31st week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 63 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100198484 | Engine - The purpose of the present invention is to provide an engine having a revision means which regulates rotation speed of each of cylinders while reflecting specific unevenness of rotation of each of the cylinders. With regard to an engine | 2010-08-05 |
20100198485 | CONTROL APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A control apparatus for an internal combustion engine that accurately incorporates demands related to various capabilities of the internal combustion engine. A demand output unit outputs various capability demands of the internal combustion engine, expressed in terms of either torque, efficiency, or an air-fuel ratio data. A torque mediation unit collects only the demand values expressed in terms of torque, and mediates the torque demand values into one. An efficiency mediation unit collects the demand values expressed in terms of efficiency and mediates the efficiency demand values into one. An air-fuel ratio mediation unit collects the demand values expressed in terms of the air-fuel ratio and mediates the air-fuel ratio demand values into one. A control variable computing unit computes control variables of actuators, based upon the torque demand value, efficiency demand value, and air-fuel ratio demand value output from the mediation units. | 2010-08-05 |
20100198486 | METHOD FOR OPERATING AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - The invention relates to a method for operating an internal combustion engine, which can be operated with fuels and fuel mixtures of said fuels, said fuels differing from each other in the air quantity they require for a stoichiometric combustion. A fuel quantity to be supplied to the internal combustion engine is corrected via a mixture adaptation and a fuel adaptation, the mixture adaptation and the fuel adaptation being based on a lambda control and a fuel quantity contained in the fuel reservoir of the internal combustion engine prior to refueling and a fuel quantity supplied to the reservoir being determined. The method is characterized by using the change of the fuel adaptation after refueling towards a fuel/air mixture having a higher or a lower fuel percentage to extrapolate the supplied fuel or the supplied fuel mixture and the fuel quantity present in the reservoir and the knowledge of the nature of the fuel or the fuel mixture supplied to the reservoir are used to calculate the fuel mixture ration in the reservoir after refueling. The method according to the invention allows determination of the fuel mixture ratio in the reservoir of internal combustion engines which can be operated with different fuels. | 2010-08-05 |
20100198487 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IDENTIFYING THROUGH TRAFFIC - In a method and an apparatus for identifying through traffic, entry into and exit from a predefined area are ascertained and the transit time is used to determine whether unauthorized transit through the area has occurred. | 2010-08-05 |
20100198488 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR IDENTIFYING TRAFFIC-RELEVANT INFORMATION - A method is presented for recognizing traffic-related information (I) in a driving motor vehicle, in which sensor data (B) from a sensor and map data (K) from a navigation system are interpreted for recognition purposes, wherein the sensor data (B) is inspected in a first scene interpretation for the presence of traffic-related information (I) and is compacted to relevant sensor data (B | 2010-08-05 |
20100198489 | SYSTEMS AND METHOD FOR MANAGING AIRPORT GROUND TRAFFIC - An air traffic control system for control of airport ground traffic includes a graphical display system configured to display a surface map, and configured to enable a controller to input, via a graphical input device, a taxi route along the surface map. Furthermore, the system includes a processor operatively coupled to the graphical display system, wherein the processor is configured to provide the surface map to the graphical display system. The processor is programmed to interpret the taxi route, and modify the taxi route to a taxiway path existing on the surface map. The system includes a transmitter communicatively coupled to the processor, wherein the transmitter configured to transmit the taxiway path to an aircraft, and a datalink interface positioned onboard the aircraft and configured to receive and display the transmitted taxiway path. | 2010-08-05 |
20100198490 | EXTENSION OF AIRCRAFT TRACKING AND POSITIVE IDENTIFICATION FROM MOVEMENT AREAS INTO NON-MOVEMENT AREAS - At most airports, responsibility of air traffic control starts and stops at the entrance or exit to the runway movement areas, which are taxiways and runways. In the non-movement areas, such as hangers, ramps, and aprons, aircraft movements and separation are no longer the responsibility of air traffic control, but is the responsibility of other parties such as the airport itself, airlines, or other parties. The use of tracking technologies for air traffic control is therefore focused on the movement areas, not the non-movement areas, where there are limitations in aircraft tracking. Furthermore, many of the aircraft transmitting devices are switched off in non-movement areas exacerbating tracking problems in these areas. The present invention includes several methods including broadband multilateration, to extend aircraft tracking from the movement areas into non-movement areas without the need to extend special air traffic control equipment into those areas. | 2010-08-05 |
20100198491 | AUTONOMIC VEHICLE SAFETY SYSTEM - A vehicle safety system is disclosed that monitors vehicle surroundings, operational conditions, etc., in order to identify potential safety concerns or hazardous operational conditions. In doing so, the vehicle safety system collects data from one or more sources, such as sources that generate data from the vehicle itself (e.g., internal sensors), sources that generate data from the surroundings of the vehicle (e.g., external sensors), and sources that receive data from local or remote locations with respect to the host vehicle (e.g., a satellite, telematics, cellular, short or long range RF, etc., data acquisition unit). In response to data collected by components of the system, the system may use a hierarchical system to address the potential hazardous conditions or safety concerns. | 2010-08-05 |
20100198492 | Center-of-Gravity Detection System, Lateral Rollover Limit Velocity Estimation System, and Cargo Weight Estimation System - A center-of-gravity detection system includes a vehicle capable of carrying cargo and adapted to be towed by a towing vehicle, a shake detector configured to detect shakes in the directions of the self-weight and width of the towed vehicle during travel of the towed vehicle, and an arithmetic unit. The arithmetic unit is configured to derive, based upon physical quantities that correlate with the shakes, the location of the center of gravity, in three-dimensional space, of the towed vehicle. | 2010-08-05 |
20100198493 | CAR, WALKING APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF DETERMING SHAPE OF WHEEL - A car having a rotatable wheel, the car being able to run by rotating the wheel, the car having a leg used by the car for walking, and an attitude stabilization section for stabilizing an attitude of the car. | 2010-08-05 |
20100198494 | NAVIGATION SYSTEM HAVING ADAPTIVE COVERAGE AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREOF - A method of operation of a navigation system having adaptive coverage includes: detecting a no service region or an intermittent loss of service region upcoming in a route; selecting an adaptive coverage operations block based on the no service region or based on the intermittent loss of service region for storing on a device; and sending data from the adaptive coverage operations block for displaying on the device. | 2010-08-05 |
20100198495 | USING BOUNDARIES ASSOCIATED WITH A MAP VIEW FOR BUSINESS LOCATION SEARCHING - A system aggregates entity location information from multiple documents distributed among multiple locations in a network. The system searches the entity location information to identify a first set of entities located within the entirety of a first geographic region selected by a user. The system provides a first digital map to the user via a network, the first digital map including the first geographic region and further including visual representations of the first set of identified entities and their associated geographic locations. | 2010-08-05 |
20100198496 | NAVIGATION SYSTEM WITH PATH PREDICTION AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREOF - A method of operation of a navigation system includes: detecting a location reading; selecting a route having a current edge with an endpoint and a shape point; predicting a navigation instruction based on a calculation with the location reading, the shape point, and a time delay for the calculation; and displaying the navigation instruction on a device. | 2010-08-05 |
20100198497 | Vehicle navigation system including movable display device - A vehicle navigation system includes a movable display device having a display panel, a voice output device, a navigation screen determining portion, and a voice guidance control portion. The navigation screen determining portion determines whether a route guidance is being performed by displaying a navigation screen on the display panel when the part of the display panel is housed. When the navigation screen determining portion determines that the route guidance is being performed by displaying the navigation screen on the display panel, the voice guidance control portion controls the voice output device so that the voice output device performs the route guidance with a voice output. | 2010-08-05 |
