31st week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 24 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100194572 | BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT AND REMINDER SYSTEM - A blood pressure measurement and reminder system comprising a blood pressure measuring unit, a reminder unit, and an input unit is disclosed. The system is configured to transmit reminder signal(s) noticeable to its users for alerting them to take blood pressure measurement within a pre-determined measurement time schedule, and send confirmation signal(s) to the reminder unit to switch off the reminder state once the user has successfully taken a blood pressure measurement. | 2010-08-05 |
20100194573 | Weight Control Device - The present invention relates to a device that can be used in individual weight control protocols that is capable of detecting in real time information with regard to number of bites taken, time between bites, and so forth. The weight control device can detect bites through motion detection via a sensor worn on the wrist or hand of a user. The device can include notification capabilities that can alert a user as to excessive eating speed, excessive amounts of food intake, and the like so as to provide immediate feedback for purposes of weight control. | 2010-08-05 |
20100194574 | PARTICLE DETECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DETECTING PARTICLES - A method for detecting an aerosol plume includes emitting a light beam from a light source, the light beam having at least one light pulse, wherein the light pulse having a pulse width of between about 10 picoseconds (ps) and about 75 nanoseconds (ns), detecting backscattered light produced by the at least one light pulse interacting with particles in the aerosol plume, determining a presence of the aerosol plume based on the detected backscattered light, and outputting a signal indicating the presence of the aerosol plume. | 2010-08-05 |
20100194575 | DUAL CHANNEL ASPIRATED DETECTOR - A dual channel aspiring smoke detector includes ultrasonic flow sensors associated with each channel. The detector can make determinations of smoke levels associated with respective channels as well as rates of flow through each channel. Respective alarm or trouble indicators can be output in response to determined smoke levels as well as determined flow rate. The detector can be used as a stand alone device or part of a fire alarm system. | 2010-08-05 |
20100194576 | ELECTRONIC BATTERY TESTER WITH NETWORK COMMUNICATION - An electronic battery tester for testing a storage battery includes test circuitry configured to provide a battery test output related to a condition of the battery. A memory stores a battery tester address of the battery tester, and communication circuitry transmits the battery test output formatted with the battery tester address on a communication link to a remote location. | 2010-08-05 |
20100194577 | COMPOSITE SENSOR FOR DETECTING ANGULAR VELOCITY AND ACCELERATION - A composite sensor for detecting angular velocity and acceleration includes an angular velocity detecting element, an acceleration detecting element, an angular velocity signal processing IC, an acceleration signal processing IC, and a housing. The housing is formed of a multilayered circuit board and accommodates the angular velocity detecting element, the acceleration detecting element, the angular velocity signal processing IC, and the acceleration signal processing IC. The housing connects the angular velocity detecting element electrically to the angular velocity signal processing IC, and also connects the acceleration detecting element electrically to the acceleration signal processing IC. | 2010-08-05 |
20100194578 | Apparatus for preventing using a device in an improper manner such as from too short a distance or for too much time - An electronic apparatus with a CPU, a distance sensor and interfaces is attached to a host device with one or more screens. When a user uses the HD in an improper way such as too close or for excessive time, the apparatus will alert the user in a progressive way, and turn off the host device if the user does not correct his action. The apparatus can work with different host devices including TV, PC, video game console, handheld game console by means of remote control or via host devices' interfaces. | 2010-08-05 |
20100194579 | CONTAINER SECURITY DEVICE, CONTAINER SECURITY SYSTEM, AND SECURITY MANAGEMENT METHOD - Provided are a container security device, a container security system, and a security management method which efficiently check opening/closing of a container door and an opening/closing record of the container door and process seal information, cargo state information, base passing information, and location tracking information in real-time from a gate-out process from a shipper (POA) to a gate-in process to a consignee (POD). The container security system includes the container security device which includes a first communication means for providing container seal information through multi-channel communication; and a second communication means for providing information about container transportation and storage in real-time. | 2010-08-05 |
20100194580 | Indicator Apparatus, Method of Operation and Illumination Apparatus - An indicator apparatus, having a pulse width modulation circuit ( | 2010-08-05 |
20100194581 | TETHERED DIGITAL BUTLER CONSUMER ELECTRONIC REMOTE CONTROL DEVICE AND METHOD - The present invention relates to a tethered digital butler consumer electronics product and method. The tethered digital butler, of a price and form factor suitable for consumer electronics markets of developed and developing countries, includes a communications and multi-media console and a wireless remote. The remote may resemble a handheld personal computer (HPC), a palm-held personal computer (PPC or PDA) or a smart phone, but has a low cost and feature set supported by the console that is novel in the consumer electronics market. In particular, this disclosure relates to combining telephone service, device control and, optionally, a fingerprint reader for easy user identification/authorization and personalization. As another option, a camera can be incorporated into the remote, thereby enabling video conferencing and other visual features. Alternatively, the remote may be packaged separately from a console and sold to interact with capabilities of a communications and console, set-top box, multi-media PC or other consumer electronics device from a different source, such as one running on a Windows, OS X or Linux platform, with or without telephone capabilities. The remote may include a media reader and remote USB port. | 2010-08-05 |
20100194582 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING AND CONTROLLING REMOTE DEVICES - Systems and methods for monitoring and controlling remote devices are provided. In an embodiment, a system can comprise one or more remotely controlled sensors and actuators. The remote sensors/actuators can interface with uniquely identified remote transceivers that transmit and/or receive data. The embodiment can also comprise a plurality of transceivers each having a unique address, and a controller adapted to communicate with at least one of the transceivers in a preformatted message. A sensor can be associated with at least one transceiver to detect a condition and output a data signal to the transceiver, and an actuator can be associated with a transceiver to receive a control signal and activate a device. Other embodiments are also claimed and described. | 2010-08-05 |
20100194583 | Safety Photoelectric Switch - There is provided an optical scanning type photoelectric switch capable of preventing interference with another photoelectric switch by use of its own capability, wherein, as for light projection pulse periods of the first and second optical scanning type photoelectric switches, the period is set to 30 μs in the first optical scanning type photoelectric switch while the period is set to 33 μs in the second optical scanning type photoelectric switch | 2010-08-05 |
20100194584 | WELLBORE COMMUNICATION, DOWNHOLE MODULE, AND METHOD FOR COMMUNICATING - A wellbore communications system comprising a surface computing unit. The surface computing unit comprises a processing module and a communications module, one or more downhole modules arranged within the wellbore, and a wireless communications channel communicatively coupling one or more the downhole modules and the surface computing unit. The surface computer unit and one or more of the downhole modules are configured to encode data with an iterative code prior to transmission on the wireless communications channel. | 2010-08-05 |
