| 35th week of 2008 patent applcation highlights part 25 |
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| 20080204215 | Tire Pressure Control System - A tire pressure control system for a tire mounted to a wheel of a vehicle is disclosed. The tire pressure control system comprises a servo system mounted to the wheel that includes a servo mechanically connected to a vent valve that is in fluid communication with a gas inside the tire. The vent valve is adapted for bleeding the gas out of the tire and into the ambient atmosphere. A pressure sensor is in fluid communication with the gas inside the tire, and a control circuit is electrically connected to the servo and the pressure sensor. The control circuit further includes a signal receiving means and a memory for storing a commanded pressure signal. The control circuit actuates the servo to open the vent valve when the pressure sensor indicates a tire pressure of greater than the commanded pressure. A master control unit is adapted to transfer the commanded pressure signal to the control circuit through a transmission means. The servo system further includes a second servo mechanically connected to a fill valve that is in fluid communication with compressed gas inside a gas supply tank. The fill valve is adapted for bleeding gas out of the gas supply tank and into the tire. The control circuit actuates the second servo to open the fill valve when the pressure sensor indicates a tire pressure of less than the commanded pressure. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080204216 | TIRE INFORMATION DETECTING APPARATUS - A tire information detecting apparatus comprises a transponder that is provided in a tire of a vehicle and a controller that is provided in a vehicle body. The transponder comprises an antenna; a modem (modulator/demodulator) that modulates or demodulates signals transmitted between the transponder and the controller; a resonator that resonates in response to a signal transmitted from the controller; a pressure sensor that detects the air pressure of the tire; and a switch that connects or disconnects the crystal resonator to or from the pressure sensor. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080204217 | ROBUST RADIO FREQUENCY SIGNALS - A tire pressure monitoring system includes a receiver for processing signals and alerting an operator of the vehicle should conditions within any of the tires fall outside a desired range. The transmitters within the tires emit shorter transmission signals during operation by eliminating transmission of the identification code. The receiver stores the identifier for each transmitter for comparison to subsequent transmissions. Subsequent transmissions do not include the identifier. The receiver combines the saved identifier with the value provided in the check portion of the incoming transmission. If the combination of the saved identifier with the value provided in the check portion meets a defined criteria, than the signal is recognized as originating from one of the transmitters. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080204218 | EVENT RECORDER FOR PORTABLE MEDIA DEVICE - Operational parametric sensing and event recording capabilities are provided for portable electronic devices such as media players, cell phones, laptop computers, and the like that takes the can take the form of a standalone sensing unit or as an integrated component of the portable electronic device. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080204219 | Method and system for coupling an alarm system to an external network - A communication system is provided that can be added to a legacy alarm system to provide a plurality of communication modes to a remote server system from the legacy alarm system and provide remote control and monitoring to a user of the system via two-way communication links. The communication system can be configured to communicate with an alarm processor of the legacy alarm system through use of a keypad bus typically used by the legacy alarm system for communications between the alarm processor and one or more keypads. Communication modes that can be provided by embodiments of the present invention can include, for example, communication over a public switched telephone network, cellular transmission, broadband transmission, wireless broadband, and the like. The communication system can monitor all configured communication modes and determine which communication mode is the best for providing communication between the alarm system and the remote server. Through these communication modes and by virtue of being coupled to the alarm processor via the keypad bus, the communication system can provide both transmission to the remote server of the status and alarm condition of the legacy alarm system as well as provide control signals from the remote server to the legacy alarm system. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080204220 | Power over data cable system and method - A power over data cable system has a power controller. The power controller receives alarm signals from alarm systems such as fire alarms and security alarms. The power controller is connected to power over Ethernet switches or injectors (PoE). The PoE Ethernet switches or injectors are coupled network devices, such as door locks, security cameras, etc. When an alarm occurs, the power controller can turn off the power to the network devices by sending a disable signal to an associated PoE Ethernet switch or injector. A user interface, allows a user to easily define which PoE Ethernet switches or injectors are to be opened for a given alarm. Using this system the user can easily setup a system to selectively disable power to certain devices and not others whenever an alarm is activated. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080204221 | ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING IN ACCORDANCE WITH A TEST CONFIGURATION HIERARCHY - Techniques for monitoring an environment in accordance with a test configuration hierarchy are disclosed herein. The test configuration hierarchy may include at least a leaf level and a root level. The leaf level of the test configuration hierarchy may correspond to a test, while the root level of the test configuration hierarchy may correspond to a location at which a sample is collected in accordance with the test. The test configuration hierarchy may also include a number of intermediate levels corresponding to various areas or sub-divisions within a location. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080204222 | Systems and Methods of Information Distribution - A video distribution system can present pictorial information relative to a developing alarm condition. Pre-recorded, or live images can be presented automatically in response to alarm indicating indicia, or, minimal inputs. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080204223 | FOOTPRINT LOCATION SYSTEM - A footprint location system installed on footwear is disclosed. A user has to wear the shoes to track his/her locations without any set up or calibration efforts. The footprint location system measures and tracks the displacement vectors along a trail of footprints. The position of a user can be determined by summing up the current and all previous displacement vectors. In addition to being infrastructure-free, the footprint location method does not have problems found in existing indoor location systems, such as obstacles, multi-path effects, signal noises, signal interferences, and dead spots. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080204224 | Path tracking system, terminal device, fixed communication device, and path management device - A shopping path tracking system is disclosed that comprises a terminal device, a fixed communication device, and a path management device. The fixed communication device wirelessly communicates with the terminal device, calculates a response time of the terminal device, and reports the calculated response time to the path management device. The path management device detects a position of the terminal device based on the response time reported from the fixed communication device, stores the detected position, and detects a travel path of the terminal device by tracking the stored positions. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080204225 | System for measuring and analyzing human movement - A system for recording force and motion data obtained from a user during an exercise workout or other physical movement is disclosed. The system also can interact with a web-portal mechanism. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080204226 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - The image processing apparatus is provided with: a geographic information holding unit that holds geographic information on an installation place where the image processing apparatus is installed; a form generation unit that generates an information registration form describing items for registering information on a disaster to be collected based on the geographic information held in the geographic information holding unit; and an output unit that outputs the information registration form generated by the form generation unit. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080204227 | SYSTEM FOR WIRELESS MOBILE SEATING PLATFORM - A system (and method) includes a seating platform, at least one sensor for detecting a state of the seating platform connected to a first wireless communications device, the first wireless communications device for conveying information on the state of the seating platform, and a second wireless communications device for receiving information from the first wireless communications device, and a computing system. The second wireless communications device is for receiving the information carrying signal and is connected to the computing system. The computing system is for initiating an action based upon the information. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080204228 | High-Frequency Monitoring System - The invention relates to a high-frequency monitoring system comprising an emission unit ( | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080204229 | Safety Sensing System for a Powered Door System - A safety sensing system includes an apparatus for use in a doorway having a powered door slidable for closure of the doorway. The apparatus includes radiation transmitters and/or receivers for providing a curtain of detection beams across the doorway, and is formed as a composite structure that includes: a fixative member connectable by securing means to a side of the doorway at a door frame, the fixative member including a first portion of a mating connection means; and, a housing containing a plurality of the transmitters and/or receivers along its length, and including a second portion of the mating connection means for attaching the sealed housing to the fixative member The mating connection means allows the housing to be removed and replaced while the fixative member remains in situ. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080204230 | Sensor Light - Sensor light having a light unit which can be activated in response to a sensor output signal from a motion sensor unit ( | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080204231 | Alarm System and Alarm Device - An alarm system includes a detector arranged in connection with a holster for carrying a force instrument, the detector detecting, if the force instrument is removed from the holster; information on the situation is produced on the basis of the identification and relayed to the user's control room so that a message is relayed to the communication unit of the user of the force instrument, the communication unit relaying the message further to the control room via a base station. The detector is adapted to detect the existence of the force instrument in the holster, its missing from or its movement out of or into the holster. A detector-cpu is adapted to receive a signal or message from the detector and forms at least part of the contents of the message on the basis of the signal or message, the detector-cpu being adapted to control the communication unit to transmit the message. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080204232 | ENHANCED SYSTEM FOR TRACKING IMPORTANT TRAVEL ITEMS INCLUDING VERIFYING DYNAMIC PROHIBITIONS OF PACKED ITEMS - A system for checking travel bag for important items by applying an RFID tag to each of a plurality of items, each RFID tag having a unique identifier, storing a list of items and associated RFID tag identifiers in a data store, receiving a user selection of important items for a particular trip, transferring a subset of said plurality of items to a portable computing device, using the portable computing device to scan the RFID tags on the user's packed items, determining if any important items are missing, and displaying a warning to the user if any item from the list is not found. Additionally, the containers are each provided an RFID tag to indicate location of each packed item, and the system accesses one or more jurisdictional restrictions lists, verifies proper location of restricted items and absence of prohibited items, and warns the user of any violations. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080204233 | SYSTEM FOR TRACKING IMPORTANT TRAVEL ITEMS USING RFID TAGS AND PERVASIVE COMPUTING DEVICES - A system for checking travel bag for important items by applying an RFID tag to each of a plurality of items, each RFID tag having a unique identifier, storing a list of items and associated RFID tag identifiers in a data store, receiving a user selection of important items for a particular trip, transferring a subset of said plurality of items to a portable computing device, using the portable computing device to scan the RFID tags on the user's packed items, determining if any important items are missing, and displaying a warning to the user if any item from the list is not found. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080204234 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INCREASED MEMORY CAPACITY IN A LOW-POWER ENVIRONMENT - An RFID tag includes multiple memory blocks that can be independently powered. Blocks can be selected automatically, simultaneously, and/or in sequence based on a memory access request received by the RFID tag. A memory block can be selected for powering based on address data included in or derived from a memory access request. Power to a memory block can be controlled by memory block selector which activates one or more power control transistors associated with memory blocks based on the memory access request. A compatible tag reader can be configured to instruct a tag to power/unpower individual memory blocks. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080204235 | Fiber optic cable with integral radio frequency identification system - A communication cable, such as an optical fiber cable, can comprise radio frequency identification (“RFID”) elements that facilitate locating and identifying the cable. The RFID elements can provide information about the cable from a remote location, for example when the cable is spooled in a warehouse, buried underground, suspended overhead, or installed in a cable tray. The RFID elements can be attached at defined locations along a plastic tape within the cable. Each RFID element can comprise an antenna that extends lengthwise along the tape and/or circuit traces or other components that are imprinted on the tape. Each RFID element can have a unique code or address, thereby providing a record of manufacturing parameters that are specific to that cable. Also, the unique code can be specific to an incremental length of cable. Accordingly, the RFID elements can yield information about each fiber segment of the cable. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080204236 | Embedded medical data system and method - Systems and methods are provided for utilizing imaging agent or patient information encoded on a respective information tag, such as a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tag. In the context of imaging agent information, the encoded information tag may include such information as the dose, the manufacturer, the manufacturing date, the manufacturing time, or the batch number. An imaging system may include a reader that acquires the encoded information from the respective tag and uses that information in image acquisition or processing or which associates the information with some or all of the acquired images. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080204237 | RFID tag with security features - The apparatus is applicable for stock-taking or for controlling items such as vehicles located in a garage. The device is provided with tags having transponders carrying RFID codes individually which may be activated by secure key, in the form of a card, to recognize an authorized access to the items. Auxiliary RFID transponders may be activated by a primary RFID transponder through induced voltage. A receiver upon receiving a signal of electronic code from the secure key will compare it with legitimate electronic codes in the transponder memory. If the code coincides with a legitimate electronic code, a transponder recognition device creates a signal to operate the primary transponder to transmit an information signal carrying the RFID codes. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080204238 | Method to RFID enable electronic devices - Methods, systems, and apparatuses for radio frequency identification (RFID) enabled devices, are described herein. In an aspect, a method of assembling an RFID enabled device includes providing an antenna on a surface of a substrate, providing a land pattern for an electrical circuit, and mounting the electrical circuit on the substrate, wherein the electrical circuit is electrically isolated from the antenna. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080204239 | Apparatus, system and/or method for wirelessly securing and/or for wirelessly monitoring an article - An apparatus, a system and a method wirelessly secure and wirelessly monitor an article. The apparatus, the system and the method operate as an alarm system that may prevent a theft and/or a removal of the article from a defined perimeter and/or defined perimeters. The apparatus, the system and the method may have one or more alarm boxes that monitor one or more heads. One or more of the heads may be attached to and/or may be electronically connected to one or more articles, such as, for example, portable electronic equipment. The articles be provided on display in and/or may be used, manipulated and/or transported by consumers in a store environment. The alarm box may be installed in close proximity to a display stand of the article. The alarm box may charge components of the head and/or the article while the head and/or the article are located on the display stand of the article. The head may power the article while the article is not connected to a power supply of the display stand and/or a power supply of the alarm box. The alarm box and/or the store environment may have one or more fence drivers. The fence driver may create one or more zones. The head has a fence detector that may detect whether or not the head and/or the article is located in a position within the zone. The fence drivers and/or one or more of the zones may be configured to control locations at which the head and/or the article may be used without triggering an alarm event. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080204240 | Sensor Circuit Array, A Control Device For Operating A Sensor Circuit Array And A Sensor System - A sensor circuit array ( | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080204241 | Transponder with an Improved Voltage Limiter Circuit - A transponder ( | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080204242 | Apparatus and Method for Preventing Loss of Baggage Using Rfid - Provided is an apparatus and method for preventing air baggage from getting lost using a radio frequency identification (RFID) system. The apparatus for preventing baggage from getting lost, change, or stolen in which a baggage tag storing baggage management information is attached to the baggage and a receipt tag storing the baggage management information is issued to a baggage owner, the apparatus includes: a tag reader reading the receipt tag and the baggage tag in a predetermined area; and a determiner determining whether the tag reader reads the receipt tag including the same baggage management information as the baggage management information of the baggage tag within a predetermined time before and after the tag reader reads the baggage tag. As a result, air baggage is quickly and exactly managed, costs is reduced, and foreign confidence of an airport is increased, thereby preventing baggage from getting lost and exchanged. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080204243 | Tag Identification System - The present invention relates to a tag identification system comprising: a plurality of tags, each tag being identifiable by an associated tag identifier, and at least one tag comprising at least one link to at least one other tag in said group. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080204244 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TESTING RFID DEVICES - A method and apparatus for testing RFID straps. Arrays of RFID straps in a roll-to-roll process are coupled to an array of test elements. RF programming and interrogation signals are frequency and time multiplexed to the RFID array. Return signals are detected to determine sensitivity and programmability parameters of the RFID straps. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080204245 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND ARTICLE FOR DETECTION OF TRANSPONDER TAGGED OBJECTS, FOR EXAMPLE DURING SURGERY - A system determines the presence or absence of objects by interrogating or exciting transponders coupled to the objects using pulsed signals over a number of wide band frequency bands with dynamic tuning about a center frequency of each band and less sensitivity to noise fluctuation. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080204246 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING FOOD - Systems and methods for monitoring conditions that affect the quality of food being served. Conditions such as temperature and elapsed time affect the quality of food and the safety of food consumers. Various embodiments of monitoring systems can be incorporated with different types of food containers. Sensors such as temperature probes can provide temperature information about the container and/or the food being served. The monitoring system can use such information in conjunction with elapsed time information in various ways. The monitored information can be displayed generally “real-time,” or it can be stored for subsequent analysis. The monitored information can also be used to trigger an alarm or similar indicator when a condition detrimental to food-serving is present. Various embodiments of the monitoring system having such features can be packaged in various embodiments, including a self-contained unit and an assembly of modular components linked by wire and/or wireless connections. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080204247 | Integrated Eas/Rfid Device and Disabling Devices Therefor - An integrated electronic article surveillance (EAS) and radiofrequency identification (RFID) marker is provided which a semiconductor device which may he coupled to an antenna for receiving and retransmitting energy and signals to the antenna. A current receiving front end section of the semiconductor device communicates with at least one other section of the device so more than one function can be implemented upon receiving and retransmitting energy and signals. A first switch is operatively coupled to the front end section such that the functions are entirely but reversibly disabled upon closure of the first switch thereby effecting a reversible EAS function. A second switch is operatively coupled to the front end section such that at least one of the functions is at least partially disabled upon closure of the second switch. RFID functions of the marker am retained upon EAS deactivation. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080204248 | RFID TAG MANAGEMENT AND OPERATION - In an example embodiment, an apparatus such as an RFID tag, is configured to operate in a first mode that allows the tag to associate with the network and receive configuration data and to operate in a second mode wherein the apparatus is not associated with the network. The apparatus sends announcement packets while in the second mode in accordance with the configuration data received while in the first mode of operation. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080204249 | Radio frequency identification systems for electronic devices - A system comprises an electronic device for providing a particular electronic function, an radio frequency identification (RFID) tag connecting to an antenna, and an interface for connecting the primary module and the RFID tag. The RFID tag is capable of having wireless communicating through the antenna. The electronic device and the RFID tag are capable of communicating with each other through the interface. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080204250 | RFID tag - A RFID tag includes a base that extends in a predetermined longitudinal direction; an antenna for communication that is wired on the base; a circuit chip that is electrically connected to the antenna and conducts radio communication via the antenna; and a sealant that covers a top of the circuit chip and seals the circuit chip in cooperation with the base. A portion of the antenna that is exposed without being covered with the sealant extends in the width direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080204251 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING HANDLING OF A FIREARM OR OTHER TRIGGER-BASED DEVICE - Hand position monitoring systems and methods for use with firearms. The hand monitoring system monitors a hand position of a firearm user and includes a sensor assembly and a controller. The sensor assembly acquires hand position information (e.g., index or trigger finger position information) of a firearm user and electronically communicates the hand position information for review and/or analysis. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080204252 | High reliability pest detection - A pest detection device includes a housing with a sensor and one or more bait members. The sensor includes one or more of a chisel-shaped electrically conductive trace carried on a substrate, a low resistance electrically conductive ink defining an electrical pathway on a substrate with a pointed profile, and/or a substrate including a directional grain structure oriented in a predefined manner relative to an electrically conductive pathway. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080204253 | Pest Monitoring System | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080204254 | Bed apparatus having movable bedboard - A body weight threshold determination unit determines that the body weight of a user on a bed is at a body weight threshold or higher, and a center-of-gravity position area determination unit determines that the center-of-gravity position thereof has moved to an abnormal position (monitored area). In such a case, the bed user is detected to be in an abnormal position when a body weight center-of-gravity position monitoring unit detects that such a state has continued for a prescribed length of time or longer. When a back-raising operation has been carried out, a movable bedboard determination unit inputs the movable bedboard information, and a monitored area adjustment unit adjusts the monitored area. The monitored area is thereby constantly set to a suitable area in accordance with the state of the movable bedboard. In this manner, the combined information of the body weight information and center-of-gravity position information of the user is determined, whereby the movement of the user can be more accurately monitored with fewer misdetections, high detection accuracy, and high reliability in an electric bed having a movable bedboard. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080204255 | Device, system and method for monitoring animal posture pattern - A device for determining a posture pattern of an animal comprises a housing configured and adapted to be attached to a part of the animal; the housing comprises a posture sensor operative to sense an orientation of the part of the animal indicating the posture of the animal; and an interface unit operative to output the orientation information. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080204256 | Sleep warning apparatus - A sleep warning apparatus includes a stimulation generating portion, a reaction detecting portion, a warning determining portion, and a warning generating portion. The stimulation generating portion generates stimulation to a person before a warning is given to the person. The stimulation is used to take reaction of the person. The reaction detecting portion detects the reaction of the person to the stimulation when the stimulation generated by the stimulation generating portion is given to the person. The warning determining portion determines whether or not the warning is required to be given to the person depending on whether or not the reaction detecting portion detects the reaction of the person to the stimulation. The warning generating portion gives the warning to the person when the warning determining portion determines that the warning is required to be given to the person. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080204257 | Dual Orientation Metal Scanner - An ergonomically designed metal detector is provided. The metal detector allows for operation of the metal detector between two modes of operation while maintaining an operator's hand position relative to the surface. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080204258 | MOTION-, LIGHT-, AND WIRELESS-TRIGGERED LIGHTS AND AUDIO ALARMS - In embodiments of the present invention, systems and methods for navigating in low light may comprise providing a light integrated in an object, associating the light with a power source, associating the light with a motion- and light-sensitive trigger, and powering the light when the motion-trigger senses motion and the light-trigger senses low light. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080204259 | MOISTURE DETECTION SENSOR TAPE AND PROBES TO DETERMINE SURFACE MOISTURE AND MATERIAL MOISTURE LEVELS - A moisture detection sensor is used in a building structure to detect moisture penetration. The sensor is a flat adhesive tape of a substrate of dielectric, hydrophobic material. Three or four elongate, parallel, conductors are secured to the top surface and a protective layer of non-hygroscopic, water pervious material is secured over two of the conductors so that they are exposed to surface moisture. One or two of the conductors are covered by an insulating layer to prevent moisture access. Pairs of moisture probes along the length of the tape penetrate the insulating layer, the respective conductors and the substrate and to extend into a building component to which the substrate has been adhered. A diode guide arrangement allows a monitoring unit to monitor the exposed conductors for surface moisture and the penetrated conductors for moisture in the component by reversing polarity of the voltage across the conductors. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080204260 | SENSOR ARRANGEMENT FOR DETECTING MOISTURE ON A WINDOW - An especially simple and economical moisture sensor with temperature compensation is provided. To this end, in addition to a measuring capacitor, a second capacitor is arranged on a window of a motor vehicle, wherein the second capacitor is not affected by the moisture and/or water droplets. For analysis, a differential measurement of the capacitances of the measuring capacitor and of the second capacitor is carried out, from which is determined a degree of wetting of the window not influenced by the window temperature. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080204261 | Balanced salt solution alarm - An inexpensive, audible alarm to alert the surgeon when the level of Basic Salt Solution (BSS) falls dangerously low during a cataract surgical procedure. A digital weight gauge is suspended from the BSS pole of the phacoemulsification unit. The BSS bottle is suspended from the weight gauge. As the BSS leaves the bottle, the weight of the bottle decreases. When the digital weight gauge reaches a predefined minimum weight, an audible alarm is activated. The alarm may be provided with an on/off switch so that the alarm may be deactivated when it is not in use. The weight gauge may also have a programmable setting to adjust to the surgeon's preference for timing of notification. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080204262 | On-board emergency reporting apparatus and auxiliary battery device for the same - An emergency reporting apparatus includes a power supply circuit, a control circuit, and a timer. The power supply circuit generates operating power of the emergency reporting apparatus from a vehicle battery in a vehicle battery mode and from an auxiliary battery in an auxiliary battery mode. The control circuit causes the power supply circuit to switch from the vehicle battery mode to the auxiliary battery mode in response to a trigger event and starts an emergency reporting procedure using the auxiliary battery. The timer measures time elapsed since the power supply circuit switches to the auxiliary battery mode. The control circuit causes the power supply circuit to switch back to the vehicle battery mode, when the elapsed time exceeds a predetermined threshold time period. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080204263 | Device and Method for Detecting Seat Occupancy - A device and a method for detecting seat occupancy, with the device including first and second sensor elements associated with a respective seat surface. First and second weight-dependent sensor signals are electrically obtainable from the sensor elements. The seat occupancy is determined by taking either the first or the second sensor signals in dependence on an ambient temperature. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080204264 | OCCUPANT DETECTING APPARATUS - An occupant detecting apparatus includes a detecting portion detecting whether an occupant is seated on a seat, and a judging portion judging whether the occupant occupies the seat on the basis of information detected by the detecting portion. The judging portion judges that the seat is unoccupied by the occupant when a state where a detection that the occupant is not seated on the seat by the detecting portion continues for a judgment time after the detecting portion detects that the seat is occupied by the occupant. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080204265 | Measuring Arrangement - A measuring arrangement for assembly on or in a tool, in particular, in an injection moulding tool, comprising two or more sensors for the simultaneous measurement of measured parameters, each sensor generating a measurement signal in the operating state, at least two measurement signals being of different types from each other. The measuring arrangement comprises a signal converter with an output interface, all measured signals being converted into the same type of output signal in the signal converter. Said output signals can be transmitted through the output interface by means of a detachable signal line to an analytical unit. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080204266 | Method and Device For Implementing Vibration Output Commands in Mobile Terminal Devices - The present invention relates to method implementing vibration output commands for controlling a vibration actuator of a mobile terminal device and mobile terminal devices to execute this method. The method is based on defining at least one vibration effect, defined by at least one vibration signal parameter, defining at least one vibration pattern by at least one of said vibration effects, and storing said at least one vibration pattern into a storage. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080204267 | Detector/Module Integrated Emergency Signs - Evacuation route signs can be mounted on smoke or fire detectors as well as manually operable alarm units. The signs can be oriented in one of a plurality of exit route indicating positions and can be illuminated in response to an alarm condition. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080204268 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR CONVEYING INFORMATION VIA COLOR OF LIGHT - Methods and apparatus for conveying information. One or more information signals representing scalar or numeric information that is not associated with color is/are received from a data base, a network, the World Wide Web, or a software program. The information signal(s) is/are converted into one or more illumination control signals representing at least color information, and a color of illumination generated by one or more LED-based light sources is controlled in response to the illumination control signal(s) so as to convey the scalar or numeric information via at least the color of the generated illumination. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080204269 | Programmable remote control apparatus and method thereof - A remote control apparatus includes a casing with several function key modules, a setup key, two display units, two switching key modules corresponding to the display units, a function key module for setting remote control contents, and several switching keys. The casing has a circuit board and a control unit on the circuit board for connecting the display units, switching key modules, setup key and function key module. After the setup key is triggered to enter into a setting mode, the control unit displays the content information on the display unit and proximate to the switching key and records the content information and switching key code, and then defines and records the remote control content for each function key module corresponding to at least one switching key. Therefore, users can distinguish the switching keys, corresponding content information, and operation instructions of function key modules corresponding to different switching keys. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080204270 | MEASUREMENT-WHILE-DRILLING MUD PULSE TELEMETRY REFLECTION CANCELATION - Method and apparatus for optimizing mud pulse telemetry data rate by processing a sequence of measured pulses to minimize adverse effects of pressure pulse reflections, attenuations and distortions. A downhole telemetry unit cooperating with a sensor and disposed in a MWD or LWD logging tool generates a sequence of pulse within the mud column. The sequence is encoder to represent the response of the sensor disposed within the logging tool. The encoded pulse sequence is sensed at the surface of the earth using a pressure transducer. The output of the transducer yields an electrical signal that is typically attenuated and can contain reflections and distortions. This measured signal output is processed to minimize the effects of pulse reflections, attenuations and distortions thereby yielding a primary pulse sequence that is more representative of the response of the sensor and allowing an increase in mud pulse telemetry data rate. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080204271 | Method And Data Processing System For Collecting Usage Data Of An On-Demand Service - A method of collecting usage data of an on-demand service provided to a subscriber is disclosed. The method comprises provisioning of a first manageable resource in order to provide the on-demand service to the subscriber, the first manageable resource being associated with at least a first underlying resource, the first underlying resource comprising a first collector for collecting first usage data of the first underlying resource while the on-demand service is provided. Further, a first metering component is instantiated for the first manageable resource and the first metering component is instructed to initiate the retrieval of the first usage data from the first collector prior to the termination of the first metering component and the de-provisioning of the first manageable resource. Additionally, the retrieved first usage data is stored for further evaluation. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080204272 | Utility Meter With Virtual Shut-Off Function - An electronic electric meter for use in a networked automatic meter reading environment. The meter includes a meter microcontroller, a measurement microcontroller, a communication microcontroller and spread spectrum processor, and a plurality of other communication interface modules for communicating commodity utilization and power quality data to a utility. The meter measures electricity usage and monitors power quality parameters for transmission to the utility over a spread spectrum local area network (LAN) to a remotely located gateway node. The gateway node transmits this data to the utility over a commercially available fixed wide area network (WAN). The meter also provides direct communication to the utility over a commercially available network interface that plugs into the meter's backplane or bus system, bypassing the local area network communication link and gateway node. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080204273 | Survey data acquisition - A monitor for receiving survey data includes a wireless communication facility. Wireless communication facilities adapted to communicate with an appliance having a corresponding wireless communication facility. A signal corresponding to survey data acquired by the monitor is received at the appliance and forwarded over a communications network to a data collection device. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080204274 | Cathodic protection monitor - A cathodic protection monitor is disclosed to be electrically connected to a cathodic protection rectifier that is adapted to prevent rust, corrosion and possible leakage in an underground pipe or storage tank above which the rectifier is supported. The cathodic protection monitor includes a CPU that reads, digitizes and stores analog current and voltage signals which are supplied from the DC output of the rectifier and are indicative of the effectiveness thereof. The monitor includes an ISM band transceiver and antenna by which the CPU is polled and from which packets of stored data are transmitted to a data collector at an overhead airplane or nearby motor vehicle for retransmission and analysis by the pipe owner or maintenance crew. Synchronized timing signals are supplied (from the National Bureau of Standards) to a stable auxiliary clock by way of a WWVB transceiver and antenna. The auxiliary clock from each of a plurality of cathodic protection monitors along the pipeline provides a synchronized clock control signal to a respective CPU which, in turn, generates a switched relay control signal to a relay of the cathodic protection rectifier. Accordingly, the relays of all of the cathodic protection rectifiers can be simultaneously energized and de-energized during successive time periods so that all of the cathodic protection rectifiers can be turned on and off at the same time as may be required to compile ground voltage readings along the pipeline as part of a government-mandated survey. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080204275 | WIRELESS CORROSION SENSOR - A passive sensor that is located on or adjacent to a structure that can be used to monitor the affect of environment on a structure or coating that is used to protect the structure. The sensor includes a parasitic element that interacts with the environment and influences the intensity of the electromagnetic response between the inductive element of the sensor and the antenna of the interrogation reader device. The condition of the parasitic element is determined by the radio frequency interaction of the reader antenna and the inductive element of the sensor. The parasitic element condition correlates to the environmental severity, or corrosivity of the environment and damage to metallic structures or protective coatings. An integrated circuit within the sensor is capable of storing identification, time, material, and measurement information. The sensor and system of the present invention is useful for tracking and monitoring cumulate environmental damage to a structure. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080204276 | Remotely-Controlled Traffic Control System - A system and apparatus controls the movement of vehicles such as highway traffic. The system includes a plurality of inorganic entities which simulate mammalian figures and control apparatus which is operatively associated with the mammalian figures such as to control their respective movement upon activation by an activation assembly. A system actuating means is provided whereby upon selected system actuation the mammalian figures are caused to issue signals to effectively control the movement or arrest of traffic within the effective area of operation of the system. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080204277 | Adaptive traffic signal phase change system - This patent provides a process that utilizes the vehicle to infrastructure communication process to gather anonymous vehicle trajectories that describe vehicles approaching a signalized intersection. This information is used to project forward in-time the positions of vehicles to calculate the optimal time to change the traffic signal at a point that will minimize the delay to the traffic. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080204278 | Electronic toll collection system, on-board unit, and terminal unit - In an electronic toll collection system, card data of a payment card is stored in an on-board unit mounted in a vehicle. Toll data necessary for a toll collection transaction including the card data is copied from the on-board unit to a cellular phone. A user passes the cellular phone to a tollgate attendant, and the toll data is moved to a toll collection unit installed at a tollgate. The toll collection unit calculates a toll fee based on the toll data and generates a delete command and road use data. When the tollgate attendant passes a portable terminal of the toll collection unit to the user, the delete command and the road use data are copied to the on-board unit. The toll data is deleted from the on-board unit by the delete command, and the road use data is reported to the user. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080204279 | Systems and methods for controlling a vehicle mobile communication system - Disclosed systems and methods automatically control a vehicle mobile communication system that is usable to facilitate communication external to a vehicle from one or more portable communication units with which the vehicle communication system is in communication. Disclosed systems and methods incorporate devices and/or steps for measuring a geographic position of a vehicle; referencing information stored in a database regarding areas in the vicinity of a plurality of geographic reference points at which output from the vehicle mobile communication system may interfere with a fixed ground-based communication system; comparing the geographic position of the vehicle with the stored information and determining that output from the vehicle mobile communication system should be modified and automatically disabling/re-enabling the vehicle mobile communication system based on this determination. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080204280 | Methods and systems for airport runway lighting and communications - Systems and methods according to the exemplary embodiments provide techniques for illuminating airport travel paths, e.g., runways, taxiways, ground vehicle access paths, etc., and to use the illumination to communicate with pilots, aircraft and ground personnel. Different colors of light, which may be generated by lasers, are used in various combinations and in reaction to various inputs. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080204281 | Electronic key system and portable unit - An electronic key system includes an in-vehicle unit mounted in a vehicle and a portable unit. When a user leaves the vehicle, the in-vehicle unit requests information on a relative position of the vehicle relative to a landmark object near the vehicle from a vehicle navigation device and transmits received relative position information to the portable unit. The portable unit stores the received relative position information, and notifies of the stored relative position information according to a user's operation. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080204282 | Character Input Device for Terminal and Method of Processing Character String - The present invention discloses a character input device for a terminal and a method of processing a character string, which allow the size of the character input device to be sufficiently reduced so as to improve the portability of the terminal, enable rapid and accurate character input in a touch typing fashion even in a mobile environment, and can minimize the number of presses of each key for the input of each character The character input device for a terminal includes a plurality of character keys and a function key, wherein the character keys include a character arrangement corresponding a first half of a “Sholes” character arrangement with respect to a center of the “Sholes” character arrangement, a character arrangement of a second half of the “Sholes” character arrangement being arranged on the character keys at locations mirror- image symmetrical to the first half with respect to the center of the “Sholes” character arrangement. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080204283 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OPTIMIZATION OF SIGCOMP UDVM PERFORMANCE - A signal compression optimization system between a communication network and wireless user equipment advantageously selects an optimized decompressor when feasible for reduced content processing latency and otherwise selects a virtual machine decompressor, such as a Universal Decompressor Virtual Machine (UDVM) that interprets the received decompression bytecode. Since the UDVM is not optimized for any particular decompression algorithm and suffers by the requisite delays associated with analyzing each statement in the bytecode before execution, being able to avoid use of the UDVM whenever possible enhances user experience in presenting wirelessly received signaling messages or media content. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080204284 | Data Compression Using a Stream Selector with Edit-In-Place Capability for Compressed Data - A method for encoding an input file into an output file that is compressed so that the number of bits required to represent the output file is less than the number of bits of the input file. The encoding method includes the parsing of the input file into a series of data items, the data items having an order and collectively corresponding to the input file. The encoding method compares the series of data items against a static dictionary having at least mappings between terminal sequence pointers and representations of data items. Each mapping has an associated length, the associated length for a mapping being the length of the data item pointed to by its terminal sequence pointer wherein the terminal sequence pointers are represented by a number of bits that is independent of the particular data items in the input file, the static dictionary being static such that the static dictionary is usable to provide a mapping between a terminal sequence pointer and its corresponding representation of data item independent of mapping of other data items. The encoding method adds to the output file an output file element that is a terminal sequence pointer for data items that map to entries in the static dictionary, each output file including at least one terminal sequence pointer. The encoding method adds to the output file an output file element that is a symbol sequence having one or more symbols for data items that are to be represented directly in the output file, and creates an element mapping for the output file to indicate, for each output file element, whether the output file element corresponds to a terminal sequence pointer or a symbol sequence. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080204285 | ROBUST CONTROL/DELINEATION IN SERIAL STREAMS - Control symbols taking the form {k1-k2-k2-k1} are inserted in a serial stream including m bit data words. k1 and k2 are each predefined m bit control words differing from the m bit data words. The Hamming distance between k1 and k2 is at least 2. Such control symbols may be robustly detected in the presence of a one bit error in the symbol, or a data word immediately preceding or following the symbol. The m bit words may be 8B/10B encoded data, or defined control words. The control symbols may be used for data delineation, stream synchronization, transmitter/receiver synchronization or for other control signalling. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080204286 | Methods and Systems for LDPC Coding - Methods and systems of low density parity check coded (LDPCC) coding are disclosed herein in which a set of LDPC codes ensure reliable transmission for channels in which modulation symbols may undergo attenuation in a random fashion. Methods and systems of LDPC coding disclosed herein include choosing a code blocklength and concatenating codewords into which a data packet can be encoded. To optimize the coding scheme, first, codeword shortening is performed to ensure an integer number of codewords for a desired packet length. The codewords may then be punctured or repeated to ensure an integer number of channel symbols per codeword. Shortening and puncturing repetition methods are implemented to yield minimum overhead while keeping the effective coding rate low. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080204287 | OPTIMIZATION OF DECODER MEMORY USAGE FOR VLC TABLES - Systems and methods for optimizing system performance in variable length decoding systems are described. Embodiments are described in which decode tables are analyzed and elements of the tables sorted by probability of occurrence. Storage of elements can be determined by probability of occurrence and embodiments of the present invention can optimize system efficiency by storing most likely entries into fast-memory and least likely entries in slowest memory. In certain embodiments, a single large table is provided that cannot fit into decoder fast-memory. In some embodiments, individual elements can be optimized for storage in fast-memory by selecting more frequently occurring entries or groups of entries into decoder memory. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080204288 | SIGNAL PROCESSING PROVIDING LOWER DOWNSAMPLING LOSSES - Methods and devices for processing GPS signals are provided. The device includes: means for storing one or more lookup tables, each lookup table comprising a plurality of entries, each entry comprising an input segment and an output segment, wherein the output segment is a system response to the corresponding input segment; and processing means for receiving an input data sequence comprising one or more input segments, and for each of the input segments, retrieve from one of the lookup tables the output segments corresponding to the input segment, wherein the processing means is further configured to perform a time-shifted sum of one or more output segments to produce an output sequence that is a downsampled representation of the input data sequence. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080204289 | Signal interface circuit - Interface unit for voltage input signals comprising two or more input channels. The input signals of these two or more input channels are connected alternately by an analog multiplexer to an analog-to-digital converter. The A/D converter comprises an integrated sigma-delta modulator circuit which generates a digitized 1-bit signal representing the input signal voltage level for a control unit irrespective of whether the input channel signal is digital or analog. By means of the invention all input voltage channels are made similar such that the input channels of the interface unit can receive an analog or digital signal irrespective of each other. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080204290 | PROGRAMMABLE ANALOG-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTER FOR LOW-POWER DC-DC SMPS - A voltage-to-time based windowed analog-to-digital converter (ADC) can have programmable reference voltage, conversion time, and accuracy of voltage regulation. The ADC can be fully implemented on a small silicon area and is suitable for implementation in various integrated digital controllers for high-frequency low-power switch-mode power supplies (SMPS). The programmable characteristics can be achieved through the utilization of the inherent averaging effect of the delay line or of the other voltage-to-time conversion structures and through the adjustments of delay cells' propagation times or the effective voltage-to-time conversion ratio in alternative structures. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080204291 | DIGITAL-TO-ANALOG CONVERTER WITH LOGARITHMIC SELECTABLE RESPONSE AND METHODS - Embodiments of a digital-to-analog converter (DAC) with a logarithmic response and methods for converting digital signals to analog are generally described herein. Other embodiments may be described and claimed. In some embodiments, the DAC includes a wedge-shaped resistive array having a plurality of linearly-spaced contact nodes and a switching array to selectively couple one of the contact nodes with an analog output based on a control signal. Each of the contact nodes may provide a corresponding reference voltage that varies logarithmically with respect to the linearly-spaced contact nodes. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080204292 | Output Architecture for LCD Panel Column Driver - In one embodiment consistent with the present invention, a digital to analog converter (DAC) circuit operates over an upper range and a lower range. An upper voltage node is designated AVDD; a middle voltage node is designated HVDD; and a lower voltage node designated ground. An upper DAC stage has at least one NMOS transistors that produces an output to an upper range output node when the output is in the upper range. A lower DAC stage has at least one PMOS transistors that produces an output to a lower range output node when the output is in the lower range. A body bias control circuit couples the body of the upper NMOS transistor to a voltage source equal to HVDD−Vbe and connects the body of the lower PMOS transistor to voltage source equal to HVDD+Vbe. This abstract is not to be considered limiting, since other embodiments may deviate from the features described in this abstract. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080204293 | MULTI-CHANNEL DISPLAY DRIVER CIRCUIT INCORPORATING MODIFIED D/A CONVERTERS - A multi-channel display driver circuit incorporating modified D/A converters has a plurality of digital comparators connected to a number generator. Each digital comparator has an output, a digital data input and a reference input. The reference inputs of all digital comparators are connected to the number generator and the outputs are respectively connected to corresponding data channels of a display. By the proposed technique, each digital comparator obtains a unique non-sequence reference signal, and then compares it with the input digital data signal. Since the non-sequential signals are input to the reference input of the digital comparator, the overshoot distortion, the harmonic distortion and the electromagnetic interference problems are prevented. Therefore, the precise imaging can be obtained with this signal modulation technique in small circuit size. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080204294 | Analog-to-digital converter apparatus, systems, and methods - Various embodiments disclose apparatus, systems, and methods operating with a first circuit branch with transistors coupled in series between first and second supply nodes, and a second circuit branch with second transistors coupled in series between the first and second supply nodes. The second circuit branch may include a resistive unit coupled in series with the second transistors. The first and second circuit branches may receive analog information and to provide digital output information. The digital output information may include output values based on a relationship between a voltage across the first resistive unit and a voltage difference between first and second components of the analog input information. Other embodiments disclose additional apparatus, systems, and methods. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080204295 | Method for Operating a Digital Sensor - The sensor has only a first contact ( | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080204296 | Wide-input windowed nonlinear analog-to-digital converter for high-frequency digitally controlled SMPS - In embodiments, a new analog-to-digital converter (ADC) architecture can be used with switch-mode power supplies (SMPS) operating at switching frequencies higher than 10 MHz. Analog-to-digital converter embodiments can achieve very low power consumption, fast conversion time, and can be implemented with a simple hardware. Another noteworthy benefit is that certain ADC embodiments feature a non-linear gain characteristic that provides improved load transient response for digital controllers. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080204297 | Analog front-end circuit and electronic instrument - An analog front-end circuit includes an analog processing circuit, an A/D converter, a target register in which a lower limit target value of an input image signal is set, and a calculation circuit. The analog processing circuit includes an offset control circuit which performs offset control based on an offset control value set in an offset control register. The calculation circuit monitors the A/D-converted value in a lower limit value output period when the A/D-converted value corresponding to a lower limit value of an input range is output from the AID converter, and sets the offset control value that causes the A/D-converted value to become closer to the lower limit target value set in the target register in the offset control register. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080204298 | AD CONVERTER AND RADIO RECEIVER - Disclosed is an AD converter including: a first conversion stage including a quantizing part to generate m parallel pieces of quantized signals from m pieces of input analog signals representing n-dimensional vectors (n≦m≦2n), a decoding part to generate m pieces of decoded analog signals from the m parallel pieces of quantized signals, and a residual amplifying part to output m pieces of amplified residual signals by multiplying respective differences between each of the m pieces of analog signals and each of the m pieces of decoded analog signals; a second conversion stage including a quantizing part to generate m parallel pieces of quantized signals from the m pieces of amplified residual signals; and a synthesizing part to generate m parallel pieces of digital signals by synthesizing each of the quantized signals in the first conversion stage and in the second conversion stage at each parallel position. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080204299 | ADC WITH LOGARITHMIC RESPONSE AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING RF POWER LEVELS - Embodiments of an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) and methods for controlling RF power levels are generally described herein. Other embodiments may be described and claimed. In some embodiments, the ADC includes an internal-reference digital-to-analog converter (DAC) having a resistive structure with linearly-spaced contact nodes. The linearly-spaced contact nodes may provide corresponding reference voltages that vary exponentially with respect to the linearly-spaced contact nodes allowing the ADC to achieve a logarithmic response. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080204300 | AD CONVERTER CIRCUIT AND MICROCONTROLLER - A successive approximation type AD converter circuit for comparing an analog input signal with an output analog signal of a DA converter with a comparator to input a digital signal output in accordance with a comparison result to the DA converter to determine a digital signal obtained if the output analog signal of the DA converter is equal to the analog input signal, as an AD-converted output signal, includes: an AD converter for AD-converting the analog input circuit in accordance with a sampling period for sampling the analog input signal and a comparison period for comparing the sampled analog input signal with the output analog signal of the DA converter with the comparator; and setting means for independently setting a cycle time of a first clock signal for determining the sampling period and a cycle time of a second clock signal for determining the comparison period. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080204301 | PLUSH ENCASED REMOTE CONTROL TRANSMITTER - A novel plush type toy or cushion having an embedded transmitter that is powered by an internal battery pack is disclosed. The embedded transmitter is used to trigger a remote receiver that is attached to an electrical device. The act of squeezing this toy will activate the transmitter. The receiver will alter or toggle its state based on the signal received from the transmitter to affect the attached electrical appliance. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080204302 | Remote Control Device with Directional Mode Indicator - Methods, systems, and products are disclosed for a remote control device. Means for detecting orientation of the remote control device couples to a processor. The processor changes a mode of operation of the remote control device in response to a change in the orientation. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080204303 | PULSE SIGNAL TRANSMITTING APPARATUS, METHOD OF ADJUSTING WAVEFORM OF THE SAME, AND DME GROUND STATION APPARATUS - A transmitting apparatus comprises a generator for generating a pulse signal having a waveform approximated to the Gaussian error function at a prescribed timing, a transmitter for power-amplifying a pulse signal generated by the generator, and transmitting the amplified pulse signal, an evaluator for extracting a pulse waveform part from the power-amplified pulse signal, comparing the extracted pulse waveform part with an ideal waveform so as to obtain an error amount between the pulse waveform part and the ideal waveform, and evaluating whether or not the error amount is within a prescribed error range, and a controller for causing the generator to subject the waveform of the pulse signal to correction in such a manner that the error amount becomes smaller each time an evaluation result of the evaluator is that the error amount is out of the prescribed error range. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080204304 | Radar device for transmitting radio signal over angular scanning field - In a radar device installed in a vehicle for detecting a target around the vehicle, a transmitter transmits a plurality of radio signals at intervals. A scanning mechanism is arranged such that each of the plurality of radio signals is individually entered thereto. The scanning mechanism is swingable relative to the transmitter to change a direction of each of the plurality of radio signals entered thereto, thus scanning each of the plurality of radio signals over an angular scanning field. The angular scanning field is located around the vehicle. A receiver receives a plurality of reflected signals to detect intensities of the plurality of received reflected signals. At least some of the plurality of reflected signals are generated based on reflection of at least some of the plurality of radio signals from the target. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080204305 | TARGET TRACKING APPARATUS AND METHOD - On adjusting a target specification data error predicted value so as to become larger on detecting maneuver of a target, the target specification data error predicted value is adjusted, in consideration of type of the maneuver and a course of the target, so as to make a direction of varying specification data large and to make a direction of constant specification data small. It is therefore possible to quickly recover a delay of the following of the varying specification data and to avoid increasing an error of the constant specification data. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080204306 | Detecting and ranging apparatus and detecting and ranging program product - A detecting and ranging apparatus and a program product obtain a correct relative velocity vector by a simple calculation based on a relative distance etc. obtained by a plurality of detectors such as a radar etc. by including: two relative distance measurement units receiving a reflected wave of a transmitted electromagnetic wave by an object to be detected, and thereby measuring a relative distance to the object to be detected, arranged at with each other different position; and an actual velocity vector calculation unit calculating an actual velocity vector of the object to be detected moving with an angle made in a direction from either relative distance measurement unit to the object to be detected based on the relative distances measured by the relative distance measurement units. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080204307 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE FOR SPREAD SPECTRUM RADAR APPARATUS - Provided is a semiconductor device for a spread spectrum radar apparatus which suppresses spurious signals resulting from non-linearity of active elements. The semiconductor device as the inverse spread spectrum modulation unit for the spread spectrum radar apparatus has a coupled line of two lines and another coupled line of two lines. The semiconductor device includes: an unbalanced to balanced transforming circuit which converts a received signal inputted as an unbalanced signal into a balanced signal pair; a switch circuit having one or more transistors; and a balanced inverse spread spectrum circuit which obtains as differential signal PN signals belonging to the same sequence code as a PN code which is used to generate an original signal of the received signal, also obtains the balanced signal pair from the unbalanced to balanced transforming circuit, and performs inverse spread spectrum modulation on the balanced signal pair by the switch circuit using the PN codes inputted as the differential signal. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080204308 | Radar Sensor - A radar sensor having a transceiver device ( | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080204309 | Radar System - A radar system comprises a transmitter that transmits a predetermined wideband signal, a digital receiver that records a returned signal using a one-bit ADC, a random noise source that is added to the transmitted or returned signal, a processing means where the received signal is distorted to compensate for the effect of the noise on the receiver. The predetermined wideband signal may be a pseudo random noise signal. The processing may include averaging prior to cross-correlation. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080204310 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR FREQUENCY INDEPENDENT BEARING DETECTION - A system and method are provided for estimating bearing of a target based on RF signals received by an array of antenna elements. The system comprises first and second input channels that are configured to receive analog signals that correspond to first and second antenna elements. The system also includes an analog to digital converter module for converting each of the analog signals to digital data samples and outputting separate streams of digital data samples corresponding to each of the first and second antenna elements as first and second data streams. An in-phase and quadrature detector module includes a phase shift module for shifting each of the first and second data streams by a predetermined amount of time to form first and second phase shifted data streams. A surveillance module determines a bearing of the target based on in-phase and quadrature data. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080204311 | SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR AND PROCESSING METHOD OF REPRODUCING SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR IMAGE - A synthetic aperture radar to provide high resolution in the azimuth direction under the predetermined conditions of wide observation swathwidth in the range direction, stripmap observation and free PRF (Pulse Repetition Frequency) comprises a transmission antenna | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080204312 | Phase Ambiguity Resolution Method for a Satellite Based Positioning System - The invention relates to a satellite-based positioning system in which a transmitter ( | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080204313 | Radio Navigation Satellite System Wall Power Automatic Timer - A radio navigation satellite system (RNSS) automatic timer for regulating a flow of wall power is adapted to determine time and position information based at least in part on signals received from RNSS satellites, determine an operational state as a function on the time and position information and regulate a flow of power from a wall power source as a function of the operational state. Through judicious integration of a RNSS receiver into an automatic timer, the need for a user to enter time, date, and position information is advantageously reduced or eliminated outright. The need for a backup battery to maintain the clock state in the event of a power failure is also eliminated. | 2008-08-28 |
| 20080204314 | System for broadcasting local information - System for broadcasting local information, related to the area where a vehicle ( | 2008-08-28 |
