26th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 22 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090160590 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING A LIFTING MAGNET SUPPLIED WITH AN AC SOURCE - A magnet controller supplied by an AC source controls a lifting magnet. Two bridges allow DC current to flow in both directions in the lifting magnet. During “Lift”, relatively high voltage is applied to the lifting magnet until it reaches its cold current. Then voltage is lowered. After a desired interval, once the magnet has had time to build its electromagnetic field, voltage is further reduced to prevent the magnet from overheating. The magnet lifting forced is maintained due to the magnetic circuit hysteresis. During “Drop”, reverse voltage is applied briefly to demagnetize the lifting magnet. At the end of the “Lift” and the “Drop”, most of the lifting magnet energy is returned to the line source. A logic controller controls current and voltage of the magnet and calculates the magnet's temperature. In one embodiment, a “Sweep” switch is provided to allow reduction of the magnet power to prevent attraction to the bottom or walls of magnetic rail cars or containers. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160591 | MAGNETIC ELEMENT - To provide a magnetic element the ends of the coil of which can be drawn out from the core easily, is compact, and further, is one in which magnetic saturation does not arise easily. A magnetic element has a core unit provided with a wound coil, a center core | 2009-06-25 |
20090160592 | Helical core on-chip power inductor - An on-chip inductor structure includes a conductive inductor coil and a helical ferromagnetic inductor core that is formed to wrap around the conductive coil. The coil is space-apart from the ferromagnetic core by intervening dielectric material. The helical core structure includes at least one magnetic gap lithographically formed in the core. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160593 | STRUCTURE FOR DRAWING OUT LEAD WIRES FROM A COIL DEVICE - To prevent an exposed conductor portion from breaking and to maintain connection state between lead wires and a wiring board even when a load is added to the lead wires under the condition that the lead wires for a coil device is connected to and retained on the wiring board. In a structure for drawing out lead wires from a coil device according to the present invention, for drawing a lead wire from a terminal pin of a coil device | 2009-06-25 |
20090160594 | COILED COMPONENT AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, a coiled component includes a conductor wire including a portion coiled around a core and an end portion out of the core, a lead including a first end portion and a second end portion to which the end portion of the conductor wire is connected, and a protrusion section protruding at a position outwardly shifted from the second end portion of the lead as seen from the core. The conductor wire is extended from the core to the second end portion of the lead in such a manner that the conductor wire is curved to pass the protrusion section. The protrusion section includes an inclined part around which the conductor wire is windable, and which is inclined in such a manner that a protrusion height of the protrusion section decreases in a direction away from the core. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160595 | Compact Power Semiconductor Package and Method with Stacked Inductor and Integrated Circuit Die - A power semiconductor package is disclosed with high inductance rating while exhibiting a reduced foot print. It has a bonded stack of power IC die at bottom, a power inductor at top and a circuit substrate, made of leadframe or printed circuit board, in the middle. The power inductor has a inductor core of closed magnetic loop. The circuit substrate has a first number of bottom half-coil forming conductive elements beneath the inductor core. A second number of top half-coil forming conductive elements, made of bond wires, three dimensionally formed interconnection plates or upper leadframe leads, are located atop the inductor core with both ends of each element connected to respective bottom half-coil forming conductive elements to jointly form an inductive coil enclosing the inductor core. A top encapsulant protectively encases the inductor core, the top half-coil forming conductive elements, the bottom half-coil forming conductive elements and the circuit substrate. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160596 | MAGNETIC DEVICE - A magnetic device includes a circuit board, a magnetic induction element, an insulating structure and a plurality of conductive wire segments. The circuit board has at least one conductive layer. The magnetic induction element is disposed on the circuit board. The insulating structure covers the magnetic induction element. The insulating structure is wound by the conductive wire segments. Two ends of each conductive wire segments are electrically connected to the conductive layer to form a coil loop. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160597 | High Voltage Fuse With Universal Fuse Terminal - A high voltage fuse which includes at least one fuse terminal located at a distal end of the fuse housing. One face of the fuse terminal includes an elongated groove and an opposite face includes at least two elongated grooves. An aperture extends through the fuse terminal from the first face to the second face. The first face is adapted for use with an eyebolt connector component to attach a single conductor to be in direct contact with the fuse terminal. The second face is adapted for use with a parallel groove connector clamping component to attach a pair of conductors in direct contact with the fuse terminal. Alternatively, the grooves on the first and second faces may be provided on a single face of the fuse terminal. The fuse terminal may also serve the function of a spade connector. Thus, the fuse terminal provides improved versatility to allow a variety of connectors to be used therewith. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160598 | FUSE MOUNTING MEMBER - A fuse mounting assembly includes an epoxy-bonded glass-fiber core that is surrounded by a resilient sleeve having a number of radially extending members. Attached to an end of the core is a first mounting bracket and attached to another end of the core is another mounting bracket. Each of the mounting brackets is connected to a fuse which is structured to protect a power circuit. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160599 | Dual contact bimetallic thermostat - A dual contact thermostat includes a bimetallic strip that partially controls two sets of contact points. An adjustable temperature actuator engages the contact points whereby the activation temperature of each set of points when the points are first closed is determined by the bimetallic strip in combination with the adjustable temperature actuator. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160600 | VARISTOR - A varistor | 2009-06-25 |
20090160601 | TEMPERATURE COMPENSATION ATTENUATOR - A temperature compensation attenuator comprising: a base; a first film thermistor having two edges, a second film thermistor having a first edge, a second edge; and a third edge; an input terminal; an output terminal and a ground terminal; wherein the first film thermistor and the second film thermistor are disposed on the base; one edge of the first film thermistor is contacted to the input terminal; the other edge of the first film thermistor is contacted to the output terminal; the first edge of the second film thermistor is contacted to the input terminal; the second edge of the second film thermistor is contacted to the output terminal, the third edge of the second film thermistor is contacted to the ground terminal; and the first film thermistor has a temperature characteristic opposite to that of the second film thermistor. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160602 | Chip Resistor - The chip resistor ( | 2009-06-25 |
20090160603 | LOCATING RFID TAGS - A method and RFID tag for locating RFID tags. A passive RFID tag A receives a polling command transmitted from a RFID reader and addressed to another passive RFID tag B. The RFID tag A determines that the polling command is not addressed to the RFID tag A and consequently, at time t | 2009-06-25 |
