43rd week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 59 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140316663 | DRINKING VESSELS AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Embodiments disclosed herein are directed to systems configured to determine an amount of alcohol in an alcohol-containing liquid discharged from a drinking vessel or an amount of the alcohol-containing liquid discharged from the drinking vessel, drinking vessels configured to measure alcohol content or other property of an alcohol-containing liquid held therein, other related components such as mat devices that facilitate determining the amount, and related methods. The systems, drinking vessels, and methods disclosed herein facilitate determination of an amount of alcohol in an alcohol-containing liquid discharged from a drinking vessel or an amount of alcohol-containing liquid discharged from the drinking vessel, which may be indicative of an amount of alcohol consumed by a drinker. | 2014-10-23 |
20140316664 | Aggressive and Stable Speed Control - A system and method are provided for controlling a movable element in accordance with a speed command. The movable element, which may be an excavator swing platform, is moved via an actuator that is driven in accordance with a torque command. The speed of the movable element is sensed, and a torque command is generated via PID control based on the speed command and the sensed speed. The PID control uses a set of gains including a P-gain, an I-gain, and a D-gain. At least one of these gains is set based on a counter, and the counter is set, cleared, incremented, or decremented based on one or more of the speed command, the torque command and the sensed speed. In this way, the movable element responds aggressively to operator input, but stability is maintained. | 2014-10-23 |
20140316665 | COLLISION DETECTION AND MITIGATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A SHOVEL - Systems and methods for detecting collisions. One system includes a processor configured to receive data from at least one sensor installed on a shovel, identify a plurality of planes based on the data, determine if the plurality of planes are positioned in a predetermined configuration associated with a haul truck to identify whether the plurality of planes represent a haul truck. The processor is further configured to receive a current position and a current direction of movement of a dipper of the shovel, and determine if a collision is possible between the dipper and the identified haul truck based on the plurality of planes, the current position, and the current direction of movement and without receiving any information from the haul truck. If a collision is possible, the processor is configured to alert an operator of the shovel and, optionally, augment movement of the dipper. | 2014-10-23 |
20140316666 | Method of, and Apparatus for, Controlling the Speed of a Vehicle - A method of operating a vehicle wherein the method comprises: | 2014-10-23 |
20140316667 | HYDRAULIC CONTROL DEVICE AND HYDRAULIC CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed are a hydraulic control device and a hydraulic control method thereof. The hydraulic control device includes a hydraulic-valve sensing unit to sense the magnitude of current brake-pressure from a hydraulic valve, a pressure creating-state sensing unit to sense the magnitude of currently created pressure from a pressure creating/providing unit that creates a given level of pressure to provide the hydraulic valve with the created pressure, a first judging unit to judge whether the magnitude of current brake-pressure deviates from a preset target brake pressure range, and/or whether the magnitude of currently created pressure deviates from a preset target pressure creation range, a first identifying unit to enable identification of the first state, and/or identification of the second state, and a controller to receive the magnitude of current brake pressure and the magnitude of currently created pressure and transmit a judgment command to the first judging unit. | 2014-10-23 |
20140316668 | VEHICULAR DRIVING SUPPORT SYSTEM - According to the invention, in a system that provides driving support for a vehicle, if a solid body is recognized in an advancing direction of a host vehicle, at least one avoidance target trajectory that allows a collision of the host vehicle with the solid body to be avoided are acquired on the basis of a traveling state of the host vehicle. Then, if the acquired avoidance target trajectories exist in both right and left sides of the host vehicle across the solid body, the control regarding the braking of the host vehicle is performed without performing the control regarding the turning of the host vehicle. | 2014-10-23 |
20140316669 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING BRAKING OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - A method for control of braking by a supplementary brake ( | 2014-10-23 |
20140316670 | SETTING DEVICE FOR MOTOR VEHICLE ASSISTANCE FUNCTION UNITS AND STEERING COLUMN LEVER OPERATOR CONTROL ASSEMBLY - A device is configured for setting at least three assistance function units that influence the speed of a motor vehicle. The assistance function units are selected from a group consisting of a speed maintaining assistance function unit, a predictive distance control assistance function unit, a speed limiting assistance function unit, and an uphill or downhill travel assistance function unit. The device includes an individual switching operator control unit and a control unit configured to monitor the actuation of the individual switching operator control unit, and select an assistance function unit when the individual switching operator control unit is activated. | 2014-10-23 |
20140316671 | PLATOON TRAVEL SYSTEM - A platoon travel system organizes a platoon having plural platoon vehicles traveling in two vehicle groups, in which a preset inter-vehicle distance is reserved between each of the platoon vehicles. When a new vehicle joins in the platoon, the platoon travel system adjusts the inter-vehicle distance by decelerating, among all platoon vehicles, deceleration target vehicles that are the platoon vehicles behind a join position in the platoon, which are included in a latter one of the two vehicle groups. | 2014-10-23 |
20140316672 | HUMIDITY SENSOR AND ENGINE SYSTEM - Methods and systems are provided for an engine coupled temperature-based humidity sensor. Degradation of the humidity sensor may be determined while flowing gasses into an engine intake air downstream of a humidity sensor and upstream of a compressor, indicating humidity sensor degradation when relative humidity readings change by less than a threshold while temperature at the sensor changes greater than a second threshold. | 2014-10-23 |
20140316673 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING SPARK TO AN ENGINE - An approach for supplying spark to engine cylinders is disclosed. In one example, the approach increases ignition energy supplied to spark plugs of deactivated cylinders to reduce the possibility of spark plug fouling for the deactivated cylinders. | 2014-10-23 |
20140316674 | System And Method For Integrally Controlling A Transmitter Via A Vehicular Operation - A vehicle device and method for controlling facility exhaust ventilation systems in facilities related to first responder and other commercial vehicles, wherein the device and method automatically reengages operation of the facility exhaust ventilation system, based on vehicle status inputs. | 2014-10-23 |
20140316675 | PRESERVING COMBUSTION STABILITY DURING COMPRESSOR-SURGE CONDITIONS - A method to avoid over-dilution of an intake-air charge of an engine includes, during a first condition, applying at least some feedback control to the opening and closure of a valve that adjustably admits exhaust to the intake-air charge. During a second condition predictive of compressor surge, no feedback control is applied to the opening or the closure of the valve. Rather, feedforward control is applied to the closure of the valve so that stability in the engine is maintained even during surge conditions. | 2014-10-23 |
20140316676 | HUMIDITY SENSOR AND ENGINE SYSTEM - Methods and systems are provided for an engine coupled capacitance-based humidity sensor. Degradation of the humidity sensor may be determined based on humidity readings while flowing gasses into an engine intake air downstream of the humidity sensor and upstream of a compressor change by less than a first threshold while pressure at the sensor changes greater then a second threshold. The variation in pressure can be changed by adjusting a throttle upstream and downstream of the compressor based on whether the humidity sensor is degraded or functional. | 2014-10-23 |
20140316677 | Dual Fuel Common Rail Depressurization During Engine Shutdown And Machine Using Same - A machine includes a compression ignition engine fueled from common rail fuel injectors that predominately inject natural gas fuel that is compression ignited with a small pilot injection of liquid diesel fuel. When an engine shutdown command is communicated to an electronic controller, the supply of gaseous fuel to the gas rail is stopped and the gaseous fuel common rail is depressurized by continuing to run the engine and inject gaseous and liquid fuels while commanding a liquid pressure greater than the gas pressure. After the gas rail pressure has achieved an acceptable shutdown pressure, the engine is stopped. The gas rail pressure is then reduced to atmospheric pressure followed by the liquid fuel common rail being reduced to atmosphere pressure after stopping the engine. | 2014-10-23 |
