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US08027995B2	Portable media processing unit in a media exchange network A method for communication is disclosed and may include storing media and meta-data associated with the stored media. The storing may occur at a first location associated with a first communication device. A channel guide including representations of the stored media may be presented, based on the meta-data associated with the stored media, on a television in a second location. The presenting may occur when the first communication device is communicatively coupled to a second communication device at the second location. In response to receiving a selection via the presented channel guide, at least one media file corresponding to the received selection may be displayed based on the meta-data associated with stored media, on the television and/or a media player in the second location. The first communication device may be a media processing unit.
US08027994B2	Searching a multi-lingual database A system and method of searching a database in which documents of different languages are included. The system includes a synonym or keyword dictionary which is bi-directional and allows for translation of keywords between a first language and other languages. The translated words keywords for the document are stored in an inverted index which is then used for searching, either in a selected language, a second language or in all languages, as determined by the user. This use of multiple searching and a translated synonym dictionary avoids the need for translation of the entire document and avoids inaccuracies which may result from translations.
US08027990B1	Dynamic query suggestion A query prefix is received from a user device. A user identifier is determined based on the user device. A user category is determined based on the user identifier. A node representing the query prefix is located in a query graph. Descendent nodes of the located node that represent queries are located. Each node has one or more user category specific frequency measures and each user category specific frequency measure is associated with a user category. The queries represented by the located nodes are ranked based on the associated user category specific frequency measure associated with the identified user category. The ranked queries are sent to the user device.
US08027989B1	Retrieving and providing contextual information An electronic dictionary may be created by receiving a data request action for a word appearing in an electronic document, accessing information regarding the context of the word derived from within the electronic document in which the word appears, storing the definition of the word along with the context information for the word, and enabling access by the user to the definition and the context information.
US08027985B2	Sorting data records contained in a query result A system and article of manufacture for managing query results and, more particularly, for sorting data records contained in a query result obtained in response to execution of a query against a database. In one embodiment, the data records in the query result are sorted on the basis of related information which is retrieved from a corresponding data source. In another embodiment, the sorting is performed on the basis of a value variance which is determined for each of the data records in the query result. In still another embodiment, the sorting is performed on the basis of a requested value range coverage. In yet another embodiment, the sorting is performed on the basis of suitability scores which are determined with respect to analysis routines which are configured for processing the query result.
US08027984B2	Systems and methods of reverse lookup In one embodiment, a system and method is provided for reverse lookups using a reverse lookup hint stored in metadata associated with a file or directory. The reverse lookup hint is used to retrieve an entry, comprising a name of the file or directory, which is stored in a map structure related to a parent directory of the file or directory. In an embodiment, the reverse lookup hint comprises a hash value generated from the name of the file or directory.
US08027983B1	Enhanced query performance using fixed length hashing of multidimensional data Methods, systems and apparatus, including computer program products, for enhancing query performance through fixed length hashing of multidimensional data. According to one method, a fixed length hash of a multidimensional data record is created where the hash has respective fixed length sections for each data dimension of the record being hashed. The composite fixed length hash is stored with a reference to the original data record to which it corresponds. Query parameters are hashed and compared to a corresponding section of the fixed length hash to determine a set of candidate records.
US08027980B2	Methods and computer systems for data assignment Methods and computer systems are provided for data assignment. A computing unit and a data object component for managing a set of data objects are provided. Data objects of the set of data objects can be divided into segments according to selectable criteria. An interface unit may also be provided to interconnect the computing unit and the data object component. The interface unit may be arranged and constructed to include an inventory assignment of segments created in the data object component such that, in case of an assignment inquiry by the computing unit, an assignment of one or more segments being inquired for is carried out in the interface unit.
US08027978B2	Image search method, apparatus, and program According to an aspect of an embodiment, a method for searching image data representing an image from a database by using a query image, the image data including information indicative of a shape of a contour of the image, comprising: obtaining a query image data representing the query image; extracting information indicative of a shape of a contour of the query image; and determining the image data in the database on the basis of correlation of the topological characteristics of the shapes of the contours of the images and the query image.
US08027972B2	Nodal data normalization Embodiments of the invention may be used to normalize data stored in an in-memory database on a parallel computer system. The data normalization may be used to achieve memory savings, thereby reducing the number of compute nodes required to store an in-memory database. Thus, as a result, faster response times may be achieved when querying the data. In one embodiment, normalization may be performed in a manner to avoid datasets that cross physical or logical boundaries of the compute nodes of a parallel system.
US08027971B2	Relationship management in a data abstraction model A method, system and article of manufacture for managing relationships in a data abstraction model abstractly describing data in a database. One embodiment provides a method of linking logical branches of data in a database based on the relationships. The method includes accessing a data abstraction model abstractly describing the data in the database. The data abstraction model defines a logical tree structure having a plurality of logical branches. Relationships between logical fields of different logical branches are identified and logical links abstractly describing the identified relationships are created.
US08027967B2	Setting checking information collecting method, setting checking information collecting device and recording medium that records setting checking information collecting program A device includes, a search controlling information storing unit that stores, for each searching purpose, the search controlling information indicating whether or not the search is to be proceeded for the kinds of parts between the interfaces in the parts is defined and registered, a set information collecting unit that decides the interface of the parts to be searched, according to the search controlling information for each search object, from both the design information of the system constitution diagram and the registered information of the library database of the parts and the interfaces, and traces the connection relations of the interfaces thereby to collect the set information of the searched parts and the interfaces from the library database of the design information of the system constitution diagram, the parts and so on.
US08027966B2	Method and system for searching a multi-lingual database A system and method of searching a database in which documents of different languages are included. The system includes a synonym or keyword dictionary which is bi-directional and allows for translation of keywords between a first language and other languages. The translated words keywords for the document are stored in an inverted index which is then used for searching, either in a selected language, a second language or in all languages, as determined by the user. This use of multiple searching and a translated synonym dictionary avoids the need for translation of the entire document and avoids inaccuracies which may result from translations.
US08027960B2	Intelligent deletion of elements to maintain referential integrity of dynamically assembled components in a content management system A content management system (CMS) uses an element deletion mechanism to maintain referential integrity of dynamically assembled elements in a repository. Element properties such as probability, popularity and recent usage that are not explicit relationships between parent documents and child elements are logged. A deletion policy is then defined in terms of the logged element properties. When a request to delete an element is received, the deletion mechanism checks the logged properties against the deletion policy. If the element's logged properties satisfy the deletion policy, the element is deleted from the repository. If the element's logged properties do not satisfy the deletion policy, the element is not deleted. In this manner referential integrity may be enforced for elements that are dynamically assembled.
US08027954B2	Portable media player recommendation system A method and apparatus for providing a portable device recommendation system. The method may include storing, on a portable device, preferences of a user of the portable device with respect to media content, and facilitating sharing of desirable media content between this user and a user of another portable device based on the user preferences.
US08027948B2	Method and system for generating an ontology A method of generating an ontology includes determining plural concepts from a data set by using a first predetermined pattern, using a second predetermined pattern to determine a relationship between the plural concepts, and between a concept and a concept token in the plural concepts, and generating the ontology based on the relationship.
US08027946B1	Higher order logic applied to expert systems for alarm analysis, filtering, correlation and root cause The present invention is directed to a system and method for applying second- and higher-order logic to analysis of event descriptive information, such as alarms, error messages, and fault signals.
US08027937B1	Systems, devices, and methods for providing multiple services to premises over communication networks Methods, systems, and devices for providing one or more virtual networks for a plurality of services are disclosed. The device may include a secure access node coupled to a wide area communication network and a premises communication network. The secure access node may have a node software platform, one or more node processors, a node storage device, and one or more node communication interfaces. Further, the secure access node may receive a plurality of data packets through one of the one or more node communication interfaces. The node software platform may execute on one of the node processors and may include a node deep packet inspection engine, a node rules generation engine, a node rule check and notification generation engine, a node service segregation engine, a node communication software application, and a node service adapter software application.
US08027936B2	Apparatus for and method of establishing digital content right, and computer program product An apparatus for generating copyright information for a secondarily processed content obtained by performing secondary processing on an original content, includes a secondary processed substance acquiring unit, a default license information generating unit, and a license information editing unit. The secondary processed substance acquiring unit acquires operation substances of the secondary processing performed on the original content. The default license information generating unit obtains rights expressions for the operation substances acquired by the secondary processed substance acquiring unit to generate default license information including the rights expressions as an initial value. The license information editing unit accepts selection of a desired rights expression by a user from the rights expressions of the default license information generated by the default license information generating unit to generate license information of the secondary processed content from the selected rights expression.
US08027935B1	Systems and methods for value bearing indicia balance reservation Systems and methods which operate to reserve an amount of value associated with a value bearing indicia (VBI) request or requests are shown. Embodiments facilitate completion of a multiple VBI session without failing due to insufficient value balance once the session has begun. Additionally or alternatively, embodiments facilitate later or subsequent (e.g., scheduled) completion of a VBI session, whether a session for a single VBI or multiple VBI, without failing due to insufficient value balance. Value reservations may be made automatically and/or manually. Embodiments provide various reservation priority levels, such as to individual users, user groups, user systems, sessions, types of sessions, jobs, etc., in order to facilitate completion of various desired operations without failure due to insufficient value. Value reservation techniques according to embodiments do not introduce additional transactions into a normal VBI session flow.
US08027933B2	Postal package delivery system The present invention relates to a Postal package delivery system for forwarding a packet from a sender towards a destination through a postal network where the postal network comprises a plurality of postal nodes for sorting and forwarding the package through said network via at least one node of said plurality of postal nodes towards the destination. The forwarding of the package is based on the address of said destination, where a tag associating device is able to associate a tag of the package flexibly with a physical address of a plurality of addresses of said destination.
US08027930B2	Method and apparatus for updating certificate information between buyers and suppliers A computer system that manages compliance information between a buyer and a number of suppliers includes a database and is operable to store supplier guidelines corresponding to a product the buyer desires to purchase, store a list of approved suppliers, provide the suppliers with access to the supplier guidelines, store compliance information indicating whether one or more of the suppliers is in compliance with the supplier guidelines, and selectively update the list of approved suppliers in response to the compliance information. The computer system is also operable to store supplier certificates and to request updated supplier certificates provided directly from a certification issuer.
US08027925B1	System method and apparatus for authorizing access The present invention comprises a method and apparatus for enforcing software licenses for resource libraries such as an application program interface (API), a toolkit, a framework, a runtime library, a dynamic link library (DLL), an applet (e.g. a Java or ActiveX applet), or any other reusable resource. The present invention allows the resource library to be selectively used only by authorized end user software programs. The present invention can be used to enforce a “per-program” licensing scheme for a resource library whereby the resource library is licensed only for use with particular software programs. In one embodiment, a license text string and a corresponding license key are embedded in a program that has been licensed to use a resource library. The license text string and the license key are supplied, for example, by a resource library vendor to a program developer who wants to use the resource library with an end user program being developed. The license text string includes information about the terms of the license under which the end user program is allowed to use the resource library. The license key is used to authenticate the license text string. The resource library in turn is provided with means for reading the license text string and the license key, and for determining, using the license key, whether the license text string is authentic and whether the license text string has been altered. Resource library functions are made available only to a program having an authentic and unaltered license text string.
US08027916B2	Method and apparatus for screening financial transactions A system for screening money transfers. According to one embodiment of the invention an operator is provided with at least one prompt to request further information about an attempted money transfer. The operator can be prompted with a series of questions to facilitate a regimented screening process of suspicious transfers.
US08027914B2	System and method for providing instant-decision, financial network-based payment cards A system and method for issuance of a financial network-based payment card (generally known as a “credit card”) almost instantaneously after application, wherein an applicant applies for a credit card by entering data into a data entry system, advantageously by filling in a plurality of predefined forms in a computer-based data entry system. The applicant's data is sent via a data network to a central decision center, which approves or disapproves the application. If the application is approved, data is generated and delivered to a card production system, which embosses and magnetically encodes a card blank. The card is then delivered to the applicant.
US08027911B2	Hedging exchange traded mutual fund or other portfolio basket products A system for pricing and/or determining a basket of financial instruments for hedging investment risk in actively managed traded funds is described. The system uses a trusted computer system and includes a computer storage medium storing a computer program product. The product determines a basket of hedging instruments by applying statistical or economic based factor analysis to estimate the NAV or provide a hedging basket to rack actual NAV of an actively managed traded fund.
US08027905B2	Generating adjusted bids of entities according to a new external bid An initial external bid of an enterprise that is based on initial component bids of plural entities is received by a tool. The tool receives margin values representing margins acceptable to the entities. A new external bid is received that is different from the initial bid, and adjusted component bids of the plural entities are generated by the tool according to the new external bid and the margins of the entities.
US08027904B2	Method and system for creating and trading corporate debt security derivative investment instruments A method of creating and trading corporate debt security derivative investment instruments on an exchange, as well as a trading facility for trading such derivatives, is disclosed. Corporate debt security derivative investment instruments are created by identifying a credit rating service that includes a plurality of risk categories. Unique monetary values are mapped to risk categories and an entity rated by the credit rating service is identified. A corporate debt security derivative investment instrument is then created whose value is determined at least in part by the monetary value to which the risk category associated with the rated entity is mapped.
US08027901B2	Automatic generation of an order in an instrument in a specified currency In an automated trading system wherein orders in an instrument in a specified currency are received and a trade in the instrument is performed when, for a certain volume of the instrument, a bid price matches an ask price, a method is provided for automatically generating an order in the instrument in said specified currency. The method comprised the steps of receiving from e.g. a currency market or a market maker a current exchange rate between a currency other than said specified currency and the specified currency; receiving from a trader an order in the instrument in said other currency; calculating a price of the order in the specified currency based on the received order and the current exchange rate; and generating the order in the instrument in the specified currency.
US08027899B2	System and method for forming a financial instrument indexed to entertainment revenue A method for forming a securities bundle indexed to entertainment revenue includes determining a first funding amount for a first entertainment event. A second funding amount is determined for a second entertainment event. Next, a dividend schedule is determined for the first and second entertainment events. A securities bundle is formed at least partially based on the funding amounts and the dividend schedule, with the securities bundle comprising a first security and a second security. The first security is associated with the first entertainment event and the second security is associated with the second entertainment event.
US08027898B2	Method and apparatus for prioritizing a listing of information providers A method and apparatus for prioritizing a listing of information providers according to a fee value and availability status indicated for the information providers, and providing a set of one or more information provider identifiers that satisfy a request for a type of information provider that has been received from a user over the Internet. The set of information provider identifiers are ranked according to their associated fee values and availability status. A set of one or more files are generated to display the set of information provider identifiers. The set of files are transmitted to the user, and the user is provided access to an information provider identified by one of the set of information provider identifiers.
US08027890B2	Methods and systems for processing a financial transaction A method for processing a financial transaction such as an electronic bill payment is provided. The method includes receiving an electronic bill payment wherein the bill payment is submitted on behalf of a consumer in response to a bill associated with a biller, determining using a computer system that the received electronic bill payment is an exception payment wherein the exception payment includes the electronic bill payment submitted by the consumer having consumer entered information not matching a criterion for accepting electronic payment required by the biller, creating an exception addenda record for the exception payment using data stored within a database wherein the addenda record identifies the consumer submitting the exception payment, and posting the exception payment to an appropriate consumer account for the biller based on the addenda record.
US08027889B1	Systems and methods for price searching via a mobile device reading display screen graphics Price searching via a mobile device reading display screen graphics is provided. A system for obtaining pricing information comprises at least one subsystem that electronically reads a price of a product using a mobile device scanning a display screen, at least one subsystem that searches for other available products and price data to compare to the electronically read price and product data, at least one subsystem that compares the price data of the other products to the electronically read price data, and at least one subsystem that presents purchase options based upon results of the comparison of the price and product data.
US08027888B2	Online credit card prescreen systems and methods In one embodiment, prescreened credit card offers, which are associated with credit cards that a particular borrower would be accepted upon application with the respective issuer, are provided to a borrower via a prescreen provider website and/or a referrer website. In one embodiment, a referrer provides borrower information to a prescreen provider. The prescreen provider initiates and/or performs a prescreening process, which includes accessing credit related information regarding the borrower. The prescreen provider matches the borrower with one or more credit cards that the borrower would like be accepted for, and provides a prescreened offer document to the referrer, or an Internet address of the prescreened offer document. The referrer may then provide the borrower with the prescreened credit card offers by presenting the prescreened offer document to the borrower. The prescreened credit card offers may additionally be filtered according to issuer criteria, referrer criteria, and/or borrower preferences.
US08027885B2	Complex prices in bidding Managing bid pricing information comprises receiving transaction information and item data from a buyer, generating a bid invitation containing entries relating to the transaction information and item data, and making the bid invitation available to a plurality of potential bidders, receiving from one or more of the potential bidders bid invitations containing a complex pricing structure and corresponding complex pricing amounts, and selecting a winning bidder based on the complex pricing amounts.
US08027883B2	Affiliate manipulation system and method An affiliate manipulation system that permits consumers, ISPs, search engines and intermediaries to maximize affiliate program participation in transactions by or through them. The affiliate manipulation system accesses an affiliate-capable merchant through the Internet at the direction of a buyer or consumer through an ISP or search engine. An affiliate code for a preferred commercial agent is inserted into the purchase order. The preferred commercial agent is the buyer or consumer, ISP, search engine or other designated recipient. When the buyer initiates a purchase from the affiliate-capable merchant, the system inserts the affiliate code for the preferred commercial agent where there was no affiliate code, or replaces an existing affiliate code in favor of the preferred commercial agent. A purchase order is effected through the affiliate-capable merchant. The order is completed and credit for the sale is given to the preferred commercial agent, based upon the affiliate code.
US08027882B2	Buyer-initiated shipping system A system and method in which a buyer registers for a buyer's shipping account and uses the shipping account to pay shipping costs associated with purchases made over the Internet. When a buyer purchases merchandise over the Internet from either a retailer's website or from an individual through an online auction, the buyer is capable of controlling the shipping process by logging on to their buyer's shipping account. Among other things, the buyer can use their shipping account to select the desired type of shipping service (overnight air or ground) and populate a shipping label with shipping information such as delivery address, return address, and preferred delivery time windows. Once the shipping label has been populated and verified, the shipping label is electronically transferred to the seller for use in shipping the package. The system and methods of the present invention allow the buyer greater control over the shipping process. In many cases, the present invention will also help buyers/receivers control costs by eliminating the shipper's shipping and handling fee.
US08027880B2	Acquisition option in auction configuration A configuration is configured to allow purchase of an item available in an auction. The configuration transmits to a bidder a plurality of bids for use in an auction. Each bid is given a predetermined bid value. The configuration provides for display a selectable interface to place a bid on the item and a selectable interface to purchase the item at the retail price. The configuration receives from the bidder at least one bid on the item. In response to each bid received from the bidder for the item, the configuration reduces the retail price for the item by a value corresponding to the bid value. The configuration then provides for display the reduced retail price in response to each bid received from the bidder for on the item. The bidder can continue with the auction in an attempt to receive the auctioned item at a low cost or may purchase the auction item at a retail price minus the total of the value of bids placed by that bidder.
US08027879B2	Exclusivity bidding for mobile sponsored content In embodiments, the present invention provides a method and system for receiving a bid for an exclusive sponsored content item to be presented on a mobile communication facility, the bid including an amount and at least one exclusivity characteristic relating to a mobile subscriber characteristic and matching the at least one exclusivity characteristic with the exclusive sponsored content item based at least in part on a relevancy for presentation to a mobile communication facility.
US08027876B2	Online advertising valuation apparatus and method A method comprising for determining the value provided to an advertiser through the advertiser's online advertisements. The method may begin with providing an online advertisement linked to content. A macro-context may be obtained that quantifies the affinity of the content for a plurality of domains corresponding to a semantic space. A personalization vector may be obtained that quantifies the affinity of at least one aspect of a user for the plurality of domains. The user may then select the online advertisement. A match value may be calculated that quantifies the similarity between the personalization vector and the macro-context. The advertiser may then be charged a monetary amount for the user's “click.” The monetary amount may be based, at least in part, on the match value.
US08027875B2	Method for measuring packet advertising effectiveness This invention generally relates to a method for measuring the effectiveness of an advertising method that facilitates purchases involving or assisted by a website. More particularly the method discloses how to measure the advertising effectiveness of widely distributed resealable packets of liquid that bear website addresses to prompt or facilitate direct access to websites. Data derived from the packet's manufacturing, distribution and website access is used in measuring the advertising effectiveness disclosed in this method.
US08027872B2	Passenger transportation system and method for obtaining tickets in such a system A method for obtaining tickets for journeys in a passenger transportation system (VSY) which comprises stations (S11 . . . S00) for entering and/or leaving transport means (VM1, VM2) of the system (VSY) for journeys between the stations (S11 . . . S00), wherein at least one station (S11 . . . S00) of the system (VSY) is assigned at least one contactlessly readable data carrier (T11 . . . T00) and/or at least one transport means (VM 1, VM2) of the system (VSY) is assigned at least one contactlessly readable data carrier (T10, T20), wherein the contactlessly readable data carriers (T11 . . . T00; T10, T20) contain ticket information items (IN11, IN23, INOO), and one of the contactlessly readable data carriers (T11 . . . T00; T10, T20) is read by a mobile reader (MOD) in at least one station (S11 . . . S00) and/or in at least one transport means (VM1, VM2), and the corresponding ticket information item or items (IN11, IN23, IN00) is/are stored in the mobile reader (MOD).
US08027870B2	Method and apparatus for formalizing information technology (IT) business decision making A method, framework, and system for providing formalized Information Technology (IT) business decision making, which includes determining a relationship between at least one Information Technology (IT) environmental element and at least one Information Technology (IT) performance metric, and determining a business value based on the at least one Information Technology (IT) environmental element and the at least one Information Technology (IT) performance metric to optimize an Information Technology (IT) business decision based on at least one predetermined business objective. The at least one predetermined business objective is based on a set of system constraints.
US08027868B1	Trade area analyzer Methods and computer-readable media having computer-usable instructions for evaluating, analyzing and displaying trade information for a user. Customer addresses are received, and then a buffer area is created around each of the customer address. The buffer area for each address is combined to generate at least one aggregated area that is then disaggregated to define a polygon which is useful for generating a density map that is added to a data base. The data base is analyzed to indicate an ideal retail location for a new store, and/or determine which retail store to relocate or close.
US08027866B2	Method for estimating purchases made by customers Purchases made by customers of a supplier of interest from other suppliers are estimated based upon panelist data regarding purchases made by panelists from the supplier of interest and from the other suppliers, and based upon customer data regarding purchases made by the customers from the supplier of interest. The panelists are a subset of the customers. A linear relationship between the purchases made by the panelists from the supplier of interest and the purchases made by the panelists from the other suppliers is determined. Based upon the customer data and the linear relationship, the purchases made by the customers from the other suppliers are estimated.
US08027865B2	System and method for providing E-commerce consumer-based behavioral target marketing reports A system and methods which enable modeling of end consumer interests based on online activity and producing e-commerce reports is described. The method includes scoring and classifying interests and preferences of consumers in relation to various items being offered as function of time and utilizing such scores to predict purchasing activity and revenue yield for n-dimensional combinations of interest for generation of consumer lists for target marketing and merchandising. The method also includes converse modeling of the performance and behavioral profile of items offered as a function of consumer activity. This Abstract is provided for the sole purpose of complying with the rules that allow a reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the disclosure contained herein. This Abstract is submitted with the explicit understanding that it will not be used to interpret or to limit the scope or the meaning of the claims.
US08027862B2	Time series pattern generating system and method using historical information An object of this invention is to analyze history information for each of a plurality of instances, and generate a time series pattern for each of a plurality of business processes. A time series pattern generating system analyzes the history information of an instance generated upon each execution of a class that defines a series of processes and is constituted by components having a defined order, and generates a time series pattern. The history information is generated upon each execution of the components, stored in chronological order, and includes a class identifier, a component identifier, an instance identifier, and component processing time information. Information relating to the processing order of the components that are executed in each instance is created, dependence relationships between the components are estimated, and a time series pattern including a component processing order is generated.
US08027858B2	Cycle planning tool for territory management Electronically creating a schedule plan of events which replicates one or more previously scheduled events. A source date range is acquired into a memory of a machine. A set of previously scheduled events within the source date range is identified. A target date range is received through a user interface. At least a portion of the previously scheduled events is assigned to a date within the received target date range to create the schedule plan. The schedule plan is posted to a calendar. Another method creates a schedule plan on the basis of one or more search criteria used for identifying any match from a database. At least a portion of any matches are assigned a time slot within a target date range of a calendar program.
US08027856B2	Automated notification of part revisions for outside suppliers Revision of a part specification document, such as a drawing, a part specification, or a bill of materials, prompts execution of an automated notification process. A unique part number associated with the revised part specification document is employed in searching open purchasing documents for purchase orders or request for quotes containing the part number. Electronic mail addresses for outside supplier contacts are kept in the database and linked to the supplier master of the open purchasing documents containing the part number. An electronic mail notification of the part specification document revision is generated and transmitted to each electronic mail address identified as being associated with an open purchasing document containing the subject part number.
US08027854B2	Method, system, and computer program product for interfacing with information sources A method, system and computer program product for interfacing between information requesters and information sources. In an embodiment, information is obtained from one or more information sources in response to client requests. In an embodiment, information received from information sources is cached for future use, such as for future client requests. In a caching embodiment, information can also be received by monitoring traffic between an information source and a third party, and/or by proactively querying the information sources. Proactive queries can be generated to populate a cache and/or to update presently cached information. In a caching embodiment, the invention includes methods for determining whether to respond to a request for information out-of-cache and/or with real-time information from an information source. In an embodiment, the invention interfaces with airline availability information sources. The invention also includes, without limitation, methods for interfacing with information sources through proxies, methods for ordering and prioritizing queries, methods for processing queries in a distributed architecture, and time-out features.
US08027841B2	Centralized server obtaining security intelligence knowledge by analyzing VoIP bit-stream Systems and methods provide security intelligence knowledge of network communications. Particularly, VoIP packetized data being communicated over the network, together with other types of data communications over the network, is monitored and detected. From the VoIP packetized data, select portions or streams of the VoIP packetized data are identified. The select packetized data is then matched to a fingerprint or other indicia that indicates that the data is suspect for security intelligence knowledge purposes. The matched data is translated for purposes of taking security precautions based on the content of the security intelligence knowledge so gleaned.
US08027838B2	Method and system for connecting characters, words and signs to a telecommunication number This invention relates to the field of wireless data and instant communication technologies and describes a method and a system for connecting words, phrases, or symbols of any languages or multimedia expressions, within the content of transmitted data, to telecommunication codes. The presented method of the invention selects a group of Telecom Codes, defines Content Names, assigns the Content Names to the Telecom Codes, receives the transmitted content, and redirects the content to the connected Telecom Codes after detecting the existence of the Content Names. The presented system of the invention combines both software and hardware functions, with the hardware portion comprising a Processor, a Memory, a Display Device, an input Device, and a Communication Interface, and the software portion comprising an Operating System, a Client Data Management Module including Management Interface, a Database Software, a group of Telecom Codes as well as other connectable Telecom Codes configured in the Database Software, a group of defined Content Names configured in the Database Software, the Connection Relations and the Rules of Directing configured in the Database Software, an Analysis and Redirecting Module, and a Communication Interface. The presented method and system, of the invention solves the difficulties in memorizing and input cumbersomeness when long Telecom Codes of many digits are used, and leads to five new application developments; Information Portal, Multiple Content Names Connecting to Single Telecom Code, Multiple Telecom Codes Connecting to Single Content Name, Connection of Classified Advertisements, and Interactive Customer Relation Management (ICRM) and Supplier Relation Management (ISRM) System.
US08027831B2	Information display control apparatus and recording medium recording information display control program An information display control apparatus includes an example sentence storage unit that stores a plurality of example sentences, an input unit that accepts a user's operation of inputting a string of characters, an example sentence search unit that, when a compound word consisting of a plurality of constituting words which are combinable and splittable is input via the input unit, searches the example sentences in the example sentence storage unit for an example sentence containing the compound word in a combined state where the plurality of constituting words are combined and an example sentence containing the compound word in a split state where the plurality of constituting words are split, and a display control unit that displays the example sentences searched by the example sentence search unit.
US08027829B2	System and method for integrated circuit emulation A system and method for integrated circuit emulation. One embodiment provides a system for in-circuit emulation of an integrated circuit device with program-controlled components. The system includes an integrated circuit device with program-controlled components used in a system for normal operation. The integrated circuit device having at least one program-controlled emulation unit emulating at least one of the program-controlled components of the integrated circuit device, and at least one statistics memory for storing statistical data of the program-controlled emulation unit during emulation.
US08027828B2	Method and apparatus for synchronizing processors in a hardware emulation system A method, apparatus and method for compiling a hardware design for performing hardware emulation using synchronized processors is described. The apparatus comprises a plurality of processors defining a processor group for evaluating data regarding a hardware design and a synchronizer for synchronizing the operation of the processor group while emulating at least a portion of the hardware design. The method comprises providing a synchronization signal to a plurality of processors defining a processor group for evaluating data regarding a hardware design, receiving a ready signal from the processor group, and providing an execution signal to the processor group, where the execution signal causes the processor group to evaluate a submodel. The method for compiling the hardware design comprises converting at least one high-level construct into a sequence of operations and identifying a sequence of operations that comprise at least one conditional submodel.
US08027826B2	Evaluation device consisting of a logic simulator and a simulation result table Evaluation by logic simulation can be favorably performed. A target packet determination part determines if a target packet which is a response packet that is to be transmitted with respect to a request packet that is received is in a simulation result table. When there is a target packet, a response packet output reads out and transmits the target packet from the simulation result table. On the other hand, when there is no target packet, a system controller forces a logic simulator to perform logic simulation regarding the received request packet, disconnects a connection with an opposing connection device, so as to perform reconnection after completion of the logic simulation by the logic simulator. A table generating part writes the request packet and the response packet obtained by the logic simulator into the simulation result table, the request packet and the response packet being made correspondent to each other.
US08027822B2	Interactive, internet supported health and fitness management system A wellness system monitors the controlled progress of patients under surveillance and includes a server base station which is generally off-site, a web-site interface and a local station at the point-of-use, which is generally a health or fitness center. A unique data base is created for each user and goals and objectives may be set with progress monitored. Typically, the user will respond to a survey or questionnaire to populate his specific database. This is combined with a professional assessment and an automated measurement of vital statistics such as weight, blood pressure and body composition as measured at the local station. Other data may be entered manually such as height, age and the like. In a more comprehensive system the invention is designed to monitor other data such as cholesterol and blood glucose, as well. The locally input data may be updated at will by the user or on behalf of the user by professional personnel.
US08027821B2	Method for determining gene knockouts A method for determining candidates for gene deletions and additions using a model of a metabolic network associated with an organism, the model includes a plurality of metabolic reactions defining metabolite relationships, the method includes selecting a bioengineering objective for the organism, selecting at least one cellular objective, forming an optimization problem that couples the at least one cellular objective with the bioengineering objective, and solving the optimization problem to yield at least one candidate.
US08027820B2	Method and apparatus for predicting the failure of a component The invention provides a method and apparatus for predicting the failure of a component using a probabilistic model of a material's microstructural-based response to fatigue. The method predicts the component failure by a computer simulation of multiple incarnations of real material behavior, or virtual prototyping. The virtual prototyping simulates the effects of characteristics that include grain size, grain orientation, micro-applied stress and micro-yield strength that are difficult to simulate with real specimens. The invention provides an apparatus for predicting the response of a component to fatigue using the method.
US08027811B2	Processing of spectrometer pile-up events In an energy dispersive spectrometer wherein event (particle/photon) detection is performed by counting events spaced by greater than a shaping time, events which are spaced by less than the shaping time are also collected and counted. These “combined events” are treated similarly to “single events” which are spaced by greater than the shaping time, and can be used to generate combined-event spectra for comparison and/or use with the conventional single-event spectra. The combined-event spectra can be compared to the single-event spectra to provide an indication of data quality; can be subtracted from the single-event spectra to remove artifacts, and/or can be deconvolved into a single-event spectrum to increase the resolution of the single-event spectrum.
US08027809B2	Home power management system Systems and methods for managing power usage are provided. The system includes a programmable microprocessor, at least one input mechanism, a memory having instructions and/or other information, a display, at least one power consuming power device and a remote server. The systems allows the user of a power consuming device to receive instructions or other information from the server. The method includes using stored program instructions to generate power device related information on a display, collecting power device data representative of the electrical current or power consumed, connecting to a remote computing facility having a server, and providing the data to a computer remotely located from the central server.
US08027801B2	Multi drive test system for data storage device Embodiments of the invention provide a data storage device test method and data storage device manufacture method which allow a tester to perform an operation test of plural data storage devices connected thereto in a shorter period of time. In one embodiment, an operation test of each of plural HDDs 81-84 connected to a tester is performed by making plural HDDs 81-84 execute commands received from the tester, wherein, during a waiting period when exchange stops between the tester and, for example, HDD 81 of which operation test is being executed, the tester executes the operation test of another HDD. Such a waiting period occurs, for example, before HDD 81 becomes ready to receive a command, before a data transfer is completed and before HDD 81 becomes ready to receive the subsequent command. By using this waiting period, the tester issues a command to, for example, HDD 82 if the HDD is ready to receive a command or transfers data to the HDD if data transfer is possible.
US08027799B2	Digital potentiometer system A system or circuit for simulating a potentiometer, thermistor, or the like. A pulse stream, having a duty cycle which is varied as a changing pulse width or as a differing number of time slices per time period, may be input to the system. The pulse stream to a transistor or switch-like mechanism may allow a controlled connection of a fixed value resistor to a reference voltage or ground to provide various resultant values of impedance or resistance. A measuring circuit connected to the output of the system may determine a value which is of the fixed value resistor divided by the duty cycle of the pulse train effectively controlling the connection of the resistor to ground. One or more additional circuits may be connected in parallel to achieve greater accuracy.
