38th week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 76 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140266764 | SECURITY SYSTEM PROVIDING A LOCALIZED HUMANLY-PERCEIVABLE ALERT FOR IDENTIFYING A FACILITY TO EMERGENCY PERSONNEL - The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for guiding emergency personnel to a location in a facility proximate to an alarm that has been generated. In one aspect, a method may include detecting an alarm condition at a facility protected by a security system and determining a location at the facility of the alarm condition. The method may further include causing at least one indicator at the facility, which is proximate to the determined location of the alarm condition, to generate an identifying alert that is humanly perceivable from an exterior of the facility such that emergency personnel can identify the facility based at least in part on the identifying alert. In some aspects, the method may also include notifying a security representative of the alarm condition, and receiving a notification from the security representative indicating that emergency personnel are dispatched to the facility. | 2014-09-18 |
20140266765 | AUTOMATIC RECORDING AND GRAPHING OF MEASUREMENT DATA - A method and system for capturing measurement data from a measurement device using a mobile computing device is provided. A mobile computing device is communicatively connected to one or more measurement devices, and receives measurement data from the one or more measurement devices. The mobile computing device stores the received measurement data. In some embodiments, the measurement devices have less storage space than the mobile computing device, and so the mobile computing device is capable of storing more measurements than the measurement devices are capable of storing. The mobile computing device is also capable of presenting the stored measurement data as a graph of a time series of values, which would not be possible using only the measurement device given its smaller memory. | 2014-09-18 |
20140266766 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING MULTIPLE VISUAL MEDIA ELEMENTS USING MUSIC INPUT - A system and method for controlling and manipulating visual media elements in direct response to sound input from controller instruments. When a controller instrument is played, it triggers a lighting, pictorial, or video response through the use of a synchronized interface between a computer and controlled visual hardware equipment sets. Display of lighting, pictorial, or video responses can be altered through the use of a multi-layer visual filtering process. | 2014-09-18 |
20140266767 | SECURITY SYSTEM POWER MANAGEMENT - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for power management. One of the methods includes determining that there is a loss in electricity to a security system management device; entering low power state; receiving a wireless sensor alert while in the low power state; in response to the alert: returning to normal power state to transmit an alarm to a service provider system, and returning to low power state after transmitting the alarm; and returning to normal power state when electricity is restored. | 2014-09-18 |
20140266768 | VEHICLE RIM ALERT SYSTEM AND METHOD - There is disclosed an improved illuminating vehicle wheel cover system that remotely activates a plurality of lights about a vehicle wheel in either a solid or flashing pattern. The lights can be in multiple color pairs and used for aesthetics or to indicate an emergency situation. The remote can be synchronized to the key fob of the vehicle and/or wirelessly connect to a preset medical emergency facility or the nearest facility geographically. | 2014-09-18 |
20140266769 | NETWORK TELEMETRY SYSTEM AND METHOD - A telemetry system produces, transmits and receives signal sets from network nodes, which correspond to transceiver stations. Repeater scheduling and other interference mitigating techniques are utilized to simultaneously transmit from multiple nodes with minimized network degradation. Update interval/rate and network throughput are thereby fixed regardless of the number of network nodes and a network telemetry method is provided using the system. | 2014-09-18 |
20140266770 | INGROUND DEVICE WITH ADVANCED TRANSMIT POWER CONTROL AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - An inground housing supports a transmitter for receiving electrical power from a battery. The transmitter transmits at least one signal using at least two different transmit power levels for at least one of locating the transmitter and characterizing an orientation of the transmitter. Based on detecting the battery voltage, the transmitter selects one of the transmit power levels. Transmitter output power can be controlled based on one or both of signal gain and duty cycle. | 2014-09-18 |
20140266771 | DIRECTIONAL DRILLING COMMUNICATION PROTOCOLS, APPARATUS AND METHODS - A transmitter is carried proximate to an inground tool for sensing a plurality of operational parameters relating to the inground tool. The transmitter customizes a data signal to characterize one or more of the operational parameters for transmission from the inground tool based on the operational status of the inground tool. A receiver receives the data signal and recovers the operational parameters. Advanced data protocols are described. Pitch averaging and enhancement of dynamic pitch range for accelerometer readings are described based on monitoring mechanical shock and vibration of the inground tool. | 2014-09-18 |
20140266772 | Wellbore Servicing Tools, Systems and Methods Utilizing Near-Field Communication - A wellbore servicing system comprising a tool node disposed within a wellbore, and a transitory sensing node configured to be communicated through the wellbore, wherein the transitory sensing node is configured to measure a wellbore parameter, and wherein the transitory sensing node communicates with the tool node via a near field communication (NFC) signal. A wellbore servicing method comprising positioning a tool node within a wellbore, moving a transitory sensing node through the wellbore such that the transitory sensing node comes into communication with the tool node, wherein the transitory sensing node is configured to measure a wellbore parameter during movement through the wellbore, and wherein the transitory sensing node communicates with the tool node via a near field communication (NFC) signal. | 2014-09-18 |
20140266773 | REMOTE SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM - A method is provided for a system including a plurality of remote sensor apparatus and a portable receiver. The portable receiver includes an RFID reader. The remote sensor apparatus has an RFID unit. The method includes reading RFID stored in the RFID unit of one or more of the plurality of remote sensor apparatus using the RFID reader. The method also includes registering the one or more of the plurality of remote sensor apparatus using the received RFID. The method further includes receiving data from a first active remote sensor apparatus. The data includes sensor data collected from sensors installed in the first active remote sensor and RFID of the first active remote sensor apparatus. The method also includes processing the sensor data, if the RFID of the first active remote sensor apparatus matches the RFID of any of the one or more of the plurality of remote sensor apparatus. | 2014-09-18 |
20140266774 | OPTIMIZING DATA RETRIEVAL FROM AN ACTIVE IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE - An external data retrieval apparatus includes a transceiver, and a processing system coupled to the transceiver. The processing system obtains a plurality of measures over a period of time. The measures relate to a quality of a communications channel between the data retrieval apparatus and an active implantable medical device. The processing system determines a trend in the plurality of measures over the period of time, and then determines a preferred time during which to retrieve data based on the trend. | 2014-09-18 |
20140266775 | MULTIFUNCTION CABLE FOR USE WITH DIFFERENT SIGNAL INPUTS - A cable comprises a circuit, a switching element and an input connection for engaging an output connection of a sensor, the switching element configured to selectively enable the circuit of the cable assembly to process an accepted output of at least one of at least two sensors providing differing acceptable outputs and to provide a signal output corresponding to the accepted sensor output for processing by a monitor. A sensor includes an initiation element structured to cause a switching element associated with an input connection of the cable to change a mode of operation of the switching element to selectively enable the circuit to process an output of the sensor accepted by the cable and to provide a signal output corresponding to the accepted sensor output. A system comprises a monitor and the cable including the circuit and the switching element. Methods of operation are also disclosed. | 2014-09-18 |
