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US07651007B2 Method of uniformly supplying a mixture of particulate solids
A method makes use of a minimally-shearing feeder mechanism supplying a desired flow of particulate solids mixture, with minimal to no sifting segregation to a desired location. The feeder methodology maintains a uniform concentration of each size of particle within the mixture.
US07651006B2 Stamped bucket for vending machine and method of forming same
A stamped bucket for a vending machine having an elongated body with opposing first and second ends, a first end wall integrally formed on the body along the first end and a second end wall integrally formed on the body along the second end. The first and second end walls extending in generally transverse relation to the body. The first end wall has one or more tab portions extending therefrom that are secured to the body adjacent the first end. The second end wall also has one or more tab portions extending therefrom that are secured to the body adjacent the second end. An axis of rotation extends between the first and second end walls substantially longitudinally along the body.
US07651003B2 Venting valve-type closure for beverage container
A closure used on a beverage container has an outlet neck centered on an axis. The closure has a mount secured to the neck and a valve body formed with an outwardly open passage extending along a passage axis generally coaxial with the outlet-neck axis. This body is pivotally displaceable in the mount about a valve-body axis generally coaxial with the passage axis and outlet-neck axis between an open position and a closed position and through an intermediate position. Structure on the valve body and mount block flow through the passage in the closed position, allow free flow through the passage in the open position, and limit flow through the passage in the intermediate position.
US07651002B2 Closure cap for a bottle with controlled opening
A closure device for a container, particularly a bottle, has a stopper called the service cap, arranged at the end thereof, on which a closing flap pivots. The closure device is provided with a locking system and cooperates with a hole in the sealed closure, or can be opened by pivoting. The closing flap has an opening device to guarantee the complete pivoting of the closing flap on opening, by a constant force and a constant movement without manual action of the user, immediately after the same has carried out a voluntary manual operation on the closing flap which is limited to releasing the locking system thereof.
US07651000B2 Sieve material of metal, and method for its production
The invention provides a substantially flat sieve material of metal with sieve apertures, in particular sieve apertures with microdimensions. The sieve apertures comprise at least one passage in the plane of the sieve material parallel to a main surface, while the inlet and outlet can open onto the same main surface or a different main surface. The invention furthermore provides a method for the production of such sieve material by means of electroforming techniques in which a sacrificial material is used.
US07650999B2 End cap and gasket assemblies for filter elements
A filter element is particularly suitable as a “green” filter element because all of its parts are flammable for disposal of after use by incineration. The filter element has an annular pleated filter media, hard resinous end seals and compressible gaskets bonded directly to the end seals. In accordance with one embodiment, both the end seals and gaskets are applied to the ends of the filter media by sequential steps in an injecting molding machine. In accordance with another embodiment, the gasket is molded to the end cap to form an integral assembly and the end cap is then fixed to the filter media by adhesive or by heat bonding.
US07650990B2 Golf bag
A golf bag comprising a bag body, a support bracket and a tilting device. The bag body includes a top frame, a middle frame, a bottom frame, a plurality of support rod provided between the top frame and the middle frame and a joint block for stably coupling the middle frame and the bottom frame. The tilting device includes a fixed leg and a pair of steel wires extending therefrom. The fixed leg has a moveable shank therein, and a notch is formed in an inner side of the moveable shank. The moveable shank also has a support foot in a bottom thereof which can push the moveable shank to move up and down relative to the fixed leg. The middle frame has a Σ-shaped frame which can disengage with the notch by the push of the moveable shank.
US07650985B2 Closure system for a trough
A closure system for a trough comprising a first closure member and a second closure member, the first closure member being movable between a closed position, where it closes against the perimeter of a first opening in the bottom of a trough and an open position where it retracts to a position away from contact with the perimeter of the first opening, the second closure member being movable between a closed position where it closes against the perimeter of a second opening in an opposite side of the bottom of the trough and an open position where it retracts to a position away from contact with the perimeter of the second opening, and first and second controllers operable to move the first closure member and second closure member respectively between the open and closed positions.
US07650984B2 Device for varying the separation pitch between articles conveyed
A device for carrying out a “re-pitching” operation, i.e., an operation for changing the pitch between articles included in a flow of moving articles, includes one or more elements for conveying the articles, which are able to perform an orbital movement about a principal axis between a position for pick-up and a position for release of the articles. The speed of the orbital movement is selectively variable in the passage between the position for pick-up and the position for release. Members are provided for distribution of subatmospheric pressure to the conveying elements to enable them to carry out selectively an action of suction to pick up the articles. The members include a distributor, which can turn about the aforesaid principal axis. Set between the rotating distributor and each conveying element is a respective flexible pipe or hose for transferring the subatmospheric pressure to the conveying element. The flexibility of the pipe enables relative angular orientation between the distributor and the conveying element with respect to the aforesaid principal axis.
US07650981B2 Passenger conveyor handrail sliding layer treatment
A passenger conveyor handrail (30) includes a sliding fabric layer (36) having a low-friction coating (40) on at least one side (38) of the sliding fabric layer (36). One example includes the low-friction coating (40) on selected portions of the one side (38) of the sliding fabric layer (36). Another example includes a coating on both sides (38, 39) of the sliding fabric layer (36).
US07650979B2 Ball transfer device
A ball transfer device is disclosed herein. An embodiment of the ball transfer device includes a chamber, wherein a first opening and a second opening extend into the chamber. A ball is located between the first opening and the second opening and is movable within the chamber. The movement extends between a first position and as second position, wherein a portion of the ball is movable into the first opening when the ball is in the first position.
US07650975B2 Clutch disk arrangement for a multi-disk clutch
A clutch disk arrangement for a multi-disk clutch has a hub rotatable about an axis of rotation and a plurality of friction lining assemblies connected to the hub by a torsional vibration damper arrangement. The torsional vibration damper arrangement includes a central disk element on the hub and a cover disk element on each side of the central element, where the cover disk elements are permanently connected to each other and are connected by a damper element arrangement to the central disk element for transmitting torque. A driver formation is provided on at least one of the cover disk elements and an opposing driver formation is arranged on at least one of the friction lining assemblies. The driver formation engages the opposing driver formation so that the at least one of the friction lining assemblies is fixed with respect to rotation and is axially displaceable.
US07650972B2 Elevator
An elevator may include an elevator car, hoisting ropes, traction sheave, and compensating device. The hoisting ropes may support the elevator car. The traction sheave may move the elevator car using the hoisting ropes. The elevator may include rope portions of the hoisting ropes going upwards and downwards from the elevator car. A rope portion going from the traction sheave in a direction of the rope portions going upwards from the elevator car may be under a first rope tension. A rope portion going from the traction sheave in a direction of the rope portions going downwards from the elevator car may be under a second rope tension. The compensating device may do one or more of the following: equalize rope tension, compensate the rope tension, equalize rope elongation, compensate the rope elongation, and render a ratio of the first rope tension to the second rope tension substantially constant.
US07650971B2 Safety lock for elevator landing door detecting intrusion in the shaft through the landing door and elevator thus equipped
The invention relates to a safety lock (1) for an elevator landing door detecting intrusion of a person in the shaft through the landing door, activating a bistable switch (21) through its spindle lever (11) putting the elevator into safe operation when the landing door is opened by turning the corresponding key, it being impossible to reset the switch (21) manually from the inside of the shaft, which comprises a device (17) fixing the lock in the open position with the door open, that is released when the door is closed such that the switch (21) can be reset by turning the lock (1) in the closing direction of the door in which the key is turned in the opposite direction to the opening direction, the switch (21) being reset mechanically by a mechanical means connected to the spindle lever (11).
US07650969B2 Safety device for use in an elevator system including a triggering member for activating a safety brake
An elevator system includes a safety device strategically positioned within a hoistway to provide overhead or under car clearance during an inspection procedure, for example. An example safety device includes a triggering member that is selectively moved into a stopping position to engage a safety brake for preventing movement of an elevator car beyond a selected vertical position. The triggering member is selectively moveable in an automated manner between a retracted position and a stopping position. When the triggering member is in a retracted position, it has no effect on normal elevator system operation. When the triggering member is in the stopping position, it provides for maintaining adequate clearance between an elevator car assembly and another surface or structure within an elevator hoistway.
US07650966B2 Elevator system including multiple cars in a hoistway, destination entry control and parking positions
An elevator system (20) includes multiple cars (22, 24) within a hoistway (40). Parking positions (72, 74) are provided outside the range of passenger service levels (70). A destination entry strategy is used by a controller (60) for directing movement of the elevator cars (22, 24). The inventive combination of multiple cars in a hoistway, parking positions outside of the normal passenger service level range and destination entry car movement control allows for reducing car travel speed, reducing car size or both while still meeting desired handling capacity needs or even exceeding the desired handling capacity associated with another elevator system that requires larger cars, higher speeds and more building space.
US07650959B2 Frame arrangement for off-road vehicle
An off-road vehicle includes a frame and four wheels that support the frame. An engine powers the wheels. The engine is mounted on the frame. The frame includes multiple frame members that surround the engine. One of the frame members disposed behind the engine is detachably affixed to the rest of the frame members. The frame members are divided into first and second groups. The first and second groups are offset fore to aft relative to each other and overlap with each other in a rear section of the first group and in a front section of the second group. The rear section of the first group defines a bent portion coupled with the second group. The front section of the second group defines a bent portion coupled with the first group.
US07650956B2 Vehicle drive control apparatus and method
A vehicle drive control for a wheeled vehicle including a first motor generator, and a second motor generator. A planetary gear set includes a first rotating element connected to the first motor generator, a second rotating element connected to the second motor generator, and a third rotating element connected to a drive wheel. A rotation control mechanism selectively restricts rotation of one of the first and second rotating elements of the planetary gear set to establish a fixed speed ratio mode, and releases the one of the first and second rotating elements to establish a variable speed ratio mode. A control unit is configured to control each operating state of the rotation control mechanism, the first motor generator, and the second motor generator, and configured to establish the variable speed ratio mode when a slip state of the drive wheel is detected in the fixed speed ratio mode.
US07650952B2 Passive vertical drilling motor stabilization
A drilling stabilization system includes a power section coupled to an upper end of a transmission housing, a bearing housing coupled to a lower end of the transmission housing, and a drill bit coupled to the bearing housing, wherein the transmission housing includes at least two radially outwardly extending blades disposed on the transmission housing. A method of drilling a substantially concentric wellbore includes drilling a formation with a directional drilling bottomhole assembly coupled to a drill string, changing a direction of the drilling of the formation being drilled, removing the directional drilling bottomhole assembly from the drill string, coupling a drilling stabilization system to the drill string, and drilling the formation with the drilling stabilization system.
US07650941B2 Equalizing injection tool
An equalizing injection wash tool includes a plurality of interconnectable wash tool segments. Each of the segments provides a flow applicator nozzle for transmitting fluid/and or solid from the interior flowbore of the wash tool and into the surrounding formation. Each segment preferably features a plurality of nozzle pipes and nozzles which are oriented about the cross-sectional circumference of the segment in an angularly spaced orientation to provide for a flow pattern that is substantially equalized in an angular manner. In a preferred embodiment, the nozzle pipes have a length that extends into the flowbore of a neighboring wash tool segment.
US07650936B2 Drilling flange and independent screwed wellhead with metal-to-metal seal and method of use
A drilling flange and an independent screwed wellhead provides a metal-to-metal seal that supplements the traditional elastomeric O-rings for providing a fluid seal between the drilling flange and the wellhead. The metal-to-metal seal may be achieved using a metal ring gasket or two contacting metal surfaces that are machined to required tolerances and are configured to be forced together when the drilling flange is mounted to the wellhead. The metal-to-metal seal ensures a fluid seal between the flange body and the wellhead in the event that the O-rings malfunction or are destroyed by fire.
US07650930B2 High temperature process for solution polymerization
A process for the solution polymerization of olefins with improved on-stream time is provided. The solution polymerization process of the current invention comprises a method for the on-line removal of foulant material from one or more heat exchangers downstream of a polymerization reactor. Removal of foulant material is accomplished by deliberately applying a positive pressure differential across a heat exchanger. In the process of the current invention, reactor shut down is not required for the purpose of cleaning foulant material from a heat exchanger.
US07650928B2 High performance compact thermosiphon with integrated boiler plate
A thermosiphon cooling assembly includes a plurality of hairpin condenser tubes that extend into openings of a boiling chamber for collection of refrigerant vapor from a boiler housing. The distal ends of the tubes extend into the chamber from a cover the least distance midway between the ends of the boiler housing and increase in distance in opposite directions toward the ends. The hairpin tubes are in groups with each tube in a group having the same length and the groups having respectively different lengths and at least one group includes more than one tube.
US07650927B2 Outlet temperature calculation correction from ambient/water temperature
A method of controlling a vehicle heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system. Outside or ambient temperature, evaporator temperature, and coolant temperature are measured with sensors. These values, along with a TAO, which is a calculated value of outlet temperature in the vehicle, are sent to a controller. The controller determines a predicted heater core outlet temperature based upon the coolant temperature. Based upon the outside air temperature and coolant temperature, the controller will decide whether to use the previously determined estimated heater core outlet temperature or to substitute an alternate value for the heater core outlet temperature to determine a position for the air mix door. After calculating the air mix door position, the controller signals an air mix door movement device to adjust the air mix door to the required position. Position of the air mix door affects the air temperature inside of the vehicle.
US07650926B2 Blade outer air seals, cores, and manufacture methods
A blade outer air seal (BOAS) casting core has first and second end portions and a plurality of legs. Of these legs, first legs each have: a first end joining the first end portion; a main body portion; and a second end. Second legs each have: a second end joining the second end portion; a main body portion; and a first portion. At least one of the second legs may have its first end joining the core first end portion and a plurality of apertures in the main body portion. Alternatively, at least one of the first legs may have its second end joining the core second end portion and a plurality of apertures in its main body portion.
US07650924B1 Adjustable-width/height window treatment overlay
A mass marketable decorative window treatment system employs adjustable-width valance pieces or overlays that can be hung from a conventional curtain rod on which a rod sleeve has been mounted. Segmented hook and loop fastener means are employed on both the valance pieces and on a curtain rod subassembly so that the decorative window treatment components need not be permanently secured to a board as required with similar custom window treatments. The width of individual valance pieces, such as, but not limited to, swags and jabots and flat overlays can be adjusted so that the standard size components can be used for different size windows.
US07650920B2 Method and arrangement for increasing safety when handling a wheel
A Method and an arrangement for increasing safety when handling a wheel. The method comprises locking a fastening bolt of the rim in the vicinity of a wheel valve in place with a locking device. The arrangement comprises a locking device which locks at least one fastening bolt in the vicinity of the wheel valve in such a way that the fastening bolt cannot be detached before the locking device is removed.
US07650907B2 Hydraulic control apparatus
A hydraulic control apparatus for a single action cylinder includes a switch valve for supplying fluid to and draining fluid from the cylinder, a cylinder side passage connected to the cylinder, a switch valve side passage connected to the switch valve, and a valve body accommodation chamber. The valve body accommodation chamber linearly extends between the cylinder side passage and the switch valve side passage. An on-off valve is located in a vicinity of a first end of the valve body accommodation chamber. The on-off valve defines a first back pressure chamber. A flow control valve is located in a vicinity of a second end that is opposite to the first end. The flow control valve defines a second back pressure chamber. The on-off valve and the flow control valve are separated from each other by a partitioning member.
US07650886B1 Esophageal airway management device guides
And the esophageal airway management device guide insertable in a patient's trachea with minimum throat, esophageal or tracheal injury having a distal section softer than an intermediate section which also may have a proximal section softer than the intermediate section.
US07650882B2 Pot supports and burner systems including same
A pot support for a ceramic glass cooktop having integrally formed grates. The pot support is formed of a material able to withstand gas cooking temperatures without substantial alteration of its shape or composition. The pot support is configured to rest in a stable position over a gas burner head to support a relatively small diameter utensil centered over the burner head and to cooperate with the integrally formed grate to support large or small diameter utensils that are supported over the burner off-center relative to the grate.
US07650879B2 Two-stroke internal combustion engine
A two-stroke internal combustion engine comprising a combustion space, which is enclosed by a cylinder having an end wall, and a piston that is connected to a crankshaft, which piston is capable of reciprocating motion within the cylinder between a position in which the combustion space has a minimum volume and a position in which the combustion space has a maximum volume, wherein a first valve is capable of closing an inlet opening in the end wall and a second valve is capable of closing an outlet opening in the end wall, which outlet opening is at least substantially closed and the inlet opening is open at the moment when the piston is in the position in which the combustion space has its minimum volume, and wherein the minimum volume of the combustion space in cold condition amounts to less than 3% of the maximum volume of the combustion space.
US07650877B2 Device for preconditioning of combustion air
A device for pre-conditioning combustion air at an inlet path to a combustion chamber, in which the inlet includes a set of two or more magnetic fields arranged along the inlet path. Each magnetic field has a corresponding north pole and a south pole and a magnetic moment vector extending from the south pole portion to the north pole. The magnetic moment vectors are arranged mainly perpendicularly with respect to the inlet path; the magnetic moment vectors are distributed consecutively along the inlet path; the second or consecutive magnetic field are arranged with the second or consecutive magnetic moment vector's pole with the opposite pole adjacent to the inlet path relative to the first or preceding magnetic moment vector's pole.
US07650875B2 Fuel injection control apparatus and method for direct injection internal combustion engine
To quickly suppress a detected decrease in engine speed in a direct injection internal combustion engine (10), a fuel injection quantity is increased by performing a supplementary fuel injection in addition to a normal fuel injection.
US07650871B2 Rotary compressor and expander, and rotary engine using the same
A rotary device for use with compressible fluids comprises a first rotation element mounted to rotate about a first axis and a casing having a surface enclosing at least a part of the first rotation element. An elongate cavity of varying cross sectional area is defined between a surface of the first rotation element and the casing surface. The rotary device also comprises a number of second rotation elements mounted to rotate about respective second axes. Each second rotation element is mounted to project through the casing surface and cooperate with the first rotation element surface to divide the cavity into adjacent working portions. At least one on the Working portions defines a closed volume for a part of a cycle of the device. As the first and second rotation elements rotate, the volumes of the working portions vary. Each second rotation element comprises a number of projecting portions of varying radius about the respective second axis such that each projecting portion projects through the casing into the cavity by a varying amount to cooperate with the first rotation element surface.
US07650868B2 Recoil starter
A recoil starter includes a case with a support shaft formed thereon; a rope reel rotatably disposed on the support shaft; a recoil rope wound on the rope reel; a recoil spring that rotationally energizes the rope reel; a cam of an engine side; a power storing spring interposed between the rope reel and the cam; and a ratchet mechanism interposed between the rope reel and the cam. The ratchet mechanism includes: a ratchet shaft formed on the rope reel, a ratchet member having: a base portion oscillatably and slidably supported through an elongated hole on the ratchet shaft, and a ratchet pawl engageable with an engaging portion of the cam, and an energizer that energizes the base portion toward an uneven inner peripheral surface of the case.
US07650866B2 Light load air delivery system for an internal combustion engine
A light load air delivery system for an internal combustion engine having a cylinder head defining at least one intake port selectively opened by a poppet valve which is biased against a valve seat area of the cylinder head. The light load air delivery system includes an intake duct and a controllable valve. A light load air intake passage operates to communicate intake air from the intake duct to the controllable valve. Additionally, a light load air intake manifold is configured to selectively receive intake air from the controllable valve. A feed passage receives the intake air from the light load air intake manifold and communicates the intake air to the respective one of the at least one intake ports at a point substantially adjacent to the valve seat area. In a preferred embodiment, the light load air intake manifold is integral to said intake manifold.
US07650864B2 Remote starter for vehicle
A vehicle starting system for activating an ignition of a vehicle. The system includes a remote transmitting device operable to communicate a start signal in response to a user input, and a control at a vehicle that receives the start signal. The control processes images captured by at least one imaging device to determine if the images are indicative of the vehicle being parked in an enclosed environment. The control activates an ignition of the vehicle in response to the start signal and the image processing.
US07650861B2 Camshaft adjuster
A camshaft adjuster for adjusting the relative angular positions of a camshaft and a crankshaft of an internal combustion engine in accordance with a setting shaft is provided. In which the setting shaft is driven by a setting assembly and has a driving connection with an adjusting gear through a coupling. The drive moment is transmitted in the coupling by a radial extension (21) of a first coupling half (19), which contacts a second coupling half (25) without play in a circumferential direction and which is movable in a direction of a Y-Y axis relative to a second coupling half (25). This permits compensation of eccentricities between the setting shaft of the setting assembly and the adjusting gear.
US07650858B2 Pet grooming tool and method of manufacturing pet grooming tools
A pet grooming tool comprises a pet engageable portion formed of polymeric material and having a plurality of teeth. A method of forming a pet grooming tool comprises molding a pet engageable portion out of a first polymeric material and thereafter over-molding a handle portion to the pet engageable portion.
US07650857B2 Pet grooming tool and method of manufacturing pet grooming tools
A pet grooming tool comprises a pet engageable portion formed of polymeric material and having a plurality of teeth. A method of forming a pet grooming tool comprises molding a pet engageable portion out of a first polymeric material and thereafter over molding a handle portion to the pet engageable portion.
US07650851B2 Nozzle for soldering apparatus
In a dip soldering process, solder is pumped through a nozzle outlet. Leads of a component on a circuit board are dipped into the surface of the flowing solder to solder the leads to a track on the underside of the circuit board. To prevent solder bridging between the leads, a plate is provided below the solder surface, and passes between the leads. When withdrawing the leads from the solder, the solder surface is dropped to the level of the plate, so that excess solder is drawn away from the leads, preventing solder bridging between the leads. Member may be movable to rise through the solder surface as the circuit board is raised away from the surface.
US07650850B2 Liquid applying apparatus and ink jet printing apparatus
The present invention provides a liquid applying apparatus and an ink jet printing apparatus which, when supplying a liquid to and/or collecting the liquid from a liquid holding member holding an application liquid in a space formed by a roller being abutted, can suppress the leakage of the liquid from the liquid holding member. A pump is provided in a collecting path between a storage tank and a liquid collecting port formed in the liquid holding member that is liquid-tight. The pump is driven to circulate the application liquid between the storage tank and the liquid holding member.
US07650848B2 Surface topographies for non-toxic bioadhesion control
An article has a surface topography for resisting bioadhesion of organisms and includes a base article having a surface. A composition of the surface includes a polymer. The surface has a topography comprising a pattern defined by a plurality of spaced apart features attached to or projected into the base article. The plurality of features each have at least one microscale dimension and at least one neighboring feature having a substantially different geometry. An average feature spacing between adjacent ones of the features is between 10 μm and 100 μm in at least a portion of the surface. The surface topography can be numerically represented using at least one sinusoidal function. In one embodiment, the surface can comprise a coating layer disposed on the base article.
US07650846B2 Mainsail reefing system
A mainsail reefing system comprises: a drum assembly including first and second coaxial drums for collecting luff-end and leech-end reefing lines, respectively; a drive mechanism for rotating the drum assembly; and a levelwind mechanism including a cam shaft configured to convert rotational motion to reciprocating motion, and first and second line guides mechanically coupled to the cam shaft, where the line guides are configured to move in a reciprocating motion across the width of the first and second drums, respectively, for guiding the reefing lines onto their respective drums. The levelwind mechanism is mechanically coupled to the reefing mechanism for coordination of movement of the line guides with rotation of the drum assembly. A preferred drive assembly comprises a third drum attached coaxially to the first and second drums, and a larger diameter threaded disc coaxially attached to an end of the third drum. During the reefing process a cockpit line is pulled off the third drum and then transitions to the larger diameter threaded disc, providing extra leverage during the outhaul tensioning of the mainsail.
US07650845B2 Device for protecting a boat hull
A device for protecting a boat hull has an inflatable element with a deflated state, in which the element can be positioned either inside or outside of the boat hull. When located outside the hull, the inflatable element is operatively connected to an inflation/deflation circuit by a conduit. A translational control device causes the inflatable element to be selectively positioned between a position inside the hull and a position outside the hull. When outside the hull, the inflatable element may be inflated or deflated by the inflation/deflation circuit. A bushing provides a through opening in the hull through which the conduit and deflated element pass. A weighted plug is provided at the end of conduit and is shaped to provide sealing engagement with the bushing.
US07650837B2 Printing machine having a rotation transmitter for introducing a liquid or gaseous medium
A rotating element of a printing machine is connected to a rotation transmitter that is usable to introduce a liquid or a gaseous medium into the rotating element. The rotation transmitter includes a rotor that is rotatable with the rotating element, and a stator that is secured against rotation. At least one stator channel section cooperates with at least one rotor channel section to provide a fluid flow path for the medium into the rotating element. Axially oriented and mutually opposite contact surfaces, which are against one another when the liquid or gaseous medium is introduced into the rotating element of the printing machine, are provided on the rotor and on the stator.
US07650836B2 Breading machine
A breading machine has first and second combination battering/breading units positioned in close proximity to each other. Certain features of the invention have utility with machines having only a single battering/breading unit. Each of the combination units has a battering unit for applying a fluent batter to a food product. The battering unit includes a batter reservoir and a battering unit conveyor system for delivering food products from said batter reservoir to a battering unit conveyor discharge section that propels the food product from the battering unit. The combination units also include a breading unit for receiving food product from an associated battering unit. The breading unit includes a breading reservoir and breading unit conveyor system for applying particulate breading to the food product at a breading station by moving breading material from the breading material reservoir and food product coated with the batter to the breading station. A drive motor is coupled through respective first and second transmissions to provide motive power to the conveyors systems of each of the first and second combination battering/breading units for moving food products simultaneously through the combination battering/breading units.
US07650829B2 Tubular piston for a piston engine and method of manufacturing the same
The invention relates to a hollow piston (1) for a piston engine, said hollow piston comprising a peripheral wall (3a), a central rod (11), a front wall (3b) on the front end thereof, and an articulated part 4a) on the rear end thereof. The inventive hollow piston (1) has an annular cavity (14) formed against the rod (11), between the peripheral wall (3a) and the articulated part (4a). A rear section of the cavity (14) forms a front section of the articulated part (4a). The aim of the invention is to stabilize the hollow piston while ensuring an efficient guidance of the piston. To this end, the rod (11) ends the region of the cavity (14), the articulated part (4a) is a cap-shaped articulation recess (4c), and the rear section of the cavity (14) forms at least part of the articulated surface (4g) of the articulation recess (4c).
US07650822B2 Machining apparatus for making a plasticizing barrel
A machining apparatus for making a plasticizing barrel includes a clamping device for securing the plasticizing barrel, with the clamping device constructed for rotation about a rotation axis and for off-center acceptance of the plasticizing barrel to thereby cause the plasticizing barrel to wobble about its symmetry axis, when the clamping device rotates. The clamping device interacts with a machining unit to provide the plasticizing barrel with an internal conical bore for receiving a screw. The machining unit has a turning tool which is movable linearly back-and-forth in a direction of an axis which extends in relation to the rotation axis at an incline of about half a cone angle of the conical bore, wherein the conical bore being produced has a center line which coincides with the rotation axis.
US07650820B2 Handled tool
A handled tool with a firm structure comprises a driving portion having a driving end and a connecting end; the driving end being an operation end of the handled tool; an enlarged annular portion being below the driving end; a coarse section being between the annular portion and the connecting end; an extending unit being a rod; the extending unit having a first extending end and a second extending end; the first extending end being combined to the embedding groove of the driving portion; and a handle portion having a enclosing cover and a handle, in assembly, the first extending end of the extending unit being combined to the connecting end; the second extending end of the extending unit being received in the handle portion; the enclosing cover enclosing a portion of the extending unit protruded from the handle portion and a portion of the driving portion.
US07650817B2 Bicycle crank assembly
A bicycle crank assembly is configured to simplify the work required to adjust the bearing play by the crank assembly when the crank assembly is mounted. The bicycle crank assembly has a left crank that is mounted on a crank axle of the bicycle, and is provided with a crank body and an adjustment member. The crank body includes a crank axle mounting part non-rotatably mounting to one end of the crank axle, an arm part extending from the crank axle mounting part, a pedal mounting part for mounting the pedal and provided at the tip of the arm part, and a male screw part formed on the crank axle mounting part. The adjustment member includes a tubular part having a female screw part into which the male screw part is screwed, and a contact part formed at one end of the tubular part and capable of contacting the bearing supporting the crank axle.
US07650812B2 Shift lever
A shift lever has a detent rod which is movable along a longitudinal direction of a lever main body. A knob, which is graspably mounted to a distal end portion of the shift lever, has an attachment hole, and a holder is attached in the attachment hole. The holder has a button which is reciprocatingly movable into and out of the attachment hole, and a link which is interlocked with movement of the button. When the button is moved inwardly, the link abuts the detent rod, and moves the detent rod along the longitudinal direction of the lever main body. When the link moves reciprocatingly at the inner side of the knob, the link abuts the inner side of the knob. Elastic members which elastically deform are provided at the link and at a region of the inner side of the knob which region is abutted by the link.
US07650811B2 Shifting device
A shifting device includes a housing, a shift lever, and a sensor unit. The shift lever is moved along frontward or rearward and leftward or rightward to select one of shift positions. The sensor unit is of a non-contact type and detects the selected shift position. The sensor unit includes a plurality of sensors and a magnet. The relative positions of the sensors and the magnet are variable. The sensor unit detects the selected shift position according to the relative positions. According to movement of the shift lever, at least one of the group of the sensors and the magnet is moved along a first movement axis and a second movement axis. The first and second movement axes extend in different directions.
US07650810B2 Haptic control devices
A haptic control device for use in control-by-wire systems in vehicles. The haptic shift device includes a manipulandum manipulatable by a user. At least one sensor detects a position of the manipulandum. At least one electrically-controlled actuator outputs a force on the shift lever. In some embodiments, the manipulandum is moveable within a pattern and is blocked from areas outside the boundaries of the pattern. The actuator(s) can be active or passive, and/or a variable mechanical gate can be used to implement the pattern. Provided modes can include automatic, manual, and/or sequential modes.
US07650806B2 Feed screw device
A ring-like lubricant supply device 6 is fitted into a recess 4 of a nut member 2. The lubricant supply device 6 contains a lubricant and is formed in an outer peripheral surface with notches 7. Tubular members 8 each having an outer diameter larger than the diameter of the notch 7 are inserted into the notches, pushing and widening the notches 7 in a circumferential direction. One end of the tubular member 8 is fitted into a recess 9b of a retaining ring 9 and the retaining ring 9 is fixed to a nut member 2.
US07650802B2 Deformation-sensing bearing having four strain gauges
A bearing which includes at least one system for determining an amplitude of pseudo-sinusoidal deformations induced during rotation of a fixed ring within a zone, wherein the system includes four strain gauges spaced equally apart from each other within the zone, a device for measuring four signals based on time variations of a signal emitted by each gauge and for forming two signals for the same angle and amplitude, and a device for computing the time-dependent amplitude A of the zone deformations for calculating an expression such that the amplitude is derived therefrom.
US07650801B2 Turbine flowmeter
The invention relates to a turbine flowmeter for measuring the consumption of fluids, particularly water. The turbine flowmeter comprises a housing (1) with an inflow (2), and outflow (3) and a flow channel (4). The turbine flowmeter also comprises a measuring unit (5) for measuring and indicating the consumption. A turbine (10) with a hub (11) and a number of radial vanes (12.1, 12.2) is located inside the channel (4). A holding insert (20) is also located inside the channel (4) and is comprised of a water guide cross (20.1) and of an insert base body (20.2). The water guide cross (20.1) comprises a hub (21), radial struts (22) extending from the hub (21) to the wall of the channel (4), a nozzle body (23), which surrounds the front (14) of the turbine (10), however, a gap (17) remains through which the fluid flows, and comprises a central opening (24) in the nozzle body (23). The vanes (12.1. 12.2) of the turbine (10) are positioned near the nozzle body (23). A nozzle ring (16) connects the vanes (12.1, 12.2) and extends over the outer contour of the nozzle body (23) so that a nozzle gap (18) remains between the nozzle ring (16) and the nozzle body (23). This nozzle gap (18) communicates with the gap (17) between the nozzle body (23) and the front (14) of the turbine (10). The gap (17) and the nozzle gap (18) guide the fluid so that the turbine starts running even with the smallest flow of fluid and, even during a maximum rate of flow, keeps its position behind the water guide cross (20.1) without requiring any bearing.
US07650799B2 Method and apparatus for investigating a gas-liquid mixture
A method and system are provided for investigating a gas-liquid fluid mixture as it is conveyed in a conduit having a first constriction region providing a reduced conduit cross section. The method and system include inducing the mixture to exhibit swirling flow in the first constriction region, thereby separating the liquid from the gas, and determining one or more properties of the fluid in the first constriction region.
US07650798B2 Vented high-temperature piezoelectric-based field device
A process fluid sensor for sensing a characteristic of a process fluid is provided. The process fluid sensor includes a metallic sensor body that defines a chamber therein. A piezoelectric crystal element is disposed proximate the chamber and is configured to generate an electrical signal in response to a mechanical input. The piezoelectric crystal element is mechanically coupleable to the process fluid, but is sealed within the sensor body with the exception of a gaseous pathway. A vortex flowmeter utilizing the process fluid sensor is also provided.
US07650796B2 Apparatus for measuring and/or monitoring flow of a medium
An apparatus for measuring and/or monitoring the flow of a medium to be measured, which is flowing through a measuring tube in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the measuring tube. The apparatus includes: A magnet arrangement which produces a magnetic field passing through the measuring tube and running essentially transversely to the longitudinal axis of the measuring tube; two measuring electrodes which are galvanically or capacitively coupled with the medium to be measured and which are arranged in such a manner that a measurement voltage is induced in them, evoked by the medium to be measured; an evaluation control unit, which, on the basis of the measurement voltage induced in the measurement electrodes, provides information concerning the volume flow of the medium to be measured in the measuring tube; wherein connecting lines, or signal lines, as the case may be, are provided, by way of which the measurement signals are led between the measurement electrodes and the control/evaluation unit. In order to be able to arrange the signal lines in a space saving manner, the signal lines are arranged in an essentially planar structure.
US07650795B2 Test cell for applying a shear stress to a test specimen
A test cell and method for stress testing a test specimen including a first platen and a second platen. Each platen having a loading surface, an inclined surface, and a longitudinal axis. The inclined surface being inclined relative to the longitudinal axis at an angle and the inclined surface having a specimen recess formed therein for receiving a portion of the test specimen such that when the inclined surface of the second platen is positioned in a face-to-face relationship with the inclined surface of the first platen, a shear stress is applied to the test specimen when an axial load is applied to the first and second platens. The platens further including fluid ports to subject the test specimen to fluid flow at various pressures and fluid chemistries and ultrasonic transducers to determine acoustic, compressional, and shear wave velocities and in multiple orientations.
