Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090137008 | REDUCED INHIBITION OF ONE-STEP RT-PCR - The present invention provides a method for amplifying a nucleic acid molecule. The method involves mixing an RNA template with a composition having a reverse transcriptase, a DNA polymerase and a RT inhibition reducer. The RT inhibition reducer can be Sso7d, Sac7d, Sac7e, Sso7e, AluI methylase, suramin, a phosphorothioate oligodeoxycytosine, a phosphorothioate oligodeoxyadenine, a phosphorothioate oligodeoxythymine or poly(rA)(dT). The mixing forms a mixture that is incubated under conditions sufficient to synthesize a DNA molecule complementary to all or a portion of the RNA template, thereby amplifying the nucleic acid molecule. | 05-28-2009 |
20090269829 | NOVEL COMPOSITIONS WITH POLYMERASE ACTIVITY - The invention provides novel compositions with polymerase activity and methods of using the compositions. | 10-29-2009 |
20100159447 | QUANTITATIVE AMPLIFICATION WITH A LABELED PROBE AND 3' TO 5' EXONUCLEASE ACTIVITY - This invention provides methods and kits for performing a quantitative amplification reaction. The method employs a polymerase enzyme and an enzyme having a 3′ to 5′ exonuclease activity that cleaves the 3′ oligonucleotide of the probe. | 06-24-2010 |
20100279360 | Sso7-Polymerase Conjugate Proteins - This invention provides Sso7-polymerase conjugates that exhibit improved activity in a polymerase reaction. | 11-04-2010 |
20110104760 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR IMPROVING EFFICIENCY OF NUCLEIC ACIDS AMPLIFICATION REACTIONS - The present invention provides methods and compositions for improving the efficiency of nucleic acid amplification reactions. The invention encompasses hybrid polymerases that show increased processivity over wild type polymerases as well as decreased exonuclease activity. The invention also encompasses methods, compositions and kits for conducting nucleic acid synthesis and amplification reactions in which non-specific amplification of primers is reduced. | 05-05-2011 |
20110165654 | NUCLEIC ACID MODIFYING ENZYMES - This invention provides for an improved generation of novel nucleic acid modifying enzymes. The improvement is the fusion of a sequence-non-specific nucleic-acid-binding domain to the enzyme in a manner that enhances the ability of the enzyme to bind and catalytically modify the nucleic acid. | 07-07-2011 |
20120100597 | STABILIZED PROTEASE-CONTAINING SOLUTIONS - The present invention provides compositions and methods for purifying RNA-free DNA from a sample. | 04-26-2012 |
20120164690 | UNIVERSAL REFERENCE DYE FOR QUANTITATIVE AMPLIFICATION - Universal reference dye mixtures for quantitative amplification, and uses thereof, are provided. | 06-28-2012 |
20120208193 | DETECTING METHYLATION IN A SUBPOPULATION OF GENOMIC DNA - This invention provides methods of determining the biological, pathological, genetic, epigenetic or disease status in a biological sample by determining the methylation status of a subpopulation of genomic DNA in the sample. | 08-16-2012 |
20120225467 | MODIFIED DNASE COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF - Modified DNase polypeptides and methods of their use are provided. | 09-06-2012 |
20120258460 | Sso7-Polymerase Conjugates with Decreased Non-Specific Activity - Improved Sso7-polymerase conjugate proteins are provided | 10-11-2012 |
20120295270 | METHODS OF USING IMPROVED POLYMERASES - This invention provides for methods of sequencing and performing polymerase reactions using an improved generation of nucleic acid polymerases. The improvement is the fusion of a sequence-non-specific nucleic-acid-binding domain to the enzyme in a manner that enhances the processivity of the polymerase. | 11-22-2012 |
20120329126 | HYBRID POLYMERASES HAVING THE ABILITY TO PRODUCE LONG AMPLICONS - The present invention provides DNA polymerases having increased efficiency of amplification of long amplicons. The present invention also provides for methods of amplifying target nucleic acid molecules with the DNA polymerases for increasing the efficiency of amplification of long amplicons. | 12-27-2012 |
20130143300 | NOVEL COMPOSITIONS WITH POLYMERASE ACTIVITY - The invention provides novel compositions with polymerase activity and methods of using the compositions. | 06-06-2013 |
20130203119 | NUCLEIC ACID MODIFYING ENZYMES - This invention provides for an improved generation of novel nucleic acid modifying enzymes. The improvement is the fusion of a sequence-non-specific nucleic-acid-binding domain to the enzyme in a manner that enhances the ability of the enzyme to bind and catalytically modify the nucleic acid. | 08-08-2013 |
20130203122 | Reduced Inhibition of One-Step RT-PCR - The present invention provides a method for amplifying a nucleic acid molecule. The method involves mixing an RNA template with a composition having a reverse transcriptase, a DNA polymerase and a RT inhibition reducer. The RT inhibition reducer can be Sso7d, Sac7d, Sac7e, Sso7e, AluI methylase, suramin, a phosphorothioate oligodeoxycytosine, a phosphorothioate oligodeoxyadenine, a phosphorothioate oligodeoxythymine or poly(rA)(dT). The mixing forms a mixture that is incubated under conditions sufficient to synthesize a DNA molecule complementary to all or a portion of the RNA template, thereby amplifying the nucleic acid molecule. | 08-08-2013 |
20140038237 | NUCLEIC ACID MODIFYING ENZYMES - This invention provides for an improved generation of novel nucleic acid modifying enzymes. The improvement is the fusion of a sequence-non-specific nucleic-acid-binding domain to the enzyme in a manner that enhances the ability of the enzyme to bind and catalytically modify the nucleic acid. | 02-06-2014 |
20140220577 | Methods of Using Improved Polymerases - This invention provides for methods of sequencing and performing polymerase reactions using an improved generation of nucleic acid polymerases. The improvement is the fusion of a sequence-non-specific nucleic-acid-binding domain to the enzyme in a manner that enhances the processivity of the polymerase. | 08-07-2014 |
20140377767 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR IMPROVING EFFICIENCY OF NUCLEIC ACIDS AMPLIFICATION REACTIONS - The present invention provides methods and compositions for improving the efficiency of nucleic acid amplification reactions. The invention encompasses hybrid polymerases that show increased processivity over wild type polymerases as well as decreased exonucleases activity. The invention also encompasses methods, compositions and kits for conducting nucleic acid synthesis and amplification reactions in which non-specific amplification of primers is reduced. | 12-25-2014 |
20150218536 | NUCLEIC ACID MODIFYING ENZYMES - This invention provides for an improved generation of novel nucleic acid modifying enzymes. The improvement is the fusion of a sequence-non-specific nucleic-acid-binding domain to the enzyme in a manner that enhances the ability of the enzyme to bind and catalytically modify the nucleic acid. | 08-06-2015 |
20160046982 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR REDUCING INHIBITION OF RT-PCR - In one aspect, compositions and methods for reducing reverse transcriptase (RT) inhibition in RT-PCR are provided. In some embodiments, the RT inhibition reducer is a phosphorothioate oligodeoxycytosine (SdC), phosphorothioate oligodeoxyadenine (SdA), phosphorothioate oligodeoxythymine (SdT), or phosphorothioate oligodeoxyguanosine (SdG). | 02-18-2016 |
20160053305 | RNA AMPLIFICATION METHODS - Methods of detecting and amplifying short RNAs are provided. | 02-25-2016 |
20160060607 | NOVEL COMPOSITIONS WITH POLYMERASE ACTIVITY - The invention provides novel compositions with polymerase activity and methods of using the compositions. | 03-03-2016 |
20160060616 | METHODS OF USING IMPROVED POLYMERASES - This invention provides for methods of sequencing and performing polymerase reactions using an improved generation of nucleic acid polymerases. The improvement is the fusion of a sequence-non-specific nucleic-acid-binding domain to the enzyme in a manner that enhances the processivity of the polymerase. | 03-03-2016 |
Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080299405 | AQUEOUS COATING COMPOSITIONS - Aqueous coating compositions that contain two non-fluorinated and silicon-free hydrocarbon-based surfactants are provided. The hydrocarbon-based surfactants are alkylated acetylenic diols. These aqueous coating compositions are useful as floor finishes and polishes. | 12-04-2008 |
20090324573 | Pharmaceutical Composition Comprising P43 Protein for the Treatment of Gastric Adenocarcinoma - A pharmaceutical composition for the treatment of gastric adenocarcinoma is provided, wherein the pharmaceutical composition comprises p43 protein and pharmaceutically acceptable carriers, and does not comprise paclitaxel. A use of p43 protein for the treatment of gastric adenocarcinoma is also provided. | 12-31-2009 |
20100057287 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING AN ACTUATABLE SAFETY DEVICE - A method for determining a crash condition of a vehicle comprises the step of sensing crash acceleration in a first direction substantially parallel to a front-to-rear axis of the vehicle and providing a first acceleration signal indicative thereof. The method also comprises the step of sensing crash acceleration in a second direction substantially parallel to a side-to-side axis of the vehicle and near opposite sides of the vehicle and providing second acceleration signals indicative thereof. The method further comprises the steps of determining a transverse crash value functionally related to the second acceleration signals and comparing the determined transverse crash value against a safing threshold. The method still further comprises the step of determining a crash condition of the vehicle in response to (a) the comparison and (b) the first acceleration signal. | 03-04-2010 |
20100062488 | PREPARATION PROCESS OF RECOMBINANT HUMAN P43 PROTEIN - A process for producing human p43 protein is provided, in which the p43 protein can be used as a drug for treating solid tumor. | 03-11-2010 |
