04th week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 55 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120022753 | METHOD FOR ANTICIPATING DOWNSHIFTING AND FOR MONITORING AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - A method for anticipating downshifting upon uphill driving on a vehicle including an automatic transmission and including change laws imposing a change to a lower gear based on pre-established downshifting curves. The method imposes a change to the lower gear to the transmission independently from the gear set point established by the change laws when the acceleration that can be reached at the maximum torque on the current gear is lower than an acceleration threshold necessary for maintaining the vehicle speed. | 2012-01-26 |
20120022754 | SHIFTING CONTROL DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - It is provided a shifting control device for vehicle for electrically controlling a switching of a transmission to a parking range for performing a parking lock in response to an operation by a driver, the shifting control device for vehicle configured to determine the switching to the parking range when the driver performs a predetermined operation for switching to the parking range, based on whether plural vehicle speed signals different in response relative to an actual vehicle speed satisfy a predetermined condition; and the switching to the parking range being determined (i) using a corrected value obtained by correcting a vehicle speed signal having a slower response such that a difference in a vehicle speed based on the vehicle speed signal having the slower response and a vehicle speed signal having a quicker response is suppressed, or (ii) using a corrected value obtained by correcting a predetermined vehicle-speed threshold value associated with the vehicle speed signal having the quicker response such that the slower the response of the vehicle signal having a slower response is, the larger is the corrected value than the corrected value associated with the vehicle speed signal having the quicker response. | 2012-01-26 |
20120022755 | VEHICLE, CONTROL METHOD AND CONTROL APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - Damping control, by which an engine is controlled to output torque for reducing up-and-down vibrations such as pitching and bouncing of a vehicle, is performed. When the damping control is interrupted, the behavior of engine torque after the damping control is interrupted is predicted. Shift of an automatic transmission is controlled in accordance with the predicted behavior of the engine torque. | 2012-01-26 |
20120022756 | SHIFT CONTROL DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - A shift control device is provided for a vehicle of shift-by-wire type having shift operation detecting means electrically detecting a shift operation of a driver, range switching means switching a shift range in response to the shift operation of the driver, failure detecting means detecting a failure in a shift operation detection executed by the shift operation detecting means, and vehicle state detecting means detecting a vehicle state upon detection of the failure in the shift operation detection, the range switching means being switched to a fail-safe mode, when the shift operation detection is recovered from a failed state to a normal state and the range switching means is switched from the fail-safe mode to a normal control mode, a recovery condition for determining switching of the fail-safe mode to the normal control mode being altered depending on the vehicle state. | 2012-01-26 |
20120022757 | BRAKE SYSTEM AND METHOD - A brake system and method includes adjusting an electronic apparatus on a bracket of a bicycle to be in a horizontal state. If the bicycle is downsloped and a gradient value of the electronic apparatus exceeds or equals a predetermined gradient value, a brake operation of the bicycle is detected. If the brake operation is improper, a brake command is sent to a brake device of the brake system, and brake cables of a front wheel and/or a rear wheel of the bicycle are controlled by the brake device according to the brake command. | 2012-01-26 |
20120022758 | Yaw rate control with simultaneous maximum deceleration - A method for stabilizing a vehicle in a transverse direction, in which: for a first braking force distribution in which each vehicle wheel is braked using the maximum braking force transmittable to the road surface in the current driving situation, the yawing moment acting on the vehicle is ascertained; for at least a second braking force distribution that differs from the first braking force distribution in that at least one wheel is not braked using the maximum braking force, the yawing moment acting on the vehicle is ascertained; a setpoint yawing moment is ascertained; and from at least the first and second braking force distributions, the braking force distribution whose associated yawing moment comes closest to the setpoint yawing moment is set at the vehicle. | 2012-01-26 |
20120022759 | VEHICLE BRAKING ASSIST DEVICE AND VEHICLE BRAKING ASSIST METHOD - A vehicle braking assist device for a host vehicle includes a risk potential computing part that computes a risk potential of the host vehicle with respect to an obstacle in the travelling direction of the host vehicle, an accelerator operation state sensor that detects the operation state of an accelerator, and a braking force application device that applies a first braking force on the host vehicle when the risk potential is higher than a predetermined first threshold and the detected operation state of the accelerator indicates that the accelerator is not being operated, and that applies a second braking force on the host vehicle irrespective of the operation state of the accelerator when the risk potential is higher than a predetermined second threshold, the risk potential represented by the second threshold being higher than the risk potential represented by the first threshold. | 2012-01-26 |
20120022760 | WEIGHT-RELATED PHYSICAL QUANTITY ESTIMATING SYSTEM AND CONTROL DEVICE FOR VEHICLES - A weight-related physical quantity estimating system and a control device according to the present invention are applied to a vehicle including a braking force changing device for changing the relationship between the braking force of front wheels and the braking force of rear wheels in accordance with the position of a displacement member which moves in accordance with the supporting load of the rear wheels. The weight-related physical quantity estimating system estimates the supporting load of the rear wheels on the basis of the braking forces of the front wheels and the rear wheels, and estimates at least one of the longitudinal position of the gravity center of the vehicle, the supporting load of the front wheels and the total weight of the vehicle, as a physical quantity relating to the weight of the vehicle. The control device modifies a value which is used for controlling the vehicle and is influenced by the physical quantities relating to the vehicle weight, on the basis of the braking forces of the front wheels and the rear wheels. | 2012-01-26 |
20120022761 | Traction Control System in a Vehicle, Vehicle Including Traction Control System, and Traction Control Method - A traction control system in vehicle comprises a detector for detecting a monitored value which changes according to a degree of a drive wheel slip; a condition determiner for determining whether or not the monitored value meets a control start condition and whether or not the monitored value meets a control termination condition; and a controller for executing traction control to reduce a driving power of the drive wheel during a period of time from when the condition determiner determines that the monitored value meets the control start condition until the condition determiner determines that the monitored value meets the control termination condition; the condition determiner being configured to set at least the control start condition variably based on a slip determination factor which changes according to a vehicle state and such that the control start condition changes more greatly according to the vehicle state than the control termination condition. | 2012-01-26 |
20120022762 | FAULT DETECTION AND RESPONSE TECHNIQUES - Systems and methods for detecting, predicting and/or responding to faults are disclosed. In one form, a sensor can be operatively coupled to an engine system having a component and a control system is coupled to the sensor. The sensor can be structured to monitor the engine system and generate corresponding sensor information. The control system can be structured to: generate an operational signature based on the sensor information, estimate whether a fault (e.g., a mechanical fault of the component and/or a performance fault of the engine system) exists based on the operational signature, determine an engine operating mode adjustment if the fault exists and output the engine operating mode adjustment to an output device. Systems and methods for increasing the accuracy by which faults are detected and/or predicted are also disclosed. The engine operating mode adjustment can be applied to protect engine system components from being undesirably damaged to faults. | 2012-01-26 |