20100198498 | USE OF A MOBILE NAVIGATION DEVICE AS A PARKING TIME ASSISTANT - The present invention relates to a method for operating a mobile navigation device, including the following process steps: a) approaching a parking space with a vehicle in which the mobile navigation device is disposed; b) identifying the current position of said vehicle as a parking space; c) automatically storing the arrival time at the parking space and/or a resulting arrival time derived from the arrival time at the parking space. | 2010-08-05 |
20100198499 | PROVIDING ACCESS TO A COLLECTION OF CONTENT ITEMS - In a collection( | 2010-08-05 |
20100198500 | NAVIGATION DEVICE, NAVIGATION SERVER AND NAVIGATION SYSTEM - A navigation device and the like capable of harmonizing a navigation route for guiding a mobile body set on the basis of a support route search result by a navigation server and a navigation route for also guiding the mobile body set independently of the navigation route, from a view point of guiding the mobile body smoothly. In the case where the second navigation route r | 2010-08-05 |
20100198501 | NAVIGATION DEVICE - A navigation device is provided that presents a travel direction of a vehicle at a guide point along with a map around the vehicle, without significantly reducing a display area of the map around the vehicle. The navigation device of the present invention includes current position locating means | 2010-08-05 |
20100198502 | NAVIGATION APPARATUS - A navigation apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: map display means that displays a map on the basis of map data in a database that stores the map data, facility type information about the type of the facility and facility information about the facility; route guidance means that searches for a guide route from the current position of a navigation apparatus to a specified destination on the basis of the map data and performs route guidance; selection means that searches the database for a facility to be displayed on the map on the basis of selection conditions defined by the facility type information, the travelling direction of the navigation apparatus and a distance from the guide route to the facility; and display control means that controls the map display means so that the map display means displays the obtained facility along with its facility information on the map. | 2010-08-05 |
20100198503 | Method and System for Assessing Quality of Location Content - A method and system for assessing the quality of location content is disclosed. The method includes evaluating the quality of location content based on who provided the content, the accuracy of the location data associated with the content, the integrity of the content, and when the content was provided. As a result of the evaluation, a quality score is generated. The quality score provides an indication of the reliability of the location content. The quality score may be updated when a change is made to the content. | 2010-08-05 |
20100198504 | Method and System for Managing Relationships Between Location Identifiers - A method and system for managing relationships between location identifiers is disclosed. A relationship includes an originating identifier and a target identifier. A unique relationship is defined by the location codes and relationship types associated with the originating and target identifier. A synonym service, a translation service, and a validation service analyze a new or modified relationship prior to storing the relationship in a relationship store. A graph service, a statistics service, and a reporting service analyze the relationships stored in the relationship store. | 2010-08-05 |
20100198505 | Method for Representing Linear Features in a Location Content Management System - A method for representing linear features in a location content management system is disclosed. A linear feature is represented using a sequence of routing points that define a unique path when routed on a map through those points. A routing point consists of latitude, longitude, and optional stack position. Stack position defines an upper or lower level of a double-decker bridge or road. The data representing the linear feature is stored outside of a geographic database. | 2010-08-05 |
20100198506 | Street and landmark name(s) and/or turning indicators superimposed on user's field of vision with dynamic moving capabilities - The invention provides for street and/or landmark name(s) to be displayed or projected on, behind or in front of a window or windshield of a vehicle or the surface of a pair of eyeglasses and in a manner such that the user (e.g. driver) does not have to turn his head or move his eyes from the path in front to see the information. The invention uses the estimated location of the user's eyes to determine where to project or display the street and/or landmark name(s) and/or turning indicator such that the name(s) and/or indicator appear to be displayed at the perceived location of the street(s) or landmark(s) in question. The name(s) and/or turning indicator appear to move with regard to the user's perspective as the location of the street(s) and/or landmark(s) move across his field of vision such that name(s) and/or indicator appear to remain stationary and attached the street(s) and/or landmark(s) as the vehicle moves. | 2010-08-05 |
20100198507 | ROUTE GUIDING SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF - The present invention discloses a route guiding system and a method thereof. The route guiding system in accordance with the present invention determines whether a user is approaching a crossway point based on the user's current position. In case the user is determined to approach a crossway point, other crossway points having a road connecting to this crossway point and scenic spots along such crossway points are searched from the electronic map. Finally, such roads connecting to these crossway points and relevant information concerning these scenic spots are displayed. In this fashion, the user can move randomly for promenade along the streets according to the scenic spot information displayed on the route guiding system without specifically setting any destination. | 2010-08-05 |
20100198508 | NAVIGATION SYSTEM HAVING ROUTE CUSTOMIZATION MECHANISM AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREOF - A method of operation of a navigation system having route customization mechanism includes: generating a base route; selecting a custom route priority based on a route preference; generating a modified route based on the base route and the custom route priority; and sending the modified route for displaying on a device. | 2010-08-05 |
20100198509 | 3D MAPS RENDERING DEVICE AND METHOD - The invention uses altitude, determined from a GPS receiver, or GPS receiver with additional sensor input, to provide additional input to the map rendering application or to a pointer device. The advantage lies in improving the user experience in particular situations where map rendering using horizontal position from GPS plus a default altitude gives a distorted view when compared with the true viewing angle. Providing altitude in addition to the horizontal position, in conjunction with image rendering that can use the additional input will correct this shortcoming | 2010-08-05 |
20100198510 | DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AND STORING SENSITIVE INFORMATION ON A GPS DEVICE - A system and method for controlling and storing sensitive information on a global positioning system (GPS) device are provided. The system includes a locational information module for determining location information of the device; an encryption module for encrypting the location information; a processing module for storing the encrypted location information in a storage module; and an input module for inputting a code string for decrypting the location information. Information inputted to and/or generated by the device will be encrypted on the storage module. The storage module can be in any form currently available including optical media, or various types of removable memory cards or cartridges. Furthermore, the storage module may be internal memory and the GPS device may further include a transmission module or connection, e.g., hardwire or wireless, to port the information to a computer. | 2010-08-05 |
20100198511 | Portable Navigation System - A portable navigation module and its method of operation are disclosed for seamlessly providing navigation and positioning information to a user. The module comprises: means, such as a GPS receiver, for receiving a first set of navigational information from an external source, such as satellites; and an inertial sensor unit for generating a second set of navigational information at the module. The navigational information is used by a processor programmed with a core algorithm, to identify the mode of conveyance algorithm and an orientation or misalignment algorithm. The algorithm utilizes the navigational information, aided by the mode of conveyance information and the orientation information, to produce a filtered navigation solution (which comprises position, velocity and attitude). The solution is suitably displayed, preferably on a detachable display unit. | 2010-08-05 |
