Patent application number | Description | Published |
20100060607 | USER INTERFACE MOUSE WITH TOUCHPAD RESPONSIVE TO GESTURES AND MULTI-TOUCH - A computer interface device has a housing configured with a first sensor for detecting a position change of the computer interface device on a surface, a touch pad configured with the housing for generating touchpad signals, and a wireless link to transmit the first pair of parameters and the touchpad signals to a computing device. In an application, the first sensor provides a first pair of parameters to indicate the position of the housing on the surface and control cursor displayed on a screen of the computing device. The touch pad may be configured to detect gestures and provides signals responsive to the gestures over a wireless link for controlling a displayed object or attribute on the screen of the computing device. The touch pad may also be configured to detect a plurality of contacting fingers and to provide signals over a wireless link used to control a displayed object or attribute on the screen of the computing device. | 03-11-2010 |
20100195925 | GENERATION OF IMAGE DATA WITH CORRECTION FOR OPTICAL MISFOCUS UTILIZING FRACTIONAL POWERS OF THE FOURIER TRANSFORM OPERATOR - Fractional Fourier transform properties inherent in lens systems and other light and particle-beam environments may be exploited to correct optical system misfocus utilizing fractional Fourier transform approximations rendered by numerical methods. The corrective fractional Fourier transform power value may be determined automatically or by human operator. This power value is used to calculate a Fractional Fourier transform correction operation and, if useful, to back-calculate corresponding phase restoration information. The fractional Fourier transform correction operation is applied to image data. In an embodiment, phase restoration information is also applied to image data. The image correction can be applied to imaging systems obeying fractional Fourier optics including integrated optics, optical computing, particle beam systems, and can be incorporated into film processing machines, photo editing software, VCRs, camcorders, as well as video editing, video surveillance, video conferencing systems and other types of products and service facilities in computers, machines, and over the Internet. | 08-05-2010 |
20100224052 | SIGNAL DISTRIBUTION WITHIN MODULAR STRUCTURES FACILITATING AGGREGATED AND FIELD-CUSTOMIZED MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS - A signal distribution system for a customizable aggregated musical instrument is described. The signal distribution system interfaces with a plurality of individual musical modules secured in a mounting frame having a plurality of mounting locations, each mounting location adapted to receive an individual musical module, and includes at least one instrument interface adapted to transmit interface signals to an external system and a signal routing infrastructure. Outgoing instrument interface signals include at least one of an outgoing audio signal, MIDI control signal, computer data signal, and video signal. Incoming instrument interface signals include at least one of an audio signal, MIDI control signal, computer data signal, and video signal. The musical instrument also includes at least one of an audio signal processing element, audio signal mixing element, audio sound production element, control signal processing element, control signal merging element, and controllable audio signal synthesizer element. | 09-09-2010 |
20100232710 | HIGH-PERFORMANCE CLOSED-FORM SINGLE-SCAN CALCULATION OF OBLONG-SHAPE ROTATION ANGLES FROM BINARY IMAGES OF ARBITRARY SIZE USING RUNNING SUMS - A method for performing a high-performance closed-form single-scan calculation of oblong-shape rotation angles from binary images of arbitrary size on a processor using running sums is disclosed. Running sums are calculated and stored throughout each scan, and the results are obtained in closed form by simple post-scan computation. An algorithmic embodiment may execute on one or more hardware processors with limited or constrained computation power, available instruction cycles, available memory, etc. Exemplary hardware processors are found in one or more CPUs of a desktop, laptop, tablet, or handheld computing device, and may be an embedded processor or a signal processor chip. The resulting method may be used for touch or optical user interfaces, real-time image recognition, real-time machine vision, and other purposes. | 09-16-2010 |
20100274540 | NONLINEAR AND LIE ALGEBRA STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS SYSTEM FOR ENZYME CASCADES, METABOLIC SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION, SIGNALING PATHWAYS, CATALYTIC CHEMICAL REACTION NETWORKS, AND IMMUNOLOGY - A computer modeling system for study of behavior of complex signaling pathways is described. The computer modeling system includes a computer representation of one or more nonlinear models of at least one signaling pathway arrangement involving enzyme cascades and/or allosteric enzymes and feedback. The computer representation of the model is transformed into at least portions of a bilinear dynamical system representation from which a series of Lie bracket operations are computed and the result tested for transitivity conditions of the associated semisimple Lie matrix algebra so as to determine potential instabilities and crosstalk susceptibilities. Also, the computer model can additionally comprise accurate numerical simulations, equilibrium condition analysis tools, and other algebraic structural tools involving graphs and matroids. The computer representation further includes a modular model environment for models to evolve with new discovery, trial of experimental models, combining multiple nonlinear models into more complex models, interactive user environments, crosstalk study, and detailed comparative analysis. | 10-28-2010 |
20100306726 | CHAIN/LEAPFROG CIRCUIT TOPOLOGIES AND TOOLS FOR CARBON NANOTUBE / GRAPHENE NANORIBBON NANOELECTRONICS, PRINTED ELECTRONICS, POLYMER ELECTRONICS, AND THEIR CONFLUENCES - Software for designing and testing types of nanoelectronic circuits and larger scale electronics renderings is described. The software designs circuits comprising only a chain/leapfrog topology. The chain/leapfrog topology permits a wide range of circuits and circuit modules to be implemented on a common shared carbon nanotube, graphene nanoribbon, or strips of other types of semiconducting material, for example as rendered in traditional printed electronics and nanoscale printed electronics or as employing semiconducting polymers. In one approach a chain/leapfrog topology circuit design software tool accesses information in a library of chain/leapfrog circuits data, and creates descriptive data pertaining to a number of approaches to rendering electronics components using a library of component data. The chain/leapfrog circuits data library includes designs for a number of different types of chain/leapfrog circuit modules. The software provides for “IP cores,” “System-on-a-Nanotube,” and other related modular design approaches. | 12-02-2010 |
