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US08635619B2 Schedule virtual interface allowing resynchronization requests for lock tokens before attachment of a scheduling element triggered by an unlock request
A mechanism is provided for scheduling virtual interfaces having at least one virtual interface scheduler, a virtual interface context cache and a pipeline with a number of processing units. The virtual interface scheduler is configured to send a lock request for a respective virtual interface to the virtual interface context cache. The virtual interface context cache is configured to lock a virtual interface context of the respective virtual interface and to send a lock token to the virtual interface scheduler in dependence on said lock request. The virtual interface context cache configured to hold a current lock token for the respective virtual interface context and to unlock the virtual interface context, if a lock token of an unlock request received from the pipeline matches the held current lock token.
US08635617B2 Tracking requests that flow between subsystems using transaction identifiers for generating log data
The present invention extends to methods, systems, and computer program products for tracking requests that flow between subsystems. Embodiments of the invention facilitate following a user interaction/transaction from the point of entry through any subsystems that are called until the interaction/transaction is fulfilled. Generated information (e.g., log data) regarding a transaction can be aggregated across all subsystems, such as, for example, in a central repository. When failures occur, log and trace levels can be automatically increased for subsequent calls.
US08635616B2 Virtualization processing method and apparatuses, and computer system
A virtualization processing method and apparatuses, and a computer system are provided. Where a computing node includes: a hardware layer, a Host running on the hardware layer, and at least one virtual machine (VM) running on the Host, the hardware layer includes an I/O device, several corresponding virtual function (VF) devices are virtualized from the I/O device, the Host has several VF software instances, the several VF software instances and the several VF devices are in one-to-one correspondence; the Host further has a back-end instance (BE) of an I/O virtual device having the same type with the I/O device, the VM has a front-end instance (FE) of the I/O virtual device; the BE in the Host is bound with an idle VF software instance. The solutions of the embodiments of the present invention are beneficial to optimization of the performance and compatibility of a virtualization system.
US08635614B2 Method for providing location independent dynamic port mirroring on distributed virtual switches
Techniques for providing location independent dynamic port mirroring on distributed virtual switches is disclosed. A controller is provided to configure one or more virtual switches within a group of physical machines to appear as a set of distributed virtual switches. In response to the receipt of a data packet at a port of a physical machine, a determination is made whether or not the port has a monitor port located on the physical machine. If the port has a monitor port located on the same physical machine, a copy of the data packet is sent to the monitor port of the physical machine. If the port has a monitor port located on a different physical machine, a copy of the data packet along with an identification (ID) of the port and an ID of the monitor port are encapsulated, and the encapsulated information are sent to a controller.
US08635612B2 Systems and methods for hypervisor discovery and utilization
Systems and methods are provided, whereby partitions may become enlightened and discover the presence of a hypervisor. Several techniques of hypervisor discovery are discussed, such as detecting the presence of virtual processor registers (e.g. model specific registers or special-purpose registers) or the presence of virtual hardware devices. Upon discovery, information (code and/or data) may be injected in a partition by the hypervisor, whereby such injection allows the partition to call the hypervisor. Moreover, the hypervisor may present a versioning mechanism that allows the partition to match up the version of the hypervisor to its virtual devices. Next, once code and/or data is injected, calling conventions are established that allow the partition and the hypervisor to communicate, so that the hypervisor may perform some operations on behalf of the partition. Four exemplary calling conventions are considered: restartable instructions, a looping mechanism, shared memory transport, and synchronous or asynchronous processed packets. Last, cancellation mechanisms are considered, whereby partition requests may be cancelled.
US08635599B2 System and method for evaluating adherence to a standardized process
A checklist process system and method for measuring adherence to a process defined in accordance with a standardized model, such as CMMI®—Capability Maturity Model Integration. A system is provided that includes: a database of checklists, wherein each checklist includes a set of requirements defined in accordance with the process; a weight assignment system for assigning a weight to each requirement in each checklist; an evaluation system for evaluating a checklist, wherein the evaluation system awards the weight associated with each requirement if the requirement has been met; and an adherence value generation system that calculates an adherence value for the checklist based on all the weights awarded in the checklist.
US08635595B2 Method and system for managing non-compliant objects
A method and a corresponding system for managing non-MBeans (250) in the JMX architecture (215) are proposed. In the method of the invention, each non-MBean is supplied to a converter (255) that generates program code for defining a standard MBean (260m) implementing an interface (260i) named after itself. The interface exposes getter/setter methods, which are designed to return/assign corresponding public fields of the non-MBean. Moreover, the interface exposes methods for managing notifications (wrapping corresponding public methods of the non-MBean). Remaining public methods of the non-MBean are associated with corresponding operations of the MBean; support is also provided for relationships between non-MBeans. In this way, the MBean wraps the non-MBean making possible its management in the JMX architecture.
US08635593B2 Dynamic autocompletion tool
In at least some embodiments, a computing device includes a processor and a system memory coupled to said processor. The system memory stores an integrated development environment (IDE) and a dynamic autocompletion tool. When executed by the processor, the IDE provides a script editor. When executed by the processor, the dynamic autocompletion tool analyzes real-time content of a user application being executed to populate an autocompletion list for use with the IDE application.
US08635580B2 Preconditioning for EDA cell library
A characterized cell library for EDA tools includes one or more mathematical models for each cell, and one or more preconditioning functions (and/or inverse preconditioning functions) for each mathematical model. Each mathematical model represents a performance parameter (e.g., delay, power consumption, noise) or a preconditioned performance parameter of the cell. The preconditioning functions convert an operating parameter (e.g., input slew, output capacitance) associated with the performance parameter into a preconditioned input variable for the mathematical models. In doing so, the preconditioning functions allow for more accurate modeling of complex data relationships without increasing the complexity (e.g., order and number of coefficients) of the mathematical models. Also, because the cell library can be substantially similar to conventional polynomial-based cell libraries except for the inclusion of preconditioning functions, preconditioning does not significantly increase storage requirements and conventional EDA tools can be readily adapted to use the preconditioned cell library.
US08635562B2 Data flow branching in mask data preparation
Branching of the data-flow in a mask data preparation processes is described herein. In various implementations, the output stream from a first mask data processing operation is branched. Subsequently, the branched output stream may be connected to the input stream of a first independent mask data preparation operation and a second independent mask data preparation operation. This provides that the first and the second independent mask data preparation operations may operate in parallel. Furthermore, this provides that the first and the second independent mask data preparation operations may operate upon discrete “portions” of the data processed by the first mask data preparation operation.
US08635561B1 System and method for sorting electronic documents
A method, computer program product, and computer system for sorting electronic documents. A first portion of a first electronic document and a second portion of a second electronic document are displayed on a device screen, where the first portion and the second portion are simultaneously displayed in a first display mode of an interface. A larger portion of the first electronic document is displayed on the device screen, where the larger portion of the first electronic document is displayed in a second display mode of the interface. A first input from a user is detected while displaying the larger portion of the first electronic document in the second display mode of the interface. In response to detecting the first input from the user while displaying the larger portion of the first electronic document in the second display mode of the interface, the first electronic document is sorted.
US08635559B2 On-screen cursor navigation delimiting on a handheld communication device
A handheld communication device and method for affecting movement of a highlighting cursor amongst an array of icons on a display screen is described. In an embodiment, the handheld communication device includes a lighted display, a keyboard and an auxiliary user input, e.g. a trackball, located essentially between the display and keyboard. The auxiliary user input is used to move the highlighting cursor from a first icon located on the display screen, to a second icon located on the display screen. In operation, the highlighting cursor is prevented from moving from a first row of icons to a successive second row of icons when a cross-wise directed force is applied to the auxiliary user input and the highlighted cursor has reached a terminal icon of the first row.
US08635554B2 Enhanced telephony computer user interface allowing user interaction and control of a telephone using a personal computer
An enhanced telephony (ET) computer user interface that seamlessly integrates features of a personal computer (PC) and a telephone into a coherent user interface. The user is provided with a rich variety of functionality that leverages the fact that the PC has considerably more processing power and greater access to variety of data than the ordinary telephone. This processing power and data access is used to the user's advantage as the telephone's capabilities and functionality are greatly expanded. In general, the ET user interface includes a plurality of environments for the user to choose. These environments include a My Contacts environment, a communication preferences environment, and a Call History environment. Each of these environments contains certain available processes and features for controlling and managing telephones.
US08635553B2 Auto adjustable pane view
Techniques for an auto adjustable pane view are described, including receiving a request to display a plurality of elements in a pane, the pane located in a display space, determining a number and a size of the a plurality of elements, and sizing the pane based on the number of the plurality of elements and the size of the plurality of elements, wherein the sizing is also based on minimizing unused space in the pane.
US08635543B2 Multiple UI paradigms within a single application
A user interface (UI) with multiple UI paradigms. Each of the multiple UI paradigms is substantially different from the other UI paradigm(s). The substantially different UI paradigms are within a single application. A switching mechanism, which is also a part of the single application, enables a user to relatively rapidly switch between the different UI paradigms.
US08635538B2 Display apparatus and information update method thereof
A display apparatus includes: a displaying unit; a signal processing unit which performs signal processing for displaying images on the displaying unit; a first controlling unit which controls the signal processing unit to perform signal processing; a first storing unit which saves a first control program for operating the first controlling unit; a connecting unit to which an outer storing apparatus is connected; and a second controlling unit which compares reference information related to the first control program saved in the first storing unit with reference information related to a first control program saved in the outer storing apparatus, and updates the first control program saved in the first storing unit to the first control program which is saved in the outer storing apparatus and received through the connecting unit if the first control program saved in the first storing unit needs to be updated.
US08635535B2 Third-party-secured zones on web pages
A computer-implemented method is provided, including storing, in an authentication server system, unique identification codes assigned to respective entities. Secure zone HTML code elements are provided for placement on a web page in association with respective identifiers of the entities, the HTML code elements specifying (a) respective ones of the codes for the respective associated identifiers of the entities, and (b) creation of respective inline frames on the page. Upon opening of the page, execution of a server-side program is triggered at the system, which program receives the codes specified by the code elements. The received codes are authenticated by comparing the received codes to the codes stored in the system. For each match found between one of the received codes and one of the stored codes, the system delivers web content to or via the one of the inline frames associated with the one of the received codes.
US08635528B2 System and method for dynamic search result formatting
An online search result formatting system and method. The system receives the results of an online search conducted by a user. A view assignment module selects a view template from a plurality of predefined view templates. A content templating module formats the results per the chosen template. An image request system obtains an image representing each search result from the image generation, delivery, and management system. A content population module prepares the content with the results and images in accordance with the selected view template for ultimate display in the user's graphical user interface. The user may select from among the plurality of predefined view templates to alter the display accordingly.
US08635527B2 User interface device, function setting method, and computer program product
An input image is analyzed into document components. Preview data of the input image is generated based on a result of analysis. A function item that can be processed on the input image is selected based on the result of analysis. A function item is specified from among function items displayed on an operation display unit. A target area for specified function item is displayed together with the preview data on the operation display unit. A target area is specified from among target areas displayed on the operation display unit. New preview data that reflects the specified function item processed on specified target area is generated, and output to the operation display unit.
US08635521B2 Customizing applications in a discovery interface
A system provides customized user interface data to a media application, such as a media discovery interface, or to any application for that matter, thereby extending the original application. Via a network connection, elements of the user interface can be downloaded to the application in a package of markup data and resources, including images, text, and links. A user interface framework of the media application processes the markup from the downloaded package and utilizes packaged resources, local code components, and externally-obtained (e.g., Web resources) to render a customized application page for the media application.
US08635515B1 Multi-parity tensor-product code for data channel
Encoder and decoder apparatus and methods derive a plurality of parity bits from a single codeword. Encoder apparatus may include a receive module receiving a data stream, a parity generation module generating a plurality of parity bits based on the data stream and a word of a tensor-product code, and a parity insertion module combining the plurality of parity bits and the data stream to generate encoded bits. Decoder apparatus may include a detector receiving and outputting encoded data, a first decoder generating first log-likelihood ratios (LLRs) from the encoded data, an error recovery module generating second LLRs from the encoded data, a second decoder that derives syndrome data from the first and second LLRs, a post-processor that combines data from the first decoder with error events from the error recovery module to generate corrected data, the post-processor further identifying a plurality of parity bits in the corrected data.
US08635507B1 System and method for using pilot signals in non-volatile memory devices
A memory system includes a memory having a plurality of cells. To perform a writing operation to store user data among the plurality of cells, the memory system further includes a pilot generator module, a multiplexer module, and a write module. The pilot generator module is configured to select between first and second schemes by which pilot data is to be stored, along with the user data, among the plurality of cells. The second scheme is different from the first scheme, and the pilot data includes a known predetermined sequence. The multiplexer module is configured to combine the pilot data and the user data in accordance with the selection of the first scheme and the second scheme. The write module is configured to write the pilot data and the user data, as combined by the multiplexer module, among the plurality of cells.
US08635502B2 Debug card and method for diagnosing faults
A debug card for diagnosing a motherboard and a power supply unit (PSU) of a same computer includes a plurality of first nixie tubes, a plurality of second nixie tubes, a first port, a second port, and a control unit. The control unit is electronically connected to the plurality of first nixie tubes, the plurality of second nixie tubes, the first port, and the second port. The first port is electronically connected to the motherboard, and the second port is electronically connected to the PSU. Under the control of the control unit, fault codes of the motherboard are displayed by the plurality of the first nixie tubes, and fault codes of the PSU are displayed by the plurality of the second nixie tubes.
US08635499B2 Server-based notification of alarm event subsequent to communication failure with armed security system
A server-based environment for reporting a status of a security, monitoring and automation controller is provided. Detecting cessation of an always-on persistent network connection between the SMA controller and the server is also provided. Reporting the cessation of the network connection to an end user and defined others is further provided. A further aspect provides for automatically reporting an alarm event to a central station, the end user, and others, in the event the cessation of the network connection occurs while the SMA controller is armed and after a zone fault event, and not receiving a disarm notification prior to expiration of a preset entry delay.
US08635496B2 Trouble analysis apparatus
A trouble analysis apparatus is provided which includes: a system topology storing portion; an error detection information receiving portion which collects error detection information; and a trouble source determination portion which, based on both the error detection information collected by the error detection information receiving portion and system topology information stored in the system topology information storing portion, determines a trouble source functional element that is presumed as a functional element which is a source of a system trouble. Links included in the system topology information have information indicating spreading directions of error operations between the functional elements when trouble occurs. When the trouble source detection portion receives the error detection information with regard to multiple error functional elements, the trouble source determination portion sequentially selects one of the multiple error functional elements. The trouble source detection portion determines whether or not directions from the selected error functional element to other error functional elements conform to the spreading directions included in the system topology information. The trouble source determination portion determines the selected error functional element as the trouble source functional element when the spreading directions are conformable.
US08635494B2 Backup and restoration for a semiconductor storage device
Provided is a RAID controlled storage device of a PCI-Express (PCI-e) type, which provides data storage/reading services through a PCI-Express interface. The RAID controller typically includes a disk mount coupled to a set of PCI-Express SSD memory disk units, the set of PCI-Express SSD memory disk units comprising a set of volatile semiconductor memories; a disk monitoring unit coupled to the disk mount for monitoring the set of PCI-Express memory disk units; a disk plug and play controller coupled to the disk monitoring unit and the disk mount for controlling the disk mount; a high speed host interface coupled to the disk monitoring unit and the disk mount for providing high-speed host interface capabilities; a disk controller coupled to the high speed host interface and the disk monitoring unit; and a host interface coupled to the disk controller.
US08635493B2 High availability system allowing conditionally reserved computing resource use and reclamation upon a failover
In one embodiment, a method attempts, by a computing device, to determine a placement of a set of virtual machines on available hosts upon failure of a host. The placement considers the set of virtual machines as being not powered on any of the available hosts. The method further determines, by the computing device, a placed list of virtual machines in the set of virtual machines as a recommendation to power on to the available hosts. The determination of the placed list of virtual machines is used to determine a power off list of virtual machines in the set of virtual machines to power off, wherein virtual machines in the power off list of virtual machines are currently powered on available hosts but were considered to be powered off to determine the placement.
US08635483B2 Dynamically tune power proxy architectures
A mechanism is provided for automatically tuning power proxy architectures. Based on the set of conditions related to an application being executed on a microprocessor core, a weight factor to use for each activity in a set of activities being monitored for the microprocessor core is identified, thereby forming a set of weight factors. A power usage estimate value is generated using the set of activities and the set of weight factors. A determination is made as to whether the power usage estimate value is greater than a power proxy threshold value identifying a maximum power usage for the microprocessor core. Responsive to the power usage estimate value being greater than the power proxy threshold value, a set of signals is sent to one or more on-chip actuators in the power proxy unit associated with the microprocessor core and a set of operational parameters associated with the component are adjusted.
US08635478B2 Establishing an operating range for dynamic frequency and voltage scaling
During manufacture, an operating range for dynamic voltage and frequency scaling can be established. A nominal operating point is identified based on a design nominal operating frequency for a computer processor. The nominal operating point comprises a nominal operating voltage identified for the design nominal operating frequency. In dependence upon the nominal operating point, an operating range of frequency and voltage over which the computer processor is to function is determined. Information specifying the nominal operating point and the operating range is stored in non-volatile storage associated with the computer processor.
US08635472B2 Semiconductor integrated circuit device and IC card using the same
A semiconductor integrated circuit device which enables a power-supply voltage terminal and an internal circuit to be isolated from each other in a noncontact operation of a semiconductor integrated circuit device for an IC card, including a first power supply circuit for rectifying and smoothing an AC signal supplied from an antenna, a second power supply circuit which includes a voltage control circuit for controlling a gate terminal voltage of a first MOS transistor, a substrate potential control circuit for forming a source voltage of the first MOS transistor as a substrate voltage, and a second MOS transistor which causes the substrate voltage and the gate voltage of the first MOS transistor to be conductive when using the first power supply circuit, and which causes the substrate voltage and the gate voltage to be nonconductive when using power supplied from an external terminal.
US08635471B2 Storage apparatus
A storage apparatus 10 that writes data to a storage drive 20 or reads data from a storage drive 20 in response to an I/O request sent from a server apparatus 2, and includes a plurality of AC-DC power supplies to supply the storage drive 20 with drive power is provided with a plurality of power supply paths provided for the respective AC-DC power supplies 22 configured to supply the storage drive 20 with drive power from the AC-DC power supplies 22, respectively and a plurality of gate units provided to the respective power supply paths and configured to stop supplying drive power to the storage drive 20 through the corresponding power supply path when detecting voltage abnormality in the drive power supplied from the AC-DC power supply 22 to the storage drive 20. For example, the power supply paths are provided to allow each of the storage drives 20 belonging to a same RAID group 51 to receive the supply of the drive power from the AC-DC power supplies 22 through different power supply paths, respectively.
US08635468B2 Sleep wake event logging
A machine implemented method includes creating a universally unique identifier, detecting a trigger of a sleep event, and associating the universally unique identifier with the sleep event. The method monitors sub-system events that occur after a sleep event has been triggered and stores data in non-volatile non-disk storage (e.g., non-boot storage) identifying an event stage corresponding to the sub-system event that is occurring. The method determines whether a wake event has completed and logs each of the sub-system events using the universally unique identifier until a wake event has completed.
US08635463B2 Information storage apparatus, information storage method, and electronic device
According to one embodiment, there is provided an information storage apparatus, including: a plurality of nonvolatile memories configured to store encryption information so that the stored encryption information are read out therefrom; a plurality of encryption processing modules provided correspondingly with the respective memories, and configured to encrypt the information to be stored in the memories and to decrypt the encryption information read out from the memories; and a storage processing module configured to collectively store a plurality of key information that are utilized when the encryption processing modules encrypt the information to be stored or decrypt the encryption information read out.
US08635452B2 Method for generating a cipher-based message authentication code
In a method for generating a cipher-based message authentication code, a state array (25) comprised of rows (31-34) of bytes (S′0-S′15) and columns (41-44) of bytes (S′0-S′15) based on a message to be transmitted is generated. The cipher-based message authentication code is generated by retaining the bytes (29, 30) of at least one row (32, 34) of the state array (25).
US08635450B2 IP encapsulation with exposed classifiers
When a virtual private network (VPN) connection is made, an internet protocol (IP) packet is encrypted and encapsulated within an outer IP packet. Quality-of-service information is placed in the outer packet header that includes classifiers that refer to the encrypted packet.
US08635446B2 Distributed cryptographic management for computer systems
A distributed cryptographic management system can include: a central key management service accessible through the network and having a database associated therewith; an approval module programmed to receive approval for any client machines connectable to the network and applications associated with the client machines, the database storing records for the client machines, and a key management domain being defined by all approved client machines and applications; and an agent module programmed to provide key management agents, wherein the key management agents are transferable and installable on any of the approved client machines and applications within the key management domain.
US08635441B2 Encryption-based control of network traffic
A computer-implemented method for protecting a computer network (22) includes receiving at a gateway (24) data transmitted from a source address for delivery to a destination on the computer network. The data are encrypted at the gateway using an encryption key selected from a set of one or more keys that are not available to the source address. The encrypted data are transmitted over the computer network toward the destination. The transmitted encrypted data are received and decrypted for use at the destination by means of one of the keys in the set.
US08635439B2 Portable light weight LDAP directory server and database
A lightweight embedded directory server with portable LDAP data is disclosed. The directory server and database comprises a processing chip, an on-chip processing unit, an on-chip memory system, and an on chip input/output system. The memory system stores an embedded operating system and an embedded directory server, and is also used for storing data to be processed by the processing unit. The input/output system is provided for connecting the processor chip to one or more applications for supplying directory services to the one or more applications. A portable memory device stores a directory database, and, in use, this memory device is releasably connected to the on chip input/output system. An on-chip driver is used to perform read and write operations on the portable memory device; and a boot loader software program is used for starting execution of the embedded directory service.
US08635438B2 Method and system of file manipulation during early boot time by accessing user-level data associated with a kernel-level function
A system and method that enables access to user-level data during a boot-time of a computer is described. One embodiment includes memory containing program instructions configured to cause a processor of computer system to access user-level data associated with a kernel-level function using a portable executable (PE) file. The memory includes program instructions configured to cause a processor to access the user-level data during a boot-time of a computer. In this embodiment, the memory also includes program instructions configured to cause the processor to access the PE file.
US08635434B2 Mathematical operation processing apparatus for performing high speed mathematical operations
A mathematical operation processing apparatus is disclosed by which the supply of an operand which is performed based on condition codes by a plurality of mathematical operations can be performed at a high speed. The mathematical operation processing apparatus includes a plurality of computing elements configured to perform different mathematical operations different from one another and produce mathematical operation results of the mathematical operations and condition codes. A condition code set register retains the condition codes produced simultaneously by the computing elements as a condition code set. A condition code conversion section performs a predetermined conversion for the condition code set and outputs a result of the conversion as a conversion condition code set. An operand supplying section supplies an operand for the mathematical operations in the computing elements based on the conversion condition code set.
US08635409B2 Dynamic mode transitions for cache instructions
A method of providing requests to a cache pipeline includes receiving a plurality of requests from one or more state machines at an arbiter; selecting one of the plurality of requests as a selected request the selected request having been provided by a first state machine; determining that the selected request includes a mode that requires a first step and a second step, the first step including an access to a location in a cache; determining that the location in the cache is unavailable; and replacing the mode with a modified mode that only includes the second step.
US08635401B2 Method and apparatus for performing refresh operations in high-density memories
A method for performing refresh operations is disclosed. In response to a completion of a memory operation, a determination is made whether or not a refresh backlog count is greater than a first predetermined value. In a determination that the refresh backlog count is greater than the first predetermined value, a refresh operation is performed as soon as possible. In a determination that the refresh backlog count is not greater than the first predetermined value, a refresh operation is performed after a delay of an idle count value.
US08635392B1 Media access control security (MACsec) management with a layer management interface (LMI) configured to communication over management data input/output (MDIO) protocol
A layer management interface (LMI) to communicate with a processor over MDIO protocol, and to communicate with a media access control security (MACsec) functional block over a local network protocol, the LMI including a command register to receive command information for transacting data information with the destination portion within the MACsec, an address register to receive address information associated with the destination portion without conducting all the MDIO address cycles required by the MDIO protocol to receive the address information, the LMI being configured to determine a location of the destination portion based on the received address information, and a data register to transact the data information without conducting all MDIO data cycles required by the MDIO protocol to transact the data information, and to transact the data information with the determined destination portion based on the command information over the local network protocol.
US08635387B2 Enhanced I/O performance in a multi-processor system via interrupt affinity schemes
Disclosed herein is a method for improving Input/Output (I/O) performance in a host system having multiple CPUs. Under this method, various interrupt affinity schemes are provided, which associate multiple processors, interrupts, and I/O channels for sending the interrupts, thereby allowing the interrupts to be almost evenly loaded among the multiple I/O channels and processors. Also, data locality (“warm cache”) can be achieved through the interrupt affinity schemes that associate each interrupt to its source processor, namely, the processor originating the I/O request that results in the interrupt.
US08635384B2 Managing data movement in a cell broadband engine processor
A cell broadband engine processor includes memory, a power processing element (PPE) coupled with the memory, and a plurality of synergistic processing elements. The PPE creates a SPE as a computing SPE for an application. The PPE determines idles ones of the plurality of SPEs, and creates a managing SPE from one of the idle SPEs. Each of the plurality of SPEs is associated with a local storage. The managing SPE informs the computing SPE of a starting effective address of the local storage of the managing SPE and an effective address for a command queue. The managing SPE manages movement of data associated with computing of the computing SPE based on one or more commands associated with the application. A computing SPE sends the one or more commands to the managing SPE for insertion into the command queue.
US08635367B2 Systems and methods for managing static proximity in multi-core GSLB appliance
The present invention is directed towards systems and methods for providing static proximity load balancing via a multi-core intermediary device. An intermediary device providing global server load balancing identifies a size of a location database comprising static proximity information. The intermediary device stores the location database to an external storage of the intermediary device responsive to determining the size of the location database is greater than a predetermined threshold. A first packet processing engine on the device receives a domain name service request for a first location, determines that proximity information for the first location is not stored in a first memory cache, transmits a request to a second packet processing engine for proximity information of the first location, and transmits a request to the external storage for proximity information of the first location responsive to the second packet processing engine not having the proximity information.
US08635365B2 Data processing system using matching engine and routing switch
A data processing system comprises a matching engine for matching messages and a switch for routing data. The data processing system is arranged to receive publish messages comprising topic and source identification, and to receive subscribe messages comprising topic and sink identification. The matching engine is arranged to match one or more sink identifications to a source identification according to a matching topic and the switch is arranged to receive control signals dependent on the result of the matching and accordingly to route data from a source to one or more sinks. The system can include a switch control, the switch control arranged to receive an output of the matching from the matching engine and to transmit the control signals to the switch, the control signals defining the routing to be applied by the switch.
US08635362B2 Communication system and method
A method, system and program for use in a communication system. The method comprises: interacting with a document-browser application executed on a first user terminal, the document-browser being configured to retrieve an electronic document from a first storage unit and display it on a screen, wherein the interaction comprises identifying a sequence of numeric or alphanumeric characters in the displayed document as being for use in initiating communication with a second user terminal over the communication system. The method further comprises: querying a second storage unit; and based on that query, selecting a display configuration for the identified sequence of characters from a plurality of available display configurations. The interaction further comprises modifying the display of a portion of the document so as to display the identified sequence of characters or information associated therewith in dependence on the determined display configuration.
US08635355B2 Method for pre-caching content to enable true VOD systems from NVOD or stream limited VOD systems
Content that is delivered nearly on-demand, in overlapping streams that start in staggered intervals on different channels, is played on-demand for the user using a storage system in conjunction with the receiver. A portion of the content corresponding to the staggering interval of the various streams is pre-cached and employed for playback when the user initiates on-demand playback. Content from the most-recently-started stream at the time of playback initiation is then buffered, and playback switches from the pre-cached content to the buffered content at a preselected alignment point.
US08635354B2 System and method for providing connectivity between two different networks using different protocols
A system and method for providing message connectivity between a first network using a first protocol and a second network using a second protocol is described. If a message is received from the first network, the message is processed using one or more digital signal processors, a destination in the second network is determined, the processed message is logged and translated into the second protocol, and the translated message is sent to the destination in the second network. If the message is received from the second network, the message is translated into the first protocol, a destination in the first network is determined, the translated message is logged and processed using one or more digital signal processors, and the processed message is sent to the destination in the first network. One example method can be implemented as a computer program embodied on a computer readable medium.
US08635337B2 System and method of troubleshooting
Systems and methods are provided wherein raw event indicating notices from one or more regional monitoring systems are automatically combined with one or more links to troubleshooting information specific to the device and/or event which triggered the respective notice. A configuration database and associated trouble shooting database provide model identification and specific event related information for maintenance personnel.
US08635327B1 Web advertising method
Link traversals leading from an advertisement on the Web to a product page are determined. The determined link traversals are used as a basis for charging for advertising, for example, by counting the number of link traversals from the advertising page to a product page, or by counting the number of sales resulting from such traversals. The effectiveness of advertising on the Web is evaluated by measuring the number of sales or transactions resulting from link traversals from the advertisement to the page.
US08635317B2 Method and apparatus for providing uniform content management
An approach is provided for providing uniform content management for a user equipment. A uniform content management platform determines new content from a plurality of content of different categories. The uniform content management platform further initiates presentation of the new content via a graphical user interface that includes: a dashboard providing a layout of the new content, a content manager that is invoked upon selection of a particular one of the new content for managing a group of content of a common category, and a content editor that is invoked upon selection of one of the content in the group for editing the selected content.
US08635316B2 System and method for automatic configuration and management of home network devices
Embodiments of a method and system for automatically installing and managing consumer devices in a home network environment are described. A system implements automated configuration and maintenance of devices and their peripherals that connect to the home network, in particular the establishment of a distributed system that serves as a service platform which facilitates automated discovery and initial and ongoing deployment of a home networks and the devices that may interact with or connect to their network automatically or through manual means. An embodiment is directed to a distributed system and method for facilitated automatic configuration, maintenance, and diagnostics of a local area network that in parallel provides for the interoperability of connected intelligent independent computing devices using physical layer, network layer and application layer programmatic interfaces. This distributed system provides a generalized aggregated interface that is a programmatic resource for representing a continuous and historic reference of a local network and connected devices.
US08635313B2 Network device installation
The disclosure relates to a system and method of processing device settings of a device. In a particular embodiment, the method includes requesting the device to provide the device settings. The device settings include wide area network (WAN) and local area network (LAN) network settings. The method further includes storing the device settings in a device independent format. After the device settings have been stored in the device independent format, the device settings may be subsequently retrieved and used for replacement of the network device in a computer network. In a particular embodiment, the device settings are stored in the device independent format in a second device, such as at a server or a personal computer.
US08635310B2 Business process utilizing systems, devices and methods engendering cooperation among service providers to maximize end user satisfaction
Methods, systems, and devices for providing a plurality of services to premises over one or more communication networks and providing one or more advertisements over a plurality of service virtual networks as well as business process associated such methods, systems, and devices are disclosed. Systems and devices may include a primary server, one or more secure access nodes and a secondary server that supports one or more services to one or more end point devices. Business process associated with such services may include revenue sharing for providing such services as well as commissions and transactions fees. Particular service may also include providing cross-service functional data, targeted advertising and targeted e-commerce services.
US08635303B2 Virtual universe avatar activities review
A proximity threshold of an avatar is defined with respect to proximity to an artifact located within a virtual universe domain. Activity by the avatar within the virtual universe domain is tracked, with activity data generated from the tracking. The activity data is analyzed to determine proximity of the avatar to the artifact within the proximity threshold, and a report is generated from the analyzing, the report noting a determined proximity of the avatar to the artifact within the proximity threshold. In one aspect, the report is provided to a supervisory entity.
US08635301B2 Content management apparatus, web server, network system, content management method, content information management method, and program
A content management apparatus includes a content storage section configured to store a piece of content together with a content unique identifier; a content transmitter configured to transmit the piece of content together with the content unique identifier to a Web server; an intra-server management identifier receiver configured to receive an intra-server management identifier corresponding to the content unique identifier from the Web server; a management table for storing the content unique identifier and the intra-server management identifier; a content information updating message receiver configured to receive content information on the piece of content and a content information updating message containing the intra-server management identifier from the Web server; an identifier converter configured to convert the intra-server management identifier contained in the content information updating message into the content unique identifier; and a content management section configured to allow the content storage section to store the content information.
US08635300B2 Remote access to a customer home network
A wireless application server may receive, from a wireless device, information identifying an application residing on a network device in a home network. The wireless application server may further cause a connection to be established to the application and transfer traffic between the application and the wireless device.
US08635297B2 Method and apparatus for last message notification
An agent for generating a last message notification in an asynchronous message delivery environment, wherein messages received by a messaging server are routable to a messaging client through an API binding protocol, the agent comprising: a monitoring component for monitoring a message store to determine if there is a message stored for delivery to a message listener; and a message notification component for generating a message indicating that there are no further messages in the message store for routing to the messaging listener, in response to a negative determination by the monitoring component.
US08635292B2 Method for reduction of disk space usage of electronic messages in a network
A method for reducing the total amount of disk space used by multiple recipients of an electronic message in a communications network.
US08635290B2 Communication system with temporal and spatial anti-spam mechanism and method of operation thereof
A method of operation of a communication system includes: establishing a geofence; setting a reception time period; and receiving a message originating within the geofence and within the reception time period for displaying on a device.
US08635289B2 Adaptive electronic message scanning
The present invention extends to methods, systems, and computer program products for adaptive electronic message scanning. Embodiments of the invention relate to dynamically (and potentially unpredictably) varying the depth/thoroughness of classifying electronic messages to protect against undesirable message content (e.g., SPAM, viruses, digital leakage, etc.). A minimum effectiveness is maintained and, when available resources permit, can be exceeded to provide increased protection. An optimal subset of available message classification rules can be selected on a per message basis. The selection of rules is based on available system resources, minimum desired effectiveness (e.g., defined in a Service Level Agreement (“SLA”)), and rule characteristics. Feedback loops can be used to optimize selected classification rule subsets.
