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US08398108B2	Transfer chair A transfer chair and a method of using the same. The transfer chair includes a base frame, a seat frame, and a seat having a front edge and a back edge and that is supported by the seat frame. A vertical lift mechanism couples the base frame to the seat frame and is configured to translate the seat from a first height to a second height. A seatback extends upwardly from the back edge of the seat in a first configuration and extends downwardly from the back edge of the seat in a second configuration. When the seatback is in the second configuration, a patient may slide over the back edge of the seat. A transition mechanism moves the seatback between the first and second configurations.
US08398104B2	Bicycle seat adjustable device A bicycle seat adjustable device includes an outer tube with an inner tube movably inserted therein and a piston is connected to the inner tube. A valve control device includes an outer path tube in the inner tube, and a lower end of the outer path tube is connected to the piston and a top end of the outer path tube extends toward the inner tube. A movable piston is movably mounted to the outer path tube. An outer oil room and an inner air room are defined between the inner tube and the outer path tube. A valve unit is connected to the inner path tube to form an inner oil room and a path which communicates with the outer oil room and the inner oil room, and controlled by the valve unit. The inner tube and the inner path tube increases the travel distance of the hydraulic oil.
US08398101B2	Axle tubes including protrusion and vehicle including same A vehicle includes a frame, a swing member, an axle tube, a cushion bracket, a protrusion, an axle, and a cushion member. The swing member is pivotable about a first axis. The axle tube is coupled with the swing member, the cushion bracket, and the protrusion. The axle is rotatable about a second axis. The cushion member includes lower and upper ends. The lower end is pivotally coupled with the cushion bracket and is pivotable about a third axis. The second and third axes reside in a first plane. The protrusion is located above the first plane and is spaced from the cushion member by a first distance having a minimum value. The lower end of the cushion member is spaced from the axle tube by a second distance having a minimum value. The minimum value of the first distance is less than the minimum value of the second distance.
US08398094B1	Skibob and method for riding a chairlift Skibobs are disclosed having features for conveying the skibob with rider on a moving chairlift while the rider remains mounted on the seat of the skibob. The frame and suspension are configured for elevating the underside of the skibob seat above the level of the chairlift bench during loading, so that the chairlift bench, while moving forward from behind the rider, can pick up the skibob, rider and all, and carry the mounted rider up the ski slope without falling. As the undercarriage of the skibob is lifted off the snow, the rider is deposited on the chairlift bench so that the seat of the skibob is secured in place by the weight of the rider on the seat. During offloading, the skibob is nonetheless readily disengaged from the chairlift bench with an active boost from the suspension and optional spring-loaded seat as the undercarriage contacts the offloading platform, permitting the rider to ski away from the chairlift without dismounting the skibob, thus improving ease of use for riders with limits in physical capacity. These and other features of the invention are a benefit to disabled persons in gaining access to the ski slopes.
US08398087B2	Bonded piston seal A bonded piston seal, which comprises a metal ring, and a rubbery elastomer seal as vulcanization-bonded thereto expect the sliding site along which a mating seal member slides, where the rubbery elastomer seal is partially bonded to the metal ring through an adhesive layer, wherein the adhesive layers comprises (a) an underlayer adhesive layer comprising a phenol resin and an epoxy resin, and (b) an overlayer adhesive layer comprising a phenol resin, a halogenated polymer, and a metal oxide. Not only the distinguished initial adhesiveness, but also the distinguished water-resistance can be obtained by providing (a) the underlayer adhesive layer of the afore-mentioned components and (b) the overlayer adhesive layer of the afore-mentioned components.
US08398086B2	Sealing element and sealing method including fusing the element A sealer (5) for sealing a sealed portion (3) is a sheet member formed into a shape that matches a three-dimensional shape of the sealed portion (3). The sealed portion (3) is sealed by placing the sealer (5) over the sealed portion (3) and heating the sealer (5).
US08398085B2	Card trade system and methods thereof A Bingo card trade feature is disclosed. This feature can offer players the option to trade one set of Bingo cards for another set of different Bingo cards. This exchange can cost nothing or an additional preset cost. These trades can be established through the entity hosting the game. The traded cards can be available for further trades for the same Bingo game based on the business rule set by the entity. The players can be able to trade cards up until a specified time before the start of the actual game. The players can also be able to trade a card as many times as they wish depending on their budget. In one specific example, a “Bonanza Trade” can offer the player the ability to take a daubed Bonanza card that was purchased, add a dollar and get two new Bonanza cards in exchange.
US08398084B2	Blackjack variation with automatically burned cards A method to implement a blackjack variation. The dealer is dealt an up-card and a hole-card. If the up-card is a 10-valued card, then the dealer peeks at the hole-card, and if the hole-card is also a 10-valued card, then the dealer will burn both the up-card and the hole-card (which are both 10-valued cards), and deal two additional cards to the dealer which become the dealer's hand. The game then proceeds normally.
US08398081B1	Combination dice and board game and associated method A combination dice and board game includes a substantially square-shaped arena. Such an arena includes a planar base member and a plurality of vertical walls monolithically formed with such a base member. The game further includes a mechanism for scoring points. Such a point scoring mechanism is employed within an interior area of the arena and includes a plurality of pretty dice. The point scoring mechanism further includes a plurality of fancy dice coextensively shaped with the plurality of pretty dice, a third plurality of traditional dice, and a dice cup. The game apparatus further includes a mechanism for calculating the points, a mechanism for recording the points, and a mechanism for determining how to score the points. Such a score determining mechanism includes a manual of rules. Such a manual describes steps necessary to score points during operating conditions.
US08398080B2	Apparatus useful as a toy, puzzle or as an educational device An apparatus useful as an educational device, puzzle or toy of a kind having magnetic interactions between an elongate support and pieces held, or to be held, with or without contact, about said support, wherein a plurality of said pieces collectively form, or can form, a first band of pieces about said support, and another plurality of said pieces form, or can form, a second band of pieces about the support, and wherein at least one piece of each said band has an indicia, said indicia of a piece in one band being able to be indexed to an indicia of a piece of the other band, and wherein at least one of the bands of pieces is able, or will be able, to be rotated about the elongate axis of the support.
US08398076B2	Low-noise mailpiece storage device A storage device for a mail-handling machine, said storage device comprising a mailpiece-receiving deck along a longitudinal edge of which a referencing wall extends, and through which a conveyor belt passes for the purpose of conveying mailpieces along said referencing wall, and a shock-absorber ramp that is mounted against the referencing wall and that is hit by the mailpieces after they are ejected from said mail-handling machine, and before they fall back down onto the conveyor belt so as to be conveyed towards the sloping surface.
US08398068B2	Image recording device An image recording device includes a tray unit, a sheet feeder disposed above the tray unit, a recording unit disposed above the sheet feeder, and a unit for discharging the sheet having an image recorded thereon. The tray unit includes a first tray for holding thereon a first sheet, a second tray disposed above the first tray to hold thereon a second sheet, and a third tray disposed above the first tray. The second tray selectively moves between a first position and a second position. When the second tray is in the first position, the sheet feeder feeds the second sheet from the second tray, and the third tray receives the second sheet discharged from the discharging unit. When the second tray is in the second position, the sheet feeder feeds the first sheet from the first tray, and the first tray, the second tray, and the third tray overlap one another vertically.
US08398067B2	Sheet processing apparatus and image forming apparatus A sheet processing apparatus includes pairs of rollers being sheet conveying units that convey recording sheets that are sheet media, a binding tray in which a plurality of recording sheets conveyed by the pairs of rollers are stacked and the recording sheets are retained as a paper bundle, and a stapler being a binding unit that performs a binding process on the paper bundle retained in the binding tray. Target positions on the paper bundle are adjusted by moving both of two jogger fences in an R direction to move the paper bundle in the sheet width direction so as to displace the paper bundle with respect to the stapler.
US08398060B2	Vibration absorber for a vehicle suspension spring A dynamic vibration absorber for a vehicle suspension system includes a spring elastically supporting a vehicle body on a vehicle frame, the spring including multiple coils, an isolator secured to at least one of the coils, at least a portion of the isolator being elastically displaceable in response to movement of one of the coils, and a mass formed as unit with the isolator portion, and supported on the isolator for elastic movement.
US08398053B2	Double piston trunnion mounted ball valves and methods of use Disclosed are a method and a ball valve structure which provide for an improved seal in a trunnion mounted, double piston ball valve, which is especially useful in applications requiring a seal against high pressures, such as in the oil, gas and chemical process industries. Higher pressures on an inlet side of the valve are used, while the valve moves toward and is maintained in a valve closed position, to create movement of a ball element of the valve so as to bias the ball element against both piston seat elements (or rings) used to create the seals. This movement of the ball element thereby effectively uses such upstream pressure to create and enhance a seal between the ball element and both piston seat elements while in the valve closed position.
US08398051B2	Gate valve actuator and method A gate valve actuator including a stem that is movable linearly in an actuator housing connectable to the gate valve. The stem acts on the gate valve to shift the gate valve between open and closed positions, respectively. The stem is driven by a motor in a first direction into a steady state operation position. In the position the stem is biased in a second opposite direction towards a shutdown position by a spring member acting on the stem. A trigger mechanism is arranged for holding the spring member in a compressed state. The trigger mechanism includes an electrically controllable trigger that is arranged for release of the spring member in result of de-energizing the electrically controlled trigger. A method for shifting a gate valve between a steady state operation mode and a shutdown mode utilizing the gate valve actuator.
US08398050B2	Hold open configuration for safety valve and method An actuator and counterbalance system including a nonmobile carrier; a mobile carrier, mobile relative to the non mobile carrier; and a counterbalance system in operable communication with the mobile carrier and configured to counterbalance less than 100 percent of a return force of a tool actuated by the actuator and method.
US08398042B2	Ceiling-mounted docking device The present invention provides a docking device for connecting to equipment. The docking device includes a first housing section having a plurality of leg sections extending from a surface thereof. A second housing section is attachable to the leg sections of the first housing section. The first housing section and the second housing section define an internal cavity of the docking device. The internal cavity is dimensioned to receive an electrical cable. The leg sections and the second housing section define an opening therebetween. The opening communicates with the internal cavity of the docking device. A panel is dimensioned to be received into the opening defined by the leg sections and the second housing section. The panel has a connector extending therethrough.
US08398038B2	Wheel support A wheel support assembly is mounted to a pivotable system spanning an opening, with the pivotable system mounted to one side of the opening at a pivotable connection and to another side of the opening at a removable connection. The support assembly is disposed proximate the removable connection and spaced apart from the pivotable connection, and has a wheel positioned and oriented to support the pivotable system weight that would otherwise be cantilevered as the pivotable system rotates about the pivotable support. The wheel support assembly may include a vertically adjustable wheel that may be adjusted to remain just out of contact with the support surface when the pivotable assembly is connected to both the pivotable and the removable connections.
US08398037B2	Equipment support A support having a plurality of elongate hollow leg members, each of which is at least partially supporting an apex selectively, detachably mountable to equipment. At least one leg member has a circumferential wall of a thickness along a major portion of its length no more than approximately 0.04 inches.
US08398032B2	Gutter and mounting device for buildings A mounting bracket for a gutter for buildings, the gutter including a generally channel or trough shaped body for collecting water with an internal wall having mounting means thereon, the mounting bracket including an elongated bracket body which includes an attachment section which is attachable to the building and a gutter mounting section, the gutter mounting section including a plurality of gutter support elements arranged along the gutter mounting section and aligned so as to correspond to a fall required when the gutter is in an installed position.
US08398029B2	On-board device for measuring the mass and the position of the center of gravity of an aircraft The present invention relates to an on-board device for measuring the mass and the position of the center of gravity of an aircraft having a plurality of landing gears (T1, T2), each landing gear (T1, T2) being provided with at least one contact member (2) having a deformable element (3) that is deformable under the action of the weight of the aircraft when the aircraft is standing on a surface, and is remarkable in that the formable element (3) is provided with a bar (4) having an eddy current sensor (6) at its free end.
US08398026B2	Multi-function rotary access door A method and apparatus comprising a frame and a door. The door may be moveably connected to the frame. The door may be capable of being rotated in the frame between a closed position and an open position to provide access to an opening of a vehicle body without moving the door outside of a mold line of the vehicle body.
US08398018B2	Fan cowl support for a turbo fan engine A fan cowl support for an aircraft having an engine pylon, an engine fan case and an engine fan cowl. The fan cowl support includes a support having a forward end connected to the engine fan case and an aft end connected to the engine pylon with a spherical connector. At least a portion of the engine fan cowl is connected to the support.
US08398017B2	Continuous composite fan duct and thrust reverser A duct having a continuous C-shaped cross section slidably attached to a strut supporting an aircraft engine. The duct may comprise an inner wall, an outer wall, a first end wall, a second end wall, at least one slider, a thrust reverser, and an outer cowl panel of a thrust reverser. The inner wall may comprise a forward section and an aft section. The aft section may be integral with the first end wall, the second end wall, the outer wall, and the at least one slider. The forward section may comprise a right half and a left half which may be pivotally attached to the strut and may pivot to an open position when the rest of the fan duct is slid aftward away from the engine. The duct, excluding the forward section of the inner wall, may slide aftward on its at least one slider, providing engine access.
US08398016B2	Air intake arrangement for an aircraft An air intake arrangement includes a mobile plate controlled by at least one fluid communication passage or opening extending between the outer and inner surfaces of the mobile plate. The fluid communication passage or opening is located at least in the vicinity of a limited downstream area of the outer surface, is at a high pressure when the aircraft flies at cruising speed, and is capable of transmitting the high pressure to an extended area of the inner surface. The air flowing through the air intake arrangement may be used to refresh an enclosed area with electrical or mechanical equipment.
US08398013B2	Cable reel device The invention relates to a cable reel device, comprising a rack on which the cable reel is rotatable mounted. The cable reel is provided with a portion for storing cable, wire or the like, as well as flanges on either side of the portion. The device comprises a machine which is provided with at least two drive wheels. The rack with the cable reel can be placed in the machine so that the rack and the cable reel rest on the machine, so that the flanges of the cable reel are in contact with the drive wheels.
US08398012B2	Reversible seat belt tensioner A reversible seat belt tensioner includes an electric motor (2), a belt shaft (1) drivable in the belt winding direction by the electric motor (2) via a drive wheel (10), and a drive shaft (9) transmitting the rotational movement of the electric motor (2) to the drive wheel (10). The drive shaft (9) is connected to at least one of the drive wheel (10) and the electric motor (2) via a helical gear unit. The use of a helical gear unit provides the advantage that the rotational axes of the meshing components can be arranged at angles other than 90 degrees with respect to each other because the components in the helical gear units only come into punctiform contact.
US08398009B2	Blade made of steel alloy A refiner or disperser blade is made of a steel alloy by casting. The alloy comprises, in weight percent: 0.6 to 4 wt-% carbon (C), 0.5 to 1.5 wt-% silicon (Si), 0.4 to 1.5 wt-% manganese (Mn), 12 to 28 wt-% chromium (Cr), 4 to 12 wt-% niobium (Nb), as well as iron (Fe).
US08398007B2	Jet mill A jet mill in which crushed material introduced into a crushing chamber is comminuted by gas being sprayed from a plurality of gas-jet nozzles, wherein high-efficiency pulverization is performed by optimizing various pulverization conditions according to the type of crushed material or other such properties. The direction in which gas is sprayed into the crushing chamber is variable adjustable; the spraying direction of each nozzle is displaced simultaneously by the electromotive actuator; swirl flow is produced in three dimensions, including the flow of a directional component that is perpendicular to the horizontal swirl flow; and a fine-powder discharge port of a first pulverization chamber and a fine powder introduction port of a second pulverization chamber are communicatingly connected by a ventilation duct.
US08398005B2	Electrostatic atomizing device The electrostatic atomizing device includes a discharge electrode, an opposed electrode, and a voltage application device. The voltage application device is configured to apply a voltage between the discharge electrode and the opposed electrode so as to atomizing a liquid supplied to the discharge electrode. The electrostatic atomizing device further includes a reduced water provision device configured to supply reduced water as the above liquid to the discharge electrode.
US08398001B2	Aperture plate and methods for its construction and use A method for performing an aperture plate comprises providing a mandrel that is constructed of a mandrel body having a conductive surface and a plurality of non-conductive islands disposed on the conductive surface. The mandrel is placed within a solution containing a material that is to be deposited onto the mandrel. Electrical current is applied to the mandrel to form an aperture plate on the mandrel, with the apertures having an exit angle that is in the range from about 30° to about 60°.
US08397999B2	Two-dimensional code having rectangular region provided with specific patterns to specify cell positions and distinction from background A two-dimensional code having a rectangular region is provided. In the rectangular region, there are code blocks composed of a plurality of cells, a first specific pattern specifying the positions of the cells, and a second specific pattern separating the code blocks from a background of the code. The first specific pattern is located at a specified corner of the rectangular region. The second specific pattern is located along one or more of first borders along which the first specific pattern is located, the first borders being part of the borders of the rectangular region. The code blocks include error-correction code blocks, which are located along second borders which are different from a border of the borders along which the second specific pattern is located. The second borders are part of the borders. Compressed data code blocks are also arranged in the same way as the error-correction code blocks.
US08397995B2	Security structure including nematic liquid crystals A security structure including: a first region that is at least partially reflective and of low opacity; a second region that is at least partially reflective and of higher opacity than the first region; and a layer of a coating presenting birefringence properties, covering the first and second regions, at least in part.
US08397980B2	Card identifying apparatus A card identifying apparatus according to one embodiment of the invention has a light-receiving portion that reads a card on a pixel basis of a predetermined area as a unit including color information having brightness, RAM that stores image data comprised of a plurality of pixels read by the light-receiving portion, an image data thinning processing section that makes the number of read pixels lower in another direction than in one direction to vary the number of pixels of the image data when the reading means reads the card, and an judgment processing section that identifies authentication of the card based on the image data varied by the image data thinning processing section.
US08397976B2	Method for cohesively bonding metal to a non-metallic substrate using capacitors A process for cohesive bonding between a metal surface and a nonmetallic substrate is provided. The non-metallic substrate may comprise a plurality of microfilaments and/or nanofilaments dispersed into and below the surface of the substrate. The application of pressure and laterally-oriented high frequency and low amplitude vibration may allow for diffusion bonding between the metal surface and material of the nanofilaments. Another method includes discharging energy from a bank of capacitors to melt adjoining surfaces of the metal surface and nonmetallic substrate. Additionally, a cohesive bonding method may further comprise converting electrical oscillations of ultrasonic frequency into ultrasonic vibrations which are transmitted to the metal body and/or substrate for fusing the two materials together.
US08397973B1	Wide handle for true multi-fire surgical stapler A surgical apparatus may include at least one feeder belt; a plurality of staples frangibly affixed to each feeder belt, where each staple includes two ends, a first end frangibly connected to a corresponding feeder belt and a second, free end; and a handle within which at least part of at least one feeder belt is received, where that feeder belt extends along a path within that handle that is at least partially nonlinear. A method for operating a surgical apparatus, including providing a surgical stapler including an end effector, a shaft, a handle and at least one feeder belt, where staples are frangibly affixed to each feeder belt; deploying a plurality of staples from the end effector; and advancing at least one feeder belt along a nonlinear path after deploying the staples, whereby fresh staples are moved into the end effector into position for deployment.
US08397958B2	Closure valve assembly for a container The present invention provides a closure assembly for a container having a housing, a retaining ring and a valve. The closure assembly is useful for attachment to a container to provide flowable, aseptic access to the contents of the container.
US08397953B2	Personal protection device A pocket-sized self-defense spray device is capable of dispensing a chemical irritant to cause temporary breathing difficulty and a burning sensation in the eyes of the target without any permanent damage. The device comprises a casing, a nozzle, and a multi-position trigger. The trigger is slidably mounted in the casing to be moveable from a safe position to an active position. The casing may contain a battery-powered light that is switched on to illuminate the target when the trigger is in the active position. The trigger button in the second position may then be depressed into an engaged position that causes chemical irritant to be discharged from a removable canister with a poppet valve into a nozzle chamber, and out the nozzle exit at a target. The casing includes an ergonomic finger grip that serves to prevent inadvertent discharge at the user, and ease of aiming at the target.
US08397942B2	Storage container An improved flexible storage container [1000] is sized and shaped to hold and store a specific item, such as a handbag. It employs a front wall [1100], a rear wall [1130], and side walls [1150] which are made of a breathable material. Moisture is allowed to pass in or out of the container to keep moisture equilibrium. Pockets [1113, 1153] inside of the walls [1100, 1130] may be used to hold front and side supports [1115, 1155] to make the storage container [1000] more rigid. A hypoallergenic barrier [1200] which acts as a liner inside of container [1000] employs material having a tight weave with pores 10 microns or smaller to keep out dust, dust mites or other allergenic materials. The storage container [1000] is capable of storing items for long periods of time with little or no change to the item. It also minimizes allergic reactions to those using the items after storage.
US08397936B2	Package for transporting foodstuff A package has a base for holding foodstuff objects, a cover fittable downwardly over the lid and having a rim with a rear edge and a front edge parallel thereto, and a hinge interconnecting the cover and base at the rear edge for movement between an open position with the rims separated at the front edge and a closed position with the rims engaging each other at the front edge. A female formation open vertically at one of the rims toward the other of the rims has a recess with a rear side formed by a forwardly projecting counterhook and a front side defined by a flank extending vertically forward and toward the other rim. A male formation projecting vertically from the other of the rims toward the one rim is fittable into the recess and has a hook matable with the counterhook.
US08397918B2	Multiple flat disc type pump and hydrocyclone A separator for separating a first component and a second component from within a mixed fluid includes a plurality of discs, a separator chamber, and a disc rotator. The discs are spaced apart along a disc axis The separator chamber encircles the plurality of discs. The disc rotator rotates the plurality of discs about the disc axis relative to the separator chamber. The separator chamber includes a chamber inlet that receives the mixed fluid, a first outlet, and a second outlet. The disc rotator rotates the plurality of discs about the disc axis so that the mixed fluid is spun around the separator chamber about the disc axis to separate the heavier second component from the first component. The first component is directed out of the separator through the first outlet and the second component is directed out of separator through the second outlet.
US08397911B1	Asymmetrical locking tube A protective tubing assembly having male and female connectors integrally formed along its exterior surface and an asymmetrical cross-section with additional wall thickness in the non-connector cross section regions is provided by the present invention. Cooperating, substantially flat exterior bearing surfaces may also be formed along the exterior surface of the tubing. The tubing can be wound into coiled alignment with the male and female connectors securing adjacent coils together, and the additional wall thickness regions in the asymmetrical cross-sectional reducing unwanted twisting of the tubing that would otherwise lead to individual coils rising from their original, substantially planar coiled alignment. An extrusion manufacturing process with special inner and outer dies is also provided.
US08397910B2	Powered toothbrush package An oral care implement demonstration assembly includes a powered oral care implement, a package housing and a plurality of demonstration elements. The oral care implement demonstration assembly is configured to produce a visual demonstration effect when relative movement is provided between a first demonstration element and a second demonstration element. Among the visual effects that may be utilized is a Moiré effect. Additionally, an associated method for demonstrating features of an oral care implement though one or more visual effects is described herein.
US08397903B2	Modular belt conveyor, in particular a curving or helical conveyor A modular belt conveyor (12), in particular curving or helical conveyor, including a number of mutually interconnected modular belt conveyor links (14) that together form a common curving or helical conveyor with an inner and outer belt edge, respectively, of which at least one belt edge, preferably the inner belt edge, interacts by inter-spaced, preferably vertical curve guides, wherein at the belt edge or edges interacting with the curve guide, each of the belt conveyor links (14) are either provided with an edge reinforcement or are fitted with an edge element (20), the edge reinforcement or edge element (20), respectively, together with the corresponding adjacent belt conveyor link (14) forming a substantially closed guide surface (34) at the belt edge in question. In a simple way and by means of simple technical means are hereby achieved the possibility of counteracting the said problems of lateral incisions or apertures at the inner or outer belt edge.
US08397896B2	Multi-mode and multi-pitch conveyor system A conveyor system comprising: a track section comprising a control system; a drive system that is controlled by the control system; a plurality of moving elements that are driven by the drive system; a pallet support apparatus; a plurality of pallets that are configured to engage with the moving elements and move on the pallet support apparatus; and a plurality of workstations provided along the track section, each workstation at a predetermined pitch from each other workstation, wherein at least some of the pitches are different among workstations, wherein the control system, drive system and moving elements are configured such that each pallet of the plurality of pallets is independently advanced through the workstations based on the pitches of the workstations.
US08397894B2	Apparatus for locking shift lever of automatic transmission in vehicle An apparatus for locking a shift lever of an automatic transmission in a vehicle may include a shift lock cam including a position converting member and being connected with a brake pedal wherein the shift lock cam is pivotally coupled to a shift lever housing and elastically supported by a first elastic member, and a shift lock release lever that is pivotally coupled to the shift lever housing and elastically supported by a second elastic member, wherein one end of the shift lock release lever is selectively coupled to a shift lever body and the other end of the shift lock release lever is eccentrically coupled to the position converting member of the shift lock cam.
US08397892B2	Clutch support A clutch support for supporting a clutch hub of a clutch such that the clutch hub is rotatable is described. The clutch hub comprises a flange that is fixable at clutch housing or the like; a substantially cylindrical element for receiving the clutch hub such that the clutch hub is rotatable; and a sleeve with at least one groove formed therein for providing at least one channel that allows oil to be supplied to the clutch through this channel. The sleeve is manufactured substantially without any chip removing machining action. This achieves the goal to provide a clutch support that can be manufactured in a simple manner and at comparatively low cost.
US08397890B2	Latching clutch assembly and method of operating the same A method of operating a friction plate clutch includes activating a clutch control mechanism to engage the friction plate clutch, and engaging a holding clutch. The clutch control mechanism is then deactivated, rendering it unable to maintain engagement of the friction plate clutch. The holding clutch is used to retain engagement of the friction plate clutch. One embodiment of the method uses a wedge clutch as the holding clutch. A latching clutch assembly includes a friction plate clutch movable between an engaged and a disengaged position.
US08397882B2	System and method for externally fastening cables or lines to a brake cylinder A fastening device for externally fastening cables or lines to housings, especially to the housing of brake cylinders, includes a fastening pin that can be locked in a breather of the housing. A connecting channel is configured in the fastening pin via which channel, in the locked state, the interior of the housing communicates with the atmosphere.
US08397876B2	Cable-operated device and parking brake containing the same A cable-operated device (50) suitable for use with a parking brake (10) includes a cable (54) having first end coupled to a lever (52) of a brake mechanism. A supporting member (58) supports at least one longitudinal portion of the cable (54). One end of a coil spring (56) is affixed to the lever (52) and the other end may be affixed to the supporting member (58) or a bracket (81). The cable (54) extends through at least a portion of the coil spring (56). One end of a liner (61) is affixed to the supporting member (58) and the liner (61) surrounds at least a bent portion of the coil spring (56) that is supported on a guide surface (58b).
US08397872B2	Lubricant recovery device In a housing 13, an air discharge hole 41 and a suction pipe 51 are arranged vertically in parallel and are located outward with respect to a bearing 12 that supports a vertical main spindle 11. A communication hole 43 connects between a space formed below the bearing 12 and an intermediate portion of the air discharge hole 41 in a height direction. A bottom end of the air discharge hole 41 and that of the suction pipe 51 communicate with an oil reservoir 45. Lubricant in the oil reservoir 45 is sucked through the suction pipe 51 and is recovered at a position outside the housing 13.
US08397871B2	Bearing lubrication device A device comprises a rotor element which is connected to a stator element by at least one roller bearing, and a grease storage recipient for lubricating the roller bearing. The supply of grease from the grease storage recipient is controlled by a temperature-dependent expansion element.
US08397859B2	Electric power steering system In an electric power steering system, multiple cutouts (45) are formed in a flange portion (36) formed on an axial end portion (23a) of a ball screw nut (23) of a ball screw device that drives a rack shaft. In addition, a motor shaft (6) has a thin-plate portion (44) that extends on the radially outer side of the ball screw nut (23). When the thin-plate portion (44) that extends from the motor shaft (6) is swaged into the cutouts (45) that serve as engagement recesses that have side walls in the circumferential direction, the rotation of the ball screw nut (23) relative to the motor shaft (6) is restricted.
US08397843B2	Output control unit of a vehicle An output control unit of a vehicle, having a front riding space and a rear riding space, includes a riding detection device for detecting the presence of a passenger in the rear riding space. When the riding detection device detects the passenger, the output control unit regulates the output of the engine as compared with the output when the riding detection device does not detect a passenger in the rear riding space.
US08397836B2	Pressure and flow control in drilling operations A method of maintaining a desired downhole pressure during a drilling operation can include measuring a parameter with a sensor, communicating actual parameter values from the sensor to a predictive device, training the predictive device to output predicted parameter values in response to input of the actual parameter values, and outputting the predicted parameter values from the predictive device when the predictive device ceases receiving the actual parameter values. A well drilling system can include a predictive device which outputs predicted parameter values in response to input of actual parameter values to the predictive device. The predictive device continues to output the predicted parameter values, even when the predictive device fails to receive valid actual parameter values. Another well drilling system includes a data validator which communicates valid actual parameter values to the predictive device, but does not communicate invalid actual parameter values to the predictive device.
US08397832B2	Hand tool machine having an oscillatory drive A hand tool is disclosed, comprising a housing, a motor shaft being coupled to a drive motor, a working spindle configured for being driven rotatingly oscillatingly about its longitudinal axis, and a coupling element being driven rotatingly by the motor shaft and having a closed guide surface that revolves around the motor shaft. The guide surface is coupled, via transmission means, to at least one driver for driving the latter. The at least one driver is arranged movably relative to the working spindle and engages the working spindle at a circumferential region thereof for driving the latter rotatingly oscillatingly.
US08397829B2	Coal fire extinguishment method and apparatus A method and apparatus for controlling and extinguishing subterranean coal fires. Suitable detection and measuring devices are initially used to determine the extent of the fire and develop a plan of extinguishment. Flow control devices are added to all the mine's access points in order to control gas flow into and/or out of the mine. In addition, new access points may be added. Gaseous carbon dioxide is pumped into the mine until a positive pressure is developed (with respect to atmospheric pressure. Pressurized and liquefied carbon dioxide is directed into the area of the combustion face. The liquid carbon dioxide blankets the combustion area with a gas which will not support combustion and absorbs a tremendous amount of heat from the burning coal.
US08397815B2	Method of using wired drillpipe for oilfield fishing operations A method and apparatus for fishing a wellbore with wired drill pipe are provided. Embodiments of the invention advantageously identify objects for removal and signal proper attachment therewith. In an embodiment, a method of fishing with wired drill pipe comprising attaching a fishing apparatus to the end of a wired drill pipe string, extending the wired drill pipe string into a wellbore, monitoring signals received through the wired drill pipe string from one or more sensors coupled to the fishing apparatus, and determining proper coupling of the fishing apparatus with one or more objects intended for removal based on the signals received from the sensors is provided.
US08397809B2	Technique and apparatus to perform a leak off test in a well A technique that is usable with a well includes deploying at least one sensing device in the well and during a leak off test, communicating a signal that is indicative of a measurement that is acquired by the sensing device(s) over a wired infrastructure of a drill string. The technique includes controlling the leak off test based at least in part on the communication.
US08397794B2	Twin roll caster and method of control thereof Described herein is a twin roll caster including a pair of casting rolls arranged parallel to one another with a gap between the casting rolls and side dams parallel to one another forming a pool between the casting rolls and side dams. A side dam support is provided that applies a compression force on at least one of the side dams at a compression angle relative to the axis of the casting rolls.
US08397793B2	Steel continuous casting method A steel continuous casting method using a continuous caster that includes a pair of upper magnetic poles and a pair of lower magnetic poles is disclosed. The method comprises braking a molten steel flow with DC magnetic fields respectively applied to a pair of upper magnetic poles and a pair of lower magnetic poles while stirring the molten steel with an AC magnetic field simultaneously applied to the pair of upper magnetic poles, the strength of an AC magnetic field applied to the upper magnetic poles and strengths of DC magnetic fields applied to the upper magnetic poles and the lower magnetic poles are controlled within a particular ranges in accordance with the width of a slab to be cast.
US08397791B2	Zirconium oxide dental implant with internal thread and polygonal tapering section, and the mold for molding the same A mold for molding a green body for manufacturing a zirconium oxide dental implant includes a first molding part and a second molding part. The first and second molding parts each has a first imprinting inner surface and two none-thread inner surfaces for forming the external of the green body with two external thread sections and two none-thread sections. The mold may also include a driving mechanism, a polygonal conical slider and a screw thread forming rod. The polygonal conical slider can be driven for axially sliding into the mold cavity without rotation. The screw thread forming rod is coaxially and slidably penetrated the polygonal conical slider and driven by the driving mechanism for screwing into the mold cavity and unscrewing out of the mold cavity thereby forming the inner of the green body with an internal thread and a polygonal tapering section.
US08397789B2	Pre-tensioned sand core Provided are methods of replacing drilling holes in castings by pre-tensioning sand cores. These methods are used in long cylindrical shaped sand cores in cold core box processes. The urethane sand core is placed in compression to increase the core strength during handling, placing inside of the mold. The pre-tensioned urethane sand core is set in a casting mold so as to form a cavity in the casting mold. The molten metal is poured to form the cavity inside of the casting. The pre-tensioned urethane sand core maintains its initial shape during casting.
US08397780B2	Automatic machine for applying a spacer profile on a glass sheet, and method therefor An automatic machine and an automatic method for the application of a spacer profile, preferably made of expanded synthetic material, on a glass sheet in order to compose the insulating glazing unit, after extrusion of a thermoplastic sealant on a portion of each one of its faces designed for mating. The process for extrusion of the sealant on the profile is independent of the process for applying the profile on the glass sheet, so that therefore each one of the two processes can be performed by using its optimum parameters.
