50th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 28 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130329483 | FILAMENTARY MEMORY DEVICES AND METHODS - Apparatus, devices, systems, and methods are described that include filamentary memory cells. Mechanisms to substantially remove the filaments in the devices are described, so that the logical state of a memory cell that includes the that includes the removable filament can be detected. Additional apparatus, systems, and methods are described. | 2013-12-12 |
20130329484 | NONVOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE OF VARIABLE RESISTIVE TYPE - Disclosed herein is a device that includes: a memory including a variable resistive memory cell including first and second terminals, a variable resistive memory element coupled between the first and second terminals, and a select transistor coupled between the second terminal and a first voltage line; and a capacitor circuit configured to be connected to the first terminal of the variable resistive memory cell when the select transistor is selected to be conductive between the second terminal and the first voltage line, the first terminal of the variable resistive memory cell being increased in voltage by the capacitor circuit to change a resistivity of the variable resistive memory element from a first level to a second level that is smaller than the first level. | 2013-12-12 |
20130329485 | NONVOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE INCLUDING VARIABLE RESISTANCE ELEMENT - According to one embodiment, a nonvolatile semiconductor memory device includes a memory cell array and a control circuit. The memory cell array include the memory cells each including a variable resistance element in which a reset current flowing in a reset operation is smaller than a set current flowing in a set operation by not less than one order of magnitude. The control circuit performs the reset operation and the set operation for the memory cells. The control circuit performs the reset operation for all memory cells being in the low resistance state and connected to selected first interconnections and selected second interconnections. | 2013-12-12 |
20130329486 | Data Cells with Drivers and Methods of Making and Operating the Same - Disclosed are methods and devices, among which is a device that includes a first semiconductor fin having a first gate, a second semiconductor fin adjacent the first semiconductor fin and having a second gate, and a third gate extending between the first semiconductor fin and the second semiconductor fin. In some embodiments, the third gate may not be electrically connected to the first gate or the second gate. | 2013-12-12 |
20130329487 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A well voltage supply cell includes third gate electrode group (including a third gate electrode corresponding to a first gate electrode) located symmetrically to first gate electrode group (including the first gate electrode constituting an access transistor) of a first SRAM cell, fourth gate electrode group (including a fourth gate electrode corresponding to a second gate electrode) located symmetrically to second gate electrode group (including the second gate electrode constituting an access transistor) of a second SRAM cell. a P-type impurity diffusion region located on a P well between the third gate electrode and the fourth gate electrode located opposite to each other, a first N-type impurity diffusion region located on the side of the third gate electrode closer to the first SRAM cell, and a second N-type impurity diffusion region located on the side of the fourth gate electrode closer to the second SRAM cell. | 2013-12-12 |
20130329488 | METHOD OF SENSING DATA OF A MAGNETIC RANDOM ACCESS MEMORIES (MRAM) - A MTJ is sensed by applying a first reference current, first programming the MTJ to a first value using the first reference current, detecting the resistance of the first programmed MTJ, and if the detected resistance is above a first reference resistance, declaring the MTJ to be at a first state. Otherwise, upon determining if the detected resistance is below a second reference resistance, declaring the MTJ to be at a second state. In some cases, applying a second reference current through the MTJ and second programming the MTJ to a second value using the second reference current. Detecting the resistance of the second programmed MTJ and in some cases, declaring the MTJ to be at the second state, and in other cases, declaring the MTJ to be at the first state and programming the MTJ to the second state. | 2013-12-12 |
20130329489 | MAGNETO-RESISTIVE MEMORY DEVICE INCLUDING SOURCE LINE VOLTAGE GENERATOR - A MRAM includes a memory cell array of spin-transfer torque magnetic random access memory (STT-MRAM) cells and a source line commonly connected to the plurality of STT-MRAM cells. A source line voltage generator generates a source line driving voltage in response to an external power supply voltage and provides the source line driving voltage to the source line. | 2013-12-12 |
20130329490 | METHOD OF SWITCHING OUT-OF-PLANE MAGNETIC TUNNEL JUNCTION CELLS - A method of switching the magnetization orientation of a ferromagnetic free layer of an out-of-plane magnetic tunnel junction cell, the method including: passing an AC switching current through the out-of-plane magnetic tunnel junction cell, wherein the AC switching current switches the magnetization orientation of the ferromagnetic free layer. | 2013-12-12 |
20130329491 | Hybrid Memory Module - A hybrid. memory module. The module includes at least two heterogeneous memory devices and a memory buffer in communication with the memory devices to read data from any one of the memory devices and write the data to any other of the memory devices. | 2013-12-12 |
20130329492 | FLASH MEMORY CONTROL METHOD, CONTROLLER AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A memory control method is used for controlling a flash memory. The flash memory includes a first memory element and a second memory element. The second memory element includes multiple blocks and each block includes multiple pages. In this method, original data are written to the first memory element. Input data are obtained by reading the original data from the first memory element. The input data includes multiple input data rows. The input data rows are divided into data groups. Each input data row corresponding to each data row is written to a corresponding data page on the second memory element. A parity row corresponding to each data group is written to a data page on the second memory element. The number of data rows for each data group is smaller than the number of each block in the second memory element. | 2013-12-12 |
20130329493 | Natural Threshold Voltage Distribution Compaction In Non-Volatile Memory - In a non-volatile memory system, a programming operation is performed in which faster-programming storage elements are distinguished from slower-programming storage elements. In one approach, the distinguishing is achieved by applying programming pulses to a target word line, determining when a specified number of the non-volatile storage elements reach a defined verify level, and counting a number of the programming pulses after the specified number of the non-volatile storage elements reach the defined verify level. Upon completion of the counting, the non-volatile storage elements can be read using a read voltage. The storage elements having a threshold voltage above or below the read voltage are the faster- or slower-programming storage elements, respectively. The number of the programming pulses can be set based on a natural threshold voltage distribution of the non-volatile storage elements. | 2013-12-12 |
20130329494 | NONVOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE - A non-volatile semiconductor memory device has memory cell arrays, with the memory cells arranged in a matrix configuration and divided into p areas in the column direction, a column redundancy area arranged in a portion of the memory cell array and having redundancy columns that can substitute for defective user data columns, and a column substituting register that holds the column substituting information for substituting the defective user data columns of the selected area with the redundancy columns. | 2013-12-12 |
20130329495 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY AND SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY CONTROL METHOD - According to one embodiment, a semiconductor memory includes memory cells, word lines connected to gate of memory cells arranged in a row direction, a control circuit which controls the operation of the memory cells. During k-level data writing to a selected cell, the control circuit applies the corrected unselect voltage in accordance with the result of the reading of data from the unselected cell connected to the adjacent word line to the adjacent word line and applies a read voltage to the selected word line to read (k−1)-level data from the selected cell, and the control circuit writes data to the selected cell in accordance with the read (k−1)-level and the k-level data to be written. | 2013-12-12 |
