17th week of 2016 patent applcation highlights part 38 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160116893 | AUTONOMOUS CONTROL SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A system for autonomous enforcement of rules may comprise a protected system operative in response to input signals and an autonomous control system. The autonomous control system may include a monitor circuit which is coupled to the input signals to monitor the input signals for violations of the rules and an action circuit coupled to the protected system which prevents the violating input signals from affecting the protected system. | 2016-04-28 |
20160116894 | CONTROL SYSTEM WITH A NETWORK OF CONTROLLERS USING LINKED CAUSE-AND-EFFECT MATRICES - A control system has a master controller having a control program with a primary cause-and-effect matrix defining cause-and-effect relationships between a set of inputs and a set of outputs to control its operation. A number of secondary controllers communicate with the master controller via a network. Each secondary controller has a control program with a secondary cause-and-effect matrix defining cause-and-effect relationships between a set of inputs and a set of outputs to control its operation. Selected inputs/outputs of the cause-and-effect matrices are communicated over the network and linked between the primary and secondary cause-and-effect matrices. | 2016-04-28 |
20160116895 | REMOTE UNIT AND ABNORMALITY DETERMINING METHOD THEREIN - A remote unit ( | 2016-04-28 |
20160116896 | NUMERICAL CONTROL DEVICE - A numerical control device for controlling a motor includes a stopping unit configured to stop the motor using position control gain for emergency stop corresponding to emergency stop command, wherein emergency stop of the motor is performed with position control. | 2016-04-28 |
20160116897 | CONTROL DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, AND CONTROL PROGRAM - A control method according to an aspect of the invention includes a process for setting target fastening torque, a pulse interval of neighboring pulses, and an elevated value of torque per pulse, detecting last fastening torque at an Nth pulse (N is a natural number of 1 or more) after seating of a fastening member, setting pulse loading time at an N+1th pulse and pulse strength at the N+1th pulse based on the last fastening torque at the Nth pulse so that fastening torque at the N+1th pulse coincides with a multiple of the elevated value, controlling a fastening tool based on the pulse interval, the pulse loading time, and the pulse strength so that last fastening torque at an N+Mth pulse (M is a natural number of 1 or more) reaches target fastening torque. | 2016-04-28 |
20160116898 | PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT METHOD OF SUBSTRATE IN COMPONENT MOUNTING SYSTEM - In a production management method of a substrate in a component mounting system having plural component mounting lines configured to include plural component mounting apparatuses, reading production data of an interrupt type substrate; collecting equipment data of each of the component mounting lines; and determining at least one component mounting line to produce the interrupt type substrate based on the read production data of the interrupt type substrate and the collected equipment data of each of the component mounting lines are performed. | 2016-04-28 |
20160116899 | CHATTER APPLICATION INTERFACE - A system, method, and computer-readable medium for providing a user interface. The system includes circuitry configured to generate chatter information based on sensor data collected from a machining operation of a machine performed at a previously selected tool speed setting. The chatter information includes a chatter level value and a chatter frequency value. A plurality of different candidate tool speed settings is determined based on the generated chatter frequency value from the machining operation. The circuitry generates the user interface that includes a plurality of different tool speed settings, including the previously selected tool speed setting and the plurality of different candidate tool speed settings for selection by a user. The user interface is configured to indicate the chatter level value for the previously selected. | 2016-04-28 |
20160116900 | NUMERICAL CONTROL DEVICE AND METHOD - A numerical control device with a function to prevent a problem caused by a rapid stop of a processing operation due to a motor overheating during processing. A temperature comparator obtains a load ratio T/Tmax or Tw/Tmax which is a ratio of the motor temperature T or predicted temperature Tw to a maximum allowable temperature Tmax stored in a storage device. When the load ratio T/Tmax or Tw/Tmax is over a threshold Tp stored in a storage, the device is placed in an alarm mode to shutdown the power supply to the motor after the processing program is executed to the end of a sequence block or the end of the processing program. | 2016-04-28 |
20160116901 | NUMERICAL CONTROL DEVICE - A numerical control device has function of detecting setting location of a machine to be controlled and restricting usage or function of the machine when the setting location is not a predetermined location. The numerical control device includes a machine operation locking unit, a current location information acquisition unit configured to acquire global IP address to be used when the numerical control device is connected to internet, and generate current location information including information of region, address region of the global IP address allocated thereto, a setting location information storage unit, a location information comparison unit, a machine operation locking release unit. | 2016-04-28 |
20160116902 | NUMERICAL CONTROLLER OPERATING FROM TABLE-FORMAT DATA - A numerical controller adapted to perform an operation based on table-format data includes a table management unit that selects a plurality of tables of table-format data used for a machining operation, a distribution processing unit that generates, for each table of the table-format data, distributed interpolation data for an axis to be controlled on the basis of the table-format data according to the plurality of tables of table-format data read out by the table readout unit, and a selection and superimposition unit that selects and superimposes, for each control axis, the plurality of tables of distributed interpolation data generated by the distribution processing unit. | 2016-04-28 |
20160116903 | TILE DESIGN METHOD AND SYSTEM - A method and system for tile design production, the system comprising a processor, and a memory having executable instructions stored thereon that when executed by the processor cause the processor to receive a size of a surface, receive dimension information of a basic pattern, receive a configuration for replicating the basic pattern to cover the surface, receive selection of tiles to fill the basic pattern, generate a plurality of possible combinations of the basic pattern based on the tiles, configuration, dimension information and size of the surface, receive a selection of a given one of the possible combinations, and generate assembly instructions and a list of quantities of the selected tiles for the selected combination. | 2016-04-28 |
20160116904 | Mobile 3-D Service Part Printing - A method for mobile three-dimensional (3-D) printing of a component of a machine is disclosed. The method includes determining a distance between a transport and a customer based on, at least, positioning information provided by a positioning system. The method further includes determining a route for the transport to travel to the customer based on, at least, the distance between the transport and the customer. The method further includes printing, at least in part, the component of the machine using a 3-D printer while the transport travels along the route, the 3-D printer being associated with the transport and travelling with the transport along the route. | 2016-04-28 |
20160116905 | Systems and Methods For Machining To Nominal Geometry Using Local Features - Systems and methods for retuning a surface to a nominal geometry using local reference points are disclosed. The system can include an imaging device for detecting the location of local features on an object. The system can use the location of local features, as opposed to an absolute reference frame, to determine one or more reference areas and one or more surface defects on an object. The system can then determine a nominal geometry for the surface (i.e., a surface that is substantially free of surface defects) and calculate the tool path necessary to create a nominal geometry. The system can machine the surface and, in some cases, rescan the surface to ensure the operation has machined the part to the nominal geometry. | 2016-04-28 |
20160116906 | WORKTOOL CONFIGURATOR FOR MACHINE - A method of configuring a work tool with a machine is provided. The method includes receiving at least one operational parameter of the work tool by an off board system. The method also includes matching the operational parameter of the work tool with a specification of the machine using a back office system. The method also includes configuring at least one control element of the machine to control at least one function of the work tool. The method includes identifying the work tool connected to the machine by the sensing module. The method also includes retrieving the operational parameters and a pre-defined instruction set stored in the control module corresponding to the identified work tool. The method further includes displaying at least one graphical representation on a display device for each function of the work tool. The method includes controlling the work tool using the at least one control element. | 2016-04-28 |
