34th week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 25 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140232517 | SYSTEM FOR MONITORING AND/OR CONTROLLING EQUIPMENT IN A HAZARDOUS AREA - A system for monitoring and/or controlling equipment in a hazardous area can include at least one sensor disposed within the hazardous area. Each sensor can be non-electrical and can be adapted to interact with the equipment and generate at least a first sensor output and second sensor output. The first sensor output can be indicative of a first equipment state and a second sensor output can be indicative of a second equipment state. The system can also include at least one converter disposed outside the hazardous area. Each converter can be in communication with at least one of the sensors. Each converter can be configured to receive the first and second sensor output and generate a converter output signal based on at least one of the first and second sensor outputs. | 2014-08-21 |
20140232518 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AN AUTOMATED PARKING FACILITY - Systems and methods for automated parking facilities are described herein. Users may purchase self-parking and/or valet parking with an access key. The access key may comprise various formats, such as, a barcode, a machine-readable representation of data, PIN code, or the like. The access key may be distributed via a print medium or a mobile computing device. The automated parking facility system may be interface with multiple parking facilities and/or may provide accounts across multiple parking facilities. The automated parking facility system may be configured to wirelessly open entrance and/or exit gates of parking facilities. | 2014-08-21 |
20140232519 | RFID TAG WITH ENVIRONMENTAL SENSOR - In a method for controlling pricing of a product, a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag having at least one processor is attached to a monitored product. A value indicative of a degree of exposure to an environmental condition is obtained. The obtained value is compared with a predetermined value range. A price of the monitored product is adjusted when the result of the comparison falls outside the predetermined value range. | 2014-08-21 |
20140232520 | ELECTRONIC KEY REGISTRATION METHOD AND ELECTRONIC KEY REGISTRATION SYSTEM - A method for registering an electronic key to a controller of a communication subject includes locating an electronic key ID of a registered electronic key, which is registered to a first controller that was previously installed in the communication subject, based on a communication subject ID unique to the communication subject, and reregistering the registered electronic key to a second controller installed in the communication subject in lieu of the first controller by storing the electronic key ID of the registered electronic key and an encryption code corresponding to the electronic key ID in the second controller. | 2014-08-21 |
20140232521 | ELECTRONIC KEY REGISTRATION METHOD AND ELECTRONIC KEY REGISTRATION SYSTEM - A method for registering an electronic key includes storing an electronic key ID and an encryption code in a controller to register the electronic key to the controller, and associating a communication subject ID, which is unique to a communication subject, with a controller ID, which is unique to the controller storing the electronic key ID and the encryption code, and the electronic key ID. | 2014-08-21 |
20140232522 | AUTOMATED ENTRY - Automated entry to properties is provided. Properties are made available for viewing. Visitor requests to enter the properties are received. Automated entry information is provided to visitors that allows the visitors to enter the properties during specific times. | 2014-08-21 |
20140232523 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TRIGGERING, USING AN RFID READER, A PROCEDURE FOR ACTUATING A MEANS FOR LOCKING/UNLOCKING THE ACCESS DOORS OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - A method and device for triggering, via an RFID reader ( | 2014-08-21 |
20140232524 | ELECTRONIC KEY SYSTEM, AND LOCK-SIDE TERMINAL AND PORTABLE TERMINAL EMPLOYED IN SAME - An electronic key system includes a lock-side terminal that is mounted in a locked object and capable of at least locking and unlocking the locked object, and a portable terminal capable of sending and receiving the electronic key to and from the lock-side terminal mounted in the locked object and the other portable terminals, and when receiving a request from the one portable terminal, the lock-side terminal generates the electronic key at random, and sends the randomly generated electronic key to the one portable terminal. | 2014-08-21 |
20140232525 | CARD WITH INTEGRATED FINGERPRINT AUTHENTICATION - A card, such as a credit or identification card, including an authenticating element for authenticating the card with a service provider, a fingerprint reader integral with the card for reading a fingerprint provided by a user of the card, and a processing element for comparing the fingerprint provided by the user to a fingerprint of an owner of the card to confirm that the user is the owner. In one variation, there is also provided a means for determining whether an object presented to the fingerprint reader is a finger of the user presenting the card. | 2014-08-21 |
20140232526 | BIOMETRIC AUTHENTICATION SYSTEM AND BIOMETRIC SENSOR CONFIGURED FOR SINGLE USER AUTHENTICATION - A biometric authentication system comprises a biometric sensor configured for single user authentication. The biometric sensor can be configured for single user authentication through an enrollment procedure in which one or more sensing parameters are adjusted based on unique characteristics of the user. Thereafter, the user can be authenticated by capturing biometric data using the adjusted sensing parameters and comparing the captured biometric data against stored template data. | 2014-08-21 |
20140232527 | Device and Method for Identifying a Collision in a Medical Instrument - A device and an associated method for identifying a collision in a medical instrument are provided. The device includes a carrier module of the medical instrument, a housing cladding module that is detachably connected to the carrier module at at least one connection site, and at least one switching element arranged on the carrier module at a distance from the connection site. A partial portion of the housing cladding module has a spring-like flexible design in order to be pressed in the direction of the switching element during a collision with an object. | 2014-08-21 |
20140232528 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SECURING BACKSCATTER WIRELESS COMMUNICATION - A system and method for securing backscatter communication. In one embodiment, a backscatter communication system includes a reader. The reader is configured to receive backscatter transmissions. The reader includes a transmitter configured to emit a radio frequency signal to induce backscatter communication. The transmitter includes a continuous wave (CW) carrier signal generator and a noise signal generator. The CW carrier signal generator produces a CW carrier signal. The noise signal generator generates a noise signal. The transmitter is configured to combine the CW carrier signal and the noise signal, and to transmit the combined signal to induce backscatter communication. | 2014-08-21 |
20140232529 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT PROGRAM - An information processing apparatus, including a reading apparatus which reads an electronic recording card, is disclosed. The apparatus includes a reading unit which reads the electronic recording card via the reading apparatus and obtains read information; a generating unit which generates user management information of a user who owns the electronic recording card based on the read information obtained by the reading unit; and a holding unit which holds the user management information generated by the generating unit in a predetermined storage area. | 2014-08-21 |
