18th week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 26 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120105116 | FREQUENCY SYNTHESIZER - There is provided a frequency synthesizer. The frequency synthesizer includes a frequency oscillator adjusting an output frequency according to a control bit; a programmable divider having a preset minimum division ratio, the programming divider dividing the output frequency of the frequency oscillator at a variable division ratio; a counter unit receiving an output signal of the programmable divider and a reference frequency to generate a count value by counting rising edges of the output signal of the programmable divider during one cycle of the reference frequency, and outputting a first hit signal when the count value is 1, and outputting a second hit signal when the count value is 2; and a phase detection unit outputting a control bit obtained by subtracting a fractional error of the output signal of the programmable divider from a fractional error at a locked phase obtained from the count value and the reference frequency. | 2012-05-03 |
20120105117 | Phase-Lock Loop - A phase-lock loop having a reduced lock time in comparison with the conventional art. The phase-lock loop compares an output signal thereof with a reference signal, and alters a control signal in response thereto such that the output signal may have a desired frequency. | 2012-05-03 |
20120105118 | DELAY LOCKED LOOP AND INTEGRATED CIRCUIT INCLUDING THE SAME - A delay locked loop includes a first delay unit configured to output an output clock by delaying an input clock by a delay; a replica delay unit configured to output a feedback clock by delaying the output clock with a delay equal to a sum of a first delay amount for a first operational frequency of the delayed locked loop and an additional delay amount for a second operational frequency of the delayed locked loop, wherein the second operational frequency is lower than the first operational frequency; and a delay amount control unit configured to control the delay of the first delay unit by comparing a phase of the input clock with a phase of the feedback clock. | 2012-05-03 |
20120105119 | INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - An integrated circuit includes a delay locked loop configured to delay a reference clock signal by a delay time for delay locking and generate a delay locked clock signal, a clock transmission circuit configured to transmit the delay locked clock signal in response to a clock transmission signal, a duty correction circuit configured to perform duty correction operation on an output clock signal of the clock transmission circuit, and a clock transmission signal generation circuit configured to generate the clock transmission signal in response to a command and burst length information. | 2012-05-03 |
20120105120 | Digital Phase-Locked Loop Architecture - A phase-locked loop circuit comprising: an oscillator ( | 2012-05-03 |
20120105121 | Device and Method for Signal Amplification - A signal amplification device for amplifying a signal according to a gain indication signal is disclosed. The signal amplification device includes a pulse width modulator for generating a pulse width modulation signal according to the gain indication signal, a counter for counting a period number of the pulse width modulation signal according to a standard clock signal, and an amplifier for amplifying the signal according to the period number. | 2012-05-03 |
20120105122 | DUTY CYCLE CORRECTION CIRCUIT OF SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY APPARATUS - A duty cycle correction circuit of a semiconductor memory apparatus includes a duty correction unit configured to determine a duty correction range in response to a duty correction range control signal, correct a duty of an inputted clock in response to duty correction codes to fall in the determined duty correction range, and generate a duty corrected clock; a duty detection unit configured to detect a duty of the duty corrected clock and output duty information; and a duty correction code generation unit configured to generate the duty correction codes based on the duty information. | 2012-05-03 |
20120105123 | Fine-grained Clock Skew Tuning in an Integrated Circuit - An apparatus for controlling clock skew in an integrated circuit (IC) includes timing circuitry operative to generate a clock signal for distribution in the IC and at least one buffer circuit operative to receive the clock signal, or a signal indicative of the clock signal, and to generate a delayed version of the clock signal as an output thereof. The buffer circuit includes at least first and second inverter stages and a resistive-capacitive (RC) loading structure. An output of the first inverter stage is connected to an input of the second inverter stage via the RC loading structure. The buffer circuit has a delay associated therewith that is selectively varied as a function of one or more adjustable characteristics of the RC loading structure. Clock skew in the IC is controlled as a function of the delay of the buffer circuit. | 2012-05-03 |
20120105124 | SEMICONDUCTOR APPARATUS, METHOD FOR DELAYING SIGNAL THEREOF, STACKED SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR GENERATING SIGNAL THEREOF - The semiconductor apparatus includes a reference delay value check unit configured to receive a source signal and delay the source signal to generate a reference delay signal; a process delay value check unit configured to receive the source signal and delay the source signal to generate a process delay signal; and a signal generation unit configured to receive the reference delay signal and the process delay signal, receive an input signal, and variably delay the input signal based on the reference delay signal and the process delay signal to generate an output signal. | 2012-05-03 |
20120105125 | ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A CIRCUIT IN A STANDBY MODE AND IN AN OPERATIONAL MODE - A method and an electronic circuit, the electronic circuit includes: a first circuit; a leakage measurement circuit arranged to determine a leakage level of the first circuit when the first circuit is in a standby mode, and to determine an information maintenance level of a supply voltage in response to the leakage level; and a voltage supply circuit arranged to provide to the first circuit a supply voltage of a functional level when the first circuit is in a functional mode, and to provide to the first circuit a supply voltage of the information maintenance level when the first circuit is in the standby mode; wherein the first circuit is arranged to maintain information when provided with the supply voltage of the information maintenance level. | 2012-05-03 |
20120105126 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR STORING AND RETRIEVING OR FOR INCREASING PERSISTENCE TIME IN MEMORY STORAGE FOR ONE OR MORE BINARY DIGITS THROUGH STOCHASTIC RESONANCE - The present invention refers to a device for storing and retrieving one or more binary digits or for increasing persistence time of memory storage for one or more binary digits through Stochastic Resonance, comprising:
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20120105127 | Method, System, and Apparatus for RF and DC Switching - Embodiments of RF and DC switching are described generally herein. Other embodiments may be described and claimed. | 2012-05-03 |
20120105128 | CALIBRATION OF PASSIVE HARMONIC-REJECTION MIXER - An electronic device comprising a passive harmonic-rejection mixer ( | 2012-05-03 |
20120105129 | APPARATUS FOR MONOLITHIC POWER GATING ON AN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - A power gating apparatus includes an integrated circuit package with a first voltage reference plane and a second voltage reference plane, and an integrated circuit that includes a circuit block, and a switch block. The first and second voltage reference planes may be electrically isolated from one another. The switch block may include a plurality of switches arranged in a ring surrounding the circuit block. The first voltage reference plane may be electrically coupled between an external voltage reference and the plurality of switches, and the second voltage reference plane may be electrically coupled between the plurality of switches and the circuit block. The second voltage reference plane may also distribute an electric current throughout the circuit block. In addition, each of the switches is configured to interrupt an electrical path between the first reference voltage plane and the circuit block in response to a control signal. | 2012-05-03 |