20100194585 | SIGNAL PROCESSING IN DOWNHOLE EQUIPMENT - A method of transmitting power and/or data between downhole equipment and a surface through a circuit including an alternating current (AC) powered motor and its associated power cable for powering the downhole equipment is disclosed, where the data is transmitted at frequencies outside the normal operating ranges that are thought acceptable. Associated circuitry and apparatus for performing the method are disclosed. | 2010-08-05 |
20100194586 | Methods and systems for borehole telemetry - Methods and systems for borehole telemetry utilizing a tool configured or designed for deployment in a borehole traversing a subterranean formation. The tool includes a downhole telemetry module; a surface telemetry module; and a datalink between the downhole and surface modules configured or designed for transferring data over one or more data communication channels utilizing at least one telemetry scheme selected from a plurality of telemetry schemes based on at least one downhole parameter. | 2010-08-05 |
20100194587 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR BOREHOLE TELEMETRY - Methods and systems for borehole telemetry utilizing a tool configured or designed for deployment in a borehole traversing a subterranean formation. The tool includes a downhole telemetry module; a surface telemetry module; and a datalink between the downhole and surface modules configured or designed for transferring data over two or more data communication channels, wherein the transferred data comprises coding at a transmitter to increase the signal to noise ratio (SNR) of the data. | 2010-08-05 |
20100194588 | Telemetry System for Slickline Enabling Real Time Logging - A system for communicating with a slickline tool is disclosed. The system includes a closed-loop electrical circuit including a surface module, a forward path, a tool, and a return path. The forward path includes a slickline cable. | 2010-08-05 |
20100194589 | Recording Device and Method for Monitoring Device Parameters - The invention relates to a recording device that is associated with an operating medium specially protected from explosions, at a minimum for the collection, recording, and transmission of device parameters, having at least one data collection device, a memory device connected to said data collection device, and a data communication interface for transmission of the stored data to an external remote station. As a result, it is possible to determine corresponding device parameters in a simpler manner and at the same time to eliminate the need for time- and cost-intensive measures for accessing the operating medium on site. | 2010-08-05 |
20100194590 | HEATING SYSTEM - A heating system comprising at least one temperature sensing device in the form of a wireless transponder. Preferably the temperature sensing device comprises an RFID transponder which may take the form of a substantially planar patch. Preferably said at least one temperature sensing device is arranged for communication with at least one communications relay node via a wireless link. In use, the or each temperature sensing device may send to the or each relay node information indicating the temperature measured by the sensor and, preferably, an identifier that uniquely identifies the respective temperature sensor. | 2010-08-05 |
20100194591 | POWER FREE REMOTE SENSOR SYSTEM DATA TRANSMISSIONS - A distributed monitoring system for a structure. | 2010-08-05 |
20100194592 | Method and System for Disseminating Vehicle and Road Related Information in Multi-Hop Broadcast Networks - Information related to a vehicular environment is disseminated in a multi-hop broadcast network of nodes. Vehicles and roadside units are equipped with the nodes. An event is sensed at a location by a source node. In response, zones are associated with respect to the location of the source node. Each zone is logically asymmetric and disjoint from the other zones. An alert message is broadcast, received, and then rebroadcast by other vehicles according to the locations of the vehicles in the zones. The nodes can also disseminate witness information. | 2010-08-05 |
20100194593 | NEURAL NETWORK FOR INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS - A vehicle safety system is disclosed that monitors vehicle surroundings, operational conditions, etc., in order to identify potential safety concerns or hazardous operational conditions. In doing so, the vehicle safety system collects data from one or more sources, such as sources that generate data from the vehicle itself (e.g., internal sensors), sources that generate data from the surroundings of the vehicle (e.g., external sensors), and sources that receive data from local or remote locations with respect to the host vehicle (e.g., a satellite, telematics, cellular, short or long range RF, etc., data acquisition unit). In response to data collected by components of the system, the system may use a hierarchical system to address the potential hazardous conditions or safety concerns. | 2010-08-05 |
20100194594 | ALERT DEVICE - An alert device for a vehicle including a communications receiver for receiving file fragments for the device, a positioning data receiver for providing vehicle location data, a microcontroller system including a microcontroller and a programmable non-volatile memory system, for building and storing application and data files from the fragments, and executing an alert application of the device by processing at least one application file and associated data identified by configuration instructions included in at least one of the fragments to provide alert data for the vehicle corresponding to the location of the vehicle determined by the application on the basis of the vehicle location data. | 2010-08-05 |
20100194595 | LIGHTING SYSTEM WITH TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT CAPABILITIES - The present lighting system adds detection capabilities to perceive the presence and measure the velocity of objects such as automobiles, trucks, pedestrian and other users, to lighting modules for transportation applications like traffic signal, pedestrian control, rails signal, street light, message board and speed monitoring board. For example, a Light Emitting Diode (LED) has the capability to be used as lighting source for illumination as a first function and also be pulsed or modulated as a source for the detection sub-system as a second function. | 2010-08-05 |
20100194596 | DISPLAY APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - A display apparatus for a vehicle includes: a shooting element for shooting a predetermined area around the vehicle to obtain a shot image around the vehicle; an image conversion element for converting coordinates of the shot image to generate a mirror conversion image, wherein the mirror conversion image provides a first image of a first area around the vehicle reflected on an in-vehicle mirror, the first image being viewed from a passenger of the vehicle, and wherein the passenger sits down on a predetermined seat of the vehicle; and a display element for displaying the mirror conversion image. | 2010-08-05 |
20100194597 | VEHICLE TRACKING SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE WASHING - The invention is directed towards an automated system for tracking a vehicle, associating that vehicle with a vehicle washing selection, and tracking the vehicle until it enters the vehicle washing station for subsequent presentation of the vehicle washing selection to the control computer of the vehicle washing system for subsequent washing. | 2010-08-05 |
20100194598 | Arrangement for Transmitting Information Concerning an Operating Condition of a Vehicle - An arrangement for transmitting information concerning an operating condition of a vehicle, such as an aircraft or spacecraft, exerts tactile stimuli as information via a stimulus generator on at least one operator of the vehicle. The stimulus is exerted on a sense organ or body part of the operator that is not used for active transmission of information during trouble-free and proper operation of the vehicle. | 2010-08-05 |
20100194599 | FLAPS OVERSPEED ADVISORY SYSTEM - A flap advisory system provides an advisory to a pilot informing that a speed of the aircraft should be attended to because of a current or desired flap setting. More specifically, the flap advisory system compares a measured airspeed of the aircraft either directly to a flap placard speed or to a marginal speed range set below the flap placard speed for a given flap setting. If the measured airspeed is determined to be excessive then the system provides an advisory indicating the airspeed is too fast. Further, the system may provide an advisory when a movement of a flap handle is detected such that continued movement of the flap handle would place the flaps in a setting that is inappropriate for the measured airspeed. | 2010-08-05 |
