46th week of 2008 patent applcation highlights part 52 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20080281449 | SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD FOR UPCONVERTING A PLURALITY OF STORED CONTENT DATA - A signal processing apparatus that upconverts a plurality of content data includes an operation unit configured to receive an operation instruction from a user, a generating unit configured to generate user's preference information based on an operation history corresponding to the operation instruction received by the operation unit, a processing unit configured to upconvert the plurality of content data, and a control unit configured to calculate a preference level of each content data to preferentially upconvert content data having a high preference level based on the preference information generated by the generating unit and content information about each content data. | 2008-11-13 |
20080281450 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REPRODUCING SOUND - An operation to skip plural pieces of music continuously is performed in a reproduction order or a reversed reproduction order circularly. When a piece of music to be reproduced first is selected, identification sound deciding that the piece to be reproduced first is selected is output. Hearing the identification sound allows it to be decided that the piece to be reproduced first is selected without using any display. When the piece to be reproduced first is selected, the skip is stopped to start its reproduction, thereby enable its selection to be surely decided. Every time the piece of music to be reproduced second or later is selected in a continuous skipping operation, the switchover sound different from the identification sound is output. | 2008-11-13 |
20080281451 | Digital Mixing System With Dual Consoles and Cascade Engines - A method is designed for controlling a total mixing system including a first mixing system and a second mixing system, which are operated in a linked manner. In the method, the first mixing system stores first scene data specifying contents of a mixing process matching a scene. The second mixing system stores second scene data specifying contents of a mixing process matching a scene. The first mixing system transmits a scene recall request to the second mixing system when a recall event of the first scene data occurs. The second mixing system transmits back a recall enabling response to the first mixing system after receipt of the scene recall request. The first mixing system reconstructs the contents of the mixing process on the basis of the first scene data after the reception of the recall enabling response. The second mixing system reconstructs the contents of the mixing process on the basis of the second scene data after the transmission of the recall enabling response. | 2008-11-13 |
20080281452 | Automatic Three-Dimensional Model Construction System - To efficiently construct a three-dimensional model. A product is divided into two parts of a head portion and a neck portion. A head form | 2008-11-13 |
20080281453 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS TO IDENTIFY CAM PHASER HARDWARE DEGRADATION - A cam phaser diagnostic system is provided. The system includes: a first sample variance module that computes a first variance based on a desired cam phaser position. A second sample variance module computes a second variance based on a measured cam phaser position. An evaluation module diagnoses faulty cam phaser operation based on the first variance and the second variance. | 2008-11-13 |
20080281454 | Scheduling System and Method - A method and apparatus for scheduling in a wafer fab. The method comprising means for weighting inventories according to at least one of logpoints or reticle, and photolithography units, means for scheduling one of said inventories on one of said photolightography units, wherein said one of said inventories has a maximal weighting and means for eliminating any of said inventories not scheduled according to constraints. | 2008-11-13 |
20080281455 | Materials, Operations and Tooling Interface and Methods for Managing a Remote Production Facility - A system and method for managing a remote manufacturing facility are described. The system includes a network, data store, interface, and a processor. The interface is located at a manufacturing facility. The processor and data store are located at a location removed from the manufacturing facility. The network communicatively couples the interface to the data store and the processor. The data store includes information that directs technicians through the steps associated with manufacturing sub-assemblies and assemblies. The information includes bill-of-materials, manufacturing instructions, partially completed quality assurance documents, part identifiers and part parameters, tool identifiers and tool parameters, as well as annotations and images. | 2008-11-13 |
20080281456 | Extendable MES for Cross-AMHS Transportation - In one aspect a factory automation system for a wafer fab is provided. The factory automation system is adapted to facilitate cross-AMHS transfers of wafer lots within a semiconductor foundry. The factory automation system may include a first MCS and an associated first AMHS; a second MCS and an associated second AMHS; and a third MCS and an associated third AMHS. The system may also include a first bridge connecting the first AMHS and the second AMHS to allow a FOUP to travel between the first AMHS and the second AMHS. The system may also include a second bridge connecting the second AMHS and the third AMHS to allow a FOUP to travel between the second AMHS and the third AMHS. The system also includes a unified control unit in communication with the first, second, and third MCSs, the unified control unit for coordinating transfers of FOUPs between the first, second, and third AMHSs. | 2008-11-13 |
20080281457 | METHOD OF ACHIEVING HIGH PRODUCTIVITY FAULT TOLERANT PHOTOVOLTAIC FACTORY WITH BATCH ARRAY TRANSFER ROBOTS - The present invention generally comprises a method for achieving fault tolerance in a PV FAB. A plurality of processing tools may be coupled together along a processing line, and a plurality of substantially identical processing lines may be arranged within the FAB. Whenever a processing tool within any processing line is shut-down, rather than shut-down the entire processing line containing the shut-down processing tool, work-pieces may be routed around the shut-down processing tool by transferring the work-pieces to an adjacent processing line within the FAB. At a location after the shut-down processing tool, the work-pieces may be transferred back to the processing line containing the shut-down processing tool. During the time period that the processing tool is shut-down, the other processing lines within the FAB may increase their throughput in order to maintain a substantially constant optimum throughput for the FAB over a given period of time. | 2008-11-13 |
20080281458 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DIRECT SHEET METAL UNFOLDING - A system, method, and computer program for direct sheet metal unforming comprising selecting a planar face on a part design; identifying a plurality of linear bends associated with said planar face; calculating a plurality of bend parameters corresponding to each of said linear bends; and converting said part design having said linear bends to a sheet metal partand appropriate means and computer-readable instructions. | 2008-11-13 |
20080281459 | NUMERICAL CONTROL ARRANGEMENT - A numerical control arrangement, comprising a sheet metal data file defining a part blank having a plurality of position elements from a processed design file; a machine controller comprising tool-related operations and control data from said sheet metal data file defining a plurality of position elements, the operations and position elements being associated with machining tasks; and a machine controlled by said machine controller to form a sheet metal part and appropriate means and computer-readable instructions. | 2008-11-13 |
20080281460 | Method for adjusting the relative position of device of laser engraver - A method for adjusting the relative position of devices of a laser engraver. The method includes an outputting device of the laser engraver to forms a marked point on a non-working piece. Let the outputting device position the center of the marked point and record it. Then an image sensing device of the laser engraver is moved to the marked point and seeks the center of the marked point. Then, the position point that the outputting device is located is recorded after the outputting device moved according to the movement of the image sensing device. Finally, calculating the distance between the center recorded by the outputting device and the position point recorded after the outputting device moved to obtain the precise distance between the image sensing device and the outputting device. | 2008-11-13 |
20080281461 | PROCESSING OF WORK PIECE BASED ON DESIRED END PHYSICAL CRITERIA - Processing a work piece by first scanning the work piece. The work piece is modeled to determine its weight, outer perimeter and/or how the work piece could be divided into portions of specific areas and perimeters based on desired portion weights of desired areas and perimeters. The modeled work piece and/or the modeled portions are compared with the one or more desired perimeter configurations. The deviation of the modeled outer perimeter size of the work piece and/or portions from the desired perimeter configuration(s) is calculated. Based on such calculations, one or more steps in processing the work piece and/or portions therefrom is carried out. Such one or more steps may include modeling the work piece again, using different modeling criteria or options, if the calculated deviation is outside an acceptable range. | 2008-11-13 |
