11th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 19 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110063073 | TACTILE REMOTE CONTROL SYSTEM - The present invention discloses a tactile remote control system, which uses a processor to integrate the operation selection items of controlled devices and arrange the selection items into a graphic user interface, and which uses a microswitch to output instructions. The processor arranges the graphic user interfaces of a controlled device hierarchically. Therefore, the graphic user interfaces have organizationality, logicality and continuity. The user watches the display and operates the microswitches to remotely control the controlled devices. The present invention integrates the control functions to assist the user to control the daily-life electronic devices and household appliances. The present invention enables any one, who has been briefly instructed, to remotely control the linked devices by his will. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063074 | Method and system for determining the activity of a person, recording medium for this method - This method for determining a person's activity in surroundings equipped with electrical appliances that are switchable, in response to a command from the person, between an ‘on’ mode and an ‘off’ mode, wherein the method comprises:
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20110063075 | Control System for a Door Drive - The present invention relates to a control system for a door drive with a plurality of components and a digital data bus via which the components communicate, wherein at least one safety component such as a closing edge-safety device or a light barrier detects safety-relevant events and reports the same via the data bus. When detecting a safety-relevant event, the safety component blocks the communication via the data bus for a certain time, wherein the remaining components detect the missing communication on the data bus and interpret the same as notification of a safety-relevant event. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063076 | Apparatus for preventing unauthorized use of a vehicle - An apparatus for protecting a vehicle includes a fob in the possession of a person who whishes to use the vehicle. The fob includes a fob code. A proximity sensor mounted on the vehicle is used to actuate circuitry for interrogating the fob so as to retrieve the fob code. The fob code is then matched to a vehicle code to determine whether the person possessing the fob is authorized to use the vehicle. The proximity sensor may include a capacitive sensor, and inductive sensor, or both. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063077 | VEIN AUTHENTICATION APPARATUS USING TOTAL INTERNAL REFLECTION - Disclosed herein is a vein authentication apparatus. The vein authentication apparatus includes a protective panel provided with a finger-resting surface, a light entry hole and a light exit hole and configured to totally reflect light, a light source located adjacent to the light entry hole of the protective panel and configured to emit the near infrared rays, an imaging element located adjacent to the light exit hole of the protective panel and configured to acquire a vein pattern, a light entry-side diffraction element located in the light entry hole of the protective panel and configured to guide the light toward the fingertip, a light exit-side diffraction element located in the light exit hole of the protective panel and configured to guide the light toward the imaging element, and an authentication unit configured to perform vein authentication using the vein pattern. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063078 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, OPERATION CONFIRMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND OPERATION CONFIRMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM FOR COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - The invention provides a technique that makes it possible to surely detect an abnormality in normal operation of an antenna of a communication system for wireless communication with an RF tag attached to a management target article. The antenna is provided with an operation confirmation RF tag with which the antenna can always establish wireless communications when normally transmitting to the attached RF tag. The communication system transmits, from the antenna, radio waves for wireless communication with the RF tag attached to the management target article, and thus can determine an abnormality of the antenna on the basis of the presence or absence of a response from the operation confirmation RF tag. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063079 | Enhancements to meterless remote parking monitoring systems - A remote meterless parking monitoring system including a plurality of individual parking spaces, a plurality of vehicle detector/RFID units for monitoring the status of the individual parking spaces; at least one Gateway device responsive to the plurality of vehicle detector/RFID units; a Command and Control Server for employing numerous security provisions at least including encryption of data, Virtual Privacy Networks, firewalls and authenticated connections and responsive to data from said Cellular gateway via the internet; and the Command and Control Server uses the status of each space and the ID from the motorist's RFID tag to cross reference data according to a Policy database and identifying the motorist through a Motorist Database including information about the motorist's mailing address, vehicle payment account balance or other information. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063080 | MOBILE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a mobile electronic device that makes an initial response in a slot marker system, includes a reception unit configured to receive an initial response command from a terminal, a recognition unit configured to recognize a total slot number N (integer equal to or greater than 2) set in the terminal, from the initial response command received by the reception unit, a logic unit configured to generate an integer n from a random number, a storage unit configured to store data set to the mobile electronic device and representing whether the mobile electronic device is a main device or a sub device, and a control unit configured to cause the logic unit to generate 0 as integer n, thereby responding to the initial response command for the first time, if the mobile electronic device is set as the main device. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063081 | ANTENNA DEVICE FOR RF TAG COMMUNICATION AND RF TAG READER AND WRITER - There is provided an antenna device for RF tag communication including: a plate-shaped radiation element; and an antenna case body which contains the radiation element and has an indicating unit at a position corresponding to a region in which the field intensity of the electric field generated at the radiation element is the highest. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063082 | WIRELESS TAG READER AND WIRELESS TAG READING METHOD - According to one embodiment, a wireless tag reader includes a receiver, a memory, a reader, and a transmitter. The receiver configured to receive an instruction from a host. The memory configured to store a dummy identifier, when the receiver received a set instruction for setting the dummy identifier from the host. The reader configured to read information stored in a wireless tag, when the receiver received a read instruction from the host. The transmitter configured to add the dummy identifier to the information, and to transmit the information, to which the dummy identifier is added, to the host. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063083 | RF TAG READER AND WRITER - The present invention relates to an RF tag reader and writer including: an antenna device which has a first radiation element and a second radiation element which is larger than the first radiation element, causes the first radiation element to radiate radio waves with an intensity distribution capable of communicating only with RF tags located in a region in the vicinity of the first radiation element, and causes the second radiation element to radiate radio waves with an intensity distribution capable of communicating with RF tags located in a range broader than that of the first radiation element; and an antenna switching control unit configured to select either the first or second radiation element to radiate radio waves and switching therebetween based on a user's operation. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063084 | READER CONTROL SYSTEM - An RFID reader control system and method is provided. A protocol for controlling an RFID reader and an RFID reader control unit of a mobile phone is defined. Messages, information, commands, responses, and notification are constructed and transmitted between the RFID reader and the RFID reader control unit. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063085 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING OPTIMAL FRAME SIZE FOR TAG COLLISION PREVENTION IN RFID SYSTEM - The present invention relates to a method for determining an optimal frame size for tag collision prevention in an Aloha-based RFID system in which frame sizes limited to a certain unit are used to identify tags, the method including the steps of using an RFID for: (a) calculating an estimated optimal frame value for the RFID reader identifying the tags; (b) calculating expected time delays per tag of a left-hand frame size and a right-hand frame size, which show the smallest differences with respect to the estimated optimal frame value, among the frame sizes; (c) comparing, the expected time delay per tag of the left-hand frame size with that of the right-hand frame size; and (d) determining a frame size which has a smaller expected time delay per tag, between the left-hand frame size and the right-hand frame size, to be an optimal frame size. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063086 | RF TAG READER AND WRITER - There is provided an RF tag reader and writer including: a transmission antenna configured to transmit a desired signal; a receiving antenna configured to receive radio waves transmitted from an RF tag which is a communication target; a return-loss determination unit configured to determine the receiving intensity of the receiving antenna with respect to reflected waves of radio waves radiated from the transmission antenna; and a reading control unit configured to start a reading operation of the RF tag by being triggered by a return loss value determined by the return-loss determination unit. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063087 | RESISTIVE AND CAPACITIVE MODULATION IN AN ELECTROMAGNETIC TRANSPONDER - The selection of at least one back-modulation element of an electromagnetic transponder from among a plurality of resistive and/or capacitive modulation elements of the load of an oscillating circuit of the transponder, including selecting the modulation element(s) according to a binary message received from a read/write terminal. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063088 | RFID DETECTION AND IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM FOR IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICES - An RFID tag is disposed within a hermetically sealed housing of an IMD. Low frequency RFID interrogators and tags are used, and the housing walls are made of materials, and/or are reduced in thickness, to facilitate RF communication between the RFID tag and an RFID reader/interrogator programmer. An RFID reader/interrogator may be used which has a limited transmit time and time-out period to avoid interference with the operation of the IMD. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063089 | RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION (RFID) SYSTEM - A radio frequency identification (RFID) system is disclosed. The RFID system connects a sense-signal generator to a power-supply voltage VDD input terminal of an RFID chip so that it detects a power-supply operation status of the RFID chip using sensory organs of a human being. The RFID system includes an RFID chip configured to perform a data read/write operation upon receiving a radio frequency (RF) signal from an antenna, and a sense-signal generator configured to output an operation status of the RFID chip by connecting to the RFID chip. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063090 | ESTABLISHING A LINK WITH A RADIO TRANSMIT CONTROLLER - A method for a radio control receiver establishing a link with a radio control transmit controller is provided. Two or more identifiers are stored in a radio control receiver. Each identifier is an identifier of a radio control transmit controller. The receiver receives a first signal from a first transmit controller. The first signal includes at least an identifier of the first transmit controller. The receiver determines if the identifier of the first transmit controller is stored in the plurality of identifiers. If the identifier of the first transmit controller is stored in the plurality of identifiers, the receiver transmits a second signal to the first transmit controller. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063091 | RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM - A radio frequency identification (RFID) system allocates an identification (ID) code to a driving device using an RFID device such that each driving device can be wirelessly controlled at a remote site. The RFID system includes an RFID device which reads and writes data in response to a radio frequency (RF) signal received through an antenna unit. The RFID device includes a connection unit configured to be coupled to an external driving device, and a driving unit configured to output a driving signal for controlling the driving device to the connection unit in response to control signals generated by the RF signal. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063092 | RF TAG READER AND WRITER - The present invention relates to an RF tag reader and writer including: a communication unit which communicates with an RF tag as a target from which information is obtained and obtains the information held in the RF tag; and a communication stability determination unit which determines that stable communication with a specific RF tag is being established when the same information is obtained over a predetermined plural number of times from the RF tag communicating with the communication unit. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063093 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING SERIALIZATION OF DEVICES - A serialization service module is provided for configuring an asset management system to provide a secure means of generating, assigning to chips (or other electronic objects or devices), and tracking unique serial numbers. To provide this service, a controller is used to define a product model, then to define one or more serialization schemas to be bound to each product model. Each serialization schema contains a range of serial numbers for a particular product. The serial number schemas are sent over a secure, encrypted connection to appliances at the manufacturer's location. Agents can then request serial number values by product name. The serial numbers are generated by the appliance, metered, and provided to the agents. The serial numbers are then injected sequentially into each die in a chip manufacturing process using the agent. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063094 | Device and methods for optimizing communications between a medical device and a remote electronic device - An electronic device may communicate wirelessly with another electronic device. The electronic device may include a first processor configured to control only wireless communications with the another device but not operations associated only with the electronic device, a second processor configured to control the operations associated only with the electronic device but not the wireless communications with the another device, and a memory device connected between the first and second processors. The first and second processors may each be configured to exchange information with the memory device separately and independently of the exchange of information by the other of the first and second processors with the memory device. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063095 | RF TAG READER AND WRITER - There is provided an RF tag reader and writer including: a communication unit configured to exchange signals with RF tags by performing a predetermined process unit a plurality of times; a buzzer configured to perform notification by audio output; a read-tag number determination unit configured to determine the number of RF tags which are read by the communication unit every time the predetermined process unit is executed; and a notification control unit configured to change a buzzer sounding frequency corresponding to each predetermined process unit every time each predetermined process unit is completed, in accordance with the number of the read RF tags, which is determined by the read-tag number determination unit for each predetermined process unit. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063096 | VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE, PORTABLE DEVICE, PORTABLE DEVICE SEARCH SYSTEM - A vehicle control device mounted on a vehicle has a search signal transmission unit that transmits a search signal for searching a position of a portable device, which remotely operates the control device, a determination unit that determines a bright and dark state of outside of the vehicle, and a storage unit that stores a determination result of the determination unit. When searching for the portable device, a first search signal for causing the portable device to perform an informing operation of visually informing the position of the portable device is transmitted from the search signal transmission unit if the determination result in which the outside of the vehicle is determined as the dark state by the determination unit is stored in the storage unit, and a second search signal for not causing the portable device to perform the informing operation of visually informing the position of the portable device is transmitted from the search signal transmission unit if the determination result in which the outside of the vehicle is determined as the bright state by the determination unit is stored in the storage unit. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063097 | Device for Detecting/Judging Road Boundary - There is provided a road boundary detection/judgment device resistant to environmental change and capable of detecting even a road boundary demarcated by a three-dimensional object in the distance. The device is provided with: an image acquisition section having two or more cameras for image-capturing the road area; a distance data acquisition section acquiring three-dimensional distance information about an image-capture area on the basis of an image obtained by the image acquisition section; a road boundary detection section detecting the height of a three-dimensional object existing in the road area on the basis of the three-dimensional distance information obtained by the distance data acquisition section to detect a road boundary; and a same boundary judgment section transforming the image, for a first road area where the height of a three-dimensional object corresponding to a road boundary could be detected and a second road area where the height of a three-dimensional object corresponding to a road boundary could not be detected, and judging whether the three-dimensional object corresponding to the first road area and the three-dimensional object corresponding to the second road area are the same. If it is judged that the three-dimensional objects corresponding to the first and second road area boundaries are the same, the second road area is reset as the first road area. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063098 | STANDARD MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE DISTRACTION PREVENTION AND SAFETY PROTOCOLS - Methods and systems for providing standardized mobile device distraction prevention and safety protocols are disclosed. In particular, an embodiment of a method for activating a distraction prevention or safety protocol behavior in a mobile device when the mobile device satisfies a specific condition is disclosed. The method includes discovering one or more protocol activators configured to transmit discovery information associated with a specific condition. The method further includes activating distraction prevention safety protocol behavior in the mobile device based at least in part on the discovery information. In an implementation, the specific condition may be a specified environment itself and or include an event when the mobile device enters a specified environment or a specified sequence of numbers is dialed from the mobile device. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063099 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RECORDING VEHICLE EVENTS AND FOR GENERATING REPORTS CORRESPONDING TO THE RECORDED VEHICLE EVENTS BASED ON DRIVER STATUS - In at least one embodiment, an apparatus for recording events in a vehicle based on driver status of a driver is provided. The apparatus comprises a vehicle interface device. The device is configured to receive a driver status signal indicative of the driver being one of a primary driver and a secondary driver. The device is further configured to receive at least one vehicle event signal corresponding to vehicle events in response to the driver status signal indicating that the driver is the secondary driver and to store the at least one vehicle event signal to record the vehicle events. The device is further configured to generate a report indicating the recorded vehicle events for transmission to at least one of the primary driver and the secondary driver. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063100 | Truck Safety Device - A braking indication system for illuminating the brake lamps on a vehicle having an engine braking device is disclosed. The vehicle may be slowed or stopped using either the brake pedal or the engine braking device. A first electrical conduction path is established between the vehicle power source and the brake lamps when the brake pedal is pressed. A second electrical conduction path is established between the vehicle power source and the brake lamps when the engine braking device is active. Thus, the brake lamps are illuminated when either the brake pedal or the engine braking device is used to slow the vehicle. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063101 | Carbon Monoxide Safety System And Method - A safety alarm system and method are provided. The alarm system includes a gas detector and a possible fire detector. A controller is provided to process signals from the detectors and provide signals to a vent controller so that if a detected gas level is too high, the vent controller will open a vent. Further, the vent will be prevented from opening if a fire is detected. Alarms may be activated if the detected gas level is too high and if a possible fire is detected. The alarm system can be coupled to a generator set to effect engine shutdown if the detected gas level is too high. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063102 | Interrogator-transponder RF system for prevention of hunting accidents - The RF system for preventing hunting accidents comprising RF interrogator mounted on the firearm and RF transponder attached to hunter's coat, wherein sharp-diagram K-band RF channel of the interrogator, which is directed along the sightline of hunter's rifle, provides alert information about “friendly targets” that could be under fire, such as other hunters or persons and animals equipped with said transponder; and if they are, the system develops alert signal: “Do not shoot”. Also, the system is optionally equipped with a trigger lock automatically preventing friendly fire. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063103 | BLUETOOTH COMMUNICATION METHOD AND SYSTEM - A Bluetooth connection establishment method and system is provided for facilitating establishment of a communication channel between a master device and a target slave device. The method has the steps of broadcasting an inquiry signal for discovering a slave device and transmitting an inquiry response signal. The inquiry response signal is communicated from the slave device to a master device and the inquiry response signal indicates that the inquiry signal has been received by the slave device. The method requests at the master device that the at least one slave device transmits identification information. A slave device list is displayed. An alarm is transmitted by the at least one slave device that received the inquiry signal and a second alarm is transmitted by a target slave device selected from the slave device list in response to an alarm trigger signal transmitted by the master device. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063104 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE, INCLUDING HANDHELD ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH INTELLIGENT HOLSTER - A handheld electronic device that includes a first battery and a holster that includes a second battery and a charging apparatus. When the handheld electronic device and the holster are electrically connected together, the charging apparatus charges the first battery on the handheld electronic device from the second battery on the holster when the first battery charge has been depleted to a given level and the second battery charge is above a second given level. Alternatively, if the first battery charge is above a third given level the first battery charges the second battery if the second battery is not fully charged. The holster further includes a microcontroller that communicates with a microprocessor on the handheld electronic device to identify alerts and activate a notification device powered by the second battery on the holster. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063105 | EMERGENCY MESSAGE RELAY - A wireless device receives a first emergency message in a first communication protocol via a first wireless interface of the plurality of wireless interfaces from a transmitting wireless device, translates the first emergency message in the first communication protocol to a second emergency message in a second communication protocol, and transmits the second emergency message via a second wireless interface of the plurality of wireless interfaces to a network infrastructure. A wireless device requesting emergency service prepares one or more emergency messages based upon an emergency message direction received from a user, repeatedly transmits the at least one emergency message via one or more available wireless interfaces. Upon meeting a termination criteria, the wireless device ceases repeatedly transmitting the at least one emergency message via the at least one wireless interface. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063106 | Wireless communication for hygiene dispenser systems - A communication system for handwash compliance monitoring, comprises a plurality of handwash monitoring sensors for collecting handwash compliance data at a respective plurality of handwash stations, at least one hub which wirelessly receives handwash compliance data transmitted from said plurality of handwash monitoring stations, a gateway which wirelessly receives handwash compliance data transmitted from the hub, and a wireless cellular telephone link for transmitting the handwash compliance data from the gateway to a central monitoring station. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063107 | APPARATUS FOR THE WIRELESS REMOTE MONITORING OF STORAGE TANK ROOFS - This invention relates to the remote monitoring of the floating roofs of large storage tanks, including tanks used for storing liquid petroleum products or other chemicals. The invention is used to monitor the position and flexure of the roof and other conditions such as vibration; the presence of vapours or liquids from water, hydrocarbons, or other chemicals; the presence of snow; or the presence of intruders. The invention can be connected to a monitoring system using wired or wireless means and can be used for routine status monitoring or for notifying plant operators in the event of alarm conditions. The invention can be completely self-contained and is suitable for encapsulation and use in harsh environments. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063108 | Store Surveillance System, Alarm Device, Control Method for a Store Surveillance System, and a Program - A store surveillance system, a warning device for use in such system, a store surveillance control method, and program-based instruction implementations of such method facilitate the detection of fraudulent activity in a retail store, supermarket, or other type of store. A store management server has a pattern storage unit that stores occurrence patterns of specific events that occur in a store; a POS terminal that executes a product transaction process; a employee surveillance camera that monitors component factors of the occurrence patterns; and a card reader. In some embodiments, when the POS terminal executes a predetermined exception process, the store management server issues a warning conditionally upon whether event occurrence conditions detected by the employee surveillance camera and card reader match a fraudulence pattern stored as an occurrence pattern, or do not match a normal pattern stored as an occurrence pattern | 2011-03-17 |