20100194600 | SELF REGULATING POWER CONDITIONER FOR ENERGY HARVESTING APPLICATIONS - A monitoring system for an aircraft. | 2010-08-05 |
20100194601 | Device for Presenting and Selecting Data on a Display Screen - The general field of the invention is that of display devices for the management of systems comprising at least means of generating and displaying information concerning the system and a designator. The devices according to the invention are such that: | 2010-08-05 |
20100194602 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RENDERING A PRIMARY FLIGHT DISPLAY HAVING A CONFORMAL TERRAIN AVOIDANCE GUIDANCE ELEMENT - A flight deck display system and related operating methods for an aircraft are provided. The system includes a processor architecture and a display element coupled to the processor architecture. The processor architecture is configured to receive real-time aircraft data and terrain data for the aircraft and, based upon the real-time aircraft data and the terrain data, generate image rendering display commands. The display element receives the image rendering display commands and, in response thereto, renders a primary flight display that includes a conformal view of terrain corresponding to a flight deck viewpoint. The primary flight display also includes a conformal terrain avoidance guidance (TAG) element on the view of terrain. The TAG element includes visual indicia of a desired navigation path that is intended to avoid terrain that obstructs a current flight path of the aircraft. | 2010-08-05 |
20100194603 | WIND TURBINE COMPRISING APPROACH LIGHTING - The invention concerns a wind power installation comprising a flight warning light arrangement. In accordance with the invention it is proposed that the flight warning light arrangement is switched on only when a vehicle or craft, preferably an aircraft, approaches the wind power installation to a predetermined spacing. | 2010-08-05 |
20100194604 | MOBILE PORTAL FOR RFID APPLICATIONS - A mobile portal for RFID applications includes an RFID reader for reading identifications of proximately located RFID tagged items in the environment. A communicator is coupled to the RFID reader to receive the read identifications and then communicate the received read identifications over the wireless interface, through one of the gateways, to the central data processing system. Each mobile portal may be actuated for RFID read operations in response to information sensed concerning operation of the mobile asset/vehicle. Additionally, the central data processing system may issue instructions concerning mobile asset/vehicle operation, with those instructions communicated over the wireless interface to the mobile portal. Responsive to implementation of those instructions, the mobile portal actuates the RFID reader and compares the read identifications to identifications of certain RFID tagged items to be manipulated which were identified in the received instruction. | 2010-08-05 |
20100194605 | Method and System for Refreshing Location Code Data - A method and system for refreshing location code data is disclosed. The system includes a location code change system that receives map change data and location code change data. The location code change system processes the map change data, finds affected location codes, and updates the location code's information by manipulating the location code data or performing a geocoding operation. The updated location code data is stored in a location code system. The location code change system receives the location code change data from the location code system and provides information regarding the location code changes to a map change system, which facilitates map updates based on the location code changes. | 2010-08-05 |
20100194606 | Method for operating a driver information system, driver information system and data carrier - A driver information system includes a main memory, a data carrier holding device for holding a data carrier and including a display element and at least one operating element. The data carrier has map data which are divided into planar areas or tiles, and data of different tiles having the same content stored only once on the data carrier. | 2010-08-05 |
20100194607 | DATA COMPRESSION METHOD AND APPARATUS - Embodiments of the invention include a dictionary based data compression method, apparatus and system that is not based on either the LZ77 compression algorithm or the LZ78 compression algorithm, but includes many features of the LZW compression algorithm. The data compression method includes creating a mapping table of the messages in the alphabet of messages to a corresponding plurality of codewords, maintaining a dictionary including a mapping table of a first codeword and a second codeword to a new codeword, reading an input ensemble including a plurality of messages, converting the messages to an input codeword using the mapping table, and outputting the converted codewords as an output ensemble of compressed data. Unlike conventional data compression methods, the dictionary is generated from the output ensemble only, and is not based on any input messages. Therefore, the dictionary more quickly builds to define longer sequences of messages compared to conventional data compression methods. | 2010-08-05 |
20100194608 | GENERATING A BOUNDARY HASH-BASED HIERARCHICAL DATA STRUCTURE ASSOCIATED WITH A PLURALITY OF KNOWN ARBITRARY-LENGTH BIT STRINGS AND USING THE GENERATED HIERARCHICAL DATA STRUCTURE FOR DETECTING WHETHER AN ARBITRARY-LENGTH BIT STRING INPUT MATCHES ONE OF A PLURALITY OF KNOWN ARBITRARY-LENGTH BIT STRINGS - A high-speed, space-efficient, scalable and easily updateable data boundary hash-based structure is generated and used. The proposed boundary hash-based data structure provides minimal perfect hashing functionality while intrinsically supporting low-cost set-membership queries. In other words, in some embodiments, it provides at most one match candidate in a set of known arbitrary-length bit strings that is used to match the query. | 2010-08-05 |
20100194609 | Method and Device For Coding Data Words - The invention relates to a method for coding a data word having a prescribed quantity of arbitrary data symbols and a prescribed quantity of a reference data symbols, wherein a checksum with a prescribed quantity of cheek symbols is calculated for the data word and the quantity of arbitrary data symbols corresponds at least to the quantity of check symbols of the checksum. | 2010-08-05 |
20100194610 | Method and device for encoding a bit sequence - The invention is related to a method and a device for encoding of a bit sequence. | 2010-08-05 |
20100194611 | RECEPTION CIRCUIT, METHOD OF CREATING AD CONVERTER CONVERSION TABLE OF RECEPTION CIRCUIT, AND SIGNAL TRANSFER SYSTEM - A reception circuit includes: an AD converter that outputs digital data in accordance with an input signal; a correction circuit that corrects nonlinearity of the AD converter; and an equalization circuit that equalizes the corrected digital data, wherein the correction circuit includes: a conversion table used to convert digital data output from the AD converter; and a correction amount computation circuit that creates the conversion table from the output data of the AD converter and the output of the equalization circuit. The correction amount computation circuit creates the conversion table so that there is no dependence between the ADC output value of the AD converter and the estimation result by the equalization circuit for the ADC output value. | 2010-08-05 |
20100194612 | SWITCHED-CAPACITOR CIRCUITS, INTEGRATION SYSTEMS, AND METHODS OF OPERATION THEREOF - Embodiments include integrator systems, switched-capacitor circuits, and methods of their operation. An integrator system comprises a differential amplifier and first and second sampling modules. The first sampling module includes a first capacitor and a first set of switches. The first set of switches changes a connection status between the first capacitor and first and second amplifier input terminals when a change in a polarity of a differential input signal does not occur between consecutive switching cycles, and refrains from changing the connection status when the change in the polarity does occur. The second sampling module includes a second capacitor and a second set of switches. The second set of switches changes a connection status between the second capacitor and the first and second amplifier input terminals when the change in the polarity does occur, and refrains from changing the connection status when the change in the polarity does not occur. | 2010-08-05 |