20140266776 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING AND TRANSMITTING SENSOR DATA - Systems and methods for processing, transmitting and displaying data received from an analyte sensor, such as a glucose sensor, are disclosed. In an embodiment, a method for transmitting data between a first communication device associated with an analyte sensor and a second communication device configured to provide user access to sensor-related information comprises: activating a transceiver of a first communication device associated with an analyte sensor at a first time; and establishing a two-way communication channel with the second communication device; wherein the activating comprises waking the transceiver from a low power sleep mode using a forced wakeup from the second communication device. | 2014-09-18 |
20140266777 | ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING DEVICE - An environmental monitoring device that monitors the operation of a legacy electronic device is described. In particular, a sensor in the environmental monitoring device provides sensor data that represents an environmental condition in an external environment that includes the environmental monitoring device. This environmental condition is associated with the operation of the legacy electronic device in the external environment. The environmental monitoring device analyzes the sensor data and provides feedback about the operation of the legacy electronic device based on the analyzed sensor data. Moreover, the sensor provides the sensor data without or excluding communication and/or electrical coupling between the environmental monitoring device and the legacy electronic device. In this way, the environmental monitoring device facilitates monitoring, analysis and feedback of the sensor data without directly interacting with the legacy electronic device. | 2014-09-18 |
20140266778 | UTILITY METER REPORTING NETWORK - A utility meter reporting network is disclosed. In one embodiment, an end-point reporting device is configured to collect utility usage data and to convey the utility usage data to a gateway device via a first Industrial, Scientific, and Medical (ISM) radio communication link using a first ISM transceiver operable in the 902 MHz to 928 MHz range. The network further comprises a gateway device comprising a second ISM transceiver for receiving the utility usage data from the end point and a wireless transceiver which is configured to send the utility usage data via an Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 802.11 compliant wireless communication link. The network further comprises a utility office which receives the utility usage data from said gateway device via said IEEE 802.11 compliant wireless communication link. | 2014-09-18 |
20140266779 | PAIRING OF A BATTERY MONITOR TO A COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A battery monitor is paired to a communication device, e.g., as provided on an industrial vehicle, battery charger, etc., for wireless communication. Pairing is implemented by transmitting an encoded message from the communication device to a load. The encoded message is detected by the battery monitor, by sensing changes in a characteristic of the battery that occur responsive to the communication device transmitting the encoded message to the load. The battery monitor then converts the encoded message into a discovery parameter. A paired wireless connection is set up between the communication device and the battery monitor using the discovery parameter such that the battery monitor and communication device wirelessly communicate thereafter. | 2014-09-18 |
20140266780 | MOTION PROFILE TEMPLATES AND MOVEMENT LANGUAGES FOR WEARABLE DEVICES - Techniques for motion profiles in wearable devices are described, including receiving motion-related data, user-related data, and environmental-related data from one or more sensors coupled to one or more wearable devices, forming a motion profile using the motion-related data, determining an activity using the motion profile, the user-related data, and the environmental-related data, the activity comprising sleep, and setting a mode of operation of one of the one or more wearable devices to a sleep mode, the mode of operation being configured to be set to one of the sleep mode and another mode. A sampling rate of one of the one or more sensors in the sleep mode may be set to be lower than the sampling rate of the one of the one or more sensors in the another mode. | 2014-09-18 |
20140266781 | DISTRIBUTED WIRELESS NETWORK FOR CONTROL SYSTEMS - A wireless distributed network for transmitting data from an array of solar energy collectors to a control and monitoring system. Each solar energy collector in the array has a local control unit that can collect telemetry and other operational data for the solar energy collector. The data is periodically transmitted to ‘churped’ by the local control unit without the wireless manager querying the local control unit for sending the data. The data is routed via the distributed wireless network that links all the solar energy collectors in the array with the control and monitoring system. Multiple data paths are possible, which increases the redundancy and robustness of the wiereless network. | 2014-09-18 |
20140266782 | CONTEXT HEALTH DETERMINATION SYSTEM - Systems, methods, and devices for determining contexts and determining associated health profiles using information received from multiple health sensor enabled electronic devices, are disclosed. Contexts can be defined by a description of spatial and/or temporal components. Such contexts can be arbitrarily defined using semantically meaningful and absolute descriptions of time and location. Health sensor data is associated with or includes context data that describes the circumstances under which the data was determined. The health sensor data can include health sensor readings that are implicit indications of health for the context. The sensor data can also include user reported data with explicit descriptions of health for the context. The health sensor data can be filtered by context data according a selected context. The filtered sensor data can then be analyzed to determine a health profile for the context that can be output to one or more users or entities. | 2014-09-18 |
20140266783 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING NEWLY CAPUTURED CONFIGURATION PARAMETERS OF A PLURALITY OF MEDICAL DEVICES - A medical device communication system is presented including a plurality of medical devices, a data collection module for receiving at least pre-defined configuration parameters from each of the plurality of medical devices, and a medical device driver communicating with the data collection module, the medical device driver automatically capturing post-defined configuration parameters from the plurality of medical devices. The medical device communication system includes at least one remote device configured to receive the pre-defined and post-defined configuration parameters from the data collection module. The post-defined configuration parameters are received after the medical device driver is initially written and after initial electrical communication is established between the medical device driver and the data collection module. The medical device driver is prevented from being re-written each time post-defined configuration parameters are transmitted from at least one of the plurality of medical devices to the data collection module. | 2014-09-18 |
20140266784 | MESH NETWORK SYNCHRONOUS POWER MONITORING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A system including a transceiver that is in a first device and receives wirelessly or over a powerline and from a second device, (i) a voltage value of a voltage detected between bus bars of a power source, where the power source supplies power to a load, and where the load is distinct from the first and second devices, or (ii) a current value of a current detected by a current sensor and drawn from the power source by the load. A sensing module one of (i) if the transceiver receives the current, detects the voltage and timestamps the voltage value with a first timestamp, and (ii) if the transceiver receives the voltage, determines the current and timestamps the current value with a second timestamp. A parameter module determines a parameter of the load based on the voltage, the current, and the first and second timestamps. | 2014-09-18 |
20140266785 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING AND TRANSMITTING SENSOR DATA - Systems and methods for processing, transmitting and displaying data received from an analyte sensor, such as a glucose sensor, are disclosed. In an embodiment, a method for transmitting data between a first communication device associated with an analyte sensor and a second communication device configured to provide user access to sensor-related information comprises: activating a transceiver of a first communication device associated with an analyte sensor at a first time; and establishing a two-way communication channel with the second communication device; wherein the activating comprises waking the transceiver from a low power sleep mode using a forced wakeup from the second communication device. | 2014-09-18 |
20140266786 | MEASUREMENT DATA MONITOR FOR MEDICAL EQUIPMENT AND MEASUREMENT DATA MONITORING SYSTEM FOR MEDICAL EQUIPMENT - A measurement data monitor of the presently disclosed subject matter has a display section for displaying measurement data measured by a medical device; and a display control section for causing the display section to display measurement data, wherein the measurement data displayed on the display section include elements; that is, a measurement value of measurement data and duration of the measurement value. | 2014-09-18 |