20100129672 | EASY-TO-CLEAN ARTICLE WITH STAINLESS STEEL SURFACE AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME - An easy-to-clean article with a stainless steel surface treated with a mixture of a fluorinated composition and a first compound. The fluorinated composition comprises a polyfluoropolyether group and a hydrolysable silane group. The first compound comprises an amino group, an epoxy group, or a mercapto group and a hydrolysable silane group. A method of treating a stainless steel surface with the mixture is also disclosed. | 05-27-2010 |
20110052479 | METHOD FOR PREPARING CARBON NANOTUBES, CARBON NANOTUBE FILMS, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICES - A method for preparing carbon nanotubes for synthesizing carbon nanotubes, fabricating carbon nanotube films and electronic devices is provided. The method for preparing carbon nanotubes can repair the defects in side walls of carbon nanotubes under stable condition easily and prepare carbon nanotubes of excellent properties. The method utilizes uric acid solution or ammonia water to treat carbon nanotubes after acidifying the carbon nanotubes by refluxing with nitric acid. The treatment temperature is, for example, 25° C.˜90° C., and treatment time is at least two 2 days. Preferably, the carbon nanotubes are treated with thionyl chloride solution before being treated with uric acid solution or ammonia water. | 03-03-2011 |
20150103670 | Method for Processing QoS, Application Server, QoS Control Network Element, and Mobile Network - A method for processing quality of service, an application server, a QoS control network element, and a mobile network id disclosed. The method includes: obtaining initial quality of service QoS information of a user equipment in a mobile network; determining, according to the initial QoS information, to request the mobile network to increase a QoS level of the user equipment; sending a QoS improving request to a QoS control network element to request for increasing the QoS level of the user equipment; and receiving a QoS improving response, where the QoS improving response includes enhanced QoS information assigned by the mobile network for the user equipment. The method for processing quality of service, the application server, the QoS control network element, and the mobile network according to embodiments of the present invention can dynamically adjust the QoS level of the user equipment, thereby improving user experience. | 04-16-2015 |
20150244570 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM FOR IMPLEMENTING TUNNELING PROCESSING - The present invention discloses a method, an apparatus, and a system for implementing tunneling processing. The method for implementing tunneling processing includes: determining, by an openflow controller, matching field information, a tunneling protocol type, and a tunneling operation type of a data packet corresponding to tunneling processing; sending, by the openflow controller, first configuration information to an openflow forwarding apparatus; and sending, by the openflow controller, second configuration information to the tunneling protocol processing apparatus, where the second configuration information is used to give an instruction for processing, according to the tunneling operation type and the tunneling protocol type, the data packet matching the matching field information. The method, apparatus, and system for implementing tunneling processing according to the embodiments of the present invention can implement tunneling processing of multiple tunneling protocol types in an openflow network. | 08-27-2015 |
20160006606 | CUSTOMIZABLE MOBILE BROADBAND NETWORK SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CUSTOMIZING MOBILE BROADBAND NETWORK - Embodiments of the present invention provide a customizable mobile broadband network system and a method for customizing a mobile broadband network. The mobile broadband network system includes a forwarding layer, a control layer, and a capability opening layer. The forwarding capability and the control capability of the mobile broadband network system according to the embodiments of the present invention are decoupled from each other, and the capability opening layer combines a required capability according to the network customization request, so as to manage the corresponding customized-network instance. Therefore, a mobile network can be customized according to a requirement of a user. | 01-07-2016 |
20160080253 | SERVICE ROUTING SYSTEM, DEVICE, AND METHOD - The present invention provides a service routing system, device, and method. In embodiments of the present invention, a first service flow classifier generates a notification message that includes service flow category information, a service path controller generates, according to the notification message, a first forwarding entry corresponding to each of i programmable switches that are connected to k service enablers, and the i programmable switches each forward a data packet of a service flow according to the corresponding first forwarding entries, so that the k service enablers process the data packet of the service flow according to a sequence. In this way, network reliability can be improved. | 03-17-2016 |
20160099874 | DATA PACKET ROUTING METHOD AND DEVICE - The present invention provides a data packet routing method and device. When a Switch receives, form an SE, a traffic flow on which service processing is performed, the Switch can determine a forwarding rule of a corresponding service chain according to the traffic flow received from the SE, and route, according to the forwarding rule, a data packet received from the SE. Compared with a case in the prior art in which an SPC needs to deliver a forwarding rule corresponding to each traffic flow to a Switch, the embodiments of the present invention adopt the technical solutions in which the SPC only needs to deliver a forwarding rule corresponding to each service chain to the Switch, thereby reducing signaling interaction between the SPC and the Switch and saving a network overhead. | 04-07-2016 |
20160115847 | MODULAR MIXER INLET AND MIXER ASSEMBLY TO PROVIDE FOR COMPACT MIXER - A mixer assembly for a vehicle exhaust system includes a mixer having an upstream end and a downstream end. The mixer defines an internal cavity within which exhaust gases are mixed. A mixer inlet body has an enclosed end and an open end that attaches to the upstream end of the mixer. The mixer inlet body includes an outer peripheral surface extending from the enclosed end to the open end to surround a center axis. The outer peripheral surface includes an inlet port and the enclosed end includes a helically formed portion that initiates a swirling motion to the exhaust gases exiting the inlet port. | 04-28-2016 |
Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080277787 | METHOD AND PAD DESIGN FOR THE REMOVAL OF BARRIER MATERIAL BY ELECTROCHEMICAL MECHANICAL PROCESSING - A method and apparatus for processing barrier and metals disposed on a substrate in an electrochemical mechanical planarizing system are provided. In certain embodiments a method for electroprocessing a substrate is provided. The method comprises contacting the substrate with the non-conductive surface of a polishing pad assembly, establishing a first electrically conductive path through an electrolyte between an exposed layer of barrier material and a first electrode, establishing a second electrically conductive path through the electrolyte between the exposed layer of barrier material and a second electrode, applying a voltage to the first electrode to cause a voltage drop between the substrate and the second electrode, and removing the barrier material from the substrate. | 11-13-2008 |
20090061741 | ECMP POLISHING SEQUENCE TO IMPROVE PLANARITY AND DEFECT PERFORMANCE - A method for processing a substrate having a conductive layer disposed thereon is provided. The substrate is coupled with a planarizing head. The planarizing head is moved to a position above a polishing pad assembly. The planarizing pad is positioned relative to the polishing pad assembly without applying a voltage to the substrate. A first voltage is applied to the substrate for a first time period. A second voltage is applied to the substrate for a second time period in order to remove a portion of the conductive layer, wherein the second voltage is greater than the first voltage. In certain embodiments, applying a first voltage to the substrate further comprises forming a uniform passivation layer on the conductive layer. | 03-05-2009 |
20100096360 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR BARRIER LAYER POLISHING - Methods and apparatus are provided for polishing barrier layer materials. In one embodiment, a composition is provided for removing at least a barrier material from a substrate surface, including includes a base composition, a silica abrasive, a solvent, a pH between about 7 and about 10, and one or more components selected from the group of a metal passivating compound, an oxidizer, and an alumina abrasive. The composition may be used to chemical mechanical polishing process a substrate surface having a ruthenium-based barrier and one or more material selected from the group of a polysilicon layer, a dielectric layer, or metal layer. | 04-22-2010 |
20100267318 | POLISHING PAD WITH PROJECTING PORTION - A polishing pad include a polishing layer having a polishing surface and a backing layer on a side of the polishing layer opposite the polishing surface. An outer edge of the polishing layer overhangs an outer edge of the backing layer. | 10-21-2010 |
20110053465 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LOCAL POLISHING CONTROL - A method and apparatus for local polishing and deposition control in a process cell is generally provided. In one embodiment, an apparatus for electrochemically processing a substrate is provided that selectively polishes discrete conductive portions of a substrate by controlling an electrical bias profile across a processing area, thereby controlling processing rates between two or more conductive portions of the substrate. | 03-03-2011 |
