24th week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 59 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120150354 | MACHINE TOOL CALIBRATION METHOD - A machine tool that includes a first part that is moveable relative to a second part. The first part of the machine tool includes a calibration device having at least a first calibration artefact and a second calibration artefact. The second part of the machine tool includes a measurement probe. The method includes the step of using the measurement probe to measure the position of a plurality of points on the surface of each of the first and second calibration artefacts. These measurements are used to establish a position of the first calibration artefact and a position of the second calibration artefact. A reference measurement point is then defined for the calibration device that has a fixed position relative to the established positions of the first and second calibration artefacts. The calibration artefacts may include spheres. | 2012-06-14 |
20120150355 | Networked Chemical Dispersion System - The illustrative embodiments provide a chemical dispersion system comprising a number of chemical dispersion nodes, a chemical dispersion manager, and a processor unit. The processor unit executes the chemical dispersion manager to identify a pest problem and generate a chemical dispersion plan for execution by the number of chemical dispersion nodes. | 2012-06-14 |
20120150356 | Flow Rate Accuracy of a Fluidic Delivery System - Improving the accuracy of the flow rate of a valve in a fiuidic delivery device in which a desired flow rate may be achieved by varying the duty cycle of the valve. The flow rate of fluid delivery from the valve over its lifetime is stabilized by minimizing the voltage OPENING time of the valve to account for valve and piezoelectric actuator drift. Also, the valve OPENING time of one or more fiuidic parameters that impact on the flow rate delivery by the valve and differ among fiuidic delivery devices is compensated to optimize the flow rate accuracy. | 2012-06-14 |
20120150357 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TREATMENT OF TARGETED PLANTS - An apparatus for selectively treating plants is provided which may include a frame arranged to provide a plurality of horizontally spaced apart, non-overlapping treatment regions. Each treatment region may include at least one sensor which is arranged to monitor the respective treatment region for a plant to be treated. The apparatus may also include an electronic controller operatively coupled to the plurality of sensors and operatively coupled to a fluid delivery system. The electronic controller may control the fluid delivery system to deliver an application fluid through a respective application device when a targeted plant is detected in a respective treatment region. | 2012-06-14 |
20120150358 | Operation of a power generator in a power supply network - During operation of at least one power generator (EE) in a power supply network, a reactive power transfer between the two upper voltage levels ( | 2012-06-14 |
20120150359 | Apparatus and method for controlling consumer electric power consumption - A computer-based electrical power management and allocation system is provided that collects demand for electric power usage and allocates electric power supply in satisfaction thereof. A load control server is used to collect and schedule electrical power start requests according to policies established by either or both of the electric power consumers and electric power suppliers. The energy system collects electrical power start requests and holds them in a reservation pool for later satisfaction according to prescribed customer and supplier policies and according to an overall optimization criterion of the energy system. Start messages are then subsequently issued to begin device operation once the energy system's operational criterion is relaxed and the devices are then removed from the reservation pool. Similar queuing for later satisfaction may also be applied to the distribution of other utilities, such as water, natural gas, or guaranteed interne bandwidth. | 2012-06-14 |
20120150360 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING THE AUTHORIZATION OF CHARGING OPERATIONS OF ELECTRICALLY OPERATED VEHICLES - A method and a control unit for controlling the authorization of charging operations of electrically operated vehicles. A control unit is provided between a main terminal and a plurality of electric coupler sockets, which are connected to the control unit via a power line. A vehicle to be charged is connected to one of the electric coupler sockets, and the total charging current, which is conducted from the main terminal to the electric coupler sockets via the control unit, is measured. Charging-current requests are transmitted to the control unit by each of the vehicles connected to the electric coupler sockets, and the total charging current is compared to the sum of the charging currents reported by the vehicles connected to the charging outlets. The charging outlets are switched off if the total charging current exceeds the sum. The connecting of a vehicle to be charged includes transmitting authorization information from the vehicle to the control unit. The authorization information is compared to a list of authorized vehicles by the control unit, in order to check the authorization of the vehicle. The transmitting of charging-current requests and authorization information is provided by modulating an alternating current signal upon the power line, the alternating current signal representing the authorization request or the charging-current request. | 2012-06-14 |
20120150361 | RENEWABLE ENERGY-BASED ELECTRICITY GRID INFRASTRUCTURE AND METHOD OF GRID INFRASTRUCTURE AUTOMATION AND OPERATION - A renewable energy resource management system manages a delivery of a power requirement from a multi-resource offshore renewable energy installation to an intelligent power distribution network. The installation includes multiple renewable energy resource components and is capable of variably and independently generating power from each to microgrids comprising the intelligent power distribution network so that the entire power requirement is satisfied from renewable energy resources. An electricity grid infrastructure is also disclosed in which power production is balanced with power consumption so that power storage requirements are minimized. | 2012-06-14 |
20120150362 | DISTRIBUTED ELECTRICAL BRAKE CIRCUIT AND SYSTEM - The application of braking force to drive components that move a vehicle is controlled. As consistent with one or more example embodiments, an integrated circuit chip is located at each of two or more drive components (e.g., wheels) of a vehicle for controlling the application of a braking force to the drive component independently of the application of braking force to other drive components. Each of the integrated circuit chips communicate with one another over a vehicle network, with brake control (e.g., using an algorithm to limit wheel slip) being carried out separately at each drive component. | 2012-06-14 |
20120150363 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR VESSEL TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT - An apparatus for vessel traffic management mounted in a vessel creates vessel sailing information including a current location and an identifier of the vessel in accordance with a navigation plan to a destination of the vessel; calculates an estimated time for arriving at the destination based on a distance between the current location and the destination and a sailing speed; and calculates an estimated entry time of entering a target area within the destination based on a distance between the current location and the destination and the sailing speed. The vessel sailing information, the estimated arrival time, and the estimated entry time are transmitted to a local control center, and the sailing of the vessel is controlled using a vessel traffic condition at the target area, provided from the local control center. | 2012-06-14 |
20120150364 | UNMANNED VEHICLE AND SYSTEM - An unmanned vehicle is provided. The unmanned vehicle includes a navigation system configured to navigate the unmanned vehicle relative to a beam of energy emitted from a beam source, a power receiver configured to receive energy from the beam, and an energy storage system configured to store received energy for use in selectively powering the unmanned vehicle. | 2012-06-14 |
20120150365 | Wireless Precision Avionics Kit - A wireless precision avionics kit is provided for retrofitting aircraft to facilitate communication between the cockpit and modern military stores without hardware or software modifications to the aircraft. The store includes an electrical interface that requires data and possibly power from the aircraft and provides for communication via a message set. The kit may be used with any aircraft that provides a rack or pylon for mounting the store and the capability to release the store. The kit may be used with aircraft having no existing capability to communicate with smart stores, with aircraft having an incompatible interface for modern stores or even with aircraft that have a compatible hardware interface for which the software is outdated. | 2012-06-14 |
