| Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute Co., Ltd. Patent applications |
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| 20120105505 | ADJUSTING A BRIGHTNESS LEVEL OF A SIDE EMITTING BACKLIGHT DISPLAY DEVICE - Embodiments of methods, systems, or apparatuses relating to adjusting a brightness level of at least one luminescent body disposed, at least in part, on a side emitting backlight display device are disclosed. In a particular embodiment, for example, one or more values representing a light spreading profile for a particular luminescent body may be accessed. A process, system, or apparatus may adjust a brightness of a particular luminescent body by adjusting one or more brightness values associated with that particular luminescent body based, at least in part, on the accessed values. | 05-03-2012 |
| 20120069296 | Systems and Methods for Binocular Vision Diagnosis and Treatment - A device for at least one of diagnosis and treatment of binocular vision disorders is disclosed. The device comprises a portable, wearable viewing apparatus that includes a left eye electronic display and a right eye electronic display, a dual data channel input, wherein each data channel corresponds to a respective one of the left eye and right eye electronic displays, a left eye adjustable optic structure adjusting a view of the left eye electronic display, and a right eye adjustable optic structure adjusting a view of the right eye electronic display. The device also includes a controller in communication with the dual data channel input that renders a first image at the left eye electronic display and a second image at the right eye electronic display simultaneously, in which the first and second images are different, and a memory in communication with the controller configured to store at least one of a diagnosis image pattern and a treatment image pattern for said binocular vision disorders for display by the viewing apparatus. | 03-22-2012 |
| 20120026612 | COMPACT IMAGING DEVICE - The subject matter disclosed herein relates to an imaging device having a small form factor. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20110315862 | LIGHT CONCENTRATION SYSTEM - An optical system for light energy concentration may comprise a light concentrator to convert incident light to converging light, a light collimating element to receive the converging light and to reduce an angle of convergence of the converging light, and a light directing element to direct the reduced-angle converging light to a light guide to transmit the directed light. | 12-29-2011 |
| 20110299181 | COMPACT IMAGING DEVICE - The subject matter disclosed herein relates to an imaging device having a small form factor. | 12-08-2011 |
| 20110298971 | COMPACT IMAGING DEVICE - The subject matter disclosed herein relates to an imaging device including a laminated portion of an actuator or actuator support. | 12-08-2011 |
| 20110245627 | ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD STORAGE DEVICE, SYSTEM, AND METHOD - An electronic health record storage device is provided. The device is configured for operation in conjunction with a host device to generate and store health record data about a user. According to one embodiment, the system comprises memory including executable instructions stored in the memory, the executable instructions including an autorun file and operating instructions; one or more sensors configured for engagement by the user; an interface configured for interfacing with a host device; and a controller in operable communication with the memory, the one or more sensors, and the interface, and wherein the controller is configured to execute the executable instructions stored in the memory, the controller further configured to receive power from the host device, retrieve data from the host device, receive health data from the one or more sensors, generate a health record comprising timing data and health data, and store the health record in the memory. | 10-06-2011 |
| 20110234612 | ADJUSTING A BRIGHTNESS LEVEL OF A DISPLAY DEVICE - Embodiments of methods, systems, or apparatuses relating to adjusting a brightness level of at least a portion of a backlight of a display device based, at least in part, on one or more measurements of ambient light values. | 09-29-2011 |
| 20110220174 | COMPACT PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICE - The subject matter disclosed herein relates to a photovoltaic device, and in particular, a multichannel photovoltaic device to concentrate incident light for electrical generation. | 09-15-2011 |
| 20110169023 | METHODS FOR MAKING QUASI-VERTICAL LIGHT EMITTING DIODES - A method of making quasi-vertical light emitting devices includes growing semiconductor layers on a growth substrate and etching the semiconductor layers to produce device isolation trenches forming separable semiconductor devices and holes. Blind holes are drilled in the substrate at the location of each of the holes in the semiconductor layers. The drilling of the blind holes defines blind hole walls and a blind hole end in each of the blind holes. N-semiconductor metal is deposited in each of the blind holes. An n-electrode contact is formed in each of the blind holes by plating each of the blind holes with an n-electrode metal connected to the n-semiconductor metal. The substrate is thinned to expose the n-electrode metal as an n-electrode. Bonding metal is deposited to the n-electrode for packaging. | 07-14-2011 |
| 20110141961 | METHOD OF ERROR CORRECTION FOR A MULTICAST MESSAGE - A method of error correction for a multicast message sent over a wireless network includes encoding a message into N data packets using a forward error correction code and multicasting at least L data packets of the N data packets over a wireless network to recipients. Recipients not receiving the at least L data packets send a reply to the sender. The sender then selects a second subset of X data packets from the N data packets, and multicasts the X data packets over the wireless network to the recipients. | 06-16-2011 |
| 20110141342 | LENS CONTROL APPARATUS - An autofocus and motion control apparatus is provided. According to one embodiment, the autofocus and motion control apparatus comprises a lens control apparatus having an imaging lens unit and a lens holder and a plurality of actuators configured to move the lens holder in predetermined directions within the lens control apparatus. Embodiments of the lens control apparatus include a casing; an imaging lens unit and lens holder movable within the casing along an optical axis, the imaging lens unit and lens holder further pivotable within the casing, an autofocus actuator is configured to move the imaging lens unit and lens holder within the casing along the optical axis; a first lateral actuator is configured to provide a force to pivot the lens holder in a first direction; and a second lateral actuator is configured to provide a force to pivot the lens holder in a second direction. | 06-16-2011 |
