41st week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 47 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100262267 | Systems and methods for computer and voice conference audio transmission during conference call via PSTN phone - A new approach is proposed that contemplates systems and methods to support canceling audio streams leaked from a speaker to a PSTN so that only the audio stream of a presenter or viewer speaking at a conference call is transmitted. Here, the audio streams being canceled includes the audio stream of an application being run or a material being presented online during a web conference. The voice audio stream of a presenter or viewer is then transmitted in addition to the computer audio stream, clean from any other audio stream of echoes or feedbacks captured by the hosting device during the conference call. | 2010-10-14 |
20100262268 | Systems and methods for computer and voice conference audio transmission during conference call via VOIP device - A new approach is proposed that contemplates systems and methods to support canceling audio streams leaked from a speaker to a microphone so that a clean audio stream of a presenter or viewer speaking at a conference call is transmitted. Here, the audio streams being canceled includes the computer audio stream of an application being run or a material being presented online during a web conference and/or the audio stream received from the rest of the group of participants at the conference call. The computer audio stream is then transmitted in addition to the presenter or viewer audio stream, and separate from any other audio stream captured by the hosting device during the conference call. | 2010-10-14 |
20100262269 | STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR SELECTING, CONTROLLING AND SENDING INTERNET-BASED OR LOCAL DIGITAL AUDIO TO AN AM/FM RADIO OR ANALOG AMPLIFIER - A system and method that allows digital audio files, either streaming or stored to be controlled and selected and provides an analog audio signal for broadcast by a radio or amplifier without interfering with the operation of the host PC. A remote device is provided which facilitates control of the system. | 2010-10-14 |
20100262270 | DESIGN DATA MERGING APPARATUS AND DESIGN DATA MERGING METHOD - A design data merging apparatus includes a merging determining unit that determines, for a plurality of design data of which each has product name information and has a same identifier for uniquely identifying a product, whether the product name information given to the plurality of design data are the same, and a merged data creating unit that merges the plurality of design data when it is determined by the merging determining unit that the product name information given to the plurality of design data are the same, and creates merged data obtained by merging a plurality of design data. | 2010-10-14 |
20100262271 | Method for Minimising Shrinkage and Warpage in Rotomoulding Applications - The present invention discloses a method for mapping and controlling the three-dimensional shrinkage and warpage occurring in rotomoulding applications. | 2010-10-14 |
20100262272 | METHOD OF REDUCING THE FORCE REQUIRED TO SEPARATE A SOLIDIFIED OBJECT FROM A SUBSTRATE - A method and apparatus for making a three-dimensional object from a solidifiable material such as a photopolymer is shown and described. In accordance with the method, positions relative to a build axis are subdivided into first and second exposure data subsets, and the first and second exposure data subsets are solidified in alternating sequences to reduce the surface area of solidified material in contact with a solidification substrate. | 2010-10-14 |
20100262273 | Method and apparatus for the manufacture of pouches - The invention relates to a method for the manufacture of pouches ( | 2010-10-14 |
20100262274 | MACHINING TOOL - A machining tool for speeding the transfer of workpieces among a plurality of spindles, downsizing the machine and facilitating maintenance, includes a plurality of spindles and a plurality of tool rests. The spindles are juxtaposed movably in the X-axis direction and each of the tool rests is disposed on an end surface of the spindle. The workpiece is machined by moving the spindle in the X-axis direction and moving the spindle and the tool rest relatively in the Z-axis direction. A workpiece holder between the neighboring two spindles and the moving ranges of the neighboring spindles in the X-axis direction are set to include a position where the spindles face the workpiece holder so that the workpiece may be transferred among the spindles and the workpiece holder. | 2010-10-14 |
20100262275 | LOAD COMPENSATION FOR ROBOTIC APPLICATIONS - Disclosed is a method and system for compensating for the load a part places on a part positioner system that positions the part for work operations by a robot. The part positioner system rotates a part holding assembly about the axis of rotation of a shoulder drive. The part holding assembly may have a column that extends perpendicular to the shoulder center line. A counter weight system is incorporated into the column that includes a counter weight pack that is moved along the length of the column. The shoulder drive drives the part and part holding assembly load in order to measure a torque applied to the shoulder drive. A load offset may be calculated based on the applied torque. The counter weight pack may then be moved to a position on the column calculated to balance the load of the part and part holding assembly. Alternatively, the counter weight may be moved empirically in a feedback loop in response to repeated torque measurements of the shoulder drive until an optimum torque is achieved at the shoulder drive. | 2010-10-14 |
20100262276 | SUBSTRATE TRANSPORT APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE TRANSPORT METHOD - To provide a substrate transport apparatus and a substrate transport method that enable curtailing of a mounting wait time incidental to movement of support pins. | 2010-10-14 |
20100262277 | SHEET CARRYING DEVICE AND SHEET CARRYING METHOD - A technique is provided that can realize highly accurate skew correction without employing any particularly complicated device configuration. The quantity of skew of a sheet is determined in accordance with a detection result from a first pair of sensors. Driving of each of first rollers and second rollers is separately controlled to carry the sheet in such a manner as to reduce the quantity of skew determined in accordance with the detection result from the first pair of sensors. The quantity of skew of the sheet is determined in accordance with a detection result from a second pair of sensors. Driving of each of the first rollers and the second rollers is separately controlled to carry the sheet in such a manner as to reduce the quantity of skew determined in accordance with the detection result from the second pair of sensors. | 2010-10-14 |
20100262278 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ORDER PICKING - An order-picking installation, a method for order picking and an order-picking system for the purpose of fully automated repacking of stock-keeping units from an inbound unit having a plurality of identical stock-keeping units into an outbound unit having a plurality of different stock-keeping units. The installation, method and system includes a separating station for separating the stock-keeping units, which are delivered in an inbound unit composed of a plurality of identical items, into stock-keeping units and/or sub-units of several stock-keeping units, a small-parts store including a storage location for each type of stock-keeping unit, with an item-storing position and an item-retrieval position, and a stacking and/or packaging station for assembling different stock-keeping units and/or sub-units in an outbound unit. | 2010-10-14 |
20100262279 | Facility and Method for Processing Printed Materials - Facility for processing printed materials, comprising primary conveyor lines for processing different printed materials, a first transfer device for transferring printed materials from each primary conveyor line to a distribution conveyor line, and a second transfer device for transferring printed materials from the distribution conveyor line to a grouping conveyor line. The grouping conveyor line comprises an identification device for affixing an indication of a point of destination on the printed materials. The facility is controlled such that the printed materials arrive on the grouping conveyor line grouped by recipient. | 2010-10-14 |
20100262280 | Display-Based Vending Apparatus and Method - A vending-machine has one or more displays that inform the customer regarding available vendable selections and that facilitate the purchase of a selected item. By one approach this display can comprise a touchscreen display. Such an approach can support a highly intuitive interaction between the purchasing context and the customer. A display of dynamic content serves to attract a potential customer, provide the customer with a wealth of information regarding available selections, offer the customer a variety of ways to consider and assess available vendable items, support the building of a customer relationship between the customer and one or more marketing brands, and effect the successful conclusion of a vending transaction. | 2010-10-14 |
