10th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 20 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100060412 | JSI automotive application: biometric vehicle electrical scanner - JSI has developed a (1×3) biometric based USB multi-functional key that is designed to operate and control a vehicle ignition system by the electrical circuit channels of the vehicle's electrical systems. In the automotive application the JSI Key and its' (CRS) Chip Recognition System and the automotive track on the JSI Key works in conjunction with the Biometric Vehicle Electrical Scanner and Biometric Identification Surface Pads (BISP) this integrated biometric technology will eliminate vehicle theft and provide the owner with a designated driver function. | 2010-03-11 |
20100060413 | Garage Door Operator Having Thumbprint Identification System - A movable barrier operator having thumbprint identification in either a remote radio frequency transmitter, or a receiver/barrier operator system or both is provided. A control circuit with a non-volatile memory receives thumbprint information from a fingerprint detector device and stores the information, identifying an authorized user. On subsequent operation of the fingerprint detector, a fingerprint data set is received in the control circuit and an attempt is made to match the incoming data with previously stored data thus establishing the identify of the user according to highly reliable biometric principles. As an option, a variety of different actions can be taken based upon the perceived identity of a particular individual, as well as the type of device communicating with the receiver/barrier operator. | 2010-03-11 |
20100060414 | ELECTRIC DOOR LOCK DEVICE - An electric door lock device is provided, including a user identification (ID) device provided on a manipulation body installed on the outside of a door and configured to input user's unique ID information; an operation body connected to the manipulation body and including a locking rod driver driving a locking rod for opening/closing the door to be in an unlocked/locked state; and a controller controlling the locking rod driver to drive the locking rod to a retracted position when user's unique ID information input through the user identification device is identical with user information registered in a memory device, transmitting access information of the user to an administrator's wireless communication terminal registered through a communication device, and storing the access information in the memory device. According to the electric door lock device, access information of a person who entered/exited can be notified to the administrator's wireless communication terminal. | 2010-03-11 |
20100060415 | Electronic entity with contact and remote communication means - An electronic entity includes contact communication elements ( | 2010-03-11 |
20100060416 | Operating instruction receiving apparatus - A disclosed operating instruction receiving apparatus includes multiple biometric authentication sensors, with which multiple operating instruction options are associated; a matching operation unit configured to, when biometric information of a user is detected by one of the biometric authentication sensors, perform a matching operation in which the detected biometric information is compared with registered user biometric information to specify the user; and a determining unit configured to, if the detected biometric information matches the registered user biometric information, determine an operating instruction option associated with the one of the biometric authentication sensors as an operating instruction. | 2010-03-11 |
20100060417 | BIOMETRICS AUTHENTICATION DEVICE AND BIOMETRICS AUTHENTICATION METHOD - A biometrics authentication device includes a registered data retaining unit to retain registered data, a verification data retaining unit to retain a plurality of pieces of verification data used for verification with the registered data, and a registered data generation unit to extract feature information of high reproducibility from the verification data in the verification data retaining unit and the registered data in the registered data retaining unit and to generate new registered data from extracted feature information, wherein by the new registered data generated by the registered data generation unit, the registered data in the registered data retaining unit is updated. | 2010-03-11 |
20100060418 | SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING ELECTRICAL AND/OR ELECTRONIC DEVICES AND EQUIPMENTS DISTRIBUTED IN AN ENVIRONMENT, PARTICULARLY A DOMESTIC ENVIRONMENT - There is described a remote control system for electrical and/or electronic equipment and devices distributed in an environment, in particular in a domestic environment, comprising in combination: —at least one identification device ( | 2010-03-11 |
20100060419 | Biometric Control System and Method For Machinery - The present invention is a system and method that allows only authorized users to turn on specific equipment they are approved to use and maintains a record of the name of the user, date, time and length of operating time. In one embodiment, the system comprises an AMS unit in communication with a BCS unit located at and connected to the machine. The AMS unit comprises a computing device, a biometric reader connected with the computing device, a storage device connected with the computing device, a programming module stored on the storage unit, and a communication module connected to the computing device. The programming module has sets of code configured to instruct the biometric reader to scan the biometric feature of the operator and to create a digitized biometric signature template. The programming module is further configured to store the biometric signature template within the storage device. The BCS unit comprises a computing device, a biometric reader connected with the computing device, a storage device connected to the computing device, a programming module stored within the storage device, and a communication module connected with the computing device and in communication with the communication module of the AMS unit. The biometric reader of the AMS unit is adapted to detect the presence of the biometric feature of the operator and to scan and create a digitized biometric signature. The programming module of the BCS unit is further configured to turn-on the machine if the biometric signature matches the biometric signature template. | 2010-03-11 |
20100060420 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING READ RANGE OF A PORTABLE RFID READER - A method and system for controlling the read range of a portable RFID reader is provided. The system includes a trigger system including a mechanical actuator manually positionable by a user and a sensor for sensing the position of the actuator. The read range of the RFID reader is changed based on the sensing result. | 2010-03-11 |
20100060421 | RFID TAG WITH A SEMI-ENCLOSED COUPLER - A RFID tag with a semi-enclosed coupler, wherein the coupler of the antenna layer is designed to be a semi-enclosed linear structure, and the open end of the coupler is connected to the antenna portion. One end of the antenna portion is inserted into the range of the coupler and the other end of which extends to the open end of the coupler. The length of the antenna portion can be an integer times of ¼λ, achieving the effect of signal stabilization and optimization. | 2010-03-11 |
20100060422 | RFID ENHANCED OPERATING SYSTEM (EOS) FRAMEWORK - A radio frequency identification (“RFID”) reader includes a hardware platform having a transceiver, an input/output interface, a controller, and a memory. The transceiver receives communication signals from at least one RFID tag. The controller is communicatively coupled to the transceiver and the input/output interface and controls the operation of the RFID reader. The memory is communicatively coupled to the controller and contains a software development framework for developing a software application. The framework includes a plurality of predefined encapsulated functional components that interact with at least one of the transceiver and the input/output interface, to allow the software application to operate in a manner that is independent of a specific embodiment of the RFID reader hardware platform. | 2010-03-11 |
20100060423 | Radio frequency identification (RFID) reader with multiple receive channels - A radio-frequency identification (RFID) system includes an RFID tag, an RFID reader, and a controller. The RFID reader employs a plurality of phase-offset or phase-diverse channels to improve detection of data transmitted from the RFID tag to the RFID reader. A controller selects the channel that provides the best signal-to-noise ratio and decodes the data provided by the RFID tag using the selected channel. | 2010-03-11 |
20100060424 | Range Extension and Multiple Access in Modulated Backscatter Systems - One or more readers transmit radio frequency (RF) beacons to be electronically reflected by tags. Data transmitted via modulated backscatter from radio frequency identification (RFID) tags is encoded so as to permit reliable demodulation of simultaneous transmissions from multiple tags. This includes the use of spreading sequences as in direct sequence spread spectrum, where the spreading sequences may be a function of the tag ID, or may be randomly chosen. Backscattered signals from multiple tags may be detected using well-known receiver techniques for code division multiple access (CDMA) systems. Readers may be equipped with transmit and/or receive antenna arrays. A receive antenna array permits a reader to estimate directions of arrival for received signals, as well as to enhance range by performing receive beamforming. | 2010-03-11 |
