| 26th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 61 |
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| 20130166175 | SENSOR AND CONTROL DEVICE - A sensor may be configured to be disposed in a fuel tank. The sensor may comprise a density detecting unit and a temperature detecting unit. The density detecting unit may be configured to detect a density of a specific substance included in fuel in the fuel tank. The temperature detecting unit may be configured to be located below the density detecting unit and detect a temperature of the fuel. | 2013-06-27 |
| 20130166176 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - The present invention relates to a control device for an internal combustion engine including a first control subject ( | 2013-06-27 |
| 20130166177 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - The invention relates to a method for stopping an internal combustion engine, wherein an amount of air which is supplied via an air metering device of the internal combustion engine, in particular a throttle flap ( | 2013-06-27 |
| 20130166178 | FUEL INJECTION PATTERN AND TIMING - A method is provided for operating an engine to limit soot emissions during fuel-enriched operation. The method includes operating the engine using a first fuel injection pattern and timing to inject fuel into a combustion chamber of the engine. The method further includes receiving a request for an increased engine power output and operating the engine using a second fuel injection pattern and timing to inject more fuel into the combustion in response to the request for the increased power output, where the second fuel injection pattern and timing is configured to minimize soot emissions during enriched fuel operations, such as during transient operations. | 2013-06-27 |
| 20130166179 | Method and Device for Operating an Injection Valve - An injection nozzle has a nozzle needle that suppresses metering of fluid in a closed position and otherwise allows the metering of fluid. Furthermore, the injection valve has a solid-state actuator that acts on the nozzle needle. A first operating phase is performed for a closing operation in a first operating mode, during which first operating phase the solid-state actuator is discharged to a predefined part charge. Furthermore, a second operating phase is performed, during which the solid-state actuator is operated as a sensor. An operating duration of the second operating phase is predefined such that the closed position of the nozzle needle is reached during the operating duration. A third operating phase is performed, during which the solid-state actuator is discharged further to a predefined reference state. In a second operating mode, the first and second operating phases are carried out and the third operating phase is omitted. | 2013-06-27 |
| 20130166180 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A control device for an internal combustion engine provided with an intake air pressure sensor and an airflow meter includes a calculation unit for calculating a fuel injection quantity on the basis of a negative pressure of intake air measured by the intake air pressure sensor when a cranking motor starts cranking the internal combustion engine, and a switching unit for switching to calculation of the fuel injection quantity on the basis of an intake air flow rate measured by the airflow meter when a change value in an actual intake air quantity becomes smaller than a reference value. | 2013-06-27 |
| 20130166181 | VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM - A vehicle control system includes an engine control device, an auxiliary control device adapted to control an auxiliary driven by power of an engine, a device for estimating a plurality of drive patterns for controlling the auxiliary, a fuel consumption rate relating value calculation device, and a selection device. The fuel consumption rate relating value calculation device calculates fuel consumption rate relating values of the engine required to drive the auxiliary by the engine according to the respective estimated plurality of drive patterns by use of characteristic data of the engine. The selection device selects a single drive pattern for driving the auxiliary based on the estimated plurality of drive patterns by use of the calculated fuel consumption rate relating values. | 2013-06-27 |
| 20130166182 | REGENERATIVE CONTROL DEVICE, HYBRID VEHICLE,REGENERATIVE CONTROL METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - In a hybrid vehicle, a computation formula is stored for calculating a fuel cost improvement effect rate from an engine rotational speed and a request torque in each of various conditions while a rotating shaft of the engine and a rotating shaft of the electric motor have been connected to each other during deceleration of the hybrid vehicle. When a calculated fuel cost improvement effect rate satisfies a predetermined condition, the hybrid vehicle is controlled to perform a regenerative power generation while a rotating shaft of the engine and the rotating shaft of the electric motor are connected to each other. | 2013-06-27 |
| 20130166183 | KNOCK CONTROL APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A knock control apparatus for an internal combustion engine includes a knock signal normalization portion that normalizes a knock signal using base statistics calculated on the basis of the knock signal. The knock signal normalization portion calculates base statistics on the basis of a last value and a current value of the knock signal and normalizes the knock signal using a base statistic interpolated according to an operating state. | 2013-06-27 |
| 20130166184 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SETTING AN EMERGENCY OPERATIONAL MODE IN A SYSTEM WHICH DETECTS PRE-IGNITIONS IN A COMBUSTION ENGINE, AND WHICH CONTAINS ERRORS - The invention relates to a method for setting an emergency operational mode in a system which detects pre-ignitions in a combustion engine and which contains errors. The system consists of at least one sensor ( | 2013-06-27 |
| 20130166185 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A control device for an internal combustion engine includes: a variable valve timing mechanism that changes a valve timing by pressure of hydraulic fluid; and a control unit that controls a change of the valve timing. The control unit sets an engine stop request-time target valve timing that is a target valve timing at the time when a request for an engine stop is issued, starts control for changing the valve timing such that the valve timing coincides with the engine stop request-time target valve timing and causes the internal combustion engine to operate at an idle at the time when the request for the engine stop is issued, starts a process of stopping the operation of the internal combustion engine at the time when the valve timing has reached a predetermined valve timing, and sets the predetermined valve timing on the basis of a temperature of the hydraulic fluid. | 2013-06-27 |
| 20130166186 | Method and Device For Operating A Cold Start Emission Control Of An Internal Combustion Engine - A method for operating a cold start emission control of an internal combustion engine, a combustion chamber pressure in at least one cylinder of the internal combustion engine being initially detected, at least one characteristic variable for a combustion process of the internal combustion engine being determined based on the detected combustion chamber pressure, a setpoint value being established for the characteristic variable, a deviation of the characteristic variable from the setpoint value being determined, and an error entry being generated as a function of the determined deviation. | 2013-06-27 |
| 20130166187 | METHOD OF SELECTING A TRAFFIC PATTERN FOR USE BY A NAVIGATION SYSTEM - A method for selecting a traffic pattern for use by a navigation system is disclosed. When unusual traffic conditions exist, a message is sent to the navigation system. The message includes a code that identifies a traffic pattern. The navigation system uses the code to select a traffic pattern to use when calculating a route or to provide other navigation system functions. | 2013-06-27 |
| 20130166188 | Determine Spatiotemporal Causal Interactions In Data - Techniques for detecting outliers in data and determining spatiotemporal causal interactions in the data are discussed. A process collects global positioning system (GPS) points in logs and identifies geographical locations to represent the area where the service vehicles travelled with a passenger. The process models traffic patterns by: partitioning the area into regions, segmenting the GPS points from the logs into time bins, and identifying the GPS points associated with transporting the passenger. The process projects the identified GPS points onto the regions to construct links connecting GPS points located in two or more regions. Furthermore, the process builds a three-dimensional unit cube to represent features of each link. The points farthest away from a center of data cluster are detected as outliers, which represent abnormal traffic patterns. The process constructs outlier trees to evaluate relationships of the outliers and determines the spatiotemporal causal interactions in the data. | 2013-06-27 |
| 20130166189 | ON-BOARD SYSTEM TO ASSIST THE TAXIING OF AN AIRCRAFT ON AIRPORT TAXIWAYS - The invention relates to an on-board optoelectronic system to assist the taxiing of an aircraft on the taxiways of an airport, that includes:
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| 20130166190 | PARKING POSITION ADJUSTMENT DEVICE - A parking position adjustment device that assists in correctly changing a parking position within a parking space in which a vehicle has already parked is provided. | 2013-06-27 |
| 20130166191 | Method and Apparatus of Physically Moving a Portable Unit to View an Image of a Stationary Map - A background map remains stationary relative to a portable unit while the portable unit moves within a plane parallel to the screen of the portable unit. As the user moves the unit, images of the background map appear on the screen of the portable device. The user scans the stationary map presented on the screen of the portable unit. This has several benefits since now relative distances and angular displacements within the plane between objects that are outside of the range of the screen of the handheld unit can be immediately be located and placed into view on the screen of a portable unit. The handheld unit is like a Sliding Window which provides a view of this image of a stationary map lying in the background of the portable unit. | 2013-06-27 |
| 20130166192 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SEARCHING FOR POINTS OF INTEREST ALONG A ROUTE - A method and system for searching for points of interest along a route is disclosed. A relation that includes records that associate link identifiers, point of interest identifiers, and distances between the links and the points of interest is generated during the compilation process of a first version of a geographic database. The relation is stored in compiled database products. When a compiled database product is being used by a navigation system, for example, navigation application software programs use the relation to accurately and efficiently find points of interest along a computed route. | 2013-06-27 |
| 20130166193 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING INDOOR NAVIGATION - An indoor navigational system determines a location of a moveable object in an indoor area and displays this location to a user. The system includes one or more dead-reckoning sensors, one or more absolute position sensors, and a processor. The processor determines the location of the moveable object based on signals received from the sensors. The system also includes a display device to display the location of the moveable object in a graphical representation of the indoor area based on messages from the processor indicating the location of the moveable object. | 2013-06-27 |
| 20130166194 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ASSISTING IN DRIVING AND ANTICIPATING A ROAD PROFILE - A method of assisting in road navigation for a vehicle includes:
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| 20130166195 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LOCATING, TRACKING, AND/OR MONITORING THE STATUS OF PERSONNEL AND/OR ASSETS BOTH INDOORS AND OUTDOORS - A system and method for locating, tracking, and/or monitoring the status of personnel and/or assets (collectively “trackees”), both indoors and outdoors, is provided. Tracking data obtained from any number of sources utilizing any number of tracking methods may be provided as input to a mapping application. The mapping application generates position estimates for trackees using a suite of mapping tools to make corrections to the tracking data. The mapping application further uses information from building data, when available, to enhance position estimates. Indoor tracking methods including sensor fusion methods, map matching methods, and map building methods may be implemented compute a more accurate tracking estimate for trackees. Outdoor tracking methods may be implemented to enhance outdoor tracking data by combining tracking estimates such as inertial tracks with magnetic and/or compass data if and when available, and with GPS, if and when available. | 2013-06-27 |
| 20130166196 | NAVIGATION SYSTEM WITH POINT OF INTEREST VALIDATION MECHANISM AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREOF - A method of operation of a navigation system includes: selecting a search keyword; marking a point of interest as closed with the search keyword; and generating a notification with the point of interest marked as closed for displaying on a device. | 2013-06-27 |
| 20130166197 | Navigation Methods and Devices Using User-Specific Landmark Types - A method includes: providing a map database; providing a landmark database; providing at least one user-specific landmark type; determining navigation instructions based on the map database, the landmark database, and the at least one user-specific landmark type; and outputting the determined navigation instructions. | 2013-06-27 |
| 20130166198 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR LOCATING AND MONITORING FIRST RESPONDERS - The invention is directed to methods and systems for locating and monitoring the status of people and moveable assets, such as first responders, including firefighters and other public service personnel, and their equipment both indoors and out. The invention provides for locating and monitoring the status of people and assets in environments where GPS systems do not operate, or where operation is impaired or otherwise limited. The system and method uses inertial navigation to determine the location, motion and orientation of the personnel or assets and communicates with an external monitoring station to receive requests for location, motion orientation and status information and to transmit the location, motion orientation and status information to the monitoring station. | 2013-06-27 |
| 20130166199 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING GOLF SHOT DATA - Golf club telemetry equipment sends signals to a receiver in a golf round data system. The signals uniquely identify the particular club a player has selected for a stroke and the fact that a stroke has been taken. The club identification can occur either before or during a stroke. Automatic detection of clubs and strokes simplifies round data collection for the player. Club identification before a stroke permits a forecast of the result of the stroke to be presented to then player prior to the stroke. The signals can be either acoustic or electromagnetic. | 2013-06-27 |
| 20130166200 | LOCATION TRACKING FOR MOBILE COMPUTING DEVICE - A mobile computing device is disclosed. The mobile computing device includes a location determination circuit and a processing circuit. The processing circuit determines a current location of the mobile computing device and a destination location. The processing circuit determines an expected travel time from the current location to the destination location, and disables continuous location tracking for a duration of time. The duration is determined based on the expected travel time. Once the duration of time has elapsed, the processing circuit enables continuous location tracking. | 2013-06-27 |
| 20130166201 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTINUOUS AND INCREMENTAL LOCATION TRACKING OF A SMARTPHONE BASED ON SITUATION-AWARE CONTROL OF THE LEVEL OF BACKGROUND SENSING - The invention comprises a method for controlling the level of background reading of the sensors of a smartphone in order to continuously and incrementally track its location in an energy-efficient manner based on the situations its user faces habitually. | 2013-06-27 |
| 20130166202 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LOCATING, TRACKING, AND/OR MONITORING THE STATUS OF PERSONNEL AND/OR ASSETS BOTH INDOORS AND OUTDOORS - A system and method for locating, tracking, and/or monitoring the status of personnel and/or assets (collectively “trackees”), both indoors and outdoors, is provided. Tracking data obtained from any number of sources utilizing any number of tracking methods may be provided as input to a mapping application. The mapping application generates position estimates for trackees using a suite of mapping tools to make corrections to the tracking data. The mapping application further uses information from building data, when available, to enhance position estimates. Indoor tracking methods including sensor fusion methods, map matching methods, and map building methods may be implemented compute a more accurate tracking estimate for trackees. Outdoor tracking methods may be implemented to enhance outdoor tracking data by combining tracking estimates such as inertial tracks with magnetic and/or compass data if and when available, and with GPS, if and when available. | 2013-06-27 |
| 20130166203 | COOPERATION SYSTEM BETWEEN IN-VEHICLE DEVICE AND MOBILE TERMINAL, NON-TRANSITORY TANGIBLE COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM FOR THE SAME, AND IN-VEHICLE DEVICE FOR THE SAME - A cooperation system between an in-vehicle device and a mobile terminal includes: the in-vehicle device including a route search device; and the mobile terminal for communicating with the in-vehicle device and having a terminal-side destination setting device. After setting the destination, the terminal-side destination setting device transmits terminal-side destination information to the route search device. When the route search device receives the terminal-side destination information, the route search device searches the route based on the terminal-side destination information. When the terminal-side destination information further provides one or more stopovers, the route search device searches the route including the one or more stopovers and the destination. | 2013-06-27 |
| 20130166204 | Generating Travel Time Data - The generation of travel time data is disclosed in which coordinates are received for a starting location ( | 2013-06-27 |