20100194613 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ANALOG-TO-DIGITAL CONVERSION USING ASYNCHRONOUS SIGMA-DELTA MODULATION - The solution according to the invention consisting in the modulation of the analog signal using the asynchronous Sigma-Delta modulator, counting periods of the reference clock during each pulse of the previously obtained square wave and making the digital word available is characterized in that the square wave (z(t)) obtained in result of the modulation in the asynchronous Sigma-Delta modulator (ASDM) is subjected to conversion by counting the periods (T | 2010-08-05 |
20100194614 | MULTIPLYING DIGITAL-TO-ANALOG CONVERTER FOR High SPEED AND LOW SUPPLY VOLTAGE - A multiplying digital-to-analog converter includes an operational amplifier (OP-amp) operated under a first power supply voltage and a second power supply voltage; an OP-amp input switch block coupled to a common mode voltage for selectively coupling the common mode voltage to input nodes of the OP-amp, wherein the common mode voltage is substantially equal to the first power supply voltage; a capacitor block coupled to the OP-amp input switch block; a sampling switch block coupled to the input signal for selectively coupling the input signal to the capacitor block; a reference voltage switch block coupled to the capacitor block for selectively coupling the reference signal to the capacitor block; and a feedback switch block coupled between the capacitor block and output nodes of the OP-amp. | 2010-08-05 |
20100194615 | Apparatus For Converting MEMS Inductive Capacitance - An apparatus for converting MEMS inductive capacitance to digital is provided, for converting the induced analog voltage of MEMS element into digital signal. The apparatus includes an ADC, a reference voltage circuit and a controller. With the integral circuit and the comparator of the ADC and the reference voltages generated by the reference voltage circuit, the apparatus of the present invention uses the switch signals generated by the controller to generate digital signals. The present invention can also be integrated with MEMS element into a single chip to achieve single-chip MEMS. | 2010-08-05 |
20100194616 | Systems and Methods for Synchronous, Retimed Analog to Digital Conversion - Various embodiments of the present invention provide systems and methods for analog to digital conversion. For example, a retimed analog to digital converter is disclosed that includes a first set of sub-level interleaves and a second set of sub-level interleaves. The first set of sub-level interleaves includes a first sub-level interleave with a first set of comparators synchronized to a first clock phase, and a second sub-level interleave with a second set of comparators synchronized to a second clock phase. The second set of sub-level interleaves includes a third sub-level interleave with a third set of comparators synchronized to a third clock phase, and a fourth sub-level interleave with a fourth set of comparators synchronized to a fourth clock phase. A global interleave selects one of the first set of comparators based at least in part on an output from the second set of sub-level interleaves, and one of the third set of comparators based at least in part on an output from the first set of sub-level interleaves. In some instances of the aforementioned embodiments, an output of the first sub-level interleave and an output of the second sub-level interleave are synchronized to the third clock phase, and an output of the third sub-level interleave and an output of the fourth sub-level interleave are synchronized to the first clock phase. | 2010-08-05 |
20100194617 | TRANSIMPEDANCE AMPLIFIER AND ANALOG-DIGITAL CONVERTER CIRCUIT - A transimpedance amplifier according to an exemplary aspect of the present invention includes a first terminal supplied with a first power supply voltage, and a second terminal supplied with a second power supply voltage having a potential lower than that of the first power supply voltage. The transimpedance amplifier outputs a voltage signal that is converted into a binary signal of one of the first power supply voltage and the second power supply voltage, based on an input analog current signal. This makes it possible to reduce a conversion error. | 2010-08-05 |
20100194618 | ANALOG-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTER, OPTICAL DISK REPRODUCTION DEVICE, AND RECEIVER DEVICE - A plurality of comparators (CMP | 2010-08-05 |
20100194619 | ADC WITH LOW-POWER SAMPLING - An apparatus for analog-to-digital conversion using successive approximation is provided, which is adapted to be supplied with a single ended supply voltage. The device includes: a first analog-to-digital conversion stage including a first set of capacitors coupled with a side at a common node and adapted to sample an input voltage and to be coupled to either a first reference voltage level or a second reference voltage level, at least one capacitor of the first set of capacitors being adapted to be left floating, a control stage being adapted to connect the at least one floating capacitor to the first reference voltage level or the second reference voltage level in response to an analog-to-digital conversion decision made by a second analog-to-digital conversion stage. The first analog-to-digital conversion stage is operable to couple the common node to a supply voltage level, in particular ground, during analog-to-digital conversion. | 2010-08-05 |
20100194620 | ANALOG/DIGITAL CONVERTER - An A/D converter includes a plurality of comparators that performs sampling of a plurality of reference voltages and analog input signals during a sampling time, and compares each of the plurality of reference voltages with each of the plurality of analog signals during a comparison time. The A/D converter detects bubbles in thermometer codes obtained from output signals of the plurality of comparators and adjusts a ratio of the sampling time and the comparison time of the plurality of comparators so as to reduce the bubbles. | 2010-08-05 |
20100194621 | AD CONVERTER CIRCUIT AND OPTICAL SENSOR - The A/D converting circuit | 2010-08-05 |
20100194622 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRACKING AND IDENTIFYING AIRCRAFT AND GROUND EQUIPMENT - In accordance with one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, systems and methods disclosed herein provide for tracking of objects, aircraft, vehicles, and ground equipment in a tracking area, such as an airspace and/or an airport terminal area. One embodiment of a tracking system of the present disclosure comprises a signal monitoring component adapted to communicate with an object, such as an aircraft, when the object enters the tracking area. The signal monitoring component is adapted to transmit a monopulse beacon query signal to the object and receive a monopulse beacon response signal from the object. The tracking system further comprises an interface component adapted to process the received monopulse beacon response signal from the object, initialize a beacon transponder on the object, and assign a network address to the object. | 2010-08-05 |
20100194623 | Radar detection circuit for a WLAN transceiver - A single chip radio transceiver includes circuitry that enables detection of radar signals to enable the radio transceiver to halt communications in overlapping communication bands to avoid interference with the radar transmitting the radar pulses. The radio transceiver is operable to evaluate a number of most and second most common pulse interval values to determine whether a traditional radar signal is present. The radio transceiver also is operable to FM demodulate an incoming signal to determine whether a non-traditional radar signal, such as a bin-5 radar signal, is present. After FM demodulation, the signal is averaged wherein a substantially large value is produced for non-traditional radar signals and a value approximately equal to zero is produced for a communication signal that is not FM modulated with a continuously increasing frequency signal. Gain control is used to limit incoming signal magnitude to a specified range of magnitudes. | 2010-08-05 |
20100194624 | SIMULTANEOUS CALIBRATION AND COMMUNICATION OF ACTIVE ARRAYS OF A SATELLITE - An apparatus for simultaneous calibration and communication of active arrays of a satellite may include a base transmitter, a satellite receiver, a satellite transmitter, a base receiver, and at least one computer. The apparatus may simultaneously transmit and receive a calibration carrier and a communication carrier at different frequencies in order to calibrate the apparatus using the calibration carrier without interrupting the communication carrier. The use of different frequencies may avoid interference between the calibration and communication carriers. | 2010-08-05 |