US08635282B2 Computer—automated system and method of assessing the orientation, awareness and responses of a person with reduced capacity
A system and method for scheduling, and reminding people receiving care (PRC) about upcoming events uses a remote computer-based interface that allows a Caregiver at a remote location to schedule the events for the PRC. The PRC has in their residence (or other location) a device that prompts the PRC, by an audio and/or video prompt, so as to “nudge” the PRC, asking whether they intend to participate in a pre-scheduled event. A man-machine interface, such as a two input keypad containing one button labeled “yes” and another button labeled “no”, the remote Caregiver is able to monitor the responses of the electronic “nudges” offered by the system to the PRC. In turn, the device used by the remote Caregiver accumulates the responses and creates a history of the level of activity the person has indicated in which they wish to participate.
US08635281B2 System and method for attentive clustering and analytics
Attentive clustering includes constructing an online author network, wherein constructing includes selecting a set of source nodes (S), a set of outlink targets (T) from a selected type or types of hyperlinks, and a set of edges (E) between S and T defined by the selected hyperlinks, constructing a matrix of source nodes in S linked to targets in T′, wherein T′ is derived by normalizing nodes in T, and partitioning the network into at least one set of source nodes with a similar linking history to form an attentive cluster and at least one set of outlink targets with a similar citation profile to form an outlink bundle. Attentive clustering may further include applying any lists specifying inclusion or exclusion of particular nodes. Frequencies of links between attentive clusters and outlink bundles may be measured and analyzed.
US08635278B2 System and method for interruption management
A method and computer program product for managing interruptions including defining an interruption control initiation trigger and defining an interruption control release trigger. An interruption control period is initiated based upon, at least in part, the interruption control initiation trigger. The interruption control period is terminated based upon, at least in part, the interruption control release trigger.
US08635274B2 Video conferencing using white board
In a video conference system and method, a first terminal and second through Nth terminals maintain a session for a conference. The first terminal prevents an input of further information to the white board by the second through Nth terminals during a set time period from an input of information to the white board and the second through Nth terminals transmit further information, input during a buffering mode selected in an unlocked state, to other terminals participating in the session upon the input of information to the white board being allowed after the set time period has elapsed.
US08635267B2 Systems and methods for generating user entertainment activity profiles
Systems and methods for tracking a user's lifestyle and activity profile. This profile can be automatically updated in real time. User activity on a site is tracked. User activity from third party feeds is also received. The user activity is then combined to generate the user's total profile. A pulse engine processes the feeds, updates the profiles, creates pulse alerts, routes updates to APIs or user interfaces, and/or the like.
US08635260B2 Random number generator incorporating channel filter coefficients
Devices and methods are disclosed for improved random number generation. In some embodiments, a device may include a plurality of registers configured to store channel filter coefficients, each of the channel filter coefficients including a plurality of bits, and a controller configured to retrieve at least one channel filter coefficient from the plurality of registers, and to generate a random number based at least in part on the at least one retrieved channel filter coefficient. The device may generate a random number at least in part based on a number of least-significant bits of the at least one retrieved channel filter coefficient.
US08635258B2 Alignment of multiple liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry runs
The problem of aligning multiple liquid chromatography mass spectrometry (LC-MS) runs to a common reference time frame is solved to facilitate comparison among LC-MS runs. The alignment of multiple LCMS can be achieved by solving a sparse system of linear equations to optimally stretch or compress local retention times for maximal similarity among the multiple runs. The multiple LCMS runs can be aligned simultaneously, thereby providing the advantage of efficient use of data by employing a sparse solver. A method of quality control in retention time alignment is also provided.
US08635251B1 Search and computing engine
A system and method to program computers directly from a Web Browser, by cascading sets of retrieval, computation and update requirement specifications to facilitate repetition, decision and execution control logics, without using query, procedural and programming languages. This method provides database product independent Web based access of databases on the Internet with the following capabilities: creating a database dictionary/directory for describing existing or new databases, tables, columns, and data values; creating new databases; searching the directory by keywords to establish entry points to the directory; browsing the directory upward or downward by the user from the entry points to identify information of interest; creating retrieval, computation and update requirement specifications during the directory browsing process; saving, restoring the requirement specifications by name and submitting the requirement specifications to be executed by the computing engine; cascading previously saved requirement specifications as components and sub-components to create newly named requirement specification which can itself be saved or executed.
US08635239B2 Information presenting apparatus, information presenting method and computer-readable recording medium
A keyword acquiring unit transmits a keyword acquisition request to a first server serving as a keyword providing service, and receives a keyword from the first server. An information acquiring unit transmits an acquisition request of information related to the keyword to a second server serving as an information providing service, and receives the information from the second server. A cover unit presents information acquired by the information acquiring unit to a user. An input unit receives selection of at least one of information presented by the cover unit. A service acquiring unit transmits a search request based on the keyword related to information selected at the input unit to a third server serving as a search service, and acquires a search result from the third server. A socket unit presents the search result to the user.
US08635235B2 Method, apparatus and computer program product for providing standard real world to virtual world links
An apparatus for providing standard real world to virtual world links may include a processing element configured to receive indications of an image including an object, determine whether the object corresponds to a particular object having a predefined association based on a recognition of the object, and execute a function corresponding to the predefined association in response to the object corresponding to the particular object.
US08635223B2 System and method for providing a classification suggestion for electronically stored information
A system and method for providing a classification suggestion for electronically stored information is provided. A corpus of electronically stored information including reference electronically stored information items each associated with a classification and uncoded electronically stored information items are maintained. A cluster of uncoded electronically stored information items and reference electronically stored information items is provided. A neighborhood of reference electronically stored information items in the cluster is determined for at least one of the uncoded electronically stored information items. A classification of the neighborhood is determined using a classifier. The classification of the neighborhood is suggested as a classification for the at least one uncoded electronically stored information item.
US08635221B2 Method, system, and program product for managing access to data items in a database
The invention manages access to data items in a database that are arranged into a hierarchy of nodes. One or more access entries are associated with the hierarchy of nodes to associate a user property with an access level. Access to the data items is managed by matching one or more particular user properties associated with a user requesting the access to a user property in an access entry.
US08635218B2 Generation of XSLT style sheets for different portable devices
A method, system, and computer program for transforming a first document into a second document, whereby the second document is configured for use at an electronic device. The invention receives interface information about the electronic device. A content rules selector is configured to select content rules for modifying content in the first document. A presentation rules selector is configured to select presentation rules for presenting the content from the first document. A transformation generator is configured to combine the content rules and presentation rules to form transformation instructions for transforming the first document into the second document.
US08635214B2 Improving results from search providers using a browsing-time relevancy factor
A method for searching Web pages that begins with the identification of query criteria entered into a search provider. A set of Web pages that satisfies the query criteria are determined. Then, a page ranking is ascertained for each Web page in the set. The Web pages are presented in order by page ranking. The page ranking is based upon at least one relevancy factor that includes a browsing-time factor. The browsing-time factor can be calculated from browsing behavior exhibited by users, who provided similar query criteria. The set of users from which the browsing-time factor is calculated can include a current user, a set of users sharing characteristics with the current user, and/or a general set of users. Browsing behavior can include time spent at a Web page, where the browsed Web page is a page that was previously presented as a search result for the similar query criteria.
US08635209B2 Peer-to-peer syncing in a decentralized environment
An apparatus and method of synchronizing a datum between a plurality of stores uses version vectors associated with the datum in each store. Each version vector has one or more entries, and each entry has an identifier and a value. The identifier identifies a store that has modified the datum, and the value indicates a number of modifications to the datum made by the store. When synchronizing the datum between stores, the version vectors of the datum are compared to determine whether one version vector is subordinate to another version vector. The datum in the store having the subordinate version vector is then replaced with the datum having the dominant version vector. When compared, a conflict resolution by a user is required if the version vectors are not identical, if the version vectors do not have all the same identifiers, and if one version vector does not contain all of the identifiers with equal or greater values of those in the other version vector.
US08635206B2 Database query optimization
In some embodiments, a method includes detecting a structured query language (SQL) query. The method can also include determining that the SQL query includes a first sub-query and a second sub-query, wherein the first sub-query and second sub-query are operands for a Union operation, wherein a first result of the first sub-query is associated with a first Group By operation, wherein a second result of the second sub-query is associated with a second Group By operation, and wherein a result of the Union operation is associated with a third Group By operation. The method can also include determining that partitioning columns are the same for the first and second Group By operations; determining that the first and second sub-queries include identical algebraic functions; determining that the first Group By operation and first sub-query are not referenced elsewhere in the SQL query; and transforming the SQL query into an optimized query.
US08635200B2 Interaction modalities for multimedia delivery and presentation
A method and apparatus for displaying received data, analyze the quality of the displayed data formulating a media-parameter suggestion for the encoder to alter the characteristics of data to be sent to the receiver, and sending from the receiver, the formulated suggestion.
US08635194B2 System and method for data compression
A method of processing data from a file includes obtaining a first portion of the file, creating a first compression unit by compressing at least the first portion of the file, obtaining a second portion of the file, creating a second compression unit by compressing at least the second portion of the file, and storing the first and second compression unit such that each of the first and the second compression units can be individually accessed. A method of processing data from a file includes receiving a request to access a portion of the file, determining one or more sub-units that include compressed data associated with the portion of the file, de-compressing the compressed data in the one or more sub-units to obtain de-compressed data, and transmitting the de-compressed data in response to the request.
US08635190B2 Method and system for pruned resilvering using a dirty time log
A computer readable medium includes executable instructions for resilvering a hierarchical block tree in a storage pool. Resilvering the hierarchical block tree involves traversing a branch of the hierarchical block tree only if a birth time of a parent block of the branch is greater than or equal to a lowest birth time on a dirty time log (DTL). Resilvering the hierarchical block tree further involves resilvering a child block in the branch only if the DTL comprises a birth time of the child block.
US08635185B2 System and method for providing session affinity in a clustered database environment
A clustered database environment (e.g. Oracle Real Application Cluster (RAC)) includes multiple database instances that appear as one server. An application server (e.g. WebLogic Server (WLS)) can use a data source (e.g. an Oracle GridLink data source) and connection pools to connect with the clustered database. In accordance with an embodiment, a data source configuration allows for specification of a preferred affinity policy, such as a data affinity, temporal affinity, and/or session or session-based affinity policy. In accordance with an embodiment, the system includes a number of features that improve application connectivity in the clustered database environment, including a select-only case for application continuity, wherein an application-independent infrastructure, e.g. implemented within a Java Database Connectivity (JDBC) driver, enables recovery of work from an application perspective and masks system communications, hardware failures and hangs.
US08635181B2 System and method for tagging signals of interest in time variant data
Disclosed herein are systems, computer-implemented methods, and computer-readable storage media for tagging a known signal of interest. Initially, the system classifies the data from an input signal using a short-term classifier, wherein there are at least two classifications available, a first classification of the data as having no identified outputs and a second classification of the data as at least one potential signal of interest, wherein the short-term classifier also bypasses data that is known to be of no interest. After the short-term classifier classifies the inputs, it collapses the input data that is classified as having no identified outputs. This allows the short-term classifier to create time-variant data. Finally, the system will tag a known signal of interest in the time-variant data that was classified as having at least one potential signal of interest. Therefore, a system for tagging a known signal of interest is described.
US08635177B2 Rule-based binding
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for rule-based binding. In one aspect, a method includes receiving first input to a graphical user interface (GUI) associating a property of a data model presented in the GUI with a data view component of a document presented in the GUI, wherein a change to a value of the data view component is reflected in a value of the property in the data model when the document is used in a workflow, and wherein the workflow is a logical sequence of documents, including the document, that is processed according to the logical sequence such that values for one or more data view components associated with the documents are received.
US08635174B2 Information processing apparatus, observation value prediction method, and program
Provided is an information processing apparatus. The information processing apparatus includes a predictor construction unit. The predictor construction unit creates, by machine learning based on a genetic algorithm and by combining processing functions prepared in advance, feature quantity extraction formulae for extracting, from an observation value observed before a predetermined time, feature quantities of the observation value, and creates a prediction formula for predicting an observation value at the predetermined time based on the feature quantities calculated by the feature quantity extraction formulae. The information processing apparatus further includes a prediction unit. The prediction unit predicts an observation value at a time t from an observation value observed before the time t, by using the prediction formula created by the predictor construction unit.
US08635173B2 Semantics update and adaptive interfaces in connection with information as a service
Additional semantic information that describes data sets is inferred in response to a request for data from the data sets, e.g., in response to a query over the data sets, including analyzing a subset of results extracted based on the request for data to determine the additional semantic information. The additional semantic information can be verified by the publisher as correct, or satisfy correctness probabilistically. Mapping information based on the additional semantic information can be maintained and updated as the system learns additional semantic information (e.g., information about what a given column represents and data types represented), and the form of future data requests (e.g., URL based queries) can be updated to more closely correspond to the updated additional semantic information.
US08635170B2 Adaptive business process automation
A method, system and computer software product are provided for process automation. The method includes monitoring one or more workstations to obtain multiple sets of character and graphical information including user actions, times and durations associated with the user actions, user-entered data, and retrieved character and graphical screen data. The method further includes identifying functional events from the sets, defining focal states as respective historic patterns of the functional events, and generating a set of facilitating scripts associated with respective ones of the focal states. The facilitating scripts each provide one or more automatic actions in the workstations. At least a portion of the set of facilitating scripts are then executed.
US08635168B2 Method and apparatus for enabling purchasers of products to obtain return information and to initiate product returns via an on-line network connection
An electronic registration system facilitates authorized product returns. A retailer sales associate is prompted to enter individual product identification information such as an individual serial number. This individual product identification information is stored in a database, along with the date on which the product was sold and an appropriate UPC code, SKU number, or manufacturer code. A check digit algorithm may be used to verify the serial number prior to storage. A sales receipt may be imprinted with at least the date of the transaction and the serial number. When a product is returned, the retailer may cross-reference the serial number on the product with that on the receipt to verify the sales receipt. Otherwise, the database may be searched for sales information. A customer may also access a return authorization engine via the Internet to obtain return approval, an authorization number, return instructions, etc.
US08635165B2 Biometric authorization of an RF transaction
A method and system for biometric authorization to facilitate a radio frequency transaction is disclosed. In an exemplary embodiment, a system and method is provided for using biometric sample and biometric sample data to authorize completion of an RF transaction. Authorization of biometric sample data may authorize increasing a preloaded value, or using an additional value to supplement the preloaded value, in order to facilitate completion of an RF transaction.
US08635156B2 Converting paper invoice to electronic form for processing of electronic payment thereof
Systems, apparatuses and methods are described for remotely processing paper invoices online. In an aspect, a method comprises receiving by a computing device, an electronic image representative of an invoice associated with a user of the device and a payee, sending the electronic image of the invoice to an online accounting system, wherein the online accounting system converts the electronic image of the invoice into an electronic form, accessing accounts associated with the user of the device, accessing the electronic form of the invoice, and authorizing payment of the invoice, including authorizing electronic transfer of money from at least one of the accounts to the payee. The method can further include receiving a list of payees, selecting the payee from the list of payees, and sending the selection of the payee to the online accounting system, wherein the online accounting system links the payee to the invoice.
US08635135B2 Persistent sales agent for complex online transactions
The present invention includes systems and methods employing branded virtual characters across multiple network platforms throughout various stages of complex transactions (eg, selling insurance). These characters initially engage prospective customers on a network platform, such as a social network, and persist over time across other network platforms (eg, university and company websites) to educate consumers until they are ready to purchase—from their “trusted advisor”—particular products and services offered by various providers. Even after completing transactions, these characters continue to provide various services, such as notifying a customer whose circumstances have changed of a relevant product or service, while remaining available to answer questions and provide information upon demand. By employing a semi-automated model, the system of the present invention can answer many questions via predetermined vignettes and automated answers generated by expert systems, while still utilizing live human experts (often transparently) when necessary.
US08635125B2 Automatic calculation with multiple editable fields
A simplified transaction data management system using automatic calculation with multiple editable fields is provided. The system enables a user to manage transactions with a simplified interface, with multiple editable fields and automatic calculation of other fields based on mathematical relations with inputs that are received in any of the other editable fields. For example, either net amounts subject to a tax or gross amounts including the tax may be entered for a transaction, and the other value is automatically computed and displayed. Either value may subsequently be re-entered, and the other value may again automatically be computed and displayed, replacing the earlier input and output.
US08635122B1 Techniques for providing event reminders
Techniques for updating content created for a third party user are disclosed. In one embodiment, the method for updating content comprises receiving information for an item associated with a third party user, requesting a search including information for a plurality of items offered for purchase, the search request being based on the received information for the at least one item, and updating content for the third party user with one of the items included in the list of items received in response to the search request. Information for the item associated with the third party user may be received from a list of items associated with the third party user and maintained by the third party user or from a content source associated with an entity other than the third party user.
US08635112B1 Locating and organizing digital receipt data for use in in-store audits
The present invention extends to methods, systems, and computer program products for auditing in-store sales transactions when a digital receipt is issued. A receipt application server formulates a digital receipt from digital receipt data received from a POS system. The digital receipt is sent from the receipt application server to an auditor mobile device at the location of the POS system. A human auditor can view the digital receipt during an in-store audit. In some embodiments, one or both of the receipt application server and the auditor mobile device reorder receipt entries so that items having specified characteristics are presented more prominently on a display. For example, receipt entries can be re-ordered such that higher profit margin items, bulkier items, or more likely to be stolen items are presented more prominently. As such, a human auditor is more likely to expressly audit these types of items.
US08635102B2 Assigning an internet domain to a user as the user registers with a server
A method is disclosed for assigning a domain to a user to enable direct domain to domain content transfers between users. Steps include registering and assigning user identifications to a first user and a second user; assigning a first domain to the first user and a second domain to the second user; managing the assigned first domain by assigning a first content provided by the first user to the first domain; managing the assigned second domain by assigning a second user provide second content to the second domain; receiving a request from a client for the first content at the first domain; and fetching and returning the first content from the first domain and the second content from the second domain to the client, wherein fetching and returning is performed by the server computer without using web-based linking.
US08635100B2 System and method for generating multi-phase construction plans
A method includes identifying a plurality of facilities in a complex. Each facility is associated with a construction project. The method also includes determining a potential revenue associated with at least one of the facilities. The method further includes determining a cost associated with at least one of the facilities. In addition, the method includes generating a schedule of the construction projects using the identified potential revenue and the identified cost.
US08635093B2 System for searching and solving for insurance products
A system for evaluating and scoring software products in which illustration engines relating to insurance products are run based on a common set of inputs. The illustration engines output a set of output metrics which are common to all illustration engines. The output metrics of products selected for comparison or evaluation are mathematically combined with each other and with the corresponding metrics of from all other illustration engines to determine a score which can be used to compare quickly and accurately the selected product against all other products in the database. The score may be determined by a weighted average in which the weights assigned to output metrics are adjustable at the user's discretion.
US08635091B2 Systems and methods for linking vehicles to telematics-enabled portable devices
Systems and methods are disclosed herein for transmitting telematics data from a vehicle. The systems include a smartphone holder that provides a communications link between a smartphone and a vehicle computer, through the smartphone dataport and the vehicle onboard diagnostics (OBD) port. The smartphone holder is configured to keep the smartphone in a stable, known position and orientation with respect to the vehicle, such that data from an accelerometer in the smartphone can be calibrated. The smartphone accelerometer data and telematics data from vehicle telematics sensors is then transmitted via the smartphone or stored locally.
US08635088B2 Medical facility bed availability
Methods, systems, devices and/or apparatus related to predicting availability of medical facility beds. Specifically, the disclosed methods, systems, devices and/or apparatus relate to determining which beds in the medical facility are available or unavailable at specific time periods (including past, present and/or future time periods).
US08635086B2 Automated patient management system
A system for making the process of registering at and receiving treatment in a healthcare facility more efficient and safe has been developed. The system utilizes computer communications network-based systems, software, various input and output stations, and a patient identification card (e.g., Loyalty Card) that work together to allow (a) providers to direct, track, and optimize the efficiency of patient activity and (b) patients to have ready access to their status and, in some cases, control of the healthcare process.
US08635085B2 Multi-user remote health monitoring system with biometrics support
The invention presents a networked system for identifying an individual, communicating information to the individual, and remotely monitoring the individual. The system includes a remotely programmable apparatus that occasionally connects to a server via a communication network such as the Internet. The remotely programmable apparatus interacts with the individual in accordance with a script program received from the server Among other capabilities, the script program may instruct the remotely programmable apparatus to identify the individual, to communicate information to the individual, to communicate queries to the individual, to receive responses to the queries, and to transmit information identifying the individual and the responses from the remotely programmable apparatus to the server. Information identifying the individual may be obtained via a biometrics sensor, a data card, a remote monitoring device, or the interception of data from a separate information system. The information identifying the individual may be used by either or both the server system and remotely programmable apparatus for security, customization and other purposes. As the present invention has multi-user capabilities, it can be used in a public place, such as a pharmacy or health care clinic. The multi-user capabilities also allow collection and tracking of user data for the healthcare industry.
US08635083B1 Systems and methods for facilitating the establishment of pharmaceutical rebate agreements
Systems and methods for facilitating the establishment of pharmaceutical rebate agreements or arrangements may be provided. One or more rebate offers associated with one or more pharmaceutical products manufactured by the drug manufacturer may be received from a drug manufacturer via a network. One or more respective conditions associated with the one or more rebate offers may be established by the drug manufacturer. At least a portion of the one or more rebate offers may be electronically presented to a payer of pharmaceutical benefits. A selection of at least one of the presented rebate offers may be received from the payer via the network. The selection may initiate an enrollment of the payer for the at least one selected rebate offer.
US08635080B2 Performance driven compensation for enterprise-level human capital management
In embodiments of the present invention improved capabilities are described for a human resource management platform that includes applications targeted to solve a variety of human resource, compensation, and performance management problems. Applications of the human resource management platform include business applications such as performance driven compensation that may provide a single solution for driving employee performance and organizational success by automation of goal setting, performance measurement, and employee rewards by directly linking performance results to rewards.
US08635072B2 Information communication using majority logic for machine control signals extracted from audible sound signals
An information communication apparatus includes a transmission apparatus transmitting audible sound signals and information signals, and a receiving apparatus. The transmission apparatus has multiple channels through which the audible sound signals are transmitted, one or more signal synthesizing units which electrically synthesize audible sound signals corresponding to each of the channels and machine operation control signals for controlling a machine and which generate synthesized electric signals with regard to each of the channels, and a transmission unit that transmits the synthesized electric signals through a transmission path for each of the channels. The receiving apparatus has one or more receiving units receiving synthesized electric signals through the transmission path for each channel, an extraction apparatus extracting machine operation control signals from the synthesized electric signals for each channel, and a majority logic section making a majority decision based on the extracted machine operation control signals for operation of the machine.
US08635070B2 Speech translation apparatus, method and program that generates insertion sentence explaining recognized emotion types
According to one embodiment, a speech translation apparatus includes a receiving unit, a first recognition unit, a second recognition unit, a first generation unit, a translation unit, a second generation unit, a synthesis unit. The receiving unit is configured to receive a speech in a first language and convert to speech signal. The first recognition unit is configured to perform speech recognition and generate a transcription. The second recognition unit is configured to recognize which emotion type is included in the speech and generate emotion identification information including recognized emotion type(s). The first generation unit is configured to generate a filtered sentence. The translation unit is configured to generate a translation of the filtered sentence in the first language in a second language. The second generation unit is configured to generate an insertion sentence. The synthesis unit is configured to convert the filtered and the insertion sentences into speech signal.
US08635069B2 Scripting support for data identifiers, voice recognition and speech in a telnet session
Methods of adding data identifiers and speech/voice recognition functionality are disclosed. A telnet client runs one or more scripts that add data identifiers to data fields in a telnet session. The input data is inserted in the corresponding fields based on data identifiers. Scripts run only on the telnet client without modifications to the server applications. Further disclosed are methods for providing speech recognition and voice functionality to telnet clients. Portions of input data are converted to voice and played to the user. A user also may provide input to certain fields of the telnet session by using his voice. Scripts running on the telnet client convert the user's voice into text and is inserted to corresponding fields.
US08635068B2 System and method for recognizing speech with dialect grammars
Disclosed herein are systems, computer-implemented methods, and computer-readable media for recognizing speech. The method includes receiving speech from a user, perceiving at least one speech dialect in the received speech, selecting at least one grammar from a plurality of optimized dialect grammars based on at least one score associated with the perceived speech dialect and the perceived at least one speech dialect, and recognizing the received speech with the selected at least one grammar. Selecting at least one grammar can be further based on a user profile. Multiple grammars can be blended. Predefined parameters can include pronunciation differences, vocabulary, and sentence structure. Optimized dialect grammars can be domain specific. The method can further include recognizing initial received speech with a generic grammar until an optimized dialect grammar is selected. Selecting at least one grammar from a plurality of optimized dialect grammars can be based on a certainty threshold.
US08635065B2 Apparatus and method for automatic extraction of important events in audio signals
The present invention discloses an apparatus for automatic extraction of important events in audio signals comprising: signal input means for supplying audio signals; audio signal fragmenting means for partitioning audio signals supplied by the signal input means into audio fragments of a predetermined length and for allocating a sequence of one or more audio fragments to a respective audio window; feature extracting means for analyzing acoustic characteristics of the audio signals comprised in the audio fragments and for analyzing acoustic characteristics of the audio signals comprised in the audio windows; and important event extraction means for extracting important events in audio signals supplied by the audio signal fragmenting means based on predetermined important event classifying rules depending on acoustic characteristics of the audio signals comprised in the audio fragments and on acoustic characteristics of the audio signals comprised in the audio windows, wherein each important event extracted by the important event extraction means comprises a discrete sequence of cohesive audio fragments corresponding to an important event included in the audio signals.
US08635063B2 Codebook sharing for LSF quantization
In accordance with one aspect of the invention, a selector supports the selection of a first encoding scheme or the second encoding scheme based upon the detection or absence of the triggering characteristic in the interval of the input speech signal. The first encoding scheme has a pitch pre-processing procedure for processing the input speech signal to form a revised speech signal biased toward an ideal voiced and stationary characteristic. The pre-processing procedure allows the encoder to fully capture the benefits of a bandwidth-efficient, long-term predictive procedure for a greater amount of speech components of an input speech signal than would otherwise be possible. In accordance with another aspect of the invention, the second encoding scheme entails a long-term prediction mode for encoding the pitch on a sub-frame by sub-frame basis. The long-term prediction mode is tailored to where the generally periodic component of the speech is generally not stationary or less than completely periodic and requires greater frequency of updates from the adaptive codebook to achieve a desired perceptual quality of the reproduced speech under a long-term predictive procedure.
US08635053B2 Impedance analysis for esophageal maladies
A system and method for automatically analyzing impedance and pH data from an esophageal probe includes a data collection system that collects and stores the output from the sensors for a certain period of time to locate reflux episodes in the waveforms. The data analysis system uses wavelet analysis to assist in locating bolus entry and exit points in the waveforms and to smooth waveforms for additional analysis. It also distinguishes between candidate acid reflux episodes and candidate non-acid reflux episodes for determining actual acid reflux episodes and non-acid reflux episodes, and it distinguishes between, and provides different signal processing for, signals from patients that have healthy esophageal tissue and those that have diseased esophageal tissue.
US08635052B1 Method and appartus for transforming a stratigraphic grid
A method of transforming an input stratigraphic grid SGrid which represents a region including one or more geological discontinuities is now disclosed. At least one target cell that is local to one or more geological discontinuities is transformed by displacing at least one target vertex of the target cell of the input SGrid in a selected direction that: i) is selected to approximate a local tangent of the reference horizon; and ii) is oriented from the target vertex to a representative manifold representing one of the geological discontinuities and/or an intersection between two or more of the geological discontinuities. A magnitude of a displacement by which the target vertex is moved is determined according to a non-Euclidian distance between the target vertex of the target cell of the input SGrid and the representative manifold.
US08635049B2 Light unit with light output pattern synthesized from multiple light sources
The present disclosure provides an LED based light unit that produces an output lighting pattern that meets desired lighting characteristics using a reduced number of LED elements. The present disclosure provides a number of point sources that are directed into a desired direction such that, when combined with other point sources, a synthesized light output is provided that minimizes the LED headcount.
US08635043B1 Locator and transmitter calibration system
A framework encloses a stepper motor, mounting structure, and circuitry for use in calibrating the responses of utility locators or the precise frequency outputs of locating transmitters, and associated tilt, directional, angle, and gradient sensors. The framework contains two Helmholtz or similar field windings embedded in its sides to achieve maximum accuracy in calibration of locating instruments, such that a locator may be precisely situated within the uniform field of the windings for calibration measurement or testing. Calibration and testing may be done manually or by automated means.
US08635033B2 Method and apparatus to monitor loss of ground isolation of an electric motor drive circuit
A method for monitoring electric isolation of a high voltage DC bus to detect ground isolation faults includes monitoring voltage differentials between a positive DC electric power bus and a negative DC electric power bus and a chassis ground. Electrical isolation between each of the positive and negative DC electric power buses and the chassis ground is monitored using a ratio of the voltage differentials.
US08635032B2 System and method for remote sensing and wireless energy transfer on conductive body
A system includes a first sensor, a second sensor and a processing portion. The first sensor can wirelessly transmit a first detected signal based on a detected parameter of a structure. The second sensor can wirelessly transmit a second detected signal based on the detected parameter of a second portion of the structure. The processing portion can wirelessly transfer energy to the first sensor and the second sensor. The processing portion is operable to wirelessly transfer electromagnetic energy to enable the first and the second sensors.
US08635025B2 Method and system for transmitting borehole image data
A method of transmitting borehole image data from a borehole location to a remote location includes obtaining a set of image data describing formation surrounding a borehole using a logging tool at a selected depth or range of depths in the borehole, extracting one or more image features from the set of image data downhole, and transmitting a representation of the extracted image features to the surface.
US08635024B2 Sensing device for determining weather event attributes
A sensing device for use in determining at least one attribute of a weather event comprising a plurality of elements. The sensing device can comprise a pressure sensitive surface. The pressure sensitive surface can comprise a pressure sensor. In response to receiving pressure applied by one of the elements, the pressure sensor can generate an output. A first attribute of the at least one attribute of the weather event is determinable at least in part from the output. A system, method, and computer program product for use in determining the at least one attribute are also provided.
US08635021B2 Indicators for off-screen content
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for displaying an indication of off-screen content. In one aspect, a method includes the actions of providing an electronic map of a first geographic area that includes a first entity at a first geographic location for display on a user interface and receiving user input indicating an interest in a second entity at a second geographic location that is outside of the first geographic area. An electronic map of a second geographic area that includes the second geographic location of the second entity is provided, and a first indicator, indicating at least an approximate direction to the first geographic location, is provided for display on the electronic map of the second geographic area.
US08635017B2 Method of generating improved map data for use in navigation devices
An end-user can input a correction to a map error, directly on the device. The device is then able to use the correction without external processing of the correction. Hence, it is no longer necessary for an end-user to simply report errors to the map vendor over a web link, then wait for that map vendor to verify the error, update its maps and finally supply the end-user with updates—a cycle that can take months and sometimes years to complete. Instead, the navigation device can use the correction immediately. End-users can also share corrections with other end-users and also with a shared remote server that aggregates, validates and distributes corrections.
US08635005B2 Control device of internal combustion engine
A control device of an internal combustion engine includes a filter processing portion which performs a filter processing on the vibration level extracted by the vibration level extraction portion, and calculates a vibration level after the filter processing; and an abnormal ignition suppression control portion which compares the vibration level after the filter processing to the abnormal ignition determination value when a retard correction equal to or greater than a predetermined value is performed by the knock control portion, in a case where it is determined that the vibration level after the filter processing is equal to or greater than the abnormal ignition determination value, determines that the abnormal ignition is generated in the internal combustion engine, corrects and controls the combustion control portion in a direction of suppressing the abnormal ignition.
US08635004B2 Axle torque based driver interpretation with power security of transmission ratios
A control system includes an axle torque arbitration module, a power security module, a propulsion torque arbitration module, and an actuation module. The axle torque arbitration module determines an axle torque request based on a driver input and a vehicle speed. The power security module determines a secured torque request based on the axle torque request, the vehicle speed, and an engine speed. The propulsion torque arbitration module determines a propulsion torque request based on the axle torque request and the secured torque request. The actuation module controls at least one of air, spark, and fuel provided to a cylinder of an engine based on the propulsion torque request.
US08635000B1 Brake monitoring system
A brake monitoring system for a machine has at least one traction motor coupled to drive wheels of the machine. An operator input device receives a requested retarding torque from an operator of the machine and sends a signal to a controller that is configured to compare the required retarding torque to a maximum retarding torque available at a particular speed of the traction motor. The controller selectively generates a warning signal based on a comparison of the required retarding torque to a maximum retarding torque available.
US08634999B2 Technique for starting a motor vehicle on a downhill route
A method for starting a motor vehicle on a downhill route from an idle state includes the steps of maintaining a sufficient brake force to hold the motor vehicle in the idle state, even if brake actuation by the driver is withdrawn; detecting a wish by the driver to drive off; reducing, independently of the driver, the brake force which is maintained independently of the driver, in such a way that the resulting movement of the motor vehicle follows a preset course.
US08634997B2 Direct clutch control for dual clutch transmissions
A control system for controlling clutches of a dual clutch transmission includes an internal model based force control algorithm that converts a desired clutch force to a pressure control signal, a pressure control valve that receives the pressure control signal, a hydraulic actuator to which the pressure control valve applies a pressure related to the pressure control signal, and a clutch assembly with a spring lever and a plurality of clutch plates. The hydraulic actuator applies a desired force corresponding to the pressure control signal to a distal end of the spring lever such that the desired force to the distal end of the spring lever imparts an actual clutch force to the clutch plates.
US08634982B2 System and method for resource allocation and management
To improve the scheduling and tasking of sensors, the present disclosure describes an improved planning system and method for the allocation and management of sensors. In one embodiment, the planning system uses a branch and bound approach of tasking sensors using a heuristic to expedite arrival at a deterministic solution. In another embodiment, a progressive lower bound is applied to the branch and bound approach. Also, in another embodiment, a hybrid branch and bound approach is used where both local and global planning are employed in a tiered fashion.
US08634978B2 Power transmitting apparatus for vehicle
It is provided a power transmitting apparatus for a vehicle that is disposed in a power transmission path between an engine and driving wheels and that has an electric differential portion whose differential state between an input rotation speed and an output rotation speed is controlled by controlling a driving state through an electric motor coupled to a rotating element of the differential portion, wherein for varying the output rotation speed of the electric differential portion, at a predetermined time point, an amount of divergence between an actual rotation speed and a target rotation speed of the engine is calculated and the target rotation speed of the engine is set such that the amount of divergence converges at a predetermined slope and the convergence of the amount of divergence is delayed compared to that without any control.