US08027798B2	Digital thermal sensor test implementation without using main core voltage supply A method and apparatus are provided for calibrating digital thermal sensors. A processor chip with a plurality of digital thermal sensors receives an analog voltage. A test circuit coupled to the processor chip receives a clock signal and a register coupled to the test circuit outputs a value on each clock cycle to a digital thermal sensor in the plurality of digital thermal sensors. The digital thermal sensor transitions an output state in response to the value of the register received in the digital thermal sensor equaling a temperature threshold of the digital thermal sensor. The value of the register at the point of transition is used to calibrate the digital thermal sensor. An incrementer increments the value of the register on each clock cycle in response to the value of the register received in the digital thermal sensor failing to equal the temperature threshold of the digital thermal sensor.
US08027796B2	S/N ratio measuring method in eddy current testing on internal surface of pipe or tube A method in accordance with the present invention includes the steps of: separating an eddy current signal into an X-axis component and a Y-axis component to obtain signal waveform data of the respective components; excluding predetermined low-frequency components respectively from the respective signal waveform data thus obtained; calculating a noise voltage value V1 defined by the following Equation (1) based upon voltage values X(i) and Y(i) of the signal waveform data of the X-axis component and the Y-axis component from which the low-frequency components have been excluded; and calculating an S/N ratio by dividing a voltage value D of an eddy current signal corresponding to a predetermined artificial flaw by the noise voltage value V1: V ⁢ ⁢ 1 = π / n · ∑ i = 1 n ⁢ ( X ⁡ ( i ) 2 + Y ⁡ ( i ) 2 ) 1 / 2 ( 1 ) where n represents the number of samplings of the signal waveform data.
US08027794B2	System and method for measuring properties of liquid in multiphase mixtures This disclosure describes measuring properties of a multiphase mixture flowing in a pipe using probes with different sensitivity depths. By generating annular flow of the multiphase mixture in the pipe, the probes may be contacted with the liquid phase of the mixture flowing on an inner-wall of the pipe and apparent permittivities of the annular flow measured by the probes. These measured permittivities may be processed to determine liquid fraction of the annular flow and water-in-liquid ratio of the liquid phase of the annular flow.
US08027791B2	Self-improving classification system A self-improving classification system classifies specimens based on class identifiers. The system stores specimen profiles in a database that is updated with additional specimen profiles and with follow-up data that corrects classification of specimens that were initially incorrectly classified. Algorithms use the updated database to discover new class identifiers, modify thresholds of known class identifiers, and drop unnecessary class identifiers to improve classification of specimens.
US08027788B2	Navigation device and evaluation value setting method The present invention provides a navigation device that improves the usability. The navigation device includes an evaluation setting unit that generates position information having first evaluation value by setting an evaluation value selected by a user so that the evaluation value corresponds to position information, a position information extraction unit that extracts, of the position information having the first evaluation value, the position information having the first evaluation value corresponding to the evaluation value desired by the user, and a display control unit that displays a position information screen having evaluation value on which the position information having the first evaluation value extracted by the position information extraction unit is reflected on a display unit.
US08027787B2	Vehicle navigation system and method A vehicle navigation system and method. The system includes a unit located in a vehicle and coupled to a first network, a traffic information center coupled to a second network, and a server coupled to the first and second networks. A trip plan is generated according to navigation information, vehicle coordinates and trip request information received from the unit, and road information received from the traffic information center. The trip plan is sent to the unit for presentation. The trip plan includes trip overview information and voice prompts associated with one or more landmarks. A trip plan may be a tourist trip plan.
US08027783B2	Device for guiding an aircraft along a flight trajectory An aircraft guidance device includes a flight computer that formulates all guidance orders for the aircraft, irrespective of a selected guidance mode.
US08027782B2	Pattern recognition for random misfire A control system includes a jerk determination module and a misfire confirmation module. The jerk determination module determines a jerk of a crankshaft associated with a firing event in an engine. The misfire confirmation module selectively confirms that a misfire detected in the engine is valid based on the jerk.
US08027777B2	Fuel supply system and method for supplying fuel A fuel supply system supplies composite fuel containing alcohol and gasoline to multiple cylinders of an internal combustion engine. The composite fuel includes main-fuel and sub-fuel. The sub-fuel is lower than main-fuel in concentration of alcohol. Each of multiple first fuel injection valves is provided to each of the cylinders for injecting fuel. Each of multiple second fuel injection valves is provided to each of the cylinders for injecting fuel. A fuel inlet portion supplies at least sub-fuel to each of the first fuel injection valves and each of the second fuel injection valves. A selector control unit selects one of main-fuel and sub-fuel supplied through the fuel inlet portion to each of the first fuel injection valves.
US08027773B2	Methods and systems for automated control of vehicle braking Method and systems for automated anticipatory braking of a vehicle are provided. In one embodiment, the system comprises a vehicle accelerator movable between a maximum speed position and a minimum speed position, and a sensor configured to determine the rate of travel of the accelerator toward the minimum speed position. The system further comprises a controller configured to utilize the rate of travel of the accelerator to determine if a rapid braking condition is desired, and to provide a control signal to apply increased negative torque to the drive wheels of the vehicle prior to the user applying the vehicle brake. In some embodiments, driver history and/or other vehicle conditions are taken into account. In some embodiments, negative torque is applied via varying of valve timing, control of combustion chamber intake, control of exhaust backpressure, control of motor energy, and/or shifting of a transmission to a numerically higher speed ratio.
US08027771B2	Method and apparatus to monitor an output speed sensor during operation of an electro-mechanical transmission There is provided a method to monitor a sensing system adapted to monitor an output of an electro-mechanical transmission. This includes monitoring rotational speed of a wheel operatively connected to a driveline operatively connected to the output of the electro-mechanical transmission. A first expected output of the transmission is determined based upon the output of the first sensor. A second expected output of the transmission is determined based upon a rotational speed of a torque-generative device operatively connected to the transmission. The first and second expected outputs and an output of the sensing system adapted to monitor the output of the electro-mechanical transmission are compared.
US08027769B2	Device and method for controlling a vehicle flap or a vehicle door The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method for controlling a vehicle flap or a vehicle door, the apparatus having a housing, a first end of which is pivotably coupled to one of the following: a vehicle flap or a vehicle door and a vehicle frame, and a second end of which is pivotably coupled to the other one of the following: a vehicle flap or a vehicle door and a vehicle frame, a drive control device which is arranged on the housing, and at least one sensor which is in the form of an acceleration sensor. An abovementioned apparatus and a method, in which simple and reliable movement as well as detection and evaluation of the movement may be ensured, is provided by virtue of the acceleration sensor being arranged on the housing, and the acceleration sensor detecting the acceleration of the vehicle flap or vehicle door.
US08027767B2	Method for controlling a vehicle steering system Systems and methods for controlling a vehicle steering system are provided. In one exemplary embodiment, the method includes receiving a desired front road wheel angle signal at a controller. The desired front road wheel angle signal is indicative of a desired front road wheel angle of vehicle wheels. The method further includes receiving a parking assist request signal at the controller indicating a parking assist operational mode is desired. The method further includes generating a desired motor torque signal for controlling a power steering motor in the parking assist operational mode utilizing the controller, based on the desired front road wheel angle signal and the parking assist request signal.
US08027765B2	Vehicle stabilizer system A stabilizer system for a vehicle that includes a stabilizer bar and an actuator for changing stiffness of the stabilizer bar, an electric current to be supplied to an electric motor that is a drive source of the actuator is changed based on various parameters. The supply current is made smaller in a situation in which an operational direction of the actuator is toward a neutral position, than in another situation. Further, the supply current is made smaller with an increase in a distance of the operational position of the actuator from the neutral position. Moreover, the supply current is made larger with an increase in a steering speed. In detail, when the supply current is determined by multiplying a basic supply current by a control gain, the control gain is set to change depending upon the above-indicated parameter, whereby the supply current is changed based on the parameters.
US08027763B2	OBD II readiness monitor tool apparatus and method An OBDII device method and system includes an inexpensive, user friendly way to determine a vehicle's readiness for emissions testing and if repairs were successful. An audible and/or visual indicator is provided to alert the repair shop technician or driver that the vehicle has completed its drive cycle and may now be tested for compliance with state and federal emissions laws or indicate that the emissions related repairs were successful.
US08027761B1	Local positioning system for automated lawn mowers An improved local positioning system (10) utilizing two fixed sonic transmitters (16A,16B) and an omni directional audio receptor (20) mounted on an automated lawn mower (12). Distance between each audio transmitter and the mower is measured by transmitting an RF trigger pulse (88) from the mower to each of the sonic transmitters. Upon being triggered, the first transmitter (16A) sends out an audio pulse which is received by an audio sensor, condenser microphone (22) and the time it takes is measured by a counter (62). Likewise the second transmitter (16B) is later triggered and the time it takes that pulse to be received is measured by the counter (62). The counts are converted to distances and the x-y coordinate which is the location of the mower is calculated by simple trigonometry. The location data which is relative to the sonic transmitters (16A,16B) is available to the microprocessor computer board (72) which utilizes the information to output control signals to a steering and control interface (74). A temperature sensor (76) is also read by the computer to adjust the distance calculation according to those conditions. With the location information, the computer (72) can be programmed to record a path as the mower (12) moves by manual remote control or operate in automatic mode to follow a previously recorded path.
US08027759B2	Fuel cell vehicle system A fuel cell vehicle system includes: a propulsion motor capable of driving a vehicle; a fuel cell which generates electric power by supplying a reactant gas to give an electrochemical reaction; an energy storage device which is charged by a generated output of the fuel cell and regenerative electric power of the propulsion motor; an output control device which controls an output current of the fuel cell; and a control device which calculates the regenerative electric power which can be generated by a regenerative operation of the propulsion motor as well as a chargeable power which can be charged to the energy storage device, controls the output control device so that the output current of the fuel cell is restricted when the chargeable power is less than the regenerative electric power, and controls the output control device so that restriction on the output current of the fuel cell is canceled when the chargeable power is equal to or greater than the regenerative electric power.
US08027756B2	Integrated approach navigation system, method, and computer program product Systems, computer program products, and methods for displaying navigation performance based flight path deviation information during the final approach segment to a runway and during landing of non-precision flight modes are provided. Improved graphical depictions of navigation performance based flight path deviation information provide pilots and flight crew members with clear, concise displays of the dynamic relationship between ANP and RNP, mode and aspect of flight and related procedures, intersecting flight paths, and current actual flight path deviation from a predefined flight path during the final approach segment to a runway and during landing. For example, an enhanced IAN display may include NPS-type deviation scales to show RNP/ANP relationships and predetermined RNP markers to alert the pilots and flight crew members that the FMC has transitioned from an NPS display for RNAV (LNAV/VNAV) flight procedures to an enhanced IAN display for a non-precision (non-xLS) approach and/or landing.
US08027755B2	Transportation vehicle system and method for assigning travel path to transportation vehicle From among a plurality of interconnected segments of a travel route of a transportation vehicle, an operator manually assigns a plurality of segments that form a path for the transportation vehicle to actually travel, such assignment is received, a travel instruction is generated in accordance with the plurality of assigned segments, and the transportation vehicle is instructed to travel in accordance with the travel instruction.
US08027754B2	On-vehicle device An on-vehicle device with a storage unit that includes a transfer unit that transfers data stored in the storage unit to another on-vehicle device of equal capability that is also equipped with a storage unit. In the on-vehicle device, the transfer unit is configured by a data transfer jack provided to each of the on-vehicle device and the another on-vehicle device, and a data transfer cable for connecting the transfer jacks.
US08027753B2	Microscope control unit A microscope control unit which is composed of a bracket-shaped support frame having a support area, a pillar standing vertically erect on the support area, and a support arm, which emanates from the upper end of the pillar and is aligned parallel to the support area.
US08027749B2	Handling of patient's own medicine systems, methods, and devices Systems, methods, and devices are described related to the assignment and management of patient-specific bins. A dispensing device at a healthcare facility includes a number of bins for storage of medical supplies, with some of the bins designated as patient-specific bins allocated to be assigned to patients for storage of their medications or certain other supplies. A central server computer system, in communication with a computer of the dispensing device, may monitor and assign current and future patient-specific use of the bins for the dispensing device. The assignment and management of patient-specific bins may be performed by devices distributed through the system.
US08027748B2	Medicament container The invention relates to a method and system that utilizes one or more cassettes or trays that hold medicaments for dispensing. In one embodiment, a method for dispensing includes receiving a signal at a medicament container authorizing the medicament container to dispense a medicament unit contained therein; unlocking an outlet port of the medicament container in response to the signal; dispensing the medicament unit through the outlet port in response to the signal; and locking the outlet port after the medicament unit is dispensed.
US08027745B1	Non-linear, animated, interactive assembly guide and method for controlling production A non-linear, animated, interactive assembly guide, and a method and system for creating, using, and managing non-linear, animated, interactive assembly guides to facilitate the assembly of one or more articles of manufacture. The method includes identifying the parts, tools, and test fixtures necessary to create a particular article; creating a three-dimensional graphic representing each said part, tool and test fixture; annotating said graphics; combining said graphics according to a sequence to create a non-linear, animated, interactive assembly guide; displaying said assembly guide where an assembler can observe it while assembling an article; and managing access to said guides.
US08027741B2	System and method of improved kalman filtering for estimating the state of a dynamic system Embodiments include systems and methods of estimating at least one state of a modeled dynamic system. In particular, in one embodiment, an observer such as an extended Kalman filter is used to estimate the state of a modeled dynamic system. A covariance matrix associated with state variables of the observer is periodically checked for compliance with a specified condition, e.g., positive definiteness. If the matrix deviates from the specified condition, the matrix is set to a specified value.
US08027739B2	Medical device having a glass coating and method therefor A medical device having at least one glass coating between a first and second component. The glass coating forms a portion of a strong, hydrothermally stable joint between components or provides insulation, or tailors an impedance and/or capacitance of an electrode.
US08027736B2	Lead electrode for use in an MRI-safe implantable medical device A medical lead is configured to be implanted into a patient's body and comprises a lead body, and an electrode coupled to the lead body. The electrode comprises a first section configured to contact the patient's body, and a second section electrically coupled to the first section and configured to be capacitively coupled to the patient's body.
US08027732B2	Integrated phase-shift power control transmitter for use with implantable device and method for use of the same Systems and methods for efficiently transmitting power using a high frequency (e.g., RF) telemetry transmitter are provided. The telemetry transmitter may include a fixed clock source (which may provide a fixed clock signal), telemetry phase shift circuitry (which may include switching circuitry and phase shifting circuitry), and a push-pull network. The telemetry phase shift circuitry generates a phase shifted clock signal that is phase shifted with respect to the fixed clock signal. The fixed and phase shifted clock signals may drive the switching circuitry to produce a high frequency signal that is passed through the push-pull network. The power or magnitude of the high frequency signal is based on the phase delay between the fixed clock signal and the phase shifted clock signal.
US08027730B2	Systems and methods for treating disorders of the central nervous system by modulation of brain networks The present invention involves methods and systems for treatment of brain disorders using neuromodulation of brain networks. Treatment of one or more brain networks associated with a brain disorder is realized with a consideration of network dynamics and coupling effects such as indirect stimulation of non-target regions. A brain modulation system (BMS) increases, decreases, or otherwise modulates network regional activity in a differential manner. Therapy may aim to maintain electrical or chemical (relative) characteristics within a specified range. Therapy is initiated/adjusted using network functional imaging data including the use of brain network modeling. Linking rules may guide in the setting and subsequent adjusting of the therapy related to regions of brain network. Novel techniques are described for deterring the emergence of neural adaptation and of unintentional/indirect modulation arising from connectivity between network structures.
US08027729B2	Micro integrated cardiac pacemaker and distributed cardiac pacing system A micro integrated cardiac pacemaker includes a control unit for outputting a control signal according to cardiograph information, heart stimulating means for stimulating heart tissue in response to the control signal, cardiograph information extracting means for extracting cardiograph information and outputting it to the control unit, and a power supply unit for supplying drive power. The power supply unit is a biological fuel cell that takes out electrons by oxidation of a biological fuel. The biological fuel cell includes an anode and a cathode. An oxidase of a biological fuel and a mediator are immobilized on the cathode. Blood and/or body fluid are used as an electrolytic solution, and a biological fuel and oxygen in the blood and/or the fluid are used. The biological fuel cell is attached to the end of a catheter and implanted into the heart, and the catheter is withdrawn, without incising the breast.
US08027728B2	High power implantable battery with improved safety and method of manufacture A power control circuit for an implantable medical device is presented. The power control circuit includes a first high rate cell, a second high rate cell, at least one resistive load, and at least one control circuit. The at least one resistive load is connected between the first and the second high rate cells. The at least one control circuit is coupled to the first and the second high rate cells.
US08027726B2	Cardiac rhythm management system with exercise test interface This document discusses, among other things, cardiac rhythm management systems, devices, and methods providing an exercise test interface. A patient exercise episode is identified using at least one predetermined criteria. Data associated with the episode is obtained. A summary of the episode is displayed for a user. The displayed summary includes at least one prognostic indicator obtained from the data associated with the episode. Examples of prognostic indicators include, among other things, ectopic beats, runs of ectopic beats, rate of decrease of heart rate during a post-exercise recovery portion of the episode, a maximum attained heart rate for comparison to a maximum age-predicted heart rate, as well as other prognostic indicators.
US08027725B2	Capture verification using an evoked response reference A method and system for verifying capture in the heart involves the use of pacing artifact templates. One or more pacing artifact templates characterizing a post pace artifact signal associated with a particular pace voltage or range of voltages are provided. A pacing artifact template is canceled from a cardiac signal sensed following a pacing pulse. Capture is detected by comparing the pacing artifact canceled cardiac signal to an evoked response reference. Fusion/pseudofusion detection involves determining a correlation between a captured response template and a sensed cardiac signal.
US08027724B2	Hypertension diagnosis and therapy using pressure sensor An example relates to a method for sensing a pulmonary artery pressure (PAP) and providing a sensed PAP signal, detecting an abnormal blood pressure (BP) condition using information from the sensed PAP signal, delivering a pacing energy to a heart, and automatically altering at least one pacing characteristic in response to the detected abnormal BP condition. The detecting an abnormal BP condition can include detecting various forms of hypertension or hypotension. The automatically altering the at least one pacing characteristic can include automatically altering at least one of a pacing rate, a pacing waveform, an atriventricular (AV) delay, an interventricular (VV) delay, a pacing mode, or a pacing site. The method can also include delivering vagal nerve stimulation and automatically altering the vagal nerve stimulation in response to the detected abnormal BP condition. The detecting the abnormal BP condition can also include using a sensed auxiliary physiological parameter.
US08027722B1	Multifocal PVC detection for prevention of arrhythmias Multifocal PVCs are detected and prevented. If the PVCs being detected have variable coupling intervals and significantly different morphologies, they are deemed multifocal and a prevention therapy is activated for a short period of time. In another embodiment, multifocality and the need for prevention therapy are determined based on morphology alone. Feedback mechanisms are used to adjust thresholds for coupling interval and morphology if the PVCs are considered not multifocal, but ventricular arrhythmia still occurs. In an embodiment, only morphologies are compared.
US08027719B2	Method and apparatus for delivering defibrillation shock therapy while reducing electrical dispersion due to ventricular conduction disorder A method and device for delivering defibrillation shock therapy in patients having an inter-ventricular conduction disorder is presented. Ventricular resynchronization therapy is employed to reduce the dispersion of ventricular depolarization which takes place due to the conduction disorder and reduces the safety margin of shocks delivered synchronously with ventricular beats. The method may be employed in the treatment of atrial or ventricular tachyarrhythmias.
US08027713B2	Magnetic resonance imaging apparatus and image processing method A magnetic resonance imaging apparatus having control unit for fetching a plurality of image data and obtaining an image by a calculation. The control unit performs an unwrap processing to a plurality of regions for removing a main value of a phase rotation amount so as to obtain a distribution diagram of a phase rotation amount caused by magnetostatic unevenness, obtains a plurality of evaluation values based on the phase value between a plurality of regions, selects a desired evaluation value based on the phase value from the plurality of evaluation values, and adjusts the phase values between the regions in accordance with the desired evaluation value.
US08027700B2	Method and system for forwarding communications A method includes receiving an identification value from a wireless beacon at a mobile device when the mobile device is within a detection area of the wireless beacon. The method also includes determining whether the wireless beacon is a recognized wireless beacon based on the identification value using a look up table accessible to the mobile device. An alternate communication address is selected from the look up table based on the identification value received from the wireless beacon, and communications addressed to the mobile device are redirected to the alternate communication address.
US08027697B2	Public safety access point (PSAP) selection for E911 wireless callers in a GSM type system Public safety access points are selected in a wireless network for E911 calls based on ESRD substitution when ESRKs are not being used. The present invention was conceived as an ESRK workaround solution to implement Phase II of the E911 rules from the starting point of a Phase I implementation. ESRKs, ESRDs or ESRVs are initially obtained and managed for each PSAP in a particular carrier's area. Then, Phase I processes are modified to wait to see if Phase II GSM location information will be reported in a timely manner (e.g., within a second or two or so) before committing to a default selection of a particular PSAP based on information available (e.g., based on the location of a serving cell site).
US08027694B2	Method and system for messaging across cellular networks and a public data network A computer program product for instant message communication in a wireless and non-wireless environment. A message is sent from a mobile unit device over a wireless communication network. The message includes a destination address, information associated with the mobile unit device's user, message content and message address. If, according to information previously stored for the mobile unit device's user at the instant message system, the destination address is associated with an instant message function, the associated instant message function is executed at the instant message system using the information contained in the message content, if required as determined by the associated instant message function. If, according to information previously stored for the mobile unit device's user, the destination address is associated with an instant message user name, an instant message is created according to the message content and is sent to the user with the associated instant message user name.
US08027685B2	Terminal device, and in-zone cell checking method and cell re-selection method thereof A terminal device including a radio unit that adopts code division multiple access (cdma), which device omits unnecessary cell search by extending an in-zone cell monitoring cycle and a re-selection cycle in a case where under fixed conditions during cell search, when a physical layer and an RRC of the radio unit determine that a mobile phone remains still.
US08027681B2	Method and apparatus to allow hand-off from a macrocell to a femtocell A method for hand-off of a CDMA access mobile from a macrocell to a femtocell is disclosed. The method includes tracking each femtocell which mobile stations have allowed access incorporating a mobile station identification for each of the mobile stations. The method continues with storing the mobile station identification for each femtocell. This may occur in a database or similar structure. The message continues on with requesting a hand-off from the macrocell to the femtocell via PN offset and the method concludes with querying all femtocells that have that PN offset that are within range of the macrocell's neighbor list. If only one femtocell fits that criteria the method is done. If more than one femtocell fits that criteria, a priority list may be set up based at least in part on the number of times and/or frequency that the mobile station has been allowed access on the femtocell. The method could include allocating resources for all high priority femtocells and cleaning up resources for the femtocells that do not send a hand-off complete message.
US08027679B2	Secure intra- and inter-domain handover To achieve a secure and fast handover in a distributed mobile communication environment (10), the control functionality is lying at the borderline between wireless and wire-bound communication network elements, and it is proposed to, firstly, execute a mutual authentication between a mobile device (26) and a new access point (14) using security context information previously transmitted to the new access point. Then, after successful mutual authentication, a handover will be executed from the current access point (12) to the new access point (14).
US08027673B2	Desense with adaptive control A method and apparatus for reducing degradation in the sensitivity of a receiver in a mobile phone are disclosed. The sensitivity of the receiver in the mobile phone is monitored. When the sensitivity degrades below a predetermined threshold, it is determined which feature of the mobile phone is causing the detected degradation. The operation of the feature is changed to reduce the amount of degradation produced by the feature.
US08027667B2	System and method for wireless coupon transactions A system and method for delivering coupon messages to a consumer wireless device utilizes a fixed communication device that functions as a base station for the consumer wireless device. The fixed communication device has limited coverage zone. When the consumer wireless device comes within the coverage zone of the fixed communication device, the consumer wireless device selects the fixed communication device as the preferred base station. Upon completion of registration, the fixed communication device transmits one or more coupon messages to the consumer wireless device. The consumer may enter the associated retail establishment and complete a transaction using the received coupon message. The consumer wireless device may be viewed manually, or the display scanned or read electronically to accept the coupon message in the retail establishment.
US08027666B2	Method and system for authenticating terminal subscriber identity module in IP multimedia domain A method for authenticating a terminal subscriber identity module in an IM domain includes: sending an AV request to an HSS by the S-CSCF; sending a request message for acquiring the AV to a home device of the UE upon receiving the AV request by the HSS; allocating an SQN for the UE upon receiving the request message, generating an AV based on the SQN, and sending the AV to the HSS by the HLR; sending the AV to the S-CSCF by the HSS; and authenticating the terminal subscriber identity module of the UE according to the AV by the S-CSCF. A system for authenticating a terminal subscriber identity module in an IM domain includes: UE, an S-CSCF, a home device of the UE and an HSS. The invention enables a USIM subscriber to use IM services without changing the USIM card.
US08027664B2	Media distribution method for mobile communication device A media distribution system includes a service provider and at least a mobile terminal. The service provider includes at least two district servers which communicate with each other through Internet. The mobile terminal is communicatively linked to at least one of the district servers for wirelessly communicating with a mobile phone of a registered user through a mobile telecommunication network, wherein the service provider forms a communication link for allowing the registered user to obtain a media information from the district server through Internet via the mobile phone of the registered user, wherein the mobile terminal obtains the media information from the district server and transmits the media information to the mobile phone of the registered user through the mobile telecommunication network so as to distribute the media information via the mobile phone of the registered user.
US08027663B2	Wireless methods and devices employing steganography A wireless device includes a data capture system, a radiant-energy data transmission system, and a steganographic encoder that hides a plural-bit auxiliary code within data captured by the data capture system prior to its transmission by the data transmission system. An illustrative system, operable with audio input data, is a cell phone that steganographically encodes a user's voice. In some arrangements the steganographic encoding depends on data wirelessly received from a remote location. A variety of other arrangements and systems are also detailed.
US08027659B1	Configuration of alert messages for emergency alert system broadcast An Emergency Alert System (EAS) alert message can be provided based on a configuration established by a subscriber of a mobile device as well as a characteristic of the mobile device. The subscriber can interact with an interface provided by the network provider to establish the configuration. Additionally, the mobile device can provide the characteristic such as the location of the mobile device to the network provider. The network provider can use the configuration established by the subscriber and/or the characteristic of the mobile device to determine which alert message to provide to the mobile device.
US08027658B2	Enhanced emergency service provider A service enhancement to emergency-911 capability involves a new entity termed an EESP which implements and operates a system that communicates subscriber-specific emergency information portably linked to subscriber identity in a timely fashion to emergency care providers.
US08027657B2	Sampling mixer with asynchronous clock and signal domains A mixer 1100 with a plurality of signal paths typically requires separate clock generating hardware for each signal path. However, the redundancy of having multiple clock generating hardware significantly increases power consumption and integrated circuit area when the mixer 1100 is integrated into silicon. A method and apparatus 1125 containing a circuit for generating a set of clock signals that can be shared by the different signal paths is presented. Advantage is taken of the significant capacitance difference between different sampling capacitors in the mixer and the superposition property.
US08027651B2	Method and apparatus for removing DC offset in a direct conversion receiver A method and apparatus for correcting direct current (DC) offset errors of a received signal in a direct conversion receiver (DCR) are provided. DC offset correction algorithms are incorporated into the DCR, each algorithm being optimized for a particular receive signal operating environment. The DC offset correction algorithms remove DC offset errors in baseband In-phase and Quadrature-phase signals received within the direct conversion receiver baseband signal path. Individual DC offset correction algorithms are selected for use as determined by a signal quality estimator component. A DC offset correction component of the direct conversion receiver determines an appropriate DC offset correction algorithm suited for a particular operating environment. A criterion for a signal quality estimate is set to control transitioning between DCOC algorithms. A dual threshold strategy may be adopted to transition between one DC offset correction algorithm and another DC offset correction algorithm to provide hysteresis.
US08027650B2	Iterative multi-stage detection technique for a diversity receiver having multiple antenna elements A system and method for processing signals are disclosed. The method may include spreading N replicas of a received signal with N orthogonal sequences. A scrambled set of N channel signals may be generated based on the spread N replicas of the received signal. M replicas of a received signal may be spread with the N orthogonal sequences. A scrambled set of M channel signals may be generated based on the spread M replicas of the received signal. The generated scrambled set of N channel signals and said generated scrambled set of M channel signals may be multiplexed onto K multiplexed channel signals on a receiver chain, where M, N and K are integers. The spread N replicas of the received signal may be combined. The combined spread N replicas of the received signal may be scrambled.
US08027646B1	Communication system and method for filtering and attenuating a signal between an antenna system and a base station A communication system is supplied for filtering and attenuating a receive signal in between a bi-directional antenna system and a bi-directional base station system. In the communication system, a first circulator is configured to receive a receive signal from a first bi-directional link coupled to the bi-directional antenna system and circulate the receive signal to a first uni-directional link. A signal processing system is configured to receive the receive signal from the first uni-directional link, filter and attenuate the receive signal, and transfer the receive signal to a second uni-directional link. A second circulator is configured to receive the receive signal from the second uni-directional link, circulate the receive signal to a second bi-directional link coupled to the bi-directional base station system, receive a transmit signal from the second bi-directional link, and circulate the transmit signal to a third uni-directional link. Additionally, the first circulator is configured to receive the transmit signal from the third uni-directional link and circulate the transmit signal to the first bi-directional link coupled to the bi-directional antenna system.
US08027645B2	Systems and methods for automatically tuning a frequency modulator in a mobile device A method for automatically tuning a frequency modulator in a mobile device is described. A frequency band is automatically scanned using a frequency modulation (FM) receiver. The FM receiver is integrated as a part of the mobile device. Quality associated with channels of the frequency band is analyzed to identify at least one available channel at a first frequency. The first frequency is assigned to an FM modulator. The FM modulator is integrated as a part of the mobile device. A determination is made whether a command to scan for a second frequency is received. If the command to scan for the second frequency is not received, a signal on the first frequency is transmitted by the FM modulator.
US08027639B2	System and method for secure short-range communication A system and method for enabling secure short-range communication. A close proximity transmitter is used that is designed with a relatively poor radiator as compared to a conventional transmitter supporting conventional transmissions such as mobile phone communications, Wi-Fi, or Bluetooth communication. The close-proximity transmitter and the conventional transmitter are selectively activated based on a communication mode.
US08027637B1	Single frequency wireless communication system A method and apparatus for communicating between devices is described. In one embodiment, the method comprises one or more communication devices coordinating transmissions of data packets to function as an access point with respect to a first mobile station and a second station wirelessly communicatively coupled to the one or more communication devices, and the one or more communication devices wirelessly transmitting a first packet and a second packet to the first mobile station and the second mobile station respectively at different time or at time when the transmissions overlap, at least partially, based on whether transmissions of the first and second packets would interfere with each other.
US08027635B2	Relaying third party wireless communications through a portable wireless system A portable wireless system is described. The portable wireless system has a controller that is operable to selectively configure the portable wireless system as a personal electronic appliance or a third party wireless repeater that is configured to relay wireless signals between a third party electronic appliance and a wireless network. Accordingly, the portable wireless system (e.g., a cellular telephone, a pager or a personal digital assistant) may act as a wireless repeater for third party wireless communications when the portable wireless system otherwise is not in use. In this way, the portable wireless system increases the utilization of existing wireless network infrastructures (e.g., a cellular telephone network) by making one or more unused wireless channels available to other devices. A novel incentives-based business model that encourages owners of portable electronic appliances to fully utilize existing wireless network capacity also is described.
US08027634B1	RFID system for subscription services with multiple subscribers and/or devices The RFID system of the present invention provides activation of a subscription based device wirelessly using a RFID system. The system for activating of a user for a subscription service comprises a first secure RFID sensor associated with a subscription-based device and a second secure RFID sensor associated with a user device. The first and second secure RFID sensors communicate with one another to establish activation of the user device. For example, the first sensor can receive an authentication value associated with the subscription service from the second RFID sensor. After activation, the subscription-based device can broadcast the subscription service to the user device. Alternatively, the user device can also have a capability to verify its separate or related subscription such as WiFi, WiMAX, GSM, CDMA or other wireless-based connectivity service. Also, the user device associated with the subscription-based service can be activated only when a secure RFID sensor is within a predetermined range of the user device.
US08027629B2	Image forming apparatus and image forming system An image forming apparatus of the present invention is arranged so that plural sheets of paper are conveyed to a main conveying path and a sub-conveying path at the time of double-side image formation. In performing double-side image formation jobs on plural sets of sheets of paper, a sequence control section makes a change of sequences for image formation so that a post-process for the previous job can be performed during image formation of the next set. With this, in performing double-side image formation jobs on plural sets of sheets of paper in an image forming system constituted by an image forming apparatus and a post-processing apparatus, images can be formed in succession without suspending image formation of the next set to allow post-processing time for the previous set. This makes it possible to achieve a system with high job efficiency.
US08027625B2	Developer supporting member, developing roller, developing device, and image forming apparatus A developer supporting member includes a supporting layer for supporting developer. The supporting layer has a corona discharge resistivity of a specific value. The supporting layer is formed of an elastic layer and a surface layer. The surface layer includes a surface treated with a urethane solution.