20100060425 | Battery Assisted RFID Command Set and Interference Control - Specialized battery assisted command set design methods are disclosed that provide for interference rejection using highly sensitive but relatively broadband RFID tags. The command set design also supports RFID system RF power control for further interference control. The command set design also allows for convenient expansion to active transmitters and receivers in tags operating within the same system. Embodiments of the present invention provide RFID systems having battery-assisted, Semi-Passive RFID tags that operate with sensitive transistor based square law tag receivers utilizing a plurality of tag receiver dynamic range states. Additional enhancement attained via power leveling methods that optimize the amount of transmitted power and interference from a reader in relation to the sensitivity of the RFID tags, their ranges from the reader, and the unique physics of the backscatter RFID radio link. | 2010-03-11 |
20100060426 | ARRANGEMENT FOR MONITORING A SWITCHING STATE OF A SWITCH - An arrangement for monitoring the switching state of a switch has a monitoring circuit that monitors a circuit containing a first switch. The monitoring circuit has RFID electronics and a second switch. An outlet of the RFID electronics is connected in series with an RFID antenna, and the second switch is connected to an input of the RFID electronics, such that the second switch opens or closes the monitoring circuit dependent on the switching state thereof. The first and second switches are coupled to each other so that the switching state of the second switch is controlled as a function of the switching state of the first switch, so the switching state of the second switch represents the switching state of the first switch. An RFID reading device is within range of the RFID antenna, and feeds a query signal via the RFID antenna into the monitoring circuit to determine the representative switching state of the first switch via the switching state of the second switch. | 2010-03-11 |
20100060427 | BASE DATA MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A base data management system is provided which can grasp specific data recorded in a plate-like or sheet-like object having high property values, such as a variety of cards, paper money, and securities, in real time, and can manage and track circulating paper money or the like. The base data management system | 2010-03-11 |
20100060428 | RFID DEVICE AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING POWER SUPPLY ACCORDING TO CONNECTION WITH HOST AND OPERATION MODE - A radio frequency identification (RFID) device and method for controlling power supply are provided. The RFID device controls power supply to its elements based on its connection with a host and its operation mode, thereby reducing power consumption. | 2010-03-11 |
20100060429 | Saw Sensor Tags with Enhanced Performance - The subject of the present invention is a set of SAW (surface acoustic wave) based sensor tag device embodiments system for remotely sensing and/or providing identification information. These sensor/tag devices would operate in a system which consists of one or more uniquely identifiable sensor/tag devices and a wireless interrogator. The sensor device incorporates an antenna for receiving incident RF energy and re-radiating the tag identification number and the sensor measured parameter(s). Since there is no power source in or connected to the sensor, it is a passive sensor. As such the device is elegantly simple, low-cost, and rugged. The device is wirelessly interrogated by the interrogator which is described elsewhere. | 2010-03-11 |
20100060430 | Enhanced RFID Output Control - A method, system, and an apparatus are provided for enhanced RFID system output control. A carrier field of an RFID reader is switched on in a controlled manner. A response signal from a passive RFID transponder located in the carrier field is received at the RFID reader. The response signal comprises a code related to the RFID transponder. Said code is detected and a time difference is determined between the switching on of the carrier field and the detection of the code signal. Said time difference provides a measure for the distance between the RFID transponder and the RFID reader. | 2010-03-11 |
20100060431 | MINIATURE HERMETICALLY SEALED RFID MICROELECTRONIC CHIP CONNECTED TO A BIOCOMPATIBLE RFID ANTENNA FOR USE IN CONJUNCTION WITH AN AIMD - A non-hermetically sealed and biocompatible multi-turn RFID loop antenna is electrically connected to a RFID chip which is enclosed within its own hermetically sealed miniature container. The hermetic seal can be very small and the loop antenna can be relatively large, wherein the entire package is both highly reliable, resistant to body fluids and completely biocompatible. The RFID structure can be implanted in a patient and later communicate with an RFID interrogator to provide information relating to the patient and/or implantable medical devices. | 2010-03-11 |
20100060432 | Battery Assisted Tag and RFID System - Embodiments of the present invention provide for RFID systems that employ a plurality of battery assisted semi-passive and semi-active RFID tags with optimized system operation. The RFID tags feature receivers operating with multiple dynamic range states with square law mode for improved sensitivity, and part time active transmit in the tag to supplement its backscatter transmitter and thus support system operation taking full advantage of the sensitivity of the tag. In certain embodiments of the invention, tag sensitivity and reliability are further enhanced by the use pseudo-random sequence based receiver training and frame synchronizing. | 2010-03-11 |
20100060433 | SYSTEMS AND/OR METHODS OF DATA ACQUISITION FROM A TRANSCEIVER - Systems and/or Methods are disclosed for acquiring data from a transceiver responsive to one or more signals that are received at the transceiver from one or more devices. In one embodiment, a transceiver is configured to transmit a signal responsive to having received a first signal from a first device, wherein the signal that is transmitted by the transceiver is configured to trigger a second device to transmit a second signal. The transceiver is further configured to transmit data responsive to having received the second signal that is transmitted by the second device. In other embodiments, a transceiver is configured to receive a signal from a first device over frequencies of a predetermined frequency band that the first device is authorized to use, to receive a signal from a second device over frequencies of the predetermined frequency band and to transmit data responsive to having received both the signal from the first device and the signal from the second device. The transceiver is further configured to require that both the signal from the first device and the signal from the second device be received at the transceiver before the data is transmitted. Analogous methods are also disclosed. | 2010-03-11 |
20100060434 | ACTIVE-TYPE CONTACTLESS INFORMATION STORAGE DEVICE FOR STORING SENSOR DETECTED VALUES - An active-type information storage device includes a memory, a battery, a timer, a receiver unit, a transmitter unit, and a control unit, a sensor unit, a remaining power detector unit, and a power management unit. The power management unit determines an operation mode in accordance with a remaining power of the battery. In accordance with the operation mode, the control unit causes the receiver unit or the sensor unit to operate at a particular timing. In an intermittent sleep time period, the control unit causes the transmitter unit, the receiver unit, and the sensor unit to be in an inactive state. In a period after the sleep time period, the control unit causes the sensor unit to operate in the operation mode, and causes the memory to store the detected data from the sensor unit that is determined in accordance with the operation mode. | 2010-03-11 |
20100060435 | APPARATUS FOR SUPPORTING A MEDICINE-TAKING SERVICE AND METHOD FOR SUPPORTING A MEDICINE-TAKING SERVICE USING THE SAME - Provided are an apparatus and method for supporting a medicine-taking service capable of supporting patients to take a medicament to dynamically comply with a dosage schedule managed in a remote control manner. The automatic distribution of the medicaments is carried out by receiving a dynamically changing dosage schedule and prescription from a server to store the received dosage schedule and prescription; checking a medicine-taking time using the dosage schedule and storing the checked medicine-taking time; informing a user and the server of the medicine-taking time; distributing a corresponding number of medicaments from corresponding vials using the dosage schedule according to a user's intention to take medicine when it is the medicine-taking time; confirming whether a user takes the distributed medicaments; and transmitting the confirmed medicine-taking results to the server. | 2010-03-11 |