20140266787 | MOBILE WIRELESS APPLIANCE - A wireless system for a person includes a wearable appliance with an accelerometer; a wireless device in communication with the wearable appliance; and a remote computer coupled to the wireless device to provide information to an authorized remote user. | 2014-09-18 |
20140266788 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND DEVICES FOR PROVIDING COMMUNICATIONS CAPABILITIES TO EQUIPMENT OF SWIMMING POOLS AND SPAS - Communications capabilities are supplied to components of pool water recirculation systems, even if the components lack electrical power or supply wires. Capabilities may be furnished by wireless RF devices that connect to existing fittings or ports of the components, for example. The devices are configured to obtain desired information relating to the components (or the water within them) and transmit the information remotely for processing or consideration. | 2014-09-18 |
20140266789 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING A DRIVER IN A TELEMATIC APPLICATION - A system and method for a telematic application on a mobile electronic device that can include detecting, in the telematic application, vehicular travel; collecting, in the telematic application, driver status identification data; determining a driver status based on the driver status identification data; recording the driver status; and recording telematic data based on the driver status. | 2014-09-18 |
20140266790 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING A PATIENT HEALTH NETWORK - Systems and methods for monitoring physiological monitoring systems are described herein. A communication interface module can be configured to receive from a physiological monitoring system first data based on a snapshot taken of a status of the physiological monitoring system at a first time. A memory module can be configured to store the first data and a baseline associated with the physiological monitoring system. A processor module can be configured to compare the first data with the baseline and to generate a notification if the first data deviates from the baseline by a predetermined amount. A display module can be configured to display a physical location of a plurality of physiological monitoring systems and display the notification. | 2014-09-18 |
20140266791 | PROGRAMMABLE MONITORING SYSTEM - The programmable monitoring system comprises one or more motion sensors, one or more temperature sensors, one or more door sensors and one or more pill box sensors. Each sensor is tagged with a unique code readable by a smart phone camera and software program which allows alarms on the smart phone to be set. The alarms are individually set for any or all of the sensors based on habits of the person being monitored. | 2014-09-18 |
20140266792 | UNIVERSAL MONITORING SYSTEM AND MODULAR INTERFACE AND SENSOR ASSEMBLIES - Disclosed is a monitoring system that is capable of monitoring data from sensors using both wired and wireless communication links. A wide variety of sensors can be utilized with various monitoring systems through the use of an interface device that translates the communication protocol of the sensors to the communication protocol of the monitoring device. In this fashion, the sensors can be mass produced at lower prices to reduce the overall cost of the sensors, as well as providing a wide variety of sensors. Interface devices can also be mass produced, which also lowers the overall cost of the sensing system. | 2014-09-18 |
20140266793 | NAUTIC ALERT APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD - A sensing unit for an autonomous onboard monitoring and communications system for watercraft. The sensing unit can include at least one sensor for sensing a condition, and a control unit configured to receive input from the at least one sensor, determine a condition value based on the input, compare the condition value to at least one condition value range, and execute an action if the condition value is outside the at least one condition value range. | 2014-09-18 |
20140266794 | PATIENT MONITOR SCREEN AGGREGATION - A remote interface system according to some embodiments includes one or more patient monitoring devices having one or more sensors for patient monitoring, one or more first processors to receive information from the sensors and generate patient data based thereon, a web server, a first communication system, and a first screen to display a representation of at least a first portion of the patient data, and a remote interface device including a second communication system, a second screen, one or more second processors, an application executed by the one or more second processors and configured to detect a presence of the first communication system, establish a communication link between the first and second communication systems, establish a reliable connection channel (e.g. secure websocket connection) with the web server, receive the patient data via the connection, and display at least a second portion of the patient data on the second screen. | 2014-09-18 |
20140266795 | Method and Apparatus for Crowd-Sourced Traffic Reporting - A system includes a processor configured to project monitoring needs for a road segment. The processor is further configured to contact one or more vehicles traveling on the road segment during a time of monitoring need. The processor is additionally configured to instruct a first number, determined based on a projected monitoring need, of contacted vehicles to being monitoring and reporting traffic data for the road segment | 2014-09-18 |
20140266796 | TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A traffic management system provides traffic information and allows controlling and influencing traffic in a traffic network, such as a street network in a city. The system includes a traffic management center with a generator for the central creation of an information message for road users. The traffic management system includes terminals to be carried along by the road users for receiving and outputting the information message. Data transmitters transfer the information message from the traffic management center to the terminal. The generators are configured to localize the information message by assigning a location code for destination-oriented transmission and/or output of the located information message. The location code represents a location or section of the traffic network relating to the information message. The road user on the move within the traffic network can be provided directly and explicitly with up-to-date information messages. | 2014-09-18 |
20140266797 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING YELLOW TRAP SEQUENCES - A malfunction management unit includes an input/output module communicatively coupled to a controller. The input/output module is configured to monitor a sequence of intersection phases determined by the controller. A yellow trap detection module communicatively coupled to the input/output module is configured to determine whether a yellow trap sequence has occurred within the sequence of intersection phases. The yellow trap sequence may comprise a first state followed by a second state, the first state corresponding to permissive left turns in both a first direction and a second, opposing direction, and the second state corresponding to a protected left turn in the first direction. | 2014-09-18 |
20140266798 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DETERMINING INFORMATION RELATING TO THE OPERATION OF TRAFFIC CONTROL SIGNALS - A method of obtaining data relating to the timing of a transition between phases of a traffic control signal. The method involves obtaining live probe data relating to the travel of vehicles in the region of the traffic control signal, and using the data to determine times at which a given transition of the signal has occurred. This is carried out by consideration of the distance from the traffic signal at which a vehicle waits when stopped at the signal, and a time of passing the signal, as determined using the probe data. Different transition time pairs are analysed to obtain time differences between the transition times. A cycle time which best fits the time difference data is determined, and used with the transition time data to predict future transition times of the traffic control signal. | 2014-09-18 |
20140266799 | Method and Apparatus for Intelligent Street Light Advertisement Delivery - A system includes a vehicle processor configured to communicate with an intelligent street light to receive advertisements pertaining to local businesses. The processor is also configured to store a plurality of received advertisements. The processor is further configured to sort the advertisements based on one or more user factors. Also, the processor is configured to determine an appropriate time for advertisement delivery and deliver the advertisements at the appropriate time. | 2014-09-18 |
20140266800 | CROWD-SOURCED PARKING ADVISORY - Architecture that employs crowd-sourced parking-related information to compute the probability of finding parking spots at specific road segments, parking lots, and/or in larger geographic areas. The crowd-sourced parking-related information can be obtained from geolocation (geographical location) traces. This approach utilizes a method of mining location traces to compute the probability of finding parking spots at specific road segments, parking lots, and/or in larger geographic areas. The location traces can be mined to classify parking areas as public, private, and semi-private (e.g., only for company employees in certain area that also include public parking areas). The location traces can be mined to infer the times and dates (e.g., hours of the day and the days of the week) during which a vehicle is allowed to park at a given location. | 2014-09-18 |