20140316678 | AIR-FUEL RATIO DETECTION DEVICE AND AIR-FUEL RATIO DETECTION METHOD - When an air-fuel ratio detection performed by detecting an output of a downstream sensor, which is a limiting-current type air-fuel ratio sensor arranged at a downstream side of a catalyst in an exhaust passage of an internal combustion engine, and calculating an air-fuel ratio at the downstream side of the catalyst in accordance with the output, if the output is within a predetermined range including an output corresponding to a theoretical air-fuel ratio, a relationship between the output and an air-fuel ratio that is calculated by calculation means is shifted more to a rich side relative to a correspondence relationship between an output of an upstream sensor, which is a similar sensor to the downstream sensor arranged at an upstream side of the catalyst in the exhaust passage of the engine, and an air-fuel ratio. | 2014-10-23 |
20140316679 | IN-VEHICLE ENGINE CONTROL DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - In an inductive element which is intermittently excited by a boosting opening and closing element and charges a high-voltage capacitor to a high voltage, an inductive element current proportional to a voltage across both ends of a current detection resistor and a boosted detection voltage which is a divided voltage of the high-voltage capacitor are input to a boosting control circuit portion via a high-speed A/D converter provided in an arithmetic and control circuit unit. The boosting control circuit portion adjusts the inductive element current so as to be suitable for the time from the present rapid excitation to the next rapid excitation, and controls opening and closing of the boosting opening and closing element so as to obtain a targeted boosted high voltage which is variably set by a microprocessor of an arithmetic and control circuit unit. | 2014-10-23 |
20140316680 | CONTROL DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - The control device for an internal combustion engine including a plurality of cylinders includes: a misfire detection unit for detecting a misfire state for each of the plurality of cylinders; a plurality of electronic throttles each provided on an intake pipe corresponding to each of the plurality of cylinders, for adjusting an intake air amount taken into each cylinder by way of a throttle opening degree; and a throttle opening degree control unit for controlling the throttle opening degree of each of the plurality of electronic throttles. When the misfire detection unit detects the misfire state in any one of the plurality of cylinders, the throttle opening degree control unit decreases a limited value of the throttle opening degree of the cylinder in the misfire state as time elapses. | 2014-10-23 |
20140316681 | AIRFLOW CONTROL SYSTEMS AND METHODS USING MODEL PREDICTIVE CONTROL - A torque requesting module generates a first torque request for a spark ignition engine based on driver input. A torque conversion module converts the first torque request into a second torque request. A setpoint control module, based on the second torque request, generates a mass of air per cylinder (APC) setpoint, an exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) setpoint, an intake valve phasing setpoint, and an exhaust valve phasing setpoint. A model predictive control (MPC) module: identifies sets of possible target values based on the APC, EGR, intake valve phasing, and exhaust valve phasing setpoints; generates predicted parameters based on a model of the spark ignition engine and the sets of possible target values, respectively; selects one of the sets of possible target values based on the predicted parameters; and sets target values based on the possible target values of the selected one of the sets. | 2014-10-23 |
20140316682 | AIRFLOW CONTROL SYSTEMS AND METHODS USING MODEL PREDICTIVE CONTROL - A torque requesting module generates a first torque request for a spark ignition engine based on driver input. A torque conversion module converts the first torque request into a second torque request. A setpoint control module generates setpoints for the spark ignition engine based on the second torque request. A vacuum requesting module requests an amount of vacuum within an intake manifold of the engine. The setpoint module selectively adjusts at least one of the setpoints based on the amount of vacuum requested. A model predictive control (MPC) module: identifies sets of possible target values based on the setpoints; generates predicted parameters based on a model of the spark ignition engine and the sets of possible target values, respectively; selects one of the sets of possible target values based on the predicted parameters; and sets target values based on the possible target values of the selected one of the sets. | 2014-10-23 |
20140316683 | AIRFLOW CONTROL SYSTEMS AND METHODS USING MODEL PREDICTIVE CONTROL - A torque requesting module generates a first torque request for a spark ignition engine based on driver input. A torque conversion module converts the first torque request into a second torque request. A setpoint control module generates air and exhaust setpoints for the spark ignition engine based on the second torque request. A model predictive control (MPC) module identifies sets of possible target values based on the air and exhaust setpoints, generates predicted parameters based on a model of the spark ignition engine and the sets of possible target values, respectively, selects one of the sets of possible target values based on the predicted parameters, and sets target values based on the possible target values of the selected one of the sets. A throttle actuator module controls opening of a throttle valve based on a first one of the target values. | 2014-10-23 |
20140316684 | MULTIPLE ENGINE SEQUENCER - Multiple engine sequencers in memory interfaces are disclosed. Individual sequencer engines of multiple engine sequencers perform at least portions of their respective operations in parallel with other individual sequencer engine operations performed in the memory interface. In at least one embodiment, sequencer engine operations are performed at least partially concurrently with other sequencer engine operations in the memory interface. | 2014-10-23 |
20140316685 | ONBOARD-INSTALLATION FOR A VEHICLE - The present subject matter relates to an onboard unit for a traffic telematics system, comprising: a first communication module, designed for near-range radio communication with a first external communication device, a second communication module, designed for far-range radio communication with a second external communication device, and a non-volatile memory, which can be accessed both by the first and the second communication module, wherein each communication module has a power-supplied communication mode and a powerless or power-saving rest mode, and wherein the power supply of the memory during an access thereto is effected by the accessing communication module. The present subject matter further relates to an onboard system for a vehicle comprising such an onboard unit, and to a communication device for said system. | 2014-10-23 |
20140316686 | METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING ROUTE DATA FOR TRAFFIC TELEMATICS - A method for providing traffic telematics information about the travel route of a vehicle traveling on a road system having multiple roads interconnected between road junctions includes: determining a probability of the vehicle approaching a road junction and assigning the probability to the respective road junction, and transmitting information regarding the road junctions for which the probability of being driven through is above a specified threshold. | 2014-10-23 |
20140316687 | REAL-TIME TRAFFIC CONDITION MEASUREMENT USING NETWORK TRANSMISSION DATA - In embodiments of the present invention improved capabilities are described for identifying a first location, at time one, of a plurality of automobiles using cell phone tower triangulation to locate a cell phone within each of the plurality of automobiles, identifying a second location, at time two, for each of the plurality of automobiles using cell phone tower triangulation to locate the cell phone within each of the plurality of automobiles, calculating a vehicle speed for each of the plurality of automobiles using the first and second locations already identified, and creating a traffic condition measure for a route in proximity to the first and second locations. The computer program product may repeat this process in real-time to calculate a real-time traffic condition measure that may be a traffic density measure the computer program product may use to predict a travel time. | 2014-10-23 |
20140316688 | ESTIMATING TIME TRAVEL DISTRIBUTIONS ON SIGNALIZED ARTERIALS - A system is provided for estimating time travel distributions on signalized arterials. The system may be implemented as a network service. Traffic data regarding a plurality of travel times on a signalized arterial may be received. A present distribution of the travel times on the signalized arterial may be determined. A prior distribution based on one or more travel time observations may also be determined. The present distribution may be calibrated based on the prior distribution. | 2014-10-23 |
20140316689 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND ANTICOLLISION ALARMING METHOD - In a method of monitoring an actual distance between a first vehicle and a second vehicle, using a recipient electronic device which is positioned in the second vehicle positioned after the first vehicle, the recipient electronic device calculates the actual distance according to position information of the first and the second vehicles, and reminds a driver of the second vehicle to adjust a driving speed when the actual distance is less than a predetermined value. | 2014-10-23 |