20100060436 | MICROPHONE DIAGNOSTIC INSIDE SYSTEM WITH VOIP ALERTING AND MONITORING - A computer implemented method, computer program product and a data processing system acoustically monitor an internal data processing system component. The internal data processing system component is selected for diagnosis. The internal data processing system component is within the data processing system and has an associated microphone located proximate to the component. The microphone associated with the internal data processing system component is enabled, and an acoustic signal for the internal data processing system component is identified. An exemplar fingerprint for the internal data processing system component is then identified from storage. A determination is then made as to whether the acoustic signal deviates from the exemplar fingerprint by more than a defined statistical variance. If the acoustic signal deviates from the exemplar fingerprint by more than a defined statistical variance, the acoustic signal and an identity of the internal data processing system component is stored in a failure log and a failure notification is triggered. | 2010-03-11 |
20100060437 | Operating control having specific feedback - An operating control, in particular in a motor vehicle, wherein the operating control has at least one actuating element for actuating the operating control. The operating control comprises at least one sensor element operatively connected to the actuating element for registering an actuation, and at least one oscillator coil fixedly connected to the actuating element for emitting a mechanical feedback signal, in particular bending waves, through the actuating element. The feedback signal is haptically and/or acoustically perceivable, preferably simultaneously haptically and acoustically perceivable. The operating control includes controller element for activating the oscillator coil in case of actuation of the operating control. | 2010-03-11 |
20100060438 | Apparatus and Method for Initializing Telematics Terminal - A method and apparatus for initializing a telematics terminal includes generating a door open signal corresponding to an open state of a door of a vehicle. The telematics terminal is initialized based on the door open signal. An accessory signal corresponding to a position or change in operating state of an ignition switch may be generated. At least one telematics module within the vehicle can be initialized based on the door open signal or the accessory signal. | 2010-03-11 |
20100060439 | Directional warning systems - When vehicles are operating in reverse and backing up, there are significant dangers to pedestrians. Vehicles in which directional warning systems can be used on comprise large trucks and trailers, small vehicles, and construction and agricultural equipment and others. Directional warning systems is designed to warn pedestrians via audio and visual means. The apparatus is designed to be easily removably coupled to an existing trailer insert hookup and can be stored when not in use. Trailers can also be hooked in series while allowing the present invention to perform its intended function simultaneously. The invention serves to provide a cost-efficient system to provide increased safety, decreasing injuries and death to pedestrians from motorized vehicles. | 2010-03-11 |
20100060440 | WARNING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR VEHICLE - An obstacle detecting portion ( | 2010-03-11 |
20100060441 | DRIVING ASSIST DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - An alarm sound according to the distance of a dangerous object exiting around a vehicle is created. A reference sound which enables a driver to recognize the distance of the dangerous object when the driver hears the alarm sound, comparing with the reference sound, is created. The alarm sound and the reference sound are generated at the same time or a different timing. It is preferable that the sound volume of the alarm sound be greater than that of the reference sound. Accordingly, the driver can be warned precisely of the distance of the dangerous object from the vehicle with the sound. | 2010-03-11 |
20100060442 | DISPLAY DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - The present invention provides a display device for a vehicle that display an amount of a particulate matter collected in a filter device for exhaust gas purification. A vehicle | 2010-03-11 |
20100060443 | APPARATUS FOR ESTIMATING TIRE WEAR AMOUNT AND A VEHICLE ON WHICH THE APPARATUS FOR ESTIMATING TIRE WEAR IS MOUNTED - A vehicle velocity detector | 2010-03-11 |
20100060444 | WHEEL ELECTRONICS SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A WHEEL ELECTRONICS SYSTEM - A wheel electronic system and a method for operating a wheel electronic system. The wheel electronic system interacts with a tire secured to a vehicle and produces and emits, based on a captured trigger signal, a message containing information on at least one tire parameter measured with the wheel electronic system. The wheel electronic system is operated in an operational mode in which the system is configured to periodically capture the trigger signals in a first time period. Based on a predetermined first operational ratio of the vehicle, the wheel electronic system automatically switches to a test mode, in which the wheel electronic system is configured to periodically capture the trigger signals in a second time period which is substantially shorter than the first time period. | 2010-03-11 |
20100060445 | VEHICLE MULTIMEDIA TERMINAL FOR DISPLAYING CLOCK BY GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM - A vehicle multimedia terminal for displaying a clock by a global positioning system (GPS) comprises: a GPS module that receives GPS time information; a clock button that applies a command for displaying current time information; a control unit that controls the display of the current time information with the GPS time information when the command is applied; and a display unit that displays the current time information under control of the control unit. The vehicle multimedia terminal provides accurate time information that works in conjunction with GPS time information, thereby facilitating convenience of users. | 2010-03-11 |
20100060446 | Method for increasing vehicle brake/safety/hazard light visibility - Vehicle brake lights, hazard lights, bicycle lights, and safety lights for pedestrians, walkers, and runners. The human eye perceives light differently depending on its frequency (or wavelength) relative to the condition or degree of ambient lighting. Moreover, the human visual system perceives changes more readily than a static scene or state. Additionally, light in the green/blue part of the visual spectrum is perceived with much greater apparent intensity compared to red, particularly in low ambient light conditions. Accordingly, a lighting system and method that includes using brake lights that provide continuous changes in color during deceleration and, moreover, that uses blue, green, blue-green, yellow-green, and amber (or yellow) light or combinations thereof. | 2010-03-11 |
20100060447 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR APPORTIONING ATTENTION TO STATUS INDICATORS - Methods and apparatus for generating, by a computer processor, a first status indicator and a second status indicator, generating a first attention value to indicate an amount of attention a user should devote to the first status indicator, and a second attention value to indicate an amount of attention the user should devote to the second status indicator, and outputting the first and second attention values to enable display for the user. The attention values may be generated based on reliability factors of the status indicators and on probability of failure of a control system. | 2010-03-11 |
20100060448 | BABY MONITORING APPARATUS - The present invention provides a baby monitoring apparatus comprising a crib mobile unit having a baby monitor unit and a remote control unit, wherein the baby monitoring apparatus is adapted and configured to allow a two-way wireless communication between the remote control unit and the crib mobile unit. | 2010-03-11 |
20100060449 | INTEGRATED SOLUTION FOR SENSOR INTERFACE FOR MONITORING THE ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS BY MEANS OF RFID TECHNOLOGIES - Integrated device comprising: a microprocessor unit ( | 2010-03-11 |
20100060450 | HAND HELD WIRELESS 4-20mA SIGNAL TRANSMITTING AND STORAGE SYSTEM - A hand held wireless signal transmitting and storage system. The system includes a device configured to generate a signal to be transmitted. The system also includes a hand held wireless transmitter arranged to communicate via an electrical connection with the device to receive the signal and configured to transmit the signal. Also included in the system is a receiver configured to receive the signal from the wireless transmitter, and a data storage unit configured to connect to the receiver to receive and store the signal. | 2010-03-11 |
20100060451 | GIFT BAG WITH MOVEMENT SENSOR AND ALARM - A gift bag having an audio message playback device is activate by a motion detector to play an audio message upon detection of movement of the gift bag or in the vicinity of the gift bag. The gift bag includes a plurality of side walls and a bottom to define an interior for receiving a gift. The audio message, played upon the detection of movement of or in the vicinity of the gift bag, may include siren noises, music and/or spoken messages. | 2010-03-11 |
