25th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 72 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100161199 | Fuel consumption saving system and a method of operation thereof - A fuel consumption saving system for an internal combustion engine incorporates a means for determining the actual load factor from a set of first sensors, determining an actual minimum load factor, and modifying the actual values of sensed data in response to the actual minimum load factor thereby to yield actual optimal values for transmission to an engine control unit for controlling the engine. | 2010-06-24 |
20100161200 | FUEL CONTROL SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED METHOD - A fuel control system for controlling the purging of alternate fuel in an internal combustion engine at shutdown includes: at least one valve device configured to deliver a fuel supply to the engine; a first fuel source configured to provide a primary fuel to the valve device; a second fuel source configured to provide an alternate fuel to the valve device; and a controller connected to the valve device and adapted to be connected to an ignition system. The controller is configured to control the valve device responsive to a status of one of the engine and the ignition system. | 2010-06-24 |
20100161201 | METHOD, RECORDING SUPPORT AND DEVICE TO CALIBRATE FUEL INJECTION - A method to calibrate the fuel injection in at least one combustion chamber of a Diesel engine includes:
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20100161202 | INTAKE AIR AMOUNT CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An intake air amount control system for an internal combustion engine, which is capable of reducing energy for driving a variable intake lift mechanism, and properly controlling an intake air amount during an auto cruise operation. The intake air amount control system for the engine holds a lift of an intake valve at a predetermined lift by holding a target lift at the predetermined lift when it is determined that a vehicle is in the auto cruise operation. This reduces energy required for an intake lift actuator which drives the variable intake lift mechanism, and suppresses heat generated by a motor of the intake lift actuator. Further, during the auto cruise operation, by changing a throttle valve opening, the intake air amount is properly controlled. | 2010-06-24 |
20100161203 | CONTROLLER FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - When a driving region of an engine is in a specified self-ignited combustion region, a valve timing is controlled in such a manner as to establish a negative valve overlap period in which an exhaust valve and an intake valve are closed. During the negative valve overlap period, a direct injection is performed to reform a fuel. After the direct injection, a port injection is performed to control an output. Thereby, a self-ignited combustion control is performed. During the self-ignited combustion control, a fuel reform degree of the fuel injected by the direct fuel injection is detected, and a self-ignited combustion condition in a present combustion cycle is estimated based on the fuel reform degree detected in the present combustion cycle. A fuel injection quantity of the intake port fuel injection is corrected according to the estimated self-ignited combustion condition in order to stabilize the self-ignited combustion condition. | 2010-06-24 |
20100161204 | Method for identification of traffic lane boundary - The invention provides a method for identification of traffic lane boundary. Firstly the microwave signal is received, and the noise reduction is treated for the microwave signal. Then the frequency domain information is employed to calculate the legal set of closed interval, in order to form the frequency span information. Finally, the probability density function model is employed to calculate the frequency span information in order to identify the traffic lane boundary. | 2010-06-24 |
20100161205 | SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING REAL-TIME TRAFFIC INFORMATION USING WIRELESS NETWORK AND A METHOD THEREOF - The present invention relates to a system for providing real-time traffic information using a wireless network and a method thereof, particularly a system for providing real-time traffic information using a wireless network, by using a wireless network technology for preventing a traffic accident and an accident due to traffic congestion, and a method of providing real-time traffic information using a wireless network. A system for providing real-time traffic information using a wireless network according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: one or more vehicle velocity information collectors that are disposed on a road to establish a wireless network for sharing information, and collect vehicle velocity information of vehicles on the road; and a traffic information provider that receives the vehicle velocity information from the one or more vehicle velocity information collectors and provides a traffic information based on the vehicle velocity information. | 2010-06-24 |
20100161206 | TRAVELING VEHICLE - A traveling vehicle | 2010-06-24 |
20100161207 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING LOCATION-BASED SERVICE THEREOF - A mobile terminal and method for providing a location-based service of the mobile terminal. The mobile terminal includes: a user input unit configured to receive an input for selecting a certain point whose geographical information is desired to be received; a wireless communication unit configured to receive location information including omnidirectional visual information collected by an information collecting terminal installed at a position related to the selected certain point; a controller configured to generate visual information related to the certain point by using the received location information; and an output unit configured to display the generated visual information. | 2010-06-24 |
20100161208 | NAVIGATION APPARATUS - Provided is a navigation apparatus operable to, in route guidance using a photographed image, dynamically set a frequency of updating a guide arrow in accordance with circumstances. The navigation apparatus performs the route guidance by displaying the photographed image, comprising: a searching section ( | 2010-06-24 |
20100161209 | Routing a User to a Parked Vehicle - A method and a system are provided for directing a user to a vehicle. A user may make a request, from a portable device, to find a vehicle. Respective locations of the vehicle and the portable device may be obtained. Walking directions to the vehicle may be determined based on the obtained respective locations. Based on the walking directions, a walking distance from the location of the portable device to the vehicle may be determined. When the walking distance is less than or equal to a predetermined distance, a near indication may be provided from the vehicle. The near indication may include a visual indication and/or an audio indication. In some embodiments, a current location of the portable device may be obtained periodically and updated walking directions may be presented by the portable device. The presented walking directions may include text, a map, or generated speech. | 2010-06-24 |
20100161210 | Method of Determining a Rendezvous and Related Personal Navigation Device - To aid users of personal navigation devices in determining a rendezvous between the personal navigation devices, a first location corresponding to a first personal navigation device is received, and a second location corresponding to a second personal navigation device is received. The rendezvous is determined based on the first location and the second location, and then sent to the first personal navigation device and the second personal navigation device. The first personal navigation device determines a first route from the first location to the rendezvous, and the second personal navigation device determines a second route from the second location to the rendezvous. | 2010-06-24 |
20100161211 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATICALLY CREATING POI BY IDENTIFYING GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION ON A SCREEN OF A PORTABLE NAVIGATION DEVICE - A method for automatically creating POI by identifying geographic information on a screen of a portable navigation device is disclosed. A first geographic information is retrieved from an information page shown in the screen of the portable navigation device and recognized by comparing with the first geographic information with a geographic information of landmarks stored in a map database of the portable navigation device. It is determined whether the first geographic information is in the map database. If the geographic information is in the map database, a first GPS coordinate corresponding to the first geographic information is obtained and stored as a first POI. | 2010-06-24 |
