01st week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 60 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090005914 | FEEDBACK ACCELERATION REDUCTION FOR FLUID SUPPLY VALVES - A system and method for controlling a variator operate to detect variator torques and/or internal pressures and generates a preliminary corrective command. The preliminary corrective command is transformed via a dynamic transform to account for system characteristics during transient operating conditions such as machine acceleration, such that the acceleration of the system during transient periods is not torque-limited by static torque-control map values. In an embodiment, the acceleration may be positive or negative, and in a further embodiment, braking is automatically applied in the case of negative requested power or desired machine retarding. | 2009-01-01 |
20090005915 | ESTABLISHING SWITCHYARD ZONES OF A HIGH OR MEDIUM VOLTAGE SWITCHYARD - The disclosure relates to minimizing the potential damage caused by the failure of a single central Intelligent Electronic Device (IED) responsible for calculating, assigning and storing information about switchyard zones of a high or medium voltage switchyard comprising switchyard elements interconnected by lines, and wherein the switchyard is operated by means of a Substation Automation system including a plurality of Intelligent Electronic Devices. For example, a distributed switchyard zone management is disclosed, comprising a distributed storage of the knowledge about the switchyard zones. Assignments of individual switchyard elements or components, such as switches and connectivity nodes, to the various switchyard zones are stored on several IEDs. If one of these IEDs fails, the services or applications based on switchyard zones thus are not necessarily doomed, as would be the case if the entire knowledge about switchyard zones were stored on one single central IED. | 2009-01-01 |
20090005916 | Systems and methods for communication, navigation, surveillance and sensor system integration in a vehicle - A system and method are provided for facilitating substantially seamless interface between individual component systems for sensor fusion, data exchange, and communication across a broad spectrum of component systems in a vehicle without implicating hardware or software upgrade within individual legacy systems and/or sensors. A universal translator is provided to interface between individual system components that exchange data in a seamless manner between legacy data formats and specific data formats advantageously employed by newly-developed, procured and installed individual component systems. One or more of an analog, digital or serial communications gateway network between one or more of vehicle control components and installed communication, navigation, surveillance and/or sensor sub-components and/or systems provides substantially seamless integration between such systems regardless of the individual data format and exchange capabilities to which the individual systems or sub-components may be designed. | 2009-01-01 |
20090005917 | System and method of carbon monoxide and fire detection and protection - A carbon monoxide and fire detection system and method are provided for vehicles, particularly light aircraft, which includes CO and smoke/heat detectors located in or near the pilot cabin that, in the event unsafe levels of CO is detected in the cabin or a fire is detected in the engine compartment, an electronic signal from the respective detector causes the heated ram-air and fresh-air control box valves to open or close to restrict heated air contaminated with CO and allow fresh-air into the cabin in the case of CO detection, or closing both valves thereby restricting a fire from entering the cabin through the heated ram-air or fresh air vents, as the case may be. | 2009-01-01 |
20090005918 | METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING THE EXIT OF AN AIRCRAFT IN A HOLDING CIRCUIT - The method of optimizing the exit of an aircraft traversing for a known duration (D) a holding circuit forming a racecourse comprising two parallel branches of the same distance, the branches being traversed in a first time (t | 2009-01-01 |
20090005919 | Method and Device for Detecting a Lateral Dissymmetry of an Aircraft - Method and device for detecting a lateral dissymmetry of an aircraft. The detection device ( | 2009-01-01 |
20090005920 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETECTING NOISE ON A GUIDE SIGNAL OF LOC TYPE RECEIVED BY AN AIRCRAFT - The invention has as an object a method and a device for an aircraft for detecting noise in a signal of LOC type. A first step consists in estimating a first lateral speed ( | 2009-01-01 |
20090005921 | PORTABLE AUTONOMOUS TERMINAL GUIDANCE SYSTEM - A portable autonomous terminal guidance system can be located in an aircraft landing zone. The terminal guidance system generates a signal indicative of the position, the terrain, and the meteorological conditions where the guidance system is located. A receiving aircraft may process the signal produced by the terminal guidance system to generate a self-contained GPS obstacle-avoidance approach path for the aircraft to the landing zone. | 2009-01-01 |
20090005922 | Railroad Track Model Servomotor Type Control System - A servomotor type control system for a railroad track model includes a CPU, a key unit, and multiple servos; a player of the model achieves control operating status of those servos as desired by operating the key unit in conjunction with programming pre-installed in the CPU; accordingly, multiple point rails can be easily controlled and adjusted; the servo relates to a servomotor to allow rail switching highly imitating life situation as a breakthrough of conventional restriction to significantly upgrade delicate sense and precision of a railroad track model. | 2009-01-01 |
20090005923 | Hybrid Vehicle and Control Method of Hybrid Vehicle - In a hybrid vehicle equipped with an engine and a motor that are connected to a driveshaft linked to an axle via a gear mechanism, on condition that an output torque of the motor (previous Tm | 2009-01-01 |
20090005924 | Vehicle and Control Method Thereof - When the engine being in an idling operation and it is in a running state (S | 2009-01-01 |
20090005925 | Method For Controlling A Drivetrain For A Hybrid Vehicle - A method for controlling a drivetrain for a hybrid vehicle is provided. The drivetrain has at least one internal combustion engine, a torque converter and an operational link to at least one drivable axle, an electrical energy store, and an electrical machine, which is usable as a generator for charging the electrical energy store during a recuperation operation. The electrical machine is provided on the pump wheel and the operational link being provided on the turbine wheel of the torque converter. A torque is introduced from the drivable axle via the operational link and through the turbine wheel into the liquid of the torque converter in recuperation operation in order to be dissipated as heat. | 2009-01-01 |
20090005926 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING ROUTING POINT PLACEMENT FOR AIDING IN ENCODING AND DECODING A PATH - A method of encoding a shortened path definition of a path in a mapping system is described. In one embodiment, a shortened path definition includes only those routing points that are needed to eliminate valid alternate routes. | 2009-01-01 |
20090005927 | Integrated system for routine maintenance of mechanized equipment - An method to forecast parts requirements for a vehicle or fleet of vehicles using a computer system having a host processor and a database accessible by the host processor, where the database contains vehicle specific maintenance schedules indicating recommended maintenance intervals for scheduled maintenance events, where each scheduled maintenance event has associated maintenance tasks and where associated tasks may be have one or more recommended parts. The method involves determining a forecast window, determining whether a scheduled maintenance event is to occur, and predicting parts requirements based on any scheduled maintenance events and associated tasks. | 2009-01-01 |
20090005928 | Visual diagnostic system and subscription service - A visual diagnostic system is disclosed. The visual diagnostic system has a sensor located onboard a machine to generate a signal indicative of a status of a machine component, and a user interface associated with the machine to receive input from and provide information to a user. The visual diagnostic system also has a controller in communication with the sensor and the user interface. The controller is configured display on the user interface a model containing the machine component in response to the signal. | 2009-01-01 |
