35th week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 25 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140240097 | Methods and Apparatus For Ceiling-Mounted RFID-Enabled Tracking - Systems and methods for tracking a subject using radio-frequency identification (RFID). In an embodiment, an antenna array comprising a plurality of articulating brackets and a plurality of antennas is provided. Each of the articulating brackets is configured to move one of the plurality of antennas into a plurality of positions, and each of the antennas is configured to receive a RFID signal. In addition, a processor receives RFID data based on RFID signals received by the antennas of the antenna array, and determines a trajectory of a subject based on the RFID data. Based on the determined trajectory of the subject, the processor controls one or more of the articulating brackets to move one or more of the antennas into a position to track the subject. | 2014-08-28 |
20140240098 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING MEETING RESOURCES - A method of controlling a plurality of meeting room resources. The method includes initiating, via a host information handling system, an application, creating, via the application, a plurality of preferences, and establishing, by the host information handling system, a connection with a configuration device via a first close range communication path. The method also includes transferring at least one of the plurality of preferences, via the first close range communication path to the configuration device. The configuration device transmits, via a second close range communication path, a control message based on at least one of the plurality of preferences, to control at least one of the plurality of meeting room resources. | 2014-08-28 |
20140240099 | CIRCUIT FOR SIGNAL DECODING IN RFID OR WIRELESS POWER - A circuit for signal decoding in RFID or wireless power charging is provided in the present invention. The implement of the present invention is to add a current sense resistor connected to an upper switch or a lower switch the up arm switch or low arm switch to decode the signal on the current sense resistor. Since the error would occur in the original voltage decoder of the wireless power or RFID when the load is heavy and voltage signal swing is large, such that the charge status and then the off-line status cyclically occur and then the charge status . . . occurs in cycle when the mobile device is charging under charge. Since the present invention uses the voltage and current for decoding at the same time, the decoding would be succeed whenever the load is light or heavy. | 2014-08-28 |
20140240100 | RACK ORIENTATION DETECTION WITH MULTIPLE TAGS - A first embodiment of the invention relates to systems and methods for detecting the orientation of sample carriers using two or more RFID tags. One or two dimensional matrix of equally spaced RFID reader antennas may be positioned beneath or within an area on which racks are placed. The first RFID tag defines the origin of the sample carrier and its geometry. The second and additional RFID tags define the orientations of the sample carrier relative to the matrix of the RFID reader antennas. At least two of the tag antennas on the rack align uniquely with two antennas on the reader matrix. The system energizes each reader antenna and associates the RFID tags aligned with them to the RFID reader antenna's physical position. | 2014-08-28 |
20140240101 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING WRITE INFORMATION OF ELECTRONIC TAG - An information processing device having a touch panel adopts an electronic tag application to display an electronic tag icon on the screen. Upon detecting a user's operation to select the electronic tag icon, a tag form is displayed on the screen. It is determined as to whether or not the tag form is moved and displayed to overlap with the predetermined area of the screen via a user's operation. Herein, it is possible to automatically extract write information from display information with which the tag form is displayed and overlapped. The write information is recorded and displayed in the tag form. Alternatively, it is possible to record tag form data, representing the tag form and the write information, in connection with a desired application. Additionally, it is possible to transmit tag form data to another information processing device. | 2014-08-28 |
20140240102 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRACKING A PASSIVE WAND AND ACTUATING AN EFFECT BASED ON A DETECTED WAND PATH - A system in accordance with present embodiments includes a source of electromagnetic radiation that operates to emit electromagnetic radiation into an active playing area. The system also includes a sensing device that operates to receive the electromagnetic radiation after being reflected from a retro-reflective material of an article positioned in the active playing area and operable to generate data based on receiving reflected electromagnetic radiation from a series of article positions. Further, the system includes a controller that operates to process the data generated by the sensing device to determine whether the series of article positions correlate to a stored gesture and output a control signal to actuate an effect when the series of article positions correlate to the stored gesture. | 2014-08-28 |
20140240103 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR COMBINING MUSCLE ACTIVITY SENSOR SIGNALS AND INERTIAL SENSOR SIGNALS FOR GESTURE-BASED CONTROL - There is disclosed a wearable electronic device for use with controllable connected devices. The wearable electronic device includes a band worn on, for example, the forearm of a user, and the band carries at least one muscle activity sensor, at least one inertial sensor, and a processor communicatively coupled to the sensors. The on-board processor is operable to identify, a plurality of gestures made by a user, based on muscle activity detected by the muscle activity sensor(s) and motion detected by the inertial sensor(s). In response to identifying a gesture, the wearable electronic device wirelessly transmits one or more signal(s) in order to interact with a controllable connected device. | 2014-08-28 |
20140240104 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONFIGURING THE REMOTE CONTROL FUNCTIONALITY OF A PORTABLE DEVICE - A system and method used to configure a smart device to command functional operations of a target appliance. The smart device retrieves from a controllable appliance, such as a settop box, data indicative of a codeset identity of the target appliance wherein the codeset identity was determined during a process used to configure a conventional universal remote control to command functional operations of the target appliance and wherein the process used to configure the conventional universal remote control is performed in cooperation with the controllable appliance. A remote control application resident on the smart device then uses the data indicative of the codeset identity retrieved from the controllable appliance to also configure the smart device to command functional operations of the target appliance. | 2014-08-28 |
20140240105 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION IN A TCP/IP BASED REDUNDANT FIRE PANEL NETWORK - A system and method for providing emergency alarm communications in an fire panel network having a ring topology. The fire panels of the network each include an emergency interface between a panel processor and a panel transceiver. The emergency interface includes a communication link that is different from a normal TCP/IP communication link of the associated panel. The emergency interface comprises a separate communication path from the normal communication link. When normal TCP/IP communications are interrupted, the emergency interface is operable to transmit alarm signals to an adjacent panel in the network. The alarm signals may then be transmitted between subsequently connected panels and a workstation or central monitoring station via the normal TCP/IP mode. The workstation and/or central monitoring station can recognize the alarm signals as being generated by the originating panel. Other embodiments are disclosed and claimed. | 2014-08-28 |
20140240106 | NOTIFICATION APPARATUS, METHOD FOR PERFORMING NOTIFICATION AND ASSIST ROBOT ACTING AS THE SAME - In accordance with an embodiment, a notification apparatus comprises a detection module and a notification module. The detection module detects a predetermined operation confirmation sound from a medical instrument. The notification module sends a notification to a predetermined terminal in response to the detection of the operation confirmation sound. | 2014-08-28 |
20140240107 | ALARM DETECTOR - An alarm sounder and at least one sound amplification component having at least one horn shaped channel form an alarm detector. The at least one horn shaped channel has a throat end and an outlet end, the throat end being disposed corresponding to a sound-making end of the alarm sounder. The sound intensity of the alarm detector can meet the regulations of the industry standards. | 2014-08-28 |
20140240108 | Method and Apparatus for a Flexible Housing - In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, an apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus includes a housing having a substantially rigid portion and a substantially flexible portion. The substantially rigid portion includes a plurality of openings. The substantially flexible portion is at the plurality of openings. The substantially flexible portion is configured to provide haptic feedback, or generate a voltage. | 2014-08-28 |
20140240109 | Modular Exoskeletal Force Feedback Controller - Portable force feedback controllers (PFFCs) designed to be worn on a user's limb, track the movement of the user's limb, and provide force feedback capability. In some embodiments, the PFFCs may include interchangeable modules that can be quickly and easily connected and disconnected so that the PFFC may be easily modified for a particular application. In yet other embodiments, various PFFC modules are moveably coupled and have at least one degree of freedom so that the PFFC can accurately follow the natural movements of a user's limb. | 2014-08-28 |