20080281462 | Transformation Method Of G-Code Into Step-Nc Part Program - A method of transforming a G-code type part program into a STEP-NC language type part program is provided and more particularly, a method is provided for enabling a G-code type part program mainly used in the field to be easily applied to a STEP-NC controller without a troublesome correction. A STEP-NC language type part program is automatically created, which is composed of machining operation information, manufacturing feature information, machining strategy information and the like, through a process of analyzing G-codes from the G-code type part program and tool information. A method of transforming a G-code into a STEP-NC part program includes receiving a G-code part program, tools and a numerical controller; creating G-code block information, and partitioning the entire part program on a workingstep basis. The method further includes creating machining strategy information and creating the STEP-NC part program by arranging the machining workingsteps. | 2008-11-13 |
20080281463 | Method of Non-Linear Process Planning and Internet-Based Step-Nc System Using the Same - The present invention relates to a method of creating a non-linear process plan and an Internet-based STEP-NC system using the same, and more particularly, to a method of creating a non-linear process plan, wherein the non-linear process plan including information on a variety of alternative processes and machining sequences is established in consideration of situations in the field, thereby autonomously dealing with abnormal situations while executing optimal machining, and to an Internet-based STEP-NC system, wherein a STEP-NC part program in an XML format is created based on the established process plan so that process information can be easily exchanged with other systems via the Internet. Since the present invention provide a plurality of machining alternatives to the field, and thus, allow a STEP-NC machine tool to execute machining optimized depending on field situations and to autonomously deal with abnormal situations that may occur during machining. | 2008-11-13 |
20080281464 | Combined Feedback and Command Shaping Controller for Mulitistate Control with Application to Improving Positioning and Reducing Cable Sway in Cranes - Disclosed are algorithms for controlling multiple states of a dynamic system, such as controling positioning and cable sway in cranes. Exemplary apparatus and methods may be implemented using first and second serially coupled feedback loops coupled to a plant and payload that are to be controlled. The first feedback loop comprises a first control module. It generates a filtered actuator command from an error signal derived from a signal representing a desired system state and a feedback signal indicative of the actual system state. The generated signal is operative to position the payload. The second feedback loop comprises a second control module that generates a second actuator command that is operative to cause the plant to have an output of zero, to eliminate disturbance-induced oscillations. Input shaping may be employed in the first loop for eliminating motion-induced oscillations. The first control module is used for precise payload positioning, and the second control module is used to reject disturbance-induced oscillations. A model reference loop may be employed that outputs a modeled response that is an estimate of the response of the plant in the absence of external disturbances, and which may be used to generate a second actuator command for causing the plant to follow the modeled response. | 2008-11-13 |
20080281465 | Carwash merchandising system - The car wash system delivers not only the car wash selected by the customer but also provides a bonus product when a premium car wash selection is made. A second feature of this invention is the timing of the deliver of the bonus product. It must be delivered before the car wash cycle begins. | 2008-11-13 |
20080281466 | System and Method for Selective Retrieval of Support Beads - Systems and methods are provided that can include a storage and retrieval robot operating under program control to extract a selective number of support beads from a storage or retainment region, for dispensing to titer wells or other vessels for assays and other purposes. According to various embodiments, the storage and retrieval robot can position a capture device over any one or more storage wells containing oligonucleotide or other material support beads, and withdraw or extract those support beads into a collection tube under vacuum pressure or other force. According to various embodiments, a selected number of support beads can be extracted, using a linear motor piston to limit available space for support bead insertion. According to various embodiments, the collected support beads can be dispensed into one or more destination tubes, wells, or other containers, surfaces, vessels, receptacles or mixture containment region, for use in assays or other purposes. According to various embodiments, a calculated plurality of support beads can be extracted or mixed in selective quantities. According to various embodiments, a sample subset of the supply support beads can be taken, to calculate an amount of actual oligonucleotide contained in the support beads. According to various embodiments, an adjustment or normalization of the number of support beads dispensed can be performed to compensate for variations in oligonucleotide amount, thereby enhancing the uniformity of concentration in solution. | 2008-11-13 |
20080281467 | Robot system that operates through a network firewall - A remote controlled robot system that includes a robot and a remote control station that communicate through a communication network. Communication with the robot is limited by a firewall coupled to the communication network. A communication server establishes communication between the robot and the remote control station so that the station can send commands to the robot through the firewall. | 2008-11-13 |
20080281468 | VARIABLE PRIMITIVE MAPPING FOR A ROBOTIC CRAWLER - Varying modes of movement of a robotic crawler are provided by using a variable mapping from high-level (operator input) primitives into low-level primitives. The mapping is a function of environmental data sensed by the robotic crawler enabling the movement mode to be adapted to the environment. | 2008-11-13 |
20080281469 | Method For Controlling the Walk of Humanoid Robot - The invention relates to a method for controlling walking of humanoid bipedal walking robot. More specifically, the invention comprises steps of designing a zero momentum position (ZMP) of a robot for the ground surface (a); calculating trajectories of a center of gravity (COG) of the robot along with the trajectory of the ZMP (b); calculating an angular velocity of driving motors of two feet, which has the robot walk according to the trajectory of the ZMP (c); and controlling walking of the robot by driving the driving motors according to the angular velocity of the driving motors calculated above. The robot walking control method according to the invention has stability against disturbances. | 2008-11-13 |
20080281470 | AUTONOMOUS COVERAGE ROBOT SENSING - An autonomous coverage robot detection system includes an emitter configured to emit a directed beam, a detector configured to detect the directed beam and a controller configured to direct the robot in response to a signal detected by the detector. In some examples, the detection system detects a stasis condition of the robot. In some examples, the detection system detects a wall and can follow the wall in response to the detected signal. | 2008-11-13 |
20080281471 | Droplet Actuator Analyzer with Cartridge - A droplet actuator with cartridge is provided. According to one embodiment, a sample analyzer is provided and includes an analyzer unit comprising electronic or optical receiving means, a cartridge comprising self-contained droplet handling capabilities, and a wherein the cartridge is coupled to the analyzer unit by a means which aligns electronic and/or optical outputs from the cartridge with electronic or optical receiving means on the analyzer unit. According to another embodiment, a sample analyzer is provided and includes a sample analyzer comprising a cartridge coupled thereto and a means of electrical interface and/or optical interface between the cartridge and the analyzer, whereby electrical signals and/or optical signals may be transmitted from the cartridge to the analyzer. | 2008-11-13 |
20080281472 | Open Web Services-Based Indoor Climate Control System - The present invention relates generally to a building automation system, and, more particularly, to an Internet-centric, open, extensible software and hardware framework supporting all aspects of control and monitoring of a smart building ecosphere. The present invention further relates to an “intelligent,” real-time control system capable of both autonomous process control and interaction with system users and system administrators, which is configured to accommodate functional extensions and a broad array of sensors and control devices. The system allows individuals to communicate, monitor and adjust their personal environmental preferences (temperature, light, humidity, white noise, etc.) much like they would in an automobile, via the Internet. The system is equipped with an occupancy sensor that recognizes the presence and identity of the individual. A built-in expert system can make decisions based on data from multiple sources so that the system can alter its activity to conserve energy while maintaining users' comfort. | 2008-11-13 |
20080281473 | ELECTRIC ENERGY BILL REDUCTION IN DYNAMIC PRICING ENVIRONMENTS - A system that can save energy and reduce electric utility costs is disclosed. The system may include one or more current measurement devices communicating with a processor as well as one or more switching devices for controlling power consumption in response to utility rate pricing systems. | 2008-11-13 |