20120150366 | Method And Device For The Passivation Of Guidance Orders Of An Aircraft - The device ( | 2012-06-14 |
20120150367 | Method And Device For Automatically Monitoring The Ability Of An Aircraft To Follow A Flight Trajectory With At Least One Turn - Method and device for automatically monitoring the ability of an aircraft to follow a flight trajectory with at least one turn. | 2012-06-14 |
20120150368 | Method And Device For Automatically Monitoring Lateral Guidance Orders Of An Aircraft - Method and device for automatically monitoring lateral guidance orders of an aircraft. | 2012-06-14 |
20120150369 | Method And Device For Aiding The Approach Of An Aircraft During An Approach Phase For The Purpose Of Landing - The device ( | 2012-06-14 |
20120150370 | Optimizing Rail Track Performance - A method for optimizing track performance comprising: is provided. The method involves measuring one or more track status data at one or more measurement sites of the track during a train pass though the one or more measurement sites. Followed by analyzing the one or more track status data against one or more baseline reference values to obtain a track status profile, and adjusting an operating parameter, a track parameter, or both the operating and track parameters, based on the track status profile, to optimize the track's performance. | 2012-06-14 |
20120150371 | CONTROL OF A HYBRID VEHICLE WITH A MANUAL TRANSMISSION - A vehicle includes a transmission that receives torque from an engine and/or a motor. A clutch assembly that may be actuated by a driver is operably disposed between the transmission and the motor, the engine, or both. A controller is configured to control the torque provided by the motor and the engine to prevent engine stall, excessive engine flare, or both, during manual actuation of the clutch assembly by the driver of the vehicle. | 2012-06-14 |
20120150372 | Electrical Vehicle Energy System and Operating Method Thereof - An electric vehicle energy system is provided. The electrical vehicle energy system includes an electrical control unit used for producing the electric vehicle mode according to the external input signals. The electrical vehicle energy further includes an energy storage system used for producing a motor control signal according to an electric vehicle mode. The power loop structure includes at least a first power module and a second power module. The structure further includes at least a first detector and a second detector used for producing a first detecting signal and a second detecting signal according to the first power module and the second power module. The power loop structure further includes an energy storage controller used for producing the plurality of switch control signals according to the electric vehicle mode, the first detecting signal and the second detecting signal through a control area network by a voltage-difference hysteresis operation. | 2012-06-14 |
20120150373 | APPARATUS FOR SUPPLYING POWER TO TRANSMITTER OF FUEL CELL VEHICLE - The present invention relates a power supply apparatus for a fuel cell vehicle, and provides a power supply apparatus of a fuel cell vehicle. More specifically, an IR data transmitter transmits and receives data to/from a hydrogen charger and a power supply apparatus, that is connected to the IR data transmitter, selectively supplies power thereto according to the opening/closing of a fuel door. In particular, a sensing apparatus is connected to the power supply apparatus and senses opening/closing of the fuel door and a normal power source that is connected to the sensing apparatus for opening/closing the fuel door selectively supplies power to the sensing apparatus when the normal power source is off. | 2012-06-14 |
20120150374 | CONTROL APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD FOR VEHICLE - An ECU that controls a plug-in hybrid vehicle starts an engine when a required power as a value obtained by subtracting a required discharge amount from a drive power is larger than a threshold during intermittent control in a CD mode, and stops the engine when the required power is smaller than a threshold. When intermittent control is being performed in the CD mode, the ECU limits the required discharge amount Pout to a relatively small value in a range where an engine coolant temperature is low, and sets the required discharge amount relatively large instead of imposing a limit thereon in a range where the engine coolant temperature is high. | 2012-06-14 |
20120150375 | POWER STORAGE APPARATUS, CONNECTION APPARATUS, POWER STORAGE SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, MOTOR-DRIVEN VEHICLE, AND ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEM - A power storage apparatus having a battery unit housed in a case includes external terminals of positive and negative poles for providing, from outside the case, electrical connection to corresponding positive and negative poles of the battery unit; and electronic parts, wherein only when a connection with the battery unit is cut from at least one of the external terminals of both the poles, the electronic parts can be accessed. | 2012-06-14 |
20120150376 | INDEPENDENT CONTROL OF DRIVE AND NON-DRIVE WHEELS IN ELECTRIC VEHICLES - In an electric vehicle including at least two drive wheels, an electric motor is operatively coupled to each drive wheel and a braking assembly is operatively coupled to each wheel. A controller is operatively coupled to each electric motor and each braking assembly for independently controlling the torque applied to each drive wheel and the braking pressure applied to each wheel. In a method of controlling an electric vehicle, a controller generates motor torque commands and sends them to each electric motor. The controller also generates brake pressure commands and sends them to each brake assembly associated with each wheel. In both the vehicle and the method, the controller may rely upon input received from sensors associated with the vehicle and may perform a control algorithm. | 2012-06-14 |
20120150377 | ELECTRIC MOTORIZED BICYCLE COMPONENTS AND A WIRELESS CONTROL SYSTEM INCLUDING SUCH - An electric power assist system for use with a pedal vehicle. The system has (a) an electric motorized wheel ( | 2012-06-14 |
20120150378 | Determination and Usage of Reserve Energy in Stored Energy Systems - A method and system for determining amount of internal reserve energy that is available in an energy storage system is provided. The method includes determining capacity of the energy storage system to store energy and computing the amount of internal reserve energy available below a threshold level based on the determined capacity. Further, state of health of the energy storage system is determined based on historical data that is collected. Additionally, current state of the energy storage system is determined. The state of health of the energy storage system and current state of the energy storage system is used to refine the amount of internal reserve energy. | 2012-06-14 |
20120150379 | PATH DETERMINATION - A system for controlling a vehicle to follow at least one person includes a detection device for detecting a location of at least one person. The system further includes a storage device for recording locations of at least one person at a plurality of points in time, and a path determination device for determining a driveable path for a vehicle based on the recorded locations. The system further includes a control device for operating vehicle to follow one or more persons over the driveable path. | 2012-06-14 |
20120150380 | CONDITION-BASED MAINTENANCE SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Systems and methods are described for condition-based maintenance of mechanical systems. In one embodiment, a method for performing condition-based maintenance on a mechanical system includes providing a radio frequency identifier (RFID) tag on a component of the mechanical system; sensing one or more operating conditions during operation of the mechanical system; calculating a service life increment of the component based on the one or more operating conditions; and adjusting a service life value stored on the RFID tag. After operation of the mechanical system has ceased, the method includes scanning the service life value stored on the RFID tag, and determining whether at least one of an inspection, a maintenance, and a repair of the component is needed based on the service life value. The mechanical system may be an aircraft, and the operating conditions may include aerodynamic conditions, loads, accelerations, and movements of the aircraft during flight. | 2012-06-14 |