US08634976B2 Systems and methods for managing torque capability in electric motor systems
A method for operating an electric motor is provided. The method includes receiving a torque request; determining long term torque capabilities and short term torque capabilities of the electric motor; generating a torque command based on the torque request and at least one of the long term torque capabilities or the short term torque capabilities; and controlling the electric motor in accordance with the torque command.
US08634975B2 Vessel performance optimization reporting tool
The different advantageous embodiments provide an apparatus comprising a sensor system, a computer system, and a satellite transceiver. The sensor system is configured to generate data about a vessel and an environment around the vessel. The computer system is connected to the sensor system. The computer system is configured to receive the data from the sensor system, generate vessel information about the data, and send the vessel information to a remote location. The satellite transceiver is connected to the computer system. The satellite transceiver is configured to send the vessel information to and receive other information from the remote location.
US08634972B2 Method and system for integrating engine control and flight control system
A method and system of operating an aircraft system are provided. The aircraft system includes an integrated aircraft flight control system that includes an engine control system configured to generate engine performance and health information. The integrated aircraft flight control system also includes a flight control system configured to generate flight information and trajectory intent information. The integrated aircraft flight control system further includes a communications channel communicatively coupled between the engine control system and the flight control system, where the engine control system is configured to transmit the generated engine performance and health information to the flight control system using the communications channel and the flight control system is configured to transmit the generated flight information and trajectory intent information to the engine control system using the communications channel.
US08634966B2 Method, a system, a computer-readable medium, and a power controlling apparatus for applying and distributing power
Embodiments of the invention relate generally to power management and the like, and more particularly, to an apparatus, a system, a method, and a computer-readable medium for providing power controlling functionality to generate configurable power signals and to deliver power during fault conditions. In at least some embodiments, a power control unit can generate power signals having configurable attributes as a function of a mode of operation, a fault type, and the like.
US08634949B2 Manufacturing management using tool operating data
A solution for managing a manufacturing environment using operating data for each of a plurality of tools in the manufacturing environment. The operating data can include actual resource consumption data and/or actual exhaust generation data for a tool while the tool implements at least a portion of a recipe to manufacture one of a plurality of types of products manufactured in the manufacturing environment. Operation of the manufacturing environment can be configured to optimize one or more aspects of resource consumption and/or exhaust generation during the manufacture of desired quantities of the plurality of types of products within a desired time frame using the operating data.
US08634947B1 System and method for identifying digital files
Methods and systems that utilize fingerprints or metadata to identify digital audio files are disclosed. In particular, in certain embodiments a fingerprint of a digital audio file may be utilized to find a set of fingerprints that are related to the fingerprint of the digital audio file it is desired to identify. Using the metadata associated with each of the set of related fingerprints a song, artist or album can be identified and assigned to the digital audio file it was desired to identify. Additionally, the identified song, artist or album name may be associated with the digital audio files corresponding to each of the identified related acoustic fingerprints. In this manner, not only can digital audio files be identified but additionally, data associated with previously identified digital audio files may be iteratively refined by associating updated metadata with previously labeled digital audio files.
US08634937B2 Defibrillator including light sensor
Systems and methods related to the field of cardiac resuscitation, and in particular to devices for assisting rescuers in performing cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) are described herein. A method for providing Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) treatment to a person in need of emergency assistance includes obtaining from an accelerometer positioned to move in coordination with a patient's breastbone values for depths of a plurality of the chest compressions, obtaining from a light sensor affixed to the patient information about light detection, and determining, based on the information from the light sensor, whether a rescuer is releasing the chest of a patient during manual CPR chest compressions.
US08634932B1 Minimally invasive methods for implanting a sacral stimulation lead
Methods and apparatus for implanting a neural stimulation lead in a patient's body are described. A lead assembly for minimally invasive implantation of a stimulation lead comprises a pointed-tip stylet, a stimulation lead, and an optional tube to deploy fixation element attached on the lead. One embodiment of the implant methods starts with inserting the pointed-tip lead assembly directly into tissue. The desired implant position is determined by electric stimulation either through stimulation lead or the pointed tip. Afterwards, the pointed-tip component is separated from the stimulation lead and removed from the tissue, leaves the stimulation lead implanted. In one variation, a needle is inserted to identify the optimal stimulation site first, after mark the needle path and position, the needle is removed and a pointed-tip stimulation lead assembly is inserted along the needle path marked. After confirmation of stimulation lead in the right tissue location, the pointed-tip component of the lead assembly is removed from the body and leaves the stimulation lead in place. The stimulation lead can be connected to the neurostimulator to delivery therapies to treat neural disorders, such as urinary control disorders, fecal control disorders, sexual dysfunction, and pelvic pain, etc.
US08634931B2 MRI compatible implantable medical lead and method of making same
An implantable medical lead is disclosed herein. In one embodiment, the lead includes a body and an electrical pathway. The body may include a distal portion with an electrode and a proximal portion with a lead connector end. The electrical pathway may extend between the electrode and lead connector end and include a coiled inductor including a first portion and a second portion at least partially magnetically decoupled from the first portion. The first portion may include a first configuration having a first SRF. The second portion may include a second configuration different from the first configuration. The second configuration may have a second SRF different from the first SRF. For example, the first SRF may be near 64 MHz and the second SRF may be near 128 MHz.
US08634929B2 Method for treatment of neoplastic cells in the prostate of a patient
An apparatus and a method for treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia are disclosed. The apparatus includes an applicator piece carrying a set of electrodes shaped and positioned to create a substantial electric field in the volume of hyperplasia and a pulse generator adapted for delivery of electrical pulses above the upper electroporation limit for the neoplastic cells. The amplitude, duration and number of the electrical pulses are generally selected to cause necrosis of a significant fraction of the volume of benign prostatic hyperplasia. The apparatus may include a high frequency system for heating the prostatic tissue and a cooling system for cooling the urethra. The combined action of heating and cooling may increase the temperature of the prostate cells to 45 degrees C. to 55 degrees C., while keeping the urinary tract at a temperature 15 degrees C. to 20 degrees C. This temperature distribution can increase the selectivity of the treatment by increasing susceptibility of the neoplastic cells to the electroporation treatment and decreasing it for the normal urethral tissues.
US08634916B2 Heart stimulating device with selecting optimal electrode configuration
Heart stimulating device comprising a stimulation pulse generator arranged in a stimulator housing, where the heart stimulating device is coupled to a plurality of stimulation and sensing electrodes arranged at one or many leads, the electrodes being adapted to be arranged in connection with the heart to stimulate the heart. The device further comprises a sensing unit adapted to sense electrical heart tissue responses to applied electrical stimulation pulses via said electrodes. The pulse generator is adapted to generate stimulation pulses to be applied to the heart tissue by different electrodes, and for each of the applied pulses resulting in a depolarization wave in the heart tissue a depolarization wave velocity parameter of the wave is determined by the sensing unit and stored in a memory unit. The stored wave velocity parameters, related to different stimulating electrodes, are compared to each other in a comparison unit and the comparison is used to adapt a stimulation mode when stimulating the heart to optimize the hemodynamic performance of the heart.
US08634904B2 System and methods for determining nerve proximity, direction, and pathology during surgery
The present invention involves systems and methods for determining nerve proximity, nerve direction, and pathology relative to a surgical instrument based on an identified relationship between neuromuscular responses and the stimulation signal that caused the neuromuscular responses.
US08634902B2 Cardiac analysis system for comparing clinical and induced ventricular tachycardia events
A cardiac analysis system is provided that includes an implantable medical device (IMD), at least one sensor, and an external device. The IMD has electrodes positioned proximate to a heart that sense first cardiac signals of the heart and associated with a clinical ventricular tachycardia (VT) event and second cardiac signals associated with an induced VT event. The sensor measures first and second cardiac parameters of the heart associated with the clinical and induced VT events, respectively. The external device is configured to receive the first and second cardiac signals associated with the clinical and the induced VT events and the first and second cardiac parameters associated with the clinical and the induced VT events. The external device compares the first and second cardiac signals and compares the first and second cardiac parameters to determine if the clinical and induced VT events are a common type of VT event.
US08634900B2 Mask comfort diagnostic method
A method of evaluating potential for discomfort of a patient (2) caused by an object (4) on the patient. The method includes acquiring (6) a first thermal image (20;40) of the patient, and wearing the object for a predetermined time. The object is removed and a plurality of thermal images (16, 24, 26, 28, 30, 44, 46, 48, 50) of the patient are acquired at predetermined times. The potential for a pressure sore or discomfort is evaluated (12) based upon at least one of the time (17) needed for one of the plurality of thermal images of the patient to return to the first thermal image, size (18) of a number of areas of an epidermis having a temperature change (19) between acquiring the first thermal image and acquiring a first one of the thermal images, and the temperature change.
US08634899B2 Multi mode imaging marker
The invention provides a device for percutaneously implanting an imaging marker for identifying a location within a tissue mass. The subcutaneous imaging marker comprises at least a first element and a second element, each of which have a primary imaging mode. The primary imaging mode of the first element is different from that of the second element.
US08634892B2 Dry electrode device and method of assembly
An electrode set is disclosed that has two separable parts including an assembled base with printed circuit board basement, biasing member and top cover and an electrode. The basement and top cover may be made by metal or conductive material.
US08634890B2 Device and method for monitoring of absolute oxygen saturation and tissue hemoglobin concentration
A method and medical device for detecting signals that detects emitted light scattered by a volume of tissue delivered along a first pathway at a plurality of wavelengths to generate corresponding first detected light intensity output signals, detects emitted light scattered by the volume of tissue delivered along a second pathway different from the first pathway at a plurality of wavelengths to generate corresponding second detected light intensity output signals, determines whether a difference between the emitted light detected along the first pathway and the emitted light detected along the second pathway is greater than a predetermined threshold, and alters sensing by the device in response to the determining whether a difference is greater than the predetermined threshold.
US08634881B2 Irregular periodic location reporting mechanism
Described herein are techniques related to irregular periodic reporting of location-related information. The techniques enable the location engine to operate in irregular periodic reporting modes and dynamically adapt one or more different irregular periodic reporting patterns. The techniques may advantageously enable significant power saving while maintaining adequate accuracy in the reported location-related information to satisfy a given level of quality of service. This Abstract is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims.
US08634880B1 Wake on wireless LAN schemes
A system including a host interface module and a power management module. The host interface module is configured to receive configuration information from a host processor of a wireless device, in which the configuration information indicates that the host processor is to (i) operate in a power save mode, and (ii) in response to the wireless device receiving data of a predetermined category from a wireless network, transition from the power save mode to an active mode. The power management module is configured to generate a first signal in response to the wireless device receiving data of the predetermined category from the wireless network, wherein in response to the first signal being generated by the power management module, the host processor is configured to transition from the power save mode to the active mode in which the host processor processes the data of the predetermined category.
US08634872B2 Mobile terminal for distinguishing an ear during a call and method thereof
A method and apparatus for controlling a mobile terminal based on an ear to which a user puts the mobile terminal in close proximity is provided. The method includes detecting a direction of a movement of the mobile terminal through use of a sensing unit when a call event occurs, determining an ear corresponding to the direction of the movement, and controlling a function of the mobile terminal based on the determined ear. When capturing through a camera is available to determine the direction of the movement, an image captured while the user puts the mobile terminal close to the ear is additionally used. Therefore, whether the ear to which the user puts the mobile terminal in close proximity corresponds to the left ear or the right ear is determined and thus, an operation corresponding to the recognized left or right ear may be performed.
US08634871B2 Mobile electronic device
According to an aspect, a mobile electronic device includes: a housing that is made of a transparent material, and of which outer shape is formed with a first main face and a second main face paired with the first main face; a display unit that is arranged inside the housing and is configured to display images on both surfaces on the first main face side and the second main face side; a physical key that is formed with an opaque or a translucent material and is arranged on the first main face of the housing; and a circuit component that is arranged between the physical key and the display unit and is provided with a control unit that receives an input from the physical key and controls the display unit.
US08634856B2 Identifying neighbors of geo-spatially distributed radio transmitters
Processes and systems are presented, for identifying a set of neighbors of a radio transmitter based on available geo-spatial coordinates of radio transmitters in operation around the world. In one aspect, the identified set of radio transmitters can be have a desired size (in terms of number of neighbors and/or radial range). The identified set of radio transmitters can be further customized to include radio transmitters of a specific type, and/or radio transmitters that belong to specific network carriers, and/or other possible grouping criteria.
US08634851B2 Sensors for an aircraft for locating devices
The invention relates to a sensor network for determining the position of devices and gear in an aircraft. The sensor network exhibits several sensor nodes, which have an autonomous power supply. The sensor nodes can communicate wirelessly with each other and with a central processing unit. The position of each individual sensor node can be determined by evaluating high-frequency signal parameters.
US08634848B1 Inter-device location determinations
Electronic devices can identify other nearby devices, and determine the relative positions of those devices, using a combination of techniques. Various devices are able to project one or more instances of a unique identifier, such as a barcode, which can be imaged by other devices. The devices also can communicate position and/or orientation information over a wireless sideband channel. By combining the information relating to the projected identifier with information collected over the sideband channel, devices can automatically determine the location of various devices and associate a user or device identity with those devices. A user of a device then can view relative locations of those devices on a display element, including information about the user of the device. Further, the relative position determinations can enable a user to perform certain functions with respect to another device based at least in part upon the position and/or identity of that device.
US08634842B2 Radio resource allocation in systems comprising relays
A method of allocating radio resources to communication links of a wireless communication system based on status parameters of each of the links, the communication system having a plurality of network nodes, a plurality of relays associated with the network nodes, and a terminal accessing the communication system. A first radio resource allocation may be determined by balancing the performance of a relay-to-network-node communication link of each relay against the performance of a corresponding terminal-to-relay communication link. A second allocation may be determined by balancing the performance of the relay-to-network-node communication link of each relay against the performance of a terminal-to-network-node communication link. A final allocation may be determined by calculating a weighted average value of the first and second allocations.
US08634824B2 Method for updating a monitoring list of information identifying cells transferred by a base station of a wireless telecommunication network in a cell managed by the base station
The present invention concerns a method for updating a monitoring list of information identifying cells transferred by a base station of a wireless telecommunication network in a cell managed by the base station, the monitoring list comprising information identifying cells which are neighbor of the cell managed by the base station. The base station: receives a message comprising a path list comprising information identifying cells a mobile terminal has moved through, updates at least one monitoring list of information identifying cells according to the contents of the received path list, determines at least one modified path list from the content of the received path list, and for the or each modified path list: determines another base station from the content of the modified path list, sends the modified path list to the other base station.
US08634823B2 Retrofit inline antenna power monitor system and method
A system and method for measuring and monitoring the transmitted power from cellular antennas, and reporting the measurement over AISG protocol back to the user. The device associated with this system and method is capable of retrofitting existing telecommunications antennas currently in use by connecting directly in-line with an AISG communication cable already interfaced with the antenna. The system will monitor the broadcast power level of the antenna and may optionally be set to provide the user with alerts when the power levels are not within ideal parameters.
US08634817B2 Location information for control of mode/technology
A multimode wireless communication device utilizes location information provided by a co-located autonomous position location receiver to determine a preferred provider database and associated operating mode and operating technology when an out-of-service condition is encountered. The multimode wireless communication device can utilize active preferred provider database while in service and while acquired within a network. The multimode wireless communication device can initiate location-based mode and technology control when in an out-of-service condition. The multimode wireless communication device determines its location and based on the location, accesses a database to determine a preferred provider database. The preferred provider database provides a hierarchical list of available systems and associated information for acquiring and registering with the systems. The multimode wireless communication device reduces a search time and associated power consumption using location-based mode and technology control.
US08634814B2 Interactive advisory system for prioritizing content
A method for passing content to at least one communicator device. The user of a communicator device registers with at least one service provider for delivering a plurality of different types of content to be passed to the at least one communicator device. A user defined priority is assigned to the at least one type of content. The user defined priority is stored on a computer readable medium. The different types of content are passed to the at least one communicator device based on the user defined priority.
US08634813B2 Method and system for monitoring a mobile device over a video network
An approach is provided for monitoring location of a user of a mobile device. A notification triggering event based on location of a mobile device is detected. Notification information is generated in response to the detection of the notification triggering event. The notification information to a video processor (e.g., set-top box) that is configured to transmit the notification information to a display.
US08634809B1 Methods and apparatus for communicating messages between mobile communications devices and internet enabled devices
Methods and apparatus for allowing a mobile device user to forward one or more messages which are received on the user's mobile device, to a television or a set top box are described. The user is able to view the forwarded messages on the television and can also reply to such received messages from the television. The methods and apparatus may be implemented using a message forwarding application installed on a user's cell phone and a server responsible for forwarding messages and replies between the user's Internet capable TV or set top box and mobile telephone. To the party sending a message, replies appear to have originated from the user's cell phone making the use of the service transparent to individuals other than the user to which the message is sent. Message received and sent logs are maintained in the user's phone so the message record is complete.
US08634806B2 Method for registering a mobile part at a base station and radio-controlled communication system having such a method
In regard to a radio-controlled communication system (1), which comprises a base station (2) and at least one single mobile part (3), a registration procedure, which is simplified for a user, is proposed for registering the mobile part (3) at the base station (2). The registration procedure operates such that upon a first PIN request by the base station (2) to the mobile part (3), the mobile part (3) automatically transmits a so-called default PIN to the base station (3). If said default PIN is correct, the registration procedure is successful. If said default PIN is incorrect, the base station (2) checks for the existence of the so-called default PIN. If said default PIN does not exist, the registration procedure is ended. If the PIN exists, a user of the mobile part (3) receives the possibility to manually input the PIN, and the registration procedure is continued upon the check of the transmitted PIN for correctness.
US08634800B2 System, method, and apparatus for using alternative numbers for routing voice calls and short messages in a communications network
A system, method and computer-readable medium for allowing the use of an alternative numbering plan for delivering short messages to mobile subscribers using the public mobile telephone network is provided. Users of an enterprise or other closed networks as well as users that are not part of a closed network may send short messages destined to members of an enterprise or closed network from their mobile or other devices associated with their subscription using an alternative enterprise directory number, such as the office number, instead of the mobile number, such that the alternative number will be presented at the destination device as the originating number. The recipient may respond to the message by addressing the response to the enterprise or closed network number, and the response may be delivered to the originator's mobile or other device associated with their subscription.
US08634797B2 Emergency communication device
A mobile terminal configured for use in a mobile telecommunications network, the mobile terminal having an emergency notification facility and an identifier, the identifier usable by the network to recognize the mobile terminal as having the emergency notification facility and to change a system access priority for the terminal, where required. Preferably, the terminal also includes a sensing means configured to determine when the mobile terminal is in motion and/or associated with a vehicle and notify the network of such, in order to allow the network to change the system access priority based upon whether or not the terminal is in motion and/or associated with a vehicle. In this regard, mobile terminals with an emergency notification facility, particularly when moving or in a vehicle, are given a higher priority so that an emergency call can be quickly dispatched in the event of an accident.
US08634796B2 System and method for location based exchanges of data facilitating distributed location applications
Provided is a distributed system and method for enabling new and useful location dependent features and functionality to mobile data processing systems. Mobile data processing systems (MSs) interact with each other as peers in communications and interoperability. Indirectly located mobile data processing systems are located relative other mobile data processing systems, and are automatically located using whereabouts data of directly located mobile data processing systems and/or whereabouts data of other indirectly located mobile data processing systems. A mobile data processing system may dynamically take on roles of being directly located or indirectly located, depending on the environment and capabilities available at a particular time. Data is shared between mobile data processing systems to carry out novel Location Based eXchanges (LBX) of data for new mobile applications. Information transmitted inbound to, transmitted outbound from, is in process at, or is application modified at a mobile data processing system triggers processing of actions in accordance with user configured permissions, charters, and other configurations. In a preferred embodiment, a user configurable platform is provided for quickly building well behaving LBX applications at MSs and across a plurality of interoperating MSs. Tools, triggered interfaces and integrated applications are disclosed for a breadth of MS LBX configurations and functionality.
US08634789B2 Multi-mode power amplifier
A multi-mode power amplifier includes a high-power mode amplifier circuit, a mid-power mode amplifier circuit, and a low power amplifier circuit, where the low-power mode amplifier circuit comprises a plurality of independently selectable power cell/amplifier branches. The multi-mode power amplifiers selectively enable or disable amplifier branches to provide multiple levels of amplification. Selectively enabling certain of a plurality of split collector amplifier branches provides multiple low power and ultra-low power amplifier modes without the impedance mismatch or board layout problems associated with an RF switch.
US08634788B2 System and methods for monitoring the context associated with a mobile communication device
Systems, methods and interfaces are disclosed for managing communications associated with a mobile communication device. Mobile communication devices process environmental inputs and transmit mobile communication device context information to a communication management system. The context information may, for example, reflect the motion and/or geographic location of the mobile device, and may reflect the risk associated with using the device to handle a call or other communications session. The communication management system uses the context information, optionally in combination with communication device profiles, to determine how to manage incoming and/or ongoing calls or other communication sessions. Mobile device users may also be inhibited from initiating communication sessions.
US08634785B2 Radio frequency (RF) signal multiplexing
In a radio frequency (RF) receiver, a receiver RF chain is tuned to a first (e.g., global positioning system (GPS)) channel to permit receipt of a first (e.g., GPS) signal over the first (e.g., GPS) channel on the receiver RF chain during a first time duration. The receiver RF chain is tuned to a second (e.g., cellular page) channel to permit receipt of a second (e.g., cellular page) signal over the second (e.g., cellular page) channel on the receiver RF chain during a second time duration, following the first time duration. The first (e.g., GPS) signal is processed during the first time duration and the second time duration, without any apparent interruption of the first (e.g., GPS) signal during the second time duration. The processing, for example, provides a bridge signal (e.g., an estimated GPS signal on the receiver RF chain) during the second time duration.
US08634784B2 Compact radiofrequency coupler
A compact and low-cost radiofrequency coupler, notably for the production of radiofrequency transmitters, includes a transmission line and a measuring line, the measuring line being coupled to the transmission line by the intermediary of windings, the transmission line, the measuring line and the windings being printed on a printed circuit board, upon which is fixed, by a clip-on technique, a binocular ferrite core that is essentially planar and E-shaped and whose central branch is disposed between the transmission line and the measuring line and whose distal branches are disposed in the central region of the planar windings.
US08634779B2 Method for signalling a precoding in a cooperative beamforming transmission mode
The present invention relates to a method for operating a secondary station in a network, the secondary station comprising a transceiver adapted for simultaneously receiving transmissions from a primary station controlling a first cell and at least one primary station controlling a second cell, the method comprising the secondary station (a) selecting a first precoding matrix for the first cell out of a primary set of precoding matrices for the first cell, (b) selecting a subset of at least one precoding matrix for the at least one second cell in dependence on the first precoding matrix, out of a set of subsets of precoding matrices for the second cell, (c) selecting a second precoding matrix for the at least one second cell out of the selected subset of precoding matrices for the second cell, (d) transmitting a first indicator representative of the first precoding matrix.
US08634772B2 Communications device, resonant circuit, and method of applying control voltage
A communications device includes a resonant antenna including a variable capacitance element having a dielectric unit formed of a ferroelectric material, and performing non-contact communications with the outside; and a control voltage generation unit generating a control voltage for controlling capacitance of the variable capacitance element, applying the generated control voltage to the dielectric unit of the variable capacitance element, and inverting an application direction of the control voltage applied to the dielectric unit at a predetermined rate.
US08634766B2 Gain measurement and monitoring for wireless communication systems
A method of monitoring an element in wireless communication system is provided. An operational noise measurement is obtained by measuring a noise value outside of a bandwidth of a first device, but within a bandwidth of a second, subsequent device. The operational noise measurement is alternatively obtained by tuning an input band of the element to shift the input band partially or completely outside of a bandwidth of a first device to create an open band or by suppressing an input of the antenna and measuring noise within the open bandwidth of the element of the wireless communication network. A stored parameter is retrieved and compared to the measured operational noise. Alternatively, a leakage signal of the element may be received at a signal receiver and compared to a reference. The reference is a function of components of the wireless communication system in a leakage path of the leakage signal.
US08634765B2 Portable satellite data communication device and related method
A portable satellite data communication device that provides data communication capabilities to cellular only smartphone and similar device globally. The portable satellite data communication device is equipped with a short range wireless transceiver such as Bluetooth for communication with the smartphone and a satellite data transceiver for communication with the satellite. The device acts as network bridge between the smartphone and the satellite network. Using that device allows smartphone users to keep sending and receiving data messages like emails anywhere in the world even if there is no cellular coverage. The portable satellite data communication device also has built-in functionalities for monitoring the satellite signal and the arrival of new messages at the satellite gateway.
US08634739B2 Charge roller conductive film and developer cartridge
A charge roller conductive film and a developer cartridge. The conductive film has an input contacting an electrical contact of an image forming apparatus main assembly, an output electrically connecting with a charge roller and a transmission section connecting with the input and the output. The input has a middle contact plate shaped like a bent strip. A side contact plate is formed on at least one side of the middle contact plate.
US08634719B2 Systems and methods for enabling different network nodes of a network access system to share a backhaul communications link
Systems and methods for enabling different network nodes of a network access system to share a backhaul communication link are disclosed. In one embodiment, the method includes: connecting a first modem to a first node of the network access system; connecting a second modem to a second node of the network access system; connecting the first modem to a first port of a splitter filter; connecting the second modem to a second port of the splitter filter; and connecting a backhaul communication link to a third port of the splitter filter, which is configured to multiplex signals transmitted by the modems onto the backhaul communication link, wherein the frequency spectrum of the signal transmitted by the first modem does not overlap substantially with the frequency spectrum of the signal transmitted by the second modem.
US08634716B2 Data transmission network
A data transmission network comprising: a base comprising: a base light source and a base light detector; a plurality of nodes, each node comprising a node light source and a node light detector; and a plurality of optical fibers arranged to form a optical fiber network. Each optical fiber is arranged to receive light from the base light source, transmit the light received from the base light source to one or more of the node light detectors via an air gap, receive light from one or more of the node light sources via an air gap, and transmit the light received from the node light source(s) towards the base light detector.
US08634711B2 Image capture apparatus and method
An image capture apparatus comprises: a moving unit configured to move a focus position of a photographing lens relative to an image sensor at a predetermined amplitude by changing a distance in an optical axis direction between the photographing lens and the image sensor; detection unit configured to detect a focus state of an image obtained from the image sensor; and defocus correction unit configured to perform defocus correction on the image obtained from the image sensor during motion performed by the moving unit, based on the focus state detected by the detection unit, so that the focus state of each image for display on the display device at least approaches the focus state for an in-focus image.
US08634706B2 Method and apparatus for receiving, storing, and presenting multimedia programming without indexing prior to storage
A method and apparatus for improved digital recording and presentation of broadcast information is disclosed. Received broadcast data, which may include video, audio, private, or other data, relating to one or more particular content programs, is presented from an input section to a buffer and recorded directly onto a storage device without any intelligent parsing, such as indexing, and without any manipulation by intermediate hardware or software functions. Upon normal presentation, statistics may be generated to determine the ideal number of frames to skip, the number of bytes to seek, and the size of data files to read from the storage device during time-shifted presentation. Algorithms and processes are provided to dynamically optimize time-shifted presentation. In this way, data may be captured to the storage device more efficiently and economically, and the time-shifted presentation operations may be performed in a smoother, more nuanced manner with the application of appropriate probabilistic algorithms.
US08634697B2 Sound signal control device and method
A sound signal control device includes a change determining unit to determine a change of a reproduction speed of input data containing a moving picture signal and a sound signal; a changeover detecting unit to detect, as a changeover timing, a period in which a degree of coincidence of a moving picture is equal to or larger than a predetermined value when the change determining unit determines the change to a different reproduction speed during the reproduction; a reproducing unit to reproduce a sound and the moving picture based on the input data and, when the change determining unit determines the change of the reproduction speed, changing over the reproduction speed at the changeover timing; and a sound control unit to mute a sound output based on the sound signal at the changeover timing.
US08634695B2 Shared surface hardware-sensitive composited video
In a low-power device a runtime hands video capture and other markup language video objects to a video service, which renders them onto a shared surface. An application-specific compositor manipulates the shared surface, e.g., by texture wrapping or animation. A system compositor composites the manipulated shared surface with other data, such as rendered frames from other application-specific compositors and/or computer generated text. The device then displays the attendant rendered, manipulated, and composited video frames. In some cases, only a single copy of the shared surface is utilized. When the video object's shape, alignment, and opacity satisfy predetermined criteria, the video service renders the video object onto the shared surface using a hardware scaler; otherwise, rendering is done without using the hardware scaler.
US08634688B2 Housing for an optical fiber cable assembly
The present invention relates to a housing, in particular for an optical fiber assembly with improved sealing characteristics comprising an housing upper body (38) and an housing lower body (2), upper and lower sealing pads (32; 42) made of a gel sealing material, each of said pads (32; 34) being received in a trough (12, 46) provided by the housing upper and lower body (2; 38), respectively, wherein between said upper and lower pads (38; 48) are adapted to seal an element (78), which can be introduced into said housing, wherein at least one of said pads (42) is held by a retaining device (44) which is elastically supported against one of said housing bodies (38) by means of a spring element (47) and wherein the other of said housing bodies and/or said retaining device (44) provides a contoured abutment surface (26; 70) for the assigned pad (32; 42).
US08634676B2 Object estimation device, method and program
Efficient and accurate estimation of the position and size of an object is achieved. Convolution of an image with a smoothing filter is repeated to generate a plurality of smoothed images L(x, y, σi) of different scales. Then, a differential image G(x, y, σi) between each pair of the smoothed images L(x, y, σi) of scales σi and σi×2 is generated. Then, a combined image AP is generated by combining the differential images G(x, y, σi), and a position estimating unit estimates the position of the object based on the combined image AP.
US08634672B2 Digital image signal processing apparatus and method
A digital image signal processing apparatus includes a plurality of line memories, a line memory control unit that controls input image data corresponding to an input image to be input to each of the plurality of line memories and to be output from the plurality of line memories, a data patch generating unit that sequentially accesses the input image data stored in each of the plurality of line memories and generates a data patch for noise reduction filtering, and a filtering unit that performs the noise reduction filtering on the data patch and generates output image data. A digital image signal processing apparatus and method thereof thus may perform a high-speed noise reduction filtering operation and generate an output image having a same size as an input image while maintaining a same quality as the input image.
US08634671B2 Methods and apparatus to perform multi-focal plane image acquisition and compression
Example methods and apparatus to perform multi-focal plane image acquisition and compression are disclosed. A disclosed example method includes capturing a first image of a portion of an object at a first focal plane and at a first resolution, computing a contrast metric for the captured first image, comparing the contrast metric to a threshold to determine whether to capture a second image of the portion of the object at the first focal plane and at a second resolution, wherein the second resolution is different from the first resolution, capturing the second image of the portion of the object at the first focal plane and at the second resolution, and storing a first representation of the second image in a file, the file containing a second representation of the portion of the object at a second focal plane, wherein the second representation is at the first resolution.
US08634670B2 Method, apparatus and program for efficient generation of prediction signals
A block divider divides an input image into a plurality of regions. A prediction signal generator generates a prediction signal for the pixel signal contained in an object region, which is the object of processing, among the plurality of regions, and generates a prediction signal by using a texture synthesis method for forming a texture signal for the object region. A subtracter determines a residual signal between the pixel signal of the object region and the prediction signal, and a transformer and a quantizer encode the residual signal to generate a compressed signal.
US08634666B2 Apparatus for determining motion vectors and a reference picture index for a current block in a picture to be decoded
In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a decoder. The decoder is configured to obtain first and second motion vectors of a block other than the current block. The other block neighbors the current block at one of a left, top and top right position. The decoder is configured to determine first and second motion vectors of the current block using the first and second motion vectors of the other block such that the first motion vector of the current block has a same direction as the first motion vector of the other block and the second motion vector of the current block has a same direction as the second motion vector of the other block.
US08634664B2 Image processing device, image transmitting device, image processing method, and image processing program storage medium
An image processing device includes a generator. By using compressed image data which is obtained by compressing image data that have been obtained by reading a document with a reading unit, and combinational data, which represent an image or text to be combined with an image represented by the image data, the generator generates a single file by combining the compressed image data and the combinational data without decompressing the compressed image data, so that the compressed image data and the combinational data are held in separate layers.
US08634660B2 Event classification method using lit candle detection
A method for determining an event classification for digital images, comprising: receiving one or more digital images; detecting one or more lit candles within the one or more digital images; using a data processor to automatically determine an event classification responsive to analyzing a spatial arrangement of the detected lit candles in the one or more digital images; and storing metadata in a processor-accessible memory associating the determined event classification with each of the one or more digital images.
US08634659B2 Image processing apparatus, computer readable medium storing program, and image processing method
An image processing apparatus includes the following elements. An image receiving unit receives a first image and a second image. A first specified area specifying unit allows a user to specify a first specified area in the first image. A first comparison area setting unit sets a first comparison area in the first image on the basis of the first specified area. A second comparison area setting unit sets a second comparison area in the second image. A geometric difference correction unit corrects a difference in geometric properties between a first comparison image in the first comparison area and a second comparison image in the second comparison area. An image output unit outputs an image in which the second comparison image is superimposed on the first comparison image or a difference image between the first comparison image and the second comparison image.
US08634654B2 Logo or image recognition
Subject matter disclosed herein relates to electronic image object or logo recognition.
US08634652B2 Video entity recognition in compressed digital video streams
A method and system for detection of video segments in compressed digital video streams is presented. The compressed digital video stream is examine to determine synchronization points, and the compressed video signal is analyzed following detection of the synchronization points to create video fingerprints that are subsequently compared against a library of stored fingerprints.
US08634642B2 Image processing apparatus, image processing method and program
An image processing apparatus capable of performing chromatic aberration of magnification and noise reduction without decrease in processing performance and increase in the cost is provided. A format conversion circuit in the image processing apparatus converts first image data including an array of color components of red (R), green (G1 and G2), and blue (B) into second image data including the color components of R and B and a luminance component by performing false color suppression processing on the first image data separately using the color components of G1 and G2, and stores the data in an image buffer region. A circuit for correcting chromatic aberration of magnification reads the second data stored in the image buffer region and performs the correction of chromatic aberration of magnification.