20100262281 | RELATIONSHIP ANALYSIS METHOD, RELATIONSHIP ANALYSIS PROGRAM, AND RELATIONSHIP ANALYSIS APPARATUS - To obtain a high accuracy marketing analysis result, while reducing an effect of a low accuracy visual line detection processing, a storage unit of a visual line analysis apparatus stores therein, for each commodity, a basic zone including the commodity and an extended zone at least a portion of which, is overlapped with the basic zone. The basic zone and the extended zone are stored in association with each other. An attention degree calculation part of the visual line analysis apparatus compares positional information on a visual line data detected by the visual line detection part and positional information on each zone defined in a zone definition data to calculate an attention degree for each zone, aggregates attention degrees in each zone for each commodity corresponding to the each zone, calculates an attention degree data for each commodity, and stores the calculated data in the storage unit. | 2010-10-14 |
20100262282 | Customer retention system and process in a vending unit, retail display or automated retail store - A vending system comprising numerous remote vending machines, retail displays, and automated retail stores connected to a communication network access a central database so that each remote machine provides and responds to personalized customer information. Each machine comprises a display containing products to be vended and a plurality of touchable product viewing areas for initiating a vend. A computer recognizes customer data derived from peripheral inputs. Software communicates with the database for establishing customer profiles and either recognizing customers or registering customers by generating a global unique identifier. Subroutines initiate the dispensing of items in response to preselected conditions associated with each GUID. | 2010-10-14 |
20100262283 | PROCESS AND ARCHITECTURE OF ROBOTIC SYSTEM TO MIMIC ANIMAL BEHAVIOR IN THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT - A robotic architecture for capturing the autonomous performance advantages the animal models enjoy in the natural environment is disclosed. A biomimesis process is employed to allow selective utilization of basic physical components and adaptation of a common control paradigm for each of different vehicle types. The biomimetic architecture involves five functional elements: a basic biomorphic plant for capturing the biomechanical advantages of the model organism; a neural circuit-based controller consisting of a finite state machine; myomorphic actuators producing linear graded force in response to trains of current pulses for mediating movements; labeled line code output by neuromorphic sensors; and a reactive behavioral sequencer executing command sequences defined within a behavioral library. | 2010-10-14 |
20100262284 | CONTROLLING MACHINE ACTIONS BASED ON LUMINANCE OF ENVIRONMENTAL LIGHT AND DISTANCE FROM USER - A control system for controlling actions performed by a machine includes a sensor module for sensing environmental condition around the machine, an estimation unit for estimating the environmental condition detected by the sensor, a motor for controlling movement of the machine, a control unit for calculating a magnitude of motion according to the estimated environmental condition, the magnitude of motion used for controlling the movement of the machine, and a motor drive circuit for driving the motor to move the machine using the calculated magnitude of motion. | 2010-10-14 |
20100262285 | ROBOT CONTROL DEVICE AND ROBOT SYSTEM - A robot control device that controls operation of a robot having an actuator includes a casing, an actuator driver, a drive-control board, a main control board, a main power supply board, a vent passage, a cooling fan, and a holding member. | 2010-10-14 |
20100262286 | DECISION MAKING MECHANISM, METHOD, MODULE, AND ROBOT CONFIGURED TO DECIDE ON AT LEAST ONE PROSPECTIVE ACTION OF THE ROBOT - A decision mechanism is configured to decide on at least one prospective action of a robot from set of actions by: computing a prior probabilistic representation of a prior environment state; updating the prior probabilistic representation with targets of a new observation on reducing at least one uncertainty in a posterior probabilistic representation of a posterior environment state to be reached after an appliance of the at least one prospective action, the posterior probabilistic representation resulting from the updating; determining an information gain between the prior probabilistic representation and the posterior probabilistic representation by use of at least one information theoretic measure; evaluating the at least one prospective action by adding costs of executing the at least one prospective action to the information gain. Furthermore, an improved action planning for robots is provided and can be implemented in various robots investigating scenes for their actions. | 2010-10-14 |
20100262287 | Embedded Robot Control System - The present invention relates to an embedded robot control system, particularly to an embedded robot control system of a highly expandable distributed control mode. An aspect of the present invention features an embedded robot control system. In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, the embedded robot control system, which controls a plurality of robot instruments, which have a motor and a sensor, and a robot, which is connected with the plurality of robot instruments, can include a master controller, which is installed on the robot and controls the motor and the sensor of the robot instrument, and a slave controller, which is installed on another robot, connected to the robot, or the robot instrument and receives a control signal of the motor or the sensor from the master controller and controls the motor and the sensor. | 2010-10-14 |
20100262288 | Method and a system for facilitating calibration of an off-line programmed robot cell - The present invention relates to a method and a system for facilitating calibration of a robot cell including one or more objects ( | 2010-10-14 |
20100262289 | DEVICE UTILIZING A PID CONTROLLER,CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND ROBOT UTILIZING THE CONTROLLER - A control method utilizing a PID controller includes detecting the position of an object and obtaining the position deviation by comparison with a predetermined position value, detecting the vibration of the object and obtaining a vibration value, adjusting the control parameters of the PID controller by analyzing the position deviation, the vibration value, and a predetermined performance of the PID controller, and the PID controller responding to the adjusted control parameters. | 2010-10-14 |
20100262290 | Data matching apparatus, data matching method and mobile robot - A three-dimensional data matching system is disclosed. Data matching is performed by merging distance information and image information. Therefore, matching accuracy is improved even if a sensor with relatively low sensitivity is used. Matching data generated as a result of matching range data and CAD data is projected onto an image captured by a camera, an effective edge is extracted from the image, and an error of the matching data is corrected based on the effective edge, thereby improving matching accuracy. | 2010-10-14 |
20100262291 | POWER ASSIST DEVICE AND ITS CONTROL METHOD - It is possible to provide a power assist device which can maintain a stable contact state without causing an oscillation phenomenon even if a robot is brought into contact with an environment. A method for controlling the power assist device is also provided. The power assist device includes: an inner force sensor which detects an operation force applied by an operator; an operation handle having the inner force sensor; a robot arm which supports the operation handle; an actuator which drives the robot arm; the actuator and a control device which measure or estimate a force applied when the robot arm is brought into contact with an environment; and the actuator and the control device which detect or estimate a motion speed of the operation handle. The control device acquires a corrected external force according to the operation force detected by the inner force sensor and an external force detected by the actuator and the control device as external force derivation means and controls the actuator so that the corrected external force acts on the operation handle. | 2010-10-14 |
20100262292 | AUTOMATED CONTROL METHOD FOR A SOLAR PROTECTION SCREEN INSTALLATION COMPRISING RETROREFLECTING-TYPE SLATS - An automated control method for a solar protection screen (SCR) installation (INST) comprising retroreflecting-type slats (B | 2010-10-14 |
20100262293 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING A DEVICE RELATED TO A BUILDING APERTURE - A method of controlling a controllable device related to a building aperture, whereby a climate related characteristic for the aperture is adjusted by the device, and whereby the device is controlled in accordance with a climate and comfort program which is dependent on a control parameter, whereby the device is controlled in accordance with a time schedule provided by the climate and comfort program. | 2010-10-14 |
