12th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 33 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110070766 | CABLE CLAMP WITH CLAMPING ELEMENT - In a cable clamp for fixing an electrical cable ( | 2011-03-24 |
20110070767 | Method and Apparatus for Patch Panel Patch Cord Documentation and Revision - A method and apparatus are provided for monitoring and reporting cable connectivity such as patch panel port-level connectivity on a real-time basis. For patch panel systems, the approach is based upon a distributed architecture that may be modularly scalable and may reduce, if not eliminate, the need for a centralized signal processor and complex cabling between patch panels and the centralized signal processor. Each patch panel may determine port level connectivity independently. Polling delays and polling-related overhead processing may be reduced or eliminated by supporting real-time monitoring of port connectivity at the port level. The approach provides improved real-time reporting of patch panel connectivity with reduced cabling complexity, increased reliability, and decreased maintenance costs. In addition, the approach is compatible with (i.e., may communicate with and be controlled by) a multipurpose network management system (NMS). In addition, a compatible revision system is provided. | 2011-03-24 |
20110070768 | Connector Assemblies With Integrated Wiring Diagrams and Methods of Using the Same - Disclosed are connector assemblies having an integrated wiring diagram or being in conjunction with a tool having an integrated wiring diagram, and methods of using such connector assemblies or tools. The connector assemblies include wire entry ports for insertion of respective wires depicted on the wiring diagram. The connector assemblies have at least one housing having a wiring diagram on the at least one housing, on a receptacle that holds the at least one housing or on a tool that temporarily holds the at least one housing. | 2011-03-24 |
20110070769 | TRANSMISSION WIRE - A transmission wire includes an insulated packaging layer, at least one conducting wire, and a bendable shaped wire. The conducting wire is set inside the insulated packaging layer. The bendable shaped wire and the conducting wire are set inside the insulated packaging layer in common. The transmission wire can be arbitrarily bend and fixed on a desired position or shape via setting the bendable shaped wire inside the insulated packaging layer. Hence, the electronic devices such as microphones or webcams can be stably supported to be used at the most appropriate angle or height, so, the practicability is increased. | 2011-03-24 |
20110070770 | ELECTRICAL TERMINAL CONNECTION WITH MOLDED SEAL - A corrosion resistant electrical connection structure has an electrically conductive cable with an electrically conductive core and an insulative outer cover. An electrically conductive terminal is electrically connected to a lead of the core that extends beyond the insulative outer cover. A molded hot melt seal seals the lead of the core and the terminal interface section from ambient electrolytes. In an exemplary embodiment, the core is made from aluminum or an aluminum alloy and the terminal is made from a copper alloy. | 2011-03-24 |
20110070771 | ELECTRICAL TERMINAL CONNECTION WITH SEALED CORE CRIMP - A corrosion resistant electrical connection structure has an electrically conductive cable with a core made from a first electrically conductive material and an insulative outer cover. A terminal is electrically connected to the core at a lead extending beyond the insulative outer cover. A conformal coating covers and seals the lead of the core not in direct contact with the terminal. | 2011-03-24 |
20110070772 | Modem wall attachment bracket and method - A wall mounting bracket to carry a modem adjacent to two 120 VAC outlet wall receptacles on the face of a wall, said bracket secured to the wall beneath a six outlet plug adaptor when the adaptor is plugged into the receptacles, comprising: a generally planar member having, a) a wall outlet attachment side portion which has a border portion which surrounds the six outlet plug adaptor when it is plugged into the receptacle to thereby prevent rotation with respect to the adaptor, and a flange means which extends inwardly from the border portion beneath the plug adaptor to thereby maintain the bracket adjacent to the wall, and a receptacle access opening positioned centrally within the border portion to permit electrical access to the receptacles; and, b) an adjacent modem attachment side portion which extends from the border portion, along the wall so that the modem can be carried thereby. | 2011-03-24 |
20110070773 | POWER SAVING DEVICE - A power saving device consisting of a strip attachable to the electrical outlet for holding at least one electrical plug in proximity to an electrical outlet, even when the electric plug is not plugged into the electrical outlet, is provided. The strip has flexible two symmetric bow wings. The strip is attached to the electrical outlet by using a securing device, such as a screw, and is provided with at least one vertical groove for securing the electrical cord of the electrical plug to the strip. The strip is made from an electrically insulated resilient material. | 2011-03-24 |
20110070774 | COMPUTER ENCLOSURE - A computer enclosure for a computer includes a rear wall, and a shielding panel attached to the rear wall. The shielding panel defines a plurality of I/O accessing holes corresponding to a plurality of connectors of the computer. A plurality of resilient contacting strips extends from edges of each of the accessing holes to resist against the corresponding connector extending therethrough. | 2011-03-24 |
20110070775 | DELAYED CONTACT ACTION CONNECTOR - A connector having a plurality of terminals for connecting to a circuit card and a method therefore are disclosed. The connector includes a socket having a casing with an aperture for receiving the circuit card therein and a plurality of terminals made of electrically conductive material. At least one of the plurality of terminals includes an elongated portion and a substantially L-shaped portion joined together by a U-shaped portion. The elongated portion has a proximal end and a distal end, and includes a support section and a bending section between the proximal end and the distal end. The terminal is secured to the casing by the support section at or near the proximal end of the elongated portion. The U-shaped portion is disposed at the distal end of the elongated portion. The terminal continues from the U-shaped portion to a region approximately halfway towards the proximal end of the elongated portion and turns away from the elongated portion thereby forming the substantially L-shaped portion. The L-shaped portion ends in a lip section curving towards the proximal end of the elongated portion. | 2011-03-24 |
20110070776 | CONNECTOR - To provide a connector which is capable of reducing the possibility that a cover is removed due to a cause other than an operation of removing a card when the cover is in a locked position, even if a height of the connector is reduced. | 2011-03-24 |
20110070777 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR ADAPTOR SYSTEM FOR MEDIA DEVICES - An electrical connector adaptor system for connecting a base media device which has at least one integral electrical connector with one or more detachable second media devices, each having a connector that may differ from a connector of another second media device. A detachable electrical connector adaptor module is provided, for creating at least one bi-directional electrical connection between the base media device and one or more attachable and detachable second media devices, each of the second media devices having at least one integral connector. The adaptor module has a first electrical connector for mating with the base media device integral electrical connector and a second electrical connector for mating with the second media device integral electrical connector. | 2011-03-24 |
20110070778 | HIGH-SPEED PLUG CONNECTOR WITH A MOUNTING BRACKET HOLDING TERMINALS - A high-speed plug connector has an insulating housing, a mounting bracket, multiple first terminals, multiple second terminals and a shell. The first terminals are mounted on the insulating housing. The second terminals are mounted on the mounting bracket. Each terminal has a mounting section, a soldering section and a contacting section. The soldering sections are arranged in a transverse row instead of two rows to make the high-speed plug connector compact and reduce mounting surface areas of a PCB on which the soldering sections is soldered. | 2011-03-24 |