20110063109 | DEVICE FOR MONITORING A SPACE BY SERIES-CONNECTED NORMALLY-OPEN CONTACTS, IN PARTICULAR COVER INTERLOCK SWITCHES IN A SECURITY ENCLOSURE - A device for monitoring a space by changing a sequence of a serial interconnection of closing contacts, in particular of cover switches in a security housing, having a series circuit variation apparatus, a security cover, at least two closing contacts, and a protective circuit, wherein said at least two closing contacts each have an open, electrically nonconductive state and a closed, electrically conductive state, wherein said security cover is set up to put each of said at least two closing contacts in a closed, electrically conductive state, wherein said protective circuit is set up to detect an opening of at least one of said at least two closing contacts, wherein said series circuit variation apparatus serially interconnects said at least two closing contacts, wherein the sequence of the serial interconnection of said at least two closing contacts can be changed by said series circuit variation apparatus. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063110 | INTRUSION DETECTION AND TRACKING SYSTEM - An intrusion detection and tracking system includes a plurality of nodes, a DP and a gateway. The nodes are disposed about an area and form a wireless network to be monitored, the nodes are configured to receive data and transmit data frames with a signal strength indicator and/or a link quality indicator in the frames. The DP is communicatively connected to the network and configured to analyze variations in the signal strength indicator and/or link quality indicator to detect and track disturbances to an electromagnetic field in the area. The gateway is configured to form a data link between the network and the DP. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063111 | Intrusion Detection and Tracking System and Related Techniques - An intrusion detection and tracking system includes a plurality of nodes, a DP and a gateway. The nodes are disposed about an area and form a wireless network to be monitored, the nodes are configured to receive data and transmit data frames with a signal strength indicator and/or a link quality indicator in the frames. The DP is communicatively connected to the network and configured to analyze variations in the signal strength indicator and/or link quality indicator to detect and track disturbances to an electromagnetic field in the area. The gateway is configured to form a data link between the network and the DP. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063112 | PRODUCT ADMINISTRATION SYSTEM - According to the product administration system of the present embodiment, the radio tag having the acceleration sensor and the inquiry unit for communication with the radio tag are provided, the inquiry unit sets a direction of acceleration and a threshold value of the acceleration in the direction in the radio tag by communication, and the set radio tag responds to an inquiry from the inquiry unit when it exceeds the threshold value. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063113 | Calibration and Operational Assurance Method and Apparatus for RFID Object Monitoring System - A method for monitoring objects in a three dimensional target area and or business process decision making. The methods include calibration, recalibration, operation and rules compliance for a radio frequency object monitoring system. Location tags are placed throughout a three dimensional area in predetermined positions and used to determine relative position, movement and or distances of objects with and without object tags. Repeated scanning and comparison of data provides a database by which the object monitoring system responds according to predetermined rules. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063114 | POSTURE TRAINING DEVICE - Sensory indication modules intimately associated with a surface for detection of angle relative to true vertical and acceleration, and include feedback indicators for communicating localized information in relation to the detected angle and acceleration. Further included is a control module for communicating command and control instructions with the sensory indication modules. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063115 | LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE, ILLUMINATION DEVICE, AND PHOTO SENSOR - Provided is a light emitting device improved in safety to an eye. The light emitting device includes: a semiconductor laser element for emitting laser light; an optical conversion member for converting coherent laser light which is emitted from the semiconductor laser element into incoherent light, and for emitting the incoherent light; and a safety device for preventing the coherent laser light from exiting to an outside. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063116 | SENSING NETWORK AND METHOD - A system and method are described for detecting toxic gas releases in an urban environment. The system includes a series of repositionable remote sensor nodes that are located in an environment containing a toxic gas, the sensor nodes including a chemical sensor and/or a meteorological sensor. The sensor nodes gather data relating to the type of gas released and the surrounding atmospheric conditions and relay the information back to a data processing hub where the data is collated and analysed to produce an indication of the likely spread of the gas plume, the likely danger to the surrounding population and an indication of the release point of the gas. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063117 | PUMP PRESSURE CONTROL - A method and apparatus is disclosed for determining pressure provided by a pump element of a topical negative pressure (TNP) system. The method includes the steps of determining a current pressure provided by a pump element of a TNP system, comparing the determined pressure with a predetermined pressure and selecting a target pressure intermediate the current and predetermined pressure and increasing or decreasing pump speed to respectively increase or decrease pressure until the current pressure matches the target pressure. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063118 | IMAGING DEVICE AND IMAGING DEVICE CONTROL METHOD - An imaging device of the present invention comprises a photographing lens for forming a subject image, an imaging section for converting the subject image to image signals and outputting the image signals, a storage section for storing image data obtained based on the image signals output from the storage section, an attitude detection section for detecting an attitude of the imaging device, an image detection section for detecting a face image contained in the image signals, and a storage control section for determining storage start and storage end for the image data, based on detection results of the attitude detection section and detection results of the image detection section. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063119 | USER INTERFACE FOR RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES - A rechargeable battery includes a housing having an external surface including a user interface region. A battery cell within the housing is characterized by a charging status, a state of charge, and a state of health. A processor disposed within the housing determines and/or stores the charging status as well as one or more of the state of charge and the state of health of the battery cell. The user interface region provides a plurality of visual components configured to provide a plurality of visual cues relating to the charging status, the state of charge, and the state of health of the battery cell. The plurality of visual components may include a persistent display, an on-demand display, and an input component. The input component may be used to select the manner in which the visual cues are provided. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063120 | MOTORCYCLE GRIPS WITH PRESSURE SENSORS AND ALARM SYSTEM - A pressure sensitive alarm system for solving the problem of arm pump commonly experienced by competitive motocross riders is provided. The system comprises motorcycle grips which incorporate one or more pressure sensors. The pressure sensors provide a signal to a control unit which compares the magnitude of the pressure sensor signal to a predetermined threshold value. When the predetermined threshold value is exceeded the control unit activates an alarm and maintains the alarm until the rider's grip pressure falls below the predetermined threshold value. The predetermined threshold value is a pressure magnitude which when exceeded by a rider is likely to lead the onset of arm pump. Means are provided for individually tailoring the predetermined threshold value to the specific needs of an individual rider. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063121 | DEVICE FOR PROVIDING INFORMATION ON POSITIONING OF A MOVEABLE COUPLING OF A MARINE FLUID LOADING SYSTEM | 2011-03-17 |