20080281474 | System of Super Super Decoupled Loadflow Computation for Electrical Power System - A method of performing loadflow calculations for controlling voltages and power flow in a power network by reading on-line data of given/specified/scheduled/set network variables/parameters and using control means, so that no component of the power network is overloaded as well as there is no over/under voltage at any nodes in the network following a small or large disturbances. The invented generalized Super Super Decoupled Loadflow (SSDL) calculation method is characterized in that 1) modified real power mismatch at any PQ-node-p is calculated as RP | 2008-11-13 |
20080281475 | FAN CONTROL SCHEME - A fan control architecture is provided for controlling system fan(s) on a computing system that has multiple nodes, a system management network and a fan control module. On each of the nodes a management module is configured to collect system information thereon. In a main fan control scheme, a system management node controls the system fan through the fan control module according to the temperature data sent back from the management module of the other nodes through the system management network. The fan control scheme includes redundant path(s) connected between all the nodes and the fan control module to send high-temperature signals to the fan control module directly. In the case that a threshold high temperature is reached, the fan control module will set the system fan at a predetermined high speed according to the high-temperature signals. | 2008-11-13 |
20080281476 | METHODS FOR THERMAL MANAGEMENT OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL INTEGRATED CIRCUITS - A method of dynamic thermal management in a multi-dimensional integrated circuit or device is provided. The method includes monitoring on-chip temperatures, power dissipation, and performance of device layers. The method includes comparing on-chip temperatures to thermal thresholds, on-chip power dissipation to power thresholds and on-chip performance to performance thresholds. Also, the method includes analyzing interactions between temperatures, power, and performance of different device layers within the multi-dimensional integrated circuits. The method includes activating layer-specific thermal and power management within performance constraints on one or more device layers through actuators in the corresponding device layers, depending on the severity of heating. | 2008-11-13 |
20080281477 | Distributed Train Intelligence System & Method - A system and method which may include on each locomotive a propulsion system and a braking system; a transceiver for communication between the locomotives; and sensors for sensing operational conditions on the locomotive. A processor receives the sensed operation conditions, communicates information including the sensed operational conditions to the other locomotive, determines a propulsion or braking value or command based on the sensed operational conditions, pre-selected criteria and the information received from the other locomotive, and outputs the propulsion or braking value or command. The present system may include on each locomotive a location determining device and a storage of track topology; and the processor determines and communicates to the other locomotive as information an initial propulsion or braking value using the topology of the present and projected location of the locomotive and pre-selected criteria, determines a final propulsion or braking value or command based on the initial value and the information received from the other locomotive, and outputs the final propulsion or braking value. | 2008-11-13 |
20080281478 | Programmable Automatic Trim Control System For Marine Applications - A programmable automatic trim control system for marine applications preferably includes a controller, a control panel, at least one display device and a plurality of sensors. The controller receives input from the control panel and the plurality of sensors. Each display device shows various data from the controller. Each sensor monitors a single drive device, trim device or operational parameter. The controller further includes output ports connected to the drive devices and trim devices for the control thereof. The trim control system preferably includes a manual mode, a diagnostic mode, a program mode and an automatic mode. The positions and/or settings of the trim and drive devices and operational parameters are set in the program mode and recorded in the controller. Data stored in the controller is accessed and utilized by the trim control system when in the automatic mode. | 2008-11-13 |
20080281479 | METHOD OF OPERATING PROPULSION SYSTEM - A method is provided that includes propelling an electrically driven vehicle at a first, slower speed, and potentially high torque by supplying electricity at a first, lower voltage from an energy storage device to a second electric motor; and includes propelling the vehicle at a second, faster speed, and moderate torque by supplying electricity at a second, higher voltage from an engine-driven generator to a first electric motor. Another method includes propelling an electrically driven vehicle by supplying electricity from an engine-driven generator to a first electric motor; and generating electricity at a second electric motor to charge an energy storage device. Corresponding systems for implementing the method are provided. | 2008-11-13 |
20080281480 | CONTROL APPARATUS FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES - A motor control unit controls the input electric power of a MG unit to thereby suppress variations of a system voltage and stabilize the system voltage. The torque control of an AC motor and the input electric power control of the MG unit are executed independently from each other, so that the torque control and the input electric power control are stabilized. Further, torque variation zeroing control for correcting a phase of a pulse waveform voltage is executed so that a difference between a first estimated torque computed based on a torque control detection current vector of the AC motor and a second estimated torque computed based on a detection motor current vector is reduced to zero. Thus, uncomfortable torque variation is suppressed in a transient condition of the input electric power control of the MG unit. | 2008-11-13 |
20080281481 | Robotic Vacuum Cleaner - An autonomous robot, that is for example, suitable for operations such as vacuuming and surface cleaning includes a payload configured for vacuum cleaning, a drive system including a steering system, a navigation system, and a control system for integrating operations of the aforementioned systems. | 2008-11-13 |
20080281482 | System for estimating vehicle states for rollover reduction - A system and method for estimating vehicle states, such as vehicle roll-rate, vehicle roll angle, vehicle lateral velocity and vehicle yaw-rate, for use in rollover reduction. The system includes an extended Kalman filter observer responsive to a steering angle signal, a yaw-rate signal, a roll-rate signal, a speed signal and a lateral acceleration signal that calculates an estimated yaw-rate signal, an estimated roll-rate, an estimated roll angle and an estimated lateral velocity. The system also includes a lateral velocity estimation processor responsive to the roll-rate signal, the estimated roll angle signal, the estimated lateral velocity signal and the lateral acceleration signal that calculates a modified lateral velocity estimation signal when the vehicle is operating in a non-linear region. | 2008-11-13 |
20080281483 | Singular Value Decomposition-Based Method for Optimal Estimation of Turbofan Engine Thrust and Other Unmeasurable Parameters - A new linear point design technique is presented for the determination of tuning parameters that enable the optimal estimation of unmeasured engine outputs such as thrust. The engine's performance is affected by its level of degradation, generally described in terms of unmeasurable health parameters related to each major engine component. Accurate thrust reconstruction depends upon knowledge of these health parameters, but there are usually too few sensors to be able to estimate their values. In this new technique, a set of tuning parameters is determined which accounts for degradation by representing the overall effect of the larger set of health parameters as closely as possible in a least squares sense. The technique takes advantage of the properties of the singular value decomposition of a matrix to generate a tuning parameter vector of low enough dimension that it can be estimated by a Kalman filter. A concise design procedure to generate a tuning vector that specifically takes into account the variables of interest is presented. An example demonstrates the tuning parameters' ability to facilitate matching of both measured and unmeasured engine outputs, as well as state variables. Additional properties of the formulation are shown to lend themselves well to diagnostics. | 2008-11-13 |
20080281484 | Data Acquisition System - A data acquisition system for a vehicle, including a plurality of sensors for sensing the value of a condition relative to the vehicle; at least one collector electronically connected with and configured to receive first data from at least one of the sensors and configured to output second data to a host controller; a host controller electronically connected with and configured to receive second data from at least one collector and configured to store the second data for later access; and, fiber optic cable means connected between the host controller and the at least one collector for carrying the second data from the at least one collector to the host controller. | 2008-11-13 |
20080281485 | Distributed vehicle event recorder systems having a portable memory data transfer system - Data transfer systems for vehicle event recorders are provided as: a vehicle event recorder, a vehicle event recorder resident memory, and upload module in conjunction with, a communication port suitable for coupling with, a portable memory device, a server computer datastore, a server download module in conjunction with, a similar cooperating communications port. The portable memory device is arranged to operably couple with the communications ports of both the vehicle event recorder and the server computer and to be repeatedly moved between the two. The upload/download modules are arranged to transfer data to/from the portable memory in an orderly fashion in which no files are removed from the vehicle event recorder resident memory without first having been successfully transferred to the server computer datastore. | 2008-11-13 |