| 20130166205 | NAVIGATION APPARATUS - A navigation apparatus is disclosed. When a new road is learned based on a travel trace of a vehicle and a new road link representing the learned new road is connected to an existing link, the navigation apparatus designates the existing link as a base link and generates a new link extending along the existing link as a supplement link. In order to set a target point to one link, the navigation apparatus determines whether or not the supplement link is present at the one link. When the supplement link is present at the target point, the navigation apparatus sets the target point to the supplement link. | 2013-06-27 |
| 20130166206 | TRAVEL GUIDANCE SYSTEM, TRAVEL GUIDANCE APPARATUS, TRAVEL GUIDANCE METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - A guidance prompt used for guidance for a guide branch point ahead of a movable object is selected from among a plurality of potential guidance prompts, based on whether a distance from a guidance starting point where guidance starts to a guidance ending point by which guidance is required to be finished is greater than a distance traveled by the movable object while guidance is being spoken. The selected guidance prompt is then set as the guidance prompt for the guide branch point, and guidance for the guide branch point by the set guidance prompt is performed when the movable object reaches the guidance starting point associated with the set guidance prompt. | 2013-06-27 |
| 20130166207 | NAVIGATION SYSTEM WITH POINT OF INTEREST HARVESTING MECHANISM AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREOF - A method of operation of a navigation system includes: generating an extraction job including a crawl task based on a location of a point of interest and a web form type of a website for harvesting the point of interest from the website; receiving a heartbeat from a distributed cache for determining when a client device is available to execute the extraction job; generating an assignment schedule of the extraction job based on the heartbeat for distributing the extraction job to the client device to retrieve a location-based field; and receiving the location-based field associated with the point of interest for displaying on a monitor device. | 2013-06-27 |
| 20130166208 | Disfavored Route Progressions or Locations - Adaptive route guidance can include analyzing route progressions associated with one or more routes based on multiple user preferences. The adaptive route guidance can provide one or more preferred routes based on the user preferences, which can be presented to a user for navigation purposes. | 2013-06-27 |
| 20130166209 | DETERMINATION OF A ROUTE OF A MOBILE DEVICE IN A MOBILE NETWORK - A method and system for determining a traveled route of a mobile device in a mobile network. Analysis of a network usage record identifies activities and associated activity information of the mobile device. A series of consecutive movements of the mobile device along a path of locations is determined from the activity information. Historical sets of routes of the mobile device are accessed. Each route is a set of locations from an origin location to a destination location of the route. At least one common route is ascertained from the set of routes. The locations in each common route include all of the locations on the path. The origin location and destination location of each common route is the origin location and destination location of the path, respectively. A common route of the at least one common route is designated as the traveled route of the mobile device. | 2013-06-27 |
| 20130166210 | Electromagnetic Geophysical Survey Systems and Methods Employing Electric Potential Mapping - The present disclosure describes various geophysical survey systems and methods for mapping an electric potential field. At least one illustrative embodiment includes an electromagnetic (EM) source and geophysical survey cables that each includes multiple electrodes spaced apart along each geophysical survey cable's length, and multiple data acquisition units that each obtains measurements indicative of an electric potential between two the electrodes. A modeling module is included and configured to calculate a reference potential at a selected electrode for each of the plurality of geophysical survey cables, as well as a calculation module to combine signals representative of the measurements to produce signals indicative of the electric potential of each electrode relative to the reference potential. | 2013-06-27 |
| 20130166211 | METHODS FOR LOCATION IDENTIFICATION OF RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS - A computer processor implemented method of identifying the location of a renewable energy system; providing a set of renewable energy systems having at least two location-known renewable energy systems each having a longitude and latitude pair and production data; providing at least one location-unknown renewable energy system in a computer processor; correlating by a computer processor each location-unknown renewable energy system to at least one location-known renewable energy system according to location-known renewable energy systems longitude and latitude pair and production data; providing a best-fit location for each location-unknown renewable energy system by triangulating the location-unknown renewable energy system to provide a triangulated latitude and longitude; setting the triangulated latitude and longitude for the location-unknown renewable energy system to become a location-known renewable energy system that is part of the set of renewable energy systems. | 2013-06-27 |
| 20130166212 | METHOD OF TERRAIN CORRECTION FOR POTENTIAL FIELD GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY DATA - A method for terrain correction of potential field geophysical survey data measured above an examined medium having density and/or magnetization is described, using potential field data including but not limited to gravity and/or magnetic total field and/or vector and/or tensor data. The potential field sensors may measure the gravity and/or magnetic total field and/or vector and/or tensor data at least one receiving position with respect to the examined medium. The terrain of the examined medium may be described by a spatially variable analytic function of the material properties of the examined medium. The terrain response for at least one component of the measured potential field in at least one receiver location (potential field data) may be calculated using special form of surface integral over the terrain based on 3D analog of the Cauchy-type integrals. This surface integration ensures accurate representation of the terrain response. | 2013-06-27 |
| 20130166213 | Formation Properties from Conductivity Tensor - A logging tool having a plurality of spatially separated antennas is provided and used to make propagation-style measurements in a formation. Tensors are formed using the propagation-style measurements and one or more quantities are computed using the tensors. A formation evaluation is performed using the computed quantities. The formation evaluation determines a formation property or parameter such as horizontal resistivity, vertical resistivity, relative dip, azimuthal dip, bed boundary location, or bed thickness. The computed quantities may include compensated phase shift resistivity, compensated attenuation resistivity, symmetrized phase shift resistivity, symmetrized attenuation resistivity, anti-symmetrized phase shift resistivity, and anti-symmetrized attenuation resistivity. The measurements may be corrected for antenna gain errors and an air calibration may be performed. A zero-dimension inversion may be performed, while drilling, and the determined horizontal resistivity, vertical resistivity, relative dip, and/or azimuthal dip information may be sent to an uphole processor in real-time. | 2013-06-27 |
| 20130166214 | Acoustic Emission Toughness Testing For PDC, PCBN, Or Other Hard Or Superhard Material Inserts - An acoustic emissions testing device includes a test cutter including a first surface, an acoustic sensor, an indenter coupled to the first surface, and a load. The load is exerted on the indenter, which transfers the load to the first surface. The acoustic sensor is communicably coupled to the test cutter and detects one or more acoustic events occurring therein. An acoustic emissions testing system includes a data recorder coupled to the testing device. The data recorder records the data from testing device. Based upon the data received, the toughness of the test cutter is objectively determined and can be ranked comparatively to the toughness of other test cutters. The load is ramped up to a peak load, held for a period of time, and then ramped down. Cutters from the same cutter type as the test cutters have similar toughness. | 2013-06-27 |
| 20130166215 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MAKING ENVIRONMENTAL MEASUREMENTS - Various embodiments include apparatus and methods to operate with respect to environmental measurements. Apparatus and methods include a processing unit to generate a ratio from signals measured relating to an underground environment and to determine parameters of the underground environment based on the generated ratio. | 2013-06-27 |