US08397778B2	Flat-running device for a motor vehicle and mounted assembly incorporating it The present invention relates to a flat-running device intended for equipping a mounted assembly without an air chamber for a motor vehicle, and to such a mounted assembly incorporating this device.This device (30) comprises a wheel rim (10) with a plurality of blocks (10a and 10b) and a tire (20) comprising beads (21 and 22) mounted against flanges (12 and 13) of the rim, the device comprising: a structure (31) for supporting the tire, which structure is to be mounted around the rim and is divided into ring sectors (32) in the form of an arc of a circle, surmounted by a casing (34) which is intended for supporting the tire when the latter is running flat and which has two projecting lateral portions (34b) partially covering lateral faces (32b) of the structure, and means (33) for locking the beads against said flanges, which connect the annular supporting structure to the beads. According to the invention, these lateral portions incorporate means (34c) for holding the sectors, opposing the axial displacement of the latter under lateral forces in the event of a shock during running in the inflated state or in the event of running flat, so that these sectors remain surmounted by the casing.
US08397777B2	Run-flat tire A run-flat tire capable of reducing weight and enhancing its uniformity. The run-flat tire 1 provides a toroidal carcass 6 extending from a tread portion 2 to the bead core of each bead portion 4 through each of sidewall portions 3 and a pair of side reinforcing rubbers 9 arranged inside the carcass 6 and extending along the sidewall portions 3 in the tire radial direction inwardly and outwardly. In the outer surface of the tread portion 2, pattern elements are arranged, thereby forming a pitch pattern. Each of the side reinforcing rubber 9 provides with recesses 11 circumferentially spaced on the inner surface of side reinforcing rubber facing the tire cavity. The total number (n) of recesses 11 on each of the side reinforcing rubber 9 is 0.70 to 1.30 times the total number of pattern elements.
US08397775B2	Cushioning rubber composition and pneumatic tire employing the same A cushioning rubber composition contains 5 to 20 parts by mass of first carbon black having an iodine adsorption number of 50 to 70 mg/g and a dibutyl phthalate oil absorption of 130 to 150 ml/100 g and 15 to 30 parts by mass of second carbon black having an iodine adsorption number of 110 to 130 mg/g and a dibutyl phthalate oil absorption of 105 to 120 ml/100 g as well as sulfur and a vulcanization accelerator with respect to 100 parts by mass of a rubber component, while the mass ratio of sulfur to the vulcanization accelerator is 1.0 to 2.3.
US08397771B2	Auto-balancing tire A pneumatic radial tire includes a carcass, opposing bead portions, a carcass reinforcing ply extending between the bead portions, and opposing bead cores situated within respective opposing bead portions. An annular hollow tube member is situated within a bead portion, the tube member containing within a tube internal passageway a viscous fluid and a plurality of spherical balls within the viscous fluid. The spherical balls are dimensioned and sized to freely move circumferentially about the tube passageway. The balancing bodies operationally reposition within the tube passageway to cancel imbalance effects within a running wheel assembly including the tire. The tube member may be located in a tire apex member or form a tire bead core within the tire bead portion with carcass reinforcing ply endings surrounding the tube member.
US08397770B2	Non-overflow liquid delivery system A non-overflow liquid delivery system comprises a pumping apparatus having a liquid delivery pumping portion and a liquid recovery pumping portion fluidically isolated one from the other. A nozzle has a liquid delivery conduit and a liquid recovery conduit. A liquid delivery hose connects the liquid delivery pumping portion of the pumping apparatus in fluid communication with the liquid delivery conduit. A liquid recovery hose connects the liquid recovery pumping portion of the pumping apparatus in fluid communication with the liquid recovery conduit. A valve has a first movable valve portion for opening and closing the liquid delivery conduit. A manually operable valve control mechanism is connected to the valve for controlling the first movable valve portion, and has a liquid sensor responsive to a threshold condition of liquid in the liquid recovery conduit to thereby cause the first movable valve portion to close the liquid delivery conduit.
US08397765B2	High temperature resistant insulation for pipe A polymeric composition for insulating fluid and/or gas transport conduits, such as off-shore oil and gas pipelines operating at temperatures of 130° C. or higher in water depths above 1,000 meters. The outer surface of the conduit is provided with at least one layer of solid or foam insulation comprising a high temperature resistant thermoplastic having low thermal conductivity, high thermal softening point, high compressive strength and high compressive creep resistance. The high temperature resistant thermoplastic is selected from one or more members of the group comprising: polycarbonate; polyphenylene oxide; polyphenylene oxide blended with polypropylene, polystyrene or polyamide; polycarbonate blended with polybutylene terephthalate, polyethylene terephthalate, acrylonitrile butadiene styrene, acrylonitrile styrene acrylate, or polyetherimide; polyamides, including polyamide 12 and 612 and elastomers thereof; polymethylpentene and blends thereof; cyclic olefin copolymers and blends thereof; and, partially crosslinked thermoplastic elastomers, also known as thermoplastic vulcanizates or dynamically vulcanized elastomers.
US08397762B2	Fluidic system with improved flow characteristics The invention relates to a fluidic system that includes a body structure having a chamber disposed therein. The fluidic system includes at least one fluid input at a first end of the chamber and at least one fluid output at a second end of the chamber. The fluidic system also includes a sensor device (e.g., an acoustic device) having a surface defining a portion of a surface of the chamber. The fluidic system also includes a first surface at the first end of the chamber oriented at an oblique or arcuate (e.g., curved) angle relative to the surface of the sensor device to direct fluid through the chamber.
US08397760B2	Electromagnetic flow regulator, system, and methods for regulating flow of an electrically conductive fluid Disclosed embodiments include electromagnetic flow regulators for regulating flow of an electrically conductive fluid, systems for regulating flow of an electrically conductive fluid, methods of regulating flow of an electrically conductive fluid, nuclear fission reactors, systems for regulating flow of an electrically conductive reactor coolant, and methods of regulating flow of an electrically conductive reactor coolant in a nuclear fission reactor.
US08397756B2	Fluid conduit couplers with depressible latch mechanism A fluid conduit coupling assembly has a depressible latch mechanism that secures a first fluid conduit to a second fluid conduit via a first coupler and a second coupler. The first coupler connects to the first fluid conduit and the second coupler connects to the second fluid conduit. The depressible latch mechanism is formed by a pair of cantilevered buttons disposed in symmetrically opposed positions on one of the couplers. The cantilevered buttons have engagement lips that extend distally with catches that extend radially outward to engage a ridge formed on an interior wall of the opposing coupler. Fluid ports within the couplers interface when the couplers connect to provide fluid flow between the first and second conduits. Valves may be disposed in each of the couplers to arrest fluid flow when the couplers are detached and automatically open to allow fluid to flow when the couplers are connected.
US08397754B2	Coupling element with a shutter valve, and a coupling incorporating such an element The invention concerns the female or male member (3) of a connection (1) that can be connected with a corresponding male or female connection member (5) and includes a pusher (33) and a stop valve (35) capable of sliding axially relative to the pusher (33) for coupling to the member (3). The member (3) further includes at least one seal (34) mounted on a first part (35) selected from the pusher and the valve and capable of sealing interaction with a first portion (331) of the second part (33) selected from the pusher and the valve in an uncoupled configuration of the member (3). In the coupled configuration of the member (3), a second portion (333) of the second part (33), defining a seal (34) protection portion (333), is radially provided between the seal (34) and a main fluid flow line (V) in the member (3). The portions (331, 333) have different radial dimensions so that the radial thickness available for the seal (34) in the coupled configuration is higher than the radial configuration available for the seal (34) in the uncoupled configuration. The portions (331, 333) are connected to each other by connection tabs (338) having a constant cross-section.
US08397753B2	Systems and methods providing hands free water faucet control A hands free water system and method for use with an existing or new wash basin.
US08397749B2	Piston cooling jet with tracking ball orifice An oil jet assembly includes a body, a tube, a cap insert, a ball, and a spring. The body includes a bore passing longitudinally through the body; a tube aperture passing through the body near a first end of the body; and an opening at a second and opposite end of the body. The tube is attached to the body and in fluid communication with the tube aperture. The cap insert is positioned within the bore of the body. The cap insert includes a bore that passes longitudinally through the cap insert to form a wall. The cap insert also includes an oil exit aperture passing though the wall and is in fluid communication with the bore of the body. The ball and spring are positioned within the bore of the insert cap. The spring is positioned between the ball and the first end of the body.
US08397748B2	Check valve having two seats A valve includes a body, a cavity in the body, and a check valve formed in the cavity. The check valve includes a poppet having a first end and a second end, and a first seat and a second seat, wherein the first seat is formed at the first end, the second seat is formed at the second end, and a diameter of the second seat is greater than a diameter of the first seat.
US08397744B2	Distribution valve monitor and distribution valve incorporating same A distribution valve monitor to monitor the operation of a distribution valve of the type having an inlet and a plurality of outlets, which couples the outlets to the inlet according to a desired fluid distribution pattern comprises a plurality of non-contact sensors disposed at spaced locations about the distribution valve to sense activation of the valve to different operating conditions. A controller communicates with the sensors and records data representing the operation of the valve. The recorded data is examined to detect improper operation of the distribution valve.
US08397743B2	Internal relief valve apparatus for use with fluid regulators An example internal relief valve disclosed herein includes a relief valve seat coupled to a first end of the relief valve stem and to engage a first side of a sensing apparatus to prevent fluid flow between the first side of the sensing apparatus and a second side of the sensing apparatus when the internal relief valve is in a closed position. A bleed hole within a surface of the sensing apparatus and separate from the opening of the sensing apparatus is dimensioned to provide a controlled flow rate between the first side and the second side of the sensing apparatus when the internal relief valve is in an open position. A seal is disposed along a body of the relief valve stem upstream from the bleed hole and the valve seat to prevent fluid flow between the first side of the sensing apparatus and the second side of the sensing apparatus via the opening of the sensing apparatus when the relief valve is in the open position.
US08397742B2	Shuttle valve A shuttle valve useful in connection with operation of underwater blowout preventers employs soft seals sealing an annulus between an inlet bore and the outer periphery of the shuttle to provide hydraulic function control from a high pressure low flow supply source such as a low volume positive displacement pump on a remotely operated vehicle without losing opposing inlet sealing and hydraulic fluid dump the opposing inlet during a return stroke of the pump.
US08397731B1	Adjustable, radio-translucent chest, neck, and head support arm attachment for C-arm tables for radioscopy-guided procedures A fluoroscopy chair convertible between a chair configuration for use during fluoroscopic procedures to a support table configuration. The fluoroscopy chair has a seat, a support column supporting the seat, a radiotranslucent chest support retained to an anterior side of the seat, and a back support retained to the posterior side of the seat. The back support is reconfigurable between a first configuration that forms an upstanding surface and a second configuration cooperating with the seat to form a support table. The chest support, which can have multiple, differently contoured support surfaces, can be adjusted vertically and rotated relative to the patient. A support arm attachment for use during fluoroscopic procedures in relation to a support table with a support platform with a base portion, a mechanism for selectively retaining the base portion relative to the platform of the support table, a support arm retained by the base portion, and a chest and neck support retained by the support arm.
US08397724B2	System, method and ventilation interface for providing pressurized breathable gas to the mouth and nose separately In accordance with at least one exemplary embodiment, a ventilation system for providing gas under a first pressure to the nose of a user and second pressure to the mouth of a user is disclosed. A ventilation system can include a flow generator that can be connected to a gas supply tube. The gas supply tube can be in fluid communication with a ventilation interface. At least a portion of the gas supply tube can have a divider within the channel of the tube forming a nasal passageway and an oral passageway. A nasal breathing chamber and an oral breathing chamber can be defined in the ventilation interface. The nasal breathing chamber can be in fluid communication with the nasal passageway. The oral breathing chamber can be in fluid communication with the oral passageway.
US08397718B2	Inhaler comprising a base having at least one sealed cavity containing medicament An inhaler which comprises a base having at least one sealed cavity containing medicament and a foil portion comprising two sides, one side being attached to the base for sealing the medicament within the cavity. A separating element is attached to the other side of the foil portion for separating the foil portion from the cavity, the separating element having a first end and an opposite second end, wherein the separating element is movable to an intermediate tilted position in which said first end is moved-away from the cavity. The separating element is further movable from the intermediate tilted position to a removed position in which also said second end is moved-away from the cavity so that the foil portion is removed from the cavity which is thereby uncovered so that medicament contained therein is enabled to become entrained in a fluid flow.
US08397717B2	Inhaler with mouthpiece having a microbiological protective function The present invention relates to an inhaler with a novel mouthpiece having a microbiological protective function. The inhalers are used for administration of a pharmaceutical substance, substance formulation or substance mixture.
US08397716B2	Method and apparatus for substance delivery in system for supplying breathable gas A substance delivery apparatus for use with a system for supplying breathable gas to a human or animal includes a sensor to measure the pressure of the supplied breathable gas and to detect inhalation by the human or animal; and a reservoir, a conduit, a pump, and a diaphragm to deliver the substance to the human or animal during inhalation at a pressure higher than the supplied pressure of the breathable gas.
US08397703B2	High voltage resonator-amplifier with an optimized structure for radiofrequency ignition system A high voltage resonator-amplifier for a radiofrequency ignition system that can be used in an internal combustion engine, the resonator-amplifier including at least two electrodes, a coil arranged in alignment with the electrodes along a longitudinal axis, and a linking mechanism retaining the coil and the electrodes in a relatively fixed position. The coil is wound around a closed bend which in turn wraps around the longitudinal axis.
US08397702B2	Control circuit for capacitor discharge ignition system A control circuit for use with an ignition system of a light-duty combustion engine. In one embodiment, the control circuit includes a charging circuit, a timing circuit and a shut down circuit that includes a manual stop switch. Activation of the manual stop switch causes the control circuit to shut down the engine, and can do so even if the manual stop switch is only momentarily engaged by the operator.
US08397699B2	Fuel pretreater A fuel pretreater apparatus for pretreating fuel for combustion is provided. A conversion tube is provided for vaporized fuel to flow therethrough. The conversion tube includes an intake end for receiving the vaporized fuel and an outlet end for dispersing the vaporized fuel. The conversion tube includes a hollow tapered interior wall having a narrower diameter near the intake end and a wider diameter near the outlet end. A tapered conversion rod is removably placed inside the conversion tube. The tapered conversion rod is conically tapered along at least one half of a length of the tapered conversion rod. The tapered conversion rod includes a narrow end corresponding to the narrower diameter of the conversion tube near the intake end and a wide end corresponding to the wider diameter of the conversion tube near the outlet end.
US08397680B2	Engine system An engine system includes a medium which chemically repeats storage and release of hydrogen to provide an engine system where CO2 emissions can be suppressed and system efficiency is excellent. The engine system includes a hydrogen supply device for producing hydrogen rich gas from a medium which chemically repeats the storage and release of hydrogen, and drives an engine using the hydrogen rich gas produced in the hydrogen supply device as one of the fuels. This engine system is characterized by comprising a waste heat supply device for supplying waste heat of the engine to hydrogen supply device, a generator which generates electricity by power of the engine, an energy storage device for storing electric power produced by the generator, and a motor for converting electric power discharged from the energy storage device into power.
US08397674B2	Pet feeding dish and system A pet feeding system that includes a dish configured to regulate intake of food by a pet, such as a cat. The dish has a housing in cooperation with a food-dispensing receptacle that dispense food into a food-receiving chamber within the housing permitting a pet to access food in the chamber through at least one food access port that only permits part of the pet to reach within the housing to get some food. The food-dispensing receptacle can be a bowl that can be integrally formed as part of the housing and can also be a food-holding container that seats in the bowl. A cap is provided that can cover food in the bowl or container preventing a pet from accessing the food.
US08397672B2	Pet bed tunnel device A pet bed having a base and a plush pad within the base which is sized to support a pet thereon. A tubular member is provided having one end affixed to the base and a non-rigid side wall, the non-rigid side wall being extendable from the base in a first orientation forming a tunnel from the plush pad and collapsible in a second orientation creating a side wall to the base.
US08397665B2	Device for imparting gradations of tint density on a plastic ophthalmic lens A device for imparting a curved gradation of tint density on an ophthalmic or optical lens is described. This gradient-tinting device utilizes both vertical movement and rotation about the vertical axis of the lens as it moves into a tinting solution.
US08397661B2	Tire treatment device with shock absorption and vehicle misalignment tolerance A tire dressing applicator station for use in car wash installations wherein the applicators are tolerant of large degrees of vehicle misalignment, misorientation and entry contact shock. In each applicator structure, an additional pivot or “knuckle” is placed in one of two support arms which are pivotally connected between floor anchors and an elongate mounting carriage to which the dressing applicator elements are attached. Flared tire guides are located on the entry ends of the applicator structures to make contact with the tires of approaching vehicles whereby one or both of the two applicator structures is/are reoriented as necessary to accommodate the actual location of the vehicle, whether it be on the intended path of travel or off to one side and/or angularly misoriented relative to die intended path of vehicle travel.
US08397652B2	Tables with nesting table tops A table may be sized and configured to nest with another table to reduce a height of a plurality of stacked tables in a nested configuration. The table may include a nesting portion formed in an upper surface and sidewall of the table top. The table may also include a frame with one or more engaging portions sized and configured to be disposed in the nesting portion of an adjacent table when the tables are nested together. In addition, the table top may include a compression edge sized and configured to be disposed in a nesting portion of an adjacent table when the tables are nested together. The compression edge and engaging portions may be sized and configured to be simultaneously disposed in the nesting portion of the adjacent table when the table is nested with the adjacent table.
US08397637B2	Method and apparatus for handling printing plates and printing plate exposer A method and an apparatus for handling printing plates which are fed to at least two process stations, include at least one receiving deck on which the printing plates are provided and fed to the different process stations by pivoting the receiving deck. The receiving decks are pivoted first of all about a first rotational axis and likewise about a second rotational axis which is different than the first, in order to ensure favorable receiving angles between the receiving deck and the individual process stations in each case for the printing plate transfer. A printing plate exposer having an apparatus for handling printing plates, is also provided.
US08397633B2	Method for printing a substrate using an anilox roll, an anilox roll for a printing method and a printing apparatus The invention relates to an anilox roll for a printing apparatus. The anilox roll comprises a cylinder having a surface. The surface comprises a fluid distribution structure for receiving, distributing and transferring a fluid such as an ink. The fluid distribution structure comprises a channel formed in the surface having channel walls. This channel is arranged for distributing the fluid over the fluid distribution structure. The channel comprises channel parts, wherein the courses of connected channel parts are at an angle with respect to each other for preventing a linear distribution of the fluids to be received in a course direction of the channel, allowing a meandering distribution of the fluid to be received in the channel. Side walls of the channel are arranged for allowing a meandering flow of the fluid throughout the fluid distribution surface.
US08397632B2	Knotter assembly The subject invention relates to a knotter assembly for use in a wire-tieing system. The knotter assembly includes a slidably removable twist module assembly, a ratcheted cover arm assembly, and a torque tube assembly having two operating arms that carry all of the operating components for actuating various elements of the knotter assembly.
US08397626B2	Height adjustable beverage brewer A beverage brewer assembly has a base configured to rest on a surface, an upward facing vessel support, and a tower coupled to and extending up from the base. The tower has a stationary lower section and an upper section vertically height adjustable relative to the lower section. A head is coupled to the upper section of the tower and has a cantilevered section extending forward from the tower and spaced above the vessel support. A height adjust mechanism includes a vertically oriented male threaded shaft interconnecting the upper and lower sections of the tower. Relative rotation between the male threaded shaft and a female threaded element carried on a part of the tower selectively raises and lowers the vertical position of the upper section and head relative to the lower section and base.
US08397625B2	Time since brew indicator for beverage maker Various embodiments are directed to a beverage maker. The beverage maker may comprise a brew system, at least one sensor, a display and a control circuit. The brew system may comprise a heater, a reservoir and a container for receiving a brewed beverage. The at least one sensor may be positioned to sense an end of a brew cycle. The control circuit may be configured to receive a signal from the at least one sensor indicative of the end of the brew cycle. Upon detecting the end of the brew cycle, the control circuit may be configured to initiate a timer and cause a current value of the timer to be shown on the display.
US08397624B2	Hydraulic actuator and joint driving unit employing the same There are provided a swash member and a first and second rotational members which are held on a base member through a universal joint mechanism and can rock about two axes out of three orthogonal axes including a center of the mechanism, a pump mechanism for transferring a low-pressure non-compressible fluid in a low-pressure pipe portion to a high-pressure pipe portion filled with a high-pressure non-compressible fluid being pressurized by a pressure accumulation mechanism, a control valve device which controls connection between both the pipe portions and a plurality of rocking-torque generation mechanisms which couple the base member and the swash member to each other and are driven by the fluids for generating a rocking torque to the swash member, and rocking-angle adjustment unit for changing a relative angle between the two rotational members.
US08397621B2	Remotely controlled firearm mount A firearm mount including a base that supports a movable cradle within which is positioned a firearm. Remotely controlled motors turn the cradle about horizontal and vertical axes. Remote operation of the motors is enhanced by a video camera secured to the firearm and connected to a transmitter that broadcasts an electronic video signal to the user stationed away from the mount. The trigger of the firearm in the cradle is moved to fire by a remotely controlled solenoid.
US08397611B2	Machine and method with magnets for plaiting threads The present invention provides a machine and method wherein there is no physical contact between one or more thread or filaments reels and the element that generates the movement of said reel or reels in such a way that the thread or filament provided by said reel or reels can form a braid. The element that generates the movement of the reel or reels have a magnetic constituent, wherein the magnetic constituent remotely pulls into moving the device or devices holding the reel or reels.
US08397607B2	Angle adjustable handle for a hand tool An angle adjustable handle includes a first shank and a second shank coupled with each other by means of a plug extending in a swivel axis from the first shank and a socket fastened to the second shank. The socket has two body halves tightened to each other and having two socket ends that cooperatively define a socket cavity for accommodating the plug so as to permit the socket to be swivelable about the swivel axis between normal and angle-adjusted positions. A spring-loaded latch is disposed in the first shank and movable to engage or disengage from the socket to permit or prevent movement of the socket.
US08397597B2	Rack bar and method for production thereof A rack bar and a method for production thereof. The rack bar is composed of a steel pipe (10) and an embedded metal core (14) placed therein. The steel pipe has rack teeth formed thereon by forging. The embedded metal core (14) is made of a metal softer than the steel pipe (10) and has its surface wave-shaped such that the bottom (20) is wide and the top (22) is narrow.
US08397596B2	Gear shift device A gear shift device is used in a transmission of an engine, and includes: a shift drum that changes a speed change stage of the transmission according to a rotational position about an axis; an actuator having a driving shaft substantially orthogonal to this shift drum; a worm shaped barrel cam that is arranged parallel to the driving shaft of this actuator and that has a cam groove on an outer circumference; and a wheel gear that is coaxially fixed on the shift drum and that has a plurality of pins on an outer circumference. At least a pair of each pin of the wheel gear and the cam groove of the barrel cam is engaged with each other, and the shift drum is rotated by the actuator via the barrel cam and the wheel gear, to thereby change the speed change stage of the transmission.
US08397587B2	Paddle-type flowmeter with magnetic coupling The invention relates to a flow monitor for monitoring the flow of flowing media, wherein a paddle projecting into the flow transfers the rotating movement of the paddle onto a display device by means of a magnetic gear comprising a plurality of individual magnets corresponding with each other.
US08397570B2	Multi-axial linear and rotational displacement sensor A MEMS multiaxial inertial sensor of angular and linear displacements, velocities, or accelerations has four comb drive capacitive sensing elements integrated on a planar substrate, each sensing element having an output responsive to displacement along a Z axis, and responsive to a displacement along X or Y axes. The sensing elements are located at different parts of the substrate on both sides of the X axis and the Y axis, the outputs being suitable for subsequently deriving linear and angular displacements about any of the X, Y or Z axes. Linear or angular movement is determined from combinations of the sensor signals.
US08397561B2	Downhole sensor systems and methods thereof A sensor module for a sensing apparatus configured for operation downhole, within a borehole. The sensor module comprises a sensor array having a plurality of sensors to sense selected formation parameters and a control system for selective and independent operation of each sensor of the sensor array. Each sensor of the sensor array is configured or designed as a discrete sensor unit for individual and independent communication and control. Each sensor of the sensor array may have an associated electronics module that provides standardized electronic connectivity with the control system.
US08397558B2	Method and apparatus for measuring tire performance At least one of ground contact pressure, shear stress and amount of skidding is measured at a measurement point on a tread surface of a tire. A sensor is arranged on a road surface and the measurement point is made to contact the sensor while the tire rotates. An initial position of the tire is set, where the measurement point is at a previously-set reference position and the tire is at a running start position on the road surface. The tire is made to run from the initial position to obtain a rotation angle difference θ between a tire rotation angle until the rotation axis of the tire passes over the arrangement position of the sensor and a tire rotation angle until the measurement point contacts the road surface. The tire is set at the initial position and rotated by θ without changing the running start position of the tire.
US08397545B1	Restraint device A restraint device having a tubular body with a handle at one end and a telescopic extension rod at the other end which allows the overall length of the body to be selectively adjusted. A cuff is attached to a tether at the end of the rod in a non-deployed position. The tether can be released so a law enforcement officer can loosely control a detainee. Electrical circuitry in the body is connected to electrodes on the lower end of the handle and on the cuff so a disabling charge can be delivered. The device is also useful to civilians as a protective device when jogging, walking, bicycling or the like.
US08397544B2	Household cleaning appliance with a single water flow path for both non-bulk and bulk dispensing An apparatus with a single water flow path suitable for a household cleaning appliance having both a non-bulk dispensing system and a bulk dispensing system.
US08397541B1	Sinker control apparatus for flat knitting machines A sinker control apparatus for flat knitting machines located on a transverse board over a plurality of knitting needles to drive parallel sinkers hinged between the knitting needles to rotate. The sinker control apparatus includes a base, a linked movement portion located on the base to perform driving movements, a first control cam and a second control cam hinged on the linked movement portion, and a switching portion coupled with the linked movement portion. The switching portion includes at least one connection rod connecting to the linked movement portion, a switching seat coupled on the connection rod and an elastic element coupled around the connection rod to provide a butting force to the switching seat towards the transverse board. The switching seat has a magnetic attracting portion at one side facing the transverse board to attract the transverse board magnetically.
US08397529B2	Evaporator phase change thermal siphon An air conditioning system including an evaporator having a manifold and a plurality of tubes extending downward in a vertical direction from the manifold. The evaporator defines at least one PCM tank engaging the manifold for storing a phase change material. When operating in a first operating mode, heat is transferred from the phase change material to the refrigerant to freeze and cool the phase change material. When operating in a second operating mode, heat is transferred from the refrigerant to the frozen phase change material to condense the refrigerant. The condensed refrigerant falls downwardly through the tubes and receives heat from a flow of air to cool the air and evaporate the refrigerant. The evaporated refrigerant rises upwardly back to the low pressure of the cold manifold.
US08397526B2	Controller and control method for refrigerating system In a controller for a refrigerating system including refrigerating machines and showcases, a showcase that is about to execute a defrost operation is detected on the basis of a defrost operation indicating information. When the controller receives a notification indicating start of the defrost operation from the showcase concerned or on the basis of a comparison result between a pre-stored defrost-operation start time and the present time, at least one of the refrigerating machines is instructed to reduce the output power thereof. When the showcase finishes the defrost operation, the at least one of the refrigerating machines is instructed to increase the output power thereof so that the output power of the refrigerating machine is set to stationary output power.
US08397520B2	Phase shift devices for pulse tube coolers Various embodiments are directed to pulse tube coolers and components thereof. A pulse tube cooler may comprise a compressor, a regenerator, a pulse tube and a reservoir. A network of phase control devices may be placed in a fluid path between a hot end of the pulse tube and the reservoir. The network of phase control devices may have at least one flow resistance device and at least one inertance device.
US08397518B1	Apparel with integral heating and cooling device A device for heating or cooling a body of a user is provided. The device includes a thermoelectric module, a heat sink thermally coupled to the thermoelectric module, a wetting material in thermal communication with the heat sink, and a controller for cycling the thermoelectric module in accordance with a duty cycle. Additionally, a method of heating or cooling a portion of a body of a user is provided. The method includes cycling electrical power to a thermoelectric module at a duty cycle, transferring heat from the thermoelectric module to a heat sink, and evaporating a liquid from a wetting material disposed on the heat sink. The evaporated liquid enters the surrounding atmosphere.
US08397506B1	Turbo-alternator-compressor design for supercritical high density working fluids Techniques for generating power are provided. Such techniques involve a thermodynamic system including a housing, a turbine positioned in a turbine cavity of the housing, a compressor positioned in a compressor cavity of the housing, and an alternator positioned in a rotor cavity between the turbine and compressor cavities. The compressor has a high-pressure face facing an inlet of the compressor cavity and a low-pressure face on an opposite side thereof. The alternator has a rotor shaft operatively connected to the turbine and compressor, and is supported in the housing by bearings. Ridges extending from the low-pressure face of the compressor may be provided for balancing thrust across the compressor. Seals may be positioned about the alternator for selectively leaking fluid into the rotor cavity to reduce the temperature therein.
US08397501B2	Automotive air blower An automotive air blower includes an air pump (14) connected to the output shaft of a transmission system, whose input shaft is connected, in use, to the engine (16) of a motor vehicle. The input and output shafts are connected to the ring gear (10) and sun gear (13), respectively, of a three-branch epicyclic differential gearset. The planet carrier (12) of the gearset is connected to the rotor (2) of an electric motor/generator and the input shaft is connected to the rotor of an electrical machine (1), which constitutes at least a generator. The electrical connections of the stators of the two machines are connected together via a controller arranged to control the flow of electrical power between them. A selectively engageable mechanical connection (15) is provided between two of the branches of the gearset and arranged to connect the two branches together such that the gearset will rotate as a single unit.
US08397490B2	System and method for controlling a catalyst temperature in an HCCI combustion engine A method and system for controlling an engine includes a homogenous charge compression ignition (HCCI) mode control module that operates an engine in HCCI mode and a condition monitor module that monitors operating conditions of the engine. The control module also includes a condition predictor module that generates a first predicted condition of a catalyst in response to the operating conditions of the engine. A comparison module compares the first predicted condition to a first threshold. A spark injection mode control module operates the engine in a spark injection mode in response to comparing.
US08397481B2	Steerable multi-linked device having a modular link assembly A steerable multi-linked device. The device includes a first multi-linked mechanism and a second multi-linked mechanism. At least one of the first and second multi-linked mechanisms is steerable and includes a modular link assembly at an end thereof. The modular link assembly includes a base, and a tip removably connected to the base.
US08397474B2	Methods of making slide-zippered reclosable packages on horizontal form-fill-seal machines Methods of making slide-zippered reclosable packages are provided. In one embodiment, a pair of opposing film extensions are provided on each package between which a zipper and slider are attached. In another embodiment, sliders are inserted on to zippered packages output from a form-fill-seal machine or the like. In yet another embodiment, during package formation a reclosable zipper is sealed to each package and then a slider is inserted on to the zipper. In yet another embodiment, during package formation a reclosable zipper is sealed to each package and a slider is inserted on to each zipper, either before or after zipper sealing.
US08397472B2	Automated pusher mechanisms for packaging systems Automated pusher mechanisms with pusher heads that reciprocally travel in a product chute. The pusher head has a laterally extending planar forward portion and semi-circular side portions.
US08397471B2	Tool for straightening wooden planks A tool for straightening flooring material laid over floor joists having a thickness includes a square “U” shaped wedge having a pair of spaced apart legs running in parallel. The legs are spaced apart a distance slightly greater than the thickness of the floor joist. A wedge body has a planar bottom side and an upper side tapering with respect to the bottom planar side from a head end downwardly to the distal ends of the legs. A planar chisel plate shaped to conform with the shape of the bottom planar side of the wedge body includes a pair of legs spaced apart a distance slightly smaller than the thickness of the floor joist. The chisel plate includes a chisel edge on each of the distal ends of the legs and further includes a chisel edge along the inside spaced apart edges of the legs of the chisel plate.
US08397466B2	Tile with multiple-level surface A grid-top floor tile for outdoor use includes a polymer tile having a grid-type top surface with multiple levels, such as a bi-level surface having an upper lattice and a lower lattice oriented generally transverse to the upper lattice. The multiple levels of the surface are preferably integrally formed with one another and provide drainage gaps therethrough. In a bi-level surface configuration, the lower lattice has a top surface below a top surface of the upper lattice, so as to draw residual moisture below the top surface of the upper lattice. The tile further includes a support structure, configured to support the tile on a support surface and provide drainage pathways beneath the top surface. The tile still further comprises various reinforcement members on each of the loop and pin connectors used to interlock the tiles when forming a flooring assembly.
US08397455B2	High strength composite wall panel system A composite wall panel is provided. The composite wall panel comprises a first layer of molded structural material and a second layer of molded structural material. An insulating foam layer is disposed between the first and second molded structural layers. The foam layer includes a first major side in contact with the first layer of molded structural material and a second major side in contact with the second layer of molded structural material. The first and second major sides of the insulating foam layer each have at least one groove. Each groove has at least one groove shoulder. At least one connector is configured to anchor the first and second layers of structural material to the insulating foam layer. The first and second layers of molded structural material extend into the grooves and under the groove shoulders to form a mechanical engagement between the insulating foam layer and the first and second layers of molded structural material.
US08397449B2	Double window having ventilation function The present invention relates to a double layered window having indoor and outdoor windows. There is provided a double layered window in which a ventilation device or a ventilation hole is formed in window frame to control temperature and moisture of an intermediate layer, thereby preventing dew condensation, and in a case where the double layered window is installed to an outer wall of a high-story building, the intermediate layer between the indoor and outdoor windows is used as an air pressure buffering space, thereby preventing a problem caused by an air pressure difference.
US08397448B2	Photovoltaic panel clamp A photovoltaic panel clamp includes an upper and lower section. The interface between the assembled clamp halves and the module edge is filled by a flexible gasket material, such as EPDM rubber. The gasket preferably has small, finger like protrusions that allow for easy insertion onto the module edge while being reversed makes it more difficult to remove them from the module once installed. The clamp includes mounting posts or an integral axle to engage a bracket. The clamp also may include a locking tongue to secure the clamp to a bracket.
US08397445B2	Joint connection in which a beam end or column base of a structure, or a peripheral members rigidly joined to the beam end or column base, are joined to another structure via supporting means A joint connection (20) in which a beam end and a column base of a structure (10), or a peripheral member rigidly joined thereto, are joined to another structure (13) capable of receiving a bending moment through supporting means 22. A deformation due to a very small geometric movement within a resilient range is generated in the supporting means (22) by a reaction force generated at a joint portion with the other structure 13 due to an external force exerted on a beam or a column. This structure is capable of generating a bending moment Mr in a reverse direction to a bending moment Mc generated in the column base or the beam end.
