05th week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 63 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120029845 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FLUID MONITORING - According to some embodiments, an apparatus and method are provided for detecting the composition of a fluid. An alternating electromagnetic field may be applied to the fluid and distortions in the electromagnetic field are compared with predetermined, expected distortion “signatures” for particular components at particular concentrations. The presence and concentration of the components in the fluid may be detected by detecting these distortion signatures. | 2012-02-02 |
20120029846 | PASSIVE REMOTE DETECTION OF GAS FLOW AND CABLE ARRIVAL - A system for use in installation of blown fiber for detecting a signal indicative of presence of at least one of a gas flow or an optical fiber at a remote location, comprising a gas vibration detector configured to acoustically couple with an installation duct through which the signal can travel after its generation at the remote location, and a processor arranged to receive an input from the vibration detector and to process the input to identify the signal present within the input; and a sensor for generating the signal upon sensing the presence of at least one of the gas flow or the optical fiber at the remote location. The signal can be provided by a whistle mounted on the remote end of the installation duct. The vibration sensor is typically a microphone. | 2012-02-02 |
20120029847 | HIGH TEMPERATURE, HIGH BANDWIDTH PRESSURE ACQUISITION SYSTEM - A system for measuring a multiplicity of pressures as those experienced by a model in a wind tunnel is depicted. The system includes individual sensor devices which are connected to an electronics module. The sensors may be connected to the electronics module via a cable in a first embodiment. In an alternate embodiment, the sensors may be connected to the electronics module via a mating connector located therebetween. A memory component which stores compensation coefficients associated with each of the sensors may also be included in the system to correct errors associated with each sensor. The advantage of the various embodiments is that each sensor does not have any compensation stored thereon and thus, the sensors can be made very small to operate at very high temperatures without any loss of accuracy. | 2012-02-02 |
20120029848 | DIAGNOSTIC METHOD FOR DETECTING CONTROL VALVE COMPONENT FAILURE - The claimed method and system identifies faults and/or deterioration of components in a process control valve. The system may use different sensor combinations to provide the necessary data to compute irregular component integrity. Alerts may be generated to indicate potential component integrity problems. In particular, the system may detect potential deterioration and/or faults in actuator springs, pneumatic tubing and piping, and bellows seals. The claimed system may be communicatively coupled to a process control network to provide a more elaborate alarm system. Moreover, additional statistical methods may be used to refine the detection accuracy of the system. | 2012-02-02 |
20120029849 | Magnetic exchange coupling energy calculating method and apparatus - A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium stores a magnetic program causing a computer to perform an exchange coupling energy calculating process including interpolating a rotation angle between two magnetization vectors disposed at the respective centers of two adjacent elements used in a finite volume method with reference to a rotation axis perpendicular to the two magnetization vectors, and calculating a magnetic exchange coupling field by integrating a magnetic field acting as a force exerted on the two magnetization vectors with the interpolated rotation angle. | 2012-02-02 |
20120029850 | Intelligent Electronic Device for Providing Broadband Internet Access - An intelligent electronic device for monitoring and determining an amount of electrical power usage by a consumer, or end user, and for providing broadband Internet access to the consumer. The intelligent electronic device includes at least one sensor coupled to an electric circuit configured for measuring at least one power parameter of the electrical circuit and generating at least one analog signal indicative of the at least one power parameter; at least one digital to analog converter coupled to the at least one sensor configured for receiving the at least one analog signal and converting the at least one analog signal to at least one digital signal; a processor configured for receiving the at least one digital signal and calculating energy consumption in the electrical circuit; and a gateway configured for receiving data transmissions imposed on the electrical circuit and for demodulating the imposed data transmission for providing data communications. | 2012-02-02 |
20120029851 | REMAINING CAPACITY DETECTING DEVICE AND BATTERY CONTROL IC - A battery control IC includes a remaining amount estimation computing unit. The remaining amount estimation computing unit switches, during discharging of a battery pack, a first estimating method, in which a direct current resistance is obtained from a change in a voltage value of a battery voltage and a change in a current value of a current flowing through the battery pack at a start of discharging of the battery pack and a full charge capacity of the battery pack is obtained based on information set in advance indicating a relation between the direct current resistance and the full charge capacity, and a second estimating method, in which the full charge capacity of the battery pack is estimated from a relation between an open-circuit voltage predicted from the battery voltage and a used charge amount obtained from information of the current flowing through the battery pack. | 2012-02-02 |
20120029852 | BATTERY MONITOR SYSTEM ATTACHED TO A VEHICLE WIRING HARNESS - A computer system that installs in the proximity of the vehicle's operator by attaching to the vehicle's wiring harness (e.g., via a power outlet in the vehicle cabin). The device, gathers data relating to the operational state of the vehicle's battery, calculates various health information of the battery from the gathered data, and provides the health and operational state of the battery to the vehicle's operator. To facilitate battery health calculations, the device receives input from a temperature sensor that is remote to the battery, such as a temperature sensor in the device's housing or in the vehicle cabin. The temperature reading can be used to approximate the temperature of the battery. The computer system can also support non-battery related functions, such as navigation, theft deterrence, etc. Algorithms utilizing battery health data over multiple load cycles to determine the health of a battery are also disclosed. | 2012-02-02 |
20120029853 | SYSTEM, DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR DETECTING ELECTRICAL DISCHARGES ON A STRUCTURE - A lightning detection and damage estimation system for a structure is disclosed herein. The system includes a lightning receptor coupled to a lightning conductor configured to receive multiple lightning strikes and induce lightning current in a pick-up coil coupled to the lightning conductor. An integrated circuit coupled to the lightning conductor via the pick-up coil includes a non-volatile memory for successively storing one or more samples of the lightning induced current for the multiple lightning strikes. A damage estimation unit is configured to estimate a condition of the structure based on analyzing a history of stored samples of the lightning induced current of the multiple lightning strikes from the non-volatile memory. | 2012-02-02 |
20120029854 | READOUT METHODOLOGY FOR MULTI-CHANNEL ACQUISITION OF SPATIALLY DISTRIBUTED SIGNAL - A readout apparatus and method for processing spatially distributed signals is disclosed. The readout apparatus and method may reduce/eliminate the impact gain variations among a plurality of sensing channels. This is done by continuously varying the dispersion properties of a signal distribution device, which may induce a spatial shift of the signal distribution during data acquisition, allowing the distributed signals to move across the sensor area. Shifting of the distributed signals may occur multiple times, hence eliminating the impact of gain variation across the sensor array. The accumulated data may be re-assembled subsequently to complete the readout operation. | 2012-02-02 |
20120029855 | DETECTION APPARATUS WITH A MATCHING NETWORK FOR NULLING AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - A detection apparatus includes a transmitter to generate a detection signal, and a coil assembly including a transmit coil and a receive coil. The transmit coil transmits the detection signal toward an object to be detected, with the object to be detected emitting a target signal in response to the transmitted detection signal. The receive coil receives the target signal emitted from the object along with an undesired coupling signal from the transmit coil. A matching network is coupled to the transmitter and generates an adjusted detection signal by adjusting a profile of the detection signal to match a profile of the undesired coupling signal. An output stage has a first input coupled to the receive coil to receive the target signal and the undesired coupling signal, and a second input coupled to the matching network to receive the adjusted transmit signal. The output stage subtracts the adjusted detection signal from the target signal and the undesired coupling signal so that the target signal remains. | 2012-02-02 |