| 20110141294 | IMAGE STABILIZATION OF COMPACT IMAGING DEVICE - The subject matter disclosed herein relates to an imaging device having a small form factor. | 06-16-2011 |
| 20110109565 | CORDINATE LOCATING METHOD, COORDINATE LOCATING DEVICE, AND DISPLAY APPARATUS COMPRISING THE COORDINATE LOCATING DEVICE - A coordinate locating device capable of locating the coordinates of two or more objects is provided for a display apparatus. The coordinate locating device includes a first detector arranged together with a first light source at a first corner of the coordinate locating device, a second detector arranged together with a second light source at a second corner of the coordinate locating device, at least one reflector configured to reflect light from the first and second light sources, and a mirror arranged on a first edge of the coordinate locating device, configured to reflect mirrored images of two or more objects intruding the coordinate locating device, wherein the first and second detectors detect real images of the two or more objects, and at least one of the first and second detectors further detects the mirrored images of the two or more objects reflected by the mirror. | 05-12-2011 |
| 20110090805 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS PROVIDING A DECOUPLED QUALITY OF SERVICE ARCHITECTURE FOR COMMUNICATIONS - Systems and methods which provide a decoupled quality of service (QoS) architecture for communications are shown. Embodiments implement a QoS technique which separates a packet scheduling function and a data packet mapping function in providing communications meeting desired QoS parameters. Accordingly, embodiments provide a QoS architecture in which a packet scheduler is used to determine data packet transmission priorities and in which a data mapper is used to allocate transmission frame space to data packets, wherein the packet scheduling and data mapping algorithms are decoupled or independent. A protocol data unit (PDU) pool is utilized to buffer data packets between the decoupled packet scheduler and data mapper of embodiments to facilitate their combined operation to provide desired QoS delivery. | 04-21-2011 |
| 20110069078 | METHOD, SYSTEM OR APPARATUS FOR ADJUSTING A BRIGHTNESS LEVEL ASSOCIATED WITH AT LEAST A PORTION OF A BACKLIGHT OF A DISPLAY DEVICE - Embodiments of methods, systems, or apparatuses relating to adjusting a brightness level associated with at least a portion of a backlight of a display device. | 03-24-2011 |
| 20110062454 | LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE HAVING REMOTELY LOCATED LIGHT SCATTERING MATERIAL - A light emitting device with a remotely located light scattering material which improves color mixing property is provided. The light emitting device includes a substrate defining a cavity; one or more light emitting elements bonded to the substrate and positioned in the cavity; at least one first layer covering the one or more light emitting elements, at least part of the at least one first layer within the cavity, wherein the at least one first layer has a refractive index less than the refractive index of the one or more light emitting elements; and at least one second layer including light scattering material disposed on the at least one first layer, wherein the refractive index of the first layer is less than or equal to the refractive index of the second layer. | 03-17-2011 |
| 20110057557 | PROJECTION LED MODULE AND METHOD OF MAKING A PROJECTION LED MODULE - A projection light emitting diode (LED) module is provided. According to one embodiment, the LED module converts LED light to polarized light and emits the polarized light. One embodiments of the LED module includes a reflective polarizer positioned in a light emission path of the LED light, wherein the reflective polarizer polarizes the LED light, and the reflective polarizer further transmits the first polarization state light and reflects the second polarization state light; and a polarization conversion element bonded to the reflective polarizer, the polarization conversion element positioned between the LED light and the reflective polarizer, wherein the polarization conversion element coverts the second polarization state light to a desired polarization state light. A reflecting cup may be provided to increase the reflection of light back through the polarization conversion element and the reflective polarizer. The LED module may be configured for use with commercially available LED packages. | 03-10-2011 |
| 20110051428 | LED LIGHT ENGINE WITH MULTI-PATH HEAT DISSIPATION - A light emitting diode (LED) light engine is provided. According to one embodiment of the invention, the LED light engine includes a housing; an LED mounting board secured within the housing, the LED mounting board including one or more LED electrically connected to the LED mounting board, the LED mounting board configured to receive power from a power source to power the one or more LED; and a heat bridge conductively coupling the LED mounting board to the housing, wherein the heat bridge is configured to conduct heat from the LED mounting board to the housing, wherein the housing is configured to dissipate heat. The heat bridge may take one of several different configurations. A lighting assembly may be provided for securely mounting one or more LED light engines. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110050120 | LIGHTING CONTROL SYSTEM AND LED LAMP - A lighting control system and an LED lamp for use with the lighting control system are provided. In one embodiment, the LED lamp includes a color LED including a red LED, a green LED, and a blue LED, and a lamp contact having a first contact section, a second contact section, and a third contact section, each of the first contact section, the second contact section, and the third contact section including a positive contact and a negative contact, wherein the first contact section is electrically connected to the red LED, the second contact section is electrically connected to the green LED, and the third contact section is electrically connected to the blue LED. The lighting control system may include an LED driver unit configured to provide independent electrical connection with each of the contact sections of the LED lamp. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110041246 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS PROVIDING TEMPERATURE REGULATED CUSHION STRUCTURE - Systems and methods in which temperature regulated cushioning systems are provided in hygienic, convenient configurations are shown. Embodiments provide heating and cooling to provide temperature regulation adapted for human comfort and/or therapeutic effects. Heating and cooling systems implemented with respect to cushioning systems are configured to provided desired temperature regulation for the cushioning system when in use while facilitating hygienic cleaning of the cushioning system. Cushioning structure is preferably adapted to be low weight and to facilitate desired temperature regulation while providing a structure which passively supports and cushions expected loads. Cushion media utilized according to embodiments is modular, such as may comprise a plurality of smaller blocks adapted to cooperate to form a larger cushioning structure. A frame system is utilized according to embodiments to facilitate a desired cooperative arrangement of individual cushion media components and/or to provide various cushioning structure configurations using the cushion media. | 02-24-2011 |