US08397444B2	Perforated plate seismic damper Disclosed are apparatus and systems for absorbing seismic energy through non-linear yielding as a structure experiences lateral displacement. A seismic damper according to embodiments of the present invention includes at least one flat plate which can be perforated to include a plurality of apertures and/or cut-outs. One or more interior apertures are formed in the plate, and cut-outs may be formed along outer edges. External nodes are defined between the apertures and the cut-outs and stresses focus on the nodes to reduce non-linear displacement of a brace system to which the seismic damper is attached. One or more tension straps can be attached to the flat plate. Tension straps can be rotated relative to each other. Multiple tension straps may also be on the same surface. Multiple tension straps on the same surface may be nested and parallel.
US08397437B2	Method for installing the guide rails of an elevator and system for installing the guide rails of an elevator Method and system for installing the guide rails (1, 2), such as the car guide rails and/or counterweight guide rails, in an elevator shaft (3). The guide rails are installed by assembly in phases starting from the bottom (4) of the elevator shaft by placing one on top of the other guide rail sections (51, 52; 61, 62; 71, 72 . . . ) that are shorter than the whole length of the guide rail and by aligning the guide rail sections perpendicularly by means of the laser beam produced by a direction laser (8). The direction laser (8) is moved upwards along with progressive assembly of the guide rail. As assembly progresses the direction laser (8) is supported in the proximity of the top end of the topmost vertically aligned guide rail section at the time for aligning the next guide rail section to be installed in the vertical direction. These phases are repeated until the entire guide rail is assembled. The system comprises an alignment appliance (12), which can be supported against a guide rail section and fixed to it by means of a permanent magnet (20). In addition the alignment appliance contains an aligning element (13), at which the laser beam produced by the direction laser can be directed.
US08397426B2	Mousetrap Disclosed is a mousetrap having an enclosure with a rotatable top part having a downwardly extending strike plate within the enclosure, and a bottom part having an upwardly extending catch plate within the enclosure, an aperture in each of the top part and the bottom part which are in substantial alignment when the mousetrap is set, and a trigger mechanism, wherein the mousetrap is set to incapacitate or kill the mouse by the manual rotation of the top part relative to the bottom part when a mouse activates the trigger mechanism causing the top part to rotate relative to the bottom part and thereby incapacitating or killing the mouse between the strike plate and the catch plate.
US08397423B2	Sight mount for antique rifles A sight mount for mounting an optical sight to the tang of an antique rifle or replica without undesirable modification to the rifle is provided. The sight mount includes a tang mount porting having first and second tang mounting openings positioned to cooperate with spaced fasteners extending through a top side of the tang of the rifle, a scope mount portion configured to detachably receive in a mounting relation thereto a sight and position the sight at a spaced location above and generally parallel to the barrel of the rifle when the tang mount portion is mounted to the tang of the rifle, and a vertical plate portion joining together said tang mount portion and said scope mount portion.
US08397421B2	Quick disconnect apparatus, assembly and method for utilizing the same A quick disconnect apparatus is disclosed. The quick disconnect apparatus includes a base member, a rail clamp member and a rail clamp adjustment device. The base member includes at least one passage. The rail clamp member includes a support bar receiving passage. The rail clamp member is movably-coupled to the base member. The rail clamp adjustment device is coupled to at least one of the base member and rail clamp member. The rail clamp adjustment device includes a pivot pin, a cam member including at least one offset passage and a support bar including a pivot-pin receiving passage. The support bar is inserted through the support bar receiving passage of the rail clamp member and a passage of the at least one passage of the base member to movably-couple the rail clamp member with the base member. The pivot pin is inserted through the at least one offset passage of the cam member and the pivot-pin receiving passage of the support bar to rotatably-couple the cam member relative the support bar. The cam member includes at least one cam surface. The rail clamp member includes an outer surface. The at least one cam surface engages the outer surface of the rail clamp member.
US08397404B2	Health shoes The present invention relates to a health shoe having an arc type stretching body to be formed apart from a front end and a rear end of a shoe sole with a predetermined distance apart, which is capable of doing stretching exercises at the stable status because 5 the arc type stretching body is supported by the front end or the rear end in contact with the ground when doing exercises in forward flexion or backward extension postures.
US08397402B2	Shoe having levered cushioning system The present invention relates to a shoe, in particular a sports shoe, with a cushioning system comprising a lower sole element and an upper sole element. The cushioning system further comprises at least one lever having at least two arms where an angle α between the arms lies within the range 0°<α<180°. The first arm is connected to a deformation element and the second arm is connected to one of the two sole elements, wherein the lever is pivotably arranged at the other sole element.
US08397401B1	Vehicle dryer with butterfly inlet valve A vehicle dryer includes an energy-conserving rotatable inlet butterfly valve to selectively admit or block air to a fan encased in a blower housing. The valve includes a plate mounted on a shaft that extends across the inlet portion of the blower housing. The plate is rotated by its shaft to either an opened position for admitting air into a blower housing, or a closed position for blocking air from entering into the blower housing. A crank arm is coupled to the valve shaft, and a pneumatic cylinder includes a piston rod for turning the crank arm through a ninety-degree angle, thereby rotating the valve plate between its opened and closed positions.
US08397399B2	Adjustable media width sensor for a mailing machine An illustrative mailing machine is provided including at least one adjustable optical media width sensor that may be reconfigured for differing postal rating requirements. The media width sensor subassembly has a narrow linear sensor window that is positioned perpendicular to the path of travel of the mail piece. The media width sensor subassembly includes a sensor carriage mount and width measurement scale for facilitating the accurate placement of the adjustable, but secure when placed, sensor carriage. The sensor carriage slidably engages a mount and is spring biased into a locking mechanism in the underside of the media width sensor locating scale.
US08397393B2	Device to reduce the incidence of aspiration The invention relates to a form of a passive or active annunciator that solves the problem of reminding a caregiver to reposition a patient at risk for aspiration usually located in an adjustable bed to some predetermined angular position. The annunciator may take the form of an inclinometer (100) that measures the angle of the bed (160) relative to a local gravity reference or a goniometer that measures the angle between the horizontal (140) and elevated portions (130) of the bed. The invention reminds the caregiver of the patient at risk for aspiration to maintain or reestablish the elevation of the torso of the patient at risk for aspiration to at least 30 degrees up to 45 degrees above the local horizontal to prevent or reduce the incidence of aspiration.
US08397378B2	Manufacturing an insulating sheet, a copper clad laminate, and a printed circuit board A method of manufacturing an insulating sheet, a method of manufacturing a copper clad laminate, and a method of manufacturing a printed circuit board, as well as a printed circuit board manufactured using these methods are disclosed. The method of manufacturing an insulating sheet can include: forming a thermoplastic reinforcement material, which includes fibers secured by a thermoplastic polymer binder, and in which pores are formed; forming a thermoplastic resin layer such that the thermoplastic reinforcement material is impregnated with a thermoplastic resin; and hot pressing the thermoplastic reinforcement material and the thermoplastic resin layer. This method can be utilized to manufacture an insulating sheet, which has a low rate of moisture absorption and superb electrical properties, including a low dielectric constant (Dk) and low dielectric loss (Df), and in which the fibers can readily be impregnated with the resin.
US08397376B2	System for automated production processing of smart cards A smart card processing system for processing a plurality of smart card portions on a smart card panel substantially simultaneously. The system may include a transfer member for moving card panels. Smart card panels may be loaded into an input magazine capable of elevating the panels with respect to a processing station. A transfer member may transport smart card panels from the input magazine to the processing station wherein one or more pre-personalization operations may be conducted. The transfer member may also be operative to move the smart card panels from the processing station to a marking station such that defective smart portions may be marked. The transfer may also move panels from the marking station to an output magazine. The output magazine may lower the smart card panels with respect to the marking station to accommodate more initiated smart card panels.
US08397374B2	Micro spherical stylus manufacturing machine A micro spherical stylus manufacturing machine comprises a clamp, a moving unit, a wire supply unit, a wire retrieving unit, an insulating roller, a conducting wire body, a discharging unit, and a loading unit. The clamp is used to hold a circular-shaped electrode, and the loading unit is used to carry a micro sphere, and the insulating roller is positioned at one side of the clamp. The micro spherical stylus manufacturing machine can fabricate a micro electrode tool on the same platform, and then form a micro spherical stylus for a micro coordinate measuring machine by a gluing process.
US08397360B2	Method for manufacturing a monolithic oscillator with bulk acoustic wave (BAW) resonators A method of adjustment on manufacturing of a monolithic oscillator including circuit elements and a BAW resonator, this method including the steps of: a) forming the circuit elements and the resonator and electrically connecting them; b) covering the resonator with a frequency adjustment layer; c) measuring the output frequency of the oscillator; d) modifying the thickness of the frequency adjustment layer to modify the output frequency of the oscillator.
US08397355B2	Fastening member comprising shaped tab A fastening member used for, e.g., a disposable absorbent article is disclosed. The fastening member extends in a longitudinal direction and in a lateral direction and has a lateral centerline. The fastening member comprises a base panel and a shaped tab extending laterally from the base panel. The shaped tab has a longitudinal centerline, a lateral centerline, a distal portion and a proximal portion. The shaped tab has a contour edge comprising a shaped upper edge and a shaped lower edge. The shaped upper edge and the shaped lower edge are symmetric with respect to the longitudinal centerline of the shaped tab when relatively shifted in the longitudinal direction and are asymmetric with respect to the lateral centerline of the fastening member.
US08397346B2	Methods and systems for deployment of curtains A curtain hanging system is described that includes a curtain rod hanger with an overhead suspension member and a collar with a bellows. The curtain rod hanger includes one or more collar engaging members. When the collar is coupled to the curtain rod hanger via the collar engaging members, the bellows surrounds at least a portion of the curtain rod hanger.
US08397345B2	Castor with brake device The invention relates to a castor having a brake device with a housing (10) with a substantially vertically aligned receiving opening (12) for a runner pin (14) for connecting the castor to an object to be supported by the castor, and having an axle bolt (16) which extends through the housing transversely with respect to the receiving opening and which bears at least one wheel (18, 18′), with the brake device having a brake slide (20) which can be moved by an actuating lever (22) from the outside from a free-running position into a braked position. To provide inter alia a locking facility independently of the rotational position of the wheel, it is proposed according to the invention that the brake slide (20) bears an elastic brake lining (36) which faces toward a braking section (32) of the at least one wheel.
US08397344B2	Cleaning appliance A cleaning appliance includes an airflow generator for generating an airflow, separating apparatus for separating dirt and dust from the airflow, a power source for supplying power to the airflow generator, at least one exhaust vent and an exhaust baffle, the exhaust baffle includes a body having an upstream face and a downstream face, an airflow path between the upstream and downstream faces and a plurality of blades projecting from the body, each blade having a first side edge, a second side edge and a forward edge.
US08397343B2	Cleaning apparatus A cleaning apparatus is described and which includes a housing which is moveable across a supporting surface; a first electrically actuated fluid pump which is mounted in the housing, and which is operable to deliver a first stream of fluid at a pressure of at least about 150 PSI to less than about 1200 PSI; a second electrically actuated fluid pump which is mounted in the housing, and which is operable to deliver a second stream of fluid, at a pressure, of less than about 600 PSI; and an electrically actuated heater which is mounted in the housing, and which is operable to impart heat energy to the second fluid stream.
US08397342B2	Debris removal system for power tool A debris removal attachment for use with a hand-held power tool. The attachment includes an extension shaft, a first impeller coupled to the extension shaft, and a housing provided adjacent the first impeller. The rotation of the first impeller is configured to generate a pressure differential sufficient to draw debris into the housing.
US08397336B2	Hairbrush A hairbrush in which air blown from a hair dryer to the rear face side of the hairbrush is smoothly guided to through-holes in the hairbrush to send the air to the front face side. In the hairbrush (1), divergent projections (4a-4g) are formed on a rear face (2a) of a base section (2) and through-holes (8a-8f) are respectively formed in depressions (3a-3f) located between the projections. A cushion member (5) of a brush section (9) is fixed to the front face (2e) side of the base section (2) of the hairbrush (1), and bristles (6) are embedded in the cushion member (5) through which holes (5a) are formed. Air blown from the hair dryer to the rear face (2a) side of the hair brush (1) is guided by the projections (4a-4g) to the depressions (3a-3f) located between the projections and enters the through-holes (8a-8f). The air passed through the through-holes (8a-8f) passes through the holes (5a) in the cushion member (5) and sent to the front face side of the hairbrush (1).
US08397334B2	Device and method for the treatment of a container wall and container A device for cleaning a container, a tank or a silo, is provided with a cleaning unit suspended by rope sections and between winding units comprising a wound supply of rope. By changing the length of the sections by the winding devices under control of a controller the cleaning unit can be lifted and lowered, tilted and pressed against the inside wall of said container.
US08397330B2	Rolling apparatus for cleaning a submerged surface with partially hydraulic drive Detailed is a rolling device for cleaning an immersed surface, including at least one front drive rolling member and a hydraulic circuit which has at least one liquid outlet which is orientated towards the rear, and which is capable of creating a flow of liquid which is discharged from each rear outlet in order to create a hydraulic reaction force, and which has a longitudinal component for driving the device forwards which is not equal to zero and whose value is adapted to create a pressure torque for each front drive rolling member the immersed surface and, alone, to move the device forwards when it is immersed and when each front drive rolling member is lifted from the immersed surface.
US08397326B2	Patient/invalid handling support A patient support for a patient includes an inflatable mattress with at least one inflatable bladder. The bladder comprises a top panel formed from a different material than its side wall panel or panels.
US08397324B2	Hinge for bed frame assembly A hinge assembly (32-36) for a frame assembly (20) of for example, a hospital bed, has a smooth outer form which substantially conforms to the outer size of frame assembly struts to which it couples. The hinge assembly (32-36) has its components located internally and provides at least one reliable electrically conductive path therethrough so as to provide an electrical connection between frame struts (24-30) coupled together by the hinge (32-36), avoiding the need for electrical wires. There are provided angle markers on the hinge to indicate the degree of rotation of the hinge halves (50 52).
US08397313B2	Durable athletic glove with enhanced range of motion A durable athletic glove with an enhanced range of motion is provided. The glove has a palm-side portion and a back portion connected to form four finger sheaths, a thumb sheath, and an opening capable of receiving a human hand. One or more rounded, strain-relieving cutouts are located on the palm portion at a location corresponding to the area of a user's hand where two adjacent fingers connect with the palm. A strain-relieving finger gusset connects each cutout to the finger sheaths and palm-side portion. A thumb gusset extends from the back portion, between the thumb sheath and index finger sheath, and to the palm-side portion. The strain-relieving cutouts and strain-relieving gussets distribute force applied where finger sheaths connect to minimize glove failure. The cutouts and gussets allow an increased range of motion and stretchability for the user.
US08402561B2	MEMS actuator device with integrated temperature sensors An electro-thermal actuator which includes a unit cell comprising at least one thermal bimorph, the thermal bimorph comprising at least two materials of different thermal expansion coefficient bonded together, the unit cell having a first end and a second end; and at least one temperature sensor located on the at least one thermal bimorph for measuring a temperature of the at least one thermal bimorph and determining a position of the unit cell. The basic structure can be expanded to 1-D, 2-D and 3-D positioners. The bimorphs can also be coupled to an active yoke which is in turn anchored to a plate, in order to reduce the parasitic heat effects on displacement of the tip of the bimorph.
US08402544B1	Incremental scanning of computer files for malicious codes Incremental scanning of files for malicious codes. A file may be scanned for malicious codes in a first scanning instance in a client computer using a pattern of malicious code signatures. Thereafter, an update to the pattern for generating an updated pattern is received in the client computer. A delta pattern may be generated based on a difference between the pattern and the updated pattern. In a second scanning instance, the file may be rescanned using the delta pattern.
US08402541B2	Proactive exploit detection Malware detection systems and methods for determining whether a collection of data not expected to include executable code is suspected of containing malicious executable code. In some embodiments, a malware detection system may disassemble a collection of data to obtain a sequence of possible instructions and determine whether the collection of data is suspected of containing malicious executable code based, at least partially, on an analysis of the sequence of possible instructions. In one embodiment, the analysis of the sequence of possible instructions may comprise determining whether the sequence of possible instructions comprises an execution loop. In a further embodiment, a control flow of the sequence of possible instructions may be analyzed. In a further embodiment, the analysis of the sequence of possible instructions may comprise assigning a weight that is indicative of a level of suspiciousness of the sequence of possible instructions. In a further embodiment, the sequence of possible instructions may begin with a possible instruction that comprises at least one candidate operation code (opcode) that has been determined to occur frequently in executable code.
US08402537B2	Detection accuracy tuning for security Aspects of the subject matter described herein relate to tuning detection components of a security system. In aspects, a history of alerts is collected. This history is then used together with knowledge about tunable objects of the system to determine parameters of the tunable objects that can be changed to improve detection of the system. Parameters of tunable objects are adjusted in a simulator that determines an effect on alerts in the history based on the adjusted parameters. A recommendation of one or more tuning actions may be provided together with information regarding the effect of each tuning action.
US08402535B2	Providing greater access to one or more items in response to determining device transfer A computationally implemented method includes, but is not limited to: determining that a computing device associated with a first user and that was in possession of a second user has been transferred from the second user to the first user; and providing at least greater access via the computing device to one or more items in response to determining that the computing device has been transferred from the second user to the first user. In addition to the foregoing, other method aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text forming a part of the present disclosure.
US08402525B1	Web services security system and method An exemplary method includes (1) receiving a web service request for a particular web service, along with user identification credentials, from a web service subscriber, the request and the credentials being received into a service agent of a web service publisher, (2) determining whether the credentials are cached in the service agent, and further, whether the credentials are valid, (3) in response to a determination that the credentials are not cached in the service agent, initiating a security service to authorize the web service subscriber to access the particular web service, (4) in response to a determination that the credentials are cached in the service agent and are invalid, responding to the web service subscriber with an error message, and (5) in response to a determination that the credentials are cached in the service agent and are valid, passing the web service request to the particular web service for access.
US08402522B1	System and method for managing services and jobs running under production IDs without exposing passwords for the production IDs to humans Systems and methods for managing access to a computer account of a computer system that is not associated with a human user. The system comprises a password repository for storing a password for the computer account. The password is preferably encrypted with at least two secrets. The system also comprises a first data storage device for storing the first secret and a second data storage device for storing the second secret. The system additionally comprises a computer device in communication with the password repository and the first and second data storage devices for managing access to the computer account. The computer device is programmed to, in response to a request to perform an action under the computer account: (i) retrieve the first secret from the first data storage device; (ii) retrieve the second secret from the second data storage device; and (iii) decrypt the password with the first second secrets.
US08402518B2	Secure management of authentication information A system, method and computer program product are provided for managing authentication information for a user. According to the method, a master digital key is received from the user, and authentication of the user is obtained based on the master digital key. There is received from the user a selection of one identity from among a plurality of identities that are stored for the user. Authentication information for the user is provided into an application or web page based on the one identity selected by the user. In one embodiment, the authentication information is provided by recognizing a web page for which authentication information is stored, and automatically filling the authentication information for the user into appropriate elements of the web page.
US08402515B2	Apparatus and method for establishing a peer-to-peer communication session with a client device An apparatus and method of establishing a peer-to-peer communication session between a host device and a client device. Routing information of the client device is received from the server by a host device, communication with the server is maintained, and authentication information from the client device is received by the host device. Peer-to-peer communication is transmitted to the client device via the wide area network if the client device is authenticated for peer-to-peer communication by the host device.
US08402514B1	Hierarchy-aware role-based access control A method, apparatus, and system are described herein, in which system resources and operations are assigned to roles in a role-based access control system, and the roles are assigned to a plurality of users. An RBAC system is used to resolve the client request to perform an operation on a resource, the RBAC system using a hierarchy of the plurality of resources to determine if a user is permitted to perform the operation on a parent of the resource in the hierarchy of resources. The RBAC system also determines if a user is permitted to perform the operation on the resource if a user group to which the user belongs to has the required access.
US08402500B2	System and method for supplying supplemental audio information for broadcast television programs A method, computer readable medium and an apparatus for providing supplemental information related to a character featured on a broadcast television program, wherein the supplemental information is not broadcast along with the broadcast television program. A viewer can request specific supplemental information associated with the broadcast television program through a telephone or electronic network interface. In some embodiments, a service controller transmits the requested supplemental information such that an audio component of the supplemental information does not conflict with the audio component of the broadcast television program.
US08402495B1	Content sequence technology Content sequence technology, in which a channel subscribed to by a user of a content delivery network is identified and a genre of the identified channel is determined. A play sequence policy is selected for the identified channel based on the determined genre. The play sequence policy defines one or more rules used in determining an order to play content files on the identified channel. Display of the identified channel is controlled based on the selected play sequence policy.
US08402485B2	Advertisement inserting VOD delivery method and VOD server A VOD server refers to advertisement delivery information, and inserts a stream of advertising content in a stream of video content of a main part, based on advertisement inserting position information indicating an inserting position of the advertising content to be inserted into the video content of the main part, for delivery to a client terminal. When making this delivery, at least time information, such as time management information of reproduced output or decoding, to be added to the stream of the video content of the main part and the stream of the advertising content to be delivered to the client terminal, is replaced by time information in accordance with an order of the streams to be delivered to the client terminal.
US08402481B1	Virtual application execution system and method A virtual execution environment for software applications and other code objects. In one implementation, the present invention allows for virtual execution of applications by transparently capturing the rendered output of natively executed applications, and delivering the output to other processes on the same platform or to remote devices in a platform agnostic manner.
US08402479B2	Device control call allocation for embedded system design Methods and apparatuses for control call allocation in an embedded system environment are provided. Control calls are placed into groups, with each group having a globally unique identifier. Control calls within each group are assigned relative offset values. Subsequently, as control calls are allocated to hardware resources, such as, for example, during the initial setup of the embedded system or when hardware resources are added to the embedded system, a base offset for each group, and a request number, derivable from the base offset and the relative offset is allocated for each supported control call. Hardware resources may be accessed in a similar manner.
US08402475B2	SCA-based system and method of connecting components to each other A software communication architecture (SCA)-based system includes a plurality of components and a relay component connected to the plurality of components. Since data among the components are transmitted through the relay component, it is possible to reduce the complexity of connection caused by an increase in the number of components and to prevent a file size from increasing. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the parsing time of a domain profile and to reduce mode exchange time so that it is possible to rapidly perform connection setups in an embedded environment and to effectively perform communication.
US08402471B2	Methods and apparatus to benchmark a computer system based on executing instructions using different numbers of threads Example methods, apparatus and articles of manufacture to benchmark hardware and software are disclosed. A disclosed example method includes initiating a first thread to execute a set of instructions on a processor, initiating a second thread to execute the set of instructions on the processor, determining a first duration for the execution of the first thread, determining a second duration for the execution of the second thread, and determining a thread fairness value for the computer system based on the first duration and the second duration.
US08402470B2	Processor thread load balancing manager A processor thread load balancing manager employs an operating system of an information handling system (IHS) that determines a process tree of data sharing threads in an application that the IHS executes. The load balancing manager assigns a home processor to each thread of the executing application process tree and dispatches the process tree to the home processor. The load balancing manager determines whether a particular poaching processor of a virtual or real processor group is available to execute threads of the executing application within the home processor of a processor group. If ready or run queues of a prospective poaching processor are empty, the load balancing manager may move or poach a thread or threads from the home processor ready queue to the ready queue of the prospective poaching processor. The poaching processor executes the poached threads to provide load balancing to the information handling system (IHS).
US08402459B2	License management system, license management computer, license management method, and license management program embodied on computer readable medium In order to facilitate a change of a computer into which an application program is to be installed, a license management computer stores management information, and in receipt of an installation request from an installation computer, it extracts the management information corresponding to the installation request. When there is no relevant management information, the license management computer generates and stores new management information, and permits installation of the application program to the installation computer. When the relevant management information is extracted, the license management computer compares device identification information and external device identification information included in the installation request with device identification information and external device identification information included in the extracted management information, and if at least one of the device identification information and the external device identification information matches the corresponding one, the license management computer permits installation of the application program to the installation computer.
US08402455B2	Methods and systems for distributing firmware through an over-the-air network Systems and methods for over-the-air firmware distribution to battery-powered devices are disclosed. Such over-the-air distribution is accomplished, for example, using a non-battery-powered device as a buffer, for example, to reduce or eliminate the delay time of the over-the-air network. The firmware can be sent to and stored on a nearby, non-battery-powered device and then sent from there to the battery-powered endpoint device. The distribution of firmware to battery-powered devices may be implemented in an Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) system, a mesh network, a multi-channel radio network, or any other environment in which firmware distribution is desirable.
US08402449B1	Technique for automatically assigning placement for pipeline registers within code generated from a program specification A system and method automatically inserts pipelines into a high-level program specification. An Intermediate Representation (IR) builder creates one or more graphs or trees based on the high-level program specification. A scheduler iteratively applies a bounded scheduling algorithm to produce an execution schedule for the IR minimizing overall execution time for a given number of pipeline stages. A Hardware Description Language (HDL) code generator may utilize the pipelined, scheduled IR to generate optimized HDL code corresponding to the high-level program specification. An annotated version of the high-level program specification showing where the pipelines have been inserted may be displayed allowing additional design exploration.
US08402447B2	Parallelizing sequential frameworks using transactions Various technologies and techniques are disclosed for transforming a sequential loop into a parallel loop for use with a transactional memory system. Open ended and/or closed ended sequential loops can be transformed to parallel loops. For example, a section of code containing an original sequential loop is analyzed to determine a fixed number of iterations for the original sequential loop. The original sequential loop is transformed into a parallel loop that can generate transactions in an amount up to the fixed number of iterations. As another example, an open ended sequential loop can be transformed into a parallel loop that generates a separate transaction containing a respective work item for each iteration of a speculation pipeline. The parallel loop is then executed using the transactional memory system, with at least some of the separate transactions being executed on different threads.
US08402446B2	Associating probes with test cases A probe (hereinafter also referred to as a breakpoint) can be added into source code of an application program. The probe can be exported to a file or any other form of storage. The probe is then associated with a unique test case for the application program thereby creating a direct mapping between the application program and the test case for the application program. In one embodiment, the probe can be added to at least one of a function or module of the application program.
US08402438B1	Method and system for generating verification information and tests for software Disclosed is a process, system, and computer program product for generating a verification test or verification environment for testing and verifying software or mixed software/hardware. Object code is analyzed to generate and setup test information and environments. The object code is analyzed to identify information about the software important or relevant for the verification process. Based upon the information generated from the object code, one or more verification environments or tests can be generated for testing and verifying the software or mixed hardware/software.
US08402436B2	Cooperative unwrapping across intervening wrappers A method of accessing layers in a multi-layer software architecture including a first layer, a second layer, and a third layer. The method includes: at the third layer, publishing an interface; and at the first layer, before execution of a first function, registering a callback routine with the third layer using the interface.
US08402435B1	Systems and methods for organizing source code Methods for organization of compiled and uncompiled source code are disclosed. In one embodiment, the method includes separating source code into a plurality of subroutines. The method also includes determining a relationship between a first subroutine and a second subroutine of the plurality of subroutines. The method further includes creating a first signature of the first subroutine. The method also includes creating a second signature of the second subroutine. The method further includes storing the first signature and the second signature so as to preserve the relationship between the first subroutine and the second subroutine.
US08402430B2	System and method for integrating object-oriented model profiles and object-oriented programming languages A method includes receiving a modeling template, the modeling template comprising a plurality of modeling constructs and profile constructs, each profile construct generated from a modeling profile and comprising an extension of one of the modeling constructs. The method further includes parsing the modeling template into the plurality of modeling constructs and profile constructs. One or more object-oriented constructs are defined based, at least in part, on the parsed modeling constructs and profile constructs. Source code is automatically generated in an object-oriented programming language based, at least in part, on the defined object-oriented constructs. The object-oriented programming language comprises an object-oriented programming language with embedded inferencing.
US08402428B2	Method and apparatus for automatically generating source code files in a file storage unit An apparatus for automatically generating source code files in a file storage unit is disclosed. The apparatus includes a file storage unit that stores the source code files, a code generator unit that generates at least some of the source code files, wherein the code generator unit comprises, and a file unit that monitors the file storage unit to detect changes in the file storage unit and in response send file event notifications. A metadata unit that builds a metadata model relating to the source code files in the file storage unit is also provided. The metadata model comprises a plurality of metadata items, each metadata item comprises a metadata section containing metadata, a key that identifies the metadata item, and one or more dependencies of the metadata items in relation to other of the metadata items. The metadata unit sends metadata notifications according to changes to the dependencies of the metadata items. The apparatus further includes at least one add-on unit comprising a metadata provider module that provides the metadata items to the metadata unit and registers the dependencies of the metadata items on other of the metadata items.
US08402422B2	Wiring design device, method and recording medium A wiring design device to conduct wiring design on a printed wiring board that includes a plurality of conductive layers, the wiring design device including: noise contaminating part extracting means for extracting a part in a condition where noise contaminates a signal, the part being on a wiring-designed line, based on a route of the line and a physical condition around the route; route modification processing means for modifying the route of the line by moving the extracted part on the line in the condition where noise contaminates the signal to a position that avoids the condition where noise contaminates the signal; and line length adjusting means for conducting a line length adjustment on the line to compensate for a variation of the line length of the line when the variation of the line length of the line occurs due to modifying the route of the line.
US08402421B2	Method and system for subnet defect diagnostics through fault compositing A method and system for subnet defect diagnostics through fault compositing is disclosed. A testing apparatus generates callout data for an integrated circuit device under test. A computer received the callout data, which includes a list of faults. Each fault of the list of faults has associated with it one or more failures and/or conflicts. In order to explain the failures, two or more faults are selected and composited, yielding a composite fault having a composite conflict count. The composite fault is assigned a score based on the composite conflict count, which score determines a candidate composite that best explains the faults of the list of faults. This procedure may be repeated to explain all the failures.
US08402419B1	DSP design system level power estimation Power consumption estimation is performed at the system level in a design process, thus allowing early evaluation of feasibility and other considerations relating to logic/DSP design and hardware implementation of a proposed electronic design. Evaluation of the system level power consumption estimate(s) permits adjustment of a system level representation of the proposed electronic design, prior to investment of substantial resources in the electronic design. Other estimates, including other power consumption estimates, may be performed to adjust the proposed electronic design as well. Such estimates may be made in response to gate level power consumption estimates and/or hardware level power consumption estimates.
US08402418B2	System and process for automatic clock routing in an application specific integrated circuit Embodiments of the claimed subject matter are directed to methods and a system that use a standardized grid of clock buffers to automatically route clocks according to a uniform clock grid throughout an ASIC of a non-uniform arrangement of non-uniformly sized logic partitions. According to one embodiment, clock sources and sinks are mapped to grid point locations and a novel grid routing process is performed to link them together. A clock routing macro is assigned to a corresponding partition and associated with the corresponding partition or logic unit according to a partition hierarchy. The underlying routing structure and resources of a clock routing macro are automatically renamed to correspond to the local partition in a script or schedule of programmed instructions, or a routing map. The position of blockages within a partition may also be detected and alternate routes for traversing the blockage may be preemptively determined as well.
US08402410B2	Method and apparatus for managing configuration memory of reconfigurable hardware Provided is a method of managing a configuration memory of reconfigurable hardware which can reconfigure hardware according to hardware configuration information. The method includes: determining at least one slot capable of currently storing the hardware configuration information on the basis of the states of a plurality of slots of the configuration memory; and storing hardware configuration information, which is stored in an external memory, in the determined at least one slot capable of currently storing the hardware configuration information. Accordingly, memory utilization can be improved even in dynamic environment such as data dependent control flow or multi-tasking.
US08402395B2	System and method for providing a dynamic user interface for a dense three-dimensional scene with a plurality of compasses A system and method for providing a dynamic user interface for a dense three-dimensional scene with a plurality of compasses is presented. Clusters of semantically scored documents are placed in a three-dimensional scene and arranged as a cluster spine. Each cluster spine is projected into a two-dimensional display. A compass and another compass are provided via a heads-up display generator to logically frame at least one of the cluster spines within the two-dimensional display. A label is generated to identify each concept in one or more cluster spines appearing with the compass and the another compass, respectively. Slots are defined in the two-dimensional display and positioned circumferentially around the compass and the another compass. Each label is assigned to the slot outside of the compass or the another compass for the cluster spine having a closest angularity to the respective slot.
US08402389B2	Methods and apparatus for displaying contents using icon images A content display method includes the steps of acquiring an icon image corresponding to a data content set composed of a plurality of data contents, generating a plurality of specific icons which are different from each other and correspond to the data contents, on the basis of the icon image and a predetermined generation rule, and displaying the specific icons on a display.
US08402388B2	Setting up a communication procedure between instances and a protocol tester using the method A method of setting up a communication procedure between instances, one of which is a protocol tester that uses the method, includes the steps of selecting the instances, selecting a protocol layer for the communication procedure, selecting abstract communication interfaces for the protocol layer; selecting communication data and automatically setting up the communication procedure on the basis of the results of the selecting steps. Any of the selecting steps may be performed graphically, and parameters selected are assigned description files that are used in the setting up step.
US08402385B1	Snap to content in display The present disclosure provides methods and systems for managing viewable content on a display. In some implementations, the method includes displaying content on the display, monitoring scrolling activity of a user and selectively centering a portion of the content on the display based on the scrolling activity.
US08402379B2	Dynamic content layout for a user interface display According to some embodiments, an ordered set of display elements may be determined for a user interface display, each display element being associated with a display value. A dynamic display table may be created for the display page, with each cell in the dynamic display table representing a sub-set of the display elements and containing a total of the display values of the display elements in that sub-set. An overall display value may be determined for the user interface page, and a plurality of cells in the dynamic display table may be evaluated to select an appropriate sub-set of display elements based on the overall display value. It may then be arranged for the selected sub-set of display elements to be presented on the user interface display.
US08402371B2	Method and system for embedding covert data in text document using character rotation A method and system for embedding data covertly in a text document using character rotation encoding. A character that occurs in first and second occurrences is selected, where the first occurrence of the character is a reference character and the second occurrence of the character as a rotatable character. The rotational orientation of the rotatable character is altered to produce an altered character with a predetermined rotation with respect to the reference character, wherein the rotation represents the embedded covert data. A text document is formatted based on the altered character.