20120029856 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING PROCESS TOOL CORRECTABLES - The present invention may include performing a first measurement process on a wafer of a lot of wafers, wherein the first measurement process includes measuring one or more characteristics of a plurality of targets distributed across one or more fields of the wafer, determining a set of process tool correctables for a residual larger than a selected threshold level utilizing a loss function, wherein the loss function is configured to fit a model for one or more process tools, as a function of field position, to one or more of the measured characteristics of the plurality of targets, wherein the set of process tool correctables includes one or more parameters of the model that act to minimize the difference between a norm of the residual and the selected threshold, and utilizing the determined process tool correctables to monitor or adjust one or more processes of the process tools. | 2012-02-02 |
20120029857 | INDUSTRIAL MACHINE - A coordinate measuring machine (industrial machine) includes: a column and a support that extend along the Z-axis; a beam being provided between the column and the support; a slider being movable on the beam; a ram being held on the slider movably along the Z-axis direction; a temperature detecting sensor and a temperature detector that detect the respective temperatures of the column, the support and the ram; and a shift amount calculator that calculates a Z-axis shift amount based on the respective temperatures of the column, the support and the ram, reference position data indicating a positional relationship between the column, the support and the ram at a reference temperature, and respective thermal expansion coefficients for the column, the support and the ram. | 2012-02-02 |
20120029858 | DYNAMIC CARE AREAS - Various embodiments for determining dynamic care areas are provided. | 2012-02-02 |
20120029859 | DAMPING TEST METHOD, CONTROL APPARATUS, HYDRAULIC SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - The control apparatus acquires an ideal velocity characteristic of a control surface, and the temperature of pressure oil of the actuator to be tested and the operating speed of the control surface when the actuator is attached to the control surface. The control apparatus corrects the ideal velocity characteristic of the control surface by using the pressure oil temperature and the control surface operating speed. The control apparatus sets an upper limit and a lower limit by using a predicted value for a fluctuation range for a fluctuation factor that causes a fluctuation of the control surface operating speed, with reference to the corrected ideal velocity characteristic, measures the pressure oil temperature and the operating speed by actuating the control surface, with the actuator to be tested placed in a damping mode, and determines whether the measured value falls within the range between the upper limit and the lower limit. | 2012-02-02 |
20120029860 | TEST CIRCUIT FOR NETWORK INTERFACE - A first output pin of a microcontroller is connected to a control pin of a high speed switch chip. A second output pin of the microcontroller is connected to two control pins of first and second switch chips. Two output pins of the high speed switch chip are connected to two input pins of the first switch chip. Two input pins of a third switch chip are connected to two output pins of the second switch chip. Two control pins of the third switch chip are connected to a third output pin of the microcontroller. Three input pins of a bus switch chip are connected to fourth to sixth output pins of the microcontroller. A load board is connected to six output pins of the bus switch chip and four switch pins of the first and second switch chips. | 2012-02-02 |
20120029861 | SEMICONDUCTOR CIRCUIT, SEMICONDUCTOR CIRCUIT TEST METHOD, AND SEMICONDUCTOR CIRCUIT TEST SYSTEM - In general, according to one embodiment, a semiconductor circuit test method is disclosed. The method can generate a basic format of a test pattern and store the basic format in a test device. The basic format includes at least one parameter and a test program for testing a test target semiconductor circuit. The method can set a predetermined value for the parameter to generate the test pattern including the test program and the parameter set to the predetermined value and supply the test pattern to the test target semiconductor circuit. The method can have store the test program in a first address of a storing module in the test target semiconductor circuit and store the parameter set to the predetermined value in a second address of the storing module. In addition, the method can execute the test program stored in the first address while referring to the parameter stored in the second address. | 2012-02-02 |
20120029862 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING AN EFFECT OF A PARTICLE BEAM ON A MATERIAL - A method for determining an action of a particle beam on a material at least partially irradiated or to be irradiated by the particle beam includes providing at least one particle beam parameter of the particle beam and at least one material property parameter of the material. A microscopic damage correlation is performed and the at least one particle beam parameter of the particle beam and that at least one material property parameter of the material are used so as to determine the action of the particle beam on the material. | 2012-02-02 |
20120029863 | PARTICLE DISTRIBUTION ANALYSIS METHOD FOR COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM FOR STORING PROGRAM FOR EXECUTING THE METHOD - There is provided a support method for a particle distribution analysis for a substrate. In the support method, histogram data of inter-particle distances are created for all particles on a target substrate subjected to the particle distribution analysis from particle coordinate data of the target substrate. Further, histogram data of inter-particle distances are created for multiple virtual substrates each having the same number of randomly distributed particles as the particles on the target substrate. Based on a difference between the histogram data of the target substrate and the histogram data of each of the virtual substrates, determination data are created by quantifying a distance between the histogram data of the target substrate and the histogram data of the multiple virtual substrates, and the determination data are displayed on a display unit. | 2012-02-02 |
20120029864 | Photoluminescent Temperature Sensor Utilizing Singular Element for Excitation and Photodetection - A photoluminescent temperature sensing device and method utilizing a semi-conductor optical device adapted to operate as both a light-emitting device and a light detection device. The optical device emits a pulse of incident light, producing photoluminescent light that is received at the optical device. Signal information associated with a temperature-dependent characteristic of the photoluminescent light is created and temperature information if obtained from the signal information. | 2012-02-02 |
20120029865 | METHODS FOR BEHAVIOR PATTERN ANALYSIS - Disclosed is a method for behavior pattern analysis, in which the behavior signals of a subject are continuously detected using tri-axis accelerator, and the behavior signals are divided as a plurality of time windows based on a predetermined time length. The plurality of time windows are configured as an X-Y matrix, and cross analysis is performed on the time windows as X-axis and Y-axis to obtain a plurality of correlation coefficients as being the preferred correlation values. A pattern with bright spots and dark spots is plotted according to the preferred correlation values, and behavior pattern is evaluated from the number and distribution of bright spots and the pattern. The behavior consistency of a subject can be efficiently evaluated, and his/her behavior abnormality, disease development or other situations can be determined accordingly. | 2012-02-02 |
20120029866 | RELOCATION DETECTION METHOD AND RELOCATION DETECTION UNIT - A relocation detection unit includes: an acceleration sensor adapted to detect acceleration generated in the apparatus, an arithmetic section adapted to obtain a first calculation value by performing Nth-order integration on detected value of the acceleration sensor at a predetermined timing, wherein N is a predetermined positive integer, a correction section adapted to obtain a second calculated value by adding/subtracting a specific value to/from the first calculation value at the predetermined timing, and a detection section adapted to detect that the apparatus has been relocated if the second calculated value exceeds a preset reference value. | 2012-02-02 |
20120029867 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INTEGRATED TIMING MEASUREMENTS - A method and system for determining the location of a mobile appliance in a communications system having a plurality of nodes. The plurality of nodes are tasked to measurement the time of arrival (TOA) of the signal transmitted by the mobile appliance in an assigned time slot across multiple frames of data. TOA measurement data may be derived from ones of the multiple frames of data where the derived TOA measurement data is non-coherently integrated across the ones of the multiple frames of data. A location estimate of the mobile appliance may then be determined as a function of the derived TOA measurement data. | 2012-02-02 |
20120029868 | POSITION DETECTOR - A position detector includes detection coils for outputting two sinusoidal signals that have phases shifted from each other by 90 degrees; subtractors for eliminating offset components included in output signals DCA and DSC output from the detection coils; an interpolation calculator for converting the two signals DCA and DSC in which the offset components have been eliminated into position information IP; a radius calculator for calculating a root-sum-square of the two signals DC and DS output from the detection coils; correlation calculators for respectively multiplying a fluctuation component RDA of an output from the radius calculator by the signals DCA and DSC in which the offset components have been eliminated; low-pass filters (LPFs) for extracting DC components of output values output from the correlation calculators; and an outputter for outputting offset components including offset displacement fractions based on output values COMDC and SOMDC output from the LPFs. | 2012-02-02 |