US07650793B2 Gathering data concerning publication usage
Methods and systems for measuring and gathering data relating to publication usage by participants in publication readership studies. Some methods and systems employ portable monitors carried by participants of the studies along with publications fitted with various devices, such as piezoelectric transducers, RFID tags and others devices and circuits.
US07650782B2 Device for use in rating engine deposits
A sectioning device for use in dividing an engine part into sections for rating is provided. The sectioning device has a plurality of sectioners that are slidingly engaged in grooves of two separate plates, held together by at least a fastener. In operation, the sectioners can be adjusted to accommodate engine parts of different sizes, with minimal damages and losses of engine deposits in the rating process.
US07650778B2 Method and apparatus for testing a gear-driven fuel pump on a fuel injected IC engine
Methods and apparatus are provided for testing a fuel pump in a fuel supply system on a IC fuel injected engine, the pump having a pumping element for supplying fuel injectors via a fuel rail. The method includes providing a pump element pumping event; disabling overlapping injectors during a test-period that includes the pumping event; measuring pressure in the rail at least two engine crank angles surrounding the pumping event during the test period; and determining a fuel delivery rate value for the pump based on the measured rail pressures. Methods and apparatus also are provided for determining quantitative leakage rate in the fuel supply system of a fuel injected IC engine, the fuel system including a fuel pump with one or more pumping elements supplying injectors via a fuel rail. The method includes establishing steady state engine operating conditions with fuel rail pressure at a predetermined value; disabling all overlapping injectors and all pumping events during a test period; measuring rail pressure at preselected first and second crank angles during the test period, the first crank angle being advanced relative to the second crank angle; and calculating the leakage rate based on a pressure drop determined from the measured rail pressure at the first crank angle and the measured rail pressure at the second crank angle.
US07650777B1 Stall and surge detection system and method
A method for monitoring a compressor comprising a rotor is presented. The method comprises obtaining a dynamic pressure signal of the rotor, obtaining a blade passing frequency of the rotor, using the blade passing frequency signal for filtering the dynamic pressure signal, buffering the filtered dynamic pressure signal over a moving window time period, and analyzing the buffered dynamic pressure signal to predict a stall condition of the compressor.
US07650775B2 Unidirectional captive displacement prover
A prover includes a piston supporting rod extending longitudinally through a cylinder, which cylinder receives and discharges a fluid to measure the flow rate of the fluid by translation of the piston from the fluid receiving end to the fluid discharging end. Motive means includes at least one reel mounted belt for drawing the rod toward the fluid receiving end of the cylinder. Upon such movement of the rod, a poppet valve formed as part of the piston opens to permit fluid flow through the piston. A clutch serving as part of the motive means permits travel of the piston from the fluid receiving end to the fluid discharging end of the cylinder and serve the flow rate measuring function of the prover. Apparatus is also provided to permit opening of the poppet valve for maintenance and/or repair purposes. A framework permits support of the prover in a horizontal or a vertical orientation without affecting the operation, repair or maintenance of the prover.
US07650772B2 Rotary flaring tool and method of use
A tool and process for flaring an open end of a hollow metal tube utilizes a body having an elongated working surface which is substantially conical in shape so that one end of the working surface is a smaller end and so that the other end of the working surface is a larger end. The working surface further includes at least two outwardly-extending, smooth-surfaced protuberances which are regularly spaced around the working surface and which extend along the length thereof so that by rotating the tool about its longitudinal axis, inserting the smaller end of the working surface into an open end of a hollow metal tubing, and then urging the working surface against the open end of the metal tubing, the open end of the metal tubing is flared by the working surface.
US07650765B2 Clothes washing machine with an integrated arrangement of electromagnetic valves
Clothes washing machine comprising: a common water-distribution manifold (2), a plurality of electromagnetic (3B, 4B, 5B) valves provided downstream of said water-distribution manifold and connected on a respective inlet side thereof to said common water-distribution manifold, a plurality of outlet conduits (3, 4, 5) provided at the delivery orifices of said electromagnetic valves, a respective plurality of chambers (3A, 4A, 5A) supplied via a respective one of said outlet conduits (6), in which a cold-water inlet conduit (7) directly connects the low-temperature water delivery system to said water-distribution manifold, a hot-water inlet conduit (7) connects the high-temperature water delivery system to a pre-determined one of said outlet conduits downstream of the respective electromagnetic valve, and a further electromagnetic valve (7B) is provided in said hot-water inlet conduit. Inside a pre-determined outlet conduit, and downstream of the respective electromagnetic valve, there is provided a temperature sensor (20).
US07650760B2 Motor controlling device, compressor, air conditioner and refrigerator
A motor controller (101) according to the invention comprises an inverter circuit (3) for driving a brushless motor (4) and a control unit for controlling the rotational speed of the brushless motor (4) by controlling the phase of the motor current of the brushless motor (4) through the inverter circuit (3).
US07650759B2 Apparatus for controlling refrigerant level
An apparatus for controlling a refrigerant level comprises a first detecting unit installed at a lower side of the inside of a refrigerant tank, for detecting whether a refrigerant stored at a lower side of the inside of the refrigerant is a liquefied refrigerant or a gaseous refrigerant, a second detecting unit installed at an upper side of the inside of the refrigerant tank, for detecting whether a refrigerant stored at an upper side of the inside of the refrigerant tank is a liquefied refrigerant and a gaseous refrigerant, and a control unit controlling intake and discharge of the liquefied refrigerant according to a value measured by the first detecting unit and the second detecting unit.
US07650757B2 Thermoelectric heat transfer system
A thermoelectric heat transfer system is provided. The thermoelectric heat transfer system comprises a coolant circuit with a pump circulating coolant through the circuit. A first heat exchanger is in fluid communication with the coolant circuit to remove heat from the coolant. At the same time, a second heat exchanger is in fluid communication with the coolant circuit. Thermoelectric modules (TEMs) are integrated into the second heat exchanger to create a temperature differential between fins and conduits of the second heat exchanger. The coolant flows through the conduits to draw heat from the TEMs, while a fan assembly conveys air through the fins into a climate-controlled area to cool the climate-controlled area to a desired temperature. In other embodiments, a sleeve acts as the second heat exchanger. The sleeve is adapted to receive and cool beverage containers and like items.
US07650755B2 Water recirculation system for boiler backend gas temperature control
A water recirculation system for a steam power plant includes a tapoff line which receives water from a downcomer, and an economizer link which receives water from the tapoff line and transports the water to an economizer.
US07650752B2 Drive apparatus, drive system, and drive method
An actuator has two shape memory alloys (SMAs) connected in a push-pull arrangement to a movable part. By passing current to each of the SMAs from a drive circuit part, the movable part can be driven. When a target position signal of the movable part is input to the drive circuit part, a current is passed to an SMA of the contraction side on the basis of a drive waveform obtained by adding a voltage according to the target position signal to a bias voltage, and a current is passed to the SMA on the expansion side on the basis of a signal waveform obtained by subtracting the voltage according to the target position signal from the bias voltage. Consequently, the SMA of the expansion side maintains a pre-heat state and is not cooled excessively, so that response delay at the time of the next heating can be prevented. As a result, the response of the actuator can be increased.
US07650750B2 Domestic combined heat and power assembly
A domestic combined heat and power assembly comprising a wall mountable frame (13), a Stirling engine module (40) with a Stirling engine (41), and a heat exchanger module (20) for the recovery of heat from the Stirling engine. The Stirling engine module and the heat exchanger module are separate units which are mountable to the frame independently of one another.
US07650749B2 Tidal power station device
A tidal power station device (1) in which at least one submerged sail (14, 14′) is displaceable between two magazines (18, 20).
US07650745B2 Method to reduce engine emissions for an engine capable of multi-stroke operation and having a catalyst
A method to control valves in a cylinder operating in a multi-stroke cylinder mode. Valves are controlled to improve engine emissions as operating conditions vary.
US07650743B2 Line guidance unit for the active guidance of lines, cables or similar
A line guidance unit, for the guidance of lines, cables or similar, with a fist end (10) which may be fixed and a second end (11) which is displaceable; is disclosed. The line guidance unit (2) comprises a channel (12), embodied as segments (13). The segments are connected with at least one support strip (1). The line guidance unit comprises means which embody the line guidance unit (2) in an arc relative to a straight line joining the both ends (10, 11), in the extended state.
US07650739B2 Mulch plate apparatus with adjustable handle mechanism
A mulch plate adjustment apparatus for use with lawn mowers. The adjustment apparatus is used to adjust the height of a mulch plate attached to the lawn mower and to secure the mulch plate at the desired height by the use of a handle and handle-locking ratchet mechanism. The adjustment apparatus is affixed to the discharge chute of a lawn mower. The apparatus includes a handle-operated mulch plate raising-and-lowering mechanism that allows the mulch plate to be adjusted to different heights to accommodate different sized lawn mowers and different mowing conditions. The operator of the mulch plate adjustment apparatus can select a desired height for the mulch plate and safely secure the mulch plate at the selected height by simple operation of a handle. Further, the mulch plate apparatus provides a mechanism for allowing the mulch plate to be raised in a storage position without the need to provide extension wires or cables.
US07650737B1 Reel finger for use on a harvesting header for an agricultural machine
A reel finger for use on a harvesting header for an agricultural machine includes an elongate member having a proximal end and a distal end. The elongate member has a retaining member located at the proximal end. A plate member is connected to the elongate member with the distal end of the elongate member extending beyond the plate member. The plate member has a continuous smooth front surface for engaging a crop in a direction of crop engagement that covers a portion of the elongate member not extending beyond the plate member. The plate member has a back surface opposite to the front surface.
US07650736B1 Center conveyor front coupler for a draper cutting platform
A draper cutting platform for use with an agricultural harvester includes a pair of side platform sections, with each side platform section including a side belt. A center platform section is disposed in an area between the side platform sections. The center platform section includes at least one alignment device and at least one latch. A center conveyor assembly is removably attached to the center platform section, and carries a center belt. The center conveyor assembly includes at least one mating alignment device and at least one mating latch.
US07650734B2 Automatic mass-flow sensor calibration for a yield monitor
A system and method is provided for remotely and automatically calibrating a mass-flow sensor in a yield monitor of a combine. The invention uses a wireless communication device installed on a combine and a remote wireless communication device installed on a grain carrier or truck carrier. Once an actual weight is obtained, calibration information is sent to the combine to calibrate the mass-flow sensor.
US07650730B2 Packing method and machine for producing packets of cigarettes
On a packing machine, packets of cigarettes, selected from different alternative packets of cigarettes of at least a first and second type, are produced by transferring groups of cigarettes relative to the selected type of packet from a forming path to a first packing path, along which an inner sheet of packing material is folded about each group of cigarettes, and then to a second packing path, along which at least a collar is folded about each group of cigarettes and on top of the inner sheet of packing material; each group of cigarettes is then transfer red, depending on the type of packet selected, to a third packing path, along which folding of a first outer blank about each group of cigarettes is completed to form a packet of cigarettes of the first type, or to a fourth packing path, along which folding of a second outer blank about each group of cigarettes is completed to form a packet of cigarettes of the second type.
US07650727B2 Floor panels with edge connectors
Floor covering, including hard floor panels which, at least at the edges of two opposite sides, are provided with coupling parts, cooperating which each other, substantially in the form of a tongue and a groove, wherein the coupling parts are provided with integrated mechanical locking elements which prevent the drifting apart of two coupled floor panels in a direction (R) perpendicular to the related edges and parallel to the underside of the coupled floor panels, and provide a snap-action coupling.
US07650725B2 Floor access panel with electrical grounding device
A device for electrically grounding an access floor panel to a floor panel support in contact with a ground including a clip fastened to the floor panel, the clip compressible against the support when the floor panel is placed against the support.
US07650718B2 Glass run having a molded part attached to doorframes of vehicles
A glass run attached to a doorframe of a vehicle. The glass run comprises a molded part attached to a corner part of the doorframe, and a fin, formed integrally with the molded part, and covering the corner part of the doorframe. The fin includes a pair of hooks that protrude from a back of a rim of the fin. When the glass run is attached to the corner part of the doorframe, each of the hooks is engaged with a cutout formed in a flange of the doorframe so that the flange holds the rim of the fin.
US07650715B2 Plant sheet and manufacturing method for plant sheet
A light-weight plant sheet including plant pieces between a base sheet and a top sheet is able to make growth by tearing the base sheet and top sheet, each having a mesh structure. The top sheet contains a paste to adhere the top sheet to the base sheet and to hold the plant pieces, and such a paste comes out of the fibers of the sheet when wet during the manufacturing process. When the plant sheet is placed on the desired surface, the plant pieces can grow using water and nutrition provided from the surface of the construction site and absorbed by the top sheet and the base sheet.
US07650714B1 Fisheye
The body of the fisheye device is sized to be supported around the fisherman's neck and rest against his chest. The body carries a convex lens, a spinner hook for engaging and holding a fishing hook with the eye free. A visual panel is in the line-of-sight beyond the spinner hook and carries a surface which is visually appropriate to aid in tying the line through the eye of the fishing hook.
US07650713B1 Fishing pole holding device
A fishing pole holding device for holding fishing poles adjacent a seat of a boat while the fishing poles are being used to fish includes a box being positionable on a deck of a boat. The box has an aperture extending through a top wall and a bottom wall of the box. The aperture receives a pedestal of a seat wherein the box is positioned between the seat and the deck. The box includes a peripheral wall extending between the top wall and the bottom wall. A plurality of pole sleeves is coupled to the box. Each of the pole sleeves receives a handle of one of the fishing poles to permit the fishing poles to extend from the associated one of the pole sleeves when the fishing poles are is used.
US07650712B2 Automatic fishing device
An automatic fishing device for pulling the fishing line upon fish strike to set the hook. It embodies a trigger member, a weight member, a trigger support, a fish line and a connector for attaching the weight member to the fishing line. The trigger member includes a weight support element and a fish line coupler. Parts of the weight support element can support the weight member but other parts of weight support element cannot support the weight member. The weight member can be connected to the fish line by the connector. The movement of fishing line caused by a fish strike rotates the trigger member to unload the initially supported weight member to drag the fishing line downward, effectively tightening the fishing line for setting the hook.
US07650710B1 Article with enhanced resistance to thermochemical erosion, and method for its manufacture
A body of iron, steel or other such ferrous material is protected from thermochemical erosion by a layer of an iron nitride having a relatively low nitrogen content. The atomic percentage of nitrogen in the iron nitride layer is no greater than 20%, and in specific embodiments is in the range of 10-15%. The nitride layer may have a layer of a refractory material deposited thereatop. Some refractory materials include metals such as chromium. The invention has specific utility for protecting gun barrels, turbines, internal combustion engines, drilling equipment, machine tools, aerospace systems and chemical reactors which are exposed to extreme conditions of temperature and pressure. Specifically disclosed is a gun barrel which incorporates the invention.
US07650705B2 Footwear with an upper having at least one glued element
An article of footwear having a sole and an upper, the upper having at least two elements that are assembled to one another at a gluing zone, one of the elements being a protective flap or a tightening mechanism.
US07650700B1 Tile installation spacer and method of use
A tile installation spacer includes a circular disk having opposed, parallel surfaces, and opposed cylindrical first and second spacers extend away from the respective surfaces of the disk. The disk, the first cylindrical spacer, and the second cylinder each have a diameter. The diameter of the disk is greater than the diameter of the first cylindrical spacer and the diameter of the second cylindrical spacer, and the diameter of the first cylindrical spacer is greater than the diameter of the second cylindrical spacer.
US07650698B2 Visual driving aid
A visual driving aid secured or projected onto a portion of the windshield of a vehicle which allows the vehicle operator to determine and project the wheel path of the vehicle in the advance road surface, the visual driving aid being an indicia on the windshield in front of the driver, the positioning or projection of the indicia taking into account the sight characteristics of the individual user so as to allow the user to determine and project the wheel path of the vehicle while in motion in order to aid the user in the avoidance of hazardous situations.
US07650697B2 Methods of manufacturing fluid-dynamic-pressure bearing and spindle motor incorporating the bearing, and spindle motor and recording-disk drive incorporating the bearing
In spindle motors journaled on fluid-dynamic-pressure bearings, especially in such spindle motors employed in recording-disk drives in implementations that subject the drives to vibration and shock, sealing performance of a capillary seal formed between motor rotor-side and stator-side bearing surfaces, cohesiveness of oil-repellant on rotor-side/stator-side dry-area surfaces adjoining the capillary seal section, and motor inter-component adhesive strength are improved. The capillary-seal-constituting rotor-side/stator-side surface(s) are exposed to a plasma or to ultraviolet rays under predetermined conditions to improve the wettability of the surface(s) for the bearing fluid. The dry-area surface(s) are similarly irradiated so as to improve their wettability for the oil-repellant. Adhesively bonded component surfaces are likewise irradiated so as to improve their wettability for the adhesive, enhancing adhesive strength. Exposed surfaces may be constituted of a synthetic resin to enhance their wettability further, or may be made of metal, to yield a cleaning efficacy from the plasma/UV exposure.
US07650689B2 Terminal inserting device
A terminal inserting device is provided, by which pulling force to pull a terminal fitting can be changed after the terminal fitting is inserted. The terminal inserting device includes an inserting unit and a control device. The inserting unit includes a front chuck unit and electric wire chuck unit, by which an electric wire is chucked and a terminal fitting attached to the electric wire is inserted into a terminal-receiving chamber of a connector housing. The electric wire chuck unit includes a pair of electric wire chucks, an insertion motor and an air cylinder. The electric wire chucks chuck the electric wire therebetween. The insertion motor pulls the terminal fitting after the terminal fitting is inserted in the terminal-receiving chamber. The air cylinder changes force which brings the pair of the electric wire chucks close to the connector housing so that pulling force to pull the terminal fitting can be changed. The control device controls the air cylinder to change the pulling force.
US07650688B2 Bonding tool for mounting semiconductor chips
A vacuum bonding tool for pick-and-place and bonding semiconductor chips onto a substrate or onto a previously mounted die to form a die stack includes a shank and a suction part. The shank has a vacuum conduit extending from a first end to a second end of the shank. The shank is adapted for cooperative engagement with the suction part at the second end, and the shank has a plate at the second end to support the suction part. The suction part has a surface for contacting a semiconductor chip during pick-and place operation. According to the invention, the suction part is made of an elastically deformable conductive or non-conductive material. In various embodiments, the chip contacting surface of the elastically deformable suction part flat overall, or is concave, of has a flat central region and concave regions.
US07650680B2 Method and apparatus for bundling objects
An improved tool for locking a band clamp, and an improved lock for a band clamp is disclosed. The tool includes a knife body having a knife edge that progressively cuts the free end of the band over a period of time, rather than simultaneously cutting the entire band width. In one embodiment, this is accomplished with a knife edge that is non-linear. The tool further includes a punch with a rounded or hemispherical shaped leading tip that forms an improved locking dimple. The locking dimple forms an improved lock having side walls that are, at least in part, parallel with the walls of the surrounding aperture in the band. By varying the profile of the knife edge, the punch can more fully form an improved locking dimple.
US07650677B1 Tool apparatus and method for efficient attachment of hardware components
A tool and method is provided for installing nut-clips or like components, wherein safety and ease of installation are significantly improved over the prior art, and installation time is substantially reduced. A useful embodiment is directed to apparatus for use in attaching a nut-clip or other hardware component to structure having a slot defined by spaced apart edges, wherein the nut-clip has first and second resilient spaced apart hook flanges. The apparatus includes a holder adapted to receive the nut-clip, and a blade member positioned to bear against the first flange member when the nut-clip is received into the holder. A magnet or other element is provided for releasably retaining the nut-clip in the holder. A handle, which can be grasped by the single hand of a user, is attached for maneuvering the holder and retained nut-clip to position the second flange against one of the slot edges, and to thereafter apply force, through the blade member, to reduce the spacing between the first and second flanges. The two hook flanges can then be inserted into the slot, to firmly attach the nut-clip to the structure.
US07650676B2 Buckle
A buckle includes a male member (A) and a female member (B). The male member includes a base portion (10), a pair of leg portions (20) projected from the base portion and an engagement portion (25) that is provided to each of the leg portions and engagement with the female member. The base portion includes a projected portion (14) that is projected in a projecting direction of the leg portions (20), the projected portion (14) projected in such a manner that a projecting amount gradually increases from width-direction ends of the base portion toward a center. The leg portions each include an outer leg piece (21) and an inner leg piece (22) and further includes a tip-end connector (24) that connects the outer leg piece and the inner leg piece. A base end of the inner leg piece is positioned on the projected portion (14).
US07650675B2 Buckle
A buckle includes a plug 2 and a socket 3 connected to each other in a predetermined connecting direction. The plug 2 includes a tongue-like portion 22 and a first projected portion 23 projected from the tongue-like portion 22 in a thickness direction crossing to the connecting direction and having, thereon, a first locked face 24. The socket 3 includes an insertion hole 32 and a first stepped portion 33 formed at the insertion hole 32 and having, thereon, a first locking face 34 engaged with the first locked face 24. The buckle also includes second projected portions 25 projected from both side faces of the tongue-like portion 22 in a width direction crossing to the connecting direction and the thickness direction, second locked faces 26 formed on base end side faces of the second projected portions along the width direction, and a second stepped portion 35 formed at the insertion hole 32 and having, on its base end side faces, second locking face 36 formed along the width direction and engaged with the second locked faces 26.
US07650674B2 Slider for slide fastener with automatic stopper
A slider for a slide fastener with an automatic stopper, includes: a body; a pull; a pawl rod; a leaf spring; and a cover including front, back, side and upper walls. The side walls are provided at respective centers thereof with openings through which a pivotal shaft of the pull can be passed. A pair of mounting parts are provided in the front and in the back on an upper wing plate of the body. Holding mechanisms for holding the leaf spring are provided in the front and in the back on an inner face of the cover at respective positions inwardly separated from the front wall and the back wall. The leaf spring defines spaces between the holding mechanisms and the upper wall. The holding mechanisms hold the leaf spring at positions inwardly separated from opposite ends thereof. The cover is fixed to the front and back mounting parts.
US07650673B2 Adjustable rope tie for animals and movable objects
A rope tie for an animal or other movable object comprising a helical coil fixedly or removably attached to a support. A free end of a rope is inserted through a first loop of the coil toward a second loop of the coil, then under, around, and through the second loop of the coil. When the animal or movable object pulls on an opposite end of the rope, the rope moves out of the coil until it tightens around the second loop and ceases moving, thus restricting or stopping the movement of the animal or movable object. The free end of the rope may be placed on a hook to reduce the movement of the rope through the coil. Slack in the portion of rope extending from the coil to the animal or movable object may be removed or reduced by pulling on the free end of the rope.
US07650672B2 Apparatus on a spinning preparation machine for monitoring at least one sliver
In an apparatus on a spinning preparation machine, for example, a flat card, draw frame or the like, for monitoring at least one sliver, having two rotating rollers that form a roller nip through which at least one sliver passes, an optical monitoring arrangement (sensor) that monitors the presence of the sliver is provided in the vicinity of the rollers. To permit a reliable and trouble-free monitoring of sliver breakage in a structurally simple manner, the sensor arrangement is arranged in the region between the shared tangents to the peripheral surfaces of the rollers, the tangents being arranged perpendicularly to the running direction of the fiber, and the optical path of the sensor runs parallel to the axles of the rollers.
US07650667B2 Actuator for steam mop
A steam mop having a main body including a water pump and a boiler. Generation of steam is provided when the water pump is actuated by angular movement of the mop handle which changes the angle between the handle and mop head for operating a two way piston pump to pump water to the boiler. Steam is fed to a steam pad that may have a replaceable fabric pad fit snugly on the frame to distribute cleaning steam to the surface to be cleaned.
US07650666B2 Robot cleaner
A robot cleaner is mainly comprised of a base case whose upper portion is equipped with a driving part for running and a suction part for removing dust or dirt; and a top case covering on top of said base case, wherein said base case is formed at lower portion thereof with an inside vertical wall protruding so as to surround dust suction aperture, and with an outside vertical wall external to said inside vertical wall so that a hollow part may be formed in-between surrounding said inside vertical wall; and an auxiliary suction wall is installed between said inside vertical wall and outside vertical wall in such a manner that said auxiliary suction wall is movable by force of spring external to said inside vertical wall between a No. 1 position locating toward floor (F) and a No. 2 position locating withdrawn from said No. 1 position opposite to floor (F), said auxiliary suction wall being positioned toward floor (F) when no external forces are applied. According to this configuration, it is easy and convenient to install the auxiliary suction wall around dust suction inlet for enhancing easiness in dust suction.
US07650664B2 Disposable cleaning pad and handle therefor
The present invention discloses an economical and disposable cleaning tool which may be prepared by a simplified manufacturing process involving a reduced number of steps. The cleaning tool comprises a cleaning pad and a handle, the cleaning pad having a pocket for receiving the handle. The cleaning pad may be provided with a top sheet and a fiber bundle. The top sheet is folded over and bonded to provide a cleaning portion and a back portion, and the fiber bundle is disposed on the cleaning portion. The cleaning portion and the back portion of the folded sheet are bonded together forming the pocket for the handle to be disposed therein. The handle may include a hinge to enable the handle to be repeatedly folded over for convenient storage or easily extended for use.
US07650661B2 Mophead
A mophead includes a holder having an attachment location for attaching flexible absorbent mop material to the holder, and an attachment member which is spaced from the mop material attachment location and which can directly engage a scrub element with the holder independently of the mop material. The attachment member is a, preferably elongate bar, clamp which, in use, presses the scrub element directly to the mophead to clamp it thereto.
US07650658B1 Multi-layer mattress with an air filtration foundation
A breathable mattress including a plurality of layers, where one of the mattress layers is further comprised of a plurality of sections and the sections are comprised of different types of materials, which have varying firmnesses and feel, and where each of the layers is comprised of material that is perforated or of an open-cell structure to allow for air circulation. The mattress is supported by an air filtration foundation capable of creating an air flow within the mattress.
US07650657B2 Anti-pinch point devices for imaging platforms
Anti-pinch point device for imaging platforms are disclosed. The stationary imaging platform includes a slidable cradle and fixed shroud adjacent both sides of the slidable cradle. An inventive overlay is configured for mounting on a slidable cradle. The inventive overlay moves with the slidable cradle. Elongated perimeter regions of the inventive overlay have elongated ridges formed on the underside thereof adjacent the outer edges of the elongated perimeter regions. The elongated ridges serve to prevent objects from becoming pinched between the inventive overlay and the fixed shroud.
US07650655B2 Expandable sleeping bag
An expandable sleeping bag or bunting bag includes features in which the size of the bag is adjustable to accommodate the growth of the child. To expand or contract the sleeping bag in width, one or more additional tapes of zipper teeth are sewn to the front of the garment adjacent to, and parallel to, the regular zipper. To expand or contract the sleeping bag in length, a pair of parallel zippers permits the removal or insertion of a length expansion strip extending around the circumference of the sleeping bag.
US07650654B2 Transfer device
A transfer device includes a first sheet portion having an outer side and an inner side and a second sheet portion having an outer side and an inner side, with the inner sides arranged so that they are facing each other. The outer sides each have a high coefficient of friction surface. The first sheet portion and the second sheet portion are releasably coupled together to thereby limit relative movement of the first sheet portion to the second sheet portion. When the coupling is released, the first sheet portion and the second sheet portion can move relative to each other.
US07650651B2 Drain closure with clearing tool
A drain closure with clearing tool that incorporates a drain basket having internal cross members which intersect to carry a slide shaft movably mounting a closure assembly. The closure assembly includes one or more clearing tools that project into the drain basket. The clearing tool may include optional blades that coact with the internal cross members to shred hair and soap particles captured in the drain basket. The cleaning tool may also include optional grip elements that extend into the drain to capture hair and debris to prevent accumulation in the drain basket and underlying plumbing. In the latter modification, clogs and blockages may be prevented if the drain closure is periodically removed to withdraw such captured debris from the drain basket and the underlying plumbing. After such debris is released from the grip elements, the drain closure and grip elements are reinserted into the drain basket for continued operation.
US07650649B2 Ear warmer having an external frame
An ear warmer comprises a frame and a fabric member. The frame has an ear portion and a band portion. The ear portion of the frame includes a first side and a second side opposite the first side. The first side of the ear portion defines an interior portion of an opening. The second side of the ear portion defines an exterior portion of the opening. The fabric member includes at least its own ear portion coupled to the ear portion of the frame. The ear portion of the fabric member covers the interior portion of the opening in substantially its entirety and covers less than an entirety of the exterior portion of the opening.
US07653942B2 Unauthorized access prevention system
An unauthorized access prevention system includes a countermeasure method determination unit determining a method of taking countermeasures to protect a destination against unauthorized access based on a rate indicating a probability that predetermined traffic is unauthorized access. The rate is determined by calculating a number of times that the countermeasures were taken and subtracting a number of times that countermeasures were suspended, and dividing the resultant number of times that countermeasures were taken without suspension by the number of times that countermeasures were taken, for the predetermined traffic. The system also includes a storage device storing the number of times that countermeasures were taken and the number of times that countermeasures were taken without suspension. A countermeasure execution control unit controls when to take the countermeasures in the determined method. The countermeasure method determination unit selects an appropriate method of taking countermeasures by comparing the rate to predetermined threshold values.
US07653938B1 Efficient cookie generator
A method for processing communication traffic includes receiving a data packet sent over a network from a source address and reading a value of an attribute from the data packet. The value is hashed to determine a key, which is used as an index in extracting a tag from a table of random values. A decision is made using the tag regarding forwarding of the communication traffic from the source address.
US07653937B2 Video game terminal and security activation arrangement
An arrangement for effective updating of video game terminals uses a security key device which is capable of operating next major generation software that at the time of sale or distribution of the security device is not available. Once this software is available, the security key with this forward compatibility to the next major generation of software, allows the owner to update any terminal having the security device. Therefore, existing product, both terminals and/or software upgrades can be sold with the capability for the purchaser to upgrade without return of the security key device. Software can be made generally freely available as it requires a security key device to function. This system is convenient and effective, and allows continued sale of product up to the release of the next major generation of software. The purchaser is buying a next generation key and as such, is buying product that is not about to be replaced.
US07653930B2 Method for role and resource policy management optimization
Methods are disclosed for authorization to adaptively control access to a resource in a resource hierarchy. At least one role for a principal is retrieved from the resource hierarchy or a first cache based on whether the at east one role was previously retrieved from the resource hierarchy. A policy is retrieved from the resource hierarchy or a second cache based on whether the policy was previously retrieved from the resource hierarchy. The policy is evaluated based on the at least one role and a determination on whether to grant the principal access to the resource is made based on the evaluation of the policy.
US07653929B2 Power management apparatus, systems, and methods
An apparatus and a system, as well as a method and article, may operate to adjust the rate of a clock to be coupled to a processor, such as a video stream processor, according to a previously communicated data rate associated with a data stream selected from a number of data streams.
US07653924B1 Digital video streaming over optical network
Systems and methods for carrying a serial digital video stream over an optical network such as an optical network employing SONET/SDH or G.709. For example, serial digital video data formatted in accordance with ANSI/SMPTE 259 M-1997 may be carried. Also, a common interface may be provided for both serial digital video streams and packetized digital video data such as DVB-ASI data.
US07653918B2 Stopper for preventing the separation between the traverse and the traverse frame in an optical disc drive
The present invention discloses an optical disk drive comprising a traverse, a traverse frame, a chassis and a stopper. The traverse frame is disposed on the chassis. And one end of the traverse is disposed on the chassis and the other end is disposed on the traverse frame. The stopper includes a protruded arm and an extended arm extended from the protruded arm. The protruded arm is integrated with the traverse by sheet metal forming and the extended arm is disposed above the traverse frame. The extended arm of the stopper is interfered with the traverse frame when a heavy shock is applied to the optical disk drive. Therefore, the optical disk drive including the stopper can prevent the separation between the traverse and the traverse frame without screws when a sudden hit is applied thereto.
US07653914B2 Handling different service versions in a server
This invention relates to handling of different service versions in a server that is connected to a communication network. The invention comprises means to load a desired version, two tables and additional data for handling different service versions. The first table contains service key and version information, and serialized service objects. The second table contains names of classes, version information and class files. The additional data is needed for loading the right class from among classes, with the same name, and mapping the right service object version to the right versions of classes.
US07653912B2 Virtual processor methods and apparatus with unified event notification and consumer-producer memory operations
The invention provides, in one aspect, a virtual processor that includes one or more virtual processing units. These virtual processing units execute on one or more processors, and each virtual processing unit executes one or more processes or threads (collectively, “threads”). While the threads may be constrained to executing throughout their respective lifetimes on the same virtual processing units, they need not be. An event delivery mechanism associates events with respective threads and notifies those threads when the events occur, regardless of which virtual processing unit and/or processor the threads happen to be executing on at the time. The invention provides, in other aspects, virtual and/or digital data processors with improved dataflow-based synchronization. A process or thread (collectively, again, “thread”) executing within such processor can execute a memory instruction (e.g., an “Empty” or other memory-consumer instruction) that permits the thread to wait on the availability of data generated, e.g., by another thread and to transparently wake up when that other thread makes the data available (e.g., by execution of a “Fill” or other memory-producer instruction).
US07653909B2 Time slicing in a shared partition
An operating system in a shared processor logical partitioned data processing system is given a target percentage. The hypervisor assigns the target processor percentage to the operating system. The operating system also has a predetermined time slice to allot to threads in a multitasking environment. The operating system adjusts the time slice based on a per-virtual-processor percentage.
US07653906B2 Apparatus and method for reducing power consumption on simultaneous multi-threading systems
Activities may be delayed from being dispatched until another activity is ready to be dispatched. Dispatching more than activities increase overlapping in execution time of activities. By delaying the dispatch of the activities, power consumption and thermal dissipation on a multi-threading processor may be reduced.
US07653904B2 System for forming a critical update loop to continuously reload active thread state from a register storing thread state until another active thread is detected
A method, apparatus, and system are provided for a multi-threaded virtual state mechanism. According to one embodiment, active thread state of a first active thread is received using a virtual state mechanism, and virtual thread state is generated in accordance with the active thread state of the first active thread, and the virtual thread state corresponding to the first active thread is forwarded to state update logic.
US07653900B2 System and method for remote application process control
A system for controlling an application process comprises an injector, redirect code operable to be placed in a memory of the application process, and a library of redirect functions operable to be referenced by the redirect code during the application process execution. The redirect code is operable to intercept a set of target function calls made by the application process and execute the redirect functions for the intercepted target function calls.