| 20110026149 | COMPACT IMAGING DEVICE - The subject matter disclosed herein relates to an imaging device having a small form factor. | 02-03-2011 |
| 20110013138 | Vision Treatment Procedures and Devices - A vision treatment system comprises a computer and a user input output module associated with the computer, the user input output module including a display screen and means for receiving user input, wherein the computer includes a testing and training module for one or more vision disorders, the training and testing module in communication with the user input output module and testing a user's cutoff spatial frequency of a contrast sensitivity and applying a training regimen based upon Perceptual Template Model (PTM) analysis of interactions with the user. | 01-20-2011 |
| 20110012788 | Miniature Circularly Polarized Folded Patch Antenna - An antenna system comprising a ground plane, an antenna element folded under itself and operable to transmit and receive circularly polarized signals, an air filled cavity disposed between the ground plane and the antenna element, and a radio frequency module in communication with the antenna element. | 01-20-2011 |
| 20100331690 | Systems and Techniques for Providing Elasticity Graphs - An elastogram device comprises a driver controller including a wave generator, and an amplifier assembly receiving waves from the wave generator for driving an actuator, the amplifier assembly compatible with at least one pneumatic actuator, at least one hydraulic actuator, at least one piezoelectric actuator, and at least one electromechanical actuator, an elastogram processor receiving a wave image from an imaging source and generating an elastogram from the wave image, and a user input and output assembly including a display rendering the elastogram, a user interface providing a plurality of options for selection, the options including selectable parameters to control the wave generator and to generate the elastogram. | 12-30-2010 |
| 20100329378 | MULTIPLE ANTENNA SPATIAL MULTIPLEXING OPTIMAL DETECTION - MIMO detection is described that reduces the complexity of computations for finding the soft bit output. The detection process includes QR factorization splitting the distance calculations into two groups, subset lookup using a last cross constellation set (LCCS) lookup, and minimal distance lookup with soft bit output calculation. By grouping the distance calculations into a first group that has one antenna transmitting using a modulation scheme with a generally square constellation diagram and a second group for all of the other antenna constellation diagrams, the LCCS lookup process may be used which substantially reduces the number of calculations to be made in the detection process. Moreover, in the special case of 2×2 antenna, QR factorization is performed by applying a scaled Givens rotation to the channel matrix. The application of the scaled Givens rotation operator eliminates any square root operations that would be performed in a standard QR factorization. | 12-30-2010 |
| 20100328171 | Rollable and/or Foldable Antenna Systems and Methods for Use Thereof - An antenna system comprises a ground plane, a flexible substrate, a first antenna element disposed upon the flexible substrate and proximal to the ground plane, the flexible substrate configured so as to be at least partially rolled, and a Radio Frequency (RF) module in communication with the first antenna element and transmitting and receiving radio waves through the first antenna element. | 12-30-2010 |
| 20100277436 | Sensing System for a Touch Sensitive Device - A sensing system for sensing a touch input on a touch sensitive device, the system including: a sensing plane; a well-collimated light source for generating a plurality of light rays along one or more planes different from the sensing plane; and a reflecting means adjacent one edge of the sensing plane for transforming at least a subset of the light rays into substantially parallel light rays and redirecting the subset of light rays along the sensing plane, at least one of the light rays along the sensing plane being interruptable by the touch input thereby allowing the sensing system to determine a position coordinate of the touch input. A related method of sensing a touch input on a touch sensitive device is also provided. | 11-04-2010 |
| 20100272194 | Channel Estimation Techniques for OFDM - An Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) receiver comprises: a channel estimator receiving a signal that includes a plurality of symbols, each of the symbols including a plurality of pilots and a plurality of data subcarriers, wherein each symbol further includes at least one pilot subcarrier, the estimator using a first channel response estimate of the at least one pilot subcarrier in a first symbol to select a first weight matrix from a plurality of pre-generated weight matrices, and generating channel estimation information for data subcarriers in the first symbol using the selected first weight matrix. | 10-28-2010 |
| 20100260294 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TIME SYNCHRONIZATION OF OFDM-BASED COMMUNICATIONS - Systems and methods for time synchronization of orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM)-based communications are disclosed. A cyclic prefix (CP) correlation-based timing synchronization method is disclosed for early path (e.g. first-received path) detection for OFDM-based communication. Systems and methods are disclosed for performing double peak value detection in an OFDM-based system for reliably detecting an early (e.g., first-received) path in a received OFDM symbol for use in timing synchronization. In the double peak value detection method, a first peak value detection is performed to detect the path with the largest power, and a second peak value detection is then performed to detect a desired early (e.g., first-received) path. A compensation linear curve is used to facilitate the second peak value detection. | 10-14-2010 |