20120105130 | RECEIVING CIRCUIT, LSI CHIP, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A receiving circuit with a simple circuit structure for performing wireless communication utilizing electromagnetic induction is provided. An LSI chip and a storage medium where wireless communication utilizing electromagnetic induction is performed and the circuit scale and circuit size can be reduced are provided. The following receiving circuit may be used: a parallel circuit where two diode elements whose directions are opposite are connected in parallel is used, one end of the parallel circuit is connected to the other end of a coil whose one end is connected to a ground potential line, and a capacitor is connected in series with the other end of the parallel circuit. A transistor whose leakage current is markedly reduced may be used as a diode in the receiving circuit. Such a receiving circuit may be used in an LSI chip or a storage medium. | 2012-05-03 |
20120105131 | Switching device with a cascode circuit - A switching device for switching a current between a first terminal ( | 2012-05-03 |
20120105132 | TEMPERATURE DETECTION DEVICE - Provided is a temperature detection device capable of attaining low current consumption at no expense of detection speed at around a temperature to be detected. The temperature detection device includes a control circuit for outputting a control signal for controlling ON/OFF of such internal circuits as a reference voltage circuit and a comparator. In the control circuit, in order to increase the detection speed at around the temperature to be detected, an oscillation frequency of an oscillation circuit has positive temperature characteristics. Further, the control circuit includes a waveform shaping circuit so as to optimize the waveform of the control signal for controlling ON of the internal circuits, to thereby attain low current consumption. | 2012-05-03 |
20120105133 | INPUT DEVICE - An input device includes a window, a transparent electrode disposed on each of a plurality of areas under the window, and a wire connected to the transparent electrode. The transparent electrode includes first and second electrodes. Each of the first and second electrodes includes at least two or more electrode parts and a connection part connecting the at least two or more electrode parts to each other. At least one electrode part of the first electrode is disposed between the electrode parts of the second electrode. The wire is connected to each of the first and second electrodes to extend outside an area which does not contact the other area contacting an area on which the transparent electrode is disposed. | 2012-05-03 |
20120105134 | Method and Device for Sharing Pin and Functional Device Using the Same - A pin sharing method for controlling a plurality of functions of a chip via a versatile pin of the chip is disclosed. The pin sharing method includes dividing a voltage range of the versatile pin into a plurality of sections according to the plurality of functions, and assigning the plurality of sections to correspond to a plurality of modes of the plurality of functions. | 2012-05-03 |
20120105135 | INTEGRATED CIRCUIT CAPACITOR - An electrical circuit for emulating a capacitance, comprises a physical capacitor which is charged by charge flow from the input of the electrical circuit. An amplifier amplifies the voltage at the input of the electrical circuit such that the physical capacitor is charged with a larger change in voltage than the change in voltage at the input. This implements an effective multiplication of capacitance. A reset system resets the physical capacitor without drawing charge from the input of the electrical circuit. This extends the voltages which can be provided to the input. | 2012-05-03 |
20120105136 | FUSE LINK SYSTEM FOR DISPOSABLE COMPONENT - A fuse system for use with a disposable component of a device may include a disposable component having at least a first lockout circuit and a second lockout circuit. The first lockout circuit may include a first fuse link, and the second lockout circuit may include a second fuse link. The fuse system may include a computing device in communication with the first lockout circuit and the second lockout circuit, and a computer-readable storage medium in communication with the computing device. The computer-readable storage medium may include one or more programming instructions for deactivating the first fuse link at a first time, and deactivating the second fuse link at a second time. | 2012-05-03 |
20120105137 | GATE VOLTAGE BOOSTING ELEMENT FOR CHARGE PUMP - Systems, methods, and devices that generate a desired boosted gate voltage to facilitate controlling a charge pump are presented. A multi-phase charge pump (e.g., two-phase CMOS charge pump) can comprise a desired number of switch cells (SCs), wherein each SC can include a gate boost switch control component, which employs two transistors (without the need for external circuitry), and generates a desired gate voltage, based at least in part on a desired clock signal, wherein the desired gate voltage is applied to a charge transfer switch, M | 2012-05-03 |
20120105138 | Circuit Charge Pump Arrangement and Method for Providing a Regulated Current - A power source arrangement comprises a controlled and clocked operated power source, that power source providing an output voltage out of a plurality of output voltages in response to a first multiplication factor. One or more regulated current sources are connected to the controlled and clocked operated power source to provide an output current to respective loads. Each of the one or more regulated current sources is adapted to provide a first indication signal upon a regulated operation of the respective current source. The power source arrangement further comprises a dummy power source as well as a dummy current source connected to the dummy power source. The dummy current source receives a load signal corresponding to a voltage drop over the loads connected to the one or more regulated current sources and provides a second indication signal in response thereto. A control circuit receives the respective first and second indication signal and provides the control signal to the controlled and clocked operated power source in response thereto. | 2012-05-03 |
20120105139 | INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - An integrated circuit includes a first driving unit configured to drive an output terminal to a first power supply voltage in response to an active mode signal, a second driving unit configured to drive the output terminal to a second power supply voltage in response to a standby mode signal, and a current control unit configured to control the current path between the first driving unit and the first power supply voltage terminal in response to a mode control signal denoting the active mode signal and the standby mode signal. | 2012-05-03 |
20120105140 | VOLTAGE GENERATION CIRCUIT AND SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY USING THE SAME - The voltage generation circuit having a standard voltage generation circuit, a reference voltage, a minimum voltage setting circuit, and a voltage setting circuit that gradually sets voltage by switching a plurality of the gate transistors to switch a combination of resistive elements. The voltage generation circuit includes a differential amplifier that has one input terminal connected to the reference voltage generated by the standard voltage generation circuit and another input terminal connected to the minimum voltage setting circuit. The differential amplifier has an output node showing the result of a difference voltage of the inputs. The voltage generation circuit includes a pump control circuit that outputs a control signal controlling a charge-pump motion, based on the differential voltage, and a charge pump circuit that sets up and outputs the voltage by the control signal. | 2012-05-03 |
20120105141 | INTERNAL VOLTAGE GENERATION CIRCUIT AND INTEGRATED CIRCUIT INCLUDING THE SAME - An internal voltage generation circuit includes an internal reference voltage generation unit configured to generate first and second reference voltages, a core voltage generation unit configured to receive the first reference voltage and to generate a core voltage based on the first reference voltage, and a bit line pre-charge voltage generation unit configured to receive the second reference voltage and to generate a bit-line pre-charge voltage based on the second reference voltage. | 2012-05-03 |
20120105142 | SEMICONDUCTOR APPARATUS AND METHOD OF TRIMMING VOLTAGE - A semiconductor apparatus includes: a master chip and at least one slave chip configured to be stacked one on top of another; and a through-silicon via (TSV) configured to penetrate and electrically couple the master chip and the at least one slave chip, wherein the at least one slave chip receives a reference voltage generated from the master chip via the TSV and independently trims the reference voltage and then generates an internal voltage with the trimmed reference voltage. | 2012-05-03 |
20120105143 | PROGRAMMABLE ANALOG FILTER - A programmable analog filter includes a crossbar array with a number of junction elements and a filter circuit being implemented within the crossbar array. At least a portion of the junction elements form reprogrammable components within the filter circuit. A method for using a programmable analog filter is also provided. | 2012-05-03 |