US07653897B2 Displaying user operation data
A computer system includes a processing unit that processes data in response to instructions read from memory. Before being ready for a user to make use of a loaded application, the system initially loads executable instructions from permanent storage (such as a magnetic disc drive) during a loading process. In order to make better use of this time, operation related data (that is data for assisting a user to operate the system) is displayed during the loading process. The operation related data is stored in a user accessible file. Furthermore, the application itself facilitates the user re-configuration of the user accessible file under the control of the processing unit when the processing unit is executing the instructions; it not being necessary to use a third party text editor and navigate through the file structure. Then, during a subsequent instruction loading process, the user re-configured data is read.
US07653896B2 Smart UI recording and playback framework
Techniques and tools are described for recording and reliably replicating graphical user interface (“GUI”) activity for various applications, including applications that have dynamic user interfaces. The techniques and tools may be used in combination or separately. For example, a recording tool receives internal macro data from a GUI-based application as opaque tokens, which are embedded into playback code. A playback tool executes the playback code by passing the embedded tokens back to their original application for playback by the application's internal recorder.
US07653891B1 Method of reducing power of a circuit
A method of reducing power of a circuit is described. The method includes determining at least one unused selection input associated with stages of a multiplexer tree; pulling the at least one unused selection input to a constant value; and assigning predetermined values to unused data inputs of the multiplexer tree associated with the at least one unused selection input.
US07653890B2 Modeling resolution enhancement processes in integrated circuit fabrication
A Wafer Image Modeling and Prediction System (“WIMAPS”) is described that includes systems and methods that generate and/or apply models of resolution enhancement techniques (“RET”) and printing processes in integrated circuit (“IC”) fabrication. The WIMAPS provides efficient processes for use by designers in predicting the RET and wafer printing process so as to allow designers to filter predict printed silicon contours prior to application of RET and printing processes to the circuit design.
US07653888B2 System for and method of integrating test structures into an integrated circuit
A system and method for performing device-specific testing and acquiring parametric data on integrated circuits, for example ASICs, such that each chip is tested individually without excessive test time requirements, additional silicon, or special test equipment. The testing system includes a device test structure integrated into unused backfill space in an IC design which tests a set of dummy devices that are identical to a selected set of devices contained in the IC. The device test structures are selected from a library according to customer requirements and design requirements. The selected test structures are further prioritized and assigned to design elements within the design in order of priority. Placement algorithms use design, layout, and manufacturing requirements to place the selected test structures into the final layout of the design to be manufactured.
US07653887B2 Method and apparatus for calculating power consumption, and computer product
A power consumption calculating apparatus includes a receiving unit, a specifying unit, a determining unit, an average calculating unit, an estimating unit, and a power consumption calculating unit. The receiving unit receives data of a target circuit. The specifying unit specifies a sequential circuit in the circuit. The determining unit, by developing a sequential circuit to a combinational circuit, determines a clock cycle to be input into the combinational circuit. The average calculating unit calculates the average number of transition after the number of transition of 2N-clock cycle is calculated. The estimating unit estimates the estimated number of transition. And the power consumption calculating unit calculates the maximum power consumption.
US07653884B2 Methods and systems for placement
Simultaneous Dynamical Integration modeling techniques are applied to placement of elements of integrated circuits as described by netlists specifying interconnection of devices. Solutions to a system of coupled ordinary differential equations in accordance with Newtonian mechanics are approximated by numerical integration. A resultant time-evolving system of nodes moves through a continuous location space in continuous time, and is used to derive placements of the devices having one-to-one correspondences with the nodes. Nodes under the influence of net attractive forces, computed based on the interconnections between the morphable devices, tend to coalesce into well-organized topologies. Nodes are also affected by spreading forces determined by density fields that are developed based on local spatial node populations. The forces are optionally selectively modulated as a function of simulation time. The placements of the devices are compatible with various design flows, such as standard cell, structured array, gate array, and field-programmable gate array.
US07653880B2 Application of data-binding mechanism to perform command binding
A data-binding engine is used to perform command binding. A data binding engine binds user interface controls such as buttons, menus, list boxes, etc. to commands exposed on an application model. A data source and data binding path may be specified in a markup language that defines how the commands are bound to UI elements.
US07653874B2 Methods and devices for generating XML expressed management transactions
New XML management transaction requests including XPath expressions are used, for example, to forward configuration changes on to a data network device. The generation and use of these new requests helps reduce the costs associated with designing or upgrading data network devices. These new requests may be generated in a novel command line interface that has been augmented to give a user access to more configuration functions. Complex management transactions may be executed substantially simultaneously by a central management module using the new requests and their associated XPath expressions. In addition to configuration changes, the new requests may be used to obtain the current configuration of data network devices.
US07653872B2 Document processor, document processing method and storage medium storing document processing program
A document processor has a function of attaching additional information to an electronic document and a function of associating linked information with the additional information. The document processor includes a display unit that displays the electronic document, the additional information, and the linked information, a judging unit that judges whether or not the linked information has changed since it was last referred to by a user, and a display control unit that controls the display unit so that a display state of the additional information varies according to the judgment result from the judging unit.
US07653868B2 Method and apparatus for precomputation and pipelined selection of branch metrics in a reduced state Viterbi detector
A method and apparatus are disclosed for improving the maximum data rate of reduced-state Viterbi detectors with local feedback. The maximum data rate that may be achieved by the disclosed reduced state Viterbi detectors is improved by precomputing a number of candidate branch metrics and performing pipelined selection of an appropriate branch metric. A reduced state Viterbi detector is thus disclosed that precomputes branch metrics for speculative sequences of one or more channel symbols; selects one of said precomputed branch metrics based on at least one decision from at least one corresponding state using at least two pipeline registers; and selects a path having a best path metric for a given state.
US07653867B2 Multi-source data encoding, transmission and decoding using Slepian-Wolf codes based on channel code partitioning
System and method for Slepian-Wolf coding using channel code partitioning. A generator matrix is partitioned to generate multiple sub-matrices corresponding respectively to multiple correlated data sources. The partitioning is in accordance with a rate allocation among the correlated data sources. Corresponding parity matrices may be generated respectively from the sub-matrices, where each parity matrix is useable to encode correlated data for a respective correlated data source, resulting in respective syndromes, e.g., in the form of binary vectors. A common receiver may receive the syndromes and expand them to a common length by inserting zeros appropriately. The expanded syndromes may be vector summed (e.g., modulo 2), and a single channel decoding applied to determine a closest codeword, portions of whose systematic part may be multiplied by respective submatrices of the generator matrix, which products may be added to the respective expanded syndromes to produce estimates of the source data.
US07653864B2 Method and apparatus to perform error control
Embodiments to perform improved error control using packet fragments are described. The apparatus may include a padding module to add a pad byte to uneven packet fragments of a packet, a partial checksum generator module to generate a partial error control value for each packet fragment, a pseudo-header generator module to generate a pseudo header for the packet, and a partial checksum combiner module to combine the partial error control values into an error control value. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
US07653857B2 Power control of packet data transmission in cellular network
A transmitter for a packet radio network, including means for transmitting a signal including data packets to a receiver, means for receiving acknowledgement messages from the receiver, each acknowledgement message indicating whether or not a data packet was received successfully, and means for adjusting transmit power of the signal in the transmitter on the basis of one or more acknowledgement messages.
US07653854B2 Semiconductor integrated circuit having a (BIST) built-in self test circuit for fault diagnosing operation of a memory
According to the present invention, there is provided a semiconductor integrated circuit having: a BIST including a data generator, an address generator, a control signal generator, a result analyzer, a BIST controller, and a diagnostic data storage circuit including a first capture register which captures and outputs, in accordance with a first clock, a latest address signal and the BIST state signal output from said BIST controller while the flag signal is in as state that no fault is detected, and maintains outputs when the flag signal is in a state that a fault is detected. The semiconductor integrated circuit can further include a memory collar having a memory cell, a second capture register, a comparator, and a flag register. The semiconductor integrated circuit can perform a fault diagnosing operation of a memory by using a comparator type BIST circuit.
US07653852B2 Semiconductor device and method of adding tester circuit for the same
A semiconductor device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a plurality of clock domains including a plurality of logic circuits operating in accordance with a clock signal; and a control circuit selectively supplying the clock signal to a predetermined number of clock domains selected from the plurality of clock domains based on a control signal.
US07653850B2 Delay fault detection using latch with error sampling
Some embodiments provide sampling of a data signal output from a path stage using a latch, sampling of the data signal output from the path stage using an edge-triggered flip-flop, comparing a first value output by the latch with a second value output by the edge-triggered flip-flop, and generating an error signal if the first value is different from the second value.
US07653842B2 CRC format automatic detection and setting
An automatic CRC format detection and selection device observes FCS errors during an interval, incrementing counts thereof. When a determination is made that an error count threshold has been met, the CRC format may be automatically changed in order to enable CRC format detection and switching without requiring a user to have knowledge of the format or how to accomplish its change.
US07653839B2 Image input/output device, information processing method, and storage medium
An image input/output apparatus reduces unnecessary fault management processing load and prevents a normal image input/output processing efficiency from decreasing in the way that an administrator selects an intrinsic fault that should be emphasized among individually-occurring detectable faults. To accomplish this, when a history representing a state of control is stored as log information in a first storage, a fault is detected, and an occurrence frequency of the detected fault is stored in a second storage in a way that associates the fault occurrence frequency with the fault. One or more thresholds of the fault occurrence frequency are enabled to be set, and it is judged whether the fault occurrence frequency is equal to or larger than the threshold. Based on a result of the judgment, a log management unit controls storage setting of the log information associated with the fault into the first storage.
US07653838B2 Hard disk drive data scrub methodology
Method, system and computer program product for reporting and recovering from uncorrectable data errors in a data processing system using the Advanced Technology Attachment (ATA) or the Serial ATA (SATA) protocol. The invention utilizes the data scrubbing functionality of SCSI hard drives to provide a higher level of data integrity in an operating system implemented RAID environment. If an uncorrectable data error is found on a hard drive during a background data scrubbing operation, information concerning the data error is logged in a S.M.A.R.T. (Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology) error data structure. When the host operating system identifies the uncorrectable data error during normal operation, a Host Array Manager issues a Write Command to write the data from a redundant drive after the defective Logical Block Address (LBA) has been reassigned.
US07653827B2 Power distribution system having redundant mixed sources and method
A power distribution system provides power source redundancy. The system includes a bank of loads and first and second groups of power sources. An interconnect arrangement includes a plurality of interconnects that connect each load to one or more sources of both the first and second groups of sources so as to be fully powered by sources of both the first and second groups of sources and such that if any one source or all sources of one of the groups of sources fails, all of the loads remain fully powered.
US07653820B1 System and method for securing using decryption keys during FPGA configuration using a microcontroller
A system for securely using decryption keys during FPGA configuration includes a FPGA having a microcontroller for receiving a bitstream having an encrypted bitstream portion as well as a configuration boot program. The configuration boot program can be code that runs on an embedded hardware microcontroller or a software microcontroller. The system further includes a key storage register coupled to the microcontroller for storing key data from the microcontroller, a decryptor coupled to the key storage register, and a configuration data register in the FPGA. Preferably, only the decryptor can read from the key storage register and the configuration data register cannot be read by the microcontroller after the decryptor is used.
US07653819B2 Scalable paging of platform configuration registers
A method, computer program, and system for paging platform configuration registers in and out of a trusted platform module. In a trusted computing platform, an unlimited number of platform configuration registers can be obtained through paging. The trust platform module encrypts and decrypts platform configuration registers for storage outside the trusted platform module.
US07653815B2 System and method for processing encoded messages for exchange with a mobile data communication device
A system and method are provided for pre-processing encrypted and/or signed messages at a host system before the message is transmitted to a wireless mobile communication device. The message is received at the host system from a message sender. There is a determination as to whether any of the message receivers has a corresponding wireless mobile communication device. For each message receiver that has a corresponding wireless mobile communication device, the message is processed so as to modify the message with respect to one or more encryption and/or authentication aspects. The processed message is transmitted to a wireless mobile communication device that corresponds to the first message receiver. The system and method may include post-processing messages sent from a wireless mobile communications device to a host system. Authentication and/or encryption message processing is performed upon the message. The processed message may then be sent through the host system to one or more receivers.
US07653811B2 Selecting a repository satisfying a security level of data
A device, apparatus, system, computer program and product, each capable of selecting a storage repository for storing data from a plurality of repositories, by applying a repository rule indicating which of the plurality of repositories can satisfy a security level of the data.
US07653809B2 Method and system for controlling the on-line supply of digital products or the access to on-line services
The invention is concerned with enabling substantially anonymous purchases of media products or other products (or access to an on-line service) to be made on-line. In order to initiate a purchasing session, consisting of one or more purchasing transactions, the purchaser authenticates himself to a home provider computer (3) which ten allots an anonymous client identifier (clientID) to the client for the purposes of that session. The purchaser (1) contacts a vendor computer (6), using the anonymous identifier (clientID) and an anonymising HTTP proxy, in order to place an order for one or more products or services for which the vendor computer has the right to authorize delivery. In order to obtain delivery of the product or service from the repository computer (5), the purchaser (1) provides the clientID to the repository computer (3).
US07653807B2 Removing a pipeline bubble by blocking clock signal to downstream stage when downstream stage contains invalid data
One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that removes a bubble from a pipeline. During operation, the system first detects a stall in the pipeline. The system next determines whether a first register contains invalid data, which is associated with a bubble. Next, the system determines whether a second register contains valid data, wherein the second register is adjacent to and upstream from the first register. If the first register contains invalid data and the second register contains valid data, the system replaces the invalid data of the first register with valid data based on the valid data in the second register without propagating the invalid data to a downstream register. As a result, the system removes the invalid data from the pipeline.
US07653806B2 Method and apparatus for performing improved group floating-point operations
Systems and apparatuses are presented relating a programmable processor comprising an execution unit that is operable to decode and execute instructions received from an instruction path and partition data stored in registers in the register file into multiple data elements, the execution unit capable of executing a plurality of different group floating-point and group integer arithmetic operations that each arithmetically operates on multiple data elements stored registers in a register file to produce a catenated result that is returned to a register in the register file, wherein the catenated result comprises a plurality of individual results, wherein the execution unit is capable of executing group data handling operations that re-arrange data elements in different ways in response to data handling instructions.
US07653802B2 System and method for using address lines to control memory usage
A computing environment maintains the integrity of data stored in system memory. The system has a memory management unit that maintains a plurality of real page numbers. The system also comprises an address bus in communication with the memory management unit. The address bus comprises a plurality of address lines, wherein a value of at least one address line is set by a real page number from the memory management unit. The system has an operating system that controls memory usage by controlling the real page numbers stored in said page table that is accessed by the memory management unit. At least one security feature such as data encryption is selectively applied to data stored in a page of said memory as enabled by a value of said address line set by said real page number.
US07653794B2 Converting physical machines to virtual machines
Physical (or prior virtual) machine volumes can be converted to virtual machines at a virtual machine host while the physical machines are running. In one implementation, a volume shadow copy service can be used to create an application (and/or file system)-consistent snapshot of one or more physical machine volumes while the one or more volumes are running. The snapshot data can then be transferred to a mounted virtual hard disk file (dynamic or fixed) at a virtual machine host. Operational information (e.g., boot record, system registry, drivers, devices, configuration preferences, etc.) associated with the virtual hard disk file and the operating system(s) within the virtual machine can then be modified as appropriate to ensure that the corresponding virtual machine is bootable and functional at the virtual machine host. The virtual hard disk file can then be un-mounted, and used as a new virtual machine.
US07653791B2 Realtime-safe read copy update with per-processor read/write locks
A technique for realtime-safe detection of a grace period for deferring the destruction of a shared data element until pre-existing references to the data element have been removed. A per-processor read/write lock is established for each of one or more processors. When reading a shared data element at a processor, the processor's read/write lock is acquired for reading, the shared data element is referenced, and the read/write lock that was acquired for reading is released. When starting a new grace period, all of the read/write locks are acquired for writing, a new grace period is started, and all of the read/write locks are released.
US07653787B2 System for storing web site names and caching audio resources of the most visited web sites
A method for building a table to select r most frequently used Internet site names. The method comprises the following steps. First, receive an Internet site name. Second, convert the Internet site name into a number. Third, store the number in a table having n entries, each entry comprising a number field for storing the number, a name field for storing the received Internet site name and a count field for storing the number of times the received Internet site name has been received, where n≧r. Fourth, if the number is in the table, increment the value of the count field of the associated entry. Fifth, if the number is new and the table is not full, enter the number in an empty entry and initialize the value of the count field to a default value. Sixth, if the number is new but the table is full, replace one of the q least frequently used entries where q
US07653782B2 Method for host bus adapter-based storage partitioning and mapping across shared physical drives
A system for a host-based RAID solution in a shared storage environment is provided in which the compute blades of a system are coupled to one or multiple concentrators. The concentrators serve as a switch or expander to couple each of the compute blades to a shared storage resource. Within the shared storage resource, a set of drives is configured in a RAID array. The shared disk drives are partitioned so that each partition is dedicated to one of the compute blades of the system. Multiple sets of drives may be used so that the collective set of drives can be configured as part of a RAID volume that includes mirroring between at least two of the drives of the RAID volume, such as RAID 1 or RAID 0+1, in which each set of drives is a mirror of the other set of drives and the content associated with each of the compute blades is striped across multiple drives in each of the two sets of drives.
US07653779B1 Memory storage using a look-up table
Data is stored in a flash or other memory using a look-up table, which includes a plurality of data elements, to encode and decode the data. An amount of charge to be stored in each memory cell is calibrated to correspond to one of the data elements in the look-up table. Data is retrieved from the memory by decoding using the look-up table. The amount of charge in the memory cells is determined, for example, by reading a voltage level from the cell. The charge or voltage level is matched to a corresponding one of the data elements in the look-up table.
US07653778B2 Systems and methods for measuring the useful life of solid-state storage devices
A non-volatile solid-state storage subsystem, such as a non-volatile memory device, maintains usage statistics reflective of the wear state, and thus the remaining useful life, of the subsystem's memory array. A host system reads the usage statistics information, or data derived therefrom, from the subsystem to evaluate the subsystem's remaining life expectancy. The host system may use this information for various purposes, such as to (a) display or report information regarding the remaining life of the subsystem; (b) adjust the frequency with which data is written to the subsystem; and/or (c) select the type(s) of data written to the subsystem.
US07653776B2 Method and apparatus for selectively switching IC ports to card slots through the use of three switches per switch group
A system that selectively couples one or more IC chips to card slots. The system contains a Z-bar switch which includes: a select input; a first IC port coupled to a first IC pin; a second IC port coupled to a second IC pin; a first card slot port coupled to a first card slot pin; and a second card slot port coupled to a second card slot pin. If the select input receives a first control pattern, the Z-bar switch is configured to: couple the first IC port to the first card slot port; and to couple the second IC port to the second card slot port. If the select input receives a second control pattern, the Z-bar switch is configured to: couple the first IC port to the second card slot port; leave the second IC port floating; and to leave the first card slot port floating.
US07653774B2 Bridge with sequential software modules
A bridge includes first and second network connections, and processor means and memory together operating to implement plural software modules. These allow data to be passed between the network connections and allow the data to be handled as it passes. Each software modules has a priority, either pre-set in software or settable by the bridge in response to receiving a command from a device connected to the bridge. The bridge is operable to arrange the software modules sequentially between the network connections, such that data provided by a software module is received at the next software module in the sequence, according to their priorities. Software modules can be added to or removed from the sequence. This can be carried out dynamically, for instance by the bridge following a determination from monitoring of data flow that such would improve performance.
US07653773B2 Dynamically balancing bus bandwidth
In a dynamic mode, firmware sets a threshold of errors that may occur within a predetermined period of time. If the threshold is exceeded, the firmware queries the front-side bus performance counters to determine whether the front-side bus is operating at its maximum data rate. If the front-side bus is not running at the maximum data rate, then the firmware bumps the data rate settings for the endpoint that exceeds the threshold by one step. If the front-side bus is running at its maximum data rate, then the firmware queries all the endpoints to determine which endpoints are active. The firmware then determines whether there are any active endpoints that are lower priority than the complaining endpoint. The mechanism drops the lower priority endpoints by one step and raises the complaining endpoint by one step.
US07653771B2 Control docking unit
A control docking unit configured to accept a portable processing unit and provide alternate control operation of the portable processing unit. The control docking unit can be configured to position a display on the portable processing unit to facilitate use of one or more controls provided on the control docking unit. The control docking unit can position the display of the portable processing unit in a fixed or variable position. The controls from the docking unit can be coupled to the portable processing unit using an electrical, mechanical, or electromechanical interface. The electrical interface can be a wired or wireless communication link. The controls on the control docking unit can be configured to be substantially in the same configuration as a control unit for a similar fixed device. The portable processing unit can be configured to provide additional functions, features, or enhanced operation when coupled to the control docking unit.
US07653764B2 Fault-tolerant computer and method of controlling data transmission
A fault-tolerant computer is capable of performing a data flow control process in a short period of time. The fault-tolerant computer includes a pair of duplicate systems each having a CPU subsystem and an IO subsystem. The IO subsystems of the duplicate systems are connected to each other through a cross link. The CPU system has an inbound reception buffer which receives data sent from the IO subsystem, and when the amount of the received data reaches a first threshold value, sends a first signal to the IO subsystem, and when the amount of the received data reaches a second threshold value greater than the first threshold value, sends a second signal to the IO subsystem. The IO subsystem has an IO I/F controller to stop sending data to the CPU subsystem when the IO I/F controller receives the first signal and the second signal, and a flow controller to send the second signal to the IO I/F controller of the paired IO subsystem through the cross link after the flow controller receives the second signal.
US07653759B2 Wireless communications unit, wireless communications method, wireless communications system, and computer program
There is provided a wireless communications unit that performs wireless communications with a USB host in a Wireless USB system. The wireless communications unit includes an address setting portion and a beacon creation portion. The address setting portion sets an assigned address assigned by the USB host as the wireless communications unit's own address. The beacon creation portion starts to create a beacon after the assigned address is set as the wireless communications unit's own address.
US07653753B2 Method and apparatus for content-based packet routing using compact filter storage and off-line pre-computation
A method and apparatus provide for content-based routing of packets in a publish-subscribe network. A packet is received via the network. A map specifying computed filter coverage in an attribute space is accessed. Content of the packet is inspected for a routing decision for the packet. The map is used for the routing decision for the packet. The packet is routed based upon the inspected content of the packet and the map. A router for content-based routing of packets in a publish-subscribe network, comprising modules for performing this method is provided. A network including a plurality of such routers is provided. A computer-readable medium including instructions for performing this method is provided.
US07653752B2 Distribution contents forming method, contents distributing method and apparatus, and code converting method
A script is scanned to detect character strings that match predetermined criteria. The detected character strings are sorted in order of their appearance frequency and are associated with substitute characters or character strings such that a character string having a greater appearance frequency than another character string is associated with substitute characters or character string having a same or smaller number of characters. The script is searched for a given character string, and the given character string is replaced with its associated substitute characters or character strings. The content is unidirectionally distributed whereby the plurality of character strings is not distributed.
US07653744B2 Method and apparatus for sharing wireless content
Embodiments of the invention allow the convenient transmission of URLs or content corresponding to URLs from a WAP/i-mode-enabled mobile device to any other device across a network. In an embodiment, a URL corresponding to content accessed by WAP/i-mode-enabled mobile device is transmitted to an application server. The WAP/i-mode-enabled mobile device further transmits a destination address for the content to the application server. The application server then transmits the URL corresponding to the content to the destination address. The URL can then be used to render the corresponding content at the destination address.In another embodiment, a URL corresponding to content accessed by the WAP/i-mode-enabled mobile device is transmitted to an application server. The WAP/i-mode-enabled mobile device further transmits a destination address for the content to the application server. The application server then fetches the content corresponding to the URL and transmits the content to the destination device.
US07653739B1 Controlling transfer of access to data
A method for controlling transfer of data is provided. The method includes accessing data at a first device and accessing a time attribute associated with the data at the first device. The method further includes comparing the time attribute to a data transfer time threshold and in response to the time attribute associated with the data at the first device is less than the data transfer time threshold, the method further includes restricting access of the data at a second device.
US07653738B2 Network management method, program, and system
An interconnection network is provided with switch devices for computers for a plurality of computers, respectively, a predetermined number of physical lines for switch devices for computers are bound to form each of logical lines, the physical lines forming the logical lines interconnect the other switch devices for computer via a plurality of switch devices for relay to form a parallel computer system. When a data transmission speed required between the computers is judged to be lower than a line transmission speed determined by the number of physical lines of any switch device for relay, switch setting-off unit turns off power of the whole switch device for relay that has been judged to shut off the switch device for relay from the interconnection network.
US07653736B2 Data processing system having multiple processors and a communications means in a data processing system
Aspects involve effectively separating communication hardware in a data processing system by introducing a communication device for each processor. By introducing this separation the processors can concentrate on performing their function-specific tasks, while the communication device provide the communication support for the respective processor. Accordingly, in certain embodiments, a data processing system is provided with a computation, a communication support and a communication network layer.
US07653735B2 Method for achieving end-to-end quality of service negotiations for distributed multi-media applications
This invention presents a framework for achieving dynamic End-to End QoS negotiation and control coordination, with distributed multimedia applications. The framework builds upon dynamic capability negotiations and specification of Adaptation Paths and (alternative) QoS Contracts, based on user preferences. In particular we present a protocol providing End-to-End negotiation of alternative QoS, capabilities, and preferences/configurations, based on extensions of IP-based protocols like SIP/RTSP/SDP, in coordination with mechanisms for network resource reservation (e.g. RSVP), local terminal resource (e.g. CPU, memory, power, auxiliary devices) reservation, and adaptation mechanisms. To this extent, and with respect to two or more peers (101, 103) this invention identifies six phases, through which said peers can establish multiparty, multi-stream, multimedia communications. In detail, the phases are: Protocol Discovery (104), Pre-Negotiation (106), Multi-Stream QoS Synchronization and QoS Correlation (107), Fast-Negotiation (obeying the Economy Principle) (108), Re-Negotiation (obeying the Economy Principle) (109), Resource Reservation Release (110). All the six phases can be concatenated, or be executed at different times. This invention also presents the concept of the E2ENP Broker (105), an optional third-party entity, which can be used for relieving peers (101, 103) from performing the time- and resource-consuming Pre-Negotiation phase (106) (and eventually also the Multi-Stream QoS Synchronization and QoS Correlation (107). This entity may coincide with e.g. audio-/videoconference bridges.
US07653734B1 Method for implementing a multimedia messaging service, a multimedia messaging system, a server of a multimedia messaging system and a multimedia terminal
A method for implementing a multimedia messaging service between a wireless terminal (MS) that communicates with a communication network (12, 15, 18) over a radio path and a server (20) includes receiving and storing a multimedia message addressed to the wireless terminal at a server, the multimedia message comprising at least one multimedia component, and storing information on at least one property of the wireless terminal (MS) in the server. The method further includes determining if there is any component of the multimedia message, which the wireless terminal can handle according to the stored information on at least one property of the wireless terminal. If there exists one or more such component(s), they are selected for transmission and transmitted to the wireless terminal.
US07653733B2 Method and apparatus for facilitating granting of a permission regarding a stored element
A system, method, apparatus, means, and computer program code for facilitating sharing and using of information such as files, folders, or other stored elements is provided. According to some embodiments, a user may access or use an interface or window to establish one or more permissions regarding a file, folder or other stored element and provide such permissions to one or more other entities. In some embodiments, an entity may be or include an individual person, a group of people, a software application or device, etc. A permission established by a user may be or include allowing an entity to access, read, copy, modify, save, use, etc. a file, folder, or other stored element.
US07653731B2 Management of connections to external data
Embodiments of present application treat Connection Information Files contained in an instance of an application, such as a workbook, as independent objects and multiple data objects, such as data summary tables, may link to one Connection Information File. Maintaining Connection Information Files as independent objects within an instance of an application provides the ability to modify a connection to an external data source and have that modification applied to all linked data objects without having to modify each data object individually. Additionally, a user may view a complete list of all Connection Information Files that exist within a workbook and easily add, delete, or modify those Connection Information Files.
US07653728B2 Audio server
When an information processing device has been connected to this audio server via a network, an evaluation request means of this audio server requests this connected information processing device to notify evaluations for items of audio contents which that information processing device has downloaded in the past. And, when an evaluation for some item of audio contents has been received from an information processing device which has been requested to provide notification of evaluations for items of audio contents by the evaluation request notification means, a summarization means of this audio server summarizes a plurality of evaluations for that item of audio contents, using the evaluation obtained this time. And a summarized results notification means of this audio server notifies the result of summarization by said summarization means to the information processing device which provided this evaluation of that item of audio contents this time.
US07653726B2 Online forecasting system and method
System and method for real-time on-line interactive forecasting of an element, the method comprising: receiving a user input for a forecast element; and capturing at least one forecast of an element or event, storing that at least one forecast of an element or event, and sending collective contributed forecast information back to the user who originally sent the input in response to the receipt of the user input for optional display. The method may optionally also include either or both of providing a minimal input forecast interface, and/or pre-queuing a list of elements for fast forecasting; receiving a user input for a forecast element. Computer program product for execution on a single computer or plurality of computers to implement the inventive method and system.
US07653721B1 Mechanism for capturing high level events on user interface components
A recording mechanism is disclosed for automatically capturing high level events on user interface (UI) components of a set of software. In one implementation, the recording mechanism registers with a UI component to receive notification when an event occurs on the UI component. When an event does occur, the recording mechanism receives notification thereof from the UI component. In one implementation, the notification includes some high level event-specific information. After the notification is received, the recording mechanism creates and stores a record of the event, which includes at least a portion of the event-specific information, as well as information indicating the UI component as the target of the event. The record may further include information indicating a component hierarchy in which the UI component is contained. Overall, the record contains all of the information needed to reproduce the event on the UI component of the software at a later time.
US07653720B1 Propagation of information on an indexed addressed network
A system and method to propagate data over a network such as the Internet. The system and method determine a first set of addresses and perform a function such as a primitive element exponentiation upon those addresses to map to a second address space. The second address space could be a pseudo random ordering of addresses in the first address space such that each address in the first address space maps to an address in the second address space. The second address space is traversed to deliver data to receptive elements on the network. Each receptive element on the network is enlisted to continue propagating the data across the network resulting in a one-to-one, pseudo-random, exponential propagation.
US07653718B2 Shell specific filtering and display of log messages
A method for filtering and selectively displaying log messages generated by a network node with a distributed architecture is disclosed. In one embodiment, log messages generated locally on the line cards are collected by Secondary Log Managers residing on the line cards. The Secondary Log Manager appends meta data to the collected messages and transfers at least part of them to a Primary Log Manager process residing at the control module. Using the meta data, the Primary Log Manager can selectively output the logging and tracing messages interested Command Line Interface (CLI) shells or output devices.
US07653716B2 Determining a bisection bandwidth for a multi-node data communications network
Methods, systems, and products are disclosed for determining a bisection bandwidth for a multi-node data communications network that include: partitioning nodes in the network into a first sub-network and a second sub-network in dependence upon a topology of the network; sending, by each node in the first sub-network to a destination node in the second sub-network, a first message having a predetermined message size; receiving, by each node in the first sub-network from a source node in the second sub-network, a second message; measuring, by each node in the first sub-network, the elapsed communications time between the sending of the first message and the receiving of the second message; selecting the longest elapsed communications time; and calculating the bisection bandwidth for the network in dependence upon the number of the nodes in the first sub-network, the predetermined message size of the first test message, and the longest elapsed communications time.
US07653715B2 Method and system for supporting the communication of presence information regarding one or more telephony devices
A system for detecting and communicating the presence of one or more computing devices is presented. The invention also presents a method and system for aggregating presence information generated by multiple devices associated with a single user. A server acting as a presence agent on behalf of a first user receives and responds to a subscription request generated by a computing device operated by a second wishing to be permitted as a watcher of the first user. When the second user corresponds to access preferences of the first user, a notify message is sent to the second user's device that includes presence information indicative of an activity level and availability level associated with the first user. When the first user employs multiple computing devices, the server generates an aggregate presence document that is representative of the overall presence of the first user.
US07653714B2 Computer-readable recording medium with system managing program recorded therein, system managing method and system managing apparatus
A computer-readable recording medium stores therein a system managing program for assisting in constructing an environment for efficiently operating a system depending on the access to data from an application. An application information collecting unit acquires management information representing access to data from an application function which is realized when a server of a network system executes an application program, and registers the acquired management information in a system management table. A system information collecting unit acquires resource management information owned by an operating system of the server, and registers the acquired resource management information in the system management table. An information analyzing unit refers to the system management table and determines whether the management of resources depending on the access to the data from the application function is adequate or not.
US07653703B2 Computer system with a packet transfer device using a hash value for transferring a content request
An object of this invention is to reduce a calculation amount and required storage capacity of a URL switch by dividing transfer destination determining processing among a plurality of devices. Provided is a computer system including: a plurality of servers; and a packet transfer device, in which: the servers are coupled to the packet transfer device; the packet transfer device is coupled to a client terminal via a network; the packet transfer device receives a content request including a fixed-length hash value that is calculated from a variable-length identifier of the content requested by the client terminal; extracts the hash value from the received content request; and determines, based on the extracted hash value, to which one of the plurality of servers the content request is to be transferred.
US07653702B2 Method for automatically associating contextual input data with available multimedia resources
A method for automatically associating contextual input data with available multimedia resources includes capturing the contextual input data and processing the contextual input data and formulating a query based on processed contextual input data. The processed contextual input data is associated with the multimedia resources to generate association matches.
US07653698B2 Identifying e-mail messages from allowed senders
A system and method are disclosed for maintaining a whitelist, including: obtaining message data based on an email message sent by a user; extracting recipient information from message data; updating the whitelist using the recipient information.
US07653693B2 Method and system for capturing instant messages
Managing instant messages may include receiving instant messages created by or on behalf of one or more message sources for delivery to an intended recipient. From among the received instant messages, qualifying instant messages may be identified that satisfy a capture rule, and two or more of the qualifying instant messages may be captured. The intended recipient may be informed of the captured instant messages unobtrusively, and also may be enabled to manage the captured instant messages.
US07653692B2 Method, system, and apparatus for generating weblogs from interactive communication client software
A method of sharing instant messaging transcripts can include establishing an instant messaging session. The method can also include receiving a user request to publish a transcript of the session to a Weblog and publishing the transcript to the Weblog.
US07653687B2 Method for distributing content to a user station
A method for controlling a user station configured for communications with a multiplicity of independently-operated data sources via a non-proprietary network includes steps for providing a user interface to enable a user at the user station to select multiple ones of the multiplicity of independently-operated data object sources to be polled; automatically polling each of the selected data object sources in order to determine availability of desired data at each of the selected data object sources; and automatically transporting desired data determined to be available from each of the selected data object sources to the user station. Software and a user station for implementing the method are also described.