20120022763 | INTERNAL EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION CONTROL IN AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An automotive electronic control unit for an internal combustion engine comprising at least one cylinder provided with at least one intake valve and at least one exhaust valve, and a variable intake and/or exhaust valve actuation system. The electronic control unit is programmed to control the variable valve actuation system so as to obtain an internal exhaust gas recirculation through the intake and exhaust valves and to control the internal exhaust gas recirculation based on a mathematical model that models the fluid-dynamic behaviour of an intake or exhaust valve as if this was a nozzle. | 2012-01-26 |
20120022764 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING FUEL ECONOMY USING PREDICTIVE ENVIRONMENT AND DRIVER BEHAVIOR INFORMATION - Disclosed is an exemplary method for optimizing vehicle performance. The method includes determining an optimized drive torque for maximizing vehicle fuel economy and detecting a driver requested drive torque. A determination is made on whether the driver requested drive torque is performance related or safety related. The arbitrated drive torque is set to the optimized drive torque when it is determined that the driver requested drive torque is not performance and safety related. The arbitrated drive torque is set to the driver requested drive torque when it is determined that the driver requested drive torque is either performance or safety related. | 2012-01-26 |
20120022765 | FUEL INJECTION CONTROL SYSTEM FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A fuel injection control system for an internal combustion engine, which is capable of properly performing instantaneous injection, thereby capable of attaining excellent exhaust emissions at the start of the engine, and performing prompt engine starting. In the fuel injection control system, the instantaneous injection that injects fuel to a predetermined cylinder is executed immediately when it is determined that a predetermined condition is satisfied after cranking of the engine is started. A leaning influence ratio which is a ratio of a time period during which vaporized fuel supplied to the predetermined cylinder becomes lean to a instantaneous injection time period which is a time period over which fuel is injected by the instantaneous injection is estimated. A threshold value is set based on temperature of the engine. When the leaning influence ratio is larger than the threshold value, the instantaneous injection is inhibited. | 2012-01-26 |
20120022766 | METHOD OF PROVIDING TRIM DATA FOR A FUEL INJECTION DEVICE - A method of providing electronic trim data for a fuel injection device to an engine system, the method comprising: reading an identifier associated with the fuel injection device; accessing a database containing trim data associated with the identifier; downloading the trim data for the fuel injection device; uploading the downloaded trim data to the engine system for use in controlling fuel injection device operation. | 2012-01-26 |
20120022767 | ERROR DETECTOR FOR INJECTION CHARACTERISTIC DATA - An error detector includes an injector-memory provided to a fuel injector injecting a fuel into an internal combustion engine, and an ECU-memory provided to an ECU. The injector-memory stores a characteristic data indicative of injection characteristics of the fuel injector. The ECU-memory stores a characteristic data which is identical to the data stored in the injector-memory. The injector-memory further stores another characteristic data which is identical to the characteristic data stored in the injector-memory. The ECU compares three characteristic data stored in the injector-memory and the ECU-memory to determine whether three characteristic data are identical to each other, whereby an error is detected. | 2012-01-26 |
20120022768 | FUEL RECOVERY - Fuel is recovered from a combustion engine without turning the combustion engine on. A controller initiates operation of a fuel pump of the combustion engine to cause the fuel pump to pump a predefined amount of fuel in the fuel line directly to a drain conduit. | 2012-01-26 |
20120022769 | CONTROL APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A control apparatus for an internal combustion engine is provided, the control apparatus being capable of effectively suppressing the inflow of fresh air into a catalyst due to an operational delay of the valve stop mechanism when an execution request for fuel cut is issued. There is provided a valve stop mechanism capable of changing the operational states of intake valves and exhaust valves between a valve operating state and a valve closed/stopped state. The operational states of the intake and exhaust valves are changed into the valve closed/stopped state, if the engine rotational speed decreases to or below a predetermined rotational speed when the engine rotational speed is higher than the predetermined rotational speed in a case where an execution request for fuel cut is detected and the temperature of the catalyst is not lower than a predetermined temperature during operation of an internal combustion engine | 2012-01-26 |
20120022770 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A control device for an internal combustion engine is provided. The control device includes means which controls fuel injection by a fuel injection device, and means which controls the throttle. The fuel injection control means sequentially restarts fuel injection for each cylinder in accordance with an ignition sequence among cylinders when cancellation conditions of fuel cut are satisfied during implementation of the fuel cut. Meanwhile, the throttle control means firstly controls the throttle to a closing side when the cancellation conditions of fuel cut are satisfied. The throttle is controlled to the closing side, whereby the air amount in the intake pipe is decreased, and the air amount in a cylinder which is the basis of calculation of a fuel injection amount is also decreased. | 2012-01-26 |
20120022771 | FUEL INJECTION CONTROL SYSTEM FOR DIRECT-INJECTION ENGINE - In an engine of a direct-injection type, a split injection (a fuel injection in an intake stroke and a fuel injection in a compression stroke) is carried out. A compression-stroke injection amount is gradually decreased or increased when the split injection is carried out. Engine rotational speed, which varies by combustion of such injected fuel, is detected for respective fuel injection amounts, which are varied (decreased or increased) as above. Such a fuel injection amount, with which the engine rotational speed becomes maximum, is calculated and set as a basic injection amount for the compression-stroke injection. The fuel injection in the compression stroke is then controlled based on the basic injection amount. | 2012-01-26 |
20120022772 | ABNORMALITY DETERMINATION SYSTEM FOR MULTI-CYLINDER INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - When the ratio of the amount of vaporized fuel (purge amount) to be introduced into an intake passage of an engine from a fuel tank through a purge passage pipe, a purge control valve, etc. to the total amount of fuel (total fuel amount) to be supplied to the engine is large, an abnormality determination system acquires, as a parameter Pon, the air-fuel ratio imbalance index value that increases as the difference between the air-fuel ratios of the respective cylinders increases. When the purge amount is small relative to the total fuel amount, the determination system acquires the air-fuel ratio imbalance index value as a parameter Poff. When the difference between the parameters Pon and Poff is less than a predetermined value and at least one of these parameters is greater than a predetermined threshold value, the determination system determines that an inter-cylinder air intake amount variation abnormality is occurring. | 2012-01-26 |
20120022773 | ENGINE AUTOMATIC STOP AND RESTART CONTROL APPARATUS - An engine automatic stop and restart control apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes a control unit which stops and restarts an engine, an actual axle torque change speed calculation unit which calculates change speed in actual axle torque that is actually generated when the engine is restarted, an ideal axle torque change speed calculation unit which calculates change speed in ideal axle torque that corresponds to engine torque generated by the engine, a change speed difference calculation unit which calculates a change speed difference that is a difference between the change speed in actual axle torque and the change speed in ideal axle torque, and a vibration suppression control unit which executes a vibration suppression control for applying braking torque based on the change speed difference. | 2012-01-26 |
20120022774 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AIDING THE IDENTIFICATION AND CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT THAT ARE PRESENT IN AN AIR SECTOR TO BE MONITORED - The present invention relates to a system for aiding the identification and control of aircraft that are present in an air sector to be monitored. The system includes a voice recognition means for analysing oral communications exchanged between the air-traffic controller and the pilots of aircraft present in the air sector, and a management means for making a comparison between data delivered by the voice recognition means and stored identifiers representative of respective aircraft expected to be present in the air sector. | 2012-01-26 |
