07th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 20 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100039264 | METAL DETECTION SYSTEM WITH INTEGRATED DIRECTIONAL PEOPLE COUNTING SYSTEM - A system for detecting electronic article surveillance (“EAS”) marker shielding includes an EAS subsystem a metal detector, a people counting system, and a processor. The EAS subsystem operates to detect an EAS marker in an interrogation zone. The metal detector operates to detect a metal object in the interrogation zone. The people counting system operates to detect one or more people in the interrogation zone. The processor is electrically coupled to the EAS subsystem, the metal detector and the people counting system. The processor is programmed to receive information outputted from the people counting system and information outputted from the metal detector to determine whether to generate an alarm signal based on the presence of EAS marker shielding. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039265 | Integrated circuit and method to secure a RFID tag - A method to secure RFID card information consisting of a piezo electric element coupled to a transistor which is coupled across the antenna leads of a RFID tag, the transistor provides a short circuit or and open circuit across the antenna leads or antenna input leads of a the RFID chip. The transistor when not energized provides a short circuit on the RFID antenna. When the transistor is energized by a piezo electric element the short circuit is removed and the RFID chip can transfer data normally. Furthermore, the present invention includes a single integrated circuit package, being a single integrated transistor RFID chip package based on the transistor circuit design to operate specifically with a piezo electric element when used with a RFID tag. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039266 | Transceiver device for cell phones for tracking of objects - A system for tracking objects includes a radio frequency (RF) transceiver device integrated in a wireless handheld personal electronic device (e.g., cell phone, BLACKBERRY, iPHONE) having a visual display, a battery power source and a selection of distinct audible ringtones. The transceiver device communicates via RF signals with transponders installed within or attached to personal objects such as, but not limited to: keys; wallets; laptops; handbags; handheld electronic devices; cameras; video cameras; MP3 players; sunglasses and pens. The tracked objects are programmed into the wireless handheld electronic device and are viewable on the display, identifying the object by name, transponder number and identifying ringtone. The transceiver device is pre-programmed to trigger alarm functions (e.g., distinct ringtone, vibration and/or visual indicator) of the wireless handheld device upon any one or more of the tracked objects becoming separated from the transceiver device beyond a predetermined distance. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039267 | CIRCUIT AND METHOD FOR POWER-UP OPTIMIZATION OF RFID TRANSPONDER - The present invention relates to a radio-frequency identification tag ( | 2010-02-18 |
20100039268 | METHOD SYSTEM FOR SIMPLIFIED IDENTIFICATION OF AN OBJECT USING A TRANSPONDER - The invention relates to a method of providing a transponder for marking an object, the transponder having a storage means for storing a unique, preferably worldwide unique, number with a predetermined number n of digits, the method comprising the steps of:
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20100039269 | Modular Systems for Monitoring the Presence of a Person Using a Variety of Sensing Devices - A capacitive sensor element for use with a patient monitoring system and a method for manufacturing and dispensing such sensor elements for use. The sensor elements include a flat, flexible, substrate layer that is manufactured into a roll that also includes at least two longitudinal conductive elements printed or layered onto one side of the substrate layer material. Individual capacitive sensor elements comprising a section of the substrate material with corresponding sections of the conductive elements may be separated from the manufactured roll by tearing along perforations across the width of the substrate layer material. Once an individual capacitive sensor element has been separated from the roll for use, one end of the element is folded over to align pairs of connector apertures positioned through the conductive elements and the associated substrate layer. Dual snap electrical connectors are positioned over and through the apertures to provide the necessary electrical connections between the capacitive sensor and the instrumentation of the patient monitoring system. The present invention further includes a method of manufacturing the roll of capacitive sensor elements according to the structures described above and providing such rolled elements in a dispenser configuration for use in facilities utilizing the patient monitoring systems. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039270 | TESTING DEVICE FOR LENS MODULE - An testing device for lens module includes an image sensor, a light source assembly, a testing tray, a detecting device, and a processor. The light source assembly is aligned with the image sensor. The testing tray is disposed between the light source assembly and the image sensor, and defines a plurality of through holes for receiving lens modules. The detecting device is configured for detecting whether the lens module to be tested is tilted. The processor controls the moving of the image sensor and the testing tray. The processor is capable of stopping the moving of the image sensor and the testing tray when the detecting device detected the lens module to be tested is tilted. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039271 | System and Method for Leak Detection - A leak detection apparatus has a transducer arranged for detection of sound, the transducer translating the sound into an analog signal and a display device. In addition, the leak detection apparatus has logic configured to detect the analog signal and display to the display device a gain range corresponding to the signal. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039272 | VARIABLE HEIGHT BIN LEVEL SENSOR FOR USE WITH A PRODUCT DISPENSING AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT - A fill level sensor is magnetically coupled to a hopper of an agricultural implement to provide a signal indicative of product fill level in the hopper relative to a fill line. The sensor can be positioned at various heights to provide variability in the height of the sensed fill line. The fill level sensing components are contained within a sensor housing. A magnet for magnetically mounting the sensor may be coupled to an exterior surface of the sensor housing or enclosed within the sensor housing. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039273 | Hazard Detection System - A remote control system relating to a remote control and a base charger. A rechargeable battery contained within the remote control is charged when rested within a charging position of the base charger. Once a user removes the remote control from the charging position, the remote control doubles as a portable hazard detector that operates in a sustained manner for as long as the rechargeable batter has power. This means that the remote control will emit an alert noise if a hazard such as smoke or high level of carbon monoxide is detected by internal sensors located within the remote control. The base charger also has sensors and an alert speaker to inform the user of a potential hazard. In addition, the base charger is in communication with the remote control so that a user can locate a missing remote control. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039274 | PARTICLE MONITORS AND METHOD(S) THEREFOR - The present invention relates to the field of the detection, analysis and/or determination of matter or particles suspended in fluid. In one particular form, the present invention relates to smoke detectors, which detect unwanted pyrolysis or combustion of material. In another form, the present invention relates to smoke detectors of the early detection type, and which may be applied to ventilation, air-conditioning or duct monitoring of a particular area. In yet another form, the present invention relates to adjusting the sensitivity of particle detectors. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039275 | COMPUTER SYSTEM, METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING LIGHT SIGNAL - A method for controlling a light signal is provided. The method is suitable for a computer system. The method includes interrupting an original service of the light signal and obtaining the authority to control the light signal. The method also includes controlling the operation of the light signal according to a current status of the computer system. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039276 | PORTABLE ELECTRONICS AND SENSING METHOD - A portable electronics includes detection unit which detects a state of the portable electronics, storage unit which stores a detection result of the detection unit at a first period, and determination unit which reads out, every time a second period longer than the first period has elapsed, a plurality of detection results stored in the storage unit during the second period and determines the state of the portable electronics based on the plurality of readout detection results. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039277 | Closed-Loop Monitoring System - In a closed-loop monitoring system, a host device is operable to output encoded signals at a coupling side to a single transmission line. Each of monitoring devices includes: a current inducting generating unit generating induced encoded signals when the encoded signals pass through a signal current generating element coupled across an input side coupled to the transmission line; a control unit identifying a monitoring signal from the induced encoded signals generated by the current inducting generating unit; and a detecting unit detecting, in response to the monitoring signal, whether each of electronic devices coupled thereto is activated ox deactivated and transmitting a reply signal associated with states of the electronic devices to the transmission line based on a detection result made thereby. The host device receives the reply signal from each monitoring device through the transmission line and the coupling side to obtain state information associated with the electronic devices. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039278 | RESET LOCKOUT FOR SLIDING LATCH GFCI - Resettable circuit interrupting devices using a center latch are provided. The circuit interrupting devices include those with a reset lockout, reverse wiring protection, and/or an independent trip portion. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039279 | VOLTAGE SENSING TOOL - A hand tool ( | 2010-02-18 |
20100039280 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR WIRELESS ASSET TRACKING USING ASSET TAGS WITH MOTION SENSORS - A system includes an asset tag associated with an asset, the asset tag having a motion sensor to detect a movement of the asset. The system also includes a plurality of readers, each reader receiving one or more signals from the asset tag and measuring a distance between the asset tag and the reader based on the signals. The system further includes a controller receiving a measured distance from each of the plurality of readers and determining a location of the asset based on the measured distances. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039281 | Advertising Display and System - A provision is made for electro-magnetic wave detection, and identification of a natural element for interactive display by, with same or but not limited to wearable, portable, personal assist items or devices. Unnatural element identifification also recognizes resonace or induction but as a by product of electric/electronic discharge/eminence for display therewith. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039282 | Universal Remote Control Programming - An apparatus and method for programming a universal remote control. The method includes receiving a transmitted signal of unknown modulation technique from a native remote control and characterizing the received signal in parameters of a pre-determined modulation technique. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039283 | SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING ELECTRICALLY OPERATED DEVICES - A system for controlling electrically-operated devices within an area such as a room is disclosed. The system comprises a visual display screen upon which is displayed a representation of the area within which electrically-operated devices are disposed, and one or more representation of an electrically-operated device within the area. An input device is operable by a user to activate a representation of an electrically-operated device. In response, a control stage operates in response to inputs received from the input device, to modify the operation of the electrically-operated device associated with the representation. The electrically-operated devices to be controlled by the system may include, but are not limited to: electrical devices, such as a fan, a heater, a light, air conditioning; effectors for opening and closing a door or a window; electronic devices such a television set, a television receiver/decoder, a video recording device and audio equipment. The system can operate in a design mode, in which a user can create or amend the representation of the area and the electrically-operated devices within it. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039284 | MOBILE WIRELESS NETWORK FOR ASSET TRACKING AND SUPPLY CHAIN MONITORING - A method, system and mobile sensor node monitor a supply chain monitoring. A communication network is established which includes a plurality of mobile sensor nodes. Status information for each mobile sensor node is periodically transmitted. Each mobile sensor node receives status information for at least one other mobile sensor node in the communication network. A log file which includes the received status information is compiled and stored in the mobile sensor node that received the corresponding status information. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039285 | WIRELESS DRILL STRING TELEMETRY - A communication module for transfer of information along a drill string has at least one antenna coil, wherein the communication module is configured such that a central coil axis of the antenna coil is substantially perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of a drill pipe to which it is affixed. Signals are relayed magnetically from node to node to exchange data along any desired length of drill string. The drill string itself forms a portion of the magnetic flux path and the earth and/or surrounding media forms another substantial portion of the closed flux path. Magnetic induction is advantageous because the steel drill pipe is ferromagnetic and exhibits a magnetic permeability of a few hundred to a few thousand times that of air. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039286 | Symbol Synchronization for Downhole OFDM Telemetry - Enhanced symbol synchronization methods suitable for use in narrowband orthogonal frequency division multiplexed (OFDM) telemetry systems. In at least some embodiments, a logging while drilling (LWD) tool assembly communicates with the surface using low frequency electromagnetic (EM) signals. The telemetry transmitter employs OFDM modulation to fully exploit the narrow range of available bandwidth, resulting in signals that have relatively long frames. At the surface a receiver digitizes the receive signal and applies an enhanced symbol synchronization technique to identify frame boundaries before demodulation is attempted. The enhanced symbol synchronization technique employs a pulse train filter to clean up a cyclic prefix correlation signal that otherwise behaves badly in the narrowband regime. The improved timing information from the enhanced symbol synchronization significantly reduces the error rate in the demodulated signal. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039287 | Joint Channel Coding and Modulation For Improved Performance of Telemetry Systems - Jointly designed channel coding and modulation are used in an uplink telemetry system for transmitting a message signal from a bottomhole location to a surface location. A constant envelope quadrature-quadrature phase-shift keying may be used. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039288 | Wireless Telemetry Circuit Structure for Measuring Temperature in High Temperature Environments - A circuit affixed to a moving part of an engine for sensing and processing the temperature of the part. The circuit generates a signal representative of the temperature sensed by a thermocouple ( | 2010-02-18 |
20100039289 | Wireless Telemetry Electronic Circuit Package for High Temperature Environments - A circuit assembly ( | 2010-02-18 |
20100039290 | Wireless Telemetry Electronic Circuitry for Measuring Strain in High-Temperature Environments - In a telemetry system for use in an engine, a circuit structure ( | 2010-02-18 |