20100262294 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SCREEN - An apparatus and a method for controlling a screen are disclosed herein, the apparatus includes an object detection module and an adjusting device. The object detection module can detect a position of at least one object. A position analyzer recognizes the position of the object and the adjusting device can set the screen to a predetermined position according to the result recognized by the position analyzer. | 2010-10-14 |
20100262295 | REFRIGERATOR CONTROL TECHNOLOGY - Refrigerator control technology, in which cool air is supplied to an ice making chamber provided in a refrigerator. The refrigerator senses whether an ice storage basket is attached or detached, whether the ice storage basket is full of ice or not, and/or whether a refrigerator door is opened or closed. Based on the sensing, the refrigerator controls ice removal operations from the ice making chamber to the ice storage basket, ice dispensing operations from the ice storage basket, and/or cool air supply to the ice making chamber. | 2010-10-14 |
20100262296 | LIGHTING CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system for the control of a set of powered utilities is disclosed. The system comprises a first device which in turn comprises a processor capable of altering a state of a first powered utility. This first device further comprises a data port configured to transmit a set of messages. These messages include a transmitted message delivered from the processor. The system additionally comprises a second device which in turn comprises a second processor capable of altering a state of a second powered utility. The second processor is configured to selectively alter the state of the second powered utility based on the transmitted message. | 2010-10-14 |
20100262297 | LIGHTING CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD - Lighting devices are configured to communicate with one another and with external systems. Sensors located at such lighting devices communicate with the external systems and with others of the lighting devices. Lighting is controlled to maintain safety, to drive customer traffic within a retail facility, or to conserve energy. An application programming interface provides a common mechanism for control of various lighting device types. | 2010-10-14 |
20100262298 | System and Method for Climate Control Set-Point Optimization Based On Individual Comfort - A system and method for calibrating a set-point for climate control includes a sensor network having a plurality of sensors configured to report a climate condition. A database is configured to receive reports from the sensors and generate one or more profiles reflecting at least one of historic climate control information and occupant preferences. A controller is configured to receive information from the profiles to generate a set-point based upon an optimization program. The optimization program is implemented to balance competing goals to generate the set-point for controlling climate control equipment in accordance with the set-point. | 2010-10-14 |
20100262299 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USING RAMPED SETPOINT TEMPERATURE VARIATION WITH NETWORKED THERMOSTATS TO IMPROVE EFFICIENCY - The invention comprises systems and methods for ramping setpoints on thermostats controlling HVAC systems. At least one thermostat is located inside a structure and is used to control an HVAC system in the structure. At least one remote processor is in communication with said thermostat and at least one database stores data reported by the thermostat. At least one processor compares the outside temperature at least one location and at least one point in time to information reported to the remote processor from the thermostat. The remote processor ramps the setpoint on the thermostat so as to reduce the average spread between inside temperature and outside temperature in order to reduce energy consumption with affecting comfort. The remote processor takes into account the effect of weather conditions and occupant preferences in determining whether and when to ramp setpoints. | 2010-10-14 |
20100262300 | ACTIVE VIBRATION SUPPRESSION VIA POWER MINIMIZATION - A vibration suppressor system includes a control system operable to control power from a power system to an actuator system in response to a minimal actuation power algorithm. The minimal actuation power algorithm employs a real electric power consumption of the actuator system as a single control objective function to suppress a vibration of the structure. | 2010-10-14 |
20100262301 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING HEAT EXCHANGER FLUID FLOW - In an exemplary embodiment, a method to control excessive temperature changes in a coolant circuit includes providing a coolant circuit including a bypass flow pathway bypassing a heat exchanger, said coolant circuit at an elevated operating temperature; providing an adjustable coolant flow through said bypass flow pathway and said heat exchanger; providing a coolant pump in said coolant circuit; determining a temperature change in said coolant circuit in response to initiating a coolant flow from said heat exchanger into said coolant circuit, said temperature change greater than predetermined limit; and in response to said determined temperature change, adjusting at least one or more of said coolant pump speed and said coolant flow to maintain said coolant circuit within a predetermined temperature range. | 2010-10-14 |
20100262302 | Plasma processing apparatus, fault detection apparatus, and fault detection method - Gas introduction piping introduces process gas for plasma generation into a processing chamber. A pressure regulating valve is provided at an exhaust pipe. A mass flow controller is provided at the gas introduction piping and regulates the flow rate of the process gas. A pressure gauge detects the pressure of the processing chamber. A control unit controls pressure within the processing chamber by controlling an extent of opening of the pressure regulating valve based on values detected by the pressure gauge. The control unit receives flow rate data indicating the rate of flow of process gas from the mass flow controller and determines the presence or absence of faults at the mass flow controller based on an extent of fluctuation of the values detected by the pressure gauge when a high-frequency is inputted to the electrode. | 2010-10-14 |
20100262303 | INSTRUMENT FOR CASSETTE FOR SAMPLE PREPARATION - A parallel processing system for processing samples is described. In one embodiment, the parallel processing system includes an instrument interface parallel controller to control a tray motor driving system, a close-loop heater control and detection system, a magnetic particle transfer system, a reagent release system, a reagent pre-mix pumping system and a wash buffer pumping system. | 2010-10-14 |
20100262304 | System and method for valve sequencing in a pump - Systems and methods for minimizing pressure fluctuations within a pumping apparatus are disclosed. Embodiments of the present invention may serve to reduce pressure variations within a fluid path of a pumping apparatus by avoiding closing a valve to create a closed or entrapped space in the fluid path and similarly, avoiding opening a valve between two entrapped spaces. More specifically, embodiments of the present invention may serve to operate a system of valves of the pumping apparatus according to a valve sequence configured to substantially minimize the time the fluid flow path through the pumping apparatus is closed (e.g. to an area external to the pumping apparatus). | 2010-10-14 |
20100262305 | Computerized method for making changes to an irrigation system and apparatus for implementing such method - The present invention relates to a computerized method for operating changes to an irrigation system. The method includes the steps of: providing a computer processing apparatus having storage media; installing a computer program product for sizing and changing the system; loading a general database of components susceptible of being used in the system onto the storage media; loading an initial combination of components defining the configuration of the system before the change; introducing technical specifications about the final configuration of the system into the computer program product; operating one or more changes to the system in accordance with the technical specifications of the final configuration thereof. The computer program product is designed to provide a first list of components concerned by the changes and a second list containing the changes. | 2010-10-14 |
20100262306 | CONTROL APPARATUS FOR A SYSTEM OF MONITORING AND CONTROLLING A PLANT - A control apparatus for a plant system has data input/output units for inputting measured data obtained from a plant and a control command for the plant, a data transmission unit for transmission of data between a control unit and a plant monitor unit which are coupled to each other through a network, and a stimulated data mass setting and cancelling unit for performing mass setting of data handled by the data input/output unit and/or data handled by the data transmission unit to simulated data managed in the form of a list table by means of a maintenance tool and performing mass cancelling of the stimulated data set in the list table. | 2010-10-14 |
