19 inch rack is adapted to receive up to ten single-width Advanced Mezzanine Cards (AMCs) installed horizontally in the enclosure. Some modules that are not compliant with AMC standards may be installed in the modular electronic enclosure. A backplane, backplane structural support, combined card guide, chassis cover, and chassis bottom cooperate mechanically to provide a stiff, stable enclosure resistant to mechanical flexure. The modular electronic enclosure includes two hot-swappable cooling units which cooperate to establish push-pull cooling airflow. The modular electronic enclosure is further adapted to receive a Power Unit and an MCH. In another embodiment, the modular electronic enclosure includes a backplane with more than one core and has mounting locations and electrical connectors for up to twenty single-width 4 HP electronic modules. A backplane having more than one core is included in some embodiments. In some embodiments, the modular electronic enclosure is adapted to receive a combination of electronic modules comprising single-width, dual-width, and quad-width electronic modules. Some embodiments optionally include an MCH, a power unit module, or a J-TAG Switch module, or combinations of these and other modules.
US08164900B2	Enclosure of electronic device An enclosure of an electronic device includes a bottom plate, a rear plate connected to the bottom plate, and a power supply unit. A heat generation apparatus is located on the bottom plate. An opening is defined in the rear plate. A power supply unit includes a wide first receiver portion and a narrow second receiver portion. A fan is mounted in the wide first receiver portion. The wide first receiver portion includes a rear wall located in the opening and a first front wall that is parallel to the rear wall. The first front wall and the rear wall define vent holes. The narrow second receiver portion includes a second side wall perpendicular to the first front wall. The second side wall and the heat generation apparatus form an air flow channel therebetween. The fan drives air flow through the air flow channel.
US08164899B2	Dust-and-water proof casing In order to seal an internal space of a casing having an upper and lower casing members, a continuous groove with a semicircular cross-section is formed around a dust-and-water proof area of the lower casing member, and a continuous elongated protrusion is formed on the portion of the upper casing member corresponding to the groove, so that the protrusion is inserted in the groove when two casing members are engaged. Spherical sealing members each having the same diameter as the groove width are arrayed continuously in the groove without gaps therebetween. The width of the elongated protrusion is configured to be smaller than the groove width, so that the spherical sealing members compressed when the casing members are fitted are deformed to enter a space defined between the elongated protrusion and the groove, to thereby form a dust-and-water proof structure. Inserting the spherical sealing members in the groove is easy.
US08164897B2	Airflow recirculation and cooling apparatus and method for an electronics rack An apparatus is provided for facilitating cooling of an electronics rack of a data center. The apparatus includes: an airflow director mounted to the electronics rack to redirect airflow exhausting from the electronics rack through an airflow return pathway back towards an air inlet side of the rack; an air-to-liquid heat exchanger disposed within the airflow return pathway for cooling redirected airflow before exiting into the data center near the air inlet side of the rack; an air temperature sensor for monitoring air temperature of the redirected airflow; and an automated isolation door associated with the airflow director for automatically blocking airflow exhausting from the air outlet side of the electronics rack from passing through the airflow return pathway back towards the air inlet side of the rack responsive to temperature of the redirected airflow exceeding a defined temperature threshold.
US08164896B1	Electronic apparatus An electronic apparatus is disclosed, which comprises: a casing, a cap, a data storage unit and an ejecting module. The casing has an accommodation space formed by the enclosure of two sidewalls of the casing. The accommodation space is further configured with an opening that can be covered by the cap so as to seal the accommodation space. The ejecting module is comprised of: a holder, pivotally coupled to one of the two sidewalls while clamping the data storage unit; and a first elastic element, disposed at a position for allowing the same to be compress when the opening is covered by the cap, and consequently, enabling the first elastic element to be released from the compression when the cap is removed from the opening, and thus bringing along the holder to rotate in a specific direction for lifting and exposing the data storage unit out of the accommodation space.
US08164890B2	Sliding and tilting mechanism and portable electronic device using the same A portable electronic device is disclosed including a first part, a second part, and a sliding and tilting mechanism. The sliding and tilting mechanism includes a lower board fixed to the second part, an upper board fixed to the first part, an intermediate board positioned between the lower board and the upper board. The sliding and tilting mechanism further includes two elastic assemblies and a tilting assembly, and tilts the intermediate board and the upper board relative to the lower board after the upper board slides over a predetermined distance along the intermediate board.
US08164889B2	Sliding and tilting mechanism and portable electronic device using the same A portable electronic device is disclosed including a first part, a second part, and a sliding and tilting mechanism. The sliding and tilting mechanism includes a lower board fixed to the second part, an upper board fixed to the first part, an intermediate board positioned between the lower board and the upper board. The sliding and tilting mechanism further includes two elastic assemblies, a swinging member, and a cam member, all of which engage with each other to tilt the intermediate board and the upper board relative to the lower board after the upper board slides over a predetermined distance along the intermediate board.
US08164888B2	Computer A computer having a mounting structure can be easily mounted to a wall. A bracket of the computer can receive a computer enclosure of the computer and easily mount a display and the computer enclosure of the computer to the wall.
US08164887B2	Keypad mechanism for portable electronic device and method for assembling the same A portable electronic device includes a housing, a button assembly, two positioning elements, and a resisting plate. The housing defines a plurality of through holes. The button assembly includes buttons arranged in button rows. Each button row is received in one of the through hole. The positioning elements each are positioned at one side of the housing. The resisting plate and the positioning elements fix the button assembly to the housing.
US08164886B1	Ruggedized display enclosure A ruggedized display enclosure is described that houses an electronic display while withstanding severe shock and vibration, as well as environmental drip, such as for example conditions encountered in military environments. The ruggedized display enclosure has a cover structure to house the electronic display, but also allows the electronic display to be seen through the cover structure, so that the electronic display is usable when inside the enclosure. A damping material is arranged on outer areas of such an electronic display, between the electronic display and the cover structure. The damping material is arranged to allow the electronic display to be suspended with respect to the cover structure, thereby protecting the electronic display against conditions of shock and vibration.
US08164884B2	Solid electrolytic capacitor with improved moisture resistance properties and method of manufacturing the same In a solid electrolytic capacitor including a porous valve-acting metal, an anode conductor has a large number of pores having openings on the surface thereof according to the porosity of the valve-acting metal. A solid electrolyte layer is formed on the surface of the anode conductor so as to be filled in at least a portion of each of the pores and to close the openings thereof. Further, a cathode conductor is formed on the solid electrolyte layer. Preferably, the solid electrolyte layer has a two-layer structure with two layers having different particle sizes.
US08164874B2	Overvoltage protection device for an electrical circuit An overvoltage protection device, including: an input configured to be connected to a power supply mains; an output configured to be connected to an electronic system to be protected; two bidirectional field-effect semiconductor transistors of normally-on type, connected in series between the input and the output, fabricated in a wide-bandgap material and configured to operate in current-limiting mode; and a resistor connected in parallel with the two transistors.
US08164873B2	Integrator and circuit-breaker having an integrator An integrator and a circuit-breaker are disclosed, the integrator being in the form of a passive symmetrical low-pass filter having an integration capacitor. In order to make it possible to temporally integrate an electrical signal in an improved manner, it is proposed in at least one embodiment that provision be made of a differential amplifier having two amplifying elements each having an input, that the two amplifying elements be coupled to one another in order to generate a differential signal, that the inputs of the two amplifying elements be connected to one another via the integration capacitor, and that each amplifying element be positively fed back to its input via a feedback loop in such a manner that the two amplifying elements together form a negative input resistance in parallel with the integration capacitor.
US08164872B2	Power supply clamp circuit A power supply clamp circuit includes a first transistor including a metal silicide layer that is formed in a substrate between a first electrode coupling part in a first drain region and a first gate electrode, and a second transistor including a first metal silicide layer and a second metal silicide layer each of which is formed in a substrate between a second electrode coupling part in a second drain region and a second gate electrode, wherein the first metal silicide layer and the second metal silicide layer are spaced apart from each other.
US08164871B2	Circuit for protecting an integrated circuit against elctrostatic discharges in CMOS technology The integrated circuit may include at least one electronic protection circuit for protecting against at least one electrostatic discharge and being able to discharge the overvoltage current generated by the electrostatic discharge. The electronic protection circuit includes a controlled short-circuiting switch embodied in CMOS technology including a CMOS technology TRIAC or a CMOS technology thyristor arranged in anti-parallel with a CMOS technology diode, and a triggering circuit for controlling the short-circuiting switch.
US08164868B2	Device for short-circuiting power semiconductor modules An apparatus has power semiconductor modules, which are connected to one another via connection devices so as to form a series circuit. A short-circuiting device for short-circuiting the respective power semiconductor module is assigned to each power semiconductor module. The apparatus has a reliable and at the same time cost-effective short-circuiting device. It is proposed that the short-circuiting device is a pyrotechnical/mechanical element, which has a detonation charge and a tripping device, which can be displaced by the detonation charge.
US08164867B2	Method for protection of energy storage source, and in particular motor vehicle battery A method for protection of an energy storage source (2), in particular a battery of a motor vehicle, against possible overloading caused by prolonged application of an electric voltage to the energy storage source, this voltage being generated at least partially by a rotary electric machine (1) such as an alternator or an alternator-starter, the method comprising the following steps: permitting measurement of a charge level of the energy storage source, this charge level being represented for example by a voltage measured at the terminals of the energy storage source or a PWM signal, while the rotary electric machine is functioning in a predetermined functioning mode, and electric excitation is being applied to it; comparing a value (SENSE) of this measurement with a reference value (Max_SP); if the value measured for the energy storage source is greater than the reference value, interrupting the excitation applied to the rotary electric machine.
US08164861B2	Spin torque oscillator sensor employing antiparallel coupled oscilation layers A spin torque magnetoresistive sensor having a very small gap thickness. The sensor operates by measuring the change in frequency of a spin torque induced magnetic oscillation in magnetic layers of the sensor to detect the presence of a magnetic field. The sensor includes a pair of free magnetic layers that are antiparallel coupled by a thin non-magnetic coupling layer there-between. The sensor does not include a pinned layer structure nor an associated AFM pinning layer, which allows the sensor to be constructed much thinner than prior art sensors.
US08164853B2	Perpendicular magnetic write head with side shield saturation magnetic flux density increasing away from magnetic pole A perpendicular magnetic write head is provided with a magnetic pole and a pair of side shields disposed on both sides of the magnetic pole in a cross track direction with side gaps in between. Each of the pair of side shields is configured in such a manner that a saturation magnetic flux density thereof increases as a distance from the magnetic pole in the cross track direction increases. Such a configuration allows unwanted divergence component of magnetic flux in a recording magnetic field to be captured while avoiding any excessive capturing of the recording magnetic field, and while preventing any intensity reduction of the recording magnetic field in its entirety. As a result, the recording magnetic field is maintained to have an adequate intensity and spreading of the recording magnetic field is suppressed, so that the recording capabilities are improved.
US08164847B2	Fall detection device, magnetic disk device, and portable electronic apparatus By detecting that a differentiation value of the absolute value of acceleration is lower than a negative threshold value DAth1 in a negative direction from a first stage (S1: Stationary state) where the differentiation value of the absolute value of acceleration is approximately 0, it is considered that the stage is in a second stage (S2: Fall start state). When the absolute value of acceleration after that has become lower from a threshold value Ath1, it is considered that the fall detection device has entered a third stage (S3: Low gravity state). When the low gravity state has continued for a given time T3, it is considered that the stage is in a fourth stage (S4: Falling state), and a fall detection signal is output. Thus, the processing load when the determination is performed by software is reduced and the prediction of a fall can be performed.
US08164846B1	Hybrid defect detection for recording channels Methods, systems and computer program products for performing hybrid defect detection are disclosed. A hybrid defect detection mechanism may be used to detect various classes of defects (e.g., long and shallow defects, and short and deep defects) while reducing the probability of a miss or false alarm. In some implementations, the hybrid defect detection mechanism may utilize a defect detector that includes one or more defect sub-detectors. Each defect sub-detector may be associated with an individual threshold and sliding window length to enhance the hybrid defect detection process that maximizes the detection of a specific type or class of defects.
US08164836B2	Objective lens for endoscopes The inventive objective lens for endoscopes has independently a zooming function and a focusing function, and is capable of magnified viewing. The objective lens has an angle of view (2ω) of 100° or greater, and comprises a positive first group G1, a negative second group G2 and a positive third group G3. The third group G3 comprises a positive first (3-1) subgroup G31 and a positive second (3-2) subgroup G32. A subgroup in at least the second group G2 moves to (1) bring about a change in the focal length of the whole system and (2) correct an image position for movement in association with a focal length change, and one subgroup in the second group G2 and the third group G3 moves to the image side from a longer side toward a shorter side of the working distance (WD) to (3) correct the focal position for movement in association with a working distance change.
US08164833B2	Optical window member An optical window member includes a transparent synthetic resin plate having a surface with a protruding/recessed pattern of a predetermined fineness that causes light diffusion, and an optical thin film formed on the surface of the transparent synthetic resin plate with the protruding/recessed pattern. The optical thin film determines a component of light transmitted through the optical thin film and light reflected from the optical thin film.
US08164832B2	Programmable optical computing device employing LED array transducers and stacked light modulator elements in fractional fourier planes A monolithic or hybrid integrated optical information processor or optical information processing system having at least one LED array and plurality of light modulating array elements, each controlled by respective control signals, and arranged so that each light modulating array element lies in a different fractional Fourier transform plane. In some implementations, at least a portion of the resulting system is implemented in a stack of element materials. In an implementation, a segment of graded index material lies between consecutive light modulating array elements. In an implementation, an LED array is used as an image source and another LED array is used as an image sensor to transform the processed image into an electrical output.
US08164824B2	Demodulator A demodulator includes a splitter, a first dielectric substance, and a combiner. The splitter splits a differential phase shift keying optical signal into a first light beam and a second light beam and outputs the first light beam to a first optical path and the second light beam to a second optical path. The first dielectric substance is disposed in the first optical path and has a refractive index higher than the average refractive index of the second optical path. The combiner combines the first light beam and the second light beam and causes the beams to interfere with each other. The difference in length between the first and second optical paths and the refractive index of the first dielectric substance are set such that the first light beam is delayed by one bit with respect to the second light beam.
US08164822B2	Display device, method of manufacturing display device and electronic apparatus A display device having a display surface, comprises: a contact particle-containing layer including a wall portion with an inner surface for defining a space, contact particles electrically charged and provided within the space in a contact state that the contact particles are in contact with the inner surface of the wall portion, the contact particles having a hue, and a scattering medium for scattering light or a colored medium having a different hue from the hue of the contact particles which is provided within the space; and a pair of electrodes that, when applied with an electrical voltage, generate electrical fields to act on the contact particles, wherein the display device is configured so that when the electrical voltage is applied to between the pair of electrodes, the contact particles are moved along the inner surface of the wall portion while maintaining the contact state.
US08164817B2	Method of forming a mirrored bent cut glass shape for vehicular exterior rearview mirror assembly A method of forming a mirrored bent cut glass shape includes bending a flat sheet of glass to establish a curved sheet of glass. A machine vision system determines a surface profile of the curved sheet of glass, and a computer numerical controlled cutting tool is positioned at the curved sheet of glass and its cutting wheel is maintained at or close to 90 degrees to the tangential plane of the curved sheet of glass. At least one of (a) the cutting wheel and (b) the curved sheet of glass is controlled in three dimensions to cut a bent cut glass shape from the curved sheet of glass, and such controlling is, at least in part, responsive to the surface profile of the curved sheet of glass. A mirror reflector is established at a surface of the bent cut glass shape to form a mirrored bent cut glass shape.
US08164812B2	Optical scanning mirror, semiconductor structure and manufacturing method thereof A semiconductor structure provided with an insulation structure in a moving unit is manufactured easily. An optical scanning mirror (semiconductor structure) is formed by processing an SOI substrate consists of a first silicon layer, an oxide film and a second silicon layer. A moving unit, which is supported on a fixed frame through first hinges, is formed on the first silicon layer. The moving unit is divided into a plurality of regions by forming trenches (insulation structure). A supporting member formed of the oxide film and the second silicon layer is formed just below the trenches. The plurality of regions of the moving frame divided by the trenches are joined to the supporting member, so that the moving unit is swingable with the supporting member. Thereby, the supporting member is formed by simple etching processes, and thus, mechanical strength of the moving unit is ensured.
US08164809B2	Image processing apparatus and method Disclosed is an image processing apparatus, including: a comparing and detecting section for comparing two image data, which respectively obtained by nearly simultaneously reading both sides of a document, on a pixel to pixel basis and detecting a pixel, on which off-set arises, from the two image data based on a comparison result obtained by comparing the two image data; and a correcting section for correcting at least any one of brightness, hue and chroma based on information including brightness and hue of the detected pixel.
US08164803B2	Infrared heat source tied to image scanner for transitional document erasing A device which can be used to handle documents which can be written to and erased can include a scan head which can output a first light source for scanning a document and a second light source for erasing an image from a printed document. In one embodiment, the device can further include a third light source for writing or imaging a pattern onto a page.