US07653685B2 Methods and apparatuses for transferring streaming multimedia data and various types of data associated therewith in a network environment
The present invention provides several methods and apparatuses for transmitting multimedia data using streaming media protocols such as real-time transfer protocols (RTP) and real-time streaming protocols (RTSP) in a computer network environment. A request for RTP data is sent from the caching proxy server to the server. The request may be for one specific type of data or multiple unrelated types of data. The server responds to the request indicating its support for the requested data. The caching proxy server determines whether to proceed or terminate the data transmission process based on the response provided by the server. If it is determined to proceed with the data transmission process, the caching proxy informs the server to send the requested data. The server sends the requested data in a body of a RTP packet. The RTP packet uses a RTP Meta-Info payload format, which includes a body and a field header. The field header includes fields to identify the streaming media data, and the field body includes the requested streaming media data.
US07653684B2 Enabling inter-subsystem resource sharing
Techniques for enabling inter-subsystem resource sharing are provided. A subsystem executing an application (“app subsystem”) receives resources from another subsystem providing a resource (“resource subsystem”), such as a DLL. Then, when an application of the app subsystem is executed, the application may request a resource from the app subsystem, such as a DLL. The app subsystem, upon determining that the requested resource is associated with the resource subsystem, may communicate with the resource subsystem to request the resource. The resource subsystem may then load the resource. When the application utilizes the resource to perform an activity, such as by invoking a method of the DLL, the app subsystem may communicate with the resource subsystem to request the resource to perform the activity. The resource subsystem may provide an indication of a result to the resource subsystem upon completing the activity.
US07653683B2 Systems for providing information access to network devices
Systems, apparatus and methods are described for providing information access to network devices. A directory server registers identification information about a first network device coupled to a first network. The first network and the directory server may be coupled to a second network, which may include a wide area network, public network, or the Internet. The identification information may include a network address of the first network device on the first network, or a network address of the first network on the second network. The directory server may receive and process requests for identification information about registered network devices, and may selectively reply to the requests based on status information of the first network device.
US07653675B2 Convolution operation in a multi-mode wireless processing system
A system and method for performing a convolution operation in a multi-mode wireless processing system. The method can include loading an initial value and a stride value into an address generator, generating an address based on the initial value and the stride value, supplying the generated address to a series of memories, loading input data into a series of registers, multiplying the contents of each register with a value stored at the generated address in the memory associated with each register, adding up the resulting multiplication products, and generating output based on the resulting sum. The number of memories and registers are equal, each register having an associated memory.
US07653673B1 Efficient method for identifying few largest differences from a list of numbers
A method is provided that finds the largest ‘k’ difference values in decreasing order from a list of ‘n’ arbitrary numbers. The method uses the property of sorted numbers to organize the list of all the differences in a way that reduces the size of the solution space. The time complexity of the solution space using the method is O(k2), as compared to O(n2) in the conventional exhaustive method. The overall time complexity of the method is bound by the complexity of the algorithm used to sort the input list of numbers. The memory complexity of the method is less than the exhaustive method when k<
US07653666B2 Method and computer system for identifying objects for archiving
Methods and computer systems are provided for identifying objects for archiving out of a plurality of objects. A first computer system supplies a plurality of objects for archiving. Each object may have an object type and at least one sub-object. Further, an assignment scheme may be provided, which assigns a plurality of sub-object types to the object type. A computer program may identify at least one sub-object for archiving with the object by using the assignment scheme. A second computer system may receive data for archiving from the first computer system. The data may comprise the object and the at least one sub-object that are identified by the first computer system for archiving. The second computer system may store the data.
US07653660B2 Efficiently storing indented threads in a threaded discussion application
A method, apparatus, and computer-readable media for retrieving records in a hierarchical set of the records having a plurality of hierarchical levels and a plurality of hierarchical depths, each of the records having a tag that is unique within the hierarchical set of the records, comprises identifying one of the records in the hierarchical set of the records; modifying the tag, thereby producing a key; indexing the hierarchical set of the records only once, thereby selecting one or more of the records within the hierarchical set of the records, wherein indexing the hierarchical set of the records only once comprises applying the key to the hierarchical set of the records; and retrieving the selected records.
US07653659B2 System for automatic arrangement of portlets on portal pages according to semantical and functional relationship
The present invention relates to the field of network computing, and in particular to method and system for designing a Web Portal comprising a hierarchical structure of portal pages and portlets for accessing Web contents accessible via the Portal. A typical larger enterprise's portal contains large numbers, e.g., thousands of pages and portlets. Due to the complexity of an enterprise portal, manual administration is inefficient as it is time-consuming, error-prone and thus expensive. In order to overcome these disadvantages, it is proposed that a Portal according to the invention performs some mining of the portlet markup and/or that of the portlet description in order to autonomously compute and propose an enhanced portal content structure. This helps to provide a user-friendly content structure that reflects well the relationships between portlets.
US07653658B2 Data file storage/management apparatus and electronic mail processing program thereof
A data file storage/management apparatus, having file storage means, stores and manages one or more data files, and the data file storage/management apparatus installs an electronic mail processing program therein, thereby operating as follows. Thus, the data file storage/management apparatus interprets the processing of the data file, which is described in a program-like manner, at least within the main sentence thereof, when receiving the electronic mail, and starts the processing of the data file designated or instructed; thereby enabling to instruct, easily, the processing on the data files, being various for users thereof, to the data file storage/management apparatus.
US07653656B2 Method for splitting a data stream
In the DVR or Blu-ray application format, a clip consists of a clip information file, through which it can be accessed from playlists, and an audio-visual data stream file. The data stream includes data units, which in turn include multiple source packets. When such stream shall be split between source packets into two substreams, and the splitting position is within such a data unit, the employed file system may not allow splitting single data units. According to the invention, the smallest possible data unit that includes the intended splitting position is declared as a separate tile, having separate clip information and data stream files. The first and second substreams are accessible via one or more RealPlaylists and/or VirtualPlaylists. The first substream comprises data from the first and second clips, and the second substream comprises data from the second and third clips.
US07653653B2 Dynamically configurable lists for including multiple content types
A dynamically configurable list management system that supports list elements of multiple content types is presented. Each list element is associated with an element type via an element type identifier. The element type identifier uniquely identifies the element type to the list management system. Each property associated with each element type is included in the list. Each property is identified by a unique property identifier. When adding a list element of a new element type to an existing list that does not include any elements of the new element type, the list management system identifies every property associated with the new element type. For each property associated with the new element type, the list management system determines which properties are not already included in the list, and adds those properties that are not already including to the list.
US07653652B2 Database schema for structured query language (SQL) server
A schema for a SQL (structured query language) database defines classes, properties, methods, and associations.
US07653639B2 Computer algorithms and methods for product safety
The invention comprises systems, methods and a computerized data management device for creating and using data relating to a medical or non-medical product or device to enhance the safety of the product or device. A vast amount of data regarding adverse events associated with a particular product or device is analyzed to identify new essential adverse events associated with the product or device. At least one database of new essential adverse event information is created and utilized, and new characteristics of or uses for the product or device related to the new essential adverse event information are determined. Adverse event information is gathered for a large number of population sub-groups. The system may also be programmed to incorporate the information into intellectual property and contract documents. Manufacturers and/or distributors can include the proprietary information in consumer safety information, which accompanies the product or device, or which is provided to patients, users, consumers and the like, or in the case of certain medical products or devices, to prescribers of those products or devices. The system and methods also provide for commercializing the essential adverse event information.
US07653638B2 Data ecosystem awareness
A user input is received. The user input creates or alters an association that links at least two elements within a system of data. A user is provided with, based at least in part on the association, an indication of relevant data.
US07653634B2 System for the processing of information between remotely located healthcare entities
Systems and methods for reconciling healthcare data between multiple distributed computing nodes that enable an individual node, a topic object, or an intelligent agent to determine synchronization with other nodes, comprising sending source node data to a payload generator, the source node data including difference data, an encapsulated topic object, or intelligent agent communications, generating a payload including the source node data and destination attributes, and sending the payload to a destination node, topic object, or destination intelligent agent, and using the source node data to update destination node data according to destination node, topic object, or destination intelligent agent requirements.
US07653633B2 Log collection, structuring and processing
The present invention generally relates to log message processing such that events can be detected and alarms can be generated. For example, log messages are generated by a variety of network platforms (e.g., Windows servers, Linux servers, UNIX servers, databases, workstations, etc.). Often, relatively large numbers of logs are generated from these platforms in different formats. A log manager described herein collects such log data using various protocols (e.g., Syslog, SNMP, SMTP, etc.) to determine events. That is, the log manager may communicate with the network platforms using appropriate protocols to collect log messages therefrom. The log manager may then determine events (e.g., unauthorized access, logins, etc.) from the log data and transfer the events to an event manager. The event manager may analyze the events and determine whether alarms should be generated therefrom.
US07653632B2 File system for storing multiple files as a single compressed file
A file archive system for storing multiple files and directories as a single file. The file archive system could be used on a hand-held computer or other computing device. The file archive system in a preferred embodiment has an operating system with a loadable file system. In another embodiment, the file archive system includes a file archive structure for storing multiple files as a single file.
US07653631B1 Method for synchronizing information in multiple case management systems
The present invention includes a method for synchronizing information between and among multiple electronic case management systems. The method includes sending an updated data packet from one case management system to another case management system. The data from the packet is used to update status data.
US07653630B2 Method and apparatus for facilitating privileged object stores in a database
A system that facilitates implementing a privileged schema in a database, wherein the privileged schema is comprised of a set of database objects. Note that in relational database terminology, sometimes object stores are simply referred to as schema. The system starts by creating the privileged schema. Next, the system receives a database operation from a user. The system then authenticates the user to determine if the user is the owner of the privileged schema. If so, the system executes the database operation. On the other hand, if the user is not the owner, then the system rejects the database operation.
US07653624B1 File system change tracking
In some embodiments, a method for tracking changes comprises reviewing a first file system entry and a second file system entry, where the first and second entries are reviewed in a canonical order; providing a record file, wherein a record is associated with the record file; and comparing the first file system entry with the record.
US07653618B2 Method and system for searching and retrieving reusable assets
A method and system for searching and retrieving reusable assets is disclosed. An index file in a database stores reusable assets. A search request history in the database stores past search requests and corresponding past search results. A search program performs a search upon receiving a new search request within the index file and generates a new search result. The search program correlates past search requests to the new search request by comparing search terms in past search requests to search terms in the new search request. Search terms in past search requests are replaced with semantically similar terms based on taxonomy level and synonyms and results of highly correlated past search requests are added to the new search result. Reusability of each reusable asset in the new search result is appraised.
US07653609B2 System and method for managing a chaotic event by optimizing decision subdivisions subject to multidimensional constraints
A method for optimally selecting a subset of decisions from a first plurality of decisions related to management of a chaotic event. The first plurality of decisions related to the chaotic event is received. A heuristic algorithm is used to eliminate a first subset of decisions. The first subset of decisions is in the first plurality of decisions. A second plurality of decisions is formed. The second plurality of decisions comprises the first plurality of decisions less the first subset of decisions. A mathematical optimization algorithm is then used to select a second subset of decisions. The second subset of decisions is within the second plurality of decisions. The mathematical optimization algorithm takes as input at least one constraint and chaotic event information. The second subset of decisions is stored.
US07653606B2 Dynamic message filtering
Dynamically filtering and classifying messages, as good messages, bulk periodicals, or spam. A regular expression recognizer, and pre-trained neural networks. The neural networks distinguish “likely good” from “likely spam,” and also operate at a more discriminating level to distinguish among the three categories above. A dynamic whitelist and blacklist; sending addresses are collected when the number of their messages indicates the sender is good or a spammer. A dynamically selected set of regular expressions input to the neural networks.
US07653605B1 Method of and apparatus for automated behavior prediction
A computer-implemented method of behavior prediction includes selecting behavior examples having corresponding antecedent candidates, identifying source text descriptions describing the behavior examples, automatically extracting predictors as common themes across all statements and all behavior examples with a language-independent theme extraction process, flagging each behavior example to indicate a presence or absence of the corresponding extracted antecedents in each of the source text descriptions and creating a data array consisting of antecedent columns and behavior example rows, submitting the data array to a pattern classifier to extract patterns among the antecedent candidates and outcomes by training and validating the pattern classifier and predicting a new occurrence of a target behavior by entering a current state of the antecedents to the trained pattern classifier.
US07653604B2 Natural language query system for accessing an information system
An interaction system for enabling a user of information systems to interact with the information systems and a method of transmitting user queries from a speech, image or handwriting recognition system to the information systems. The interaction system is connectable to at least one recognition system and at least one information system and comprises at least one domain module for containing phrase setups constructed based on object classes, attribute classes and action classes that are common to all information systems of a given application domain and are provided to be tailored to a specific information system of the application domain by applying object, action and attribute types proper to the information system and specific object, action and attribute instantiations, obtained from the specific information system, in order to define a grammar essentially consisting in a set of term elements comprising specific object, attribute and action instantiations of those object, action and attribute types and a set of rules governing the use of these term elements in a set of valid user query phrases for interaction between the user and the specific information system through the recognition and interaction systems. The interaction system can also comprise at least one generic module, connectable to a recognition system, and/or at least one adapter module, connectable to an information system. The transmission method comprises the steps of defining the grammar and converting user queries into valid user query phrases according to the grammar and/or sets of term elements and rules of the grammar.
US07653593B2 Macroeconomic-adjusted credit risk score systems and methods
Various embodiments of the present invention provide systems and methods for automatically compensating an individual's credit risk score for macroeconomic data. In particular, various embodiments provide systems and methods to determine a macroeconomic risk score. In addition, various embodiments provide systems and methods to determine an adjusted credit risk score for an individual based on the individual's credit risk score and a macroeconomic risk score that serves as a scale adjuster to keep overall delinquency and/or loss rates in line as economic factors change.
US07653590B1 System and method for overturning of risk evaluation performed by risk model to control financial risk
A risk assessment system and method that calculates the risk of approving certain financial transactions, such as payment by check, and provides an indication as to whether to accept or decline the check. The system and method further include a process for calculating the risk of overturning the original decision whereby indications of whether to overturn a particular original transaction decline can be provided to a customer service agent such that the overturn decision is based upon the calculation of overturn risk using one or more overturn scoring modules.
US07653585B2 Real estate commission bid system
A computerized or manual bidding system for real estate commission rates where participating registered licensed real estate brokers can acquire from participating registered real estate property owners the exclusive right to sell contract to broker a real estate property for a predetermined period of time based on placing within a specified period of time the lowest commission rate bid for said property that is equal to or less than the threshold commission rate posted by the seller.
US07653577B2 Validating e-commerce transactions
Methods of the present invention allow for validating eCommerce transactions. An exemplary method for validating an eCommerce transaction may comprise the steps of validating a Hosting Provider, validating a Merchant using the Hosting Provider to host an eCommerce website, and validating a Customer who may purchase goods or services from the Merchant via the eCommerce website. If the Hosting Provider, Merchant, and Customer are validated, an eCommerce transaction may be approved.
US07653568B2 System and method of identifying individuals of influence
This invention relates to a system and method for identifying target individuals who possess certain characteristics statistically indicative of their ability to influence others in their decision making regarding consumer goods, consumer products, political issues or candidates, financial matters, investments, real estate, insurance, travel and leisure, by non-limiting example. The subject invention encompasses not only the identification of a key group of individuals in a population more likely to affect the decision making of others in the population (“Influentials” as discussed below), but also includes the identification of additional (“non-Influential”) informational data common to Influential individuals, as well as the application of this additional informational data to other populations. The advantage of employing this additional informational data to ascertain Influentials is that this data can be publicly available data (such as, for example, from the U.S. Census Bureau), thus facilitating the identification of Influentials without the necessity of undertaking any surveys to identify Influentials per se instead relying on pre-existing public demographic information.
US07653562B2 Workflow management architecture
A workflow model is described. In one example of the workflow model, a first workflow is associated with a first party, and a first workflow view is used to represent an abstraction of the first workflow. Similarly, a second workflow is associated with a second party, and a second workflow view is used to represent an abstraction of the second workflow. Then, a coalition workflow view referencing the first workflow view and the second workflow view provides a collaborative workflow that specifies tasks that the first party and the second party are required to perform. In this way, multiple parties may easily partner with one another to accomplish a business objective, while maintaining a level of confidentiality of their workflow processes.
US07653561B2 Stochastic multiple choice knapsack assortment optimizer
A method of determining allocations in a business operation to maximize profit includes: collecting profit data for a plurality of classes in the business operation, where each class includes an allocation having a cost function and each allocation belongs to the group consisting of physical allocations and economic allocations; determining profit functions for the allocations from the profit data; formulating a Multiple Choice Knapsack Problem to maximize profit from the profit functions, the cost functions, and a cost constraint; and solving the Multiple Choice Knapsack Problem to determine values for the allocations.
US07653559B2 Computerized method and system of estimating liability and range of liability for an accident
Methods and systems are provided for estimating liability in an accident. In an embodiment, a liability estimate may include an upper bound of liability and a lower bound of liability. In one embodiment, liability estimation in a vehicle accident may be based on a plurality of characteristics that describe the accident. These characteristics may include: the configuration of the roadway, the type of accident, right of way, and impact points of each vehicle. The characteristics from an actual accident may be compared to those in a past or theoretical accident. Liability may be estimated from a preassigned liability associated with a nearest matching past or theoretical accident. The liability estimate may include a base liability and one or more adjustments due to various factors.
US07653558B2 Consolidation of consumer interactions within a medical brokerage system
In general in one aspect, agenda items are generated based on a consumer's one or more interactions with a system. The agenda items are consolidated into an agenda, a graphical user interface is produced that when rendered on a display displays the agenda, and a request from the consumer to interact with one or more of the agenda items is received.
US07653554B2 System and method for developing and implementing intellectual property marketing
The present invention relates to methods for the development and implementation of intellectual property marketing. A targeted innovation to fulfill an internal need is developed. Actions are taken to legally protect the targeted innovation as an intellectual property asset. The intellectual property asset is analyzed to determine a marketing assessment. A decision is made whether to market the intellectual property asset based at least in part on the marketing assessment. If the marketing assessment meets a predetermined threshold, the intellectual property asset is marketed.
US07653548B2 Television receiver
A television receiver includes an OSD display section configured to display a desired OSD, and a voice input section to which voices are inputted. The receiver also includes a storage section having prestored therein a control code associated with a voice representing a command to change channels or an analogous command, and a call-up control code associated with a voice for causing the display section to display a character image in an OSD manner. The receiver further includes a control section configured to cause the display section to display the character image associated with the call-up control code when a voice associated with the call-up control code is inputted through the voice input section. The control section instructs components of a receiver body to perform respective operations for executing the command according to the control code only during a time period during which the display section displays the character image.
US07653542B2 Method and system for providing synthesized speech
An approach providing the efficient use of speech synthesis in rendering text content as audio in a communications network. The communications network can include a telephony network and a data network in support of, for example, Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services. A speech synthesis system receives a text string from either a telephony network, or a data network. The speech synthesis system determines whether a rendered audio file of the text string is stored in a database and to render the text string to output the rendered audio file, if the rendered audio is determined not to exist. The rendered audio file is stored in the database for re-use according to a hash value generated by the speech synthesis system based on the text string.
US07653540B2 Speech signal compression device, speech signal compression method, and program
The present invention provides a speech signal compression device which allows a storage capacity of data representing speech to be efficiently compressed. In the present invention, a computer C1 operates with respect to speech data to be compressed into speech data for each phoneme on the basis of phoneme labeling data, to unify the time length of a unit pitch section for each of the divided speech data into the same value, thereby creating a pitch waveform and creating a sub-band data representing variation in time of spectrum components of the pitch waveform signal. Also, this sub-band data is compressed so as to match a condition designated by a table for compression, and the compressed data is further encoded in entropy to output the entropy coded data.
US07653539B2 Communication device, signal encoding/decoding method
There is provided a communication device for effectively encoding an audio/music signal while maintaining a predetermined quality by controlling the transmission bit rate of the transmission side considering the use environment of the reception side. In this device, a transmission mode decision unit (101) detects an environment noise contained in the background of the audio/music signal in the input signal and decides the transmission mode controlling the transmission bit rate of the signal transmitted from a communication terminal device (150), which is a communication terminal of the partner side, according to the environment noise level. A signal decoding unit (103) decodes encoded information transmitted from the communication terminal device (150) via a transmission path (110) and outputs the obtained signal as an output signal. Here, the signal decoding unit (103) detects a transmission error by comparing the transmission mode information contained in the encoded information outputted from the transmission path (110), to the transmission mode information obtained by the transmission mode decision unit (101) while considering the transmission delay.
US07653537B2 Method and system for detecting voice activity based on cross-correlation
A system and method is provided for determining whether a data frame of a coded speech signal corresponds to voice or to noise. In one embodiment, a voice activity detector determines a cross-correlation of data. If the cross-correlation is lower than a predetermined cross-correlation value, then the data frame corresponds to noise. If not, then the voice activity detector determines a periodicity of the cross-correlation and a variance of the periodicity. If the variance is less than a predetermined variance value, then the data frame corresponds to voice. In another embodiment, a method determines energy of the data frame and an average energy of the coded speech signal. If the data frame is one of a predetermined number of initial data frames, then a comparison between the average energy to the energy of the data frame is used to determine whether the data frame is noise or voice.
US07653535B2 Learning statistically characterized resonance targets in a hidden trajectory model
A statistical trajectory speech model is constructed where the targets for vocal tract resonances are represented as random vectors and where the mean vectors of the target distributions are estimated using a likelihood function for joint acoustic observation vectors. The target mean vectors can be estimated without formant data. To form the model, time-dependent filter parameter vectors based on time-dependent coarticulation parameters are constructed that are a function of the ordering and identity of the phones in the phone sequence in each speech utterance. The filter parameter vectors are also a function of the temporal extent of coarticulation and of the speaker's speaking effort.
US07653534B2 Apparatus and method for determining a type of chord underlying a test signal
An apparatus for determining a type of chord has a means for providing a reference vector for the type of chord, a means for providing a reference vector from a test signal, and a means for comparing the reference vector with the test signal vector. The means for providing a reference vector is configured to provide, for the type of chord, a reference vector from a plurality of different reference vectors. In addition, the means for providing a test signal vector from the test signal is configured to provide the test signal vector having a plurality of test signal vector elements. In addition, the means for comparing the reference vector with the test signal vector is configured to compare the reference vector and the test vector or versions of the test signal vector which are cyclically shifted by different shift values, in order to obtain various comparison results which are allocated to the test signal vector or shift values, so as to determine the type of chord on the basis of an extreme comparison result and the shift value associated with same.
US07653532B2 Content recording/reproducing apparatus, storage medium and computer program
If there is a limitation imposed to the time period within which recording of certain content such as broadcast content is permitted, with the purpose of protection of copyrights of such content, a relationship between the accessible time and a current time is indicated so that a user can be informed of the remaining time before the deadline or the elapsed time since the deadline. In this way, the user can verify how a system is currently working to manage recording operation regarding the information having restricted or limited accessible time. In addition, automatic reproduction of digital material performed immediately before the deadline can help the user to avoid careless failure to access the provided content.
US07653531B2 Translation quality quantifying apparatus and method
A system for automating the quality evaluation of a translation. The system may include a computer having a processor and memory device operably connected to one another. A source text in a first language may be stored within the memory device. A target text comprising a translation of the source text into a second language may also be stored within the memory device. Additionally, a plurality of executables may be stored on the memory device and be configured to, when executed by the processor, independently identify a test sample comprising one or more blocks, each comprising a matched set having a source portion selected from the source text and a corresponding target portion selected from the target text.
US07653530B2 Method and mechanism for the creation, maintenance, and comparison of semantic abstracts
Codifying the “most prominent measurement points” of a document can be used to measure semantic distances given an area of study (e.g., white papers on some subject area). A semantic abstract is created for each document. The semantic abstract is a semantic measure of the subject or theme of the document providing a new and unique mechanism for characterizing content. The semantic abstract includes state vectors in the topological vector space, each state vector representing one lexeme or lexeme phrase about the document. The state vectors can be dominant phrase vectors in the topological vector space mapped from dominant phrases extracted from the document. The state vectors can also correspond to words in the document that are most significant to the document's meaning (the state vectors are called dominant vectors in this case). One semantic abstract can be directly compared with another semantic abstract, resulting in a numeric semantic distance between the semantic abstracts being compared.
US07653528B2 Resource authoring incorporating ontology
The present specification provides a system and method for localizing data. In one embodiment, a localization platform is provided and is operably coupled to an operating system. The localization platform includes a plurality of localization components providing localized data that is localized to one or more distinct markets. The localization platform also includes an ontology store storing ontology information and a translation matching component configured to receive a localization request corresponding to input data to be localized. The translation matching component is configured to access the plurality of localization components and the ontology store based on the localization request. The translation matching component selects and outputs localized data from one or more of the plurality of localization components based on predetermined criteria.
US07653527B2 Runtime selection of code variants in a multiprogram computer hardware emulation system
As fast and powerful commodity processors have been developed, it has become practical to emulate the proprietary hardware systems of powerful older computers on platforms built using commodity processors. The systems being emulated are often large mainframe computers with large numbers of disks, communications systems and other attached hardware. Because of the size and expense, and also because databases involved must reside in only one location, it is difficult to replicate these systems for testing, development, debug or for providing alternative options to customers. A method for providing a single emulated computer system which provides for multiple views or options in control of the emulator is disclosed in which the options are dependent and selected based on job or user basis. The mechanism continues to provide for high performance and a single copy of the operating system with multiple processes, jobs and threads being emulated under user controlled parameters.
US07653526B1 Method and system for emulating an ethernet link over a sonet path
A method and system for emulating an Ethernet link over a Sonet path to provide link integrity is disclosed. The method generally includes receiving an error code at a local Ethernet port upon detection of a link failure at a remote Ethernet port. The error code is received over a Sonet path in a Sonet path overhead. If the error code is still present after a specified period of time, the local Ethernet port is disabled. Methods for providing link stability and link availability are also disclosed.
US07653521B2 Method for projecting and/or configuring a project
The invention relates to a method, an engineering system and a programming device which simplify the projection and/or configuration of a project which represents an automation device for controlling a technical facility. For this purpose, the project engineer simply deposits in a project references that indicate which project components have to be deposited. Copies of said project components are automatically made and are deposited in the project on the programming device. The invention reduces error-proneness and projection complexity.
US07653519B1 Method and mechanism for modeling interconnect structures for integrated circuits
Disclosed are methods, systems, and structures for implementing interconnect modeling by using a test structure which include a variation of physical wire structures between local interconnects and distant interconnects. According to one approach, the impact of variations of the physical properties for neighborhood wires are considered for the electrical modeling of interconnects. This variation between the local and distant wire characteristics allows more accurate and robust interconnect modeling to be created.
US07653517B2 Design data generating apparatus and design data generating method
A design data generating apparatus for generating new design data of an article by performing a shape transformation process with respect to design data of the article which has been already generated comprises an input device which receives transformation instructions from an operator and an operation device which performs an operation of the design data in accordance with the input transformation instructions. The input device receives input of allocation of article shape attribute between an attribute of a transformation region which is to be transformed and an attribute of a maintaining region which maintains its shape, and input of a transformation instruction vector defined by a direction and an amount of transformation with respect to the article. The operation device performs a transformation process with respect to a node which defines an article shape of the transformation region in accordance with the transformation instruction vector. Specifically, the operation device fixes a node located at a boundary between the transformation region and the maintaining region, and transforms a node not located at the boundary. Thus, a new three-dimensional shape which the operator expects can be efficiently designed.
US07653513B2 Sensor registration by global optimization procedures
Disclosed are method and apparatus for registering multiple sensors collecting data from multiple objects. Sensor registration is decomposed into a two-step procedure. The first step corrects systematic errors. The second step assigns objects measured by one sensor to objects measured by a second sensor. Systematic errors are corrected by generating the global minimum of a systematic error function. One embodiment for generating the global minimum uses a Continuous Greedy Randomized Adaptive Search Procedure.
US07653510B2 Load calculating device and load calculating method
A device and method for providing a load calculating device is presented. In one embodiment, a load calculating device can include a variable acquiring unit configured to acquire monitoring variables. The monitoring variables can include in a detected value by a sensor monitoring a state of a circuit board and a performance characteristic obtained by a tool monitoring performance of the circuit board. The device can also store a first statistical model that is one of a regression model, an occurrence frequency distribution and a probability distribution; a second storage configured to store a second statistical model that is one of a regression model, an occurrence frequency distribution and a probability distribution. An arithmetic processor can then be used to calculate the intermediate variable from the monitoring variables according to the first statistical model and calculate the physical quantity from calculated intermediate variable according to the second statistical model.
US07653509B2 Probability state models
The present invention provides a method of analyzing multidimensional data using a computer as well as methods of displaying multidimensional data to a user for further analysis. The present invention provides for a method and system for state model Fitting. The system components include a detector and a computer operably connected to the detector. The computer accesses one or more logic instructions for receiving and analyzing raw data from the detector and generating a state model of the raw data based on probability weights.
US07653502B2 Data logger with pass/fail analysis
A data logger analyzes temperature data associated with a product passing through a conveyor oven and provides a visual indication indicating whether the product's temperature profile is within acceptable limits. Thus, an operator need not download captured temperature data to a computer in order to determine whether the oven settings produce a product profile that is within acceptable limits. In one embodiment, the data logger stores criteria for an acceptable product profile, and collects the temperature data and analyzes whether the temperature profile data is within the acceptable limits of the criteria. In another embodiment, a button and a pass/fail indicator are located externally on data logger. An operator depresses the button in order to request whether the product profile passed or failed the criteria. In response to depressing the button, the pass/fail indicator provides visual indication of whether the current oven settings produce an acceptable product profile.
US07653500B2 Sequential timebase
A method and apparatus for correcting for deterministic jitter in a sequential sampling timebase. The value of a fine analog delay is held at a substantially constant nominal rate during a duration of a counting of a digital clock. A time difference between a trigger at which a fine analog delay starts measuring time and the occurrence of a digital pulse of a stable clock used to count a coarse delay is measured. An input waveform is sampled at a sample time having a nominal delay time. After sampling, a desired compensation time is provided for the sample of the input waveform in accordance with combinations of three independent variables defining a calibration table. The waveform is reconstructed by shifting a delay time of a sampled value of the input waveform from its nominal delay time in accordance with a value defined by the calibration table.
US07653499B2 Method and system for automated energy usage monitoring within a data center
An automated method and system are provided for facilitating monitoring of energy usage within a data center. The method includes automatically determining energy usage of one or more electronics racks of a data center by automatically ascertaining time-based energy usage of the electronics racks. The automatically ascertaining includes obtaining multiple measurements of instantaneous energy usage by each of the electronics racks in the data center over a period of time, and then separately averaging the multiple measurements for each electronics rack to obtain the time-based energy usage of each electronics racks. The method also includes outputting the time-based energy usage of the electronic(s) racks to facilitate monitoring of the data center.
US07653498B2 Apparatus for and method of calculating many-body problem
An address generator holds a cell list of cell data of a central cell containing a central particle and a predetermined number of surrounding cells located around the central cell in a system. The address generator designates particle data of a central particle and particles that are present around the central particle, from the cell data of the cell list, and successively updates the cell list according to predetermined rules until all the cells in the system will serve as a central cell. A memory controller reads particle data of particles that are used to calculate short-range forces that have been designated by the address generator, from a storage unit, and transfers the read particle data to a force calculator for calculating short-range forces between particles.
US07653489B2 Method of measuring gas flow
A method of measuring a dry gas flow from hydrocarbon wells. The hydrocarbon wells produce a stream which contains liquids and natural gas. The method comprises providing an differential flow measurement device (orifice) located at a well site containing the hydrocarbon wells. The method further includes testing the stream for gas composition and physical characteristics. Additionally, the method comprises measuring a static temperature (T) of the stream, measuring a static pressure (Ps), and measuring a pressure differential (dP) in the differential flow measurement device (orifice). The method includes computing the liquid-gas ratio (LGR) of the stream, computing the wet gas flow rate (Qw) of the stream, computing a first dry gas flow rate (Qd1) and a second dry gas flow rate and utilizing a iterative process to correct and obtain the dry gas flow rate. The data may be transmitted to another location.
US07653486B2 Surroundings exhibiting system and surroundings exhibiting method
There is provided a system for showing a multi-directional image of surroundings of transportation device requiring a manual maneuver, when starting the transportation device in a parked state (stop state). The surroundings exhibiting system is constituted by an omnidirectional camera, an ignition instruction detection sensor, a control section including a CPU and a frame memory, and a liquid crystal panel. The omnidirectional camera captures an omnidirectional image of the surroundings around the transportation device in synchronization with a driver's ignition instruction detected by the ignition instruction detection sensor. Further, the captured image data is temporally stored in the frame memory, and the stored image data is sequentially transmitted to the liquid crystal panel so as to be displayed thereon.
US07653484B2 Method for determining deviation of a mobile object in a navigation system from a travel route
A travel route stray discriminating method of a mobile object in navigation system is disclosed in which discrimination of travel route deviation is temporarily withheld even if the mobile object has deviated from the travel route on a busy road such as a cross-road, and a warning that the mobile object has deviated from the travel route is issued if it is accurately discriminated that the mobile object has strayed from the travel route. The method comprises: a controller searching for a travel route of a mobile object, discriminating a current location of the mobile object if the mobile object travels along the searched travel route and displaying on a display unit by matching the discriminated current location of the mobile object to a stored map data, and initially discriminating the deviation of the mobile object from the travel route by a link on which the mobile object travels, a travel angle of the mobile object and whether the mobile object has deviated from the link; the controller secondly and thirdly discriminating absence and presence of a guidance subject point based on the travel distance of the mobile object; and the controller controlling a sound signal generating unit and issuing a warning that the mobile object has deviated from travel route if the mobile object is thirdly discriminated to have deviated from the travel route.
US07653478B2 Method of controlling engine stop position in hybrid electric vehicle
A method of controlling an engine stop position in a hybrid electric vehicle having a motor capable of controlling engine speed is provided. The method includes: a) reducing the engine speed according to an first engine speed reduction rate using the motor in a state where fuel supplied to the engine is cut off; b) after the engine speed is reduced to first reference speed, adjusting an actual engine speed reduction rate according to second engine speed reduction rate using the motor, and monitoring a current crank position to count the number of times when the current crank position coincides with a given target engine stop position; and c) if the number of times is more than a predetermined number and if the actual engine speed is equal to or below second reference speed, stopping the engine using the motor when the current crank position coincides with the target engine stop position.