20140316690 | Device and method for determining the position of a vehicle - A device for determining a position of a vehicle, including a position determining device for determining the position, and a transmitter for sending the position to the vehicle. Also described is a method and a system for determining a position of a vehicle. In addition, a computer program is also described. | 2014-10-23 |
20140316691 | METHOD AND TERMINAL FOR PROVIDING ELECTRONIC MAP - A method for a device to provide an electronic map includes receiving user input to start an electronic map; obtaining, responsive to the receiving, electronic map filtrating information; and determining, from a plurality of electronic maps, an electronic map matching the electronic map filtrating information. | 2014-10-23 |
20140316692 | SPRAY DRIFT SYSTEMS AND METHODS INCLUDING AN INPUT DEVICE - Systems and methods for adjusting or providing instructions to spraying systems are provided. In an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, an apparatus to identify sensitive areas is provided. The apparatus comprising: a module to electronically receive sensitive area information, the sensitive area information related to one or more sensitive areas proximate to a first specified location; a module to electronically receive an identity of a first substance to be sprayed at the first specified location; and an alert mechanism to provide an indication of a first sensitive area proximate to the first specified location which is sensitive to the first substance. | 2014-10-23 |
20140316693 | AUTOMATIC POSITIONING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USING SAME - The present disclosure provides an automatic positioning system that is in a mobile device. The mobile device communicates with a vehicle. The system includes a first detection module, a second detection module and a positioning module. The first detection module detects the mobile device is in a moving state or a static state in real-time. The second detection module detects the vehicle is in a moving state or a static state in real-time. The positioning module acquires the location of the mobile device and records the acquired location as a position where the vehicle is parked in the mobile device, when the vehicle changes from the moving state to the static state, the mobile device changes from the static state to the moving state. | 2014-10-23 |
20140316694 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MOBILE DEVICE SELECTIVELY REPORTING OF GPS POSITION INFORMATION TO OTHERS - A privacy enhancement device for electronic device such as a cellular telephone. The privacy enhancement device may include a jammer which may produces false information, e.g. false information indicative of pseudo ranges. In addition, the navigation information used on the position detecting device may be locally stored versions of dynamically changing information. The navigation operation may be carried out using a Web service. | 2014-10-23 |
20140316695 | USING ROUTING SYMBOLS TO DESCRIBE A DRVING MANEUVER - Driving directions are presented where a maneuver in the driving directions includes a road symbol and an action symbol. A road symbol identifies the road involved in the particular maneuver, and an action symbol identifies an action to be performed to execute the particular maneuver. In one example, a road symbol, an action symbol and narrative text may be presented in displayed or printed driving directions. In another example, a road symbol and an action symbol may be used to describe a maneuver presented by an on-board or mobile navigation system when the vehicle in which the navigation system is present approaches the point at which the maneuver is to be taken. The road symbol and the action symbol may be presented with, or without, narrative driving directions. | 2014-10-23 |
20140316696 | NAVIGATION DEVICE AND NAVIGATION METHOD CAPABLE OF PRESENTING PROMPT INFORMATION WITH DIFFERENT LIGHT EFFECTS - The present disclosure discloses a navigation device and a navigation method. The navigation method includes a satellite signal receiving module of the navigation device for receiving a positioning signal, a control unit of the navigation device for controlling a display module to display a navigation map on a map region according to the positioning signal, and the control unit of the navigation device for controlling a prompt region to present prompt information with different light effects according to traffic information. The prompt region is located outside the map region. Therefore, it is unnecessary for the user to further pay too much cognitive attention on understanding or referring to the navigation images and instructions, so the driving safety can be ensured. | 2014-10-23 |
20140316697 | REAL-TIME AND POST-PROCESSED ORBIT DETERMINATION AND POSITIONING - Novel methods and systems for the accurate and efficient processing of real-time and latent global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) data are described. Such methods and systems can perform orbit determination of GNSS satellites, orbit determination of satellites carrying GNSS receivers, positioning of GNSS receivers, and environmental monitoring with GNSS data. | 2014-10-23 |
20140316698 | OBSERVABILITY-CONSTRAINED VISION-AIDED INERTIAL NAVIGATION - This disclosure describes techniques for reducing or eliminating estimator inconsistency in vision-aided inertial navigation systems (VINS). For example, an observability-constrained VINS (OC-VINS) is described which enforce the unobservable directions of the system to prevent spurious information gain and reduce inconsistency. | 2014-10-23 |
20140316699 | Automatic Image Capture - In one embodiment, a mobile device generates sensor data configured to describe a geographic position of a mobile device. A list of events is defined according to position data and time data. The geographic position of the mobile device is compared to positions in the list of events of interest and a current time is compared to time data in the list of events of interest. The comparison determines whether events in the list are in range of the mobile device. One or more nearby events in range of the mobile device at the current time or a future time are selected. A command is generated to capture an image of the nearby events using a camera coupled to the mobile device. The captured images may be used to update navigation or map database, provide community or weather data to other users, social media functions, or other features. | 2014-10-23 |
20140316700 | Systems and Methods for Path Finding - Systems and methods are provided for path finding. For example, a first path of a first object and a second path of a second object are calculated during a predetermined time period; one or more first interpolating points are set at one or more first times associated with the first path and one or more second interpolating points are set at one or more second times associated with the second path; one or more first barrier-value levels are set for the one or more first interpolating points based on at least information associated with a first precedence related to the first interpolating points; one or more second barrier-value levels are set for the one or more second interpolating points based on at least information associated with a second precedence related to the second interpolating points. | 2014-10-23 |
20140316701 | CONTROL SYSTEM FOR INDICATING IF PEOPLE CAN REACH LOCATIONS THAT SATISFY A PREDETERMINED SET OF CONDITIONS AND REQUIREMENTS - Managing routes to meet one or more predetermined conditions, in one aspect, may comprise receiving user information associated with a user via a user's device. Based on the user information, at least a target location to where the user is traveling may be determined. Path information associated with one or more intermediary locations leading to the target location may be received. The path information may be received automatically from one or more sensors installed at the respective intermediary locations for detecting the path information. A route strategy that meets one or more conditions may be estimated by analyzing the user information and the path information. The user information may be obtained automatically from one or more of social network profile data associated with the user, electronic calendar data associated with the user, or historical data associated with the user stored in a user profile database. | 2014-10-23 |
20140316702 | CONTROL SYSTEM FOR INDICATING IF PEOPLE CAN REACH LOCATIONS THAT SATISFY A PREDETERMINED SET OF CONDITIONS AND REQUIREMENTS - Managing routes to meet one or more predetermined conditions, in one aspect, may comprise receiving user information associated with a user via a user's device. Based on the user information, at least a target location to where the user is traveling may be determined. Path information associated with one or more intermediary locations leading to the target location may be received. The path information may be received automatically from one or more sensors installed at the respective intermediary locations for detecting the path information. A route strategy that meets one or more conditions may be estimated by analyzing the user information and the path information. The user information may be obtained automatically from one or more of social network profile data associated with the user, electronic calendar data associated with the user, or historical data associated with the user stored in a user profile database. | 2014-10-23 |
20140316703 | VEHICULAR NAVIGATION APPARATUS - A vehicular navigation apparatus configured to independently operate a dedicated application and an externally-introduced general-purpose application is provided. The navigation apparatus includes a control device and a management device. The management device notifies the control device of attribute information of the general-purpose application in operation. Based on the attribute information, the control device determines whether the general-purpose application operating under a specified condition is allowed to use user interface output under the specified condition. When no user interface output is allowed as a result of the determination, the control device switches over the user interface output to user interface output using another certified general-purpose application. | 2014-10-23 |
