46th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 53 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100292887 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING SAFETY MEANS FOR A VEHICLE - In a method and a system for controlling a safety system for a vehicle, a sensor suite is provided to generate at least one yaw-acceleration signal. An evaluation circuit is used to sample the at least one yaw-acceleration signal with a sampling time of less than 10 ms, and to generate a control signal as a function of the at least one sampled yaw-acceleration signal. | 2010-11-18 |
20100292888 | VEHICLE TRAVEL CONTROL APPARATUS AND VEHICLE TRAVEL CONTROL METHOD - A vehicle travel control apparatus that controls state of travel of a vehicle by adjusting force that acts on the vehicle includes: an acting force adjustment portion that adjusts the force that acts on the vehicle, according to the state of travel of the vehicle; an operating state detection portion that detects an operating state of an operation member that is operated to control the state of travel of the vehicle; and an adjustment degree alteration portion that alters degree of adjustment made by the acting force adjustment portion, according to the operating state of the operation member. | 2010-11-18 |
20100292889 | BRAKE OPERATION BUILT-IN TEST EQUIPMENT - A system, apparatus and method provide a means for testing operation of vehicle brake system. More particularly, a brake actuator is automatically commanded to engage a brake disk stack while the vehicle is in a benign state. An engagement force applied to the brake-disk stack by the actuator then is determined, and the engagement force is compared to a first threshold value. If the engagement force is within a predetermined range of the first threshold value, it is concluded that the brake system is operating normally, otherwise it is concluded that the brake system is operating abnormally. | 2010-11-18 |
20100292890 | Vehicle Rules Engine - A system and method for generating custom rules to detect desired conditions of a vehicle and customize the information returned when the desired conditions are met. The system includes an authoring device having an authoring tool to author the custom vehicle retrieval rules. The authoring device communicates with the vehicle rules engine in the vehicle or optionally communicates with a client device that then communicates with the vehicle rules engine. | 2010-11-18 |
20100292891 | Failure diagnostic apparatus and method of strong of storing failure information - A failure diagnostic apparatus determines the environment in which the condition of a vehicle is examined and selects an appropriate storage location for information regarding the condition of the vehicle. In particular, the failure diagnostic apparatus includes a vehicle-condition diagnostic portion, a plurality of failure-information storage portions, a diagnostic-environment determination portion, and a storage selection portion. When the vehicle-condition diagnostic portion determines that a failure has occurred, the diagnostic-environment determination portion determines the environment in which the condition of the vehicle is examined. Then, based on the diagnostic environment determined by the diagnostic-environment determination portion, the storage selection portion selects at least one storage portion of the plurality of failure-information storage portions to store information regarding the failure. | 2010-11-18 |
20100292892 | Electronic control system and method for vehicle diagnosis - A vehicle diagnosis system includes an electronic control unit, which executes a diagnosing process for determining whether any abnormality is present in a vehicle based on signals from vehicle devices. When any abnormality is detected, the electronic control unit stores in an EEPROM a diagnosis result indicative of the abnormality when a storage permission flag in the EEPROM is in the on-state. The storage permission flag is turned on from the off-state when receiving a storage permission command from an external unit. Thus, the storage of the diagnosis result into the EEPROM may be permitted at the time of transmitting the storage permission command externally to the ECU. | 2010-11-18 |
20100292893 | Air-conditioner controlling device - An air-conditioner controlling device includes a first control unit and a second control unit. The first control unit changes an air-conditioner operation from a standard to an energy-saving, when a vehicle is determined to be located in a target area. The target area is defined by a predetermined interval from a target point of the vehicle. The second control unit changes the air-conditioner operation from the energy-saving to the standard, after the first control unit changes the air-conditioner operation from the standard to the energy-saving, in a case that a destination of the vehicle is estimated to be different from the target point. | 2010-11-18 |
20100292894 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING AN ACTIVE VEHICLE SUBSYSTEM - A method is provided for controlling at least one active subsystem in a motor vehicle. The method includes, but is not limited to the steps of repeatedly collecting vehicle motion data (a | 2010-11-18 |
20100292895 | DRIVING SUPPORT DEVICE - In a case where it is determined that a road surface marking exists within a specified range from a vehicle | 2010-11-18 |
20100292896 | Control apparatus for electric power steering system - The control apparatus for an electric power steering system is designed to satisfy the first spec that a first relation characteristic between speed of the electric motor to generate steering assist force and the steering wheel torque is the same as a basic relation characteristic in which the electric motor is driven in accordance with a basic assist amount calculated on the basis of the measured steering torque not corrected by an assist compensation amount calculated depending on the operating state of the electric power steering system, and to satisfy the second spec that a second relation characteristic between speed of the electric motor and a road surface reaction force is such that speed of the electric motor is suppressed compared to a case where the electric motor is driven in accordance with the basic relation characteristic. | 2010-11-18 |
20100292897 | Vehicle Centering in a Chassis Alignment Stand and Associated Method - A device and method for centering a vehicle in a test stand having at least two pairs of rollers for supporting at least one of the front wheels and the rear wheels of the vehicle, and a measurement system. A controller is connected to the steering system of the vehicle, with which the steering angle of at least one of the front wheels and the rear wheels can be changed in accordance with data of the measurement system. | 2010-11-18 |
20100292898 | Control and monitoring device of a vehicle having a tire-monitoring control unit and a brake control unit integrated in a subassembly - A control and monitoring device of a vehicle, including at least one controlled brake system (ABS, EBS), which during braking adjusts the brake slip and/or the brake pressure to a setpoint value, including at least one brake control device (ECU-EBS, ECU-TEBS) as well as a device (TPMS) for monitoring the tire pressure and/or the tire air temperature of at least one tire, including at least one tire sensor, which transmits a signal representing the individual tire pressure and/or the individual tire air temperature of the particular tire, to at least one tire-monitoring control unit (ECU-TPMS). The at least one tire-monitoring control unit (ECU-TPMS) and the at least one brake control unit (ECU-EBS, ECU-TEBS) are integrated in one subassembly and are configured for the exchange of data among each other. | 2010-11-18 |
20100292899 | AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD - When an automatic transmission is in a manual mode, a transmission ECU calculates a speed sftrng manually requested by the driver and a speed sftrngmap set by a shift map and then performs a shift prohibition procedure. In this procedure, if the engine coolant temperature is equal to or lower than a predetermined coolant temperature or the AT fluid temperature is equal to or lower than a predetermined fluid temperature, a prohibition, determination flag xthlow is set to “on”, and if the engine coolant temperature is higher than the predetermined coolant temperature and the AT fluid temperature is higher than the predetermined fluid temperature, the prohibition determination flag xthlow is set to “off”. When the prohibitions determination flag xthlow is “on”, the speed sftrngmap is set as the upper limit of the speed sftrng. | 2010-11-18 |