20140240110 | TACTILE SENSE PRESENTATION DEVICE AND TACTILE SENSE PRESENTATION METHOD - A tactile sense presentation device including: a tactile-sense presentation unit having a first working electrode group of a plurality of first working electrodes arranged along a first direction; and a control unit operable to apply a first tactile sense signal having a first waveform to each of the first working electrodes. The control unit applies the first tactile sense signal, in which a phase difference corresponding to a distance between adjacent first working electrodes is applied to the first waveform, to each of the plurality of first working electrodes so as to cause the first waveform to travel along the first direction at a predetermined speed. | 2014-08-28 |
20140240111 | Method and Apparatus for In-Vehicle Alarm Activation and Response Handling - A system includes one or more processors configured to detect activation of an alarm trigger in communication with the one or more processors. The processors are further configured to determine a type of trigger and provide a subtle feedback response, based on the type of trigger, designed to avoid detection by an assailant. The processors are additionally configured to wirelessly contact an emergency responder and provide data usable in determining a vehicle location and a vehicle identification | 2014-08-28 |
20140240112 | Method and Apparatus for Tracking Device Connection and State Change - A system includes a processor configured to determine if a vehicle computing system (VCS) has been placed in a monitoring mode. The processor is also configured to detect and log the connection or disconnection of any remote devices. The processor is further configured to flag logs if the VCS is in a monitoring mode. Also, the processor is configured to detect the presence of a known vehicle driver or the termination of the monitoring mode and report any flagged logs upon known driver detection or monitoring mode termination. | 2014-08-28 |
20140240113 | PROGRAMMABLE DEVICES FOR ALERTING VEHICLES AND PEDESTRIANS AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME - Programmable devices and associated methods for alerting pedestrians and vehicle operators are provided. In accordance with various embodiments of the disclosed subject matter, programmable devices for alerting pedestrians and vehicle operators are provided, the programmable device for alerting pedestrians and vehicle operators comprising: a housing having an attachment mechanism and an actuator disposed thereon, the attachment configured for engagement with a portion of a bicycle on a location proximate to at least one hand of a user while the user is in a riding position on the bicycle; a data input component disposed along the housing and configured to receive at least one audio file; a speaker in electrical communication with the data input and operably coupled with the actuator, the speaker configured to produce sound corresponding to the at least one audio file upon engagement of the actuator by the user; and at least one light source operably coupled with the actuator, the at least one light source configured to produce at least one lighting projection configuration upon engagement of the actuator by the user. | 2014-08-28 |
20140240114 | METHOD FOR OUTPUTTING ALERT MESSAGES OF A DRIVER ASSISTANCE SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED DRIVER ASSISTANCE SYSTEM - A method for outputting alert messages of a driver assistance system in a vehicle in which data for moving the vehicle and data regarding accident risks in the surroundings of the vehicle are detected, the detected data is evaluated and attributed to a specific accident risk category and an alert message is output subject to the attributed accident risk category. The method according to the invention is characterized in that from the captured movement of the vehicle a planned movement of the vehicle is derived and it is tested whether without modification of the planned movement of the vehicle a collision of the vehicle with another object will occur, and the manner of outputting the alert message is carried out in dependence on the result of said collision testing. The invention further relates to an associated driver assistance system and to a vehicle having such a driver assistance system. | 2014-08-28 |
20140240115 | DRIVING ASSISTANCE SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE - An object of the invention is to provide a technology that can provide driving assistance matching the sense of the driver in a system for assisting avoidance of a collision of a vehicle. To achieve the object, a system for assisting avoidance of a collision of a vehicle according to the invention predicts a range of paths extending from a start point at the position at which the self-vehicle will arrive after free running for a predetermined period of time from the present time along which the self-vehicle can travel by possible driving operations that the driver can normally perform. The system does not perform driving assistance if a path along which a solid object can be avoided exists in the predicted range of paths, and performs driving assistance if a path along which a solid object can be avoided does not exist in the predicted range of paths. | 2014-08-28 |
20140240116 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CALCULATION AND DISPLAY OF PERFORMANCE DRIVING INFORMATION - An electronic display comprises a graphical lap information display portion that comprises a lap time differential indicator and an illuminated portion. The lap time differential indicator is configured to display a differential time value. The illuminated portion is configured to selectively illuminate a portion of the graphical lap information display portion in a plurality of different lighting modes. The illuminated portion is operable in the plurality of different lighting modes in response to a rate of change of the differential time value. A vehicle and method are also provided. | 2014-08-28 |
20140240117 | CLAMPING SURFACE POSITIONING SYSTEM FOR MOBILE LOAD-HANDLING CLAMPS - A control system is provided for a load-handling clamp mountable on a vehicle, the clamp having a pair of opposed load-engagement clamping surfaces capable of clamping opposite sides of different types and configurations of loads. At least one of the clamping surfaces is closeable toward the other clamping surface along a direction which extends substantially laterally across a direction of forward approach of the clamp toward the load. The control system is capable of generating a variable signal indicating a desired forward, vertical and/or lateral pre-engagement position of the clamp from which the clamping surfaces can correctly engage the load. | 2014-08-28 |
20140240118 | VEHICLE AUXILIARY HORN APPARATUS - A vehicle auxiliary horn apparatus provides a sound through a horn to alert pedestrians that a vehicle, such as an electric vehicle or a new vehicle that makes virtually no noise, is moving; and provides set sound information during parking when a human body is detected. The vehicle auxiliary horn apparatus of the present invention comprises: a sound storage unit for storing and managing music information, announcement information, and repeating sound information; a display panel unit for displaying information for setting one type of sound information stored in the sound storage unit; a sound extracting unit for extracting the sound information, selected from the display panel, from the sound storage unit; a sound output processing unit for outputting the sound extracted from the sound extracting unit through a speaker; a manual control unit disposed on the front portion of the vehicle, for transmitting a manual control signal to a central control, unit when manipulated; an automatic control unit disposed on the front portion of the vehicle, for transmitting an automatic control signal to the central control unit, when manipulated; a sound-providing, speed-setting unit for setting a speed for automatically outputting a sound, under automatic control; a moving speed checking unit for checking the moving speed of the vehicle; and the central control unit for receiving a control signal transmitted by the manual control unit or the automatic control unit, distinguishing the type of the control signal, and when the control signal is an automatic control signal, acquiring the speed information set by the sound-providing, speed-setting unit, checking the current speed, and determining whether to output a sound. Through the present invention, by providing a sound through a horn to alert pedestrians that a vehicle is moving, such as an electric vehicle or a new vehicle that makes virtually no noise, the effect is provided of being able to prevent the occurrence of dangerous situations for pedestrians. Also, in school zones, on roads within apartment complexes, on roads in which there are many pedestrian walkways, and the like, in which it is difficult to use a typical loud horn while a vehicle is moving slowly, the auxiliary horn can be used in a practical manner to provide better results. In particular, the effect is provided of being able to assist the safe movement of those who cannot focus well on the surrounding traffic conditions in which they walk and those whose reactions and movements are slow, such as children, patients, and the elderly, and the disabled who require care and protection. | 2014-08-28 |
20140240119 | TURN SIGNAL CANCELING DEVICE FOR A LATERALLY TILTING VEHICLE - A turn signal canceling device for a motorcycle includes a straight-ahead travel or turn determining unit for determining whether the motorcycle is travelling straight ahead or is turning and a turn signal cancellation controller which automatically cancels turn signal operation. When a vehicle speed is not greater than a predetermined speed and a driving force is at least a predetermined driving force at a time the straight-ahead travel or turn determining unit determines that the motorcycle is turning, the turn signal cancellation controller enters a standby state. When the straight-ahead travel or turn determining unit determines that the motorcycle is travelling straight ahead during the standby state, the turn signal cancellation controller automatically deactivates a turn signal. When the driving force becomes smaller than the predetermined driving force or turn signal becomes manually deactivated during the standby state, the turn signal cancellation controller returns to the normal operating state. | 2014-08-28 |
