24th week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 25 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140159874 | TECHNIQUES FOR PERFORMING ACTIONS BASED UPON PHYSICAL LOCATIONS OF PAPER DOCUMENTS - According to one set of embodiments, techniques are provided for performing actions based upon physical locations of one or more paper documents. According to another set of embodiments, techniques are provided for tracking the physical locations of paper documents. According to another set of embodiments, techniques are provided for determining electronic document information for paper documents. According to another set of embodiments, techniques are provided for determining and tracking the contents of a container. According to another set of embodiments, a document security system is provided. According to another set of embodiments, techniques are provided for tracking documents in a workflow. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159875 | TERMINAL AND OPERATION CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A terminal and an operation control method thereof are disclosed. A terminal performs an authentication procedure upon receiving a tag device's information from the tag device. If the tag device is identified as a registered tag device in the authentication procedure, initial data corresponding to a function to control the terminal even in a power-saving mode or a lock mode is received from the tag device, and the function corresponding to the initial data is performed. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159876 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SETTING UP CONFIGURATION OF MACHINE TO MACHINE COMMUNICATION - A method of setting up and changing a configuration used when an M2M device accesses a communication network to transmit and receive data is provided. An M2M module may read a configuration recorded in a tag memory of an M2M tag chip to set up an M2M device through the recorded configuration. When a plurality of M2M devices are forwarded, the same configuration may be recorded in the M2M devices and identifiers may be designated to the M2M devices. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159877 | BLUETOOTH CONTROLLABLE ELECTRICAL APPLIANCE - The present invention provides a Bluetooth controllable electrical appliance, comprising: a circuit substrate; a Bluetooth communication chip disposed on the circuit substrate, wherein the Bluetooth communication chip is compatible with a Bluetooth 4.0 or later protocol; a microcontroller disposed on the circuit substrate and electrically connected to the Bluetooth communication chip, for receiving a command from the external remote controller; an AC to DC circuit disposed on the circuit substrate; and one or more actuators selected from the group consisting of a motor, a heating coil, resistor or transistor, and a combination thereof. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159878 | PROGRAMMABLE RADIO - A programmable radio communication system comprises a transmitter ( | 2014-06-12 |
20140159879 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR THE AUTOMATIC REGISTRATION OF DEVICES - Systems and methods for providing registration at a remote site that may include, for example, a monitoring module that may communicate with a remote site. A registration protocol may be used by the monitoring module and the remote site in generating the messages communicated during the registration process. The monitoring module may gather and generate various identification information to be included in the registration protocol messages. The registration information provided by the monitoring module may be stored at the remote site in a database server having a database. A confirmation message may be communicated from the remote site to the monitoring module that may either acknowledge successful registration or report that an error occurred during the registration process. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159880 | HANDHELD ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD - A control method is applied to a handheld electronic device. The handheld electronic device comprising a display module, and a back light to drive the display module, the display module displaying information and sensing touches on the display module; the control method includes steps of: generating a power saving instruction in response to a user's command; turning off the backlight in response to the power saving instruction; determining whether an operation occurs; determining whether the operation is a predetermined operation and generating a control instruction to manipulate a household electronic device when the operation is the predetermined operation. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159881 | Driver Assist Device For An Industrial Truck And Industrial Truck With Driver Assist Device" - A driver assist device is provided for an industrial truck ( | 2014-06-12 |
20140159882 | METHOD FOR DISPLAYING WARNING MESSAGE OF SMART KEY SYSTEM - A method for displaying a warning message of a smart key system may include: a first step in which a control part of a smart key system generates two or more warning messages corresponding to two or more abnormalities/warnings, when the two or more abnormalities/warnings occur; a second step in which the control part repetitively and sequentially renews and inputs the two or more warning messages to a message queue buffer and controls the message queue buffer to buffer and output the two or more warning messages such that the two or more warning messages are circularly displayed on a display part; and a third step in which the control part ends the circular buffering operation for the two or more warning messages through the message queue buffer, when message renewal times for the two or more warning messages expire. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159883 | INTRUSION AND THEFT ALERT DEVICE REMOTELY ARMED AND DISARMED BY MOBILE PLATFORM APPLICATION - The present disclosure is directed to an intrusion tracking and management system. The system includes portable intrusion alert devices that communicate with remote user devices over a central server. The central server and remote user devices track, collect, and manage position location indicia type transmissions from the intrusion alert devices. These transmissions are automatically broadcast to the central server from an intrusion alert device once armed (“armed mode”). The arming and disarming of an intrusion alert device occurs remotely from the intrusion alert device itself making it difficult, if not impossible, to disable its broadcasting position location indicia without destroying it. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159884 | VEHICLE SAFETY SYSTEM FOR MANDATORY DRIVER INSPECTION TO ENSURE THAT PASSENGERS HAVE ALL DISEMBARKED - An improved vehicle safety system for transport operators designed to require the driver of a passenger vehicle to fully check the entire vehicle before exiting, thereby ensuring that no passenger is left behind. The driver is required to turn a key in the switch located at the back of the vehicle to disable the alarm. This keyed switch absolutely ensures driver compliance, much more so than conventional timers with a disable button. The system is implemented with simple and reliable relays and other components. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159885 | Blind Spot Detection System - A blind spot detection system comprises an alarm, capable of generating an alarm signal; a plurality of sensors, each for emitting a radio signal and receiving a reflecting signal of the emitted radio signal, to detect whether an object exists within a specific range and generate a detection result accordingly; and a control module, for receiving at least one vehicle information from the OBD system and controlling the alarm to generate the alarm signal according to the at least one vehicle information and a plurality of detection results generated by the plurality of sensors. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159886 | DRIVING ASSIST DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - A vehicle operator assisting apparatus is configured to assist an operator of an own vehicle by displaying an image of a virtual preceding vehicle visually recognizable by the operator as if the virtual preceding vehicle was running in front of said own vehicle in a running state. The assisting apparatus comprises: a history data base storing a driving history of said operator; a virtual preceding vehicle control portion determining a running state of said virtual proceeding vehicle based on said driving history generating portion generating a relationship between a distance between said own vehicle and an actual preceding vehicle, and a running speed of said own vehicle, and storing the relationship in said history database. Said virtual preceding vehicle control portion includes a driving characteristics extracting portion determining a distance between said own vehicle and said virtual preceding vehicle based on said relationship. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159887 | DRIVER ALERTS - A driver alert system includes a computer processor disposed in a vehicle. The computer processor is configured to receive driver attention data over a vehicle network during a driving event. The computer processor executes logic to process the driver attention data and evaluate the driver attention data for a triggering event. The system also includes a steering wheel unit disposed in the vehicle and lights that are integrated on a front windshield-facing surface of a steering wheel of the steering wheel unit. The lights are positioned at an angle to reflect light off of a front windshield of the vehicle. The system also includes a controller disposed in the steering wheel unit. The controller is communicatively coupled to the lights and the vehicle network. The controller receives a request from the computer processor to activate the lights when the triggering event has occurred. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159888 | EVENT WARNING SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF - An event warning system is provided. The innovation can provide real time, personalized and meaningful alert warnings to either or both a machine operator/driver and pedestrians who are in harm's way, or are potentially approaching harm's way. Different from generic warnings such as backup alarms and flashing lights, the innovation's personalized alarm and notification functionality minimizes alarm complacency and maximizes their effectiveness. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159889 | TRANSMITTER APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING TIRE INFORMATION, AND TIRE INFORMATION MONITORING SYSTEM - A transmitter apparatus can detect and transmit tire information, such as tire air pressure information, even when a puncture in the tire is repaired by a repairing agent. The transmitter apparatus includes a sensor detecting the state of gas in a tire cavity region as tire information; a transmitter transmitting the detected tire information; and a wall covering the sensor and transmitter. The wall forms an internal space divided from the tire cavity region and includes a communicating hole providing communication between the internal space and tire cavity region. An inside opening part of the hole in a housing surface facing the internal space has a greater opening area than an outside opening part of the hole in the housing surface facing the tire cavity region. A wall surface facing the communicating hole includes a recessed part recessed toward the housing surface including the outside opening part. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159890 | Flasher Vehicle Interface Module - A flasher interface module for a vehicle having factory or original equipment manufacturer (OEM) lights. The flasher interface module includes a plurality of input and output ports corresponding to the factory lights of the vehicle and a plurality of leads corresponding to each of the input and output ports. The flasher interface module is configured such that the input and output ports operate independently of the vehicle such that factory lights are independently controlled by the module. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159891 | METHODS AND ARRANGEMENTS FOR SENSORS - Generally, smart sensors, logic to process messages from smart sensors, and smart sensor systems are described herein. Embodiments may comprise logic such as hardware and/or code to communicate events as messages via a messaging system to post the messages to a messaging account. The messaging system may be a texting service like Twitter™ that captures the messages and then re-broadcasts the messages, e.g., immediately as a tweet or a cellular text message. In some embodiments, the smart sensor comprises a communications module with a Twitter™ application program interface (API) on a communications platform with a software/hardware framework to interconnect with one or more pluggable monitors with sensors. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159892 | MOTION OR OPENING DETECTOR - An activity monitor which can be pre-programmed at the factory, the doctor's office or the pharmacist, or that can be programmed by the user. The activity monitor is affixed to a medicine bottle or container and activity associated with the bottle or container, such as movement, opening, volume changes, etc. are monitored in view to the schedule. If the schedule indicates that a dose of medicine should be taken at a particular time, but the monitored activity does not determine that the medicine has been taken, an alert signal will be issued to alert the user that it is time to take the medicine. In addition, if the monitored activity indicates that the medicine bottle has been opened prior to a scheduled time, then a tamper alert can be triggered. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159893 | BRACELET TRACKING SYSTEM - The present invention is a bracelet tracking system that includes a caregiver monitoring bracelet worn by one or more caregivers, the caregiver monitoring bracelet includes a base caregiver bracelet, a digital display, an increasing display button, a decreasing display button, a first call alarm, an automatic reset button, one or more first indicator lights and a GPS receiver. The system also includes a caretaker tracking device worn by one or more caretakers, the caretaker device includes a base caretaker ring, a second call alarm, one or more second indicator lights and a GPS transmitter and a communications technology that puts the caregiver monitoring bracelet in communication with the one or more caregiver tracking devices. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159894 | Personal Activity Tracking Device - A band is formed to secure to a part of a person. A motion detection device is provided for detecting movement of the person. The motion detection device is secured to the band. A visual display is provided for conveying information to the person. The visual display is secured to the band in conjunction with the motion detection device. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159895 | SECURITY PANEL COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - The invention relates to a wireless communication device for a security system that may include a device communicator configured for wireless communication with a security panel and for providing an additional wireless communication path to a monitoring center; and a premises power supply for removably connecting the device to a power source at the premises. The device may also include an alternate power supply, and an input device for enabling a user to initiate communications. The device may also be programmed so that the device can delay the transmission of an event signal for a predetermined period of time and then initiate transmission of the event signal if it does not receive a signal from the security panel to cancel transmission of the event signal during the predetermined period of time. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159896 | SECURITY SYSTEM AND METHOD - A security control apparatus, system and method are provided. The security control apparatus includes a wireless communication element that supports a plurality of wireless communication protocols. The wireless communication element is configured to provide wireless communications with a user interface device and at least one premise-based device. A remote communication element is configured to provide remote communications with a monitoring center. A processor is in communication with the local wireless communication element and the remote communication element. The processor is configured to use the wireless communication element to communicate with the user interface device to receive local control and configuration data. The processor is also configured to use the remote communication element to communicate data associated with at least one of a life safety feature and life style feature with the monitoring center. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159897 | DEVICE AND ITS USE FOR DETERRING WEARING AND RETURNING OF MERCHANDISE - Provided is a device for deterring purchase-wear-return of merchandise, particularly women's dresses, by a consumer. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159898 | DISPLAY FOR HAND-HELD ELECTRONICS - The invention disclosed here is a display system for managing power and security for a plurality of hand-held electronic devices sold to consumers in a retail location. The display includes features that allow power to be supplied to individual devices and security sensors without continuous hard wiring or multi-conductor retractor cables. The display also allows for individual security alarms to be triggered when a theft occurs. Security alarm conditions are preferably triggered via wireless signals. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159899 | Interface Between An Alarm Or Monitoring System And An Object Such As A Firearm - An alarm/monitoring system includes an interface body, a first electrical contactor electrically connected to a first lead, and a second electrical contactor electrically connected to a second lead. The first electrical contactor has a magnetic field associated therewith to provide a magnetic attractive force to a ferromagnetic component of the object to be monitored. The first electrical contactor and the second electrical contactor are located on the interface body so that when the interface body is placed in an operating position with respect to the ferromagnetic component, the first electrical contactor and the second electrical contactor each contact a respective surface of the ferromagnetic component to provide a closed electrical circuit between the first lead and the second lead, the closed electrical circuit providing a monitoring input to an alarm system. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159900 | Inventory and Anti-Theft Alarm System - An inventory and anti-theft alarm tag system that has (1) one or more RFID tags and (2) a master database. The RFID tags can include an RFID transmitter and an RFID inlay having a unique item number encoded therein. The RFID transmitter allows communication between the RFID tags and the master database. The master database can compare information from the RFID tags with information stored in the master database to determine if the RFID tags are authentic and have been opened or closed a defined number of times indicated in the master database, and if not, a message can be sent for investigation. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159901 | ELECTRONIC ARTICLE SURVEILLANCE TAG DEACTIVATION - A method and system for producing an electromagnetic field that exhibits a strong near field that is sufficient to deactivate an electronic article surveillance, EAS, tag and a weak far field that is insufficient to deactivate the EAS tag are disclosed. According to one embodiment, two half-wavelength dipoles spaced apart by about a half-wavelength are excited by oppositely phased signals. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159902 | One Time Use Multi-Function Tag - An anti-theft tag has two slightly concave shells attached to each other by a hinge. One shell has an aperture through it and the other shell has a post located to insert through the aperture when the two shells are brought together. At least one catch tab extends laterally from the end of the post. The catch tab exceeds the width of the aperture and is constructed to give to allow the post to insert into the aperture, but to resist and prevent the extraction of the post. The post is severable to allow the remove of the catch tab to allow the opening of the tag. One of the shells also has a slot and the other has a tack. When the post is inserted through the aperture, the tack inserts into the slot. The tack passes through an object to be protected and maintains the tag in place. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159903 | ACTIVITY TRACKING DEVICE AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - An activity tracking device includes a motion detection component and a band. The motion detection component includes circuitry for detecting and recording movement of the motion detection component. The motion detection component includes a display defined to provide a visual indication of an amount of movement recorded by the circuitry. The band is formed to secure to a part of a human body. The band includes the motion detection component. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159904 | MEDICAL DEVICE INCLUDING SETUP OPTION REPORTING - A medical device for use with a patient is described. The medical device includes a component for administering a treatment to the patient or receiving data of the patient. The component is configured to operate according to an internal setting. The medical device also includes a user interface through which a user can modify the internal setting, as well as a settings signature generator for generating a settings signature that represents a present state of the internal setting. A gateway is also provided for communicating a version of the settings signature out of the medical device. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159905 | Efficient Prisoner Tracking - A network tracking server-based service that implements an efficient network management of location requests associated with tracking a prisoner's wireless tracking device. The tracking server initiates location requests associated with a given prisoner (or the like) tracking device in a trustworthy, but much more efficient and manageable technique, from the perspective of the network. Network management of prisoner device tracking is made efficient when inside a given geofence, but once outside the prescribed geofence a more detailed inquisition is immediately launched—even before the top of the hour (or whenever the typical periodic location request occur). From a management perspective, once detected to no longer be inside (and thus is outside) an expected or assigned geofence, the prisoner tracking device is presumed less trustworthy, and thus then periodic location requests to the tracking device are initiated. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159906 | LIQUID LEVEL SYSTEM WITH BLOWDOWN FEATURE - The present invention provides a liquid level system with a blowdown feature. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159907 | Systems and Methods for Integrating Alarm Processing and Presentation of Alarms for a Power Generation System - Systems and methods for integrating alarm processing and presentation of alarms for a power generation system are described. A template or graphical user interface (GUI) for displaying information associated with alarms may be generated for various types of alarms. Information associated with an alarm may be identified based on certain criteria and stored in a template associated with the alarm for presentation to a user. One or more status messages may be output to a display such a that a user or other person responsible for responding to an alarm may receive a current status associated with an alarm, including that an alarm has been processed and is ready to be acted upon. An alarm may be analyzed, categorized, and escalated based on historical information associated with the alarm, as well as determinations made by a user based on information stored in a template associated with alarm. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159908 | ISOLATION RESISTANCE MEASURING APPARATUS HAVING FAULT SELF-DIAGNOSING FUNCTION AND FAULT SELF-DIAGNOSING METHOD USING THE SAME - Disclosed is an isolation resistance measuring apparatus having a fault self-diagnosing function and a fault self-diagnosing method using the same. The isolation resistance measuring apparatus having a fault self-diagnosing function detects whether a fault arises at the isolation resistance measuring apparatus by using first and second isolation detection voltages detected in a state where a diagnosing unit is not connected (an isolation resistance measuring mode) and first and second diagnosis detection voltages detected in a state where the diagnosing unit is connected (a fault self-diagnosing mode). By doing so, it is possible to self-diagnose a fault by using an original function of the isolation resistance measuring apparatus which may measure an isolation resistance. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159909 | INDICATION CIRCUIT FOR INDICATING TYPES OF VOLTAGES - An indication circuit includes a recommended standard 232 (RS232) connector, first to fourth electronic switches, first and second light-emitting diodes (LEDs), and first to fourth resistors. When the RS232 connector outputs a first voltage, the first LED emits, when the RS232 connector outputs a second voltage, the second LED emits. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159910 | MEDIA DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A media device connected to an external device and a control method thereof are provided. The media device includes a display unit configured to output a plan view denoting a structure of a building, a signal input/output unit configured to, when emergency occurs, receive information regarding a location in which emergency has occurred from a management center, and a controller configured to classify a plurality of emergency exits disposed in the building into available emergency exits and unavailable emergency exits by using the location information, map a fire escape route leading to an emergency exit closest to the location in which the media device is installed, among the available emergency exits | 2014-06-12 |
20140159911 | GAIT-BASED BIOMETRIC SYSTEM FOR DETECTING PATHOMECHANICAL ABNORMALITIES RELATING TO DISEASE PATHOLOGY - Systems and methods for diagnosing a user's condition based on his gait. A sensor module with multiple sensors is placed inside a user's shoe and biometric data is gathered from the sensors when the user takes a step or walks. The data is used to generate loops as the various sets of data is plotted against each other. The loops obtained from the data are then compared against stored loops previously obtained. Based on the results of the comparison, the user's condition is diagnosed using predetermined indicators of specific health issues. Using the biometric data, it can be determined whether the user has a specific condition, whether a specific condition is worsening, or whether a specific condition is improving. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159912 | BIOMEDICAL MONITOR FOR SMARTPHONE - A biomedical device for continuous or intermittent monitoring of vital signs, such a arterial blood pressure, pulse oxymetry, etc., comprises two components connected by a wireless link. The first component is an electronic bracelet attached to a patient, while the second one is a smartphone that controls the first component and receives from it biomedical signals. The bracelet carries various sensors and actuators to enable and acquiring medical signals. The smartphone has an app that commands the bracelet and then receives and processes data and takes further actions, like enabling an alarm, plotting data, calling an emergency service or doctor office. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159913 | System And Method For Managing Sensor Network Uplink And Downlink Communications - A network includes a supervisory sensor in communication with a wireless network and a non-supervisory sensor in communication with the supervisory sensor, wherein the non-supervisory sensor communicates with the wireless network through the supervisory sensor. The supervisory sensor may be configured to receive downloads from a server communicating through the wireless network and to collect data from the non-supervisory sensor. The supervisory sensor may be configured to transmit the collected data to a server on the wireless network. Moreover, the non-supervisory sensor and the supervisory sensor each have an active state and an inactive state and wherein the supervisory sensor may be in the active state while the non-supervisory sensor is in the inactive state. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159914 | ELECTRONIC REPORTING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - The present invention is directed to a system and process for electronic reporting of a sensor monitored process. The system includes a reader associated with a monitored process and in communication with a server over a network. The reader is configured for input from at least one sensor. The sensors are paired with a reader, whereby the reader is configured to relay the sensor output to the server. The system monitors the reader for output from the sensor. On receipt of the reader data, the system retrievably stores the data for compliance report review. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159915 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR COMPREHENSIVELY MONITORING SLOPES BASED ON WIRELESS NETWORK - A method of comprehensively monitoring slopes based on a wireless network in a sensor node is provided. The method includes acquiring sensing data of first sensing frequencies for determining a risk to the slopes, transmitting the acquired sensing data of first sensing frequencies to an analysis server through a gateway, acquiring sensing data of second sensing frequencies for determining the risk to the slopes when operation mode received from the analysis server through the gateway is precision mode, and transmitting the acquired sensing data of second sensing frequencies to the analysis server through the gateway. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159916 | FLUID TESTING APPARATUS AND METHODS OF USE - The invention is directed to a mobile hand held miniature laboratory system in general, and to fluid testing apparatus for performing a parameter measurement in a fluid sample and methods of use in particular. The apparatus comprising: a strip adapted to absorb a fluid sample and to produce a signal indicative of said parameter level in said sample; and adaptor adapted to connect said strip to a smart phone to allow delivery of the produced signal or a correlated signal to said smart phone for obtaining a measurement of said fluid parameter displayed on said smart phone, wherein said testing apparatus relies on said smart phone at least tor power supply and display means. The fluid may be a physiological fluid such as blood, urine, saliva or amniotic fluid, or a non-physiological fluid such as fluid obtained from industrial pools for fish or algae growth, or entertainment swimming pools. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159917 | PHYSIOLOGICAL SENSOR SYSTEM WITH AUTOMATIC AUTHENTICATION AND VALIDATION BY MEANS OF A RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION PROTOCOL WITH AN INTEGRATED RFID INTERROGATOR SYSTEM - This invention relates to a physiological sensor which acquires pre-programmed data from an electrode or an electrode array using Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology. The source of the sensor may be authenticated by means of a wireless interface between an RFID transponder affixed to the electrode array, and an RFID interrogator embedded in the patient interface cable. The criteria for use are then verified to ensure that they are met by the electrode array before beginning signal acquisition. If the criteria are not met, a message is provided to the user via the monitor. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159918 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETECTING THE PRESENCE OF AN AUTOMATIC DEFIBRILLATOR - A device for detecting the presence of an automatic defibrillator. The device comprises a detector, a communications device and an activation device. The detector detects the presence of an automatic defibrillator in its operation position and to defibrillator relating to the automatic defibrillator. The communications device is configured to transmit he e data of the automatic defibrillator to a management device. The activation device is configured to activate at least one of the communication device and the detector in response to a pre-determined event. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159919 | Adapter for Power Tools, Power Tool System and Method of Operating the Same - An adapter for a power tool powered by a detachable battery pack includes a connector for directly connecting the adapter only to the power tool in a detachable manner, a controller, at least one memory and/or storage device in communication with the controller, and at least one communication port configured to transmit electrical communications from the adapter controller to a controller located in the power tool and vice versa. The adapter is further configured such that, when a battery pack, which also includes a controller, is connected to the power tool, a communication path is established from the battery pack controller to the adapter controller via the power tool controller. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159920 | ADAPTER FOR POWER TOOLS, POWER TOOL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR WIRELESSLY COMMUNICATING MAINTENANCE INFORMATION THEREFOR - An adapter for a power tool powered by a detachable battery pack which adapter includes a connector configured to detachably connect the adapter directly to the power tool, an adapter controller, at least one memory and/or storage device in communication with the adapter controller and configured to store maintenance information concerning the battery pack or to store maintenance information concerning the battery pack and the power tool, at least one communication port configured to transmit electrical communications, including said maintenance information, from the adapter controller to a controller located in the power tool and vice versa, and a transmitter configured to wirelessly transmit the maintenance information to an external device. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159921 | Configurable, Portable Patient Monitoring System - A system for patient monitoring includes a plurality of components including a monitor and display assembly, optional stand-alone displays, optional stand-alone monitors, one or more modules, and at least one patient parameter measuring device. The display includes a flat glass front with a blackened border that appears continuous but allows the passage of light during alarm situations. The display functions as a touchscreen and includes a portion for alarm volume control. The system also includes a docking station for the monitor and display assembly and capnography and/or multigas pods for attachment to the monitor and display assembly. The monitor and display assembly, docking station, and pods enhance portability of the system. The monitor and display assembly, module(s), and patient parameter measuring device(s) are all interconnected via Dual Serial Bus (DSB) interfaces. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159922 | System and Method for the Detection of Helmet-to-Helmet Contact - System and methods are provided for detecting helmet contact. A first helmet (e.g., an offensive player's helmet) detects an impact, and transmits a signal indicating the detected impact. A second helmet (e.g., a defensive player's helmet) detects the impact and transmits a signal indicating a detected impact. In response to analyzing the signal transmissions of first and second helmets, a monitor determines that a helmet-to-helmet contact has occurred between the first and second helmets. To minimize the occurrence of false positive determinations, especially in the event that multiple helmets detect impacts, the helmets may be enabled to only transmit a signal if the impact exceeds a first impact threshold. Another means of minimizing false positives is for the helmets to transmit a timestamp associated with a time of impact occurrence. Further, helmets may collect and transmit information regarding the proximity of other helmets. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159923 | Elastic Clustering of Vehicles Equipped with Broadband Wireless Communication Devices - The techniques described herein provide mechanism that allows a Vehicular Communication Systems (VCSs) server, e.g., a cluster server, or other network attached device to group or cluster a set of vehicles into a multicast group according to common mobility characteristics shared by the set of vehicles. For example, the set of vehicles may be in close proximity to each other and are traveling on the same road, or share a common destination. Information pertinent to the cluster, can be broadcast to the multicast group in lieu of traditional individual unicast messages that would typically be sent to each vehicle. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159924 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING TRAFFIC SIGNALS - Device and method of controlling a traffic light on the basis of an analysis result of a broadcast signal transmitted via a broadcast network are provided. The traffic light control device controlling signal light change of a traffic light, includes: a broadcast signal receiving unit that receives a broadcast signal emitted from a traffic control center via a broadcast network; and a traffic light control unit that determines an offset time from a reference traffic light on the basis of an analysis result of the broadcast signal and that outputs a control signal for controlling the light change of a control target traffic light so that a time point which lags by the determined offset time from a signal light display start time point of the reference traffic light is matched with a signal light display start time point of the control target traffic light. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159925 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MULTIPURPOSE TRAFFIC DETECTION AND CHARACTERIZATION - A method for tracking and characterizing a plurality of vehicles simultaneously in a traffic control environment, comprising: providing a 3D optical emitter; providing a 3D optical receiver with a wide and deep field of view; driving the 3D optical emitter into emitting short light pulses; receiving a reflection/backscatter of the emitted light, thereby acquiring an individual digital full-waveform LIDAR trace for each detection channel of the 3D optical receiver; using the individual digital full-waveform LIDAR trace and the emitted light waveform, detecting a presence of a plurality of vehicles, a position of at least part of each vehicle and a time at which the position is detected; assigning a unique identifier to each vehicle; repeating the steps of driving, receiving, acquiring and detecting, at a predetermined frequency; tracking and recording an updated position of each vehicle and an updated time at which the updated position is detected. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159926 | ENHANCEMENT OF COCKPIT EXTERNAL VISIBILITY - A cockpit display system for a cockpit of an aircraft includes a primary flight display moveably located in the cockpit and viewable from a pilot position and/or a copilot position in the cockpit. The primary flight display is movable from a first position utilized for a first operating condition of the aircraft to a second position to increase external visibility during a second operating condition of the aircraft. A cockpit system includes a pilot operating position and a first flight display moveably located in the cockpit and viewable from the pilot operating position. The first flight display is movable from a first position utilized during a first operating condition of the aircraft to a second position to increase external visibility from the pilot operating position during a second operating condition of the aircraft. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159927 | ELECTROFORMED HOUSINGS FOR DEVICES AND METHODS FOR MAKING THE SAME - Electroformed housings for electronic devices and methods for making the same are provided. An electronic device is provided having circuitry with interface circuitry for processing a user input event, and an electroformed housing that is an enclosure for the circuitry, the electroformed housing having a user interface region positioned adjacent to the interface circuitry such that when a user initiates a user input event on the user interface region, the interface circuitry processes the user input event. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159928 | DECODING APPARATUS, ENCODING APPARATUS, DECODING METHOD, AND ENCODING METHOD - According to an embodiment, a decoding apparatus includes a clipping unit and a decoding unit. The clipping unit is configured to clip pieces of encoded data each having a predetermined first code length from input data encoded with variable-length encoding. The predetermined first code length is greater than or equal to a maximum code length among a plurality of pieces of encoded data included in the input data. The decoding unit is configured to decode the clipped piece of encoded data by using variable-length decoding. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159929 | Delta-modulation signal processors: linear, nonlinear and mixed - Disclosed are nine functional circuits for the direct processing of a delta-modulated pulse stream. These circuits can be integrated separately, as standalone circuits, or integrated into a programmable, functional unit to form a system on chip (SoC). Disclosed functional units are low-power consuming, simple, reliable and inexpensive. Because of the non-positional nature of delta-sigma modulated (DSM) pulses and the averaging nature of the demodulator, disclosed circuits are tolerant to catastrophic errors, which is not the case with ordinary n-bit DSP hardware. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159930 | SIGMA-DELTA MODULATORS WITH HIGH SPEED FEED-FORWARD ARCHITECTURE - A sigma-delta modulator is provided for generating a digital output signal. The sigma-delta modulator is used to generate a digital output signal. The sigma-delta modulator includes a multi-stage loop filter and a quantizer. The multi-stage loop filter receives an analog input signal and generates an integrated output signal according to the analog input signal. The quantizer is coupled to the multi-stage loop filter. The quantizer receives the integrated output signal and quantizes the integrated output signal to generate the digital output signal. Different feed-forward paths of the sigma-delta modulator are available for different frequency bands. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159931 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ANALOG TO DIGITAL CONVERSION - An analog to digital converter receives an analog input signal. The analog input signal is converted into a digital output signal. The converting includes shaping quantization noise in response to: a signal-to-noise ratio of the analog input signal; and a power of the converter. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159932 | ARRANGEMENT FOR DIGITAL-TO-ANALOG CONVERTER - Among other things, an arrangement for a digital-to-analog converter (DAC) is provided herein. In some embodiments, a metal-oxide semiconductor (MOS) array of the DAS comprises one or more cells respectively comprising one or more current sources. The current sources comprise one or more transistors having a horizontal gate layout. A switch arrangement of the DAS, to which the MOS array is connected, comprises one or more transistors having a vertical gate layout. Accordingly, in some embodiments, a DAC is provided which comprises transistors having a vertical gate layout and transistors having a horizontal gate layout. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159933 | RF-DAC CELL AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING AN RF OUTPUT SIGNAL - An RF-DAC cell is configured to generate an RF output signal based on a baseband signal, a first signal and a second signal. The first signal has a first duty cycle and toggles between first predefined amplitude values, and the second signal has a second duty cycle smaller than the first duty cycle and toggles between second predefined amplitude values. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159934 | JAM ASSIGNMENT MANAGER - A method for allocating system resources includes receiving, by a processor, an assignment list that includes a first assignment and a second assignment, each assignment is assigned a priority and includes tasks associated with each assignment, assigning each assignment to a system resource according to the assigned priority of each assignment, populating a tree for the system resource, the tree including each assignment assigned to the system resource ordered by the relative priority of the assignments, generating task roots associated with each task associated with each assignment in the tree, associating each task root with a task score, defining a first system resource root that includes the task roots having the lowest task scores, calculating a first system resource root score as a function of the task scores of the first system resource root, and saving the first system resource root as the current best estimate system resource root. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159935 | CONCURRENT MULTIBAND TRANSCEIVER - The invention refers to an RF front-end ( | 2014-06-12 |
20140159936 | METHOD AND SYSTEM USING COORDINATED AIRBORNE AND GROUND PLATFORMS FOR DETECTING OIL COVERED BY ICE - A method for detecting an oil mass covered by ice includes collecting alert data at a first probability of detection using an airborne platform moved about a search area above the ice. An alert area having a likelihood of an oil mass covered by the ice is determined based upon the alert data. Confirmation data is collected at a second probability of detection higher than the first probability of detection using a ground platform moved over the alert area. An oil mass covered by the ice is detected based upon the confirmation data. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159937 | METHOD AND SYSTEM USING A POLARIMETRIC FEATURE FOR DETECTING OIL COVERED BY ICE - A method for detecting an oil mass covered by ice includes collecting polarimetric radar data at different depths into the ice using at least one airborne platform moved about a search area above the ice so that the polarimetric radar data defines polarimetric volumetric radar data. The polarimetric volumetric radar data is processed based upon at least one polarimetric feature to thereby detect an oil mass covered by the ice. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159938 | METHOD AND SYSTEM USING RADIOMETRIC VOLUMETRIC DATA FOR DETECTING OIL COVERED BY ICE - A method for detecting an oil mass covered by ice includes collecting radiometric data different frequencies, corresponding to respective different depths into the ice, using at least one airborne platform moved about a search area above the ice so that the radiometric data defines radiometric volumetric data. The radiometric volumetric data is processed to thereby detect an oil mass covered by the ice. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159939 | SUBTERRANEAN MAPPING SYSTEM INCLUDING SPACED APART ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE WELL PIPES AND RELATED METHODS - A subterranean mapping system may include a pair of spaced electrically conductive well pipes in a subterranean formation containing a hydrocarbon resource. The pair of electrically conductive well pipes may include a fluid inlet pipe and a fluid outlet pipe. The subterranean mapping system may further include a radiofrequency (RF) source coupled to the pair of electrically conductive well pipes to generate an electromagnetic (EM) field in the subterranean formation. The subterranean mapping system may further include a subterranean mapping device configured to be carried along with a fluid flow along a path of travel from the fluid inlet pipe to the fluid outlet pipe and while sensing the EM field versus time. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159940 | SUBTERRANEAN MAPPING SYSTEM INCLUDING ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE ELEMENT AND RELATED METHODS - A subterranean mapping system may include at least one electrically conductive element associated with a subterranean formation having a passageway therein. The subterranean mapping system may also include a radiofrequency (RF) source coupled to the at least one electrically conductive element to generate an electromagnetic (EM) field in the subterranean formation. The subterranean mapping system may also include a subterranean mapping device configured to be carried along a path of travel within the passageway and while sensing the EM field versus time. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159941 | DEVICE FOR DETECTING INTRUDING OBJECTS, AND METHOD FOR DETECTING INTRUDING OBJECTS - Provided is a device for detecting intruding objects that enables the detection of intruding objects without requiring antenna switching. Delay units ( | 2014-06-12 |
20140159942 | PARTIAL COVERING RADOME FOR A RADAR UNIT - A sensor assembly that integrates a camera and a radar sensor is described herein. The sensor assembly includes a housing configured to partially enclose the camera and the radar sensor, and define a partial radome that partially intrudes into the radar beam. The partial radome is configured such that after passing through the partial radome a first phase angle of the first portion of the radar beam differs from a second phase angle of the second portion of the radar beam by an amount substantially corresponding to an integer number of three hundred sixty degrees (360°) of phase angle shift. The partial radome provides glare shield to the camera, protection to assembly, and is configured to minimally effect radar performance. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159943 | Compensating Slowly Varying IF DC Offsets in Receivers - The present disclosure relate to a receiver system that removes unwanted signal components from a received signal based upon signal information from previous received signals. The receiver system has a signal generator that generates multiple signal patterns. One of the multiple signal patterns is provided to a transmit antenna that wirelessly transmits the signal pattern. A receive antenna port receives a reflected signal comprising a time-shifted version of the signal pattern and provides the reflected signal to a reception path. A feedback path extends from the reception path to a signal correction element, which selectively generates a correction signal that reduces unwanted signal components in the reflected signal. The signal correction element generates the correction signal from compensation parameters stored in a memory, which correspond to previously received reflected signals comprising the signal pattern, so that the correction signal can be used to reduce unwanted signal components in real time. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159944 | PROBE SPACING ELEMENT - The present invention relates to a guided wave radar level gauge system for determining a filling level of a product contained in a tank. The level gauge system comprises a transceiver for transmitting and receiving electromagnetic signals, a probe extending into the tank and configured to guide the signals towards the surface and to guide reflected signals back to the transceiver, processing circuitry for determining the filing level based on the reflected signals, and a plurality of spacing elements arranged on the probe. Each spacing element comprises a shell structure having an ellipsoidal shape defining an ellipsoidal space, first and second shell openings at first and second locations of the shell, such that a passage through the shell openings defines a passage through the spherical space, wherein the probe extends through the passage, and a plurality of flow openings allowing fluid flow between the exterior and interior of the shell. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159945 | Method and Device for Estimating Direction of Arrival - A method for determining a DOA (Direction of Arrival) comprises the following steps: (a) providing at least two antennas arranged with a squint angle; (b) producing at least two base beams between two adjacent base beams; (c) every two virtual beams of the multiple virtual beams which cross together at a specific angle are define to a virtual beam set; (d) synthesizing the two virtual beams of each one of the virtual beam sets to be a monopulse; and (e) determining the DOA of the object according to comparison between magnitude of demodulated signals corresponding to the monopulses. A device for estimating a DOA is also disclosed. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159946 | RADAR APPARATUS AND SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD - There is provided a radar apparatus configured to extract peak signals which are obtained from a difference frequency between a transmission signal and a reception signal, and to derive information of the target on the basis of the extracted peak signals. A prediction unit predicts this time peak signal based on a peak signal obtained in previous time. An extraction unit extracts this time peak signal corresponding to the predicted peak signal from peak signals existing within a predetermined frequency range. The extraction unit extends the frequency range when this time peak signal corresponding to the predicted peak signal does not exist within the predetermined frequency range. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159947 | PROCESSING METHOD FOR FMCW RADAR SIGNAL WITH DUAL PULSE REPETITION FREQUENCY - A processing method for radar signal with dual pulse repetition frequency, comprising: generating a first transmission signal and a second transmission signal, and perform a transmission process; reflecting a first echo signal and a second echo signal from an object, and converting the first transmission signal and the second transmission signal to a frequency domain information by using 2D (Two Dimension) fast Fourier transform (FFT); and filtering noise in the frequency domain information, and performing a calculation program by using a algorithm to obtain Doppler shift of the object. Thereby, the processing method of the present invention can overcome the bad operation ability of the lower hardware and advance the radar target detection speed restrictions. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159948 | RADAR APPARATUS AND SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD - There is provided a radar apparatus. A derivation unit derives target information which is information relating to a target detected on the basis of a transmission signal of which a frequency changes with a predetermined cycle and a reception signal corresponding to a reflected wave coming from an object at which a transmission wave corresponding to the transmission signal is reflected. A determination unit determines reliability of the target information. A decision unit decides whether the detected target is true or false, based on the target information. The decision unit changes a method of deciding whether the target is true or false in accordance with a determination result of the reliability by the determination unit. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159949 | AIRCRAFT COMPRISING AN ONBOARD WEATHER RADAR ANTENNA PROVIDED WITH INCLINED PANELS - An aircraft comprising a fuselage and a radome fixed to the fuselage. The radome defines a housing and the fuselage comprises a sealed bulkhead closing the housing. A weather radar antenna comprises a main panel. A plurality of peripheral panels are arranged around the main panel, inclined from a planar surface of the main panel and located on the same side of the planar surface. The housing contains the antenna which is mounted on the fuselage through a mechanical support fixed to the fuselage and to the weather radar antenna on the same side of the planar surface as the peripheral panels. A bird strike shield is located between the antenna and the sealed bulkhead. The shield comprises a dome with a top and a base, the base being fixed to the aircraft fuselage. An opening is formed at the top of the dome through which the mechanical support passes. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159950 | METHOD, SYSTEM, AND APPARATUS FOR REDUCING INACCURACY IN GLOBAL NAVIGATION SATELLITE SYSTEM POSITION AND VELOCITY SOLUTION - A Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) receiver determines a measurement error covariance from a reference position and a set of measured pseudoranges from a set of GNSS satellites. The position and velocity solution is determined from the measurement error covariance and the set of measured pseudoranges. The measurement error covariance is determined as function of the difference between a reference pseudorange and measured pseudorange. The reference pseudorange is computed from the reference position to a satellite. The measurement error covariance is determined as function of the difference only if the measured pseudorange is greater than the reference pseudorange. The GNSS receiver also determines measurement error covariance as function of one or more of correlation peak shape, difference, the correlation peak shape, a received signal to noise ratio and a tracking loop error. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159951 | Shoe-Embedded Emergency Positioning System - A shoe body light-emitting device includes: a waterproof enclosure embedded on a shoe body and having a cavity; a control circuit embedded in the cavity and comprising circuit board and a motion actuated switch. The positive electrode of the circuit board is electrically coupled to the positive electrodes of light-emitting bodies and a power supply. The motion actuated switch is electrically connected with the circuit board for triggering the control circuit in response to motion of the shoe body, so that light-emitting bodies light in a predetermined way. A micro-current battery on the circuit board is used for supplying the light-emitting device with power. The light-emitting bodies may first flash N times simultaneously, then respectively flash twice sequentially, then respectively flash twice reversely, then respectively flash twice sequentially, and finally flash N times simultaneously (N is a natural number larger than or equal to 1). | 2014-06-12 |