20100161212 | ROAD GUIDANCE SERVICE METHOD AND NAVIGATION SYSTEM FOR IMPLEMENING THE METHOD - A method of providing a route guidance service and a navigation system for performing the method are provided. The method of providing a route guidance service includes: extracting outdoor advertisement information and advertisement production and installation information, which correspond to destination information entered by a user, from an outdoor advertisement database; generating virtual building image information using the extracted advertisement production and installation information; generating first navigation information by combining the generated building image information with the extracted outdoor advertisement information and advertisement production and installation information; and providing a route guidance service to the destination information using the first navigation information. | 2010-06-24 |
20100161213 | DESTINATION DISPLAY APPARATUS AND DESTINATION DISPLAY METHOD - A destination display apparatus includes: a position obtaining unit ( | 2010-06-24 |
20100161214 | System And Method For Presenting A Computed Route - A method for presenting a route includes receiving a starting point and a destination point and computing a route that includes a route segment between the two points. The method further includes determining, based on a user's travel history, whether the route segment is an unfamiliar segment, and identifying, based on the user's travel history, a road that is familiar to the user and that is within a scaled range of the unfamiliar segment. The computed route and the familiar road are then provided for presentation in a format that distinguishes the familiar road from the computed route, and the familiar road is represented relative to the unfamiliar segment. | 2010-06-24 |
20100161215 | Point of interest (POI) navigation search using business hours - Point of interest (POI) navigation uses search results displayed based both on the current time of day, as well as matching business hours of operation of the displayed POI. In this way, as desired by appropriate menu selection, only businesses that are currently open (or open at an estimated time of arrival (TOA)) are displayed as relevant POIs. The mobile device navigation system considers an approximate time of arrival (TOA) to each relevant POI, and determines whether each POI is open or otherwise usable by the user of the device. The mobile device navigation system may display a POI result identifying the farthest POI meeting given criteria that would be open at the estimated time of arrival, along a preplanned route, or within range of the onboard fuel. | 2010-06-24 |
20100161216 | Devices, methods, and programs that provide vehicle guidance for power reception - Power reception guidance devices, methods, and programs guide a vehicle having a power receiving unit to a non-contact power supply of a power supply unit installed in a parking area. The devices, methods, and programs specifying a power receiving efficiency of the power receiving unit at a current position of the vehicle when a parking operation is started and output information pertaining to the specified power receiving efficiency on an output unit. | 2010-06-24 |
20100161217 | Devices, methods, and programs that provide vehicle guidance for power reception - Power reception guidance devices, methods, and programs guide a vehicle having a power receiving unit to a non-contact power supply of a power supply unit installed in a parking area. The devices, methods, and programs calculate a power receiving efficiency of the power receiving unit at a current parking position of the vehicle in the parking area, determine whether the current parking position must be changed based on the calculated power receiving efficiency, and output information based on the determination to an output unit. | 2010-06-24 |
20100161218 | Method and system for reducing runway incursion at airports - The present invention relates to a system and method for minimizing or preventing runway incursion at airports by utilizing data packets of information transmitted over the voice communication channel used by pilots at the airport. The data packets of information contain the latitudinal and longitudinal position of the aircraft provided by an on board GPS receiver and a unique identifier for the aircraft, such as the tail number, which is then received by other aircraft on the same ground frequency, and the tower, and displayed on a geo-referenced map display of the airport provided to the pilots and the tower ground controller. The information may be updated by polling the various aircraft In this manner, information received from all active aircraft within an airport can be displayed on an electronic map of the airport which can be viewable by the pilots on the ground as well as the ground controller. | 2010-06-24 |
20100161219 | UPDATE SYSTEM FOR ELECTRONIC MAPS AND METHOD THEREOF - The present invention discloses an update system for electronic maps and a method thereof. The update system for electronic maps and method thereof comprises a database which stores an electronic map composed of a plurality of block maps, a positioning module which receives a position signal, a navigation module which provides a drive path leading to a destination according to the position signal in conjunction with the electronic map, and an update module which marks the block maps the drive path passes by and updates the marked block maps based on the drive path and the position signal. | 2010-06-24 |
20100161220 | NAVIGATION APPARATUS - In a navigation apparatus having a base unit that is fastenable to a dashboard at a driver's seat of a vehicle; a front panel unit that is attachable to and detachable from the base unit and is equipped with a display displaying map data; and a microcomputer that performs a navigation function to indicate a determined location of the vehicle on the map data, it is configured such that a part of the front panel unit projects from a surface of the dashboard toward a user seated in the driver's seat, as viewed from side, when the front panel unit is attached to the base unit. With this, the degree of freedom of front panel unit attachment/detachment with respect to the base unit is improved without sacrificing the appearance of the navigation apparatus. | 2010-06-24 |
20100161221 | CIRCUMFERENCE SEARCH METHOD FOR SETTING PATH AND NAVIGATION SYSTEM - The present invention relates to a navigation system and vicinity search method for route setting to retrieve a facility around a route and set an intermediate point through a vicinity search. The vicinity search method for route setting, the vicinity search method including: retrieving a route between a start point and a destination; retrieving a facility with respect to at least one category based on the retrieved route according to a command of a user; and displaying the retrieved facility for each category on the retrieved route. | 2010-06-24 |
20100161222 | NAVIGATION SYSTEM AND METHOD INTEGRATING WEATHER INFORMATION - A navigation system integrating weather information is disclosed, which includes a weather information module for storing regional weather information indicating different weather condition levels and a threshold value corresponding to one of the weather condition levels; an electronic map database for storing map information; a positioning module for receiving a positioning signal via a global positioning system; and a navigation module for planning out a driving route based on the map information and the regional weather information to avoid any region that has a weather condition level higher than the threshold value and providing a navigation message based on the planned driving route and the received positioning signal. A navigation method applicable to a navigation system integrating weather information is also provided. | 2010-06-24 |
20100161223 | METHOD OF DETERMINING A HEADING IN THE GEOGRAPHICAL NORTH DIRECTION BY MEANS OF AN INERTIAL UNIT - A method of determining a heading in the geographical North direction by means of an inertial sensor module having three rate gyro measurement axes and three accelerometer measurement axes, the method comprising the steps of: | 2010-06-24 |
20100161224 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETECTING POSITION AND ORIENTATION OF MOBILE OBJECT - An apparatus for detecting a position and orientation of a mobile object includes: a relative position detection unit for acquiring a relative position with respect to movement of the mobile object; an absolute position detection unit for acquiring an absolute position of the mobile object; and a position updating unit for updating the position and orientation of the mobile object based on an initial or previous position of the mobile object and the relative position. The apparatus further includes: a position correction unit for updating a current position of the mobile object with the absolute position, and correcting the orientation of the mobile object by setting an orientation of the mobile object in the relative position equal to an orientation of the mobile object in the absolute position. | 2010-06-24 |
20100161225 | Method of building map of mobile platform in dynamic environment - Disclosed herein is a method of building a map of a mobile platform moving in a dynamic environment and detecting an object using a 3D camera sensor, e.g., an IR TOF camera sensor, for localization. A localization technology to separate and map a dynamic object and a static object is applied to a mobile platform, such as an unmanned vehicle or a mobile robot. Consequently, the present method is capable of accurately building map information based on the static object in a dynamic environment having a large number of dynamic objects and achieving a dynamic object avoidance or chasing function using position information acquired to build the map. | 2010-06-24 |