US08027623B2	Developing device, process cartridge, and image forming apparatus having a discharge port facing a section of a transport member without a screw part A developing device, process cartridge and image forming apparatus of a premix developing system, with which developer splashed by the transport member is not discharged from the discharge port, fluctuations of the amount of developer discharged to the outside are not produced, and the output image quality is stable. The transport member comprises, in a part thereof in the longitudinal direction, a cutaway region where the screw part is not formed. The discharge port faces the cutaway region, and is formed such that the longitudinal length thereof is smaller than that of the cutaway region. A wall part, which protrudes toward the interior of the transport route from a partition wall where the discharge port is formed, is then installed upstream of the transport route in relation to the discharge port and within the range of the cutaway region.
US08027622B2	Toner replenishing apparatus and image forming apparatus A toner replenishing apparatus capable of, without increasing a drive torque for rotating the toner replenishing container, scraping toner adhered in a toner replenishing container to reduce the quantity of residual toner that remains unfed from the toner replenishing container, is provided. The toner replenishing apparatus includes a toner replenishing container for replenishing toner stored therein to a developing section by rotation of the toner replenishing container, a magnetic body movably provided in the toner replenishing container, and a magnet disposed closely to an outer peripheral surface of the toner replenishing container and attracting the magnetic body with a magnetic force.
US08027620B2	Image formation apparatus and developer cartridge The invention provides an image formation apparatus, to which developing devices, each having an opening, and developer cartridges for respectively supplying a developing agent to the openings of the developing devices are mountable. The apparatus includes: developing device shutters, each configured to open and close a respective one of the openings of the developing devices mounted to the apparatus; and a link mechanism configured to move the developing device shutters in linking with each other.
US08027619B2	Toner container having a toner agitating function unit with a tubular member having axially spaced ring pieces and openings between the ring pieces A toner container is mounted to an image forming apparatus in a state of containing toners. The toner container includes: a container body for containing toners; and an agitating unit provided in the container body for agitating the toners. The agitating unit includes: a cylindrical member having a cylindrical peripheral wall and rotating about an axis of cylinder; an opening formed in the cylindrical peripheral wall for allowing the toners to pass through; and a conveying section for conveying the toners in a direction of the axis of the cylindrical member.
US08027616B2	Belt unit and image forming apparatus A belt unit includes: a pair of roller members spaced from and opposing each other in a first direction, each of the roller members having an axis extending in a second direction; an endless belt extending around the roller members; a plurality of transfer members arranged along the first direction between the roller members and spaced from one another so as to be enclosed by the endless belt; and a frame that rotatably supports the roller members and the transfer members. The frame includes: a pair of resin side frames spaced from each other in the second direction, each of the resin side frames extending in the first direction; and a resin bridging beam extending between the side frames.
US08027609B2	Image forming apparatus for counting images formed by the apparatus An apparatus having an operative mode and a non-operative mode with a method for counting events with a volatile counter and a non-volatile electronic memory having a number N of memory areas, includes counting events with the volatile counter, when the count value has been incremented by a predetermined number M or when the apparatus passes into the non-operative mode, saving the count value to one of the memory areas, with cycling switching of the memory area into which the count value is written; and when the apparatus passes into the operative mode, initializing the counter with the maximum of the count values stored in the N memory areas.
US08027602B2	Belt feeding device and image heating device with setting means for switching inclination angle of supporting member A belt feeding apparatus includes an endless belt and a supporting member for rotatably supporting the belt. The belt feeding apparatus further includes a setting member for setting, when the belt is deviated from a widthwisely normal zone, an inclination angle of the supporting member to a return angle to return the belt toward the normal zone. The setting member also sets, when a predetermined time elapses from the belt returning to the normal zone, the inclination angle of the supporting member to a balance angle to keep the belt in the zone.
US08027600B2	Apparatus for image formation An apparatus for image formation comprises a fixing member, a pressing member, a heating member, a sensor, and a controller. The heating member heats at least one of the fixing and pressing members during a heating operation. The sensor senses the surface temperature of at least one of the fixing and pressing members. If the surface temperature sensed by the sensor exceeds a threshold temperature, the controller stops the heating operation of the heating member. If the sensed temperature drops below the threshold temperature, the controller starts the heating operation of the heating member. The controller includes a period measuring unit for measuring the switching period at which the controller switches the starting and stopping of the heating operation of the heating member. The controller restrains the heating of the fixing and pressing members if the switching period exceeds a reference time.
US08027592B2	Infrared remote control signaling generator An IR signaling generator and method divides the functionality of generation between software and hardware to provide a flexible way to generate IR signals, such as remote control signals. The hardware includes a clock generator for generating a carrier clock signal and a data clock signal, a buffer memory that is loaded with instructions representing an encoded data sequence; a control circuit, and a transmitter including a modulator. Each instruction contains an on/off value that is to be modulated with the data clock signal and a pulse duration value that indicates how long the on/off value is to modulate the clock signal. Using the data clock signal, the control circuit measures the amount of time the on/off value modulates the clock signal and causes the buffer to advance to the next instruction in the sequence when the measured amount of time is equal to the pulse duration value.
US08027591B2	Resonant quantum well modulator driver A drive circuit and method of controlling a quantum well modulator are disclosed. The drive circuit can be disposed in an optical transceiver having a quantum well modulator configured to retro-modulate an incoming optical signal. The drive circuit can include separate modulating and bias voltage sources. A level of the modulating voltage and the bias voltage can be determined based on an ambient temperature of the optical transceiver and can be adjusted to compensate for variations in the optical performance of the quantum well modulator. The quantum well modulator can be controlled in intervals. The modulating voltage can be applied to the quantum well modulator during a first interval. A current associated with the modulating voltage can be returned to the modulation voltage source during a second interval. A timing of the first and second intervals can be based on electrical properties of the quantum well modulator.
US08027590B2	System and method for signal extraction by path modulation A system includes a transmitter is configured to transmit an electromagnetic signal to a receiver, which is configured to receive the electromagnetic signal and another electromagnetic signal for mixing therewith. Propagation paths of the signals to the transmitter and receiver include a first propagation path of the electromagnetic signal to the transmitter, and a second propagation path of the other electromagnetic signal to the receiver. The arrangement, which is located along either or each of the propagation paths of signals to the transmitter and receiver, is configured to alter the length of a respective propagation path. And the processor configured to recover an amplitude and phase of the transmitted electromagnetic signal, including being configured to receive a sequence of samples of the received electromagnetic signal, and Discrete Fourier Transformation process the sequence of samples.
US08027588B2	Systems and methods for optical carrier recovery In one embodiment a system and method pertain to generating a pump from a received optical signal, inputting the generated pump into a phase-sensitive oscillator, and amplifying a carrier component of the pump to generate an optical carrier having the same phase and polarity of an optical carrier of the received optical signal.
US08027582B2	Autofocus with confidence measure Autofocusing is performed in response to a weighted sum of previous blur difference depth estimates at each focus adjustment iteration. Variance is also determined across both past and present estimations providing a confidence measure on the present focus position for the given picture. Focus adjustment is repeated until the variance is sufficiently low as to indicate confidence that a proper focus has been attained. The method provides more accurate and rapid focusing than achieved by the best current depth-based techniques, such as those utilizing most recent depth estimation to determine the next lens position. In contrast to this, the present apparatus and method combines all previous depth estimation results in the autofocus process to determine the next lens position based on statistical models and confidence measure.
US08027581B2	Imaging apparatus, imaging apparatus control method, and computer program An imaging apparatus includes: a control unit configured to detect a focus position by moving a focusing lens before and after a preset position which is a focusing lens position set by a focus preset function, with the control unit setting a scan range which is a movement range of the focusing lens to a different range according to a setting state of a zoom lens, obtaining an AF evaluation value along with movement of the focusing lens within the set scan range, and determining a focus position based on the obtained AF evaluation value.
US08027578B2	Optical apparatus including image blur correction device An optical apparatus includes a shake detection unit to detect shaking applied to a camera; an image blur correction driving unit for driving a lens and correcting image blur caused by the shaking; and a selection unit configured to select whether correction of image blur is to be permitted or inhibited. If image blur correction is permitted, the image blur correction driving unit operates in accordance with a first driving characteristic. If image blur correction is inhibited, the image blur correction driving unit holds the lens near an optical axis in accordance with a second driving characteristic.
US08027576B2	Method of and/or apparatus for coupling a lens port to a housing for an underwater camera The invention comprises a method of and apparatus for coupling a lens port to a housing for an underwater camera. The method comprises the steps of providing an inwardly castellated ring and a co-operating outwardly castellated ring, the rings comprising part of or being positioned one on the housing and the other on the lens port. At least one of the rings is rotatable and the outwardly castellated ring can be passed through the inwardly castellated ring. Rotating at least one ring holds the outward castellations against the inward castellations to thereby hold the lens port to the housing.
US08027567B2	Apparatus for and method of recording information, apparatus for and method of reproducing information, recording medium, and information recording medium Provided is an information recording apparatus which, in a state where the content of moving picture image information, etc. can be prevented from being inadvertently recognized by the user due to inadvertent presentation to the user of a relevant representative picture image, enables recording the respective information into a recording medium. A reproduction list PL that is to be reproduced is not only recorded into an optical disc 1 but is there also recorded in it a reproduction list display prohibition flag PHF indicating at least whether limiting the display of a representative picture image that represents the content of the reproduction list PL.
US08027563B2	Recording medium, reproducing apparatus, and reproducing method In a recording medium on which is recorded a multiplexed stream (231) including a plurality of first packets (V_main) constituting a first I-picture in a first video stream and a plurality of second packets (V_sub) constituting a second I-picture in a second video stream, information for identifying the first I-picture and information for identifying the second I-picture are recorded on the medium. A recording medium can thereby be obtained that enables the rapid detection, from a small amount of information, of a particular picture included in a stream such as a TS in which multiple content streams are multiplexed.
US08027559B2	Image reproducing apparatus and control method therefor An image reproducing apparatus is connected to a display device via a video data transmitting unit and a file data transmitting unit and is driven by a battery. The image reproducing apparatus calculates a first electric power required to transmit video data to the display device and a second electric power required to transmit file data to the display device, and acquires a remaining amount of electric power in the battery. Then, the image reproducing apparatus judges whether the acquired remaining amount of electric power in the battery is equal to or larger than the first electric power, is equal to or larger than the second electric power but smaller than the first electric power, or is smaller than the second electric power, and determines whether the image data is to be transmitted as the video data or the file data.
US08027558B2	Slide arrangement for cable drawer A drawer slide having first and second rails interconnected by a center rail. The center rail includes a spool configured to provide half-speed travel of the center rail relative to the travel of the first rail. The drawer slide is configured for use with a drawer assembly having a drawer and a chassis. The drawer assembly further includes a radius limiter secured to the center rail. The radius limiter travels at half-speed relative to the drawer. The radius limiter also automatically rotates relative to the travel of the drawer. The chassis includes sides including threaded backing plates, and mounting brackets. The mounting brackets include tri-lobed holes for receipt of a reciprocally shaped washer and a fastener for mounting the brackets to the chassis sides.
US08027556B2	Waveguide coupling structure A coupling structure of waveguide including a line defect (LD) waveguide portion having an LD waveguide, an electromagnetic field distribution matching portion (EFDMP) connected between the LD waveguide portion and a first tapered portion, the first tapered portion connected with the EFDMP, and a thin line waveguide portion connected with the first tapered portion and having a thin line waveguide. The EFDMP has a matching portion LD as the LD of a columnar photonic crystal, and the matching portion LD is connected with the LD waveguide. The first tapered portion consists of a first thin wire core, and the first LD of a columnar photonic crystal arranged along at least one side of first thin line core. At least one of the first thin line core and the first LD is connected with the matching portion line defect. The thin line waveguide is connected with the first thin line core.
US08027555B1	Scalable cladding mode stripper device A cladding mode stripper for stripping cladding modes from an optical fiber is disclosed. The cladding mode stripper includes a reflective base and a block of a transparent material disposed on the reflective base. The block of the transparent material has a groove in its bottom surface for the fiber. The fiber is thermally coupled to the base and optically coupled to the groove in the block, for example using an index matching gel. The cladding mode light is reflected from the reflective base and is absorbed in a cover enclosing the block. An additional thin block of transparent heat-conductive material can be placed between the fiber and the reflective base, to prevent the index matching gel from contacting the reflective surface of the base.
US08027550B2	Image-document retrieving apparatus, method of retrieving image document, program, and recording medium Feature vectors used in discrimination of images include information on feature blocks of images in an image-document retrieving apparatus of the present invention. Text areas of a page image document are combined to form rectangular images. On the basis of information on the rectangular images that are extracted, a geometric structure of the page is analyzed, the page image document is divided into plural blocks, and then a plurality of feature blocks describing features of the page document image are selected from the plural blocks. The feature vectors are constituted of information on the feature blocks thus selected. This makes it possible to provide an image-document retrieving apparatus and a method of retrieving image documents, by which retrieval of image documents containing mainly text and a graphic is improvable in accuracy.
US08027544B2	Information processing method and information processing apparatus Processing data which belong to different classes and label data indicating the classes to which the processing data belong are input (S20). A distance relationship between the processing data is calculated (S22). An interclass separation degree between the classes is set (S23). The distance relationship is updated based on the label data and the interclass separation degree (S24). A data mapping relationship which approximates the updated distance relationship is calculated (S25).
US08027541B2	Image organization based on image content A system for organizing images includes an extraction component that extracts visual information (e.g., faces, scenes, etc.) from the images. The extracted visual information is provided to a comparison component which computes similarity confidence data between the extracted visual information. The similarity confidence data is an indication of the likelihood that items of extracted visual information are similar. The comparison component then generates a visual distribution of the extracted visual information based upon the similarity confidence data. The visual distribution can include groupings of the extracted visual information based on computed similarity confidence data. For example, the visual distribution can be a two-dimensional layout of faces organized based on the computed similarity confidence data—with faces in closer proximity faces computed to have a greater probability of representing the same person. The visual distribution can then be utilized by a user to sort, organize and/or tag images.
US08027537B1	Visual object identification by computational majority voting A method of distinguishing an object in an image. The method including the steps of detecting an image with an optical device where the image includes at least one object. Identifying at least one object using a central processing unit (CPU) that includes a central processing algorithm (CPA) and uses a majority voting analysis of multiple inputs to analyze at lest one object with the CPA. The image selected by the CPU is then displayed on the optical device.
US08027533B2	Method of automated image color calibration A method of automated image calibration that corrects for non-uniform illumination and calibrates color that is simple, fast, automated, accurate and reliable. A gray balance algorithm is applied to correct for non-uniform illumination and a color calibration algorithm is then applied to calibrate the human subject data. The system has been applied in multiple clinical sites with different instruments.
US08027527B2	Method for analyzing defect data and inspection apparatus and review system The distribution states of defects are analyzed on the basis of the coordinates of defects detected by an inspection apparatus to classify them into a distribution feature category, or any one of repetitive defect, congestion defect, linear distribution defect, ring/lump distribution defect and random defect. In the manufacturing process for semiconductor substrates, defect distribution states are analyzed on the basis of defect data detected by an inspection apparatus, thereby specifying the cause of defect in apparatus or process.
US08027526B2	Method for providing a 3D X-ray image dataset of a patient's heart X-ray images are recorded of a patient's heart and the heartbeat phase is registered as that is done. The heartbeat phases are coarsely divided into intervals and all X-ray images that have been assigned heartbeat phase from the interval are used for reconstructing a 3D image dataset. The movement fields of the other 3D image datasets are then calculated for one of said 3D image datasets. Movement fields are vector fields indicating the movements of similar structures from one local area to the other. A departure is then made from the coarse interval division, and for each heartbeat phase a movement field is interpolated individually or at least for fairly short intervals from the movement fields determined in advance, which field is used for generating a deformed 3D image dataset that has been imaged onto a reference heartbeat phase. The deformed 3D image datasets are then added together.
US08027525B2	Image display method and image display apparatus An image display method and an image display apparatus realize prevention of misdiagnosis which is caused by corruption of a part of at least one type of information including identification information, information on a series of images, and diagnosis-report information. The image display method and the image display apparatus perform an operation using a predetermined hash function on patient information ID1, examination information ID2, a series of images I1 to In acquired by an intra-subject information acquiring apparatus to generate and add hash data h. Thereafter, the image display method and the image display apparatus, when using case 15a-1, perform an operation using a predetermined hash function to generate new hash data, compare each piece of the hash data h already added and newly generated hash data, and determine whether two pieces of hash data match with each other. Based on the result of determination, the use of the case data is canceled, or display of corrupted image is restricted, for example, so that the misdiagnosis is prevented.
US08027524B2	Image diagnosis support apparatus and image diagnosis support program An image diagnosis support apparatus according to the invention comprises an adipose distribution data computing device which figures out adipose distribution data measured of a desired site in a subject from at least one medical image; an abnormal shadow candidate detecting device which detects an abnormal shadow candidate based on the figured-out adipose distribution data; and a display device which displays the abnormal shadow candidate detected by the abnormal shadow candidate detecting device and the medical image in a manner of being related to each other.
US08027518B2	Automatic configuration of devices based on biometric data The claimed subject matter relates to an architecture that can obtain biometric data from a user as the user interacts with a device. Based upon the obtained biometric data, the architecture can determine an identity of the user and automatically apply settings associated with that particular user to the device. The settings can relate to a physical configuration of the device (or aspects, features, and/or peripherals of the device), as well as to a data set employed by the device (or components of the device). As such, a user of the device can benefit from enhanced efficiency, utility, and/or convenience.
US08027517B2	Method for stratigraphic interpretation of seismic images A method for stratigraphic interpretation of a seismic image for determining a sedimentary history of an underground zone having application to petroleum exploration. The seismic reflectors of the image are digitized by means of an applied shape recognition technique. At least one attribute characteristic of the structure of the image in the vicinity of each reflector is calculated for a set of reflectors by means of an image analysis technique. This analysis is based on at least one analysis window whose shape is controlled by the associated reflector. Pertinent reflectors, in the sense of the stratigraphic interpretation, are selected from among this set of reflectors on the basis of this attribute. Finally, the sedimentary history of the underground zone is reconstructed from a stratigraphic interpretation of the reflectors thus selected.
US08027512B2	Method and software program for searching image information Video systems are widely used in the field of surveillance of buildings, traffic, private homes, supermarkets and the like. For some applications it is useful to save the video information for a later access or analysis. As the saved data volume increases with the number of video cameras of a video system and the recorded time there is a need for video databases, which allow a fast searching for relevant video information. A method for searching image information comprising the steps of: extracting a trajectory of an interesting object in a picture frame sequence, whereby the trajectory is represented by a first set of location points in the picture frames, pre- processing the extracted trajectory to a pre-processed trajectory by applying a spatial correlation filter algorithm, which reduces the number of location points, whereby the pre-processed trajectory is represented by a second set of location points in the picture frames, storing the pre-processed trajectory in a database and applying search queries on the pre-processed trajectory data of the database and a respective software program is proposed.
US08027510B2	Encoding and decoding media signals The present disclosure relates generally to encoding and decoding signals from media signals. One claim recites an apparatus comprising: electronic memory for storing blocks of a media signal; an electronic processor programmed for: determining a detection metric for the blocks, the detection metric comprising a measure of coincidence of detection parameters of different blocks; and performing detection operations based on the measure of coincidence of the detection parameters. Of course, other claims and combinations are provided as well.
US08027501B2	Headphone A headphone includes a hanger and two speaker units respectively disposed at the two ends of the hanger. Each speaker unit includes a first shell; a second shell engaged with the first shell, a first air passage being formed between the first shell and the second shell, a second air passage being formed on the second shell, the second air passage having an opening direction different from an opening direction of the first air passage; a cover engaged with the second shell and having a plurality of holes on the cover; and a speaker disposed between the first shell and the second shell. When the speaker outputs sound, airflows generated by the speaker are exhausted through the first air passage, the second air passage and the holes so that the amount of air exhaust is stable and the output audio is of high quality.
US08027500B2	Narrow profile speaker configurations and systems A narrow profile speaker unit comprises at least one speaker outputting sound towards an internal surface and through a duct with an output terminus, such as a slot, having a narrow dimension, effectively changing the cross-section of the speaker's audio output wave. A pair of speakers may face one another, outputting sound towards a common output slot. Multiple pairs of speakers may be used to form an inline speaker unit for increased sound output. A slotted speaker unit may include multiple speakers facing the same direction, towards a groundplane or reflecting surface, and having parallel apertures for allowing sound radiation. The speaker units may be integral with or attached to electronic appliances such as desktop computers or flatscreen devices, or may be used in automobiles or other contexts.
US08027498B2	Speaker capable of emitting light A speaker capable of emitting light includes a housing, a plurality of light generators, and a speaker core. The housing formed by material capable of conducting light, used as a speaker chamber of the speaker, has a first opening and a second opening. The plurality of light generators is formed nearby the second opening for generating light. The speaker core is set in the first opening of the housing for generating sound.
US08027497B2	Hearing device with rechargeable battery and movably mounted charging contacts A hearing device that is operated with a rechargeable battery pack has at least one contact element that is fashioned to accept a charging current in electrical connection with an external charging device. The contact element is resiliently mounted at the hearing device and can be pressed onto a charging contact of the external charging device during a charging state under the application of a positive force. The contact element is located in a first position in an operating state or rest state of the hearing device, and is moved into a second position in the charging state.
US08027492B2	Armature for a receiver An armature for a receiver comprising a first and a second leg portion each having a thickness and a width and connected to each other, and a connection portion in communication with the first and second leg portions. The connection portion has a width greater than the width of the first and second leg portions individually. The connection portion reduces the stiffness of the armature and minimizes magnetic reluctance of the connection between the first and second leg portions. According to one aspect of the invention, the first and second leg portions are integrally formed with the connection portion and the connection portion includes a least a portion having a thickness less than the thickness of the first and second leg portions individually to reduce the stiffness of the armature. According to another aspect of the invention, the first and second leg portions are separately formed and attached to the connection portion in a way that reduces the stiffness of the armature.
US08027484B2	Active vibration noise controller Microphone is arranged at an evaluation point at the front seat; a signal for controlling vibration noise at this position is sent out from speaker at the front seat; secondary sound for canceling an influence of secondary sound at the front seat on the rear seat is sent out from speaker at the rear seat; microphone is arranged at an evaluation point at the rear seat; a signal for controlling vibration noise at this position is sent out from speaker; and secondary sound for canceling an influence of secondary sound at the rear seat on the front seat is sent out from speaker at the front seat.
US08027482B2	DVD audio encoding using environmental audio tracks Audio tracks including environmental information are recorded on a DVD, or other playback medium using microphones, vibration sensors, or other devices that capture ambient sound from the original environment in which a performance, presentation or other sound is created. For example, environmental audio tracks can be obtained by placing microphones on the floor, ceiling and walls of an amphitheater during a pop music performance. Any object, item or surface can be a candidate from, or within, which to capture an ambient sound. Sounds can be obtained from sensors mounted to musicians, audience members, theater seats, various rooms within a building, etc. The environmental audio tracks (EATs) can be provided individually or mixed together with one or more other EATs, one or more standard recorded tracks, or otherwise mixed or combined with other sounds. Or the EATs can be processed, effected, etc., as desired. The original or modified EATs are then encoded onto a DVD (or other medium) so that a listener can selectively hear the EATs alone, or in combination with, other audio tracks on the DVD.
US08027478B2	Method and system for sound source separation Methods of sound source separation in which individual sources are extracted from a multiple source recording, include a method of analyzing stereo recordings to facilitate separation of individual musical sound sources from stereo music recordings. In the method sources predominant in the left are treated in a different manner to sources in the right.
US08027466B2	Power analysis attack countermeasure for the ECDSA Execution of the Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithm (ECDSA) requires determination of a signature, which determination involves arithmetic operations. Some of the arithmetic operations employ a long term cryptographic key. It is the execution of these arithmetic operations that can make the execution of the ECDSA vulnerable to a power analysis attack. In particular, an attacker using a power analysis attack may determine the long term cryptographic key. By modifying the sequence of operations involved in the determination of the signature and the inputs to those operations, power analysis attacks may no longer be applied to determine the long term cryptographic key.
US08027462B1	Structure and method for conversation like rendering for echo reduction without loss of information A method for conversation like rendering of a stored audio information stream determines a first location in the stored audio information stream. The first location represents a point in time when the sound detection flag became active. The method next moves from the first location to a second location in the stored audio information stream. The second location is selected based upon a criterion to make playback of the stored audio information stream appear like actual conversation. Finally, the stored audio information stream is rendered starting with audio information stored at the second location.
US08027460B1	Automatic provisioning of distinct ring-tones for co-located telephones A controller ensures that ring-tones of a relatively-small pool of distinct ring-tones are individually assigned to telephones of a group of telephones in such a way as to maximize the physical separation of telephones with the same or similar ring-tones. One telephone after another generates an audio signal, such as a chirp or a ring-tone, while the other telephones listen for the audio signal and report results of their listening to the controller. The controller uses the results to assign ring-tones to the telephones. A graph-coloring algorithm may be used to make the assignments.
US08027457B1	Process for automated deployment of natural language There is disclosed a system and method for monitoring and updating an interactive voice response system through the use of a human agent who reviews the responses provided by a computer system and makes recommendations which are then used as data for updating the interactive voice response system. There is further disclosed a user interface for allowing the human agent to review the responses provided by the computer system, and to provide alternate responses which could be implemented by the computer system.
US08027452B2	Method for exploitation of location proximity to derive a location of employees utilizing instant messaging A method for exploitation of location proximity to derive a location of an employee in a corporation utilizing instant messaging or automatic telephone calls is provided. A search request for a location of an employee is received. A look up of coworkers of the employee in a corporate database is performed. A list of neighbors of the employee is extracted from the coworkers, and the list of neighbors of the employee is generated in accordance with the proximity of neighbors in the list of neighbors to a workspace of the employee. The list of neighbors is presented, in response to the search request. The list of neighbors is polled to locate the employee via instant messaging and/or automatic telephone calls. The location of the employee is received, in response to polling the list of neighbors. The neighbors are alerted that the employee has been located.
US08027451B2	Electronic call assistants with shared database A telephone exchange (1) arranged to communicate with communication units (2, 3, 4, 5, 7) and to provide a plurality of electronic call assistants to the communication units, a first electronic call assistant (12) being provided to a first communication unit (2) and a second electronic call assistant (14) to a second communication unit (4), the first electronic call assistant (12) having access to a distinct first database (36), the second electronic call assistant (14) having access to a distinct second database (38), wherein the first (12) and second (14) electronic call assistants share a common database (40).
US08027448B2	Method and apparatus for monitoring telephone status The monitor is for monitoring the status of a first client telephone, and for sending this status information via a central server to an authorized second client telephone. The central server stores a database of registered client telephones and corresponding client telephones that the client may monitor. A user of a registered client telephone monitors in real time the telephone status of registered friends, family, or co-workers that have agreed to be monitored by the user.
US08027445B2	Method and system to provision emergency contact services in a communication network A method includes receiving a query at a telephone number mapping (ENUM) server, the query identifying an emergency telephone number associated with a subscriber to an emergency contact service. The method also includes retrieving from the ENUM server, in response to the query, one or more emergency contact Uniform Resource Identifiers (URIs) associated with the subscriber, where each of the emergency contact URIs has an associated emergency contact indicator. The method also includes initiating routing of a communication to destination devices associated with each retrieved emergency contact URI via an Internet Protocol Multimedia Subsystem (IMS).
US08027442B2	Apparatus, systems and methods for managing incoming and outgoing communication An apparatus, system and method for managing incoming and outgoing communications for various communications methods are disclosed to provide control over inbound communications including definition of if, when, and who may communicate with a recipient, A concealed identification communication may involve no exchange of actual addresses, phone numbers, or other addressing IDs The capability to initiate immediate, delayed, scheduled, or recurring outbound communications is also discussed.
US08027435B2	Method and system for protocol embedded automated test control A method and system of an embodiment may include executing a first test case using a user record provisioned on a network, the first test case comprising transmitting at least a first portion of the data to a network element being tested and receiving a response from the network element being tested in the first test case based at least in part on the configuration data for the first test case contained in the transmitted first portion of the data, executing a second test case using the user record provisioned on the network, the second test case comprising transmitting at least a second portion of the data to a network element being tested and receiving a response from the network element being tested in the second test case based at least in part on configuration data for the second test case contained in the transmitted second portion of the data.
US08027430B2	Systems and methods for adapting a movement model based on an image Various embodiments of the invention include systems and methods for adapting a movement model based on an image captured during radiation treatment of a patient. The movement model may, for example, be used in radiotherapy to treat lung cancer. The movement model is typically based on a series of images of a patient captured over a period of time. The movement model and/or one or images included therein may be used to generate a reference image of the patient. The reference image is compared with an image of the patient optionally captured during treatment. The result of this comparison is used to adapt the movement model to conditions during the treatment.
US08027427B2	Systems and method for scanning a continuous stream of objects A method for scanning a stream of objects includes continuously acquiring raw data of the stream of objects using an X-ray system, that includes a detector. The raw data of the stream of objects is rebinned into at least one two-dimensional sinogram. A leading edge and a trailing edge of a first object of the stream of objects is determined from the at least one two-dimensional sinogram and a three-dimensional image of the first object is reconstructed using the at least one two-dimensional sinogram.
US08027418B2	Diversity reception circuit To improve an S/N of an AM signal in a diversity reception circuit while suppressing an increase in a circuit size of A/D conversion circuits therein. In the diversity reception circuit, a single AM signal is supplied to each of the A/D conversion circuits provided for A/D converting a plurality of FM signals, and a plurality of obtained results of the conversions are added by an adding circuit, thereby improving the S/N.
US08027417B2	Interference-weighted communication signal processing systems and methods A level of interference affecting signal components of received communication signals is estimated and used to weight the signal components. The signal components in a each of a number of groups of signal components are weighted based on respective interference estimates to thereby adjust signal components for colored interference, which may vary significantly between different groups of signal components. Each group of signal components may include a single component or components within a relatively narrow sub-band of the communication signals, such as a coherence bandwidth of an Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) signal.
US08027414B2	Carrier frequency recovering apparatus using phase shift and method thereof Provided is a carrier frequency recovering apparatus and method based on phase shift. The carrier frequency recovering apparatus can recover carrier frequency based on phase shift caused by a frequency offset to thereby perform demodulation without deterioration, no matter how large the frequency offset is, and minimize structural complexity, although a frequency offset tolerance range is higher than a symbol rate and a method thereof. The carrier frequency recovering apparatus includes a phase shift estimation part for estimating a phase shift value caused by a frequency offset based on a received preamble signal; a compensation part for compensating a receiving signal based on the estimated phase shift value obtained in the phase shift estimation part prior to differential decoding; and a detection part for detecting the compensated signal obtained in the compensation part.
US08027410B2	Digital signal processing based de-serializer A DSP based SERDES performs compensation operations to support high speed de-serialization. A receiver section of the DSP based SERDES includes one or more ADCs and DSPs. The ADC operates to sample (modulated) analog serial data and to produce digitized serial data (digital representation of the modulated analog serial data). The DSP communicatively couples to the ADC and receives the digitized serial data. Based upon the known characteristics of the digitized serial data and the digitized serial data itself, the DSP determines compensation operations to be performed upon the serial data to compensate for inadequacies of the receiver and/or channel response. These compensation operations may be (1) performed on the analog serial data before digitization by the ADC; (2) applied to the ADC to modify the operation of the ADC; and/or (3) performed on the digitized serial data by the DSP or another device.
US08027409B2	Noise prediction-based signal detection and cross-talk mitigation In an exemplary embodiment, noise prediction-based data detection is described with respect to a SERDES (serializer/deserializer) backplane primary channel subject to inter-symbol interference (ISI) noise and added cross-talk noise from other channels. Noise prediction-based data detection combines an added error component from inter-symbol interference (ISI) noise and an added error component from cross-talk noise into an overall noise prediction error term and cancels effects of residual ISI and cross-talk for various components of the exemplary embodiment.
US08027400B2	Wireless communication system, wireless communication apparatus, and resource assignment method used therein In a transmitting portion of a wireless communication apparatus, hopping pattern generating portions 16 and 17 produce hopping patterns independent from each other and specific to a transmitter. Subcarrier assigning portions 18 and 19 assign transmission symbol sequences to subcarriers 1 to R in accordance with the hopping patterns and produce frequency hopping signals. In a receiving portion of the wireless communication apparatus, a MIMO demodulating portion 37 combines and decomposes a FFT signal and produces a demodulated signal. Hopping pattern generating portions 38 and 39 produce unique hopping patterns corresponding to transmitters 1-1 to 1-K, respectively. Subcarrier extracting portions 40 and 41 extract, from the demodulated signal, components corresponding to the hopping patterns and produce the components as partial demodulated sequences, respectively.
US08027394B2	Reducing data stream jitter during deinterleaving In one embodiment, the present invention includes a deinterleaver having an input interface to receive orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols from a demodulator, a memory coupled to the input interface to store the OFDM symbols, an output interface coupled to the memory to receive the OFDM symbols stored in the memory, and a digital phase lock loop (PLL) to control and adjust a reading rate of data from the memory responsive to dynamic and static channel conditions.
US08027392B2	Method for transmitting information involving enhanced allocation of spectral resources A method for transmitting information between at least two transceivers TRA and TRB linked together by a communication channel, said information being carried by means of at least one carrying signal Csg having an operating frequency, includes, according to the invention, a frequency selection step in the course of which said operating frequency is dynamically selected among frequencies comprised within at least a first and a second non-adjacent frequency intervals.
US08027391B2	Differential transmission line connector A differential transmission line connector with little unwanted radiation noise is provided. A connector connects a differential transmission pattern for multiple transmission of a group of three differential signals and a differential transmission cable. The differential transmission pattern is provided with three signal lines, and the differential transmission cable also is provided with three signal lines. In a plane that is perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the differential transmission pattern and the differential transmission cable, the signal lines are positioned at the apexes of an equilateral triangle. The connector is provided with three signal lines that connect, at identical lengths, the signal lines of the differential transmission pattern and the signal lines of the differential transmission cable, between a predetermined first plane of the planes that perpendicularly intersect the longitudinal direction of the differential transmission pattern and a predetermined second plane of the planes that perpendicularly intersect the longitudinal direction of the differential transmission cable.