20100060452 | USING A MESH OF RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION TAGS FOR TRACKING ENTITIES AT A SITE - A system for tracking entities at a site comprises a mesh of radio frequency identification (RFID) tags. Each of the tracked entities, which may move about the site, is associated with and attached to a portable RFID tag. Each RFID tag is at least periodically caused to transmit a signal that includes an identification of the RFID tag. The signal is received by other RFID tags that are within range, which determine a location indicative parameter. Some of the RFID tags receiving the signal are fixed at predefined locations. Specific fixed RFID tags are designated as controller nodes. Data comprising an identification of the RFID tag receiving a signal, the location indicative parameter, and the identification of the portable RFID tag transmitting the signal are communicated to a location engine server, which processes the data to determine at least a relative position of the portable RFID tags on the site. | 2010-03-11 |
20100060453 | ARTICLE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF - An article management system is disclosed, which includes an object detection section detecting an object approaching to a article-placement section composed of a plurality of article-placement areas to place articles thereon and outputting object position information, an RF-tag reading section reading an RF-tag attached to each of the objects and outputting RF-tag read information, and an article position identifying section storing the object position information and the RF-tag read information correlating one information to another, and outputting the correlated information as article position identifying information, wherein the RF-tag reading section has a plurality of antenna sections that communicate with the RF-tags, and wherein communication coverage range of each of the antenna sections is defined to one or more of the article-placement areas. This system can be used to manage article locations in a store premise or a warehouse. | 2010-03-11 |
20100060454 | Radio Frequency Module and Methods of Transmitting/Receiving Data - A wireless module is configurable by a user to operate in different modes as a transmitter, receiver, transceiver, and repeater. A method of transmitting and receiving data while substantially reducing or eliminating interference from competing frequency bands, including Wi-Fi systems, as well as a method of transmitting data with a high degree of certainty without requiring an acknowledgement receipt, negotiation, or hand-shaking from a down line transceiver, receiver and/or repeater are disclosed. | 2010-03-11 |
20100060455 | IDENTIFICATION AND SURVEILLANCE DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INDIVIDUAL ITEM LEVEL TRACKING - There are provided an identification and surveillance device, a system and a method using active RFID technology to accurately and automatically track inventory at the item-level across the supply chain in real-time and at a distance. The device is provided with an attaching device for attaching to the item and a radio-frequency device securely mounted with the attaching device. The radio-frequency device comprises storing means for storing data therein, the data comprising individual tag-related information, a transmitter, an antenna and a power source for powering the device. The radio-frequency device, with the help of the transmitter, is able to communicate with a corresponding radio-frequency receiver for tracking the item. | 2010-03-11 |
20100060456 | RF COMMUNICATION DEVICE WITH ENERGY ENHANCEMENT - A method of operating a radio frequency (RF) communication device includes internally storing energy received by the RF communication device, and using that energy to enhance communication by the RF communication device upon occurrence of a predetermined event. The energy received by the RF communication device may be energy transmitted by a shelf or other display unit that an object with the RF communication device is located on. The predetermined event may be any of a wide variety of events. The energy storage may be accomplished in a battery, capacitor, or other energy storage device. The use of energy to enhance communication may be used to provide increased power for sending, receiving, or detecting signals. The enhanced power may be provided continuously, and/or may include periods of power enhancement alternating with periods of non-enhancement. | 2010-03-11 |
20100060457 | ELONGATED TWIN FEED LINE RFID ANTENNA WITH DISTRIBUTED RADIATION PERTURBATIONS - An RFID antenna comprising an elongated structure existing along an axis that is long compared to the signal wavelength and including twin ribbon-like feed lines of electrically conductive material, the feed lines being in a common plane and being uniformly laterally spaced from one another, and a plurality of radiating perturbations associated with the feed lines at a plurality of locations spaced along the feed lines, at each location each feed line has its own individual perturbation or portion of a perturbation. | 2010-03-11 |
20100060458 | TRANSPONDER DEVICE - The present disclosure generally pertains to a transponder device ( | 2010-03-11 |
20100060459 | RFID TAG - An RFID Tag ( | 2010-03-11 |
20100060460 | SURVEILLIANCE DEVICE - A surveillance tag ( | 2010-03-11 |
20100060461 | Psychophysiological Touch Screen Stress Analyzer - The Psychophysiological Touch Screen Stress Analyzer is capable of capturing information on how a person emotionally reacts to a series of verbal, visual, or written stimulus when the person touches the touch screen computer monitor in response to the stimulus. | 2010-03-11 |
20100060462 | Led rescue light - The present invention describes a rescue light with a LED light source that meets a minimum requirement of 0.75 candela (cd) of intensity, over a full hemisphere of visibility, with a duration of 8 hours or more. The invention requires only 3 volts of battery power from relatively small batteries, making the invention small and lightweight. In one favorite embodiment the LED is a specially constructed device that uses a blue LED die enclosed with a uniform layer of phosphor on the outer surface of the LED body, which provides an equally bright white light in all directions. Due to the low power requirements of the LED, the device can easily produce white light over an entire hemisphere at the required brightness level for longer than the required amount of time. In another favorite embodiment, a power LED with a large viewing angle is powered with a relatively high current, so as to meet the requirements for intensity over the entire hemisphere, but the high current is applied for only short periods of time in order to meet the requirement for duration. In this second embodiment, a novel switching arrangement is provided to allow the user to turn the LED on and off by changing positions of a movable member of the device, where the original position of the movable member is independent of the operational state of the device. In a third favorite embodiment, multiple LEDs are incorporated for greater visibility, and the operational state of the device is changed by pressing a momentary switch. In all of the described embodiments, a water sensitive switch may be provided to activate the LED on contact with a body of water. | 2010-03-11 |
20100060463 | HEAD GATCH ALARM SYSTEM - A head gatch alarm system reduces medical risk for aspirational pneumonia when an angle of the head gatch section is outside a predetermined range. The system includes an inclinometer and a pump. The inclinometer is attached to the head gatch section for sensing an angle of the head gatch section. The inclinometer includes an RF receiver and RF transmitter for sending and receiving signals to a pump. An alarm or other means for alerting a medical professional is in communication with the inclinometer or the pump. The pump includes an RF transmitter and RF receiver for two way RF communication between the pump and the inclinometer. In operation, the alarm is triggered and the pump is turned off when the head gatch section is positioned outside a predetermined range. | 2010-03-11 |
20100060464 | Medication Delivery Device With Reminder Unit - The present invention relates to a medication delivery device comprising a reminder unit for reminding an individual having a medical diseases to take a medicament. The reminder unit comprises means for providing a reminder signal to the individual having the medical disease, the reminder signal being triggered by data associated with a previously occurred event, the associated data being stored in a storage means. Alternatively, the reminder signal may be triggered by a position signal generated by position determining means adapted to determine the position of the medication delivery device. | 2010-03-11 |
20100060465 | Apparatus and Method for Microfabricated Multi-Dimensional Sensors and Sensing Systems - A universal microelectromechanical (MEMS) nano-sensor platform having a substrate and conductive layer deposited in a pattern on the surface to make several devices at the same time, a patterned insulation layer, wherein the insulation layer is configured to expose one or more portions of the conductive layer, and one or more functionalization layers deposited on the exposed portions of the conductive layer to make multiple sensing capability on a single MEMS fabricated device. The functionalization layers are adapted to provide one or more transducer sensor classes selected from the group consisting of: radiant, electrochemical, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, and thermal sensors for chemical and physical variables and producing more than one type of sensor for one or more significant parameters that need to be monitored. | 2010-03-11 |
