06th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 20 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110032018 | IN-RUSH/OUT-RUSH CURRENT LIMITING CIRCUIT AND DEVICES CONTAINING SAME - An in-rush or out-rush current limiting circuit employs a low number of components to effect in-rush current limiting and may be employed in dongles or on-chip (in the case of serving as an out-rush current limiting circuit). The in-rush current limiting circuit may be employed, for example, in USB dongles, Display Port (DP) dongles, or any other suitable connector as desired. Alternatively, the circuit may be integrated onto a circuit board or within an integrated circuit as desired. Among other advantages, a lower cost, low complexity solution may be provided. In addition, bulk capacitance can be increased such as by employing a trickle resistor or other suitable limiting structure. | 2011-02-10 |
20110032019 | LEVEL SHIFTER WITH OUTPUT LATCH - A level shifter for a microcontroller shifts an input voltage in a first power domain to an output voltage level consistent with a second power domain. The level shifter is enabled to shift the voltages when both power domains are operative. | 2011-02-10 |
20110032020 | Level Shifter with Embedded Logic and Low Minimum Voltage - In one embodiment, a level shifter circuit may include a shift stage that also embeds transistors that implement a logic operation on two or more inputs to the level shifter. At least one of the inputs may be sourced from circuitry that is powered by a different power supply than the level shifter and circuitry that receives the level shifter output. Additionally, the level shifter includes one or more dummy transistors that match transistors the perform the logic operation, to improve symmetry of the level shifter circuit. In some embodiments, certain design and layout rules may be applied to the level shifter circuit to limit variation in the symmetry over various manufacturing variations. | 2011-02-10 |
20110032021 | T SWITCH WITH HIGH OFF STATE ISOLATION - An analog T switch is disclosed which has high isolation in the off state. The analog T switch can include series-connected NMOS transistors having separate gate control. The gates of the NMOS transistors can be isolated from one another to improve off state isolation of the analog T switch. The analog switch can include series-connected PMOS transistors having separate gate control. The gates of the PMOS transistors can be isolated from one another to improve off state isolation of the analog T switch. The analog T switch can include a substrate voltage control circuit that controls the voltage of the substrate regions in which the PMOS transistors are formed. The substrate voltage control circuit can isolate the substrate regions of the PMOS transistors from one another in the off state to improve off state isolation of the analog T switch. | 2011-02-10 |
20110032022 | DIFFERENTIAL SWITCH WITH OFF-STATE ISOLATION ENHANCEMENT - Techniques are disclosed for reducing off-state leakage current in a differential switching device. The techniques can be embodied, for example, in a method that includes receiving a differential input signal at a differential input of each of a primary switch and a dummy switch. In an enabled-state of the device, the method further includes passing the differential input signal to a differential output of the primary switch. In a disabled-state of the device, the method further includes canceling off-state leakage current at the differential output of the primary switch, by virtue of the dummy switch having its differential output reverse-coupled to the differential output of the primary switch. The method may further include preventing the dummy switch from passing signals other than off-state leakage signals. The techniques can be embodied, for instance, in a switching device. | 2011-02-10 |
20110032023 | TEMPERATURE DETECTION CIRCUIT - A temperature detection circuit includes, a first source follower circuit supplied with a first constant current, a second source follower circuit supplied with a second constant current, and a circuit obtaining a difference between an output voltage from the first source follower circuit and an output voltage from the second source follower circuit. Measurement errors attributable to transistor threshold voltages are canceled out by obtaining a difference between output voltages. | 2011-02-10 |
20110032024 | Integrated Circuit and Related Method for Determining Operation Modes - An integrated circuit and a related method for determining an operation mode are disclosed. The exemplified integrated circuit includes a controller, a multi-function pin, and a mode determination circuit. The controller controls a power switch and is being set to operate in one of the operation modes including a first operation mode and a second operation mode. The multi-function pin is connected to an external resistor. The mode determination circuit detects a signal from the multi-function pin. The signal represents the resistance of the external resistor. If the resistance is within a first range, the controller is operated in the first operation mode. If the resistance is within a second range, the controller is operated in the second operation mode. | 2011-02-10 |
20110032025 | PROGRAMMABLE SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A programmable device includes a substrate ( | 2011-02-10 |
20110032026 | VOLTAGE BOOSTING SYSTEM WITH SLEW RATE CONTROL AND METHOD THEREOF - A system includes a voltage controlled oscillator, a charge pump, and a current regulator circuit. The voltage controlled oscillator has a control input and a clock output that provides a clock signal at a clock frequency that is variable. The charge pump is coupled to the clock output and has an output that provides a boosted output voltage. The current regulator circuit is coupled to the control input of the voltage controlled oscillator to adjust the clock frequency based on a simulation of a rate of change of the boosted output voltage. This allows for a controlled slew rate for the output of the charge pump. | 2011-02-10 |
20110032027 | SWITCHED BANDGAP REFERENCE CIRCUIT FOR RETENTION MODE - A low power bandgap reference circuit for retention mode in system on chips (SoCs). A switched bandgap reference includes bandgap reference circuit coupled to a storage capacitor through a switch. A logic having a set of control signals controls the switch and the bandgap reference circuit such that during a retention mode the bandgap reference circuit and the switch are active for a first time interval in response to the set of control signals to recharge the storage capacitor and then inactive for a second time interval in response to the set of control signals that decouples the bandgap reference circuit from the storage capacitor. The charge stored in the storage capacitor is used to generate a reference voltage. | 2011-02-10 |
20110032028 | VOLTAGE VARIATION REDUCING CIRCUIT AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE USING THE SAME - A voltage variation reducing circuit includes a first transistor and a second transistor. The first transistor is connected to a first power source line of a first power source voltage at a source and a second power source line of a second power source voltage at a drain and a gate. The second transistor is connected to a third power source line of a third power source voltage higher than the second power source voltage at a source and the second power source line at a drain gate. | 2011-02-10 |
20110032029 | CONFIGURABLE EMBEDDED PROCESSOR - A configurable processor architecture uses a common simulation database for multiple processor configurations to reduce the cost of producing customized processor configurations. An unchanging core portion is used in each processor configuration. To support different memory modules, identification signals are provided from the memory modules or an identification module to configure the core portion. | 2011-02-10 |
20110032030 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SATURATION DETECTION AND CORECTION IN A POWER CONTROL LOOP - Systems and methods are described for detecting and correcting saturation in a power amplification circuit. An exemplary circuit comprises a power amplifier that provides an amplified output signal based upon an input signal and a gain control signal; a power detector that provides a detector signal indicative of the amplified signal magnitude; an error amplifier that generates the gain control signal based upon a setpoint signal and the detector signal; and a saturation detector that provides a saturation detection signal indicating whether gain control signal exceeds a reference signal. In another embodiment the circuit comprises an offset generator that provides a correction to the setpoint signal in response to the saturation detection signal indicating that the gain control signal exceeds the reference signal. In still another embodiment the circuit includes an offset cutoff circuit that freezes the correction to the setpoint signal in response to the correction exceeding a threshold. | 2011-02-10 |