20130329496 | NONVOLATILE MEMORY DEVICE AND ERASE METHOD THEREOF - A method of erasing a nonvolatile memory device, which includes a plurality of memory blocks each formed of a plurality of strings, includes applying an erase voltage to a well of a selected memory block of the memory blocks, each memory block including at least two dummy cells located between a string or ground selection transistor and memory cells; and applying or inducing different levels of voltages to respective gates of the at least two dummy cells. | 2013-12-12 |
20130329497 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING OPEN BLOCKS IN NONVOLATILE MEMORY DEVICE - A memory system comprises a multi-bit memory device and a memory controller that controls the multi-bit memory device. The memory system determines whether a requested program operation is a random program operation or a sequential program operation. Where the requested program operation is a random program operation, the memory controller controls the multi-bit memory device to perform operations according to a fine program close policy or a fine program open policy. | 2013-12-12 |
20130329498 | MEMORY CELL HAVING CLOSED CURVE STRUCTURE - A memory cell including a drain, a channel, and a floating gate. The channel surrounds the drain and includes a first rounded closed curve structure around the drain. The floating gate is situated over the channel and includes a second rounded closed curve structure over the channel. | 2013-12-12 |
20130329499 | MEMORY CELL STRING BASED ON GATED-DIODE CELL AND MEMORY ARRAY USING THE SAME - The present invention provides a nonvolatile memory cell string and a memory array using the same. According to the present invention, a wall type semiconductor separated into twin fins and a memory cell string formed with memory cells having a gated diode structure along each fin are enabled to increase the degree of integration and basically prevent the interferences between adjacent cells. And a first semiconductor layer and a depletion region of a PN junction wrapped up by a gate electrode are enabled to remove GSL and CSL by GIDL memory operation and significantly increase the degree of integration for applying to a neuromorphic technology. | 2013-12-12 |
20130329500 | NONVOLATILE MEMORY DEVICE, ERASING METHOD THEREOF, AND MEMORY SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME - Provided is an erasing method of a nonvolatile memory device. The erasing method applies a word line erase voltage to a plurality of word lines connected to the memory cells respectively, applies a specific voltage to a ground selection line connected to the ground selection transistor, applies an erase voltage to a substrate in which the memory string formed during the step applying the specific voltage to the ground selection line, and floats the ground selection line in response to a voltage change of the substrate. | 2013-12-12 |
20130329501 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH FLOATING GATE AND ELECTRICALLY FLOATING BODY - Techniques for providing floating body memory devices are disclosed. In one particular exemplary embodiment, the techniques may be realized as a semiconductor device comprising a floating gate, a control gate disposed over the floating gate, a body region that is electrically floating, wherein the body region is configured so that material forming the body region is contained under at least one lateral boundary of the floating gate, and a source region and a drain region adjacent the body region. | 2013-12-12 |
20130329502 | NONVOLATILE MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - A nonvolatile memory device and a method for controlling the same are provided relating to a flash memory device. The nonvolatile memory device includes a page buffer configured to store program bits, an incremental step pulse program (ISPP) control unit configured to count the program bits stored in the page buffer and control ISPP levels differently depending on change of the program bits, and an ISPP driving unit configured to drive an ISPP voltage in response to an output signal of the ISPP control unit. | 2013-12-12 |
20130329503 | COMMAND PATHS, APPARATUSES, MEMORIES, AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING INTERNAL COMMANDS TO A DATA PATH - Command paths, apparatuses, memories, and methods for providing an internal command to a data path are disclosed. In an example method, a command is received and propagated through a command path to provide an internal command. Further included in the method is determining a difference between a latency value and a path delay difference, the path delay difference representing a modeled path delay difference between the command path and the data path measured in terms of a number of clock periods. The propagation of the command through the command path to the data path is delayed by a delay based at least in part on the difference between the latency value and the path delay difference. The internal command is provided to the data path responsive to an internal clock signal. | 2013-12-12 |
20130329504 | DELAY ADJUSTMENT DEVICE, SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND DELAY ADJUSTMENT METHOD - A semiconductor device including a terminal configured to receive data strobe signals from a memory in an adjustment mode, a strobe value retrieve unit coupled to the terminal to latch the data strobe signals at a plurality of different timings in the adjustment mode, and an adjustment circuit configured to determine in the adjustment mode when to make a data strobe signal valid in a normal operation mode, based on latch results at the plurality of the different timings. | 2013-12-12 |
20130329505 | Far End Resistance Tracking Design with Near End Pre-Charge Control for Faster Recovery Time - A wordline tracking circuit and corresponding method are disclosed, and include a tracking wordline having an impedance characteristic associated therewith that models a row of memory cells in a memory device, wherein the tracking wordline row has a near end that receives a wordline pulse signal having a near end rising pulse edge and a near end falling pulse edge. The tracking wordline also has a far end. A tracking cell component is coupled to the far end of the tracking wordline that receives the wordline pulse signal. Lastly, the circuit includes a tracking bitline pre-charge circuit coupled to the tracking cell that is configured to pre-charge a tracking bitline associated with the tracking cell using the near end wordline pulse signal. | 2013-12-12 |
20130329506 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND AN OPERATION METHOD THEREOF - A semiconductor memory device includes: a data transfer line coupled with a plurality of memory cell arrays corresponding to an address; an enable signal delayer configured to generate an enable signal by reflecting a delay amount corresponding to the address into an internal command signal corresponding to a column command; and a data exchange block configured to exchange data with the data transfer line in response to the enable signal. | 2013-12-12 |
20130329507 | OUTPUT ENABLE SIGNAL GENERATION CIRCUIT - An output enable signal generation circuit includes an output enable reset signal generation unit configured to enable an output enable reset signal in response to an external clock signal, a DLL locking signal, and a reset signal, an output enable reset signal delay unit configured to delay the output enable reset signal and output the delayed output enable reset signal, a counter unit configured to output the count of the external clock signal as a value in response to the output enable reset signal and the delayed output enable reset signal, a read command delay unit configured to delay a read command and output the delayed read command, and an output enable signal output unit configured to shift the delayed read command in synchronization with a DLL clock signal and output an output enable signal, according to control of CL and the count value. | 2013-12-12 |
20130329508 | Methods And Devices For Determining Logical To Physical Mapping On An Integrated Circuit - Methods and devices for mapping logical addresses to physical locations on an integrated circuit die are disclosed herein. An embodiment of the method includes fabricating a die, where the die has a plurality of bits that are electrically accessible by way of logical addresses. A plurality of bits have known defects that form a predetermined fault pattern at a predetermined location on the die. The bits are tested by using the logical addresses, wherein the testing yields data as to the functionality of the bits. The test results are searched for the predetermined fault pattern. The physical locations of the defective bits constituting the predetermined fault pattern are correlated with their logical addresses based on the location of the predetermined fault pattern. | 2013-12-12 |
20130329509 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE HAVING REDUNDANT FUSE CIRCUIT - A semiconductor memory device includes: a memory cell array configured to include a redundant cell array; a column selection line driver configured to select and drive a column of the redundant cell array and a column of the memory cell array; a plurality of unit redundant fuse circuits each configured to include a fuse and a fuse latch; a comparison logic array configured to include comparison logics that respectively correspond to the unit redundant fuse circuits; and a global address line set configured to transfer a column address to the comparison logic array. | 2013-12-12 |