20100060466 | MULTI-SENSORY ALARMING DEVICE - An alarming device including: a power module, a trigger module, a heat module, a noise module, and a visual module. The trigger module is configured to detect an emergency and trigger an event. The heat module is functionally in communication with the power module and the trigger module and configured to project heat when triggered by the trigger module. The noise module is functionally in communication with the power module and the trigger module and configured to project sound when triggered by the trigger module. The visual module is functionally in communication with the power module and the trigger module and configured to project light when triggered by the trigger module. | 2010-03-11 |
20100060467 | TRANSMITTER WITH BATTERY STATUS INDICATOR - A battery powered transmitter is provided with a battery status circuit that determines an output voltage level associated with the battery. The battery status circuit is provided with multiple voltage reference thresholds. One or more visual voltage status indicators are electrically coupled with the battery status circuit. The battery status circuit actuates a visual voltage status indicator when the battery status circuit determines the voltage output level of the battery to be within a first output range. One or more additional visual voltage status indicators may be actuated when the battery status circuit determines the voltage output level of the battery to be within other output ranges. | 2010-03-11 |
20100060468 | ELECTRICAL SWITCHING APPARATUS INCLUDING A TRIP COIL OPEN CIRCUIT TEST CIRCUIT AND SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME - A circuit breaker includes separable contacts, an operating mechanism structured to open and close the separable contacts, and a trip circuit including a trip coil and a fault detector. The fault detector energizes the trip coil to cause the operating mechanism to open the separable contacts. A test circuit is structured to test the trip coil and determine an open circuit condition thereof. An annunciation circuit is structured to annunciate the open circuit condition of the trip coil. | 2010-03-11 |
20100060469 | COMMUNICATION INTERFACE APPARATUS FOR AN ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTION PANEL, AND SYSTEM AND ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTION PANEL INCLUDING THE SAME - A system includes a number of electrical switching apparatus having separable contacts, an operating mechanism structured to open and close the separable contacts, a trip mechanism cooperating with the operating mechanism to trip open the separable contacts, a test circuit structured to test the trip mechanism and determine a failure to protect condition thereof, and a communication circuit structured to communicate the failure to protect condition. The system also includes an electrical distribution panel having a housing housing the number of electrical switching apparatus, and a communication interface structured to receive the failure to protect condition from the communication circuit and annunciate the failure to protect condition. | 2010-03-11 |
20100060470 | FAILURE CAUSE IDENTIFYING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING FAILURE CAUSE - A failure cause identifying device has a device parameter acquisition part configured to acquire a device parameter indicative of an operating state of a manufacturing device, an alarm generator configured to generate a device alarm with respect to the device parameter in accordance with a predetermined rule during the operation of the manufacturing device, a trouble acquisition part configured to acquire information relating to at least a part of troubles occurred in the manufacturing device, a significance detector configured to detect significance of a relationship between the device alarm and the trouble, and a significance judging part configured to judge whether or not a relationship between the device parameter and the trouble is significant based on the significance detected by the significance detector. | 2010-03-11 |
20100060471 | CAPACITIVE DETECTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - The invention is related to capacitive detection systems and methods. In one embodiment, a capacitive detection system comprises a first transmitter electrode and a first receiver electrode disposed in a first seat and configured to form a first capacitor, and a second transmitter electrode disposed in a second seat and configured with the first receiver electrode to form a second capacitor. | 2010-03-11 |
20100060472 | POSITION DETECTION SYSTEM FOR DETECTION OBJECT AND POSITION DETECTION METHOD FOR DETECTION OBJECT - A position detection system for a detection object and a position detection method for a detection object that enable calibration without removing a detection object after the detection object is introduced into a detection space are provided. Provided are a magnetic-field generating unit ( | 2010-03-11 |
20100060473 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION NOTIFICATION METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - An information processing device is provided which includes a detection portion that detects an approach or a touch of an operating body and that is provided on an external surface of a housing having a first housing and a second housing that is openably/closably attached to the first housing, a storage portion that stores detection information detected by the detection portion and a blinking pattern, and a blinking control portion that controls blinking of a light emitting portion based on the detection information detected by the detection portion and on the blinking pattern. With this configuration, results of detection by the detection portion can be notified to the user by the light emitting portion. | 2010-03-11 |
20100060474 | ZONE BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT METHOD AND SYSTEM - A zone shaping method and system. The method comprises receiving by a computing system from a sensory infrastructure transmitter attached to an object data associated with the first object. The object is located within a zone area. The computing system calculates a location within the zone area for the object. The computing system receives first environmental data associated with a first environmental condition in the zone area from a first sensor. The computing system analyzes the data, the location, and the first environmental data. The computing system generates based on results of the analysis, a first modified zone area associated with the zone area. | 2010-03-11 |
20100060475 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND OBJECT DISPLAYING METHOD USING THE SAME - A display method for a mobile terminal includes displaying an active object on a display of a mobile terminal, the active object being able to be manipulated by a user, and detecting a degree of tilt of the mobile terminal relative to a reference plane. The method further includes responsive to the detecting of the degree of tilt, displaying a selectable plurality of inactive objects on the display, highlighting an object of the plurality of inactive objects responsive to user touch input relative to an associated one of the plurality of inactive objects, and deactivating the active object and displaying the highlighted object as a presently active object on the display responsive to user touch input relative to the highlighted object. | 2010-03-11 |
20100060476 | STATUS INDICATOR - A device for indicating a device status includes a plurality of light guides including a first end for receiving light and a second end for displaying light, respectively; a plurality of light emitting elements arranged to face to each of the first ends; and a light shield arranged between the light guides and extending between light emitting elements, the light shield shielding light from the light emitting elements. | 2010-03-11 |
20100060477 | Communication system and method - A remote control unit for controlling a media device, comprising: a first wireless transmitter arranged to be powered from a first power source; a second wireless transmitter arranged to be powered from a second power source; a processor coupled to the first and second wireless transmitters, wherein the processor is configured to control the first and second wireless transmitters and is arranged to be powered from the first power; and monitoring means arranged to monitor power levels of the second power source and provide power level information to the processor. | 2010-03-11 |
20100060478 | ANTENNA FOR UNDERWATER COMMUNICATIONS - An antenna comprises first and second radiating elements for connecting to a first and second potential levels respectively. The first and second potential levels are substantially different for generating an electrostatic field from the first and the second radiating elements. The antenna further comprises first and second field shaping structures for controlling field propagation in a first and second direction respectively. The first and second field shaping structures are interdisplaced for defining a field pathway while the first and second radiating elements are disposed adjacent to the first and second field shaping structures and along the field pathway for directing the electrostatic field in a propagation direction through a liquid medium. More specifically, the propagation direction is defined by the field pathway and substantially perpendicular to at least one of the first and second directions. | 2010-03-11 |
