| 44th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights (10-29-09/10-29-09_53) part 53 |
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| 20090271026 | Method for Managing an Active Safety for an Automatically Operating Machine - This invention relates to a method for managing active safety for an automatically operating machine comprising a work surface and a work tool displaced according to a pre-established work program. The method consists of dividing ( | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090271027 | TURNING MACHINE AND MACHINING METHOD BY THE SAME - The turning machine according to the present invention includes a displacement sensor ( | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090271028 | KINEMATIC SINGULAR POINT COMPENSATION SYSTEMS - Systems and methods for handling kinematic singular points in a process path are disclosed. In one embodiment, a numerically controlled (NC) processing system includes a materials processing installation having a multi-axis kinematic linkage operable to position a tip portion of the linkage along a predetermined process path. The system also includes a processor having a compensation system operable to detect a singular point in the process path and to improve the accuracy tip portion positioning near the singular point. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090271029 | Mail routing system including a data block analyzer - A method is provided for routing mail items in a mail sorting system that includes means for capturing address information from a mail item in the form of an address block and an analysis engine comprising a plurality of analysis modules. The method comprises: receiving the address block at the analysis engine and making available to each of a set of the analysis modules at least a portion of the address block; at each analysis module, decomposing the available portions of the address block into one or more data objects, each including a representation component representing at least part of the portion and a data type identifier; storing the data objects with an indication of the mail item to which the objects relate; and subsequent to identifying a delivery endpoint for the mail item, adding at least one of the stored data objects to a data set associated with that delivery endpoint whereby future mail items may be routed to that delivery endpoint in dependence on those data objects. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090271030 | POSTAL STAMP TRACKING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A trackable postage stamp includes a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface. The second surface is adapted to adhere to a piece of mail. The stamp also includes a passive tracking device including stamp identification (ID) information. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090271031 | APPARATUS FOR FORMING GOOD FEELING OF ROBOT AND METHOD THEREFOR - An apparatus for forming good feeling of a robot and a method therefor are disclosed. The apparatus for forming good feeling of a robot according to the present invention comprises: a good feeling generating unit receiving an input feature value of a user to calculate an individual intimacy level between the robot and the user and calculate a tension level formed between the robot (r) and the user (i) in relation to other users, thereby calculating the good feeling of the robot with regard to the user; a good feeling expressing unit adjusting intensity of feeling of the robot according to the good feeling of the robot generated through the good feeling generating unit and additionally expressing an action expressing the good feeling before and after an action of the robot; and a good feeling learning unit receiving an expression degree of the good feeling of the robot with regard to the user calculated through the good feeling expressing unit and an emotional reaction of the user to calculate profit using an difference between these two information and updating the input feature value of the user using the profit. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090271032 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A MOVEMENT DEVICE - A system for controlling a movement device is disclosed. The system includes a movement device with a tool provided on the movement device, a movement device controller, a safety controller, a tool maintenance station and a movement detection unit for calculating a position of the movement device in the safety controller. The system includes a position detection module for generating a signal corresponding to a positioning of the tool in the tool maintenance station, which signal is made available to the safety controller by a transmission unit for the signal. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090271033 | METHOD FOR PERFORMING AN ANIMAL-RELATED OPERATION AND IMPLEMENT FOR PERFORMING THE METHOD - A method for controlling a robot arm arranged to bring animal operation device to a specific position relative to an animal body part, the robot arm being controlled to maintain a certain position relative to the animal body part during the animal-related operation, the robot arm being controlled not to perform a movement unless the body part lies outside a tolerance range around a current position of the robot arm, wherein the boundaries of the tolerance range are determined repeatedly in dependence on at least the current position and the current speed of the animal body part. Hence, the tolerance range is dynamic, and dependent on the measured movement of the body part or body part reference point. By taking such movement into account, it has proved possible to reduce robot arm movements, both in number and in covered distance. The invention also provides an implement arranged to perform the method. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090271034 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PICKING/PACKING APPLICATIONS - A system for picking and packing applications is provided. The system includes a plurality of robots and a plurality of robot controllers. Each robot controller includes a load re-balance subsystem, a load balance subsystem, a robot state change detector subsystem, a communicator subsystem, and a motion control subsystem. Each of the robot controllers is interconnected and in communication with one another via the communicator subsystems. Each of the robots has a workload that may be selectively balanced. A method for balancing the workloads of the robots using built-in processors which run motion control is also provided. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090271035 | METHOD FOR COMPUTER-AIDED MOVEMENT PLANNING OF A ROBOT - A method for computer-aided movement planning of a robot is provided, in which a trajectory for the movement of a spatial point assigned to the robot is planned in a fixed coordinates system. The spatial positions are translated from a plurality of spatial positions of the spatial point into respective configuration positions in a configuration room of the robot based on inverse kinematics. The respective configuration positions are described by axial positions of one or several rotatory or translational movement axes of the robot and are tested for collisions and a trajectory is formed along spatial positions of the spatial point, the respective configuration positions of which are collision-free. Planning the movement in a fixed coordinates system improves the efficiency of the planning method and the planned movement corresponds more to the expectations of the persons or the operating staff in the surroundings of the robot. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090271036 | METHOD FOR INCREASING SAFETY WHEN OPERATING A ROBOT - A method for operating a robot with a tool changer comprises providing a plurality of different kinds of tools, associating each of the plurality of tools with an unique explicit signature, producing at least one safe signal using the tool changer, wherein the at least one safe signal is a two-channel signal corresponding to one of the unique explicit signatures, and identifying the at least one tool using the at least one safe signal. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090271037 | METHOD OF GENERATING A WALKING PATTERN FOR A HUMANOID ROBOT - The present invention may provide a method of generating a walking pattern for a humanoid robot. The method of generating the walking pattern for the humanoid includes determining a position of a next Zero Moment Point (ZMP) along a moving direction of the humanoid robot, obtaining a first condition for generating a walking pattern based on the determined ZMP by using a periodic step module, generating trajectories of a ZMP and a Center of Mass (CoM) in an initial step based on the first condition and an initial value obtained from an initial state of the humanoid robot by using a transient step module, generating trajectories of a ZMP and a CoM in a steady step based on the ZMP of two steps by using a steady step module, and generating trajectories of a ZMP and a CoM in a final step by using the transient step module. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090271038 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MOTION CONTROL OF HUMANOID ROBOT - A system and method for motion control of a humanoid robot are provided. The system includes a remote controller for recognizing three-dimensional image information including two-dimensional information and distance information of a user, determining first and second reference points on the basis of the three-dimensional image information, calculating variation in angle of a joint on the basis of three-dimensional coordinates of the first and second reference points, and transmitting a joint control signal through a wired/wireless network. The system also includes a robot for checking joint control data from the joint control signal received from the remote controller and varying an angle of the joint to move according to the user's motion. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090271039 | Method and apparatus for flue gas recirculation - An improved method and system for flue gas recirculation (FGR) from the ID Fan located downstream of a scrubber (or other Air Quality Control Equipment including cyclones, baghouses, etc., hereafter “AQC equipment”) back to the scrubber (or other AQC Equipment) inlet to maintain the minimum required flue gas throughput during low-load conditions, thereby eliminating the need for a separate booster fan. A flue gas recirculation duct is connected from downstream of the ID Fan to the inlet of the scrubber (or other AQC Equipment). A variable flow restrictor is placed in the duct downstream of the ID Fan for controlling pressure of the recirculated flue gas. The flow restrictor is controlled in accordance to a function of boiler load or flue gas flow to produce the required backpressure that enables the flue gas to flow through the recirculation duct back to the inlet of the scrubber (or other AQC Equipment) at low loads. This side stream of treated gas is recirculated from the discharge of the ID Fan to the inlet of the AQC Equipment to maintain the appropriate gas velocity regardless of boiler load conditions. The pressure differential between fan discharge and the AQC Equipment inlet enables recirculation of a sufficient amount of treated flue gas using only a small duct and simple flow control damper, without using a booster fan. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090271040 | Method for Operating a Winding Machine - Described is a method for operating a winding machine used for winding up and/or unwinding a winding material, said winding machine comprising a device for controlling and/or regulating the winding process. A variable value is monitored that concerns a machine state and/or a change in the winding material, and at least one parameter of said controlling and/or regulating device is modified in accordance with the change identified. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090271041 | Lifting device - The invention relates to a lifting device for lifting objects, such as motor vehicles, comprising at least one main lifting unit ( | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090271042 | BUILDING OPTIMIZATION SYSTEM AND LIGHTING SWITCH WITH ADAPTIVE BLIND, WINDOW AND AIR QUALITY CONTROLS - A building optimization system for optimizing an environment of a building is disclosed. The building optimization system includes a number of building optimization switches for controlling the environment of a corresponding space in a building according to a plurality of operation modes, as well as any number of modular, interchangeable binary controllers for controlling various environmental factors of a number of zones of a building. The building optimization includes switch an A/B lighting switch having lighting controls and a graphical display. The A/B lighting switch is further connected to one or more sensors for sensing and measuring environmental data of at least one zone of the building. The building optimization switch further includes a binary controller connected with the A/B lighting switch to control an environmental variable of the zone based on user input or the environmental data. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090271043 | Multiple Electronic Control Unit for Differentiated Control of Solenoid Valves in Watering Systems - An electronic control unit for control of solenoid valves in watering systems is described, comprising a plurality of knobs ( | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090271044 | Intelligent irrigation rain sensor - An intelligent irrigation rain sensor for use in an irrigation system comprises a rain sensor unit and a sensor control unit. The rain sensor unit has a rain catcher reservoir with an open top for receiving rainwater. The rain catcher has an internal volume for holding water and tapers into a funnel with an opening for metering equally sized round water droplets at a steady-state drip rate. At least one droplet detector is positioned directly below the funnel opening that contacts the water droplets from the funnel. The droplet detector includes detection electrodes for sensing a change in an electrical property being monitored by a detection control in the sensor control unit. Each droplet detected may be counted and the droplet count retained in a memory, or excluded from counting based on certain factors, such as the drip rate between droplets from the funnel opening. Upon exceeding a rain threshold amount over measurement time period, the intelligent irrigation rain sensor issues a rain signal to the irrigation controller. The intelligent irrigation rain sensor issues a corresponding dry signal to the irrigation controller after a drying period has elapsed. The present intelligent irrigation rain sensor may issue consecutive rain signals and accumulate drying periods for each, up to a predetermined limit, before issuing a single dry signal to the irrigation controller. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090271045 | Irrigation flow converter, monitoring system and intelligent water management system - The present invention is directed to an intelligent water management irrigation system for monitoring the total water usage for a billing site and preventing cumulative water usage from exceeding a water budget by adjusting the amount of water used for irrigation. Irrigation zone priority values are selected for each irrigation zone that specify a percentage of the full water need that the foliage in the zone can survive and are saved in an intelligent water management irrigation (IWMI) controller. The IWMI controller receives water usage information originating from a property's water meter and compares the measured water usage with the allowable water budget. Water usage is tracked separately for the household use and landscape use (irrigation). Prior to each irrigation cycle, the IWMI controller estimates the amount of water that will be needed by the landscape and for household use during the remainder of a billing cycle; household use is given precedence over landscape use. If the water budget will support both, irrigation can proceed normally. If the budget will not support both, the IWMI controller estimates the amount of water needed for the remainder of the billing cycle if only a priority watering amount is allocated for each landscape zone. If the water budget will support priority irrigation, landscape watering can proceed in priority irrigation mode. If the water budget will not support priority irrigation watering, the irrigation cycle is skipped and the water usage estimations are recalculated prior to the next irrigation cycle. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090271046 | ESTIMATING A POWER UTILIZATION OF A COMPUTER SYSTEM - One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that estimates a power utilization of a computer system. During operation, a set of performance parameters of the computer system is monitored, wherein the computer system includes a processor. Then the power utilization of the computer system is estimated based on the set of performance parameters and a power-utilization model, wherein the power-utilization model was trained by measuring a power utilization of the computer system while the processor is operating at a first frequency and measuring a power utilization of the computer system while the processor is operating at a second frequency. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090271047 | POWER TRANSMITTING APPARATUS, POWER RECEIVING APPARATUS, POWER TRANSMISSION METHOD, PROGRAM, AND POWER TRANSMISSION SYSTEM - There is provided a power transmitting apparatus including a power transmission side communication unit for communicating with a power receiving apparatus, a power transmission unit for transmitting power to the power receiving apparatus in a non-contact manner, a transmission power information deriving unit for increasing discretely a first transmission power to transmit from the power transmission unit to the power receiving apparatus, and deriving information related to power transmission for determining a second transmission power corresponding to power desired by the power receiving apparatus based on reception of received power information transmitted from the power receiving apparatus at the power transmission side communication unit, indicating that a received power level meet a predetermined level, and a transmission power determining unit for determining the second transmission power to transmit to the power receiving apparatus based on information related to power transmission derived by the transmission power information deriving unit. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090271048 | Power Transmitting Apparatus, Power Transmission Method, Program, and Power Transmission System - There is provided a power transmitting apparatus including a power transmission side communication unit for communicating with one or more power receiving apparatus for receiving transmitted power; a power transmission unit for transmitting power to the one or more power receiving apparatus in a non-contact manner; an allocating unit for dividing transmission of power from the power transmission unit to the power receiving apparatus to a plurality of dividing periods for every predetermined period, and allocating the one or more power receiving apparatus to one of the dividing periods; and a power transmission control unit for selectively transmitting power to the one or more power receiving apparatus for every dividing period based on the allocation result in the allocating unit. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090271049 | ASSURING STABILITY OF THE SPEED OF A COOLING FAN IN A COMPUTER SYSTEM - Some embodiments of the present invention provide a system that assures stability of the speed of a cooling fan in a computer system. During operation, a temperature of the computer system, an ambient temperature, and a current fan speed for the cooling fan are monitored. Next, a validated ambient temperature based on parameters including the temperature of the computer system, the ambient temperature, and the current fan speed is computed. Then, a control signal is generated in response to the validated ambient temperature, and the control signal is sent to the cooling fan to assure stability of the fan speed of the cooling fan. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090271050 | TRAVEL CONTROL DEVICE - Information for generating a target speed pattern is computed from information acquired from various sensors and a running mode input switch, so as to generate the target speed pattern (S | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090271051 | ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT FOR VEHICLE - An electronic control unit (ECU) for a vehicle is disclosed. The subject ECU stores: vehicle ID; and first cross-check information different from the vehicle ID. The subject ECU acquires second cross-check information different from the vehicle ID. The second cross-check information is stored in an external ECU that is mounted in a same vehicle as the subject ECU is mounted. The subject ECU determines whether the first cross-check information matches the second cross-check information. Upon receiving an instruction for changing the vehicle ID, the subject ECU prohibits a change the vehicle ID if the first cross-check information matches the second cross-check information, and the subject ECU changes the vehicle ID if the first cross-check information does not match the second cross-check information. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090271052 | AUTOMATIC ESTIMATION OF TRAIN CHARACTERISTICS - A system is provided for controlling a series of vehicles. In certain embodiments, the system includes a self-analysis/estimation system configured to control a first parameter of the series of vehicles to impart a resulting changing in a second parameter of the series of vehicles. The self-analysis/estimation system is configured to estimate a third parameter based on the first and second parameters, wherein the third parameter comprises weight, weight distribution, tractive effort, grade, or a combination thereof, associated with the series of vehicles. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090271053 | Method and device for evaluating shafting alignment of ship - An evaluation map showing the allowable ranges (A) of the crank deflection and bearing loads determined according to the inclination of the crankshaft of an engine and the intermediate shaft is prepared beforehand. When the engine is installed in a ship, the inclination of the shafts within the allowable ranges can be easily known. While the ship is in service, the shafting alignment of the ship can be evaluated by merely measuring the inclination of the crankshaft and the intermediate shaft. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090271054 | MANOEUVRE AND SAFETY SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE OR AN INSTALLATION - A system for a vehicle is provided for allowing a user of the vehicle or installation to obtain advanced and up-to-date information about the surroundings of the vehicle or installation and the vehicle or installation itself. The system may be located on a marine vessel and it integrates information from a number of different information sources, located both on and off the vessel, en including information from advanced radar and sonar subsystems on the ship, information from conventional instruments and sensors and information from onshore and offshore installations and EO satellites accessed via a control centre onshore. The system may communicate with the control centre via a communication satellite and/or wireless Internet, if available. A data processing apparatus for processing and presenting the data is also provided. The data is received, processed and presented in three dimensions in space and updated in real time or near real time such that time provides a fourth dimension to the data. A graphical user interface for presenting the data is also provided. The graphical user interface provides functionality for reporting an error in the system if the end user's own observations do not match the presented data. Additionally, a system for collecting data comprising more than one ship, the control centre and means for the ships and the control centre to communicate is provided. The system comprises a catalogue and storage network for storing collected data. All data is stored with an associated quality measure of the data. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090271055 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF VESSEL EMISSION MANAGEMENT - An emission management system ( | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090271056 | CONTROL APPARATUS FOR ELECTRIC CAR - In a control apparatus for an electric car, wherein an auxiliary power source device, a drive control device and a power storage system are connected in parallel; the power storage system is configured of a DC-DC converter in parallel with which a capacitor is connected, a power storage portion, and a power storage system control portion which performs the controls of the DC-DC converter and the power storage portion, and the power storage system control portion is configured so as to be capable of detecting the service interruption and grounding of an overhead line. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090271057 | Hybrid Vehicle Vibration Reduction System and Method - A method for reducing vibration in a hybrid-electric vehicle including initiating a shut-down sequence of an internal combustion engine of the a hybrid-electric vehicle; providing an open port to at least one combustion chamber of the internal combustion engine; and shutting down the internal combustion engine. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090271058 | Floating Forks For Lift Vehicles - A material handling vehicle, such as an AGV, for loading and unloading a transport and wherein the vehicle includes a pair of freely floating forks. The forks are freely moveable in the vertical direction as well as capable of pivoting or tilting about an axis relative to a fork carriage, however when a load is applied, the forks are locked are prevented from such free floating movement. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090271059 | MEASUREMENT OF NO AND NO2 FOR CONTROL OF SELECTIVE CATALYTIC REDUCTION - A selective catalytic reduction system includes a catalyst, a device to measure an amount of nitrogen oxide (NO), a device to measure an amount of nitrogen dioxide (NO | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090271060 | Method And Apparatus For Detecting An Insufficient Phase Current In A Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor - A method is provided for detecting an insufficient or missing phase current in a permanent magnet synchronous motor, and includes determining a composite vector position of a combined three-phase phase current with respect to a stationary portion of the motor, and assigning a sector to the position. The method includes comparing the phase current to a calibrated threshold current corresponding to the sector, and executing a response when the absolute value is less than the threshold. A vehicle includes an energy storage device (ESD), a motor/generator configured as a permanent magnet synchronous motor, a voltage inverter, and a bus for conducting DC current from the ESD to the inverter. A controller detects an insufficient phase current, determines a current vector position of the three-phase AC, assigns a sector to the position, and executes a response when an absolute value of the phase current is less than a calibrated threshold. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090271061 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TIRE CORNERING POWER ESTIMATION AND MONITORING - A tire cornering power estimation and monitoring system, comprising a steering torque sensor, a steering wheel angle sensor, a yaw rate sensor, a lateral acceleration sensor, a speed sensor, and at least one controller configured to receive signals from the sensors and send a notification if the signals indicate that one or more of the vehicle's tires need to be checked or serviced. The system also comprises a notification system configured to indicate that one or more of the vehicle's tires need to be checked or serviced. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090271062 | CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FILTERING DEPENDENT DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES - A control system includes an input that one of receives and transmits diagnostic data including a fault identifier and a fault status of the fault identifier, and a filter module that filters said diagnostic data based on a comparison of the diagnostic data and a data array, wherein the data array includes a dependent identifier and a corresponding root cause identifier. The control system may be included with one or more of a vehicle control module and a service tool. A related method is also provided. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090271063 | ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT AND VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM - When an electronic control unit receives a rewriting request of vehicle identification information, the electronic control unit writes state information indicating a rewriting state in a memory and rewrites the vehicle identification information into new vehicle identification information. The electronic control unit sends an erasing order to a peripheral electronic unit for erasing failure information stored in the peripheral electronic unit and determines whether the peripheral electronic control unit sends an erasing completion signal indicating that the erasing of the failure information is completed. The electronic control unit erases the state information indicating the rewriting state when the rewriting of the vehicle identification information is completed and the peripheral electronic control unit sends the erasing completion signal. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090271064 | ELECTRONIC CONTROL SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE - An electronic control unit performs self-diagnosis based on signals received from various sensors, and stores abnormality data in an EEPROM when abnormality is detected. The DTC is stored in a first memory area and a second memory area of the EEPROM, if a condition flag stored in the EEPROM is OFF and ON, respectively. The condition flag is switched from OFF (initial value) to ON, when service start data is received from a telematics service center in a period from the completion of assembling the electronic control unit to the vehicle to the start of use of the vehicle by a user. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090271065 | Device, method, and control unit for identifying a side impact, and pressure sensor - In device for side impact recognition in a vehicle, at least one pressure sensor system that produces a signal is provided in a side part of the vehicle, and an evaluation circuit is provided that recognizes a side impact as a function of the signal. In addition, a test device is provided for the at least one pressure sensor system, the at least one test device being configured such that the at least one test device oversamples the signal and then filters it in order to produce a test signal, the test device comparing the signal with a reference value and, as a function of this comparison, recognizing the operability of the at least one pressure sensor system. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090271066 | DIAGNOSTIC DATA MINING - A diagnostic system for a vehicle, including a memory receiving and storing vehicle specific information, and storing diagnostic test sequences, a processor connected to the memory, executing instructions for the diagnostic test sequences and outputting the results of the execution, and a centralized database, remote from the memory, storing the results of the execution of the diagnostic test sequences and results of the execution of diagnostic tests from additional vehicles, configurable for extraction and linking of the data stored in the centralized database. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090271067 | CUSTOMIZABLE INITIATION OF DATA RECORDINGS - A diagnostic system for a vehicle, includes a computer storing software on a computer readable media, configurable for setting up recording of vehicle operations, selecting from a plurality of customizable triggering operations according to Boolean logic, and a vehicle communication interface detachably connected to the computer, being setup by the computer for recording of vehicle operation while the vehicle is operating and recorded information stored in a computer readable media of the vehicle communication interface being reviewed by the computer, and detachably connected to the vehicle for recording of the vehicle operations. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090271068 | Detection Apparatus - A detection apparatus comprises a freely-movable integral framework provided with front wheels and rear wheels, characterized in that, a control portion and a scan portion, and a driving mechanism driving said framework to move are provided on said framework, wherein said framework is provided with a first interface for connecting to external power, so that said detection apparatus is driven by external power via the driving mechanism to perform detection while conducting detection on site, and wherein the semitrailer for mounting the framework is provided with a second interface connectable to a traction apparatus so as to connect the detection apparatus and the traction apparatus while carrying out site-changing transportation. Said detection apparatus is not affected by the alteration of the emission standards, has low failure rate and maintenance cost, has zero emission in the detection state, and is pollution-free. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090271069 | CONTROL UNIT OF ELECTRIC POWER STEERING APPARATUS - According to the present invention, a control unit of an electric power steering apparatus transmitting a steering assist force generated by a motor to a steering mechanism so as to reduce a steering force, the control unit includes a steering angle sensor for detecting a steering angle, a torque sensor for detecting a steering torque, a vehicle speed detecting means for detecting a vehicle speed, and a control means for controlling the motor on the basis of the steering angle, a steering angular speed, the steering torque and the vehicle speed, and the control means has a handle return control function, and corrects a steering feeling in accordance with the steering angle on the basis of the handle return control function. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090271070 | Method and apparatus for minimizing driver disturbance in a limited by-wire active steering system - A method is provided for limiting a steering angle overlay applied by a steering actuator in a limited by-wire active front steering (AFS) system. The method includes determining a maximum rate limit for the steering angle overlay in order to minimize an undesired disturbance to the driver in the form of a torque and/or angle feedback while maximizing the rate of steering overlay allowed for a given set of vehicle operating conditions. The maximum rate limit is determined by a function of the input steering rate and braking level. A limited AFS system includes both steering and braking input devices, a steering actuator, and a controller having an algorithm. The controller uses the algorithm to calculate the maximum overlay rate limit and limits the steering actuator to the maximum overlay rate limit. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090271071 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A DRIVER ASSISTANCE SYSTEM - A method for controlling a driver assistance system having an LKS function of a vehicle is described. In the region of lane widening, a hypothetical lane which connects a starting lane to a destination lane is generated by the driver assistance system. In the region of the lane widening, the vehicle is guided along the hypothetical lane. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090271072 | VEHICLE BODY DRIFTING RESTRAINING DEVICE - A vehicle body drifting restraining device which restrains a drifting of a vehicle body, wherein: when a brake control device operation prohibition switch, which prohibits an operation of a brake control device, is in a state of prohibition, a control for restraining the drifting of the vehicle body is prohibited. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090271073 | STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM WITH BODY-FORCE-DISTURBANCE HEADING CORRECTION - A yaw stability control system for a vehicle detects and eliminates the vehicle yaw angle resulting from a body-force-disturbance and returns the vehicle to a pre disturbance heading. A yaw rate module generates a signal indicative of the vehicle yaw rate error. A yaw angle error module is triggered in response to a body-force-disturbance being detected by a body-force-disturbance detection unit, and performs integrations of the yaw rate signals to calculate a yaw angle error in order to obtain a correction of the vehicle yaw angle resulting from the body-force-disturbance. A yaw control module uses the yaw angle error in combination with the yaw rate error for a limited time period to generate yaw control signals that are sent to the vehicle brakes and/or active steering system for performing vehicle yaw stability control operations a signal to perform a body-force-disturbance yaw stability control operation for. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090271074 | Yaw Stability Control System - The present invention relates is a yaw stability control system for a vehicle using a steering system and a method of controlling by detecting the occurrence of understeer, determining the degree of understeer after the occurrence of understeer is detected determining if the determined degree of understeer exceeds a threshold value, saving the steering wheel torque value and steering wheel angle value when determined that a calculated drop in steering wheel torque exceeds the threshold value, calculating a guidance torque, a driver-intended steering wheel angle, and updating the steering wheel angle at the start of the guidance torque calculation, applying the guidance torque to the steering of the vehicle, and using the driver-intended steering wheel angle for yaw stability control. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090271075 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS INVOLVING TORQUE DISTURBANCE REJECTION - A method for controlling a steering system, the method including, receiving a first signal including a position of a component in the steering system, receiving a second signal including a disturbance signal operative to indicate an effect of a first torque disturbance in the steering system, calculating a first counter acting torque command signal operative to minimize the first torque disturbance as a function of the position of the component and the disturbance signal, and sending the first counter acting torque command signal to a motor. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090271076 | Occupant Detection System with Environmental Compensation - An occupant detection system includes an electrode in communication with a detector circuit that detects the impedance of the electrode and compensates for environmental conditions, such as humidity or moisture, based on the impedance measurement. Such environmental conditions may interfere with the occupant detection system's ability to detect the presence and/or size of an occupant. Typically, environmental conditions change the impedance of the electrode. The impedance is determined by measuring a frequency response of the electrode. The measured frequency response is compared to predetermined frequency response values that correspond to known environmental conditions. The environmental condition may be detected by matching the peak frequency response or average frequency response to in a lookup table. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090271077 | ELECTRONIC CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AN AUXILIARY DEVICE INTERLOCK SAFETY SYSTEM - A controller, control system and method for controlling an auxiliary device comprising a wheelchair lift, ramp, or the like are provided. An exemplary embodiment of the auxiliary device controller is microprocessor-based and communicates with a vehicle's OEM controller for receiving a plurality of sensor inputs, which originate from OEM and auxiliary sensors, process the sensor inputs, and control various OEM and auxiliary systems relative to the sensor inputs to effect a number of safety interlocks. The controller may operate to coordinate various OEM and auxiliary subsystems to automate auxiliary device operation to reduce operator error. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090271078 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING A TRAILER BEING TOWED BY A VEHICLE - A system and method are disclosed for operating a vehicle towing a trailer including a camera that captures an image of a frontal surface of the trailer. A surface estimate component may be used to receive an image from the camera and generate an estimated area and shape of the frontal surface of the trailer. A type recognition component may be used to generate a trailer identification based on the estimated area and shape. A cross reference component may be used to retrieve correlated information related to the trailer based on the trailer identification. A vehicle control interface may be used to transmit the correlated information to an on-board vehicle control unit, to modify the operation of the vehicle according to the correlated information. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090271079 | VEHICLE CONTROL APPARATUS - A vehicle control apparatus includes a vehicle drive device having a friction engagement element capable of being engaged and disengaged by an oil pressure generated by an electric oil pump, a start operation detecting unit that detects a start operation of the vehicle, a vehicle status change detecting unit that detects a status change of the vehicle, an electric oil pump control unit that controls the electric oil pump, and a management unit that is connected between the vehicle status change detecting unit and the electric oil pump control unit in a manner capable of transmitting data. The management unit transmits a wakeup signal to the electric oil pump control unit when a status change of the vehicle is detected, and when the wakeup signal is received prior to detection of the start operation, the electric oil pump control unit starts the electric oil pump in response to the wakeup signal. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090271080 | Selector Mechanism for a Motor Vehicle Transmission - A rotatable selector mechanism for a motor vehicle transmission has a selector knob rotatable in a housing to select an operating mode of the transmission among a number of selector positions indicated by a label (P, R, N, D, M). The selector mechanism further includes a detent plate which cooperates with a detent pin for maintaining the selector knob in each of positions. The detent plate is connected to position sensors for generating selector signals to a transmission control unit which supplies control signals to an actuator for operate the transmission according to the operating mode selected. The detent plate is also associated to the selector knob and to a drive correction means by means of clutch devices respectively to engage the detent plate to one of the selector knob and the drive correction means. The clutch devices and the drive corrections means are controlled by the transmission control unit to move the detent plate from a selector position selected by the driver to another selector position representative of the operating mode of the transmission by means of the drive correction means without moving the selector knob. The selector knob further includes an illuminated pointer constituted by one of several LEDs controlled by the transmission control unit so as to change the LED illuminated in front of the label according to the position of the detent plate when the latter has been moved by the drive correction means in order to indicate the operating mode of the transmission. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090271081 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - A control device for an automatic transmission is disclosed wherein a shift point depending on a variation in vehicle acceleration is modified on a real time basis in accordance with not only a corrected result on a shift point depending on piece-to-piece variations of automatic transmissions, but also actual acceleration for shortening a time required for learning with high precision with no need to be matched. Shift point real-time modifying means is provided for modifying the altered shift point based on a value of a ratio between a value of actual engine-rotation acceleration at an upshift-determining timing during a power-on running and a value of reference engine-rotation acceleration obtained by substituting a value of actual engine-rotation acceleration to a value for a reference running state having no impact on acceleration of a vehicle, and a target maximum engine rotation speed. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090271082 | CONTROL DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD FOR TRANSMISSION MECHANISM, AND CONTROL METHOD FOR VEHICLE WITH ENGINE - A control device for a transmission including a clutch driven by an actuator mechanism, such as a motor, is provided. The control device controls the actuator so that the rider does not perceive generation of a braking force when the clutch is shifted from a disengaged state to an engaged state while traveling, thereby enhancing riding comfort. In performing the control to actuate a clutch from a disengaged state to an engaged state, the control device makes a determination about whether or not to restrict engagement of the clutch based on information about a rotational speed on an upstream side of the clutch and information about a rotational speed on a downstream side of the clutch. If it is determined that engagement of the clutch is to be restricted, the control device delays engagement of the clutch until the engine speed is increased to an acceptable level. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090271083 | System and Method for Verifying the Availability of a Level of a Braking System in a Powered System - A verification system is provided for verifying the availability of a first level of a braking system in a powered system. The powered system travels along a route. The verification system includes a controller coupled to an engine and a braking system of the powered system. The controller is configured to predetermine one of an activation level of the engine and/or an activation level of the braking system at a plurality of incremental locations along the route. The controller is further configured to activate the first level of the braking system at an incremental location having a predetermined activation level of the braking system which is lower than the first level of the braking system. A method is also provided for verifying the availability of the first level of a braking system in a powered system. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090271084 | CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM AND CRUISE CONTROL METHOD - A cruise control system includes: a traffic condition acquisition unit that acquires a traffic condition that includes a vehicle density on a road on which a vehicle runs; and a cruise control unit that performs cruise control on the vehicle so that a following distance has a less tendency to decrease as the road gets busier. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090271085 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OPERATING GAS TURBINE ENGINE SYSTEMS - Methods and systems for operating a gas turbine engine system are provided. The system includes a gas turbine engine that includes at least one combustor configured to receive a flow of fuel from a flow control device and a fuel control system. The fuel control system includes a piping system configured to channel the flow of fuel from a fuel source to the flow control device, a sensor configured to generate a signal indicative of a property of the flow of fuel wherein the property of the flow of fuel is variable over time, and a controller including a processor. The processor is programmed to receive the generated signal, using a flow model of the piping system and the received signal, iteratively track the progress of a plurality of discrete volumes flowing through the piping system, and control the flow of fuel using the flow control devices. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090271086 | Hybrid Engine Accessory Power System - A system for generating accessory power from a gas turbine engine is provided by the present invention. The system includes an electronic control device for monitoring at least one parameter which provides information about an incipient change in power demand, a control valve operated by the control device for supplying bleed air from the engine during a transient state in response to the at least one monitored parameter, and a pneumatically operated device for receiving the bleed air and for generating power to operate equipment onboard an aircraft. The pneumatically operated device may be an air turbine or a pneumatically integrated generator. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090271087 | CONTROL DEVICE AND ENGINE CONTROL DEVICE | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090271088 | Hydraulic Engine - An internal combustion engine and method of operating such an engine are disclosed. In some embodiments, the engine includes a piston provided within a cylinder, wherein a combustion chamber is defined within the cylinder at least in part by a face of the piston, and an intake valve within the cylinder capable of allowing access to the combustion chamber. The engine further includes a source of compressed air, where the source is external of the cylinder and is coupled to the cylinder by way of the intake valve, and where the piston does not ever operate so as to compress therewithin an amount of uncombusted fuel/air mixture, whereby the engine is capable of operating without a starter. In further embodiments, the piston is rigidly coupled to another, oppositely-orientated second piston, and the two pistons move in unison in response to combustion events to drive hydraulic fluid to a hydraulic motor. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090271089 | Reference Signal Generator and Method - A reference signal generator generating a reference signal for high-resolution measurement/control in real time includes a means for calculating the rotational trend, e.g. increase/decrease in the r.p.m., of an engine when a first tooth is detected by an angle sensor at the (n−1)-th cycle according to the mutual relation between the time interval between the first tooth and a second tooth just before the first tooth at the (n−1)-th cycle of the engine rotation and the time interval between the first tooth and a third tooth just after the first tooth, a rotation time predicting means for predicting the time interval between the first tooth and the third tooth at the n-th cycle by reflecting the rotational trend on the time interval between the first tooth and the second tooth at the n-th cycle, and a means for generating a reference signal by dividing a predicted time interval in correspondence with a predetermined angle resolution during the time after the first tooth is detected by the angle sensor at the n-th cycle till the third tooth is detected by the same. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090271090 | SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD FOR SELECTING FUEL TYPE FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE CAPABLE OF COMBUSTING A PLURALITY OF FUEL TYPES - A system and method for improving fuel usage of a dual fuel engine is described. Fuel type is delivered to engine cylinders in response to operating conditions. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090271091 | FUEL INJECTION CONTROL APPARATUS AND FUEL INJECTION CONTROL METHOD FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A fuel injection control apparatus for an internal combustion engine includes a fuel injection portion that performs each of first fuel injection for performing stratified-charge combustion, and second fuel injection for performing homogeneous-charge combustion; and an injection distribution ratio control portion that controls an injection distribution ratio. The injection distribution ratio control portion controls the injection distribution ratio to a target injection distribution ratio set based on a predetermined engine condition after start of the engine. An initial injection distribution ratio is set based on an engine condition at a time of start of the engine, and a change in the injection distribution ratio is controlled by referring to the engine condition after the start of the engine, when the injection distribution ratio is changed from the initial injection distribution ratio to the target injection distribution ratio. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090271092 | DIRECT INJECTION SPARK IGNITION INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SAME - A direct injection spark ignition internal combustion engine includes a fuel injection valve and fuel injection control device that controls fuel injection such that a fuel is injected from an upper area of an engine cylinder toward a top face of a piston through the fuel injection valve. The fuel injection control device switches a thrust force of the fuel injected from the fuel injection valve between at least two levels such that the thrust force of the injected fuel becomes weaker when the position of the piston is high than when the position of the piston is low. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090271093 | OFF-LINE CALIBRATION OF UNIVERSAL TRACKING AIR FUEL RATIO REGULATORS - A fuel control system of an engine includes a simulation module and a control module. The simulation module generates a simulated pre-catalyst exhaust gas oxygen (EGO) sensor signal based on a simulated oxygen concentration of an exhaust gas. The simulation module determines a simulated pre-catalyst equivalence ratio (EQR) for the exhaust gas based on the simulated pre-catalyst EGO sensor signal. The control module generates a desired pre-catalyst EGO sensor signal based on a desired oxygen concentration of the exhaust gas. The control module determines a desired pre-catalyst EQR based on the desired pre-catalyst EGO sensor signal. The control module determines a cost function based on the simulated pre-catalyst EQR and the desired pre-catalyst EQR. The fuel control system is calibrated based on the cost function. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090271094 | ENGINE WITH CHARGE AIR RECIRCULATION AND METHOD - An engine comprises an intake and an exhaust, a compressor having an inlet and an outlet, a conduit between the compressor outlet and the engine intake, a recirculation conduit between the compressor outlet and the compressor inlet, and a valve for controlling flow through the recirculation conduit. A method for controlling an engine and a compressed gas are also disclosed. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090271095 | Starting System and Method of Internal Combustion Engine - Upon a start of the internal combustion engine, a starting system causes an injector to inject fuel into and causes an ignition plug to ignite a mixture in a cylinder stopped in the expansion stroke, and causes the injector to inject fuel into and causes the ignition plug to ignite a mixture at or in the vicinity of the compression TDC in a compression-stroke cylinder that follows the expansion-stroke cylinder. When the engine coolant temperature is equal to or higher than a predetermined temperature, the starting system retards the fuel injection timing for the compression-stroke cylinder. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090271096 | Fuel Supply Device and Fuel Supply Method for Internal Combustion Engine - A fuel supply device ( | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090271097 | Control apparatus for general-purpose engine - In a general-purpose engine having a throttle valve installed in an air intake passage connected to a combustion chamber, sucked air mixing with fuel to generate an air-fuel mixture to be ignited to drive a piston to rotate a crankshaft connected to a load, a first warm-up time period during which the engine is warmed up and a second warm-up time period which is longer than the first time period are determined based on detected engine temperature and a fuel quantity is increased during the first time period. The operation of the motor is controlled such that a change rate of throttle valve opening is limited within a range until the measured time exceeds the second warm-up time period after it exceeded the first time period. With this, it becomes possible to complete warm-up operation in a short period of time, while improving rate of fuel consumption and emission performance. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090271098 | POST-START CONTROLLER FOR DIESEL ENGINE - A glow power selected from a map based on a coolant temperature and an intake air temperature is applied to a glow plug provided at a combustion cylinder after an engine starts. Air-fuel mixture is heated and combusted, and then a rotation variation is calculated from a difference between a maximum rotating speed and a minimum rotating speed of the combustion cylinder. If the rotation variation is outside an allowable range with reference to an average rotation variation for four cylinders, the glow power corresponding to the combustion cylinder is corrected by a correction value set based on the rotation variation, thereby equalizing rotation variations for all cylinders. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090271099 | DRIVE TRAIN - A drive train for a motor vehicle that has a drive unit controlled by a control device, a driveshaft and an element, which is operatively connected to the drive shaft and is driven by the same. At least one state value of the driven element is read into the control device, and a balancing of the cylinder of the drive unit is carried out utilizing the at least one state value. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090271100 | Apparatus and Method for Providing Traffic Jam Information, and Apparatus for Receiving Traffic Jam Information for Automobile - The present invention includes a traffic information collection unit for collecting weight information of a vehicle running on a road and vibration and noise information generated on the road; a traffic jam determination unit for determining a traffic jam and traffic jam type based on the collected weight information, the vibration and noise information; a traffic jam information transceiving unit for transmitting the traffic jam information or the received traffic jam information of a front road to a vehicle on a rear road by receiving the traffic jam information of a front road from another apparatus for providing traffic jam information installed on the front road; and a display unit for displaying the determination result of the traffic jam determination unit, or a traffic condition of the front road. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090271101 | TRAFFIC MONITORING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - In an exemplary method, mobile device attribute data is received from a plurality of mobile devices over a network. The mobile device attribute data includes location data representative of a plurality of geographic locations associated with the mobile devices. The method further includes selectively aggregating the mobile device attribute data and generating traffic condition data based at least in part on the mobile device attribute data. The traffic condition data is representative of at least one traffic condition. In certain embodiments, the mobile devices include mobile telephones and the network includes a mobile telephone network. In certain embodiments, the traffic condition data is real time data. In certain embodiments, at least a portion of the traffic condition data is provided for access over the network. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090271102 | ON-VEHICLE INFORMATION PROVIDING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROVIDING CENTER, AND INFORMATION PROVIDING SYSTEM - An on-vehicle information providing device for providing information to a driver based on information sent from an information providing center is disclosed. When a vehicle leaves an off-street facility having multiple exits to enter a road, the on-vehicle information providing device performs a first process of sending the information providing center vehicle-side information including information obtained based on starting time and exiting time of the vehicle and information identifying one of the exits selected for the vehicle to leave the facility; and performs a second process of receiving from the information providing center exit status information including exit time lengths calculated for the respective exits by the information providing center based on the vehicle-side information received from multiple vehicles and providing information to the driver based on the received exit status information. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090271103 | NAVIGATION DEVICE, NAVIGATION METHOD, NAVIGATION PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM HAVING NAVIGATION PROGRAM RECORDED THEREON - In a navigation-related processing, when it is necessary to access a navigation data area | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090271104 | COLLABORATIVE ROUTE PLANNING FOR GENERATING PERSONALIZED AND CONTEXT-SENSITIVE ROUTING RECOMMENDATIONS - A route-planning system is described that leverages a database of observations about routes taken by drivers in a region to generate context and/or preference sensitive routes. Contextual information such as time of day and day of week, along with such findings as the observed velocities on different roads and the efficiency of trips is noted from the database of trips to inform a route generation component. The route-generation component considers velocities, contextual information, and other findings to compute preferred routes for people requesting directions from a first geographical point to a second geographical point. In one usage, properties of a driver's own prior routes are used to generate personalized routes, including routes between previously unobserved starting and ending locations. In another application, sets of observed routes of other drivers are used in a collaborative manner to generate recommended routes for a specific driver based on inferred preferences of the driver. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090271105 | MAP DISPLAYING DEVICE - A map displaying device for displaying an accessible range in an arbitrary display form determined in accordance with the scale of a displayed map and/or with the running state of a vehicle is provided. The map displaying device includes: display means ( | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090271106 | Navigation configuration for a motor vehicle, motor vehicle having a navigation system, and method for determining a route - A navigation configuration includes a microphone, disposed in a motor vehicle, for acoustically inputting a location designation. A server, disposed outside the motor vehicle, performs a speech recognition of an acoustically input location designation and converts the acoustically input location designation into a location designation of a database. A communication system transmits the acoustically input location designation from the motor vehicle to the server and transmits the location designation of the database from the server to the motor vehicle. A navigation system, disposed in the motor vehicle, determines a route from a location of the motor vehicle to a destination as a function of the location designation of the database. A motor vehicle having a navigation system for determining a route and a method for determining a route from a location of the motor vehicle to a destination are also provided. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090271107 | Fuel optimization algorithm for integration with navigation systems or direction generation software and fuel price databases - With rising fuel prices, and only slight advances being made with respect to automobile fuel efficiency, consumers have shown a demand for a process which will provide them with the most efficient way of purchasing fuel. This utility patent provides this exact process, through the employment of existing technology, including but not limited to vehicle fuel efficiency monitoring software, vehicle navigation systems or web-based navigation software, and existing national gas station price databases or user-input-based databases. This proposed process takes into consideration the changes in fuel prices and vehicle fuel efficiency, by adjusting in real-time, the suggested fuel fill-up locations and quantities for two of the three proposed implementation options. This process will provide a more financially efficient way for users to fill their vehicles with fuel. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090271108 | Navigation Apparatus - A navigation apparatus ( | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090271109 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SWITCHING NAVIGATION DEVICE MODE - A portable navigation device operable to present a plurality of operating modes. The device may include a display; a location determining component operable to determine a current geographic location of the navigation device; mount detection circuitry operable to determine a mounting status of the navigation device; and a processor coupled with the location determining component, the mount detection circuitry, and the display. The processor is operable to select one of a plurality of operating modes based on the determined mounting status and present information specific to the selected operating modes on the display. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090271110 | Local time amendment method and navigation apparatus - In a local time amendment system, a navigation apparatus has a clock section to count a clock time (UTC, Universal Time Coordinated) in units of hours, minutes, and seconds based on an atomic clock of a GPS Satellite. In contrast, a cellular phone acquires information on local time wirelessly via a base station, which is connected to a mobile radio communication network. The information on local time signifies a local time of each administrative area, for instance, a country, state, city, etc. The navigation apparatus acquires data in units of hours indicated by an internal clock section of the cellular phone to thereby amend the clock time counted by the clock section with respect to the units of hours to thereby amend the clock time, which is indicated by the clock section, to the local time accurate with respect to units of hours in addition to units of minutes and seconds. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090271111 | Portable terminal, travel path recording method and program storage medium - A portable terminal includes: a position obtaining section that obtains a piece of position information of a current position of the portable terminal; a power control section that controls turning on and off of power before and after the piece of position information is obtained by the position obtaining section, respectively; and a motion sensor that detects a movement of the portable terminal. The portable terminal further includes: a storage section that stores a history of the pieces of position information; and a recording section that records, into the storage section, a piece of position information newly obtained by the position obtaining section activated by the power control section, only when a movement is detected by the motion sensor. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090271112 | DEDICATED SHORT RANGE COMMUNICATION (DSRC) SENDER VALIDATION USING GPS PRECISE POSITIONING TECHNIQUES - A system and method for authenticating a message transmitted in a vehicle-to-vehicle communications system. The sending vehicle will attach raw GPS data to a transmitted message it receives from GPS satellites that the sending vehicle uses to determine its own position. The transmitted message will also include the position of the sending vehicle that the sending vehicle has determined using the GPS data. The receiving vehicle will use the raw GPS data in the message and an RTK process to determine the position of the sending vehicle. The receiving vehicle will compare the position of the sending vehicle in the message with the position of the sending vehicle determined from the GPS data, and if they match, will authenticate the received message. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090271113 | METHOD FOR MODIFYING NAVIGATION INFORMATION AND NAVIGATION APPARATUS USING THE SAME - A method for modifying navigation information for guiding the driver is provided in the present invention, in which attitude angle of a carrier at a specific location is detected and compared with an identifying information for judging whether the carrier is on a correct route or not. In another embodiment, the present invention further provides a navigation apparatus according the foregoing method, which comprises an inertia navigation unit, a satellite signal receiving unit, a database, and signal processing unit. The signal processing unit generates a navigation route in accordance with the start and destination and determines whether the attitude angle is conformed to the identifying information with respect to the specific location on the navigation route. If the attitude angle is not conformed to the identifying information, the signal processing unit remodifies the navigation route for the carrier. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090271114 | CURB DETECTION DEVICE FOR MOTOR VEHICLES - The present invention provides parking curb detection devices and methods for alerting a motor vehicle driver when a predetermined distance from a parking curb has been reached to prevent vehicle damage. An audio and/or a visible signal device alerts the vehicle driver when the correct stopping point has been reached. The present invention utilizes a triangulation led infrared sensor, a control box with digital algorithm filtering, long wave length and bandpass optical filters, and also electronic filters to largely prevent false alerts during bright sunshine conditions. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090271115 | WELLBORE TRACKING - Wellbore tracking by developing a wellbore deviation survey, including collecting wellbore deformation data using a caliper at each of a plurality of depths within the wellbore, collecting wellbore deviation data using a tiltmeter at ones of the plurality of depths, determining simulated wellbore deformation and deviation data using the oriented wellbore deformation data, and developing a wellbore deviation survey by calibrating the wellbore deviation data based on the oriented wellbore deviation data. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090271116 | INFORMATION CHARACTERIZATION SYSTEM AND METHODS - The present disclosure provides a method of normalizing characterization information comprising: defining a plurality of characteristics, for each characteristic defining a set of allowed values and defining a logging interval. The method further comprises: at a plurality of logging intervals, selecting a value from the set of allowed values for a characteristic of the plurality of characteristics, and storing the selected value for the characteristics at the plurality of logging intervals. The present disclosure also provides a system for correlating log information comprising: a core set log data module for storing core set log data information, an electrical log data module for storing electrical log data information, a correlation module for correlating the core set log data information with the electrical log data information, and an input/output module for inputting and displaying the core set log data information the electrical log data information. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090271117 | System and Method for Deep Formation Evaluation - A technique facilitates formation evaluation by deploying tools in a subterranean environment. A logging tool is deployed in a wellbore to obtain formation related measurements. Additionally, one or more mobile robots also are positioned in the subterranean environment at unique positions that facilitate accumulation of data related to the formation. The data obtained from the logging tool and the one or more mobile robots is processed in a manner that enables deep formation evaluation. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090271118 | Method for Obtaining Porosity and Shale Volume From Seismic Data - Method for obtaining rock parameters such as porosity and vshale directly from inversion of seismic data corresponding to a single trace location. This method is distinguished from existing methods that obtain elastic properties from inversion of seismic data, then relate the elastic parameters to rock lithology parameters such as porosity or vshale because it is accomplished in one step, can incorporate anisotropy and does not require multiple trace locations for stability. The data are separated into partial stacks, and a wavelet is specified for each stack. A set of linearized equations are constructed relating seismic reflectivity to changes in elastic parameters, and another set of linearized equations is constructed relating the changes in elastic parameters to the lithologic parameters. The linearized reflectivity equations are combined with the linearized rock physics equations, convolved with the specified wavelets, and equated to the seismic data. The resulting matrix equations are then inverted and a solution is obtained for all offsets simultaneously. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090271119 | Pertioneal Membrane Function Test Method, Peritoneal Membrane Function Test Apparatus and Peritoneal Membrane Function Test Program - It is intended to provide a method whereby the peritoneal function of a dialysis patient can be tested by a relatively easy procedure and yet a high accuracy can be achieved compared with the existing methods, and an apparatus for the peritoneal function test by using the same. Standards of four kinetic parameters (CCr, Kt/V, MTACu, and MTACc) available in a definite dialysis guideline are computed in accordance with the relational expression (formula (7)). The curve showing the relation between MTACu/c thus obtained and the drained fluid volume is indicated in a graph together with the PET data of the patient which has been prepared separately. Thus, the peritoneal function can be evaluated based on the relative position of the patient's data and the curve showing the standard values in the graph. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090271120 | Methods and systems for monitoring bioactive agent use - Methods, computer program products, and systems are described that include accepting at least one indication of a bioactive agent use by an individual and/or assigning an artificial sensory experience to monitor at least one desired effect of the bioactive agent on the individual. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090271121 | Methods and systems for detecting a bioactive agent effect - Methods, computer program products, and systems are described that include accepting at least one indication of bioactive agent use by an individual and/or presenting an indication of an artificial sensory experience programmed to detect at least one effect of the bioactive agent at least partly based on the at least one indication of the bioactive agent. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090271122 | Methods and systems for monitoring and modifying a combination treatment - Methods, computer program products, and systems are described that include monitoring at least one attribute of an individual during an artificial sensory experience while the individual is under the influence of a bioactive agent, identifying at least one characteristic of the artificial sensory experience that is proximate to a desired change in the at least one attribute of the individual, and/or modifying at least one of the artificial sensory experience or the bioactive agent at least partly based on the identifying at least one characteristic of the artificial sensory experience that is proximate to the desired change in the at least one attribute of the individual. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090271123 | ORDERING GENES BY ANALYSIS OF EXPRESSION KINETICS - A method for analyzing the temporal behavior of gene expression for a group of genes which are part of a biological system or subsystem. Preferably, such an analysis enables the order of expression of such genes to be determined. More preferably, the temporal behavior of gene expression is assessed according to the analysis of the kinetics of gene transcription. According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the kinetics of gene transcription are measured according to promoter activity of a plurality of genes. More preferably, such kinetics are measured in a living organism or a portion of such an organism, such as a cell for example. For single-celled organisms, such as bacteria for example, the kinetics may easily be measured for the entirety of the living organism. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090271124 | DIABETES-RELATED BIOMARKERS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF - The invention describes biomarkers which can be used to predict the likelihood that an individual will develop Diabetes. The biomarkers can also be used to screen large groups in order to identify individuals at risk of developing Diabetes. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090271125 | METHOD AND SYSTEMS FOR LOCATING A SOURCE OF PARTICLE, MOLECULE, OR FRAGMENT OF MOLECULE - A method and systems for locating a source of particles, molecules, or fragments of molecules using particle, molecule, or fragment of molecule reception rate is disclosed. According to the invention, the particle, molecule, or fragment of molecules diffusion parameters in the search space are determined and a lattice is designed on the search space. After having determined whether or not at least one particle, molecule, or fragment of molecule is detected by a sensor, a probability is computed for each node of said search space lattice. The probability associated to each node of the search space lattice corresponds to the probability that the particle, molecule, or fragment of molecule source is located on the node. Then, the move of the sensor is evaluated according to the entropy of the computed probabilities. | 10-29-2009 |