20110132884 | LASER MODULES AND PROCESSES FOR THIN FILM SOLAR PANEL LASER SCRIBING - Laser systems for laser scribing are provided. The systems include a remote module coupled to a laser module through a cable. The remote module includes a controller and a chiller. The laser module has at least a laser source and a cooling plate. The laser module is operable to remove material from at least a portion of a workpiece. The systems also include a plurality of termination modules coupled to the laser module through a plurality of optical fibers. Each of the termination modules includes a mechanical interface. The mechanical interface is coupled to a respective optical fiber. The systems further include a plurality of scanning devices operable to control a position of the output from the laser. Each of the scanning devices is coupled to a respective mechanical interface. | 06-09-2011 |
20120319713 | AUTOMATIC PROBE CONFIGURATION STATION AND METHOD THEREFOR - A probe system for facilitating the inspection of a device under test. System incorporates a storage rack; a probe bar gantry assembly; a probe assembly configured to electrically mate the device under test; and a robot system for picking the probe assembly from the storage rack and deliver the probe assembly to the probe bar gantry. The robot system is also enabled to pick a probe assembly from the probe bar gantry and deliver the probe assembly to the storage rack. The probe assembly includes a clamping assembly for attaching the probe assembly to the probe bar gantry or the storage rack. The probe assembly may include an array of contact pins configured to mate with conductive pads on the device under test when the probe assembly is installed on the probe bar gantry assembly. | 12-20-2012 |
20130005118 | FORMATION OF III-V MATERIALS USING MOCVD WITH CHLORINE CLEANS OPERATIONS - Methods of forming III-V materials using metal organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) with chlorine cleans operations are described. A chlorine-clean operation may further season an MOCVD process for improved throughput for high volume manufacturing. | 01-03-2013 |
20140341316 | CREST FACTOR REDUCTION FOR BAND-LIMITED MULTI-CARRIER SIGNALS - A crest factor reduction (CFR) circuit reduces the peak-to-average (PAR) power of a digitally modulated signal in a complex baseband is achieved by post-processing the input signal, with negligible increase in out-of-band emissions. The CFR circuit takes advantage of a procedure that solves for an optimum CFR using a constraint-optimization approach. In one embodiment, the CFR circuit, which receives an input signal and provides an output signal, includes: (a) an error generation circuit that receives the input signal and provides an error signal representative of a measure of circuit-induced distortion and a delayed input signal, the delayed input signal being the input signal delayed by a predetermined value; (b) a linear-phase filter receiving the error signal to provide a correction signal; and (c) a summer that subtracts the correction from the delayed input signal to provide the output signal. This circuit can achieve near optimal CFR for arbitrary multi-carrier signals without incurring high computational complexity. | 11-20-2014 |
20150214987 | ADAPTIVELY CONTROLLED DIGITAL PRE-DISTORTION IN AN RF POWER AMPLIFIER USING AN INTEGRATED SIGNAL ANALYZER WITH ENHANCED ANALOG-TO-DIGITAL CONVERSION - A pre-distortion circuit for a power amplifier may include: (a) a digital interface for receiving a complex-value digital baseband signal; (b) a mixed-signal pre-distortion circuit adaptively controlled by a set of parameter values, receiving the complex-value digital baseband signal to provide a pre-distorted signal for input to the power amplifier, the mixed-signal pre-distortion circuit may include: (i) digital pre-distortion circuit that transforms the complex-value digital baseband signal to a pre-distorted complex-value digital baseband signal by applying to the complex-value digital baseband signal a memory-less non-linear gain and a polynomial function based on the complex-value digital baseband signal one or more delayed copies of the complex-value digital baseband signal; and (ii) up-converter that converts the pre-distorted complex-value digital baseband signal to the pre-distorted signal; and (c) a signal analyzer receiving an output signal from the power amplifier to provide the parameter values from time to time to the mixed-signal pre-distortion circuit. | 07-30-2015 |
20150244414 | IN-SERVICE MONITORING AND CANCELLATION OF PASSIVE INTERMODULATION INTERFERENCES - A transceiver coupled to an antenna includes: (a) a multi-port filter having a bidirectional port coupled to the antenna, at least one input port and at least one output port; (b) a transmit datapath receiving a transmission signal and providing the transmission signal for transmission by the antenna through the multi-port filter, the transmit datapath being coupled to the input port of the multi-port filter; (c) a receive datapath receiving a reception signal from the antenna, the receive datapath being coupled to the output port of the multi-port filter; (d) a band-pass filter coupled to the antenna for receiving a sampled signal that includes intermodulation components between two or more of an external signal, the transmission signal and the reception signal; and (e) a monitoring and cancellation circuit receiving the transmission signal, the reception signal and the sampled signal to cancel the intermodulation components. | 08-27-2015 |
20160087657 | Adaptively Controlled Pre-Distortion Circuits for RF Power Amplifiers - A system includes a crest-factor reduction circuit, a signal analyzer, and a pre-distortion circuit. The crest-factor reduction circuit reduces a crest factor of a baseband signal and generates a feedforward signal. The signal analyzer generates parameters based on the feedforward signal and an output signal from a power amplifier. The pre-distortion circuit generates a pre-distorted baseband signal based on the parameters for input to the power amplifier. | 03-24-2016 |
Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090241872 | Temperature Sensing Coordination with Engine Valve Timing Using Electric Valve Actuator - A method of operation for an engine including an electrically actuated engine valve in a cylinder head, with at least an actuator coupled to the valve, the method including applying a potential to generate a current indicative of temperature in the actuator at least partially during a substantially non-moving condition of the actuator and adjusting a timing of the application of the potential based on valve location in the cylinder head. | 10-01-2009 |
20090288619 | ELECTROMAGNETIC VALVE ACTUATOR AND VALVE GUIDE HAVING REDUCED TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY - An internal combustion engine includes an electromagnetic valve actuator having an armature between upper and lower electromagnets with a stem extending through one electromagnet and guided by a bushing with increased clearance about at least a portion of the inner circumference in at least a middle portion of the bushing to reduce oil shear length and associated viscous friction in the actuator. A two-piece intake/exhaust valve guide includes a lower half with a stepped outer diameter cooperating with a counter-bored hole in the cylinder head to provide a positive stop. The upper and lower halves of the valve guide have increased clearance relative to the valve stem around at least a portion of the inner circumference to reduce oil shear length and associated viscous friction. Reducing viscous friction of the actuator and associated valve guide improves system robustness by decreasing the system sensitivity to temperature. | 11-26-2009 |
20110000463 | FUEL SYSTEM WITH ELECTRICALLY-CONTROLLABLE MECHANICAL PRESSURE REGULATOR - A method for operating an engine direct injection fuel system is provided. The direct injection fuel system includes a mechanical fuel pressure regulator that has a spring actuatable by an electric motor. The method includes adjusting a preload of the spring by operating the electric motor to adjust a set-point fuel pressure from a first set-point fuel pressure to a second set-point fuel pressure in response to an operating condition, and maintaining the preload of the spring mechanically when the electric motor is not operating. | 01-06-2011 |
20120031357 | Feed Forward Control for Electric Variable Valve Operation - Periodic torque disturbances that affect cylinder valve operation are anticipated, and an appropriate reaction torque is provided by an electric motor to counteract the periodic torque disturbances to position a cylinder valve at a desired position. | 02-09-2012 |
20130125847 | VARIABLE CAM CONTROL IN AN ENGINE - A method for controlling variable camshaft timing is provided. In one example, an engine method comprises adjusting a variable cam actuator responsive to cam position feedback from even and uneven readings of a cam sensor. In this way, increased cam position feedback may be provided to improve cam positioning control. | 05-23-2013 |
20130268179 | VARIABLE CAM TIMING CONTROL DURING ENGINE SHUT-DOWN AND START-UP - A method for controlling an electric variable cam timing (VCT) actuator is disclosed. The method includes during engine shutdown, adjusting camshaft position with an electric VCT actuator to a target starting location, applying a first current to the electric VCT actuator to maintain the target starting location, and during engine startup before camshaft position feedback becomes available, applying a second current to the electric VCT actuator to maintain the target starting location. | 10-10-2013 |
20140048023 | FEED FORWARD CONTROL FOR ELECTRIC VARIABLE VALVE OPERATION - Periodic torque disturbances that affect cylinder valve operation are anticipated, and an appropriate reaction torque is provided by an electric motor to counteract the periodic torque disturbances to position a cylinder valve at a desired position. | 02-20-2014 |
20140102092 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A TURBOCHARGER ARRANGEMENT WITH AN ELECTRIC ACTUATOR AND SPRING - Various methods for controlling a wastegate with an electric actuator including a bias are provided. In one example, the actuator is supplied with a first current when moving a wastegate valve toward a fully open position, and is supplied with a second current when moving a wastegate toward a fully closed position. The methods may ensure appropriate supply of boost to an engine even in the event of wastegate degradation while enabling engine downsizing. | 04-17-2014 |
20140174073 | EXHAUST PRESSURE ESTIMATION FROM WASTEGATE MOTOR CURRENT - In one embodiment, a method for an engine comprises adjusting an engine operating parameter based on exhaust pressure, the exhaust pressure estimated based on wastegate actuator motor current. | 06-26-2014 |