20160116907 | NUMERICAL CONTROL DEVICE - A numerical control device configured to perform stopping control of an axis of a machining tool to be controlled corresponding to command for machining interruption during machining by moving a workpiece or a tool using cycle operation, the numerical control device includes an override input unit, a decelerating and stopping override change unit configured to calculate actual override, decelerated in stages at each interpolation period based on the override acquired by the override input unit, and a velocity calculation unit configured to decelerating and stopping control of the axis. | 2016-04-28 |
20160116908 | MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR OPTIONAL FUNCTION USAGE STATUS - An optional function usage status management system includes a numerical control device and a management device. The numerical control device includes an optional function usage status confirmation unit, an optional function usage status storage region, an optional function stop control unit configured to control to restrict use of the optional function when usage number of the optional function exceeds a predetermined upper limit, and the management device includes an optional function usage status database, an optional function usage status monitoring unit, and an optional function usage status data processing unit. | 2016-04-28 |
20160116909 | DEVICE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING MACHINE TOOL, TO CONTROL SYNCHRONIZED OPERATION OF SPINDLE AXIS AND FEED AXIS - A machine tool controller including a numerical control section, a spindle-axis control section and a feed-axis control section. The spindle-axis control section includes a section for making the spindle axis perform an accelerated rotation at maximum capacity from a process start position toward a target thread depth, with a maximum rotation speed set as a target value; a section for detecting a maximum acceleration during the accelerated rotation based on a rotational position; a section for detecting a residual rotation amount from a current position to the target thread depth, based on a total rotation amount and the rotational position; a section for detecting a current speed based on the rotational position; and a section for making the spindle axis perform a decelerated rotation at maximum capacity to reach the target thread depth after the accelerated rotation, based on the maximum acceleration, the residual rotation amount and the current speed. | 2016-04-28 |
20160116910 | Method and Process Automation System With a Central Computing Unit - A method for operating a process automation system that is configured to control an industrial process and/or traffic-control signals, wherein the process automation system includes field devices arranged in a field of the industrial process and a central controller unit for controlling the process through the field devices, where the central controller unit generates control data for the field devices by running a control program, where the control program forms a browser executable application that receives and processes field data from the field devices and generates and sends out the control data, and where the central controller unit executes an internet browser program and the internet browser program runs the application. | 2016-04-28 |
20160116911 | ASSEMBLY ORDER GENERATION DEVICE AND ASSEMBLY ORDER GENERATION METHOD - An assembly order generation device includes a radial/axial direction component detector which detects a component existing in a radial direction of a featured shape and a component existing in an axial direction of the component in a | 2016-04-28 |
20160116912 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING UNMANNED VEHICLES - A system for controlling an unmanned vehicle is disclosed to facilitate remote-control operation of the unmanned vehicle from long distances. The system includes at least one ground control communication device having a transceiver configured for operation in a cellular communication network. The system also includes an unmanned vehicle comprising another transceiver configured for operation in the cellular communication network. The unmanned vehicle is further configured to be responsive to communications received via the transceiver from the communication device, wherein the communications received from the communication device includes operation commands. Additionally, the unmanned vehicle is configured to transmit video surveillance data and other monitoring data to the communication device via the cellular network. | 2016-04-28 |
20160116913 | AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE ENVIRONMENT DETECTION SYSTEM - An autonomous vehicle environment detection method, for use by an autonomous vehicle having autonomous features for allowing a destination to be set by a user and then piloting the vehicle to that destination without human intervention by the user. Environmental sensors, which may be contained in or around the vehicle, or in a portable electronic device possessed and carried by the user, perform a sniff test prior to, and during automated vehicle operation. If hazardous materials are detected that indicate the presence of a weapon of mass destruction, autonomous features are disabled while manual operation of the vehicle may be permitted. | 2016-04-28 |
20160116914 | Drone Tours In Security Systems - An unmanned aerial vehicle is described and includes a computer carried by the unmanned aerial vehicle to control flight of the unmanned aerial vehicle and at least one sensor. The unmanned aerial vehicle is caused to fly a specific pattern within a facility, receive sensor data from a sensor carried by the vehicle, apply processing to the sensor data to detect an unacceptable level of detected feature differences in features contained in the sensor data, determine a new flight instruction for the vehicle based on the processing; and send the new flight instruction for the vehicle to a system for controlling flight of the vehicle. | 2016-04-28 |
20160116915 | SURVEYING AREAS USING A RADAR SYSTEM AND AN UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE - System and methods for surveying areas using a radar system and an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) are described herein. For example, one or more embodiments include detecting an event in the area using movement measurements from a radar system, wherein the radar system transmits electromagnetic radiation waves to capture the movement measurements in the area, and determining geographic information system (GIS) coordinates of a location of the event. Further, one or more embodiments can include navigating an UAV to the location substantially autonomously using the GIS coordinates of the location of the event and capturing a second number of images of the location using the UAV. | 2016-04-28 |
20160116916 | OCCUPANCY GRID MAP FOR A VEHICLE - An occupancy grid map for a vehicle includes several cells disposed in grid-like fashion. The cells of the occupancy grid map are adapted, as a function of a driving situation of the vehicle, to the driving situation. Areas of the cells are configured to be smaller in a region closer to the vehicle, and are configured to be larger in a region further away from the vehicle. | 2016-04-28 |
20160116917 | MANAGEMENT OF THE ENERGY IN AN APPROACH TRAJECTORY - A method implemented by computer for calculating a lateral approach trajectory of an aircraft, comprises the steps of receiving selection of a landing runway; determining a zone Z | 2016-04-28 |
20160116918 | THROTTLE VALVE - A throttle valve includes a throttle valve element; a support member that supports the throttle valve element, the support member including a valve element support portion, and a shaft portion that is connected to the valve element support portion, the shaft portion having a gas passage and an inlet port; a mounting member that mounts the support member in a throttle valve flow passage; a filter that is disposed on an outer peripheral surface of the shaft portion to cover the inlet port, in a space whose axial length is defined by the shaft portion and the mounting member; and gaskets that are respectively disposed between one axial end of the filter and the mounting member and between the other axial end of the filter and the shaft portion. | 2016-04-28 |
20160116919 | PNEUMATIC DETECTION OF MODULAR TOOLING CONNECTION - An apparatus includes a mechanical coupler portion and a pneumatic detection valve that is connected to the mechanical coupler portion, connectable to a source of pressurized air, and is moveable between a first position and a second position, wherein the pneumatic detection valve prevents communication of the pressurized air with atmosphere in the first position, prevents communication of the pressurized air with atmosphere in the second position, and leaks the pressurized air to atmosphere when in an intermediate position between the first position and the second position. | 2016-04-28 |