20130329510 | STACKED DEVICE REMAPPING AND REPAIR - Various embodiments include apparatus, systems, and methods having multiple dice arranged in a stack in which a defective cell may be replaced by a spare cell on the same die or a different die. Other embodiments are described. | 2013-12-12 |
20130329511 | CLOCKED MEMORY WITH LATCHING PREDECODER CIRCUITRY - A memory includes a memory array having a plurality of word lines, a plurality of latching predecoders, and word line driver logic. Each latching predecoder receives a clock signal and a plurality of address signals and latches a result of a logic function of the plurality of address signals in response to a first edge of a clock cycle of the clock signal and provides a predetermined value in response to a second edge of the first clock cycle of the clock signal, wherein, in response to the second edge, every latching decoder of the plurality of latching predecoders provides a same predetermined value. The word line driver logic selectively activates a selected word line of the plurality of word lines in response to the latched results. | 2013-12-12 |
20130329512 | CLOCKED MEMORY WITH WORD LINE ACTIVATION DURING A FIRST PORTION OF THE CLOCK CYCLE - A memory includes a plurality of latching predecoders, each including a first transistor coupled between a power supply voltage and a latch and having a control electrode coupled to a clock signal; a second transistor coupled to the first transistor and having a control electrode coupled to a first address bit signal; a third transistor coupled to the second transistor and having a control electrode coupled to a second address bit signal; a fourth transistor coupled to the third transistor and having a control electrode coupled to a delayed and inverted version of the clock signal; a fifth transistor coupled between the fourth transistor and ground and having a control electrode coupled to the clock signal; and an output which provides a predecode value during a first portion of a clock cycle of the clock signal and a predetermined logic level during a second portion of the clock cycle. | 2013-12-12 |
20130329513 | DELAY-LOCKED LOOP HAVING A LOOP BANDWIDTH DEPENDENCY ON PHASE ERROR - Circuits, methods, and apparatus that vary one or more attributes or parameters of a closed-loop clock circuit as a function of a characteristic of its phase error. One example provides a delay-locked loop having a loop bandwidth that can be varied as a function of its phase error. In this specific example, current phase error is determined. This determination may be made directly, either by measuring phase error, or indirectly, by determining if phase error is within one or more ranges of values. Once the phase error is determined, the loop bandwidth can be set. In one example, the loop bandwidth is set by adjusting the depth, type, or depth and type of the delay-locked loop's loop filter. In this way, large phase errors can be reduced quickly by increasing loop bandwidth, while small phase errors can be used to decrease loop bandwidth, thereby improving jitter performance. | 2013-12-12 |
20130329514 | MECHANICAL SYSTEM THAT CONTINUOUSLY PROCESSES A COMBINATION OF MATERIALS - The present application is directed towards systems and methods for continuously reacting a combination of materials by use of an acoustic agitator and a continuous process vessel. The system can react, fluidize, mix, coat, dry, combine or segregate materials. The continuous processing system can include an acoustic agitator capable of being removably coupled to a continuous process vessel. The continuous process vessel can include a first inlet for introducing at least one process ingredient, a plurality of plates configured for directing a flow of the at least one process ingredient through the continuous process vessel and capable of transferring acoustic energy generated by the acoustic agitator into the at least one process ingredient, an outlet for discharging a product of the at least one process ingredient, and a fastener for removable coupling the continuous process vessel to the acoustic agitator. | 2013-12-12 |
20130329515 | ROTARY AGITATION TYPE HEAT TREATMENT APPARATUS - A rotary agitation type heat treatment apparatus includes: a cylindrical member for performing heat treatment on a material to be treated supplied inside the cylindrical member from one end thereof; a rotating unit for rotating the cylindrical member; a heating unit for heating the material supplied inside the cylindrical member; and agitation members arranged in the cylindrical member. Each agitation member has a shaft structure and two or more blades provided on the shaft structure. The cylindrical member and the agitation members are constituted of a ceramic material. The material inside the cylindrical member is heated and the cylindrical member is rotated, so that the material is heat treated while agitated by the agitation members in the cylindrical member, and discharged out from the other end thereof. | 2013-12-12 |
20130329516 | MODULAR DYE METER AND METHOD OF PREPARING COMPOUNDS - A method of preparing compounds comprising a plurality of components, the method comprising providing a modular dye meter, introducing component into one or more than one modular batching member of the modular dye meter, where the compound to be prepared comprises the one or more than one component, activating the internal rotor of one or more than one of the batching and delivering devices, thereby causing the internal rotors to rotate in the first direction, where rotation of the internal rotor moves component through the progressive recesses of the batching and delivering device through the corresponding delivery duct and through the dispenser, and thereby into a vessel for containing the compound, causing the rotation of the internal rotor in the first direction to cease, causing the internal rotor to rotate in a second direction, where the second direction is opposite to the first direction, thereby moving component back through the delivery duct into the corresponding batching and delivering device, and causing the rotation of the internal rotor in the second direction to cease. | 2013-12-12 |
20130329517 | DYNAMIC MIXER - A dynamic mixer ( | 2013-12-12 |
20130329518 | Post/Pedestal-Mounted IBC Mixing/Blending Machine - A blending machine, for homogenizing materials deposited within an intermediate bulk container (IBC), includes: a frame; a drive motor; a clamp disk rotatably supported by the frame and coupled to the drive motor to drive disk rotation; first and second jaw clamps movably mounted to the frame; and a drive mechanism to drive the jaw clamps to translate toward each other and rotatably secure the IBC's boom to the rotatable clamp disk. A clutch, a torque limiter, and a limit switch limit the pressure applied by the clamps, and the extent of their travel to optimize clamping and rotatability. The blending machine is moveably mounted to a pedestal, and elevated by an actuator. A blending bar within the IBC is coupled through the boom to the clamp disk, and driven to rotate to blend the materials, in addition to mixing by rotation of the ICB. | 2013-12-12 |
20130329519 | ACTIVELY CONTROLLED BUOY BASED MARINE SEISMIC SURVEY SYSTEM AND METHOD - A buoy for recording seismic signals while underwater. The buoy includes a body; a buoyancy system configured to control a buoyancy of the body to descend to a predetermined depth (H | 2013-12-12 |
20130329520 | Surface-Related Multiple Elimination For Depth-Varying Streamer - Techniques are described for predicting surface-related multiples from measurements performed at varying depths. One or more operations, such as wavefield decompositions and/or extrapolations, may be performed on scattered wavefield data obtained by underwater sensors at different underwater depths to determine one or more surface-related multiple wavefield contributions at a selected depth or at the different underwater depths where the scattered wavefield data is collected from measurements. | 2013-12-12 |
20130329521 | VARIABLE DEPTH STREAMER SRME - Methods and systems for variable wavelet correction are described. A variable depth dataset is deghosted before presentation to a multiples prediction step of multiples elimination model. In another aspect, the multiples prediction is reghosted before presentation to and adaptive subtraction step of the multiples elimination model. A source-side zero-phasing signature can be applied before deghosting and a predefined gain can be applied in the low and high frequency sides as part of deghosting and reghosting to compensate for the squaring effect produced by convolving wavelets. | 2013-12-12 |