20110063122 | NUMERICAL CONTROLLER HAVING A FUNCTION FOR DETERMINING MACHINE ABNORMALITY FROM SIGNALS OBTAINED FROM A PLURALITY OF SENSORS - Signals from a plurality of sensors (vibration sensors, temperature sensors, and humidity sensors) disposed at places on a machine are input through a communication circuit to a numerical controller that controls the machine. The numerical controller uses vibration information, temperature information and humidity information obtained from these sensors to determine whether the machine is in an abnormal state. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063123 | Vehicle Console Display Buttons and Vehicle Consoles Incorporating the Same - Display buttons and vehicle consoles include etched lenses operable to diffract light provided by a light source within a vehicle console such that the light emitted from the display button diverges from the first pathway within the button housing into a secondary pathway outside of the display button. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063124 | PIT MOUNT INTERFACE DEVICE - A pit mount interface device includes a body having a head and an elongate stem extending from a bottom surface of the head. The elongate stem is sized and configured to be received in and extend through a hole formed in a cover of a pit. A nut defines a central aperture that is sized and configured to receive the elongate stem of the body. A passive radiator is disposed within the body and configured receive a radio frequency (RF) signal transmitted by an automatic meter reading (AMR) device located below the cover through inductive coupling and to radiate the RF signal from a position located above the cover of the pit. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063125 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REMOTE METERING THE CONSUMPTION OF ELECTRICITY, WATER OR GAS - The method and devices for remote metering the consumption, of utilities according to the present invention provide the possibility to retrieve a specific amount of data, i.e. consumption data and/or additional data, from remote meters of a remote metering system. The retrieved data provide a data profile in a given time interval than the entire buffer, for example indicative of the consumption characteristics over time at the location of a remote meter or, in the case of a distribution network for electric energy, indicative of a ratio of active and reactive energy consumption at the location of a remote meter over time. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063126 | COMMUNICATIONS HUB FOR RESOURCE CONSUMPTION MANAGEMENT - The subject disclosure provides a communications architecture for managing/relaying utility information, such as energy, water or gas information. In one aspect, the system includes a hub having a first communications interface for receiving consumption data of a predetermined energy load and a second communications interface for communicating with a metering device. The second communications interface is configured to transmit the consumption data to the metering device and to receive control signals from the metering device where the consumption data is communicated using a first protocol and wherein the control signals are communicated using a second protocol. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063127 | EXPOSURE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, DOSIMETER, AND WIRELESS RELAY DEVICE - An exposure management system includes dosimeters, wireless relay devices that wirelessly communicate with the dosimeters, and a monitoring device. The dosimeters are carried by workers for measuring exposure doses in a radiation management facility. The wireless relay devices transmit a monitor indication message that requests the dosimeters to provide respective responses that include information of measured exposure doses. The wireless relay devices receive the responses from the dosimeters by using allocated respective communication channels that are different from each other. Each dosimeter receives the monitoring indication message and generates a designated number of response times for providing a response to the monitor indication message, and determines a communication channel corresponding to each of the generated response times. The monitoring device is connected to the wireless relay devices for monitoring an exposure state of each of the workers through the wireless relay devices and dosimeters. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063128 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MONITORING CHAMBER STATUS IN SEMICONDUCTOR FABRICATION PROCESS - A chamber-status monitoring apparatus includes a plurality of chambers, a time-division multiplexer configured to receive, via optical fiber probes, optical signals from each chamber, to divide each optical signal into first time slots having a predetermined duration, and to multiplex the first time slots to generate an OTDM signal, a multi-input optical emission spectroscope configured to receive and disperse the OTDM signal according to wavelengths to measure spectrum information, and a controller configured to divide the spectrum information of the dispersed OTDM signal into second time slots with a predetermined time interval therebetween, to classify the second time slots according to the chambers to obtain spectrum information of the optical signals of the individual chambers, and to control endpoint detection in each of the chambers in accordance with the spectrum information of the optical signal of the corresponding chamber. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063129 | GEOBROADCAST VIA A SERVER - A hazard warning for a driver of a vehicle is provided which involves measured values captured by different vehicles or corresponding advance analysis results being evaluated centrally by a server. The server then decides who needs to receive a corresponding warning. In this way, the main computation power can be provided in the server, which relieves the load on the individual vehicle systems. In addition, the data transfer can be minimized, since the messages are sent only to selected receivers. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063130 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD, AND ROADSIDE UNIT - A communication system includes a roadside unit and a mobile communication unit that communicates with the roadside unit by using one of a plurality of communication channels. The mobile communication unit obtains, for each communication channel, a reception condition measurement representing the reception condition of a radio signal received from the roadside unit, creates information of a candidate channel for a receiving channel to be used to receive the radio signal from the roadside unit, and reports the candidate channel information to the roadside unit. On the other hand, the roadside unit assigns the receiving channel by selecting it from among the candidate channels, and reports the receiving channel to the mobile communication unit. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063131 | Vehicle Park Assist System and Method for Parking a Vehicle Using Such System - A park assist system for parking a vehicle in a target parking space includes a first sensing system which determines whether there is a sufficient slot length in a target parking space in which to park the vehicle. A second sensing system determines whether an obstacle is located in a predetermined clearance zone on a side of the vehicle opposite the target parking space. A decision regarding whether to recommend parking the vehicle in the target parking space sensed by the first sensing system is dependent upon a determination that an obstacle located in the clearance zone may be avoided by executing a first steering trajectory provided by the park assist system in order to avoid the obstacle before executing a second steering trajectory provided by the park assist system in order to park the vehicle into the target parking space. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063132 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING INFORMATION - A navigation device and a method of determining parking information are disclosed. In at least one embodiment, the method includes receiving, at a server, journey information from a plurality of navigation devices, the journey information indicating one or more journeys made by each navigation device and determining, by the server from the journey information, parking information indicating a geographical location of one or more parking areas. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063133 | Gen II meter system with multiple processors, multilple detection sensor types, fault tolerance methods, power sharing and multiple user interface methods - A parking space monitoring system, with multiple microprocessors for handling various parking space management conditions, including at least one of the following conditions: (1) Space Occupancy (vehicle detection); (2) Parking Meter Status; (3) Display of Parking Policy to Motorists; (3) Motorist User Interactions; (4) Maintenance User Interactions; (5) Radio Communications with a Central management system and Network; and (6) Coordination of the operation between various ones of the microprocessors. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063134 | System and a Method for an Automatic Parking Meter - The present invention is a new and innovative device for regulating parking permits in parking zones in which parking is permitted for short time spans. Embodiments of the present invention enable users to purchase reusable electronic parking devices which display the amount of time remaining for free parking. For instance, in parking zones which allow fifteen minutes of free parking, the device displays 15 min when turned on and counts back the minutes until the time is over. A delaying mechanism inhibits the reactivation of the device for a predetermined time period. Thus, the device ensures that the parking permit is only used for the predetermined time period once since users cannot activate the device sequentially. According to embodiments of the present invention the proposed system and method may be embedded into other time parking devices. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063135 | Meterless remote parking monitoring system - A meter-less remote parking monitoring system, incorporating a plurality of vehicle detector and Radio Frequency Identification Reader (RFID) units deployed in individual parking spaces; a plurality of Cellular Gateway Radios, each Cellular Gateway Radio being connected to one of said plurality of vehicle detector and Radio Frequency Identification Units; a Command and Control Server; the plurality of Cellular Gateway Radios being connected to said Command and Control Server via the internet. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063136 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CENTRALIZED MANAGEMENT OF WARNINGS IN AN AIRCRAFT COMPRISING SEVERAL WARNING PRESENTATION INTERFACES - The invention in particular has as an object a method and a device for centralized management of warnings in an aircraft comprising a centralized system for management of warnings ( | 2011-03-17 |