20090005929 | Vehicle behavior learning apparatuses, methods, and programs - Vehicle behavior learning apparatuses, methods, and programs acquire image information of an area around a vehicle and perform image recognition of a particular feature included in the image information. The apparatuses, methods, and programs detect a behavior of the vehicle and acquire relation information indicating the relationship between the detected behavior of the and the recognized particular feature before the recognition of the behavior. The apparatuses, methods, and programs store detected behavior information including behavior property information indicating a property of the detected behavior of the vehicle and the acquired relation information associated with the behavior in a memory and produce learned behavior information indicating a result of learning of the behavior related to the particular feature on the basis of the stored detected behavior information. | 2009-01-01 |
20090005930 | Level sensing and display system - A level sensing and display system for monitoring a plurality of tanks using sensors has a control board with a processor, and a programmable system device having a memory operably installed on the control board. The system further includes a plurality of electrical connectors for operably connecting the control board to the sensors; a display operatively connected to the control board; controls for operably controlling the function of the control board; and a data port operably connected to the control board for uploading customized settings to the memory of the control board, so that the control board can receive data from the sensors and report the data on the display. | 2009-01-01 |
20090005931 | DRIVE CONTROL APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - A drive control apparatus for a vehicle that improves vehicle maneuverability. The control apparatus performs control so as to reduce total drive torque of all wheels while maintaining a distribution difference, which is the difference between the drive torques of the left and right wheels during turning of the vehicle. | 2009-01-01 |
20090005932 | Trailer articulation angle estimation - This invention takes the advantage of existing radar, vision and ultrasonic sensors available for side blind spot detection, rear view, rear virtual bumper, and rear parking assist. Using a sensor fusion technique to combine the useful information from these sensors, the trailer articulation angles as well as trailer track width and tongue length is accurately estimated. When an active steering system is present, vehicle and trailer can be controlled with increased stability by applying the trailer information. | 2009-01-01 |
20090005933 | LANE DEVIATION PREVENTION DEVICE - An apparatus to prevent a vehicle from deviating from a lane of travel includes an acquisition device configured to measure a yaw angle between the vehicle and the lane of travel, a lane deviation controller configured to output a yaw moment to maintain the vehicle in the lane of travel, a restriction device configured to restrict the yaw moment output when the measured yaw angle exceeds a first angle limit, and a correction device configured to adjust the first angle limit in response to a measured condition. | 2009-01-01 |
20090005934 | LANE DEVIATION PREVENTION CONTROLLER - A deviation controller to prevent deviation of a vehicle from a lane of travel includes a displacement estimator configured to estimate a future lateral displacement of the vehicle with respect to the lane of travel, a detecting device configured to detect a tendency of the vehicle to deviate from the lane of travel, a prevention controller configured to apply a yaw moment to correct a travel path of the vehicle when the tendency of the vehicle to deviate from the lane of travel is detected, a correction canceling device configured to cancel the yaw moment of the prevention controller when a steering angle exceeds a canceling threshold, and a threshold adjusting device configured to adjust the canceling threshold in response to the estimated future lateral displacement. | 2009-01-01 |
20090005935 | FORCE LIMITER - An energy-absorbing force limiter for a safety device comprises a first component ( | 2009-01-01 |
20090005936 | Systems for Detecting Animate Objects in a Vehicle Compartment - A sensor assembly includes a sensor configured to detect a predetermined condition, a transmitter operatively connected to the sensor and configured to selectively transmit a wireless signal when the sensor detects the predetermined condition, and at least one energy harvester configured to capture energy from the environment. The sensor assembly is configured to transmit energy captured by the energy harvester to the transmitter. | 2009-01-01 |
20090005937 | VEHICULAR SEATBELT APPARATUS - A seatbelt apparatus for a vehicle includes a control device for controlling an amount of electric current fed to a motor for winding a seatbelt. The control device controls the motor such that a predetermined amount of electric current is applied to the motor in a behavioral state of the vehicle requiring emergency measures, and such that when the seatbelt is wound a predetermined amount, the predetermined amount of winding is maintained. | 2009-01-01 |
20090005938 | VEHICLE SEATING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system comprises a vehicle seating system including a seat and at least one powered seat adjustment actuator for altering the seating position formed by the seat. Additionally, the system includes a vehicle braking system including vehicle brakes and a brake pedal. The system further includes a signal sent in response to application of the vehicle brakes and/or other triggering events, such as turn signal activation and others which leads to suspension of movement of the actuator during application of the vehicle brakes. | 2009-01-01 |
20090005939 | ELECTRONIC CONTROL FOR THE DRIVE UNIT OF A VEHICLE - In vehicles designed to pick up and process crops, drive units affect the ground drive, which is an all-wheel drive, which acts on all of the wheels and/or track roller unit in contact with the ground, electronic controls and actuators perform the control and regulation of the drive units, and control units that control the drive torque at the wheels are used to obtain good traction and minimal slippage of the wheels on the ground. To control the drive torques, sensors are used at particular points, the signals and data of which are processed by the control device in order to predetermine a torque or intake volume requirement. The preselection of torque in the control results in the intake volume of the hydraulic drive motor being regulated. By specifying the intake volume required, it is possible to obtain optimal traction at one or more drive wheels, and to prevent undesired slippage of any one drive wheel in advance. | 2009-01-01 |
20090005940 | Compaction Vehicle - The compaction vehicle having a speed adjustment member, a displacement detector, and a drive source controller further includes a calculation device between the displacement detector and the drive source controller, receiving the displacement S, and outputting a signal I calculated to the controller; a running speed setting switch for the operator operating ON at a desired running speed; a control signal memory device provided inside the calculation device and memorizing a signal I | 2009-01-01 |
20090005941 | ANTI-HUNT SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PARALLEL PATH VARIABLE TRANSMISSION - A system and method for largely controlling transmission gear ratio oscillation is disclosed. When shifts are executed substantially at synchronous points rendering hysteretic anti-hunting schemes impractical, the disclosed techniques in any combination thereof may allow for oscillation control via an overridable lock-out timer. For oscillation control during incline navigation and other similar loading scenarios, the transmission may be selectively locked if certain operational criteria are met. | 2009-01-01 |
20090005942 | Method for Controlling an Automatic Transmission - An automatic transmission control method in which at least one of a starting clutch, a clutch coupling and transmission elements, for selection as well as engagement and disengagement of a gear step, are determined as a function of respectively existing variables representing the driving situation as well as the driver's wishes can be activated by actuators which are controlled by a control and regulation device. The method comprising the steps of collecting and normalizing the input variable into standard input variables; weighting with weighting factors and summarizing; converting the weighted input variables into intermediate variables; selecting a specific range of values which represents a specific shifting sequence; and implementing the shifting operation. | 2009-01-01 |