US08027390B2	Method and system to extend a useable bandwidth of a signal generator A system to extend an operating bandwidth of a signal generator comprises a signal generator, an output port, a first transmission line extending between the signal generator and the output port, a mixer adapted to receive a first signal from the signal generator, a local oscillator adapted to provide a second signal to the mixer to beat against the first signal, a second transmission line extending from the mixer to transmit a plurality of output signals of the mixer, and one or more channels couplable between the first transmission line and the second transmission line. The one or more channels include a first coupler having a length adapted to couple one or more of the output signals within a band of frequencies from the second transmission line to the channel, a second coupler having a length adapted to couple the one or more of the output signals from the channel to the first transmission line, and a filter arranged between the first coupler and the second coupler.
US08027383B2	Mosquito noise reduction filter in digital decoders A method for processing a compressed signal of digital video is disclosed. The method generally includes the steps of (A) generating a decompressed signal by decompressing the compressed signal of digital video, (B) generating a filtered signal by spatial filtering the decompressed signal, wherein the spatial filtering is arranged to reduce mosquito noise within the decompressed signal and (C) generating a video signal by adding synchronization information to the filtered signal, the synchronization information being suitable for synchronizing a video display to the filtered signal.
US08027382B2	Pulldown correction for progressive display of audiovisual recordings Embodiments of the present invention relate to methods and systems that may detect cadences and duplicate fields in a video sequence, and correct the sequence to retrieve the original progressive content. Methods according to the present invention may compare consecutive fields of the same parity for similarity, and consecutive fields of the opposite parity for field and frame activity. By analyzing patterns in the similarity and activity of the fields, the cadence may be determined. The invention also provides methods that may be used to adjust for changes in the cadence, such as can result from scene changes in the video stream.
US08027373B2	Quick detection of signaling in a wireless communication system Quick frequency tracking (QFT), quick time tracking (QTT), and non-causal pilot filtering (NCP) are used to detect sporadically transmitted signaling, e.g., paging indicators. For QFT, multiple hypothesized frequency errors are applied to an input signal to obtain multiple rotated signals. The energies of the rotated signals are computed. The hypothesized frequency error with the largest energy is provided as a frequency error estimate. For QTT, coherent accumulation is performed on the input signal for a first set of time offsets, e.g., early, on-time, and late. Interpolation, energy computation, and non-coherent accumulation are then performed to obtain a timing error estimate with higher time resolution. For NCP, pilot symbols are filtered with a non-causal filter to obtain pilot estimates for one antenna for non-STTD and for two antennas for STTD. The frequency and timing error estimates and the pilot estimates are used to detect the signaling.
US08027367B2	Methods and apparatus for multi-carrier communication systems with adaptive transmission and feedback An arrangement is disclosed where in a multi-carrier communication system, the modulation scheme, coding attributes, training pilots, and signal power may be adjusted to adapt to channel conditions in order to maximize the overall system capacity and spectral efficiency without wasting radio resources or compromising error probability performance, etc.
US08027364B2	Electricity distribution network with stray voltage monitoring and method of transmission of information on said network The electricity distribution network comprises a plurality of interconnection lines for the distribution of electricity among a plurality of interconnection boxes. At least some of said interconnection boxes are combined with a control unit for detection of stray voltage, comprising a transmitter to transmit to a receiver of at least one collecting unit a signal relating to any dispersion.
US08027362B2	Methods and systems for pushing and pulling network data in user interface design A network management system is provided for allowing a user to interface with network management data provided by a network agent via a network. Application level logic obtains and formats the network management data to thereby create a display presented to the user. A library of software processing structures for sharing data with the network agent is provided, and an abstraction layer distinct from the library is configured in communication with the application level logic. The abstraction layer includes a pusher feature configured to facilitate the writing of data from the application level logic to the network agent and a puller feature configured to facilitate the reading of data from the network agent to the application level logic. The abstraction layer uses the library to communicate with the network agent via the network while isolating the application level logic from the library.
US08027359B2	Extended serial communication protocols The present embodiments provide methods, systems and apparatuses that facilitate communication between two or more devices. Some of these methods identify a first communication to be transmitted and generate a first plurality of frames such that bit data of each of the frames of the first plurality of frames is different than the bit data of each of the other frames of the first plurality of frames, and that a first frame of the first plurality of frames include at least a first portion of the first communication. The first plurality of frames can then be transmitted.
US08027356B2	Method for signaling back-off information in random access A method for performing random access in a wireless communication system is provided. The method includes transmitting a preamble for random access in uplink, receiving a random access response message including back-off information as a response to the preamble, and performing back-off using the back-off information when the random access has failed.
US08027355B2	Resource allocation method and system There is provided a communication system, comprising a network infrastructure comprising: a transmitter configured to transmit signaling information to user terminals, the signaling information being related to the allocation of the plurality of sub-carriers at a common frequency band used for data transmission between the multiple user terminals and a network infrastructure; a processor configured to divide the common frequency band into two suppression bands at the edge zones of the common frequency band and to provide a safe band between the two suppression bands, the two suppression bands including sub-carriers having a predetermined amount of decreased channel estimation accuracy compared with the other sub-carriers of the common frequency band; and a processor configured to allocate signaling information, related to the allocation of at least one sub-carrier to a user terminal having an expected signal to interference-plus-noise ratio at a predetermined level, to at least one sub-carrier included in the safe band.
US08027350B1	Removal of a packet communication system from a communication path during a communication session A communication system establishes a communication path between users through separate TDM nodes and a packet system. The communication system removes the packet system from the communication path during the communication session. To accomplish the removal, the communication system connects the separate TDM nodes within the TDM system and removes the portion of the communication path that traverses the packet system. If the packet system connects a service node to the communications path, then the communication system effectively removes the service node from the communications path during the session.
US08027348B2	Frame transfer method and frame transfer device Disclosed herewith is a network that can connect as many VPNs as possible to itself. In order to realize such a network, in the frame transfer method of the present invention, which enables a transfer path to be formed between nodes in the network so as to transfer frames, a terminal for transmitting frames or node located outside the transfer path, upon transmitting a frame through the transfer path, writes the transfer path selection information related to the transfer path and the output line information related to the output line from the terminating node of the transfer path in the frame according to the destination information set in the frame and transmits the frame to the destination. The starting node of the transfer path decides the transfer path used for transferring the frame according to the transfer path selection information set in the frame to transmit the frame while the terminating node of the transfer path decides the output line used to output the frame therefrom according to the output line set in the frame, thereby transmitting the frame to the output line.
US08027345B2	Method for automatically providing quality of service The embodiments of the present invention provide methods, devices, and systems that automatically provide quality of service to one or more packets, typically by determining whether packets are connection-worthy and accordingly providing connection specifications.
US08027342B2	Method and apparatus for establishing peer-to-peer communications A method and apparatus that establishes peer-to-peer communications is disclosed. The method may include determining a group to which a first device belongs, determining the identity of other devices in the group, sending an initial communication to the other devices to indicate that the first device will be joining the group, informing the other devices of applications that are available at the first device, and informing the applications about each equivalent application that is available in other devices in the group.
US08027341B2	Switch having external address resolution interface A network switch that has a plurality of input ports that receive data packets. An external interface is connected to the plurality of input ports. The external interface externally transmits the data packets for processing, and receives the data packets after processing. A memory management unit is connected to the external interface and a plurality of output ports are connected to the memory management unit.
US08027334B2	Method and system for multimedia messaging service (MMS) rating and billing The advances disclosed herewith delimit an improved method and system for smoothly rating and billing Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS). Implemented as part of a computer program product, the solution seeking the protection of Letters Patent, represents a comprehensive real-time solution for rating incoming and outgoing MMS messages which, with a view towards simplicity and efficacy of purpose, enables wireless/mobile subscribers to maintain a single account for both voice and messaging (MMS) services.
US08027332B1	Virtual telephone extension Call routing to user communication devices is facilitated. According to an example embodiment, a call-routing switch arrangement uses data in a programmable database to associate or match incoming calls with destination user-communication devices for users employing two or more user identifiers. The incoming calls are then routed to the destination user-communication devices in response to the match. In some applications, the user identifiers include local and virtual telephone numbers for a particular user, the local number pertaining to a geographical location relating to the user's communication device or to a service via which the user's communication device is connected (e.g., a mobile telephone service), and the virtual telephone number to a different geographical location. In this context, a virtual number allows telephone calls to be made to a particular user to give the impression to a caller that the user is located or has offices in a particular geographical location pertaining to an area code in the virtual number.
US08027330B2	Efficient classification of network packets Embodiments describe a system and/or method for efficient classification of network packets. According to an aspect a method includes describing a packet as a feature vector and mapping the feature vector to a feature space. The method can further include defining a feature prism, classifying the packet relative to the feature prism, and determining if the feature vector matches the feature prism. If the feature vector matches the feature prism the packet is passed to a data recipient, if not, the packet is blocked. Another embodiment is an apparatus that includes an identification component that defines at least one feature of a packet and a classification component that classifies the packet based at least in part upon the at least one defined feature.
US08027327B2	Distributed scheduling in wireless networks with service differentiation An apparatus includes a first node configured to transmit both data frames and requests for channel reservations to a local contention neighborhood of a network. The first node is configured to compete with other nodes of the neighborhood for reservations to the channel. The first node is configured to dynamically update a stored value of an access priority for the first node and to transmit said requests with a rate that depends on the stored value.
US08027325B2	Home network using wireless module Methods and apparatus for implementing a home network including a wireless module. In one implementation, a home network includes: two or more host devices, where at least one host device includes a wireless module port, and where the host devices are connected in a local network; and a wireless module connected to the wireless module port of a host device, where the wireless module provides a wireless connection to an external network; where at least one host device is a consumer appliance.
US08027324B2	Self-configuring, self-optimizing wireless local area network system A system and associated method provides for a wireless local area network (WLAN) that permits mobile units to communicate with an external, wired network. Nodes in the WLAN include multiple components, such as a base module, antenna module, and one or more wireless modules. Indeed, this system can employ two or more wireless modules that employ different short-range wireless protocols, such as IEEE 802.11-type and Bluetooth protocols. The nodes may perform self-discovery to determine modules within the node and associated functionality, as well as identify neighboring nodes to thereby establish a mesh-type network. Nodes can be configured to provide connectivity to the wired network, while others (access points) communicate wirelessly with mobile devices. The nodes may then be interconnected wirelessly, or via wires.
US08027320B2	Wireless local area networks A wireless local area network is provided with simplified RF ports which are configured to provide lower level media access control functions. Higher level media access control functions are provided in a cell controller, which may service one or more RF ports that are capable operating with at least two wireless local area subnetworks. Mobile units can also be configured with the higher level media access control functions being performed in a host processor.
US08027318B2	Method, apparatus and system for rapid acquisition of remote nodes in a communication system A method of acquiring a remote node in a communication network includes sending a first acquisition command from a hub to the remote that instructs the remote to send an acquisition response and includes a first frequency (S100). The method also includes sending a first acquisition response based on the first acquisition command from the remote to the hub using the first frequency (S106) and sending a second acquisition command from the hub before receiving the first acquisition response at the hub (S102). A related method of acquiring a remote node in a synchronous communication network and a related hub apparatus, remote apparatus, computer program product and system each include similar features.
US08027315B2	Antenna diversity The invention is directed to a method of communicating between a first transceiver including a plurality of antennas and a second transceiver, the method comprising the steps of: transmitting a signal from the first transceiver to said second transceiver using each of the plurality of antennas of the first transceiver; at the second transceiver, selecting one of the plurality of antennas for use; and communicating between the two transceivers using this selected antenna. The invention is also directed to apparatus and software for performing the methods.
US08027313B2	Wireless communication device and method of restraining dispersion of propagation environment index A wireless communication device capable of restraining dispersion of a propagation environment index and thereby improving throughput. A reception controller receives a pilot signal, measures a propagation environment and detects a phase change of the pilot signal. A moving average processor obtains a moving average of propagation environment values. An index function setter generates a propagation environment index function indicative of the correspondence between the propagation environment value and a propagation environment index which is a propagation environment quality index. When the detected phase change is greater than a threshold, a slope corrector corrects the slope of the propagation environment index function by using the moving average as a reference point, and a propagation environment index transmitter obtains a propagation environment index corresponding to the measured propagation environment value by using the propagation environment index function whose slope has been corrected, and transmits the obtained index to a base station.
US08027309B2	Low latency handover between wireless communication networks using different radio access technologies A communications system for providing a user's mobile station (MS) with an Internet Protocol (IP) connectivity, has an IP network gateway for allocating an IP address to the MS to enable it to access an IP network. First and second base stations are respectively configured to support communications of the MS over first and second radio access networks using different radio access technologies. A first access gateway provides an interface between the IP network gateway and the first radio access network, whereas a second access gateway provides an interface between the IP network gateway and the second radio access network. A handover interface is provided between the first access gateway and the second access gateway for enabling the MS to switch between the first and second radio access networks with minimum latency.
US08027308B1	Method of optimizing handoff time in a wireless telecommunication network through dynamic data source control The invention discloses a method of optimizing handoff time in a wireless communication system from a first base station to a second base station through a dynamic data source control, the method comprising determining a communication delay between a network service node of the wireless communication system and the second base station; setting a scheduling delay for the second base station; determining a handoff delay based on the communication delay and the scheduling delay and indicating said handoff delay to a mobile communication device, wherein the mobile communication device performs the handoff from the first base station to the second base station on expiry of the handoff delay so determined.
US08027307B2	Apparatus and method for managing delay for TCP/IP communications in a mobile communication system An apparatus and method for managing a packet transmission delay for TCP/IP-based communications in a mobile communication system are provided, in which a BSC imposes no delay on a packet directed to an MS or a packet transmitted from the MS and sends the packet to the MS or corresponding MS, if it is determined that the MS starts to perform a handover during communications with the MS, and delays a packet directed to the MS or a packet transmitted from the MS and sends the delayed packet to the MS or corresponding MS, if it is determined that the MS has completed the handover during the packet transmission with no delay. Advantageously, timeout occurrences caused by too long a time delay are reduced, thereby preventing decreased throughput during the TCP/IP-based handover.
US08027304B2	Secure session keys context Handoffs must be fast for wireless mobile nodes without sacrificing the security between a mobile node and wireless access points in an access network. A secure session keys context approach is shown having all the good features, like mobility and security optimization, of the currently existing proposals of key-request, pre-authentication, and pre-distribution but also providing improved scalability for the access network and for the mobile node. The new approach is compared to the existing proposals including memory requirements and especially how to reduce memory usage using a “just-in-time” transfer of security information between access points and a mobile node during a handover.
US08027303B2	Wireless communication system A mobile node (MN) 100 selects an AP 302 in a subnetwork 300 as the next AP to which it is wirelessly connected, while it is present within a cell 203 corresponding to a subnetwork 200 and wirelessly connected to an AP 202 in the subnetwork 200. The MN 100 transmits data indicating a request for BETH and the next AP to which it is wirelessly connected to an AR 201 via L3 level communication, while the MN 100 is present within the cell 203. The AR 201 implements establishment of a BET between an AR 301 in the subnetwork 300 and itself. As a result, the MN 100 can still use a care of address adapted to the subnetwork 200 even after it is wirelessly connected to the subnetwork 300.
US08027294B2	Apparatus and method for transmitting OFDMA symbols Embodiments of the present invention may provide an apparatus and a method for transmitting an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing access (OFDMA) symbol in an OFDMA system. A bandwidth limit parameter for generating an OFDMA symbol may be adaptively determined based on the received signal quality of a receiver. An OFDMA symbol may be generated based on the bandwidth limit parameter and transmitted to the receiver. According to embodiments, when the received signal quality of the receiver is bad, the bandwidth limit parameter may be first adjusted before the modulation scheme is changed to have a lower data rate. In such a case, the downlink date rate may be maintained with enhancing the received signal quality of the receiver.
US08027284B2	Method and apparatus for reliable multicasting in wireless relay networks A method and apparatus is disclosed herein for performing multi casting. In one embodiment, the method comprises receiving routing, association, relaying, and/or topology information associated with a plurality of nodes in a multi-hop wireless network, the plurality of nodes communicably coupled in a tree or mesh arrangement via a plurality of broadcast channels; and determining a subset of the plurality of nodes over each broadcast channel on the multi-hop wireless network that is responsible for sending acknowledgment information, in response to receipt or lack of receipt of transmissions, back to senders of transmissions.
US08027281B2	Adaptive associated control channel messaging An optional short SACCH is used when the network detects high error rate in the normal SACCH channel. The communication returns to normal mode when the network detects that the link quality has improved. In the short SACCH message only the most relevant information fields are sent. The extra bits are used for channel coding so that in the channel conditions where the most robust AMR codings still work, the BLER of short SACCH is still tolerable.
US08027275B2	Route selection in a communications network using combined values of metrics of different characteristics A control packet is broadcast over a route, containing first and second metric values of different transmission characteristics of the route. At a local node, control packets from multiple nodes are received and examined for their source. If the packets are received from upstream nodes, the metrics of the received packets are updated, the second metric is weighted and summed with the first metric to produce a number of combined metrics and a minimum value of the combined metrics is detected. One of the routes having the detected value is selected as a route to an upstream node. If the control packets are received from downstream nodes, the second metric is weighted and summed with the first metric to produce a number of combined metrics and a smaller values of combined metrics are detected corresponding in number to usable antennas and routes of the detected values are selected.
US08027272B2	Auto-configuration and discovery of portable telecommunication system A portable telecommunications system (PTS), and discovery and update protocol provides an ad-hoc system in which PTS systems can detect one another over a wide area network (WAN). The system may be compact in a way that allows mobility and rapid deployment with minimal on-site configuration. PTS systems exchange multicast packets and peer-to-peer data exchanges. A protocol manager sets up these communications channels, manages exchanges between PTS systems, and passes the data to or from internal system nodes. The protocol manager also performs key oversight functions such as signaling to other systems that a PTS is joining or leaving the community, keeping track of which other PTS systems are in the community and active, and determining when data needs to be updated and exchanged.
US08027271B2	Communicating apparatus and controlling method of thereof A communicating apparatus for relaying a data communication between a first network and a second network, includes a receiving unit having an interface for a first network connection and serving to receive a packet from a terminal connected to the first network; and a control processor that acquires an IP address of the terminal from the packet received by the receiving unit, obtains a range of a subnet mask value which can be taken by the terminal based on the IP address, obtains a candidate for a host address corresponding to each subnet mask value, sets the host address candidate accessibly from the terminal, determines an estimated value of the subnet mask value of the terminal based on a state of the packet which is received from the terminal and is transmitted to the host address candidate, and sets the estimated value as a subnet mask value corresponding to an interface for the first network connection.
US08027261B2	Method for tracking network parameters Network parameters are tracked in a communication network, particularly in a packet-based IP network. A traffic matrix for the network is regularly ascertained and a blocking probability for traffic subject to an access control is determined from a current traffic matrix. A check determines whether the blocking probability satisfies a criterion for scheduled network operation. If the criterion is not satisfied and/or redetermination for limits used as part of the access controls using the current traffic matrix does not result in a blocking probability satisfying the criterion then the current traffic matrix is used to determine a new link/cost metric for optimizing traffic transport through the network. New values for limits used as part of the access controls are determined based on the new link/cost metric. If the criterion is then satisfied with the limits fixed at the new values, the link weights are configured with the new link/cost metric in the network and the limits are stipulated at the new values.
US08027259B2	Opportunistic routing protocol in ad hoc networks An opportunistic ad hoc routing protocol system and method includes a dynamic ad hoc network having one or more nodes configured to communicate wirelessly with each other. Each node is configured to implement a routing protocol wherein a list of possible relay nodes is stored in each of the one or more nodes' routing tables. In addition, each node is configured to implement a protocol adapted to allow different nodes to receive the same packet. Further, each node is adapted to update the list of possible relay nodes in order to capture a change in the ad hoc network.
US08027258B2	Communication system and communication apparatus Communication time period measuring frames are simultaneously sent from an OAM adaptive device on a transmission side, to both a working path and a protection path. In an OAM adaptive device on a reception side, reception times of the frames having arrived from both the paths are checked so as to measure a time period difference between both the paths. The time period difference is fed back to a logic distance adjustment function of each PON section to determine required communication time periods of the PON sections respectively included in a working system and a protection system. Communication time periods of the working system and the protection system in a packet communication network are arbitrated in order to decrease a packet loss at line switching in a packet relaying network.
US08027257B2	Traffic management for frame relay switched data service A new type of data transport service which uses a frame relay layer 2 data link connection identifier (DLCI) to select among various service types, feature sets, and/or closed user groups (CUGs). A layer 3 address may be extracted from a layer 2 frame, and the layer 3 address information may be used to route a data packet over a packet-switched network according to the service classes, feature sets, and/or CUGs selected. At the destination, the layer 3 data packet may again be enclosed in a layer 2 frame with a DLCI indicating the service classes, features sets, and/or CUGs. Because the use of conventional permanent virtual circuits (PVCs) is not required in aspects of the invention, new methods of measuring and managing network traffic are presented.
US08027256B1	Multi-port network device using lookup cost backpressure In one embodiment of a network device, multiple packet sources contend for access to a packet processing pipeline. The packet processing pipeline tracks the usage of lookup resources by each of the multiple packet sources. When a packet source is detected to be using more than an acceptable allocation of the lookup resources, access to the packet processing pipeline for that source is limited or curtailed to bring that source back within an acceptable allocation of resources. This backpressure mechanism can be used to control sources that, although within a bandwidth limit, are submitting a packet type mix that is consuming unfair percentages of lookup resources in an oversubscribed system. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
US08027255B2	Method and apparatus for prioritizing packets for use in managing packets in radio access networks The invention includes a method and apparatus adapted for managing packets within a Radio Access Network (RAN). A method includes receiving a packet within the RAN, determining a packet priority assigned to the packet, and managing the packet within the RAN based on the packet priority of the packet and a condition of the RAN. The packet priority assigned to the packet is based on at least one characteristic of the packet, which is determined based on packet contents of the packet. The at least one characteristic associated with the packet comprises information available at or above the network layer. The packet priority may be assigned to the packet within the RAN and/or outside of the RAN. The management of the packet within the RAN may include managing assignment of RAN resources to the packet (e.g., processor resources, radio resources, and the like), directing an access device to use a proscribed resource allocation, managing scheduling of the packet for transmission over the air interface of the RAN, and the like, as well as various combinations thereof.
US08027254B2	Method of limiting bit rate in a telecommunications network A method of limiting the bit rate going to a network service having a target bit rate, data packet traffic to the service coming from at least one contributor, and a bit rate being associated with the portion of the traffic coming from said contributor. The method includes sending the packet from the contributor to the service if the bit rate of the traffic of the contributor is below a threshold that is a function of the target bit rate and a current data packet traffic to said service, the bit rate of the traffic from the contributor being measured on the current data packet traffic.
US08027250B2	Channel information detector, a method of detecting channel information and a communications node incorporating the detector or method A channel information detector, a method of detecting channel information and a communications node is provided for general communications networks. In one embodiment, the channel information detector includes (1) an information retriever configured to extract data unit parameters from a plurality of data units progressing through a protocol stack and (2) an information analyzer, coupled to the information retriever, configured to collectively analyze the data unit parameters to deduce channel information therefrom.
US08027245B2	Efficient and robust routing of potentially-variable traffic for path restoration following link failure In one embodiment, a method for supporting recovery from failure of a path in a network of nodes interconnected by links. An intermediate node between an ingress point and an egress point of the network is selected to minimize the sum of (i) a capacity constraint between the ingress point and the intermediate node and (ii) a capacity constraint between the intermediate node and the egress point. The selection identifies two link-disjoint path sets, each comprising a backup path and at least one primary path, with a first path set between the ingress point and the intermediate node, and a second path set between the intermediate node and the egress point. To maximize network throughput, packets are routed in two phases, first to the intermediate node via the first path set in predetermined proportions, and then from the intermediate node to the final destination via the second path set.
US08027243B2	Allocation of radio resource in orthogonal frequency division multiplexing system An uplink capacity is increased by a method in which more than two mobile stations simultaneously use a radio resource allocated to one mobile station. A method of allocating a radio resource in an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing system comprises receiving data associated with a radio resource allocation map from a base station, wherein the radio allocation map comprises control parameters for transmitting uplink data to the base station. The control parameters comprises orthogonal pilot pattern indicator for using orthogonal pilot patterns associated with supporting at least concurrent dual transmission by at least one mobile station, and for use in the same frequency band and same time duration. The orthogonal pilot patterns comprises at least a minus pilot being used for an uplink basic allocation unit. The mobile station then transmits uplink data to the base station by using the orthogonal pilot patterns.
US08027241B2	Optical storage medium, mastering method and apparatus for reading of respective data The optical storage medium comprises a substrate layer, and a data layer having a mark/space data structure with data arranged in tracks on the substrate layer, , wherein between neighboring tracks alternatingly a groove section or a land section without a groove is arranged. The tracks, groove sections and land sections may be arranged by providing a single spiral, two spirals, or four spirals on the optical storage medium. The optical storage medium is in particular an optical disc comprising a nonlinear layer with a super-resolution structure arranged above the data layer.
US08027240B2	Information recording medium, information recording device and method, and computer program An information recording medium such as DVD-R, DVD-RW or the like is provided with a user information recording area in which user information can be recorded. The user information recording area has pre-recorded areas for preventing recording/reproduction of the user information, in a plurality of portions. The user information recording area is divided by the pre-recorded areas into a plurality of partial recording areas including a partial recording area smaller than a unit area in which record information of a read-only recording medium is recorded.
US08027234B2	Information record controlling apparatus, information record controlling method, information reproduction controlling apparatus, information reproduction controlling method, information recording medium, information record controlling program, and information reproduction controlling program To provide an information record controlling apparatus which can move and record recorded information more efficiently, and more efficiently administrate move and record. In the information recording and reproducing apparatus 1, CPU 2 administrates and controls recorded information, which is constituted by a plurality of information units. Further, the CPU 2 controls move and record of the recorded information, which are carried out with respect to each of the information units, on the basis of reproduction able and disable information with respect to each of the information units.
US08027233B2	Optical disk device An LPP detection unit detects an LPP from a wobble signal. A correction unit obtains a difference set by performing processing of calculating a difference in signal level between an LPP-present sync pattern portion and a non-LPP sync pattern portion having the same polarity, and executes correction on an RF signal at a timing when the LPP is detected, by using the difference set. The LPP-present sync pattern portion is a sync pattern portion obtained when the LPP is detected at the timing of the sync pattern portion positioned at the head of a sync frame of the RF signal. The non-LPP sync pattern portion is a sync pattern portion obtained when no LPP is detected at the timing of the sync pattern portion of the sync frame. In the case of reproducing information recorded on a DVD-R/RW optical disk, the occurrence of errors due to the effect of the LPP can be reduced.
US08027231B2	Information recording apparatus and method, information reproducing apparatus and method, and computer program An information recording apparatus (1) is provided with: a first judging device (191) for judging whether or not a tracking error signal is greater than or equal to a first threshold value; a detecting device (192) for detecting, as a detection angle, a rotation angle of an information recording medium (100) when it is judged that the tracking error signal is greater than or equal to the first threshold value; and a second judging device (193) for judging whether or not the judgment that the tracking error signal is greater than or equal to the first threshold value is performed at the same detection angle.
US08027229B2	Focus control device, and optical disc device In a device for controlling a focus to an optical disc having a land section and a groove section, the control is performed so as to avoid a focus step difference at a land-area/groove-area switching point.When performing write-in or readout of data to an optical disc on which a land area and a groove area are continuously formed, using an optical pickup, there are provided a land learning unit (1) for determining a focus position in the land area, a groove learning unit (2) for determining a focus position in the groove area, and a focus position calculation unit (3) for determining a focus position in an area where the land area and the groove area are switched, and the focus position of the optical pickup is moved so that it is located at the third focus position when the switching signal is inverted according to the switching between the land area and the groove area.
US08027228B2	Optical disk device and seek method in optical disk device An optical disk device executes a seek operation to move an irradiation position of light beam on an optical disk to a track of a target address. During execution of a seek operation through a one-track jump operation in which the irradiation position of the light beam is moved along the radial direction of the optical disk by one track, it is determined whether or not off-track of the irradiation position of the light beam has occurred. When it is determined that the off-track has occurred, a seek operation through a multiple track jump operation is executed in which the irradiation position of the light beam is moved along the radial direction of the optical disk by an amount corresponding to a plurality of tracks.
US08027223B2	Earth analysis methods, subsurface feature detection methods, earth analysis devices, and articles of manufacture Earth analysis methods, subsurface feature detection methods, earth analysis devices, and articles of manufacture are described. According to one embodiment, an earth analysis method includes engaging a device with the earth, analyzing the earth in a single substantially lineal direction using the device during the engaging, and providing information regarding a subsurface feature of the earth using the analysis.
US08027213B2	Mechanism for measuring read current variability of SRAM cells A mechanism for measuring the variability of the read current of SRAM cells on an integrated circuit includes the integrated circuit having an SRAM array including a plurality of SRAM cells. The integrated circuit may also include a selection circuit configured to select a particular SRAM cell in response to a selection input. An oscillator circuit such as a ring oscillator, for example, on the integrated circuit may be configured to oscillate at a frequency that is dependent upon a read current of a selected SRAM cell during operation in a first mode. A frequency determining circuit that is coupled to the oscillator circuit may be configured to output a value corresponding to the frequency of oscillation of the oscillator circuit.
US08027207B2	Leakage compensated reference voltage generation system An e-fuse sense circuit employs a single ended sense scheme in which the reference voltage is compensated for leakage. A reference voltage generator includes a pull-up resistor of similar value to the selected bitline pull-up resistor. As the sensing trip point is adjusted by selection of a bitline pull-up resistor, a pair of pull-up and pull-down resistors are adjusted together to adjust the impedance of the reference voltage generator. A leakage-path simulation structure including a parallel connection of bitcells is added to the reference voltage generator. The leakage-path simulation structure imitates the bitcells on a bitline in the array of e-fuses. Leakage current on the bitline offsets the bitline voltage by a certain error voltage. The reference voltage is also offset by a fraction of the error voltage to balance the shifts in the ‘1’ and ‘0’ margin levels in the presence of leakage.
US08027190B2	Command processing circuit and phase change memory device using the same A command processing circuit for generating internal command signals corresponding to a plurality of unit internal command signals sequentially applied during a plurality of command cycles, the command processing circuit includes a first command latching unit configured to latch a first unit internal command signal applied in a first command cycle and a second command latching unit configured to latch a second unit internal command signal in response to the first unit internal command signal latched in the first command latching unit in a second command cycle after the first command cycle, and output an internal command signal corresponding to the first unit internal command signal and the second unit internal command signal.
US08027186B2	Programming a phase change memory A programming circuit of a phase change memory cell includes a controllable current generator to supply a programming pulse and an internal control unit coupled to the controllable current generator for stepwise modifying the programming pulse. The internal control unit, in turn, includes a control signal generator to provide the controllable current generator with a plurality of control signals. An oscillator provides a time reference signal and a driving module drives the control signal generator based on the time reference signal. As a result, a programming pulse with stepwise adjustable slope can be produced, including such a pulse with different leading and trailing edges.
US08027185B2	Techniques for electrically characterizing tunnel junction film stacks with little or no processing Probes are electrically connected to a surface of a tunnel junction film stack comprising a free layer, a tunnel barrier, and a pinned layer. Resistances are determined for a variety of probe spacings and for a number of magnetizations of one of the layers of the stack. The probe spacings are a distance from a length scale, which is related to the Resistance-Area (RA) product of the tunnel junction film stack. Spacings from as small as possible to about 40 times the length scale are used. Beneficially, the smallest spacing between probes used during a resistance measurement is under 100 microns. A measured in-plane MagnetoResistance (MR) curve is determined from the “high” and “low” resistances that occur at the two magnetizations of this layer. The RA product, resistances per square of the free and pinned layers, and perpendicular MR are determined through curve fitting.
US08027181B2	Load drive device and vehicle equipped with the same A surge voltage generated by the switching operation of an IGBT element and voltage variation generated in an equivalent series resistance of a capacitor are superimposed on an input voltage of an inverter. The equivalent series resistance has a temperature dependence that a resistance value increases with a decrease in a capacitor temperature. The IGBT element has a temperature dependence that an element withstand voltage decreases with a decrease in an inverter temperature. When capacitor temperature is lower than a predetermined threshold value, a control device reduces an upper limit value of the input voltage by an amount corresponding to the voltage variation from its upper limit value at a high temperature, and controls a target voltage of a boost converter such that an output voltage does not exceed the upper limit value. Consequently, the allowable range of the surge voltage can be ensured.
US08027179B2	Inverter circuit and method for operating the inverter circuit An inverter circuit having a primary circuit with a first choke for periodically connecting a primary winding to a DC voltage present at an input of the inverter circuit, a secondary circuit with a secondary winding, the secondary winding arranged in series with a first capacitor and connected via a full bridge consisting of four switching elements to a AC voltage present at an output of the inverter circuit via a second choke, and a transformer, wherein the primary circuit and the secondary circuit are electrically isolated by the transformer.
US08027175B2	Power supply adjusting apparatus A power supply adjusting apparatus includes a primary isolation converting unit, adapted to convert voltage or current of an input power supply signal and output a power supply signal that meets an expected voltage or current requirement. The power supply adjusting apparatus also includes a voltage adjustment controlling unit, adapted to output an adjustment control signal with respect to the output voltage according to an expected output voltage and a tracked signal provided by a powered apparatus. Further, the power supply adjusting apparatus includes a secondary non-isolation adjusting and converting unit, adapted to convert the power supply signal outputted by the primary isolation converting unit to an expected voltage according to the adjustment control signal outputted by the voltage adjustment controlling unit and output the adjusted power supply signal.