20120105144 | Optimized Semiconductor Packaging in a Three-Dimensional Stack - A mechanism is provided for optimizing semiconductor packing in a three-dimensional (3D) very-large-scale integration (VLSI) device. The 3D VLSI device comprises a processor layer coupled, via a first set of coupling devices, to at least one signaling and input/output (I/O) layer. The 3D VLSI device further comprises a power delivery layer coupled, via a second set of coupling devices, to the processor layer. In the 3D VLSI device the power delivery layer is dedicated to only delivering power and does not provide data communication signals to the elements of the three-dimensional VLSI device, and the at least one signaling and input/output (I/O) layer is dedicated to only transmitting the data communication signals to and receiving the data communications signals from the processor layer and does not provide power to the elements of the processor layer. | 2012-05-03 |
20120105145 | Thermal Power Plane for Integrated Circuits - A mechanism is provided for a thermal power plane that delivers power and constitutes minimal thermal resistance. The mechanism comprises a processor layer coupled, via a first set of coupling devices, to a signaling and input/output (I/O) layer and a power delivery layer coupled, via a second set of coupling devices, to the processor layer. In the mechanism, the power delivery layer is dedicated to only delivering power and does not provide data communication signals to the elements of the mechanism. In the mechanism, the power delivery layer comprises a plurality of conductors, a plurality of insulating materials, one or more ground planes, and a plurality of through laminate vias. In the mechanism, the signaling and input/output (I/O) layer is dedicated to only transmitting the data communication signals to and receiving the data communications signals from the processor layer and does not provide power to the elements of the processor layer. | 2012-05-03 |
20120105146 | REGULATOR CIRCUIT - A first transistor coupled between a power supply line and an inductor, a second transistor coupled between a source of the first transistor and a reference voltage line, and a third transistor coupled between the source of the first transistor and a load are included, and efficiency deterioration caused by a dead time is improved by keeping a current flow through a current path of an inductor, a load, and the third transistor during the dead time by supplying a voltage which is less than a threshold voltage and approximately the threshold voltage to a gate of the third transistor as a gate voltage. | 2012-05-03 |
20120105147 | MATCHING NETWORK FOR TRANSMISSION CIRCUITRY - The present disclosure relates to transmission circuitry of a wireless communication device. The transmission circuitry includes power amplifier circuitry, an output matching network, and impedance control circuitry. The power amplifier circuitry amplifies a radio frequency (RF) input signal to provide an amplified RF output signal, which is passed through the output matching network and transmitted via one or more antennas. As the center frequency of the RF input signal and conditions of operating parameters change, the impedance control circuitry adjusts the values of one or more variable impedance elements of the output matching network in a desired fashion. The values of the variable impedance elements are adjusted such that the output matching network concurrently and dynamically presents the desired load impedances at the center frequency and at one or more harmonics of the RF input signal to achieve a given performance specification. | 2012-05-03 |
20120105148 | AMPLIFIER CIRCUIT AND RADIO RECEIVER - A feedback resistor is connected between an input terminal and an output terminal of an operational amplifier. A negative resistor is connected between an inverting input terminal and a non-inverting input terminal of the operational amplifier. | 2012-05-03 |
20120105149 | POWER AMPLIFIERS - Various aspects of the disclosure provide high power and high efficiency power amplifier systems that can be integrated on a chip using integrated circuit processes such as a standard CMOS and SiGe process. A power amplifier system is disclosed according to one aspect. The power amplifier system comprises a first power amplifier, a Wilkinson power splitter, second-stage amplifiers, and a Wilkinson power combiner. The first power amplifier pre-amplifies an RF input signal. The Wilkinson power splitter then splits the power of the amplified RF signal outputted by the first power amplifier among the second-stage amplifiers. Each of the second-stage amplifiers amplifies the respective RF signal from the Wilkinson power splitter. The Wilkinson power combiner then sums the powers of the amplified RF signals outputted by the second-stage amplifiers and outputs the resulting combined RF signal. | 2012-05-03 |
20120105150 | Joint optimisation of supply and bias modulation - A radio frequency amplifier system is disclosed in which the amplifier bias supply and power supply voltages are instantaneously modulated with signals derived from the envelope voltage of the input signal. Separate non-linear mapping functions are used to derive the supply and bias voltages. The two mapping functions are optimised jointly to achieve particular system performance goals, such as optimum efficiency, constant gain, constant phase, or minimum spectral spreading. An optimisation of particular interest is that which achieves best RF amplifier power added efficiency subject to achieving constant amplifier gain. In this way the need for pre-distortion linearization may be reduced or eliminated. | 2012-05-03 |
20120105151 | TRANSMISSION CIRCUIT AND TRANSMISSION METHOD - Provided is a transmission circuit capable of compensating a variation in output power caused due to a temperature change or an individual variability when the operation mode is switched without an increase in the size of the transmission circuit which switches the operation mode between a linear operation mode and a nonlinear operation mode, and capable of suppressing the deterioration of the quality of a transmission signal. In the transmission circuit, a gain setting section ( | 2012-05-03 |
20120105152 | Joint optimisation of supply and bias modulation - There is disclosed a technique for controlling at least one amplification stage, comprising: selecting a linearity objective for the amplification stage; in dependence on an input signal to said amplification stage, determining a combination of supply input and bias input for the amplification stage in order to meet said linearity objective; and in dependence on there being more than one combination of supply input and bias input for meeting the linearity objective, selecting the combination that optimises a further system performance objective for the amplification stage. The further system performance objective may be one or more of: an efficiency objective; an envelope signal bandwidth objective; or a robustness to production tolerance objective. | 2012-05-03 |
20120105153 | POP SOUND REDUCTION CIRCUIT AND AUDIO CIRCUIT HAVING SUCH POP SOUND REDUCTION CIRCUIT FOR USE IN AUDIO AMPLIFIER - A disclosed pop sound reduction circuit reducing generation of pop sound at activation or deactivation of an audio amplifier includes a reference voltage circuit generating a reference voltage, a differential amplifier circuit having first and second inputs to amplify the audio signal based on a comparison between the first and second inputs, a triangular voltage generator circuit generating a triangular voltage, a voltage current convertor circuit generating a current proportional to the triangular voltage, a capacitor charged with the generated current to generate a voltage corresponding to the generated current, a constant voltage circuit generating a constant voltage, and a control circuit switching the triangular voltage into the constant voltage to be applied to the voltage current convertor circuit so as to increase the generated voltage if the voltage generated by the capacitor is below the reference voltage when the triangular voltage is equal to or below a predetermined voltage. | 2012-05-03 |
20120105154 | Switching Power Supply - Methods and systems for enhancing system efficiency in a power amplification, modulation, and transmission system are provided. Embodiments include determining output power characteristics of a selected modulation scheme to be employed in data transmission, determining a most probable output power point of operation for the selected modulation scheme based on the output power characteristics, and controlling the output stage power supply of the system to operate at substantially optimal efficiency at the most probable output power point of operation. | 2012-05-03 |
20120105155 | PULSE WIDTH MODULATION CIRCUIT AND VOLTAGE-FEEDBACK CLASS-D AMPLIFIER CIRCUIT - The frequency characteristic of a voltage-feedback class-D amplifier circuit for driving an output load is improved. A triangular-wave correction circuit which compensates a gradient of a triangular wave is provided to a triangular-wave signal generator which supplies a triangular wave signal used as a PWM carrier to a comparison circuit for performing PWM modulation of an input signal. In an area where a duty of a command value for an output circuit drive becomes about 50%, a slew rate (gradient) of the triangular wave is decreased. | 2012-05-03 |