20100194625 | METHOD AND SYSTEM TO MEASURE NOISE INSERTED MM-WAVES - The present invention relates to a radiometer for detecting electromagnetic signals in the microwave and millimetre wave range. The radiometer comprises an antenna operable to receive the electromagnetic signals, an internal noise signal generator operable to receive a control signal and to generate and output a calibration noise signal depending on the control signal, and a coupler operable to couple the received electromagnetic signal with the calibration noise signal and to output a coupled electromagnetic signal. Furthermore, the internal noise signal generator is activated based on the control signal. | 2010-08-05 |
20100194626 | Adaptive Calculation of Pulse Compression Filter Coefficients for a Radar Signal - In a method for adaptive calculation of pulse compression filter coefficients for a received signal in a radar installation, which received signal is evaluated with the aid of a complex pulse compression mismatch filter, a pulse compression filter coefficient set h(t) is calculated for an ideal theoretical received signal s(t) for a pulse compression mismatch filter, such that a pulse compression output signal results with a desired main lobe to side lobe ratio. A transformed set of pulse compression filter coefficients H | 2010-08-05 |
20100194627 | SPREAD SPECTRUM RADAR APPARATUS, METHOD FOR DETERMINING VIRTUAL IMAGE, AND METHOD FOR SUPPRESSING VIRTUAL IMAGE - The spread spectrum radar apparatus in the present invention (i) includes: a transmission code generator ( | 2010-08-05 |
20100194628 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISPLAYING RADAR-MEASURED TURBULENCE INTENSITY ON A VERTICAL DISPLAY - Weather radar detecting systems and methods are operable to display a vertical view of intensities of turbulence regions. An exemplary embodiment has a radar operable to detect turbulence, a processing system operable to determine location and intensity of the detected turbulence, a three-dimensional (3-D) weather information database comprising of a plurality of voxels that is associated with a unique geographic location with respect to the aircraft wherein the information corresponding to the turbulence intensity is stored, and a display operable to display a vertical view of a selected vertical slice, wherein the displayed vertical view displays the determined turbulence intensity and the determined location of the turbulence. | 2010-08-05 |
20100194629 | SYSTEM FOR SIMPLIFICATION OF RECONFIGURABLE BEAM-FORMING NETWORK PROCESSING WITHIN A PHASED ARRAY ANTENNA FOR A TELECOMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE - A telecommunications satellite having a phased array antenna, wherein the beam-forming function within the phased array is simplified by partitioning it into two stages, in which the sub-array stage relates to a fixed, or infrequently changed, set of overlapping sub-arrays and the main stage provides the main pattern reconfiguration, typically in the form of multiple reconfigurable spot beams within a defined coverage region. The key advantage lies in the significant reduction in number of second stage beam-forming control points (at which independent amplitude and phase is applied) when compared with a conventional phased array (where amplitude and phase control is applied for each element of the array). The sub-array stage beam-forming may be implemented in analogue technology. The main beam-former may be implemented in digital technology, where the key processing functions of A/D or D/A conversion, frequency (de)multiplexing and digital beam-forming all scale with the number of control points. | 2010-08-05 |
20100194630 | Optimized Beamforming for Satellite Communication - A method for determining beamforming weights used onboard a satellite and ground-based beamforming weights used in a ground-based station as part of a satellite communication system. This beamforming method is a two-stage beamforming process that requires a reduced downlink bandwidth between the satellite and the ground-based station yet achieves optimal signal-to-noise ratio for bandwidth allocated for the downlink. values for the fixed onboard beamforming weights are computed to yield a maximum, | 2010-08-05 |
20100194631 | Communications method - A method of 2-way data and voice communication with a user utilizing a portable device having a cellular transceiver module, a GPS module and an emergency call button is disclosed. The method includes determining whether the portable device is in proximity of the base station; powering down the GPS, placing the portable device into sleep mode and sending a signal to the base station indicating that said portable device is in proximity of the base station when the portable device is in proximity to the base station; and activating and fully powering the cellular transceiver module and activating and fully powering said GPS module when the portable device is not in proximity of said base station. When not in proximity, the method also includes collecting an initial GPS location data from the GPS module and storing the location data into a memory location; placing the GPS module into a lower power mode and fully powering the GPS module, acquiring and storing additional GPS location data only at specified intervals to conserve battery life while monitoring the cellular transceiver module for inquiries and monitoring the emergency call button for an emergency signal. Various other steps occur when the emergency button is depressed. | 2010-08-05 |
20100194632 | Mobile Device Battery Management - In general, the subject matter described in this specification can be embodied in methods, systems, and program products. Data representing a plurality of power management profiles for a battery-operated wireless computing device are stored on the device. The power management profiles correspond to different power consumption levels. Each power management profile defines a feature for determining a geographic location of the device from among a plurality of features that are available for determining the geographic location of the device, and a frequency for employing the feature to determine the geographic location of the device. A first battery level of the device is determined. If the determined battery level is lower than a first predetermined amount, the device switches from a first power management profile having a first consumption level to a second power management profile having a second consumption level that is lower than the first consumption level. | 2010-08-05 |
20100194633 | POSITION CALCULATING METHOD AND POSITION CALCULATING DEVICE - A position calculating method includes: calculating the satellite position of a positioning satellite on the basis of satellite orbit information in an orthogonal coordinate system having the Earth center as the origin; detecting a Doppler frequency by receiving a positioning signal from the positioning satellite; and calculating the position of a position calculating device using the satellite positions of the plurality of positioning satellites and the Doppler frequency in a spherical coordinate system in which the Earth center is the origin and a distance from the Earth center to the Earth's surface is a radius vector. | 2010-08-05 |
20100194634 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR POSITION DETERMINATION WITH HYBRID SPS ORBIT DATA - A method and system for a mobile station to determine its position (or velocity) and time using a hybrid combination of satellite orbit data. In one aspect, the mobile station combines predicted orbit data from one satellite and real-time orbit data from another satellite in the determination of a fix. The combination can be made to the satellites in the same or different satellite systems. The mobile station can use the real-time orbit data of a satellite at one time period and the predicted orbit data of the same satellite at another time period. In another aspect, the mobile station can use the real-time orbit data to correct the clock bias in the predicted orbit data. The correction to the clock bias can be made to the same satellite that provides the real-time orbit data, or to a different satellite in the same or in another satellite system. | 2010-08-05 |