20100262307 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR ELECTRIC ROTATING MACHINE - A control device has a unit for selecting each of states of an inverter applying a voltage to a generator, a unit for predicting a first current of the generator, flowing at a second time elapsed by one control period from a first time, from a detected current and the state of the inverter at the first time, a unit for predicting a second current of the generator at a third time elapsed by one control period from the second time while using the first current as an initial value of the second current, from information indicating one selected state set at the second time, for each selected state, a unit for determining one state corresponding to the second current nearest to instruction, and a unit for setting the inverter in the determined state at the second time to control current of the generator. | 2010-10-14 |
20100262308 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROL FOR REGENERATIVE ENERGY GENERATORS - A device and system that can dynamically provide variable load on a generator and intelligently distribute generated power to loads and energy storage devices is disclosed. One system includes load profile controllers that employ a switching strategy to dynamically vary the load the generator induces while producing regenerative energy. This switching strategy may allow for a wide dynamic range of configurable damping characteristics, as well as decouple generator damping and the system output power. Multiple load profile controllers can be used together via a communications network, such as a vehicle controller area network (CAN) bus. A central regeneration controller or existing electronic control unit (ECU) can issue commands to change damping performance in different load profile controllers. By networking multiple load profile controllers together in either a distributed or centralized manner, the system may allow for intelligent power routing, coordination of multiple energy-generating devices (such as regenerative shocks and brakes), and improved utilization of on-board energy storage devices. | 2010-10-14 |
20100262309 | ACTIVE NETWORK MANAGEMENT - A method for defining one or more ANM zones in an electricity network that has at least one energy producing/consuming device that has an output that has to be regulated. The method comprises determining the maximum power and/or current transmittable to or from a node or branch in the network at which an energy producing/consuming device that has to be regulated is to be added; determining the maximum capacity of power and/or current transmittable through that node or branch; and defining a zone (zone | 2010-10-14 |
20100262310 | OPERATION AND CONSTRUCTION OF ELECTRIC POWER CONSUMING FACILITIES USING FACILITY MODELS - There is a method to model large electric power consuming facilities for power system studies. A general facility model, for example a template, is created for different types of industrial or commercial facilities. A template includes all necessary and general electric system information such as the common electric network configuration of a specific type of facilities. The template, stored in a database, is then scaled and adjusted based on the power demand level of the case-specific facility to be modeled based on facility specific parameters acquired for the facility. The result is a full, case-specific model of the facility to be modeled. The case-specific model is simplified into an equivalent model with varying details according to a user's specification. The results are the case-specific facility model of interest to the user. The model is normally included into the power system model of the utility network for power system simulation studies. | 2010-10-14 |
20100262311 | PROCESS FOR MANAGING AND CURTAILING POWER DEMAND OF APPLIANCES AND COMPONENTS THEREOF, AND SYSTEM USING SUCH PROCESS - A system and process for managing power demand of appliances. The process includes forecasting for each of the appliances a future energy consumption profile corresponding to its setting, summing the future energy consumption profiles, determining if the sum indicates one or more peaks in power demand, and providing a new energy consumption profile to one or more of the appliances to level the total power consumed by the appliances in the future. | 2010-10-14 |
20100262312 | ELECTRIC STORAGE APPARATUS AND POWER CONTROL SYSTEM - An electric power apparatus includes an energy device, a device manager, and a storage system manager. | 2010-10-14 |
20100262313 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENERGY CONSUMPTION MANAGEMENT - An energy management system and method providing a holistic premise energy optimization and energy efficiency reclamation system comprised of an interconnected system of software, analytics and automated process that optimizes the energy generation and storage technologies, energy consumption, energy demand and energy utilization of energy consuming assets within a premise. | 2010-10-14 |
20100262314 | POWER SYSTEM AND METHOD - A power system may include at least one controller configured to determine a net reactive power on at least one power distribution circuit and to issue at least one request for offsetting reactive power based on the determination to reduce the net reactive power on the at least one power distribution circuit. | 2010-10-14 |
20100262315 | HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE, IN PARTICULAR DISHWASHER - A household appliance and method of controlling the household appliance. In an exemplary embodiment, the household appliance, such as a dishwasher, may include a control element structured to control the household appliance; a power supply structured to supply power to the household appliance; at least one display element for displaying at least one of an operating state and data about the household appliance; and a control device structured to supply electrical energy from the power supply, by actuation of the control element, to the at least one display element, and at least one of reduce and interrupt the power supply to the display element after a preset time period. | 2010-10-14 |
20100262316 | Vehicle control apparatus - The vehicle control apparatus, which performs vehicle control on a vehicle by issuing commands generated on the basis of results of computations which the vehicle control apparatus performs by use of a plurality of parameters, includes a first section to obtain a vehicle state of the vehicle, and a second section to make, for each of the plurality of the parameters, a determination whether or not the vehicle state has changed in compliance with corresponding at least one of rewrite conditions respectively set for the plurality of the parameters. If the determination is affirmative, the second section rewrites the parameter to a corresponding one of rewrite values respectively assigned to the plurality of the parameters. | 2010-10-14 |
20100262317 | VEHICLE CONTROL APPARATUS AND VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD - In a vehicle control, a future travel locus of a vehicle is computed by using an evaluation function, and travel road surface information regarding a travel road surface on which the Vehicle travels is stored. According to the travel road surface information stored, a convergence criterion for the evaluation function is variably set. | 2010-10-14 |
20100262318 | Electronic flight bag user interface system - An electronic flight bag user interface system that has a multi-function flight information display unit in electronic communication with a remote processing unit. The processing unit is in electronic communication with an aircraft avionics system. Pre-loaded flight information allows the user to access and display flight information on the display unit in digital electronic format, including charts and plates, flight manuals, weather information, camera viewing information, ship library information, and revision status of software programmed in the processing unit and revision status of pre-loaded charts, plates and manuals. The system operates on a single or a dual operating system platform, a Windows® based operating system and the other based on a DO178B certified operating system. | 2010-10-14 |
20100262319 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DISPLAYING ASSISTANCE MESSAGES TO AIRCRAFT OPERATORS - Methods and systems for displaying assistance messages to aircraft operators are disclosed. A method in accordance with one embodiment includes receiving an input from an aircraft operator at an aircraft flight deck, comparing a characteristic of the input to at least one target value for the characteristic, and, if the characteristic of the input differs from the at least one target value for the characteristic by at least a threshold amount, displaying an assistance message to the aircraft operator. The assistance message can include a complying input and/or an instruction for creating a complying input. The input and the assistance message can be displayed simultaneously. | 2010-10-14 |
20100262320 | ACTUATOR MONITORING CIRCUIT, CONTROLLER, AND ACTUATOR UNIT - An actuator monitoring circuit | 2010-10-14 |
20100262321 | System, Method and Computer Software Code for Optimizing Train Operations Considering Rail Car Parameters - A method for improving train performance, the method including determining a rail car parameter for at least one rail car to be included in a train, and creating a train trip plan based on the rail car parameter in accordance with one or more operational criteria for the train. | 2010-10-14 |