20140240120 | INDUSTRIAL FIELD REAL-TIME WORKING CONDITION RADIO ALARM SYSTEM - An industrial field real-time working condition radio alarm system, comprises a transmitting end ( | 2014-08-28 |
20140240121 | WATCHING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM RECORDED WITH PROGRAM - A watching system according to one aspect of the invention is disclosed, which includes a plurality of wireless communication tags attached to a watching target person with a behavior being watched, a receiving apparatus installed in a position as a reference for presuming the behavior of the watching target person and receiving information transmitted from the wireless communication tags, and an information processing apparatus specifying communication statuses of the wireless communication tags by determining whether the receiving apparatus can receive the information transmitted from the wireless communication tags and presuming the behavior of the watching target person attached with the wireless communication tags on the basis of the specified communication statuses of the wireless communication tags. | 2014-08-28 |
20140240122 | Notifications on a User Device Based on Activity Detected By an Activity Monitoring Device - Methods, systems and devices are provided for motion-activated display of messages on an activity monitoring device. In one embodiment, method for presenting a message on an activity monitoring device is provided, including the following method operations: downloading a plurality of messages to the device; detecting a stationary state of the device; detecting a movement of the device from the stationary state; in response to detecting the movement from the stationary state, selecting one of a plurality of messages, and displaying the selected message on the device. | 2014-08-28 |
20140240123 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IMPLEMENTING ALARMS FOR MEDICAL DEVICE THROUGH MOBILE DEVICE - Provided are a method and system for implementing alarms for a medical device through a mobile device. The method includes: storing details of examination of a specimen (hereinafter, referred to as examination details) in the medical device, wherein the storing is performed by the medical device; accessing the medical device and establishing a connection with the medical device, wherein the accessing and the establishing of the connection is performed by the mobile device; reading the examination details stored in the medical device, wherein the reading is performed by the mobile device; analyzing the read examination details, wherein the analyzing is performed by the mobile device; and implementing an alarm if the result of analysis satisfies a predetermined criterion, wherein the implementing is performed by the mobile device. | 2014-08-28 |
20140240124 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MONITORING, DETERMINING AND COMMUNICATING BIOMETRIC STATUSES, EMOTIONAL STATES AND MOVEMENT - An approach is provided for collecting and processing biometric information associated with a user of a body-mounted device to determine a status of the user. The approach involves causing biometric information to be collected by way of a body-mounted device. The approach further involves causing the biometric information to be communicated to a network management system. The approach additionally involves causing one or more of the network management system and the body-mounted device to process the biometric information to determine a status of the user of the body-mounted device, the status including one or more vital signs and an emotional state of the user based on the biometric information. The approach also involves causing the status to be displayed by the body-mounted device. | 2014-08-28 |
20140240125 | WIRELESS TRACKING OF POWER TOOLS AND RELATED DEVICES - A power distribution box includes a power input configured to receive power from an external power source, an alternating current (AC) output electrically coupled to the power input, a power-line adapter and a gateway device. The power-line adapter is coupled to the power input and configured to receive power via the power input and communicate with an external network. The gateway device is coupled to the power-line adapter and is configured to communicate with the external network. The gateway device includes a wireless network module configured to communicate with at least one power tool device in a wireless network, and a translation controller configured to enable communications between the wireless network module and the external network through the power-line adapter. | 2014-08-28 |
20140240126 | Anti-Loss for Medical Devices - A medical device system includes one or more anti-loss/anti-theft mechanisms. The medical device system comprises a wireless medical device and a docking station. An alarm is activated on one or more of the wireless medical device or the docking station when an alarm threshold is detected by one of the anti-loss/anti-theft mechanisms. | 2014-08-28 |
20140240127 | ALARM SYSTEM - An alarm system that abuts against a barrier to help prevent entry. The alarm system includes a support portion, such as a tripod. The support portion forms a footprint for firmly pressing against the barrier at an angle. The footprint includes uneven lengths for the legs, a small distance between the ends of each leg, a brace that securely joins each leg, and support portion mounts that join to the ends of the legs for entrenching firmly into the ground surface. A mounting portion at the other end of the support portion includes a collar shape that is configured to engage a barrier fastener, such as a door knob. The support portion tilts against the barrier to resist a force from the opposite side of the barrier. An alarm portion with a sensor detects a force from the door and emits an alarm as required. | 2014-08-28 |
20140240128 | BARRIER PRESSURE DETECTION SYSTEM - A pressure detection system is provided. The pressure detection system may include an enclosure that houses a pressure sensor, a type selector and a thickness selector. The pressure sensor may be adapted to produce output representative of the pressure on a barrier. The pressure sensor may include a computer electronically connected to the type selector and the thickness selector. The computer may be adapted to determine a threshold pressure that is related to the minimum amount of pressure needed to break a barrier for a given barrier type and a given barrier thickness. The pressure sensor may be adapted to transmit an alarm signal when the output of the pressure sensor may exceed the threshold pressure. A user may install the enclosure on the barrier. The user may then select the given barrier type from a group of predetermined options on the type selector. The user may then select the given barrier thickness from a group of predetermined options on the thickness selector. | 2014-08-28 |
20140240129 | SECURITY TAG DETACHER WITH USER-CONTROLLABLE DWELL TIME AND METHOD THEREFOR - System for detaching an electronic article surveillance (EAS) tag includes a detaching element to selectively unlock a locking element of an EAS tag when the EAS tag is placed in a detachment position. A control system is arranged to cause the detaching element to transition from a deactivated state, in which the tag in the detachment position will remain locked, to an activated state in which the tag is unlocked. This transition will result in beginning or starting a dwell time. The control system is maintains the detaching element in the activated state while awaiting receipt from a user interface of a user manually initiated termination signal. The termination signal indicates a user intention to terminate the dwell time. In response to the termination signal, the control system causes the detaching element to transition from the activated state to a deactivated state. | 2014-08-28 |
20140240130 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING BIOMETRIC DATA - A method and system for monitoring biometric data. The method includes authenticating a user and providing content to a user device associated with the user. Biometric data associated with the user is obtained and compared to one or more threshold values. A representation of the comparison is generated and provided to the user. | 2014-08-28 |
20140240131 | Dispensing and accountability system and method for assuring washing of hands - A dispensing and accountability system for assuring washing of a person's hands includes at least one passive infrared detector adapted to detect the presence of the person having a requirement of washing the hands. Further, the dispensing and accountability system includes a controller having a scalable processor architecture operatively coupled to each passive infrared detector of the at least one passive infrared detector. Furthermore, the dispensing and accountability system includes at least one audio signal unit operatively coupled to the controller. The at least one audio signal unit is adapted to generate an audio signal to remind the person to wash the hands. In addition, the dispensing and accountability system includes at least one dispensing unit operatively coupled to the controller. Because of the scalable processor architecture of the controller, the system may be expanded or contracted depending on the needs of the institution using it. | 2014-08-28 |
20140240132 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING VEHICLE OPERATOR PERFORMANCE - An approach is provided for determining one or more behavioral states of a vehicle operator and causing one or more alerts and/or one or more management options based on the determined one or more behavioral states. The approach involves causing physiological information associated with a vehicle operator to be collected by one or more sensors. The approach also involves causing, at least in part, the physiological information to be communicated to a device that comprises at least one of the one or more sensors or is remote from at least one of the one or more sensors. The approach further involves processing the physiological information to determine a behavioral state associated with the vehicle operator. The approach additionally involves causing, at least in part, one or more alerts to be communicated to a device associated with the vehicle operator based, at least in part, on the determined behavioral state. | 2014-08-28 |