20120150381 | In-Car Service Interval Adjustment Device - Disclosed is a device and method for providing service interval notifications to a vehicle operator, and to incorporate relevant vehicle operating conditions which most directly impact the longevity of engine lubrication and other wear prone components of vehicles. Wear prone conditions which are determined include city driving, frequency of “cold” starts, frequency of “winter” “cold” starts, and high load high grade travel. The device and method utilize as a primary input a location aware sensor device and as a secondary input a source for the ambient temperature either retrieved from an Internet source or a local ambient temperature sensor. No direct vehicle sensor is utilized for the service interval adjustment performed by the device and method. | 2012-06-14 |
20120150382 | STARTER RELAY STRUCTURE FOR AUTO-STARTING - A starter relay structure for a vehicle, where an electronic control unit of the vehicle controls the starter relay structure. The starter relay structure comprises a first relay and a second relay activated by an ignition signal from the electronic control unit. The starter relay structure further include a third relay activated by an output of the second relay, where an output of the first relay is provided as an input to the third relay. | 2012-06-14 |
20120150383 | Systems and Methods for Detection of Piston Pump Failures on Mobile Machines - A method and system for monitoring and predicting failure in pumps on operating vehicles is disclosed. The method may comprise measuring a plurality of a pressure drops across an orifice in a case drain line of a vehicle operating in drive gear, determining an actual case drain flow rate for each measured pressure drop, selecting a plurality of the actual case drain flow rates, estimating for each selected actual case drain flow rate an estimated flow rate for the case drain line and displaying the difference between the actual case drain flow rate and the estimated flow rate for each selected actual case drain flow rate. | 2012-06-14 |
20120150384 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING CREEP TORQUE OF A VEHICLE - The present invention provides a technique for controlling creep torque to prevent a vehicle from rolling backward on an upward slope. In particular, a gradient of a road is calculated in real time from a detection value of a sensor and vehicle acceleration. A maximum creep torque for preventing roll-back caused by gravity according to the gradient is calculated using the gradient and vehicle information. A first creep torque reference is calculated based on the maximum creep torque and the vehicle speed. A second creep torque reference is calculated based on the maximum creep torque and the vehicle acceleration. A torque command value according to an operation state of a brake is calculated based on the first creep torque reference value and the second creep torque reference value and the gradient. In response, a torque output of a driving motor is controlled according to the calculated torque command value. | 2012-06-14 |
20120150385 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GEOSPATIAL DATA SHARING - Methods and apparatus for processing non-authoritative observational data during a coordinated operation, such as a military mission. Actuation of a trigger control initiates a retrieval procedure for collecting observational data from at least one system incorporated in a vehicle. Categories associated with an observational event may be selected to classify the observational data, and the selected category may be stored with the observational data in a memory. The observational data may be stored in the memory as one or more data structures called “tags.” A tag may be transmitted in real time to one or more operators in the coordinated operation via a wireless network. Stored observational information may be reviewed and edited by an operator to add additional annotations to a tag. A secondary review by supervising personnel may determine if the non-authoritative tag should be added to an authoritative source used for planning of future missions. | 2012-06-14 |
20120150386 | METHOD FOR OPERATING AT LEAST ONE SENSOR OF A VEHICLE AND DRIVER ASSISTANCE SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE - A method is provided for operating at least one first sensor of a vehicle traveling on a roadway. The first sensor is configured for detecting objects within a detection range and the method includes, but is not limited to determining a course of the roadway in a region of an instantaneous environment of the vehicle with map data stored in a storage apparatus. In addition, it is determined whether the roadway in the direction of travel of the vehicle has a bend based on the determined course of the roadway. If is determined that the roadway has a bend in the direction of travel of the vehicle, the at least one first sensor is adapted in such a manner that the detection range of the at least one first sensor in the region of the determined bend is aligned in the direction of the course of the bend. | 2012-06-14 |
20120150387 | SYSTEM FOR MONITORING A VEHICLE DRIVER - A system and method configured to receive and improve the quality of image data used to determine the condition of a vehicle driver is provided. The system and method includes a camera positioned to detect image data of the vehicle driver, a lighting system positioned to illuminate an interior of the vehicle, and a controller configured to receive the detected image data and to make a determination of the quality of the image data, alter the lighting system based on the determined image data quality, and determine a condition of the driver based on the received image data. | 2012-06-14 |
20120150388 | STEERING WHEEL CONTROLS - A method where vibration information is received from a plurality of vibration sensors fixed to a steering wheel at given positions of the steering wheel. It is then determined, based on the received vibration information and expected propagation of vibration along the steering wheel, whether a user has caused vibration to the steering wheel and at which section of the steering wheel the vibration is caused. The section of the steering wheel where the vibration is caused to the steering wheel is referred to as a touch section. Responsive to the determination of the touch section, a user command is determined and a corresponding control command is sent to a controllable device so that a user can command the controllable device in a desired manner e.g. by tapping a particular section of the steering wheel. | 2012-06-14 |
20120150389 | ELECTRIC POWER STEERING SYSTEMS WITH IMPROVED ROAD FEEL - A method is provided for controlling a motor drive torque in an EPS system having a motor and a steering assembly. The method includes receiving a torque signal from the steering assembly; processing the torque signal in accordance with a steering perception program to produce a motor control signal; and controlling the motor drive torque based on the motor control signal. | 2012-06-14 |
20120150390 | Wheel Lean Control - A work vehicle comprises a leanable traction wheel. A control unit of the work vehicle is configured to cause the wheel to move to a wheel-lean angle setpoint. | 2012-06-14 |
20120150391 | IN-VEHICLE PROTECTION SYSTEM USING MULTIPLE PROCESSING UNITS AND/OR USING MOBILE PHONE MODULE TO SEND POSITIONING INFORMATION - An in-vehicle protection system includes a signal input interface and a vehicle protection circuit. The signal input interface is arranged to receive at least an indication signal indicative of a status of a vehicle. The vehicle protection circuit includes a first processing unit, a second processing unit, and a controller. Each of the first processing unit and the second processing unit is capable of performing vehicle protection upon the vehicle, where computing power of the first processing unit is different from computing power of the second processing unit. The controller is used for receiving the indication signal, outputting the received indication signal to the first processing unit for further processing when the in-vehicle protection system operates under a first operational state, and outputting the received indication signal to the second processing unit for further processing when the in-vehicle protection system operates under a second operational state. | 2012-06-14 |
20120150392 | VEHICLE UNIT - The invention relates to a vehicle unit in a vehicle, including at least one multimedia control unit and at least one safety control unit for controlling multimedia and safety functions, wherein the vehicle unit is provided as a switching unit between the multimedia control unit and the safety control unit, and wherein the switching unit processes the data received from the multimedia control unit and makes the data available to the safety control unit. The switching unit also transmits data received from the safety control unit to the multimedia control unit. Furthermore, the switching unit has a safety level which is higher than that of the multimedia control unit and lower than that the safety control unit. | 2012-06-14 |
