39th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 30 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100245049 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION IMPROVING SHEET, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION IC TAG, INFORMATION TRANSMITTING MEDIUM AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A wireless communication improving sheet capable of improving a possible communication distance of an IC tag for wireless communication, a wireless communication IC tag, and a wireless communication system are provided. A first spacer has an arrangement surface for arranging a wireless IC tag. An auxiliary antenna, which resonates with respect to an electromagnetic wave used for wireless communication, is provided on a surface opposite to the arrangement surface of the first spacer. A second spacer is provided on an opposite side to the first spacer with the auxiliary antenna interposed therebetween. The first spacer and the auxiliary antenna is formed with a groove (a hole) having the second spacer as the bottom. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245050 | RFID SYSTEM AND RADIO APPARATUS - A radio apparatus capable of being used in an RFID system, the apparatus having a memory that stores identification information of the radio apparatus, a timing generation section that measures time, a receiving section that receives an information-request signal requesting transmission of the identification information of the radio apparatus, and that receives an unmodulated-carrier-wave request signal requesting transmission of an unmodulated carrier wave to be used for positioning the radio apparatus; and a transmission section that transmits a response signal carrying the identification information in the memory in response to receiving of the information-request signal, and that transmits the unmodulated carrier wave in an unmodulated-carrier transmission period determined by time period data stored in the memory in accordance with timing from the timing generation section in response to receiving of the unmodulated-carrier-wave request signal. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245051 | Communication Method for Noncontact RF ID System, Noncontact RF ID System, and Transmitter and Receiver - A communication method for a noncontact RF ID system that uses a first waveform, a second waveform, and a third waveform, wherein the first waveform and the second waveform are formed by a basic waveform having one of a rising or falling state transition at the approximate center of the waveform, the third waveform is formed by a plurality of basic waveforms that have one state transition at the approximate center part of the waveform, and the third waveform generates one state transition only at the approximate center of the plurality of basic waveforms. In addition, communication is carried out by using the third waveform in place of the first waveform and the second waveform in the case in which communication is carried out using a first waveform and a second waveform and one state transition is generated outside the approximate center part of the basic waveform. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245052 | RF TAG, RF TAG READER, AND PULSE CODE KEY DETECTING CIRCUIT, AND RF TAG SYSTEM USING THEM - An RF tag system is provided, in which in addition to a method of easily sending back MPSK modulated sub-carrier signals on the RF tag side, communication protocols and circuit systems for accurately demodulating modulated waves on the RF tag reader side can be implemented, data transmission from an RF tag to an RF tag reader can be realized over a long operating distance at high speed, and an RF tag can be operated for a long lifetime. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245053 | Systems And Methods For Controlling Serially Connected Transmitters In RFID Tag Tracking - Systems and methods are provided for monitoring a plurality of RFID tags. A receiver selection signal is sent along a receive path that includes a plurality of serially connected receivers. A receiver relays the receiver selection signal, listens for an RFID response signal, or operates in a standby mode based on the receiver selection signal. A transmitter selection signal is sent along a transmit path that includes a plurality of serially connected transmitters. A transmitter relays the transmitter selection signal, transmits an identification impulses, or operates in a standby mode based on the transmitter selection signal. The identification impulse is transmitted from the selected transmitter and an RFID response signal is received at the selected receiver. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245054 | Near Field Radio Frequency Communication System - Disclosed is a near field radio frequency communication system. The near field radio frequency communication system comprising: a master RFID/USN device which comprises a plurality of antennas to sequentially shower an energy signal through the antennas; and a slave RFID/USN device which generates a first power using the energy signal, detects a power level of the first power, and transmits a information created based on the power level to the master RFID/USN device, wherein the master RFID/USN device creates a first position information of the slave RFID/USN device related to a direction by determining an antenna used to communicate with the slave RFID/USN device, and a second position information of the slave RFID/USN device related to a distance using the information created based on the power level. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245055 | RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION MONITORING OF STENTS - A method and system of monitoring environmental exposure of stents using radiofrequency identification is disclosed. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245056 | METHODS, APPARATUSES, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR MONITORING A TRANSFER OF FLUID BETWEEN A SYRINGE AND A FLUID RESERVOIR - A method, apparatus, and computer program product are provided for monitoring a transfer of fluid between a syringe and a fluid reservoir. A syringe may include a chamber for holding fluid transferred between the syringe and a fluid reservoir, a distal end comprising a point of attachment for a needle enabling transfer of fluid between the syringe and the fluid reservoir, and a first signaling tag carried by the syringe. The first signaling tag may be positioned to enable the first signaling tag to come within a sufficient proximity of a second signaling tag carried by the fluid reservoir to trigger a state of a signal emitted by at least one of the first signaling tag or second signaling tag to change when the needle is inserted through a membrane of the fluid reservoir. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245057 | COMPONENTS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR ASSOCIATING SENSOR DATA WITH COMPONENT LOCATION - Components having one or more sensors adapted to provide sensor data relating to a condition(s) of the component are disclosed. The component is adapted to communicate with another mating component to associate sensor data with identity information of the mating component. The sensor and identity information can be communicated remotely including via radio-frequency communications employing RF identification devices (RFIDs). Location of the mating component can be determined using the identity information of the mating component. In this manner, the sensor data can be associated with the location of the mating component using the identity information in a “component-to-component” configuration to provide location-specific sensor data. Having the ability to localize sensor data to a specific location can assist in pinpointing areas where performance or other condition issues may exist in a component, a mating component, an article of manufacture associated with the components, and/or communication and/or transmissions lines coupled between components. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245058 | PRINTING DEVICE - A printing device capable of detecting an error type, that is, at which step in a printing process an error has occurred and capable of performing a simplified procedure for identifying the cause of the error. The printing device includes a reader/writer for writing information into an RFID tag and for detecting errors at a plurality of steps in a procedure for writing the information into the RFID tag and a ROM for storing each of the error patterns at respective steps at which errors have been detected by the reader/writer. When an error is detected by the reader/writer, a control unit reads, from the ROM, one of the error patterns corresponding to a step at which the error has been detected and prints the detected error on an RFID label. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245059 | WILDLIFE DISLODGING DEVICE - The wildlife dislodging device outputs sound signal while a frequency is changed to a different frequency stepwise, and suddenly outputs a sound signal pulse of a high frequency in changing the frequency. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245060 | Method and Apparatus Pertaining to Doorbell Chimes - A doorbell chime apparatus has an audio transducer that is responsive to both a wired-doorbell button input and a wireless-doorbell button input. Each of these inputs can respond, if desired, to a plurality of corresponding doorbell buttons. By one approach, the audio transducer can provide any of a plurality of selectable differentiated audible sounds. So configured, the resultant apparatus can provide a differentiated audible signal regarding which of the plurality of doorbell buttons is being annuciated. These teachings will accommodate providing a mains-dependent power input that provides operating power to at least one of the wired-doorbell button input and the wireless-doorbell button input. These teachings will also accommodate, in lieu of the foregoing or in combination therewith, providing a mains-supplemental power input that provides operating power to at least one of the wired-doorbell button input and the wireless-doorbell button input (at least when mains power is absent). | 2010-09-30 |