20140232530 | TAG DETACHER WITH HAPTIC FEEDBACK - An electronic article surveillance (“EAS”) system tag detacher for unlocking an EAS tag is provided. The EAS tag includes a housing and a locking mechanism disposed within the housing. The EAS system tag detacher includes an EAS tag receiving area configured to receive the EAS tag. The EAS system tag detacher further includes a detaching element configured to unlock the EAS tag; and a haptic feedback element. The haptic feedback element is configured to generate haptic feedback when energized, the haptic feedback element being energized when the EAS tag has been unlocked by the detaching element. | 2014-08-21 |
20140232531 | SECURITY TAG DETACHER ACTIVATION SYSTEM - A detacher for unlocking a security tag having a locking mechanism is provided. The detacher includes a detaching element in which the detaching element is configured to unlock the locking mechanism if the detaching element is activated. The detacher includes a reader in which the reader is configured to receive a user identifier associated with at least one user. The detacher includes a memory. The memory is configured to store at least one user rule. The detacher includes a processor in which the processor is configured to determine whether the received user identifier meets the at least one user rule. The processor is further configured activate the detaching element if the received user identifier meets the at least one user rule. The detaching element remains deactivated if the received user identifier does not meet the at least one user rule. | 2014-08-21 |
20140232532 | INSPECTION METHOD AND INSPECTION DEVICE FOR RFID TAG - An RFID tag inspection method includes the steps of transmitting a measurement signal from a reader/writer simultaneously to a plurality of RFID tags arrayed on a collective base member and configured to process radio signals, receiving response waves from the individual RFID tags in a batch by the reader/writer, and determining, based on strengths and a number of received signals read by the reader/writer, whether or not the individual RFID tags are acceptable. Thus, acceptance/rejection inspection can be performed on the plural RFID tags, which are arrayed on the collective base member, in a batch. | 2014-08-21 |
20140232533 | IDENTIFICATION DEVICE AND IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM - A preferred embodiment of the invention includes: an identification device ( | 2014-08-21 |
20140232534 | MOBILE DEVICE WITH INSTINCTIVE ALERTS - A haptically enabled system receives information and determines that a user of the system should be notified of the information. The system further receives and analyzes inputs to determine a context of the user. The system then generates an instinctive alert based on the context, where the instinctive alert is configured to impart a desired emotion on the user. The system then displays the instinctive alert based on the context. | 2014-08-21 |
20140232535 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMMERSIVE MULTI-SENSORY PERFORMANCES - A system for providing a multisensory performance to a viewer comprising of a plurality of capture modules configured to capture one or more sensory inputs for the multisensory performance. At least one kernel module configured to organize the one or more sensory inputs to create the multisensory performance, and a plurality of output modules configured to present the multisensory performance to the viewer. | 2014-08-21 |
20140232536 | INTRUSION DETECTION DEVICE - In an intrusion detection device of the embodiment, a determining unit allows a transmission unit to stop transmitting ultrasonic waves until a level of a Doppler signal exceeds a predetermined threshold (threshold for detecting destruction of a window glass), and allows the transmission unit to transmit the ultrasonic waves when the level of the Doppler signal exceeds said threshold. Therefore, if the destruction of the window glass is not detected, it is possible to reduce power consumption through allowing the transmission unit to stop the transmission. Further, because processing for detecting intrusion is performed after the destruction of the window glass has been detected, it is possible to reduce erroneous detection of an intruder resulting from a movement of an object (e.g., falling of papers, a sunshade, or the like that is leaned against the interior wall) other than a human. | 2014-08-21 |
20140232537 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SIGNALING THE PRESENCE OF A POTENTIAL OBSTACLE, SUCH AS A PEDESTRIAN, TO A VEHICLE DRIVER, AND IN PARTICULAR A MACHINE DRIVER - Disclosed is a method for signaling the presence of a potential obstacle, such as a pedestrian (P) to a vehicle driver (V), in particular a machine driver, wherein each obstacle (P) is provided with a transmitter (Em) capable of outputting a presence signal of the obstacle, and including two at least substantially orthogonal transmitting antennas (A | 2014-08-21 |
20140232538 | IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE, AND IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD | 2014-08-21 |
20140232539 | Condition Monitoring System, Condition Monitoring System Unit, and Terminal System Unit - A condition monitoring system includes a terminal system unit and a condition monitoring system unit connected together via radiocommunication channels. The terminal system unit is mounted on a self-propelled machine, while the monitoring system unit is arranged at a control center. The monitoring system unit is provided with a unit for setting an alarm delivery condition, another unit for setting an aggregation condition, a further unit for transmitting the alarm delivery condition and aggregation condition so set, and a screen display unit for displaying various information. The terminal system unit is provided with an alarm creation unit for creating alarm information according to the alarm delivery condition so transmitted, an aggregate data creation unit for creating aggregate data according to the transmitted aggregation condition, and a data transmitting unit for transmitting the alarm information and aggregate data so created. | 2014-08-21 |
20140232540 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR IMPLEMENTING A POWER SAVING TECHNIQUE USING A PROXIMITY SENSOR CONTROLLED DISPLAY - A system, method, and computer program product for implementing a power saving technique using a proximity sensor to control a state of a display is described. The method includes the step of monitoring a proximity sensor to determine whether a target object is within range of a device. If the target object is within range of the device, then the steps include deactivating a display of the device, or, if the target object is out of range of the device, then the steps include activating the display of the device. | 2014-08-21 |
20140232541 | ANIMAL TRACKING APPARATUS AND METHOD - An animal tracking apparatus includes a location determining component; a sensor operable to sense a condition of the animal; memory; and a processor. The processor is operable to automatically store location information corresponding to the current geographic location of the apparatus in response to a sensed condition of the animal. The processor is also operable to monitor the sensor to identify a desired response to a received command and to store response information corresponding to the response. | 2014-08-21 |
20140232542 | THEFT DETECTION IN HVAC UNIT HAVING PERSISTENT ALARM - A notification system for an air conditioning system includes a power source, first and second connectors, first and second switches, and a notification device. The power source has first and second power terminals. The first and second connectors are connected to a continuity sensor. The first switching device is configured to connect the first power terminal to a first output responsive to an interruption of current from the first connector to the second connector. The second switching device has a second output coupled to the first output, and is configured to connect the first power terminal to the second output responsive to current on the second output. The notification device is coupled to the first and second outputs, and is configured to generate an audible and/or visible notification responsive to power received from the outputs. | 2014-08-21 |