20140266801 | Digital Parking Management, Enforcement, and Notification - Systems, methods, and computer program products for digital parking management, enforcement, and notification are provided. In one embodiment, a parking operations system is provided. The parking operations system is configured to receive parking vendor data from a plurality of parking meter vendors, process the received parking vendor data to generate aggregated parking data, receive a request for parking data from a parking operator, and send the requested parking data and associated views for displaying the parking data to the parking operator. In another embodiment, the parking operations system is configured to receive a parking location request from an application and to send probable parking locations, in response to the parking location request, to the application. | 2014-09-18 |
20140266802 | PROVIDING PARKING AVAILABILITY INFORMATION AND PARKING ALERTS - A device may receive map data that identifies a parking facility located in a particular geographic area; identify the parking facility based on the map data; receive parking data that identifies an available or an unavailable parking space located in the parking facility; combine the map data and the parking data to form combined data; and provide the combined data for display. The combined data may cause a map of the particular geographic area to be displayed. The map may have a representation of the parking facility, a representation of a number of available or unavailable parking spaces in the parking facility, or a representation of an entrance of the parking facility. | 2014-09-18 |
20140266803 | TWO-DIMENSIONAL AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL SLIDING WINDOW-BASED METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DETECTING VEHICLES - Provided is a method and system for efficient localization in still images. According to one exemplary method, a sliding window-based 2-D (Dimensional) space search is performed to detect a parked vehicle in a video frame acquired from a fixed parking occupancy video camera including a field of view associated with a parking region. | 2014-09-18 |
20140266804 | PARKING TRACKING SYSTEM - An example embodiment includes a method including tracking vehicles entering and exiting a parking area based on radio frequency identification (RFID) signals received from RFID tags included in the vehicles associated with the parking area. The method also includes determining parking area information associated with the parking area based on the RFID signals. The method further includes providing, via a network, the parking area information to at least one of a parking administrator of the parking area and a user registered to park in the parking area. | 2014-09-18 |
20140266805 | PERSONALIZED PARKING ASSISTANT - An in-vehicle parking system and method for displaying and analyzing parking information. | 2014-09-18 |
20140266806 | BICYCLE DIFFERENTIATION USING VIDEO DATA ANALYTICS - A vehicular observation and detection apparatus and system incorporates a detection framework using video analysis to differentiate between motorized vehicles and bicycles for improved traffic flow and safety at intersections. The detection framework creates virtual zones overlaid on lanes of a roadway and analyzes input data representing objects in the virtual zones collected from one or more cameras positioned at or near the roadway. | 2014-09-18 |
20140266807 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GRAPHICALLY DISPLAYING AIRSPACE SPEED DATA - A system and method are provided for graphically displaying airspace data including speed restrictions on an aircraft display. The system comprises an avionics display system coupled to a processor that is configured to retrieve airspace data from a database, display the aircraft data on the display, and display a visual representation of the airspace. Then the processor may alter the format of the visual representation of the airspace to a second visual representation, if the airspace data meets predetermined criteria. | 2014-09-18 |
20140266808 | COMPOSITE NORMALIZED ANGLE OF ATTACK INDICATING SYSTEM - A composite normalized angle of attack indicating system provides a simultaneous display of both body angle of attack, such as in digital form, and normalized angle of attack for an aircraft. The display may be visually enhanced as stall is approached such as by zooming the body angle of attack digital display and/or by changing the color of the display. The normalized display also selectively displays an approach reference band when the flap setting is equal to or greater than 20 degrees. | 2014-09-18 |
20140266809 | ACTIVE AUTOMATED ANTI-BOARDING DEVICE AND MARITIME ASSET SECURITY SYSTEM - An active automated anti-boarding device for a maritime asset security system includes a housing for mounting the device on a maritime asset. The deterrence device includes visual and sound deterrence emitters within said mount to disperse a directional fan pattern of sight and visual deterrence response outward from the housing to unauthorized boarders. An active automated anti-boarding maritime asset security system includes detection devices configured to mount to maritime asset, the detection devices each including emitters and receivers for generating and detection beams that form a virtual fence to form a detection network on a portion or around an entire maritime asset. Deterrence devices responsive to the interruption of the spaced apart detection beams produce a deterrent response that is non lethal. The deterrence response can be a law enforcement level of deterrence, it can induce discomfort and/or disorientation to deter unauthorized boarders. The deterrence response can be strong enough to cause physical pain in an authorized boarder. | 2014-09-18 |
20140266810 | Method and Apparatus for Extra-Vehicular Emergency Updates Following an Accident - A system includes a processor configured to receive instructions from a vehicle computing system (VCS) to being reporting a mobile device location. The processor is also configured to access a list of emergency contacts. Further, the processor is configured to determine that a mobile device has left a predetermined perimeter around a last known vehicle location. The processor is additionally configured to periodically report mobile device GPS coordinates to members of the emergency contacts list, until the mobile device reaches a destination | 2014-09-18 |
20140266811 | SYSTEM INCLUDING VEHICLE LOCATION ALERT BASED COMMUNICATION WITH A VEHICLE AUDIO ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM AND RELATED METHODS - A system for a vehicle having a data communications bus extending throughout the vehicle, and an audio entertainment system coupled to the data communications bus may include a vehicle wireless transceiver and a vehicle controller to be coupled to the data communications bus. The vehicle controller may be configured to determine and send a vehicle location alert via the vehicle wireless transceiver, and selectively set the audio entertainment system to link with the vehicle wireless transceiver in a hands-free mode. The system may also include a mobile device to be carried by a user remote from the vehicle that may include a remote wireless transceiver configured to link wirelessly with the vehicle wireless transceiver. The mobile device may also include a remote controller cooperating to command, based upon receiving the vehicle location alert, the vehicle controller to set the audio entertainment system into the hands-free mode. | 2014-09-18 |
20140266812 | Symbol Encoding Apparatus and Method - One hand operated device with the functionality of standard computer keyboard is provided. User encodes a symbol with a sweeping motion of a finger, “flicking” gently at one of plurality of touch sensitive actuators. | 2014-09-18 |
20140266813 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH BOUNCE PROTECTION CIRCUIT - An electronic device with an anti-bounce key function includes a first voltage module, a second voltage module, a key module, a processor, and a bounce protection circuit. The first voltage module provides a first voltage, and the second voltage module provides a second voltage. The key module with a number of keys generates a pressing signal when a key is pressed. The bounce protection circuit connected between the key module and the processor is powered by the first voltage module. Each of the keys, when pressed, corresponds to a predetermined period of time. The bounce protection circuit counts time when the key module generates a pressed signal, and transmits the pressed signal to the processor when the elapsed time is more than the predetermined period of time corresponding to the pressed key. | 2014-09-18 |