20090160604 | RFID equipped vehicle immobilizer systems including speed control zones and methods relating thereto - A vehicle speed control system includes an RFID equipped vehicle having a computer system for controlling operating functions of the vehicle, a transmitting and receiving station positioned adjacent a speed control zone, capability for sending a speed control command from the transmitting and receiving station to the vehicle, cooperative components associated with the vehicle for receiving the speed control command from the transmitting and receiving station, and various elements associated with the vehicle for adjusting speed of the vehicle in response to the speed control command received from the station. The transmitting and receiving station includes electronic circuitry and related components for determining the speed of the RFID equipped vehicle as the vehicle enters the speed control zone. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160605 | Interrogation System Employing Prior Knowledge About an Object to Discern an Identity Thereof - An interrogation system employable with an object having a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag and method of operating the same. In one embodiment, the interrogation system includes a database having prior knowledge about the object, and an interrogator that scans the RFID tag and discerns additional information therefrom about the object. The interrogator still further includes a control system that identifies the object based on the prior knowledge and the additional information. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160606 | Lock System with User Self-Enrollment Method - A lock system ( | 2009-06-25 |
20090160607 | VEHICLE KEY FOB HAVING A COMMUNICATIONS CIRCUIT - A vehicle key fob for communicating information between one or more electronic devices, such as a personal or laptop computer, and a wireless-enabled vehicle. In one embodiment, a wired communications link is established between the electronic device and the vehicle key fob over a wired connection, such as a USB cable. A separate wireless communications link is established between a wireless interface located in the vehicle key fob, such as a wireless adapter, and the wireless-enabled vehicle so that information can be sent from the electronic device to the vehicle, and vice-versa, in a secured manner. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160608 | MOTORCAR - A motorcar contains a metallic door for opening and closing an entry space to the inside of the car body; a door handle by which the door is opened and closed; a door-lock system for the locking/unlocking door; a radio-wave-permeable lid that covers an opening formed so as to correspond to the position of the door handle; an antenna disposed on a lid inside the door; a controller that is connected to an antenna and controls the locking and unlocking operations of the door-lock system; and a portable key for establishing radio communications with the antenna. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160609 | METHOD FOR UNLOCKING A LOCKED COMPUTING DEVICE AND COMPUTING DEVICE THEREOF - A method for unlocking a locked computing device includes obtaining biometric information utilizing the computing device, determining whether the biometric information meets a predetermined requirement, unlocking the computing device when the biometric information obtained meets the predetermined requirement, and maintaining a locked status of the computing device when the biometric information does not meet the predetermined requirement. A computing device includes a sensor utilized for obtaining biometric information, wherein the computing device is for determining whether the biometric information meets a predetermined requirement, for unlocking the computing device when the biometric information obtained meets the predetermined requirement, and for maintaining a locked status of the computing device when the biometric information does not meet the predetermined requirement. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160610 | PSEUDORANDOM NUMBER GENERATOR - One embodiment of the invention includes a pseudorandom number generator (PRNG) for generating pseudorandom numbers for a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag. The PRNG includes an analog portion configured to generate a pseudorandom number seed having a value that varies based on sampling a received RF signal. A digital portion is configured to generate a pseudorandom number based on the pseudorandom number seed generated by the analog portion. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160611 | Enhanced Communication Via RFID Interrogator - An RFID portal is enhanced to provide communication capability to RFID communication enabled devices. Such devices include cameras, PDAs, voice communicator, keyboards, displays, indicators, storage devices, etc. Devices are made RFID communication enabled by providing them with an RFID interface and an RFID tag “front end”. Such an enhanced device communicates with an enhanced portal via an RFID reader/interrogator associated with the portal. The portal may have connection to other communication channels, such as an Ethernet tie to a network, a landline phone connection, a cellular interface, an 802.11 connection, a Bluetooth channel, etc. Such connections allow an RFID communication enabled device to communicate beyond the enhanced portal to the outside world. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160612 | Measurement System, Measurement Method and New Use of Antenna - The invention relates to a measuring system for detecting radio-frequency tags, a measuring method, and a new use for a leaky waveguide. The measuring system comprises a reading device and an antenna, which is connected to reading device for connecting to the tags. According to the invention, the antenna is a microstrip-type leaky waveguide having a length which is several times the operating wavelength of the tags. The invention permits reliable and precise RFID detection, for example, for a results service for sports events. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160613 | Cartridge for including at least RFID tag and appratus for communicating with RFID tag - This disclosure discloses an apparatus for producing RFID label includes: a cartridge holder detachable with respect to a cartridge having a base tape provided with a RFID circuit element provided with an IC circuit part and a tag antenna, a loop antenna configured to transmit/receive information with the RFID circuit element via radio communication, and a cartridge connector configured to supply power to the loop antenna; a tape feeding roller configured to feed the base tape; and an apparatus connector configured to supply power to the cartridge connector. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160614 | Assembly work supporting method and system - Detecting whether components are combined and coupled correctly in assembly work is performed by correct and simple operations. The proposed method includes reading a first IC tag attached to a joint part of a first component and a second IC tag attached to a joint part of a second component together in a manner of preventing collision and determining whether the first component and the second component are coupled correctly, based on information representing mating relations of IC tags memorized beforehand. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160615 | Contact-less tag with signature, and applications thereof - A method which comprises generating a first signature by encoding an identifier with a first additional data set at a first time instant; responding to a first read request from a tag reader by releasing the first signature; generating a second signature by encoding the identifier with a second additional data set at a second time instant, the second additional data set being different from the first additional data set; and responding to a second read request by releasing the second signature. Also, a method which comprises obtaining a signature from a contactlessly readable tag; decrypting the signature with a key to obtain a candidate identifier and a scrambling code associated with the signature; and validating the candidate identifier based on at least one of the scrambling code and the signature. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160616 | Seat belt system - A seat belt monitoring system is provided. The seat belt monitoring system includes a seat belt system. The seat belt system has a first portion including a seat belt webbing and a tongue. The seat belt system also includes a buckle. A radio frequency device is associated with the first portion. The seat belt monitoring system further includes a radio frequency receiver that detects either a signal from the radio frequency device or a particular spatial relationship between the radio frequency device and a second radio frequency device placed near the buckle of the seat belt system. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160617 | CREDIT, SECURITY, DEBIT CARDS AND THE LIKE WITH BUTTONS - A card is provided, such as a credit card or security card, that may transmit information to a magnetic stripe reader via a magnetic emulator. The emulator may transmit the information in order to reduce the amount of circuitry needed to emulate a particular block of information. Additionally, for example, one or more buttons may be included on the card. Buttons may be includes, for example, to provide a control interface to navigate through various options of the card. Additionally, coding schemes may be selected via buttons. Furthermore, a card may be locked until a private number is entered into a card or a number may only be generated (e.g., displayed and/or emulated) once a particular private number is entered into a card. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160618 | Method to personalize consumer items for use in outdoor activities - The present invention provides a method to personalize and enhance the value of consumer items for use in outdoor activities. It utilizes radio frequency identification (RFID) tags, computers, PDAs, and cell phones to link, record, and retrieve positional, personal, and historical data. The personalization and association of an object to a unique event by the consumer will lead to enhanced value of the product. Information that is stored on cell phones, PDAs, computers, and external databases are transferred as multimedia messages. The information is cataloged and organized using the unique RFID number. The subject line of the multimedia message is the RFID tag number. Commercial items such as skis, coats, hats, shoes, shirts, pants, gloves, sun glasses, surfboards, bicycles, wetsuits, cell phones, computers, golf clubs, golf balls, fishing poles, and lures will be produced that contain RFID tags. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160619 | INDUCTIVELY COUPLED MODULE AND ITEM WITH INDUCTIVELY COUPLED MODULE - An inductively coupled module includes a wireless IC chip and a feeder circuit substrate which is connected to the wireless IC chip and which includes a feeder circuit including an inductance element and a capacitance element. The feeder circuit substrate is made of a biodegradable plastic so as to prevent a negative impact of the module on the environment and the human body. The inductively coupled module is adhered on a radiation plate and is used as a wireless IC device of an RFID system. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160620 | Smartbeam Visibility Network - A method for providing real-time visibility on a construction project includes steps of: attaching a low-frequency, ultra low-power, two-way transceiver radio tag to each construction material to be used in the construction project; storing data relating to the construction material in the tag; and reading the data from the transceiver of the tag by interrogating the radio tag with radio frequency interrogation signals. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160621 | MULTIMEDIA ARTICLE MANAGEMENT FACILITY - A method is presented for managing user preferences upon reading a multimedia article. The method may include receiving a request to read the multimedia article, and reading a RFID tag coupled to the multimedia article. The RFID tag may store user preference information for reading the multimedia article. The user preference information may then be applied, and the multimedia article may be read in accordance with the user preference information. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160622 | DIVIDING TAGGED ITEMS INTO SUBSETS - A method and system for dividing a set of tagged items into subsets. Each tagged item is tagged with a passive RFID tag. A RFID reader is instructed to poll the RFID tags of all tagged items in a specified region having fixed boundaries to generate information including, for each tagged item, a spatial location of each tagged item and a list of all other tagged items in the region which are adjacent to each tagged item. The region is split into a plurality of subregions. For each subregion, a central tagged item having more adjacent tagged items in each subregion than any other tagged item in each subregion is determined, utilizing the generated information. A virtual boundary is outlined around the central tagged item to enclose the central tagged item and a portion of the tagged items in each subregion which are adjacent to the central tagged item. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160623 | METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING AN ELECTRONIC LABEL, ELECTRONIC LABEL AND BASE STATION FOR IMPLEMENTING SAID METHOD - The invention relates to a method for identifying electronic labels provided with an identification code consisting of a plurality of rows, by means of a base station emitting interrogation commands ( | 2009-06-25 |
20090160624 | TRACEABILITY SYSTEM - An individual article management arrangements for managing an individual article distributed through a plurality of sites with a form thereof changed at least one of said plurality of sites, including: information processing apparatuses installed at said plurality of sites; and a data center apparatus connected to each of said information processing apparatuses through a network. The data center apparatus and the information processing apparatuses are configured to effect predetermined operations. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160625 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, NON-CONTACT TYPE IC CARD, SIGNAL SELECTION METHOD AND PROGRAM PRODUCT - A communication apparatus receiving a signal via a non-contact communication is provided. The communication apparatus includes a plurality of demodulation mechanisms demodulating in parallel multiple modulated signals obtained by splitting a received signal, a characteristics comparison mechanism comparing with each other, in a detection phase of synchronous codes of output signals output from the plurality of the demodulation mechanisms, the characteristics of the output signals, and a signal selection mechanism selecting, in accordance with the comparison result by the characteristics comparison mechanism, the output signal having comparatively good characteristics. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160626 | Method for Setting Home Code in Network System and Device for Network - The present invention relates to a method for setting a home code in a network system and a device for a network system. The method and device allow a user to conveniently remote control the operation of and monitor the operational state of appliances. Thanks to the method and device, a user, for example, who is locating at home or out-of-home, can control the operation or monitor the operational state of various appliances such as refrigerator or laundry machine through a living network installed at home, such as RS-485 network, a low power RF network, or a power line network. The method of setting a home code in a network system includes a first step of producing a random home code value using a random numbers generation algorithm, a second step of checking whether the random home code value is a unique code, and a third step of setting the random home code value as a home code of all devices connected to a network when it is found that the random home code value is a unique code as the result of checking, so that all the devices connected to the same network have the same home code. The present invention is very useful in ability of effectively setting and managing a unique home code in a network. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160627 | POWER LINE COMMUNICATON FOR ELECTRICAL FIXTURE CONTROL - We disclose an apparatus capable of receiving control command data for one or more electrical fixtures and modulating an alternating current by modifying firing phase angles to transmit the data corresponding to the control commands via a power line transmitting the alternating current. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160628 | Guidance System and Method - The invention teaches using a directional light source to direct light at a target having directional indicia thereon. It is emphasized that this abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract that will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure. It is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160629 | VEHICLE MONITORING SYSTEM - A vehicle monitoring system which can readily identify information transmitted from each detecting device without requiring registration of identifying information of the detecting device is to be provided. Detecting devices transmit vehicle information including at least the result of detection and self-identifying information; a tractor relaying device and a trailer relaying device add their self-identifying information to vehicle data received on the basis of the identifying information of the detecting devices and transmit the vehicle data, and transmit registration data including their own relaying device IDs and types indicating the registration of the relaying device IDs; the tractor relaying device stores the relaying device ID of the registration data transmitted from the trailer relaying device on the basis of the type information and transmits that registration data, and transmits vehicle data received from the trailer relaying device on the basis of the relaying device ID. The display device receives the registration data and the vehicle data transmitted from the tractor relaying device, and stores the relaying device ID of the registration data on the basis of type information. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160630 | Driver Assistance System and Method With Object Detection Facility - A method is provided for attracting the attention of a motor vehicle driver to a potential hazardous spot in an image, which is illustrated in a real form on a display of the motor vehicle or in a virtual form in a region of the motor vehicle. At least one laser scanner provided in the vehicle scans the surroundings in front of the vehicle and determines the shape of an object and the distance of the object from the vehicle. At least one infrared camera, in particular a thermal imaging camera, is provided on the vehicle. It records the surroundings in front of the vehicle and makes available the real or virtual image of the surroundings for display to the driver. The object is compared with at least a first reference object within the scope of a first pattern recognition process. If there is significant correspondence between the object and the reference object, that area on the real or virtual image displayed to the driver in which the object is to be found is determined. The respective area of the image and/or the respective object is highlighted in the image. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160631 | Method and Control Device for Recognising Inattentiveness According to at Least One Parameter Which is Specific to a Driver - A method and a control unit are provided for detecting when the driver of a motor vehicle becomes inattentive. In order to be able to reliably draw conclusions about the presence of inattentiveness of the driver, it is proposed to observe not only a steering inactivity phase but also a steering action which follows the steering inactivity phase. A detected implementation of the steering inactivity phase and of the steering action are logically combined with one another, and the result of this logic combination is then used as a measure of the severity of the inattentiveness of the driver. In addition, the measure of the severity of the inattentiveness of the driver depends on at least one driver-specific parameter which is determined during the execution of the method. The inattentiveness of the driver can also be detected during the time interval in which the at least one driver-specific parameter is determined. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160632 | Wheel identifying apparatus and tire inflation pressure detecting apparatus with function of wheel identification - A wheel identifying apparatus according to the present invention includes a plurality of transceivers, a triggering device, a receiver, and a wheel identifier. Each of the transceivers is located on one of a plurality of wheels of a vehicle and works to receive a trigger signal and transmit a response signal in response to receipt of the trigger signal. The triggering device is located on a body of the vehicle at different distances from the transceivers and works to transmit the trigger signal. The receiver works to receive the response signals transmitted by the transceivers. The wheel identifier is operatively connected to the receiver and works to identify, for each of the response signals received by the receiver, the wheel on which the transceiver having transmitted the response signal is located using the fact that strengths of the trigger signal at the transceivers are different from each other. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160633 | BRAKE LIGHT SYSTEM FOR UTILITY VEHICLE - A brake lighting system for a lightweight utility vehicle is provided. The brake lighting system can comprise a pressure sensitive brake light switch (PSBLS) operably connected to a brake pedal subassembly of the vehicle. The PSBLS is configured such that depression of a brake pedal included in the brake pedal subassembly compresses the pressure sensitive brake light switch. The brake lighting system additionally can comprise a brake light circuit that can comprise at least one brake light and an electronic switching device communicatively connected to the PSBLS. The electronic switching device is responsive to a brake light signal transmitted by the PSBLS when the PSBLS is compressed. Upon receipt of the brake light signal, the electronic switching device enables a current flow through the brake light to illuminate the brake light. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160634 | System and method for terminal truck management - A system for management of port terminal operations is disclosed as one of the embodiments of the invention. The system includes a plurality of task communication devices, a plurality of first and second display devices, and a task dispatch system. Each of the task communication devices is associated with a respective one of a plurality of transportation equipment, and receives a signal indicative of at least one task to be completed by the associated transportation equipment. Each of the task communication devices has one of the first display devices and one of the second display devices coupled to it. Each first display device displays a first aspect of the at least one task. Each second display device displays a second aspect of the at least one task. The task dispatch system causes signals each of which indicative of at least one task to be completed by a respective one of the transportation equipment to be transmitted to the plurality of task communication devices. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160635 | METHOD FOR THE DISTRIBUTION OF EMERGENCY ALERT INFORMATION OVER AN IP HOME NETWORK - In some embodiments, a method for the distribution of emergency alert information over an IP home network is presented. In this regard, an alert agent is introduced to receive an emergency alert, to discover remote user interface (RUI) clients on a home network, to construct custom alerts for the discovered RUI clients and to push the custom alerts to the discovered RUI clients. Other embodiments are also disclosed and claimed. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160636 | Intruder Detection Systems for Access Hatches - A wireless alarm system comprising a master unit | 2009-06-25 |
20090160637 | Wireless Event Status Communication System, Device and Method - A wireless event status communication system, device and method are disclosed. In one form, a wireless enabled notification system includes a wireless informer operably associated with an environmental element having more than one operating state and operable to determine a current operating state of the environmental element and to communicate the current operating state via a wireless communication module. The system further includes a remote status notification device operable to receive the communication including the current operating state. The remote status notification device including a processor operable to determine a last current operating state when the remote status notification device is out of range of the wireless informer. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160638 | RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION READER SYSTEM - In general, the disclosure describes a radio frequency identification (“RFID”) reader system is disclosed. In particular, the RFID reader system is preferably mobile and determines both the existence and general location of at least one RFID-tagged object of interest. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160639 | KEYLESS ALERT SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMOBILES - A keyless alert system for use in a car incorporating a keyless control system including a master controller and a remote controller co-operable via an RF communication link. The keyless alert system comprises a master alert unit in the master controller, a remote alert unit in the remote controller, and an alert signal generator in each of the alert units for providing an alert signal while the car engine is running and when the communication link fails by reason of the remote alert unit being separated from the master alert unit beyond a certain distance. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160640 | USER INTERFACE FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICES - A system is disclosed including an electronic device having a case housing an operative portion, such as a sound system, CD Player, or the like. A bay is formed in the case and includes a communication channel interface electrically coupled to the operative portion. The system further includes a portable computer, such as a personal digital assistant (PDA). The portable computer is sized to fit within the bay having a communication channel thereof in data communication with the communication channel interface. The portable computer stores applications including one or more control applications programmed to generate control signals in response to user inputs. Applications may display an interface on a touch screen and receive user inputs therefrom. The control signals are transmitted to the operative portion which responds to the control signals by playing music, adjusting a volume level, and the like. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160641 | PERSONAL ALARM SYSTEM FOR OBTAINING ASSISTANCE FROM REMOTE RECIPIENTS - The present invention provides a personal alarm system including a communication device for transmitting a signal to a recipient such as a signal monitoring center or rescue or other emergency authorities. An interface module, including a user-programmable memory and a user interface, controls the communication device. A triggering key is used to activate the interface module in the case of an emergency, thereby causing the communication device to transmit a signal to the recipient. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160642 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR WIRELESSLY RECEIVING BIOLOGICAL SIGNAL - A method of wirelessly receiving a biological signal is provided. Thus, it is possible to considerably reduce power consumption of a wireless biological signal receiver by determining a transmission period of an externally received biological signal, setting an operation mode of the wireless biological signal receiver to an active mode in which it is possible to receive the biological signal for a predetermined time for each determined transmission period and receiving the biological signal, and changing the operation mode from the active mode to a low-power mode in which it is impossible to receive the biological signal, after the predetermined time is elapsed with respect to each determined transmission period. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160643 | PERSONAL EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION DEVICE WITH USAGE MONITORING - A personal security apparatus includes a transmitting device having an event detector initiating different signals which indicate different event types. A transceiver receives the signals from the transmitting device and interprets each signal as corresponding to a particular event type. The transceiver sends respective event type alert signals to a remote monitoring device. The remote monitoring device provides a plurality of respective event type indicators for each of the event type alert signals received. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160644 | Active Tags - Active tags are disclosed. According to one aspect of the present invention, an active tag is made similar to a shell in shape. The tag includes two parts, one is referred to as a cover and the other one is referred to as a base. The base includes a trigger tip (e.g., a reset switch) that is engaged when the two parts are closed. In an exemplary application, the needle of the cover part goes through a piece of garment and is engaged into the cover. These two parts can be disengaged by a detacher that is typically controlled by a casher (e.g., at point of sale). One of the important features in the present invention is that the tag is active, which means the shell tag will set off an alarming audio if disengaged improperly or without authorization. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160645 | Voice Over RFID - A wearable mobile computer communicates with a headset worn by an operator using a communication channel established between the computer and a radio frequency identification (“RFID”) tag located in the headset. The headset may be configured for receive only (voice travels only from the computer to the headset) or configured for two-way voice communication. For two-way communication backscatter from the RFID tag is used to carry voice signals. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160646 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING AND TRACKING INVENTORIES - A technique is provided for monitoring and tracking inventories within one or more assets. The technique includes sensing a plurality of parameters associated with each of the one or more assets. The plurality of parameters includes a positional information of the asset. The technique further includes activating RFID tags attached to the inventories and generating a response based upon the responses received from the RFID tags, and monitoring and tracking inventories based on the sensed parameters and the generated response to ensure integrity and validate a chain of custody of the asset or the inventories during a supply chain process. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160647 | RFID TAG DETECTION METHOD AND SYSTEM - An RFID tag detection method and system are described. The method comprises transmitting, in a predetermined area, a predetermined number of RFID tag request signals. The method also comprises determining that an RFID tag is positioned within the predetermined area based on a comparison of a count of zero or more received RFID tag response signals from the RFID tag with the predetermined number of RFID tag request signals. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160648 | Method and apparatus for bulk calibrating RFID tags - A method and apparatus for bulk calibrating self-tuning radio frequency identification (“RFID”) tags wherein a plurality of the tags are simultaneously exposed to a broadcast RF signal of sufficient strength and for a sufficient period of time to assure self-calibration of all tags. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160649 | Contact-less tag with signature, and applications thereof - An arrangement of goods, comprising: a plurality of units of an article, the units equipped with respective contactlessly readable tags; each of said tags comprising a respective memory configured to store a respective signature; the signatures stored in the memories of said tags appearing scrambled relative to one another when read by a reader. Also, a method, comprising: contactlessly reading a first signature from a first tag affixed to a first unit of an article; contactlessly reading a second signature from a second tag affixed to a second unit of the same article, the second signature appearing scrambled relative to the first signature; decrypting the first signature with a key to reveal (I) an identifier associated with the article and (II) a first scrambling code; and decrypting the second signature with the same key to reveal the same identifier and a second scrambling code different from the first scrambling code. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160650 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR ARBITRARY ANTENNA PHASING IN AN ELECTRONIC ARTICLE SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM - A method for controlling electronic article surveillance (EAS) transmissions is described. The method includes calculating system parameters associated with one or more of a desired frequency a desired duty cycle, and a desired phase difference between antennas for a transmitter, and initializing a counter with a value based on the system parameters. The method also includes comparing a count from the counter to the system parameters, and modulating EAS transmission signals based on the comparison between the count and the system parameters. An EAS transmitter and an EAS system are also described. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160651 | IDENTIFICATION BAND - Updateable, customizable identification bands are disclosed herein. The identification band may include a band having an opening therein and at least one transparent surface. An information tag is insertable into the opening and is visible through the at least one transparent surface. The information tag is updateable, customizable or replaceable. The identification band may include accessible digital data storage as well. The identification band may also include a clasp. The clasp may include a male part and a female part, the female part having a cave-like opening that enables the information tag to be inserted into the opening in the band. The male part desirably secures the “cave-like” opening such that a water tight seal is formed. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160652 | SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE, AND NON-CONTACT TYPE IC CARD AND PORTABLE INFORMATION TERMINAL USING THE SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE - The present invention provides a semiconductor integrated circuit device and a non-contact type IC card and a portable information terminal which uses the semiconductor integrated circuit device. The semiconductor integrated circuit device includes antenna terminals LA, LB which are connected to an antenna L | 2009-06-25 |