20100060479 | UTILITY MONITORING DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD - A monitoring device, system and method is provided for in-home/on-premises monitoring of usage of utilities, such as electricity and other services. The monitoring device receives information from a smart metering system or transceiver, and displays current usage through an illuminated display, which displays a colour indicative of the current cost of consumption, and controls illumination of the display to scan illumination across the display at a traverse rate indicative of a rate of consumption or other metric, the scanning of a pattern of illumination across the display simulating movement or rotation in the display. The display therefore provides a consumer with immediate “at a glance” visual information on current usage. Optionally a digital display screen provides more detailed alphanumeric and graphical information, through a number of selectable display modes. Beneficially one or more devices may be networked, and interface directly or indirectly with a transceiver of a smart metering system, or a retrofit transceiver for a conventional meter. While particularly suited to electricity monitoring, monitoring of other utilities and services may alternatively or additionally be provided. The system may be used with a wired network or wirelessly networked by one of a number of standard wireless and mesh network communication protocols. | 2010-03-11 |
20100060480 | Reliable Packet Delivery Protocol for Geocast Protocol in Disconnected Vehicular Ad Hoc Network - A method is provided for delivering data messages in an inter-vehicle ad hoc network. The inter-vehicle ad hoc network utilizes a multi-hop routing protocol for storing, carrying forward and distributing a data message to various vehicles traveling along the road. The method includes determining a first cluster consisting of a group of vehicles proximate to one another traversing along a road in a first direction. A determination is made as to which vehicles within the first cluster are trailer vehicles for re-broadcasting messages based on vehicle position within the first cluster. An event is detected in a travel path of the first cluster by one of the vehicles in the first cluster. The event is reported to other vehicles in the cluster. At least one vehicle in a second cluster moving in an opposite direction to the first cluster is detected. The data message is broadcast from the determined trailer vehicles to the second cluster. | 2010-03-11 |
20100060481 | Method and System for Broadcasting Data Messages to a Vehicle - The invention provides systems and methods for targeting broadcast messages to particular vehicles or classes of vehicles. In one embodiment, the system comprises an information center for creating and sending a broadcast data message, and a relay section that receives the broadcast data message and relays the message to a plurality of vehicles. The information center typically comprises a one-to-many communication system for sending the message from one source to a plurality of receivers, such as a satellite radio network or the like. The message can be deleted or modified in response to commands received by the receiver. | 2010-03-11 |
20100060482 | AUTOMATED TRAFFIC SYNCHRONIZATION - Spatial relationship information and performance information are determined for vehicles within a vehicular environment. Traffic signaling information is received from a traffic regulation system associated with the vehicular environment. At least one synchronized control action is calculated for each of the vehicles to synchronize the vehicles with the traffic regulation system based upon the traffic signaling information, the determined spatial relationship information, and the determined performance information for each of the vehicles. The associated at least one synchronized control action is communicated to each of the vehicles. This abstract is not to be considered limiting, since other embodiments may deviate from the features described in this abstract. | 2010-03-11 |
20100060483 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING INTERSECTION RIGHT-OF-WAY FOR VEHICLES - A method and system for determining right of way for a plurality of mobile units at an intersection. The method and system include collecting position and movement information about the plurality of mobile units approaching the intersection; storing a plurality of rules about right of way at the intersection; accessing information about geometry of the intersection; calculating which one or more of the plurality of the mobile units have right of way to enter the intersection, responsive to the position and movement information, the stored rules and the information about geometry of the intersection; and wirelessly transmitting right of way indication signals to one or more of the plurality of the mobile units. | 2010-03-11 |
20100060484 | ROAD TOLL SYSTEM LINKING ON BOARD UNIT WITH VEHICLE - A road toll system comprises a vehicle-mounted unit comprising a satellite navigation system implementing a position tracking function; transmitting means for transmitting position or route information to a remote server; and a unique identification device for attaching to the vehicle, and associated with the satellite navigation receiver. The road toll system function is enabled only when the identification device is present. The identification device comprises an electronic device which is adapted to alter by detachment or attempted detachment such as to prevent the road toll system function being enabled. This system increases the security of this type of system and makes fraudulent use of the system increasingly difficult. | 2010-03-11 |
20100060485 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING PARKING INFORMATION - A method and apparatus, where the apparatus includes: a transmitting/receiving unit for receiving location information of other vehicles existing in a limited area by communicating with the other terminals via a mesh network; a controller for identifying an available parking space by analyzing the location information of the other terminals; and a display unit for displaying the available parking space. | 2010-03-11 |
20100060486 | PARKING ASSIST APPARATUS - A parking assist apparatus has a camera for capturing an image of a mark from a vehicle, wherein the mark is fixed to a parking area with a predetermined positional relation to the parking area and has a predetermined figure, and the vehicle is supposed to park in the parking area. The parking assist apparatus further has a vehicle-position detecting device for detecting a position of the vehicle based on the image of the mark captured by the camera and outputting a position data of the vehicle, a vehicle position data-storing device for storing the position data of the vehicle, a data acquisition device for acquiring attribute data of the parking area and the vicinities of the parking area; and a vehicle guide device for guiding the vehicle in moving out of the parking area, based on the position data of the vehicle in the parking area stored in the vehicle position data-storing device and the attribute data of the parking area and the vicinities of the parking area given by the data acquisition device. | 2010-03-11 |
20100060487 | Motor Vehicle - A motor vehicle has an imaging device for generating an image of a radiation pattern on the terrain surrounding the motor vehicle. A detecting device is provided for the multiple sequential detection of images of the radiation patterns that are influenced by the terrain. A processor device is also provided. The processing device is designed such that an obstacle in the terrain is detected based on the difference between directly or indirectly sequentially detected images of the radiation pattern. | 2010-03-11 |
20100060488 | CLUTCH-HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT IN AN OPTICAL TRACKING DEVICE - Architecture for managing clutch height in an optical navigational device such as a computer mouse. In one embodiment for a mouse, a feature can be molded into the bottom case that limits the clutch height by occluding the reflected light to the image sensor when the device is lifted from the tracking surface. Tracking is disabled when the clutch height threshold is exceeded, and re-enabled when the device is brought under the distance clutch height threshold. The device includes firmware controlled algorithm adjustments to one or more correlation parameters. When employing a D-shaped aperture, a threshold can be placed on the z-axis height tracking distance using dimensional characteristics of the shaped aperture, such as a knife-edge (the straight portion of the “D” shaped aperture), to impose a shadow across the image sensor. The aperture can be custom designed to occlude a portion of the emitted light from an LED. | 2010-03-11 |