20140266814 | CAPACITIVE TOUCH KEYBOARD - A capacitive touch keyboard includes a sensor layer, ground plane, a flexible sensed body, and a sensing circuit. The sensor layer includes a substrate and a key sensing cell which disposed on the substrate spaced apart from the ground plane. The flexible sensed body includes a sensed portion and a connected portion connected with the ground plane where the sensed portion obliquely extends to above the key sensing cell such that the flexible sensed body and the key sensing cell jointly form a capacitor structure. The sensing circuit is electrically connected to the sensing cell for probing a capacitance change. Therefore, features of more simplified structure design, tactile feel, and improved durability are provided in a capacitive keyboard. | 2014-09-18 |
20140266815 | LEMPEL-ZIV DATA COMPRESSION WITH SHORTENED HASH CHAINS BASED ON REPETITIVE PATTERNS - Methods and apparatus are provided for Lempel-Ziv data compression with shortened hash chains based on repetitive multi-byte runs. Data is compressed by processing a sequence of data to identify a repetitive pattern, such as a multi-byte run; and providing indicators associated with the sequence of data of a start position and an end position of the repetitive pattern. The indicators of the start and end positions of the repetitive pattern may comprise, for example, flags associated with the positions. The indicators of the start and end positions of the repetitive pattern are processed to determine a sequence length of the repetitive pattern. In addition, a match can be identified in the sequence of data having a length that is greater than or equal to an offset of s bytes to identify a run comprised of an s-byte sequence. | 2014-09-18 |
20140266816 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COMPRESSING DATA-CARRYING SIGNALS - A compression method applies a selection rule to input symbols and generates a reduced partial set of symbols. The partial set is checked against a dictionary-index for a match. A match identifies a range of matching symbols in a dictionary. The length of the matching range is iteratively increased by checking previous and next symbols in the input data and the dictionary until a matching range length meets a threshold limit or the length of the matching range cannot be increased further. Compressed data corresponding to the input symbols is provided where input symbols are copied over and symbols in a matched range of data are replaced with a representation of their corresponding start location and length in the dictionary. | 2014-09-18 |
20140266817 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR CONTEXT BASED LINE CODING - Methods and apparatus intelligently switching between line coding schemes based on context. In one exemplary embodiment, an High Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) system is configured to transmit control and video data according to an 8B/10B line coding protocol, and data island data according to TERC4 (TMDS (Transition Minimized Differential Signaling) Error Reduction Coding 4-bit). Various elements of the disclosed HDMI devices are configured to determine when a context switch occurs, and thereafter seamlessly transition between the appropriate line code protocol. | 2014-09-18 |
20140266818 | UNICODE CHARACTER CONVERSION - Disclosed is a method to convert a Unicode character. The method includes intercepting a service call for a character conversion, determining if a character associated with the service call is a candidate for a first conversion service, if the character is a candidate for the first conversion service, converting the character using the first conversion service, if the character is not a candidate for the first conversion service, converting the character using a second conversion service, and returning the converted character. | 2014-09-18 |
20140266819 | COMPACTLY STORING GEODETIC POINTS - Mechanisms are provided for the compact storage of geographical geometries as a collection of points, where individual points are encoded as binary/ternary strings (with the property that points closer to each other share a longer binary/ternary prefix) and the geometry is encoded by compressing the binary/ternary representation of common-prefix points. Mechanisms are also provided for the representation of a geometry using a ternary string that allows efficient storage of arbitrary shapes (e.g., long line segments, oblong polygons) as opposed to binary representations that are more efficient when the geometries are square or nearly square shaped. | 2014-09-18 |
20140266820 | INTERLEAVED MULTIPATH DIGITAL POWER AMPLIFICATION - In one embodiment, a power amplification system of a radio-frequency transmitter includes a digital signal source that provides a digital input signal to an interleaved-bit-stream generator, which outputs a digital switching signal to a switching power amplifier. The interleaved-bit-stream generator has an eight-path interleaving architecture that helps reduce the effective clock-rate requirements of the interleaved-bit-stream generator. The interleaved-bit-stream generator includes an array of fractional-delay filters for receiving the digital input signal and outputting eight fractionally delayed digital output signals to a bit-stream generation array adapted to output eight corresponding bit streams to a serializer block that interleaves and combines the eight bit-streams into the digital switching signal. The relative phases of the interleaved signals may be adjusted to achieve certain desired effects. | 2014-09-18 |
20140266821 | CONTINUOUS-TIME OVERSAMPLING PIPELINE ANALOG-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTER - A converter may include multiple converter stages connected in series. Each converter stage may receive a clock signal and an analog input signal, and may generate an analog output signal and a digital output signal. Each converter stages may include an encoder generating the digital output signal, a decoder generating a reconstructed signal, a delaying converter generating a delayed signal, and an amplifier generating a residue signal, wherein the delayed signal may be a continuous current signal. | 2014-09-18 |
20140266822 | Digital-To-Time Converter and Calibration of Digital-To-Time Converter - A digital-to-time converter (DTC) comprises a gate controller configured to generate a gate enable signal based on first and second digital values so that the gate enable signal has a first enable period and a second enable period for each pair of a first digital value and a second digital value. A gate conditionally passes a main clock signal to a gate output in response to the gate enable signal, the gate thus providing a gated signal at a gate output. A frequency divider generates a frequency divided signal as the output signal of the digital-to-time converter based on the gated signal. The DTC may be calibrated by a time-to-digital converter connected between an input for the main clock signal and an output of a delay element of the DTC. | 2014-09-18 |
20140266823 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ESTIMATION OF OFFSET AND GAIN ERRORS IN A TIME-INTERLEAVED ANALOG-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTER - The present disclosure relates to the field of background estimation in a time-interleaved analog-to-digital converter (ADC). More specifically, the present disclosure relates to systems and methods for background estimation of offset and gain errors in a time-interleaved ADC based on sample count. The error estimation unit of the time-interleaved ADC system includes a counting unit, a subtractor and an integrator. The method for estimating an offset error in a time-interleaved ADC includes determining signs of the signals and outputting corresponding values by the counting unit. The values are further compared and integrated to estimate the offset error. The method for estimating a gain error in a time-interleaved ADC includes determining the absolute values of the signals and comparing the absolute values with a predetermined threshold value. The comparison results are further integrated to estimate the gain error. | 2014-09-18 |
20140266824 | CALIBRATION OF A SWITCHING INSTANT OF A SWITCH - An apparatus for calibration of a signal converter is disclosed. This apparatus includes a first digital-to-analog converter (“DAC”) and a calibration system coupled to an output port of the first DAC. The calibration system includes a second DAC. The calibration system is configured to provide an adjustment signal responsive to a spurious spectral performance parameter in an output of the first DAC. The spurious spectral performance parameter is sensitive to a timing error associated with the first DAC. The calibration system is coupled to provide the adjustment signal to the first DAC to correct the timing error of the first DAC. | 2014-09-18 |
20140266825 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND RECORDING MEDIUM FOR ANALOG TO DIGITAL CONVERTER CALIBRATION - A calibration system for an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) an internal ADC that receives an analog input and converts the analog input to digital multi-bit data. The calibration system also includes a reference shuffling circuit that shuffles reference values of comparators of the internal ADC. Further, the calibration system includes a calibration circuit that calibrates the comparators of the internal ADC. The calibration system includes a digital block that measures an amplitude based on the digital multi-bit data. Additionally, the calibration system includes calibration logic that controls the calibration circuit based on an output of the digital block. | 2014-09-18 |