20100315501 | ELECTRONIC IMAGING FLOW-MICROSCOPE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL REMOTE SENSING, BIOREACTOR PROCESS MONITORING, AND OPTICAL MICROSCOPIC TOMOGRAPHY - An electronic imaging flow-microscope for remote environmental sensing, bioreactor process monitoring, and optical microscopic tomography applications is described. A fluid conduit has a port on each end of a thin flat transparent fluid transport region. A planar illumination surface contacts one flat side of the transparent fluid transport region and a planar image sensing surface contacts the other flat side. Light from the illumination surface travels through the transparent fluid transport region to the planar image sensing surface, producing a light field affected by the fluid and objects present. The planar image sensing surface creates electrical image signals responsive to the light field. The planar illumination surface can be light emitting elements such as LEDs, OLEDs, or OLET, whose illumination can be sequenced in an image formation process. The flow microscope can further comprise flow-restricting valves, pumps, energy harvesting arrangements, and power management. | 12-16-2010 |
20100318512 | ADVANCED GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM (GIS) PROVIDING MODELING, DECISION SUPPORT, VISUALIZATION, SONIFICATION, WEB INTERFACE, RISK MANAGEMENT, SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS, SENSOR TELEMETRY, FIELD VIDEO, AND FIELD AUDIO - An advanced Geographic Information System (GIS) providing modeling, analysis, Multicriteria Decision Analysis (MCDA), data visualization, data sonification, web interface, risk management, sensitivity analysis, and telemetry capabilities is described. Telemetry can be provided by field sensors, field video, and/or field audio, and can be recorded or provided live in either direct or analyzed form. Data visualizations can be displayed along with GIS graphics, and can be superimposed or otherwise integrated with GIS graphics. GIS graphics can be used as the basis for an interactive user interface for other parts of the system. Web interfaces can support remote use, server based implementations, and/or collaboration. Advanced multi-channel data sonification can be used to prevent visual overloading of GIS graphics and interactions with it. The system can include rich data processing capabilities and interconnections of these so as to facilitate powerful data visualization and sonification results and can support multidimensional user interface devices. | 12-16-2010 |
20110061224 | MODULAR REACTIVE DISTILLATION EMULATION ELEMENTS INTEGRATED WITH INSTRUMENTATION, CONTROL, AND SIMULATION ALGORITHMS - A method for creating laboratory-scale reactive distillation apparatus from provided modular components is described. At least two types of modular distillation column stages are provided. A first type of modular stage comprises two physical interfaces for connection with a respective physical interface of another modular stage. A second type modular stage comprises one such physical interface. At least one type of tray is provided for insertion into the first type of modular stage. A clamping arrangement is provided for joining together two modular stages at their respective physical interfaces for connection to form a joint. The invention provides for at least three modular stages can be joined. At least one sensor or sensor array can be inserted into each modular stage. At least one controllable element can be inserted into each modular stage. The invention provides for study of traditional, advanced, and photochemical types of reactive distillation. | 03-17-2011 |
20110194994 | Chemical synthesis and analysis via intergrated or sequential photochemical and electrochemical processes for use in microfluidic, lab-on-a-chip, and green-chemistry applications - A microfluidic system comprising a plurality of photochemical reaction stages, the microfluidic system comprising a computational processor, a plurality of electrically-controllable photochemical reaction stages, and a series of controllable interconnections for connecting the photochemical reaction stages. In an implementation, the computational processor controls the plurality of electrically-controllable photochemical reaction stages and the controllable interconnections so as to implement a multi-step photochemical synthesis function. | 08-11-2011 |
20110202889 | ENHANCED ROLL-OVER, BUTTON, MENU, SLIDER, AND HYPERLINK ENVIRONMENTS FOR HIGH DIMENSIONAL TOUCHPAD (HTPD), OTHER ADVANCED TOUCH USER INTERFACES, AND ADVANCED MICE - A hypermedia object associated with an application, displayed on a display screen, and responsive to information is disclosed. The information is provided by a user interface input device having two-dimensional pointing functions and at least one additional user-adjustable input for entering values from a range of more than two possible values. The hypermedia object includes a first visual representation of the hypermedia object for display in a first region of a display screen, an associated responsive area in a second region of the display for in activating the hypermedia object, and a procedure for allowing a user to activate the hypermedia object from a user-initiated action enacted on the user interface input device. Activating the hypermedia object enables the entry of at least one additional user-adjustable input value for use by the associated application. | 08-18-2011 |
20110276533 | ENERGY AND INTERNAL ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR BUILDINGS AND CAMPUSES - A building energy and environment information system for buildings and campuses. The invention provides an entirely elective and private incrementally deployed, incrementally modifiable, relatively inexpensive building information system that provides for a range of energy and environmental capabilities including room and building environment sensing (one or more of temperature, humidity, air quality, etc.), statistical processing software, modeling software, analysis software, information visualization software, decision support software, data logging, storage and recall, control arrangements, and interfacing with existing building systems (HVAC, solar, valves, power systems, etc.), external information systems and networks. The invention can be used for various purposes including trial deployment of equipment and software; exploratory or special-purpose information gathering; analysis, modeling, or simulation of current, past, or ongoing energy usage, loss, or waste as well as air temperature and quality distributions, impacts of changes to a building, facilities, policies, or operations; design of optimal control for building operation. | 11-10-2011 |
