24th week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 23 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120146745 | VARIABLE ACOUSTIC GRATING BASED ON CHANGING ACOUSTIC IMPEDANCES - An embodiment is a variable acoustic grating. Each of the local grating structures in an array of local grating structures has a variable impedance such that the impedance is modified, steering an ultrasonic signal impinging on the array in a reflection or transmission mode through a medium. | 2012-06-14 |
20120146746 | Surface Acoustic Wave Device - A SAW device | 2012-06-14 |
20120146747 | MILLIMETER-WAVE WIDEBAND FREQUENCY DOUBLER - A millimeter-wave wideband frequency doubler stage for use in a distributed frequency doubler includes: a differential input pair of transistors, each transistor having respective gate, drain and source terminals, wherein the source terminals are coupled together to a first power supply node and the drain terminals are coupled together at a first node to a second power supply node; first and second pairs of bandpass gate lines coupled to the gate terminals of the transistors; and a pair of bandpass drain lines coupled to the drain terminals of the transistors. | 2012-06-14 |
20120146748 | Transmission Line Pairs with Enhanced Coupling - According to one exemplary embodiment, a circuit board for reducing dielectric loss, conductor loss, and insertion loss includes a pair of transmission lines. The pair of transmission lines has sufficient thickness to cause substantial broadside electromagnetic coupling between the pair of transmission lines, where the pair of transmission lines is sufficiently separated from a ground plane of the circuit board so as to cause negligible electromagnetic coupling to the ground plane relative to the substantial broadside electromagnetic coupling. The pair of transmission lines thereby reduce dielectric loss, conductor loss, and insertion loss for signals traversing through the transmission line pair. The pair of transmission lines can be separated from the ground plane by, for example, at least 50.0 mils. | 2012-06-14 |
20120146749 | DRIVE SYSTEM FOR OPERATING AN ELECTRIC DEVICE - A drive system is disclosed for operating an electric device. The drive system includes an electric motor having a permanent magnet rotor connectable to the electric device for controlling the operation of it by a limited-angle rotation, the electric motor further including a stator winding. The drive system includes a drive circuit connected to the stator winding. The permanent magnet rotor can be arranged to be aligned to a magnetic field created by the stator winding when supplied with current from the drive circuit, so that a maximum torque can be applied to the rotor and thereby to the movable part within an interval of ±25 degrees around a middle position between two end positions of the limited-angle rotation of the rotor. | 2012-06-14 |
20120146750 | ELECTROMAGNETIC CONTACT DEVICE - An electromagnetic contact device has a terminal base ( | 2012-06-14 |
20120146751 | Magnetically Actuated System - A magnetically actuated system includes a conductor and a magnetic field apparatus to generate a magnetic field. The magnetic field apparatus includes magnets and magnetically permeable materials to focus the magnetic field in areas of the conductor that produce a drive torque when the conductor carries a current. | 2012-06-14 |
20120146752 | System and method for affecting flux of multi-pole magnetic structures - A shunt plate is provided that is associated with a first side of a multi-pole magnetic structure. The shunt plate provides a magnetic short between opposite polarity magnetic sources on the first side of said magnetic structure, the magnetic short causing a magnetic flux of said opposite polarity magnetic sources to be routed from said first side of the magnetic structure through said magnetic structure to the second side of said magnetic structure. The thickness of the shunt plate is selected by determining the integrated flux across a magnetic source of the magnetic structure such that the corresponding flux density in the shunt plate does not substantially exceed the flux density saturation level of a cross section of the shunt plate. | 2012-06-14 |
20120146753 | INTEGRATED MULTI-PHASE PLANAR TRANSFORMER - An n-phase transformer includes a core structure having a polygonal top plate and a polygonal bottom plate and n winding posts disposed symmetrically between the top and bottom plate. The primary and secondary winding loops are integrated into printed circuit boards which are then stacked over the posts in laminate fashion between the top and bottom plate. | 2012-06-14 |
20120146754 | POWER DISTRIBUTION TRANSFORMER AND TANK THEREFOR - Disclosed is a power distribution transformer having a body of the transformer, the body consisting of a coil and an iron core; a tank containing the body of the transformer and an insulation substance which fills an inner space of the tank; and an upper lid of the tank. The tank and/or the upper lid is made of a ferritic stainless steel. | 2012-06-14 |
20120146755 | INDUCTOR - In one embodiment, the inductor includes: a substrate, arranged with multiple lower conducting layers, a magnetic core, disposed on the substrate, and an insulating cover, covering the substrate and wrapping the magnetic core. Multiple upper conducting layers are arranged on a surface of the insulating cover. The upper conducting layers and the lower conducting layers are alternately connected to form at least one coil winding around the magnetic core. Two ends of the coil are respectively used to conduct external electrical signals. | 2012-06-14 |
20120146756 | Current Compensated Inductor and Method for Producing a Current Compensated Inductor - The invention relates to a current compensated inductor comprising a single piece annularly closed ferrite core. The ferrite core comprises at least two wire coils each comprising a flat wire wound on edge and disposed, for example, without a coil bobbin and at a distance from each other on the ferrite core. | 2012-06-14 |
20120146757 | THREE DIMENSIONAL INDUCTOR - A three-dimensional inductor is provided. The three-dimensional inductor is disposed in a multi-layered substrate. The multi-layered substrate includes at least a dielectric layer and at least two metal layers. The three-dimensional inductor includes a first coil and a second coil. The second coil is electrically connected to the first coil. The first coil is on a first plane and formed on a first metal layer. The second coil is on a second plane and disposed in a variety of dielectric layers and metal layer. The first plane is not parallel to or is vertical to the second plane such that the magnetic field generated by the first coil and the magnetic field generated by the second coil are not parallel to each other or are vertical to each other. | 2012-06-14 |
20120146758 | TRANSFORMER INCORPORATED IN ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS - A vibration-suppressed transformer is fixed to a base plate and includes a magnetic lower core, two or more magnetic upper cores, primary and secondary coils. The lower core is on the base plate. The upper cores are arranged face to face over the lower core. The coils are arranged between the lower and upper cores. Each upper core contacts the lower core, on an outer side of the coils, with a first gap being provided between the upper and lower cores, on an inner side of the coils. The upper cores are extended towards each other from the outer to the inner side of the coils, with a second gap being provided therebetween. The second gap is provided therein with a non-magnetic pressing member to press the lower core against the base plate, on an inner side of the coils. | 2012-06-14 |
20120146759 | COIL PART AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - A coil component comprising a first split magnetic core and a second split magnetic core, each having an outer core leg, an inner core leg and a back yoke connecting the outer core leg and the inner core leg, and a coil block mounted to the inner core leg, wherein the outer core leg has a sectional area smaller than a sectional area of the inner core leg, a density of magnetic body in the outer core leg is different from a density of the magnetic body in any of the inner core leg and the back yoke, and the first split magnetic core and the second split magnetic core are butted against each other to form a magnetic core of a closed magnetic circuit. | 2012-06-14 |
20120146760 | TRANSFORMER - A transformer includes a leg iron core including a plurality of magnetic sheets stacked in one direction (Z axis direction), and a coil wound around the leg iron core. A slit is formed in at least a magnetic sheet which faces an inner peripheral surface of the coil in a stacking direction of the plurality of magnetic sheets, of the plurality of magnetic sheets. Since eddy current is divided by the slit, eddy current density can be reduced. By reducing the eddy current density, loss density in an iron core can be reduced. By reducing the loss density in the iron core, loss in the transformer can be reduced. | 2012-06-14 |