20090005943 | Vehicle Speed Control System and Straddle-Type Vehicle - A vehicle speed control system for a vehicle including a failure detector configured to determine whether or not a failure occurs in the vehicle, a vehicle speed restriction controller configured to control a driving power source to decrease a vehicle speed of the vehicle when the failure detector detects the failure, and a driving state detector configured to detect a driving state of the vehicle. The vehicle speed restriction controller is configured to determine a deceleration pattern according to the driving state detected by the driving state detector at detection of the failure. | 2009-01-01 |
20090005944 | Device for Controlling Functions of a Mobile Vehicle, and Method for Controlling Said Functions - A driving motor drives power-consuming devices and, via a clutch device, driving wheels as well. Upon actuation of a brake pedal, an electronic controller determines an input torque of the clutch device and disengages the clutch device when the brake pedal has reached a defined value that is dependent upon the input torque. | 2009-01-01 |
20090005945 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL SYSTEM - A vehicle speed control system starts an automatic decelerating operation with a maximum permissible decelerating physical amount “G | 2009-01-01 |
20090005946 | MOVEMENT STABILIZING APPARATUS FOR COMBINATION VEHICLE - A movement stabilizing control ECU | 2009-01-01 |
20090005947 | Slip Detection Apparatus and Slip Detection Method - The procedure of slip detection computes a right wheel speed Vr from a rotation speed Nm2 of a motor MG | 2009-01-01 |
20090005948 | LOW SPEED FOLLOW OPERATION AND CONTROL STRATEGY - A system for the low speed following of a target vehicle. The system includes a sensor to detect data on the target vehicle and a controller to adjust operational parameters of the host vehicle in a low speed following mode. The sensor is configured to detect the target vehicle and determine the distance and/or speed of the target vehicle. Based on the detected data, the controller may adjust host vehicle's operating parameters, such as acceleration. This is done if the host vehicle speed is below a predefined vehicle speed and the distance to the target vehicle is below a predefined upper limit. The controller may be configured to maintain a predefined following distance from the target vehicle based on the host vehicle speed and the distance to the target vehicle. | 2009-01-01 |
20090005949 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING A VEHICLE WHILE OPERATING UNDER A CRUISE CONTROL - A method is provided for controlling a vehicle while operating under a cruise control so as to improve response to driver braking operation and shorten the free running distance by applying a preliminary braking force to a braking device when a preceding vehicle can no longer be recognized during preceding vehicle following control. Basically, the method includes: detecting a preceding vehicle and an inter-vehicle distance to the preceding vehicle from a host vehicle equipped with the vehicle driving control device; executing a preceding vehicle following control to control the inter-vehicle distance to the preceding vehicle towards a target inter-vehicle distance when the preceding vehicle has been recognized; and generating a preliminary braking force upon determination that no preceding vehicle can be recognized during the preceding vehicle following control performed in which the preceding vehicle was previously detected. | 2009-01-01 |
20090005950 | Apparatus and Method for Fuel Flow Rate, Fuel Temperature, Fuel Droplet Size, and Burner Firing Rate Modulation - An apparatus and method for precisely, quickly and substantially uniformly controlling a combustion system by a transfer of heat to a fluidic fuel along a heat/fuel interface having a large surface area substantially immediately prior to the mixing of the fuel with air is provided. The control of the temperature of the fuel input to an air/fuel mixing region of the combustion system provides improved efficiency by an expansion of modulation ranges available for factors that together are determinative of the efficiency of combustion system operation such as fuel flow rate, fuel droplet size, air flow and input fuel pressure. In addition, the fuel/heat interface can be utilized as an in-line fuel flow meter for remote monitoring of the fuel flow rates and the prediction of problems in system functionality and future system failure time frames. | 2009-01-01 |
20090005951 | Systems and Methods for Using a Combustion Dynamics Tuning Algorithm with a Multi-Can Combustor - Embodiments of the invention can provide systems and methods for using a combustion dynamics tuning algorithm with a multi-can combustor. According to one embodiment of the invention, a method for controlling a gas turbine engine with an engine model can be implemented for an engine comprising multiple cans. The method can include obtaining operating frequency information associated with multiple cans of the engine. In addition, the method can include determining variation between operating frequency information of at least two cans. Furthermore, the method can include determining a median value based at least in part on the variation. Moreover, the method can include inputting the median value to an engine model, wherein based at least in part on the median value, the engine model determines an engine control action. In addition, the method can include outputting a control command to implement the engine control action. | 2009-01-01 |
20090005952 | Systems and Methods for Using a Combustion Dynamics Tuning Algorithm with a Multi-Can Combustor - Embodiments of the invention can provide systems and methods for using a combustion dynamics tuning algorithm with a multi-can combustor. According to one embodiment of the invention, a method for controlling a gas turbine engine with an engine model can be implemented for an engine comprising multiple cans. The method can include obtaining operating frequency information associated with multiple cans of the engine. In addition, the method can include determining variation between operating frequency information of at least two cans. Furthermore, the method can include determining a median value based at least in part on the variation. Moreover, the method can include determining whether the median value exceeds at least one operating threshold. The method can also include implementing at least one engine control action to modify at least one of the operating frequencies if at least one operating threshold is exceeded. | 2009-01-01 |
20090005953 | METHOD AND ASSOCIATED DEVICE FOR SENSING THE AIR/FUEL RATIO OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A method of sensing the air/fuel ratio in a combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine that may be easily implemented by a respective low-cost device includes a pressure sensor and a learning machine that generates a sensing signal representing the air/fuel ratio by processing the waveform of the pressure in at least one cylinder of the engine. In practice, the learning machine extracts characteristic parameters of the waveform of the pressure and as a function of a certain number of them generates the sensing signal. | 2009-01-01 |
20090005954 | Combustion control in an internal combustion engine - The present invention relates to: self-tuning engine control algorithms using inputs from transducers that measure pressure in the engine cylinders, and from an engine crankshaft rotational position sensor; methods of processing the input signals to “self-tune” or learn accurate values for a) pressure transducer voltage offset, b) crank position encoder error and c) engine compression ratio; improved pressure-ratio-based algorithms for calculating cylinder heat release fraction as a function of crank angle. | 2009-01-01 |
20090005955 | Controller for a Solenoid Operated Valve - A controller moves a solenoid operated valve with a first solenoid operating pulse during a travel time. After a time interval, the controller applies a second pulse, which moves the valve towards its original position. The time interval may be varied, and a characteristic indicative of the return of the valve to the original position may be detected based on a comparison of the pulses. | 2009-01-01 |