20120150393 | VEHICLE BATTERY SAFETY SYSTEM - A safety arrangement ( | 2012-06-14 |
20120150394 | Operating System for a Folding Trailer - A system for extending and retracting a folding trailer. The trailer has a movable top extending from a base, and a plurality of extendible supports mounted on the base and connected to the top. A drive including an electric motor extends and retracts the extendible supports in unison to extend and retract the top. A controller is provided for the drive, the controller having a motor load monitor having both an ultimate load detector and a calculated load detector. In extending and retracting the top, the load of the electric motor is regularly monitored, and is first compared with an ultimate load threshold. The motor is stopped if the ultimate load threshold is met or exceeded. The monitored load is also compared with a stall load threshold, and the motor remains in operation until the stall load threshold is met or exceeded. | 2012-06-14 |
20120150395 | Mechanism for Stabilizing Granular Material on a Vehicle Bed - An apparatus for improving the stability of a payload of granular material loaded onto the bed of a vehicle that will traverse at least one grade is disclosed. The bed of the vehicle may be coupled to a hoist mechanism which may be linked to a controller with a memory for entering a value for the grade the vehicle may traverse while carrying the payload on the bed. The controller may send a signal to the hoist mechanism to tilt the bed to a tilted position having an angle about the value of the grade. An optional tilt support mechanism may be used to engage and support the bed after the bed has been tilted by the hoist mechanism to support the bed in the tilted position while the bed is loaded with the granular material. The hoist mechanism can be used to move the bed back to the horizontal position after the payload has been deposited on the bed. | 2012-06-14 |
20120150396 | GEAR SHIFT CONTROL UNIT FOR AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - In a gear shift control unit for an automatic transmission, when an up-shift switch or a down-shift switch of a paddle shift switch is turned ON, a gear shift mode is set to a temporary manual shift mode, and a target transmission gear stage is shifted up or shifted down. Subsequently, a manual assist control is executed. In the manual assist control, an acceleration is calculated from a temporal differentiation of a vehicle speed. After it is detected that the acceleration is larger than or equal to an acceleration determination threshold, an accelerator pedal return acceleration is calculated from a double temporal differentiation of an accelerator opening degree. When the accelerator pedal return acceleration is smaller than or equal to another acceleration determination threshold, the current target transmission gear stage is automatically shifted down. | 2012-06-14 |
20120150397 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING A GEAR CHANGE OF A VEHICLE - A method for executing a gear shift step in a motor vehicle ( | 2012-06-14 |
20120150398 | ABNORMAL-PERIOD AUTOMATIC SHIFT CONTROL APPARATUS OF AUTOMATED MANUAL TRANSMISSION - In an abnormal-period automatic shift control apparatus of an automated manual transmission (AMT), a controller includes a first state detecting section configured to detect whether the AMT is in a first state where the AMT is thrown into a shift stage during an engine starting period, and a second state detecting section configured to detect whether the AMT is in a second state where a clutch failure that an automatic clutch, employed in the AMT for engine power transmission, remains engaged undesirably, occurs. Also provided is a neutral-range-period abnormality countermeasure section configured to inhibit a supply of working oil from an engine-drive oil pump, serving as a working medium for automatic-clutch engagement-and-disengagement control and automatic gear shifting, for preventing an automotive vehicle from beginning to move, while a selected operating range is a neutral range, under a condition where the first and second states occur simultaneously. | 2012-06-14 |
20120150399 | TORQUE CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ACCELERATION CHANGES - A control system includes a driver torque determination module, a lash zone torque determination module, a rate limit determination module, and an immediate torque determination module. The driver torque determination module determines a driver torque request when a driver depresses an accelerator pedal while a vehicle is coasting. The lash zone torque determination module determines a lash zone torque based on a transmission gear and an engine speed. The rate limit determination module determines an adjustment rate limit based on a previous immediate torque request, the lash zone torque, and the transmission gear. The immediate torque determination module determines a present immediate torque request based on the driver torque request and selectively determines the present immediate torque request based on the adjustment rate limit. | 2012-06-14 |
20120150400 | SYSTEM FOR CONTROL OF GEARSHIFT POINTS - A system for control of one or more gearshift points, including at least one control unit for controlling a gearbox in a motor vehicle. The engine is connected to, in order to drive, the gearbox, wherein the speed of the engine is controlled by an accelerator pedal which is connected to the engine and gearbox and can assume a plurality of positions. A shift point is controlled by the accelerator pedal and represents an engine speed at which the gearbox effects a downshift or upshift. The system operates in a first mode in which the one or more shift points are controlled on the basis of movements of the accelerator pedal, and also applies a limitation upon the change in the one or more shift points per unit time. Also a method, a motor vehicle, a computer program and a computer program product for the system are disclosed. | 2012-06-14 |
20120150401 | SYSTEM FOR CONTROL OF A GEARBOX - A system for control of a gearbox: At least one control unit controls the gearbox in a motor vehicle which comprises an engine connected to drive the gearbox. The system responds to receiving an indication by choosing for the gearbox a gear among various possible gears which causes the engine to reach a desired speed ω | 2012-06-14 |
20120150402 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROL OF A CLUTCH - A method for control of an automatically controlled clutch when setting a vehicle ( | 2012-06-14 |
20120150403 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING THE CONTACT POINT FOR A CLUTCH IN A VEHICLE - A method for determining the contact point for a clutch in a vehicle comprising an engine, a clutch, powered wheels and a gearbox. The gearbox has a first gearbox component which is connected to the clutch and disconnectable from the powered wheels. The method steps include estimating ( | 2012-06-14 |
20120150404 | FRONT WHEEL DIFFERENTIAL LOCK CONTROL SYSTEM FOR STRADDLE-RIDE TYPE FOUR-WHEELED VEHICLE - A front wheel differential lock control system for a straddle-ride type four-wheeled vehicle is provided that can reliably switch a differential locking mechanism into a lock state in a low vehicle-speed state. In an engine provided with a manual transmission having forward five-speed and reverse gears, only in a low gear ratio state (1 | 2012-06-14 |
20120150405 | MOVING BODY ANTI-COLLISION DEVICE AND MOVING BODY WITH THE SAME - A moving body anti-collision device is disclosed that is able to accurately determine a relative position between moving bodies in a small area and efficiently prevent collisions between moving bodies. The moving body anti-collision device includes a transmission unit that transmits a detection wave, a driving unit that generates a driving signal to drive the transmission unit, a receiving unit that receives a detection wave sent from a transmission unit on other moving body, a calculation unit that calculates a relative position of the moving body relative to the other moving body according to an intensity of the detection wave sent from the other moving body and received by the receiving unit, and a collision determining unit that determines, according to a calculation result given by the calculating unit, whether the moving body collide with the other moving body. | 2012-06-14 |