20120029869 | Method for Assessing a Ground Area for Suitability as a Landing Zone or Taxi Area for Aircraft - A method for assessing a ground area for suitability as a landing zone or taxi area for aircraft is provided. Three-dimensional data for the ground area in a plurality of measurement cycles in a 3D sensor is produced. The measured-value density of the three-dimensional data and also of at least one further statistical property of the three-dimensional data is determined. A measure of the local roughness of the ground area is produced based on the measured-value density and the at least one further statistical property. The individual area elements of the ground area are classified on the basis of the roughness values produced according to the degree of suitability of said area elements as a landing area or taxi area. | 2012-02-02 |
20120029870 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATICALLY PERFORMING A STUDY OF A MULTI-DIMENSIONAL SPACE - A method of employing a system comprising a Master station, a processor and one or more targets that allows a user of said system to automatically generate a 3-dimensional graphical representation of a construction site and also overlay a drawing onto the graphical representation to guide the user within a virtual space being displayed by the processor. | 2012-02-02 |
20120029871 | DYNAMIC ELECTRIC POWER LINE MONITORING SYSTEM - A device and method of precise distance measurement of a transmission line to any object below it is disclosed, along with a network of such devices. The technique employs ultrasonic sensor technology to measure the distance to the nearest object, be it vegetation or a crossing conductor below, and reports that distance wirelessly to the system operator or transmission asset owner. The ultrasonic measurement package may be part of a Transmission Line Security Monitor, which mounts to a transmission line conductor and is powered by the transmission line, transmitting the data by radio links. The technology is equally applicable to encroachment of objects from the side (for example, other transmission lines), as well as to other electrical lines, such as distribution lines, or to other sensing. A built-in transceiver allows the device to communicate with other devices and forward alerts from these devices in a daisy-chain fashion to the intended recipient. | 2012-02-02 |
20120029872 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ANALYZING RELIABILITY OF ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A system and method analyze reliability of an electronic device using a computing device. The method generates a component coding rule for components of the electronic device, establishes a BOM table for the electronic device according to the component coding rule, and generates component codes for the components according to the component data. The method further classifies the components into different component types according to the component codes, and calculates a failure rate for each of the components according to a parameter equation, obtains mean time between failures (MTBF) of the electronic device by calculating a sum of the failure rates of all the components. In addition, the method generates a reliability analysis report of the electronic device according to the MTBF of the electronic device. and outputs the reliability analysis report to an output device. | 2012-02-02 |
20120029873 | MACHINE-IMPLEMENTED METHOD AND AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR GRAPHICALLY ILLUSTRATING A STATISTICAL DISPLAY BASED ON A SET OF NUMERICAL DATA, AND A COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - A machine-implemented method for graphically illustrating a statistical display based on a set of numerical data includes the steps of: (a) finding a median and a subset of the numerical data, each corresponding to a member of a predetermined set of cumulative distribution probabilities of the Gaussian distribution; (b) computing a mean and a standard deviation; (c) computing a plurality of reference values, each differing from the mean by a corresponding predetermined number multiplied by the standard deviation; (d) generating a plot that includes a first line, a second line and a plurality of connecting lines, the first line having the median and the subset marked thereon, the second line having the mean and the reference values marked thereon, the connecting lines respectively connecting the median and the mean, and corresponding pairs of the subset of the numerical data and the reference values; and (e) outputting the plot for viewing by a user. | 2012-02-02 |
20120029874 | AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS - An air conditioning system diagnosis apparatus is obtained in which a refrigerating cycle is automatically analyzed and waveform data in messages flowing in a general-purpose network is acquired and automatically analyzed according to the analysis result of the refrigerating cycle, thereby achieving, with a single apparatus, diagnosis and monitoring of errors in the refrigerating cycle and in the general-purpose network. A trigger output means creates a trigger on the basis of a waveform analysis condition and the analysis result of a packet received from a message analyzing means; when receiving the trigger, a waveform input means reads out waveform data stored in a buffer; waveform analyzing means notifies a synchronization determining means of the analysis result of the waveform data; the synchronization determining means searches for the analysis result of a packet synchronized with the received analysis result of the waveform data. | 2012-02-02 |
20120029875 | MONITORING UNIT FOR THE OPERATION OF CONTROL CABINET DEVICES - A monitoring unit for the operation of control cabinet devices, particularly a climate control device, having a detection unit for operating state data of the control cabinet devices, a monitoring unit including an analysis unit, and a display unit for displaying informational data on the control cabinet devices for a verifying person. A reliable, clearly laid-out detection of operating states is achieved because the analysis unit has a collection device for different physical operating state data over a previous time duration influencing the function of the control cabinet device, and a calculating device for the operating state data, and that informational data, which is derived from the operating state data while calculating by way of the calculating device, is provided to the display device for the verifying person before any malfunction occurs. | 2012-02-02 |
20120029876 | MAINTENANCE EXPERT SYSTEM FOR MEASURING INSTRUMENT - Provided is a measuring instrument for measuring an object to be measured, including: a CPU ( | 2012-02-02 |
20120029877 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR STRUCTURAL HEALTH MONITORING - Methods and systems are provided for obtaining structural health data for evaluating a structural health of a component. A transducer detects a first signal representative of a signal transmitted through at least a portion of the component. An estimated signal for a remote transducer is determined based on at least the first signal and a transfer function. | 2012-02-02 |
20120029878 | Data Processing Device - A data processing device for use with a decentralized transport unit checking device is provided. The data processing devices includes a central data processing unit, remote from the transport unit checking device, and a first interface, which creates a data communication between the central data processing unit and the decentralized transport unit checking device. The central data processing unit processes a data record captured by the decentralized transport unit checking device in respect of a transport procedure of the transport unit. At least one second interface makes available the data record processed by the central data processing unit for calling up by a decentralized organization, wherein the organization initiates a security measure depending on data record. | 2012-02-02 |
20120029879 | ABOVE BED SENSOR - A monitoring system for monitoring a patient in a patient-support apparatus includes a detector, a standard, and a controller. The detector detects electromagnetic radiation in a field. The standard conveys a predetermined electromagnetic signature to the detector. The controller monitors the electromagnetic radiation in the field and compares the electromagnetic radiation to the standard to determine the position of a patient supported on a patient-support apparatus positioned in the field. | 2012-02-02 |
20120029880 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING A SPECTRAL VECTOR FROM MEASURED ELECTRO-MAGNETIC-RADIAION INTENSITIES - Embodiments of the present invention are directed to determining the spectral vector of electromagnetic radiation reflected from, transmitted through, or emitted from a sample using a set of n intensity measurements. In general, the spectral vector has a dimension k that is greater than the number of measured intensities n. However, in many cases, the physical and chemical constraints of a system, when properly identified and modeled, effectively reduce the number of unknowns, generally the k components of the spectral vector, to an extent that allows for the spectral vector to be characterized from a relatively small number n of measured intensities. | 2012-02-02 |
20120029881 | DISTORTION CANCELLATION USING ADAPTIVE LINEARIZATION - An adaptive distortion reduction system comprising: an input interface to receive a distorted signal comprising a distorted component and an undistorted component, the distorted component being at least in part attributed to an exogenous signal; and an adaptive distortion reduction module coupled to the input interface, to perform linearization based at least in part on the distorted signal and information associated with the exogenous signal, to obtain a corrected signal that is substantially similar to the undistorted component; wherein the adaptive self-linearization module includes: a first digital signal processor (DSP) that is adapted to obtain a filter transfer function that approximates a transfer function to be corrected; and a second DSP that is configured using configuration parameters of the first DSP. | 2012-02-02 |