20090005956 | Knocking Determination Device and Knocking Determination Method of Internal Combustion Engine - An engine ECU executes a program including a step of setting a search range of the crank angle of a peak value P that is the largest integrated value in a vibration waveform of an engine detected by calculating integrated values that are integrals of output voltage values of a knock sensor for every five degrees of a crank angle such that the search range may include the crank angle increasing with increase in engine speed NE, and a step of detecting the crank angle of the largest integrated value in the search range, and setting the detected crank angle as the crank angle of peak value P in the vibration waveform. At the crank angle based on the crank angle of peak value P, the vibration waveform is compared with a knock waveform model. | 2009-01-01 |
20090005957 | ACTUATOR CONTROL SYSTEM AND ACTUATOR - A control system includes a nonvolatile memory of an electronic controller, which stores information regarding operation characteristics of a hydraulic-pressure control valve that serves as an actuator in advance, and an electronic control unit that controls an operation of the hydraulic-pressure control valve based on the information. The electronic control unit is formed separately from the hydraulic-pressure control valve. The electronic controller is formed integrally with the hydraulic-pressure control valve. The control system and the actuator simplify a work for replacing the electronic control unit or the actuator. | 2009-01-01 |
20090005958 | Traffic probe in-vehicle map-based process to reduce data communications and improve accuracy - A system and method for combining sequential map segments to aggregate, analyze, and display traffic data collected from one or more probe vehicles located on one or more segments of road are provided. Vehicle travel data generation and storage are provided by a data processing center, partitioning a road into a plurality of connected segments, and calculating an estimate of the time required for a probe vehicle to traverse a particular segment. The calculations are performed by a processor that may be on-board the probe vehicle, and the resulting data are transmitted to the processing center, at which they are aggregated and optionally transmitted to one or more subscriber vehicles. | 2009-01-01 |
20090005959 | Driving Aid System And Method Of Creating A Model Of Surroundings Of A Vehicle - In at least one embodiment of the present invention a driving aid system for mounting in a road vehicle is provided. The driving aid system comprises a detection system for detecting and storing profiles of characteristics of objects around the vehicle along a road on which the vehicle is being driven. A positioning system is for providing a current position of the vehicle. Profiles of characteristics of objects are stored in relation to the detected position of the vehicle. A processing arrangement compares currently detected profiles with earlier stored profiles and, if a match between a currently detected profile and an earlier stored profile is found, then the current position of the vehicle is determined relative to an object corresponding to the earlier stored profile, and the same or other earlier stored profiles is used to predict the future surroundings of the vehicle. | 2009-01-01 |
20090005960 | Air Traffic Control - An air traffic control system, for use by a controller controlling multiple aircraft, comprising a processor, an input device and a display device, further comprising: trajectory prediction means for calculating a trajectory for each aircraft, for inputting aircraft detected position data, and for recalculating the trajectories based on said position data, and conflict detection means for detecting, based on the trajectories, future circumstances under which pairs of aircraft violate predetermined proximity tests, and for causing a display on the display device indicating said circumstances, further comprising means for inputting instruction data corresponding to instructions issued by the controller to an aircraft, and in which the proximity indication means is arranged to use a first proximity test and a second, more restrictive, proximity test; and in which the system is arranged to display a symbol representing pairs of aircraft which violate the second test in a first display mode, and those which violate the first set but not the second set in a second display mode, and in which the system is arranged, on input of a said instruction by a controller in relation to a pair of aircraft, to change the display mode of the symbol for said pair from the second mode to a third mode indicating that no further action is necessary. | 2009-01-01 |
20090005961 | En-Route Navigation Display Method and Apparatus Using Head-Up Display - In an en-route navigation system such as for a vehicle, an image of a cable is presented as a navigation object in a head-up display to indicate a route that the vehicle should follow. In particular embodiments the cable appears to an observer to be a real cable existing in the landscape and extending higher than the head of the observer as would, for example, a trolley cable. The cable is illustratively displayed volumetrically and with an optic flow that is consistent with the optic flow of the landscape when the vehicle is moving, thereby creating the impression that it is real. As a result, the cable can be displayed without any accompanying images that correlate points on the cable with locations in the landscape and yet nonetheless serve as a very useful tool for indicating to a driver the route over which the vehicle should go. The cable may be in any of a number of forms including a continuous line, a line with non-closely-spaced gaps, a line having non-closely-spaced segments that have a different luminance from the rest of the line or a string of closely-spaced objects. | 2009-01-01 |
20090005962 | Route Display Device and Navigation Device - A route display device ( | 2009-01-01 |
20090005963 | Method, Apparatus and Computer Program Product for Providing Route Planning Based on Personal Activity Plans of Multiple Individuals - An apparatus for providing improved route planning may include a processing element. The processing element may be configured to receive calendar information from at least one driver and at least one passenger that are each registered to a service having a routing functionality, and determine a transportation plan including a travel route based on the received calendar information. | 2009-01-01 |
20090005964 | Intelligent Route Guidance - Intelligent route guidance can include deriving one or more routes based on traffic, historical data and/or preference data associated with route progressions implicated by the one or more routes. The route guidance can provide one or more recommended routes, which can be presented to a user for navigation purposes. | 2009-01-01 |
20090005965 | Adaptive Route Guidance Based on Preferences - Adaptive route guidance can include analyzing route progressions associated with one or more routes based on multiple user preferences. The adaptive route guidance can provide one or more preferred routes based on the user preferences including those derived from historical selection or use, which can be presented to a user for navigation purposes. | 2009-01-01 |
20090005966 | System and method for enhanced directory assistance features employing telematics and virtual reality elements - A method for providing information to a user includes receiving a communication signal from a user requesting at least one information, retrieving the information and delivering it to the user, where the information is configured to be displayed on a telematic display. | 2009-01-01 |
20090005967 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING FLYABLE PATHS FOR AN AIRCRAFT - A system and method are provided for generating a flight plan between an initial position and a destination. An input device is configured to receive inputs related to the destination; a memory configured to store data related to the destination; and a processor is configured to retrieve data from the memory and to generate the flight plan from the initial position to the destination. The flight plan includes a plurality of legs and an initial plurality of transitions between the legs. The processor is further configured to determine whether each of the initial plurality of transitions between the legs are flyable and to provide a flyable transition between the legs if the transition is not flyable. | 2009-01-01 |