| 20130166216 | Determining Fluid Rate And Phase Information For A Hydrocarbon Well Using Predictive Models - A method of determining rate and phase of fluid produced from or injected into a hydrocarbon well includes obtaining first temperature and pressure measurements from sensors at the well. The first temperature and pressure measurements are applied to a plurality of predictive well models to calculate an estimated value of fluid rate and phase composition from each of the predictive well models responsive to the temperature and pressure measurements. A first fluid rate and phase composition result is derived from the estimate value of fluid rate and phase composition from each of the predictive well models. | 2013-06-27 |
| 20130166217 | Method and Device for Fatigue Detection - In a method for detecting driver fatigue in a vehicle having a memory device in which a fatigue model is stored, a sensor which detects at least one activity of the driver, and a sensor which detects the ambient brightness, the activity information is analyzed in the fatigue model and the brightness information is used for weighting the model. | 2013-06-27 |
| 20130166218 | Methods And Systems For Sequence Alignment Computation - A system utilizes a Single Instruction Multiple Data (SIMD) processor to efficiently determine, in parallel, the optimal global alignment for multiple input sequence pairs. The system may partition a score matrix generated for the input sequence pair into multiple sectors. While determining the cell content for each of the cells in the score matrix, the system may selectively retain computed cell contents for upper and left boundary cells of the partitioned sectors. During a traceback process, the system may retrieve the retained boundary cells for a current sector and recompute the cell contents for the current sector. Then, the system may determine the traceback path for the current sector. The system may continue to process sectors one at a time until the traceback path for the score matrix, and accordingly the optimal global alignment for the input sequence pair, is determined. | 2013-06-27 |
| 20130166219 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MEDICAL DATA PROCESSING AND ANALYSIS - We describe a system/method for predicting the outcome of a medical procedure on a patient. The system/method uses using complement cascade data representing levels of a set of complement cascade markers in the patient at a succession of peri-operative time intervals, determining deviations from a model of the response to provide a pre-symptomatic prediction of the outcome. In embodiments the complement cascade pathways include the lytic pathway and at least one of the lectin pathway, the classical pathway and the alternative pathway, and the biomarkers include at least C3. The system may include an electroluminescence or plasmon-resonance multianalyte detector to analyse a blood sample from the patient. | 2013-06-27 |
| 20130166220 | TOOTHBRUSH USAGE MONITORING - The invention provides a system suitable for monitoring the usage of a toothbrush, the system comprising: (a) a toothbrush; (b) a sound sensor which is located in or on the toothbrush; (c) a programmable data logger which is located in or on the toothbrush, the data logger incorporating a motion sensor and a data store for the logging of data; (d) switching means for triggering the operation of the sound sensor in response to initial signals of toothbrush motion generated by the motion sensor, and (e) a data analysis device which is adapted to analyse data transmitted or acquired from the system to provide information about tooth brushing behaviour; in which the duration of data logging is controllable in response to the combined signals received from the sound sensor and the motion sensor respectively. | 2013-06-27 |
| 20130166221 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SEQUENCE CORRELATION - A method and system are provided for evaluating the correlation between sequences by entering segments of one sequence in a database and comparing segments of the other sequence with the index values to find correlated segments. The correlated segments are analysed to determine whether the spacing is within a defined range indicating that a correlation threshold has been met. A processing methodology may be employed whereby a coarse potential alignment algorithm is first applied to determine potential alignment at a plurality of potential alignment positions, which are filtered based on alignment scores, and a fine alignment algorithm is then applied. | 2013-06-27 |
| 20130166222 | METHOD OF MEASURING THE ELECTROOSMOTIC TRANSPORT COEFFICIENT OF A PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE AND DEVICE FOR IMPLEMENTING SUCH A METHOD - A method of determining the electroosmotic transport coefficient of a proton exchange membrane, the method including creating a stream of hydrated hydrogen on either side of the membrane which is permanently controlled so that the relative humidity is almost identical on each side of the membrane at any point, thereby making it possible to minimize any back diffusion into the membrane. Furthermore, the method includes estimating the back diffusion flux into the membrane from the rate of return to equilibrium of the relative humidity starting from the moment when the current is cut off. | 2013-06-27 |
| 20130166223 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAMPRODUCTS FOR GENERATING FAST NEUTRON SPECTRA - Methods implemented by at least one electronic processor for generating pointwise fast neutron spectra may include receiving composition data; receiving source data or calculating the source data; receiving nuclear data; and calculating the pointwise fast neutron spectrum based on numerical integration using the composition, source, and nuclear data. Systems for generating pointwise fast neutron spectra may include a bus; at least one electronic processor connected to the bus; an input device connected to the bus; and a communication link connected to the bus. The at least one electronic processor may be configured to receive composition data from the input device via the bus, to receive source data from the input device via the bus or to calculate the source data, to receive nuclear data from the communication link via the bus, and to calculate the pointwise fast neutron spectrum based on numerical integration using the composition, source, and nuclear data. | 2013-06-27 |
| 20130166224 | Relative humidity and condensation measurement with a capacitive humidity sensor - A method and apparatus for measuring relative humidity including condensing environmental conditions using a circuit with a capacitive humidity sensor and a reference resistor each connected to an input of a switch means and thence a quadrature sampling circuit. A sinusoidal source is first connected to the reference resistor and secondly to the capacitive humidity while a signal ground is first connected to the capacitive humidity sensor and secondly to the reference resistor. This produces a first voltage and a second voltage that are each sampled in quadrature. A complex ratio of the sampled voltages is calculated and converted into a representation of relative humidity. | 2013-06-27 |
| 20130166225 | SAMPLE GAS ANALYZING DEVICE AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR THE SAME - The present invention is intended to make reduction of interference influence and reduction of a measurement error compatible in a quantitative analysis of one or more measurement target components and to provide a analyzing device ( | 2013-06-27 |
| 20130166226 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM FOR ISOLATING CHEMICAL EXCHANGE SATURATION TRANSFER CONTRAST FROM MAGNETIZATION TRANSFER ASYMMETRY UNDER TWO-FREQUENCY RF IRRADIATION - Apparatus, system, method and computer-readable medium for isolating chemical exchange saturation transfer contrast from magnetization transfer asymmetry under two-frequency RF irradiation. A two-pool model for magnetization transfer (MT) can be established fully based on Provotorov's theory of saturation, and then extended to the situation of simultaneous two-frequency RF irradiation. Numerical simulations and experimental results demonstrate that two-frequency RF irradiation can make MT effects independent of irradiation frequency over a wide range, and thus can suppress MT asymmetry. Exemplary embodiments can be provided to isolate chemical exchange saturation transfer (CEST) contrast from MT asymmetry contrast by using the two-frequency RF irradiation technique. A further embodiment can isolate a narrow-frequency spectrum MT mechanism from a broad-frequency spectrum MT mechanism. | 2013-06-27 |
| 20130166227 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AN ACOUSTIC MONITOR SELF-TEST - A system for self-testing an acoustic monitor includes a memory that stores a reference acoustic power of a reference acoustic signal; a digital signal processor (DSP) that computes a real-time acoustic power spectrum of background noise in a frequency range of about 20 Hz to about 80 kHz; a microphone including analog signal conditioning circuitry that receives an acoustic test signal at a test frequency and sound pressure level (SPL), the SPL including an attenuation level; and a processor that compares a measured acoustic power at the test frequency with a calculated acoustic power of the acoustic test signal, the calculated acoustic power including the reference acoustic power and the attenuation level; where the acoustic monitor includes the DSP in signal communication with the microphone. | 2013-06-27 |