20140266826 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONVERTING WIDEBAND SIGNALS INTO THE DIGITAL DOMAIN USING ELECTRONICS OR GUIDED-WAVE OPTICS - Systems and methods for converting wideband signals into the digital domain are provided herein. The system may include an electronic or guided-wave optic based replicator configured to obtain at least M replicas of a signal applied thereto, and an electronic or guided-wave optic based segmenter configured to segment a signal applied thereto into at least N segments based on time or wavelength. Together, the replicator and the segmenter obtain M×N segment replicas of the received signal. An electronic or guided-wave optic based mixer is configured to multiply the M×N segment replicas by a mixing matrix having dimension M×N and then to form M integrations each of N segment replicas so as to obtain a measurement vector of length M. A signal recovery processor is configured to obtain a digital representation of the received signal based on the measurement vector and the mixing matrix. | 2014-09-18 |
20140266827 | ADC WITH NOISE-SHAPING SAR - Representative implementations of devices and techniques provide analog to digital conversion of analog inputs. A multistage comparator using a feed-forward technique can provide noise shaping of conversion errors. For example, the comparator may feed a conversion error forward from a first stage to a next stage of the multistage comparator. | 2014-09-18 |
20140266828 | RESONANT FILTER, DELTA-SIGMA A/D CONVERTER, AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A delta-sigma A/D converter includes a loop filter including a resonant filter, a quantizer, and a feedback D/A converter. The resonant filter includes a resonator including a resistor and a capacitor, and a feedback path through which an output of the resonator is positively fed back to an input of the resonator. The resonant filter operates as an oscillator or a filter under the on/off control of a first switch. At least one of the resistor and the capacitor of the resonator is configured to allow a resistance value or a capacitance value thereof to be adjusted based on a third external signal. | 2014-09-18 |
20140266829 | Multi-Level Sigma-Delta ADC With Reduced Quantization Levels - A multi-level sigma-delta Analog to Digital converter provides multi-level outputs using a quantizer with reduced quantization levels. The converter comprises a direct path comprising a computation block, an analog integrator, a digital integrator and the quantizer with reduced quantization levels. Further, the converter comprises a feedback path arranged to provide to the computation block a feedback analog signal. The feedback analog signal is injected via the feedback path and the computation block directly at the input terminal of the quantizer. The converter allows reduction of the complexity of the quantizer. | 2014-09-18 |
20140266830 | TECHNIQUES TO REDUCE HARMONIC DISTORTIONS OF IMPEDANCE ATTENUATORS FOR LOW-POWER WIDEBAND HIGH-RESOLUTION DACS - A digital-to-analog converter (DAC) includes, in part, a multitude of input stages that supply currents to a pair of current summing nodes in response to a digital signal, and an impedance attenuator coupled between the current summing nodes and the output of the DAC. The impedance attenuator is adapted, among other function, to increase the range of impedances of the output load, to account for changes in the output load impedance due to variations in the process, voltage and temperature, and to decouple the impedances seen by the summing nodes from the load impedance. The impedance attenuator further includes a differential-input, differential-output amplifier with programmable common-mode gain bandwidth to control the harmonic distortion of the amplifier. The impedance attenuator optionally includes a pair of cross-coupled capacitors to control the harmonic distortion of the amplifier. | 2014-09-18 |
20140266831 | LOW GLITCH CURRENT DIGITAL-TO-ANALOG CONVERTER - The present disclosure relates to a method and architecture to minimize a transient glitch within a current digital-to-analog converter (DAC) comprising an array of identical current unit cells. The current DAC is configured with individual column decoders for even and odd rows of current unit cells, thus allowing for independent control of adjacent rows. The even row and odd row column decoders further comprise thermal decoders with coupled timing encoding which establishes synergy between an adjacent pair of rows. As current units cells within an active row are activated across the row by a counting up of a first column decoder, the current units cells within a next row adjacent the active row are returned to an initial state of the active row by counting down in a second column decoder. Other devices and methods are also disclosed. | 2014-09-18 |
20140266832 | Current Balancing, Current Sensor, and Phase Balancing Apparatus and Method for a Voltage Regulator - Described are apparatuses and methods of current balancing, current sensing and phase balancing, offset cancellation, digital to analog current converter with monotonic output using binary coded input (without binary to thermometer decoder), compensator for a voltage regulator (VR), etc. In one example, apparatus comprises: a plurality of inductors coupled to a capacitor and a load; a plurality of bridges, each of which is coupled to a corresponding inductor from the plurality of inductors; and a plurality of current sensors, each of which is coupled to a bridge to sense current through a transistor of the bridge. | 2014-09-18 |
20140266833 | Pulse Density Digital-to-Analog Converter with Slope Compensation Function - A slope compensation module provides slope compensation of a switched-mode power supply using current mode control. This slope compensation function may be provided by a digital slope compensation generator and a pulse density modulated digital-to-analog converter (PDM DAC) having a selectable response mode low pass filter. | 2014-09-18 |
20140266834 | DIGITAL-TO-ANALOG CONVERTER COMPRISING SLOW CONVERTER SECTION AND FAST CONVERTER SECTION - A digital-to-analog converter for converting digital values to an analog output signal includes a first converter section and a second converter section operating at different conversion rates. A first analog signal provided by the first converter section and a second analog signal provided by the second converter section are combined to obtain the analog output signal. The concept may be used in fields of DAC applications where the sample rate is much higher than the signal bandwidth. The limited signal bandwidth means that the maximum change between two neighboring samples is a small fraction of the whole DAC range. The first converter section may cover a large range of values, whereas for the second converter section a relatively small range of values may be sufficient. | 2014-09-18 |
20140266835 | DUAL-STRING DIGITAL-TO-ANALOG CONVERTERS (DACS), AND RELATED CIRCUITS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS - Dual-string digital-to-analog converters (DACs), and related circuits, systems, and methods are disclosed. In embodiments disclosed herein, a primary voltage divider of the dual string-DAC is comprised of at least one adjusting circuit. The adjusting circuit is configured to maintain the ideal voltage of a selected resistor node pair across a secondary voltage divider circuit in response to a primary switch unit selecting a selected resistor node pair. In this manner, impedance isolation is not required between a primary voltage divider and the secondary voltage divider circuit of the dual-string DAC. As a result, as non-limiting examples, the area on an integrated circuit (IC) for a dual-string DAC may be decreased, power consumption of the DAC may be decreased, and/or the dual-string DAC may have increased performance by not requiring a settling time. | 2014-09-18 |
20140266836 | POLARITY COMPENSATING DUAL-STRING DIGITAL-TO-ANALOG CONVERTERS (DACs), AND RELATED CIRCUITS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS - Polarity compensating dual-string digital-to-analog converters (DACs), and related circuits, systems, and methods are disclosed. In embodiments disclosed herein, a secondary voltage divider of a dual-string DAC includes a switch logic unit. The switch logic unit is configured to compensate for polarity changes in the dual-string DAC to maintain monotonicity. Monotonicity means an output voltage of a DAC either increases or stays constant for monotonically increasing functions or either decreases or stays constant for monotonically decreasing functions given an incremental change in a DAC input code. The switch logic unit is configured to compensate for polarity changes in the input voltage from the primary voltage divider to the secondary resistor string. The switch logic unit is configured to select a secondary switch among the plurality of secondary switches in a secondary voltage divider, to divide an input voltage based on a polarity indicator and a DAC input code, to maintain monotonicity. | 2014-09-18 |
20140266837 | REDUNDANT DELAY DIGITAL-TO-TIME CONVERTER - Representative implementations of devices and techniques provide a time delay based on an input value. A digital delay may be generated based on a coarse delay and a fine delay. The coarse delay may be selected based on the input value. The fine delay may be selected from an overlapping set of fine delay intervals, based on the selected coarse delay. In some implementations, a control component may be used to select the fine delay when more than one fine delay interval is indicated. | 2014-09-18 |