20140316704 | WEATHER PREDICTION APPARATUS AND WEATHER PREDICTION METHOD - According to an embodiment, weather prediction apparatus divides prediction target area into grids and performs weather prediction for each grid. The apparatus includes receiver, calculator and corrector. Receiver receives observation value in each grid at a first time interval. Calculator sets first observation value received by receiver as initial value and calculates prediction value in each grid using advection model at a second time interval shorter than first time interval. When receiver receives second observation value after first observation value, corrector corrects advection model based on difference between second observation value and prediction value corresponding to observation time of second observation value. | 2014-10-23 |
20140316705 | Oil Based Drilling Mud Filtrate Contamination Monitoring Using Gas To Oil Ratio - A method for monitoring oil based mud filtrate contamination is provided including steps of analytically dividing a fluid stream into two parts, determining a gas/oil ratio for a native fluid determining an apparent gas/oil ratio for the contaminated fluid and determining on a volume fraction, an oil based contamination level based upon the gas/oil ratio for the native fluid and the apparent gas/oil ratio for the contaminated fluid. | 2014-10-23 |
20140316706 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY CORRELATING GEOLOGIC TOPS - A system and method are provided for automatically correlating geologic tops. The system receives well logs from different well bores and one or more user seed picks identifying a well top to be correlated. Each of the seed picks is added to a priority queue ordered by each pick's confidence. User selected picks are assigned the highest level of confidence. The system performs correlation by selecting a window of well log data about a user's manual pick, selected from the top of the priority queue, and then finding the best optimal match with a corresponding window in a neighboring wellbore. That new pick is then estimated in the target well using a correlation function. A quality value and a confidence value may then be calculated for each pick using some correlation function, for example dynamic time warping, and added to the priority queue according to the confidence value. The system may be configured so that picks that fall below a preset quality or confidence value may be discarded and not added to the queue. The system may then move on to the next pick in the priority queue. | 2014-10-23 |
20140316707 | Formation Tester Interval Pressure Transient Test And Apparatus - A methodology for IPTT (interval pressure transient testing) design which allows estimation of the reliability of the transient tests. A normally distributed random noise is superimposed on analytical pressure profile computed for a given formation, PVT, and gauge metrology. The IPTT success in a particular environment is estimated based on the theoretical pressure derivative and noise superimposed pressure derivative. This approach is repeated for a range of rock, fluid properties, and practical limits, for a successful IPTT. | 2014-10-23 |
20140316708 | Oriented Wireless Structural Health and Seismic Monitoring - A sensor for structural health monitoring includes a tri-axis microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) accelerometer and a tri-axis MEMS gyrometer. Sampled 3D accelerometer data and 3D gyrometer data are processed using integration and sensor fusion to produce an estimate of 3D rotation of the sensor device and an estimate of 3D displacement of the sensor device expressed in a global reference frame. The sensor measurements may also be corrected using structural model information. Optionally, the sensor may include a tri-axis MEMS magnetometer and use the 3D magnetometer data to increase the accuracy of the estimates. The sensor transmits the estimates wirelessly to a central unit for assessing structural damage. | 2014-10-23 |
20140316709 | COHERENT NOISE ATTENUATION - Methods and apparatuses for processing seismic data to generate images or determine properties of an interior section of the Earth. The seismic data is processed to filter coherent noise such as ground roll noise from seismic survey data. The noise is attenuated using 3D and/or 2D fan filters, which may have combined low-pass and band-pass filters derived from signal decomposition. The filters are designed with selected operator length, velocity bands of signals and noises and frequency range for a primary trace and adjacent traces within the operator length. The data is decomposed with the filters into signals and noises, and the noises are then filtered from the decomposed data. The process may be repeated for various frequencies and traces within the seismic data. The methods may be used for surveys that have either regular or irregular seismic receiver or seismic source positions. | 2014-10-23 |
20140316710 | METHOD AND APPLICATION FOR DETERMINING AND VISUALLY DEPICTING THE PASSING PROBABILITY OF A MARIJUANA/CANNABIS DRUG TEST - Systems, methods and apparatus are provided through which in some implementations the clinical detectability of THC exposure is accurately estimated. | 2014-10-23 |
20140316711 | Foot orthotic design system - The invention relates to a system for the design of patient-specific orthotics, and particularly approaches the design of patient-specific orthotics upon an assessment of the patient's gait cycle. This enables the practitioner to precisely prescribe a kinetic orthotic that will optimize the way in which force is tranferred during that patient's gait cycle. | 2014-10-23 |
20140316712 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRACKING FITNESS PROGRESS - The invention is generally a system that enables a user to visually and graphically track their fitness goals using an interactive device connected to a server, wherein fitness progress data of the user is stored and made available to the user via a user interface, for example on a mobile device application or a webpage. The system of tracking fitness progress comprises a server, a database, and a device, for example a fitness booth, for taking images and gathering fitness progress data from a user. The information gathered at the fitness booth, including images, is stored in the database. Users are provided a graphical user interface to update and access their fitness progress data, thereby facilitating the user's tracking of their fitness progress. | 2014-10-23 |
20140316713 | MODULAR BIOMETRIC MONITORING SYSTEM - A modular system for acquiring biometric data includes a plurality of data acquisition modules configured to sample biometric data from at least one respective input channel at a data acquisition rate. A representation of the sampled biometric data is stored in memory of each of the plurality of data acquisition modules. A central control system is in communication with each of the plurality of data acquisition modules through a bus. The central control system is configured to control communication of data, via the bus, with each of the plurality of data acquisition modules. | 2014-10-23 |
20140316714 | METHOD FOR PREDICTING BEEF MARBLING STANDARD (BMS) NUMBERS USING COAT MINERAL COMPOSITION - An object of the present invention is to develop a method for predicting and evaluating the meat quality during the cattle fattening stage and, more particularly, a method by which beef marbling standard (BMS) numbers which determine the price of beef carcasses on the market can be estimated during the cattle fattening stage. | 2014-10-23 |
20140316715 | METHOD OF AUTOMATICALLY SETTING UNIT OF MEASUREMENT OF BIO-DATA MEASURING DEVICE - The present invention relates to a method of automatically setting a unit of measurement of a bio-data measuring device. The bio-data measuring device automatically sets a country belonging to a corresponding location as location information is determined, and automatically selects a unit of measurement of the set country depending on automatic setting for countries. When bio-data is measured by measurement means, operation means calculates a bio-data measurement value depending on a reference unit and a calculation formula, and determines whether the automatically selected unit of measurement of the set country is identical to the reference unit. If the automatically selected unit of measurement is not identical to the reference unit, the operation means converts the calculated bio-data measurement value into a numerical value based on the automatically selected unit of measurement of the set country. The converted numerical value and the automatically selected unit of measurement are displayed. | 2014-10-23 |
20140316716 | Methods, Systems, and Computer Readable Media for Improving Base Calling Accuracy - A method includes exposing template polynucleotide strands, sequencing primers, and polymerase to flows of nucleotide species; obtaining a series of measured intensity values and randomly selecting a training subset therefrom; generating series of base calls using a base caller and aligning the series of base calls to a reference genome or sequence using an aligner; determining intensity value thresholds and parameters of a linear transformation corresponding to different homopolymer lengths and nucleotide species; generating series of base calls corresponding to the series of measured intensity values using at least some of the parameters of a linear transformation; and recalibrating the series of base calls corresponding to the plurality of series of measured intensity values using at least some of the intensity value thresholds. | 2014-10-23 |