20100292900 | CONTROL APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD FOR CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION - In order to suppress the clutch applying shocks at a garage shift time of a continuously variable transmission equipped with a hydraulic type forward-backward switching device, an ECU starts a timer of a predetermined time period, when the engine starts. If the garage shift occurs before a timer-up, the ECU starts a standby oil pressure control to feed the forward-backward switching device with a standby oil pressure lowered to such a level as to leave the forward-backward switching device unapplied. The ECU calculates a first fill hydraulic value in accordance with the time period from the engine start to the garage shift operation. After the time up, the ECU ends the standby oil pressure control, and executes a first fill control at the first fill hydraulic value calculated. | 2010-11-18 |
20100292901 | HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A POWERTRAIN THEREIN - A method for controlling a hybrid electric powertrain includes, in response to a request to increase a powertrain braking force on at least one of a plurality of traction wheels, (i) commanding at least one clutch to increase a gear ratio of a transmission, and (ii) during clutch stroke, commanding an electric machine to act as a generator such that the electric machine applies a braking force to at least one of the traction wheels. | 2010-11-18 |
20100292902 | Technique for Starting a Motor Vehicle on a Downhill Route - A method for starting a motor vehicle on a downhill route from an idle state includes the steps of maintaining a sufficient brake force to hold the motor vehicle in the idle state, even if brake actuation by the driver is withdrawn; detecting a wish by the driver to drive off; reducing, independently of the driver, the brake force which is maintained independently of the driver, in such a way that the resulting movement of the motor vehicle follows a preset course. | 2010-11-18 |
20100292903 | DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING THE DRIVING DYNAMICS OF A VEHICLE - A device for controlling the driving dynamics of a vehicle, including at least one steering-angle sensor, one yaw-rate sensor, one acceleration sensor for measuring at least the transverse acceleration of the vehicle, as well as evaluation electronics for evaluating the signals supplied by the sensors, and for influencing a brake system and/or a drive of the vehicle as a function of the signals. According to the system, the steering-angle sensor, the yaw-rate sensor and the acceleration sensor are combined into one shared subassembly. | 2010-11-18 |
20100292904 | VEHICLE RUNNING CONTROL SYSTEM - A vehicle running control system includes: a speed pattern creating unit that creates a speed pattern according to a target traveling path, a running control unit that controls running of the vehicle based on the speed pattern, a first speed condition correcting unit that correct speed conditions in a direction from a start position of the running control toward an end position of the running control on the target traveling path, and a second speed condition correcting unit that correct speed conditions in a direction from the end position of the running control toward the start position of the running control on the target traveling path. | 2010-11-18 |
20100292905 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF ESTIMATING GAS TURBINE ENGINE PERFORMANCE - An example method of estimating gas turbine engine performance deterioration includes monitoring debris in at least a portion of an engine and estimating performance deterioration of at least one component of the engine using information from the monitoring. The method may use gas path parameters, such as pressures, temperatures, and speeds to establish the estimated performance deterioration. An example gas turbine engine performance assessment system includes a debris monitoring system configured to monitor debris moving through a portion of an engine and a controller programmed to estimate performance deterioration of at least one component of the engine based on information from the debris monitoring system. | 2010-11-18 |
20100292906 | Method of controlling engine performance - The present invention provides a method of controlling engine performance that includes obtaining at least one optical wavelength-dependent measurement from at least one combustion event in at least one combustion chamber. The method further includes analyzing the optical wavelength-dependent measurement for determining adjustments to the at least one combustion event. Additionally, the method includes adjusting the at least one combustion event or at least a next combustion event by changing at least one physical parameter, at least one constituent parameter, or at least one physical parameter and at least one constituent parameter to control the engine performance. The engine can include steady-flow engines or periodic flow engines, and the engine performance can be selected by an engine user. | 2010-11-18 |
20100292907 | SLIDING MODE CONTROL SYSTEM FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A system and method for using a sliding mode control algorithm to control flow rates from air handling actuators and fuel injectors of an internal combustion engine. The sliding mode control is based on an engine model that represents the engine in terms of pressure and oxygen content states of the intake and exhaust manifolds (as a linear term) and controllable flow rates (as a nonlinear term). | 2010-11-18 |
20100292908 | ELECTRIC CURRENT SUPPLY CONTROL APPARATUS FOR GLOW PLUG, AND GLOW PLUG AND ELECTRIC CURRENT SUPPLY APPARATUS CONNECTED TO THE GLOW PLUG - An electric current supply control apparatus for a glow plug, and glow plug and the electric current supply control apparatus connected to the glow plug. In a transition state in which the load acting on an engine increases such as at the time of acceleration (S | 2010-11-18 |
20100292909 | INJECTION ADVANCEMENT FOR PISTON COOLING IN SPARK IGNITION DIRECT INJECTION ENGINES - An engine system comprises a temperature determination module, a temperature comparison module, and a fuel injection control module. The temperature determination module determines an engine temperature. The temperature comparison module compares the engine temperature and a temperature threshold. The fuel injection control module adjusts a timing of fuel injection from a first range of an intake stroke to a second range of the intake stroke based on the comparison. The first range and the second range do not overlap. | 2010-11-18 |
20100292910 | METHOD FOR REDUCING DIESEL ENGINE EMISSIONS, AND DIESEL ENGINE - A method for controlling combustion in a multi-cylinder engine includes injecting fuel into at least one cylinder of the multi-cylinder engine and, for each cylinder, separately controlling at least one fuel injection parameter to produce a desired exhaust composition for that cylinder. A multi-cylinder engine is also disclosed. | 2010-11-18 |
20100292911 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USING SECONDARY FUELS - The present application provides a system and method for determining a secondary fuel amount for an engine. The method comprises measuring an injector signal from an engine's Engine Control Unit (ECU) for a primary injector. A delay time of the primary injector can be determined using a lookup table. An open time can be calculated based on the delay time and the primary timing value. An amount of fuel to be injected into the engine can be calculated based on the primary injector open time. An amount of secondary fuel equivalent to the amount of primary fuel can be determined. A timing value for a secondary injector signal for the secondary injector can be calculated to deliver the amount of secondary fuel to the engine. | 2010-11-18 |
20100292912 | AIRCRAFT CLEARANCE ENFORCEMENT - A clearance enforcement system for a vehicle includes a transceiver to communicate over a data link that communicatively couples the vehicle to a control center external to the vehicle and a management unit configured to enforce a vehicle clearance policy. The vehicle clearance policy specifies that a vehicle must receive, in response to a clearance request message, an affirmative response message from a control center external to the vehicle, before executing a movement associated with the affirmative response message. The management unit enforces the vehicle clearance policy through a computer implemented method. The computer implemented method operates to first automatically determine within the vehicle when the vehicle is initiating the movement without having received the affirmative response and automatically alerting an operator of the vehicle that is initiating the movement without having received the affirmative response message. The operator of the vehicle is typically alerted using at least one visual annunciator, audible annunciator, or tactile annunciator. | 2010-11-18 |