20140232543 | Loss Prevention System - A loss prevention system comprises a protected article and a receiver. The protected article and the receiver are located in the same room. The loss prevention system can help to prevent loss or theft of the protected article. The protected article comprises a transmitter that emits an infrared signal. The infrared signal has a carrier frequency that is modulated to encode a digital signature. The receiver detects infrared signals. The receiver performs an alarm action if the receiver does not detect within a rolling time window an infrared signal having the carrier frequency that is modulated to encode the digital signature. | 2014-08-21 |
20140232544 | ADHESIVE-BONDED ARTICLE PROTECTION TAG - A security system tag. The security system tag includes a housing. The security system tag further includes an electronic article surveillance, EAS, element in which the EAS element is arranged to emit a detectable signal when introduced to an interrogation signal. The security system tag further includes a metal element in which the metal element is adapted to be heated. The security system tag further includes a first reversible adhesive proximate the metal element in which at least a portion of the first reversible adhesive de-bonds when thermally affected by the metal element when the metal element is heated. | 2014-08-21 |
20140232545 | ONE TIME USE TAG - Embodiments of the current invention entail a highly visible tag that can be attached to a product at a highly visible location on the product at a store, but can easily be removed once the purchaser buys the product and takes it home. Once the purchaser gets the product home, they can remove it themselves and use it in public. Once the tag is removed, it cannot be reattached by the consumer. Depending on the store policy, the product may not be returned, or an extra fee charged for returning the garment, or other similar policies. Absence of a tag makes it clear that the buyer has removed the tag and provides an indication that the product, such as a garment has been used or worn in public. The tag is most effective for products that are used in public, such as garments. The tag may carry EAS technology. | 2014-08-21 |
20140232546 | REMOTE CONTROLLED PRICING INFORMATION - A coordinated system of printed circuit board (PCB) assemblies for displaying information, such as advertising and pricing information. Each individual PCB assembly may display a unit price, such as a price for particular type of gasoline or other product. Each complete PCB assembly may have a number of Light Emitting Diode (LED) modules. The LED modules may be interconnected with one or more plug-in back panel modules attached to a housing and to power and control buses. The module housing may be interconnected with a main power supply and a controller. The controller may be configured to remotely and automatically change the price for each PCB assembly within the coordinated system. Each LED module may include a dedicated processor and be configured to have male connectors to plug into corresponding female receptacles on the power and control buses facilitating ease of installation, and replacement or repair of individual LED modules. | 2014-08-21 |
20140232547 | LED DRIVING DEVICE, ILLUMINATOR, AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - The present invention provides a light emitting diode (LED) driving device as a semiconductor device, which comprises: a direct current/direct current (DC/DC) controller, for controlling an output segment that is used to generate an output voltage from an input voltage and supply the output voltage to an LED; an output current driver, for generating an output current of the LED; and an LED short-circuit detection circuit, for monitoring a cathode voltage of the LED to perform an LED short-circuit detection, wherein the LED short-circuit detection circuit controls whether an action is performed or not according to a short-circuit detection enable signal input from outside the LED driving device. | 2014-08-21 |
20140232548 | ALTERNATING FREQUENCY TIME DOMAIN APPROACH TO CALCULATE THE FORCED RESPONSE OF DRILL STRINGS - A method for estimating a steady state response of a drill string in a borehole includes calculating a first displacement of the drill string in a frequency domain for a first excitation force frequency and a number of multiples of this frequency using an equation of motion of the drill string. The equation of motion has a static force component, an excitation force component, and a non-linear force component with respect to at least one of a deflection and a derivative of the deflection of the drill string. The method further includes: transforming the first displacement from the frequency domain into a time domain; calculating a non-linear force in the time domain; calculating a frequency domain coefficient derived from the calculated non-linear force in the time domain; and calculating a second displacement of the drill string in the frequency domain using the equation of motion and the frequency domain coefficient. | 2014-08-21 |
20140232549 | INTEGRATED TERMINAL FOR ADVANCE METERING INFRASTRUCTUE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - An integrated terminal for an advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) system based on a home network for a smart grid and a method of controlling the same are disclosed. The integrated terminal is connected between an upper system | 2014-08-21 |
20140232550 | SENSING DEVICE - An energy usage monitoring system includes at least one sensing device operatively connected to a building visualization/control unit. The sensing device is arranged for attachment to a window or door and includes a sensor, which is arranged to sense whether the window or door is open or closed and to sense the degree of opening of the window or door, and wireless communication device for transmitting a signal dependent on the sensor output. The sensor includes an accelerometer and/or a gyroscope. | 2014-08-21 |
20140232551 | Patient Care System and an Occupant support and Occupant Wearable Item Useable with the System - A patient care system described herein includes a first electromagnetic coupler associated with the patient, at least one patient-centric appliance in communication with the first coupler, and an occupant support for supporting the patient. The occupant support has a second electromagnetic coupler associated therewith. At least one of the couplers is connectable to an electrical energy source for energizing the coupler. The first and second couplers form a noncontact electromagnetic coupling. An occupant wearable item and an occupant support, both of which are useable with the patient care system, are also described. | 2014-08-21 |
20140232552 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF COUPLING DIGITIZING SENSORS TO A STRUCTURE - Systems and methods of coupling digitizing sensors to a structure are disclosed. A particular system includes a digitizing sensor node. The system further includes a bus including a plurality of conductive elements applied to a substrate. A first conductive element of the bus is coupled to the digitizing sensor node using a direct-write technique. | 2014-08-21 |
20140232553 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING LOCATION USING A SMART METER AS A LOCATION REFERENCE - Methods, systems, computer-readable media, and apparatuses for using a signal transmitted by a smart meter as a location reference are presented. In one embodiment, a mobile device may receive a first signal transmitted by a smart meter and a second signal transmitted by a wireless access point. The information received may be provided to a server which may use a smart meter location to determine a location of the access point. In further embodiments, multiple measurements as well as distance measurements between a mobile device, the smart meter, and/or the access point may further be used to improve location information for the smart meter and access point. | 2014-08-21 |