20080281486 | Driving skill judging apparatus, variable steering apparatus, vehicle and driving skill judging method - A driving skill judging apparatus for a vehicle includes: a steering angle detecting section configured to detect a steering angle of the vehicle; a high order function calculating section configured to calculate a high order function of a third order or more, and which is for approximating a transition state of the steering angle based on the steering angle detected by the steering angle detecting section; and a skill judging section configured to judge a driving skill based on a comparative result between a transition state of the steering angle detected by the steering angle detecting section and the high order function calculated by the high order function calculating section. | 2008-11-13 |
20080281487 | Method and Apparatus for Vehicle Rollover Mitigation - A method is provided for detecting a rollover event of a vehicle. A lateral kinetic energy of the vehicle is determined in response to vehicle longitudinal velocity and vehicle side slip angle. A lateral acceleration of the vehicle is measured. A tire normal force is measured. A rollover potentiality index is determined in response to the lateral kinetic energy and the lateral acceleration. A rollover index is determined by weighting the rollover potentiality index by a factor of the lateral acceleration and by a factor of the tire normal force. A comparison is made to determine if the rollover index is above a predetermined threshold. | 2008-11-13 |
20080281488 | Vehicle Roll Control Method Using Controllable Friction Force of MR Dampers - A system for providing vehicle roll control that controls the friction-force of dampers provided at the wheels of the vehicle. The system includes a lateral acceleration sensor for determining the lateral acceleration of the vehicle, a steering angle sensor for determining the steering angle of the vehicle and a speed sensor for determining the speed of the vehicle. The system calculates a current control signal for one or more of the dampers based on the lateral acceleration and/or the steering angle, and uses one or both of the current control signals to control the friction-force of the inside, outside or both of the dampers. | 2008-11-13 |
20080281489 | Method for Controlling the Orientation of the Rear Wheels of a Vehicle - A method for controlling orientation of rear wheels of a vehicle, by a computerized control system, including a module for calculation of a deflection angle for the rear wheels as a function of a deflection angle of the front wheels. In the method, when the front wheels are oriented for a period of time such that the vehicle follows a curved trajectory with an inner side and an outer side, the rear deflection angle, as determined by the calculation module, is corrected and limited to a maximum value calculated instantaneously such that a rear corner then follows a trajectory remaining within the curved trajectory previously followed by a front corner and, furthermore, at a tangent to the same. | 2008-11-13 |
20080281490 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR STEERING TRAVEL LIMIT DETERMINATION FOR ELECTRIC POWER STEERING - Methods, systems, and computer program products for steering travel limit determination for electric power steering. Exemplary embodiments include a method, computer program product and system incorporating the method, for implementing steering travel limit determination for electric power steering, including measuring end of travel positions of a handwheel of a vehicle, recording the end of travel positions, comparing the end of travel positions with current travel limit values and recording new travel limits with respect to the end of travel positions. | 2008-11-13 |
20080281491 | Steering Control Apparatus for a Vehicle - A steering control apparatus for a vehicle having a power source for generating power, and drive shafts for transferring the power to driving wheels of the vehicle, and a traction control device for controlling braking torque applied to the wheels. The apparatus comprises a detection device for detecting the braking torque applied to the wheels, a calculation device for calculating a driving force difference between the wheels, on the basis of the detected braking torque, a power source state detection device for detecting an actuating state of the power source, and a control device for controlling steering torque created by the steering wheel, and applying torque steer reducing torque to the steering wheel. A desired value of the torque steer reducing torque is determined, based on the driving force difference and the actuating state of the power source. And, the torque steer reducing torque is applied to the steering wheel, according to the desired value of the torque steer reducing torque, to reduce the torque steer. | 2008-11-13 |
20080281492 | Method and Device For Estimating at Least One Characteristic - A method and device for estimating at least one characteristic which is derived from at least one base characteristic and which is evaluated for the generation of a triggering signal for a passenger protection device, a contact time is calculated at a first time after an impact has occurred, the curve of the at least one derived characteristic being ascertained in retrospect in a time span between the calculated contact time and the first time. | 2008-11-13 |
20080281493 | VEHICLE OCCUPANT WEIGHT CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM - A vehicle occupant classification system categorizes vehicle occupants into various classes such as adult, child, infant, etc. to provide variable control for a vehicle restraint system such as an airbag. The classification system utilizes sensors that are installed in various locations in the vehicle. The sensors are used to generate a three-dimensional profile for the vehicle occupant. Various factors can affect the accuracy of this three-dimensional profile. Fuzzy logic is used to reduce some of the inaccuracies by providing multiple decision levels for various stages of the classification. Inaccuracies are also caused by sensors shifting within the system from their original position. This condition creates offset and the system evaluates this offset and generates a correction factor to provide a more accurate three-dimensional profile. Electrically erasable programmable read-only memory is used to reduce complications and inaccuracies associated with seat occupant weight sensors that have mounting configurations that vary depending upon the vehicle. | 2008-11-13 |
20080281494 | ADAPTIVE INTEGRATED POWERTRAIN CONTROL - A powertrain controller for a vehicle comprises a vehicle load estimation module, an adaptive power demand module, a throttle map module, and a transmission gearshift map module. The adaptive power demand module selects one of N mappings from pedal position to power demand based upon a vehicle load index and determines a power demand signal based upon a received pedal position signal and the selected one of the N mappings. The throttle map module selects one of P mappings from speed to throttle control based upon the power demand signal and determines a throttle control signal based upon a received speed signal and the selected one of the P mappings. The transmission gearshift map module selects one of Q mappings from vehicle speed to gear selection based upon the power demand signal and determines a gear control signal based upon a received vehicle speed signal and the selected one of the Q mappings. | 2008-11-13 |
20080281495 | Method and apparatus for the generation of a setting signal for an actuator of a clutch unit of a motor vehicle - A method and control apparatus for the generation of a setting signal for an actuator of a clutch unit of a motor vehicle with which the torque to be transmitted by the clutch unit can be set. A desired value for the torque to be transmitted is determined by a main control unit in dependence on predetermined first parameters. A setting signal for the actuator corresponding to the desired value is generated by an additional control unit on the basis of the determined desired value. A desired value tolerance range for the determined desired value of the torque is determined by the main control unit in dependence on predetermined second parameters. The desired value tolerance range is transmitted to the additional control unit, with the additional control unit determining an actual value of the torque transmitted or transmissible by the clutch unit and generating a new setting signal for the actuator when the actual value is outside the desired value tolerance range. | 2008-11-13 |
20080281496 | Cam phaser compensation in a hybrid vehicle system - A method of regulating a torque output of an internal combustion engine in a hybrid electric vehicle includes determining whether a cam phaser system of the engine is in one of an inactive state and an active state and monitoring at least one engine operating parameter. An engine torque array is selected from a plurality of engine torque arrays based on the one of the inactive state and the active state. An available engine torque is determined based on the engine torque array and the at least one engine operating parameter and the engine is regulated based on the available engine torque. | 2008-11-13 |