20140240133 | LED STROBES WITH FIXED PULSE WIDTH - An LED strobe notification device and method for operating an LED strobe notification device is provided. The LED strobe notification device is configured to generate an output at two or more candela settings and is configured to generate the output at the two or more candela settings having a human-perceived pulse duration with a fixed width. The LED strobe device includes: an LED strobe element; and an LED controller in communication with the LED strobe element with the LED controller configured to: receive a candela selection for the LED strobe element, the candela selection selected from the two or more candela settings; receive a command to activate the LED strobe element of the LED strobe notification device; and in response to receiving the command, control the LED strobe element in order to generate the output from the LED strobe element having the human-perceived pulse duration with the fixed width. | 2014-08-28 |
20140240134 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THE DETECTION AND CONTROL OF ILLICIT TRAFFICKING OF SPECIAL NUCLEAR MATERIALS - It is a system and method for the monitoring of the illicit traffic of fissile materials that can be used for the construction of nuclear bombs or not fissile that can be used for the construction of radiological dispersion devices; characterized by reducing the rate of spurious detection and increase the probability of detection compared with equivalent devices of the prior art. Some of its embodiments include the use of a radiation detector/telemeter ensemble with manual or automatic pointing and an ensemble of radiation detector/camera with an automatic object tracker along with data acquisition and processing electronics; which allow the calculation of the correlation between the characteristic profile produced by the MO and a predicted reference profile. The detection electronics includes a gamma spectrometer and processing electronics for compensating for the shadow shielding effects. One or more radiation detectors are included together with their correspondent high voltage power supplies and signal conditioning and amplification electronics. | 2014-08-28 |
20140240135 | Tornado Warning System - A system used to determine the near presence of a tornado and to alert those in the immediate area. | 2014-08-28 |
20140240136 | USE OF OPTICAL REFLECTANCE PROXIMITY DETECTOR FOR NUISANCE MITIGATION IN SMOKE ALARMS - A smoke alarm comprises smoke detection circuitry for detecting smoke and generating a detection signal responsive thereto. Proximity detection circuitry generates a proximity detection signal responsive to detection of an object within in a selected distance of the smoke alarm. Alarm generation circuitry generates an audible alarm responsive to the detection signal. The audible alarm may be deactivated for a predetermined period of time responsive to at least one proximity detection signal. | 2014-08-28 |
20140240137 | POINT OF SALE TERMINAL HAVING ENHANCED SECURITY - A data entry device including a housing formed of at least two portions, data entry circuitry located within the housing, at least one case-open switch assembly operative to sense when the housing is opened and tamper indication circuitry operative to receive an input from the at least one case-open switch assembly and to provide an output indication of possible tampering with the data entry circuitry located within the housing. The at least one case-open switch assembly includes an arrangement of electrical contacts arranged on a base surface and a resiliently deformable conductive element, which defines a short circuit between at least some of the arrangement of electrical contacts only when the housing is closed. | 2014-08-28 |
20140240138 | METHOD FOR PERFORMING ALARM FUNCTION AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE THEREOF - A method for operating an electronic device includes: determining whether a battery remaining power amount of the electronic device is lower than or equal to a reference remaining power amount with which a power supply of the electronic device is maintained in a turned-on state until a time at which an alarm is set to be activated; and transmitting alarm information about the alarm to a second electronic device. The alarm information is information configured by an instruction prearranged between the electronic device and the second electronic device to enable the second electronic device to set an alarm function according to the alarm information automatically after reception of the alarm information. | 2014-08-28 |
20140240139 | PORTABLE MESSAGE DEVICE - A portable message device includes a base having at least one wheel providing portability for the portable message device, and a base access panel which in an open position provides access to an internal base cavity. A communication feature includes a message portion providing a predetermined message saved in a memory. A sensor provides indication of the proximity of a person to the portable message device. A processor is connected to the sensor and the memory. The processor actuates the communication feature upon sensing the proximity of the person. A power source positioned substantially within the internal base cavity provides electrical power to operate the communication feature and the sensor, the power source being accessible by opening the base access panel. | 2014-08-28 |
20140240140 | DOWNHOLE ELECTROMAGNETIC AND MUD PULSE TELEMETRY APPARATUS - A measurement-while-drilling (MWD) telemetry system comprises a downhole MWD telemetry tool comprising a mud pulse (MP) telemetry unit and an electromagnetic (EM) telemetry unit. The MWD telemetry tool can be configured to transmit data in an EM-only telemetry mode using only the EM telemetry unit, in an MP-only mode using only the MP telemetry unit, or in a concurrent telemetry mode using both the EM and MP telemetry units concurrently. When transmitting data in the concurrent telemetry mode, the telemetry tool can be configured to transmit in a concurrent confirmation mode wherein the same telemetry data is transmitted by each of the EM and MP telemetry units, or in a concurrent shared mode wherein some of the telemetry data is transmitted by the EM telemetry unit, and the rest of the telemetry data is transmitted by the MP telemetry unit. The telemetry tool can be programmed to change its operating telemetry mode in response to a downlink command sent by an operator at surface. | 2014-08-28 |
20140240141 | DOWNHOLE TELEMETRY - A telemetry system with a plurality of controllers and telemetry systems, where the controllers are configured to obtain information from one or more sensors and transmit that information on one or more of the plurality of telemetry systems. The configuration of a controller may be changed so as to change which information is transmitted on a given telemetry system. | 2014-08-28 |
20140240142 | TIME DIVERSIFIED PACKET PROTOCOL - A method of reporting information from a meter interface unit to a receiving device in which a data packet is transferred from the meter interface unit containing meter readings, which are associated with an indicator of the elapsed time since the reading was taken. The receiving device compares this elapsed time value with the actual elapsed time, based upon the internal clock of the receiving device, in order to determine any inaccuracies in the clock of the meter interface unit. In another embodiment, the data packet includes at least two nonsequential meter readings, separated by a multiplicity of reading intervals, on a rolling basis, such that data will not be lost as a result of a temporary obstruction that interferes with the transmission or receipt of meter readings. | 2014-08-28 |
20140240143 | VEHICLE MONITORING SYSTEM AND DEVICE - A vehicle monitoring system includes a wireless peripheral sensor and a vehicle monitoring device. The vehicle monitoring device includes a vehicle monitoring module and a short-range wireless communication module. The short-range wireless communication module is used to perform short-range data communication with the wireless peripheral sensor, so as to achieve the short-range wireless communication and control between the vehicle monitoring device and wireless peripheral sensor. | 2014-08-28 |
20140240144 | DATA-CAPABLE BAND MANAGEMENT IN AN INTEGRATED APPLICATION AND NETWORK COMMUNICATION DATA ENVIRONMENT - Techniques for data-capable band management in an integrated application and network communication data environment are described. In some examples, a first wearable device may transmit to a second wearable device a signal configured to initiate detection of a second sensory input to determine whether the second sensory input is equal to or greater than a threshold for an activity. A first sensory input is received from one or more sensors coupled to the first wearable device and compared to the threshold. A first parameter associated with the first sensory input, the first sensory input being equal to or greater than the threshold, is evaluated. A second parameter associated with the second sensory input, the second sensory input being equal to or greater than the threshold, is received from the second wearable device. The first parameter and the second parameter are displayed on a user interface. | 2014-08-28 |
20140240145 | Method for detecting time synchronization ability of real-time measuring device based on time variable - A method for detecting a time synchronization ability of the real-time measuring device based on a time variable is provided. On a premise that the real-time measuring device correctly receives time service signals, the method aims at detecting time synchronization signal application ability of the real-time measuring device, and involves a purely resistive loop comprising a value transferring device and a time controllable switch. The method, via a time synchronization performance thereof, relatively completely reflects the time synchronization signal application ability of the device within a value transfer requirement. The method is a development upon power station time synchronization time service signals and transmission accuracy detection and an improvement of power station time synchronization detection procedures. The method facilitates improving real-time analysis and monitoring abilities of a power station and a power grid to a primary device and a primary system. | 2014-08-28 |