20160116920 | DYNAMIC PRESSURE REGISTRATION DEVICE FOR INTERNALLY REGISTERED ACTUATORS AND OVERPRESSURE PROTECTION DEVICES - A fluid regulating device includes a regulator valve having an inlet, an outlet, and a valve port disposed between the inlet and the outlet. An actuator is coupled to the regulator valve and includes a valve disc that displaces between a closed position and an open position. The device also includes an overpressure protection device adapted to stop flow from the inlet to the outlet when pressure in a control cavity reaches a predetermined level. The overpressure protection device includes a sensing tube having a first end in fluid communication with the control cavity and a second end in fluid communication with the outlet. The sensing tube has a first portion extending parallel to the flow axis. One or more apertures are disposed in the sensing tube adjacent to the second end, and each of the apertures has a centerline that is perpendicular to the flow axis. | 2016-04-28 |
20160116921 | Determining Energy Consumption in a Structure - Methods, apparatus, and systems are provided for measuring the supply of a consumable product/energy source, such as electrical power, to a facility over time and analyzing the measurements to determine the consumption or supply of the product by one or more loads and/or sources in the facility, and to determine induced and residual heat flow through the facility's envelope. Various aspects compare the measured supply of the consumable product to a database of consumption signatures, which characterize access to the consumable product by particular users. Operating conditions and facility characteristics, such as temperatures, load factors, insulation factors, etc., may be further considered in determining a particular user's access of the consumable product. To aid in the controlling of energy use, thermal resistance factors of the building are determined, which are based on the induced and residual heat flow through the facility. | 2016-04-28 |
20160116922 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COOLING A DEVICE BASED ON PRODUCTIVITY OF THE DEVICE - A method, non-transitory computer readable medium, and apparatus for cooling a device are disclosed. For example, the method sets at least one accumulator increment rate, an accumulator decrement rate, at least one threshold value, and an accumulator value maximum based on empirical data associated with the device, tracks an accumulator value up to the accumulator value maximum based upon productivity of the device, wherein the accumulator value is adjusted based on an integral of the at least one accumulator increment rate and the accumulator decrement rate and operates a fan of the device based upon the accumulator value rising above the threshold value or falling below the threshold value. | 2016-04-28 |
20160116923 | LIGHTWEIGHT COMBINED DUCTWORK/PLENUMS FOR SPACE APPLICATIONS - A gas distribution system is provided for use in an enclosed volume. This system includes a distribution duct and a first inflatable duct portion in fluid communication with the distribution duct. A passageway is provided defining an opening which extends through the passageway wherein the opening is in fluid communication with the first inflatable duct portion and wherein a cross-sectional area of the opening is less than a cross-sectional area of the first inflatable duct portion. Additionally, an inflatable enclosure is provided which is in fluid communication with the opening of the passageway wherein the inflatable enclosure is configured to form a volume within and separated from the enclosed volume. | 2016-04-28 |
20160116924 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR EXTENDING THE LIFETIME OF MULTI-CORE INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICES - Embodiments of a method and system are disclosed. One embodiment of an integrated circuit device is disclosed. The integrated circuit device includes first and second processor cores configured to perform a respective first and second set of functional processing. The integrated circuit device also includes a core-specific process state monitor associated with the first processor core, a core-specific process state monitor associated with the second processor core, a core-specific aging monitor associated with the first processor core, a core-specific aging monitor associated with the second processor core, a power management unit, a clock generation unit, and a control system configured to individually control operating points of the first and second processor cores and workload in response to feedback from the core-specific process state monitors and from the core-specific aging monitors. | 2016-04-28 |
20160116925 | ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT FOR DELIVERING POWER TO CONSUMER ELECTRONIC DEVICES - An electrical circuit for providing electrical power for use in powering electronic devices, such as monitors, televisions, white goods, data centers, and telecom circuit boards, is described herein. The electrical circuit includes a voltage reduction circuit cell that includes a first capacitor, a second capacitor, a switching circuit, and a hold capacitor. The switching circuit includes a plurality of switching devices that are coupled to the first and the second capacitors for delivering power from an input terminal to an output terminal. The plurality of switching devices includes at least two switching devices that are coupled to ground. The voltage reduction circuit cell also includes a controller for operating the switching circuit in a plurality of operational modes to deliver an output power signal at a desired voltage level. | 2016-04-28 |
20160116926 | INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - An integrated circuit may include a receiver suitable for comparing voltage levels of an external signal and a reference voltage with each other, and generating an internal signal, an adjustment code generation unit suitable for detecting a duty of the internal signal and generating an adjustment code of one or more bits, and a voltage adjustment unit suitable for adjusting the voltage level of the reference voltage in response to the adjustment code. | 2016-04-28 |
20160116927 | VOLTAGE REGULATOR WITH SOFT-START CIRCUIT - A voltage regulator includes an operational amplifier, a transistor, a first resistor, a second resistor, an output voltage delaying circuit and a selecting circuit. The output voltage delaying circuit receives an output voltage and generates a delayed output voltage. A first input terminal of the selecting circuit receives a reference voltage. A second input terminal of the selecting circuit receives the delayed output voltage. An output terminal of the selecting circuit generates a control voltage to a first input terminal of the operational amplifier. If the reference voltage is larger than the delayed output voltage, the selecting circuit selects the delayed output voltage as the control voltage. If the reference voltage is smaller than the delayed output voltage, the selecting circuit selects the reference voltage as the control voltage. | 2016-04-28 |
20160116928 | USB POWER SUPPLY APPARATUS - A USB power supply apparatus supplies electric power to a USB power reception apparatus. A bus line connects the output of the power supply circuit and the USB power reception apparatus. A switch is provided on a path of the bus line. A feedback circuit feedback controls the power supply circuit such that the output voltage V | 2016-04-28 |
20160116929 | DRIVE CIRCUIT - A drive circuit of the present invention, which drives a switching device in response to a control signal, includes: a current mirror circuit including an output transistor connected to a control electrode of the switching device and a reference transistor that is connected to the output transistor in a current mirror manner and supplies a mirror current to the output transistor; and a potential change circuit that is connected to the reference transistor and changes a control potential of the output transistor from a potential during mirror operation of the current mirror circuit. | 2016-04-28 |
20160116930 | CURRENT GENERATOR AND METHOD OF OPERATING - A current generator includes an amplifier having a first terminal configured to receive a first voltage, a tunable resistance circuit coupled to an output terminal of the amplifier through a first transistor, a calibration circuit coupled to the tunable resistance circuit, and a second transistor. The second transistor includes a gate terminal coupled to the output terminal of the amplifier and a drain terminal coupled to a load. The calibration circuit is configured to adjust a resistance setting of the tunable resistance circuit. | 2016-04-28 |