20100161226 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GRAVITY MEASUREMENT IN A SUBTERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT - A technique facilitates the collection of improved gravitational acceleration measurements and enables use of those measurements in analyzing environmental characteristics of a subterranean region. In one embodiment, a downhole tool is constructed with a gravimeter having a quantum source and an associated detector. The quantum source and detector use a velocity of the quantum source for determining gravitational acceleration measurements that can be employed in evaluating subterranean characteristics. | 2010-06-24 |
20100161227 | Method and apparatus for recording and using down hole sensor and diagnostic events in measurement while drilling - A method and apparatus for providing a downhole measurement-while-drilling (MWD) tool with diagnostic capability by including one or more printed circuit boards to the tool with firmware processors that internally record significant system diagnostic events that can be time correlated with known tool operational problems. The concept includes firmware protocol to enable transfer all of the recorded data to an external software analysis program after the MWD tool is removed from a drilling run. | 2010-06-24 |
20100161228 | METHOD FOR ESTIMATING FORMATION DIP USING COMBINED MULTIAXIAL INDUCTION AND FORMATION IMAGE MEASUREMENTS - A method for determining dip of rock formations penetrated by a wellbore using multiaxial induction measurements and imaging measurements made from within the wellbore includes estimating dip from the multiaxial induction measurements. Dip is also estimated from the imaging measurements. The dip is determined by combining the induction and imaging measurements. | 2010-06-24 |
20100161229 | Apparatus and Methods for Gas Volume Retained Coring - An apparatus for use in a wellbore may include a tool having a first section configured to receive a core and a second section configured to collect a gas escaping from the core. The apparatus may also include a sensor associated to provide signals relating to a property of gas. In one aspect, the second section may be removable and may be pressurized. The apparatus may also include a recorder that records data representative of the signals received from the sensor. The recorder may record data while the tool is retrieved from the wellbore. A method for estimating a parameter of interest of a formation includes retrieving a core from the formation, collecting a gas escaping from the core as the core is retrieved to the surface, and measuring at least one property of gas while the core is retrieved to the surface. | 2010-06-24 |
20100161230 | Method For Predicting Differences In Subsurface Conditions - A method for predicting differences in subsurface conditions useful in 4D applications. In an example embodiment of the method, at least one layer is defined in a data volume representing a first subsurface condition such as shale volume fraction ( | 2010-06-24 |
20100161231 | Earthquake, ground water, mine, oil, space detection system - This system is based on the measurement of the electrical and magnetic waves emitted by the system which is being measured. Geological faults, ground waters, mines, treasures, oil reservoirs are detected by this system. Earthquakes are predicted. Artificial earthquake waves are triggered. The system is used as radar. Currents of human body, animals, plants are measured. Structures of the ground of the world and of the planets are elucidated. Electrical and magnetic structures of the earth and celestial bodies are determined. Wave shapes of materials and of the living are determined. This system comprises measuring rods ( | 2010-06-24 |
20100161232 | Method For Geophysical and Geological Interpretation of Seismic Volumes using Chronological Panning - A computer-implemented method is provided for searching and analyzing a seismic data volume acquired in a seismic survey to determine potential for hydrocarbon accumulations in an associated subsurface region. Surfaces describing the seismic data volume are obtained. The surfaces are enumerated. At least one enumerated surface is selected. The at least one selected surface is augmented when the selected surface does not substantially cover an area associated with the seismic data volume. The augmenting is performed until all selected surfaces substantially cover the area. The at least one selected surface is displayed, with geologic or geophysical data associated therewith, for visual inspection or interpretation, or saving digital representations thereof to computer memory or data storage. | 2010-06-24 |
20100161233 | Time Reverse Reservoir Localization - A method and system for processing synchronous array seismic data includes acquiring synchronous passive seismic data from a plurality of sensors to obtain synchronized array measurements. A reverse-time data process is applied to the synchronized array measurements to obtain a plurality of dynamic particle parameters associated with subsurface locations. These dynamic particle parameters are stored in a form for display. Maximum values of the dynamic particle parameters may be interpreted as reservoir locations. The dynamic particle parameters may be particle displacement values, particle velocity values, particle acceleration values or particle pressure values. The sensors may be three-component sensors. Zero-phase frequency filtering of different ranges of interest may be applied. The data may be resampled to facilitate efficient data processing. | 2010-06-24 |
20100161234 | Time Reverse Reservoir Localization - A method and system for processing synchronous array seismic data includes acquiring synchronous passive seismic data from a plurality of sensors to obtain synchronized array measurements. A reverse-time data process is applied to the synchronized array measurements to obtain a plurality of dynamic particle parameters associated with subsurface locations. These dynamic particle parameters are stored in a form for display. Maximum values of the dynamic particle parameters may be interpreted as reservoir locations. The dynamic particle parameters may be particle displacement values, particle velocity values, particle acceleration values or particle pressure values. The sensors may be three-component sensors. Zero-phase frequency filtering of different ranges of interest may be applied. The data may be resampled to facilitate efficient data processing. | 2010-06-24 |
20100161235 | Imaging of multishot seismic data - We here disclose methods of imaging multishot data without decoding. The end products of seismic data acquisition and processing are images of the subsurface. When seismic data are acquired based on the concept of multishooting (i.e., several seismic sources are exploited simultaneously or near simultaneously and the resulting pressure changes or ground motions are recorded simultaneously there are two possible ways to obtain images of the subsurface. One way consists of decoding multishot data before imaging them that is the multishot data are first converted to a new dataset corresponding to the standard acquisition technique in which one single shot at a time is generated and acquired and then second imaging algorithms are applied to the new dataset. Actually all seismic data processing packages available today require that multishot data be decoded before imaging them because they all assume that data have been collected sequentially. | 2010-06-24 |
20100161236 | Pattern Recognition and Filtering in a Therapy Management System - A method of diabetes analysis includes receiving a plurality of glucose level readings for a user. A common event occurrence in at least two of the glucose level readings is determined. The at least two glucose level readings from the common event occurrence onwards in time for a time period is analyzed. A glucose level pattern formed by the at least two glucose level readings having a similar shape is determined. At least one anomalous glucose level reading having the similar shape and not conforming to the glucose level pattern is analyzed. The at least one anomalous glucose level reading is adapted to the pattern to form an adapted glucose level pattern. An insulin dosage for the time period beginning at the common event occurrence is calculated based on the adapted glucose level pattern. | 2010-06-24 |
20100161237 | Method and System for Genotyping Samples in a Normalized Allelic Space - Aspects of the present invention describe an apparatus and method for generating genotype calls for a sample. The genotyping initially models allelic signal response into an allelic model having one or more model parameters for an identified one or more sources of systematic variation. The model and parameters are then used to transform the allelic signals to a normalized normalized allelic space that serves to compensate for the one or more sources of systematic variation. By compensating for the systematic variation in this manner, the genotype for the sample is readily determined based upon its relationship to the representation of the allelic signals in normalized allelic space and in accordance with the allelic model. | 2010-06-24 |