20100198512 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING RELIABLE EXTENDED EPHEMERIS QUALITY INDICATORS - The present invention is related to location positioning systems, and more particularly, to a method and apparatus for providing reliable extended ephemeris information and indicators of quality. According to one aspect, the invention employs a concept of Approximate Accuracy Symmetry, in which a history of broadcast ephemerides is logged for each satellite, and used as a reference to evaluate the potential accuracy of the predicted orbit for each satellite in the future. According to further aspects, the desired accuracy information for the extended ephemerides can be reliably provided in advance. | 2010-08-05 |
20100198513 | Combined Vehicle-to-Vehicle Communication and Object Detection Sensing - A vehicle awareness system for monitoring remote vehicles relative to a host vehicle. The vehicle awareness system includes at least one object sensing device and a vehicle-to-vehicle communication device. A data collection module is provided for obtaining a sensor object data map and vehicle-to-vehicle object data map. A fusion module merges the sensor object data map and vehicle-to-vehicle object data map for generating a cumulative object data map. A tracking module estimates the relative position of the remote vehicles to the host vehicle. | 2010-08-05 |
20100198514 | MULTIMODE UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE - A system comprising an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) configured to transition from a terminal homing mode to a target search mode, responsive to an uplink signal and/or an autonomous determination of scene change. | 2010-08-05 |
20100198515 | Method for Calculation of the Magnification and/or Distortion and Method for Production of a Spectacle Lens with Low Magnification and/or Distortion - The invention relates to a method for calculation of the local magnification and/or the local distortion of a spectacle lens in at least one predetermined or predeterminable viewing direction, with the spectacle lens being designed to correct a refraction deficit of an eye, and having at least one object-side surface and one second eye-side surface, comprising the following steps: Calculation for the predetermined or predeterminable viewing direction of the profile of a main beam which originates from a predetermined or predeterminable infinitesimally small object and, after refraction by the spectacle lens, passes through the rotation point of the eye, through the entrance pupil of the eye or through the principal plane of the eye; determination of the main curvatures and directions of a local wavefront associated with the main beam on refraction by the spectacle lens; calculation of the local magnification and/or the local distortion of the spectacle lens from the determined main curvatures and directions of the local wavefront, the data relating to the profile of the main beam, and the data relating to the spectacle lens. | 2010-08-05 |
20100198516 | APPARATUS FOR GENERATING HIGH RESOLUTION SURFACE TOPOLOGY MAP USING SURFACE PROFILING AND SURVEYING INSTRUMENTATION - A profiling apparatus configured to generate a high-resolution surface topology map of a surface using surface profiling data combined with surveying data. The apparatus is configured to collect both a plurality of survey sample points and a plurality of profile sample points of the surface. The profile sample points are then correlated with the survey sample points in the Z direction. Once the correlation is performed, the correlated profile sample points are merged or “filled-in” between the survey sample points. The high-resolution surface topology map is generated from the merging of the survey and profile sample points. In various embodiments, the survey data may be generated using an inertial profiler, an inclinometer based walking device, or a rolling-reference type profile device. | 2010-08-05 |
20100198517 | METHOD FOR GENERATING HIGH RESOLUTION SURFACE TOPOLOGY MAP USING SURFACE PROFILING AND SURVEYING INSTRUMENTATION - A method for generating a high-resolution surface topology map of a surface using surface profiling data combined with data collected from a surveying instrument. The system and method involve collecting a plurality of survey sample points and collecting a plurality of profile sample points of the surface. The profile sample points are then correlated with the survey sample points in the Z direction. Once the correlation is performed, the correlated profile sample points are merged or “filled-in” between the survey sample points. The high-resolution surface topology map is generated from the merging of the survey and profile sample points. In various embodiments, the survey data may be generated using an inertial profiler, an inclinometer based walking device, or a rolling-reference type profile device. | 2010-08-05 |
20100198518 | REDUCING ERROR CONTRIBUTIONS TO GYROSCOPIC MEASUREMENTS FROM A WELLBORE SURVEY SYSTEM - A method reduces error contributions to gyroscopic measurements from a wellbore survey system having two gyroscopic sensors adapted to generate signals indicative of at least one component of the Earth's rotation substantially perpendicular to the wellbore and indicative of a component of the Earth's rotation substantially parallel to the wellbore. The method includes generating a first signal indicative of the at least one substantially perpendicular component while the first sensor is in a first orientation; generating a second signal indicative of the at least one substantially perpendicular component while the first sensor is in a second orientation; generating a third signal indicative of the substantially parallel component while the second sensor is in a first orientation; and generating a fourth signal indicative of the substantially parallel component while the second sensor is in a second orientation. The method further includes calculating information regarding at least one of a mass unbalance offset error and a quadrature bias error using the first, second, third, and fourth signals. | 2010-08-05 |
20100198519 | DEEP-READING ELECTROMAGNETIC DATA ACQUISITION METHOD - A method of measuring a parameter characteristic of a rock formation is provided, the method including the steps of obtaining crosswell electromagnetic signals between two wells and using an inversion of said signals to investigate or delineate the presence of a resistivity anomaly, such as brine in a low resistivity background, wherein the resistivity anomaly is assumed to be distributed as one or more bodies characterized by a limited number of geometrical parameters and the inversion is used to determine said geometrical parameters. The method can also be applied to determine the trajectory of an in-fill well to be drilled. | 2010-08-05 |
20100198520 | Method, System and Computer Program Product for Evaluation of Insulin Sensitivity, Insulin/Carbohydrate Ratio, and Insulin Correction Factors in Diabetes from Self-Monitoring Data - A method, system and computer program product for evaluating or determining a user's insulin sensitivity (SI). An initial step or module may include acquiring SMBG readings from a predetermined period. Another step or module may include computing an estimate of insulin sensitivity (SI) from the SMBG readings. Another step or module may include using the estimate of SI to compute individualized carbohydrate ratio. Additionally, another step or module may include using the estimate of SI to compute individualized correction factor. The computation of the two components of an insulin dose calculator, carbohydrate ratio and correction factor, uses this estimate, which allows the tailoring of carbohydrate ratio and correction factor to the present state of the person. | 2010-08-05 |
20100198521 | CHEMICALLY SENSITIVE FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTORS AND USES THEREOF IN ELECTRONIC NOSE DEVICES - The present invention provides an electronic nose device based on chemically sensitive field effect transistors. In particular, the sensors of the electronic nose device are composed of non-oxidized, functionalized silicon nanowires which can detect volatile organic compounds with very high sensitivity. Methods of use in diagnosing diseases including various types of cancer are disclosed. | 2010-08-05 |
20100198522 | Computer-Assisted Method of Analyzing a DNA Mixture - The present invention relates to a computer-assisted method of analyzing a DNA mixture having two or more individual contributors by use of STR technology. The method comprises the steps of obtaining, for a number of STR loci, observed peak area data vector and observed peak height data vector for each peak within a locus, and observed allele data informing which alleles are observed for each loci; and obtaining peak area model data for peak areas by use of a statistical model assuming a normal distribution for the peak areas and assuming conditional independence of the peak area vectors given the sums of the peak areas within each locus. A conditional mean vector and a conditional covariance matrix is proposed and used for the statistical model. The invention also proposes a method for determining, for each locus of the STR loci and by use of the proposed statistical model, a best matching combination of variables indicating the number of allele copies from each individual contributor to the mixture and thereby specifying the DNA mixture. | 2010-08-05 |