20100194635 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SOFTWARE GPS RECEIVER - A receiver architecture for processing spread spectrum signals. The receiver has an RF front end to receive and down convert a broadcast signal to an intermediate frequency carrier. The IF signal is digitized and provided to a processor (which may be a software-driven DSP, an ASIC or other embodiment) for processing. A given IF carrier is removed and the signal is low pass filtered. The signal is provided to a number of channels, each, for example, correspond to a unique transmitter. On each channel the sample rate is reduced to a predetermined fixed rate with timing mismatch compensated. The Doppler frequency shift, as estimated for the channel, is removed succeedingly. A locally generated copy of the spreading code used by the transmitter is applied to the carrier and Doppler removed signal at the predetermined fixed sample rate. The de-spread signal is used to provide estimates of the Doppler shift and for subsequent sample selection. Pseudo-range and delta pseudo-range estimates from each channel are used to estimate, for example, the receiver's position. | 2010-08-05 |
20100194636 | GPS SIGNAL TRANSMITTER AND SIGNAL TRANSMISSION METHOD THEREOF - A GPS signal transmitter configured with a reduced number of components and achieving low cost, space saving, and low power is provided. A GPS signal transmitter of the present invention includes: a crystal oscillator; a carrier wave generator that outputs a first carrier wave and a second carrier wave whose phase is inverted to the phase of the first carrier wave, using a clock output by the crystal oscillator; a microcomputer that is driven with the clock output by the crystal oscillator and outputs a control signal based on a C/A code which is a pseudo random code; a switch that switches over between the first carrier wave and the second carrier wave according to the control signal from the microcomputer and generates a modulation wave; and an antenna that transmits the modulation wave by radio. | 2010-08-05 |
20100194637 | POSITIONING DEVICE, METHOD OF CONTROLLING POSITIONING DEVICE, AND RECORDING MEDIUM HAVING PROGRAM FOR CONTROLLING POSITIONING DEVICE RECORDED THEREON - A positioning device 20 receives a satellite signal from a satellite positioning system (SPS) satellite and locates a present position, the positioning device 20 including an azimuth calculation section which calculates an azimuth of the SPS satellite corresponding to the received satellite signal, and a reception environment determination section which determines a reception environment including a multipath environment based on the azimuths of the SPS satellites calculated by the azimuth calculation section. | 2010-08-05 |
20100194638 | GNSS RECEIVER WITH WIRELESS INTERFACE - A wireless GNSS receiver, for example a Bluetooth® receiver, including a bidirectional link to the host, and an update client, for downloading extended ephemeris data from the host, by the Bluetooth® link. The invention reuses the protocol used for NMEA data transfer, in order to send the extended ephemeris data up to the receiver. Hence, the extended ephemeris data can be sent without having to instantiate any other type of connection to the receiver. The invention reduces the cost and complexity of BT-GPS receivers that want to make use of extended ephemeris technology in order to reduce the time to first fix of GPS receivers left off for more than four hours. | 2010-08-05 |
20100194639 | CALCULATION METHOD OF THE AMOUNT OF ZENITH TROPOSPHERE DELAY, AND A CORRECTING METHOD OF TROPOSPHERE DELAY OF SATELLITE POSITIONING SIGNAL - This invention relates to the troposphere delay produced when the electromagnetic waves from a satellite or astronomical pass through the troposphere, in particular, it is related with the calculation method of a estimated value of the amount of zenith troposphere delay to real time, and troposphere delay of the satellite positioning signal in the case of positioning using the estimated value of this calculated amount of zenith troposphere delay is related with a correcting method. | 2010-08-05 |
20100194640 | COMMUNICATIONS RADAR SYSTEM - A system for a mobile ad-hoc communications network includes a single antenna aperture and a phased array antenna comprising a plurality of radiators communicating electromagnetically via the single antenna aperture. The system may also include a control circuit communicatively connected to the phased array antenna. The control circuit may include a communications module for transmitting and receiving communication data via the phased array antenna through the single antenna aperture and a radar module for transmitting and receiving radar signals via the phased array antenna through the single antenna aperture. | 2010-08-05 |
20100194641 | Electromagnetic Radiation Source Locating System - An electromagnetic radiation source locating system including an electromagnetic radiation sensor including an antenna configured to detect a radiant energy transmission. A position detector is in communication with the controller and is configured to detect the position of the antenna relative to a reference coordinate system, while an orientation sensor is in communication with the controller and is configured to detect the orientation of the antenna and provide an orientation signal to the controller. A range sensor is configured to detect the distance to an aligned object in the path of a directional vector and provide a distance signal indicative thereof to the controller. An aerial vehicle may be in communication with the controller and configured to drop a marker for guiding navigators to the source of the radiant energy transmission. | 2010-08-05 |
20100194642 | MULTIPLE INPUT, MULTIPLE OUTPUT ANTENNA FOR HANDHELD COMMUNICATION DEVICES - An antenna assembly for a mobile wireless communication device has a support with a first surface and a second surface between which a third surface and a fourth surface extend. A conductive ground plane is formed on the second surface. An antenna includes an electrically conductive patch located on the first surface, and first and second electrically conductive legs and an electrically conductive stripe all abutting the patch. In one version the first and second legs and the strip are all on the third surface. In another version the first and second legs are on the third surface and the strip is on the fourth surface that is orthogonal to the third surface. A first signal port is adapted to apply a first signal to the first leg and a second signal port is adapted to apply a second signal to the third leg. | 2010-08-05 |
20100194643 | WIDEBAND PATCH ANTENNA WITH HELIX OR THREE DIMENSIONAL FEED - A wideband patch antenna ( | 2010-08-05 |
20100194644 | APERTURE ANTENNA - An aperture antenna for transmitting a circularly polarized signal is provided. The aperture antenna includes an antenna substrate, a feed conductor and an antenna ground layer. The feed conductor is microstrip-fed or coplanar-wave-guide-fed. The antenna ground layer has an aperture, the aperture has a feed portion, a signal turning point, a first edge and a second edge, the first edge connects the feed portion to the signal turning point in a first direction, and the second edge connects the feed portion to the signal turning point in a second direction, the first direction is opposite to the second direction. When the aperture antenna transmits the circularly polarized signal, a traveling wave travels on the first edge, and at least one standing wave is formed on the second edge. | 2010-08-05 |
20100194645 | TEAR-PROOF CIRCUIT - A circuit including a flexible substrate and at least one electric element attached to the substrate, the substrate including at least one cavity arranged near the electric element and helping to break or distort the electric element in response to a flexion or stretching of the substrate. Application in particular is to the manufacture of tear-proof electronic micromodules. | 2010-08-05 |
20100194646 | WIDE-BAND FRACTAL ANTENNA - An apparatus includes a discone antenna including a cone-shaped element whose physical shape is at least partially defined by at least one pleat. | 2010-08-05 |
20100194647 | MOBILE WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE HAVING DIVERSITY ANTENNA SYSTEM AND RELATED METHODS - A mobile wireless communications device has a portable handheld housing. A circuit board is carried by the portable handheld housing. RP circuitry is carried by the circuit board. A diversity antenna and main antenna are carried by the portable handheld housing and coupled to the RF circuitry and operative together. The RF circuitry tunes the diversity antenna into a diversity communications frequency band to achieve a diversity mode of operation with the main antenna and tunes the diversity antenna into a non-diversity communications frequency band when cross-coupling has occurred from the diversity antenna to the main antenna when operating in the diversity communications frequency band. A switch is carried by the portable handheld housing and connected to the RF circuitry and coupled between the diversity and main antennae and disconnects the diversity antenna when operating in the non-diversity band to prevent cross-coupling from the diversity antenna to the main antenna. | 2010-08-05 |