20110032031 | AMPLIFIER CIRCUIT AND LIGHT RECEIVING AMPLIFIER CIRCUIT USING THE SAME - An amplifier circuit includes an amplifier unit that amplifies a signal received by an input terminal and outputs the amplified signal to an output terminal, a feedback capacitor that is connected between the input terminal of the amplifier and the output terminal, and a controller that varies a capacitance in the feedback capacitor for a certain period when a potential of the output terminal in the amplifier unit becomes higher or lower than a certain potential. | 2011-02-10 |
20110032032 | DIGITAL PREDISTORTER FOR VARIABLE SUPPLY AMPLIFIER - An adaptive predistorter for applying a predistortion gain to an input signal to be amplified by a power amplifier having a variable supply voltage, the predistorter including: a predistortion gain block adapted to apply a complex gain to a complex input signal; a first table implemented in a first memory and comprising a 2-dimensional array of cells storing complex gain values, the first table adapted to output the complex gain values based on an amplitude of the input signal and the value of the variable supply voltage of the power amplifier; and a second table implemented in a second memory and including a 2-dimensional array of cells storing gain update values for updating the complex gain values of the first table, the gain update values being generated based on an output signal of said power amplifier. | 2011-02-10 |
20110032033 | PRE-DISTORTION AND MEMORY COMPENSATION APPARATUS - Pre-distortion and memory compensation apparatuses and methods for a non-linear component are provided. The apparatus comprises an adaptive block for generating a plurality of correlation coefficients, which are used to weight a plurality of synthesis work functions to pre-distort a given signal. The adaptive block can be driven by an error signal generated from a feedback signal from the non-linear component output signal and a delayed version of the input signal. The apparatus is capable of being operated directly at radio frequency. Also provided are apparatuses and methods for generation of quadrature signals, transconductance amplification employing negative resistance, variable-gain amplification, and envelope detection. | 2011-02-10 |
20110032034 | SWITCHED MODE AMPLIFIER - A switched mode amplifier includes a voltage source, a switched amplifier, a controller and a feedback unit. The switched amplifier sources or sinks a current to or from a load. The load and the current define a voltage over the load. The controller generates control signals for the switched amplifier in response to an input signal and a feedback signal. The feedback unit is connected to the controller and the load, and generates the feedback signal from the voltage over the load. | 2011-02-10 |
20110032035 | AMPLIFIER MODULE WITH MULTIPLE OPERATING MODES - An amplifier module with multiple operating modes is described. In an exemplary design, the amplifier module includes an amplifier (e.g., a power amplifier), a switch, and an output circuit. The amplifier receives and amplifies an input signal and provides an amplified signal in a first mode. The switch is coupled to the output of the amplifier and bypasses the amplifier and provides a bypass signal in a second mode. The output circuit is coupled to the amplifier and the switch. The output circuit performs output impedance matching for the amplifier in the first mode. The output circuit also (i) receives the amplified signal and provides an output signal in the first mode and (ii) receives the bypass signal and provides the output signal in the second mode. The amplifier is enabled in the first mode and disabled in the second mode. | 2011-02-10 |
20110032036 | PERFORMANCE TUNING USING ENCODED PERFORMANCE PARAMETER INFORMATION - A multi-chip system in which at least one of the chips includes a performance parameter encoded thereon. After system assembly, the performance parameter can be obtained by a companion chip and used to automatically or semi-automatically fine tune the companion chip to the specific parameters of the at least one chip. | 2011-02-10 |
20110032037 | POWER AMPLIFIER BIAS CIRCUIT HAVING CONTROLLABLE CURRENT PROFILE - A power amplifier bias circuit having a controllable current profile includes a first transistor device configured as a switch, and configured to receive a non-regulated system voltage, and a plurality of resistors configured to provide a current and configured to determine an amount of a bias current that flows through a second transistor device, where the second transistor device is part of a current mirror comprising a third transistor device and the amount of bias current flowing through the second transistor device determines a power output of the third transistor device. | 2011-02-10 |
20110032038 | RF POWER AMPLIFIER APPARATUS AND POWER SUPPLY CIRCUIT FOR CONTROLLING POWER-SUPPLY VOLTAGE TO RF POWER AMPLIFIER - The RF power amplifier apparatus has an RF power amplifier and a power-supply circuit. The power-supply circuit controls the level of a source voltage supplied to the RF power amplifier in response to the level of a power-control signal. A sensing resistance produces a sense signal Vsen corresponding to a source current with respect to a source voltage. The current-control unit controls the source current I | 2011-02-10 |
20110032039 | EFFICIENT POWER AMPLIFIER - A dynamic power supply for N amplifiers includes first and second power boost circuits which temporarily boost the positive or negative power supply rail, respectively. A control circuit monitors amplifier output signal levels and provides power boost control signals to the power boost circuits, which temporarily raise the positive supply voltage above the nominal voltage level in tandem with the highest output signal from the N amplifiers and lower the negative supply voltage below the nominal voltage level in tandem with the lowest output signal level from the N amplifiers. The power boost circuits each may be coupled to a reservoir capacitor from which current is drawn to provide the power boost. When inactive, the reservoir capacitors charge up from the respective power supply rails. The dynamic power supply is well suited for audio amplification systems. | 2011-02-10 |
20110032040 | WIDE SPECTRUM RADIO TRANSMIT ARCHITECTURE - A communications device ( | 2011-02-10 |
20110032041 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR GENERATING A RANDOM BIT SEQUENCE | 2011-02-10 |
20110032042 | RESONANT OSCILLATOR WITH OSCILLATION-STARTUP CIRCUITRY - Some embodiments of the present invention provide a system that implements a resonant oscillator circuit. This system includes a first inductor with a constant potential terminal coupled to an input voltage, and a time-varying potential terminal coupled to a first phase output. The system also includes a second inductor with a constant potential terminal coupled to the input voltage, and a time-varying potential terminal coupled to a second phase output. The system additionally includes a first n-type transistor with a source terminal coupled to a base voltage, a drain terminal coupled to the first phase output, and a gate terminal coupled to the second phase output. The system also includes a second n-type transistor with a source terminal coupled to the base voltage, a drain terminal coupled to the second phase output, and a gate terminal coupled to the first phase output. Finally, the system includes a startup circuit configured to commence oscillations in the resonant oscillator circuit by energizing the first inductor before energizing the second inductor. | 2011-02-10 |
20110032043 | RESONANT OSCILLATOR CIRCUIT WITH REDUCED STARTUP TRANSIENTS - Some embodiments of the present invention provide a system that implements a resonant oscillator circuit. This resonant oscillator circuit includes: a first inductor, a second inductor, a first capacitance, and a second capacitance, wherein the first and second inductors are configured to operate with the first and second capacitances to produce resonant oscillations which appear at a first phase output and a second phase output. The system also includes a startup circuit which is configured to start the resonant oscillator circuit in a state where: the first phase output is at a peak voltage; the second phase output is at a base voltage; and currents through the first and second inductors are substantially zero. By starting the resonant oscillator circuit in this state, the oscillations commence without a significant startup transient. | 2011-02-10 |
20110032044 | THE DIFFERENTIAL VCO AND QUADRATURE VCO USING CENTER-TAPPED CROSS-COUPLING OF TRANSFORMER - Provided are a differential voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO) and a quadrature VCO using center-tapped cross-coupling of a transformer. The differential VCO and the quadrature VCO can be driven by low power through a current reuse structure and have an excellent phase noise characteristic by center-tapped cross-coupling through a transformer. Further, variable capacitance units for frequency variation are divided into variable capacitance units for coarse tuning and variable capacitance units for fine tuning. Therefore, it is possible to obtain a wide tuning range while voltage oscillation gain is reduced. Further, the differential VCO and the quadrature VCO are configured in such a manner that the respective variable capacitance units operate linearly throughout the entire capacitance region due to control voltage distribution by resistors. Accordingly, it is possible to obtain a linear control voltage-oscillation frequency characteristic. The quadrature VCO according to the present invention can output four-phase quadrature signals while having an excellent phase noise characteristic, without substrate loss and current consumption caused by the switching transistors. | 2011-02-10 |