20120150406 | CONTROL APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - A control apparatus for a vehicle, where the vehicle includes control means for stopping an engine automatically when a stopping condition is met, and restarting the engine after the automatic stoppage of the engine, when a predetermined restarting condition is met, a braking device that is actuated to apply braking force to a drive wheel, and a plurality of vehicle-mounted devices involved in operations of the vehicle. The apparatus includes abnormality detection means for determining whether or not there exists an abnormality in at least one of the vehicle-mounted devices, and fail-safe means for, when during the automatic stoppage of the engine it is determined by the abnormality detection means that there exists an abnormality in at least one of the vehicle-mounted devices, restarting the engine forcibly. The apparatus enables the user to take suitable measures in the presence of an abnormality in the vehicle-mounted devices. | 2012-06-14 |
20120150407 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ASCERTAINING THE SPEED OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - A method for ascertaining the speed of a motor vehicle with the aid of wheel rotational speed sensors. To improve the calculation of the vehicle speeds on the basis of the wheel speeds, a first group of wheels of the motor vehicle is decelerated and a second group of wheels of the motor vehicle is simultaneously accelerated. | 2012-06-14 |
20120150408 | CONTROL DEVICE OF OMNIDIRECTIONAL VEHICLE - An omnidirectional vehicle capable of enhancing straight-line stability is provided. | 2012-06-14 |
20120150409 | VEHICLE BRAKING FORCE CONTROL DEVICE - A vehicle braking force control device which, at a normal time, performs antilock brake control when the slip ratio of a wheel has become equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold. The control device acquires from the engine control unit an accelerator pedal position signal corresponding to an accelerator pedal position, a clutch connection signal corresponding to a state of connection of a clutch, and a power transmission signal corresponding to a state of power transmission of a transmission. When engine braking is large on the basis of the accelerator pedal position signal, the clutch connection signal, and the power transmission signal, the vehicle braking force control device changes the predetermined threshold value to an offset threshold value that makes it harder to perform the antilock brake control than at the normal time. | 2012-06-14 |
20120150410 | CONTROL DEVICE OF INVERTED PENDULUM TYPE VEHICLE - A control device of an inverted pendulum type vehicle capable of simplifying the steering of the vehicle, and of improving handling quality thereof, is provided. A control unit | 2012-06-14 |
20120150411 | VEHICLE CONTROL APPARATUS - In a vehicle control apparatus employing a first speed self-adjustment control system configured to control a speed of a host vehicle based on a first command value, in a manner so as to maintain a distance of the host vehicle from a preceding vehicle or to maintain a set speed, a second speed self-adjustment control system is provided for controlling the host vehicle's speed based on a second command value determined based on information about a lateral acceleration acting on the host vehicle. Also provided is a deceleration selector configured to select either one of the first and second command values, which selected command value produces a greater deceleration exerted on the host vehicle. A control unit is configured to control the host vehicle's speed by driving an actuator based on the selected command value. | 2012-06-14 |
20120150412 | DRIVING WORK LOAD MEASUREMENT APPARATUS AND METHOD - Disclosed herein is a driving work load measurement apparatus. The driving work load measurement apparatus includes a driving work load calculation unit and a warning alarm unit. The driving work load calculation unit calculates driving work loads driving-related information collected according to driving, and calculates a total driving work load using the driving work loads and weights which are set for the respective driving work loads. The warning alarm unit provides a warning message corresponding to the total driving work load, based on control of the driving work load calculation unit. | 2012-06-14 |
20120150413 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE CONTROL USING ACOUSTIC PYROMETRY - A method and apparatus for operating a gas turbine engine including determining a temperature of a working gas at a predetermined axial location within the engine. Acoustic signals are transmitted from a plurality of acoustic transmitters and are received at a plurality of acoustic receivers. Each acoustic signal defines a distinct line-of-sound path from one of the acoustic transmitters to an acoustic receiver corresponding to the line-of-sound path. A time-of-flight is determined for each of the signals traveling along the line-of-sound paths, and the time-of-flight for each of the signals is processed to determine a temperature in a region of the predetermined axial location. | 2012-06-14 |
20120150414 | Method And Apparatus For Reconstructing In-Cylinder Pressure And Correcting For Signal Decay - A method comprises steps for reconstructing in-cylinder pressure data from a vibration signal collected from a vibration sensor mounted on an engine component where it can generate a signal with a high signal-to-noise ratio, and correcting the vibration signal for errors introduced by vibration signal charge decay and sensor sensitivity. The correction factors are determined as a function of estimated motoring pressure and the measured vibration signal itself with each of these being associated with the same engine cycle. Accordingly, the method corrects for charge decay and changes in sensor sensitivity responsive to different engine conditions to allow greater accuracy in the reconstructed in-cylinder pressure data. An apparatus is also disclosed for practicing the disclosed method, comprising a vibration sensor, a data acquisition unit for receiving the vibration signal, a computer processing unit for processing the acquired signal and a controller for controlling the engine operation based on the reconstructed in-cylinder pressure. | 2012-06-14 |
20120150415 | Ion Sense and Control for Ignition Energy Management - A system and method for operating an engine having ionization signal sensing include detecting plug fouling and controlling the engine using progressively more aggressive control strategies if the fouling condition persists. A first control strategy may be used when the number of engine starts or running time are below corresponding thresholds and a second strategy otherwise. The first strategy may employ progressively more aggressive control procedures to eliminate spark plug deposits that may include repetitive sparking, exhaust cycle sparking, increasing engine loading, advancing spark timing, increasing air/fuel ratio, and increasing idle speed, for example. The second strategy may include similar corrective actions employed in a different order and/or to a lesser degree in an attempt to eliminate plug fouling without any noticeable change in engine operation or performance as perceived by the vehicle operator. The control strategies may be applied to individual cylinders, cylinder banks, or all cylinders. | 2012-06-14 |
20120150416 | Air-fuel ratio control system - Even if the engine structure is not capable of continuous operation in the vicinity of stoichiometric air-fuel ratio, this engine is in the stoichiometric combustion region when condition such as low load and stable engine rotation is met, and the feedback control using the O2 sensor, although temporary, becomes possible. Therefore, the air-fuel ratio control system performs this feedback, and derives and sets the constant value for correction to attain the air-fuel ratio suited to the engine. Thereafter, the optimal air-fuel ratio is controlled at the normal control mode just by correcting the fuel injection quantity using the constant value. | 2012-06-14 |
20120150417 | METHOD FOR DIAGNOSING A CLOGGING OF AN INJECTOR IN AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A method is provided for diagnosing a clogging of an injector in an internal combustion engine equipped with a fuel rail and with a plurality of fuel injectors hydraulically connected to the fuel rail. The method includes, but is not limited to determining a value of a pressure drop in the fuel rail due to a quantity of fuel injected by a tested injector, and diagnosing the clogging of the tested injector if the determined pressure drop value is lower than a threshold value of this pressure drop. | 2012-06-14 |