20100198523 | DETERMINING PARTICLE PROPERTIES BY MEANS OF SUPERIMPOSED FIELDS - The aim of the invention is to model the gravitational field-induced or centrifugal field-induced separation of particles of a dispersion by means of one or more additional force fields that also influence the migration of the particles. Said aim is achieved by detecting and measuring the modified separation behavior with the help of concentration-measuring sensors. The force acting upon the particles can be calculated from the change in velocity of the particles, and the corresponding particle properties can be calculated if the respective field intensities are known. | 2010-08-05 |
20100198524 | Spectrum Searching Method That Uses Non-Chemical Qualities of the Measurement - Methods and systems for determining information about a sample are disclosed. The methods can include measuring spectral information for the sample and determining a quantity related to a signal-to-noise ratio for the spectral information, repeating the measuring and determining until a value of the quantity is beyond a threshold value, and comparing the spectral information to reference information to determine the information about the sample. | 2010-08-05 |
20100198525 | System and Method for Interpolative Calibration - Systems and methods are provided for calibrating emission data or other information signals collected during a polymerase chain reaction (PCR), amplification reaction, assay, process, or other reaction. Calibration of multiple detectable materials can be achieved during a single cycle or run, or during a plurality of runs of the reaction. A reading from every well, container, or other support region of a sample support does not have to be taken. Interpolation can be used to determine values for emission data or other information signals that were not taken, or are unknown, using detected emission data, or other detected information signals. By calibrating the detected emission data and the interpolated data, a more accurate reading of emission data or information signal can be obtained. | 2010-08-05 |
20100198526 | Software for the Display of Chromatographic Separation Data - Techniques for displaying chromatographic data using a graphical user interface are provided. Chromatographic separation data that represent a series of measurements for multiple samples at a detection location over time can be displayed on a display device as a series of bands, the bands being arranged to resemble output from an electrophoresis gel. Additionally, the chromatographic separation data may be displayed in the form of measured intensity at the detection location versus time. | 2010-08-05 |
20100198527 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATING AT LEAST ONE CHARACTERISTIC OF A MOTOR VEHICLE SUSPENSION - The invention relates to a system for estimating at least one characteristic of a motor vehicle suspension, whereby said suspension or each suspension connects a motor vehicle wheel to the body shell thereof. The inventive system comprises means ( | 2010-08-05 |
20100198528 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AN IMPACT LOCATION AND AMPLITUDE SENSOR - An impact location and amplitude sensory system is provided. Such an impact sensory system may be useful in conjunction with gaming, education, as a control and feedback mechanism for virtually any surface. One embodiment of the impact sensory system may include at least one sensor and a signal processor. The sensor(s) may couple to the object. Sensors may include any of microphones and accelerometers. The sensor(s) receive an impact wave from an impact to the object, either as a propagating acoustic wave or as a traverse phase shift in natural oscillation. The sensor(s) may generate an impact signal in response to the sensed impact wave. The signal processor may couple to the sensor(s). The signal processor may include a preamplifier, an impact triangulator, and an outputter. The impact triangulater may identify a location of the impact from the impact signals. The outputter may then output data regarding the location of the impact. | 2010-08-05 |
20100198529 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING PROPER DOWNFORCE FOR A PLANTER ROW UNIT - A system and method for determining the appropriate downforce on an agricultural planter row unit that minimizes soil compaction while maintaining desired furrow depth. A load sensor is disposed to generate a load signal corresponding to loading on a depth regulation member of the row unit. In one method a load margin is calculated based on a minimum detected load value. In another method, a load margin is derived through a statistical analysis of the detected load values. The load margin calculated or derived by any of the methods is indicative of the amount of supplemental down force that should be increased or decreased to bring the load margin toward zero. A ground contact parameter may also be used in connection with the load margin to provide further confidence on the proper amount of downforce required to ensure furrow depth while minimizing soil compaction. | 2010-08-05 |
20100198530 | ESTIMATION OF NON-EQUIBIAXIAL STRESS USING INSTRUMENTED INDENTATION TECHNIQUE - Method for evaluating an asymmetric residual stress for a material by the indentation test comprises applying the residual stresses with an uniaxial and an symmetrical biaxial tensions on the material and then performing an instrumented indentation test indenting an asymmetric indenter on the material; and comparing a slope of indentation load-depth curve when the long diagonal direction of the asymmetric indenter is perpendicular to the direction of the largest residual stress with that in stress-free state, and then a slope of indentation load-depth curve when the long diagonal direction of the asymmetric indenter is parallel to the direction of the largest residual stress with that in stress-free state, so as to evaluate the asymmetric residual stress for the material. | 2010-08-05 |
20100198531 | FLOW METER SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEASURING FLOW CHARACTERISTICS OF A THREE PHASE FLOW - A vibratory flow meter ( | 2010-08-05 |
20100198532 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MEASUREMENT OF TUBE INTERNAL DIAMETER - A method and apparatus for determining the theoretical internal diameter of a tube of unknown internal diameter comprising an air regulation system comprising a pressure regulator and a volumetric flow meter for obtaining an actual volumetric flow rate through the tube of unknown internal diameter. Calculating a theoretical volumetric flow rate for a range of tubes of known internal diameters. Calculating the theoretical internal diameter of the tube of unknown internal diameter, wherein the actual volumetric flow rate obtained from the apparatus is interpolated with the respective theoretical volumetric flow rates of the tubes of known internal diameter to obtain the theoretical internal diameter of the tube of unknown internal diameter. | 2010-08-05 |
20100198533 | Gas Lift Well Surveillance - Apparatuses, methods, and computer program products for evaluating the performance of a gas lift well are disclosed. A gas lift well surveillance kit is disclosed. A method for evaluating the performance of a gas lift well includes injecting a tracer into an annulus, measuring a concentration of the tracer present in a substance retrieved from the well, determining actual travel times of the tracer, segmenting the gas lift well into a plurality of ranges of well depth, determining lift gas loss parameters, calculating lift gas velocities in the annulus and in the production tubing for each of the plurality of ranges of well depth based on the lift gas loss parameters, and determining points of entry of the lift gas into the production tubing based on: (i) the actual travel times of the tracer, and (ii) the lift gas velocities in the annulus and in the production tubing. | 2010-08-05 |
20100198534 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING THE CONDITION OF A GEAR ASSEMBLY - A system and method for monitoring the condition of a gear assembly analyzes a signal output by a vibration detector that is attached to the gear assembly. Each time that an amplitude of the signal output from the vibration detector exceeds a threshold value, the system assumes that a debris particle has passed between meshing parts of the gear assembly. The number of times that this occurs, and possibly the amplitude of the vibrations are analyzed to determine a condition of the gear assembly, and possibly a damage index. This system and method are particularly applicable to planetary gear arrangements where the vibration detector can be mounted on a fixed ring gear of the gear assembly, or a structure upon which the fixed ring gear is mounted. | 2010-08-05 |
20100198535 | POWER DISTRIBUTION UNIT MONITORING NETWORK AND COMPONENTS - A system to monitor power loading in a plurality of power distribution units. The system includes a power monitoring gateway with a port configured to communicate with an internet protocol network using an internet protocol address. The power monitoring gateway is also configured to communicate with the plurality of power distribution units through a communication link that does not use internet protocol addressing. The communication link in some embodiments is a wireless link. In other embodiments, the communication link uses a single pair of wires with the power monitoring gateway and the power distribution units configured in a daisy chain topology. | 2010-08-05 |