20100161238 | Method and System for Detecting Peptide Peaks in HPLC-MS Signals - The present invention relates to a method, a computer tool and a system for detecting peptide peaks in measurement signals ( | 2010-06-24 |
20100161239 | QUANTITATIVE PREDICTION METHOD - The present invention concerns methods and systems for analysis of drug resistance in HIV-1. More specifically, the invention provides methods for predicting drug resistance by correlating genotypic information with phenotypic profiles. The methods allow the identification of primary and secondary resistance-associated mutations for new and existing drugs and for calculating the contribution of mutations and combinations of mutations to resistance and hyper-susceptibility. The invention allows the design, optimization and assessment of the efficiency of a therapeutic regimen based upon the genotype of the disease affecting a patient | 2010-06-24 |
20100161240 | TEST STRIP AND DEVICE FOR MEASURING SAMPLE PROPERTIES AND SYSTEM INCORPORATING THE SAME - A test strip for use in measuring sample properties, a device for use with the test strip, and a system incorporating the same. The test strip includes a sample receiving portion and a plurality of electrodes extending along an electrode plane and intersecting with the sample receiving portion. The test strip also includes a contact plane oriented orthogonal to the electrode plane and including a plurality of planar contacts adapted to conductively interface with the meter's connector when urged against the connector in a direction normal to the contact plane. The contacts encode information pertaining to characteristics of the test strip. The contacts may be sized and spaced in order to encode the information. Also, the contacts may be insulated in order to encode the information. | 2010-06-24 |
20100161241 | SYSTEM AND PROCESS FOR CONTROLLING A PERSON - System for controlling a person (P), characterized in that it comprises:
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20100161242 | EXHAUST GAS SENSING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING CONCENTRATIONS OF EXHAUST GAS CONSTITUENTS - An exhaust gas sensing system and a method for determining concentrations of exhaust gas constituents are provided. The exhaust gas sensing system includes a NH | 2010-06-24 |
20100161243 | SAMPLE ANALYSIS SYSTEM, REAGENT PREPARATION DEVICE, AND SAMPLE TREATING DEVICE - A sample analysis system includes a reagent preparation unit and a measurement unit. The reagent preparation unit has: a state detector which detects at least one of a state of the reagent preparation unit and a state of the reagent preparation; and a transmission unit which transmits the detected state information to a computer arranged outside the reagent preparation unit. The computer displays the received state information on a display. | 2010-06-24 |
20100161244 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MONITORING STRUCTURAL HEALTH - A method includes performing a first damage prediction with a computational model using at least data from a first multitude of damage sensors on a structure, performing a second damage prediction with the computational model using at least data from a second multitude of load sensors associated with the structure, and selectively performing a damage monitoring action in response to the first damage prediction and the second damage prediction to determine a structural health A system includes a computing device configured to perform a first damage prediction using at least data from a multitude of damage sensors on a structure, a second damage predication using at least data from a multitude of load sensors associated with the structure, so as to selectively perform a damage monitoring action in response to the first damage prediction and the second damage prediction to determine a structural health of the structure. | 2010-06-24 |
20100161245 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ROTOR BLADE HEALTH MONITORING - A system for rotor blade health monitoring include time of arrival (TOA) sensors and a controller comprising a processor configured for obtaining TOA signals indicative of times of arrival of rotating rotor blades from the respective TOA sensors and for determining initial features from the TOA signals; and a feature level fuser configured for fusing the initial features received from the processor for use in evaluating health of the rotating rotor blades. | 2010-06-24 |
20100161246 | FAULT DETECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A fault detection system for a fastener ( | 2010-06-24 |
20100161247 | OPERATIONS SUPPORT SYSTEMS AND METHODS WITH MODEL-BASED TORQUE ESTIMATES - An operations support system for an engine includes a model-based torque estimation unit configured to receive engine data associated with the engine and to generate torque estimation signals based on the engine data using a thermodynamic engine model. The thermodynamic model is based on component maps associated with the engine. | 2010-06-24 |
20100161248 | Method for modeling a mounting assembly and a mounting assembly - The present disclosure is directed to a computer-implemented method for modeling a mounting assembly having a mounting strap configured to couple a component to a bracket. The method includes modeling a loosened configuration of the mounting strap, wherein the loosened configuration provides a first substantially continuous curvature of portions of the mounting strap engaged with the bracket and the component. The method also includes applying simulated stresses to the mounting strap in the loosened configuration and outputting failure mode information of the mounting strap based on the simulated stresses on the mounting strap. | 2010-06-24 |
20100161249 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TRANSFERRING A LIQUID HAVING A GAS INCLUSION AT LEAST AT TIMES AND FOR DETERMINING THE AMOUNT OF LIQUID TRANSFERRED - The invention relates to a method for transferring a liquid having a gas inclusion at least at times and for determining the amount of liquid transferred, in which the liquid is conveyed through a line, a degree of filling measurement is carried out in the line, a flow measurement is carried out in the line and a calculation, in particular multiplication, is performed on the result of the degree of filling measurement and the result of the flow measurement, whereby a conveyed amount value is obtained. It is thereby provided that the conveyed amount value, which is obtained by performing a calculation on the result of the degree of filling measurement and the result of the flow measurement, is corrected with a value which takes into consideration a dissolution of the gas inclusion in the liquid, whereby a corrected conveyed amount value is obtained, and the corrected conveyed amount value is used as a measure for the liquid amount transferred. The invention further relates to a device for transferring a liquid and for determining the amount of liquid transferred, whereby said device can be designed in particular to implement the method according to the invention. | 2010-06-24 |
20100161250 | SUBSEA CONTROL SYSTEM DIAGNOSIS - Accurate, dependable methods for analyzing operational parameters of subsea control systems and diagnosis/prediction of failures are provided, in particular, methods for detection of leaking and/or clogging in hydraulic control system using recorded pressure signals and evaluating response communication strength (signal amplitude) of field equipment from, for example, subsea control systems. Prediction of failure(s) allows an opportunity to prepare for intervention to minimize the impact of failure before failure occurs, for example, by ordering equipment, tools and/or scheduling an intervention vessel. Similarly, diagnosing a failure drastically shortens the intervention time. | 2010-06-24 |
20100161251 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING AND/OR MONITORING A PROCESS VARIABLE OF A MEDIUM, AND CORRESPONDING APPARATUS - Method for determining and/or monitoring a process variable of a medium, wherein a mechanically oscillatable unit is supplied with an exciter signal wherein a received signal coming from the mechanically oscillatable unit is received, and wherein the exciter signal is produced in such a manner, that a phase difference between the exciter signal and the received signal equals a predeterminable phase value. A criterion for judging the determining of the phase difference between the exciter signal and the received signal, or a signal dependent on the exciter signal or on the received signal, is established; in the case, in which the criterion for judging the determining of the phase difference is fulfilled, tuning of the phase difference is closed-loop controlled; and, in the alternative case, tuning of the phase difference is open-loop controlled. An apparatus associated with the method is also disclosed. | 2010-06-24 |