20120029882 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING QUADRANGULATIONS - A system and method for quadrangulating a triangle mesh is taught herein. After constructing an as smooth as possible symmetric cross field satisfying a sparse set of directional constraints (t) capture the geometric structure of the surface), the mesh is cut open in order to enable a low distortion unfolding. Then, a seamless globally smooth parametrization is computed whose iso-parameter lines follow the cross field directions. Notably, sparsely distributed directional constraints are sufficient to automatically determine the appropriate number, type and position of singularities in the quadrangulation. Both steps of the algorithm (cross field and parametrization) can be formulated as a mixed-integer problem which is solved very efficiently by an adaptive greedy solver, in order to generate high quality quad meshes in a fully automatic manner. | 2012-02-02 |
20120029883 | COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD FOR VIRTUALLY MODIFYING A DIGITAL MODEL OF A DENTAL RESTORATION AND A COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM - Computer-implemented method for virtually modifying a digital model of a dental restoration, wherein a user selects a point on the surface of the dental restoration, wherein a sphere having the selected point as its centre is automatically displayed, wherein the user may define to add material to or remove material from the dental restoration inside the sphere to generate a modified part of the dental restoration and leaving the rest of the dental restoration unmodified, wherein the step of adding material to or removing material from the dental restoration is automatically performed in real time on a display. Further, the invention is related to a computer-readable medium having stored thereon instructions which when executed by a processor perform the method steps of the inventive computer-implemented method. | 2012-02-02 |
20120029884 | RADIATION-PROTECTION DEVICE - A radiation-protection device is provided that includes a substrate and a surface structure formed on the substrate. The surface structure has an arrangement and interacts with radiation and the substrate to at least (a) substantially transmit or attenuate radiation at a wavelength and an energy below a threshold energy, and (b) substantially reflect radiation at the wavelength and an energy above the threshold energy. | 2012-02-02 |
20120029885 | VIRTUAL DESIGNER - The present invention includes a method of electronically designing an article, including accessing an electronic article design system, selecting an article type to design, and iteratively configuring a group of characteristics by selecting one or more options for each characteristic and/or iteratively modeling the article performance based on a selection of one or more performance parameters for each performance model. In the iterative configuration and modeling step, the electronic article design system automatically presents the characteristics and the performance models based on the article type selected, dynamically updates the article for each step of the iterative configuration and/or modeled performance, and automatically resolves conflicts between iteratively configured characteristics, between iteratively modeled performances, and across iteratively configured characteristics and modeled performances. | 2012-02-02 |
20120029886 | VIRTUAL DESIGNER - The present invention includes a method of electronically designing an article, including accessing an electronic article design system, selecting an article type to design, and iteratively configuring a group of characteristics by selecting one or more options for each characteristic and/or iteratively modeling the article performance based on a selection of one or more performance parameters for each performance model. In the iterative configuration and modeling step, the electronic article design system automatically presents the characteristics and the performance models based on the article type selected, dynamically updates the article for each step of the iterative configuration and/or modeled performance, and automatically resolves conflicts between iteratively configured characteristics, between iteratively modeled performances, and across iteratively configured characteristics and modeled performances. | 2012-02-02 |
20120029887 | COMPUTING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ANALYZING SCATTERING PARAMETERS PASSIVITY - A computing device and a method measures scattering parameters (S-parameters) values at ports of a circuit at different signal frequencies, and creates a non-common-pole rational function of S-parameters by applying a vector fitting algorithm to the S-parameters. A matrix of the non-common-pole rational function is converted to a state-space matrix, and the state-space matrix is substituted into a Hamiltonian matrix. The device and method further analyzes if eigenvalues of the Hamiltonian matrix have pure imaginaries, to determine if the non-common-pole rational function of the S-parameters satisfies a passivity requirement. | 2012-02-02 |
20120029888 | TOPOGRAPHY SHAPING APPARATUS FOR FORMING SURFACES OF LOW FRICTION COEFFICIENT - The topography shaping apparatus for forming surfaces of low friction coefficient includes a data-input element, a computing element, and a shaping element. The data-input element is adapted to receive an action length, a fractal dimension value, and a fractal roughness parameter of a desired surface. The computing element connects with the data-input element to obtain a surface topography function from the data received by the data-input element. The shaping element connects with the computing element for processing a target surface to have a sectional outline matching the surface topography function to become the desired surface. | 2012-02-02 |
20120029889 | CENTRIFUGAL CHILLER PERFORMANCE EVALUATION SYSTEM - Design COP is iteratively computed. Provided is a centrifugal chiller performance evaluation system including a data acquisition section for acquiring operating data from a centrifugal chiller as input data; a storage section storing a design COP estimation formula obtained by adding correction values corresponding to losses occurring in an actual environment to a computational formula for ideal actual-machine COP expressed using COP characteristics of a reverse Carnot cycle; and a computing section for estimating a design COP at a current operating point using the operating data acquired by the data acquisition section and the design COP estimation formula stored in the storage section. The correction values include a first correction value calculated from a first computational formula including the load factor of the centrifugal chiller as a variable and a second correction value calculated from a second computational formula including a difference between cooling water outlet temperature and chilled water outlet temperature as a variable. The second correction value contains an offset from the first correction value depending on cooling water inlet temperature. | 2012-02-02 |
20120029890 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF DESIGNING OR OPTIMIZING A COLUMN FOR A SEPARATION PROCESS - A method of designing or optimizing a column for a separation process includes the computer implemented steps of, in a digital processor, providing vapor-side and liquid-side mass transfer coefficient expressions and a mass transfer area expression relevant for a subject column, the vapor-side and liquid-side mass transfer coefficient expressions and the mass transfer area expression having been derived from defining a column average height equivalent to a theoretical plate | 2012-02-02 |
20120029891 | Methods for Predicting Stability and Melting Temperatures of Nucleic Acid Duplexes - The present invention provides methods that more accurately predict melting temperatures for duplex oligomers. The invented methods predict the T | 2012-02-02 |
20120029892 | CONDITION MONITORING OF WINDTURBINES - A method for monitoring a wind turbine is provided. The method includes defining at least one subsystem of the wind turbine and providing a simulation model for the at least one subsystem. During normal operation of the wind turbine at least an input parameter of the at least one subsystem is determined A behavior of the at least one subsystem is simulated using the at least one input parameter as an input of the simulation model. Based on the simulated behavior, it is determined, if the at least one subsystem operates within a given specification. | 2012-02-02 |
20120029893 | SIMULATION METHOD, SYSTEM AND ARTICLE OF MANUFACTURE - A simulation system, method, and article of manufacture. A simulation system has a discrete and a continuous portion. The discrete portion further has a peripheral emulator in communication with the continuous portion of the simulation system. A portion of a peripheral emulator is separated and is caused to operate in a thread of a continuous system. The continuous system and the peripheral are in loose synchronization and therefore sparsely communicate with each other. The configuration significantly reduces the frequency of inter-thread communications between the continuous system and the discrete system that are performed in response to a continuous clock in a simulation system including the continuous system and the discrete system, thereby reducing communication cost. Accordingly, the operation speed of the simulation system can be increased. | 2012-02-02 |
20120029894 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - An information processing apparatus for generating a thermal analysis model for a plurality of component models includes a gap simplification unit configured to simplify a gap area having a gap between the plurality of component models by generating a gap model based on an extracted portion of the gap area and by merging the gap using a modification of a component model which contacts the gap, an extraction unit configured to extract a merged face using the gap model and the merged gap, a calculation unit configured to calculate thermal resistance of the merged face based on a thermal conductivity and the merged face, and an assigning unit configured to assign the thermal resistance to the merged face. | 2012-02-02 |