20110032045 | OSCILLATOR CIRCUIT - The invention relates to an oscillator circuit comprising: a VCO core having an output terminal for providing an oscillatory output signal thereat and having a supply terminal for receiving a supply voltage from a voltage supply, a subsequent circuit coupled to the VCO core's output terminal and having a supply terminal for receiving a supply voltage from the voltage supply. According to the invention, a decoupling member is arranged between the VCO core's supply terminal and the subsequent circuit's supply terminal for preventing high-frequency signals generated by the subsequent circuit at its supply terminal from entering the VCO core. The decoupling member may comprise a transmission line the length of which is one quarter wavelength associated with a second-harmonic oscillation. | 2011-02-10 |
20110032046 | I/Q Impairment Calibration Using A Spectrum Analyzer - A quadrature modulator (QM) may be calibrated by determining total equivalent offsets in the I- and Q-channels, a total equivalent gain imbalance between the I- and Q-channels, and a total equivalent phase skew between the I- and Q-channels. These values may be obtained by taking various scalar measurements of the image to signal ratio (ISR) and carrier to signal ratio (CSR) of the QM, while alternatively altering the system gain imbalance, system phase skew, I-channel offset and Q-channel offset using a respective gain parameter, phase parameter, I-channel offset parameter, and Q-channel parameter. The gain and phase parameters may be defined in terms of the ISR, and the channel offset parameters may be defined in terms of the CSR. The system gain imbalance, system phase skew, and total offset in the channels may then be calculated based on the various ISR and CSR measurements. | 2011-02-10 |
20110032047 | PULSE MODULATED RF POWER CONTROL METHOD AND PULSE MODULATED RF POWER SUPPLY DEVICE - The pulse modulated RF power control method includes an output amplitude control step for controlling amplitude of a pulse output, and a duty control step for controlling a duty ratio of the pulse output. The output amplitude control step performs a constant amplitude control to control an amplitude value of the pulse output so that the amplitude value becomes equal to a set amplitude value. The constant amplitude control according to the output amplitude control, for instance, gives a feedback of the amplitude value of the pulse output outputted by the power control, obtains a difference value between the feedback value and the set amplitude value, and controls the amplitude value of the pulse output so that the difference value becomes zero. | 2011-02-10 |
20110032048 | FILTERING DEVICE AND DIFFERENTIAL SIGNAL TRANSMISSION CIRCUIT CAPABLE OF SUPPRESSING COMMON-MODE NOISES UPON TRANSMISSION OF A DEIFFERENTIAL SIGNAL - A filtering device is capable of suppressing common mode noises upon transmission of a differential signal, and includes a differential transmission line, a grounding layer, a dielectric unit and a conductive structure. The differential transmission line has a pair of conductive traces spaced apart from each other. The grounding layer is spaced apart from the differential transmission line. The dielectric unit is disposed between the differential transmission line and the grounding layer. The conductive structure is embedded in the dielectric unit, is coupled electrically to the conductive traces and the grounding layer, and cooperates with the differential transmission line, the grounding layer and the dielectric unit to form a stacked structure that has an effective negative permittivity, thereby suppressing the common mode noises coupled to the conductive traces. A differential signal transmission circuit is also disclosed. | 2011-02-10 |
20110032049 | POWER DIVIDER - In cases where a power divider is constructed by using a multilayer substrate, a power divider is obtained which is smaller in size and has a good reflection property. The power divider according to the present invention is provided with a multilayer dielectric substrate ( | 2011-02-10 |
20110032050 | DUPLEXER FOR INTEGRATION IN COMMUNICATION TERMINALS - There is described a duplexer comprising: a dielectric substrate having a circuit-receiving surface and an opposite surface; a ground structure deposited on the circuit-receiving surface or the opposite surface; a first filter connectable to a first terminal and having a first frequency bandpass; a second filter connectable to a second terminal and having a second frequency bandpass different from the first frequency bandpass, the first filter and the second filter each having at least one filter section deposited on the circuit-receiving surface; and an uncovered coupling circuit connectable to a third terminal and deposited on the circuit-receiving surface between the first filter and the second filter, the coupling circuit being spaced apart from the first and second filter by a coupling gap and configured for electromagnetically coupling the first filter and the second filter together. | 2011-02-10 |
20110032051 | DUPLEXER - Disclosed is a miniaturized duplexer having a good isolation characteristic. A duplexer having a high band side filter and a low band side filter that are each formed in a ladder-type filter provided on a common piezoelectric substrate is provided with a first elastic wave resonator to be included in one of these filters, a second elastic wave resonator to be included in the other of the filters, and a first additional grating reflector provided between these resonators to reflect an elastic wave leaked from a grating reflector of the first elastic wave resonator, and in which an additional grating reflector is not provided on a side opposite to the second elastic wave resonator in the first elastic wave resonator. | 2011-02-10 |
20110032052 | HARMONIC SUPPRESSION DEVICE - A harmonic suppression device includes a multilayer printed circuit board (PCB). The multilayer PCB includes a first layer, a second layer, and a third layer. The third layer is connected to the ground. The first layer is configured with a power amplifier, an input microstrip, a voltage divider microstrip, and an output microstrip. The power amplifier is operable to amplify radio frequency (RF) signals input using the input microstrip and to output the amplified RF signals using the output microstrip. The second layer is configured with a first microstrip and a second microstrip. One end of each of the first and second microstrips is connected to an alternative one of the first layer and the third layer by vias, and the other ends of the first and second microstrips are unattached so as to suppress harmonics on the power amplifier. | 2011-02-10 |
20110032053 | DUAL INPUT, DUAL OUTPUT FILTERING APPARATUS USING BULK ACOUSTIC WAVE RESONATOR, AND RESONATOR USED AS BULK ACOUSTIC WAVE RESONATOR - A Dual Input, Dual Output filtering apparatus using a Bulk Acoustic Wave Resonators (BAWR), and a resonator used as the BAWR may be provided. A Dual Input, Dual Output filtering apparatus may include a plurality of BAWRs connected in series and parallel. | 2011-02-10 |
20110032054 | FREQUENCY TUNEABLE FILTER USING A SLIDING SYSTEM - A frequency-tunable filter using a sliding system is disclosed. The frequency-tunable filter includes: a housing, in which a multiple number of cavities are defined by partitions; a sub-cover, which is coupled to an upper portion of the housing and in which a guide groove is formed; at least one sliding member installed in the guide groove; a main cover coupled to an upper portion of the sub-cover; a resonator held in the cavity; and at least one tuning element coupled to a lower portion of the sliding member to be inserted inside the housing, where tuning is achieved by a sliding movement of the sliding member, and at least one first guide member is coupled to at least one side surface of the sliding member such that the first guide member guides a sliding movement by way of contact with the side surface of the guide groove. | 2011-02-10 |
20110032055 | PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD AND SIGNAL TRANSMISSION APPARATUS THEREOF - A signal transmission apparatus used in a printed circuit board (PCB). The apparatus includes a differential pair composed of two transmission lines arranged side by side in the PCB. The differential pair includes a filter section arranged therein to filter noise of transmission signals of the differential pair. The filter includes a number of section pairs connected in series. Each section pair includes two sections arranged in the two transmission lines symmetrically. Every two adjacent sections are different in line width. A distance between the two transmission lines, and the line width of each of the sections are predetermined according to desired frequency bandwidth, and desired frequency response of the differential pair. | 2011-02-10 |