20140232554 | MEDICAL MEASUREMENT DEVICE AND MEASUREMENT SYSTEM - A measurement device includes: a measurement portion that acquires measurement data; a setting portion that specifies an external device as a transmission destination of the measurement data based on a signal transmitted from the external device, and allows communication with the external device without receiving input of authentication information; and a transmission and reception portion that transmits measurement data to the external device. The setting portion causes the transmission and reception portion to transmit identification information of the measurement device to the external device, and further to transmit confirmation information thereto in addition to the identification information. The confirmation information is used by the external device to decide whether or not the external device can handle the measurement data transmitted from the measurement device. | 2014-08-21 |
20140232555 | WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS - A wireless sensor network comprises at least one sensor unit which comprises a sensor for sensing a parameter and at least one interrogating node. The interrogating node is arranged to transmit an interrogation message periodically to said sensor unit and to receive a reply message from said sensor unit. The sensor unit is arranged to transmit said reply message after a predetermined deliberate delay unless the sensor unit determines that an alarm condition has been met, in which case the sensor unit is arranged to transmit said reply message before the end of the deliberate delay. | 2014-08-21 |
20140232556 | WIRELESS, MULTI-POINT PATIENT MONITORING SYSTEM - A patient monitoring system has a central monitoring point which wirelessly communicates with multiple patient sensor systems. The central monitoring point and each sensor system has at least one transceiver. Routine communication between the central monitoring point and the patient sensor systems is initiated by the central monitoring point's transceiver. The response, or lack thereof, from each patient sensor system's transceiver is used by the central monitoring point to determine if an alarm condition exists. Communication of an alarm condition can also be sent from a patient sensor system to the central monitoring point and then confirmed to ensure that the signal is from a device or sensor system that is found on a list of devices and systems stored in the memory of the central monitoring point. | 2014-08-21 |
20140232557 | Analyte Monitoring System Having an Alert - Described herein are analyte monitoring systems including a receiver or data processing component that is configured to automatically issue a first alert notification when a first predetermined number of consecutive data packets are not received from the sensor/sensor electronics, and automatically issue a second alert notification when a second predetermined number of consecutive data packets are not received by the sensor/sensor electronics. The receiver may also be configured to enable a user to disenable alert or alarm notifications that are triggered based on detected events. | 2014-08-21 |
20140232558 | WIRELESS PORTABLE ACTIVITY-MONITORING DEVICE SYNCING - A notification signal, intended to be received by a wireless communication device, is repetitively broadcast by a portable activity-monitoring device that generates user-activity data corresponding to activity of an individual bearing the portable activity-monitoring device. The notification signal conveys information that identifies the portable activity-monitoring device and indicates whether or not the portable activity-monitoring device seeks establishment of a wireless communication link to enable transmission of the user-activity data to the wireless communication device. | 2014-08-21 |
20140232559 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRAFFIC PRIORITIZATION - Methods and apparatus are provided for traffic prioritization of surrounding air traffic for display onboard an aircraft. The apparatus includes a traffic data source configured to supply surrounding traffic data. The apparatus includes a traffic control module coupled to receive user selection data from the user input device and the surrounding traffic data. The traffic control module can be configured to determine a prioritization zone for prioritizing the surrounding air traffic to identify air traffic preceding the aircraft based on the user selection data, the range and the vertical speed of the surrounding air traffic, and set first traffic data that includes the surrounding air traffic within the prioritization zone listed by priority and second traffic data that includes the surrounding air traffic outside of the prioritization zone listed in received sequence. The apparatus displays a graphical user interface that includes the first traffic and the second traffic data. | 2014-08-21 |
20140232560 | Facilitating vehicle merging utilizing road markers - Disclosed is an apparatus, system, and method to utilize a plurality of road markers to aid a vehicle in merging into a lane. The lane that the merging vehicle desires to merge into is determined. Further, the position of the merging vehicle is determined. Target vehicles are then notified about the merging vehicle utilizing the plurality of road markers. | 2014-08-21 |
20140232561 | VARIABLE SPEED TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEM - A variable speed limit sign including a controller and a display operatively coupled to the controller is provided. A traffic control system including a variable speed limit sign and methods of use thereof are also provided. | 2014-08-21 |
20140232562 | SMART SPACING ALLOCATION - A method, system and computer program product for allocating parking spaces for vehicles in a parking area. In one embodiment, the invention provides a system comprising a sensor system for generating output representing measurements of vehicles in the parking area, a marking system for identifying parking spaces in the parking area, and a controller for calculating parking spaces for vehicles. The controller obtains defined measurements for the vehicles in the parking area, and calculates for each of the vehicles, a respective one parking space in the parking area. Embodiments of the invention dynamically allocate parking spaces based on: (1) Determining the minimum space that should be enough for the size of the car that is being currently identified for parking; and (2) Maximizing utilization of space by preventing improper fragmentation, where because of allocating fixed size spaces to all cars, big/small/medium, fragments of space would be wasted. | 2014-08-21 |
20140232563 | VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION - Magnetometers under the road surface detect variations in the vertical and longitudinal horizontal components of the magnetic field over time in response to passing vehicles. A trajectory of these components in the phase space of these field components is regularized to obtain a magnetic signature. Magnetic signatures are compared using cross-correlation over arc length to identify vehicles. Inductance sensors can be used to detect vehicles and help determine the beginning and end of magnetic signatures. | 2014-08-21 |
20140232564 | ASSESSING TRAFFIC STATUS WITH SENSORS - A computer-implemented method for assessing traffic status with sensors is provided. The method includes receiving sensor readings from a plurality of mobile sensors for detecting a traffic parameter and obtaining traffic information associated with the received sensor readings. The method also includes identifying a change in traffic based on the obtained traffic information and the received sensor reading, and determining whether a traffic incident has occurred based on the identified change. Systems and machine-readable media are also provided. | 2014-08-21 |
20140232565 | MONITORING A MOBILE DEVICE - Devices, systems, and methods for monitoring traffic, such as vehicle traffic on a roadway, using identification information acquired using a Bluetooth protocol. A sensor is configured to scan for discoverable Bluetooth devices within a flow of vehicle traffic and to create a log of identified Bluetooth devices. A system includes multiple sensors at known locations along a route and is operable to identify a Bluetooth device identified at multiple sensors. | 2014-08-21 |