20140338307 | ELECTRIC WASTE GATE CONTROL SYSTEM SENSOR CALIBRATION WITH END-STOP DETECTION - Various embodiments relating to detection of an end-stop position of a waste gate valve and calibration of a waste gate position sensor relative to the detected end-stop position are provided. In this way, it is possible to more accurately control the waste gate. | 11-20-2014 |
20140341703 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OPERATING AN ENGINE TURBOCHARGER WASTE GATE - A system and method for operating an engine turbocharger is described. In one example, the turbocharger includes an electrically actuated waste gate. A controller adjusts a position of the electrically actuated waste gate. | 11-20-2014 |
20140360178 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING WASTEGATE VALVE LIFT - Various systems and methods for determining the lift of a wastegate valve are provided. For example, a method comprises determining a relation between an actuator position and a lift of a wastegate valve at engine start-up in a temperature range. The relation may be modified based on a difference between a desired boost level and an actual boost level. | 12-11-2014 |
20150018981 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FEEDBACK ERROR LEARNING IN NON-LINEAR SYSTEMS - A method for operating an actuator is disclosed. The actuator may be a linear or non-linear actuator. In one example, a pseudo-inverse piecewise bilinear model is adapted in response to output of a feedback controller to improve feed forward control. | 01-15-2015 |
20150059337 | WASTEGATE VALVE CONTROL FOR DEGRADED MEASUREMENT - Various systems and methods are provided for controlling a wastegate in the presence of a degraded wastegate valve sensor. In one example, responsive to feedback from a wastegate valve sensor being unavailable, a wastegate valve is moved to an at least partially open position in part via exhaust pressures responsive to a desired boost being within a first range. Responsive to feedback from the wastegate valve sensor being unavailable, the wastegate valve is moved toward a fully closed position at a rate responsive to boost pressure dynamics responsive to the desired boost being within a second, different range. | 03-05-2015 |
20150059338 | DETERMINATION OF WASTEGATE VALVE POSITION - Various methods for determining the fully closed position of a wastegate valve are provided. In one example, a non-closed position command for a wastegate valve in a low-lift region relative to a valve seat is received. Prior to executing the position command, the wastegate valve is only temporarily closed to thereby determine a fully closed position. | 03-05-2015 |
20150082788 | WASTEGATE VALVE POSITION CORRECTION - Various methods for compensating a deflected linkage in a wastegate arrangement are provided. In one example, current is applied to an actuator to move a wastegate valve coupled through a linkage to the actuator for diverting gasses from a turbocharger. The position of the actuator is indicated, and a correction to said indicated actuator position is applied compensating for deflection of the linkage based at least on said applied current. Said applied current is adjusted when said corrected actuator position reaches a position corresponding to a desired valve position. | 03-26-2015 |
20150094939 | POWERTRAIN CONTROL SYSTEM - Systems and methods are described for powertrain controls optimization. One method comprises adaptively learning engine settings for a sparse sample of a speed-load map, which includes engine operation at boundary conditions of a speed-load map, and generating a dynamic node look-up table based on the learned engine settings for the sparse sample. The dynamic node look-up table may provide engine settings for engine operation at speed-load points not explicitly learned during the adaptive learning. | 04-02-2015 |
20150240707 | WASTEGATE VALVE SEAT POSITION DETERMINATION - Various methods for compensating variation in the geometry and position of linkages and valve seats in wastegate assemblies are provided. In one example, a method of operating a wastegate in an internal combustion engine comprises, at engine startup, placing a wastegate valve at a seat, recording a position of the seat and associating the seat position with one or more operating parameters, and modifying a position of a wastegate actuator based on the seat position throughout engine operation. | 08-27-2015 |
20150260086 | DUAL WASTEGATE ACTUATION - Various systems and methods for controlling dual wastegates via a single wastegate actuator are provided. In one example, a system comprises a first wastegate comprising a first wastegate valve, a second wastegate comprising a second wastegate valve, and a wastegate actuator coupled to each of the first and second wastegate valves to vary openings of the first wastegate valve and the second wastegate valve according to desired boost. | 09-17-2015 |
20150260140 | CAMSHAFT POSITION DETERMINATION - Various methods for determining camshaft position based on position indicated by an electric motor controller are provided. In one example, a method comprises: during cranking of an engine, driving a camshaft of the engine by an electric motor controlled by a motor controller which indicates motor position and position of the camshaft; determining one or more engine operating parameters for controlling the engine during the cranking by an engine controller from the indicated cam position; and after the cranking, identifying the cam position from a sensor coupled to the camshaft. | 09-17-2015 |
20150292420 | ELECTRIC ACTUATOR TEMPERATURE ESTIMATION - Various methods for estimating electric actuator temperature during certain operational windows are provided. In one example, a method comprises adjusting an electric motor to position a wastegate at a desired wastegate position, while during selected conditions, deviating from the desired position by at least one full half-turn of the motor and indicating motor temperature based on winding resistance averaged over the full half-turn. | 10-15-2015 |
20150300276 | ELECTRIC ACTUATOR CURRENT CONTROL RESPONSIVE TO TEMPERATURE - Various methods for controlling current supply to a wastegate actuator based on temperature are thus provided. In one example, a method for operating a wastegate comprises limiting a boost amount in response to a current limit based on a temperature of a wastegate actuator. The temperature may be an ambient temperature proximate the wastegate actuator. | 10-22-2015 |
20150308523 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING A TRANSMISSION CLUTCH - A hydraulically actuated clutch is controlled based on a mathematical model that predicts the position of the clutch piston based on the profile of the commanded pressure over time. During a clutch engagement, a set of delays associated with the preparatory phase of engagement are measured and compared to predicted values. Model parameters are then adaptively adjusted based on the differences between the measured and predicted delays and on an estimate of the sensitivities between model parameters and the delays. Subsequent engagements are controlled based on the updated mathematical model to reduce the delays. Changes in the measured delays following adaptation of the model parameters are utilized to update the estimate of the sensitivities. | 10-29-2015 |
20150337719 | WASTEGATE CONTROL - Various methods for operating a wastegate are provided. In one example, a method of adjusting a linked valve actuator system comprises applying, in addition to feedback position control adjustments, a non-harmonic oscillation to an actuator of the linked valve actuator system. | 11-26-2015 |
20150354441 | WASTEGATE CONTROL - Various methods for operating a wastegate are provided. In one example, a method of controlling a linked valve actuator system comprises adjusting the actuator near an end stop based on a learned uncertainty end stop region, the region based on operating conditions. | 12-10-2015 |
20150369195 | CAMSHAFT POSITIONING - Various methods for operating a camshaft are provided. In one example, a method of operating a camshaft comprises: adjusting the camshaft based on a desired camshaft position, the desired camshaft position determined based on a camshaft position indicated by a camshaft sensor and a camshaft position indicated by a camshaft actuator. | 12-24-2015 |
20160108800 | WASTEGATE ACTUATOR GAIN ADJUSTMENT - Various methods for controlling a wastegate actuator are provided. In one example, a method comprises adjusting one or more wastegate controller gains responsive to limiting current supplied to a wastegate actuator, the current limited in response to a temperature of the wastegate actuator exceeding a threshold | 04-21-2016 |
Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090093776 | 3D SOLID OR HOLLOW SILICON MICRONEEDLE AND MICROKNIFE WITH "-" SHAPE STRUCTURE - The present invention discloses a linear-edged 3D solid or hollow microneedle or microknife. A tip edge of the microneedle or microknife is a linear edge parallel to a group of ( | 04-09-2009 |
20090137411 | Methods and biochips for detecting small molecule compounds - The present invention discloses methods for detection of small molecule compounds and its specific biochips. Biochips of the present invention comprise a solid support and carrier-linked small molecules immobilized onto the solid support. The invention also provides methods and kits for detection of small molecule compounds using the biochips of the invention. | 05-28-2009 |
20100063548 | Spinal Correction Method Using Shape Memory Spinal Rod - Various methods and devices related to correcting a spinal deformity are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a method is provided and can include attaching to at least a portion of a patient's spine a spinal correction template having a first configuration, which substantially corresponds to an uncorrected shape of a spine. The spinal correction template can be activated such that the template achieves a second configuration to cause the spine to assume an orientation substantially corresponding to the second configuration of the spinal correction template. The method can further include attaching a primary spinal rod to at least a portion of a spine after the spine achieves a corrected orientation, and removing the spinal correction template. In some embodiments, the method can include inserting a secondary spinal rod in place of the spinal correction template. In one embodiment, the spinal correction template can be formed of a shape-memory alloy such as nitinol. | 03-11-2010 |