20110032056 | HIGH-FREQUENCY SUBSTRATE AND HIGH-FREQUENCY MODULE - A high-frequency substrate in which a coplanar line including a signal line which transmits a signal and a pair of front ground patterns disposed in parallel with the signal line interposed therebetween is formed on one surface of a dielectric substrate, a back ground pattern is formed to cover the other surface of the dielectric substrate, and a plurality of conductive vias which connect the front ground patterns to the back ground pattern are arranged at a predetermined interval, the high-frequency substrate including: a signal line breaking portion which breaks the signal line; a substantially rectangular parallelepiped signal-line capacitor which is formed to connect the breaking ends of the signal line to each other; and ground pattern breaking portions which are disposed on both sides of the signal line breaking portion of the signal line to break the front ground patterns. | 2011-02-10 |
20110032057 | Waveguide and Assembly of Waveguide and Printed Circuit Board - A waveguide, configured to attach with a printed circuit board, includes a body, a waveguide channel, at least one flange portion, and a plurality of protrusions. The waveguide channel is formed through the body. The at least one flange portion is connected with an end portion of the body. The plurality of protrusions are disposed on a surface of the at least one flange portion and a surface of the end portion and abut against the surface of the printed circuit board. | 2011-02-10 |
20110032058 | THUMBWHEEL - An electric switch for use on multiple-use operating elements in commercial vehicles has an operating part that performs a rotational movement around a limited angle and can be actuated directly by a solid body outside the switch, and having a support housing and an adjustment wheel having the operating part. In order to enable a safe usability in the dark, the operating part is constructed in an illuminated manner dependent on the operating position. | 2011-02-10 |
20110032059 | CONTACT DEVICE - A sealed receptacle includes a case, a cylindrical member, and a closure plate. The sealed receptacle is configured to house a fixed contact, a movable contact, and an arc protection member. The arc protection member includes a peripheral wall, and a bottom. The peripheral wall is configured to conceal a junction between the case and the cylindrical member from the fixed contact and the movable contact. The bottom is interposed between the movable contact and the closure plate. The sealed receptacle houses a contact pressure provision member configured to bias the movable contact to come into contact with the fixed contact. The contact pressure provision member is interposed between the movable contact and the bottom so as to come into resilient contact with both the movable contact and the bottom irrespective of a position of the movable contact. | 2011-02-10 |
20110032060 | Linear tape motor - A Linear Tape Motors sequentially bends flexures to precisely position a payload within a large, linear range. Movement is backlash free. Flexure bending is also used to drive large forces, using efficient mechanical advantage, anchor the Tape Motor against back-slipping and prevent sticking and jamming malfunctions. Existing permanent magnet motor drive technology can be easily adapted to energize and control the flexure bending motions. Combining flexures with rare earth permanent magnets, provides ultra compact Linear Tape Motors with very high power and force densities that hold position with power off. Their operating range can be is as long as required. Thus, Linear Tape Motors are attractive for space science instruments, where precision positioning in ultra cold operating conditions is required and where low mass and low power are premium. But, they will be attractive to many other applications as well, especially where long range, safe, precise movements of large force payloads are required, where simplicity and reliability are important, where speeds are moderate to low and where operating temperatures are not so extreme as to demagnetize the permanent magnets. The Linear Tape Motor concept is novel but, it is simple and is easily adapted to modern permanent magnet motor technology, both the hardware materials and construction methods and the electronics and computer technology that controls the hardware. Development should be short and inexpensive, with high prospects of success. | 2011-02-10 |
20110032061 | ELECTROMAGNET FOR USE IN A RELAY - An electromagnet for use in a relay having a coil bobbin with flange portions at both ends of a coil winding portion where a coil is wound and an iron core with a flange-like head portion at one end of a body portion, the coil bobbin being so fitted onto the iron core that the flange-like head portion and the other end of the body portion of the iron core respectively project out of each of openings formed at the flange portions of the coil bobbin. The iron core has at the other end an engageable portion to be engaged with an engaging portion formed on a grasping part of a coil winding chuck device. The electromagnet further has between the coil bobbin and the iron core a means for preventing misregistration of the coil bobbin fitted onto the iron core. | 2011-02-10 |
20110032062 | TRANSFORMER IMPROVED IN LEAKAGE INDUCTANCE - There is provided a transformer improved in leakage inductance including: a core having first, second and third legs electromagnetically coupled to one another; a primary winding formed of a conductor having one end and another end receiving power from the outside and dividedly wound around the first, second and third legs; and a secondary winding wound around at least one of the first, second and third legs and receiving induced power by electromagnetic induction with the primary winding. | 2011-02-10 |
20110032063 | Modular Space Transformer For Fine Pitch Vertical Probing Applications - In an embodiment, a modular space transformer for use in a probe card assembly includes a bottom plate, a guide plate, and a top plate. The guide plate is configured for mounting in a cut-out of the bottom plate. The guide plate has a first surface and a second surface and additionally has a first plurality of spaced electrical connections disposed in a plurality of apertures formed through the guide plate for providing electrical connections between a plurality of test probe contacts and a plurality of guide plate contacts. The top plate has a plurality of spaced electrical contacts disposed through the top plate with at least one of the plurality of guide plate contacts electrically connected to at least one of the plurality of spaced electrical contacts. | 2011-02-10 |
20110032064 | METHOD FOR PRODUCTION OF A WINDING BLOCK FOR A COIL OF A TRANSFORMER AND WINDING BLOCK PRODUCED IN THIS WAY - A method is disclosed for production of a winding block for a coil of a transformer, having at least one winding composed of electrically conductive wire or strip material with a plurality of turns. An insulating layer is composed of electrically insulating fiber material with a specific number of windings of the insulating fiber material. The turns composed of electrical conductive material are fitted independently of the turns of the insulating material and, after a predetermined number of turns of electrically conductive material have been fitted, a smaller number of turns of electrically insulating material are fitted over the same section onto these turns of electrically conductive material, such that electrically insulating material which remains before reaching a number of turns of electrically conductive material is used as edge insulation. | 2011-02-10 |
20110032065 | Two Layer Transformer - One aspect of the invention relates to a symmetrical transformer with a stacked coil structure comprising two coils each having at least two turns, said coils being located in two conductive planes. The structure comprises four identical basic elements, each basic element providing a conductive path for part of said coils. The terminals of the transformer are located at opposite sites of the structure so that the structure can be easily connected in a chain. | 2011-02-10 |
20110032066 | LAMINATED INDUCTOR WITH ENHANCED CURRENT ENDURANCE - A laminated inductor includes a plurality of magnetic plates, each having a surface to which a high-permeability magnetic body is attached, and at least one spacer assembly interposed between the magnetic plates. The spacer assembly includes two magnetic boards having moderate magnetic permeability and a magnetic board having low magnetic permeability interposed between the two moderate-permeability magnetic boards. Both moderate-permeability and low-permeability boards are provided, at a surface of each board, with a magnetic body having high permeability. A magnetic top lid and a magnetic bottom lid are respectively set on outside surfaces of the topmost and bottommost ones of the magnetic plates. The high-permeability magnetic bodies mounted to the magnetic plates and the arrangement of the spacer assembly help improve the characteristic of DC superimposition of the laminated inductor thereby enhancing current endurance thereof. | 2011-02-10 |
20110032067 | 8-SHAPED INDUCTOR - In a first aspect, the invention provides to a device comprising a substrate and an electrical conductor arranged between two terminals (A, B) and shaped for forming an inductor comprising at least two loops ( | 2011-02-10 |