20090005968 | Location-based information determination - Techniques are described for determining and providing location-based information, including based on decomposing a geographic area into numerous smaller areas and using one or more layers of polygons to represent various of the smaller areas. In some situations, location-based information for a geographic area is determined efficiently and accurately to reflect actual travel distances and/or times, such as for use in identifying one or more points of interest that are sufficiently proximate to an indicated location (e.g., a current location of a user), and/or to determine actual travel distances and/or times between two or more indicated locations of interest. The location-based information determination may in some situations be performed in a realtime or near-realtime manner after a request is received from a user, such as to interactively provide results to the user that include or are based at least in part on the determined location-based information. | 2009-01-01 |
20090005969 | NAVIGATION APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING NAVIGATION APPARATUS - A navigation apparatus includes a map data controller adapted to read map information from a map data supply apparatus disposed outside the navigation apparatus and store the map information in the storage unit, and a control unit adapted to control a position measurement unit, a storage unit, and the map data controller. The control unit obtains a current position via the position measurement unit, and detects a unique place reachable from the current position on the basis of information associated with a transport system and the unique place supplied from the map data supply apparatus. The control unit determines map information of an area necessary in providing route guidance to the unique place from the current position, and controls the map data controller so as to read the map information of the area from the map data supply apparatus and store the map information in the storage unit. | 2009-01-01 |
20090005970 | System and Method for Displaying Geographical Information - A method for displaying geographical information comprises determining one or more geographical locations associated with a map. The method further comprises displaying information to a user regarding the one or more geographic locations, wherein the information displayed is retrieved from one or more databases. The method further comprises updating the information displayed if the user alters the one or more geographical locations on the map. | 2009-01-01 |
20090005971 | DELIVERY MAP CREATION METHOD AND DEVICE AND DIFFERENTIAL DATA CREATION METHOD AND DEVICE - In a new map, links not constituting a new road and connected to links constituting the new road, are set as boundary links. Further, in an old map, the same links as the boundary links of the new map are set as boundary links of the old map. Then, in the new map, links connecting between the boundary links are searched for as new road constituent links. Further, in the old map, links connecting between the boundary links are searched for as deletion links. Then, link information of the respective boundary links of the old map data is replaced with link information of the respective boundary links of the corresponding new map data. The link information of the deletion links is then deleted from the old map data, and link information of the new road constituent links is added to the old map data, to thereby create delivery map data. | 2009-01-01 |
20090005972 | Systems and Methods for Determining Location Using Cellular Transition Patterns - Location may be determined based on a map that includes a plurality of transition patterns for a geographic feature. Each such transition pattern is different from the others. | 2009-01-01 |
20090005973 | SPONSORED LANDMARKS IN NAVIGATION, COUPONING, PARALLEL ROUTE CALCULATION - A method, apparatus, and computer program product pre-calculate navigational routes to points of interest on a digital map so that route directions to a selected point of interest can be presented immediately when the user makes the selection while in motion and coupons and special offers can be provided related to those points of interest. In parallel with motion along a principal direction, the navigation device pre-calculates routes to points of interest before they become visible within the viewport of the device, so that the pre-calculated routes can be presented immediately if the user selects the point of interest. | 2009-01-01 |
20090005974 | Fuel cost predictor system - A vehicle navigation system that provides one or more route choices based on various factors that will reduce travel cost, particularly fuel cost. A fuel cost predictor algorithm weights the various factors to determine the most cost effective route. The factors can include anything that affects fuel and/or vehicle costs, such as distance traveled, driving conditions, such as temperature, snow, ice, etc., fuel prices along the route, terrain, vehicle diagnostics, traffic congestion, driver operating behavior, desired arrival time, rare traffic events, average speed, etc. | 2009-01-01 |
20090005975 | Adaptive Mobile Device Navigation - Adaptive mobile device navigation system, methods, and apparatus provide location information for a mobile device performing location estimation using dead reckoning. Multiple estimation modes can be selected including a mode for restricting measured movements to surrounding streets. Updated location fixes can be obtained through turn comparison with surrounding map information and user feedback. User feedback prompts can include photographs having geographic tag information corresponding to locations near an estimated location of the device. | 2009-01-01 |
20090005976 | Navigation Apparatus - A navigation apparatus includes: a map data storage unit | 2009-01-01 |
20090005977 | VEHICLE NAVIGATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A vehicle navigation system includes a GPS signal processor, an image processing module, a memory, a microprocessor, a navigation adjusting module, and a display module. The GPS signal processor receives GPS signals and obtains an unadjusted navigation position according to the GPS signals. The image processing module captures pictures of surrounding areas and acquires a reference position according to the pictures. The microprocessor calculates an offset between the reference position and the unadjusted navigation position and compares the offset with a predetermined offset. The navigation adjusting module adjusts the unadjusted navigation position according to the reference position and the offset comparison and displays a result on the display module. | 2009-01-01 |
20090005978 | Route Reference - A user input is received on a wireless device specifying a starting location. The position of the wireless device is tracked from the starting location in response to the user input. A user input is received on the wireless device specifying an ending location, and a route is generated from the tracking of the wireless device from the starting location to the ending location. A first reference is associated with the route, wherein the route is retrievable by a selection of the first reference. | 2009-01-01 |
20090005979 | Vehicle position recognition device and vehicle position recognition program - A vehicle location recognition apparatus includes a link determination unit which accurately determines a link traveled by a vehicle from among a plurality of links meeting at a narrow-angle branch point, on the basis of vehicle location information and road information, travel history information representing a route traveled by the vehicle at the branch point. The vehicle location recognition apparatus includes a history information generation unit for generating travel history information for the determined link. The travel history information is stored in a learning database. On the basis of the travel history information, a learning unit generates learned priority information representing the priorities of the respective links meeting at a branch point and used in the determination by the link determination unit. | 2009-01-01 |