20100292913 | Storage medium for map data, method for generating maps, and navigation device - A storage medium on which geographic data of a geographic region are stored together as map units, a corresponding method for generating a map from the geographic data, and a corresponding navigation device. In order to reduce the amount of data to be processed, the map units are structured hierarchically, map units of an n | 2010-11-18 |
20100292914 | METHOD AND APPARATUS OF ROUTE DETERMINATION - An approach is provided for off-road navigation. A starting point and a destination point to assist a user in navigating are received. A path from the starting point to the destination point using a vector function that represents cost of each area along the path is determined. The cost is based on direction from where the corresponding area is entered by the user. | 2010-11-18 |
20100292915 | CAR NAVIGATION SYSTEM - A car navigation system includes a distance sensor | 2010-11-18 |
20100292916 | Navigation System For a Motor Vehicle - A navigation system displays multiple alternative routes, some of which use a carpool lane. The calculation of multiple alternative routes allows the user the choice to select a route with a desired number of passengers after the routes and comparative times to travel those routes has been calculated. | 2010-11-18 |
20100292917 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GUIDING A USER THROUGH A SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT - A method, system and computer program product for guiding a user through a surrounding environment is disclosed. The method can include receiving user preferences; determining the current geographical location of the user, receiving a destination request from the user; creating a route for the destination; as the route is being traversed by the user, capturing images of the surrounding environment; analyzing the captured images to determine events; comparing the events to the user preferences; wherein the comparing comprises identifying at least one event matching at least one user preference; providing a notification message to the user based on the comparing step, receiving a confirmation from the user; and rendering instructions relevant to the event to the user. | 2010-11-18 |
20100292918 | VEHICLE NAVIGATION SYSTEM AND NAVIGATION METHOD THEREOF - A vehicle navigation system and navigation method thereof are disclosed. The vehicle navigation system comprises a location detector to acquire a current location of a vehicle, a calculation unit to calculate a navigation route from a departure location to a destination, a database including map data and a plurality of restrictions associated with restricted sites on the map data, the calculation unit calculates a navigation route from the departure location to the destination based on the map data and the plurality of restrictions. Thus, the vehicle navigation system may provide the navigation route excluding sites with possible restriction applied thereto. | 2010-11-18 |
20100292919 | NAVIGATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EXCHANGE MUTUAL LOCATION INFORMATION USING MESSENGER - A navigation system and method of exchanging location information through a messenger. The navigation system exchanging location information through a messenger, the navigation system includes a messenger program-installed navigation device which includes a communication device, transmits/receives messenger information including the location information to/from another navigation device, and displays the location information received through the message program on a map for route guidance. | 2010-11-18 |
20100292920 | Navigation Services Based on Position Location Using Broadcast Digital Television Signals - A service depends on the location of a device. The device location is determined using DTV signals. More specifically, the device location is determined based on pseudo-ranges between the device and a plurality of digital television (DTV) transmitters and the pseudo-ranges are determined based on broadcast DTV signals received by the device from the DTV transmitters. Examples of DTV signals include the American Television Standards Committee (ATSC) signals, the European Telecommunications Standards Institute Digital Video Broadcasting-Terrestrial (DVB-T) signals and the Japanese Integrated Service Digital Broadcasting-Terrestrial (ISDB-T) signals. | 2010-11-18 |
20100292921 | MODE OF TRANSPORT DETERMINATION - A method of determining a mode of transport for a portion of a user's journey is described. The method comprises: receiving, at a portable device being carried by a user, position data for current locations of the user over a period of time; determining, from the position data, a characteristic of the speed for the journey portion; identifying possible modes of transport on the basis of pre-established ranges of speed characteristics for particular modes of transport; and selecting a most likely mode of transport from the identified possible modes of transport based on the proximity of the user's position data to known public transport nodes. The method can also be used to determine the carbon footprint of a user using a portable device. | 2010-11-18 |
20100292922 | ROUTE GUIDANCE SYSTEM AND ROUTE GUIDANCE METHOD - A route guidance system includes: a current position detecting unit; a display condition determination processing unit that determines, for each of pieces of lane data that correspond to a lane list display section set in a forward direction of a vehicle position, whether a display condition for creating a lane list is satisfied, based on the pieces of lane data; a display setting processing unit that sets a piece of the lane data that satisfies the display condition as a display target; and a list display processing unit that displays the lane list based on the piece of the lane data that has been set as the display target. Thus, the piece of the lane data that satisfies the display condition is set as the display target, and the lane list is displayed based on the piece of the lane data that has been set as the display target. Consequently, the size of the lane list can be prevented from becoming too large. | 2010-11-18 |
20100292923 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH GUIDE FUNCTION - An exemplary embodiment of portable electronic device with guide function includes a housing, a processing unit, a command unit, and a guiding unit. The processing unit and the guiding unit are positioned inside the housing, and the command unit is positioned at least partially outside of the housing. The processing unit is electrically connected to the command unit and the guiding unit. Operating the command unit, the portable electronic device with guide function is actuated into guiding mode controlled by the processing unit. The guiding unit sends detection signals to detect obstacles, receives feedback signals from the obstacles, the processing unit receives the feedback signal from the guiding unit to generate corresponding obstacle types and distance according to the feedback signal. | 2010-11-18 |
20100292924 | Mobile Communication Terminal - A mobile communication terminal | 2010-11-18 |
20100292925 | Direction Indication Device of a Global Positioning System - The present invention is a direction indication device of a global positioning system which is composed of a host having a voice device and a display panel. An exterior of the display panel is enclosed with a cover, a proper position on which is installed with an indication unit including at least one illumination element. Each illumination element represents a direction indication. An interior of the host also includes a navigation module which produces a navigation signal and a direction indication module which produces an indication signal on the indication unit. After the direction indication module has received the navigation signal, the illumination element representing the direction will produce light to represent the direction indicated by the navigation signal, such that a driver can be indicated with the direction on the display panel without watching at the global positioning system. | 2010-11-18 |
20100292926 | ROAD TOPOGRAPHIC SURVEYING SYSTEM - A road topographic surveying system comprises at least a vehicle, a horizontal angle sensor, an encoder, a micro-processor, a data storage, and display. The vehicle has a wheel with a wheel radius rotatably engaged with road and coupled with the encoder. The encoder generates a rotate signal to the micro-processor at every predetermined graduations of the wheel rotation. Each time the micro-processor receives the rotate signals, acquires a instantaneous horizontal angle value from the horizontal angle sensor thereby to calculate a segment of moving length and a segment of height, and calculate an accumulated height and calculates an accumulated length, stores the accumulated length, instantaneous horizontal angle value and the accumulated height into the data storage, and display the all in the display correspondingly and sequentially. | 2010-11-18 |