20120150418 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING FUEL INJECTION IN A BI-FUEL VEHICLE RUNNING ON TWO FUELS, I.E. GASOLINE AND LPG - A method of controlling fuel injection of a bi-fuel vehicle running on gasoline and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), and more particularly, a method of controlling fuel injection of a bi-fuel vehicle having an engine running on gasoline and LPG, capable of simultaneously controlling supply systems and injectors of fuels and switching the fuels in response to a fuel switch request based on an injection ratio and an injection time of each fuel is provided. Thus, fuels may be switched stably and efficiently, output reduction and exhaust gas increase due to deviation of an air-fuel ratio while switching fuels may be prevented, and fuels may be appropriately switched. Furthermore, mechanical stress generated while switching fuels may be minimized and stable driving may be provided. Accordingly, the reliability of a bi-fuel vehicle simultaneously using gasoline and LPG may be improved and the competitiveness of bi-fuel vehicle products may also be improved. | 2012-06-14 |
20120150419 | Fuel Injector Diagnostic for Dual Fuel Engine - Various systems and methods are described for controlling fuel injection of a dual fuel engine which includes first and second fuel rails and first and second fuel pumps. In one example, while pumping is suspended in the second fuel rail, the first fuel is injected to all but one cylinder of the engine and the second fuel is injected to the one cylinder in a predetermined sequence. As such, the fuel injector injecting to the one cylinder is isolated and its performance may be assessed without significantly affecting engine performance. | 2012-06-14 |
20120150420 | Engine Idle Speed and Turbocharger Speed Control - Various methods are described for controlling engine operation for an engine having a turbocharger and direct injection. One example method includes performing a first and second injection during a cylinder cycle, the first injection generating a lean combustion and the second injection exiting the cylinder unburned into the exhaust upstream of a turbine of the turbocharger. | 2012-06-14 |
20120150421 | Dynamic Transitioning Between Intersection Controller Traffic Engines - A method of transitioning from one traffic engine to a second traffic engine on a single advanced traffic controller is provided. A user enters, or the controller is programmed to enter, a request to change from the first traffic engine to a second traffic engine. The first traffic engine transitions to the red rest state. Then the second traffic engine takes control of the traffic signals and enters the flash exit mode, thus completing the transition. | 2012-06-14 |
20120150422 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DELIVERING DEPARTURE NOTIFICATIONS - The present invention provides a system and method for determining the necessary departure time to allow for an on-time or desired arrival time at a particular location over a particular route based on the evaluation of historic, present, and predicted road conditions. | 2012-06-14 |
20120150423 | CLOSED AIRPORT SURFACE ALERTING SYSTEM - A system and a method alerts the occupant of a vehicle that the vehicle is in, or approaching, a zone of awareness associated with a closed surface at the airport. | 2012-06-14 |
20120150424 | DESTINATION ARRIVAL ESTIMATES AUTO-NOTIFICATION BASED ON CELLULAR SYSTEMS - The present, in one embodiment, is directed to a method for determining vehicular speeds over various travel routes that includes the steps:
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20120150425 | DETERMINING ROAD TRAFFIC CONDITIONS USING MULTIPLE DATA SAMPLES - Techniques are described for assessing road traffic conditions in various ways based on obtained traffic-related data, such as data samples from vehicles and other mobile data sources traveling on the roads and/or from one or more other sources (such as physical sensors near to or embedded in the roads). The road traffic conditions assessment based on obtained data samples may include various filtering and/or conditioning of the data samples, and various inferences and probabilistic determinations of traffic-related characteristics of interest from the data samples. In some situations, the inferences include repeatedly determining current traffic flow characteristics and/or predicted future traffic flow characteristics for road segments of interest during time periods of interest, such as to determine average traffic speed, traffic volume and/or occupancy, and include weighting various data samples in various ways (e.g., based on a latency of the data samples and/or a source of the data samples). | 2012-06-14 |
20120150426 | AIRCRAFT PATH CONFORMANCE MONITORING - A particular method includes receiving aircraft state data associated with an aircraft at an air traffic control system. The aircraft state data includes a detected position of the aircraft, a velocity of the aircraft and an orientation of the aircraft. The method also includes predicting at least one future position of the aircraft based on the aircraft state data. The method further includes generating an alert in response to comparing the predicted future position to an air traffic navigation constraint assigned to the aircraft. | 2012-06-14 |
20120150427 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SAFE TAXI SERVICE - Provided are a system and method for a safe taxi service. The method for a safe taxi service in a mobile device includes: transmitting input information regarding a destination to a vehicle information system; periodically receiving information regarding a current location of a vehicle from the vehicle information system; comparing the current location with an expected path to the destination; and transmitting state information to an external system when it is determined, according to the comparing, that the current location deviates from the expected path to the destination to an extent equal to or greater than a predetermined limit. | 2012-06-14 |
20120150428 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR RECOGNIZING ROAD SIGNS IN THE VICINITY OF A VEHICLE AND FOR SYNCHRONIZATION THEREOF TO ROAD SIGN INFORMATION FROM A DIGITAL MAP - A method for recognizing road signs in the vicinity of a vehicle and for synchronization thereof to road sign information from a digital map where, in the case of a recognition of road signs, road-sign recognition data are generated, navigation data being provided for localizing the vehicle in digital map data, and the road-sign recognition data being synchronized to the map data. To be able to provide unambiguous and the most accurate possible and thus improved road sign information to be output to the driver in the context of such a method, in the case of a discrepancy between the map data and the road-sign recognition data, the decision is made with the aid of reliability factors for the camera and map as to whether the data from the digital map or the road-sign recognition data are output in the vehicle. | 2012-06-14 |
20120150429 | METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT RELATING TO NAVIGATION - The present invention relates to a navigation system ( | 2012-06-14 |
20120150430 | Human Emotion Metrics for Navigation Plans and Maps - An enhanced navigation system allowing navigation route and destination planning according to user-specified criteria for the emotion state of persons along the route, at the destination, or both. The enhancement is accomplished by receiving a set of human emotion metrics corresponding to one or more parts of a navigation plan; determining if the human emotion metrics meet one or more user-specified criteria; responsive to not meeting the criteria, determining an alternate navigation plan until the user-specified criteria are met; and responsive to the criteria being met, presenting the navigation plan to the user for laying into a navigation system, and optionally during execution of the navigation plan updating the received human emotion metrics; repeating the determination against the user-specified criteria; and repeating the steps of determining an alternate navigation plan and presentation to a user responsive to the updated human emotion metrics not meeting the user-specified criteria. | 2012-06-14 |
20120150431 | PORTABLE NAVIGATION DEVICE AND METHOD WITH ACTIVE ELEMENTS - A portable navigation device and method are capable of presenting a destination direction to a user without resorting to visual sensation with a relatively simple configuration. Vibration elements are disposed on or in different positions of a housing. The respective vibration intensities of the vibration elements are determined on the basis of an angular difference θ between a destination direction Vn and a terminal direction Vd. The vibration elements are respectively controlled in accordance with the determined vibration intensities. The position of a vibration, which is obtained as a result of blending vibrations of the vibration elements is sensed by a user. | 2012-06-14 |