20110032068 | Coupled Inductor With Improved Leakage Inductance Control - An M-winding coupled inductor includes a first end magnetic element, a second end magnetic element, M connecting magnetic elements, and M windings. M is an integer greater than one. Each connecting magnetic element is disposed between and connects the first and second end magnetic elements. Each winding is wound at least partially around a respective one of the M connecting magnetic elements. The coupled inductor further includes at least one top magnetic element adjacent to and extending at least partially over at least two of the M connecting magnetic elements to provide a magnetic flux path between the first and second end magnetic elements. The inductor may be included in an M-phase power supply, and the power supply may at least partially power a computer processor. | 2011-02-10 |
20110032069 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A TRANSFORMER CORE AND A TRANSFORMER CORE - A method for producing a transformer core with layers of core laminations includes forming at least one core lamination of at least two segmental laminations. An end region of a first segmental lamination has a straight crosscut edge. The straight crosscut edge of the first segmental lamination together with a corresponding straight crosscut edge of an end region of a second segmental lamination forms a form-locking straight abutting edge. The straight abutting edge is at an angle relative to the longitudinal direction of the end region of one of the segmental laminations of the first core lamination. Using core laminations having different angular orientations of the abutting edges, avoids magnetic losses such as those occurring when using conventional layering techniques. Simultaneously, an intermediate space created by conventional layering techniques between individual core lamination packs can be minimized, and thereby susceptibility to corrosion can likewise be reduced or completely avoided. | 2011-02-10 |
20110032070 | WIRELESS SWITCHING AND ENERGY MANAGEMENT - A wireless switching apparatus is provided for three-way switching at least one energy load with an AC power source. The apparatus comprises a relay controlled by a controller. The controller is also connected to both a toggle and a wireless transceiver. A remote wireless transceiver unit is in communication with the wireless transceiver. The controller operates the relay for making and breaking electrical continuity between the energy load and an AC power source in response to a change in the state of either toggle or wireless signals received from the remote wireless transmitting unit. Control of the energy load using a combined system comprising an energy monitoring device operatively coupled to the apparatus is also provided. Methods are provided for retrofitting conventional receptacles and switches with the wireless switching apparatus. | 2011-02-10 |
20110032071 | Headset Hub Remote Control System - A system comprising a wireless audio headset hub ( | 2011-02-10 |
20110032072 | HOME APPLIANCE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SAME - A home appliance and a method for operating the same are provided. The home appliance outputs product information as a predetermined sound signal and the sound signal is transmitted to a remote service center over a communication network so that the state of the home appliance is easily checked at the service center. Data associated with each operation of the home appliance is stored as product information according to the operation state of the home appliance. The product information is also stored when the operation is suddenly terminated and is then output as a sound signal so that it is possible to correctly check the state of the home appliance and to correctly diagnose an error that has occurred in the home appliance. | 2011-02-10 |
20110032073 | System and Methods for Automatically Moving Access Barriers Initiated by Mobile Transmitter Devices - A discrete add-on control system for a barrier operating system is provided. The control system includes a mobile transmitter, a barrier state transmitter a controller and an indicator. The mobile transmitter automatically and periodically generates a mobile signal. The barrier state transmitter generates a barrier state signal. The controller is connected to the barrier operating system, receives the mobile signal and the barrier state signal, and commands the barrier operating system to move a barrier based upon the mobile signal and the barrier state signal. The indicator indicates a condition of the barrier. | 2011-02-10 |
20110032074 | Enhanced Biometric Authentication - Enhanced biometric authentication is achieved by combining a user's inherent biometric data with the user's knowledge of a secret glyph. In one embodiment, a touchpad is provided on which the user may use a finger to indicate a plurality of strokes that form a distinct glyph. Image stabilization may be used to extract a readable fingerprint from the strokes, and the glyph and finger print are matched to a stored profile. The glyph may be one or more alphanumeric characters that represent a password. The user can then enter the password on the touch pad with his finger. If the fingerprint and password both match, the user is authenticated. | 2011-02-10 |
20110032075 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR HOME-TO-VEHICLE APPLICATIONS OVER WIRELESS LINKS - Methods and apparatus are provided for enabling communication between an information handling device, such as a computer, and a vehicle. A dongle is provided for enabling the communication and includes an external coupling device, dongle transceiver circuitry, and a dongle controller. The dongle transceiver circuitry enables remote keyless entry communication between the dongle and the vehicle. The external coupling device couples the dongle to the information handling device, and the dongle controller is coupled to the external coupling device for determining when the dongle is coupled to the information handling device. The dongle controller is also coupled to the dongle transceiver circuitry for providing a remote keyless entry wakeup message to the dongle transceiver circuitry in response to receiving a communication initiation signal from the information handling device. | 2011-02-10 |
20110032076 | Method and System for Generating a Biometric Query Plan - According to one embodiment, a computer-readable medium includes computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a computer, are configured to receive biometric sample quality information. The biometric sample quality information describes quality of one or more biometric samples. Search performance parameters are received. A biometric query plan is generated in compliance with the search performance parameters. The biometric query plan provides a search plan for identifying potential matches to the one or more biometric samples. | 2011-02-10 |
20110032077 | FINGER BIOMETRIC SENSOR INCLUDING LATERALLY ADJACENT PIEZOELECTRIC TRANSDUCER LAYER AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - A finger biometric sensor may include a finger biometric sensing layer having an upper major surface and at least one sidewall surface adjacent thereto. The finger biometric layer may be for generating signals related to at least one biometric characteristic of the user's finger when positioned adjacent the first major surface. The finger biometric sensor may also include a piezoelectric transducer layer coupled to the at least one sidewall surface of the finger biometric sensing layer and a plurality of electrically conductive layers coupled to the piezoelectric transducer layer to define transducer electrodes. At least one of the electrically conductive layers may also cooperate with the finger biometric sensing layer for sensing the at least one biometric characteristic. | 2011-02-10 |
20110032078 | Mobile CAT - Mobile device software application that uses the camera in a web-enabled PDA, cellular phone or smart phone to capture a barcode image off a lottery ticket, convert it to its unique serial number, pass it via cellular data service through a database query to generate a result set of win/loss data that can be returned to the PDA device. | 2011-02-10 |
20110032079 | ANTENNA SWITCHING ARRANGEMENT - An antenna switching arrangement with a quadrature arrangement of transmission lines through which a desired signal path may be configured via switches selectively grounding junctions of the switching arrangement. The desired path routing a signal from an input port to one or both of first and second output ports to generate a signal with vertical linear polarization, horizontal linear polarization or circular polarization. The selected polarization may be changed as desired and/or multiple antenna switching arrangements applied to enable simultaneous signals with different polarizations. | 2011-02-10 |