20100292927 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF DETERMINING A VALUE INDICATIVE OF GAS SATURATION OF A FORMATION - Determining a value indicative of gas saturation of a formation. At least some of the illustrative embodiments are methods including obtaining an inelastic count rate and a capture count rate of a gamma detector for a particular borehole depth, calculating a ratio of an inelastic count rate to a capture count rate for the particular borehole depth, determining a value indicative of gas saturation based on the ratio of the inelastic count rate to the capture count rate for the particular borehole depth, repeating the obtaining, calculating and determining for a plurality of borehole depths, and producing a plot of the value indicative of gas saturation of the formation as a function of borehole depth. | 2010-11-18 |
20100292928 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING RANDOM FEASIBLE SOLUTIONS FOR AN EVOLUTIONARY PROCESS - Systems and methods may include identifying an input population of parent chromosome data structures, where each parent chromosome data structure provides a plurality of genes representative of variables in which associated values are permitted to evolve; selecting pairs of parent chromosome data structures from the input population of parent chromosome data structures; combining genes of each selected pair of parent chromosome data structures according to at least one evolutionary operator to generate a plurality of child chromosome data structures; evaluating the plurality of child chromosome data structures according to a plurality of constraint functions to generate a respective plurality of constraint function values for each child chromosome data structure, where the constraint functions define constraints on a feasible solution set; determining whether any of the plurality of child chromosome data structures are within the feasible solution set based upon the respective plurality of constraint violation function values. | 2010-11-18 |
20100292929 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING FEASIBLE SOLUTIONS FROM TWO PARENTS FOR AN EVOLUTIONARY PROCESS - Systems and methods may include receiving a pair of parent chromosome data structures, where each parent chromosome data structure provides a plurality of genes representative of variables that are permitted to evolve; combining genes of the two parent chromosome data structures to generate at least one first child chromosome data structure; evaluating the at least one first child chromosome data structures according to a plurality of constraint functions to generate a respective plurality of constraint function values for each of the at least one first child chromosome data structure, where the constraint functions define constraints on a feasible solution set; determining whether any of the at least one first child chromosome data structure is within the feasible solution set. | 2010-11-18 |
20100292930 | METHODS FOR GENERATING DATABASES AND DATABASES FOR IDENTIFYING POLYMORPHIC GENETIC MARKERS - Processes and methods for creating a database of genomic samples from healthy human donors, methods that use the database to identify and correlate polymorphic genetic markers and other markers with diseases and conditions are provided. | 2010-11-18 |
20100292931 | OPTICAL PLATFORM FOR SIMULTANEOUSLY STIMULATING, MANIPULATING, AND PROBING MULTIPLE LIVING CELLS IN COMPLEX BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS - An optical platform and system for the simultaneous stimulation, manipulation and probing of multiple living cells in complex biological systems. The apparatus utilizes a spatiotemporal light modulator to expose a sample to pinpoints of light at selected times and wavelengths in two or three dimensional space and then detect the responses. In one embodiment, a spatiotemporal light modulator is optically coupled to a variable wavelength light source, a lens system and a system control unit with sample response sensors, wherein sample responses are detected after exposure to patterns of light in real time. Light patterns can be modulated in response to sample responses. | 2010-11-18 |
20100292932 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ESTIMATING FEATURES OF TARGET MATERIALS BY USING KINETIC CHANGE INFORMATION - Disclosed are a method and an apparatus for estimating the features (concentration, weight, volume, etc.) of target materials, by using kinetic change information along time, when measuring the results of a chemical reaction between two materials, target materials and reactant, with an optical or electrochemical method. More precisely, the disclosed method and apparatus obtain in advance the correlation between accurate feature values of the target materials measured by a reference equipment and the kinetic change information related to the feature values of the target materials which is varying along the passage of time and indicates the results of chemical reaction measured by an optical or electrochemical method, and then estimates the feature values of the new samples using the correlation and the kinetic change information obtained from the new sample. In addition, the invention relates to a method and an apparatus for correcting errors by using kinetic change information of target materials, more particularly to a method and an apparatus for correcting the feature values of the first material by using the kinetic change information for the features (concentration, amount, etc.) of the first material, a correlation between the kinetic change information and the features of the second material, and a correlation between measurement errors of the features of the second material and the features of the first material. | 2010-11-18 |
20100292933 | Methods, systems, and compositions for classification, prognosis, and diagnosis of cancers - The present invention provides methods, systems and compositions for predicting disease susceptibility in a patient. In some embodiments, methods for the classification, prognosis, and diagnosis of cancers are provided. In other embodiments, the present invention provides statistical methods for building a gene-expression-based classifier that may be employed for predicting disease susceptibility in a patient, for classifying carcinomas, and for the prognosis of clinical outcomes. | 2010-11-18 |
20100292934 | EMISSIONS ANALYZER AND METHODS OF USING SAME - An apparatus for characterizing emissions includes an emissions analyzer for estimating a concentration of a selected emission of the emission; a flow rate analyzer for estimating a volumetric flow rate of the emission; and a processor in data communication with the emissions analyzer and the flow rate analyzer, the processor including instructions for estimating a mass per time unit value for the selected emission based on the estimated concentration and the estimated volumetric flow rate. | 2010-11-18 |
20100292935 | Sensing Sensor and Concentration Measuring Device - An object of the present invention is to enable a user, when measuring a sensing target substance in fluid using a crystal sensor (sensing sensor) using a crystal vibrator whose natural frequency is varied by an absorption of the sensing target, to easily and accurately grasp information peculiar to the crystal sensor, for instance, information regarding a quality thereof. | 2010-11-18 |
20100292936 | DETERMINING PARAMETERS OF THE DIELECTRIC FUNCTION OF A SUBSTANCE IN AQUEOUS SOLUTION BY SELF-REFERENCED REFLECTION THz SPECTROSCOPY - Method and apparatus for determining dielectric function of liquid solutions and thereby concentrations of substances in aqueous solution or the volatile/non-volatile nature of the liquid by self-referenced reflection THz spectroscopy. Having the aqueous solution in any container with a window allows irradiating coherent THz radiation with frequencies within the range 0.05-2 THz on the front of the window, and recording both a reference signal reflected from the front of the window and a sample signal reflected from the back of the window in contact with the aqueous solution. From these signals, the complex index of refraction, (I) or the complex reflection coefficient (II), can be calculated. The calculated components are compared with previously determined components from samples with known concentrations, whereby a concentration of the substance in the mixture can be estimated. The invention is particularly useful for determining alcohol (ethanol) content in aqueous solution containing other substances and particles. | 2010-11-18 |
