45th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 60 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130297183 | METHOD OF OPERATING AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE WITH DIRECT FUEL INJECTION AND LOW NOx EMISSIONS - In an operating method for an internal combustion engine with direct fuel injection including a plurality of combustion chambers, in particular a direct-injection gasoline engine for a motor vehicle, wherein the operating method comprises low-NOx combustion (NAV) and uses a plurality of partial operating modes, wherein, in a NAV partial operating mode, water is injected into the respective combustion chamber, and, during said NAV partial operating mode, at an ignition point (ZZP), a largely homogeneous, lean fuel/exhaust gas/air mixture having a combustion air ratio of λ≧1 is spark ignited by means of an ignition device so as to initiate flame front combustion (FFV) with a transition to a controlled auto-ignition (RZV). The injection of water permits the NAV partial operating mode to be stably implemented even at high engine loads and speeds. | 2013-11-07 |
20130297184 | Determining Outgassing Of A Fuel From A Lubricant Within An Internal Combustion Engine And Lambda Value Adaptation Based On The Determined Outgassing Of Fuel - A method for determining the quantity of outgassing of a fuel from a lubricant located in an intake section housing of an internal combustion engine may include (a) setting a first coil current through the housing, (b) measuring a first output value of a lambda controller, (c) setting a second coil current through the housing, the second coil current having a different current strength than the first coil current, (d) measuring a second output value of the lambda controller and (e) determining the quantity of outgassing of the fuel based on the measured first and second output values. In addition, a method for adapting a lambda value for a fuel/air mixture to be burnt in an internal combustion engine during a lower load range may include the above-mentioned method of determining the quantity of outgassing of a fuel. | 2013-11-07 |
20130297185 | DRIVER-ASSISTED FUEL REDUCTION STRATEGY AND ASSOCIATED APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD - According to one embodiment, an apparatus for controlling fuel consumption in an internal combustion engine of a vehicle having a driver-actuated accelerator pedal includes an economy mode activation module and a standard fueling module. The economy mode activation module is configured to compare throttle input data with defined limits. The throttle input data is controllable by a driver of the vehicle via positioning of the accelerator pedal. The economy mode activation module is configured to control the fuel consumption of the internal combustion engine via an economy fuel map if the throttle input data falls within the defined limits for a defined amount of time. The standard fueling mode activation module is configured to control the fuel consumption of the internal combustion engine via a standard fuel map if the throttle input data does not fall within the defined limits for the defined amount of time. | 2013-11-07 |
20130297186 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A control device is provided that generates a target air-fuel ratio by lessening a change speed of a required air-fuel ratio of an internal combustion engine. However, when a deterioration degree of a catalyst which is disposed in an exhaust passage of the internal combustion engine is a predetermined reference or more, lessening of the change speed of the required air-fuel ratio is stopped, or a lessening degree of the change speed of the required air-fuel ratio is decreased. The control device calculates a target air quantity for realizing the required torque under the target air-fuel ratio. For calculation of the target air quantity, data in which relationship of torque generated by the internal combustion engine and an air quantity taken into a cylinder is fixed by being related to an air-fuel ratio can be used. | 2013-11-07 |
20130297187 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ADJUSTING CYLINDER AIR CHARGE - Systems and methods for improving operation of an engine are presented. In one example, a position of a throttle is adjusted along with other actuators to improve engine starting. | 2013-11-07 |
20130297188 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An object of the present invention is to enhance precision of air-fuel ratio control after return from fuel cut in a control device for an internal combustion engine that has a plurality of fuel injection modes, and performs calculation of a fuel injection amount by a method corresponding to an injection mode in use. For this object, the control device for an internal combustion engine the present invention provides normally determines the injection mode in response to an operation state, but designates a specific injection mode with a higher priority than the injection mode determined in response to the operation state at a time of return from fuel cut. For a predetermined time period after the return from fuel cut, the control device prohibits the injection mode from being changed in response to the operation state, and keeps fuel injection according to the designated specific injection mode. | 2013-11-07 |
20130297189 | Method for Detecting and Correcting Vehicle Reference Speed and Vehicle System - A method for detecting and correcting vehicle reference speed, in particular when the speed undergoes a controlled reduction due to drag or regeneration torque, of an all-wheel drive vehicle. The longitudinal acceleration of the motor vehicle, and the wheel accelerations are determined by sensors. The method is to provide reliable determination of the vehicle reference speed and the initiation of corrective measures once a controlled reduction has been recognized. The steps include filtering the wheel accelerations, filtering the longitudinal accelerations, forming a corrected longitudinal acceleration by applying a safety offset and a correction offset to the filtered longitudinal acceleration, and temporal integration of the difference between the corrected longitudinal acceleration and the respective wheel acceleration. In the event a threshold value of the absolute value of the difference is exceeded during a predetermined time interval with a preset number of wheels, step for adjusting the correction offset are initiated. | 2013-11-07 |
20130297190 | OUTPUT CHARACTERISTIC CONTROL DEVICE FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An output characteristic control device for an internal combustion engine includes a road traffic environment detection unit configured to detect a road traffic environment in which an own vehicle is running, a recommended vehicle speed calculation unit configured to calculate a recommended vehicle speed of the own vehicle in the detected road traffic environment, a target output characteristic setting unit configured to set a target output characteristic of the internal combustion engine so that an output of the internal combustion engine corresponding to an accelerator operation amount is reduced as a vehicle speed difference between the recommended vehicle speed and an own-vehicle speed decreases, and an output characteristic changing unit configured to change the output characteristic of the internal combustion engine to the target output characteristic. | 2013-11-07 |
20130297191 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR STOPPING AN ENGINE - Systems and methods for improving operation of a stop/start vehicle are presented. In one example, an engine throttle position is adjusted in response to whether or not a starter engages a flywheel during engine stopping. | 2013-11-07 |
20130297192 | Method for Diagnosing an Exhaust Gas Catalytic Converter and/or an Exhaust Gas Sensor of a Motor Vehicle Internal Combustion Engine - A method for diagnosing an exhaust gas catalytic convertor and/or an exhaust gas sensor arranged downstream and/or upstream of the exhaust gas catalytic convertor in an exhaust gas system of a motor vehicle internal combustion engine. The internal combustion engine is operated with an air/fuel mixture having a substoichiometric air/fuel ratio. The internal combustion engine is switched off and an unfired towed operation with disabled fuel supply is performed in which air drawn in by the internal combustion engine is conveyed through the exhaust gas system to the exhaust gas catalytic convertor and exhaust gas sensor. The internal combustion engine is then operated with a substoichiometric air/fuel ratio and a signal of the exhaust gas sensor is evaluated with regard to a predefinable evaluation criterion, the signal being provided at least in a period of time between switch-off and the subsequent self-running of the internal combustion engine. | 2013-11-07 |
20130297193 | HYBRID VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - A motor generator and a power converter are driven by an engine, to supply electric power to a power storage device. ECU causes the engine to start if SOC of the power storage device falls below a first threshold value, and causes the engine to stop if SOC exceeds a second threshold value which is larger than the first threshold value. During a vehicle stop, if SOC exceeds a third threshold value which is larger than the first threshold value and smaller than the second threshold value, ECU causes the engine to stop. | 2013-11-07 |
20130297194 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REMOTE STARTING A VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH A SMART START SYSTEM - A system for remote starting a vehicle equipped with a keyless go system. The keyless go system is adapted to start the vehicle upon receipt of a proper response to a challenge emitted by the keyless go system, the response being computed by a key fob. A first interface is located proximate the keyless go system, the first interface being adapted to relay the challenge from the keyless go system to a second interface, and to receive the response from the second interface and relay the response to the keyless go system. A second interface is located proximate the key fob, the second interface being adapted to receive the challenge and relay the challenge to the key fob and being adapted to receive the response and relay the response to the first interface. The car can be remote started from a distant location, without having to disable the on-board security system of the car. | 2013-11-07 |