20100286792 | FEMORAL STEM AND ITS TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS - This invention provides a femoral stem comprising a neck portion and an anchoring portion, wherein the inner curve of said anchoring portion conforms to the anatomic curve of the corresponding part of AVN patients. This invention also provides a total hip prosthesis embodying said femoral stem. Good morphological fit of said femoral stem geometry against the femoral medullary cavity of AVN patients enhances the long-term stability of prosthesis. | 11-11-2010 |
20110237925 | MICRONEEDLE ARRAY CHIP, DEVICE AND PATCH FOR TRANSDERMAL DRUG DELIVERY UTILIZING THE SAME, AND PREPARATION METHOD THEROF - The invention discloses a microneedle array chip comprising metal microneedles and a substrate, wherein the microneedle consists of a needle head with a tip at its top, a needle bar and a needle seat, and is fixed onto the substrate via the needle seat; and the needle bar of the metal microneedle, having a cylindrical or conical shape, is inclined toward the substrate at a preset angle, and the needle head has a conical shape, or the upper surface of the tip is an oval plane or oval ring plane parallel to the substrate or inclined toward it at a preset acute angle. The metal microneedles in the microneedle array chip of the invention have firm structures to avoid fracture, and have sharp tips to facilitate puncturing. The maximal puncturing depth of the microneedles is easy to adjust and control. The microneedles in the array have good uniformity, and are safe and reliable to use. The hollow microneedles, like conventional syringe needles, have lateral openings, and thus can effectively avoid the blockage of the infusion poles by skin, thereby facilitating rapid diffusion and absorption of drugs, and resulting in significant therapeutic effects. | 09-29-2011 |
20120008561 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM FOR SENDING A DATA PACKET - The present invention relates to radio communications technologies and discloses a method, an apparatus, and a system for sending a data packet to avoid repeated forwarding of data when a user equipment hands over between an access point and an evolved NodeB. The method includes: receiving, by an evolved NodeB, a data packet sent by a core network and sending the data packet to a current access point; and keeping caching the data packet on the evolved NodeB before determining that a user equipment has correctly received the data packet from the current access point. The present invention is applicable to data transmission in a network. | 01-12-2012 |
20120009387 | FLEXIBLE THERMOPLASTIC FILMS AND ARTICLES - A biodegradable, polyolefin-based material composition having incorporated therein thermoplastic starch particles is described. The material includes from about 5% to about 45% of a thermoplastic starch (TPS), from about 55% to about 95% of a polyolefin or mixtures of polyolefins, and from about 0.5% to about 8% of a compatibilizer, which has a non-polar backbone and a polar functional monomer or a block copolymer of both the non-polar block and a polar block. A method of forming a film and packaging assemblies made with the polymeric material are also described. | 01-12-2012 |
20120099473 | Method and Device for Maintaining Long Term Evolution Base Station - A method and a device for maintaining a Long Term Evolution (LTE) base station are provided by the embodiments of the present invention. Depending on the LTE access network system and air interface characteristics, by making a few processing flow changes in such mode or method, a wireless communication link is established between a network maintenance device and a base station to implement the base station maintenance and data communication. Application of the technical solutions provided by the embodiments of the present invention can implement the base station maintenance and data communication by the wireless mode, reduce the cost of the network maintenance and prevent the destruction and influence of human factors on the operation and maintenance of the base station. | 04-26-2012 |
20120100855 | Handover Control Method, Apparatuses and Communication System - A handover control method, apparatuses and a communication system are disclosed. In embodiments of the present invention, a control base station (DeNB) of a Relay node is identified according to an established relation between the Relay node and the Control base station, and therefore, a handover request message can be routed to the correct DeNB and finally sent to the RN, and a User Equipment can normally hand over to a cell controlled by the Relay node. | 04-26-2012 |
20120110089 | METHOD, DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING A NETWORK MAPPING IDENTIFIER, AND PEER SELECTION METHOD - A method, a device and a system for processing a network mapping identifier, and a peer selection method are provided, in which the method includes: obtaining topology information of a network, in which the topology information includes a relation between nodes in the network; generating a network mapping identifier capable of indicating a relation between a peer and other peers in the network according to the topology information; and combining the generated network mapping identifier and an Internet Service Provider (ISP) identifier into a network mapping identifier, and allocating the network mapping identifier to the peer. Through the method, the device and the system, the network topology information of an ISP is protected from being exposed, a load on the ISP is reduced, and private information of a peer-to-peer (p2p) application system is capable of being protected. | 05-03-2012 |
20120120810 | Measurement Method And Device For Wireless Network Communication System - A measurement method and device for wireless network communication system is disclosed. The method enables operators to use recording information to detect whether there is any problem in network and to perform some necessary optimizing work by enabling user equipment (UE) to automatically record some measurement logs and to periodically report them to the network. Because the information is automatically collected by the UE, the method effectively reduces the workload and cost devotion which is needed for network measurement by manual road measurement. The method enables the operators to obtain measurement information of geography areas that can not be obtained in ordinary road measurement because the UE is randomly distributed at any position in the network. | 05-17-2012 |
20120190368 | MESSAGE HANDLING METHOD AND DEVICE - In the field of communications technologies, a message handling method and a message handling device are provided. The method includes: a notification indicating whether an X2 interface to a neighbor node is available is received; using an S1 interface to send information when the X2 interface is unavailable; and/or receiving a notification indicating whether an S1 interface to a neighbor node is available, and using an X2 interface to send information when the S1 interface is unavailable. The technical solutions can ensure normal communication, and reduce possibility of communication failure. | 07-26-2012 |
20120290701 | DOMAIN NAME SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS OF DOMAIN NAME SYSTEM - Embodiments of the present invention provide a domain name system as well as an information processing method and apparatus of the domain name system. The information processing method includes: receiving a domain name system query request sent by a recursive server, where the domain name system query request includes identifier information of a terminal device that sends the query request; resolving the received domain name system query request to obtain the identifier information of the terminal device; and exercising query control according to the identifier information of the terminal device. In the domain name system as well as the information processing method and apparatus of the domain name system, the domain name system query request carries the identifier information of the terminal device that sends the query request, and therefore, effective control is exercised on the information query actions of the terminal device in the domain name system. | 11-15-2012 |
20120294227 | MESSAGE HANDLING METHOD AND DEVICE - In the field of communications technologies, a method and a device for handling messages are provided. The method includes: a notification indicating whether an X2 interface to a neighbor node is available is received; using an S1 interface to send information when the X2 interface is unavailable; and receiving a notification indicating whether an S1 interface to a neighbor node is available, and using an X2 interface to send information when the S1 interface is unavailable. The solutions can ensure normal communication, and reduce possibility of communication failure. | 11-22-2012 |
20120298199 | SOLAR CELL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A solar cell includes a cathode component, an anode component, sealant for assembling the cathode component and the anode component to form a closed space, and electrolyte accommodated in the closed space, in which the cathode component contains a lower transparent conductive substrate, a nano-oxide semiconductor thin film formed on the lower transparent conductive substrate, and dye attached to a nano-particle surface of the nano-oxide semiconductor thin film; and the anode component contains an upper transparent conductive substrate, and an anode electrode layer formed on the upper transparent conductive substrate, the nano-oxide semiconductor thin film and the anode electrode layer being arranged opposite to each other and contacting with the electrolyte, in which the anode component further contains a CdTe layer which is patterned to have an opening, and the anode electrode layer is located in the opening of the CdTe layer. | 11-29-2012 |