20110296363 | HIERACHICALLY-MODULAR NANOELECTRONIC DIFFERENTIAL AMPLIFIERS, OP AMPS, AND ASSOCIATED CURRENT SOURCES UTILIZING CARBON NANOTUBES, GRAPHENE NANORIBBONS, PRINTED ELECTRONICS, POLYMER SEMICONDUCTORS, OR OTHER RELATED MATERIALS - A method for implementing electronic circuit modules on elongated structures of semiconducting materials such as carbon nanotubes, graphene nanoribbons, elongated structures of semiconducting polymers or organic semiconductors, other related materials, and printed electronics strip structures is disclosed. The method provides that a plurality of modules can be implemented on distinct adjacent portions of the same elongated structure of semiconducting materials. In powering the modules, each circuit comprises a chain of electronic components arranged so that each end of the chain can function as a power supply terminal. Larger electronic circuit modules can be created from smaller module, and. such a modular hierarchy may be extended to an arbitrary number of levels. In a Computer Aided Design (CAD) applications for nanoelectronics and printed electronics, designs for hierarchies electronic circuit modules can be stored and retrieved from one or more a libraries of circuit designs. | 12-01-2011 |
20110307182 | COMPUTER SYSTEM AND MICROFLUIDIC INSTRUMENTATION FOR NEXT-GENERATION BIOLOGICAL SIGNALING NETWORK RESEARCH AND APPLICATIONS - A computer-controlled micro-instrumentation biochemical reaction environment system includes an electrically-controllable microfludic routing system, at least one microreaction chamber, at least one micro-instrumentation device, and at least one electronic microprocessor. The microreaction chamber supports at least one chemical reaction associated with a biological signaling pathway. The micro-instrumentation device measures at least one physical quantity associated with the signaling pathway. The microprocessor transmits electrical control signals, receives electrical measurement signals, and executes at least one software algorithm. The microreaction chamber is connected to the microfludic routing system to receive and transmit at least a fluid or gas, and the electronic microprocessor receives electrical measurement signals from the micro-instrumentation device via a first electric interface and transmits electrical control signals to electrically-controllable microfludic routing system via a second electrical interface. | 12-15-2011 |
20110308376 | MULTI-CHANNEL DATA SONIFICATION SYSTEM WITH PARTITIONED TIMBRE SPACES AND MODULATION TECHNIQUES - A data sonification system for representing a plurality of channels of numerical information is described. The data sonification system includes a plurality of audio waveform generator elements. Each of the audio waveform generator elements generates an associated audio frequency waveform. Each audio frequency waveform has an audio frequency parameter and at least one timbre modulation parameter having a settable value. The timbre modulation parameter affects the timbre of the audio waveform. The data sonification system includes a mapping element for associating aspects of multidimensional numerical data with the timbre modulation parameter of each audio frequency waveform. The mapping element sets the value of the timbre modulation parameter in response to multidimensional numerical data. | 12-22-2011 |
20120001689 | NANOELECTRONIC DIFFERENTIAL AMPLIFIERS AND RELATED CIRCUITS IMPLEMENTED ON A SEGMENT OF A GRAPHENE NANORIBBON - A multiple transistor differential amplifier is implemented on a segment of a single graphene nanoribbon. Differential amplifier field effect transistors are formed on the graphene nanoribbon from a first group of electrical conductors in contact with the graphene nanoribbon and a second group of electrical conductors insulated from, but exerting electric fields on, the graphene nanoribbon thereby forming the gates of the field effect transistors. A transistor in one portion of the graphene nanoribbon and a transistor in another portion of the graphene nanoribbon are responsive to respective incoming electrical signals. A current source, also formed on the graphene nanoribbon, is connected with the differential amplifier, and the current source and the differential amplifier operating together generate an outgoing signal responsive to the incoming electrical signal. In an example application, the resulting circuit can be used to interface with electrical signals of nanoscale sensors and actuators, | 01-05-2012 |
20120006978 | LED/OLED ARRAY APPROACH TO INTEGRATED DISPLAY, LENSLESS-CAMERA, AND TOUCH-SCREEN USER INTERFACE DEVICES AND ASSOCIATED PROCESSORS - A system for implementing a display which also serves as one or more of a tactile user interface touchscreen, light field sensor, proximate hand gesture sensor, and lensless imaging camera. In an implementation, an OLED array can be used for light sensing as well as light emission functions. In one implementation a single OLED array is used as the only optoelectronic user interface element in the system. In another implementation two OLED arrays are used, each performing and/or optimized from different functions. In another implementation, an LCD and an OLED array are used in various configurations. The resulting arrangements allow for sharing of both optoelectric devices as well as associated electronics and computational processors, and are accordingly advantageous for use in handheld devices such as cellphone, smartphones, PDAs, tablet computers, and other such devices. | 01-12-2012 |
20120019307 | ADVANCED SYNTHESIZED HYSTERESIS FOR SIGNAL PROCESSING, CONTROLLERS, MUSIC, AND COMPUTER SIMULATIONS IN PHYSICS, ENGINEERING, AND ECONOMICS - A method for synthesis of a hysteresis function of a plurality of inputs is described. The method includes receiving and processing of a plurality of input signals with at least a parameterized multivariable nonlinearity, the parameterized multivariable nonlinearity serving as a parameterized hysteron, to produce at least one output signal. The plurality of input signals is also processed by at least a controller function, the controller function comprising memory and producing at least one control signal responsive to at least one of the plurality of input signals, the at least once control signal for controlling the parameterized hysteron. The at least one control signal is used to control the parameterized hysteron so as to create a hysteretic response to at least one of the plurality of input signals. | 01-26-2012 |