20100039291 | Vehicle/Crosswalk Communication System - A wireless communication system for and between a monitored (“smart”) pedestrian crosswalk and an approaching vehicle, alerting the operator of the vehicle to the presence of a pedestrian in the crosswalk. The invention uses wireless electronic communication for transmitting signals to vehicles or motorists equipped with a compatible receiver. The communication is then interpreted by the receiver to provide an “alert” (audible and/or visual) to the motorist. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039292 | Method and Device for Outputting Parking Instructions - In a method and a corresponding device for outputting parking instructions to a driver of a vehicle, the parking process is divided into a multiplicity of sections each having a constant specified steering angle, and there being situated between each two sections a stopping point that is to be approached after a corresponding stop instruction within a stopping path. A respective tolerance band is defined for the stopping path and/or for the steering angle, a corresponding stop instruction, corresponding to a specified stopping path, and/or a corresponding specified steering angle being defined for each section, taking into account the respective tolerance band. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039293 | LOCALISATION OF VEHICLE OR MOBILE OBJECTS BASED ON EMBEDDED RFID TAGS - An RFID system for determining the location of a vehicle or mobile object that passes thereover is presented. The system comprises a tag arrangement having at least one tag where the arrangement having a width of between approximately 0.5 m and 2 m. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039294 | AUTOMATED LANDING AREA DETECTION FOR AIRCRAFT - A system for detecting a landing area or runway for an aircraft includes a detection subsystem, a processor architecture, flight deck instrumentation, and a runway feature template database. The system is operated to perform an automated method for visually confirming the presence of a runway on approach. The method obtains sensor data indicative of an approach area of the aircraft, and extracts visually distinguishable features of the approach area from the sensor data. The method also accesses the runway feature template corresponding to the intended approach runway for the aircraft, fits the visually distinguishable features to the runway feature template, and provides flight crew feedback in response to the fitting step. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039295 | GUIDING AND TAXIING ASSISTANCE OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR AN AIRCRAFT HAVING A DEDICATED SYMBOLOGY - The invention pertains to optoelectronic devices for aiding the guidance and taxiing of aircraft, comprising a so-called head-up collimator allowing the presentation of information in the pilot's visual field. It applies notably to large-size civil aircraft of the Boeing 747 or Airbus A380 type. The optoelectronic device comprises means for calculating a deviation factor for the actual trajectory of said aircraft relative to a theoretical trajectory on said traffic way, means for generating symbols and at least one head-up collimator comprising means for displaying and superimposing said symbols on the outside landscape. The deviation factor is calculated on the basis of an angle (PÂ′G) and that the means for generating symbols generate a symbol representing said deviation factor, so as to be superimposed on said traffic way. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039296 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RECALLING MEDIA - Paper-based playback of media can be performed by electronically recording handwritten notes including pen strokes using a digital pen on a position-coded paper. A plurality of bounding areas is identified, e.g. by generating bounding areas around the pen strokes as they are developed. Each bounding box is provided with a time stamp which indexes a media file, which was recorded simultaneously with the handwritten notes. By placing the digital pen close to a handwritten note on the paper, the part of the media that was recorded when the specific note was written can be recalled. More specifically, the bounding box corresponding to the position of the digital pen is identified and the associated time stamp is used to find the media to recall. This paper-based playback of media can be performed in e.g. a stand-alone device or by a combination of a digital pen and a mobile phone. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039297 | KEYBOARD WITH ILLUMINATING ARCHITECTURE - A keyboard with illuminating architecture includes a keyboard portion and a substrate carrying the keyboard portion, wherein the keyboard portion includes a plurality of pressing elements for receiving a pressing force from the user and inter-dependent mechanisms respectively under a force receiving surface of each pressing element for providing a moving stroke of the pressing element following the force direction, and the substrate has an assembling portion for assembling with the other end of the inter-dependent mechanism. Moreover, the surface of the substrate has at least one light guiding groove, which forms a light channel for transmitting light, and at least one inner sidewall of the light guiding groove is a light reflecting surface, so that the light in the light guiding groove is reflected by the light reflecting surface to the keyboard portion, thereby providing the pressing elements the brightness, and reducing whole keyboard thickness and thinning. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039298 | SIDE KEY ASSEMBLY FOR PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A side key assembly includes a metallic dome, an insulating layer and a decorative layer. The insulating layer is laminated on the dome. The decorative layer is laminated on the insulating layer. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039299 | KEY ASSEMBLY FOR PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE SAME - A key assembly comprises a connecting element, a first key and a second key. The first key includes a first body member and a first elastic member protruding from one end of the first body member, another end of the first body member connects with the connecting element. The second key includes a second body member and a second elastic member protruding from one end of the second body member, and another end of the second body member connects with the connecting element. The first elastic member provides a returning force for the first body member, and the second elastic member provides a returning force for the second body member. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039300 | LZW DATA COMPRESSION ALGORITHM - An improved LZW algorithm creates images at the time of compression, and obtains codes from those images at the time of decompression. At the time of compression, string (x) is obtained from the input stream and code (x) is retrieved from the LZW table for string (x). Assuming that a valid image (x) exists for the code, the system and method of the present disclosure may either: 1) write code (x) to the output stream, or 2) write image (x) to the output stream. The enhanced decompression algorithm of the present disclosure in one embodiment retrieves the code or image and restores the original stream. In addition, 1 bit is removed from code (x+1), and its information is indirectly stored in code (x)/image (x). Thereafter, when the decompression program encounters image (x) in the compressed stream, the decompression algorithm adds binary bit ‘1’ (or ‘0’) to the code (x+1), and adds binary bit ‘0’ (or ‘1’) to code (x+1) when it encounters code (x). | 2010-02-18 |
20100039301 | VARIABLE LENGTH DECODER, ENCODER, AND VARIABLE LENGTH DECODING METHOD - A variable length decoder that decodes a variable length code to output data including a run and a level, the variable length decoder includes a memory that stores an output format of a run and a level according to a prefix for specifying an area which is generated by dividing a run-level plane based on the run; a extraction circuit that extracts the prefix, run computation data, and level computation data from the variable length code; and an output circuit that accesses the memory based on the prefix and outputs the data based on the run computation data and the level computation data. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039302 | Correlation-based background calibration of pipelined converters with reduced power penalty - A device and method for correlation-based background calibration of pipelined converters with a reduced power penalty. A pipelined analog-to-digital converter (ADC) utilizes a random or pseudorandom signal to reduce the quantization error of subconverting stages. Stages within the ADC comprise an injection circuit having a plurality of capacitive branches in parallel. Less than all of the branches can function during a given clock cycle of the ADC. This allows a subconverting stage within the ADC to be accurately trimmed before operation using a large amplitude signal. At the same time, the capability to inject smaller amplitude random or pseudorandom signals into the subconverting stage during operation is maintained, saving valuable dynamic range and power. The various capacitive branches are cycled through either randomly or in sequence such that the quantizer manifests the same average gain error over time for which the quantizer was initially trimmed. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039303 | DIGITAL ANALOG CONVERTER - A digital analog converter has an input terminal receiving a digital input signal, a lower-side capacitor group coupled to a lower-side common terminal in parallel, an upper-side capacitor group coupled, in parallel, to an upper-side common terminal at which an analog output signal is generated, a coupling capacitor provided between the lower-side common terminal and the upper-side common terminal, a switch group coupled to the upper-side capacitor group and the lower-side capacitor group and controlled as a conduction state and a non-conduction state in accordance with the digital input signal, and an adjusting capacitor coupled to the lower-side common terminal and having a variable capacitance value. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039304 | DIGITAL TO ANALOG CONVERTER AND METHOD THEREOF - A digital to analog converter (DAC) has a plurality of transistor-resistor units connected in a string. Each of the transistor-resistor units of the DAC has a pair of transistors that are turned on/off by a pair of complementary control signals. Since the two transistors of each transistor-resistor unit are positioned symmetrically, an equivalent resistance would be determined precisely according to received digital codes, such that an output voltage of the DAC could be adjusted precisely based on the equivalent resistance. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039305 | COMPARATOR CIRCUIT AND ANALOG DIGITAL CONVERTER HAVING THE SAME - A comparator circuit includes a first comparator comparing an input signal to a first comparison value and generating a first determination signal, a second comparator comparing the input signal to a second comparison value different from the first comparison value and generating a second determination signal, and an output selecting circuit selecting a signal generated first from the first determination signal and the second determination signal, and outputting the selected signal as a determination signal. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039306 | ANALOG-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTER - A method of analog-to-digital conversion over n bits of an analog signal, including the steps of: comparing the amplitude of the analog signal with a threshold representing the amplitude of the full-scale analog signal divided by 2 | 2010-02-18 |
20100039307 | USING A/V DEVICE TO SEND CONTROLLED DEVICE COMMUNICATION-RELATED PARAMETERS TO PROGRAM REMOTE CONTROL - An A/V device such as a TV presents a series of GUIs that a user can navigate through using a programmable bidirectional remote control to select a type of component to be controlled, the manufacturer, and model number. Once the desired component is selected by navigating through the GUIs, the TV sends back the necessary code information to enable the remote control to communicate with the component. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039308 | System and method for detecting radar signals in wireless communications access points - A system and method for providing radar signal detection in a communications system. In an example method, a raw energy detect signal is received and analyzed to determine if the raw energy detect signal contains a valid radar pulse. A bit is stored in a bit sequence storage device such that the bit has a first value if a valid radar pulse was detected or a second value indicating that a valid pulse was not detected. A set of bits in the bit sequence storage device are accessed to determine if a plurality of waveform-indicating locations in the bit sequence storage device includes valid pulses. In another aspect of the invention, a system detects a radar signal in a communications device. The system includes a pulse detector to detect pulses in a raw energy signal having a pulse width within a predetermined minimum and maximum pulse width. The system includes a frequency detector having a bit sequence storage device to store the bits output by the pulse detector. The frequency detector detects whether the detected pulses conform to a waveform type by determining if the bits are stored in the bit sequence storage device in waveform-indicating locations. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039309 | RELATING TO SCANNERS - The invention provides a security scanner that produces a radar profile of a clothed person or another object such as a bag carried by a person at a distance and does not require close proximity of the person or object to the scanner itself. The scanner includes a millimetre wave antenna system optimised for short-range active imaging and arranged to provide rapid high-resolution images of an object or person of interest and processing means for resolving the images so as to detect the presence of predetermined objects. The processing means preferably includes means for comparing contrasts in reflectivity in the scanned images with predetermined expected values from skin and light clothing. The processing means may also include means for detecting predetermined behavioural or physical traits such as the effect on gait on carried weighty objects or stiff structures strapped to the person from the images of a scanned object or person. The scanner may be incorporated within a turnstile access arrangement. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039310 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AIR TRAFFIC SURVEILLANCE - A collision avoidance system according to one aspect of the present invention comprises a user interface, a plurality of sensors, and a computer system in communication with the user interface and the plurality of sensors. The computer system includes a processor and a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to receive data pertaining to a target from one or more sensors of the plurality of sensors, determine a position of the target based on the data from the one or more sensors, and present (through the user interface) the position of the target using one or more visual indicators that identify the one or more sensors. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039311 | System and Method for Generating an Alert Signal in a Detection System - A system and method for generating alert signals in a detection system is described. The system compares data extracted from signals received via receive antenna beams with stored scenarios and determines whether to generate an alert signal based upon the results of the compare operation. The comparison of data extracted from received signals with stored scenarios can be accomplished by using one or more latches to process the extracted data from the received signals. In one embodiment, raw detections are pre-processed to generate so-called field of view (FOV) products. The FOV products are then provided to a tracker. In another embodiment, rather than pre-process the raw detections, the raw detections are instead provided directly to a tracker which processes the raw detections to provide products including, but not limited to, relative velocity and other parameters. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039312 | Method and device for determining a position of a communication apparatus - A method and a device for determining a position of a communication apparatus is provided. To determine a position of a first apparatus a first signal is transmitted from a second apparatus to the first apparatus. A second signal is then transmitted from the first apparatus to the second apparatus as a response to the first signal, the first signal and the second signal being transmitted by way of at least two different mediums. Signal strength of the second signal received by the second apparatus and a transfer time from a first time of transmission of the first signal to a second time of receipt of the second signal are measured. The position of the first apparatus is finally calculated as a function of the measured signal strength of the received second signal and the measured transfer time. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039313 | Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Imaging System - One embodiment of the invention includes a synthetic aperture radar (SAR) system. The system comprises a radar transmitter configured to transmit a combined signal, the combined signal comprising a first signal that is a modulated SAR radar signal and a second signal that is a modulated signal. The system also comprises at least one radar receiver configured to receive a reflected combined signal that comprises a reflected first signal and a reflected second signal, and to demodulate the reflected first and second signals. The reflected first and second signals can correspond to the first and second signals having been reflected from a target. The system further comprises a radar image processor configured to generate a radar image of the target based on signal parameters associated with the reflected first signal and based on information comprised within the reflected second signal. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039314 | COMMUNICATING NAVIGATION DATA FROM A GPS SYSTEM TO A TELECOMMUNICATIONS DEVICE - A GPS device and method for communicating navigation data from a Global Positioning System (GPS) device to a telecommunications device includes establishing a communications link between a GPS device and a telecommunications device via a telecommunications system. The GPS device may receive GPS coordinates from the telecommunications device. The GPS device may receive a destination location selection. Directions may be calculated based on the received GPS coordinates of the telecommunications device and the selected destination location. Directions may be communicated to the telecommunications device. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039315 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING A POSITION OF A MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A GNSS enabled mobile device transmits to a location server a combination of GNSS-based location data and non-GNSS based location data used to determining reference positions at the location server. The GNSS mobile device receives the determined reference positions from the location server to calculate an associated GNSS position fix. The transmitted GNSS-based location data comprises GNSS position fixes associated with the GNSS enabled mobile device. The transmitted non-GNSS-based location data comprises a serving Cell-ID, neighbor Cell-IDs, neighbor cell fingerprinting, timing advance parameters, and/or a mobile country code. Reference positions associated with the serving Cell-ID are determined and/or refined based on location information acquired from each of associated mobile devices. To respond to a reference position request from the GNSS enabled mobile device without an associated serving Cell-ID, the location server determines corresponding reference positions by combing subscriber population density with an associated MCC. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039316 | System and Method for Operating a GPS Device in a Micro Power Mode - A wireless device including a transceiver that utilizes a power supply is described. The wireless device includes a Global Positioning System (“GPS”) section having a plurality of GPS subsystems and a power controller in signal communication with the power supply and GPS section, wherein the power controller is configured to selectively power each GPS subsystem from the plurality of GPS subsystems. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039317 | CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT COMPONENT LOCATION TRACKING - In a method for construction equipment component location tracking, a wireless mesh network communication is initiated between a component monitor and a component information unit which is mechanically coupled with the component. An identity of the component is received at the component monitor via the wireless mesh network communication. A Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) receiver of the component monitor is utilized to ascertain a location of the component at a completion of an inventory action. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039318 | ARRANGEMENT FOR AND METHOD OF TWO DIMENSIONAL AND THREE DIMENSIONAL PRECISION LOCATION AND ORIENTATION DETERMINATION - In one embodiment of the present invention, a method of and apparatus for determining inaccurate GPS samples in a set of GPS samples is disclosed, according to the following actions: a) obtaining GPS samples as taken by a global positioning system on board a vehicle when traveling along a trajectory; b) obtaining a first estimation of the trajectory based on the GPS samples; c) obtaining a second estimation of the trajectory at least based on measurements made by an inertial measurement unit on board vehicle when traveling along the trajectory; d) comparing the first and second estimations; e) establishing locations where the first estimation shows a variation compared with the second estimation above a predetermined threshold; f) if no such locations can be established continue with action j), otherwise continue with action g); g) removing GPS samples associated with the locations of high variation as being inaccurate GPS samples, thus forming a set of remaining GPS samples; h) calculating the first estimation anew of the trajectory based on the remaining GPS samples and calculating the second estimation anew; i) repeating actions d) to h); j) ending the actions. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039319 | AUTOMATED RECORDATION OF CRANE INSPECTION ACTIVITY - In a method for creating a record of crane inspection activity, a wireless inspection communication between a component monitor and a component information unit is initiated in response to a crane inspection activity. The component information unit is mechanically coupled with a crane component. An inspection record related to the crane component is automatically storing within the component monitor. The inspection record includes a geostamp and a timestamp associated with the inspection communication. The geostamp and timestamp are stored in the inspection record in conjunction with a component identification that is associated the crane component and that is received from the component information unit as part of the wireless inspection communication. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039320 | Hybrid GNSS and TDOA Wireless Location System - A method and apparatus for position determination is provided using measurements from both Global Positioning System (GPS) receivers and terrestrial-based Uplink Time Difference of Arrival (UTDOA) receivers. The method involves the transformation of downlink satellite measurements into equivalent UTDOA measurements by computing comparable cross-correlation coefficients and time differences of arrival with respect to a UTDOA reference station. The method includes a weighting operation whereby the relative weights of the UTDOA measurements and the relative weights of the GPS measurements are adjusted based on a theoretical scaling followed by empirical adjustments. The method further involves the efficient computation and combining of metrics that are used to minimize the weighted error between candidate location solutions and the UTDOA and GPS measurements. This is done efficiently in two dimensions for UTDOA and in three dimensions for GPS measurements by increasing the complexity of searching operations as the optimal location solution is approached. A technique is also described that improves upon a particular location solution by changing the measurement weightings using criteria specific to GPS and UTDOA. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039321 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CALIBRATING GROUP DELAY ERRORS IN A COMBINED GPS AND GLONASS RECEIVER - Aspects of a method and system for calibrating group delay errors in a combined GPS and GLONASS receiver are provided. The combined GPS and GLONASS receiver may be enabled to receive both GPS signals and GLONASS signals. GPS based navigation information may be calculated based on the received GPS signals. Group delay errors resulted by the received GLONASS signals may be calibrated based on the GPS based navigation information. Respective GLONASS signals may be estimated in responsive to the GPS based navigation information. Corresponding clock information associated with the estimated GLONASS signals may be transferred from the clock information of the GPS based navigation information. A calibration signal may be generated by comparing the estimated GLONASS signals with the received GLONASS signals. The calibration signal may be processed by an error state Kalman filter and may be used to offset the group delay errors in the combined GPS and GLONASS receiver. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039322 | Signal Acquisition Systems With Applications Of General Clocks - A global positioning system (GPS) system includes a clock module for providing multiple counter values at multiple time points. The GPS system also includes a system module coupled to the clock module. The system module is capable of obtaining a time value for each time point according to a set of signals from a signal source. The system module is further capable of calculating a set of parameters based on the counter values and the time value for each time point, and determining an estimated time value based on the parameters and a present counter value from the clock module. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039323 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GLOBAL POSITION REFERENCE MAP (GPRM) FOR AGPS - Aspects of a method and system for global position reference map (GPRM) for AGPS are provided. A GPS enabled device may transmit reference location data to a location server and responded with a global position reference map (GPRM) from the location server. The reference location data and/or the received GPRM may comprise reference positions, which may be any identifiable location information, for the GPS enabled device. The reference location data may be formatted via various location identifiers such as a RNC ID, MCC and/or a MNC indicating desired coverage areas for the received GPRM. The reference location data may be a portion of a reference position database inside the GPS enabled device. The reference position database may be updated via the received GPRM. A fast position fix for the GPS enabled device may be achieved by combining AGPS data or LTO AGPS data, and the reference position database. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039324 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PHASE FRONTS BASED ON SUPERLUMINAL POLARIZATION CURRENT - An apparatus and method for a radiation source involving phase fronts emanating from an accelerated, oscillating polarization current whose distribution pattern moves superluminally (that is, faster than light in vacuo). Theoretical predictions and experimental measurements using an existing prototype superluminal source show that the phase fronts from such a source can be made to be very complex. Consequently, it will be very difficult for an aircraft imaged by such a radiation to detect where this radiation has come from. Moreover, the complexity of the phase fronts makes it almost impossible for electronics on an aircraft to synthesize a rogue reflection. A simple directional antenna and timing system should, on the other hand, be sufficient for the radar operators to locate the aircraft, given knowledge of their own source's speed and modulation pattern. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039325 | ANTENNA ARRAY INCLUDING VIRTUAL ANTENNA ELEMENTS - A method and associated system for effectively increasing the number of antenna elements within a multi-element antenna system through computation of a response of “virtual” antenna elements located along an antenna array. The physical elements of the array are positioned sufficiently near each other to enable synthesis of a polynomial or other mathematical expression characterizing the response of the array to receipt of an incident waveform. Values of the responses associated with the virtual antenna elements of the array may then be determined through evaluation of the synthesized polynomial or other expression. The resultant array response values associated with the virtual and physical elements of the array are then provided to an associated receiver for processing. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039326 | Variable Coherence Integration for the Location of Weak Signals - In a network-based Wireless Location System (WLS), geographically distributed Location Measurement Units (LMUs) must be able to detect and use reverse channel (mobile to network) signals across multiple BTS coverage areas. By using Matched Replica correlation processing with the local and reference signals subdivided into discrete segments prior to correlation, the effects of mobile clock drift and Doppler shifts can be mitigated allowing for increased processing gain. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039327 | DIGITAL TELEVISION ANTENNA - A digital television antenna includes a ground plane, a first receiving portion, a second receiving portion, a linking portion, a first connecting strip, a longitudinal receiving strip, a second connecting strip, a feed-in portion and a coupling portion. The grounding plane, the longitudinal receiving strip, the first connecting strip, the first receiving portion, the linking portion, the second receiving portion, the second connecting strip and the feed-in portion compose a unit which can receive a frequency range between 470 and 650 MHZ wireless signal, and the coupling portion couples with the unit to receive a frequency range between 650 and 890 MHZ wireless signal. Therefore, the digital television antenna can receive the 474-858 MHZ range wireless signal which is used in the digital television field. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039328 | ANNULAR ANTENNA - An annular antenna is composed of a ground plane, a short-circuit conductor, a radiation conductor and a parasitic conductor. The radiation conductor has a connection member and a feeder member. Two ends of the short-circuit member are respectively connected to the ground plane and connection member. The feeder member is close to the ground plane and has a notch. The short-circuit conductor and radiation conductor run along the ground plane defining an in-annular area. The radiation conductor has a first coupling edge beside the in-annular area. The parasitic conductor is inside the in-annular area with one end coupled to the ground plane and a second coupling edge along the first coupling edge. The first and second coupling edges have a gap therebetween. The radiation and parasitic conductors respectively excite low-frequency and high-frequency resonant modes. The annular antenna covers multiple frequency bands, has UWB features and simplified structure and favors mass-production. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039329 | Wide-Band Antenna and Manufacturing Method Thereof - A wide-band antenna and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The wide-band antenna includes a substrate, a first radiator, a second radiator, a grounding portion, and a signal feeding portion. The first radiator is disposed on a first surface of the substrate while the second radiator is disposed on the first surface or a second surface opposite to the first surface. The first radiator and the second radiator are spaced apart by a predetermined distance. The grounding portion is disposed on the substrate to couple with the second radiator. The signal feeding portion has a coupling unit disposed on the second surface and at least partially overlapping the first radiator. The signal feeding portion is coupled with the grounding portion and feeds signals to excite the first radiator to form a first band mode through coupling effect by the coupling unit. The first radiator feeds signals to excite the second radiator to form a second band mode by coupling effect. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039330 | DUAL-BAND ANTENNA - A dual-band antenna is disposed on a substrate having an antenna-mounted surface. The dual-band antenna includes a first radiating unit, a second radiating unit, and a feeding terminal. The first radiating unit is disposed opposite to the antenna-mounted surface of the substrate, and at least has a first side, a second side and, a third side. The first side is opposite to the third side, and the length of the first side is not equal to that of the third side. The second side is connected to the first side and the third side. The second radiating unit is connected to the first side of the first radiating unit. The feeding terminal is connected to the third side of the first radiating unit and the antenna-mounted surface of the substrate. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039331 | LOW-PROFILE THREE-DIMENSIONAL ANTENNA - A multi-band antenna includes a grounding element having a side edge, a connecting element, and a radiating element. The radiating element is electrically connected to the grounding element via the connecting element, and includes a first radiating portion and a second radiating portion respectively extending from the connecting element. The connecting element includes a folded connecting arm extending along three dimensions. A slot is formed between the connecting arm and the grounding element. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039332 | Quasi-Compact Range - An antenna method includes using a reflector antenna to produce a test field within a test region at a quasi-compact range, which is within a near-field of the reflector antenna but further from an aperture plane of the reflector antenna than a compact range of the reflector antenna. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039333 | Antenna Coupler - An antenna coupler for testing a transmitter and/or receiver device for wireless communication, in particular, a mobile telephone, comprises a holding element for the transmitter and/or receiver device and several antenna elements, which are arranged in such a manner that the directions of maximum radiation or respectively directions of maximum sensitivity of the antenna elements are oriented differently relative to one another in space. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039334 | METHOD FOR MEASURING ANTENNA CHARACTERISTICS OUT OF OPERATIONAL FREQUENCY RANGE OF CHAMBER - There is provided to a method for measuring antenna characteristics operating in an out-of-operational frequency range of a chamber, in the chamber having a predetermined operational frequency range, including the steps of: a) measuring reflected wave characteristics of the out-of-operational frequency range generated within the chamber; b) measuring the characteristics of a measurement target antenna operating in the out-of-operational frequency range of the chamber; and c) measuring final characteristics of the measurement target antenna by compensating the characteristic data of the measurement target antenna measured in the step b) for reflected wave data measured in the step a). | 2010-02-18 |