20100245061 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING INFORMATION TO A VISUALLY AND/OR HEARING IMPAIRED OPERATOR - A method and apparatus for providing information to an operator of a device, such as a currency dispensing machine, is disclosed. The apparatus includes a surface, for example a keypad, that is touched by an operator. The keys of the keypad vibrate in response to an input signal. By reference to a reference location, a centrally located key, the vibration indicates to the operator a direction. Variation in the intensity or duration of vibration pulses is also used to indicate distance or can be used to provide other information. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245062 | TACTILE ALERTING MECHANISM FOR PORTABLE COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE - A portable communications device, such as a mobile phone, includes a novel tactile alerting mechanism capable of alerting the user of an incoming communication or other event. In some embodiments, a mechanical actuator causes a rod or lever to pulsate, rotate, or protrude out of a static housing for the communications device. In other embodiments, a pneumatic actuator inflates a bladder that protrudes out of the housing. The alerting mechanism may be configured as a movable part of a decorative fanciful housing for the communications device. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245063 | Santar - SANTAR is a means of wireless communication that electronically sense, and detect other vehicles in proximity using a common electromagnetic frequency, Receive, and transmit proximity data between vehicles in proximity. Display proximity data to the vehicle operators, on a sensory graphics display. Enable the vehicle operators to view and transmit a common greeting and/or message to the other vehicle operators in proximity through a sensory responsive graphic display. Enable the driver to choose which vehicle, or vehicles to receive communications from, and allows a secure direct inter vehicular wireless link to be established between vehicle operators for the purpose of transmitting voice, and other data between vehicle operators, and other vehicle occupants | 2010-09-30 |
20100245064 | METHOD AND MEANS FOR PROVIDING SAFETY RELATED MESSAGES TO DRIVERS - A system and a method are described for providing one or more messages associated with driving hazards to a driver of a vehicle, comprising: i. providing data derived from more than one driving sessions driven by the driver, and storing data that relate to a plurality of driving events associated with that driver; ii. identifying at least one event that might constitute a potential hazard in future driving sessions of that driver; and iii. sending one or more messages based on the at least one identified event. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245065 | Obstacle detection apparatus and method of controlling obstacle detection apparatus - An obstacle detection apparatus includes first and second ultrasonic sensors, a control part, and a warning device for warning in accordance with a distance between at least one of the ultrasonic sensors and an obstacle. The control part sets the first ultrasonic sensor to a transmitting and receiving mode while setting the second ultrasonic sensor to a receiving mode, and then sets the first ultrasonic sensor to the receiving mode while setting the second ultrasonic sensor to the transmitting and receiving mode. Each of the ultrasonic sensors has a reception sensitivity to a reflected wave reflected by the obstacle. Each of the ultrasonic sensors includes a reception sensitivity control portion configured to increase the reception sensitivity when the receiving mode is set compared with when the transmitting and receiving mode is set. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245066 | Automotive Ultrasonic Sensor System with Independent Wire Harness - A circuit arrangement having a master microcontroller operably connected to a sensor for detecting a parameter. A power communications line is connected between the power source, master microcontroller, and sensor, wherein the power communications line carries power to the sensor as well as communication signals between the sensor and the master microcontroller. An embodiment of an automotive ultrasonic sensor system for object detection is disclosed, where the master microcontroller is connected to a number of external ultrasonic sensors via the circuit arrangement. The circuit arrangement is also advantageous in enabling a separate wire harnesses to be configured for the external ultrasonic sensors that operates at logic power levels (e.g., 5V) rather than the vehicular accessory drive voltage (typically 12V) present in the vehicular wire harness that interfaces the master microcontroller with other controllers in the vehicle. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245067 | Method for Operating a Communications Accessory Device - The present application relates to a communications accessory device, system and method for a motor vehicle having an ignition variable between an “ON”-state and an “OFF”-state, wherein the device and system comprises a permanent power supply line input and an ignition sense line input, wherein the device and system further comprises a control logic directly or indirectly connected to both inputs, and wherein, when not installed, the power supply status of both inputs is “LOW” and, when properly installed in a motor vehicle the power supply status of the permanent power supply line input is permanently “HIGH” and the power supply status of the ignition sense line input is “HIGH” when the ignition of the motor vehicle is “ON” and is “LOW” when the ignition of the motor vehicle is “OFF”. A method of the present application comprises individually detecting the power supply status of the power supply line input and of the ignition sense line input and, in response thereto, at least setting a wrong installation status flag when a power supply status “LOW” of the power supply line input is detected while a power supply status “HIGH” of the ignition sense line input is detected. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245068 | Vehicle operation diagnosis device, vehicle operation diagnosis method and computer program - Vehicle operation diagnosis devices, methods, and programs diagnose a driver's vehicle operation determine whether to provide advice relating to the vehicle operation if a result of the diagnosis has met a predetermined provisioning condition. If the predetermined provisioning condition is met, the devices, methods, and programs provide the advice. The devices, methods, and programs compare the driver's vehicle operation before the advice was provided with the vehicle operation of the driver after the advice was provided. The devices, methods, and programs determine whether to provide the advice based on a comparison of the driver's vehicle operation before the advice was provided with the vehicle operation of the driver after the advice was provided. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245069 | AUTOMOBILE EQUIPPED WITH SPEAKER UNIT - A vehicle of the present invention includes: a vehicle body; an electric motor; wheels that are provided between the vehicle body and a road surface and that are rotated by transmitted motive power, to thus drive the vehicle body; a power transmission section that transmits motive power generated by the electric motor to the wheels; a detection section that detects a driving speed of the vehicle body; a speaker unit that outputs a sound based on a supplied audio signal downwardly from an undersurface of the vehicle body so as to reflect on the road surface, thereby to output the reflected sound to surroundings of the vehicle body; and a supply section that acquires an audio signal and supplies the audio signal to the speaker unit when a driving speed of the vehicle body detected by the detection section is less than a preset speed. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245070 | HYDRAULIC PRESSURE WARNING SYSTEM FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A hydraulic pressure warning system for an internal combustion engine including a hydraulic pressure sensor that is prevented from being influenced by the heat of the engine and by the pulsation of an oil pump. A hydraulic pressure sensor detects hydraulic pressure in a lubricating oil passage of the engine and issues a warning based on hydraulic pressure detected by the hydraulic pressure sensor when the hydraulic pressure drops. The hydraulic pressure sensor is provided on a wall surface of a water jacket of a rear cylinder block so as to project therefrom. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245071 | IMAGE INFORMATION GENERATION DEVICE, DISPLAY CONTROL DEVICE USING THE SAME, INFORMATION DISPLAY SYSTEM FOR TRAVEL BODY, MODULE FOR DRIVER SEAT, AND TRAVEL BODY - In an image information generation device, based on status information representing statuses of various sections of a mobile unit such as a motor vehicle, image information used to display an image required, for instance, for steering this mobile unit on a display device is generated easily. In order to generate, as the image information, a layout identifier that specifies a layout of an image to be displayed on the liquid crystal display device and a component image identifier that specifies a display mode of each component image in the layout, the DPF controller compares the MEN/SEN judging table that stores an identifier table in which a correlation between the status information and the MEN, a correlation between the status information and the SEN, and a correlation between the MEN and the SEN are defined with the status information collected from the ECUs in the various sections of the mobile unit. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245072 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING REMOTE MONITORING SERVICES - Systems and methods for providing remote monitoring services are described here. In one aspect, embodiments of the present disclosure include a method for remotely monitoring a mobile vehicle. The method, which may be embodied on a system, includes detecting an occurrence of a triggering event in or near the mobile vehicle via a surveillance device installed with the mobile vehicle, upon the occurrence of the triggering event, receiving, in real time, data including a live recording of an environment surrounding the mobile vehicle and events occurring therein, tracking, in real time, locations of the mobile vehicle, notifying a service subscriber of the occurrence of the triggering event, and/or billing the service subscriber for subscription of remote monitoring of the mobile vehicle. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245073 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INTERROGATION OF A SECURITY SYSTEM - A method and apparatus are provided for obtaining the status of a security system. The method includes the steps of providing a security system for a protected premises, coupling the security system to a central monitoring station through a short-range radio and a broadband connection that receives polling messages from the protected premises where the broadband connection forwards the polling message to the central station, the central station receiving a status request from an authorized user of the protected premises, in response to the polling message, the central station transmitting the status request to the security system through the broadband connection and short range radio system and the security system transmitting a status report through the short range radio and the broadband connection to the central monitoring station in response to the request. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245074 | EMBEDDED SILAGE SENSOR - There is disclosed a wireless silage | 2010-09-30 |
20100245075 | Tracking of Oil Drilling Pipes and Other Objects - Identification and tracking of hollow pipes at a site where the hollow pipes are to be stored or interconnected, such as an oil drilling site where the aforesaid hollow pipes are to be connected and the drillstring of pipes is to be inserted into a drilled hole on solid ground or under a deepsea drilling platform is achieved. Each hollow pipe is provided with a low frequency radio frequency identification (RFID) tag attached to the pipe's outer surface. The RFID tag is operable at a low radio frequency not exceeding 1.0 megahertz and may be disposed within a recess in the pipe's outer surface. A tracking system provides communication be the tags and a reader. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245076 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRACKING POSITION OF MOVING OBJECT - The present invention relates to a system and method for tracking the position of a moving object. A system for tracking the position of a moving object includes: WSNs composed of a plurality of sensor nodes, each generating connection release information representing that the connection between the corresponding WSN and a moving object having a moving node serving as a sensor node attached thereto has released if having perceived the departure of the moving object; base stations managing the plurality of WSNs and collecting position information on the plurality of sensor nodes; a node information database storing the position information on the plurality of sensor nodes collected by the plurality of base stations; middleware checking the current position information on the moving object stored in the node information database if receiving the connection release information through any of the plurality of base stations, and deleting the current position information on the moving object stored in the node information database if the checked current position of the moving object is in a WSN having perceived the departure of the moving object; and a moving-object tracking application provided with the position information on the moving object by the middleware to track the position of the moving object. According to the present invention, it is possible to efficiently process information of a WSN managed by each base station in middleware managing a plurality of base stations, thereby improving the accuracy in tracking the position of a moving object. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245077 | PORTABLE WIRELESS GATEWAY FOR REMOTE MEDICAL EXAMINATION - A remote monitoring system that includes a portable measuring device that can be coupled to a portable wireless gateway. The portable measuring device obtains measurements including physiological data, movement data and ambient measurements and provides these measurements to the portable wireless gateway. The portable wireless gateway can interface with a networked personal computer through an USB connector. Once interfaced to the computer, the measurement data can be loaded into the computer and delivered to a central system through the networked personal computer. The system enables the monitoring of a user's medical information to allow diagnostics of the user. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245078 | Wearable Motion Sensing Device - A wearable motion sensing device is disclosed. One embodiment of the wearable motion sensing device includes a motion sensor, and a pendant that is attached to the wearable motion sensing device, wherein the pendant is attached to the wearable motion sensing device at a location of the wearable motion sensor relative to the motion sensor that when worn by a human being, a mass of the pendant urges the motion sensor towards the human being. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245079 | Method for Identifying and Locating Wireless Devices Associated With a Security Event - Wireless devices are often associated with security events. The security events may be investigated by identifying and locating the associated wireless devices by: 1) determining a time and a location of a security event; 2) accessing a first wireless network and determining at least one of an ID and a location for at least a first wireless device within a predetermined proximity of the security event; and 3) determining at least one of an ID and a location for a second wireless device that was in communication with the first wireless device within at least one of: a predetermined span of time prior to or concurrent with the time of the security event, and a predetermined proximity to the security event. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245080 | Device for food-shelf-life management - A device for food-shelf-life management comprises an electronic recorder that has a display screen and a plurality of operational keys. The operational keys are to be operated for setting a present date, a present time, and expiry dates of shelf life of foods. The display screen serves to present the present date and time, codes, the expiry date, a number of days left before the expiry date, checks and warning symbols. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245081 | Explosive Detection Portal - This device will allow individuals to pass through explosive detection portals efficiently without undue delay. The airflow from a series of jets will dislodge embedded molecules and direct them to a sensor that will detect the presence of commonly found explosive materials. The molecules that are dislodged will be accomplished by air flow through an air tunnel or portal structure that is not invasive to the person yet allows real time detection of explosive material while not infringing on the privacy of the individual. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245082 | Backlighting for Computer Fingerprint Reader - A fingerprint reader (FPR) on a computer is illuminated when an operational context of the computer renders the FPR useful for receiving tactile input from a user. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245083 | Electronic Guides, Incident Response Methods, Incident Response Systems, and Incident Monitoring Methods - Incident response methods include receiving notification that an incident has occurred, determining a source of the notification, the source being near the incident, and establishing at least one guided path configured to direct a first person, a first animal, or a first movable device positioned near the source away from the incident and/or to direct a second person, a second animal, or a second movable device toward the incident. Electronic guides include an indicator, and processing circuitry configured to receive a request to configure the indicator from an inactive state to an active state in which the indicator encourages a first person positioned near a first side of the electronic guide to move toward the electronic guide and encourages a second person positioned near a second side of the electronic guide to move away from the electronic guide and configure the indicator according to the request. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245084 | Detecting plasma chamber malfunction - Malfunction of a component within an RF-powered plasma chamber is detected by observing an operating condition of the plasma chamber and detecting when the operating condition deviates from a previously observed range bounded by lower and upper limits. The lower and upper limits are determined by observing the minimum and maximum values of that operating condition during the processing of workpieces throughout one or more plasma chamber cleaning cycles immediately preceding the most recent cleaning of the plasma chamber. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245085 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - An information processing apparatus includes: a shelf-label control unit connected to plural shelf label terminals, which are arranged in predetermined positions in a store, and configured to transmit instruction information for instructing predetermined operation to each of the shelf label terminals; an information collecting unit connected to the plural sensor terminals, which are arranged in the predetermined positions in the store, and configured to collect environment information around the arrangement positions acquired by the sensor terminals; and a collection control unit configured to cause the information collecting unit to start the collection of the environment information with response information from the shelf label terminals, which responds to an instruction signal transmitted from the shelf-label control unit, as a trigger. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245086 | MARKING APPARATUS CONFIGURED TO DETECT OUT-OF-TOLERANCE CONDITIONS IN CONNECTION WITH UNDERGROUND FACILITY MARKING OPERATIONS, AND ASSOCIATED METHODS AND SYSTEMS - Methods, apparatus, and systems for facilitating a marking operation to indicate a presence or an absence of at least one underground facility. Marking information, including one or both of environmental information representative of at least one environmental condition of an environment in which the marking operation is located, and operating information representative of at least one operating condition of a marking device used to perform the marking operation, is received and compared to a target value or a range of values to determine if an out-of-tolerance condition exists. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245087 | System and Method for Adjusting a Security Level and Signaling Alarms in Controlled Areas - An access control system responds to both a user's access data and information as to the presence of one or more individuals in a region. A determination can be automatically made that an authorized individual, or an unauthorized individual, or, an intruder has been detected. The security level can be adjusted in response to the class of the individual seeking access. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245088 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING THE TIMING OF AN ALARM SIGNAL IN A SECURITY SYSTEM - A security system includes a perimeter sensor configured to cause an alarm signal to be issued after a first period of time upon sensing a security breach. An interior sensor is configured to cause an alarm signal to be issued after a second period of time upon sensing a security breach. The second period of time is shorter than the first period of time. A controller is communicatively coupled to each of the perimeter sensor and the interior sensor. The controller is adapted, in response to the perimeter sensor entering into a fault condition, to reconfigure the interior sensor to cause an alarm signal to be issued after a third period of time upon sensing a security breach. The third period of time is longer than the second period of time. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245089 | ANTI-TAMPER ASSEMBLY FOR SURFACE MOUNTED SECURITY SWITCH - An anti-tamper assembly ( | 2010-09-30 |
20100245090 | PATIENT THERMAL MONITORING SYSTEM - A patient temperature monitoring system is provided herein that takes the form of an electronic patient monitor that is used in conjunction with a thermocouple sensor that has been printed or otherwise placed on a flexible surface such as a mat. The thermocouple sensor that is taught herein is more comfortable for the patient, more reliable, and can be manufactured with less cost than has heretofore been possible. According to a preferred embodiment, a finely powdered metal ink containing, for example, iron will first be silk screened onto a substrate. Then a second metal ink will be screened onto the same substrate so as to intersect the first, the second metal being preferably being some combination of nickel and copper, the first and second metal inks being chosen to form a thermocouple. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245091 | Wireless Physiology Monitor - The present invention provides a new non-invasive technique for organ, e.g., heart and lung, monitoring. In at least one embodiment of the invention, a subject is radiated with a non-harmful and relatively low power electromagnetic source diagnostic signal normally associated with a communications protocol such as, but not limited to a version of the IEEE 802.11(x) family of protocols in the 2.4, 3.6, or 5 GHz spectrum bands. After passing through the patient, a return signal is acquired from the patient and compared to the original source signal. The differences between the source and modified signals are then analyzed to monitor the heart, e.g., measure heart rate and detect defects within the heart, and the lung. For example, using Doppler Effect principles, heart rate and motion can be measured from the differences in frequency, phase, and/or wavelength between the source signal and the modified signal reflected back from the heart moving within the patient. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245092 | Back Body Orientation|Head of Bed Elevation (HOBE) Device and Alarm - A device for continuously monitoring an elevation, α, from horizontal of a backrest against which a backbody of an individual may lean, to provide an automatic notification in the event the elevation, α, falls below a prescribed value. The device to include: (a) a liquid column having an opening to atmosphere at an upper-end, the liquid column contained by a length of tubing encased by an elongated flexible housing extending along at least a substantial portion of the tubing length, and a gas permeable membrane over the opening; (b) a pressure transducer located along the liquid column to take measurements at a position other than the upper-end, the pressure transducer in communication with a computerized unit having at least one alarm for communicating the automatic notification; (c) an entry port into the length of tubing having an open state permitting manual entry of the liquid into the tubing, and a closed-shut state; and (d) a first securing mechanism for attachment of at least the upper-end to the backrest, and a second securing mechanism for attaching the position other than the upper-end to, for example, a seat interconnected with the backrest. The first securing mechanism may, alternatively, be used to directly attach the upper-end to the backbody toward the shoulder region thereof. Further, the liquid column may also comprise a second-end extension at which a pressure transducer is located; the pressure transducer may be integrated with the computerized unit and in communication with one or more alarms. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245093 | EYE CLOSURE DETECTION USING STRUCTURED ILLUMINATION - A monitoring system monitors and/or predicts drowsiness of a driver of a vehicle or a machine operator. A set of infrared or near infrared light sources is arranged such that an amount of the light emitted from the light source strikes an eye of the driver or operator. The light that impinges on the eye of the driver or operator forms a virtual image of the signal sources on the eye, including the sclera and/or cornea. An image sensor obtains consecutive images capturing the reflected light. Each image contains glints from at least a subset or from all of the light sources. A drowsiness index can be determined based on the extracted information of the glints of the sequence of images. The drowsiness index indicates a degree of drowsiness of the driver or operator. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245094 | Remote control with temperature sensor for air conditioner - A remote control system includes an RC comprising a first processor, a first RF unit, and a temperature sensor; a receiver on an air conditioner and comprising a second processor and an IR receiver; and a retransmission device proximate the air conditioner and comprising a third processor, a second RF unit, and an IR unit. The first processor compares temperature measured by the temperature sensor with a set temperature of the air conditioner, the first processor sends a temperature adjustment instruction to the first RF unit if the measured temperature is not within a predetermined range of the set temperature, the first RF unit transmits the instruction to the second RF unit via RF signals, the third processor processes received RF signals into IR signals, the IR unit transmits received IR signals to the IR receiver, and the second processor processes received IR signals into a temperature adjustment instruction. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245095 | TORNADO ALARM SYSTEM - A severe weather alarm configured for actuation by the occurrence of a single type of weather phenomena is disclosed. In one embodiment an alarm includes a portable housing; an audio siren configured to actuate upon an occurrence of a predetermined event; a receiver to receive signals and Specific Area Message Encoding (SAME) messages at one or more National Weather Service (NWS) weather radio frequencies; a digital decoder coupled to the receiver and configured to filter out all SAME messages except for a single weather warning message event code and a Required Weekly Test (RWT) code; a processor coupled to the receiver and the digital decoder to control the receiver and decoder and to actuate the audio siren upon the occurrence of the predetermined event; a power source; and a memory for storing signal values, frequencies, message values, and geographical codes. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245096 | OPTICAL DATA TRANSFORMATION - Apparatus, systems, and methods may operate to receive interacted energy at an optical calculation device attached to a down hole housing to be deployed in a down hole environment. Further activities may include optically compressing data carried by the interacted energy into at least one orthogonal component, using the optical calculation device, sending a signal associated with the at least one orthogonal component to a remote surface computer, and determining a property of petroleum located in the down hole environment using the remote surface computer, based on the signal. The optical calculation device may comprise a multivariate optical element (MOE). Additional apparatus, systems, and methods are disclosed. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245097 | GAS SUPPLY APPARATUS - A gas supply apparatus is adapted for supplying gas to a respiratory mask or patient interface, and includes: a housing including a gas inlet, a gas outlet, and a gas flow path; a blower disposed within the gas flow path; a gas filter disposed within the gas flow path; a breath tubing for connecting to the respiratory mask or patient interface; a particle sensor operable to sense a particle concentration and to generate a concentration signal representative of the particle concentration; a signal processor operable to evaluate when the gas filter should be replaced or cleaned according to the concentration signal and to generate an output signal; and an indicator device generating an alarm signal in response to the output signal. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245098 | GAS LEVEL DISPLAY CONTROLLER, GAS LEVEL DISPLAY DEVICE, AND GAS LEVEL DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD - A gas level display controller sequentially calculates a mass of a compressed gas stored in a tank and makes a comparison between a first calculated value obtained at a first timing and a second calculated value obtained at a second timing later than the first timing. When the second calculated value is smaller than the first calculated value, the gas level display controller makes the remaining amount of the compressed gas in the tank displayed on a predetermined display device, based on the second calculated value. When the second calculated value is not smaller than the first calculated value, the gas level display controller makes the remaining amount of the compressed gas in the tank displayed on the predetermined display device, based on the first calculated value. This arrangement effectively prevents the display of the remaining amount of the compressed gas in the tank on the display device from including erroneous display, which indicates an increase of the gas level, regardless of no additional supply of the compressed gas into the tank. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245099 | Charger - A charger for an electric power tool includes a charging unit for charging a secondary battery detachably attached to the charger; a notification unit for notifying an operation state of the charging unit by using a combination of a turn-on and turn-off of the notification unit; a brightness reducing unit for reducing a light brightness of the notification unit; and a controller for controlling the notification unit and the brightness reducing unit. If an operation state of the charging unit satisfies a specific condition, the controller controls the brightness reducing unit to reduce the light brightness of the notification unit. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245100 | NOISE SUPPRESSION TECHNIQUES IN HIGH PRECISION LONG-TERM FREQUENCY/TIMING MEASUREMENTS - A frequency/timing measurement apparatus includes a reference source having a reference source output terminal. At least one target source has a target source output terminal. The at least one target source is communicatively coupled to the reference source. A frequency timing measurement block has a first input terminal electrically coupled to the reference source output terminal. A second input terminal is electrically coupled to the target source output terminal and at least one output terminal. The frequency timing measurement block is configured to perform a noise shaping technique to reduce measurement error attributable to a phase noise that is correlated between the reference source and the target source, and to provide a reduced correlated noise measurement at the at least one output terminal. A method to reduce correlated noise is also described. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245101 | COMMUNICATING DEVICE AND COMMUNICATING METHOD - A communicating device includes a power source, a storing unit, a detecting unit, and a communicating unit. The power source is operable to supply power to the communicating device. The storing unit is operable to store a warning message for warning that the communicating device is low on power and will be powered off. The detecting unit is operable to measure the remaining power of the power source and determine if the remaining power of the power source drops below a predetermined threshold value. The communicating unit is operable to send the warning message to a target communicating device which the communicating device is communicating with, when the remaining power of the power source is determined to be below the predetermined threshold value. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245102 | INFORMATION DISPLAY DEVICE - An information display device, after detecting the completion of charging of a battery, counts the number of times that display content of a nonvolatile display part is rewritten. Based on the number of times of rewriting processing, the information display device derives information on a remaining battery capacity of the battery. The information display device displays the derived information on the remaining battery capacity. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245103 | HEALTHY HOME GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE METHOD AND DEVICE - A user display for a healthy home or like building structure. In a specific embodiment, the display includes a hardware housing and a display device coupled to the hardware housing. The display includes a plurality of graphical objects corresponding respectively to a plurality of different loads numbered from a through N, where N is an integer greater than 1. As an example, the loads can include, among others, air conditioning, water, heat, electricity, swimming pool, and others. In a specific embodiment, each of the graphical objects is displayed in a common unit of measurement. In a specific embodiment, each of the graphical objects comprises a total demand portion and a fraction of renewable energy portion. Of course, there can be other variations, modifications, and alternatives. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245104 | Automatically Operating Injection Device and Method for Determining An Injection Occlusion - An automatically operating injection device with an occlusion alarm unit and a method for determining an injection occlusion are disclosed. The method includes generating a plurality of evaluation forces based on a series of force measurements and based on an evaluation time period; determining whether an occlusion exists based on either an evaluation of the plurality of evaluation forces or whether one or more of the series of force measurements exceeds a force threshold; and providing an injection occlusion alarm if an occlusion is determined to exist. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245105 | TRANSPORT SYSTEM EVALUATOR - An evaluating apparatus arranged to evaluate an item-transport system having a flow path. The apparatus includes one or more position markers adjacent the path and an evaluating device for sensing the markers and conditions of the transport system. The evaluating device has at least one evaluation sensor configured to (A) sense conditions of the transport system and (B) produce evaluation-sensor data based on the sensed conditions. The evaluating device also has a position-marker sensor configured to sense the position markers and produce position-marker data. The apparatus further includes a distance meter configured to produce distance data and at least one computing device configured to determine a particular location at which the evaluating device was along the path of the item-transport system when a particular condition of the item-transport system was sensed based on the evaluation-sensor data, the position-marker data, and the distance data. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245106 | Mobile Computer Device Binding Feedback - Embodiments of mobile computer device binding feedback are described. In embodiments, an application interface for a device application is displayed on a first display that is integrated in a first housing of a dual-display mobile computer device. The application interface can also be displayed on a second display that is integrated in a second housing of the dual-display mobile computer device. Binding position data is received that is associated with a binding system that movably connects the first housing and the second housing. Application context data that is associated with the device application is also received. Feedback can then be generated that correlates to the binding position data and to the application context data. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245107 | Cross-Client Sensor User Interface in an Integrated Security Network - An integrated system includes a system user interface (SUI) that provides an iconic, at-a-glance representation of integrated security system status. The SUI is for use across all client devices including mobile or cellular telephones, a mobile portal, a web portal, and a touchscreen device. The SUI includes a number of display elements presented across all types of client devices for monitoring status of the integrated security system. The display elements of the SUI include an orb icon, text summary, security button, device warnings, system warnings, interesting sensors, and quiet sensors. The SUI thus provides system status summary information agnostically across all clients. Additionally, the SUI provides consistent iconography, terminology, and display rules across all clients as well as consistent sensor and system detail across clients. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245108 | Network Device - A network device may be configured to be connected with an external device in a communicable manner via a network. The network device may be provided with a first light emitting element configured to indicate a first type of information concerning a communication of data via the network, and a light emitting element control unit. The network device may be configured to be set in any one of a plurality of performance states including a first performance state and a second performance state. Power consumption in the second performance state may be smaller than power consumption in the first performance state. The light emitting element control unit may allow emission of the first light emitting element in a first case where the network device is set in the first performance state. The light emitting element control unit may control the first light emitting element in a second case where the network device is set in the second performance state such that power consumption of the first light emitting element in the second case is smaller than power consumption of the first light emitting element in the first case. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245109 | Programmable, modular lighting systems: Apparatus and method - Programmable, modular lighting systems configured to resist environmental hazards for functional and/or decorative applications. The programmable, modular lighting systems may further include programs and communication means. The lighting modules and systems may additionally include environmentally resistant provisions such as auxiliary components and fixtures. The lighting modules may be arranged to form arrays or be arrayed into environmentally resistant systems for functional and/or decorative applications. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245110 | CONTROLLING DEVICE WITH DUAL-MODE, TOUCH-SENSITIVE DISPLAY - A processing device of a universal controlling device is programmed to distinguish between a first input type provided to a touch-sensitive surface and a second input type provided to the touch-sensitive surface. In response to the touch-sensitive surface being provided the first input type which is indicative of a static touch made upon the touch-sensitive surface the processing device causes a transmitter to transmit first data representative of the static touch made upon the touch-sensitive surface. In response to the touch-sensitive surface being provided the second input type which is indicative of a moving touch made across the touch-sensitive surface, the processing device causes the transmitter to transmit second data being representative of the moving touch made across the touch-sensitive surface. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245111 | END USER CONTROL OF MUSIC ON HOLD - In an exemplary embodiment, a wireless handset allows a user having a connection in an “on-hold” state to select one or more sources for play-out of media at a handset receiver while in the on-hold state, and then be signaled when the on-hold state is terminated. Such on-hold state might be indirectly detected, such as by detection of music-on-hold, or directly detected through on-hold notification. User selected media for play-out might be locally generated at the user's handset, or provided through a separate connection established between the wireless handset and the network. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245112 | MULTILAYER FLEXIBLE FILM BODY - The invention concerns a multi-layer flexible film body ( | 2010-09-30 |
20100245113 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRACKING A CONTROLLER - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a gateway comprising a controller to transmit a first RF signal to a remote control device, wherein the first radio-frequency signal is received by a radio-frequency identification (RFID) tag associated with the remote control device, receive at each of a plurality of receivers operably coupled to the gateway a second RF signal from the RFID tag of the remote control device in response to the first RF signal, determine an approximate location of the remote control device based on at least a portion of the second RF signals received by the plurality of receivers, and transmit a signal to a set-top-box, wherein the signal comprises the approximate location of the remote control device, and wherein the set-top-box displays the approximate location of the remote control device.. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245114 | Thin Flexible Sensor - The present invention provides a sensor ( | 2010-09-30 |
20100245115 | Estimating the Location of a Wireless Terminal Based on Signal Path Impairment - A technique for estimating the location of a wireless terminal at an unknown location in a geographic region is disclosed. The technique is based on the recognition that there are traits of electromagnetic signals that are dependent on topography, the receiver, the location of the transmitter, and other factors. For example, if a particular radio station is known to be received strongly at a first location and weakly at a second location, and a given wireless terminal at an unknown location is receiving the radio station weakly, it is more likely that the wireless terminal is at the second location than at the first location. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245116 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISTRIBUTING MOTION SIGNALS IN A MULTI-SEAT ENVIRONMENT - A system for providing motion signals indicative of a motion to be performed by the motion platforms synchronously with video images comprising an input interface for extracting a motion signal from the input signal. A server provides a network address to each motion platform. A motion platform interface has control ports connected to arrays of motion platforms. Each motion platform being connected one to another by a wired connection according to a control protocol. The motion platform interface individually actuates each of the motion platforms by providing a client motion signal to each motion platform comprising the motion signal with a respective network address. Each motion platform is managed according to a respective feedback signal comprising the provided network address of each motion platform. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245117 | SYSTEM FOR DETECTING AN OBJECT IN A MONITORING AREA - A system for detecting an object in a monitoring area with a plurality of sensors, each including a transmitter and a receiver, and an electronics unit for evaluating the receivers. The electronics unit is capable of assigning a contact address to a transmitter and/or to a receiver, wherein address assignment is effected such that after the address assignment it is possible for the electronics unit to associate receivers with transmitters. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245118 | MULTIMODAL FUSION APPARATUS CAPABLE OF REMOTELY CONTROLLING ELECTRONIC DEVICES AND METHOD THEREOF - There are provided a multimodal fusion apparatus capable of remotely controlling a number of electronic devices and a method for remotely controlling a number of electronic devices in the multimodal fusion apparatus. In accordance with the present invention, instead of one input device, such as a remote control or the like, multimodal commands, such as user-familiar voice, gesture and the like, are used to remotely control a number of electronic devices equipped at home or within a specific space. That is, diverse electronic devices are controlled in the same manner by the multimodal commands. When a new electronic device is added, control commands thereof are automatically configured to control the new electronic device. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245119 | TWO-TIER STREAMER COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A two-tier communication system for a seismic streamer. The communication system operates over an unshielded twisted-pair communication line extending the length of the streamer. Repeater units having a repeater function and a device controller function divide the twisted pair into line segments. Coils on each segment couple signals inductively to collocated external devices in a low-speed 2400 baud FSK data link between the devices and an associated device controller. A Gaussian 8-level FSK high-speed 60 kbit/s data link is established along all the segments with the repeaters re-transmitting boosted signals along the entire length of the communication line. The coils are transparent at the high-speed data rate. Time division multiple access (TDMA) or frequency division multiple access (FDMA) is used to accommodate the two links on the single twisted pair. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245120 | SEA VESSEL TAGGING APPARATUS AND SYSTEM - The present invention discloses a tagging and identification device and system for tracking and monitoring sea vessels as they enter sea ports, estuaries and/or other channels. The tagging device of the present invention comprises a receiver, for receiving an underwater electromagnetic signal transmitted by an underwater beacon. An acoustic transmitter is provided for transmitting an identification signal to an acoustic receiver deployed nearby. The acoustic identification signal is transmitted after an electromagnetic trigger signal is received from the underwater beacon. The tagging and device may further comprise a memory device which can store data relating to position and time of the see vessel to which it is attached. The tagging and identification device of the present invention is covert, compact and is capable of extended active deployment without replenishment of batteries etc. The identification tagging device and system of the present invention is capable of being deployed for tracking the location of sea vessels without the knowledge of the vessel crew. The system of the present invention allows third a third party to monitor suspect vessels as they enter specific ports or estuaries. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245121 | DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING RECEIVERS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING DECODED SIGNALS - A digital signal processing receiver, a system and/or a method identifies a decoded signal. The receiver, system and/or method extract at least one sequence of one or more symbols from a digital incoming signal to generate an extracted sequence of symbols. The receiver, system and/or method generate a first result based on a comparison of the extracted sequence of symbols and one or more possible matching digital signals of a set of idealized model data according to a Bayesian probability theory. The receiver, system and/or method generates a second result based on a comparison of an equalized version of the digital incoming signal and the one or more possible matching digital signals. The receiver, system and/or method generates a third result based on a comparison of the extracted sequence of symbols and one or more possible matching digital signals of a modified set of idealized model data. The receiver, system and/or method compare the first, second and third results to determine an idealized result, and identify a decoded signal for the actual incoming signal based on the idealized result. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245122 | Unit Configuration/Reactivation Through VDU Services - A system and method for activating an inactive telematics unit provides a group of communications functions to the telematics unit. Initially, a call is received at a call center from a user of the telematics unit, through which subscriber information is obtained. An account data set is created at the call center based on the subscriber information and the call center advisor sets an activation trigger in the telematics unit. When the trigger condition occurs, the telematics unit places a VDU call to the call center. The call center then automatically activates and configures the telematics unit via the VDU call to provide the group of one or more communications functions. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245123 | TELEMATICS SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRACTION REPORTING AND CONTROL IN A VEHICLE - In one embodiment, a system and method are provided for detecting a slip condition between a vehicle tire and a road surface, processing contemporaneous vehicle data, such as torque or brake pressure applied, to determine a force of friction, and calculating a coefficient of friction. The coefficient of friction and location of the slip are broadcast to other vehicles driving in the proximity of the slip. The broadcasts may be utilized to notify drivers of slippery driving conditions at or ahead of the vehicle, and/or to limit torque and braking pressure applied to vehicle wheels to enhance traction and avoid slip. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245124 | E85 GAS STATION LOCATOR APPLICATIONS USING V2X PEER-TO-PEER SOCIAL NETWORKING - A system and method for wirelessly exchanging information concerning the location of E85 gas stations between E85 vehicles. The method includes transmitting messages from an E85 gas station that identifies the location of the E85 gas station, the time of the transmission and the price of the E85 gas, and receiving the messages by E85 vehicles that pass within a certain distance of the E85 gas station. The method also includes identifying that two E85 vehicles pass close to each other, where the vehicles periodically broadcast an E85 beacon identifying them as E85 vehicles. When two E85 vehicles are identified, the vehicles exchange information concerning a list of the E85 gas stations that they have stored from messages received from E85 gas stations and/or other E85 vehicles. The two vehicles update their lists to include those E85 gas stations that one vehicle may have that the other does not. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245125 | Systems and Methods For Surveillance and Traffic Monitoring (Claim Set I) - System, methods, and computer program products are provided for surveillance, traffic monitoring, and red light enforcement. In one embodiment, the system may monitor zones of interest; capture, time stamp, and store images of the zones of interest; determine that an event has occurred within one of the zones of interest; and request the stored images of the zone of interest during the time the event occurred. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245126 | ENHANCED TRANSPONDER PROGRAMMING IN AN OPEN ROAD TOLL SYSTEM - A transponder communication system and method for communicating with a transponder in an electronic toll collection system. A roadside reader attempts to program the transponder in a normal mode in which a programming signal is transmitted to a first coverage area. If the programming attempt in the normal mode is unsuccessful, the reader attempts to program the transponder in an enhanced mode in which a programming signal is transmitted to a second coverage area. The coverage area is adjusted after the programming attempt in the normal mode by using an adjacent antenna to the antenna used to transmit in the normal mode or by increasing the power of the programming signal to a level that is greater than the level used to transmit the programming signal in the normal mode. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245127 | Garage parking assistant - The garage parking assistant is an apparatus to help the car driver to park his or her car in a garage equipped with a garage opener which has safety sensors. The garage parking assistant will signal the driver by turning on an LED light when the rear car bumper just passed the safety sensors. At that moment, the driver can apply the brake and car is parked in an optimum position, just inside the garage, safely closest to the garage door. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245128 | AUTOMATIC PARKING STATION SYSTEM FOR CYCLES AND BICYCLES - The invention refers to automatic parking station for cycles or bicycles, comprising at least one interactive workstation ( | 2010-09-30 |
20100245129 | System and method for identifying machines - A system and method for identifying modifications made to a machine is disclosed. The method may include determining, by a scanning device, at least one actual dimension of the machine. The method may further include determining at least one previously known dimension of the machine. The method may further include comparing the at least one actual dimension of the machine with the at least one previously known dimension of the machine. The method may further include determining, based on the comparison, if the at least one actual dimension of the machine is within a threshold range of the at least one previously known dimension of the machine. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245130 | Display Module For Displaying Passenger-Specific Display Information - A display module for displaying passenger-specific display information in an aircraft, comprising: a display, a control unit, a storage device, and a first interface, wherein the first interface is connected to the control unit, and wherein the control unit is designed, on the basis of a signal that is present at the first interface, to read out a storage device content stored in the storage device and associated with the signal in relation to display information, and on the basis of the read-out storage device content and of the signal present at the interface to control the display. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245131 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM OF STABILIZING A MOBILE GESTURE USER-INTERFACE - The embodiments of the invention disclose a method, apparatus, and system for communicating via a user gesture with a mobile device having applications. The gesture acts like a user interface to a menu of applications that can be accessed while the user is in motion including while running, walking, riding, etc. In one embodiment, the method comprises determining a first multi-dimensional information for measuring motion of a first mobile device. The method further comprises receiving, by the first mobile device, a second multi-dimensional information for measuring motion of a second mobile device, the first and the second mobile devices being in motion relative to one another. The first and the second multi-dimensional information is used for filtering gesture motion from an underlying motion of the second mobile device to isolate the gesture motion from the underlying motion. The isolated filtered gesture motion is stabilized. In one embodiment, the method further comprises directing an action of the first mobile device in response to the isolated gesture motion. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245132 | COMPENSATION METHOD FOR TOUCH SENSOR SYSTEM - A compensation method devoid of operating voltage calibration, establishing fundamental linearity calibration table and inputting, and detecting the actual operating voltage is disclosed. The compensation method comprises the steps of: a) turning off a switch in a touch sensor system; b) initializing the touch sensor system and measuring a reference frequency outputted from a oscillator in the touch sensor system; c) turning on the switch and measuring a first frequency outputted from the oscillator; and d) deducting the first frequency from the reference frequency so as to obtain a frequency difference; and e) comparing the difference with a predetermined value, and judging based upon the difference if the touch sensor system is touched by a foreign object. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245133 | KEY SHEET - An object of the present invention is to provide a satisfactorily operable key sheet having a structure which entirely has rigidity and shape stability but which is capable of increasing the degree of freedom in the selection of a material, thickness or the like. The key sheet according to the present invention is a key sheet having a plurality of keys, including a metal plate, and a key top portion secured to the surface of the metal plate so as to cover a large part of the metal plate, and the key top portion has a sheet-like base portion and the plurality of keys each formed in a protruding shape on the surface of this sheet-like base portion. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245134 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONFIGURATION OF A CONTROLLING DEVICE TO ENABLE SELECTION OF MEDIA STREAMS - A controlling device has a configurable key. An overlay, such as a sticker, is provided to the configurable key and includes an indicia representative of media content and machine readable data indicative of an identity of the media content represented by the indicia. A memory of the controlling device stores a correspondence between the configurable key and data indicative of a source of the media content. Upon activation of configured, configurable key, the controlling device uses select command codes from a library of command codes and the correspondence between the configurable key and the data indicative of the source of the media content to transmit one or more commands for causing one or more appliances to access the source of the media content. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245135 | Capacitive Keyboard with Enhanced Electrode Areas - A touch sensitive capacitive keypad ( | 2010-09-30 |