20100262322 | CONTROL APPARATUS OF VEHICLE DRIVE APPARATUS AND PLUG-IN HYBRID VEHICLE - A hybrid control controller stores vehicle speed influence values that have been set according to vehicle speeds, a first threshold value of a sum value of the vehicle speed influence values, a second threshold value lower than the first threshold value, and an engine start reference vehicle speed, and during EV running, sums the vehicle speed influence values from moment to moment. The hybrid control controller starts the engine in a case where the sum value is no less than the first threshold value, and in a case where the sum value is no less than the second threshold value and the vehicle speed is no more than an engine start reference vehicle speed. | 2010-10-14 |
20100262323 | VEHICULAR POWER TRANSMISSION CONTROL APPARATUS - An apparatus, applied to a vehicle having an internal combustion engine and an electric motor as power sources, comprises a changeover mechanism which is able to change a connection state of an electric motor output shaft to any one of “an IN-Connection State” in which a power transmission path is provided between a transmission input shaft and the electric motor output shaft, “an OUT-Connection State” in which a power transmission path is provided between the transmission output shaft and the electric motor output shaft, and “a neutral state” in which no transmission path therebetween is provided. When a changeover condition is satisfied, a period is provided in which a sum Ts of an internal-combustion-engine-side-output-torque Te and an electric-motor-side-output-torque Tm coincides with a required driving torque Tr, and an electric motor torque continues to be zero. | 2010-10-14 |
20100262324 | VEHICULAR POWER TRANSMISSION CONTROL APPARATUS - An apparatus comprises a changeover mechanism which is able to change a connection state of an electric motor output shaft to any one of “an IN-Connection State” in which a power transmission path is provided between a transmission input shaft and the electric motor output shaft, “an OUT-Connection State” in which a power transmission path is provided between the transmission output shaft and the electric motor output shaft, and “a neutral state” in which no transmission path therebetween is provided. When a kick-down-condition is satisfied, a changeover operation for changing an electric motor connection state to the OUT-Connection State is firstly performed. Thereafter, a gear position shifting operation for increasing a transmission reduction ratio is performed. After the kick-down-condition satisfied, an E/G side output torque Te and a M/G side output torque Tm is adjusted in such a manner that a sum Ts of Te and Tm continues to increase. | 2010-10-14 |
20100262325 | Telematic Method and Apparatus with Integrated Power Source - Telematic method and apparatus adaptively uses fuel cell power source in vehicle with integrated power system, electrical system, telematic system, and body/powertrain system. Telematic communications systems including internet, digital video broadcast entertainment, digital audio broadcast, digital multimedia broadcast, global positioning system navigation, safety services, intelligent transportation systems, and/or universal mobile telecommunications system. Network-accessible software enables integrated modular function for automated control and provision of fuel cell resources for telematic appliance and/or other vehicle electro-mechanical devices. | 2010-10-14 |
20100262326 | Automatic Axle Disconnect - A method of regulating an axle disconnect device that is operable in an axle assembly of a vehicle drivetrain includes monitoring a plurality of parameters, determining whether an occurrence of at least one of a traction event and a stability event is imminent based on at least one of the parameters, the stability event being determined based on a first set parameters; and the traction event being determined based on a second set of parameters that includes less parameters than the first set of parameters, and regulating the axle disconnect device to an engaged position if the occurrence of the at least one of the traction event and the stability event is imminent. | 2010-10-14 |
20100262327 | Driving support systems, methods, and programs - Driving support systems, methods, and programs detect an operation of a vehicle that is determined as dangerous driving, determine whether the detected operation is an avoidance operation to avoid a factor to be avoided in the vicinity of the vehicle, and obtain information related to an operation accompanying the detected operation when the detected operation is determined to be the avoidance operation. The systems, methods, and programs determine whether the detected operation is an appropriate avoidance operation based on the obtained information, and determine that the detected operation is not dangerous driving when the detected operation is determined to be the appropriate avoidance operation. | 2010-10-14 |
20100262328 | Method and Apparatus for Influencing the Transverse Dynamics of a Vehicle - In a method and apparatus for influencing transverse dynamics of a vehicle, for a chassis intervention is carried out when an intervention condition is met. The intervention condition is met when the value of a determined transverse dynamics disturbance variable is higher than a disturbance variable threshold value, and when one or a group of the following criteria is met:
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20100262329 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE RELEASE OF AN AUTOMATIC PARKING BRAKE DEVICE ONBOARD AN AUTOMOBILE - A system controlling release of an automatic parking brake onboard an automobile, that includes a mechanism estimating torque transmitted by the clutch, a sensor measuring an inclination angle of the rolling surface, and a mechanism controlling release of the parking brake device that compares the torque transmitted by the clutch with a continuous threshold torque depending on the inclination angle of the rolling surface at an end of a vehicle stop. | 2010-10-14 |
20100262330 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AT LEAST ONE ELECTROMECHANICAL PARKING BRAKE UNIT OF AN ELECTROMECHANICAL PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM - In a method for controlling at least one electromechanical parking brake unit in a vehicle, the current vehicle speed is detected by a speed sensor system in the form of a speed measuring signal, and a deceleration measuring signal displaying the current vehicle deceleration is detected by at least one acceleration sensor system. In the event of a defective speed signal or a failure of the speed sensor system, the electromechanical parking brake system is operated in an emergency operation mode wherein, at the beginning of a braking, a dynamic braking function is provided by the electromechanical parking brake unit. Advantageously, the current vehicle deceleration is determined from the deceleration measuring signal and compared with a pre-determined minimum deceleration value, and if the determined current vehicle deceleration falls short of the pre-determined value in the emergency operation mode, a static brake function is provided by the electromechanical parking brake unit. | 2010-10-14 |
20100262331 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE SERVICE INTERVALS FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - The invention relates to a method for determining service intervals for a motor vehicle fitted with an exhaust gas treatment system, the treatment consisting in selective catalytic reduction, in a catalytic converter, of the exhaust gases, using a reducing agent injected into the exhaust line, the method comprising the following steps, performed upon vehicle start-up:—the step of determining an initial value for the distance still to be covered before the next service,—the step of determining an actual distance covered since the last start,—the step of determining a quantity of reducing agent consumed since the last start,—the step of determining, as a function of this consumed quantity of reducing agent, a vehicle driving harshness factor,—the step of correcting the actual distance covered on the basis of the harshness factor, in order to obtain a weighted distance covered, and—the step of updating, on the basis of this weighted distance covered, an updated value of the distance still to be covered before the next service. | 2010-10-14 |
20100262332 | SUPPORT FOR PREEMPTIVE SYMPTOMS - A system and method for determining work procedures through correlated symptoms are provided. The system made up of a diagnostic authoring apparatus for constructing and managing a diagnostic database. Information is stored in the diagnostic database that identifies vehicles that have the tendency to display certain symptoms in correlation with particular problems. These problems in the vehicles generally have a common solution for that type of vehicle. The problem may be common enough to check for a symptom preemptively, possibly before the vehicle owner is aware of it, or even prior to the manifestation of the symptom. The problem may warrant action taken to fix or avoid the problem. The system and method may associate and mark a problem with a preemptive symptom so a vehicle service/repair professional may be presented with the proper way to handle the associated problem for a particular vehicle. | 2010-10-14 |