20110032080 | METHOD FOR REDUCING A NOISE IN A SIGNAL RECEIVED IN A CONTACTLESS-CARD INTERROGATOR AND A CIRCUIT TO PERFORM SAID METHOD - A calibrating output signal of the transmitter is generated in an interrogator in that a first output signal of a local oscillator is shallowly amplitude-modulated with a pilot signal having a frequency at which a contactless-card encodes data. A receiver reference signal is generated by combining the calibrating output signal of the transmitter and a signal whose carrier signal has a frequency equaling the frequency of the local oscillator signals, conducting the combined signal through a band-pass filter and amplifying it. A first and a second receiver output signals are cleared by subtracting the receiver reference signal, which has been attenuated by a calibrated factor and has a calibrated polarity, from the first and the second receiver output signal, respectively. The attenuation factor and the polarity of the receiver reference signal are sporadically calibrated for each of both receiver output signals by determining and setting the attenuation factor and the polarity of the receiver reference signal as a pair of values for each of both receiver output signals, at which pair of values the first and the second cleared receiver output signals have the lowest amplitude. The signal-to-noise ratio for the interrogator receiver output signal is improved, because this signal no longer contains an amplitude noise of the interrogator transmitter. | 2011-02-10 |
20110032081 | Long Range Radio Frequency Identification System - A method and apparatus for building a long range RFID system is disclosed. A new signaling structure called Block Pseudo Noise is described that allows for more computationally efficient decoding. A novel approach to synchronize the RFID reader local oscillator with the RFID tag oscillator using an on board GPS receiver on the RFID tags and RFID reader is also disclosed. A novel positioning technique called Asynchronous Time Difference of Arrival used to located RFID tags is also disclosed. | 2011-02-10 |
20110032082 | TRANSCEIVER, MODULATION INTEGRATED CIRCUIT, AND RFID READER/WRITER - In a transceiver that selectively transmits a modulated wave and a non-modulated wave to the outside, and receives a response signal from the outside, an S/N ratio during reception is improved. A transceiver, which selectively transmits a modulated wave and a non-modulated wave to the outside, and receives a response signal from the outside, includes an oscillator generating a predetermined carrier wave; a modulator modulating the carrier wave generated by the oscillator with a transmitted baseband signal to generate the modulated wave; a power amplifier amplifying the modulated wave being modulated by the modulator, or the non-modulated wave being not modulated by the modulator; and a circulator for sending output of the power amplifier to an antenna. When the non-modulated wave is transmitted from the antenna, switches are switched to a bypass circuit side such that the oscillator is directly connected to the power amplifier. | 2011-02-10 |
20110032083 | NETWORK DEVICE - A network device includes a status displaying module, a network module, a processor, a power providing module, and a power saving circuit. The network module implements network functions of the network device. The status displaying module receives displaying signals from the network module. The processor directs the network module to implement the network functions. The power providing module provides power for the processor, the network module, and the status displaying module. The power saving circuit couples the displaying signals to obtain coupled signals and controls modes of the processor and the power providing module according to presence of the coupled signals. | 2011-02-10 |
20110032084 | ELECTRONIC INFORMATION DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - An electronic information device of the present invention includes: two main body members that are coupled to each other to be capable of transitioning from a first state to a second state; a detecting section that detects whether the two main body members are in either state of the first state or the second state; a time counting section that counts a first time that is required for the two main body members to transition from the first state to the second state; and a function restricting section that restricts at least one function operation in accordance with the first time. | 2011-02-10 |
20110032085 | APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING INTEGRATED LIGHTING BALLASTS IN A SERIES SCHEME - Power line communication (PLC) systems are presented for connecting dimming switches with electronic ballasts for driving compact fluorescent lamps and other applications using a power distribution network, including a transmitter and a receiver connected in a series circuit for transmission of multi-bit data, where the receiver has a load control circuit for selectively adjusting the receiver loading and to sense current interruptions to provide a data output. | 2011-02-10 |
20110032086 | SWEATBAND WITH ATTACHABLE SPORT SCORING APPARATUS - The sport scoring apparatus includes a flexible band configured for attachment to a user. A retainer is coupled to the flexible band and is configured to selectively receive a scoring device having an adjustable scoreboard. The scoring device may include a wireless transmitter for communication with a remote scoreboard. In this regard, the scoring device may regulate the display of the remote scoreboard, such as a game time and/or a game score. | 2011-02-10 |
20110032087 | VEHICLE PRESENCE NOTIFICATION APPARATUS - A vehicle presence notification apparatus generates a notice sound by emitting an ultrasonic wave in mid air based on an ultrasonic signal modulated according to an audible sound. During proceeding in mid air, the modulated ultrasonic wave is self-demodulating to become an audible sound. The audible sound posterior to the self-demodulation has a significant directionality like the ultrasonic wave. The notice sound is thus conveyed mainly to a pedestrian who is present in a dangerous area range where a danger needs to be taught. In addition, the vehicle presence notification apparatus includes a sensor-use ultrasonic transducer device having a transducers. The transducer device serves as a vehicle velocity sensor by transmitting an ultrasonic wave towards a road surface based on an ultrasonic wave signal or modulated ultrasonic wave, thereby enabling the vehicle presence notification apparatus to acquire vehicle velocity information by itself. | 2011-02-10 |
20110032088 | METHOD OF ENCODING HAPTIC INFORMATION ON IMAGE, METHOD OF DECODING HAPTIC INFORMATION FROM IMAGE AND APPARATUS OF PROCESSING HAPTIC INFORMATION FOR THE SAME - Disclosed is a technology of encoding haptic information on images or decoding haptic information from images. The method of encoding the haptic information on the images according to the present invention includes: generating haptic information; generating encoding target data by using the haptic information and header information associated with the haptic information; and generating an encoded image by encoding the encoding target data by using a least significant bit (LSB) of byte data of each of the original image pixels. As a result, the present invention can simply encode/decode the haptic information while maintaining an original image format. | 2011-02-10 |
20110032089 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING HUMAN INPUT TO A COMPUTER - The invention provides a method for providing human input to a computer which allows a user to interact with a display connected to the computer. The method includes the steps of placing a first target on a first portion of the user's body, using an electro-optical sensing means, sensing data related to the location of the first target and data related to the location of a second portion of the user's body, the first and second portions of the user's body being movable relative to each other, providing an output of the electro-optical sensing means to the input of the computer, determining the location of the first target and the location of the second portion of the user's body, and varying the output of the computer to the display based upon the determined locations for contemporaneous viewing by the user. | 2011-02-10 |
20110032090 | Active Handrest For Haptic Guidance and Ergonomic Support - An active handrest system ( | 2011-02-10 |
20110032091 | TOUCH SCREEN DEVICE - Disclosed herein is a touch screen device. The touch screen device includes a touch display module having a touch screen panel and an image display unit coupled to the lower surface of the touch screen panel. A plate is attached at a first side thereof to a portion around an edge of a lower surface of the image display unit, and is stepped to extend inwards in a horizontal direction. A vibration generating means is mounted on a horizontally extending portion of the plate in such a way as to be spaced apart from the image display unit. An elastic member is attached to the lower surface of the plate. The touch screen device is applicable to the touch display module, is capable of improving the sensation of vibrations applied to the touch screen panel and controlling the frequency range of vibrations applied to a touch screen panel. | 2011-02-10 |
20110032092 | ANTITHEFT SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF - An antitheft system and method capable of being more easily mounted than was conventionally done, with a detecting capability, necessary and sufficient to determine the occurrence of a theft. An RSS value r is calculated as a square-root of sum of squares by putting together each of variations in X-, Y- and Z-axes in a sensor unit | 2011-02-10 |