20140316717 | IMAGING MASS ANALYSIS DATA PROCESSING METHOD AND IMAGING MASS SPECTROMETER - If spatial measurement point intervals in imaging mass analysis data of two samples to be compared are different and the degrees of spatial distribution spreading of substances are compared, one of the data is defined as a reference, the measurement point intervals in the other of the data are redefined so as to be equalized to the reference, and a mass spectrum at each virtual measurement point set as a result of the redefinition is obtained through interpolation or extrapolation based on a mass spectrum at an actual measurement points. If the arrays of the m/z values of mass spectra are different for each sample, the m/z value positions of the mass spectrum in one of the data are defined as a reference, and the intensity values corresponding to the reference m/z values are obtained through interpolation or extrapolation for the mass spectrum of the other of the data. | 2014-10-23 |
20140316718 | METHODS OF RESOLVING ARTIFACTS IN HADAMARD-TRANSFORMED DATA - A method of validating data produced from a multiplexing process on an analytical instrument is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method includes using a pseudorandom sequence to encode a multiplexed segment of data; applying Hadamard transform to generate a demultiplexed segment of the data; aligning the pseudorandom sequence to the multiplexed data; and calculating a score for at least one positive value in the demultiplexed segment to find a valid demultiplexed value. | 2014-10-23 |
20140316719 | STRESS DETECTION IN RAIL - Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, are provided for determining rail stress. The method may include generating at least one ultrasonic guided wave to enable the at least one ultrasonic guided wave to propagate through a rail; detecting at least one of a fundamental frequency component of the at least one ultrasonic guided wave, one or more harmonics of the at least one ultrasonic guided wave, and/or a mixing component of the at least one ultrasonic guided wave; and determining a stress of the rail based on at least a nonlinearity parameter determined from the detected at least one of the fundamental frequency component, the one or more harmonics, and the mixing component. Related apparatus, systems, methods, and articles are also described. | 2014-10-23 |
20140316720 | DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM WITH REAL-TIME DATA CENTER AIR FLOW SIMULATOR - Disclosed is a data processing system for use in a data center, the data center comprising a plurality of data processing systems. The data processing system comprises one or more sensors measuring air flow and temperature; computational flow dynamics software receiving input from said one or more sensors; and communication apparatus for communicating with others of said plurality of data processing systems. Also disclosed is a method of operating a data processing system for use in a data center, the data center comprising a plurality of data processing systems. The method comprises providing computational flow dynamics software to one or more of said data processing systems; providing communications apparatus to one or more of said data processing systems; the computational flow dynamics software receiving input from one or more sensors measuring air flow and temperature; and the communication apparatus communicating with others of said plurality of data processing systems. | 2014-10-23 |
20140316721 | GAS FLOW DETECTING DEVICE AND GAS FLOW DETECTING METHOD - A gas flow detecting device of the present invention, comprises a gas flow obtaining unit, and a control unit, wherein the control unit is configured to determine at second period intervals, whether or not the usage gas flow of a fuel cell system can be obtained, based on the gas flow obtained by the gas flow obtaining unit, and the control unit is configured to, when the control unit determines that the usage gas flow of the fuel cell system can be obtained, calculate a total usage gas flow of the fuel cell system, based on a change amount of the gas flow obtained by the gas flow obtaining unit, and a usage gas flow of the fuel cell system which is updated just before the determination, and the control unit is configured to, when the control unit determines that the usage gas flow of the fuel cell system cannot be obtained, deem the usage gas flow of the fuel cell system which is updated just before the determination, as the usage gas flow of the fuel cell system in a period in which the usage gas flow cannot be obtained. | 2014-10-23 |
20140316722 | Method and Apparatus for Characterizing Interfacial Tension between Two Immiscible or Partially Miscible Fluids - An apparatus (and method) for characterizing interfacial tension between a non-wetting phase fluid and a wetting phase fluid of a slug flow employs a capillary structure that is configured to contain a slug of the non-wetting phase fluid of the slug flow. The slug has a leading edge meniscus and a trailing edge meniscus, and the capillary structure has a venturi-like section. A pressure sensor is configured to measure differential pressure between first and second locations of the capillary structure. The first location is disposed upstream of the leading edge meniscus of the slug with the leading edge meniscus of the slug contained within the venturi-like section. The second location is disposed downstream of the trailing edge meniscus of the slug. Data processing means is configured to derive a measure of interfacial tension based upon the differential pressure measured by the pressure sensor and, optionally, geometry of the capillary structure. | 2014-10-23 |
20140316723 | System, Method and Apparatus for Monitoring Fluid Storage and Dispensing Systems - In one aspect, the invention relates to a system for monitoring a fluid dispensing system having a storage tank and a piping system having a maximum output flow rate threshold. The system includes a dispenser configured to dispense fluid from the fluid dispensing system during a dispensing time interval, a metering device in fluid communication with piping system, the metering device configured to measure a plurality of sample flow rates over time in response to fluid passing through the metering device, a gauge for measuring a volume of fluid dispensed from the storage tank during the dispensing time interval and a processor for executing a monitoring application which generates an alert within a substantially real-time period in response to an event of interest, the monitoring application comparing the maximum output flow rate threshold to the plurality of sample flow rates over time to generate the alert when one of the sample flow rates exceeds the maximum output flow rate threshold. | 2014-10-23 |
20140316724 | Method and System for Organic Specimen Feature Identification in Ultrasound Image - A system, method, and non-transitory computer-readable medium. The method includes transmitting one or more reference ultrasound incident waves into an organic specimen and receiving thereby reference ultrasound data from resultant ultrasound reflected waves from specimen features in the organic specimen, identifying a reference propagation region in the organic specimen in which at least one of the one or more reference ultrasound incident waves was transmitted into the organic specimen and identifying a corresponding reference model image region in anatomic model data, and transmitting at least one additional ultrasound incident wave into the organic specimen and receiving thereby additional ultrasound data from resultant ultrasound reflected waves from one or more specimen features. Positional awareness of each ultrasound reflected wave relative to the organic specimen is maintained, and positional awareness is maintained between the reference propagation region and a propagation region of the additional ultrasound data. | 2014-10-23 |
20140316725 | POWER NOISE HISTOGRAM OF A COMPUTER SYSTEM - A method is provided for determining a power noise histogram of a computer system. The computer system includes a skitter circuit with multiple skitter bins, each skitter bin of the multiple skitter bins being connected to a signal line at one or more clock cycles. The method includes: connecting each skitter bin to an individual counter circuit; and incrementing a counter when the respective skitter bin is enabled. | 2014-10-23 |
20140316726 | REFLECTOMETRY METHOD FOR DETECTING SOFT FAULTS IN AN ELECTRICAL CABLE, AND SYSTEM FOR IMPLEMENTING THE METHOD - A reflectometry method for detecting faults in a cable, comprising a step of comprises acquiring a signal injected into the cable and reflected off at least one singularity of the cable, and the following steps:
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20140316727 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING ENERGY MEASUREMENT INTERVAL TO MEASURE ENERGY CONSUMED IN COMMUNICATION NODE - A system for adjusting an energy measurement interval in a communication node on a network includes a measurement module configured to calculate a traffic load applied to the communication node in conformity with a traffic load measurement interval and calculate an energy consumption consumed in the communication node in conformity with an energy measurement interval. The system further comprising an information management module and a measurement interval setting module. | 2014-10-23 |
