Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080225987 | Asynchronous interconnection system for 3D interchip communication - An embodiment of the present invention relates to a asynchronous interconnection system comprising a transmitter circuit and a receiver circuit inserted between inserted between respective first and second voltage references and having respective transmitter and receiver nodes coupled in a capacitive manner. The receiver circuit comprises: a recovery stage inserted between the first and second voltage references of the receiver circuit and connected to the receiver node; and a state control stage, in turn inserted between the first and second voltage references of the receiver circuit connected to the recovery stage correspondence with a first feedback node providing a first control signal and having a second feedback node connected in a feedback manner to the recovery stage. The recovery stage comprises a first feedback loop connected to the first feedback node and acting in such a way to recover a received voltage signal and a feedback loop connected to the second feedback node of the state control stage and acting in such a way to deactivate the recovery feedback on the receiver node and guarantee that the receiver node is let in a high impedance state. | 09-18-2008 |
20090168860 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM BETWEEN A FIRST AND A SECOND SYNCHRONOUS DEVICE THAT ARE UNCORRELATED IN TIME - A communication system includes first and second independently clocked devices, comprising, for each device, a transmitter and a receiver connected to each other in a crossed way in correspondence of an inter-chip communication channel. The communication system further comprises a synchronizer in turn including at least a first and a second synchronization block, having respective input terminals connected to the receivers and respective output terminals connected to the transmitters and comprising at least: a test pattern generator that generates a programmable test pattern signal; a pattern detector to check a matching between stored and received test pattern signals and thus lock corresponding clock phases of the synchronization blocks in case of positive result of this check; and a delay block able to change the clock phases until a synchronized condition of the synchronization blocks is verified, this synchronized condition corresponding to a matching between stored and received test pattern signals. | 07-02-2009 |
20090168938 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM FOR CONNECTING SYNCHRONOUS DEVICES THAT ARE UNCORRELATED IN TIME - A communication system for the connection between timing non-correlated synchronous devices comprising at least one transmitter and one receiver inserted between a first and a second voltage reference and connected to each other through a transmission channel in correspondence with respective transmitting and receiving terminals Advantageously, the receiver comprises at least one asynchronous input stage suitable for receiving on the receiving terminal a datum and associated with a synchronous output stage suitable for transmitting this datum in a synchronized way with a clock signal on a synchronized receiving terminal. A method transmits a datum from a transmitter to a receiver interconnected by a capacitive channel in a communication system for the connection between independently clocked devices. | 07-02-2009 |
20100315206 | ELECTRODE DIVERSITY FOR BODY-COUPLED COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS - The present invention relates to coupler device, processing apparatus and method of processing a plurality of body-coupled communication signals which have been detected by using an electrode arrangement with a plurality of electrodes or electrode segments ( | 12-16-2010 |
20110200150 | WIDEBAND COMMUNICATION FOR BODY-COUPLED COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS - The present invention relates to a communication apparatus, method and computer program product for providing a reception approach in a body-coupled communication system with a switch-based filtering in order to remove low frequency interference without attenuating the wanted digital signal, and a receiver structure that makes use of correlation for both data detection and synchronization in order to suppress the uncorrelated interference without attenuating the wanted signal. | 08-18-2011 |
20140078301 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MONITORING THE SKIN COLOR OF A USER - This invention relates to a method and a system for monitoring skin color of a user. The system comprises a capturing unit, an obtaining unit, a deriving unit and a determining unit. The capturing unit captures at least one image of the user over a predetermined time period, and the obtaining unit obtains motion-related information of the user over the predetermined time period. The deriving unit derives visual information from the at least one image on the basis of the motion-related information, and the determining unit determines the skin color on the basis of the derived visual information. In this way, the skin color of the user can be effectively monitored without exposing the user to strong environmental light. | 03-20-2014 |
20140142462 | PERIPHERAL TEMPERATURE MEASURING - Systems and methods for contact-less, non-invasive determination of peripheral temperature of a subject use a thermal exchanger to locally modulate the temperature of a structure in engagement with the subject, such as a subject support structure that supports the subject or an item worn by the subject. A thermal sensor can be used to monitor a thermal response of the subject and to determine the peripheral temperature. Additionally or alternatively, the core body temperature may be determined. | 05-22-2014 |
20140212329 | INCUBATOR WITH AIR PURIFICATION - Systems and methods for air purification within an incubator using germicidal irradiation from an ultra-violet (UV) light source that is integrated in a path from ambient air into the cavity of an incubator. | 07-31-2014 |
20140257126 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COMBINED RESPIRATORY THERAPY AND RESPIRATORY MONITORING - Provided are systems and methods for combined respiratory therapy and respiratory monitoring. A respiratory therapy and respiratory monitoring apparatus as described herein may include a spacer portion having first and second ends, wherein the first end includes a patient interface and the second end includes a respiratory therapy device. A monitoring device such as, for example, a microphone is incorporated into the spacer portion so as to record sounds from within the apparatus. The sounds may be processed and otherwise analyzed to derive one or more characteristics therefrom. These characteristics may be used to make one or more determinations relevant to the monitored and treated patient. | 09-11-2014 |
20140309546 | AIRWAY IMPEDANCE MEASUREMENT INTEGRATED WITH RESPIRATORY TREATMENT DEVICES - Airway impedance of a subject using a respiratory treatment device can be measured, in accordance with one or more embodiments. A conduit is configured to communicate a flow of inhaled gas and a flow of exhaled gas to and from an airway of the subject using the respiratory treatment device. A first valve is disposed within the conduit and configured to affect the flow of exhaled gas. One or more sensors are disposed within the conduit and are configured to provide a signal conveying information associated with one or more characteristics of gas exhaled by the subject while the flow of exhaled gas is affected or unaffected by the first valve. An airway impedance monitoring module can be executed by a processor to determine an impedance metric of the airway of the subject based on the information conveyed by the signal provided by the one or more sensors. | 10-16-2014 |