20100060489 | ARRANGEMENT FOR THE DETECTION OF BODY PARTS BY ABSORBING AN ELECTRICAL NEAR FIELD - The invention relates to an arrangement for detecting body parts by absorbing an electric near field. Various, particularly capacitive methods exist for detecting an approaching human body. Most of said methods operate on the principle that an electrode emits an alternating electric field, the distribution of which changes towards the environment when a body or body part approaches, and said change is detected by means of suitable electronics. The detection arrangement according to the invention is used for detecting objects, particularly moving limbs, that approach or are present in an observation zone and comprises a transmitter electrode device for inducing an alternating electric field in the observation zone or the surrounding area thereof, a receiver elect device for detecting an electric field in the observation zone or said surrounding area, and an isolating electrode device for shielding part of the field that extends between the transmitter electrode and the receiver electrode. | 2010-03-11 |
20100060490 | Circuit Arrangement and Method for the Operation of a Circuit Arrangement - A circuit arrangement ( | 2010-03-11 |
20100060491 | Operating apparatus and electronic device having the same - Disclosed herein are an operating apparatus and an electronic device having the same. According to the operating apparatus, key values of a button can be variably changed each time a key value changing button is pushed so that the button can have several key values. Accordingly, a variety of functions of the electronic device can be achieved although the total number of the buttons is reduced. | 2010-03-11 |
20100060492 | COMBINATION INPUT UNIT - A combination input unit comprises a printed circuit board, a press key, a retaining bracket, a light transmissive rotary dial, and a housing. The printed circuit board accommodates an encoder circuit, a plurality of contacts, and a plurality of light sources. The press key is disposed above the contacts, and comprises a flange thereof. The retaining bracket is fitted over the press key and connects the press key to the printed circuit board. The light transmissive rotary dial is rotatably fitted over the press key. The rotary dial is positioned above the encoder circuit, comprises at least one elastic piece for resiliently pressing the encoder circuit, and a reflective surface. Light emitted by the light sources are reflected by the reflective surface, thus to illuminate the whole rotary dial. The housing receives the press key, the rotary dial, and the printed circuit board. | 2010-03-11 |
20100060493 | MULTI-CHANNEL SAMPLING SYSTEM AND METHOD - An apparatus and method for sampling a plurality of digital video signals to generate an interleaved digital video signal is disclosed. The apparatus includes: a first analog-to-digital converter (ADC), coupled to an analog input signal, for converting the analog input signal to a first digital output signal according to a sampling clock signal; a second ADC, coupled to the analog input signal, for converting the analog input signal to a second digital output signal according to the sampling clock signal; a reference clock generator, for generating a reference clock; a random signal generator, for outputting control values in a random sequence; and a clock controller, coupled to the reference clock generator and the random signal generator, for modifying the reference clock signal according to the control values to generate the sampling clock signal to the first ADC and the second ADC. | 2010-03-11 |
20100060494 | Analog to Digital Converter - An analog to digital converter (ADC) can operate in an amplifier configuration or a converter configuration. In the amplifier configuration, the ADC receives an input voltage and scales the input voltage by a factor during at least one clock cycle. In the converter configuration, the ADC uses the scaled input voltage to determine a digital value corresponding to the input voltage. | 2010-03-11 |
20100060495 | ANALOG DIGITAL CONVERT APPARATUS, ANALOG DIGITAL CONVERT METHOD, CONTROL APPARATUS AND PROGRAM - Provided is an AD converting apparatus that converts an analog input signal into a digital output signal, comprising a plurality of AD converters supplied with sampling clocks differing from each other by prescribed phase amounts, each AD converter outputting an individual signal obtained by digitizing the input signal according to the supplied sampling clock; a plurality of amplitude-dependent characteristic correcting sections that are provided to correspond to the plurality of AD converters, each amplitude-dependent characteristic correcting section generating a corrected individual signal by correcting the individual signal output by the corresponding AD converter using a correction factor corresponding to an amplitude of the individual signal; and a combining section that generates the output signal by combining a plurality of the corrected individual signals. | 2010-03-11 |
20100060496 | MINIMIZING ADVERSE EFFECTS OF SKEW BETWEEN TWO ANALOG-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTERS - Skew between a first clock signal received by a first analog-to-digital converter (ADC) and a second clock signal received by a second ADC is adjusted to minimize error. Each ADC has an ADC element that produces a respective first or second digital output signal in response to an analog input signal and a respective first or second clock signal. A correction signal is produced in response to the first and second digital output signals. The skew between the first and second clock signals is then adjusted in response to the correction signal. | 2010-03-11 |
20100060497 | Group delay characteristic correcting device and group delay characteristic correcting method - A disclosed group delay characteristic correcting device corrects group delay characteristics of an analog low-pass filter used to remove aliasing of a digital-analog converter or an analog-digital converter. The group delay characteristic correcting device includes a digital signal processing unit configured to have an all-pass phase circuit at a stage previous to the digital-analog converter or at a stage subsequent to the analog-digital converter so as to correct the group delay characteristics of the analog low-pass filter. | 2010-03-11 |
20100060498 | CALIBRATION CIRCUIT AND ASSOCIATED METHOD - A calibration circuit and method suitable for black level calibration in image processing, the circuit comprising an analogue gain amplifier, an analogue to digital converter; a correction circuit for receiving a digital signal and providing a digital offset signal; and a digital to analogue converter for receiving said digital offset signal and feeding a corresponding analogue offset signal back to the input of said gain amplifier. The calibration circuit is arranged such that the correction circuit and said digital to analogue converter form a feedback loop applying an offset to said input signal and said correction circuit includes an inverse gain circuit for applying an inverse gain to a signal within said correction circuit prior to said digital to analogue converter. Preferably the inverse gain applied is such that the total loop gain does not deviate too far from unity. | 2010-03-11 |
20100060499 | CONTROL CLOSED-LOOP DEVICE AND SIGMA-DELTA MODULATOR - The present invention relates to a device for slaving a first component in a closed loop, a second component in the return circuit to the loop input having a multiplicative noise. It also relates to a sigma-delta modulator making it possible to convert an analog input signal into a digital output signal on the basis of an analog-to-digital converter slaved in a closed loop using this device. A compensation noise is added to the input signal of the slaving loop, the compensation noise being substantially equal to the input signal of the slaving loop multiplied by the multiplicative noise of the second component. | 2010-03-11 |
20100060500 | Analog/Digital Converter Assembly and Corresponding Method - An analogue/digital converter arrangement and a method. A differential input voltage is converted by means of a differentially implemented capacitative voltage divider that comprises two programmable capacitor banks ( | 2010-03-11 |
20100060501 | RAIL TO RAIL FLASH - An analogue to digital converter comprising: a first set comprising nodes defined by circuitry such that each node is at a respective voltage, the voltages on the nodes being in an orderly progression between the voltage of a first current source and the voltage of a first input node; a second set comprising nodes defined by circuitry such that each node is at a respective voltage, the voltages on the nodes being in an orderly progression between the voltage of a second current source and the voltage of a second input node; a plurality of comparators, each comparator being arranged to compare the voltage on a node in the first set with the voltage on a respective node in the second set; and a pair of switching devices arranged between the first current source and the first set of nodes, the first switching device of the pair connected so as to supply the current from the first current source to all said nodes in the first set, and the second switching device of the pair connected so as to supply the current from the first current source to a subset of said nodes in the first set which are closest in voltage to the voltage of the first input node; wherein control voltages of the first and second switching devices of the pair are set such that: (a) when the potential difference between the voltage at the first current source and the voltage at the first input node is greater than a predetermined potential difference the first switching device is in a first state and the current from the first current source flows through the first switching device; and (b) when the potential difference between the voltage at the first current source and the voltage at the first input node is less than the predetermined potential difference the first switching device is in a second state and the current from the first current source flows through the second switching device. | 2010-03-11 |