20100292937 | TURBOCHARGER BEARING HEALTH MONITOR - A method for signaling a failure condition of a bearing of a turbocharger that includes a sensor configured for sensing information on off-axis rotor motion. The method entails receiving a stream of information from the sensor, decomposing the stream of information into a set of components representing different frequencies, using a subset of components that represent a range of frequencies known to be indicative of bearing failure to calculate a probability of failure of the bearing, signaling a failure condition of the bearing if the probability of failure exceeds a critical threshold, and if the present indicia of off-axis rotor motion does not indicate a complete failure condition has occurred, determining a time interval until another probability of failure of the bearing will be calculated. The time interval can vary based upon the rate that the probability of failure has changed over multiple time intervals. | 2010-11-18 |
20100292938 | Automated Inspection System and Method for Nondestructive Inspection of a Workpiece Using Induction Thermography - Automated inspection system and method are provided for nondestructive inspection and evaluation of an electrically-conductive workpiece based on induction thermography. A movable carriage ( | 2010-11-18 |
20100292939 | Method for Determining an Output Value of a Sensor of Automation Technology - In a method for determining an output value of a sensor of automation technology, in a case in which the sensor has a non-linear characteristic curve K, which is pointwise specified, help points H | 2010-11-18 |
20100292940 | METHOD OF RECORDING PHYSICAL QUANTITY CHANGE HISTORY, PROGRAM THEREOF, FLOW RATE MEASUREMENT APPARATUS AND FLUID SUPPLYING SYSTEM - When an appliance identification art is provided, the computing speed and the identification accuracy are improved while the required memory amount, etc., is decreased. In a gas meter | 2010-11-18 |
20100292941 | PRESSURE SENSOR WITH SENSOR CHARACTERISTIC MEMORY - A pressure sensor includes a memory in which sensor characterization data is stored. | 2010-11-18 |
20100292942 | Embedded algorithms for vehicular batteries - Computer algorithms design to execute on a computer system embedded inside a starter or deep cycle battery that calculate optimal charge rates and detect internal alarm conditions and make this information externally available. | 2010-11-18 |
20100292943 | State Estimator for Rejecting Noise and Tracking and Updating Bias in Inertial Sensors and Associated Methods - A method and system for tracking and updating bias in an inertial sensor by determining a maximum bias drift and a noise band for a sensor, determining a prior bias value of the sensor, and measuring a current bias value of the sensor. The method and system can further include calculating a bias difference between the prior bias value and the current bias value, and updating the prior bias value with the current bias value if the current bias value is within the noise band and the bias difference is less than or equal to the maximum bias drift. | 2010-11-18 |
20100292944 | CONDUCTIVITY SENSOR - A conductivity sensor is described in which electrodes are held in a desired position within a housing of the sensor by a number of slots accurately positioned within the housing. In one embodiment the slots are integrally formed within the housing. Once the electrodes have been inserted into the slots a thermoset resin is poured into the housing and cured. A through bore is then drilled through the housing, the electrodes and the cured resin to form a flow conduit through the sensor. A dual frequency excitation technique is also described that allows a measurement tote obtained of a polarisation resistance of the electrodes. In one embodiment this measurement is stored and used to correct subsequent conductivity measurements. | 2010-11-18 |
20100292945 | CAPACITIVE SENSOR DEVICE - A capacitive sensor device comprises a first sensor electrode, a second sensor electrode, and a processing system coupled to the first sensor electrode and the second sensor electrode. The processing system is configured to acquire a first capacitive measurement by emitting and receiving a first electrical signal with the first sensor electrode. The processing system is configured to acquire a second capacitive measurement by emitting and receiving a second electrical signal, wherein one of the first and second sensor electrodes performs the emitting and the other of the first and second sensor electrodes performs the receiving, and wherein the first and second capacitive measurements are non-degenerate. The processing system is configured to determine positional information using the first and second capacitive measurements. | 2010-11-18 |
20100292946 | Form measuring instrument, and calibration method and calibration program therefor - Provided is method of calibrating Y-axis direction position of contact tip of form measuring instrument including: table rotatable about Z-axis; contact tip capable of contacting workpiece; and contact tip driving means to drive contact tip in at least X- and Z-axis directions among X-, Y- and Z-axis directions perpendicular to one another. Method performs tracing measurement of inclined surface or inclined cylinder side surface which is part of workpiece obtained by inclining workpiece placed on table about Y-axis, or side surface of off-centered cylinder having center axis off-centered in X-axis direction by rotating surface to obtain measurement value at each angular position of rotation of table, obtains angular position of rotation at which smallest value among measurement values of tracing measurement is detected as angular position of rotation with smallest detected value, and adjusts Y-axis direction position of contact tip based on angular position of rotation with smallest detected value. | 2010-11-18 |
20100292947 | SCAN HEAD CALIBRATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A method and system are provided for reducing a positioning error for positioning a light beam either onto or from a workpiece. A calibration mark is provided, and an image of the calibration mark is captured, to compare with a guide mark. The position of the guide mark corresponds to a set of design data or coordinates. The position of the image of the calibration mark is adjusted until the image matches with the guide mark. A set of vision compensating factors can therefore be determined. Thereafter, an image of a laser mark is captured, and adjusted to match the guide mark, to determine a set of scan head compensating factors. The design data can then be modified based on the vision compensating factors and the laser compensating factors, and used to position the laser beam onto the workpiece or capture light from a work piece to form an image. | 2010-11-18 |
20100292948 | Method of Calibrating an Analyte-Measurement Device, and Associated Methods, Devices and Systems - The invention relates to a method for calibrating an analyte-measurement device that is used to evaluate a concentration of analyte in bodily fluid at or from a measurement site in a body. The method involves measuring a concentration, or calibration concentration, of an analyte in blood from an “off-finger” calibration site, and calibrating the analyte-measurement device based on that calibration concentration. The invention also relates to a device, system, or kit for measuring a concentration of an analyte in a body, which employs a calibration device for adjusting analyte concentration measured in bodily fluid based on an analyte concentration measured in blood from an “off-finger” calibration site. | 2010-11-18 |
20100292949 | ESTIMATING TEMPERATURE OF MEMORY ELEMENTS - The invention relates to a method for determining a temperature (T) of a plurality of memory elements ( | 2010-11-18 |
20100292950 | RADIATION THERMOMETRY AND RADIATION THERMOMETRY SYSTEM - With proposed radiation thermometry and radiation thermometry system ( | 2010-11-18 |
20100292951 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MEASURING THERMAL RADIATION TO DETERMINE TEMPERATURE AND EMISSIVITY OF AN OBJECT - A system and method are disclosed that determines the emissivity and temperature of a target object. A compact emitter capable of sequentially emitting blackbody-like radiation at two different temperatures is used to determine the target object's emissivity and temperature. | 2010-11-18 |
20100292952 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING ACCURACY OF AN INFRARED THERMOMETER MEASUREMENT - A system and method for determining whether a temperature measurement made with an infrared thermometer is accurate is disclosed. An infrared sensor array is used to detect infrared radiation from a target object. By analyzing the relative values of output signals from the individual sensor elements, a determination can be made whether radiation from the target object sufficiently fills the field of view of the detecting element of the instrument. A temperature measurement is considered accurate if this criteria is met. | 2010-11-18 |