US08164797B2	Process and device for digitising a document The invention relates to a process for digitizing document in which the document (4) is feed driven in front of a sensor (2) by a drive mechanism (3) comprising a plurality of elements (31-36) which come into contact with the document (4) while it is fed, wherein the sensor (2) is capable of generating digital data from an image on the document (4), wherein the process comprises steps consisting of: —detecting when the contact is established or broken between the document (4) and one of the elements (32), —correcting the digital data by applying to the data a distortion correction function which takes into account the position of the sensor (2) with respect to the image when the detection takes place.
US08164792B2	Printing device, printing method, and program A printing device includes a controlling section that converts visible information, expressed using biaxial orthogonal coordinate data, into polar coordinate data, and binarizes the polar coordinate data to generate binarized polar coordinate data. Next, the controlling section performs landing position correction on the binarized polar coordinate data, and generates ink discharge data in which displacements of landing positions of ink drops, caused by the order in which the ink drops are discharged from discharge nozzles, are corrected.
US08164789B2	Image processing apparatus, image processing process and program In an image processing method, on the basis of input image data with respect to a target pixel, independent multi-level data (g0, g1) corresponding to respective plural species of dots which are different in at least one of a density and a diameter are generated, and then data (O0, O1) relating to an amount of generation of the dots with respect to the target pixel are generated on the basis of a relationship between the generated independent multi-level data (g0, g1) corresponding to the plural species of dots. The image processing method is effective in performing design having a high degree of flexibility in proper use of a relatively high power dot (high density dot or large dot) and a relatively low power dot (low density dot or small dot) and can realize obviation or alleviation of an occurrence of granulation or an apparent frame caused due to the relatively high power dot.
US08164788B2	Cluster-based printer model for tone reproduction curve estimation What is disclosed is a system and method for efficiently and accurately estimating the complete TRC for a color marking device equipped with a multi-center cluster halftone screen which has a similar halftone tiling geometry and a similar growth specified by a corresponding single-center cluster halftone screen. The present method introduces a cluster-based printer model which establishes a relationship between a color output of a single-center cluster halftone screen and a color output of a multi-center cluster halftone screen. The present cluster-based printer model determines the complete TRC for the multi-center cluster halftone screen using the measurements for the single-center cluster halftone screen. Results of halftone dot linearization with different printing devices demonstrates that high accuracy can be achieved using the reduced measurements from the single-center cluster halftone screen. The present method finds its uses in characterization processes for a wide variety of color marking devices known in the arts.
US08164787B2	Thermal transfer recording device and image formation method A control section 11 of an image data generation apparatus 1 of a thermal transfer recording apparatus S performs resolution conversion processing, gradation conversion processing, CMYK separation processing, contour expansion processing, image sift processing, dot processing, and image reverse shift processing for entered image data 5 stored in an image memory 33 of a storage section 12. The control section 11 sends the produced image data to a printing section 2, prints it on an intermediate transfer medium, and transfers it onto a polycarbonate film or the like. Through contour expansion processing, contours of color images masked by a black background are expanded by numbers of pixels which differ among the colors, and masked by the black background.
US08164784B2	Apparatus and method for setting printing options using preview image An apparatus and method are provided for setting a printing option using a preview image. Setting the printing option includes an image preview unit displaying a preview image corresponding to printing data and enabling the preview image to be manipulated for setting a printing setting, a control unit controlling printing of the preview image according to the printing setting of the manipulated preview image, and a printing option setting unit setting a printing option, wherein the control unit applies the printing setting of the preview image to the printing option of the printing option setting unit.
US08164781B2	Output system for unifying a documentary form relating to an event To provide an output system and an output device capable of easily unifying a documentary form relating to an event without increasing the number of work processes, in a system wherein output data is transmitted to an output device such as a printer, via a communication network from a requesting device such as a personal computer, and printing based on the output data is performed at the output device. An output device 1 records in a format information database 12a format information showing an output format including the documentary form of printing, correspondingly to index information showing an event. A user using a requesting device 2 makes the requesting device 2 send the output data to the output device 1 and designate the index information. The output device 1 performs output based on the output data, in the output format shown by designated index information.
US08164779B2	Data communication apparatus and method A document transmission apparatus reduces troublesome labor of an operator when transmitting document data, inputted from a scanner or the like, by various transmission methods such as electronic mail, facsimile, remote printing and file transfer. An address book containing a receiver and a plurality of transmission methods for transmitting document data to the receiver is generated. Upon transmission instruction, an appropriate transmission method is selected by the receiver, then document data is converted into data of an appropriate data format, and the converted data is transmitted. Further, a notice of transmission indicating that the document data has been transmitted is transmitted to the receiver of the document data by a method different from the transmission method of the document data. Thus, the document data can be reliably delivered to the receiver.
US08164776B2	Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and storage medium storing image processing program An image processing apparatus includes a reading unit, a printing unit, a control unit configured to control a reading job for causing the reading unit to execute reading processing and a printing job for causing the printing unit to execute print processing, and a setting unit configured to perform setting as to whether to permit execution of a second job while a first job is in execution, wherein the first job is one of the reading job and the printing job, and the second job is the other of the reading job and the printing job. The control unit controls the reading job and the printing job based on the setting performed by the setting unit.
US08164774B2	Output system and device for information reproduction An output system comprising an information reproduction device and an electronic device is provided. In the system, the electronic device comprises a first connection interface through which a command signal is transmitted and a reproduced signal is inputted, a command output unit to transmit the command signal for instructing execution of a reproduction process in response to occurrence of a predetermined event, and an output control unit to output reproduced information which is reproduced by the information reproduction device and corresponds to the reproduced signal. The information reproduction device comprises a second connection interface to interface the information reproduction device with the first connection interface, a storage unit storing information to be subjected to the reproduction process, a reproduction unit to execute the reproduction process, and a reproduction signal output unit to cause the reproduction unit to execute the reproduction process and to transmit the reproduced signal.
US08164770B2	Image processing apparatus and image processing system with remote login An image processing apparatus is connected via a network to a terminal device having a recording medium loaded therein, receives a remote login from the terminal device, and executes an image processing job. When an operator who has logged in to the image processing apparatus is the same person as a user who is remotely logged in to the image processing apparatus from the terminal device, the image processing apparatus performs one of operations A and B after the image processing apparatus is granted access permission by the terminal device with use of a network address of the terminal device, which is acquired upon the remote login, the operation A being to acquire an image file stored in the recording medium, the operation B being to cause an image file stored in the apparatus to be stored in the recording medium.
US08164769B2	Image forming apparatus with vibration detection and control A Multi-Functional Peripheral (MFP) comprising: a registration adjuster for making a registration adjustment by adjusting an image forming position of each color; a detector for detecting an intensity of a vibration; a transmitter for transmitting the image data to another apparatus via a network; and a controller for (i) interrupting an image formation if the intensity of the vibration is judged to be larger than a first threshold, (ii) instructing the transmitter to transmit the image data of the interrupted image formation to the another apparatus if the intensity of the vibration is judged to be larger than a second threshold that is larger than the first threshold, and (iii) after the vibration has ceased, instructing the registration adjuster to make the registration adjustment and then restarting the interrupted image formation.
US08164760B2	Method and system for interrogating the thickness of a carbon layer A method and system for interrogating a thickness of a carbon layer are described. The carbon layer resides on at least one of a magnetic recording head and a magnetic recording disk. The method and system include providing an enhancement film on the carbon layer. The enhancement film is continuous across a portion of the carbon layer. The method and system also include exposing the enhancement film to light from a light source and detecting scattered light from the carbon layer to provide a surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) spectrum. The enhancement film resides between the light source and the carbon layer. The method and system also include determining the thickness of the carbon layer based on the SERS spectrum.
US08164745B2	System and method for providing scanning polarized reference sources A method of determining an angular orientation of a sensor relative to a source including the steps of amplitude modulating at least two synchronized polarized Radio Frequency (RF) carrier signals with a predetermined relationship between their amplitude modulation of their electric field components and their polarization states to provide a scanning polarized RF reference source with a desired scanning range, pattern and frequency; detecting the scanning polarized RF reference source at the sensor; and determining the orientation of the sensor based on the detected scanning polarized RF reference source. Similar methods are also provided for determining an angular orientation and/or position of a sensor relative to two or more sources, aligning a mobile sensor relative to a source and homing a sensor relative to a predetermined plane and/or point.
US08164740B2	Illumination system coherence remover with two sets of stepped mirrors A coherence remover is provided. In an embodiment the coherence remover includes a first mirror and a second mirror coupled to the first mirror. The coherence remover is configured to receive an input beam. Each of the first and second mirrors is configured to reflect a respective portion of the input beam to produce respective one or more intermediate beams. The intermediate beams collectively form an output beam that has a reduced coherence compared to the input beam.
US08164737B2	Lithographic apparatus having an active damping subassembly A lithographic apparatus includes a projection system to project a patterned radiation beam onto a substrate, and a damping system to dampen a vibration of at least part of the projection system, the damping system including an interface damping mass and an active damping subsystem to dampen a vibration of at least part of the interface damping mass, the interface damping mass connected to the projection system, and the active damping subsystem connected to the interface damping mass, the active damping subsystem including a sensor to measure a position quantity of the interface damping mass and an actuator to exert a force on the interface damping mass based on a signal provided by the sensor. The damping system further includes an interface damping device connected to the interface damping mass and configured to damp a movement of the interface damping mass at an eigenfrequency of the interface damping mass.
US08164729B2	Liquid crystal display device It is an object of the present invention to apply a sufficient electrical field to a liquid crystal material in a horizontal electrical field liquid crystal display device typified by an FFS type. In a horizontal electrical field liquid crystal display, an electrical field is applied to a liquid crystal material right above a common electrode and a pixel electrode using plural pairs of electrodes rather than one pair of electrodes. One pair of electrodes includes a comb-shaped common electrode and a comb-shaped pixel electrode. Another pair of electrodes includes a common electrode provided in a pixel portion and the comb-shaped pixel electrode.
US08164726B2	Antireflection film and display device It is an object to provide a high-visibility antireflection film having an antireflection function which can further reduce reflection and a display device that has the antireflection film. A plurality of projections in a pyramidal shape (hereinafter, referred to as pyramidal projection) that are adjacent to each other are provided, and the refractive index of the projection is made to change by the physical pyramidal shape to the outer side (air side) from a surface of a display screen, so that reflection of light is prevented. In addition, the plurality of pyramidal projections are each covered with a film formed of a material having a higher refractive index than the pyramidal projections.
US08164716B2	Polarization beam splitter and optical system A polarization beam splitter (PBS) includes a first prism, a second prism, an alignment layer, and a cholesteric liquid crystal (CLC) layer. The first prism has two first surfaces adjacent to each other and a first slanted surface that forms a first included angle with the two first surfaces, respectively. The second prism has two second surfaces adjacent to each other and a second slanted surface that forms a second included angle with the two second surfaces, respectively. The second slanted surface is opposite to the first slanted surface. The alignment layer is disposed on the first slanted surface of the first prism. The CLC layer is disposed between the alignment layer and the second slanted surface of the second prism.
US08164715B2	Polarizer and liquid crystal display using the same Disclosed is a liquid crystal display and a polarizing plate used in the same. The liquid crystal display includes a liquid crystal cell and a first polarizing plate and a second polarizing plate respectively provided on each side of the liquid crystal cell. The first polarizing plate and the second polarizing plate each includes a polyvinyl alcohol polarizing film and protective films provided on both sides of the polyvinyl alcohol polarizing film, the protective films that are provided on surfaces opposite to the liquid crystal cell of the first polarizing plate and the second polarizing plate each has vapor transmissivity of 100 g/m Day or less, and the protective films that are provided on surfaces abutting the liquid crystal cell of the first polarizing plate and the second polarizing plate each has the vapor transmissivity of more than 1,500 g/m Day. When the protective films that are provided on surfaces opposite to the liquid crystal cell of the first polarizing plate and the second polarizing plate each has a UV absorption ability, the protective films that are provided on surfaces abutting the liquid crystal cell of the first polarizing plate and the second polarizing plate each has the vapor transmissivity of more than 200 g/m Day.
US08164709B2	Side type backlight module, liquid crystal display, and assembly methods thereof A side type backlight module includes a light guide plate and a circuit board with at least one light emitting device thereon. The light guide plate has a first surface defining a light emitting surface, a second, opposite surface, and a light incident surface connecting the first and second surfaces. The circuit board is directly adhered to a part of the first or the second surface adjacent to the light incident surface. The light emitting device is thus disposed beside the light incident surface.
US08164695B2	Flat panel display A flat panel display. The flat panel display comprises a main body, a control pad and a hinge. The control pad is connected to the main body by a hinge, wherein the control pad rotates on the hinge between a first position and a second position.
US08164692B2	Gamma correction circuit, gamma correction method, and image processing apparatus According to one embodiment, a gamma correction circuit including a serial storage unit which serially stores first and second parameter information in a storage area, a first parallel storage unit which parallelly stores the first parameter information in the storage area, a second parallel storage unit, a gamma correction unit which receives a video signal and which performs gamma correction to the video signal based on the first or second parameter information, and a control unit which serially reads the first or second parameter information, parallelly stores the information in the first or second parallel storage units, parallelly reads the first or second parameter information, supplies the information to the gamma correction unit, and performs gamma correction to the video signal based on the first or second parameter information.
US08164688B2	Frequency adjusting apparatus and adjusting method thereof A frequency adjusting method comprises steps of: generating a first adjusting signal according to a frequency of a first output signal; adjusting a frequency of an input signal by using the first adjusting signal to generate the first output signal, so as to adjust the frequency of the first output signal into a first range; generating a second adjusting signal according to a frequency of a second output signal; adjusting the frequency of the first output signal by using the second adjusting signal to generate the second output signal, so as to adjust the frequency of the second output signal into a second range; and adjusting the first adjusting signal and the second adjusting signal according to the second adjusting signal.
US08164681B2	Image pickup apparatus An image pickup apparatus includes an image pickup device configured to capture an image regarding an object image; an object detector detecting a specific object in the captured image; an image-capturing-information obtaining unit obtaining image capturing information from a predetermined area set in an image capturing area; a determiner determining whether or not the image capturing information regarding the specific object is obtainable from the predetermined area; and a display controller controlling a position display shown on a display unit, the position display indicating a position of the specific object. The display controller changes a display mode of the position display in accordance with the result of the determination performed by the determiner.
US08164674B2	Image forming optical system and electronic image pickup apparatus equipped with same An image forming optical system characterized by comprising a positive first lens group, a negative second lens group, and third and subsequent lens groups having a positive composite refracting power, wherein the first lens group is composed of a cemented lens made up of one positive lens and one negative lens arranged in order from the object side, and the image forming optical system satisfies the following conditional expressions (1-1) and (2-1): 0.05
US08164673B2	Filter switching device, photographing lens, and camera A filter switching device includes: an optical filter unit that is disposed on an optical path of an object light that passes through an image pickup lens of a camera, and can be switched to any one of a plurality of spectral transmission characteristics; a spectral transmission characteristic switching unit that switches a spectral transmission characteristic of the optical filter unit to one of the plurality of spectral transmission characteristics; a filter spectral transmission characteristic information storage unit that stores filter spectral transmission characteristic information, which is information relating to each of the plurality of spectral transmission characteristics; and a filter spectral transmission characteristic information output unit that outputs filter spectral transmission characteristic information corresponding to the spectral transmission characteristic of the optical filter unit to the camera when the spectral transmission characteristic of the optical filter unit is switched.
US08164668B2	Photoelectric conversion device and image capturing system A photoelectric conversion device includes an isolation portion defining an active region, a photoelectric converter arranged in the active region and including a charge accumulation region containing an impurity of a first conductivity type, a charge voltage converter arranged in the active region, and a transfer electrode arranged on the active region and configured to form a channel to transfer charges generated by the photoelectric converter to the charge voltage converter. In addition, a first semiconductor region is arranged in the active region between the photoelectric converter and the charge voltage converter and is covered with the transfer electrode and contains the impurity of the first conductivity type at a concentration lower than that in the charge accumulation region. A second semiconductor region extends in the active region along an interface of the isolation portion facing at least the first semiconductor region and is of a second conductivity type.
US08164663B2	Analog bus driver and multiplexer For a source-follower signal chain, the ohmic drop in the selection switch causes unacceptable voltage offset, non-linearity, and reduced small signal gain. For an op amp signal chain, the required bias current and the output noise rises rapidly with increasing the array format due to a rapid increase in the effective capacitance caused by the Miller effect boosting up the contribution of the bus capacitance. A new switched source-follower signal chain circuit overcomes limitations of existing op-amp based or source follower based circuits used in column multiplexers and data readout. This will improve performance of CMOS imagers, and focal plane read-out integrated circuits for detectors of infrared or ultraviolet light.