20110070779 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR HAVING CONTACT ARRANGEMENT ENSURING RELIABLE HIGH SPEED TRANSMISSION - An electrical connector ( | 2011-03-24 |
20110070780 | Rotationally adjustable electrical connector assembly - An electrical connector assembly that includes an adjustment collar and a body having an interior volume. The collar defines a passage that is in communication with the interior volume of the body when the collar is engaged with the body. The collar can be rotated relative to the body and can also be fixed to the body with a locking member. The adjustment collar has a helical thread that engages an electrical connector. Wiring extending through the body can be conductively engaged with the electrical connector. The engagement between the collar and the body allows the rotational position of the electrical connector relative to the body to be easily adjusted and then fixed in place by rotation and the subsequent fixation of the adjustment collar. A cooperating electrical connector can be detachably engaged with the electrical connector. A coupling member can be used to secure the cooperating electrical connector. | 2011-03-24 |
20110070781 | METHOD OF WATERPROOFING CRIMPING PART - A method of waterproofing a crimping part of a crimp terminal where a wire is crimped includes a step of forming a waterproof structure. The waterproofing structure seals a crimping region containing the crimping part with an adhesive tape. The adhesive tape has waterproofing performance and has a thickness no more than a predetermined value. | 2011-03-24 |
20110070782 | MARINE PROPULSION SYSTEM - A marine propulsion system comprising: a fuel-filled tank; an air compressor that generates compressed air; an engine that receives fuel from the tank, wherein the air compressor is powered by the engine; and at least one hot gas generator that receives compressed air from the air compressor, the hot gas generator comprising: (a) a combustion chamber having an inlet and an outlet, the compressed gas injected into the combustion chamber at the inlet, the combustion chamber adapted to produce hot gas; (b) an injection nozzle that receives fuel from the tank, the injection nozzle positioned proximate to the inlet of the combustion chamber, the injection nozzle adapted to spray the fuel into the combustion chamber; and (c) an exhaust nozzle positioned at the outlet of the combustion chamber through which the hot gas produced in the combustion chamber is discharged from the hot gas generator. | 2011-03-24 |
20110070783 | Apparatus For Control of Stator Wakes - The invention as disclosed is an apparatus that controls the wake of stator blades on an underwater vehicle. The apparatus comprises one or more stator blades each with a movable trailing edge that when actuated in a controlled manner produces a periodic flapping motion upstream of a propulsion rotor. The controlled periodic flapping of the trailing edge the fills the stator blade wake enough to overcome the stator blade's own drag and fill its wake deficit. This has the effect of reducing the blade rate tonal noise of the propulsion rotor. | 2011-03-24 |
20110070784 | Combination anode and line cutter - Sacrificial anodes and line cutters which are formed into a single unit. | 2011-03-24 |
20110070785 | OUTBOARD MOTOR - An outboard motor includes an engine, and a top cowling and a bottom cowling that are arranged to cover the engine. A flow-joining pipe is connected to each exhaust port of a plurality of cylinders of the engine. A first exhaust pipe, a second exhaust pipe, and a third exhaust pipe are connected to the flow-joining pipe in sequence. The flow-joining pipe and the first exhaust pipe are connected generally at the same height as a bottommost of the cylinders of the engine. The third exhaust pipe is disposed above a topmost of the cylinders of the engine. A catalyst is disposed in a connecting portion between the first exhaust pipe and the second exhaust pipe so as to be housed in an upper end portion of the first exhaust pipe and in a lower end portion of the second exhaust pipe. The outboard motor is thus able to prevent water from adhering to a catalyst while avoiding any increase in size. | 2011-03-24 |
20110070786 | OUTBOARD MOTOR - An outboard motor includes an engine, and a top cowling and a bottom cowling that are arranged to cover the engine. A flow-joining pipe is connected to each exhaust port of a plurality of cylinders of the engine. A first exhaust pipe, a second exhaust pipe, and a third exhaust pipe are connected to the flow-joining pipe in sequence. The flow-joining pipe and the first exhaust pipe are connected generally at the same height as a bottommost of the cylinders of the engine. The third exhaust pipe is disposed above a topmost of the cylinders of the engine. A catalyst is disposed in a connecting portion between the first exhaust pipe and the second exhaust pipe so as to be housed in an upper end portion of the first exhaust pipe and in a lower end portion of the second exhaust pipe. The outboard motor is thus able to prevent water from adhering to a catalyst while avoiding any increase in size. | 2011-03-24 |
20110070787 | FIN SYSTEM - The invention relates to a connection between a fin (skeg) or daggerboard for a vessel and a vessel, in particular a sailboard or aquafoil, such as a kite board, windsurfing board, surf board, body board, wake board or water ski, which sailboard is provided with a fin box, whereby the fin box is provided with first fastening means, and whereby the fin is provided with second fastening means that co-operate with the first fastening means of the fin box upon engagement therewith. The first fastening means and the second fastening means are embodied such that they form a releasable cantilever snap fit upon engagement with each other. The snap fit is releasable. | 2011-03-24 |
20110070788 | Buoyant Cushion - Buoyant cushions or the like are used and are adaptable for varied other uses, such cushions having physical properties that include buoyancy, weather-resistance, malleability, strength, and comfort to the user, and allows the cushion to be used dually as lounging floatations in bodies of water and as cushions adapted to compliment outdoor furniture or used as furniture. The chamber of each cushion is partially filled with polystyrene beads and the outer surface is defined primarily by a comfortable flexible fabric material to support a user and a flexible mesh fabric material to permit ingress and egress of water to the chamber, such materials being sewn together to form the cushion. | 2011-03-24 |
20110070789 | Insulative barrier blanket with enhanced performance - This invention pertains generally to means for controlling transfer of thermal energy and specifically to a laminate material comprising functional layers, wherein the functional layers are combined into an insulative barrier blanket that is circumscribed about a high temperature structure or source. The insulative barrier blanket is comprised of a high temperature abrasive and puncture resistant outer shell, a thermal insulation core, and an interior protective layer. The outer shell is preferentially made of a hydrophobic and/or oleophobic fabric layer, which is resistant to abrasion, impact, sound conduction and/or puncture. The insulative barrier blanket is optionally retained about said high temperature structure or source through use of retentive closures having enhanced means for manipulation by hand and reduces the potential creation of foreign object debris. | 2011-03-24 |
20110070790 | Structure of Spacer Fabric Surface Layer and Reinforced Knitting Method of Producing the same - In a structure of spacer fabric surface layer and a reinforced knitting method of producing the structure, the method includes a surface mesh layer, a middle support layer and a bottom fabric layer; wherein the surface mesh layer is consisted of a plurality of main segments and extending segments, each main segment is formed by lapping two loop strings, and each extending segment includes one single loop string, the loop string is formed by stringing a plurality of loops; when in the knitting process, moving the yarn of the middle support layer up and down between the surface mesh layer and the bottom fabric layer to let the yarn of the middle support layer connect with the main segment of the surface mesh layer at one end and connect with the bottom fabric layer at the other end, therefore, the yarn of the middle support layer laps with the extending segment when it moves to the extending segment to reinforce the extending segment. | 2011-03-24 |