20120146761 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING DEVICE LOCATION DETERMINATION - A controlling device such as a remote control has programming for transmitting a signal response to a plurality of control environments, each environment including a signaling device. Each signaling device in receipt of the signal request sends a signal response having a unique ID which is chosen to be characteristically attenuated by the surroundings of the environment. Because the controlling device can only be in one environment at a given time, and given the attenuation characteristics of the signal response from each signaling device, only one signal response will be received by the controlling device in each environment. Location definitions associated with the received unique ID may be used by programming in the controlling device to recall saved devices states, commands sets, macros, and even to dynamically generate commands based on the location information. | 2012-06-14 |
20120146762 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MONITORING A PLURALITY OF ELEMENTS IN A SAFETY PROCEDURE - The method according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention allows monitoring that a plurality of preliminary actions is performed, before an operation is authorised. In particular a controller device operated by a user must be brought into close proximity with a predetermined set of entities (e.g. safety garments). Only when all the required safety garments are detected, the user is authorised to perform the operation. As an example, the method of the present invention can be used in safety procedure, divided in predetermined operation steps, comprising the following stages: a first stage, in which a remote system asks to carry out said operation step by means of telecommunication; a second stage, in which a human operator carries out said operation step; a third stage, in which a tag, located in a place associated to said operation step, is detected; a fourth stage, following said third stage, in which said detection is notified to said remote system, by means of telecommunication; a further stage, following at least one from among said first, third or fourth stage, in which instructions for carrying out said operation according to said standard procedure are displayed electronically in a format which is intelligible for said human operator. | 2012-06-14 |
20120146763 | AUTOMATED GATE SYSTEM - An automated gate system (AGS) for processing vehicles entering and exiting a controlled access facility via a single common traffic flow. The AGS provides a single portal receiving both ingress and egress vehicle traffic as a common traffic flow sharing a same access road. The access road feeds a multi-lane gated sub-system having associated kiosks providing an interface for obtaining vehicle and driver related information and which have a combined inbound/outbound gate for controlling ingress and egress movement of vehicles of the common traffic flow in and out from the controlled access facility. A computer system receives signals from the portal and the kiosks representing a status of the vehicles alone or in combination with driver information for controlling gate operation of each of the gates. Thereby, both ingress and egress routes are controlled, and both ingress and egress movement of the vehicles regarding the access facility is controlled. | 2012-06-14 |
20120146764 | FINGER LOCK - The present invention presents a novel security access device, wherein finger movements define a validation code to unlock entryway access in a system comprising an electronic controller directing a servomechanism. Security is enhanced by the finger movements, which are rendered virtually undetectable to an observer, and by the mathematical augmentation of the number of choices for code selection. Alternative embodiments present both a novel system and a novel method for validating access. | 2012-06-14 |
20120146765 | SWITCH MODULE AND LIGHTING CONTROL SYSTEM COMPRISING THE SWITCH MODULE - A switch module is designed to facilitate user definition of a group of switch modules that control the same lamp. A lamp unit ( | 2012-06-14 |
20120146766 | METHOD OF PROCESSING VEHICLE CRASH DATA - A method of processing vehicle crash data includes the steps of receiving vehicle data obtained at a vehicle during a vehicle crash, determining the identity of the vehicle, estimating the severity of the vehicle crash using the determined vehicle identity and the received vehicle data, and providing the estimated severity to an emergency responder. | 2012-06-14 |
20120146767 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LOCATING OBJECTS USING RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION - A method and apparatus for detecting non-linear tags. In one advantageous embodiment a system for detecting non-linear tags has a transmitter and a receiver. The transmitter transmits a plurality of electromagnetic signals having a first frequency and a second frequency. The receiver monitors for an electromagnetic signal having a frequency equal to a difference between the first frequency and a second frequency that is generated by a non-linear tag in response to receiving the plurality of electromagnetic signals, wherein the non-linear tag is detected when the electromagnetic signal is detected by the receiver. | 2012-06-14 |
20120146768 | RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION (RFID) INTEGRATED CIRCUIT (IC) AND MATCHING NETWORK/ANTENNA EMBEDDED IN SURFACE MOUNT DEVICES (SMD) - A matching network is integrated into a multilayer surface mount device containing an RFID integrated circuit to provide both an antenna and a matching network for the RFID integrated circuit in the ultra high frequency regime. The surface mount device may be mounted on a printed circuit board to provide RF and RFID functionality to the printed circuit board. | 2012-06-14 |
20120146769 | INTEGRATED CIRCUITS WITH PERSISTENT DATA STORAGE - The circuitry introduced in this invention selectively slows down the functioning of an electronic circuit maintaining a particular state for a prolonged period of time. This circuitry is used not only to achieve the desired effect in maintaining security from electronic thieves trying to circumvent codes but also in other applications such as enabling a circuit to continue to function in the event of a brief loss of power. For example, in an RFID system, if a reader is frequency hopping, a tag loses power for as long as about 400 milliseconds when the reader changes to other frequencies. In a preferred embodiment, the disclosed circuitry is used in conjunction with a destruct sequence. | 2012-06-14 |
20120146770 | Arrow with Embedded Deployable RFID Tag and the Methods of Using and Tracking the Same - The present invention relates to an arrow with an embedded deployable RFID tag, and to the methods of using the same in order to improve tracking of an animal. In one embodiment, the tracking device has a body that attached intermediate the head and shaft of an arrow. The internal components can compress during impact with a target, allowing an embedded to become embedded within the target. The embedder can utilize an RFID or other electronically trackable device. A safety can further be provided to prevent the deployment of the embedder during target practice. A tracker can be used to track specific tags that are deployed, and in particular, tags that are lodged within an animal. In one additional embodiment, a signal is provided when the RFID tag is deployed. | 2012-06-14 |
20120146771 | RADIO COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND RADIO COMMUNICATION METHOD - According to one embodiment, a radio communication apparatus includes a transmitting and receiving section, a preamble detecting section, a data detecting section, and a response-time setting section. The transmitting and receiving section transmits an inquiry signal to a radio tag and receives a response signal returned from the radio tag. The preamble detecting section detects, within a period set with reference to transmission timing of the inquiry signal, a preamble included in the response signal returned by the radio tag that receives the inquiry signal. The data detecting section detects, when the preamble is detected, data included in the response signal. The response-time setting section sets, according to a parameter peculiar to the apparatus, a response time from the reception of the response signal from the radio tag until the transmission of the next inquiry signal to the radio tag by the transmitting and receiving section. | 2012-06-14 |
20120146772 | CONTROLLING RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION TAG SIGNAL RANGE - A method, apparatus, and computer usable program product for controlling a range of a radio frequency identification tag signal. The process identifies an operative range for the radio frequency identification tag signal of a radio identification tag. The process then selects a set of conductive paths in the radio frequency identification tag corresponding to the desired operative range. The set of conductive paths controls the range of the radio frequency identification tag signal in the radio identification frequency tag. | 2012-06-14 |
20120146773 | RANDOM-ID FUNCTION FOR SMARTCARDS - A method for low-level security based on the UID. In particular it enhances an RFID system by adding the ability to dynamically modify the UID of the smartcard or to randomly generate a new UID for the smartcard. | 2012-06-14 |