US08164662B2	Image-processing device for color image data and method for the image processing of color image data A digital image-processing device with a Bayer sensor and an image memory is provided in which the image data of the sensor is written into an image memory, and from this image memory, image data in the Bayer format with a length L and a width B is written continuously into a data buffer, and in which the sample values are combined by means of a computational device with the help of adders, in each case symmetrically to a central point of one or more (2n+1)×(2n+1) neighborhoods, and one or more (n+1)×(n+1) matrices are derived by means of the computational device, and from this (n+1)×(n+1) matrix or these matrices, with the help of additional adders, at least one n×n matrix is formed, and a first color component is in each case calculated from this by means of an adder network.
US08164657B2	Pixel or column fixed pattern noise mitigation using partial or full frame correction with uniform frame rates Systems and methods are provided that facilitate mitigating pixel or column fixed pattern noise in a CMOS imaging System-on-Chip (iSoC) sensor. For instance, pixel or column fixed pattern noise can be recognized by gating a pixel array without firing a transfer signal (TX). Inhibiting the transfer signal can cause zero input to be provided to pixels in the pixel array; thus, the sampled output from the pixels under such conditions can be a function of noise. Calibration and correction can thereafter be effectuated. Moreover, uniform frame rates for outputted frames can be yielded irrespective of use of a subset of read out frames for calibration. For example, frames employed for calibration can be replaced in a sequence of outputted frames by copies of stored frames. Further, signal levels can be balanced to account for differences in light integration time, which can result from blocking and unblocking firing of transfer signals.
US08164656B2	Memory emulation in an image capture device An image capture device using a memory array that is directly addressed and non-volatile is disclosed. The memory array can be used to replace and emulate multiple memory types such as DRAM, SRAM, non-volatile RAM, a non-volatile memory card, and FLASH memory, for example. The memory array may be randomly accessed. Data stored in the memory array is retained in the absence of electrical power. One or more memory arrays may be used in the image capture device. At least one of the memory arrays may be in the form of a removable memory card.
US08164653B2	Image-processing device for recording image data with consecutive-photographing and a controlling method thereof An image-processing device generates image data in consecutive-photographing mode and stores the image data and file-management information in a removable recording medium. Data on images photographed consecutively is stored in an internal memory of a device in sequence and written into the removable recording medium in sequence. To reduce the number of writing data into the removable recording medium while in the consecutive-photographing mode, the file-management information used for managing a file including the image data is written into the removable recording medium only when a predetermined condition is satisfied while the file-management information is stored and updated in the internal memory.
US08164651B2	Concentric exposure sequence for image sensor A method for image capture includes providing an image sensor having at least one segmented row of pixels, wherein the at least one segmented row comprises at least first and second disjoint row subsets of pixels, wherein the reset and readout operations for each row subset are controllably independent of each other; timing the exposure interval of the first subset to be photographically centered with the exposure interval of the second subset; and combining the image data obtained from the first and second row subset exposures to form a row of pixel values.
US08164650B2	Image processing apparatus and method thereof A white point of a shooting condition corresponding to image data is acquired, and information of a local white point corresponding to a pixel of interest of the image data is calculated using surrounding pixels of the pixel of interest. An adapting white point corresponding to the pixel of interest is calculated based on the white point of the shooting condition and the information of the local white point. Image data of the pixel of interest is corrected using the adapting white point.
US08164647B2	Image pickup apparatus and its light source estimating apparatus A light source estimating apparatus for estimating a type of a light source used when an input image was picked up, the apparatus including: distribution retaining means which retains a distribution, in a predetermined space, of pixel data picked up under a first or second light source; coordinate determining means which determines coordinates of the pixel data of the input image in the predetermined space; and distribution judging means which judges distribution of the pixel data picked up under the first or second light source to which the coordinates belong.
US08164639B2	Driving apparatus and image pickup apparatus using the same A driving apparatus includes: a first member including a first linear groove; a second member including a second linear groove; a plurality of first rolling bodies held between the first and the second linear grooves; a pressing member for pressing the first and second members; a pressing force applying member for pressing the pressing member; and second rolling bodies arranged on the same plane between the second member and the pressing member. A third linear groove for guiding the second rolling bodies is formed on one of the second member and the pressing member. At least one or more of the second rolling bodies are arranged on both sides of the central axis of the first rolling bodies, and the pressing force applying member applies a pressing force to the second rolling bodies such that rotational moment around the axis line is zero.
US08164637B2	Driving apparatus and image pickup apparatus An X-axis driving mechanism section as one of driving sources of a driving apparatus including: a transducer for generating an elliptical vibration on a driving section in response to application of a predetermined frequency voltage signal; a bottom case having a holding section for holding the transducer; a pressing mechanism arranged on the bottom case to press the driving section of the transducer; and a rod relatively driven by the elliptical vibration of the transducer while being pressed by the pressing mechanism and with a moving direction being restricted by a guiding section of the holding member; wherein a weight is fixed to an end portion of the rod. The X-axis driving mechanism section constitutes the driving apparatus which is small and provides a large driving force, is capable of stable driving with higher efficiency without producing audible noise, and can retain the rod position and has high responsiveness with high accuracy.
US08164636B1	Digital still camera with multiple frames combined into a single frame for digital anti-shake/anti-blur A method of capturing a still frame is disclosed. The method generally includes the steps of (A) generating a plurality of initial frames with a sensor in response to an optical signal and (B) generating the still frame by combining the initial frames using a noise reduction technique.
US08164635B2	Vibration correction control circuit for correcting displacement of optical axis caused by vibration, and image pickup apparatus provided with said vibration correction control circuit In a vibration correction control circuit mounted on an image pickup apparatus including an image pickup unit, provided with lenses, image pickup devices and vibration detecting element, and a driver element for adjusting the position of the image pickup unit, the equalizer generates a drive signal used to move the image pickup unit in a direction along which to reduce the vibration applied to the image pickup unit, based on the output signal of the vibration detecting element. A verifying-signal input circuit supplies a dummy vibration-component signal to the equalizer.
US08164624B2	Data converting device, method thereof, and liquid crystal display device having the same Provided are a data converting device for improving image quality, a method thereof, and an LCD device having the same. The data converting device includes a polarity signal generating part and a data varying part. The polarity signal generating part generates a polarity signal inverting polarity of a data signal in turns by a period of n fields. The data varying part differently varies data signals corresponding to respective field periods within the period of the n fields.
US08164615B2	Personalized conference bridge The present invention allows a user to customize her personal conference bridge such that conference participants who connect to the bridge are provided conference information selected by the user. In particular, after each conference participant gains access to the personal conference bridge, the conference information is delivered to a terminal of the conference participant. Although the user associated with the personal conference bridge may be a conference participant, delivery of conference information to the user is optional. The conference information may be any type of media content, or information identifying the location of media content to present to the conference participants.
US08164614B2	Communication and monitoring system An audio-video communication system comprises a wireless exterior module located proximate an entrance, a computerized controller running a software application, and a remote peripheral device. The wireless exterior module includes a proximity sensor for detecting a person at the entrance, a video camera for recording an image of the person at the entrance, a microphone for recording the person at the entrance, a speaker for playing audio to the person at the entrance, a transmitter for communicating sounds and images of the person at the entrance, and a receiver for receiving communications at the wireless exterior module. The computerized controller is disposed in wireless electronic communication with the wireless exterior module via the transmitter and the receiver of the wireless exterior module. The remote peripheral device is configured to electronically communicate with the computerized controller for viewing an image from the video camera communicated from the wireless exterior module.
US08164609B2	Print head pulsing techniques for multicolor printers In one aspect of the invention there is disclosed a multicolor thermal imaging system wherein different heating elements on a thermal print head can print on different color-forming layers of a multicolor thermal imaging member in a single pass. The line-printing time is divided into portions, each of which is divided into a plurality of subintervals. All of the pulses within the portions have the same energy. In one embodiment, every pulse has the same amplitude and duration. Different colors are selected for printing during the different portions by varying the fraction of subintervals that contain pulses. This technique allows multiple colors to be printed using a thermal print head with a single strobe signal line. Pulsing patterns may be chosen to reduce the coincidence of pulses provided to multiple print head elements, thereby reducing the peak power requirements of the print head.
US08164600B2	Method and system for combining images generated by separate sources A system and method for combining images generated by separate sources. The system comprises a plurality of video image data sources that generate separate video images. The video images are captured and scaled by image processing hardware to fit within the viewports of a target window generated by a computing device. The parameters of the viewports are associated with the parameters of the target window such that changes to the target window result in corresponding changes to the viewports. The method comprises scaling the separate images to fit within the viewports using redundant data within each video image to interpolate pixel data at the boundary regions of adjacent images to eliminate artifacts at the boundary regions.
US08164597B2	Color conversion circuit and method of color conversion using interpolation from conversion coefficients some of which are substituted Exemplary embodiments of color conversion circuits and color conversion methods convert input color data into output color data. The input color data is positioned in a three-dimensional color space, which is divided into a plurality of unit cubes each having a fixed dimension. The input color data is converted by performing interpolations using conversion coefficients at vertexes of the unit cube within which the input color data is positioned. When the input color data is positioned on a gray axis of the color space, a substitution circuit substitutes some of the conversion coefficients such that the interpolation becomes a linear interpolation. As a result, it is assured that input color data positioned on the gray axis is converted to gray output color data.
US08164596B1	Style sheet animation creation tool with timeline interface Techniques are provided for automatically creating style sheet animations including keyframe information. In some embodiments, a style sheet animation creation tool with a timeline-based interface is provided. By interacting with the user-interface, the user can select a point on a timeline for an animation object to add a keyframe to an animation of the animation object. In response to the user's selection of the keyframe time point, the style sheet animation creation tool displays an interactive keyframe indicator on the timeline to indicate the selected time point. With the style sheet animation creation tool, a user can generate a style sheet animation without having to author style sheet language text statements by hand.
US08164595B2	Computer-readable storage medium having distribution chart display program stored therein, information processing apparatus, and distribution chart display system A distribution chart representing a distribution of accomplishment times included in a plurality of pieces of result data is generated based on the plurality of pieces of result data including the accomplishment times of a racing game. Icons for identifying the plurality of pieces of result data are displayed on the distribution chart. When one of the icons displayed on the distribution chart is selected by a user, a process associated with the result data represented by the one of the icons having been selected is executed. Therefore, the distribution chart which includes a plurality of pieces of data as elements and is based on a predetermined index is displayed, and an interactive operation using the distribution chart can be realized.
US08164594B2	Image processing device, image processing method, program, storage medium and integrated circuit It is an object to easily, and using existing devices, perform shadow enhancement that achieves an increase in the feeling of depth of 2D video. The input image data are first converted into brightness information by a brightness information calculation portion. Then, based on that brightness information, the normal direction and the edge information in the pixel targeted for processing are estimated by a normal direction estimation portion. A corrected gradation derivation portion then performs correction processing such as the addition of shadow component on the input image based on the brightness information and the estimated normal direction and edge information to create a processed image that has a feeling of depth, and then an output portion converts this to a predetermined image format and outputs it. In this way, it is possible to easily increase the feeling of depth of a 2D image through the addition of shadow, for example, in accordance with the characteristics of the input image.
US08164585B2	Digital video and photo greeting card The present invention provides a digital video greeting card including video, photos and voice information as well as text, by inserting a main panel for outputting video and voice data into cards such as a greeting card, invitation card, etc. To this end, the present invention proposes a method of making the main panel thin and provides a switch for allowing the main panel to be operated according to the folding and unfolding operation of an outer cover. Further, an external data input section is formed in the video greeting card of the present invention so as to provide a function of connecting to an additional memory card, a memory device, etc. Accordingly, the present invention can provide a digital video greeting card compatible with other devices, etc.
US08164582B2	Method and apparatus for calibrating targets on a touchscreen A method for using a touch display system comprises defining local distortion zones within regions of a touchscreen. Each of the local distortion zones has an associated calibration touch point and a target. Coordinates of a user touch point are distorted within a first local distortion zone based on a location of the user touch point within the first local distortion zone.
US08164579B2	Sensing structure and displayer comprising the same A sensing structure and a displayer comprising the same are provided. The displayer further comprises a substrate and a panel disposed opposite to the substrate. The sensing structure comprises a plurality of sensing elements, a conductive assembly, and a process module. Each of the sensing elements has a position data corresponding to the panel. Every several adjacent ones of the sensing elements form a plurality of sensing areas. The process module is electrically connected to the sensing elements via the conductive assembly. Each of the sensing elements generates a touch voltage in response to a touch on the sensing areas. The process module receives the touch voltages, and calculates a touch position of the one touch corresponding to the panel according to the position data and the touch voltages.
US08164578B2	Linear shape processing device, linear shape processing method, information recording medium, and program In a line shape processing device (201) for receiving an entry of a line shape via a mouse, a touch panel, etc. and processing the line shape, an entry receiving unit (202) receives an entry of information indicating whether a touch pen pushes the touch panel or not, and the pushed position if so. When pushing continuously occurs, a coordinate storage unit (203) stores, for each position included in a line segment joining a place pushed immediately before and a place pushed currently, the y-coordinate value of that position in association with the x-coordinate value of that position. A display unit (205) displays the line shape by acquiring, in an order regarding the x-coordinate values, the x-coordinate values and y-coordinate values stored in the coordinate storage unit (203), and plotting dots at positions within a screen designated by the x-coordinate values and the y-coordinate values.
US08164575B2	Method for identifying a single tap, double taps and a drag and a controller for a touch device employing the method A method for identifying a single tap with a controller employing the method comprises following steps: (a) detecting the first hit-movement being conducted by the object touching the touch device; (b) starting a time-counting if a detected result of step (a) is “YES”; (c) detecting if the object leaves the touch device within the first reference time interval; (d) generating an operation signal to represent a start of the hit-movement at the time of the first reference time interval ending if a detected result of step (c) is “YES”; (e) detecting if the second hit-movement is conducted by the object touching the touch device within a second reference time interval after the first reference time interval; (f) maintaining the operation signal to represent the second hit-movement being conducted if a detected result of step (e) is “YES”; and (g) terminating said operation signal at the time of the second reference time interval ending to represent a cease of the second hit-movement if a detected result of said step (e) is “NO” for completing the single tap.
US08164574B2	Touch panel input system for vehicle An input operation system for use in a vehicle has a protruding marking on a surface of a touch panel, and displays a composite image generated by superposing an outline of user's finger on a switch operation screen. The composite image of the switch operation screen is backed by an image of the protruding marking on the surface of the touch panel, and the user's finger receives a tactile feedback from the protruding marking on the surface of the touch panel to cause sensations of an intuitive positioning in the switch operation screen for controlling a menu item that is displayed on a display unit for an input operation of vehicular devices.
US08164566B2	Remote input device An input device providing users with a pointing capability includes a sender portion and a receiver portion. The sender portion is adapted to be manipulated by a user to specify a target point within a target area. The sender portion projects a light beam including a pattern on to the target area. A receiver portion includes one or more sensor units located in or near the target area. At least some of the sensor units receive a portion of the light beam regardless of the location of the target point within the target area. A processing unit in the receiver portion analyzes the portions of the light beam received by one or more sensor units to determine an attribute of the target point. The attribute can be the location or relative motion of the target point. The receiver portion may be integrated with a display device.
US08164562B2	Display device and driving method thereof A liquid crystal display includes: a plurality of gate lines which transmits gate signals having a gate-on voltage and a gate-off voltage; a plurality of data lines which transmits data voltages; a plurality of storage electrode lines which transmits storage signals; a plurality of pixels, wherein each pixel of the plurality of pixels includes a liquid crystal capacitor connected to a switching element and a common voltage, and a storage capacitor connected to the switching element and a storage electrode line of the plurality of storage electrode lines; a gate driver which generates the gate signals; and a plurality of signal generating circuits which generates the storage signals based on at least one control signal and at least one gate signal. The storage signal applied to each pixel has a voltage level which changes after a charging of the data voltage into the liquid crystal capacitor and the storage capacitor.
US08164560B2	Display device A display device is provided which includes a common electrode drive circuit having the single channel constitution which can miniaturize a circuit scale without increasing elements compared to a conventional display device. A display device includes a plurality of pixels and a common electrode drive circuit. The common electrode drive circuit includes a plurality of basic circuits, wherein the basic circuit includes a first circuit which latches a first input signal at a point of time that a clock signal is changed to a first voltage level from a second voltage level; a second circuit which latches a second input signal at the point of time that the clock signal is changed to the first voltage level from the second voltage level; a first switching circuit which is turned on based on the first circuit and a second switching circuit which is turned on based on the second circuit.
US08164555B2	Display device including driver circuit and monitor circuit To provide a display device which can ensure high reliability of a driver circuit even when a threshold voltage of a TFT shifts. The display device includes a power supply control circuit which can apply a forward bias voltage or a reverse bias voltage to a gate of a transistor included in an output circuit, a monitor transistor which is formed to monitor the amount of change of a threshold voltage of the transistor included in the output circuit, and a threshold control circuit which controls the power supply control circuit so as to apply the reverse bias voltage to the gate of the transistor in order to compensate the threshold voltage of the transistor included in the output circuit.