20100194648 | BUILT-IN ANTENNA FOR PORTABLE WIRELESS TERMINAL - A built-in antenna of a portable wireless terminal is provided. The antenna includes a first antenna radiator, a carrier, and at least one second antenna radiator. The first antenna radiator transmits/receives a signal. The first antenna radiator is attached to a carrier. The at least one second antenna radiator is detachable from the carrier and is electrically connected with the first antenna radiator when coupled to the carrier to update a resonance frequency in cooperation with the first antenna radiator. | 2010-08-05 |
20100194649 | ANTENNA CONFIGURATION FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICES - An antenna configuration is particularly suitable for use within a front panel assembly of an electronic device, such as a set-top box. According to an exemplary embodiment, the electronic device includes a chassis, a printed circuit board and an F-shaped antenna. The printed circuit board includes a ground portion and a dielectric portion. The ground portion is electrically coupled to the chassis. The F-shaped antenna includes a first portion, a second portion and a third portion. The first portion of the F-shaped antenna extends along the dielectric portion of the printed circuit board. The second portion of the F-shaped antenna is electrically coupled to the ground portion of the printed circuit board. The third portion of the F-shaped antenna extends between the ground portion and the dielectric portion of the printed circuit board and is electrically coupled to a signal processor via a reactive element (jX | 2010-08-05 |
20100194650 | Antenna Weights Calculation Based on Users' Interference Rejection Capabilities - The present invention relates to a method and arrangement in a transmitter unit of a multi-antenna system for an improved calculating of the antenna weights for a beamforming transmission of data from a transmitter unit to a target receiver unit, whereby interfering signal components for receiving units other than the target receiving unit and the desired communication signal at a target receiving unit are weighted by receiver-specific parameters describing the receiver capabilities of said units in terms of their capability for interference suppression and/or signal enhancement. The invention also relates to a method and arrangement for scheduling of user equipments by using said information on the signal processing capabilities for received signals of each receiving unit. | 2010-08-05 |
20100194651 | Multi-input multi-output antenna - A multi-input multi-output antenna according to the present invention comprises a dipole antenna and a multi-slot antenna for inputting and outputting signals; wherein the multi-slot antenna has at least one metal sheet having an L-shaped section, which has a bend formed in the middle part thereof and has a vertical section and a horizontal section provided on the both sides respectively, and a slot which connects the vertical section and the horizontal section is disposed on the metal sheet, and the vertical section and the horizontal section have a notch having an opening formed therein respectively; thereby to make up an antenna capable of effectively isolating an input frequency from an output frequency without interfering with signals. | 2010-08-05 |
20100194652 | ANTENNA STRUCTURE WITH AN EFFECT OF SERIALLY CONNECTING CAPACITANCES - In an antenna structure having an effect of serially connecting capacitances, mainly a metallic planar antenna is provided thereon at least with a first metallic plane board, and a second metallic plane board being close to but not connected to the first metallic plane board to form the effect of serially connecting capacitances. And more, the antenna structure further has an extension arm extended from the antenna or the second metallic plane board made from a microstrip, and can be optionally grounded or not grounded, for the purpose of adjusting the impedance value of the antenna structure. | 2010-08-05 |
20100194653 | ANTENNAS WITH PERIODIC SHUNT INDUCTORS - An antenna may be formed from conductive regions that define a gap that is bridged by shunt inductors. The inductors may have equal inductances and may be located equidistant from each other to form a scatter-type antenna structure. The inductors may also have unequal inductances and may be located along the length of the gap with unequal inductor-to-inductor spacings, thereby creating a decreasing shunt inductance at increasing distances from a feed for the antenna. This type of antenna structure functions as a horn-type antenna. One or more scatter-type antenna structures may be cascaded to form a multiband antenna. Antenna gaps may be formed in conductive device housings. | 2010-08-05 |
20100194654 | ANTENNA STRUCTURE WITH AN EFFECT OF CAPACITANCE IN SERIAL CONNECTING - In an antenna structure having an effect of capacitance in serial connecting, mainly a metallic planar antenna is provided thereon at least with a first metallic plane board, and a second metallic plane board being close to but not connected to the first metallic plane board to form the effect of capacitance in serial connecting. And more, the antenna structure further has an extension arm made from a microstrip extended from the antenna or the second metallic plane board, and can be optionally grounded or not grounded, for the purpose of adjusting the impedance value of the antenna structure. | 2010-08-05 |
20100194655 | MULTI-BAND ANTENNA FOR SIMULTANEOUSLY COMMUNICATING LINEAR POLARITY AND CIRCULAR POLARITY SIGNALS - Multi-band antennas for simultaneously communicating linear polarity low-band signals and circular polarity high-band signals via a single antenna horn structure. The antennas horn structures have circular and oblong cross-sections. Strategic location and orientation of low-band and high-band ports with respect to internal ridges in transition sections and the major and minor axes of the oblong horn allows the antenna to simultaneously manipulate the high-band circular polarity signal without affecting the linear polarity low-band signals. The oblong horn shape and ridges may apply additive or oppositely sloped differential phase shifts to the linear components of the circular polarity high-band signal. For the horns with circular cross-section, the internal ridges may apply additive or oppositely sloped differential phase shifts to polarize the circular polarity high band signals without assistance from the internal shape of the horn. | 2010-08-05 |
20100194656 | LEAKY WAVE ANTENNA USING WAVES PROPAGATING BETWEEN PARALLEL SURFACES - A leaky wave antenna has electrically conductive surfaces in parallel to each other. At one place a two-dimensional array of slots is provided in one of the surfaces. Elsewhere a feed structure is realized comprising one or more electrically conductive elements coupled between the first and second electrically conductive surface and configured to direct an electromagnetic wave pattern travelling between surfaces towards the array. In an embodiment the feed structure comprises a waveguide formed between walls connecting the surfaces. One of the walls is made to leak in order to feed the array of slots. In an embodiment the feed structure comprises a reflector comprising connections between the surfaces, to direct waves between the surfaces to the array of slots. | 2010-08-05 |
20100194657 | RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, PERIODIC STRUCTURE REFLECTOR PLATE, AND TAPERED MUSHROOM STRUCTURE - The present invention relates to a radio communication system configured to secondarily-radiate, to a desired area by reflection, primarily-radiated radio waves from a transmitter apparatus, by using a reflector plate for controlling phases of reflected waves, wherein a reflecting property of the reflector plate is set so that the reflector plate reflects the primarily-radiated radio waves as plane waves of equal phase directed to a direction different from a reflection angle in the case of specular reflection. | 2010-08-05 |
20100194658 | ANTENNA DEVICE - An antenna element has an upstanding section erected from a base member; a tuning section extended from the upper end of the upstanding section into one direction in a parallel plane parallel to the base member, bent in the middle, and then extended in the direction opposite the one direction; and an open element section extended from the front end of the tuning section in the direction in which the open element section spirally turns in the parallel plane about the upstanding section. | 2010-08-05 |