20140232566 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRAFFIC SIDE DETECTION AND CHARACTERIZATION - A method for detecting a vehicle comprising: providing a multi-channel scannerless full-waveform lidar system operating in pulsed Time-Of-Flight operation oriented towards a surface of the roadway to cover the detection zone; providing at least one initialization parameter; emitting pulses at an emission frequency; receiving reflections of the pulses from the detection zone; and acquiring and digitalizing a series of individual complete traces at each channel of system; identifying at least one detection in at least one of the traces; obtaining a height and an intensity for the detection; determining a nature of the detection to be one of an environmental particle detection, a candidate object detection and a roadway surface detection; if the nature of the detection is the candidate object detection, detecting a presence of a vehicle in the detection zone. | 2014-08-21 |
20140232567 | VEHICLE SUPPORT SYSTEMS FOR PEDESTRIANS TO CROSS ROADS AND SUPPORT METHODS FOR PEDESTRIANS TO CROSS ROADS - A vehicle support information system mounted in a vehicle, the vehicle support system including: a man-detecting unit; a vehicle-position detecting unit; a communication unit; a man-position/waiting-score calculating unit; a stopping-vehicle determining unit determining whether or not the vehicle should be stopped, based on a man position and a waiting score of an at least one potential-crossing-man; a travelling controller for stopping the vehicle when the stopping-vehicle determining unit determines that the vehicle should be stopped; and a man-crossing-signal display unit displaying information to inform the at least one potential-crossing-man whether or not the at least one potential-crossing-man can safely cross the road, based on an instruction of the stopping-vehicle determining unit, wherein the man-position/waiting-score calculating unit outputs the man-position/waiting-score to the communication unit. | 2014-08-21 |
20140232568 | Aircraft Monitoring System - A method and apparatus for monitoring an aircraft. A pilot control input signal is received. A response of a control surface system controlled by a flight control model is identified using the pilot control input signal. An alert is generated when the control surface system reaches a threshold with respect to the control surface system becoming saturated. | 2014-08-21 |
20140232569 | AUTOMATIC IDENTIFICATION OF VEHICLE LOCATION - A mobile computing device can be used to locate a vehicle parking location. In particular, the mobile device can automatically identify when a vehicle in which the mobile device is located has entered into a parked state. The mobile device can determine that the vehicle is in a parked state by analyzing one or more parameters that indicate a parked state or a transit state. The location of the mobile device at a time corresponding to when the vehicle is identified as being parked can be associated with an identifier for the current parking location. | 2014-08-21 |
20140232570 | VEHICLE LOCATION IN WEAK LOCATION SIGNAL SCENARIOS - A mobile computing device can be used to locate a vehicle parking location in weak location signal scenarios (e.g., weak, unreliable, or unavailable GPS or other location technology). In particular, the mobile device can determine when a vehicle in which the mobile device is located has entered into a parked state. GPS or other primary location technology may be unavailable at the time the mobile device entered into a parked state (e.g., inside a parking structure). The location of the mobile device at a time corresponding to when the vehicle is identified as being parked can be determined using the first location technology as supplemented with sensor data of the mobile device. After the location of the mobile device at a time corresponding to when the vehicle is identified as being parked is determined, the determined location can be associated with an identifier for the current parking location. | 2014-08-21 |
20140232571 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF A VEHICLE FOR SENDING AN EMERGENCY CALL SIGNAL - Techniques for automatically sending an emergency signal by means of a system of a vehicle are provided. According to one technique, an emergency situation is detected by evaluating signals of a number of sensors. A current position of the vehicle then determined, and a plurality of entries of emergency response services are received. A minimum cost is determined from the costs associated with respective entries of the plurality of entries to the current position of the vehicle, and a first-priority entry is determined from the minimum cost. An address for sending the emergency call signal is received, where the address is included in the first-priority entry. The retrieved address is used to start a setup of a connection to a device of the emergency response service. | 2014-08-21 |
20140232572 | CIRCULAR ANTENNA ARRAY FOR VEHICULAR DIRECTION FINDING - The circular antenna array for vehicular direction finding applications is a circular disc having a plurality of microstrip antennas radially spaced around the disc at equal angles. In one embodiment, the circular antenna array includes V-shaped antennas, and in another embodiment, the antennas are Yagi antennas. The circular antenna array can operate under two modes, switched and phased, in the 2.45 GHz band with an operating bandwidth of at least 100 MHz. The circular antenna array is configured to be installed in vehicles. Selective transmittal of an RF signal from a key fob generates a response signal from a specific antenna element receiving the RF signal in line with the direction of origin thereof. An LED panel indicates proximity and direction to the vehicle being located. | 2014-08-21 |
20140232573 | METHOD FOR PROCESSING DATA QUANTIFYING FORCE APPLIED TO ONE OR MORE KEYS OF A COMPUTER KEYBOARD - A computer receives data from a keyboard having one or more keys which cause generation of keyboard data that quantitatively describe the relative force applied to those keys. The keyboard data are transmitted in an HID report containing identifiers for one or more keys that have been pressed and force data for each key. The force data may be a multi-bit value quantifying the key force, or a null indicator signaling that the key is not force-sensing. Keyboard data messages are then prepared which identify keys pressed, contain force data, and may indicate whether the force data updates previous force data. Force updates are only provided to application programs registering for key force data. In other aspects of the disclosed subject matter, key repeat messages are automatically generated for a key held pressed by a user. The key repeat messages are generated at a rate controlled by the amount of force applied to the key. | 2014-08-21 |
20140232574 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM FOR COMPRESSING GENETIC INFORMATION - A method for compressing information by a computerized system, the method may include receiving a mixture of DNA data and additional information; and compressing the DNA data to provide compressed DNA data, wherein the compressing comprises encoding the DNA data by using a predefined codeword dictionary that was constructed based upon reference DNA data. | 2014-08-21 |
20140232575 | Method and Device for use with Analog to Digital Converter - According to one mode of implementation, a method includes an estimation including on the one hand a correlation processing involving at least one part of the sampled signal, at least one part of at least one first signal gleaned from a derived signal representative of a temporal derivative of the sampled signal and at least one part of N partial filtered signals respectively representative of N weighted differences between N pairs of bracketing versions flanking the sampled signal, N being greater than or equal to 1. On the other hand, the estimation includes a matrix processing on the results of this correlation processing. Correction processing of the M−1 trains involves respectively M−1 second signals gleaned from the derived signal and the suite of M−1 shift coefficients. | 2014-08-21 |