US08027172B2	Handheld electronic device including multi-compartment shielding container and associated methods A handheld electronic device may include a portable housing and a shielding container within the portable housing. The shielding container may include a shielding frame and a shielding lid carried thereby. A printed circuit board may be within the shielding container. The shielding frame may include a planar base with at least one opening therein, a pair of opposing side walls integrally formed with the base and extending upwardly therefrom, and a pair of opposing end walls integrally formed with the base and extending upwardly therefrom. Also, the shielding frame may include at least one intermediate partition wall integrally formed with the base and extending upwardly therefrom to define a plurality of container compartments. The partition wall may also extend only partway between the opposing side walls to define at least one partition end gap therewith.
US08027165B2	Portable memory devices with removable caps that effect operation of the devices when attached A flash memory card structure with an external contact structure according to a published standard, such as the USB standard, also includes a second data transmission path, such as a wireless one. A removable cap fits over the card to cover the external contacts when they are not being used as a memory data path. One of two or more different caps may be selected to be placed on the card in order to control operation of the second data transmission path, such as to select the distance of wireless transmission from one of two or more pre-set distances. Power to operate the memory card through the second path, when not connected to a host, may also be provided through the external contacts by including a battery in the caps.
US08027160B2	Heat sink including extended surfaces A system for removing heat from an electronic component associated with an information handling system is disclosed. The system may comprise a mass providing a heat sink to the electronic component and a set of extended surfaces for transferring heat from the mass. The set of extended surfaces may define a primary flow direction for a cooling fluid. A first subset of the set of extended surfaces may have a first length measured in the primary flow direction. A second subset of the set of extended surfaces may have a second length measured in the primary flow direction. Each of the first and second subsets of extended surfaces may include one or more extended surfaces. The second subset of extended surfaces may be generally proximate the hotspot of the electronic component. The second length may be less than the first length such that the flow rate of the cooling fluid through the second subset of extended surfaces is greater than a flow rate of the cooling fluid through the first subset of extended surfaces.
US08027159B2	Fixing mechanism for fixing a removable module of an electronic device A fixing mechanism includes a housing whereon an opening and a first hole are formed. A first fixing component is disposed on the housing. The fixing mechanism further includes a frame installed inside the housing through the opening for fixing a removable module. A first wedging component is disposed on the frame for wedging with the first fixing component so as to fix the removable module inside the housing. The fixing mechanism further includes a releasing component installed inside the first hole for pressing the first wedging component so as to separate the first wedging component from the first fixing component.
US08027158B2	Snap relieving device and electronic apparatus with the snap relieving device A snap relieving device includes a first movable part, a second movable part, an inclining guiding groove, a guiding piece, and a snap. The first movable part moves along a first direction. The second movable part moves along a second direction, wherein the first direction is substantially orthogonal to the second direction. The inclining guiding groove is disposed on the first movable part. The guiding piece is coupled with the inclining guiding groove and disposed on the second movable part. The snap is connected to the first movable part or the second movable part.
US08027157B2	Battery cover latch mechanism and portable electronic device using same A battery cover latch mechanism (10) used in portable electronic device (100) is described including a cover member (11), a housing member (12), a latch assembly (13), and a return member (14). The latch assembly slides from a released position to a latched position to latch the cover member to the housing member. The return member is secured to the cover member including an elastic sheet (141) secured to the latch assembly. The elastic sheet is used to return the latch assembly from the latched position to the released position.
US08027151B2	Solid electrolytic capacitor An aspect of the invention provides a solid electrolytic capacitor that comprises: an anode formed of a valve metal or an alloy mainly made of a valve metal; a dielectric layer formed on a surface of the anode; a first conducting polymer layer formed on the dielectric layer, the first conducting polymer layer containing a non-ionic surfactant; a second conducting polymer layer formed on the first conducting polymer layer; and a cathode layer formed on the second conducting polymer layer.
US08027148B2	Organosilicon amine-based electrolytes Disclosed are electrochemical double-layer capacitors having an electrode with a substrate and an electrolyte/quaternary ammonium salt capable of penetrating the substrate. Such salts have a moiety of the following formula: In one form all of the R groups are methyl. These electrodes appear particularly suitable for use at high voltages in applications such as electric and hybrid electric vehicles.
US08027146B2	Electric circuit device enabling impedance reduction An electric circuit device (101) comprises an electric element (100) and a substrate (200). The electric element (100) comprises a conductive plate (11, 12), a conductive plate (21 to 23), a side anode electrode (10A, 10B) connected to the conductive plate (11, 12), and a side cathode electrode (20A, 20B, 20C, 20D) connected to the conductive plate (21-23). The conductive plate (11, 12) is alternately laminated with the conductive plate (21-23). The substrate (200) includes a dielectric (201) and a conductive plate (202-205). The conductive plate (202) is connected to the side anode electrode (10A). The conductive plate (203) is connected to the side anode electrode (10B). The conductive plate (204) is connected to the side cathode electrode (20A, 20B). The conductive plate (205) is connected to the side cathode electrode (20C, 20D).
US08027143B2	MEMS tunable device A micro-electromechanical device has a substrate (60), a movable element (15), a pair of electrodes (40) arranged on the substrate and on the movable element to move the movable element, and a controller (50) to supply the electrodes. To move the movable element to an intermediate position one or more pulses are applied during the movement, timed to compensate for under or over damping of the movement. This can reduce a settling delay. It can be applied to tunable RF capacitors. To control a decrease in the gap, a single pulse of a maximum supply level compensates for the inherent slowness of the device and over damping. To compensate for under damping, the pulses have a period corresponding to a resonant frequency, and comprise peaks and troughs above and below the final supply level, such that successive ones of the peaks and troughs are closer to the given supply level.
US08027141B2	Process and system for discharging a test mass free-floating in a satellite In a process for discharging a test mass that is free-floating in a surrounding electrode casing on board a satellite, the electrode casing is enclosed by a vacuum tank, and has one or more first electrodes for the application of electrostatic forces and/or moments to the test mass. In addition, the electrode casing also has one or more second electrodes for modulating alternating voltages (particularly, high frequency voltages) for measuring purposes onto the test mass as well as one or more light-emitting elements, which irradiate the test mass, the electrode casing and/or the electrodes particularly with ultraviolet light for generating a photoelectric effect. Automatically and iteratively, a test mass charge of the test mass is determined. A control operation for eliminating the determined test mass charge is carried out until the test mass charge has reached a defined target value.
US08027129B2	Current perpendicular to plane magnetoresistive sensor pre-product with current confining path precursor A sensor includes a sensor stack and a layer of high resistivity material having a precursor within the sensor stack. When a current is applied at the precursor, a current confining path is formed through the layer of high resistivity material at the precursor. The shape of the current confining path is adjustable by adjusting a thickness of the layer of high resistivity material.
US08027128B2	Suspension and disk drive Embodiments of the present invention help to increase yaw stiffness while achieving higher peel stiffness and lower roll stiffness and pitch stiffness in a suspension supporting a head slider. A gimbal according to an aspect of the present invention has a securing point where the gimbal is secured to a load beam in the front and securing points where the gimbal is secured to the load beam in the rear. The gimbal tongue pivots on a dimple contact point. A front ring is secured at the securing point to support the gimbal tongue. The rear ring is secured at the securing points to support the gimbal tongue. The rear ring provides the gimbal tongue with higher yaw stiffness than the front ring. The front ring provides the gimbal tongue with higher peel stiffness than the rear ring.
US08027127B2	Method of reducing slider roll torque by balancing head gimbal assembly for improved seeking performance In a balanced head gimbal assembly for improved seeking performance, a slider having a magnetic head with a set of read elements to read data and a set of write elements to write data, an air-bearing surface, and a non-air-bearing surface is coupled to a suspension. The suspension includes a loadbeam, a flexure, and a balancing weight. The loadbeam is coupled to an actuator arm. The flexure, coupled to the loadbeam, has a window through which a dimple, coupled to the loadbeam, contacts a dimple contact point. The balancing weight, coupled to the flexure, has a configuration which permits alignment of a center of mass of the head gimbal assembly with the dimple contact point.
US08027126B2	Magnetic head suspension A load bending part includes a pair of first elastic plate parts and a second elastic plate part. The pair of first elastic plate parts are elastically deformed in a bended manner so as to generate a first pressing load. The second elastic plate part is positioned between the pair of first elastic plate parts in the suspension widthwise direction in a state of having both ends in its longitudinal direction connected to a pair of support pieces of a supporting part, and are elastically deformed in a twisted manner around a twist axis line along the suspension widthwise direction so as to generate a second pressing load. The total of the first and second pressing loads functions as a load for pressing the magnetic head slider toward the disk surface against air pressure due to rotation of a disk surface.
US08027120B2	Magnetic tape device and data recording method A magnetic tape device comprises a plurality of magnetic heads for recording or reproducing data to a magnetic tape including a data recording area, a tape running mechanism for making the magnetic tape run on the magnetic heads, and a controller for controlling a recording and reproducing operation of the magnetic heads for the magnetic tape while running. The controller includes a recording controller to control the recording and reproducing operation of the magnetic heads so as to record recording target data including a redundancy without recording the recording data and data which is the same as at least a part of the recording target data as redundant data, these data not being recorded in data recording areas adjacent with each other.
US08027119B2	Vibration detection and compensation filter The application relates to an adaptive vibration damping scheme that provides for detection of, and adjustment for, vibration-related disturbances in devices. The vibration damping scheme utilizes a common filter function to implement vibration detection and vibration compensation.
US08027118B2	Method and apparatus for controlling head with spin-torque oscillator in a disk drive According to one embodiment, an apparatus for controlling a head includes a transmitting module and a controller. The transmitting module is configured to transmit a write signal to a magnetic head having a spin torque oscillator at the time of recording data. The controller is configured to supply a drive signal that has a level higher than the ordinary level for a prescribed effective time, to the spin-torque oscillator in response to an input write gate that instructs the recording of data. During a period other than prescribed effective time, the controller supplies a drive signal having the ordinary level to the spin-torque oscillator.
US08027117B1	Zone servo writing using self servo writing A hard disk controller (HDC) of a hard disk drive (HDD) includes a read module, a clock generator module, and a write module. The read module reads servo spirals from a magnetic medium of the HDD via a read head of the HDD and generates read signals. The clock generator module generates a spiral clock having a first frequency based on the read signals and generates based on the spiral clock R write clocks having R frequencies, respectively, that are different than the first frequency, where R is an integer greater than 1. The write module writes via a write head of the HDD a first servo wedge on a first one of R zones of the magnetic medium using a first one of the R write clocks and a second servo wedge on a second one of the R zones using a second one of the R write clocks.
US08027115B2	Data recording apparatus for recording a data signal onto a magnetic recording medium and data recording system using the data recording apparatus A data recording apparatus and a data recording system of the present invention includes buffer memories 2a to 2c that accumulate data in a plurality of channels transferred from an external appliance on a channel basis, a data selector 3 that reads the data accumulated in the buffer memories 2a to 2c, and a data drive 4 that records the data read by the data selector 3 onto a magnetic tape, wherein the data selector 3 selectively reads the data accumulated in the buffer memories 2a to 2c, and outputs the data in an order of recording onto a magnetic tape in the tape drive 4. According to such a configuration, a data recording apparatus that can be realized at low cost and a recording system using the data recording apparatus can be provided.
US08027112B2	Low frequency booster for RV/shock/friction disturbance rejection A system for removing low frequency disturbance signals from a control system output. The system includes a controller, a mixer, a feedback loop, and a low pass filter. The controller generates a control signal. The mixer is connected to the controller and receives the control signal from the controller. The feedback loop connects an output of said mixer to an input of the mixer. A low pass filter in the feedback loop allows low frequency disturbance signals in the control signal output from the mixer to pass through the feedback loop and to be added to the control signal by said mixer for handling by the controller.
US08027111B2	Word synchronization for servo read signals in tape drives Methods and apparatus for detecting L-bit sync words occurring at N-bit intervals in PPM-encoded servo pattern read signals read in magnetic tape drives. A soft output detector processes the PPM-encoded servo pattern read signal to produce a series of soft output samples corresponding to respective bits encoded in the servo pattern. A sync word detector then produces block correlation values for respective positions of a sliding L-sample block in the series of soft output samples by (i) calculating at each block position bit correlation values indicating correlation between respective samples and corresponding bits of the sync word and (ii) summing each bit correlation value minus a predetermined function of the corresponding sample value. The sync word detector then detects a sync word at the block position with the maximum block correlation value in an (N+L−1)-sample sequence of the series of soft output samples.
US08027109B1	Reuse of partially expired physical tape volume Reuse of partially expired physical tape volumes reuse is attained in a longitudinal tape data storage drive, wherein data is stored as a sequence of serpentine wraps, a wrap comprising a first linear path traced on a longitudinal tape; and another linear path, laterally spaced from the first linear path, traced on the longitudinal tape; the linear paths extending from one end of the longitudinal tape to the opposite end and arranged in opposite directions. One embodiment of a method comprises identifying expired portions of stored data on the longitudinal tape; determining whether data of a complete linear path of the longitudinal tape has been expired; and allowing reuse of any determined complete linear path for storage of data.
US08027107B2	Camera module Disclosed herein is a camera module. The camera module includes a lens barrel having at least one lens which brings an image of a subject into focus. A housing having a space for the lens barrel, and friction member formed in axially. A piezoelectric actuator provided in an outer circumferential surface of the lens barrel, and generating vibration when external voltage is applied to the piezoelectric actuator, with a through hole formed for having the friction member. An elastic member include the friction member, and inserted into the through hole of the piezoelectric actuator, and applying the vibrations to the friction member.
US08027104B2	Lens module A lens module includes a barrel and at least one lens. The barrel defines a through hole bounded by an inner circumference surface thereof. The inner circumference surface includes at least one first circumference latching surface. The at least one lens includes at least one second circumference latching surface corresponding to the at least one first circumference latching surface. One of the first circumference latching surface and the corresponding second circumference latching surface is a ring-shaped concave surface, and the other is a ring-shaped convex surface latchable with the ring-shaped concave surface.
US08027098B2	Focus lens apparatus Provided is a zoom lens including: a focus lens unit which moves during focusing; and a magnification-varying lens unit which moves during zooming, in which when the magnification-varying lens unit is moved in a direction in which a depth of focus deepens, a focus operation using the focus lens unit is stopped.
US08027097B2	Rear attachment lens and image-forming optical system using the same A rear attachment lens detachably attached to an image side of a main lens system to change a focal length of an entire system so as to become longer than a focal length of the main lens system includes one or more positive lenses GMp. One among the one or more positive lenses GMp is a positive lens P1. The Abbe number, a partial dispersion ratio, and a partial dispersion ratio difference of a material of the one or more positive lenses GMp and of the positive lens P1, and a focal length of the positive lens P1 are correctly defined so that chromatic aberrations are appropriately corrected, when predetermined conditions are satisfied.
US08027096B2	Focus module and components with actuator polymer control A focus module containing a boundary element and a focus element. The focus element includes a fluid and a deformable membrane, with the fluid being entrapped between the boundary element and the deformable membrane. The focus module also includes a pressure element, which is capable of deforming the focus element by pressing on the deformable membrane in the direction of the boundary element.
US08027084B2	Inverted microscope provided with blockage member for preventing spillage of fluid An inverted microscope includes a lens holding mechanism which holds an objective lens arranged under a sample and used to form an observation image of the sample; a focusing mechanism which holds the lens holding mechanism on its upper part and moves the objective lens up and down together with the lens holding mechanism; and a microscope main body which serves as a casing including the focusing mechanism therein, and includes an opening allowing an attachment of the focusing mechanism and the lens holding mechanism in its upper wall surface. A size of the lens holding mechanism in a horizontal plane is larger than a size of an image projected onto the horizontal plane of the opening.
US08027083B2	Contact microscope using point source illumination The embodiments of the invention include a microscope having a transparent specimen holder and a digital imaging device positioned within the transparent specimen holder. The digital imaging device can include a wireless transmitter. The transparent specimen holder can have a top surface and a bottom surface, wherein the transparent specimen holder is completely transparent between the top surface and the bottom surface. Thus, the transparent specimen holder is completely transparent above and below the digital imaging device. Furthermore, a processor is operatively connected to the digital imaging device, wherein the processor produces an image of a specimen positioned on the specimen holder. A display is operatively connected to the processor, wherein the display displays the image.
US08027078B2	Display device using MEMS element and manufacturing method thereof The present invention relates to a display device using a microelectromechanical system (MEMS) and to a manufacturing method thereof. A display device using a MEMS includes a first substrate comprising a first index of refraction; a second substrate facing the first substrate; a reflective layer formed on the first substrate and having a first aperture; a transparent layer covering the first aperture and comprising a second refractive index; and a shutter arranged on the second substrate, wherein a difference between the first refractive index and the second refractive index is equal to or less than 0.1.
US08027075B2	Optical scanning unit and image forming apparatus incorporating same An optical scanning unit used for scanning a photoconductor includes a light source, a rotatable deflector, a driver, a scan lens, an optical element, a first casing, a second casing, a first cover, and a second cover. The rotatable deflector deflects a light beam generated by the light source to scan a surface of the photoconductor. The driver rotates the rotatable deflector. The scan lens converts the light beam deflected by the rotatable deflector with equiangular motion speed to a light beam having constant speed motion. The optical element is disposed along an optical path from the scan lens to the photoconductor surface. The first casing houses the light source, the rotatable deflector, and the scan lens. The second casing houses the first casing and the optical element. The first cover covers at least the first casing. The second cover covers the optical element housed in the second casing.
US08027072B2	Optical device, optical scanner, and image forming apparatus An optical device includes: a movable plate disposed in a distribution range of light input from outside, and having a light reflecting surface adapted to reflect the light; a shaft member adapted to support the movable plate so that the movable plate can swing around a predetermined axis; a permanent magnet associated with the movable plate; and a coil generating an electromagnetic force to swing the movable plate. An upper surface of the coil is opposite to the permanent magnet, and the upper surface of the coil is formed as a plane having a predetermined angle with respect to a plane parallel to the movable plate.
US08027071B2	Video hologram and device for reconstructing video holograms for large objects A video holographic display device operates so that the size of a reconstructed three dimensional scene is a function of the size of the hologram-bearing medium; the reconstructed three dimensional scene can then be anywhere within a volume defined by the hologram-bearing medium and a virtual observer window through which the reconstructed three dimensional scene must be viewed. This contrasts with conventional holograms, in which the size of the reconstructed scene is localised to a far smaller volume and is not a function of the size of the hologram-bearing medium at all.
US08027069B2	Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus is provided that, is capable of physically preventing taking-out of the set document, even when a thick copy-prohibited document is set on a document reading device. The image forming apparatus is configured to place a document on a document table, and at least the document is read by closing a pivotally supported document cover portion to cover the document and the image forming apparatus comprises a read-out document determining portion and when the document is determined to be a copy-prohibited document, and prevents the document from being taken out from the document table by locking the rotation of the pivotally supported portion of the document cover.
US08027068B2	Image-capturing unit and image-capturing apparatus For an image-capturing unit having a light source and mirrors directing light reflected from a scanned document into a lens condensing the light onto a photoelectrically converting image sensor, a synthetic resin housing. The housing is composed of an open-ended upper frame having a top plate from which sidewalls extend, encompassing an internal space. A mounting surface for anchoring the light-source is formed on the upper side of the upper-frame top plate, and formed on the lower side of the upper-frame top plate is a pedestal on which the lens is supported. Mirror-support projections are formed on the lower side of the upper-frame top plate, or on the upper-frame sidewalls, to support the mirrors from below the lens. With this housing, the influence of heat from the light source on the optics is minimized, improving the mirrors' positional accuracy.
US08027067B2	Method for correcting skew in scanned documents An apparatus and method for deskewing a scanned printed document is described. The original printed document is scanned with the scanner to obtain a first digital image, which contains skew (rotation) with respect to the original printed document. The first digital image is digitally flipped around a centerline to obtain a second digital image, which is printed to generate a second printed document. The second printed document is scanned using the same scanner to obtain a third digital image, which contains skew errors with respect to the second printed document. The third digital image is digitally flipped around the centerline to obtain a final digital image, which is substantially free of the skew introduced by the scanner.
US08027064B2	Controlling color image formation by extending color channels based on boundary region information to compensate for mis-registration distortions A method of controlling a color image forming apparatus capable of preventing an image from being distorted at a boundary of a color image region due to mis-registration to improve printing quality. The method includes determining whether original image data is in a color image region, detecting boundary region information on a plurality of color channels when the original image data is in the color image region, selecting a channel to be extended using the detected boundary region information, and extending the selected channel.
US08027063B2	Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus includes a coordinate converter that corrects an image position in one pixel unit by converting a coordinate, a gradation value converter that corrects the image position in less-than-one pixel unit by converting a gradation value, an image outputting unit that forms a detection toner image including an intermediate gradation pixel onto an image bearing member that can bear a toner image, and a light reflection characteristic detector that detects a light reflection characteristic of the detection toner image. The gradation value converter is adjusted in accordance with a detection output of the light reflection characteristic detector.
US08027060B2	Tone evaluation apparatus and tone evaluation method A tone evaluation method acquires color information on the second color space of a patch image corresponding to a grid point in the first color space, and calculates as the feature amount of a color conversion table the variation of the color information between two grid points in the first color space. Then, on the basis of the feature amount, a tone evaluation value for the color conversion table is calculated. In addition, on the basis of the variation of the feature amount, a tone jump position in the color conversion table is extracted and displayed.
US08027059B2	Image processing device An image processing device has a main unit, a storage unit, a first processing unit, a second processing unit, a first determination unit, and a first replacement unit. The storage unit is provided in the main unit that stores a color image having ground color and different color from the ground color, the color image being formed by color-pixels including a ground color pixel and a different color pixel, the ground color pixel having the ground color, the different color pixel having the different color. The first processing unit scales down the color image to produce a first gray-scale image which is simply represented by brightness having a plurality of brightness values, the first gray-scale image being formed by first gray-scale pixels. The second processing unit determines the brightness value of each of the color pixels to produce a histogram showing a distribution of the color pixels with respect to the brightness. The first determination unit determines a first threshold level based on the histogram to distinguish the ground color pixel from the different color pixel. The first replacement unit compares the brightness value of at least one of the color pixels with the first threshold level to detect the ground color pixel, the first replacement unit replacing the detected ground color pixel with a white color pixel to produce a processed color image, the white color pixel having white color.
US08027058B2	Image processing apparatus and method A color region in which the difference of a bronzing between different colors is to be decreased is set in accordance with preset printing conditions, and a bronzing of a printing medium with a predetermined chromaticity is measured. The measured bronzing measurement value is held, and color separation data to decrease the difference of the measurement value between the different colors in the color region is generated based on the held bronzing measurement value.
US08027051B2	Remote monitoring system for quickly dealing with a bug A printing apparatus remote monitoring system includes a center system that remotely monitors a plurality of printing apparatuses, and a plurality of monitoring mediation apparatuses that mediate communications between the plurality of printing apparatuses and the center system. The center system includes a bug countermeasure policy storage device that stores software bug information created in each of the printing apparatuses, linking it with a bug countermeasure policy. The software bug information includes a type of the printing apparatus, a version of firmware implemented in the printing apparatus, and abnormal information occurring during running of the firmware in the printing apparatus.
US08027048B2	Method and article for determining use of consumable items in an image-forming device An image-forming device and method for determining use of consumable items therein includes a consumable item memory storing a substantially unique identifier designating the consumable item as one of a starter item and a normal item. A computer program retrieves the identifier from the consumable item memory and determines whether to allow formation of images using the consumable item based on whether the consumable item is a starter item or a normal item.
US08027044B2	Image forming apparatus, print job processing method, and program An image forming apparatus which makes it possible to perform image forming processing and post-processing efficiently. A job controller divides a single print job into a plurality of print jobs according to the processing capability of a post-processing apparatus. A print controller causes a printer section to perform sequential operations according to the split print jobs, to form a plurality of sets of printed sheet bundles. The sets of sheet bundles formed in association with the respective print jobs and stacked on a stacker by the operation of the print controller are sequentially brought to the post-processing apparatus, and the post-processing apparatus sequentially performs post-processing on the supplied sets of sheet bundles.
US08027043B2	Method and system for inventory control of secure stock in feeders and finishers A method and system for auditing security stock usage including displaying one or more data on a graphical user interface (GUI); extracting a first set of information into a first log file from the one or more data displayed on the GUI; commencing a print run on a printer; extracting a second set of information into a second log file after the print run terminates; and determining a number of sheets of security stock used from the first log file and the second log file.
US08027042B2	Multiple beam source for a multi-beam interferometer and multi-beam interferometer A multi-beam interferometer, typically for use in Optical Coherence Tomography, comprising a multiple beam source, the source being arranged so as to provide, in use, a plurality of beams of light for use in the interferometer, the source comprising: a light source arranged to, in use, emit a beam of light; and a rattle plate comprising a first reflective surface and a second reflective surface facing one another, the second reflective surface being only partially reflective.
US08027041B1	Compact snapshot multispectral imaging system Systems and methods for multispectral imaging.
US08027039B2	Subwavelength resolution optical microscopy Provided herein are methods for imaging subwavelength structures in three dimensions and with high resolution. The methods comprise illuminating subwavelength structures with an illuminating wavelength of light and detecting the self-image generated thereby at a distance distal to the structures. Also provided is a method for confining propagating light to a sub-diffraction limit dimension by illuminating a surface of a metal structure with subwavelength features with a wavelength of coherent light such that light propagating from the features is confined to a dimension that is a sub-diffraction limit thereof.
US08027026B2	Lithographic apparatus and device manufacturing method A method including mixing using a mixer a first component and a second component to form a liquid before supply to a space between the projection system and a substrate, measuring a property of the liquid using a measuring device and making the feedback available to a controller, based on the feedback, controlling with the controller a physical property of the liquid by controlling the amount of the first and/or second component used to form the liquid, supplying the liquid to the space between the projection system and the substrate, and projecting a patterned beam of radiation, using the projection system, through the liquid onto a target portion of the substrate.
US08027019B2	Lithographic apparatus and device manufacturing method Embodiments of a drain in a lithographic projection apparatus are described that have, for example, a feature which reduces inflow of gas into the drain during a period when no liquid is present in the drain. In one example, a passive liquid removal mechanism is provided such that the pressure of gas in the drain is equal to the ambient gas pressure and in another embodiment a flap is provided to close off a chamber during times when no liquid needs removing.
US08027018B2	Method and device for producing exposed structures In order to improve a method for producing exposed structures on a plurality of components by means of an exposure unit, with which substrate member and the exposure unit are moved relative to one another, wherein identical structures are produced on at least some of the components, in such a manner that this operates as efficiently as possible it is suggested that each of the identical structures be produced by way of exposure of the substrate member in the area of the component respectively provided within a plurality of macrolines, that each of the macrolines comprise a plurality of lines lying next to one another, that during a single pass along a path of exposure all the components covered by this path of exposure be exposed with the exposure unit in the area of the same macroline of the plurality of macrolines, that the exposure unit have a plurality of light sources and a control with a control memory, with which sets of data already stored for the macroline, in the area of which exposure is being carried out, can be read out while sets of data of an additional macroline are being stored.
US08027015B2	Layout of liquid crystal display panels and size of mother substrate A layout of LCD panels and a size of the mother substrate are disclosed, to improve the efficiency in arrangement of the LCD panels, and to maximize the substrate efficiency, the layout comprising a mother substrate; a dummy region of 15 mm or less in a periphery of the mother substrate; and six LCD panels of the 26-inch model in a matrix of 2×3 on the mother substrate excluding the dummy region with a margin corresponding to 2˜4% of a length of the LCD panel.
US08027013B2	Liquid crystal display with transparent heating layer comprising carbon nanotube structure A liquid crystal display includes a first substrate and a second substrate. A liquid crystal layer is located between the first and the second substrates. A first transparent heating layer is attached on the first substrate. A second transparent heating layer is attached on the second substrate. Each of the first and second transparent heating layers includes a plurality of carbon nanotubes.
US08027010B2	Liquid crystal display device and method of manufacturing the same A liquid crystal display (LCD) device and a method of manufacturing the same that can improve the picture quality are provided. A liquid crystal display device includes: a first substrate; a black matrix formed in a matrix configuration on the first substrate; a compensation layer disposed above the black matrix and including a plurality of compensation patterns separated a predetermined region from each other where the compensation layer has been removed; and a column spacer disposed in a region including at least the predetermined region.
US08027009B2	Liquid crystal display device and method of manufacturing the same A liquid crystal display device and a method of manufacturing the same are disclosed. The liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal panel including gate pads connected to gate lines and data pads connected to data lines; at least one driving circuit mounted on a circuit substrate including poly-silicon thin-film transistors, formed by a low temperature poly-silicon (LTPS) process, and including circuit pads to be connected to the gate pads or data pads; and a conductive film to electrically connect the driving circuit and the gate pads or data pads.
US08027006B2	Large pixel multi-domain vertical alignment liquid crystal display using fringe fields A multi-domain vertical alignment liquid crystal display that does not require physical features on the substrate (such as protrusions and ITO slits) is disclosed. Each pixel of the MVALCD is subdivided into color components, which are further divided into color dots. The polarity of the color dots are arranged so that fringe fields from adjacent color dots causes multiple liquid crystal domains in each color dot. Specifically, the color dots of a pixel are arranged so that each color dot of a first polarity has four neighboring pixels of a second polarity. Thus, a checkerboard pattern of polarities is formed. Furthermore, the checkerboard pattern is extended across multiple pixels in the MVALCD. In addition, many display unit include multiple pixel designs to improve color distribution or electrical distribution.
US08027002B2	Liquid crystal display comprising a biaxial plate and a C-plate A vertical alignment type liquid crystal display, which has a liquid crystal layer whose retardation value is about 600 nm or more, can solve the viewing angle problems associated with the wider viewing angle. The liquid crystal display can include a vertical alignment liquid crystal cell, and first and second polarizing plates cross-Nicol disposed on respective sides of the liquid crystal cell. The liquid crystal cell has a liquid crystal layer with a retardation of about 600 nm or more. A biaxial plate is provided between the liquid crystal cell and the first polarizing plate, and two C-plates are provided between the liquid crystal cell and the second polarizing plate.
US08027000B2	Colour active matrix displays A method of manufacturing a color active matrix display device comprises forming islands over a rigid carrier substrate, forming a plastic substrate over the rigid carrier substrate, forming an array of pixel circuits over the plastic substrate and forming a display layer over the array of pixel circuits. The rigid carrier substrate is then released from the plastic substrate and the plastic substrate then has channels defined by the islands. These are filled to define color filter portions. The formation of a plastic substrate on a rigid carrier, with the use of a subsequent lift off process, enables the circuit arrays to be made on very thin plastic sheets. The color filters can then be made on the outside of the LC cell. Depressions are formed in the plastic substrate registered to the circuit array, and these are filled in with color filter material, for example by ink jet printing.
US08026999B2	Substrate of a liquid crystal display panel, liquid crystal panel and manufacturing method thereof Embodiments of the present invention provide a substrate of a liquid crystal display (LCD) panel, a liquid crystal panel, and a manufacturing method thereof. The substrate of a LCD panel comprises a first substrate, a color filter layer comprising color resins and a black matrix and formed on one surface of the first substrate, a transparent layer formed on the color filter layer and having a planar surface, and an array structure layer formed on the planar surface of the transparent layer or on the other surface of the first substrate.
US08026998B2	Variable contrast, wide viewing angle liquid crystal light attenuation filter A new concept of the LCD light-switching optical filter allowing for very high, electrically controlled, continuously variable light attenuation (up to ≧100.000) optimized/symmetrized for the light incidence along the normal to the LCD plane is proposed. The new LCD light-switching optical filter also exhibits very low light attenuation dependence for the oblique incidence of light within a limited cone of angles off the normal incidence direction in compliance with the international safety and quality regulation EN 379 for personal protection equipment.According to the invention the problem is solved by specific, novel modification of the general principle of highly twisted nematic LCDs, allowing for the adaptation of the light transmission/driving voltage characteristics to specific requirements of the driving electronics as well as “symmetrizing” the overall optical birefringent properties, which in turn results in a high degree of their angular compensation.
US08026995B2	Liquid crystal display and method of fabricating the same A liquid crystal display (“LCD”) includes a light guide panel (“LGP”) guiding light, first and second light sources that are disposed at either side of the LGP and emit the light, a lower receiving container having a bottom surface which is disposed below the LGP and the first and second light sources, an enclosing portion that extends from a first end of the bottom surface and that is folded to enclose the first light source, and an opening portion that extends from a second end of the bottom surface and that is opened toward an upper direction, and a first reflection sheet covering the opening portion of the lower receiving container above the second light source.
US08026991B2	Thin film transistor substrate In a thin film transistor, first and second thin film transistors are connected to an Nth gate line and an Mth data line, and first and second sub pixel electrodes are connected to the first and second thin film transistors, respectively. A third thin film transistor includes a gate electrode connected to an (N+1)th gate line, a semiconductor layer overlapping with the gate electrode, a source electrode connected to the second sub pixel electrode and partially overlapping with the gate electrode, and a drain electrode facing the source electrode. A first auxiliary electrode is connected to the drain electrode and arranged on the same layer as the first and second sub pixel electrodes. An opposite electrode is arranged on the same layer as the gate line and at least partially overlaps with the first auxiliary electrode with at least one insulating layer disposed therebetween.