20090005980 | Vehicle-position-recognition apparatuses, methods, and programs - Vehicle-position-recognition apparatuses, methods, and programs acquire current position information indicating a current position of a vehicle and acquire road information indicating at least one road based on a connection relationship between plural links. The apparatuses, methods, and programs determine a link where the vehicle travels based on the current position information and the road information and generate travel-history information indicating a route that the vehicle travels at a point where a link is branched based on the determined link. The apparatuses, methods, and programs acquire an image of an area surrounding the vehicle, recognize a recognition target in the acquired image, and store the generated travel-history information in the memory in association with information indicating the recognition of the recognition target. The apparatuses, methods, and programs generate learning-priority information indicating a priority of each link branched out at the branch point based on the stored travel-history information and the stored recognition information, the generated learning-priority information usable to determine on which of the links branched out at the branch point that the vehicle is traveling. | 2009-01-01 |
20090005981 | Integration of Map Services and User Applications in a Mobile Device - A location is specified, e.g., a current location of a mobile device or a user-specified location. A representation of the location is represented on a map displayed by the mobile device. A set of contacts having a corresponding address in proximity to the location is determined. A graphical representation of the set of contacts is provided on the map proximate to the one or more corresponding addresses. If the location is a current location of a mobile device, the map can be updated in response to the current location changing with a representation of an updated current location and a representation of an updated set of contacts. | 2009-01-01 |
20090005982 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR COLLECTING AND DISTRIBUTING DRIVING RELATED INFORMATION OR THE LIKE - An apparatus which collects, processes and distributes driving related information and a method for controlling the apparatus. The apparatus uses non-dedicated commercial wireless network and non-dedicated terminal device of the network. The network and the terminal device are not made or not meant for transmitting driving related information primarily. The method for transmitting driving related information, comprising steps of a) establishing in-vehicle communication between the non-dedicated terminal device and information collecting device, plus between the non-dedicated terminal device and information presenting device; b) establishing out-of-vehicle communication between the terminal device and information processing and distributing center; c) allowing vehicles to transmit driving related information to the center and vice versa. | 2009-01-01 |
20090005983 | PERSONAL GUIDE APPLICATION - Device, system, method and computer program for navigation assistance where the device receives location information related to at least one of its geographical locations, calculates the at least one geographical location of the device from the received location information, registers visual and/or sound data related to its at least one calculated geographical location. The device for navigation assistance further associates the at least one calculated geographical location with the registered visual and/or sound data in the form of a guided tour from its initial geographical location to a final geographical location and stores the guided tour in the form of a file onto a memory in the device for navigation assistance. | 2009-01-01 |
20090005984 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TRANSIT PREDICTION - A transit predictor can be carried by a person or vehicle when attempting to travel through one or more traffic signals that repeatedly change state. The predictor has a data source with a navigational output indicating carrier location and a timing output indicating time. The transit predictor also has a processor with a memory. The processor can record in the memory a plurality of background data from the data source signifying (a) one or more carrier locations where data from the data source indicate the carrier was substantially stationary, and (b) one or more times when data from the data source indicate the carrier ceased being substantially stationary. The processor can algorithmically derive from the plurality of background data a predicted future event that will occur around a predicted time, at a location where, according to the background data, the carrier previously ceased being substantially stationary. | 2009-01-01 |
20090005985 | GPS-based in-vehicle sensor calibration algorithm - A system and method for calibrating the bias and scale factors of a heading rate sensor, such as a yaw-rate sensor, using GPS signals. The system receives wheel speed or rotation signals, a vehicle odometer reading, GPS signals and yaw-rate signals. The system includes a wheel-slip detection processor that determines whether there is wheel-slip based on the wheel speed signals and the GPS signals. The system also includes a wheel-based acceleration processor that estimates vehicle acceleration. The system also includes a differential odometry processor that determines vehicle heading based on wheel speed. The system also includes a GPS reference data validation processor that determines whether the GPS signals are valid using the estimated vehicle acceleration and wheel speeds. The valid GPS signals are then used to calibrate the yaw-rate sensor signals, which can be used for vehicle heading purposes. | 2009-01-01 |
20090005986 | LOW POWER INERTIAL NAVIGATION PROCESSING - A method and system for processing inertial navigation data are disclosed. The method comprises accumulating measurement data in a data buffer from a plurality of navigational sensors, and activating a processing unit periodically to read and process the accumulated measurement data in the data buffer. The processing unit is deactivated once the accumulated measurement data is processed, such that overall power consumption of the processing unit is reduced. | 2009-01-01 |
20090005987 | Determining locations of interest based on user visits - Techniques are described for determining locations of interest based on user visits. In some situations, the techniques include obtaining information about actual locations of users at various times, and automatically analyzing the information to determine particular locations in a geographic area that are of interest, such as for frequent destinations visited by users. After determining a particular location of interest, it may be represented by generating a corresponding location model to describe the geographic subarea or other location point(s) covered by the determined location of interest, and one or more points of interest (e.g., businesses, parks, schools, landmarks, etc.) may be identified that are located at or otherwise correspond to the determined location of interest. In addition, a determined location of interest may be further used in various ways, including to identify later user visits to that location (e.g., to a point of interest identified for the location). | 2009-01-01 |
20090005988 | Vehicle pursuit caution light - A vehicle pursuit caution light system includes at least one transmitting device and at least one receiving device. The transmitting device includes a power source, control logic, a transmitter, and an antenna. The transmitting device may also include a GPS receiver to determine the transmitting device's location or coordinate values relative to a predetermined reference point. The receiving device is configured for receiving a signal having a predetermined minimum signal strength and a predetermined frequency. The receiving device includes a power source, control logic, a receiver, a visual/audible indicator, and an antenna. The receiving device may also include a GPS receiver and a mapping display. | 2009-01-01 |
20090005989 | INSPECTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MULTI-SEGMENT PRODUCTS - Inspection systems and methods for their use are described, wherein the systems comprise: a movable carrier having a plurality of spaced receptacles, each spaced receptacle sized to accept a sample; a first pin positioned proximate to the movable carrier and connected to a first movable member capable of reciprocally moving the first pin alternately into and out of contact with a first end of a sample disposed in one of the spaced receptacles; a second pin positioned proximate to the movable carrier and connected to a second movable member capable of reciprocally moving the second pin alternately into and out of contact with a second end of the sample disposed in the one of the spaced receptacles; a measurement sensor capable of determining a value associated with the sample disposed in the one of the spaced receptacles; and an evaluation device in communication with the measurement sensor for receiving the value, the evaluation device providing a comparison between the value and a predetermined value. | 2009-01-01 |