20080281497 | Engine Controller - In an engine controller capable of carrying out spark ignition type combustion and compressed self-ignition type combustion, in order to suppress operation performance deterioration and exhaust performance deterioration at the time of switching a combustion mode from the compressed self-ignition type combustion to the spark ignition type combustion, intake pipe pressure downstream a throttle is quickly reduced by making the throttle opening degree smaller than a target throttle opening degree of the spark ignition type combustion immediately after switching for a certain period during the combustion mode is switched from the compressed self-ignition type combustion to the spark ignition type combustion. As a result, responsiveness of an intake amount at the time of switching the combustion mode from the compressed self-ignition type combustion to the spark ignition type combustion is enhanced, and combustion switching without exhaust deterioration and torque variation is realized. | 2008-11-13 |
20080281498 | Method for Operating an Internal Combustion Engine - The procedure is used for the operation of an internal combustion engine ( | 2008-11-13 |
20080281499 | Fuel-injection-timing adapting method and apparatus for direct injection engine - A computer simulates a relationship between a fuel-rate of fuel which collides with the cavity of the piston and the fuel injection timing, and/or the relationship between the fuel-rate of fuel which collide with the cylinder inner wall and the fuel injection timing. A range of the fuel injection timing in which the combustion state is stable is computed based on the simulation results. This range of fuel injection timing may be defined as the measuring range in which the measure points are arranged. Furthermore, the fuel injection timing is varied gradually around an upper and lower limit values of the measuring range and the engine torque is measured. The measuring range is corrected so that the combustion state becomes stable. | 2008-11-13 |
20080281500 | INJECTION CHARACTERISTIC DETECTION APPARATUS, CONTROL SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR THE SAME - A fuel injection characteristic detection apparatus is applied to a fuel feed system. The fuel feed system is configured to inject fuel into one of a cylinder, an intake passage, and an exhaust passage of an internal combustion engine by using a fuel injection valve. The fuel injection characteristic detection apparatus includes fuel pressure obtaining unit for successively obtaining pressure of fuel supplied to the fuel injection valve. The fuel injection characteristic detection apparatus further includes pulsation pattern storing unit for associating a pulsation pattern of fuel pressure, which accompanies an injection operation of the fuel injection valve, with at least a fuel injection mode and a fuel pressure level at a present time point and for storing the associated pulsation pattern in a storage medium. | 2008-11-13 |
20080281501 | Method of Adapting an Internal Combustion Engine to the Quality of the Fuel Used - A method of controlling fuel supply means of an internal combustion engine, employed when the engine is started, this method includes: measuring at least one characteristic value ( | 2008-11-13 |
20080281502 | CONTROL APPARATUS FOR A SOURCE OF ROTATIONAL DRIVE FORCE - A control apparatus for controlling a source of rotational drive force based on a target rotational speed. The control apparatus includes a target model rotational speed calculation section, an actual rotational speed detection section, and a target rotational speed adjustment section. The target model rotational speed calculation section calculates a rotational speed corresponding to a target drive force of the source as a target model rotational speed. The actual rotational speed detection section detects an actual of the source. The target rotational speed adjustment section sets the target rotational speed by correcting a value of the target model rotational speed calculated by the target model rotational speed calculation section to gradually approach the actual rotational speed detected by the actual rotational speed detection section. Accordingly, hunting of the engine during control is prevented and the deviation between the actual rotational speed and the target rotational speed is reduced or prevented. | 2008-11-13 |
20080281503 | Regulator Device for Compensating for Dispersions of Injectors - Injectors each having a piezo actuator are assigned to cylinders of an internal combustion engine. A regulator device is configured for furnishing a cylinder-specific controlled variable and a command variable to a controller whose primary manipulated variable is a variable representing an electrical power supplied to the piezo actuator during a control cycle. A manipulated variable splitting unit is provided whose input variable is a regulator-determined regulator value of the primary manipulated variable and is configured for determining a total value of the primary manipulated variable according to the regulator value. It is also configured for splitting the total value into a primary value of the primary manipulated variable and into a secondary value of a secondary manipulated variable according to a lower and/or upper threshold value of the total value. | 2008-11-13 |
20080281504 | KNOCK CONTROL APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A knock control apparatus for an internal combustion engine can avoid an incorrect knock determination thereby to prevent output power reduction and suppress knocks occurring in succession. A knock detection section outputs a knock detection signal based on an ionic current, and a threshold setting section sets a knock determination threshold. A knock determination section determines the occurrence of a knock based on the threshold and the knock detection signal. A required correction amount setting section sets a required correction amount for ignition timing based on a knock determination result, and a control parameter correction section corrects ignition timing based on the required correction amount. A noise determination section determines the occurrence of noise based on whether said knock detection signal or said control parameter correction amount is within a set level range, and a noise removal period setting section sets a noise removal period based on the noise determination result. | 2008-11-13 |
20080281505 | ENGINE STARTING SYSTEM - Provided is an engine starting system which is highly reliable in that a battery does not run out even if a manual switch is tampered and operated many times by a third party. Equipment on the propelled object side ( | 2008-11-13 |
20080281506 | START CONTROL DEVICE FOR VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SAME - The start control device for a vehicle has previously stored a plurality of coolant temperature maps in association with information on a plurality of engines in which determination rotational speeds for use in determining whether or not the each engine has achieved complete combustion are determined for several different engine coolant temperatures. The start control device for a vehicle starts cranking when detecting a signal from an engine starting switch, selects a coolant temperature map associated with engine information acquired out of the plurality of coolant temperature maps, determines a determination rotational speed NE determined for the coolant temperature at start in the selected coolant temperature map, and terminates the cranking when the engine rotational speed reaches the determination rotational speed NE. | 2008-11-13 |
20080281507 | System and method for obtaining map coordinates to fixed location - A method for obtaining directions to fixed location such as a restaurant includes using a telephone to call the restaurant, and providing a prompt to the caller during the call to push a button on the telephone to download GPS location of the restaurant. The GPS information is transferred from the telephone to a navigation module in a vehicle which displays a map showing the route to the restaurant. | 2008-11-13 |
20080281508 | Vehicle navigation system and method thereof - A vehicle navigation system comprises a signal receiving module, a location selection module, a route planning module, an image obtaining module, a display module and a route selection module. The signal receiving module is used for obtaining first location information of a vehicle; the location selection module is used for obtaining second location information of the vehicle; the route planning module is used for obtaining a suggested route for the vehicle according to the first location information and second location information; the image obtaining module is used for obtaining at least one image related to the suggested route; the display module is used for displaying the at least one image; and the route selection module is used for selecting whether to keep the original suggested route or to activate the route planning module to obtain a new suggested route. | 2008-11-13 |
20080281509 | GPS RECORDER CAPABLE OF ATTACHING POSITIONAL INFORMATION TO IMAGE FILE - The invention discloses a GPS recorder comprising a GPS receiver, a memory, a card connector, and a USB OTG controller. The GPS receiver is used for receiving a plurality of positional information and a plurality of first time information. The memory is used for storing the positional information and the first time information. The card connector is used for connecting with a memory card, wherein an image file with a second time information is stored in the memory card. When the memory card is connected to the card connector of the GPS recorder by a user, the USB OTG controller retrieves one of the first time information corresponding to the second time information and then attaches the positional information corresponding to the retrieved first time information to the image file. | 2008-11-13 |
20080281510 | RECOMMENDING ACTIONS BASED ON CONTEXT - A system creates filters and provides tasks based on a geographic location associated with each task. The geographic location may be in one of several types of coordinate formats, and determined by the actual user location when the task is created of input associated with a desired location. When a user requests tasks for a specified geographic location, the user's tasks are filtered by a particular geographic location associated with the request. The filter may allow tasks that match the location and are within a threshold distance of the location. Tasks having a geographical location that are outside the threshold distance from the location are not provided. When managing tasks from a mobile device, the geographic location can be automatically determined by the mobile device. When managing tasks from a non-mobile device, the geographical location may be received or derived from user input. | 2008-11-13 |