20140266838 | DIGITAL TO ANALOG CONVERTER WITH AN INTRA-STRING SWITCHING NETWORK - A multi-string DAC is described and comprises at least two DAC stages. Each DAC stage comprises a string of impedance elements and a switching network. In one configuration, the multi-string DAC is configured to use the voltage change at terminals of a first string separately to the voltage drop across a first switching network that couples the first and second strings to provide an analog output in response to a digital input to the DAC. | 2014-09-18 |
20140266839 | FLASH ADC SHUFFLING - A flash ADC circuit may include a reference ladder providing reference signals and a plurality of comparators, each providing an output based on a comparison of a pair of input signals to a pair of reference signals. At least one pair of the comparators may receive the same pair of reference signals with a different orientation of the reference signals at each of the comparators. The flash ADC may include a switch network for swapping the pair of reference signals between the pair of comparators. | 2014-09-18 |
20140266840 | OUTPUT STAGE WITH FAST FEEDBACK FOR DRIVING ADC - A driver for an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) has an overall feedback loop between its input and its output for maintaining overall accuracy, and a much faster feedback loop in its output stage that quickly compensates for output transients before the overall feedback loop can substantially react to the transients. Output voltage transients are created by the intermittent capacitive load of the ADC. The fast feedback loop can be made very fast since there are only a few components in the fast feedback path. The fast reduction of the output transients enables a shorter sampling time, leading to more accurate analog-to-digital conversion. The overall gain of the driver can be set to be greater than unity while still providing good output transient suppression. | 2014-09-18 |
20140266841 | CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD FOR OPERATING AN ANALOG-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTER - Circuit arrangement, including a first resistor, a second resistor, a current source and an analog-to-digital converter. The second resistor is thermally coupled to the first resistor. The current source is coupled to the second resistor. The analog-to-digital converter is configured to receive a first voltage measured via the first resistor as a voltage to be digitized, and is configured to receive a second voltage measured via the second resistor as a reference voltage of the analog-to-digital converter. | 2014-09-18 |
20140266842 | BIT ERROR RATE TIMER FOR A DYNAMIC LATCH - A converter system, including a first converter that digitizes the a first portion of an input signal, the first converter including a comparator, a timer having a circuit structure that emulates a circuit structure of a comparator in the first converter, the timer receiving an input signal indicating commencement of operations in the comparator, a second converter that digitizes a second portion of the input signal remaining from the first portion in response to an output from the timer, and a combiner having inputs to generate a digital code from the digitized first and second portions. | 2014-09-18 |
20140266843 | Multi-Mode Sampling/Quantization Converters - Provided are, among other things, systems, methods and techniques for converting a continuous-time, continuously variable signal into a sampled and quantized signal. According to one implementation, an apparatus includes multiple processing branches, each including: a continuous-time quantization-noise-shaping circuit, a sampling/quantization circuit, and a digital bandpass filter. A combining circuit then combines signals at the processing branch outputs into a final output signal. The continuous-time quantization-noise-shaping circuits include adjustable circuit components for changing their quantization-noise frequency-response minimum, and the digital bandpass filters include adjustable parameters for changing their frequency passbands. | 2014-09-18 |
20140266844 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR IMPROVING CONVERGENCE TIME IN CORRELATION-BASED ALGORITHMS - A method and a corresponding device reduce the convergence time of a correlation algorithm that uses random signals injected into an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) as input to the algorithm. The method and device involve, at a processor of a pipelined ADC, injecting a random signal into each of a plurality of stages in the pipeline and obtaining digital values generated in response to the random signals. Noise components of residue signals in the plurality of stages are calculated as a function of the digital values and values of the random signals. The noise components correspond to the random signals. | 2014-09-18 |
20140266845 | Buffer Amplifier Circuit - Amplifier circuits implemented with a buffer amplifier with a voltage gain substantially equal to one. In one example, a continuous-time amplifier is implemented by applying the input source across the input and the output terminals of the buffer amplifier. In another example, a discrete-time amplifier is implemented. During the sampling phase at least one input voltage is sampled, and during the transfer phase at least one capacitor is coupled across the input and the output terminals of a buffer amplifier to effectuate an amplification. | 2014-09-18 |
20140266846 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONVERTING AN ANALOG SIGNAL TO A DIGITAL SIGNAL BASED ON REFERENCE VOLTAGES PROVIDED BY REFERENCE LADDERS - A circuit including first and second reference ladders, a selection circuit, first and second analog to digital converters (ADCs), and a summer. The first reference ladder is configured to provide first reference voltages via first taps. The selection circuit is configured to select one of the first reference voltages. The second reference ladder is configured to, based on the selected one of the first reference voltages, provide second reference voltages via second taps. The first ADC is configured to convert the first version of the analog input signal to a first digital signal. The second ADC is configured to, based on the second reference voltages, convert the second version of the analog input signal to a second digital signal. The summer is configured to generate a digital output signal based on the first and second digital signals. | 2014-09-18 |
20140266847 | BACKGROUND CALIBRATION OF ADC REFERENCE VOLTAGE DUE TO INPUT SIGNAL DEPENDENCY - Embodiments of the present invention may provide an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) system. The ADC system may include an analog circuit to receive an input signal and a reference voltage, and to convert the input signal into a raw digital output. The analog circuit may include at least one sampling element to sample the input signal during a sampling phase and reused to connect to the reference voltage during a conversion phase, and an ADC output to output the raw digital output. The ADC system may also include a digital processor to receive the raw digital output and for each clock cycle, to digitally correct reference voltage errors in the analog-to-digital conversion. | 2014-09-18 |
20140266848 | BIPOLAR TIME-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTER - Representative implementations of devices and techniques provide bipolar time-to-digital conversion. For example, either a positive time duration or a negative time duration may be converted to a digital representation by a linear time-to-digital converter (TDC). A set of logic functions may be applied to the input of the TDC to provide start and/or stop signals for the TDC. Further, a correction component may be applied to an input or an output of the TDC to compensate for a delay offset of the TDC. | 2014-09-18 |
20140266849 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CREATING PERFECT MICROWAVE ABSORBING SKINS - A method and apparatus for producing a radio frequency absorber (RFA) or perfect microwave absorber (PMA) skin is described herein. A metamaterial layer may be applied to a low dielectric substrate. Resistive and capacitive components may then be added to the metamaterial layer. The metamaterial layer may then be formed into an RFA or PMA skin, which may then be applied to a multi-layered assembly for absorption of electromagnetic radiation in a frequency range such as the microwave frequency spectrum in a final product including but limited to cell phones, communication devices, or other electronic devices. | 2014-09-18 |
20140266850 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CREATING PERFECT MICROWAVE ABSORBING PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS - A method and apparatus for producing a radio frequency absorbing (RFA) or perfect microwave absorbing (PMA) printed circuit board (PCB) is described herein. A metamaterial layer may be applied to a low dielectric substrate. Resistive and capacitive components may then be added to the metamaterial layer. The metamaterial layer may then be formed into an RFA or PMA PCB, which may comprise a multi-layered assembly for absorption of electromagnetic radiation in a targeted frequency range such as the microwave frequency range in the PCB. | 2014-09-18 |