20110070791 | Wonder Fabric - A novel textile material particularly a wonder fabric comprising of a see-through construction of plurality of yarns intersecting one another at certain angles hydro-laminated thereof with pseudo yarns formed out of staple fibers and mechanical cross linking of yarns on at least one side under specific conditions thereof resulting into a durable and multi functional material suitable for home and apparel textile applications is disclosed herein. A process for production and apparatus thereof are also disclosed. | 2011-03-24 |
20110070792 | FRICTION MATERIAL FOR APPLYING FRICTION IN LIQUID MEDIUM, AND ASSOCIATED DEVICE AND METHOD - A friction material intended to equip a device for applying friction in a liquid medium, including a fiber mat impregnated with a heat-curable resin. The fiber mat consists of fibers whose length is greater than or equal to 12 mm, and is teased, coated and needled. The friction material features a porosity greater than or equal to 30% by volume and less than or equal to 60% by volume. The friction material includes activated charcoal loads whose specific surface is between 500 m2/g and whose mass content in the friction material is greater than or equal to 5% by weight and less than or equal to 15% by weight. | 2011-03-24 |
20110070793 | Metal/Fiber Laminate and Fabrication Using a Porous Metal/Fiber Preform - A metal/fiber laminate has a plurality of adjacent layers. Each layer is porous and includes an arrangement of fibers. At least one of the layers has its fibers coated with a metal. A polymer matrix permeates each such arrangement. | 2011-03-24 |
20110070794 | NONWOVEN SHEET MATERIAL, PANEL CONSTRUCTED THEREFROM AND METHODS OF CONSTRUCTION THEREOF - A nonwoven sheet material and method of construction thereof is provided. The nonwoven sheet material includes a heat bondable textile material and a used post consumer material. The used post consumer material includes at least one of a non-thermoplastic material, thermoplastic material, a plastic composition including different types of plastic constituents, and other materials containing contaminants such as dirt, oil, grease and the like in a non-washed state, which are ordinarily considered non-reusable waste. The used post consumer material is bonded with the heat bondable textile material to form the nonwoven sheet material and panels formed therefrom. | 2011-03-24 |
20110070795 | THERMAL SPRAY MASKING TAPE - A thermal spray masking tape includes a substrate having a first major surface and a second major surface. The thermal spray masking tape further includes a surface layer overlying the first major surface of the substrate. The surface layer is formed from an elastomer including a liquid silicone rubber. | 2011-03-24 |
20110070796 | ADHESIVE TAPE - The present invention provides an adhesive tape to be used for clothes, more specifically, to be used for non-sewn clothes, which are made into clothes using the adhesive tape, reducing sewn portions of clothes to the utmost. The adhesive tape has elasticity in the warp direction while controlling crosswise stretching to the utmost. An adhesive tape is characterized in that it is made from an elastic film as a core layer, hot melt resin laminated on one surface thereof, and a woven-knitted fabric laminated on the other surface. The woven-knitted fabric is set while being stretched to the limit in the crosswise direction, and includes heat seal elastic yarn. Moreover, warp knitted fabric is suitable for the woven-knitted fabric, heat seal polyurethane elastic yarn is suitable for the heat seal elastic yarn, and a polyurethane film is suitable for the elastic film, and it is used for non-sewn clothes. | 2011-03-24 |
20110070797 | SYSTEM FOR DISPLAYING IMAGES AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME - Systems for displaying images and fabrication method thereof are provided. A representative system incorporates an electroluminescent device including light emitting units emitting lights with different luminescent intensities along light emitting paths thereof, formed overlying a substrate. And a compensation layer is disposed along the light emitting paths to adjust the different luminescent intensities for outputting substantially uniform light. | 2011-03-24 |
20110070798 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device comprising: a display cell including at least two color regions, each of the at least color regions including a right-eye pixel and a left-eye pixel corresponding to a right eye and a left eye of a viewer, respectively; and a lenticular cell including at least two lenses corresponding to the at least two color regions, wherein the at least two lenses having different focal lengths | 2011-03-24 |
20110070799 | DISPLAY DEVICE INTEGRAL WITH PROTECTION PLATE, AND DISPLAY APPARATUS USING THE SAME - A display device includes a display panel to display an image, a protection plate that is arranged on an observation side of the display panel with a predetermined gap with respect to the display panel, spacer that is arranged between the display panel and the protection plate to surround a region that corresponds to a screen area of the display panel, and a filler layer filling the region that is surrounded by the spacer of a gap between the display panel and the protection plate. The spacer includes at least one missing portion to connect an inside and an outside of the region to each other. The filler layer has been polymerized by irradiation of light and heating. | 2011-03-24 |
20110070800 | PLASMA DISPLAY PANEL - A plasma display panel includes front glass substrate and rear glass substrate disposed opposite to each other so as to form an image display area and an image non-display area. The image non-display area includes a sealing portion in which glass substrates are sealed at a periphery thereof by a seal layer. At least one of front glass substrate and rear glass substrate has a thickness of 0.5 mm or more and 2.0 mm or less. The seal layer is made of a glass material having a softening point temperature 30° C. through 70° C. lower than the sealing temperature at which the periphery of front glass substrate and rear glass substrate are sealed by the seal layer. | 2011-03-24 |
20110070801 | Vehicle toy - A vehicle toy makes an imagination of an appearance of a second mode which is transformable from an appearance of a first mode difficult. A vehicle toy transformable between a first mode and a second mode includes a base member having a front surface forming part of the first mode and a back surface forming part of the second mode, at least two or more rotating members each rotatably coupled to the base member and having different features on the front surfaces and the back surfaces thereof so that the front surfaces form the first mode and the back surfaces form the second mode, and have connecting portions disposed at respective ends of at least two of the rotating members connecting to each other and retain the vehicle toy in either the first mode or in the second mode. | 2011-03-24 |
20110070802 | Stuffed Animal With Attached Blanket - A stuffed animal and an attached blanket that is stored within the body cavity of the stuffed animal. A liner is permanently attached within the body cavity to allow the blanket to be attached to it either by being permanently sewn-in or by fabric hook-and-loop fasteners. The torso of the stuffed animal is larger in proportion to the rest of the body parts and an aperture is located on the front of the torso by fabric hook-and-loop fasteners which will allow for easy access and storage of the blanket. | 2011-03-24 |
20110070803 | MARBLE TRACK AMUSEMENT DEVICE - An entertainment device including a track for rolling marbles. The track may be configured onto at least one vertical or horizontal planar support surface, such as walls, tables, doors, floors, and vertically or horizontally oriented rod-like structures, such as the branches of a tree. In one embodiment, the three-dimensional track configurations may include at least one interconnected substantially vertical and substantially horizontal support surface. | 2011-03-24 |