20120105156 | RECEIVER CIRCUIT OF SEMICONDUCTOR APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR RECEIVING SIGNAL - A receiver circuit of a semiconductor apparatus includes a first sense amplifier, a level restriction unit, and a second sense amplifier. The first sense amplifier amplifies an input signal in response to a clock signal and generates a first signal with a voltage swing between a first level and a second level. The level restriction unit receives the first signal and generates a correction signal with a voltage swing between the first level and a third level. The second sense amplifier amplifies the correction signal in response to the clock signal and generates a second signal with the voltage swing between the first level and the second level. | 2012-05-03 |
20120105157 | VARIABLE GAIN AMPLIFIER - A variable gain amplifier includes a source-grounded transistor, to a gate of which an input signal is supplied; a plurality of first cascode transistors, sources of which are connected to a drain of the source-grounded transistor; a second cascode transistor, a source of which is connected to the drain of the source-grounded transistor; a first gate-grounded transistor, a source of which is connected to drains of the plurality of first cascode transistors, and to a gate of which a constant voltage is applied; and an output load connected to a drain of the first gate-grounded transistor wherein the plurality of first cascode transistors and the second cascade transistor are put into a conducting state or a non-conducting state such that a drain current of the source-grounded transistor is constant and moreover a fraction of the drain current supplied to the plurality of first cascade transistors changes. | 2012-05-03 |
20120105158 | Feedback Amplifier - Provided is a feedback amplifier including: an amplification circuit unit to generate an output voltage by amplifying an input voltage inputted through an input terminal; an output circuit unit to output the generated output voltage through an output terminal; a feedback circuit unit to control the gain of the amplification circuit unit by determining a total feedback resistance value using an external control signal and controlling an input current while the total feedback resistance value is determined; and a bias circuit unit to apply a bias voltage to the feedback circuit unit. | 2012-05-03 |
20120105159 | MEMRISTIVE PROGRAMMABLE FREQUENCY SOURCE AND METHOD - A frequency source and a method of frequency generation employ a memristive negative differential resistance (M-NDR) voltage controlled oscillator (VCO). The frequency source includes a first M-NDR VCO of a plurality of memristive VCOs to provide a first signal having a first signal frequency. The frequency source further includes a second M-NDR VCO of the plurality to provide a second signal having a second signal frequency. The first and second M-NDR VCOs are interconnected with the plurality of memristive VCOs. The first and second M-NDR VCOs have independent programmable states and are connected to a common output of the frequency source. The method includes providing an M-NDR VCOs, where each M-NDR VCO includes an M-NDR device connected in parallel with a capacitance, and applying a bias voltage to activate a selected M-NDR VCO of the plurality to produce a frequency output. | 2012-05-03 |
20120105160 | VOLTAGE CONTROLLED OSCILLATOR WITH DITHER - A voltage control signal at a voltage control signal input terminal is used to adjust an output frequency of an oscillator circuit. The voltage level of the voltage control signal is converted in a one-bit analog-to-digital converter (ADC) to a digital output indicative of the voltage level. Successive digital representations of the voltage level of the voltage control signal are upsampled to generate upsampled blocks of data. A dither circuit inserts a digital dither in the upsampled blocks of data to generate dithered upsampled data, which is used to generate a control signal for a feedback divider of a phase-locked loop circuit and thereby adjust the output frequency. | 2012-05-03 |
20120105161 | OSCILLATOR HAVING NEGATIVE RESISTANCE ELEMENT - An oscillator has a negative resistance element and a resonator along with a capacitor electrically connected in parallel with the negative resistance element relative to a power bias circuit, a capacitance of the capacitor being so selected as to suppress any parasitic oscillation due to the power bias circuit and allow oscillation at a resonance frequency due to the negative resistance element and the resonator. | 2012-05-03 |
20120105162 | RESONANT OSCILLATOR WITH START UP AND SHUT DOWN CIRCUITRY - A system which starts up and shuts down a resonant oscillator circuit. During start up, the system operates a driving circuit, which is external to the resonant oscillator circuit, wherein the driving circuit uses a first clock signal to control a first phase output of the resonant oscillator circuit. At the same time, the driving circuit uses a second clock signal to control a second phase output of the resonant oscillator circuit, wherein the first and second clock signals have opposite phases. While the first and second phase outputs are being controlled, the system ramps up an input voltage, which is used to power the resonant oscillator circuit, wherein the ramping takes place across multiple initial oscillation periods. During shut down, the system shuts down the resonant oscillator circuit by ramping down the input voltage. Next, the system clamps the first and second phase outputs to a fixed voltage. | 2012-05-03 |
20120105163 | RESONATOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF OPTIMIZING A Q-FACTOR - A resonator device ( | 2012-05-03 |
20120105164 | PIEZOELECTRIC OSCILLATION CIRCUIT AND TEMPERATURE-CONSTANT PIEZOELECTRIC OSCILLATOR - A piezoelectric oscillation circuit includes: a Colpitts oscillation circuit; a first circuit unit which includes a circuit having a variable-capacity capacitor for controlling an oscillation frequency; a second circuit unit which includes a circuit having a resistance; and a piezoelectric resonator which includes a first terminal connected to the first circuit unit and the second circuit unit, and a second terminal connected to the Colpitts oscillation circuit. The Colpitts oscillation circuit connects the second terminal to a fixed potential via a dividing resistance. The second circuit unit connects the first terminal to the fixed potential via the resistance. | 2012-05-03 |
20120105165 | SURFACE ACOUSTIC WAVE RESONATOR, SURFACE ACOUSTIC WAVE OSCILLATOR, AND SURFACE ACOUSTIC WAVE MODULE DEVICE - A surface acoustic wave resonator includes a piezoelectric substrate and an interdigital transducer (IDT) that includes electrode fingers exciting a surface acoustic wave on the piezoelectric substrate, a first region at a center of the IDT, and a second region and a third region at opposite sides of the IDT. In the IDT, a line occupation rate at which an electromechanical coupling coefficient becomes a maximum is different from the line occupation rate at which reflection of the surface acoustic wave becomes a maximum. | 2012-05-03 |
20120105166 | GENERATOR OF A MODULATED RADIOFREQUENCY SIGNAL, METHOD FOR CALIBRATING THE GENERATOR, AND MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING SYSTEM - A generator of a high-power modulated signal, a method for calibrating the generator, and a magnetic resonance imaging system. The generator includes means for generating a sinewave signal phase-shifted by a first variable value relative to a phase reference and a sinewave signal phase-shifted by a given fixed value added to a second variable value relative to the phase reference, the second variable value opposite to the first variable value relative to the phase reference, the variable values representative of the modulation of the radiofrequency signal, the two sinewave signals being of constant amplitude, two amplifiers each amplifying one of the sinewave signals in a congested regime, and a fixed phase shifter with a value equal to the given value of the means to generate the two sinewave signals, the fixed phase shifter coupling the signals originating from the two amplifiers to deliver the modulated radiofrequency signal. | 2012-05-03 |
20120105167 | PACKAGE INDUCTANCE COMPENSATING TUNABLE CAPACITOR CIRCUIT - An integrated circuit (IC) for compensating for a package inductance is disclosed. A first ground pad is directly connected to an on-chip ground node. A second IC ground pad is connected to the on-chip ground node via a tunable capacitor circuit, where the capacitance of the tunable capacitor circuit resonates with the package inductance at the operating frequency of the IC. | 2012-05-03 |