US08026985B2	Reflective liquid crystal display apparatus At least one exemplary embodiment is directed to a reflective liquid crystal display apparatus which includes a polarization beam splitter having a polarization split film used as both a polarizer and an analyzer; a reflective liquid crystal display device; a quarter wave plate; and a projection optical system; where the absolute value of phase difference of diffracted light generated by the reflective liquid crystal display device in a black display state is reduced by the phase difference of the quarter wave plate, and thus the amount of stray light of the diffracted light guided from the polarizing beam splitter to the projection optical system decreases.
US08026980B2	Method and system for improving video combing decisions A system and method for improving decisions for 2D combing of a video. A 2D-comb is applied to a baseband video signal, thus producing a chroma component of the signal, and an associated combing error. A narrowband filter is applied to the chroma component to produce a filtered chroma component. The chroma component and the filtered chroma component are blended in proportions based on the amount of combing error to produce a new chroma component. A larger combing error induces selection or blending a larger portion of the filtered chroma component, which as a result of narrowband filtering contains less cross-chroma error. Subtracting the new chroma component from the baseband video signal produces a new luma component. The chroma component can also be filtered using a wider band filter to produce a non-complementary chroma component to be subtracted from the baseband video signal to produce the new luma component.
US08026978B2	Camera module with axially displaceable lens unit holder A camera module includes a lens unit; a holder which houses the lens unit therein and is displaceable along an optical axis direction of the lens unit; a coil provided on the holder; a yoke, four main magnets and two flat plate-shaped auxiliary magnets which provide a magnetic field to the coil, in which the yoke has a roughly rectangular and relatively thin box shape of which bottom side is opened so that the yoke is defined by four side wall portions and a top plate portion, and the yoke also has an opening formed in the top plate portion for receiving the holder; upper and lower leaf springs respectively attached to the upper and lower cylindrical end portions of the holder for supporting the holder so as to be displaceable along the optical axis direction; and a base which supports the yoke and the lower leaf spring. In the camera module, the coil is formed into a roughly cylindrical shape having two opposite outer circumferential flat surfaces, each of the four main magnets has a triangle block shape and they are respectively arranged at the four corner portions inside the yoke, and the two auxiliary magnets are respectively arranged on a pair of the opposite side wall portions of the yoke so as to face the corresponding outer circumferential flat surfaces of the coil, respectively.
US08026977B2	Switching mechanism for video camera A switching mechanism for a video camera includes: a control unit; a driving device connected with and controlled by the control unit; a first belt pulley connected with the driving device; a second belt pulley smaller than the first belt pulley in diameter; a belt looped around the first and second belt pulleys for power transmission, and including a first protuberance; a translation member provided with a second protuberance so that through a loose fitting connection between the two protuberances, the translation member is driven to move; and a positioning element having a positioning plane, at least two inclines, and at least two top surfaces, wherein the positioning plane and the at least two inclines are designed to contact the second protuberance of the translation member alternately so as to restrict and reposition the translation member.
US08026970B2	Image reproduction apparatus capable of simultaneously reproducing plurality of images An image reproduction apparatus includes a flash memory which adds recording time information to an image and records the image, and a control unit which classifies images in the memory on the basis of the added time information, limits the number of classified images for each date to one, and causes a display unit to display a calendar image as a list of images.
US08026968B2	Method and apparatus providing dynamic boosted control signal for a pixel A method and apparatus that generates boosted control signals for a transistor in a target pixel circuit. At least one modified pixel circuit is provided with a transistor layout that approximates a layout of the target pixel circuit. In the modified pixel circuit, one transistor that corresponds to a transistor in the target pixel that is to be controlled provides a voltage used to generate a control signal for the corresponding transistor in the target pixel.
US08026966B2	Method, apparatus and system providing a storage gate pixel with high dynamic range A method, apparatus and system are described providing a high dynamic range pixel. An integration period has multiple sub-integration periods during which charges are accumulated in a photosensor and repeatedly transferred to a storage node, where the charges are accumulated for later transfer to another storage node for output.
US08026960B2	Image sensor and associated readout system An imaging apparatus, such as useable in a digital camera or input scanner, comprises a first photodiode and a first integrating amplifier associated therewith. A first reset capacitor, selectably associated with the first photodiode, flushes charge on the first photodiode through the first integrating amplifier. A first CDS capacitor is downstream of the first integrating amplifier. A hold capacitor forms a hold node downstream of the first CDS capacitor. A pixel amplifier reads out a signal from the hold node at a predetermined time. The pixel amplifier is selectably controllable between a standby mode and a power mode.
US08026958B2	Image capture device An image capture device has a first image transfer method for storing a captured digital image on a storage medium and transferring the digital image to a communication device, and a second image transfer method for storing the digital image on the storage medium, reading the digital image from the storage medium and then transferring the digital image to the communication device. The first image transfer method or the second image transfer method is manually or automatically set.
US08026956B2	Image sensor, image taking apparatus, and state inspection system An image sensor includes: a photoelectric conversion unit including a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements, the photoelectric conversion elements being disposed in a two-dimensional matrix, the photoelectric conversion elements converting received light into electric charge and accumulating the electric charge; a reset processing unit for performing a reset process, the reset process being a process of removing electric charge accumulated in the photoelectric conversion elements of the photoelectric conversion unit in a first sub-frame period among the first to N-th sub-frame periods, the N being a natural number of two or more, the first to N-th sub-frame periods being obtained by dividing each frame period of a frame rate corresponding to a normal exposure time into an N number of periods in the first to N-th order; and a pixel signal readout unit for reading out a pixel signal in a non-destructive manner, the pixel signal being an electric signal corresponding to an amount of electrical charge accumulated in each of the photoelectric conversion elements in each of the first to N-th sub-frame periods.
US08026954B2	System and computer-readable medium for automatic white balancing Systems and computer-readable medium are disclosed for automatic white balancing of an input image. Accordingly, the system includes a cast detector configured to receive and classify an input image based at least in part on a selection of constituent pixels of the input image. The cast detector is further configured to select the constituent pixels based on a computed reliability of each of the constituent pixels to convey at least one characteristic of a capture illuminant. The system further includes a cast balancer. The cast balancer is configured to perform white balancing of the input image based on the classification of the input image by the cast detector. The cast balancer is further configured to identify the capture illuminant based on at least one characteristic represented by each of the selected constituent pixels.
US08026952B2	Image capturing device with reduced-sized sub-image collection and an image processing method thereof An image capturing device and the image preprocessing method thereof. The image preprocessing technique receives digital image consisting of luma data and chrominance data, integrates the chrominance data of adjacent rows to generate integrated chrominance data, buffers the luma data and the integrated chrominance data in a group of line buffers, and generates pre-processed chrominance data by making adjacent rows share the same integrated chrominance data. The luma data from the line buffer group form an image with the pre-processed chrominance. The image may be displayed on a display.
US08026950B2	Method of and apparatus for selecting a stereoscopic pair of images A method is provided for selecting a stereoscopic pair of images, for example as they are captured by a camera or from an existing collection of captured images. A first image is selected and a cursor overlaid on the first image is aligned with an image feature. The cursor is then shifted by a predetermined amount and a second image is selected such that the cursor is overlaid on the second image and is substantially aligned with the feature.
US08026948B2	Imaging apparatus and portable device and portable telephone using same An imaging apparatus includes an imaging part that images a subject to generate image data, an image storage part that temporarily stores original image data that was imaged by the imaging part, an image data size reducing part that forms image data for display by reducing the size of image data stored in the image storage part, and an image display part that displays image data for display that was formed by the image data size reducing part; the imaging apparatus further comprising a camera shake state detection part that detects a camera shake occurrence state of the imaging part, a camera shake decision part that decides whether or not camera shake occurred for image data for display that was reduced by the image data size reducing part based on a camera shake state that was detected by the camera shake state detection part, and a camera shake correction part that, when a result decided by the camera shake decision part is that a camera shake occurrence state exists, subjects the image data for display to camera shake correction and displays corrected image data for display on the image display part.
US08026947B2	Image sensor This image sensor includes a flexible wiring board connected with an optical sensor, bent around the portion connected with the optical sensor and so formed as to generate urging force oppositely to the bent direction and a support portion having a first support surface supporting the optical sensor. The optical sensor is urged toward the first support surface of the support portion to be fixed thereto due to the urging force of the flexible wiring board arranged in the bent manner.
US08026945B2	Directed attention digital video recordation The present invention describes systems and methods of incorporating detailed snapshots of targeted areas of interest into a video or digitized recording of the overall scene including metadata to link the snapshots to the time and location in the overall scene from which the snapshot was acquired. A single fixed high-resolution scene camera or a fixed standard resolution scene camera of analog or IP connected type is used, co-located with at least one pan-tilt-zoom (PTZ) camera or by using the same scene camera in a mode where less than full resolution of the scene camera is used for video but snapshots of areas are captured by the same camera where higher resolution thereof is used for snapshots than for video. The area of interest is selected by the object-tracking feature of an intelligent video system, operated without human intervention, by electronically-implemented identification of the existence of area-specific subjects or targets of interest in the scene image field.
US08026933B2	Visualization system(s) and method(s) for preserving or augmenting resolution and data associated with zooming or paning in an industrial automation environment A visualization system that preserves, augments or increases resolution of images within an industrial automation environment is provided. A reference component identifies, determines, or maps level of zooming or panning in connection with an image within an industrial automation environment, the image data located at a first source. A resolution component retrieves image data from a second sources that is different from the first source, the retrieved image data corresponding to specific portions of the image, the resolution component retrieving the image data from the second source as a function of the level of zooming or panning. A visualization component generates a visualization of the image, and receives the retrieved image data from the resolution component to preserve, augment, or enhance resolution of the image as a function of the zooming or panning.
US08026928B2	Method, program and apparatus for generating image data A method to realize efficient remote control of the server in a client with a limited display function, while maintaining a GUI-based image and minimizing a data transfer amount from the server, includes: receiving a command concerning a control operation to request an operation of the server from the client; in response to reception of the command, dividing an image displayed on a display screen of the server and detecting a change in the image in each of the divided areas; based on the detected change of the image, generating data of an image for status display to be displayed on the client; and transmitting the data of the image for status display to the client.
US08026927B2	Reduction of mura effects A display that includes at least one gray level being provided to a plurality of pixels that illuminates each of the pixels with the gray level. The display applies corrective data for the pixels so as to reduce the mura effects of said display for those characteristics generally visible by the human visual system and so as not to reduce the mura effects of the display for those characteristics generally not visible by the human visual system.
US08026925B2	Apparatus and method for displaying picture in portable terminal Provided is an apparatus and method for displaying a picture in a portable terminal. The method includes identifying a visibility color quality corresponding to the external brightness upon sensing of generation of a visibility control event, identifying external brightness, identifying a set color quality that is a color quality currently output to a display unit, comparing whether the visibility color quality is equal to the set color quality, and altering the set color quality into the visibility color quality when the comparison result is that the visibility color quality is not equal to the set color quality.
US08026916B2	Image-based viewing system Systems and methods are disclosed for visualizing changes in a three dimensional (3D) model by receiving an initial 3D model; determining a target 3D model; and generating one or more intermediate 3D models by morphing one or more of the 3D models.
US08026913B2	Image capture and buffering in a virtual world A technique is disclosed for detecting photo opportunities within a virtual environment. In response to detecting a photo opportunity, images of the virtual environment may be captured from perspectives not limited to the user's viewport. A variety of physiological and virtual world parameters are measured to determine when to capture an image of a user interacting with the virtual environment. To improve the quality of images, these parameters may be individually weighted by factors specified by the user. Captured images may be stored in a temporary buffer space, possibly replacing older images. The user may view the buffer contents and select ideal images to move to a permanent gallery. The user's image selections can in turn be used to further improve the quality of future images.
US08026911B2	Method and a system for generating a synthesized image of a hair The invention relates to a method of generating a synthesized image of a hair, comprising the following steps: calculating the shape of the hair by applying a behavioral relationship determining the shape of the hair as a function of a physical parameter linked to a mechanical property of the hair, in particular the linear density; producing an image of the hair of shape that has been calculated in this way. The behavioral relationship may be given by the minimization of the following function: E = K L ⁢ ∫ 0 1 ⁢ [ 1 2 ⁢ ( k ~ ⁡ ( s ~ ) - α ) 2 + 1 β ⁢ z ~ ⁡ ( s ~ ) ] ⁢ ⅆ s ~ , where α=Lk0 and β=K/gμL3, and where L designates the length of the hair, k0 its spontaneous curvature, K its bending moment, μ its linear density and g the acceleration due to gravity, {tilde over (s)} the curvilinear abscissa relative to the length of the hair, {tilde over (k)} its local curvature relative to its length and {tilde over (z)} its height relative to its length.
US08026907B2	Plasma display device A plasma display device includes plasma display panel and a data driver. Plasma display panel includes a front substrate and a rear substrate faced to each other to form a discharge space therebetween. The front substrate includes a plurality of display electrodes. The rear substrate includes a plurality of data electrodes intersected with the display electrodes. Discharges cells are formed at the intersections of the display electrodes and data electrodes. Data electrodes have a plurality of main electrode parts provided in portions facing the display electrodes, and wiring parts that connect main electrode parts together and have a width smaller than the widths of main electrode parts. The widths of main electrode parts in a peripheral portion of plasma display panel are larger than the widths of main electrode parts in a central portion thereof.
US08026900B2	Optical mouse that detects working surface using code included in illuminated light and control method thereof An optical pointing device and a control method thereof are provided. The optical pointing device includes: an illumination unit for illuminating light on a working surface, and generating light in a predetermined code in response to a code signal; a control unit for detecting an image on the working surface to calculate a movement value, outputting movement information in response to an input signal inputted from the outside and the calculated movement value, intermittently outputting a code generation signal, and turning off the illumination unit when the optical pointing device is separated from the working surface in response to a determination signal; and a determination unit for outputting the code signal in response to the code generation signal, detecting light in the predetermined code to thus determine whether or not the optical pointing device is separated from the working surface, and outputting the determination signal depending on the determination result. Therefore, a glaring phenomenon generated when the optical pointing device is turned upside down can be prevented, and unnecessary power consumption can also be prevented.
US08026897B2	Cursor motion control of a pointing device A pointing device generates pixel counts at a predetermined frame rate indicative of motion in predetermined axes of a user's digit across an imaging surface. A cursor motion controller receives the pixel counts and generates navigation output signals representing averages over predetermined time intervals selected to smooth the motion of a cursor on the display of an electronic apparatus. Optionally, the cursor motion controller can multiply a pixel count in each frame by a predetermined acceleration factor so that a cursor on the display of an electronic apparatus will move a greater distance based on an increased rate of motion of the user's digit across the imaging surface. Optionally, the cursor motion controller can interrupt the generation of navigation output signals for a predetermined interrupt period after completion of a cursor stroke. The averaging, acceleration and interruption features can be used independently or in various combinations.
US08026896B2	Hand-held portable electronic apparatus A portable electronic apparatus including a main body having a display unit on a surface and a protruding holding unit. The holding unit includes a pointing device and switches that are operated by a same hand holding the holding unit. The pointing device includes one of a stick type pointing device and a trackball type pointing device that performs pointing operations including moving a cursor displayed on the display unit. The switches are for setting or canceling instructions given by the pointing device with click operations. The holding unit is also configured to be folded toward a side of the main body. When it is folded, an electric power supply is automatically turned off or put in a standby state and when the holding unit is unfolded to its original position, the electric power supply is a turned on or put in an operating state.
US08026895B2	Backlight controller and liquid crystal display device A backlight controller for controlling a backlight unit having a plurality of light sources arranged in a grid layout for illuminating a liquid crystal panel, the backlight controller including: a first calculator configured to calculate an average value and a standard deviation of control values for controlling the light sources, the control values being obtained from a feature quantity of an input image; a second calculator configured to calculate a ratio of the standard deviation to the average value; and a gain controller configured to control a gain to be applied to the control values based on the ratio calculated by the second calculator.
US08026894B2	Methods and systems for motion adaptive backlight driving for LCD displays with area adaptive backlight Elements of the present invention relate to systems and methods for generating, modifying and applying backlight array driving values.
US08026892B2	Liquid crystal display and driving method thereof A liquid crystal display system is provided where a light irradiated onto each pixel provided at a liquid crystal display panel can be divided for each frame interval to selectively transmit and absorb the divided light. A liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal display panel and a timing controller that controls switching of a light transmission area and a light absorption area of the plurality of pixels for each frame interval. A liquid crystal shutter selectively absorbs and transmits a light irradiated onto each pixel for each frame interval. Electrode lines provided in a horizontal direction are symmetrically arranged at a front side of the liquid crystal display panel. The electrode lines makes a pair to be positioned at the front side of each pixel in the horizontal direction. A shutter driver alternately supplies a current to the pair of electrode lines positioned at the front side of each pixel in response to a control of the timing controller.
US08026891B2	Flat panel display including transceiver circuit for digital interface The present invention relates to a digital data transceiver circuit applicable to a flat panel display such as an LCD to be placed between graphic signal generation module and liquid crystal display module or between timing control IC and data driver IC, etc. A digital data transceiver circuit of the present invention has a first current source and a second current source, and the second current source is controlled to supply a current or not depending on the status of the lower bit of input data. A transmitter is connected to a node, on which the first and second current sources combine, and the transmission paths of currents from the two current sources are determined depending on the status of the upper bit of input data. A signal of the transmitter is transmitted through a transmission line, and a termination resistor is connected to the transmission line. A receiver detects output data according to a voltage applied to the termination resistor. The digital data transceiver circuit of the present invention can transmit 2-bit or 3-bit data during one clock period, and it is resistible to the noise better than the voltage transmission method and effective to long distance transmission.
US08026890B2	Flat display device having a common voltage generation section for generating a stable average DC potential and a control method thereof According to one embodiment of the present invention, a flat display device which makes drive voltage polarity of pixels of adjacent lines reversed polarity, while drives to reverse drive voltage polarity of the same line on a frame-by-frame basis, has common voltage generation circuit for supplying a common voltage signal to a facing electrode of the flat display device and a control circuit for generating a common voltage control signal supplied to the common voltage generation circuit. The control circuit obtains a control signal for generating common voltage whose average DC potential does not vary, by using a horizontal synchronization timing signal, a vertical synchronization timing signal, and a clock signal. In order to obtain the control signal, the device has an (fh/2) signal generation circuit, an (fv/2) signal generation circuit, an (fh×n) signal generation circuit, an multiplication circuit, a selection control circuit, and a selection circuit.
US08026889B2	Drive circuit of display device and method of testing the same A first switch circuit is provided between a gradation voltage selection circuit and an output circuit. The output circuit includes a test switch that disconnects the gradation voltage selection circuit from the output circuit in a test mode; a test switch that connects, in the test mode, the gradation voltage selection circuit to a tester connection terminal TESR1; and a test switch that connects, in the test mode, the output circuit to a tester connection terminal TESR2. A second switch circuit is provided between a gradation voltage generation circuit and the gradation voltage selection circuit to disconnect, in the test mode, the gradation voltage generation circuit from the gradation voltage selection circuit.
US08026887B2	Liquid crystal display and driving method thereof A liquid crystal display includes a liquid crystal display panel, a timing controller to generate a dynamic charge share control signal to indicate a time at which the gray level of a data voltage is changed from a white gray level to a black gray level and a time at which the polarity of the data voltage is inverted, and to detect weakness patterns and generate a dot inversion control signal for widening a horizontal polarity inversion time of data voltages when the weakness patterns are input, wherein the liquid crystal display panel includes first and second liquid crystal cell groups whose polarity is inverted every 2 frame periods, and a polarity inversion time of the first liquid crystal cell group and a polarity inversion time of the second liquid crystal cell group overlap.
US08026877B2	Element substrate and light-emitting device A potential of a gate of a driving transistor is fixed, and the driving transistor is operated in a saturation region, so that a current is supplied thereto anytime. A current control transistor operating in a linear region is disposed serially with the driving transistor, and a video signal for transmitting a signal of emission or non-emission of the pixel is input to a gate of the current control transistor via a switching transistor.
US08026870B2	Plasma display apparatus with temperature compensation and method of driving thereof A plasma display apparatus comprises a plasma display panel, a temperature detector and driver. The plasma display panel comprises a plurality of first electrodes and a plurality of second electrodes formed in parallel to each other. The temperature detector for detecting a temperature of the plasma display panel to output a temperature information signal. The driver which receives the temperature information signal from the temperature detector, and if the temperature of the plasma display panel is lower than a reference temperature, clamps a first sustain signal, which is supplied to at least one of the first electrodes and second electrodes, at a first clamping time, and if the temperature of the plasma display panel is higher than the reference temperature, clamps a second sustain signal, which is supplied to at least one of the first electrodes and the second electrodes, at a second clamping time different from the first clamping time.
US08026869B2	Plasma display driving method and apparatus A plasma display driving method and apparatus that can reduce the occurrences of dropout, on a displayed image, caused by misaddress when the environment temperature becomes low. In the inventive plasma display, the environment temperature is determined, and during a charge adjustment interval, the ultimate voltage, which the drive waveform of a scan electrode voltage reaches at the end after continuously varying in the negative direction, is changed in accordance with the determined environment temperature in such a manner that if the environment temperature becomes lower, the ultimate voltage is directed in the positive direction.
US08026868B2	Plasma display apparatus and method of driving the same A plasma display apparatus and a method of driving the same are disclosed. The plasma display apparatus includes a plurality of scan electrodes, a plurality of data electrodes, a scan driver and a data driver. The scan driver scans the plurality of scan electrodes during an address period in one scanning type of a plurality of scanning types having different scanning orders. Further, the scan driver supplies a scan signal, of which the duration of a voltage rising period is different from the duration of a voltage falling period, to the scan electrodes when scanning the scan electrodes. The data driver supplies a data signal to the data electrodes depending on the scanning type selected from the plurality of scanning types.
US08026864B2	Antenna device, antenna element and antenna module An antenna element includes: an antenna plate; an antenna probe formed monolithically with the antenna plate and extending in a vertical direction from the antenna plate; a ground plate disposed in parallel to the antenna plate at a distance; and a dielectric spacer disposed between the antenna plate and the ground plate, wherein the antenna probe is bent from an edge of the antenna plate toward a center thereof.
US08026862B2	Electromagnetic compression apparatus, methods, and systems Apparatus, methods, and systems provide electromagnetic compression. In some approaches the electromagnetic compression is achieved with metamaterials. In some approaches the electromagnetic compression defines an electromagnetic distance between first and second locations substantially greater than a physical distance between the first and second locations, and the first and second locations may be occupied by first and second structures (such as antennas) having an inter-structure coupling (such as a near-field coupling) that is a function of the electromagnetic distance. In some approaches the electromagnetic compression reduces the spatial extent of an antenna near field.
US08026860B2	Electrically small antenna devices, systems, apparatus, and methods The utilization of small antennas for mobile devices and for low frequency (long wavelength) applications is desired. Further, efficient use of transmission power is desirable, especially in mobile applications. For this purpose, a system is provided that includes one or more of: a multiple-resonator transmitter/receiver, a high bandwidth electrically small antenna, a resonator with a variable feed location, a resonator with a variable reactive component load, and a method for estimating a resonator system response to a component configuration and selected excitation.
US08026857B2	Wireless data communication and power transmission using aircraft structures having properties of an electromagnetic cavity An aircraft structure having properties of an electromagnetic cavity is used to enhance wireless transmission for at least one of wireless data communication and wireless power transmission.
US08026856B2	Antenna and wireless communication device using same An antenna includes a metallic sheet defining a first slot, a second slot, a third slot parallel to the first slot, a fourth slot parallel to the second slot, and a fifth slot parallel to the third slot. The second slot perpendicularly connects the first slot to the third slot and has a length smaller than that of the fourth slot. The third slot has a length greater than that of the first slot. The fourth slot extends perpendicularly from a side of the third slot away from the second slot. The fifth slot extends perpendicularly from an end of the fourth slot away from the third slot. The metallic sheet includes a first longitudinal side and a second longitudinal side opposite to the first longitudinal side. A feeding point is formed on the first longitudinal side and a grounding point is formed on the second longitudinal side.
US08026854B2	Stripline-type composite right/left-handed transmission line or left-handed transmission line, and antenna that uses same The present invention provides a sripline-type transmission line which can easily change and control transmission characteristics by changing the permittivity of a substrate, and also provides an antenna that can extensively change and control the direction of radiation with the frequency of an electromagnetic wave constant, by using this transmission line.
US08026852B1	Broadband radiating system and method A broadband radiating device, that includes: a first planar conductive pattern that includes: a symmetrical trapezoid portion in which multiple slots are formed, and a rectangular portion; wherein a long side of the rectangular portion contacts a long side of the symmetrical trapezoid portion; a planar ground pattern; and a planar non-conductive element that separates between the first planar conductive pattern and the planar ground pattern; wherein a narrow end of the symmetrical trapezoid pattern is connected to a feeding area; and wherein the planar ground pattern is adapted to function as a ground of an electrical circuit.
US08026847B2	System and/or method for acquisition of GNSS signals The subject matter disclosed herein relates to a system and method for acquiring signal received from space vehicles (SVs) in a satellite navigation system. In one example, although claimed subject matter is not so limited, information processed in acquiring a signal from a first SV may be used in acquiring a signal from a second SV.
US08026838B2	Current mode analog-to-digital converter A current-mode analog-to-digital converter includes: a current input node; a current-mode sample and hold circuit configured to output a steady source of electrical current having an analog value proportional to a sampled analog value of an electrical current at the current input node; and at least one current comparator that compares the electrical current output by the current-mode sample and hold circuit to at least one reference current to produce a digital representation of the sampled analog value of the electrical current at the current input node.
US08026830B2	Methods and systems for meter reading and high speed data transfer A secure automatic meter reading (“AMR”) method and apparatus which utilizes a microprocessor and a bi-directional broadband connection to access the Internet and can form a wireless distribution network is provided. In addition to AMR, this connection and the network can provide high speed data transmission for other devices and services. As a result of the methods and apparatuses of the present inventions, legacy utility infrastructure and communications equipment can be integrated into a data transmission and collection network and remotely monitored without the costs associated with deploying service personnel or more costly equipment and services.
US08026828B2	Method and apparatus for providing a notification appliance with a light emitting diode A method and apparatus for providing a strobe alarm unit employing at least one light emitting diode.
US08026823B2	Support for service activities at a programmable logic controller (PLC) A PLC includes a first and second module. The first module having terminal positions and/or connectors behind a door located on its front side as well as having a display, and with the second module having a display unit. For servicing the first module, status messages for terminal position and/or connector of the first module are transmitted via a communication link to the second module and are displayed by a display of the second module.
US08026820B2	Method and system for guarding a person in a building The movement of persons is indicated at least at two predefined locations in a building with motion detectors intended for monitoring each location and fastened to the building. By means of the detections, the movement of each person is detected from a predefined initial location to a predefined destination location in a predefined time without raising an alarm if the detected locations of the person form a line of predefined consecutive locations. Otherwise, an alarm is raised.
US08026818B2	EAS and UHF combination tag A combination EAS and UHF security tag that adds the ability to add item level UHF functionality to a retail tag and maintain the integrity of the EAS systems installed in the business and whereby the EAS and UHF security elements are substantially formed from a common conductive layer. This combination tag also includes the ability to change a tag from a “far-field read” tag to a “near-field read” tag.
US08026817B2	RFID tag positional addressing The present invention is directed to a method and apparatus for radio frequency identification (RFID) tag positional addressing. A method in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention includes: activating a plurality of first RFID tags, wherein each first RFID tag emits an identification (ID) and a position; capturing the IDs and positions emitted by the first RFID tags using a plurality of second RFID tags, wherein each second RFID tag captures the IDs and positions emitted by the first RFID tags located in a vicinity of the second RFID tag, and wherein each second RFID tag determines its physical location based on the captured IDs and positions; and sending a read command including a position of a targeted one of the second RFID tags that is to be read, wherein only the targeted second RFID tag located at the position in the read command responds to the read command.
US08026816B2	RFID cargo/storage container tamper seal An RFID cargo/storage container tamper seal consisting of a main insulating body, a locking rod and a circuit module is disclosed. The main insulating body has a helix-shaped antenna and a ring-shaped metal ring, wherein the inner surface of the metal ring has a C-shaped ring inlaid therein, and the antenna has an antenna probe extending and protruding from the metal ring. A first portion of the locking rod is cone-shaped and encapsulated by an insulating material, and a second portion thereof exposed from the insulating material has a ring-shaped groove disposed around its peripheral surfaces. The circuit module has an RFID chip embedded therein and is packaged inside the rod portion, thereby allowing an RFID reader to read electromagnetic waves/signals containing identification codes transmitted from the RFID chip of the RFID tamper seal via the antenna.
US08026812B2	Method and devices for protecting commercial goods against theft The invention relates to methods and devices for protecting an article against theft. Once a protection element is in the on-position, a selection signal is transmitted from an emitter to a receiver provided in the protection element, in order to associate the protection element with the emitter and to shift said protection element into a connection mode. The receiver is then deactivated in the connection mode. The deactivation of the receiver reduces the energy consumption of the protection element, and prevents the protection element from unintentionally receiving other selection signals. Once the protection element has been shifted into an alarm state, for example, due to an attempted theft, the receiver thereof is reactivated, in order to reauthorize the reception of a selection signal. The alarm state can be terminated by one such selection signal.
US08026801B2	Accelerator level display device and accelerator level display method A disclosed accelerator level display device 1 includes an accelerator level detection unit 12 configured to detect an accelerator level; a target accelerator level determining unit 14b configured to determine a target accelerator level for the accelerator level; and a display unit 15a, 20 configured to display a target accelerator level indicator corresponding to the target accelerator level and an accelerator level indicator corresponding to the detected accelerator level. The display unit is configured to display the target accelerator level indicator as a fixed value regardless of the target accelerator level determined by the target accelerator level determining unit.
US08026800B2	Methods and systems for controlling external visual indicators for vehicles A method for controlling operation of an external visual indicator includes the steps of determining whether a second vehicle is approaching the first vehicle, and modifying the external visual indicator if the second vehicle is approaching the first vehicle.
US08026798B2	Techniques for presenting vehicle-related information An apparatus for presenting a time-variant information element in a vehicle, which has a steering wheel (1602), comprises one or more remotely and individually controllable tactile pads (1620), which produce a tactile sensation in response to a respective pad output signal, which is produced by a controller (CTRL). The tactile pads are positioned or adapted to be positioned on the steering wheel (1602) or proximate to it, such that they can be touched by at least one hand (1610,1612) of the vehicle driver while driving the vehicle. The apparatus further comprises means for determining the time-variant information element to be presented and for applying the determined time-variant information element to the controller and means for encoding the determined time-variant information element by the controller into temporal variations of the one or more pad output signals.
US08026797B2	On-board emergency reporting apparatus and auxiliary battery device for the same An emergency reporting apparatus includes a power supply circuit, a control circuit, and a timer. The power supply circuit generates operating power of the emergency reporting apparatus from a vehicle battery in a vehicle battery mode and from an auxiliary battery in an auxiliary battery mode. The control circuit causes the power supply circuit to switch from the vehicle battery mode to the auxiliary battery mode in response to a trigger event and starts an emergency reporting procedure using the auxiliary battery. The timer measures time elapsed since the power supply circuit switches to the auxiliary battery mode. The control circuit causes the power supply circuit to switch back to the vehicle battery mode, when the elapsed time exceeds a predetermined threshold time period.
US08026796B2	Warning system for timely administration of drugs that have to be administered at certain times The present invention relates to a system which reminds the user of the time at which they must take their medication through the use of an alarm using light and sound which, thanks to an apparatus that is activated at the initial opening of the cap (2) of the medicine bottle (10) and which is positioned on the medicine bottle's (10) cap (2) allows the user to administer drugs which can only be effective when taken at the right time. The system can be set in advance in accordance with the time intervals, drug types and the amount of drugs associated with the drugs in the medicine bottle (10). The system provides alerts for patients who may be blind or deaf by using a warning which utilizes both light and sound.
US08026793B2	Remote keyless entry system with two-way long range communication Vehicle information (e.g., status information, calibratable parameters, or diagnostic data) is transmitted from a base station mounted in a vehicle to a portable RKE fob via a radio-frequency signal within a specified average field strength limit. A multi-byte vehicle message is formed and then coded into a multi-bit coded message. The multi-bit coded message is framed into a plurality of packets. The radio-frequency signal is wirelessly transmitted from the base station with a plurality of spaced packet windows having a predetermined duty cycle, each packet window including a respective one of the plurality of packets. The radio-frequency signal within each of the packet windows has a predetermined field strength greater than the average field strength limit and a substantially zero field strength between the packet windows. The predetermined duty cycle results in an actual average field strength for transmitting all of the packets not exceeding the average field strength limit.
US08026785B2	Switching device A switching device has an input terminal and an output terminal for connection to electrical conductors, and two switching contacts which, when closed, close a current path between the input terminal and the output terminal. An overcurrent trigger device which includes a bimetallic element heated by an electric current flow is provided for disconnecting the two switching contacts. A thermal insulator is arranged in the attachment region of the bimetallic element for reducing heat transfer from the bimetallic element as well as for increasing the accuracy and the degree of reproducibility for triggering the switching device. The switching device can be implemented as a circuit breaker.
US08026780B2	Resonator filter working with surface acoustic waves A resonator filter working with surface acoustic waves is disclosed. The transfer function of this filter features a phase rotation of at least 400° within a passband.
US08026776B2	Acoustic wave device, duplexer, communication module, and communication apparatus An acoustic wave device includes a ladder-type filter in which resonators are connected in a ladder configuration. In the acoustic wave device, series-connected resonators are connected in a parallel line in the ladder-type filter, and the resonators connected in the parallel line have mutually different resonance frequencies.
US08026775B2	Decade bandwidth planar MMIC four port transformer A wide bandwidth planar four port MMIC transformer is provided by input diplexers which divide up the incoming signal into a high band and a low band, with the resulting signals coupled to high band and low band four port transformers implemented in one embodiment using spiral inductors and coupled lines, the outputs of which are combined using two output diplexers to provide a decade bandwidth transformer.