20110070804 | BLOW-OUT - The blow-out of the present invention includes a blower tube into which air can be blown, a moving part disposed on one end of the blower tube having an elastic body and can be resiliently rolled or unrolled by the force of the air supplied from the blower tube, and an extended moving part formed at the end part of the moving part and unrolled at a different angle from the moving part when the air is injected into the blower tube. The extended moving part is configured to be unrolled when the air is injected from the blower tube and to be rolled, together with the moving part, by means of restoring force of the moving part when the supply of the air from the blower tube is stopped. The extended moving part is made of the same material as the moving part, or a flexible material, so that the extended moving part can be unrolled by means of force of the air or rolled by means of restoring force of the moving part. The extended moving part may be shaped in a character form or decorated with pictures such as characters. | 2011-03-24 |
20110070805 | Selectable and Recordable Laughing Doll - An electronic toy for users comprising a plurality of keys, each one of the keys corresponding to a prerecorded or downloadable audio signal such as a laugh which is played through a speaker within the toy when selected. The toy also comprises means for recording the audio input of a user to memory microchip or other electronic storage device housed within the toy. A subset of the plurality of keys corresponds to a like number of permanent non-erasable audio signals that are played through the speaker whenever one of that subset is selected. Another subset of the plurality of keys corresponds to a number of temporary re-recordable audio inputs that are provided by the user. The toy also comprises an effect dial which a user may use to alter the frequencies or other characteristic of the audio signal reproduced through the speaker. | 2011-03-24 |
20110070806 | Magnetic Box Call - A game call having variable tonal qualities wherein one or more sound boards have a ferromagnetic material carried in a selected region and wherein a second ferromagnetic material is mounted for selective movement relative to the ferromagnetic material carried on the sound board to vary the tones created on the sound board. | 2011-03-24 |
20110070807 | MACHINING APPARATUS USING ROTARY GRINDER - According to one embodiment, a machining apparatus includes a disk-like grinder, and a nozzle for discharging a cutting fluid toward the grinder. The grinder cuts or grooves a workpiece by rotating. The grinder is provided with a cutting portion at a periphery of the grinder. The nozzle is provided to face the cutting portion in a radial direction of the grinder and arranged adjustably in a width direction of the cutting portion. The nozzle has a rectangular or elliptic cross-section shape in which a dimension in a width direction of the grinder is larger than a dimension in a peripheral direction of the grinder. | 2011-03-24 |
20110070808 | SUBSTRATE POLISHING METROLOGY USING INTERFERENCE SIGNALS - A polishing pad assembly for a chemical mechanical polishing apparatus includes a polishing pad having a polishing surface and a surface opposite the polishing surface for attachment to a platen, and a solid light-transmissive window formed in the polishing pad. The light-transmissive window is more transmissive to light than the polishing pad. The light-transmissive window has a light-diffusing bottom surface. | 2011-03-24 |
20110070809 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SPIRAL POLISHING WITH ELECTROMAGNETIC ABRASIVE - An apparatus and method for spiral polishing with electromagnetic abrasive has adopted the principle of electromagnetic and magnetic abrasive along with a lead screw to polish the inner or outer surface of a precise screw or a complicated part. The apparatus includes a clamp, a lead screw, a first electromagnet, and a second electromagnet assembled in an airtight space, wherein the airtight space is filled with magnetic abrasive which is driven by the rotation of the lead screw and the electromagnetic function to polish a processed part in a regular shape or in an irregular shape. | 2011-03-24 |
20110070810 | MULTIPLE ZONE CARRIER HEAD WITH FLEXIBLE MEMBRANE - A carrier head for chemical mechanical polishing of a substrate includes a base and a flexible membrane extending beneath the base. The flexible membrane includes a central portion with an outer surface providing a substrate receiving surface, a perimeter portion connecting the central portion to the base, and at least one flap extending from an inner surface of the central portion. The flap divides a volume between the flexible membrane and the base into a plurality of chambers, and the flap includes a laterally extending first section and an angled second section extending beneath the first section and connecting the laterally extending first section to the central portion. | 2011-03-24 |
20110070811 | POINT OF USE RECYCLING SYSTEM FOR CMP SLURRY - The present invention generally relates to apparatus and method for recycling both polishing slurry and rinse water from CMP processes. The present invention also relates to rheology measurements and agglomeration prevention using centrifugal pumps. | 2011-03-24 |
20110070812 | CIRCULAR PATH GENERATING DEVICE - A circular path generating device comprises a base, a sliding stage, a working portion, and a driving device. The sliding stage is movable on the base along a first axial direction while the working portion is movable on the sliding stage along a second axial direction. The driving device has a driving portion and a crank portion, wherein the driving portion is configured for driving the crank portion to rotate, and the crank portion is connected to the working portion. When the driving portion drives the crank portion to rotate, the working portion is driven by the crank portion to move along a circular path. Thus the circular path generating device according to the present invention advantageously owns a mechanism of one degree of freedom and a simple structure, is capable of performing uniform circular motions, and can be easily controlled. | 2011-03-24 |
20110070813 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING POLISHING HEAD AND POLISHING APPARATUS - A method for manufacturing a polishing head having an annular rigid ring; a rubber film bonded to the rigid ring with uniform tension; a mid plate joined to the rigid ring, forming a space together with the rubber film and the rigid ring; and a mechanism for changing pressure of the space, the method including performing a tensile test on the rubber film according to JIS K6251 before bonding the rubber film to the rigid ring, and selecting the rubber film having a value of 10 MPa or less of an inclination obtained by a linear approximation of a stress-strain curve within a strain value of 5%; and bonding the selected rubber film having a value of 10 MPa or less of the inclination to the rigid ring to manufacture the polishing head. | 2011-03-24 |
20110070814 | Method for Manufacturing Polishing Pad and Polishing Pad - The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a polishing pad. The method of the invention includes the steps of forming a polishing layer from a polyurethane solution has a solid content more than about 90 wt % and drying the polyurethane solution at a temperature from about 130° C. to about 170° C. The invention also provides a polishing pad manufactured by the method mentioned above. The defect of scraping the surface of the substrate to be polished due to polishing particles remaining is avoided when applying the polishing pad according to the invention, and the flatness of the substrate to be polished is raised and the defective rate is eliminated also. | 2011-03-24 |
20110070815 | INDEXING DRIVE SYSTEM - A driver for a food conditioner that comprises a drive shaft that is configured to be driven by a motor, a continuous-to-intermittent converter that is configured to be coupled to the drive shaft, and a slip clutch that is configured to be coupled to the continuous-to-intermittent converter, wherein the slip clutch is further configured to disengage when a torque applied to the slip clutch exceeds a predetermined threshold. | 2011-03-24 |
20110070816 | METHOD FOR GENERATING ELECTRICITY FROM SOLAR PANELS FOR CAR USE - A method for generating electricity from solar power to an air handling unit or an electrical system for a car, relying on a photovoltaic panels ( | 2011-03-24 |