20100198536 | BATTERY HEALTH ASSESSMENT ESTIMATOR - A battery state of health estimator and similar method, system and computer product is disclosed providing for a estimate of a state of health (SOH) of one or more batteries, comprising, estimating a sampling of internal resistances of the one or more batteries, generating a time history of the internal resistance over a predetermined amount of time, generating a cumulative internal resistance histogram from the time history, calculated a final estimate of internal resistance of said one or more batteries which represents the calculated SOH of said one or more batteries and comparing the calculated SOH to a predetermined critical resistance threshold. If the calculated SOH is less than the predetermined critical resistance threshold, the battery is in no worse than a “Blue Monday” condition, and if the calculated SOH is greater than the critical resistance threshold, then the one or more batteries has failed. | 2010-08-05 |
20100198537 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CALCULATING REMAINING USABLE TIME OF BATTERY - A video camera | 2010-08-05 |
20100198538 | ESTIMATION OF SOLENOID ACTUATOR FORCE PERFORMANCE BY ANALYSIS OF VOLTAGE AND CURRENT SIGNALS - A method of estimating force output of a solenoid assembly including a solenoid coil and a corresponding armature upon which the solenoid coil exerts a magnetic solenoid force is provided. The method includes a step of measuring a plurality of data points of current being drawn by the solenoid coil resulting in a plurality of measured current values, a step of measuring a plurality of data points of voltage being supplied to the solenoid coil resulting in a plurality of measured voltage values, and a step of estimating the magnetic solenoid force exerted upon the corresponding armature based on the pluralities of measured voltage and current values, resulting in an estimated force value. | 2010-08-05 |
20100198539 | FAST AND ACCURATE ESTIMATION OF GATE OUTPUT LOADING - Embodiments of a computer system, a method, an integrated circuit and a computer-program product (i.e., software) for use with the computer system are described. These devices and techniques may be used to analyze an electrical characteristic of a logic gate electrically coupled to an output network in a stage. In particular, during the analysis, the effective capacitance of an output network coupled to a logic gate is approximated as a function of a total resistance of the output network, a total capacitance of the output network, and a geometric parameter of the output network. For example, the effective capacitance may be approximated as a function of a ratio of the product of the total resistance and the total capacitance to the fanout count of the output network. Using the effective capacitance and other parameters, such as a slew rate of an electrical signal applied to an input of the logic gate, an electrical characteristic of the logic gate, such as an input capacitance, is determined. | 2010-08-05 |
20100198540 | SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD - An apparatus includes a test signal generation unit supplying test signals to an orthogonal modulator and a control unit that based on a result of decision by comparison and decision of detection results of a detector detecting envelopes of modulated signals output from the orthogonal modulator responsive to the test signals, derives adjustment values and a compensation value. An estimation means estimates a DC offset and an IQ mismatch of the orthogonal modulator, based on the derived compensation value. The test signals includes a first set including a first test signal (I | 2010-08-05 |
20100198541 | MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, MANAGEMENT METHOD AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM - A management apparatus includes: a managing unit that manages production information corresponding to each of a plurality of information processing devices; a specifying unit that specifies, based on a defect notice for at least one component and the production information on the managed information processing devices, at least one of the information processing devices using the component; a state judging unit that judges whether each information processing device is in an operable state where a processing function of each information processing device is operable in an environment in which the processing function of each information proceeding device is provided; and a operation restricting unit that performs operation restriction for the processing function of each information proceeding device according to the defect notice if the state judging unit judges that each information processing device is in the operable state. | 2010-08-05 |
20100198542 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR MEASURING THE DENSITY OF MATERIAL INCLUDING A NON-NUCLEAR MOISTURE PROPERTY DETECTOR - The subject matter described herein includes methods, systems, and computer program products for measuring the density of a sample construction material. According to one aspect, a nuclear density gauge is disclosed for measuring the density of a sample construction material. The material measurement gauge includes a radiation source positioned for emitting radiation into a sample construction material. A radiation detector is positioned apart from the radiation source and configured to detect radiation from the sample construction material and to produce a signal representing the detected radiation. A non-nuclear moisture property detector is configured to determine a moisture property of the sample construction material and to produce a signal representing the moisture property. A material property calculation function is configured to calculate a property value associated with the sample construction material based upon the signals representing the detected radiation and the moisture property. | 2010-08-05 |
20100198543 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SETTING OUT CONTOURS, POINTS OR WORKS AND A GUIDING DEVICE FOR USE THEREWITH - A device, a method and a guiding device for setting out contours, points or works, comprising a computer-controlled measuring device provided with a movable measuring probe and a portable base unit provided with a rotatably supported elongate arm. The measuring probe is connected to the measuring device by means of a cord or a wire via the elongate arm, and the measuring device is provided with sensors for measuring a length or a change in the length of the cord or the wire and rotation of the arm in at least one degree of freedom for providing position data of the measuring probe. A guiding device communicatively connected to the measuring device is designed for providing guidance for positioning the measuring probe for the purpose of reducing a difference between a measured position of the measuring probe and a desired position of the measuring probe in accordance with a contour, point or work to be set out. In an embodiment of the guiding device, the guidance is displayed on a graphic display screen in relation to an image representing the cord or the wire and/or in relation to a determined relative position of the guiding device with respect to the measuring probe and/or the base unit of the measuring device, which makes it easier for a user to work with the device. | 2010-08-05 |
20100198544 | SENSOR RESPONSE TIME ACCELERATOR - A sensor response time acceleration method including the steps of reading a signal step and an operating on the signal step. The reading a signal step includes reading a signal from a sensor, the signal representative of an environmental attribute as detected by the sensor. The operation on the signal step includes operating on the signal with a function of an inverse model of the sensor and a function representative of a desired sensor model to yield an accelerated output representative of the environmental attribute. | 2010-08-05 |
20100198545 | METHOD FOR CALIBRATING AND OPERATING A MEASURING CELL ARRANGEMENT - Calibrating a measuring cell arrangement having a diaphragm vacuum measuring cell, a measuring connector connected to circuitry which has a memory, a control and an interface for exchange of data with peripheral devices and a programmable heater for heating the diaphragm vacuum measuring cell to a presettable temperature includes connecting the measuring cell arrangement to a calibration mechanism, connecting the measuring connector to a vacuum volume and connecting the measuring cell interface to a calibration procedure control, as well as switching on the measuring cell arrangement. The method includes setting a first heating temperature on the measuring cell arrangement to a preset constant value, performing a first calibration step of the measuring cell arrangement by generating at least one preset pressure in the vacuum volume with the simultaneous acquisition of vacuum measuring signals of the measuring cell arrangement and at least one reference measuring cell, as well as storage of the acquired pressure values in the memory, determining compensation values with a calibration processor from the determined difference values of the measuring cell arrangement and the reference measuring cell, as well as intermediate storage of these difference values in a calibration data memory of the calibration procedure control and gauging the measuring cell arrangement by transmitting the determined compensation values to the measuring cell data memory for the deviating values determined at the various preset working points for pressures and temperature in relation to the reference measuring cell. | 2010-08-05 |