20120150432 | NAVIGATION DEVICE, NAVIGATION METHOD, AND PROGRAM - Navigation devices, methods, and programs acquire a vehicle location, access stored map information including road width information, and set a destination. The devices, methods, and programs search for a route to the set destination based on the stored map information, perform route guidance based on the searched route, and acquire a last branch point on the searched route. The devices, methods, and programs determine a road width of an entering link entering the acquired last branch point, and determine a distance from the last branch point to the destination. Based on the determined road width and the determined distance, the devices, methods, and programs determine a last communication point on the searched route at which last guidance to the destination is to be communicated to a user. | 2012-06-14 |
20120150433 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CROSS-STREET IDENTIFICATION - Aspects of the invention relate to the use of electronic maps and providing information about intersecting streets. A given region of interest on a map may include any number of features. Features of interest, including road segments and intersections, can be filtered to remove non-street data. The results may be analyzed according to individual street segments. Each segment may be identified by a feature ID, and the relationship each segment has with a given intersection is analyzed. Thus, the direction of a segment into or out of an intersection is determined, along with the physical locations of the beginning and end of the segment. This information is used to provide robust map information that may be displayed to a user. Heuristics can be applied to the map information to provide coherent address or direction information to the user for a given point of interest. | 2012-06-14 |
20120150434 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING LOCATION SERVICE AND MOBILE TERMINAL - A method for providing a location service and a mobile terminal are provided. The location service providing method includes determining a positioning method based on location information of the mobile terminal and measurement information used for calculating the location of the mobile terminal, determining a map switch indicator by using at least one of the determined positioning method, the location information, and the measurement information, selecting a global map (i.e., the whole area map) or a local map according to the determined map switch indicator, and indicating the location of the mobile terminal on the selected map. | 2012-06-14 |
20120150435 | POSITIONING APPARATUS AND POSITIONING METHOD - An apparatus includes a display displaying a first map representing a position of the apparatus obtained as a result of a first positioning, and further displaying a second map representing the position of the apparatus and being obtained as a result of a second positioning which is started before displaying the first map, the second map being displayed without responding to a request for displaying the position of the apparatus obtained as a result of the second positioning. | 2012-06-14 |
20120150436 | Method for Displaying a Travel Route - A method for displaying a travel route on a display screen in a vehicle includes plotting location names in a linear manner horizontally across the display screen. A travel route is displayed by plotting items of travel route information in a linear manner horizontally across the display screen, wherein the travel route information is a time information or a distance information. Each location name and a respective one of the items of travel route information are aligned in a vertical direction. A graphical symbol for the vehicle is displayed on the display screen such that a position of the graphical symbol for the vehicle indicates a current position of the vehicle along the travel route. The location names and the travel route information are updated as the vehicle travels along the travel route. | 2012-06-14 |
20120150437 | Systems and Methods for Precise Sub-Lane Vehicle Positioning - A vehicle having an on-board computer, vehicle sensors, a satellite-positioning unit, a database storing a lane-level map performs a method to determine a new pose of the vehicle using map matching. The method includes the on-board computer of the vehicle receiving new data from at least one of the vehicle sensors and collecting measurements from the vehicle sensors. The method also includes the on-board computer of the vehicle computing propagation of vehicle pose with respect to consecutive time instances and performing a curve-fitting process. The method further includes the on-board computer of the vehicle performing a sub-routine of updating at least one observation model based on results of the curve-fitting process, performing a tracking sub-routine including using a probability distribution to update the vehicle pose in terms of data particles, and performing a particle filtering sub-routine based on the data particles to compute the new vehicle pose. | 2012-06-14 |
20120150438 | Road Information Provision System Using Navigation Device - The present invention relates to a system for providing road information using a navigation device, and provides road information detected by a road information provision device installed on the road to a driver by transmitting the road information to a navigation device in a wireless manner. Accordingly, the present invention has the advantage of a driver being able to promptly and precisely perceive road information, which has been detected by a road information provision device installed on the road and has been transmitted to a navigation device in a wireless manner, thus allowing the driver to safely drive the vehicle. Further, there is the advantage of road information being able to be provided directly from a road information provision device, so that there is no need to pass a separate facility for collecting, analyzing and providing road information or to subscribe to a separate service for road information. | 2012-06-14 |
20120150439 | Automatic Determination of Tire Height for Improving Guidance Performance - A system and method improve guidance system performance. An accuracy improvement module (AIM) can be configured to compare observed and expected inclination compensation factors (ICFs) at a plurality of inclination angles to detect an inaccuracy in antenna height. In response to detecting an inaccuracy, an AIM can determine a revised antenna height that more accurately represents the height of an antenna above ground. A proposed antenna height can be determined using an observed ICF. A fixed vehicle body height can be subtracted from the proposed antenna height to provide a proposed tire radius. The proposed tire radius can be compared to a table of standard tire radii to determine a tire radius value, which can then be added to the fixed vehicle body height to provide a revised antenna height. The revised antenna height can improve the accuracy or calculated ground positions, thereby improving guidance system performance. | 2012-06-14 |
20120150440 | POSITIONING APPARATUS, POSITIONING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR MEASURING POSITION USING BOTH AUTONOMOUS NAVIGATION AND GPS - A positioning apparatus performs two-phased correction in the case where continuous relative position data are acquired by autonomous-navigation positioning unit without acquiring absolute positions, and after that, absolute position data are acquired corresponding to a plurality of points using positioning satellites. In the first phase, correction is performed on continuous relative position data corresponding to a period in which absolute position data is acquired, by associating such continuous relative position data with the acquired absolute position data. In the second phase, correction is preformed on relative position data acquired without absolute positions, by using the parameter identical to that of the first correction. | 2012-06-14 |
20120150441 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR NAVIGATION USING CROSS CORRELATION ON EVIDENCE GRIDS - Systems and methods for navigation using cross correlation on evidence grids are provided. In one embodiment, a system for using cross-correlated evidence grids to acquire navigation information comprises: a navigation processor coupled to an inertial measurement unit, the navigation processor configured to generate a navigation solution; a sensor configured to scan an environment; an evidence grid creator coupled to the sensor and the navigation processor, wherein the evidence grid creator is configured to generate a current evidence grid based on data received from the sensor and the navigation solution; a correlator configured to correlate the current evidence grid against a historical evidence grid stored in a memory to produce displacement information; and where the navigation processor receives correction data derived from correlation of evidence grids and adjusts the navigation solution based on the correction data. | 2012-06-14 |