20110070817 | VEHICLE GRILL WITH MOVEABLE LOUVERS - A grill for attachment to a front portion of a vehicle including a base frame structure with a mesh front structure secured thereto. The grill has at least one picture frame structure that is moveable with respect to the base frame structure. The grill also includes a plurality of louvers that are in communication with and moveable with respect to each of the base frame structure and the at least one picture frame structure. A motor unit is associated with the grill and is in communication with the at least one picture frame structure to effectuate movement thereof such that as the at least one picture frame structure moves, the plurality of louvers between an open position and a closed position, whereby openings between adjacent ones of the plurality of louvers are exposed or shut off. | 2011-03-24 |
20110070818 | AIR BLOWER VALIDATOR, AN HVAC SYSTEM AND A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING AN HVAC SYSTEM - An air blower validator, a heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC) system and a method of manufacturing thereof are disclosed. In one embodiment, the air blower validator includes: (1) a air pressure detector including a first pressure port configured to receive air from inside an air blower housing of an HVAC system and (2) an air collector configured to deliver the air to the first pressure port, the air collector including a pressure tap configured to couple to an opening in the air blower housing. | 2011-03-24 |
20110070819 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING REMINDERS ASSOCIATED WITH DETECTED USERS - Systems and systems are presented for detecting users within a range of a media device. A detection region may be defined that is within the range of the media device and smaller than the range. The detection region may be stored. It may be determined whether a user is within the detection region. The media device may be activated and settings associated with the user may be applied when a user is within the detection region. In some embodiments, settings associated with a user may be compared to provided media content when the user is within the detection region. The content may change when the settings conflict with the media content. Reminders may be provided to or directed to a plurality of users within the range of the media device. | 2011-03-24 |
20110070820 | SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR POWER-EFFICIENTLY DELIVERING PERSONALIZED CONTENTS IN A BROADCAST NETWORK - Embodiments enable mobile devices to efficiently receive mobile broadcast content corresponding to a user's selections based upon content description metadata transmitted in a content description flow portion of broadcast transmissions. A content description flow may be in the form of broadcast data packets which include information about the nature of content elements to be broadcast. Using the information in the content description flow, a mobile device can determine whether a particular portion of content is of interest, as well as when the content will be broadcast and the content flow address on which it can be received. Enabling mobile devices to screen broadcast content flows by monitoring the content description flow for content of interest can extend their battery life since the content description flow can be quickly downloaded and the receiver de-energized if no content is of interest to the user. | 2011-03-24 |
20110070821 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING SIGNAL IN RELAY STATION - A method of a Relay Station (RS) transmitting and receiving a signal in a wireless communication system including the RS, comprising receiving frame configuration information about an RS frame from a Base Station (BS), configuring a downlink (DL) access zone in which a signal is transmitted to a relay Mobile Station (MS) connected to the RS and a DL relay zone in which a signal is received from the BS in the RS frame on the basis of the frame configuration information, comparing a time necessary to switch an operation from the DL access zone to the DL relay zone and a propagation delay time taken to receive the signal from the BS, configuring some symbols of the DL access zone or the DL relay zone as a transition time according to a result of the comparison, transmitting the signal to the relay MS in the DL access zone, and receiving the signal from the BS in the DL relay zone. | 2011-03-24 |
20110070822 | USER GROUP SPECIFIC BEAM FORMING IN A MOBILE NETWORK - The present disclosure relates to a radio system ( | 2011-03-24 |
20110070823 | RELAY COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND A METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING DATA IN THE SAME SYSTEM - A relay communication system and a method for transmitting data in the same system, wherein the method for transmitting data comprises: a relay station notifying a transmitting terminal and a receiving terminal of air interface resources which are required when the transmitting terminal transmits data and when the receiving terminal receives the data (S | 2011-03-24 |
20110070824 | Co-Location of a Pico eNB and Macro Up-Link Repeater - A wireless communication system and method comprising co-location of a pico evolved node B (“eNB”) and a macro up-link repeater is disclosed. User Equipment (“UE”) communicates with a macro eNB via the up-link repeater with reduced transmission power as compared to the transmission power required for the UE to communicate directly with the macro eNB. As a result, the UE does not desensitize the pico eNB receiver. The up-link repeater comprises a donor antenna that radiates a highly directional beam to the macro eNB. | 2011-03-24 |
20110070825 | COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE, METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ESTABLISHING WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN COMMUNICATIONS DEVICES - A device, method, and system are disclosed for establishing wireless communications between communications devices comprising respective magnets and magnetic sensors each located on first and second communications device and aligned such that a magnet on the first communications device is aligned with a magnetic sensor on the second communications device and a magnet on the second communications device is aligned with a magnetic sensor on the first communications device. In response, a Near Field Communications (NFC) circuit contained in each of the first and second communications devices is activated and data exchanged between the first and second communications devices using a NFC communications protocol. | 2011-03-24 |
20110070826 | MOBILE WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE, METHOD AND SYSTEM USING MAGNETIC SENSOR AND ACTIVATED NFC CIRCUIT FOR ESTABLISHING COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN MOBILE WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS DEVICES - A mobile wireless communications device includes a housing and a circuit board carried by the housing. Radio frequency (RF) circuitry and a processor are carried by the housing and operative with each other. A Near Field Communications (NFC) circuit is connected to the processor for communicating using an NFC communications protocol. A magnetic sensor is supported by the housing and connected to the processor for sensing a magnetic field and generating a signal to the processor and in response, the processor activating the NFC circuit for transmitting or receiving data using the NFC communications protocol. | 2011-03-24 |
20110070827 | COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE AND METHOD FOR INITIATING COMMUNICATIONS AT A COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE - A communications device and method initiates communications at a communications device and includes magnetically coupling the communications device to a Near Field Communications (NFC) tag. In response to the magnetic coupling with the NFC tag, an NFC circuit contained in the communications device is activated for subsequent communications using the NFC communications protocol. | 2011-03-24 |
20110070828 | SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED NFC TAG USING PLURALITY OF NFC TAGS ASSOCIATED WITH LOCATION OR DEVICES TO COMMUNICATE WITH COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE - A Near Field Communications (NFC) tag includes a housing and a magnet carried by the housing and configured to be magnetically sensed by a magnetic sensor carried by a communications device to activate an NFC circuit within the communications device to communicate using an NFC communications protocol. A data store stores data regarding a function of the communications device to be magnetically coupled by the magnet. The data store is configured to be read by the communications device using an NFC communications protocol after the NFC circuit had been activated. | 2011-03-24 |