20140240146 | Wireless Vehicle Detector Aggregator and Interface to Controller and Associated Methods - Embodiments of systems and methods of the present invention include efficient, reliable aggregation and transfer of one or more sensor pods detect status to the base station and then the traffic controller. An embodiment of an access point maintains a sensor state array, which is the current status of the sensor pods in communication with the access point. The access point can maintain the sensor state array in its memory and relay the sensor state array to the base station. An embodiment of a base station can use the sensor state array information to generate and update a vehicle detector array, which is the current status of all the sensor pods in the wireless vehicle detector network. An embodiment of the base station emulates one or more bus interface units and uses the vehicle detector array to relay detector information to the traffic controller periodically or when polled. | 2014-08-28 |
20140240147 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SUPPORTING DISTRIBUTION FROM AIRCRAFT - When distribution material is distributed over a target site on a ground surface from an aircraft, a distribution supporting apparatus offers support information to a pilot dropping the distribution material to efficiently distribute the distribution material. The distribution supporting apparatus includes: an input section to which information items on at least an aircraft velocity, an aircraft altitude, and a wind velocity are input; a computation section configured to compute a location at which the distribution material dropped from the aircraft arrives on the ground surface and a density distribution of the distribution material on the ground surface based on the information items input to the input section; and a display control section configured to display, on a display, the support information relating to the location and density distribution computed by the computation section. | 2014-08-28 |
20140240148 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING VISUAL FLIGHT REFERENCE POINTS - A system and method are provided for displaying visual flight reference points and their associated flight data. This is achieved by coupling a processor to a display system and configured the processor to generate symbology graphically representative of the VRPs and their associated flight data. The display system then renders the VRP symbology and the flight data symbology proximate to the VRP symbology. In addition, the processor is configured to alter the symbology of the VRPs depending on the estimates elapsed time for each of the VRPs to become visible to the aircraft. | 2014-08-28 |
20140240149 | MARINE SECURITY SYSTEM - There is proposed a marine security system which comprises at least two different monitoring elements (IRC, IRS) and a controller (PC) connected thereto in particular for warding off pirates, said controller triggering an alarm and/or activating alarm devices as a function of the displays or outputs of the different monitoring elements. In addition, at least two separate line or conduit systems (LA, LB) and outlets (DA, DB) connected thereto are provided, from which at least one substance can be discharged. In the event of an alarm, at least one substance is specifically supplied to the outlets (DA, DB), wherein said outlets are installed in different locations or sections (A1-A5, B1-B5) of the hull (S) and can be specifically activated there. The outlets (DA, DB) may also have different designs in order to optimally discharge the respective substance, for example by atomizing, nebulizing, spraying or pouring. | 2014-08-28 |
20140240150 | CONFIGURABLE BUTTONS FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICES - Configurable buttons for electronic devices such as portable electronic devices are provided. A configurable button may have a button member that moves relative to a device housing when it is desired to activate a switch. The button may have an associated touch sensor. The touch sensor may detect when a user's finger touches a particular portion of the button member. Contact with only this portion of the button member is generally inadvertent, so an actuator may be used to prevent or otherwise restrict motion of the button relative to a device housing. This prevents inadvertent activation of the button when a user is manipulating portions of an electronic device such as clip or lid, but does not intend to depress the button. | 2014-08-28 |
20140240151 | ANALOG-TO-DIGITAL CONVERSION DEVICE - An analog-to-digital conversion device includes: an analog-to-digital converter that receives an analog voltage and converts the analog voltage into a digital value to output the converted digital value; and an offset correction unit that arithmetically operates an offset correction value based on a first digital value and a second digital value, the first digital value being to be output from the analog-to-digital converter by the analog-to-digital converter receiving a first analog voltage, the second digital value being to be output from the analog-to-digital converter by the analog-to-digital converter receiving a second analog voltage, the second analog voltage having a voltage value different from that of the first analog voltage, in which after the arithmetic operation of the offset correction value, the analog-to-digital converter outputs a digital value obtained by subtracting the offset correction value from the converted digital value. | 2014-08-28 |
20140240152 | CALIBRATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DIGITAL-TO-ANALOG CONVERTER - Circuits, methods, non-transitory storage media can be configured to reduce calibration errors in a signal converter. A digital-to-analog converter can include a calibration circuit configured to calibrate a digital-to-analog converter (DAC) bit element using a residual error from a previously calibrated digital-to-analog converter (DAC) bit element. The residual error can be stored in memory. | 2014-08-28 |
20140240153 | ADVANCED OVERLOAD PROTECTION IN SIGMA DELTA MODULATORS - A Sigma Delta Modulator (SDM) signal overload conditions are overcome without sacrificing performance or driving up implementation costs. These advanced overload protection method can be applied to any higher order SDM where overloading is a serious system concern. | 2014-08-28 |
20140240154 | MULTI-RATE SIGMA DELTA DIGITAL-TO-ANALOG CONVERTER - A multi-rate sigma delta digital-to-analog converter may include a signal input and a signal output, and multiple modulators. A first of the modulator may convert a digital input signal on the signal input to an analog output signal on the signal output. Subsequent of the multiple modulators may shape and cancel quantization noise received from a proceeding modulator. One of the modulators may operate at a higher frequency than does another of the multiple modulation loops. | 2014-08-28 |
20140240155 | 2-Phase Switched Capacitor Flash ADC - An input stage for a switched capacitor analog-to-digital converter has a differential voltage input receiving an input voltage, a differential reference voltage input receiving a chopped reference voltage, a common voltage connection, and a differential output. A pair of input capacitors is coupled between the differential voltage input and the differential output and a pair of reference capacitors is coupled between the differential reference voltage input. A switching unit is controlled by a first and second phase operable during the first phase to connect a first terminal of the input capacitors with the common voltage connection and couple the first terminal of the reference capacitors with the inverted differential voltage reference; and during a second phase to connect the first terminal of the input capacitors with the differential input voltage and couple the first terminal of the reference capacitors with the non-inverted differential voltage reference | 2014-08-28 |
20140240156 | ELECTRONIC COMPENSATION OF CAPACITIVE MICRO-MACHINED SENSORS PARASITIC MODES IN FORCE-FEEDBACK INTERFACE SYSTEMS - Operating capacitive sensors in force feedback mode has many benefits, such as improved bandwidth, and lower sensitivity to process and temperature variation. To overcome, the non-linearity of the voltage-to-force relation in capacitive feedback, a two-level feedback signal is often used. Therefore, a single-bit Σ-Δ modulator represents a practical way to implement capacitive sensors interface circuits. However, high-Q parasitic modes that exist in high-Q sensors (operating in vacuum) cause a stability problem for the Σ-Δ loop, and hence, limit the applicability of Σ-Δ technique to such sensors. A solution is provided that allows stabilizing the Σ-Δ loop, in the presence of high-Q parasitic modes. The solution is applicable to low or high order Σ-Δ based interfaces for capacitive sensors. | 2014-08-28 |
20140240157 | ANALOGUE TO DIGITAL CONVERTER - An Analogue to Digital Converter (ADC) having a Gated Ring Voltage Controlled Oscillator, GRVCO, to generate a phase signal according to an input voltage; and a quantization circuit to generate a quantized phase output signal according. The GRVCO operates in either a first or second mode of operation according to a gating control signal. In the first mode of operation, the GRVCO operates in a VCO mode with gating disabled. In the second mode of operation, the GRVCO operates in a GRVCO mode wherein gating is enabled or disabled according to a gating signal. | 2014-08-28 |
20140240158 | AD CONVERTER AND AD CONVERSION METHOD - An A/D converter includes a plurality of AD converting sections that sequentially operate at predetermined intervals. The AD converting section has an ADC that converts an analog signal into a digital signal and outputs the digital signal, a memory that stores, as a specific polarity value, the polarity of a signal obtained by the ADC digitizing an analog signal at a reference voltage, an analog polarity converting circuit that inverts the polarity of the analog signal based on the specific polarity value and a set polarity value, which is previously set, and a digital polarity converting circuit that inverts the polarity of the digital signal based on the specific polarity value and the set polarity value. | 2014-08-28 |