20110063137 | INSTALLATION FOR DETECTING AND DISPLAYING THE FAILURES OF THE FUNCTIONAL SYSTEMS OF AN AIRCRAFT - An installation for detecting and displaying the failures of the functional systems of an aircraft is described. The installation can include both a general alarm system ( | 2011-03-17 |
20110063138 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IMPLEMENTING A GEOFENCE BOUNDARY FOR A TRACKED ASSET - An asset's TCU, or a mobile device coupled thereto, receives and stores geographical boundary definitions to a memory. A processor uses the boundary definition to determine an initial-location boundary based on the definition and the current location of the TCU at the time it received the boundary request message. As the TCU's GPS unit generates location information, the processor retrieves the initial-location boundary definition from the memory and compares the current location from the GPS receiver to it according to an algorithm. If the processor determines that the current location of the vehicle has crossed the boundary, the processor generates an alert message, which may be an e-mail, SMS, telephonic, interne, IM, or other electronic message indicating that an asset crossed the boundary, and sends it wirelessly using a transceiver to a central computer for further processing, or directly to another device, according to a notification destination identifier. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063139 | EXPLOSION PROOF ELECTRO-MECHANICAL JOYSTICK - A joystick comprising a housing, a ball supported and held within the housing, and a joystick handle attached to the ball. The joystick also includes a first device held within the housing, and a second device held within the housing. The joystick also includes a first engagement shaft extending from the first device to the ball, the first engagement shaft having an end adjacent the ball and engaging the ball, and a second engagement shaft extending from the second device to the ball, the second engagement shaft having an end adjacent the ball and engaging the ball. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063140 | Portable Electronic Device and External Keyboard Thereof - The present invention relates to a portable electronic device and an external keyboard thereof. The portable electronic device comprises a first port comprising a circular earphone plug and a keyboard plug. The external keyboard comprises a main body, a keyboard array and a second port. The keyboard array is disposed on the main body and comprises a plurality of scan signal lines. The second port is electrically coupled to the scan signal lines of the keyboard array, and is capable of inserting into the first port of the portable electronic device so as to electrically couple to the keyboard plug. Therefore, the external keyboard can be connected to an earphone jack in a plug-and-play fashion without necessarity to add a new port such that the external keyboard is convenient to use and carry and can be freely rotated in any angle. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063141 | ADAPTABLE KEYBOARD SYSTEM - A system for adapting a keyboard display to a definable input language is provided. The system includes an adaptable keyboard comprising keys; a software application, operatively associated with the adaptable keyboard; and a computerized system enabling to receive data from the adaptable keyboard, process and present data and operate the application. Some of the keys of the adaptable keyboard may be language adaptable, where each adaptable key includes a screen enabling to present characters associated with various languages and other data, and a touch-sensing mechanism enabling to identify a typing movement applied onto each the screen, where each screen is operatively connected to the touch sensing mechanism. The software application enables defining a language and adapting the presentation of each character in each of the screens according to the defined language, by controlling the display in the screens. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063142 | KEYBOARD PROVIDING POWER CONTROL - A keyboard includes a plug communicating with an external input device, a printed circuit board (PCB), and a base. The PCB includes a first power pad and a second power pad electrically connected to the plug via a cable. The PCB outputs a control signal to the plug via the cable in response to the first power pad and the second power pad being electrically connected. The base includes a control and at least one positioning element for positioning the control on the base. The control includes a pushbutton, a first pin electrically connected to the first power pad, and a second pin electrically connected to the second power pad. The first pin and the second pin are electrically connected in response to the pushbutton being pressed. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063143 | Data processing apparatus and method - An apparatus includes: a storage storing data input and sliding stored data per input; first and second comparators comparing in parallel the input data with each stored data and obtaining a position of data matching the input data; first and second determiners each determining whether a stored data matches the input data; a holder holding the result by the first or second comparator; a generator generating a value representing the position; a generator obtaining a longest length of a matching data list of the stored data that match the input data compared by the second comparator and that is at positions consecutive over each input, and generating a value representing the length; a generator generating a value using the input data as is; and a generator generating a code including these values. The comparison by the second comparator is controlled based on the result by the first or second comparator. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063144 | DATA TRANSFER APPARATUS - A data transfer apparatus includes a clock generation unit to generate a clock signal, a control unit to output parallel data and a reset signal, and a plurality of transmission units. Each of the plurality of transmission units uses continuous rising edges of a bit clock to sample the reset signal multiple times so that a phase shift of the reset signal between the transmission units is reduced, and the phase of the frequency dividing clock is aligned in each transmission unit. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063145 | Multiturn Rotary Encoder and Method of Operating a Multiturn Rotary Encoder - A multiturn rotary encoder includes: a single-turn unit, including a code carrier and a single-turn evaluation unit for processing single-turn position signals to form a single-turn code word; a first multiturn unit, including at least one first multiturn code carrier and a first multiturn evaluation unit for processing first multiturn position signals to form a first multiturn code word that indicates the number of revolutions covered by input shaft; and a second multiturn unit, including at least one second multiturn code carrier and a second multiturn evaluation unit for processing second multiturn position signals to form a second multiturn code word that likewise indicates the number of revolutions covered by the input shaft. The functioning of the multiturn units is ascertainable by the multiturn code words generated independently of each other. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063146 | MULTISTAGE CHOPPER STABILIZED DELTA-SIGMA ADC WITH REDUCED OFFSET - A relatively low frequency chopping operation is applied to a delta-sigma ADC to reduce DC offsets resulting from non-ideal component operation. Sequential chopping takes place outside a closed loop and may include an inverted polarity feedback for a part of the chopping period. Nested chopping involves chopping within the closed loop, and may include an inverted polarity feedback and a time shift. The feedback compensation for sequential and nested chopping permits the correct polarity feedback to be provided at the desired time in conjunction with sampling and quantization events. Integrating capacitor(s) may be swapped in relative polarity during nested chopping to preserve residual conversion information for the desired polarity. The ADC operation is non-temperature dependent and avoids modification to the useful signal, resulting in higher accuracy. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063147 | SUCCESSIVE APPROXIMATION REGISTER ANALOG TO DIGITAL CONVERTER (ADC) AND METHOD OF ADJUSTING DELAY THEREOF - A successive approximation register analog-to-digital converter includes: a digital-to-analog converter that generates an analog voltage based on a digital code; a comparator that receives the analog voltage; a control circuit that generates a digital code of an input voltage sampled from an external clock signal by successively changing the digital code based on a comparison result of the comparator; a delay circuit that resets the comparator based on a signal transition generated by delaying the comparison result; and an adjustment circuit that counts a value indicating a number of the signal transition being generated during a cycle of the external clock signal and adjusts a delay of the delay circuit according to a counted value. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063148 | Imbalance and distortion cancellation for composite analog to digital converter (ADC) - Imbalance and distortion cancellation for composite analog to digital converter (ADC). Such an ‘ADC’ is implemented using two or more ADCs may be employed for sampling (e.g., quantizing, digitizing, etc.) of an analog (e.g., continuous time) signal in accordance with generating a digital (e.g., discrete time) signal. Using at least two ADCs allows for the accommodation and sampling of various signals having a much broader dynamic range without suffering degradation in signal to noise ratio (SNR). Generally, the signal provided via at least one of the paths corresponding to at least one of the respective ADCs is scaled (e.g., attenuated), so that the various ADCs effectively sample signals of different magnitudes. The ADCs may respectively correspond to different magnitude and/or power levels (e.g., high power, lower power, any intermediary power level, etc.). Various implementations of compensation may be performed along the various paths corresponding to the respective ADCs. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063149 | CALIBRATION OF OFFSET, GAIN AND PHASE ERRORS IN M-CHANNEL TIME-INTERLEAVED ANALOG-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTERS - Techniques for correcting component mismatches in an M-channel time-interleaved Analog to Digital Converter (ADC). In order to obtain an error measure for offset, gain or phase, errors, outputs from each ADC are either summed or averaged over N | 2011-03-17 |