20110070829 | ACCELEROMETER TAP DETECTION TO INITIATE NFC COMMUNICATION - A communications device, method and system include a processor and a Near Field Communications (NFC) circuit connected to the processor and configured to communicate using an NFC communications protocol. An accelerometer is connected to the processor and configured to generate a signal to the processor upon a tapping engagement with an NFC enabled device. In response, the processor activates the NFC circuit to transmit or receive data with the NFC enabled device using the NFC communications protocol. | 2011-03-24 |
20110070830 | ANTENNA NETWORK FOR PASSIVE AND ACTIVE SIGNAL ENHANCEMENT - The present invention provides an antenna network for passively or actively enhancing signal transmission or reception of one or more portable transceiver devices. The antenna network includes one or more antennas, each having a coupling portion and a radiating portion, the coupling portion being distributed across a coupling area and the radiating portion being located away from the coupling area, whereby signal transmission or reception of the one or more portable transceiver devices can occur through the radiating portion when the one or more portable transceiver devices are located within the coupling area. | 2011-03-24 |
20110070831 | COUPLER AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - There are provided a coupler and a communication system including a primary antenna; and the coupler provided between the primary antenna and a plurality of secondary antennas. The coupler includes a substrate which configures a coupler main body, a first coil antenna which is connected to a first secondary antenna and provided on a first surface side of the substrate, and a second coil antenna which is connected to a second secondary antenna and provided on a second surface side of the substrate. The first coil antenna and the second coil antenna are configured so as to have a same degree of electromagnetic coupling with respect to the primary antenna. | 2011-03-24 |
20110070832 | HEADSET, OPERATING METHOD AND SYSTEM THEREOF, AND PORTABLE TERMINAL SUPPORTING THE SAME - A headset, a method and a system for operating the headset, and a portable terminal using the same are provided. A method for operating a headset, includes: receiving one of a voice call connection request message or an image call connection request message requested from another portable terminal through a mobile communication system by a portable terminal; generating a call connection request signal corresponding to the received call connection request message by the portable terminal; transmitting the generated call connection request signal to a headset connected through a near distance communication channel by the portable terminal; receiving the call connection request signal indicating a voice call or an image call from the portable terminal through the near distance communication channel by the headset; and outputting an alarm specified according to a type of the received call connection request signal by the headset. | 2011-03-24 |
20110070833 | Wireless Tracking System And Method Utilizing Near-Field Communication Devices - The present invention provides a method and system for determining a near-field communication interaction in a wireless tracking mesh network. The present invention preferably utilizes near-field communication devices in conjunction with tracking tags to transmit signals for reception by sensors stationed throughout a facility which form a mesh network and forward the signals to an information engine for analysis. Bearers of the near-field communication devices preferably include individuals, objects, assets and rooms of the facility. | 2011-03-24 |
20110070834 | SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED NFC TAG USING PLURALITY OF NFC TAGS ASSOCIATED WITH LOCATION OR DEVICES TO COMMUNICATE WITH COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE - A Near Field Communications (NFC) tag includes a housing and a magnet carried by the housing and configured to be magnetically sensed by a magnetic sensor carried by a communications device to activate an NFC circuit within the communications device to communicate using an NFC communications protocol. A data store stores data regarding a function of the communications device to be magnetically coupled by the magnet. The data store is configured to be read by the communications device using an NFC communications protocol after the NFC circuit had been activated. | 2011-03-24 |
20110070835 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EFFECTING CONTEXT-COGNIZANT MEDICAL REMINDERS FOR A PATIENT - A system for effecting context-cognizant medical reminders for a patient; the system including: (a) at least one sensor unit situated proximately with the patient; the at least one sensor unit sensing and indicating at least one aspect of a personal context of the patient; (b) at least one long-range communication unit configured for wireless communication with a remote patient care monitoring facility via a wireless communication network; and (c) at least one short-range communication unit communicatingly coupled with the at least one sensor unit and with the at least one long-range communication unit; the at least one short-range communication unit and the at least one long-range communication unit cooperating to convey information from the at least one sensor unit to the remote patient care monitoring facility regarding the personal context of the patient. | 2011-03-24 |
20110070836 | METHOD FOR OPERATING MULTI-TYPE BEACONS - Provided is a method for operating multi-type beacons by a first terminal connected with at least one second terminal through short-range communication. The method includes checking at least one variable related to the second terminal, allocating one selected from a plurality of beacons having different characteristics to the second terminal, taking into account the checked variable, and transmitting the beacon allocated to the second terminal. | 2011-03-24 |
20110070837 | COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE USING ELECTROMAGNET AND ACTIVATED COMMUNICATIONS CIRCUIT - A communications device includes a processor and Radio Frequency (RF) circuitry that includes a communications module. An electromagnet is connected to the communications module and the processor. The electromagnet is configured to couple magnetically to a second communications device having a magnetic sensor and to transmit from the electromagnet to the magnetic sensor electromagnet pulses containing data regarding a wireless communications protocol. The processor and communications module are configured to establish a wireless communications connection with the second communications device. | 2011-03-24 |
20110070838 | OPERATION OF A COGNITIVE RADIO RESOURCE COORDINATOR - In an embodiment of the invention, a method may include receiving spectrum occupancy data regarding spectrum occupancy in a radio frequency environment, generating, with a processor, spectrum information regarding a plurality of transmission options for a transmitter based on the spectrum occupancy data, and providing the spectrum information to the transmitter. | 2011-03-24 |
20110070839 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF FEEDBACK CANCELLATION FOR RADIO SIGNAL - A feedback signal cancellation apparatus includes a first RF receiver configured to down-convert a received RF signal to a predetermined frequency band, a subtractor configured to subtract a replica of a feedback signal from the down-converted signal, a transmission signal generator configured to generate a repeater output signal using a feedback cancelled signal, a RF transmitter configured to transmit the repeater output signal, a second RF receiver configured to down-convert a RF signal outputted from the RF transmitter to a predetermined frequency band, a reference signal generator configured to receive the RF signal and generate a reference signal having no DC pilot, and a replica generator configured to generate a filter coefficient using correlation between the feedback cancelled signal and the reference signal and to generate a replica of the feedback signal using the generated filter coefficient and the down-converted signal of the second RF receiver. | 2011-03-24 |