20130297195 | AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE POSITIONING SYSTEM FOR MISBEHAVIOR DETECTION - An autonomous vehicle positioning system for determining a position of a remote vehicle relative to a mobile host vehicle based on safety alert messages broadcast from the remote vehicle relating to an event in a road of travel. A host vehicle communication unit communicates with the remote vehicle for receiving the broadcast messages from the remote vehicle. A host vehicle control unit identifies reference points along the road of travel. Each reference point identifies a position of the host vehicle and associated signal reception properties, for example time-of-arrival, angle-of-arrival and received signal strength when the host vehicle receives the broadcast message. The control unit of the host vehicle selects a set of the reference points having identified positions and associated times, angles and signal strength. The control unit determines a position of the remote vehicle as a function of the time difference-of-arrival, angle-of-arrival or received signal strength between each selected reference point in the set. | 2013-11-07 |
20130297196 | VEHICULAR DRIVING ASSIST APPARATUS, METHOD, AND VEHICLE - A driving assist apparatus for a vehicle includes an obtaining portion that obtains a speed of each of a plurality of vehicles, and a target speed calculating portion that calculates a target speed based on a plurality of speeds obtained by the obtaining portion and respective degrees of influence of the plurality of speeds on the target speed. The target speed calculation portion sets the degree of influence of a lower speed to be larger than the degree of influence of a higher speed. | 2013-11-07 |
20130297197 | VEHICLE POSITIONING AND GUIDANCE SYSTEM - A system for guiding a driver of a vehicle is disclosed. The system comprises a light sensor configured to detect light; and a processor configured to determine a position of vehicle on a roadway based on a characteristic of the detected light. | 2013-11-07 |
20130297198 | METHOD FOR GENERATING MAP DATA - A method and system for generating map data is disclosed, wherein the map data represents the inside of a building and/or an enclosed and/or covered area. Location related data is firstly generated by a plurality of mobile devices using at least one non-GPS navigation sensor and at least one GPS sensor, preferably in each mobile device. The location related data is then aggregated and map data determined from the aggregated data. | 2013-11-07 |
20130297199 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PREDICTING A VEHICLE ROUTE USING A ROUTE NETWORK DATABASE - A system and method for predicting a route to be authorized by a dispatcher for a vehicle to travel on a route network comprises a computer system that has a database having stored data relative to interconnecting route segments that make up the route network. Data relative to the origination location and the destination location is input into the computer system. The processor accesses the database and generates a predicted route with an origination location and destination location. | 2013-11-07 |
20130297200 | Systems and Methods for Off-Board Voice-Automated Vehicle Navigation - A method of providing navigational information includes the step of processing destination information spoken by a user of a mobile processing system and transmitting the processed voice information via a wireless link to a remote data center. The processed voice information is analyzed with a voice recognition system at the remote data center to recognize components of the destination information spoken by the user. The remote data center generates a list of hypothetical recognized components of the destination information listed by confidence levels as calculated for each component of the destination information analyzed by the voice recognition system. The remote data center determines if a confidence score is below a recognition confidence value and, if the confidence score is below the recognition confidence value, transmits an automated request to have the user speak the destination information again. | 2013-11-07 |
20130297201 | Method of creating exercise routes for a user and related personal navigation device - A method of creating an exercise route for a user of a personal navigation device includes receiving a selection of a length of an exercise route to be generated, and generating a first plurality of suggested exercise routes according to a current position of the personal navigation device and the selected length of the exercise route, where each of the first plurality of suggested exercise routes has a starting point and ending point substantially equal to one another and equal to the current position of the personal navigation device. The method further includes displaying the first plurality of suggested exercise routes to the user on a display of the personal navigation device, receiving, from the user, selection of a selected suggested exercise route from the first plurality of suggested exercise routes, and displaying routing instructions on the display of the personal navigation device for the selected suggested exercise route. | 2013-11-07 |
20130297202 | INFORMATION PRESENTATION DEVICE AND NAVIGATION DEVICE - There is provided a device that receives a broadcast providing a data distribution service from a broadcast station, registers data related to facilities acquired through the data distribution service in a primary database, extracts from the primary database data related to facilities near the position of the host vehicle every time a host vehicle has run a predetermined distance, registers the extracted data in a secondary database, and presents data for presentation extracted from the secondary database to a user. | 2013-11-07 |
20130297203 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR LOW-COST INERTIAL DEAD-RECKONING USING CONTEXT DETECTION - A method for determining a user bearing, implemented on a portable device programmed to perform the method includes determining with a physical sensor of the portable device, a first geometric orientation of the portable device with respect to gravity at a first time, determining with a magnetic sensor of the portable device, a first sensed magnetic field of the portable device in response to an external magnetic field at the first time, determining with the magnetic sensor of the portable device, a second sensed magnetic field of the portable device in response to the external magnetic field at the second time, and determining with the portable device a bearing of the portable device at the second time in response to the first geometric orientation, the first sensed magnetic field, and the second sensed magnetic field. | 2013-11-07 |
20130297204 | TECHNIQUE FOR CALIBRATING DEAD RECKONING POSITIONING DATA - A technique for calibrating sensor data used for dead reckoning positioning comprises the steps of simultaneously recording sensor data of at least one dead reckoning positioning sensor and position data of a position sensor during travel, comparing a first travel path derived from the position data with a second travel path derived from the sensor data, and calibrating the sensor data based on the comparison. | 2013-11-07 |
20130297205 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INDOOR NAVIGATION - The system for indoor navigation includes a global coordinate generator for dividing an indoor space, extracting a feature point where images photographed by cameras installed at predetermined locations overlap, and generating a global coordinate of the feature point, a database for storing information about the image and global coordinate of the feature point generated by the global coordinate generator, and a mobile device for extracting a feature point from an image of a surrounding environment photographed by a camera thereof, comparing the extracted feature point with the feature point stored in the database, and estimating location and direction thereof by using a global coordinate of a coincident feature point. | 2013-11-07 |
20130297206 | INDICATORS FOR OFF-SCREEN CONTENT - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for displaying an indication of off-screen content. In one aspect, a method includes the actions of providing an electronic map of a first geographic area that includes a first entity at a first geographic location for display on a user interface and receiving user input indicating an interest in a second entity at a second geographic location that is outside of the first geographic area. An electronic map of a second geographic area that includes the second geographic location of the second entity is provided, and a first indicator, indicating at least an approximate direction to the first geographic location, is provided for display on the electronic map of the second geographic area. | 2013-11-07 |
20130297207 | VEHICLE FLEET ROUTING SYSTEM - A vehicle management system is described herein that can perform a variety of features related to managing fleets of vehicles. For example, the vehicle management system includes a routing module that can perform a variety of functions. Some of these functions can include determining a first route between locations using a simplified routing network and then determining a second route between the locations using a more exhaustive routing network. Further, the routing module can store information about the natural flow through intersections, improving control of routes through intersections. Some or all of these features may be used together, or any of these features may be omitted in any given embodiment. | 2013-11-07 |
20130297208 | Cartography System and Method with Representation by Related Sections - Method for automatically generating route maps, comprising receiving a route to be mapped ( | 2013-11-07 |
20130297209 | METHOD AND TERMINAL FOR PROVIDING A ROUTE IN A NAVIGATION SYSTEM USING SATELLITE IMAGE - A method and a terminal for providing a route in a navigation system using a satellite image are provided. The terminal includes a route calculation unit for calculating a route from a current location to a destination when a user inputs the destination, a satellite image requesting unit for requesting a satellite image server for satellite images corresponding to locations on the route and for downloading the requested satellite images, a satellite image storage unit for storing the downloaded satellite images, and a controller for retrieving a satellite image corresponding to the current location from the satellite image storage unit and for displaying the retrieved satellite image simultaneously while downloading the satellite images corresponding to the locations on the route. | 2013-11-07 |