20160116931 | INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND RECORDING MEDIUM HAVING PROGRAM RECORDED THEREON, WITH WHICH ELECTRICAL DEVICE CONNECTION RELATIONSHIP IS DETERMINED - An information processing method including: acquiring power information that indicates a power amount supplied by each of a plurality of circuits; outputting a command that causes a change in power consumption for one of the electrical devices; and determining the connection relationship between the one electrical device and the circuit to which the one electrical device is connected, based on the power information acquired, in which, in the determining, when it is determined that the state of the power amounts supplied by the plurality of circuits is a steady state from the power information acquired in the acquiring, the connection relationship is determined by specifying that the circuit corresponding to the power information that includes the change in power consumption corresponding to the command output with respect to the one electrical device in the outputting of the command is the circuit to which the one electrical device is connected. | 2016-04-28 |
20160116932 | POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM, POWER MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, POWER MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND POWER MANAGEMENT PROGRAM - To ensure the electricity storage amount of a power storage device in preparation for the peak period of power consumption when supplying power to a plurality of devices, a power management apparatus includes a controller that controls the plurality of devices that receive a distribution of total power supplied from the power storage device and another power supply, an acquirer that acquires the remaining electric energy of the power storage device, and a determiner that determines whether the remaining electric energy of the power storage device is not more than a first predetermined value. If the remaining electric energy of the power storage device is not more than the first predetermined value, the controller controls the plurality of devices such that the power from the other power supply is distributed to the power storage device. | 2016-04-28 |
20160116933 | MANAGING POWER UTILIZED WITHIN A LOCAL POWER NETWORK - Power utilized in a local power network may be managed. The local power network may include a power management system. The power management system may communicate with one or more of a circuit controller, a switch controller, and/or an outlet controller in order to manage power utilization. | 2016-04-28 |
20160116934 | CLOCK CIRCUIT FOR GENERATING CLOCK SIGNAL AND SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - A clock circuit for generating a clock signal includes a first clock generator configured to generate a first clock signal, a second clock generator configured to generate a second clock signal, and a selector connected to the first clock generator and the second clock generator. The selector is configured to select one of the first and second clock signals as a selected clock signal based on a selection signal. The selector is configured to transmit, if a selection of the selector changes from the second clock signal to the first clock signal, a turn-on request signal to at least one first component to enable the at least one first component. The at least one first component is configured to send a turn-on acknowledgement signal to the selector in response to the turn-on request signal. The first clock generator includes the at least one first component. | 2016-04-28 |
20160116935 | System and a method of deriving information - A system and a method of sampling an event signal using multiple clocking signals each provided in a separate candidate clock domain each of which also receives points in time from a master clock. From each candidate clock domain, clocked by the individual clocking signals, pairs of a received point in time and event signal value are fed to a master clock domain. In the master clock domain, the values of the event signal may be determined over time as a function of master clock time. This may be used for synchronizing operation in the master clock domain of e.g. packet time stamping with an overall time defined by the event signal. Using multiple clocking signals for the sampling, a much more precise sampling of the event signal is facilitated. | 2016-04-28 |
20160116936 | DATA INTERFACE AND DATA TRANSMISSION METHOD - A data interface includes a first sampler sampling a first bitset and a second sampler sampling a second bitset. The first bitset includes a first bit which is included in a first image data and a third bit which is included in a second image, and the second bitset includes a second bit which is included in the first image data and is a higher-order bit than the first bit and a fourth bit which is included in the second image data and is a higher-order bit than the third bit. The data interface further includes a clock generator configured to adjust a sampling timing of the first and second bitsets based on a multi-phase clock, and a clock data recovery (CDR) circuit shared by the first sampler, the second sampler and configured to output the multi-phase clock to the clock generator. | 2016-04-28 |
20160116937 | DETECTING AND CORRECTING AN ERROR IN A DIGITAL CIRCUIT - A method for detecting and correcting an error in a circuit is provided. The circuit is configured to receive an input signal and clock the input signal with a rising and falling timing signal. The method includes detecting late arrival signal transition of the input signal, at an intermediate point of a path, the path being one through which the input signal transits. The method further includes predicting an error in the input signal in response to detecting the late arrival signal transition at the intermediate point of the path. In addition, the method includes correcting the error in the input signal by manipulating the timing signal and/or a supply voltage. | 2016-04-28 |
20160116938 | Clock Generation for Timing Communications with Ranks of Memory Devices - A memory controller includes a clock generator to generate a first clock signal and a timing circuit to generate a second clock signal from the first clock signal. The second clock signal times communications with any of a plurality of memory devices in respective ranks, including a first memory device in a first rank and a second memory device in a second rank. The timing circuit is configured to adjust a phase of the first clock signal, when the memory controller is communicating with the second memory device, based on calibration data associated with the second memory device and timing adjustment data associated with feedback from at least the first memory device. | 2016-04-28 |
20160116939 | MEMORY SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING SAME - A memory system including a controller that generates a processor clock, and a plurality of memory devices each including an internal clock generator that generates an internal clock in synchronization with the processor clock, and a memory that performs a peak current generation operation in synchronization with the internal clock, wherein at least two of the memory devices generate their respective internal clocks at different times such that the corresponding peak current generation operations are performed at different times. | 2016-04-28 |
20160116940 | Band For A Wearable Device - This disclosure relates to bands for wearable devices. In an aspect, the band includes a support structure with an antenna disposed thereon. An electronics unit is coupled to the support structure. The band can include an opening that surrounds the support structure. The band can also include an electronics casing that surrounds the electronics unit. The band can be removed from the support structure and the electronics unit. | 2016-04-28 |
20160116941 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A novel electronic device is provided. Alternatively an electronic device of a novel embodiment is provided. An electronic device includes a ring portion and a display portion. The display portion is flexible. The display portion has a top surface and a first side surface in contact with at least one side of the top surface. The first side surface has a curved surface. The top surface includes a first display region. The first side surface includes a second display region. The first display region and the second display region are continuously provided. The electronic device is mounted such that the ring portion is in contact with a user's finger. | 2016-04-28 |
20160116942 | DOCKING STATION AND ELECTRONIC ASSEMBLY - A docking station for a portable electronic device is provided. The docking station includes a body, a supporting base and at least one hook. The body has a chamber and at least one air flow opening communicated with the chamber. The supporting base is pivoted to the body and has at least one air flow channel. The at least one hook protrudes from the supporting base and has at least one communicating hole. The at least one air flow channel communicates the at least one communicating hole and the chamber. An electronic assembly using the docking station is also provided. | 2016-04-28 |
20160116943 | SEAM MINIMIZATION IN A HANDHELD DUAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A handheld communication device includes first and second screen assemblies, each including a screen having an active display area and housing having a rear surface, and a side surface extending between a periphery of the screen and the rear surface of the housing and a hinge connected to the first and second screen assemblies, whereby, when the hinge is in the fully opened position, the hinge is configured to enable a distance between the first and second active display areas to be no more than about 10 mm. | 2016-04-28 |