US07653477B2 Method and device for control ignition timing through knock control in an internal combustion engine
An engine ECU executes a program including: determining whether or not a condition for stopping knocking determination is satisfied; setting a flag of stopping correction of a determination value to “ON”; calculating a knock determination level based on the extracted magnitude value; and when the correction stop flag is not “ON”, decreasing or increasing the determination value in accordance with a knock proportion KC that is a proportion of magnitude values greater than the knock determination level. The knock determination level is calculated even when the correction stop flag is “ON”.
US07653472B2 Devices, systems and methods for prohibition of acceleration for cooperative speed control system
A device for automatically controlling vehicle speed, including a processor. In one embodiment, the processor includes logic to automatically determine whether a first local required speed is greater than a second local required speed, and only if the first local required speed is greater than the second local required speed, automatically initiate output of a signal to a vehicle speed controller to change vehicle speed to a new set vehicle speed. In another embodiment, the processor includes logic to automatically determine a new set vehicle speed based at least on a change in local required speed and a current set vehicle speed, and only if the current set vehicle speed is greater than the determined new set vehicle speed, automatically initiate output of a signal to a vehicle speed controller to change vehicle speed to the determined new set vehicle speed.
US07653471B2 Active driven wheel lift identification for an automotive vehicle
A roll control system (16) for an automotive vehicle (10) is used to actively detect if one of the plurality of the driven wheels (12) is lifted. The system generates a pressure request to determine if the wheel has lifted. By comparing the change in wheel speed of a driven wheel to a change in wheel speed threshold the wheel lift status can be determined. The wheel speed change threshold may be dependent upon various vehicle operating conditions such as powertrain torque, braking torque and/or longitudinal force on the vehicle.
US07653461B2 Electric device with control means for calculating food poisoning index or degree based on weather information received through pager network
The present invention discloses an electric device with a wireless communication module which receives weather information through a pager network, calculates well-being indexes from the weather information, and provides the well-being indexes to the user by itself and through the other electric devices in a real time. The electric device with the wireless communication module includes a pager receiving module for receiving weather information signals through a pager network, and demodulating weather information from the weather information signals, a storing means for storing well-being index calculation data for calculating well-being indexes from the weather information, a ZigBee transmitting/receiving module for transmitting the weather information or the well-being indexes to the other electric devices by wireless, and a control means for performing an intrinsic function of the electric device, receiving the weather information from the pager receiving module, reading the well-being index calculation data, calculating the well-being indexes according to the well-being index calculation data, and transmitting at least one of the weather information and the well-being indexes to the other electric devices through the ZigBee transmitting/receiving module.
US07653452B2 Methods and computer systems for reducing runtimes in material requirements planning
Methods and computer systems are provided for reducing the runtime of a material requirements planning run. In one embodiment, a computer system loads a plurality of bills of materials into a data structure. The computer system may analyze parent-child relationships between components of the plurality of bills of materials in the data structure and set for each component in the data structure a counter value that indicates the number of parent components for each component. The counter value of a specific child component may be decremented when the planning of a parent component of the specific child component is completed. The computer system may then proceed with the planning of the specific child component if the associated counter value indicates that the planning of all parent components of the specific child component is completed.
US07653450B2 System and method for creation of optimal range boundaries in a range management system
A method and system for defining optimal range boundaries in a range management system. The method comprises assigning process routings to the flows, applying range break rules to the flows based on the input data regarding operations and toolsets, and outputting the results of the applying step to provide range break boundaries. The system comprises at least one device configured to receive input data, assign process routings to flows, determine range breaks by applying range break rules to the input data and the process routings, and output the results of the determining step.
US07653448B2 NICAM processing method
A NICAM processing method includes receiving and temporarily storing a current frame of A-channel and B-channel input data into a first memory at a first clock rate. Companded A-channel and B-channel data of a previous frame are read from a second memory at a second clock rate and in a manner for interleaving the previous frame companded A-channel and B-channel data into the NICAM standard required interleaved format, wherein the companded A-channel and B-channel data of the previous frame was temporarily stored during a previous frame into the second memory in a format other than an interleaved format according to NICAM standard requirements. The A-channel and B-channel input data of the current frame is companded and stored into the second memory and in the format other than the interleaved format, wherein the companding and storing are performed at a third clock rate during an interval within the current frame that occurs subsequent to both the storing into the first memory and the reading from the second memory.
US07653442B2 Communication system comprising a controller system and a master control means connected via a multipole connection means
A communication system is provided that includes a controller system (1), a master control (2) and at least one slave control (3). The controller system and the master control (2) are connected via a multipole connection (4). The master control (2) is adapted to receive a multipole signal via the multipole connection (4) and output an addressed signal to at least one slave control (3) via an addressable connection (7, 17). This application also discloses a method of controlling a plurality of fluid flow controls using an output (40) comprising an actuation signal arrangement (41, 41′) and an actuator (42, 42′) associated with each fluid flow control.
US07653440B1 Stimulation lead and methods of stimulating
An exemplary method includes passing a lead through a wall of an epicardial vein, an epicardial venous structure and/or a cardiac chamber wherein the lead includes an electrode portion; positioning the electrode portion proximate to an autonomic nerve and/or other tissue region; and delivering an electrical signal to the electrode portion to stimulate the autonomic nerve and/or other tissue region and thereby change cardiac function.
US07653438B2 Methods and apparatus for renal neuromodulation
Methods and apparatus are provided for renal neuromodulation using a pulsed electric field to effectuate electroporation or electrofusion. It is expected that renal neuromodulation (e.g., denervation) may, among other things, reduce expansion of an acute myocardial infarction, reduce or prevent the onset of morphological changes that are affiliated with congestive heart failure, and/or be efficacious in the treatment of end stage renal disease. Embodiments of the present invention are configured for percutaneous intravascular delivery of pulsed electric fields to achieve such neuromodulation.
US07653436B2 Global cardiac performance
The present invention is related to implantable cardiac devices such as pacemakers and defibrillators that deliver cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT), and to a method of optimizing acquisition of impedance signals between electrodes present on implanted lead systems. This system then automatically determines which electrodes or electrode combinations acquire impedance waveforms that have the best signal to noise ratio (highest fidelity) and characterize data most representative of dysynchronous electro-mechanical events. Using closed loop algorithms which provide electrograms and a variety of impedance data reflective of the patient's clinical status, the system autonomously modifies interval timing within the CRT device.
US07653434B1 Autonomous sensor modules for patient monitoring
Embodiments of the present invention relate to implantable sensors for obtaining hemodynamic data and/or physiologic data. More specifically, embodiments of the present invention enable additional sensing hardware to be added into implantable devices more quickly and less expensively. Additionally, embodiments of the present invention enable such adding of additional sensing hardware with little or no effect on the conventional functions of the implantable device to which the sensor hardware is being added.
US07653431B2 Arrhythmia discrimination based on determination of rate dependency
Cardiac systems and methods provide for discriminating between supraventricular tachyarrhythmia and ventricular tachyarrhythmia based on a determination that the patient's supraventricular rhythm exhibits rate dependency. One approach involves determining if a patient's supraventricular rhythm exhibits rate dependent morphology. If the patient's supraventricular rhythm is determined to exhibit rate dependent morphology, an implantable device classifies a detected tachyarrhythmia episode based on one or more templates selected from a plurality of rate-indexed templates stored in the device. Determining if the supraventricular rhythm exhibits rate dependent morphology may also include determining one or more rates at which the rate dependent morphology occurs.
US07653429B2 Techniques for identifying molecular structures and treating cell types lining a body lumen using fluorescence
Techniques for detecting fluorescence emitted by molecular constituents in a wall of a body lumen include introducing an autonomous solid support into the body lumen. Cells in a lumen wall of the body lumen are illuminated by a light source mounted to the solid support with a wavelength that excites a particular fluorescent signal. A detector mounted to the solid support detects whether illuminated cells emit the particular fluorescent signal. If the particular fluorescent signal is detected from the illuminated cells, then intensity or position in the lumen wall of the detected fluorescent signal, or both, is determined. These techniques allow the information collected by the capsule to support diagnosis and therapy of GI cancer and other intestinal pathologies and syndromes. For example, these techniques allow diagnostic imaging using endogenous and exogenous fluoroprobes, treating diseased sites by targeted release of drug with or without photoactivation, and determining therapeutic efficacy.
US07653424B2 Apparatus for measuring blood glucose concentrations
An apparatus for measuring ocular and/or blood glucose levels comprises (a) an irradiating means (10) for irradiating light onto the eye (1) of a user from outside the cornea of the eye to excite an ocular glucose sensor in contact with an ocular fluid, said sensor being able to emit a total fluorescence having first and a second wavelength bands; (b) an optical path splitting means (11) for splitting said total fluorescence into a first fluorescence and a second fluorescence, said first fluorescence and said second fluorescence traveling along first and second optical paths; (c) a first detecting means (14) located in the first optical path; (d) a second detecting means (17) located in the second optical path; (e) a calculating means for calculating the intensity ratio of the first fluorescence to the second fluorescence and for determining an ocular glucose concentration in the ocular fluid; and (f) an arithmetic means for converting the ocular glucose concentration into a blood glucose concentration.
US07653420B2 Cellular phone
A plurality of operation portions are arranged at a surface on a sub-display side of a cellular phone with a camera so that various kinds of setting, selection and control can be performed without opening the cellular phone in its folded state, and the cellular phone can achieve improved operability and convenience. Cellular phone includes a first display portion at a surface of a first body opposed to a second body in the folded state, and includes a second display portion, an image taking portion and a plurality of operation portions arranged at a rear surface of the first body remote from the first display portion.
US07653418B1 Automatic rotation through play out of audio-clips in response to detected alert events
A method and device for detecting alert events and responsively playing out audio-clips. The audio-clips may comprise data representing a sound recording. Playing out the audio-clips occurs in an order defined by a sequence. The audio-clips and the sequence are maintained in data storage. A processor executes program logic to detect a first alert event and responsively play out at least a first audio-clip of the sequence, and to detect a next alert event and responsively play out at least a next alert event of the sequence. After playing out all audio-clips in the sequence, play out of the audio-clips may then continue with the first audio-clip of the sequence.
US07653417B2 Mobile unit, call origination controlling method, and call termination controlling method
A mobile unit 10 is provided with a called party number acquiring unit 102 for acquiring a called party number corresponding to a call origination command entered by a user, a number checking unit 103 for checking the called party number acquired by the called party number acquiring unit 102, against every origination-restricted number stored in an origination-restricted number storing unit 112, and an origination restricting unit 104 for restricting origination of a call on the basis of the result of the checking by the number checking unit 103.
US07653413B2 Subscriber device and method therein for enhancing interfaces thereto
A portable subscriber device that is arranged and constructed to augment and facilitate interfaces to the device includes a wireless local area transceiver; an internal user interface; and a controller coupled to the internal user interface and the wireless local area transceiver. These elements are cooperatively operable for executing the method including: detecting an external device that is capable of providing an interface to the portable subscriber device; determining whether the external device is available as an interface to the portable subscriber device; and when available as an interface, establishing a wireless link between the portable subscriber device and the external device that will support the interface.
US07653404B2 Analyzing technology of radio wave in wireless information communication
To provide a technique for analyzing radio wave condition affording improved accuracy of discrimination of radio wave propagation condition on a per-channel basis.Analyzer device 10 for analyzing the condition of radio waves used for wireless LAN communications comprises a reception portion 410 for receiving radio signals in a plurality of frequency bands; a first strength sensing portion 420 for sensing the field strength RSS1 of the center frequency band on a per-channel basis from a received radio signal; a despreading portion 430 for despreading the received radio signal; a second strength sensing portion 440 for sensing the field strength RSSI2 of the center frequency band on a per-channel basis from the despread radio signal; a discriminating portion 450 for discriminating radio wave condition by cross-checking RSSI1 and RSSI2 on a per-channel basis; and a display portion 460 for displaying the discriminated radio wave condition.
US07653403B1 Cordless and wireless facsimile and method
An apparatus for communicating data, including facsimile data, via first wireless signals and second wireless signals. The apparatus includes a facsimile machine coupled to a switch, a first transceiver that converts the first wireless signals with the switch, and a second transceiver that converts the second wireless signals with the switch. The switch is selectable to a first state wherein the facsimile data is coupled between the first transceiver and the facsimile machine, and a second state wherein the facsimile data is coupled between the second transceiver and the facsimile machine, and a third state wherein the data is coupled between the first transceiver and the second transceiver.
US07653402B2 Coordinated changing of email settings on wireless electronic devices and wireless networks
A method and apparatus for changing settable email parameters in a system supporting email using a wireless device, the system including a wireless electronic device and a wireless network. Provided is a way of changing email settings on the wireless device, and storing those changes on both the device and, as needed or desired, on the wireless network. The wireless network and wireless device are adapted to wirelessly communicate with each other.
US07653400B2 Probabilistic location prediction for a mobile station
A probabilistic prediction is made of the location of a wireless-enabled mobile station in a wireless local area network. The prediction includes calculating a vector representing movement of the mobile station through a space in which two or more access points of the network are located, and determining a region surrounding the vector in which the mobile station has at least a given probability to be located within a certain period of time.
US07653398B2 Geographical network initiated wireless device feature control
A method, apparatus and system for applying feature controls to features on a wireless device while the mobile is in a geographic area is provided. The wireless device receives instructions from a wireless network indicating which feature controls to apply. The wireless device determines that its position is within the geographic area and applies the feature controls.
US07653395B2 Computer implemented methods and computer program products for evaluating radio communications systems
A computer implemented method is disclosed, for modeling a frequency assignment for a radio communications system, comprising a plurality of radio transmitters. The method comprises assigning a frequency to one of said plurality of radio transmitters based on a probability of said radio transmitter being assigned a predetermined frequency. Also disclosed are computer implemented methods and computer program products for determining frequency usage probabilities, frequency reuse, expected signal strengths, quality-of-service and station relationships in connection with cell, capacity and frequency planning procedures.
US07653394B2 Node-to node messaging transceiver network with dynamic routing and configuring
The invention is a system operating on a reference frequency. The system comprises a plurality of at least three nodes. Each node hands off a message received from another node to a subsequent node. Each of the nodes comprises a transceiver receiving a message on the reference frequency from another node and transmitting the received message on the reference frequency to a subsequent node, and a controller controlling operation of the transceiver to receive the message transmitted by another node and to transmit the received message to a subsequent node.
US07653390B2 Apparatus and method for making measurements in universal mobile telecommunications system user equipment
A method and apparatus for taking measurements in a mobile telecommunications system is disclosed, the system comprising a network of a plurality of cells and at least one user equipment device. The user equipment device scans frequency bands to generate measurement data for signals received from cells of the network; and when the signals received from cells of the network include more than one signal in a frequency band, measurement data is generated for more than one signal in the frequency band.
US07653381B2 Method for inputting and searching information about an object in a remote database
A method includes transmitting an object ID containing message from a mobile communication terminal via the network of the Global System for Mobile Communications through a mobile network operator equipment and by means of the Internet network to a server. At least one word is used as an object ID containing message transmitted from a mobile communication terminal. When searching for an object ID in the database the server compares the word with domain names. If the user of a mobile communication terminal finds a matching domain name, the server transmits a subscriber's phone number to him. Then, the mobile communication terminal initiates connection to that phone number by making a voice call to the subscriber's phone number. The method enables to expand functional capabilities, speed up search, decrease volumes of information transmitted, reduce load on telecommunications networks and their equipment.
US07653380B2 Profile-driven response to communication events
A method includes storing a setting in a profile of a wireless device to cause an automatic message response to incoming calls. When the profile is set as the active profile and an incoming call is received, an automatic response is provided to the incoming call in accordance with the setting.
US07653379B1 Configuring wireless devices
Techniques are provided for the configuration of a home-networking system. Home-networking configuration information may be stored on a host system in a manner accessible to the home-networking system and migrated to a home-networking gateway or router that has not yet been configured. Wireless configuration information may be stored on a home-networking gateway or router and used to configure one or more wireless access points through the use of a physical connection, such as a wired communications pathway. One or more wireless home-networking devices may be configured based on wireless configuration information stored in a central repository on a host system or a home-networking system. The wireless configuration information may be accessible only through the use of a security code.
US07653368B2 Radio receiver and a method thereof
Briefly, a radio receiver architecture and a method of measuring a power of a received signal to provide a first measurement, measuring a power of an assigned channel signal to provide a second measurement and adjusting a power of an input signal of an analog to digital converter according to a difference between the first and second power measurements.
US07653367B2 Squelch detector
A squelch detector that differentially detects a presence of a communication signal on a communication channel. The squelch detector being coupled to outputs of a differential offset bias amplifier to receive differential offset biased signals and generate a differential direct current signal.
US07653364B2 Local oscillator leakage relocation
An indication is received to relocate leakage in a transmission signal to be transmitted. A frequency change associated with relocating the leakage in the transmission signal is obtained. The leakage in the transmission signal is relocated based at least in part on the frequency change.
US07653363B2 System and apparatus for performing broadcast and localcast communications
Described is a communication system including mobile communication devices. In the described system, the mobile devices may be wrist-worn watches such as are in common use today, except that the watches are specially configured to receive data in a “broadcast” mode and transmit and/or receive data in a “localcast” mode. The localcast mode includes the ability to transmit and receive data in a peer-to-peer fashion, allowing mobile devices to communicate directly with each other. The ability to combine two of these communication modes in a small, integrated and hence inexpensive and low-power package provides many advantages over existing personal communication device solutions.
US07653361B2 Dual band WLAN communication frequency synthesizer technique
A dual band WLAN (Wireless Local Area Network) communications technique is provided where a frequency synthesizer unit generates an LO (Local Oscillator) signal at a frequency between both frequency bands and two downconversion units and/or two upconversion units are provided. One of the units performs conversion between the LO signal and an IF (Intermediate Frequency) signal while the other conversion takes place between the IF signal and a zero-IF or low-IF signal. Signal processing is performed on the zero-IF or low-IF signal.
US07653357B2 Access point interference control and selection methods
In some embodiments, a system and method is disclosed for, among other things, reducing interference in a first wireless network from a second wireless network. In some embodiments, the method includes that an Interfered AP, which Interfered AP either itself receives interference or has a station in the Interfered AP's network that receives interference from an Interfering AP or from a station within the Interfering AP's network, selects how to reduce interference from a plurality of interference reduction methods—e.g., including transmit power control (TPC), channel switching (CS) and/or the like.
US07653354B2 Transmitter IC with SAW-based oscillator
A transmitter IC provided with a SAW-based oscillator with an external SAW device. The transmitter IC comprises an oscillating circuit. The oscillating circuit comprises an inverter stage, a first capacitor, a second capacitor, and a resistor. The inverter stage has input and output terminals respectively coupled to two ends of the external SAW device. The first and second capacitors are respectively coupled between the input/output terminal and a ground. The resistor is coupled between the input and output terminals of the inverter stage.
US07653348B2 Satellite communications systems, components and methods for operating shared satellite gateways
A shared satellite gateway can be configured to process at least first and second communications signals associated with respective at least first and second space-based components. The at least first and second communications signals are provided to/from the shared satellite gateway by respective at least first and second service links and respective at least first and second feeder links of the respective at least first and second space-based components.
US07653346B2 Communication terminal device, communication system, communication method, and program
A communication terminal device, a communication system, a communication method, and a program which allow efficient communication processing via multicast communication, along with power saving. The communication terminal devices includes a wireless communication unit comprising: a multicast ACK generating unit which makes it possible to transmit packets having an ACK function; a multicast ACK analysis unit which analyzes received packet data for ACK information; wireless transmission and reception units which perform modulation and demodulation processing; and a central control unit and a timing control unit which control these components. The ACK function is thus implemented by multicast packets in multicast communication. This makes it possible to check if its own transmission data is received by other stations (communication terminals).
US07653343B2 Digital multimedia broadcasting system and method for managing multimedia broadcast channels
A method for managing a digital multimedia broadcasting channel includes receiving a broadcast data frame that includes an occurrence change field, and performing a service update responsive to reconfiguration version data defined within the occurrence change field. Alternatively, the method includes transmitting a broadcast data frame that includes an occurrence change field, and causing a receiving terminal to perform a service update for a new channel responsive to reconfiguration version data defined within the occurrence change field. A digital multimedia broadcast terminal includes a receiver for receiving a broadcast data frame that includes an occurrence change field, and a controller configured to generate a control signal causing a service update responsive to reconfiguration version data defined within the occurrence change field.
US07653341B2 Logging of radio listening and interactivity
A system for collecting, evaluating and using usage activity includes one or more media devices and a network with a ratings service. A media device includes a logging service for logging usage activity when media content is accessed and played, shared, deleted and/or stored. When a connection to the network is present, the usage activity is transmitted to the ratings service. The ratings service evaluates the usage activity and prepares a usage report, which can be transmitted to one or more content providers and/or can be used to refine programming content and/or influence advertising decisions. A content provider can collect votes by sending a list of possible song choices to media devices and receiving vote data collected by logging services on the media devices. The vote data is evaluated and a vote report is prepared that can be used to refine programming content and/or to influence advertising decisions.
US07653340B2 Decurl device and image forming apparatus provided therewith
A decurl device includes: a curl detecting section having a plurality of toothed wheels each which detects a curling amount and a curling direction of a sheet having a curl; and a plurality of uncurling sections each arranged downstream of the curl detecting section in a conveyance direction of the sheet having the curl, which uncurls the sheet by bending and transforming the sheet in a direction reverse to a curling direction thereof. One of the uncurling sections, which reduces the curl, is selected on the basis of the curling amount and the curling direction that have been detected by the curl detecting section, thereby uncurling the sheet.
US07653339B2 Protective agent, image forming apparatus, and process cartridge
A protective agent for forming a protective layer on the surface of an image carrier includes at least a hydrophilic organic compound and an amphiphilic organic compound at a ratio of 1/99 to 20/80. Preferably, the hydrophilic organic compound contains at least one selected from a polysaccharide and a polyether compound, or the amphiphilic organic compound contains a nonionic surfactant.
US07653334B2 Image forming apparatus and image forming method
An image forming apparatus includes a toner bottle, a supply unit that supplies toner from the toner bottle to a downstream side, a door that is openably provided to execute toner replenishment, an opening/closing sensor that senses opening/closing of the door, and a unit that renders the supply unit inoperable if the door is open. If the opening/closing sensor detects the opening of the door, counting of the number of prints is started. Then, the control unit detects whether the door is closed. If the door is still opening, the control unit checks whether the number of prints has reached a predetermined value. If not, the control unit sets the image forming apparatus in a printing state. If yes, the control unit stops the printing operation. If the closing of the door is detected, the control unit resets the count value. Subsequently, the control unit determines whether the initial value of the number of prints, which is set through a control panel at the time of starting the printing operation, is reached. If the initial value is reached, the printing operation is completed.
US07653329B2 Image forming device having variable pre-rotation cleaning process
An image forming device includes a motor, a photoconductive drum, a charging unit, an abrasion tool, a timer, and a controller. The charging unit is provided at a periphery of the photoconductive drum, and charges the photoconductive drum by a corona discharge method. The abrasion tool is provided at the periphery of the photoconductive drum, and abrades the surface of the photoconductive drum while the photoconductive drum is rotating. The timer measures a job interval from when the motor is stopped to end a previous print job until when the motor is driven to start a next print job. The controller executes over a predetermined period of time a pre-rotation process to adjust the photoconductive drum and a peripheral system of the photoconductive drum into an optimum state, and calculates a period when the pre-rotation process is to be executed according to the measured job interval.
US07653328B2 Image forming device capable of closing door with high accuracy
An image forming device includes a main body and a door. The main body is provided with first and second contacting parts and an abutting surface. When the door is closed, the first and second contacting parts contact a door frame of the door, thereby determining the horizontal position of the door with respect to the main body. Also a vertical positioning stopper formed to the door frame abuts the abutting surface from above, thereby determining the vertical position of the door with respect to the main body. Further, a reactive force generated at a lock mechanism and an urging force of a spring increase a pressure to contact areas of the door with the first and second contacting parts and the abutting surface.
US07653326B2 Image formation device with belt mounted pivoting cover
A plurality of process cartridges are provided at a device main body. The process cartridges are arranged in tandem in a vertical direction, and are each mountable/removable by being withdrawn in a horizontal direction. A transport belt is disposed near side portions of the process cartridges. The transport belt transports paper between the transport belt and each of the process cartridges. A cover covers the side portions of the process cartridges and is axially supported at the device main body, below the process cartridges, to be swingable. The cover is attached to be capable of opening and closing a process cartridge side portions side of the device main body. The belt is mounted at the cover so as to be disposed between the process cartridges and the cover, and operates integrally with the cover.
US07653324B2 Scheduling for a dual sided printing by a dual engine printer
A dual engine color printer has two print engines, one for printing each side of the sheet. Each engine comprises a single multi-color set of printing drums—a set meaning a PIP drum, a blanket and an impression drum. A scheduling method is provided for imbalanced duplex printing of sheets in a print job, imbalanced meaning that the two sides of the sheets requires different numbers of colors. This conventionally leads to a situation in which one engine would have to wait until the other engine has finished. The method comprises feeding the sheets in sequence between the print engines, and alternating, over the sequence of engines, between printing the upside of a sheet followed by the down side for even sheets and the downside followed by the upside for odd sheets. Thus the two print engines are utilized full time and are not left idle while waiting for each other.
US07653320B2 Image forming system and control method that change sequence of image formation based on fixation method
An image forming system includes an image forming unit which forms an image as a toner image on a printing medium, a first fixing unit which fixes, on the printing medium, the toner image formed by the image forming unit, a second fixing unit arranged at a position different from the first fixing unit and used when a larger amount of heat is necessary for fixing the toner image on the printing medium, and a changing unit which changes the sequence of image formation by the image forming unit when the second fixing unit is used during image formation.
US07653316B2 Discretely ITU-T channel grid wavelength tunable single longitudinal mode erbium-doped fiber ring laser
Provided is a fiber ring laser capable of obtaining a back-up laser light and standard light having a wavelength continuously tuned in a single mode with equal spacing of 12.5 GHz, 25 GHz, 50 GHz or 100 GHz recommended by ITU-T Recommendation G. 692 & G. 694.1 in a C-band and an L-band using a fiber tunable etalon filter, an air gap etalon filter and a saturable absorber in an optical fiber laser resonator having a serial ring shape using a C-band optical amplifier and an L-band optical amplifier. The fiber ring laser can generate laser light having a wavelength tuned by more than 70 nm, excellent output power flatness and a source spontaneous emission ratio of more than 70 dB in 361 channels with equal spacing of 25 GHz by applying a bias voltage to a voltage-operated piezoelectric element of a tunable etalon filter. A single longitudinal mode operation of the fiber ring laser can be obtained by using a saturable absorber serving as a narrow-bandwidth filter.
US07653311B2 Optical wavelength add-drop multiplexer
Part of an inputted optical add signal 118 is reflected by a mirror 117, and is thereby inputted into an optical wavelength multiplexer 105 in the reverse direction so that the optical add signal is returned to paths 115-1 through 115-16 corresponding to wavelengths λ1 through λ16. If the returned optical add signal is an optical add signal having a correct wavelength, the optical signal enters its corresponding backward direction optical detector 113-16. Accordingly, it is possible to check whether or not a wavelength of the optical add signal is correct.
US07653310B2 Wavelength division multiplex (WDM) transmission system
A low-cost configuration of, and at the same time to control the variable dispersion compensator at a high speed in a variable dispersion compensator for compensating the wavelength dependent accumulated dispersion resulting from the wavelength dependency of the transmission fiber and fixed dispersion compensator in a long-distance high-speed WDM transmission system. In order to achieve the object mentioned above, the wavelength dependent representative characteristic of the transmission fibers 4-1 . . . n, and the wavelength dependent representative characteristic of the DCFs 13-1 . . . n are recorded and maintained in advance in the dispersion control circuit 5-1 . . . n of the variable dispersion compensator 16, and based on the input of dispersion amount at the representative length of the transmission fiber and the fiber length, the dispersion amount at the representative wavelength of the DCF, the accumulated dispersion amount is computed from the wavelength dependent representative characteristic recorded and maintained in advance, and the dispersion amount of the variable dispersion compensator 16 is determined by taking this as the reference.
US07653309B2 System and method for distributing traffic in an optical network
In accordance with the teachings of the present invention, a system and method for distributing traffic in an optical network is provided. In a particular embodiment, an optical network includes an upstream terminal, a distribution node, and a plurality of downstream terminals. The distribution node in the optical network includes a wavelength router configured to receive wavelength division multiplexed (WDM) traffic in a plurality of wavelengths from the upstream terminal, route the traffic in at least one wavelength to a primary power splitter, and route the traffic in a plurality of other wavelengths for distribution to particular downstream terminals. The distribution node also includes a primary power splitter configured to receive the traffic in the at least one wavelength from the wavelength router, split the received traffic in the at least one wavelength into a plurality of copies, and forward the copies for distribution to all of the downstream terminals.
US07653307B2 Optical switching device for a transparent node of high switching degree adapted to spectral equalization
A device (D) dedicated to optical switching in a switching node (NC) comprises at least one first switching matrix (MC1) and one second switching matrix (MC2) coupled to each other and each comprising i) a first stage including Ni diffusion modules each having a first input and Mi first outputs and ii) a second stage including Ni fusion modules each having Ni second inputs each coupled to one of the Mi first outputs of one of the Ni diffusion modules via an optical line, at least one third input and one second output. The second stage of at least one of the matrices comprises at least one additional fusion module having Ni second inputs adapted to apply optical power adjustment and one second output. At least one optical line (LS1) couples the second output of an additional fusion module of one of the matrices (MC1) to a third input of each of the Ni fusion modules of the other matrix (MC2).
US07653304B2 Digital camera with projector and digital camera system
A digital camera equipped with a projector, includes a photographing device; a projector device that projects an optical image; a mode switching operation member that outputs a switching operation signal indicating a changeover to one of a photographing operation mode in which image data photographed by the photographing device are saved as a photographic image file in a recording medium and a projection operation mode in which a reproduced image is projected by the projector device; a top surface operation member disposed at an upper surface of a casing; and a projection control device that controls the projector device based upon an operation signal provided by the top surface operation member upon receiving a switching operation signal indicating a changeover to the projection operation mode from the mode switching operation member.
US07653303B2 Digital camera and digital camera printing system applied thereon
A digital camera and a digital camera printing system which confirms whether there exists flawed photographic images, and the type of flaws which exist in order to avoid wasting photographic printing paper. The digital camera printing system includes a storing unit for storing photographic images; a determination unit for determining whether the photographic images are of flawless or flawed photographic images; and a print-out executing unit for executing print out of the photographic images stored in the storing unit. It is possible to select executions between an all-print-out mode for printing out all images which include the flawed and flawless photographic images, and a list print-out for printing out a list of the flawed photographic images together with the flawless photographic images.
US07653302B2 Techniques for transmitting personal data and metadata among computing devices
Personal data services, such as a set of Web services, are enabled that allow a user to enter personal metadata information, e.g., about likely people and/or events to be targets of a camera capture event. Then, when a user's computing device acquires such metadata, e.g., via embedded Web services software, an intelligent user interface allows the user to enter whether any of such personal metadata information pertains to any personal data, such as a video, an audio file or an image, which is captured by the user's computing device. The personal data including the metadata information can be automatically uploaded via one or more wired and/or wireless networks to a device that hosts a personal data service, which stores the personal data and associated metadata, providing for effective means to access and manage a user's personal data store. The services of the invention also enable a system for identifying unknown or new metadata where existing metadata is not sufficient to describe a video, audio or image capture event. In addition, a gateway is provided that enables transfer of content from the Web services to other media service providers, such as a cable or television over Internet Protocol (“TVoIP”) video or other video on demand (“VOD”) service.
US07653299B2 Imaging apparatus
An image of appropriate exposure is obtained in a short period of time. A controller and timing generator performs photometric measurement by use of an image signal acquired from a CCD, and determines appropriate light exposure. The CCD is divided into a plurality of regions: for example, an odd-number line region and an even-number line region. Timing at which accumulated electric charges are read from the respective regions is changed, thereby changing the light exposure of an image signal read from each of the regions. When the amount of light fired during the main flash is adjusted by means of causing a strobe to fire preliminary light, read timing is changed in such a way that an electric charge accumulation period of the odd-number line regions comes to an arbitrary point in time during the course of firing of preliminary light. The amount of main flash light can be determined by means of acquiring a plurality of image signals having different light exposures or a photometric measurement signal through single firing of preliminary flash light.
US07653297B2 AF lens position determination systems and methods and anti-dazzling screens thereof
AF lens position determination systems and methods. The system comprises an anti-dazzling screen, a sensor and a processing module. The anti-dazzling screen comprises first and second areas. The length of a respective covered sub-area in the first area is a first distance, and the length of a respective uncovered sub-area in the first area increases progressively from the center to a first border of the anti-dazzling screen. The length of a respective uncovered sub-area in the second area is a second distance, and the length of a respective covered sub-area in the second area increases progressively from the center to a second border of the anti-dazzling screen. The sensor moves within a range, and generates high and low signals based on the anti-dazzling screen. The processing module determines the position of an AF lens according to the signals generated by the sensor.
US07653296B2 Camera and exchangeable lens barrel with wireless communication function
A camera capable of conducting a wireless communication includes a wireless communication circuit and a wireless communication antenna. The wireless communication antenna, which is disposed at a non-metal movable member that can advance and retreat relative to a camera body, moves relative to the camera body.
US07653292B2 Imaging apparatus, imaging method, and waterproof housing
A photographing apparatus that performs photographing with a camera main body accommodated in a waterproof housing includes a touch panel disposed in overlapping relationship with a display unit of the camera main body. The camera main body is operated by the touch panel, and, when photographing is performed with the camera main body accommodated in the waterproof housing, the operation of operation buttons of the waterproof housing operate corresponding operation buttons of the camera main body.
US07653288B2 Information storage medium having data structure for being reproduced adaptively according to player profile information, method for reproducing AV data in interactive mode
A method of reproducing audio/video data in an interactive mode, including reading profile information indicating a version of interactive data; selecting and reading the interactive data that is manufactured with a version that is supported by a reproducing apparatus by referring to the read profile information; and interpreting and executing the read interactive data.
US07653285B2 Data recording method, data editing method, and data decoding method, and apparatus and recording medium therefor
A system records an AV stream composed of a plurality of record units (RUs) containing independently reproducible video units (VUs) of at least video or audio and program information (Movie atom) managing the AV stream, onto a recording medium. The program information contains a piece of information (Edit list atom) that manages a point of junction between the record units or between AV streams. In decoding the AV stream, decoding is halted or decoders are switched at the point of junction, based on the management information on the points of junction, for example.