20090005990 | Method and system for estimating an agricultural management parameter - A system and method for estimating agricultural parameters for growing crops is well suited for promoting efficient utilization of agricultural inputs (e.g., water consumption). Sensors collect data via one or more vehicles equipped with location-determining receivers. A transmitter transmits the collected environmental data to a data processing system. The data processing system applies the collected environmental data to an agronomic model for determining an agricultural management parameter. A prescription is made available for application of an agricultural input (e.g., water) to a crop in a particular location consistent with the collected environmental data and the agronomic model. | 2009-01-01 |
20090005991 | Method for Initializing Receiver Channels in a Cement Bond Logging Tool - A method for initializing the input of each of m receiver channels of a receiving transducer in a well logging tool comprising the steps of selecting a logging tool having a multi-element receiving transducer wherein each element of the multi-element receiving transducer operates in an anti-resonant mode below its resonant frequency, and executing a routine in an initialization mode wherein a predetermined number of run cycles are operated and receiver input responses are measured and averaged for each of the m channels while transmitter fixing signals are disabled. | 2009-01-01 |
20090005992 | Method and System for Removing Effects of Conductive Casings and Wellbore and Surface Heterogeneity in Electromagnetic Imaging Surveys - Characterizing a reservoir with electromagnetic imaging surveys includes normalizing measured voltage data by transmitter moment, sorting the normalized voltage data into common receiver profiles, densely resampling transmitter locations using common positions for the receiver profiles, coarsely resampling the data at discreet transmitter locations, defining a starting model for inversion, weighting the data by a factor, converting the normalized voltage data to ratios, calculating a conductivity image using a ratio inversion method, and verifying that an inversion has converged and the image is geologically reasonable. The image can then be displayed. The invention can be used for cross-well, surface-to-borehole, and borehole-to-surface measurements by which the effects of steel casing are reduced. | 2009-01-01 |
20090005993 | Characterizing an Earth Subterranean Structure by Iteratively Performing Inversion Based on a Function - To characterize an earth subterranean structure using a measurement assembly including electromagnetic (EM) receivers and one or more EM sources, measured voltage data collected by EM receivers in response to transmission by one or more EM sources is received. Based on a model, predicted EM data is computed. Inversion is iteratively performed according to a function that computes a difference between the measured voltage data and a product of a term containing the predicted EM data and a term containing distortion data that accounts at least for distortion effect by an environment of the measurement assembly. The inversion is iteratively performed to solve for parameters of the model and the distortion data. | 2009-01-01 |
20090005994 | Time Lapse Analysis with Electromagnetic Data - Method for determining time-dependent changes [ | 2009-01-01 |
20090005995 | Method and Apparatus for Characterizing and Estimating Permeability Using LWD Stoneley-Wave Data - Stoneley-wave data acquired in the LWD environment are used to characterize/estimate formation permeability. Real-time Stoneley-wave time-delay/slowness and center-frequency/attenuation data are used to indicate/characterize formation permeability even during drilling. The use of stabilizers mounted at the tool ends helps maintain the tool position from severe decentralization, reducing ambiguities in the permeability characterization/estimation. It is emphasized that this abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract which will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure. It is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims. | 2009-01-01 |
20090005996 | METHOD OF ESTIMATING THE PERMEABILITY OF A FRACTURE NETWORK FROM A CONNECTIVITY ANALYSIS - A method for optimizing the development of a fractured hydrocarbon reservoir wherein the network permeability is determined using a reliable compromise between numerical and analytical methods which has application to oil reservoir development. The reservoir is discretized into a set of grid cells and a geometrical description of the fracture network in each cell is elaborated. A connectivity index is then deduced within each cell for the fractures. The permeability of the fracture network of the cells whose connectivity index is above a first threshold is determined and a zero permeability value is assigned in the other cells. Other thresholds can be determined so as to choose between a numerical method and an analytical method to determine the permeability. These permeabilities are exploited in a flow simulator so as to optimize the development of the reservoir. | 2009-01-01 |
20090005997 | Method for Spatial Filtering of Electromagnetic Survey Data - The method for suppressing noise in the controlled seismic source electromagnetic survey data based on the frequency content of the noise ( | 2009-01-01 |
20090005998 | MANUFACTURING APPARATUS AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - A manufacturing apparatus includes a receiver which receives earthquake information containing the time at which earthquake vibration is expected to arrive at the manufacturing apparatus or information to predict the time, an acquisition unit which acquires status information indicating the status of the manufacturing apparatus, a countermeasure determination unit which determines an earthquake countermeasure on the basis of the earthquake information and the status information, and a countermeasure execution unit which executes the earthquake countermeasure, which is determined by the countermeasure determination unit, before the earthquake vibration arrives at the manufacturing apparatus. | 2009-01-01 |
20090005999 | Limited radon transformations for removal of noise from seismic data - Methods of processing seismic data to remove unwanted noise from meaningful reflection signals are provided for. The methods comprise the steps of assembling seismic data into common geometry gathers in an offset-time domain without correcting the data for normal moveout. The amplitude data are then transformed from the offset-time domain to the time-slowness domain using a limited Radon transformation. That is, the Radon transformation is applied within defined slowness limits p | 2009-01-01 |
20090006000 | Method for velocity analysis using waveform inversion in laplace domain for geophysical imaging - A Laplace transform system comprising a processor, a measured time domain wavefield, a velocity model, and Laplace damping constants, wherein the processor is programmed to calculate a substantially about zero frequency component of a Fourier transform of a time domain damped wavefield, wherein the time domain damped wavefield is damped by the Laplace damping constants to obtain long wavelength velocity information for deeper subsurface regions. | 2009-01-01 |
20090006001 | EMPIRICAL QUANTITATIVE APPROACHES FOR PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS PHENOTYPES - Psychiatric phenotypes as currently defined are primarily the result of clinical consensus criteria rather than empirical research. A novel approach to characterizing psychiatric phenotypes is presented herein, termed PhenoChipping. A massive parallel profiling of cognitive and affective state is done with a PhenoChip composed of a battery of existing and new quantitative psychiatric rating scales, as well as hand neuromotor measures. Phenotypic overlap among, as well as phenotypic heterogeneity within, the three major psychotic disorders studied were demonstrated. Empirically derived clusterings of (endo)phenotypes and of patients serve genetic, pharmacological, and imaging research, as well as clinical practice. | 2009-01-01 |
20090006002 | COMPARATIVE SEQUENCE ANALYSIS PROCESSES AND SYSTEMS - Provided herein are processes for rapidly identifying or determining sequence information in a sample nucleic acid by comparing sample nucleic acid sequence information to reference nucleic acid sequence information or information obtained from reference samples. Also provided are automated systems for conducting comparative sequence analyses. | 2009-01-01 |