20160116944 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - Disclosed are a portable electronic device having a display unit which can be bent or folded partially or wholly, and a control method thereof. The portable electronic device includes: a display unit having a front surface and a rear surface, and formed to be flexible; and a folding unit including a plurality of blocks and a connection unit, and configured to be foldable together with the display unit, the plurality of blocks overlapped with each other on the rear surface of the display unit, the connection unit configured to connect the plurality of blocks to each other, wherein the plurality of blocks are arranged such that at least part thereof is relatively-movable with respect to neighboring blocks in a direction to become far from or close to the neighboring blocks. | 2016-04-28 |
20160116945 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH STORABLE KEYBOARD - An electronic device with a storable keyboard includes an electronic device, a casing enclosing the electronic device, and a keyboard. The keyboard is couplable to the electronic device to provide electronic input to the electronic device. The casing includes a defined space for storing the keyboard. | 2016-04-28 |
20160116946 | MOBILE COMPUTER DEVICE BINDING FEEDBACK - In embodiments of mobile computer device binding feedback, an application interface for a device application is displayed on a first display that is integrated in a dual-display mobile device. The application interface can also be displayed on a second display that is integrated in the dual-display mobile device. Binding position data is received from a binding system that movably couples the first display to the second display. Application context data that is associated with the device application is also received. Feedback can then be generated based on the binding position data and the application context data, where the feedback can be generated as audio feedback, video feedback, display feedback, and/or haptic feedback. | 2016-04-28 |
20160116947 | PORTABLE COMPUTER HOUSING AND ASSEMBLY METHODS - A portable computer includes a first housing having a first wall defining a first opening and a surface surrounding the opening and having an inside periphery. A first component is removably received within the opening and defines a body with an outer periphery that is inset with respect to the inner periphery of the opening. A first locking member is removably attached within the opening. The first locking member defines an outer periphery extending along the inner periphery of the first opening of the housing. The first locking member also defines a second opening having an inner periphery that is inset with respect to the outer periphery of the first component body such that a portion of the first locking member overlies a first portion of the first component body. A second portion of the first component is exposed within the opening of the first locking member. | 2016-04-28 |
20160116948 | HOUSING, ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE SAME, AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME - A housing includes a metal base and a non-conductive member. The metal base has an internal surface and at least one gap. The non-conductive member covers at least a portion of the internal surface of the metal base, and the non-conductive member is formed on the bottom of the at least one gap. | 2016-04-28 |
20160116949 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE ENCLOSURE - Electronic device enclosure includes a base, a cover, and a top frame. The base comprises a bottom plate, a rear plate with a first edge coupled to an edge of the bottom plate, and two opposing side plates with a first edge of each side plate coupled to an edge of the bottom plate and a second edge of each side plate coupled to the rear plate. The top frame is positioned along a second edge of the rear plate and each side plate, the second rear plate edge being opposite the first rear plate edge, and each second side plate edge being opposite the first edge of the side plate. The base and the cover plate cooperate to form a receiving space for enclosing a plurality of electronic components, and the bottom plate, the rear plate and each side plate are each primarily composed of non-metallic material. | 2016-04-28 |
20160116950 | HEAT DISSIPATION ASSEMBLY AND PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE EMPLOYING SAME - A heat dissipation assembly includes a main body, a heat conductor element, and a heat dissipation member. The heat conductor element is mounted to the main body and in thermal conductive contact with at least one electronic component. The heat dissipation member is mounted to the main body and is in thermal conductive communication with the heat conductor element. The heat generated by the at least one electronic component is transmitted through the heat conductor element to the heat dissipation member. | 2016-04-28 |
20160116951 | METHOD TO IDENTIFY COOLING MODULES ATTACHED TO A REFRIGERANT DISTRIBUTION UNIT IN A COOLING SYSTEM - Disclosed are systems and methods to facilitate the configuration of a cooling system including at least one the refrigerant distribution unit and cooling module. In one example, a method of configuring a cooling system comprises transmitting one or more signature parameters of a first pump pressure signature from a first refrigerant distribution unit to a cooling module, transmitting one or more identification parameters from the first refrigerant distribution unit to the cooling module, assigning the cooling module to the first refrigerant distribution unit responsive to the one or more identification parameters matching the one or more signature parameters. | 2016-04-28 |
20160116952 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING OPERATION OF ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE SAME - Provided are an electronic device and a method for controlling an operation of the electronic device. The method may include sensing a temperature of at least one component forming a portion of the electronic device and generating a first signal based on the sensed temperature; sensing at least one of a movement of the electronic device, an approach state of an object to the electronic device, and a contact state of the object with the electronic device and generating a second signal based on at least one of the movement of the electronic device, the approach state of the object, and the contact state of the object; and controlling an operation of the at least one component based on at least one of the first signal and the second signal. | 2016-04-28 |
20160116953 | ELECTRONICS ENCLOSURE WITH REDUNDANT THERMAL SENSING ARCHITECTURE - Described herein is a system and method for downstream redundant thermal sensing in a computer system. The system may determine that a component temperature of a component of the computer system has surpassed a first temperature threshold. The system may determine a downstream thermal sensor that is downstream from the component, wherein downstream is based on airflow through the computer system. The system may determine a downstream temperature at the downstream thermal sensor. The system may determine whether the downstream temperature exceeds a second temperature threshold. In response to determining the downstream temperature exceeds the second temperature threshold, the system may determine whether other thermal sensors detect elevated operating temperatures. In response to determining the other thermal sensors do not detect elevated operating temperatures, the system may initiate cooling | 2016-04-28 |
20160116954 | DYNAMIC ADJUSTMENT OF CPU OPERATING FREQUENCY - A system, apparatus, and methods are provided for dynamically adjusting or modifying the operating frequency of a CPU or other processor component, based on a current performance of an application (or applications) executed by the CPU and a target performance, such as a performance level identified in a service level agreement (SLA) associated with the application(s). Multiple thresholds or zones of performance are defined, which may be altered during operation (e.g., based on a profile or predicted CPU workload), and each threshold/zone is associated with a frequency adjustment to implement when the application's performance triggers the threshold or zone. Illustrative adjustments include maximizing the operating frequency, minimizing it, and scaling it up or down one or more discrete levels within a range of frequencies at which the CPU can operate. Thus, CPU operation is adjusted with a primary goal of satisfying application SLAs and a secondary goal of conserving energy. | 2016-04-28 |
20160116955 | COMPUTING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RESPECTIVELY DISPLAYING INFORMATION CORRESPONDING TO HOST COMPUTER UNDER BOOTING STATE OR STANDBY STATE - A computing system and method for respectively displaying information corresponding to host computer under booting state or standby state is disclosed in the present invention. In the method, the computing system is provided to determine whether the host computer is under a booting state or a standby state. When the host computer is under the booting state, a display module of the computing system displays the control information of the baseboard management controller. When the host computer is under the standby state, the display module displays the information about BIOS Power-on self-test (POST). | 2016-04-28 |