| 20130166228 | Automatic Capture And Storage Of Measurements In Digital Multimeter - A digital multimeter includes an auto-save component configured to automatically capture and save a sequence of measurements. The auto-save component detects when a measurement becomes stable and upon determining that the measurement has become stable, captures and saves the measurement in a memory of the digital multimeter. The multimeter may additionally include an auto-naming component for automatically assigning a name to each measurement in the sequence, and an auto-hold component for temporarily freezing the display of the stable measurements in the multimeter. | 2013-06-27 |
| 20130166229 | MAGNETIC PROPERTY ANALYZING APPARATUS AND METHOD - A magnetic property analyzing apparatus includes a first computing unit to perform a magnetic field analysis utilizing a FEM using an average magnetization given with respect to each of elements to which an analyzing target is segmented, and a second computing unit that computes an effective magnetic field acting on each element using a magnetic field computed by the magnetic field analysis, computes magnetization vectors within each element by obtaining a time integral of a LLG equation using the effective magnetic field, and computes an average magnetization for each element by averaging the magnetization vectors. | 2013-06-27 |
| 20130166230 | MAGNETIC PROPERTY ANALYZING METHOD AND APPARATUS - A magnetic property analyzing apparatus calculates vector potentials of each of elements to which an analyzing target is segmented by meshing, using an average magnetization obtained for each of the elements, and performs a magnetic field analysis of sub-grids arranged along one direction within each of the elements. An average magnetization with respect to each of the elements is calculated by performing a time integral on a LLG (Landau Lifshitz Gilbert) equation using a magnetic field obtained from the magnetic field analysis in order to perform a magnetic property analysis. | 2013-06-27 |
| 20130166231 | COMPRESSOR SENSOR MODULE - A sensor module for a compressor having an electric motor connected to a power supply is provided. The sensor module includes an input that receives current measurements generated by a current sensor based on a current of the power supply. The sensor module also includes a processor. The processor is connected to the input, determines a maximum continuous current for the electric motor, and selectively compares the current measurements with a value equal to the maximum continuous current multiplied by a predetermined value. The maximum continuous current is set based on at least one of a type of refrigerant used by the compressor and actual refrigeration system conditions. | 2013-06-27 |
| 20130166232 | Power Quality Monitoring Apparatus for Railway Power System - A power quality monitoring apparatus is developed for a railway power system. The apparatus is calculating the energy flow and the power consumption and recording the by using the voltage and current sensors at AC and DC power source in the various industrial fields. The voltage and current phases are detected for the AC power. The direction of current is detected to calculate the power consumption for the DC power. Then, the detected data is analyzed. It is possible to monitor the variation of the voltages and current values of the railway vehicle in real time. It is possible to display the variations of the vehicle loads, the AC power output, the voltage and current value fluctuations, the power consumption and power flows in a form of the graphic or text format. Thereby, it is possible to easily understand the overall status of the overhead line's environment. | 2013-06-27 |
| 20130166233 | DEVICE FOR ESTIMATING A LIFETIME OF A SECONDARY BATTERY AND METHOD THEREOF - Embodiments of the present invention provide an accelerated lifetime estimation device for predicting the lifetime of a secondary battery, and a method thereof. The accelerated lifetime estimation device can accurately estimate a normal lifetime of the secondary battery while reducing an evaluation time period of the secondary battery. | 2013-06-27 |
| 20130166234 | METHOD FOR ESTIMATING BATTERY DEGRADATION - A method for estimating battery degradation is provided. In this method, a remaining capacity is obtained by looking up a device characteristic table according to a steady open circuit voltage of a battery. Besides, a constant current is provided to charge the battery, and when a terminal voltage of the battery reaches to a charging preset voltage, a constant voltage is provided to charge the battery. The transition point information at the transition from a constant current mode to a constant voltage mode, which includes a transition point estimated open circuit voltage, a transition point voltage, a transition point current and a transition point battery temperature, is analyzed based on voltage, current, temperature and capacity information measured during the charging process. A battery degradation index is calculated from the transition point information. | 2013-06-27 |
| 20130166235 | MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND ESTIMATING METHOD FOR BATTERY PARAMETER - The present invention relates to a battery parameter management system and a battery parameter estimation method which are capable of simply estimating parameters of elements forming a battery equivalent model having a simple structure. The battery parameter system includes an amperemeter, a voltmeter, a control switch unit, and a processor, and the battery parameter estimation method includes supplying a pulse current, estimating resistance of an internal resistor, estimating capacitance of an internal capacitor, and estimating parameters of dynamic elements. | 2013-06-27 |
| 20130166236 | System and Method for Measuring Current in Hybrid Power Over Ethernet Architecture - Systems and methods of measuring current in a power over Ethernet (PoE) system are provided. The PoE system includes an integrated circuit component having a controller, an internal transistor, a replica transistor, and an external transistor. Current in the system can be indirectly measured by enabling and disabling the transistors in known ways and then measuring the current through the replica transistor. The actual current in the system can be calculated based on the measured currents, thereby allowing for a PoE system that is capable of measuring current without a resistor in series with the external transistor. | 2013-06-27 |
| 20130166237 | Determining the Fineness of a Ground Material, in Particular an Ore, in a Mill - Methods and arrangements for determining the fineness of a ground material in a mill are provided, wherein the acoustic spectrum of the mill during the grinding process is used for concluding the fineness. The mill comprises a drum in which the ground material is present during the grinding process, said drum being driven by a magnetic drive having at least one magnetic segment during the grinding process, so that a rotating magnetic field generated with the aid of the magnetic drive causes the drum to rotate. In order to determine the acoustic spectrum, a voltage induced in a coil of the magnetic segment is determined at least intermittently. On the basis of a model, using the detected time-dependent induced voltage, conclusions can be drawn about the acoustic spectrum and therefrom about the fineness. | 2013-06-27 |
| 20130166238 | CIRCUIT FOR MEASURING CAPACITANCE AND PARASITIC RESISTANCE OF A CAPACITOR - A measuring circuit includes a voltage converting circuit, a discharging and sampling circuit, a control circuit, and a charging circuit. The voltage converting circuit converts a voltage to a working voltage and outputs the working voltage to the discharging and sampling circuit. The charging circuit charges a capacitor and outputs a stop charging signal to the control circuit. The control circuit includes a microprocessor with a timer, to output a discharging control signal to the discharging and sampling circuit for controlling the capacitor to discharge according to the stop charging signal. The discharging and sampling circuit includes a discharging resistor, and measures voltages of the capacitor and the discharging resistor. The microprocessor obtains a discharging time of the capacitor for calculating a capacitance of the capacitor, and obtains the voltages of the capacitor and the discharging resistor for calculating a parasitic resistance of the capacitor. | 2013-06-27 |
| 20130166239 | METHOD FOR GENERATING INFORMATION SIGNAL - A signal generation method for generating an information signal F(b) by performing a Fourier transform on a signal f(a) includes the following steps: detecting the maximum peak intensity of the information signal F(b); calculating an amplitude, a phase, and a frequency of the signal f(a) corresponding to the maximum peak intensity; generating a signal by causing the signal f(a) corresponding to the maximum peak intensity to extend along an ‘a’ axis on the basis of information about the amplitude, the phase, and the frequency of the signal f(a); generating an extrapolation signal by extracting a signal in a region smaller than a1 and a signal in a region larger than a2 from the signal, where a1| 2013-06-27 | |