20120022693 | MULTI-CHANNEL CHEMICAL TRANSPORT BUS PROVIDING SHORT-DURATION BURST TRANSPORT FOR MICROFLUIDIC AND OTHER APPLICATIONS - A controllable multiple-channel chemical transport bus providing routing and transport of fluids, gasses, aerosols, slurries and the like within a larger system. The system and methods are applicable for use in Lab-on-a-Chip (LoC) technology, and can be useful in the implementation of reconfigurable LoC devices. Routes through the bus are determined by control signals and/or sequences of control signals issued under algorithmic control. Several independent flows may occur simultaneously. Adaptations of Clos, Banyan, and other related multi-stage switching architectures in the flow topology can be supported. The controllable multiple-channel chemical transport bus can be configured to support chemical flow durations short enough that the chemical flow at a first chemical flow port ends at a time before the chemical flow is first received at a second chemical flow port. Sensors may be placed at various locations along bus line segments and may be used in timing of the flows. | 01-26-2012 |
20120022705 | MULTI-CHANNEL CHEMICAL TRANSPORT BUS WITH BUS-ASSOCIATED SENSORS FOR MICROFLUIDIC AND OTHER APPLICATIONS - A controllable multiple-channel chemical transport bus routes and transports fluids, gasses, aerosols, slurries and the like within a larger system. The system and methods are applicable for use in Lab-on-a-Chip (LoC) technology, and can be useful in the implementation of reconfigurable LoC devices. Routes through the bus are determined by control signals and/or sequences of control signals issued under algorithmic control. Several independent flows may occur simultaneously. Adaptations of Clos, Banyan, and other related multi-stage switching architectures in the flow topology can be supported. Sensors are placed at various locations along bus path segments. Information gathered by the sensors can be used for one or more of controlling measured flows, clearing operations, cleaning operations, and control of the timing flow transport. The sensors can be of one or more types such as presence sensors, flow sensors, pressure sensors, temperature sensors, conductivity sensors, optical sensors, ion sensors, and affinity sensors. | 01-26-2012 |
20120094366 | RECONFIGURABLE CHEMICAL PROCESS SYSTEMS - Systems and methods for software-reconfigurable chemical process systems useful in a wide range of applications. Embodiments may include software control of internal processes, automated provisions for cleaning internal elements with solvents, provisions for clearing and drying gasses, and multitasking operation. In one family of embodiments, a flexible software-reconfigurable multipurpose reusable “Lab-on-a-Chip” or “embedded chemical processor” is realized that can facilitate a wide range of applications, instruments, and appliances. Through use of a general architecture, a single design can be economically manufactured in large scale and readily adapted to diverse specialized applications. Clearing and cleaning provisions may be used to facilitate reuse of the device, or may be used for decontamination prior to recycling or non-reclaimed disposal. In other embodiments, a flexible software-reconfigurable multipurpose reusable laboratory glassware setup may be realized, sparing talented laboratory staff from repetitive, complex, or low-level tasks occurring in analysis, synthesis, or smallscale chemical manufacturing. | 04-19-2012 |
20120106864 | CORRECTION OF UNFOCUS AND MISFOCUS VIA ORIGIN-CENTERED DISCRETE FRACTIONAL FOURIER TRANSFORM - A method corrects unfocus and misfocus in original image data using an origin-centered two-dimensional discrete fractional Fourier transform. The origin-centered two-dimensional discrete fractional Fourier transform numerically corrects a modeled evolution of an image propagating through a medium, aligning a propagation model centerline with the center of image data and the center an index-shifted numerical fractional Fourier transform operation. A zero transform-image domain origin is accordingly aligned to the center of modified image data. The corrective fractional Fourier transform power may be determined automatically or by human operator. The image correction can be applied to lens-systems or other systems obeying Fourier optics including electron microscopes, particle beams, radiation accelerators. The invention can be incorporated into cameras, film processing, photo editing software, websites, video recorders, video editing systems, surveillance systems, conferencing systems, image processing algorithms, optical computing systems, and other types of system, products and service facilities. | 05-03-2012 |
20120106865 | GENERATION OF IMAGE DATA WITH CORRECTION FOR OPTICAL MISFOCUS UTILIZING FRACTIONAL POWERS OF THE FOURIER TRANSFORM OPERATOR - Fractional Fourier transform properties inherent in lens systems and other light and particle-beam environments are used to correct optical misfocus utilizing numerical operations. The invention produces a focused image from a partially-focused operation computed by at least one processor and a misfocused lens or other imaging system. Image data is operated on by a two-dimensional discrete fractional Fourier transform operation and a two-dimensional discrete fractional Fourier transform phase operation to create misfocused phase-adjusted image data comprising some amount of misfocus, the misfocus resulting from the application of the two-dimensional discrete fractional Fourier transform operation. The misfocused phase-adjusted image is presented to a misfocused exogenous optical system to create a resulting image. The power parameter of the fractional Fourier transform is adjusted to maximize sharp edge content of the resulting image. The invention can be used in imaging, integrated optics, optical computing, particle beam systems, and radiation accelerator systems. | 05-03-2012 |