US07653279B1 Optically oriented three-dimensional polymer microstructures
A three-dimensional (3D) ordered polymer microstructure having a length, a width and a height and including a plurality of waveguides that can be formed utilizing a mask and collimated light. The plurality of waveguides includes a first waveguide having a first finite propagation distance extended along a first direction, a second waveguide having a second finite propagation distance extended along a second direction and a third waveguide having a third finite propagation distance extended along a third direction. Here, only one of the length, width and height of the 3D ordered polymer microstructure is limited by the first finite propagation distance of the first waveguide, the second finite propagation distance of the second waveguide and the third finite propagation distance of the third waveguide.
US07653278B2 Refractive index distribution type optical member, and production method for refractive index distribution type optical member
A graded-index optical member includes a core section which has a maximum portion of a refractive index at a substantial center of a cross-section, and has a refractive index distribution that a refractive index decreases according to distance from the maximum portion. A clad section which contacts at least partially with a periphery of the core section. Refractive index is substantially uniform, by making a concentration distribution of siloxane structure, where concentration increases according to distance from the maximum portion of the refractive index of the core section, formed in a sheet-like polysilane.
US07653277B2 Locatable dielectric optical fiber cable having easily removable locating element
An optical fiber cable having a locating element and extending from a distribution enclosure to a premise is provided. The optic fiber cable includes a core having at least one optical fiber transmission medium disposed within a tubular member that has a jacket system disposed thereabout. A longitudinally extending detectable element is provided that does not function as a communications cable and that is detachably connected to said tubular member by the jacket system which is also disposed about the detectable element so as to define a web between the tubular member and the detectable element. The detectable element terminates before at least one of the distribution enclosure or the premise. The web defines a notch between the tubular member and the detectable element which serves as a shear plane to facilitate the propagation of a tear between the tubular member and the detectable element.
US07653276B1 Composite structures for storing thermal energy
A composite structure for storing thermal energy. In one embodiment, an apparatus for storing thermal energy includes: a thermal storage material and a three-dimensional structure. The three-dimensional structure includes: a plurality of first truss elements defined by a plurality of first self-propagating polymer waveguides and extending along a first direction; a plurality of second truss elements defined by a plurality of second self-propagating polymer waveguides and extending along a second direction; and a plurality of third truss elements defined by a plurality of third self-propagating polymer waveguides and extending along a third direction. The first, second, and third truss elements interpenetrate each other at a plurality of nodes to form a continuous material. The first, second, and third truss elements define an open space. The thermal storage material occupies at least a portion of the open space, and the three-dimensional structure is self-supporting.
US07653275B2 Optical device having connections with optical members through protective medium
An optical device includes: a first optical member having a light-exit end at which light exits the first optical member; a second optical member having a light-entrance end which abuts the light-exit end through a protective medium and from which the light enters the second optical member; and the protective medium which is arranged between the light-exit end and the light-entrance end, and suppresses fixing together of the light-exit end and the light-entrance end. Specifically, the protective medium is transparent and arranged between the light-exit end and the light-entrance end, and is reusable even after the light-exit end and the light-entrance end are pressed together with a pressure of approximately 0.5 or 1 kgf and are then separated from each other.
US07653265B2 Video image processing with utility processing stage
This document discusses, among other things, systems and methods that track overall time for processing operations such that the processing time can be shared among the resources in an efficient manner. Processing time can be shifted to image processing where the time will provide the most benefit to image quality. Moreover, access time from one process is banked to be used by a subsequent process or on a subsequent group of pixels.This document also discusses, among other things, systems and methods that provide additional processing power on an as needed basis. In an example, a processing stage and its controller are outside the normal pixel processing flow path. When it is determined that additional processing is required, the processing stage and its controller are activated to perform the additional processing.This document further discusses, among other things, systems and methods that provide parallel processing in a processing stage such that the data can flow internal to the controller linked to the processing stage and data can flow globally.
US07653264B2 Method of determining alignment of images in high dimensional feature space
A method determines alignment of images in high dimensional feature space. The method comprises registering a source image of a reference modality to a target image of a second modality with an algorithm based upon a measure of information affinity present in both of the source and target image to create a registered image. Next, a plurality of feature vector are extracted from the registered image for each of the source and target images and attributes of the joint distribution of feature vector are captured using an entropic graph spanning the features. Edge lengths are between proximal feature vectors are extracted from the entropic graph and a similarity measure of one of an α-divergence estimate or an α-affinity estimate is constructed based upon these edge lengths to quantify whether the source and target image are sufficiently registered.
US07653261B2 Image tapestry
An output image formed from at least a portion of one or more input images may be automatically synthesized as a tapestry image. To determine which portion or region of each input image will be used in the image tapestry, the regions of each image may be labeled by one of a plurality of labels. The multi-class labeling problem of creating the tapestry may be resolved such that each region in the tapestry is constructed from one or more salient input image regions that are selected and placed such that neighboring blocks in the tapestry satisfy spatial compatibility. This solution may be formulated using a Markov Random Field and the resulting tapestry energy function may be optimized in any suitable manner. To optimize the tapestry energy function, an expansion move algorithm for energy functions may be generated to apply to non-metric hard and/or soft constraints.
US07653259B2 Image capture method, device and system
A captured image of a scene is modified by detecting an inhibit signal emanating from an inhibitor device carried by an object within the scene. In response to receipt of the inhibit signal, identifying a portion of the image corresponding to the object. The image object of the scene is modified by obscuring the image portion of the object.
US07653255B2 Image region of interest encoding
Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, for compression include decomposing an image into wavelet transform coefficients, applying a first quantizer to the wavelet transform coefficients, and applying a second quantizer to a set of wavelet transform coefficients representing a background of the image. The method can include rounding the wavelet transform coefficients and rounding the wavelet transform coefficients can include rounding to a nearest integer value. The method can include multiplying the set rounded quantized background wavelet transform coefficients by the second quantizer and rounding all wavelet transform coefficients. Rounding all wavelet transform coefficients can include rounding to a nearest integer value.
US07653254B2 Image coding apparatus and image coding method
A variable c1 is counted up by one for the Nth bit in attribute information=“1”, and a variable c0 is counted up by one for the Nth bit=“0” (S402). When the total code amount of the coding results of pieces of attribute information which have been coded up to now has exceeded a predetermined threshold, a value held by the variable c0 at this time and that held by the variable c1 are compared with each other to determine which of “1” or “0” is set for the Nth bit of subsequently input attribute information (S405).
US07653250B2 Adjusting sampling rate for encoding
Some embodiments provide a method for adjusting a video sampling rate during an video encoding operation. The method receives a metric that quantifies the usage of a computer that performs the video encoding operation. The method computes an adjustment factor based on the metric. In some embodiments the metric is a system idle time. The method defines the video sampling rate based on the adjustment factor. Some embodiments compute the adjustment factor by performing a non-linear operation based on the metric. In some embodiments, the non-linear operation includes performing an integral operation based on the metric. In some embodiments, the non-linear operation includes performing a derivative operation based on the metric. Some embodiments perform more than one operation to compute the adjustment factor. In some embodiments, each operation is assigned a weight.
US07653249B2 Variance-based event clustering for automatically classifying images
In an image classification method, a plurality of grouping values are received. The grouping values each have an associated image. An average of the grouping values is calculated. A variance metric of the grouping values, relative to the average is computed. A grouping threshold is determined from the variance metric. Grouping values beyond the grouping threshold are identified as group boundaries. The images are assigned to a plurality of groups based upon the group boundaries.
US07653248B1 Compression for holographic data and imagery
Image pixel intensity data is transformed to a holographic representation of the image. A subset of the holographic representation is modeled. Model parameters constitute a compressed image representation. A two-dimensional Fourier transform can be applied to obtain the holographic image. Modeling includes applying an analysis portion of an adaptive analysis/synthesis prediction methodology to a subset of the holographic representation. Linear prediction can be the adaptive analysis/synthesis prediction methodology. Prior to modeling, one-dimensional Fourier transform can be performed on the holographic representation and the linear prediction is one-dimensional. Model parameters are preferably quantized. Embodiments include determining error between the model and the model's input data. There the compressed image representation the error, which also can be quantized. The subset of the holographic representation can be less than all the representation. The subset can be a plurality of complete rows; preferably substantially symmetric about 0 Hz.
US07653246B2 System and method for making a correction to a plurality of images
An image processing apparatus includes a feature amount recognition unit that recognizes a feature amount of each of plural pieces of image data, and a processing reference extraction unit that extracts a processing reference for image correction to be made to the plural pieces of image data from the feature amount recognized by the feature amount recognition unit.
US07653234B2 Method for communicating and matching electronic files for financial transactions
Communicating and matching electronic files for a check adjustment case comprises communicating an electronic check adjustment message comprising key data relating to the case, communicating an electronic image of a document to follow (“DTF”) related to the case, associating the key data with the electronic DTF image, determining whether the electronic message's key data matches the key data associated with the electronic DTF image, and linking the electronic message to the electronic DTF image in response to a determination that the electronic message's key data matches the key data associated with the electronic DTF image. If the DTF image's key data does not match the message's key data, matching electronic files can comprise correcting errors in the key data associated with the electronic DTF image and performing a secondary match routine. An operator accesses the electronic message and the linked DTF image to resolve the check adjustment case.
US07653224B2 Image reconstruction method and tomograph
A weighting function is created according to an arbitrary bio-movement correction range and a projection data angle for back-projection (width in the view direction used for reconstruction), set by a user, by considering the degree of the bio-movement and redundancy. By using this weighting function, an image reconstruction is performed.The bio-movement correction range is set as a correction angle width index ε expressing the width guaranteed as a slope portion of the weighting function. The projection data angle for back-projection (data width) is determined by considering the data redundancy, SN, time width (time resolution) contributing to the image.By determining the weight according to these two parameters, it is possible to apply reconstruction of projection data of all the scan ranges in the reconstruction of the tomogram and prevent lowering of the data contribution ratio as well as reduce the motion artifact, thereby obtaining a high-quality image.
US07653219B2 System and method for image attribute recording an analysis for biometric applications
A system for recording and analyzing lighting attributes associated with a calibrated target device captured within an image to provide for enhanced object recognition within the captured image. A target device is used to provide lighting information relative to a subject within the image. The attributes allow the lighting conditions at the time of the image capture to be reconstructed. In addition, two or more target devices may be use to triangulate the position of a light source to any point within the captured image. Further, the lighting attributes may be used to create a contour mapping of the subject captured within the image.
US07653218B1 Semi-automatic extraction of linear features from image data
A method for extracting a linear feature from remotely sensed imagery, including selecting by user interface anchor points for the linear feature, the anchor points being identified with a geographic location; using image-based logic to automatically calculate a vector set associated with the anchor points, the vector set comprising a path associated with the linear feature; automatically attributing a material type to the path; automatically attributing a geometry to the path; selecting by user interface anchor points for a successive linear feature; using image-based logic to calculate a successive vector set associated with the anchor points for the successive linear feature, the successive vector set comprising a successive path; using a geometric relationship between the vector set and the successive vector set to automatically adjust the vector set to create an adjusted vector set, the adjusted vector set correcting the path associated with the first linear feature.
US07653216B2 Polyhedron recognition system
A polyhedron recognition system that is not easily affected by the camera position and camera range when the shape of a staircase or other polyhedron is recognized from an image obtained by photography, and that can also recognize the shape with good accuracy. In the system, predetermined regions (staircase candidate regions) within the image input from two CCD cameras are selected, and a range image is obtained stereoscopically with the two cameras, while also a candidate region upon the range image obtained based on the selected region is set, and the shape of the staircase or other polyhedron is recognized based on the set range image within the candidate region.
US07653212B2 System and method for using image data in connection with configuring a universal controlling device
A user provides to an image recognition system an image that is intended to be used to identify one or more appliances that are to be controlled by a universal controlling device. The image recognition system has access to a database of images that have been cross-referenced to appliances and configuration information for those appliances. The image recognition system uses the provided image to identify one or more appliances to be controlled using the universal controlling device and, accordingly, the configuration information for those one or more appliances so identified. The configuration information may then be provided to a user for manual provision to the universal controlling device or be provided in a form for downloading into the universal controlling device, whether directly or via an intermediate device. The configuration information may also be provided to an intermediate device which has programming for use in connection with a process of configuring the universal controlling device.
US07653211B2 Digital watermark embedding apparatus and digital watermark detection apparatus
A digital watermark embedding apparatus includes a scaling unit configured to scale at least a specific frequency component of an input image signal to generate a scaled image signal, a control unit configured to control at least one of a phase and amplitude of the scaled image signal in accordance with watermark information to generate a controlled image signal, and a combiner to combine the input image signal and the controlled image signal to generate an output image signal embedded with the watermark information.
US07653208B2 Loudspeakers and systems
The invention provides, in one aspect, a loudspeaker that has electrodynamically-driven piston mounted in one external wall and that has movable panels in one or more other external walls. Those panels are air-coupled to the piston, e.g., via air within the enclosure, such that vibrational motion of the piston causes the vibration of the panels, thereby, improving the overall air coupling of the piston to the external environment, e.g., the listening room. Further aspects of the invention provide an improved driver for use, e.g., in the aforementioned loudspeaker. The driver comprises a three-part piston having first and second diaphragms coupled back-to-back with one another and having a voice coil face-mounted (or front-mounted) within the second diaphragm.
US07653207B2 Bistable spreading head harness
The invention is directed to a spreading head harness for headphones or headsets and to headphones or headsets having a spreading head harness of this kind. In order to provide a spreading head harness for headphones or headsets which automatically spreads when opening or widening and remains spread during use and in which the partial harnesses are automatically brought together again after use, it is suggested to use partial harnesses and/or connection members of which the end areas twist around the longitudinal axis relative to the spring regions, the end areas are bent relative to the curvature, and a mechanical tension is generated in the partial harness when mounted.
US07653205B2 Method for operating a hearing device as well as a hearing device
In order to switch between different hearing programs to adjust to a momentary acoustic scene, a method for adjusting a hearing device, in which one of several possible hearing programs can be selected in order to adjust to a momentary acoustic scene, the method comprising the steps of detecting a desired hearing program change, changing parameters (b1, . . . , bm) of a transfer function provided between a microphone (M1) and a receiver of the hearing device in order to adapt it to the detected hearing program change, adjusting the parameters (b1, . . . , bm) to be changed from a momentary value to a desired value in such a manner that a smooth transition is perceived by the hearing device user while changing from a momentary hearing program to the desired hearing program, whereas each of the smooth transition is individually adjustable.
US07653204B2 Method and system for codec with polyringer
In an audio processing device, a method and system for improved CODEC with polyringer are provided. An audio CODEC may comprise an audio ADC, an audio DAC, and a sidetone generator. Data from an external microphone may be processed by an audio ADC and may be sent to a processor that may be adapted to perform digital signal processing operations. The audio DAC may receive from the processor digital audio and polyphonic ringer data and may process the digital audio and polyphonic ringer data through separate digital filters and digital interpolators. The audio DAC may add the processed digital audio and polyphonic ringer data before analog conversion. The audio DAC may perform analog conversion by utilizing a delta-sigma modulator, a current-based DAC, and a switched-capacitor filter. The converted data may be filtered with an RC filter and may be utilized to drive an external speaker or earpiece.
US07653201B2 Implicit certificate scheme
A method of a trusted entity CA facilitating generation of a public key by an entity A in an electronic data communication system using implicit certificates. The trusted entity CA selects a unique identity distinguishing the entity A. The trusted entity CA then generates a public key reconstruction public data of the entity A by mathematically combining a private value of said trusted entity CA and information made public by said trusted entity CA. The unique identity and public key reconstruction public data of file entity A serve as A's implicit certificate. The trusted entity CA generates a private key for said entity A using said implicit certificate and said private value of said trusted entity CA. The trusted entity CA then transmits the unique identity, public key reconstruction public data, and private key to the entity A to permit A to generate a public key from the public key reconstruction public data and the private key.
US07653197B2 System and method of reliable forward secret key sharing with physical random functions
A secure solution is provided to the problem of secret key agreement. In particular, a method of reliable forward secret key sharing is disclosed between two legitimate correspondents whose profiles match sufficiently. The invention relies on a physical random function, sometimes referred to as a physical unclonable function (PUF) to provide a secure solution to the problem of secret key agreement. In one embodiment, a one-pass protocol is introduced based on Reed-Solomon codes leading to an unconditionally secure solution. In a further embodiment, the solution of the first embodiment is improved upon by providing a conditionally secure solution based on a pseudo random family of functions. In a still further embodiment, a two-pass protocol is introduced which is used exclusively for purposes of identification and authentication. In accordance with the principles of the two-pass protocol, two communications are required and unlike the one-pass protocol, the second correspondent selects the secret key K.
US07653196B2 Apparatus and method for performing RC4 ciphering
An arrangement is provided for performing RC4 ciphering. The arrangement includes apparatuses and methods that pipeline generation of a key stream based on a byte state array, called the S-box, which is initially generated from a secret key shared by a receiver and a transmitter in a network system. The S-box is stored in a storage device which may be a register file with two read ports and one write port. A cache is used to store a number of bytes read from the S-box storage device.
US07653186B2 System and method for event communication correlation
A system, method, and apparatus method for receiving one or more communications from a remote terminal, transmitted via a telephone exchange, the communications comprising telemetry data and voice data; selecting a call center from a plurality of call centers to receive a communication from the remote terminal, wherein selecting the call center is based at least in part on the telemetry data; sending a message from the service provider to the call center over a side-channel, the message comprising at least a portion of the telemetry data, and further comprising a request for a communication path to one of a plurality of operator stations connected with the call center; and sending the voice data to the one operator station over a public switched telephone network (PSTN) connection via the communication path requested.
US07653185B2 Universal document transport
A universal document transport facility is described where, in various embodiments, the facility recognizes document requests based on a received document, interacts with document routing rules and workflow requirements with respect to the received document, and manages content flows between network nodes or devices. In various embodiments, the facility includes a document transport module for transporting documents between network devices, such as printers, fax boards, and content servers and across local and wide-area networks; functionality for routing optimization with other communications networks, such as messaging services, telephony, and IP networks; and flexible document transport capabilities to workflow applications and multifunction devices (such as all-in-one print/scan/copy/fax/telephone/answering machine devices) and multifunction devices enhanced with video & video capture, messaging, email, network router & gateway capabilities.
US07653182B2 Method of managing personal data about users of voice services and an application server for executing the method
The application server includes means for commanding a voice resource server to set up a dialogue with a user for the user to agree or refuse to supply personal data, for example location data, to a service provider.
US07653181B2 Method of creating and managing a customized recording of audio data relayed over a phone network
The method of recording and managing audio data transmitted to a user via a phone network includes receiving audio commands from the user to record user selected data relayed to the user from a database, recording the user selected data in a database and storing the data for management by the user. A user may receive an audio or visual readout of the stored data, transmit the data, delete data records, and organize data records.
US07653179B2 X-ray filter arrangement and x-ray filter therefor
A filter arrangement for filtering x-rays particularly in a mammography apparatus, has a number of mountings, the mountings being provided for accommodation of one x-ray filter each. Each x-ray filter has a holding frame with a filter foil fastened therein, so the filter foil is mounted and demounted simply at the filter arrangement with the holding frame.
US07653177B2 Measurement system and method for the noninvasive determination of properties of an object to be examined and contrast medium X-ray phase-contrast measurement
A method and a measurement system are disclosed for the noninvasive determination of properties of an object to be examined and to the use of a contrast medium for X-ray phase-contrast measurement. in at least one embodiment of the invention, a mixture (suspension) consisting of a base liquid and a multiplicity of particles contained therein is used, the refractive index of the base liquid being different to the refractive index of the particles.
US07653175B2 Radiographic inspection system and method
A system is provided for radiographic inspection of an object comprising multiple having different material properties. The system comprises a radiation source configured to generate radiation, a display unit for generating a graphical user interface (GUI) including multiple fields. A user enters input data via the fields in the GUI. The input data relates to one or more material properties for each of the regions. A processor is configured to compute a plurality of exposure parameters based on the input data.
US07653173B2 Combining X-ray fluorescence visualizer, imager, or information provider
One aspect relates to deriving at least one first X-ray fluorescence visualization, image, or provided information substantially within an at least some matter of an at least a portion of an at least one individual at least partially as a result of directing an at least one first applied high energy photon and/or particle having an at least one first input energy towards the at least some matter of the at least the portion of the at least one individual. The aspect comprises deriving at least one second X-ray fluorescence visualization, image, or provided information substantially within the at least some matter of the at least the portion of the at least one individual at least partially as a result of directing an at least one second applied high energy photon and/or particle having an at least one second input energy toward the at least some matter of the at least the portion of the at least one individual. The aspect comprises deriving an at least one combined X-ray fluorescence visualization, combined image, or combined provided information at least partially by combining the at least one first X-ray fluorescence visualization, image, or provided information with the at least one second X-ray fluorescence visualization, image, or provided information.
US07653172B2 Method for generating tomographical recordings of a partially cyclically moving examination object
The invention relates to a method for generating tomographical recordings of a partially cyclically moving examination object by a tomography system and a tomography system, comprising the steps of: a spatial scanning of the examination object taking place using at least one detector, which generates detector output data; movement information of the moving subarea of the examination object being recorded during the scanning and being assigned to the detector output data or stored in a manner which correlates to the detector output data; and tomographical image data being reconstructed from the measured detector output data in a number of iteration steps. The invention is characterized in that iteration takes place in at least two iteration stages, with data records being used from the detector output data of different cycle phase regions in at least two iteration stages.
US07653165B2 Pulse amplitude modulated system with reduced intersymbol interference
A system and method for encoding and receiving data is provided. The data is encoded as a pulse amplitude modulated signal such that the amplitude signals do not transition from the highest signal level to the lowest signal level and do not transition from the lowest signal level to the highest signal level. The encoding and decoding is performed in some embodiments via a lookup table, and in further embodiments is designed to minimize the step between sequential pulse amplitude modulated symbols.
US07653162B2 Receiving apparatus and receiving method
An average power indicating channel characteristics is outputted from a reference value calculation unit as a reference value. An interference level corresponding to the degree of influence by frequency selective interference is outputted from an interference detection unit. A reliability determination unit determines a carrier that has been subjected to interference on the basis of the reference value and the interference level, to decide a reliability level. An error correction unit performs error correction of a demodulation signal on the basis of the reliability level.
US07653159B2 Narrowband gain control of receiver with digital post filtering
An Automatic Gain Control (AGC) circuit as used in a digital receiver that utilizes a main loop filter that is of a relatively wide bandwidth. A pre-filter, wideband variance is determined from the input digital signal, and a post-filter, narrowband variance is also determined. The wideband and narrowband variances are then compared to determine if the wideband signal power indicates a variance level that is too great to permit normal loop operation. By reapplying this difference in the power levels to the filter output as needed, such as by a scaling operation, the loss in dynamic range is effectively recovered. In a preferred embodiment, an adjustable gain input amplifier feeds an intermediate frequency (IF) signal to an analog-to-digital converter (ADC). The digitized IF signal is then down-converted to a baseband frequency and subjected to digital filtering. A narrowband sample variance (PN) of the digitally filtered (narrowband) data is then determined. A wideband sample variance (PW) is also taken from the raw ADC output data over the same period as the time period used for PN. In the presence of out-of-band signal components, PW will be quite different from PN. This difference indicates a desired proportional difference in a control voltage or a gain backoff amount.
US07653158B2 Gain control in a communication channel
Methods and apparatuses for reducing DC offsets in a communication system are described. In a first aspect, a feedback loop circuit reduces DC offset in a wireless local area network (WLAN) receiver channel. The frequency response of the feedback loop circuit can be variable. In a second aspect, a circuit provides gain control in a WLAN receiver channel. The stored DC offset is subtracted from the receiver channel. First and second automatic gain control (AGC) amplifiers are coupled in respective portions of the receiver channel. In a third aspect, a feedback loop circuit reduces DC offset in a WLAN receiver channel. The feedback loop circuit includes a storage element that samples and stores receiver channel DC offset. The loop is opened, and the DC offset stored in the storage element is subtracted from the receiver channel. Circuits for monitoring DC offset, and for providing control signals for controlling the frequency response of the DC offset reducing circuits are also provided.
US07653157B2 Method and apparatus for coordinating transmission of short messages with hard handoff searches in a wireless communications system
A method and apparatus for coordinating the time at which a mobile station performs searches for alternative systems to which a hard handoff will occur. The mobile station receives a command which instructs the mobile station as to when to tune to alternative frequencies in order to search for indicates of the presence of an alternative system. In another system which includes the present invention, predetermined times are defined with respect to a reference point in time that is common to both the origination base station and a mobile station. The mobile station tunes to alternative frequencies to perform searches only during these predetermined times. In addition, the mobile station coordinates the transmission of reports, which indicate the results of searches for alternative systems such that these reports are only transmitted from the mobile station when the mobile station is tuned to the origination frequency.
US07653155B1 Using convolutional decoding to improve time delay and phase estimation in digital communications
The time delay and/or phase of a communication signal received by a digital communication receiver can be estimated based on a convolutional decoding operation that the communication receiver performs on the received communication signal. If the original transmitted communication signal has been spread according to a spreading operation, a corresponding despreading operation can be integrated into the convolutional decoding operation.
US07653151B2 Communication system with demodulation of two-level differential amplitude-shift-keying signals
A structure and method for demodulating two-level differential amplitude-shift-keying signals using simple adding operations are provided. Threshold values are dynamically adjusted according to the channel response. By comparing the threshold values and the differential amplitude values, it can be found whether the amplitude of the received signal is changed. Furthermore, it no needs to know the changed value of received signal amplitudes and the differential two-level amplitude-shift-keying signals can be demodulated by just detecting whether the amplitude of the received signal is changed. By this idea, the complexity of the receiver implementation is simplified and the demodulator can get better performance.
US07653149B2 Dynamic sectorization in a spread spectrum communication system
A system and method for dynamically varying traffic channel sectorization within a spread spectrum communication system is disclosed herein. In a preferred implementation the system is operative to convey information to at least one specified user in a spread spectrum communication system and includes multiple antennas, each having an associated coverage area, and each coupled to an antenna driver. The antenna drivers each include a delay element and an input summation node. A switching transmission network is disposed to selectively transmit via antennas. Selective transmission of signals results in variation in size of a given user sector. In another aspect, the system may be configured to selectively receive, and coherently combine, signals from different coverage areas.
US07653148B2 System and method for delivery of video, content on demand and IP packets
A method and apparatus for modulating an input signal comprised of an ordered series of samples separated by a substantially constant period T comprising the steps of providing a carrier signal, the carrier signal comprised of a series of samples separated by a substantially constant period T, wherein one of the carrier samples corresponds to each of the input signal samples, selecting a plurality of N successive samples from the series of input signal samples, the series of samples having an input order, for each of the N selected samples in parallel, multiplying the selected sample by the corresponding carrier sample and recombining the N multiplied samples while maintaining the input order.
US07653144B2 Gaussian FSK modulation with more than two modulation states
A wireless data transmission system uses modulation onto a multi-level symbol, so that a multi-level frequency shifted signal can be generated. By using a Gaussian filter, inter-symbol interference can be introduced. The demodulation process makes use of templates corresponding to each of the possible symbol transitions, so that knowledge of previously decoded symbols can be used to decode the next one.
US07653141B2 Multi-band OFDM UWB communication systems having improved frequency diversity
Methods and apparatus for transmitting and receiving symbols in a communication system having a plurality of frequency bands are provided. A first symbol is transmitted on a first tone using a first constellation mapping and a second symbol is transmitted on a second tone using a second constellation mapping different from the first constellation mapping. The first symbol is retransmitted on the second tone using the second constellation mapping and the second symbol is retransmitted on the first tone using the first constellation mapping. The first and second symbols are detected from a combination of the received transmitted and retransmitted first and second signals.
US07653140B2 Radio access scheme in CDMA-based communication system
A solution for radio access in a code division multiple access (CDMA)-based telecommunication system, in which orthogonal spreading codes are used for separating data of a plurality of user entities, is provided. According to the solution, a different pilot symbol sequence is allocated to each user entity, and the pilot symbol sequences of user entities are selected by allocating different frequencies for pilot symbol sequences of different user entities according to a frequency division multiple access (FDMA) technique in order to mitigate the effect of multiple access interference.
US07653137B2 Method for temporal inversion of a wave
According to the invention, a wave, corresponding to a signal s(t) may be temporally inverted by application of a first transformation to lower the central frequency thereof to produce a first set of transformed signals Ki(t) then a second set of transformed signals K′i(t) is produced representing the temporal inversion signal s(−t) and a third transformation is applied to said second set to generate the temporally-inverted signal s(−t)
US07653134B2 Video coding using wavelet transform of pixel array formed with motion information
A video encoding system and method utilizes a three-dimensional (3-D) wavelet transform and entropy coding that utilize motion information in a way to reduce the sensitivity to motion. In one implementation, the coding process initially estimates motion trajectories of pixels in a video object from frame to frame in a video sequence to account for motion of the video object throughout the frames. After motion estimation, a 3-D wavelet transform is applied in two parts. First, a temporal 1-D wavelet transform is applied to the corresponding pixels along the motion trajectories in a time direction. The temporal wavelet transform produces decomposed frames of temporal wavelet transforms, where the spatial correlation within each frame is well preserved. Second, a spatial 2-D wavelet transform is applied to all frames containing the temporal wavelet coefficients. The wavelet transforms produce coefficients within different sub-bands. The process then codes wavelet coefficients. In particular, the coefficients are assigned various contexts based on the significance of neighboring samples in previous, current, and next frame, thereby taking advantage of any motion information between frames. The wavelet coefficients are coded independently for each sub-band to permit easy separation at a decoder, making resolution scalability and temporal scalability natural and easy. During the coding, bits are allocated among sub-bands according to a technique that optimizes rate-distortion characteristics.
US07653132B2 Method and system for fast implementation of subpixel interpolation
A subpixel interpolator includes an input memory capable of storing video information formed from full pixels. The subpixel interpolator also includes at least one interpolation unit capable of performing subpixel interpolation to generate half-pixels and quarter-pixels in parallel. Multiple half-pixels and multiple quarter-pixels are generated concurrently during the subpixel interpolation. In addition, the subpixel interpolator includes an output memory capable of storing at least some of the full pixels, half-pixels, and quarter-pixels. In some embodiments, the at least one interpolation unit includes a horizontal half-pixel interpolation unit, two vertical half-pixel interpolation units, and a quarter-pixel interpolation unit, all of which may operate in parallel. In particular embodiments, the interpolation units are formed from adders and shifters and do not include any multipliers.
US07653124B2 Monitoring differential phase-shifted keying demodulation
Monitoring a demodulator includes repeating the following for each demodulating module of one or more demodulating modules of a demodulator: receiving a first signal and a second signal from a demodulating module; introducing a relative delay between the first signal and the second signal; and asynchronously sampling the first signal and the second signal to yield samples. Image data representing the samples associated with the demodulating modules is generated. The image data indicates one or more mismatches of the demodulator.
US07653122B2 Method and system for power controlled effective allocation of sub-bands in ultra-wideband communication
A power controlled sub-band assignment and power allocation among users in a multiband UWB system aims to reduce power consumption without compromising performance. The overall transmit power is minimized under the practical constraints, including packet error rate, transmission rate, and FCC regulations. To insure the system feasibility in variable channel conditions, an optimization scheme manages the assignment of UWB devices to respective channels subject to their suitability to the requested users' transmission rates. An inexpensive suboptimal approach reduces the complexity of the optimization procedure and achieves a comparable performance to those of the complex full search optimization routine. The suboptimal scheme obtains the feasible solutions adaptively when the channels assignment, initially calculated under the optimization criteria, is not feasible for the user's rate requirement.
US07653120B2 Channel-adaptive waveform modulation
A method for transmitting a sequence of data blocks of equal length includes obtaining part of a matrix for the impulse response function of a communication channel between a transmitter and a receiver. The part relating to channel-induced interference between sampling intervals of adjacent ones of the data blocks. The method includes designing a set of one or more linearly independent waveforms based on the obtained part of the matrix for the impulse response function and transmitting a sequence of the data blocks over the channel from the transmitter to the receiver. Each data block of the sequence is a weighted linear superposition of the one or more waveforms of the designed set.
US07653108B2 Apparatus and method of establishing optical communication channels between a steerable array of laser emitters and an array of optical detectors
An array of light beam emitter sections comprises: a substrate having a surface divided into an array of sections; and a grouping of light emitters disposed at each surface section and configured to emit light beams at different emission angles with respect to the surface. Also disclosed is apparatus for establishing optical communication channels between the array of light beam emitter sections and an array of light detectors. The apparatus comprises a controller coupled to the arrays of emitter sections and detectors for mapping at least one light emitter of each grouping with a light detector of the detector array to establish optical communication channels between the arrays based on the mappings. Further disclosed is a method of establishing optical communication channels between the array of light emitter sections and array of light detectors by mapping at least one light emitter of each grouping with a light detector of the detector array to establish optical communication channels between the arrays based on the mappings.
US07653104B2 Semiconductor laser device
A red laser portion and an infrared laser portion are integrated on an n-type GaAs substrate. A p-type cladding layer made of p-type AlGaInP in the red laser portion and a p-type cladding layer made of p-type AlGaInP in the infrared laser portion have a ridge stripe portion having a light emitting point. A current block layer made of SiNx is formed on both sides of each ridge stripe portion, and a strain relaxing layer made of ZrO2 is selectively formed on an outer side of each ridge stripe region on the current block layer. Provided that Tc is a thermal expansion coefficient of the p-type cladding layers, Tb is a thermal expansion coefficient of the current block layer, and Ts is a thermal expansion coefficient of the strain relaxing layer, the relation of Tb
US07653102B2 Method and apparatus for controlling output power levels of a laser used for optical data transmission based on data rate-speed optical feedback
High-speed measurements of the output power level of a laser are obtained by using a high-speed laser output power monitoring device that is capable of producing an electrical feedback signal having an amplitude that varies as the output power level of the laser varies. A high-speed amplitude detector receives the electrical feedback signal and detects the amplitude of the feedback signal and produces an optical modulation amplitude (OMA) detection signal. The OMA detection signal is received in a high-speed amplitude measurement device that measures the OMA and produces an OMA measurement value. The OMA measurement value is then processed by the laser controller to obtain a modulation current control signal, which is then output to the laser driver to cause the laser driver to adjust the laser modulation current to obtain a desired or optimum laser output power level. An average amplitude measurement value may also be obtained using an average amplitude measurement device that processes the OMA detection signal produced by the high-speed amplitude detector to obtain the average amplitude measurement value. The laser controller receives the average amplitude measurement value and processes it to obtain a bias current control signal, which is then output to the laser driver to cause it to adjust the amplitude of the bias current to obtain a desired or optimum average laser output power level.