20120315454 | NATURAL BIOPOLYMER THERMOPLASTIC FILMS - A thermoplastic film composition that includes a polymer blend of multiple inherently incompatible polymer components is described. The composition includes a polymer blend having about 5 wt. % to about 45 wt. % of a plasticized natural polymer, about 5 wt. % to about 40 wt % of a polyolefin, a biodegradable polymer, and a compatibilizer with both a polar and a non-polar moiety on the same polymer molecule. The total plasticized natural and biodegradable polymers constitute a majority or predominant phase (≧51 wt. %), while petroleum-based olefinic polymers form the minority phase. The composition can be made into a film containing at least one renewable, natural polymer component. Also described are the articles of manufacture that may use such films. | 12-13-2012 |
20130136377 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR BEAUTIFYING HANDWRITTEN INPUT - A method for beautifying handwritten input, including collecting handwriting data input by a user; analyzing the handwriting data to get handwriting information, determining a corresponding pen tip model according to the handwriting information, and beautifying the user's handwriting with the pen tip model; and outputting the beautified handwriting. An apparatus for beautifying handwritten input determines a pen tip model that matches a user's handwriting by acquiring handwriting information input by the user, and carries out real-time beautification of the user's handwriting through the pen tip model. Changes of the user's handwriting are quickly captured to provide the user to receive timely feedback and an excellent user experience. | 05-30-2013 |
20130147809 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CALLIGRAPHIC BEAUTIFICATION OF HANDWRITTEN CHARACTERS - A method and an apparatus for calligraphic beautification of handwritten characters are provided. The method includes collecting handwriting data of a user's handwritten input in real-time, determining whether a calligraphic beautification operation is to be started, determining stroke structure information of a stroke according to the collected handwriting data if the beautification operation is to be started, continuing the collecting of the handwriting data if the calligraphic beautification operation is not to be started, performing the calligraphic beautification operation according to a calligraphic beautification method corresponding to the stroke structure information, and displaying a beautified result. | 06-13-2013 |
20130244885 | HIGH-THROUGHPUT SEQUENCING METHOD FOR METHYLATED DNA AND USE THEREOF - The present invention provides a high-throughput sequencing method for methylated DNA, and use thereof. Particularly, the present invention provides a high-throughput sequencing method for methylated DNA, which combines methylated DNA immunoprecipitation, removal of repetitive sequences, and bisulfite treatment. The site of sequencing library will be decreased, and the cost will be reduced by using the method disclosed in the present invention. | 09-19-2013 |
20140064132 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND DEVICE FOR DELIVERING MINIMIZATION OF DRIVE-TESTS MEASUREMENT CONFIGURATION PARAMETERS - Embodiments of the present application discloses a method, system and apparatus for transmitting Minimization of Drive-Tests (MDT) measurement configuration parameters, relate to the field of wireless communications and address the problem that a User Equipment (UE) can not perform MDT measurement when the UE is configured by the network side to perform MDT measurement. In the present application, a Mobility Management Entity (MME) receives MDT measurement configuration parameters of a user equipment transmitted from a Home Subscriber Server (HSS); the MME determines whether cell list information in the MDT measurement configuration parameters includes information of a cell controlled by a base station controlling a serving cell of the user equipment; and the MME transmits the MDT measurement configuration parameters to the base station serving the user equipment when the result of determination is YES. With the invention, the problem of the UE failing to perform MDT measurement can be avoided. | 03-06-2014 |
20140128092 | Wireless Broadband Communication Method, Device, and System - Embodiments of the present invention provide a wireless broadband communication method, device, and system, so as to increase bandwidth and capacity of mobile broadband communications and at the same time lower cost. The method provided in an embodiment of the present invention includes: establishing, by a macro base station, a Radio Resource Control RRC connection with a user equipment UE; receiving, by a small cell (small cell), a configuration message sent, through a wired or wireless interface, by the macro base station; and establishing, by the small cell, a user plane connection between the small cell and the UE based on the RRC connection and the configuration message, and establishing a data bearer with the UE on the user plane connection. | 05-08-2014 |
20140240247 | METHOD FOR PRESENTING A PHOTO GALLERY AND TERMINAL DEVICE THEREOF - Embodiments of the present disclosure disclose a method for presenting a photo gallery in a terminal device and the terminal device thereof The method may comprise: detecting a sliding path of a touch operation on a screen of a terminal device; and performing an operation on a predetermined area and presenting pictures of the photo gallery according to a photo gallery operation mode to which the sliding path corresponds. When the photo gallery is initiated to display the pictures, the predetermined area may be automatically hidden according to the sliding path generated on the screen of the terminal device by a user, thereby increases display area for the pictures in the photo gallery, reduces the amount of sliding actions for presenting the pictures, saves time taken for processing the pictures, and improves user experience. | 08-28-2014 |
20140257190 | Disposable Array-Type Micro Injection Needle Head And Pre-Filling Injector Thereof - The invention discloses a disposable array-type micro injection needle head which comprises a lower needle seat which is configured as a cylindrical column opening at one end and having a top cap at the other end and which is configured to be connected with an injection reservoir; an upper needle seat which is located above the top cap of the lower needle seat with a cavity formed between the upper needle seat and the top cap; a through-hole formed in the top cap which is configured for communicating the cylindrical column with the cavity, wherein a pipetting needle is mounted in the through-hole which has one end communicated with the cavity and the other end located in the cylindrical column and which is configured for extracting injection from the injection reservoir into the cavity; and at least two needle tubes mounted in the upper needle seat, each of which has one end comprising a needle tip for puncturing and for injecting the injection and the other end for mounting on the upper needle seat and for communicating with the cavity. The needle head can be used directly on existing insulin pen, or the cylindrical column can be provided inside it with an injection reservoir to form a disposable prefilled syringe. By using a plurality of thin, short needle tubes for injecting simultaneously, vertical hypodermic injection of medicines such as insulin can be preformed rapidly, leakproof, painlessly, safely and conveniently at various sites of a human body, without needing to pinch skin, while a potential trouble that the medicines be injected into muscles can be avoided. Patient adherence to the treatment regimen and the treatment effect are improved. | 09-11-2014 |
20140349635 | Method and Device for Implementing Multi-Cell Service on Base Station Device - The present invention discloses a method and a device for implementing multi-cell service on a base station device, and relates to the communications field. The base station device includes at least two base station function entities, a base station function entity provides service to one or more cells and the base station function entity corresponds to a global identifier. The method further includes creating, by the base station device, a communication interface with a network node by using the global identifier. Data from the network node is received at the base station device by using the communication interface. The data is sent by the network node according to the global identifier of the base station function entity. The data is forwarded to the base station function entity corresponding to the global identifier of the base station function entity. | 11-27-2014 |
20150079996 | METHOD FOR DETECTING UPLINK SIGNAL AND RELEVANT DEVICE AND SYSTEM - A method for detecting an uplink signal includes: detecting, by a micro base station according to configuration information about an uplink signal sent by a UE, whether the uplink signal is received in an uplink receive window of a macro base station, where the macro base station and the micro base station have synchronized clock rates, there is a fixed time difference t | 03-19-2015 |
20150121302 | INFORMATION PROCESSING METHODS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICES - In an information processing method a first operation is received by a user; in response to the first operation, a first application is started and the first application is displayed in a windowlet of an electronic device; a second operation is received by the user in the windowlet; the second operation is parsed, an object corresponding to the second operation is determined, a second application corresponding to the object is determined, whether the second application meets a predetermined condition is judged to generate a judgment result, and the second application is started in a windowlet when the judgment result indicates that the second application meets the predetermined condition. In some embodiments, when a user starts and displays an application in a small window or windowlet, and the windowlet receives his or her operation to start a new application, the started new application will be also displayed in a windowlet. | 04-30-2015 |