20140232576 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CALIBRATING DIGITAL BACKGROUND THROUGH CAPACITOR DIVISION AND SWAPPING FOR REDUCING CAPACITOR MISMATCH EFFECT OF ANALOG-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTER - A high-quality Analog to Digital Converter (ADC) is used to calibrate a difference attributable to a capacitor mismatch in a Digital to Analog Converter (DAC). The present invention is advantageous in that it can fabricate a low-power high-resolution ADC by calibrating an error attributable to a capacitor mismatch through a digital background calibration apparatus and method using a Successive Approximation Register (SAR). | 2014-08-21 |
20140232577 | ANALOG-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTER AND ANALOG-TO-DIGITAL CONVERSION METHOD - An analog-to-digital converter according to the present invention includes first and second analog-to-digital conversion cells ( | 2014-08-21 |
20140232578 | ANALOG/DIGITAL CONVERTER AND SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE - A reference A/D conversion unit is connected in parallel to an input common to a time-interleaved A/D converter to be a calibration target, and the output of each unitary A/D conversion unit which makes up the time-interleaved A/D converter is calibrated in a digital region by using a low-speed high-resolution A/D conversion result output from the reference A/D conversion unit. Also, fCLK/N (fCLK represents an overall sampling rate of the time-interleaved A/D converter, and N is relatively prime to the number of unitary A/D conversion units connected in parallel M) is set as the operation clock frequency of the reference A/D conversion unit. Samplings of all unitary A/D conversion units can be sequentially synchronized with the sampling of the reference A/D conversion unit, and the operation clock frequency of the reference A/D converter can be made N times slower than the overall sampling rate of the time-interleaved A/D converter. | 2014-08-21 |
20140232579 | LOW POWER QUANTIZER FOR ANALOG TO DIGITAL CONVERTER - A quantizer includes a voltage reference network and a set of comparators coupled with the voltage reference network. The voltage reference network generates a plurality of reference voltages. Each of the comparators receives an input signal and produces a sequence of digital samples. The set of comparators includes first, second, and third subsets of comparators. Each comparator of the first subset includes a switched capacitor stage, each comparator of the second subset includes a preamplifier stage, and each comparator of the third subset includes a switched capacitor stage. The first and third subsets of comparators compares the input signal with reference voltages corresponding to the upper and lower voltage ranges of the input signal, and the second subset of comparators compares the input signal with reference voltages corresponding to the middle voltage range of the input signal. | 2014-08-21 |
20140232580 | VOLTAGE GENERATOR, SWITCH AND DATA CONVERTER CIRCUITS - A data converter can include a resistor network, a switch network connected to the resistor network and having a plurality of switch circuits, each with an NMOS and a PMOS switch transistor, and a voltage generator to generate a drive voltage for driving a gate of at least one of the NMOS or PMOS switch transistors of at least one of the switch circuits. The voltage generator can include first and second pairs of transistors, each pair having connected control terminals and being connected to a second NMOS or PMOS transistor, a first or second resistor, and the other pair of transistors. The first and second resistors can have substantially equal resistance values. A ratio of width-to-length ratios of the second NMOS to PMOS transistors can be substantially equal to such a ratio of the switch circuit NMOS to PMOS transistors. | 2014-08-21 |
20140232581 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RECONSTRUCTION OF SPARSE FREQUENCY SPECTRUM FROM AMBIGUOUS UNDER-SAMPLED TIME DOMAIN DATA - System and method for converting a high bandwidth analog signal to a digital signal including: receiving the high bandwidth analog signal; splitting the high bandwidth analog signal to M parallel channels; delaying the split signal in each channel with N*T delays, respectively; sampling each M delayed signals by M relatively prime sampling rate, wherein the sampling rate for each M delayed signal is smaller than the Nyquist frequency of the high bandwidth analog signal; upsampling each M sampled signal, wherein the upsampling rate for each M sampled signal satisfies the Nyquist frequency of the high bandwidth analog signal; combining the M up sampled signals into a combined signal; and reconstructing the combined signal to generate a digital signal representing the high bandwidth analog signal. | 2014-08-21 |
20140232582 | ANALOG-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTER FOR A MULTI-CHANNEL SIGNAL ACQUISITION SYSTEM - An analog-to-digital converter (ADC) for a multi-channel signal acquisition system, a signal acquisition system, a method of generating a digital output code from an analog input signal, and a method of converting a plurality of analog signals to a digital signal are provided. The ADC comprises a sample-and-hold (S/H) circuit operable to receive an analog input signal for each input channel; a digital-to-analog converter (DAC) common to all input channels; a comparator for each input channel configured to receive an output signal from the S/H circuit of the respective input channel, and an output signal from the DAC, for generating a comparison result of the two signals at each conversion cycle of the comparator; and a successive approximation register (SAR) common to all input channels and configured to generate, for each input channel, a digital output code based on the comparison results received from the respective comparator. | 2014-08-21 |
20140232583 | APPARATUS FOR GENERATING DIGITAL THERMOMETER CODES - Described is an apparatus for generating a thermometer code, the apparatus comprises: a 2-bit bi-directional shift register; and more than two multiplexers operable to form storage units and coupled together in a chain to generate the thermometer code, the more than two multiplexers controlled by outputs of the 2-bit bi-directional shift register. | 2014-08-21 |
20140232584 | ACTIVE CHAFF - An active chaff may be released by an aircraft to assist the aircraft in evading at least one of radar detection and a missile. The active chaff may include a signal generator, a signal spreading device, a microprocessor, a power source, and a substantially high-drag aerodynamic envelope. The signal generator may emit a signal to assist the aircraft in evading radar detection and/or a missile. The signal spreading device may spread the generated signal. The microprocessor may control the signal generator and the signal spreading device. The power source may power the signal generator and the microprocessor. Each of the signal generator, signal spreading device, microprocessor, and power source may be located on or within the substantially high drag aerodynamic envelope | 2014-08-21 |
20140232585 | OBJECT DETECTOR - An object detector comprising: a transmitter arranged to generate a transmit signal; a transmit loop antenna, coupled to said transmitter and arranged to radiate said transmit signal; and a receive loop antenna arranged to generate a receive signal from received radio waves; wherein said received radio waves include said radiated transmit signal and, in the presence of objects within range of the device which reradiate said transmit signal, one or more radio waves reradiated by such objects; said receive signal includes a component corresponding to said transmit signal and, in the presence of reradiated radio waves, one or more components corresponding to said reradiated radio waves; and said object detector further comprises a signal detector, coupled to said receive loop antenna and said transmitter, the signal detector arranged to detect changes in the amplitude and/or phase of said receive signal which are due to changes in said components corresponding to said reradiated radio waves. | 2014-08-21 |