| 20130166240 | Pattern Dimension Measurement Method Using Electron Microscope, Pattern Dimension Measurement System, and Method for Monitoring Changes in Electron Microscope Equipment Over Time - Beforehand, the device characteristic patterns of each critical dimension SEM are measured, a sectional shape of an object to undergo dimension measurement is presumed by a model base library (MBL) matching system, dimension measurements are carried out by generating signal waveforms through SEM simulation by inputting the presumed sectional shapes and the device characteristic parameters, and differences in the dimension measurement results are registered as machine differences. In actual measurements, from the dimension measurement results in each critical dimension SEM, machine differences are corrected by subtracting the registered machine differences. Furthermore, changes in critical dimension SEM's over time are monitored by periodically measuring the above-mentioned device characteristic parameters and predicting the above-mentioned dimension measurement results. According to the present invention, actual measurements of machine differences, which require considerable time and effort, are unnecessary. In addition, the influence of changes in samples over time, which is problematic in monitoring changes in devices over time, can be eliminated. | 2013-06-27 |
| 20130166241 | DATA CENTER THERMAL MANAGEMENT - Historical high-spatial-resolution temperature data and dynamic temperature sensor measurement data may be used to predict temperature. A first formulation may be derived based on the historical high-spatial-resolution temperature data for determining a temperature at any point in 3-dimensional space. The dynamic temperature sensor measurement data may be calibrated based on the historical high-spatial-resolution temperature data at a corresponding historical time. Sensor temperature data at a plurality of sensor locations may be predicted for a future time based on the calibrated dynamic temperature sensor measurement data. A three-dimensional temperature spatial distribution associated with the future time may be generated based on the forecasted sensor temperature data and the first formulation. The three-dimensional temperature spatial distribution associated with the future time may be projected to a two-dimensional temperature distribution, and temperature in the future time for a selected space location may be forecasted dynamically based on said two-dimensional temperature distribution. | 2013-06-27 |
| 20130166242 | METHOD OF CALIBRATING AND CALIBRATION APPARATUS FOR A MOISTURE CONCENTRATION MEASUREMENT APPARATUS - A method of calibrating a gas analysis apparatus that measures the moisture concentration in a gas using a radiating unit includes a moisture concentration measurement value calibrated based on the relationship between the intensity of an absorption spectrum of moisture of a concentration to be measured and the intensity of an absorption spectrum of an other component gas that can be measured by the radiating unit, for which the relationship to the intensity of the absorption spectrum of moisture of the measured prescribed concentration is known, and based on the intensity of an absorption spectrum obtained by measuring the other component gas. | 2013-06-27 |
| 20130166243 | TEST DEVICE AND METHOD FOR TESTING STABILITY OF ELECTRONIC DEVICES - A test method includes: setting test parameters for a test of a plurality of electronic devices in response to a user input; generating a control signal according to the test parameters and sending the control signal to a baseboard management controller of each electronic device to control the baseboard management controller to test the corresponding electronic devices according to the parameter set by the user, and recording the number of the time that the start and shut down operation have been done and the test values which can reflect the running state of the electronic devices in a test file; analyzing the stability of each electronic device by analyzing the test result record in the test file. A test device and computer-readable medium are also disclosed. | 2013-06-27 |
| 20130166244 | SUPERVISOR MONITORING SYSTEM - A supervisor monitoring system for autonomous test supervision is presented. A system can comprise a first supervisor monitor (SM) and a second SM, each configured to simultaneously monitor one or more tests conducted by one or more testing apparatus. First and second SMs can be configured to verify the other's integrity throughout a testing procedure, providing a failsafe system. The first and second SMs can be interlocked so that if the first SM detects a fault at the second SM, the first SM can interrupt testing monitored at the first SM, and can also interrupt testing monitored at the second SM, and vice versa. An SM can be configured to control a safety relay configured to couple a power channel of a battery exerciser to a battery cell, and be configured to monitor input at the battery exerciser from the cell to determine whether a test constraint has been violated. | 2013-06-27 |
| 20130166245 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REPORTING PATIENT RADIATION EXPOSURE - A method for generating radiation reports includes querying at least one source for a radiation exposure. The information for a patient is collected and a report is generated. Media having an instruction set for generating the reports can also include a viewer or viewing software for viewing the radiation report. An apparatus for generating the radiation reports can be a computer having modules comprised of hardware and software or both. | 2013-06-27 |
| 20130166246 | Sensor-assisted Improvement of Timing-Based Positioning Accuracy - There are provided measures for enabling a sensor-assisted improvement of timing-based positioning accuracy. Such measures may exemplarily include measuring a first timing value for timing-based positioning calculation on the basis of a first positioning-related signal at a first time, measuring a second timing value for timing-based positioning calculation on the basis of a second positioning-related signal at a second time, deriving movement information indicative of a movement of an apparatus to be positioned during a time interval from the first time to the second time, and utilizing the measured first timing value, the measured second timing value and the derived movement information for timing-based positioning calculation relating to the apparatus to be positioned at a network side. | 2013-06-27 |
| 20130166247 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - A process of the invention analyzes a moving speed using acceleration data by an acceleration sensor and calculates a moving distance of the object. The process removes each of given candidate values of drift components from angular velocity data by a gyro sensor and generates relative azimuths data pieces. Based on the respective relative azimuths data pieces, the process calculates moving directions of the object. Using the moving distance and moving directions calculated, the process creates plural moving loci corresponding to the candidate values of drift components. By comparing the positions of actual starting and end points of moving in a building with the positions of starting and end points of each moving locus, the process evaluates the moving loci and determines an optimal moving locus out of the moving loci, based on the evaluation result. | 2013-06-27 |
| 20130166248 | Monitor Test Key of Epi Profile - A method and apparatus for estimating a height of an epitaxially grown semiconductor material in other semiconductor devices. The method includes epitaxially growing first, second, and third portions of semiconductor material on a first semiconductor device, measuring a height of the third portion of semiconductor material and a height of the first or second portion of semiconductor material, measuring a first saturation current through the first and second portions of semiconductor material, measuring a second saturation current through the first and third portions of semiconductor material, and preparing a model of the first saturation current relative to the height of the first or second portion of semiconductor material and the second saturation current relative to an average of the height of the first and third portions of semiconductor material. The model is used to estimate the height of an epitaxially grown semiconductor material in the other semiconductor devices. | 2013-06-27 |
| 20130166249 | Security Systems and Methods for Continuously Monitoring the Weight of a Container - Various embodiments disclosed herein are directed to weight monitoring systems for recovering, processing, monitoring, and managing various commodities or products stored in a container. | 2013-06-27 |
| 20130166250 | METHODS FOR ASSESSING DATA CENTER EFFICIENCY AND DEVICES THEREOF - A method, non-transitory computer readable medium, and apparatus for assessing efficiency of a data center includes querying, based on a system management protocol, each of a plurality of information technology (IT) devices to obtain utilization information. A power rating value is obtained for each of the plurality of IT devices. An IT power consumption value for the plurality of IT devices is generated based on the utilization information for the plurality of IT devices and the power rating values. A value for at least one efficiency metric is generated and output based on the IT power consumption value. | 2013-06-27 |
| 20130166251 | PARTICLE MONITORING WITH SECURE DATA LOGGING - A data logging monitoring instrument and related methods are described. One aspect provides a particle counting instrument, including: one or more sensors; a storage system; and a processing system coupled to the storage system, the processing system being configured to accumulate measurement data ascertained via the one or more sensors in the storage system into one or more log files; wherein the one or more log files are stored in a secure file format that is compatible with other non-particle counting instrument information processing device applications. Other embodiments are described. | 2013-06-27 |