20150230104 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PERFORMING MDT MEASUREMENT CONFIGURATION - Disclosed are a method and device for performing MDT measurement configuration. The method includes: after receiving a notification of a change of subscription information about a user equipment, an MME storing a PLMN list for the user equipment to perform MDT measurement carried in the notification; and after receiving a notification for activating MDT measurement of the user equipment, the MME sending a trace start message to a serving base station of the user equipment, wherein the trace start message carries the PLMN list for the user equipment to perform MDT measurement. | 08-13-2015 |
20150235387 | INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An information processing method and an electronic device are provided in the present disclosure. The method includes: acquiring an adjustment instruction to an icon object in a display content, where the adjustment instruction includes parameter information, a display mode of at least one of the icon object of a first type and the icon object of a second type is determined according to the parameter information, the icon object of a first type is configured to carry the icon object of a second type; adjusting the icon object in the display content based on the parameter information in response to the adjustment instruction to make the icon object present an adjusted display effect via the display unit. | 08-20-2015 |
20150317024 | METHOD FOR PROCESSING INFORMATION AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A method for processing information and an electronic device are provided. The method includes: sending a first instruction to a second electronic device through a radio frequency identification unit to inquire identification information of the second electronic device; acquiring the identification information of the second electronic device; and obtaining position information of the second electronic device according to the identification information of the second electronic device. With the disclosure, a more enriched usage scene for man-machine interaction is provided, and user experience is improved. | 11-05-2015 |
20150334747 | METHOD FOR ACCESSING WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NODE, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NODE, AND SYSTEM FOR ACCESSING WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NODE - Embodiments of the present invention provide a method for accessing a wireless communication node, a wireless communication node, and a system for accessing a wireless communication node. The method includes: receiving, by a second wireless communication node, a request message that is sent by a first wireless communication node; sending, a request response to the first wireless communication node; receiving, a second wireless communication node activation request; and sending, a random access indication message, so that the UE accesses the second wireless communication node. In the embodiments of the present invention, communication among a first wireless communication node that a UE has already accessed, a second wireless communication node that the UE expects to access, and the UE enables the first wireless communication node and the second wireless communication node to provide a service for the UE at the same time. | 11-19-2015 |
20150341984 | DATA EXCHANGE METHOD AND APPARATUS - The present invention relates to a data exchange method and apparatus. The method includes: sending, by a primary base station, a request of setting up an X3 interface to a secondary base station, wherein the X3 interface has a capability of bidirectional data communication; receiving, by the primary base station, a response of setting up the X3 interface sent by the secondary base station; and performing, by the primary base station, bidirectional data exchange with the secondary base station by using the X3 interface. | 11-26-2015 |
20150347122 | Method and Apparatus of Prompting an Update of an Application - The present disclosure provides a method and apparatus of updating an application. The method includes: calculating an error probability of a designated application when running under one or more designated conditions in an event that the application includes updateable content, the one or more designated conditions including an attribute and/or a runtime environment of the application; and pushing an update prompt of the application to a terminal device that satisfies the one or more designated conditions in response to the error probability satisfying a preset condition. The embodiments of the present disclosure reduce the number and the frequency of pushing other unnecessary update prompts, reduce the consumption of resources of a server system, reduce the number and the frequency of responses of a terminal device with respect to the update prompts, and also decrease the consumption of system resources of the terminal devices. Furthermore, a decrease in the number and the frequency of update prompts can improve user experience greatly. Also, with the decrease in the update prompts, the number of application updates is also reduced, which reduces the occupancy of network bandwidth significantly. | 12-03-2015 |
20150358960 | RESOURCE ALLOCATION METHOD AND APPARATUS - By using a method for coordination between base stations, one base station allocates a resource to user equipment in a better manner with reference to resource configuration information saved in the base station and resource configuration information of another base station. The method provided in the embodiments of the present invention includes: acquiring, by a first base station, resource configuration information of a first cell, where the first cell is a cell served by the first base station; receiving resource configuration information of a second cell sent by a second base station, where the second cell is a cell served by the second base station; and allocating a resource to user equipment according to the resource configuration information of the first cell and the resource configuration information of the second cell, so that the user equipment communicates with the first cell and the second cell. | 12-10-2015 |
20160026277 | INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - The disclosure provides an information processing method and an electronic device. The method includes: detecting working mode of the touch-control unit; controlling the touch-control unit to work under frequency condition of a first working voltage if it is in a first working mode, and controlling the touch-control unit to work under frequency condition of a second working voltage if it is in a second working mode. Frequency of the first working voltage is a fixed and frequency of the second working voltage is time-varying. A corresponding electronic device is also disclosed. | 01-28-2016 |
20160100343 | CELL DISCOVERY METHOD AND APPARATUS - Embodiments of the present invention provide a cell discovery method and apparatus, where the method includes: determining, by a second network node, modified timing of the second network node according to acquired timing modification information; receiving, by the second network node, uplink resource information of user equipment sent by a first network node; performing, by the second network node, detection on an uplink signal of the user equipment by using the modified timing and according to the uplink resource information; and when detecting proximity of the user equipment, sending, by the second network node, proximity information to the first network node. The cell discovery method and apparatus provided in the embodiments of the present invention prevent from triggering UE to perform unnecessary cell measurement or handover, thereby reducing network signaling load and lowering power consumption of the UE. | 04-07-2016 |
20160116769 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device includes a first substrate provided with a first alignment film and a second substrate provided with a second alignment film, which are cell-assembled and sealed by sealant. A separating wall is provided between the first substrate and the second substrate and is further located between a display area and the sealant. The separating wall extends through the first alignment film and the second alignment film to separate the sealant and alignment films in the display area. The display device can avoid contamination of alignment films in the display area and enhance the display quality of the display device. | 04-28-2016 |
Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080259808 | METHOD FOR DETECTING AN AVAILABLE/UNAVAILABLE STATE OF PACKET TRANSPORT NETWORK - A method for detecting an available/unavailable state of a packet transport network, includes the steps of: in the packet transport network, detecting a severely errored second (SES) using performance parameters of the packet transport network, and detecting an available/unavailable time with the SES as a reference, and thus providing a method of determining if the packet transport network enters and exits the available/unavailable state. In this way, the detection of the available time of the packet transport network is achieved, and it is ensured that performance parameters of the packet transport network are measured when the packet transport network is in an available state, while the measurement of the performance parameters of the packet transport network is stopped when the packet transport network is in an unavailable state. Thus, the OAM mechanism of the packet transport network can be improved, and the defects in the performance management of the packet transport network can be eliminated. | 10-23-2008 |
20090168646 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR AVOIDING LOOP IN ETHERNET RING - A method for avoiding loop in an Ethernet ring includes, preventing, by transmit nodes constituting a ring, themselves from using the data frame transmission capabilities of ports on a link affected by a failure, when the ring failure has been detected by a transmit node constituting a ring; obtaining, by a master node of the ring, the ring failure, and performing a protection switching operation; flushing, by transmit nodes, their own forwarding tables, and forwarding a frame according to the flushed forwarding tables. If the failure in the ring has been removed, the master node shifts to a normal state and transmit nodes restore their data frame transmission capabilities of ports on a link ever affected by a failure. A system and an apparatus for avoiding data loop in an Ethernet ring are also disclosed. | 07-02-2009 |