| 20100244708 | LIGHTING CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD - A lighting control system for controlling the lighting of a predetermined area is provided. According to one embodiment, the lighting control system comprises one or more light sources positioned in the predetermined area, the light source configured to include adjustable light intensity; a camera positioned and configured to capture an image of the predetermined area; and a controller in operable communication with the one or more light sources and the camera, the controller configured to control the one or more light sources and adjust the light intensity of the light source. The controller is configured to operate in a closed control loop to automatically adjust the lighting conditions of a predetermined area or environment. A false alarm checking process checks for temporary or localized events to prevent unnecessary lighting adjustments. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20100244195 | HOST SUBSTRATE FOR NITRIDE BASED LIGHT EMITTING DEVICES - A host substrate and method of making a host substrate for nitride based thin-film semiconductor devices are provided. According to one embodiment, the method includes the steps of providing a silicon layer; etching a pattern of holes in the silicon layer; plating the silicon layer with copper to fill the holes etched in the silicon layer; bonding the silicon layer to a gallium nitride (GaN) layer, the GaN layer attached to a sapphire substrate; and removing the sapphire substrate. The host substrate is configured to address the coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) mismatch problem and reduce the amount of stress resulting from such CTE mismatch. A combination of metal and semiconductor materials provide for the desired thermal and electrical conductivity while providing for subsequent dicing and incorporation of the finished semiconductor devices into other circuits. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20100244082 | QUASI-VERTICAL LIGHT EMITTING DIODE - A quasi-vertical light emitting device is provided. According to one embodiment of the present invention, the quasi-vertical light emitting diode includes a sapphire substrate; a plurality of semiconductor layers grown on the sapphire substrate, the plurality of semiconductor layers including an n-GaN layer, an active layer, and a p-GaN layer; a plurality of holes etched in the plurality of semiconductor layers, each of the plurality of holes etched to the sapphire substrate, and a plurality of sapphire holes in the sapphire substrate, each of the plurality of holes aligned with one of the plurality of sapphire holes to form hole walls, the hole walls and bottom deposited with an n-metal and each of the plurality of holes filled with another metal to form a n-electrode contact; an n-mesa in the active layer and the p-GaN layer, the n-mesa deposited with an n-metal and a passivation layer grown over the n-metal; and a p-metal layer deposited on the p-GaN layer, and a p-electrode bonded to the p-metal. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20100238346 | COMPACT IMAGING DEVICE - The subject matter disclosed herein relates to an imaging device having a small form factor. | 09-23-2010 |
| 20100220487 | LIGHTING ASSEMBLY AND HEAT EXCHANGE APPARATUS FOR UNIFORM HEAT DISSIPATION - A heat exchange apparatus and lighting apparatus for uniform heat dissipation are provided. According to one embodiment of the invention, one or more dissipation plates are provided, each of the one or more dissipation plates having a plurality of upstanding fins disposed from the dissipation plate at a predetermined angle, and each of the one or more dissipation plates defines a plurality of slots configured to permit airflow longitudinally through the housing. A housing is provided to receive the one or more dissipation plates, the housing defining at least one opening to permit an inlet of air into the housing. The configuration of the dissipation plates and the housing permit air to move within the housing in a plurality of directions, permitting heat to be dissipated when the housing is positioned in different orientations. Improved heat dissipation thereby results in greater consistency in the performance of the lighting apparatus. | 09-02-2010 |
| 20100219733 | LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE PACKAGE FOR TEMEPERATURE DETECTION - A light emitting device package and a lighting system are provided. According to one embodiment, a functional substrate; at least one light emitting element bonded onto the functional substrate; and at least one design-in thermal detection unit built onto the functional substrate are provided, wherein the design-in thermal detection unit is proximate to the light emitting element, and wherein the design-in thermal detection unit is configured to detect the temperature and transmit a temperature signal. The design-in thermal detection unit may be an NTC thermistor based on a semiconductor substrate. A control system may be included to detect temperature and make any necessary current adjustments in order to maintain consistent performance of the light emitting element. | 09-02-2010 |
| 20100200880 | SEMICONDUCTOR WAFERS AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES AND METHODS OF MAKING SEMICONDUCTOR WAFERS AND DEVICES - Semiconductor wafers, semiconductor devices, and methods of making semiconductor wafers and devices are provided. Embodiments of the present invention are especially suitable for use with substrate substitution applications, such in the case of fabricating vertical LED. One embodiment of the present invention includes a method of making a semiconductor device, the method comprising providing a substrate; forming a plurality of polishing stops on the substrate, each of the plurality of polishing stops including ceramic material; growing one or more buffer layers on the substrate; and growing one or more epitaxial layers on the one or more buffer layers. Additionally, the steps of applying one or more metal layers to the one or more epitaxial layers, affixing a second substrate to the one or more metal layers and removing the base substrate using a mechanical thinning process may be performed. | 08-12-2010 |
| 20100180043 | Systems, Methods, and Computer Program Products for Transmitting and/or Receiving Media Streams - A method includes receiving encoded media content, transforming the encoded media content into web page content by dividing the encoded media content into a plurality of web page files formatted as a static web page, and transmitting the web page content over the network in response to a request. | 07-15-2010 |