20140316728 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SOC ESTIMATION OF A BATTERY - The present invention provides a SOC estimation method applied to a battery system comprising a battery pack. The SOC estimation method comprises the steps of: determining an initial SOC value; determining whether the battery pack is in a working status; measuring the voltage and current of the battery pack if the battery pack is in the working status; calculating a current SOC value by using an ampere-hour method based on the initial SOC value and the measured voltage and current; determining dynamic characteristic parameters of the battery pack; and optimizing the current SOC value by using extended Kalman filter (EKF) method and based on the dynamic characteristic parameters of the battery pack. | 2014-10-23 |
20140316729 | HARDWARE DE-CONVOLUTION BLOCK FOR MULTI-PHASE SCANNING - Apparatuses and methods of hardware de-convolution for multi-phase scanning of a touch arrays are described. One apparatus includes a memory device configured to store a capacitance map including convolved capacitance data. The convolved data are results of multi-phase transmit (TX) scanning of a sense array with multiple TX patterns. The apparatus further comprises a de-convolution circuit block coupled to the memory device. The de-convolution circuit block is configured to de-convolve the convolved capacitance data with inverses of the multiple TX patterns to obtain capacitance data for a de-convolved capacitance map. | 2014-10-23 |
20140316730 | ON-DEVICE METROLOGY - Methods and systems for performing semiconductor metrology directly on device structures are presented. A measurement model is created based on measured training data collected from at least one device structure. The trained measurement model is used to calculate process parameter values, structure parameter values, or both, directly from measurement data collected from device structures of other wafers. In some examples, measurement data from multiple targets is collected for model building, training, and measurement. In some examples, the use of measurement data associated with multiple targets eliminates, or significantly reduces, the effect of under layers in the measurement result, and enables more accurate measurements. Measurement data collected for model building, training, and measurement may be derived from measurements performed by a combination of multiple, different measurement techniques. | 2014-10-23 |
20140316731 | CONTINUOUS VOLTAGE PRODUCT BINNING - A binning process uses curve fitting to create and assign one or more bins based on testing data of operating voltage versus leakage current for test integrated circuits. Each bin is created by assigning an initial operating voltage to the bin and fitting a curve to the testing data population. An equation is generated describing the fitted curve. Integrated circuits are binned by measuring the leakage current at a selected operating voltage and testing the integrated circuit at one or more operating voltages determined based on the fitted curves. The integrated circuits are assigned a maximum operating voltage that corresponds to the lowest tested operating voltage at which the integrated circuit passes the test. | 2014-10-23 |
20140316732 | QUALITY CONTROL SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM FOR USE WITH BIOLOGICAL/ENVIRONMENTAL DIAGNOSTIC TEST DEVICES, USERS AND CONSUMABLES - A quality control (QC) system collects data associated with biological/environmental diagnostic test devices, users and consumables, and identifies corresponding parameters. The system determines when the data are outside the parameters, and then generates corresponding QC improvement data. A database receives and stores the QC improvement data for use in improved QC procedures. A related method and computer readable medium are also disclosed. | 2014-10-23 |
20140316733 | ANGLE DETECTING APPARATUS - An angle detecting apparatus is obtained. The angle detecting apparatus is capable of correcting an electrical angle frequency component of an angle signal contained angle signal. An angle detecting apparatus computes an angle signal of a rotary machine from a sine signal and a cosine signal obtained from the angle signal. Offset correction values for the sine signal and the cosine signal are computed from the angle signal. The computed offset correction value for the sine signal is added to the sine signal to correct the sine signal, and the computed offset correction value for the cosine signal is added to the cosine signal to correct the cosine signal. | 2014-10-23 |
20140316734 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SELF-CALIBRATION OF DENSITY PROFILER - A process and system for self-calibration of a density profiler is disclosed. The process may include measuring a density profile of a fluid in a vessel using a plurality of sensors or a single sensor, and measuring a density profile of the fluid in the vessel using a plurality of sample ports. A density of the fluid proximate a location of at least one of the plurality of sample ports based on the sensor measured density profile may then be interpolated. A density of the fluid proximate a location of at least one of the plurality of sensors based on the sample port measured density profile may also be interpolated. Adjustment of a calibration of at least one of the plurality of sensors may then be made based on both the interpolated sample port density and the interpolated sensor density. | 2014-10-23 |
20140316735 | Protection Device and Calibration Method Thereof - The present invention discloses a protection device and a calibration method thereof. The protection device includes a sensing circuit and a detection circuit. The detection circuit includes: a comparing circuit, a setting circuit and an automatic calibration circuit. The comparing circuit is coupled to the sensing circuit and generates a protection signal according to a sensing signal and an offset setting. The setting circuit is coupled to the comparing circuit and generates the offset setting according to a calibration signal. The automatic calibration circuit is coupled between the comparing circuit and the setting circuit, for generating the calibration signal. The automatic calibration circuit automatically sets a protection threshold and stores the calibration signal which corresponds to the protection threshold. | 2014-10-23 |
20140316736 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SPATIO-TEMPORAL SENSOR SELECTION - A computer implemented method, computer program product and computer system for sensor selection. The computer system can run the computer program to execute the method by dividing a two-dimensional area into cells, wherein the cells are arranged in a grid; receiving a selection trigger for a subset of cells of the grid, wherein at least one cell of the subset has at least one sensor and the at least one cell has a sampling frequency associated; determining a set of constraints for the at least one sensor; selecting the at least one sensor if the at least one sensor complies with the set of constraints; and calculating a sampling frequency of the at least one sensor dependent on the sampling frequency of the at least one cell. | 2014-10-23 |
20140316737 | METHOD FOR MONITORING INSIDE-BOILER DYNAMIC WALL TEMPERATURE OF POWER PLANT BOILER HIGH-TEMPERATURE PIPING SYSTEM - A method for real-time monitoring in-furnace wall temperature of the high temperature tube systems in utility boilers consists of: Performing pre-calculation and choosing some tubes as representative tubes according the in-furnace tube wall temperature margins in a tube bundle, then installing out-furnace wall temperature measuring points on the chosen tubes; reading data from a power plant real-time database, which are the real-time operational parameters and out-furnace temperatures necessary in the calculation; saving the data into the communication database in local servers; instant calculating the in-furnace steam temperatures and wall temperatures of superheater and reheater tube systems based on the measured real-time operational parameters of the boiler and the out-furnace wall temperatures; sifting out overheated tube segments as per allowable stress, and saving these data into comprehensive overheat database. | 2014-10-23 |
20140316738 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MEASURING POSITION OF LIGHT - An apparatus and a method for measuring a position of a light are disclosed. The apparatus for measuring a position of a light includes: an inputting unit configured to receive position information on a building and a floor in which a user is positioned; a position coordinate calculating unit configured to measure distances between a position of the user and wall surfaces in the building in each direction and calculate a position coordinate of the user based on the distances in each direction; a position determining unit configured to apply the position coordinate to a plan view corresponding to the position information to determine an initial position of the user; and a position information combining unit configured to receive a light identifier depending on movement of the user and store position information of the light corresponding to the light identifier. | 2014-10-23 |
20140316739 | Direction Processing Based on Multi-State Inputs - A computer-implemented method for determining the direction of a moving object across a sensor having a plurality of inputs is disclosed. The invention determines the direction of a moving object, such as a vehicle on a roadway, based on inputs provided by sensors along the object's path. The methods involve monitoring state changes of the inputs as the object passes the sensor and comparing the magnitude of state changes in the order in which a forward-moving object would cause inputs to switch to a particular state. For each state change comparison, a direction variable is adjusted to indicate forward or reverse movement. After passage of the object, a direction of movement is assigned to the moving object on the basis of the final value of the direction variable. The invention provides a high degree of accuracy, is simple to reconfigure, and more economical than other methods. | 2014-10-23 |