20100039939 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OBTAINING PATH INFORMATION, PATH COMPUTATION ELEMENT - A method and a system for obtaining path information as well as a PCE are disclosed herein. All the PCEs from the source PCE to the confluent PCE compute the shortest path from the source node to the egress border node of the domain covered by the respective PCE one by one, and send the computation result to the next-hop PCE until the confluent PCE. Meanwhile, all the PCEs from the destination PCE to the confluent PCE compute the shortest path from the destination node to the ingress border node of the domain covered by the respective PCE one by one, and send the computation result to the previous-hop PCE until the confluent PCE. After receiving computation results from the previous-hop PCE and the next-hop PCE, the confluent PCE computes the shortest path between the source node and the destination node, and sends the shortest path to the source PCE. | 02-18-2010 |
20120066368 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ABSTRACTING LOGICAL TOPOLOGY INFORMATION OF PEER-TO-PEER NETWORK - The present invention provides a method and an apparatus for abstracting logical topology information of a Peer-to-Peer (P2P) network. The method includes: obtaining a set of Points of Presence (POPs) of peer clients in the P2P network; using a relevant algorithm of a routing protocol to calculate a best path between any two POPs in the set of POPs and a weight value of the best path; and collecting calculation results of the best path and the weight value that are obtained on each POP to obtain a set of abstract logical topology records of the P2P network. The embodiments of the present invention provide a universal and efficient method for abstracting logical topology information, which greatly reduces network topology information that needs to be transmitted, mitigates a risk of exposing lower-layer network topology information, and transmits the network topology information to a P2P application server securely and concisely. | 03-15-2012 |
20120172725 | COLOR FLOW GAIN ADJUSTMENT METHOD AND DEVICE - A color flow gain adjustment method and device, and a color ultrasound imaging system using the device are disclosed. | 07-05-2012 |
20130191221 | METHOD, DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR INTERCUTTING ADVERTISEMENTS - The embodiments of the present invention relate to communication technologies and disclose a method, a device, and a system for intercutting advertisements according to User Equipment (user terminal) information to improve user experience and effectiveness of advertisement intercutting. The method includes: receiving a service request sent by a user terminal and forwarded by a Radio Access Network (RAN) network element, and obtaining a service corresponding to the service request; obtaining user terminal information from the RAN network element; and determining a corresponding advertisement according to the user terminal information, and sending the obtained service and the determined advertisement to the user terminal through the RAN network element. The embodiments of the present invention are applicable to precise intercut of advertisements. | 07-25-2013 |
20140148700 | COLOR FLOW GAIN ADJUSTMENT METHOD AND DEVICE - A color flow gain adjustment method and device, and a color ultrasound imaging system using the device are disclosed. | 05-29-2014 |
20140160935 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR PACKET REASSEMBLY AND REORDERING - A method for packet reassembly and reordering, comprising: receiving a cell sent by a source port, wherein the cell carries a Source Identification (SID), a packet sequence number and a cell sequence number; preprocessing the received cell according to the SID to determine whether the cell shall be inserted into a packet reassembly database; ordering cells in the packet reassembly database according to the packet sequence number to obtain a correctly ordered packet; if the correctly ordered packet is a complete packet, ordering the cells of the correctly ordered packet according to the cell sequence number to obtain correctly ordered cells; and performing a packet reassembly for the correctly ordered cells. Correspondingly, a network device and a communication system are provided. | 06-12-2014 |
20150029988 | METHOD, DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR UPLINK RESOURCE ALLOCATION - The present disclosure discloses a method, a device and a system for uplink resource allocation, relating to a wireless communication field and used for further reducing interference of service transmission between cell uplinks. The method for uplink resource allocation includes: a first base station determines uplink almost blank subframe (UL ABS) subframe(s) unused currently of a user equipment (UE) served by the first base station; and the first base station sends information of the determined UL ABS subframe(s) unused currently of the UE served by the first base station to a second base station, so that the second base station acquires available UL ABS subframe(s) and takes the available UL ABS subframe(s) as uplink subframe resource(s) of the second base station. The present disclosure is applied to a resource allocation scenario. | 01-29-2015 |
20150033326 | System and Method for Unlocking Screen - Disclosed are a method for unlocking a screen and a system for installing a screen. It is determined whether to unlock the screen by calculating an angle between a starting position and a current position of a touch point on the screen with the unlocking reference point as a vertex of the angle. With a technical solution of the disclosure, no path or destination position for screen unlocking is defined, with more casual operation, enhanced user experience, and simpler setting, thereby facilitating usage. Moreover, unlocking by mistake can also be prevented by the setting. | 01-29-2015 |
20150113218 | Distributed Data Processing Method and Apparatus - The distributed data processing method includes receiving storage information of a logical volume; receiving a data reading or writing command sent by the user, and determining a first storage information according to the data reading or writing command and the storage information of the logical volume; determining a data processing node corresponding to each group of four-tuple storage information according to the tree identifier and the data block identifier in each group of four-tuple information; and sending, by the cluster client processing apparatus, a data processing command to the data processing node corresponding to each group of four-tuple information. The distributed data processing method and apparatus avoid a resource consumption problem brought by a need for global setting or Bitmap reading/writing in a distributed storage system, and improve data processing efficiency. | 04-23-2015 |
20150142882 | CONTENT PROCESSING METHOD AND NETWORK SIDE DEVICE - Embodiments of the present invention provide a content processing method and a network side device. The content processing method includes: determining that the application content needs to be cached in a content caching device in a network; and distributing the application content to the content caching device in the network. The content processing method and the network side device of the embodiments of the present invention may avoid HTTP proxy processing of a content delivery network, thereby reducing the complexity of the network processing. | 05-21-2015 |
20150146718 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING DATA PACKET - The disclosure provides a method, apparatus and system. The method includes: matching a data packet with match field information of a flow entry, the flow entry including the match field information and operation field information; wherein the operation field information includes an operation type and first bit field indication information which includes a first offset and a first field length and is used for indicating the first bit field of the data packet, or the match field information includes second bit field indication information and a match value, the second bit field indication information includes a second offset and a second field length, and the second bit field indication information is used for indicating the second bit field of the data packet; performing, if the data packet is successfully matched with the match field information, an operation on the data packet according to the operation field information. | 05-28-2015 |
20150156769 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SENDING DATA - The embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method and device for sending data. A second network equipment receives user data sent by a first network equipment through a first interface. The second network equipment receives control signaling sent by the first network equipment through a second interface, where the second interface is an air interface. The second network equipment sends the user data to a user equipment according to the control signaling. The first network equipment can send the control signaling to the UE and the second network equipment through the air interface, and does not send the control signaling and data signaling to the second network equipment through the same X2 interface. | 06-04-2015 |
20150211866 | PLACE OF INTEREST RECOMMENDATION - A computer server of a social communication platform may be configured to provide a social communication platform to a first user to chat with a second user over a window displaying on a computer device of the first user; receive chat messages between the first user and second user, the chat message including a current geographical location information of the first user; select at least one candidate POI associated with the second user and based on the current geographical location information of the first user; send location information of at least one candidate POI to the first user through the window; receive from the first user a selection of a target POI from the at least one candidate POI; and send information associated with the target POI to the first user through the social communication platform. | 07-30-2015 |