20100198546 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR TEMPERATURE COMPENSATED TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENTS - Methods and systems for compensating temperature measurements by a temperature gauge comprising a first temperature sensor and a second reference temperature sensor, having different thermal properties, located in the same temperature environment to be measured. The methods and systems compensate for errors in the measured temperatures due to variations in the reference sensor caused by temperature effects. | 2010-08-05 |
20100198547 | DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MEASURING HYDRAULIC PARAMETERS ACROSS SURFACE WATER-AQUIFER INTERFACES - The systems and methods described herein related to measuring hydraulic parameters across a surface water-aquifer interface. In particular, the systems include a pressure differential sensor within a watertight housing. The pressure differential sensor has two inlets, one of which is connected to a piezometer located in an aquifer, and the other of which is connected to a surface water body. A solenoid valve allows the systems to switch between a first, measurement configuration and a second, calibration configuration. A pump and a conductivity-temperature sensor enable a third and fourth configuration for measuring the electrical conductivity and temperature of surface water and groundwater. The collected data is then locally stored or transmitted wirelessly. The low-power components and calibration capabilities of the systems allow for long-term deployment, on the order of six months or more. | 2010-08-05 |
20100198548 | DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS, DIAGNOSTIC METHOD AND TEST APPARATUS - There is provided a diagnostic apparatus for diagnosing a test apparatus including a plurality of test modules designed to test a device under test. The diagnostic apparatus includes a configuration storing section that stores thereon configuration information describing a type and a connection of each of the plurality of test modules, a generating section that generates a pattern file based on the configuration information, where the pattern file describes a diagnostic pattern used to diagnose each of the plurality of test modules, and a diagnosing section that causes each of the plurality of test modules to generate a diagnostic signal in accordance with a corresponding diagnostic pattern in order to diagnose the test module. | 2010-08-05 |
20100198549 | Systems and Methods for Measuring at Least One Thermal Property of Materials Based on a Thermal Bewster Angle - One embodiment of the invention includes a system for measuring at least one thermal property of a material. The system includes a thermal source configured to generate an incident thermal wave that propagates through a medium and is provided onto the material at an incident angle. The system also includes a thermal detector that is configured to receive a reflected thermal wave corresponding to the incident thermal wave reflected from the material at a reflection angle that is approximately equal to the incident angle. The system further includes a controller configured to control a magnitude of the incident angle to ascertain a thermal Brewster angle of the material and to calculate the at least one thermal property of the material based on the thermal Brewster angle. | 2010-08-05 |
20100198550 | SENSOR SYSTEM FOR SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING APPARATUS - A chamber monitoring system may include a parallel architecture in which a single sensor control system is coupled to a number of different processing chamber control board sensor lines. In an illustrative embodiment, a single rotation sensor such as a tachometer may reside in a central control unit remote from the processing chambers such that rotation data may be processed by a single system and thereafter routed according to a variety of different network communication protocols to the main system controller, a factory interface, or both. In this and other embodiments, pull-up networks in the central control unit and the chamber control boards are matched so as to reduce electrical signal anomalies such as crowbar effects. The central control unit may be programmed via a main system controller to operate according to user defined parameters, which in turn may enable the system to differentiate between certain operating states. | 2010-08-05 |
20100198551 | Sensor for the Detection of the Position of a Mechanical Force-Transmitting Device - A device for the wire-free determination of a position of a mechanical force-transmitting device, having at least one storage device for storing electrical energy, at least one sensor element which detects the position and is monitored by at least one sensor electronic unit, including at least one radio transmitter, and at least one photovoltaic energy supply device supplying the storage device with electrical energy. | 2010-08-05 |
20100198552 | Camber Tracking System - An edge detection system including an elongated sheet defining a longitudinal axis and having at least one edge and a sensor positioned relative to the elongated sheet, the sensor defining a scan field having a null zone, wherein the sensor is moveable relative to the sheet in a direction generally perpendicular to the longitudinal axis to align the null zone with the edge. | 2010-08-05 |
20100198553 | ABSOLUTE DIAMETER MEASUREMENT ARM - A measurement apparatus calibrated to measure an absolute diameter of a part in a shop floor environment. The measurement apparatus includes a calibration that includes compensation factors for thermal expansion, shifting of measurement parts (arm, support tower, and related laser), and variances of these parts. The resulting measurements report an absolute diameter of a part to a higher degree of accuracy than previously possible. Also, the calculated compensation factor eliminate the need for an isolated, climate-controlled measurement room. | 2010-08-05 |
20100198554 | MEASUREMENT OF THICKNESS OF DIELECTRIC FILMS ON SURFACES - A system and method by which thickness of a dielectric film on substrates can be noninvasively determined is invented. The system and method are especially applicable to areas and applications where traditional techniques have proven unsuccessful or limited. According to embodiments of the present invention the present system and method can be used to measure film thickness in confined and inaccessible locations, and on substrates of complex geometry. The method can be used with an arbitrary and time varying orientation of the substrate-film interface. The measurements of the film thickness on the inside of open or enclosed channels of an arbitrary geometry, and on flexible substrates are possible. With multiple embedded sensors, the film thickness in different lateral locations can be simultaneously measured. The dielectric permittivity of the FUT as a function of the distance from the substrate of the film can also be measured. | 2010-08-05 |
20100198555 | PLANT STATE MONITORING METHOD, PLANT STATE MONITORING COMPUTER PROGRAM, AND PLANT STATE MONITORING APPARATUS - Provided is a plant state monitoring method which monitors an operation state of a plant by using the Mahalanobis distance based on the plant state amount. The method creates a first unit space as a set of data used to be a reference when judging whether the plant operation state during a start operation period is normal according to the state amount in the plant start operation period. The method also creates a second unit space as a set of data used to be a reference when judging whether the plant operation state during a load operation period is normal according to the state amount in the plant load operation period. | 2010-08-05 |
20100198556 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESS CONTROL AND MONITORING BY USING A DATA QUALITY METRIC - During fault detection of a production process, the influence of the data communication process for communicating measurement readings to the fault detection system may be taken into consideration. In one illustrative embodiment, a data rate related parameter may be used as an input variable for a data reduction procedure, thereby enabling an efficient assessment of the quality of the remaining “real” process and tool parameters. | 2010-08-05 |
20100198557 | SENSOR APPARATUS - A sensor apparatus of the present invention is provided with a failure diagnosis circuit for setting as a failure diagnosis object section at least any one of a drive circuit section, a detection device, a detection circuit section and a processing circuit section, determining whether the failure diagnosis object section is normal or abnormal, and outputting a failure detection signal from a second output terminal in the case of determining abnormality. It is configured such that a signal of a value outside a range of a normal output voltage is outputted from the first output terminal in the case of the failure diagnosis circuit determining abnormality of the failure diagnosis object section, thereby to improve reliability under abnormal condition. | 2010-08-05 |
20100198558 | MULTILEVEL TIMESTAMP DETECTION CIRCUIT AND METHOD - Disclosed are methods and circuits for detecting and recording timestamps for multiple events ( | 2010-08-05 |