20120029895 | MODEL-CONSISTENT STRUCTURAL RESTORATION FOR GEOMECHANICAL AND PETROLEUM SYSTEMS MODELING - A method for modeling a subterranean formation of a field, including receiving a structural model and restoring geological layers thereof to create boundary conditions each associated with a corresponding geological layer, and iteratively modeling each geological layer by alternatively applying a petroleum system model (PSM) and a geomechanical model (GMM) to a first geological layer while exchanging data between the PSM and GMM for convergence prior to applying the PSM and the GMM to a second geological layer. | 2012-02-02 |
20120029896 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PREDICTION OF DRUG METABOLISM, TOXICITY, MODE OF ACTION, AND SIDE EFFECTS OF NOVEL SMALL MOLECULE COMPOUNDS - A system is provided for the prediction of human drug metabolism and toxicity of novel compounds. The system enables the visualization of pre-clinical and clinical high-throughput data in the context of a complete biological organism. Substructure and similarity structure searches can be performed using the underlying databases of xenobiotics, active ligands, and endobiotics. The system also has an analytical component for the parsing, integration, and network analysis of genomics, proteomics, and metabolomics high-throughput data. From this information, the system further generates networks around proteins, genes and compounds to assess toxicity and drug-drug interactions. | 2012-02-02 |
20120029897 | DYNAMIC DISTRIBUTED POWER GRID CONTROL SYSTEM - A control system for a distributed power grid includes a simulation module operative to directly interface with operational control of distributed energy resources (DER) to develop and when necessary dynamically modify control inputs of the distributed power grid. By conducting a decentralized and distributed simulation of DER topology (components and their surrounding infrastructure) each distributed control module can simulate control response characteristics of a plurality of DER to determine a control methodology necessary to achieve a desired target. Once developed the same control inputs can be directly applied to physical DER and thereafter monitored to validate performance. Once validated, operational control of the DER is established while ongoing modifications of the control inputs continues in parallel to maintain desired performance. | 2012-02-02 |
20120029898 | MULTI-CORE, MULTI-BLADE, AND MULTI-NODE NETWORK ENVIRONMENT SIMULATION - The present disclosure provides systems and methods for a simulation environment that simulates hardware at a fiber level, a data plane level, a card level, and a chassis level. The simulation environment may be utilized in development and testing of complex, real time, embedded software systems, such as, for example, routers, switches, access devices, base stations, optical switches, optical add/drop multiplexers, Ethernet switches, and the like. In an exemplary embodiment, the simulation environment operates on one or more workstations utilizing a virtual machine to operate a virtualized module, line card, line blade, etc. Further, a plurality of virtual machines may operate together to operate a virtualized chassis forming a network element and with a plurality of virtualized chassis forming a network. Advantageously, the present invention provides state of the art data plane traffic and control plane simulation that reduces development time and cost while increasing design flexibility. | 2012-02-02 |
20120029899 | METHOD AND DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM FOR SIMULATING AN EMBEDDED SYSTEM - The invention relates to a computer-assisted method and data processing system for simulating an embedded system, wherein a plurality of hardware components, respectively provided with a software, are connected via a data exchange network for data exchange, wherein in a simulation program every component is simulated as a processing unit managing an amount of processes, wherein with the simulation program, a start time is dynamically assigned to every processing unit, wherein the processing units are successively sorted dynamically according to their start times, wherein the processing unit with the next start time is respectively selected via a scheduler, wherein, due to the selection of a processing unit, the respective active process is simulated by execution of a program code derived from a corresponding basic block graph and as a result of the simulation, the time required for the execution and/or information about the effected function is/are determined. | 2012-02-02 |
20120029900 | SIMULATION METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SIMULATING A MULTI-CORE HARDWARE PLATFORM - Embodiments of the invention relate to methods and systems for simulating a multi-core hardware platform the devices of which are modeled by functional or cycle-based models. In order to improve the simulation speed, a computer implemented method utilizes functional models that include an execution time in the reply to a transaction while maintaining the simulation accuracy relative to a cycle-based simulation of the same hardware platform. The execution time indicates an estimated number of cycles of a main clock which the represented device would have required for executing the operation. The simulation system initiates a transaction by a master model to request the execution of an operation by a slave model. The slave model executes the requested operation, and replies to the transaction returning a result of the executed operation to the master model, and where the slave model is a functional model, the execution time. | 2012-02-02 |
20120029901 | System and method for time virtualization in computer systems - A system and method for time virtualization, comprising a time virtualizer running on a first digital computer and adapted to intercept time-dependent requests from a plurality of applications executing on the first or another digital computer, wherein on intercepting a time-dependent request from an application, the time virtualizer returns an expected result to the requesting application comprising a virtual time rather than a clock time, the virtualized time being established by the time virtualizer and differing from the clock time, is disclosed. | 2012-02-02 |
20120029902 | MODE SUPPORTING MULTIPLE LANGUAGE INPUT FOR ENTERING TEXT - Strings entered into a computer system are converted to a common language. The process of converting strings to a common language comprises determining a user-selected target language, associating a user-selected primary input language with the target language and associating a user-selected secondary input language with the target language. The process further comprises obtaining a string of at least one character, converting the obtained string from the primary input language to the target language if the obtained string corresponds to a valid string in the primary input language and converting the obtained string from the secondary input language to the target language if the obtained string corresponds to a valid string in the secondary input language and is not a valid string in the primary input language. | 2012-02-02 |
20120029903 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENHANCING INTERACTIVE TRANSLATION AND DIALOGUE SYSTEMS - The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for enhancing interactive translation and dialogue systems. In one embodiment, a method for conducting an interactive dialogue includes receiving an input signal in a first language, where the input signal includes one or more words, processing the words in accordance with a vocabulary, and adjusting a probability relating to at least one of the words in the vocabulary for an output signal. Subsequently, the method may output a translation of the input signal in a second language, in accordance with the vocabulary. In one embodiment, adjusting the probability involves adjusting a probability that the word will be used in actual conversation. | 2012-02-02 |
20120029904 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ADDING NEW VOCABULARY TO INTERACTIVE TRANSLATION AND DIALOGUE SYSTEMS - The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for adding new vocabulary to interactive translation and dialogue systems. In one embodiment, a method for adding a new word to a vocabulary of an interactive dialogue includes receiving an input signal that includes at least one word not currently in the vocabulary, inserting the word into a dynamic component of a search graph associated with the vocabulary, and compiling the dynamic component independently of a permanent component of the search graph to produce a new sub-grammar, where the permanent component comprises a plurality of words that are permanently part of the search graph. | 2012-02-02 |
20120029905 | Handheld Electronic Device and Method For Employing Contextual Data For Disambiguation of Text Input - A handheld electronic device includes a reduced QWERTY keyboard and is enabled with disambiguation software that is operable to disambiguate text input. In addition to identifying and outputting representations of language objects that are stored in the memory and that correspond with a text input, the device is able to employ contextual data in certain circumstances to prioritize output. | 2012-02-02 |
20120029906 | Language Detection Service - Language detection techniques are described. In implementation, a method comprises determining which human writing system is associated with text characters in a string based on values representing the text characters. When the values are associated with more than one human language, the string is compared with a targeted dictionary to identify a corresponding human language associated with the string. Linguistic services are designated to be available based on service properties of the linguistic services and based on the corresponding human language associated with the string. | 2012-02-02 |