20120105168 | Method and System for Matching Networks Embedded in an Integrated Circuit Package - Methods and systems for matching networks embedded in an integrated circuit package are disclosed and may include controlling impedance within an integrated circuit via one or more impedance matching networks. The impedance matching networks may be embedded within a multi-layer package bonded to the integrated circuit. The impedance of one or more devices within the integrated circuit may be configured utilizing the impedance matching networks. The multi-layer package may include one or more impedance matching networks. The impedance matching networks may provide impedance matching between devices internal to the integrated circuit and external devices. The impedance matching networks may be embedded within the multi-layer package, and may include transmission lines, inductors, capacitors, transformers and/or surface mount devices. The impedance matching networks may be deposited on top of and/or on bottom of the multi-layer package. The integrated circuit may be flip-chip bonded to the multi-layer package. | 2012-05-03 |
20120105169 | ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT - An electronic circuit includes a first transmission line connected to a DC power source, a second transmission line having one end connected to the first transmission line at a connecting node, a narrow portion formed in the second transmission line and provided at a position that is away from a specific position by equal to or greater than ⅛ wavelength of a signal, the specific position being away from the connecting node at a distance equal to ¼ wavelength, and a capacitor having one end connected to the other end of the second transmission line and the other end connected to a reference potential. | 2012-05-03 |
20120105170 | DIRECTIONAL COUPLERS FOR USE IN ELECTRONIC DEVICES, AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF - Embodiments include directional couplers, electronic devices within which they are incorporated, and methods for using directional couplers. An embodiment of a directional coupler includes a set of coupled lines and a reflection coefficient manipulator. The set of coupled lines includes first and second conductive structures. The first conductive structure has a first port, a second port, and a substantially linear, first conductive central portion between the first port and the second port. The second conductive structure has a third port, a fourth port, and a substantially linear, second conductive central portion between the third port and the fourth port. The reflection coefficient manipulator is integrated with the set of coupled lines and is disposed in proximity to a gap between the first and second conductive structures. The reflection coefficient manipulator, which includes slots, protrusions, or both, is configured to equate reflection coefficients of the first and second conductive structures. | 2012-05-03 |
20120105171 | CROSS POLARIZATION MULTIPLEXER - The invention relates to a cross polarization multiplexer which doubles the capacity of radio links using a vertical polarization diplexer ( | 2012-05-03 |
20120105172 | PHASE SHIFTER AND RELATED LOAD DEVICE WITH LINEARIZATION TECHNIQUE EMPLOYED THEREIN - A phase shifter and related load device are provided. The phase shifter includes a phase shifter core and load devices. The phase shifter core has an input port for receiving an input signal, an output port for outputting an output signal, and connection ports. The load devices are coupled to the connection ports, respectively. At least one of the load devices includes first varactor units each having a first node and a second node, where first nodes of the first varactor units are coupled to a first voltage, second nodes of the first varactor units are respectively coupled to a plurality of second voltages, and the second voltages include at least two voltages different from each other. The phase shifter and related load device are capable of mitigating effects resulted from varactor's non-linear C-V curve. | 2012-05-03 |
20120105173 | MEMS Device - System and method for a microelectromechanical system (MEMS) is disclosed. A preferred embodiment comprises a first anchor region, a vibrating MEMS structure fixed to the first anchor region, a first electrode adjacent the vibrating MEMS structure, a second electrode adjacent the vibrating MEMS structure wherein the vibrating MEMS structure is arranged between the first and the second electrode. | 2012-05-03 |
20120105174 | SINGLE-INPUT MULTI-OUTPUT SURFACE ACOUSTIC WAVE DEVICE - A single-input multi-output surface acoustic wave (“SAW”) device contains two or more output inter-digital transducers (“IDTs”) arranged in a longitudinal direction of a single input IDT. The detection sensitivity and reliability of the SAW device may be improved by eliminating the deviation and signal interference between multiple input IDTs. | 2012-05-03 |
20120105175 | SURFACE ACOUSTIC WAVE RESONATOR MOUNTING WITH LOW ACCELERATION SENSITIVITY - A device, comprising a substrate having opposing first and second surfaces, a first surface acoustic wave resonator disposed on the first surface of the substrate, a second surface acoustic wave resonator disposed on the second surface of the substrate, a first adhesive layer sandwiched between the first surface acoustic wave resonator and the substrate, and a second adhesive layer sandwiched between the second surface acoustic wave resonator. | 2012-05-03 |
20120105176 | CAVITY FILTER - The invention relates to an improved HF cavity filter characterized by the following features: the housing cover ( | 2012-05-03 |
20120105177 | RESONATOR SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TUNING RESONATOR SYSTEMS - Tunable resonator systems and methods for tuning resonator systems are disclosed. In one aspect, a resonator system includes an array of resonators disposed adjacent to a waveguide, at least one temperature sensor located adjacent to the array of resonators, and a resonator control electronically connected to the at least one temperature sensor. Each resonator has a resonance frequency in a resonator frequency comb and channels with frequencies in a channel frequency comb are transmitted in the waveguide. Resonance frequencies in the resonator frequency comb are to be adjusted in response to ambient temperature changes detected by the at least one temperature sensors to align the resonance frequency comb with the channel frequency comb. | 2012-05-03 |
20120105178 | ELECTROMAGNETIC SOLENOID - An electromagnetic solenoid having an electromagnetic coil, a fixed iron core, a movable iron core, and a spring coil. The spring coil, arranged between the fixed and the movable iron core, supplies a spring force to the movable iron core toward an opposite direction of the fixed iron core along the axial direction. A magnetic attraction surface and a fitting part are formed in at least one of the fixed iron core and the movable iron core. The magnetic attraction surface is contacted with the fixed iron core when the movable iron core reaches the fixed iron core. An outer peripheral surface of the fitting part, apart from the magnetic attraction surface by a predetermined distance along the axial direction, is engaged with the spring coil. The most outer peripheral part of the magnetic attraction surface is positioned inside rather than the most outer peripheral part of the fitting part. | 2012-05-03 |
20120105179 | ELECTROMAGNETIC SWITCH - An electromagnetic switch includes an electromagnetic coil, a fixed core, a movable core, and a diode. The electromagnetic coil is configured to form an electromagnet when energized. The fixed core is arranged to be magnetized by the electromagnet. The movable core is arranged to be attracted by the magnetized fixed core to move in a movement direction toward the fixed core. The diode is electrically connected in parallel with the electromagnetic coil. The diode includes a main body and has a pair of leads respectively extending from a pair of ends of the main body which are opposite to each other in a lead arrangement direction of the diode. The lead arrangement direction of the diode is parallel to the movement direction of the movable contact. | 2012-05-03 |
20120105180 | ELECTROMAGNET FOR MOVING TUBULAR MEMBERS - A novel electromagnet for moving tubular members is described, in which the flux lines extend only downwards in the direction of the load whereas the laterally dispersed magnetic field is substantially absent. The polar yoke of such an electromagnet has two North polarity cores on which two solenoids are wound, protected on the bottom by annular baffles made from non-magnetic material, and side panels made from ferromagnetic material extend along both sides and pass next to the two cores magnetically connecting the three South polarity poles, the side panels being magnetically insulated from the two cores. The thickness of the side panels is sized such that they are suitable to short-circuit the whole lateral flux preventing the dispersion thereof and conveying it completely towards the polar shoes of the three poles and into the material to be magnetized thus actively contributing to the lifting of the latter. | 2012-05-03 |