20140240159 | Electromagnetic Radiation Absorber - A radiation absorber comprising multiple layers has a conducting base layer, and at least first and second further layers, each separated by a dielectric material, the first and second layers having patches thereon of highly conducting material, and defining resonant cavities in cooperation with the dielectric material, wherein the resonant cavities formed on adjacent layers differ in frequency. Characteristics of the patch, such as size or shape may vary on each layer to provide different resonant frequencies, and/or dielectric or magnetic properties of the dielectric material, and/or separation distance of the patches may be varied. In some embodiments, complex dielectrics may have their loss factors adapted to tune a resonant frequency, or to adapt its resonant bandwidth. | 2014-08-28 |
20140240160 | METHOD FOR PERFORMING EXO-ATMOSPHERIC MISSILE'S INTERCEPTION TRIAL - An inflatable dummy target fittable into a carrier missile capable of being released from the carrier missile during exo-atmospheric flight; upon release, the dummy target or portion thereof is capable of being inflated and manifest characteristics that resemble GTG missile characteristics, wherein the GTG missile characteristics include IR signature, RF signature and GTG missile | 2014-08-28 |
20140240161 | Pulse Transponder Countermeasure - A pulse transponder countermeasure device, comprising: a central processing unit (CPU); an optical receiver adapted to receive detection signals from a speed measuring device; at least one optical transmitter adapted to transmit jamming signals to the speed measuring device; at least one software controlled driver configured to drive the optical transmitter and memory storing a database of measuring devices signature signals and reflective signals, the CPU configured to identify the speed measuring device in its database according to the received detection signal's signature and calculate a response time for sending a jamming signal to the speed measuring device so as to change the speed perceived by the speed measurement device. | 2014-08-28 |
20140240162 | Method and Apparatus for Detecting Subsurface Targets Using Data Inversion and a Temporal Transmission Line Model - A method and apparatus for detects one or more subsurface targets by receiving a reflectivity data from two or more subsurface reflectors using a ground penetrating radar. The two or more subsurface reflectors may include the one or more subsurface targets and a medium surrounding the one or more subsurface targets. An impedance data for the two or more subsurface reflectors is calculated by inverting the reflectivity data using a temporal transmission line model with a “layer-peeling” method. One or more constitutive parameters of the two or more subsurface reflectors are calculated based on the impedance data. The one or more subsurface targets are detected based on a change in the one or more constitutive parameters. | 2014-08-28 |
20140240163 | Method and System for Compressive Array Processing - Signals received by an array of sensing elements are processed by first positioning the sensing elements in a uniform grid of L locations, wherein each location to include or not to include a sensing element is selected during a design phase. The sensing elements are selected and grouped into subsets, wherein each subset contains one or more sensing elements, and each sensing element is a member of one or more subsets. The signals in each subset are linearly combined to produce a combined signal, which is then sampled to form an output channel, which can detect objects. | 2014-08-28 |
20140240164 | RF PROXIMITY SENSOR - A sensor has a strip resonator filter that energizes an emitter patch which emits an electric field out from the strip resonator filter (away from the strip resonator filter). The capacitance of the filter, or specifically the coupling capacitance and radiation pattern of the slotted patch, is altered when an object such as a finger is near the sensor. Resulting changes in a signal outputted by the filter can be used to determine how close the object is to the sensor. The strip resonator filter may be a half wavelength strip resonator coupled filter having three separate strips. The patch may have a slot and two accompanying strips. An arrangement of multiple sensors may detect the position of an object in two or three dimensions. | 2014-08-28 |
20140240165 | MULTIMODE DEVICE FOR LOCATING AND IDENTIFYING ITEMS - An integrated identification system including a housing, an active light beacon supported by the housing, an RF beacon supported by the housing, and a controller coupled to the active light beacon and RF beacon to facilitate independent control of the active light beacon and RF beacon. | 2014-08-28 |
20140240166 | DEVICE FOR CLUTTER-RESISTANT TARGET DETECTION - The invention relates to a device for passively or actively detecting a target which scatters a useful signal and which is immersed in an observed area comprising elements that are likely to generate clutter echoes forming a non-useful signal, the useful signal having a coherent scattering lobe that is greater than that of the non-useful signal for a given wavelength and given direction, said device including means for receiving the signal scattered by the target, said receiving means including: at a given moment t, at least two separate reception portions having the same polarization, each portion including at least one receiver and one phase center; and a processing means enabling the mutual correlation between at least two received signals, or between at least two signals constructed from signals received at a moment t, each of said received signals being received by a receiver of one of said at least two separate reception portions, characterized in that the phase centers of said at least two reception portions are arranged such that the both of the latter are located in the coherent scattering lobe of a possible useful signal and such that both of the latter are not located in the coherent scattering lobe of the non-useful signal, so as to enable said processing means to detect a possible useful signal present of the non-useful signal, the minimum required distance between said phase centers being that which is required for observing a first decrease in the coefficient of correlation of said at least two constructed signals. | 2014-08-28 |
20140240167 | METHOD FOR MULTI-MODE OBSTACLE DETECTION USING RADAR, AND APPARATUS FOR SAME - The present invention relates to a method for multi-mode obstacle detection using radar, including the steps of: determining whether an object moves by acquiring radar information on the object; discriminating between a stationary object and a moving object according to whether the object moves; executing a first detecting mode for detecting the stationary object or a second detecting mode for detecting the moving object; and transmitting location information on the stationary object obtained through the first detecting mode, or location and speed information on the moving object obtained through the second detecting mode, to an external terminal. According to the method for multi-mode obstacle detection using radar, and to the apparatus for same, multi-detection modes can be provided to separately detect a stationary object and a moving object using the radar information on the object obtained using radar, thereby increasing location tracking efficiency for each object. | 2014-08-28 |
20140240168 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A DISTANCE SENSOR AND DEVICE FOR CARRYING OUT THE METHOD - A method for operation of a distance sensor emits a transmission signal as transmission radiation, reflected by an object, the distance of which is to be measured, as reflection radiation, and received as a reflection signal. The reflection signal and a reference signal that occur at a receiver input are regulated to a predetermined ratio. The distance is determined during the regulation process. An auxiliary transmission antenna emits an auxiliary transmission signal as auxiliary measurement radiation, directly toward a reception antenna. Microwaves are used as the transmission and auxiliary transmission signals. The reception antenna receives the reflection radiation reflected by the object and passes it on to the receiver input as a reflection signal. The reception antenna receives the auxiliary measurement radiation directly and passes it on to the receiver input as an auxiliary reception signal which is evaluated as a reference signal when measurement radiation emission is suppressed. | 2014-08-28 |
20140240169 | RADAR APPARATUS USING IMAGE CHANGE DETECTOR AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME - Disclosed herein are a radar apparatus and a method of operating the same. The radar apparatus includes a clutter analysis unit, a screen change detection unit, a representative value acquisition unit, and a target detection unit. The clutter analysis unit analyzes the clutter value of a signal that is received by a reception unit. The screen change detection unit calculates the screen change time up to the time at which a screen has been changed from an image captured by an imaging apparatus. The representative value acquisition unit acquires a representative value based on a plurality of clutter values analyzed for the screen change time by the clutter analysis unit. The target detection unit determines the signal to be a target signal if the size of the signal is larger than both the clutter value and representative value of the signal. | 2014-08-28 |