20130329522 | LOCATION OF DOWNHOLE LINES - A method of determining an azimuthal orientation of a well tool relative to a line in a well can include connecting at least one acoustic source to the well tool, the acoustic source having a known azimuthal orientation relative to the well tool, and detecting at least one acoustic signal transmitted from the acoustic source to an acoustic sensor, the acoustic sensor having a known azimuthal orientation relative to the line. A system for determining an azimuthal orientation of one or more lines relative to a well tool in a wellbore can include at least one acoustic source having a known azimuthal orientation relative to the well tool, and an optical waveguide connected to a distributed acoustic sensing instrumentation, the waveguide having a known azimuthal orientation relative to the lines, and in which the distributed acoustic sensing instrumentation detects acoustic signals transmitted from the acoustic source to the waveguide. | 2013-12-12 |
20130329523 | DRIVER ASSISTANCE SYSTEM FOR DETECTING AN OBJECT IN THE SURROUNDINGS OF A VEHICLE - A method in a driver assistance system of a vehicle for detecting an object in the surroundings of the vehicle. The method has the following steps: emission of at least one measuring pulse by a transmitter; reception of a reflection of the measuring pulse by at least one receiver; determination of a Doppler shift between the emitted measuring pulse and the received reflection in an analysis unit; and determination of a direction toward the object based on the determined Doppler shift. | 2013-12-12 |
20130329524 | NEUROMORPHIC SIGNAL PROCESSING DEVICE ANDMETHOD FOR LOCATING SOUND SOURCE USING A PLURALITYOF NEURON CIRCUITS - Provided is a neuromorphic signal processing device for locating a sound source using a plurality of neuron circuits, the neuromorphic signal processing device including a detector configured to output a detected spiking signal using a detection neuron circuit corresponding to a predetermined time difference, in response to a first signal and a second signal containing an identical input spiking signal with respect to the predetermined time difference, for each of a plurality of predetermined frequency bands, a multiplexor configured to output a multiplexed spiking signal corresponding to the predetermined time difference based on a plurality of the detected spiking signals output from a plurality of neuron circuits corresponding to the plurality of frequency bands, and an integrator configured to output an integrated spiking signal corresponding to the predetermined time difference, based on a plurality of the multiplexed spiking signals corresponding to a plurality of predetermined time differences. | 2013-12-12 |
20130329525 | LOCATIONING VIA PHASE DIFFERENCE CORRELATION BETWEEN TWO FREQUENCY PULSES DERIVED FROM A SINGLE FREQUENCY EMITTER ULTRASONIC BURST - Ultrasonic locationing of a tag with an emitter transducer operable to emit a single frequency ultrasonic burst. A receiver with at least two microphones is operable to receive the ultrasonic burst. Each microphone receiver contains two narrowband filters to extract frequencies above and below the ultrasonic burst frequency. A processor derives a low frequency waveform indicative of the phase difference between the dual frequency pulses coming from each microphone receiver. A correlator then determines the time difference of arrival (TDOA) between each microphone receiver by correlating the phase difference waveforms. This invention enables the creation of an ultrasonic locationing system requiring microsecond accuracy on TDOA data, as is necessary with microphone spacing of less than one foot, while using a simple single high frequency emitter source. | 2013-12-12 |
20130329526 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VIBRATION MEDIATED NETWORKS - A system and method to enable vibration mediated communication between electrical devices such as photovoltaic solar panel controllers. The electrical devices may be connected to a mesh network with individual router devices. The individual router devices will send and receive data packets by creating or detecting vibrations in a solid vibration conducting media (such as the solar power wiring) that connects the individual electrical devices. Often at least one centralized control device is used to periodically request sensor data packets from the individual router devices and electrical devices. When the electrical devices are photovoltaic solar arrays, the centralized control device may, for example, be used to compute the proper adjustments for the solar arrays that will optimize the overall power output from the photovoltaic solar array. The control device will then send adjustment data packets back to the individual router devices through the mesh network, thus optimizing overall power output. | 2013-12-12 |
20130329527 | LOCATION AWARE REMINDERS - Location aware reminder techniques are described. In one or more implementations, an amount of time is determined by a computing device that is likely to be involved for a user to access a scheduled event. A point in time at which to output a reminder by the computing device before the scheduled event is computed based at least in part on the determined amount of time that is likely to be involved for the user to access the scheduled event. | 2013-12-12 |
20130329528 | MECHANICAL ANIMATIONS WITH ELECTRONIC DISPLAY - Provided is an apparatus for projecting an electronic image. The apparatus includes at least one of a static image and a mechanically-animated object disposed within a framed region. An electronic display device displays a computer-generated image adjacent to the at least one of the static image and the mechanically-animated object within the framed region to establish an artistic composition. The computer-generated image includes content that is related to, and supplements content included in the at least one of the static image and the mechanically-animated object to provide an adaptable context to the at least one of the static image and the mechanically-animated object. A controller controls the images displayed by the electronic display. | 2013-12-12 |
20130329529 | DEVICE FOR DISPLAYING MULTIPLE TIMES - A device for displaying multiple times, includes a first time-displaying member ( | 2013-12-12 |
20130329530 | TIME COUNTER TIMEPIECE - The present disclosure includes disclosure of a timepiece, comprising a main mechanism operable to indicate time, the main mechanism positioned upon or within a face of the timepiece, a first counter comprising a first operation mechanism, the first counter appearing upon or within the face, a second counter comprising a second operation mechanism, the second counter appearing upon or within the face, and a third counter comprising a third operation mechanism, the third counter appearing upon or within the face, wherein when the timepiece is in operation, the first operation mechanism, the second operation mechanism, and the third operation mechanism each have an operation status differing from one another, and wherein when the timepiece is in operation, the first operation mechanism, the second operation mechanism, and the third operation mechanism maintain a continuous time loop prior to resetting one or more of the first operation mechanism, the second operation mechanism, and/or the third operation mechanism. | 2013-12-12 |
20130329531 | WALL CLOCK WITH PERPETUAL CALENDAR MECHANISM - A wall clock with a perpetual calendar mechanism comprising an outer case, a quartz movement, a day of the week disc, a tens disc, and a units disc, a gear train for driving the discs, another gear train for driving a month indicator hand, a battery set for a clock movement, another battery set for a drive motor, a calendar cam with forty-eight interstices, the depths of the interstices are various, depending on the lengths of months spanning four years, including a leap year, and a three step cam formed on the rear surface of the units disc and a switch control assembly having a control arm which has one end thereof contacts a bottom of the interstice of the control arm, where the three step cam initiates an end-of-the-month day-correction mechanism. | 2013-12-12 |
20130329532 | WATCH ASSEMBLY WITH A SPARE BATTERY FOR READILY POWERING AN EXTERNAL MOBILE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A watch assembly is provided with a watch housing, a watch movement, a watch display, as well as a special compartment holding a spare battery assembly and a standardized charging plug which enables the watch assembly to be connected to an auxiliary mobile device, such as a telephone, to be temporarily charged via the spare battery. Thus, a telephone can be a mobile device, such as a telephone, can be tethered to the watch assembly and utilize the mobile device while holding it in the palm of his or her hand. | 2013-12-12 |
20130329533 | CAPSULE FOR SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENT - A capsule including two shells secured to each other so to be joined by a common closed surface and together defining, on both sides of the surface, a closed space delimited by the shells. At least one of the two shells is a flexible membrane configured to deform under effect of a physical magnitude. At least the membrane is made of at least partially amorphous metal alloy to optimize dimensions of the capsule. | 2013-12-12 |
20130329534 | CLOCK WORK MOVEMENT FOR A WRISTWATCH - Clockwork movement for a wristwatch, comprising a kinematic chain including at least one belt ( | 2013-12-12 |