20120029907 | myMedicalpen - A digital pen designed to assist users in spelling words as they write. The invention is an electronic pen with a speaker located near the top of the device. A microphone may be located directly under the speaker in the form of a small screened concave or convex aperture. A switch on the back of the pen allows the user to choose between three settings: Medical Dictionary (D), Off (O), and Prescription Drug List (P). The device works by the user speaking the desired word into the microphone. The word will then appear on the illuminated digital display screen which lights up. The pen asks the user to confirm or deny the displayed word. The user says “yes” or “no” into the microphone. If denied, the pen displays another word until the correct word is located. Once confirmed, the pen will audibly and visibly spell the word one letter at a time as the user writes. The pen may be switched to the prescription drug list mode as needed. | 2012-02-02 |
20120029908 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, RELATED SENTENCE PROVIDING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - There is provided an information processing device including an information providing unit that provides related information related to main information, a related sentence generation unit that generates a sentence indicating a relation between the main information and the related information and a related sentence providing unit that provides the sentence generated by the related sentence generation unit. | 2012-02-02 |
20120029909 | SPEECH PROCESSING DEVICE, SPEECH PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR SPEECH PROCESSING - According to one embodiment, a speech processing device includes an utterance error occurrence determination information storage unit that stores utterance error occurrence determination information; a related word information storage unit that stores related word information including words; an utterance error occurrence determining unit that compares each of the divided words with the condition, gives the error pattern to the word corresponding to the condition, and determines that the word which does not correspond to the condition does not cause the utterance error; and a phoneme string generating unit that generates a phoneme string of the utterance error. The one of the error patterns associated with one of the conditions is the speech error, the utterance error occurrence determining unit further gives an incorrectly spoken word from the related word information, and the phoneme string generating unit generates a phoneme string of the incorrectly spoken word. | 2012-02-02 |
20120029910 | System and Method for Inputting Text into Electronic Devices - The present invention provides a system comprising a user interface configured to receive text input by a user, a text prediction engine comprising a plurality of language models and configured to receive the input text from the user interface and to generate concurrently text predictions using the plurality of language models, and wherein the text prediction engine is further configured to provide text predictions to the user interface for display and user selection. An analogous method and an interface for use with the system and method are also provided. | 2012-02-02 |
20120029911 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DISTRIBUTED AUDIO TRANSCODING IN PEER-TO-PEER SYSTEMS - A method for streaming audio data in a network, the audio data having a sequence of samples, includes encoding the sequence of samples into a plurality of coded base bitstreams, generating a plurality of enhancement streams, and transmitting the coded base bitstreams and the enhancement bitstreams to a receiver for decoding. Each of the enhancement bitstreams is generated from one of a plurality of non-overlapping portions of the sequence of samples. | 2012-02-02 |
20120029912 | Hands-free Active Noise Canceling Device - An invention for eliminating the noise generated by a user speaking into a microphonic instrument is disclosed herein. In a first embodiment, the invention comprises a soundproofed housing arranged to cover a user's mouth region and a loudspeaker that outputs a processed sound wave having a phase that is opposite of the user's voice thereby canceling out the user's voice that was confined inside the housing. In a second embodiment, the invention comprises a soundproofed housing arranged to enclose a user's mouth area, a microphone to capture the user's speech, and a loudspeaker that outputs a processed sound wave having a phase that is opposite of the user's voice thereby canceling out the user's voice that was confined inside the housing. | 2012-02-02 |
20120029913 | Sound Quality Control Apparatus and Sound Quality Control Method - According to one embodiment, there is provided a sound quality control apparatus, including: a characteristic parameter extractor; a speech score calculator; a music score calculator; a power value acquisition module; a first storage configured to store speech scores and music scores; a second storage configured to store power values; a power-based score corrector configured to correct a current music score or a current speech score based on a first comparison result between a current power value and past power values, a second comparison result between the current music score and past music scores and a third comparison result between the current speech score and past speech scores; and a sound quality controller configured to perform a sound quality control by using at least one of the speech score and the music score corrected by the power-based score corrector. | 2012-02-02 |
20120029914 | Method and apparatus for transmitting wideband speech signals - A method and an apparatus for transmitting a speech signal are provided. A speech signal transmitter includes a quadrature mirror filter, a base sub-band encoder, an enhancement sub-band encoder, and a network connector. The quadrature mirror filter receives a speech signal, divides the speech signal into an enhancement band speech signal and a base band speech signal, and outputs the enhancement band speech signal and the base band speech signal. The base sub-band encoder receives and encodes the base band speech signal. The enhancement sub-band encoder receives and encodes the enhancement band speech signal. The network connector multiplexes the encoded enhancement band speech signal and the encoded base band speech signal based on the kinds of networks over which speech signals are transmitted, and transmits the multiplexed signals to the networks. A speech signal is multiplexed and transmitted by various methods based on the kinds of networks. Thus, the speech signal can be efficiently transmitted. | 2012-02-02 |
20120029915 | METHOD FOR PROCESSING MULTICHANNEL ACOUSTIC SIGNAL, SYSTEM THEREFOR, AND PROGRAM - A method for processing multichannel acoustic signals which processes input signals of a plurality of channels including the voices of a plurality of speaking persons. The method is characterized by detecting the voice section of each speaking person or each channel, detecting overlapped sections wherein the detected voice sections are common between channels, determining a channel to be subjected to crosstalk removal and the section thereof by use of at least voice sections not including the detected overlapped sections, and removing crosstalk in the sections of the channel to be subjected to the crosstalk removal. | 2012-02-02 |
20120029916 | METHOD FOR PROCESSING MULTICHANNEL ACOUSTIC SIGNAL, SYSTEM THEREFOR, AND PROGRAM - A method for processing multichannel acoustic signals which is characterized by calculating the feature quantity of each channel from the input signals of a plurality of channels, calculating similarity between the channels in the feature quantity of each channel, selecting channels having high similarity, and separating signals using the input signals of the selected channels. | 2012-02-02 |
20120029917 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING MESSAGES IN A SOCIAL NETWORK - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a server including a controller to receive audio signals and content identification information from a media processor, generate text representing a voice message based on the audio signals, determine an identity of media content based on the content identification information, generate an enhanced message having text and additional content where the additional content is obtained by the controller based on the identity of the media content, and transmit the enhanced message to the media processor for presentation on the display device, where the enhanced message is accessible by one or more communication devices that are associated with a social network and remote from the media processor. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 2012-02-02 |
20120029918 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RECORDING, SEARCHING, AND SHARING SPOKEN CONTENT IN MEDIA FILES - Systems for recording, searching for, and sharing media files among a plurality of users are disclosed. The systems include a server that is configured to receive, index, and store a plurality of media files, which are received by the server from a plurality of sources, within at least one database in communication with the server. In addition, the server is configured to make one or more of the media files accessible to one or more persons—other than the original sources of such media files. Still further, the server is configured to transcribe the media files into text; receive and publish comments associated with the media files within a graphical user interface of a website; and allow users to query and playback excerpted portions of such media files. | 2012-02-02 |