US08402369B2	Multiple-document summarization using document clustering Systems and methods are disclosed for summarizing multiple documents by generating a model of the documents as a mixture of document clusters, each document in turn having a mixture of sentences, wherein the model simultaneously representing summarization information and document cluster structure; and determining a loss function for evaluating the model and optimizing the model.
US08402366B1	Format tag stacks for stream-parsing format information Electronic content may be formatted using tag format stacks that store format information up to a predetermined location in the electronic content. The electronic content may be formatted for display using data in the format tag stack and without parsing the entire electronic content. In some aspects, an encoder may receive content that includes a predetermined format and body text. The encoder may parse the content via a sequential process to identify active format tags at certain locations within the content. Next, the encoder may store the active format tags as a format tag stack in the content. In further aspects, a decoder may select a portion of the content for display. The format tag stack may be updated by parsing the portion of the content that is not included in the format tag stack. The content may be formatted based on instructions of the updated format tag stack.
US08402363B2	Table editing apparatus and method thereof A form system 104 creates a table layout in accordance with an XML document that possesses a structure that is described by an XML schema. If a complex type of table element is present, the field name of the element is saved, and the child table elements of the complex type table element are laid out in the orientation of the height of the table. The field name and field region of each respective child table element is saved, and the position and size thereof determined. If a repeating loop element is present, an element is inserted beneath the table element in question that denotes the fact that the repeating loop is present. The layout data thus created is stored in the form storage unit 103.
US08402361B2	Methods and systems for implementing a dynamic hierarchical data viewer Methods, systems, and machine-readable mediums are disclosed for viewing multiply-dimensioned data. In one embodiment, a method is disclosed which comprises displaying multiply-dimensioned data in a table format, the table format having a plurality of rows, a plurality of columns, and a plurality of cells displaying data, a first column of the plurality of columns including data having at least two hierarchical levels. Data for at least a first set of the plurality of cells is displayed in a graphical format, the first set including cells in the first column, the graphical format of the cells in the first set in the first column indicating a hierarchical level associated with the cell data and a mechanism is displayed for a first one of the rows to display at least one additional row having data in the first column associated with a lower hierarchical level of the first row data.
US08402356B2	Methods, systems and apparatus for delivery of media Systems, methods and apparatus for collecting data and presenting media to a user are provided. The systems generally includes a data gathering module associated with an electronic device. The data gathering module communicates gathered data to a management module, which manages at least one user profile based on the gathered data. The management module may select media for presentation to a user based on the user profile, and the selected media may be displayed to the user via a media output device co-located with the user, such as a display of the user's mobile electronic device or a television, computer, billboard or other display co-located with the user. Related methods are also provided.
US08402348B1	Systems and methods for variable data processing using a central queue Various embodiments of the present invention provide systems and methods for data processing. For example, a data processing system is disclosed that includes two or more detection processing circuits, a decoder processing circuit and a memory. The memory is coupled to both of the data detection processing circuits and the decoder processing circuit. In some instances of the aforementioned embodiments, the system further includes a scheduling circuit that is operable to govern access to the memory by the detection processing circuits and the decoder processing circuit.
US08402344B2	Method and apparatus for controlling dispersed storage of streaming data A method begins by a processing module determining properties of streaming data. The method continues with the processing module determining required dispersed storage resources based on the properties of the streaming data, identifying a plurality of sets of dispersed storage resources, and establishing first error coding dispersed storage function parameters for a first set of dispersed storage resources of the plurality of sets of dispersed storage resources when the required dispersed storage resources requires the plurality of sets of dispersed storage resources. In addition, the method continues with the processing module enabling partitioning of the streaming data into a plurality of data streams and enabling routing of a first data stream of the plurality of data streams to the first set of dispersed storage resources, wherein the first set of dispersed storage resources converts the first data stream into pluralities of error coded data slices.
US08402343B2	Reliable packet cut-through A cut-through data packet mechanism is described. Forwarding of a cut-through data packet by an intermediary node enables packet transmission of the cut-through data packet to begin prior to performing a frame CRC on the packet. The CRC is instead performed while transmission of the packet is occurring. If one or more errors are found in the cut-through data packet, then a packet trailer indicating such errors is transmitted toward an endpoint node that receives the cut-through packet.
US08402339B2	Error correcting device and error correcting method An error correcting device in an optical communication system that transmits a transmission frame formed by adding an overhead and an error correction code to information data uses a concatenated code or an iterated code of at least two error correction codes as an outer code and an error correction code for soft-decision decoding as an inner code.
US08402336B2	HARQ process management for carrier aggregation A method and apparatus for use with a mobile user agent configured to be able to communicate via N carriers, the method for managing Hybrid Automatic Repeat reQuest (HARQ) processes in a communication system that uses R HARQ process indicators (HPIs) so that the system can support a maximum of (R)(N) HARQ processes, the method comprising the steps of, using a processor running a program to perform the steps of, within the mobile user agent, identifying less than (R)(N) unique HPI/carrier combinations, instantiating HARQ process buffers, associating each of the identified HPI/carrier combinations with at least one of the instantiated HARQ process buffers, receiving data, identifying HPI/carrier combinations associated with the received data and, where the HPI/carrier combination associated with received data is one of the identified combinations, delivering the data to the buffer associated with the HPI/carrier combination.
US08402334B2	System and method for hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) functionality in a relay node A relay node. The relay node includes a first hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) entity providing a first HARQ functionality. The relay node further includes a second HARQ entity providing a second HARQ functionality.
US08402333B2	Device and method for transmitting data A data transmission device transmits coded packets and a code for decoding the coded packets to a receiving device. The data transmission device retransmits the coded packets and the code to the receiving device when failing to receive feedback information on a decoding success state of the coded packets from the receiving device. Accordingly, the data transmission device can increase the radio resource efficiency in the wireless communication system.
US08402332B2	Reception apparatus, reception method and reception system Disclosed herein is a reception apparatus, including an acquisition section adapted to receive a signal which includes at least one of a first signal and a second signal which have different structures from each other except that the first and second signals have a preamble signal and acquire the preamble signal from the received signal; a detection section adapted to detect a value for correcting the signal using the signal; and a correction section adapted to correct, if it is decided based on the preamble signal acquired by the acquisition section that the signal is the first signal, the signal using the value detected by the detection section.
US08402328B2	Apparatus and method for protecting soft errors An apparatus and method for soft-error resilience or correction with the ability to perform a manufacturing test operation, a slow-speed snapshot operation, a slow-speed signature analysis operation, an at-speed signature analysis operation, a defect tolerance operation, or any combination of the above operations. In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a system circuit, a shadow circuit, and an output joining circuit for soft-error resilience. The output joining circuit coupled to the output terminals of the system circuit and the shadow circuit includes at least an S-element for defect tolerance. In another embodiment, an apparatus includes a system circuit, a shadow circuit, a debug circuit, and an output joining circuit for soft-error correction. The output joining circuit coupled to the output terminals of the system circuit, the shadow circuit, and the debug circuit includes at least a V-element for defect tolerance.
US08402318B2	Systems and methods for recording and replaying application execution A method for recording and replaying execution of an application running on a computer system using a program module is provided. The method includes recording events which result from the execution of the application including a non-deterministic event, wherein the program module deterministically records the non-deterministic event, saving the recorded events for deterministic replay of the recorded execution, restoring the saved recorded events, and deterministically replaying the recorded execution of the application.
US08402315B2	Electronic card able to execute a command originating from a simulation system and a command originating from a diagnostic module and associated simulation method An electronic card (4) comprising a processing unit (7), able to receive a command originating from a diagnostic module (6) and a command originating from a simulation system (3). The electronic card (4) comprises means of managing the execution priority of the command originating from the simulation system (3) relative to the command originating from the diagnostic module (6). A diagnostic system of an electronic card comprising a diagnostic module and means of managing the execution priority of the commands. A simulation method is associated with the electronic card (4). For use in particular for analysing malfunctions on electronic cards (4) incorporated in integration simulators (1).
US08402309B2	Item-level restoration and verification of image level backups Systems and methods for item-level restoration from and verification of an image level backup without fully extracting it. The method receives backup parameters and selection of an image level backup to restore or verify and initializes virtual storage. The method attaches the virtual storage to a hypervisor to launch a virtual machine (VM) to test and restore data objects. The method stores VM virtual disk data changes resulting from restoration and verification in a changes storage. The method optionally reconfigures VMs to use an isolated network. The method optionally uses a routing appliance to provide access to VMs running in the isolated network from a production network. The method determines if the VM operating system (OS) is able to start using restored copies of selected data objects and tests applications associated with selected data objects. The method displays restoration and test results in an interface and automatically delivers the results.
US08402308B2	Apparatus and method for failure management of RFID middleware management system An object of the present invention is to provide apparatus and method for failure management of a RFID middleware management system for providing optimum failure detection and restoring technologies to the RFID middleware management system for supporting more exquisite and faster failure detection and restoration. The apparatus for failure management of a RFID middleware management system includes a plurality of readers each for sensing and reading in a tag data, a plurality of RFID middlewares each for processing the tag data from the readers through processing steps of collection, classification, and transferring a result of the processing to an application in a fixed format, and an MMS (middleware management system) for detecting a failure taken place at the RFID middlewares, and performing at least one of re-starting and work shifting to restore the RFID middleware from the failure detected thus.
US08402306B1	Systems and methods for managing applications A method for maintaining applications may include: (1) receiving a request to recover a first application, (2) identifying a first production topology of the first application that identifies a set of resources upon which the application depends, (3) maintaining a template for transforming the first production topology of the first application into a first recovery topology for the first application, the template comprising information for mapping the first production topology to the first recovery topology, (4) applying the template to the first production topology at a first point in time to create the first recovery topology, and (5) recovering the first application to a first computing system using the first recovery topology. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed herein.
US08402305B1	Method and system for providing high availability to computer applications A system and method for performing loss-less migration of an application program from a primary node to a backup node. All application state for the application program on the primary node are captured and transmitted to the backup node. TCP/IP connection state is restored for all connections; and internals of the application program are remapped to an operating system and to system libraries on the backup node.
US08402301B2	Delaying one-shot signal objects A device may include a processor to execute a thread. The processor may be further configured to execute a set of wrappers that are called from within the thread to invoke a set of one-shot signal objects to generate delayed signals. Each of the set of wrappers may be configured to detect whether different ones of one-shot signal objects that were invoked from within the thread have generated signals at periodic time intervals, determine a delay to be used for invoking one of the set of one-shot signal objects, and invoke the one of the set of one-shot signal object to generate one of the delayed signals based on the delay when the different ones of one-shot signal objects have generated signals at periodic time intervals. The processor may be further configured to receive the delayed signals generated from the set of one-shot signal objects over a time period.
US08402296B2	Power profiling application for managing power allocation in an information handling system A method, system, and software instructions for allocating power in a information handling system are operable to respond to a power profiling request by transitioning a processing resource to a first power consumption state and obtaining and storing a first power consumption value. The first power consumption value is then retrieved and used to allocate power to the first processing resource in response to a power on request. The first power consumption state may be a state in which power consumption approximates a maximum power consumption. The processing resource may be further transitioned to a second power consumption state and a second power consumption value obtained. The second power consumption state may be a reduced performance state. Thereafter, responsive to determining that the system lacks sufficient power budget to fulfill a pending request for power, the processing resource is throttled and power is allocated using the second power consumption value.
US08402294B2	Mechanism for adaptively adjusting a direct current loadline in a multi-core processor A central processing unit (CPU) is disclosed. The CPU includes two or more processing cores and a power control unit to regulate voltage applied to the CPU based upon the number of processing cores that are active.
US08402289B2	System and method for maintaining connectivity to remote application servers A system and method for maintaining connectivity between a host system running an Always-On-Always-Connected (AOAC) application and an associated remote application server. The system further includes circuitry configured to establish a communication link between the host system and the remote application server. The circuitry is configured periodically transmit keep-alive messages to the remote application server after the host system transitions to and remains in a low-power state. The keep-alive messages are configured to maintain connectivity and presence of the AOAC application with the remote application server while the host system is in the low-power state.
US08402282B2	Method and device for encrypting and decrypting digital data Method for encrypting an initial digital data set, which comprises a compression of the initial digital data set delivering a compressed set comprising at least one compressed digital data stream and at least one dictionary making it possible to describe the content of the compressed digital data stream or streams, and an encryption of each dictionary only delivering an encrypted digital data set.
US08402276B2	Creating and verifying electronic documents Systems and methods for generating and verifying an electronic document with embedded digital signatures. When an electronic document is generated, signature blocks are included that are used to store corresponding digital signatures. When each digital signature is generated, some of the attributes of the signature blocks are filled such that the digital signature references these attributes, such as a timestamp. Each signature block also includes a reconstruct attribute that is used when the electronic document and/or the digital signature is validated through reconstruction. Other signature blocks do not require a reconstruct attribute. During reconstruction, some data is removed from the electronic document such that the data is identical to a previous state. The reconstructed document is hashed and the hash result is compared with the decrypted digital signature. The electronic document and/or the digital signature is validated or verified if the hash result matches the decrypted digital signature.
US08402271B2	User information providing system In the system, when the service providing apparatus is used through the multi-functional peripheral, user authentication is performed and user information is provided to the service providing apparatus, and the authenticating apparatus holds authentication information and user information associating each information with identification information of a user, performs user authentication based on the input of the authentication information of the user for the multi-functional peripheral, transmits the identification information of the user to the multi-functional peripheral by authentication, and is allowed access to the service providing apparatus through the multi-functional peripheral by receiving the identification information, and the service providing apparatus, by receiving a service request from the multi-functional peripheral and the identification information, transmits the identification information to the authenticating apparatus, and thereby obtains user information transmitted from the authenticating apparatus.
US08402267B1	Security enhanced network device and method for secure operation of same A security enhanced network device includes a processor, a memory, and a communication controller operably connected to form a processing device. A microkernel provides a partitioning between a communication address space, a security enforcement address space, and a protected operations address space. The communication address space contains communications threads for interacting with a network. The protected operations address space contains protected operations threads for performing protected operations. The security enforcement address space contains security threads for providing secure isolation of the protected operations address space from the communication address space. A method of secure operation of the network device includes: partitioning the network device into the communication address space, the security enforcement address space, and the protected operations address space; interacting with the network; providing secure isolation of the protected operations address space from the communication address space; and performing protected operations.
US08402254B2	Flag generation and use in processor with same processing for operation on small size operand as low order bits portion of operation on large size operand The RISC data processor is based on the idea that in case that there are many flag-generating instructions, the number of flags generated by each instruction is increased so that a decrease of flag-generating instructions exceeds an increase of flag-using instructions in quantity, thereby achieving the decrease in instructions. With the data processor, an instruction for generating flags according to operands' data sizes is defined. To an instruction set handled by the RISC data processor, an instruction capable of executing an operation on operand in more than one data size, which performs a process identical to an operation process conducted on the small-size operand on low-order bits of the large-size operand, and generates flags capable of coping with the respective data sizes regardless of the data size of each operand subjected to the operation is added. Thus, the reduction in instruction code space of the RISC data processor tight in instruction code space can be achieved.
US08402252B2	Determining length of instruction with address form field exclusive of evaluating instruction specific opcode in three byte escape opcode A method, apparatus and system are disclosed for decoding an instruction in a variable-length instruction set. The instruction is one of a set of new types of instructions that uses a new escape code value, which is two bytes in length, to indicate that a third opcode byte includes the instruction-specific opcode for a new instruction. The new instructions are defined such the length of each instruction in the opcode map for one of the new escape opcode values may be determined using the same set of inputs, where each of the inputs is relevant to determining the length of each instruction in the new opcode map. For at least one embodiment, the length of one of the new instructions is determined without evaluating the instruction-specific opcode.
US08402248B2	Explicitly regioned memory organization in a network element A network element that includes multiple memory types and memory sizes translates a logical memory address into a physical memory address. A memory access request is received for a data structure with a logical memory address that includes a region identifier that identifies a region that is mapped to one or more memories and is associated with a set of one or more region attributes whose values are based on processing requirements provided by a software programmer and the available memories of the network element. The network element accesses the region mapping table entry corresponding to the region identifier and, using the region attributes that are associated with the region, determines an access target for the request, determines a physical memory address offset within the access target, and generates a physical memory address. The access target includes a target class of memory, an instance within the class of memory, and a particular physical address space of the instance within the class of memory. The physical memory address includes a network routing information portion that includes information to route the physical memory address to the target instance, and includes an address payload portion that includes information to identify the physical address space identified by the subtarget and the physical memory address offset.
US08402239B2	Volume management for network-type storage devices An administrator's work load increases because the administrator has to both allocate volumes of PC server device applications and take over volumes for applications based on changes in PC server devices. A volume management system solves the problem with a computer system having storage devices each having a unit managing volume configuration information based on each application, a unit managing volume usage information based on the application volumes, and a unit managing and partitioning allocatable areas of the storage devices based on performance and reliability. The system has a unit selecting suitable allocation regions in accordance with the volume usages of the applications; a unit selecting a suitable allocation region based on change of host performance and migrating a volume to the suitable allocation region when the host configuration of an application changes; and a unit changing configuration information to perform change of setting on each host.
US08402236B2	Computer system managing volume allocation and volume allocation management method In a management computer which manages a storage system including a main logical volume and subsidiary logical volumes, when the access volume to the main logical volume exceeds a threshold value, a subsidiary logical volume associated with a physical volume having higher input/output performance than the physical volume associated with the main logical volume is selected. When the migration time of the data stored in the physical volume corresponding to the selected subsidiary logical volume is within a prescribed time period, then data stored in the physical volume corresponding to the main logical volume is migrated to the physical volume corresponding to the selected subsidiary logical volume, and the physical volume corresponding to the selected subsidiary logical volume is associated with the main logical volume.
US08402228B2	Page buffering in a virtualized, memory sharing configuration An apparatus includes a processor and a volatile memory that is configured to be accessible in an active memory sharing configuration. The apparatus includes a machine-readable encoded with instructions executable by the processor. The instructions including first virtual machine instructions configured to access the volatile memory with a first virtual machine. The instructions including second virtual machine instructions configured to access the volatile memory with a second virtual machine. The instructions including virtual machine monitor instructions configured to page data out from a shared memory to a reserved memory section in the volatile memory responsive to the first virtual machine or the second virtual machine paging the data out from the shared memory or paging the data in to the shared memory. The shared memory is shared across the first virtual machine and the second virtual machine. The volatile memory includes the shared memory.
US08402227B2	System and method for committing results of a software transaction using a hardware transaction The system and methods described herein may exploit hardware transactional memory to improve the performance of a software or hybrid transactional memory implementation, even when an entire user transaction cannot be executed within a hardware transaction. The user code of an atomic transaction may be executed within a software transaction, which may collect read and write sets and/or other information about the atomic transaction. A single hardware transaction may be used to commit the atomic transaction by validating the transaction's read set and applying the effects of the user code to memory, reducing the overhead associated with commitment of software transactions. Because the hardware transaction code is carefully controlled, it may be less likely to fail to commit. Various remedial actions may be taken before retrying hardware transactions following some failures. If a transaction exceeds the constraints of the hardware, it may be committed by the software transactional memory alone.
US08402224B2	Thread-shared software code caches A runtime system using thread-shared code caches is provided which avoids brute-force all-thread-suspension and monolithic global locks. In one embodiment, medium-grained runtime system synchronization reduces lock contention. The system includes trace building that combines efficient private construction with shared results, in-cache lock-free lookup table access in the presence of entry invalidations, and a delayed deletion algorithm based on timestamps and reference counts. These enable reductions in memory usage and performance overhead.
US08402213B2	Data redundancy using two distributed mirror sets A method for storing data and two sets of distributed mirrored data disposed as data stripes which permits data recovery without the necessity of parity calculations, is described. Redundant data are stored in groups of five physical hard drives which are logically segmented into stripe groups, each stripe group having three data stripe sets wherein one data stripe is protected by two distributed mirror stripes in accordance with an algorithm. The present method provides protection for all one- and two-disk failures and certain three-disk drive failures, for each physical five disk group, and retains a usable disk capacity of 33%.
US08402212B2	Storage system and management method of its storage medium High availability is provided in a storage system that offers expandability more inexpensively. Provided is a storage system including multiple expanders to be connected to multiple storage mediums, multiple cascades connected respectively to a prescribed number of expanders among the multiple expanders, and multiple control units for respectively controlling the multiple cascades. One end of the multiple cascades is connected with an inter-cascade link, and the inter-cascade link has a logically connected state and a logically disconnected state.
US08402204B2	Methods for measuring usable lifespan and replacing an in-system programming code of a memory device, and data storage system using the same A data storage system comprises a host and a flash memory device having a non-non-volatile memory. A controller of the flash memory device calculates an average erase count of the flash memory to obtaining a remaining period of time indicating usable lifespan of the flash memory device. The host obtains an index by comparing the average erase count with a first threshold and determines a performance capability status for the flash memory device. The performance capability status is set to a first status when the average erase count exceeds the first threshold. The host generates an indication based on the performance capability status and performs a limp function responsive to the first status. The limp function loads a predetermined in-system programming code for replacing an original one to configure a minimum number of at least some spare blocks of the flash memory reserved and used for data update operations.
US08402197B2	Multi-port system and method for routing a data element within an interconnection fabric A method and structure(s) for providing a data path between and among nodes and processing elements within an interconnection fabric are described. More specifically, a device comprising a first circuit configured to couple between a first bus and a link is described. The circuit may be configured to operate as a bridge, support PCI configuration cycles, send outgoing information serially through the link in a format different from that of the first bus, and allow a host processor, communicating through the first bus, to selectively address one or more remote devices to which the device is configured to allow access. In some embodiments, the first circuit may support “spoof-proof” data protocols, and the device may operate in multiple modes including root bridge, leaf bridge, and gateway mode. Multiple addressing models may also be used.
US08402181B2	Bifurcate arbiter An arbiter for a space switch comprising a two buffers, a media access controller having data outputs coupled to the two buffers, and two control outputs coupled to respective buffers for buffering input data at a clock rate one-half that of the input data and a switch fabric connected to the two buffers for matching buffer data throughput with switch data throughput, the arbiter comprising first and second schedulers, each scheduler includes a plurality of inputs for connection to the two buffers for receiving requests, a plurality of outputs for granting requests and a plurality of inter connections to each of the plurality of schedulers for informing them of grants and logic for logically grouping input ports associated with a bifurcate input port, logically grouping output ports associated with a bifurcate output port, establishing round robin pointers for each of two alternate clock ticks for tracking next allowable requests and on one clock tick allowing connection requests from input ports to output ports and accepting a connection request in dependence upon the grouping of the input and output ports and the round robin pointer. The arbiter can be generalized to an n-furcated switch having n-furcated ports where n is an integer greater than or equal to two.
US08402180B2	Autonomous multi-packet transfer for universal serial bus A USB device can be configured for multi-packet data transfer to and from endpoints with minimal software intervention. Minimal software intervention allows a Central Processing Unit (CPU) of the USB device to handle other tasks, maximizing USB bus utilization.
US08402173B2	USB device communication apparatus, systems, and methods Some embodiments include methods and apparatus to decode a functional request embedded in a portion of a standard device request, and execute the functional request by a universal serial bus (USB) device. The standard device request can include a Get_Descriptor request. Other embodiments are described.
US08402153B2	Multimedia distribution in a heterogeneous network The efficiency of real-time distribution of multimedia content over a heterogeneous network is optimized by locally, rather than centrally, adapting the content to conform to the capabilities limitations of the network. Multimedia content travels from a central location along the network backbone. When received by each of a system of dispersed media servers, that media server adapts the content by compensating for any QoS limitations of the downstream network segments. For example, the backbone of the communications network may consist of a satellite uplink. The dispersed media servers receive and replicate the content as required for distribution to unicast segments downstream rather than doing so at the source of the content, and thus multiple streams of identical content need not be carried on the backbone. Each dispersed server is programmed to optimize the transmission to conform to the transmission parameters of each adjacent and downstream segment of the network.
US08402148B2	Representation, decision models, and user interface for encoding managing preferences, and performing automated decision making about the timing and modalities of interpersonal communications The present invention relates to a system and methodology providing a user interface that can be employed by contactors and contactees in conjunction with a communications architecture for identifying and establishing an optimal communication based on preferences, capabilities, contexts and goals of the parties to engage in the communication. The user interface can include a graphical display having a plurality of display objects and associated input fields operable by one or more parties to a communication in order to facilitate convenient access, control, personalization and communications via the communications architecture. For example, configuration capabilities are provided in the user interface to enable operational adjustments to one or more operating parameters, communications groupings, policies and/or context preferences relating to a preferred modality of communication and to potential parties of communication between the contactors and contactees. User interface controls are also provided for defining deterministic policies and for encoding preferences for cost-benefit analyses.
US08402141B2	Gracefully reestablishing an expired browser session A system for re-establishing an expired user session in which a separate session expiration time cookie is provided to communicate the session expiration time from the Web server to the browser. When a user performs an action requiring server action, a determination is made as to whether the current user session has expired, or is near expiration. If so, the user action is stored, and a separate browser window is opened. A protected page is loaded which closes the browser window. The user first encounters the login page and enters the proper credentials to log-in to the server. As part of displaying the protected page, the server updates the user session expiration time cookie to the new session expiration time. The original window then detects the new session expiration time the prior invoked action is re-attempted.
US08402140B2	Methods and apparatus for coordinated energy management in virtualized data centers A method and system for coordinating energy management in a virtualized data center including a plurality of physical servers and a plurality of virtual machines (VMs), includes analyzing status information about the virtualized data center; determining server utilization target settings for server consolidation from the analyzed status information; and executing the server consolidation according to the determined server utilization target settings. Server consolidation can be executed by determining an effective size of each of the VMs and placing the VMs on the servers in a selective manner using an independent workload VM placement process, a correlation-aware VM placement process, or a migration-cost and correlation-aware VM placement process.
US08402137B2	Content management A system and method for management and processing of resource requests is provided. A content delivery network service provider determines a class associated with a set of client computing devices and monitors resources requests for the determined class. The content delivery network service provider then identifies at least one cache component for providing additional content, such as advertisement content or other additional content provided in anticipation of future resource requests, to client computing devices as a function of the determined class. In other embodiments, instead of cache components, the content delivery network service provider identifies a second set of client computing devices as a function of the determined class for providing the additional content information.
US08402129B2	Method and apparatus for efficient reactive monitoring A technique for managing network elements significantly reduces the amount of monitoring related traffic by using a combination of aperiodic polling and asynchronous event reporting. A global resource (e.g., a network of interconnected nodes or resources) is partitioned into a plurality of separate nodes, giving a fixed resource budget to each of the nodes. When any of the nodes exceeds its budget, based upon local monitoring at that node, the node triggers a report, typically sending a message to a central manager. In response, the central manager then and only then issues a global poll of all (or substantially all) of the nodes in the network. A rate based technique can also be used to monitor resource usage at the nodes, and send a message to a central monitoring location only when the rate at which the value of a local variable changes is too high.
US08402127B2	System and method for offering virtual private clouds within a public cloud environment Systems, methods and computer readable media for providing virtual private clouds within a public cloud are described. Examples include a method wherein a service provider deploys a primary instance of a cloud-in-a-box (CIAB) to his cloud computing system to create a public cloud. A CIAB includes adapters configured to manage virtual infrastructure of the cloud, and end-user portal and an administrative portal. A nested instance of CIAB may be deployed to one of the virtual machines, with one of the adapters of the nested instance of CIAB being connected to the end-user portal of the primary instance. An administrator of the nested instance may create his own library of virtual machine images and offer the library to the end-users of the nested CAIB instance.
US08402124B1	Method and system for automatic load balancing of advertised services by service information propagation based on user on-demand requests A methodology for balancing demand for networked services in a distributed data processing system is presented. Each client is uniquely associated with a local service manager; one or more local service managers are located throughout a distributed data processing system, and each local service manager provides access to networked services for associated clients. Each local service manager is uniquely associated with a distributed service manager; one or more distributed service managers are located throughout the distributed data processing system, and each distributed service manager provides access to networked services for associated local service managers. A client sends a service request to its local service manager, which returns information about a matching service to the client after finding a matching service that has characteristics that match parameters in the request. If the local service manager does not have information about a matching service, then the request is forwarded to its associated distributed service manager. If the distributed service manager does not have information about a matching service, then the request is broadcast to all distributed service managers. If the distributed service manager has two or more matching services, then it performs a load balancing operation to select a best service to be returned.
US08402123B2	Systems and methods for inventorying un-provisioned systems in a software provisioning environment A provisioning server can utilize an inventory tool on new target machines in order to collect specification data from the target machines, prior to provisioning software. The inventory tool can be configured to operate on the new target machines without software, such as an operating system, being installed on the new target machines. The inventory tool can be configured to communicate with the hardware of the new target machines and collect data representing the specifications of the new target machines. The inventory tool can be configured to operate and execute on any new target machine regardless of the type and configuration of the new target machine.
US08402121B2	Method of network reconfiguration in optical transport networks A method of reconfiguring a network having a transport plane for carrying subscriber traffic flows within end-to-end connections, a control plane for managing at least a portion of resources of the transport plane allocated to each connection, and a management plane for implementing management functions in the control plane and any resources of the transport plane that are not managed by the control plane. The method comprises installing an updated version of a control plane name space for a target node of the network. For each connection traversing the target node: a control plane to management plane migration is performed for removing connection state in the control plane associated with the connection, so as to transfer ownership of the connection from the control plane to the management plane; followed by a management plane to control plane migration for installing new connection state in the control plane associated with the connection, so as to transfer ownership of the connection from the management plant to the control plane, the new connection state being defined using the updated version of the control plane name space.
US08402119B2	Real-load tuning of database applications A database environment that includes one or more database production servers, one or more database test servers, and a virtualization connection that provides incoming service request traffic to both the database production server and the database test server. However, the database production server responds to the database service requests, while the database test server does not. The database test server may be tested for a variety of different configurations in an attempt to find a better performing configuration. The testing is in real-time as the database test server is subjected to the same incoming service request traffic as the database production server.
US08402115B2	System and method for delivering remotely stored applications and information A method and system are disclosed for delivering interactive links for presenting applications and second information at a client computer from remote sources in a network-configured computer processing system. In one embodiment, the method includes retrieving over a first communication connection, in response to a request of a client computer, informational content having computer program code embedded therein, and executing the embedded computer program code for establishing a second communication connection to an application server. The method further includes retrieving over the second communication connection first information including presentational information for presenting the application and the second information. The method also includes presenting the application and the second information based upon the presentational information, and storing on the client computer an interactive link for selectively re-establishing the second communication connection to the application server for retrieving the first information and presenting the application and the second information on an as-needed basis. Preferably, the storing of the interactive link includes downloading a graphical representation of the interactive link and storing a file containing information representing an operating environment of the client computer and a network address of the application server.
US08402114B2	Systems and methods for selecting advertisements for display over a communications network Systems and methods are provided for selecting advertisements for display over a communications network and, more particularly, to systems and methods for selecting video advertisements for display within internet web pages based on relevance, bid price, past performance, or a combination thereof.
US08402113B2	Semantic service applying system and method The present invention relates to a semantic service applying system and a method, comprising: a semantic service pipeline manager which demands and receives a particular semantic service pipeline to and from a semantic service server, and stores the corresponding pipeline in a database to manage the stored pipeline; a semantic service pipeline provider which extracts corresponding semantic service pipelines and sends the extracted pipelines to the corresponding service server if the user requests at least one of a plurality of semantic service pipelines to be provided; and a database which stores information associated with a semantic service pipeline providing server as well as the semantic service pipelines, and thus various ontology-based semantic services can be applied to the web.
US08402105B2	Method and apparatus for improving security in a data processing system Methods and Apparatuses for processing data are described herein. In one aspect of the invention, an exemplary method receives data which may include an executable portion and a non-executable portion. The non-executable portion of the data may be presented to a user without rendering the executable portion. The non-executable portion of data presented may also include information regarding the executable portion (e.g., subject matter or source of the data). The executable portion of the data is rendered or executed only when a request from a user is specifically received. Other methods and apparatuses are also described.
US08402092B2	Selecting a service oriented architecture shared service An approach that selects a service oriented architecture (SOA) shared service is provided. In one embodiment, there is a service selection tool, including an input component configured to gather service requirements of a SOA shared service project; an identification component configured to identify a set of candidate SOA shared services that meets the service requirements of the SOA shared services project; an analysis component configured to compare the set of candidate SOA shared services to a set of technical and business requirements, and select a set of SOA shared services from the set of candidate SOA shared services for construction based on a comparison of the set of candidate SOA shared services to the set of technical and business requirements.
US08402082B2	Maintenance information management system, management apparatus, and maintenance information management method A maintenance information management method comprising steps of: by a terminal processing apparatus, transmitting, to a management apparatus via a network, maintenance work information about an analyzer on which maintenance work has been performed; storing, in a maintenance work information storage section of the management apparatus, the maintenance work information transmitted via the network; and transmitting, to the terminal processing apparatus via the network, the maintenance work information of the analyzer, which is stored in the maintenance work information storage section.
US08402081B2	Platform for data aggregation, communication, rule evaluation, and combinations thereof, using templated auto-generation Embodiments of the present invention provide platforms for data aggregation, communication, rule evaluation, and combinations thereof. The platform may include three distinct functional layers; a core layer, an adaptive layer and an intelligence layer. Furthermore, the platform may include a data block, messaging block, rule block, or combinations thereof. Generally, the platform may facilitate data acquisition, storage, and manipulation between and among clients and data sources in a generic manner. That is, clients may communicate and make requests independent of a target system or database type. The platform may process the communications and requests in a manner suitable to the target system or database type. The platform may also evaluate rules received from the clients in a manner generic to the client application. Instances of the platform for a given application may be efficiently created using a template-based mechanism. In this manner, the platform may be used to support a variety of end user applications in a flexible, scalable manner.
US08402080B2	Clustered computer system A clustered computational system comprises a clustered computational engine, a program host, and a queue manager. The clustered computational engine comprises a plurality of clustered computers and is configured to perform computations. The program host stores a plurality of programs that define computations that can be performed by the clustered computational engine and a plurality of inputs to the programs. The queue manager is configured to determine when the program host has stored sufficient inputs to allow the clustered computational engine to perform a computation defined by the program and to schedule the performance of the computation by the clustered computational engine.