20110063150 | METHOD FOR DETECTING AND CORRECTING PHASE SHIFT BETWEEN I DATA CLOCK AND Q DATA CLOCK IN QUADRATURE MODULATOR OR QUADRATURE DEMODULATOR - A computer-implemented method, device, and program product for detecting a phase shift between an I data clock and a Q data clock in processing an I data signal or a Q data signal used in quadrature modulation or quadrature demodulation. The method includes: receiving an input of the I data clock and the Q data clock; performing exclusive-ORing (XORing) on the I data clock and the Q data clock; latching a result of the performance of XORing on a phase sampling clock which is asynchronous with the I data clock and the Q data clock; incrementing a first number; incrementing a second number; comparing the incremented first number and the incremented second number and determining, based on a phase determination criterion, a phase shift between the I data clock and the Q data clock; and detecting a phase shift between the I data clock and the Q data clock. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063151 | Systems, Circuits, and Methods for Pipelined Folding and Interpolating ADC Architecture - A method and apparatus for performing pipelined capacitive folding and interpolation analog-to-digital conversion. In one embodiment, the apparatus comprises a multistage pipelined analog-to-digital converter having: a distributed sample/hold and preamp, folding and interpolation unit which combines a plurality of preamplified signals using a capacitive folding and capacitive interpolation; and a decoding unit coupled to decode the output signals from the folding and interpolation unit. The distributed sample/hold and preamp drastically improves the input dynamic range and hence increases ADC over all linearity. This technique offers an inherent dynamic offset cancellation in every sample and can be implemented in submicron CMOS, using the core digital supply. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063152 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND NOISE CANCELLATIN METHOD - A communication device and the method thereof are disclosed in embodiments of the present invention. The communication device includes a level determining module, an digital to analog converter and an analog to digital converter. The level determining module determines a plurality of voltage levels and voltage intensity thereof according to an estimating signal to generate a first digital signal. The digital to analog converter converts the first digital signal into a pulse shaped analog signal according to the plurality of voltage levels and voltage intensity thereof. The analog to digital converter converts a first difference signal into a second digital signal wherein the first difference signal equals the result of subtracting the pulse shaped analog signal from a receiving signal. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063153 | DATA READOUT SYSTEM HAVING NON-UNIFORM ADC RESOLUTION AND METHOD THEREOF - A data readout system with non-uniform resolution has a pick up head for reading data stored in an optical disc and generating an analog signal, a reference voltage unit for producing a plurality of reference voltage levels, wherein voltage differences between two adjacent reference voltage levels are not all the same, a plurality of comparators for comparing the reference voltage levels with the analog signal and generating comparison results, and an encoder for encoding the comparison results into a digital signal. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063154 | TOUCH CONTROLLER WITH IMPROVED ANALOG FRONT END - A controller for a touch sensor includes a transimpedance amplifier, and a feedback resistor coupled to an input of the transimpedance amplifier and to an output of the transimpedance amplifier. At least one multiplexor may be coupled to the input of the transimpedance amplifier and configured to multiplex a plurality of analog inputs to one dedicated channel. The controller may further include a bandpass filter coupled to the output of the transimpedance amplifier. The output of the bandpass filter may be input to an anti-aliasing filter, which feeds into an analog to digital converter. Alternatively, the output of the bandpass filter may be input to a sigma-delta analog to digital converter. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063155 | Sigma-Delta Modulator with Shared Operational Amplifier and Associated Method - A Sigma-Delta modulator with a shared operational amplifier (op-amp) includes an integrated circuit, having two integrators sharing the op-amp, capable of integrating two input signals of the two integrators; a plurality of quantizers, coupled to the integrating circuit, for comparing outputting signals of the integrators with a predetermined signal and then generating digital outputting signals; a plurality of DACs, respectively coupled to the quantizers, for converting the digital outputting signals to analog feedback signals to the integrators; and a clock generator, for providing clock signals to the integrating circuit and the quantizers. Accordingly, layout area and power consumption of the modulator are reduced due to the shared op-amp. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063156 | Radar vehicle detection system - A radar parking detection system with a Ultra Wide Band (UWB) detection and transmission system including a hardened radar device placed in the vicinity of a parking space to be monitored by using measurements of time delays observed in the reflection of radio waves reflected from objects in the proximity of the transmitted waves and further including a hardened electronic sensor using (UWB) frequencies to determine the presence or absence of a vehicle in the parking space at close range; and a radio transmitter using multiple data transmission to limit the amount of lost data and to communicate changes in status of the parking space. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063157 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A RADAR SYSTEM IN THE EVENT OF POSSIBLE CONCEALMENT OF THE TARGET OBJECT AND RADAR SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING THE METHOD - In a method for operating a radar system and a radar system for performing the method, in particular a microwave radar system for applications in or on motor vehicles, in which at least one target object and at least one possible concealing object are detected using radar technology, it is provided in particular that a detection is made of whether a concealment situation of the at least one target object by the at least one concealing object exists, and in the case of a detected concealment situation a loss of the target object is not automatically assumed. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063158 | Array antenna apparatus and radar apparatus - An array antenna apparatus includes a transmission-array-antenna including transmission-antenna-elements, a transmission-side directivity control unit controlling a directivity of the transmission-array-antenna by controlling phases of at least part of the transmission-antenna-elements, a reception-array-antenna including reception-antenna-elements, and a reception-side directivity control unit controlling a directivity of the reception-array-antenna by controlling phases of the reception-antenna-elements. The array antenna apparatus has a composite transmission/reception directivity, in which the direction of a grating lobe of one of the transmission-array-antenna and the reception-array-antenna agrees with the direction of a null point or part of side lobes of the other of the transmission-array-antenna and the reception-array-antenna, and the direction of a grating lobe of the other of the transmission-array-antenna and the reception-array-antenna agrees with the direction of a null point or part of side lobes of the one of the transmission-array-antenna and the reception-array-antenna, and scans in a scanning range with the composite transmission/reception directivity. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063159 | Aircraft Collision Avoidance Alarm - The present invention provides an aircraft collision alarm system and method. The method includes the steps of collecting aircraft position information for aircraft in a given area and digitally encoding this aircraft position information. This aircraft position information is then transmitted on an audio sub-carrier over the voice communications channel of a VOR to the aircraft. The aircraft receives and processes the digitally encoded information and alerts the pilot if a collision alarm situation is present. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063160 | DOUBLE PISTON ROD - A distance measuring apparatus for detecting the position of a reflection body in a line structure is provided that includes a sensor device, which has at least one antenna for feeding a transmission signal as an electromagnetic wave into the line structure and for receiving the electromagnetic wave reflected on the reflection body. The sensor device also includes evaluation electronics which are configured to determine the position of the reflection body from the phase difference between the transmitted and the received wave. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063161 | DUAL POLARIZATION RADAR APPARATUS AND INTERFERENCE JUDGMENT METHOD - According to one embodiment, a dual polarization radar apparatus includes a received power calculation unit configured to calculate a horizontal polarization received power and a vertical polarization received power, the horizontal polarization received power indicating a power value of a horizontal polarization received signal reflected from an observation target, the vertical polarization received power indicating a power value of a vertical polarization received signal reflected from the observation target, a power ratio calculation unit configured to calculate a power ratio between the horizontal polarization received power and the vertical polarization received power, and an interference judgment unit configured to judge that an interference signal is mixed to the horizontal polarization received signal or the vertical polarization received signal when the power ratio is greater than a predetermined threshold value. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063162 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, RADAR APPARATUS EQUIPPED WITH THE SAME, METHOD OF PROCESSING IMAGE, AND IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM - This disclosure provides an image processing device, which includes an actual trail image memory for storing an actual trail data group indicating absolute changes in position of a target object detected by echo signals obtained corresponding to detection signals transmitted while changing an azimuth direction of the transmission, and a moving target object determination processing module for determining whether the target object detected with the detection signals is a moving target object based on the actual trail data group. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063163 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, RADAR APPARATUS EQUIPPED WITH THE SAME, METHOD OF PROCESSING IMAGE, AND IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM - This disclosure provides an image processing device, which includes a relative trail image memory for storing a relative trail data group indicating relative changes in position of a target object detected by echo signals obtained corresponding to detection signals transmitted while changing a transmitting azimuth direction, with respect to a transmitting position from which the detection signals are transmitted, and an approaching target object determination processing module for determining whether the target object detected with the detection signals is an approaching target object that approaches the transmitting position based on relative trail data existing on the same sweep line among the relative trail data group stored in the relative trail image memory. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063164 | WEATHER RADAR APPARATUS AND SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD THEREOF - According to one embodiment, a weather radar apparatus includes a transmitting/receiving unit configured to transmit a radar wave to an observation target and receive a reflected wave, a distribution unit configured to distribute a received signal of the reflected wave to a main path and at least another path, an extraction unit configured to extract, from a signal of the other path, an interference wave signal extracted from another radio station, and a removing unit configured to remove the interference wave signal extracted from a signal of the main path. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063165 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR AFFECTING APPLICATION OF A FILTERING MODEL USING CARRIER PHASE - Methods and apparatuses are provided that may be implemented various electronic devices to affect application of a filtering model used for obtaining a navigation solution. In particular, signal characteristics of one or more received signals are used for selecting application of a particular filtering model from a plurality of filtering models. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063166 | Positioning Data Producing Unit and Position Tracking Device - A positioning data producing unit can select suitable region position units automatically in accordance with the environmental conditions of the moving target. The location information of a position tracking device is calculated either from a coordinate data of a narrow region and a position data of the narrow region which is selected in accordance with a location of the position tracking device, or from a position data of a broad region, wherein the position data of the narrow region is calculated from a movement parameter of the position tracking device, the position data of the broad region is calculated from a plurality of received satellite signals. The location information is then transmitted via a communication module to a far end receiver. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063167 | USING MAGNETOMETER WITH A POSITIONING SYSTEM - A mobile station determines an approximate latitude using a measured feature of the Earth's magnetic field. An approximate longitude may also be determined. The mobile station uses the approximate latitude and longitude, if determined, to assist in determining a position fix for the mobile station, e.g., by determining a list of visible satellites in a satellite positioning system (SPS) during search and acquisition of satellite signals and/or using the approximate position as a seed position in the position computation. The feature of the Earth's magnetic field may be, e.g., inclination or vertical intensity, and may be determined using data from a three-dimensional magnetometer and a three-dimensional accelerometer. An instantaneous value of the magnetic field feature may be averaged to reduce the affects of motion and the presences of large metallic masses. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063168 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME - A portable electronic device is disclosed. The portable electronic device comprises an antenna with tunable directivity. Furthermore, the portable electronic device comprises an orientation unit adapted to sense an orientation of the portable electronic device. Moreover, the portable electronic device comprises a control unit operatively connected to the orientation unit and the antenna. The control unit is arranged to receive orientation data indicative of the orientation of the portable electronic device from the orientation unit, and to tune the directivity of the antenna based on the received orientation data. A method of operating the portable electronic device is also disclosed. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063169 | PHASED-ARRAY TRANSCEIVER FOR MILLIMETER-WAVE FREQUENCIES - A phased-array transmitter and receiver that may be effectively implemented on a silicon substrate. The transmitter distributes to front-ends, and the receiver combines signals from front-ends, using a power distribution/combination tree that employs both passive and active elements. By monitoring the power inputs and outputs, a digital control is able to rapidly provide phase and gain correction information to the front-ends. Such a transmitter/receiver includes a plurality of radio frequency (RF) front-ends and a power splitting/combining network that includes active and passive components configured to distribute signals to/from the front-ends. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063170 | Radar apparatus for radiating and receiving electric waves having grating lobes - A radar apparatus has a transmission array antenna for radiating electromagnetic waves containing a main lobe and a grating lobe in a transmission directivity, a reception array antenna for receiving electromagnetic waves radiated from the transmission array antenna and reflected from a target, and a microcomputer for setting the reception antenna in reception directivities one after another by placing a null point in a grating lobe receiving area of each directivity and placing the null points of the directivities at different positions. The microcomputer produces a reception signal, produced from the received electromagnetic waves containing the main lobe reflected from the target, every change of the reception directivity and detects the target from the average of the reception signals. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063171 | ANTENNAS AND METHODS TO PROVIDE ADAPTABLE OMNIDIRECTIONAL GROUND NULLS - GPS reception on helicopters and ground vehicles may be subject to varying near-ground interference. A compact antenna includes vertically spaced arrays of radiating elements. The first array provides a basic reception pattern. The second array provides a pattern having a distinctive low elevation angle phase reversal. By combining signals for these patterns an antenna pattern with a low angle onmidirectional elevation null characteristic is provided to suppress near-ground interference. Prior to combining, signals from the second array may be modified in amplitude or phase, or both, on a semi-permanent basis, or may be adaptively modified on an active basis, in order to adjust the null characteristic. Antennas and methods are described. | 2011-03-17 |
20110063172 | OPTIMIZED CONFORMAL-TO-METER ANTENNAS - A dual-dipole, multi-band conformal antenna for facilitating optimized wireless communications of a utility meter. The antenna includes an antenna backing, the backing adapted to conform to an inside surface of a utility meter and an antenna trace affixed to the antenna backing. The antenna trace is made of a conductive material and includes a symmetric low-band portion and an asymmetric high-band portion. | 2011-03-17 |