20140266851 | System and Methods for Countering Satellite-Navigated Munitions - A defense system that receives information regarding an incoming object(s), then automatically coordinates spoofing or jamming of SATNAV signals potentially used by the incoming object(s) while also informing friendly systems of the spoofing or jamming of SATNAV signals. | 2014-09-18 |
20140266853 | Radar False Alert Reduction - A radar detector suppresses alerts from vehicle guidance systems, by sweeping for a consistent radar signal; the center frequency of the signal is stored and the detector suppresses warnings of radar signals near that frequency. The detector uses an enhanced method for suppression of signals near a known location of a false signal source; in the event the detector detects a radar signal and finds a matching stored false signal, the detector will first compare the strength of the received signal to a threshold strength that is computed based upon the distance of the detector from the stored false signal, and will only suppress signals below threshold. The detector includes a camera directed to the road in the vicinity of the vehicle. Image data from the camera is processed to identify police vehicles as identified by flashing lights, a profile including a rooftop light bar and/or highly contrasting colored panels. | 2014-09-18 |
20140266854 | System and Method for Doppler Radar Monitoring of Restricted Areas Below Bucket Trucks, Lineworkers on Power Distribution Poles or Other Elevated Loads - A method and system ( | 2014-09-18 |
20140266855 | RADAR APPARATUS AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - A radar apparatus to detect an object includes a detecting unit configured to detect the object based on a reflected wave received in response to transmitting a transmission wave, in order to output a detection result of the object, a storage unit including a first storage part to store the detection result, and a second storage part to store a copy of information stored in the first storage part based on a copy command, and a selecting unit configured to select one of the first storage part and the second storage part as an access destination, in order to output the detection result stored in one of the first storage part and the second storage part selected as the access destination. | 2014-09-18 |
20140266856 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FILLING GAPS IN RADAR COVERAGE - A method of positioning a plurality of radar units in a defined area amongst one or more legacy radar units that provide legacy radar coverage in the defined area is disclosed. The steps of identifying a location of each legacy radar unit, setting a threshold altitude, and determining a legacy occultation of each legacy radar unit from a landscape level up to the threshold altitude are also disclosed. Mapping the legacy occultation of the legacy radar units to provide a three dimensional occultation map in the defined area and locating gaps below the threshold altitude in the legacy radar coverage as a function of the occultation map are also disclosed. Identifying a plurality of sites as a function of the gaps where the sites are accessible to receive a radar unit is also disclosed. Determining an anticipated radar coverage of a radar unit positioned at each of the sites and determining a reduction in the gaps as a function of the anticipated radar coverage are also disclosed. Selecting sites as a function of the reduced gaps is also disclosed. X band, C band or S band radar units can be positioned at the selected sites. The threshold altitude can be 10,000 or 15,000 feet. Affected populations and costs can also be considered in radar placement. | 2014-09-18 |
20140266857 | Fusing Radar and Communications Data in a Bi-Static Passive RF Link - The invention provides, in one aspect, a method for communicating data with a radar signal. The method includes transmitting a radar signal from a first location, the radar signal including data encoded therein. The radar signal is reflected off of a target object (or multiple target objects) at a second location. The method further includes receiving the reflected radar signal at a third location, and decoding the data encoded in the received radar signal. | 2014-09-18 |
20140266858 | Method for Detecting Traffic Infractions in a Traffic Light Zone Through Rear End Measurement by a Radar Device - A method for detecting a traffic violation in a traffic light zone through rear end measurement by a FMCW radar device ( | 2014-09-18 |
20140266859 | DUMP TRUCK WITH OBSTACLE DETECTION MECHANISM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING OBSTACLE - A dump truck with an obstacle detection mechanism capable of detecting an obstacle around a vehicle using a plurality of radars provided on peripheral of the vehicle, the dump truck includes radars arranged with respect to a vehicle center plane in a backside of a rear axle case and between joints of rear suspension cylinders on the rear axle case, wherein the radars are arranged such that irradiation center axes in a vertical direction have a predetermined angle of dip to detect an obstacle in a backside of the vehicle. | 2014-09-18 |
20140266860 | Method and system for activity detection and classification - A method for distinguishing a target, wherein the target includes one or more objects of interest possibly located among a plurality of objects. The method comprises the following stages: obtaining and processing sonar or radar raw data; tracking the objects of the plurality using the processed raw data; grouping the tracked objects by associating them into one or more groups, while hierarchically arranging the tracked objects in the groups and controllably applying prior knowledge at least about characteristic features and/or constraints of the target's class; classifying the groups to classes and determining whether any of the groups matches to the target's class. | 2014-09-18 |
20140266861 | ARRANGEMENT TO MEASURE THE DEFLECTION OF A BLADE OF A WIND TURBINE - An arrangement to measure deflection of a blade of a wind turbine is provided. A transmitter is arranged close to the tip end of the blade, while a receiver is arranged close to the root end of the blade. The transmitter and receiver are prepared for a wireless transfer of a monitoring signal, which is sent from the transmitter to the receiver. A monitoring system is arranged close to the root end of the blade. The monitoring system is adapted to generate the monitoring signal. The monitoring system is connected with the transmitter by a cable-bound communication line, thus the monitoring signal is transferred from the monitoring system to the transmitter. The monitoring system is connected with the receiver, thus the monitoring signal is transferred from the receiver to the monitoring system. The monitoring system is adapted to determine the deflection of the blade based on the transferred monitoring signal. | 2014-09-18 |
20140266862 | HIGH TEMPERATURE, HIGH PRESSURE (HTHP) RADAR LEVEL GAUGE - A radar level gauge using comprising a transceiver, processing circuitry, a signal propagating device, and a wave guide arrangement connecting the transceiver with the signal propagation device. The wave guide arrangement includes a hollow wave guide, a first filling member made of a first dielectric material, which first filling member is arranged inside the hollow wave guide, and a second filling member made of a second dielectric material, which second filling member is arranged inside the hollow wave guide outside the first filling member with respect to the tank. The second filling member is fixed in the wave guide at least in a direction out from the tank, and is configured to withstand temperatures up to 250 degrees Celsius. | 2014-09-18 |
20140266863 | RADAR LEVEL GAUGE WITH SIGNAL DIVISION - A method for providing narrow-band interference unaffected measurement of a distance to a surface of a product kept in a tank, comprising mixing a return signal with a transmit signal to provide an intermediate frequency signal, and determining the distance, based on the intermediate frequency signal. The step of determining the distance further comprises dividing the intermediate frequency signal into a plurality of frequency portions, wherein each frequency portion corresponds to a frequency interval of the transmit signal, identifying disturbed frequency portions as frequency portions affected by narrow-band interference, and determining the distance based on frequency portions being unaffected by narrow-band interference. By dividing the IF-signal into frequency portions corresponding to frequency intervals of the transmit signal, frequency intervals where narrow-band interferences are present may be detected. | 2014-09-18 |
20140266864 | TANK FEED THROUGH STRUCTURE FOR A RADAR LEVEL GAUGE - A radar level gauge using electromagnetic waves for determining a filling level of a product in a tank, comprising a transceiver, processing circuitry, a signal propagating device and a tank feed through structure. The tank feed through structure includes a fixed tank connection arranged to be secured to the tank, a tank connection adaptor arranged in a through hole of the fixed tank connection, a coupling arrangement arranged in the through hole and resting against the tank connection adaptor, and a fastening member attached to the fixed tank connection and securing the coupling arrangement between the tank connection adaptor and the fastening member. | 2014-09-18 |