20130329535 | WATCH INCLUDING A BEZEL AND METHOD OF ATTACHING SUCH BEZEL - Watch comprising a middle part ( | 2013-12-12 |
20130329536 | ROTATING BEZEL SYSTEM - The invention concerns a timepiece comprising a middle part ( | 2013-12-12 |
20130329537 | EXTERIOR ELEMENT WITH IMPROVED FASTENING - The present invention concerns a middle part ( | 2013-12-12 |
20130329538 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR TESTING DISC PLAYER - A test method includes the steps of providing a test optical disc stored data that is reproduced to display a plurality of images having a plurality of single colors, the plurality of single colors comprising a plurality of first single colors; providing a first timer that begins counting for a first predetermined time when the disc player begins to read the test optical disc; displaying test images according to the video signals generated by the disc player that read the test optical disc. The test method further includes the steps of detecting the color of the test images, determining whether the currently detected color is substantially the same as one of the first single colors after the first timer has timed out; determining that the read performance of the disc player is unsatisfactory if the currently detected color is substantially the same as one of first single colors. | 2013-12-12 |
20130329539 | OPTICAL READ/WRITE APPARATUS - An optical read/write apparatus as an embodiment of the present invention includes: a light-splitting element configured to split a light beam emitted from a light source into multiple light beams including a write beam and a read beam; an optical system configured to converge the write and read beams onto the same track on an optical storage medium; a photodetector including a light receiving element configured to detect the read beam reflected from the optical storage medium and output an electrical signal; and a divider configured to generate a read signal by dividing the signal detected by the light receiving element by a signal that represents a write modulated component and that is obtained by detecting a part of the light beam emitted from the light source. | 2013-12-12 |
20130329540 | LIBRARY APPARATUS, MAGAZINE INSERTION DETECTION METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An exemplary object is to provide a library apparatus, a magazine insertion detection method, and a program that are capable of detecting whether or not a magazine is inserted for all the magazine insertion positions without using sensors for detecting insertion of magazines. A library apparatus includes: a mark reading unit which is provided in an accessor unit which transfers a plurality of media that can be read and written by a computer, and reads a predetermined mark for all insertion positions of a plurality of magazines which can be inserted into the library apparatus and can accommodate the media, the mark being stuck to each of cells accommodating the media; and a control unit which, if the mark can be read, determines that a magazine is inserted at an insertion position which includes a read position for which a reading result that the mark can be read has been obtained, and, if the mark cannot be read, determines that no magazine is inserted at an insertion position which includes a read position for which a reading result that the mark cannot be read has been obtained. | 2013-12-12 |
20130329541 | OPTICAL INFORMATION RECORDING MEDIUM AND OPTICAL INFORMATION RECORDING DEVICE - Provided are an optical information recording medium and an optical information recording device that enable to accurately form recording marks each having a certain code length and to accurately reproduce information, even in the case where shingled write recording is applied to optical information recording. An optical information recording medium ( | 2013-12-12 |
20130329542 | ULTRA-WIDE BANDWIDTH SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IN-PREMISES WIRELESS NETWORKING - An IS-OFDM system for ultra-wideband (UWB) wireless communications that suppresses narrow-band interference, comprising an in-premises base station (IBS) is described. The IBS further comprises an IS-OFDM transceiver for communicating with a plurality of in-premises terminals (ITs) without creating interference outside an in-premises perimeter. Further, a method for operating an IS-OFDM system for ultra-wideband (UWB) wireless communications that suppresses narrow-band interference and provides local area networking services, in-premises distribution of broadcast cable channels and in-premises wireless access and routing to external networks is described, without creating interference outside an in-premises perimeter. | 2013-12-12 |
20130329543 | TRANSMISSION DEVICE, RECEIVING DEVICE, TRANSMISSION METHOD, AND RECEIVING METHOD - A transmission device includes reference signal generator ( | 2013-12-12 |
20130329544 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING WIRELESS BASE STATION RADIO WITH SLEEP MODE - A base station radio having a number of multi-carrier power amplifiers to provide signal diversity at a cell site is disclosed. The base station radio is operable to provide an on-demand sleep mode condition when certain conditions are met. The base station radio has a first multi-carrier power amplifier for providing a main RF beam transmission at one sector of the cell site and a second multi-carrier power amplifier for providing RF beam transmission diversity to the main RF beam transmission. A switch is operable to disable either the first or second multi-carrier power amplifier when a sleep mode condition is required at one or more sectors of the cell site. | 2013-12-12 |
20130329545 | Error Control in a Communication System - A method and apparatus for controlling wireless communications by a multi-radio communication device is disclosed. An error control mechanism can be operated in accordance with a first mode of operation. Switching to a second mode of operation is provided in response to determining occurrence of a period of communication restrictions that is longer than a threshold. The error control mechanism is then operated in accordance with the second mode of operation during the period. | 2013-12-12 |
20130329546 | MLDP FAILOVER USING FAST NOTIFICATION PACKETS - An mLDP failover using fast notification packets. In one embodiment of a process for mLDP failover using fast notification packets, a first network node detects a failure of a second network node or a communication link coupled to the second network node. In response to detecting the failure, the first network node sends a packet to a third network node, wherein the packet comprises a notification of link or node failure and information identifying a multipoint label switched path (MLSP) that is configured to transmit multicast data packets of a multicast data stream. | 2013-12-12 |
20130329547 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - Provided is a communication device including a plurality of physical ports, the communication device holding information for associating each of at least one logical port and at least two physical ports, the communication device being configured to: identify, when any one of the plurality of physical ports receives data including user data, one of the at least one logical port as an output destination of the data based on destination information included in the received data; select, based on the data, one of the at least two physical ports associated with the identified logical port as an destination of the data; generate coupling check data relating to one of the plurality of physical ports; transmit the coupling check data from the one of the plurality of physical ports; and transmit data including the user data from the physical port selected by a first processing unit as the output destination. | 2013-12-12 |
20130329548 | RE-ROUTING NETWORK TRAFFIC AFTER LINK FAILURE - In one example, a network device includes a virtual network agent, and a network interface to send network packets to the virtual network controller using a default route for a physical network prior to establishing a communication session between a virtual network controller and the virtual network agent, wherein, after establishing the communication session between the virtual network controller device and the virtual network agent, the virtual network agent receives from the virtual network controller a command to install a new route at the network device, wherein the new route specifies encapsulation information to use for encapsulating network packets for sending the network packets to the virtual network controller over an overlay network, and wherein, responsive to detecting a failed link in the physical network, the virtual network agent sends packets to the virtual network controller on an alternate route in the overlay network. | 2013-12-12 |
20130329549 | NETWORK SYSTEM - According to an aspect, a network system comprises a ring-type network, and a master transmission apparatus. The master transmission apparatus includes blocking unit, conversion unit and transmission unit. The blocking unit prohibits relay of the transmission frame received through a first virtual transmission line and a second virtual transmission line. The conversion unit changes transmission path information included in the transmission frame from the first virtual transmission line to the second virtual transmission line. The transmission unit transmits the transmission frame including the transmission path information changed by the conversion unit. | 2013-12-12 |