20110032093 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DYNAMICALLY GENERATING A SPEED ALERT BASED ON DRIVER STATUS - In at least one embodiment, a method for generating a speed alert with an electronic device in a vehicle is provided. The method comprises receiving a vehicle speed signal indicating the speed at which the vehicle is traveling on a road and receiving a speed limit signal indicating the posted speed limit for the road traveled by the vehicle. The method further comprises adding a predetermined speed buffer to the posted speed limit and comparing the posted speed limit and the predetermined speed buffer to the vehicle speed signal. The method further comprises generating an alert if the vehicle speed signal is greater than the posted speed limit and the predetermined speed buffer. | 2011-02-10 |
20110032094 | IMAGE INFORMATION GENERATION DEVICE, DISPLAY CONTROL DEVICE PROVIDED WITH THE SAME, INFORMATION DISPLAY SYSTEM FOR MOBILE OBJECT, MODULE FOR DRIVER SEAT, AND MOBILE OBJECT - A DPF controller ( | 2011-02-10 |
20110032095 | Methods, Systems, and Products for Security Services - Methods, systems, and products are disclosed for notification of alarms in security systems. A packetized alarm message is received from a security system associated with a network address. The network address is associated to a notification address. A Voice-over Internet Protocol call to the notification address is initiated over a data network to alert of an alarm from a security system. | 2011-02-10 |
20110032096 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ALCOHOL MONITOR BASED ON DRIVER STATUS - In at least one embodiment, an apparatus for performing an alcohol monitor in a vehicle based on a driver being one of a primary driver and a secondary driver is provided. The apparatus comprises an electronic device that is positioned within the vehicle. The electronic device is configured to receive a driver status signal indicating that the driver of the vehicle is the secondary driver. The electronic device is further configured to receive an alcohol content measurement from an alcohol monitoring device (AMD) indicative of blood alcohol content for the secondary driver. The electronic device is further configured to compare the alcohol content measurement to a predetermined alcohol content. | 2011-02-10 |
20110032097 | TRANSCEIVER BASED MONITORING SYSTEM & PROCESS - A remote monitoring device is integrated as part of a cell phone or personal digital assistant. By sharing computing resources of a communications transceiver, the cost of a monitoring device can be significantly reduced, while still permitting sufficient functionality to effectively observe an area of interest, such as a child's sleeping area. An alert is generated and transmitted to an observer using a separate transceiver when activity at the monitored area (i.e., sound or video activity) meets a specified threshold. | 2011-02-10 |
20110032098 | Portable electronic apparatus with a user physical status sensing and warning circuit - An portable electronic apparatus is disclosed having a sensor module adapted for sensing the user's physical status, a memory unit having stored therein predetermined configuration status data, an alarm, and a microcontroller for driving the sensor module to detect the user's physical status, comparing the detected physical status data to the configuration status data stored in the memory unit, determining the detected physical status data to be an abnormal physical status when the comparison result matches, and driving the alarm to produce a warning signal when an abnormal physical status is determined. | 2011-02-10 |
20110032099 | Method for Recognizing Theft of a PV Module and a Failure of a Bypass Diode of a PV Module, Corresponding PV Sub-Generator Junction Box, PV Inverter, and Corresponding PV System - A method for recognizing the theft of at least one photovoltaic module of a PV system. The PV system comprises at least one string of serially connected PV modules for supplying a field voltage, where the at least one string is connected in parallel and the PV modules each have a plurality of serially connected PV cells. In addition, bypass diodes connected in an anti-parallel manner are provided for protecting the PV cells. During a non-charging operation, i.e., the evening and at night, a test voltage that is negative relative to the field voltage is connected to the at least one PV string to adjust a test current through the bypass diodes. A theft message is automatically output when at least one of the test current and the test voltage significantly change. | 2011-02-10 |
20110032100 | WIRELESS TAG AND METHOD OF PRODUCING WIRELESS TAG - According to an aspect of the invention, a wireless tag includes a base member that is flexible and on a surface of which a wiring pattern is formed, a wireless circuit chip that is mounted on the base member and connected to the wiring pattern; protective members that cover the base member and the wireless circuit chip and are lower in hardness than the base member, and a plurality of spherical projections that are arranged on the surfaces of the protective members, higher in hardness than the base member, and so arranged as to interfere with other adjacent spherical projections when at least the protective members are bent beyond a predetermined angle. | 2011-02-10 |
20110032102 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RESTRICTING AUDIO TRANSMISSION BASED ON DRIVER STATUS - In at least one embodiment, a method and a apparatus for restricting audio transmission in a vehicle is provided. The apparatus comprises a control module. The control module is configured to receive an audio feed signal including audio content and a content advisory indicator and compare the content advisory indicator to predetermined criteria. The control module is further configured to restrict transmission of the audio data based on the comparison of the content advisory indicator to the predetermined criteria. | 2011-02-10 |
20110032103 | MOTION DETECTION SYSTEM - A motion detection system for detecting movement and/or breathing from a subject, e.g., for preventing SIDS, can incorporate a sensor in communication with a fluid-filled chamber while optionally combining audio and/or video monitoring systems. The sensor module may have a housing which can be attached, e.g., to an article of clothing worn by the subject. The sensor may be entirely enclosed within the housing which may also be filled with a vibrationally transmissive medium which transmits movements from the subject such that these signals impinge upon the sensor which captures these signals (or the absence of these signals) for processing and possibly alerting a parent or caretaker. | 2011-02-10 |
20110032104 | MEDICINE MANAGEMENT APPARATUS FOR MANAGING PATIENT'S MEDICATION PERIOD THROUGH MESSAGE TRANSMISSION - A medicine management apparatus comprises a medicine storage casing for storing medicines, a display unit for displaying medication times for the medicines and temperature and humidity within the medicine storage casing, an audio unit for informing the medication times on a periodic basis, a timer for setting the medication times on a periodic basis and outputting the medication times through the audio unit or the display unit, a message transmission module for transmitting a message to an administrator over a wireless communication network when there is no open signal detected when doors provided in the medicine storage casing are opened using the open signal as a medication signal, and a control unit for performing an overall control operation. | 2011-02-10 |
20110032105 | GPS Features and Functionality in an Athletic Watch System - Athletic performance monitoring systems include GPS data to enhance various features of the workout as well as the post-workout data analysis. Such features include using output from multiple sensors to determine the most accurate data available for providing distance measurements for individual segments of a route. The most accurate data for each route segment, from whatever source, then is used to provide the overall route distance and as the basis for making other calculations, such as pace, calorie burn, etc. Another feature relates to the ability to both input and output geographically tagged messages while moving along a route during an athletic performance. | 2011-02-10 |
20110032106 | WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORK CONTEXT DATA DELIVERY SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system has a sensing device for detecting a signal and logic configured to discover the sensing device at a location on a user's body, the logic further configured to monitor the signal for an event and upon receiving information indicating an event has occurred the logic is further configured to transmit event data indicative of the event to a controller via a network. | 2011-02-10 |