20120146774 | RFID SYSTEM - An antenna is disposed near a route of mobile object. A fixed tag is disposed at a location where a radio wave can be received from the antenna. When receiving a read command from the antenna, a mobile tag attached to the mobile object and the fixed tag send back a response signal at prescribed timing. A signal received from the fixed tag by the antenna is substantially constant. The signal from the fixed tag cannot be read while buried in a signal transmitted from the mobile tag to the antenna while the mobile tag is positioned at a location where communication with the antenna is expected. Conversely, when the mobile tag is at least a prescribed distance away from the antenna, the signal from the mobile tag cannot be read while buried in the signal from the fixed tag. | 2012-06-14 |
20120146775 | Remote Control System - Provided is a communication processing module, which is compatible with various kinds of devices to be operated by an operation input device. The communication processing module for the device to be operated receives any one of a standard operation signal specifying a standard action and a specific operation signal specifying an action unique to the device to be operated, which are transmitted by the operation input device. When the received operation signal is the standard operation signal, the communication processing module causes the device to be operated to execute an action corresponding to a content of the operation signal, and when the received operation signal is the specific operation signal, transfers data contained in the signal to a unique processing module. The unique processing module causes the device to be operated to execute an action corresponding to a content of the data transferred from the communication processing module. | 2012-06-14 |
20120146776 | IN-VEHICLE POWER LINE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - In an in-vehicle power line communication system in which a power line communication network and a battery are connected to each other via a first power line, the power line communication network includes a master power line communication node connected to the battery via the first power line, a second power line, slave power line communication nodes including at least a transmitting slave power line communication node and a receiving slave power line communication node, a transmitting-side in-vehicle device, and a receiving-side in-vehicle device. The master power line communication node and the slave power line communication nodes communicate with each other using a time-triggered communication protocol. The mutual communicating of the slave power line communication nodes are controlled by a token signal output from the master power line communication node. Only the master power line communication node and the slave power line communication nodes are connected to the second power line. | 2012-06-14 |
20120146777 | ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT PROVIDING ELECTRONIC MANUAL AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An electronic equipment providing an electronic manual and a control method of the electronic equipment are provided. The electronic equipment includes an image processor, a remote control signal receiver, and a controller. The image processor processes an image of an electronic manual. The remote control signal receiver receives a remote control signal from a remote control including information about a shortcut key of the remote control. The controller determines whether an electronic manual mode is running when the remote control signal corresponding to the shortcut key is received, and when it is determined that the electronic manual mode is running, controls the image processor to display an image of the electronic manual corresponding to a function of the shortcut key. | 2012-06-14 |
20120146778 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING A HAZARDOUS MATERIAL ALERT - System for providing a hazardous materials hazardous material alert. The system includes a method for transmitting a hazardous material alert for use with a vehicle that is transporting hazardous material. The method comprises steps of detecting a hazard event, and transmitting the hazardous material alert in response to the hazard event, wherein the hazardous material alert includes information relating to the hazardous material. | 2012-06-14 |
20120146779 | AUTOMATIC NETWORKING APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR VEHICLES - A vehicle automatic networking apparatus with a first component and a second replaceable component includes a first identity recognition module on the first component and a second identity recognition module on the second component. The second module in a networking mode transmits a low frequency wake up signal through a low frequency signal transmission circuit to wake up the first module. A first identity recognition module low frequency sensor circuit senses the low frequency wake up signal, and responds by transmitting an identity code of the first component through a low frequency signal transmission circuit. A second module low frequency signal receiving circuit receives and stores the first component identity code. In a following data transmission, the second module sends data with the identity code, and a first component receiving apparatus identifies it. The first and second modules are both located rearward of a second component connection hitch. | 2012-06-14 |
20120146780 | VEHICLE PROXIMITY ANNUNCIATOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR NOTIFYING PROXIMITY OF VEHICLE - A control unit generates an annunciation sound signal including multiple frequency components. A sound emission device emits an annunciation sound to an outside of a vehicle according to the annunciation sound signal. The control unit changes a pitch of the annunciation sound signal according to a vehicle speed and changes an output level of the annunciation sound signal according to the pitch of the annunciation sound signal. | 2012-06-14 |
20120146781 | COLLISION AVOIDANCE - A system for warning of potential collisions among subjects includes devices configured to be transported by the subjects. At least one of the devices may have a device identifier and may include a transceiver configured to transmit radio frequency signals including the device identifier. At least one of the devices may include a processor operably connected to a transceiver configured to receive radio frequency signals. In at least one of the devices, the processor is configured to store another device's identifier in a storage medium, to determine a signal strength of a radio frequency signal received from the other device, and to issue a warning signal based at least in part on at least one of the signal strength and the other device's identifier. The warning signal is configured to warn a subject of a potential collision with another subject. | 2012-06-14 |
20120146782 | SEMICONDUCTOR ELEMENT DRIVE DEVICE - A semiconductor element drive device which individually drives semiconductor elements configuring a power converter includes plural protection circuits which detect information necessary for carrying out a protection operation for the semiconductor elements, an alarm signal output circuit which, having set therein pulse signals with pulse widths differing from one of the plural protection circuits to another, continuously outputs a pulse signal corresponding to a protection circuit, among the plural protection circuits, which has first detected that a protection operation is necessary, as an alarm signal during a period in which it is detected that the protection operation is necessary, and a notification signal output circuit which, when the alarm signal is output from the alarm signal output circuit, outputs one pulse thereof equivalent to the set pulse width as a protection operation notification signal. | 2012-06-14 |
20120146783 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN OBSTRUCTION LIGHT - The invention concerns a method of controlling a flight obstacle lighting arrangement, wherein a receiver co-operates with a switching device for the flight obstacle lighting arrangement. According to the invention it is proposed that the receiver upon receiving a first predetermined signal controls the switching device in such a way that the flight obstacle lighting arrangement is switched off. | 2012-06-14 |
20120146784 | Protective Fabrics and Garments - Fabrics with a knit construction using an air jet spun yarn and ring spun yarn that provide electric arc protection are disclosed. Garments made from the fabrics are also disclosed. In addition, devices, systems, and methods are disclosed that are useful for tracking for the purpose of monitoring and alerting the user of a garment and/or others regarding the safety, health, environmental, and security aspects of the garment, user, and/or the environment in which the user is present. | 2012-06-14 |
20120146785 | PORTABLE ALARM AND METHODS OF TRANSMITTING ALARM DATA - A portable alarm system includes a wireless receiver configured to receive signals from remote wireless devices and a processor in communication with the wireless receiver, wherein the processor is configured to receive the signals from the wireless receiver. The system further includes an intelligent communications interface in communication with the processor, the intelligent communications interface being configured to receive and translate into wireless digital data at least a portion of the signals from the processor, and transmit the wireless digital data to an external location. | 2012-06-14 |