20130329550 | QUALITY OF SERVICE TREATEMENT FOR APPLICATIONS WITH MULTIPLE TRAFFIC CLASSES - A system may receive a connection request, from a user device, that includes information identifying a particular application; identify that the particular application is associated with a group of classes of traffic; establish a group of bearer channels that are associated with the group of classes of traffic, the group of bearer channels being associated with a group of different levels of quality of service (“QoS”); process, via a first bearer channel and according to a first level of QoS, first traffic associated with the user device and the particular application; and process, via a second bearer channel of the group of bearer channels, according to a second level of QoS, second traffic associated with the user device and the particular application, the second bearer channel being different from the first bearer channel, and the second level of QoS being different from the first level of QoS. | 2013-12-12 |
20130329551 | DATA BUNDLING AND FAST DORMANCY BASED UPON INTERACTIVITY - Data bundling and fast dormancy can be controlled based on user interaction with a user equipment (UE). Moreover, the subject system provides a balance between saving battery power of the UE and reducing signaling and processing load in a radio resource controller (RRC). Specifically, the system observes user inputs and data flow requests to identify “interactive” and “non-interactive” data flows. On receiving a data flow request, the system determines whether the data flow can be bundled together and transmitted over a single connection with disparate data flows, based on the classification of the data flow. Additionally, on completion of a data flow, the system determines whether a fast dormancy timer can be disabled/delayed to transmit a next data flow over the current connection, based on the classification of the data flow. | 2013-12-12 |
20130329552 | Method For Introducing Network Congestion Predictions in Policy Decision - There is provided a Congestion Prediction Engine “CPE” of a Policy and Charging Control “PCX”' architecture. The PCC architecture also has a congestion database, a Policy and Charging Enforcement Function “PCEF” device and a Policy and Charging Roles Function “PCRF” node. The CPE includes a processing unit of the CPE which defines a currently applicable congestion prediction. The CPE includes a network; interface unit of the CPE which defines from the congestion database actual congestion data for a latest time period. The processing unit of the CPE determines a subsequent congestion prediction for a subsequent time period by comparing the currently applicable congestion prediction with the actual congestion data and by applying machine learning techniques. The CPE includes a memory of the CPE in which the currently applicable congestion prediction is replaced with the subsequent congestion prediction. The network interface unit of the CPE sends to a network entity the currently applicable congestion prediction so the PCRF can make a policy decision with quality of service “QoS” based on the currently applicable congestion prediction, upon establishment or modification of an IP Connectivity Access Network “IP-CAN” session for a user. A Policy and Charging Rules Function “PCRF” node of a Policy and Charging Control “PCC” architecture for making policy decisions based on network congestion. There is provided a method of a Congestion Prediction Engine “CPE” of a Policy and Charging Control “PCC” architecture and a method of making policy decisions at a Policy and Charging Control “PCC” architecture based on network congestion. | 2013-12-12 |
20130329553 | TRAFFIC METERING AND SHAPING FOR NETWORK PACKETS - An integrated circuit device comprising, an interface configured to receive signals external to said integrated circuit device; a memory; a logic unit; and a lookup table coupled with the logic unit, wherein the lookup table is configured to govern traffic of a network. | 2013-12-12 |
20130329554 | MOBILE DEVICE AND METHOD - Embodiments of the invention provide the ability to use policy defined by the operator to control the interfaces on which data is sent and received by a device. The policy can be dynamically updated by the operator, by pushing new policy to the device for implementation. The policy can define that the device should switch certain data between two or more available interfaces at certain times, or may define when certain data may be sent or received over a particular interface. Advantageously, the device may receive new policy from the operator in order to help with the operator's own operational objectives. For example, the operator may be engaging in traffic shaping or other traffic limitation, for example to ease congestion or enforce service agreements. | 2013-12-12 |
20130329555 | DUAL COUNTER - An integrated circuit device for receiving packets. The integrated circuit device includes a first counter for counting a number of the packets, and a second counter for counting bytes of the packets. The first counter and the second counter are configured to be incremented by a single command from a packet processor. | 2013-12-12 |
20130329556 | FLOW CONTROL FOR NETWORK PACKETS FROM APPLICATIONS IN ELECTRONIC DEVICES - The disclosed embodiments provide a system that processes network packets on an electronic device. During operation, the system obtains, on the electronic device, an outgoing rate of the network packets from a network interface queue on the electronic device to a network link. Next, upon detecting a transmission of the network packets from an application on the electronic device to the network interface queue, the system uses the electronic device to allocate a proportion of the outgoing rate to the application based on a number of applications transmitting network packets from the electronic device to the network link. Finally, the system uses the allocated proportion of the outgoing rate and the network interface queue to transmit network packets from the application to the network link. | 2013-12-12 |
20130329557 | TUNNEL ACCELERATION FOR WIRELESS ACCESS POINTS - A method and system for network offloading includes receiving a packet at a communication interface of a wireless access point and processing the packet at a flow acceleration processor prior to processing the packet at a host processor. The flow acceleration processor may process the packet for header checking or security processing. The flow acceleration processor may provide the packet to a security coprocessor for security processing. The flow acceleration processor may generate a result code indicating whether the processing at the flow acceleration processor was successful. If the processing was unsuccessful, the packet is provided to the host processor for exception processing. | 2013-12-12 |
20130329558 | PHYSICAL LAYER BURST ABSORPTION - A system provides burst absorption of network traffic. The system may include multiple physical (PHY) layer devices in communication with a switch device. The switch device may instruct a PHY layer device to send incoming data received by the PHY layer device at a throttled rate, for example when the switch device identifies a high level of network congestion in the switch. The PHY layer device may absorb the burst of incoming network traffic by buffering incoming data in a queue and sending the incoming data to the queue at a throttled data transfer rate. When the network congestion has been alleviated, the PHY layer device may transmit network traffic to the switch at an accelerated transfer rate to empty the network traffic buffered in the queue. | 2013-12-12 |
20130329559 | COMMUNICATION NETWORK CONGESTION CONTROL USING ALLOCATION AND RETENTION PRIORITY - A method for managing congestion on a communication network that includes a network node having a congestion level. Congestion pre-emption criteria corresponding to the congestion level is determined. A list of potential service pre-emption candidates associated with a service pre-emption criteria that is at least equal to the congestion pre-emption criteria is created. The list of potential service pre-emption candidates is at least a sub-set of a plurality of services on the node. A determination is made as to whether to pre-empt at least one of the potential service pre-emption candidates on the list based at least on the service pre-emption criteria. | 2013-12-12 |
20130329560 | RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, GATEWAY APPARATUS, AND DATA DISTRIBUTION METHOD - Radio communication system includes mobile terminal (UE), plurality of base stations connected by radio to the UE, gateway apparatus (GW) connected to the plurality of base stations, and data distribution server (SV) which is connected to the GW over the Internet and which distributes data to the UE. UE transmits a first data request (DR) and a second DR to the data distribution server through the base station and the GW. When the GW receives the first DR from the base station, GW transmits the received first DR to the data distribution server independent of a radio transmission load state from the base station to the UE. When the GW receives second DR from the base station, GW transmits the received second data request to the data distribution server with delay in accordance with radio transmission load state from the base station. | 2013-12-12 |