| 20130166252 | SENSOR EVENT ASSESSOR - A sensor event assessor is disclosed. In one embodiment, an event detection receiver receives an electronic signal related to an event detected by at least two sensors. A filter module compares the electronic signal with a predetermined event detection threshold. An electronic signal assessor receives the electronic signal from the filter module if the electronic signal is greater than or equal to the predetermined event detection threshold, the electronic signal assessor provides assessment information about the event. A user recognizable output generator is utilized to provide the assessment information about the event in a user recognizable format. | 2013-06-27 |
| 20130166253 | Systems and Methods of Designing Airbag - Systems and methods for numerically creating corresponding 2-D mesh models for a plurality of airbag fabric panels from a 3-D computerized model of a fully-inflated airbag are disclosed. 3-D computerized model comprises a plurality of nodes and a plurality of shell finite elements. Each shell element is categorized as to which one of a plurality of fabric panels that form the airbag it belongs. Each fabric panel occupies a continuous surface area of the airbag. Shell finite elements of a particular fabric panel are unfolded to a 2-D mesh one fabric panel at a time. The total surface area of a particular fabric panel is compared with the total area of the corresponding 2-D model. Adjust the 2-D mesh model until the areas are within a predetermined tolerance. The final “total-area-matched” 2-D mesh model is further orientated to a fabric material coordinate system of warp and weft for determining manufacturability. | 2013-06-27 |
| 20130166254 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRE-OPERATIVELY DETERMINING DESIRED ALIGNMENT OF A KNEE JOINT - A joint alignment method comprises using imaging data of at least a portion of a leg to create a leg model, wherein the leg model includes a femur having medial and lateral condyles and a tibia having tibial plateaus that are configured to engage the medial and lateral condyles at a knee joint, displaying an image of the leg model for manipulation by a user, locating a pivot point within one of the medial or lateral condyles, and rotating, in the displayed image, the tibia with respect to the femur, about the pivot point, to obtain a desired knee joint articulation in a specified plane. | 2013-06-27 |
| 20130166255 | COMPUTING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR EXTRACTING FEATURE ELEMENTS OF PRODUCT FROM DESIGN DRAWING - In a method for extracting a feature element of a product from a design drawing of the product, a point and a curved surface related to the feature element are selected from the design drawing. The method calculates a minimum distance between the selected point and an outline of the selected curved surface, and identifies whether the selected curved surface or the outline is the feature element by comparing the minimum distance with a first preset value. The method further determines a measuring type of the feature element according to a point cloud of the feature element, and extracts sample points composed of the feature element according to the measuring type and attribute data of the feature element. The sample points are output on a display screen of the computing device. | 2013-06-27 |
| 20130166256 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DESIGNING AND GENERATING DEVICES USING ACCURACY MAPS AND STABILITY ANALYSIS - Systems and methods for designing and generating a device using accuracy maps and stability analysis are disclosed herein. In some aspects, the systems and methods described relate to an apparatus for designing a device. The apparatus includes a processor configured to generate a three-dimensional model of a physical object and determine whether the three-dimensional model satisfies an accuracy threshold based on an accuracy map. The processor is further configured generate a simulated representation of the device, determine whether the simulated representation of the device satisfies a stability threshold, simulate a fit of the device on the three-dimensional model if the simulated representation of the device satisfies the stability threshold, and determine whether the simulated fit of the device on the three-dimensional model is within a tolerance threshold. The processor is further configured to generate an approved design of the device if the simulated fit is within the tolerance threshold. | 2013-06-27 |
| 20130166257 | METHOD FOR MODELLING THE INTERACTIONS OF AN IMPULSIVE WAVE WITH A MEDIUM - The invention relates to a method for modelling the interactions of a wave, generated by a source emitting an impulsive signal of arbitrary shape, with a medium, including steps involving: a) elaboration of a generic model by the method called “DPSM”; b) Fourier series decomposition of the impulsive signal c) For each of the harmonics arising from the foregoing decomposition, calculation of a model specifically for the harmonic in question from the generic model previously elaborated; and d) superposition of a set of specific models thus calculated in order to assemble a final model. | 2013-06-27 |
| 20130166258 | Techniques for Thermal Modeling of Data Centers to Improve Energy Efficiency - Techniques for modeling a data center are provided. In one aspect, a method for modeling a data center is provided. The method comprises the following steps. Spatially dense three-dimensional thermal distribution and air flow measurements made in the data center using a mobile off-line surveying system are obtained. A temperature and air flow model for the data center is created using the spatially dense three-dimensional thermal distribution and air flow measurements. The temperature and air flow model is used to make thermal distribution and air flow predictions of the data center. The thermal distribution and air flow predictions are compared with the thermal distribution and air flow measurements made using the mobile off-line surveying system to produce a validated model for the data center. | 2013-06-27 |
| 20130166259 | SYSTEM LINEARIZATION - A method for linearizing a non-linear system element includes acquiring data representing inputs and corresponding outputs of the non-linear system element. A model parameter estimation procedure is applied to the acquired data to determine model parameters of a model characterizing input-output characteristics of the non-linear element. An input signal representing a desired output signal of the non-linear element is accepted and processed to form a modified input signal according to the determined model parameters. The processing includes, for each of a series of successive samples of the input signal, applying an iterative procedure to determining a sample of the modified input signal according to a predicted output of the model of the non-linear element. The modified input signal is provided for application to the input of the non-linear element. | 2013-06-27 |
| 20130166260 | Distributed Internet Protocol Network Analysis Model with Real Time Response Performance - A system for generating a network analysis model is provided. The system comprises a text-based model definition file representing analysis flow and a hierarchical analysis tree; an analysis function block library comprising a plurality of analysis nodes in an analysis model definition, wherein each of the analysis nodes comprises at least one reusable analysis block; and a code generator that automatically generates code to implement the analysis model from the analysis function block library by parsing the model definition file. | 2013-06-27 |
| 20130166261 | SPECIFICITY QUANTIFICATION OF BIOMOLECULAR RECOGNITION AND ITS APPLICATION FOR DRUG DISCOVERY - A novel scoring function called SPA takes account of both specificity and affinity of highly efficient and specific protein-ligand binding. The method to develop SPA is based on the funneled energy landscape theory and employs affinity and specificity of biomolecular interactions. The quantified specificity of the native protein-ligand complex, which discriminates against “non-native” binding modes, and the affinity prediction are simultaneously optimized during the development. SPA is obtained by maximizing the specificity and affinity prediction of a large training set of “native” protein-ligand complexes with known structures and affinities. SPA can be employed to discriminate drugs from the diversity set, or to discriminate selective drugs from non-selective drugs. The remarkable performance of SPA makes it promising to be implemented in the docking software and widely applied in virtual screening for seeking the lead compounds. | 2013-06-27 |
| 20130166262 | System And Method For Evaluating Dynamic Heterogeneity In Earth Models - A method is disclosed having application notably towards ranking earth models responsive to dynamic heterogeneity. A plurality of earth models representing a subsurface reservoir are provided. Streamline analysis for each of the plurality of earth models is conducted. Flow Capacity (F) vs. Storage Capacity (Φ) curves are constructed for each of the plurality of earth models based on the streamline analysis. Dynamic heterogeneity for each of the plurality of earth models is computed from the Flow Capacity (F) vs. Storage Capacity (Φ) curves constructed for each of the plurality of earth models. The plurality of earth models are ranked responsive to dynamic heterogeneity. | 2013-06-27 |