20090160653 | Anti-metal RFID tag and manufacturing method thereof - An anti-metal radio frequency identification (RFID) tag and a manufacturing method thereof are described. The anti-metal RFID tag includes a substrate having a first surface and a second surface on an opposite side thereof; a planar integral antenna formed on the first surface of the substrate; a RFID transceiver chip (i.e., RFID chip) disposed on the surface of the substrate and coupled to a signal feed point of the planar integral antenna. The flexible planar integral antenna and substrate are folded and then fixed by a fixing mechanism to form an anti-metal RFID tag with a feed-in structure, a RFID transceiver chip, and a radiator on one side, and a ground plane on the opposite side. A spacer is further sandwiched in the center of the folded structure, which is helpful for improving the antenna gain of the anti-metal RFID tag. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160654 | ARTICLES CONTAINING CHIPLESS RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION ELEMENTS - A container comprising a body having embedded therein a plurality of chipless radio frequency identification elements. The chipless radio frequency identification elements comprises a plurality of categories of resonant elements. The resonant elements can be utilized in a system having a binary code feature. The combination of different resonant elements can be read and translated to identify the features of a particular product. The container can be prepared by compounding moldable compositions with the resonant elements and molding the moldable compositions containing the resonant elements into the final product. The invention also provides a system and a method for reading the binary code provided by the chipless radio frequency identification elements. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160655 | EYE PROTECTION APPARATUS - An eye protection apparatus includes a sensor adapted for sensing the presence of a person within a predetermined distance range in front of a monitor and outputting a pulse signal, an amplifier unit connected to the sensor for receiving the pulse signal and outputting an amplified signal, a comparator connected to the amplifier unit to receive the amplified signal, a MPU connected to the comparator, and an alarm circuit connected to the MPU. The comparator compares the amplified signal with a predetermined signal, and sends a result to the MPU; the MPU outputs a control signal according to the result to the alarm circuit, and the alarm circuit controls power to the monitor. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160656 | ANALYTE MONITORING SYSTEM ALARMS - Some embodiments disclosed provide a method for determining whether to activate a notification in an analyte monitoring system. The method includes receiving a projection time period, determining a measurement of a concentration of an analyte in a sample of bodily fluid, determining whether the measurement of the concentration of the analyte is within a specified range, and determining whether to activate the notification by evaluating whether the concentration of the analyte is projected to be within the specified range at a future time during the projection time period, if the measurement of the concentration of the analyte is not within the specified range. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160657 | MONITORING SYSTEM - A method of monitoring monitored locations by means of a monitoring system. The monitoring system comprises a plurality of monitoring modules | 2009-06-25 |
20090160658 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING SEMANTICALLY ENHANCED IDENTITY MANAGEMENT - Systems and methods are provided to enhance biometric data available to authorities to identify individuals by linking the available biometric data semantically to data from other sources to improve identity management using a semantic computing server that builds a semantic graph based on the data. Using a semantic graph helps determine the identity and possible intention to deceive of certain individuals. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160659 | DUAL DETECTION SENSOR SYSTEM FOR A WASHROOM DEVICE - A detection system for a washroom device evaluates outputs from an active sensor and a passive sensor to determine whether to activate the device (e.g., operate a valve in a sink or a lavatory). The active sensor has a transmitter that directs a light beam to a selected zone and a receiver that detects whether the light beam is reflected back to the sensor. The passive sensor detects changes in a temperature signature around the washroom device. A controller evaluates the outputs from both the active sensor and the passive sensor to determine how to operate the washroom device. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160660 | Method and System for Guarding a Person in a Building - The movement of persons is indicated at least at two predefined locations in a building with motion detectors ( | 2009-06-25 |
20090160661 | ALARM SYSTEM EMPLOYING EXISTING CONDUCTIVE ASPECT OF COPPER LINES AS WELL AS OPTIONAL PRESSURE SWITCH SENSOR FOR TRIGGERING A COPPER THEFT EVENT - A theft preventative system, such as which is specifically associated with high resale value metals employed in heating, cooling and ventilation (HVAC) assemblies. A first embodiment utilizes a transformer and relay arrangement creating a closed circuit through the lines of conductive copper pipe, via interconnecting wires, and which is also hooked to an alarm for notifying when the metal conductive circuit to the copper line is opened, either by cutting the copper pipe or the wire connected to it. A second variant discloses incorporating a fluid pressure switch into each of the copper lines, for notifying when fluid pressure within the line decreases, this indicative of the normally fluid filled copper line being sectioned. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160662 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING POWER TO A NETWORK INTERFACE DEVICE - An apparatus and a method for providing power to a network interface device are disclosed. The apparatus includes a gateway device and a battery back-up and power unit. The battery back-up and power unit provides power to the gateway device, which in turn provides powers to the network interface device. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160663 | Electrical ground protection device, circuit tester and method of circuit condition detection - An apparatus and method for protecting against electrocution hazards that arise when an appliance is electrically connected to a miswired single-phase AC electrical source which includes an energized ground lead are described. The apparatus includes one or more sensors that detect electrical energy in the ground lead combined with a miswiring condition in the hot and common leads. A tester embodiment is also illustrated. The method includes the steps of detecting if the putative ground of the electrical source is energized and whether the hot and common leads are reversed. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160664 | POWER SUPPLY AND POWER CORD FOR MAX POWER SETTING - Apparatus, methods, and systems are disclosed for a power supply adapted to receive power from an outlet, the power input having a property, such as amperage, frequency or voltage. An indicator is provided on the connector to the power cord to indicate a value for the property to the power supply, wherein the power supply adapts to the value for the property. By providing an indication of the property the system is capable of reducing functionality to meet the capabilities of the power supply. A power cord may be provided with a male plug at one end capable of being inserted into a socket with a minimum value for a property, and the other end of the power cord may have a connector with an indicator to identify the minimum value for the power cord. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160665 | Power Failure Alarm - A power failure alarm for use in sounding a warning in the occasion of a power failure, with built in electrical connectors, and a temporary source of light. The device is housed in a molded plastic enclosure in a rectangular shape and includes an emergency light, night-light, flashlight, and power failure alarm. All unit functions are completely automatic once the unit has been plugged into a standard 120 volt receptacle. The device has a three prong male plug on the back of the body and is designed to occupy one receptacle of a duplex receptacle thus leaving one receptacle still available for use. Alternate embodiments of the device are specifically intended to alert and notify the user of a power failure. The device utilized logic circuitry to determine if a power failure or improper setup has occurred. The battery charging and monitoring circuits ensure the batteries are always charged and ready for use. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160666 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING AND POWERING AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - At least one movement being applied to an electronic device is sensed and the movement is associated with an interaction with the electronic device. The device is operated at least in part according to the movement and at least some of the at least one movement is converted into energy. The energy is stored in a rechargeable energy storage system and the electronic device is operated using the energy stored in the rechargeable energy storage system. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160667 | SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM - This invention relates generally to the field of surveillance systems, and in particular to fault and alarm condition reporting to a monitoring system. The surveillance system comprises a plurality of identification sensors and a measurement device coupled to each of the plurality of identification sensors for measuring the acceleration thereof. A detection system connected with each of the plurality of identification sensors processes acceleration data measured from each of the measurement devices. Based on the processing of the acceleration data, an alert is generated by an alert system. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160668 | SERVICES PORTAL - A user device may be capable of providing a service portal and feedback on the condition of the user device, such as a user device. A condition analysis of the user device may be performed by a user, such as a person or a computing device. A condition analysis may be performed to determine the physical condition and the operational condition of the user device. A condition rating may be assigned to the user device that may be commensurate with the condition analysis. The condition data and condition analysis may be entered into and stored in a data store. A maintenance action may be performed based at least in part on the condition rating. The user device may be a user device that may be operated by a financial institution or other business entity. A user may be a customer and/or an employee, vendor, or contractor of the financial institution or other business entity. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160669 | METHOD FOR PASSING A FAILSAFE ALARM SIGNAL THROUGH A LIFE SAFETY SYSTEM THAT EXPERIENCES A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE - An improved life safety system provides ability to detect a catastrophic failure within a network node of the life safety system, and to subsequently pass a failsafe alarm signal through a network node, and through the life safety system, despite the catastrophic failure, which may be a failed main processor of a main panel, a failed main processor of a loop expander module, a failed main processor of an amplifier, or a failed main processor of a liquid crystal display controller. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160670 | Object locator system - An object locator system comprises an activation unit and a remote locator where the remote locator may be attached to an easily misplaced object, such as a key or key-ring. The activation unit comprises additional functionality to induce the operator to carry it routinely so that it might be available at distant sites if needed. In one embodiment, the activation unit comprises a cellular telephone. In another embodiment, the activation unit comprises a wrist watch with an integral transmitter. The activation unit, when triggered, generates an activating signal. The remote locator receives the activating signal and announces its location. Communication from the activation unit to the remote locator may be direct or indirect, and may be via radio frequency electromagnetic, optical, or acoustic means. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160671 | METHOD AND TOUCHPAD INTERFACE DEVICE USING LIGHT FOR DISPLAYING LEVEL - A touchpad interface device comprises a sensing board, a light guide plate, a control panel, and a plurality of lighting elements. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160672 | Electric Hand Control, Especially for Electrically Adjustable Hospital and Care Beds - An electric hand control, especially for electrically adjustable hospital and care beds comprising a number of control keys ( | 2009-06-25 |
20090160673 | MOBILE WIRELESS DEVICE WITH LOCATION-DEPENDENT CAPABILITY - A system for controlling a plurality of surveillance, monitoring and security devices within a prescribed area, including a mobile transmitter device configured to transmit a wireless signal to a remote device. Where the remote device controls the area-specific systems in response to the wireless signal. The devices able to be controlled depend on the location of the mobile transmitter device and information carried by the signal. Also, a method for controlling devices within prescribed areas of a building, including monitoring a location of a mobile transmitter device within the building, receiving a wireless signal from the mobile transmitter device, and controlling specific functions of the systems based on a location of the mobile transmitter device and the information carried by the transmitted signal. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160674 | Wi-Fi enabled telemetry - A wireless telemetry system that leverages the ubiquitous Wi-Fi routers and public internet to communicate the level of propane in a tank to the propane distributor is disclosed. The system also allows the user of the fuel to monitor the level and modify the usage habits. Furthermore, the distributor can use the system to deliver the fuel efficiently. The system can also be used to monitor various utility meters for billing purposes wirelessly without the need to send personnel to the sites. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160675 | Method and System for Monitoring Road Surface Conditions - Monitoring road surface conditions using a mobile computer unit carried by a vehicle operating on a road network and adapted to detect information about the road surface conditions. The detection may be done by means of bump sensors which may also provide information on the size and the depth of the bump according to a detected shock with respect to the vehicle speed. Such information may then be transmitted to a central controller server. The central server may use the collected information for several purposes, such as help in planning maintenance of the road network; forwarded to users and vehicles for journey planning purposes; and to deviate traffic in case of extreme surface damage. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160676 | Retrieving and Presenting Dynamic Traffic Information - A system, a method and computer-readable media for presenting dynamic traffic information. A user profile is stored, and advisory data based on the user profile is gathered. The advisory data may include traffic information associated with road segments identified by the user profile. Upon receiving a user input, the advisory data is presented to a user. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160677 | Dynamic Traffic Announcement - A traffic announcement system for a motor vehicle utilizes a vehicular navigation system covering a geographical area, a receiver that receives traffic announcement signals, an in-vehicle audio system for presenting to a driver of the vehicle the received traffic announcements, and a controller linked to the navigation system and to the receiver. Via the controller the driver of the vehicle can selectively suppress the presentation of at least some traffic announcements. The controller includes a user input by which the driver identifies particular routes or localities within the geographical area covered by the navigation system for which traffic announcements are to be selectively suppressed. The controller then automatically suppresses the traffic announcements when the vehicle is on the identified routes or within the identified localities. The driver can also input selected time ranges when traffic announcements are to be suppressed. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160678 | WARNING APPARATUS AND METHOD - A warning apparatus for installation on a vehicle is disclosed. The warning apparatus may include a detector for detecting a road hazard and a display that is activated to transmit an alert in response to detection of the hazard. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160679 | AUTOMATIC SEQUENCING BASED ON WIRELESS CONNECTIVITY - A method of determining the sequence of traversing nodes in a communication network is provided. The method comprises with each node, determining other nodes in the network it can reach in a single hop. Creating a local sequence connection order based on the determined other nodes the node can reach in a single communication hop. Storing historical data of local sequence connection order information and determining a new local sequence connection order based in part on the historical data and communication information. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160680 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND INPUT INTERFACE THEREOF - An electronic apparatus includes an input interface, a controller and a processor. The input interface includes a central touch sensing region and a peripheral touch sensing region. The central touch sensing region has a central touch pad disposed therein, and the peripheral sensing region surrounds the central touch sensing region and includes a plurality of peripheral touch pads disposed therein. The controller is configured for detecting a touch on the central touch pad and at least one of the peripheral touch pads and generating a central detecting signal and at least one peripheral detecting signal. The processor is electrically coupled to the controller. When receiving the central detecting signal and the at least one peripheral detecting signal, the processor performs a corresponding function according to the variation of signal strengths of the central detecting signal and the peripheral detecting signal. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160681 | Numeiric keyboard device with voice interaciton and the method thereof - The numeric keyboard device of the present invention includes a key matrix, an audio I/O module for sending and receiving audio signals, an audio microprocessor for processing audio signals sent and received by the audio I/O module, an MCU that scans the key status of the key matrix, and a function switch that sends a first command to the key matrix to be further processed by the MCU and such that after processing said first command, the MCU sends an interrupt signal to the audio microprocessor to generate an enable signal that activates a voice interaction mode of the numeric keyboard device of the present invention. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160682 | CAPACITIVE SENSING DEVICE FOR USE IN A KEYPAD ASSEMBLY - One embodiment in accordance with the present invention includes a capacitive sensing device for use in a keypad assembly of an electronic system. The capacitive sensing device includes a substantially transparent single sheet capacitive sensor. The substantially transparent single sheet capacitive sensor is configured to be disposed within the keypad assembly without requiring the formation of key post holes therethrough. Additionally, the substantially transparent single sheet capacitive sensor has a flexibility which enables desired tactile response during use of keys of the keypad assembly. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160683 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH SCROLL WHEEL CONTROL MODULE - A portable electronic device with scroll wheel control module includes a housing ( | 2009-06-25 |
20090160684 | METHOD FOR ENCODING AND DECODING DATA - Methods for the compression and decompression of data using a super cooling process are described wherein an input stream is manipulated, encoded and summarized to form entities containing precedential relationships representing the input stream in a different form. The super cooled sets may be used in the transmission and/or storage of information within the input stream. Additionally, methods for decompressing the data using a super heating process are described. Generally, the super heating process expands and re-orders information contained in super cooled sets to produce at least one reconstructed ordered source stream and/or reverse stream from which the original input stream can be reconstructed. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160685 | ENHANCED CONTROL FOR COMPRESSION AND DECOMPRESSION OF SAMPLED SIGNALS - Control of signal compression is coordinated by selectively modifying control parameters affecting the bit rate, sample rate, dynamic range and compression operations. Selected control parameters are modified according to a control function. The control function can include a ratio parameter that indicates the relative or proportional amounts of change to the control parameters. Alternatively, the control function can be represented in a lookup table with values for the selected control parameters related by the control function. Downsampling the input signal samples according to a sample rate control parameter is followed by upsampling to the original sample rate. Errors are calculated between the upsampled and original signal samples. Encoding of the downsampled signal samples and the error samples is performed in accordance with a compression control parameter. The sample rate control parameter and compression control parameter are determined based on the control function. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160686 | APPARATUS OF MULTI-STAGE NETWORK FOR ITERATIVE DECODING AND METHOD THEREOF - An apparatus and method of multi-stage network for iterative network are disclosed. The apparatus has M stages, and each stage uses N multiplexers to transmit N codeword partitions simultaneously. Every starting terminal, either the output port of memories, soft-in soft-out decoders, or multiplexers, has two paths to couple with two different multiplexers at next stage. One path connects the source to the first data port of one multiplexer; the other connects the source to the second data port of another multiplexer. The two multiplexers will be controlled with the same 1-bit signal, so each source has only one valid path to next stage. The invention can guarantee that the transmission of N data blocks is free from contention. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160687 | R/D converter and angle detecting apparatus - A band elimination filter | 2009-06-25 |
20090160688 | AD Converter - An AD converter comprising: a delta-sigma-modulation circuit to output an analog signal from a bridge circuit as a quantized signal; a switch circuit to switch between a first state, where a first level voltage is applied to one terminal of the bridge circuit and a second level voltage different in level from the first level voltage is applied to the other terminal thereof, and a second state, where voltages opposite in level to those in the first state are applied thereto, based on a logic level of a control signal; and an up-down counter to increase a count value based on a rate of the quantized signal being one logic level, during a predetermined period, in the first state, and decrease the count value based on the rate, during the predetermined period, in the second state, the count value representing a digital signal according to the physical quantity. | 2009-06-25 |
20090160689 | HIGH SPEED RESISTOR-BASED DIGITAL-TO-ANALOG CONVERTER (DAC) ARCHITECTURE - A digital to analog converter (DAC) system comprising, a first segment, wherein a segment comprises, a first path including an array of resistors connected in series between a first reference voltage node and a second reference voltage node, wherein the array is connected to a first switch device disposed between nodes of the array and an output node, and a third path including a second resistor in series with a second switch device, wherein the third path is connected in parallel with the first path. | 2009-06-25 |