20120195522 | HIGH-PERFORMANCE CLOSED-FORM SINGLE-SCAN CALCULATION OF OBLONG-SHAPE ROTATION ANGLES FROM BINARY IMAGES OF ARBITRARY SIZE AND LOCATION USING RUNNING SUMS - A method and system for calculating oblong-shape rotation angles from binary images of arbitrary size using running sums is described without the need of eigenvector routines and storage of the image data. The oblong shape may be of arbitrary size and location and need not be precisely elliptical. A few running sums are calculated and stored throughout each scan, and the results are obtained in closed form by simple post-scan computation. An algorithmic embodiment can execute on one or more hardware processors with limited or otherwise constrained computation power, available instruction cycles, available memory, etc. Hardware processors may CPUs found in desktops, laptops, tablets, or handheld computing devices. The resulting arrangement may be used for touch or optical user interfaces, real-time image recognition, real-time machine vision, and other purposes. | 08-02-2012 |
20120198985 | MULTI-CHANNEL DATA SONIFICATION IN SPATIAL SOUND FIELDS WITH PARTITIONED TIMBRE SPACES USING MODULATION OF TIMBRE AND RENDERED SPATIAL LOCATION AS SONIFICATION INFORMATION CARRIERS - A data sonification method for representing multidimensional numerical information with a plurality of variable-timbre channels rendered in a sound field is described. The method includes generation of a plurality of variable-timbre audio waveforms, each having an audio frequency parameter and at least one timbre modulation parameter having an adjustable value that affects the timbre of the audio waveform. The method includes associating aspects of multidimensional numerical data with the timbre modulation parameter of each audio frequency waveform using a mapping element. The mapping element varies values of timbre modulation parameters responsive to selected values from the multidimensional numerical data. The method also positions each audio frequency waveform within a sonically-rendered sound field, associating aspects of multidimensional numerical data with the sonically-rendered position within the sound field. The sound field can be stereo, two-dimensional, or three-dimensional. The mapping element varies sonically-rendered positions responsive to selected values from the multidimensional numerical data. | 08-09-2012 |
20120200924 | MONOLITHIC OR HYBRID INTEGRATED OPTICAL INFORMATION PROCESSOR EMPLOYING A PLURALITY OF CONTROLLABLE OPTICAL TRANSFER FUNCTIONS AT FRACTIONAL FOURIER PLANES - A monolithic or hybrid integrated optical information processor employing a plurality of controllable optical transfer functions at fractional Fourier planes between two optical imaging elements is described. The arrangement can be used to realize or closely approximate arbitrary non-positive-definite transfer functions of spatially-varying amplitude and phase. In various implementations, one or both of the optical imaging elements can comprise a lens or graded-index material. In some implementations, at least a portion of the arrangement is implemented in the form of a stack. Graded index material may lie between consecutive light modulating array elements. The controllable plurality of optical transfer functions are employed to create a controllable optical processor which can be used for image filtering and optical computations using complex-valued optical signal arithmetic. An image sensor may be included to transform the processed image into electrical output. Applications include optical computing systems and integrated optics. | 08-09-2012 |
20120204577 | Flexible modular hierarchical adaptively controlled electronic-system cooling and energy harvesting for IC chip packaging, printed circuit boards, subsystems, cages, racks, IT rooms, and data centers using quantum and classical thermoelectric materials - A system for adaptive cooling and heat gathering, the method comprising a thermoelectric device capable of acting as a thermoelectric cooler in a heat pump mode and as a thermoelectric generator in a heat engine operating mode, a control system received provided input signals and providing a control output; and switching electronics controlled by the control output and connected to the thermoelectric device, wherein the control system controls the operating mode of the thermoelectric device responsive to provided input signals. | 08-16-2012 |
20120223903 | HIGH PARAMETER-COUNT TOUCH-PAD CONTROLLER - An apparatus including a touch user interface device including a sensor array configured to sense spatial information associated with one or more contiguous regions of contact and a processing device in communication with the touch user interface device configured to discern a first contiguous region of contact corresponding to a first finger from the one or more contiguous regions of contact, determine a first spatial distribution profile of the first contiguous region at a first time, determine a second spatial distribution profile of the first contiguous region at a second time, analyze a shape variation of the second spatial distribution profile in comparison to the first spatial distribution profile to determine a rotational movement of the first finger, generate a control signal in response to the detected rotational movement. | 09-06-2012 |
20120235940 | Position and Gesture Touch Sensor Responsive to Displacements and Angles of At Least One Contacting Finger - A touch-based user interface system comprising an arrangement for scanning a tactile sensor array to produce a corresponding array of measurement values that are presented to a processor for computation. The computation produces a plurality of running sums created from selected measurement values or functions of selected measurement values. A post-scan computation algorithm derives at least three independently-adjustable interactive control parameters responsive to at least displacements or angles the contact of a single area of threshold contact or threshold proximity. The system provides output control signals responsive to the independently-adjustable interactive control parameters. In one aspect of the invention, n algorithmic element for handling of regions of threshold contact or threshold proximity having non-convex shapes. In another aspect of the invention, an algorithmic element calculates the rate of change of one or more of the independently-adjustable interactive control parameters. Other aspects of the invention include shape and gesture recognition. | 09-20-2012 |