20130297210 | ROUTE GUIDANCE APPARATUS AND METHOD WITH VOICE RECOGNITION - A route guidance apparatus with voice recognition includes a voice analysis unit to extract voice information of a user and analyze a directive and a keyword from the extracted voice information. The route guidance apparatus searches POI that is matched with the analyzed keyword and is defined by the analyzed directive. | 2013-11-07 |
20130297211 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING TRAFFIC INFORMATION - A system and method for providing traffic information provides for each segment of a route between an origin point and a destination point, a time-dependent journey planning calculation is performed, based on a time during which a vehicle is predicted to be traveling through the segment, to produce a segment result; a route result is formed, based on a plurality of the segment results, and stored for use in responding to a user request for traffic information. A portion of a recommended most economic route between an origin point and a destination point can be pre-determined and stored. With reference to a first network of geographical boundaries and second network of digital map nodes, a recommended most economic route between an origin point and a destination point can be determined and transmitted to a user. | 2013-11-07 |
20130297212 | NETWORKED ARCHITECTURE FOR SYSTEM OF LIGHTING DEVICES HAVING SENSORS, FOR INTELLIGENT APPLICATIONS - Intelligent lighting devices, with sensors, programmed processors and communication capabilities and networked with a hierarchy of computers, to form a system to monitor one or more conditions external to the lighting devices not directly related to operational performance of the respective lighting devices, for a variety of applications separate and in addition to the lighting related functions of the networked devices. | 2013-11-07 |
20130297213 | OILFIELD EQUIPMENT IDENTIFICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS - A system comprising a piece of oilfield equipment, an identifier assembly and a reader. The piece of oilfield equipment has an exterior surface. The identifier assembly comprises an identification tag storing a unique identifier. The identification tag is capable of outputting a signal indicative of the unique identifier. The identification tag is mounted to the exterior surface of the piece of oilfield equipment beyond an external surface perimeter of the piece of oilfield equipment such that the identification tag is isolated from the exterior surface of the piece of oilfield equipment. The reader has an antenna receiving the signal indicative of the unique identifier from the identification tag. | 2013-11-07 |
20130297214 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DEEP TRANSIENT RESISTIVITY MEASUREMENT - A method of processing data includes: disposing a downhole tool in a borehole in an earth formation, the downhole tool including a conductive carrier, a transmitter, a first receiver disposed at a first axial distance from the transmitter, and a second receiver disposed at a second axial distance from the transmitter that is less than the first axial distance; performing a downhole electromagnetic operation, the operation including transmitting an electromagnetic (EM) signal from the transmitter into the formation and detecting a first EM response signal by the first receiver and a second EM response signal by the second receiver; applying a linear transformation to the second EM response signal to generate a transformed signal, the linear transformation having parameters associated with a set of data corresponding to a signal representing the conductive carrier; and subtracting the transformed signal from the first EM response signal to generate a corrected EM signal. | 2013-11-07 |
20130297215 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ELECTROMAGNETIC MONITORING OF UNDERGROUND FORMATIONS - An electromagnetic measurement system and related methods are provided. The system includes an electromagnetic source located at a predetermined depth and configured to generate electromagnetic waves in surrounding formations, and a grid of electromagnetic detectors located on a surface of the rock formation and configured to detect the electromagnetic waves generated by the electromagnetic source and reflected by an underground hydrocarbons reservoir. The system also includes a data processing unit configured to process first data and second data related to the electromagnetic waves detected by the grid of electromagnetic detectors, to extract changes of the underground hydrocarbon reservoir, the first data and the second data each being acquired for up to one week, at least two months apart from one another. The electromagnetic source and the grid of electromagnetic detectors are not moved or removed between when the first data was acquired and when the second data was acquired. | 2013-11-07 |
20130297216 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF LONGITUDINAL DETECTION OF DEMENTIA THROUGH LEXICAL AND SYNTACTIC CHANGES IN WRITING - The present invention is a method and system for detecting linguistic markers as signs and indicators of mental illness, even prior to onset of symptoms of the mental illness. The linguistic markers may be detected in diachronic analyses of writing or speech samples. In particular, the present invention may identify lexical and syntactic changes in language due to mental illness. To recognize such changes the present invention may utilize complete, fully parsed texts or speech representing a number of measures. The identification of markers may provide a means of detecting mental illness early on based on a person's use of language. The language may be presented as spontaneous speech or writing, and may include samples of speech and/or writing occurring over time. | 2013-11-07 |
20130297217 | Devices, Systems, and Methods for Automated Data Collection - Embodiments disclosed herein relate to methods, devices, and computer systems thereof for automated data collection from a subject. In certain embodiments, one or more characteristics of a subject are sensed, and the subject is given a queue status indicator based on a comparison of the subject's one or more sensed characteristics with corresponding sensed characteristics from other subjects. In one embodiment, the subject is a healthcare worker and the system, methods, and devices are utilized to evaluate the overall health of the worker as part of the check-in process for work. | 2013-11-07 |
20130297218 | Devices, Systems, and Methods for Automated Data Collection - Embodiments disclosed herein relate to methods, devices, and computer systems thereof for automated data collection from a subject. In certain embodiments, one or more characteristics of a subject are sensed, and the subject is given a queue status indicator based on a comparison of the subject's one or more sensed characteristics with corresponding sensed characteristics from other subjects. In one embodiment, the subject is a healthcare worker and the system, methods, and devices are utilized to evaluate the overall health of the worker as part of the check-in process for work. | 2013-11-07 |
20130297219 | Devices, Systems, and Methods for Automated Data Collection - Embodiments disclosed herein relate to methods, devices, and computer systems thereof for automated data collection from a subject. In certain embodiments, one or more characteristics of a subject are sensed, and the subject is given a queue status indicator based on a comparison of the subject's one or more sensed characteristics with corresponding sensed characteristics from other subjects. In one embodiment, the subject is a healthcare worker and the system, methods, and devices are utilized to evaluate the overall health of the worker as part of the check-in process for work. | 2013-11-07 |
20130297220 | Portable Monitoring Devices and Methods of Operating Same - A portable activity monitoring device adapted to couple to a body of a user, the portable activity monitoring device comprising a housing having a physical size and shape that is adapted to couple to the user's body, (i) one or more motion sensors, disposed in the housing, to detect motion, and (ii) a user interface, disposed in the housing. The monitoring device further includes processing circuitry, disposed in the housing, to: (i) detect one or more user inputs to the user interface using data from at least one of the one or more motion sensors, (ii) calculate data which is representative of a progress toward a user activity goal using data from at least one the motion sensors, and (iii) generate display data which is representative of the progress toward the user activity goal in response to detecting the user input to the user interface. | 2013-11-07 |
20130297221 | Method and System for Accurate Construction Of Long Range Haplotype - In an embodiment of the present invention, a modified version of the PHASE model is implemented that is substantially more accurate than the FastPHASE model. Modifications in an embodiment of the present invention include using a parameterization EM algorithm similar to that of the FastPHASE model, and to perform optimization on haplotypes rather than MCMC sampling. In an embodiment, the imputed haplotypes themselves are used as hidden states in the HMM because this is believed to be important for the PHASE model's accuracy. This increase in accuracy becomes more pronounced with increasing sample size. This difference is attributed to the PHASE model's likelihood which produces long, shared haplotypes between pairs of individuals. | 2013-11-07 |