US08164551B2	Liquid crystal display device A liquid crystal display device included in a compact portable device reduces burden imposed on a driver circuit for driving counter electrodes and produces images having preferable quality. The liquid crystal display device includes liquid display element and liquid crystal driving circuit. The liquid crystal driving circuit drives two counter electrode signal lines during one scanning period for driving one scanning signal line. Counter signals having different polarities are supplied to the two counter signal lines. Since the number of pixels operated by one counter electrode signal line is decreased to half, burden imposed during drive of counter electrodes is reduced.
US08164542B2	Antenna using a PBG (photonic band gap) material, and system and method using this antenna An antenna uses a photonic forbidden band (PFB) material in which, by default, a surface (26) for injecting and/or receiving electromagnetic waves in a resonance cavity of the antenna (8) has at least a width or a length of a diameter higher than or equal to the wavelength of the working frequency.
US08164538B2	Multimode antenna structure One or more embodiments are directed to a multimode antenna structure for transmitting and receiving electromagnetic signals in a communications device. The communications device includes circuitry for processing signals communicated to and from the antenna structure. The antenna structure is configured for optimal operation in a given frequency range. The antenna structure includes a plurality of antenna ports operatively coupled to the circuitry, and a plurality of antenna elements, each operatively coupled to a different one of the antenna ports. Each of the plurality of antenna elements is configured to have an electrical length selected to provide optimal operation within the given frequency range. The antenna structure also includes one or more connecting elements electrically connecting the antenna elements such that electrical currents on one antenna element flow to a connected neighboring antenna element and generally bypass the antenna port coupled to the neighboring antenna element. The electrical currents flowing through the one antenna element and the neighboring antenna element are generally equal in magnitude, such that an antenna mode excited by one antenna port is generally electrically isolated from a mode excited by another antenna port at a given desired signal frequency range without the use of a decoupling network connected to the antenna ports, and the antenna structure generates diverse antenna patterns.
US08164531B2	Antenna array with metamaterial lens An antenna array comprises two or more antenna elements. Each of the two or more antenna elements is configured to scan within a field of view. Each of the two or more antenna elements is further configured to transmit or receive a signal. The antenna array also comprises a metamaterial lens coupled to the two or more antenna elements. The metamaterial lens is configured to distribute the signal according to a sinc-like distribution over an aperture of the antenna array.
US08164527B2	Antenna apparatus and method for reducing background noise and increasing reception sensitivity An antenna apparatus includes an electrically conductive section having peripheral edges, an antenna element coupled to the electrically conductive section, which transmits or receives electromagnetic signals, and an electromagnetic absorbing carbon material component. The carbon material component is generally disposed adjacent to the electrically conductive section, and includes a border region extending beyond the peripheral edges of the electrically conductive section by a given distance based on λ, where λ corresponds to the maximum wavelength of the one or more electromagnetic signals capable of being transmitted or received using the antenna element. Also, a distance between a surface of the carbon material component and the electrically conductive section is less than or equal to a value determined by λ. The carbon material component is constructed and arranged to increase the effective signal to noise ratio of the antenna apparatus and enhances antenna performance without increasing the baseline power consumption level.
US08164526B1	Single wire internal antenna with integral contact force spring Some embodiments of the present invention are internal antennae for mobile devices. For example, an internal antenna for a mobile device that is a continuous length of wire formed into a collection of antenna features. Other embodiments relate to methods of manufacturing internal antennae for mobile devices; for example, manufacturing an internal antenna for a mobile device from a continuous length of wire. Still other embodiments relate to an iterative antenna production and re-design cycle. Preferably, antennae consistent with some embodiments of the invention include multiple radiator portions, a contact region, and integral configured to form a torsion spring of the contact region and parts of the radiator portions that reacts against displacement of the contact region toward those parts of the radiator portions.
US08164523B2	Compact antenna An antenna 1 for a hand held or small radio communication device such as a cellular radio handset, laptop computer or hand held computer, or GPS device. The antenna has a resonating element 12 over a ceramic material 14, comprised of a high dielectric ceramic, such as barium strontium titanate, for example. The ceramic 14 is in contact with a ground plane 15 such as a grounded metal plate or grounded thin film that is formed on a substrate, such as an FR4 PCB substrate. The ceramic 14 is biased by a voltage source applied through an electrode plate 13 that is connected to a high voltage source 16 with respect to ground plate 15. The voltage applied through the conductor or electrode 13 is controlled to provide a predetermined bias voltage that changes the electrostatic field of the ceramic 14.
US08164521B2	Pseudo-omni-directional beamforming with multiple narrow-band beams In a technique for communication with a station on a wireless network, the technique includes forming a plurality of narrow-band beams, each having a different angular direction from an antenna of a base station and collectively distributed over a beamspace to form a pseudo-omni-directional beam pattern. That beamspace may span an entire spherical region or a portion thereof, for example, when the narrow-band beams are broadcast over a sector of an entire spherical region. The technique may assign each of the plurality of narrow-band beams to a different frequency band (such as a different channel band or sub-channel) on the wireless network. The technique may simultaneously broadcast the plurality of narrow-band beams in a time-varying manner such that the angular direction of each of the plurality of narrow-band beams varies with time, where that variation may be random or ordered.
US08164498B2	Proper frequency planning in a synthetic instrument RF system A system and method for clocking in analog-to-digital (ADC) converter in a synthetic instrument unit is presented. A method begins by applying an input clock to an amplifier to produce an amplified clock. The amplified clock is filtered to produce a filtered clock. The ADC of this synthetic instrument unit is clocked with the filtered clock. The input frequency of the ADC corresponds to a second or higher order Nyquist zone that is above the sampling frequency of the ADC. The input data is carried by an intermediate frequency (IF) signal. The filtered clock of ADC is switched off a clock path of the ADC when the ADC is not in use.
US08164492B2	Apparatus and method for fast data encoding and decoding An improved method for encoding and decoding data, such as in a base64 system, uses multiple look-up tables to perform the encoding function and to eliminate or reduce bit-shifting and the bit masks in encoding systems through use of pre-populated look-up tables. One example application is converting between media data that is typically quickly viewable on a media device and ASCII or similar data useful in data transfers, such as email. In specific embodiments, a series of pre-fetch encode and decode tables are constructed and indexed to fetch pre-calculated values to, for example, rapidly encode and decode any number of bit representations into any other bit representations.
US08164483B1	Portable electro-mechanical signal system A portable signal system for use by crossing guards, roadway construction flaggers and the like. The signal system is positioned in or alongside a roadway and remotely controllable progressively from an idle or stop mode through a warning stage and ultimately to a traffic stop mode as the signal system frontal profile greatly expands in the face of oncoming motorists. In a warning stage, the signal system presents a flashing amber light array. Following an initial warning period, articulated arms journalled on said signal system and carrying stop signal signs including red lights are swiveled outwardly to stop mode confronting motorists in oncoming traffic. A motor driven gear disk operates through pivoted drive links to control laterally outward and inward movement of the articulated arms carrying the stop signs. The system may be manually moved by handles on wheels to its operational location and anchored in place.
US08164482B2	Vehicle exterior rearview mirror system with indicator module An exterior rearview mirror system for a vehicle includes an exterior rearview mirror assembly and a unitary indicator module disposed at the exterior rearview mirror assembly. The unitary indicator module includes a plurality of illumination sources disposed behind an at least partially light transmitting portion of the unitary indicator module. Light emitted by any of the illumination sources passes through the at least partially light transmitting portion for viewing by a driver of the equipped vehicle. The unitary indicator module is responsive to a control signal to indicate to the driver of the equipped vehicle a detected presence of another vehicle at least one of alongside the equipped vehicle and rearward of the equipped vehicle. The unitary indicator module is operable to indicate a degree of hazard at least one of alongside the equipped vehicle and rearward of the equipped vehicle.
US08164470B2	Bathing system controller having abnormal operational condition identification capabilities A controller suitable for identifying an abnormal operational condition in a bathing system is provided. The controller includes a memory unit adapted for storing measurements indicative of electrical currents drawn by the bathing system under normal operating conditions, each measurement being indicative of the electrical current being drawn by a respective bathing unit component in the bathing system. The controller also includes a processing unit for modifying the measurements stored in the memory unit and for detecting an abnormal operational condition associated with the bathing system at least in part on the basis of measurements stored on the memory unit. In specific implementations, sensing circuitry adapted for obtaining measurements associated to components, such as relays and fuses, is provided. This sensing circuitry allows identify components on the controller, such as relays and fuses for example, and bathing unit components in the bathing system as potential causes of an abnormal operational condition associated with the bathing system.
US08164466B2	Apparatus and method for detecting a communication abnormality in a multi-type air conditioner An apparatus and method for detecting a communication abnormality in a multi-type air conditioner is disclosed. The apparatus, which performs data communication with peripheral devices having an outdoor unit, a plurality of indoor units, a repeater and a wired remote controller, includes a level converter for serving as an interface to allow multiplex communication between the apparatus and the peripheral devices; and an abnormality detector connectable with the peripheral devices from a remote site through the level converter, the abnormality detector detecting a communication abnormality in the peripheral devices by automatically changing an operation mode thereof into a slave or master mode depending on whether an operation mode of each of the peripheral devices connected thereto is the master or slave mode. Thus, when the communication abnormality occurs, the communication abnormality can be detected in a convenient way by using the apparatus.
US08164461B2	Monitoring task performance One system embodiment includes providing a number of sensors for monitoring an individual in performing a number of tasks from a list of tasks to be completed, the number of tasks each including, an associated number of steps to be completed by the individual, monitoring the performance of a task from the list by using at least one of the number of sensors, providing the individual with a number of step instruction prompts associated with the steps of the task, and obtaining task performance information corresponding to the performance of the task by the individual. The task performance information includes step prompt information including the number of step instruction prompts provided during performance of the task, sensor data from the at least one of the number of sensors, and adjusting the list of tasks to be completed based on the task performance information of the task.
US08164459B2	Gateway radio frequency identification tag system A system and method are disclosed for transporting deterministic traffic in a gigabit passive optical network. A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, an Optical Line Termination (OLT) for exchanging data traffic in a Gigabit Passive Optical Network (GPON) having a controller programmed to generate a timeslot schedule for transport of a desired bandwidth of constant bit rate (CBR) data traffic by selecting one or more timeslots from periodic frame clusters operating according to a GPON Transmission Convergence (GTC) protocol. Additional embodiments are disclosed.
US08164450B2	Initiative warning system An initiative warning system comprises a protective area for accommodating objects and defining an area network, a plurality of sensors respectively installed on the objects, a detecting mainframe connected with the area network, and a terminal communicated with the detecting mainframe through the area network. Wherein, the arrangement of the area network promotes the connection between the detecting main frame and substitutes the conventional wiring allocation, so as to streamline installations of the detecting mainframe and the sensors. Additionally, the sensors can regularly transmit oscillating signals to the detecting mainframe for a further recognition and comparison. Thus, a controlling signal would be timely sent to trigger a warning command showing on the terminal through the area network when the compatible signals between the sensors and the detecting mainframe are not detected by the detecting mainframe, thereby preferably attaining an active warning effect.
US08164448B2	Security fence for swimming pools A security fence for swimming pools is provided to be so positioned as to surround the water of a swimming pool. The security fence comprises fence sections which are linked to an alarm system. The fence sections are moveable between a non-signaling position and an alarm signaling position. When the fence sections are in the non-signaling position and a given fence section is engaged with sufficient force it is moved to the alarm signaling position thereby signaling the alarm. The foregoing prevents a user, such as a child, from entering the pool water when the alarm system has been activated.
US08164442B2	Interactive map for displaying remote user location and supplemental information A method and system for displaying location data and supplemental information associated with a remote mobile device uses, e.g., a spherical display device to display a map of the world or a specific region. The system receives location data from a remote mobile device and displays the location indicated by the location data. The display system may be configured to display a route traveled by the mobile device being tracked by visually connecting multiple locations. The display system may also display supplemental information associated with the map, including points of interest in the area nearby a remote device and information provided by the remote device.
US08164434B2	Cooling-control technique for use in a computer system A method for providing control signals to a fan in a computer system is described. During the method, an electronic device receives temperature measurements and a fan-speed measurement performed in the computer system. Using a pattern-recognition model, the electronic device validates the measurements, and excludes any inaccurate measurements, such as those associated with drifting or failed sensors. Next, the electronic device determines control signals for a fan in the computer system using a model of coolant flow in the computer system and/or a slope of a phase-frequency curve of a cross power spectral density function corresponding to a pair of temperature profiles measured, as a function of time, by a pair of thermal sensors. Then, the determined control signals are provided to the fan.
US08164426B1	System and method for producing and distributing digital images including data identifying subjects being photographed A system and method is provided for taking digital photographs of subjects and for distributing digital images from the photographs according to subject identifiers transmitted from RFID tags held with the subjects. With a first embodiment, data from photographs taken of a number of groups of individuals, such as passengers on a cruise ship, are distributed only to individuals within the groups. With a second embodiment, the RFID tags are placed within or on objects likely to be stolen, so that the objects can be tracked by digital photographs automatically taken as the objects are moved past a camera unit.
US08164424B2	System and method of integrated processing of electronic tag A system of electronic tag has developed for integrated processing by utilizing RFID technology, which comprises a reader for collecting information, processor for processing success failure, unsure state of instruction, and a terminal for submitting transaction and receiving the result of transaction to identify. The method for integrated processing of an electronic tag comprising steps of: (A) storing information on the requested transaction and starting the transaction; (B) determining the electronic tag identifying a subject for the transaction with the stored electronic tag and requesting the transaction corresponding to the identified electronic tag to the reader; (C) storing the corresponding electronic tag in an electronic tag list and defining the electronic tag as an unsure state if the unsure state is identified from the requested electronic tag; and (D) reporting on user's terminal if the user requests to terminate the transaction of the electronic tag list corresponding to the defined unsure state.
US08164421B2	Adaptive remote verification of vehicular functions Methods and apparatus are provided for generating a confirmation signal indicating that a vehicle function has been activated. The apparatus comprises an annunciator for generating the confirmation signal. A processor is coupled to the annunciator and is configured to store an annunciation profile that characterizes the confirmation signal as a function of at least one condition, and command the annunciator to generate the confirmation signal in accordance with the profile.
US08164417B2	In-vehicle apparatus remote control system and in-vehicle apparatus remote control method A vehicle remote control system includes an in-vehicle transmission unit which transmits an authentication-use inquiry signal and a presence-check inquiry signal; two or more mobile apparatuses, each comprising a reception unit which receives the presence-check inquiry signal and the authentication-use inquiry signal and a transmission unit which transmits to the in-vehicle apparatus a response signal to the presence-check inquiry signal and the authentication-use inquiry signal; an in-vehicle reception unit which receives the response signals transmitted from the transmission units of the two or more mobile apparatuses; and an in-vehicle operation control unit which controls an operation state of the in-vehicle apparatus when a response code in at least one of the response signals received by the in-vehicle apparatus has been compared.
US08164412B2	Thermal link and method for producing said link The invention relates to a thermal link (1) for electrical appliances, comprising an insulating part (10) with electrical terminals (11) and contact springs (12) for providing electrical contact between said terminals (11), a fusible material insert (15) that acts as the thermal trip element and a transmission pin (13), which is displaceably mounted in the insulting part (10), one end of which engaging with the fusible material insert (15) and the other end with the contact springs (12). Said link is characterised in that the fusible material insert (15) is situated in a casing (141) that is configured as one piece with the heat transfer plate (14). The invention also relates to a method for producing a thermal link (1) comprising the following steps: the casing (141) for housing the fusible material insert (15) and the casings (144) that connect the heat transfer plate (14) to the insulating part (10) are drawn from the heat transfer plate (14); the fusible material insert (15) is inserted into the casing (141) and formed; the insulating part (10) is placed on the heat transfer plate (14) and connected in a positive fit to the graduated inner sections (107) of the inner cavities (108) by means of the casings (144).
US08164410B2	Low-loss ferrite and electronic device formed by such ferrite A low-loss ferrite comprising as main components 46.5-49.5% by mol of Fe2O3, 17-26% by mol of ZnO, 4-12% by mol of CuO, and 0.2% or more and less than 1.2% by mol of CoO, the balance being NiO, and 0.03-1.4% by mass (as SnO2) of Sn based on 100% by mass of the main components, and having an average crystal grain size of 0.7-2.5 μm, and an electronic device obtained by integrally sintering pluralities of layers of this low-loss ferrite and coil-shaped electrodes formed in the laminate.
US08164407B2	Power supply circuit and illumination system [Problems to be Solved] To solve a problem that introducing electric appliances such as a transmitter for transmitting micro radio waves such as Bluetooth and RFID, a transmitter for transmitting infrared rays, and a camera for capturing an image into an in-house requires a high cost.[Means to Solve the Problems] Energy is acquired from a magnetic field that is generated by a current for turning on a fluorescent lamp of a lighting equipment so as to drive the electric appliances such as a transmitter for transmitting micro radio waves such as Bluetooth and RFID, a transmitter for transmitting infrared rays, and a camera for capturing an image.