20140232586 | Method and Device for Radar Applications - A device for radar applications includes a computing engine, a radar acquisition unit connected to the computing engine, a timer unit connected to the computing engine, a cascade input port, and a cascade output port. The cascade input port is configured to convey an input signal to the computing engine and the cascade output port is configured to convey an output signal from the computing engine. Further, an according system, a radar system, a vehicle with such radar system and a method are provided. | 2014-08-21 |
20140232587 | FRONT STRUCTURE AND REAR STRUCTURE OF VEHICLE - In order to provide a front structure, of a vehicle, which prevents reduction in efficiency in cooling an auxiliary component, by using intake air, and suppresses damage to the auxiliary component, which are caused by a millimeter-wave radar in the event of collision, a front structure of the vehicle includes a front right side radar for transmitting and receiving a radio wave to detect obstacles to a front right side of the vehicle, a front left side radar for transmitting and receiving a radio wave to detect obstacles to a front left side of the vehicle, a bumper reinforcement, crash boxes at the left and the right, and a condenser which is cooled by intake air. The front right side radar is arranged to a side farther out than a right end of the condenser, and the front left side radar is arranged to a side farther out than a right end of the condenser. | 2014-08-21 |
20140232588 | HIGH-RESOLUTION, ACTIVE REFLECTOR RADIO FREQUENCY RANGING SYSTEM - A radio frequency ranging system is grounded in establishing and maintaining phase and frequency coherency of signals received by a slave unit from a master unit and retransmitted to the master unit by the slave unit. For a preferred embodiment of the invention, coherency is established through the use of a delta-sigma phase-lock loop, and maintained through the use, on both master and slave units, of thermally-insulated reference oscillators, which are highly stable over the short periods of time during which communications occur. A phase relationship counter is employed to keep track of the fractional time frames of the phase-lock loop as a function of the reference oscillator, thereby providing absolute phase information for an incoming burst on any channel, thereby enabling the system to almost instantaneously establish or reestablish the phase relationship of the local oscillator so that it synchronized with the reference oscillator. | 2014-08-21 |
20140232589 | RECEIVER CIRCUIT, PHASED-ARRAY RECEIVER AND RADAR SYSTEM - A receiver circuit, comprises an input balun circuit comprising a balanced balun output and being capable of receiving RF signals, an input amplification circuit comprising a balanced amplifier input and a balanced amplifier output, a single balanced in-phase mixing circuit comprising a first unbalanced RF mixer input and a balanced in-phase mixing frequency input, and a single balanced quadrature mixing circuit comprising a second unbalanced RF mixer input and a balanced quadrature mixing frequency input. The balanced amplifier input is connected to the balanced balun output, a first terminal of the balanced amplifier output is connected to provide an amplified RF signal to the first unbalanced RF mixer input and a second terminal of the balanced amplifier output is connected to provide a phase-shifted amplified RF signal to the second unbalanced RF mixer input. | 2014-08-21 |
20140232590 | SAR IMAGE FORMATION - SAR imaging method that includes applying PRF decimation to range-compressed IQ data to generate PRF-decimated range-compressed IQ data for each image block of an image and applying motion compensation to the PRF-decimated range-compressed IQ data to generate motion-compensated data for each image block. The method includes computing first stage image values at image grid point intersections of iso-range lines and vertical grid lines for each image bock based on the motion-compensated data for each image block. The method also includes computing second stage image values for the image grid point intersections by interpolation using the first stage image values at the image grid point intersections and correcting image phase of the second stage image values for the image grid point intersections to generate phase-corrected image values for each image block. The method includes generating a full-resolution SAR image by summing the phase-corrected image values for each image block. | 2014-08-21 |
20140232591 | System and Method for Multiple Spotlight Synthetic Radar Imaging Using Random Beam Steering - A spotlight synthetic aperture radar (SAR) image is generated by directing randomly a beam of transmitted pulses at a set of two or more areas using a steerable array of antennas. Each area is illuminated by an approximately equal number of the transmitted pulses. Then, a reconstruction procedure is applied independently to received signals from each area due to reflecting the transmitted pulses to generate the image corresponding to the set of areas. | 2014-08-21 |
20140232592 | VEHICLE NAVIGATION USING NON-GPS LEO SIGNALS AND ON-BOARD SENSORS - A navigation system includes a navigation radio and a sensor onboard a vehicle. The navigation radio receives and processes low earth orbit RF signals to derive range observables for a corresponding LEO satellite. A sensor is operable to generate at least one of vehicle speed data, acceleration data, angular rate data and rotational angle data under high vehicle dynamics. The navigation radio includes a navigation code operable to obtain a position, velocity and time solution (a “navigation solution”) based on the one or more range observables, ephemerides for the corresponding LEO satellite, a heading pseudomeasurement, a navigation radio altitude pseudomeasurement; one or more vehicle velocity pseudomeasurements orthogonal to the altitude pseudomeasurements; and the generated at least one of vehicle speed data, acceleration data, angular rate data and rotational angle data. The navigation radio uses the navigation solution to acquire a GPS signal during interference with a coarse acquisition GPS signal. | 2014-08-21 |
20140232593 | SENSOR-ASSISTED LOCATION FIX - Sensor-assisted location technology is disclosed. Primary location technologies, such as GPS, can be used to determine the current location (e.g., a location fix) of a location-enabled device. In some instances, the primary location technology may be unreliable and/or consume more power than an alternative location technology. Sensors, such as accelerometers, compasses, gyrometers, and the like, can be used to supplement and/or increase the accuracy of location data. For example, a location-enabled device can identify an area with unreliable GPS location data and use sensors to calculate a more accurate location. Areas identified may be crowd-sourced. Sensors can be used to identify errors in the location data provided by primary location technology. Sensors can be used to modify a sampling interval of the primary location technology. Sensor can be used to smooth motion on a user interface between sampling intervals of the primary location technology. | 2014-08-21 |
20140232594 | Wireless Local Messaging System and Method of Determining a Position of a Navigation Receiver Within a Wireless Local Messaging System - A wireless local messaging system includes a transmitter transmitting a local message to a navigation receiver configured to receive and process navigation messages from satellites of a global navigation satellite system on a given carrier frequency, each of the satellites transmitting the navigation messages with a satellite-individual PRN code. The transmitter transmits the local message in a local message signal on the given carrier frequency with a local PRN code that is not used by a satellite of the global navigation satellite system, and the receiver receives the local PRN code and processes the local message signal. | 2014-08-21 |