20130297222 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ANALYTE MEASUREMENTS USING CALIBRATION SETS - Examples of methods and apparatus are described that permit an analyte concentration to be estimated from a measurement in the presence of compounds that interfere with the measurement. In one example, the method can reduce the error in the estimation of analyte concentration in the presence of interferents. The method can include the use of one or more calibration set to determine analyte concentration. From a sample measurement, each calibration set can be tested to determine if it is eligible to estimate the analyte concentration in the sample. An estimate of analyte concentration can then be produced, based at least in part on the eligible calibration sets and on the sample measurement. In some implementations, if no calibration sets are eligible, an action is taken such as not outputting an estimate, displaying an alarm or alert, or providing a notification. | 2013-11-07 |
20130297223 | Detection Device for Detecting a Blood Picture Parameter - A detection device for detecting a blood count parameter of a blood component in a blood vessel comprising a transmitter, a receiver, a loss detector, and a processor. The transmitter injects a first transmit signal into the blood vessel at a first frequency and a second transmit signal into the blood vessel at a second frequency. The receiver receives a first receive signal at the first frequency and a second receive signal at the second frequency. The loss detector determines a first loss value on the basis of the first transmit signal and the first receive signal, and determines a second loss value on the basis of the second transmit signal and the second receive signal. The processor determines a relaxation time constant of the blood component in accordance with the frequency having the greater loss value, and determines the blood count parameter in accordance with the determined relaxation time constant. | 2013-11-07 |
20130297224 | Method for evaluating a set of measurement data from an oral glucose tolerance test - A method is provided for evaluating a set of measurement data from an oral glucose tolerance test. The method may include calculating a similarity measure that quantifies the similarity between a time profile of the series of measured data of the glucose concentration and a corresponding glucose reference profile. The method may include calculating a further similarity measure that quantifies the similarity between the profile of the series of measured values of the further analyte concentration and the corresponding analyte sample profile, wherein the data set is represented by a point in a vector space that comprises coordinate axes that are formed by the similarity measures, whereby the coordinates of said point contain the calculated values of the similarity measures. The method also may include evaluating the position of the point with respect to reference points, which each represent a defined state of health, in order to calculate a parameter that specifies the state of the glucose metabolism of the patient. | 2013-11-07 |
20130297225 | MODULAR SYSTEM AND METHODOLOGY FOR TESTING AND MEASUREMENT - A modular system and method for testing and measuring various physical and chemical properties of substances includes a user interface unit having a micro controller, a power source, a display, and an input device; and a sensing module having a sensor probe, a signal conditioner, and a sensor controller. The user interface unit and the sensing modules are in electrical communication with one another such that sensor data generated by the one or more sensor probes, corresponding to one or more properties of the substances, is transmitted to the micro controller of the user interface unit. The user interface unit can be used to remotely view, test, record, and analyze data obtained by the sensing module, which module may be located at a remote location. The user interface unit and the sensing module may be in wired or wireless communication according to various known wired and wireless connection means. | 2013-11-07 |
20130297226 | Background Subtraction-Mediated Data-Dependent Acquistion - This application discloses a background subtraction-mediated data dependent acquisition method useful in mass spectrometry analysis. The method includes subtraction of background data from precursor ion spectra of a sample in real-time to obtain mass data of component(s) of interest and performs data-dependent acquisition on the component(s) of interest based on the resultant mass data from the background subtraction step. The present invention also encompasses mass spectrometer systems capable of background subtraction-mediated data-dependent acquisition and computer programs adapted for use in the background-subtraction-mediated data-dependent acquisition. The invention thus provides highly sensitive data-dependent acquisition for minor components of interest in a sample. | 2013-11-07 |
20130297227 | BACKGROUND PEAK MONITORING FOR ION MOBILITY SPECTROMETRY - Method and systems for monitoring ion mobility spectrometers are provided. The method can include acquiring scan data, and generating a segment data set from the scan data. The method can further include deriving a subset of peak data from the segment data, where the subset of peak data has an associated set of peak metrics, and deriving a value from the subset of peak data associated with a criteria element of the associated set of peak metrics, where the criteria element has an associated range of values. The method can further include providing an indication in the event the value lies outside the associated range of values. | 2013-11-07 |
20130297228 | METHOD OF MEASURING RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL OF INGOT USING NaI GAMMA SCINTILLATOR - Disclosed is a method of measuring radioactive material of an ingot, in which an ingot having a volume produced by subjecting metal waste generated in nuclear fuel processing or production facilities to melting decontamination undergoes gamma spectroscopy using a NaI detector to measure gamma rays of U-235 (185.72 keV, 57.2%) among uranium isotopes, followed by performing detector calibration using a certified reference material and self-absorption correction depending on the density of a medium using MCNP computer code, and which enables rapid determination of whether the ingot subjected to melting decontamination may be self-disposed of or not. | 2013-11-07 |
20130297229 | METHOD OF MEASURING RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL OF INGOT USING HPGe GAMMA SCINTILLATOR - Disclosed is a method of measuring radioactive material of an ingot, in which an ingot having a volume produced by subjecting metal waste generated in nuclear fuel processing or production facilities to melting decontamination undergoes gamma spectroscopy using a HPGe detector to measure gamma rays of U-235 (185.72 key, 57.2%) among uranium isotopes, followed by performing detector calibration using a certified reference material and self-absorption correction depending on the density of a medium using MCNP computer code, and which enables rapid determination of whether the ingot subjected to melting decontamination may be self-disposed of or not. | 2013-11-07 |
20130297230 | Data-Processing System For Chromatographic Mass Spectrometry - Provided is a system for helping an operator determine the target ion, collision energy and other analysis conditions. A chromatogram selected by an operator is displayed in a chromatogram display area of an MRM measurement parameter determination window. When the operator selects a point on this chromatogram, the name of a target compound which is registered in an event linked with a range of time including the selected point in time is displayed on a compound name display area. A plurality of mass spectra collected at that point in time are also displayed in a mass spectra display area in a vertically arranged form, using the same scale on the mass axis and the same scale on the intensity axis, with the scales of their mass axes aligned with each other in the vertical direction. The operator can then check whether the selected peak corresponds to the target compound. | 2013-11-07 |
20130297231 | Automated Method of Ultrasonically Scanning Cutters While on the Bit for Crack Detection - An apparatus and method for determining a condition of a cutter coupled to a drill bit is disclosed. A support is configured to dispose the drill bit and the cutter at a selected location. A positioning device positions an ultrasonic transducer relative to the drill bit. The ultrasonic transducer and generates an ultrasonic pulse. A reflection of the ultrasonic pulse at a reflective surface of the cutter is obtained at the ultrasonic transducer. A processor receives the reflected pulse and forms an image of the reflective surface of the cutter using the reflected ultrasonic pulse while the cutter is coupled to the drill bit. | 2013-11-07 |
20130297232 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR INSPECTING AN OBJECT FOR THE DETECTION OF SURFACE DAMAGE - A method and device for performing the method of inspecting an object for the purpose of detecting defective surface regions of the object, comprising the steps of using a scanning device to survey a surface of the object to be inspected and generating two-dimensional image data and a measured surface profile in at least one cross-sectional plane through the object in each case; using a computer device to evaluate the two-dimensional image data in order to localize a potentially defective surface region; using the computer device to generate a calculated surface profile within the potentially defective surface region in the cross-sectional plane on the basis of the measured surface pro-file outside of the potentially defective surface region of the cross-sectional plane; using the computer device to compare the calculated and measured surface profiles within the potentially defective surface region, the localized surface region being assessed as actually defective if defined differentiating features are present. | 2013-11-07 |
20130297233 | Apparatus and Method for Comparing Gas Pressure Measurements - A singular sealed apparatus and method suitable for confirming pressure measurements in a rebreather prior to use of the rebreather. The singular sealed apparatus may have a canister lid, gas sensors and a processor, all from a rebreather, as well as a pressure sensor, an input device, a processor, an indicator and a pod with a pressure measurement outlet, a gas supply inlet, a relief valve and a gas exit valve. Alternatively, the singular sealed apparatus may have a gas sensor from a rebreather and an analyzer, a pressure sensor, an input device, a processor, an indicator, a lid and a pod with a pressure measurement outlet, a gas supply inlet, a relief valve and a gas exit valve. The inventive method is characterized by assembling the singular sealed apparatus, inputting a concentration of a gas present in a gas mixture, admitting the gas mixture into the singular sealed apparatus, expelling ambient gas present in the singular sealed apparatus, measuring absolute pressure of the gas mixture, calculating partial pressure of the gas, indicating the calculated partial pressure of the gas, measuring partial pressure of the gas, indicating the measured partial pressure of the gas and comparing the calculated partial pressure of the gas to the measured partial pressure of the gas. | 2013-11-07 |