US07653099B2 Semiconductor laser device which is capable of stably emitting short-wavelength laser light
A semiconductor laser device according to the present invention includes: a semiconductor laser chip 1 for emitting laser light; a stem 3, 4 for supporting the semiconductor laser chip; a plurality of terminal electrodes, inserted in throughholes provided in the stem 3, 4, for supplying power to the semiconductor laser chip; and a cap 5 having an optical window 6 which transmits laser light and being affixed to the stem 3, 4 so as to cover the semiconductor laser chip 1. Between the stem 3, 4 and the terminal electrodes 7, this device includes insulation glass 8, which does not release silicon fluoride gas when heated to a temperature of no less than 700° C. and no more than 850° C.
US07653098B2 Semiconductor light emitting device and method for manufacturing the same
A semiconductor laser chip is joined to an AlN sub-mount in a junction-down manner. The sub-mount is joined to a package. The AlN sub-mount is joined to a stem. The direction perpendicular to the irradiation direction of a laser beam emitted from the semiconductor laser chip is the direction of the width of the sub-mount. The thickness and the width of the AlN sub-mount are determined so that the product of the equivalent stress applied to the center of the surface of the semiconductor laser chip joined to the sub-mount and the stress in the direction of the width of the sub-mount does not exceed 70% of the maximum value of the product obtained by changing the thickness and the width of the AlN sub-mount.
US07653094B2 External cavity laser with flexure tuning element
An external cavity diode laser may have an output wavelength that is tuned by an end mirror mounted on an element having a flexure hinge. The flexure hinge may be designed to exhibit a stationary pivot point over a desired tuning range, and may allow the external cavity to be tuned without the laser hopping between longitudinal modes. Chromatic dispersion of the laser medium may be accommodated by adjusting a distance between a laser diode and a grating included within the external cavity. The position may be adjusted to find an operating configuration which allows mode-hop-free tuning over the entire desired tuning range.
US07653093B2 Widely tunable twin guide laser structure
A widely tunable laser structure with at least two different sampled or superstructure gratings is provided. The widely tunable laser only requires as much tuning currents as gratings. In the case of two gratings, two tuning currents, instead of 3 tuning currents in a typical laser, are needed. Alternatively, the laser structure can be denoted a sampled or superstructure grating tunable laser with wide tunability characteristics, with a limited amount of needed tuning parameters, e.g., two currents.
US07653089B2 Methods and apparatus for reconfiguring protocol data when reducing multiplexed data streams
The present invention provides methods and apparatus for reconfiguring protocol data for a multiplexed data stream which is reduced to carry fewer services for cable-side transmission in a cable television plant or the like. More particularly, the present invention provides methods and apparatus for reconfiguring protocol data for a desired combination of data streams contained within an incoming high data rate multiplexed data stream, such as a high data rate Quadrature Phase Shift Keying (QPSK) modulated multiplexed data stream, when the incoming multiplexed data stream is reduced.
US07653086B2 Context-dependent scheduling through the use of anticipated grants for broadband communication systems
A method of scheduling upstream bandwidth. This method comprises: 1) anticipating the need for the upstream bandwidth in advance of any specific request for said upstream bandwidth; and 2) scheduling the upstream bandwidth in accordance with such need.
US07653084B2 Bandwidth allocation device for guaranteeing QoS in ethernet passive optical access network
An apparatus and method for allocating a bandwidth for up-stream data transmission to a plurality of Optical Network Units (ONUs) in an Ethernet Passive Optical Access Network (EPON) in which the ONUs are connected to a single Optical Line Terminal (OLT) are disclosed. The bandwidth allocation method for guaranteeing a Quality of Service (QoS) in the EPON includes the steps of: a) classifying up-stream data to be transmitted from a plurality of Optical Network Units (ONUs) of the EPON to an Optical Line Terminal (OLT) into a plurality of classes according to predetermined data priority information, and requesting bandwidths required for individual classes from the OLT; b) allowing the OLT to perform a bandwidth distribution process according to bandwidth requirement quantities of individual classes using weights pre-assigned to individual classes; and c) allowing the OLT to distribute a residual bandwidth acquired after the bandwidth distribution process is performed from among an available total up-stream bandwidth to the ONUs.
US07653083B2 Interface method between remote radio unit and centralized base transceiver station
The present invention discloses a method for transmitting signal between a central channel processing Main Unit (MU) and one or more Remote Radio Units (RRUs) by using SDH/OTN in Centralized Base Transceiver Station system using remote radio head (RRH) technology. The method includes: dividing the communication interface between the MU and the RRUs into a user plane and a control plane, the user plane mainly for carrying I/Q sampling data concerning the user data, and the control plane mainly for carrying the data concerning control signaling; forming the I/Q sampling data concerning the user data carried by the user plane into an I/Q data frame via an I/Q data frame adaptation layer, then forming the I/Q data frame into a GFP frame via GFP and transmitting it on SDH/OTN; and carrying the control signaling of the control plane on UDP/IP and/or TCP/IP, and further carrying IP packet on PPP and forming it into a frame by HDLC, transmitting the HDLC frame including the control plane signaling on the SDH/OTN via the control character channel of the GFP frame. According to the present invention, the existing SDH/OTN transmission network is utilized directly, which further reduces the management and maintenance operation needed for signal transmission, as well as networking cost.
US07653081B2 Internet protocol transport of PSTN-to-PSTN telephony services
A system for transporting public switched network (PSTN) terminated signaling across an Internet protocol (IP) network includes a gateway between the PSTN and the IP network. The gateway receives a telephony signaling message from the PSTN and determines if the telephony signaling message maps to an IP signaling message. If the telephony signaling message does not map to an IP signaling message, the gateway packages the telephony signaling message in a special IP signaling message for transport over the IP network. If the gateway receives a special IP signaling special message, the gateway unpackages the telephony signaling message from the special message for transport over the PSTN. If the gateway receives DTMF signals from the PSTN, the gateway translates the DTMF signals to digits and packages the digits in a special IP signaling message for transport over the IP network. The gateway also packages the DTMF signals in an IP media transport protocol message for transport over the IP network.
US07653078B2 Packet transmission control apparatus and packet transmission control method scheduling packets in accordance with capabilities of mobile stations
A packet transmission control apparatus performs transmission control of packets to a plurality of mobile stations. The packet transmission control apparatus includes a scheduler configured to perform scheduling of the packets in accordance with capabilities of the mobile stations.
US07653077B2 Translator for IP networks, network system using the translator, and IP network coupling method therefor
A translator for coupling a first IPv4 network and a second IPv6 network having different addressing architectures for IP addresses so as not to exhaust the IP addresses of one of the two networks, a network system using the translator, and a network coupling method. When a packet is transferred from the IPv6 network to the IPv4 network, the translator assigns any of previously prepared IPv4 addresses to an IPv6 address stored in a source storing field of the IPv6 packet. The assigned address is stored in a source storing field of an IPv4 packet. A packet translation unit assigns the foregoing IPv6 address to an IPv4 address stored in a destination storing field of the IPv4 packet, when a packet is transferred from the IPv4 network to the IPv6 network, and stores this address in a destination storing field of the IPv6 packet.
US07653072B2 Overcoming access latency inefficiency in memories for packet switched networks
A method buffering packets in a packet switching network (FIG. 5) includes receiving a packet from the network; splitting the packet into a plurality of PDUs; stripping at least some of the PDUs over a plurality of memory banks; (18) retrieving the PDUs from the memory banks: and at least temporarily storing the retrieved PDUs in the sequence they are to be transmitted. An apparatus for implementing the method is also disclosed.
US07653067B2 Block-based seeking method for windows media audio stream
A block-based seeking method for Windows Media Audio (WMA) stream can be implemented in a portable electronic device with a first processor and a second processor. The first processor initially reads a WMA stream from a block-based storage device. Next, the WMA stream is transmitted to a memory of a second processor block by block. The first processor generates and transmits a block number before it transmits a block of data. Next, the second processor decodes the WMA stream packet by packet. If a discontinuous block number occurs, a desired position of the WMA stream is sought according to the discontinuous block number. Next, the second processor outputs decoded samples of the WMA stream.
US07653066B2 Method and apparatus for guaranteed in-order delivery for FICON over SONET/SDH transport
In network systems for transporting GFP-encapsulated FICON frames across a SONET/SDH transport network between FICON ports, the transport interfaces for the FICON ports operate to drop duplicate and out-of-order frames transported across the SONET/SDH network. The transmitting transport interface inserts a sequence number incremented with each FICON frame into said one or more transport frames, whereby the sequence number is used as an index for determining duplicate and out-of-order frames after transport over said SONET/SDH network. The receiving transport interface compares sequence numbers with each FICON frame to determine duplicate and out-of-order FICON frames, drops the duplicate and out-of-order FICON frames; and sends the balance of the compared FICON frames to the receiving FICON port.
US07653065B2 Method and system for internet protocol address concatenation
A method and system for transmitting packets having a first address length on a core network supporting a second address length, where the second address length is larger than the first address length by determining a length of the first address and establishing an offset to the first address such that a combined length of the offset, length of a network prefix for the second address and length of the first address equals the length of the second address. The method and system of the present invention can be implemented as an enhancement to existing network protocols such as IPv4, IPv6 and the like.
US07653064B2 Messaging system and service
A method of modifying a data message during transmission through a data communications network, the data communications network being arranged to deliver messages under control of a network operator and including a first store-and-forward network node. The first store-and-forward network node is arranged to store data messages and forward the same to a recipient in dependence on status data corresponding to a terminal associated therewith. The method further includes receiving a message at a second store-and-forward node, wherein the second store-and-forward node is different from the first store-and-forward network node, arranging for the message to be modified before being forwarded from the second store-and-forward node, and transmitting the message to the first store-and-forward network node for forwarding to the recipient.
US07653059B1 Communication sessions for a computer network
A system and method supporting communication sessions for nodes in a network. A sender node may initiate a send operation to send a message to one or more receiver nodes. For each receiver node, the message may pass from the sender node to the receiver node via a path including a plurality of nodes. At each node through which the message passes, the node may store state information regarding the message. The state information may include information specifying a link via which the message was received. Each receiver node may issue one or more replies to the message. The replies from each receiver node may pass from the receiver node to the sender node via the same path by which the message reached the respective receiver node. This may be accomplished using the state information stored on each node in the path.
US07653058B2 Optical network for bi-directional wireless communication
A wireless transceiving system capable of processing multi-channel broadcast signals and Ethernet signals from an Ethernet PON (Passive Optical Network), the wireless transceiving system includes a wireless STB (Set-top Box) transmitter for wirelessly transmitting broadcast signals which are multi-channel image signals and Ethernet signals; and at least one wireless STB receiver for receiving the broadcast signals and the Ethernet signals transmitted from the wireless STB transmitter to output image signals and audio signals corresponding to the received broadcast signals, and to support an Ethernet port based on the received Ethernet signals.
US07653056B1 Virtual switching using a provisional identifier to conceal a user identifier
This document describes tools useful in relaying a data stream from a data device to a network tunnel, such as by enabling virtual switching using a provisional identifier to conceal a user identifier. These tools, for example, may use an inexpensive switch module to create virtual switch instances. To do so, the tools may assign data packets to a virtual switch instance by mapping the data packets to a particular provisional identifier and then modifying the data packets to include the provisional identifier. The switch module may then forward the data packets based on the provisional identifier rather than on the user identifier. The tools may remove the provisional identifier before forwarding the data packets to a destination.
US07653048B2 Method and apparatus for providing optimal VoIP call routing in VRF environment
A method of providing VoIP call routing in a virtual private network is disclosed. A first gatekeeper issues an information request to a gateway. The first gatekeeper receives from the gateway information organized in a string and based on the information in this string recommends to a second gatekeeper a transmission route through a virtual private network. The second gatekeeper then uses this recommendation to select the transmission route for a VoIP call through the virtual private network.
US07653046B2 Method and apparatus for providing multiple simultaneous VOIP call sessions for a single directory number
A system and method for providing a plurality of separate Voice Over Internet Protocol (VOIP) call sessions for a single Directory Number (DN). The method includes associating a plurality of IP addresses with a single DN, communicating the association to a Switching Center responsible for routing calls between the DN and the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN), determining that an existing VOIP call session associated with the DN is in progress, and creating another separate simultaneous VOIP call session for the DN. A communications system includes a switching center receiving an association between a plurality of IP addresses and a single DN for providing a plurality of separate simultaneous VOIP call sessions for the DN.
US07653043B2 Communication method, communication device, and computer program
A system for performing communications within a network including a plurality of communication stations, in which when an access control is performed so that communication timing of a packet can not collide with that of another station by detecting a signal that is transmitted from another station, a header area processed not to become an error such as a physical layer header portion of a packet that is transmitted from a communication station is made to have information that is required for extracting information in a payload of the packet. A field is provided in the header area for controlling an access reservation of transmission of a packet that is generated as a result of transmission of another packet so that processing using the field can be performed.
US07653037B2 System and method for distributing wireless network access parameters
A system and method are provided for distributing wireless network access parameters in a multi-mode communications user terminal (UT). The method includes: establishing a link between a UT and a first communications network (i.e., a cellular network); accessing a parameters server via the first network; downloading access parameters for a wireless, second communications network (i.e., a Wireless Local Area Network); and, using the downloaded access parameters to establish a wireless link between the UT and the second communications network. The downloaded access parameters may include information such as a security key, Service Set IDentifier (SSID), traffic channel allocation, and optimization parameters including transmit power, quality of service (QoS) settings, and operational mode. Alternately, the database may cross-reference UT ID to parameters such as QoS, IP address, gateway information, subnet mask, Domain Name Server (DNS) information, or geographical location.
US07653032B2 Applying wireless network connection profiles using windows management instrumentation
A device includes a wireless communication port to allow the device to communicate with a wireless network. The device also has at least two wireless network profiles and a distributed device management interface to manage the wireless network profiles. The device management interface is established by defining at least one wireless network adapter class and providing properties for the wireless network adapter class. A setting class is defined for wireless network adapter configurations and the wireless network adapter is associated with a wireless provider.
US07653031B2 Advance notification of transmit opportunities on a shared-communications channel
A technique is disclosed that enables both an IEEE 802.11 transceiver and a Bluetooth transceiver to be employed in a single wireless telecommunication station (e.g., a device supporting a wireless telephone, personal digital assistant, etc.) without interfering on each other. In particular, the illustrative embodiment enables standard “off-the-shelf” IEEE 802.11 and Bluetooth transceivers to work in a coordinated fashion in a single telecommunications terminal. In the illustrative embodiment, an IEEE 802.11 transceiver that uses a shared-communications channel notifies a Bluetooth transceiver that a transmit opportunity exists and that the Bluetooth transceiver has permission to use the shared-communications channel. The technique disclosed is also applicable to communications protocols other than IEEE 802.11 and Bluetooth.
US07653028B2 Scheduling techniques for a packet-access network
Multiple access interference may be substantially removed by introducing a near-far situation in which a near mobile and a far mobile (“near” and “far” based on signal strength) are selected, resources allocated among these and other mobiles, and the data is packetized for transmission during a transmission interval such that the data intended for the far mobile is transmitted along with the data intended for the near mobile. Forward link signals are then appropriately scheduled. Signals intended for the far mobile and the near mobile are decoded from the composite signal received at the near mobile. The signal intended for the far mobile is then removed from the composite signal received at the near mobile.
US07653027B2 Method for transmitting and receiving data
In a mobile communications system, a method of transmitting data corresponding to the same logical channel through two or more base stations, comprising: transmitting a first sub-packet generated by a first base station and a second base station based upon an encoded packet; and at a time point after the lapse of a certain time period from when the first sub-packet was transmitted, transmitting a second sub-packet generated by one of the first and second base stations based upon the encoded packet. When data corresponding to the same logical channel is broadcast from each base station that has respectively different channel environments, data transmission efficiency can be improved.
US07653025B1 Scheduling shared channels and scheduler in wireless packet system
A method of scheduling a shared channel of a wireless packet communication system, and more particularly, to a shared scheduler of a wireless packet communication. The method includes determining priorities of provided services for target terminals of cellular phones and ratios of carrier signal to interference from multiple target terminals; and based on the determined priorities, transmitting packet data to each the target terminal of cellular phones.
US07653024B2 Allocating channels in multi-user or multi-service real-time transmissions of wireless packet data
A method and an apparatus for allocating channels in at least one of a multi-user and a multi-service environment for transmitting real-time traffic data in a wireless packet data network is provided. The method comprises determining a desired transmission rate for a first mobile station to allocate a unique frequency channel from a plurality of frequency channels to an individual user of a plurality of users. The method further comprises mapping a data stream associated with the individual user to the unique frequency channel based on the desired transmission rate for the first mobile station. A transmitter may allocate channels for transmitting real-time traffic data in a wireless communication system. The transmitter may comprise a plurality of encoders to independently encode data streams of each individual mobile station user of a plurality of mobile station users, a first resource allocator coupled to the plurality of encoders to allocate bit and power to the plurality of mobile station users, and a second resource allocator coupled to the plurality of encoders to allocate a unique frequency channel of a plurality of frequency channel to each mobile station user of the plurality of mobile station users based on at least one of channel state information and a desired transmission rate.
US07653020B2 Wireless ultra wideband network having interference mitigation and related methods
A ultra wideband (UWB) wireless network may include a plurality of UWB wireless devices communicating over a plurality of UWB frequency bins extending over a UWB frequency range. At least one of the UWB wireless devices may be for determining a respective actual signal level associated with each UWB frequency bin, and generating a do-not-use UWB frequency bin list by comparing each actual signal level with at least one interference threshold. Thus, the UWB wireless devices can avoid using frequency bins experiencing excessive interference to thereby provide more reliable UWB communications.
US07653012B2 Relay transmission of data in a centralized network
Methods to and devices capable of transmitting data in a centralized network are disclosed. A central coordinator receives data from a source device to be relayed to at least one destination device. The central coordinator acknowledges reception of the data from the source device and transmits data to at least one destination device. The central coordinator then waits for an acknowledgement of data reception from each destination device to which the data was sent.
US07653011B2 Spanning tree protocol for wireless networks
A method of implementing a spanning tree protocol for a wireless network conforming to a wireless network standard, the spanning tree protocol substantially conforming to the IEEE 802.1 standard, including a first wireless bridging node wirelessly transmitting BPDU information to other wireless bridging nodes of the network or wirelessly receiving BPDU information from other wireless bridging nodes, the BPDU information encapsulated in one or more control/management frames, e.g., beacon or probe response frames of the wireless network standard, the BPDU information relating to a spanning tree topology containing the first and other wireless bridging nodes.
US07653005B2 Method, device and system for monitoring network performance
A method for monitoring network performance includes: sending correspondences between a remote network element and a plurality of IP addresses thereof from a network management device to a local network element; according to the correspondences, calculating performance parameters between the local IP address and the plurality of remote IP addresses respectively, by the local network element; making a statistics of the calculated performance parameters by the local network element. A network element for monitoring network performance, connected with a network management device and a remote network element, includes: a receiving unit, a performance parameter processing unit, a performance parameter statistics unit, and the transmitting unit. A network system for monitoring network performance is further provided. According to embodiments of this invention, the efficient measurement of network performance including IP QoS between each two MGWs of an IP network, RTP stream bandwidths, and the like, is realized, thus the message bandwidth of performance test can be saved and processing load of the network management device can be reduced.
US07653003B2 Access protocol for wireless ad hoc networks using synchronous collision resolution
An ad hoc network organizes itself to provide communications without need for an a priori designated central control mechanism or base stations. Such self-organization is challenging in a multihop ad hoc network having member nodes that are highly mobile and widely distributed. A Synchronous Collision Resolution (SCR) protocol is well suited to provide efficient medium access control is such networks. SCR is an access protocol that archives high capacity collision free access using a signaling approach that creates a random cellular-like network after each signaling period. In use, the present invention provides quality of service and supports energy conservation for the mobile nodes.
US07653002B2 Real time monitoring of perceived quality of packet voice transmission
The present invention is directed to a system and method for monitoring perceived quality of a packet-switched voice service in a network. The method includes the step of receiving a packetized voice communication via the packet-switched voice service. At least one objective measurement is obtained from the received packetized voice communication. User perceived quality of voice data is derived from the at least one objective measurement. The user perceived quality of voice data is provided to a user. The steps of receiving, obtaining, deriving, and providing are performed in real-time.
US07652999B2 Method and apparatus for processing null packets in a digital media receiver
A method and apparatus for reliably detecting MPEG-2 packet sync-byte positions received via a digital transmission system in the event of a packet stream containing a plurality of null packets of a plurality of packets containing a fixed repeating bit pattern and for reliably synchronizing and delivering the MPEG-2 stream broadcast to the receiver transport layer. A Null-Packet Detector compares the content of the current packet with a fixed (or predetermined) bit pattern to detect a null packet to reliably identify the location of the sync-byte of the null packet. a sync-byte position is identified based upon the position of the predetermined fixed bit pattern in the header portion of a plurality of null-packets in the stream.
US07652997B2 Data communication system, data communication apparatus and data communication method, connection establishment method and apparatus, connection establishment system, and computer program thereof
A user interface device for specifying network connection in a straightforward manner between information apparatus is provided. When a user wishes to connect two apparatuses, connection buttons on each apparatus are pressed down at the same time, with pressing then being released at the same time. Packets containing timing of pressing down and release of the connection buttons are then transmitted from each apparatus using multicasting. The times included in the packets are then compared with those recorded within the apparatuses, so as to enable both apparatuses to correctly identify each other. This connection method is scaleable as being able to detect duplicate connection requests. It is therefore possible to establish secure connection by exchanging public keys.
US07652994B2 Accelerated media coding for robust low-delay video streaming over time-varying and bandwidth limited channels
A system includes effective transmission of compressed audio/video stream as a sequence of audio/video (AV) data units. The system includes a transcoder that transcodes the data at different data unit rates. The system also includes a transmitter that transmits the data units at different average data unit rates. A controller controls the bit rate at which the transcoder transcodes the data units in conjunction with the data unit rate per second at which the transmitter transmits the said transcoded data stream.
US07652988B2 Hardware-based rate control for bursty traffic
A hardware-based rate control engine is designed to allow credits to be accumulated over multiple time-slices up to a maximum credit limit. The rate control engine is also allowed to dispatch packets up to a maximum drain rate during each time-slice as long as sufficient credits are available. Allowing credits to accumulate over multiple time slices allows unused bandwidth to be saved during times of little or no traffic and used when the subsequent traffic bursts arrive. Additionally, limiting the maximum drain rate puts a cap on how fast the saved bandwidth can be consumed by subsequent traffic bursts. The rate control settings can be adapted in response to a characteristic, or characteristics, of the traffic flow. For example, one group of settings of a traffic flow can be used for bursty traffic, while a different group of settings can be used for smooth traffic.
US07652987B2 Method and system for guaranteeing reliability of end-to-end quality of service
The present invention discloses a method for guaranteeing reliability of end-to-end QoS, including: a. detecting and determining whether there is a failure on a Label Switched Path (LSP); if there isn't, returning to the process of detecting; otherwise, determining whether there is a backup LSP for the failed LSP; if there is, an edge router or a transmit router switching service streams and corresponding resources from the failed LSP to the backup LSP based on a certain policy; otherwise, a resource control function (RCF) entity allocating a new LSP according to network topologies for the service streams born on the failed LSP, and switching the service streams from the failed LSP to the newly allocated LSP, and releasing the path resources formerly occupied by the service streams. The method can guarantee service continuity and reliability of QoS in a bearer network.
US07652983B1 Method for restoration and normalization in a mesh network
The present invention is directed to methods for signaling that enable bandwidth reservation, path restoration, path normalization, and path removal in a mesh network that supports shared mesh restoration.
US07652981B2 Orthogonal frequency multi-carrier transmission device and transmission method
Symbols converted by a serial-to-parallel converting part (12) from serial to parallel form are subjected to inverse Fourier transform processing in an inverse Fourier transform part (13) as sub-carrier signal components of a frequency interval equal to the symbol rate, then the levels of the resulting time domain signal components are compared with a permissible peak level Cth in a peak component detecting part (22) to detect peak components, and the peak components are transformed by a Fourier transform part (23) to frequency domain components, which are subtracted by subtractors (240 to 24N−1) from the corresponding sub-carrier signal components to thereby reduce the peak power.
US07652980B2 Orthogonal frequency division multiplexing synchronization
Embodiments are directed to first and second OFDM pilot symbols. The first and second pilot symbols may have first and second sets, respectively, of allowed, forbidden, and active carrier frequencies. The second sets of carrier frequencies may be formed by frequency shifting the respective first sets by a predetermined frequency, such as the frequency difference between adjacent carriers. An embodiment is directed to frequency translating part of a first received pilot symbol by one carrier interval in a first direction, frequency translating part of a second received pilot symbol by one carrier interval in a second direction that is opposite from the first direction, and forming a correlation by multiplying the frequency translated parts of the first and second pilot symbols by complex conjugates of parts of the pilot symbols upon which frequency translation has not been performed, and summing the multiplication results.
US07652979B2 Cognitive ultrawideband-orthogonal frequency division multiplexing
The present invention provides a system and method for transmitting an ultrawideband (UWB) signal that is composed of an orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM) based signal that is transmitted in an underlay manner and an impulse radio based signal that is transmitted in an overlay manner. The system and method are effective in determining an interference temperature for each of multiple carriers within the UWB signal and classifying each one of the multiple carriers of the channel as being an interfered carrier or a non-interfered carrier based on the interference temperature for each one of multiple carriers. The desired signal is then transmitted on the interfered carriers at a signal power that is not greater than the power limit of the underlay UWB policy and on the non-interfered carriers at a signal power that is greater than the power limit of the underlay UWB policy.
US07652976B2 Method for estimating and compensating IQ imbalance in OFDM systems
A method for compensating IQ imbalance is disclosed. First, an OFDM signal is received. The OFDM signal is translated into frequency domain, wherein the translated OFDM signal has N sub-carriers noted as Y(1)-Y(N). The IQ imbalance compensation factor is generated according to the k-th sub-carrier of the translated signal Y(k), the (N−k+2)-th sub-carrier of the translated signal Y(N−k+2), and the complex conjugates thereof.
US07652971B2 Threshold current modifying device and method
A threshold current modifying device is provided for an optical pickup head. The optical pickup head initially generates an output power when an operating current is larger than a threshold current of the optical pickup head, and the threshold current is related to a temperature of the optical pickup head in a functional relationship. The threshold current modifying device includes a threshold current calculating module and a power control module. The threshold current calculating module receives a temperature signal from the optical pickup head at a first temperature to output a threshold current signal according to the temperature signal and the functional relationship. The power control module receives the threshold current signal to adjust the operating current.
US07652968B2 Method and apparatus for recording and/or reproducing a hologram
A holographic recording/reproducing apparatus is adapted to split laser light into signal light and reference light and to record a hologram by illuminating a holographic recording medium with the signal light and the reference light and/or to reproduce the hologram by illuminating the holographic recording medium with the reference light. The holographic recording/reproducing apparatus includes a laser light source that emits the laser light, a measuring unit operable to measure the wavelength of the laser light, and a setting unit operable to measure the wavelength of the laser light while changing a current supplied to the laser light source, and to set the current supplied to the laser light source based on a measurement result such that the influence of a change in the wavelength of the laser light is minimized.
US07652967B2 Single-sided triple layer optical disc
An optical disc is based on the following the distance of the light transmission layer from a light incidence plane to the first recording layer is a minimum of 550 μm. The distance between the first and the third recording layer is a maximum of 72 μm. The distance between the second and the third recording layer is a minimum of 15 μm. The distance between the first and the second recording layer is about 31 to 40 μm. The reflectivities of the first and the second recording layer with respect to the first laser beam are 18% or more, and the ratio between the reflectivities is about 1.15 or less. The areal recording density of the third recording layer is three times or more as high as the areal recording density of the first and the second recording layer.
US07652957B2 Lens driving mechanism and image pickup device
A lens driving mechanism eccentrically drives at least one lens or lens subunit, hereunder called a correcting lens, in a lens system constituting a taking lens unit in a plane perpendicular to an optical axis direction, and includes a movable frame holding the correcting lens, two coils fixed at a lens barrel where the taking lens unit is disposed, and magnetic circuit formation members generating a magnetic field crossing the coils that are disposed around the correcting lens when viewed in the optical axis direction of the taking lens unit. The members include at least two magnets and yokes disposed at each of the two coils for generating movement forces in different directions perpendicular to the optical axis. The yokes oppose the respective magnets. Either the magnets or the yokes are held by the movable frame, and the other of the magnets and yokes are secured to the lens barrel.
US07652956B2 Disc drive operative with both large-diameter and small-diameter optical discs, and method of controlling same
There is provided a disc drive adopting a slot-in loading by which an optical disc (2) is loaded into or ejected out of the device body through a disc slot. The disc drive can have loaded therein a large-diameter optical disc (2A) and small-diameter optical disc (2B), different in outside diameter from each other. With the small-diameter optical disc being set on a turn-table (23a), an objective lens (25a) is retreated in a direction away from the signal recording surface of the small-diameter optical disc when a pickup moving mechanism (26) moves an optical pickup (25) between the outer and inner radii of the small-diameter optical disc.
US07652955B2 Audio encoding method and apparatus for electronic shock protection function in audio player
An audio encoding method and apparatus for electronic shock protection (ESP) function in an audio player. A method of generating a frame structure for an electronic shock protection function of an audio player, includes: encoding original data of a frame and locating the encoded data in a first area that is a start part of the frame structure; and encoding frame length information indicating a size of the encoded data in the frame, and locating the encoded frame length information in a second area that is an end part of the frame structure.
US07652954B2 Thermally assisted recording head with magnetic pole integrated into optical aperture for dual gradient recording
A write head structure for perpendicular recording having a pole tip integrated into the metal film surrounding a C aperture near field light source is disclosed. The close proximity of the pole tip to the light source enables more precise location of data cells written into the magnetic media, through the use of dual gradient thermally assisted recording. In dual gradient recording, data is fixed by the effect of both a thermal gradient, which affects the coercivity of the magnetic media, combined with a magnetic field gradient imposed by the pole tip.
US07652950B2 Radial profiling of formation mobility using horizontal and vertical shear slowness profiles
Methods and apparatus facilitating radial profiling of formation mobility are disclosed. Radial profiling of formation mobility aids in an optimal completion of a well for enhanced production. Some aspects of the present invention provide a technique for radial profiling of formation mobility based on inverting differences between a Stoneley radial profile of horizontal shear slowness and a dipole radial profile of vertical shear slowness for a reservoir interval.
US07652946B2 Semiconductor device
A semiconductor device comprises multiple memory cell blocks including multiple memory cells for storing a predetermined amount of data. Each of the memory cell blocks having three or more inputs and three or more outputs includes two readout address decoders as to the memory cells internally, stores truth table data for outputting a desired logical value as to predetermined address input, and is configured so as to operate as a logic circuit. Also, the memory cells include two readout word lines corresponding to the two readout address decoders, and in the case of the voltage of both of the two readout word lines being applied, the data held at this time is read out from readout data lines. Further, between the memory cell blocks is connected such that the three or more outputs from one memory cell block are input to three or more other memory cell blocks.
US07652945B2 Adaptive zero current sense apparatus and method for a switching regulator
A switching regulator includes a low-side switch having a body diode. During the low-side switch is on, a zero-current sense circuit monitors the inductor current of the switching regulator and triggers a signal to turn off the low-side switch when the inductor current falls down to a zero-current threshold, to prevent reverse inductor current from the output terminal of the switching regulator. A body-diode turn-on time controller monitors the turn-on time of the body diode and adjusts the zero-current threshold according thereto, and the turn-on time of the body diode can be reduced to an optimal interval subsequently. The self-adjustable zero-current threshold is adaptive according to the application conditions, such as the inductor size, input voltage and output voltage of the switching regulator.
US07652939B2 Semiconductor memory device and method for driving the same
A semiconductor memory device includes a pulse signal generator configured to combine a plurality of external command signals to generate a normal register control signal and an extended register control signal in response to a clock signal; a reset signal generator configured to receive operating information of a delay locked loop (DLL) circuit from an outside to generate a reset signal for a reset operation of the DLL circuit in response to the normal register control signal or the extended register control signal; and the DLL circuit configured to perform a reset operation in response to the reset signal.
US07652938B2 Methods and systems for generating latch clock used in memory reading
Methods and systems for generating a latch clock in memory reading. Data with a first logic level and with a second logic level are stored into a first address and a second address of a memory, respectively. A read data signal is generated by issuing continuous read commands for repeated retrieval of the data at the first and the second addresses of the memory. Varying a delay parameter until at least an edge of the internal clock signal and any edge of the read data signal are aligned. Finally, the latch clock is generated according to the delay parameter and the internal clock.
US07652936B2 Signal sampling apparatus and method for DRAM memory
A signal sampling apparatus for a DRAM memory comprises a phase delay circuit adapted for receiving a data signal and delaying the data signal by a predetermined time to generate a delay signal; and a sampling circuit for sampling the data signal according to the delay signal.
US07652933B2 Voltage generating circuit of semiconductor memory apparatus capable of reducing power consumption
A voltage generating circuit of a semiconductor memory apparatus is provided including a voltage generator that generates a core voltage in response to a voltage generating signal, a voltage drop part that drops a level of the core voltage to a predetermined target level when the level of the core voltage is increased by an overdrive operation, and a voltage generation controller that disables the voltage generating signal when the overdrive operation is performed so as to stop the driving of the voltage generator.
US07652924B2 Data processing circuit for contactless IC card
The present invention is directed to largely reduce peak current at the time of operation of a boosting circuit provided for an EEPROM. In the erase/write operation, first, a low-frequency clock signal as a selection clock signal is input by a low-frequency clock control signal to a charge pump. After lapse of a certain period (about ⅓ of fall time), a high-frequency clock signal having a frequency higher than that of the low-frequency clock signal is output by a high-frequency clock control signal and is input as the selection clock signal to the charge pump to boost a voltage to a predetermined voltage level. In such a manner, while suppressing the peak of consumption current, the fall time of the boosted voltage can be shortened.
US07652922B2 Multiple independent serial link memory
An apparatus, system, and computer-implemented method for controlling data transfer between a plurality of serial data link interfaces and a plurality of memory banks in a semiconductor memory is disclosed. In one example, a flash memory device with multiple links and memory banks, where the links are independent of the banks, is disclosed. The flash memory devices may be cascaded in a daisy-chain configuration using echo signal lines to serially communicate between memory devices. In addition, a virtual multiple link configuration is described wherein a single link is used to emulate multiple links.