20140240170 | POSITION DETERMINATION OF A CELLULAR DEVICE USING CARRIER PHASE SMOOTHING - A Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) chipset embedded within the cellular device is accessed. The GNSS chipset calculates raw observables that include raw pseudoranges and carrier phase information. The raw observables are extracted from the GNSS chipset for processing elsewhere in the cellular device outside of the GNSS chipset. Smoothed pseudoranges are provided by smoothing the raw pseudoranges based on the carrier phase information. The accessing, the extracting and the providing are performed by one or more hardware processors located in the cellular device and outside of the GNSS chipset. | 2014-08-28 |
20140240171 | METHOD FOR DETECTING ANOMALY SATELLITE IN MULTI-REFERENCE STATIONS ENVIRONMENT AND APPARATUS USING DETECTING METHOD - The present invention relates to a method of determining an anomalous satellite in a multi-reference station environment and a determination apparatus using the method, which detect an anomaly in a satellite and determine the cause of the anomaly in a multi-reference station environment, and continuously provide services in an environment in which the cause of the anomaly is removed, thus improving availability and continuity, and enhancing an integrity monitoring function. A method of determining an anomalous satellite in a multi-reference station environment according to the present invention includes a first step of individually receiving satellite signals including code measurements and carrier measurements from one or more reference stations respectively communicating with a plurality of satellites, a second step of checking whether the number of reference stations communicating with the plurality of satellites is at least 3, based on the satellite signals, a third step of detecting presence or non-presence of an anomaly state of the satellites, based on the code measurements and the carrier measurements of the satellite signals if it is checked at the second step that the number of reference stations is at least 3, a fourth step of identifying an anomalous satellite from the anomaly state of the satellites detected at the third step, and a fifth step of determining a cause of an anomaly in the anomalous satellite identified at the fourth step. | 2014-08-28 |
20140240172 | Detection and Correction of Anomalous Measurements and Ambiguity Resolution in a Global Navigation Satellite System Receiver - A global navigation system includes a first navigation receiver located in a rover and a second navigation receiver located in a base station. Single differences of measurements of satellite signals received at the two receivers are calculated and compared to single differences derived from an observation model. Anomalous measurements are detected and removed prior to performing computations for determining the output position of the rover and resolving integer ambiguities. Detection criteria are based on the residuals between the calculated and the derived single differences. For resolving integer ambiguities, computations based on Cholesky information Kalman filters and Householder transformations are advantageously applied. Changes in the state of the satellite constellation from one epoch to another are included in the computations. | 2014-08-28 |
20140240173 | HIGH SENSITIVITY SATELLITE POSITIONING SYSTEM RECEIVER - An attenuated satellite positioning system (SPS) signal is acquired using long integration over multiple navigation data bits. To produce a stable internal clock signal to perform the long integration, an external clock signal is received from a highly stable source, such as a wireless communication base station or a nearby femtocell. An internal oscillator is driven at a desired frequency that is aligned with the scaled frequency of the external clock signal to produce the stable internal clock signal. The SPS signal is received and integrated for an extended period using the internal clock signal. Predicted SPS data may be received from an external source and used to perform coherent integration. Alternatively, non-coherent integration may be performed. Additionally, a motion sensor may be used to determine if there is motion relative to the external clock source or to compensate for Doppler errors in the external clock signal due to motion. | 2014-08-28 |
20140240174 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING NON-LINE OF SIGHT (NLOS) AROUND A GPS RECEIVER - Provided are a method and device for determining a non-line of sight (NLOS) state around a GPS receiver. The method may include collecting, from at least one satellite, satellite information including a direction angle, a signal to noise (SNR), and an altitude, selecting a satellite of which the NLOS state is to be determined based on an altitude value of the collected satellite information, and determining whether the selected satellite is in the NLOS state with respect to a direction to the satellite based on the SNR and direction angle included in the satellite information of the selected satellite. According to the present invention, by reducing a location calculation error that occurs due to a distance measurement error when a location is measured, a more precise result of location measurement can be obtained. | 2014-08-28 |
20140240175 | WIRELESS CHIP AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING WIRELESS CHIP - It is an object to provide a wireless chip which can increase a mechanical strength, and a wireless chip with a high durability. A wireless chip includes a transistor including a field-effect transistor, an antenna including a dielectric layer sandwiched between conductive layers, and a conductive layer connecting the chip and the antenna. Further, a wireless chip includes a transistor including a field-effect transistor, an antenna including a dielectric layer sandwiched between conductive layers, a sensor device, a conductive layer connecting the chip and the antenna, and a conductive layer connecting the chip and the sensor device. Moreover, a wireless chip includes a transistor including a field-effect transistor, an antenna including a dielectric layer sandwiched between conductive layers, a battery, a conductive layer connecting the chip and the antenna, and a conductive layer connecting the chip and the battery. | 2014-08-28 |
20140240176 | Electronic Devices with Antennas Formed with Optically-Transparent Films and Related Methods - Electronic devices with antennas formed with optically-transparent films and related methods are provided. In this regard, a representative device includes a housing defining a cavity; a display disposed within the cavity; a cover disposed over the display and forming a portion of an exterior of the device; an optically transparent, electrically conductive film disposed within the cavity; and an antenna disposed within the cavity, the antenna being at least partially defined by the film, the film being operative as a ground plane for the antenna. | 2014-08-28 |
20140240177 | Antenna Device and Wireless Communication Device - An antenna device for a wireless communication device is disclosed. The antenna device includes a metal plate including a radiating element formed with at least a slot structure and a feed-in terminal and a grounding element, and a connecting unit electrically connected between the grounding element and a system grounding unit of the wireless communication device. | 2014-08-28 |
20140240178 | PORTABLE TERMINAL WITH ANTENNA DEVICE FOR DISPLAY ELEMENT OR DISPLAY ASSEMBLY INCLUDING FLEXIBLE FUNCTIONAL REGION - A portable terminal is provided. The portable terminal includes a flexible display element, a first antenna element disposed at a first region on the display element, a second antenna element disposed at a foldable second region on the display element to face the first region, and a switch element configured to selectively connect the second antenna element. When the display element is folded or rolled, the first and second antenna elements at least partially overlap each other, and the switch element disconnects the second antenna element. The portable terminal including the antenna device as described above may maintain a stable transmission/reception performance although it includes a flexible display element or a display assembly. When a plurality of antenna elements are provided, the portable terminal may implement a Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) antenna device in a state where the display element is extended. | 2014-08-28 |
20140240179 | HEAT RADIATION ANTENNA DEVICE, PORTABLE TERMINAL AND BATTERY COVER THEREWITH, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE BATTERY COVER - A portable terminal employing a near field communication antenna with a heat radiation function is provided. The portable terminal includes a cover provided for the portable terminal, and an antenna device mounted on an inner surface of the cover. The antenna device includes a near field communication antenna coupled to a location on the inner surface of the cover, a shield sheet coupled to an upper surface of the antenna, a heat radiation sheet coupled to an upper surface of the shield sheet so as to discharge heat transmitted from the portable terminal, and a protection cover coupled to an upper surface of the heat radiation sheet. | 2014-08-28 |
20140240180 | MULTIPLE-BAND ANTENNA WITH PATCH AND SLOT STRUCTURES - A multiple-band antenna having first and second operating frequency bands is provided. The antenna includes a first patch structure associated primarily with the first operating frequency band, a second patch structure electrically coupled to the first patch structure and associated primarily with the second operating frequency band, a first slot structure disposed between a first portion of the first patch structure and the second patch structure and associated primarily with the first operating frequency band, and a second slot structure disposed between a second portion of the first patch structure and the second patch structure and associated primarily with the second operating frequency band. A mounting structure for the multiple-band antenna is also provided. The mounting structure includes a first surface and a second surface opposite to and overlapping the first surface. | 2014-08-28 |