20130329561 | Method and Device for Estimating Available Cell Load - Methods and devices for determining an available load in a cell of a cellular radio system are provided where the determination of the available load is made in response to an estimated inter cell interference load. An estimated inter cell interference is determined. The inter cell interference change events are monitored by determining when a User Equipment changes serving cell or when the User Equipment adds or removes a cell to the active set of the User Equipment. The determined inter cell interference is adjusted by an estimated load caused by the User Equipment causing an inter cell interference change event, and the available load is determined in response to the adjusted inter cell interference. The method can continuously update inter cell interference. Moreover, the update can be made fast and thereby allow an improved estimation of the available cell load. | 2013-12-12 |
20130329562 | OPERATION MONITORING APPARATUS, CAUSE EVENT ESTIMATING METHOD FOR THE SAME, AND INFORMATION COMMUNICATION NETWORK SYSTEM - An operation monitoring apparatus for estimating a cause by which a first and second observation data observed by a monitored apparatus are obtained, the operation monitoring apparatus including: an observation event receiving process unit which receives the first and second observation data transmitted from the monitored apparatus; an observation event extracting unit which extracts the first observation data, out of the first and second observation data, based on a probability that the cause occurs with respect to the first and second observation data; a cause event determining process unit which estimates the cause based on the extracted first observation data; and a cause notifying process unit which outputs data indicating the estimated cause. | 2013-12-12 |
20130329563 | METHOD OF NETWORK MANAGEMENT BY ASSISTANCE FROM TERMINAL USING CONTROL-PLANE SIGNALING BETWEEN TERMINAL AND NETWORK - Systems and methodologies are described that facilitate network management and optimization. As described herein, a network and a device communicating with the network can exchange network management information, thereby supporting a Self Organized Network (SON) architecture for improved network management and optimization performance. A Non-Access Stratum (NAS) layer protocol and/or an Internet Protocol (IP) application, in combination with a set of associated network management messages, can be utilized to exchange network management information between a device and a network. As further described herein, various procedures can be utilized to install a SON policy to a device in order to define device behavior for operations such as collecting and reporting information related to network management. Additionally, a set of standardized events can be defined, based on which a device can detect the occurrence of an event and report the occurrence to an associated network. | 2013-12-12 |
20130329564 | COMMUNICATION PATH CONTROL DEVICE, COMMUNICATION DEVICE, COMMUNICATION PATH CONTROL METHOD, COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND PROGRAM - The problem of the present invention is, in a network configured from wireless links that can use an adaptive modulation function, when using 1+1 protection, to maintain communication without dropping of data occurring even if there is a drop in the transmission rate as a result of adaptive modulation. The invention of the present application having: an investigation means that, for every communication method that can be used in each of a normal pathway and a backup pathway, investigates an available band that is a band that can be allocated when the transmission rate of the normal pathway and the backup pathway has decreased; and a control means that, on the basis of the investigated available band and a band that a flow is requesting, sets marking in a manner so that the packets of the same flow in the normal pathway and the backup pathway can complement each other. | 2013-12-12 |
20130329565 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OPERATIONAL SIMPLIFICATION OF CARRIER ETHERNET NETWORKS - A Carrier Ethernet method includes receiving a request to initiate an Ethernet Operations, Administration, and Maintenance (OAM) session at a local device, setting up the OAM session at the local device responsive to the request, transmitting a Protocol Data Unit (PDU) from the local device to a remote device with information related to the OAM session and the request contained therein, and receiving the PDU at the remote device and setting up the OAM session at the remote device based on the information in the PDU. The OAM session can include Ethernet Frame Loss Measurement and can be initiated only at the local device without requiring operator involvement at the remote device | 2013-12-12 |
20130329566 | OAM Power Packet - A method and apparatus are provided for determining the power cost of transmitting packets along a specified path. A particular type of OAM packet is transmitted along the path by a first node, and each node along the path adds its power cost of transmitting packets to the OAM packet. Upon reaching the end of the path, the OAM packet is returned to the first node where the power cost of the total path is determined and stored in association with the path. | 2013-12-12 |
20130329567 | DELAYING NETWORK RESELECTION FOLLOWING PERFORMANCE OF A CIRCUIT SWITCHED FALLBACK PROCEDURE IN A CALL FAILURE SCENARIO - A method for delaying network reselection by a wireless communication device following a call failure is provided. The method can include determining an initiation of a voice call while connected to a first network. The method can further include participating in a circuit switched fallback (CSFB) procedure to transition from the first network to a second network in response to initiation of the voice call. The method can additionally include determining an occurrence of a call failure of the voice call. The method can also include, responsive to the call failure, barring reselection to the first network for a threshold barring period. | 2013-12-12 |
20130329568 | COMMUNICATION ANALYSIS APPARATUS AND COMMUNICATION ANALYSIS METHOD - To obtain a communication analysis apparatus and a communication analysis method that are allowed to analyze a communication message and a waveform signal in such a manner that the communication message and waveform signal are associated with each other. A communication analysis apparatus includes division organization information addition means for adding, to a plurality of division data obtained by dividing data into predetermined lengths, division organization information | 2013-12-12 |
20130329569 | OUTAGE ANALYSIS SYSTEM - A device may receiving alarms identifying failures of network elements, create a site table that includes a list of sites at which the alarms are generated and a number of alarms for each of the sites, determine whether an outage has occurred based on the alarms, analyze whether the outage is a false outage based on a failure of a probe that generates the alarms, and provide a notification that includes the site table, an indication of whether the outage has occurred, or an indication whether the outage is a false outage. | 2013-12-12 |
20130329570 | CHANNEL QUALITY ESTIMATION FROM RAW BIT ERROR RATE - Channel quality metrics (such as SINR, BLER, and the like) are derived from a raw bit error rate (RBER), defined as the error rate of raw bits output by a demodulator. These initial raw bits are decoded and error-checked (or error-corrected). The error-free decoded bits are re-encoded, and the regenerated raw bits are compared to the initial raw bits to determine the RBER. The RBER is then converted to SINR, BLER, or other channel quality metric. The RBER-based metrics are derived from a data channel rather than reference signals, and hence more accurately reflect deviations from nominal transmission power level, and include receiver demodulator impairments. | 2013-12-12 |
20130329571 | FAILURE ANALYSIS DEVICE, AND SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SAME - Conventional network tomography techniques do not allow the location or cause of a failure to be specified, and false positives are common due to lack of information. Using aggregation flow mining (AFM) or a similar method, an IMF ( | 2013-12-12 |