20120150442 | MOVING ROUTE PROCESSING DEVICE AND INFORMATION PROVIDING SYSTEM USING THIS MOVING ROUTE PROCESSING DEVICE - Disclosed is a moving route processing device provided with: a route data creating unit for adding date and time information showing a current date and time to position information showing a current position to create route data with timestamp; a route data recorder for recording the route data with timestamp created by the route data creating unit; a communication processing unit for acquiring predetermined data from a database connected to a network; a route comparing unit for comparing the predetermined data acquired by the communication processing unit with the route data with timestamp recorded in the route data recorder; and a display processing unit for, when it is determined from the comparison by the route comparing unit that a close contact state existed, creating and displaying a message showing that a close contact state existed. | 2012-06-14 |
20120150443 | Methods and Apparatus for Geo-Collaboration - Methods and computer readable medium for collaborating on geographical maps between two or more computers are disclosed. In particular, sharing a geographical location on a map between two or more computers and co-navigating a map between two or more computers are disclosed. With respect to sharing a geographical location, the geographical location is retrieved to the first computer. The geographical location is added to the map being rendered at the first computer and is sent to a second computer. A map including the geographical location is rendered at the second computer. With respect to co-navigating, a map is displayed from a map perspective at the first computer. The map perspective is sent to the second computer. A map from the same map perspective being displayed at the first computer is rendered at the second computer. | 2012-06-14 |
20120150444 | APPARATUSES FOR MANAGING, DETERMINING, AND VERIFYING NAVIGATION ROUTE FOR MOBILE TERMINAL, NAVIGATION SERVICE PROVISION SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF MANAGING NAVIGATION ROUTE FOR MOBILE TERMINAL - Apparatuses for managing, determining, and verifying a navigation route, a navigation service provision system, and a method of managing a navigation route are provided. The apparatus for managing a navigation route manages mapping information that maps one or more locations on the path of movement of a mobile terminal to information on one or more networks that are available for wireless communication at the locations. The apparatus for determining a navigation route selects an optimum navigation route from among a plurality of navigation routes into which a network access state of the mobile terminal on the path of movement of the mobile terminal is reflected, according to one or more preference rules. The apparatus for verifying a navigation route verifies the network access state of the mobile terminal on the path of movement of the mobile terminal. | 2012-06-14 |
20120150445 | RESERVOIR GRID CONVERSION FOR SCALING STRAIN - One or more computer-readable media include computer-executable instructions to instruct a computing system to, for a given time, solve the elastic wave equation in tensorial form for a geological reservoir model subject to stated conditions; and adjust a grid associated with the geological reservoir model based on solution of the elastic wave equation in tensorial form for the given time. Various other apparatuses, systems, methods, etc., are also disclosed. | 2012-06-14 |
20120150446 | Interactive User Interface for Weather Data - In general, the subject matter described in this specification can be embodied in methods, systems, and program products for providing an interactive display of predictive weather data. A graphical interface includes a graph with predictive atmospheric temperature values and predictive values for a second weather statistic. Lateral user input over a display device is received. In response a position on the graph of a visible indication of a selected time is repeatedly changed to correspond to the lateral user input. The visible indication of the selected time includes a numerical display of the selected time that repeatedly updates as the position of the visible indication of the selected time changes. A numerical display of the atmospheric temperature value and a numerical display of the value for the second weather statistic repeatedly update to correspond to the selected time. | 2012-06-14 |
20120150447 | METHOD FOR ANALYSING SEISMIC DATA WITH ATTRIBUTE FUNCTIONS - A method for stratigraphic analysis of seismic data, known as GeoLeaf, comprises: selecting a seismic data volume comprising a plurality of samples; selecting a number of horizons (TH, BH | 2012-06-14 |
20120150448 | Modular Analyte Measurement Systems, Modular Components Thereof and Related Methods - Presented herein is a modular analyte measurement system having a replaceable strip port module that releasably connects and operably couples with an analyte meter. Embodiments of the present invention also relate to modular components of the analyte measurement system. In one aspect, there is provided a replaceable strip port module having a strip port and electrical interface for removably and electrically coupling with an analyte meter. In another aspect, there is provided an analyte meter that includes a processor and electrical interface for removably and electrically coupling with replaceable strip port modules. Methods of configuring the analyte measurement system and methods of determining an analyte meter with the analyte measurement system are also provided. | 2012-06-14 |
20120150449 | Method of Using Human Physiological Responses As Inputs To Hydrocarbon Management Decisions - A method of analyzing hydrocarbon-related data is disclosed. Data representative of a hydrocarbon entity is presented. A physiological response of a viewer of the data is sensed. The physiological response is associated with the data. The data and a representation of the associated physiological response is outputted. | 2012-06-14 |
20120150450 | BIOMETRIC AUTHENTICATION SYSTEM, METHOD, AND PROGRAM - Provided are a biometric authentication system which can guarantee an FMR in a practical processing time even when an attacker attacks the biometric authentication system by selectively using query data in which data of a set other than a biometric information data set is included, a biometric authentication method, and a biometric authentication program. | 2012-06-14 |
20120150451 | Optical Computation Fluid Analysis System and Method - Methods and apparatus for determining at least one property of fluids related to oilfield operations may include an optical calculation device for measuring light having interacted with the fluid (e.g., flowing fluids and flames). The flame may be fueled, at least in part, by the stream of fluid from the subsurface well. Methods may include directing interacted light that comprises light having passed through a fluid relating to an oilfield operation to an iris; performing a regression calculation on the interacted light with an optical calculation device responsive to the interacted light incident thereon to produce at least one output light signal; and determining at least one property of the fluid from the at least one output light signal. | 2012-06-14 |
20120150452 | Fluid Density Measurement Device - A device for determining a density of a fluid including a mechanical resonator, a driver/receiver unit arranged to provide an actuation to the mechanical resonator, sense a response of the mechanical resonator to the actuation, and provide an output signal representing the response; and an evaluation unit. The evaluation unit of the device is arranged to determine an oscillation distribution from the output signal, determine a resonance frequency estimate from the oscillation distribution, and determine the density of the fluid based upon the resonance frequency estimate. The device enables a more accurate determination of the fluid density for fluids including immiscible components (thus forming a heterogeneous mixture), like a water-oil emulsion, or a fluid with occluded gas. | 2012-06-14 |
20120150453 | CLASSIFICATION OF IMPACTS FROM SENSOR DATA - Systems and methods are provided for classifying an impact to a head of a human being as one of a plurality of event classes. A sensor interface is configured to determine an acceleration at a location of interest on the human being from provided sensor data in response to the impact. A feature calculation component is configured to calculate a plurality of impact parameters from the determined acceleration at the location of interest. A pattern recognition classifier is configured to associate the impact with an associated event class of at least three associated event classes according to the calculated plurality of impact parameters. A post-processing component is configured to communicate the associated event class an observer via an associated output device. | 2012-06-14 |