20120029919 | USING LINGUISTICALLY-AWARE VARIABLES IN COMPUTER-GENERATED TEXT - One embodiment of the present invention provides a system for placing linguistically-aware variables in computer-generated text. During operation, the system receives a sentence at a computer system, wherein the sentence comprises two or more words. Next, the system analyzes the sentence to identify a first variable, wherein the first variable is a place-holder for a first word. The system then receives the first word. After that, the system automatically determines a gender of the first word. Next, the system analyzes the sentence to identify a first dependent word that is dependent on the first word, wherein a spelling of the first dependent word is dependent on the gender of the first word. The system then determines the spelling of the first dependent word that corresponds to the gender of the first word. Next, the system replaces the first variable in the sentence with the first word. If necessary, the system modifies the spelling of the first dependent word in the sentence to match the gender of the first word. Finally, the system outputs the sentence. | 2012-02-02 |
20120029920 | Cooperative Processing For Portable Reading Machine - A handheld device includes an image input device capable of acquiring images, circuitry to send a representation of the image to a remote computing system that performs at least one processing function related to processing the image and circuitry to receive from the remote computing system data based on processing the image by the remote system. | 2012-02-02 |
20120029921 | SPEECH RECOGNITION SYSTEM AND METHOD - According to the present invention, a method for integrating processes with a multi-faceted human centered interface is provided. The interface is facilitated to implement a hands free, voice driven environment to control processes and applications. A natural language model is used to parse voice initiated commands and data, and to route those voice initiated inputs to the required applications or processes. The use of an intelligent context based parser allows the system to intelligently determine what processes are required to complete a task which is initiated using natural language. A single window environment provides an interface which is comfortable to the user by preventing the occurrence of distracting windows from appearing. The single window has a plurality of facets which allow distinct viewing areas. Each facet has an independent process routing its outputs thereto. As other processes are activated, each facet can reshape itself to bring a new process into one of the viewing areas. All activated processes are executed simultaneously to provide true multitasking. | 2012-02-02 |
20120029922 | METHOD OF ACCESSING A DIAL-UP SERVICE - A method of accessing a dial-up service is disclosed. An example method of providing access to a service includes receiving a first speech signal from a user to form a first utterance; recognizing the first utterance using speaker independent speaker recognition; requesting the user to enter a personal identification number; and when the personal identification number is valid, receiving a second speech signal to form a second utterance and providing access to the service. | 2012-02-02 |
20120029923 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIA FOR CODING OF HARMONIC SIGNALS - A scheme for coding a set of transform coefficients that represent an audio-frequency range of a signal uses a harmonic model to parameterize a relationship between the locations of regions of significant energy in the frequency domain. | 2012-02-02 |
20120029924 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIA FOR MULTI-STAGE SHAPE VECTOR QUANTIZATION - A multistage shape vector quantizer architecture uses information from a selected first-stage codebook vector to generate a rotation matrix. The rotation matrix is used to rotate the direction of the input vector to support shape quantization of the first-stage quantization error. | 2012-02-02 |
20120029925 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIA FOR DYNAMIC BIT ALLOCATION - A dynamic bit allocation operation determines a bit allocation for each of a plurality of vectors, based on a corresponding plurality of gain factors, and compares each allocation to a threshold value that is based on a dimensionality of the vector. | 2012-02-02 |
20120029926 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIA FOR DEPENDENT-MODE CODING OF AUDIO SIGNALS - A scheme for coding a set of transform coefficients that represent an audio-frequency range of a signal uses information from a reference frame that describes a previous frame of the signal to determine frequency-domain locations of regions of significant energy in a target frame of the signal. | 2012-02-02 |
20120029927 | ENHANCING PERCEPTUAL PERFORMANCE OF SBR AND RELATED HFR CODING METHODS BY ADAPTIVE NOISE-FLOOR ADDITION AND NOISE SUBSTITUTION LIMITING - Methods and an apparatus for enhancement of source coding systems utilizing high frequency reconstruction (HFR) are introduced. The problem of insufficient noise contents is addressed in a reconstructed highband, by using Adaptive Noise-floor Addition. New methods are also introduced for enhanced performance by means of limiting unwanted noise, interpolation and smoothing of envelope adjustment amplification factors. The methods and apparatus used are applicable to both speech coding and natural audio coding systems. | 2012-02-02 |
20120029928 | System and method for instantaneous fingerprint recognition and analysis resulting in targeted output - A fingerprint analysis device is presented including a sensing mechanism including an adhesive member configured to perform at least a chemical analysis of a fingerprint and a sound emitting mechanism for emitting one or more sounds based on the chemical analysis of the fingerprint. The chemical analysis device further performs on-the-spot, substantially instantaneous chemical analysis of received fingerprints and emits or conveys audible and/or non-audible information based on the fingerprints received. | 2012-02-02 |
20120029929 | SIMPLIFIED BUSINESS OBJECT MODEL FOR A USER INTERFACE - A streamlined, dynamic definition of a customized user interface that presents content from a variety of service providers or sources can be provided. A server can retrieve a list of underlying business object nodes required for presentation of an organization-specific user interface corresponding to an organization from which a call for an instance of the organization-specific user interface is received at the server. A portal business object that matches a structure of the organization-specific user interface can be created that includes one portal business object node corresponding to each user interface element of a structure of the organization-specific user interface. Access to the portal business object can be provided for a user interface model that creates the organization-specific user interface by calling the underlying business object nodes according to the portal business object. Related articles, systems, and the like are disclosed as well. | 2012-02-02 |
20120029930 | Methods and Systems for Importing Data into a Database Associated with a Cochlear Implant Fitting Software Product - A method includes a fitting subsystem maintaining patient data in a primary database associated with a primary schema, receiving an export file representative of additional patient data extracted from a source database associated with a source schema and maintained by another fitting subsystem, importing the additional patient data represented by the export file into a database partition associated with the source schema, upgrading, in response to the importing, the database partition to be associated with the primary schema, and merging the additional patient data included in the upgraded database partition with the patient data in the primary database. Corresponding methods and systems are also described. | 2012-02-02 |
20120029931 | TERMINAL SUPPORTING CLINICAL DECISION, METHOD FOR MEDICATION MANAGEMENT USING THE SAME, AND RECORDING MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM FOR EXECUTING METHOD FOR MEDICATION MANAGEMENT - A terminal supporting a clinical decision is disclosed. The terminal may include a database, an analysis module, and a communication unit. The database may store an electronic prescription. The analysis module may analyze the electronic prescription to generate electronic prescription analysis results including a prescribed medicine and limitations of the prescribed medicine. The communication unit may transmit the electronic prescription analysis results to at least one external device. | 2012-02-02 |
20120029932 | DISPLAY OF PATIENT-SPECIFIC DATA - Systems, methods, and computer-program products identify clinical data corresponding to a plurality of patients located within a common health care delivery unit, and apply one or more rules to at least some of the clinical data using at least one quality and/or safety measure-specific specification. Based on the application of the rules, one or more care indicators corresponding to the plurality of patients are displayed in a single interface, the one or more care indicators indicating whether one or more of the patients is receiving appropriate care. | 2012-02-02 |
20120029933 | POINT-OF-CARE DECISION SUPPORT DRIVEN AUTO-ADJUDICATION SYSTEM, AND ASSOCIATED METHOD AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - A system is provided that includes a processor configured to access a catalog of a plurality of medical services spanning a plurality of one or more of clinicians responsible for diagnoses of respective patients, facilities responsible for performing medical services with respect to respective patients, or paying entities responsible for the coverage of respective patients. The clinicians, facilities or paying entities have a respective plurality of nomenclatures for identifying the medical services, with at least some of the nomenclatures differing in identifying similar medical services. The processor is therefore configured to receive identification of a medical service in the nomenclature of one clinician, facility or paying entity, and from the catalog, translate the identification to the nomenclature of another clinician, facility or paying entity for transmission thereto. | 2012-02-02 |