20130297234 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTING A LEAK IN A FUEL SYSTEM - It is proposed a method for detecting a leak in a fuel system of a combustion engine comprising a fuel tank. The method is such that it comprises the steps of:
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20130297235 | CAPACITIVE FLUID LEVEL SENSING - Capacitances are measured for a level measurement capacitive sensor ( | 2013-11-07 |
20130297236 | Method for Detecting Defective Electrodes in a Micro-Electrode Matrix - The method for detecting defective electrodes in an electrode matrix comprises measurement of an electrochemical impedance spectrum for each of the electrodes. Modeling of the spectrum impedance relative to each electrode by means of an implicit non-integral frequency model is performed in the form of a parameter matrix. Principal components analysis of the matrix is performed to transform said parameter matrix into a final matrix containing decorrelated variables representing the parameter matrix in a new space. The distance between each electrode and a reference point is calculated. These calculated distances are compared with a preset threshold distance and the electrodes having a distance greater than the threshold distance are classified as being defective. | 2013-11-07 |
20130297237 | Systems and Methods for Detecting Ultracapacitor Cell Short Circuits - A system for detecting a short-circuited ultracapacitor cell in a machine is disclosed. The system may have a memory that stores instructions and one or more processors capable of executing the instructions. The one or more processors may be configured to perform cell balancing among ultracapacitor cells arranged within two or more ultracapacitor modules, each ultracapacitor module including at least two ultracapacitor cells connected in series. The one or more processors may be further configured to measure a module voltage generated by each of the plurality of ultracapacitor modules after performing the cell balancing and before applying a load of the machine to the ultracapacitor modules, and determine whether an ultracapacitor cell among the plurality of ultracapacitor cells is short-circuited based on a comparison of the measured module voltages. | 2013-11-07 |
20130297238 | DETECTION APPARATUS, POWER SUPPLY APPARATUS, POWER RECEPTION APPARATUS, POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM, AND PROGRAM - A detection apparatus includes a first acquisition part that acquires information about a suppliable electric power of a power supply apparatus that supplies an electric power to a power reception apparatus via a transmission path; a second acquisition part that acquires information about a supply electric power output from the power supply apparatus, including information about a supply voltage output from power supply apparatus; a third acquisition part that acquires information about a voltage applied to the power reception apparatus after a voltage drop in the transmission path; and a margin information calculation part that calculates first margin information about a margin of a supply electric power, and calculates second margin information about a margin of the voltage drop. | 2013-11-07 |
20130297239 | Estimating Loss Rates of Links in Smart Grids - A method, apparatus and article of manufacture for estimating loss rates of links in a smart grid. The method includes identifying end-to-end passage rates from a source to each of multiple receiver and/or load meters in a smart grid, and estimating a loss in at least one link of the grid by identifying the sparsest solution of link loss rates that matches the end-to-end passage rates. Also, a system includes a memory, a processor coupled thereto, and software modules executing on the processor, including a monitoring module for monitoring power flow of receiver and/or load meters in a smart grid, a measurement collector module for collecting measurements to compute end-to-end passage rates from a source to each receiver and/or load meter, and a processing module for estimating a loss in a link of the grid by identifying the sparsest solution of link loss rates matching the end-to-end passage rates. | 2013-11-07 |
20130297240 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR IMPROVED TIME COST AND ACCURACY OF ENERGY USAGE BASELINING - Systems, methods, and mediums generate an energy usage baseline. A method includes receiving historical energy usage data for a building. The method includes identifying a historical energy usage baseline as a function of temperature based on the historical energy usage data. The method includes receiving measurements for current energy usage for the building to form a set of energy usage measurements. The method includes associating the set of energy usage measurements with values for temperature for an area where the building is located. The method includes generating a correction factor for the historical energy usage baseline based on a comparison of the set of energy usage measurements with a portion of the historical energy usage baseline corresponding to the values for temperature associated with the set of energy usage measurements. The method includes generating an adjusted energy usage baseline by applying the correction factor to the historical energy usage baseline. | 2013-11-07 |
20130297241 | Estimating Loss Rates of Links in Smart Grids - A method for estimating loss rates of links in a smart grid includes identifying end-to-end passage rates from a source to each of multiple receiver and/or load meters in a smart grid, and estimating a loss in at least one link of the grid by identifying the sparsest solution of link loss rates that matches the end-to-end passage rates. Also, a system includes a memory, a processor coupled thereto, and software modules executing on the processor, including a monitoring module for monitoring power flow of receiver and/or load meters in a smart grid, a measurement collector module for collecting measurements to compute end-to-end passage rates from a source to each receiver and/or load meter, and a processing module for estimating a loss in a link of the grid by identifying the sparsest solution of link loss rates matching the end-to-end passage rates. | 2013-11-07 |
20130297242 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MEASUREMENT AND VERIFICATION WEIGHTING WITH TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION - Systems, methods, and mediums use temperature weighting in energy-usage measurements. A method includes identifying a number of days that each of a plurality of different temperatures occurred at a location during a period of time. The method includes identifying a baseline for initial energy usage at a building located in the location. The method includes receiving measurements for energy usage at the building. The method includes generating an expression for measured energy usage as a function of temperature by performing a regression analysis on the measurements for energy usage. The method includes identifying a difference between the baseline for initial energy usage and the expression for measured energy usage. The method includes generating a weighting for the difference between baseline energy usage and the measured energy usage at one or more temperatures based on the number of days the one or more temperatures occurred during the period of time. | 2013-11-07 |
20130297243 | BATTERY SOC ESTIMATION DEVICE - A battery SoC estimation device includes a discharge-and charge current detection means | 2013-11-07 |
20130297244 | SECONDARY BATTERY LIFETIME PREDICTION APPARATUS, BATTERY SYSTEM AND SECONDARY BATTERY LIFETIME PREDICTION METHOD - An object of the present invention is to provide a secondary battery lifetime prediction apparatus, a battery system and a secondary battery lifetime prediction method that allow a more accurate lifetime prediction for a secondary battery. The battery system ( | 2013-11-07 |
20130297245 | FULL-AUTOMATIC DETECTING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRANSFORMER - A full-automatic detecting system and method for a transformer. The system comprises a material delivery line; a feed device; a detection delivery line; insulating test devices; error detecting devices; a laser marking device; a discharge device; and a detection management system. The insulating test devices, the error detecting devices, and the laser marking device are sequentially arranged beside the detection delivery line. The material delivery line, the detection delivery line, and the devices work in coordination, to realize full-automatic detection of the transformer, avoid manual detection errors and improve the sorting accuracy. | 2013-11-07 |
20130297246 | WIRELESS CONTROLLER - A computing device receives acceleration information from an accelerometer mechanically coupled to a wireless controller, magnetic bearing information from a magnetometer mechanically coupled to the wireless controller, and rotation information from a gyroscope mechanically coupled to the wireless controller. When the wireless controller is primarily vertical, the computing device determines a rotation angle of the wireless controller by filtering the rotation information using the acceleration information. When the wireless controller is primarily horizontal, the computing device determines the rotation angle of the wireless controller by filtering the rotation information using the magnetic bearing information. | 2013-11-07 |