20120146786 | SYSTEM, DEVICE AND METHOD FOR KEEPING TRACK OF PORTABLE ITEMS BY MEANS OF A MOBILE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - The present invention relates to the field of mobile communications, and in particular to a system for near field wireless data communication using RFID for checking whether a portable item is to be brought by a user from one place to another or not by using a mobile electronic device comprising a radio communication device and a method for achieving this. | 2012-06-14 |
20120146787 | Wireless Transceiver for Firefighter Safety - A firefighter tracking system is provided for use in conjunction with a fire truck to track firefighters at the scene of a fire. The system a plurality of portable wireless transceiver tags each carried by a respective firefighter, an accelerometer within each of the plurality of portable wireless transceiver tags, a motion processor within each of the plurality of portable wireless transceiver tags coupled to the accelerometer, the motion processor processes information from the accelerometer, detects an immobilized state of the respective firefighter and wirelessly transmits information including a notification of the detected immobilized state, a gateway carried by the fire truck that receives the transmitted information from each of the plurality of portable wireless transceivers and a status processor coupled to the gateway within the fire truck programmed to determine and display a status of at least some of the firefighters at the location of the fire via the received information including at least the immobilized state of the at least some of the firefighters. | 2012-06-14 |
20120146788 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF DEVICE-FREE MOTION DETECTION AND PRESENCE DETECTION - Systems and methods are provided for device-free motion detection and presence detection within an area of interest. A plurality of nodes, configured to be arranged around the area of interest, form a wireless network. The plurality of nodes transmit wireless signals as radio waves and receive transmitted wireless signals. The received signal strength (RSS) of the transmitted wireless signals between the plurality of nodes are measured and a value is reported. A computing device receives the reported values for the measured RSS and tracks the reported values over time. The computing device processes the reported values using an aggregate disturbance calculation to detect motion and presence within the area of interest. The computing device may notify notification device of a detected disturbance within the area of interest. | 2012-06-14 |
20120146789 | Automated monitoring and control of safety in a production area - A machine vision process monitors and controls safe working practice in a production area by capturing and processing image data relative to personal protective equipment (PPE) worn by individuals, movement of various articles, and movement-related conformations of individuals and other objects in the production area. The data is analyzed to determine whether there is a violation of a predetermined minimum threshold image, movement, or conformation value for a predetermined threshold period of time. The determination of a safety violation triggers computer activation of a safety control device. The process is carried out using a system including an image data capturing device, a computer and computer-readable program code, and a safety control device. | 2012-06-14 |
20120146790 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING A SUBLIMINAL ALERT - A method and apparatus for generating a subliminal alert at a computing device is provided. A first audio file comprising a subliminal alert is selected, the first audio file enabled for processing by a processing unit to control a speaker at the computing device. The first audio file is at least one of: a subliminally audible length; a subliminally audible volume; and chosen based on previous conditioning of a user to the first audio file. The first audio file is associated with at least one alert condition, such that when the alert condition is met, the processing unit controls the speaker to play the first audio file thereby providing the subliminal alert. | 2012-06-14 |
20120146791 | Lifestyle Multimedia Security System - A method is disclosed for remote monitoring of a premises, comprising the steps of operatively coupling a geographically remote client to a security system server which is capable of authenticating a user of the remote client, operatively coupling the remote client to a security gateway which is capable of managing the monitoring of the premises, activating a signal at the premises for notifying an occupant at the premises that remote monitoring is occurring, and transferring information between the security gateway and the remote client. The transfer of information between the security gateway and the remote client is controlled by the user of the remote client. The security gateway may be operably coupled to at least one camera at the premises and to at least one audio station at the premises. | 2012-06-14 |
20120146792 | Automated monitoring and control of contamination in a production area - In an automated process for monitoring and controlling contamination in a production area, captured image data is processed to determine whether an individual is to wearing an article of contamination control equipment (e.g., gloves, face mask, etc) and whether the equipment is properly positioned on the individual. A determination that the contamination control equipment is not present or not properly positioned automatically activates a contamination control device such as contamination control means (e.g., shutting off power to machine) or an alarm or generates and sends a report of the contamination control protocol violation. An automated system for monitoring and controlling contamination includes a computer, an imaging sensor in communication with the computer, and a computer-readable program code disposed on the computer. | 2012-06-14 |
20120146793 | LOSS PREVENTION SYSTEM - A loss prevention system comprises a protected article and a receiver. The protected article and the receiver are located in the same room. The loss prevention system can help to prevent loss or theft of the protected article. The protected article comprises a transmitter that emits an infrared signal. The infrared signal has a carrier frequency that is modulated to encode a digital signature. The receiver detects infrared signals. The receiver performs an alarm action if the receiver does not detect within a rolling time window an infrared signal having the carrier frequency that is modulated to encode the digital signature. | 2012-06-14 |
20120146794 | RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION FOR COLLECTING STAGE-BY-STAGE MANUFACTURING AND/OR POST-MANUFACTURING INFORMATION ASSOCIATED WITH A CIRCUIT BOARD - A radio frequency identification (RFID) tag is coupled to a circuit board to track the specific operating and environmental conditions of each stage as the circuit board passes through one or more manufacturing and/or post-manufacturing stages. An RFID reader and data collector are used at each stage to read the RFID tag and store its identifying information along with processing information, operating conditions, and results for each stage. This permits to quickly and accurately collect manufacturing and post-manufacturing information for each circuit board at various stages as well as the operating conditions for each stage at a particular time. Such manufacturing and/or post-manufacturing metrics can then be retrieved on a stage-by-stage basis for a particular circuit board by an identifier associated with the circuit board. | 2012-06-14 |
20120146795 | PHYSIOLOGICAL DATA ACQUISITION UTILIZING VIBRATIONAL IDENTIFICATION - The present invention utilizes an accelerometer (included within a wireless physiology monitoring device or as part of a separate device such as, but not limited to a smartphone, e.g., iPhone, or other mobile device) to link a patient with a separate medical data acquisition device such as a weight scale or a blood pressure monitor in order to collect and transmit a range of medical data associated with the user. The medical data acquisition device includes a vibration source for emitting a vibration at a predetermined or random frequency. When the acquisition device is activated, a vibration is transmitted from the through the patient and is detected by the accelerometer. The accelerometer then measures the particular frequency of vibration and transmits this information to a centralized monitoring unit (CMU). Based on the measured frequency, the CMU is able to know that the same patient wearing/holding the device is also the same patient using the data acquisition device. The vibration source may revolve through a number of predetermined frequencies (as determined on its own or instructed via the CMU) or simply generate a random frequency. | 2012-06-14 |