US08634628B2 Medical image processing apparatus, method and program
A continuous-region-extraction unit extracts a continuous-region having a voxel value corresponding to an air-region in bronchi from a three-dimensional-medical-image. A tree-structure-construction unit constructs a tree-structure corresponding to the continuous-region. A linear-structure-extraction unit extracts plural linear-structures representing fragments of small-bronchi by analyzing a local density structure in a neighborhood of each point in the three-dimensional-medical-image. A tree-structure-reconstruction unit reconstructs a graph-structure representing the whole bronchi by connecting a node constituting the graph-structure of large-bronchi and a node representing the linear-structures of small-bronchi. At this time, different cost functions are used for a segment connecting the node of the large-bronchi and the node representing the linear-structures of the small-bronchi and a segment connecting the nodes representing the linear-structures to each other. The cost function in the former segment is defined in such a manner that the segment is more likely to be connected as a change in voxel values is smaller.
US08634627B2 Image processing apparatus, X-ray CT apparatus, and image processing method
An image processing apparatus includes a contrast side obtaining unit, estimating unit, a simple side obtaining unit, a core area computing unit, a synthesizing unit and a display control unit. The contrast side obtaining unit obtains a contrast area and a high CT value area around the contrast area. The estimating unit estimates a contrast area in the non-contrast data and corresponding to the obtained contrast area. The simple side obtaining unit obtains a high CT value area around the estimated contrast area. The core area computing unit computes a core area included in the high CT value area of the contrast data and the non-contrast data. The synthesizing unit aligns the contrast data with the non-contrast data and generates superimposed data by superimposing the high CT value area of the contrast data on the non-contrast data. The display control unit displays the superimposed data on a display device.
US08634622B2 Computer-aided detection of regions of interest in tomographic breast imagery
Disclosed are methods, and associated systems comprising processors, input devices and output devices, of detecting regions of interest in a tomographic breast image. The methods may comprise: acquiring tomographic breast image data; deriving a plurality of synthetic sub-volumes from the tomographic breast image data; wherein each subvolume is defined by parallel planar top and bottom surfaces; wherein planar top and bottom surfaces of successive subvolumes are parallel to each other; and wherein a top planar surface of a sub-volume is offset from a top planar surface of a prior sub-volume, such that successive sub-volumes overlap; for each sub-volume, deriving a two-dimensional image; for each two-dimensional image, identifying regions of interest therein; deriving at least one region of interest of potential clinical interest from a plurality of identified regions of interest; and outputting information associated with at least one derived region of interest of potential clinical interest.
US08634612B2 Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and program
An image processing apparatus identifies tissues in respective parts of a tissue image. A tissue image subdivider subdivides a tissue image for identification into local regions. A detector detects texture feature values of the local regions. A determining unit compares the detected texture feature value of a local region to a learned feature value for identification associated with a predetermined tissue, and on the basis of the comparison result, determines whether or not the local region belongs to the predetermined tissue.
US08634607B2 Spectral imaging of biological samples
The invention features a method including: (i) providing spectrally resolved information about light coming from different spatial locations in a sample comprising deep tissue in response to an illumination of the sample, wherein the light includes contributions from different components in the sample; (ii) decomposing the spectrally resolved information for each of at least some of the different spatial locations into contributions from spectral estimates associated with at least some of the components in the sample; and (iii) constructing a deep tissue image of the sample based on the decomposition to preferentially show a selected one of the components.
US08634605B2 Sequential image alignment
A method for reading fingerprints is disclosed. The method comprises acquiring images of a fingerprint from a finger upon relative movement between the finger and an image sensor; selecting lines from said acquired images representing a new area of said fingerprint; determining composition parameters for each selected line: and storing said composition parameters and said selected lines such that a composite image comprising said selected lines is composabte. A corresponding fingerprint reading apparatus, a device, and a computer program are also disclosed.
US08634600B2 Extracting method and apparatus of blood vessel crossing/branching portion
It is an object of the invention to provide a method of extracting a crossing/branching portion of a blood vessel from a fundus image of the eye at a high probability. The crossing/branching portion of the blood vessel is extracted from the fundus image under such conditions that three or more blood vessels run on an outer circumferential portion of an extraction candidate region and that a coordinate average of a plurality of blood vessels in the outer circumferential portion exists in a center portion of the extraction candidate region.
US08634599B2 Methods and systems of authentication
A method of authentication is provided that includes capturing palm biometric data from an individual, transmitting the biometric data to an authentication system, and generating an authentication biometric template from the captured biometric data with the authentication system. Moreover, the method includes conducting a plurality of verification matching transactions between the authentication biometric template and enrollment biometric templates stored in the authentication system, and between the authentication biometric template and imposter biometric templates stored in the authentication system. Furthermore, the method includes updating a genuine matching score distribution with at least one genuine matching score, updating an imposter matching score distribution with at least one imposter matching score, and calculating a maximum genuine matching score and a minimum imposter matching score. Additionally, the method includes confirming an identity of the individual when the minimum imposter matching score is greater than the maximum genuine matching score.
US08634597B2 Method and apparatus for managing personal content
A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, obtaining first personal content associated with a first mobile communication device, obtaining recognition information associated with a target individual where the recognition information is associated with at least one of images of the target individual and audio of the target individual, obtaining second personal content associated with the first mobile communication device, and performing recognition analysis on the second personal content using the recognition information to detect the target individual being present in second images of the second personal content, where a communication device associated with the target individual is provided with access to the second images. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US08634596B2 Three-dimensional multilayer skin texture recognition system and method
A three-dimensional multilayer skin texture recognition system and method based on hyperspectral imaging. Three-dimensional facial model associated with an object may be acquired from a three-dimensional image capturing device. A face reconstruction approach may be implemented to reconstruct and rewarp the three-dimensional facial model to a frontal face image. A hyperspectral imager may be employed to extract a micro structure skin signature associated with the skin surface. The micro structure skin signature may be characterized utilizing a weighted subtraction of reflectance at different wavelengths that captures different layers under the skin surface via a multilayer skin texture recognition module. The volumetric skin data associated with the face skin can be classified via a volumetric pattern.
US08634590B2 Image processing device and storage medium storing image processing program
There is provided an image processing device that includes a processor configured to execute instructions that cause the processor to provide functional units including: a setting unit that sets a plurality of extraction target ranges in a motion image configured of a plurality of frame images that are chronologically in succession with one another, each extraction target range being configured of a group of frame images that are selected from among the plurality of frame images constituting the motion image and that are chronologically in succession with one another, and the plurality of extraction target ranges being set such that there is no common frame image shared among the extraction target ranges; a selecting unit that selects a representative frame image from among the group of frame images in an extraction target range, the representative frame image being such a frame image whose difference from another representative frame image is the largest among differences of the frame images belonging to the extraction target range from the another representative frame image, the another representative frame image being selected from one of the extraction target ranges that is positioned chronologically adjacent to the extraction target range from which the representative frame image is selected; and a layout image generating unit that generates a layout image in which the selected representative frame images are laid out in such a pattern that indicates a chronological relationship among the representative frame images.
US08634588B2 Automated mail inserting
The present invention relates to a method for verifying the match of envelopes and documents in an automated matched mail system, by for a first envelope and a first document, scanning a face of the envelope and extracting envelope-addressee data indicative of the human-readable addressee information on the envelope; scanning the document so as to extract document data indicative of the content of the document; searching through the document data to locate a match to the envelope-addressee data and designating an area of interest within the document at the location at which the match occurs; for a further envelope and a further document, scanning a face of the envelope and extracting envelope-addressee data indicative of the human-readable addressee information on the envelope; scanning the document so as to extract document-addressee data at a location within the document corresponding to said designated area of interest and comparing the envelope-addressee data and the document-addressee data so as to verify the match of the further envelope and further document.
US08634580B2 Sound message recording system for a hearing aid
A system for recording and playing sound messages to be applied for the indication of a status in a hearing aid (25), said system comprising a fitted hearing aid and recording means (1, 2, 3) adapted for being operated by the hearing aid user to record and save sound messages. The system also comprises editing means (11) for editing a group of sound messages with respect to sound level normalization between individual sound messages, and formatting means (12) adapted for formatting said sound messages into a format suitable for storing and playing in the hearing aid. The invention further provides a method for recording and playing sound messages.
US08634579B2 Thermoacoustic device
A thermoacoustic device includes a sound wave generator and a signal input device. The sound wave generator includes a graphene layer. The graphene layer includes at least one graphene. The signal input device inputs signals to the sound wave generator.
US08634577B2 Audio decoder
An audio decoder (100) comprising: effect means, decoding means, and rendering means. The effect means (500) generate modified down-mix audio signals from received down-mix audio signals. Said received down-mix audio signals comprise a down-mix of a plurality of audio objects. Said modified down-mix audio signals are obtained by applying effects to estimated audio signals corresponding to audio objects comprised in said received down-mix audio signals. Said estimated audio signals are derived from the received down-mix audio signals based on received parametric data. Said received parametric data comprise a plurality of object parameters for each of the plurality of audio objects. Said modified down-mix audio signals based on a type of the applied effect are decoded by decoding means or rendered by rendering means or combined with the output of rendering means. The decoding means (300) are arranged for decoding the audio objects from the down-mix audio signals or the modified down-mix audio signals based on the parametric data. The rendering means (400) are arranged for generating at least one output audio signal from the decoded audio objects.
US08634576B2 Output phase modulation entrainment containment for digital filters
Method and apparatus for entrainment containment in digital filters using output phase modulation. Phase change is gradually introduced into the acoustic feedback canceller loop to avoid entrainment of the feedback canceller filter. Various embodiments employing different output phase modulation approaches are set forth and time and frequency domain examples are provided. Additional method and apparatus can be found in the specification and as provided by the attached claims and their equivalents.
US08634575B2 System for elimination of acoustic feedback
A method and system is provided for eliminating acoustical feedback in a system. The method determines a parameter for at least one notch filter, adjusting the notch filter based on the parameter, processing the digital signals through the notch filter, testing at the effect of the notch filter in the system, and removing the notch filter if the notch filter is not effective. Also disclosed is a method and system of selecting candidate frequencies which might be feedback, as opposed to other wanted sound frequencies. The selection method sampling the digital signals, converting the time domain digital signal samples by a fast Fourier transform algorithm into the frequency domain, using a ballistics approach to find prominences in the frequency spectrum, and testing the sizes of the prominences.
US08634565B2 Audio signal processing apparatus, audio signal processing method, and program
An audio signal processing apparatus includes a tapping detection unit to which an audio signal picked up by a microphone is input and that detects a tapping input operation on the basis of an energy increase/decrease determination process for making a determination as to whether an increase and a decrease of an energy level of low-frequency components of the audio signal occur within a first time period; and a control unit that performs a certain control process that is set for a tapping input operation in response to a tapping input operation being detected by the tapping detection unit.
US08634564B2 Signal processing device and method, and a program
A signal processing device includes: a sound adjustment amount calculation unit which calculates a sound adjustment amount for adjusting sound characteristics of each channel to a predetermined sound characteristic for each channel, using a sound signal that is obtained by collecting the outputs of each channel; an evaluation value calculation unit which calculates a coefficient allocation evaluation value for allocating a size of a filter coefficient necessary for the sound adjustment of the respective channels for each channel, based on the sound adjustment amount that is calculated by the sound adjustment amount calculation unit; and a filter coefficient calculation unit which calculates the filter coefficient for each channel using the coefficient allocation evaluation value that is calculated by the evaluation value calculation unit.
US08634562B2 Secure interface for versatile key derivation function support
Improper re-use of a static Diffie-Hellman (DH) private key may leak information about the key. The leakage is prevented by a key derivation function (KDF), but standards do not agree on key derivation functions. The module for performing a DH private key operation must somehow support multiple different KDF standards. The present invention provides an intermediate approach that neither attempts to implement all possible KDF operations, nor provide unprotected access to the raw DH private key operation. Instead, the module performs parts of the KDF operation, as indicated by the application using the module. This saves the module from implementing the entire KDF for each KDF needed. Instead, the module implements only re-usable parts that are common to most KDFs. Furthermore, when new KDFs are required, the module may be able to support them if they built on the parts that the module has implemented.
US08634558B2 Method and system for enhancing crytographic capabilities of a wireless device using broadcasted random noise
A secret stream of bits begins by receiving a public random stream contained in a wireless communication signal at a transmit/receive unit. The public random stream is sampled and specific bits are extracted according to a shared common secret. These extracted bits are used to create a longer secret stream. The shared common secret may be generated using JRNSO techniques, or provided to the transmit/receive units prior to the communication session. Alternatively, one of the transmit/receive unit is assumed to be more powerful than any potential eavesdropper. In this situation, the powerful transmit/receive unit may broadcast and store a public random stream. The weaker transmit/receive unit selects select random bits of the broadcast for creating a key. The weaker transmit/receive unit sends the powerful transmit/receive unit the selected bit numbers, and powerful transmit/receive unit uses the random numbers to produce the key created by the weaker transmit/receive unit.
US08634555B2 Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and program
A content providing system includes: a server which provides to a host apparatus a first encrypted content including an encrypted area having applied thereto a replacement key; a host apparatus which receives the first encrypted content and replacement key application area information indicating the encrypted area having applied thereto the replacement key from the server; and a data storage device which receives the replacement key from the server and an individual key set in terms of content distribution processing from the server and performs key replacement processing for changing the replacement key application area of the first encrypted content to an encrypted area by the individual key to store a second encrypted content after the key replacement processing in a data recording area.
US08634549B2 Ciphertext key chaining
Some embodiments of a method and apparatus for encrypting and decrypting data have been presented. In one embodiment, a current key is generated from a prior ciphertext block and another key, which may include a prior key used to encipher the prior ciphertext block or an initialization vector. Then a current plaintext block is enciphered using the current key to generate a current ciphertext block.
US08634547B2 Echo canceller operative in response to fluctuation on echo path
In a telephone device, a near-end signal processor delays each input near-end signal delivered from the respective microphones by a delay amount, and synthesizes the input near-end signals into a synthesized near-end signal. In an echo canceller, mounted on board the telephone device, a far-end signal is delayed by the same delay amounts as used in the near-end signal processor to form plural delayed far-end signals, which are synthesized into a synthesized far-end signal, with which the echo component in the synthesized near-end signal will be suppressed.
US08634542B2 Separate pattern matching algorithms and computer models based on available caller data
Apparatus and methods are disclosed for routing callers to agents in a contact center. Exemplary methods and system include using one of a plurality of different computer models for matching callers to agents, the model selected based on a degree and/or type of caller data available. The models may include queue routing, performance based matching, adaptive pattern matching algorithms, or other computer models for matching callers to agents. In one example, similar adaptive models may be used for two or more different degrees/types of caller data, but are trained differently, e.g., based on the degree/type of caller data. Different models for routing callers to agents may perform differently for different degrees/types of caller data. Further, training correlation or adaptive pattern matching algorithms based on different degrees/types of caller data may improve their respective performance compared to a single algorithm for all degrees/types of caller data.
US08634540B1 Systems and methods for providing telephone prompts to a client based on web site activities of the client
Activities performed by a client at a site of an organization are monitored and stored in an activity database. A call is thereafter received from the client at a telephone system of the organization, which performs an identification of the client. The identification is provided to a cross-channel router as a request for a prediction on where the call from the client should be routed, and the router indexes into the activity database based on the identification of the client to obtain the monitored activity of the client. The router employs predicting rules and the obtained activity to generate a prediction of client needs, and returns the generated prediction to the telephone-based system, which presents prioritized telephone prompts to the client according to the returned prediction to help in routing the call.
US08634535B2 Communication system
A method of transmitting a communication event from a calling entity to a called entity located in a communication system comprising a first network and a second network, said method comprising determining a first identity associated with the calling entity and a first and second identity associated with the called entity, wherein the first identities are recognizable in the first network and the second identity is recognizable in the second network; associating at a first node located in the second network the first identities with the second identity; establishing a connection between the calling entity and a second node; wherein the connection with second node is established using the first identity associated with the called entity; querying the first node with the first identity associated with the called entity and the first identity associated with the calling entity to determine the second identity associated with the called entity; and transmitting the communication event to the called entity using the second identity associated with the called entity.
US08634533B2 Directed notifications
A computer-implemented method includes receiving a notification at a network server and directing the notification to a particular address of a plurality of addresses that are associated with a customer premises. The method further includes identifying one or more customer premises equipment (CPE) devices that are designated to receive notifications directed to the particular address based on a directed notification profile that is associated with the customer premises. The directed notification profile may be stored at a lightweight directory access protocol (LDAP) database that is accessible to the network server. The method further includes communicating the notification from the network server to the one or more identified CPE devices.
US08634526B2 Advertising-effectiveness determination method, advertising-effectiveness determination system, and advertising-effectiveness determination program
An advertising-effectiveness determination method includes receiving a call made based on identification information provided to an information-providing medium in association with advertisement information. The call is connected to a call receiver indicated by the identification information. Input information input into a calling equipment of the call receiver and sent from the calling equipment is received. An effectiveness of the advertisement information is determined based on the received input information.
US08634521B2 Voice response unit shortcutting
Call specific information input by a user and user information pre-stored in a database are mapped to a voice response unit (VRU) map associated with a targeted VRU. A call with the targeted VRU is initiated and the targeted VRU is navigated to an option associated with a user goal input by the user. The VRU map is displayed and progress of the navigation of the targeted VRU is displayed to the user during the call on the displayed VRU map as the VRU is navigated.
US08634515B2 Method and apparatus for obtaining panoramic image
A method of obtaining a panoramic image and an apparatus for the same are disclosed. In particular, a method of obtaining a panorama image and an apparatus for the same capable of obtaining a more clear panoramic image with reproducibility by extracting best-focused-images in case of forming images of multiple image-layer-trace images are disclosed. In accordance with the method and the device of this invention for obtaining the panoramic image, it is possible to complete the optimal image-layer-trace to be reconstructed and to obtain a clear panoramic image which vividly shows an arch of a patient by reconstructing a panoramic image for an optimal image-layer-trace most closely related to a focus-trace.
US08634504B2 Correlation calculating method, satellite signal capturing method, and correlation calculating circuit
A correlation calculating method of correlating a received code signal obtained by demodulating a received signal, which is a signal obtained by receiving a positioning satellite signal, with a replica code signal is provided which includes: correlating values of the replica code signal in a chip period with values of the received code signal at first to n-th arrival times obtained by varying an arrival time of the chip period by 1/n chip (where n is an integer equal to or greater than 2); and acquiring a correlation calculation result at a 1/n chip interval by synthesizing the correlation calculation results.
US08634493B2 Communication device and program product
According to one embodiment, a communication device, which performs communication using a first communication method and a second communication method, converts information to be transmitted into information for forming a pulse that is formed depending on the presence and absence of transmission of a radio wave, according to the first communication method. The communication device decides a suppression time, during which communication with a communication device other than a communication partner is suppressed, on the basis of a result of the conversion. The communication device generates an output signal including the transmission suppression signal, in which the suppression time is set for each first element in the pulse, according to the second communication method, the first element transmitting a radio wave. The communication device transmits a radio wave according to the output signal to the communication partner at timing to transmit a radio wave in the pulse.
US08634485B2 Fast resynchronization for reception in time slicing
A method and an apparatus for achieving fast resynchronization of received signals in a time slice in DVB-T/H systems. When the clock drift is low, the location of the symbol window can be decided based on a previous time slice. When the clock drift is high and when there are large delay spreads, the location of the symbol window can be decided based on the detected scattered pilot positions. The placement of the symbol window can further be enhanced through processing of the received TPS bits.
US08634484B2 Method for suppression of OFDM energy spectral density for minimization of out of band emission or utilization of fractured spectrum
The Energy spectral density of OFDM signals inherently rolls off slowly. Slow OFDM spectral rolloff has system level implications traditionally mitigated by some combination of the following: addition of bandlimiting filtering; use of significant guard bands of zeroed tones; and, guard time shaping. Each of these techniques negatively impact system performance and/or flexibility. This application presents a methodology for active cancellation of out of band spectral energy. The technique can be used by itself or in conjunction with above traditional methods to help control out of band emission. Examples of the use of the new technique are provided. Computational cost of the new technique is also discussed.
US08634480B2 Signal transmission arrangement with a transformer and signal transmission method
In accordance with an embodiment, a sender circuit is configured to be coupled to a receiver circuit via a first transmission channel, and generate a drive signal dependent on a data input signal received by the sender circuit and dependent on at least one drive signal generation parameter. The sender circuit is further configured to adjust the at least one drive signal generation parameter dependent on a feedback signal received at a second input.
US08634477B2 Digital broadcasting transmission/reception system utilizing SRS and TRS code to improve receiving performance and signal processing method thereof
A digital broadcasting transmission and/or reception system having an improved reception performance and a signal-processing method thereof. A digital broadcasting transmitter comprises a TRS encoder for to TRS-encode an MPEG-2 transmission stream having null data for inserting an SRS data and a TRS parity at predetermined positions, randomizer to input and randomize data stream from the TRS encoder, a SRS exchanger to replace the null data for inserting the SRS data to the known data, and an encoder for encoding a data streams to which the Known data is inserted. Accordingly, the present invention detects the known data from a signal received from a reception side and uses the detected known data for synchronization and equalization and further uses the TRS parity for correcting error of the received signal, so that the digital broadcasting reception performance can be improved at poor multipath channels.
US08634474B2 CABAC macroblock rewind and end of slice creation to control slice size for video encoders
This invention is computer implemented method of encoding video data into a compressed form. Encoding each macroblock in a frame of video data stores Context based Adaptive Binary Arithmetic Coding (CABAC) data in first and second CABAC engine registers. Each macroblock is classified into either a first type having recoverable CABAC engine registers or a second type having non-recoverable CABAC engine registers. The method closes a slice of data if the current macroblock exceeds a slice data size limit. The method restores or re-encodes previous macroblock CABAC engine registers dependent upon the states of the previous macroblock and the macroblock before that.
US08634471B2 Moving image encoding apparatus, control method thereof and computer-readable storage medium
The present invention enables searching for an appropriate motion vector even with respect to a moving image with a large amount of motion. Further, the present invention enables searching for an appropriate motion vector even with respect to a moving image including an object that does not uniformly move in a frame image. One aspect of embodiments of the present invention relates to a moving image encoding apparatus configured to divide an input image into a plurality of blocks, and to perform predictive encoding using motion compensation for each of the plurality of blocks, the moving image encoding apparatus.
US08634461B2 Method and apparatus for coding image information, method and apparatus for decoding image information, method and apparatus for coding and decoding image information, and system of coding and transmitting image information
An image decoding apparatus for decoding a bit stream includes a decoding unit that decodes the bit stream and generates a chroma component of quantized coefficients. The image decoding apparatus also includes a dequantization unit that performs a dequantization on the chroma component of quantized coefficients using a chroma quantization parameter calculated on the basis of a luma quantization parameter weighted by an addition operation. Further, the image decoding apparatus includes a transform unit that performs an inverse orthogonal transform.
US08634460B2 Method and apparatus for coding image information, method and apparatus for decoding image information, method and apparatus for coding and decoding image information, and system of coding and transmitting image information
A decoding method decodes a bit stream in an image decoding apparatus. The method includes decoding, in a decoding unit in the image decoding apparatus, the bit stream, and generating a luma component of quantized coefficients and a chroma component of quantized coefficients. The method also includes performing, in a dequantization unit in the image decoding apparatus, dequantization on the luma component of quantized coefficients and the chroma component of quantized coefficients using a chroma quantization parameter calculated on the basis of a luma quantization parameter weighted by an addition operation.
US08634457B2 Determining availability of video data units
An apparatus performs efficient coding techniques to more efficiently determine an availability of neighboring video data units determined for the current video data unit. The apparatus comprises an availability determination unit that maintains an availability counter. The availability determination unit determination unit increments the availability counter after each of the plurality of video data units are processed and determines, based on the availability counter, whether one or more of the plurality of video data units (i) have been previously processed and (ii) are available for use as neighboring video data units in the processing of a current one of the plurality of video data units video data units. The apparatus further processes the current video data unit based on the determination of whether one or more of the neighboring video data units are available.
US08634452B2 Multiphase receiver with equalization circuitry
An integrated circuit device includes a first circuit to receive bits associated with a first data cycle of an electrical input signal, operable to produce a decision regarding logic state of the bits associated with the first data cycle, and a second circuit to receive bits associated with a second cycle of the electrical input signal, to produce a decision regarding logic state of the bits associated with the second data cycle. An equalizing circuit compensates for intersymbol interference affecting the second circuit dependent on an output of the first circuit and compensates for intersymbol interference affecting the first circuit dependent on an output of a circuit other than the first circuit operable to produce a decision regarding logic state of bits of the electrical input signal.
US08634447B2 Adaption of medium access and transmission parameters for wireless networks
In accordance with an example embodiment, there is disclosed herein an apparatus where transmitter operating parameters are adjusted based on channel condition data obtained from a transmitter and/or from a receiver communicating with the transmitter. For example, the transmitter's contention window may be increased responsive to determining channel occupancy at the receiver is increasing. As another example, aggregation/fragmentation may be adjusted based on channel occupancy at the receiver. Still another example, the data rate employed by the transmitter may be changed responsive to changes in receiver success count.
US08634445B2 Pulse modulation and demodulation in a multiband UWB communication system
In a wireless communications system, such as a multiband Ultra Wideband communications system, data is transmitted by means of the phases of pulses in multiple frequency bands. A signal is transmitted with a predetermined phase in at least one of the frequency bands for at least a part of the time, and can be used to allow accurate detection of the phases of the signals transmitted in the other frequency bands. One of the frequency bands can be designated as a reference band, and pulses can be transmitted with constant phase in the reference band. More generally, pulses can be transmitted in the other frequency bands with phases which have a known relationship with the phases of the pulses in the reference band.
US08634441B2 Master oscillator, laser system, and laser light generation method
A master oscillator may include: a pumping laser that outputs pumping light; a seed laser that is oscillated by the pumping light; an amplifier that amplifies the pulsed laser light outputted by the seed laser using the pumping light; at least one optical shutter disposed in the optical path between the seed laser and the amplifier; and a controller that causes the pumping laser to oscillate continuously at a predetermined repetition rate and that controls the optical shutter to open and close.
US08634427B2 Method for identifying network similarity by matching neighborhood topology
A method of computing a measure of similarity between nodes of first and second networks is described. In particular, sets of pairwise scores are computed to find nodes in the individual networks that are good matches to one another. Thus, a pairwise score, referred to as Rij, is computed for a node i in the first network and a node j in the second network. Similar pairwise scores are computed for each of the nodes in each network. The goal of this process is to identify node pairs that exhibit high Rij values. According to the technique described herein, the intuition is that nodes i and j are a good match if their neighbors are a good match. This technique produces a measure of “network similarity.” If node feature data also is available, the intuition may be expanded such that nodes i and j are considered a good match if their neighbors are a good match (network similarity) and their node features are a good match (node similarity). Node feature data typically is domain-specific. Using the similarity scores, a common subgraph between the first and second networks then can be computed.
US08634425B2 Profile sharing across persona
The embodiments disclosed include a system and method for sharing services between service profiles on a single telecommunications device resulting in improved ease of access for a user who wishes to access services through different service profiles. The user can access services in multiple service profiles with a single device. In one embodiment, the techniques described below are enabled through a Session Initiation Protocol (“SIP”)-based next-generation network (“NGN”), such as the IP Multimedia Subsystem (“IMS”) architecture.
US08634422B2 Prioritization techniques for quality of service packet transmission over a network lacking quality of service support at the media access control layer
This disclosure is directed to packet scheduling techniques for prioritizing packets in the first generation (1X) evolution data optimized (EV-DO) network or similar networks that do not provide quality of service (QoS) support at the media access control (MAC) level. The techniques make use of a plurality of prioritized queues that are organized into packet flows. The different packet flows associate packets having similar or identical radio link protocols (RLPs) in order to achieve the necessary error detection for such related packets. The different queues define packet priorities base on packet type, in order to give transmission priority to certain types of packets over other types of packets. By separating the packets into different prioritized queues and associating several queues into common packet flows, prioritization can be achieved along with an efficient implementation of different error detection schemes.
US08634415B2 Method and system for routing network traffic for a blade server
A system and method for routing network traffic for a blade server chassis, involving receiving a packet by a network express manager (NEM); obtaining the L2 address, the L3 address, and the L4 address from the packet; obtaining a first mapping that associates the L2 address with a network function; obtaining a second mapping that associates the network function with a configuration; generating a key based on the network function, the L3 address, and the L4 address; obtaining a third mapping that associates the key with a policy; making a determination to transmit the packet based on the policy; based on the determination, selecting a direct memory access (DMA) engine for transmitting the packet based on the configuration; and based on the determination, transmitting the packet to a blade using the DMA engine and the network function.
US08634414B2 Modular digital processing system for telecommunications satellite payloads
A telecommunications satellite payload processing system having one or more identical generic integrated processor modules is provided. The number of integrated processor modules can be selected in accordance with the antenna and bandwidth characteristics of a specified mission uplink and downlink in relation to the characteristics of the integrated processor module.
US08634413B2 Use of frame caching to improve packet loss recovery
Various new and non-obvious apparatus and methods for using frame caching to improve packet loss recovery are disclosed. One of the disclosed embodiments is a method for using periodical and synchronized frame caching within an encoder and its corresponding decoder. When the decoder discovers packet loss, it informs the encoder which then generates a frame based on one of the shared frames stored at both the encoder and the decoder. When the decoder receives this generated frame it can decode it using its locally cached frame.
US08634406B2 Systems and methods for network routing using virtual network node locations
Systems and methods for routing packets using node virtual locations are disclosed. Such a virtual location may be determined, for example, by determining a geographic location that is central to other nodes with which the node can communicate. In certain embodiments, a node's virtual location may more accurately represent an approximate center point of a node's communication range. In one exemplary embodiment, a node's virtual location is an average of the geographic locations of radio nodes with which the node is in communication.
US08634403B2 Fast cell search
Systems and methodologies are described that facilitate searches for a cell in a wireless communication environment. A mobile device can employ a searcher that can detect timing information respectively associated with PSCs and cells to determine the cell with the highest correlation. The searcher can detect SSCs, which can include detecting associated phase information, to determine the SSC with the highest correlation, CP length, and/or other information to facilitate identifying a desired cell having the strongest signal to establish communication between the mobile device and the desired cell. PSCs respectively associated with cells can have different positions in the symbol sequences, and SSCs can respectively be phase shifted at different angles to facilitate detection and identification of a cell(s), where a PSC can be utilized as a phase reference by the associated SSC.
US08634398B2 Method and system for mapping HARQ-ACK bits
A subscriber station is provided. The subscriber station includes a transmit path circuitry to transmit uplink control information (UCI) in a subframe comprising one or more resource blocks, each resource block comprising S SC-FDM symbols. Each of the S symbols comprises N virtual subcarriers, and each subcarrier of each symbol comprises a resource element. The subscriber station also includes a UCI symbol allocator to allocate a first vector sequence of HARQ-ACK bits to a control region of each of four symbols of a resource block, the control region allocated for HARQ-ACK bits. The UCI symbol allocator also allocates a second vector sequence of HARQ-ACK bits to a control region of a fifth symbol of the resource block when a condition is met. The control region of the fifth symbol can be allocated for rank information (RI) bits.
US08634391B2 Method for communication using carrier switching in mobile communication system supporting multiple carrier
There is provided a method for transmitting data by a base station (BS) in a multicast broadcast service (MBS) supporting multiple carriers in a wireless communication system. The method comprises receiving a switching request message indicating an E-MBS service requested by a mobile station (MS), from the MS, transmitting a switching response message including information regarding a switching start time among a plurality of carriers set in the MS and transmitting data regarding an E-MBS service requested by the MS to the MS through a primary carrier, starting from the switching start time.Alternatively, there is provided a method for receiving data by a mobile station (MS) in a multicast broadcast service (MBS) supporting multiple carriers in a wireless communication system. The method comprises transmitting a switching request message indicating an E-MBS service requested by the MS to a BS, receiving a switching response message including information regarding a switching start time among a plurality of carriers set in the MS from the BS, switching from a secondary carrier to a primary carrier at the switching start time and receiving data regarding an E-MBS service requested by the MS from the BS through the primary carrier.
US08634388B2 Method for scheduling distributed virtual resource blocks
A method for transmitting downlink data using resource blocks at a base station in a wireless mobile communication system includes transmitting downlink data mapped to physical resource blocks (PRBs) to a user equipment, wherein indexes of virtual resource blocks (VRBs) are mapped to indexes of the PRBs for a first slot and a second slot of a subframe, and the indexes of the PRBs for the second slot are shifted with respect to the indexes of the PRBs for the first slot based on a predetermined gap, and wherein a predetermined offset is applied to an index of a PRB when the index of the PRB is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold.
US08634387B2 ACK/NACK bundling
In one embodiment, a first system receives N data transmissions from a second system. The first system combines N ACK/NACK responses, corresponding to the N data transmissions received, and encodes the combined N ACK/NACK responses by selecting a position of a communication channel over which the first system sends ACK/NACK transmissions to the second system and setting a value for each bit sent during each ACK/NACK transmission based on the combined N ACK/NACK responses. The first system sends the bits at the selected position of the communication channel. The second system, upon receiving the bits sent at the selected position of the communication channel, decodes the N ACK/NACK responses based on the position at which the bits are sent and the bits.
US08634386B2 Method and device for maintaining the performance quality of a communication system in the presence of narrow band interference
A system that incorporates teachings of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a method for measuring power levels in narrow frequency bands of signals provided by a radio frequency receiver configured to scan radio frequency signals over a wide frequency band, calculating an average wideband power level from at least a portion of the measured power levels, determining a threshold from the average wideband power level, the portion of the measured power levels in the narrow frequency bands, or both, detecting from the signals narrow band interference based on the threshold, and substantially suppressing the detected narrow band interference. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US08634377B2 Method for improved handover in multiple interface application
A method is provided for establishing a backup interface among multiple interfaces serving a mobile node, for a handover that is undetectable in advance. The invention methodology operates to cause a Foreign Agent associated with the multiple interfaces to keep a binding record of each of the multiple interfaces for which the mobile node has successfully completed the registration process. A novel Mobile IP extension is also added to facilitate the backup FA binding of the invention methodology.
US08634375B2 Methods and apparatus for cellular broadcasting and communication system
In a cellular wireless network, methods and apparatus are disclosed for a signal broadcasting scheme that can be individually augmented for users with poor reception. The network employs a first downlink channel for broadcasting data to all mobile stations, a second downlink channel for sending signals to a specific mobile station in a cell, and an uplink channel for feeding back information to the base station. To achieve a certain user reception quality, the system adjusts its broadcasting parameters based on the statistical analysis of the feedback data. If some users still require better reception, the system individually augments their broadcast signals via the second downlink channels. Methods and apparatus are also disclosed for synchronization of data distribution by base stations, which, in part, allows the receivers to combine the receiving signals and improve their reception quality.