20100198559 | REAL TIME MONITORING AND CONTROL OF COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS AND RADIO FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS - A system and method for monitoring a communications network having a plurality of wired communication cables is characterized by a central computer and a plurality of remote sensors connected with the cables at spaced locations for sampling data at the locations and providing an indication when a fault occurs. The central computer transmits measurement request signals to each remote sensor. In response to a request, the remote sensor samples data on the network at the unit location and sends a measurement of the sample to the central computer where the measurement is compared with baseline measurements for the location. If the measured data from the unit deviates from the baseline measurement, a fault is indicated. | 2010-08-05 |
20100198560 | METHODS FOR ANTI-COLLISION AND MULTIPLE ACCESS IN RFID COMMUNICATIONS - A monitoring system for an aircraft. | 2010-08-05 |
20100198561 | DATA ACQUISITION APPARATUS AND METHOD - The disclosure concerns a data acquisition apparatus and method. According to the disclosure,
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20100198562 | STRIPWISE CONSTRUCTION OF 3D CURVED SURFACES - A 3D structure approximating a 3D curved surface having non-zero Gaussian curvature over a portion of the surface. The structure is formed of a plurality of thin strips ( | 2010-08-05 |
20100198563 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COMPONENT-BASED ARCHITECTURE DESIGN - Systems and methods are disclosed for performing component-based architecture design. In one example, a method includes accessing a database storing multiple pre-designed room components to automatically identify certain pre-designed room components that satisfy input criteria. Each of the pre-designed room components includes structural geometric data indicative of a three-dimensional (3D) model of a pre-designed room, embedded metadata indicative of at least one design policy associated with the pre-designed room, and construction drawing data that can be merged with that of other room components to create final construction drawings for a completed house design. | 2010-08-05 |
20100198564 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING AN ARRANGEMENT OF MEASUREMENT POINTS ON AN ANATOMICAL STRUCTURE - A method for determining arrangement data which represents an arrangement of measurement points on an anatomical structure of a patient, wherein the arrangement data is individually determined for different regions of the anatomical structure. | 2010-08-05 |
20100198565 | Feature-Based Translation System and Method - A system having a server having processing circuitry and an operation manager configured to compare source geometric data of each of a plurality of features in a source geometric model with target geometric data of respective features in a target geometric model, and operative to identify discrepancies in respective features therebetween. The server is configured to rectify discrepancies in a feature after generating the feature and prior to generating another feature among the plurality of features. The system further includes a communication link, at least one client communicating with the server over the communication link, and an interrupt interface provided by one of the at least one client and the server and operative to notify a user of the presence of an inability to automatically generate an accurate representation of a feature of the source geometric model in the target geometric model. | 2010-08-05 |
20100198566 | Methods And Composition For Tracking Jaw Motion - In a method according to an embodiment of the present invention, a plurality of microsphere targets is applied to a surface of a tooth on the upper dentition of a person and a tooth surface of the lower dentition of the person. At least two sets of stereoscopic images are obtained, where the microsphere targets are visible in the field of view of each image. The center position of the beads is photogrammetrically determined in three dimensions for each set using the images taken from perspective positions. The change in bead positions in the sets of stereoscopic images is analyzed to mathematically characterize the jaw motion of the person. | 2010-08-05 |
20100198567 | SCALING ZERNIKE COEFFICIENTS TO SMALLER PUPIL SIZES FOR REFRACTIVE TREATMENTS - Wavefront measurements of eyes are normally taken when the pupil is relatively large, and the results are often represented by a set of Zernike coefficients. Different sets of Zernike coefficients can be calculated to represent aberrations at smaller pupil sizes. While recently described techniques allow scaling of the expansion coefficients with Zernike polynomials, a more intuitive approach would be desirable. Such an approach may optionally derive an equivalent result as known techniques, but may employ a much simpler and nonrecursive formula between the new and the original sets of Zernike polynomial expansion coefficients of a wavefront when the aperture size is scaled. | 2010-08-05 |
20100198568 | LOW VIBRATION RECTIFICATION INA CLOSED-LOOP, IN-PLANE MEMS DEVICE - A method for a geometry of a lateral comb drive for an in-plane, electrostatic force feedback, closed-loop, micromachined accelerometer or closed-loop Coriolis rate gyroscope device, or closed-loop capacitive pressure or force measuring device. When vibration is applied to the device, the error in the time-average output, which is vibration rectification error, due to this input vibration is minimized or eliminated. The geometry resulting from practice of the present invention is space-efficient because drive force is maximized while vibration rectification is minimized or eliminated. | 2010-08-05 |
20100198569 | DETERMINING BOREHOLE CORRECTED FORMATION PROPERTIES - A method to determine one or more borehole corrected formation properties using measurements made using a logging tool disposed in a borehole penetrating an earth formation is disclosed. The measurements are used to determine an apparent conductivity tensor for the formation and, for a set of parameters, a parameter value for each parameter in a subset of the set of parameters. A parameter value for each parameter in the set of parameters not in the subset is provided and a borehole-inclusive modeled conductivity tensor is computed. The apparent conductivity tensor and the borehole-inclusive modeled conductivity tensor are iteratively used to optimize the parameter values, and the optimized parameter values are used to compute an optimized conductivity tensor. A borehole corrected conductivity tensor is computed using the optimized conductivity tensor, and the borehole corrected formation properties are determined using the borehole corrected conductivity tensor and/or the optimized parameter values. | 2010-08-05 |
20100198570 | System and method for predicting fluid flow in subterranean reservoirs - A reservoir prediction system and method are provided that use generalized EnKF using kernels, capable of representing non-Gaussian random fields characterized by multi-point geostatistics. The main drawback of the standard EnKF is that the Kalman update essentially results in a linear combination of the forecasted ensemble, and the EnKF only uses the covariance and cross-covariance between the random fields (to be updated) and observations, thereby only preserving two-point statistics. Kernel methods allow the creation of nonlinear generalizations of linear algorithms that can be exclusively written in terms of dot products. By deriving the EnKF in a high-dimensional feature space implicitly defined using kernels, both the Kalman gain and update equations are nonlinearized, thus providing a completely general nonlinear set of EnKF equations, the nonlinearity being controlled by the kernel. By choosing high order polynomial kernels, multi-point statistics and therefore geological realism of the updated random fields can be preserved. The method is applied to two non-limiting examples where permeability is updated using production data as observations, and is shown to better reproduce complex geology compared to the standard EnKF, while providing reasonable match to the production data. | 2010-08-05 |
20100198571 | Individualized Ranking of Risk of Health Outcomes - An apparatus for creating a graphical representation of personalized healthcare information is provided. A data processing apparatus that has one or more processors is disclosed. Query component logic receives a request comprising patient identification information. Query execution logic, based on the patient information determines a first metric and one or more intervention metrics. The first metric represents a current health related metric for the patient, while the intervention metrics represent a predicted health related metric, assuming that the patient conforms to the intervention. A graphical representation of the two metrics is created. | 2010-08-05 |
20100198572 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING BLOCK DIAGRAM MODELS - A method includes in a system determining a constraint for constraining operation of a portion of a block diagram model, determining if the portion of the block diagram model violates the constraint, and providing a user information based on the violating of the first constraint. | 2010-08-05 |
20100198573 | SIGNAL SELECTING APPARATUS, CIRCUIT AMENDING APPARATUS, CIRCUIT SIMULATOR, CIRCUIT EMULATOR, METHOD OF SIGNAL SELECTION AND PROGRAM - Signal selecting apparatus | 2010-08-05 |