20120146796 | WIRELESS PHYSIOLOGY MONITOR - The present invention provides a new non-invasive technique for organ, e.g., heart and lung, monitoring. In at least one embodiment of the invention, a subject is radiated with a non-harmful and relatively low power electromagnetic source diagnostic signal normally associated with a communications protocol such as, but not limited to a version of the IEEE 802.11(x) family of protocols in the 2.4, 3.6, or 5 GHz spectrum bands. After passing through the patient, a return signal is acquired from the patient and compared to the original source signal. The differences between the source and modified signals are then analyzed to monitor the heart, e.g., measure heart rate and detect defects within the heart, and the lung. For example, using Doppler Effect principles, heart rate and motion can be measured from the differences in frequency, phase, and/or wavelength between the source signal and the modified signal reflected back from the heart moving within the patient. | 2012-06-14 |
20120146797 | WEARABLE THERAPEUTIC DEVICE - A wearable therapeutic device is provided. The wearable therapeutic device includes a garment, and the garment includes an electrode and a conductive thread. A control unit is coupled to the conductive thread and identifies an electrical connection between a conductive surface of the electrode and the conductive thread, and an alarm module can provide information about the positioning of the electrode in the garment based on the electrical connection. | 2012-06-14 |
20120146798 | Method of utilizing ionization chambers to detect radiation and aerosolized radioactive particles - A detection method that allows a fast, reliable, inexpensive and highly sensitive indication of a release of a radiological aerosol. The release could be of an accidental nature or it could be a deliberate act of terrorism. The release can be abrupt and energetic, such as an explosive surrounded by low-level radioactive medical waste or nuclear waste (dirty bomb), or the release can be stealthy and subtle by silently and clandestinely aerosolizing a low-level radioactive powder into ambient air. The described invention also details how to inexpensively and reliably test for the presence of dangerous radon gas. | 2012-06-14 |
20120146799 | POWER OUTAGE NOTIFICATION - Determining the scope of power outage includes receiving a message indicating power outage from a device, and probing other devices associated with the device sending the message. The message indicating power outage may include a power outage code, and may be received via a control channel of a communication network. This Abstract is provided for the sole purpose of complying with the Abstract requirement rules that allow a reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the disclosure contained herein. This Abstract is submitted with the explicit understanding that it will not be used to interpret or to limit the scope or the meaning of the claims. | 2012-06-14 |
20120146800 | COMPUTER SYSTEM CAPABLE OF DETECTING CONNECTION OF NETWORK CABLE TO NETWORK CABLE INTERFACE - A computer system includes a cabinet, a motherboard, and a control device. The cabinet includes a front panel. The front panel has an network cable interface. The motherboard is received in the cabinet and electrically connected to the network cable interface. The control device includes a controller and an LED. The LED is positioned on the front panel. The controller is connected to the LED and the network cable interface. The controller turns the LED on if detecting that a network cable is plugged into the network cable interface and turns the LED off if detecting that the network cable is plugged out from the network cable interface. | 2012-06-14 |
20120146801 | POWER-SAVING REMINDER CIRCUIT FOR COMPUTER - An anode of a light emitting diode (LED) and a second terminal of a third electrical switch are connected to a first power source. First terminals of the first and second electrical switches are respectively connected to a second power source and a suspend signal pin. A second terminal of the first electrical switch is connected to a cathode of the LED and an output pin of a counter chip. A second terminal of a second electrical switch is connected to the first power source through a first resistor and a first terminal of the third electrical switch. A third terminal of the third electrical switch is grounded through second and third resistors and a capacitor in sequence and a voltage pin of the counter chip. | 2012-06-14 |
20120146802 | Methods for Forewarning of Critical Condition Changes in Monitoring Civil Structures - Sensor modules ( | 2012-06-14 |
20120146803 | HUMAN PRESENCE DETECTION - Methods and a computing device are disclosed. A computing device may aggregate a number of inputs indicative of a presence or an absence of a human being within a proximity of the computing device. A source of at least one of the inputs may be a human presence sensor. A source of other inputs may provide an indication of the presence of a human being with corresponding estimated probabilities or corresponding estimated reliabilities which may provide an estimate of an accuracy of respective indications. In some embodiments, if any of the number of inputs indicate the presence of a human being, the computing device may determine that a human being is present. In other embodiments, if a corresponding estimated probability or reliability of an input is less than a predetermined value, then the input may be discarded when determining whether a human being is present. | 2012-06-14 |
20120146804 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR LIGHT INDICATION - A lighting indication device is connected to a plurality of LED sensing lightings via a lighting network. A receiver receives sensing information from at least one of the plurality of LED sensing lightings via the lighting network, and determines whether the sensing information includes a warning code. A warning position identifier identifies a position of an LED sensing lighting in which warning occurs based on the sensing information when the sensing information includes the warning code. A path setting unit generates a warning lighting signal for indicating warning generation information and an escape guide lighting signal indicating an escape guide direction based on the position of the LED sensing lighting in which the warning occurs. A transmitter transmits the warning lighting signal and the escape guide lighting signal to the plurality of LED sensing lightings via the lighting network. | 2012-06-14 |
20120146805 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR WELL MONITORING - Devices capable of being disposed in a wellbore for outputting acoustical signals for monitoring downhole parameters are described. Receiving devices positioned remote from the devices and can receive the acoustical signals and determine the downhole parameters. The devices can output acoustical signals in response to fluid flow or otherwise. | 2012-06-14 |
20120146806 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DOWNHOLE COMMUNICATION - A method for downhole communication and an apparatus for remote actuation of a downhole tool is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of: programming at least one tag ( | 2012-06-14 |
20120146807 | ZERO SUM PRESSURE DROP MUD TELEMETRY MODULATOR - A method and arrangement for mud telemetry having components of a wellbore casing, a combination rotor stator positioned inside the wellbore casing, an uphole detection arrangement configured to sense increases and decreases in pressure, a valve actuator, a valve configured to be actuated by the valve actuator, the valve configured to convey a fluid from an inside of the wellbore casing to an outside of the wellbore casing and cause a decrease in fluid pressure in the wellbore casing, and a downhole tool configured to measure at least one formation parameter. | 2012-06-14 |
20120146808 | System and Method for Multi-Rate Concurrent Waveform Capture and Storage for Power Quality Metering - Systems and methods are provided for use in an IED that perform high resolution waveform capture to generate multi-rate waveform data in real-time. In one embodiment, high-resolution sampled data is dynamically pre-ordered into separate high resolution and low resolution data streams for presentation and storage. This pre-ordering of data is optimized so as to minimize the amount of data manipulation required to prepare the sampled data for eventual presentation and storage in the IED. Pre-ordering of data facilitates minimum performance impact so that continuous real-time data capture can be achieved. | 2012-06-14 |
20120146809 | INFORMATION PROVIDING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR VEHICLES - An information providing apparatus and method for vehicles are provided. The information providing method includes determining a vehicle state based on sensing signals from one or more sensors installed on a vehicle, generating state information through analysis of the vehicle state, and transmitting the state information to a second vehicle. Hence, other vehicles may reduce their driving speed or change their course of driving according to received vehicle state information. | 2012-06-14 |