US08164405B2	Low-profile multi-directional key switch structure A low-profile multi-directional key switch structure is disclosed, which includes a magnetic element, a key cap for receiving at least a portion of the magnetic element therein, an elastic element centered near the key cap, and a protection pad disposed between the extension portion of the key cap and the elastic element. The key cap has an extension portion protruding outwardly. The elastic element includes a central region and a spiral structure connected with the central region. The spiral structure is extended from the central region outwardly, and the elastic element is centered near the key cap by the central region for limiting a movement of the key cap and the magnetic element to an original location of the elastic element. The protection pad covers a most portion of the spiral structure of the elastic element, and a receiving opening is disposed in a center of the protection pad for passing the magnetic element through.
US08164404B2	Electromagnetic relay An electromagnetic relay includes a resin case, a coil, a movable contact; a fixed contact, a flat recess, a ventilation hole, a cooling member and a flat passage. The resin case has a housing space therein. The movable contact is within the housing space and is actuated by the coil. The fixed contact is within the housing space. The flat recess is formed at the case to communicate with the housing space. The ventilation hole is formed at the case to provide communication between the recess and an exterior of the case. The cooling member is within the recess to cool flame that passes through the recess. The flat passage is formed between the cooling member and an internal wall surface of the recess and has a clearance dimension such that flame is extinguished.
US08164403B2	Disconnect mechanism in a power receptacle with ground-fault circuit interruption functions A disconnect mechanism for a power receptacle, which includes a disconnect block, a locking member slidably coupled to the disconnect block, and an electromagnetic device moveably coupled to the locking member. The disconnect block includes two side arms extending outwards. A pressing plate is disposed above the disconnect block, and a disconnect spring is disposed above the pressing plate. The moveable contact arms of the main switch of the receptacle are disposed between the pressing plate and the disconnect block, and the pressing plate pushes the moveable contact arms when the main switch is being opened when a current leakage is detected. The receptacle also includes an auxiliary switch disposed because the disconnect block and the circuit board.
US08164396B2	Harmonic processing circuit and amplifying circuit using the same The present invention provides a harmonic processing circuit capable of miniaturizing a circuit, and an amplifier circuit using this harmonic processing circuit.A first impedance adjustment section and a second impedance adjustment section are provided. The first impedance adjustment section is provided with a coupled distributed constant line CT. The coupled distributed constant line CT receive as input the output of an amplification transistor S, and have a length of ¼ the wavelength (λ) of the fundamental wave at the output of the amplification transistor S. Further, the first impedance adjusting section is configured to adjust input impedance with respect to the even harmonics to one of effectively infinity or zero. The first impedance adjusting section and the second impedance adjustment section are configured to adjust input impedance with respect to the odd harmonics to the other of effectively infinity or zero.
US08164388B2	Amplifying apparatus An amplifying apparatus amplifies an input signal supplied to an input terminal and outputs an output signal from an output terminal. The apparatus includes a high-potential power supply line through which a high voltage is supplied; a low-potential power supply line through which a low voltage is supplied; a control unit; and a power supply in which one of the high and low voltages is a fixed voltage, and which generates, as the other of the high and low voltages, one of a first voltage in which a polarity of the fixed voltage is inverted, and a second voltage which is closer to the ground potential than the first voltage is. The control unit controls the power supply to cause the other of the high and low voltages to be switched between the first voltage and the second voltage in accordance with a signal level of the output signal.
US08164387B1	Simultaneous harmonic termination in a push-pull power amplifier Embodiments of circuits and systems for a harmonic tuning network coupled with a radio frequency (RF) push-pull power amplifier to terminate both second- and third-harmonic energies are disclosed. Other embodiments may also be described and claimed.
US08164381B2	Open-loop line driver control method and apparatus According to an embodiment, a circuit includes an amplifier and an open-loop control system. The amplifier has an output stage for amplifying a signal, a power supply for driving a supply voltage of the output stage to different voltage levels responsive to being modulated and a pulse width modulator for modulating the power supply responsive to a mask input. The open-loop control system includes a mask generator and a detector. The mask generator is configured to generate the mask input as a function of the envelope of the signal. The detector is configured to detect discontinuities in the mask input and compensate for the discontinuities.
US08164380B2	Discrete filter, sampling mixer and wireless device A sampling filter of such circuitry as not requiring a high frequency REF signal even if the number of decimation is decreased. In the sampling filter, the rotate capacitor in each switched capacitor circuit including Cr (7a-7d) arranged in four parallel arrays operates in four phases of integration, discharge, reset and feedback different from each other at the same timing. Consequently, a control signal for driving the switched capacitor circuit is used commonly. As a result, the circuit scale of a DCU (104) is reduced and the frequency of the REF signal can be lowered to the frequency of an LO signal even in operation without decimation.
US08164375B2	Delay line synchronizer apparatus and method A synchronizer system and method that can be used with a conventional adjustable delay circuit to preserve a pseudo-synchronous phase relationship between clock signals of different clock domains when the time delay of the adjustable delay circuit from which one of the clock signals is output is changed.
US08164370B2	Clock control circuit and semiconductor device including the same A clock control circuit includes a phase determination circuit that generates a first phase determination signal based on a phase of an external clock signal, a counter circuit that updates a count value based on a second phase determination signal for each sampling period, a delay line that generates an internal clock signal by delaying the external clock signal based on the count value, and an invalidation circuit that generates the second phase determination signal which is obtained by invalidating a change of the first phase determination signal within a same sampling period in response to a fact that the first phase determination circuit indicates a predetermined logical level.
US08164359B2	Threshold logic element having low leakage power and high performance Embodiments of a threshold logic element are provided. Preferably, embodiments of the threshold logic element discussed herein have low leakage power and high performance characteristics. In the preferred embodiment, the threshold logic element is a threshold logic latch (TLL). The TLL is a dynamically operated current-mode threshold logic cell that provides fast and efficient implementation of digital logic functions. The TLL can be operated synchronously or asynchronously and is fully compatible with standard Complementary Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor (CMOS) technology.
US08164346B2	Orientation detection circuit and electronic device using the same An orientation detection circuit is provided. The circuit includes a processor, a first resistor, a second resistor, a third resistor, and a vibration switch. The processor comprises a first input pin and a second input pin. The second resistor has a resistance value greater than that of the first resistor. The third resistor has a resistance value greater than that to the second resistor. The switch comprises a first terminal connected to a power source and a second terminal connected to the second input pin and connected to ground via the third resistor. The switch includes a third terminal connected to the first terminal via the second resistor, and a fourth terminal connected to the first input pin and connected to ground via the first resistor. The switch also includes a fifth terminal connected to the fourth terminal, and a conductive ball for contacting two or three of the terminals.
US08164345B2	Spectral and information theoretic method of test point, partial-scan, and full-scan flip-flop insertion to improve integrated circuit testability Design for testability (DFT) algorithms, which use both gradient descent and linear programming (LP) algorithms to insert test points (TPs) and/or scanned flip-flops (SFFs) into large circuits to make them testable are described. Scanning of either all flip-flops or a subset of flip-flops is supported. The algorithms measure testability using probabilities computed from logic simulation, Shannon's entropy measure (from information theory), and spectral analysis of the circuit in the frequency domain. The DFT hardware inserter methods uses toggling rates of the flip-flops (analyzed using digital signal processing (DSP) methods) and Shannon entropy measures of flip-flops to select flip-flops for scan. The optimal insertion of the DFT hardware reduces the amount of DFT hardware, since the gradient descent and linear program optimizations trade off inserting a TP versus inserting an SFF. The linear programs find the optimal solution to the optimization, and the entropy measures are used to maximize information flow through the circuit-under-test (CUT). The methods limit the amount of additional circuit hardware for test points and scan flip-flops.
US08164341B2	System and method to measure series-connected cell voltages and verify measurement accuracy A system and method for measuring voltage of individual cells connected in series includes a single flying capacitor. The capacitor stores the charge of one of the cells such that a primary analog-to-digital converter (ADC) connected to the capacitor may process a representation of the voltage of the cell being measured. A secondary ADC is connected directly to the cell being measured. The measurements of the primary and secondary ADCs are then compared to verify the accuracy of the flying capacitor.
US08164322B2	Phase-difference-corresponding-value measurement device, gain imbalance measurement device, method, program, and recording medium A modulation error measurement device according to the present invention receives a demodulated signal containing a demodulated I signal and a demodulated Q signal from a quadrature demodulator receiving an RF signal output by a quadrature modulator and applying the quadrature demodulation to the received RF signal, and measures a quadrature error corresponding to a phase difference between an I component and a Q component of the modulated signal. The quadrature modulator applies quadrature modulation to an original I signal (ω1) and an original Q signal (ω2) having frequencies different from each other. The modulation error measurement device includes an I-frequency-phase deriving unit 14I which derives the phase of a component of an I frequency (ω1) of the demodulated signal, an opposite-sign I-frequency-phase deriving unit which derives the phase of a component of an opposite-sign I frequency (−ω1) of the demodulated signal, a Q-frequency-phase deriving unit which derives the phase of a component of a Q frequency (ω2) of the demodulated signal, and an opposite-sign Q-frequency-phase deriving unit which derives a phase of a component of an opposite-sign Q frequency (−ω2) of the demodulated signal.
US08164318B2	Digital control switching power supply unit A digital control switching power supply unit converts an input voltage into a desired output voltage using a digitally controlled pulse width modulation (PWM) signal according to a switching cycle. The power supply unit includes an analog-to-digital converter (ADC). The ADC converts a result of a comparison between an output voltage and a reference voltage to a digital signal during a conversion cycle. The ADC includes a circuit for outputting a phase difference between a switching cycle and the conversion cycle, and a delay circuit. The delay circuit generates a delay output current based on a result of the comparison and the phase difference and determines the conversion time delay according to the delay output current. The delay circuit also generates a delay reference current based on the reference voltage and the phase difference and determining the duration of the conversion cycle according to the delay reference current.
US08164311B2	Control device for electric rotating machine A control device has a unit for selecting each of states of an inverter applying a voltage to a generator, a unit for predicting a first current of the generator, flowing at a second time elapsed by one control period from a first time, from a detected current and the state of the inverter at the first time, a unit for predicting a second current of the generator at a third time elapsed by one control period from the second time while using the first current as an initial value of the second current, from information indicating one selected state set at the second time, for each selected state, a unit for determining one state corresponding to the second current nearest to instruction, and a unit for setting the inverter in the determined state at the second time to control current of the generator.
US08164309B2	Battery charging system with trickle charging/discharging control A circuit for charging and/or discharging a battery includes a switch coupled to a battery in series, and a driving transistor coupled to the switch and operable for sensing a voltage of the battery. The driving transistor is turned on if the voltage of the battery is less than a predetermined threshold. A driving current flowing through the driving transistor determines an on-resistance of the switch.
US08164308B2	Apparatus and method for capturing cosmic background radiation and converting the same to electricity There is provided an apparatus for capturing cosmic background radiation and for converting cosmic background radiation into electricity. An antenna is configured so as to capture cosmic background radiation. An electrostatic electron multiplier is connected to the antenna. A high voltage power supply is connected to the electrostatic electron multiplier whereby cosmic background radiation is converted to electricity.
US08164306B2	Battery charge control device and marine vessel including the same A battery charge control device for a marine vessel is arranged to control charging of a plurality of batteries, which include a main battery arranged to supply power for operating an engine of a propulsion device, and an accessory battery which is arranged to supply power for devices other than the engine. The main battery and the accessory battery are connected in parallel to a power generator attached to the engine. The charge control device includes a switching element arranged to short-circuit the power generator, a first control unit arranged to execute first control to short-circuit the power generator by driving the switching element when a voltage of the main battery exceeds a first upper limit, in a first control period, and a second control unit arranged to execute second control to short-circuit the power generator by driving the switching element when a voltage of the accessory battery exceeds a second upper limit, in a second control period which is longer than the first control period.
US08164298B2	System and method for detecting loss of isolation while an AC motor is operating Methods and systems are provided for detecting loss of isolation of a motor, connections, or phase cables while an AC motor is operating. The system includes a power supply that is substantially isolated from the ground or chassis having a power supply voltage, and a power inverter electrically coupled to the power supply. The power inverter is configured to provide AC current from the power supply in an AC phase at an AC terminal, with the phase having current at a fundamental frequency that controls the motor speed. An electric motor is electrically coupled to the AC terminal of the power inverter and has a chassis that is substantially electrically isolated from the AC terminal of the power inverter under normal operating conditions. A processor is configured to control the AC current provided by the power inverter. The processor is configured to receive a first voltage signal related to current flowing through a motor chassis. The first voltage signal includes a first component related to the fundamental frequency of the phases, and a second component related to the power supply voltage. The processor is further configured to filter the first voltage signal to attenuate the second component, to measure an amplitude of the first component, and to determine if an AC loss of isolation condition exists by comparing the amplitude of the first component to a fault value.
US08164284B2	Electric power steering system In an electric power steering system, an ECU 11 that controls the operation of the system includes three independent microcomputers 18u, 18v, 18w that perform phase current feedback control with respect to the corresponding phases, so that sinusoidal current is applied to each phase of the motor 12 as a non-connected motor. Also, each of the microcomputers 18u, 18v, 18w monitors a deviation of an actual current value from a phase current command value, with respect to each of two phases other than the corresponding phase, and determines that an abnormality occurs in the phase in question when the deviation exceeds a predetermined threshold value. When two of the microcomputers 18u, 18v, 18w determine that the abnormality occurs in the remaining one phase, the ECU 11 confirms the determination that the phase in question is in an abnormal condition.
US08164283B2	System and method for energy capture and distribution Systems and methods are provided for capturing and using power generated by the application of an external force or by an inertial force on a vehicle control device that back-drive or forward-drive an actuator coupled to the control device. An actuator is coupled to a control device configured to apply a force related to operation of a vehicle. A bus is configured to conduct power to the actuator. An actuator control system is configured to receive power from a power source via an electrical bus and direct the power to the actuator. The actuator control system is also configured to monitor an actuator power level to determine when the actuator power level does not meet an anticipated power level. When the actuator power level exceeds the anticipated power level, the excess power generated is directed to an energy storage device. When the actuator power level is less than the anticipated power level, supplemental power is distributed from the energy storage device to the bus.
US08164273B1	Light emitting diode circuits for general lighting Improved electric circuits that minimize, or eliminate, energy losses in the supply of energy to and control of LEDs. Addition of diodes and a capacitor to a circuit reduces or eliminates LED blinking, creates smooth and continuous infinitely variable dimming. The components are added to supply power to each LED during the half of the AC cycle where it would normally be turned off. A first added diode allows an added capacitor to charge during the half cycle that the original diode is turned on, but does not allow the other half cycle to discharge the added capacitor. When the added capacitor is charged enough to turn on the original diode, it stays on throughout the AC cycle. The same relationship exists between the second added diode, the added capacitor and the second original diode. Zener diodes protect the LEDs from voltage surge's/spikes by shunting current around LEDs when the voltage exceeds the Zener diode's breakdown voltage. Micro processor controller with MOS FETs is ultra efficient and has next to zero power dissipation.
US08164268B2	Lighting device implemented through utilizing insulating type piezoelectric transformer in driving light-emitting-diodes (LEDs) A lighting device implemented through utilizing an insulating type piezoelectric transformer in driving light-emitting-diodes (LEDs), comprising at least said insulating type piezoelectric transformer connected to an LED module, a primary side of said insulating type piezoelectric transformer is used to receive a pulse voltage, and that is converted into an AC voltage in a piezoelectric voltage transformation way, and said AC voltage is output from a secondary side of said insulating type piezoelectric transformer to said LED module in proceeding with lighting function. Due to its various advantages of small leakage current, good insulation capability, high voltage endurance, low operation temperature, compact size, thin profile, high energy conversion efficiency, said insulating type piezoelectric transformer can be used to not only raise lighting efficiency, but also reduce overall size of said lighting device.
US08164265B2	Lighting method of microwave excitation discharge lamp To prevent the continuation of the abnormal state occurring immediately after the lighting start of the electrodeless discharge lamp excited by a DC driven magnetron and to recover promptly from the abnormal state at the steady state period. Lighting start of an electrodeless discharge lamp is performed in soft start mode. Increasing the power supply to the magnetron gradually, the lamp is turned into a lighting state for longer time than the time for the luminescence medium to evaporate fully absorbing microwave. At that period, the output of DC power supply is periodically cut off momentarily, resetting the abnormal state. Then, stable DC power is supplied. At the steady state period, the anode current of the magnetron is controlled to be constant. When rise of the operation voltage of the magnetron is detected, the output of DC power supply is cut off momentary to recover to the steady state.