20100161252 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEASURING A LEVEL OF A LIQUID IN A CONTAINER - An embodiment of the present invention may incorporate a physics based approach (hereinafter “model”) to determine the level of the liquid. The model may incorporate the physical properties of the fluids within the container, and measurements of the fluid under consideration. The model may also incorporate data from measuring devices, such as, but not limiting of, a delta-pressure (DP) transmitter. The model may then calculate, within a reasonable level of accuracy, the level of the fluid within the container. | 2010-06-24 |
20100161253 | Method and Apparatus for Measuring Properties of Board Products - An apparatus and method device for measuring at least one property of a board product, such as a paperboard product which includes a transmitter for applying a vibrational excitation to at least one region of the board product. The excitation includes a plurality of frequencies lying within a predetermined frequency range. The apparatus further includes a receiver for measuring a vibrational response of the board product to the vibrational excitation. A processor processes the measured vibrational response to obtain a frequency response of the region of the board product to the excitation, and analyses the frequency response to determine a measure of at least one property of the board product. | 2010-06-24 |
20100161254 | DETECTING OBJECTS IN SHIPPING CONTAINERS BY VIBRATION SPECTRAL ANALYSIS - Objects in a cargo shipping container are detected by measuring vibration resonant frequency peaks of the container. The mass of an object on the floor of the container effects the vibration resonance of the container, enabling the object to be detected. A vibration source and a plurality of accelerometers are either attached to the steel structure of the container, or are disposed on a supporting structure, such as a cargo crane or lift, so that they contact the container. The vibration source causes the container to vibrate, and the accelerometers detect the vibration resonance of the container. A mismatch between a cargo manifest and an observed cargo, or detection of an object having relatively high mass, e.g., due to lead shielding, can justify a manual inspection. The process uses synchronous processing to achieve the sensitivity needed, is unobtrusive, and does not slow the flow of cargo through a facility. | 2010-06-24 |
20100161255 | Acoustic-Based Rotating Component Analysis - An acoustic sensor acquires acoustic data corresponding to a rotating component of a machine during operation of the machine. The acoustic sensor can be configured to enhance acoustic signals in a range of frequencies corresponding to at least one evaluated condition of the rotating component and/or enhance the acoustic signals received from a directional area narrowly focused on the rotating component. The rotating component is evaluated using the acoustic data acquired by the acoustic sensor. In an embodiment, the machine can be a vehicle traveling past a parabolic microphone. In a more specific embodiment, the vehicle is a rail vehicle and the rotating component is a railroad wheel bearing. | 2010-06-24 |
20100161256 | Circuit and Method of Output Power Detection for a Converter Circuit - A circuit and method of determining the power output for a converter circuit includes determining a time averaged voltage from a rectified voltage of a winding of the transformer and multiplying the time averaged voltage by a constant determined at least in part by an average current of a winding of the transformer. By one approach, a rectified voltage from a primary side of the transformer is time averaged using a filter circuit. The current can be known or preset or controlled by the converter circuit such that the time averaged voltage reading, assuming a constant current, can be compared to a preset voltage such that the voltage reading approximates a power reading for the transformer. By another approach, the time averaged voltage is multiplied by the current to obtain a power output reading. | 2010-06-24 |
20100161257 | Battery wireless link - An apparatus and method for wireless communication with a battery. A sensed condition associated with the battery is provided to a microcontroller which relays this information to a wireless module for communication with a host device or remote receiver. | 2010-06-24 |
20100161258 | Measurement apparatus and system capable of displaying battery power - A measurement apparatus capable of displaying battery power includes a battery cell, a measurement chip and an information display unit. The battery cell stores the battery power. The measurement chip further includes an acquiring unit, a converting unit, a processing unit and a display driving unit. The acquiring unit acquires the battery power from the battery cell to generate a first power signal. The converting unit converts the first power signal into a second power signal. The processing unit analyzes and computes the second power signal to provide battery power information. The display driving unit drives the information display unit. The battery power information can selectively represent the battery power corresponding to the battery cell to a user through the display driving unit. | 2010-06-24 |
20100161259 | AGING STATUS DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS FOR POWER CONVERSION SYSTEM, AND METHOD THEIR OF - The present invention relates to an apparatus capable of diagnosing the aging state of a power conversion system at ordinary times and its diagnosing method to ensure the reliability of a power conversion system. The apparatus includes a current sensing means for detecting the output current of a inverter switching module or an electrolytic capacitor, and measurement and diagnosis means for extracting elements related to the aging status of the power conversion system by receiving the output current waveform of the inverter switching module and magnitude of each harmonic or an impedance voltage signal of the electrolytic capacitor. Furthermore, it is preferable that the apparatus further includes a measurement current generation means for generating measurement current to be supplied to the electrolytic capacitor. By analyzing an average value or the magnitude of harmonics by FFT analysis of the output current waveform of the inverter switching module and measuring an ESR value or a loss angle tan δ of a DC bus of the power conversion system, the present invention is able to monitor and diagnose the abnormal state attributable to the aging or degradation of the power conversion system in advance. | 2010-06-24 |
20100161260 | SYNCHRONIZED DATA SAMPLING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A battery management system with synchronized data sampling for a battery pack including multiple battery cells is disclosed. The battery management system includes a plurality of local monitors coupled to a plurality of battery cells and operable for sampling status information for the battery cells. The battery management system further includes a central controller coupled to the local monitors and operable for broadcasting a sample command to the local monitor synchronously, wherein the local monitors start to sample the status information for the battery cells in response to the sample command. | 2010-06-24 |
20100161261 | Method and Apparatus for Integrated Circuit Temperature Control - A method includes generating a first, second and third voltage output from a temperature sensing element of an integrated circuit using a respective, corresponding first, second and third, switched current source, for sequentially switching a respective first, second and third excitation current through the temperature sensing element, wherein the third switched current source generates the corresponding third voltage output as a reference voltage between the first voltage and the second voltage; and calculating an error corrected difference between the first voltage and the second voltage using the reference voltage. In the method, the second excitation current is proportional to the first excitation current by a value n, and the third excitation current is proportional to the first excitation current by the square root of n. | 2010-06-24 |
20100161262 | Method for Calculating Capacitance of High Voltage Depletion Capacitor - A method for calculating a capacitance of a high voltage depletion capacitor is disclosed. The method includes measuring capacitance values of a high voltage depletion capacitor according to an applied voltage, storing measured capacitance values in a data storage device, setting a polynomial-type mathematical model including a plurality of parameters based on the measured capacitance values, calculating parameter coefficients using the measured capacitance values and the polynomial-type mathematical model, and calculating the capacitance of the high voltage depletion capacitor using the polynomial-type mathematical model and the calculated parameter coefficients. | 2010-06-24 |
20100161263 | INDEPENDENT FREQUENCY MEASUREMENT AND TRACKING - Independent frequency measurement and tracking of a signal using a measurement interval where the frequency of the signal is measured and a sampling rate is calculated, and a settling interval where the frequency of the signal is not measured. The sampling rate is calculated to correspond with the frequency of the signal and updated only after the calculation of the sampling rate in the measuring interval. The signal may be a signal of an electric power system such as a voltage waveform or a current waveform. The frequency calculation may include determination of a rate of rotation of a positive-sequence phasor of the signal. | 2010-06-24 |