US08402069B2	Use of delete notifications by file systems and applications to release storage space In accordance with one or more aspects, one or more portions of each of multiple files that have been freed are determined. One or more delete notifications are generated identifying the one or more portions of the multiple files. Each portion is identified as a range of data on a storage device, and each delete notification includes one or more ranges of data on the storage device. These generated delete notifications are then sent to a storage stack. Additionally, an application can determine that one or more ranges of data of a storage device are to be freed and send a delete notification, in the absence of a file system on the device, to the storage stack identifying the one or more ranges of data of the storage device that are to be freed.
US08402064B2	Orchestration of business processes using templates A distributed order orchestration system for orchestrating a business process of an order fulfillment system receives from an interface a definition of the business process and generates metadata from the definition. The system then generates an abstract syntax tree from the metadata. The tree includes a plurality of nodes and one or more of the nodes correspond to a predefined template. The system then generates executable orchestration code based on the abstract syntax tree and the predefined template.
US08402061B1	Tiered middleware framework for data storage A tiered middleware framework for transacting data between an application layer and a data storage layer includes modular components. The tiered middleware framework is implemented when the arrangement of the modular components enables the tiered middleware framework to meet or exceed certain data transaction criteria. However, when the data transaction criteria are not met by the tiered middleware framework with arrangement of the modular components, the modular components in the tiered middleware framework is rearranged.
US08402046B2	Conceptual reverse query expander A method for multilingual data querying comprises sending one or more words in an original language to a word ontology. The method further comprises receiving sense descriptions of the one or more words from the word ontology, and selecting one or more sense descriptions of the one or more words and a language for querying. The method further comprises translating the one or more sense descriptions into the language for querying, and also translating the one or more sense descriptions back into the original language for verification. The method further comprises selecting at least one of the one or more sense descriptions to use in a query.
US08402044B2	Systems and methods for secure access of data In one embodiment the present invention includes a computer-implemented method comprising receiving a first query in a local computer system to access data stored on a remote computer system the local computer system. Data elements of the remote data are associated with data elements of the local data. The query is transformed into multiple queries. A second query is sent to the remote computer system to retrieve remote data. A first data result is received and stored on the local computer system and incorporated into a third query. The third query is executed against the local data and the first data result to produce a result. Sensitive data may be stored locally in a dimension table of a star schema and non-sensitive data may be stored remotely in a fact table and another dimension table of the star schema, for example.
US08402041B2	Analytics of historical conversations in relation to present communication A method of analyzing historical communications. During a first communication session between a first user and at least a second user, at least a first communication exchanged between the first user and the second user can be detected and stored. A second communication exchanged in a second communication can be compared with the first communication to determine a degree of similarity between the first communication and the second communication. In one aspect, when the degree of similarity is at least a threshold value, an indication can be provided to at least one user participating in the second communication session that the first communication potentially is relevant to the second communication session and that the first communication is available to be reviewed. In another aspect, a report pertaining to hierarchical relationships between users and the context of the communications can be generated based on the first and second communications.
US08402037B2	Information handling An information handling apparatus in which textual metadata is generated in respect of a current information item in an ensemble of information items including: a mechanism that detects one or more predetermined properties of the current information item; a mechanism that detects a subset of information items from the ensemble of information items the subset being those which have the one or more predetermined properties most similar to those of the current information item; and a mechanism that selects one or more most frequently occurring words and/or phrases within textual metadata associated with the subset of information items, for use in textual metadata to be associated with the current information item.
US08402017B2	Method for altering database views dependent on rules A computer implemented method, computer program product, and data processing system for dynamically altering database views, based on a set of administrator-defined rules. The dynamic view system determines whether the query, requested by a user, has an associated view rule. The system determines if the view rule is satisfied. In response to a satisfied associated view rule, the altered view is returned to the user.
US08402013B2	Rich site maps Providing a website map to a user. A method includes gathering information about web pages in a website, including information related to web page relationships, controls, and executable code underlying one or more web pages in the website. A relationship map is created. The relationship map includes representations of relationships between the web pages, the controls and the executable code underlying one or more web pages in the website. The method further includes graphically displaying at least a portion of the relationship map in a graphical user interface at the computing system.
US08401981B1	Triggering attract mode for devices using viewability conditions and detected proximity of human to device A data processing device may be operable to determine that the data processing device is inactive. The data processing device may determine whether the data processing device is in a state of charging a battery. When the data processing device is determined to be in the state of charging the battery, a charging condition of the battery may be analyzed by the data processing device. The data processing device may analyze a viewability condition at a display module. The data processing device may analyze an environmental condition associated with proximity of a human to the data processing device. The data processing device may then choose, based on a result of the analysis of the charging condition, a result of the analysis of the viewability condition and/or a result of the analysis of the environmental condition, display of content in a manner to attract attention to the data processing device.
US08401980B2	Methods for determining context of compositions of ontological subjects and the applications thereof using value significance measures (VSMS), co-occurrences, and frequency of occurrences of the ontological subjects The present invention discloses methods, systems, and tools for evaluating a number of value significance measures of ontological subjects of compositions or networks. The method breaks a composition into its constituent ontological subjects of different orders and builds a participation matrix indicating the participation of ontological subjects of the composition in other ontological subjects, i.e. the partitions, of the composition. Using the participation information of the OSs into each other, an association strength matrix is built from which the value significance measures of the partitions of the composition are calculated. The methods systematically calculate the value significances of the ontological subjects of different orders of the composition. Various systems for implementing the methods and some exemplary applications and services are disclosed.
US08401977B2	Method and system for calculating importance of a block within a display page A method and system for identifying the importance of information areas of a display page. An importance system identifies information areas or blocks of a web page. A block of a web page represents an area of the web page that appears to relate to a similar topic. The importance system provides the characteristics or features of a block to an importance function that generates an indication of the importance of that block to its web page. The importance system “learns” the importance function by generating a model based on the features of blocks and the user-specified importance of those blocks. To learn the importance function, the importance system asks users to provide an indication of the importance of blocks of web pages in a collection of web pages.
US08401970B1	System and method for reusing payment authorizations Various embodiments may include a payment management system including an authorization reusability component. The payment management system may be configured to, subsequent to a customer providing payment information for an order, receive a payment authorization that indicates funds of an account associated with the customer have been reserved as a form of payment for a given transaction associated with the order. The payment management system may be configured to assign the reserved funds of the payment authorization to the given transaction. The payment management system may be configured to, subsequent to assigning the reserved funds, reassign at least some of the reserved funds of the authorization to a one or more other transactions. The payment management system may be configured to initiate a settlement of the one or more other transactions, the settlement including the reserved funds reassigned to the one or more other transactions.
US08401969B2	Virtual traveler's check The purchase and redemption of virtual traveler's checks is managed. A purchase request is received, which includes purchasing customer identification information and a request for one or more virtual traveler's checks. Each of the one or more virtual traveler's checks has one of a predetermined set of fixed denominations. A check number is issued for each of the one or more virtual traveler's checks. Each check number is associated with the purchasing customer identification information. A redemption request is then received, which includes redeeming customer identification information and a request to redeem at least one of the one or more virtual traveler's checks. The release of funds is approved in an amount equal to the denominations of the requested virtual traveler's checks if the redeeming customer identification information matches the purchasing customer identification information.
US08401964B2	Apparatus, method, and computer program product for encoding enhanced issuer information in a card Facilitating communications between an electronic payment device and an issuer host includes storing in the payment device a set of personalization parameters. A first set of status information indicative of available status information relating to the payment device is transformed into a second set of status information based on the set of personalization parameters, and/or a second set of actions is selected from a first set of actions indicative of available actions to be performed by the payment device based on the set of personalization parameters and an order received from the issuer for initiating at least one corresponding action in the payment device. The second set of status information includes a subset of the first set of status information; the second set of actions includes a subset of the first set of actions. The payment device transmits the second set of status information to the issuer and/or initiates the actions in the second set of actions corresponding to the order received from the issuer.
US08401961B1	Method for structuring a supplemental interest mortgage A system and method of structuring a supplemental interest mortgage is disclosed. A principal debt obligation and a supplemental debt obligation based on the principal debt loan are secured by a single security instrument. The principal debt obligation includes the principal loan and principal interest to compensate a lender for use of the lender's funds. The supplemental debt obligation includes supplemental interest to compensate a lender for the risk of borrower nonpayment.
US08401959B2	System and method for dynamically changing an electronic trade order quantity A system and methods for dynamically changing a trade order quantity in an electronic trading environment are described herein. According to one example embodiment, an automated trading tool determines if a leaned on quantity of a trading strategy has increased or decreased and if so, dynamically changing a desired order quantity to reflect the change in the leaned on quantity. Dynamically changing an order quantity may be more profitable for a trader as order queue position may be maintained and portion of the desired order quantity may get filled; rather than a trader losing their order queue position and/or taking a chance of not getting any of their order quantity filled.
US08401954B2	Systems relating to the formulation of risk management contracts Methods and apparatus which deal with the management of risk relating to specified, yet unknown, future events are disclosed.‘Sponsor’ stakeholders specify a particular product relating to an event or phenomenon for which there is a range of possible future outcomes.‘Ordering’ stakeholders then offer contracts relating to the predetermined phenomenon and corresponding range of outcomes. The offered contracts specify an entitlement or (pay-off) at the future time of maturity for “each outcome,” and a consideration (or premium) payable, in exchange, to a ‘counter-party’ stakeholder.Independently of the offered contracts, the ‘counter-party’ stakeholders input data as to their view of the likelihood of occurrence of each outcome in the predetermined range into the future, or specifically at the predetermined date of maturity.Each offered contract is priced by the processing units by calculating counter-party premiums from the registered data, and a match attempted by a comparison of the offered premium with the calculated premiums.Matched contracts can be further traded until maturity, and at-maturity processing handles the exchange of entitlement as between the matched parties to the contract.
US08401950B2	Optimizing portfolios of financial instruments A decision model is applied to a set of current data from a mortgage portfolio to generate a first portfolio metric. The decision model is formed from a network of a plurality of predictive models that are trained on historical data derived from a plurality of mortgage account profiles for a plurality of mortgages within the mortgage portfolio. One or more of the predictive models is an action-based predictive model allowing modification of at least one attribute affecting performance of the mortgage portfolio. One or more of the attributes can be modified and a second portfolio metric can then be optimized, using the decision model, in light of at least one constraint (which can be user-defined). Related techniques, apparatus, systems, and articles are described.
US08401942B2	Method and apparatus for determining a standard name for a payee A system that determines a standard payee name for a payee is presented. During operation, the system receives a non-standard payee name, wherein the non-standard payee name can be a user-defined payee name, which is defined by a user, or a normalized payee name, which is defined by a financial institution. Next, the system determines whether the non-standard payee name is associated with the standard payee name by using the non-standard payee name to search through data structures containing associations between one or more of the following: user-defined payee names and normalized payee names; user-defined payee names and standard payee names; and normalized payee names and standard payee names. If the non-standard payee name is associated with a standard payee name, the system can perform specified actions.
US08401939B2	System and method for payer (buyer) defined electronic invoice exchange A method of implementing buyer and seller transactions is provided. A set of rules for accepting information into a document is received from the buyer. Also defined is the form of the presentation of an interface to the seller for creating the seller's invoice. The seller also receives address information from the buyer. The rules for accepting information, the rules regarding presentation and the address information are stored in a storage resource. The rules regarding presentation are accessed from the storage resource, and an interface is presented to the seller based on those rules. The rules for accepting information are accessed from the storage resource, and information for the document based on those rules is accepted through the interface. The address information is accessed from the storage resource, and the document with the accepted information is sent to the buyer.
US08401930B1	Computerized system and method for library collection analysis An automated tool for analyzing inter-library loan (ILL) transactions to identify holding needs for a library. The automated tool may be used in conjunction with a bibliographic database that comprises data related to inter-library loan requests and document orders. Libraries have the ability to compare borrowing requests over time to identify acquisition priorities, compare borrowing requests based on age, subject, serial, and nonserial items, analyze items the library is borrowing, and analyze items the library is lending. ILL request data may be analyzed by date, by frequency, and by cost. The library may then decide to acquire additional holdings for its collection based on the analyses of ILL transaction data.
US08401913B2	System and method for producing custom merchandise from a virtual environment Systems and methods are provided for producing merchandise for a user based upon a character within a virtual environment, on request of the user, by retrieving character data representing a player character within a game and converting the character data into merchandise characteristics. Merchandise is manufactured based, at least in part, on the merchandise characteristics.
US08401907B2	System and method for dynamic price setting and facilitation of commercial transactions The present invention provides methods and systems for defining commercial transaction components; defining rules for mapping customer transactions into individual components; market segmentation in light of these individual definitions and bundling individual components of an offer into optimized packages for presentation and sale. A data processing system in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, examines the commercial behavior of enrolled customers, breaks each of the constituent transactions into purchases of atom-level components; catalogues those components; extracts demographic information from said transactions and other sources; facilitates demographic studies of groups of such customers; optimizes offerings to such groups; and facilitates the consummation of those offers of sale. The processing system may also facilitate customers fiscal management through the communication of data necessary to practice the instant invention.
US08401905B2	Method and system for determining the relative priority of in-process work and focusing process improvements A method and system tor determining the relative priority of items moving in a predefined process flow, wherein the method comprises selecting a particular item that is in a predefined process flow, utilizing transaction data that was provided at regular Reporting Intervals and at Reporting Points, providing a planned movement of the selected item along the predefined process flow, processing the transaction data to determine the item's actual movement along the predefined process flow, determining the difference between the actual movement and the planned movement, providing a total planned Time Buffer for the movement of the item along the predefined process flow, using the determined difference to compute the actual amount of downstream Time Buffer Remaining in relation to the total planned Time Buffer, and utilizing the differences between actual and planned completions at both the Reporting Point and Item level to focus local improvements in relation to global outcomes.
US08401894B2	Online incentive management Various methods and systems are provided to facilitate the centralized storage and access of online incentives such as coupons redeemable at associated online marketplaces. In one example, merchants may provide incentive information to payment service providers that in turn may associate such information with user accounts maintained by the payment service providers. Payment service providers may permit users to view incentives associated with their user accounts, thereby providing users with a comprehensive way to manage incentives from a plurality of online merchants. In another example, merchants may advise users of previously registered incentives in response to user activities in relation to online marketplaces.
US08401877B2	Insurance claim processing A method, computer-readable medium, and apparatus by which a user may access information about one or more properties may be used by an insurance provider or claims administrator to provide an information portal to its clients. User input identifying one or more foreclosed properties may be received. Then, property data may be retrieved from a property database, and the property data may include property damage information and insurance claim information for each of the identified properties. Then, based on the retrieved property data, it may be determined whether an identified property is damaged and whether an insurance claim was filed. Subsequently, information corresponding to the identified property may be displayed, and this information may include a damage indicator and an insurance claim status indicator.
US08401862B2	Audio encoder, method for providing output signal, bandwidth extension decoder, and method for providing bandwidth extended audio signal An audio encoder for providing an output signal using an input audio signal includes a patch generator, a comparator and an output interface. The patch generator generates at least one bandwidth extension high-frequency signal, wherein a bandwidth extension high-frequency signal includes a high-frequency band. The high-frequency band of the bandwidth extension high-frequency signal is based on a low frequency band of the input audio signal. A comparator calculates a plurality of comparison parameters. A comparison parameter is calculated based on a comparison of the input audio signal and a generated bandwidth extension high-frequency signal. Each comparison parameter of the plurality of comparison parameters is calculated based on a different offset frequency between the input audio signal and a generated bandwidth extension high-frequency signal. Further, the comparator determines a comparison parameter from the plurality of comparison parameters, wherein the determined comparison parameter fulfils a predefined criterion.
US08401849B2	Methods employing phase state analysis for use in speech synthesis and recognition A computer-implemented method for automatically analyzing, predicting, and/or modifying acoustic units of prosodic human speech utterances for use in speech synthesis or speech recognition. Possible steps include: initiating analysis of acoustic wave data representing the human speech utterances, via the phase state of the acoustic wave data; using one or more phase state defined acoustic wave metrics as common elements for analyzing, and optionally modifying, pitch, amplitude, duration, and other measurable acoustic parameters of the acoustic wave data, at predetermined time intervals; analyzing acoustic wave data representing a selected acoustic unit to determine the phase state of the acoustic unit; and analyzing the acoustic wave data representing the selected acoustic unit to determine at least one acoustic parameter of the acoustic unit with reference to the determined phase state of the selected acoustic unit. Also included are systems for implementing the described and related methods.
US08401846B1	Performing speech recognition over a network and using speech recognition results Systems, methods and apparatus for generating, distributing, and using speech recognition models. A shared speech processing facility is used to support speech recognition for a wide variety of devices with limited capabilities including business computer systems, personal data assistants, etc., which are coupled to the speech processing facility via a communications channel, e.g., the Internet. Devices with audio capture capability record and transmit to the speech processing facility, via the Internet, digitized speech and receive speech processing services, e.g., speech recognition model generation and/or speech recognition services, in response. The Internet is used to return speech recognition models and/or information identifying recognized words or phrases. The speech processing facility can be used to provide speech recognition capabilities to devices without such capabilities and/or to augment a device's speech processing capability. Voice dialing, telephone control and/or other services are provided by the speech processing facility in response to speech recognition results.
US08401841B2	Retrieval of documents using language models Methods of retrieving documents using a language model are disclosed. A method may include preparing a language model of a plurality of documents, receiving a query, processing the query using the language model, and using the processed query to retrieve documents responding to the query via the search engine. The methods may be implemented in software and/or hardware on computing devices, including personal computers, telephones, servers, and others.
US08401838B2	System and method for multilanguage text input in a handheld electronic device A system provides multilanguage text input in a handheld electronic device. The system includes one or more applications implemented in the handheld electronic device. The applications include a text input application requiring access to language data usable thereby. One or more language databases contain language data from a plurality of different languages usable by at least one of the applications including the text input application. An interface provides the applications with access to at least some of the different languages of the language data of the one or more language databases, in order that the applications including the text input application receive the different languages.
US08401834B2	Computer implemented method for modelizing a nuclear reactor core and a corresponding computer program product A computer implemented method for modelizing a nuclear reactor core, including the steps of: partitioning the core in cubes to constitute nodes of a grid for computer implemented calculation, calculating neutron flux by using an iterative solving procedure of at least one eigensystem, the components of an iterant of the eigensystem corresponding either to a neutron flux, to a neutron outcurrent or to a neutron incurrent, for a respective cube to be calculated.The neutrons are sorted in a plurality of neutron energy groups, and the eigensystem iterative solving procedure includes a substep of conditioning the eigensystem into a restricted eigensystem corresponding to the eigensystem for a selection of some neutron energy groups.
US08401832B2	Method and system for integrated reservoir and surface facility networks simulations A method includes initiating a first reservoir simulation on a first simulator for a first set of physical parameters of a first reservoir. The first reservoir simulator uses a first set of components for a compositional reservoir model. A second reservoir simulation is initiated on a second simulator. A network simulation is initiated on a network simulator to model a network for coupling the first reservoir and the second reservoir to a surface facility. The network simulator uses a second set of components for a compositional network model. The method further includes translating each of a first hydrocarbon fluid stream of the first reservoir simulator and a second hydrocarbon fluid stream of the second reservoir simulator to a common fluid model. Further, network balancing is initiated among the simulators at a corresponding point in each controller time step.
US08401830B2	Method and device for performing channel simulation A method and a device are provided for performing channel simulation. The device includes a radio channel simulation block and a memory and it is configured to simulate a radio connection between a transmitter and a receiver in real time. The device is further configured to simulate a radio connection between at least one interfering signal source and the receiver in real time, and to store the simulation result in the memory, and to read the stored simulation results in real time from the memory and add the results read to the simulation during simulation of the radio connection between the transmitter and the receiver.
US08401827B2	Processing device and method for structure data representing a physical structure A processing device and a method for processing structure data representing a physical structure are disclosed to obtain information about physical properties of the physical structure faster and with high quality and accuracy. The processing device for processing structure data representing a physical structure comprises an obtainer module for obtaining structure data representing a physical structure; a parts defining module for subdividing said structure data into at least two parts including a connection part and a material part; a meshing module for generating a mesh model approximating said physical structure by transforming said connection part and said material part into mesh elements having different sizes, wherein the mesh element sizes of said connection part are smaller than the mesh element sizes of said material part; and a processing module for processing said mesh model to estimate physical properties of said physical structure.
US08401824B2	Method for determining an output value of a sensor of automation technology In a method for determining an output value of a sensor of automation technology, in a case in which the sensor has a non-linear characteristic curve K, which is pointwise specified, help points Hj are additionally produced according to a simple calculational specification. The output value is obtained from the input value via an interpolation of at least two points of the characteristic curve.
US08401821B1	Method, apparatus and computer program for latency measurement A method, apparatus and computer program for measuring a latency associated with a transaction between logic units is described. In certain described examples, transactions take place over an on-chip interconnect, for example an interconnect forming part of a system-on-chip configuration. In certain described examples, time values obtained in response to signals indicative of transaction initiation events are added to a data queue. A transaction initiation event has an associated transaction identifier and each data queue is associated with a particular transaction identifier. The method and apparatus enable time values relating to transactions that overlap in time to be output from a data queue on receipt of a transaction completion event and thus measured.
US08401816B2	Apparatus and method for geometric measurement An non-contacting measurement apparatus for measuring distances, angles and related geometric quantities, and for computing other quantities based on the measurements, is provided. A visible light beam allows a user to point the device at one or more points to which the distance is measured, and angular rotation between the various points of interest can be recorded. Then, geometric and trigonometric relationships are used to compute and display lengths, areas, volumes or other facts derived from the measurements. Various input and output features are provided in the present embodiments.
US08401815B2	Orientation calculation apparatus and storage medium having orientation calculation program stored therein A game apparatus calculates an orientation of an input device including an acceleration sensor and a gyroscope based on at least acceleration data and angular rate data acquired from the input device. The game apparatus includes a reflection rate setting unit, a first orientation calculation unit, and a second orientation calculation unit. The reflection rate setting unit sets a reflection rate representing a degree by which an acceleration indicated by the acceleration data is reflected in the orientation. The first orientation calculation unit calculates the orientation of the input device based on the acceleration when the reflection rate is equal to or greater than a predetermined first threshold. The second orientation calculation unit calculates the orientation of the input device based on the angular rate when the reflection rate is less than a predetermined second threshold equal to or less than the first threshold.
US08401802B2	Haplotype estimating apparatus and program The present invention calculates a sum of the count numbers for each of the marker sites to obtain a maximum value of the sum of the count numbers, enumerates polymorphic identification characters up to the count numbers of the polymorphic nucleotides, permutates the enumerated polymorphic identification characters so as to create any character string that has copy units of which the number equals the maximum value, divides the character string into two by the copy unit to store the divided strings as a combination of the haplotype character strings, calculates the number of identical haplotype character strings in the group, obtains a frequency of the haplotype character string in the group, and estimates the combination of the haplotype character strings (representing haplotypes) of each individual of which frequency satisfying a predetermined condition.
US08401790B2	Computing-time-efficient route determination along several preset path points with given connecting routes in-between A process for determining a route along more than two mutually consecutive preset path points with given connecting routes in-between. In this case, a plurality of connecting routes is given between at least one pair of two mutually consecutive path points. Respective costs and preferably also a respective time duration are assigned to each connecting route. In a first step of the process, a tree is generated which comprises edges and nodes connected by edges. Each node is assigned to a defined path point and each edge corresponds to a connecting route. The route is determined based on a selection of edges of the tree.
US08401789B2	Navigation system, route retrieval server and mobile terminal device, and route guiding method A mobile terminal device has a display for indicating guidance of a route retrieved by a route retriever and a GPS receiver for detecting the present location. A route retrieval server has a database for storing the present location of each bus running on bus lines and an alternative route guider for evaluating alternative bus route to provide guidance. When the guided route includes a walking route, the route retriever references the database based on the present location of the mobile terminal device to identify an alternative route that includes a bus. The alternative route guider compares the alternative route and guided route. When the alternative route is more favorable than the guided route, the alternative route guider sends alternative route information indicating presence of the alternative route to the mobile terminal device, displays the guided route on a display, and indicates the presence of the alternative route.
US08401787B2	Method of determining drive lane using steering wheel model Provided is a method of determining a drive lane using a steering wheel model. The method includes a step S100 of preparing a precise digital map having an accuracy capable of differentiating a road lane; a step S200 of estimating a vehicle location on a road using GPS information; a step S300 of checking whether the vehicle location information is normal using a difference between variation in the azimuth angle of the vehicle obtained by using the GPS information and variation in the azimuth angle of the vehicle obtained by using the steering wheel model; and a step S500 of determining and outputting a drive lane occupied by a running vehicle.
US08401785B2	Method for providing POI information for mobile terminal and apparatus thereof A method and apparatus for providing point of interest (POI) information of a mobile terminal. The method and apparatus extract POI information, where the POI information and/or associated road information is included in an image captured by a camera. Location information of an image capture place and image capture direction information are read from the digital photo image, and the POI information corresponding to the location and image capture direction information is extracted from a map data, and the extracted POI information is thereafter displayed on the digital photo image.
US08401784B2	Course evaluation apparatus and course evaluation method A course evaluation that evaluates a course of a mobile unit includes: generating a predetermined first course of the mobile unit; generating, for the first course, a second course for which a controlled amount of the mobile unit after a predetermined driving condition is satisfied is increased as compared with a controlled amount of the mobile unit on the first course; estimating another object course, which is a course of another object; determining whether the second course interferes with the other object course; and evaluating a degree of safety of the first course on the basis of a result of determination as to whether the second course interferes with the other object course.
US08401782B2	System and method for assessing vehicle paths in a road environment A method and system for assessing vehicle paths in a road environment including a vehicle and external objects includes: determining a position and a dynamic state of the host vehicle and of each of the external objects; generating a plurality of paths that may be followed by the vehicle as it moves toward the external objects; and evaluating a cost associated with each of the paths, the cost based on a lateral acceleration experienced by the vehicle. Each path is made up of path segments, including: an initial path segment corresponding to the vehicle continuing along a selected route without consideration of the external objects, and a maneuver pair for each external object, each maneuver pair including a path segment passing to the left of the external object and a path segment passing to the right of the external object.
US08401779B2	SEG (smart energy gateway) for optimized energy flow control A smart energy gateway (SEG) operable to optimize energy consumption in a manner that optionally reduces user costs and/or emissions. The SEG may include a controller operable to manage energy distribution between one or more sources and one or more loads include within a vehicle according to one or more energy distribution schedules, such as but not limited to energy distribution schedules weight according to monetary and/or emission-based valuation metrics.
US08401775B2	Systems and method for managing airport ground traffic An air traffic control system for control of airport ground traffic includes a graphical display system configured to display a surface map, and configured to enable a controller to input, via a graphical input device, a taxi route along the surface map. Furthermore, the system includes a processor operatively coupled to the graphical display system, wherein the processor is configured to provide the surface map to the graphical display system. The processor is programmed to interpret the taxi route, and modify the taxi route to a taxiway path existing on the surface map. The system includes a transmitter communicatively coupled to the processor, wherein the transmitter configured to transmit the taxiway path to an aircraft, and a datalink interface positioned onboard the aircraft and configured to receive and display the transmitted taxiway path.
US08401770B2	Method and device for controlling start time of vehicle heat engine A method to permit a start time of a heat engine of a vehicle to be controlled. The heat engine is mechanically coupled to a polyphase rotary electrical machine connected to an on-board electrical network. The method is of the type consisting of carrying out pre-fluxing by establishing an excitation current in the inductor for a predetermined pre-fluxing time (Tpref) before the phase currents are established. In accordance with the method, the predetermined pre-fluxing time (Tpref) is a function of the voltage (Vbat+X) of the on-board electrical network. Typically, the predetermined pre-fluxing time (Tpref) is increased when the voltage (Vbat+X) of the on-board electrical network reduces within a nominal voltage range (V 1, V2).
US08401765B2	Inter-cylinder air-fuel ratio imbalance determination apparatus for internal combustion engine An inter-cylinder air-fuel ratio imbalance determination apparatus that obtains, based on an output value Vabyfs of an air-fuel ratio sensor, an air-fuel ratio fluctuation indicating amount (AFD) which becomes larger as an air-fuel ratio fluctuation of an exhaust gas passing through a position at which the air-fuel ratio sensor is disposed becomes larger, during a parameter obtaining period. The determination apparatus estimates an air-fuel ratio sensor element temperature (Temps) having a strong relation with responsiveness of the air-fuel ratio sensor during the parameter obtaining period, and obtains a corrected air-fuel ratio fluctuation indicating amount by correcting the AFD based on the estimated Temps. The determination apparatus adopts the corrected air-fuel ratio fluctuation indicating amount as the imbalance determination parameter X, and determines whether or not an inter-cylinder air-fuel-ratio imbalance state has been occurring based on a comparison between the imbalance determination parameter X and the imbalance determination threshold Xth.
US08401757B2	Running control apparatus and running control program for the apparatus A running control apparatus calculates a target driving or braking torque in a calculating block to control the vehicle driven or braked by this torque at a target speed against a running resistance changed with running circumstances of the vehicle. In a control block, when a driver-required braking torque based on the braking operation of the driver is smaller than the target braking torque, the running control for the vehicle is performed to brake the vehicle by the target braking torque. When the driver-required braking torque becomes higher than the target braking torque, the running control is stopped, and the driver manually brakes the vehicle by the driver-required braking torque. When the driver-required braking torque is decreased to be lower than the target braking torque or a predetermined braking torque corresponding to the release of the braking operation, the running control is restarted.
US08401752B2	Fail-to-neutral system and method for a toroidal traction drive automatic transmission A fail-to-neutral diagnostic technique for a transmission that includes a variator may include monitoring a state of a pressure differential valve fluidly coupled to a high side pressure applied to at least one actuator coupled to at least one corresponding roller of the variator and also fluidly coupled to a low side pressure applied to the at least one actuator, determining from the state of the pressure differential valve a variator torque sign corresponding to whether torque transferred by the at least one roller is positive or negative, determining an expected variator torque sign based on current operating conditions of the transmission, and commanding the transmission to a true neutral condition if the determined variator torque sign is different from the expected variator torque sign.
US08401750B2	Method and device for automatic or semiautomatic selection of a better starting gear in a vehicle Method and a device for automatic selection of a better starting gear in a vehicle, including the steps of engaging a first starting gear, on driver demand controlling propulsion torque as to attempt to achieve a first take off, if the first starting gear is too high interrupting the first take off and automatically braking the vehicle, engaging a second adapted starting gear which is a lower gear compared to the first starting gear, controlling propulsion torque as to attempt to achieve a second vehicle take off, and if the second vehicle take off attempt results in a transmitting of torque to driven wheels of the vehicle being enough as to perform a take off then stop braking the vehicle. An incorrectly selected starting gear can thus be automatically changed. The starting gear change can be performed in an uphill situation.
US08401748B2	Method and device for influencing the traction force during shifting operations of a manual transmission in vehicles In a method for influencing the traction force during shifting operations of a manual transmission in vehicles having at least two drive axles, the drive system of the first axle is activated in such a way that the interruptions in traction force occurring at the second axle during shifting operations of the manual transmission are at least partially compensated for.
US08401745B2	Pressure control system for a hydraulic lift and flotation system A control system is provided to control the rate of pressure rise in a hydraulic lift and flotation system. When a hydraulic cylinder of the hydraulic lift and flotation system is to be adjusted, the pressure in the hydraulic lift and flotation system has to be increased to a predetermined pressure controlled by a relief valve before the hydraulic cylinder can be operated. The unload valve of the hydraulic lift and flotation system can be closed in a controlled or regulated manner in order to control the rate at which pressure rises in the hydraulic lift and flotation system.
US08401744B2	System and method for configuring a guidance controller System and method for configuring guidance controllers. In one embodiment, a method includes detecting an implement, by a guidance controller, coupled to a machine. The method may further include determining a characteristic of the implement which affects a calibration parameter of the guidance controller and configuring the calibration parameter of the guidance controller based, at least in part, on the characteristic of the implement. An operational path of the machine may be controlled based on the calibration parameter.
US08401740B2	Adaptive energy absorption system for a vehicle seat An adaptive energy absorption system for a vehicle seat that functions in dual-modes, including a primary mode during severe (shock event) operation and a secondary mode during normal (non-shock event) operation. When operating in primary mode, the present system automatically adjusts a VPEA in real-time to keep loads transmitted to the occupant's body below acceptable injury threshold levels, and can recover to perform said function for multiple shock events. When operating in secondary mode the system reduces vehicle vibration transmitted to the occupant, thereby reducing fatigue and increasing situational awareness.
US08401737B2	Vehicle control device A vehicle control device calculates an operation amount and a motion state amount for varying an operation amount necessary for a real vehicle's operation based on a dynamic vehicle model modeling the motion state of a vehicle running in accordance with running targets such as a target path and a speed pattern and determines whether the calculated operation amount and the motion state amount satisfy prescribed running requirements. The operation amount and the motion state amount determined to satisfy the running requirements are a feed-forward (FF) operation amount and a target state amount in a state feedback (FB) control, respectively.
US08401727B2	Method and device for the diagnosis of an NOx sensor for an internal combustion engine In a method and a device for the diagnosis of an NOx sensor (54) for an internal combustion engine, during a homogenous operation of the internal combustion engine, a base diagnostic value (NOx_DIAG_BAS) of the NOx sensor (54) is determined as a function of a reference value (I_REF) of a measuring signal of the NOx sensor (54) determined in a new state of the NOx sensor (54) and a current value (I_AV) of the measuring signal of the NOx sensor (54). A time-dependent measuring value sequence (O2_EG_T) of the oxygen content of the exhaust gas in the exhaust gas system (14) is determined by the exhaust gas probe (53). Depending on the measuring value sequence (O2_EG_T) of the oxygen content of the exhaust gas, and the base diagnostic value (NOx_DIAG_BAS) of the NOx sensor (54), a corrected diagnostic value (NOx_DIAG_COR) is determined for the NOx sensor (54).
US08401724B2	Control apparatus for hybrid vehicle A control apparatus for a hybrid vehicle includes an internal combustion engine and a generator motor, a capacitor, and a driving force assisting unit. Further, the control device includes a switching unit that selects an appropriate traveling range from a plurality of traveling ranges including at least a normal traveling range and a charging priority range for preferentially charging the capacitor and switches the range, and a threshold value increasing unit that increases, when the charging priority range is selected by the switching unit, the predetermined determination threshold value as compared to when the normal traveling range is selected by the switching unit.