20120260790 | INTERACTIVE MULTI-CHANNEL DATA SONIFICATION TO ACCOMPANY DATA VISUALIZATION WITH PARTITIONED TIMBRE SPACES USING MODULATION OF TIMBRE AS SONIFICATION INFORMATION CARRIERS - Interactive data sonification for representing multidimensional numerical information with a plurality of variable-timbre channels for use complementing data visualization is described. The method includes generation of a plurality of variable-timbre audio waveforms, each having an audio frequency parameter and at least one timbre modulation parameter having an adjustable value that affects the timbre of the audio waveform. The method includes associating aspects of multidimensional numerical data with the timbre modulation parameter of each audio frequency waveform using a mapping element. The mapping element varies values of timbre modulation parameters responsive to selected values from the multidimensional numerical data. Each audio frequency waveform can be positioned within a sonically-rendered sound field, associating information with positions within the sound field. Mapping elements can vary the positions responsive to selected values from the multidimensional numerical data. In an implementation, a cursor moves over visualized data as associated multidimensional numerical data values are sonified. | 10-18-2012 |
20120274596 | USE OF ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DIODE (OLED) DISPLAYS AS A HIGH-RESOLUTION OPTICAL TACTILE SENSOR FOR HIGH DIMENSIONAL TOUCHPAD (HDTP) USER INTERFACES - A finger-operated touch interface system is physically associated with a visual display. The system includes a processor executing a software algorithm and an array of transparent organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs) communicating with the processor. The system operates a group of OLEDS from the OLED array in light sensing mode. These OLEDs detect light via photoelectric effect and communicate light detection measurements to the processor. The software algorithm produces tactile measurement information responsive to light reflected by a finger proximate to the OLED array, and reflected light is received by at least one OLED in the transparent OLED array and originates from a software-controlled light source. In one approach, the reflected light is modulated and the system is responsive to reflected modulated light. The processor generates a control signal responsive to the reflected light. The system can be used to implement an optical touchscreen without an RF capacitive matrix. | 11-01-2012 |
20120280928 | TOUCHPAD USER INTERFACE - A method of implementing a touch user interface for an electronic device including a overlaying a plurality of transparent sensors on top of a visual display associated with the electronic device and where the transparent sensors are configured to be responsive to touch by at least one user finger and the visual display is for rendering visual information provided by the electronic device is disclosed. | 11-08-2012 |
20120317509 | INTERACTIVE WYSIWYG CONTROL OF MATHEMATICAL AND STATISTICAL PLOTS AND REPRESENTATIONAL GRAPHICS FOR ANALYSIS AND DATA VISUALIZATION - The invention provides interactive adjustment of plot and data visualization through clicks, rollovers, menus, and other familiar types of rapid user-machine interaction. In an implementation, such interactive adjustments also modify associated software code used to generate the underlying plot or data visualization. In some implementations this feature may be always active. In other embodiments, this feature can be enabled, disabled, overridden, precluded, etc. The invention supports simple mice and their equivalents, advanced mice, gesture-based touch interfaces advanced High-Dimensional Touch Pads and associated touch screens, game controllers, 6D-mice, and extended hyperlink objects. The invention can be implemented in the context of web browsers and spreadsheets, and can be used for Business intelligence, simple plots, and a wide range of data visualization applications. The invention also provides related features to more general programming languages not involved in plots or visualization, allowing programmers on software code and invoke various options via interactive GUIs. | 12-13-2012 |
20120317521 | General User Interface Gesture Lexicon and Grammar Frameworks for Multi-Touch, High Dimensional Touch Pad (HDTP), Free-Space Camera, and Other User Interfaces - A method for a multi-touch gesture-based user interface wherein a plurality of gestemes are defined as functions of abstract space and time and further being primitive gesture segments that can be concatenated over time and space to construct gestures. Various distinct subset of the gestemes can be concatenated in space and time to construct a distinct gestures. Real-time multi-touch gesture-based information provided by user interface is processed to at least a recognized sequence of specific gestemes and that the sequence of gestemes that the user's execution a gesture has been completed. The specific gesture rendered by the user is recognized according to the sequence of gestemes. Many additional features are then provided from this foundation, including gesture grammars, structured-meaning gesture-lexicon, context, and the use of gesture prosody. | 12-13-2012 |
20130003543 | NEXT-GENERATION BANDWIDTH MANAGEMENT CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR MULTIPLE-SERVICE CALLS, SESSIONS, PACKET-LEVEL PROCESSES, AND QoS PARAMETERS - PART 1: STRUCTURAL AND FUNCTIONAL ARCHITECTURES - System and method for addressing immense, long-standing problem of bandwidth management, for example, in enterprise networks, VPNs, real-time and stored video services, mobile applications, wireless networks, and cloud computing applications. Described features include an automatic closed-loop control system infrastructure encompassing multiple time-scales and performing control actions optimized to the extent possible with respect to administrator-provided performance metrics. One aspect utilizes available or innovatively accessible means of session and QoS control (settings in configuration files, gateway APIs, QoS parameters, application bit-rate settings, etc.) within the context of practical multiple-vendor products in evolving multiple-service networks. Another aspect utilizes available or innovatively accessible means of session and QoS observations (values in reporting log files, gateway APIs, network monitoring, etc.) within the context of practical multiple-vendor products in evolving multiple-service networks. Traffic-measurement controlled adaptive reservations for distributed myopic single-service gatekeepers effectively shapes the permitted state-space boundary over a range of arbitrary curvatures. | 01-03-2013 |