20120022775 | VEHICULAR FUEL CONSUMPTION NOTIFICATION APPARATUS AND IN-VEHICLE SYSTEM - An actual fuel consumption rate and a tentative fuel consumption rate are repeatedly acquired from an air-conditioning apparatus. The tentative fuel consumption rate is a fuel consumption amount per unit time to generate a power consumed under a post-offset preset temperature being different from a present temperature by an offset temperature. Based on the acquired actual fuel consumption rate and the acquired tentative fuel consumption rate, an actual fuel consumption accumulation amount and a tentative fuel consumption accumulation amount are calculated in the same record period and are recorded as a data set in a travel history database. Then, several data sets recorded over the several record periods are read out from the travel history database. The total of the actual fuel consumption accumulation amounts and the total of the tentative fuel consumption accumulation amounts over the read several data sets are notified. | 2012-01-26 |
20120022776 | Method and Apparatus for Advanced Intelligent Transportation Systems - An intelligent transportation system that utilizes identification codes, databases and preprogrammed action steps contained within those databases is presented. The system thereby allows rich transportation communications to be made to the operators of vehicles while making optimum use of available networking bandwidth. | 2012-01-26 |
20120022777 | AUTOMATIC CREATION OF SCENIC TOURS USING POINTS OF INTEREST - A method is provided for presenting audio information related to scenic points of interest (POIs) to a user traveling along a predetermined route. The predetermined route is guided by a navigation device for providing audio navigation announcements that include turn-by-turn directions to the user. The predetermined route is defined between the starting location and a destination that includes scenic POIs. Audio navigation announcements are output to the user for selectively guiding the user along the predetermined route. An active region around each POI while traveling along the predetermined route is used to identify a current POI. Audio POI information is reproduced relating to the current POI while the user is within the active region of the current POI. Audio POI information reproduced to the user is selectively scheduled at a time not conflicting with the audio navigation announcements output to the user. | 2012-01-26 |
20120022778 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SEARCHING AND DISPLAYING FLIGHT PLANS - An aircraft system is provided for an aircraft having a flight plan with a plurality of flight plan elements. The system includes a user interface configured to receive an input from a user corresponding to a selected flight plan element within the flight plan; a processor coupled to the user interface, the processor configured to receive the input from the user interface and generate first display signals and second display signals based on the input; a first display coupled to the processor and configured to display the selected flight plan element within a textual list based on the first display signals; and a second display coupled to the processor and configured to display the selected flight plan element within a navigation map based on the second display signals. | 2012-01-26 |
20120022779 | NAVIGATION RECEIVERS - An apparatus and method for determining position using signals received by a navigation receiver. The device for determining position within a navigation network, the device including a receiver circuit for receiving positioning signals from a plurality of transmitters within the navigation network, a memory for storing the received positioning signals, and an auxiliary circuit for, when operating, generating interference which may affect reception of the positioning signals. | 2012-01-26 |
20120022780 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR CALIBRATING DYNAMIC PARAMETERS OF A VEHICLE NAVIGATION SYSTEM - Apparatus and methods for calibrating dynamic parameters of a vehicle navigation system are presented. One method may include determining whether reference position data of a vehicle is available, and measuring composite accelerations of the vehicle. The method may further include generating distance and turn angle data based upon a wheel speed sensors data, computing distance and turn angle errors based upon the independent position data, and associating the distance and turn angle errors with composite accelerations. A second method presented includes calibrating an inertial navigation sensor within a vehicle navigation system. The second method may include determining reference position data and Inertial Navigation System (INS) data, aligning an IMU with the vehicle, and aligning the IMU with an Earth fixed coordinate system. The second method may further include computing the vehicle alignment with respect to a horizontal plane, and determining calibration parameters for distance sensors associated with the vehicle. | 2012-01-26 |
20120022781 | Methods, Devices and Map Databases for Green Routing - In at least one embodiment, a method is disclosed that includes determining algorithmically a a plurality of vehicle cost values for traveling a plurality of road segments in a vehicle based at least in part on vehicle cost data derived at least in part from position derivative data obtained from at least one vehicle that traveled the road segments (S | 2012-01-26 |
20120022782 | TECHNIQUE FOR DETERMINING POINTS OF INTEREST FOR A NAVIGATION DEVICE - The disclosure relates to a method for identifying points of interest, or POIs, in a vicinity of a predetermined location on the basis of digital cartographic data and a predetermined search time and a predetermined number of POI hits. The method comprises the steps of identifying, on the basis of cartographic data, an initial search field that includes the predetermined location, searching for a POI in the search field, and iteratively enlarging the search field and searching for the POI in the enlarged search field until the predetermined search time has elapsed or the predetermined lo number of POI hits has been attained. | 2012-01-26 |
20120022783 | APPARATUS FOR AND METHOD OF PROVIDING DATA TO AN EXTERNAL APPLICATION - A method of providing data to an external application is provided. The location and time of an object are periodically recorded to form a record of sightings. The record of sightings is then analysed in accordance with at least one criterion specified by the external application to which the data is to be provided. Lists of sightings from the record meeting the at least one criterion are supplied for use by the external application. | 2012-01-26 |
20120022784 | NAVIGATION FILTER FOR A NAVIGATION SYSTEM USING TERRAIN CORRELATION - A navigation filter for a navigation system using terrain correlation delivering an estimation of the kinematic state of a carrier craft using a plurality of data includes the measurements returned by at least one terrain sensor, the model associated with the terrain sensor, the data from an onboard map, an error model for the onboard map, the measurements returned by an inertial guidance system, and a model of the inertial guidance system. The navigation filter also includes a first filter referred to as convergence filter, for example of the Kalman filter type, and a second filter referred to as tracking filter, for example of the particle filter type. | 2012-01-26 |
20120022785 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR POSITION ESTIMATION USING REFLECTED LIGHT SOURCES - The invention is generally related to the estimation of position and orientation of an object with respect to a local or a global coordinate system using reflected light sources. A typical application of the method and apparatus includes estimation and tracking of the position of a mobile autonomous robot. Other applications include estimation and tracking of an object for position-aware, ubiquitous devices. Additional applications include tracking of the positions of people or pets in an indoor environment. The methods and apparatus comprise one or more optical emitters, one or more optical sensors, signal processing circuitry, and signal processing methods to determine the position and orientation of at least one of the optical sensors based at least in part on the detection of the signal of one or more emitted light sources reflected from a surface. | 2012-01-26 |
20120022786 | Navigation Images - A computer-implemented navigational method includes transmitting, from a mobile computing device to a computer server system, data that can be used to determine a start point and an end point of a trip. The method also includes receiving navigational information defining a route between the start point and the end point, and a plurality of digital photographic images that have previously been taken along the route, sensing motion of the mobile computing device along the route, and displaying updated images from the plurality of images that substantially match a geographic position of the mobile computing device along the route. | 2012-01-26 |