20100161264 | SEMICONDUCTOR TEST APPARATUS AND TEST METHOD - In a semiconductor test apparatus, a voltage source generates a power supply voltage to be supplied to a DUT. A decision processor makes the DUT execute a predetermined test sequence. A noise generator superimposes a periodic pulse-like noise voltage on the power supply voltage to be supplied to the DUT, while the test sequence is being executed. The noise generator superimposes a noise voltage synchronized with a clock signal to be supplied to the DUT. | 2010-06-24 |
20100161265 | 9-TERM CALIBRATION METHOD FOR NETWORK ANALYZERS - A network analyzer contains a processing device, at least one signal generator and at least four measuring points. The processing device controls the signal generator and processes measured values picked up from the measuring points. The network analyzer implements several calibration measurements on calibration standards, before it implements measurements on a device under test. The network analyzer implements the calibration measurements using the measuring points. The processing device determines error matrices on the basis of the results of the calibration measurements. The network analyzer implements measurements on the device using simultaneously, exactly three measuring points. The processing device determines measured values in each case of a fourth measuring point on the basis of the calibration measurements and the measured values of the three measuring points. The three measuring points belong to the set of the at least four measuring points, at which the network analyzer implements the calibration measurements. | 2010-06-24 |
20100161266 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND PRODUCT FOR CALIBRATING INSPECTION TOOLS - The present invention relates to systems and methods for examining a number of components that have been assembled onto a substrate. In general, the invention relates to the calibration of inspection tools for inspecting components on the substrate. In particular, the invention relates to the calibration of inspection tools for detecting the accuracy of the array pegs positions on an assembled HTA plate. | 2010-06-24 |
20100161267 | Device and Method for Automatic Calibration Verification of an Analyzer - A method and a device for carrying out calibration verification (CV process) of an analyzer for determining different measurement parameters in body fluids is provided. The device according to the invention comprises the following components: a cartridge with a plurality of containers, which can be connected to an intake system of an analyzer, each of which contains a measurement fluid with known measurement parameter values; a storage unit assigned to the cartridge for storing the measurement parameter values of the measurement fluids and data relevant for the CV process of the analyzer to be verified; a docking or intake area at or in the analyzer for receiving the cartridge with a data path for reading the storage unit; an evaluation unit typically housed in the analyzer for evaluating the values measured by the analyzer; and an output unit for printing an evaluation protocol. | 2010-06-24 |
20100161268 | DEVICE FOR VIBRATION COMPENSATION OF THE WEIGHT SIGNAL OF A WEIGHING SENSOR - Device for vibration compensation of weighing sensor weight signals, with a weighing signal branch having an analog/digital converter unit to which a weighing sensor analog weighing signal is fed, and that generates a digital weighing signal that contains discrete sample values of the sampled analog weighing signal of the weighing sensor. At least one compensation signal branch has an analog/digital converter unit to which an acceleration sensor analog noise quantity is fed for detecting a specified acceleration noise quantity, and that generates a digital noise quantity signal containing discrete sample values of the acceleration sensor analog noise quantity signal. The digital noise quantity signal is fed to an adaptive digital filter unit. An addition unit sums the signal values of the digital weighing signal and the signal values (carrying a negative sign) for the digital noise quantity signals fed to it. | 2010-06-24 |
20100161269 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING ANALYTE SENSOR DATA - Systems and methods for processing sensor analyte data, including initiating calibration, updating calibration, evaluating clinical acceptability of reference and sensor analyte data, and evaluating the quality of sensor calibration. During initial calibration, the analyte sensor data is evaluated over a period of time to determine stability of the sensor. The sensor may be calibrated using a calibration set of one or more matched sensor and reference analyte data pairs. The calibration may be updated after evaluating the calibration set for best calibration based on inclusion criteria with newly received reference analyte data. Fail-safe mechanisms are provided based on clinical acceptability of reference and analyte data and quality of sensor calibration. Algorithms provide for optimized prospective and retrospective analysis of estimated blood analyte data from an analyte sensor. | 2010-06-24 |
20100161270 | Method For Processing A Temperature Sensor Signal - A method for processes a pulse width modulated signal from a temperature sensor, wherein the signal varies non-linearly and non-exponentially with changes in temperature. An exponential equation is defined that is closely fitted to the relationship between a characteristic of the signal and the temperature. The signal from the sensor is processed by measuring the characteristic to produce a sensor value. That sensor value then is employed to solve the exponential equation which produces a value for the temperature. | 2010-06-24 |
20100161271 | TECHNIQUES FOR DETERMINING ORIENTATION OF A THREE-AXIS ACCELEROMETER - A method, apparatus, and article containing computer instructions are described. Embodiments may use accelerometer data regarding forward motion by a wearer of a three-axis on-body accelerometer. Embodiments may further measure an acceleration due to gravity on each axis x, y, z of the accelerometer and use the direction of gravity to associate or align the x axis of the accelerometer with gravity. Embodiments may then use the acceleration not due to gravity to identify the forward motion and associate or align the forward direction with the y axis. The remaining direction may be identified as the sideways direction, which may be associated or aligned with the z axis. Additional activities may then be performed using the now-known orientation of the accelerometer. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 2010-06-24 |
20100161272 | PHYSICAL AMOUNT MEASURING DEVICE AND PHYSICAL AMOUNT MEASURING METHOD - Even if a measurement data group is not a measurement data group that is obtained in a space where the magnitude of a vector physical quantity to be measured is uniform, an offset with high reliability is estimated. The reliability of the estimated offset is further improved. A vector physical quantity comprised of a plurality of components is repeatedly detected and vector physical quantity data group is obtained, and a difference vector group is calculated from the obtained vector physical quantity data group. A reference point included in the vector physical quantity data group is estimated based on a predetermined evaluation formula using the calculated difference vector group. Whether the calculated difference vector group is suitable for the estimation of the reference point is determined. Only a predetermined difference vector group is output for the estimation of the reference point based on the determination result. | 2010-06-24 |
20100161273 | APPARATUS FOR AND A METHOD OF DETERMINING SURFACE CHARACTERISTICS - A coherence scanning interferometer ( | 2010-06-24 |
20100161274 | PROGNOSTICS AND HEALTH MONITORING FOR ELECTRO-MECHANICAL SYSTEMS AND COMPONENTS - A method and system for monitoring and predicting the health of electro-mechanical systems and components includes collecting data for a fixed pattern of actuation of such system or component. This data is used to build statistical models that correspond to a normal state of the system or component. New measurements are compared to this model in order to monitor the health of the system or component. The comparison can be made using a distance calculation. The combination of new measurements with historical data provides the prediction for future health states of the system or component. | 2010-06-24 |
20100161275 | Trend Analysis Methods and System for Incipient Fault Prediction - There is described herein the extension of the application of the Laplace Test Statistic for trend analysis and prediction of incipient faults for power systems. The extensions consider the situation where two parameters believed to contribute explicitly to the eventual failure are monitored. The developed extensions applied to actual incipient failure events provide promising results for prediction of the impending failure. It is demonstrated that by incorporating two parameters in the trend analysis, the robustness to outliers is increased and the flexibility is augmented by increasing the degrees of freedom in the generation of the alarm signal. | 2010-06-24 |