US08164264B2	Lamp A bandpass filter comprises an air filled aluminum chamber having a lid and a cuboid resonant cavity having a central iris. At opposite end nodes of the cavity, perfect electric conductors (PECs) are provided. Threaded tuning projections opposite the PECs and in the iris are provided, whereby the pass band and the transmission characteristics of the filter in the pass band can be tuned to match the input impedance of the band pass filter and the wave guide to the output impedance of a microwave drive circuit. It is mounted on one end of the filter chamber, with an electrodeless bulb in a central cavity directed axially away from the chamber and the radiator in a further cavity set to one side of the central cavity. When the filter is driven, the wave guide resonates driving the bulb.
US08164262B2	Plasma display panel A plasma display panel including: a front panel including a glass front substrate, a display electrode formed on the substrate, a dielectric layer formed so as to cover the display electrode, and a protective layer formed on the dielectric layer; and a rear panel disposed facing the front panel so that a discharge space is formed, the rear panel including an address electrode formed in a direction intersecting the display electrode, a plurality of longitudinal barrier ribs arranged in parallel to the address electrode and a plurality of lateral barrier ribs combined with the longitudinal barrier ribs to form mesh-shaped barrier ribs. The protective layer is formed by forming a base film on the dielectric layer and attaching a plurality of aggregated particles obtained by aggregating a plurality of crystal particles made of metal oxide to the base film so as to be discretely distributed over a surface of the base film.
US08164247B2	Electron emitting element, electron emitting device, light emitting device, image display device, air blowing device, cooling device, charging device, image forming apparatus, and electron-beam curing device The present invention provides an electron emitting element which has good energy efficiency and which is capable of controlling a value of current flowing in an electron acceleration layer and an amount of emitted electrons by adjusting a resistance value of the electron acceleration layer and an amount of generated ballistic electrons. An electron emitting element 1 includes an electron acceleration layer 4 including a fine particle layer containing insulating fine particles. In the electron emitting element 1, Ie=α·R−0.67 where Ie [A/cm2] is electron emission current per unit area during the voltage application and R is element resistance [Ω·cm2] per unit area, the element resistance being obtained by dividing (a) a voltage applied between the electrode substrate 2 and the thin-film electrode 3 during the voltage application by (b) current in element per unit area which current flows between the electrode substrate 2 and the thin-film electrode 3 during the voltage application, and where α is not less than 2.0×10−6, and the electron emission current Ie is not less than 1.0×10−9.
US08164244B2	Light emitting device According to one embodiment, a light emitting device includes a light emitting element, a molded body, a first sealing layer, and a converging lens. The light emitting element has a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, with an optical axis of emission light being perpendicular to the second surface. The molded body includes a recess. The first surface side of the light emitting element is disposed in the recess. The first sealing layer covers the light emitting element in the recess and includes a first transparent resin and phosphor particles. The converging lens is provided on an upper surface of the first sealing layer and has a refractive index increasing with increase of distance from the optical axis. The refractive index at a position in contact with an outer edge of the upper surface of the first sealing layer is higher than a refractive index of the first transparent resin.
US08164242B2	Spark plug A spark plug (100) includes: a center electrode (2); and a ground electrode (30) which is to be exposed in a combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine and which forms a spark discharge gap with the center electrode (2), wherein at least one of the center electrode (20) and the ground electrode (30) contains an electrode material whose principal component is Ni and in which an intermetallic compound is precipitated at least intergranularly and intragranularly.
US08164240B2	Anti-dazzle device with a filament The invention relates to a dipping cap comprising a filament for a dual-filament lamp. The dimension between an outlet of an outgoing section of the filament, on the side of the base, and the point on the outgoing section of the filament, arranged opposite the outgoing section of the filament on the side of the base and welded to the dipping cap, measures more than approximately 5.2 mm and less than 9.7 mm, and the dimension between the outlet of the outgoing section of the filament, on the side of the base, and the front surface of the dipping cap, which is adjacent to the outgoing section of the filament, welded to the dipping cap, measures more than approximately 5.9 mm and less than 11.9 mm.
US08164228B1	Systems, methods, and apparatus for a homopolar generator charger with integral rechargeable battery Systems, methods, and apparatus for providing a homopolar generator charger with an integral rechargeable battery. A method is provided for converting rotational kinetic energy to electrical energy for charging one or more battery cells. The method can include rotating, by a shaft, a rotor in a magnetic flux field to generate current, wherein the rotor comprises an electrically conductive portion having an inner diameter conductive connection surface and an outer diameter conductive connection surface, and wherein a voltage potential is induced between the inner and outer diameter connection surfaces upon rotation in the magnetic flux field. The method can also include selectively coupling the generated current from the rotating rotor to terminals of the one or more battery cells.
US08164221B2	Controlled series compensator and method A control apparatus for a controlled series compensator including a plurality of reactance elements each having a rapid switch for connecting and disconnecting the reactance in series with an electric power transmission line. The apparatus also includes a steady state power flow controller. A damping controller is provides on the presence of an oscillation on the transmission line a first reactance insertion on the transmission line having a first duration of time trigged by a time instant that coincides with a peak in the power oscillation.
US08164216B2	Modular electrical system and method for its operation A modular electrical system including a first current-emitting source module and a first current-consuming sink module which is connected to the first current-emitting source module is provided. The first sink module has a first sink identification means to identify maximum power requirement of the first sink module. The object of providing power balancing between a first source module and a first sink module is achieved in that the first source module has a first source identification means for identifying the power capacity of the first source module, wherein in order to calculate a power ratio of the system the first sink identification means and the first source identification means are connected to a two-wire line for the purpose of generating a differential voltage.
US08164204B2	Electrical generator apparatus, particularly for use on a vehicle roadway An electrical generator apparatus, which is configured to convert an external actuation force applied by a vehicle traveling on a roadway into electrical energy, includes a rotatable top portion adapted to receive the external actuation force applied by the vehicle traveling on the roadway; a plurality of linkage members operatively connected to one another in succession, the rotatable top portion being operatively coupled to a first one of the plurality of linkage members operatively connected to one another in succession; a first wheel operatively coupled to a last one of the plurality of linkage members operatively connected to one another in succession; a second wheel operatively coupled to the first wheel via a tangential coupling element; a rotatable shaft operatively coupled to the second wheel; at least one flywheel operatively coupled to the rotatable shaft; and at least one electrical generator operatively coupled to the rotatable shaft, the electrical generator adapted to convert a rotational movement of the rotatable shaft into electrical energy. The second wheel of the electrical generator apparatus is configured to rotate at a higher angular velocity than the first wheel.
US08164189B2	Multi-chip semiconductor device An interposer has an opening in the central portion. A plurality of first electrode terminals are formed on the front surface near the opening of the interposer, a plurality of second electrode terminals are formed on the front surface of the peripheral portion thereof and corresponding ones of the plurality of first and second electrode terminals are electrically connected to one another via a plurality of wirings. A plurality of bump electrodes is formed on the front surface of a child chip. A plurality of bump electrodes containing a plurality of bump electrodes for connection with the exterior are formed on the front surface of a parent chip. The front surfaces of the parent chip and child chip are set to face each other with the interposer disposed therebetween and the bump electrodes are electrically connected to one another in the opening of the interposer.
US08164187B2	Flip chip device and manufacturing method thereof A flip chip device made using LCD-COG (liquid crystal display-chip on glass) technique. The flip chip device comprises a substrate, at least one chip having active area with a plurality of compliant bumps thereon. The compliant bumps are centrally disposed in the center of the chip for electrically connecting the chip and the substrate. An adhesive is daubed on a joint area of the substrate and the chips for jointing the substrate and the chips. By limiting the position of the compliant bumps so that they are centrally disposed on the chips, the thermal warpage of the substrate is reduced.
US08164178B2	Chip-type semiconductor ceramic electronic component A chip-type semiconductor ceramic electronic component including a ceramic body made of a semiconductor ceramic, first external electrodes formed on opposite end surfaces of the ceramic body, and second external electrodes extending to cover surfaces of the first external electrodes and part of side surfaces of the ceramic body. A curvature radius of a corner portion of the ceramic body is R (μm), a maximum thickness of a layer of the first external electrode layer, which is in contact with the ceramic body, measured from the end surface of the ceramic body is y (μm), and a minimum thickness of a layer of the second external electrode, which is in contact with the side surface of the ceramic body, measured from an apex of the corner portion of the ceramic body is x (μm), and 20≦R≦50, −0.4 x+0.6≦y≦0.4 is satisfied when 0.5≦x≦1.1, and −0.0076 x+0.16836≦y≦0.4 is satisfied when 1.1≦x≦9.0.
US08164166B2	Interfacial roughness reducing film, wiring layer, semiconductor device, and method of manufacturing semiconductor device An interfacial roughness reducing film which is in contact, on one side thereof, with an insulating film and in contact, on a side opposite from the one side, with wiring comprises a Si—O bond, and is formed using a composition containing a silicon compound that comprises at least one bond of Si—N bonds and Si—Cl bonds wherein the number of Si—N bonds and Si—Cl bonds combined per molecule of the compound is at least two. An interfacial roughness between the interfacial roughness reducing film and the wiring is smaller than that between the interfacial roughness reducing film and the insulating film.
US08164165B2	Wafer-to-wafer stack with supporting pedestal A novel three dimensional wafer stack and the manufacturing method therefor are provided. The three dimensional wafer stack includes a first wafer having a first substrate and a first device layer having thereon at least one chip, a second wafer disposed above the first wafer and having a second substrate, and at least one pedestal arranged between and extending from the first substrate to the second substrate. The pedestal arranged in the device layer is used for preventing the low-k materials existing in the device layer from being damaged by the stresses.
US08164164B2	Semiconductor wafer, and semiconductor device formed therefrom A semiconductor wafer has a substrate, and a plurality of active areas formed on the substrate. Integrated circuits are formed in the active areas. The semiconductor wafer also has dicing areas formed between the adjacent active areas. A seal ring is formed along the edge (periphery) of each active area. The semiconductor wafer also has interconnects formed closely to the inside of the seal ring. A protective layer covers the active areas. A protective film is formed on the protective layer at the locations of the active areas. The semiconductor wafer also has other interconnects formed on the protective film for electrical connection to the integrated circuits. Preferably, when the aspect ratio of a groove formed in the protective layer between the seal ring and the interconnect is 0.5 or more, this groove is covered with the protective film.
US08164163B2	Semiconductor device having sealing ring A semiconductor device includes: an interlayer insulating film formed on a substrate; a wiring formed in the interlayer insulating film in a chip region of the substrate; a seal ring formed in the interlayer insulating film in a periphery of the chip region and continuously surrounding the chip region; and a first protective film formed on the interlayer insulating film having the wiring and the seal ring formed therein. A first opening is formed in the first protective film in a region located outside the seal ring when viewed from the chip region, and the interlayer insulating film is exposed in the first opening.
US08164158B2	Semiconductor device and method of forming integrated passive device An IPD semiconductor device has a capacitor formed over and electrically connected to a semiconductor die. An encapsulant is deposited over the capacitor and around the semiconductor die. A first interconnect structure is formed over a first surface of the encapsulant by forming a first conductive layer, forming a first insulating layer over the first conductive layer, and forming a second conductive layer over the first insulating layer. The second conductive layer has a portion formed over the encapsulant at least 50 micrometer away from a footprint of the semiconductor die and wound to operate as an inductor. The portion of the second conductive layer is electrically connected to the capacitor by the first conductive layer. A second interconnect structure is formed over a second surface of the encapsulant. A conductive pillar is formed within the encapsulant between the first and second interconnect structures.
US08164152B2	Liquid crystal display and method of manufacturing the same A liquid crystal display and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. The liquid crystal display includes an insulating substrate, a gate electrode formed on the insulating substrate, an oxide semiconductor layer formed on the gate electrode, an etch stopper formed on the oxide semiconductor layer in a channel area, a common electrode formed on the insulating substrate, source and drain electrodes separated from each other on the etch stopper and extending to an upper portion of the oxide semiconductor layer, a passivation layer formed on the etch stopper, the common electrode, the source and drain electrodes, and a pixel electrode formed on the passivation layer and connected to the drain electrode.
US08164150B1	Quantum dot illumination devices and methods of use The present disclosure relates to illumination devices and methods of generating light for extended periods of time without requiring an outside source of power, recharging, refueling or maintenance. The devices of the present disclosure comprise a plurality of quantum dots and a radioisotope, and may be used in numerous ways, for example, for the marking critical areas or paths, for the illumination of pathways in aircraft, ships, trains, buildings, and other facilities where these routes must be precisely delineated or identified for safety reasons, for the inclusion of signs or other indicia that must be illuminated at all times, as well as many military uses, such as for the demarcation of temporary airfields for fixed-wing aircraft or helicopters or for IFF (identification friend or foe).
US08164133B2	Vertical transistor and method of enabling a vertical transistor to generate an alternating current output A vertical transistor includes a gate isolating layer flanking a stack of a source layer, a resilient active unit and a drain layer, and a gate layer formed on the gate isolating layer. The active unit includes an active layer formed between first and second barrier layers each having a thickness ranging from 4 nm to 40 nm. When an input voltage including a DC component and a ripple component is applied to the source layer, the active unit periodically vibrates as a result of the ripple component of the input voltage such that an induced AC current is generated based on a control voltage applied to the gate layer to flow to the drain layer. The induced AC current flowing to the drain layer serves as an AC output generated by the vertical transistor based on the input voltage. A method of enabling a vertical transistor to generate an AC output is also disclosed.
US08164132B2	Methods of forming integrated circuit devices The invention includes methods of forming semiconductor constructions and methods of forming pluralities of capacitor devices. An exemplary method of the invention includes forming conductive material within openings in an insulative material to form capacitor electrode structures. A lattice is formed in physical contact with at least some of the electrode structures, a protective cap is formed over the lattice, and subsequently some of the insulative material is removed to expose outer surfaces of the electrode structures. The lattice can alleviate toppling or other loss of structural integrity of the electrode structures, and the protective cap can protect covered portions of the insulative material from the etch. After the outer sidewalls of the electrode structures are exposed, the protective cap is removed. The electrode structures are then incorporated into capacitor constructions.
US08164131B2	Nonvolatile semiconductor memory device and method of manufacturing the same A nonvolatile semiconductor memory device includes: a first semiconductor region having first conductivity; a channel formation region in which a channel inversion layer having second conductivity is formed; a second semiconductor region having the second conductivity; a third semiconductor region having the second conductivity; a laminated insulating film formed on the channel formation region; and a control electrode formed on the laminated insulating film. The laminated insulating film includes a first insulating film, a charge storage film, and a second insulating film in order from the channel formation region side. The control electrode extends to above one of the second semiconductor region and the third semiconductor region. The charge storage film present between an extended portion of the control electrode and the second semiconductor region or the third semiconductor region is removed and a portion where the charge storage film is removed is filled with a third insulating film.
US08164124B2	Photodiode with multi-epi films for image sensor The present disclosure provides an image sensor semiconductor device. The semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate; a first epitaxy semiconductor layer disposed on the semiconductor substrate and having a first type of dopant and a first doping concentration; a second epitaxy semiconductor layer disposed over the first epitaxy semiconductor layer and having the first type of dopant and a second doping concentration less than the first doping concentration; and an image sensor on the second epitaxy semiconductor layer.
US08164114B2	Semiconductor devices with gate-source ESD diode and gate-drain clamp diode A semiconductor power device integrated with a Gate-Source ESD diode for providing an electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection and a Gate-Drain clamp diode for drain-source avalanche protection. The semiconductor power device further includes a Nitride layer underneath the diodes and a thick oxide layer as an etching stopper layer for protecting a thin oxide layer on top surface of body region from over-etching.
US08164107B2	Light emitting device and method of manufacturing the same The light emitting device, and corresponding method of manufacture, the light emitting device including a second electrode layer; a second conductive type semiconductor layer formed on the second electrode layer; an active layer formed on the second conductive type semiconductor layer; a first conductive type semiconductor layer formed with a first photonic crystal that includes a mask layer and an air gap formed on the active layer; and a first electrode layer formed on the first conductive type semiconductor layer.
US08164106B2	AIGaInP light emitting diode A light emitting diode which includes a laminate including an n-type cladding layer, an emission layer which has a quantum well structure having a well layer and a barrier layer, an intermediate layer and a p-type cladding layer in this order, wherein the composition of each of the layers is represented by the composition formula: (AlXGa1-X)YIn1-YP (0≦X≦1, 0
US08164100B2	Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing thereof A semiconductor device is provided in which the contact resistance of the interface between an electrode and the semiconductor substrate is reduced. The semiconductor device includes a 4H polytype SiC substrate, and an electrode formed on a surface of the substrate. A 3C polytype layer, which extends obliquely relative to the surface of the substrate and whose end portion at the substrate surface is in contact with the electrode, is formed at the surface of the substrate. The 3C polytype layer has a lower bandgap than 4H polytype. Hence, electrons present in the 4H polytype region pass through the 3C polytype layer and reach the electrode. More precisely, the width of the passageway of the electrons is determined by the thickness of the 3C polytype layer. Consequently, with this semiconductor device, in which the passageway of the electrons is narrow, the electrons are able to reach the electrode at a speed close to the theoretical value, by the quantum wire effect. In this way, the contact resistance can be reduced in the semiconductor device.