US08026774B2	Radio frequency signal transmission method with coaxial connection having a dielectric material for impedance matching A radio frequency signal transmission method for transmitting a radio frequency signal through an inner conductor serving as a signal line, the radio frequency signal transmission method including: causing the radio frequency signal to be input to and propagate through the inner conductor, an impedance between the inner conductor and an outer conductor serving as a grounding line being adjusted to a predetermined impedance; and causing a component of the radio frequency signal to propagate through a capacitor provided in a middle of the inner conductor, an impedance at a portion of the capacitor installed being adjusted to match the predetermined impedance by a dielectric material provided around the capacitor.
US08026769B2	Frequency-locked clock generator A frequency-locked clock generator includes a voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO), a frequency-to-current converter, a reference current source and a gain stage. The VCO generates an output signal. The frequency-to-current converter generates a converter current proportional to a frequency of the output signal. The reference current source generates a reference current. The gain stage generates a control signal based on a difference between the converter current and the reference current. The control signal is applied to the VCO to adjust the frequency of the output signal. Feedback forces the VCO to generate an output clock signal such that the corresponding current it produces (i.e., the converter current) is equal to the reference current. When in lock, the frequency of the output signal is determined by a time constant (or equivalent time constant) of the frequency-locked clock generator.
US08026768B1	201Hg+ co-magnetometer for 199Hg+ trapped ion space atomic clocks Local magnetic field strength in a trapped ion atomic clock is measured in real time, with high accuracy and without degrading clock performance, and the measurement is used to compensate for ambient magnetic field perturbations. First and second isotopes of an element are co-located within the linear ion trap. The first isotope has a resonant microwave transition between two hyperfine energy states, and the second isotope has a resonant Zeeman transition. Optical sources emit ultraviolet light that optically pump both isotopes. A microwave radiation source simultaneously emits microwave fields resonant with the first isotope's clock transition and the second isotope's Zeeman transition, and an optical detector measures the fluorescence from optically pumping both isotopes. The second isotope's Zeeman transition provides the measure of magnetic field strength, and the measurement is used to compensate the first isotope's clock transition or to adjust the applied C-field to reduce the effects of ambient magnetic field perturbations.
US08026764B2	Generation and amplification of substantially constant envelope signals, including switching an output among a plurality of nodes Methods and systems for vector combining power amplification are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a plurality of signals are individually amplified, then summed to form a desired time-varying complex envelope signal. Phase and/or frequency characteristics of one or more of the signals are controlled to provide the desired phase, frequency, and/or amplitude characteristics of the desired time-varying complex envelope signal. In another embodiment, a time-varying complex envelope signal is decomposed into a plurality of constant envelope constituent signals. The constituent signals are amplified equally or substantially equally, and then summed to construct an amplified version of the original time-varying envelope signal. Embodiments also perform frequency up-conversion.
US08026761B2	Instrumentation amplifier calibration method, system and apparatus Calibration of gain and/or offset of an instrumentation amplifier (INA) is accomplished by coupling an appropriate number of current sources, and/or current sinks, respectively, to first and/or second transconductance stage(s) of the INA. Gain and/or offset calibration of the INA may occur when requested by a user and/or the occurrence of an event(s). A voltage reference may be used in combination with a successive approximation register analog-to-digital converter in determining which ones of the current sources and sinks are coupled to the first and/or second transconductance stage(s) of the INA for gain and/or offset calibration thereof. After the gain and/or offset calibration of the INA is completed, the selection of the constant current sources and sinks used therefore may be stored in volatile or nonvolatile memory. Parity checking of the memory may be incorporated and if a parity error is detected, an auto-calibration of the INA may be initiated.
US08026758B2	FM demodulator There is provided an FM demodulator comprising a transistor (Q323), a filter unit for producing first and second amplitude-modulated signals from a received frequency-modulated signal, wherein the filter unit is coupled to the switching transistor (Q323), and first and second diodes (D300) connected in opposite relationship for rectifying the first and second amplitude-modulated signals of the filter unit. The filter unit has an LC network and is so dimensioned that there is a linear relationship between the output voltage and the input frequency. The demodulator further has an operating point adjusting unit for adjusting an operating point of the transistor. The operating point adjusting unit (100) is adapted to effect operating point adjustment with a noise negative feedback.
US08026756B2	Bandgap voltage reference circuit A voltage reference circuit is provided with: an operational amplifier circuit; first and second resistor elements; first and second diodes; and first and second transistors. The first resistor element and the first diode are connected in series between a first input terminal of the operational amplifier circuit and a reference level node. The second resistor element and the second diode are connected in series between a second input terminal of the operational amplifier circuit and the reference level node. The first transistor is connected between a power supply node and the first input terminal of the operational amplifier circuit and has a control electrode receiving an output of the operational amplifier circuit. The second transistor is connected between the power supply node and the second input terminal of the operational amplifier circuit and has a control electrode receiving the output of the operational amplifier circuit. The value of R12·ln(n11·n22)/(R12·n12·R11) is adjusted to approximately 23.25, where R11 and R12 are resistance values of the first and second resistor elements, n11 is a ratio of an area of a p-n junction of the second diode to an area of a p-n junction of the first diode, and n12 is a ratio of a W/L ratio of the first transistor to a W/L ratio of the second transistor.
US08026750B2	Delay locked loop circuit and method Delay locked loop circuits and methods are disclosed. In the embodiments, a delay locked loop may include a phase detector to detect a phase difference between a clock signal and a reference clock signal, and a charge pump that receives the detected phase difference. A low pass filter may filter an output from the charge pump. The delay locked loop may further include a delay line having a plurality of delay elements, the plurality of delay elements including a first selectable group and a second selectable group that is larger than the first selectable group. A first clock signal from the first group of delay elements may be provided to the phase detector to first synchronize the delay locked loop, and following the synchronization, a second clock signal from the second group may be employed to synchronize the delay locked loop.
US08026740B2	Multi-level signaling for low power, short channel applications Apparatus are disclosed, such as those involving a transmitter circuit that is configured to generate multi-level signals based on a plurality of data digits. One such transmitter circuit includes a signal output and an encoder configured to provide control signals based at least partially on the plurality of data digits. The transmitter circuit also includes a first set of switches configured to receive one or more of the control signals, and to selectively conduct a first or second voltage reference to the signal output. The transmitter circuit further includes first and second voltage drop circuits that provide third and fourth voltage references, respectively. The third and fourth voltage references have voltage levels between those of the first and second voltage references. The transmitter circuit also includes a second set of switches configured to receive one or more of the control signals, and selectively conduct the third or fourth voltage reference to the signal output.
US08026738B2	Integrated circuit with signal bus formed by cell abutment of logic cells An integrated circuit with a signal bus formed by the cell abutment of logic cells. The integrated circuit comprises at least two logic cells. The signal bus is formed by cell abutment of the at least two logic cells. The signal bus is configured to receive a signal and to distribute the signal to each of the at least two logic cells.
US08026737B2	Fusing apparatus for correcting process variation An fusing apparatus for correcting process variation is provided. The fusing apparatus for correcting the process variation of the semiconductor device includes a fusing part including a fusing resistor fused by a current penetrating; a current driving transistor for fusing the fusing resistor by driving a fusing current according to a fusing enable signal applied; a current path part for building a current path by connecting to the fusing part, and controlling a first node voltage according to a fusing state of the fusing resistor; and a latch part for latching a second node signal inversely amplified from the first node voltage, and outputting the latch value when a power-on reset part operates in a normal mode. Using the fusing cell, the test time can be reduced and the current consumption can be greatly decreased in the fusing process.
US08026736B2	Water-level charged device model for electrostatic discharge test methods, and apparatus using same A charged device model (CDM) electrostatic discharge (ESD) testing is carried out at wafer level. Wafer CDM pulses are repeatedly applied and monitored. The wafer CDM (WCDM) pulses are accomplished with a probe-mounted printed-circuit board and a high-frequency transformer that captures fast CDM pulses. Modeling of CDM and WCDM in the time and frequency domain illustrates the dominant effects, and shows that WCDM can reproduce all the major phenomena of package-level CDM testing.
US08026731B1	Method and apparatus for constructing images from measurements of impedance Apparatus and methods are disclosed for obtaining an image of the impedance properties of an object by inferring a measure of straight-line path impedance along a plurality of paths from a plurality of current amplitude and phase measurements made between combinations of electrodes placed at selected points, and/or from measurements of the intensity of the electromagnetic signal emitted when an alternating current is made to resonate along the straight line path.
US08026730B2	Process for measuring heat spreader tilt A process for measuring the thickness of an insulating material. The process includes providing a device used to measure capacitance, and electrically connecting the capacitance measuring device to a heat sink and an electrical, heat-generating component. The thickness of the insulating material is determined by measuring the capacitance of the insulating material according to tile formula: B=∈r∈oA/C, where B is the thickness of the insulating material, C is tile capacitance, A is the area of tile heat generating component, ∈o is the permittivity of free space and ∈r is the relative dielectric constant of the insulating material.
US08026729B2	System and apparatus for in-vivo assessment of relative position of an implant A system and apparatus for providing an in-vivo assessment of relative movement of an implant that is positioned in a living being is provided that includes a first assembly and a second assembly that are positioned within the living being. The first assembly includes a passive electrical resonant circuit that is configured to be selectively electromagnetically coupled to an ex-vivo source of RF energy and, in response to the electromagnetic coupling, generates an output signal characterized by a frequency that is dependent upon a distance between the first assembly and the second assembly at the time of the electromagnetic coupling.
US08026722B2	Method of magnetizing casing string tubulars for enhanced passive ranging A method for magnetizing a wellbore tubular includes magnetizing the tubular at three or more discrete locations on the tubular. In exemplary embodiments the magnetized wellbore tubular includes at least one pair of opposing magnetic poles located between longitudinally opposed ends of the tubular. Wellbore tubulars magnetized in accordance with this invention may be coupled to one another to provide a magnetic profile about a section of a casing string. Passive ranging measurements of the magnetic field about the casing string may be utilized to survey and guide drilling of a twin well. Such an approach advantageously obviates the need for simultaneous access to both wells.
US08026720B1	Rapid auto-calibrated parallel reconstruction using synthetic target coil In a rapid auto-calibrated partially parallel reconstruction method, the unaliasing process is approached by convolution. The image combination is performed on a low-resolution image matrix before unaliasing, and the unaliasing process is effectively performed once for a single synthetic target coil instead of for each individual coil.
US08026719B2	Magneto-resistance based topography sensing A topography sensor and method include a probe configured to traverse a surface to determine a topography. A stray magnetic field is disposed in proximity to the probe. A magneto-resistive sensor is configured so that the stray magnetic field passing through it changes in accordance with positional changes of the probe as the probe tip traverses the surface.
US08026718B2	Magnetic sensor, hall element, hall IC, magnetoresistive effect element, method of fabricating hall element, and method of fabricating magnetoresistive effect element An aspect of the present invention provides a magnetic sensor which is operated better at a high temperature range not lower than 300° C. compared with a conventional magnetic sensor. A operating layer having a heterojunction interface is formed by laminating a first layer made of GaN whose electron concentration is not more than 1×1016/cm3 at room temperature and a second layer made of AlxGa1-xN (0
US08026715B2	Magneto-resistance based nano-scale position sensor A position sensor and method include a magnetic component, a first magneto-resistive sensor disposed in proximity to the magnet/coil; and a second magneto-resistive sensor disposed in proximity to the magnetic component and the first magneto-resistive sensor. The first magneto-resistive sensor and second magneto-resistive sensor are configured to sense changes in a stray magnetic field created by the magnetic component in accordance with a relative positional change between the magnetic component and the first and second magneto-resistive sensors.
US08026709B2	Voltage generating apparatus A voltage generating apparatus including a voltage generator and a current splitter is provided. The voltage generator has an output node, and generates a first output voltage from the output node. The first output voltage rises when the temperature rises and the current flowing from the output end of the voltage generator is fixed. And the first output voltage drops when the temperature is fixed and the current flowing from the output node of the voltage generator rises. The current splitter is used for increasing the current flowing through the current splitter when the temperature rises. Therefore, the rise of the first output voltage of the voltage generator will be restrained, and the temperature compensation can be achieved.
US08026707B2	Circuit system and method for reducing an in-rush current A circuit is provided including an output stage with a pair of transistors. Further provided is a control circuit in communication with the output stage. The control circuit is capable of controlling a duration in which at least one of the transistors is actuated for reducing an in-rush current.
US08026702B2	Voltage regulator system The present disclosure includes circuits, systems and methods for regulating voltage. One voltage regulator system embodiment includes a voltage regulator having an output and a number of stages coupled in parallel to the output of the voltage regulator. Each stage includes a source follower circuit, and a sample and hold circuit coupled in series between the output of the voltage regulator and an input of the source follower circuit.
US08026701B2	Voltage regulator for a synchronous clock system to reduce clock tree jitter A voltage regulator with an adaptive bandwidth, including a first buffer chain, a voltage generating unit, a trimming capacitor unit, a second buffer chain, and a control unit. The first buffer chain delays a clock signal using an external voltage as a supply voltage. The voltage generating unit generates a regulated voltage on the basis a reference voltage. The trimming capacitor unit controls a load capacitance of the voltage generating unit. The second buffer chain delays the clock signal using the regulated voltage as a supply voltage. The control unit adjusts the load capacitance by detecting a delay difference of clocks output from the first and second buffer chains.
US08026696B2	Rechargeable battery pack A battery pack comprising a power cell for providing power to a load or for receiving a charge from a charger, a first protection circuit for protecting from overvoltage and/or overcurrent conditions, and a second protection circuit for protecting from overtemperature conditions. The protection circuits independently control one or more electronic switching devices, through which passes substantially all of the current supplied by the power cell. When overvoltage and/or overcurrent conditions exist, the first protection circuit causes at least one of the switching devices to move to a non-conducting condition. Similarly, when an overtemperature condition exists, the second protection circuit causes at least one of the switching devices to move to a non-conducting condition.
US08026695B2	Battery power management in over-discharge situation A method of operating battery power management unit (PMU) in over-discharge situation is disclosed. Furthermore, a power management unit (PMU) and a device comprising a power management unit (PMU) are disclosed. The power management unit (PMU) is part of a system, comprising a battery and a safety circuit connected to the battery. The state of the safety circuit of the battery is determined and the on/off control of the device is made inactive while the safety circuit remains active. Thereby avoiding an application run on the device to go into an active state, i.e. to be turned on, at a moment when the battery has not returned to its normal operation mode.
US08026694B2	Power transmission control device, power transmission device, non-contact power transmission system, and electronic instrument A power-transmission-side control circuit causes a power transmission device to perform temporary power transmission when a switch provided in a power-transmission-side instrument has been turned ON, and performs ID authentication based on ID authentication information. The power-transmission-side control circuit detects the presence or absence of a foreign object during normal power transmission by monitoring a change in induced voltage in a primary coil, causes the power transmission device to stop temporary power transmission when the ID authentication information from the power reception device has not been received within a given period of time, causes the power transmission device to stop temporary power transmission when the ID authentication has failed, and causes the power transmission device to stop normal power transmission when removal, a metal foreign object, a takeover state, or a full-charge state has been detected after normal power transmission has started.
US08026689B2	Control device for machine tool A control device for a machine tool including a feed axis driving motor; a first power consumption calculating portion calculating power consumption of the feed axis driving motor; a second power consumption calculating portion calculating power consumption of equipment adapted to be operated by constant power; and a motor control portion determining a target time constant correlated with at least one of acceleration time and deceleration time of the feed axis driving motor, based on a summation of the power consumption calculated by the first power consumption calculating portion and the power consumption calculated by the second power consumption calculating portion, and controlling the feed axis driving motor based on the target time constant.
US08026682B2	Circuit arrangement The invention specifies a circuit arrangement (1, 20) for controlling a brushless electric motor (37) with a control chip (2), particularly a microcontroller, which has a number of PWM contacts (8), which can be used to output a PWM signal, and a number of commutation contacts (5,5′, 6,6′, 7,7′), which can be used to output a commutation signal. In this case, provision is made for at least one commutation contact (5,5′, 6,6′, 7,7′) to be alternately controllable as an input and an output, for the at least one commutation contact (5,5′, 6,6′, 7,7′) to have its output electrically connected to a PWM contact (8), and for the commutation contact (5,5′, 6,6′, 7,7′) connected in this manner to be able to be contacted for the purpose of tapping off a control signal. Such a circuit arrangement (1,20) increases the control options for a given control chip (2). The number of PWM sources required is reduced.
US08026680B2	Methods and apparatus to reduce the stopping time of spindle motors Methods and apparatus to reduce the stopping time of a spindle motor are disclosed. An example method includes detecting a dissipation current flowing in a spinning motor; determining when the dissipation current drops below a threshold value; and, in response to the dissipation current dropping below the threshold value, applying a voltage to the motor to increase the dissipation current for a duration. In some examples, the voltage is removed from the motor when the motor reaches a predetermined rotational velocity to avoid reverse rotation.
US08026678B2	Motor control device A motor control device includes at least one operating unit that is provided corresponding to at least one motor to operate the at least one motor, and a control unit that, each time at least one control cycle arrives in which the at least one motor is operated, sets a manipulated variable of the at least one motor to the at least one operating unit that operates the at least one motor of which the at least one control cycle arrives.
US08026670B2	Electronic circuit for driving electroluminescent display An electroluminescent circuit for driving an electroluminescent display having a plurality of segment electrodes and a common electrode. The circuit comprises a DC power supply, an output terminal for each of the segments and common electrodes and at least one supply half H-bridge for connecting at least one of each of the segment electrodes and the common electrode selectively to one of the DC supply and a reference voltage. Each supply half H-bridge comprises a top switch and a bottom switch in series having a junction between them. The top switch is connected to the DC supply and the bottom switch is connected to a reference voltage. A discharge circuit is provided for selectively discharging the electroluminescent display, the discharge circuit comprising a discharge half H-bridge in which a top switch is connected to the DC supply and to a discharge path.
US08026669B2	Display device A display device includes a display unit in which display elements provided with pixel circuits are arranged so as to have a sequence of three different colors in a row direction and the colors are shifted in a column direction by 1.5 columns. A scanning line is provided in every row of the display unit, a signal line is provided in every column of the display unit, and a column control circuit outputs a display signal for every column. The positions of the pixel circuits are displaced in the row direction with respect to the arrangement of the display elements, and are thus aligned in the column direction and also connected to the signal line only on one side of the signal line. No inversion of the pixel circuit pattern occurs and variations of the circuit characteristics in every row are suppressed.
US08026668B2	Plasma display panel and method for driving same Each of the red, green and blue phosphor layers includes magnesium oxide including a magnesium oxide crystal body having properties of causing a cathode-luminescence emission having a peak within a wavelength range of 200 nm to 300 nm upon excitation by electron beams, as a secondary electron emission.
US08026662B2	Organic light-emitting element, image display device and production method thereof It is an object to provide an organic light-emitting element having two or more light-emitting layers, wherein degradation of each constituent material for the light-emitting layer is reduced to improve reliability of the element. The present invention provides an organic light-emitting element having a laminated structure with a first mixed light-emitting layer 4 composed of a hole transport material, an electron transport material and a dopant which determines a color of an emitted light, and a second mixed light-emitting layer 5 composed of a hole transport material, an electron transport material and a dopant which determines a color of an emitted light, and also provides an image display device which uses the organic light-emitting element.
US08026659B2	Wavelength converting material and use of same This invention discloses a wavelength converting material. The wavelength converting material comprises a metal haloaluminate compound phosphor with a chemical formula Mw-pAlyOzXq:Rp, wherein M is at least one element selected from the group of Be, Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba and Zn; X is at least one element selected from the group of F, Cl, Br, and I; R is one or more elements selected from the group of the transition metals and at least one element selected from the lanthanide series. Because the emitting wavelength of the metal haloaluminate compound phosphor is 550˜650 nm which is from the green to the red light spectrum, the white light mixed by the converted light of the metal haloaluminate phosphor and the blue light has better color rendering index. Besides, this invention also discloses the optoelectronic devices comprising the metal haloaluminate compound phosphor.
US08026650B2	Circuit and method to improve energy harvesting efficiency in piezoelectric harvesters An energy harvester circuit is provided. The energy harvester circuit includes a harvesting module for extracting energy from an ambient source. A bias flip module manages the manner in which voltage across the harvesting module transitions when input current from the harvesting module changes direction so as to allow a majority of the charge available from the harvesting module to be extracted. A voltage transitioning module is shared amongst one or more DC-DC converters for efficient energy management.
US08026645B2	Electric drive The invention relates to an electric drive, particularly a windshield wiper drive for vehicles, comprising an electric motor (10) in a crucible-shaped, preferably metal, motor housing (14), a gearbox housing (16) that is attached to the motor housing (14), and an arrangement for the interference suppression of the motor (10). According to the invention, at least one choke coil (46, 48) for the interference suppression of the motor (10) is disposed in the transition region from the motor housing (14) to the gearbox housing (16), wherein in this transition region means (36, 56) are provided in order to shield the filtered coil end (47, 49) projecting into the gearbox housing (16) from the interfering radiation produced by the motor (10).
US08026643B2	Electrical machine with an internally cooled rotor The invention relates to an electrical machine with an internally cooled rotor. In order to improve the cooling power of such a machine without the use of a fan wheel fitted separately on the rotor, the invention proposes an electrical machine with a stator laminate stack and a rotor in a housing, which electrical machine has an internal cooling circuit comprising rotor cooling channels, which pass axially through the rotor and are arranged on two concentric circles, in which internal cooling circuit a gaseous coolant can be circulated, wherein fan vanes and a first means for guiding the coolant from the rotor cooling channels on one of the two concentric circles via a winding head to the rotor cooling channels on the other of the two concentric circles are provided in the case of the machine on a first rotor end side. As a result, particularly those regions are cooled optimally in which the dissipation of lost heat is problematic.
US08026641B2	Step actuator apparatus Disclosed is a step actuator apparatus. The step actuator includes a step actuator including a housing, a stator installed in the housing, a rotor rotating by a reaction with the stator and a screw member coupled to the rotor and moving linearly according to rotation of the rotor; and a circuit board module including a circuit board electrically connected to the step actuator and a case for supporting the circuit board. The housing has a first opening. The case includes a plurality of hooks inserted into the first opening.
US08026635B2	Power over ethernet power sourcing equipment architecture for variable maximum power delivery A power over Ethernet (PoE) power sourcing equipment (PSE) architecture for variable maximum power delivery. PoE PSE subsystems rely on some control to “turn on” a power field effect transistor (FET), which allows current to be transmitted to a powered device (PD). A hybrid approach is provided where an internal FET can be augmented with an external FET to provide an architecture that can be flexibly applied to applications with various space, cost and cooling limitations. The maximum delivered power can also be boosted with the addition of an external FET to the internal FET.
US08026633B2	Wall-mountable electrical power supplying device for mounting to a wall surface about a standard wall-mounted power receptacle, using a mounting bracket arranged between the housing and wall surface and an electrical power supply plug integrated with the housing A wall-mountable electrical power supplying device for mounting to a wall surface about a standard wall-mounted power receptacle, and supplying electrical power to a group of electrical appliances located in an environment. The wall-mountable device includes a base housing portion having a bottom surface and a 3D interior volume. A power-ring subassembly is supported within the base housing portion, has a central aperture defining the boundaries of 3D interior volume, and is adapted for supporting a plurality of electrical receptacles and one or more electronic circuits. An electrical power supply plug is integrated with the base housing portion, and is adapted for plugging into a standard wall-mounted power receptacle, and supplying electrical power to the power-ring subassembly. A power-ring housing portion covers the power-ring subassembly, and has a set of plug apertures allowing appliance power plugs associated with the electrical appliances to plug into the electrical receptacles mounted behind the plug apertures.
US08026632B2	System and method for exporting a vehicle on-board AC power to a second vehicle A method for enabling a truck having an electrical system that can accept shore power to be supplied with shore power is provided. While the truck is stationary, an electric cable is connected between the truck's electrical system and an APU of a second truck that not only can deliver AC electricity to electrical loads in the second truck and also can export AC electricity as shore power. A condition precedent to enabling the APU to export AC electricity to the truck that can accept shore power is confirmed via a communication link between the two trucks. Upon confirmation of the condition, the APU is enabled to export AC electricity to the truck that can accept shore power.
US08026631B2	Apparatus and method pertaining to provision of a substantially unique aircraft identifier via a source of power A vehicle such as an aircraft (400) is provided (101) with a source of power having a power output such as a source of light (401). This power output can then be combined with an identifier (103, 416) that is substantially unique to the aircraft. An optical conduit (405) can then be used (104) to couple this source of light to a light-to-electricity conversion apparatus (406). So configured, the optical conduit delivers light from this source of light to the light-to-electricity conversion apparatus such that the light source then serves as a source of electricity in the vehicle and as a source of a substantially unique identifier as corresponds to the vehicle is available for such use as may be appropriate.
US08026625B2	Power generation systems and methods A power generation system includes a plurality of submerged mechanical devices. Each device includes a pump that can be powered, in operation, by mechanical energy to output a pressurized output liquid flow in a conduit. Main output conduits are connected with the device conduits to combine pressurized output flows output from the submerged mechanical devices into a lower number of pressurized flows. These flows are delivered to a location remote of the submerged mechanical devices for power generation.
US08026624B2	Turbojet comprising a current generator mounted in the fan and a method of mounting said generator in the fan A twin-spool gas turbine turbojet comprising a high-pressure rotor; a low-pressure rotor; a low-pressure rotor shaft connected to a fan housed in a fan casing; and a fixed cowl element centered on the axis of the engine, upstream of the fan, on which there is mounted an electric current generator designed to take mechanical power off the low-pressure rotor shaft and convert it into electrical power.
US08026621B2	Flow development and cogeneration chamber A fluid handling and cogeneration system has an inlet conduit receiving a fluid, a housing having a inlet end, a outlet end and an interior surface. The housing encloses an inner body which together with the housing is arranged to form an annular space between the interior surface of the housing and an exterior surface of the inner body. The system also includes at least one diverter configured such that the fluid is directed to circulate around the inner body and traverse the annular space from the diverter toward the outlet end of the housing in an organized fashion. A generator is provided within the housing to harness the fluid traversing the annular space to generate electrical power.
US08026618B2	Semiconductor device comprising a plastic housing, a semiconductor chip and an interposer including a convex or concave lens-shape top side fitting shape A semiconductor device includes a plastic housing and a semiconductor chip, wherein the semiconductor chip includes an active top side and a rear side. An interposer is arranged on the active top side of the semiconductor chip. At least a portion of the interposer is embedded into the plastic housing, while the top side of the interposer forms the top side of the semiconductor device. A top side fitting shape is arranged on the top side of the interposer, where the top side fitting shape has a predetermined radius of curvature that is free of plastic housing composition, and the top side fitting shape has a convex or concave lens-shaped sphere segment shape.
US08026617B2	Contact layout structure A contact layout structure includes a substrate having at least a first region defined thereon, plural sets of first contact layouts positioned along a predetermined direction in the first region, and a plurality of second contact layouts positioned in the first region. Each set of the first contact layouts further comprises two square contact units and two adjacent rectangle contact units positioned in between the two square contact units. Each of the rectangle contact units comprises two opposite long sides and two opposite short sides, and a length of the long sides is not equal to the a length of the short sides.
US08026616B2	Printed circuit board, semiconductor package, card apparatus, and system A printed circuit board providing high reliability using a packaging of high capacity semiconductor chip, a semiconductor package, and a card and a system using the semiconductor package. The semiconductor package includes a substrate having a first surface and a second surface, a semiconductor chip mounted on the first surface of the substrate, at least one land disposed on the second surface of the substrate, and whose circumference includes a plurality of first group arcs, a mask layer covering the second surface of the substrate and including at least one opening that exposes the at least one land, and at least one external terminal disposed on the at least one land, wherein a portion of the at least one land is covered by the mask layer, and a sidewall of another portion of the at least one land is exposed by the at least one opening, and the circumference of the at least one opening includes a plurality of second group arcs, and a radius of the outermost arc from among the plurality of first group arcs is equal to a radius of the outermost arc from among the plurality of second group arcs.
US08026608B2	Stackable electronic package An electronic package includes a first layer having a first surface, the first layer includes a first device having a first electrical node, and a first contact pad in electrical communication with the first electrical node and positioned within the first surface. The package includes a second layer having a second surface and a third surface, the second layer includes a first conductor positioned within the second surface and a second contact pad positioned within the third surface and in electrical communication with the first conductor. A first anisotropic conducting paste (ACP) is positioned between the first contact pad and the first conductor to electrically connect the first contact pad to the first conductor such that an electrical signal may pass therebetween.
US08026606B2	Interconnect layers without electromigration A structure and a method for forming the same. The structure includes (a) an interlevel dielectric (ILD) layer; (b) a first electrically conductive line and a second electrically conductive line both residing in the ILD layer; (c) a diffusion barrier region residing in the ILD layer. The diffusion barrier region (i) physically isolates, (ii) electrically couples together, and (iii) are in direct physical contact with the first and second electrically conductive lines. The first and second electrically conductive lines each comprises a first electrically conductive material. The diffusion barrier region comprises a second electrically conductive material different from the first electrically conductive material. The diffusion barrier region is adapted to prevent a diffusion of the first electrically conductive material through the diffusion barrier region.
US08026604B2	Semiconductor devices having contact holes including protrusions exposing contact pads Semiconductor devices are provided including a semiconductor substrate and a first interlayer insulating layer on the semiconductor substrate. A contact pad is provided in the first interlayer insulating layer and a second insulating layer is provided on the first interlayer insulating layer. A contact hole is provided in the second interlayer insulating layer. The contact hole exposes the contact pad and a lower portion of the contact hole has a protrusion exposing the contact pad. The protrusion is provided on the second interlayer insulating layer. A contact spacer is provided on inside sidewalls of the contact hole and fills the protrusion. A contact plug is provided in the contact hole. Related methods are also provided herein.
US08026603B2	Interconnect structure of an integrated circuit and manufacturing method thereof An interconnect structure of an integrated circuit and manufacturing method therefore are provided, relating to an interconnect structure of flexible packaging. The interconnect structure includes a first and a second conductive pads. A plurality of tiny and conductive first pillars is respectively formed on the first and second pads. With different densities and thicknesses of the first and second pillars, a contact strength can be generated when the pillars interconnecting with each other, such that the pillars are connected closely. Furthermore, the interconnect structure can also be used to connect with fibers made of conductive materials. Moreover, the higher the density of the pillars, the stronger the contact strength. And, electronic substrates and active or passive electronic elements can be stuck on the other side of each pad. Therefore, the interconnect structure can maintain flexibility and have high reliability without being enhanced by any thermosetting polymer.
US08026598B2	Semiconductor chip module with stacked flip-chip unit A semiconductor chip module includes a first flip-chip unit and a second flip-chip unit. The first flip-chip unit has a first chip and a first glass circuit board. The first chip is connected with the first glass circuit board by flip-chip bonding. The second flip-chip unit has a second chip and a second glass circuit board. The second chip is connected with the second glass circuit board by flip-chip bonding. The first flip-chip unit and the second flip-chip unit are attached to each other. A method for manufacturing the semiconductor chip module is also disclosed.
US08026593B2	Integrated circuit package system with protected conductive layers for pads and method of manufacturing thereof An integrated circuit package system is provided including providing an integrated circuit die having a contact pad, forming a protection cover over the contact pad, forming a passivation layer having a first opening over the protection cover with the first opening exposing the protection cover, developing a conductive layer over the passivation layer, and forming a pad opening in the protection cover for exposing the contact pad.
US08026592B2	Through-silicon via structures including conductive protective layers Through-Silicon-Via (TSV) structures can include a conductive via through a substrate extending from an upper surface of the substrate to a backside surface of the substrate opposite the upper surface, a conductive protective layer including Ni and/or Co can be at a bottom of the conductive via, and a separate polymer insulating layer can be on the backside surface of the substrate in contact with the conductive protective layer.
US08026590B2	Die package and method of manufacturing the same Disclosed herein are a die package and a method of manufacturing the die package. A solder layer is formed on a lower surface of a die. The die is self-aligned and attached to a support plate using surface tension between the solder layer and a metal layer of the support plate, thus reducing attachment lead time of the die.
US08026588B2	Method of wire bonding over active area of a semiconductor circuit A method and structure are provided to enable wire bond connections over active and/or passive devices and/or low-k dielectrics, formed on an Integrated Circuit die. A semiconductor substrate having active and/or passive devices is provided, with interconnect metallization formed over the active and/or passive devices. A passivation layer formed over the interconnect metallization is provided, wherein openings are formed in the passivation layer to an upper metal layer of the interconnect metallization. Compliant metal bond pads are formed over the passivation layer, wherein the compliant metal bond pads are connected through the openings to the upper metal layer, and wherein the compliant metal bond pads are formed substantially over the active and/or passive devices. The compliant metal bond pads may be formed of a composite metal structure.
US08026586B2	Semiconductor package A semiconductor package comprises a substrate having bond fingers on an upper surface thereof and ball lands on a lower surface thereof; at least two chip modules stacked on the upper surface of the substrate, each of the at least two chip modules including a plurality of semiconductor chips having first connection members and stacked in a manner such that the first connection members of the semiconductor chips are connected to one another, the chip modules being stacked in a zigzag pattern such that connection parts of the chip modules project sideward; and second connection members electrically connecting the connection parts of the respective chip modules to the bond fingers of the substrate.
US08026582B2	Integrated circuit package system with internal stacking module adhesive An integrated circuit package system comprising: providing a substrate; forming a base assembled package over the substrate; forming a top package over the base assemble package; and applying a top package stacking material for stand-off or insulation to the base assembled package and the top package.