20100161276 | System and Methods for Parametric Test Time Reduction - A parametric test time reduction method for reducing time expended to conduct a test program flow on a population of semiconductor devices, the test program flow comprising at least one parametric test having a specification which defines a known pass value range characterized in that a result of the test is considered a passing result if the result falls within the known pass value range, the method comprising, for at least one parametric test, computing an estimated maximum test range, at a given confidence level, on a validation set comprising a subset of the population of semiconductor devices, the estimated maximum test range comprising the range of values into which all results from performing the test on the set will statistically fall at the given confidence level, the validation set defining a complementary set including all semiconductors included in the population and not included in the validation set; and at least partly disabling the at least one parametric test based at least partly on a comparison of the estimated maximum test range and the known pass value range. | 2010-06-24 |
20100161277 | NETWORKED EVALUATION SYSTEM - A networked organization performance evaluation system based on an integrated number of Performance Components quantified by a computerized statistical analysis of data collected from within the organization. The data is collected by a network accessible interface generated by software resident on computers and databases maintained by the system. The Performance Components include: (a) an Achievement Component and a Failure Component representing end points of a Performance Range, (b) an Exposure Component of an identified population of said organization, (c) an Individual Exposure component of an individual within the population, (d) a Significant Personal Pleasure Component associated with the Achievement Component, (e) a Significant Personal Discomfort Component associated with the Failure Component, (f) a Meaning Component, (g) a Strategy and Plan Component. Each of the Performance Components is assigned a ranked value derived through the statistical analysis. | 2010-06-24 |
20100161278 | METHOD FOR DIAGNOSING ABNORMAL PLASMA DISCHARGE, ABNORMAL PLASMA DISCHARGE DIAGNOSTICS SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - Provided are a data obtaining section ( | 2010-06-24 |
20100161279 | METHOD FOR DIAGNOSIS OF ACTUATORS - A method is disclosed for diagnosis of actuators which are operated with the aid of a positioning device as a function of a nominal value preset, which is emitted from a superordinate regulation device and is received via a communication interface. Diagnosis information can be determined from a time profile of the nominal value preset by investigating the profile of the nominal value for one or more known characteristics. | 2010-06-24 |
20100161280 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE, HOST APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - Provided is a communication system comprising a host apparatus and an electronic device that is implemented in an apparatus that communicates with the host apparatus via a network. The electronic device includes an operation circuit that operates when the electronic device is implemented; a diagnostic circuit that tests the operation circuit; and a result transmitting section that transmits a test result obtained by the diagnostic circuit to the host apparatus via the network. The host apparatus includes a test information storage section that stores in advance test information indicating test content to be performed by the diagnostic circuit; and a test information transmitting section that, when the test information is requested by the electronic device, transmits the test information to the electronic device. | 2010-06-24 |
20100161281 | TECHNIQUES FOR DISTRIBUTED TESTING - Techniques for distributed testing are provided. Resources are identified for performing tests over a network. The tests and policies are sent to the resources and a proxy. The proxy delivers data for the tests to the resources and enforces the policies during the tests. The proxy also gathers statistics and results from the resources, which are executing the tests, and the proxy reports the statistics and results to one or more third-party services for subsequent manipulation and analysis. | 2010-06-24 |
20100161282 | WORKLOAD PERFORMANCE PROJECTION FOR FUTURE INFORMATION HANDLING SYSTEMS USING MICROARCHITECTURE DEPENDENT DATA - A performance projection system includes a test IHS and a currently existing IHS. The performance projection system includes surrogate programs and user application software. The test IHS or simulator includes a processor with hardware (HW) counter(s) and an L1 cache. The test IHS employs a memory that includes a virtual future IHS, currently existing IHS, surrogate programs, and user application software for determination of runtime and HW counter performance data. The user application software and surrogate programs execute on the currently existing IHS to provide designers with runtime data and HW counter or microarchitecture dependent data. Designers execute surrogate programs on the future IHS to provide runtime and HW counter data. Designers normalize and weight the runtime and HW counter data to provide a representative surrogate program for comparison to user application software performance on the future IHS. Using a scaling factor, designers may generate a projection of runtime performance for the user application software executing on the future IHS. | 2010-06-24 |
20100161283 | STRUCTURAL HEALTH MONITORING NETWORK - A networked configuration of structural health monitoring elements. Monitoring elements such as sensors and actuators are configured as a network, with groups of monitoring elements each controlled by a local controller, or cluster controller. A data bus interconnects each cluster controller with a router, forming a networked group of “monitoring clusters” connected to a router. In some embodiments, the router identifies particular clusters, and sends commands to the appropriate cluster controllers, instructing them to carry out the appropriate monitoring operations. In turn, the cluster controllers identify certain ones of their monitoring elements, and direct them to monitor the structure as necessary. Data returned from the monitoring elements is sent to the cluster controllers, which then pass the information to the router. Other embodiments employ multiple sensor groups directly connected to a central controller, perhaps with distributed local control elements. Methods of operation are also disclosed. | 2010-06-24 |
20100161284 | Nonlinear Variable Lag Smoother - An extended Kalman filter (EKF) is combined with a fixed epoch smoother (FES) to produce a new variable lag smoother (VLS). The fixed epoch lags EKF measurement time-tags with variable time lag. The combination of EKF and FES is referred to herein as a variable lag smoother (VLS). | 2010-06-24 |
20100161285 | Method and Device for Acoustic Length Testing of Compressor - Computer system and method for determining frequencies of various components of a volume choke volume dampener to be attached to a compressor. The method includes determining a sound spectrum of a cavity of the compressor without attaching the dampener to the compressor; calculating an acoustic wavelength of the cavity; receiving a length of a proximal nozzle of the dampener; and calculating, based on the acoustic wavelength of the cavity and the length of the proximal nozzle of the dampener, multiple order frequencies associated with the proximal nozzle of the dampener and the cavity of the compressor, wherein the proximal nozzle of the dampener is proximal to the cavity of the compressor when the dampener is attached to the compressor. | 2010-06-24 |
20100161286 | COMPENSATING FOR FREQUENCY FLUCTUATION IN DIRECTIONAL SYSTEMS - A system for measuring signals received by an apparatus. An antenna system in the apparatus may include two or more antennas. A receiver in the apparatus may be configured to measure signal response induced in the antenna system in accordance with a pattern. After the signal response for the antenna system is measured at least once, the pattern may be altered and the signal response for the antenna system may be measured again in accordance with the altered pattern. The signal response in the antenna system measured for the pattern may then be averaged with the signal response in the antenna system measured for the altered pattern, and the average may be utilized as input to, for example, a directional determination process. | 2010-06-24 |
20100161287 | MEASUREMENT DATA MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A system and process for managing measurement data and generating production and engineering drawings from measurements obtained from a sample population parts to generates and parametrically update engineering and production drawings from measurement data of actual parts. The system and process provides efficient allocation of measurement resources to generate engineering drawings and models. The resources are allocated in a manner that eliminates and reduce time required for producing and generating usable engineering models and drawings. | 2010-06-24 |