20160116956 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND SEMICONDUCTOR SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME - In a semiconductor device for power management and a semiconductor system including the same, the semiconductor device includes an open loop source generator configured to generate an open loop source, an interface configured to output a dynamic voltage source (DVS) code based on the open loop source, a monitoring unit configured to receive a power supply voltage generated based on the DVS code as a feedback and generate a monitoring signal, and a phase difference measurement unit configured to compare the open loop source with the monitoring signal and set a hold time corresponding to an arithmetic period in a closed loop. | 2016-04-28 |
20160116957 | POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM FOR AN INFORMATION HANDLING SYSTEM AND POWER SUPPLY METHOD THEREOF - A power supply system is provided to control one or more power supply units associated with an information handling system. A first power supply unit and a second power supply unit are electrically coupled to the information handling system. A controller is provided in communication with both the first and second power supply units. The controller functions to select one of the first and second power supply units to electrically power the information handling system. The non-selected unit generates zero output. | 2016-04-28 |
20160116958 | DELAY SYSTEM FOR DELAYING SHUTDOWN OF SERVER - A system for delaying shutdown of a server is provided. The server includes a data processing unit connected to an external power supply unit. The system includes a delay controlling unit and a discharging unit. The delay controlling unit is switched on to connect the data processing unit to the external power supply unit, so that the external power supply supplies power for the data processing unit. When shut down, the delay controlling unit is switched off, so that the discharging unit discharges to continue supplying power to the data processing unit for a predetermined time period. | 2016-04-28 |
20160116959 | DEVICE POWER MANAGEMENT STATE TRANSITION LATENCY ADVERTISEMENT FOR FASTER BOOT TIME - Methods and apparatus relating to device power management state transition latency advertisement for faster boot time are described. In some embodiments, a storage unit stores a value corresponding to a requisite transition delay period for a first agent to exit from a low power consumption state. The first agent writes the value to the storage unit and a second agent waits for the requisite transition delay period (after the first agent initiates its exit from the low power consumption state) before the second agent attempts to communicate with the first agent via a link. Other embodiments are also disclosed and claimed. | 2016-04-28 |
20160116960 | POWER MANAGEMENT USING EXTERNAL SENSORS AND DATA - A method of managing power state transitions for a computing system based on the proximity of a user may include determining a location of a mobile device, determining a distance between the location of the mobile device and a location of a computing system to determine whether the mobile device is located within a first threshold distance from the computing system, and in response to determining that the mobile device is located within the first threshold distance from the computing system, transitioning the computing system from a first power state to a second power state. | 2016-04-28 |
20160116961 | Server Information Handling System Indicator Light Management - Server information handling system LED indication lights and other illumination devices are selectively illuminated based upon override configuration settings pushed down from a data center administrative tool. A chassis management controller that manages a blade or rack with plural server information handling systems overrides indication light illumination at blade or rack components, such as power supply and I/O modules. Power saved by reducing indication light illumination is allocated to support operation of one or more server information handling systems. | 2016-04-28 |
20160116962 | CONTROLLING METHOD FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A method for controlling a central processor unit (CPU) of an electronic device includes establishing a corresponding relationship among operational parameters of the electronic device and a number of started cores of the CPU. Current operational parameters of the electronic device are acquired. The number of started cores of the CPU corresponding to the current operational parameters is adjusted based on the corresponding relationship. Then, the CPU is controlled to run with the adjusted number of started cores. | 2016-04-28 |
20160116963 | DYNAMIC CORE SELECTION FOR HETEROGENEOUS MULTI-CORE SYSTEMS - Dynamically switching cores on a heterogeneous multi-core processing system may be performed by executing program code on a first processing core. Power up of a second processing core may be signaled. A first performance metric of the first processing core executing the program code may be collected. When the first performance metric is better than a previously determined core performance metric, power down of the second processing core may be signaled and execution of the program code may be continued on the first processing core. When the first performance metric is not better than the previously determined core performance metric, execution of the program code may be switched from the first processing core to the second processing core. | 2016-04-28 |
20160116964 | DYNAMIC CORE SELECTION FOR HETEROGENEOUS MULTI-CORE SYSTEMS - Dynamically switching cores on a heterogeneous multi-core processing system may be performed by executing program code on a first processing core. Power up of a second processing core may be signaled. A first performance metric of the first processing core executing the program code may be collected. When the first performance metric is better than a previously determined core performance metric, power down of the second processing core may be signaled and execution of the program code may be continued on the first processing core. When the first performance metric is not better than the previously determined core performance metric, execution of the program code may be switched from the first processing core to the second processing core. | 2016-04-28 |
20160116965 | DYNAMIC CORE SELECTION FOR HETEROGENEOUS MULTI-CORE SYSTEMS - Dynamically switching cores on a heterogeneous multi-core processing system may be performed by executing program code on a first processing core. Power up of a second processing core may be signaled. A first performance metric of the first processing core executing the program code may be collected. When the first performance metric is better than a previously determined core performance metric, power down of the second processing core may be signaled and execution of the program code may be continued on the first processing core. When the first performance metric is not better than the previously determined core performance metric, execution of the program code may be switched from the first processing core to the second processing core. | 2016-04-28 |
20160116966 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR POWER-EFFICIENCY MANAGEMENT IN A VIRTUALIZED CLUSTER SYSTEM - A method and apparatus for power-efficiency management in a virtualized cluster system. The virtualized cluster system includes a front-end physical host and at least one back-end physical host, and each of the at least one back-end physical host comprises at least one virtual machine and a virtual machine manager. Flow characteristics of the virtualized cluster system are detected at a regular time cycle, a power-efficiency management policy is generated for each of at least one back-end physical host based on the detected flow characteristics, and the power-efficiency management policies are performed. The method can detect the real-time flow characteristics of the virtualized cluster system and make the power-efficiency management policies thereupon to control the power consumption of the system and perform admission control on the whole flow, thereby realizing optimal power saving while meeting the quality of service requirements, so that a virtualized cluster system with high power-efficiency is provided. | 2016-04-28 |
20160116967 | Firmware Update Method and Power System Thereof - A firmware update method is provided for use in an information processing system powered by a power system. The power system is powered by an external power source and the power system includes a rechargeable battery and a controller. The method includes checking a power status of the rechargeable battery through the controller in response to a firmware update procedure. A power status of the rechargeable battery is determined to be sufficient to perform the firmware update procedure, and an insufficiency of the external power source to power the power system is determined. Power for the firmware update procedure is limited, through the controller, to the rechargeable battery. | 2016-04-28 |