20100292953 | METHOD FOR ASCERTAINING THE PRESSURE AND THE PROFILE DEPTH IN A VEHICLE TIRE - A method for ascertaining the pressure and the profile depth in a pneumatic vehicle tire which is fitted to a vehicle, wherein the pressure is detected with the aid of an arrangement comprising load sensors, which arrangement supplies force signals for a two-dimensional pattern of the force distribution which is exerted by the vehicle tire in contact with the sensors when the vehicle moves over the arrangement, wherein the tire pressure is determined from the force distribution independently of the method of manufacture or the model of the tire and of the vehicle, is characterized in that the profile depth of the tire is determined before, while or after the pressure is determined. | 2010-11-18 |
20100292954 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETECTING ROTATING ANGLE OF REFLECTOR - A device for detecting a rotating angle of a reflector includes a light emitting module, a photosensitive element, a microprocessor and a timer; the photosensitive element is used to sense time at which a beam emitted directly from the light emitting module is reflected by the rotatable reflector, and time at which a beam emitted from the light module is reflected to a target by the reflector, reflected to the reflector by the target and then reflected by the reflector, a rotating angle of the reflector is calculated by a time difference between these two times. Whereby, the accuracy of the detection of the reflector's rotating angle can be increased and the production cost of the device can be reduced. | 2010-11-18 |
20100292955 | Method and Apparatus for Measuring Microrelief of an Object - An apparatus for determining microrelief of an object periphery, comprising a ring for attachment to the object, a carriage adapted to traverse the ring; a non-contact measurement system mounted on the carriage; an advancement mechanism for incrementally advancing the carriage to a plurality of locations along the path; and a processor configured to receive and process an output of the measurement system. The processor determines a distance from the object periphery to the detector at each of the plurality of locations and automatically determines the microrelief of the object periphery from the measured distances. The apparatus and associated methods for determining microrelief may be particularly adapted to determine bark microrelief of trees, poles, pipes, or any other types of cylindrical objects. | 2010-11-18 |
20100292956 | Dimensional measurement probe - A probe for measuring the dimensions of objects on a coordinate positioning machine such as a machine tool has a workpiece-contacting stylus. This is suspended via a sensor mechanism, including strain gauges which provide an output when the stylus contacts a workpiece. A processor processes the strain gauge outputs to produce a trigger signal. It does so in accordance with an algorithm or equation or look-up table which ensures equal sensitivity in all possible directions of approach to the workpiece in the three dimensions X, Y, Z. | 2010-11-18 |
20100292957 | Automated baseline removal of signal - A system for estimating a baseline of a signal exhibits a signal generator and a processor. The signal generator is configured to generate a signal exhibiting a plurality of peaks and a baseline. The processor is configured to perform operations including determining an estimator indicating at least one region of the signal that exhibits a peak, determining a weight indicating at least one region of the signal that does not exhibit a peak based on the estimator, and estimating the baseline of the signal based on at least the determined weight. | 2010-11-18 |
20100292958 | AUTOMATED HYPOTHESIS TESTING - A method of automatically applying a hypothesis test to a data set. The method reduces errors made in failing to appreciate predicate assumptions of various statistical tests, and elicits a series of indications from the user regarding characteristics of interest embodied by the data set to select an appropriate statistical test. The system also reduces errors in constructing competing null and alternative hypothesis statements by generating a characterization of the data and defining null and alternative hypotheses according to the indications, selected statistical test, and conventions adopted with respect to the tests. The system also establishes a significance level, calculates the test statistic, and generates an output. The output of the system provides a plain interpretation of the quantitative results in the terms indicated by the user to reduce errors in interpretation of the conclusion. | 2010-11-18 |
20100292959 | Telemetry data analysis using multivariate sequential probability ratio test - One embodiment provides a system that analyzes telemetry data from a monitored system. During operation, the system periodically obtains the telemetry data as a set of telemetry variables from the monitored system and updates a multidimensional real-time distribution of the telemetry data using the obtained telemetry variables. Next, the system analyzes a statistical deviation of the multidimensional real-time distribution from a multidimensional reference distribution for the monitored system using a multivariate sequential probability ratio test (SPRT) and assesses the integrity of the monitored system based on the statistical deviation of the multidimensional real-time distribution. If the assessed integrity falls below a threshold, the system determines a fault in the monitored system corresponding to a source of the statistical deviation. | 2010-11-18 |
20100292960 | METHOD OF DIAGNOSING AIR CONDITIONER AND MOBILE TERMINAL EQUIPMENT FOR PERFORMING METHOD - A method of diagnosing an air conditioner and mobile terminal equipment for performing the method are provided. The method of diagnosing the air conditioner using mobile terminal equipment includes beginning diagnosis of the air conditioner, displaying a diagnostic result of the air conditioner on a screen, and displaying a countermeasure for the diagnostic result. | 2010-11-18 |
20100292961 | Wireless tracking device for tracking appliance usage and modifying user behavior - A wireless tracking device for monitoring usage patterns and power consumption of appliances such as a refrigerator. The power consumption is monitored by the use of new and innovative wireless tracking device that is placed by a user inside the appliance while it is operational. Appliance usage pattern information and power consumption information is communicated by the wireless tracking device and is collected by an intelligent power hub (and in some embodiments, an energy pump device, an intelligent power meter or a collector device). User behavior is modified by recommending approaches to cut power consumption by the appliances thereby providing savings and reducing the cost of operation. | 2010-11-18 |
20100292962 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONVERTING A CONVENTIONAL SURFACE INTO A NURBS SURFACE - A system and method for converting a conventional surface into a non-uniform rational basis spline (NURBS) surface generates a constructed curve according to a first NURBS curve of the conventional surface which is read from a storage system. The system and method further converts the constructed curve into the second NURBS curve. Furthermore, the system and method constructs the NURBS surface based on the first NURBS curve and the second NURBS curve. | 2010-11-18 |
20100292963 | PERSONAL FIT MEDICAL IMPLANTS AND ORTHOPEDIC SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS AND METHODS FOR MAKING - The present invention provides methods, devices, systems, and instruments related to medical implants and surgical instruments produced to precisely fit individual subjects. In particular, the present invention utilizes a combination of medical imaging, quantitative image analysis, CAD, CAM, and additive manufacturing processes to personalized biocompatible devices. | 2010-11-18 |
20100292964 | High Throughput Screening for Antimicrobial Dosing Regimens - Provided herein are methods and computer-implemented systems for using computer simulations to predict likelihood of a cell population associated with a pathophysiological condition acquiring resistance to a therapeutic agent, to screen for therapeutic agents effective to suppress acquisition of resistance within a cell population and to treat the pathophysiological conditions associated therewith. The computer simulation comprises at least an input/out system and a mathematical model, including operably linked equations, parameter values and constant values, of growth response over a period of tune of a cell population in contact with an therapeutic agent. | 2010-11-18 |
20100292965 | Method of modeling phase changes due to laser pulse heating - The method of modeling phase changes due to laser pulse heating utilizes energy equations and a discretizing numerical method to model temperature variation and cavity depth in a substrate material due to laser heating. Both constant and temperature-dependent thermal properties cases are considered. | 2010-11-18 |