20120022787 | Navigation Queries - A computer-implemented method includes receiving at a computer server system, from a computing device that is remote from the server system, a string of text that comprises a search query. The method also includes identifying one or more search results that are responsive to the search query, parsing a document that is a target of one of the one or more results, identifying geographical address information from the parsing, generating a specific geographical indicator corresponding to the one search result, and transmitting for use by the computing device, data for automatically generating a navigational application having a destination at the specific geographical indicator. | 2012-01-26 |
20120022788 | NAVIGATION DEVICE - A navigation device is provided including a data storage unit for storing data, and a service information reception processing unit for receiving service information distributed from an external registration destination facility with which member registration is made, and a service information analyzing processing unit performs a predetermined process on the service information received by the service information reception processing unit to register the service information in the data storage unit. The navigation device further includes a notification condition customization setting unit for setting a notification condition, and a facility icon display processing unit displays whether or not there is an update in service information of a registration destination facility on a map according to the notification condition set by the notification condition customization setting unit. | 2012-01-26 |
20120022789 | DEVICE FOR MANAGING AND CONTROLLING BEHAVIOURAL ROUTINES - A device for the management and control of conduct routines comprising at least a first means for acquiring ( | 2012-01-26 |
20120022790 | TOPOGRAPHY RECORDING TECHNIQUES - Techniques for topography recording are provided. In at least some implementations, a topography recording device includes a position determination unit configured to obtain coordinate data of a location; a sensor unit configured to determine the inclination of terrain at the location; a processing unit coupled to the position determination unit and the sensor unit, and configured to calculate the gradient of the terrain at the location based on the inclination of the terrain at the location, and to generate a map indicating three-dimensional terrain in the vicinity of the location based on the coordinate data of the location and the gradient of the terrain at the location. | 2012-01-26 |
20120022791 | VH Reservoir Mapping with Borehole Sensors - A method and system of detecting and mapping a subsurface hydrocarbon reservoir includes determining ratio data for a plurality of orthogonal spectral components of naturally occurring low frequency background seismic data. The ratio data may be compared, plotted, contoured and displayed as a subsurface hydrocarbon reservoir map or a hydrocarbon potential map. The ratio data may represent a vertical spectral component of the seismic data over a horizontal spectral component of the seismic data. The subsurface hydrocarbon reservoir map may include contouring the ratio data over a geographical area associated with the seismic data. | 2012-01-26 |
20120022792 | METHOD OF QUANTIZATION OF MAGNETIC NANOPARTICLE ABSORPTION INTO ANIMAL TISSUES, AND EQUIPMENT FOR DOING IT - A method of quantization of magnetic nanoparticle absorption in animal tissues includes determination of the number of magnetic nanoparticles absorbed in animal tissues by magnetization measurements. The method is based on the measurement of magnetization versus magnetic field applied of the tissue sample absorbed with the nanoparticles obtaining their saturation magnetization. This magnitude is compared to the saturation magnetization of the same nanoparticles found in the tissue for the determination of the absolute number of magnetic nanoparticles in the animal tissue studied. The method includes preparing the samples for the sample holder, measuring the magnetization vs. applied magnetic field of a known number of magnetic nanoparticles, determining the saturation magnetization of the sample to be studied by measuring the magnetization and calculating the nanoparticle mass in the tissues from the data measured (saturation magnetization of the sample and of calibration of nanoparticles). | 2012-01-26 |
20120022793 | BIOMARKERS FOR THE DIAGNOSIS OF PROSTATE CANCER IN A NON-HYPERTENSIVE POPULATION - The present invention includes the use of biomolecules for differential diagnosis of prostate cancer and/or non-malignant disease of the prostate. The present invention also provides methods for detecting biomolecules within a biological sample. The invention further includes kits for differential diagnosis of prostate cancer and/or non-malignant disease of the prostate in a biological sample. | 2012-01-26 |
20120022794 | Turbidity Measuring Device - A turbidity measuring device for determining the concentration K | 2012-01-26 |
20120022795 | ARRAY CONFIGURATION AND READOUT SCHEME - The described embodiments may provide a chemical detection circuit that may comprise a plurality of first output circuits at a first side and a plurality of second output circuits at a second side of the chemical detection circuit. The chemical detection circuit may further comprise a plurality of tiles of pixels each placed between respective pairs of first and second output circuits. Each tile may include four quadrants of pixels. Each quadrant may have columns with designated first columns interleaved with second columns. Each first column may be coupled to a respective first output circuit in first and second quadrants, and to a respective second output circuit in third and fourth quadrants. Each second column may be coupled to a respective second output circuit in first and second quadrants, and to a respective first output circuit in third and fourth quadrants. | 2012-01-26 |
20120022796 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETECTION OF MECHANICAL INPUTS - Embodiments of the invention provide apparatus and method for analyzing mechanical inputs. The apparatus comprises mechanical elements configured to receive mechanical inputs and a piezoresistive sensor configured to convert the mechanical inputs into electric signals. The apparatus further includes electrical elements configured to determine voltage components of the electric signals and a processor configured to analyze the voltage components, wherein the voltage components are analyzed to determine a plurality of characteristics of the mechanical inputs. | 2012-01-26 |
20120022797 | SWITCHING-DEVICE REMAINING LIFETIME DIAGNOSIS METHOD AND APPARATUS - There are provided a switching-device remaining lifetime diagnosis method and a switching-device remaining lifetime diagnosis apparatus, wherein as status amount history data, there are accumulated status amounts related to a deterioration status of a switching device, estimated based on measurement data obtained through measurement of performance characteristics of the switching device; based on the accumulated status amount history data, there are created a plurality of system data pieces in which the status amounts are arranged with the respective abscissas of an elapsed time during an operation period of the switching device, the number of operations of the switching device, an inoperative time of the switching device, and an accumulated operation time of the switching device; based on the created system data pieces, the remaining lifetime of the switching device is estimated. | 2012-01-26 |
20120022798 | METHOD FOR PREDICTING IMPACT RESISTANCE OF ACRYLONITRILE BUTADIENE STYRENE (ABS) MATERIAL - The present invention provides a model equation for predicting the impact resistance of an ABS material, which has excellent properties, gloss, and stainability and thus can be widely used in vehicles, electricity and electronics, and miscellaneous applications. The model equation of the present invention provides high accuracy and reproducibility. The prediction technology can be used particularly to determine whether a material complies with the specification of vehicle components, to overcome the quality problems, and to prevent the production of defective products. | 2012-01-26 |
20120022799 | DETECTION DEVICE, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, AND ROBOT - A detection device includes a first substrate that has a plurality of pressure sensors disposed around a reference point, and a second substrate on which disposed an elastic projection whose center is positioned in a position overlapping with the reference point and that elastically deforms due to the external force in a state in which the tip portion of the elastic projection makes contact with the first substrate. When an external force has been applied, the direction and intensity of the applied external force is found by carrying out a predetermined calculation using pressure values detected by the pressure sensors. | 2012-01-26 |