US08634373B2 Method, and associated apparatus, for communicating data at reduced transmission latency in radio communication system having slotted interface
A method, and associated apparatus, facilitates the communication of data of a radio block by a sending station to a receiving station, within a single time frame. Communication resources are allocated within a single time frame across a plurality of radio carriers. And, the data corresponding to a radio block is scheduled for communication, and is communicated, within the single time frame. Reduced levels of latency relative to conventional operations is provided.
US08634370B2 Method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving an uplink acknowledgement channel for a downlink data channel in a mobile communication system using orthogonal frequency division multiple access
A communication apparatus and method of a mobile communication system. A method of transmitting an uplink acknowledge channel (ACKCH) for a downlink data channel in a mobile communication system includes:receiving a downlink control channel and a downlink data channel;generating uplink acknowledgement information for the received downlink data channel; assigning at least two channel resources for the uplink acknowledgement information; and transmitting the uplink ACKCH including the uplink acknowledgement information on the channel resources through at least two transmission antennas, wherein, the channel resources comprise a first channel resource and a second channel resource, the first channel resource for a first transmission antenna is assigned based on a lowest CCE index nCCE of the downlink control channel, and the second channel resource for a second transmission antenna is assigned based on a CCE index nCCE+1.
US08634369B2 Method and apparatus for controlling transmit power in wireless communication system
A method and apparatus of controlling transmit power in a wireless communication system is provided. A wireless apparatus selects one transmit mode among a plurality of transmit modes, and determines the transmit power on the basis of the selected transmit mode. The wireless apparatus transmits an uplink channel by using the transmit power.
US08634345B2 Uplink control information (UCI) multiplexing on the physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH)
A method for multiplexing uplink control information (UCI) on a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) is described. Control data is coded with user data repetition. The coded control data is mapped to a PUSCH resource. A data block base for the coded control data is also mapped in the PUSCH resource. The UCI may include channel quality indicators (CQI)/precoding matrix indicators (PMI), acknowledgement/negative-acknowledgement (ACK/NACK) and rank indicators (RI).
US08634339B2 Methods and systems for sharing resources between a radio access network and a backhaul network
Various embodiments are presented for combining features of a Radio Access Network (RAN) and those of a backhaul link or Network. In particular, and unlike the prior art, certain hardware and software resources are shared by the two Networks as needed. Such resources may include, for example, radio transceiver chains, interconnects, interconnect matrices, and RF power combiners. These resources will be dedicated on a time and need basis to either Network. This sharing permits the economizing of resources. Also, the aggregated transmission power of the radio transceiver chains previously used for RAN communication can now be utilized for backhaul transmission, or the aggregated reception capability for multiple chains used for RAN communication can now be used to improve reception when receiving transmissions from the Core Network.
US08634338B2 Methods and apparatus for conducting financial transactions
A method of establishing wireless communications between an interrogator and individual ones of multiple wireless identification devices, the method comprising combining tree search and Aloha methods to establish communications between the interrogator and individual ones of the multiple wireless identification devices without collision. A system comprising an interrogator, and a plurality of wireless identification devices configured to communicate with the interrogator In a wireless fashion, the respective wireless identification devices having a unique identification number, the interrogator being configured to employ tree search and Aloha techniques to determine the unique identification numbers of the different wireless identification devices so as to be able to establish communications between the interrogator identification and individual devices without ones of the multiple wireless collision by multiple wireless identification devices attempting to respond to the interrogator at the same time.
US08634330B2 Inter-cluster communications technique for event and health status communications
Communication between clusters of processing nodes is initiated by designating a link layer address and a target node name in a remote cluster. The link layer address is transmitted to the target node via a regular network transmission. The link layer address is stored locally in each cluster and the nodes in each cluster are signaled that a configuration change has been made, so that gateway nodes in the clusters can obtain the link layer address to use for subsequent communications with the other cluster, such as event notifications of node status changes.
US08634327B2 Method for switching channel in mesh network
A method of performing a channel switch in a mesh network by a first Mesh Point (MP) includes configuring a peer link between the first MP and a second MP, and transmitting a mesh channel switch announcement frame from the first MP to the second MP. The mesh channel switch announcement frame includes a new regulatory class field and a new channel number field. The new regulatory class field indicates the number of a new regulatory class after the channel switch and the new channel number field indicates the number of a new channel to which the first MP is moving.
US08634325B2 Tuning of industrial automation system performance based on device operating characteristics
Each device in an industrial automation system network or other network may have its own associated one or more performance characteristics, such as response time and/or reset time of the network device. Data may be stored representing a plurality of performance characteristics each associated with a different one of a plurality of devices in the network including a first device and a second device. The stored data may be retrieved, representing the performance characteristic of the second device. The first device may communicate over the network with the second device in accordance with the performance characteristic of the second device.
US08634323B2 Apparatuses and methods for facilitating simulcasting and de-simulcasting with a plurality of base stations
Base station simulcast controller module apparatuses are adapted to send a message to the base station controller to direct the base station controller to send downlink packets across each of the plurality of base stations for simulcast with a common sector identity (ID). One or more simulcasting control instructions may be sent to the plurality of base stations to facilitate simulcasting with the sector ID from the plurality of base stations. Methods for facilitating simulcasting and de-simulcasting at a plurality of base stations include sending a message to a base station controller to direct the base station controller to send downlink packets across each of a plurality of base stations for simulcast with a common sector identity (ID). One or more simulcasting control instructions are also sent to the plurality of base stations to facilitate simulcasting with the sector ID from the plurality of base stations.
US08634318B2 Communication system and communication control method
A communication system providing a multimedia service that informs a calling terminal that a communication sent from the calling terminal to a called terminal is undesired by the called terminal. Typically, the calling terminal is connected to a calling-side communication network, and the called terminal is connected to a called-side communication network; the called-side communication network includes an access request receiving device that receives an access request sent from the calling terminal; an access request cancel determination device that determines whether or not the received access request is cancelled; and an access request cancel notice sending device that sends an access request cancel notice when the access request is cancelled; and the calling-side communication network includes an addressee information communicating device that communicates addressee information to the calling terminal based on the access request cancel notice, where the addressee information is information of an addressee to be accessed so as to withdraw the cancellation of the access request.
US08634315B2 Method and arrangement for transmitting a data unit in a wireless communications system
An object of the present invention is to provide a mechanism for improving coverage in a wireless communications system. The object is achieved by a method in a sending node (210) for transmitting a data unit to a receiving node (220). The data unit comprises a number of bits. The sending node (210) and the receiving node (220) are both comprised in a wireless communications system (200). According to the method, the sending node (210) obtains (606, 810) a value n associated with the data unit. Then, the sending node (210) selects (608, 814) a transmission time instance depending on n, such that a function exists that uniquely associates the selected transmission time instance with n. Finally, the sending node (210) transmits (612, 818) the data unit to the receiving node (220) in the selected transmission time instance, without the value n.
US08634314B2 Reporting statistics on the health of a sensor node in a sensor network
In one embodiment, a method includes generating a set of statistics concerning a sensor node in a sensor network based on one or more of sensor data from a sensor at the sensor node, communication to the sensor node from one or more other sensor nodes in the sensor network, or communication from the sensor node; determining based on a subset of the set of statistics whether a predetermined anomalous event correlated with the subset has occurred; and, if the predetermined anomalous event has occurred, generating a summary of the subset and communicating it to a police node in the sensor network.
US08634311B2 System and method for tracking performance and service level agreement compliance for multipoint packet services
A system and method for measuring compliance with a service level agreement (SLA) for communications. A committed information rate operable to avoid contention is set. A determination is made that there is frame loss on the network. A determination is made if the CIR is exceeded in response to the determined frame loss. A determination is made that a service is noncompliant with the SLA in response to determining the CIR has not been exceeded. Noncompliance of the service with the SLA is logged.
US08634310B2 Methods and apparatus for improved program acquisition for use with MPEG-2 based systems
Methods and apparatus for improved program acquisition for use with MPEG-2 based systems. In an aspect, a method includes receiving a program association table (PAT) associated with an MPEG-2 transport stream, and identifying program map tables (PMTs) included in the PAT. The method also includes caching the PMTs, receiving a request to present a program, determining if a PMT associated with the program has been cached, and acquiring the selected program using information from the cached PMT. An apparatus includes means for receiving a PAT associated with an MPEG-2 transport stream and means for identifying PMTs included in the PAT. The apparatus also includes means for caching the PMTs, means for receiving a request to present a program, means for determining if a PMT associated with the program has been cached, and means for acquiring the selected program using information from the cached PMT.
US08634307B2 Message flow rerouting for autonomous self-disrupting network element
A method, apparatus, and machine readable storage medium is disclosed for establishing a test protocol processor which autonomously intercepts success path protocol messages at a network element port buffer and substitutes a corresponding failure path messages to simulate the introduction of unexpected protocol messages into the protocol message flow from an external source to the network element under test. Subsequent to intercepting messages, the test protocol processor may perform one or more of several actions according to the results of statistical calculations. These actions include allowing the message to drop, replacing the message after a delay, replacing the message after altering the payload of the message, and replacing the message after altering the message type. The disclosed autonomous self disrupting network element is particularly useful for providing a means to perform in situ field testing of network performance indicators under desired statistical conditions.
US08634303B2 Efficient radio resource management in a mobile radio communication system
In a method for operating a radio communication system, network radio stations and subscriber stations communicate using a frequency band which is split into a plurality of subbands. A first network radio station receives from a second network radio station first information relating to transmission powers used by the second network radio station for at least some of the subbands. The first network radio station also receives from a subscriber station second information relating to a reception level for the subscriber station for at least one signal emitted by the second network radio station on a subband. A network radio station carries out the method.
US08634296B2 Dynamic bandwidth resource allocation for satellite downlinks
Satellite communications systems, methods, and related devices are described. In one embodiment, a satellite communications system is configured to dynamically allocate bandwidth among different downlink beams. The satellite may receive and compile traffic measurements and terminal parameters. The satellite may be configured with different downlink beam coverage areas, and may dynamically allocate downlink bandwidth and particular frequency channels to different beam coverage areas based on the measurements and parameters. The satellite may also assign frequency channels and time slots based on such measurements and parameters.
US08634294B2 Discovery and capability exchange management in a virtualized computing platform
In various embodiments a traffic class manager is a resource within a virtualized computer systems trusted entity (e.g. a hypervisor, trusted partition, etc.) that maps requirements from a platform management and associated network capabilities onto an adapter (e.g. SR-IOV adapter, etc.) in order to appropriately allocate adapter and network resources to virtualized computer partitions. In various embodiments the traffic class manager defines network traffic classes that meet the objectives of a platform administrator based on the capabilities of the adapter and the network attached to the adapter ports. Once the traffic classes are defined, in various embodiments, the traffic class manager enforces the assignment of a traffic class to a virtual interface queue pair within a partition.
US08634291B2 Energy efficient management of datalinks
A system including a first physical network interface card (NIC) include a number of rings, where at least one of the rings is an active ring. The system further includes a host, operatively connected to the first NIC, and including Media Access Control (MAC) layer. The MAC layer is configured to obtain a power management policy, obtain a load associated with the active ring, determine, using the power management policy and the load, that the state associated with at least one of the rings must be changed, and change, in response to the determining, the state of at least one of the of rings.
US08634286B1 Defect detection design
A system and method are provided to detect defects in a data storage medium by sampling data read from the data storage medium. Time referenced samples of data read from the data storage medium are equalized to mediate the effects of channel noise and the equalized samples are decoded by a decoder, such as a Viterbi decoder. The decoded signal is then reconstructed through a reconstruction filter to approximate the equalized signal. The equalized data signal and the reconstructed data signal are then combined and compared in a bit-by-bit deconstruction scheme to determine, based on a variation between the signal elements, that a defect exists on the data storage medium. Additional action is then taken to mediate the effects of attempting to process corrupted data based on the defect by isolating the defective bit.
US08634285B1 Timing loop with large pull-in range
Aspects of the disclosure provide a sync mark detector. The sync mark detector includes a first unit configured to decay over time a value indicating a length of a bit format, a second unit configured to compare the decayed value with a detected length of the bit format to determine a new length, and a third unit configured to detect a sync mark based on the detected length and the new length.
US08634284B1 Optical storage system having differential phase detector
A differential phase detector for an optical storage system is set forth. The differential phase detector includes a photodetector circuit arranged to detect light deviations associated with radial errors in the optical storage system. A non-linear equalizer is in communication with the photodetector circuit. The output of the non-linear equalizer is in communication with signal processing circuitry. The signal processing circuitry uses the equalized signals to generate one or more radial error signals.
US08634281B2 Optical disc device
The operability of an optical disc device for reading or writing data from/to a disc having a data layer and a servo layer is improved by increasing the resistance to control disturbances. An optical disc device in accordance with the present invention includes an objective lens, a relay lens, a blue-violet laser detector, a red laser detector, an objective lens focus actuator, an objective lens tracking actuator, a relay lens actuator, a pair of focus error signal generating units, a pair of focus control signal generating units, a switching unit for selecting a focus control signal, a pair of tracking error signal generating units, a pair of tracking control signal generating units, a switching unit for selecting a tracking control signal, a focus error conversion unit and a tracking error conversion unit.
US08634272B2 Televiewer image wood-grain reduction techniques
Measurements made by a transducer assembly for downhole imaging are affected by reverberations between the transducer and the window on the outside of the assembly. The reverberations result in a stationary noise on the image. Hardware solutions to improve signal-to-noise ratio includes using a composite transducer, adjusting the distance between the transducer and the window. SNR can also be improved by processing techniques that include stacking, fitting a sinusoid to the reverberation, by envelope peak detection, and by applying a notch filter.
US08634268B2 Memory circuit having decoding circuits and method of operating the same
The present application discloses a memory circuit having a first decoder coupled to a first memory bank and configured to receive a plurality of address control signals and to generate a first plurality of cell selection signals responsive to the plurality of address control signals and a second decoder coupled to a second memory bank and configured to receive a plurality of inverted address control signals and to generate a second plurality of cell selection signals responsive to the plurality of inverted address control signals. The memory circuit also has an address control signal buffer coupled to the second decoder and configured to convert the plurality of address control signals into the plurality of inverted address control signals.
US08634255B2 Charge pump circuit, nonvolatile memory, data processing apparatus, and microcomputer application system
Improvement technology of a charge pump circuit is provided for avoiding device destruction due to electrification of an intermediate node of plural capacitors coupled in series to form one step-up capacitor, and avoiding reduction of pump efficiency due to leakage current which flows through a leakage path of the intermediate node concerned. A charge pump circuit includes a step-up capacitor configured by a first capacitance and a second capacitance coupled in series, a capacitance driver, and a protection circuit. The protection circuit is set at a conductive state and discharges a stored charge at the series coupling node of the first capacitance and the second capacitance, when the step-up voltage is not generated, and the protection circuit is maintained in a non-conductive state, when the step-up voltage is generated. Accordingly, relaxation of the withstand voltage of the step-up capacitor is achieved, and reduction of the pump efficiency is avoided.
US08634254B2 Single-polycrystalline silicon electrically erasable and programmable memory device of varied gate oxide thickness, using PIP or MIM coupling capacitor for cell size reduction and simultaneous VPP and VNN for write voltage reduction
A single polycrystalline silicon floating gate nonvolatile memory device has a storage MOS transistor and at least one polycrystalline-insulator-polycrystalline (PIP) or metal-insulator-metal (MIM) capacitor manufactured with dimensions that can be fabricated using current low voltage logic integrated circuit process. The PIP or MIM capacitor is a coupling capacitor with a first plate connected to a floating gate of the storage MOS transistor to form a floating gate node. The coupling PIP or MIM capacitor couples the voltage level applied to a second plate of the PIP or MIM capacitor to the floating gate node with a large coupling ratio approximately 90% so as to initiate Fowler-Nordheim tunneling effect for erasing or programming the memory device. The memory device may also have another PIP or MIM capacitor with a first plate connected to the floating gate of the storage MOS transistor for serving as a tunneling capacitor.
US08634253B2 Determining memory page status
The present disclosure includes methods, devices, modules, and systems for operating semiconductor memory. One method embodiment includes determining a status of a page of memory cells without using input/output (I/O) circuitry, and outputting the status through the I/O circuitry.
US08634249B2 Programming method for non-volatile memory device
A method of programming a nonvolatile memory device comprises applying positive pulses and negative pulses simultaneously to a memory cell array to program at least one memory cell included in the memory cell array.
US08634247B1 NAND flash based content addressable memory
A NAND Flash based content addressable memory (CAM) is used for a key-value addressed storage drive. The device can use a standard transport protocol such as PCI-E, SAS, SATA, eMMC, SCSI, and so on. A host writes a key-value pair to the drive, where the drive writes the keys along bit lines of a CAM NAND portion of the drive and stores the value in the drive. The drive then maintains a table linking the keys to location of the value. In a read process, the host provides a key to drive, which then broadcasts down the word lines of blocks storing the keys. Based on any matching bit lines, the tables can then be used to retrieve and supply the corresponding data to the host.
US08634239B2 Hybrid multi-level cell programming sequences
A memory device implements hybrid programming sequences for writing data to multiple level cells (MLCs). The memory device obtains specified data to write to the MLC and selects among multiple different programming techniques to write the specified data. Each of the programming techniques establishes a charge configuration in the MLC that represents multiple data bits. The memory device writes the specified data to the MLC using the selected programming technique. In one implementation, the programming techniques include a robust programming technique that preserves previously written data in the MLC in the event of a write abort of the specified data and an additional programming technique that has higher average performance than the robust programming technique. The selection may be made based on a wide variety of criteria, including whether data has been previously written to a block that includes the MLC.
US08634233B2 Systems and methods for direct communication between magnetic tunnel junctions
Systems and methods that enable direct communications between magnetic tunnel junctions are provided. In one embodiment, a device includes multiple input magnetic tunnel junctions and an output magnetic tunnel junction. The multiple input magnetic tunnel junctions are connected in parallel, and the output magnetic tunnel junction is connected in series to the input magnetic tunnel junctions. In another embodiment, a device includes a first magnetic tunnel junction, a second magnetic tunnel junction, and a nano-magnetic channel. Each of the first and the second magnetic tunnel junctions has a free layer, a nonmagnetic layer, and a fixed layer. The nano-magnetic channel connects the free layer of the first magnetic tunnel junction to the free layer of the second magnetic tunnel junction.
US08634230B2 Semiconductor device and method for driving the same
Data is written in the following manner: potentials of first and second control gates of a transistor are set at a potential for making a storage gate of the transistor a conductor, a potential of data to be stored is supplied to the storage gate, and at least one of the potentials of the first and second control gates is set at a potential for making the storage gate an insulator. Data is read in the following manner: the potential of the second control gate is set at a potential for making the storage gate an insulator; a potential is supplied to a wiring connected to one of a source and a drain of the transistor; then, a potential for reading is supplied to the first control gate to detect a change in the potential of a bit line connected to the other of the source and the drain.
US08634229B2 Dynamic memory cell provided with a field-effect transistor having zero swing
A memory cell is provided with a transistor which includes source and drain electrodes formed in a semiconductor film by respectively N-doped and P-doped areas. The transistor includes first and second devices for generating a potential barrier in the semiconductor film. The two potential barriers are shifted laterally and are opposed to the passage of the charge carriers emitted by the nearest source/drain electrode. One of the devices for generating the potential barrier is electrically connected to the gate. The other of the devices for generating the potential barrier is electrically connected to the counter-electrode. The writing of a high state is carried out by imposing on the P-doped electrode a potential higher than that of the N-doped electrode and charging the capacitor formed between the gate and the semiconductor film. The resetting of the memory cell is obtained by discharging the capacitor.
US08634228B2 Driving method of semiconductor device
A driving method of a semiconductor device is provided. In a semiconductor device including a bit line, a selection line, a selection transistor, m (m is a natural number greater than or equal to 2) writing word lines, m reading word lines, a source line, and first to m-th memory cells, each memory cell includes a first transistor and a second transistor that holds charge accumulated in a capacitor. The second transistor includes a channel formed in an oxide semiconductor layer. In a driving method of a semiconductor device having the above structure, when writing to a memory cell is performed, the first transistor is turned on so that a first source terminal or a first drain terminal is set to a fixed potential; thus, a potential is stably written to the capacitor.
US08634224B2 Memory cells, non-volatile memory arrays, methods of operating memory cells, methods of writing to and reading from a memory cell, and methods of programming a memory cell
In one aspect, a method of operating a memory cell includes using different electrodes to change a programmed state of the memory cell than are used to read the programmed state of the memory cell. In one aspect, a memory cell includes first and second opposing electrodes having material received there-between. The material has first and second lateral regions of different composition relative one another. One of the first and second lateral regions is received along one of two laterally opposing edges of the material. Another of the first and second lateral regions is received along the other of said two laterally opposing edges of the material. At least one of the first and second lateral regions is capable of being repeatedly programmed to at least two different resistance states. Other aspects and implementations are disclosed.
US08634222B2 Memory devices having select gates with P type bodies, memory strings having separate source lines and methods
Memory devices and methods of operating memory devices are shown. Configurations described include a memory cell string having an elongated n type body region and having select gates with p type bodies. Configurations and methods shown can provide a reliable bias to a body region for memory operations such as erasing.
US08634217B2 System and method for converting an AC input voltage to a regulated DC output voltage using a Z-type converter with rectified switches
An AC to DC converter for converting an AC input voltage to a regulated DC output voltage using a Z-type converter and rectified switches. The Z-type converter includes first and second inductors, a capacitor, two rectified switches and a load device coupled in a cross-coupled configuration. The Z-type converter may be configured according to a Z-source or a quasi-Z-source rectifier network. The AC input voltage is applied to an input and the DC output voltage is developed across the load device. Each rectified switch may be configured as a series-coupled diode and electronic switch or as a dual gate GaN device with a shorted gate. A control network monitors the DC output voltage and develops a control signal for controlling the first and second rectified switches to regulate the DC output voltage. The control network may control the rectified switches based on duty cycle control or current mode control.
US08634215B2 Rectifier circuit with a voltage sensor
A rectifier circuit with a synchronously controlled semiconductor element. The rectifier circuit includes at least one field effect transistor with a control electrode and two switching electrodes. The control electrode operates the reverse state and the forward state between the switching electrodes. At least one driver, which cooperates with a voltage sensor of the field effect transistor, controls this to the forward state during the diode operating state of the field effect transistor. The voltage sensor includes a sensor output capacitance that forms a non-linear voltage divider with an external reference capacitance.
US08634211B2 Switch control device, power supply device comprising the same and switch control method
A power voltage required to operate the switch control device is generated by using full-wave current rectification voltage generated by rectifying an AC input. A zero cross-point is detected when a full-wave rectification voltage is zero voltage by using the power voltage. A reference signal synchronized to the full-wave rectification voltage is generated by using the detected zero cross-point. A switching operation of a power switch is controlled by comparing a reference signal with current that flows on the power switch.
US08634209B2 Current-fed full-bridge DC-DC converter
A current-fed full-bridge DC-DC converter includes a current source circuit including a direct-current voltage source circuit and a reactor connected to the direct-current voltage source circuit in series, an inverter circuit including switching elements, input terminals and output terminals, wherein outputs of the current source circuit are connected to the input terminals, a transformer having a primary coil that is connected to the output terminals and a secondary coil and a rectifier circuit which is connected to the secondary coil and through which the current-fed full-bridge DC-DC converter generates direct-current output. The current-fed full-bridge DC-DC converter further includes a capacitor connected to the output terminal and the primary coil in series and a controller controlling on/off operations of the switching elements so that a current can flow from the current source circuit through the primary coil and the capacitor in stopping of the current-fed full-bridge DC-DC converter.
US08634206B2 Fixing device for circuit board
A fixing device for circuit boards of different thicknesses includes a base board, a number of posts protruding from the base board, a number of resilient brackets respectively mounted to the posts, a number of blocks respectively received in the resilient brackets and stacked on top of the corresponding posts, and a number of fasteners inserted through the circuit board, and the resilient brackets, and the blocks, to engage in the posts.
US08634193B2 Device and method using induction to improve natural convection cooling
An air cooled switching unit for a motor drive includes a forced air cooling chamber and a convective cooling chamber separate from the forced air cooling chamber. An exhaust port of the forced cooling chamber is configured to direct exhaust air across an outlet of the convective cooling chamber to induce an increased air flow through the convective cooling chamber thereby increasing the cooling capacity of the convective cooling chamber.
US08634189B2 System and method for releasing a peripheral slice from an information handling system
Alignment posts that aid alignment of a peripheral slice to couple to the bottom surface of an information handling system also interface with a release so that actuation of the release translates to movement of the alignment posts relative to the peripheral slice so that the information handling system slides relative to the peripheral slice. Sliding of the peripheral slice relative to the information handling system releases attachment devices, such as hooks of the peripheral device that couple to attachment points of the information handling system so that the peripheral device decouples from the information handling system.
US08634176B2 Overvoltage protector
An overvoltage protector having a housing and at least one overvoltage limiter arranged in the housing, especially a gas-filled surge arrester (1), a suppressor diode (2) or a varistor. The functional ability and the state of the overvoltage protector can be controlled during operation by associating a monitoring component with the overvoltage limiter which detects a current (i) flowing over the overvoltage limiter component, and by providing an evaluation unit that evaluates the signal of the monitoring component.
US08634175B2 Method and system for programming and implementing automated fault isolation and restoration using sequential logic
A method and system for programming and implementing automated fault isolation and restoration of high-speed fault detection of circuits in power distribution networks using sequential logic and peer-to-peer communication is provided. High-speed fault detection of circuits in power distribution networks uses protective relay devices (14) segmenting a distribution line (11) having Intelligent Electronic Devices (IED) (22) associated with switching devices (20) communicating peer-to-peer via a communication system (30) to provide fast and accurate fault location information in distribution systems with sequential logic.
US08634171B2 Over voltage protection of a switching converter
Embodiments for at least one method and apparatus of generating a regulated voltage are disclosed. One apparatus includes a voltage regulator. The voltage regulator includes regulator circuitry for generating a regulated voltage from a first power supply and a second power supply, and voltage spike protection circuitry for voltage-spike-protecting the regulator circuitry. The voltage spike protection circuitry includes a charge-storage circuit, and at least one switching element, wherein the at least one switching element comprises a plurality of switching block segments. The charge-storage circuit includes charge-storage circuit segments, and each charge-storage circuit segment is physically closer to at least one of the plurality of switching block segments the charge-storage circuit segment protects, than any other switching block segment.
US08634159B2 Magnetic recording disk drive with three sensors for rotational and linear vibration compensation
A magnetic recording disk drive has three vibration sensors mounted to the disk drive base to provide feedforward vibration compensation signals. First and second spaced-apart sensors are aligned generally parallel to a radius from the disk rotational axis to a head position on the disk between the inside diameter position (hID) and outside diameter position (hOD) for detecting rotational vibration about the disk rotational axis and linear vibration in the cross-track direction. A third vibration sensor is aligned generally orthogonal to the primary axes of the first and second vibration sensors for detecting primarily linear vibrations in the along-the-track or track circumferential direction. The disk drive servo control processor calculates, from the signals from the three sensors, a rotational vibration feedforward signal, a radial linear vibration feedforward signal, and a circumferential linear vibration feedforward signal which are summed with the actuator control signal to compensate for the vibrations.
US08634156B2 Storage system, storage control apparatus, and storage control method
In a storage system, when power supply to HDDs is instantaneously interrupted, a spin up controller of a magnetic disk apparatus spins up the HDDs. On the other hand, based on a response for an access to the HDDs in the magnetic disk apparatus, when detecting that the HDDs as an access destination are spun down, a spin up controller of a control apparatus spins up the HDDs. When a certain number of the HDDs or more are spun down, a separate controller does not permit the magnetic disk apparatus to be used for a given length of time. While the magnetic disk apparatus is not permitted to be used, the HDDs are spun up by using the spin up controller of the magnetic disk apparatus.
US08634152B1 Systems and methods for throughput enhanced data detection in a data processing circuit
Systems, methods, devices, circuits for data processing, and more particularly, and more particularly to data processing relying on efficiency improved data detection.
US08634149B2 System tube and process for supporting cylindrical elements of an endoscope optical system
A system tube of an endoscope optical system, designed to contain cylindrical elements of an image guide provided with lenses and to support the elements by tongues cut out of the wall of the system tube and deformed nonelastically. Wherein the tongues are deformed toward the outside and are bent elastically by a holder toward the inside to below the level of the outer surface of the system tube. In a system tube of an endoscope optical system, designed to contain cylindrical elements of an image guide provided with lenses and to support the elements by means of nonelastically deformed tongues cut out of the wall of the system tube, the tongues are deformed toward the outside and are elastically bent by a holder toward the inside to below the level of the outer surface of the system tube.
US08634148B2 Lens drive device and manufacturing method therefor
A lens drive device may include a movable body holding a lens and movable in an optical axis direction of the lens, a fixed body movably holding the movable body, a drive mechanism for driving the movable body, and a board on which an imaging element is mounted and which is fixed on an opposite-to-object side of the fixed body. An opposite-to-object side end face of the fixed body is formed with a plurality of projections which are abutted with a mounting face of the board on which the imaging element is mounted for correcting inclination of an optical axis of the lens with respect to the imaging element.
US08634139B1 System for and method of catadioptric collimation in a compact head up display (HUD)
A head up display can use a catadioptric collimating system. The head up display includes an image source. The head up display also includes a collimating mirror, and a polarizing beam splitter. The light from the image source enters the beam splitter and is reflected toward the collimating mirror. The light striking the collimating mirror is reflected through the beam splitter toward a combiner. A corrective lens can be disposed after the beam splitter.
US08634138B2 Lens barrel and optical apparatus including the same
A lens barrel includes first and second driving units configured to move first and second moving frames in an optical axis direction, and two correction driving sources configured to move the second moving frame in a direction perpendicular to an optical axis. Moving ranges in the optical axis direction of the first and second moving frames overlap with each other. The first and second moving frames are connected to a fixing portion of a fixed barrel by first and second flexible printed boards. One of the first and second driving units is located on a side of the optical axis opposite one of the second correction driving sources, and U-turn portions of the first and second flexible printed boards are located on a side of the optical axis opposite the other correction driving source, when viewed in the optical axis direction.
US08634137B2 Glare management of reflective and thermoreflective surfaces
The reflectivity and transmissivity of building and vehicle surfaces is maintained while employing partial, variable, selective, or asymmetric diffusers between a surface and an external light source such that the reflected light is diffused to produce a reduction in glare, while minimally effecting the specular or collimated transmission (if any) of light through the surface. Glare is also reduced by utilizing diffuser devices that reflect light in a temperature dependent manner.
US08634128B2 Electrophoretic element, display, and electronic device
An electrophoretic element includes an electrophoretic particle, and a porous layer formed of a fibrous structure having a non-electrophoretic particle with different optical reflection characteristics from optical reflection characteristics of the electrophoretic particle. A difference Δ1 (=A−B) between a solubility parameter value A of the fibrous structure and a solubility parameter value B of a particle surface of the electrophoretic particle is 2 or more and 5.2 or less.
US08634123B2 Optical scanning device and image forming apparatus
An optical scanning device is configured to cause a light beam to scan a photosensitive drum to form a latent image on the photosensitive drum. The optical scanning device includes light emitting units configured to emit light beams and a light deflecting unit having deflecting surfaces and being configured to cause the light beams emitted from the light emitting units to reflect at the deflecting surfaces and deflect and scan in a main scanning direction. Also, the device includes a lens disposed between the light emitting units and the light deflecting unit, the lens being configured to cause the light beams emitted from the light emitting units to be directed along the main scanning direction to the deflecting surfaces, and an aperture member disposed between the lens and the light deflecting unit, and having apertures formed in line in a sub scanning direction perpendicular to the main scanning direction.
US08634121B2 Mirror device, mirror array, optical switch, mirror device manufacturing method, and mirror substrate manufacturing method
A mirror device includes a mirror (153) which is supported to be pivotable with respect to a mirror substrate (151), a driving electrode (103-1-103-4) which is formed on an electrode substrate (101) facing the mirror substrate, and an antistatic structure (106) which is arranged in a space between the mirror and the electrode substrate. This structure can fix the potential of the lower surface of the mirror and suppress drift of the mirror by applying a second potential to the antistatic structure.
US08634115B2 Image processing device and image processing method
To provide an image processing device and an image processing method capable of analyzing a code image on a document regardless whether it is a black-and-white document or a color one even when a mode is set in which “scanning is performed in a black-and-white scan mode and black-and-white image information acquired by the scanning is transmitted to a printing device”. Based on an instruction from a controller part, the scanner part acquires black-and-white image data and color image data for the detection of a color code image and transmits them to the controller part. The black-and-white image data is transmitted using bits 7 to 0 of an image data bus and the above-mentioned color image data is transmitted using bits 23 to 16 of the image data bus. The controller part analyzes a code image in the document based on the image data transmitted from the scanner part.
US08634099B2 Configuration data management system, printer, and electronic device control method
An electronic device includes a storage unit that stores configuration data related to the electronic device, a configuration data writing unit that writes configuration data from the storage unit to the external storage device when electronic device power turns off, a configuration data updating unit that, after the configuration data is written to the external storage device, executes a deletion process to delete the configuration data in the storage unit, or an initialization process that resets the configuration data in the storage unit to a default initialization value, a configuration data reading unit that reads the configuration data from the external storage device when electronic device power turns on, a configuration unit that configures the electronic device based on the read configuration data, and a configuration data deletion unit that deletes the configuration data stored in the external storage device after the configuration unit completes configuring the electronic device.
US08634097B2 Medium processing apparatus and controlling method of the same
A receiver configured to receive a first command that contains a predetermined code string and a second command that does not contain the predetermined code string from a host computer. A first command analyzer configured to analyze and process only the first command received by the receiver. A buffer configured to temporarily store at least the second command received by the receiver. A second command analyzer configured to analyze and process the second command stored by the buffer. A sound generator configured to generate a sound when the first command analyzer analyzes the first command and determines that the first command includes a sound generating command. The first command analyzer analyzes the first command before the buffer temporarily stores the first command.