| 20100171636 | Remote Control Devices and Methods - A remote control device comprising a motion detector consisting of a single accelerometer, means for receiving data from the motion detector and mapping the received motion detector data to at least one user instruction, and means for transmitting a signal indicative of the at least one user instruction. | 07-08-2010 |
| 20100146138 | METHOD OF DATA REQUEST SCHEDULING IN PEER-TO-PEER SHARING NETWORKS - Systems and methods are provided for scheduling data requests for streaming media data in a Peer-to-Peer (P2P) network. A method is provided to increase a peer's contribution to the whole P2P network by partitioning the data chunks to request into several regions according to their relative time urgency, and data requests are scheduled in an effort to maintain availability of data in each region to a corresponding predefined target amount. | 06-10-2010 |
| 20100146137 | Synchronizing Buffer Map Offset in Peer-to-Peer Live Media Streaming Systems - A method performed by a new joining peer device in a peer-to-peer (P2P) network comprises receiving a plurality of buffer maps, each of the received buffer maps associated with a respective other peer device in the P2P network. The method also includes discerning playback positions associated with the received buffer maps, generating a starting offset for the new joining peer using one or more of the discerned playback positions. Requests for portions of a media stream are scheduled in accordance with the starting offset, and the scheduler will build a buffer map from this offset and begin to request the media buffer. | 06-10-2010 |
| 20100142063 | MINIATURE ACTUATOR AND OPTICAL APPARATUS - The subject matter disclosed herein relates to an actuator to adjust a position of a lens. | 06-10-2010 |
| 20100123241 | SEMICONDUCTOR CHIP WITH THROUGH-SILICON-VIA AND SIDEWALL PAD - Subject matter disclosed herein may relate to packaging for multi-chip semiconductor devices as may be used, for example, in flash memory devices. In an example embodiment, a semiconductor chip may comprise a through-silicon via and a sidewall pad. | 05-20-2010 |
| 20100110287 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MODELING FILM GRAIN NOISE - This invention relates to a method and system for modeling film grain noise. The film grain noise as modeled is applied to a video signal. Both the signal-dependent aspect | 05-06-2010 |
| 20100090824 | Miniature and Multi-Band RF Coil Design - A near field apparatus comprises a Radio Frequency (RF) coil including at least one of a shorting bridge from a first point to a second point along an electrical path of the RF coil and/or a discontinuity in the electrical path of the RF coil. | 04-15-2010 |
| 20100080545 | MULTI-DRIVE MECHANISM LENS ACTUATOR - Subject matter disclosed herein may relate to lens actuators used, for example, in auto-focus and/or vibration compensation systems of digital cameras. | 04-01-2010 |
| 20100053456 | Mobile Multimedia Terminal Antenna Systems and Methods for Use Thereof - A mobile device comprises a main compartment, a flip cover coupled to the main compartment, wherein the main compartment includes a Radio Frequency (RF) feed and ground, and wherein the flip cover includes at least one multiband antenna system in communication with the RF feed and ground, the antenna operating in at least one television broadcast band. | 03-04-2010 |
| 20100053022 | Systems and Methods Employing Coupling Elements to Increase Antenna Isolation - An antenna system comprises a first antenna element mutually coupled with a second antenna element, the mutual coupling between the first and second antenna elements causing a first current in the second antenna element, and a coupling element disposed at least partially between the first and second antenna elements, wherein the coupling element is mutually coupled to each of the first and second antenna elements, and wherein the coupling element is configured to induce a second current in the second antenna element that at least partially cancels the first current. | 03-04-2010 |
| 20100049029 | PIEZOELECTRIC MAGNETIC RESONANCE ELASTOGRAPH (MRE) DRIVER SYSTEM - An array of two or more piezoelectric drivers generates shear waves in a region of interest of a human undergoing a MRE test. The use of the array of drivers allows for better diagnosis of disease of the humans or animals. | 02-25-2010 |
| 20100033971 | HEAT-DISSIPATING REFLECTOR FOR LIGHTING DEVICE - A heat-dissipating reflector for a lighting device having a reflecting surface for reflecting light from a light emitting source of the lighting device, and a plurality of ventilation openings formed through the reflecting surface for dissipating heat generated by the light emitting source. | 02-11-2010 |
| 20100027523 | Data communication interface and communication devices incorporating same - A communication interface facilitates connection of a plurality of wireless USB compatible hosts with at least a WUSB device in a wireless USB environment at the same time. The communication interface includes a host detector that detects the presence of an active host or a plurality of active hosts, a host communicator for establishing wireless USB connection with a plurality of hosts, and a controller for causing time division multiplexed (TDM) data communication between active hosts and at least one device. | 02-04-2010 |
| 20100012643 | NANO THICKNESS HEATING MATERIAL COATED FOOD WARMER DEVICES FOR HOSPITAL & ELSEWHERE DAILY USAGE - Embodiments involve a food warmer that uses a nano thickness heating material as the heating element. The heating element has a fast response and is energy efficient. The temperature of the food warmer can be precisely controlled. The food warmer may be used to heat cold food to a desired temperature, maintain a temperature of already heated food, and/or cook uncooked food. | 01-21-2010 |
| 20090315759 | Direction Finding Antenna Systems and Methods for Use Thereof - An antenna system comprising a first antenna element, a second antenna element, and a parasitic element, wherein the parasitic element is arranged with regard to the first antenna element and the second antenna element such that a greatest difference in gain between respective antenna patterns of the first and second antenna elements occurs at a null of the pattern of the first antenna element. | 12-24-2009 |
| 20090309672 | ULTRA-WIDEBAND/DUALBAND BROADSIDE-COUPLED COPLANAR STRIPLINE BALUN - A balun comprises at least two asymmetric coplanar striplines, a first of the striplines coupled to a signal input, and a second of the striplines coupled to a signal output, the at least two asymmetric coplanar striplines configured in a Marchand architecture to receive an unbalanced signal and to output a balanced signal. | 12-17-2009 |