US08401723B2	Electric power control system, electric power control method, and control device, data storage medium, and server device for the same A power control system comprises a power accumulating system including a storage cell charged with electric power supplied from a power generating system and supplying a vehicle with electric power, and a control device controlling a cumulative power amount that is an amount of electric power accumulated in the storage cell. The power control system accepts drive schedule data representing whether or not the vehicle is to be used during a predetermined period. The power control system charges the storage cell till the cumulative power stored in the storage cell reaches a first threshold when the drive schedule data represents the vehicle is to be used during the period, or otherwise, it charges the storage cell till the cumulative power stored in the storage cell reaches a second threshold smaller than the first threshold when the drive schedule data represents the vehicle is not to be used during the period.
US08401721B2	Variable valve actuating apparatus, valve phase varying apparatus and control apparatus for internal combustion engine An internal combustion engine is provided with a valve lift varying mechanism for intake valves and a valve phase varying mechanism for exhaust valves. A controller performs a control operation in response to a request to pause at least one cylinder while the engine is in operation. The control operation includes: a first operation of setting an intake valve lift to a zero-lift setpoint by the valve lift varying mechanism; and a second operation of setting an exhaust valve phase by the valve phase varying mechanism so as to set an exhaust valve opening timing to a first timing setpoint on an advance side of bottom dead center and set an exhaust valve closing timing to a second timing setpoint on a retard side of bottom dead center. The first and second timing setpoints are closer to top dead center than to bottom dead center.
US08401714B2	Apparatus for supporting drive of mobile object based on target locus thereof In an apparatus for supporting drive of a mobile object, a curl component calculator projects relative motion of a environmental field in a coordinate system formed by modeling a retina sphere of a driver of the mobile object. The curl component calculator calculates each of rotational components of the projected relative motion of the environmental field around a corresponding driver's eye direction to the gaze point. A target trajectory setter sets, as a target trajectory of the mobile object, an equal-magnitude line connecting a part of the rotational components of the projected relative motion of the environmental field, the part of the rotational components having a same magnitude.
US08401701B2	Substrate transfer robot, substrate transfer apparatus including the same, and semiconductor manufacturing apparatus including the same A substrate transfer robot sets an interference region in advance in the range of motion of the substrate transfer robot; stores a plurality of patterns of a combination of a starting position, a target position, and the interference region, the starting position and the target position being among taught positions; determines which pattern among the plurality of patterns a movement of the substrate transfer robot from the starting position to the target position matches when the substrate transfer robot moves between the plurality of taught positions; and determines a movement path from the starting position to the target position so as to avoid the interference region in accordance with the determined pattern so that the substrate transfer robot avoids the interference region.
US08401692B2	System and method for tool testing and alignment A system and method for improving a tool tip path of a machine, such as a waterjet cutting machine, by testing and compensating for tool misalignment. The system and method using a sensor positioned to sense a portion of the machine, such as a cutting head assembly, during a sequence of movements thereof and configured to output information indicative of various positions and orientations of a tool of the machine so as to generate an improved tool tip path based on transformation parameters derived from such information.
US08401689B1	Dynamic global scheduler system for a glass production line A glass production line comprises a style of lean manufacturing to solve many of the inefficiencies in the scheduling of orders through a glass plant. The main goal of the global scheduler of the present invention will be to dynamically adjust the flow of glass through a glass plant for maximum efficiency.
US08401681B2	System and method for placeshifting media playback Systems and methods of placeshifting media playback between two or more devices are provided. For example, a method for placeshifting media may include sending a first message from a media-receiving electronic device to a media-playing electronic device playing a media file and receiving a response identifying the media file and a point at which the media file was being played when the first message was received. The media-receiving electronic device may play a copy of the media file at the point where the media-playing electronic device left off.
US08401673B2	Inner and outer telescoping catheter delivery system and method A method of delivering a payload to a destination vessel branching from a coronary sinus of a patient's heart. The method comprises inserting a catheter assembly into a right atrium of the patient's heart. The catheter assembly comprises an outer catheter and an inner catheter movably disposed within the open lumen of the outer catheter. The inner and outer catheters are operable to be rotated and translated relative to one another such that the distal end of the outer catheter can assume a selectable plurality of shapes appropriate for accessing the coronary sinus. The method further comprises locating and cannulating the patient's coronary sinus by adjusting a relative orientation or longitudinal position of the inner catheter relative to the outer catheter, longitudinally sliding the outer catheter over the distal end of the inner catheter to deep seat the outer catheter within the patient's coronary sinus, and delivering a payload to the destination vessel through the outer catheter or the inner catheter.
US08401666B2	Modification profiles for posture-responsive therapy In general, the disclosure describes techniques for modifying therapy provided to a patient by a medical device. The techniques may be applicable to electrical stimulation therapy or other therapies. Modification of therapy may include adjustment of one or more therapy parameter values that define one or more characteristics of stimulation therapy delivered to a patient. The therapy modification may be based on activity of a patient that is detected by an IMD, such as a change in a detected posture state occupied by the patient. Different therapy modifications may be applied for different changes in detected posture state. An IMD may modify therapy based on a transition from one posture state to another posture state, and apply different modifications for different transitions. In some aspects, the modification may include a profile, such as a ramp up or ramp down in a parameter value over a period of time. The profile may be different for different posture transitions. A ramp slope may be steeper for one transition than for another transition. When a patient transitions from an upright to a lying posture state, for example, the profile may be especially abrupt. In some examples, a modification profile may define a dwell time.
US08401661B2	Remote control for implantable medical device A system and method for modifying the parameters of an implantable medical device includes an implantable medical device that communicates with a remote control device that, in turn, communicates through the browser of a computer or any other device capable of using mark-up language protocol. The computer optionally communicates with other computers and/or devices through a network.
US08401659B2	Implantable medical device with wireless communications An implantable medical device for use in a patient management system is described, including a sensor capable of measuring a body characteristic and generating a data signal describing the measurement, and a processor configured to analyze the data signal and identify one or more significant events that warrant attention for the well-being of a patient. The implantable medical device further includes a first non-rechargeable battery configured to power at least the sensor and the processor. In addition, a first communications unit is configured to be powered by the first non-rechargeable battery and includes a wireless transmitter capable of establishing a first communications link with a host computer using an external local receiver, when said first wireless transmitter is within a short-range telemetry communication range of said local receiver, to deliver notification of the significant events to the host computer. The implantable medical device also includes a second rechargeable battery and a second communications unit powered by the second rechargeable battery. The second communications unit is capable of establishing a second communications link with said host computer over a pervasive wireless communications network, such as a cell phone network, to deliver notification of the significant events to the host computer.
US08401651B2	System for neural control of respiration A system, device and method for neural control of respiration are provided. One aspect of this disclosure relates to an implantable medical device for sensing and controlling respiration during incidence of central respiratory diseases. According to various embodiments, the device includes a sensing circuit to receive sensed signals representative of an incidence of a central respiratory disease. The device also includes a neural stimulator adapted to generate neural stimulation signals, and a controller to communicate with the sensing circuit and to control the neural stimulator to stimulate a desired neural target in response to the detection of the incidence of a central respiratory disease. In an embodiment, the device includes a plurality of sensors which are adapted to monitor physiological parameters to detect the incidence of a central respiratory disease and to send signals to the sensing circuit. Other aspects and embodiments are provided herein.
US08401642B2	Pressure-driven intermittent pacing therapy Cardioprotective pre-excitation pacing may be applied to stress or de-stress a particular myocardial region delivering of pacing pulses in a manner that causes a dyssynchronous contraction. Such dyssynchronous contractions are responsible for the desired cardioprotective effects of pre-excitation pacing but may also be hazardous. Described herein is a method and system that uses measures of a patient's physiological response to ventricular dyssynchrony to control the duty cycles of intermittent pre-excitation pacing.
US08401635B2	Device and method using integrated neuronal cells and an electronic device The present invention provides a device of integrated neuronal cells interfaced with an electronic device and a method of producing the same.
US08401634B2	Treatment of movement disorders by brain stimulation Systems for treating a movement disorder include a system control unit configured to be implanted at least partially within a patient and to generate at least one stimulus in accordance with one or more stimulation parameters adjusted to treat the movement disorder. The systems further include a programmable memory unit in communication with the system control unit and programmed to store the one or more stimulation parameters to at least partially define the stimulus such that the stimulus is configured to treat the movement disorder. A means for applying the stimulus to one or more stimulation sites within the patient is operably connected to the system control unit.
US08401626B2	System and method for assessing sleep quality An assessment of sleep quality and sleep disordered breathing is determined from cardiopulmonary coupling between two physiological data series. An R-R interval series is derived from an electrocardiogram (ECG) signal. The normal beats from the R-R interval series are extracted to produce a normal-to-normal interval series. The amplitude variations in the QRS complex are used to extract a surrogate respiration signal (i.e., ECG-derived respiration) associated with the NN interval series. The two series are corrected to remove outliers, and resampled. The cross-spectral power and coherence of the two resampled signals are calculated over a plurality of coherence windows. For each coherence window, the product of the coherence and cross-spectral power is used to calculate coherent cross-power. Using the appropriate thresholds for the coherent cross-power, the proportion of sleep spent in CAP, non-CAP, and wake and/or REM are determined. Coherent cross-power can be applied to differentiate obstructive from non-obstructive disease, and admixtures of the same.
US08401624B2	ECG signal analysis tool A computer-implemented method for analyzing a physiological signal includes selecting a first time interval containing a pattern of interest in a recording of the physiological signal. Respective values of a characteristic of the physiological signal are computed in a plurality of time segments within the first time interval. The computed values are concatenated to form a signature of the pattern of interest. A further occurrence of the pattern of interest is identified in the physiological signal during a second time interval by matching the signal in the second time interval to the signature.
US08401617B2	EM tracking systems for use with ultrasound and other imaging modalities An EMT system for use in ultrasound and other imaging modality guided medical procedures. The system includes a tool set of various components to which EM sensors can be releasably secured. Thus, the sensors can be reused, notwithstanding the disposal of other components of the tool set. Various components of the tool set include keying elements to facilitate their registration to the anatomy of the patient undergoing the procedure via the EM sensors.
US08401615B1	Planar coil flexion fixture for magnetic resonance imaging and use thereof An aspect of the present invention is a system for magnetic resonance imaging that includes a fixture for housing an antenna such that the position of a portion of a patient's anatomy remains fixed relative to the antenna as the patient moves between a first and a second position for imaging.
US08401613B2	PET-MRI combination apparatus Disclosed herein is a PET-MRI combination apparatus which can extend transaxial and axial fields of view (FOV) by transmitting an output signal from a photo sensor to the outside of an MRI bore using cable. The PET-MRI combination apparatus includes an MRI bore for capturing an MR image of an object. A PET detector is installed inside imaging space of the MRI bore, and is configured such that a plurality of scintillation crystal arrays, each having scintillation crystals arranged in a ring shape, is arranged in a longitudinal direction so as to extend a axial field of view (FOV). A PET circuit unit is installed outside the MRI bore to prevent the PET circuit unit from being influenced by a magnetic field in the MRI bore, and is configured to include a signal amplification circuit and a signal processing circuit. A cable is configured to connect the PET detector to the PET circuit unit.
US08401609B2	System, method and applications involving identification of biological circuits such as neurological characteristics Various aspects are directed to systems and methods for assessing neural activity of a neural region having multiple subfields. In certain embodiments, a method includes evoking a cellular electrical response in at least one subfield due to neural activity in the neural region, capturing image data of the electrical response at a level sufficiently detailed in space and time to differentiate between polarization-based events of two respective portions of the subfield, and then assessing neural activity by correlating space and time information, from the captured data, for the two respective portions of the sub-field. Other more specific aspects of the invention involve different preparation and neural stimulation approaches which can vary depending on the application.
US08401608B2	Method of analyzing photon density waves in a medical monitor A monitoring system that may include an emission feature capable of emitting light into tissue, a modulator capable of modulating the emitter at a modulation frequency generally in a range of about 50 MHz to 3.0 GHz to generate resolvable photon density waves, a detection feature capable of detecting photons of the photon density waves after passage through the tissue and capable of providing a distribution of detected photons over a time period for the photon density waves, and a processor capable of calculating a skewness of the distribution and making determinations relating to a value of a physiologic parameter of the tissue based at least in part on the skewness of the distribution.
US08401601B2	Use of a two-phase superconducting cable as a power supply cable An arrangement of a two-phase superconducting cable as a power supply cable in two-phase power distribution networks for electric railways include two phase conductors which are arranged coaxially with respect to one another and are separated from one another by an inner dielectric. A cryostat, with the superconducting cable arranged therein, has two tubes which run co-axially and at a distance from one another with vacuum insulation between them, where in addition to the superconducting cable, the cryostat surrounds a free space for a coolant to be passed through, and where an outer dielectric is fitted over the outer phase conductor of the superconducting cable.
US08401597B2	Mobile terminal device A mobile terminal device including a first housing, a second housing, the device having multiple configurations, including a first configuration in which the second housing is closed with respect to the first housing, a second configuration in which the second housing is slid relative to the first housing from the first configuration, and a third configuration in which the first housing is separated from the second housing, and a first input key is provided on the first housing, and is covered with the second housing in the first and second configurations and is exposed in the third configuration.
US08401588B2	Dual mode human interface device A dual mode human interface device (HID) includes a wireless interface for wireless communication with a host computer; a wired interface for wired communication with the host computer; and a processor coupled with the wireless interface and the wired interface for transferring data between the HID and the host computer, wherein the processor initiates establishing wireless communication with the host computer, when the HID is connected to the host computer via the wired interface.
US08401587B2	Remote power control system and power supply tap According to one embodiment, a power supply tap includes a first wireless reception module which receives a control request which is transmitted from a remote-control terminal by a first wireless signal, a power observation module which is activated in a case where the received control request includes a power information acquisition request, and observes a total amount of power including power supplied to an electric apparatus from a power output module and power consumed by a communication control module, a first wireless transmission module which transmits the observed total amount of power to the remote-control terminal by a second wireless signal, and a switch control module which turns off a switch in a case where the control request received by the first wireless reception module includes a power-off request, thereby shutting off power supply to the electric apparatus from the power output module.
US08401585B2	Method and apparatus for uplink power control in a wireless communication network A method and apparatus provide advantageous uplink power control for a set of uplink channels transmitted by a mobile terminal or other item of user equipment (UE). The proposed uplink power control maintains the total received power for the set of uplink channels at or about a target received power, while also maintaining the received signal quality for a subset of those channels—e.g., a particular one of them—at or about a target received signal quality. In an advantageous but non-limiting example embodiment, the subset comprises a fixed-rate control channel, and the set includes that control channel and a variable-rate traffic channel. Correspondingly, a base station generates first power control commands to maintain the received signal quality of the control channel at or about some quality target, and generates second power control commands to maintain the total received power (of the two channels) at or about some power target.
US08401584B2	Dynamic group prioritization in communication networks An apparatus and method for dynamic group prioritization in a communication network includes a first step (400) of defining a dynamic list of group participants by an application, such as a dispatch function. A next step (402) includes sending a request to a Group Management Function, wherein the request includes a requested group priority and the list of group participants. A next step (404) includes allocating a unique identifier to the group and assigning a group priority to the group. A next step (406) includes notifying the application, group participants, and network of the unique identifier and the network of the assigned group priority. The assigned priority of the group and its flows can be dynamically altered in real-time while the group is active.
US08401582B2	Time-shifting for push to talk voice communication systems A network communication device located on a Push To Talk (PTT) communication network and configured to provide time-shifting capabilities to a user of a PTT communication device. The network communication device includes a receiver configured to progressively receive time-based media. The network communication device also includes a time-shifting buffer for progressively storing the received time based media as the time-based media is received and a time-shifting buffer controller configured to control the rendering of the time-based media at the PTT device. In response to a control signal received from the PTT device of the user, the time-based media is rendered at the PTT communication device either (i) in a near real-time mode as the time-based media is progressively received at the network communication device and progressively transmitted to the PTT device or (ii) at an arbitrary later time after the storage of the time-based media in the time-shifting buffer by retrieving the time-based media from the time-shifting buffer at the arbitrary later time and transmitting the retrieved time-based media to the PTT communication device.
US08401570B2	LTE fingerprinting positioning references for other cellular systems High precision UE position estimates derived by OTDOA positioning in an LTE network are provided to other networks (e.g., WCDMA and/or GSM), along with inter-RAT measurements performed on the other networks, to support fingerprinted positioning databases in the other networks. Signaling is provided enabling LTE UE position estimates to be used as reference points in the fingerprinting database in each of GSM control plane AECID positioning, GSM user plane AECID positioning, WCDMA control plane AECID positioning, and WCDMA user plane AECID positioning. In support thereof, inter-RAT measurement supporting the population of databases in WCDMA and GSM, using fingerprints and reference measurements in LTE; the use of OTDOA positioning to generate the LTE UE position estimates, and the required signaling are disclosed. The AECID databases in WCDMA and GSM networks do not have own-network serving cells at the top hierarchical level, since the inter-RAT measurements are performed in LTE.
US08401569B1	System effective to demodulate a modulated code and provide content to a user A system and method effective to provide content to a user. The system may include a sound device, a smart phone, and a processor. The sound device may produce a modulated code where different frequencies represent respectively logic 0s and 1s. The smart phone may apply a transform and peak detector to the modulated code to determine logic 0s and 1s to demodulate the code. The smart phone may send the demodulated code to a processor. The processor may receive the code, determine content associated with the code, and send the content over the network to the smart phone. The smart phone may further receive the content and output the content on a display.
US08401554B2	System and method for advertising the same service set identifier for different basic service sets According to one embodiment of the invention, a method comprises advertising services by a first wireless device. The services are provided by different basic service sets, each basic service set having the same service set identifier (SSID). Thereafter, one of the basic service sets is selected.
US08401544B2	Method of determining the active set in a cellular radio system In a method and a device for determining an active set for a mobile station cell individual offsets (CIO) is determined for a number of cells. The offsets are signaling to the mobile station, which adds corrections to the reference signal measurements based on the cell individual offsets (CIO), thereby forming a corrected reference signal measurement and the active set based on the corrected reference signal measurement.
US08401542B2	Wireless communication system for monitoring physical downlink control channel A method of monitoring a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) in a wireless communication system is provided. A user equipment monitors a set of PDCCH candidates for a search space in a subframe. The search space includes a common search space monitored by all user equipments in a cell and a UE-specific search space monitored by at least one UE in the cell.
US08401537B2	Methods and apparatuses for programming user-defined information into electronic devices A device for programming user-defined information into an electronic device is provided. The programmer allows a user to program customized information, such as user-selected audio, video, or Internet access information into his or her programmable device. Such electronic devices include wireless telephones, pagers, and personal digital assistants. The programmer allows a user to, among other things, customize the device to suit his or her particular taste.
US08401526B2	Systems and methods for providing a password reset feature A method for providing a voicemail password reset feature can include receiving a password reset request message (220) from a mobile device (118) at a voicemail system (102), resetting a current password to a default password (222) at the voicemail system (102), and sending a response message request (224) to a short message service center (122). The response message request can include a request to generate a response message that includes the default password. The method can further include generating the response message at the short message center (122) and sending the response message (226) to the mobile device (118), wherein the response message includes the default password. A system for providing a voicemail password reset feature and a computer-readable medium for initiating a voicemail password reset from a mobile device (118).
US08401523B2	Apparatus and method for controlling quality of service of master bluetooth terminal in piconet An apparatus for controlling Quality of Service (QoS) of a master Bluetooth® terminal in a piconet. A file-specific band setting unit sets information about files and information about bandwidths set for the files, which are stored in the master Bluetooth® terminal, for a content meta database. A QoS controller checks the content meta database when an arbitrary slave Bluetooth® terminal requests file download service, and provides the set bandwidth information of the corresponding file. A balancing Bluetooth® Network Encapsulation Protocol (BNEP) creates a virtual interface when the slave Bluetooth® terminal is accessed, and sets a bandwidth of the virtual interface, which is set for the slave Bluetooth® terminal requesting the download service, to a bandwidth of the corresponding file when the set bandwidth information of the file for which the download service is requested is received from the QoS controller, and provides the download service to the slave Bluetooth® terminal.
US08401519B2	System and method for provisioning a wireless device to only be able to access network services within a specific location A system and method for provisioning wireless devices such that they are only capable of accessing network services when in a specified location. A device surveys the current location of the device for existing base stations and stores a corresponding network environment profile. After the profile is stored, network services will only be provided to the device if the current network profile matches the stored profile.
US08401516B2	Method and device for receiving emergency broadcasting messages The present invention discloses a method for receiving emergency broadcasting messages. The method comprises that: when the terminal acquires periodically from the information header of the multimedia broadcasting service information that there is a new emergency broadcasting message needed to be received, it parses the emergency broadcasting message from the multimedia broadcasting control information; alternatively, under the scene that the terminal receives the multimedia broadcasting service information, when the terminal acquires from the information header of the service information that there is a new emergency broadcasting message queue needed to be received, it parses the emergency broadcasting message from the multimedia broadcasting control information. The present invention discloses a communication mobile terminal for receiving emergency broadcasting messages. The present invention enables the terminal to open the logic channels periodically to receive all emergency broadcasting messages punctually and effectively prevents the high power consumption and resource wasting in the course of reception.
US08401512B2	Compact high linearity MMIC based FET resistive mixer A MMIC (microwave monolithic integrated circuit) based FET mixer and method for the same is provided. In particular, adjacent transistors, such as FETs (field effect transistors) share terminals reducing physical layout separation and interconnections. A smaller die size is realized with the improved system geometry herein provided.
US08401506B2	Method and system for testing the radiation performance of wireless terminal based on data mode The invention provides a method and system for the wireless terminal radiation performance test based on a data mode, and wherein, the method comprises: building a human body model, in which the upper limb of the model holds the device under test at a predefined distance in front of the head of the model; taking the antenna of the device under test as the origin to build a spherical coordinate and selecting a testing point in the spherical coordinate; placing the model under the circumstance of a full-anechoic chamber, enabling the device under test to work in a data mode, and collecting the total radiated power at the testing point in the spherical placement system using the testing antenna, so as to obtain the total radiated power of the device under test. Through using the invention, the performance effect of human body coupling on the mobile terminal in a data mode could be reflected truly. It has higher authenticity and is easy to use.
US08401500B1	High-efficiency low-cost power supply for radio frequency systems The present disclosure relates to an RF power amplifier (PA) power supply that includes a series pass circuit coupled across a direct current (DC)-to-DC converter to receive a power supply input signal, such as provided from a battery, to provide a power supply output signal to at least a first RF PA based on an output setpoint. Control circuitry selects between a switching supply operating mode and a non-switching supply operating mode based on the output setpoint. During the switching supply operating mode, the DC-to-DC converter provides the power supply output signal and during the non-switching supply operating mode, the series pass circuit provides the power supply output signal.
US08401499B2	Baseband-derived RF digital predistortion A baseband-derived RF predistortion system using a lookup table having coefficients extracted at baseband and then applied at RF by means of a vector modulator. The architecture combines the narrowband advantage of envelope predistortion with the accuracy of baseband predistortion, and including compensation for memory effects. A polynomial-based alternative is also described.
US08401497B2	Configurable RF sections for receiver and transmitter and methods for use therewith A transceiver includes an RF receiver section having a plurality of RF receiver stages configured in parallel, and a configurable RF transmitter section. The plurality of RF receiver stages are selectively enabled in response to a control signal. The configurable RF transmitter section is configured to operate in one of: a mixed signal mode of operation and a phase modulation mode of operation, in response to the control signal.
US08401492B2	High frequency switch module A high frequency switch module includes a laminated circuit component that includes an antenna electrode connected to a single antenna, a plurality of communication electrodes connected to a plurality of high frequency communication circuits to transmit, receive, or transmit and receive plural kinds of communication signals, and a land arranged to mount a switch IC on, and a switch IC that is mounted on the laminated circuit component and includes a common terminal connected to the single antenna through the laminated circuit component, and a plurality of communication circuit terminals connected to the plurality of high frequency communication circuits through the laminated circuit component. The switch IC is provided with switch circuits between the communication circuit terminals and the common terminal, and all of the switch circuits have the same or substantially the same resistance against transmission power applied at the time of transmission.
US08401486B2	Wireless base station equipment and monitoring control method Wireless base station equipment including a plurality of amplifiers and modulation and demodulation equipment having a monitoring control link with each of the plurality of amplifiers. The modulation and demodulation equipment terminates communications with the plurality of amplifiers and performs a monitoring control of each of the plurality of amplifiers. Each of the of amplifiers includes a plurality of cards as respective functional sections and a transmission and reception-integrated section that collects transmission and reception signals input to and output from each of the plurality of cards and terminates communication with the modulation and demodulation equipment. The modulation and demodulation equipment obtains, from a transmission and reception-integrated section of a corresponding amplifier via a monitoring control link with the corresponding amplifier, information related to the corresponding amplifier. The modulation and demodulation equipment performs the monitoring control based on the obtained information.
US08401484B2	Wireless communication apparatus, wireless communication method, computer program, and wireless communication system A wireless communication apparatus includes: a first wireless communication section performing wireless communication on the basis of a first communication mode; a second wireless communication section performing wireless communication on the basis of a second communication mode using a different frequency band from the first communication mode; a beam learning signal generation section generating a beam learning signal for specifying a beam pattern at the time of the communication based on the second communication mode and transmitting the beam learning signal from the second wireless communication section; a response information acquisition section acquiring response information responding to the transmitted beam learning signal; and a preliminary information generation section generating preliminary information so as not to cause interference among a plurality of wireless communications using the second communication mode on the basis of the response information and transmitting the preliminary information from the first wireless communication section.
US08401481B1	Increased wireless communication transmissions in heterogeneous networks A wireless communication system comprises a macrocell base station and a communication control system, wherein picocell base stations inhibit wireless communications during a first set of time slots and transfer the wireless communications during a second set of the time slots. The macrocell base station is configured to transfer wireless communication signals at a first power level to a plurality of wireless communication devices during the first set of the time slots. The communication control system configured to determine a quantity of the wireless communication devices that are within a distance threshold of the macrocell base station. The macrocell base station is configured to transfer additional wireless communication signals at a second power level during the second set of the time slots to at least some of the wireless communication devices if the quantity exceeds a quantity threshold.
US08401480B2	Method for performing CoMP operation and transmitting feedback information in a wireless communication system A method for performing a Coordinated Multi-Point (CoMP) operation and transmitting feedback information in a wireless communication system is disclosed. The method includes measuring interference levels or noise and interference variances of reference signals received from one or more neighbor cells, and transmitting to a serving Base Station (BS) information about the measured interference levels or noise and interference variances, and information about a Precoding Matrix Index (PMI) that a mobile station (MS) wants to restrict or recommend for a neighbor cell performing the CoMP operation.
US08401478B2	Television band (TVBD) channel quieting across diverse radio access technologies Disclosed herein are methods and apparatus for the communication of wireless data using diverse radio access technologies (RATs) in Television Band (TVBD) frequencies. An architecture for communicating wireless data in TVBD frequencies may include one or more network nodes that perform functions related to the coordination of channel quieting across multiple diverse RATs. Channel quieting may be performed across multiple diverse RATs by using temporary channel reassignments, by aggregating wireless transmit/receive units (WTRUs) that use a particular RAT onto the same channel, and/or via other techniques.
US08401474B2	Method and device for managing application data in an NFC system A method for managing application data in an NFC system embedded or to be embedded in a portable object and including a contactless data sending/receiving interface, one or more host processors, and a data routing or transferring processor is described. The method includes generating internal application data in response to the occurrence of an internal event within the NFC system, and supplying the internal application data to a host processor of the NFC system.
US08401465B2	Relay frame structure for supporting transparent and bidirectional relays A method for transmitting data includes receiving at a first relay station first data from a parent station during a downlink period comprising a plurality of downlink zones. A network coding zone is one of the plurality of downlink zones and is located at an end of the downlink period, and the first data is received in at least one of the plurality of downlink zones other than the network coding zone. The method further includes receiving at the first relay station from a child station, second data during an uplink zone, and transmitting third data by the first relay station to the child station, during the network coding zone using a resource. The method further includes transmitting the third data to the parent station, during the network coding zone, using the resource. The third data results from the first data being effectively logically XOR-ed to the second data.
US08401463B2	Relay station, radio communication system, and control method of relay station A relay station for relaying a radio communication between a radio terminal and a base station includes a relay standby unit configured to, in a relay standby state, receive a connection request transmitted from the radio terminal to the base station in response to broadcast information from the base station; a connection request detector configured to, in a relay standby state, detect the connection request transmitted from the radio terminal to the base station; and a relay operation unit configured to relay a radio communication between the radio terminal and the base station when the relay station shifts from the relay standby state to a relay operation state in response to the connection request detected by the connection request detector in the relay standby state.
US08401460B2	Transmitting sports and entertainment data to wireless hand held devices over a telecommunications network A method and system for wirelessly providing venue-based data to one or more wireless hand held devices. Venue-based data can be acquired from one or more venues. The venue-based data can be authenticated and wirelessly transmitted to one or more hand held devices through one or more wireless telecommunications networks, in response to authenticating the venue-based data and/or the hand held device(s) and/or a user of the hand held device(s), in order to permit the venue-based data to be accessible via one or more hand held devices at locations remote from the venue(s).
US08401458B2	Image forming apparatus including a reversing feeding unit Disclosed is an image forming apparatus including a reverse-feeding unit. The reverse-feeding unit includes a frame which forms a first feeding path along which a printing medium is fed and a second feeding path which is branched off from the first feeding path, a guide plate which rotates between a first position in which the printing medium fed along the first feeding path is supported and a second position in which the supported printing medium is directed towards the second feeding path, and a plate driving unit which comprises an actuator which actuates the guide plate, a driving source which drives the actuator, and an electronic clutch which selectively transmits a driving force of the driving source to the actuator.
US08401456B2	Medium holding apparatus and image forming apparatus that employs the medium holding apparatus A medium holding apparatus detachably is attached to a medium feeding section of an image forming apparatus. A supporting section supports the medium thereon. A side guide is mounted to the supporting section. The side guide extends in a direction parallel to a first direction in which the medium is advanced to the medium feeding section, and is movable in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction. The side guide abuts the side edge of the medium to guide the medium toward the medium feeding section. A guide unit is mounted to the supporting section, and holds the medium in a gently curved position. When the medium is fed to the image forming apparatus, the guide unit guides the medium to the supporting section.
US08401454B2	System for collecting waste toner A system for collecting waste toner or developer in an electrophotographic printer includes a waste collection tube for collecting waste toner or developer in an electrophotographic module. An auger transports waste toner or developer from the collection tube through a transport tube to a waste container. A spring has a first end in the collection tube and a second end fixed within the transport tube of the auger. An elbow of the spring rides on the auger and the motion of the auger causes the spring to oscillate in the collection tube.
US08401452B2	Fixing device with gloss control unit and image forming apparatus A fixing device including a fixing unit that fixes a toner image on a recording material by application of heat and pressure, and a glossing unit that controls a gloss of the toner image fixed on the recording material. The glossing unit includes a heating roller, an endless belt stretched taut over multiple rollers including the heating roller, a pressing roller pressed against the heating roller with the endless belt therebetween to form a nip therebetween, and a separating member that separates the recording material from the endless belt downstream from the nip. The multiple rollers are positioned to maintain the recording material in contact with the endless belt for a predetermined distance downstream from the nip. The separating member is movable along the endless belt downstream from the nip, to control a length of contact between the recording material and the endless belt.
US08401450B2	Pressing member and image heating member using the pressing member A pressing member for creating a nip in which the pressing member contacts a heating member and a recording material is heated while being nip-conveyed, includes an elastic layer and a high thermal conductive elastic layer, which is provided on the elastic layer and has a thermal conductivity which is higher than that of the elastic layer. In the high thermal conductive elastic layer, carbon fibers and carbon nanofibers are dispersed in a heat-resistant elastic material.
US08401448B2	Fixing device and image forming apparatus incorporating same A fixing device includes a fixing member, a nip formation member, a pressing member, and a low-friction sheet. The nip formation member is provided inside a loop formed by the fixing member rotating in a predetermined direction of rotation. The pressing member is pressed against the nip formation member via the fixing member to form a nip between the fixing member and the pressing member through which a recording medium bearing a toner image passes. The fixing member and the pressing member rotate and convey the recording medium bearing the toner image through the nip. The low-friction sheet, over which the fixing member slides, covers the nip formation member. The nip formation member includes a first sandwiching member covered by the low-friction sheet, and a second sandwiching member sandwiching the low-friction sheet together with the first sandwiching member.
US08401439B2	Image forming apparatus The present invention realizes an image forming apparatus which is equipped with a carrier recovery section of simple configuration and for which maintenance is not required, the apparatus includes: a photoconductive drum; a developing device to develop a latent image formed on the photoconductive drum by a two-component developer containing a toner and a magnetic carrier, and a carrier recovery section which is equipped with a recovery roller, wherein the carrier recovery roller includes a rotatable sleeve, and a magnet roller that is installed inside the sleeve and provided with a plurality of fixed magnetic poles including a main pole to recover the magnetic carrier adhered onto the photoconductive drum and a separating pole to separate the magnetic carrier from the recovery roller, wherein a separating member is disposed at such a position that is opposite to the sleeve at a prescribed distance in a non-contact state.
US08401438B2	Conveyance member, developer cartridge, and image-forming apparatus A conveyance member includes: a rotational shaft; a support portion that extends from the rotational shaft in a direction crossing an axial direction of the rotational shaft; and an arcuate member that includes one end that is supported by the support portion, and another end that extends in a direction different from the rotational direction, wherein a distance between an outer edge of the arcuate member at the other end and the rotational shaft is longer than a distance between an outer edge of the arcuate member at the one end and the rotational shaft.
US08401433B2	Methods for dual drive operation of an auger in a development station Methods for operating a development station are provided. In one aspect a method comprises the steps of: applying a first force at a first end of an auger and a second force at a second end of the auger with the first force and the second force being sufficient to rotate the auger against a drag exerted by the developer and the replenishment toner. Both the first force and the second force are less than a third force applied to a single driven end of an alternative auger to rotate the alternative auger against the drag and wherein the auger has a first yield strength at the first end and a second yield strength at the second end that are less than a third yield strength required to receive the third force at the driven end of the alternative auger.