20080281511 | NAVIGATION DEVICE AND POSITION REGISTRATION METHOD - The present invention provides a navigation device which includes an obtaining unit that, when updating contents introduction data which introduces the latest updating contents of an arbitrary home page is sent from the outside, obtains the updating contents introduction data, a position information generation unit that generates position information according to the latitude and longitude information included in the updating contents introduction data, and a position registration unit that registers the position information in a predetermined storage unit. | 2008-11-13 |
20080281512 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING A SYMBOL FOR A VEHICLE - A computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer usable program code for displaying a symbol representing an aircraft. The symbol is displayed representing the aircraft at a location on a map at a first level of detail. The symbol represents a position of the aircraft on the map, moves on the map in a manner that represents movement of the aircraft with respect to features on the map, has a fixed level of detail that does not change as levels of detail change for the map, and has an anchor point at a first point on the symbol in which the anchor point is used as a point of rotation for the symbol. A second point is identified for the anchor point on the symbol such that view point of the symbol at the second level of detail remains fixed relative to the display of the symbol at the first level of detail. The map is displayed at the second level of detail. The symbol is displayed on the map using the second point for the anchor point. | 2008-11-13 |
20080281513 | Navigation apparatus, methods, and programs - Apparatus, methods, and programs accept an area search condition that limits a facility search to facilities located within a specific position range. The apparatus, methods, and programs access stored facility data, the facility data including area information and position information for each facility in the stored facility data. Based on the stored area information, the apparatus, methods, and programs extract candidate facilities from the stored facility data that are located within an area that includes the specific position range and read out the position information for each of the extracted candidate facilities. Based on the read out position information, the apparatus, methods, and programs select the candidate facilities that are located within the specific position range for display. | 2008-11-13 |
20080281514 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR NOTICE POSTING AND VERIFICATION - This invention includes a tax authority computer readable medium having a set of delinquent tax records wherein each delinquent tax record contains delinquent tax information representing a real estate property that has delinquent taxes; a posting computer readable medium in communications with the tax authority computer readable medium; a portable computer device having a portable computer readable medium and a digital image capturing device capable of communication with the posting computer readable medium; and computer readable instructions for receiving delinquent tax information, capturing a digital image of a tax notice posted, generating posting information including the date and time and the digital image, and transmitting the posting information to the posting computer readable medium. | 2008-11-13 |
20080281515 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR NAVIGATION USING VISIBLE LIGHT COMMUNICATIONS - A navigation system and a navigation method inside of a building using Visible Light Communications (VLC) are provided. The navigation system includes a map server, in which map information required to provide a navigation function is stored, for transferring the map information to each lamp, a plurality of lamps, installed in each zone inside of the building and having their respective identifiable and unique IDentifications (IDs), for receiving the map information required to provide the navigation function from the map server, and for generating a visible light signal in response to the received map information by using a VLC module, and a mobile terminal, equipped with a visible light Rx module, for being provided with the map information upon receiving the visible light signal generated from the lamp, and for displaying a map image in response to the provided map information. | 2008-11-13 |
20080281516 | ADVERTISING MANAGEMENT IN A WIRELESS CLIENT-SERVER NAVIGATION SYSTEM - In a vehicle navigation system, advertising content is provided in a way that is noticeable, does not interfere with the navigation function of the device, and is relevant to the user's desires. If, after being provided with advertising content, the user indicates a desire to travel to a location relevant to the advertising content, the navigation system will guide him to the location with minimal further user input. In response to a user request for locations fitting certain criteria, icons indicating the position of locations fitting the criteria are displayed. Locations for which advertising information is available are indicated with an icon visually differentiable from icons for which no such information is available. When the user selects a location for which advertising content is available, the advertising content is presented. A control is also presented with which the user can command the navigation system to guide him to the selected location. If the control is activated the navigation system generates a route between the user's current location, and the selected location guides the user to the selected location. If the control is activated when the navigation system is already guiding the user along a route, the selected location is added to the current route. | 2008-11-13 |
20080281517 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR REDUCING DATA TRANSMISSION IN WIRELESS CLIENT-SERVER NAVIGATION SYSTEMS - Methods and apparatus reduce data transmission in a wireless client-server navigation system. In the preferred method, reduction of data sent is made possible by giving the user control over rerouting decisions. In many navigation systems, the navigator automatically generates a new route if a user strays from the route it provided. In a wireless client-server this is undesirable because of the increased cost or rerouting due to data transmission costs. On the other hand, providing an easy to use rerouting method is very important to customer satisfaction. In order to provide both data reduction and user satisfaction, when a user strays from the route provided, the navigator accepts user instructions as to how to handle rerouting. In this method the user is given the options of rerouting, suspending the current route until the user returns to it, or canceling the route. Only one of these options results in additional transmission of data. | 2008-11-13 |
20080281518 | Vehicular communication and information system and method of using the same - The vehicular communication and information system provides a computer system mounted within a vehicle, with a global positioning system receiver being in communication with the computer system. Location and motion data related to the vehicle are recorded within a first data storage medium associated with the vehicle-based computer system, and the data are further transmitted to a base station, to be stored in a second data storage medium. The location and motion data, which may include the vehicle's position, speed and direction, are selectively displayed on a display located within the vehicle, and also displayed at the base station. A user within the vehicle or personnel at the base station may produce reports containing the vehicle-specific data, and may further define geographic boundaries within which the vehicle is authorized to move. Alarm signals may be generated within the vehicle or at the base station if the vehicle moves beyond the boundary. | 2008-11-13 |
20080281519 | NAVIGATION DEVICE AND EVALUATION VALUE SETTING METHOD - The present invention provides a navigation device that improves the usability. The navigation device includes an evaluation setting unit that generates position information having first evaluation value by setting an evaluation value selected by a user so that the evaluation value corresponds to position information, a position information extraction unit that extracts, of the position information having the first evaluation value, the position information having the first evaluation value corresponding to the evaluation value desired by the user, and a display control unit that displays a position information screen having evaluation value on which the position information having the first evaluation value extracted by the position information extraction unit is reflected on a display unit. | 2008-11-13 |
20080281520 | POSITIONING SYSTEM AND RECEIVING TERMINAL USED THEREIN - In a positioning system, an arithmetic processor analyzes positioning data acquired by a receiving terminal and determines a positioning target location. Upon reception of positioning data, the arithmetic processor accumulates the positioning data on analysis data stored in a storage section prior to the reception, stores an accumulated data as new analysis data, and transmits an analysis result to the receiving terminal. The receiving terminal transmits positioning data, acquired for a predetermined time, to the arithmetic processor and continues to acquire positioning data. Upon reception of the analysis result, the receiving terminal determines whether the analysis result is good or poor. When the analysis result is poor and the positioning data is stored for the predetermined time from a last transmission of the positioning data, the receiving terminal transmits the positioning data to the arithmetic processor and continues to acquire positioning data. If the analysis result is good, the receiving terminal completes positioning of the positioning target location. | 2008-11-13 |