20120022800 | Method and Apparatus for Measuring Torque Transmitted by Driven Wheel of a Cycle or the Like Vehicle - There is provided an apparatus and method for measuring and monitoring the torque exerted by a cyclist during pedaling of a human-powered vehicle, as for example a bicycle, including an electromagnetic emitter which is adapted to be fixed securely to a rear wheel hub, for generating and directing a beam of electromagnetic radiation towards a rim of the wheel, and a detector mounted on the wheel for detecting the movement of the beam when torque is applied to the wheel, the movement being indicative of an angular displacement of the hub with respect to the rim and directly proportional to the torque. Either alone or using optical elements, the beam is directed to travel at least a distance between the emitter and the rim before detection. The measurement can be used to provide a power output. | 2012-01-26 |
20120022801 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DISTINGUISHING POSITIONS OF TIRES IN A DUAL REAR TIRE VEHICLE - A method for identifying tire positions of a dual rear tire vehicle having front tires and a pair of dual rear tires. The dual rear tires include an inner rear tire and an outer rear tire. The method includes providing a set of tire monitoring modules attached to each of the tires, and a processing module operatively attached to the tire monitoring modules. Further, the method includes receiving tire information, including tire pressure signals and rotational direction, from the set of monitoring modules of each of the tires. The method then involves identifying the dual rear tires and the front tires, and the dual rear tires located on right side and left side of the vehicle based on the received tire information. The inner rear tire and the outer rear tire of each of the dual rear tires are also identified based on the received tire information. | 2012-01-26 |
20120022802 | INDENTATION TEST METHOD AND INDENTATION TEST APPARATUS - A novel indentation test apparatus is provided. The indentation test apparatus is an apparatus for indenting a specimen with a spherical indenter. The indentation test apparatus includes a specimen thickness identifier) that identifies the thickness of the specimen, an equivalent indentation strain calculator that calculates equivalent indentation strain of the specimen by using the thickness of the specimen, and a Young's modulus calculator that calculates Young's modulus of the specimen by using the equivalent indentation strain. Young's modulus E of the specimen preferably ranges from 100 Pa to 100 MPa. The diameter of the spherical indenter preferably ranges from 1×10 | 2012-01-26 |
20120022803 | WATER CONSUMPTION MONITOR - A system and method for monitoring utilization and waste of a natural resource, such as water. Data is received indicating natural resource consumption by a facility. An indication of at least one period of natural resource usage by the facility is received. Natural resource usage corresponding to utilization of the natural resource for a useful purpose. Quantities of the natural resource consumed by the facility during the at least one period of water usage is recorded as a utilized quantity. | 2012-01-26 |
20120022804 | APPARATUS FOR MONITORING A SYSTEM WITH TIME IN SPACE AND METHOD THEREFOR - A system in which a fluid flows characterized by a change with time in space. A preselected place in the system is monitored to collect data at two or more time points correlated to a system event. The data is indicative of a system parameter that varies with time as a function of at least two variables related to system wash-in and wash-out behavior. To select time points a calibration map is calculated using color hue indicative of wash-out and color intensity indicative of wash-in. A color coded output map is developed. The calibration map, the color coded output map and image are novel implementations. | 2012-01-26 |
20120022805 | MECHANICAL HEALTH MONITOR APPARATUS AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREFOR - A probabilistic data signal processor used to determine health of a system is described. Initial probability distribution functions are input to a dynamic state-space model, which iteratively operates on probability distribution functions, such as state and model probability distribution functions, to generate a prior probability distribution function, which is input to a probabilistic updater. The probabilistic updater integrates sensor data with the prior to generate a posterior probability distribution function passed to a probabilistic sampler, which estimates one or more parameters using the posterior, which is output or re-sampled and used as an input to the dynamic state-space model in the iterative algorithm. In various embodiments, the probabilistic data signal processor is used to filter output from any mechanical device using appropriate physical models, which optionally include chemical, electrical, optical, mechanical, or fluid based models. Examples to valve bearings and pipe systems are provided. | 2012-01-26 |
20120022806 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MEASURING FLUID VISCOSITY - An apparatus and a method for measuring fluid viscosity are revealed. An inlet end of a container is larger than an outlet end of the container. A fluid flows through the outlet end at a flow rate. A volume of the fluid flowing out of the outlet end is measured by a graduated cylinder while the time taken for the fluid to flow through the outlet end is measured by a timer. The flow rate is associated with the volume and the time of the fluid and the viscosity of the fluid is obtained according to a density and a pressure gradient of the fluid, an outlet end radius and the flow rate. The apparatus has simple structure, easy operation and maintenance. Moreover, less space is required and the apparatus cost is low. Therefore, the testability is improved, the measurement time is reduced, and the convenience in use is enhanced. | 2012-01-26 |
20120022807 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MEASURING VISCOSITY - An apparatus for measuring viscosity includes a container in which an inlet radius of an inlet end is larger than an outlet radius of an outlet end. A fluid with a flow velocity is placed in the container. The fluid has a density value and a pressure gradient value. A pressure controller for controlling the pressure gradient value of the fluid is connected to the inlet end and the outlet end. A flow meter measures the flow velocity. A viscosity of the fluid is correlated with the density value, the pressure gradient value, the inlet radius, the outlet radius and the flow velocity. After being applied to various fluids, the present invention improves testability. Moreover, the measurement time is reduced due to simple structure. The maintenance is easy and the operation is not completed. Furthermore, less space is required, the cost is down and the measurement error is reduced. | 2012-01-26 |
20120022808 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR OVERLOAD DETECTION IN BATTERY-OPERATED DEVICES HAVING AN ELECTRIC MOTOR - In a method for detecting an overload situation in a battery-operated device having an electric motor, a load current of the electric motor is ascertained and used to deduce a thermal overload of the battery in such a manner, that, starting out from a static temperature limit, a temporally variable, maximum permissible temperature limit for the battery is calculated using a specifiable function dependent on the ascertained load current. The calculated, variable temperature limit is compared to a current, measured temperature of the battery, and a thermal overload of the battery is deduced from the result of the comparison. | 2012-01-26 |
20120022809 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR LOCATING PARTIAL DISCHARGES - A method for locating partial discharges occurring at a discharge site ( | 2012-01-26 |
20120022810 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR LOCATING PARTIAL DISCHARGES - A method for locating partial discharges occurring at a discharge site ( | 2012-01-26 |
20120022811 | ELECTRIC VEHICLE SIMULATOR AND ANALYZER (EVSA) FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE SUPPLY EQUIPMENT - Embodiments pertain to simulator circuitry, particularly to simulator circuitry configured to simulate an electric vehicle and test an electric vehicle charger ( | 2012-01-26 |
20120022812 | AUTOMATED METER READING SYSTEM AND ENERGY CONSERVATION METHOD USING SAME - The present invention provides a meter retrofit and method for use thereof, utilizing a transducer with an encoder driven by a rotating shaft of a meter reading dial, the transducer including a plurality of encoder contacts surrounding a rotation axis, with each encoder contact connected to a magnetic switch. A wiper connects to the shaft and rotates around the rotation axis, sequentially contacting the plurality of encoder contacts, providing a variable signal to a monitoring device. | 2012-01-26 |
20120022813 | END USER ELECTRICITY NETWORK, USE, METHOD AND ASSEMBLY - An end user electricity network, connected to an electricity transmission cable via a main circuit breaker includes a primary part having a calibrated electrical meter that measures an amount of electricity consumed in the network, and a secondary part connected to the primary part that includes network parts connected electrically in parallel to each other in the network. The primary part further is provided with at least one first current sensor which is arranged to measure a total current running through the primary part. | 2012-01-26 |