US08634095B2 Apparatus, system, method, and medium for data administering which enable power saving based on power-off information
A data administering apparatus configured to be connected to a plurality of information processing apparatuses and to administer information which is transmitted from the plurality of information processing apparatuses and relates to an image forming apparatus, includes: a communicating section to receive power-off information which is transmitted from the plurality of information processing apparatuses and is used to turn off a power source of the image forming apparatus, and a control section to administer a number of times of power-off of the image forming apparatus based on the power-off information received by the communicating section.
US08634093B2 Image processing apparatus capable of recording user information into external recording medium, and control method and recording medium therefor
An image processing apparatus capable of recording user information into an external recording medium, while preventing an occurrence of a security problem. The image processing apparatus generates user information about an image processing job, and determines according to predetermined recording medium categories whether security information can be stored into an external recording medium in a case where the user information is recorded into the external recording medium. When determining that the security information cannot be stored into the external recording medium, the image processing apparatus removes predetermined security information from the user information and records the resultant information into the external recording medium.
US08634085B2 Image forming apparatus, image forming method, and computer readable medium
An image forming apparatus includes the following elements. An apparatus body implements plural functions including an image reading function, an image forming function, and a display function. A controller controls first, second, and third power states. A first operation unit outputs a transition signal for shifting the states of the image reading function and the image forming function to the second power state. A second operation unit outputs a copy start signal for starting an operation to copy a document. A copy controller controls, when the functions other than the display function are in the third power state, the operation to copy a document in accordance with a copy start signal, and performs control so that another copy start signal is not handled during a period from when controlling of the operation to copy a document has started until when a predetermined specific state is detected.
US08634079B2 Attraction state inspection device, surface mounting apparatus, and part test device
An attraction state inspection device includes a diffusion member that is disposed inside a nozzle group in which a plurality of nozzles that attract parts are disposed, and transmits incident light while diffusing the light, an image pickup is disposed on a side of the nozzle group apart from the diffusion member in a first direction, picks up an image of a part attracted by one nozzle positioned in the first direction with respect to the diffusion member, from among the plurality of nozzles, against a background of the diffusion member, and obtains an image of the part, an irradiation unit that is disposed opposite the image pickup unit with the diffusion member interposed therebetween, and radiates light toward the nozzle group, and an inspection unit that inspects an attraction state of the part on the basis of the image of the picked up part.
US08634074B2 Method and system for high volume sample rate holographic particle measurement
Methods and systems for measuring particles within a flow are provided. An aircraft transports a high volume sample rate holographic measurement instrument through a particle-containing volume of interest along a reference axis X (time). As the instrument moves relative to the volume of interest, the holographic measurement instrument transmits a collimated light beam across the volume of interest along an optical axis Z. The light beam interacts with particles contained within the volume of interest, and a high-speed, one-dimensional detector array detects incident light reflecting patterns of light intensity levels that are associated with the interaction between the light beam and the particles. A processor integrates information relating to the detected patterns and a rate of relative movement between the measurement probe and the volume of interest to determine at least a statistically meaningful sampling of time-dependent particle distribution information associated with an entirety of the volume of interest. Using the time-dependent particle distribution information and automatic reconstruction algorithms running on the processor, the processor reconstructs holograms that depict the particles within the volume of interest. These holograms are then used to measure a spatial distribution, size distribution, number density or concentration, and/or shape of the particles within the volume of interest.
US08634073B2 Illumination apparatus and method for obtaining illuminance with high uniformity by controlling a plurality of minute mirrors of a digital mirror device
An illumination apparatus of the present invention quickly adjusts illuminance of the light radiated from the light source in the irradiation surface to have high uniformity. The illumination apparatus includes the light source that emits a light beam having a rectangular shape, a DMD on which light emitted from the light source is incident and which controls reflection/non-reflection of the incident light by opening/closing control of minute mirrors, an optical system that shapes the light reflected by the DMD, a half mirror that splits the light emitted from the optical system into irradiation light and monitor light, the irradiation surface irradiated with the irradiation light, a monitor unit that measures illuminance of the monitor light, and a control unit that transmits a control signal to control opening/closing of the minute mirrors of the DMD to the DMD, based on a measurement result measured by the monitor unit. In this case, an illuminance distribution in the irradiation surface is adjusted to a predetermined value.
US08634070B2 Method and apparatus for optically inspecting a magnetic disk
In a method and apparatus for optically inspecting a magnetic disk, irradiating the surface of the sample with a light by rotating and moving the sample in the direction orthogonal to the center axis of the rotation, detecting the regular reflection light from the surface of the sample, detecting the scattered light in the vicinity of the regular reflection light from the surface of the sample by separating the scattered light from the regular reflection light, detecting the scattered light scattered in the direction at a higher angle with respect to the normal direction of the surface of the sample, and detecting the defects by processing the detection signal of the regular reflection light, the detection signal of the scattered light in the vicinity of the regular reflection light, and the detection signal of the scattered light in the high angle direction.
US08634069B2 Defect inspection device and defect inspection method
A defect inspection device, which inspects defects such as foreign materials existing on a specimen on which a circuit pattern of wiring or the like is formed, is provided with an illumination optical system which illuminates a plurality of different areas the specimen with a plurality of linear shaped beams and an image forming optical system that forms images of the plurality of the illuminated areas on a plurality of detectors, and the detectors are configured to receive a plurality of polarization components substantially at the same time and individually, wherein the polarization components are different from each other and are contained in each of the plurality of the optical images formed by the image forming optical system, thereby detecting a plurality of signals corresponding to the polarization components and carrying out the inspection at high speed under a plurality of optical conditions.
US08634065B2 Method for operating a jamming laser in a DIRCM system in a manner that is safe for eyes
A method for operating a jamming laser in a DIRCM system on board an aircraft in a manner that is safe for eyes. The energy radiated by the jamming laser since the start of combat is determined, depending on the aircraft's flight condition, a limit is determined for the permitted energy radiation, where the limit corresponds to a laser protection distance to be observed for this flight condition, and when the limit is reached, radiation is suppressed.
US08634058B2 Lithographic apparatus and device manufacturing method
An immersion lithographic apparatus is provided in which a maximum permissible velocity of the substrate relative to a fluid confinement structure that controls the immersion fluid is determined based on a property of the substrate to be exposed and, during the exposure process, the velocity of the substrate relative to the fluid confinement structure is limited to be below this maximum permissible velocity.
US08634053B2 Lithographic apparatus and device manufacturing method
A liquid confinement system for use in immersion lithography is disclosed in which the meniscus of liquid between the liquid confinement system and the substrate is pinned substantially in place by a meniscus pinning feature. The meniscus pinning feature comprises a plurality of discrete outlets arranged in a polygonal shape.
US08634050B2 Liquid crystal display device and method for manufacturing the same
A liquid crystal display device using a plastic substrate becomes required to have high resolution, high opening ratio, high reliability, or the like, with the increasing of a screen size. Besides, high productivity and cost reduction is also required. According to the present invention, a protective film 123 comprising at least one silicon nitride film, which is formed by a ratio frequency sputtering using a silicon target, is provided over an opposing substrate (a flexible substrate); sealant 112 is drawn; a liquid crystal material 114 is dropped over the opposing substrate in vacuo; and the opposing substrate is pasted to a flexible substrate 110 provided with a pixel electrode 111 and a columnar spacer 115.
US08634049B2 Liquid crystal display device
A liquid crystal display device includes a TFT substrate having a display region which has first and second electrodes, a plurality of TFTs and a plurality of scanning signal lines connected to the plurality of TFTs, a counter substrate, a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between the TFT and counter substrates, and sealed by a sealant, a plurality of scanning line leads connected to the plurality of scanning signal lines formed in a region outside of the display region, and a shield electrode formed on the TFT substrate covering the plurality of scanning line leads. The second electrode is connected to one of the plurality of TFTs, and liquid crystal molecules of the liquid crystal layer are driven by an electric field, which is generated between the first and second electrodes. The shield electrode is electrically connected to the first electrode and overlapped with the sealant in plan view.
US08634041B2 Liquid crystal display device and manufacturing method of liquid crystal display device
To sophisticate a portable electronic appliance without hindering reduction of the weight and the size, more specifically, to sophisticate a liquid crystal display apparatus installed in a portable electronic appliance without hindering the mechanical strength, a liquid crystal display apparatus includes a first plastic substrate, a light-emitting device which is disposed over the first plastic substrate, resin which covers the light-emitting device, an insulating film which is in contact with the resin, a semiconductor device which is in contact with the insulating film, a liquid crystal cell which is electrically connected to the semiconductor device, and a second plastic substrate, wherein the semiconductor device and the liquid crystal cell are disposed between the first plastic substrate and the second plastic substrate.
US08634020B2 Structured light projection and acquisition
A structured light pattern is projected onto a scene using pulses of light emitted by light emitting diodes (LEDs) of the projector, wherein during the pulses of the LEDs, the LEDs are driven at an overdrive current when the LEDS are ON. A sensor of a camera only integrates light from the scene during the pulses to acquire images of the scene.
US08634012B2 Solid-state image pickup device and method of driving the same
Provided is a solid-state image pickup device that includes: a pixel portion having a plurality of pixels that are arranged in a two-dimensional array and generate pixel signals; a readout row counter that generates row addresses for reading the pixel portion; a first reset row counter that generates a row address for resetting a first field of the pixel portion; a second reset row counter that generates a row address for resetting a second field of the pixel portion; a selector that selects one of the row addresses generated by the readout row counter, the first reset row counter, and the second reset row counter; and pixel driving units that respectively select two rows: an odd-numbered row and a neighboring even-numbered row of the pixel portion corresponding to the selected row address.
US08634004B2 Monitoring of optical defects in an image capture system
Method of monitoring an image capture system (1) comprising a sensor (C) comprising a plurality of photosensitive elements (Z1, Z2, Zn) and an optical device (L) for focusing the light emitted from a scene towards the sensor. This method comprises the obtaining (100) of respective responses of certain at least of the photosensitive elements (E1, E1′, P1, P2) of the sensor to an exposure of the image capture system to any scene (S), followed by a determination (200) of at least one deviation (Δ) between at least one quantity (G) deduced from the responses obtained and at least one reference quantity (Gref). These steps may be followed by an estimation (300) of an optical effect of the image capture system (1) on the basis of said deviation (Δ) determined and optionally by an implementation of an action able to at least partially compensate (400) for the estimated optical defect.
US08634000B2 Image pickup apparatus having an auto zoom function and method for controlling image pickup apparatus
The image pickup apparatus includes an image production unit producing an image by using an output signal from an image pickup unit, a size detection unit detecting a size of a specific object in the image, a storage unit storing a target value of the size of the specific object, a control unit performing auto zoom control that automatically provides a zoom operation to make the size of the specific object equal or closer to the target value, and a position detection unit detecting a position of the specific object in the image. The control unit controls, in the auto zoom control, a speed of the zoom operation depending on the position of the specific object detected by the position detection unit. The apparatus can prevent easy disappearance of the specific object from the image when the auto zoom operation is performed.
US08633985B2 Computerized information collection and training method and apparatus
A method and apparatus for collecting information relating to a driver of a motor vehicle using portable computing apparatus, camera for capturing an image or images relating to operation of the vehicle by the driver and a location sensor for providing information relating to location of the vehicle. The computing apparatus is capable of recording information from an observer relating to operation of the vehicle by the driver to enable the driver to be assessed. The method and apparatus may be applied to capturing information relating to any observable scene. Information collected as above may be used for a training or an information program for drivers or users of vehicles.
US08633983B2 Feature detection apparatus and method for measuring object distances
A feature detection apparatus and method for obtaining in a defined area of interest a parametric shape based on a selected combination of parameter values, constituting an approximation to an object feature. The feature detection apparatus includes an input unit for receiving at least two area indicator lines for defining in a digital image an area of interest, a parameter range defining unit for defining ranges of at least two parameters of a parametric shape, for which the parametric shape intersects at least one of the area indicator lines; a parameter selection unit for selecting a combination of parameter values from the parameter ranges, for which the parametric shape constitutes an approximation to an object feature of the object in the area of interest; and an output unit for providing the parametric shape based on said combination of parameter values for a display in the digital image.
US08633982B2 System and method for monitoring quilting machine
A monitoring system for use with a sewing machine. The monitoring system includes a camera assembly mounted to a base of the sewing machine with a camera that collects images from a bottom side of the fabric. The camera assembly delivers images of the back side of the fabric to a monitor assembly that includes a display device. The display device displays the images collected by the camera. The monitor can be mounted to an upper or arm portion of the sewing machine for convenient viewing by the operator during use of the sewing machine.
US08633980B2 Monitoring apparatus having a detachable display and a power failure protection
The present invention discloses a monitoring apparatus having a detachable display device and a power failure protection, wherein the monitoring apparatus comprises a main body and the display device. When the display device is installed to the main body, a second terminal socket of the display device and a first terminal socket of the main body are inlaid, such that corresponding connecting terminals exposed out of the main body and display device can be electrically conducted with each other. When the display device is detached from the main body, a second switch of the display device and a first switch of the main body are in an opened status respectively, such that the connecting terminals exposed out of the main body and display device cannot receive electric power, however, the main body and display device can still be electrically coupled by a transmission line through corresponding ports thereof.
US08633979B2 Augmented road scene illustrator system on full windshield head-up display
A method to dynamically register a graphic on a driving scene of a vehicle utilizing a graphic projection display includes monitoring a user input indicated to a portion of the graphic projection display, determining a graphic representing a user-defined content based on the monitored user input indicated to the portion of the graphic projection display, dynamically registering a location of the graphic upon the graphic projection display corresponding to the driving scene of the vehicle, and displaying the graphic upon the graphic projection display.
US08633978B2 Human face detection and tracking device
A human face detection device includes a photosensitive element, a human face detection unit, and a skin color threshold generation unit. The photosensitive element is used for capturing a first image containing a first human face block. The human face detection unit compares the first image with at least one human face feature, so as to detect the first human face block. The skin color threshold generation unit is used for updating a skin color threshold value according to the detected first human face block. The skin color threshold value is used for filtering the first image signal to obtain a candidate region, the human face detection unit compares the candidate region with the at least one human face feature to obtain the first human face block, and the skin color threshold value determines whether the first human face block detected by the human face detection unit is correct.
US08633975B2 Network based endoscopic surgical system
A network based surgical system including a first medical device having a first network interface, a second medical device having a second network interface, a communications network over which the first medical device, through the first network interface, and the second medical device, through the second network interface, are communicable, wherein the first network interface and the second network interface employ the same network protocol for communicating over the communications network, and wherein the first network interface has a maximum throughput greater than a maximum throughput of the second network interface.
US08633972B2 Method for displaying image information and autostereoscopic screen
A method for displaying image information on an autostereoscopic screen that is suitable for simultaneous display of a plurality of views visible respectively from at least one of a plurality of laterally offset viewing zones. A first stereoscopic half-image and a second stereoscopic half-image, which are perceptible simultaneously and together produce a stereoimage, are reproduced on the screen such that the first stereoscopic half-image is visible from two laterally offset and respectively continuous regions, while the second stereoscopic half-image is visible from a stereozone which is situated between the two mentioned regions and is smaller than each of these two regions.
US08633970B1 Augmented reality with earth data
Systems, methods and articles of manufacture for augmenting reality are described herein. An embodiment may include computing a real-world depth map using real-world imagery captured by an imaging device, providing, to a rendering engine, perspective information including location coordinates representing a location of the imaging device, rendering a computed depth map based on geographical data retrieved from a server in response to the providing, the geographical data corresponding to at least the location of the imaging device, correlating the real-world depth map with the computed depth map to improve accuracy of the location of the imaging device represented by the location coordinates, and overlaying the real-world imagery with virtual information based on the correlated real-world depth map and the computed depth map.
US08633955B2 Digital drop patterning and deposition device
A liquid dispensing system includes a downwardly inclined slide surface. A carrier liquid dispensing channel includes an outlet that exits onto the downwardly inclined slide surface. A carrier liquid flows continuously through the carrier liquid dispensing channel, the outlet of the carrier liquid dispensing channel, and down the slide surface. A liquid dispenser array structure includes functional liquid dispensers located on a substrate that is common to the functional liquid dispensers. The functional liquid dispensers include a functional liquid supply channel. A functional liquid source provides a functional liquid to the functional liquid dispensers through the functional liquid supply channel. A drop formation device, associated with an interface of the functional liquid supply channel and the downwardly inclined slide surface, is selectively actuated to form discrete functional liquid drops in the carrier liquid flowing down the slide surface. The functional liquid is immiscible in the carrier liquid.
US08633945B2 X-ray diagnostic apparatus and image processing apparatus
According to one embodiment, an image processing apparatus includes following units. The correspondence table describes a relationship between blood vessel contrasts and reference contrast medium concentrations and reference X-ray conditions. The acquisition unit acquires a blood vessel contrast by referring to the correspondence table based on the planned value of a contrast medium concentration and the X-ray condition. The calculation unit calculates a predictive pixel value of a region of interest set on the X-ray image based on the blood vessel contrast. The display unit displays the X-ray image while superimposing a partial image with the predictive pixel value on the region of interest.
US08633941B2 Image-processing apparatus, method for controlling thereof, and computer program
An image-processing apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes a determining unit determining a type of image data; a holding unit holding color value for the still images, and holding a ratio for the moving image for each moving image, an updating unit updating the color value and the ratio, and a display unit displaying composite image data. For each piece of image data to be drawn, the updating unit updates each ratio based on a transmittance of the image data, updates the color value and a transmittance of a still image when it is a still image, and updates the color value data based on a transmittance of a moving image, and causes the transmittance to be further held as a ratio of the moving image when it is a moving image. The display unit displays the composite image data using the color value and the ratio.
US08633936B2 Programmable streaming processor with mixed precision instruction execution
The disclosure relates to a programmable streaming processor that is capable of executing mixed-precision (e.g., full-precision, half-precision) instructions using different execution units. The various execution units are each capable of using graphics data to execute instructions at a particular precision level. An exemplary programmable shader processor includes a controller and multiple execution units. The controller is configured to receive an instruction for execution and to receive an indication of a data precision for execution of the instruction. The controller is also configured to receive a separate conversion instruction that, when executed, converts graphics data associated with the instruction to the indicated data precision. When operable, the controller selects one of the execution units based on the indicated data precision. The controller then causes the selected execution unit to execute the instruction with the indicated data precision using the graphics data associated with the instruction.
US08633935B2 Rendering processor
A main processor collects the edge information and color information of the pixels of a rendering target image using a rendering command, and sends the collected edge information and color information of the pixels to a sub-processor of the succeeding stage. The sub-processor sends the edge information and color information of a left rectangular region to a sub-processor, and also renders a right rectangular region and, upon receiving a process wait signal from the sub-processor, sends the rendering result to the sub-processor. The sub-processor renders the left rectangular region and sends the rendering result to the outside, and also sends, to the outside, the rendering result of the right rectangular region acquired by sending a process wait signal to the sub-processor.
US08633927B2 Re-render acceleration of frame with lighting change
In an example embodiment, 3D graphics object information associated with a render of a frame may be stored in an object-indexed cache in a memory. The 3D graphics object information comprises results for one or more shading operations further comprises one or more input values for the one or more shading operations.
US08633920B2 Display device and display drive method
A display device includes: a pixel array including pixel circuits arranged in a matrix state, in which each pixel circuit has a light emitting element, a drive transistor, and a storage capacitor storing a threshold voltage of the drive transistor and an inputted signal value; a threshold correction operation means for performing a threshold correction operation plural times, which allows the storage capacitor to store the threshold voltage of the drive transistor by supplying a drive voltage to the drive transistor in a state in which a gate potential of the drive transistor is in a reference value before giving the signal value to the storage capacitor; and a cut-off control means for cutting off the drive transistor by supplying an intermediate voltage which is lower than the drive voltage to the drive transistor in a after-correction period which is the period after the period of the threshold correction operation.
US08633915B2 Single-layer touch-sensitive display
A touch sensor panel having co-planar single-layer touch sensors fabricated on a single side of a substrate is disclosed. The drive and sense lines can be fabricated as column-like patterns in a first orientation and patches in a second orientation, where each column-like pattern in the first orientation is connected to a separate metal trace in the border area of the touch sensor panel, and all patches in each of multiple rows in the second orientation are connected together using a separate metal trace in the border area of the touch sensor panel. The metal traces in the border areas can be formed on the same side of the substrate as the patches and columns, but separated from the patches and column-like patterns by a dielectric layer.
US08633913B1 Touch interfaces and controls for aviation displays
An apparatus for controlling an aviation display is provided. The apparatus includes processing electronics configured to cause a first representation of aviation data to be shown in a first format and to cause, in response to a user input relative to the first format, a second representation of the aviation data to be shown in a second format, in a predefined location on a region of an aircraft display.
US08633910B2 Information processing device, opening/closing angle detecting method, and opening/closing angle detecting program
An information processing device includes two casings that are openably/closably coupled to each other, a detection unit that is provided on at least one of the two casings and is configured to detect one of contact and proximity of an operation input with respect to an operation surface, and a control unit configured to extract a variation component, which varies along with proximity of the two casings in opening/closing of the two casings, based on a detection result, which is detected by the detection unit, and detect an opening/closing angle of the two casings based on the variation component.
US08633907B2 Touch screen overlay for visually impaired persons
A touch screen overlay includes a flexible, substantially planar portion having length and width dimensions corresponding to a touch screen of an electronics appliance, one or more features for aligning the substantially planar portion with the touch screen, and a pattern of raised features and/or openings, providing facility for a person to interact with individual features or openings by touch rather than be sight.
US08633899B2 Display device including sensing elements and driving method thereof
A display device includes a plurality of touch sensors and a touch sensor controller. The touch sensor controller defines sensing units. Each of the sensing units includes at least two touch sensors. The touch sensor controller generates coordinates information of the sensing unit when all of the touch sensors of the sensing unit are generating an output signal or at least one of the touch sensors of the sensing unit is generating an output signal.
US08633889B2 Display device, driving method thereof, and electronic appliance
A driving method of a display device comprising a display area including a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix, comprising a first step and a second step. In the first step, a first signal is input to each of the plurality of pixels and a first image is displayed on the display area. In the second step, a second signal is input to each of the plurality of pixels; an afterimage that appears on the display area in the first step is erased; a second image is displayed on the display area. The second step is performed after the first step.
US08633879B2 Undulating electrodes for improved viewing angle and color shift
The present disclosure generally provides for a variety of multi-domain pixel configurations that may be implemented in the unit pixels of an LCD display device, such as a fringe field switching LCD display panel. An LCD display device utilizing one or more of the presently disclosed techniques disclosed herein may exhibit improved display properties, such as viewing angle, color shift, and transmittance properties, relative to those exhibited by conventional multi-domain designs.
US08633874B2 Display device and method of driving the same
A display device includes luminescence pixels arranged in rows and columns. Each of gate lines and reset lines correspond to one of the rows, and signals lines each correspond to one of the columns. Each luminescence pixels includes a luminescence element, a switching transistor, a drive transistor which supplies current to the luminescence element, and a reset transistor. The reset transistor includes a gate terminal connected to a corresponding reset line, one of a source and drain terminal connected to a source or drain terminal of the drive transistor, and the other of the source and drain terminal connected to a corresponding gate line. A capacitor is connected between the gate terminal and the source terminal of the drive transistor.
US08633871B2 Image processing apparatus and image processing method
If an image acquired from a video camera (113) contains a two-dimensional bar code as information unique to an operation input device (116), information unique to the video camera (113) and the information unique to the operation input device (116) are managed in a shared memory (107) in association with each other.
US08633867B2 Mobile terminal having detachable sub-display unit
The present invention relates to a mobile terminal having a detachable sub-display unit. A mobile terminal having a detachable sub-display unit includes a first body unit having a first display unit to a front surface of the first body unit. The invention also includes a second body unit having a second display unit to a front surface of the second body unit, wherein a magnet is formed on at least a portion of one side surface of the first body unit and at least a portion of one side surface of the second body unit, and the second body unit can be detachably coupled to the at least one side surface of the first body unit by the magnet.
US08633866B2 Frequency-selective surface (FSS) structures
Frequency-selective surface (FSS) structures that may be used in a variety of different filtering capacities and applications. According to exemplary embodiments, there is disclosed: 1) a one-sided FSS structure that has a conductive grid and conductive loops located on the same side of a thin substrate and exhibits a single pole frequency response; 2) a multiple layer FSS structure that has several one-sided FSS layers and exhibits a multiple pole frequency response; 3) a loop/loop tunable FSS structure where the frequency response can be adjusted or tuned with a bias network; 4) a grid/grid tunable FSS structure where the frequency response can be adjusted or tuned without the use of bias network; and 5) an antenna arrangement that has a FSS structure placed over top of antenna array so that the need for separate components, like bulky filters in a transceiver chain, can be eliminated.
US08633863B2 Modal adaptive antenna using pilot signal in CDMA mobile communication system and related signal receiving method
One or more input signals are used to generate a Pseudo noise generator and re-inject the signal to obtain a more efficient method of control of a receiver using adaptive antenna array technology. The antenna array automatically adjusts its direction to the optimum using information obtained from the input signal by the receiving antenna elements. The input signals may be stored in memory for retrieval, comparison and then used to optimize reception. The difference between the outputs of the memorized signals and the reference signal is used as an error signal.
US08633861B2 Waveguide radiating element of an antenna suitable to operate in the Wi-Fi band, and system for measuring the performances of an antenna operating in the C band and using such a radiating element
Structures and methods for a tunable waveguide radiating element are disclosed. The waveguide radiating element comprises a rectangular tube, which includes partially filled dielectric slabs that are disposed on parallel planes and incident on a lower edge of the element's mouth. The faces of each slab are engraved with a number of concentric SRR squares that present a gap on one of its sides. The distance between any two consecutive slabs may vary. The gaps of the outmost square may be arranged in such a way that, on the facing sides of two adjacent slabs, the gaps are rotated with respect to each other.
US08633860B2 Dual feed antenna
The subject disclosure may include, for example, a multi-port antenna structure including an antenna having a first antenna port to transmit electromagnetic signals and a second antenna port to receive electromagnetic signals, where the antenna is coupled to a housing assembly of a communication device to transmit energy between the housing assembly and the first antenna port and second antenna port, and where first resonant modes of the housing assembly for the first antenna port and second resonant modes of the housing assembly for the second antenna port are such that the first and second antenna ports are substantially isolated from each other. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US08633857B2 Antenna structure
An antenna structure includes a substrate, a radiation unit, and a metal plate. The radiation unit is disposed on the substrate. The metal plate is separated from the radiation unit for a distance and is electrically isolated with the radiation unit. The metal plate is excited by the radiation unit to generate at least one resonance mode, and includes a hole penetrating the metal plate. Thus, the gain is enhanced, the bandwidth is increased, and multiple resonance modes are provided.
US08633855B2 Pseudo-omni-directional beamforming with multiple narrow-band beams
In a technique for communication with a station on a wireless network, the technique includes forming a plurality of narrow-band beams, each having a different angular direction from an antenna of a base station and collectively distributed over a beamspace to form a pseudo-omni-directional beam pattern. That beamspace may span an entire spherical region or a portion thereof, for example, when the narrow-band beams are broadcast over a sector of an entire spherical region. The technique may assign each of the plurality of narrow-band beams to a different frequency band (such as a different channel band or sub-channel) on the wireless network. The technique may simultaneously broadcast the plurality of narrow-band beams in a time-varying manner such that the angular direction of each of the plurality of narrow-band beams varies with time, where that variation may be random or ordered.
US08633854B2 Short and ultra-short baseline phase maps
A system for generating and utilizing a look-up mechanism consisting of one or more phase difference error maps, tables and/or mathematical models calculates the respective maps, tables and/or models by placing a short baseline or ultra-short baseline antenna array in a known location and known orientation, determining angles of incidence of incoming GNSS satellite signals with respect the antenna array and calculating expected carrier phase differences between respective pairs of antennas, calculating measured carrier phase differences between the respective pairs of antennas, and determining carrier phase difference errors using the expected and measured carrier phase differences. The carrier phase difference errors are then recorded in the look-up mechanism, with the maps and, as appropriate, look-up tables for the respective pairs of antennas being indexed by angles of incidence. Thereafter, the system utilizes the look-up mechanism when determining the unknown orientation of the antenna structure. For respective pairs of antennas, the system enters the look-up mechanism based on angles of incidence determined from a calculated orientation, and uses the retrieved values in the calculation of a corrected orientation, to compensate for phase distortion.
US08633850B2 Identifying a location of a target object using a monopulse radar system and space-time adaptive processing (STAP)
A method and apparatus for identifying locations of objects. A portion of a sum signal corresponding to angular locations and velocities with respect to a sensor system that are different from a selected angular location and a selected velocity with respect to the sensor system, respectively, is modified to form a set of modified sum signals. A portion of a difference signal corresponding to the angular locations and the velocities with respect to the sensor system that are different from the selected angular location and the selected velocity with respect to the sensor system, respectively, is modified to form a modified difference signal. An angular location of a target object is identified with respect to the sensor system using the set of modified sum signals and the modified difference signal.
US08633849B2 Radar device, object detection system, and object detection method
A vehicle mounted radar device operable to scan a transmission wave to detect a detection point representing a position of an object disposed around the vehicle on the basis of a reflected wave of the transmission wave from the object. The radar device includes a reading unit, a continuity determination unit, a setting unit, anti an object determination unit that are configured to prevent the radar device from erroneously determining different pieces of object information as a single object.
US08633847B2 Analog-digital converter
A differential analog-digital converter is provided. The converter comprises a decision unit for evaluating a potential difference between two input signal lines, a number of charging units for each input signal line each configured to add a predetermined charge onto the respective input signal line, a number of discharging units for each input signal line each configured to remove a predetermined charge from the respective input signal line and a control unit for selectively switching each of the charging units and discharging units so that depending on one result of evaluating the potential difference between the two input signal lines one of the input signal lines is charged by adding the predetermined charge of the respective switched charging unit while the respective other of the input signal lines is discharged by removing the predetermined charge of the respective switched discharging unit.
US08633841B2 Signal processing device, mass spectrometer, and photometer
A signal processing device includes amplifiers that are capable of amplifying detected signals using amplification factors that are different from each other; A/D converters that sample plural signals amplified by the amplifiers using the different amplification factors and output from the amplifiers; calculators that perform, on the basis of the amplification factors of the plural amplifiers, calculation on plural data pieces converted by the A/D converters; and a selector that selects one or more of output data pieces from among plural data pieces output from the calculators.
US08633838B2 Method and apparatus for compression and network transport of data in support of continuous availability of applications
Methods and apparatus for compressing data for network transport in support of continuous availability of applications are described. One computer-implemented method of compressing data includes receiving a current instance of data in an input buffer. A candidate chunk of data is selected from the input buffer. A signature hash is computed from a signature length range of data within the candidate chunk. A matching dictionary entry having a matching signature hash from a multi-tiered dictionary is identified. The matching dictionary entry prospectively identifies a location of a prior occurrence of a selected range of consecutive symbols including the signature length range of data within at least one of the current instance of data and a prior instance of data in the input buffer. A dedupe processed representation of the instance of data is formed wherein a dedupe item is substituted for the selected range of consecutive symbols if the selected range is verified as recurring. The dedupe item identifies the location of the prior occurrence of the selected range in accordance with the matching dictionary entry.
US08633827B2 Patient table system for medical system for medical applications and associated medical imaging device
A patient table system for medical applications is provided. The table system comprises: a table top; at least one sensor configured to measure information representative of a pressure exerted by a patient on the table top when the patient is in a lying position; and a safety detector configured to compare the measured information with reference data of the table top mechanical resistance and to provide an alert depending on the result of the comparison.
US08633821B2 Dual use RFID/EAS device
A radio frequency identification (RFID) device has multiple modes of operation. One of the modes of operation is an electronic article surveillance (EAS) mode, which is used to allow use of the RFID device as an EAS device. Another mode of operation is an RFID mode, which allows normal function of the RFID device in RFID communications. The EAS mode has greater sensitivity than the RFID mode, requires less power than the RFID mode to operate the device, and requires less current and/or voltage for operation. The EAS mode may achieve these different characteristics by one or more of: switching off some digital blocks in the circuitry of the RFID device; reducing power storage required to respond to incoming signals; reducing the length of response to incoming signals; reducing modulation required for a response; changing chip input impedance; and having multiple chip ports with different impedances.
US08633818B2 Mobile and automated emergency service provider contact system
An emergency service provider contact system includes a portable chassis. A processor is housed in the portable chassis. A storage, a communications module, at least one sensor, and a display are coupled to the processor and housed in the portable chassis. A non-transitory, computer-readable medium is housed in the portable chassis, coupled to the processor, and includes instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to monitor the at least one sensor and, in response to detecting an alert event through the at least one sensor, search the storage using the alert event to retrieve contact information for at least one emergency service provider that is associated with the alert event, and contact the emergency service provider through the communications module using the contact information.
US08633817B2 Mapping wireless signals with motion sensors
A displacement device for mapping wireless signal fingerprints includes motion sensors and at least one of a received signal strength indicator (RSSI) sensor and a round trip time (RTT) sensor. The motion sensors may include a pedometer and one or more sensors to receive turn information. The start position of the displacement device is initialized and as the displacement device is moved through an environment, the position of each measurement location is determined using the initialized position and data from the motion sensors. The measurement position along with the RSSI and/or RTT measurement is stored in a database, from which a map can be generated. The position of the access point may be determined using the RSSI measurement or RTT measurement. Additionally, accumulated errors in the measurement position may be monitored and when greater than a threshold, a user may be prompted to reinitialize the position of the displacement device.
US08633815B2 System for detecting and identifying traffic law violators and issuing citations
A system for automatically monitoring traffic, identifying vehicles traveling in violation of predetermined regulations and for automatically and immediately issuing traffic citations includes an audio or visual signal to the operator of the motor vehicle that they are in violation of regulations and receiving a citation. A printer is included in the vehicle and activatible from a remote station to immediately print the citation. A vehicle disposed receiver/transmitter/comparator includes ownership data that is transmitted to a remote station together with operating data that may result in an infraction.
US08633799B1 Lock with remotely activated lockout feature
A method for controlling access to a storage unit owned by an owner, wherein a renter has access to the storage unit unless the owner receives the legal right to deny the renter access to the storage unit and decides to do so. In this method, the storage unit is secured by a lock that is, at least in part, controlled by the renter. A remotely controllable lockout assembly, however, is capable of over locking the storage unit so that the renter can no longer gain entry when the lockout assembly is activated. The method includes remotely controlling the lockout assembly to deny the renter access to the unit when the owner receives the legal right to deny the renter access to the storage unit and decides to do so.