| 20090290242 | Lens actuation device, optical system and camera - A lens actuation device for an optical system includes a housing, a carrier at least partially installed in the housing, and a plurality of transducers arranged around the carrier in the housing. All the transducers are coupled with the mount, and at least one transducer includes at least one magnet and at least one coil. At least one transducer includes at least one yoke. All the transducers when powered on may generate independent or consistent movement to cause the mount to make linear movement, rotation, or both relative to the housing. An optical system adopting the lens actuation device and a camera using the same are also presented. The device of the present invention uses the transducers to drive the carrier, such that the lens set is driven to make linear movement, rotation, or both, thereby achieving the flexible manipulation of the lens. | 11-26-2009 |
| 20090273946 | Illumination module, and a display and general lighting apparatus using the same - The present invention provides an illumination module, and a display and a general lighting apparatus using the same. Said illumination module includes a plurality of light guiding strips arranged in juxtaposition with a predefined distance; a plurality of light sources, disposed on at least one end of said light guiding strips respectively for providing the light into said light guiding strips; and a plurality of light reflecting units, disposed between said light guiding strips for reflecting the light from said light guiding strips. The light reflecting units according to the present invention can guide the light from the sides of light guiding strips or other light not toward the right side of the illumination module back to the right side of the illumination module, and thus improving the light output efficiency and uniformity. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20090268829 | Systems and Methods for Sampling Frequency Offset Estimation - A method comprises receiving a transmission including at least two Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) symbols, estimating a sampling frequency offset associated with the OFDM symbols at least in part by employing a term representing a density of pilots in the OFDM symbols, and compensating for the sampling frequency offset using the estimated sampling frequency offset. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090244298 | Imaging device and image capture device - The invention discloses a imaging device, comprising an imaging module, used for optical to electrical signal conversion, which comprises at least a first imaging unit and a second imaging unit, the first imaging unit used for capturing an image, the second imaging unit used for detecting the movement of the image or the imaging device; a control and processing module, used for controlling the imaging module to output electrical signals, and for processing the electrical signal to generate and to output the motion signal and image signal. The invention also discloses an image capture device which uses the said imaging device. The imaging device can output the motion signal and the image signal simultaneously by adding the second imaging unit used for detecting the movement of the image or the imaging device; consequently better captured image quality can be obtained. Also, the structure can become simpler and the manufacture cost can be lower. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20090238255 | Estimation of Error Propagation Probability to Improve Performance of Decision-Feedback Based Systems - A decision feedback-based communication system comprising a unit for computing an estimated Error Propagation Probability (EPP) for a plurality of received signals, and a unit for receiving the EPP estimation and improving detected signal quality based thereon. The system can be a coded system or an uncoded system. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090237517 | Optical module, camera, and mobile terminal device - An optical module, a camera, and a mobile terminal device are provided. The optical module includes a lens unit, a lens driving unit, a driving control unit, and a vibration sensing unit. The vibration sensing unit is configured to detect vibration/shaking of the optical module, the camera, or the mobile terminal device and transmit a detected signal to the driving control unit. The driving control unit generates a corresponding vibration/shaking compensation signal according to the detected signal of the vibration sensor, and performs a vibration/shaking compensation movement by driving the lens with the lens driving unit. The optical module is applied in the camera and the mobile terminal device. The present invention has not only an auto-focusing function, but also an added anti-vibration function, so as to overcome influences on image degradation resulted from vibration/shaking of the optical module, the camera, or the mobile terminal device. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090161578 | Data routing method and device thereof - A method for routing data through a network of devices is disclosed. Each device using the information provided by immediate neighbors | 06-25-2009 |
| 20090141796 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ORDER-16 INTEGER TRANSFORM FROM ORDER-8 INTEGER COSINE TRANSFORM - The invention is used in video coding. Systems, apparatuses and methods for processing an order-16 integer transform from an order-8 transform are provided. The order-16 transform method involves expanding an order-8 transform by generating an order-16 integer matrix and a scaling matrix. | 06-04-2009 |
| 20090122001 | Method and apparatus for image display with backlight illumination - An LCD display apparatus arranged to display image on an image display surface at an image frame rate of M image frames per second, the apparatus including a backlight arrangement comprising an LED backlight device for providing backlight illumination to said image display surface and a backlight controller for controlling the generation of backlight and intensity distribution of backlight illumination on said image display surface; wherein the backlight controller comprises a processor configured to generate a set of backlight illumination data with reference to the intensity distribution characteristics of the image content of said image frame according to a predetermined relationship, wherein said set of backlight illumination data contains information on the required intensity distribution of backlight on said image display surface for said image frame; and to generate a plurality of backlight illumination frames for each said image frame during the duration of said image frame based on said set of backlight illumination data; wherein the intensity aggregate of said plurality of backlight illumination frames generated during the duration of said image frame is equivalent to the required intensity distribution of backlight on said image display surface for said image frame. | 05-14-2009 |