| 20130166263 | Systems and Methods for Wellbore Optimization - Systems and methods for wellbore optimization, which include numerical procedures for selecting an optimal wellbore trajectory and casing strength based on Formation Loading Potential. | 2013-06-27 |
| 20130166264 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR RESERVOIR MODELING - A method is presented for modeling reservoir properties. The method includes constructing a coarse computational mesh for the reservoir. The coarse computational mesh comprises a plurality of cells. The method further includes determining a plurality of flows for each of the plurality of cells based on Dirichlet boundary conditions. Additionally, the method includes determining a solution to a coarse pressure equation for the reservoir based on the plurality of flows. | 2013-06-27 |
| 20130166265 | METHOD FOR SIMULATING INDOOR ILLUMINANCE - Described herein is a method for simulating indoor illuminance which includes preparing an intrinsic optical property function of a bidirectional transmittance function and a bidirectional reflectivity function based on values actually measured for each plate-shaped optical member; for a skylight constructed by combining a plurality of those optical members, creating an optical physical model based on the intrinsic optical property function and the construction mode of each optical member constituting the skylight; calculating the skylight light distribution data for daylight, which is introduced through the skylight, by using the optical physical model; and simulating the indoor illuminance, which would be provided by actually installing the skylight, on the basis of the light distribution data. The simulation is performed on a computer system which has stored the intrinsic optical property function of each optical member in a database. | 2013-06-27 |
| 20130166266 | WEATHER AND SATELLITE MODEL FOR ESTIMATING SOLAR IRRADIANCE - Solar irradiance, the energy from the Sun's electromagnetic radiation, has a wide range of applications from meteorology to agronomy to solar power. Solar irradiance is primarily determined by a location's spatial relationship with the Sun and the atmospheric conditions that impact the transmission of the radiation. The spatial relationship between the Sun and a location on Earth is determined by established astronomical formulas. The impact of atmospheric conditions may be estimated via proxy using pixels from satellite imagery. While satellite-based irradiance estimation has proven effective, availability of the input data can be limited and the resolution is often incapable of capturing local weather phenomena. Brief qualitative descriptions of general atmospheric conditions are widely available from internet weather services at higher granularity than satellite imagery. This methodology provides logic for quantifying the impact of qualitative weather observations upon solar irradiance, and the integration of this methodology into solar irradiance estimation models. | 2013-06-27 |
| 20130166267 | DIAGNOSTIC FACTOR SET DETERMINATION APPARATUS AND METHOD - A diagnostic factor set determination apparatus and method is provided. The diagnostic factor set determination apparatus includes a personal examination data acquiring unit configured to acquire personal examination data including a plurality of diagnostic factors, a disease model selecting unit configured to select a disease model that includes one or more of the plurality of diagnostic factors, and a diagnostic factor processing unit configured to determine a diagnostic factor set according to a sum of disease weights of a first group of the plurality of diagnostic factors that is not in the selected disease model. | 2013-06-27 |
| 20130166268 | Crystal Structure of the Pro Form of a Matrix Metalloproteinase and an Allosteric Processing Inhibitor - The present invention includes a crystal comprising a complex of the pro form of a matrix metalloprotease (proMMP) and a small-molecule allosteric processing inhibitor that inhibits that activation of the proMMP, methods for identifying small-molecule allosteric processing inhibitors that inhibit the activation of a proMMP, and methods of treatment using small-molecule allosteric processing inhibitors that inhibit the activation of a proMMP. The present invention relates to the crystal structure of a complex of proMMP9 bound to a small-molecule allosteric processing inhibitor that inhibits activation of proMMP9. The invention further relates to the use of the methods and the crystal and related structural information for designing, selecting and/or optimizing small-molecule allosteric processing inhibitors that inhibit activation of proMMP9 and proMMP9 homologues. The present invention also relates to the use of small-molecule allosteric processing inhibitors for the treatment of diseases mediated by inappropriate matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) activity. | 2013-06-27 |
| 20130166269 | SIMULATION APPARATUS, SIMULATION METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A simulation apparatus includes a storage device that stores a block of circuit data including a clock gating circuit including a control circuit and a first latch circuit, wherein the control circuit outputs a control signal according to a clock, and wherein the first latch circuit holds or outputs a block of input data according to the control signal; and a processor that executes a program having a procedure. The procedure includes: generating a block of substitution circuit data by substituting the first latch circuit by a selection circuit and a second latch circuit; and performing simulation with respect to the substitution circuit data using a pulse related to the reference clock and the reference clock. | 2013-06-27 |
| 20130166270 | METHOD OF SUBSTATION-CONTROL CENTER TWO-LEVEL DISTRIBUTED MODELING FOR POWER GRID - A method of substation-control center two-level distributed modeling for power grid is provided. The method comprises: (1) building a substation model for each of substations, each substation model comprising a network model having a topological structure of the substation devices, parameters of the substation devices and measurement information of each substation devices, and a wiring diagram of each substation based on a whole line identification consistency; (2) uploading each substation model for each of the substations to the control center through a state power dispatching data network; and (3) splicing network models for the substations according to the wiring diagrams of the substations to build a whole power grid model of a whole power grid so as to monitor and control the whole power grid. | 2013-06-27 |
| 20130166271 | SIMULATING AND TESTING AVIONICS - An avionics application host system and method for simulating and/or testing a plurality of partitioned applications arranged to be periodically executed on a target system. The target system is a distributed avionics control system of an aerial vehicle. The host system includes a plurality of functional modules. The plurality of functional modules includes: an application module arranged to import the plurality of partitioned applications in un-modified form, a configuration module arranged to configure the operations of the host system, at least one communication module arranged to provide communication between the partitioned applications, a control module arranged to provide coordinated execution time to the functional modules, a service module associated to each imported partitioned application arranged to provide services to the imported partitioned applications so as to enable execution of the imported partitioned applications and to preserve the temporal order of events related to communication and execution. | 2013-06-27 |
| 20130166272 | NETWORK PACKET CAPTURE IN EMULATED ENVIRONMENTS - Communications between an application executing in an emulated environment in an operating system and a network stack in the operating system may be improved to allow the application access to additional information. The application may be able to access a network traffic log of the operating system, including contents of packets transmitted and received for the application. The network traffic log may be transmitted to the application by a non-emulated interface executing in the operating system. The application may merge the contents of the network traffic log with an internal application log based on matching similar events between the two logs. | 2013-06-27 |
| 20130166273 | CIRCUIT EMULATION APPARATUS AND CIRCUIT EMULATION METHOD - A circuit emulation apparatus includes an emulator unit configured to emulate an operation of a circuit, a replacement unit configured to replace one or more redundant bits with a predetermined bit pattern when information bits and the one or more redundant bits of read data that is read from a first memory by the circuit are all zeros, and a supply unit configured to supply the information bits and the predetermined bit pattern as the read data to the circuit. | 2013-06-27 |
| 20130166274 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING AVATARS - A system and method for managing an avatar is provided. The method comprises receiving an initial input from one or more communication interfaces, processing the initial input using one or more processors, determining one or more initial characteristics based on processing the initial input and providing instructions to generate and display the avatar with one or more initial avatar characteristics in response to the one or more initial characteristics. | 2013-06-27 |