20100262333 | SYSTEM FOR REGISTRATION AND CONTROL OF THE FUEL CONSUMPTION OF A VEHICLE - A system for registration and control of the vehicle fuel consumption, where registration of a first data set that at least includes the volume or weight of fuel consumption and a vehicle identification data are stored in a server which is connected to a communication device for receiving at least a number of first data sets, calculates fuel consumption of each vehicle, the calculation result being compared with a reference data set stored in the served. The server communicates with the owner of a vehicle if the fuel consumption deviates from the stored data set in the server. Fuel consumption data of one or more vehicles is registered automatically whereby the fuel consumption is calculated and several different statistics about fuel consumption obtained from a database. The statistic information for each driver indicates how his/her fuel consumption compares with similar vehicles operating in the same area. | 2010-10-14 |
20100262334 | REWRITING SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE - A rewriting system comprises a plurality of electronic control units mounted on a vehicle, each of the plurality of electronic control units including a storage for storing control information, and a device for sending new control information to rewrite the control information stored in the storages of the plurality of electronic control units with the new control information. One of the plurality of electronic control units is configured to make a determination whether the rewriting in the other electronic control units has been completed in response to a completion of the rewriting in the one of the plurality of electronic control units, and make a notification of a result of the determination. Thus, the progress of the rewriting for a plurality of control units is automatically determined and notified to a user. The user can immediately recognize the progress of the rewriting work. | 2010-10-14 |
20100262335 | VEHICLE DIAGNOSTIC TOOL WITH PACKET AND VOICE OVER PACKET COMMUNICATIONS AND SYSTEMS INCORPORATING SUCH A TOOL - In an exemplary vehicle service facility that provides vehicle related sales, maintenance services or the like, a diagnostic tool has wireless packet data communication capabilities. To support voice communication, the tool also has one or more audible input/output transducers and a vocoder, and is configured to use VoIP technology or the like to enable wireless packet data transport of voice calls over the same wireless data links. The packet voice capability can support voice communications with technicians using other tools at the facility or with personnel in an office at the service facility. If the facility has a data link to a wide area packet network, like the Internet, the packet voice capability may also support voice communications with other parties having packet service. Examples are technicians at other locations or various personnel of technical support services for the tools or for different types of vehicles. | 2010-10-14 |
20100262336 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING AND RENDERING MULTIMEDIA DATA INCLUDING ENVIRONMENTAL METADATA - A system and method for generating and rendering multimedia data including environmental data is disclosed. In one embodiment, a system for rendering content in a vehicle is disclosed, the system comprising a receiver configure to receive, via a wireless broadcast, audiovisual content and an environmental event associated with a subset of the audiovisual content and a vehicular electronic system configured to render the audiovisual content and alter an environmental parameter in accordance with the environmental event when the associated subset of the audiovisual content is rendered. | 2010-10-14 |
20100262337 | Vehicle Ready Light Control Method and System - A vehicle ready light control method includes providing a vehicle having a vehicle ready light and illuminating the vehicle ready light when a powertrain of the vehicle is enabled and at least one of the following conditions exists: the vehicle is in park mode or neutral mode; an engine RPM speed of the vehicle is below a predetermined RPM value and a wheel speed of the vehicle is below a predetermined wheel speed. A vehicle ready light control system is also disclosed. | 2010-10-14 |
20100262338 | Method and control system for a displacement device, taking into account the relative angular position of a tractor and semi-trailer - A method and a system for controlling a displacement device for a fifth wheel coupling disposed on a tractor vehicle are described, wherewith the displacement device has a lower structure having at least one guide rail oriented in the direction of travel, a movable carriage which supports the fifth wheel coupling and engages the guide rail(s), and a control device connected to a motorized drive unit for displacing the carriage and also connected to an adjusting member for fixing the carriage with respect to the guide rail(s); wherewith a measurement is made for determining the angle between the tractor and semi-trailer, the measurement signal is converted in the control device to a control signal, and thereby an operation of the motorized drive unit and/or the adjusting member is initiated. The underlying problem of the invention was to devise a method and a control system which minimize the risk of the semi-trailer striking against the cab of the tractor. One way in which this problem is solved according to the invention is that, from the measurement signal, an angular or distance timewise rate of change is generated in the control device, or such a timewise rate of change is transmitted to the control device. | 2010-10-14 |
20100262339 | Automatic time adjusting device for GPS of car safety control system - An automatic time adjusting device of a GPS of car safety control systems is disclosed. The car safety control system includes at least a car DVR, a GPS receiver and some other components such as a plurality of image sensors, a speaker and a car display monitor so as to achieve monitoring for vehicular safety. The GPS receiver receives the location information, clock signals of the Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and standard second signal from a GPS satellite. By means of a time zone setting unit, the value of the time difference between the GMT and each of 24 the time zones on earth is provided according to the GPS location information. Then a microprocessor calculates the value of the time difference and determines the current time data such as the values of year/month/day/hour/minute/second in accordance with the car location. Due to connections between the car DVR, the GPS receiver, the time zone setting unit and the microprocessor, the current time data and/or location information such as the latitude and longitude of vehicles are/is recorded and displayed synchronously in the digital image data of the car DVR or displayed on a display unit of the car DVR. Therefore, performance of the car safety control system is improved. | 2010-10-14 |
20100262340 | CONTROL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR TRIGGERING PERSONAL PROTECTION MEANS FOR A VEHICLE - A control device and a method for triggering personal protection arrangement for a vehicle are provided, an energy reserve supplying electrical energy for the triggering. A control circuit is provided, which, as a function of the personal protection arrangement to be triggered, forms from the electrical energy at least one individual firing pulse for triggering the individual personal protection arrangement, with respect to a first firing pulse amplitude and a first firing pulse duration. | 2010-10-14 |
20100262341 | Method and control system for a displacement device, with distance measurement in order to detect obstacles - A method and a system for control of a displacement device for a fifth wheel coupling which coupling is disposed on a tractor vehicle are described, wherein the displacement device has a lower structure having at least one guide rail oriented in the direction of travel, a movable carriage which supports the fifth wheel coupling and engages the guide rail(s), and a control device connected to a motorized drive unit for displacing the carriage and also connected to an adjusting member for fixing the carriage with respect to the guide rail(s). The underlying problem of the invention was to devise a method and a control system whereby timely establishment of a sufficiently long gap between the tractor and the associated semi-trailer is possible. One means by which this problem is solved is with a method wherein distance measurement is carried out to detect an obstacle disposed ahead of the tractor, and the measurement signal is processed in the control device to yield a control signal, which is employed to actuate the motorized drive unit and/or the adjusting member. | 2010-10-14 |