20110032107 | ABNORMALITY DETECTING DEVICE FOR HEART ASSIST DEVICE, METHOD FOR DETECTING ABNORMALITY OF HEART ASSIST DEVICE, AND ABNORMALITY DETECTING PROGRAM - In order to provide an abnormality detecting device for a heart assist device, a method for detecting an abnormality of a heart assist device and an abnormal state of a heart assist device detecting program which can early detect an abnormal state, the abnormality detecting device for a heart assist device according to the present invention includes a user information acquiring means for obtaining user information that indicates an operation state of the heart assist device implanted in a body of a user or a biological state of the user measured by the heart assist device and associating said user information with time to store in a history information storing means, and an abnormal state judging means for referring said history information storing means and judging whether or not an abnormal state is present based on a history of said user information. | 2011-02-10 |
20110032108 | LARGE CURRENT CARRYING CAPACITOR HAVING A THERMAL DISCONNECT WITH A LIGHT INDICATOR - A capacitor providing a thermal alert includes a wound film capacitor for carrying a large current when coupled to an AC generator. The wound film capacitor includes a hollow core extending from one end to another end of the capacitor. Also included are an in-line thermal switch, which is disposed in the hollow core for sensing a predetermined temperature; and a light indicator, which is coupled to the thermal switch. A single housing is integrally formed from an upper cover and a lower cover for housing the capacitor, the thermal switch and the light indicator. The upper cover of the housing is formed from translucent material. The thermal switch is configured to disconnect the wound film capacitor from the AC generator upon reaching the predetermined temperature, and activate the light indicator to emit a light. The upper cover is effective in transmitting the light from inside the housing to outside of the housing. The light indicator includes an incandescent light bulb, a neon bulb, or a light emitting diode (LED). | 2011-02-10 |
20110032109 | Premises Monitoring System - This invention relates generally to computer systems, and more specifically, to a premise monitoring system. In one embodiment, the invention includes operations of receiving one or more signals containing a device identifier and a device condition from one or more remote alarm monitoring systems; retrieving enhanced information based on the device identifier and/or the device condition; determining one or more communication methods and/or communication destinations based on the device identifier and/or the device condition; and dispatching the enhanced information to the one or more communication destinations using the one or more communication methods. | 2011-02-10 |
20110032110 | Electric power amount information output device and system - In an electric power amount information output device for a vehicle, a control section checks whether a remaining electric power amount of a battery of a motor-driven vehicle at a departure point is less than a total electric power amount required for the vehicle to travel to a destination point. The control section drives an output section to output insufficiency information indicating that the remaining electric power amount of the battery is insufficient, if the remaining electric power amount is less than the required total electric power amount. | 2011-02-10 |
20110032111 | CIRCUIT BREAKER LOCATOR - An arrangement that includes a transmitter unit and a receiver for locating a wire or a circuit interrupter associated with a selected branch circuit of a power distribution system. The transmitter is electrically interconnected with the selected branch circuit and produces a sequence of current pulses in a branch circuit that is to be traced to locate an associated circuit interrupter. Each current pulse is of a predetermined duration, a predetermined rise time, and a predefined fall time, which in one embodiment is equal to the current pulse rise time. The receiver is a handheld unit that is positioned in close proximity with the various circuit interrupters of the power distribution system and provides an indication that the desired wire or circuit interrupter has been located upon detecting current pulses that are with a predefined pulse duration, pulse separation and amplitude. | 2011-02-10 |
20110032112 | DEVICE FOR MONITORING VOLTAGE OF MOTHERBOARD - A device for monitoring a voltage of a motherboard includes a first monitoring circuit, a second monitoring circuit, and an indicating circuit. The first and monitoring circuits are connected to output a control voltage. A value of the control voltage is determined according to a value of the voltage of the motherboard. The control voltage is reduced to control the indicating circuit. The indicating circuit indicates whether the voltage of the motherboard is normal. | 2011-02-10 |
20110032113 | AC VOLTAGE PHASE DISCRIMINATOR FOR CIRCUIT BREAKER LOCATORS - An arrangement that includes a transmitter unit and a receiver for locating a circuit interrupter associated with a selected branch circuit of a power distribution system. The transmitter is electrically interconnected with the selected branch circuit and produces a sequence of tracing signals in a branch circuit that is to be traced. Each tracing signal is transmitted and detected at times measured with respect to a detected known phase of the signal on the branch circuit. In one embodiment, tracing signals are transmitted on a branch circuit of a 3 phase power distribution system when the branch circuit to be tested has a positive phase and the other phases are negative. | 2011-02-10 |
20110032114 | Alarming Device - The alarming device of the present invention includes a battery power supply; a sensor section that outputs an anomaly detection signal in the case of detecting an anomaly; a alert section that outputs an anomaly alarm based on the anomaly detection signal; a reception circuit section that receives an event signal from another alarming device; a transmission circuit section that transmits an event signal to the other alarming device; an anomaly monitoring section that, when the sensor section has detected an anomaly, causes the alert section to output the anomaly alarm based on the anomaly detection signal and causes the transmission circuit section to transmit an event signal according to the anomaly of the alarming device to the other alarming device, and on the other hand, when the reception circuit section has received an event signal according to an anomaly of the other alarming device from the other alarming device, causes the alert section to output the anomaly alarm; and a communication control section that detects a predetermined event and performs communication control by adjusting the transmitting and receiving of an event signal by the transmission circuit section and the reception circuit section. | 2011-02-10 |
20110032115 | Vehicle Having Remote Start and Enclosed Space Detection - The subject of the present invention is a method for remote starting an internal combustion engine of a vehicle comprising the steps of: detecting a wireless remote start signal; after detecting the wireless remote start signal, activating a parking aid system to detect the presence or absence of a garage door; and if no garage door is detected by the parking aid system, remote starting the internal combustion engine. A carbon monoxide detector or an automatic garage door opener may also be employed in the remote start process. | 2011-02-10 |
20110032116 | Universal Transmitter - An apparatus and methods are provided for a universal transmitter. In one embodiment, a method includes detecting activation of at least one button of the universal transmitter, by a controller, for a predetermined time, outputting at least one set of signals to a first set of terminals of a switch of the universal transmitter, detecting output on a second set of terminals of the switch and determining position of a switch, by the controller, based, at least in part, on the output detected on the second set of terminals, wherein position of the switch relates to a transmission type. The method can further include detecting activation of a first button to be programmed and programming the first button based on the transmission type. | 2011-02-10 |
20110032117 | APPARATUS FOR RECEIVING AND TRANSMITTING SIGNALS IN ELECTROMAGNETIC TELEMETRY SYSTEM USED IN A WELLBORE - A downhole electromagnetic telemetry unit for use with a tubing string ( | 2011-02-10 |
20110032118 | Vehicle Awareness System - A vehicle awareness system for alerting the driver of a motor vehicle the approaching from the rear side of a motorcycle, and for reporting to the rider of the motorcycle that the driver of the motor vehicle has been alerted. The system comprises (a) a motorcycle unit, located on the motorcycle, for transmitting signals toward the traveling lane of that motorcycle; (b) a car unit, located in the motor vehicle, for receiving signals transmitted from the motorcycle unit, and accordingly supplying one or more output signals indicative of the approach of the motorcycle; (c) first warning means, activated by the output signals, for alerting the driver of the motor vehicle regarding the approach of the motorcycle from the rear side; and (d) second warning means, activated by the same output signals, for signaling the driver of the motorcycle that the first warning means are active. | 2011-02-10 |