20140316740 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE INCLINATION OF A TOWER - A method for determining the inclination of a tower, in particular of a wind turbine, in relation to the gravitational field, by evaluating the output signal from an acceleration sensor configured to pick up static acceleration in the direction of a sensor measurement axis, which method is simple to use and can be carried out on any wind turbines. It is proposed that the acceleration sensor is attached to a component, preferably to a main frame, which can be rotated about the longitudinal axis of the tower in an azimuth angular range of at least 180°, such that the sensor measurement axis is oriented substantially parallel to the plane of rotation of the component, the output signals, in the case of various azimuth angles, being successively measured and recorded by rotating the component between measurements, the inclination being determined by evaluation of the series of measurements obtained. | 2014-10-23 |
20140316741 | ELECTRICAL WIRE LENGTH OUTPUT METHOD AND STORAGE MEDIUM IN WHICH ELECTRICAL WIRE LENGTH OUTPUT PROGRAM IS STORED - An electrical wire length output method according to the present invention sets a first cavity reference cross section, a first node reference cross section, and a second node reference cross section, and a second cavity reference cross section, calculates a section wire length in each section of the reference cross sections, and outputs the sum of the section wire lengths as the wire length of an electrical wire. | 2014-10-23 |
20140316742 | OPTICAL COLLIMATOR FOR LED LIGHTS - There is provided a luminaire ( | 2014-10-23 |
20140316743 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USING RULE-BASED FAULT DETECTION IN A BUILDING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A controller for a building management system includes a first data interface configured to receive data from the building management system and a processing circuit including a processor and a memory device storing a fault detection rule having an initial threshold value. The processing circuit is configured to detect a first fault in the building management system using the stored fault detection rule having the initial threshold value and to use the data from the building management system to determine whether an adjustment to the stored fault detection rule is needed. In response to a determination that an adjustment to the stored fault detection rule is needed, the processing circuit is configured to calculate a new threshold value for the stored fault detection rule and update the stored fault detection rule by replacing the initial threshold value with the new threshold value. | 2014-10-23 |
20140316744 | ASSIGNING METHOD, RECORDING MEDIUM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND ANALYSIS SYSTEM - A method includes: calculating a position-dependent processing load to be caused by a process that depends on a position of a cell, for each of cells into which a spatial area specified as a target of an analysis to be executed by processing devices that are included in a first number of processing devices and synchronize for each unit in time domain is divided; and assigning the cells to a second number of processing devices which are part or all of the first number of processing devices, under a condition where a criterion determined with respect to uniformity in a total processing time among processing devices used for the analysis is met. The total processing time of each processing device includes a length of time to be taken to execute each process depending on the position of each of cell(s) to be assigned to this processing device. | 2014-10-23 |
20140316745 | DETECTING APPARATUS, DETECTING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PRODUCT - A detecting apparatus includes processors configured to access sensors; select from among the sensors, a sensor that has not been selected by any processor, acquire data from the selected sensor, and release selection of the sensor when data acquisition has been completed; execute processing for the sensor, based on the acquired data; set the sensor to an execution state during execution of the processing for the sensor, and set the sensor to an execution completed state when the execution of the processing for the sensor has ended; copy from a processor that has set the sensor to the execution state, the data acquired from the sensor by the processor, upon determining the sensor to be in the execution state, without executing the data acquisition; and execute the processing for the sensor, based on the copied data. | 2014-10-23 |
20140316746 | REAL-TIME SIGNAL PROCESSING SYSTEM AND METHOD BASED ON MULTI-CHANNEL INDEPENDENT COMPONENT ANALYSIS - A real-time signal processing system and method based on multi-channel independent component analysis (ICA). A one-pass recursive ICA processor uses a computation module to perform multi-channel ICA on a set of first data to generate a plurality of second data and third data. A noise removing module uses the computation module to identify noise in the second data and remove the identified noise to generate a plurality of fourth data. A reconstruction module uses the computation module to reconstruct the set of first data based on the fourth data and the third data to generate a plurality of fifth data. The one-pass recursive ICA processor, the noise removing module, the reconstruction module and the computation module are all implemented on a single chip, such that the one-pass recursive ICA processor, the noise removing module and the reconstruction module share the same computation module to save hardware resources. | 2014-10-23 |
20140316747 | SIMULATION OF CIVIL INFRASTRUCTURE - Method for generating boundary conditions for at least one model for the simulation of at least one civil infrastructure, said method comprising the process steps: (a) mapping of spatially distributed installations connected to the at least one civil infrastructure onto a data structure; (b) typification of the spatially distributed installations; and (c) determination of boundary conditions for the at least one model by means of the spatially distributed installations that have been typified. | 2014-10-23 |
20140316748 | Posture Guided Design Of Deformable Objects - There is provided a posture guided design system and a method for use in producing a posture guided design of a deformable object. In one implementation, such a method includes identifying a target posture for the deformable object, and determining locations of actuators for producing the target posture. The method also includes modeling the deformable object using at least one material so as to enable the deformable object to substantially reproduce the target posture. In some implementations, the method includes modeling the deformable object using at least two materials, wherein a distribution of the at least two materials is determined so as to enable the deformable object to substantially reproduce the target posture. | 2014-10-23 |
20140316749 | METHODS FOR DESIGNING AN EXHAUST ASSEMBLY FOR A VEHICLE - A method of designing an exhaust assembly that includes the steps: developing an initial exhaust assembly design; evaluating the initial design based on a design guide; developing an interim exhaust assembly design, or a plurality of interim exhaust assembly designs, based on the initial design and a parametric model; evaluating the interim design or designs using a computational fluid dynamics model; and developing a final exhaust assembly design based on the parametric and the fluid dynamics models. | 2014-10-23 |
20140316750 | DENTAL RESTORATION - A dental restoration technology is described. A file of a digital model of at least one tooth to undergo a dental restoration procedure is opened. A direction of a cut to be performed in the dental restoration procedure is selected. A bur is selected to be used in the dental restoration procedure. A cut line is drawn to be performed in the dental restoration procedure with the bur. A set of guide slots are generated that are remotely located laterally from the cut line. A cutting guide is modeled based in part on the digital model, the direction of the cut, the bur, the cut line, and the guide slots. A file of the cutting guide is saved. | 2014-10-23 |
20140316751 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF GENERATING GEOMETRY OF A SWEPT VOLUME OF A SPUN TOOL - A method includes receiving a representation of a spun tool and receiving a path for the spun tool. The method also includes calculating a profile of the spun tool and simulating movement of the spun tool over the path. The method includes determining critical positions along the path at which the composition of the profile of the spun tool changes based on the path, and re-calculating the composition of the profile of the spun tool for each side of a critical position. The method further includes re-calculating the shape of the profile of the spun tool at non-critical positions of the path. The method further includes determining a volume defined by moving the spun tool along the path between a first critical position and a second critical position, changing the profile of the spun tool at each critical position, and calculating a total volume based on the path. | 2014-10-23 |
