20th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 22 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110115623 | ALERT SYSTEM WITH ZONING USING WIRELESS PORTABLE DETECTORS AND A CENTRAL STATION - A system and method of monitoring zones for alarm conditions and automatically alerting individuals in a plurality of zones about the safety of a particular zone is provided. The method includes providing a site map of a predefined area, configuring a plurality of zones in the predefined area, receiving ambient condition data and location data from a plurality of wireless devices located in the predefined area, computing an alarm level for each zone in the plurality of zones based on the received ambient condition data and location data, and transmitting alert notifications to the plurality of wireless devices. The alert notification sent to each wireless device is based on the computed alarm level of the zone in which that wireless device is located relative to the computed alarm level of the other zones in the plurality of zones. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115624 | MESH NETWORK PERSONAL EMERGENCY RESPONSE APPLIANCE - A monitoring system includes one or more wireless nodes forming a wireless mesh network; a user activity sensor including a wireless mesh transceiver adapted to communicate with the one or more wireless nodes using the wireless mesh network; and a digital monitoring agent coupled to the wireless transceiver through the wireless mesh network to request assistance from a third party based on the user activity sensor. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115625 | Aquatic Product Transportation Monitoring System and Method Thereof - The present invention illustrates an aquatic product transport monitoring system and method thereof. The aquatic product transport monitoring system includes a test terminal and a control terminal. Also, the test terminal tests a liquid having at least one aquatic product held therein to obtain a test value. When the test value does not fall within a preset value range built in the control terminal, a warning signal is transmitted. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115626 | METHOD OF AUDITORY DISPLAY OF SENSOR DATA - At least one exemplary embodiment is directed to a method of auditory communication comprising: measuring a data set; identifying the type of data set; obtaining the auditory cue associated with the type of data set; and generating an auditory notification; and emitting the auditory notification. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115627 | See ya alarm system - A stand-alone motion sensing, lighting and alarming system for indoor use includes a box with mounting brackets and face plate, a motion sensor and alarm for receiving motion sensor and audible alarm electronics therein, a light holder pivotally mounted to the unit box, for receiving light therein. The unit box also includes an eight-foot cord and a grounded plug to establish electrical and mechanical connections with a source of 115 V.A.C. electrical power, a double pole single throw toggle switch for powering alarm, a double pole singe throw light switch for powering unit, and adjusters for the photocell and light/alarm duration. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115628 | High-security self-adhesive stickers - The invention comprises two different versions of a self-adhesive label, or “sticker,” that may be manufactured in various dimensions and may be utilized to seal and protect the confidentiality of documents and other papers contained in file folders or other such storage media: | 2011-05-19 |
20110115629 | TRACKING COMPLIANCE OF PERSONAL PROTECTION ARTICLES - Methods and systems for tracking compliance of personal protection (PP) articles in working environments. Tracking compliance includes providing at least one PP article configured with a smart tag; providing at least one predetermined criterion that governs compliance with respect to the at least one PP article in a particular working environment; tracking the PP article by retrieving smart tag data; and determining whether the smart tag data satisfies at least one predetermined criterion; and storing data relating to results of the determination. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115630 | LABORATORY SAMPLE CARRIER TRAY AND TRACKING METHOD | 2011-05-19 |
20110115631 | Electronic Label, Method for Monitoring Products and Method for Data Communication - A label comprises at least one support component, at least one antenna, at least one display, the display comprising electronic ink arranged on a support, at least one transponder, at least one sensor means, and at least one touch-sensitive surface for operation. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115632 | EAS TAG USING TAPE WITH CONDUCTIVE ELEMENT - An electronic article surveillance apparatus for monitoring large objects is comprised of a base, at least one segment of tape, and an electronics housing. The segment of tape has a least one electrically conductive element running the length of the tape. The base rests on an object to be monitored, and the housing releasably latches onto the base, while each tape segment wraps around the object with each end of tape segment being fixed between the base and housing. Electronics within the housing complete a circuit through each tape segment and monitor the tape segments for electrical continuity. If electrical continuity is lost, either by cutting a tape segment, or unauthorized unlatching of the housing, an alarm can be sounded by the electronics within the housing. The electronic housing may be disarmed by a remote device and delatched from the base. Both base and tape segments may have adhesive elements. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115633 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR USING RFID IN BIOLOGICAL FIELD - Biological reagent carrier devices and methods are disclosed, which employ RFID techniques to associate information with biological reagents. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115634 | BEHAVIOR MONITORING SYSTEM AND BEHAVIOR MONITORING METHOD - A storage element stores identification information identifying to-be-monitored objects (TBMO) and prohibited behavior conditions indicating behaviors respectively prohibited to the TBMO in an area. Entry monitoring elements monitor as specific TBMO, TBMO which enter the area, and judge whether or not specific identification information identifying the specific to TBMO exists in the identification information stored in the storage element. When identification information coincident with the specific identification information exists in the identification information, behavior monitoring element monitor based on the specific identification information, the specific TBMO which behave in the area, and generate behavior information indicating behaviors of the specific TBMO. Behavior judging element select specific prohibited behavior conditions corresponding to the specific identification information from the plurality of prohibited behavior conditions stored in the storage element, and produce an alarm when behaviors indicated by the specific prohibited behavior conditions coincide with behaviors indicated by the behavior information. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115635 | CONTROL SCHEMES AND FEATURES FOR CLIMATE-CONTROLLED BEDS - A climate-conditioned bed includes an upper portion having at least a first climate zone and at least one fluid module associated with such a first climate zone. The fluid module comprises a fluid transfer device for selectively moving a fluid and a thermoelectric device for selectively heating or cooling a fluid. The bed additionally includes one or more control modules configured to regulate the operation of the fluid module, at least one input device configured to allow an occupant to select a setting or mode associated with the first climate zone and at least a first temperature sensor configured to detect a temperature associated with the first climate zone of the thermally-conditioned bed. In some embodiments, the fluid module is operatively connected to the control module. The control module is configured to adjust at least one operational parameter of the fluid module based on, at least in part, the setting or mode selected by an occupant using the at least one input device, and the temperature detected by the first temperature sensor. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115636 | WIRELESS TEMPERATURE MEASURING SYSTEM - A wireless temperature measuring system, including multiple wireless temperature sensors, and multiple communication terminals; the wireless temperature sensors communicate with the communication terminals via RF, the wireless temperature sensor operates to obtain temperature signals from a temperature detection point, to perform cyclic-interleave and error-correction coding on the temperature signals whereby obtaining coded temperature signals, and to transmit the coded temperature signals to the communication terminals via RF; the communication terminal operates to receive and decode the coded temperature signals from the wireless temperature sensor, and to obtain decoded temperature signals. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115637 | CHARGED CORPUSCULAR RAY APPARATUS - The present invention relates to the acquisition of tilted series images of a minute sample in a short time. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115638 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING CLEANING DEVICE - A method for controlling a cleaning device is presented, which includes the following steps. A cleaning device includes a control unit, a fan module, an optical emitter, and an optical sensor. The optical emitter and the optical sensor are located in an air inlet of the fan module. The control unit is preset with a first impedance value (Z1), a second impedance value (Z2), and a threshold, where 02011-05-19 | |