| 20090094374 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS PROVIDING LISTS OF AVAILABLE STREAMING CONTENT - A server for streaming media includes a functional module operable to perform the following functions within a Real Time Streaming Protocol (RTSP) session: receiving a command that requests a list of available streaming presentation options; and generating and transmitting the requested list over a network connection. | 04-09-2009 |
| 20090091399 | LOW VOLTAGE SYNCHRONOUS OSCILLATOR FOR DC-DC CONVERTER - Systems and methods which provide an oscillator circuit outputting non-overlapping trigger signals throughout a range of operating voltages using a reset-set (RS) flip-flop type circuit configuration are shown. Embodiments utilize output driver buffers internal to the RS flip-flop circuit configuration to provide oscillator feedback delay. Feedback control circuitry may be implemented to ensure that the delay associated with any one driver buffer does not solely provide the feedback delay. Embodiments further implement input delay circuitry adapted to maintain a relatively constant reset and set input feedback delay ratio throughout a large range of operating conditions. | 04-09-2009 |
| 20090088939 | Method and apparatus for identification of wheels of a vehicle and a vehicle comprising same - A method of determining the location information of a plurality of wheels mounted on a vehicle by obtaining a relationship between the lateral location of a wheel and the polarity of a transverse acceleration transmitted by an accelerometer of a wheel in response to a lateral turn of the vehicle in a direction of a lateral side of the vehicle and determining the lateral location of a wheel with reference to the polarity of the transverse acceleration signal transmitted by the accelerometer of the wheel upon the vehicle undergoing a lateral turn. | 04-02-2009 |
| 20090067557 | Accurate Channel Quality Indicator for Link Adaptation of MIMO Communication Systems - A method for performing link adaptation in a Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) system comprises: receiving a signal at a receiving unit of the MIMO system, calculating channel state information (CSI) from the received signal, and calculating a plurality of values of a parameter from the CSI, the parameter mapping to an error rate of the system, the mapping being substantially one-to-one within a range of interest of the error rate, each one of the calculated values corresponding to one of a plurality of Modulation Coding Schemes (MCSs). | 03-12-2009 |
| 20090052173 | OPTICAL ELEMENT AND BACKLIGHT MODULE HAVING THE SAME - An optical element, a light-emitting component and a direct-lit backlight module having the optical element are provided. The optical element includes a bottom surface, at least one side refractive surface for refracting one part of a light beam incident from the bottom surface, and an upper refractive surface for refracting the other part of the light beam incident from the bottom surface. A maximum included angle formed between the light beam incident from the bottom surface and to be irradiated onto the side refractive surface and the bottom surface is a first angle (α). An included angle formed between a light beam coming out from at least one side refractive surface and the bottom surface is smaller than or equal to the first angle. A maximum included angle formed between the light beam incident from the bottom surface and to be irradiated onto the upper refractive surface and a central axis of the optical element is a second angle (β). An included angle formed between the light beam coming out from the upper refractive surface and the central axis of the optical element is greater than or equal to the second angle. | 02-26-2009 |
| 20090051642 | Backlight assembly, method of driving the same and display system having the same thereof - The present invention provides a backlight assembly and a display system having the same, characterized in that the backlight assembly comprises: a plurality of light emission units and a control unit. Each unit having M kinds of emission components, each of the M kinds of emission components emitting light of a spectrum which is different from each other, wherein M is a positive integer equal to or greater than two. The control unit receives a first signal and determines a second signal according to the color information of the first signal, and individually controls light emission of each emission component of the plurality of light emission units based on the second signal, wherein the light emissions from the plurality of light emission units generate a spatially-dependent spectrum distribution, and the light emission of each light emission unit forms a color gamut in a color space which is individually different from others. | 02-26-2009 |
| 20080294788 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR P2P STREAMING - A system for receiving content comprises: a node in a peer-to-peer (P2P) network, the node operable to receive information with regard to available media and to use the information to access streaming media content from a first source peer in the P2P network, the node further operable to use the received information to switch from the first source peer to a second source peer to access the streaming media. | 11-27-2008 |
| 20080291475 | AUTO WHITE BALANCING BY MODIFIED GREY WORLD AND GEOMETRIC DISTORTION MEASUREMENT - A method, apparatus and computer program product for correcting white balance in a digital image are described. The method comprises determining a number of grey blocks in the digital image (s | 11-27-2008 |
| 20080291153 | IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD - An image display device is presented to solve problems of high power consumption, insufficient contrast, image flicker, and distortion of image display devices. The image display device includes an image display management module which includes a backlight control unit. The backlight control unit includes an image brightness analyzer, generating a brightness value according to an input image data; a weight generator, generating a weight according to the brightness value; an image variation analyzer, analyzing the input image data to generate an image variance; and a backlight factor generator, coupled to the weight generator and the image variation analyzer to generate a backlight adjusting signal according to the weight and the image variance. By the backlight adjusting signal, the image display device achieves the power-saving and contrast enhancement effects. | 11-27-2008 |