20120022814 | Apparatus and methods for multi-channel metering - In one aspect, the invention comprises a device for measuring electricity usage, comprising: means for remote disconnection via power line communication; means for detection of electricity theft; means for tamper detection; and means for reverse voltage detection. In another aspect, the invention comprises an apparatus for multi-channel metering of electricity, comprising: (a) a meter head operable to measure electricity usage for a plurality of electricity consumer lines; (b) a transponder operable to transmit data received from the meter head via power line communication to a remotely located computer, and to transmit data received via power line communication from the remotely located computer to the meter head; and (c) a load control module operable to actuate connection and disconnection of each of a plurality of relays, each relay of the plurality of relays corresponding to one of the plurality of electricity consumer lines. | 2012-01-26 |
20120022815 | POWER COLLECTION DEVICE, POWER MEASUREMENT DEVICE, AND POWER COLLECTION METHOD - A power collecting device ( | 2012-01-26 |
20120022816 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING A PARAMETER OF AT LEAST ONE ACCUMULATOR OF A BATTERY - A method for determining a parameter such as the resistance of at least one accumulator of a battery, comprising the steps:
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20120022817 | Measuring and Monitoring a Power Source - The disclosed battery monitoring systems and methods may minimize measurement errors due to noise and/or other disruptions. The sensor may generate a pulse width modulated signal that when applied to the battery forms an AC test signal having a defined waveform, frequency, amplitude, and/or duration. The sensor may measure the battery's response to the test signal. The resultant response signal may be measured to determine the health of the battery, including its internal admittance. The sensor may determine an optimum frequency to test the battery by scanning a frequency range and measuring the amount of noise present. | 2012-01-26 |
20120022818 | AGGREGATING MOBILE DEVICE BATTERY LIFE DATA - Battery life data may be collected from a number of mobile devices. The battery life data for each of the mobile devices may be correlated with one or more characteristics of each of the mobile devices. The battery life data for the mobile devices may be aggregated based on at least one of the one or more characteristics. In some examples, a report of the aggregated battery life data for the mobile devices including at least one common characteristic is generated. | 2012-01-26 |
20120022819 | Correcting the Motion of a Monochromator - A novel means of correcting the motion of an analytical instrument is introduced herein based on the determination of the optimal theoretical parameters in the equation of grating angle versus a selected wavelength. Such a desirable correction method of the present invention not only reduces the amount of wavelength error at the calibration points but also in a novel fashion beneficially corrects for errors in a time-efficient manner between the calibration points to a greater degree than conventional calibration methods. | 2012-01-26 |
20120022820 | METHOD FOR INERTIAL NAVIGATION UNDER WATER - The invention relates to a method for underwater navigation, particularly for scuba divers, and for autonomous, manned, or remote-controlled underwater vessels, wherein the signals of at least one sensor, comprising at least one acceleration sensor for determining the actual position, are integratively analyzed, accuracy is improved by means of the use of reference measurements, and a correction is carried out by way of a correction vector obtained from the transformation of the vector of the accelerations measured by the acceleration sensor in the diving computer coordinate system into the global coordinate system, the comparison to at least one of the reference measurement values, the determination of the deviation and the reverse transformation of the deviation to the diving computer coordinate system. | 2012-01-26 |
20120022821 | INTEGRATED CIRCUIT THAT TRANSFERS MISSION MODE SIGNAL IN DEBUG MODE - A system including an integrated circuit configured to transfer a mission mode signal between a mission mode circuit on the integrated circuit and a first input/output pin on the integrated circuit in mission mode and to transfer a development mode signal between a development mode circuit on the integrated circuit and the first input/output pin in debug mode. The integrated circuit is configured to transfer the mission mode signal between the mission mode circuit and a second input/output pin on the integrated circuit in debug mode. | 2012-01-26 |
20120022822 | THERMAL POWERLINE RATING AND CLEARANCE ANALYSIS USING LOCAL THERMAL SENSOR - A method for modeling of an overhead electrical conductor, includes: collecting 3-dimensional location data of the conductor; substantially simultaneous with said collecting, acquiring a thermal measurement of the conductor with a local thermal sensor; and generating a CAD model of the conductor using the collected 3-dimensional location data of the conductor and the thermal measurement of the conductor. The CAD model facilitates thermal line analysis of the conductor, thermal rating of a power line that includes the conductor, clearance analysis relative to the conductor, and vegetation management relative to the conductor. Apparatus for determining temperature of the overhead electrical conductor, includes: a local thermal sensor that acquires thermal measurements of the conductor; and a data processor that extracts thermal readings from the thermal measurement, and processes the thermal readings and remotely collected 3-dimensional location data of the conductor to determine the temperature of the conductor. | 2012-01-26 |
20120022823 | ELECTRONIC COMPASS - A method for determining a null drift (Hx | 2012-01-26 |
20120022824 | SENSING DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A sensing device with lower power consumption by controlling a rate for generating output data is to be provided. A sensing device includes: a sensor module including a group of sensors, at least one of which is set as a motion sensor; and a data generating unit that generates output data on the basis of outputs from the group of sensors. The data generating unit switches, on the basis of an output from the motion sensor, a rate for generating the output data. | 2012-01-26 |
20120022825 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING AN ORIENTATION OF A DEVICE - A relative bearing sensor for determining an orientation of a device. The relative bearing sensor including a ferromagnetic housing, and wherein the ferromagnetic housing includes a ferromagnetic ball configured to roll with respect to an orientation of the ferromagnetic housing, a magnetic flux sensor, a permanent magnet configured to emit a plurality of magnetic flux lines through the magnetic flux sensor, the plurality of magnetic flux lines steered by a location of the ferromagnetic ball, and a processor programmed. The processor is programmed to determine a flux angle of the plurality of magnetic flux lines, compare the determined flux angle with a predefined flux angle, and determine an orientation of the relative bearing sensor based on the comparing. | 2012-01-26 |
20120022826 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING A POSITION OF A MOVABLE OBJECT, ARRANGEMENT OF GENERAL LIGHTING LED AND LIGHT SENSOR FOR A POSITION DETERMINATION OF A MOVABLE OBJECT - A system for determining a position of a moving object is described, having: an arrangement having at least three general lighting LEDs, wherein each of the general lighting LEDs is implemented to transmit one light signal each with a transmission time information and a transmitter information, wherein the wavelength ranges of the general lighting LEDs for the signal transmission overlap, wherein the transmitter information enables at least a determination of a position of the respective general lighting LEDs and the transmission time information is information on a point in time when the respective signal was transmitted; a light sensor mounted to the moving object and implemented to receive the light signals and allocate one signal receive time each; and an evaluation unit which is implemented to determine the position of the object based on the transmitter information, the transmission time information and the receive time information. | 2012-01-26 |
20120022827 | METHOD FOR AUTOMATIC MEASUREMENT AND FOR TEACHING-IN OF LOCATION POSITIONS OF OBJECTS WITHIN A SUBSTRATE PROCESSING SYSTEM BY MEANS OF SENSOR CARRIERS AND ASSOCIATED SENSOR CARRIER - The invention relates to a method for automatic measurement and for teaching-in of location positions of objects ( | 2012-01-26 |
20120022828 | MONITORING A MICROGENERATOR CIRCUIT OF A ROTARY ENCODER DEVICE - A rotary encoder device for scanning a rotatable shaft includes a microgenerator circuit, which converts the kinetic energy of the shaft into an electrical voltage, and a monitoring circuit, which is designed to output an error signal that indicates a malfunction of the microgenerator circuit. The error signal is issued when the electrical voltage meets a predetermined criterion with respect to a reference threshold. | 2012-01-26 |