20100060502 | A/D CONVERTER - There is provided an A/D converter capable of changing specification and function of the A/D converter with the use of a programmable circuit by combining comparators with the programmable circuit. The A/D converter comprises a parallel-connected comparison circuit including a plurality of comparators, an analog signal being inputted to one of input terminals of the respective comparators while respective predetermined reference voltages being inputted to the other of the input terminals of the respective comparators, and a digital processing circuit for receiving output signals from the parallel-connected comparison circuit, and executing predetermined digital processing as set on the basis of a program. | 2010-03-11 |
20100060503 | SUCCESSIVE APPROXIMATION TYPE A/D CONVERTER, METHOD OF CONTROLLING SUCCESSIVE APPROXIMATION TYPE A/D CONVERTER, SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE, AND IMAGING APPARATUS - A successive approximation type A/D converter includes: a reference signal generating section generating a reference signal; a comparator comparing an analog signal input thereto with the reference signal and converting the analog signal into a digital signal; and a control section controlling the reference signal to perform oversampling by executing an A/D conversion process on the analog signal at the comparator plural times such that the analog signal is A/D-converted into a digital value of N bits at the first A/D conversion process and such that the second and subsequent A/D conversion processes are performed starting with a lower bit of the (N-n)-th or lower order with upper n bits of the N-bit digital value obtained at the first A/D conversion process fixed. | 2010-03-11 |
20100060504 | IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - There are provided an image processing system and a control method thereof. The image processing system includes a control terminal which outputs control information for controlling an operation of at least one image processing apparatus according to a preset input through a wireless communication protocol, and a relay unit which converts the control information outputted from the control terminal into an infrared code and outputs the converted infrared code to the image processing apparatus, to control the operation of the image processing apparatus according to the control information. | 2010-03-11 |
20100060505 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EXTENDING TRANSMITTER TRAINING WINDOW - A method for configuring a transmitter device to transmit a recognized transmission to a receiving device is provided. The method includes transmitting a first transmission and transmitting a second transmission after the first transmission. The method further includes receiving, during the second transmission, a user input signal from an interface for receiving signals from one or more user interface elements. The method further includes storing an attribute associated with the second transmission in a memory device in response to the user input signal. | 2010-03-11 |
20100060506 | MULTIMEDIA ASSEMBLY WITH A PROGRAMMABLE UNIVERSAL REMOTE CONTROL UNIT AND METHOD OF PROGRAMMING A REMOTE CONTROL UNIT - A multimedia assembly with a programmable universal remote control unit, which is configured to “learn” remote control codes from original remote control units, and which provides that remote control signals are transmitted from original remote control units to the control unit where they are analyzed, decoded, and newly encoded; and wherein newly encoded signals are then transmitted from the control unit to the universal remote control unit that is to be programmed, where they are stored in a memory. | 2010-03-11 |
20100060507 | ELECTRONIC WARFARE RECEIVER HAVING DIGITAL ANTENNA - Methods and apparatus for detecting and measuring electromagnetic radiation using a digital antenna are provided. Receiver apparatus includes a digital antenna having an array of pixels, each pixel configured to produce a voltage that represents received photons at a photon frequency of the pixel, and a processing unit configured to sample the voltage of each pixel at multiple sampling times to acquire a set of voltage samples and to process the sets of voltage samples and corresponding sampling times to provide information on one or more detected signals represented by the received photons. | 2010-03-11 |
20100060508 | METHOD FOR DETECTION OF RADAR SIGNALS - A method provides for identifying short radar signals in presence of interfering signals from various sources applicable to U-NII devices. The method includes collecting a set of information about received interfering signals until the End-Of-Burst (EOB) condition is identified. When the EOB is identified, the set information about the received train of interfering signals is processed. The algorithm selects the time interval between two pulses as a possible Pulse Repetition Interval (PRI) and checks if the same time interval or a multiple of it can be found between other pulses in the collected set, with some small acceptable error. Pulses matching the criteria are considered as potential radar pulses. When at least one pulse has been identified as a potential radar pulse for a number of times larger than a predefined limit, it is concluded that that pulse has been generated by a radar installation. | 2010-03-11 |
20100060509 | MODEL-BASED TOMOGRAPHIC RECONSTRUCTION - A model-based approach to estimating wall positions for a building is developed and tested using simulated data. It borrows two techniques from geophysical inversion problems, layer stripping and stacking, and combines them with a model-based estimation algorithm that minimizes the mean-square error between the predicted signal and the data. The technique is designed to process multiple looks from an ultra wideband radar array. The processed signal is time-gated and each section processed to detect the presence of a wall and estimate its position, thickness, and material parameters. The floor plan of a building is determined by moving the array around the outside of the building. In this paper we describe how the stacking and layer stripping algorithms are combined and show the results from a simple numerical example of three parallel walls. | 2010-03-11 |
20100060510 | VIEWING DEVICE FOR AN AIRCRAFT COMPRISING MEANS FOR DISPLAYING AIRCRAFT EXHIBITING A RISK OF COLLISION - The general field of the invention is that of viewing systems of the synthetic vision type SVS, for a first aircraft, the said system comprising at least one cartographic database of a terrain, position sensors, for the said aircraft, an air traffic detection system calculating the position and the danger rating of at least one second aircraft exhibiting a risk of collision with the said first aircraft on the basis of data originating from sensors or systems such as TCAS or ADS-B, an electronic computer, a man-machine interface means and a display screen, the computer comprising means for processing the various items of information originating from the database, sensors and interface means, the said processing means arranged so as to provide the display screen with a synthetic image of the terrain comprising a representation of the said second aircraft. The said representation comprises a first symbol representing in a stylized manner the said second aircraft and a second symbol, situated to the right of the first symbol when the second aircraft is facing towards the first aircraft and situated to the left of the first symbol when the second aircraft is facing away from the first aircraft | 2010-03-11 |
20100060511 | VIEWING DEVICE FOR AIRCRAFT COMPRISING MEANS OF DISPLAYING TRAJECTORIES OF INTRUDERS PRESENTING A RISK OF COLLISION IN ALL THE SPACE SURROUNDING THE AIRCRAFT - The general field of the invention is that of synthetic vision type viewing systems SVS, for a first aircraft, said system comprising at least position sensors of said aircraft, a traffic detection system calculating the position and the dangerousness of at least one second aircraft, also called intruder, presenting a risk of collision with said first aircraft based on data obtained from sensors or from systems such as the TCAS or ADS-B, an electronic computer, a human-machine interface means and a display screen, the computer comprising means of processing different information obtained from the database, from the sensors and from the interface means, said processing means arranged so as to provide the display screen with a synthetic image of the space surrounding the first aircraft and centred on the latter. Said image comprises at least one first symbol of the first aircraft and a second representation of the past and present trajectory of said second aircraft, said second representation comprising a set of second symbols representative of the different positions occupies in space by the second aircraft at different instants in the past and third symbol representing the predictive trajectory of the second aircraft in a near future. | 2010-03-11 |