| 20080266903 | EAVE LIGHT GUIDING DEVICE AND BACKLIGHT DEVICE USING THE SAME - The present invention provides a multi-block backlight device having light guiding to solve the problems met in the current backlight devices with high cost, difficult matching with the panels, and inefficient lighting area. The multi-block backlight device comprises a plurality of light guiding devices, the light guiding device comprises at least one incident portion, the incident portion comprises at least one light source and an incident area; at least one eave, and a diffusion portion with uniform thickness. The eave can increase effective lighting area of the multi-block backlight device, and the diffusion portion can make the multi-block backlight device easier to couple, therefore achieving cost decreasing and effective usage. | 10-30-2008 |
| 20080240263 | OFDM/OFDMA TIMING SYNCHRONIZATION USING NON-CONSECUTIVE PILOT SUBCARRIER ASSIGNMENT - Systems and methods which are adapted determine timing with respect to an orthogonal frequency division (OFD) channel, such as may be used with respect to an OFDM or OFDMA systems through reliably identifying timing of a first arriving signal path. Embodiments use deconvolution to construct the channel impulse response associated with a received signal. The first arriving path for the received signal may readily and reliably be determined using the channel impulse response information. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20080240262 | OFDM/OFDMA CHANNEL ESTIMATION - Systems and methods which introduce a variable shift with respect to pilot symbols in providing a data subcarrier channel estimation are shown. Use of pilot symbol shifts may be useful, for example, when path delay is long and/or when non-consecutive, non-uniformly distributed pilot subcarriers are used. The foregoing shift may be introduced in the time or frequency domains according to embodiments of the invention. For example, a shift of a particular number of samples may be introduced with respect to the symbols of the pilot subcarriers in the measured pilot subcarrier channel response for use in data subcarrier channel estimation. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20080239324 | Optical Tilt Monitoring Apparatus - An optical arrangement includes a position sensitive optical detector, a collimated optical source, and a processor configured to monitor the inclination of an object. The collimated optical source is configured to transmit a collimated beam towards the object. The position sensitive optical detector is configured to detect the specific location of incidence of an optical signal received from the object, and the processor is configured to generate information relating to the inclination of the object from processing optical signals received at the position sensitive optical detector. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20080214116 | Systems and Methods for Managing Wireless Communications Using Link Space Information - Disclosed are systems and methods which provide for management of wireless communications through the development and use of link space information. Such link space information provides link-centric information with respect to wireless links of a network to thereby provide a view of the network which takes into account phenomena affecting the wireless links. Utilizing such link space information, automated management of various aspects of a wireless network may be provided, including automated provisioning, management, and/or optimization of network links. Network operations may include use of link space information in providing network management applications such as automatic fault management, automatic performance management, operation advisories, and/or the like. | 09-04-2008 |
| 20080211369 | Remote control lighting assembly and use thereof - A remote-controllable lighting device comprising a first substrate and an adjacent second substrate maintained in a spaced apart relationship to allow airflow therebetween and at least partly overlapping each other, at least the second substrates carrying thereon at least one emission sources, the first substrate being located towards a proximal end of the device and the second substrate being located towards a distal end of the device; said first substrate being arranged so as to allow light generated by the at least one located second light emission source to pass thereby in a direction defining a primary light emission direction and said first light emission source located so as to emit light in said primary light emission direction; said first and second substrate being in thermal communication so as to allow heat generated by the at least one light emission sources to flow between the substrates so as to provide thermal distribution between the substrates, the first and second substrate being formed of a thermally conductive material suitable for convection of the generated heat therefrom; a signal detector for receiving a wirelessly transmitted control signal from a remote control device; said signal receiver being located proximal of the first substrate in the primary light emission direction; and a controller in communication with said signal detector and the light emission sources and for controlling at least one characteristic of at least one light emission source responsive to said control signal. | 09-04-2008 |
| 20080199653 | Method of forming two-dimensional pattern by using nanospheres - The present invention relates to a method of forming a two-dimensional pattern, which includes: dispersing a plurality of spheres on a substrate; using the spheres to form a mask on the substrate; etching the substrate; and removing the mask from the substrate. In addition, the present invention further relates to a method of processing a surface of a substrate, which includes: dispersing a plurality of spheres on the surface of the substrate; depositing a substance among the spheres; and removing the spheres to leave the deposited substance on the surface of the substrate. The method of the present invention achieves a quicker and simpler process with a lower cost. In addition, a light emitting device manufactured through the method of the present invention has preferred light extraction efficiency and a variable radiation field pattern. | 08-21-2008 |
| 20080197367 | Method of super flat chemical mechanical polishing technology and semiconductor elements produced thereof - The present invention provides a method of super flat chemical mechanical polishing (SF-CMP) technology, which is a method characterized in replacing laser lift-off in a semiconductor fabricating process. SF-CMP has a main step of planting a plurality of polishing stop points before polishing the surface, which is characterized by hardness of the polishing stop points material being larger than hardness of the surface material. Therefore, the present method can achieve super flat polishing surface without removing polishing stop points. | 08-21-2008 |