20100161288 | INTERACTIVE SYSTEM FOR A ROOM DESIGN - A computerized system and a method for interactively designing a room within a home. The system has a processor, a data storage device, a set of computer readable instructions and a user interface with a visual display for receiving design inputs and displaying design inquiries and outputs. The invention displays the design inquiries on the user interface, with at least one of the design inquiries regarding a location of the room in the home, receives from the user interface design inputs responsive to the design inquiries, determines design requirements for the room based on the design inputs, determines a room design for the room based on the design requirements, including populating the room design with at least one appliance based on the room location, and displays a graphical representation of the room design on the user interface. | 2010-06-24 |
20100161289 | FRAMEWORK FOR INTEROPERABILITY OF SOLVERS - A framework may be provided for facilitating adoption of mathematical and logical solvers. A model, representing a problem, may be defined. The model may be defined: via a series of statements in a type safe common-language-specification compliant modeling language; via an intermediate format; or via a series of calls to a standardized application program interface. The framework may translate the defined model to an intermediate format, which many solvers may understand. The framework may provide a number of solver-related services including, but not limited to, services for creating a model, analyzing a model, selecting a well-suited solver based on analysis of a model, decomposing a model into multiple sub-models and providing the multiple sub-models to multiple solvers as multiple parallel threads, data binding, simulation, and post optimality analysis. | 2010-06-24 |
20100161290 | MODEL GENERATION - A method of generating a multi-dimensional model comprises receiving data defining multiple resource types, receiving metadata defining a hierarchical organisation for one or more resource types, a hierarchical resource type for a respective resource type defining multiple levels of aggregation, and composite resource types for one or more groups of resource types, a composite resource type defining a composition of resource types, and generating the multi-dimensional model from the received data and received metadata, the generating comprising creating a multi-dimensional function for each resource type and for each composite resource type. | 2010-06-24 |
20100161291 | MODELING CIRCUIT OF HIGH-FREQUENCY DEVICE AND MODELING METHOD THEREOF - There are provided a modeling circuit of a high-frequency device capable of providing a more accurate modeling circuit having a higher-order resonance by dividedly modeling an overlap zone and a non-overlap zone of the high-frequency device, and a modeling method thereof. The modeling circuit of a high-frequency device, which comprises an overlap zone where the two electrodes are overlapped with each other, a non-overlap zone where the overlap zone is absent between the two electrodes, the overlap and non-overlap zones being formed by stacking two or more electrodes on top of each other in a constant distance, and terminations electrically coupled with some parts of the two electrodes, comprises a first circuit block comprising a first capacitor and a first conductor that model the overlap zone of the high-frequency device on the basis of coupled transmission line theory; and a second circuit block comprising a first inductor and a first register that model the overlap zone of the high-frequency device on the basis of coupled transmission line theory and model the non-overlap zone and the terminations of the high-frequency device on the basis of a Series RL model. | 2010-06-24 |
20100161292 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EVALUATING DYNAMIC HETEROGENEITY IN EARTH MODELS - A method is disclosed having application notably towards ranking earth models responsive to dynamic heterogeneity. A plurality of earth models representing a subsurface reservoir are provided. Streamline analysis for each of the plurality of earth models is conducted. Flow Capacity (F) vs. Storage Capacity (Φ) curves are constructed for each of the plurality of earth models based on the streamline analysis. Dynamic heterogeneity for each of the plurality of earth models is computed from the Flow Capacity (F) vs. Storage Capacity (Φ) curves constructed for each of the plurality of earth models. The plurality of earth models are ranked responsive to dynamic heterogeneity. | 2010-06-24 |
20100161293 | HUYGENS' BOX METHODOLOGY FOR SIGNAL INTEGRITY ANALYSIS - A method for performing a signal integrity analysis on an integrated circuit (IC) that includes a plurality of scatterers by dividing the scatterers into subgroups using a nested Huygens' equivalence principle algorithm and solving a set of equations realized thereby with a reduced coupling matrix. The method includes decomposing the IC design into a plurality of small non-overlapping circuit sub-domains, wherein each of the sub-domains is formed as a small, enclosed region. Each sub-domain is analyzed independently of the other sub-domains using only electric fields to represent the interactions of each sub-domains with the other sub-domains as equivalent currents on equivalent surfaces of the plurality of sub-domains. Neighboring equivalent sub-domains are grouped together to form larger sub-domains using equivalent currents on equivalent surfaces to represent the interactions of the sub-domains. The steps of analyzing and grouping the sub-domains are repeated until the grouping approaches a box comprising the entire domain, and that the domain interactions between every sub-domain have been analyzed. | 2010-06-24 |
20100161294 | METHOD OF ANALYSIS FOR KINETIC PROPERTIES OF GOLF CLUB HEAD AND GOLF CLUB THEREFOR - The accuracy or computation speed of analysis of a club head using the finite element method is increased. In a method of analysis of a golf club head, a model of a golf club head represented by the collection of elements including polygonal shell elements | 2010-06-24 |
20100161295 | Use of Scientific Models in Environmental Simulation - Use of scientific models to generate graphical virtual environments is described. In an embodiment at least two different scientific models are used. Input data which is representative of a real world environment is used by a first scientific model, such as a climate model, and data output by the first scientific model is then fed into a second, different, scientific model, such as an ecological model, in order to generate simulation data. The simulation data, which may, for example, detail the required population density of particular plant species and their size and age, is then used by a graphical simulation engine to generate a graphical virtual environment which may, for example, be used in a computer game such as a flight simulation game. | 2010-06-24 |
20100161296 | Method of Simulating Impact Events in a Multi-processor Computer System - A computer-implemented method of simulating an impact event in a finite element analysis used for assisting users to design or improve one or more structures is described. The structures are represented in a finite element analysis model that is divided or partitioned into a plurality of domains. Efficiency of the method is achieved when used in a computer system having multiple processing units and multiple contact interfaces defined and specified by users (engineers and/or scientists). Each domain is associated with or assigned to one of the processing units. A “group-able” correlation is established or determined between domains and contact interfaces so that data communications can be conducted in most efficient manner, for example, minimizing idle processing units during data communications. | 2010-06-24 |
20100161297 | METHOD OF SIMULATING DEFORMABLE OBJECT USING GEOMETRICALLY MOTIVATED MODEL - A method of stimulating a deformable object comprises modeling deformable elasticity for the object by defining an actual shape and a goal shape and pulling points in the goal shape towards corresponding points in the goal shape. | 2010-06-24 |
20100161298 | METHOD FOR CALCULATING FORCE ACTING ON INTERFACE BETWEEN IMMISCIBLE FLUIDS IN FLUID SIMULATION - A method for calculating a force acting on an interface between immiscible fluids in an SPH (Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics) based fluid simulation includes: calculating a force caused by viscosities of the fluids; calculating a force caused by pressures of the fluids; calculating an external force applied to the fluids from outside; and calculating an interactive force caused by interaction between the fluids. The force acting on the interface between the immiscible fluids are obtained by using sum of the force caused by the viscosities, the force caused by the pressures, the external force and the interactive force. The interactive force is a surface tensional force calculated based on a pressure acting on the interface between the fluids. | 2010-06-24 |