| 52nd week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 60 |
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| 20120330512 | METHOD FOR TRIGGERING AT LEAST ONE IRREVERSIBLE RETAINING DEVICE OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - A method for triggering at least one irreversible retaining device of a motor vehicle before the beginning of an actual collision includes acquiring items of information regarding an object which is present in the vicinity of the motor vehicle by means of at least two acquisition devices of a motor vehicle which operate independent of one another and which continuously measure the vicinity of the vehicle, and separately analyzing the items of information with regard to whether triggering conditions for triggering the at least one irreversible retaining device are established, wherein the triggering only occurs when both analysis results indicate that the triggering conditions are established. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120330513 | AIR DAM ACTUATION SYSTEM - A system for air dam actuation of a vehicle is provided having an object sensor, an air dam, an actuation mechanism, and a control module. The object sensor is for tracking external objects located in front of the vehicle. The air dam has a deployed position and a non-deployed position. The actuation mechanism is connected to the air dam, and actuates the air dam between the deployed and the non-deployed position. The control module is in communication with the object sensor and the actuation mechanism. The control module includes logic for monitoring the object sensor for a set of object data. The set of object data is data indicating if an external object is located in front of the vehicle. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120330514 | PASSIVE VERIFICATION OF OPERATOR PRESENCE IN HANDLING REQUESTS FOR VEHICLE FEATURES - Passive verification of operator presence in handling requests for vehicle includes initiating activation of a power-operated vehicle component that is subject to a supervised control mechanism. The activation is initiated in response to a request from an operator-controlled device. The passive verification also includes verifying a presence of the operator-controlled device indicative of a presence of an operator of a vehicle, transmitting intermittent signals to the operator-controlled device, monitoring response signals received in response to the intermittent signals, and continuing activation of the power-operated vehicle component until the activation is complete so long as the response signals are received responsive to the monitoring. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120330515 | CONTROL DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD FOR WORKING MECHANISM OF CONSTRUCTION VEHICLE - A control device for a work machine on a construction vehicle is provided so that a bucket cylinder is stopped at a target position, with high accuracy achieved in a bucket cylinder length, and with chock held down to a low level. A bucket cylinder length detection section references a cylinder length detection table on the basis of a boom angle and a bell crank angle, thereby detecting a bucket cylinder length. A bucket attitude control section controls the bucket cylinder length so that a target position will be reached. Feedback control is performed until a set value which is set short of a target value is reached. After the bucket cylinder length reaches the set value, open loop control is performed until the target value is reached. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120330516 | OPERATING MACHINE - There is provided a split-flow hydraulic pump-equipped operating machine. The travel independent valve is designed to be switched to the merging position in the case of driving the front working device without actuation of the travel device or in the case of driving the travel device and the front working device concurrently, and switched to the independently feeding position in the case of driving the travel device without actuation of the front working device. The load sensing system controls the discharge flow rate of the hydraulic pump on the basis of a pressure difference between the discharge pressure of the hydraulic pump and the maximum load pressure of the hydraulic actuator in any of the case of driving the travel device, the case of driving the front working device, and the case of driving both the travel device and the front working device. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120330517 | TRAVEL DAMPER CONTROL DEVICE FOR WHEEL LOADER - A travel damper control device includes a proximity detecting part and a valve switching part. The proximity detecting part is configured to detect that the bell crank is in proximity to the cross tube. The valve switching part is configured to switch the open/close valve into a closed position when the proximity detecting part detects that the bell crank is in proximity to the cross tube. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120330518 | SHIFTING DEVICE FOR VEHICLE AND SHIFTING SYSTEM USING THE SAME - A shifting device for a vehicle and a shifting system using the same are provided. The shifting device for a vehicle may be connected to a transmission of the vehicle via a cable to operate the transmission. More specifically, the shifting device may include an interface module which receives an input of a shift signal, and an actuator which is connected to one end of the cable, and operates the cable according to the shift signal inputted to the interface module to operate the transmission connected to the other end of the cable. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120330519 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A TRANSMISSION BRAKE - A method of controlling a transmission brake that is actuated by inlet and outlet valves. For determining when to transmit a disengagement signal for opening the outlet valve, the current input and output speeds are determined and the respective gradients of these speeds are calculated. Variation of the input speed, during the disengagement of the brake, is determined as a function of the input gradient, the optimum time for reaching the synchronous speed, during brake disengagement, is determined from the input speed variation as a function of the output gradient, and the time interval until transmission of the disengagement signal is determined as a function of the current input and output speeds and their gradients, by a back-calculation from the time when the synchronous speed is reached, taking a disengagement dead time of the brake, between transmitting the disengagement signal and start of disengagement, into account. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120330520 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A GEARBOX BRAKE - A method of controlling a transmission brake of an automated manual transmission of countershaft design provided with claw clutches where the transmission brake is functionally connected, on the input side, with a transmission shaft and which can be actuated hydraulically or pneumatically by inlet and outlet valves, each being a 2/2-way magnetic pulse valve. When upshifting under load to a target gear, after the gear under load is disengaged, to synchronize the target gear, the inlet and outlet valve are controlled in such manner that, at the end of the disengagement process, the input speed reaches a predetermined synchronous speed. The magnetic pulse valves are controlled such that the duration of the synchronization process is harmonized and its quality is improved and at least the outlet valve is opened, in a controlled manner, as a function of the rotational speed difference between the transmission input and output speeds. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120330521 | CONTROL APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - In a control apparatus for an automatic transmission having two input shafts connected to an output shaft of a prime mover; two output shafts; and two drive force transmission paths including clutches and synch devices each of which is able to connect a speed gear to the associated one of the output shafts, it is configured to discriminate whether shifting required by an operator is a first shifting pattern or a second shifting pattern, supply fluid pressure to one of the drive force transmission paths associated with a desired speed gear, while engaging the lockup clutch, when the shifting is the first shifting pattern, and supply the fluid pressure to the one of the drive force transmission paths associated with the desired speed gear, while disengaging the lockup clutch, when the shifting is the second shifting pattern. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120330522 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ENGINE CONTROL - Systems and methods are provided for restarting an engine that can be selectively deactivated during idle-stop conditions. In one embodiment, current is directed to a starter motor and an electric brake sequentially by limiting the current supplied to one while current is supplied to the other, an order of delivering the current based on a timing of a restart request relative to an electric brake request, as well as vehicle operating conditions at the time the requests were received. By coordinating the operation of a starter motor with the operation of an electric brake, overloading of the engine system's electrical supply can be reduced. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120330523 | AUTOMATIC SEQUENTIAL ACCESSORY MACHINE RETARDING ON A GRADE - A method of dissipating power on a propelled machine includes setting a target ground speed for the machine, and, if the throttle position is less than a first predetermined minimum and if the machine is on a negative grade in the direction of travel no greater than a second predetermined minimum, and the calculated machine resistance power is less than the calculated grade power, the method include engaging at least a portion of the energy-dissipating electrically or electrohydraulically controlled accessories to retard the machine to maintain the machine within a set range of a target speed. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120330524 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A BRAKE SYSTEM - The disclosure describes, in one aspect, a control system for controlling a braking system. The control system includes a parking brake operatively to at least one wheel, a park brake override mechanism operatively associated with the parking brake, an inching pedal operatively coupled to a transmission, a shift lever operatively coupled to the transmission, at least one sensor operatively coupled to the parking brake, at least one sensor operatively coupled to the inching pedal, and at least one sensor operatively coupled to the shift lever. The control system further includes a controller operatively coupled to the at least one sensors to receive corresponding signals and adapted to control the engagement of the parking brake when the inching pedal is depressed and at least one of a forward or reverse gear selection is desired. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120330525 | Reducing The Steering Torque During Braking Maneuvers - A method for reducing the steering torque in a motor vehicle in a driving situation in which the vehicle is being braked and steered at the same time. By shifting the brake force to the rear wheels, the front wheels become easier to steer compared to a standard brake force distribution. The maximum required power of an electric steering assistance system is thus greatly reduced. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120330526 | TURNING CONTROL DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - A turning control device for a vehicle includes: a first braking force control amount calculation unit that determines a first braking force control amount on the basis of detection signals of a steering amount detection unit and a detection unit, a second braking force control amount calculation unit that calculates a yaw rate deviation between a standard yaw rate and an actual yaw rate detected by the yaw rate detection unit and determines a second braking force control amount so as to cancel out the yaw rate deviation, and a braking control unit that controls the braking force on the basis of a total braking force control amount acquired by either adding or multiplying the first braking force control amount and the second braking force control amount. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120330527 | DRIVE ASSIST SYSTEM AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - A drive assist system includes: first and second wireless communication devices on first and second vehicles. The first wireless communication device includes: a first distance calculation device for calculating a satellite positioning distance between the first and second vehicles; and a difference calculation device for calculating a distance difference between the satellite positioning distance and a distance to the second vehicle obtained by a ranging sensor in the first vehicle. The second wireless communication device includes: a second distance calculation device for calculating a satellite positioning distance between the second and another second vehicles; and an inter-vehicle distance determination device for estimating an inter-vehicle distance between the second and another second vehicles based on the distance difference and the satellite positioning distance calculated by the second distance calculation device, assuming the inter-vehicle distance is detected by a ranging sensor in the second vehicle. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120330528 | DRIVER ASSISTANCE SYSTEMS USING RADAR AND VIDEO - A driver assistance system that includes a RADAR system, a video system, a brake control unit, and a controller, such as an engine control unit. The RADAR system is mounted on the front of the vehicle and is positioned to detect the location of various objects. The video system captures video images. The controller receives data from both the RADAR system and the video system and identifies objects and their locations based on both the RADAR and the video data. The controller then adjusts the operation of the engine and the vehicle brakes based on the identified objects and their locations. In some embodiments, the driver assistance system also includes a human-machine interface that notifies the driver when an object is identified and located. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120330529 | ENGINE AUTO STOP AND AUTO START STRATEGIES - An automotive vehicle includes an engine and at least one controller. The at least one controller receives information about steering angle velocity or steering input torque during an engine auto stop event, and determines whether to allow the engine to auto stop based on the received information. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120330530 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CARRYING OUT AN ONBOARD DIAGNOSIS - A method for checking a function of an actuator or a sensor of a system, having the following steps: controlling the actuator within a time window if at least one state variable of the system is in a predefined operating range; detecting a system response, with the aid of the sensor, within the time window as a response to controlling the actuator; determining a malfunction of the actuator or of the sensor if the system response differs from a setpoint system response that is expected due to controlling the actuator. A further actuator of the system is controlled during the time window in such a way that the at least one state variable of the system remains in the predefined operating range during the time window. Moreover, a corresponding method for calibrating a sensor or an actuator of a system is described. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120330531 | ENGINE DEVICE - Provided is an engine device which improves a general-purpose property of an ECU carrying out a drive control of an engine and a regeneration control of a DPF. The engine device is provided with an exhaust gas purifying device which is arranged in an exhaust route of the engine, the ECU which controls a drive of the engine, and a variable memory means which stores a general-purpose regeneration program selectively executing a plurality of regeneration modes with respect to the exhaust gas purifying device and a flag table corresponding to an optional regeneration mode, and is rewritable. The ECU executes the general-purpose regeneration program in accordance with a regeneration mode which is selected on the basis of the flag table. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120330532 | Method Of Adjusting A Fuel Composition Estimate - A method is provided for adjusting a fuel composition estimate. The method generally uses a non-fuel related property to determine fuel composition. In some cases the method can be used after refueling and when the engine is operating without the benefit of oxygen sensor data, which can include evaluating data not based on characteristics of the fuel or exhaust from its combustion, such as engine torque variations while using the fuel. The method can include monitoring estimated engine torque to determine whether first variations in engine torque exceed a threshold, and, if so, modifying the previous estimate of fuel composition prior to the refueling event by a pre-determined amount. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120330533 | APPARATUS FOR AND METHOD OF DETECTING ABNORMAL AIR-FUEL RATIO VARIATION AMONG CYLINDERS OF MULTI-CYLINDER INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An apparatus for detecting an abnormal air-fuel ratio variation among cylinders of a multi-cylinder internal combustion engine includes: a detecting unit detecting the abnormal air-fuel ratio variation on the basis of output fluctuations of at least one predetermined target cylinder when fuel injection amount changing control for changing a fuel injection amount of the target cylinder by a predetermined amount is executed; and an air-fuel ratio control unit causing an air-fuel ratio detected on the basis of a signal output from an air-fuel ratio sensor provided in an exhaust passage to follow a predetermined target air-fuel ratio. When the fuel injection amount changing control is executed, a target air-fuel ratio in the air-fuel ratio feedback control is shifted from the predetermined target air-fuel ratio by an amount corresponding to an amount of change of the fuel injection amount of the target cylinder in the fuel injection amount changing control. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120330534 | ENHANCED EFFICIENCY AND POLLUTANT CONTROL BY MULTI-VARIABLE ENGINE OPERATION CONTROL - Based on one or more monitored operation parameters of an internal combustion engine, a set of engine operation conditions necessary to provide combustion stability in a combustion volume of the engine, optimized fuel efficiency, and minimized production of pollutants such as nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide, and unburned hydrocarbons can be determined. The new set of engine operation conditions can be dynamically implemented in response to changing engine loads and changing engine speeds to maintain a combustion mixture and combustion conditions within a combustion chamber of the engine constrained flammability limits, pollutant generation rates, and fuel efficiency considerations. Related articles, systems, and methods are described. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120330535 | CONTROL DEVICE OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - Disclosed is an internal-combustion engine controller capable of improving emission characteristics at a start of an internal-combustion engine. When injection during an exhaust stroke is controlled in a port-injection engine, the engine controller ECU performs the first fuel injection during t | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120330536 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PRE-IGNITION CONTROL - Methods and systems are provided for mitigating engine pre-ignition based on a feed-forward likelihood of pre-ignition and feedback from a pre-ignition event. In response to an indication of pre-ignition, a cylinder may be enriched while an engine load is limited. The enrichment may be followed by an enleanment to restore exhaust catalyst feed-gas oxygen levels. The mitigating steps may be adjusted based on engine operating conditions, a pre-ignition count, as well as the nature of the pre-ignition. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120330537 | FUEL INJECTION CONTROLLER AND INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An ECU of a fuel injection controller acquires information on a load of an internal combustion engine including a fuel injection valve. Based on the load information, a switch is made between low-load-condition control, in which a main injection is performed at a timing that avoids a spray injected by a pilot injection that drifts due to a swirl effect, and high-load condition control, in which the main injection is performed at a timing that interferes with (at least partially overlaps) a spray injected by the pilot injection that drifts due to a swirl effect. In the low-load-condition control, the spray injected by a pilot injection is diffused before the occurrence of ignition to reduce smoke. In the high-load condition control, the spray injected by the main injection is caused to interfere with the spray injected by the pilot injection that contains OH radicals, to reduce smoke. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120330538 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE WITH START/STOP - An electrical system for a vehicle having an internal combustion engine with start/stop capability includes a primary battery connectible to an engine starter motor; a secondary battery, an alternator, and an electrical load in parallel with one another and selectively connectible in parallel with the primary battery by a charge switch; in parallel with the secondary battery, a DC/DC converter in series with a third electrical energy source; and a bypass switch operable to selectively bypass the DC/DC converter. The bypass switch allows for selective bypassing the DC/DC converter and charging/discharging of the third electrical energy source during start/stop operation, to ensure a sufficient voltage level over the additional vehicle electrical loads when the internal combustion engine and consequently the alternator are not running. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120330539 | Exhaust System with a NOx Sensor - Various systems and methods are described for controlling a NOx sensor coupled to an engine exhaust system in a motor vehicle. One example method comprises generating an offset of the sensor based on an ambient air flow drawn into the exhaust system, the ambient air flow having circumvented cylinders of the engine, and adjusting an output of the sensor based on the generated offset. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120330540 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING TRAVEL OF VEHICLES - A method for causing vehicles to travel improves work efficiency by minimizing stop time of the vehicles while avoiding deadlock, wherein reservation-requested routes are generated for the respective vehicles. The reservation-requested routes are parts of travel routes and between the current positions and travel stop positions, and are generated in so that a position not interfering with an interference region shown on a map and the terminal position of the reservation-requested routes for other vehicles becomes a terminal. Then, an already reserved route, is generated on conditions that the reservation-requested route for the vehicle does not interfere with the already reserved routes for the other vehicles and that deadlock does not occur. Then, the respective vehicles are controlled to travel from the current positions to the terminal positions of the already reserved routes. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120330541 | DRIVING ASSISTANCE DEVICE - A device for providing driving assistance for a driver of the vehicle to avoid the object of the risk subject when driving the vehicle, which includes: an object determination unit that detects the object; a collision prediction time calculation unit that calculates a time to collision which is a time indicating a degree to which the vehicle approaches to the object; an estimated risk level determination unit that determines an estimated risk level indicating a possibility of the object moving onto a predicted travelling path of the vehicle; and a driving assistance content determination unit that determines driving assistance content based on the collision prediction time and the estimated risk level. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120330542 | COMPUTATIONALLY EFFICIENT INTERSECTION COLLISION AVOIDANCE SYSTEM - A back-propagating intersection collision avoidance system is provided. The system can include a first vehicle and a second vehicle, the first and second vehicles each operable to approach an intersection at a definable velocity and acceleration. In addition, the intersection can have a collision zone in which the first and second vehicles will collide if they are present there at the same time. The first vehicle can have a processing unit with a controller and a microprocessor, the microprocessor having an algorithm with a disturbance model. The processing unit is operable to back-propagate from the collision zone a capture set as a function of a disturbance for the first and second vehicles. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120330543 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING PRIVACY AND LIMITED EXPOSURE SERVICES FOR LOCATION BASED SERVICES - A system and method is provided for providing privacy and limited exposure services for location based services. The system includes at least one module configured to provide fictitious location or route information of a mobile user to selected users or group of users based on a mobile user provided profile. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120330544 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PASSIVE LOCATION STORAGE - A system and method for automatically storing a geographic position, without requiring user interaction, makes use of the ability of a location-aware mobile device to detect its state of motion using velocity or type of movement information. A transition between motion states is used to determine a parking location of a vehicle. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120330545 | MOBILE TERMINAL DEVICE, VELOCITY CALCULATION METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM STORING VELOCITY CALCULATION PROGRAM - A mobile terminal device includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire a velocity based on GPS information; a first calculation unit configured to calculate a correlation coefficient and a correlation value between an acceleration obtained from the velocity and data of an acceleration sensor; a second calculation unit configured to calculate, using the correlation coefficient, the correlation value, and the data of the acceleration sensor, an acceleration in a section in which it is hard to receive the GPS information; and a third calculation unit configured to calculate a velocity in the section using the acceleration calculated by the second calculation unit and velocities acquired before and after the section. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120330546 | Automated Location-Intelligent Traffic Notification Service Systems and Methods - Traffic notification systems include a location determination system that can determine a geographic location of a subscriber, and an automated traffic notification system that can automatically transmit a traffic notification message that is based on the geographic location of the subscriber to a wireless. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120330547 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ESTIMATING JOURNEY ATTRIBUTES - Embodiments of the present invention provide a processing device implemented method of estimating journey attributes, comprising selecting a plurality of mobile device journey data according to on one or more criteria associated with end points of the mobile device journey data; determining virtual journey data based upon the plurality of mobile device journey data; determining one or more attributes of the virtual journey data. In some embodiments, the one or more criteria include a distal and/or temporal separation between the journey data. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120330548 | Transmission Of Routes Between Client And Server Using Route IDs - Dehydration of routes enables transmitting a description of a route requiring much less space than full specification of the route. A series of “breadcrumbs” and hints are used for dehydration. A breadcrumb includes coordinates of a point, a heading at which the route enters the breadcrumb, and a heading at which the route leaves the breadcrumb. A dehydration module places a breadcrumb at the location marking the beginning of the route, and having a leaving heading identifying the link in the original route. The node at the end of each link in the original route is examined. If the link leaving the node is the most parallel link to the link entering the node, nothing is added to the dehydrated route. If not, a breadcrumb is added to the dehydrated route, specifying the coordinates of the point, the entering heading of the breadcrumb and the leaving heading of the breadcrumb. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120330549 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING ENVIRONMENTAL PREDICTIVE INDICATORS TO EMERGENCY RESPONSE MANAGERS - A method of predicting weather-exacerbated threats, said method comprising inputting localized weather measurement data into a weather threat prediction system; predicting future localized weather conditions based on said localized weather measurement data combined with modeling from National Weather Service Data; inputting natural environment and infrastructure data into said weather threat prediction system; correlating said infrastructure data with said predicted future localized weather conditions; and determining a threat level index over a region, a threat level indicating an area having a certain probabilistic likelihood of being harmed by said future weather conditions. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120330550 | Method and System For Mapping Terrain Using Machine Parameters - A system for mapping terrain using at least one machine traveling along the terrain includes at least one controller. The at least one controller is configured to determine a plurality of machine parameters of the at least one machine as the at least one machine travels along the terrain. The plurality of machine parameters include a steering parameter and a speed of a component of the at least one machine. The at least one controller is also configured to determine, based on the determined machine parameters, a geometry and a grade of at least one path on the terrain along which the at least one machine travels. The at least one controller is further configured to create, based on the determined geometry and grade, a map indicating the at least one path. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120330551 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES FOR PREDICTING BOREHOLE GEOMETRY - System, methods and devices for measuring and predicting complex borehole geometries are presented herein. A method is disclosed for determining a trajectory of a borehole that is generated by a drill string. The method includes: receiving data indicative of one or more drilling parameters between at least two survey points; averaging the received data over predetermined increments between the at least two survey points; calculating from at least the averaged data a predicted drill string response for each of the predetermined increments; determining from at least the predicted drill string response a change in inclination and azimuth for each of the predetermined increments; generating a predicted wellbore trajectory from the change in inclination and azimuth; comparing the predicted wellbore trajectory to a measured wellbore trajectory; and, if the comparison is favorable, determining a probable borehole position from the change in inclination and azimuth for each of the predetermined increments. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120330552 | Method And System For Monitoring The Efficiency And Health Of A Hydraulically Driven System - Efficiency of a hydraulically driven system is evaluated by monitoring the change in ratio of output torque to input hydraulic pressure. The hydraulic pressure data is received from a hydraulic sensor. The torque data is received from a load cell receiving a force transmitted to it by a back-up wrench. Filters are applied to the data to obtain peak levels of torque and hydraulic pressure. A ratio is generated for each process associated with a rod or other elongated member based on peak torque and hydraulic pressure levels achieved during the process. The ratio is stored and compared to historical ratios to determine if the ratio has changed more than a predetermined amount over time. A similar evaluation can be achieved by comparing speed generated on the elongated member by the hydraulically driven system to the current level controlling the floss of hydraulic fluid to the hydraulically driven system. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120330553 | METHOD FOR GENERATING A GENERAL ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY AND WATERFLOOD FORECASTING MODEL - In accordance with one or more embodiments of the present disclosure a method for forecasting an advanced recovery process for a reservoir comprises determining a displacement Koval factor associated with a displacement agent associated with an advanced recovery process. The displacement Koval factor is based on heterogeneity of porosity of the reservoir and mobility of the displacement agent. The method further comprises determining a final average oil saturation of the reservoir associated with the advanced recovery process being finished. The method additionally comprises determining an average oil saturation of the reservoir as a function of time for the advanced recovery process based on the displacement Koval factor and the final average oil saturation. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120330554 | Dispersion Estimation By Nonlinear Optimization of Beam-Formed Fields - A method for estimating velocity dispersion in seismic surface waves in massive 3-D data sets ( | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120330555 | Analyte Testing System with Docking Station for Data Management - An analyte testing system having an analyte testing device and a docking station is described. The analyte testing device includes a plurality of lancets, a plurality of analyte sensors, electronics for deriving test data from the analyte sensors, a visual display that displays test data, and a data recording facility that records non-test data. Examples of non-test data include text diary information, audio diary information, food eaten, minutes exercised, medication taken, and estimated calories burned. The docking station has a power interface and data interface that provide power and data connectivity to the testing device. The docking station also has a storage facility configured to automatically store the test data and non-test data. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120330556 | Analyte Testing System with Docking Station for Data Management - An analyte testing system having an analyte testing device and a docking station is described. The analyte testing device includes a plurality of lancets, a plurality of analyte sensors, electronics for deriving test data from the analyte sensors, a visual display that displays test data, and a data recording facility that records non-test data. Examples of non-test data include text diary information, audio diary information, food eaten, minutes exercised, medication taken, and estimated calories burned. The docking station has a power interface and data interface that provide power and data connectivity to the testing device. The docking station also has a storage facility configured to automatically store the test data and non-test data. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120330557 | System for Cardiac Condition Analysis Based on Cardiac Operation Patterns - A system for heart performance monitoring stores image data representing a sequence of medical images of a surface of a patient heart acquired over multiple contraction and reperfusion cycles. An image data processor automatically processes the image data to determine, change in displacement of selected points of a region of interest of the heart surface over individual cycles of the multiple contraction and reperfusion cycles, maximum and minimum peak displacement points and associated relative times of occurrence of the maximum and minimum peak displacement points and individual parameters related to change in displacement of corresponding individual points of the selected points. A display image shows a grid of individual parameters and an individual grid cell employs a visual attribute to visually indicate degree of change in an associated individual parameter occurring over the multiple contraction and reperfusion cycles. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120330558 | IDENTIFICATION OF BIOMARKERS - The present invention relates to a method comprising the steps of obtaining a sample from the subject, measuring a plurality of biomolecules in the sample, identifying the measured biomolecules in the sample, characterized in that the method further comprises the steps of estimating a discriminatory ability of each measured biomolecule by using a paired test hypothesis, and integrating the estimated discriminatory abilities of the biomolecules into a kinetic analysis. More particularly, the present invention enables the use of such a method and a method for monitoring progress or treatment of a disease such as cardiovascular diseases. Such identification methods comprising the steps of obtaining a sample from the subject, measuring a plurality of biomolecules in the sample and identifying the measured biomolecules can particularly be used for monitoring progress or treatment of a disease. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120330559 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HYBRID ASSEMBLY OF NUCLEIC ACID SEQUENCES - Systems and methods for assembling a nucleic acid sequence are disclosed. A plurality of single fragment sequence reads and a plurality of paired fragment sequence reads are received. Each paired fragment sequence read comprises at least two sequence reads separated by an insert. Single fragment sequence reads are assembled into a plurality of contigs, and the paired fragment sequence reads are mapped to the contigs. Further, gap regions comprising a portion of the partially assembled nucleic acid sequence for which the single fragment sequence reads do not map are identified, and hanging pairwise sequence reads of the mapped paired fragment sequence reads are used to fill in the gap region. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120330560 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PREDICTING PERTUBATIONS ALTERING METABOLIC STATES - A computer implemented method for identifying genetic or environmental perturbations that induce a transformation from a source state of an individual to a target state. A flux description of reactions is calculated in the source state and a statistical test is performed on the gene expression levels of the source state versus the target state, to generate a P-value for each on the plurality of genes. Then, for each reaction the flux of the reaction in the source state is fixed and a solution for all of the fluxes that minimize an objective function is found. These perturbations are ranked by the extent by which the perturbation caused a transformation of the source state towards the target state. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120330561 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING DATA PROCESSING AND CONTROL IN A MEDICAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - Methods and apparatus for providing data processing and control for use in a medical communication system are provided. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120330562 | VARIABLE INDICATION ESTIMATOR - A variable indication estimator which determines an output value representative of a set of input data. For example, the estimator can reduce input data to estimates of a desired signal, select a time, and determine an output value from the estimates and the time. In one embodiment, the time is selected using one or more adjustable signal confidence parameters determine where along the estimates the output value will be computed. By varying the parameters, the characteristics of the output value are variable. For example, when input signal confidence is low, the parameters are adjusted so that the output value is a smoothed representation of the input signal. When input signal confidence is high, the parameters are adjusted so that the output value has a faster and more accurate response to the input signal. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120330563 | Assembly Error Detection - A method for detecting errors in genetic sequence assemblies including defining an assembly (A) of a sequence of genetic data, collecting read data into a library of reads (L), plotting histograms of sizes or reads versus a number of reads per size, normalizing a distribution (D) with a coverage C to obtain D′ that has a mean (μ) and standard deviation (σ) and reserve positions (i) not used to obtain D′, collecting subset of reads (S | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120330564 | Method of Pre-Treatment and Staining of a Biological Sample and Device for Support of a Biological Sample and Methods of Using Such Device - There is disclosed a method of pre-treatment and staining, according to a protocol, of a biological sample disposed upon the surface of a carrier, the method comprising the step of recording at least one parameter relating to at least one protocol step in a non-volatile memory located either upon or within the carrier or a device incorporating the carrier. Also disclosed is a device comprising: a non-volatile memory; a surface of the device adapted to carry a biological sample; and communications means electrically coupled to the memory for enabling data transmission to or from an external apparatus. Also disclosed is a method of controlling processing of a biological sample disposed upon a carrier, comprising: providing, upon or within the carrier or an apparatus holding the carrier, a non-volatile memory having information relating to sample processing priority or protocol; reading the information; and scheduling the processing based upon the information. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120330565 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EVALUATING PHYSIOLOGICAL PARAMETER DATA - Embodiments disclosed herein may include systems and methods for evaluating physiological parameter data. Embodiments of methods may include monitoring a patient to produce a signal comprising a sequence of numerical values for a physiological parameter over a time period, calculating an index from the signal, comparing the index to a reported index, and if the index is greater than the reported index, setting the reported index to the value of the index. Embodiments of methods may include calculating a modulation of the signal, comparing the modulation to a previous valise of the modulation to identity a trend in the modulation and if the trend corresponds to an undesirable condition, using a first function, to increase the reported index. Embodiments of methods may include providing an indication of a physiological status based on the reported index. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120330566 | SEQUENCE ASSEMBLY AND CONSENSUS SEQUENCE DETERMINATION - Computer implemented methods, and systems performing such methods for processing signal data from analytical operations and systems, and particularly in processing signal data from sequence-by-incorporation processes to identify nucleotide sequences of template nucleic acids and larger nucleic acid molecules, e.g., genomes or fragments thereof. In particularly preferred embodiments, nucleic acid sequences generated by such methods are subjected to de novo assembly and/or consensus sequence determination. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120330567 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DATA ANALYSIS - The present disclosure provides computer implemented methods and systems for analyzing datasets, such as large data sets output from nucleic acid sequenceing technologies. In particular, the present disclosure provides for data analysis comprising computing the BWT of a collection of strings in an incremental, character by character, manner. The present disclosure also provides compression boosting strategies resulting in a BWT of a reordered collection of data that is more compressible by second stage compression methods compared to non-reordered computational analysis. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120330568 | GAS CONCENTRATION CALCULATION DEVICE, GAS CONCENTRATION MEASUREMENT MODULE, AND LIGHT DETECTOR - A gas concentration measuring module ( | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120330569 | THERMAL ACOUSTIC IMAGING METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING DEFECTS IN AN OBJECT - In accordance with the disclosed embodiments, Thermal Acoustic Imaging (TAI) methods, systems and apparatus are provided for detecting defects in an object being inspected. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120330570 | STRUCTURAL DAMAGE INDEX MAPPING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system and method for detecting and evaluating structural defects are provided. Baseline data representative of sensed ultrasonic waves that were transmitting into a structure with no defects are stored. Ultrasonic waves are transmitted into the structure from a plurality of actuators that are coupled to the structure. The ultrasonic waves that are transmitted into the structure from the plurality of actuators are sensed, with a plurality of sensors that are coupled to the structure and spaced apart from the actuators, to thereby generate and supply sensor data. Signal difference coefficients are calculated from the baseline data and the sensor data. The calculated signal difference coefficients are spatially mapped to detect one or more structural defects in the structure. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120330571 | System to measure forces on an insertion device - A system to measure forces on a device inserted through the skin into a human or animal body to introduce or remove material. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120330572 | Cyclic Cranked System Method and Related Devices - A cyclic cranked system data gathering system has at least one crank arm ( | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120330573 | PUMP TESTER - Methods of and devices for testing medical pumps via tracking induced single or multiple bubble trajectories within a fluid flow conduit ( | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120330574 | PUMP TESTER - Methods of and devices for testing medical pumps via tracking induced single or multiple bubble trajectories within a fluid flow conduit ( | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120330575 | ESTIMATING ENGINE SYSTEM PARAMETERS BASED ON ENGINE CYLINDER PRESSURE - A method includes sensing pressure within an engine cylinder, and estimating at least one other engine system parameter based on the sensed pressure. Another method includes designing an engine system, which includes one or more engine cylinder pressure sensors and one or more other engine system sensors. According to this method, the engine system is operated, and engine cylinder pressure is sensed using the engine cylinder pressure sensors, which are in communication with an engine cylinder of an engine of the engine system. Also, other engine system parameters are sensed to obtain at least one other engine system parameter using the other engine system sensors. The engine cylinder pressure is correlated to the at least one other engine system parameter, and engine cylinder pressure is used to replace or augment the at least one other engine system parameter that correlates to the engine cylinder pressure. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120330576 | FUEL-INJECTION-CONDITION ESTIMATING APPARATUS - A fuel-injection-condition estimating apparatus is applied to a fuel injection system which includes a fuel injector injecting a fuel accumulated in an accumulator and a fuel pressure sensor detecting a fuel pressure in a fuel supply passage from the accumulator to an injection port of the fuel injector. The fuel-injection-condition estimating apparatus includes: a fuel-pressure-waveform detecting portion which detects a variation in the fuel pressure as a fuel pressure waveform based on a detection value of the fuel pressure sensor; and an injection-rate waveform computing portion which computes an injection-rate waveform indicative of a variation in an injection-rate based on the fuel pressure waveform. The injection-rate waveform computing portion computes an ascending-waveform portion where the injection-rate is ascending due to a fuel injection in such a manner that an injection-rate ascending speed becomes slower at a specified point on the ascending-waveform portion. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120330577 | VIBRATION SEVERITY ANALYSIS APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ROTATING MACHINERY - A method includes obtaining a baseline vibration level of a machine and normalizing the baseline vibration level with a specified threshold value to generate a normalized baseline vibration level. The specified threshold value is based on a type of the machine. The method also includes obtaining a measurement of an operational vibration level of the machine during its operation, normalizing the measured operational vibration level against the normalized baseline vibration level, and identifying at least indicator of a status of the machine based on the normalized operational vibration level. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120330578 | SEVERITY ANALYSIS APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SHAFTS OF ROTATING MACHINERY - A method includes receiving one or more vibration signals representing physical vibrations generated by a shaft of a machine during operation. The method also includes determining a rotational speed of the shaft. The method further includes identifying one or more sets of frequency components of the vibration signals based on the speed of the shaft, where each set of frequency components is associated with an operational characteristic of the shaft. In addition, the method includes determining one or more health indicators of the shaft based on relative energy levels of the frequency components in each set of frequency components. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120330579 | System Responsive to Machine Vibrations and Method of Use - A first embodiment of a system for measuring and analyzing a machine property comprises a vibration detector; power source; data transmitter, and first data processor which can obtain and convert sensed vibration data into digital data to be transmitted through the data transmitter to a system server which comprises software for processing and analyzing data comprising the received sensed vibration data. In a second embodiment, the system comprises a vibration sensor and a terminal used to obtain sensed vibration data from the sensor and convert it into digital data to be transmitted through the first data transceiver, and, optionally, to a system server. In this embodiment, data may be presented visually on the user display area and user input received input from the user input area. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120330580 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING A BEARING STATE - In a system for ascertaining a bearing state and in a method for ascertaining a bearing state of a bearing of an electric machine, measurement value ( | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120330581 | POTENTIAL OBTAINING APPARATUS, MAGNETIC FIELD MICROSCOPE, INSPECTION APPARATUS, AND POTENTIAL OBTAINING METHOD - In a magnetic field obtaining apparatus, a measuring part ( | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120330582 | METHOD OF HIGH IMPEDANCE GROUNDFAULT DETECTION FOR DIFFERENTIAL PROTECTION OF OVERHEAD TRANSMISSION LINES - The invention concerns a method of impedance groundfault detection for differential protection of an overhead transmission line in a three-phase high voltage electric power transmission system which comprises many lines ( | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120330583 | INSTRUMENT AND METHOD FOR DETECTING PARTIAL ELECTRICAL DISCHARGES - An instrument ( | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120330584 | Systems and Methods for Power Monitoring in a Variable Data Processing System - Various embodiments of the present invention provide systems and methods for data processing. As an example, a data processing circuit is discussed that includes: a data detector circuit, a data decoder circuit, and a power monitor circuit. The data detector circuit is operable to apply a data detection algorithm to a data input and a decoded output to yield a detected output. The data decoder circuit is operable to apply a data decoding algorithm to the detected output to yield the decoded output. The power monitor circuit is operable to receive a first power status signal from the data detector circuit and a second power status from the data decoder circuit, and to calculate a power usage of a combination of at least the data detector circuit and the data decoder circuit. In such a system, a number of global iterations through a combination of the data decoder circuit and the data detector circuit is variable and both of the first power status signal and the second power status signal varies at least in part as a function of the number of global iterations. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120330585 | Methods and Systems Involving Databases for Energy Usage Data - A method includes receiving data associated with time periods that types of electrical devices are used at a metered location and storing the data in a database, associating demographic data with the metered location and storing the associated demographic data in the database, defining a demographic type associated with the metered location, processing the data associated with the time periods that the types of electrical devices are used at the metered location and the demographic data associated with the metered location to define time periods that types of electrical devices are used by demographic types similar to the demographic type associated with the metered location, and identifying an alternative time period that at least one electrical device of the types of electrical devices may be used. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120330586 | ESTIMATING COMPONENT POWER USAGE FROM AGGREGATE POWER USAGE - A method, system, and computer program product for estimating component power usage using aggregate power usage data are provided in the illustrative embodiments. A power estimation model is received, the model correlating a factor of the component with an aggregate power consumption of a set of components during a period, the component being a member of the set of components, the component being a hardware device operating in the data processing environment and consuming electrical power, the factor being a characteristic of the component related to the consumption of the electrical power in the component. A value of the factor at a determined time is received. The value of the factor is applied to the power estimation model to generate an estimate of electrical power consumed by the component. The estimate is output as the estimated power usage of the component when the factor attains the value. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120330587 | LOCAL MONITORING APPARATUS, MONITORING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DIGITAL PROTECTIVE RELAY - A local monitoring apparatus, a power distribution monitoring system of a digital protective relay, and a method using the same are disclosed herein. According to the embodiments of the present disclosure, a power distribution monitoring system of the digital protective relay may be configured with a local monitoring program and a self function of the digital protective relay, thereby reducing a cost burden due to the installation of a remote monitoring system. It may be connected to one or more digital protective relays through a remote monitoring connection line to transmit and receive data using a local monitoring dedicated protocol, thereby easily processing various data contained in the digital protective relay. Furthermore, according to the present disclosure, various setting values required for a plurality of digital protective relays, respectively, may be accessed and downloaded once, thereby enhancing the user's convenience and increasing management efficiency. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120330588 | Battery Monitoring System - A battery monitoring system including an on-site battery event monitor (BEM) that sends out battery-related data to a server over a wide area network (WAN). The BEM sends out data in a broadcast (or unicast manner) to predetermined server(s) without being queried or polled. This improves network security and data security and also eliminates the need for on-site network configuration and administration. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120330589 | BINDER WITH GOOD RATE PROPERTY AND LONG CYCLEABILITY FOR LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY - Disclosed is a binder, which comprises polymer particles obtained by polymerization of: (a) 1˜80 parts by weight of a (meth)acrylic acid ester monomer; (b) 1˜20 parts by weight of an unsaturated carboxylic acid monomer; and (c) 0.001˜40 parts by weight of a vinyl monomer, based on 100 parts by weight of the binder polymer, and which allows electrode active material particles capable of lithium intercalation/deintercalation to be fixed and linked among themselves, and between the particles and a collector. An electrode comprising the binder, and a lithium secondary battery having the electrode are also disclosed. Further, a method for evaluating interrelation between wettability of a binder to an electrolyte and quality of a battery comprising the binder is disclosed. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120330590 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SIGNALING IN GRADIENT SENSOR DEVICES - A processing system includes a transmitter module, a receiver module, and a determination module. The transmitter module is configured to transmit in accordance with a first excitation mode with a transmitter electrode during a first interval and a third interval of a sensing frame period, wherein, during the first excitation mode, a first voltage variation is generated in the transmitter electrode. The transmitter module is further configured to transmit in accordance with a second excitation mode with the transmitter electrode during a second interval of the sensing frame, wherein, during the second excitation mode, a second voltage variation different from the first voltage variation is generated in the transmitter electrode. The receiver module is configured to receive a first resulting signal with a receiver electrode during the first interval, receive a second resulting signal with the receiver electrode during the second interval, and receive a third resulting signal with the receiver electrode during the third interval. The determination module is configured to compute a first measurement of a change in capacitive coupling between the transmitter electrode and the receiver electrode based on the first resulting signal, compute a second measurement of a change in capacitive coupling between the transmitter electrode and the receiver electrode based on the second resulting signal, compute a third measurement of a change in capacitive coupling between the transmitter electrode and the receiver electrode based on the third resulting signal, and combine the first and third measurements. The determination module is further configured to determine positional information for an input object based on the second measurement and a combination of the first and third measurements | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120330591 | FAULT DETECTION METHOD OF SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING PROCESSES AND SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE THEREOF - A fault detection method of semiconductor manufacturing processes is disclosed. The method includes the steps of providing a storage device, collecting a fault detection and classification(FDC) parameter by the storage device, setting up a measurement site for measuring an online measurement parameter, collecting a wafer acceptance test(WAT) in correspondence to the FDC parameter, establishing a first relationship equation between the FDC parameter and the online measurement parameter, establishing a second relationship equation of the online measurement parameter and the WAT by using the first relationship equation, establishing a third relationship equation between the FDC parameter and the WAT, establishing a waning region of the manufacturing processes by using the first, second, and third relationship equations, and determining the situation of generating wafer defects according to the warning region. The present invention discloses a system architecture for the method. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120330592 | Inspection Method and Apparatus - A method defines one or more monitoring target profiles, collects and stores initial calibration data of the metrology apparatus, compiling a library of spectra that would be observed from inspection of the monitoring target profiles using the metrology apparatus calibrated according to the initial calibration data. Some operations can be performed periodically, e.g., on a daily basis: obtaining current calibration data from the apparatus, modeling the effect of the current calibration data on the metrology apparatus operation, and using the result of the modeling and the contents of the library to determine any differences between one or more values of the initial calibration data and the current calibration data, and how these changes will be translated into changes in the measurement output for a given number of stacks and geometries. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120330593 | INTEGRATED CROSS-TESTER ANALYSIS AND REAL-TIME ADAPTIVE TEST - Processing test results from a plurality of individual semiconductor testers by analyzing each test result at an adaptive test engine. A centralized system jointly analyzes all the test results from the plurality of individual semiconductor testers. The adaptive test engine or the centralized system identifies, based on the analysis of each test result or the joint analysis of all the test results, one or more of: a test environmental issue, a tester variability issue, a tester calibration issue, a product variability issue, and a manufacturing process variability issue. The adaptive test engine or the centralized system determines whether one or more of the plurality of individual semiconductor testers causes one or more of the identified issues or whether semiconductor products tested by the plurality of individual semiconductor testers causes one or more of the identified issues. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120330594 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ESTIMATING 3D POSITION AND ORIENTATION THROUGH SENSOR FUSION - An apparatus and method for estimating a three-dimensional (3D) position and orientation based on a sensor fusion process is provided. The method of estimating the 3D position and orientation may include estimating a strength-based position and a strength-based orientation of a remote apparatus when a plurality of strength information is received, based on an attenuation characteristic of a strength that varies based on a distance and orientation, estimating an inertia-based position and an inertia-based orientation of the remote apparatus by receiving a plurality of inertial information, and estimating a fused position based on a weighted-sum of the strength-based position and the inertia-based position, and to estimate a fused orientation based on a weighted-sum of the strength-based orientation and the inertia-based orientation. The strength-based position and the strength-based orientation may be estimated based on a plurality of adjusted strength information from which noise is removed using a plurality of previous strength information. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120330595 | Method and Apparatus for Measuring Speed of a Brush Motor - A system for determining motor speed of a brush DC motor in an apparatus, including circuitry for sensing current in the brush DC motor; a first filter for receiving a substantially DC component of the sensed current and parameters corresponding to the brush DC motor, for calculating a speed estimate thereof; an adaptive bandpass filter having a center frequency corresponding to the speed estimate of the first filter, for receiving the sensed current and substantially isolating a periodic current fluctuation thereof; a block for determining a frequency of the periodic current fluctuation, the periodic current fluctuation frequency being a commutation frequency of the brush DC motor and corresponding to motor speed of the brush DC motor. The motor speed determined from the periodic current fluctuation of the motor current is then used to control the speed of the motor. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120330596 | SELF-CALIBRATING SENSOR, SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - A sensor system includes a sensor unit configured for communication has a sensor controller that initiates calibration of the sensor when a respective calibration condition occurs. The calibration condition may involve detection of appropriate environmental conditions and/or a signal received via a communication component. The sensor controller may acquire missing information with the communication. A master controller may be used that receives data from multiple sensor units and distributes information and/or sends a calibration initiation signal. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120330597 | System And Method For Power And Data Delivery On A Machine - A power and data delivery system includes a conductor for transferring both power and data, a plurality of device connectors, which each define at least one of a power link and a communication link, and a plurality of smart connectors connecting the conductor with the device connectors. Each of the smart connectors includes a memory having a device testing algorithm stored thereon, and a processor configured to execute the device testing algorithm. The device testing algorithms, which are executed simultaneously, are configured to evaluate a plurality of characteristics, including a current and voltage, associated with one or both of the power link and the communication link. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120330598 | METHOD, PROGRAM, AND SYSTEM FOR GENERATING TEST CASES - To provide a technique for generating, at a high speed, a smaller-sized set that satisfies an intended property such as, for example, being pair-wise, and includes many test cases that match a set of existing test cases given as an input, candidates to be used from a set of existing input test cases are determined in the following manner: for some parameters, values to be held by test case candidates are determined; test cases having the determined values, among those included in the set of input test cases, are selected as the candidates. A test case having the highest score among one or more test case candidates generated with the method of the related art and one or more test case candidates selected from the set of input test cases is added to a set of output test cases. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120330599 | Methods and Systems to Implement a Surrogate Head Model and Directly Measure Brain/Skull Relative Displacement - A human surrogate head model (HSHM) to measure brain/skull displacement due to a physical force, such as due to an explosive, ballistic, or automotive crash type of event. A HSHM may include a plurality of magnetic field generators positioned stationary relative to a HSHM skull, each to generate a magnetic field oriented with respect to a corresponding one of multiple directions. The HSHM may include one or more electromagnetic force (EMF)-based displacement sensors, each of which may include three inductive coils oriented orthogonally with respect to one another and co-aligned about a central point. A signal processor may be implemented to separate signals generated by each coil of each EMF-based displacement sensor into a plurality of component magnitudes, each attributable to a corresponding one of the magnetic fields. A computer-implemented model may be implemented to correlate between the component magnitudes and a corresponding position and orientation of the displacement sensor. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120330600 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE, POSITIONING METHOD, POSITIONING SYSTEM, COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - An electronic device, a positioning method, a positioning system, a computer program product, and a computer-readable recording medium are provided. The electronic device includes at least one wireless transceiver, at least one measurement unit (MU), and a processor. The processor is coupled with the wireless transceiver and the MU. The processor obtains distances between a plurality of participant devices through the wireless transceiver, wherein the participant devices include the electronic device. The processor obtains a displacement of each of the participant devices through the wireless transceiver and the MU and determines the spatial location of each of the participant devices according to the distances and the displacements. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120330601 | DETERMINING TILT ANGLE AND TILT DIRECTION USING IMAGE PROCESSING - A survey instrument includes a surveying device configured to perform survey measurements and an imaging device coupled to the surveying device and having a known spatial relationship with the surveying device. The imaging device may be configured to obtain image information. The survey instrument also includes a processor in electrical communication with the imaging device. The processor may be configured to receive the image information from the imaging device, process the image information to determine a pose of the imaging device, and determine a tilt angle of the survey instrument and a tilt direction of the survey instrument in a reference frame. Tilt angle and the tilt direction of the survey instrument may be determined using the pose of the imaging device. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120330602 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ESTABLISHING A SAFETY PLANE IN COORDINATE MEASUREMENTS - In a method for establishing a safety plane in coordinate measurements, the method meshes a 3D model of a workpiece and a probe by triangles, and calculates a maximum bounding box of the probe. The method further obtains a moving path of the maximum bounding box after moving the maximum bounding box from a first measuring point to a second, and obtains a maximum space box of the moving path. If the maximum space box has one or more intersections with the workpiece, the method calculates a distance between vertices of each of the triangles falling within the maximum space box and a bottom face of the maximum space box, and obtains a point in the bottom face of the maximum space box that has a maximum distance from the triangles. By correcting a plane containing the point, the safety plane is obtained. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120330603 | RF Fingerprinting for Location Estimation - A method of estimation of a location of a terminal within an area of coverage of a wireless network comprising at least one fixed node. The method comprises estimating the location of the terminal on the basis of at least a comparison between data representing a first metric of a complex frequency response of a radio channel between the terminal and one of the at least one fixed node and data representing a plurality of stored metrics. Each of the plurality of stored metrics being related to one of a plurality of different locations within the network and each stored metric being of a complex frequency response measured between the one of the fixed nodes and the location within the network to which the metric relates. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120330604 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING ROTATING DEVICE - A system for use in monitoring operation of a rotating device is described herein. The system includes at least one sensor, an input device, a display device, and a processor. The sensor is configured to sense a position of a component coupled to the rotating device, and to generate a signal indicative of the position of the component with respect to a reference. The input device is configured to generate a signal indicative of a user selection input. The processor is coupled in communication with the sensor, the input device, and the display device, and is programmed to calculate a plurality of timebased position values associated with a relative position of the component with respect to a predefined period of time. A plurality of orbital position values associated with a relative position of the component are calculated by the processor. The processor graphically presents at least one of a plurality of timebased traces corresponding to the calculated plurality of timebased position values and a plurality of orbit traces corresponding to the calculated plurality of orbital position values in response to a user selection input via said input device. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120330605 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USE IN MONITORING OPERATION OF A ROTATING DEVICE - A system for use in monitoring operation of a rotating device includes at least one first sensor that senses a position of a first component coupled to the rotating device, and at least one second sensor that senses a position of a second component coupled to the rotating device. A processor coupled to the first sensor and the second sensor calculates a first plurality of property values of the first component based on the first component position, and a second plurality of property values of the second component based on the second component position. The processor graphically presents a first display including at least one trace based on the first plurality of component property values, graphically presents a second display including at least one trace based on the second plurality of component property values, and synchronizes the trace in the first display with the trace in the second display. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120330606 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USE IN MONITORING OPERATION OF A ROTATING DEVICE - A system for use in monitoring operation of a rotating device includes at least one sensor configured to sense a position of a component coupled to a rotating device with respect to a predefined axis and generate a signal indicative of the component position. A processor is programmed to calculate a plurality of property values of the component based at least partially on the position, and graphically present at least one time-based waveform based on at least a portion of the component property values. The processor is also programmed to graphically present at least one orbit plot based on at least a portion of the plurality of component property values, and synchronize the time-based waveform with the orbit plot. The time-based waveform is indicative of a position of the component along the axis, and the orbit plot is indicative of a position of the component within a predefined plane. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120330607 | DIGITAL READOUT MEASUREMENT DEVICE - A linear measurement device for digitally providing circumference and diameter readings of an object being measured. The tail end of a tape passes by a reader element in a digital unit which is equipped electronically with the pi formula to provide selective readings of diameter in English and metric units, as well as circumference readings. The device can be employed for external (outside) and internal (inside) measurements. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120330608 | STEP COUNTING SYSTEM AND STEP COUNTER - A step counting system includes a portable terminal and a step counter. The portable terminal includes a processor and a first communication interface. The step counter includes a motion sensor, a step detector, a controller, and a second communication interface. The second communication interface communicates with the first communication interface. The motion sensor senses motion of a user carrying the step counter. The detector detects whether a step motion is sensed by the motion sensor. The controller transmits an increment by one signal to the processor each time a step is detected by the detector. The processor updates its display of the number of steps by increasing the number of steps by one each time the processor receives the increment by one signal from the controller. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120330609 | METHOD OF MEASURING A DEVIATION OF AN OPTICAL SURFACE FROM A TARGET SHAPE - A method of measuring a deviation of an optical surface from a target shape and a method of manufacturing an optical element. The method of measuring the deviation includes:—performing a first interferometric measurement using a first diffractive measurement structure, which is arranged to cover a first area of the optical surface, to provide a first interferometric measurement result,—performing a second interferometric measurement using a second diffractive measurement structure, which is arranged to cover a second area of the optical surface different from the first area, to provide a second interferometric measurement result, and—determining a deviation of the optical surface from the target shape. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120330610 | MEASUREMENT SYSTEM AND MEASUREMENT METHOD OF FLUCTUATIONS IN WEIGHT OF RESPECTIVE DIVIDED BODY PARTS, AND UTILIZATION SYSTEM AND UTILIZATION METHOD THEREOF - A system for rapidly and precisely measuring and recording changes and fluctuations in weight of respective divided body parts occurred from moment to moment in a given position is provided. In the system, divided body part weighing units for separately weighing all body parts and a measurement controlling and data processing unit for controlling the weighing units and for receiving the measured data from the weighing units and are connected so as to be freely transmittable. | 2012-12-27 |
| 20120330611 | MONITORING ACCESS TO A LOCATION - Devices, methods, and systems for monitoring access to a location are described herein. One or more method embodiments include determining data associated with an access event associated with a location, determining whether the access event is an anomalous access event using the data associated with the access event and a statistical model of data associated with a number of non-anomalous access events associated with the location, and assessing, if the access event is determined to be an anomalous access event, the anomalous access event. In various embodiments, assessing the anomalous access event includes at least one of determining an anomaly type associated with the anomalous access event, determining an anomaly classification confidence associated with the anomalous access event, determining an anomaly severity associated with the anomalous access event, and determining a reliability associated with the statistical model. | 2012-12-27 |