20080281521 | Vehicle running control method for avoiding that a vehicle collides with an obstacle - A vehicle controller selects a collision avoidance route corresponding to steering of a vehicle by a driver, to control the vehicle so that the vehicle runs based on the selected collision avoidance route. Accordingly, it can be prevented that a vehicle operation being performed by the driver is disturbed, in other words, a reaction of the driver is disturbed by collision avoidance control and the driver feels discomfort with respect to the collision avoidance control. | 2008-11-13 |
20080281522 | Method for Optimizng the Display of Data Relating to the Risks Presented by Obstacles - The invention relates to a method for optimizing the display of data relating to the risks associated with obstacles. The method includes extracting from an obstacle database, a list of obstacles included in the geographic zone defined by the range, the orientation and the position of the aircraft. Obstacle related information and warning lists are received. The obstacle list is regrouped by applying to the obstacles criteria relating to the proximity of the obstacles relative to the aircraft; to the proximity of the obstacles to one another; and to their warning level. The symbology adapted to the obstacle display is generated. In particular, the invention applies to optimizing the display of warnings relating to the risks of collision with point-like or linear obstacles. | 2008-11-13 |
20080281523 | CHANNEL IMPULSE RESPONSE ESTIMATION - A method of estimating the impulse response of a channel is disclosed. The method includes transmitting an impulse signal to the channel, detecting a received signal from the channel, and calculating an estimate of the impulse response of the channel by applying a calculated inverse matrix of the impulse signal to the received signal. | 2008-11-13 |
20080281524 | Method and Apparatus for Deriving a Calibration Filter for Electromagnetic Data - A method of deriving a calibration filter for electromagnetic data is provided. The method comprises providing a source ( | 2008-11-13 |
20080281525 | WELL PROG EXECUTION FACILITATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A prog analysis and execution system and method. The system includes a computer control system, an interface engine in communication with the computer control system, the interface engine being configured to receive prog information, and an action item development engine in communication with the control system, the action item development engine being configured to analyze received prog information and to determine corresponding action items. The system further includes a sensor engine in communication with the computer control system, the sensor engine being configured to receive input from at least one sensor for use in controlling a well drilling operation, and an operational equipment engine in communication with the computer control system, the operational equipment engine being configured to receive input from the computer control system and to control the well drilling operation in accordance with the determined action items in the prog. | 2008-11-13 |
20080281526 | Methods For Molecular Toxicology Modeling - The present invention is based on methods of predicting toxicity of test agents and methods of generating toxicity prediction models using algorithms for analyzing quantitative gene expression information. The invention also includes computer systems comprising the toxicity prediction models, as well as methods of using the computer systems by remote users for determining the toxicity of test agents. | 2008-11-13 |
20080281527 | Microarray analytical data stitching system and method - A technique is provided for analyzing image data for biological microarrays. Images are made of multiple swaths in multiple passes of an imaging system. Sites encoded by the image data are assigned a value and these values are indexed by site location. An overlapping region of the swaths may be identified by analysis of the indexed site values. The site values for all image sites are then stitched and the data is integrated and stored for later analysis. | 2008-11-13 |
20080281528 | System and Method for Environmental Sampling and Diagnostic Evaluation - An environmental sampling system and method that collects biological contaminates in a removable cassette device via a sample capture media, such as a filter. The cassette device which is designed to specifically cause mixing of the air stream in a manner to get even distribution of the airborne particulates on the filter media has affixed thereto a data storage unit for storing other environmental parameters sensed and measured by the system in addition to the IAQ questionnaire information inputted by the investigator. After the sample period is complete, the system can be re-deployed in the field or environment by simply replacing the removable cassette device having the data storage unit. The collected biological contaminates in a removable cassette device and stored data in the affixed data storage unit are sent to a laboratory for analysis. The environmental sampling system may be operated independently of the removable cassette device to obtain and data log physical environmental data such as temperature, relative humidity, wind velocities, pressure differentials, and particulate counts. | 2008-11-13 |
20080281529 | GENOMIC DATA PROCESSING UTILIZING CORRELATION ANALYSIS OF NUCLEOTIDE LOCI OF MULTIPLE DATA SETS - Processing of genomic data is facilitated utilizing correlation analysis of mapped data sets, each data set including genomic data mapped and ordered relative to a genomic coordinate system. Correlation analysis identifies at a nucleotide level nucleotide positions wherein at least one nucleotide locus of each data set correlate. The analysis includes for each data set, selecting a nucleotide locus thereof closest to one end of the coordinate system, comparing the selected nucleotide loci for correlation, and if so, outputting results of the comparing, and updating the selected nucleotide loci by identifying the data set having a next nucleotide locus closest to the one end of the coordinate system, and inserting that next locus into the group of selected loci, and repeating the comparing for the newly selected loci. The process is repeated until nucleotide loci of the mapped data sets are compared and results of the comparison are output. | 2008-11-13 |
20080281530 | GENOMIC DATA PROCESSING UTILIZING CORRELATION ANALYSIS OF NUCLEOTIDE LOCI - Processing of genomic data is provided utilizing correlation analysis of first and second nucleotide loci employing a selected comparison type and value. The comparison type is either intersection or proximity type, and the comparison value is either a number (n) of nucleotide positions, wherein n≧1, or a percent number (pn) of nucleotide positions, wherein pn≧0, to be employed in comparing the loci. When intersection type is selected, correlation is defined by the loci overlapping with at least the number (n) of nucleotide positions in common, or by the loci overlapping with at least the percent number (pn) of nucleotide positions in common relative to a smaller one of the first and second loci, or when proximity type is selected, correlation is defined by the first and second loci being within at least the number (n) of nucleotide positions. | 2008-11-13 |
20080281531 | Method for Diagnosing Depression - This invention relates to a method for diagnosing whether or not a subject suffers from depression in a simple manner with high accuracy using the peripheral whole blood sample of the subject. Specifically, the present invention relates to a method for diagnosing depression comprising the steps of: measuring expression levels of 18 genes selected from the group consisting of FASLG; CX3CR1, TBX21, ID2, SLAMF7, PRSS23, YWHAQ, TARDBP, ADRB2, PPP1R8, MMAA, SQLE, PDHA1, HAVCR2, RACGAP1, AHNAK, EDG8, and DUSP5, in peripheral blood isolated from a subject; and determining whether or not the subject suffers from depression based on the expression levels of the 18 genes. | 2008-11-13 |
20080281532 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MONITORING BEARINGS - A system to facilitate reducing false train stops includes an infrared bearing scanner that is coupled to a processing unit. The processing unit is programmed to receive inputs from the infrared bearing scanner, generate a bearing profile for each bearing passing the Hot Box Detection System, assign a classification to each bearing profile, determine a quantity of bearing profiles assigned to each classification, and generate a maintenance alert if the quantity of bearings assigned to at least one classification exceeds a predetermined threshold. A method of reducing false trains stops is also described herein. | 2008-11-13 |
20080281533 | PROCESS AND DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING THE DEFORMATION OF A METAL PART, IN PARTICULAR FOR REDRESSING A METAL PART - The method for tracking deformation of a metal part subjected to a pressure force (F) comprises the steps of measuring the displacement (d) of the metal part in the deformation zone, of measuring the intensity of the pressure force (F), of calculating, during a first period, the constant ratio (α) between the intensity of the pressure force (F) and the displacement (d) of the metal part, and of determining, during a second period, displacement values (d | 2008-11-13 |
20080281534 | Flow testing system for fluid networks - An apparatus, system, method and kit for testing fluid flow and pressure is provided. The apparatus, system, method and kit include or include the use of a flow unit which is configured to measure flow rate and/or flow velocity when interfaced with a flow valve or hydrant and a pressure unit configured to measure at least residual pressure when interfaced with a test valve or hydrant. At least one of the units is configured to wirelessly send data transmissions to the other unit which is configured to receive such transmissions. | 2008-11-13 |