US08164099B2	Display device and manufacturing method thereof A display device with improved reliability and a manufacturing method of the same with improved yield. A display device according to the invention comprises a display area including a first electrode, an insulating layer covering an edge of the first electrode, a layer containing an organic compound, which is formed on the first electrode, and a second electrode. The first electrode and the insulating layer are doped with an impurity element of one conductivity.
US08164092B2	PIN structures including intrinsic gallium arsenide, devices incorporating the same, and related methods Provided herein are PIN structures including a layer of amorphous n-type silicon, a layer of intrinsic GaAs disposed over the layer of amorphous n-type silicon, and a layer of amorphous p-type silicon disposed over the layer of intrinsic GaAs. The layer of intrinsic GaAs may be engineered by the disclosed methods to exhibit a variety of structural properties that enhance light absorption and charge carrier mobility, including oriented polycrystalline intrinsic GaAs, embedded particles of intrinsic GaAs, and textured surfaces. Also provided are devices incorporating the PIN structures, including photovoltaic devices.
US08164079B2	Phase change memory A method of fabricating a phase change memory includes forming a lower electrode on a semiconductor substrate, forming a phase change pattern, an upper electrode, and a hard mask pattern sequentially on the lower electrode, a width of a bottom surface of the hard mask pattern being greater than a width of a top surface of the hard mask pattern, the bottom surface of the hard mask pattern facing the upper electrode and being opposite the top surface of the hard mask pattern, and forming a capping layer to cover the top surface of the hard mask pattern and sidewalls of the hard mask pattern, phase change pattern, and upper electrode.
US08164072B2	Device and method for preparing specimens A method and a device for preparing specimens for a cryo-electron microscope are described. A carrier is fixed to a holder, sample liquid is applied to the carrier, and a blotting device for removing excess sample liquid from the carrier by means of the absorbing medium is applied. The absorbing medium is illuminated with light and a change in the optical properties of the absorbing medium is detected by means of an optical sensor device. A control moves the blotting away from the carrier depending on a change in the detected optical properties.
US08164071B2	Electron beam source and method of manufacturing the same A tip of an electron beam source includes a core carrying a coating. The coating is formed from a material having a greater electrical conductivity than a material forming the surface of the core.
US08164069B2	Luminous body, electron beam detector using the same, scanning electron microscope, and mass analysis device A light-emitting body of rapid speed of response and high light emission intensity, and an electron beam detector, scanning electron microscope and mass spectroscope using this are provided. In the light-emitting body 10 according to the present invention, when fluorescence is emitted by a nitride semiconductor layer 14 formed on one face 12a of a substrate 12 in response to incidence of electrons, at least some of this fluorescence is transmitted through this substrate 12, whereby that fluorescence is emitted from the other face 12b of the substrate. The response speed of this fluorescence is not more than μsec order. Also, the intensity of emission of this fluorescence is almost identical to that of a conventional P47 phosphor. Specifically, with this light-emitting body 10, a response speed and light emission intensity are obtained that are fully satisfactory for application to a scanning electron microscope or mass spectroscope. In addition, a cap layer 16 contributes to improvement in the persistence rate of light emission in the nitride semiconductor layer 14, so, with this light-emitting body 10, not only high-speed response and high light emission intensity are obtained, but also an excellent persistence rate.
US08164062B2	Scintillator operation and control A method for reducing scintillator afterglow. Methods for reducing afterglow include conditioning a scintillator by exposing it to high flux densities of ionizing radiation. One technique includes operating an x-ray tube at elevated amperage.
US08164060B2	System and method for a charged particle beam System and method for charged particle beam. According an embodiment, the present invention provides a charged particle beam apparatus. The apparatus includes a charged particle source for generating a primary charged particle beam. The apparatus also includes at least one condenser lens for pre-focusing the primary charge particle beam. Furthermore, the apparatus includes a compound objective lens for forming the magnetic field and the electrostatic field to focus the primary charged particle beam onto a specimen in the charged particle beam path. The specimen includes a specimen surface. The compound objective lens includes a conical magnetic lens, an immersion magnetic lens, and an electrostatic lens, the conical magnetic lens including an upper pole piece, a shared pole piece being electrically insulated from the upper pole piece, and an excitation coil.
US08164058B2	Specimen observation method It is an object of the present invention to provide a specimen observation method, an image processing device, and a charged-particle beam device which are preferable for selecting, based on an image acquired by an optical microscope, an image area that should be acquired in a charged-particle beam device the representative of which is an electron microscope. In the present invention, in order to accomplish the above-described object, there are provided a method and a device for determining the position for detection of charged particles by making the comparison between a stained optical microscope image and an elemental mapping image formed based on X-rays detected by irradiation with the charged-particle beam.
US08164055B2	Sample plate designs for MALDI and DESI for molecular imaging of coated medical devices on the applied biosystems Qstar/Voyager MALDI mass spectrometer Holding devices for securely holding medical devices, such as stents, are utilized in performing molecular imaging of the medical devices.
US08164054B2	Mass analysis method and mass analysis system A measurement is performed in a no-passing mode, in which ions having different masses are prevented from making a complete turn through a loop orbit, to obtain a time-of-flight spectrum without the passing of ions having different masses (S1 and S2). From the time of flight and other information of the peaks appearing on the time-of-flight spectrum (S3), the number of turns and the time of flight in the loop-turn mode are predicted. Based on this prediction, a set of segments are defined on a time-of-flight spectrum in the loop-turn mode. The time widths of those segments are determined taking into account the spreads of the time widths of the aforementioned peaks. Since the number of turns is unique within each segment, the numbers of turns and the masses of the peaks can be uniquely determined as long as none of the segments overlap each other. Accordingly, it is determined whether there is any overlapped portion in the segments defined on the time-of-flight spectrum in the loop-turn mode under provisionally predetermined conditions. When a condition under which no overlapping occurs has been found, the segment setting is fixed (S4-S6). As a result, the timing for switching an ejection switch, which is used for ejecting ions from the loop orbit, is also determined. Based on this timing, a measurement in the loop-turn mode is performed (S7).
US08164047B2	Illuminance device having an opening at a rear part of a gas discharge lamp and exposes the burner and projection system An illuminance device including a gas discharge lamp, an airflow generator, and a distributing duct is provided. The lamp has a reflector, a base connected to the reflector, a burner installed in the reflector, and the base, a first opening located at the reflector and a front part of the lamp, and a second opening located at a rear part of the lamp and exposing the burner. The distributing duct has an inlet, a first outlet, and a second outlet, and an opening area of the first outlet is larger than that of the second outlet. A cooling airflow provided by the airflow generator enters the distributing duct via the inlet, the distributing duct guides a part of the cooling airflow to the first opening via the first outlet, and the distributing duct guides another part of the cooling airflow to the second opening via the second outlet.
US08164040B2	Saturation optics An imaging system includes a detector for receiving electromagnetic energy and generating sampled data in accordance with the electromagnetic energy so received. The detector is characterized by a threshold point such that the sampled data is in one of two states: i) below threshold, when the intensity of the electromagnetic energy so received is less than the threshold point; and ii) above threshold, when the intensity of the electromagnetic energy is greater than the threshold point. The imaging system also includes saturation optics for providing a characteristic of the sampled data, wherein the characteristic of the sampled data when below threshold is different from the characteristic of the sampled data when above threshold.
US08164039B2	Method and apparatus for detecting spiculated masses in mammography A method and apparatus detects one or more spiculated masses in an image using a processor. The image is received in the processor. The received image is filtered using one or more Gaussian filters to detect one or more central mass regions. The received image is also filtered using one or more spiculated lesion filters to detect where the one or more spiculated masses converge. In addition, the received image is filtered using one or more Difference-of-Gaussian filters to suppress one or more linear structures. An enhanced image showing the detected spiculated masses is created by combining an output from all of the filtering steps. The enhanced image is then provided to an output of the processor.
US08164035B2	Heating device having dual-core heating cable The heating device mainly contains a dual-core heat cable and a control circuit. The dual-core heating cable mainly contains a core, a heating wire winding spirally around the core, a NTC (negative-temperature-coefficient) layer wrapping around the core and the heating wire, a PTC heating wire winding spirally around the NTC layer, and an insulating layer wrapping around the NTC layer and the PTC heating wire. The control circuit monitors the PTC heating wire's current for constant temperature control, and the leakage current through The NTC layer as a second over-temperature protection. As such, the heating device has a superior constant temperature effect and avoids the problem of burning down the heating cable. The heating device therefore has a longer operational life span.
US08164030B2	Heating cooker with touch panel having user guiding illumination function An appliance including a top plate has its operability improved and prevents an operation error. The appliance includes electrostatic touch keys provided on a lower surface of the top plate, the electrostatic touch keys including electrodes made of conductive films having predetermined light-blocking property, respectively, operation-unit illuminators emitting light toward the electrodes, which are partially cut, from a direction opposite to the top plate, respectively, and an illumination controller controlling illumination of the operation-unit illuminators. The illumination controller changes the illumination state of the shapes of key indicators above the electrodes to allow a user to identify function and validity of the electrostatic touch keys. The illumination controller controls the illumination state of operation-unit illuminators, such as lighting-on, blinking, lighting-off, and adjusting the brightness, to provide information required for operation.
US08164020B2	Electrode and its use in a metal disintegrator A graphite electrode and a holder for the electrode for use in a metal disintegrator, the electrode having a hollow columnar body with a skirt wall open at one end, the skirt wall having a plurality of holes extending between one end and an opposite end, the holes being adapted to conduct liquid coolant from said opposite end to said open end, the holder being proportioned to engage and support the electrode at its opposite end when the electrode is installed on a metal disintegrator, the electrode and holder being constructed and arranged to vent a portion of the volume of said liquid coolant through a space between a part being disintegrated and an interior surface of the skirt wall.
US08164001B2	Multilayer printed circuit board A multilayer printed circuit board includes an inner magnetic layer essentially consisting of magnetic material. The inner magnetic layer may be formed by an action of chemical bond or van der Waals force. The inner magnetic layer may comprise a plurality of magnetic units, each of which provides magnetism, and may be formed by magnetically coupling the magnetic units with each other by using a strong interaction. The inner magnetic layer may essentially consist of a ferrite film. The ferrite film may be formed directly on the inner conductive layer by means of an electroless plating method. The ferrite film may essentially consist of an oxide metal composition, the metal composition being represented by the formula of FeaNibZncCod, where: a+b+c+d=3.0; 2.1≦a≦2.7; 0.1≦b≦0.3; 0.1≦c≦0.7; and 0≦d≦0.15.
US08163998B2	Electrical busway flange end stub A flange end stub for an electrical busway system is provided. The flange end stub includes a flange plate having a first and second tab extending perpendicular to a first surface. A pair of joint side plates is coupled to the first and second tab with one or more conductors extending through the flange plate in between the joint side plates. A first and second bracket is coupled in between the joint side plates on either side of the conductors. Covers are mounted to the first and second brackets and extend over the conductors and any joint assembly that is attached. The covers and brackets cooperate to provide ingress protection.
US08163995B2	Method for applying insulation with respect to an electrical box and an electrical box for receiving insulation with respect thereto An electrical box includes a top side wall, a right side wall, a bottom side wall, a left side wall, and a rear side wall. At least one check valve is disposed in an opening through at least one of the top side wall, the right side wall, the bottom side wall, the left side wall, or the rear side wall. The check valve defines a central opening through which insulation may be introduced to fill an air gap at least one of behind or around the electrical box. A method for introducing insulation through the electrical box also is described.
US08163990B2	Methods, programs, storage media and systems for recording and compiling a music section This disclosure relates to a method for recording and compiling a music section, wherein multiple takes of the music section are recorded; and wherein the method uses a take folder to store the multiple takes. The take folder may belong to a single track. Sections of one or more takes can be selected to be part of a resulting compilation which is composed of the selected sections. In one embodiment, a method automatically ensures that selected sections do not overlap in time and that there are no breaks between adjacent selections. In addition, the present invention relates to programs, a storage media and data processing systems having the above features as well as to a storage medium containing the music produced thereby.
US08163985B1	Maize variety inbred PH12K9 A novel maize variety designated PH12K9 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprise crossing maize variety PH12K9 with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into PH12K9 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. Hybrid maize seed, plant or plant part produced by crossing the variety PH12K9 or a locus conversion of PH12K9 with another maize variety.
US08163982B2	Soybean variety A1016496 The invention relates to the soybean variety designated A1016496. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety A1016496. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety A1016496 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety A1016496 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.
US08163966B2	Aromatics processing catalyst system This disclosure relates to a catalyst system adapted for processing aromatic feedstreams comprising C9+ aromatic feedstock to produce at least one xylene.
US08163962B2	Method for producing alkoxyindanone derivative [Problems to be Solved]The present invention aims to provide a method for efficiently producing a high-purity alkoxyindanone derivative while maintaining an industrially superior volumetric efficiency.[Solution]Provided is a method for producing an alkoxyindanone derivative represented by a general formula in FIG. 2 (wherein R represents an alkoxy group containing 1 to 6 carbon atoms and n represents an integer of 1 to 4), comprising reacting an alkoxyphenylpropionic acid derivative represented by a general formula in FIG. 1 (wherein R and n are as defined above) with a condensing agent, adding an organic solvent to the resulting reaction mixture, and subsequently decomposing the condensing agent with an aqueous alkaline solution.
US08163957B2	Compounds, compositions and methods for the treatment of amyloid diseases and synucleinopathies such as alzheimer's disease, type 2 diabetes and parkinson's disease Bis- and tris-dihydroxyaryl compounds and their methylenedioxy analogs and pharmaceutically acceptable esters, their synthesis, pharmaceutical compositions containing them, and their use in the treatment of amyloid diseases, especially Aβ amyloidosis, such as observed in Alzheimer's disease, IAPP amyloidosis, such as observed in type 2 diabetes, and synucleinopathies, such as observed in Parkinson's disease, and the manufacture of medicaments for such treatment.
US08163948B2	Processes for producing transition metal amido and imido compounds Processes are provided for producing transition metal amidos and/or imidos. In methods according to this invention, at least one halogenated transition metal, an amine compound and a solvent are combined, followed by the addition of an alkylated metal or a Grignard reagent to produce the transition metal amide and/or imido.
US08163940B2	Method for preparation of amorphous, anhydrous crystalline or hydrated crystalline docetaxel This invention is directed to a method for the preparation of docetaxel having an amorphous, anhydrous crystalline, or hydrated crystalline structure. In accordance with the invention, highly pure amorphous, anhydrous crystalline, or hydrated crystalline docetaxel can be produced with a high yield by using a solvent precipitation method, colloid formation method, etc.
US08163923B2	Spiro substituted compounds as angiogenesis inhibitors The present invention relates to spiro (tetracarbon) substituted compound of Formula I, processes for their preparation, pharmaceutical compositions containing them as active ingredient, methods for the treatment of disease states associated with angiogenesis, such as cancers associated with protein tyrosine kinases, to their use as medicaments for use in the production of inhibition of tyrosine kinases reducing effects in warm-blooded animals such as humans.
US08163920B2	Quinolinone-carboxamide compounds as 5-HT4 receptor agonists The invention provides novel quinolinone-carboxamide 5-HT4 receptor agonist compounds. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds, methods of using such compounds to treat diseases associated with 5-HT4 receptor activity, and processes and intermediates useful for preparing such compounds.
US08163912B2	Berberine compounds and processes for the preparation of berberine compounds The invention is directed to berberine compounds and processes for the preparation of berberine compounds through an intramolecular Bischler-Napieralski cyclization.
US08163907B2	Dihydropyridine calcium antagonist compounds, preparation methods, and medical uses thereof A dihydropyridine (DHP) calcium antagonist compound and its preparation method and medical use are related to preparation methods of compounds of general formulas (I) and (II) as shown below and their pharmaceutical salts and applications for treating cardiovascular diseases, and R1 represents a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic, aromatic ring or aralkyl group, and the substituent may be C1-C4 alkyl, C1-C4 alkoxyl, halogen, cyano, trifluoromethyl, trifluoromethoxyl, methylthio, nitro, amino or hydroxyl group; R2 represents a C1-C8 alkyl group; R3 and R4 are the same or different, and each represents a hydrogen, halogen, cyano, trifluoromethyl, trifluoromethoxyl, methylthio, nitro or amino group or a C1-C4 alkyl, C1-C4 alkoxyl, C1-C4 alkenyl, or C1-C4 alkinyl group; R5 and R6 are the same or different, and each represents a C1-C4 alkyl group; X represents O, S or a single bond; m=0-6, n=1-6, and m and n are the same or different.