20120146810 | COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL BACKUPS - A computer system that is configured to: (A) define a geofence surrounding a geographic area; (B) gather information associated with the geofenced area; and (C) assign one or more parameters to the geofenced area based on the information gathered, wherein at least one of the assigned parameters is used to monitor the performance of a delivery vehicle driver while the delivery vehicle driver is operating a delivery vehicle within the geofenced area. In particular embodiments, the parameters include a backup limit defining a number of times a delivery vehicle operating within the geofenced area is permitted to back up while operating the delivery vehicle within the geofenced area (e.g., during a particular delivery cycle). In other embodiments, the parameters include a maximum speed limit for the geofenced area. The system may be adapted to automatically generate an alert in response to the delivery vehicle operating outside of the defined parameters. | 2012-06-14 |
20120146811 | DRIVING ASSISTING SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM FOR STORING THEREOF - A driving assisting system includes a traffic signal controller, an RSU, at least one data transmission interface and an OBU. The RSU is electrically connected to the traffic signal controller. The OBU is installed on a vehicle. The traffic signal controller controls a traffic light, which is located at an intersection. The RSU obtains traffic-light information of the traffic light from the traffic signal controller. The OBU receives the traffic-light information through the at least one data transmission interface from the RSU. The OBU generates dynamic vehicle information of the vehicle. The OBU determines if the vehicle will be positioned at a key zone of the intersection when the traffic light switches according to the dynamic vehicle information and the traffic-light information. The OBU responds according to a key zone type of the key zone when the vehicle is positioned at the key zone of the intersection. | 2012-06-14 |
20120146812 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISSEMINATING CAR ACCIDENT - Provided is a system and method for disseminating an accident. The accident dissemination system may include a sensor to sense the accident and to generate accident information; and a vehicle processor to open an S channel and thereby transmit the accident information to a vehicle at the rear entering an accident location where the accident has occurred, and to transmit the accident information to an oncoming vehicle, travelling in the opposite direction and being alienated from the accident location, via a first D channel opened by the oncoming vehicle. | 2012-06-14 |
20120146813 | EMERGENCY BEACON AND SYSTEM - An emergency beacon includes a housing with a first open space and a second open space. A battery and electronics circuitry are received in the housing. The electronics circuitry includes an r.f. illumination control circuit and a power supply circuit. The r.f. illumination control circuit is configured to receive an r.f. activation signal. A solar panel is electrically coupled to the power supply circuit for charging the battery. A first closure member is received to close the first open space of the housing. A second closure member is received to close the second open space of the housing. A beacon light source is mounted to the second closure member. The r.f. illumination control circuit is configured to activate the beacon light source to emit light upon receiving the r.f. activation signal. | 2012-06-14 |
20120146814 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR GUIDING INTERSECTION ENTRY AND STANDBY TIME - An apparatus for guiding an intersection entry and a standby time includes: a data receiver for receiving a control signal transmitted from an traffic signal control system; a vehicle travel information acquisition unit for acquiring a traveling direction and a travel speed of a vehicle; and a data analyzing unit for analyzing whether the vehicle can enter the intersection by analyzing position information and the traveling direction of the vehicle and the control signal to calculate an entry time into and a distance to the intersection or a standby time of the vehicle. The apparatus further includes a data output unit for providing whether to enter the intersection or the standby time of the vehicle to a driver of the vehicle. | 2012-06-14 |
20120146815 | MANAGING A PLURALITY OF RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION DEVICES - A method and apparatus for managing identification devices on an aircraft. An occurrence of an event is identified using information for a plurality of identification devices. Each of the plurality of identification devices is associated with a plurality of components on the aircraft. The information for the plurality of identification devices comprises data received from the plurality of identification devices and specification data for the plurality of identification devices. In response to identifying the occurrence of the event, a number of operations for the plurality of identification devices are initiated. | 2012-06-14 |
20120146816 | Automatic Method And Device For Aiding The Piloting Of An Airplane - The device ( | 2012-06-14 |
20120146817 | KEYBOARD DEVICE WITH ANTENNA FUNCTION - A keyboard device with antenna function includes a keyboard unit, an antenna unit, and a conductive unit. The keyboard unit includes a substrate structure, a plurality of movable key structures disposed on the substrate structure, and at least one fixing key structure disposed on the substrate structure. The antenna unit includes at least one flexible substrate positioned on a bottom surface of one of the movable key structures or a bottom surface of the fixing key structure and at least one antenna track disposed on the flexible substrate. The conductive unit includes at least two conductive structures connected electrically to the antenna track. Hence, the instant disclosure can not only own both key function and antenna function, but also be applied to miniaturization electronic product such as notebook. | 2012-06-14 |
20120146818 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS THAT DETECTS DIFFERENT KINDS OF OPERATIONS ON ROTATIONAL OPERATION MEMBER - A mechanism enabling an electronic dial to operate without generating a click noise. The dial includes a rotational operation member that is turnable. A rotary plate is rigidly secured to the operation member. The rotary plate is formed of a conductive material and has a plurality of detecting portions circumferentially formed thereon. A printed circuit board is disposed between the operation member and the rotary plate. The printed circuit board has a first detection electrode group formed on a surface thereof opposed to the operation member and a second detection electrode group formed on a surface thereof opposed to the rotary plate. A detection circuit detects a touch operation onto the operation member based on an output from the first detection electrode group and detects a turning operation of the operation member based on an output from the second detection electrode group. | 2012-06-14 |
20120146819 | SIGMA-DELTA DIFFERENCE-OF-SQUARES LOG-RMS TO DC CONVERTER WITH FORWARD PATH MULTIPLIER AND CHOPPER STABILIZATION - A sigma-delta (ΣΔ) difference-of-squares LOG-RMS to digital converter for true RMS detection by merging a ΣΔ modulator with an analog LOG-RMS to DC converter based on a difference-of-squares. Chopper-stabilization, implemented through commutators running at two different frequencies, can be employed to reduce sensitivity to DC offsets and low-frequency errors, resulting in an extension of the useful input-referred dynamic range. High-order ΣΔ LOG-RMS converters can be implemented with a loop filter containing multiple integrators and feedforward and/or feedback paths for frequency compensation. The resulting implementations are ΣΔ difference-of-squares LOG-RMS to DC converters with a natural digital output and a logarithmically compressed dynamic range. | 2012-06-14 |
20120146820 | PIPELINED ANALOG DIGITAL CONVERTOR - Disclosed is a pipelined analog-to-digital converter which includes a digital correction circuit configured to measure and correct a pipelined conversion stage gain error and an offset error due to a finite voltage gain operational amplifier and capacitor mismatch. The pipelined analog-to-digital converter includes a pipelined conversion stage error measuring and correcting circuit measuring and correcting an error generated from an conversion stage, so that an error of a conversion stage is minimized and a chip realization area and power consumption are reduced. | 2012-06-14 |
20120146821 | PIPELINED ANALOG DIGITAL CONVERTOR - Disclosed is a pipelined analog-to-digital converter which includes a digital correction circuit configured to improve the complexity of a logic circuit for dividing a correction period and a no-correction period of a digital output. The pipelined analog-to-digital converter performs a logic correction operation via binary shifting at data error correction. Accordingly, although the resolution increases, it is possible to reduce the complexity and area of a logic circuit. | 2012-06-14 |