US08633794B2 Electronic component and manufacturing method for same
An electronic component and manufacturing method for preparing an electronic component includes providing a first insulator layer having a first nickel content rate. A coil conductor and a second insulator layer having a first bismuth content rate and a second nickel content rate higher than the first nickel content rate are provided on the first insulator layer. The first insulator layer, the coil conductor, and the second insulator layer constitute a first unit layer. The first unit layer and an exterior insulator layer are laminated to obtain a laminate. After a step of firing the laminate, a nickel content rate in a first portion of the first insulator layer, the first portion being sandwiched between the coil conductors from both sides facing in a lamination direction, is lower than a nickel content rate in a second portion of the first insulator layer other than the first portion.
US08633793B1 Common mode filter
The common mode filter of the instant disclosure includes a non-magnetic insulating substrate, a stacked-layer structure, an insulating layer, and a magnetic layer. The stacked-layer structure is arranged on the non-magnetic insulating substrate. The magnetic layer is covered on the stacked-layer structure by the insulating layer arranged therebetween. The stacked-layer structure comprises a first coil and second coil, wherein the first coil is coupled to the second coil to suppress the common mode noise. Specially, a width W (mm) and a length L (mm) of at least one coil in the first and second coils satisfy the relational expression of: [(14.1−fc)/6.5]2
US08633789B2 Force arrangement for radio frequency filters
Embodiments relate to a force arrangement (50, 60) adapted to be mounted on a surface of a radio frequency filter that comprises a housing and a filter part extending along a first axis (A), the filter part being connected to a first side of the housing arranged perpendicular to the first axis (A) in a connection, the connection forming a contact seam between the filter part and the first side of the housing, wherein the force arrangement (50, 60) comprises a first spring part (56, 62) that is arranged, when mounted against the first side of the housing, to provide a first force in a first direction along the first axis (A) being opposite a direction of a stress force on the contact seam generated along the first axis (A) due to expansion of the housing (20) along the first axis (A) in the opposite direction of the provided force.
US08633787B2 Coupled MEMS structure for motion amplification
A microelectromechanical structure (MEMS) device includes a secondary MEMS element displaceably coupled to a substrate. A primary MEMS element is displaceably coupled to the secondary MEMS element and has a resonant frequency substantially equal to the secondary MEMS element and has a much larger displacement than the secondary MEMS element.
US08633781B2 Combined balun and impedance matching circuit
An apparatus for providing impedance matching between a single-ended circuit and a differential circuit includes first and second capacitors and first and second inductors. The first capacitor is connected between an input/output of the single-ended circuit and a first differential input/output of the differential circuit. The first inductor is connected between the input/output of the single-ended circuit and a second differential input/output of the differential circuit. The second capacitor is connected between the second differential input/output of the differential circuit and ground. The second inductor is connected between the first differential input/output of the differential circuit and the second differential input/output of the differential circuit.
US08633779B2 Pulse width modulator
A pulse width modulator for modulating a rectangular carrier signal in accordance with an input signal includes a modulating unit that receives the input signal and provides a digital output word. The output word has a pre-defined number of digits comprising a first contiguous set of binary ones (“1”) and a second contiguous set of binary zeroes (“0”) and in which the fraction of the binary ones (“1”) represents the digital input signal. The modulator also includes a random number generator that generates a pseudo-random sequence, and a flipping unit configured to flip, or not, the output word provided by the modulating unit in accordance with the pseudo-random sequence thus providing a randomly modified digital pulse width modulated output signal.
US08633774B2 Electronic pulse generator and oscillator
Improvements in and relating to electronic pulse generation or oscillation circuitry based on a signal path exhibiting endless electromagnetic continuity and affording signal phase inversion in setting pulse duration or half-cycles of oscillation within time of signal traverse of said signal path, and having active switching means associated with said signal path to set rise and fall times of each said pulse or said half-cycle of oscillation, including for frequency adjustment by selective inductance and power saving without stopping pulse generation or oscillation.
US08633773B2 Gas cell unit, atomic oscillator and electronic apparatus
A gas cell unit has a gas cell, inside which a gaseous alkali metal atom is sealed, a heater that heats the gas cell. The heater includes a heating resistor including a plurality of band-like portions so as to be parallel to each other. By making the directions of electric current flowing through two band-like portions adjacent to each other opposite to each other, it is possible to mutually offset or alleviate the magnetic fields generated along with the electric conduction to the plurality of band-like portions.
US08633757B1 Low-noise, temperature-insensitive, voltage or current input, analog front end architecture
AFE circuitry handles both voltage and current input signals. In one embodiment, both a voltage path and a current path are provided from the input. Switching circuitry selects one of the paths. A switch also turns on or off a current-to-voltage conversion circuit used to convert a current input into a voltage. In one embodiment, noise is significantly reduced by using a dedicated ground pin or terminal for the negative reference of a differential circuit. This applies the same external board noise, which is on the input signal, to the negative reference, so the noise is canceled in the differential signal. In one embodiment, temperature compensation is provided via an IPTAT circuit which is used to shift the voltage up in order to balance the decrease in DC voltage with increasing temperature.
US08633754B2 Variable attenuator having stacked transistors
In one embodiment, a variable attenuator is disclosed having an attenuation circuit and a control circuit. The attenuation circuit may include a first series connected attenuation circuit segment and a shunt connected attenuation circuit segment, as well as additional attenuation circuit segments. Each attenuation circuit segment includes a stack of transistors that are coupled to provide the attenuation circuit segment with a variable impedance level having a continuous impedance range. In this manner, the control circuit may be operably associated with the stack of transistors in each attenuation circuit segment to control the variable attenuation level of the variable attenuator.
US08633732B2 Circuits for soft logical functions
A circuit implementing a soft logical processing network includes an interconnection of analog processing elements, which can include soft logic gates, for instance soft Equals gates and soft XOR gates. In some examples, each of the soft logic gates include multiple circuit parts, with each part including an input configured to accept a voltage signal representation of a soft logical quantity, and a conversion section configured to use the accepted voltage representation to form a corresponding current signal. The current signals are combined to form a signal representation of the output of the gate. In an application of soft logic gates, a memory includes a group of electrical storage elements, each electrical storage elements carrying a respective storage values; a group of conversion elements, each conversion element being coupled to a respective electrical storage element for selectively converting the corresponding storage value to a current signal; and a current combination element for combining the current signals to form an output signal.
US08633726B2 Semiconductor device evaluation apparatus and semiconductor device evaluation method
A semiconductor device evaluation apparatus includes a current measurement portion that measures a current value at multiple times included in a period from the beginning of application of a voltage to a semiconductor device to a steady state of the current value flowing through the semiconductor device; a period division portion that divides the period into a first period and a second period later than the first period and finds a curve approximately representing a temporal change in a current value measured at time included in the second period so that a difference between a current value measured at the time included in the first period and a current value found by extrapolating the curve at the same time becomes greater than a specified threshold value; and a current estimation portion that estimates a current value flowing through the semiconductor device at the start time.
US08633724B2 Probe-unit base member and probe unit
A probe-unit base member having high rigidity and requiring no troublesome operations for its manufacture and a probe unit are provided. To achieve the purpose, the probe-unit base member includes a conductive substrate 41 that has a first opening 41a capable of fitting therein a probe holder 3 and a second opening 41b communicated with the first opening 41a; a coating 42 that is made of an insulating adhesive agent and is coated at least on an edge of the second opening 41b; and an insulating guide member 43 that is bonded to the edge of the second opening 41b through the coating 42 and guides one of two contact bodies to a position in contact with probes 2.
US08633716B2 Method and device for position detection
A method and the device for position detection are disclosed. The device comprises a plurality of strips intersecting each other to form a plurality of intersecting regions. A pair of depressed strips intersecting on an intersecting region contact to each other to form a depressed intersecting region. According to the depressed intersecting regions, each depression can be determined. The total contact impedance of a depressing crossover a plurality of intersecting regions is the parallel contact impedance of the contact impedances of all intersecting regions corresponding to the same depression.
US08633715B2 Proximity detection system
Proximity sensing arrangements utilize one or more sensing devices to detect and/or to discern objects that are or become proximate, or are expected to be proximate to a position of interest. For example, one or more capacitive sensors may be distributed to locations about a machine, e.g., attached to, incorporated with, or otherwise associated with a moving or otherwise operating component of the machine. Corresponding control electronics drive each capacitive sensor, using a corresponding excitation signal, as well as process information read from each capacitive sensor to make intelligent proximity related decisions.
US08633714B2 Impedance detecting circuit and impedance detection method
An impedance detection circuit includes a detection circuit, a correction circuit, a subtraction circuit, and an AC signal generator. The detection circuit has a first operational amplifier having an inverting input terminal coupled with one end of a signal line to whose other end a measured capacitor Cs is coupled, a non-inverting input terminal coupled with a shielding wire covering at least a part of the signal line and an output terminal of the AC signal generator, and an output terminal, and a second feedback resistor coupled between the output terminal and the inverting input terminal of the first operational amplifier. The correction circuit has a third resistor and a variable capacitor, and corrects a detection signal outputted from the first operational amplifier by adjusting a capacitance of the variable capacitor.
US08633711B2 Inductive coagulation sensors and devices
This invention provides methods and devices for detecting the viscosity and conductivity of a conductive fluid sample. A sample fluid can be received into a sample chamber between a field inductor and sensor inductor. Electromagnetic fields generated by the field inductor can be modulated due to the counter-emf induced in the sample. The modulations can be detected by the sensor inductor and correlated to electric parameters in the fluid.
US08633710B1 Method and apparatus for constructing images from measurements of impedence
Apparatus and methods are disclosed for obtaining an image of the impedance properties of an object by inferring a measure of straight-line path impedance along a plurality of paths from a plurality of current amplitude and phase measurements made between combinations of electrodes placed at selected points, and/or from measurements of the intensity of the electromagnetic signal emitted when an alternating current is made to resonate along the straight line path.
US08633704B2 Helium sensor
The helium sensor comprises a housing that encloses a detection chamber. A side of the housing is closed by a permeable wall that is selective for helium. In the detection chamber, there is located an ion getter pump comprising an anode, a cathode and a magnetic field. The cathode, or a cathode leg is made of beryllium. Beryllium has a low atomic mass, whereby the likewise light-weight helium ions can be better incorporated into the cathode material.
US08633703B2 Inductive conductivity sensor
A conductivity sensor for measuring conductivity of a medium surrounding the conductivity sensor, including: a first toroidal coil, which surrounds a first traversing opening for accommodating the medium and which serves for inducing an electrical current in the medium, a second toroidal coil, which surrounds a second traversing opening for accommodating the medium and which serves for registering a magnetic field produced by the induced electrical current. At least one of the toroidal coils has a plurality of first conductor sections, which extend in a plane of a multi-ply circuit card, a plurality of second conductor sections, which extend in a second plane of the circuit card, and a plurality of first vias, which connect the first conductor sections with the second conductor sections. The first conductor sections, the second conductor sections and the vias together form the windings of a toroidal coil, wherein at least one toroidal coil is surrounded by a plurality of internally metallized bores, which are arranged in such a manner, that they act as electrical shielding of the toroidal coil.
US08633701B2 Method and apparatus for galvanic multi-frequency formation resistivity imaging
A formation measurement and processing technique which reduces the effects of standoff between a resistivity tool and a borehole wall where the resistivity tool utilizes capacitive coupling between the tool and the formation to obtain resistivity data useful to generate a resistivity image of the formation. Reduction of standoff effects is achieved through the use of multi-frequency, phase sensitive measurements to identify a measured resonance frequency that may be used to produce an image that utilizes measurements least affected by the tool standoff and unknown or unspecified inductance of the tool. Reduction of standoff effects are the most pronounced in the case of the low resistivity formations and oil-based, low-conductive drilling fluids.
US08633699B2 Techniques for determining physical properties of underground structures using lightning
A method and apparatus includes detecting lightning induced electromagnetic pulses and determining a physical property of an underground structure based on the lightning induced electromagnetic pulses. In some embodiments, an apparatus includes an antenna, a low noise amplifier, a processor, cable, and a transmitter. The antenna includes three substantively perpendicular loops of electrical conductors. The processor is configured to condition the amplified signal. The cable is about 100 meters in length and connects the low noise amplifier to the processor. The transmitter is configured to send conditioned data to a data aggregation system.
US08633698B2 Gradient coil device, magnetic resonance imaging device, and method of designing coil pattern
There is provided a gradient coil device which can suppress any generation of an error magnetic field and thus an eddy current, and which can improve the image quality of a cross-sectional image. An MRI device includes a first coil generating a linear magnetic field distribution at an imaging region of the MRI device, and a second coil which suppresses any leakage of a magnetic field from the first coil to a static-magnetic-field coil device that generates a uniform magnetic field distribution at the imaging region.
US08633696B2 Designing a time dependency for a k-space trajectory, in particular a spiral
A method for designing the time dependence function km(t) for a given k-space trajectory km, where m stands for one or multiple of the spatial dimension indices x, y, or z, of a magnetic resonance imaging (=MRI) experiment carried out on an MRI system, wherein the trajectory km is generated by applying a time varying waveform gm(t) of a gradient magnetic field, the method taking into account—the gradient magnitude limit G and—the gradient slew rate limit S of the MRI system, is characterized in that the method further takes into account a given frequency limit F in such a way that the gradient waveform gm(t) does not contain frequency components above the frequency limit F which is characteristic for the gradient hardware of the MRI system. The invention provides a method for designing a time dependence function for a given k-space trajectory, which allows obtaining better quality MRI images.
US08633689B2 NMR flow metering using velocity selection and remote detection
A method and apparatus for estimating a flow rate of a phase of a multiphase fluid is disclosed. In the first method, nuclei in the fluid are polarized over two distances and a measured magnetization gives the relative fraction of two components of the fluid for a selected velocity. In the second method, nuclei in the fluid are polarized over a specified distance and measurements of the decay of spin echo signals is used to give the relative fraction of two components of the fluid for the selected velocity.
US08633687B2 Hall Effect sensor with reduced offset
A Hall element sensor circuit in one embodiment includes a Hall element, a Hall element source, a switch matrix operatively connected to the Hall element and the Hall element source to establish a spinning current in the Hall element and to receive a Hall element signal from the Hall element based upon the spinning current, a front end amplifier including a first input operatively connected to a first switch matrix output and a second input operatively connected to a second switch matrix output, and at least one voltage source operatively connected to the front end amplifier at a location in the Hall element sensor circuit between the switch matrix and the front end amplifier.
US08633686B1 Methods and apparatus for characterizing magnetic properties of materials
Methods and apparatus for characterizing magnetic properties of materials, such as a material's anhysteretic B-H characteristic or its permeability as a function of B or H. A test apparatus for determining these magnetic properties is constructed to yield a symmetrical field distribution through material being tested to avoid localized saturation within the material. Characterization methods take into account radial variations in tangential field intensities when calculating the magnetic properties. The calculations are obtained as solutions of optimization problems through optimization methods such as genetic algorithms.
US08633683B2 Apparatus with abnormality determination function and method for determining abnormality
The apparatus is provided with an abnormality determination means for determining abnormality of the apparatus where two different combinations of two electrodes are selected from the three electrodes, an alternating-current voltage is applied to an electrode in one combination by the voltage-applying portion to measure a value of a current flowing to the other electrode via the dielectric body by electrostatic coupling, an alternating-current voltage is applied to an electrode in another combination out of the at least two different combinations by the voltage-applying portion to measure a value of a current flowing to the other electrode via the dielectric body by electrostatic coupling, and an abnormality of the apparatus is determined from the current values measured.
US08633678B2 Electric vehicle supply equipment with over-current protection
An EVSE system includes an electric vehicle supply circuit having overcurrent protection circuit to prevent excessive current from flowing to the electric vehicle. A current limit may be set by a manufacturer of the EVSE, by a user of the EVSE, by an electric utility, by the EVSE itself in response to a control pilot signal, etc. The current limit may be set to prevent tripping an overcurrent protection device on a branch circuit for the EVSE, to accommodate one or more parameters of an electric vehicle charging facility, etc. The overcurrent protection feature may be integrated into a controller for the electric vehicle supply circuit, or it may be operate independently of the controller.
US08633671B2 Photo-voltaic charging of high voltage traction batteries
Photovoltaic (PV) systems for charging high voltage batteries used to power the electric traction motor of an electrically-powered vehicle are described. Suitable PV systems, fabricated of interconnected solar cells, modules or arrays, may be designed and adapted to efficiently charge a high voltage battery by matching the characteristics of the PV system to the fully-charged voltage of the battery. Preferably, a charging efficiency of about 90% or greater may be achieved through proper matching of the PV system to the battery. A reconfigurable PV system, based on assemblies of solar modules, is described. The reconfigurable PV system is capable of properly matching itself to a variety of different batteries, each of which may have a different voltage when fully charged. By using several reconfigurable PV systems a variety of batteries with different charged voltages may be charged simultaneously while utilizing substantially the full capacity of the PV system to charge batteries.
US08633665B2 Independent drive device for an aircraft
An independent drive device for an aircraft, the drive device comprising a motor member, a drive mechanism for driving an aircraft wheel, which is adapted to co-operate with the wheel to drive it for rotation, and a coupling mechanism interposed between the motor member and the drive mechanism to selectively couple the wheel to the motor member. The coupling mechanism comprises two coupling members of complementary shape, comprising a first coupling member that rotates with the drive and a second coupling member that rotates with the motor member. The independent drive device includes measurement device for generating information representative of a relative speed of rotation of the second coupling member and the first coupling member. The drive device is associated with a motor controller that causes the motor to rotate so as to cancel the relative speed of rotation between the coupling members prior to coupling them together.
US08633645B2 Fluorescent lamp assembly with improved run-up
A discharge lamp having an improved run-up time is disclosed. In an embodiment, the discharge lamp includes a light-transmissive discharge tube extending from a first end to a second end and having an inner surface and an outer surface, a phosphor coating layered onto the inner surface of the discharge tube, and a fill gas composition capable of sustaining a discharge sealed within the discharge tube. Also included is a resistive heating wire positioned about the outer surface of the discharge tube. In some embodiments, a lamp driver circuit is included that operates when the lamp is turned ON to provide power to electrodes in the discharge tube and to provide power to the resistive heating wire, and operates to disconnect power from the resistive heating wire when the discharge lamp achieves a predetermined percentage of its stabilized lumen output.
US08633636B2 Laminated ceramic electronic component and manufacturing method thereof
In a method for manufacturing a laminated ceramic electronic component, when a plating film to define an external terminal electrode is formed by plating exposed ends of a plurality of internal electrodes at a WT surface of a component main body, ingress of a plating solution may be caused from a gap between an end edge of the plating film and the component main body to decrease the reliability of a laminated electronic component obtained. An internal dummy electrode is provided around a region where the exposed ends of the plurality of internal electrodes are distributed in the WT surface of the component main body. The internal dummy electrode includes two LW-direction sections extending parallel or substantially parallel to each other in a direction along the LW surface, and two LT-direction sections extending parallel or substantially parallel to each other in a direction along the LT surface. The plating film is formed at least over the exposed end of the internal dummy electrode. The internal dummy electrode is formed by wrapping an outer layer sheet with the internal dummy electrode formed around a laminate composed of ceramic layers and the internal electrodes.
US08633632B2 Vibration actuator and method for manufacturing the same
A vibration actuator includes an elastic body on which at least one projection is formed and a vibrating body including an electromechanical conversion device, and drives a driven member that is in contact with a contact portion of the projection by causing an end portion of the projection to perform an ellipsoidal movement in response to a combination of two vibration modes generated in the vibrating body when an alternating driving voltage is applied. The elastic body is formed integrally with the projection and a bonding portion between the projection and the electromechanical conversion device. A space is provided between the contact portion and the electromechanical conversion device to which the projection is bonded. The spring portion is provided between the bonding portion and the contact portion and causes the projection to exhibit a spring characteristic when the contact portion is pressed by the driven member.
US08633623B2 Encapsulated submersible pump
Apparatus is provided for use in a submersible pump, comprising; a stator having electrical windings and configured with a cavity to receive a rotor of a motor and to provide an electromotive force to drive the rotor arranged inside the cavity; a switch having circuitry configured to response to a level of fluid and control the operation of the stator; and electrical leads and connections configured to electrically couple the stator and the switch, and to provide power to operate the stator and the switch to drive the stator and to turn the electromotive force on and off to control the pumping of the fluid by submersible pump; the stator, the switch and electrical leads and connections being at least partly encapsulated in a material so as to form an encapsulated stator assembly with a watertight seal to prevent fluid from contacting the electrical windings, the circuitry of the switch and the electrical leads and connections.
US08633621B2 Electric motor for driving a motor vehicle component
An electric motor for driving a motor vehicle component, in particular a fan motor for chilling cooling water, contains a rotor that includes a commutator, against which a brush rests in a contacting manner. A plastic-sheathed pressed screen for forming a current path that is embossed in an electric insulation is connected to the brush. The current path conducting a motor current is interrupted to form two spaced-apart current path ends. An interruption point is bridged by a contact spring that is used as a temperature fuse and consists of two spring legs, each of which has a fixing end and a free end. Each fixing end of the spring legs is connected to a current path end, while the free ends thereof are in contact with each other using a soldered connection so as to bias the spring.
US08633606B2 Assembly for generating electrical and thermal energy
An assembly for generating electrical and thermal energy has a structure that supports a cogeneration device provided with a combustion engine supplied with fuel, an electric generator driven by the combustion engine, and at least one heat exchanger to heat a fluid for a thermal appliance using the heat produced by the combustion engine; the assembly also has a plurality of storage batteries, which guarantee the continuity of the flow of electrical energy during start-up of the electric generator and during load transients and are housed in a base of the structure.
US08633593B2 Semiconductor device
A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate; and a through electrode that penetrates the semiconductor substrate. The semiconductor substrate has a groove structure that is positioned between a peripheral edge of the semiconductor substrate and the through electrode.
US08633587B2 Package structure
Disclosed is a package structure including a semiconductor chip disposed in a core board having a first surface and an opposite second surface. The package structure further includes a plurality of first and second electrode pads disposed on an active surface and an opposite inactive surface of the semiconductor chip respectively, the semiconductor chip having a plurality of through-silicon vias for electrically connecting the first and second electrode pads. As a result, the semiconductor chip is electrically connected to the two sides of the package structure via the through-silicon vias instead of conductive through holes, so as to enhance electrical quality and prevent the inactive surface of the semiconductor chip from occupying wiring layout space of the second surface of the core board to thereby increase wiring layout density and enhance electrical performance.
US08633581B2 Semiconductor device
A semiconductor device includes a carrier, a chip attached to the carrier, and an encapsulation body disposed over the chip and the carrier. An exterior surface of the semiconductor device includes an exposed peripheral edge of at least two of the carrier, the chip, and the encapsulation body.
US08633580B2 Integrated void fill for through silicon via
A microelectronic assembly having a through hole extending through a first wafer (or chip) and a second wafer (or chip) are provided. The first and second wafers (or chips) have confronting faces and metallic features at the faces which are joined together to assemble the first and second wafers (or chips) leaving a gap between the confronting faces. A hole is etched in the first wafer (or chip), then material is sputtered to form a wall of material in the gap between wafers (or chips). Etching continues to extend the hole into or through the second wafer (or chip). The hole is filled to form a substantially vertical through silicon conductive via.
US08633579B2 Multi-chip package and method of manufacturing the same
A multi-chip package may include a package substrate, an interposer chip, a first semiconductor chip, a thermal dissipation structure and a second semiconductor chip. The interposer chip may be mounted on the package substrate. The first semiconductor chip may be mounted on the interposer chip. The first semiconductor chip may have a size smaller than that of the interposer chip. The thermal dissipation structure may be arranged on the interposer chip to surround the first semiconductor chip. The thermal dissipation structure may transfer heat in the first semiconductor chip to the interposer chip. The second semiconductor chip may be mounted on the first semiconductor chip. Thus, the heat in the first semiconductor chip may be effectively transferred to the interposer chip through the thermal dissipation line.
US08633574B2 Organic electronic packages having hermetically sealed edges and methods of manufacturing such packages
Organic electronic packages having sealed edges. More specifically, packages having organic electronic devices are provided. A number of sealing mechanisms are provided to hermetically seal the edges of the package to completely protect the organic electronic device from external elements. A sealant may be implemented to completely surround the organic electronic device. Alternatively, edge wraps may be provided to completely surround the organic electronic device.
US08633573B2 Strained semiconductor materials, devices and methods therefore
Various applications are directed to a material stack having a strained active material therein. In connection with an embodiment, an active material (e.g. a semiconductor material) is at least initially and partially released from and suspended over a substrate, strained, and held in place. The release and suspension facilitates the application of strain to the semiconductor material.
US08633568B2 Multi-chip package with improved signal transmission
Provided is an MCP including a plurality chips stacked therein. Each of the chips includes a plurality of inductor pads configured to transmit power or signals, and at both sides of a reference inductor pad, a first and a second inductor pads are formed to generate magnetic fluxes in different directions from each other.
US08633564B2 Semicondutor isolation structure
A method of formation of an isolation structure for vertical semiconductor devices, the resulting isolation structure, and a memory device to prevent leakage among adjacent vertical semiconductor devices are described.
US08633562B2 Voltage switchable dielectric for die-level electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection
A voltage-switchable dielectric layer may be employed on a die for electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection. The voltage-switchable dielectric layer functions as a dielectric layer between terminals of the die during normal operation of the die. When ESD events occur at the terminals of the die, a high voltage between the terminals switches the voltage-switchable dielectric layer into a conducting layer to allow current to discharge to a ground terminal of the die without the current passing through circuitry of the die. Thus, damage to the circuitry of the die is reduced or prevented during ESD events on dies with the voltage-switchable dielectric layer. The voltage-switchable dielectric layer may be deposited on the back side of a die for protection during stacking with a second die to form a stacked IC.
US08633557B2 Image sensors
Image sensors include a first insulation interlayer structure on a first surface of a substrate and having a multi-layered structure. A first wiring structure is in the first insulation interlayer structure. A via contact plug extends from a second surface of the substrate and penetrates the substrate to be electrically connected to the first wiring structure. Color filters and micro lenses are stacked on the second surface in a first region of the substrate. A second insulation interlayer structure is on the second surface in a second region of the substrate. A second wiring structure is in the second insulation interlayer structure to be electrically connected to the via contact plug. A pad pattern is electrically connected to the second wiring structure and having an upper surface through which an external electrical signal is applied. Photodiodes are between the first and second wiring structures in the first region.
US08633549B2 Semiconductor device and fabrication method thereof
A semiconductor device comprises a metal gate electrode, a passive device and a hard mask layer. The passive device has a poly-silicon element layer. The hard mask layer is disposed on the metal gate electrode and the passive electrode and has a first opening and a second opening substantially coplanar with each other, wherein the metal gate electrode and the poly-silicon element layer are respectively exposed via the first opening and the second opening; and there is a distance between the first opening and the metal gate electrode substantially less than the distance between the second opening and the poly-silicon element layer.
US08633537B2 Memory transistor with multiple charge storing layers and a high work function gate electrode
A semiconductor devices including non-volatile memories and methods of fabricating the same to improve performance thereof are provided. Generally, the device includes a memory transistor comprising a polysilicon channel region electrically connecting a source region and a drain region formed in a substrate, an oxide-nitride-nitride-oxide (ONNO) stack disposed above the channel region, and a high work function gate electrode formed over a surface of the ONNO stack. In one embodiment the ONNO stack includes a multi-layer charge-trapping region including an oxygen-rich first nitride layer and an oxygen-lean second nitride layer disposed above the first nitride layer. Other embodiments are also disclosed.
US08633530B2 Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same
In a power feeding region of a memory cell (MC) in which a sidewall-shaped memory gate electrode (MG) of a memory nMIS (Qnm) is provided by self alignment on a side surface of a selection gate electrode (CG) of a selection nMIS (Qnc) via an insulating film, a plug (PM) which supplies a voltage to the memory gate electrode (MG) is embedded in a contact hole (CM) formed in an interlayer insulating film (9) formed on the memory gate electrode (MG) and is electrically connected to the memory gate electrode (MG). Since a cap insulating film (CAP) is formed on an upper surface of the selection gate electrode (CG), the electrical conduction between the plug (PM) and the selection gate electrode (CG) can be prevented.
US08633528B2 Methods and apparatus for increasing memory density using diode layer sharing
A memory is described that includes a shared diode layer and a memory element coupled to the diode layer. The memory element has a pie slice-shape, and includes a sidewall having a carbon film thereon. Numerous other aspects are also disclosed.
US08633527B2 Semiconductor device having first and second resistance for suppressing loop oscillation
A semiconductor device includes: a semiconductor element; a divider connected with an input portion of the semiconductor element; and a combiner connected with an output portion of the semiconductor element. The divider is disposed on a substrate and has a first divider portion including a first transmission line and a second transmission line, a second divider portion including a third transmission line and a fourth transmission line, and a first resistance and a second resistance respectively connected to both the first transmission line and the third transmission line. The first resistance is disposed in the space between the first and third transmission lines, the second resistance is disposed in the space between the first and third transmission lines, and the first resistance is disposed between the second resistance and the semiconductor element.
US08633524B2 Solid-state imaging device
A solid-state imaging device includes a substrate, a photoelectric conversion section, a first impurity layer having a carrier polarity of a second conductivity type, a charge-to-voltage converting section, an amplifying section, and a second impurity layer having a carrier polarity of the second conductivity type. The second impurity layer is disposed in a region between the photoelectric conversion section and the amplifying section. The second impurity concentration of the second P-type impurity layer is made higher than the first impurity concentration of the first impurity layer.
US08633521B2 Self-bootstrapping field effect diode structures and methods
A two terminal device which can be used for the rectification of the current. Internally it has a regenerative coupling between MOS gates of opposite type and probe regions. This regenerative coupling allows to achieve performance better than that of ideal diode.
US08633509B2 Apparatus and method for transient electrical overstress protection
An apparatus and method for high voltage transient electrical overstress protection are disclosed. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes an internal circuit electrically connected between a first node and a second node; and a protection circuit electrically connected between the first node and the second node. The protection circuit is configured to protect the internal circuit from transient electrical overstress events while maintaining a relatively high holding voltage upon activation. The holes- or electrons-enhanced conduction protection circuit includes a bi-directional bipolar device having an emitter/collector, a base, and a collector/emitter; a first bipolar transistor having an emitter electrically coupled to the first node, a base electrically coupled to the emitter/collector of the bipolar device, and a collector electrically coupled to the base of the bipolar transistor; and a second bipolar transistor having an emitter electrically coupled to the second node, a base electrically coupled to the collector/emitter of the bipolar device, and a collector electrically coupled to the base of the bipolar transistor.
US08633507B2 LED with versatile mounting ways
An LED includes a base, a first lead and a second lead mounted to the base, a light emitting chip electrically connected to the first lead and the second lead, and an encapsulant sealing the chip. The first lead and the second lead each include a first beam and a second beam connected to each other. Each of the first beam and the second beam has two opposite ends protruding beyond two opposite lateral faces of the base, respectively, for electrically connecting with a circuit board.
US08633504B2 Light emitting device and manufacturing method thereof
A light emitting device includes: a substrate; a light emitting element disposed on the substrate; a wavelength conversion unit disposed on the substrate to cover at least an upper surface of the light emitting element; and a reflection unit formed to cover a side surface and a lower surface of the substrate and having a resin and a reflective filler dispersed in the resin. Light emitting devices having uniform characteristics can be obtained by minimizing a chromaticity distribution of white light with respect to the different light emitting devices.
US08633500B2 Light emitting diodes and methods for manufacturing light emitting diodes
Light emitting diodes and methods for manufacturing light emitting diodes are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a method for manufacturing a light emitting diode (LED) comprises applying a first light conversion material to a first region on the LED and applying a second light conversion material to a second, different region on the LED. A portion of the LED is exposed after applying the first and second light conversion materials.
US08633498B2 Display substrate and method of manufacturing the same
A display substrate includes a base substrate, a data line, a gate line, a switching element, a self assembled monolayer (SAM) and a pixel electrode. The data line is formed on the base substrate. The gate line is formed across the data line. The switching element includes a source electrode electrically connected to the data line, a drain electrode spaced apart from the source electrode, a semiconductor pattern covering the source and drain electrodes, and a gate electrode electrically connected to the gate line and facing the semiconductor pattern. The SAM is disposed around the semiconductor pattern and a conductive pattern including the data line. The pixel electrode is electrically connected to the switching element.
US08633490B2 Organic electroluminescence display and manufacturing method thereof
An organic electroluminescence display including: a gate line disposed on a substrate; a data line crossing the gate line; a TFT connected to the gate and data lines; a capacitor connected to the TFT; and an OLED connected to the TFT. A gate electrode of the TFT and a lower electrode of the capacitor are patterned from a first layer. A gate insulating layer disposed on the gate electrode and an insulating island disposed on the gate line are patterned from a second layer. A semiconductor island disposed on the insulating island and an active layer disposed on the gate insulating layer are patterned from a third layer. An insulating layer is disposed on the TFTs, the capacitor, and between the semiconductor island and the data line. An upper electrode of the capacitor, source/drain electrodes of the TFT, and the data line are patterned from a fourth layer.
US08633489B2 Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same
Disclosed are a semiconductor device, which forms two insulation layers having different patterns by one mask process, and a method of manufacturing the same. In a semiconductor device having double insulation layers, a photosensitive material is included in an upper insulation layer. During a manufacture of the semiconductor device, the photosensitive material is used as a photo resist layer in order to reduce the number of masks.
US08633487B2 Transistor structure, manufacturing method of transistor structure, and light emitting apparatus
Disclosed is a transistor structure including: a first thin film transistor including, a first gate electrode; a first insulating film; a first semiconductor film; and a first light blocking film, and a second thin film transistor including, a second semiconductor film; the second insulating film; a second gate electrode; and a second light blocking film, wherein the first semiconductor film and the second semiconductor film include a first region and a second region along a thickness direction from the first insulating film side; and degree of crystallization of silicon of one of the first region or the second region is higher than the degree of crystallization of silicon of the other of the first region or the second region.
US08633485B2 Display device and manufacturing method thereof
To provide a display device having a thin film transistor with high electric characteristics and excellent reliability and a manufacturing method thereof. A gate electrode, a gate insulating film provided over the gate electrode, a first semiconductor layer provided over the gate insulating film and having a microcrystalline semiconductor, a second semiconductor layer provided over the first semiconductor layer and having an amorphous semiconductor, and a source region and a drain region provided over the second semiconductor layer are provided. The first semiconductor layer has high crystallinity than the second semiconductor layer. The second semiconductor layer includes an impurity region having a conductivity type different from a conductivity type of the source region and the drain region between the source region and the drain region.