20130329572 | MISDIRECTED PACKET STATISTICS COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS - There are disclosed methods and apparatus for testing a network. One or more source port units may transmit packets, each packet including a packet group identifier (PGID) that identifies one or more of a plurality of destination port units as expected destinations of the packet. The plurality of destination port units may receive the packets from the network. Each destination port unit may extract the PGID from each received packet, accumulate receive statistics for at least a range of PGID values, and store accumulate receive statistics in a receive statistics memory. Misdirected packet statistics may be reported by retrieving, from the receive statistics memory of at least one destination port unit, receive statistics for at least some PGIDs for which the respective destination port unit is not an expected destination, and aggregating the retrieved receive statistics to generate the misdirected packet statistics. | 2013-12-12 |
20130329573 | Data Retransmission Method, Apparatus, and System - A data retransmission method, apparatus, and system can improve a success ratio of data packet retransmission. A data retransmission method includes: after a source node continuously transmits at least two data packets to a destination node according to a go-back-N automatic repeat request, monitoring and decoding, by a relay node, the at least two data packets; storing a copy of a successfully decoded data packet; monitoring a response message to each data packet, where the response message is returned by the destination node to the source node; and sending a copy of a data packet that corresponds to a reception negative acknowledgment message to the destination node, when the monitored response message is the reception negative acknowledgment message. | 2013-12-12 |
20130329574 | Circuit Arrangement for RF Loopback - A circuit arrangement includes a transceiver unit, a switching device coupled to the transceiver unit with a terminal and a control device coupled to the switching device. The control device is configured to operate in a first and in a second mode of operation. In the first mode of operation, the switching device is configured by the control device such that a first signal is routed from the transceiver unit via the switching device back to the transceiver unit in a feedback loop. In the second mode of operation, the switching device is configured by the control device such that a second signal is routed from the transceiver unit via the switching device to the terminal or the second signal is routed from the terminal via the switching device to the transceiver. | 2013-12-12 |
20130329575 | CHANNEL QUALITY REPORTING - In certain communication systems, such as TD-HSDPA communications, channel quality index (CQI) reporting is based on a predetermined configuration, such as a mobile device (UE) reporting a CQI for a most recently received data transmission. This configuration may lead to errors if a UE reports a CQI for a certain data transmission but the base station (node B) believes the CQI corresponds to a different data transmission, such as a later transmission the UE never received due to an error processing control channel information. Offered is an indicator to accompany CQI reports. The indicator indicates to the node B which communication resource corresponds to the CQI report. | 2013-12-12 |
20130329576 | NOVEL METHODS FOR EFFICIENT POWER MANAGEMENT IN 60GHZ DEVICES - A device and method for managing power in a wireless telecommunication system. A telecommunication device operates in a power saving mode during a sleep interval whenever possible to minimize power drain. The telecommunication device monitors various device, channel and network parameters and dynamically adjusts the duration of the sleep interval based on the monitored parameters in order to optimize power savings. | 2013-12-12 |
20130329577 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISTRIBUTED RESOURCE CONTROL OF SWITCHES IN A NETWORK ENVIRONMENT - An example method includes sending a virtual output queue (VOQ) length of a VOQ to an egress chip. The VOQ relates to a flow routed through an egress port associated with the egress chip. The method also includes receiving fair share information for the VOQ from the egress chip, and enforcing a control action on the incoming packets based on the fair share information. An ingress chip and the egress chip can be provided in a VOQ switch. The control action is a selected one of a group of actions, the group consisting of: (a) dropping packets, (b) pausing packets, and (c) marking packets. The method can further include receiving VOQ lengths of corresponding VOQs from respective ingress chips, where the VOQs relate to the flow. The method can also include calculating respective fair share information for each VOQ, and sending the fair share information to the respective ingress chips. | 2013-12-12 |
20130329578 | LARGE-SCALE PASSIVE NETWORK MONITORING USING MULTIPLE TIERS OF ORDINARY NETWORK SWITCHES - Passive monitoring of a large-scale network using multiple tiers of ordinary network switches, as opposed to purpose-built network monitoring hardware, is accomplished by initially providing network communications to an initial tier of monitoring switches, either from existing switches that copy frames and provide them to the monitoring switches, or from network taps to which the monitoring switches are connected. The initial tier of monitoring switches comprises flow tables that initially simply drop all frames provided to those switches and, subsequently, when specific network issues arise, they are modified to include a specification particular frame criteria whose frames are either forwarded to subsequent tiers of monitoring switches, or statistics regarding those frames are collected. Subsequent tiers of monitoring switches receive frames from the initial tier and direct them to one or more appropriate analysis computing devices. Ordinary network switches are selected based on their ability to provide low latency forwarding. | 2013-12-12 |
20130329579 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MEASURING FRAME LOSS IN MULTIPOINT NETWORKS - Systems and methods for measuring frame loss in multipoint networks are provided. In one embodiment, a method for calculating frame loss in a multipoint network is provided. The method comprises: synchronizing local PM frame count bin boundaries across a multipoint network; collecting a first sample of frame count data at a network manager from a first local PM frame count bin for each VLAN Endpoint on the multipoint network; and calculating a frame loss for the multipoint network by accounting for frame ingress and frame egress from the multipoint network based on the first sample of frame count data; wherein the first sample of frame count data is associated with a first period of time defined by the local PM frame count bin boundaries. | 2013-12-12 |
20130329580 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MEASURING FRAME LOSS IN MULTIPOINT NETWORKS - Systems and methods for measuring frame loss in multipoint networks are provided. In one embodiment, a method for calculating frame loss comprises: performing a first continuity check message exchange between a first and a plurality of other devices, the first exchange comprises the first device collecting a first set of frame count data from each of the first and other devices, the first set of frame count data associated with a first instance of time by a first sequence identifier; performing a second continuity check message exchange between the first and plurality of other devices, the second exchange comprises the first device collecting a second set of frame count data from the first other devices, the second set of frame count data associated with a second instance of time by a second sequence identifier; and calculating a frame loss measurement by accounting for frame Ingress and frame Egress. | 2013-12-12 |
20130329581 | METHOD FOR POSITIONING MOBILE DEVICE IN WIRELESS WIDE AREA NETWORK - A method for positioning a mobile device in a wireless wide area network (WWAN) is provided. The method includes determining three measurement circles according to coordinates of three base stations and respectively calculating radiuses of the three measurement circles and distances between the three base stations. The method uses genetic algorithm to derive the best solution of a plurality of variables of an object function and estimates the position of the mobile device according to the best solution. Accordingly, non-line-of-sight (NLOS) errors are reduced, and more accurate positioning can be provided. | 2013-12-12 |
20130329582 | Mesh Node Mobility Across Static and Mobile Mesh Networks - Methods and systems for mobility of mobile nodes in mesh networks are taught wherein the mobile mesh nodes choose an attachment point to another mesh node based on predetermined criteria, such as the characteristics of the attachment point's path to a reference destination, and other factors local to the attachment point, such as load and available capacity. The mobile nodes forward packets on each other's behalf. Static and mobile nodes and the links between them are treated differently from each other in view of their respectively different properties. A special metric is used for paths that include mobile links in addition to the static mesh links and wired mesh links. Mobility is handled completely transparently to any client devices attached to the mesh nodes, where this attachment could be wireless or wired. | 2013-12-12 |