20120022829 | METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING A PIECE OF WOOD AMONGST A PLURALITY OF STARTING PIECES OF WOOD AND/OR FOR DETERMINING ITS ROTATION WITH REFERENCE TO A KNOWN LAYOUT - A method for identifying a piece of wood amongst a plurality of starting pieces of wood comprises the operating steps of:
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20120022830 | Drying Method With Energy Savings - A method to compensate drying time in an electric or gas dryer machine, which comprises the steps of: read the operator parameters (dryness level, cycle type, heat level); begin a timer to measure time between beginning and Trtv; determine the load weight and the type of restrictions of the dryer; determine the dryness target voltage and the minimum drying time by means of a table of predetermined values based on the previous data; store the values in a memory; determine that the detected voltage be equal to the target voltage; calculate the additional time as a function of the heat factor and of the data previously determined; compare (Tminimum-Trtv) versus additional time and use the greater; and, add the additional time to the Trtv as compensation time. | 2012-01-26 |
20120022831 | METHOD AND TOOLING FOR CONFIGURING A NETWORK OF UNATTENDED GROUND WIRELESS SENSORS - The method for configuring a network of deposited wireless sensors. In certain aspects, these methods include defining performance criteria forming constraints, with associated threshold values, and at least one performance criterion to be optimized, for at least one zone to be equipped with nodes, each performance criterion being defined by a model; defining for said or each zone; the allocation to said or each zone to be equipped, a number of nodes; applying an optimization process per zone on said or each zone; increasing the number of nodes or modifying the performance criteria defined in said or each zone where the performance criteria are not met and reproducing in these zones the optimization process per zone with the new number of nodes or the new performance criteria, and applying the configuration determined at each node in said or each zone. | 2012-01-26 |
20120022832 | MODULAR RE-CONFIGURABLE PROFILING CORE FOR MULTIPROCESSOR SYSTEMS-ON-CHIP - A modular dynamically re-configurable profiling core may be used to provide both operating systems and applications with detailed information about run time performance bottlenecks and may enable them to address these bottlenecks via scheduling or dynamic compilation. As a result, application software may be able to better leverage the intrinsic nature of the multi-core hardware platform, be it homogeneous or heterogeneous. The profiling functionality may be desirably isolated on a discrete, separate and modular profiling core, which may be referred to as a configurable profiler (CP). The modular configurable profiling core may facilitate inclusion of rich profiling functionality into new processors via modular reuse of the inventive CP. The modular configurable profiling core may improve a customer's experience and productivity when used in conjunction with commercial multi-core processors. | 2012-01-26 |
20120022833 | LIBRARY FOR ELECTRIC CIRCUIT SIMULATION, RECORDING MEDIUM STORING IT, AND LIBRARY GENERATION SYSTEM - A library for electronic circuit simulation stores information on electrical characteristics and information on the 3D shape of a flexible substrate. The electrical characteristics of the flexible substrate change in response to changes in the 3D shape. Accordingly, there is no need to execute electromagnetic simulation every time the shape of flexible substrate is changed. This improves the design efficiency. | 2012-01-26 |
20120022834 | SURFACE MANIPULATION IN DENTAL PROSTHESIS DESIGN - Herein are provided methods, systems, computer-readable media, techniques and processes for surface manipulation in dental prosthesis design. These include providing an interface for modifying the surface of a model of a dental prosthesis. This interface may be provided to an operator, dentist, dental practitioner, or any other appropriate person via a computer and a computer display. The operator provides areas in which the operator would like to add a layer or other limited manipulation to the surface of the model. This may include an addition to the surface or a subtraction from the surface. As the operator is defining additional areas to manipulate on the surface (e.g., add or subtract a layer), invariably some of them will overlap. Unlike previous methods, this overlap will not cause the amount added to the surface to increase beyond the predefined limit for the layer. This allows operators to define cleanly added layers or cleanly subtracted layers from dental prostheses. | 2012-01-26 |
20120022835 | METHOD AND A DEVICE FOR SYNTHESIZING AN ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ARCHITECTURE - A device for synthesizing an electrical and electronic architecture ( | 2012-01-26 |
20120022836 | METHOD FOR AUTOMATED DETERMINATION OF AN OPTIMALLY PARAMETERIZED SCATTEROMETRY MODEL - Provided is an automated determination of an optimized parameterization of a scatterometry model for analysis of a sample diffracting structure having unknown parameters. A preprocessor determines from a plurality of floating model parameters, a reduced set of model parameters which can be reasonably floated in the scatterometry model based on a relative precision for each parameter determined from the Jacobian of measured spectral information with respect to each parameter. The relative precision for each parameter is determined in a manner which accounts for correlation between the parameters for a combination. | 2012-01-26 |
20120022837 | Smoothing Of Stair-Stepped Geometry In Grids - Smoothing stair-stepped geometry in grids is described. An example system modifies grid cells in a geologic grid model to convert a stair-stepped approximation of a geologic feature into a smooth representation of the geologic feature. The system determines approximately horizontal segments within a stair-stepped pattern that are intersected by the true surface of the geologic feature as defined by model data. The system then extends approximately vertical segments between intersected horizontal segments to the nearest cell boundaries. Cell nodes defining the endpoints of these extended vertical segments are then repositioned to the true surface of the geologic feature, while horizontal segments are collapsed. Pillars of the grid model are shifted in various beneficial ways to accommodate the repositioned nodes. The basic fabric and structure of a grid model is preserved while geologic features that are usually modeled with a stair-stepped approximation can be modeled as smooth lines in the grid model. | 2012-01-26 |
20120022838 | SYSTEM CONTROL - A method of controlling a system that has a finite execution time in the optimisation of a cost function: | 2012-01-26 |
20120022839 | METHOD FOR THE DESIGN OF A TECHNOLOGY FOR THE ABRASIVE WATERJET CUTTING OF MATERIALS - Method for abrasive waterjet cutting of materials determines a constant of cuttability using an abrasive waterjet Kawj, according to version A, where three deformation parameters are measured on a test cut/sample, version B, where two deformation parameters are measured, version C where one parameter is measured, or a version D where the design is carried out by calculating Kawj according to Young's modulus or according to an ultrasonic wave speed of the cut material. This constant is subsequently input to an algorithm. The result of a calculation using the algorithm acquires sufficient numerical and graphical data to an optimum setting of parameters and are generally valid for all engineering materials, and further of data on cut quality, limit depth of cuts and economical parameters, and also on mechanical properties of the cut material with regard to classification of the material into cuttability class. | 2012-01-26 |
20120022840 | MODEL-BASED METHOD FOR ESTIMATING AN OPTIMAL TREATMENT DOSE FOR SEASONAL AFFECTIVE DISORDERS - The invention is a model-based method for determining an approximate optimal dose of a psychiatric treatment, for any given latitude, date, and to be calibrated for an individual patient, for medical cases which have a seasonal aspect related to light exposure, in the sense that such treatment is best given in increasing amounts as either fall/winter or spring/summer approaches and in decreasing amounts as the season recedes. | 2012-01-26 |
20120022841 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ESTIMATING THE STATE OF A SYSTEM - Disclosed herein are methods, apparatuses, and techniques for estimating the state of a system. According to one implementation, a Massively Parallel Nested Factorisation technique, or MPNF, is disclosed that runs efficiently on parallel computer architectures. Also disclosed is a procedure used to create and utilize MPNF ordering. | 2012-01-26 |
20120022842 | TEST PLATFORM IMPLEMENTED BY A METHOD FOR POSITIONING A SOUND OBJECT IN A 3D SOUND ENVIRONMENT - A test platform ( | 2012-01-26 |