20130091278 | HIERARCHICAL CLOSED-LOOP CONTROL OF POLICY, GOAL, AND RESOURCE ALLOCATION IN BANDWIDTH MANAGEMENT - A Unified Bandwidth Manager that functions as a multi-service bandwidth manager to interface with and hierarchically manage a plurality of service-specific bandwidth reservation and session management systems is described. The Unified Bandwidth Manager includes at least a hierarchical control structure, and an interface for providing observed information relevant to policy, goal, and resource usage to the hierarchical control structure. The hierarchical control structure is provided with a plurality of feedback inputs that are responsive to associated ongoing observation information from each of an associated observation reporting element. The hierarchical control structure uses the plurality of feedback inputs, together with policy information or goal information, to produce at least one element of outgoing control information. | 04-11-2013 |
20130091437 | INTERACTIVE DATA VISULIZATION UTILIZING HDTP TOUCHPAD HDTP TOUCHSCREENS, ADVANCED MULTITOUCH, OR ADVANCED MICE - A method for interactive data visualization to perform data analysis comprising dataflow processing of information and utilizing mathematical operations designed to accept, operate on, and produce numerical data within the universal range of numbers such as the interval [0,1] or [−1,+1]. In an implementation, visual effects responsive to data values and interactive control produces computer graphics instructions that can be rendered as graphics in a browser and transmitted over a network. Interactive control can also be transmitted over a network so as to provide web access and a collaboration environment. In an implementation the selection of function blocks and the general connectivity among them can be specified by using a drawing tool and a palette of function blocks, and clicking on each function block would cause dialog windows to appear that can be used for setting parameters. | 04-11-2013 |
20130141388 | HETEROGENEOUS TACTILE SENSING VIA MULTIPLE SENSOR TYPES - This invention relates to sensor arrangements and signal processing architectures for touch-based user interfaces comprising multiple sensor types and other arrangements so as to create user interface output signals responsive to the touch of at least one human finger. Sensor types and other arrangements can include capacitive tactile sensor arrays, optical tactile sensor arrays, proximity sensor arrays, pressure sensor arrays, and video cameras. At least one software algorithm comprises at least one of a functional partition (wherein some user interface output signals are derived only from a pre-specified sensor), decision-based selection (wherein some user interface output signals are selectively derived from a selected sensor), or sensor-fusing (wherein user interface output signals are obtained from threshold testing, conditional testing, vector quantization, algorithms employing parameterized calculations, algorithms employing compensation calculations and operations, artificial neural networks, etc.) | 06-06-2013 |
20130201135 | Gesture-Based User Interface Employing Video Camera - Systems and methods for providing a free-space gesture-based user interface for a computer workstation and desktop software applications are disclosed. In one implementation, the system includes a video camera to generate real-time video signals responsive to a user gesture as observed by the video camera, and a processor to generate control signals responsive to the real-time video signals responsive to the user gesture observed by the video camera. The control signals are used to control a desktop software application executing on the computer workstation, such that at least one aspect of the desktop software application is responsive to the user gesture observed by the video camera. | 08-08-2013 |
20130205976 | User Interface Metaphor Methods for Multi-channel Data Sonification - A method and user interface for data sonification for representing multidimensional numerical information with a plurality of variable-timbre channels are described. The method includes providing a user interface that includes a plurality of metaphors and spatial sound rendering operations resulting in stereo audio output. In one implementation, a metaphor is used in making parameter assignments according to which audio-frequency waveforms having adjustable timbre attributes are generated. In another implementation, timbre attributes are adjustable over a range of timbre variation and are further associated with corresponding metaphors. | 08-15-2013 |
20130208011 | HIGH-PERFORMANCE CLOSED-FORM SINGLE-SCAN CALCULATION OF OBLONG-SHAPE ROTATION ANGLES FROM IMAGE DATA OF ARBITRARY SIZE AND LOCATION USING RUNNING SUMS - A method and system for calculating oblong-shape rotation angles from image data of arbitrary size using running sums is described without the need of eigenvector routines and storage of the image data. The oblong shape may be of arbitrary size and location and need not be precisely elliptical. A few running sums are calculated and stored throughout each scan, and the results are obtained in closed form by simple post-scan computation. An algorithmic embodiment can execute on one or more hardware processors with limited or otherwise constrained computation power, available instruction cycles, available memory, etc. Hardware processors may CPUs found in desktops, laptops, tablets, or handheld computing devices. The resulting arrangement may be used for touch or optical user interfaces, real-time image recognition, real-time machine vision, and other purposes. | 08-15-2013 |
20130216152 | VARIABLE FOCUSING OF ELECTRON MICROSCOPY IMAGE DATA UTILIZING FRACTIONAL POWERS OF THE FOURIER TRANSFORM OPERATOR - Computer-implemented arrangements for adjusting the focus in original electron microscope image data are described. In an implementation, a fractional Fourier transform operation and a phase restoration operation, both responsive to a fractional power, are collectively applied to original electron microscope image data to produce computationally-focused image data. A parameter adjuster is used to provide a range of variation of the power, and can be adjusted by a user or under the direction of a control system. The fractional Fourier transform operation and the phase restoration operation can be realized by at least one numerical algorithm and can comprise an approximation. | 08-22-2013 |
20130217598 | MICROPROCESSOR-CONTROLLED MICROFLUIDIC PLATFORM FOR PATHOGEN, TOXIN, BIOMARKER, AND CHEMICAL DETECTION WITH REMOVABLE UPDATABLE SENSOR ARRAY FOR FOOD AND WATER SAFETY, MEDICAL, AND LABORATORY APPLICATIONS - The invention provides a platform technology with rich ability to flexibly perform, create, deploy, maintain, and update a wide range of panels, assay, array, and/or sequence of tests for a wide range of substances and pathogens. The invention provides a unifying framework for widely-ranging miniature sensor implementation, fluidic/gas interfacing, electrical interfaces and optical interfaces, and further by collocating, allowing the integration a large number highly-selective sensors and chemical sensors—together as needed with appropriately selected supplemental sensors (for example temperature, pH, selective ions, etc.), into a common readily-manufacturable framework. The diverse sensor arrays give rise to statistical enhancing through novel statistical processing approaches. The invention is deployable and useable in a wide range of situations previously unavailable, and addresses many otherwise problematic aspects of field testing for food safety, water safety, epidemic outbreaks, routine diagnosis, and disease monitoring. | 08-22-2013 |