20140159952 | Systems and Methods to Enhance Reliability of Measured Position Data - There is disclosed systems and methods to enhance reliability of measured position data. Measuring devices, such mobile phones equipped with location measurement elements (such as GPS, LBS, network location reporting, or tower location triangulation reporting) may collect various samples of positions where the device is believed to be located at particular moments in time; however such measurements often vary even if the device is not moving because of device inaccuracy, atmospheric conditions, obstructing buildings, and the like, making it difficult to determine whether such devices are actually stationary or are in motion over predetermined time periods. Systems and methods of the present invention provide for enhanced accuracy of position data by selectively merging varying location positions that are attributable to noise or accuracy deviations, and providing an enhanced assessment of actual device position. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159953 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR REDUCING GNSS RECEIVER POWER USAGE BY LEVERAGING SIGNALS OF OPPORTUNITY TO PREDICT GNSS AVAILABILITY - A system and methods for reducing navigation satellite receiver power usage are presented. A wireless signal is received at a portable electronic device in a signal environment. At signal characteristic of the wireless signal at the portable electronic device is measured in the signal environment. An estimated signal strength of the wireless signal in the signal environment is estimated based on the signal characteristic. The estimated signal strength is compared to an expected signal strength of the wireless signal to calculate an estimated signal-strength-change relative to the expected signal strength. A GNSS signal is tracked at the portable electronic device, if the estimated signal-strength-change indicates an expected GNSS signal attenuation is lower than a signal attenuation threshold. The tracking of the GNSS signal is reconfigured at the portable electronic device, if the expected GNSS signal-strength-change indicates the expected GNSS signal attenuation is greater than the signal attenuation threshold. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159954 | DIRECTION FINDING USING ANTENNA ARRAY ROTATION - A direction finding system for finding the angle of arrival of a target signal from a transmitter. The system includes a plurality of directional antennas positioned to face different directions for receiving the target signal. The antennas are mounted as an antenna array on a rotatable mount for supporting and rotating the antenna array. A receiver unit down converts the RF target signal to IF signals that are digitized by an A/D converter providing digital values. A computer computes the power in the signals from the A/D samples. A computer stores calibration information for the directional antennas, processes the digital values and the calibration information to determine a rotation angle α for rotating the antennas to provide new digital values, processes the new digital values and the calibration information to determine an intersection angle, and subtracts the rotation angle from the intersection angle to determine the final value for the angle of arrival of the target signal. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159955 | ADAPTIVE SIDELOBE SUPPRESSION OF RADAR TRANSMIT ANTENNA PATTERN - A system for adaptively generating a sidelobe null in a radar transmit antenna pattern by positioning a small air vehicle along the radial of the sidelobe to be suppressed. The air vehicle is fitted with a receiver and antenna facing the radar, as well as a GPS device for maintaining the designated position. The vehicle further includes a communication link to the processor of the main radar transmitter to form a closed loop that enables adjustment of the attenuators and phase shifters of the auxiliary channel(s) to suppress signals transmitted in the sidelobe to be nulled. The com link may be replaced by a suitable transponder. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159956 | MULTI-BEAM MULTI-RADIO ANTENNA - An antenna system ( | 2014-06-12 |
20140159957 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING ONE OR MORE ANTENNAS OF A MOBILE DEVICE - Some demonstrative embodiments include apparatuses, devices, systems and/or methods for controlling an antenna scheme of one or more antennas. For example, a controller may be configured to control an antenna scheme of one or more antennas of a mobile device for wireless communication based on a position of a lid of the mobile device relative to a base of the mobile device. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159958 | Beam Forming Antenna Array - A wireless access point device comprising a microcontroller unit, a transceiver coupled to the microcontroller unit, and a beam forming antenna coupled to the transceiver, wherein the beam forming antenna comprises a reflector, a switch, and two or more antenna elements substantially adjacent to the reflector and each coupled to the switch. Included is a beam forming method comprising identifying one or more target users, determining an antenna configuration, activating one or more antenna elements each comprising a reflector, thereby focusing an antenna radio frequency pattern towards the target users, and communicating with the target users, thereby transmitting data to the target users or receiving data from the target users. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159959 | BODY-WORN PHASED-ARRAY ANTENNA - Several (in some cases many dozen) small antennae are integrated into or over a full body suit or clothing. These antennae preferably include an intra-suit or clothing wired connection to one or more small Ultra-Wide-Band (UWB) radios, e.g., in the 3-10 GHz range. In some cases, each antenna connection includes a variable delay, e.g., a few nanoseconds with picoseconds-scale resolution on the delays, thus allowing for the body-suit ensemble to act as a directional phased-array. One claim recites a radio wearable by a human comprising: a phased-array antenna including a plurality of antennae, the array being configured for wearing over or on a human body, the plurality of antennae provided for spatially positioning in multiple different regions over or on the human body; an RF radio; and a controller configured for: i) determining relative spatial position information for antennae within the phased-array antenna; and ii) using at least the relative spatial position information, controlling the radio to produce a directional UWB beam through the phased-array antenna. Another claim includes an antenna having a plurality of metamaterial elements. Of course, other claims and combinations are provided as well. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159960 | MARINE NAVIGATION BEACON - A marine navigation beacon comprises a first module and a second module disposed within a housing. The first module is configured to transmit a signal having a frequency of less than 1 GHz. The second module is configured to transmit a signal having a frequency of greater than 1 GHz. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159961 | LOW-COST TRACKING SYSTEM - A method of tracking a second electronic device with respect to a first electronic device is disclosed. The method includes transmitting a first waveform of a first frequency along a first fixed path associated with the first device. A second waveform having a frequency based on the first frequency is wirelessly transmitted from the first device to the second device along a first wireless path. The second waveform is wirelessly transmitted from the second device to the first device along a second wireless path. The first and second waveforms are received at the phase comparator circuit. A first phase relationship of the received first waveform is then compared to a second phase relationship of the received re-transmitted waveform. A coordinate of the second device is determined with respect to a reference coordinate based on the comparing. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159962 | GRIDDED ANTENNA AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An antenna is disclosed. The antenna includes a substrate and an antenna layer disposed on a top surface of the substrate. The antenna layer includes a patch and a feed line electrically connected to the patch. The patch includes a number of slots disposed at a center portion thereof for forming a gridding part and an edge part surrounding the gridding part. A ratio of the width of the edge part and the width of the patch is at least 0.32. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159963 | RFID INLET ANTENNA AND RFID EMPLOYING SAME - The present invention provides an RFID inlet antenna comprising a resin base film and a metallic circuit formed via an adhesive layer on the surface of the resin base film. The RFID inlet antenna is prevented from removal of the metallic circuit by unauthorized detachment after the RFID inlet antenna is bonded to an item by a bonding material disposed in such a manner as to cover the metallic circuit. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159964 | Antenna Device - An outer peripheral wall and an inner peripheral wall are formed in the lower part of a shark-fin antenna case. The lower end surface of the inner peripheral wall is bonded to the upper surface of an insulating base in an antenna base arranged on the lower surface of the antenna case. Thus, an antenna assembly can be housed in the antenna case which is constructed to be waterproof. The antenna assembly is provided with an element holder that is arranged upright on the antenna base; an umbrella-shaped element that is fixed to the top part of the element holder in such a way that the rear part thereof is positioned above the insulating base; an amplifier substrate for amplifying a reception signal of the umbrella-shaped element; and a coil that causes the umbrella-shaped element to resonate at the specified frequency. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159965 | BROADBAND AIRCRAFT WINGTIP ANTENNA SYSTEM - An isotropic antenna system internally mounted in the outermost portion of an aircraft wing and in the elevated winglet or similar vertical member of an aircraft wing. The antenna includes a shaped dielectric substrate including a horizontally oriented section located in the horizontally oriented member of the aircraft wing, a vertically oriented section located in the vertically oriented member of the aircraft wing, a first antenna element on the top surface of the dielectric substrate in the vertically oriented member of the aircraft wing, a second antenna element on the top surface and the bottom surface of the dielectric substrate, an antenna feed point coupled to the first antenna element and to the second antenna element, and a Radio Frequency (RF) energy guide coupled to the second antenna element. When the antenna is implemented and installed it does not substantially alter the appearance or aerodynamic characteristics of the aircraft. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159966 | PIVOTING UNDERWATER RFID ANTENNA ASSEMBLY - An underwater antenna assembly (or array thereof) suitable for subsurface RFID tag interrogation in flowing water such as a river. In preferred embodiments, the antenna interrogates RFID tags implanted in aquatic species. The antenna resides in an elongate antenna housing whose cross-sectional shape is preferably a hydrodynamic teardrop shape. A first end of the housing is linked to a pivoting mechanism such that when the pivoting mechanism is held substantially stationary with respect to the water flow, the second end of the housing is free to rotate generally about the first end in a substantially vertical plane parallel to the water flow direction. The length of the antenna housing is advantageously selected to enable the antenna to monitor for signals across substantially the entire water depth. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159967 | BASAL-PIVOTING UNDERWATER RFID ANTENNA ASSEMBLY - An underwater basal-pivoting antenna assembly (or array thereof) suitable for subsurface RFID tag interrogation in flowing water such as a river. In preferred embodiments, the antenna interrogates RFID tags implanted in aquatic species. The antenna resides in an elongate antenna housing whose cross-sectional shape is preferably a hydrodynamic teardrop shape. When the assembly is deployed in water with a lower end thereof anchored below an upper end, the lower end of the housing is linked to a pivot/swivel mechanism such that when the pivot/swivel mechanism is held substantially stationary with respect to the water flow, the upper end of the housing is free to rotate generally about the first end, including in a substantially vertical plane parallel to the water flow direction. The length of the antenna housing is advantageously selected to enable the antenna to monitor for signals across substantially the entire water depth. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159968 | MOUNTING FOR A DATA CONDUCTOR, ENERGY TRANSMISSION SYSTEM AND DATA TRANSMISSION SYSTEM - The invention relates to a mounting for a data conductor on a conductor strand of a conductor line. The invention further relates to an energy transmission system for transmitting electrical energy between a conductor line and an electrical consumer that can be moved along the conductor line and has at least one data conductor guided along the conductor line and at least one antenna arranged on the consumer, and to a data transmission system for contactless local data transmission between at least one data conductor guided along a conductor line and at least one antenna arranged on an electrical consumer that can be moved along the conductor line. The invention solves the problem of enabling a compact construction, simple, fast fitting and retrofitting of an energy transmission system and reliable data transmission in an energy transmission system by means of a mounting having a mounting means that is adapted to an outer contour of the conductor strand for fastening the mounting to the conductor strand and a fastening means for fastening the data conductor to the mounting at a distance from the conductor strand, and by means of an energy transmission system and a data transmission system, which comprise a multiplicity of mountings for mounting the data conductor at an invariant distance from a conductor strand of the conductor line. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159969 | ANTENNA DESIGNS AND SYSTEM FOR REDUCING ENERGY EMISSIONS FROM WEARABLE MOBILE DEVICE - The present invention relates to design of antennas for efficient communication over the radio-frequency airwaves in applications such as cellular phones and more particularly, wearable wireless devices, and to a system for reducing the overall electromagnetic energy radiated from a cellular phone designed to be worn on the body. The invention includes a series of antenna designs with a configuration of materials that can transmit wireless signals efficiently without excess power being emitted, enabling regulatory approval of a wearable wireless communications device, enhancing consumer safety, and increasing battery life. The design further enables a single antenna, with extraordinarily small physical dimensions, to be used across many of the most popular wireless communication spectra in the United State and worldwide. The accompanying system further reduces the electromagnetic emissions from a cellular or mobile communications device designed to be worn on the body, further enabling such devices to meet relevant regulatory approval standards in the United States and elsewhere. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159970 | Portable Electronic Apparatus and Complex Touch Module Thereof - A touchpad device includes a capacitive touch pad and a near field communication antenna. The capacitive touch pad includes a plurality of input circuits and a plurality of output circuits. Each input circuit and each output circuit intersect and are arranged substantially perpendicular to each other, thereby forming a chessboard-like circuit. The near field communication antenna includes an antenna structure crosses at least part of the plurality of input circuits and at least part of the plurality of output circuits. The antenna structure is substantially not parallel to any one of the input circuits crossed by the antenna structure, and the near field communication antenna being substantially not parallel to any one of the output circuits crossed by the antenna structure. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159971 | MULTI-OUTPUT ANTENNA - A reconfigurable multi-output antenna ( | 2014-06-12 |
20140159972 | ON-BOARD RADAR HAVING LENS ANTENNA - An on-board radar includes a lens antenna which includes a lens, a substrate provided with a hole for disposing the lens, a plurality of parts provided on a portion of the substrate other than a portion on which the lens is provided, and a primary radiator which radiates electromagnetic waves onto the lens. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159973 | DUAL-POLARIZED MAGNETIC ANTENNAS - The present disclosure generally pertains to dual-polarized magnetic antennas that may be used in various applications and are particularly suited for use in mobile devices and systems. In one exemplary embodiment, a dual-polarized antenna has a ferrite substrate that provides for the use of small antenna elements and also provides broad bandwidth and good impedance matching and isolation making the antenna attractive for use in mobile applications. Such antenna also has nearly omnidirectional radiation patterns and orthogonal polarizations. Further, the radiator type may be selected depending on the desired effective permeability in order to control return loss, isolation, and fractional bandwidth (FBW). | 2014-06-12 |