US08633482B2 Semiconductor device test structures and methods
Semiconductor device test structures and methods are disclosed. In a preferred embodiment, a test structure includes a feed line disposed in a first conductive material layer, and a stress line disposed in the first conductive material layer proximate the feed line yet spaced apart from the feed line. The stress line is coupled to the feed line by a conductive feature disposed in at least one second conductive material layer proximate the first conductive material layer.
US08633480B2 Semiconductor device having an oxide semiconductor with a crystalline region and manufacturing method thereof
An object of an embodiment of the present invention is to manufacture a semiconductor device with high display quality and high reliability, which includes a pixel portion and a driver circuit portion capable of high-speed operation over one substrate, using transistors having favorable electric characteristics and high reliability as switching elements. Two kinds of transistors, in each of which an oxide semiconductor layer including a crystalline region on one surface side is used as an active layer, are formed in a driver circuit portion and a pixel portion. Electric characteristics of the transistors can be selected by choosing the position of the gate electrode layer which determines the position of the channel. Thus, a semiconductor device including a driver circuit portion capable of high-speed operation and a pixel portion over one substrate can be manufactured.
US08633476B2 Organic-light emitting device and method of manufacturing the same
An organic light-emitting device including: an anode; a hole charging layer (HCL) comprising an oxide semiconductor and formed on the anode; at least one organic layer formed on the HCL; and a cathode formed on the organic layer. The HCL may be an oxide semiconductor including indium (In), gallium (Ga), and zinc (Zn), or an oxide semiconductor including In, Zn, and hafnium (Hf).
US08633471B2 Apparatus and methods for forming a modulation doped non-planar transistor
Embodiments of an apparatus and methods for providing three-dimensional complementary metal oxide semiconductor devices comprising modulation doped transistors are generally described herein. Other embodiments may be described and claimed, which may include a modulation doped heterostructure, wherein the modulation doped heterostructure may comprise an active portion having a first bandgap and a delta doped portion having a second bandgap.
US08633469B2 Group III nitride semiconductor light-emitting device
A Group III nitride semiconductor light-emitting device includes a sapphire substrate; and an n contact layer, an n cladding layer, a light-emitting layer, a p cladding layer, and a p contact layer, each of the layers being formed of Group III nitride semiconductor, are sequentially deposited on the sapphire substrate. The n cladding layer includes two layers of a high impurity concentration layer and a low impurity concentration layer in this order on the n contact layer, and the low impurity concentration layer is in contact with the light-emitting layer. The low impurity concentration layer is a layer having a lower n-type impurity concentration than that of the high impurity concentration layer, which has an n-type impurity concentration of 1/1000 to 1/100 of the p-type impurity concentration of the p cladding layer and a thickness of 10 Å to 400 Å.
US08633459B2 Systems and methods for optics cleaning in an EUV light source
An extreme-ultraviolet (EUV) light source is described herein comprising an optic; a primary EUV light radiator generating an EUV light emitting plasma and producing a deposit on said optic; and a cleaning system comprising a gas and a secondary light radiator, the secondary light radiator generating a laser produced plasma and producing a cleaning species with the gas.
US08633452B2 Methods and structures for rapid switching between different process gases in an inductively-coupled plasma (ICP) ion source
An openable gas passage provides for rapid pumpout of process or bake out gases in an inductively coupled plasma source in a charged particle beam system. A valve, typically positioned in the source electrode or part of the gas inlet, increases the gas conductance when opened to pump out the plasma chamber and closes during operation of the plasma source.
US08633425B2 Systems, methods, and devices for storing, heating, and dispensing fluid
A heating unit for use in heating a fluid storage and dispensing system includes a wall module and a lid module. The modules include cover layers. Each module may include a heating component disposed between the cover layers and which is configured to convert electrical energy to heat energy and to distribute the heat energy. The heating component includes a heat generating element for converting electrical current to heat energy and a heat spreading element comprising carbon thermally coupled to the heat generating element. The modules may further include a thermal insulation layer. The modules may also include a receiving power connector electrically connected to the heat generating element.
US08633424B2 Disengaging pressurizer blower in max heat setting to improve cabin heating
An HVAC system for a work vehicle having an operator compartment for a vehicle operator, the system including a heating system, a compartment pressurizer blower, a compartment recirculation blower, a temperature sensor, and an operating mode switch, each operably coupled to an electronic circuit, wherein the circuit is configured to reduce pressurizer blower output when the operator selects high output from the heating system under certain predetermined temperature and conditions and operating modes to improve HVAC system performance.
US08633415B2 Plasma torch with electrode wear detection system
A plasma arc torch is provided that includes a wear stop designed to detect wear of an electrode and prevent the use of the electrode once the electrode has experienced a certain amount of wear. Either the electrode or the nozzle is movable with respect to the main torch body, and the movable component defines a projection. The wear stop is positioned a predetermined distance from a nozzle of the torch, such that prior to experiencing an excessive amount of wear, the electrode is able to contact the nozzle and initiate a pilot arc for starting a torch operation. Once the length of the electrode becomes shorter than a predetermined length due to wear, the projection of the electrode engages the wear stop, and the wear stop prevents the electrode from contacting the nozzle. In this way, an electrode that is excessively worn cannot be used in subsequent torch operations.
US08633405B2 Display panel and display device including the same
A display device comprises: a display panel including a first insulating substrate and a second insulating substrate that is arranged so as to deviate from the first insulating substrate; and an intermediate frame, wherein the intermediate frame includes: side walls that are arranged so as to correspond to four side surface of the display panel; a mounting portion which protrudes from the side walls inward and on which the first insulating substrate is mounted; and a supporting protrusion that protrudes from the mounting portion to the second insulating substrate and is arranged below the second insulating substrate and on the side of the first insulating substrate.
US08633402B2 Low force deflection and corrosion resistant EMI gasket
An EMI shielding gasket having enhanced corrosion protection and force deflection is provided. The gasket has a body formed from an electrically conductive material with outwardly extending projections from one or both surface portions thereof. A non-conductive polymer gel is applied to the spaces between the projections for protection against corrosion. The gasket is particularly adapted for use in external aluminum aircraft surfaces which are exposed to harsh environmental conditions.
US08633398B2 Circuit board contact pads
The present disclosure provides a circuit board with a first via and a second via, the first and second vias providing an electrical path from a top surface of the circuit board to a bottom surface of the circuit board. The circuit board also includes a first contact pad electrically coupled to the first via and a second contact pad electrically coupled to the second via. The first contact pad is disposed at an angle with respect to a reference line crossing through the center of the first and second vias, and the second contact pad is disposed on an opposite side of the reference line at the angle with respect to the reference line, such that a footprint that encompasses an area between the first and second contact pads does not cover the first and second vias.
US08633397B2 Method of processing cavity of core substrate
A method of processing a cavity of a core substrate is disclosed. The method of processing a cavity of a core substrate in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention can include: forming a first processing area on one surface of a core substrate, the first processing area being demarcated by a circuit pattern; forming a second processing area on the other surface of the core substrate, the second processing area being demarcated by a circuit pattern; and processing a cavity by removing the entire first processing area from the one surface of the core substrate.
US08633393B2 Printed circuit board, manufacturing method thereof and radio-frequency device
A printed circuit board (PCB) is provided. The PCB includes a first microwave board material, a second prepreg, and a third ordinary board material that are pressed together. The first microwave board material, the second prepreg, and the third ordinary board material are provided with an opening respectively. At least two openings have different sizes. In a region between boundaries of the at least two openings having different sizes, a borehole is provided to pass through the board material in the region. A back-drilled hole is selectively used. A radio-frequency device and a method for manufacturing a PCB are further provided. Thus, it is suitable for designing different power modules and other circuit modules on the same single board, and is compatible with the existing basic PCB manufacturing technologies, which further has a low cost, and can meet the requirements of large-power radio-frequency circuits with different frequencies.
US08633392B2 Circuit board with high-density circuit patterns
A circuit board including: an insulator having a trench; a first circuit pattern formed to bury a portion of the trench; and a second circuit pattern formed on a surface of the insulator having the trench formed therein.
US08633391B2 Protective device
A device includes a cover that includes a base. The cover is configured to be positioned over a mount that couples a support structure of an electrical device to another element. The electrical device includes an energized terminal that is configured to connect to an electrical power system and a grounded terminal. The device also includes an insulating interface coupled to the base of the cover such that, when the cover is positioned over the mount, the interface contacts the support structure to substantially electrically insulate the mount. A system includes an electrical device, a support structure that holds the electrical device on the first side, a mount configured to couple the structure to another element, the mount being grounded during operation of the system, and a protective device positioned over the mount.
US08633390B2 Hookup stem and electric hookup
A hookup stem (48; 70) to implement an electric hookup (50; 60) of an electric heater of an injection molding nozzle (30), the hookup stem (48; 70) being designed in a manner that it can be affixed by means of at least one electrically conducting adhesion layer (52; 62; 64; 66) and/or by a contact paste (52) to the heater, the hookup stem comprising a shank element (54; 72), and a connecting segment (56; 74) coming into contact with the minimum of one adhesion layer (52; 62; 64; 66) or the contact paste (52).
US08633389B2 Sealing arrangement for use in a cable enclosure port
A cable enclosure sealing arrangement has a seal body with one or more cavities extending the full length of the sealing member and a slit extending from each cavity to the exterior of the sealing body such that the edges of each slit may be pulled apart to expose the cavity and permit insertion of a cable. The cavity may include a profiled interior surface having inclined or curved surface portions projecting into the cavity the inclination or curvature of the profiled surface portions being in opposite senses at opposite end zone sections of the cavity. The arrangement has a compression system for compressing the sealing member to effect sealing along the longitudinal slit. A tie rod extending through a central portion of the body and connecting two end plates can be used for this purpose.
US08633387B2 Electrical line for motor vehicles
An electrical line (1) for motor vehicles is provided having at least two insulated electrical conductors (4, 5) which are combined to form one unit. The line is connected to a sensor (3)at one end. The conductors (4, 5) are surrounded by a prefabricated plastic tube (6). Parts (7), integrally belonging to the tube (6), are positioned on the outside along the course of the tube (6) as fastening devices for securing the line (1) at predefined fixed points of a motor vehicle. At those fixed points, fastening parts are present that are configured to connect with and that complement the parts (7) of the tube (6).
US08633384B1 Extending electrical box
An electrical box including an outer shell having at least four sides extending from a rear wall to an open top at a front surface and a box mounting tab protruding from two of the at least four sides, an inner shell having at least four sides, a front surface, and at least two device securing protrusions each having an aperture adjacent to each of the at least two sides, each device securing aperture including an opening extending toward the open top of the electrical box, the inner shell movable within the outer shell in a direction away from the rear wall, and wherein the inner shell front surface and the outer shell front surface are coplanar when the inner shell is in a rearmost position.
US08633374B2 Photovoltaic cell comprising contact regions doped through a lamina
In aspects of the present invention, a lamina is formed having opposing first and second surfaces. Heavily doped contact regions extend from the first surface to the second surface. Generally the lamina is formed by affixing a semiconductor donor body to a receiver element, then cleaving the lamina from the semiconductor donor body wherein the lamina remains affixed to the receiver element. In the present invention, the heavily doped contact regions are formed by doping the semiconductor donor body before cleaving of the lamina. A photovoltaic cell comprising the lamina is then fabricated. By forming the heavily doped contact regions before bonding to the receiver element and cleaving, post-bonding high-temperature steps can be avoided, which may be advantageous.
US08633371B2 Device and method for generating electrical power
A device and method for generating electricity. The device includes a heat source, a cold source, and a thermoelectric generating plate, having a first side and an opposed side. When heat is introduced to the heat source, heat flows across the thermoelectric generating plate and electricity is generated. In the present arrangement, because the hot and cold sources are in thermal communication with opposed sides of the thermoelectric generating plate, the thermal gradient or rate of heat flow across the thermoelectric generating plate is maximized. Thus, because the rate of heat flow is increased, the rate at which electricity is generated is also increased, and the size of the device is maintained, or minimized.
US08633370B1 Circuits to process music digitally with high fidelity
The present invention provides a complementary bifurcated circuit to process and optimize music digitally with high fidelity yet with wireless elements. In a particular embodiment, an audio transducer in close proximity to a musical instrument or vocalist's mouth transforms audible music to analog electrical signals, which are digitized and then filtered to remove external noise at the frequencies of alternating current as well as internally generated noise. A FPGA encoder optimizes the signal's latency and formats the signal for wireless transmission, which is then accomplished with a transmitter and receiver. A transmitter control interface programs one or more of the digital encoder, digital processor, FPGA encoder and wireless transmitter. The signal received wirelessly at a remote location is stripped of formatting by a FPGA decoder, corrected to remove nonlinearities in amplification, further optimized for sound latency, and amplified as needed to drive an external audio apparatus such as a loud speaker, mixing board, or professional recording device. A receiver control interface programs one or more of a receiver, FPGA decoder, digital audio CODEC, and digital audio amplifier. The invention is particularly well suited for stringed instruments but is not so limited.
US08633368B2 Systems and methods for the creation and playback of animated, interpretive, musical notation and audio synchronized with the recorded performance of an original artist
A music application guides a user with some musical experience through the steps of creating and editing a musical enhancement file that enhances and plays in synchronicity with an audio signal of an original artist's recorded performance. This enables others, perhaps with lesser musical ability than the original artist, to play-along with the original artist by following melodic, chordal, rhythmic, and verbal prompts. The music application accounts for differences in the timing of the performance from a standard tempo by guiding the user through the process of creating a tempo map for the performance and by associating the tempo map with MIDI information of the enhancement file. Enhancements may contain MIDI information, audio signal information, and/or video signal information which may be played back in synchronicity with the recorded performance to provide an aural and visual aid to others playing-along who may have less musical experience.
US08633367B2 Variable beater for drums
The invention is directed to a beater for operating a drum, the beater comprising the following: a main body (10) having a beating part (11) which is removably attached to the main body (10); a shaft (20) on which the main body (10) is mounted, at least one recess (12) being formed in the main body (10) for accommodating a bulk body, wherein one side of the recess is delimited by a bottom surface (11a) of the beating part (11) so that the recess (12) is accessible from outside when the beating part (11) is removed. A pivot bearing of the main body (10) at the shaft (20) can be realized by a friction surface between the main body (10) and the shaft (20).
US08633363B2 Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH471541
According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH471541. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH471541, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH471541 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH471541.
US08633362B2 Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH155414
According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH155414. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH155414, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH155414 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH155414.
US08633359B2 Soybean cultivar S100316
A soybean cultivar designated S100316 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar S100316, to the plants of soybean cultivar S100316, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar S100316, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar S100316. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar S100316. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar S100316, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar S100316 with another soybean cultivar.
US08633354B2 Development of very early flowering and normal fruiting plum with fertile seeds
To produce early flowering genotypes, plum (Prunus domestica) was transformed with the poplar (Populus trichocarpa) Flowering Locus T1 (PtFT1) gene. Ectopic expression of 35S::PtFT1 Induced early flowering in vitro from transgenic plantlets within two months of transformation. When the transgenic plum plants were rooted and transferred to soil and grown in posts in the growth chamber, a number of additional lines flowered. Normal flowering and fruiting were observed in the greenhouse within one year of transformation. While dormancy was not necessary for growth or fruiting, FT plums were still winter hardy and floral bud set and flowering responded normally to changes in temperature. By manipulating a single gene, temperate tree crops can be effectively engineered for cultivation in new growing areas and for entirely new modes of agricultural production that are continuous, sustainable, and adaptable to climate change.
US08633349B2 Methods for making plants resistant to fungal pathogens
This invention relates to polynucleotide sequences encoding genes that can confer resistance to the plant pathogen Colletotrichum, which causes anthracnose stalk rot, leaf blight and top dieback in corn and other cereals. It further relates to plants and seeds of plants carrying chimeric genes comprising said polynucleotide sequences, which enhance or confer resistance to the plant pathogen Colletotrichum, and processes of making said plants and seeds. The invention further presents sequences that can be used as molecular markers that in turn can be used to identify the region of interest in corn lines resulting from new crosses and to quickly and efficiently introgress the genes from corn lines carrying said genes into other corn lines that do not carry said genes, in order to make them resistant to Colletotrichum and resistant to stalk rot.
US08633347B2 Absorbing element for sanitary products, having expandable pockets containing superabsorbent material and manufacturing process
An absorbent element for the absorption of body fluids in sanitary articles comprises a first layer of sheet material presenting an array of hollowed formations (16) with respective mouth parts, as well as masses (18) of superabsorbent material that is able to expand as a result of the absorption of body fluid, which are set in the aforesaid hollowed formations (16). A second layer of sheet material (12) is applied on the first layer of sheet material (10) so as to cover the mouth parts of the hollowed formations (16). At least one of the layers of sheet material (10, 12) is permeable to body fluids to enable the body fluids themselves to penetrate into the hollowed formations and be absorbed by the masses of superabsorbent material (18) that expand in the hollowed formations (16), creating a first level of absorption of body fluids. The second layer of sheet material (12) is compliant in an area corresponding to the mouth parts of the hollowed formations (16) and enables further expansion of said masses of superabsorbent material (18) beyond said hollowed formations (16) so as to create a second level of absorption of body fluids. The first layer (10) and the second layer (12) of sheet material are connected to one another by adhesive formations (14c) that leave the mouth parts of the hollowed formations (16) at least partially free.
US08633345B2 Process for preparing isobutene by cleaving MTBE-containing mixtures
A process for preparing isobutene including cleaving a mixture obtained from an MTBE-containing feedstock and/or an MTBE-containing stream, affording a stream of reaction products consisting of isobutene, methanol, MTBE and by-products, the latter consisting of a1) high boilers having a boiling range above 55° C. at a pressure of 0.1 MPa; a2) medium boilers having a boiling range of 12 to 55° C. at a pressure of 0.1 MPa; and a3) low boilers having a boiling range below 12° C. at a pressure of 0.1 MPa; distillatively separating into a stream which contains the isobutene product and low boilers, and a stream which contains MTBE, methanol, medium boilers and high boilers; distillatively separating to obtain an MTBE-containing stream and a methanol-containing high boiler stream; recycling an MTBE-containing stream in which the medium boilers being removed completely or partially before recycling.
US08633332B2 Efficient isolation of cimiracemate A, and methods of use
A method for isolating cimiracemate A from a Cimicifuga species is disclosed, comprising the steps of a) providing a sufficient quantity of raw materials from the Cimicifuga species, b) mixing the raw materials from the Cimicifuga species with an aqueous polar solvent at a temperature of about 20° C. to about 28° C. to obtain a solvent extract comprising cimiracemate A, and c) isolating cimiracemate A from the solvent extract.
US08633326B2 Method for preparing taxane derivatives
Provided is a method for preparing a taxane derivative, comprising: carrying out condensation of a phenylisoserine derivatives having a protective group introduced thereto or a mixture of isomers thereof, as a side chain, with a baccatin III derivative or 10-deacetyl-baccatin III derivative to obtain a mixture of isomers; separating the isomers via chromatography; and carrying out a reversion of the stereochemical structure of a selectively separated isomer, which is suitable for producing a taxane derivative in a large scale with high yield.
US08633322B2 Alkynyl derivatives useful as DPP-1 inhibitors
The present invention is directed to novel alkynyl derivatives, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use in the treatment of disorders and conditions modulated by DPP-1.
US08633315B2 Substituted hydroxyethyl amine compounds as beta-secretase modulators and methods of use
The present invention comprises a new class of compounds useful for the modulation of Beta-secretase enzyme activity and for the treatment of Beta-secretase mediated diseases, including Alzheimer's disease (AD) and related conditions. In one embodiment, the compounds have a general Formula I wherein R1a, R1b, R1c, B, W, R3, R4 and R5 are defined herein. In another embodiment, the invention provides compounds of general Formula II wherein A1, A2, A3, A4, R1a, R1b, R1c, R2, R4, R5, W, X and Z are defined herein. The invention also includes use of these compounds in pharmaceutical compositions for treatment, prophylactic or therapeutic, of disorders and conditions related to the activity of beta-secretase protein. Such disorders include, for example, Alzheimer's Disease (AD), cognitive deficits and impairment, schizophrenia and other similar central nervous system conditions. The invention also comprises further embodiments of Formula II, intermediates and processes useful for the preparation of compounds of Formulas I and II.
US08633313B2 Heterocyclic compounds and their uses
Substituted bicyclic heteroaryls and compositions containing them, for the treatment of general inflammation, arthritis, rheumatic diseases, osteoarthritis, inflammatory bowel disorders, inflammatory eye disorders, inflammatory or unstable bladder disorders, psoriasis, skin complaints with inflammatory components, chronic inflammatory conditions, including but not restricted to autoimmune diseases such as systemic lupus erythematosis (SLE), myestenia gravis, rheumatoid arthritis, acute disseminated encephalomyelitis, idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, multiples sclerosis, Sjoegren's syndrome and autoimmune hemolytic anemia, allergic conditions including all forms of hypersensitivity, The present invention also enables methods for treating cancers that are mediated, dependent on or associated with p110δ activity, including but not restricted to leukemias, such as Acute Myeloid leukaemia (AML) Myelo-dysplastic syndrome (MDS) myelo-proliferative diseases (MPD) Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML) T-cell Acute Lymphoblastic leukaemia (T-ALL) B-cell Acute Lymphoblastic leukaemia (B-ALL) Non Hodgkins Lymphoma (NHL) B-cell lymphoma and solid tumors, such as breast cancer.
US08633311B2 Topical application of porphyrins for killing or preventing the growth of bacteria or fungi on a mammal
Described herein are methods and compositions for killing or preventing the growth of microbes. It has been discovered that a class of porphyrins can kill or prevent the growth of microbes. The porphyrins can be used in a number of different applications where microbes grow.
US08633308B2 Compounds for preventing or treating viral infections and methods of use thereof
Described herein are compounds and methods that prevent the viral infection of cells. The compounds and methods described herein minimize viral resistance and maximize the number of targeted viruses. Additionally, the compounds and methods minimize the toxicity toward uninfected cells.
US08633305B2 Compositions of, and methods for, alpha-1 anti trypsin Fc fusion molecules
A novel method of treating and preventing bacterial diseases is provided. In particular, the present invention relates to compositions and methods for inhibition of Gram negative, Gram positive and acid fast bacilli in general and tuberculosis (TB), mycobacterium avium complex (MAC), and anthrax in particular. Thus, the invention relates to modulation of cellular activities, including macrophage activity, and the like. More particularly, the present invention relates to the inhibitory compounds comprising naturally occurring and man-made inhibitors of serine.
US08633304B2 Oligonucleotide derivative comprising an aromatic compound
The present invention provides an oligonucleotide derivative that enables to easily synthesize an oligonucleotide derivative chemically modified at the 3′-end with two moieties each having a benzene or pyridine structure with a few steps, an aromatic compound serving as a precursor for preparing the modification carrier for synthesizing oligonucleotide derivative, and the oligonucleotide derivative and the oligonucleotide construct using the same, that is chemically modified at the 3′-end with two moieties each having a benzene or pyridine structure, and has good permeability through a cell membrane and excellent nuclease resistance. The modification carrier for synthesizing oligonucleotide derivative, comprising a unit and a carrier carrying the unit directly or via a linker, wherein the unit is represented by the formula (a): wherein, R1 to R6 each independently represent hydrogen or a substituent other than hydrogen; Z1 and Z2 each independently represent CH or nitrogen; and X represents oxygen or sulfur.
US08633303B2 Heterobifunctional pan-selectin inhibitors
Compounds and methods are provided for modulating in vitro and in vivo processes mediated by selectin binding. More specifically, selectin modulators and their use are described, wherein the selectin modulators that modulate (e.g., inhibit or enhance) a selectin-mediated function comprise particular glycomimetics alone or linked to a member of a class of compounds termed BASAs (Benzyl Amino Sulfonic Acids) or a member of a class of compounds termed BACAs (Benzyl Amino Carboxylic Acids).
US08633299B2 High density fibrous polymers suitable for implant
This invention includes malleable, biodegradable, fibrous compositions for application to a tissue site in order to promote or facilitate new tissue growth. One aspect of this invention is a fibrous component that provides unique mechanical and physical properties. The invention may be created by providing a vessel containing a slurry, said slurry comprising a plurality of natural or synthetic polymer fibers and at least one suspension fluid, wherein the polymer fibers are substantially evenly dispersed and randomly oriented throughout the volume of the suspension fluid; applying a force, e.g., centrifugal, to said vessel containing said slurry, whereupon said force serves to cause said polymer fibers to migrate through the suspension fluid and amass at a furthest extent of the vessel, forming a polymer material, with said polymer material comprising polymer fibers of sufficient length and sufficiently viscous, interlaced, or interlocked to retard dissociation of said polymer fibers.
US08633294B2 Lactic acid-isosorbide copolyesters and process for the preparation thereof
Copolyester with improved transition temperature, melting temperature and crystallinity including units derived from lactic acid and isosorbide, where the ratio of lactic acid to isosorbide ranges from 99:1 to 50:50.
US08633283B2 Process for producing blends made of polylactides (PLAS) and of thermoplastic polyurethanes (TPUS)
Blends made of thermoplastic polyurethanes (TPUs) and of polylactides (PLAs) are produced via A) reaction of at least one thermoplastic polyurethane with at least one diisocyanate or one diisocyanate prepolymer which has at least two isocyanate groups, or a mixture thereof, in the melt, with reduction of the molar mass of the thermoplastic polyurethane and with formation of a thermoplastic polyurethane having an excess of isocyanate end groups, B) introduction of at least one polylactide into the melt of the stage A) product, and reaction of the stage A) product with the polylactide at a temperature below 190° C., C) cooling of the resultant blend, where no polyols are used in stages A) to C).
US08633279B2 Method for continuously producing thermoplastic resin from conjugated diene and thermoplastic resin produced by the same
A method for continuously producing a thermoplastic resin from a conjugated diene includes: primarily polymerizing a conjugated diene monomer with an aromatic vinyl monomer in a first solvent in a first reactor, and feeding a hydroxyl group-containing polymerization inhibitor and a polar hydrocarbon to the first reactor to prepare a rubber solution; and adding an aromatic vinyl monomer and a monomer copolymerizable with the aromatic vinyl monomer to the rubber solution, and subjecting the mixture to secondary polymerization in a second solvent of the same kind as the first solvent in a second reactor. The method can provide a thermoplastic resin that can have excellent color and low gloss characteristics.
US08633272B2 Rubber composition and pneumatic tire produced using same
The present invention relates to a rubber composition containing carbon black for blending with rubber which is obtained in a reaction equipment comprising a combustion gas-generating zone, a reaction zone and a reaction-stopping zone by producing a high temperature combustion gas in the combustion gas-generating zone, subsequently spraying and introducing a raw material into the reaction zone to form a reaction gas stream containing carbon black and then quenching the above reaction gas stream by a multistage quenching medium-introducing means to terminate the reaction, wherein (1) the above carbon black for blending with rubber satisfies the following relational equations (1) and (2): 10
US08633264B2 Polyacetal resin composition
The present invention provides a polyacetal resin composition having a metallic appearance, suppressing the generation of volatile organic compound (VOC), in particular formaldehyde from the molded article thereof to an extremely low level and giving excellent weathering (light) resistance. Specifically, (A) 100 parts by weight of a polyacetal copolymer containing 1.0 mmol/kg or smaller of a hemiformal terminal group, 2.0 mmol/kg or smaller of a formyl terminal group, 0.5 wt % or smaller of an unstable terminal group, (B) 0.03 to 0.30 part by weight of a hindered phenol-based antioxidant, (C) 0.01 to 1 part by weight of a guanamine compound, (D) 0.2 to 1 part by weight of a hindered amine-based stabilizer, and (E) 0.1 to 1 part by weight of an ultraviolet absorber, and (F) 1 to 20 parts by weight of a metallic pigment are blended together.
US08633259B2 Polymer compositions for temporary bonding
Embodiments in accordance with the present invention are directed to polymer compositions that are useful for forming temporary bonding layers that serve to releasably join a first substrate to a second substrate as well as methods of both forming such a temporary bond and methods of debonding such substrates. Some such polymer compositions encompass a casting solvent, a photoacid generator and optionally a sensitizer and/or an adhesion promoter.
US08633258B2 D1492 liquid BAPO photoinitiator and its use in radiation curable compositions
The invention relates to a liquid bis(acyl)phosphine oxide of formula (I): wherein R is C1-C18 alkyl, and wherein R is optionally substituted as described herein. The invention also relates to radiation curable compositions comprising liquid bis(acyl)phosphine oxide of formula (I).
US08633256B2 Control of the melt flow rate of polyolefin mixtures recovered from post-consumer durable goods
A process for creating polyolefin blends from waste streams with controlled rheological properties can include processing a waste stream to make a mixture comprising a mixture comprising polypropylene and polyethylene and compounding the mixture with one or more peroxides or nitroxides to produce a polyolefin blend. For example, a process can include: determining the required melt flow rate of the end product; determining the ratio of polyethylene to polypropylene to achieve the required melt flow rate; effecting a separation of polypropylene from polyethylene to achieve the desired composition; determining the amount of peroxide or peroxide concentrate required to increase the melt flow rate to the required level; melt compounding the mixture; evaluating the melt flow rate of the product; and adjusting the composition of polyethyelene and polypropylene or the amount of peroxide added if necessary to achieve the required melt flow rate.
US08633238B2 Lactams and uses thereof
The present invention provides novel lactams extracted from an alcohol extract of dehulled adlay seeds. The present invention also provides a process for the preparation of the lactams and a method for treating breast cancer in a subject, which method comprises administering to said subject an effective amount of the lactam and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier or excipient.
US08633226B2 Piperidinyl derivative as a modulator of chemokine receptor activity
The present application describes the compound of formula (I): or stereoisomers or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. In addition, methods of treating and preventing inflammatory diseases such as asthma and allergic diseases, as well as autoimmune pathologies such as rheumatoid arthritis and arthrosclerosis using the compound of the invention are disclosed.
US08633221B2 Method of enhancing lysosomal α-galactosidase A
A method of enhancing the activity of lysosomal α-Galactosidase A (α-Gal A) in mammalian cells and for treatment of Fabry disease by administration of 1-deoxy-galactonojirimycin and related compounds.
US08633217B2 Crystal forms of kinase inhibitors
Citrate salts of N-(4-{4-amino-7-[1-(2-hydroxyethyl)-1H-pyrazol-4-yl]thieno[3,2-c]pyridin-3-yl}phenyl)-N′-(3-fluorophenyl)urea and crystalline forms thereof are suitable pharmaceutical ingredients for pharmaceutical compositions useful in the treatment of disease, for example, cancer.
US08633211B2 Bicyclic organic compounds suitable for the treatment of inflammatory or allergic conditions
A compound of formula (I): in free or salt form, wherein A, R1, R3, Qa, Qb and Q are as defined herein, for the treatment of a disease mediated by the S1P2 or S1P3 receptor, such as inflammatory or obstructive airways disease.
US08633208B2 6-1H-imidazo-quinazoline and quinolines derivatives, new MAO inhibitors and imidazoline receptor ligands
The present invention is directed to 6-(1H-imidazo-1-yl)-2-aryl and 2-heteroaryl quinazoline and quinolines derivatives, compounds of formula (I), their pharmaceutical acceptable salts and solvates and corresponding pharmaceutical compositions, that acts as Monoamine Oxidase (MAO) inhibitors and Imidazoline Receptor ligands: wherein: X is independently selected from —CH group or a nitrogen atom (—N), W is independently selected from an aryl group, an heteroaryl group, or a benzocondensed heteroaryl group such as 1,3-benzodioxole, benzofuran, 2,3-dihydrobenzofuran, benzothiophene, 2,3-dihydrobenzothiophene, indole, 2,3-dihydroindole, benzimidazole, benzoxazole, benzothiazole, 2H-3,4-dihydrobenzopyran, [1,4]-benzodioxine, 2,3-dihydro-[1,4]-benzodioxine (1,4-benzodioxan). R1 is independently selected from hydrogen (—H), C1-C4 alkyl, hydroxymethyl (—CH2OH), aminomethyl (—CH2NH2), alkylaminomethyl [CH2NH(R2)], or di-alkylaminomethyl [CH2N(R2)2], trifluoromethyl (—CF3). Compounds of formula (I) elicited a pharmacological profile suitable for the clinical treatment of depression and related disorders, Parkinson disease, drug abuse, and morphine tolerance and dependence.
US08633202B2 Crystalline levofolinic acid and process for its preparation
The present invention relates to stable crystalline (6S)—N(5)-formyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydrofolic acid, commonly referred to as levofolinic acid, in essentially pure 6S diastereomeric form, and to a process for its preparation.
US08633191B2 Anti-microbial and anti-fungal shampoo for mammals especially humans and dogs
A composition for use as a topical treatment for mammals that is both anti-fungal and anti-bacterial, and that is produced preferably in the form of a shampoo. Ketoconazole is the preferred anti-fungal agent used in the composition, and chloroxylenol is the preferred anti-microbial agent.
US08633185B2 Pyrrolobenzodiazepines
Compounds of the formula I: or solvate thereof, wherein: R2 is an optionally substituted C5-20 aryl group; R6 and R9 are independently selected from H, R, OH, OR, SH, SR, NH2, NHR, NRR′, nitro, Me3Sn and halo; where R and R′ are independently selected from optionally substituted C1-12 alkyl, C3-20 heterocyclyl and C5-20 aryl groups; R7 is selected from H, R, OH, OR, SH, SR, NH2, NHR, NHRR′, nitro, Me3Sn and halo; R″ is a C3-12 alkylene group, which chain may be interrupted by one or more heteroatoms and/or aromatic rings; X is selected from O, S, or NH; z is 2 or 3; M is a monovalent pharmaceutically acceptable cation; R2′, R6′, R7′, R9′, X′ and M′ are selected from the same groups as R2, R6, R7, R9, X and M respectively, or M and M′ may together represent a divalent pharmaceutically acceptable cation.
US08633181B2 Treatment of cutaneous hemangioma
This invention concerns a method of treating hemangiomas with a beta blocker by applying the beta blocker onto the hemangiomas directly. The invention also concerns a combination therapy by using a beta blocker along with a corticosteroid or an alpha adrenergic receptor agonist for the treatment of hemangiomas.