20090006003 | SAMPLE ANALYZER, BLOOD ANALYZER AND DISPLAYING METHOD - The present invention is to present a sample analyzer which is capable of displaying a particle distribution map of a measured sample and a reference particle distribution map so as to be visually compared without reducing a display area for displaying information other than the particle distribution map. The blood analyzer | 2009-01-01 |
20090006004 | Method for Determining the Identity, Absence and Concentration of a Chemical Compound in a Medium - A method is proposed for detecting at least one chemical compound V contained in a medium ( | 2009-01-01 |
20090006005 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ON-LINE ACOUSTIC MONITORING OF FOAM AND AERATED FLUID PROPERTIES - A method and device for on-line foam quality acoustic monitoring are suggested. As per the invention, the method provides for the following: at least one emitter/receiver pair is placed in a close vicinity to the foam flow; at least one acoustic pulse is emitted; time, within which the acoustic pulse overcomes the way from the emitter to the receiver, is recorded; acoustic pulse speed (sound speed) is determined by analyzing an acoustic response of the receiver. After that, pressure in the foam in the area between the emitter and receiver is defined and the foam quality Γ is calculated as per the equation: | 2009-01-01 |
20090006006 | Method and Apparatus For Determining An End of Service Life - A method and apparatus adapted to determine when an end of service life (EOSL) condition exists with respect to a unit under investigation (UUI) is provided. In one embodiment, for example, a method includes receiving data associated with a UUI. determining that the UUI has reached an EOSL condition in response to data indicative of an increasing rate of non-random failures, and invoking an EOSL process in response to the existence of an EOSL condition. The UUI may be any unit under investigation, such as a mechanical, electromechanical, or electrical component, sub-system, or system within, for example, a network. | 2009-01-01 |
20090006007 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEASURING MACHINE ROLLING RESISTANCE - A method of measuring rolling resistance of a machine is disclosed. The method may include determining a drive axle torque value of the machine and calculating a total effective grade value using the drive axle torque value. The method may further include determining at least one drivetrain efficiency loss factor value and calculating a total drivetrain efficiency loss value of the machine using the at least one drivetrain efficiency loss factor value. The method may also include determining position data of the machine and calculating an actual grade value based on the position data. The method may additionally include calculating a rolling resistance value of the machine by subtracting the actual grade value and the drivetrain efficiency loss value from the total effective grade value and outputting the rolling resistance value. | 2009-01-01 |
20090006008 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MEASURING LIQUID AND GAS FLOW RATES IN A STRATIFIED MULTI-PHASE FLOW - A method and apparatus for measuring a flow rate of a component of a stratified two-phase fluid flow within a substantially horizontally extending pipe is provided. The method includes the steps of: a) determining a first fluid velocity value and a second fluid velocity value within the pipe section; b) determining a density of the fluid flow within the pipe section, and creating a measured fluid density value; c) determining a degree of fluid phase stratification of the fluid flow using at least one of the top and bottom fluid flow velocity values, and the measured fluid density value; and d) determining a flow rate value for at least one of a liquid component of the fluid flow and a gas component of the fluid flow within the pipe section. | 2009-01-01 |
20090006009 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IMPROVING TARGET LOCALIZATION AND CHARACTERIZATION - A method for determining a location and characterization of an object using a magnetic gradient tensor measurement of the object is provided. The method includes determining an object magnetic field candidate predicted from one of an object measured magnetic field gradient and an assumed object magnetic moment magnitude, and determining an object vector location and an object vector magnetic moment by combining the object magnetic field candidate with an object measured magnetic field. | 2009-01-01 |
20090006010 | Method and System for Remote Monitoring and Control of Wireless Cell-Sites - A method and system for remotely monitoring and controlling one or more cell-sites are disclosed. In one embodiment, the method includes (a) receiving data indicative of a status of at least one battery of at least one cell-site at a remote processing device, where the status relates to at least one of a voltage status, a conductance status, and a temperature status. Additionally, the method includes (b) processing the data at the processing device, and (c) determining at least one further action that should be taken by the at least one cell-site in response to the data. Further, the method includes (d) sending from the processing device at least one control signal to the at least one cell-site configured to cause the at least one cell-site to take the at least one further action. Also, in other embodiments, the method involves remote monitoring and controlling of devices other than batteries. | 2009-01-01 |
20090006011 | Electromagnetic Field Distribution Measuring Method, Apparatus for the Method, Computer Program and Information Recording Medium - Electromagnetic field distribution is measured by considering time variations of a measured electric and/or magnetic field value. In response to scanning performed with a probe at an arbitrary set of measurement coordinates in a predetermined measurement plane in the vicinity of an object to be measured, a signal is detected at each of plural sets of coordinates in a measurement plane. Electric and magnetic fields are computed during a measurement time period at each set of measurement coordinates in the measurement plane based on measurement coordinates where the probe is positioned and the signal is detected with the probe. Amplitude probability distribution during the time period at each set of measurement coordinates in the vicinity of the object is computed based on the computed intensity, then mapped and displayed. | 2009-01-01 |
20090006012 | POWER CONSUMPTION ANALYZING APPARATUS AND POWER CONSUMPTION ANALYZING METHOD - A power consumption analyzing apparatus has a clock gating cell detector configured to detect a clock gating cell which is not present in RTL data but present in a gate-level netlist based on the RTL data of a target circuit and the netlist corresponding to the RTL data, a test bench description generation unit configured to add a description concerning the clock gating cell detected by the clock gating cell detector to the RTL data, a monitor signal generation unit configured to specify a monitor signal used for power consumption analysis from the RTL data obtained by adding the description concerning the clock gating cell, an RTL simulation unit configured to execute operational simulation of the target circuit by using the RTL data obtained by adding the description concerning the clock gating cell, a monitor unit configured to detect a logic of the monitor signal during the execution of the operational simulation, and a power consumption analysis unit configured to analyze power consumption due to a toggle at a clock terminal of the clock synchronizing cell included in the target circuit. | 2009-01-01 |
20090006013 | Device and a Method For Estimating Transistor Parameter Variations - A method and a device for estimating parameter variations of transistors that belong to the same circuit. The method includes: providing the first circuit; providing a test circuit adapted to perform a first function and a stacked test circuit adapted to perform a second function that substantially equals the first function; wherein the test circuit, the stacked test circuit and the first circuit are processed under substantially the same processing conditions; determining a relationship between a parameter of the test circuit and a parameter of the stacked test circuit; and estimating parameter variations of transistors that belong to the first circuit in response to the determined relationship. | 2009-01-01 |