20100262342 | METHOD FOR AVOIDING POINT ROWS FOR QUADRILATERAL FIELDS USING AUTOGUIDANCE - A method for generating a swath pattern avoiding point rows for a work vehicle to be driven in a region of a field, which region can be described as having a first side boundary and an opposite second side boundary extending divergently between a first and an opposite second end boundary, the method generating a swath pattern including side by side swaths having centerlines that diverge uniformly between the end boundaries, the method also generating a plurality of swath patterns including options for disabling one or more individual rows of an implement for selection by an operator. | 2010-10-14 |
20100262343 | METHOD FOR A MORE EFFICIENT USE OF A COMBUSTION ENGINE IN A VEHICLE - A method for a more efficient use of a vehicle combustion engine during driving, the vehicle including an automatic step geared transmission. The method includes the steps of sensing current engine rotational speed and engine rotational speed increase, estimating necessary minimum upshift engine rotational speed for a coming gear upshift, registering that the engine rotational speed stops increasing without reaching the minimum upshift engine rotational speed, and where the engine rotational speed stops increasing relatively close to a maximum engine rotational speed where engine efficiency is relatively low and, automatically controlling engine output torque in order to limit the engine rotational speed to a first predetermined engine speed where engine efficiency is relatively high. | 2010-10-14 |
20100262344 | Closed-Loop Torque Phase Control for Shifting Automatic Transmission Gear Ratios Based on Friction Element Load Sensing - A closed loop shift control apparatus and method based on friction element load controls a torque transfer phase when shifting from a low gear configuration to a high gear configuration for an automatic transmission system. When pressure actuated friction elements are selectively engaged and released to establish torque flow paths in the transmission, measurements or estimates of torsional load exerted on the off-going friction element are used to predict the optimal off-going friction element release timing for achieving a consistent shift feel. The ideal timing to release the off-going friction element is uniquely defined when torque load exerted onto the off-going friction element becomes substantially zero. An on-coming clutch engagement process is controlled by a closed loop control based on measurements or estimates of on-coming clutch torque capacity for a constant shift feel under dynamically changing conditions. | 2010-10-14 |
20100262345 | CONTROL APPARATUS FOR MULTI-SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - A control apparatus for a multi-speed automatic transmission which is equipped with a manual shift mode that allows a speed step to be shifted up or down manually by an operation of a driver of the vehicle is provided. The control apparatus permits a downshift to be manually performed, provided that during the manual mode, one of vehicle speed, engine rotation speed, and turbine rotation speed of the multi-speed automatic transmission is less than or equal to a downshift permission criterion value that is set according to the speed step achieved by the downshift. The control apparatus corrects the downshift permission criterion value by a speed-value-increasing correction amount that is computed according to the situation of travel of the vehicle. The control apparatus includes a speed-value-increasing correction amount computation portion that computes the speed-value-increasing correction amount separately for each of numbers of steps over which downshifts occur. | 2010-10-14 |
20100262346 | CONTROL DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD FOR LOCKUP CLUTCH AND ENGINE TORQUE IN A VEHICLE - If the a rotational speed difference (Ne−Nt) between an engine speed (Ne) and a turbine speed (Nt) when it is determined that a lock-up ON condition (OFF→ON) is satisfied is large, the lock-up clutch is not engaged but torque reduction control is executed to reduce the engine speed (Ne), thus reducing the rotational speed difference (Ne−Nt) (steps ST | 2010-10-14 |
20100262347 | VEHICLE - A vehicle can be operated in a first drive mode in which a front differential is set to a non-driven state and a rear differential is set to a differential state, a second drive mode in which the front differential is set to a non-driven state and the rear differential is set to a differential locked state, a third drive mode in which the front differential is set to a differential state and the rear differential is set to a differential locked state, and a fourth drive mode in which the front differential is set to a differential locked state and the rear differential is set to a differential locked state. Transition is allowed only between adjacent drive modes. | 2010-10-14 |
20100262348 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING TORQUE BASED ON DRIVER STATUS - In at least one embodiment, a device for controlling an amount of torque generated by a powertrain in a vehicle is provided. The controller is configured to receive a driver status signal indicative of the status of the driver, a driver condition signal indicative of the driving conditions of the vehicle, and a driver mode signal indicative of the driving mode of the vehicle. The controller is further configured to control the powertrain to adjust the amount of torque that is generated based on the driver status signal, the driver condition signal, and the driver mode signal. | 2010-10-14 |
20100262349 | HILLHOLDER ASSISTANCE SYSTEM HAVING A VARIABLE CONDITION FOR RELEASING THE BRAKE - In a method for assisting a driver during a hill start, the vehicle is held automatically at a standstill using a brake, and when a starting command is detected, the brake is released automatically if the engine torque or an equivalent variable exceeds a specified release threshold value. The vehicle is able to be prevented from rolling back, when the brake is released, by monitoring the engine torque or the equivalent variable for a change which is not due to the actuation of the accelerator, and by modifying the condition for releasing the brake when a change in the engine torque or in the equivalent variable has been detected. | 2010-10-14 |
20100262350 | CORRECTED MEGAWATT BACKUP CURVE METHODOLOGY - The subject application involves a method of controlling operation of a gas turbine. The method includes determining a first temperature associated with a portion of the gas turbine during operation of said gas turbine, and sensing an operational parameter of the gas turbine during operation of the gas turbine. An ambient pressure in an ambient environment of the gas turbine is also sensed, and the operational parameter corrected using the ambient pressure sensed in the ambient environment of the gas turbine to establish a corrected operational parameter. A threshold temperature is determined based at least in part on the corrected operational parameter, and a backup routine is initiated to limit operation of the gas turbine when the temperature associated with the gas turbine is greater than or equal to the threshold temperature. | 2010-10-14 |
20100262351 | ENGINE CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ENGINE AIR FLOW DURING DECELERATION FUEL CUT - An engine control system and method for controlling engine air flow during a deceleration fuel cut includes an internal combustion engine, an anti-lock braking system (ABS), and an electronic control unit (ECU) that controls the engine. The ECU establishes a desired air flow rate for the internal combustion engine, which is taken from an ABS failed condition look-up table when determined that the ABS has failed while the engine is in a deceleration fuel cut mode, and otherwise is taken from a normal condition look-up table. | 2010-10-14 |
20100262352 | CONTROLLER FOR ENGINE - An ECU includes: an engine control unit that controls devices provided for an engine on the basis of a target engine rotational speed; and an engine model that calculates the target engine rotational speed such that the target engine rotational speed varies in accordance with a target engine torque and an actual engine rotational speed in a steady state, and that calculates the target engine rotational speed such that the target engine rotational speed varies in accordance with the target engine torque independently of the actual engine rotational speed in a transient state in which the engine is unstable as compared with the steady state. When the engine is controlled by the thus configured ECU, the control accuracy is improved. | 2010-10-14 |
20100262353 | Engine Control Device for Working Vehicle - There are provided: a pedal operation amount detection unit | 2010-10-14 |
20100262354 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE IGNITION OF A GAZOLINE ENGINE - A method of controlling the ignition of a gasoline engine having an ignition coil which generates a spark on a spark plug, whereby the instant when coil charging starts is determined for each engine cycle as a function of the angular position of the crankshaft and the rotation speed of the engine, by calculating the ratio between the crankshaft angle of rotation still to pass through before the crankshaft reaches the angular position at which the ignition spark is to be produced, and the time required to charge the coil, and, when this ratio becomes substantially equal to the measured rotation speed of the engine, the charging of the coil begins, the method including:
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20100262355 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR EXAMINING A VALVE LIFT SWITCHING PROCESS - In a method and a device for examining a valve lift switching process in a motor vehicle the occurrence or the number of switching errors is reduced. The method has the steps of detecting whether a switching error and/or an external event occurs that may influence the mode of operation of the valve lift switching; blocking the valve lift switching if a switching error and/or an external event has occurred; activating and examining the valve lift switching during at least one uncritical operating condition; releasing the valve lift switching if the valve lift switching does not show any abnormalities during monitoring. | 2010-10-14 |
20100262356 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE SYSTEM, METHOD OF CONTROLLING INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE SYSTEM, AND VEHICLE - An internal combustion engine system includes: an internal combustion engine; a valve regulating exhaust gas flow rate to an intake system; an exhaust gas recirculation system opening the valve to recirculate the exhaust gas to the intake system; an intake air flow rate detecting device detecting air flow rate introduced into the engine; and a controller, when fuel injection is stopped, controlling the engine to start the fuel injection at a rate obtained by adding a first flow rate to a reference flow rate for a stoichiometric air-fuel ratio based on the detected air flow rate when the valve opening degree is lower than a predetermined degree, and controlling the engine to start the fuel injection at a rate obtained by adding a second flow rate, larger than the first flow rate, to the reference flow rate when the valve opening degree is no less than the predetermined degree. | 2010-10-14 |
20100262357 | ANTI IDLING CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLED ENGINE SHUTDOWN - A system is provided for automatically shutting off a running internal combustion engine after a predetermined length of idle time has occurred, for installation into a vehicle having electronic diagnostic and control computers incorporated to the vehicle. A first switching apparatus is provided, having open and closed modes for disabling and enabling the ignition system respectively. A second switching apparatus is provided, having open and closed modes for disabling and enabling the ignition system. A data collection device receives data from the connected vehicle diagnostic port including: battery level, engine RPM, vehicle speed, door ajar status, ambient temperature, handbrake status and brake pedal position. A computer is programmed to determine if the data from the diagnostic port set up the prerequisites to safe shutdown engine running operation, and to signal the first and second switching apparatuses to shut down the vehicle engine. | 2010-10-14 |
20100262358 | APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR DISPLAYING AND RECEIVING TACTICAL AND STRATEGIC FLIGHT GUIDANCE INFORMATION - Methods and apparatuses for displaying and receiving tactical and strategic flight guidance information are disclosed. A method in accordance with one aspect of the invention includes displaying at least one first indicator to an operator of the aircraft, with a first indicator corresponding to a first instruction input by the operator for directing a first aircraft behavior and implemented upon receiving an activation instruction from the operator. At least one second indicator corresponding to a second instruction for directing a second aircraft behavior at least proximately the same as the first aircraft behavior is displayed, with the at least one second instruction to be automatically implemented at a future time. The at least one second indicator is at least approximately the same as the at least one first indicator. Indicators can be hierarchically organized to simplify presentation and reduce pilot training time. | 2010-10-14 |
20100262359 | Route search method and apparatus for navigation system utilizing map data of XML format - A route search method for a navigation system using the XML map data that is layered based on administrative regions improves efficiency and accuracy of finding an optimum route. The method includes the steps of establishing boundary nodes on boundaries of administrative regions, creating cost information on virtual links that connect the boundary nodes on the administrative regions and physical links on a base layer, selecting candidate virtual links regions by evaluating the cost information, detecting candidate total routes between the start point and destination by connecting the candidate virtual links and other routes, and applying physical links in the base layer to the candidate total routes for further evaluating the costs of the total routes to select the most cost effective total route. | 2010-10-14 |
20100262360 | METHOD OF SHARING POSITION INFORMATION IN PERSONAL NAVIGATION DEVICES - A method of sharing position information of a personal navigation device (PND) with a peer PND includes the PND receiving a request from the peer PND to share the position information with the peer PND, determining a class of the peer PND, the PND filtering out a piece of the position information from the PND thereof according to the class of the peer PND to generate a filtered position information, and the PND sending the filtered position information to the peer PND. | 2010-10-14 |
20100262361 | Determining and Presenting Communication Device Proximity Information - A location and mapping application takes device information and produces location information for display on a communication-enabled computing device (e.g., a personal digital assistant or wireless phone). A current location of a wireless device may be provided with an announcement of an incoming call or message and may be in the form of a street address or a map. Location information for a wired (or fixed-location) device may be provided in the form of a map. Location information for nearby wireless and wired devices may also be provided. Location information may be updated for wireless devices that are moving. | 2010-10-14 |
20100262362 | TRAVEL PLAN PRESENTING APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREOF - A travel plan presenting apparatus includes: a travel history accumulation unit ( | 2010-10-14 |
20100262363 | Human-Machine Interface Apparatus - A human-machine interface apparatus configured for providing navigation information to users according to data from a positioning system, is provided. The human-machine interface apparatus comprises a pointing module and a microcontroller unit. The pointing module has a pointer. The microcontroller unit is electrically connected with the pointing module, and is configured for receiving information of a destination generated from the positioning system and controlling the pointing module according to the information of the destination, to keep the pointer pointing to an actual position of the destination after navigation is ended. | 2010-10-14 |
20100262364 | SERVICE PROVIDING SYSTEM - To expand the after-sales services offered for a product purchased by a user, a service server that provides services accesses a specified navigation system, which is the product purchased by the user, using a device ID that is uniquely assigned to the navigation system, and then transmits service information to the specified navigation system. In other words, the service server actively accesses a navigation system, which is fundamentally one of countless terminal apparatuses on a communication network, and provides service information to that navigation system. By operating in this way, a great variety of services can be provided whenever appropriate. | 2010-10-14 |
20100262365 | MOBILE DEVICE WITH NAVIGATION FUNCTION AND METHOD THEREOF - A navigation method of the mobile device, wherein the mobile device comprises a GPS unit, the step comprising: receiving a message sent by an inviter mobile device; identifying whether the received message is an appointment message according to a message type flag in the message; determining an appointment location in the appointment message according to an address flag in the message; acquiring a map of the area including the location of the mobile device and the appointment location via the GPS unit; displaying the acquired map. A mobile device with navigation function is also provided. | 2010-10-14 |
20100262366 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISTANCE ESTIMATION - A mileage estimation system comprising a data collection module, a route determination module, a learning module, and a mileage calculation module is provided. The data collection module receives data corresponding to a position and time of a moving asset from a remote location and the route determination module obtains information from a map database for determining a plurality of routes between at least two location of the moving asset. The learning module in the system determines a route travelled by the moving asset from the plurality of routes based on mileage estimation criterion, and the mileage calculation module estimates the distance travelled by the moving asset based on the route travelled by the moving asset. | 2010-10-14 |