20130297247 | Alternator and Starter Tester with Other Failures Determination Functionality and Method - The diagnostic tool for testing the performance of a component of a vehicle may include a processor configured to process test information from a component of the vehicle and control and activate the component of the vehicle having identification information to be tested. The diagnostic tool may also include a memory configured to store the test information of the component and software that operates the component of the vehicle. The diagnostic tool may further include an interface module configured to provide information in addition to that of the test information of the component, wherein the additional information is related to the performance of a different vehicle component from the component, and wherein the means for storing and the means for providing are in communication with the means for processing | 2013-11-07 |
20130297248 | TESTER AND METHOD FOR TESTING A STRIP OF DEVICES - A tester configured to test a strip of devices is provided. The tester may include a communications system, a plurality of communication lines, a plurality of multiplexors, each multiplexor having at least two outputs, wherein each multiplexor is configured to receive a signal generated by the communications system via one of the plurality of communication lines, and each multiplexor may be selectably coupled to at least two of the devices in the strip of devices. The tester may be configured to index the plurality of communication lines to a first subset of the devices, initiate at least one test, command the devices to generate data for each of the at least one tests, retrieve data from a first set of the devices, and retrieve data from a second set of the devices. | 2013-11-07 |
20130297249 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING ELECTRIC POWER PLANT EQUIPMENT OVERHEATING WITH REAL-TIME PLURAL PARALLEL DETECTION AND ANALYSIS PARAMETERS - An overheating detection processing system monitors in real time and stores data samples from the different types of power plant overheating detectors. The system determines a likelihood of whether a stored detector output sample reading, alone or in combination with other readings, is indicative of monitored power plant equipment overheating. The system references previously stored information in an information storage device that associates respective types of detector sample reading levels with equipment overheating. The system also compares a combination of stored sample readings and establishes overheating determination confidence levels. The confidence levels information is combined to derive an overall confidence level of whether the power plant equipment is overheated. An overheating alarm response is initiated if an overheating condition is determined at any confidence level. Additional responses are made based on a combination of calculated confidence levels. | 2013-11-07 |
20130297250 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR COMBINING SAMPLES FROM AN INERTIAL MEASUREMENT SENSOR CLUSTER - Device and method for providing inertial indications with high accuracy using micro inertial sensors with inherent very small size and low accuracy. The device and method of the invention disclose use of the cluster of multiple micro inertial sensors to receive from the multiple sensors an equivalent single inertial indication with high accuracy based on the multiple independent indications and mathematical manipulations for averaging the plurality of single readings and for eliminating common deviations based, for example, on measurements of the deviation of the single readings. | 2013-11-07 |
20130297251 | System and Method For Determining High Resolution Positional Data From Limited Number of Analog Inputs - A system and method for determining the position of an object in a space includes positioning the object within the overlapping detection fields of a plurality of analog proximity sensors, wherein the proximity sensors produce an output signal having a signal strength related to the proximity of the object to the sensors. The strength of the output signal produced by each analog proximity sensor can be detected and a position for the object established based on the relative signal strengths produced by the proximity sensors. The system and method have particular application with devices for gestural control, for example gestural controlled dimmer switches, where some data manipulation is required to generate high-resolution positional data to activate the device. | 2013-11-07 |
20130297252 | SENSOR FOR MEASURING ANGULAR POSITION, AND MEASUREMENT COMPENSATION METHOD - Method for compensating a reference measurement including a measurement of angular position α and a measurement of time T | 2013-11-07 |
20130297253 | PIPING LENGTH MEASURING SYSTEM AND PIPING LENGTH CALCULATING APARATUS - A frequency characteristics measurer is disposed in the vicinity of an end of refrigerant piping, the end of which is connected to an outdoor unit, that connects the outdoor unit and an indoor unit of an air conditioner, and measures frequency characteristics of the refrigerant piping. A filter is attached at a position between the outdoor unit and a position where a terminal of the frequency characteristics measurer is connected, so as to wrap the refrigerant piping. A piping length calculator is connected to the frequency characteristics measurer via an interface cable, and acquires, via the interface cable, frequency characteristics measured by means of the frequency characteristics measurer. The piping length calculator extracts a lowest anti-resonant frequency from the acquired frequency characteristics, and calculates the length of the refrigerant piping on the basis of the extracted lowest anti-resonant frequency. | 2013-11-07 |
20130297254 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING A MIXTURE - A spectrometer for identifying a mixture is provided. The spectrometer includes a detector configured to generate a signal based on an interaction of light with a sample of the mixture, and a memory device having a library and a correlation matrix stored therein, wherein the library includes a plurality of spectra, each spectrum associated with a respective compound, and wherein the correlation matrix includes a correlation between each possible pair of spectra in the library. The spectrometer further includes a processor coupled to the memory device and configured to determine a spectrum of the mixture based on the signal generated by the detector, calculate a correlation vector that includes a correlation between the mixture spectrum and each spectrum in the library, and identify the mixture based on the correlation matrix and the correlation vector. | 2013-11-07 |
20130297255 | POWER SWITCHING DEVICE OPERATING TIME PREDICTION EQUIPMENT AND METHOD - An apparatus for predicting an operating time in a power device includes an operating characteristic parameter estimating unit, and only the operation historical data in the vicinity of a current operation environmental condition is extracted and input by a vicinity operation historical data extracting unit. | 2013-11-07 |
20130297256 | Method and System for Predictive and Conditional Fault Detection - A method and system for predictive and conditional fault detection that utilizes a machine's characteristics and sensor detected faults to predict and diagnose future faults. The fault detection method utilizes machine characteristics and fault sensors on the machines to generate extracted vectors. The two types of vectors are combined into an extracted vector. The extracted vector is stored in a machine state database and a fault symptom database. The databases utilize this information for future machine condition evaluation and maintenance suggestions. The information in the databases is mined to provide optimal fault detection suggestions by comparing vectors from the databases. Additional fault inspections, machine fault information, and comparisons between machine vectors and fault vectors further refine the fault vectors for optimal diagnoses. The resultant fault detection generates additional useful fault information, which is added to the database to further refine the fault detection method and system. | 2013-11-07 |
20130297257 | Energy Separation System, Method, and Program Product for Detecting Faulty Bearings - A faulty bearing detection system provides means and methods for detecting a fault associated with a bearing. The fault detection system includes a vehicle with bearings and a computerized system to separate multiple vibrations from, chiefly the shaft, to identify the amount of faults in the bearings. The system converts mechanical information to electrical information, filters periodic signals for removal, filters background noise, and performs an energy ratio calculation for determining a potential fault condition and communicates the status of a bearing fault condition. By separating the bearing faulty impulse signals from the raw vibration signals, the bearing faulty signal-to-noise ratio is improved. Furthermore, by calculating the energy ratio between the bearing faulty signals and the periodic vibration signals, the loading effects added to the traditional bearing features are removed. | 2013-11-07 |
20130297258 | Smart Multiplexing of Performance Counters for Performance Measurement - The present disclosure includes, but is not limited to, a method, system and computer-usable medium for improving performance measurement by analyzing the various events in a multiplexing counting mode and configuring the sampling time accordingly to more effectively performing the sampling. In certain embodiments, when groups of operations are identified for sampling, the present disclosure generates a time sampling table for these groups of operations. The time sampling table is dynamically altered during the runtime of the application to alter the sampling interval of each group. The sampling interval of each group can be increased or decreased based on a threshold of occurrence of the event. This disclosure provides more accurate performance measurement of important events and facilitates a determination of how important events impact application performance. | 2013-11-07 |
20130297259 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF APPROPRIATE SERVICES DETECTION FOR A SMART BUILDING - A system and method of appropriate services detection for a smart building are disclosed in the present invention. The invention may select appropriate services for a house or a building. After a user lives in a smart building with the system of the present invention for a period of time, the system uses the service gateway to collect and analyze environment information and appliance information so as to find relationship within appliances, sensors and actuators. Thus the cloud service platform selects appropriate services for the building to avoid downloading or installing an inappropriate service by a user. Further the cloud service platform may suggest a user buying additional equipment for matching the requirement of a service. The system of the present invention may learn a relationship of devices; locate positions of devices; and automatically collect state data of appliances to identify the appliances. | 2013-11-07 |