20120029934 | CLINICAL SAMPLE ANALYZING SYSTEM, CLINICAL SAMPLE ANALYZER, MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF MANAGING CLINICAL SAMPLE ANALYZER - A clinical sample analyzing system is disclosed. The system comprises a clinical sample analyzer installed in a facility of a user and a management apparatus which is able to perform data communication with the clinical sample analyzer and is installed in a facility different from the facility of the user. The clinical sample analyzer automatically transmits report data to the management apparatus when a predetermined event related to an initiation of a sample measurement occurs. The management apparatus outputs a notification when receiving the report data from the clinical sample analyzer. A clinical sample analyzer, a management apparatus and a method for managing a clinical sample analyzer are also disclosed. | 2012-02-02 |
20120029935 | DISEASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM INCLUDING A NO RESPONSE METHOD - A system and method for allowing a patient to access an automated process for managing a specified health problem called a disease. The system performs disease management in a fully automated manner, using periodic interactive dialogs with the patient to obtain health state measurements from the patient, to evaluate and assess the progress of the patient's disease, to review and adjust therapy to optimal levels, and to give the patient medical advice for administering treatment and handling symptom flare-ups and acute episodes of the disease. The medical records are updated, the progression of the disease is stored and tracked, and the patient's preferences for treatment are stored and then used to offer medical advice based on the current state of the disease. A prestored general disease trend curve is compared against a patient specific disease trend curve, and the system makes an automated response such as adjusting therapy. | 2012-02-02 |
20120029936 | Ergonomic/Physiotherapy Programme Monitoring System and Method of Using Same - A user's personal biometric information such as age, sex, weight, height as well as the use's lifestyle information, such as job description, smoker status and physical fitness, and any injury or malady type is uploaded onto a host computer. Target heart rate, energy and/or caloric consumption levels related to wellness or rehabilitation goals for a particular job type and injury are then selected having regard to fitness levels for an individual of comparable age, performing a similar job function are then downloaded to a wearable monitoring unit. The wearable monitoring unit (WMU) is provided for measuring the user's heart rate and dynamic energy and/or caloric expenditure over one to four weeks. The wearable monitoring unit includes a heart rate monitor, a unit accelerometer, a global positioning system (GPS), one or more force-micro-sensors, and an audio and/or video output. The audio/video output is operable to provide information and/or motivational prompts to the user in the event the heart rate, energy expenditure and/or caloric expenditure falls below or exceeds preselected target expenditures over a particular time segment of the selected time period. A display provides a continuously updated visual indication of whether or not the use has achieved the preselected optimum caloric bum or energy expenditure for that particular time segment. The WMU is provided with an internal calendar/clock, a processor and/or memory The processor compares wellness or measured heart rate and energy expenditure for multiple time segments against target levels stored as the user-specific wellness or rehabilitative physiotherapy programme tailored to provide the maximum therapeutic benefit to the user. The comparison is then used to generate compliance output data to either the user and/or the employer. | 2012-02-02 |
20120029937 | DIALYSIS DEVICE - A dialysis device comprising a prescriber interface and a programming means configured to allow, via the prescriber interface, input of a set of therapeutic objectives and a treatment plan and a re-evaluation means configured to, as a function of the therapeutic objectives and the treatment plan, suggest at least one treatment option comprising a set of settings of a treatment session to achieve said set of therapeutic objectives. | 2012-02-02 |
20120029938 | Anonymous Healthcare and Records System - Described herein is using cryptographic techniques (anonymous proof systems) to ensure the anonymity of health records when processing payment claims related to insurers and pharmacies. A patient receives a patient token from an insurer, which the patient delegates to a healthcare provider. The delegated token is processed into an anonymized token that identifies the healthcare provider and the medical service provided, without including information by which the patient is directly identifiable. The anonymized token includes data by which the insurer validates the token. For prescriptions, an anonymized token may be generated as an endorsement for the patient (e.g., a printed barcode) and an unendorsed token transmitted to the pharmacy. The pharmacy combines data of the endorsement and the unendorsed token into an anonymous combined token that is transmitted to the insurer for payment. | 2012-02-02 |
20120029939 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO GROUP AND PRESENT CLINICAL RECORDS - Methods and apparatus to present and group clinical records are disclosed. An example method includes obtaining work list data of a healthcare practitioner and one or more clinical records associated with the work list data; extracting descriptive information from the clinical records to obtain one or more classifications associated with the clinical records; organizing the clinical records using the classifications into a hierarchy associated with a multi-tiered structure for graphical display; displaying one or more work items from the work list data in a first tier of the structure associated with the hierarchy; displaying one or more nodes associated with a first one of the classifications in a second tier of the structure in response to a first selection of a first one of the work items; and presenting one or more of the clinical records in a user interface in response to a second selection from a base tier of the structure. | 2012-02-02 |
20120029940 | System for Clinical Trial Subject Compliance - The present invention is designed to develop research protocols for clinical trials. The invention also can track and enhance subject compliance with a research protocol. The invention further provides evaluability data related to subject performance in the clinical trial. According to an alternative embodiment of the invention, a portable electronic device is used to query and collect data from the subject. | 2012-02-02 |
20120029941 | Communication Station and Software for Interfacing with an Infusion Pump, Analyte Monitor, Analyte Meter, or the Like - A communication station is for use with a medical device (such as an infusion pump) and a processing device (such as a computer). The communication station includes a housing, a medical device interface coupled to the housing, a processing device interface coupled to the housing and a processor coupled to the housing. The device interface interfaces with the medical device, and the processing device interface interfaces with the processing device. The processor provides a communication path between the medical device and the processing device such that programming and instructions may be communicated from the processing device to the medical device and data may be transferred from the medical device to the processing device. The communication station may be combined with a system that is capable of generating reports either locally or remotely. In addition, the medical device interface may be a cradle that is configurable to attach to different shaped medical devices. | 2012-02-02 |
20120029942 | User-Specific Data Provision System, User-Specific Data Provision Method, Server Device, and Handheld Device - A user-specific data provision system includes: a handheld device transmitting user-specific information held specifically by a user and user's biometric information acquired by measuring biometric information of the user; the server device receiving the user-specific information and the user's biometric information; and a medical facility terminal receiving information transmitted from the server device, a server device including an access point information determining unit acquiring access point information representing an access point to which the handheld device belongs at present and determining whether the access point is changed or not, at least one of the handheld device and the server device, further including a biometric information prediction determining unit determining whether or not the user's biometric information satisfies a predetermined criterion, wherein the server device transmits the user-specific information to the medical facility terminal when determining that the access point is changed and/or when determining that the predetermined criterion is satisfied. | 2012-02-02 |
20120029943 | REPORT GENERATION MANAGEMENT DEVICE AND PROGRAM - A report generation management device includes a storage unit which stores interpretation report information, and a control unit. The control unit generates a plurality of pieces of interpretation report information for one examination, stores the generated pieces of the interpretation report information in the storage unit, and manages the generated pieces of the interpretation report information by correlating the generated pieces of the interpretation report information with the examination. | 2012-02-02 |
20120029944 | METHOD FOR MEASURING THE INCIDENCE OF HOSPITAL ACQUIRED INFECTIONS - Disclosed is a method and system for analyzing patient hospitalization data to determine a Nosocomial Infection Marker (NIM), the method comprising receiving from a database hospitalization data associated with at least one patient, calculating from the hospitalization data the number of specimens with non-duplicate hospital isolates (SNDHI) markers, calculating from the hospitalization data antibiotic utilization criteria (AUC) markers, and determining the nosocomial infection marker (NIM) for each patient, based upon the calculated. SNDHI and AUC markers. | 2012-02-02 |