US08401422B2	Cleaning apparatus and image forming apparatus Disclosed is a cleaning apparatus including: a blade and a roller to remove the residual toner on the image carrier, the blade and the roller provided on a downstream side of a rotating direction of the image carrier than a transfer position of the toner image; a scraper to remove toner attached to the roller; and a first controlling section to control movement of the residual toner removed by the blade and the roller, the first controlling section is provided on an upstream side of the rotating direction of the image carrier than the blade and on a downstream side of the rotating direction of the image carrier than the roller and the scraper, and the first controlling section is provided facing the image carrier with a certain area provided in between to form an accumulating section to accumulate residual toner in the certain area.
US08401416B2	Electrophotographically printing job having job type A method of printing a job having a type using an electrophotographic (EP) printer includes receiving the job and its type. A processor is used to automatically select a first or a second job mode based on the job type; the first job mode indicates aggressive gray component replacement (aGCR) is used but not clear toner, and the second job mode indicates clear toner is used but not aGCR. The data of the job are processed using the processor according to the selected job mode to provide six separations corresponding to respective colorants. Toner corresponding to the six separations is then applied to the receiver using at least one EP printing module in the EP printer to produce a print image of the job.
US08401409B2	Method and arrangement for inking up an applicator element of an electrophotographic printer or copier In a method or system for generation of a toner image layer with a preset layer thickness on a surface of a photoconductor, the two-component mixture of electrically charged toner particles and carrier particles is directed on an auto-surface of a roller adjacent a surface of an applicator element to be inked. At least a portion of the toner particles is transferred onto the surface of the applicator element. An electrical field is generated that exerts at least one force on a portion of the electrically charged toner particles between the roller and the applicator element. A strength of the electrical field is varied to adjust a layer thickness of a layer of the toner particles transferred onto the surface of the applicator element and thus to adjust a thickness of the toner image layer on the photoconductor. A measurement arrangement detects a thickness of at least one region of the toner image layer inked on the surface of the photoconductor as a real value. The determined real value is compared with a desired value determined by a preset layer thickness, and a strength of the electrical field is controlled dependent on a deviation of the determined real value from the desired value.
US08401404B2	Optical receiver An on-chip receiver for flows of information conveyed to a target via optical signals with different wavelengths includes a plurality of photo-detector modules, each sensitive to a different wavelength, for converting a respective optical signal at input into an electrical signal, a plurality of de-serialization circuits acting on the electrical signals for converting into packet traffic the flows of information received via the photo-detector modules, and an arbitration node acting on the packet traffic to enable a single packet at a time to achieve the target.
US08401385B2	Optically switched communication network A large communication network suitable for nationwide or worldwide utilization. The present invention overthrows the conventional packet switching technologies with an all-optical network. The invention uses tunable laser sources to generate large number of highly stable narrow-band optical signals, each serving as a communication channel. With packet processing replaced by all-optical channels, the network become highly secure and scalable while harnessing the virtually unlimited capacity of fiber-optic. A large number of nodes (called area code nodes) are connected with all-fiber-optic links with all-optical switches. A routing algorithm provides one or more communication links from each area code node to every other area code node so that information never has to change carrier wavelength as it travels the network. Each area code node contains circuits that are provided to connect individual users to the network.
US08401378B2	Flash control for electronic rolling shutter A method performed by an electronic camera in flash mode is as follows. A scene ambient lighting indication is obtained. An integration time interval and a flash pulse-on time interval for taking a picture is then set. The set integration time interval is shorter when the indication is bright than when the indication is dark; and the set flash pulse-on time interval is longer when the indication is bright than when the indication is dark. An image is captured using the set integration time interval and the set flash pulse-on time interval in accordance with an electronic rolling shutter (ERS). Other embodiments are also described and claimed.
US08401375B2	Recording apparatus, recording method, program for implementing the method, and storage medium storing the program There is provided a recording apparatus that is capable of avoiding the deletion of contents, which is important to the user, due to overwriting of the contents and degradation in reproduction quality due to recompression thereof, by allowing the user to selectively delete unnecessary contents by himself or herself using a deleting contents selection screen displayed to the user when there is little remaining recording capacity on a recording medium. The recording apparatus records information data on a recording medium at a plurality of different recording data rates. A recording data rate of the information data selected from the plurality of different recording data rates is set. A recordable time period is detected based on the set recording data rate and an information quantity of information data that has already been recorded on the recording medium. Recordable time period information indicative of the detected recordable time period is displayed.
US08401368B2	Video data reproducing apparatus, video data generating apparatus and recording medium To provide a video data reproducing apparatus or the like, which includes: a flag reader 101 for reading out a flag that designates a playback style during special playback, from video data; decoders 102 and 103 for decoding two sets of video data; a synthesizer 106 for combining the decoded videos to output the result; and a manager 109 for controlling the operations of decoders 102, 103 and synthesizer 106 in accordance with the flag value, and which manages the playback style in the special playback during picture-in-picture playing in accordance with the flag value, to thereby realize the playback style of the picture-in-picture video during the special playback that reflects the distributor's intention.
US08401364B2	Imaging device and playback device The imaging device is provided with at least one imaging part to obtain images through shooting and at least one sound-collection part to obtain audio, collecting it together with the shooting of the imaging part, and at least one display part to display images. It performs audio-correction processing of audio obtained through the sound-collection part according to the relative relationship between the direction in which the display part displays images and the direction in which the imaging part shoots.
US08401362B2	Indication of trickplay availability for selected multimedia stream A user is able to select a multimedia stream from a plurality of multimedia streams available at a multimedia receiver. The availability of one or more trickplay features for the selected multimedia stream is determined in response to the selection of the multimedia stream. A visual indicator, an audible indicator, or both are selectively provided for display/output based on the determined availability status of the corresponding trickplay feature. The selective provision of a trickplay indicator can include providing a first trickplay indicator when the trickplay feature is available and providing a second, different trickplay indicator when the trickplay feature is unavailable. Alternately, the selective provision of a trickplay indicator includes providing the trickplay indicator when the trickplay feature is unavailable and omitting provision of the trickplay indicator when the trickplay feature is available, or vice versa.
US08401358B2	Attachment part and electronic apparatus An attachment part includes: a base portion that has a through hole through which a lead of an optical component passes; and a plurality of holding portions that are provided in the base portion, that face each other, and that hold a chassis of the optical component.
US08401357B2	Telecommunications connection cabinet A telecommunications cabinet includes a cabinet housing; a fiber optic splitter; a plurality of spools disposed on a cable management surface; a panel oriented at a fixed angle relative to the access opening so that the panel extends laterally and rearwardly between the access opening and the cable management surface; and a plurality of adapters disposed on the panel.
US08401339B1	Apparatus for partitioning and processing a digital image using two or more defined regions Apparatus for partitioning a digital image into multiple regions where each of the multiple regions is defined using a portion of the digital image and is specified using a width and a height. In addition, neighboring pixels for each of the multiple regions are defined as margins and may contain pixels that are part of the digital image and/or newly generated pixels by using various techniques such as on the fly generation or using a predetermined process for data generation, e.g. replication. Each of the multiple regions is combined with its margin pixels to create a new quadrilateral digital image that is completely processed and/or scaled. The appropriate portion of the processed quadrilateral digital image is displayed using a display region of an electronic display panel, or monitor, having multiple display regions. The concatenation of the images displayed using each display region faithfully reproduce the original digital image.
US08401338B2	Image processing apparatus, image capturing apparatus, and method of controlling the same The present invention provides an image processing apparatus for performing image processing of image data in which information specifying, on a first coordinate system, a position of a portion of interest in an image is recorded, including an image processing unit configured to perform rotation processing of the image data using a second coordinate system having an origin different from that of the first coordinate system, and a change unit configured to change the information specifying the position of the portion of interest in accordance with a rotation amount of the image data by the rotation processing such that an image of the portion of interest specified by the information specifying the position of the portion of interest after the rotation processing matches that before the rotation processing.
US08401333B2	Image processing method and apparatus for multi-resolution feature based image registration When different images are combined, the corresponding parts are to be aligned accurately. To thus combine images, the feature point of each pixel is calculated from each original image using an operator (filter). The pixels are divided into blocks that the resolution matches that of the reduced image of each original image, and an expectation value map for registering the expectation value of the feature point of each block is drawn. Feature points are expected from the expectation values which the expectation value map holds, and reduced images are superposed one on the other. The feature points of the original images corresponding to the feature points between which the correspondence is derived from the reduced images are extracted, and the original images are superposed one on the other using the extracted feature points.
US08401327B2	Apparatus, computer program product and associated methodology for video analytics A processor and associated methodology employ a SIMD architecture and instruction set to efficiently perform video analytics operation on images. The processor contains a group of SIMD instructions used by the method to implement video analytic filters that avoid bit expansion of the pixels to be filtered. The filters hold the number of bits representing a pixel constant throughout the entire operation, conserving processor capacity and throughput when performing video analytics.
US08401325B2	Image processing method, image processing apparatus, and computer program for core line modification of a thinning figure in an image process According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided an image processing apparatus comprising: a thinning process unit which extracts a core line by applying a thinning process; a line width estimation unit which estimates an original line width of each pixel of the core line; a core line division unit which divides the core line; a monospaced line determination unit which determines, based on line width information, whether or not each of core lines divided by the core line division unit is a monospaced line; a connection relation information generation unit which generates connection relation information with another core line in association with each of the core lines; and a core line modification unit which modifies the core lines, based on pieces of line width information of core line pixels, a monospaced line determination result, and pieces of connection relation information generated.
US08401321B2	Method and apparatus for context adaptive binary arithmetic coding and decoding A method of and apparatus for context adaptive binary arithmetic coding and decoding of a significance map indicating the position of a coefficient that is not zero in a residual block are provided. According to the method and apparatus, a subdivided context is selected according to whether or not a coefficient of a previous residual block corresponding to a coefficient of a current residual block, and binary arithmetic coding is performed according to the selected context, thereby improving the performance of context-based binary arithmetic coding.
US08401316B2	Method and apparatus for block-based compression of light-field images A method and apparatus for the block-based compression of light-field images. Light-field images may be preprocessed by a preprocessing module into a format that is compatible with the blocking scheme of a block-based compression technique, for example JPEG. The compression technique is then used to compress the preprocessed light-field images. The light-field preprocessing module reshapes the angular data in a captured light-field image into shapes compatible with the blocking scheme of the compression technique so that blocking artifacts of block-based compression are not introduced in the final compressed image. Embodiments may produce compressed 2D images for which no specific light-field image viewer is needed to preview the full light-field image. Full light-field information is contained in one compressed 2D image.
US08401311B2	Image processing device, method, and program An image processing device includes: a step calculator configured to calculate, as a step, a difference in pixel values of pixels in a neighborhood with respect to each pixel in an image; a classifier configured to classify the pixels into classes for areas of the steps; a boundary ratio calculator configured to calculate, as a boundary ratio, a ratio of the number of pixels at a block boundary for each of the classes; and a block noise strength determinator configured to determine, as a block noise strength of the image, the step that is larger than a predetermined threshold and that is at a class having a largest value.
US08401306B2	Image processing apparatus and control method An image processing apparatus includes a block background/foreground determination unit which determines, based on a block attribute and quantized color information, whether each connected area is a foreground or a background, a block background/foreground attribute determination unit which determines, based on the block attribute, the attribute of a connected area determined to be the foreground of the block and the attribute of a connected area determined to be the background of the block, and a block background/foreground attribute information recording unit which records and holds information of the attribute of the block and the attribute of each connected area.
US08401305B2	Contour-information extracting method by use of image processing, pattern model creating method in image processing, pattern model positioning method in image processing, image processing apparatus, image processing program, and computer readable recording medium There is provided a pattern model creating method in image processing, which allows selection of an appropriate contour in accordance with an object image, the method being a pattern model creating method in image processing for positioning by searching an object to be searched that is similar to a pre-registered image out of an image to be searched by use of a pattern model corresponding to the registered image, the method including: extracting a plurality of edge points from the registered image; creating a plurality of continuous chains by coupling adjacent edge points among the plurality of extracted edge points; eliminating a chain with a length not larger than a predetermined length among the plurality of chains; selecting chains sequentially from the smallest chain among the remaining chains; and regarding aggregation of the selected chains as a contour extracted from the registered image, to construct a pattern model for positioning.
US08401304B2	Detecting an object in an image using edge detection and morphological processing A representation of an object in a live event is detected in an image of the event. A location of the object in the live event is translated to an estimated location in the image based on camera sensor and/or registration data. A search area is determined around the estimated location in the image. A direction of motion of the object in the image is also determined. A representation of the object is identified in the search area by detecting edges of the object, e.g., perpendicular to the direction of motion and parallel to the direction of motion, performing morphological processing, and matching against a model or other template of the object. Based on the position of the representation of the object, the camera sensor and/or registration data can be updated, and a graphic can be located in the image substantially in real time.
US08401299B2	Character line recognition method and character line recognition device A character line recognition method for processing image data obtained by scanning a character line on a medium to recognize the character line may include processing the image data into monochrome binary format image data by using a predetermined binarization standard threshold; extracting character features from each character that composes the character line to calculate similarity with respect to standard character features; temporarily determining characters based on the similarity; calculating basic statistics of the similarity for all the characters which have been temporarily determined; and changing the binarization standard threshold based on the basic statistics and then returning to the processing the image data.
US08401292B2	Identifying high saliency regions in digital images A method for identifying high saliency regions in a digital image, comprising: segmenting the digital image into a plurality of segmented regions; determining a saliency value for each segmented region, merging neighboring segmented regions that share a common boundary in response to determining that one or more specified merging criteria are satisfied; and designating one or more of the segmented regions to be high saliency regions. The determination of the saliency value for a segmented region includes: determining a surround region including a set of image pixels surrounding the segmented region; analyzing the image pixels in the segmented region to determine one or more segmented region attributes; analyzing the image pixels in the surround region to determine one or more corresponding surround region attributes; determining a region saliency value responsive to differences between the one or more segmented region attributes and the corresponding surround region attributes.
US08401286B2	Image detecting device and method An image detecting device receives a video signal stream including at least one frame. Each frame includes rows of data, and each row of data has a plurality of pixels. The frame has an image portion and a blank portion. The image detecting device includes a characterizing unit and a searcher. The characterizing unit receives the pixels and determines pixel characterization values thereof. The searcher includes an image comparator and a blank comparator. The image comparator and the blank comparator evaluate the pixel characterization value of a current pixel to determine whether the current pixel belongs to the image portion or the blank portion. The searcher derives a position of the image portion based on determined results of the image comparator and the blank comparator. An image detecting method is also disclosed.
US08401284B2	Color correcting method and apparatus Some embodiments provide a method of color correcting an image. Some such embodiments provide (1) a display area for displaying a modifiable graph correlating a first color attribute of the image to a set of second color attributes and (2) at least one tool that adjusts the graph in order to adjust color attributes in the image. The graph adjustment tool of some embodiments is a set of control points that specify the color correction adjustment over a parameterized curve representation of the graph. In some embodiments, the graphs are rasterized curves that are adjusted through the use of a Gaussian manipulator. The Gaussian manipulator distributes a second color attribute adjustment over a set of first color attribute values according to a Gaussian distribution. Moreover, some embodiments allow for the selective switching between the parameterized and rasterized curves or the control points and the Gaussian manipulator.
US08401283B2	Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and program An information processing apparatus includes the following elements. A learning unit is configured to perform Adaptive Boosting Error Correcting Output Coding learning using image feature values of a plurality of sample images each being assigned a class label to generate a multi-class classifier configured to output a multi-dimensional score vector corresponding to an input image. A registration unit is configured to input a register image to the multi-class classifier, and to register a multi-dimensional score vector corresponding to the input register image in association with identification information about the register image. A determination unit is configured to input an identification image to be identified to the multi-class classifier, and to determine a similarity between a multi-dimensional score vector corresponding to the input identification image and the registered multi-dimensional score vector corresponding to the register image.
US08401274B2	Image processing apparatus and method A computer displays an image of an object which has been created by photographing by a photographing portion in a setting mode. Further, height threshold-value data is received according to an input from outside through a key board. Based on height information detected from the image created by photographing and based on the received threshold-value data, a partial image having height information specified by the threshold-value data is extracted from the image created by photographing and then is displayed. In a driving mode, the computer displays an image acquired by photographing the object, and extracts a partial image having height information specified by the threshold-value data, based on the height information detected from the image created by photographing and the threshold-value data preliminarily-received in the setting mode. The image data extracted in the driving mode is utilized for inspections of defects in the object.
US08401273B2	Apparatus for evaluating degradation of pattern features A measurement tool apparatus for evaluating degradation of pattern features in a semiconductor device manufacturing process. The measurement tool apparatus detects variations in the patterns from SEM images thereof and extracts pattern edge points along the circumference of each pattern. The measurement tool apparatus compares the pattern edge points to corresponding edge points of an ideal shape so as to determine deviation of the patterns. Metrics are derived from analysis of the deviations. The measurement tool apparatus uses the metrics in calculating an index representative of the geometry of edge spokes of the pattern, an indicator of the orientation of the edge spokes, and/or anticipated effects of the edge spokes on device performance.
US08401266B2	Method and system for correlated noise suppression in dual energy imaging Methods and systems for correlated noise suppression are presented. The present correlated noise suppression technique estimates a correlation direction between noise values in a first and a second MD image corresponding to a first and a second basis material, respectively. The two MD images are diffused using the estimated correlation direction to generate a first and a second diffused image. Further, first and second noise masks are generated by subtracting the diffused image from the corresponding MD image. Edges in the first and the second MD images are processed with the first and second noise masks, respectively to generate a final first noise mask and a final second noise mask. The first MD image is then processed with the final second noise mask to generate a final first MD image and the second MD image is processed with the final first noise mask to generate a final second MD image.
US08401262B2	Device, system and method for motility measurement and analysis A device, system and method for motility measurement and analysis. For example, a system includes a processor to determine contractile activity within a body lumen based on an analysis of data received from an autonomous in-vivo device.
US08401255B2	Computer-assisted reconciliation of multiple image reads A technique for reconciling two or more reads of an image data set. One or more computer implemented routines is employed to provide computer-assisted reconciliation (CAR) including resolution of discrepancies between the two or more reads. The computer-assisted reconciliation may optimally display the discrepancies, the concurrences and any associated information to a human reconciler, may resolve the discrepancies in a partially automated manner, or may resolve the discrepancies in a fully automated manner. The reconciled data may then be provided to an end user.
US08401252B2	Video retrieval system for human face content A method and apparatus for video retrieval and cueing that automatically detects human faces in the video and identifies face-specific video frames so as to allow retrieval and viewing of person-specific video segments. In one embodiment, the method locates human faces in the video, stores the time stamps associated with each face, displays a single image associated with each face, matches each face against a database, computes face locations with respect to a common 3D coordinate system, and provides a means of displaying: 1) information retrieved from the database associated with a selected person or people, 2) path of travel associated with a selected person or people, 3) interaction graph of people in video, 4) video segments associated with each person and/or face. The method may also provide the ability to input and store text annotations associated with each person, face, and video segment, and the ability to enroll and remove people from database. The videos of non-human objects may be processed in a similar manner. Because of the rules governing abstracts, this abstract should not be used to construe the claims.
US08401251B2	Face pose estimation device, face pose estimation method and face pose estimation program An object is to provide a face pose estimating device, a face pose estimating method, and a face pose estimating program that allow high accuracy estimation of a face pose even if a face organ cannot be detected from an image. A face organ detector 11 of the face pose estimating device 10 detects a face organ from an image frame. A face pose candidate set generator 16 generates a face pose candidate set. A first similarity estimator 12 computes 3D-model-based similarities. A second similarity estimator 13 computes appearance-based similarities. A first likelihood estimator 141 computes a first likelihood corresponding to the 3D-model-based similarity. A second likelihood estimator 142 computes a second likelihood corresponding to the appearance-based similarities. An integrated likelihood estimator 143 computes an integrated likelihood by using the first and second likelihoods. A face pose estimator 15 estimates the face pose by using the integrated likelihood.
US08401250B2	Detecting objects of interest in still images A computer implemented method and system for detecting interest sections in a still image are provided. One or more sub images of the still image is subjected to segmentation. A gray scale version of interest sub images and/or a binary image version of the interest sub images are matched with a predefined template for filtering the interest sub images. Multiple prospective image sections comprising one or more of prospective interest sections and prospective near interest sections are determined by performing discriminative feature analyses of the filtered interest sub images using a gabor feature filter. The discriminative feature analyses are processed by a boosted cascade of classifiers. The boosted cascade of classifiers detects the interest sections in the still image from the prospective interest sections and the prospective near interest sections. The detected interest sections are subjected to a support vector machine classifier for further detecting interest sections.
US08401247B2	Image processing apparatus, biometric authentication apparatus, image processing method and recording medium A region of an iris image where eyelash and other part images are mixed is identified with accuracy. The noise region of an iris image contained in a digital eye image (P1) where, for example, eyelash and eyelid parts are mixed is identified with accuracy based on characteristic curves obtained by scanning the iris image with arcs (AR1) and (AR2). Then, authentication is performed using data created based on the iris image from which the noise region is excluded. In this way, the subject can be authenticated with accuracy without being affected by noise.
US08401244B2	Method and system for securely authenticating user identity information Systems and methods for providing secure identity authentication amongst devices using identity information contained therein to facilitate data synchronization amongst the user devices, wherein the identity information in the devices are compared for authentication but not actually transmitted or exposed for unauthorized access to such information and to the devices.
US08401242B2	Real-time camera tracking using depth maps Real-time camera tracking using depth maps is described. In an embodiment depth map frames are captured by a mobile depth camera at over 20 frames per second and used to dynamically update in real-time a set of registration parameters which specify how the mobile depth camera has moved. In examples the real-time camera tracking output is used for computer game applications and robotics. In an example, an iterative closest point process is used with projective data association and a point-to-plane error metric in order to compute the updated registration parameters. In an example, a graphics processing unit (GPU) implementation is used to optimize the error metric in real-time. In some embodiments, a dense 3D model of the mobile camera environment is used.
US08401240B2	Passive single camera imaging system for determining motor vehicle speed A system for passively determining a speed of moving vehicles includes a single imaging device (103) for acquiring a plurality of images at a first time and at least at one second later time, wherein each image includes a moving vehicle (406) on a vehicle pathway (402) and at least one fixed object (404) proximate to the vehicle, defining a first plane (π1) intersecting an adjacent portion of the vehicle pathway (402), wherein no geometric lengths of the vehicle (406) are known a priori. The system can also include a processor (121) operable to receive data associated with the images and determine a speed of the vehicle (406) in the images, wherein the processor (121) estimates at least one geometric length of the vehicle (406) by applying homography using the plurality of images, and where the processor (121) determines a speed of the vehicle (406) from the plurality of images and the estimated geometric length using a velocity estimation method.
US08401233B2	Systems and methods for remote work sessions Disclosed herein are systems and methods for facilitating the usage of an online workforce to remotely monitor security-sensitive sites and report potential security breaches.In some embodiments, cameras are configured to monitor critical civilian infrastructure, such as water supplies and nuclear reactors. The cameras are operatively connected to a central computer or series of computers, and images captured by the cameras are transmitted to the central computer. After initially registering with the central computer, Guardians “log on” to a central website hosted by the central computer and monitor the images, thereby earning compensation. In one embodiment, images of “no-man” zones—areas where no humans or vehicles should be present or monitored—are sent to Guardians for a simple determination of whether or not a human exists in the picture. Site owners compensate the operator of the computer system for this monitoring service, and the operator in turn compensates Guardians based on, for example, (i) the amount of time spent monitoring, and/or (ii) the degree of a given Guardian's responsiveness to real or fabricated security breaches.Among other things, systems and methods are disclosed herein for facilitating (a) the registration of monitored sites, (b) the registration of Guardians, and (c) the management of monitoring sessions, including the routing of real and fabricated images to Guardians, the rating of Guardians, and the compensation of Guardians. Many additional and alternative embodiments are contemplated, including the following example of one embodiment.
US08401226B2	Method of accessing digital images of mailpieces franked by a standard franking machine A method of accessing digital images of mailpieces from a workstation of a sender, includes franking the mailpieces on a franking machine of the sender; acquiring a digital image of each of the franked mailpieces at an office for receiving the mailpieces; extracting, from the digital images, a first identifier of the sender and a second identifier of a dealer of the franking machine; feeding a first database with the digital images and with the identifiers; making portions of the first database available to each of the servers of the dealers, the portions being determined as a function of the second identifier; feeding a second database with the determined portion; making portions of the second database available to a workstation of each of the senders, the portions being determined as a function of the first identifier; and accessing the digital image of each of the franked mailpieces on the workstation.
US08401222B2	System and process for roof measurement using aerial imagery The present disclosure shows creating a first layer and a second layer, in computer memory and substantially overlapping at least a segment of line from said first layer with at least a segment of another line from said second layer. A first non-dimensional attribute is different from said second non-dimensional attribute of the two lines. A user length field enabling a client with said interactive file to override at least one of said length numeric values, where said area operator may automatically recalculate area based on said length field override is shown. Also, providing a visual marker that is moveable on said computer monitor around said aerial imagery region, which may be moved, to more precisely identify the location of the building roof structure is shown.
US08401214B2	Eardrum implantable devices for hearing systems and methods An implantable device is configured for placement in the eardrum to transmit an audio signal to a user. The device may be configured to improve transmission of an electromagnetic signal including light energy from an input assembly on a lateral side of eardrum to an output assembly positioned on a medial side of the eardrum, for example at least partially in the middle ear of the user. The output assembly may include a transducer or at least two electrodes configured to stimulate the cochlea, for example. The device may include an opening to transmit the light signal or an optic to transmit the light signal. Alternatively the device may be configured to support a transducer of the output assembly with the eardrum when the device is implanted in the eardrum, such that the eardrum vibrates in response to the signal electromagnetic signal. The electromagnetic signal may include light energy for a magnetic field.
US08401210B2	System and method for dynamic control of audio playback based on the position of a listener An optimal listening position for the multi-channel audio sound system is determined. A listening area and other audio playback controls may also be defined or modified by a listener. During subsequent audio playback, an imager captures images of at least a portion of the listener. When the listener has moved to a position that is different from a previous position, one or more audio parameters are adjusted for at least one channel in the multi-channel audio system in order to reposition the initial or previous optimal listening position to the current position of the listener. When the listener moves outside the listening area, an out of bounds response is initiated to disable or control the audio playback until the listener moves to a position within the listening area.
US08401205B2	Noise canceling system and noise canceling method Disclosed herein is a noise canceling system, including: a first sound collection section configured to collect noise and output a first noise signal; a first signal processing section configured to produce a first noise reduction signal for reducing the noise at a predetermined cancel point; a sound emission section configured to emit noise reduction sound based on the first noise reduction signal; a second sound collection section configured to collect noise and output a second noise signal; and a second signal processing section configured to produce a second noise reduction signal for reducing noise at the cancel point. In the noise canceling system, the sound emission section emitting the noise reduction sound based on the first and second noise reduction signals.
US08401201B2	Sound processing apparatus and method A sound processing apparatus according to the present invention acquires a test signal for measuring a standing wave state emitted in a listening room, and determines a peak position or a dip position due to a standing wave based on frequency characteristics of the test signal. Next, the sound processing apparatus emits a burst signal corresponding to the frequency of the peak position or the dip position, and acquires this signal. The sound processing apparatus calculates an increment ΔP of the acquired signal, which indicates an amount of increase of a peak in the trailing edge portion corresponding to the end position of the burst signal relative to a peak in the portion corresponding to the stationary portion of the burst signal, and attenuates the frequency of the above peak position or dip position of a sound signal to be output by an attenuation depending on ΔP.
US08401188B1	System and method for partial encryption of frame-based electronic content Various embodiments of a system and method for partial encryption of frame-based electronic content are described. Embodiments may include a partial encryption component configured to receive electronic content that includes multiple frames to be displayed according to a chronological sequence. In various embodiments, such frames may include multiple key frames and multiple reference frames. For each reference frame, content of one or more other frames may be dependent on the content of that reference frame. In various embodiments, for each key frame, content of frames to be displayed subsequent to that key frame may not be dependent on content of any frame preceding the key frame in the chronological sequence. In various embodiments, the partial encryption component may be configured to generate partially encrypted content by encrypting a portion of the electronic content without encrypting other portions of the electronic content (e.g., at least some key frames and reference frames).
US08401186B2	Cloud storage data access method, apparatus and system based on OTP The present application relates to cloud storage technology and especially relates to a cloud storage data access method, apparatus and system based on OTP. This method includes: generating and storing true random numbers of a predetermined length and a random seed of a predetermined length composed of the true random numbers via a preset method; acquiring data from the random seed for several times and cascading the data acquired each time into a true random data string of no shorter than the length of plaintext; based on the true random data string, generating a true random cryptographic key of no shorter than the length of the plaintext, encrypting the plaintext using this cryptographic key and transmitting ciphertext to a cloud storage data center. This application also provides a cloud storage data access apparatus and system based on OTP. The method, apparatus and system introduced by this invention can generate and store sufficient true random cryptographic key with relatively small physical space occupancy in comparison with that of plaintext, thereby enabling OTP to be applied into cloud storage data security protection.
US08401180B2	Non-linear data converter, encoder and decoder According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a non-linear data converter including: first to fourth converters that each performs a respective converting process on an input bit string to output respective output bit string; a generator that generates a random number bit string; and a selector that selects any one of the output bit strings from the first to fourth converters based on the random number bit string. Each of the converting processes is equivalent to performing a first mask process, a non-linear conversion predetermined for an encoding or a decoding and a second mask process.
US08401179B2	Encryption parameter setting apparatus, key generation apparatus, cryptographic system, program, encryption parameter setting method, and key generation method A sophisticated cryptographic system is realized without using a pairing operation on a composite order. A random matrix selection unit 142 randomly selects a random matrix V* from a plurality of matrices satisfying a predetermined condition, based on a plurality of pairing log coefficients ηi calculated by an encryption parameter setting apparatus 100. An output base calculation unit 143 calculates a plurality of output bases gk, based on a plurality of base divisors D˜j calculated by the encryption parameter setting apparatus 100 and the random matrix V* selected by the random matrix selection unit 142.
US08401174B1	System and method for optimizing termination impedance for an analog telephone line A system and method in accordance with a non-limiting aspect minimizes echo return loss in a communications system. The dial tone is broken on an analog telephone line connected to a hybrid circuit having selectable impedance configurations and that interfaces a digital communications circuit and the analog telephone line. After the telephone line is quiet, a white noise signal as a test call is inserted through the hybrid circuit onto the analog telephone line corresponding to a selected impedance setting configuration. The returned white noise signal is used for measuring the echo return loss corresponding to the selected impedance setting configuration. The test call is dropped. This process is repeated with multiple test calls each at a selectively different impedance setting configuration to obtain echo return loss measurements at each of the impedance setting configurations. The optimum impedance setting configuration is determined based on the results determined from the different test calls. The optimum impedance setting configuration is applied to the hybrid and typically set during a running telephone configuration.
US08401164B1	Methods and apparatus for providing expanded telecommunications service System and method for putting control of incoming telephone calls in the hands of subscribers with the aid of computer software and the Internet. In effect, a very efficient multiplexer is provided that does not require a change in the behavior of the called party or the calling party. This system permits the called party to hear a spoken message by the calling party in real time, and the content of the spoken message permits the called party to decide how to handle the call. The system adaptively learns and captures the rules of the called party for handling calls, and learns which callers the called party always wishes to talk to. The system uses special control software on the called party's computer which is connected to the Internet. The system employs a central server in which all of the required intelligence is resident. Audio signals are exchanged via non-data channels provided by the telephone companies and by the Internet. Either a very simple Internet busy pick-up is provided, or a very complex messaging system is provided, as desired. A feature is the monitoring and screening of incoming calls before deciding how to handle them. Another feature is the capturing and storage of the decision making profile.
US08401154B2	Emergency text communications A system includes one or more devices connected to or within one of a group of emergency services networks. The one or more devices may generate a text message that includes information identifying a user device, information identifying a geographic location of the user device, and information identifying a particular emergency services network of the group of emergency services networks; establish, based on the text message, a text-based communication session between the user device and a call taker device within the particular emergency services network; store session information regarding the text-based communication session; receive a subsequent text message; and transmit the subsequent text message to the call taker device based on the session information.
US08401149B2	X-ray photographing apparatus for receiving and editing X-ray image An X-ray imaging system includes a digital imaging panel for capturing an X-ray image of an object and an X-ray device for irradiating a beam of X-rays toward the digital imaging panel and making wireless communication with the digital imaging panel. The X-ray device is capable of directly receiving data of an X-ray image of an object from a digital imaging panel, enabling an operator to see the X-ray image on a real time basis and editing and storing the X-ray image by itself.
US08401138B2	Serial data receiver circuit apparatus and serial data receiving method A serial data receiver circuit apparatus to receive serial data delimited by a first bit length, the circuit apparatus includes: a serial/parallel converter circuit to convert the serial data into parallel data of a second bit length that is smaller than the first bit length; a data hold circuit to hold a plurality of parallel data; a detector circuit to detect a delimiter position in the received serial data; a detected position hold circuit to generate a select signal to select data included in the parallel data stored in the data hold circuit; and a selector circuit to select data in units of the second bit length starting from the data delimiter position based on the select signal.
US08401130B2	Automatic gain control method and apparatus for wireless communication systems A system and method are provided for automatic gain control (AGC) using an adaptive reference and a threshold. An adaptive reference allows for adjusting the target power based on variations in operating parameters and conditions, such as a change to a modulation schemes which requires a different signal to noise ratio (SNR) to maintain performance. A gain adjustment threshold allows for rapid AGC response while reducing the potential effects of hysterisis. AGC levels may be changed during symbol prefixes or suffixes, and avoided during a data portion of a signal. Embodiments allow for symbol-by symbol AGC changes in OFDM, OFDMA, and TDD systems.
US08401127B1	Multi-stream soft demodulation using hard-decision schemes A method of decoding a signal transmitted via a multiple input multiple output (MIMO) communication channel includes receiving a data symbol vector including multiple data symbols that are received at substantially the same time. The received data symbol vector corresponds to a transmitted data symbol vector including multiple transmitted data symbols corresponding to the plurality of data symbols. The method further includes estimating values for transmitted data symbols in a first group of transmitted data symbols using a hard-decision technique. The method further includes calculating likelihood values for bits in a second group of transmitted data symbols using a soft-decision technique based on the estimated values of transmitted data symbols in the first group of transmitted data symbols. The first group of transmitted data symbols does not overlap with the second group of transmitted symbols.