20130297260 | ANALYSIS SYSTEM AND ANALYSIS SERVER - An analysis sever capable of performing analysis among a large amount of sensor data in order to obtain an analysis result that a reader desires and outputting the result instantaneously. The analysis server rearranges the sensor data acquired from a sensor node into time series data. The analysis is performed separately for time trigger analysis (D) and for event trigger analysis (F) depending on analysis contents. In the time trigger analysis (D), analysis processing that is basically needed when visualizing a state of an organization is performed. In the event trigger analysis (F), an analysis result obtained by the time trigger analysis (D) is processed using the reader's desired information and is outputted. | 2013-11-07 |
20130297261 | MOBILE SENSOR NETWORK - A sensor network may be created by collecting information from a plurality of mobile devices, such as cellular telephones. The mobile devices use sensors, such as microphones, cameras, accelerometers, biometric readers, etc. to detect the sensory information. Sensory output related to detected sensory information may be transmitted from a mobile device to a receiver that receives the sensory outputs. The received sensory outputs from a plurality of mobile devices may be aggregated to generate aggregated data, which may be transmitted to one or more receivers that use the aggregated data to perform a function and/or present the aggregated data to a user. Additionally, the aggregated data may be reviewed by a reviewer component that can create (revised) detection instructions regarding how one or more mobile devices are to detect sensory information and/or what sensory information to detect (e.g., to make resulting aggregated data more relevant). | 2013-11-07 |
20130297262 | Pressure Vessel Pipe Connection Selector - A pressure vessel pipe connection selector is disclosed. A pressure vessel may require various connections or nozzles for connecting to a pipe. A selector device includes all necessary data for a user to input design requirements for a pressure vessel pipe connection, and for a specific subset of relevant outputs to be displayed. The relevant outputs can be compared to a list of pressure vessel connection abbreviations or identifiers that can then be used to choose a specific pressure vessel connection that is appropriate for the user's design requirements. | 2013-11-07 |
20130297263 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR BENDING AND UNBENDING COMPLEX SHEET METAL BEND REGIONS - Product data management (PDM) systems, methods, and computer-readable media. A method includes receiving a solid body in a PDM data processing system. The method includes determining an operation to perform on the solid body and a target region of the solid body. The method includes moving the target region into a secondary solid body and removing the geometries from the secondary solid body. The method includes generating new geometries corresponding to the operation and the secondary solid body, and applying the new geometries to the topological entities of the secondary solid body. The method includes transforming the adjoining regions to a new position according to the operation. The method includes knitting the transformed adjoining regions to the modified secondary solid body to produce a processed solid body. | 2013-11-07 |
20130297264 | METHOD OF GENERATING CAD DATA FOR EVAPORATIVE PATTERN HAVING FRAME STRUCTURE - A method for generating CAD data appropriate for designing an evaporative pattern having a frame structure is provided. The method includes, allocating, generating joint shape data, and extracting rod body data. Rod data includes rod body data representing a shape of a rod body and terminal data representing a shape of a rod terminal disposed at an end of the rod body. In the allocating, a plurality of the rods is allocated so that the rod terminals overlap each other in a 3-dimensional space in computer. In the generating, the joint shape data is generated by merging the terminal data of the plurality of rod terminals overlapped. In the extracting, the rod body data is extracted from the rod data of the rods allocated in the 3-dimensional space. The joint shape data and the rod body data obtained by such processes correspond to the CAD data of the evaporative pattern. | 2013-11-07 |
20130297265 | FEATURE-DRIVEN RULE-BASED FRAMEWORK FOR ORTHOPEDIC SURGICAL PLANNING - The design process for the surgical plan in orthopedics and/or the design of a personalized cutting guide and/or implant are automated in a workflow frame work. Abstracted rules are scripted through a sequence of operations to alter a bone surface or model for fitting an implant. Using bone information for a specific patient, the proper implant and series of cuts are determined using the rules. A corresponding cutting guide may be fitted to the bone information for the specific patient. Surgical planning of bone replacement implants is performed automatically. | 2013-11-07 |
20130297266 | Method For Improving Determination Of Mode Shapes For A Mechanical Structure And Applications Hereof - A method for improving determination of mode shapes for a mechanical structure where each mode shape is a vector that consist of a number of components and each vector corresponds to a natural frequency of the structure is based on measurements performed on the structure using signals from a limited number of sensors placed on the structure defining the number of components of each of the mode shape vectors. The measured signals are used to determine a number of mode shapes that are improved by a linear combination of mode shapes comprised of a limited number of the mode shape with frequencies around the frequency of the corresponding mode shape of the model. This allows the modified mode shapes to be accurately expanded to all degrees of freedom in the model. The invention further includes applications of the method on mechanical structures such as wind turbines and bridges. | 2013-11-07 |
20130297267 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MODELING INTERACTIONS OF THE FLUID WITH SYSTEM BOUNDARIES IN FLUID DYNAMIC SYSTEMS - A method and apparatus for accessing a data representation of a model associated with a fluid system, the data representation including at least one interior cell and at least one ghost cell, calculating a physical volume value and physical surface area value for at least one interior cell and at least one ghost cell, generating at least one control volume based on one or more physical volume values, generating at least one control surface based on one or more physical surface area values; substituting one or more of the at least one control volume parameter and the at least one surface area for corresponding elements of mathematical conservation equations representative of the fluid system, and solving the mathematical conservation equations representative of the fluid system. | 2013-11-07 |
20130297268 | DETERMINING BOOLEAN REGION PARTICIPANTS FOR A NOTIONAL CONTEXT GIVEN ARBITRARY BODIES - Product Data Management (PDM) systems and methods. A method includes receiving a target body and a tool body, and evaluating a body type of the target body and a body type of the tool body. The method includes evaluating interactions between the target body and the tool body, and applying comparison criteria to determine spatial relation and relative convexity of an intersection between the target body and the tool body. The method includes identifying tool face regions of the tool body based on the evaluations and the determined spatial relation and relative convexity of the intersection. The method includes adding the tool face regions to the target body to produce a modified target body. | 2013-11-07 |
20130297269 | PROCESSING GEOPHYSICAL DATA - A method of processing geophysical data from a survey of a surveyed region of the earth to provide a three-dimensional representation of the underlying geology of said surveyed region, the method comprising: inputting geophysical data for said surveyed region, generating an initial three-dimensional representation depicting faults of said underlying geology of said surveyed region using said input geophysical data, calculating the accommodation zone for each depicted fault using geomechanical parameters including at least stress and strain, generating a final three-dimensional representation depicting both faults and accommodation zones. | 2013-11-07 |
20130297270 | DISCRETE ELEMENT METHOD - A discrete element method for modelling granular or particulate material, the method including a multiple grid search method wherein the multiple grid search method is a hierarchical grid search method, and wherein entities, such as particles and boundary elements, are allocated to cells of respective grids based on size. The search method further includes: (a) performing a search of cells in a first of the grid levels to determine pairs of entities which satisfy predetermined criteria to be included in a neighbour list for which both entities belong to the first grid level; (b) mapping each nonempty cell in the first grid level to each of the other grid levels, determining neighbouring cells in each of the other grid levels and determining all pairs of entities belonging to a pair of levels that satisfy the predetermined criteria for inclusion in the neighbour list; and (c) repeating (a) and (b) for all grid levels. | 2013-11-07 |
20130297271 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VEHICLE SURVIVABILITY PLANNING - System and methods for improving vehicle survivability. In some embodiments, Mission information may be obtained regarding a mission of at least one vehicle. The mission may comprise a plurality of mission stages, and the mission information may comprise at least one model associated with the at least one vehicle and at least one threat to the at least one vehicle. A potential action of the at least one vehicle may be selected by calculating a numerical measure for the potential action based at least in part on a mission stage of the plurality of mission stages during which the potential action is to be taken and the at least one model. | 2013-11-07 |