20120022843 | Method and System for Comprehensive Patient-Specific Modeling of the Heart - A method and system for patient-specific modeling of the whole heart anatomy, dynamics, hemodynamics, and fluid structure interaction from 4D medical image data is disclosed. The anatomy and dynamics of the heart are determined by estimating patient-specific parameters of a physiological model of the heart from the 4D medical image data for a patient. The patient-specific anatomy and dynamics are used as input to a 3D Navier-Stokes solver that derives realistic hemodynamics, constrained by the local anatomy, along the entire heart cycle. Fluid structure interactions are determined iteratively over the heart cycle by simulating the blood flow at a given time step and calculating the deformation of the heart structure based on the simulated blood flow, such that the deformation of the heart structure is used in the simulation of the blood flow at the next time step. The comprehensive patient-specific model of the heart representing anatomy, dynamics, hemodynamics, and fluid structure interaction can be used for non-invasive assessment and diagnosis of the heart, as well as virtual therapy planning and cardiovascular disease management. Parameters of the comprehensive patient-specific model are changed or perturbed to simulate various conditions or treatment options, and then the patient specific model is recalculated to predict the effect of the conditions or treatment options. | 2012-01-26 |
20120022844 | PROBABILISTIC PARAMETER ESTIMATION USING FUSED DATA APPARATUS AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF - A probabilistic digital signal processor using data from multiple instruments is described. In one example, an analyzer is configured to: receive discrete first and second input data, related to a first and second sub-system of the system, from a first and second instrument, respectively. A system processor is used to fuse the first and second input data into fused data. The system processor optionally includes: (1) a probabilistic processor configured to convert the fused data into at least two probability distribution functions and (2) a dynamic state-space model, the dynamic state-space model including at least one probabilistic model configured to operate on the at least two probability distribution functions. The system processor iteratively circulates the at least two probability distribution functions in the dynamic state-space model in synchronization with receipt of updated input data, processes the probability distribution functions, and generates an output related to the state of the system. | 2012-01-26 |
20120022845 | MONITORING OF THE RADIATION DOSE ACCUMULATED BY A BODY - The embodiments of the invention pertain to a method, a computer program, and an imaging system used to monitor the dose of radiation accumulated in a body or a part of a body being or having been subject to radiation exposure during an acquisition of at least one radiological image, comprising: processing the at least one radiological image to determine a 3D model of the body or of the part of a body; applying a theoretical model for the interactions between matter and radiation to the 3D model; storing in memory the parameters characteristic of the emission of radiation produced during the acquisition of the at least one radiological image; and calculating a distribution of an accumulated radiation dose in the body or the part of a body which has been the subject of the acquisition of the at least one radiological image. | 2012-01-26 |
20120022846 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND ARTICLES OF MANUFACTURE FOR IMPLEMENTING ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT DESIGNS WITH ELECTRO-MIGRATION AWARENESS - Disclosed are methods, systems, and articles of manufacture for implementing electronic circuit designs with electro-migration awareness. Some embodiments perform schematic level simulation(s) to determine electrical characteristics, identifies physical parasitics of a layout component, determines the electrical or physical characteristics associated to electro-migration analysis on the component, and determines whether the component meets EM related constraint(s) while implementing the physical design of the electronic circuit in some embodiments. Some embodiments further determine adjustment(s) to the component or related data where the EM related constraints are not met and/or and present the adjustment(s) in the form of hints. Various data and information, such as currents in various forms or voltages, are passed between various schematic level tools and physical level tools. | 2012-01-26 |
20120022847 | COHERENT STATE AMONG MULTIPLE SIMULATION MODELS IN AN EDA SIMULATION ENVIRONMENT - A circuit design is simulated in a simulation environment. When a simulation model in the simulation environment transfers state information to a second simulation model, the simulation environment receives the state information and makes it available to the second simulation model without simulating the transfer through the simulated circuit design. | 2012-01-26 |
20120022848 | COMPUTER-AIDED MODELING - To enable the utilization of a definition or definitions once made as the definitions of a similar object, a set of conditions for similarity including one or more conditions is defined and a set of definitions, which explicitly or inexplicitly indicates one or more definitions, of which at least one will be applied, and a similar object is searched for. If the set of definitions is related to an object which was used as the basis for defining the set of conditions for similarity, the set of definitions is applied to the object found. If the set of definitions is related to an object to be found, the set of definitions of the object found is applied to the object which was used as the basis for defining the set of conditions for similarity. | 2012-01-26 |
20120022849 | PLC SYMBOL STRUCTURE FOR A PLC CODE FOR AUTOMATICALLY GENERATING AN INPUT/OUTPUT MODEL, AND SIMULATION APPARATUS AND SIMULATION METHOD FOR TESTING THE PLC CODE USING SAME - Disclosed are a PLC (Programmable Logic Controller) symbol structure for a PLC code for automatically generating an input/output model, and a simulation apparatus and a simulation method for testing the PLC code using the same. In one embodiment, a computer-readable recording medium records a PLC code including a plurality of PLC symbols, wherein each of the PLC symbols includes a plurality of levels identified by an identifier, and a computer automatically generates an input/output model using the structure of each of the PLC symbols, thereby performing a simulation for testing the PLC code. The PLC symbol structure according to one embodiment systematically contains information required for automatically generating the input/output model, making it possible to automatically generate the input/output model for testing the PLC code in an easier manner without knowledge of simulation and modeling, and reducing the time consumed and the labor required for generating the input/output model. | 2012-01-26 |
20120022850 | Statistical machine translation processing - A method of statistical machine translation (SMT) is provided. The method comprises generating reordering knowledge based on the syntax of a source language (SL) and a number of alignment matrices that map sample SL sentences with sample target language (TL) sentences. The method further comprises receiving a SL word string and parsing the SL word string into a parse tree that represents the syntactic properties of the SL word string. The nodes on the parse tree are reordered based on the generated reordering knowledge in order to provide reordered word strings. The method further comprises translating a number of reordered word strings to create a number of TL word strings, and identifying a statistically preferred TL word string as a preferred translation of the SL word string. | 2012-01-26 |
20120022851 | ON-DEMAND TRANSLATION OF APPLICATION TEXT - Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, system and computer program product for on-demand translation of text. In an embodiment of the invention, a method for on-demand translation of text can include receiving in a dynamic translation module executing in memory by at least one processor of a host computer, a message request from an executing application for text in a language for a target locale. The method further can include retrieving text in a language for a locale different from the target locale and translating the retrieved text into a language for the target locale. Finally, the method can include returning the translated retrieved text to the application. | 2012-01-26 |
20120022852 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR COMPUTER AIDED TRANSLATION - An apparatus for assisting a human translator includes a source text module, a translator workspace module, a parsing module, a selection module, and a glossary module. The source text module receives source text in a source language. The translator workspace module displays a translator workspace field that is editable by a user. The parsing module parses the source text received by the source text module into separate portions. The selection module selects a first portion (first selected portion) of the separate portions for translation. The glossary module displays a term for term translation of the first selected portion of source text in a target language. | 2012-01-26 |