20120146822 | SUCCESSIVE APPROXIMATION REGISTER ANALOG-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTER AND ANALOG-TO-DIGITAL CONVERSION METHOD USING THE SAME - A Successive Approximation Register (SAR) Analog-to-Digital Converter (ADC) includes a Sample-and-Hold Amplifier (SHA) for sampling and holding an externally input analog voltage, a comparator for comparing a level of the sampled and held analog voltage with a level of an analog signal corresponding to n bits and generating a comparison signal according to result of comparison, an SAR logic circuit for sequentially generating a digital signal from a Most significant Bit (MSB) to a Least Significant Bit (LSB) in response to the comparison signal, a Digital-to-Analog Converter (DAC) for providing the analog signal to the comparator, and an output register for holding the sequentially generated digital signal from the MSB to the LSB to generate an n-bit digital signal, wherein, upon externally receiving a start signal, the SAR logic circuit generates a digital signal of a MSB having a one-bit phase delay compared with the start signal. | 2012-06-14 |
20120146823 | SIGMA-DELTA DIFFERENCE-OF-SQUARES RMS TO DC CONVERTER WITH MULTIPLE FEEDBACK PATHS - Architectures of ΣΔ difference-of-squares RMS-to-digital converters employing multiple feedback paths. Additional feedback paths enable a stable ΣΔ closed-loop behavior in different topologies where the RMS level of the quantization error processed by the squaring non-linearity is minimized. Such feedback paths include lowpass filtered and constant gain feedback paths, lowpass and highpass filtered paths or multiple lowpass filtered paths. These can be combined with multiple integrators in the forward path, with frequency compensation provided by additional feedforward or feedback paths. Electronic configurability can further extend the total input referred dynamic range (DR) of such architectures. | 2012-06-14 |
20120146824 | SIGMA-DELTA DIFFERENCE-OF-SQUARES LOG-RMS TO DC CONVERTER WITH FORWARD AND FEEDBACK PATHS SIGNAL SQUARING - A sigma-delta (ΣΔ) difference-of-squares LOG-RMS to digital converter” by merging a traditional ΣΔ modulator with an analog LOG-RMS to DC converter based on a difference-of-squares concept. Two basic architectures include one based on two squaring cells in the feedforward and feedback paths and a second based on a single squaring cell in the forward path. High-order ΣΔ LOG-RMS can be implemented with a loop filter containing multiple integrators and feedforward and/or feedback paths for frequency compensation. The embodiments as described allow the implementations of ΣΔ difference-of-squares LOG-RMS to DC converters with a natural digital output and a logarithmically compressed dynamic range. | 2012-06-14 |
20120146825 | CYCLIC DIGITAL-TO-ANALOG CONVERTER (DAC) WITH CAPACITOR SWAPPING - A cyclic digital-to-analog converter includes a first capacitor and a second capacitor. Switching circuitry is selectively configurable to connect the first and second capacitors is at least two modes of operation, wherein a first mode uses the first capacitor during conversion of a bit as a sampling capacitor and uses the second capacitor during conversion of that bit as a holding capacitor, and wherein a second mode uses the second capacitor during conversion of a bit as a sampling capacitor and uses the first capacitor during conversion of that bit as a holding capacitor. A controller swaps converter operation between the first and second modes based on the bit values of a digital word to be converted. If adjacent bits of the digital word to be converted have different logical values, the converter swaps from the first mode to the second mode (or from the second mode to the first mode). Otherwise, the converted remains in the current first or second mode. | 2012-06-14 |
20120146826 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING REFERENCE VOLTAGE OF DIGITAL-TO-ANALOG CONVERTER - The present invention relates to device and method for controlling a reference voltage of a digital-to-analog converter for minimizing variation of output voltages among LED driving chips which drive an LED (Light Emitting Diode) backlight. | 2012-06-14 |
20120146827 | CODING DEVICE, DEVICE FOR REPROCESSING A DIGITAL BASEBAND SIGNAL OR INTERMEDIATE FREQUENCY SIGNAL, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EXTERNAL DIGITAL CODING - The invention relates to a method and a system for external, digital coding of a baseband or intermediate-frequency signal. Initially, a digital datastream is converted in a coding device into a digital-baseband signal in the time domain or into a digital intermediate-frequency signal in the time domain. The digitally generated signal is output via an asynchronous-serial interface of the coding device to another device. Such a device also provides an asynchronous-serial interface, which is connected to the asynchronous-serial interface of the coding device. The device reads in the output digital-baseband signal or intermediate-frequency signal for further processing. | 2012-06-14 |
20120146828 | DIGITAL-TO-ANALOG CONVERTER WITH NON-UNIFORM RESOLUTION - A circuit includes a digital-to-analog converter with non-uniform resolution for converting a digital signal into an analog signal. The digital-to-analog converter includes high-resolution circuitry, reduced-resolution circuitry coupled to the high-resolution circuitry and a switch coupled to the high-resolution circuitry and to the reduced-resolution circuitry. The switch couples one of the high-resolution circuitry and the reduced-resolution circuitry to an output node. The circuit also includes a decoder coupled to the switch. The decoder receives the digital signal to control the switch. | 2012-06-14 |
20120146829 | SUCCESSIVE APPROXIMATION REGISTER ANALOG TO DIGITAL CONVERTER CIRCUIT - Techniques are generally described herein for analog to digital conversion. Some example ADC converters include a unit capacitor array coupled to a reference voltage, where the capacitor array includes multiple capacitors coupled to one another via multiple switches under control of a control block. A comparator, having a first input and a second input, is configured to receive a controlled voltage generated from the unit capacitor array and compare an analog voltage to the controlled voltage. The control block is configured to selectively open or close the switches, receive a comparison result from the comparator, and generate a digital output based On the comparison result. The control block is configured to control the switch timing of the unit capacitor array for reset, pre-charge, charge redistribution, and comparison phases, where a passive charge redistribution method may be utilized. | 2012-06-14 |
20120146830 | ANALOG DIGITAL CONVERTER - Provided is an analog digital converter (ADC). The ADC includes: a capacitor array generating a level voltage; a comparator outputting a compare signal by comparing the level voltage; and a logic circuit determining digital bits of an analog signal based on the compare signal, wherein the logic circuit determines at least one digital bit among digital bits of the analog signal while a sampling operation of the analog signal is performed in the capacitor array. | 2012-06-14 |
20120146831 | Multi-Rate Algebraic Vector Quantization with Supplemental Coding of Missing Spectrum Sub-Bands - In a multi-rate algebraic vector quantizer and quantizing method for coding spectral coefficients of a plurality of frequency sub-bands, a quantizer portion is supplied with the spectral coefficients of the sub-bands. The quantizer portion has a plurality of codebooks each including a plurality of vectors, and first coders of quantizer parameters identifying the codebooks and vectors used for coding the spectral coefficients of the sub-bands. A second coder processes supplemental information usable to improve, at a dequantizer, decoded spectral coefficients of the sub-bands. Corresponding multi-rate algebraic vector dequantizer and dequantizing method are also provided. | 2012-06-14 |
20120146832 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETECTING HIDDEN OBJECTS BY MEANS OF ELECTROMAGNETIC MILLIMETER WAVES - A method for detecting hidden objects by means of electromagnetic millimeter waves is provided, in which a test object is irradiated with millimeter waves and the millimeter waves that are reflected from the test object are evaluated. The millimeter waves are focused on different depth layers of the test object during the irradiation thereof. | 2012-06-14 |
20120146833 | Secondary Surveillance Radar System for Air Traffic Control - The invention refers to a secondary surveillance radar, referred to hereinafter as SSR, system ( | 2012-06-14 |
20120146834 | REDUCED COMPUTATION COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUES FOR LOCATION SYSTEMS - Techniques are generally disclosed for communications between a locator device and a transponder device. The locator device may be located in a space based location such as on a surface of a remote celestial body, on a space craft or space station, on a satellite, or on a low earth orbit aircraft. The locator can encode an interrogation signal for receipt by one or more distant transponders. The transponder devices can receive the communications from the distant locator device and determine frequency, phase, cadence, and Doppler for encoding a reply transmission to the locator device. The encoding process estimates Doppler shift and adapts the reply transmission for a quantized reverse Doppler shifted frequency and cadence, which effectively pre-compensates for the Doppler shift that will be apparent to the locator due to the relative velocity. The locator can use the Doppler quantization scheme to reconstruct the actual relative velocity. | 2012-06-14 |