20110115639 | INTEGRITY MONITORED CONCRETE PILINGS - A pile having first and second strain gauges installed in the piling core near and at the piling tip is provided. The second strain gauge is placed co-linear and at a known and controlled distance up the pile from the first strain gauge. Independent strain gauge measurements are made and transmitted to a controller, which receives signals from the strain gauges and compares them to static pre-stress levels that are initially established after casting and prior to pile installation. The dynamic force measurements are checked against expected ranges to assess pile tip integrity as well as other parameters. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115640 | AUTOMATED REMOTE WATER QUALITY MONITORING SYSTEM WITH WIRELESS COMMUNICATION CAPABILITIES AND THE METHOD THEREOF - An automated remote water quality monitoring system with wireless communication capability and the method thereof is provided. A water quality monitoring system is provided, including: a plurality of monitoring apparatuses, each of which has a radio communication module transmitting at least one environmental parameter; a server receiving the at least one environmental parameter via a base station; and a gateway being one selected from a group consisting of the plurality of monitoring apparatuses, being geographically the closest one to the base station, receiving the at least one environmental parameter and transmitting the at least one environmental parameter to the base station. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115641 | Three-phase multifunction verifier - Multifunctional meter measures voltage, current, demand, factor, power consumption also water, natural gas, fuel and other items. The design has a 16 bit micro-programmed processing unit, and manages interaction with different hardware components and realizes the functions of communication, data registry and operation control. Composed of a modular form and includes capacities for network connection and inclusion as a module within multi-point measurement systems. The modular components are: three-phase measurement machine, interface and peripherals for LCD screen, high precision clock in real time, external non-volatile memory bank (flash), energy failure detector to backup vital information for the meter, interface and peripherals for navigation buttons, interface and peripherals for RGB leds indicators of events and status, UART communications interface, RS 485 communication bus, ANSI C12 protocol optical communication interface, communications interface to external modules like Ethernet, GPRS, Wi Fi or compatibles, digital inputs for the interface of Sensory converters to pulses. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115642 | UTILITY NETWORK INTERFACE DEVICE CONFIGURED TO DETECT AND REPORT ABNORMAL OPERATING CONDITION - A utility network interface device is provided for operation with a utility network. The utility network interface device includes a detector configured to produce a state signal upon occurrence of a prescribed state that interferes with the ability of a utility meter, with which the utility network interface device is associated, to measure consumption of a commodity and/or report consumption of the commodity. The utility network interface device also includes a control unit configured to detect a tampering with the utility meter in accordance with the state signal produced by the detector. The control unit automatically controls a notification unit to output, external to the utility meter, notification of the tampering detected by the control unit, in response to the detection of the tampering. Also provided are a utility network including the utility network interface device, a method of operating a utility network interface device, and a computer-readable recording medium having a computer program recorded thereon for operating a utility network interface device. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115643 | UTILITY NETWORK INTERFACE DEVICE CONFIGURED TO DETECT AND REPORT ABNORMAL OPERATING CONDITION - A utility network interface device is provided for operation with a utility network. The utility network interface device includes a control unit configured to detect a tampering with a software component of a utility meter with which the utility network interface device is associated. The utility network interface device also includes a notification unit configured to output, external to the utility meter, a visual indication constituting notification of the tampering detected by the control unit. The control unit is configured to automatically control the notification unit to output the external notification of the tampering in response to the detection of the tampering. Also provided are a utility network including the utility network interface device, a method of operating a utility network interface device, and a computer-readable recording medium having a computer program recorded thereon for operating a utility network interface device. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115644 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR WARNING OF EMERGENCY VEHICLES IN EMERGENCY SERVICE - A method and an apparatus for warning of emergency vehicles in emergency service. The emergency vehicles use vehicle-to-vehicle communication to transmit warning messages which are received by other vehicles and are indicated to the driver of the receiving vehicle. In order to allow rapid orientation of the driver, provision is made for the warning message from the emergency vehicle to have a position statement for the emergency vehicle and for the position statement to be evaluated in the vehicle which receives the warning message, wherein the position of the emergency vehicle is indicated relative to the position of the receiving vehicle. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115645 | LED Light Bar for Optical Traffic Control Systems - Various approaches for activating a traffic control preemption system. A light bar includes a support structure and a plurality of LED modules individually mounted on the support structure. Each LED module includes a plurality of LED groups, and in at least one of the plurality of LED modules, at least one LED group in the module is an infrared (IR) LED group, and at least one LED group in the module is a visible light LED group. A controller is coupled to each module. The controller is configured to trigger an IR light pulse pattern at a first level of IR radiant power from the at least one IR LED group. The pulse pattern and first level of IR radiant power activate preemption in a traffic control preemption system. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115646 | DRIVING SUPPORTING DEVICE - In this driving supporting device, the light color change cycle of a prediction object traffic signal is acquired on the basis of the light color change cycle of a prediction basis traffic signal installed before the prediction object traffic signal, and the light color state of the prediction object traffic signal when the vehicle arrives at the prediction object traffic signal is predicted on the basis of the light color state of the prediction basis traffic signal and the light color change cycle of the prediction object traffic signal. Thus, since the light color change cycle of the prediction object traffic signal is acquired on the basis of the light color change cycle of the prediction basis traffic signal, it becomes possible to predict a light color state even in the case of a traffic signal which cannot transmit information indicating its light color change cycle. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115647 | DRIVING ASSISTANCE DEVICE - Provided is a driving assistance device capable of assisting safer driving of a vehicle. A driving assistance device | 2011-05-19 |
20110115648 | Information System and Method for Traffic in Road Network - The information system concerning traffic in a road network (R) comprises a server ( | 2011-05-19 |