20100292966 | Methods of predicting residual stresses and distortion in quenched aluminum castings - Computational systems, methods, and articles of manufacture to predict at least one of residual stresses and distortion in quenched aluminum castings. Residual stresses and distortion may be predicted through incorporating thermal strains induced during quenching with the nonlinear constitutive behavior of quenched microstructures of a quenched aluminum casting, wherein thermal strains arise generally from non-uniform transient temperature distribution of the casting during quenching. The transient temperature distribution of the aluminum casting during quenching may be calculated based on heat transfer coefficients specific to one or more nodes, elements and/or zones on the surfaces of the aluminum casting. The nonlinear constitutive behavior of the quenched aluminum casting may be modeled as functions of temperatures, strain rates, and microstructure variations. A material constitutive model accounts for not only strain hardening and creep, but also precipitate hardening. Thereby, residual stresses and distortion in the quenched aluminum castings can be predicted using the embodiments. | 2010-11-18 |
20100292967 | METHOD AND SYSTEM THAT OPTIMIZES MEAN PROCESS PERFORMANCE AND PROCESS ROBUSTNESS - A method, system and computer readable medium are disclosed. The method, system and computer readable medium comprises providing a mathematically linked multi-step process for simultaneously determining operating conditions of a system or process that will result in optimum performance in both mean performance requirements and system robustness requirements. In a method and system in accordance with the present embodiment, the steps can be applied to any data array that contains the two coordinated data elements defined previously (independent variables and response variables), and for which a response prediction model can be derived that relates the two elements. The steps are applied to each row of the data array, and result in a predicted C | 2010-11-18 |
20100292968 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SYNTHESIZING AND ANALYZING PATTERNS - Patterns (e.g., such as images, waveforms such as sounds, electromagnetic waves, or other signals, etc.) are synthesized, modulated and/or analyzed through the use of a computer programmed with a novel mathematical formula. The formula acts as a linear operator and can be used to create a variety of shapes, waveforms, and other representations. The formula greatly enhances ability in computer operations and provides a great savings in computer memory and a substantial increase in computing power. | 2010-11-18 |
20100292969 | METHOD FOR OPTIMISATION OF AN AVIONICS PLATFORM - The invention relates to a method for optimisation of the avionics platform of an aircraft, intended to implement a set of avionics functions. The association between the platform's functional architecture elements (functions, functional links) and the elements of its equipment architecture (equipment, network paths, direct physical links) are formalised by sets of constraints in the form of linear inequalities of decision variables. Certain segregation or co-location functional constraints are also envisaged. Optimisation of the avionics platform is achieved through the minimisation of cost functions which are linearly dependent on said decision variables. This minimisation under constraints is achieved in an effective manner by the Simplex algorithm. | 2010-11-18 |
20100292970 | ENERGY USAGE IN INJECTION MOLDING SIMULATIONS - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer program products, for determining energy indicator values for a plurality of thermoplastic materials. An energy indicator value represents expected energy requirements for performing an injection of the material in a mold cavity. An injection of each of a plurality of thermoplastic materials in a first modeled mold cavity is simulated. A respective value of a first expected energy parameter is determined for each of the plurality of thermoplastic materials based on the simulated injection of the respective thermoplastic material in the first modeled mold cavity. A respective energy indicator is determined, for each of the plurality of thermoplastic materials, based at least on the corresponding value of the first expected energy parameter. The respective energy indicator value of one or more of the plurality of thermoplastic materials is presented. In some implementations, injection of each of the plurality of thermoplastic materials is simulated in one or more other modeled mold cavity, each of the modeled mold cavities having different geometric dimensions. The respective energy indicator value can also be determined based on the simulated injection of the respective thermoplastic material in the one or more other modeled mold cavity. | 2010-11-18 |
20100292971 | METHOD AND TESTING DEVICE FOR TESTING A TRAFFIC-CONTROL SYSTEM - In a method and a testing device for testing a traffic-control system, a traffic situation is simulated and traffic simulation data are generated on the basis of control data of the traffic-control system. The data are transmitted to the traffic-control system as input data. At the same time behavior probability distributions of traffic participants are ascertained based on at least part of the control data and the simulation of the traffic situation takes place using the behavior probability distributions. | 2010-11-18 |
20100292972 | Hybrid Stratigraphic Layering Using Pseudo-Wheeler Space - A sequence in the earth, defined by an upper sequence boundary and a lower sequence boundary, where at least one of the boundaries includes an unconformity, is modeled by creating a restored space corresponding to the sequence by reconstructing a portion of the sequence missing because of the unconformity. The sequence in restored space has a restored top boundary having a position and a restored base boundary having a position. Stratigraphic layering is performed within the restored space sequence, using as guides the positions of the restored top boundary and the restored base boundary of the sequence in restored space. | 2010-11-18 |
20100292973 | GEOPHYSICAL DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS - A method of processing geophysical data including at least measured potential field data from a potential field survey of a surveyed region of the earth to provide a representation of the geology of said surveyed region, the method comprising generating a first model of said surveyed region by fitting data predicted by said first model to said measured data for a specified frequency range; predicting full range potential field data for all measured frequencies using said generated first model; comparing said full range predicted data to said measured potential field data to provide full range residual data representing a difference between the full range predicted data and the full range measured data, and interpreting said full range residual data to provide a representation of said geology of said surveyed region. | 2010-11-18 |
20100292974 | Method and device for verification of an automation system - Specific tests on vehicles or parts thereof must be performed and analyzed according to a prescribed standard. The verification of an automation system for performing such a test and the final result of such a test is a complex and time-consuming procedure, however. So as not to have to repeat the complex verification in the case of changes in the automation system, it is proposed that the correctness of a test run only be checked once and in the case of established correctness, the reference data defining the test run be stored as the reference standard. If a change is performed in the automation system, it is sufficient to perform the test run again and to compare the reference data of the reference standard to the new reference data. | 2010-11-18 |
20100292975 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM USING BASE SEQUENCE RELEVANT INFORMATION - A highly safe system for processing information, which can provide useful semantic information for an individual and/or information associated with the semantic information via effective utilization of differences in nucleotide sequence information among individuals is constructed. | 2010-11-18 |
20100292976 | DATA CENTRE SIMULATOR - The invention provides a computer simulation system for simulating a data centre. The simulation system uses a logical representation of the data centre to perform the simulation. This logical representation includes a plurality of nodes representing devices in the data centre. Each node has an input for applied load and outputs for electrical power drawn and losses in the form of heat output. Each node also has a function for calculating the outputs from the inputs. A first set of connections between the nodes represent electrical power drawn by one device in the data centre from another device in the data centre. A second set of connections between the nodes represent a thermal load applied by one device in the data centre to another device in the data centre. The simulator can be run for a series of different operating conditions to map data centre efficiency, for example, or to assess the impact of different IT devices on the data centre. | 2010-11-18 |