20100039335 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MEASURING ANTENNA GAIN USING SUN - Provided are an apparatus and method for measuring an antenna gain. The apparatus includes an antenna gain-to-noise-temperature (G/T) ratio calculator for calculating a G/T ratio using a reception noise power measured while an antenna is tracking the sun, a noise temperature measurer for measuring a noise temperature when a signal is transmitted or received through the antenna, and an antenna gain calculator for calculating an antenna gain using the calculated G/T ratio and the measured noise temperature. Thus, it is possible to easily measure the antenna gain of a ground station without a reference antenna or a satellite-mounted device capable of functioning as a reference antenna. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039336 | WIND NOISE REDUCING MOUNTING BASES FOR ANTENNA ASSEMBLIES - An antenna assembly is provided that includes an antenna element depending from an antenna mounting base. The mounting base includes a shaft portion that uniformly tapers from a mounting end portion to a projecting end portion. The shaft portion includes grooves, or flutes, that each extends from the mounting end portion toward the projecting end portion, and that each has a curvature about an axis of the shaft portion. The grooves provide the shaft portion with an asymmetrical cross-sectional area that causes airflow impinging on the shaft portion to generate turbulence and scatter low air pressure regions that tend to form locally around the shaft portion. As a result, small vibrations generated by the low pressure regions are suppressed, and whistling sounds, noises, etc. associated with the vibrations may be reduced. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039337 | ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD GENERATION ANTENNA FOR A TRANSPONDER - An antenna generating an electromagnetic field for an electromagnetic transponder and a terminal provided with such an antenna. The antenna comprises a first inductive element designed to be connected to two terminals employing an energizing voltage, and a parallel resonant circuit coupled with the first inductive element. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039338 | Planar Scanner Antenna for High Frequency Scanning and Radar Environments - A planar scanning antenna is configured for scanning and tracking. In one embodiment, the planar scanning antenna may include a transducer module configured to provide an electromagnetic beam. According to another aspect of the invention, the apparatus may include a first planar dielectric element having an axis of rotation and configured to direct an electromagnetic beam. In one embodiment, a second planar dielectric element oriented adjacent to the first planar dielectric element and having the axis of rotation may be configured to direct electromagnetic energy. The apparatus may further include a mounting structure arranging the transducer module and the first and second planar dielectric elements. In yet another embodiment, the apparatus may include a drive means for positioning the first planar dielectric element independently from the second planar dielectric element. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039339 | RADIO WAVE LENS ANTENNA DEVICE - A radio wave lens antenna device including a semispherical Luneburg lens and a radio wave reflection plate. The radio wave lens antenna device prevents the signal reception sensitivity from being lowered in rain or snow. The radio wave lens antenna device includes a semispherical Luneburg lens | 2010-02-18 |
20100039340 | RF WAVEFORM MODULATION APPARATUS AND METHOD - The disclosed system, device and method for a signal modulation apparatus generally includes a first signal generator suitably configured to generate a first continuous wave radio frequency (RF) signal, and a second signal generator suitably configured to generate a second continuous wave RF signal. A dual-circular polarized antenna may be adapted to receive the first continuous wave RF signal into a right-hand port and the second continuous wave RF signal into a left-hand port, where the signals are combined into a modulated RF signal in the dual-circular polarized antenna. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039341 | RADAR TRANSMISSION AND RECEPTION DEVICE - The invention relates to a radar transmission and reception device comprising a movable antenna ( | 2010-02-18 |
20100039342 | INTEGRATED ULTRA THIN SCALABLE 94 GHz SI POWER SOURCE - In one embodiment, a slot array antenna comprising a quartz layer and a silicon layer, wherein the quartz and silicon layers are matched to suppress microwave modes, and a metal layer adjacent to the silicon layer comprising offset cuts. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039343 | ANTENNA DEVICE - Provided is an antenna device which is small and low in height to be easily mounted on a small radio and forms a main beam, which has excellent radiation pattern frequency characteristics and is tilted in the horizontal direction. Slot elements ( | 2010-02-18 |
20100039344 | TRIPLE-BAND ANTENNA - The disclosure discloses a triple-band antenna including a feed line, a first radiating body, a second radiating body and a grounding sheet. The first radiating body is a rectangular sheet. One end of the first radiating body is electrically connected with the end of the feed line. The second radiating body includes three parallel bar shape sheets extending from the first radiating body and surrounded by the first radiating body, and both share the feed line. The grounding sheet is disposed beside the feed line. The first radiating body and the second radiating body of the triple-band antenna generate three resonance frequencies according to the radio frequency received by the feed line to allow the triple-band antenna work under three different operating frequencies. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039345 | PATCH ANTENNA AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - The present invention provides a patch antenna having a dielectric layer that is composed of one dielectric film, has one or more holes formed therein by punching, and is provided between a patch and a ground plate, and a method of manufacturing the patch antenna. Since the patch antenna uses a dielectric material having a low relative dielectric constant (a low dielectric material), it is possible to reduce the size of a patch antenna and improve productivity. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039346 | Asymmetric Radome For Phased Antenna Arrays - An antenna assembly comprises a plurality of antenna elements arranged in an array, and a radome for protecting the antenna elements, wherein the radome has a thickness that changes across a field of view to normalize insertion phase delay differences in an incoming signal passing through the radome and received by the antenna elements. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039347 | HOUSING FUNCTIONING AS AN ANTENNA AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME - A housing, functioning as an antenna includes an antenna base including two protruding flanges. The housing is formed by injection molding a molten plastic material over and around the antenna base, whereby the antenna base is embedded in the housing, and the protruding flanges are exposed out of the housing. A method for fabricating the housing is also described. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039348 | ANTENNA DEVICE - An antenna device is detachably attached onto an object and includes an antenna main body and a securing module. The antenna main body has a surface. A first coupling part is formed on the surface. The securing module includes a second coupling part and a securing part. The second coupling part is connectable with the first coupling part. The securing part is flexible and deformable. A space is defined between the surface and the securing part for accommodating the object. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039349 | Dual-resonance retractable antenna - A dual-resonance retractable antenna includes a connector, a telescopic radiating device mounted on the connector, and a radiating tube mounted on the connector around the tubular outer radiating element of the telescopic radiating device and electrically isolated from the telescopic radiating device. By means of moving the telescopic radiating device between the extended position and the received position, the dual-resonance retractable antenna can oscillate at two different resonance frequencies, having multi-band multi-system capabilities for multiplex application. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039350 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR OPERATING HANDHELD ELECTRONIC DEVICES INCLUDING MOVEABLE DISPLAYS AND RELATED DEVICES - In a method of operating a handheld electronic device including a housing having a fixed display on a surface thereof and a moveable display that is configured slide along the surface to variably overlap portions of the fixed display, a signal is received from a position sensor adjacent the surface of the housing. A relative position of the moveable display with respect to the fixed display is determined in response to the signal from the position sensor. An image displayed on the moveable display and/or the fixed display is selectively manipulated according to the determined relative position of the moveable display to the fixed display. Related devices are also discussed. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039351 | IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE AND IMAGE DISPLAY SYSTEM - An image display device comprising a display portion that projects, via eyepiece optical systems which respectively correspond to each of the both eyes of a user, a light emitted from a two-dimensionally light emitting type photoelectric device which is perpendicular to the light beam emitting direction onto the eyeballs of said user, a supporting portion that supports the display portion at its portion that is not in contact with the user, and a face contact portion that is supported by the display portion and is capable of changing the distance between the eyepiece optical systems and the eyes of the user, whereby images with high image quality and high field angle are, in a space-saving manner, safely provided to the user, and, at the time, with the personal image display devices' disadvantages being saved, even multiple persons can enjoy the images. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039352 | FORMING SPECTRAL FILTERS - A lens bears a plurality of roll-coated layers to pass, to one eye of a viewer, a first image, in a first band of wavelengths, that is appropriate for 3D viewing of a stereoscopic image. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039353 | NEAR-TO-EYE DISPLAY ARTIFACT REDUCTION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A near-to-eye (NTE) display system and method are provided for reducing artifact display in a NTE display that is worn, at least partially, on a viewer's head. The movement of the NTE display is sensed while displaying an image that comprises individual content frames on the NTE display. A characteristic of the individual content frames of the displayed image is varied based on the sensed movement. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039354 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A display panel which can be applied to a display device comprises a first substrate, a second substrate and a display element layer. The first substrate has a structure in which a device layer is stacked on an insulating substrate via a first conductive layer. A device layer has at least, a pixel electrode and a wiring that are connected to a pixel switch. The second substrate includes a second conductive layer that is provided so as to face the pixel electrode arranged on the above first substrate. A display element layer is interposed between the above first substrate and the above second substrate. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039355 | Speaker apparatus providing with visual screen - A speaker apparatus having a video screen function is disclosed, in which a cone paper of a conventional speaker is substituted with a flexible OLED for thereby displaying various images and video sources in sync with an audio source. A flexible OLED is provided for displaying a video source and an externally upgraded video source in a speaker apparatus which comprises a sound output apparatus having a sound coil, a magnet, and a damper, and an electric circuit apparatus of the sound output apparatus. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039356 | Driving Method of Display Device - In a display device for displaying gray scales by dividing one frame into a plurality of subframes and using a time gray scale method, pseudo contour is generated. In the case where high-order bits are displayed, gray scales are displayed by sequentially adding the weight (light-emitting period, the frequency of light emission, and the like) of each subframe. Similarly, in the case where low-order bits are displayed, gray scales are displayed by sequentially adding the weight (light-emitting period, the frequency of light emission, and the like) of each subframe. The subframes for the high-order bits and the subframes for the low-order bits are arranged so as not to be concentrated at one portion in one frame. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039357 | DISPLAY DEVICE WITH CHIPLETS - A display device includes: a substrate; one or more pixels arranged on the substrate, each pixel including a control electrode; a wiring layer located over the substrate, the wiring layer having a continuous line and a discontinuous pass-thru line formed therein. The active-matrix device includes at least one chiplet located over the substrate and including first, second, third, and control connection pads including; a control line electrically connecting the control connection pad to the control electrode; a first end of the discontinuous pass-thru line connected to the first connection pad and a second end of the discontinuous pass-thru line connected to the second connection pad; circuitry electrically connecting the first and second connection pads; and the continuous line electrically connected to the third connection pad, wherein the continuous line extends to opposite sides of the chiplet. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039358 | Circuit for Controlling Color Sequential Liquid Crystal Display and Method for Scanning the Same - The present invention provides a control circuit and a scanning method thereof, and can be applied to a color sequential liquid crystal display (LCD). The color sequential LCD produces a plurality of color backlights, receives a data signal, and receives a plurality of scanning signals produced by a scan driving circuit. The voltage levels of the plurality of scan signals corresponding to each of the color backlights are select levels alternately. When the voltage level of a scan signal in the plurality of scan signals is the select level, the voltage levels of the other scan signals in the plurality of scan signals are non-select levels. Because the voltage levels of the plurality of scan signals corresponding to each of the color backlights are select levels alternately to scan sequentially the same backlight, color-mixing effects on images can be reduced. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039359 | Adjustment circuit for color sequential liquid crystal display and adjustment method thereof - An adjustment circuit for color sequential liquid crystal displays and an adjustment method thereof applied to a color sequential liquid crystal display are disclosed. The color sequential liquid crystal display receives a plurality of driving signals from a light-source driving circuit to generate a plurality of primary color backlights and at least one adjusted-color backlight and also receives one display driving signal. The adjusted-color backlight is generated behind one of three primary color backlights. By means of the adjusted-color backlight, the color and brightness of the frame are adjusted. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039360 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF - An LCD display system includes a register, a driver, and a processor. The register temporarily stores display parameter data. The driver reads the data. The processor triggers display parameter data and includes a parameter-setting module, a determination module, and a reset module. The parameter-setting module sets display parameter data. The determination module determines whether an interval during which the data of the display parameters changes exceeds a preset value. The reset module resets the display parameter data. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039361 | GATE SWITCH APPARATUS FOR AMORPHOUS SILICON LCD - A gate switch apparatus of a-Si LCDs is provided. The gate switch apparatus is suitable for switching a plurality of sub gate lines and disposed in two rim spaces of a display to make a-Si TFT switch with less impedance. According to a switch driving timing, a plurality of sub gate lines are able to share a single gate line, which saves cost and reduces the difficulty in the manufacturing process. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039362 | Control IC for color sequential liquid crystal display - A control IC (integrated circuit) for color sequential liquid crystal displays (LCD) is revealed. The control IC includes an interface for receiving a command and at least one display data and a timing generator to generate a scan timing signal, a data timing signal, and a driving timing signal. According to the scan timing signal, a scan driving circuit generates a scan signal that is sent to the color sequential LCD. In accordance with the data timing signal, a data driving circuit receives the display data for generating a data signal sent to the color sequential LCD. According to the driving timing signal, a light-source driving circuit generates a plurality of driving signals sent to the color sequential LCD so as to generate a plurality of color backlights. In accordance with the scan signal, the data signal and the plurality of backlights, the color sequential LCD displays a frame. | 2010-02-18 |
20100039363 | GATE DRIVING CIRCUIT AND DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - A gate driving circuit that may be capable of improving driving margin and maintaining reliability even after long use, and a display device having the gate driving circuit. The gate driving circuit includes a shift register having a plurality of stages dependently connected to one another, wherein each stage includes a pull-up unit outputting a first clock signal as a gate signal in response to a signal of a first node, to which a first input signal is applied, a pull-down unit discharging the gate signal to a gate-off voltage in response to a second input signal, a discharging unit discharging the signal of the first node to the gate-off voltage in response to the second input signal, and a holding unit maintaining the signal of the first node at the gate-off voltage in response to a delay signal of the first clock signal. | 2010-02-18 |