US07652921B2 Multi-level non-volatile memory cell with high-VT enhanced BTBT device
The present disclosure provides a Non-Volatile Memory (NVM) cell and programming method thereof. The cell can denote at least two logic levels. The cell has a read-transistor with a floating gate, and Band-To-Band-Tunneling device (BTBT device) sharing the floating gate with the read-transistor. The BTBT device is configured as an injection device for injecting a first charge onto the floating gate when the BTBT device is biased with a first gate bias voltage such that the BTBT device is in accumulation, to set at least one of the logic levels. A first electrode is coupled to bias the BTBT device with a first bias voltage that is higher than the first threshold voltage. The first bias voltage is controlled such that the BTBT device is in accumulation during a write operation. The injected amount of charge on the floating gate is determined by the first bias voltage.
US07652920B2 Semiconductor integrated circuit device
A programmable logic device unit, a non-volatile memory unit which stores data for programming the programmable logic device unit in a part of data storage area thereof and a control circuit which controls the non-volatile memory unit to allow the data stored in a part of the data storage area to be read at power-on time and supplied to the programmable logic device unit are integrally provided on a semiconductor chip. Based on the program data, the programmable logic device unit forms an interface for allowing the non-volatile memory unit to operate as at least one of a register, a flash memory, a random access memory, and a read-only memory.
US07652919B2 Multi-level operation in dual element cells using a supplemental programming level
The claimed subject matter provides systems and/or methods that facilitate programming and reading multi-level, multi-bit memory cells in a memory device. In multi-bit memory cells, programming one element can affect the second element. Certain combinations of elements can cause excessive levels of complementary bit disturb, state dependent non-uniform charge loss, and state dependent program disturb, reducing memory device reliability. Such effects may be pronounced where a high charge level is programmed into a first element while a second element of the same memory cell is unprogrammed. Memory cell elements can be programmed using additional charge levels to mitigate such effects. For example, the sixteen distinct element combinations possible using four charge levels can be mapped to a subset of twenty-five possible element combinations using five charge levels, avoiding element combinations likely to generate excessive complementary bit disturb, state dependent non-uniform charge loss, and state dependent program disturb.
US07652910B2 Floating body memory array
Provided herein are embodiments of layouts for applying impact ionization potentials across the channel of a selected floating body cell in an array without having to impose the potential on other unselected cells.
US07652908B2 Ferroelectric memory having a refresh control circuit capable of recovering residual polarization of unselected memory cells
A memory wherein any “disturb effect” can be suppressed in which data in unselected memory cells are lost. This memory has a memory cell array (1) including bit lines, word lines, which are disposed to intersect the bit lines, and memory cells (12) each connected between bit and word lines. In this memory, an access operation, which includes at least one of read, rewrite and write operations, is made to a selected memory cell (12). During this access operation, it is performed to apply to the memory cell (12) a first voltage pulse, which provides an electrical field in a first direction so as to invert a stored data, and a second voltage pulse, which provides as electrical field in the opposite direction to the first one so as not to invert the stored data. In addition, a recovery operation for recovering a residual polarization amount is made to the memory cell (12).
US07652906B2 Memory device employing magnetic domain wall movement
Provided is a memory device employing magnetic domain wall movement. The memory device includes a first track, an interconnecting layer, and a second track. The first track including a magnetic material is formed in a first direction. The interconnecting layer is formed on the first track. The second track including a magnetic material is formed in a second direction on the interconnecting layer.
US07652905B2 Flash memory array architecture
A memory device comprises a memory array of memory cells for storing data and an information array of information cells for storing operating information. The information array is coupled to the memory array so that the information array and the memory array share the same data path circuitry for reading, erase or programming operations. A power-on control circuit controls the operation of the information array.
US07652904B2 Semiconductor memory device having plural memory cell arrays
A semiconductor memory device includes first and second bus regions, a third bus region laid out along a center line, a first cell region laid out between a first side and the first bus region, a second cell region laid out between a second side and the second bus region, third and fourth cell regions laid out between the first and second bus regions and laid out toward a third side and a fourth side respectively seen from the third bus region, and a data input/output pad string laid out along the third bus region.
US07652898B2 Soft start circuit and power supply including soft start circuit
A soft start circuit is connected to a pulse width modulation controller including an oscillator, and a functionality of modulating amplitude to a pulse width and a power supply includes the soft start circuit. The soft start circuit includes a frequency controlling unit, a duty ratio establishing unit, and a variable switching unit. The frequency controlling unit generates first and second parameter signals for determining a frequency signal frequency by a power source from the PWM controller and provides them to the PWM controller. The duty ratio establishing unit generates a third parameter for determining amplitude of the frequency signal generated by the PWM controller according to a reference voltage, and provides it to the PWM controller. The variable switching unit determines whether it is a first predetermined time from a start-up state, and controls the first parameter of the frequency controller during the first predetermined time.
US07652896B2 Component for impedance matching
A component for insertion into a hole in a multiple-layer substrate enables impedance matching of the substrate. The component comprises a conductive ground core arranged to extend through multiple-layers of the substrate when the component is inserted, a dielectric layer laterally encasing the conductive ground core, and a signal conductor layer coupled lateral to the dielectric layer.
US07652893B2 Single or dual electronic package with footprint and pin sharing
A 6-pin electronic package includes a first side including a pair of first outer pins and a first middle pin, and a second side including a pair of second outer pins and a second middle pin. The first outer pins and the second middle pin are operatively coupled to a first circuit to provide a first function. The second outer pins and the first middle pin are operatively coupled to a second circuit to provide a second function. The 6-pin electronic package can be replaced on a circuit substrate with a first electronic package and a second electronic package that collectively include at least six pins. The 6-pin electronic package and the first and second electronic packages can be interchangeably used on a circuit substrate of an electronic device. The circuit substrate may include any one of the 6-pin electronic package mountable to the circuit substrate, and the first and second electronic packages. The first electronic package is mountable on the circuit substrate on a same footprint as the 6-pin electronic package. The second electronic package is mountable on the circuit substrate adjacent the first electronic package such that six pins of the first and second electronic packages share the same footprint as the pins of the 6-pin electronic package.
US07652890B2 Wired circuit board
A wired circuit board includes a wiring formation portion, a terminal formation portion, and a middle portion formed therebetween. The wiring formation portion includes a first conductive layer formed on a first insulating layer, and a second conductive layer formed on a second insulating layer so as to overlap the first conductive layer in a thickness direction. The terminal formation portion includes the first and second conductive layers formed in parallel in the same plane. The middle portion includes the first conductive layer formed on the first insulating layer, and the second conductive layer formed on a portion of the second insulating layer extending from the wiring formation portion to a mid-point between the wiring formation portion and the terminal formation portion, and formed on a portion of the first insulating layer extending from the mid-point to the terminal formation portion.
US07652889B2 Information technology (IT) equipment position locating system using jumper connections
An apparatus adapted for locating position of an electronic system or device in an information technology (IT) center comprises a connector strip adapted for attachment to a rack cabinet configured for mounting multiple electronic devices, and a jumper adapted for interfacing an electronic device of the multiple electronic devices and configured to mate with and attach to the connector strip. The apparatus further comprises a logic adapted to identify position of the interfaced electronic device in the rack cabinet based on attachment of the jumper to the connector strip.
US07652882B2 Method and apparatus for dissipating heat from an electronic device
A method and apparatus for dissipating heat from an electronic device is described. The method and apparatus provides a scalable, cost effective, highly efficient, universally applied thermal solution for high heat generating electronic components. In one embodiment, a housing attaches over a heat sink for an electronic device. Various cooling attachments can be attached to this housing to provide a multitude of air flow enhancers. The cooling attachments are designed to provide a thermal engineer or a system integrator with several options for cooling an electronic component. The cooling attachments can be placed in multiple configurations to provide unique thermal solutions. In another embodiment, a kit of parts for a cooling system is provided. The kit of parts includes a housing and a variety of cooling attachments.
US07652881B1 Heat dissipating device and supporting element thereof
A heat dissipating device includes a bracket, a heat dissipater and a circuit board. The bracket includes a bracket and a cover. The bracket includes an inside wall, an outside wall, a pair of sidewalls extending perpendicularly from opposite ends of the outside wall and opposite ends of the inside wall, and a bottom wall perpendicularly positioned between the sidewalls and connected to the inside wall. The cover is attached to the bracket. The heat dissipater is attached to the bottom wall and receiving in the cover. The circuit board is configured to supply power for the heat dissipater and attached to the bracket. The circuit board is capable of connecting with a power interface of the electrical device to power the heat dissipaters.
US07652878B2 Modular computer housing
A computer housing includes a main housing, a mounting frame, and a first cover. The main housing defines an accommodation space adapted to receive a motherboard module and a data-reading device therein. The mounting frame is disposed removably within the main housing, and is adapted to be mounted with the data-reading device thereon. The first cover is attached openably and closably to the main housing, and is disposed in proximity to the mounting frame for covering a top end of the accommodation space in the main housing. A first notch in the main housing is aligned with a second notch in the first cover such that the first and second notches form cooperatively an opening aligned with a disk slot in the data-reading device.
US07652874B2 Keyboard height adjustment system
Keyboards comprise mechanisms to raise a portion of the keyboard to angle the keyboard for more ergonomically efficient usage. A first embodiment includes a system of gears that rotates cylindrical feet out of the bottom of the keyboard. The gear system transforms a small amount of user input into a relatively large height extension. Another embodiment includes a plinth of the keyboard housing that rests on the table while the upper portion of the keyboard is raised or lowered to the desired height.
US07652868B2 Electropyrotechnic initiator
The invention relates to an electropyrotechnic initiator whose circuit board (15) supports on a first face (18) a resistance element (21) for heating a pyrotechnic charge (22, 23). According to the invention, the second face (19) of the circuit board (15), opposite the first face (18), supports means (30) of protection against the electrostatic discharges, housed between the two electrodes (10, 11) powering the element (21) in a recess (91) of an insulating structure (9) through which the electrodes (10, 11) pass.
US07652865B2 Earthing device which needs not be buried under ground
An earthing device which needs not be buried under the ground is provided. The earthing device includes an earthing panel and a discharging device mounted inside the earthing panel. The discharging device includes at least one electrode plate, multiple discharging electrodes coupled to the electrode plate, and catalyst filled between the discharging electrodes. Since an earth electrode needs not be buried under the ground, it requires less construction costs, time and area, and environmental pollution (especially, soil pollution) does not happen. Further, the earthing device can be simply and economically installed regardless of place.
US07652861B2 Overcurrent detecting circuit and reference voltage generating circuit
An overcurrent detecting circuit and reference voltage circuit may reduce the current consumed by an electronic circuit. The circuit may includes a reference load through which a reference current flows, generating a reference voltage. A differential amplifier section is included to amplify the difference in the potentials of two inputs. At least part of a bias current supplied by a constant current source to the differential amplifier section flows to the reference load. A detection voltage, corresponding to a current subject to overcurrent detection, is inputted to one of the two inputs of the differential amplifier section.
US07652859B2 Intelligent electronic device with integrated pushbutton for use in power substation
The present disclosure describes a new pushbutton incorporated into new circuit configurations of an improved intelligent electronic device (“IED”), for use in power substation control systems. The new pushbutton is non-mechanical and configured to control a breaker, or other type of substation equipment, after an IED associated with the circuit breaker, or other type of substation equipment, fails to operate. In an embodiment, the new pushbutton may be a low-energy, membrane-type pushbutton. During normal operation, a microprocessor within the IED operates a solid-state device to control the operation of substation equipment. When the IED fails, manually depressing the new pushbutton bypasses the IED microprocessor and manually controls the substation equipment associated with the failed IED.
US07652855B2 Magnetic sensor with extended free layer and overlaid leads
A lead overlay design of a magnetic sensor is described with sensor and free layer dimensions such that the free layer is stabilized by the large demagnetization field due to the shape anisotropy. In one embodiment the giant magnetoresistive (GMR) effect under the leads is destroyed by removing the antiferromagnetic (AFM) and pinned layers above the free layer. The overlaid lead pads are deposited on the exposed spacer layer at the sides of the mask that defines the active region. In other embodiment a layer of electrically insulating material is deposited over the sensor to encapsulate it and thereby insulate it from contact with the hardbias structures. Various embodiments with self-aligned leads are also described. In a variation of the encapsulation embodiment, the insulating material is also deposited under the lead pads so the electrical current is channeled through the active region of the sensor and sidewall deposited lead pads.
US07652854B2 Magneto-resistive or tunneling magneto-resistive element having a shielding film of an amorphous layer above a crystalline layer, and method for manufacturing the same
A tunneling magneto-resistive element includes: a tunneling magneto-resistive film including an antiferromagnetic layer, a pinned layer, a barrier layer and a free layer; and a lower magnetic shielding film disposed below the tunneling magneto-resistive film with respect to a lamination direction. The barrier layer is constituted of magnesium oxide. The lower magnetic shielding film has a multi-layer structure including a crystalline layer and an amorphous layer disposed above the crystalline layer with respect to the lamination direction. The crystalline layer contains at least one crystal grain having a grain size of 500 nm or more.
US07652853B2 Thin shield structure for reduced protrusion in a magnetoresistive head
A magnetic data recording head having reduced thermally induced shield (pole tip) protrusion. The head includes a magnetoresistive sensor sandwiched between first and second shield. The shields have a substantially reduced thickness. The distance between the shields defines a gap (G) and the shields each have a thickness (ST) such that the ratio ST/G is greater than 2, but less than 50. More preferably the ratio ST/G is greater than 2, but less than 20, and yet more preferably, the ratio ST/G is greater than 2 and less than 10.
US07652849B2 Flexible cable positioning structure and magnetic disk drive
A positioning structure for a flexible cable having a movable portion is provided. In one embodiment, an FPC cable mounted to a base is received within a slit of a fixing plate. The FPC cable is disposed perpendicularly to a bottom surface of a base. On the fixing plate is provided a positioning reference which is spaced a predetermined distance from the bottom surface of the base. When the FPC cable is received into the slit, a part thereof is pushed against the bottom surface of the base to create an elastic force. An upper portion of a reinforcing plate affixed to the FPC cable for reinforcement comes into abutment against the positioning reference to establish a vertical position of the FPC cable.
US07652848B2 Suspension for magnetic head slider characteristic test
Embodiments in accordance with the present invention provide a magnetic head slider to be easily mounted on or dismounted from a suspension and can hold a magnetic head slider so as not to be removed due to a shock resultant from handling during a characteristic test and a manufacturing process. A load beam is formed with protruding portions on both sides. A flexure includes a frame portion, a plate portion, a spring portion, an E-shaped pressing portion, and a probe portion. The plate portion extends from a guide portion of the frame portion. The probe portion may be formed by partially cutting out the frame portion. A limiter is formed on both sides of the plate portion. The limiter protrudes from the rear of the load beam and has a hook-shaped tip. The hook-shaped portion of the limiter engages with the protruding portion 6 of the load beam to limit excess vertical movement of the flexure. A gap may be formed between the limiter and the protruding portion.
US07652846B2 Magnetic head slider with optimized flying attitude
A magnetic head slider is configured wherein on the trailing side, which is divided in the lateral direction, a first right-side groove portion and a first left-side groove portion are formed, on the leading side of the first right-side groove portion and the first left-side groove portion, which is divided in the lateral direction, a second right-side groove portion and a second left-side groove portion are formed, the bottom face of each groove portion serves as a negative pressure generating face, and the negative pressure (absolute value) generated at a first right-side negative pressure generating face and a first left-side negative pressure generating face is greater than the negative pressure (absolute value) generated at a second right-side negative pressure generating face and a second left-side negative pressure generating face.
US07652842B2 Audio cassette adapter with cable storage in the body of the cassette
An audio cassette adapter with cable and connector storage in the body of the cassette. Internal cable storage is facilitated by an internal retractable mechanism that reduces the amount of storage external to the audio cassette adapter housing. In one embodiment, the internal retractable mechanism includes a cable support around which the cable is wound and a separate support driver engaged with the cable support that drives the cable support.
US07652836B2 Lens module, camera module, and method of manufacturing camera module
There are provided first and second lenses, by which light incident from outside is condensed and caused to outgo, a barrel, which holds the first and second lenses, a barrel holding part having a substantially cylindrical shape to hold therein the barrel, a movement device for movement of the barrel holding part in an optical axis direction of the first and second lenses, and a pedestal having a lens receiving portion, which receives therein the barrel holding part in a slidable state, the pedestal receiving therein the barrel holding part contacting in plural lines with an inner wall surface of the lens receiving portion of the pedestal.
US07652835B2 Optical devices
An optical device. A drive moving assembly includes a lens module and a drive coil. The drive coil surrounds the lens module and provides a central axis parallel to an optical axis of the lens module. A drive stator includes a housing, a magnetic member, and a yoke. The lens module is movably disposed in the housing. The magnetic member surrounds the drive coil and includes an opening. The yoke interacts with the magnetic member, generating a magnetic field. The magnetic member, yoke, and drive coil interact to move the drive moving assembly parallel to the optical axis. A brake coil is disposed in the opening. A braking resilient member is connected between the drive stator and the brake coil and disposed in the opening. The brake coil interacts with the magnetic member, yoke, and braking resilient member and detachably abuts the drive moving assembly.
US07652831B2 Lens barrel
A lens barrel for holding a lens system including at least a plastic lens disposed between two glass lenses separated from each other by a spacer ring comprises a cylindrical lens holding barrel fixedly holding the two glass and the plastic lenses, a cylindrical spacer ring fitted in the cylindrical lens holding barrel for elastically supporting the plastic lens therein and positioning the two glass lenses at a predetermined axial distance on opposite sides of the plastic lens.
US07652827B2 Zoom lens
A zoom lens includes a first and a second lens group respectively having negative and positive refractive power, and changes a focal length by changing a distance between the first and the second lens group. The second lens group includes a first lens having positive refractive power and a convex surface, a second lens having positive refractive power, an aspheric surface, and a convex surface, a third lens having negative refractive power, a fourth lens having positive refractive power, and a fifth lens including one lens or more having positive refractive power. The third and the fourth lenses are connected, and the zoom lens satisfies Nd21>1.8 and νd24>80, where Nd21 is a refractive index of the first lens of the second lens group at a d-line, and νd24 is an Abbe number of the fourth lens of the second lens group at a d-line.
US07652822B2 Methods and apparatus for processing a large area pulsed laser beam to create apertures through microlens arrays
A pulsed laser beam is used to create apertures in a layer on a back side of a substrate that includes a microlens array on a front side thereof. The pulsed laser beam is focused in a vacuum spatial filter. A profile of the pulsed laser beam that emerges from the vacuum spatial filter is converted to a top hat profile. The laser beam having the top hat profile is diffused. Finally, the pulsed laser beam having the top half profile that has been diffused is impinged through the microlens array on the front side of the substrate and onto the layer on the back side of the substrate. Related apparatus for creating the apertures and microlens array products are also described.
US07652818B2 Optical sight having an unpowered reticle illumination source
An optical sight includes an optical train having an optical path therethrough, an entrance, and an exit. A reticle is visible through the exit of the optical path. An unpowered reticle illumination source has a first light source that illuminates the reticle responsive to the level of ambient light, and a second light source that illuminates the reticle with an unpowered light source. The reticle illumination source preferably has a scintillation material positioned so that ambient light entering the ambient-light receiver is incident upon the scintillation material, whereupon the scintillation material responsively emits secondary light. A light-gathering prism receives the secondary light and has a diffusing surface disposed to illuminate the reticle using the secondary light. An unpowered light source is positioned to emit light through the diffusing surface to be incident upon the reticle. The unpowered light source may be a tritium light source.
US07652815B2 Mobile charge induced periodic poling and device
Devices and methods are disclosed for realizing a high quality bulk domain grating structure utilizing mobile charges that are generated by means of photo-excitation in a substrate. An effect of light exposure (UV, visible, or a combination of wavelengths) is to generate photo-induced charges. The application of a voltage across the substrate combined with the application of light exposure causes a photo-induced current to flow through the substrate. The photo-induced charges (behaving like virtual electrode inside the material) and the photo-induced current result in both reduction of the coercive field required for domain inversion in the material and improve realization of the domain inversion pattern, which previously has not been possible at room temperature.
US07652812B2 Method of powering an electrically-controlled device with variable optical and/or energy properties
A method of supplying an electrically controllable system having variable optical/energy properties in transmission or in reflection, including at least one carrier substrate with a multilayer that allows migration of active species, including at least two active layers separated by an electrolyte, the multilayer being placed between two electrodes connected respectively to upper and lower current leads respectively. In addition to a constant first energy potential, a time-varying second energy potential is applied between the current leads, the first and second energy potentials being designed to ensure switching between two states having different optical/energy properties in transmission or reflection.
US07652808B2 Spatially varying luminance compression gamut mapping system and method
A system and method for gamut mapping includes a luminance compression algorithm for gamut mapping that varies across different parts of the image. In shadow regions, a soft compression function is applied to bring out the detail. In other regions, including areas with high local contrast, a hard clipping function is applied to preserve local contrast. The algorithm adaptively blends between these two functions to ensure that the overall compression function is spatially smooth. The system and method may also use chrominance information to compute “perceived lightness”, to be used as input to the low-pass filter. Also, the blending function α( ) could be a function of chrominance as well as luminance.
US07652805B2 Image-reading device
An image-reading device includes a plurality of image sensor chips, a switch, an output selector and a controller. The plurality of image sensor chips is juxtaposed along a line extending in a widthwise direction of an original document carrying images thereon. Each image sensor chip includes a plurality of image sensors, reads the images on the original document, and generates image signals. The switch is configured to combine at least two image sensor chips into one virtual image sensor chip. The output selector allows the image signals from the virtual image sensor chip and remaining image sensor chip to be outputted. The controller controls the switch depending on the width of the original document, and controls, depending on the width of the original document, the output selector to allow the image signals to be outputted.
US07652801B2 Duplex detection imaging system and method
A duplex detection imaging system comprises a scanning device having a photosensitive element disposed therein for receiving light reflected from a front surface of a document. The photosensitive element is also adapted to receive light reflected from a back surface of the document while the front surface of the document is oriented toward the photosensitive element for determining whether an image resides on the back surface of the document.
US07652797B2 Image processor
From a moving image selected by a user, moving image information including a time length of the moving image and the number of change points of clips in the moving image is acquired. Layout data showing a design (the number, size, layout and the like of plural frame images configuring moving image) of a still image to be generated is selectively read from a memory based on the acquired moving image information. A still image in which predetermined frame images are arranged based on the layout data is generated and output. The predetermined frame images are automatically set in accordance with setting rules that are different depending on whether or not there is data concerning a highlight frame whose size is larger than that of other frame images in the layout data. The highlight frame may be also designated.
US07652795B2 Reducing ink bleed artifacts
A method for modifying an input digital image having one or more color channels, each color channel having an (x,y) array of image pixel values, to form a modified digital image so that when the modified digital image is used to produce a printed image on an inkjet printer there are reduced ink bleed artifacts.
US07652787B2 Architecture and memory card for hand-held printer
A printer architecture and memory card is described. The architecture can include an integrated circuit and a memory card. The memory card can include print swaths and bit-maps of thumbnail images associated with the print swaths. The thumbnail images can be displayed on the hand-held printer. A print swath associated with the selected thumbnail image can be printed.
US07652786B2 Device adapted for adjustment of scan position of light beam
An optical scanning device 65 is adapted to bring a deflector mirror plane 651 into independent pivotal motions about a first axis and a second axis perpendicular to each other. A mirror driver section including a first axis driver and a second axis driver is so controlled as to bring the deflector mirror plane 651 into pivotal motion about the first axis thereby deflecting a light beam L for scanning along a main scan direction. On the other hand, the deflector mirror plane 651 is pivotally moved about the second axis thereby to adjust the scanned beam L for its position on a photosensitive member 2 with respect to a subscan direction. Thus, even if the scanned beam is deviated from a reference scan position with respect to the subscan direction due to component tolerances or assembly errors, such a deviation can be corrected.
US07652781B2 Data processing system, data processing method, and data processing program product suited for transmitting and receiving data among a plurality of image processing apparatuses
In order to facilitate the designation of a destination of data while allowing the data to be delivered in a processing method desired by a user at the destination, an MFP includes a registration portion to register for each user a processing method for processing data, a destination designation portion to display a user registered in the registration portion in such a manner that the user can be designated as a destination, a data designation portion to designate data to be delivered to the destination designated by the destination designation portion, and a data processing portion to process data by the processing method registered in the registration portion for the user if data whose destination is the user registered in the registration portion has been delivered.
US07652779B2 Image-forming system with a graphical user interface having an interconnection architecture
An image-forming system with a graphic user interface having an interconnection architecture where software applications share one or more plug-in packages. One of the software applications may be used as a plug-in.
US07652775B2 Optical near-field generator and recording and reproduction apparatus
Provided is an optical near-field recording and reproduction apparatus capable of adjusting the intensity of optical near-field and the amount of light bouncing off on the bottom of a slider around a scatterer and the surface of a medium and traveling back to a light source. A reflecting layer is formed above a structure for generating an optical near-field, and multiple beam interference is caused between the reflecting layer and the surface of the medium. The amount of returning above an optical near-field generator element is adjusted by adjusting the distance between the reflecting layer and the surface of the medium.
US07652769B2 Method and apparatus for assessing purity of vegetable oils by means of terahertz time-domain spectroscopy
The present invention relates to a method for assessing the purity of vegetable oils by means of THz time-domain spectroscopy, comprising the steps of: measuring the THz time-domain spectra of standard vegetable oils to establish a spectral database; measuring the THz time-domain spectrum of vegetable oil to be detected; analyzing the purity of the detected vegetable oil based on the pre-built database. The present invention also relates to an apparatus for assessing purity of vegetable oil by means of THz time-domain spectroscopy, comprising: spectrum measuring device for measuring time-domain waveforms of THz pulses before and after transmitting the vegetable oil held in a container by transmission approach, or directly measuring time-domain waveforms of THz pulses before and after reflecting from the vegetable oil by reflection approach; and data processing device for extracting physical parameters of the vegetable oil in THz region according to the time-domain waveforms. Compared with the prior art, the method according to the present invention is easy, rapid and quantitative.
US07652768B2 Chemical sensing apparatus and chemical sensing method
In a chemical sensing apparatus utilizing a surface plasmon resonance in a small aperture formed in a metal thin film or on a surface of a metal fine particle, a capturing substance is disposed in the small aperture or on the surface of the metal fine particle for capturing a target substance. A marker substance, having a size comparable to that of the small aperture or the metal fine particle is combined with the target substance. As a result, a spectral change is increased in the transmitted light or the scattered light, induced by a surface plasmon resonance and resulting from the capture of the target substance.
US07652766B2 Method and device for analysis of the structure and the composition of cultured hedges such as for example rows of vines
The method for analyzing the structure of cultured hedges, equally applicable by day or by night, for a mobile, continuously-moving machine in tied or staked plantations such as vineyards, includes a system using an artificial vision system, working by transmission, which permits a detection of the shadowing of the light between one or more transmitters and one or more detectors to one side and the other of the hedge. The information generated by said shadows of light are processed by an electronic analysis system, programmed or embodied to examine the elements of the structure of the hedge.
US07652761B2 Methods and systems for laser calibration and eye tracker camera alignment
The present invention provides methods, systems, and apparatus for calibrating a laser ablation system, such as an excimer laser system for selectively ablating a cornea of a patient's eye. The invention also facilitates alignment of eye tracking cameras that measure a position of the eye during laser eye surgery. A calibration and alignment fixture for a scanning laser beam delivery system having eye tracking cameras may include a structure positionable in a treatment plane. The structure having a feature directing laser energy incident thereon to a calibration energy sensor, at least one reference-edge to determine a characteristic of the laser beam (shape, dimensions, etc.), and an artificial pupil to determine alignment of the eye tracking cameras with the laser system.
US07652759B1 Industrial device with adaptive optics
An industrial device comprises a light emitter and a detector that is optically coupled to the emitter. A first deformable mirror/lens is optically coupled to the emitter, the first deformable mirror/lens is dynamically shaped to facilitate receipt of light at the detector. For example, the deformable mirror/lens can be associated with one or more actuators that causes the mirror/lens to be shaped in a desirable manner.
US07652756B2 Method and apparatus for centering an ophthalmic lens
An ophthalmic lens , e.g. a contact lens, is centered in a concave trough (10) of an inspection cell (1) which is filled with liquid (W). The inspection cell (10) has a channel (11) which is in communication with the concave trough (10). Centering of the ophthalmic lens is achieved by applying a pulse (P) of a fluid to the liquid (W) so as to whirl up the ophthalmic lens (CL) and by allowing the ophthalmic lens (CL) to settle down in the center of the concave trough (10).
US07652754B2 Feature detecting vision sensor
A visual sensor for generating an array of binarized feature signals based on a visual field is provided. The visual sensor comprises an array of photoreceptor circuits capable of generating photoreceptor signals based on the visual field, an array of feature detectors capable of generating feature signals based on the photoreceptor signals, and a reconfigurable binary generator array capable of generating binarized feature signals based on the feature signals.
US07652753B1 Laser-designated target simulator and method of testing a laser-seeking munition head
A laser-designated target simulator for testing laser-guided munitions and in particular the laser-seeking heads thereof. In one embodiment, the simulator includes: (1) a laser light source configured to provide laser light, (2) a waveguide configured to receive the laser light via an end thereof, (3) a baffle structure having a plurality of cavities associated therewith and (4) an actuator coupled to the laser light source and the end and configured to establish a distance therebetween, an intensity of the laser light entering the end being a function of the distance and a number of cavities interposing the laser light source and the end.
US07652752B2 Ultraviolet, infrared, and near-infrared lidar system and method
Pushbroom and flash lidar operations outside the visible spectrum, most preferably in near-IR but also in IR and UV, are enabled by inserting—ahead of a generally conventional lidar receiver front end—a device that receives light scattered from objects and in response forms corresponding light of a different wavelength from the scattered light. Detailed implementations using arrays of discrete COTS components—most preferably PIN diodes and VCSELs, with intervening semicustom amplifiers—are discussed, as is use of a known monolithic converter. Differential and ratioing multispectral measurements, particularly including UV data, are enabled through either spatial-sharing (e. g. plural-slit) or time-sharing.
US07652751B2 Lithographic apparatus and device manufacturing method
A lithographic apparatus and method, in an embodiment for immersion lithography, are disclosed with a single stage in which leveling and exposure are performed simultaneously.
US07652746B2 Lithographic apparatus and device manufacturing method
Methods and apparatus for maintaining the thermal equilibrium of a substrate and an immersion lithographic apparatus are disclosed using or having a timetable comprising information regarding the position, speed and/or acceleration of the substrate; and an evaporation controller and/or condensation controller acting to decrease localized evaporation and/or increase localized condensation in response to the information in the timetable. Evaporation of liquid from the surface of the substrate cools it down, while condensing liquid on its bottom surface heats the substrate locally.
US07652745B2 Liquid crystal display panel and a fabricating method thereof that are capable of forming an insulating film exposing a metal pattern without a photolithography process
A liquid crystal display panel and a fabricating method that forms an insulating film exposing a metal pattern without a photolithography process. The liquid crystal display panel comprises: a metal pattern having first and second surface processing regions having a different reacting property for a specific solution; and an insulating film of a material representing a property identical to that of the second surface processing region, the insulating film being formed on a metal pattern of the second surface processing region in order to expose the first surface processing region of the metal pattern.
US07652741B2 Active matrix substrate and a liquid crystal display device including the active matrix substrate
Disclosed is an active matrix substrate which includes a display area and a terminal area located outside the display area. The terminal area includes extraction wirings connected with signal lines and scanning lines of the display area. A testing terminal for making contact with a probe of a prober and a connection terminal on which a chip is mounted are provided on each of the extraction wirings. The terminals are connected with the extraction wirings through contact holes. Even when an area of the testing terminal is larger than an area of the connection terminal, an opening area of a second contact hole for the testing terminal is reduced to an area smaller than an opening area of a first contact hole for the connection terminal.
US07652740B2 Array substrate for LCD device having dual metal-layer gate and data lines and manufacturing method thereof
The present invention is an array substrate for use in a liquid crystal display device, which includes a first double-layered metal structure and a second double-layered metal structure. The first double-layered metal structure includes a gate electrode, a gate line and a gate pad electrode on a substrate, wherein all of the gate electrode, the gate line and the gate pad electrode have a first barrier metal layer and a first copper layer. The second double-layered metal structure includes a data line, source and drain electrodes, a capacitor electrode, and a data pad electrode, wherein all of the data line, the source and drain electrodes, the capacitor electrode and the data pad electrode have a second barrier metal layer and a second copper layer.
US07652735B2 Reflection-transmission type liquid crystal display device and method for manufacturing the same
Disclosed are a liquid crystal display (LCD) device and a method for manufacturing the LCD device. The LCD device has a substrate including a display region and a pad region located in a periphery of the display region, the display region having a transparent electrode, the pad region having a pad electrode. The transparent electrode and the pad electrode are formed from the same layer. A reflective electrode having a transmission window exposing a portion of the transparent electrode is formed on the transparent electrode. The manufacturing process can be simplified because the transparent electrode is directly connected to the reflective electrode. Since the pad electrode is formed of the same layer as the transparent electrode, no metal corrosion occurs to thereby increase the pad reliability during COG bonding.
US07652733B2 Liquid crystal display device with reflector having alternating rugged patterns
There is provided a light-reflector used in a liquid crystal display device which uses an externally incident light as a light source by reflecting the externally incident light to a viewer, wherein the light-reflector is formed at a surface thereof with a rugged pattern comprised of an alternating pattern of pixel pattern areas, each pixel pattern area positioned to overlie a respective one pixel of the liquid crystal display device, each of the pixel pattern areas of the alternating pattern being different, wherein each pixel pattern area of the alternating pattern is comprised of alternately formed recessed and raised portions, and the alternating pattern is formed periodically repeatedly every two pixels.
US07652732B2 Color filter substrate and liquid crystal display panel
There are provided a substrate which has solved an unsatisfactory adhesion problem of a seal part in a liquid crystal cell comprising a retardation layer provided on the inner side of the cell, and a liquid crystal cell using the substrate. A black matrix layer 12 formed of a metal and its picture frame part 12A, a color filter layer 13, and a retardation layer 14 are stacked on a substrate 11, and an area including at least the picture frame part 12A is an area to be sealed.
US07652727B2 Liquid crystal display and method for fabricating the same
A liquid crystal display and a method for fabricating the same are disclosed. The method for fabricating a liquid crystal display includes preparing an insulating substrate defining a pixel portion divided into a thin film transistor region and a storage region, sequentially forming a polycrystalline silicon film and a storage electrode film on an entire surface of the substrate, selectively patterning the storage electrode film and the polycrystalline silicon film to form a pixel pattern that covers the pixel portion, and selectively removing the storage electrode film in the thin film transistor region to simultaneously form a first active layer in the thin film transistor region and form a storage electrode in the storage region, wherein the active layer is formed of the polycrystalline silicon film and the storage electrode is formed of the storage electrode film.