20130293695 | VARIABLE FOCUSING OF ELECTRON MICROSCOPY IMAGE DATA UTILIZING ORIGIN-CENTERED DISCRETE FRACTIONAL FOURIER TRANSFORM - Computer-implemented arrangements for adjusting the focus in original electron microscope image data are described. In an implementation, an origin-centered fractional Fourier transform operation and an origin-centered phase restoration operation, both responsive to a provided fractional power value, are collectively applied to original electron microscope image data to produce computationally-focused image data. A parameter adjuster is used to provide a range of variation of the power value, and can be adjusted by a user or under the direction of a control system. The fractional Fourier transform operation and the phase restoration operation can be realized by at least one numerical algorithm and can comprise an approximation. | 11-07-2013 |
20130321337 | Additional Touch-Gesture Sensors for Rear or Sides of Mobile Devices - A method for providing user interface features to a mobile device involving locating a touch-responsive sensor touchpad to the rear and/or at least one side of a mobile device. Touch-gesture measurement information from the touch-responsive sensor touchpad is processed and used to create an output signal responsive to a touch gesture imparted wherein the output signal is used to control an aspect of a software application operating on the mobile device. The mobile device can be configured to be selectively responsive to particular temporal patterns of touch, particular regions of touch, and/or particular movements of touch. Touch gestures can include various types of squeezing gestures, path-tracing touch gestures, and touch pattern gestures. Recognized gestures can be used to control the mobile device and/or software application running on the mobile device. | 12-05-2013 |
20130322777 | High-Accuracy Centered Fractional Fourier Transform Matrix for Optical Imaging and Other Applications - Methods for numerically generating a centered discrete fractional Fourier transform matrix on a computer, the centered discrete fractional Fourier transform matrix of size N by N where N is an odd integer. Centering is obtained by simple barrel roll operations on eigenvectors. High-accuracy is obtained by numerically calculating the eigenvectors of the discrete fractional Fourier transform matrix from a closed-form mathematical formula and then iteratively performing a Gram-Schmidt orthogonalization procedure until a resulting set of improved-orthogonal eigenvectors is produced that is sufficiently orthogonal. | 12-05-2013 |
20140002760 | Programmable Optical Computing Device Employing LED Array Transducers, Non-Quadratic Phase Optical Elements, and Stacked Light Modulator Elements | 01-02-2014 |
20140010734 | Modular Computer-Controlled Multistep Chemical Processing System for Use in Laboratory Automation or Chemical Production - A modular laboratory-style computer-controlled system for multistep chemical processing for use in laboratory automation or chemical production is disclosed. The system comprised a plurality of interconnectable electrically-powered controllable chemical process modules having chemical input and output ports and at least one communications interface. Interconnection among the chemical process modules include both chemical flow interconnections for the transport of chemical materials and network interconnections for the transport of communications signals. The controllable chemical process modules have distinct network addresses and are controlled by an algorithm executed by the data processor. In some implementations chemical flow interconnections are software controllable. In some implementations the system further comprises feedback control. In some implementations some chemical process modules comprise sensors responsive to sense physical quantities. | 01-09-2014 |
20140036168 | Use of LED or OLED Array to Implement Integrated Combinations of Touch Screen Tactile, Touch Gesture Sensor, Color Image Display, Hand-Image Gesture Sensor, Document Scanner, Secure Optical Data Exchange, and Fingerprint Processing Capabilities - A system and method for implementing a display which also serves as one or more of a tactile user interface touchscreen, proximate hand gesture sensor, light field sensor, lensless imaging camera, document scanner, fingerprint scanner, and secure optical communications interface. In an implementation, an OLED array can be used for light sensing as well as light emission functions. In one implementation a single OLED array is used as the only optoelectronic user interface element in the system. In another implementation two OLED arrays are used, each performing and/or optimized from different functions. In another implementation, an LCD and an OLED array are used in various configurations. The resulting arrangements allow for sharing of both optoelectric devices as well as associated electronics and computational processors, and are accordingly advantageous for use in handheld devices such as cellphone, smartphones, PDAs, tablet computers, and other such devices. | 02-06-2014 |
20140195907 | TOUCH USER INTERFACE SUPPORTING GLOBAL AND CONTEXT-SPECIFIC TOUCH GESTURES THAT ARE RESPONSIVE TO AT LEAST ONE FINGER ANGLE - A user interface method for use with a touch gesture user interface in a system implementing global or universal gestures and application-specific gestures for the control of software executing on a device comprising a touch user interface and a computational processor wherein the touch gestures are responsive to at least one finger angle. In an example implementation, wherein when a gesture with an application-specific association is recognized, the user interface operation is determined by the software application that has a currently active user-interface focus. In an example implementation, a global or universal gesture is used to control the system. In an example implementation, a global or universal gesture is used to control a software application executing on the system. In an example implementation, the user interface operation is context-specific. | 07-10-2014 |