20120105181 | SYSTEMS FOR PRODUCING GRAVITY-NEUTRAL REGIONS BETWEEN MAGNETIC FIELDS, IN ACCORDANCE WITH ECE-THEORY - Methods and systems for creating a local anti-gravity region are defined. The anti-gravity region is created between two counter-rotating magnetic fields. The magnetic field sources can be permanent magnets, magnetized material, or a combination of both. Matter in the induced anti-gravity region obviously behaves as in a zero-gravity environment, such as outer space. Processes conducted in the anti-gravity region can experience increased efficiency. The anti-gravity effect is generated by the electromagnetic fields, of the counter-rotating magnetic sources, resonating with the torsion of spacetime. This resonance causes the potential of the electromagnetic fields to be amplified, maximizing the effect of the electric field in a direction opposite to gravitation. This anti-gravity effect is in accordance with the new ECE (Einstein-Cartan-Evans)-Theory of physics. ECE-Theory shows gravitation and electromagnetism are both defined as manifestations of the curvature of spacetime. | 2012-05-03 |
20120105182 | INTEGRATED 3-DIMENSIONAL ELECTROMAGNETIC ELEMENT ARRAYS - Systems and methods for constructing integrated three dimensional electromagnetic element arrays using a bulk resonator are illustrated. In several embodiments, the integrated three dimensional electromagnetic element arrays include electromagnetic elements buried within the bulk resonator. In many embodiments, inclusion of a third dimension in the electromagnetic element array can alleviate or eliminate the trade-offs that are experienced in conventional integrated antennas by using the third physical dimension to provide an additional degree of freedom to manipulate electromagnetic boundary conditions in the near-field of the substrate, affecting both the resulting electromagnetic near- and far-fields. In several embodiments, three dimensional electromagnetic element arrays are formed by mechanically stacking substrates on which integrated planar circuits are formed (i.e. chips) using conventional die stacking techniques. | 2012-05-03 |
20120105183 | MAGNETIC FIELD GENERATING MODULE, MANUFACTURING METHOD OF MAGNETIC FIELD GENERATING MODULE, AND METHOD FOR PROMOTING MAGNETIC FORCE - A magnetic field generating module includes a housing, a plurality of interpoles, a plurality of short poles and a plurality of windings. The housing has an annular section and an inner side. The interpoles disposed on the inner side in the housing are arranged around an inner periphery of the annular section with the same intervals. The short poles are disposed on the inner side in the housing and distributed between the interpoles evenly. A first interval is formed between the adjacent short poles, and a second interval equal to the first interval is formed between each of the interpoles and the adjacent short pole. The windings are respectively disposed corresponding to the interpoles and located between the interpoles and the short poles. The magnetic field generating module of the invention has more concentrated magnetic lines so as to prompt the magnetic flux density and the magnetic force. | 2012-05-03 |
20120105184 | ANISOTROPIC RARE EARTH SINTERED MAGNET AND MAKING METHOD - An anisotropic rare earth sintered magnet has a tetragonal R | 2012-05-03 |
20120105185 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING SINTERED FERRIT MAGNET, AND SINTERED FERRITE MAGNET - A sintered ferrite magnet comprising (a) a ferrite phase having a hexagonal M-type magnetoplumbite structure comprising Ca, an element R which is at least one of rare earth elements and indispensably includes La, an element A which is Ba and/or Sr, Fe, and Co as indispensable elements, the composition of metal elements of Ca, R, A, Fe and Co being represented by the general formula of Ca | 2012-05-03 |
20120105186 | TRANSFORMER HAVING THE HEAT RADIATION FUNCTION - Disclosed herein is a transformer having a heat radiation function. The transformer includes a pair of cores having an E-shape and facing and contacting each other to form central pillars and outer peripheral parts, a transforming coil part wound on the central pillars of the pair of cores and dropping voltage, and a heat radiation pipe formed to have a cylindrical shape and positioned inward from the transforming coil part to radiate heat generated from the transforming coil part, thereby well discharging heat generated from the coil. | 2012-05-03 |
20120105187 | Inductor Device - An inductor device includes a coil, two conductive bases and a shell. The coil is located over and coupled with the two conductive bases. The shell covers the coil and exposes partial conductor bases. The shell is made by an alloy material consisting of Fe, Cr, Si, Mn, S, C, P and Al. The weight ratio of Cr is 10.5%˜13.5%, Si is 0.1%˜0.5%, Mn is 0.1%˜1.0%, S is 0.01%˜0.053%, C is 0.01%˜0.05%, P is 0.01%˜0.05% and Al is 0.1%˜1.0%. | 2012-05-03 |
20120105188 | STACKED INDUCTOR USING MAGNETIC SHEETS, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - The present invention relates to a multilayered chip power inductor with high direct current superposition characteristics and high-frequency characteristics, particularly to a multilayered chip power inductor using as magnetic materials a magnetic sheet filled up with soft magnetic metal powder and a magnetic core. The present invention is to provide a multilayered chip power inductor achieving high inductance and direct current superposition characteristics. In order to achieve the objective, the present invention provides a multilayered chip power inductor using a magnetic sheet, characterized in that a plurality of magnetic sheets are laminated, wherein an electrical conductive circuit is formed on the surfaces of said sheets; that a terminal is formed at an outermost part; that said electrical conductive circuit and said terminal are electrically connected through via holes, and form a circuit in the form of a coil; and that a magnetic core is inserted into said circuit, and a method for manufacturing the same. | 2012-05-03 |
20120105189 | IGNITION COIL FOR SPARK PLUGS - An ignition coil includes a body and a magnetic conductive socket is located in the space of the body. An iron core is located in the magnetic conductive socket and has a first end with which a permanent magnet is in contact. An initial coil and a sub-coil are located between the magnetic conductive socket and the iron core. A magnetic conductive member is located in the space of the body and located close to the permanent magnet. The magnetic conductive member is located close to the magnetic conductive socket so that the magnetic lines of the magnetic conductive member are extended to increase the magnetic flux to make the sub-coil to induct higher voltage. | 2012-05-03 |
20120105190 | REACTOR - Provided is a reactor that enables high inductance to be generated with stability in a wide current range, while minimizing noise, processing cost, and eddy-current loss. The reactor (D | 2012-05-03 |
20120105191 | EXPLOSION-ROOF AND FLAMEPROOF EJECTION TYPE SAFETY SURGE-ABSORBING MODULE - An explosion-proof and flameproof ejection type safety surge-absorbing module includes a protective member and a surge-absorbing unit. The protective member comprises a base and an upper lid coupled with the base. The base has two corresponding partitions extending upwards. The surge-absorbing unit includes a body, two connecting leads, and a resilient metallic plate. The body has two sides each defining an electrode surface. The electrode surface is connected with one of the connecting leads. The resilient metallic plate has a first end welded to the electrode surface with a contact member and a second end curved and striding across an outer side of one of the partitions to penetrate through the bottom of the base. In case the body of the surge-absorbing unit is overheated due to high temperature caused by a surge, the contact component will be melted allowing the resilient metallic plate to eject away from the electrode. | 2012-05-03 |
20120105192 | EVENT NOTIFICATION DEVICE, EVENT NOTIFICATION METHOD, PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - Provided is an event notification device capable of notifying an event with excellent immediacy without giving a shock or a sense of discomfort to a user. The event notification device | 2012-05-03 |
20120105193 | ENERGY EFFICIENT CASCADE OF SENSORS FOR AUTOMATIC PRESENCE DETECTION - The present invention relates to a method and a system for detecting presence in a predefined space. The system comprises cascade connected sensors (s | 2012-05-03 |