US08401120B1	Symbol error detection for bluetooth enhanced data rate packets A symbol error detector can be configured to detect symbol errors of a Bluetooth enhanced data rate (EDR) packet without relying solely on a CRC error detection mechanism. After a phase of a current symbol is demodulated to determine a demodulated current symbol, the phase of the demodulated current symbol can be subtracted from the phase of the current symbol prior to demodulation to yield a phase error. The phase error can be compared against a phase error threshold to determine a potential unreliability of the demodulated current symbol. The phase error being greater than the phase error threshold can indicate that the demodulated current symbol may be unreliable. Accordingly, a symbol error notification can be generated to indicate that the demodulated current symbol may be unreliable.
US08401111B2	Method and apparatus for sequencing and correlating a positioning reference signal Aspects are disclosed for sequencing and correlating a positioning reference signal. A set of reference symbols associated with a reference signal are allocated, and a base sequence is generated. An extended sequence, which includes the set of reference symbols, is then provided according to the base sequence. The extended sequence is then transmitted in a sub-frame designated as an idle period. A sequence of reference symbols is received from a base station during an idle period of the base station. A replicated sequence of reference symbols is generated, and a correlation is ascertained between a subset of the received sequence of reference symbols and a corresponding subset of the replicated sequence of reference symbols. The received sequence of reference symbols is then identified according to the correlation.
US08401110B2	Transmission method, transmitter apparatus and reception method A transmitter apparatus wherein a simple structure is used to successfully suppress the degradation of error rate performance that otherwise would be caused by fading or the like. There are included encoding parts (11—1-11—4) that encode transport data; a mapping part (3304) that performs such a mapping that encoded data sequentially formed by the encoding parts (11—1-11—4) are not successively included in the same symbol, thereby forming data symbols; and a symbol interleaver (3301) that interleaves the data symbols. In this way, a low computational complexity can be used to perform an interleaving process equivalent to a bit interleaving process to effectively improve the reception quality at a receiving end.
US08401109B2	Methods for sending and receiving a multicarrier signal comprising a preamble comprising data elements, corresponding devices and computer products A method is provided for receiving a multicarrier signal formed by a temporal succession of symbols including of a set of data elements with real values, including informative data elements and pilots. Due to at least one preamble being inserted into the multicarrier signal and formed by at least two end symbols, encompassing at least one central symbol including of central pilots, such a reception method includes, for at least one central pilot, a step of eliminating or reducing an interference affecting the central pilot, and a step of estimating the transmission channel, taking into account the result of the eliminating or reducing step.
US08401100B2	Transmission apparatus and transmission method A wireless receiving apparatus capable of efficiently removing interference signals in a multicarrier communication. In a mobile station incorporating this wireless receiving apparatus, a selecting part selects a plurality of the same symbols in accordance with a mapping pattern established at the time of generating OFDM symbols in a base station. A correlation value calculating part determines correlation values between the subcarriers of the same symbols to generate an R-matrix, and further determines an inverse matrix of the R-matrix. An MMSE processing part performs an MMSE processing to determine a weight from both a P-vector received from a channel estimating part and the inverse matrix of the R-matrix received from the correlation value calculating part. Multipliers multiply each of the symbols selected by the selecting part by the weight determined by the MMSE processing part. A combining part combines the symbols as multiplied by the weight.
US08401099B2	Method of transmitting control signal in wireless communication system A method of transmitting a control signal in a wireless communication system includes allocating a first sequence to spread a first control signal in a radio resource, allocating a second sequence to spread a second control signal in the radio resource, selecting one of the first control signal and the second control signal, generating a spread control signal by spreading the selected control signal, and transmitting the spread control signal in the radio resource, wherein the first sequence and the second sequence use different cyclic shifts of a base sequence.
US08401098B2	Digital differential signal transmitter for low supply voltage A digital differential signal transmitter circuit for a low supply voltage. A phase correction circuit for correcting digital signals transmitted through two signal paths in such a way as to have a phase relationship of differential signals and duty cycle correction circuits for correcting the digital signals in such a way as to maintain signal integrity in spite of changes in process, supply voltage and temperature are installed on the two signal paths so that the distortion of digital differential signals is compensated for. Power consumption at a final output section of the transmitter circuit is reduced. Impedances of the transmitter circuit and transmission lines are matched so that the transmitter circuit can operate insensitively with respect to operation circumstances.
US08401092B1	Multi-reference clock synchronization techniques Efficient synchronization techniques that support multiple reference clocks in an EQAM device. Consider a plurality of different modulators in the EQAM device receiving data from a corresponding plurality of different sources having corresponding different timing references (i.e., different source reference clocks). To accommodate this, the modulators all operate using a common system clock, and each modulator is provided with a phase synchronizer. The phase synchronizer synchronizes the modulated symbol phases to the corresponding reference clock.
US08401088B2	Encoding device and method, decoding device and method, edition device and method, recording medium, and program The present invention relates to an encoding device and a method, a decoding device and a method, an editing device and a method, a storage medium, and a program which can perform encoding and decoding so that buffer failure does not occur. Information, such as a minimum bit rate, a minimum buffer size, and a minimum initial delay time, is contained in a random access point header contained in an accessible point in a bitstream. A bitstream analyzing unit 72 analyzes an input bitstream, sets the above-mentioned information, and outputs the resulting information to a buffer-information adding unit 73. The buffer-information adding unit 73 adds the input information to the input bitstream and outputs the resulting bitstream. The present invention is applicable to an encoding device and a decoding device which process bitstreams.
US08401076B2	Video rate control for video coding standards A method and device for improving rate controlling in video coding of sequences including a series of Inter frames separated by Intra frames, when a decoding delay is considered, comprise for each Inter frame of the series: computing a target frame size, computing a maximum buffer level related to a position of each Inter frame relative to a previous Intra frame and an upcoming Intra frame, and optimizing a transmission buffer level in response to the computed target frame size and the computed maximum buffer level.
US08401071B2	Virtually lossless video data compression An apparatus and method of performing YUV (or YCrCb) video compression prior to storage within a memory and decompression upon retrieval of the blocks from memory. Compression is performed utilizing a quantizer to compress video data to a desired overall compression ratio R, even though the luma and chroma contributions to compression can differ for each subblock, each preferably selected in response to texture estimation. Selections are made for each subblock to perform either linear or non-linear quantization during compression. Compression is performed without utilizing data from blocks outside of the block being compressed, wherein video blocks can be retrieved and decompressed in any desired order. In one implementation, an encoder non-sequentially selects blocks from memory which are then decompressed and encoded. The compression may be beneficially utilized in a number of different video transmission and storage applications without departing from the invention.
US08401068B2	Device attachment and bearer activation using cell relays Systems and methodologies are described that facilitate assigning TEIDs, or portions thereof, to UEs or other devices during network attachment and/or dedicated bearer activation using one or more cell relays. Relay eNBs can request bearer establishment from a UE, which can be based on receiving an attach accept from an upstream node during attachment for the UE, receiving a bearer setup request from the upstream node, and/or the like. Once a bearer establishment response is received from the UE, the relay eNBs can store a TEID relating to the bearer. This can be a TEID that is at least partially received in the attach accept or bearer setup message, generated for the UE upon receiving the bearer establishment response, and/or the like. The TEID, or portion thereof, can be utilized for subsequent packet routing to the UE through one or more cell relays.
US08401064B1	Systems, circuits and methods for adapting parameters of components in a receiver A receiver is optimized by adapting parameters of components within the receiver. Various component parameters are adapted by using either a least means squared algorithm or a steepest descent algorithm. The taps of a decision feedback equalizer can be adapted by using either a least means squared algorithm or a steepest descent algorithm. The gain value of a linear equalizer and the input of a digital to analog converter coupled to the linear equalizer are also adapted through the least means squared algorithm or a steepest descent algorithm. A variable gain amplifier is also capable of being adapted through the use of the least means squared algorithm. Clock offsets are also configured by use of a steepest descent algorithm.
US08401052B2	Method for detecting signals based on despreading and method for transmitting signals for the same A method for detecting signals based on despreading and a signal transmitting method for the same are provided. Signals are spread according to the size of at least one spreading band, which is determined in consideration of a correlation degree of a frequency band in a communication system. A reception side which receives the signals detects the signals after de-spreading with respect to signals which are spread in a frequency band having a correlation degree equal to or greater than a predetermined level as a spreading band, among the reception signals. Thus, the dimension of the detected signals can be decreased.
US08401047B2	Semiconductor laser device The semiconductor laser device of the present invention has a structure that allows a cooling medium to be directly fed into heatsink disposed inside package. Besides, the structure ensures that the inside of package is kept at hermetically sealed condition. The structure suppresses temperature rise in semiconductor laser element and package, enhancing the reliability and quality of the semiconductor laser device. At the same time, a high-power semiconductor laser element can be employed.
US08401040B2	Apparatus and method for transforming cable channel Provided is apparatus and method for transforming cable channel. The apparatus includes a data mixing unit for receiving and mixing a band data and a first broadband data, to thereby generate a second broadband data of a broadband cable channel, and a channel adapting unit for dividing a band data from the second broadband data received through the broadband cable channel, bypassing the second broadband data to a first subscriber apparatus and transmitting the band data to a second subscriber apparatus.
US08401033B2	Systems, apparatus and methods to facilitate physical cell identifier collision detection Systems, apparatus, methods and computer program products for facilitating collision detection are provided. In some embodiments, a method can include: receiving identifying information during one or more time intervals from a plurality of base stations; determining whether at least two different values of the identifying information from the plurality of base stations have been transmitted during the same time interval; and determining that a collision has occurred between at least two of the plurality of base stations in response to determining that the at least two different values of the identifying information from the plurality of base stations have been transmitted during the same time interval.
US08401030B2	Allocation of channels in a dedicated frequency spectrum on a secondary basis Allocation of channels in a dedicated frequency spectrum on a secondary basis. A direct mode communication request (150) from a first wireless communication device (112) can be received and processed to determine whether there are one or more secondary communication channels over which direct mode communication may be implemented between the first wireless communication devices and other wireless communication devices (114, 116, 118) without violating at least one communication policy for the secondary communication channel. Use of a secondary communication channel can be assigned or denied. In addition, a direct mode communication request can be communicated from a wireless communication device to a base transceiver station (104) identifying one or more other communication devices for which direct mode communication is requested.
US08401028B2	Selection of an edge node in a fixed access communication network A method and apparatus for selecting an edge node from a plurality of edge nodes in a fixed access communications network. A selection node receives from a host entity a request for a network service. The selection node then obtains, from at least one further network node, data relating to a plurality of edge nodes. On the basis of the retrieved data, the selection node selects an edge node from the plurality of edge nodes, wherein the selected edge node provides a path between the host entity and the requested network service. The selection node then sends a response to the host entity, the response including information identifying the selected edge node.
US08401025B2	Windowing technique for adaptive clock recovery and other signal-processing applications In one embodiment, an adaptive clock recovery (ACR) system generates a current delay-offset estimate value (DOE(i)) using a window technique that selects the larger of (i) the maximum delay-offset value (DOP) in the previous window and (ii) the maximum delay-offset value so far (DOM) in current window. This windowing technique can be implemented without having to store all of the individual values over a specified window size, as in a conventional sliding window technique. This windowing technique can be used to find extreme (i.e., either maximum or minimum) values for applications other than ACR systems.
US08401017B2	Wireless communication network using an enhanced RLC status PDU format An enhanced RLC STATUS PDU format is used in a wireless communication network in which a sender transmits AMD PDUs to a receiver, and the receiver responds a STATUS PDU. In the STATUS PDU, an ACK_SN field is provided for indicating the SN of a next not received AMD PDU which is not reported as missing in the STATUS PDU, and an E1 field is provided for indicating whether a set of NACK_SN, E1, and E2 fields follows or not. The NACK_SN field indicates a AMD PDU that has been detected as lost at the receiver. The E2 field indicates whether a set of SOstart, SOend, and E2 fields follows or not. The SOstart field indicates the first byte in the AMD PDU with SN=NACK_SN that has been detected as lost. The SOend field indicates the last byte in the AMD PDU with SN=NACK_SN that has been detected as lost.
US08401013B2	Congestion management in a network Management of congestion level, in a computer-related context, is disclosed. Also disclosed is a system generating a plurality of computer network-related tables during system operation. A number of the tables are each separately indexed by a different index. The system includes at least one tangible computer-readable medium adapted to store, at each indexed location, a swap count providing an indication of the congestion level of the indexed location. The system also includes insert logic stored as instructions on the at least one medium for execution. When executed, the insert logic is operable to: i) insert, when a predetermined condition has been satisfied, a new entry by overwriting the current entry stored in the indexed location having the lowest swap count; and ii) update the swap counts in each of the indexed locations in a manner that maintains the total swap count at least substantially constant over time.
US08401009B1	Device independent message distribution platform A system (and method) for device-independent point to multipoint communication is disclosed. The system is configured to receive a message addressed to one or more destination users, the message type being, for example, Short Message Service (SMS), Instant Messaging (IM), E-mail, web form input, or Application Program Interface (API) function call. The system also is configured to determine information about the destination users, the information comprising preferred devices and interfaces for receiving messages, the information further comprising message receiving preferences. The system applies rules to the message based on destination user information to determine the message endpoints, the message endpoints being, for example, Short Message Service (SMS), Instant Messaging (IM), E-mail, web page output, or Application Program Interface (API) function call. The system translates the message based on the destination user information and message endpoints and transmits the message to each endpoint of the message.
US08401008B2	Network node, frame transfer program and frame transfer method A network node including an FDB for registering a relationship between a destination MAC address and a port label, an input port table for registering a relationship between an input port and a port label, and a port label table for registering a relationship between a port label and an output port, at the reception of a frame, registers a relationship between a transmission source MAC address of a frame and a port label registered for an input port in the input port table at the FDB, at the time of transmission of a frame, transmits the frame to an output port registered at the port label table which port corresponds to a port label registered for the destination MAC address in the FDB and at the time of processing of flushing or updating the FDB unit, changes the contents of the input port table and the port label table.
US08401004B2	Terminal, method and system for performing combination service using terminal capability version A terminal, method and system for providing a CS service, a SIP-based service, or a CSI service, are provided. According to an embodiment, the terminal includes a controller to receive a terminal capability version of at least one target terminal, to compare the received terminal capability version with a previously stored terminal capability version of the at least one target terminal, and to determine whether to request for terminal capability information of the at least one target terminal based on the comparison result, wherein the terminal capability version identifies a version of capabilities of the at least one target terminal.
US08401000B2	Method of processing data packets A method and apparatus for processing data packets. Each data packet comprises data intended to indicate a source of the data packet. The method comprises creating a data packet at a control element. The data of the second data packet intended to indicate a source of the second data packet comprises data indicating the first source, and further comprises data indicating that the second data packet was created by the control element, the second data packet is transmitted to a destination.
US08400994B2	Method for transmitting downlink reference signals in a multi-antenna wireless communication system A method for transmitting downlink reference signal in a multi-antenna wireless communication system is disclosed. The method includes allocating RSs for a first antenna group to a subframe having a predetermined area with different access levels for user equipments having different access capabilities, pairing RSs for a second antenna group with RSs for the first antenna group, allocating the paired RSs to the predetermined area of the subframe in code division multiplexing, and transmitting the subframe on the downlink.
US08400983B2	Communication system and method, and gateway To realize a handover in which a gateway connecting to the access networks using different protocols is an anchor.In a communication system, the gateway holds a service identifier management table for converting a service identifier of different kind with the protocol into a PDN identifier, and at the time of handover, specifies a session to be held with the user identifier and the PDN identifier, selects the same PDN connected to the movement source, and reassigns the same IP address that has been already assigned at the movement source.
US08400982B2	Method for handling correctly received but header compression failed packets A data processing method for a mobile communication system is provided. In a method in which a source base station processes data in a mobile communication system, a first data block including a full header and at least one second data block on which header compression was performed based on the first data block are transmitted to a user equipment and the first data block and the at least one second data block are then forwarded to a target base station during a handover procedure when the first data block was not correctly received and one or more of the at least one second data block was correctly received by the user equipment.
US08400977B2	Method for performing cell selection in a GSM/GPRS system A method of searching for a different network cell by a mobile station in a global system for mobile communication (GSM)/general packet ratio service (GPRS) system is provided. The method includes receiving from a serving cell an indication message including information on whether to use an extended search frame, and searching for the different network cell by using an idle frame and the extended search frame. A method of effectively searching for a different network cell by a mobile station to interwork with a different network in a global system for mobile communication (GSM)/general packet radio service (GPRS) system can be provided.
US08400967B2	Evolved nodeB, relay node and connection initialization method thereof An evolved NodeB eNB, a first relay node (RN) and a connection initialization method thereof for use in a long term evolution (LTE) network are provided. The LTE network comprises the eNB, the first RN, a second RN and a mobility management entity (MME). In the LTE network of the present invention, various multi-hop protocols can be achieved by using different identification mapping implementations.
US08400966B2	Computer assisted VOIP communication method and system A computer assisted VoIP communication method and system. A remote server comprises a database in which is stored generic data of a plurality of displayed mobile phones. A personal computer in communication with the remote server comprises a local memory device in which is storable user-specific data of a known mobile phone, and an input device for selecting a desired mobile phone displayed in the remote website and for downloading the generic data associated with the selected phone to the memory device. Following generation of a virtual phone having a shape, key arrangement and functionality similar to those of the known mobile phone on the computer screen, a type and recipient of a session to be established are defined by virtually selecting a desired number and sequence of keys of the virtual phone or by entering commands. A session is established by a VoIP application residing on the computer.
US08400963B2	System and method for accelerated network entrance In one embodiment, a method for wireless communication includes providing, at a base station, access to a network to a preferred endpoint during a first communication session. In addition, the method includes determining, at the base station, to treat the preferred endpoint as preferred. The method also includes causing, at the base station, at least one parameter regarding the preferred endpoint used to establish the first communication session to be stored in response to determining to treat the preferred endpoint as preferred. In addition, the method includes receiving, at the base station, a request for a second communication session after the first communication session has ended. Further, the method includes determining, at the base station, that the request for the second communication session was sent by the preferred endpoint. The method also includes retrieving, at the base station, the stored at least one parameter in response to determining that the preferred endpoint sent the request for the second communication session. Moreover, the method includes utilizing, at the base station, the retrieved at least one parameter to establish the second communication session with the preferred endpoint. The method also includes providing, at the base station, access to the network to the preferred endpoint during the second communication session.
US08400962B2	Transmitter apparatus, receiver apparatus, mobile station, radio base station, mobile communication system and mobile communication method A transmitter apparatus includes an MAC-PDU generator section configured to generate an MAC-PDU by multiplexing information elements in an MAC layer and a first data unit transmitter section configured to transmit the generated MAC-PDU. Each of the information elements is any of an MAC-SDU received from an RLC layer, an MAC control block and Padding. The MAC-PDU generator section is configured to add an MAC header to the first data unit. The MAC header includes a C/T identifying a type of each of the information elements multiplexed into the MAC-PDU and an LI indicating a size of each of the information elements.
US08400961B1	Wireless multimedia brokerage service for real time content provisioning A wireless multimedia brokerage service supports sharing of real-time multimedia content whereby a mobile device user can perceive real-time content from a device in visual proximity, such as a nearby display device, and share the content of the display device with another mobile terminal user without the need to download or otherwise directly access the real-time content. The brokerage service can handle the transactional details of obtaining rights to the real-time content and also manage establishing and terminating a real-time multimedia session with the device(s) of the recipient user(s). In some embodiments, the wireless multimedia content brokerage service can proactively obtain subscriptions to content providers based on the location of one or more users. The brokerage service can also proactively obtain and buffer real-time content after receiving a request to share the content, with the buffering allowing for content to be preserved while the recipient user or users are contacted. The content can then be pushed or otherwise provided to the recipient(s).
US08400960B2	Method of distributive reservation of a medium in a radio communications network Method for reservation of a medium in a radio communication network for data transmission between stations (A-E) of the network comprising at least one station (A, B, E) operating according to a first protocol (DRP) and a second station (C, D) operating according to a second protocol (802.11), the method comprises the steps of: providing a contention free period (23) within the first and second protocol; performing the reservation of the medium for the first station (A, B, E) according to the first protocol; and performing the reservation of the medium for the second station (C, D) according to the second protocol, announcing the contention free period for the first and second protocol by use of the same signal (21, 22, 31, 33). In particular a beacon signal is used, wherein the beacon includes a signal (488) which is recognized and accepted by the second stations (C, D). Further information (404) is added into the beacon frame (41) for reserving reservation periods (23) for the first stations (A, B, E).
US08400959B2	Radio communication method and radio communication device Provided is a radio communication method capable of optimally using the wide-band communication enabled time while maintaining power saving in an ad hoc network. According to this method, in the ad hoc network using the wide-band communication and a narrow-band communication, transmission and output of the narrow-band synchronization tone signal and the resynchronization tone signal are controlled so that the reach radius of the narrow-band synchronization signal and the resynchronization tone signal exceeds the reach radius of the wide-band signal (milli-wave UWB signal). Thus, when radio communication devices pass by each other, super frame synchronization is completed before reaching the wide-band communication enabled range of the ad hoc network, thereby optimally using the wide-band communication-enabled time.
US08400956B2	Method and apparatus for providing service guide in a mobile broadcasting system A method and apparatus for providing an SG in a mobile broadcasting system are provided. The apparatus and method include a terminal for receiving a first SG, for acquiring reception information about a second SG from the first SG, if a service fragment list extracted from the first SG includes information about at least one second SG different from the first SG, and for receiving the second SG based on the acquired reception information.
US08400953B1	Systems and methods of call setup Systems and methods of call setup and information delivery are provided. Calls can be setup between communication units supported by a local area network and those supported by a wide area network using presence information of either or both of the wide area and local area networks.
US08400935B2	Method and an apparatus for providing control information for multi-carrier uplink transmission A method and an apparatus for providing control information for multi-carrier uplink transmission are disclosed. A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) may set a happy bit for enhanced dedicated channel (E-DCH) transmissions on each uplink carrier considering aggregated transmission capability over all uplink carriers. The happy bit is set to “unhappy” if the WTRU is transmitting as much scheduled data as allowed by a current serving grant, the WTRU has enough power available to transmit at a higher rate, and total E-DCH buffer status (TEBS) requires more than a pre-configured period to be transmitted with a current effective data rate aggregated over all uplink carriers. The WTRU may send scheduling information including power headroom measured on the anchor uplink carrier and/or power headroom measured on the supplementary uplink carrier. For power headroom measurements, the WTRU may initiate a short-lived dedicated physical control channel loop on the supplementary carrier.
US08400933B2	Efficient probabilistic counting scheme for stream-expression cardinalities In one embodiment, a method of monitoring a network. The method includes, at each node of a fixed set, constructing a corresponding vector of M components based on data packets received at the node during a time period, M being an integer greater than 1, the fixed set being formed of some nodes of the network; and, based on the constructed vectors, estimating how many of the received data packets have been received by all of the nodes of the set or estimating how many flows of the received data packets have data packets that have passed through all of the nodes of the set. The constructing includes updating a component of the vector of one of the nodes in response to the one of the nodes receiving a data packet. The updating includes selecting the component for updating by hashing a property of the data packet received by the one of the nodes.
US08400926B2	Multi-protocol telecommunications routing optimization A telecommunications switching system employing multi-protocol routing optimization which utilizes predetermined and measured parameters in accordance with a set of user priorities in determining the selection of a telecommunications path to be utilized for transmitting a data file to a remote destination. The switching system has a first memory for storing the data file to be transferred, a second memory for storing predetermined parameters such as cost data associated with each of the telecommunications paths, a third memory for storing a set of user priorities regarding the transmission of data files, and means for measuring the value of variable parameters such as file transfer speed associated with each of the telecommunications paths.
US08400920B2	Method for optimizing the transfer of information in a telecommunication network A method for optimizing the transfer of information in a telecommunications network which includes producers of information Pi, consumers of information Cj, and means of transferring the information between the producers and the consumers within the framework of applications Ak. The method includes defining an objective of quality of experience QoE and a level of Criticality of the Consumers Cj and/or of the Applications Ak representing the relative importance of said Applications Ak and/or of said Consumers Cj, determining continuously the actual quality of experience ‘QoE’ for at least one consumer, determining dynamically the operating instructions for the transfer of information from the producers Pi to the consumers Cj according to the means of transfer available, and adapting dynamically and continuously the means of transfer of information according to the instructions defined.
US08400919B1	Application layer network traffic prioritization Layer-7 application layer message (“message”) classification is disclosed. A network traffic management device (“NTMD”) receives incoming messages over a first TCP/IP connection from a first network for transmission to a second network. Before transmitting the incoming messages onto the second network, however, the NTMD classifies the incoming messages according to some criteria, such as by assigning one or more priorities to the messages. The NTMD transmits the classified messages in the order of their message classification. Where the classification is priority based, first priority messages are transmitted over second priority messages, and so forth, for example.
US08400918B2	Video traffic smoothing Video traffic smoothing may be provided. A video stream may be divided into segments for transmission. For each segment, a desired transmission rate and a range of possible transmission rates may be established. The desired transmission rate may be evaluated to determine whether the rate may result in an overflow and/or a starvation of a memory buffer associated with a receiver. The transmission rate and/or the segment size may be varied to avoid these scenarios.
US08400909B2	Transmission apparatus, reception apparatus, mobile communications system and transmission control method A disclosed transmission apparatus comprises a switching portion that switches radio access methods; a frequency domain signal generation portion that allocates a radio resource to a spread chip sequence on which one of a fast Fourier transformation and a series/parallel conversion is performed in accordance with the switched radio accessed method, so as to generate a signal in a frequency domain; and a transmission signal generation portion that performs a fast inverse Fourier transformation on the signal in the frequency domain so as to generate a transmission signal.
US08400904B2	Hierarchical-cell communication system using asymmetric feedback scheme based on class of access network A small cell communication system may reduce interference occurring in a macro terminal through beamforming, even when using the same frequency resources as used by a macro communication system. For example, the small cell communication system may use a larger amount of radio resources than the macro communication system for transmission of feedback information in an uplink. For example, the small cell communication system may use a codebook having a larger size than a size of a codebook used by the macro communication system.
US08400900B2	Lens, lens mounting method and optical pickup device A lens includes a lens portion which condenses light; a reflecting flat portion which is formed in a periphery of the lens portion and reflects parallel light to be irradiated to the reflecting flat portion in a direction opposite to the irradiation direction; and a flange portion which is adhered to a lens holder by an adhesive. An applied portion of the adhesive which is formed on the flange portion is inclined with respect to the reflecting flat portion.
US08400898B2	Optical recording and reproducing apparatus The present invention achieves an optical recording and reproducing apparatus focusing two opposed beams of light at a same place in an optical recording medium to record a standing wave generated by interference of the two beams of light. In the apparatus, phase information is recorded in the optical recording medium by a phase modulating means for modulating phase of one of the two beams of light. The reproduction reference light generated from a light source is allowed to interfere with reproduced light generated by projecting one of the two beams of light onto the optical recording medium to generate three or more beams of interfering light having different interference phases are simultaneously generated. The three or more beams of interfering light are then detected, and the phase modulated by the phase modulating means is demodulated from an output of the detector.
US08400892B2	Information reproduction device, reproduction starting method and reproduction starting program An information reproduction device sets, from among a plurality of estimated rotation speeds previously estimated, a set rotation speed in accordance with request-specification information specifying a piece of data requested by an external device and a specified rotation speed specified by the external device for a disc-shaped storage medium storing data, rotates the storage medium at the set rotation speed, reads out data from the storage medium at a readout speed that is determined by the set rotation speed of the storage medium, stores the data in a data storage section, and supplies, from among the stored data, the piece of data corresponding to the request-specification information to the external device.
US08400890B2	Optical information recording medium, information recording apparatus, information reproducing apparatus, information recording method, information reproducing method and method for producing optical information recording medium An optical information storage medium according to the present invention has at least one information storage layer. The optical information storage medium has a management area that stores at least one unit containing control information about the optical information storage medium. The control information includes a format number, which provides information about at least a write strategy type and a write pre-compensation type, and a write strategy parameter, which provides information about the magnitude of shift in an edge position, or variation in the pulse width, of a write pulse train to form a recording mark. And the value of the format number changes according to a combination of the write strategy type and the write pre-compensation type.
US08400886B2	Thermally-assisted magnetic recording head, head gimbal assembly and magnetic recording device A thermally-assisted magnetic recording head that includes a pole that generates a writing magnetic field, a waveguide through which light propagates, a plasmon generator that surface-evanescent-couples with the light propagating through the waveguide, wherein the plasmon generator includes a portion where a cross-sectional area gradually decreases as going toward a depth side from an air bearing surface when being observed from a cross section parallel to the air bearing surface. The volume of the plasmon generator can be decreased and an exposed area of a front surface on the air bearing surface can be increased. When a thermal expansion from the temperature increase occurs in the plasmon generator, a rate that the plasmon generator projects from the air bearing surface is suppressed to extremely low levels. Accordingly, a chronological degradation of output can be suppressed and thermally-assisted recording having a high and long-term reliability is achieved.
US08400883B2	Timepiece A timepiece includes twelve first light sources spaced in a ring around a 360 degree range on a clock body. The first light sources are controlled to illuminate successively one at a time in a clockwise direction to indicate the hour. The timepiece may include either a minute hand connected with a clock mechanism, or 60 minute strips disposed in radiating directions and evenly spaced around a 360 degree range on the clock body. A plurality of second light sources are distributed along the minute hand or the minute strips. The minute hand is controlled to rotate 360 degrees clockwise. The minute strips are controlled to illuminate alternately in a clockwise direction to indicate the minute. The amount or the position of the illuminated second light sources indicates the second.
US08400870B2	Memory devices and accessing methods thereof A memory device is provided. The memory device comprises a plurality of memory chips. The plurality of memory chips receive an input address code and alternately operate in an active mode. Each memory chip receives a selection signal and operates according to an internal address counter code. For each memory chip, the respective internal address counter code is initially set according to the input address code and the respective selection signal.
US08400862B2	Wake-up control circuit for power-gated IC Embodiments of the present invention may provide a power-gating switch circuit. The power-gating switch circuit may comprise a first switch to connect a power supply to a virtual power supply and a second switch to connect the power supply to the virtual power supply in parallel to the first switch. The first switch may have a higher impedance than the second switch. When a wake up signal is received, the first switch may be turned on first and the second switch may be turned on after the virtual power supply reaches a predetermined voltage level.
US08400860B2	Electrical fuse memory Some embodiments regard a memory array that has a plurality of rows and columns. A column includes a program control device, a plurality of eFuse memory cells in the column, a sense amplifier, and a bit line coupling the program control device, the plurality of memory cells in the column, and the sense amplifier. A row includes a plurality of eFuse memory cells in the row, a word line coupling the plurality of eFuse memory cells in the row, and a footer configured as a current path for the plurality of eFuse memory cells in the row.
US08400850B2	Semiconductor storage device and its cell activation method A semiconductor storage device in accordance with the present invention includes a first SRAM cell that stores data, and a word line circuit that outputs a first control signal used to activate the first SRAM cell. The word line control circuit gradually raises the voltage level of the first control signal from a substrate potential to a first power supply potential in a first activation period, maintains the voltage level of the first control signal at the first power supply potential in a second activation period subsequent to the first activation period, and raises the voltage level of the first control signal from the first power supply potential to a second power supply potential in a third activation period subsequent to the second activation period.
US08400844B2	System and method for reducing pin-count of memory devices, and memory device testers for same Methods, memory devices and systems are disclosed. In one embodiment, a non-volatile memory device receives command signals through the same input/output terminals that receive address signals and write data signals and transmit read data signals. The input/output terminals are connected to a multiplexer, which is responsive to a received mode control signal to couple the input/output terminals to either a command bus or an input/output bus. A latch in the memory device latches the command signals when the mode control signal causes the input/output terminals to be coupled to the input/output bus. As a result, the command signals continue to be applied to the command bus. When the mode control signal causes the input/output terminals to be coupled to the input/output bus, write data signals are clocked into the memory device and read data signals are clocked out of the memory device responsive to a received clock signal.
US08400835B2	Non-volatile semiconductor memory When a plurality of non-volatile memory cells in a memory cell array are simultaneously written, bit lines of the plurality of non-volatile memory cells are connected to M data lines, where M is an integer of two or more, based on a column address signal. N switches, where N is an integer of one or more, and a switch control circuit for controlling the N switches, are provided for each data line. The M switch control circuits control the M×N switches to change the levels or apply periods of drain voltages applied to the bit lines of the plurality of memory cells on a memory cell-by-memory cell basis.
US08400834B2	E/P durability by using a sub-range of a full programming range A NAND Flash memory controller is used to perform an erase operation on a NAND Flash memory chip including to a cell on the NAND Flash memory chip; the cell is configured to store a first number of bits. It is determined whether the erase operation performed on the NAND Flash memory chip is successful. In the event it is determined that the erase operation performed on the NAND Flash memory chip is unsuccessful, the number of bits stored by the cell is reduced from the first number of bits to a second number of bits; the second number of bits is strictly less than the first number of bits.
US08400831B2	Method and apparatus for improving endurance of flash memories A method and apparatus for improving the endurance of flash memories. In one embodiment of the invention, a high electric field is provided to the control gate of a flash memory module. The high electric field applied to the flash memory module removes trapped charges between a control gate and an active area of the flash memory module. In one embodiment of the invention, the high electric field is applied to the control gate of the flash memory module prior to an erase operation of the flash memory module. By applying a high electric field to the control gate of the flash memory module, embodiments of the invention improve the Program/Erase cycling degradation of the single-level or multi-level cells of the flash memory module.
US08400830B2	Nonvolatile semiconductor memory device and driving method therefor A nonvolatile semiconductor memory device in which a memory cell life can be prolonged while making it possible to perform writing in units of bits. When command information represents writing, a comparing unit 37 compares written data in a target memory cell with write target data to give a comparison result to a write/read control unit 40, when the comparison result represents matching, the write/read control unit 40 does not instruct a decoder unit (51A, 51B, and 53) to perform writing in the target memory cell, and when the comparison result represents mismatching, the write/read control unit 40 instructs the decoder unit to write the write target data in the target memory cell.

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