20110115649 | INTELLIGENT CREW ALERTING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AIRCRAFT AND OTHER VEHICLE APPLICATIONS - A method of managing alerts associated with the operation of an aircraft is provided. The method maintains an alert model database that correlates root causes to alerts associated with onboard aircraft subsystems. During operation of the aircraft, the method receives first alert data indicative of at least one alert of a first onboard aircraft subsystem, and traverses the alert model database to determine a root cause of the first alert data. The root cause (or some indicia thereof) can then be displayed on a display element. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115650 | WHEEL GUIDE RAIL, CAR WASH SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CENTRALLY POSITIONING A VEHICLE - The invention relates to a wheel guide rail ( | 2011-05-19 |
20110115651 | KEYBOARD - A keyboard can power a computer on or off. A switch arranged on the keyboard receives power on or off operations. A control chip in the keyboard outputs control signals to a microcontroller according to the power on or off operations. The microcontroller actuates a switch circuit to make a control terminal of a motherboard of the computer power on and off the computer. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115652 | DETECTION OF INTENDED KEY ACTIVATION ON A MOBILE DEVICE - A method and device are provided for preventing unintended activation of one or more hard keys on a mobile device. A capacitive sensor senses a capacitance level at a location on the keyboard, to detect whether a hard key is being actuated by a human hand or human skin. If the sensed capacitance level exceeds a key activation capacitance threshold, a key circuit connection is identified as being associated with an intended hard key activation. If the measured capacitance level is within an uncertainty tolerance below the key activation capacitance threshold, a secondary capacitance level is measured at a non-keyboard location. The key circuit connection is identified as being associated with an intended hard key activation when the measured secondary capacitance level exceeds a key activation confirmation threshold. Additional secondary indicators can be obtained based on size and shape capacitance pattern, timing information, and an active application or device state. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115653 | KEY CODING CIRCUIT - A key coding circuit includes N keys, a signal processing unit, a bus, and a ground wire, and each key includes an input end and a ground end electrically connected to the ground wire. The signal processing unit includes M signal lines, where M is the smallest positive whole number not less than Log(N+1, 2), and at least one signal line is electrically connected to the corresponding input end. Each key is coded for M-bit binary, the floating signal lines correspond to the binary code 1, and the signal lines corresponding to binary code 0 are electrically connected to the input end of the corresponding keys. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115654 | DATA ENCODING PROCESS, DATA DECODING PROCESS, COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM STORING DATA ENCODING PROGRAM, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM STORING DATA DECODING PROGRAM - In a data encoding process: data is encoded by using unit bit series obtained from an encoding bit series; the encoding bit series is searched for a first bit series identical to a portion of the encoded data; the portion is substituted with a second bit series which includes a leading code indicating a leading position of a substitution range and position information indicating the position of the first bit series in the encoding bit series. In a data decoding process: the position information is detected from the substitution range in received data after the leading code is detected in the data; a substitution bit series is extracted from the position in the encoding bit series indicated by the position information; and the data in the substitution range is substituted with the substitution bit series so as to restore the encoded data. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115655 | CODING METHOD, CODING APPARATUS, DECODING METHOD, AND DECODING APPARATUS - Disclosed herein is a coding method including the step of: coding an information sequence in such a manner that upon performing error correction coding after carrying out RLL coding of the information sequence, the maximum number of consecutive 1-bits or 0-bits is α−β or less in an RLL code word over a range from bit p−α to bit p+α−1 of the RLL code word and that a β-bit error correcting code parity sequence is inserted between bit p−1 and bit p of the RLL code word, where α is a number larger than 1 representing the maximum number of consecutive 0-bits or 1-bits in an n-bit RLL code word and where p is a natural number. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115656 | DIGITAL SIGNAL CODING METHOD AND APPARATUS, DIGITAL SIGNAL DECODING APPARATUS, DIGITAL SIGNAL ARITHMETIC CODING METHOD AND DIGITAL SIGNAL ARITHMETIC DECODING METHOD - In a bit stream syntax containing compressed video slice data for compressed video data of a slice structure, a slice header for compressed video slice data has attached thereto a slice start code, a register reset flag indicating whether a register value, which designates a status of a codeword occurring in an arithmetic coding process, should be reset in the next transmission unit, an initial register value which indicates a register value to be used to start arithmetic coding/decoding to build/decompose the next transmission unit, only when the register reset flag indicates that the register should not be reset. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115657 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PULSE WIDTH MODULATION SIGNAL PROCESSING - A signal processor ( | 2011-05-19 |
20110115658 | DUAL DAC STRUCTURE FOR CHARGE REDISTRIBUTED ADC - A system for converting an analog signal to a digital codeword having N bit positions that includes a dual DAC structure having a small DAC and a large DAC. At least one comparator is coupled to the small DAC and large DAC. The small DAC performs bit trials to calculate bit positions 1 to M, and the large DAC with performs bit trial calculates bit positions M+1 to N after having been set with bit decisions from the bit trials of the small DAC. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115659 | OFFSET COMPENSATION SCHEME USING A DAC - An offset compensation scheme using a digital-to-analog converter (DAC) is disclosed. In some embodiments, a DAC is coupled to a circuit having an undesired current or voltage offset and is configured to at least in part compensate for the undesired current or voltage offset. For example, in some embodiments, the DAC injects current or voltage into the circuit that shifts a current or voltage of the circuit by an amount equal or similar in magnitude but opposite in polarity to a shift in the current or voltage of the circuit caused by the undesired current or voltage offset. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115660 | Method and System Having Adjustable Analog-To-Digital Conversion Levels - An adaptive Analog to Digital Converter (ADC) that adjusts the representation levels used in the conversion process so as to optimize system performance. By establishing system performance criteria by which to select or adjust the signal value range associated with each digital representation and/or the digital representation, substantially fewer bits may be used in the ADC. The systems and methods described herein enable lower-power, smaller form-factor designs as well as very high-speed operation. In particular, this technology may be beneficial for use in communications systems because it enables ADC's to operate at speeds where traditional ADC designs simply cannot. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115661 | ANALOG-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTER - An analog-to-digital converter (ADC) system and method. The ADC system includes a digital control circuit, an amplifier, a capacitor, and an evaluation circuit. The digital control circuit is configured to sequentially configure the ADC system in a first configuration and a second configuration to derive a digital representation of an analog signal value. The amplifier circuit includes an amplifier input terminal and an amplifier output terminal. The capacitor has a first capacitor terminal coupled to the amplifier input terminal in the first and second configurations of the ADC system. The capacitor further has a second capacitor terminal coupled to the amplifier output terminal in the first configuration of the ADC system. The evaluation circuit is configured to provide a first digital code to represent a first voltage level at the amplifier output terminal in the first configuration of the ADC system. The second capacitor terminal in the second configuration of the ADC system is coupled to a reference voltage potential selected according to the first digital code. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115662 | High Speed Low Voltage Flash - An analog-to-digital converter comprising: first and second sets of ordered nodes, each first node having a corresponding second node; for each first node, a respective first resistor and current source pair, the resistor of each pair being connected to a first converter input and the current source of each pair being coupled to the respective first node; for each second node, a respective second resistor and current source pair, the resistor of each pair being connected to a second converter input and the current source of each pair being coupled to the respective second node; and a plurality of first comparators, each first comparator having its first input connected to a first node and its second input connected to the corresponding second node; wherein each of the first resistor and current source pairs are configured so as to provide an orderly progression of voltages at the first nodes and each of the second resistor and current source pairs are configured so as to provide an orderly progression of voltages at the second nodes. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115663 | Analog-to-digital conversion in pixel array - An analog-to-digital converter generates an output digital value equivalent to the difference between two analog signals. The converter forms part of a set of converters. The converter receives a first analog signal and a second analog signal (V | 2011-05-19 |