US08026578B2	Barrier film and method of producing barrier film A barrier film formed on top of a substrate, a barrier film formed so as to cover a functional element region fabricated on top of a substrate, or a barrier film formed on both a substrate and a functional element region, wherein the barrier film includes at least one layer of a silicon nitride film formed by laminating two or more silicon nitride layers having different Si/N composition ratios.
US08026574B2	Anti-fuse memory cell An anti-fuse memory cell having a variable thickness gate oxide. The variable thickness gate oxide has a thick gate oxide portion and a thin gate oxide portion, where the thing gate oxide portion has at least one dimension less than a minimum feature size of a process technology. The thin gate oxide can be rectangular in shape or triangular in shape. The anti-fuse transistor can be used in a two-transistor memory cell having an access transistor with a gate oxide substantially identical in thickness to the thick gate oxide of the variable thickness gate oxide of the anti-fuse transistor.
US08026573B2	Electrical fuse structure An electrical fuse structure is disclosed. The electrical fuse structure includes a fuse element disposed on surface of a semiconductor substrate, a cathode electrically connected to one end of the fuse element, and an anode electrically connected to another end of the fuse element. Specifically, a compressive stress layer is disposed on at least a portion of the fuse element.
US08026570B2	Semiconductor integrated circuit device having power switch controller with gate insulator thickness for controlling multiple power switches A semiconductor integrated circuit device having a control signal system for avoiding failure to check an indefinite signal propagation prevention circuit, for facilitating a check included in an automated tool, and for facilitating a power shutdown control inside a chip. In the semiconductor integrated circuit device, power shutdown priorities are provided by independent power domains (Area A to Area I). A method for preventing a power domain having a lower priority from being turned OFF when a circuit having a high priority is turned ON is also provided.
US08026569B2	Semiconductor device In one embodiment of the present invention, a semiconductor device has a photodiode over a P-type substrate, an NPN transistor formed over the P-type substrate, an N+-type buried region provided right under the NPN transistor as being buried in the P-type substrate, and a P+-type buried region formed in the N+-type buried region.
US08026562B2	Magnetic memory element utilizing spin transfer switching A magnetic memory element includes a pinned layer, a tunneling barrier layer, a free layer and a stabilizing layer. The tunneling barrier layer is disposed on the pinned layer. The free layer is disposed on the tunneling barrier layer. The stabilizing layer is disposed on the free layer.
US08026560B2	Ultra-sensitive detection techniques Techniques for ultra-sensitive detection are provided. In one aspect, a detection device is provided. The detection device comprises a source; a drain; a nanowire comprising a semiconductor material having a first end clamped to the source and a second end clamped to the drain and suspended freely therebetween; and a gate in close proximity to the nanowire.
US08026558B2	Semiconductor power device having a top-side drain using a sinker trench A semiconductor power device includes a plurality of groups of stripe-shaped trenches extending in a silicon region over a substrate, and a contiguous sinker trench completely surrounding each group of the plurality of stripe-shaped trenches so as to isolate the plurality of groups of stripe-shaped trenches from one another. The contiguous sinker trench extends from a top surface of the silicon region through the silicon region and terminates within the substrate. The contiguous sinker trench is lined with an insulator only along the sinker trench sidewalls so that a conductive material filling the contiguous sinker trench makes electrical contact with the substrate along the bottom of the contiguous sinker trench and makes electrical contact with an interconnect layer along the top of the contiguous sinker trench.
US08026554B2	Semiconductor device and manufacturing method thereof A semiconductor device includes: a silicon substrate; and a field effect transistor including a gate insulating film over the silicon substrate, a gate electrode on the gate insulating film, and source and drain regions. The gate electrode includes, in part in contact with the gate insulating film, a crystallized Ni silicide region containing an impurity element of a conductivity type opposite to a conductivity type of a channel region in the field effect transistor.
US08026546B2	Nonvolatile semiconductor memory device and method of manufacturing the same A nonvolatile semiconductor memory device includes a first stack unit with a first selection transistor and a second selection transistor formed on a semiconductor substrate and a second stack unit with first insulating layers and first conductive layers stacked alternately on the upper surface of the first stack unit. The second stack unit includes a second insulating layer formed in contact with side walls of the first insulating layer and the first conductive layer, a charge storage layer formed in contact with the second insulating layer for storing electrical charges, a third insulating layer formed in contact with the charge storage layer, and a first semiconductor layer formed in contact with the third insulating layer so as to extend in a stacking direction, with one end connected to one diffusion layer of the first selection transistor and the other end connected to a diffusion layer of the second selection transistor.
US08026545B2	EEPROM An EEPROM according to the present invention includes: a semiconductor layer of a first conductive type; and a first insulating film formed on the semiconductor layer. A first impurity region, a second impurity region, a third impurity region, a fourth impurity region, and a fifth impurity region of a second conductive type are formed in top layer portions of the semiconductor layer. On the first insulating film, a select gate, a first floating gate, and a second floating gate are respectively disposed opposite a region between the first impurity region and the second impurity region, a region between the second impurity region and the third impurity region, and a region between the third impurity region and the fourth impurity region. In the first insulating film, a first tunnel window and a second tunnel window are respectively formed at portions in contact with the first floating gate and the second floating gate. A sixth impurity region of the second conductive type, which is connected to the second impurity region, is formed in a portion of the top layer portion of the semiconductor layer that opposes the second tunnel window.
US08026540B2	System and method for CMOS image sensing A system is provided for determining a color using a CMOS image sensor. The system includes an input port for receiving a user command. The system further includes an image sensor, an optical device that forms an image on the image sensor, and a processor. The image sensor includes an n-type substrate and a p-type epitaxy layer overlying the n-type substrate. The image sensor includes a control circuit that applies a first voltage on the n-type substrate to obtain a first output. The control circuit applies a second voltage on the n-type substrate to obtain a second output. The control circuit also applies a third voltage on the n-type substrate to obtain a third output. The p-type epitaxy layer includes a silicon germanium material. The image sensor additionally includes an epitaxy layer interposed between the n-type substrate and the p-type epitaxy layer.
US08026533B2	Light emitting device and method of manufacturing the same The light emitting device 100 includes a light emitting element 101, a package for arranging the light emitting element 101, and an electrically conductive wire 106 for connecting an electrode disposed on the package and an electrode of the light emitting element. The package includes a support member 108 having a mounting portion to arrange the light emitting element 101 and defining a recess 103 to house a semiconductor element 102 which is different than the light emitting element, and a light transmissive member 107 covering at least the light emitting element 101. The package defines a hollow portion 111 between the light transmissive member 107 covering the opening of the recess 103 and an inner wall defining the recess 103.
US08026512B2	Mobility engineered electroluminescent devices An electroluminescent (EL) device, including a semiconductor structure, a first electrode, and a second electrode. The semiconductor structure includes: a first higher mobility semiconductor layer having a first mobility; a second higher mobility semiconductor layer having a second mobility; and a lower mobility semiconductor layer formed between the first higher mobility semiconductor layer and the higher mobility second semiconductor layer. The lower mobility semiconductor layer has a third mobility that is less than the first mobility and the second mobility. The semiconductor structure includes EL semiconducting material in the first higher mobility semiconductor layer, the second higher mobility semiconductor layer, and/or the lower mobility semiconductor layer. The first electrode is coupled to the first higher mobility semiconductor layer of the semiconductor structure. The second electrode is coupled to the second higher mobility semiconductor layer of the semiconductor structure.
US08026511B2	Organic light emitting display device and method of fabricating the same An organic light emitting device according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises a first substrate defining a pixel region and a non-pixel region; an array of organic light emitting pixels formed in the pixel region of the first substrate; a second substrate placed over the first substrate, the array being interposed between the first and second substrates; a frit seal interposed between and interconnecting the first and second substrates, wherein the frit seal comprises a plurality of elongated segments, which in combination surrounds the array; and at least one conductive line formed in the non-pixel region and elongated substantially parallel to one of the plurality of elongated segments of the frit seal, wherein no conductive line in the non-pixel region is elongated substantially parallel to one of the elongated segments and overlaps the elongated segment substantially parallel thereto when viewed from the first or second substrate.
US08026510B2	Organic electronic device and method for producing the same A main object of the present invention is to provide an organic electronic device which has a high charge injection property by lowering a charge injection barrier between an electrode and an organic layer, and a layer having a charge injection function of which can be formed by a wet film forming method, and a method for producing the same. In order to attain the object, the present invention provides an organic electronic device comprising a substrate, two or more electrodes facing each other disposed on the substrate and at least one organic layer disposed between two electrodes among the electrodes, wherein a layer containing a reactive organic compound and/or a reaction product thereof is disposed between at least one electrode and an organic layer containing a charge injection transporting material, or at least one electrode and/or an organic layer containing a charge injection transporting material disposed adjacent to the electrode, contains a reactive organic compound and/or a reaction product thereof, and a method for producing the same.
US08026508B2	Semiconductor device and method of fabricating the same Provided are a semiconductor device and a method of fabricating the same. The semiconductor device includes: a single electron box including a first quantum dot, a charge storage gate on the first quantum dot, and a first gate electrode on the charge storage gate, the charge storage gate exchanging charges with the first quantum dot, the first gate electrode adjusting electric potential of the first quantum dot; and a single electron transistor including a second quantum dot below the first quantum dot, a source, a drain, and a second gate electrode below the second quantum dot, the second quantum dot being capacitively coupled to the first quantum dot, the source contacting one side of the second quantum dot, the drain contacting the other side facing the one side, the second gate electrode adjusting electric potential of the second quantum dot.
US08026504B2	Semiconductor device and method of forming the same A semiconductor device and a method of forming the same are provided. The method includes preparing a semiconductor substrate. Insulating layers may be sequentially formed on the semiconductor substrate. Active elements may be formed between the insulating layers. A common node may be formed in the insulating layers to be electrically connected to the active elements. The common node and the active elements may be 2-dimensionally and repeatedly arranged on the semiconductor substrate.
US08026500B2	Paper carrying device, document scanning apparatus, and printing apparatus that detects error of sensor output signal A paper carrying device includes a carrying path, a light sensor, a contact sensor, and a judgment section. Both of the light sensor and the contact sensor output a presence-signal indicating that paper exists at a predetermined position in the carrying path or an absence-signal indicating that paper does not exist at the predetermined position. The judgment section judges that a signal output from the light sensor is an error when the light sensor outputs the presence-signal while the contact sensor outputs the absence-signal.
US08026497B2	Methods and apparatus for generating ultraviolet light A housing for an elongate electrodeless bulb which is energiseable by an rf field such as a microwave field, preferably at or around 2.45 GHz. The housing is constructed of electrically conductive material and is arranged to have a substantially unobstructed opening through which the bulb is visible from outside the housing, and the housing is arranged to hold the bulb in a position which is recessed into the housing such that in use, the bulb is energized by virtue of its position within the housing and adjacent surrounding conductive parts of the housing substantially attenuate the rf field near the opening so that the rf field strength outside the housing is substantially zero whereby visible light or UV light is freely allowed out through the opening.
US08026496B2	Acoustic crystal sonoluminescent cavitation devices and IR/THz sources An acoustic crystal structure includes defect cavities that concentrate the driving pressure from applied sound waves into the cavities to cavitate gas bubbles in a liquid to produce sonoluminescence. This device may be used to study sonoluminescence or cavitation or to perform sonochemistry, nuclear fusion etc. in the cavities. A waveguide may be operatively coupled to the acoustic crystal to extract, collect and route a band of electromagnetic (EM) radiation around a specified source wavelength to an output port for emission by an antenna to provide an EM source. The waveguide may, for example, be a photonic crystal defect waveguide, a photonic crystal optical fiber or Sommerfeld waveguide. The marriage of the sonoluminescence phenomena with an acoustic crystal and embedded waveguide provides for an efficient source of narrow or broad band IR or THz radiation.
US08026495B2	Charged particle beam exposure system A charged particle beam exposure system has a blanking aperture array (31) having groups of apertures (53) controlled by shift registers (75), wherein different inputs (C) to the shift registers influence a different number of apertures. Charged particle beamlets traversing the apertures are scanned across a charged particle sensitive substrate in synchronism with a clock signal of the shift registers.
US08026493B2	Method and apparatus for controlled triggering of oxygen scavenging compositions utilizing a wrap-around shade An apparatus is provided for activating an oxygen scavenging composition that includes a plurality of UV lamps arranged in a bank and disposed in a UV chamber; the UV lamps include first and second sides through which UV light is transmittable. A series of guide rolls disposed in the UV chamber define a film pathway for directing a film in close proximity with the first and second sides of the UV lamps. The UV shade is arranged to wrap about the first and second sides of the UV lamps, and may be configured to move between an open, partially open, and closed position so that the dosage of UV light to which the film is exposed may be controlled by adjusting the degree to which the shade is open. As a result, the UV shade may limit UV exposure without having to turn off the UV lamps.
US08026492B2	Dual mode gas field ion source A focused ion beam device is provided, including: an ion beam column adapted to house a gas field ion source emitter with an emitter tip and an emitter area for generating ions, a heating means adapted to heat the emitter tip, one or more gas inlets adapted to introduce a first gas and at least one second gas to the emitter area, an objective lens adapted to focus the ion beam generated from the first gas or the second gas, and a controller adapted to switch between a first emitter tip temperature and a second emitter tip temperature for generating an ion beam of ions of the first gas or an ion beam of ions of the at least one second gas.
US08026484B2	Spectrum-forming device on an optical sensor with spatial rejection Optical device comprising: a spatial filter means for eliminating, from the light rays emanating from an observed scene those coming from a direction or restricted range of directions in space, while letting through most of the light rays coming from said scene; means for varying the direction or the restricted range of directions in space in correspondence with which the spatial filter means eliminates said light rays; a spectral dispersion means for imparting to the light rays coming from said spatial filter means a deviation that is dependent on their wavelength; and an image detector for recording the light rays dispersed by said spectral dispersion means, each point on said image detector receiving light rays coming from said scene and having a different wavelength depending on the direction in space from which they come.
US08026482B2	Charged particle beam apparatus and control method therefor Potentials at a plurality of points on a diameter of a semiconductor wafer 13 are measured actually. Then, a potential distribution on the diameter is obtained by spline interpolation of potentials between the actually-measured points adjacent in the diameter direction. Thereafter, a two-dimensional interpolation function regarding a potential distribution in the semiconductor wafer 13 is obtained by spline interpolation of potentials between points adjacent in the circumferential direction around the center of the semiconductor wafer 13. Then, a potential at a observation point on the semiconductor wafer 13 is obtained by substituting the coordinate value of this observation point into the two-dimensional interpolation function. As a result, a potential distribution due to electrification of the wafer can be estimated accurately, and the retarding potential can be set to a suitable value.
US08026481B2	Charged particle apparatus, scanning electron microscope, and sample inspection method An object of the invention is to be able to select easily and quickly inspection recipes which are appropriate to samples from any number of inspection recipes. A calculating device displays a plurality of inspection recipes on the GUI. An inspection recipe includes settings for controlling charged particle columns which irradiate charged particles on samples with a plurality of characteristics. Plural inspection recipes are arranged and displayed on a coordinate system which is specified by a plurality of axes having characteristic values (robustness variable of charge up, throughput of defect inspection, and accuracy of defect inspection) which have mutually trade-off relationships.
US08026475B2	Method and apparatus for a dual gate for a mass spectrometer An ion gate apparatus for controlling the transmission of ion pulses between an origin and a destination in a mass spectrometer is disclosed, comprising: a first split gate having a length L1, comprising a first electrode portion; and a second electrode portion electrically insulated from the first electrode portion and separated from the first electrode portion so as to form a first aperture therebetween; a second split gate disposed adjacent to the first split gate at a distance d from the first split gate and having a length L2, comprising a third electrode portion; and a fourth electrode portion electrically insulated from the third electrode portion and separated from the third electrode portion so as to form a second aperture therebetween; a first voltage source electrically connected to said first electrode portion and to said second electrode portion; a second voltage source electrically connected to said third electrode portion and to said fourth electrode portion; and a controller electrically connected to said first voltage source and to said second voltage source.
US08026474B2	Device for transferring light signals between two elements relatively movable to one another To ensure an energy-efficient transfer of light signals between two elements of a machine which are movable relative to one another, a device and a method for transferring light signals between such elements is provided. A first element has a plurality of light sources for delivering light signals and a second element has at least one photoreceiver for receiving the light signals. A unit causing the turning on or off is configured such as to effect a turning on or off of only one portion of the light sources.
US08026472B2	Touch-sensitive momentary contact switch with an evaluation circuit detecting a malfunction in an optical sensor A touch-sensitive momentary-contact switch has an optical sensor, particularly an infrared sensor, and an evaluation circuit. The evaluation circuit is able to identify a malfunction in the optical sensor, so that the momentary-contact switch can be switched off, for example, for safety reasons. Therefore, it is possible to identify a malfunction in the optical sensor.
US08026469B2	Photoelectric conversion device with plural columns of pixels and conductive patterns for connecting to a source follower MOS transistor of a pixel of a column The invention provides a photoelectric conversion device, in which a decrease in sensitivity and a crosstalk between wirings are suppressed. Plural pixel columns are arranged in one direction, plural pixels are arranged in a different direction to the one direction in a column manner in the pixel column, and the pixel includes a photodiode PD, a reset transistor M4 for resetting the photodiode PD, and a source follower input transistor M3 for receiving a signal from the photodiode PD. An independent readout wiring 16 is individually provided for each pixel. The reset transistor M4 and the source follower input transistor M3 included in one pixel column or another pixel column are arranged between the photodiode column in one pixel column and the photodiode column in another pixel column arranged adjacent to the one pixel column.
US08026465B1	Guided fuse with variable incidence panels A guided fuse is provided for installation on a projectile at its nose. The fuse includes a conical frustrum housing, a pair of control panels rotatably connected to pivotable knuckles, and a pair of drag panels disposed on hinges. Each of the control panels releases on command from stowage to deployment. Stowage configuration disposes each control and drag panel to conform against the housing, whereas deployment configuration separately splays the control and drag panels radially outward from the housing. In response to maneuver commands, each control panel turns on one of the knuckles along a radial control axis substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis. The control panels turn together either the same angular direction or the opposite angular direction. The control and drag panels form a cruciform pattern along the exterior. The fuse delivers torque from an actuator activated by the controller to the knuckles in response release and/or maneuver commands, and to the hinges in response to release command.
US08026463B2	High-speed cooking oven with optimized cooking efficiency The present invention is directed to improving the conventional high-speed cooking oven based on a combination of hot air impingement and microwave heating by providing a time-dependent spatial variation in the net air impingement and/or net microwave energy applied to the food product in the oven. This is aimed at optimizing heat transfer and microwave efficiencies in a high-speed cooking oven, thereby enabling the oven to deliver an optimal cooking efficiency in comparison to the conventional high-speed cooking oven. In addition, under the present invention, the cooking efficiency may be further optimized by dimensioning the nozzles for hot air impingement to tighten impingement plumes, subject to the space constraint of the oven's cooking chamber, and dimensioning the cooking chamber of the oven in integer multiples of the wavelength of the microwave energy to match the microwave load. With the optimized cooking efficiency provided by the present invention, the high speed cooking technology may now be extended to ovens operating on a power supply based on a voltage less than 220 volts, preferably between 110 and 125 volts, with more productive results, so that the high-speed cooking technology may find a wider applicability and customer base.
US08026459B2	Laser surface treatment A laser surface treatment for reducing reflection loss on the surface of an optical material is provided. A metal film is formed on the surface of the optical material, and then the metal film is removed from the optical material by irradiation of an ultra-intense short-pulse laser beam having a pulse width of 1 femtosecond to 100 picoseconds, so that a fine periodic structure is formed on the surface of the optical material exposed by the removal of the metal film. The obtained fine periodic structure has asperities with a periodic interval of preferably 50 to 1000 nm, which can be controlled by changing the laser energy density.
US08026457B2	Laser protection arrangement with safety cutoff Laser protection arrangement with a safety cutoff comprising a passive laser protection wall which stores the radiation energy of impinging radiation of a laser of a laser material processing installation, a laser protection foil which causes a detectable change when struck by laser radiation and which is arranged in front in direction of the laser radiation, and at least one sensor which is connected to the laser by a threshold switch in order to switch off the laser when the received detector signal exceeds or falls below a threshold value.
US08026452B2	Cable coupler for connection of armored cable having armor layer and method of holding the armor layer Disclosed herein is a cable coupler for the connection of an armored cable having an armor layer. The cable coupler of the present invention includes a sleeve, which has an inclined surface, which is brought into contact with the armor layer of the armored cable, and a fastening ring and a support ring, each of which has a small width. Each of the fastening ring and the support ring includes inclined surfaces, which are formed by reducing the thickness thereof from a medial portion thereof to opposite ends. The inner inclined surfaces of the fastening ring and the support ring have inclination angles similar to that of the inclined surface of the sleeve. In addition, the armor layer can be firmly held by the cable coupler despite the use of a relatively small force, thus enhancing labor efficiency. As well, armor layers having various thicknesses can be held by the cable coupler merely by changing the positions of the fastening ring and the support ring, thus increasing the usefulness of the cable coupler.
US08026451B2	Electronic device capable of ejecting an external device The present invention provides an electronic device having a ejector for an external device. The ejector includes a body, a first elastic member, a plate, a block, a rotating unit, and a second elastic member. The ejector of the present invention is able to eject the external device engaged therewith. Thus, the apparatus can be applied to an electronic device required for detaching the external device.
US08026441B2	Coaxial cable shielding Coaxial cable shielding. In one example embodiment, a coaxial cable includes a center conductor, a dielectric, a tape, and a jacket. The tape defines first and second edge portions that each borders an interior portion. The thickness of the first edge portion is less than the thickness of the interior portion. The dielectric surrounds the center conductor. The tape is wrapped around the dielectric such that the first edge portion overlaps with the second edge portion. The jacket surrounds the tape.
US08026439B2	Solar concentration system A solar concentration system includes an optically clear shell member having an outer surface and an inner surface, with the inner surface defining a hollow interior portion, a liquid contained within the hollow interior portion of the optically clear shell, and a solar collection system contained within the hollow interior portion of the optically clear shell. The solar collection system includes a tracking system configured and disposed to selectively shift within the hollow interior portion, a reflector member mounted to the tracking system, and a solar receiver mounted to the tracking system. The tracking system being configured and disposed orient the reflector member and the solar receiver to follow a path of the sun enhancing the collection of solar energy.
US08026438B2	Front transparent conductor assembly for thin-film photovoltaic cells and method A front transparent conductor assembly and, in one embodiment, a photovoltaic cell, includes at least three transparent conductor layers. In one embodiment, first and second transparent conductors comprised of SnO2 are positioned above and below a third transparent conductor comprised of ZnO2. In one embodiment, the second transparent conductor layer is significantly thicker than either the first or third transparent conductor layers. In one embodiment of a photovoltaic cell incorporating such an assembly, a sealing layer of SiO2 is interposed between a superstrate and the first transparent conductor. In another embodiment, first and second intermediate layers of ZnSnO3 are incorporated into the assembly, with the first intermediate layer interposed between the first and second transparent conductors and with the second intermediate layer interposed between the second and third transparent conductors.
US08026437B2	Electronic musical instrument generating musical sounds with plural timbres in response to a sound generation instruction When the on-on time between Note 1 and Note 2 is shorter than the double stop judgment time JT, as shown in FIG. 3A, the mode is changed from Unison 1 to Unison 2. When note-on information of Note 1 is inputted at time t1, the parts 1-4 are assigned to Note 1, and simultaneously start sound generation at pitch n1, as shown in FIG. 3B. Next, when note-on information of Note 2 at pitch n2 lower than Note 1 is inputted at time t2, the mode is switched to Unison 2. Part 1 (with the timbre being trumpet) and Part 2 (with the timbre being clarinet) which are higher in the pitch order are assigned to Note 1, and continue generating the musical sound at pitch n1 of Note 1, and Part 3 (with the timbre being alto saxophone) and Part 4 (with the timbre being trombone) which are lower in the pitch order are assigned to Note 2, stop the sound generation at pitch n1, and start sound generation at pitch n2 of Note 2.
US08026435B2	Selectively displaying song lyrics Described are methods, systems, and apparatuses, including computer program products, for selectively displaying song lyrics in a rhythm-action game. In one aspect this is accomplished by determining a number of vocal cues to be displayed on a display in communication with a game platform, where the vocal cues are each associated with a lyric. Provided a number of areas available to display a set of lyrics, either before run-time or determined at run-time, the game platform determines, based on a lyric priority associated with each lyric, which of the lyrics associated with each vocal cue to display when the number of vocal cues exceeds the number of areas available.
US08026432B2	Inbred corn line BB46 An inbred corn line, designated BB46, is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of inbred corn line BB46, to the plants and plant parts of inbred corn line BB46 and to methods for producing a corn plant, either inbred or hybrid, by crossing inbred corn line BB46 with itself or another corn line. The invention further relates to methods for producing a corn plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic plants produced by that method and to methods for producing other inbred corn lines derived from inbred corn line BB46.
US08026423B2	Soybean cultivar S080051 A soybean cultivar designated S080051 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar S080051, to the plants of soybean S080051, to plant parts of soybean cultivar S080051, and to methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing soybean cultivar S080051 with itself or with another soybean variety. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. This invention also relates to soybean cultivars, or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean variety S080051, to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar S080051, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing the cultivar S080051 with another soybean cultivar.
US08026422B2	Soybean cultivar 84134405 A soybean cultivar designated 84134405 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 84134405, to the plants of soybean 84134405, to plant parts of soybean cultivar 84134405 and to methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing soybean cultivar 84134405 with itself or with another soybean variety. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. This invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars and plant parts derived from soybean variety 84134405, to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 84134405 and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants and plant parts produced by crossing the cultivar 84134405 with another soybean cultivar.
US08026421B1	Soybean variety XB49B09 According to the invention, there is provided a novel soybean variety designated XB49B09. This invention thus relates to the seeds of soybean variety XB49B09, to the plants of soybean XB49B09 to plant parts of soybean variety XB49B09 and to methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing plants of the soybean variety XB49B09 with another soybean plant, using XB49B09 as either the male or the female parent.
US08026420B1	Soybean variety XB38C09 According to the invention, there is provided a novel soybean variety designated XB38C09. This invention thus relates to the seeds of soybean variety XB38C09, to the plants of soybean XB38C09 to plant parts of soybean variety XB38C09 and to methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing plants of the soybean variety XB38C09 with another soybean plant, using XB38C09 as either the male or the female parent.
US08026418B2	Soybean cultivar 301202006 A soybean cultivar designated 301202006 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 301202006, to the plants of soybean 301202006, to plant parts of soybean cultivar 301202006 and to methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing soybean cultivar 301202006 with itself or with another soybean variety. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. This invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars and plant parts derived from soybean variety 301202006, to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 301202006 and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants and plant parts produced by crossing the cultivar 301202006 with another soybean cultivar.
US08026417B2	High oil hybrid Brassica line 46P50 An improved Brassica hybrid plant and seed thereof designated 46P50 are provided. The Brassica hybrid produces seed having an average weight of oil per gram of mature dried seed that is between about 2.7 to 3.3 percentage points higher than that produced by current commercial hybrids when grown under the same environmental conditions. Also provided are methods for producing the hybrid plant, methods of oil and meal production, and methods of breeding with the hybrid plant.
US08026406B2	Absorbent structure in an absorbent article An absorbent structure comprising a silicone foam having pore walls and a plurality of hydrophilic particles anchored to the pore walls of the foam. Some of the hydrophilic particles have an anchored portion firmly anchored to the pore walls and an exposed portion extending outwardly away from the pore walls upon which the anchored portion is secured.
US08026397B2	Method for obtaining an aminoindan mesylate derivative The invention relates to processes for preparing rasagiline mesylate that avoid the use of alcohol solvents, thereby producing rasagiline mesylate free of any alkyl mesylates, including isopropyl mesylate. The invention further relates to processes for purifying rasagiline mesylate to obtain a product free of alkyl mesylates, and to the thus obtained rasagiline mesylate.
US08026396B2	Processes for the preparation of optically active intermediates This invention relates to processes for the production of optically active 2-(disubstituted aryl)cyclopropylamine compounds and optically active 2-(disubstituted aryl)cyclopropane carboxamide compounds which are useful intermediates for the preparation of pharmaceutical agents, and in particular the compound [1S-(1α,2α,3β(1S,2R),5β)]-3-[7-[2-(3,4-difluorophenyl)-cyclopropyl]amino]-5-(propylthio)-3H-1,2,3-triazolo[4,5-d]pyrimidin-3-yl)-5-(2-hydroxyethoxy)-cyclopentane-1,2-diol.
US08026395B1	Process for the synthesis of anti-neoplasia agent VNP40101M The present invention relates to simple, safe, high-yield methods of synthesizing VNP40101M, 1,2-bis(methylsulfonyl)-2-(2-chloroethyl)-2-(methylaminocarbonyl)hydrazine, an anti-neoplasia agent. One particularly preferred method uses methyl chloroformamide in a one-pot reaction at elevated temperatures to provide VNP40101M in high yield.
US08026393B2	Soft-gelatin capsule formulation The present invention discloses a soft gelatin capsule formulation of a 15-keto-prostaglandin compound, which comprises: a soft gelatin capsule shell comprising gelatin and sugar alcohol as a plasticizer, and a mixture comprising a 15-keto-prostaglandin compound and a pharmaceutically acceptable vehicle which is filled in the shell. By encapsulating the 15-keto-prostaglandin compound in the specified soft gelatin capsule shell, stability of the compound is significantly improved.
US08026389B2	Solid and water-soluble active ingredient and herbicide formulation, production process therefor, and process for controlling weeds The present invention provides active ingredients and herbicide formulations, as well as the production processes therefor. The active ingredient of the invention is a dry, solid ammonium salt of glyphosate, having high purity (95 to 100%) and low humidity (<1.0% m/m), and is useful as “technical salt” for the preparation of dry, solid, and water-soluble herbicide formulations of the invention. The production process of said active ingredient comprises a solid/liquid/solid reaction between a solid ammonium salt and solid glyphosate acid, both solid being dispersed in an organic liquid medium. The products of the invention are highly water-soluble and are useful for controlling crop weeds.
US08026380B2	System and process for production of fatty acids and wax alternatives from triglycerides A method of producing volatilized fatty acids by heating a feedstock comprising at least one fat or oil in a reactor under inert vacuum to volatilize fatty acids, and removing volatilized fatty acids from bottoms residue comprising cross-linked oil. A system for stripping fatty acids from triglycerides, the system comprising a reactor, heating apparatus and a vacuum pump capable of pulling a vacuum in the range of from 1 kPa to 50 kPa on the reactor. A system for producing a hydrogenated product including a reactor comprising an inlet for a stream comprising triglycerides, an outlet for volatilized fatty acids, and an outlet for a cross-linked product, heating apparatus, a vacuum pump capable of pulling a vacuum in the range of from 1 kPa to 50 kPa on the reactor, and a hydrogenation reactor, wherein an inlet of the hydrogenation reactor is fluidly connected to the outlet for cross-linked product.
US08026378B2	Glyceryl ether compounds and their use Glyceryl ether compounds prepared by the reaction of glycerol and olefin epoxides are disclosed. The compounds are renewable biomass-based surfactants useful as detergents and emulsifiers in formulations for cleaning, laundry, personal care, cosmetics, and industrial uses.
US08026377B2	Process for (3R, 5R)-7-[2-(4-fluorophenyl)-5-isopropyl-3-phenyl-4-[(4-hydroxy methyl phenyl amino) carbonyl]-pyrrol-1-yl]-3,5-dihydroxy-heptanoic acid hemi calcium salt The present invention relates to processes for the manufacture of (3R,5R)-7-[2-(4-fluorophenyl)-5-isopropyl-3-phenyl-4-[(4-hydroxy methyl phenyl amino)carbonyl]-pyrrol-1-yl]-3,5-dihydroxy-heptanoic acid hemi calcium salt.
US08026375B2	Transition metal catalyzed synthesis of N-aminoindoles The present invention relates to a process for the regioselective synthesis of compounds of the formula I, wherein R0; R1; R2; R3; R4; R5; R6; A1; A2; A3; A4, Q, T and J have the meanings indicated in the claims. The present invention provides a direct transition metal catalyzed process to a wide variety of multifunctional N-aminoindole or N-amino-azaindoles of the formula I from 2-halo-phenylacetylenes or (2-sulfonato)phenyl-acetylenes and N,N-disubstituted hydrazines, useful for the production of pharmaceuticals, diagnostic agents, liquid crystals, polymers, herbicides, fungicidals, nematicidals, parasiticides, insecticides, acaricides and arthropodicides.
US08026367B2	(R)-arylalkylamino derivatives and pharmaceutical compositions containing them The present invention relates to selected (R)-arylalkylamino derivatives of formula (I), in which R, R1 and Ar are as defined in the claims. These compounds show a surprising potent inhibitory effect on C5a induced human PMN chemotaxis. The compounds of the invention absolutely lack of CXCL8 inhibitory activity. Said compounds are useful in the treatment of pathologies depending on the chemotactic activation of neutrophils and monocytes induced by the fraction C5a of the complement. In particular, the compounds of the invention are useful in the treatment of sepsis, psoriasis, rheumatoid arthritis, ulcerative colitis, acute respiratory distress syndrome, idiopathic fibrosis, glomerulonephritis and in the prevention and treatment of injury caused by ischemia and reperfusion.
US08026365B2	4,4-disubstituted piperidine derivatives This invention relates to 4,4-disubstituted piperidine derivatives of the formula wherein A and R1 to R5 are as defined in the specification, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. The invention further relates to pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds, to a process for their preparation and to their use for the treatment and/or prevention of diseases which are associated with the modulation of SST receptors subtype 5.

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