20100245136 | Methods and Apparatus for Whitening Quantization Noise in a Delta-Sigma Modulator Using Dither Signal - Methods and apparatus are provided for whitening quantization noise in a delta-sigma modulator using a dither signal. An input signal is quantized using a predictive delta-sigma modulator by quantizing the input signal using a quantizer; adding a dither signal at a first location of the predictive delta-sigma modulator; determining a quantization error associated with the quantizer; removing the dither signal at a second location of the predictive delta-sigma modulator (for example, by subtracting a substantially similar version of the dither signal at the second location); generating an error prediction value using an error predictive filter; and subtracting the error prediction value from the input signal. The dither signal may be a white noise signal and may optionally be generated using a pseudo-random number generator. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245137 | Methods and Apparatus for Look-Ahead Block Processing in Predictive Delta-Sigma Modulators - Methods and apparatus are provided for look-ahead block processing in predictive delta-sigma modulators. An input signal is quantized using a predictive delta-sigma modulator by generating error prediction values for a current block of input values based on a linear combination of error prediction values from one or more previous blocks, input values of one or more previous blocks, quantized values of one or more previous blocks and the current block of input values; computing speculative error prediction values for at least one input value in the current block, wherein the speculative error prediction values are computed for a plurality of possible quantizer output values; selecting one of the speculative error prediction values based on a quantized value from the current block; and subtracting the error prediction values for the current block from the corresponding current block of input values. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245138 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DECORRELATING QUANTIZATION NOISE IN A DELTA-SIGMA MODULATOR - Methods and apparatus are provided for decorrelating quantization noise in a delta-sigma modulator. An input signal is quantized using a predictive delta-sigma modulator, by quantizing the input signal using a quantizer; determining a quantization error associated with the quantizer by subtracting an input to the quantizer from an output of the quantizer; measuring a correlation coefficient between the quantization error and an input to the quantizer; reducing the measured correlation by subtracting a multiple of the input to the quantizer from the quantization error, wherein the multiple is based on the correlation coefficient; generating an error prediction value using an error predictive filter; and subtracting the error prediction value from the input signal. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245139 | PULSE MODULATION A/D-CONVERTER WITH FEEDBACK - The invention relates to an A/D converter comprising an input and an output, a D/A converting feedback and a pulse width modulating forward path, the D/A converting feedback comprising at least one feed-back path, the feed-back path establishing a D/A conversion based on at least two D/A conversions subject to uncorrelated errors. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245140 | DATA PROCESSING DEVICE AND DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM - In AD conversion of a voltage under measurement, data continuity is ensured between the result of conversion after amplification by using an amplifier circuit and the result of direct conversion without using the amplifier circuit. In AD conversion operation using a DA converter circuit, an amplifier circuit, and an AD converter circuit under the direction of a control circuit, an analog signal output from the DA converter circuit is directly converted by the AD converter circuit, and also the analog signal is converted therein after amplified by the amplifier circuit with an expected gain of 2 | 2010-09-30 |
20100245141 | Disconnection detecting circuit and disconnection detecting method by using capacitor - A disconnection detecting method includes charging a capacitor by connecting a node of the capacitor to a first power source line supplied with a first power source potential, connecting the node of the capacitor to an input terminal, after the node of the capacitor is disconnected from the first power source line, and converting a first value on the node to a first digital data. The method further includes discharging the capacitor by connecting the node of the capacitor to a first power source line supplied with a second power source potential, after the node is disconnected from the input terminal, connecting the node of the capacitor to the input terminal, after the node of the capacitor is disconnected from the second power source line, and converting a second value on the node to a second digital data. The method further includes comparing the first digital data with the second digital data to determine whether a difference between the first and second digital data exists, and determining that the input terminal is abnormal when the difference exists. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245142 | TRI-LEVEL DYNAMIC ELEMENT MATCHER ALLOWING REDUCED REFERENCE LOADING AND DAC ELEMENT REDUCTION - Systems and methods using the same to achieve a tri-level multi-bit delta-sigma DAC having reduced power consumption and voltage droop have been achieved. A new rotation-based first order noise-shaping Dynamic Element Matcher (DEM) technique for use with 3-level unit elements have been disclosed. Reduced reference loading has been achieved when the tri-level DEM scheme is applied to switched capacitor implementations in particular. Furthermore a differential switched-capacitor DAC implementation, which enables use of the DEM technique is disclosed. The invention allows reduced circuit complexity required to implement a N-bit DAC when constructed using 3-level unit elements. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245143 | ANALOG-TO-DIGITAL CONVERSION MODULE ADAPTED FOR IRREGULAR SAMPLING SEQUENCES - Apparatus and methods are provided for performing a sampling sequence for a plurality of samples. An analog-to-digital conversion module comprises a sampling module, a register, and a sampling control module coupled to the sampling module and the register. The sampling module is configured to convert analog signals into corresponding digital values in response to sampling trigger signals and the register is configured to maintain scan mode criteria for a plurality of samples. The sampling control module is configured to identify a scan mode criterion for a respective sample of the plurality of samples, automatically generate a sampling trigger signal when the scan mode criterion for the respective sample is equal to a first value, and generate the sampling trigger signal in response to a timing trigger signal when the scan mode criterion for the respective sample is equal to a second value. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245144 | SIGMA-DELTA MODULATOR INCLUDING TRUNCATION AND APPLICATIONS THEREOF - A multi-stage sigma-delta modulator including bit truncation between stages. The bit truncation reduces the number of bits that must be processed in subsequent stages and thus allows for faster response times. In some embodiments the gain of a feedback loop is selected to compensate for the bit truncation such that the sigma-delta modulator operates in a stable state. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245145 | UN-BUFFERED SEGMENTED R-DAC WITH SWITCH CURRENT REDUCTION - An resistor string digital-to-analog converter (DAC) that includes elements to compensate for resistor ladder loading, and/or to provide compensation for loading such as via switch current cancellation. The approach reduces output voltage sensitivity to switch resistances while also reducing INL and DNL errors. Additional resistor loops are optionally disposed at the top and bottom of one or more further segments to provide N | 2010-09-30 |
20100245146 | INTELLIGENT ANALOG-DIGITAL CONVERTER CHIP - The present invention discloses an intelligent analog-digital converter chip. It mainly comprises an amplifier, a filter, an analog/digital converter and a central processing unit. The main feature of the present invention is that it can directly connect to the micro-controller and computer, and possess the advantages of lower power consumption, chip area reduction and stability enhancement. It plays a key component for the application of computer, communication and consumer electronic products. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245147 | Delta-sigma A/D converter - An object of the present invention is to provide a highly accurate delta sigma A/D converter. Disclosed is a delta sigma A/D converter including: a first integration circuit to generate a first signal on the basis of an input signal and a first feedback signal from an output side; a first signal conversion circuit to convert the first signal into a first converted signal; a loop delay compensation circuit to generate a compensation signal and then to output the compensation signal in response to a second feedback signal fed back from the output side at a timing earlier than that of the first feedback signal; an adder circuit to add the first converted signal and the compensation signal; and a comparator to generate a digital signal on the basis of an output signal from the adder circuit. The loop delay compensation circuit includes a compensation signal conversion circuit to generate the compensation signal. The compensation signal conversion circuit and the first signal conversion circuit have the approximately same rate of change in conversion coefficient depending on a temperature. | 2010-09-30 |
20100245148 | ANALOG-DIGITAL CONVERTER AND CORRESPONDING SYSTEM AND METHOD - An analog-digital converter for converting an analog signal into a digital signal includes a first configuration register for configuring a first group of channels and a second configuration register for configuring a second group of channels. The conversion result of the channels of the first group is transferred to a memory via a direct memory access. Each channel of the second group of channels has an associated respective data register and the conversion results of the channels of the second group are stored in the respective data registers. | 2010-09-30 |