20140240181 | RING ANTENNA - A ring antenna has a C-shaped loop element formed on the upper surface of a main body part including a ring-shaped dielectric material having a square cross-sectional shape. A cut part is formed in a portion of this C-shaped loop element, which is formed in the shape of a loop. In addition, an arc-shaped radiation element is formed on the inner circumferential surface of the main body part so as to be concentric with the C-shaped loop element, with a prescribed interval therebetween. The C-shaped loop element is excited by the radiation element. The tip of a feed conductor is connected to a feed part that is connected to one end of the radiation element formed on the lower surface of main body part, and electrical power is fed to the radiation element from the feed conductor. | 2014-08-28 |
20140240182 | ANTENNA APPARATUS FOR A WIRELESS DEVICE - An antenna apparatus for a wireless device includes a continuous metallic component electrically connected to a circuit card assembly through an interconnection, an antenna matching circuit electrically connected to the continuous metallic component, a first electrical connection between the continuous metallic component and the interconnection, and at least one additional electrical connection between the interconnection and the circuit card assembly, the antenna matching circuit and the interconnection causing the continuous metallic component to resonate at an at least one desired frequency. | 2014-08-28 |
20140240183 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH KEYBOARD - An electronic device includes circuit board and a keyboard. The keyboard includes a main body, a plurality of key caps, and an antenna module. The plurality of key caps is located on the main body. The antenna module is located on one of the plurality of key caps. The antenna module is configured to receive signals and sends the signals to the circuit board. | 2014-08-28 |
20140240184 | ANTENNA FOR COUPLING ESD SENSITIVE MEASUREMENT DEVICES LOCATED IN HIGH VOLTAGE ELECTRIC FIELDS - A measurement device for operating in high voltage electrical fields such in high voltage electrical switchgear, having a sensor and a λ/2 monopole helical antenna coupled thereto. The antenna is coupled to a ground via return stub in lieu of the common ground plane. The antenna is made of wire having a sufficiently large diameter to prevent forming corona discharge point electrode throughout the outer surface of the volume defined by the antenna, thus minimizing corona discharge risk. The antenna further provide relative immunity from induced voltage at the 50-400 Hz range from the high voltage fields, allowing ESD sensitive devices to operate in close proximity to the high voltage conductors. | 2014-08-28 |
20140240185 | MULTIBAND RF ANTENNA - This invention relates to a miniature multiband antenna, in which a substrate being the carrier of a conductive element, and the conductive element configured as a layer onto the substrate and being the radiator in form of a slot, and a conductive layer configured onto the substrate and being the antenna feed line in form of a polygon patch area. Alternative embodiments illustrate use of slot type—and meander type antennas. The invention may be applied in any kind of electronic equipment, where a high capacity wireless system is required and within a very small physical embodiment. | 2014-08-28 |
20140240186 | OPEN END ANTENNA, ANTENNA ARRAY, AND RELATED SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system includes an antenna array and a transceiver configured to communicate wirelessly via the antenna array. The antenna array includes a substrate having first and second ground plates. The antenna array also includes multiple substrate integrated waveguide (SIW) antenna elements located along an edge of the substrate. The antenna array further includes feed lines configured to provide signals to the antenna elements and receive signals from the antenna elements. Each antenna element includes a waveguide between the first and second ground plates and enclosed by vias through the substrate, where the waveguide has one open edge along the edge of the substrate. The system could include multiple antenna arrays, where each antenna array includes multiple SIW antenna elements and the antenna arrays are located along different edges of the substrate. | 2014-08-28 |
20140240187 | Dielectric Waveguide with Non-planar Interface Surface - A dielectric wave guide (DWG) has a dielectric core member having that has a first dielectric constant value. A cladding surrounding the dielectric core member has a second dielectric constant value that is lower than the first dielectric constant. A mating end of the DWG is configured in a non-planer shape for mating with a second DWG having a matching non-planar shaped mating end. | 2014-08-28 |
20140240188 | DUAL-POLARIZED DIPOLE ANTENNA AND CRUCIFORM COUPLING ELEMENT THEREFORE - A dual-polarized dipole antenna including a first pair of dipole arms resonating in a first frequency band, a second pair of dipole arms intersecting the first pair of dipole arms and arranged orthogonally with respect to the first pair of dipole arms, the second pair of dipole arms resonating in the first frequency band and at least one conductive cruciform element mounted on the first and second pairs of dipole arms and resonating in a second frequency band. | 2014-08-28 |
20140240189 | ANTENNAS USING OVER-COUPLING FOR WIDE-BAND OPERATION - Systems and methods in which antenna system configurations use over-coupling between a plurality of antenna elements for effectively providing wide-band operation are shown. Such over-coupling comprises a multiple antenna element configuration in which adaptation to one antenna element (e.g., an influencing antenna element) results in substantial operational frequency band adaptation to a second antenna element (e.g., a respondent antenna element). Over-coupling results in a frequency split at the second antenna, whereby the resonate frequency of the antenna element is split into a plurality of frequency bands. By implementing such frequency splitting with respect to otherwise narrow band antenna elements, the over-coupled antenna system may be made to effectively provide wide-band operation. | 2014-08-28 |
20140240190 | Antenna - An antenna for receiving radio signals of at least a first frequency band and a second frequency band includes a grounding unit for providing grounding, a connecting unit electrically connected to a first terminal of the grounding unit, a feeding terminal, formed on the connecting unit, for transmitting the radio signals of the first frequency band and the second frequency band, a first radiating element electrically connected between the connecting unit and a second terminal of the grounding unit, and a second radiating element electrically connected between the connecting unit and a third terminal of the grounding unit. Lengths of signal routes from the feeding terminal through the first radiating element and the second radiating element to the grounding unit are substantially equal to a half wavelength of the radio signals of the first frequency band and a half wavelength of the radio signals of the second frequency band, respectively. | 2014-08-28 |
20140240191 | 2-PORT ANTENNA HAVING OPTIMUM IMPEDANCES OF A TRANSMITTER AND A RECEIVER - An antenna is described including a slot formed in a cavity, a substrate configured to cover a portion of the cavity and the slot, and a first port and a second port configured to supply power to the antenna using a first feeding line and a second feeding line. Each of the feeding line and the second feeding line is connected to the slot in a vertical direction and disposed to be separate from one another. A first input impedance of the antenna from the first port differs from a second input impedance of the antenna from the second port. | 2014-08-28 |
20140240192 | METHOD AND MONOPOLE ANTENNA FOR MAKING UNIFORM THE RADIATION OF SAID ANTENNA, WHEN DISPOSED INSIDE A RADOME - Method and monopole antenna for making uniform the radiation of the antenna, when disposed inside a radome. According to the invention, on the surface of the monopole antenna is formed a protruding longitudinal ridge which is disposed at least approximately opposite an area of the radiating pattern of the assembly radome ( | 2014-08-28 |
20140240193 | METHODS OF MODIFYING ERECT CONCEALED ANTENNA TOWERS AND ASSOCIATED MODIFIED TOWERS AND DEVICES THEREFOR - The disclosure describes installing an antenna canister in a portion of a concealed antenna pole at a location that is below a top of the pole while the antenna pole is erect and associated components to facilitate the procedure, as well as multi-piece vertical rods, pole mounting bracket assemblies and retrofit kits. | 2014-08-28 |
20140240194 | SMALL-CELL ANTENNA ARRANGEMENT - The present invention relates to a small-cell antenna arrangement. The antenna arrangement comprises an antenna mounting unit and an active antenna element. The antenna mounting unit is arranged with fastening means from which the active antenna element is detachable. Further, the antenna mounting unit is arranged with a signalling interface via which signals are arranged to be transferred between the active antenna element and a remotely located base station with which the antenna arrangement communicates. Moreover, the antenna mounting unit is arranged with an interface via which the active antenna element is powered. | 2014-08-28 |
20140240195 | Electronic Device With Diverse Antenna Array Having Soldered Connections - A wireless electronic device may be provided with antenna structures. The antenna structures may be formed from an antenna ground and an array of antenna resonating elements. The antenna resonating elements may be electrically connected to the antenna ground using solder. The antenna resonating elements may be formed from metal traces on a dielectric support structure that surrounds the antenna ground. The antenna ground may be formed form stamped sheet metal and may have slanted steps adjacent to the antenna resonating elements. To form a solder joint between the metal antenna resonating element traces and the sheet metal of the antenna ground, laser light may be applied to the sheet metal of the antenna ground in the vicinity of the solder paste. Separate metal members may also be provided in the vicinity of the solder paste and may be heated using the laser to join metal traces on plastic carriers. | 2014-08-28 |
20140240196 | GROUND PENETRATING RADAR ANTENNA - An antenna system for ground penetrating radar, comprising at least one transmitter antenna ( | 2014-08-28 |