20160116968 | Method and System for Throttling Power Consumption - Systems, methods, and/or devices are used to manage a storage system. In one aspect, the method includes receiving, from a host to which a storage device of the storage system is operatively coupled, a request to perform a first memory operation on one or more memory devices of the storage device. The method includes determining a count of credits corresponding to the first memory operation. If a current count of credits in the first credit pool is greater than or equal to the count of credits corresponding to the first memory operation and a current count of credits in the second credit pool is greater than or equal to the count of credits corresponding to the first memory operation, the method includes: performing the first memory operation; and decrementing the first and second credit pools according to the count of credits corresponding to the first memory operation. | 2016-04-28 |
20160116969 | Memory Power Savings in Idle Display Case - In an embodiment, a system includes a memory controller that includes a memory cache and a display controller configured to control a display. The system may be configured to detect that the images being displayed are essentially static, and may be configured to cause the display controller to request allocation in the memory cache for source frame buffer data. In some embodiments, the system may also alter power management configuration in the memory cache to prevent the memory cache from shutting down or reducing its effective size during the idle screen case, so that the frame buffer data may remain cached. During times that the display is dynamically changing, the frame buffer data may not be cached in the memory cache and the power management configuration may permit the shutting down/size reduction in the memory cache. | 2016-04-28 |
20160116970 | POWER MANAGEMENT - Processor power may be managed by executing state storage and power gating instructions after receiving an idle indication. The idle indication may be received while the processor is executing instructions in a first mode, and the processor may execute the state storage and power gating instructions in a second mode. The state storage and power gating instructions may be inaccessible to the processor when operating in the first mode. | 2016-04-28 |
20160116971 | ACCESS BASED RESOURCES DRIVEN LOW POWER CONTROL AND MANAGEMENT FOR MULTI-CORE SYSTEM ON A CHIP - Function resources/memory resources and an associated resource controller configured to assign a first portion of the function resources/memory resources to at least one processing element in response to an access request from the processing element. The resource controller changes a power mode of the first portion of the function resources/memory resources as a function of the first portion assignment, and leaves an unassigned portion of the function resources/memory resources in a power down mode in a self-governing nature. The resource controller enables the processing element to access the first portion of the function resources/memory resources in response to the access request received from the processing element. The function resources/memory resources, resource controllers and one or more processing elements may comprise a system on a chip (SoC). | 2016-04-28 |
20160116972 | MEMORY SYSTEM AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF - A memory system includes a memory device including a plurality of blocks and a plurality of page buffers which respectively correspond to the blocks, wherein each of the blocks includes a plurality of pages in which data is stored, and a controller suitable for backing up data, which is stored in a memory included in the controller, in the page buffers when an operation mode is about to change to a power save mode. | 2016-04-28 |
20160116973 | HYBRID RENDERING APPARATUS AND METHOD - A hybrid rendering apparatus includes: a tile classification unit configured to classify a plurality of tiles included in a two-dimensional (2D) frame into first tiles and second tiles; a rendering unit comprising a first rendering unit configured to render the first tiles and the second tiles by using a first method and a second rendering unit configured to render the first tiles by using a second method; a tile fetcher configured to fetch one of the plurality of tiles, determine whether the fetched tile is a first tile or a second tile, and output the fetched tile to the rendering unit; and a power controller configured to control power of the second rendering unit according to a result of the determining. | 2016-04-28 |
20160116974 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS TO BOOT UP SMARTPHONES IN ULTRA LOW POWER MODES - Systems and methods for booting up a mobile device involve segmenting a boot sequence of the mobile device into a plurality of boot sequence segments and determining a first boot sequence segment from the plurality of boot sequence segments, battery power consumed by the first boot sequence segment exceeds a predetermined battery power threshold. In addition, systems and methods further include selecting a target boot mode from a plurality of boot modes. The target boot mode is configured to be executed when the first boot sequence segment of the boot sequence is to be executed, and each of the plurality of boot modes corresponds to at least some but not all resources of the mobile device. Furthermore, systems and methods involve executing the first boot sequence segment based on the target boot mode and executing at least one of the plurality of boot sequence segments other than the first boot sequence segment based on a normal mode. The normal mode corresponds to all resources of the mobile device. | 2016-04-28 |
20160116975 | SERVER SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, AND CONTROL PROGRAM - This invention provides a server system in which a plurality of servers are divided into a plurality of groups in accordance with a physical arrangement. The server system includes at least one system power provider that distributes and provides system power to each of the plurality of groups, a battery that corresponds to each of the plurality of groups and provides stored power to at least two servers included in the group, and a controller that controls each of the servers included in one group based on power providable by the system power provider and the battery. | 2016-04-28 |
20160116976 | DYNAMIC RFID-BASED INPUT DEVICES - A dynamic RFID-based input device may include an input surface and an input station. The input surface may include a plurality of RFID transmitting devices provided on at least one flexible layer, and the input station may include one or more RFID receiving devices, e.g., antennas and/or readers, provided in communication with a computing system or network. A worker may contact one or more portions of the input surface, and thereby cause one or more of the RFID transmitting devices to transmit one or more RFID signals including information, data, commands or instructions to be provided to the RFID receiving devices. Audible, visible or haptic feedback may be provided to the worker in response to the transmission of the one or more RFID signals. | 2016-04-28 |
20160116977 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USE AT A VEHICLE INCLUDING AN EYE TRACKING DEVICE - Systems and methods for a vehicle including an eye tracking device. The systems and methods use input from the eye tracking device. The systems and methods are configured to communicate with a driver based on input from the eye tracking device. | 2016-04-28 |
20160116978 | Systems And Methods For Presenting Location Related Information - Systems and methods for presenting location related information after a user arrives at a place. In an aspect, when a user gazes at a display of standby device, information presentation begins. In another aspect, when a user shakes a standby device and then gazes at it, a presentation starts. Location related info may be sorted and presented by the pointing direction of device. | 2016-04-28 |
20160116979 | EYE GLINT IMAGING IN SEE-THROUGH COMPUTER DISPLAY SYSTEMS - Disclosure herein concerns a method that includes illuminating a user's eye with an illumination source in a head-worn display, capturing an image of the user's eye with an eye camera in the head-worn display, wherein the image includes an eye glint produced by light from the illumination source that is reflected from a surface of the user's eye, determining a size of an eye glint in the captured image, and identifying a change in focus distance for the user's eye in correspondence with a change in the size of the eye glint. | 2016-04-28 |
20160116980 | TWO STEP GAZE INTERACTION - A computer system can be controlled with non-contact inputs, such as eye-tracking devices. A computer can enlarge a portion of a display adjacent a first gaze target in response to detecting a first action (e.g., pressing a touchpad). The computer can then allow a user to position a second gaze target in the enlarged portion (e.g., by looking at the desired location) and perform a second action in order to perform a computer function at that location. The enlarging can allow a user to identify a desired location for a computer function (e.g., selecting an icon) with greater precision. | 2016-04-28 |