20120105194 | DATA INPUT DEVICE FOR ELECTRONIC INSTRUMENT AND METHOD OF ENTERING DATA - A data input device includes: an operation section including an electrostatic capacitance type touch sensor; and a control circuit section which determines if a data input operation is true or false and sends an output data corresponding to a sensed data only when the data input operation is determined as true. When one or more of the sensed data are entered into the control circuit section, a coordinate is identified which determines the data input operation as true based on invalidation determination region information previously prepared for each of coordinates corresponding to the sensed data, wherein while the sensed data for the coordinate indentified is entered, the data input operation, which is implemented to a coordinate other than the identified coordinate to determine the data input operation as true among a group aggregate of the coordinates corresponding to the sensed data within an invalidation determination region, is determined as false. | 2012-05-03 |
20120105195 | WIRELESS TRANSCEIVER WITH RECALL INDICATOR - The invention is a wireless control system and method for wireless control of a remote electronic system from a vehicle. A trainable transceiver is configured to receive a feedback signal from a remote electronic system indicating success or failure of a requested operation. The feedback signal, which may include status information, is stored in memory of the wireless control system for retrieval at a later period. In response to the retrieved feedback signal and status, the control system may recall that status information and/or reissue a wireless control signal to the remote electronic system. | 2012-05-03 |
20120105196 | Vehicular keyless entry system and portable device therefor - A vehicular keyless entry system is formed of an in-vehicle device and a plurality of portable devices. The portable device stores received checkup area identification information in a memory circuit. The portable device transmits a response signal including the stored checkup area information and portable device identification information, when a request signal is received from an in-vehicle device. The in-vehicle device checks up a plurality of portable devices based on the portable device identification information included in the response signal, and determines locations of the plurality of portable devices based on the checkup area identification information included in the response signal. The in-vehicle device performs vehicle door locking control operation based on a determination result. | 2012-05-03 |
20120105197 | TECHNIQUES FOR AUTOMATING RENTAL CAR TRANSACTIONS - A customer uses a wireless portable device to interact with a remote cloud-based car rental service. Details at check in are recorded and the customer is authorized to take possession of the car. At checkout, additional details are noted, a receipt is produced, and the customer leaves the car at the car facility. The check-in and checkout process can be achieved without any car rental attendant. That is, the customer via the wireless portable device and with the assistance of the remote cloud-based car rental service completely achieves check in and checkout for a car rental. | 2012-05-03 |
20120105198 | IN-VEHICLE DEVICE CONTROLLER - An in-vehicle device controller includes: an in-vehicle unit for controlling an in-vehicle device; and a portable device. The in-vehicle unit includes a request signal transmitter for transmitting a request signal including random information to the portable device. The portable device transmits a response signal in response to the request signal at multiple frequencies according to a switching pattern corresponding to a part of the random information. The in-vehicle unit further includes: a frequency specifying device for specifying the switching pattern based on the part of the random information; and a reception determination device for executing a reception determination process of the response signal based on a specified switching pattern. The in-vehicle device identifies the portable device according to the reception determination process, and controls the in-vehicle device according to an identification of the portable device. | 2012-05-03 |
20120105199 | Validating Sensor Data at a Community Sensor-Coordinating Entity - In one embodiment, a method includes receiving sensor data from a source associated with a person; comparing the sensor data against a sensor information model of the person that includes a description of the person, a description of a sensor associated with the person, a description of a property associated with the person, and a description of a virtual community that the person is associated with; determining whether the sensor data are valid based on the comparison; and if the sensor data are valid, routing the sensor data to an application provider associated with the virtual community. | 2012-05-03 |
20120105200 | PORTABLE SENSOR APPARATUS AND BIOMETRIC RECOGNITION-BASED SERVICE SYSTEM HAVING THE SAME - A portable sensor apparatus allowing a mobile device to obtain biometric recognition data required for providing various services without changing the structure and size of the mobile device, and a biometric recognition-based service system having the same are provided. The portable sensor apparatus interworking with a mobile device through a short-distance wireless network includes: a sensor unit acquiring biometric recognition data; a short-distance wireless communications unit providing the biometric recognition data to the mobile device through the short-distance wireless network or receiving a request from the mobile device; a microprocessor commanding to acquire the biometric recognition data in response to a request from the mobile device or a user request; and a user interaction unit receiving the user request or displaying an operational state of the portable sensor apparatus. | 2012-05-03 |
20120105201 | Validating Sensor Data at a Property Sensor-Coordinating Entity - In one embodiment, a method includes receiving sensor data with preamble information from a sensor at a property associated with a person. The preamble information includes user-identification (ID) information identifying the person; sensor-type information identifying a sensor type of the sensor; sensor-ID information identifying the sensor; and sensor-characteristics information identifying one or more operating characteristics of the sensor. The method includes determining whether the sensor data is valid based at least in part on the preamble information; and, if the sensor data is valid, adapting the sensor data for communication to a community-based sensor coordination entity configured to associate the sensor data with a virtual community and route the sensor data to an application provider associated with the virtual community and communicating the sensor data as adapted to the community-based sensor coordination entity. | 2012-05-03 |
20120105202 | Identifying locations within a building using a mobile device - In one embodiment, a method includes displaying on a mobile device, a real time view of a user's environment within a building, communicating wirelessly in the building with a location tracking system operable to identify a location of the mobile device relative to one or more elements in the real time view, and displaying a computer generated overlay on the real time view, the overlay including location information associated with the elements. | 2012-05-03 |
20120105203 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING PERSONAL ALERTS - Embodiments of the invention are generally related to systems for allowing a person to issue an alert or alarm, and are particularly related to a system and method for providing personal alerts. In accordance with an embodiment, the system comprises a mobile device, such as a cellular telephone or personal digital assistant (PDA) or other device, and/or a software application with a user interface executing on the device. The software application includes a personal 911 or alert icon, which is available to the user as needed. In normal use, a user can configure and enable the device and/or application before an emergency situation occurs, so that it the opportunity to issue an alert available when needed. In an embodiment, the user can do this by depressing/activating and holding an alert icon displayed on the user interface. When released, the user has a short time to disable or cancel the alert. If the alert is not disabled during this time period, the application sends a message, such as a voice or text message, preferably with the users name and position (e.g. longitude and latitude, or other geographic information), estimated current address, and/or any other relevant information such as medical or other information provided by the user during the configuration process, to those contacts previously entered and recorded. | 2012-05-03 |
20120105204 | Method for Locating Light Sources, Computer Program and Locating Unit - In at least one embodiment of the method, the latter is set up to locate light sources ( | 2012-05-03 |