20140316752 | Non-Linear Modeling of a Physical System Using Direct Optimization of Look-Up Table Values - Techniques for non-linear modeling of a physical system are provided using direct optimization of look-up table values. A non-linear system with memory is modeled by obtaining physical data for the non-linear system by applying a set of input samples x(n) to the non-linear system and measuring an output y(n) of the non-linear system; directly computing parameters Φ of a memory model for the non-linear system from the physical data, wherein the memory model comprises one or more look-up tables having linear interpolation and wherein the parameters Φ produce a substantially minimum mean square error; and providing the parameters Φ for storage as entries in the one or more look-up tables. The mean square error can be determined, for example, using one or more of a least squares algorithm, a least mean square algorithm and a recursive least squares algorithm. The look-up tables are optionally used in a processor instruction to implement digital pre-distortion. | 2014-10-23 |
20140316753 | MULTI AGENT RADIO FREQUENCY PROPAGATION SIMULATOR - A method and apparatus for simulating radio frequency propagation paths between radio frequency devices are provided. In an illustrative embodiment, the apparatus comprising a system controller for receiving and processing test data, a data sequencer configured to interact with attenuators and RF devices, and RF paths designed to simulate RF propagation paths. The method comprising steps to execute a full simulation. | 2014-10-23 |
20140316754 | EQUIPMENT CONDITION AND PERFORMANCE MONITORING USING COMPREHENSIVE PROCESS MODEL BASED UPON MASS AND ENERGY CONSERVATION - A method and apparatus capable of monitoring performance of a process and of the condition of equipment units effecting such process is disclosed. A process model predicated upon mass and energy balancing is developed on the basis of a plurality of generally nonlinear models of the equipment units. At least one or more of such equipment models are characterized by one or more adjustable maintenance parameters. Data relating to mass and energy transfer within the process is collected and is reconciled with the mass and energy characteristics of the process predicted by the model. The condition of the equipment units and process performance may then be inferred by monitoring the values of the maintenance parameters over successive data reconciliation operations. | 2014-10-23 |
20140316755 | METHOD FOR PREDICTING OXIDATION REACTION RATE CONSTANT BETWEEN CHEMICALS AND OZONE BASED ON MOLECULAR STRUCTURE AND AMBIENT TEMPERATURE - This invention belongs to the technical field of quantitative structure-activity relationship (QSAR) for chemical persistent assessment, relating to a method for predicting reaction rate constants of organic chemicals with ozone (k | 2014-10-23 |
20140316756 | Catheter configuration interface and related system - A system for implementing a procedure for the diagnosis or treatment of tissue in a body is provided. The system includes an electronic control unit configured to generate a graphical user interface on a display. The interface depicts an image of the tissue. The unit is further configured to receive one or more inputs regarding target locations on the tissue for diagnosis or treatment. The electronic control unit identifies a catheter for use in the procedure and determines configurations for a distal end of the catheter at each target location. The unit superimposes representations of the distal end of the catheter having the determined configurations on the image of the tissue at the target locations. The unit may also generate control signals to guide the distal end of the catheter to the target locations and to assume the determined configurations at each location. | 2014-10-23 |
20140316757 | Motion-Based Design of Mechanical Objects - There is provided a motion-based design system and a method for use in producing a motion-based design of a mechanical object. In one implementation, such a method includes identifying a motion curve associated with a movement by an articulated structure corresponding to the mechanical object, and mapping the motion curve to a mechanical sub-assembly. The mapping is performed based on a previously characterized trajectory of the mechanical sub-assembly and the similarity of that trajectory to the motion curve. The method also includes utilizing the first mechanical sub-assembly to substantially replicate the motion curve. | 2014-10-23 |
20140316758 | SYSTEM FOR DIAGNOSING BLOODFLOW CHARACTERISTICS, METHOD THEREOF, AND COMPUTER SOFTWARE PROGRAM - This system is a computer-based system for analyzing a blood flow at a target vascular site of a subject by means of a computer simulation, having a three-dimensional shape extraction unit, by a computer, for reading a captured image at the target vascular site and generating three-dimensional data representing a shape of a lumen of the target vascular site; a fluid dynamics analysis unit, by a computer, for determining state quantities (pressure and flow velocity) of blood flow at each position of the lumen of the target vascular site by means of computation by imposing boundary conditions relating to blood flow to the three-dimensional shape data; a blood flow characteristic determination unit for determining, from the state quantities of the blood flow determined by the fluid dynamics analysis unit, a wall shear stress vector at each position of the lumen wall surface of the target vascular site, determining relative relationship between a direction of the wall shear stress vector at a specific wall surface position and directions of wall shear stress vectors at wall surface positions surrounding the specific wall surface position, and from the morphology thereof, determining characteristics of the blood flow at the specific wall surface position and outputting the same as a determined result; and a display unit, by a computer, for displaying the determined result of the blood flow characteristic which is graphically superposed onto a three-dimensional shape model. | 2014-10-23 |
20140316759 | Computer-Implemented System And Method For Facilitating Accurate Glycemic Control By Modeling Blood Glucose Using Cloud-Based Circadian Profiles - A computer-implemented system and method for facilitating accurate glycemic control by modeling blood glucose using cloud-based circadian profiles is provided. Anti-hyperglycemic medications are categorized based on similar glucose lowering effects. A circadian profile for a diabetic patient is built by storing online at least two recent typical measurements of pre-meal and post-meal blood glucose, a dose of an anti-hyperglycemic medication, and the class of the anti-hyperglycemic medication. A model of glucose management through the circadian profile is created by estimating expected blood glucose values and their predicted errors at each of the meal periods, visualizing the expected blood glucose values and their predicted errors over time for each meal period in a log-normal distribution, and selecting one of the meal periods and, for each anti-hyperglycemic medication in the identified class, and modeling a change in the dose of the anti-hyperglycemic medication based on glucose lowering effects of the modeled change. | 2014-10-23 |
20140316760 | METHOD OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL OPTOELECTRICAL SIMULATION OF IMAGE SENSOR - A three-dimensional optoelectrical simulation includes generating a process simulation result including a doping profile of a silicon substrate of image sensor, a structure simulation result with respect to a back end of line structure, and a merged result generated by merging a process simulation result and a structure simulation result, selectively extending the merged result to an extended result by using a process simulation result or a structure simulation result, generating a segmented result for each pixel based on a merged result or an extended result, an optical crosstalk simulation result of image sensor based on a structure simulation result and an optical mesh, and a final simulation result including an electrical crosstalk simulation result of the image sensor based on a segmented result for each pixel and an optical crosstalk simulation result. | 2014-10-23 |
20140316761 | SIMULATION APPARATUS AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A simulation apparatus includes a memory, and a second processor configured to detect an internal state of the first processor in the operation simulation, when a target block in the operation simulation changes, the target block being included in blocks obtained by dividing code of the program, generate association information in which the internal state detected by the detecting section and performance values of instructions included in the target block in the detected internal state are associated with each other, and execute an execution code that allows a performance value when the first processor executes the target block to be calculated based on the association information, by using the internal state detected and the association information generated for the target block, to thereby calculate a performance value when the first processor executes the target block. | 2014-10-23 |
20140316762 | Mobile Speech-to-Speech Interpretation System - Interpretation from a first language to a second language via one or more communication devices is performed through a communication network (e.g. phone network or the internet) using a server for performing recognition and interpretation tasks, comprising the steps of: receiving an input speech utterance in a first language on a first mobile communication device; conditioning said input speech utterance; first transmitting said conditioned input speech utterance to a server; recognizing said first transmitted speech utterance to generate one or more recognition results; interpreting said recognition results to generate one or more interpretation results in an interlingua; mapping the interlingua to a second language in a first selected format; second transmitting said interpretation results in the first selected format to a second mobile communication device; and presenting said interpretation results in a second selected format on said second communication device. | 2014-10-23 |