20110115664 | PROGRAMMING A REMOTE CONTROL USING REMOVABLE STORAGE - A method and system for programming, using a removable storage, a remote control apparatus providing universal remote control functionality is disclosed. A removable storage module may be introduced into the remote control apparatus. Programming codes for a remote-controlled device controllable by the remote control apparatus may be transferred from the removable storage module. Executable code for configuring the remote control apparatus may also be transferred. The programming codes may be assigned to control elements of the remote control apparatus. The remote control apparatus may be configured to use at least one of the programming codes to remotely control the remote-controlled device. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115665 | BEAM STEERING SYSTEM OF PHASED ARRAY ANTENNA USING FREQUENCY - Provided is a beam steering system of a phased array antenna using a frequency. The beam steering system according to the present invention includes: a plurality of transmitting/receiving front-ends including phase shifters for adjusting phases of inputted signals; a plurality of array antennas emitting signals outputted from the transmitting/receiving front-ends to free space; and a wideband transmitter generating the signals inputted into the transmitting/receiving front-ends, wherein the wideband transmitter generates the signals by varying frequencies of the signals in accordance with a control signal inputted from the outside. According to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention, by generating the signals by varying the frequencies of signals inputted into the phase shifters of transmitting/receiving front-ends, it is possible to generate a beam steering angle through a simple control without changing the phase of the phase shifter. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115666 | Highway Speed Ground Penetrating Radar System Utilizing Air-Launched Antenna and Method of Use - Embodiments of the disclosed technology comprise an air-launched antenna system with interference-rejection technology that operates in analog hardware as well as by way of a digital filtering technique. Using an inline analog hardware filter combined with a digital filter, to determine transversal (and/or recursive) coefficients, in a calibration phase, a measurement system may be configured to remove interference and the effects (such as a delay or temperature variation) which result from use of an analog filter. In this manner, the resulting measurements of a composition of road surface are more accurate and useful. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115667 | Ultra-wideband Radar Waveform Calibration for Measurements of a Heterogeneous Material - Embodiments of the disclosed technology comprise a ground penetrating radio device and methods of use for obtaining greater resolution. This is achieved by measuring the composition/reflection off a homogeneous material (e.g., metal plate), determining coefficients to correct the measured/reflection in order to make the measurements look like an idealized reference signal, and then using these coefficients in a digital filter to correct measurements/a reflection off a heterogeneous material, such as a road surface. In this manner, the composition of the heterogeneous material is determined with greater accuracy. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115668 | METHOD AND APPARATUS USING NON-CONTACT MEASURING DEVICE TO DETERMINE RAIL DISTANCE TRAVELED - A non-contact, distance traveled measurement system (DTMS) to calculate speed and distance traveled by a vehicle over rails—more specifically, by trains traveling on standard railroad tracks. Preferably, a pair of short range (near field) microwave-based transmitters/sensors (transceivers) are mounted on the underside of the train and used to key on rail-bed features such as cross ties or tie plates. Preferred embodiments also include infrared sensors as a redundant channel that is less sensitive to moisture in the track bed. Data from the sensors is correlated to determine the time delay between the first and second sensors' passage over objects on the rail bed such as cross-ties or tie-plates. From this time delay, nearly instantaneous velocity can be computed at each given target such as a tie plate (metal target) or a tie (dielectric contrast target). Velocity versus time curves can be integrated over time to derive distance traveled. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115669 | Detection and Correction of Anomalous Measurements and Ambiguity Resolution in a Global ... - A global navigation system includes a first navigation receiver located in a rover and a second navigation receiver located in a base station. Single differences of measurements of satellite signals received at the two receivers are calculated and compared to single differences derived from an observation model. Anomalous measurements are detected and removed prior to performing computations for determining the output position of the rover and resolving integer ambiguities. Detection criteria are based on the residuals between the calculated and the derived single differences. For resolving integer ambiguities, computations based on Cholessky information Kalman filters and Householder transformations are advantageously applied. Changes in the state of the satellite constellation from one epoch to another are included in the computations. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115670 | Method and Apparatus for Receiving a Global Positioning System Signal Using a Cellular Acquisition Signal - Method and apparatus for a GPS device that uses at least one cellular acquisition signal is described. More particularly, a GPS device is configured to receive at least one cellular acquisition signal for obtaining benefits associated with AGPS with only a small subset of AGPS circuitry to interact with a cell phone network. This facilitates use of GPS devices without subscription to a cell phone service provider, thus avoiding cellular subscription fees. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115671 | DETERMINATION OF ELEVATION OF MOBILE STATION - A mobile station determines it elevation based on the determined position of mobile station and a database of elevation data. The determined elevation of the mobile station may be used to vertically position a computer generated graphics in an image produced by the mobile station. In one embodiment, the elevation of the mobile station is determined by obtaining the elevation of multiple positions that define an area around the mobile station and using the elevation at the multiple positions to calculate the elevation at the current position. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115672 | NAVIGATION RECEIVERS AND NAVIGATION METHODS THEREOF - A navigation receiver is provided having a receive chain arranged to down convert signals received in a tuneable receive frequency band using a tuneable local oscillator. The tuneable receive frequency band is determined by tuning the local oscillator. The receiver includes a sampler arranged to sample the down converted signals and to sample a plurality of signals in each first and each second time slot. The receiver includes a processor arranged to determine at least a position associated with the receiver based on at least the sampled signals in each first and each second time slots. The receiver is capable of determining a position based on signals received from navigation transmitters operating according to a first navigation system using the first frequency band and from navigation transmitters operating according to the second navigation system using the second frequency band, different from the first frequency band. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115673 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTERROGATING A TARGET USING POLARIZED WAVES - A system and method for communication that could be used in an identification friend or foe system. The method comprises generating a first message by a processor and controlling a beam steerer to deflect transmitted waves toward a first angle. The method further comprises transmitting the first message through an antenna in communication with the beam steerer toward the spatial angle. The method further comprises controlling the beam steerer to deflect waves received from the spatial angle. The method further comprises receiving a responsive wave at the antenna through the beam steerer at the spatial angle, the responsive wave including a second message responsive to the first message. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115674 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTERROGATING A TARGET USING POLARIZED WAVES - A system and method for communication that could be used in an interrogate friend or foe system. The method comprises generating a first message by a processor and controlling a beam steerer to transmit waves polarized in a first polarization-direction toward a first spatial angle. The method further comprises transmitting the first message through an antenna in communication with the beam steerer toward the first spatial angle. The method further comprises receiving the first message at a target through a second antenna and generating a second message responsive to the first message by a second processor in communication with the second antenna. The method further comprises transmitting the second message in a responsive wave through the second antenna, the responsive wave polarized in a second polarization-direction distinct from the first polarization-direction; and receiving the responsive wave at the first antenna through the beam steerer. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115675 | System and Method for Coordinated Spatial Multiplexing Using Second Order Statistical Information - A system and method for coordinated spatial multiplexing using second order statistical information is provided. A method for controller operations includes receiving second order statistics from a plurality of communications devices, computing a beamforming vector for each communications device in the plurality of communications devices, selecting a subset of communications devices from the plurality of communications devices to receive transmissions, and transmitting transmissions to the subset of selected communications devices. The beamforming vector for a communications device is based on the second order statistics provided by the communications device, and the transmitting uses the computed beamforming vector for each selected communications device to transmit the transmissions to the selected communications device. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115676 | Compact Multipath-Resistant Antenna System with Integrated Navigation Receiver - A patch antenna system with improved multipath resistance includes a top antenna assembly and a bottom antenna assembly. Each antenna assembly includes a radiator patch and a ground plane separated by a dielectric medium. The radiator patch on the top antenna assembly is excited by an exciter and an excitation circuit. The bottom antenna assembly is electromagnetically coupled to the top antenna assembly. The resonant frequency of the bottom antenna assembly is approximately equal to the resonant frequency of the top antenna assembly. Electromagnetic fields induced in the bottom antenna assembly are in opposite phase to the electromagnetic fields excited in the top antenna assembly. Amplitudes of electromagnetic fields induced in the bottom antenna assembly are subtracted from amplitudes of electromagnetic fields excited in the top antenna assembly, and multipath signals are suppressed. Single band and dual band antenna systems suitable for global navigation satellite systems can be implemented. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115677 | ANTENNA FOR MULTI MODE MIMO COMMUNICATION IN HANDHELD DEVICES - A multi-band antenna comprising a dielectric substrate, a ground plane formed on a first area of the dielectric substrate, a radiation part arranged in a second area of the dielectric substrate where the ground surface is not formed, a feed section formed of a metallic trace and having one end connected to the radiation part and an opposite end disposed near an edge of the ground plane for forming a feed point and the radiation part having a pair of monopole antenna elements formed of conductive metallic traces; a first monopole antenna element for radiating at a first resonant frequency, and a second monopole antenna element for radiating at a second resonant frequency and the conductive metallic traces being folded to form a three dimensional structure, with at least a portion of said first monopole spaced from a plane of the substrate and said second monopole. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115678 | Slot Halo Antenna Device - An antenna of the present disclosure has a housing having a shallow cavity in a top of the housing and a shallow cavity in a bottom of the housing. The antenna further has a substantially circular radiating element disposed in the shallow cavity on the top of the housing, the radiating element having an arc shape slot. In addition, the antenna has a substantially circular parasitic element disposed in the shallow cavity on the bottom of the housing. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115679 | PORTABLE TERMINAL - A portable terminal includes a first case having one or more side surfaces, and configured such that a part of the side surfaces is removed, and an antenna installed in the first case, and having a conductive radiator and a dielectric carrier for supporting the radiator, wherein the carrier includes a protrusion for filling the removed part of the first case, and the radiator is formed to be extending to the protrusion. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115680 | METHOD OF ESTIMATING THE FOCUSING QUALITY OF A SIGNAL PRE-EQUALIZED BY TIME REVERSAL - A method is provided for estimating the focusing quality of a signal pre-equalized by time reversal of an estimated propagation channel between a source antenna of a source communicating entity and a destination antenna of a destination communicating entity, the method comprising a step of evaluating a focusing quality of the signal received at the destination antenna relative to a value at a focal point of a representation of a curve of received power as a function of a distance between the destination antenna and the focal point. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115681 | GLASS ANTENNA AND WINDOW GLASS FOR VEHICLE - A glass antenna for a vehicle on or in a window glass including a defogger having a plurality of heater wires that run in parallel, the glass antenna includes: an antenna conductor; a first feeding portion; and a second feeding portion adjacent to the first feeding portion, wherein: the antenna conductor includes a first antenna conductor, which extends clockwise with the first feeding portion as a starting point, and a second antenna conductor, which extends counterclockwise at the outside of the first antenna conductor with the second feeding portion as a starting point; and the second antenna conductor includes a first element extending between the first antenna conductor and the defogger. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115682 | RF LOCAL AREA NETWORK ANTENNA DESIGN - Disclosed are apparatus and methodology subject matters relating to an antenna configured for mounting under the glass in a utility meter. The antenna is configured as a patch antenna where a radiating element is mounted on one side of a plastic substrate while a conductive ground plane element is mounted on the other side of the substrate. The ground plane element faces the meter electronics and thereby provides protection to the electronics from the electromagnetic field of the antenna. Both the radiating element and ground plane element may be provided by hot stamping conductive material directly on to the front and rear surfaces of the substrate. The antenna may be feed by a microstrip feedline mounted on the printed circuit board supporting other meter components. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115683 | High-Frequency Measurement Setup and Method for Measuring a High-Frequency Test Object - A high-frequency measurement setup for measuring a high-frequency test object, in particular, an antenna is provided. The setup includes one or more reflectors for high-frequency signals, a laser tracker, retrotargets for laser beams of the laser tracker that are disposed on the reflectors and are provided to orient the high-frequency test object, and a measuring unit that is designed to actuate the laser tracker in such a way that the high-frequency test object and one or more reflectors are measured in terms of their propagation of high-frequency signals. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115684 | Metamaterial Band Stop Filter for Waveguides - A method and apparatus comprising a dielectric structure and a plurality of conductive segments. The dielectric structure is configured for placement in a waveguide. The plurality of conductive segments is located within the dielectric structure. Each of the plurality of conductive segments is configured to reduce a passing of a number of frequencies of electromagnetic signals traveling through the dielectric structure. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115685 | RFID TAG ANTENNA USING DOUBLE-OPEN ENDS COUPLER STRUCTURE - The present disclosure relates to an RFID tag, more particularly to, a UHF band RFID tag antenna using a double-open ends coupler; wherein the structure thereof is using a half wavelength dipole antenna with a double-open ends coupler mutually coupled to each other, and the RFID chip is disposed upon the coupler, and the coupler is designed to be double-open ends structure so as to, rather than prior arts, enhance the radiation without compromising the impedance match between the antenna and the chip. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115686 | RECONFIGURABLE FLUIDIC SHUTTER FOR SELECTIVELY SHIELDING AN ANTENNA ARRAY - A reconfigurable fluidic shutter for selectively shielding an antenna array includes a first surface and second surface spaced apart and defining a cavity; and a pump configured to pump liquid that attenuates electromagnetic radiation, such as a liquefied metal or alloy composition, into and out of the cavity. The first and second surface are transparent to electromagnetic radiation, for instance, microwave or other RF radiation. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115687 | Printed Dual-band Antenna for Electronic Device - A printed dual-band antenna for an electronic device includes a substrate, a first monopole antenna and a grounding metal sheet. The first monopole antenna is formed on the substrate, and has an electrical length approximating to a quarter wavelength of a first frequency band and a three quarter wavelength of a second frequency band. The grounding metal sheet is formed on the substrate to be a ground of the first monopole antenna. A feeding terminal of the first monopole antenna, formed at a first side of the grounding metal sheet, divides the first side into a first edge and a second edge. Lengths of the first edge and the second edge approximate to a quarter wavelength of the second frequency band. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115688 | DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD ACCORDING TO OPERATION MODE OF DISPLAY APPARATUS AND DIGITAL DEVICE USING THE SAME - In a display control method, if an item displayed on a first display apparatus is moved to a second display apparatus, and if the operation mode of the second display apparatus is a mode capable of displaying the item, the item is moved to and displayed on the second display apparatus. Accordingly, the item is moved to the display apparatus and displayed on the display apparatus only when the display apparatus operates in a mode capable of displaying the item. An item is not moved to the display apparatus when that item cannot be shown. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115689 | WIRELESS PROJECTOR APPARATUS AND WIRELESS LAN ADAPTER - A wireless LAN adaptor includes an auto-run program for a connection process, containing a projector identifier for specifying a connection destination. In the process while this auto-run program is executed, an electric field intensity measuring unit measures the electric field intensity of a response radio wave from the wireless projector. The control unit interrupts connection operation and makes the display unit of the PC produce a display for requesting judgment when the electric field intensity is smaller than a predetermined value. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115690 | MODE INDICATOR FOR INTERFEROMETRIC MODULATOR DISPLAYS - A method and apparatus for displaying data on bi-stable and non-bi-stable displays is provided. The apparatus includes a controller chip capable of being connected to a non-bi-stable display through a first interface channel and also capable of being connected to a bi-stable display via the first interface channel and an additional second interface channel. When connected the non-bi-stable display, the second interface channel is not connected. The second interface channel may carry mode information bits to the bi-stable display module to allow the bi-stable display to utilize power-saving features. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115691 | PIXEL ARRAY - A pixel array includes scan lines extended along a row direction in a zigzag manner, data lines extended along a column direction, and pixels connected the scan lines and the data lines. Each pixel arranged in n | 2011-05-19 |
20110115692 | PLASMA DISPLAY PANEL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A plasma display panel (PDP) and a method of manufacturing the same, the PDP including scan electrodes extending parallel to one another, sustain electrodes extending parallel to the scan electrodes, and address electrodes extending across the sustain electrodes and the scan electrodes. The address electrodes are divided into a first address electrode group extending from a first side of the panel, and a second address electrode group extending from an opposing second side of the panel, such that the first and second groups are disposed on different sides of the PDP. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115693 | Display Device - A display device includes a first display panel and a second display panel. The first display panel displays a first image in a first direction. The second display panel is on the first display panel and shares a common substrate with the first display panel. The second display panel displays a second image in the first direction. The second image at least partially overlaps the first image. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115694 | BACKLIGHT UNIT AND DISPLAY APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - Disclosed are a backlight unit and a display apparatus. The display apparatus including: an image receiver receiving an image signal; an image processor processing an image signal received by the image receiver; a display panel displaying an image signal processed by the image processor into an image; a plurality of light guide plates providing light to divided display regions of the display panel, respectively; and a plurality of light sources sequentially disposed along a lateral surface of each of the light guide plates and providing light to the lateral surface of each of the light guide plates, a row of at least part of the plurality of light sources corresponding to the lateral surface of one of the light guide plates being different from a row of at least part of a remaining portion of the plurality of light sources. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115695 | OPTICAL SHEET AND RELEVANT BACKLIGHT MODULE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - An optical sheet adapted to relevant backlight module and LCD includes a light guiding side, a light emitting side, and a plurality of microstructures disposed on the light emitting side. Each of the microstructures is formed in an aspheric contour. At an intersection of an X-line and Y-line of each microstructure cross-sectionally defines a first bottom joint, which extending toward opposing sides of the X-line to define two symmetrical second bottom joints and upwardly extending from the Y-line to construct a top point. A first arc route is formed between the top point and the second bottom joint, and a second straight route is formed between the top point and the second bottom joint. A third route is defined round a cross-sectional outside contour of each microstructure, which is located within an area surrounded by the first and the second routes. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115696 | BACKLIGHT UNIT AND DISPLAY APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - Disclosed are a backlight unit and a display apparatus. The display apparatus including: an image receiver receiving an image signal; an image processor processing an image signal received by the image receiver; a display panel displaying an image signal processed by the image processor into an image; a plurality of light guide plates disposed corresponding to divided display regions of the display panel respectively and providing light to the display regions respectively; and a light source module selectively disposed between adjacent light guide plates and radiating light to a lateral side of the light guide plates, if the light source module is not disposed between a first light guide plate and a second light guide plate which are adjacent each other among the plurality of light guide plates, light being radiated to the first light guide plate and the second light guide plate in opposite directions. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115697 | USER INFORMATION PROVISION DEVICE, USER INFORMATION PRESENTATION SYSTEM, AND USER INFORMATION PRESENTATION METHOD - There are included: an information provision apparatus to which user's position information is input; and a display device that displays information on the user, the information being output from the information provision apparatus. The information provision apparatus includes: a user information storing unit that stores the information on the user; a display device information storing unit that stores information on an intended display range of the display device; and a display control unit that transmits the information on the user stored in the user information storing unit to the display device when a position of the user falls within the intended display range of the display device. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115698 | DISPLAY APPARATUS, TERMINAL, AND IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD - A display apparatus includes a display unit; a communication unit which communicates with a terminal which displays a personal image provided to the terminal, the terminal being one of a plurality of terminals; and a controller controls the display unit to display a sharing image shared among users of the plurality of terminals on the display unit and changes the sharing image displayed on the display unit in accordance with an input received from the terminal. Accordingly, there is provided a display apparatus which provides a video interface including a sharing image and a personal image, a terminal and an image display method. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115699 | Display control system, display control device, and display control method - Provided is a display control device including a display control unit that, when display information of one content among a plurality of contents is selected on a display screen, creates a next display screen containing display information of at least any of a plurality of contents relevant to the one content, wherein the display information contained in the next display screen is display information of contents according to a selection sequence of a plurality of display information having been selected before among the plurality of contents relevant to the one content. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115700 | System for Displaying Images - A system for displaying images includes a transflective display panel and a light source module oppositely disposed thereto. The light source module includes a light guide plate, a plurality of first light-emitting diodes (LEDs), a plurality of second LEDs, and a lighting control unit electrically connected to the pluralities of first and second LEDs. The light guide plate includes a first portion and a second portion corresponding to a first display region and a second display region of the transflective display panel, respectively. Each first LED is a white light-emitting diode and transmits an emitted light therefrom to the first display region by the first portion of the light guide plate. The plurality of second LEDs includes red, green, and blue LEDs and transmits an emitted light therefrom to the second display region by the second portion of the light guide plate. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115701 | COMMUNICATION TERMINAL, CONTROL METHOD, AND CONTROL PROGRAM - A communication terminal includes: an output unit including a display; an input unit for inputting first operation information; a communication device for transmitting the first operation information to the other communication terminal via the network and receiving second operation information from the other communication terminal via the network; a first output control unit for causing the display to output first information, based on the first operation information, in a first area of the display when the first operation information is input, and for causing the display to output second information, based on the second operation information, in the first area of the display when the second operation information is received; and a comparison unit for comparing a time at which the first operation information is input plus a predetermined period of time with a time at which the second operation information is received, and causing the output unit to output third information based on a result of the comparing. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115702 | Process for Providing and Editing Instructions, Data, Data Structures, and Algorithms in a Computer System - A method and system for computer programming using speech and one or two hand gesture input is described. The system generally uses a plurality of microphones and cameras as input devices. A configurable event recognition system is described allowing various software objects in a system to respond to speech and hand gesture and other input. From this input program code is produced that can be compiled at any time. Various speech and hand gesture events invoke functions within programs to modify programs, move text and punctuation in a word processor, manipulate mathematical objects, perform data mining, perform natural language interne search, modify project management tasks and visualizations, perform | 2011-05-19 |
20110115703 | INFORMATION DISPLAY SYSTEM - A head-worn information display system which includes a display panel. A display mode of information displayed on the display panel is switched automatically according to an active state of a user using the information display system, so as to display information appropriate for the active state of the user. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115704 | SCREEN DISPLAY CONTROL DEVICE AND APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - There is disclosed a device which realizes a shortcut function without providing any key exclusively used for the shortcut function. When a home key is operated in a state where a lower screen at a lower position of a hierarchical structure is displayed, a home screen at an upper position of the hierarchical structure is displayed, and data to specify the lower screen when the home key is operated are stored in association with the home key. When the home key is operated in a state where the home screen is displayed, the lower screen is displayed based on the stored data to take a shortcut to the lower screen from the home screen. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115705 | POINTING DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A pointing device includes: a touching surface on which a fingertip is placed; a light emitting diode for illuminating the touching surface from a side opposite to a side where the fingertip is placed; and an imaging element for receiving light reflected from the fingertip, the pointing device further including first light control means for controlling light which is emitted from the light emitting diode and reaches the touching surface so that the light is evenly incident to the touching surface, the light emitting diode emitting light whose light intensity is deviated with respect to a radiation angle, and the first light control means being positioned on a light path from the light emitting diode to the touching surface. This allows providing a pointing device capable of improving decrease in detection accuracy due to deviation in an output from a light source and thus preventing malfunction, and an electronic apparatus including the pointing device. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115706 | Apparatus and method for providing pointer controlfunction in portable terminal - An apparatus and a method for controlling a pointer output at a peripheral device using a portable terminal. In particular, an apparatus and method for controlling a pointer on a peripheral device screen using the portable terminal and shifting an object selected using the pointer to another peripheral device, including a pointer management unit to select information on a pointer to be used and transmit the information to a peripheral device, and determine a motion position of the pointer and provide the motion position to the peripheral device. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115707 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SWITCHING CHARACTER INPUT MODE - A method and a device are used for switching a character input mode of a computer system. The character input mode switching device includes an input device, a display unit and an operating system unit. The input device includes a switching control element and a main control unit. The main control unit includes a switching module. An input signal is generated by the switching control element according to a single-step operation of a user and transmitted to the switching module. A switching signal is generated by the switching module after the input signal is received. The operating system unit judges whether the switching signal is an input language switching signal or an input method switching signal after the switching signal is received. According to the switching signal, the input language or the input method is switched by the operating system unit. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115708 | WIRELESS INPUTTING DEVICE - A wireless inputting device includes an operating device and a receiver for receiving wireless signals from the operating device. The operating device has a main housing. The main housing has an opening, an accommodating space concaved inwardly from the opening, and a covering lid covered on the opening. The covering lid has a retaining mechanism formed on an inner side thereof and protruded toward the accommodating space. The receiver is held by the retaining mechanism on the covering lid and is received in the accommodating space. When the covering lid retained the receiver and covered, the receiver with the assistance of another concise mechanism props inwardly against a power switch in the operating device to cut off power. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115709 | Systems And Methods For Increasing Haptic Bandwidth In An Electronic Device - Systems and methods for increasing the haptic bandwidth of an electronic device are disclosed. One disclosed embodiment of a system is an apparatus having a first actuator; a second actuator; and a processor coupled to the first and second actuators, the processor configured to apply a first command signal to the first actuator to output a first haptic effect from a first start time to a first stop time, the processor configured to apply a second command signal to the second actuator to output a second haptic effect from a second start time to a second stop time. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115710 | ADAPTIVE KEYBOARD WITH PHYSICAL FEEDBACK - The disclosure is directed at an adaptive keyboard having at least two key layouts, the adaptive keyboard for use with at least two applications, the keyboard comprising a processor for determining which of said at least two key layouts to display; a display portion having defined therein a set of keys, said display portion including a set of incisions thereby defining the keys; a set of actuators corresponding to each of the set of keys of the determined key layout; and a set of switches, each of the set of switches associated with at least one of the set of actuators. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115711 | Method and Apparatus for Replicating Physical Key Function with Soft Keys in an Electronic Device - An electronic device ( | 2011-05-19 |
20110115712 | MOBILE TERMINAL - A mobile terminal includes: a terminal main body having a wireless communication module; a wireless keypad configured to input information to the terminal main body and operating in a tactile manner; and a driving unit configured to operate the wireless keypad by using power of the terminal main body, wherein the driving unit includes: first and second electrodes mounted in the terminal main body and the wireless keypad; an electric field formation unit provided in the terminal body and applying voltage to the first electrode to form an electric field between the first and second electrodes; and a controller mounted in the terminal body and detecting information regarding a touch applied to the wireless keypad based on a change in the electric field generated by a touch applied to the wireless keypad. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115713 | FOLDING MOBILE DEVICE - A method and apparatus for a folding wireless device is disclosed. The wireless device may have a first housing and a second housing. Each housing may have a keyboard and a display. The housings may be connected by a hinge assembly which is operable to position the wireless device in an open or a closed configuration. Each display may be connected to each respective housing by a display support assembly operable to position the displays in a retracted position or an extended position. The display support assemblies may be further operable to tilt the displays toward a longitudinal axis formed by the housings, which may be in the open configuration. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115714 | INTERFACE SYSTEM FOR ENTERING A STRING OF CHARACTERS - Interface system ( | 2011-05-19 |
20110115715 | FOUR-CORNER CUT SQUARE CHINESE CHARACTER INPUT METHOD BASED ON EXCELLENCE CODE - A four-corner cut square Chinese character input method based on excellent code comprises the steps of: assigning predesigned code table to corresponding keys of a keyboard; and inputting Chinese Character according to four-corner coding of Chinese character by using the corresponding keys on the keyboard, an inputting rule of Chinese character coding including twenty cutting rules which comprise the characteristic of the excellent code combining with cutting skill. The excellent code table and cutting skill are capable of putting an end to the amphibolous codes, with this input method, most of Chinese characters don't have overlapped codes. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115716 | TOUCH-SENSITIVE DISPLAY METHOD AND APPARATUS - A method includes detecting a continuous touch on a touch-sensitive display. A position of one or more boundaries is updated when the continuous touch crosses a first boundary of the one or more boundaries. Feedback is provided when the continuous touch crosses the first boundary. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115717 | TOUCH SENSITIVE DEVICE USING THRESHOLD VOLTAGE SIGNAL - A touch sensitive apparatus having a plurality of drive electrodes and a plurality of receive electrodes, the drive electrodes and receive electrodes capacitively coupled to each other. A touch measurement circuit configured to identify touch events on the touch sensitive device by comparing a first time period to a second time period. The first time period can be, for example, representative of a length of time a periodic receive signal carried by a receive electrode is above or below a threshold voltage level. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115718 | MULTI-CHANNEL TOUCH PANEL - The present invention relates to a multi-channel touch panel. In one embodiment, the multi-channel touch panel includes a plurality of driving electrodes spatial-separately arranged in the form of a matrix, a plurality of sensing electrodes associated with the plurality of driving electrodes such that each sensing electrode is surrounded by a corresponding driving electrode, N driving lines spatial-separately arranged along a row direction and M pairs of sensing lines spatial-separately arranged crossing over the N driving lines along a column direction, where each driving electrode in the row of the electrode matrix is electrically connected to each other by a corresponding driving line, and each odd sensing electrode in a column of the electrode matrix is electrically connected to each other by a first sensing line of the corresponding paired sensing lines, and each even sensing electrode in the column of the electrode matrix is electrically connected to each other by a second sensing line of the corresponding paired sensing lines. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115719 | HANDHELD INPUT DEVICE FOR FINGER TOUCH MOTION INPUTTING - A handheld input device includes a housing and first and second groups of touch movement sensors provided respectively at two opposite sides of the housing on a bottom surface thereof. The first and second groups of touch movement sensors are sized and shaped to be accessible by the fingers of the two hands of an operator holding the housing at the two opposite sides. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115720 | OPTICAL OVERLAY FOR AN ELECTRONIC DISPLAY - An optical overlay comprises an inner wall, an outer wall, an upper wall, and a lower wall. The inner wall may be formed to include a planar surface. The outer wall may be spaced apart from the inner wall and may be formed to include a convex surface. The combination of the planar surface of the inner wall and the convex surface of the outer wall may form a plano-convex lens. The upper wall may include a first plurality of ridges that are generally parallel to the inner wall. The lower wall may include a second plurality of ridges that are generally parallel to the inner wall. The combination of the first plurality of ridges and the second plurality of ridges may form an optical filter. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115721 | Translating User Interaction With A Touch Screen Into Input Commands - Systems and techniques for translating user interaction with a touch screen into input commands. In one aspect, a touch screen system includes a touch screen graphical display, a command interpreter configured to identify modifier interactions with the graphical display and, in response to identification of the modifier interaction, modify the interpretation of other interaction with the graphical display, one or more persistent data storage devices. The data storage devices store a first set of rules for interpreting user interaction with the graphical display and a second set of rules for interpreting user interaction with the graphical display. The first set of rules interpret motion across a map or a proper subset of a collection of information as a scrolling or panning command. The second set of rules interpret the motion as a glyph. The command interpreter is configured to modify the interpretation of the other interaction by switching between interpretation under the first set of rules and interpretation under the second set of rules. | 2011-05-19 |
20110115722 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF ENTERING SYMBOLS IN A TOUCH INPUT DEVICE - A portable communication device ( | 2011-05-19 |