20130297272 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL MULTI-MODAL CORE AND GEOLOGICAL MODELING FOR OPTIMAL FIELD DEVELOPMENT - A roadmap for a field development strategy for optimal recovery is provided in a high quality 3D geological model. This geological model combines geological attributes, pore and rock properties for an optimum 3D representation of the reservoir thousands feet beneath the surface. The model is based on the pertinent geological facies, derived from well core description and detailed studies of rock, as well as fluid and pore properties (Full Pore System) obtained from laboratory analyses of core material and well log data. These data differentiate various important pore throat and pore body regions and relationships, i.e., macroporosity and microporosity. Understanding hydrocarbon volumes in the various pore type groups and then establishing proper recovery techniques through focused laboratory studies yields a field development strategy that can significantly increase hydrocarbon recovery from a reservoir. | 2013-11-07 |
20130297273 | MODEL BASED INVERSION OF SEISMIC RESPONSE FOR DETERMINING FORMATION PROPERTIES - A method for characterizing a property of a subterranean formation including collecting well log and seismic data, inverting the data, processing for upscaled petrophysical parameters, constructing a flow model that generates saturation, pressure and temperature, constructing seismic velocity relationships from the results of the flow model, and constructing a seismic model. Some embodiments may form a full waveform model or a ray tracing model. Some embodiments may generate a velocity profile and/or waveforms using the profile. Some embodiments may use the parameters to form a reservoir model or to recover hydrocarbons from the formations. Some embodiments build a reservoir model of CO | 2013-11-07 |
20130297274 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS REGARDING MODELS OF UNDERGROUND FORMATIONS - Models of underground formations. At least some of the illustrative embodiments are methods including creating a model of an underground formation. The creating may include: calculating a set of probabilities associated with a first horizontal location, each probability indicative of a likelihood of finding abutting geological layers; estimating a plurality of successions of geological layers to create a plurality of estimated successions, and the estimating using the set of probabilities; determining, for each of the estimated succession, a value indicative of how closely each estimated succession matches a measured succession, the measured succession determined by a seismic survey; and selecting from the plurality of estimated successions based on the values, the selecting creates a selected succession of geological layers, and the plurality of modeled values associated with the first horizontal location determined based on the selected succession of geological layers. | 2013-11-07 |
20130297275 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONSOLIDATED MANAGEMENT AND DISTRIBUTION OF ORTHODONTIC CARE DATA, INCLUDING AN INTERACTIVE THREE-DIMENSIONAL TOOTH CHART MODEL - Various embodiments provide a computer-implemented method for dynamically manipulating a three-dimensional virtual model representing a patient's teeth so as to facilitate visualization of an orthodontic treatment plan being applied thereto. The method comprises: rendering the three-dimensional virtual model based, at least in part, upon one or more images of a patient's teeth, and manipulating the three-dimensional virtual model via a translational movement in a two-dimensional computer display area and along a plane vertically oriented relative to the oppositely-oriented teeth. The translational movement imposes a translational manipulation upon a first one of the two sets of oppositely oriented teeth and a rotational manipulation upon a second one of the two sets of oppositely oriented teeth, the simultaneous manipulation being configured to open the teeth relative to one another so as to facilitate visualization of an orthodontic treatment plan. Associated computer program products and systems are also provided. | 2013-11-07 |
20130297276 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FINDING CANDIDATE FROM DATA MEASURED BY SENSOR - There is provided an apparatus including; an interface that receives a first measured data set measured by a FAIMS and first environment information indicating the measurement environment of the first measured data set; a generation unit that generates a plurality of virtual data sets by converting a plurality of existing data sets from a database using conditions controlled according to the first environment information; and an output unit that selects and outputs at least one candidate that is close to the first measured data set from a provisional group including the plurality of virtual data sets. | 2013-11-07 |
20130297277 | MODELING GATE RESISTANCE OF A MULTI-FIN MULTI-GATE FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTOR - The embodiments relate to modeling resistance in a multi-fin multi-gate field effect transistor (MUGFET). In these embodiments, a design for a multi-fin MUGFET comprises a gate structure with a horizontal portion traversing multiple semiconductor fins and comprising a plurality of first resistive elements connected in series, with vertical portions adjacent to opposing sides of the semiconductor fins and comprising second resistive elements connected in parallel by the horizontal portion, and with contact(s) comprising third resistive element(s). The total gate resistance is determined based on resistance contributions from the first resistive elements, the second resistive elements and the third resistive element(s), particularly, where each resistive contribution is based on a resistance value of the resistive element, a first fraction of current from the semiconductor fins entering the resistive element and a second fraction of the current from the semiconductor fins exiting the resistive element. | 2013-11-07 |
20130297278 | RETIMING A DESIGN FOR EFFICIENT PARALLEL SIMULATION - An approach for simulating a circuit design partitions the circuit design into pipeline regions that include one or more pipeline levels. A path length is computed for each combinational region within a pipeline region to compute an achievable timing goal for each pipeline region. A target retiming goal is determined for the set of pipeline regions based on the computed achievable timing goals of the pipeline regions. A pipeline region is identified from the set of pipeline regions that does not satisfy the target timing goal. A measure of slack is computed for each pipeline level in the identified pipeline region. Using the computed slack, path lengths of combinational regions in the pipeline levels of the identified pipeline region are iteratively retimed. The resulting circuit design is simulated using the retimed path lengths if the retimed critical path of the pipeline region satisfies the target timing goal. | 2013-11-07 |
20130297279 | QUASI-DYNAMIC SCHEDULING AND DYNAMIC SCHEDULING FOR EFFICIENT PARALLEL SIMULATION - An approach for simulating an electronic circuit design uses the influence of a set of input changes of regions of the circuit design to schedule which levels within regions of a circuit should be simulated. The state of one or more inputs of one or more regions of the circuit design is checked to determine if inputs to these regions changed. For each input having an input change, a logic level depth associated with the input is computed. Using the computed logic levels, a maximum logic level depth of the one or more regions is computed for a set of input changes. Thus, for each region that has an input with a state indicating an input change, simulation may be scheduled for first logic level through and including the determined maximum logic level in each region of the circuit design in parallel. | 2013-11-07 |
20130297280 | Verification of Design Derived From Power Intent - An approach is provided in which a power design verification system retrieves a power intent data corresponding to a power design, which identifies the power design's power modes and power mode transition conditions. The power design verification system selects one of the power mode transition conditions, which identifies input signals that invoke a transition from a first power mode to a second power mode. In turn, the power design verification system generates simulation stimuli based upon the identified input signals and simulates the power design utilizing the generated simulation stimuli accordingly. | 2013-11-07 |
20130297281 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS OF PROVIDING ITEMS TO CUSTOMERS VIA A NETWORK - In one or more embodiments, a system can simulate one or more physical mobile devices and can allow respective one or more users to utilize respective one or more simulations via a network. For example, a user, utilizing an application such as a web browser, can interact with a simulated mobile device. For instance, the user can select a function of the simulated mobile device, the simulated mobile device can provide, to the user, a simulation of the function, the first user can manipulate the simulated mobile device, and output of the function can be displayed to the user in accordance with the manipulation of the simulated mobile device. In one or more embodiments, the system can determine and display multiple images, of the simulated mobile, device based on multiple directions of a pointer path. For example, the system can determine the directions based on positions acquired at time intervals. | 2013-11-07 |
20130297282 | Dynamically Adjusting Speed Versus Accuracy of Computer Platform Simulation - Executing a simulation of a computer platform, the simulation including simulation models. A dynamic quantum is accessed whose current value specifies a maximum number of units of execution a simulation model is allowed to perform without synchronizing with another simulation model. The dynamic quantum may be received from a user. Respective simulation models are invoked for execution with the current value of the dynamic quantum provided to each of the simulation models. The method also comprises modifying the value of the dynamic quantum based on a simulation event. | 2013-11-07 |