20100198574 | Programmer View Timing Model For Performance Modeling And Virtual Prototyping - In various implementations of the invention, methods and apparatuses are provided that enable timing accurate, bit level hardware models for simulation at a rapid rate. With various implementations of the invention, a functional module is combined with a timing module. The combination may be employed to assist in performing performance modeling. With various implementations of the invention, a functional module, a timing module, and a module wrapper are provided, the module wrapper having at least a slave and master port. The slave port and the master port allowing for the exchange of data between modules, between the module and a host computing environment, and between the module and a performance modeling platform. | 2010-08-05 |
20100198575 | Generation and Manipulation of Realistic Signals for Circuit and System Verification - Methods for generating realistic waveforms with controllable voltage noise and timing jitter in a computer-based simulation environment and the simulation of a subset of those waveforms with system elements along the signal path is disclosed. By deriving a generic, re-useable, parameterized Fourier series, time-domain clock and pseudo-random data signals are generated from a subset of their true harmonic components. Time-domain signal parameters including high, low, and common-mode voltage levels, transition slew-rates, transition timing, period and/or frequency, may be designated by the user, and the computer calculates the harmonic components that will combine through the inverse Fourier transform to provide the required time-domain characteristics. By computing the frequency content of the signal directly it is possible to simulate the interaction of the signal with various system blocks while remaining in the frequency domain, thereby reducing simulation time and memory requirements. By allowing the parameters of the signal model to vary on a cycle-to-cycle basis, signal characteristics such as voltage noise and timing jitter may be modeled with flexibility and precision down to the numerical limitations of the simulator. | 2010-08-05 |
20100198576 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR COMMUNICATING DIAGNOSIS DATA IN A REAL TIME COMMUNICATION NETWORK - Methods and devices for non-intrusive identification and communication between a server node and at least one client node in a communication network. An identification message is first transmitted to at least one client node, the identification message including at the application level a duplicate of the addressing data, the physical address and the internet address of the server node, also contained in the MAC and IP layers. The reception of at least one couple of addresses from at least one client node, wherein a couple of addresses from a client node includes a physical address and an internet address according to the same duplication strategy, can be used for identifying the client node by the server. Similarly, the methods and devices can be used for identifying in a client node at least one server node in the network. | 2010-08-05 |
20100198577 | STATE MAPPING FOR CROSS-LANGUAGE SPEAKER ADAPTATION - Creation of sub-phonemic Hidden Markov Model (HMM) states and the mapping of those states results in improved cross-language speaker adaptation. The smaller sub-phonemic mapping provides improvements in usability and intelligibility particularly between languages with few common phonemes. HMM states of different languages may be mapped to one another using a distance between the HMM states in acoustic space. This distance may be calculated using Kullback-Leibler divergence and multi-space probability distribution. By combining distance mapping and context mapping for different speakers of the same language improved cross-language speaker adaptation is possible. | 2010-08-05 |
20100198578 | TRANSLATION APPARATUS, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - A setting unit sets an input language and an output language, a first receiving unit receives input data in a language, a storage unit stores the input data, a detection unit detects a discrepancy between the input language and the language of the input data, a swapping unit swaps the settings of the input language and the output language if the discrepancy is detected, a recognition unit recognizes the input data from the storage unit in the input language set by the setting unit if the discrepancy is not detected, and recognizes the input data read from the storage unit in the input language swapped by the swapping unit if the discrepancy is detected, and a translation unit translates a recognition result recognized in the input language set by the setting unit into the set output language if the discrepancy is not detected, and translates the recognition result recognized in the input language swapped by the swapping unit into the output language swapped by the swapping unit if the discrepancy is detected. | 2010-08-05 |
20100198579 | UNIVERSAL TRANSLATOR - The claimed subject matter provides a system and/or a method that facilitates communication within a telepresence session. A telepresence session can be initiated within a communication framework that includes two or more virtually represented users that communicate therein. The telepresence session can include at least one virtually represented user that communicates in a first language, the communication is at least one of a portion of audio, a portion of video, a portion of graphic, a gesture, or a portion of text. An interpreter component can evaluate the communication to translate an identified first language into a second language within the telepresence session, the translation is automatically provided to at least one virtually represented user within the telepresence. | 2010-08-05 |
20100198580 | System, method, and apparatus for providing interpretive communication on a network - Embodiments of the present invention comprises a system, method, and apparatus that provides for the utilization of a relatively real-time or near real-time interpretation or translation that may be utilized preferably for a relatively short duration of time on a network. A preferred embodiment of the present invention provides online, real-time, short-duration interpreting services in a network-based format. In preferred embodiments, the interpreting system comprises at least one provider computer, such as a server, wherein the provider computer is capable of communicating with user computers via a network. In one preferred embodiment, the provider computer provides a series of web pages that allow access to the interpreting system, including, but not limited to, a request for service page, wherein a user can access the system and input a request for interpreting services. Interpreting services are then provided to a user and a third party desiring to communicate with the user via the network. | 2010-08-05 |
20100198581 | Incorporation of Variables Into Textual Content - Embodiments of the invention provide techniques for incorporating variable values into textual content. In one embodiment, an abstract phrase including a text phrase and a variable at a particular position in the text phrase is received. The abstract phrase may include multiple variables. A text value for the variable is received. The text phrase of the abstract phrase is combined with the text value according to the particular position of the variable. An integration rule is applied at a boundary of the text phrase of the abstract phrase and the text value, where the integration rule is based on a language rule. The integration rule modifies a portion of the text phrase of the abstract phrase or a portion of the text value to produce an integrated phrase. | 2010-08-05 |
20100198582 | Verbal command laptop computer and software - Nothing exists like this Verbal Command Laptop Computer and Software worldwide to transfer electronic information data of EDI. It can be used for the elderly when they need to scan something. Just set the item on a scanner and say, “scan, please.” The Verbal Command Laptop Computer and Software can be used to store names and addresses. Also, used as a fax machine. Just say, “fax, please” or “email please.” When user wishes to use email say, “check email please” or “send email please.” When wanting to use the Internet say, “Internet please” or for search engine say, “search engine.” The Verbal Command Laptop Computer and Software can handle all phases of a standard computer. The Verbal Command Laptop Computer and Software also has its own search engine. One can also use verbal command hands free with the Cordless Microphone or Verbal Head Set. | 2010-08-05 |
20100198583 | INDICATING METHOD FOR SPEECH RECOGNITION SYSTEM - The present invention relates to an indicating method for speech recognition system, comprising a multimedia electronic product and a speech recognition device. The steps of this method include: users enter voice commands into a voice input unit and convert these commands into speech signals, which are acquired and stored by a recording unit, converted by a microprocessor into a volume indicating oscillogram, and then displayed by a display module. At the same time, compliance with speech recognition conditions will be decided in that process. That is to say, an indicating module is used for diagram, letter or color marking or speech indication according to volume indicating oscillogram, followed by playing over a sound amplifying unit, so that users can understand the voice input status and adjust the volume to fulfill voice command operations virtually through voice indication, explanations in graphs or letters and other interactive guidance, together with audio indication oscillogram, thus further enhancing speech recognition rate and avoiding such problems and deficiencies as distortions related to abnormal and poor sound acquisition or inconvenience for use. | 2010-08-05 |