20110070840 | Handheld synthetic antenna array - A system for estimating parameters of an incoming signal is provided. At least one antenna is coupled to at least one suitable receiver. The antenna(s) are spatially translated in an arbitrary trajectory. As the antenna(s) is being spatially translated, a data processing means samples the incoming signal at set intervals based on a clock signal provided by a system clock. By sampling the incoming signal at different times at different spatial locations on the arbitrary trajectory, the system acts as a synthetic antenna array. The different samplings of the incoming signal at different times and positions provide signal diversity gain as well as different readings which can be used to estimate and/or calculate various parameters of the incoming signal. The different samplings can be used to detect the incoming signal, estimate its angle of arrival, estimate its time of arrival, as well as other parameters. | 2011-03-24 |
20110070841 | METHOD, SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM FOR IMPROVED PREDICTION OF SPECTRUM OCCUPANCY AND ESTIMATION OF RADIO SIGNAL FIELD STRENGTH - In an embodiment of the invention, a system may include a specially configured computer having at least one processor and at least one storage device. The computer may be configured to calculate an estimate of radio propagation and signal strength using a first radio propagation model. The computer may recalculate the estimate of radio propagation and signal strength using one or more additional radio propagation models. The computer may store the recalculated estimate of radio propagation and signal strength in storage. | 2011-03-24 |
20110070842 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR BAND TRANSFER IN MULTIBAND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A method and apparatus for transferring to a second communication band and returning to an original communication band according to a channel state in a multiband communication system are provided. The method includes communicating with a peer device in a first band, determining a channel state of a second band, and transferring to the second band based on a result of the determination, thereby efficiently using a plurality of bands and thus improving a data transmission speed. | 2011-03-24 |
20110070843 | WIRELESS TERMINAL - A wireless terminal includes an antenna which comprises an antenna element and at least one frequency switching circuit to control an operating frequency of the antenna element in accordance with a frequency control signal, a plurality of RF circuits to perform an RF signal processing, an antenna switch to connect the antenna to one of the plurality of RF circuits in accordance with a connection control signal, and a generation unit configured to generate the frequency control signal and the connection control signal in accordance with switching between a plurality of wireless communication systems or switching between transmission and reception. | 2011-03-24 |
20110070844 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND DATA COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - An electronic apparatus includes a communication module configured to execute a wireless communication in a transmission mode for sending data to a counterpart electronic apparatus or a reception mode for receiving data from a counterpart electronic apparatus, an orientation detector configured to detect orientation of the electronic apparatus, and a communication controller configured to switch between the transmission mode and the reception mode according to the orientation of the electronic apparatus detected by the orientation detector. | 2011-03-24 |
20110070845 | MULTIPLE CARRIER INDICATION AND DOWNLINK CONTROL INFORMATION INTERACTION - Methods, systems, apparatus and computer program products are provided to facilitate the configuration and allocation of cross-carrier control information associated with transmissions of a wireless communication system. This Abstract is provided for the sole purpose of complying with the Abstract requirement rules that allow a reader to quickly ascertain the disclosed subject matter. Therefore, it is to be understood that it should not be used to interpret or limit the scope or the meaning of the claims. | 2011-03-24 |
20110070846 | RADIO FREQUENCY-BASED COMMUNICATION TERMINAL HAVING TWO EXCHANGEABLE TRANSMITTING PATHS - A radio frequency (RF)-based communication terminal includes a first switching chip, a second switching chip, a comparison module, a low noise amplifier (LNA), a first filter, a power amplifier (PA), a second filter, and a control module. The comparison module compares the power of a radio signal Rx received from a base station with a pre-stored signal and to output a control signal according to the comparison result. The control module controls conductive modes of the first and the second switching chips according to the control signal. In the first conductive mode, a radio signal Tx is sent out from the PA and the second filter. In the second conductive mode, the radio signal Tx is exchanged to send out from the LNA and first filter. | 2011-03-24 |
20110070847 | Transmitting a Radio Signal in a Mobile Communication Network - System and method for transmitting a radio signal in a mobile communication network. The radio signal has a circular polarisation. | 2011-03-24 |
20110070848 | Dynamic stability, gain, efficiency and impedance control in a linear/non-linear CMOS power amplifier - A power amplifier (PA) provides dynamic stability and gain control for linear and non-linear operation. The PA operates with a baseband processor and a transmitter, in which the PA receives a signal from the transmitter for power amplification prior to transmission of the signal. The PA is configured to select between the linear mode of operation and the non-linear mode of operation, in which device scaling within the PA is achieved by changing a device sizing of at least one stage of the PA. Further to changing the device size, the PA changes biasing resistance and impedance of a matching network in response to the changing of the device size to control power output and stability for the PA. | 2011-03-24 |
20110070849 | Sleep Optimization For Mobile Devices In A Wireless Network - Briefly, in accordance with one or more embodiments, a subscriber station in sleep mode is capable of sending and/or receiving traffic during sleep mode without violating the delay requirements of best effort traffic. Moreover, a subscriber station is capable of remaining in sleep and may optionally only be awaken in the event there is data to be transmitted from the base station to the subscriber station and/or from the subscriber station to the base station. By implementing an always sleep and need based wake up arrangement, the power consumption of the subscriber station can be reduced. | 2011-03-24 |
20110070850 | PREAMBLE TRANSMISSION METHOD IN A MULTIPLE ANTENNA SYSTEM - A method of transmitting a preamble for synchronization in a multiple-antenna system includes applying a masking sequence to a plurality of preambles, and transmitting each of the plurality of preambles, to which the masking sequence is applied, through each of a plurality of transmit antennas. In a multiple-antenna system, deterioration of reception performance for a preamble can be reduced. | 2011-03-24 |
20110070851 | RADIO-SYNCHRONOUS SIGNAL RECEIVER FOR ADJUSTING A TIME BASE, AND METHOD FOR ACTIVATING THE RECEIVER - The receiver ( | 2011-03-24 |
20110070852 | BROADBAND MULTI-CHANNEL RADIOFREQUENCY RECEIVER - The invention relates to a device for receiving a broadband multi-channel radiofrequency signal, consisting of a radiofrequency analog input stage ( | 2011-03-24 |
20110070853 | ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM WITH BANDLESS SELECTION INCLUDING PLAYLISTS - An entertainment system comprising a base unit with a transceiver for interacting, at times, with a control unit via a communications link, and a control unit for controlling the base unit, the control unit being dockable with the base unit to establish direct electrical connection between them, and including a transceiver for interacting with the control unit via said link when undocked. The control unit is a separate aspect of the invention or system. The base unit may contain a tuner, preferably with bandless tuning capability, and may be designed to receive into a universal docking arrangement a digitally controllable auxiliary audio source such as a portable MP3 player or other device. The base unit may further provide alarm clock functionality with numerous features including a “fail-safe’ volume control system and fail-safe alarm time setting capability. | 2011-03-24 |