20080281535 | Meter Electronics and Methods For Verification Diagnostics For a Flow Meter - Meter electronics ( | 2008-11-13 |
20080281536 | SEMICONDUCTOR CP (CIRCUIT PROBE) TEST MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system and method for semiconductor CP (circuit probe) test management. A control request message is received from a client computer, directing alignment of a probe unit or a wafer in a prober, attachment of a probe pin of the probe unit on a specific area of the wafer, and subsequent execution of CP testing. At least one control command corresponding to the control request message is issued to direct the prober for alignment of the probe unit or the wafer, attachment of the probe pin of the probe unit on the specific area of the wafer, and subsequent execution of CP testing. | 2008-11-13 |
20080281537 | Process for Measuring the Impedance of Electronic Circuits - The task underlying the invention, which concerns a method for measurement of impedance of electronic circuits, in which the input of the electronic circuit is acted upon by a high-frequency ac voltage with a measurement frequency f as test signal and from the reaction of the circuit to the test signal the impedance Z of the circuit is determined, in which a parameter S, which represents the value | 2008-11-13 |
20080281538 | Test unit and test apparatus - In the digitizer, a plurality of ADCs convert a plurality of analogue signals output from the device to be tested, to digital signals, respectively. The processing circuit is configured as a software-independent circuit and processes a plurality of digital signals output from the plurality of ADCs. The processing circuit is formed on the FPGA. In the processing circuit, the FFT circuit performs complex Fourier transform on two digital signals. | 2008-11-13 |
20080281539 | DETECTION AND CORRECTION OF ERRORS IN DEMODULATOR USING DIFFERENTIAL CALCULATIONS - Systems, methods, and devices are described for detecting and correcting errors. Samples are received representative of a wireless signal which includes a number of subcarriers. One or more of the subcarriers may be identified as a reference subcarrier, and the identification may be based on an energy measurement. A value for the reference subcarrier may be identified at a selected symbol. The value may be identified by calculating a difference measurement for the reference subcarrier between a previous, known symbol and the selected symbol. A difference measurement is then calculated between the identified subcarrier and a second subcarrier for the selected symbol. A determination may be made whether a decision for a subcarrier at the selected symbol is in error based on calculations which include the identified value and the difference measurement between the identified subcarrier and a second subcarrier. The decision in error may be corrected. | 2008-11-13 |
20080281540 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATING SYNCHRONIZED PHASORS AT PREDETERMINED TIMES REFERENCED TO A COMMON TIME STANDARD IN AN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - An apparatus and method estimates a plurality of synchronized phasors at predetermined times referenced to an absolute time standard in an electrical power system. The method includes acquiring and determining a frequency of a power system signal, sampling the power system signal at a sampling interval rate based on a frequency of the power system signal to form signal samples, and generating a plurality of acquisition time values based on an occurrence of each of the signal samples at a corresponding plurality of different times referenced to the absolute time standard. The method further includes adjusting a phasor of each of the signal samples based on a time difference between a corresponding selected acquisition time value and a predetermined time referenced to an absolute time standard to form the plurality of synchronized phasors. | 2008-11-13 |
20080281541 | System and method for estimating reliability of components for testing and quality optimization - A system and method for determining the early life reliability of an electronic component, including classifying the electronic component based on an initial determination of a number of fatal defects, and estimating a probability of latent defects present in the electronic component based on that classification with the aim of optimizing test costs and product quality. | 2008-11-13 |
20080281542 | CALIBRATION OF A PARTIALLY SYMMETRIC FIXTURE - A method useful for the characterization of a fixture splits a partially symmetric THRU structure into portions which may then be mathematically removed from both ports of a 2-port measured structure, leaving only the desired device under test (DUT). | 2008-11-13 |
20080281543 | INSPECTION SYSTEM AND METHODS WITH AUTOCOMPENSATION FOR EDGE BREAK GAUGING ORIENTATION - A method for inspecting a feature of a part is provided. The method includes obtaining a profile corresponding to the feature using a sensor and projecting the profile onto a compensation plane normal to the feature for generating an updated profile. The method also includes using the updated profile for reducing a measurement error caused by an orientation of the sensor. An inspection system is also provided. The inspection system includes a sensor configured to capture a fringe image of a feature on a part. The inspection system further includes a processor configured to process the fringe image to obtain an initial profile of the feature and to project the initial profile onto a compensation plane normal to the feature. | 2008-11-13 |
20080281544 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CALIBRATING DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS BY TUNING FIRMWARE TRIM VALUE - A method for calibrating a data processing apparatus to set a target firmware trim value is disclosed. The data processing apparatus is for converting a non-test pattern to a non-test output according to the target firmware trim value under a normal mode. The method includes: driving the data processing apparatus to convert a test pattern into a test output according to a test firmware trim value received under a calibration mode; and analyzing the test output to tune the test firmware trim value outputted to the data processing apparatus, and controlling the data processing apparatus to store a specific test firmware trim value as the target firmware trim value when an analysis result of the test output generated in reference to the specific test firmware trim value indicates that a predetermined criterion is met. | 2008-11-13 |
20080281545 | DETERMINING DIE TEST PROTOCOLS BASED ON PROCESS HEALTH - A method includes receiving a first set of parameters associated with a subset of a plurality of die on a wafer. A die health metric is determined for at least a portion of the plurality of die based on the first set of parameters. The die health metric includes at least one process component associated with the fabrication of the die and at least one performance component associated with an electrical performance characteristic of the die. At least one of the die is tested. A protocol of the testing is determined based on the associated die health metric. | 2008-11-13 |
20080281546 | TEST ACCESS PORT WITH ADDRESS AND COMMMAND CAPABILITY - The disclosure provides a novel method and apparatus for inputting addresses to devices to select the device TAP for access. Further, the disclosure provides a novel method and apparatus for inputting addresses for selecting device TAPs and for inputting commands for commanding circuitry within the device. The inputting of addresses or the inputting of addresses and commands is initiated by a control bit input on TDI that is recognized during the Run Test/Idle, Pause-DR or Pause-IR TAP states. | 2008-11-13 |
20080281547 | Test circuit - A test circuit including a TAP controller specified in IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) 1149 and a test access port includes a first controller including a selecting circuit and a first TAP controller, the selecting circuit generating an internal TMS signal in accordance with TMS signal and selecting an output destination of the internal TMS signal in accordance with a selection signal, and the first TAP controller changing internal state based on the internal TMS signal, testing corresponding test target block in accordance with instruction code for test, and generating the selection signal in accordance with instruction code for selection, and a second controller including a second TAP controller changing internal state based on the internal TMS signal and testing corresponding test target block in accordance with the instruction code for test. | 2008-11-13 |
20080281548 | Method and System for Automatic Defect Detection of Articles in Visual Inspection Machines - There is provided a method for establishing a parameters setup for inspecting a plurality of articles by an automatic inspection system. The method includes inspecting a first article by the inspection system, applying an automatic defects detection method according to a given set of inspection parameters, receiving an initial map of defects and sorting uncovered defects into defect types according to a predetermined set of defect types. While sorting defects, if new defects not recognized by the inspection system are detected, adding the new defects to the initial map to be sorted and automatically setting the inspection parameters by means of applying computational dedicated algorithms, using a heuristic approach, to form a modified parameters setup. The modified parameters setup is then used for obtaining a modified map of detected defects, and the modified parameters setup for inspecting other of the plurality of articles. A system for establishing a parameters setup for inspecting a plurality of articles is also provided. | 2008-11-13 |