20100292977 | SUPPORT COMPUTER PRODUCT, APPARATUS AND METHOD - A computer-readable recording medium stores therein a program causing a computer that accesses a simulator to execute receiving a measured yield distribution that expresses an actually measured yield distribution concerning leak current of a circuit-under-design, and model data for leak current of a cell of the circuit-under-design; providing the simulator with the model data and values for a normal distribution concerning variation components of the leak current of the cell; acquiring the leak current of the circuit-under-design; calculating, based on the acquired leak current, an estimated yield distribution concerning the leak current of the circuit-under-design; calculating values for the normal distribution that minimize error between the measured yield distribution and the estimated yield distribution; setting an initial value to the normal distribution and the calculated values for the normal distribution to the normal distribution; and outputting the estimated yield distribution that is based on the leak current of the circuit-under-design. | 2010-11-18 |
20100292978 | SYSTEM FOR GENERATING COMPUTER PROCESSOR - A method and apparatus to produce a net list of gates and Flip-Flops for one algorithm in order to find the best compromise between power consumption, speed and silicon surface by using a two step process. First the algorithm is written for a processor that has no restrictions in terms of number and size of register, core, operations set, memory handler and instructions. The program assembly of this processor fits into a two-dimensional table. To increase speed, the tables are configured to place the program operation in as many columns as possible, and to reduce silicon the tables are configured to place operations in a single column with many rows. The second stage consists of converting this virtual processor with its program tables into an HDL file ready for synthesis. | 2010-11-18 |
20100292979 | METHOD FOR ASSISTANCE WITH THE CONSTRUCTION AND VALIDATION OF AN AVIONICS PLATFORM - The invention concerns a method for assisting the construction and validation of an avionics platform. It uses, on the one hand, a functional description of the platform using avionics functions, software modules suitable for executing these functions, and functional link occurrences between these modules and, on the other hand, a material description of this platform using calculation or communication items of equipment and physical links between these equipment. The method according to the invention enables to generate paths between the various items of equipment by using direct physical links and/or physical links belonging to one or more network(s), and subsequently to associate at least one such path to be each functional link occurrence. It also enables to associate to each software module an item of equipment adapted to host it. | 2010-11-18 |
20100292980 | APPLICATION RESOURCE MODEL COMPOSITION FROM CONSTITUENT COMPONENTS - Techniques for composing an application resource model in a data stream processing system are disclosed. The application resource model may be used to understand what resources will be consumed by an application when executed by the data stream processing system. For example, a method for composing an application resource model for a data stream processing system comprises the following steps. One or more operator-level metrics are obtained from an execution of a data stream processing application in accordance with a first configuration. The application is executed by one or more nodes of the data stream processing system, and the application is comprised of one or more processing elements that are comprised of one or more operators. One or more operator-level resource functions are generated based on the obtained one or more operator-level metrics. A processing element-level resource function is generated based on the one or more generated operator-level resource functions. The processing element-level resource function represents an application resource model usable for predicting one or more characteristics of the application executed in accordance with a second configuration. | 2010-11-18 |
20100292981 | METHOD FOR DATA PROCESSING AND DISPLAY FOR DETECTING AND/OR PREDICTING POSSIBLE TRENDS - A method for detecting trends based on outcomes generated by a first process, comprising the steps of: (a) determining all possible outcomes associated with the first process, wherein the first process is associated with a range of possible outcomes; (b) coding the possible outcomes to provide a plurality of separate groups, wherein each possible outcome is systematically allocated to one of the groups; (c) allocating an identifier to each of the groups; (d) monitoring the first process such that actual outcomes generated by the first process are mapped to an identifier in accordance with coding step (b); (e) providing a matrix made up of rows and columns; (f) allocating each identifier generated in step (d) to the matrix, and (g) repeating step (f) until a trend of duplicating identifiers becomes self-evident. | 2010-11-18 |
20100292982 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING ACCESSIBILITY FOR ACCESS CONTROLLER STORAGE MEDIA - Systems and methods for reducing problems and disadvantages associated with traditional approaches to providing accessibility and redundancy for access controller storage media are provided. A method for providing accessibility for storage media of an access controller in an information handling system may include: (i) emulating the storage media such that the storage media appears to an operating system executing on the information handling system as storage media locally attached to the information handling system; (ii) mounting the storage media such that data may be communicated between the storage media and a processor integral to the access controller; (iii) mounting a portion of a network-attached storage remote to the information handling system such that data may be communicated between the portion of the network-attached storage and the processor; and (iv) maintaining redundancy between the storage media and the portion of network-attached storage in accordance with a redundancy policy. | 2010-11-18 |
20100292983 | MACHINE TRANSLATION APPARATUS AND MACHINE TRANSLATION METHOD - A preprocessing unit ( | 2010-11-18 |
20100292984 | METHOD FOR QUICKLY INPUTTING CORRELATIVE WORD - The present invention provides a text input method, which is integrated in a text input program or device supporting word input (e.g., software/hardware keyboard, input method, etc.) and assists a user in easily inputting a word or a phrase (e.g., various tense forms of a verb, etc.) relating to a certain word. The user may fast input a specific word relating to the certain word by a specific operation (e.g., clicking a software or hardware key, moving a screen contact point, etc.) or by a combination of a plurality of operations. | 2010-11-18 |
20100292985 | DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT APPARATUS AND DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT METHOD - A document management apparatus is aimed at easily processing, managing and reusing newly taken image data in accordance with user's needs. The apparatus includes: a document area analyzing unit configured to analyze and extract a document area from image data; a text information analyzing unit configured to analyze and extract text information with respect to the document area; a text information semantic analysis unit configured to analyze and extract semantics of the text information from the text information; a managing unit configured to associate the document area, the text information and the semantics of the text information with each other, and manage them as integrated information; an integrated information presenting unit configured to present to a user at least the semantics of the text information, of the integrated information managed by the managing unit; and a user-designated semantic setting unit configured to be capable of allowing the user to change the semantics of the text information presented by the integrated information presenting unit and to set the changed semantics. | 2010-11-18 |
20100292986 | ENCODER - An encoder is configured to receive an audio signal and output a scaled encoded signal. The encoder is further configured to generate a synthesized audio signal and an encoded signal. The encoder is further configured to scale the encoded signal dependent on the synthesized audio signal. | 2010-11-18 |