20110070854 | ASYNCHRONOUS FIRST IN FIRST OUT INTERFACE, METHOD THEREOF AND INTEGRATED RECEIVER - An asynchronous FIFO interface having a readout clock asynchronous with a write clock is provided. The asynchronous FIFO interface includes a FIFO buffer, a clock controller, a reference source and a signal source. The FIFO buffer receives a digital signal from an ADC according to the write clock and outputs a digital signal to a processor according to the readout clock. The clock controller outputs a clock control signal according to the amount of data stored in the FIFO buffer. The reference source provides an oscillation frequency. The signal source divides the oscillation frequency by a first integer divisor to generate a reference frequency, divides the readout clock by a second integer divisor to generate an input frequency, and outputs a control signal by comparing the reference frequency with the input frequency. | 2011-03-24 |
20110070855 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MAST VIBRATION COMPENSATION - The present invention relates to a system for mast vibration compensation implemented in a communication system including a first node and a second node. The first node comprises a first adaptive antenna mounted in a mast; a receiver connected to said antenna; and a spatial and temporary processing system. The first adaptive antenna is controlled by a first correction signal generated in the spatial and temporary processing system. The correction signal is based on a parameter that indicates that a radio link alignment with a second node is degrading due to mechanical vibrations in the mast. The invention also relates to a method for mast vibration compensation. | 2011-03-24 |
20110070856 | AGC LOW THRESHOLD SIGNAL LEVEL DETECTION - The invention provides a receiver comprising an input end, an Rx-chain with at least one regulating means and an output end. The receiver further comprises a feedback loop in the Rx-chain, said regulating means arranged for providing a higher or lower gain setting. The feedback loop comprises an AGC Multilevel threshold detector unit, AMU. The AMU comprises at least one Low Multilevel Threshold Detector, LMTD, and said LMTD comprises at least two threshold detectors, each detector having an associated low threshold level and detection interval, the length of the detection interval being shorter the lower the low threshold level is arranged to be set. The higher gain setting being arranged to be initiated through the feedback loop when the absolute level of an AGC input signal has been below at least one of the low threshold levels during the entire detection interval associated with that low threshold level. The invention also provides a communication system comprising the receiver, an AGC Multilevel threshold detector Unit (AMU) and a method to adjust the gain in a receiver. | 2011-03-24 |
20110070857 | SIGNAL DETECTION IN FADING ENVIRONMENTS - Systems and methods related to the detection of incoming wireless signals. An antenna array is synthesized by having a single antenna, coupled to a receiver, spatially translated along an arbitrary trajectory. As the antenna is being spatially translated, a data processing means samples the incoming signal based on a clock signal provided by a system clock. By sampling the incoming signal at different times at different spatial locations on the arbitrary trajectory, the system acts as a synthetic antenna array. The different samplings of the incoming signal at different times and positions provide signal diversity gain as well as different readings which can be used to detect an incoming signal. The invention is applicable to detecting a wireless communications signal or a GNSS signal under various conditions. The system may include at least one sensor which can provide data for use in calculating data related to the arbitrary trajectory. | 2011-03-24 |
20110070858 | IMAGE REJECTION - A receiver ( | 2011-03-24 |
20110070859 | LOW NOISE AMPLIFIER AND RADIO FREQUENCY SIGNAL RECEIVER - The invention provides a low noise amplifier. The low noise amplifier includes a first transistor, a second transistor, and a first resistor. The first transistor has a gate to receiving a radio frequency input signal, wherein the source of the first transistor is coupled to a ground voltage. The second transistor has a drain to output a radio frequency output signal, wherein the gate of the second transistor is coupled to a first reference voltage. The first resistor is coupled between the drain of the first transistor and the source of the second transistor. | 2011-03-24 |
20110070860 | Force Arrangement for Radio Frequency Filters - Embodiments relate to a force arrangement ( | 2011-03-24 |
20110070861 | XML Protocol For The CMSP Gateway To CBC Interface In The CMAS Architecture - An Extensible Markup Language (XML)-based protocol is utilized for communications between a Cellular Broadcast Entity (CBE) and a Cellular Broadcast Center (CBC) in a Commercial Mobile Alert System (CMAS) architecture. The CMAS architecture supports commercial mobile alerts, and the protocol provides a mechanism for Emergency Alert System (EAS) messages and related information to be communicated between the CBE and the CBC. In an example configuration, the protocol accommodates request messages from the CBE to the CBC and response messages from the CBC to the CBE. The request messages can provide an indication to initiate a message broadcast, update a previous message broadcast, or cancel a previous message broadcast. The response messages can provide an indication that the request message is valid, or an error message indicating that the request message is invalid. | 2011-03-24 |
20110070862 | Method of Handling Paging and Related Communication Device - A method of handling paging for a mobile device in a wireless communication system is disclosed. The method includes the steps of receiving a paging message corresponding to an emergency call of the mobile device especially after the emergency call is released, wherein the paging message includes a field; and performing a radio resource control (RRC) connection establishment according to the field. Wherein, the field indicates whether the paging message is used for an emergency call. | 2011-03-24 |
20110070863 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INCREMENTALLY DETERMINING LOCATION CONTEXT - Techniques to derive or predict location context for a user of a mobile device include receiving signal data that indicates a set of one or more distinct signal sources from which signals are received at the mobile device for each of multiple different times. The method further comprises determining whether the mobile device is moving outside a specified area at a current time based on the signal data. The method further comprises incrementing a count for a stationary state associated with the set of one or more distinct signal sources at the current time, if the mobile device is determined to be not moving outside the specified area. The method also comprises delivering a service to the mobile device based on the stationary state. | 2011-03-24 |
20110070864 | Secure Access to Restricted Resource - Devices, systems and methods are disclosed which relate to restricting access to a secure resource by requiring a multimodal input sequence as a passkey to access the secure resource. Certain techniques allow a user to provide simultaneous input through a plurality of input sensors on a handheld device to create a multimodal input sequence, which is used as a unique passkey required to access secure resources. Combinations of input sensors are used to complete the multimodal input sequence. Among the available input sensors are an accelerometer, a touch screen, a camera, a proximity sensor, a position sensor, etc. The secure resource can be data or materials. | 2011-03-24 |
20110070865 | LOCATION REQUEST AUTHORIZATION FOR COMMUNICATION DEVICES - In a communication system, a wireless communication device receives and processes a text message including a location request code and a communication code. In response to the location request code, the wireless communication device transfers a location query indicating the communication code. An authorization computer system receives the location query and processes the communication code to determine if the location request should be authorized. If the location request should be authorized, the authorization computer system transfers a location authorization. The wireless communication device processes the location authorization, and in response, transfers geographic location information using the communication code to control delivery of the geographic location information to a location receiving system. | 2011-03-24 |