20120146835 | FMCW RADAR SENSOR AND METHOD FOR FREQUENCY MATCHING - In a method for frequency matching in an FMCW radar sensor, a plurality of frequencies, which are derived on various modulation ramps, and which respectively are shown by the radar sensor in a d-v space as geometrical locations, represent possible combinations of a distance d and a speed v of the respective object. In order to identify the objects located on the various modulation ramps, coincidences between the geometrical locations which belong to frequencies derived on various modulation ramps are searched for. The search for coincidences is initially restricted in a first step to a subspace of the d-v space, and in a subsequent step, the search is extended to other regions of the d-v space, while suppressing the frequencies that are associated with the objects found in the first step. | 2012-06-14 |
20120146836 | MEASUREMENT AGENT, A TAG, A METHOD FOR MEASURING, A METHOD FOR SERVING MEASURING AND A COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - A measurement agent for measuring a distance from the agent to a tag may include a transmitter and receiver for transmitting and receiving radio wave signals. The agent is arranged for changing the agent transmitter from a particular state wherein the agent transmitter transmits a particular radio wave interrogation signal towards a further state determined by the agent wherein the agent transmitter transmits a further radio wave interrogation signal when a signal behaviour of a received radio wave response signal changes. Further, the measurement agent includes a counter for determining a time period between transmittance of a first radio wave interrogation signal and receipt of a radio wave response signal having a predetermined signal behaviour. The agent also includes a processor for computing a distance between the agent and the tag, based on the determined time period and a multiple number of radio wave interrogation signals. | 2012-06-14 |
20120146837 | RADAR ALTIMETER ANTENNA PERFORMANCE MONITORING VIA REFLECTED POWER MEASUREMENTS - Systems and methods for radar altimeter antenna performance monitoring via reflected power measurements are provided. In one embodiment, a single antenna radar altimeter comprises: an antenna; a circulator coupled to the antenna; a transmitter coupled to the circulator; a receiver coupled to the circulator; wherein the circulator provides coupling of the transmitter and the receiver to the antenna while providing isolation between the transmitter and the receiver; a reflected power monitor positioned between the circulator and receiver; and a processor coupled to the reflected power monitor via a first analog-to-digital converter, the processor configured to compute and track reflected power measurement statistics from data generated by the reflected power monitor and provide a performance output indicating when one or more of the reflected power measurement statistics exceed a predetermined deviation threshold. | 2012-06-14 |
20120146838 | Method & Device for Measuring a Change in Distance - Described is a device as well as a method for measuring a change in distance between a stationary initial point and an object, wherein frequency-modulated, continuous electromagnetic microwaves are emitted as an emitting signal ( | 2012-06-14 |
20120146839 | OBJECT DETECTION METHOD - A dummy target is set in a direction which is the same direction as that of a detected target and at the position whose distance is double that of the detected target; a second-order wave target detection area is set in the predetermined area including the position of the dummy target; the target detected in the second-order wave target detection area is judged as being a second-order wave target; a interpolated target is set in the direction which is the same as that of the second-order wave target, and at the position whose distance is half that of the second-order wave target; a fundamental wave target detection region is set in the predetermined area including the position of the interpolated target; and the interpolated target is outputted as a fundamental wave target in the case where no fundamental wave target is detected in the fundamental wave target detection region. Even if the fundamental wave target to be detected is undetected within a close range, data on the fundamental wave target is estimated and outputted on the basis of the interpolated target calculated from the second-order wave target which continues being detected, as described above. This makes it possible to continue detecting the fundamental wave target without interruption. Accordingly, it is possible to provide an object detection method which enables an object in a close range to be detected securely by a radar device. | 2012-06-14 |
20120146840 | PHASED ARRAY ANTENNA AND ITS PHASE CALIBRATION METHOD - A phase array antenna includes an oscillator, a plurality of antenna elements, a phase shifter, a distributor, a receiving unit, and a control processor. The control processor performs a calibration process to select, from the antenna elements, a reference and target antenna elements to allow the radio waves generated by the oscillator to be provided for the reference and target antenna elements via the distributer, obtain a pattern of a change in a received power of radio waves received at the receiving unit, when a phase of the phase shifter for the reference antenna element is fixed and a phase of the phase shifter for the target antenna element is changed, extract, from the pattern obtained, the phase of the phase shifter for the target antenna element at which the received power becomes a local minimal value, and add the phase extracted to 180° to set its resultant value to a calibration value for the phase of the phase shifter for the target antenna element. | 2012-06-14 |
20120146841 | PHASED ARRAY ANTENNA AND ITS PHASE CALIBRATION METHOD - A phased array antenna includes an oscillator, a plurality of antenna elements, a phase shifter, a distributor, a receiver, and a control processor. The control processor performs a first calibration process to calibrate a phase of the phase shifter connected to a pair of antenna elements that is selected from the antenna elements and are located at a pair of positions symmetric with respect to a central axis of an array formed by the phased array antenna, and a second calibration process to calibrate a phase of the phase shifter connected to a pair of target antenna elements with respect to a phase of the phase shifter connected to a reference antenna elements located at a central portion of the array. The pair of target antenna elements are located at a pair of positions that are symmetric with respect to the central axis of the array. | 2012-06-14 |
20120146842 | RF TRANSCEIVER FOR RADAR SENSOR - An RF transceiver for radar sensors of microwave and millimeter wave bands, and an RF transceiver for a radar sensor which uses a monolithic microwave integrated circuit of core components and includes SP3T switches, Rotman lenses, and a transmitting five-patch array antenna and a receiving five-patch array antenna of a transmitting unit and a receiving unit. Smoother beam scanning with three beams is performed using the patch array antennas, the Rotman lenses, and the switches. The structure of the transceiver is configured in a homodyne scheme. A double balanced mixer is applied to improve separation characteristics between transmission and reception signals. Positive components such as the patch array antennas, the Rotman lenses, the switches, and an amplifier are configured on a single substrate. | 2012-06-14 |
20120146843 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING SCANNING POLARIZED REFERENCE SOURCES - A method of providing a polarized radio frequency scanning source is provided. The method including amplitude modulating at least two synchronized polarized radio frequency (RF) carrier signals with a predetermined relationship between their amplitude modulation of their electric field components and their polarization states to provide a scanning polarized RF reference source with a desired scanning range, pattern and frequency. The two or more synchronized polarized RF carrier signals with the predetermined relationship between their amplitude modulation can obtain a periodic or non-periodic scanning range, rate and frequency. | 2012-06-14 |
20120146844 | ACTIVE RADAR SYSTEM AND METHOD - The present invention relates to an active radar system and a corresponding method. The proposed system comprises at least two transmit antennas that each transmits radiation to a scene as a transmit signal, said transmit signal comprising a series of frequency modulated pulses, at least one receive antenna that receives radiation from said scene as a receive signal, a controller that controls said at least two transmit antennas. The transmissions of the transmit signals are subsequently initiated with time offsets, controlled to be larger than the time delay between transmission of a first transmit signal of said two transmit signals and reception of radiation of said first transmit signal by said at least one receive antenna and to be smaller than the time duration of a complete frequency modulated pulse of said first transmit signal. | 2012-06-14 |