20100194659 | MULTIPART ANTENNA WITH CIRCULAR POLARIZATION - An antenna apparatus has a first antenna branch and a second antenna branch. Both the first and the second antenna branch are in the form of a conductor loop which is not closed, and the first antenna branch is arranged at a distance from the second antenna branch in a direction which is substantially at right angles to the surface bounded by the respective conductor loop, such that the first loop direction, which is defined from the foot point to the free end of the first antenna branch, is arranged in the opposite direction to the second loop direction, which is defined from the foot point to the free end of the second antenna branch. | 2010-08-05 |
20100194660 | PROXIMITY ANTENNA AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A proximity antenna includes a wiring pattern wound in a predetermined direction in a horizontal plane from a signal end to a ground end and a wiring pattern wound in a direction opposite to the predetermined direction in a horizontal plane from a signal end to a ground end, in which the wiring pattern and the wiring pattern are apposed in a vertical direction. The characteristics of a spiral coil having several turns can be thus obtained by a one-turn wiring width, and an installation space for other components, larger than a conventional installation space, can be therefore secured. | 2010-08-05 |
20100194661 | COMPOSITE RADOME AND RADIATOR STRUCTURE - A composite radome structure includes a first structural laminate layer having an outer radome surface, a second structural laminate layer comprising an inner radome surface, and an antenna having a screen, wherein the screen is inserted between the first and the second structural laminate layers. | 2010-08-05 |
20100194662 | ANTENNA DEVICE - An improved antenna device is has an external length compensation device, permitting a differing length expansion of the housing/radome relative to at least one of the at least two external mounting devices for fixing the antenna device. At least one of the two mounting devices has an external length compensation device, which covers at least one mounting device and a guide device by means of which the housing/radome may be adjusted relative to the mounting device in one direction of the antenna housing/radome. At least for one path length and the external length compensation device with the guide device is designed such that even with fastened screws, play remains between a section of the housing/radome and a section of the mounting device in order to permit an unhindered compensation movement between the mounting device and the housing/radome. | 2010-08-05 |
20100194663 | VARIABLE FREQUENCY PATCH ANTENNA - A patch antenna system comprises a patch antenna having a patch spatially separated from a ground plane; a plurality of pins interposed between the patch and the ground plane selectively connecting the patch to the ground plane; and a control module operably coupled to the plurality of pins and operable to set an operating frequency characteristic of the patch antenna by selectively connecting the patch to the ground plane with one or more of the plurality of pins. | 2010-08-05 |
20100194664 | Antenna rod having an interior sheathed rod with a winding - The invention relates to a rod-shaped antenna ( | 2010-08-05 |
20100194665 | ANTENNA OF THE HELIX TYPE HAVING RADIATING STRANDS WITH A SINUSOIDAL PATTERN AND ASSOCIATED MANUFACTURING PROCESS - The invention relates to an antenna of the helix type, comprising a plurality of radiating strands wound in a helix in an axisymmetric form ( | 2010-08-05 |
20100194666 | Device and Method for Outputting Different Images on at Least Two Display Units - A device for outputting different images on at least two display units is described, including a control unit for reading image data of the different images from an image memory, for producing a horizontal synchronization signal and for outputting the image data and the horizontal synchronization signal. The device also includes a processing unit for receiving the image data and the horizontal synchronization signal, for producing additional synchronization signals respectively for one of the at least two display units as a function of the synchronization signal provided by the control unit and a clock signal, and for dividing the image data transmitted by the control unit in such a way that the image data of the different images are output to one of the display units. | 2010-08-05 |
20100194667 | System and method for implementing a remote display using a virtualization technique - The present disclosure relates to a system and method for operating the display hardware of a wireless device from a media device. In one embodiment, the system may comprise a wireless device that includes a processor, a memory, display hardware, and a slave node adapted to communicate with the display hardware; and a removable media device that includes a memory, a processor, and a master node adapted to communicate with the slave node of the wireless device. In another embodiment, the method may comprise emulating a hardware interface on a removable media device; mapping display hardware of a wireless device to the interface; mapping a processor of the media device to the display hardware; wrapping and sending display hardware commands from a master node of the media device to a slave node of the wireless device; and executing the commands on the display device. | 2010-08-05 |
20100194668 | METHOD FOR VISUALIZING IMAGES AND A DEVICE FOR PERFORMING THE SAME - The invention relates to information technologies and is intended for visualizing three-dimensional images. The technical result of the invention consists in creating electrically controlled three-dimensional phase diffraction gratings and, on their basis, screens for displaying three-dimensional color images. A method for visualizing images comprises directing a beam of broadband optical radiation at a matrix of electrically controlled elements, or pixels, the pixels being supplied with a voltage, its distribution over the matrix being calculated so as to produce a desired change in the current optical characteristics of the pixels, and viewing the image. Moreover, the beam of optical radiation is directed simultaneously at a stack of pixel matrixes in which the matrixes are arranged parallel to one another, the matrixes being irradiated from the side from which the image is viewed, the refraction index being used as a variable optical characteristic of pixels in all the matrixes. The device for performing the claimed method comprises a screen that is a multi-layered structure made of materials transparent to electromagnetic radiation within the optical range, the multi-layered structure comprising alternating layers of material displaying an electro-optical effect and layers of a transparent material that does not display an electro-optical effect, all the layers displaying an electro-optical effect being insulated electrically from one another and each of them being made as a matrix of electrically controlled elements, or pixels. | 2010-08-05 |
20100194669 | LED DISPLAY HAVING VARIABLE PIXEL SPACING - A light diode display ( | 2010-08-05 |
20100194670 | OLED Display System Compensating for Changes Therein - A method of compensating an OLED display device having light-emitting elements that change with use, comprising the steps of: a) using the device to display images; b) sequentially displaying an ordered series of calibration images, wherein each of the calibration images have one or more corresponding flat fields, at least one of the corresponding flat fields of each calibration image of the ordered series has a different luminance value, and the calibration images are arranged in the ordered series so as to reduce perceived luminance discontinuities; c) measuring and recording current used by the display for each sequentially displayed calibration image; d) calculating compensation parameters based on the measured currents; e) compensating an input image using the compensation parameters; and f) displaying the compensated input image. | 2010-08-05 |
20100194671 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND IMAGING SYSTEM - Provided is a display apparatus, in which a deterioration of a display device in an icon display region is reduced to lower the occurrence of burn-in. The display apparatus includes multiple pixels each including sub-pixels of red, green, blue and white, which are arranged in matrix and a color operation circuit for converting an image signal into a driving signal for the sub-pixels, in which each of the sub pixels includes an electroluminescence device and the color operation circuit adjusts a luminance ratio between the sub-pixels of red, green and blue and the sub-pixel of white based on a display region. | 2010-08-05 |