20120105205 | ITEM CHECKOUT DEVICE WITH WEIGH PLATE ANTENNA - An item checkout device with antenna which minimizes orientation sensitivity of RFID labels. An example checkout device includes a scale, a weigh plate on the scale, a radio frequency identification label reader antenna including a first portion within the weigh plate and a second portion below the first portion, and a radio frequency identification label reader coupled to the second portion. The second portion includes a conductive layer with substantially orthogonal slots having radiating edges, a drive circuit for driving the slots to radiate a circularly polarized electromagnetic field, and a non-conductive layer separating the conductive layer from the drive circuit. | 2012-05-03 |
20120105206 | FUEL-CELL-BASED COGENERATION SYSTEM WITH RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION SENSORS - The present invention discloses a fuel-cell-based cogeneration system with radio frequency identification (RFID) sensors. The fuel-cell-based cogeneration system with RFID sensors includes the fuel-cell-based cogeneration system and an RFID data processing system. The RFID data processing system captures data of the temperature and flow rate from the RFID sensors, while the system data are in turn converted into RFID signals. The RFID data processing system transmits a control signal generated from the RFID signal to control the operation of the fuel-cell-based cogeneration system. Since the RFID transmission technology, the sensor error caused by wires is consequently reduced. Furthermore, overall sensitivity and accuracy of the RFID sensors are increased, which leads to an accompanying increase in the stability of the operating system. | 2012-05-03 |
20120105207 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR REMOTE CONTROL OF A SYSTEM - A control device for remote control of a system provides a containing structure shaped for being moved by a user, an activating arrangement arranged in the containing structure for enabling the control device when it contacts a resting surface on which the containing structure is moved, a position sensor arrangement arranged in the containing structure for detecting movements of the containing structure, and a processing unit, arranged in the containing structure, connected to the activating arrangement and to the position sensor arrangement to generate control signals to send to the system to manage the system and remote control it. | 2012-05-03 |
20120105208 | TRANSPONDER SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RADIO-OVER-FIBER (RoF) WIRELESS PICOCELLULAR SYSTEMS - Transponder systems and methods for radio-over-fiber (RoF) wireless picocellular system are disclosed. One type of transponder system includes a RoF transponder used in combination with at least one radiation-reflector assembly to provide for enhanced antenna directivity of the transponder. Another type of transponder system is a transponder node assembly, wherein two or more transponders are integrated into a single assembly, thereby reducing cost while facilitating RoF wireless picocellular system deployment. Another type of transponder system provides one or more transponders in a RoF wireless picocellular system with radio-frequency identification (RFID) tags, and uses an RFID tag reader to locate and read information from the transponders, as well as to perform transponder mode selection. Another type of transponder system is directed to a tether cable assembly that includes a dispensible/retractable coiled tether cable housed in a protective housing for connecting the tether cable to a transponder. | 2012-05-03 |
20120105209 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND PORTABLE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL USING THE SAME - When commonly using a receiving antenna and a transmitting antenna having mutually opposing characteristics, the present invention makes it possible to commonly use the antennas without deteriorating the characteristics of both antennas. In a communication apparatus including both of an RF-ID function circuit to perform contactless communication with an external reader/writer device and a reader/writer function circuit to perform contactless communication with an external RF-ID, there is disposed a common antenna shared therebetween. And, a transmitting and receiving resonance frequency switching circuit is connected in parallel to the common antenna; when selecting each function, a resonance frequency is automatically changed by the transmitting and receiving resonance frequency switching circuit. | 2012-05-03 |
20120105210 | RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION TAGS ADAPTED FOR LOCALIZATION AND STATE INDICATION - An embodiment of the present invention provides a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag, comprising at least one light emitting diode (LED) that is controlled by the RFID's logic and powered by the RFID's power harvesting circuit, wherein the RFID tag is capable of being interrogated by an RFID reader and reporting its unique identification number by RF backscatter and/or controlling the illumination state of the at least one LED. | 2012-05-03 |
20120105211 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETECTING RFID SIGNALS - A mixed-mode signal detection apparatus suitable for ISO/IEC 14443 Type A and Type B RFID proximity card applications. The apparatus combines switched capacitor sampling and digital post processing to recover information from Amplitude Shift Keying (ASK) modulated signals. A phase detector triggers a pulse generator, which is used to signal sample and hold units that store the peak value of each carrier signal cycle. The samples are used to form a discrete version of the modulation signal and are post-processed digitally to recover encoded signal information. | 2012-05-03 |
20120105212 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM FOR TRACKING ASSETS WITH AFFIXED ELECTRONIC SMART TAGS AND METHODS THEREOF - A wireless bidirectional communication system and method for tracking smart tags affixed to assets located within a defined area. Asset tracking is provided by a central processor operated by a user. The central processor combined with communication modules communicates with the system tags for deriving corresponding assets' locations. Communication is synchronized by way of broadcasting a clock generator signal over the communication link. The broadcasted clock signal is further used by the system for generating distinct time slots assigned to a tag by demand. Synchronizing the communication between the tags and the central processor is beneficial for maintaining reliable and short messages across the data link and maintaining low power draw from the tag battery. | 2012-05-03 |
20120105213 | Information Transmission and Processing Systems and Methods for Freight Carriers - Methods and systems for remotely monitoring trailer or trailers attached to a vehicle is provided. The method includes associating an identification tag or ABS ECU that is configured to broadcast a trailer identification signal with a trailer. The method further includes receiving the trailer identification signal on-board the vehicle, associating the trailer identification signal with the vehicle, transmitting the trailer identification signal to a remote processor and receiving the trailer identification signal at the remote processor. The system comprises a mobile data terminal capable of generating and responding to telematic events comprising at least one processor, a graphical user interface, an input device, a memory and a set of executable instructions which may include a plurality of modules, such as a vehicle location module capable of receiving a GPS signal and transmitting the GPS signal to a remote processor for determining a location of a transportation unit. | 2012-05-03 |
20120105214 | Aggregating and Routing Sensor Data at a Community Sensor-Coordinating Entity - In one embodiment, a method includes receiving sensor data from multiple sensors associated with multiple persons; for each of the sensors, identifying the person associated with the sensor; determining whether the sensor data are valid; and, for the sensor data that are valid, aggregating them based on the associations of their sensors with the persons and routing them to one or more sensor-application-service providers based on associations of the persons with the sensor-application-service providers. | 2012-05-03 |
20120105215 | PORTABLE READER - The invention generally pertains to a portable gaming currency reader for reading RFID-enabled gaming currency. By way of example, one portable gaming currency reader has a portable reader housing having a currency reading surface, a shielded antenna located adjacent to the currency reading surface for reading and communicating with the memory of each RFID tag embedded within RFID-enabled gaming currency located on the currency reading surface, and an RFID reader coupled to the shielded antenna for communicating with the shielded antenna to identify, read from and write to each RFID tag associated with RFID-enabled gaming currency located on the currency reading surface. The reader is also provided with a display configured for indicating information about the RFID-enabled gaming currency located on the currency reading surface, such as number and value. | 2012-05-03 |