20160116981 | ENHANCED FUNCTION INTERACTION DEVICE - A finger-worn interaction device provides a faster, more responsive input and output streams to and from a computing or gaming device and is particularly well suited for high speed, interactive applications. The finger-worn nature relieves the user of a hand-held device that must be continually grasped or held, occupying at least one hand, and instead allows full movement of all digits on both hands to be employed for input activation. A variety of input formats are employed, and disposed as input modules or output modules on a substantially circular frame, such as a finger operated stick, trigger, action button, and roller/trackball operations. Multiple input modules and/or output modules may be disposed on each circular frame, providing a multitude of available inputs that may each be actuated by digits on the user's hand for allowing faster input sequences as users gain proficiency with actuating the multiple input modules. | 2016-04-28 |
20160116982 | TERMINAL AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF - Provided is an operating method of a terminal. The method includes: capturing an image for an object; obtaining movement information on a movement of the object; and storing the obtained movement information corresponding to the captured image. | 2016-04-28 |
20160116983 | USER INPUT METHOD FOR USE IN PORTABLE DEVICE USING VIRTUAL INPUT AREA - A portable device and user input method of the portable device using a virtual input area is provided. The portable device may include a sensor configured to sense a user input to an input area, the input area being at least a portion of an area adjacent to the portable device, a determiner configured to determine a target object corresponding to the user input among at least one input object displayed on the portable device, based on an arrangement of the at least one input object, and a controller configured to generate a control command to control the target object. | 2016-04-28 |
20160116984 | GESTURE BASED CONTROL USING THREE-DIMENSIONAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED OVER AN EXTENDED DEPTH OF FIELD - Systems and methods are described for gesture-based control using three-dimensional information extracted over an extended depth of field. The system comprises a plurality of optical detectors coupled to at least one processor. The optical detectors image a body. At least two optical detectors of the plurality of optical detectors comprise wavefront coding cameras. The processor automatically detects a gesture of the body, wherein the gesture comprises an instantaneous state of the body. The detecting comprises aggregating gesture data of the gesture at an instant in time. The gesture data includes focus-resolved data of the body within a depth of field of the imaging system. The processor translates the gesture to a gesture signal, and uses the gesture signal to control a component coupled to the processor. | 2016-04-28 |
20160116985 | UNIVERSAL TRANSLATOR FOR RECOGNIZING NONSTANDARD GESTURES - A system and method to project gesture patterns of gestural behavior designed for existing gesture systems to those exhibited by persons with limited upper limb mobility, such as quadriplegics due to spinal cord injury (SCI), hemiplegics due to stroke, and persons with other types of disabilities. The system acquires a plurality of gesture instances from a gesture sensor, maps the plurality of gesture instances, determines a union amongst the plurality of gesture instances to thereby acquire a plurality of trajectory points, encodes the plurality of trajectory points into a feature vector, extracts a plurality of features from the feature vector, normalizes the plurality of features, determines at least one transform function from the plurality of features, and generates constrained gestures from the at least one transform function to form at least one gesture set. | 2016-04-28 |
20160116986 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING DIRECT AND INDIRECT NAVIGATION MODES FOR TOUCHSCREEN DEVICES - The described embodiments relate generally to systems and methods for providing direct and indirect navigation modes on mobile devices comprising a touch screen display based on a determined characteristic of the mobile device. In example embodiments, upon detecting a first characteristic, touch screen input is interpreted as direct navigation input. Upon detecting that the characteristic of the mobile device has changed, touch screen input may be interpreted as indirect navigation input. The touch screen display of the mobile device may also be reconfigured as a result of determining the change in the characteristic of the mobile device. | 2016-04-28 |
20160116987 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND PROGRAM TO RECOGNIZE AN OBJECT FROM A CAPTURED IMAGE - There is provided an information processing apparatus, which includes an input unit and a control unit. The input unit is configured to serially input an image captured by a capturing device. The control unit is configured to detect a user's hand from the input image, to recognize a position, a posture and a size of the hand detected while moving. A predetermined area of a surface on which the hand is moved as an operation area is defined based on the position, the posture and the size of the hand recognized. A virtual three dimensional object for operation by the user is produced disposed on the operation area. Also, an information processing method and a program are provided for the information processing apparatus. | 2016-04-28 |
20160116988 | HAND-WORN DEVICE FOR SURFACE GESTURE INPUT - Embodiments that relate to energy efficient gesture input on a surface are disclosed. One disclosed embodiment provides a hand-worn device that may include a microphone configured to capture an audio input and generate an audio signal, an accelerometer configured to capture a motion input and generate an accelerometer signal, and a controller comprising a processor and memory. The controller may be configured to detect a wake-up motion input based on the accelerometer signal. The controller may wake from a low-power sleep mode in which the accelerometer is turned on and the microphone is turned off and enter a user interaction interpretation mode in which the microphone is turned on. Then, the controller may contemporaneously receive the audio signal and the accelerometer signal and decode strokes. Finally, the controller may detect a period of inactivity based on the audio signal and return to the low-power sleep mode. | 2016-04-28 |
20160116989 | Portable Device Pairing with a Tracking System - In embodiments of portable device pairing with a tracking system, a pairing system includes a portable device that generates device acceleration gesture data responsive to a series of motion gestures of the portable device. The pairing system also includes a tracking system that is configured for pairing with the portable device. The tracking system recognizes the series of motion gestures of the portable device and generates tracked object position gesture data. A pairing service can then determine that the series of motion gestures of the portable device corresponds to the series of motion gestures recognized by the tracking system, and communicate a pairing match notification to both the tracking system and the portable device to establish the pairing. | 2016-04-28 |
20160116990 | DEPTH DETERMINING METHOD AND DEPTH DETERMINING DEVICE OF OPERATING BODY - A locating method, a locating device, a depth determining method, and a depth determining device of an operating body are provided. The locating method includes following steps: deriving an image that includes an operating body; scanning the image transversely according to each of scan lines of the image, and deriving each of width values of the operating body in each of the scan lines according to the bright dot information in each of the scan lines of the image; calculating a relative variation level between each of the width values in the adjacent scan line sequentially; when the relative variation level is less than a threshold, determining a locating point of the operating body according to one of the scan lines and one of the width values corresponding to the relative variation level. | 2016-04-28 |
20160116991 | KEYBOARD - A keyboard having a plurality of contactless switches, the keyboard includes a signal conversion circuit allocating an input signal line from a control device and an output signal line to the control device for each operating switch of the contactless switches, wherein the signal conversion circuit is configured to output the signal of the input signal line allocated to the operating switch to the output line allocated to the operating switch when the contactless switch is operated. | 2016-04-28 |
20160116992 | HAND-HELD INPUT DEVICE FOR A COMPUTER - A method and apparatus are provided for user input to a computer. The apparatus consists of movable grips with multiple axes of motion. The grips include means for holding the device while keeping a user's fingers and thumbs free to activate touch sensitive areas on the grips. Both the positions of the grips and the location of touches are used to determine the input codes sent to the computer. | 2016-04-28 |