US08163903B2	Process for the preparation of N-[5-(3-dimethylamino-acryloyl)-2-fluoro-phenyl]-N-methyl-acetamide The present invention relates to a new process for the preparation of N-[5-(3-dimethylamino-acryloyl)-2-fluorophenyl]-N-methyl-acetamide (I) in a high yield and high purity, which is an intermediate in the synthesis of compounds with affinity for GABAA receptor. In this process, N-(5-acetyl-2-fluorophenyl)-N-methyl-acetamide (VI) is reacted with an excess of N,N-dimethylformamide dimethyl acetal (NNDMF-DMA). The present invention also provides a new process for the preparation of a compound with affinity for GABAA receptor, N-{2-fluoro-5-[3-(thiophene)-2-carbonyl-pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidin-7-yl]phenyl}-N-methyl-acetamide (II), which comprises the following steps: a) methylation of N-(5-acetyl-2-fluorophenyl)-N-acetamide (IV) with a methyl sulfonate, b) reaction of the resulting compound (VI) with NNDMF-DMA, and c) reaction of the resulting compound (I) with (5-amino-1H-pirazol-4-yl)thiophen-2-yl-methanone (III) in glacial acetic acid. The present invention also relates to new intermediate (VI).
US08163895B2	Compositions for use in identification of orthopoxviruses Oligonucleotide primers and compositions and kits containing the same for rapid identification of orthopoxviruses by amplification of a segment of viral nucleic acid followed by molecular mass analysis are provided.
US08163890B2	Production of recombinant proteins by autoproteolytic cleavage of a fusion protein Disclosed is a method for the production of a heterologous polypeptide of interest with a homogenous N-terminus, using a fusion polypeptide comprising the polypeptide of interest and N-terminally thereto a polypeptide exhibiting autoproteolytic function, said method comprising the steps of a) binding of the fusion polypeptide in a soluble, autoproteolytically inactive form by an affinity chromatography system, b) refolding of the fusion polypeptide, thereby activating the autoproteolytic function of the fusion polypeptide and causing cleavage of the heterologous polypeptide of interest, and c) subsequently eluting the heterologous polypeptide of interest, wherein said steps are conducted on one affinity chromatography system.
US08163889B2	Physiologically active polypeptide conjugate having prolonged in vivo half-life A protein conjugate having a prolonged in vivo half-life of a physiological activity, comprising i) a physiologically active polypeptide, ii) a non-peptidic polymer, and iii) an immunoglobulin, is useful for the development of a polypeptide drug due to the enhanced in vivo stability and prolonged half-life in blood, while reducing the possibility of inducing an immune response.
US08163888B2	Method of targeting specific cell populations using cell-binding agent maytansinoid conjugates linked via a non-cleavable linker, said conjugates and methods of making said conjugates The present invention discloses a method for targeting maytansinoids to a selected cell population, the method comprising contacting a cell population or tissue suspected of containing the selected cell population with a cell-binding agent maytansinoid conjugate, wherein one or more maytansinoids is covalently linked to the cell-binding agent via a non-cleavable linker and the cell-binding agent binds to cells of the selected cell population.
US08163878B2	Tumor Endothelial Marker 5-α molecules and uses thereof The present invention provides Tumor Endothelial Marker 5α (TEM5α) polypeptides and nucleic acid molecules encoding the same. The invention also provides selective binding agents, vectors, host cells, and methods for producing TEM5α polypeptides. The invention further provides pharmaceutical compositions and methods for the diagnosis, treatment, amelioration, or prevention of diseases, disorders, and conditions associated with TEM5α polypeptides.
US08163875B2	Polymer conjugated glycosylated neublastin The following class of molecule is disclosed: a dimer containing a first neublastin polypeptide and a second neublastin polypeptide, wherein: (a) at least one of the polypeptides is glycosylated; (b) at least one of the polypeptides is conjugated at its N-terminus to a water-soluble synthetic polymer; and (c) neither of the polypeptides is conjugated to a water-soluble synthetic polymer at a position other than the N-terminus. Such dimers possess the biological activity of wild-type neublastin while displaying enhanced serum half-life and enhanced potency relative to wild-type neublastin.
US08163874B2	Beta helical peptide structures stable in aqueous and non-aqueous media and methods for preparing same Disclosed is a method of making peptide structures that are stable in aqueous and non-aqueous media where a first linear peptide chain comprising alternating D,L- or L,D-amino acids having an N and C termini is joined by at least one turn region to a second linear peptide chain comprising alternating D,L- or L,D-amino acids having an N and C termini. The peptide chains can be joined at the C terminus of one of the linear peptide chains with an N terminus of the other linear peptide chain, a C terminus of one of the linear peptide chains with a C terminus of the other linear peptide chain, or an N terminus of one of the linear peptide chains with an N terminus of the other linear peptide chain.
US08163873B2	Isolated microtubule-associated protein tau peptides and kit A monoclonal antibody which forms an immunological complex with a phosphorylated epitope of an antigen belonging to human abnormally phosphorylated tau proteine. The tau protein can be obtained from a brain homogenate, itself isolated from the cerebral cortex of a patient having Alzheimer's disease.
US08163870B2	Channel forming peptides The present invention provides a family of peptides based upon the M2GlyR sequence. These peptides are derivatives of the M2GlyR sequence and can be modified at their ends to include a plurality of polar amino acid residues to enhance their solubility. Particularly preferred derivatives include portions of the M2GlyR sequence which are palindromic to another portion of the peptide or to the M2GlyR sequence itself. Preferably these portions are at least 7 amino acid residues in length. Peptides embraced by the present invention are characterized by having greater effects on the transepithelial electrical resistance of cells at lower concentrations. Peptides of the present invention have been shown to increase Isc in MDCK epithelial cell monolayers with half maximal effects observed at or below 30 μM, a nearly 10-fold improvement over any peptide previously characterized in the M2GlyR family. Additionally, peptides of the invention have been shown to increase transepithelial electrical conductance and modulate the permeability of tight junctions in epithelial cells.
US08163863B2	Polysilane and polysilane-containing resin composition A polysilane having excellent functionalities (e.g., solubility in a solvent and reactivity) is obtained by introducing a structural unit of the following formula (1) to a polysilane through a reaction of a dihalosilane having a Si—H bond and adding a hydrosilylatable compound (e.g., a compound having a carbon-carbon unsaturated bond) to the Si—H bond, wherein R1 represents a hydrogen atom, an organic group, or a silyl group; and “n” denotes an integer of not less than 1.
US08163862B2	Ophthalmic and otorhinolaryngological device materials Disclosed are soft, high refractive index, acrylic device materials. The materials contain a hydrophilic side-chain macromer for glistening resistance.
US08163845B2	Biaxially oriented electrical insulating film The invention relates to a biaxially oriented electrical insulating film which contains a mixture from a polypropylene P1 and a polypropylene P2 which is different therefrom. The polypropylene P1 is a linear polypropylene and has an Mw/Mn>5 and a mesopentadene isotactic index of at least 95% and the polypropylene P2 has a long-chain branching.
US08163839B2	Pigment dispersants, their production process, and their use A pigment dispersant contains (a) 5 to 30 wt % of aromatic and/or heterocyclic vinyl monomer units, (b) 10 to 30 wt % of monomer units having acid groups, (c) 40 to 80 wt % of (meth)acrylate ester monomer units, and (d) 5 to 30 wt % of monomer units having poly(C2-6-alkylene glycol) chains or mono(C1-22-alkyl)ether chains of said glycol, said poly(C2-6-alkylene glycol) chains or mono (C1-22-alkyl)ether chains having a number average molecular weight of from 150 to 1,500. A sum of the monomer units (a) to (d) amounts to 100 wt %. The pigment dispersant has an acid value of from 30 to 300 mgKOH/g, a number average molecular weight of from 5,000 to 30,000, and a content of organic compounds, boiling points of which are not higher than 250° C., of not higher than 0.2 wt %. Also disclosed are its production process, its aqueous solution and its dispersion.
US08163835B2	Anisotropic conductive adhesive composition, anisotropic conductive film comprising the same, and associated methods An anisotropic conductive adhesive composition includes an acrylic rubber binder having a weight average molecular weight of about 100,000 to about 1,000,000, a first component including at least one of a mono(meth)acrylate compound and a di(meth)acrylate compound, a second component including at least one of a tri(meth)acrylate compound and a compound having more than three (meth)acrylate groups, an organic peroxisde, and conductive particles. The second component is present in an amount of about 1 to about 10% by weight, based on the total weight of the acrylic rubber, the first component, the second component, the organic peroxide, and the conductive particles.
US08163834B2	Photoresponsive ionogel A photoresponsive ionogel comprising a photo-responsive polymer polymerised within an ionic liquid matrix is described. This solid-state electrolyte material maintains its ionic liquid characteristics but these characteristics can be altered upon irradiation of the gel with light of a particular wavelength. By suitably configuring the ionogel through the incorporation of specific ions within the gel it is possible to cause dramatic changes in properties of the ionogel such as viscosity, conductivity, acidity, basicity and polarity using light as the stimulus.
US08163829B2	Use of phosphoric acid to reduce the quantity of free dispersing agent in a method for concentrating calcium carbonate in water The invention consists of the use of phosphoric acid, in a method for concentrating an aqueous dispersion or suspension of calcium carbonate in the presence of at least one acrylic dispersing agent, as an agent for reducing the quantity of free dispersing agent, i.e. the fraction of acrylic dispersing agent not adsorbed onto the surface of the particles of the calcium carbonate and present in the aqueous phase. It also pertains to the aqueous dispersions or suspensions of calcium carbonate, exhibiting a reduced quantity of free dispersing agent.
US08163823B2	Highly neutralized acid polymers and their use in golf balls The present invention is directed to a golf ball having at least one layer which includes a polymer composition containing at least 50 wt % of an acid polymer and at least 0.5 wt % of a plasticizer selected from the group consisting of alkylamines, alkanol amines, and fatty acid amines, wherein the weight percentages are based on the total polymeric weight of the polymer composition. At least 70% of the acid groups of the acid polymer are neutralized by a cation source or a metal salt thereof.
US08163822B2	Polycarbonate composition with improved melt-flowability The invention relates to a polycarbonate composition with improved melt-flowability together with good optical properties and together with good hydrolysis resistance.
US08163809B2	Process for decreasing or eliminating unwanted hydrocarbon and oxygenate products caused by Fisher Tropsch Synthesis reactions in a syngas treatment unit The present invention provides a process for decreasing or eliminating unwanted hydrocarbon and oxygenate products caused by FTS reactions in a syngas treatment unit by utilizing heat exchangers and optionally associated pipes that are substantially fabricated of a material selected from the group consisting of chromium containing alloys and carbon steel for heating up gas streams having a carbon monoxide partial pressure of less than or equal to one bar and obtained from a front end purification unit/cold box unit.
US08163808B2	Acetylene enhanced conversion of syngas to Fischer-Tropsch hydrocarbon products A method is disclosed for converting syngas to Fischer-Tropsch (F-T) hydrocarbon products. A synthesis gas including carbon monoxide and hydrogen gas is provided to a F-T reactor. Also, acetylene is supplied to the F-T reactor. The ratio of the volume of acetylene to the volume of synthesis gas is at least 0.01. The synthesis gas and acetylene are reacted under suitable reaction conditions and in the presence of a catalyst to produce F-T hydrocarbon products. The F-T hydrocarbon products are then recovered from the reactor. The synthesis gas and acetylene may be provided in a combined feed stream or introduced separately into the reactor. The acetylene enhanced syngas conversion in a F-T reactor results in the synthesis of F-T products which have a tighter distribution of intermediate length carbon products than do F-T products synthesized according to conventional methods.
US08163803B2	Compounds derived from lidocaine, pharmaceutical compositions, use and method of treatment, prevention or inhibition of disease The present invention relates to lidocaine derived compounds, which present less anesthetic activity than lidocaine itself, but with more anti-inflammatory and spasmolytic activity than said lidocaine as well as pharmaceutical compositions with at least one of these compounds or a salt of those as active principle and to the use of such compositions to treat, prevent or inhibit atopic diseases including asthma, rhinitis, allergic urticaria, chronic lung inflammation associated with eosinophilia, following the example of atopic asthma and chronic intestinal inflammation, as colitis for instance. The pharmaceutical composition may be available in spray form, solution, suspension, emulsion destinated to be applied by nebulization, or in any of the pharmaceutical available forms for oral or injectable use.
US08163802B2	Electrostatically charged multi-acting nasal application, product, and method A product to reduce and method of reducing the risk of inhalation of harmful substances by applying a formulation composition to a substrate or the skin in close proximity of one or more nostrils. This formulation, when applied creates an electrostatic field having a charge. The electrostatic field attracts airborne particulates of opposite charge to the substrate that are in close proximity to the substrate close to the skin and a biocidic agent renders microorganisms coming in contact the substrate or skin less harmful.
US08163801B2	Enzymatic production of peracids using perhydrolytic enzymes A process is provided to produce a concentrated aqueous peracid solution in situ using at least one enzyme having perhydrolase activity in the presence of hydrogen peroxide (at a concentration of at least 500 mM) under neutral to acidic reaction conditions from suitable carboxylic acid esters (including glycerides) and/or amides substrates. The concentrated peracid solution produced is sufficient for use in a variety of disinfection and/or bleaching applications.
US08163795B2	Chroman derivatives, medicaments and use in therapy Novel chroman derivatives and intermediate compounds, compositions containing same, methods for their preparation and uses thereof as therapeutic agents particularly as anti-cancer and chemotherapeutic selective agents are described.
US08163793B2	Proline derivatives The invention relates to a compound of formula (I) wherein A, R1-R6 are as defined in the description and in the claims. The compound of formula (I) can be used as a medicament.
US08163790B2	Metronidazole cocrystals and imipramine cocrystals Cocrystals of metronidazole are described herein. Such cocrystals are a cocrystal of metronidazole with gentisic acid and a cocrystal of metronidazole with gallic acid. Cocrystals of imipramine hydrochloride are also described. Such cocrystals are a cocrystal of imipramine hydrochloride with (+)-camphoric acid, a cocrystal of imipramine hydrochloride with fumaric acid, and a cocrystal of imipramine hydrochloride with 1-hydroxy-2-naphthoic acid.
US08163789B2	Selective and dual-action p53/MDM2/MDM4 antagonists A fragment-based strategy, involving “multicomponent reaction chemistry” (MCR), can identify novel chemotypes that disrupt the p53/MDM2 or p53/MDM4 complex employs. This approach uses high resolution structural information to delineate the region of a first protein or a ligand that is nestled within the binding pocket of a second target protein. The identified region is imported into a database containing MCR scaffolds to generate a virtual library of compounds, which subsequently are docked into the binding pocket of the target protein. Results from docking then are used to select compounds for synthesis and screening. A complementary, NMR-based methodology allows for screening the ability of compounds, selected using MCR, to disrupt the p53/MDM2 or p53/MDM4 complex.
US08163787B2	Triazolone derivatives A compound represented by the following general formula (1) or salts thereof or hydrates of the foregoing: wherein R1a, R1b, R1c and R1d each independently represent hydrogen, etc.; R2 represents optionally substituted phenyl, etc.; R3 represents optionally substituted C6-10 aryl, etc.; and Z1 and Z2 each independently represent hydrogen.
US08163778B2	Pyridines as FBPase inhibitors for treatment of diabetes Compounds of formula (I) as well as pharmaceutically acceptable salts and esters thereof wherein the residues have the significance given in claim 1 and which can be used in the form of pharmaceutical compositions.
US08163765B2	Substituted indolyl-alkyl-amino-derivatives as inhibitors of histone deacetylase This invention comprises the novel compounds of formula (1) wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, X and Y have defined meanings, having histone deacetylase inhibiting enzymatic activity; their preparation, compositions containing them and their use as a medicine.
US08163762B2	Purine derivatives having, in particular, anti-proliferative properties, and their biological uses This invention provides 2-, 6, and 9-substituted purine derivatives, particularly 2(1-R hydroxymethylpropylamino)-6-benzylamino-9-isopropyl purine, having, in particular, antiproliferative properties, and suitable for use as pharmaceutical compositions and herbicidal compositions. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions and herbicidal compositions comprising the 2-, 6, and 9-substituted purine derivatives, and methods of treatment using the 2-, 6, and 9-substituted purine derivatives.
US08163759B2	Pyrazolo[1,5-A] pyrimidine compounds as CB1 receptor antagonist The present invention provides a pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine compound, having CB1 receptor-antagonizing activity, of the following formula [I]: in which R1 and R2 are the same or different and each an optionally substituted aryl group etc, R0 is hydrogen atom, an alkyl group etc, E is a group of the formula: —C(═O)— or —SO2—, R is a group of the following formula [i], [ii]or [iii] etc: Ring A is (a) a C3-8 cycloalkyl group optionally fused to a benzene ring or (b) a benzene ring, Q is a single bond or a methylene group, Ring B is a 4- to 7-membered aliphatic heterocyclic group, said cyclic group binding via its ring-carbon atom to the adjacent nitrogen atom, X is sulfur atom etc, R3 is an alkyl group optionally substituted by an alkylthio group, R4 is hydrogen atom, an alkyl group etc, one of RA and RB is an alkyl group etc, and the other is hydrogen atom, an alkyl group etc, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

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