20140232595 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR WIRELESS COLLABORATIVE VERIFICATION OF GLOBAL NAVIGATION SATELLITE SYSTEM MEASUREMENTS - Systems and methods are disclosed herein for verifying the quality of global navigation satellite system (GNSS) measurements. The system includes a GNSS receiver, a wireless communications device, and a fault detection processor. The GNSS receiver includes a GNSS antenna for receiving signals from a plurality of global navigation satellites and a processor for calculating a ranging measurement for each of the global navigation satellites from the GNSS receiver to the global navigation satellite. The wireless communications device receives ranging measurements from at least one other GNSS receiver. The fault detection processor performs a fault detection algorithm to determine if there is an anomaly affecting the ranging measurements of the GNSS receiver and the at least one other GNSS receiver. | 2014-08-21 |
20140232596 | ANTENNA ARRAY CALIBRATION - An apparatus for performing calibration of an antenna array having a plurality of antennas including at least a first antenna and a second antenna. The apparatus includes a global navigation satellite system receiver configured to measure a first phase of a first signal received by the first antenna from a satellite and a second phase of a second signal received by the second antenna from the satellite. The apparatus also includes at least one processor configured to receive the first phase and the second phase from the global navigation satellite system receiver and to operate in a calibration mode to determine a difference between the first and second phases. | 2014-08-21 |
20140232597 | METHOD AND APPARATUS TRACKING GLOBAL NAVIGATION SATELLITE SYSTEM (GNSS) SIGNAL, AND GNSS RECEIVER - Provided are a method and apparatus tracking a global navigation satellite system signal. The method includes generating respective replica codes including an E code, P code, L code, first code and second code, calculating correlation values for a received satellite signal and the replica codes, discriminating between gradients of a plurality of slopes derived from correlation points respectively corresponding to the replica codes, and detecting a time delay due to multipath signal components according to a discrimination result. | 2014-08-21 |
20140232598 | RF SYSTEM WITH INTEGRATED PHASE SHIFTERS USING DUAL MULTI-PHASE PHASE-LOCKED LOOPS - An RF system comprising of outputs to an electronically scanning antenna for radiating electromagnetic energy; at least one waveform generator; two multiphase phase-locked loops integrated with the waveform generator, the phase locked loops operating to provide multiple shifted phases to a waveform. Optionally, the two multiphase phase-locked loops may each be divided down by a bank of frequency dividers to further increase the number of phase shifts. The phases generated from each multiphase phase-locked loops are selected with multiplexers then mixed together. These upper or lower sidebands are then mixed with the up converted waveform which results in a phase shift for the waveform associated with each antenna element. | 2014-08-21 |
20140232599 | Method and devices for unambiguously identifying an object - The invention relates to a method for unambiguously identifying an object ( | 2014-08-21 |
20140232600 | Outdoor Object Location System and Method Thereof - A system and method for locating an object is provided. A locating circuit substantially secured to the object. A plurality of monitoring units are positioned remotely from the locating circuit, each positioned in a different location, wherein at least a portion of the plurality of monitoring units are positioned in an outdoor environment. An omnidirectional signal is intermittently communicated between the locating circuit and the plurality of monitoring units. A calculator is in communication with each of the plurality of monitoring units. The calculator determines a duration of transmission time of the omnidirectional signal for each of the plurality of monitoring units, and the locating circuit. The calculator calculates a location of the locating circuit using the determined duration of transmission time for each of the plurality of monitoring units and the locating circuit. | 2014-08-21 |
20140232601 | POSITION ESTIMATION ASSISTANCE INFORMATION FOR MOBILE STATION - The subject matter disclosed herein relates to providing assistance information to a mobile station for performing position estimation operations. | 2014-08-21 |
20140232602 | ANTENNA MODULE - An exemplary antenna module includes a metal unit, a ground unit, a feed unit, and a resonating unit. The metal unit is a metal housing or a metal sidewall of a wireless communication device. One end of the ground unit is connected to the metal unit and another end of the ground unit is grounded. One end of the feed unit is connected to the metal unit and another end of the feed unit is connected to a feed point of the wireless communication device. The resonating unit and the metal unit cooperatively generate a resonating, thereby receiving/sending wireless signals in corresponding frequency bands. | 2014-08-21 |
20140232603 | ELECTRONIC TIMEPIECE WITH INTERNAL ANTENNA - An electronic timepiece has a tubular outside case of which at least part is a conductive material, a transparent crystal, a dial housed in the outside case, an annular antenna body disposed around the dial, a feed part that feeds the antenna body, and a dial ring made of a non-conductive material covering the antenna body. The antenna body includes an annular dielectric base, and an arc-shaped fed element feed by the feed part, an annular parasitic element disposed between the dial ring and crystal, and receives circularly polarized waves. | 2014-08-21 |
20140232604 | MOBILE WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE WITH ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE CONTINUOUS RING AND RELATED METHODS - A mobile wireless communications device may include a portable housing that may include an electrically conductive continuous ring defining a perimeter of the portable housing. The electrically conductive continuous ring may be configured to function as an antenna. The mobile wireless communications device may further include a printed circuit board (PCB) carried by the portable housing and may include an electrically conductive layer defining a ground plane. The mobile wireless communications device may further include wireless transceiver circuitry carried by the PCB and coupled to the antenna. The mobile wireless communications device may also include an electrically conductive shorting member coupled between the electrically conductive continuous ring and the ground plane. | 2014-08-21 |
20140232605 | LOG-PERIODIC DIPOLE ARRAY ANTENNA AND SMART SKIN HAVING THE SAME - A log-periodic dipole array antenna according to one exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure includes a dielectric substrate, a radiating element having a plurality of lines extending from a center to an outer side and symmetrically arranged on the dielectric substrate based on the center, so as to resonate in a first frequency band and a second frequency band, the plurality of lines being connected at the center or the outer side of the radiating element in an alternating manner, the lines becoming longer going from up to down of the radiating element fed according to a predetermined long-periodic ratio, and a band stopper formed on one point for connecting the lines to each other | 2014-08-21 |
20140232606 | BROADBAND CIRCULARLY POLARIZED BENT-DIPOLE BASED ANTENNAS - Technologies are presented for providing circularly polarized antenna topologies based on multiple bent-dipole elements over a ground plane configuration. In some examples, Moxon based cross radiating elements may be fed through a hybrid 90° quadrature coupler. The radiating element may be widened and tapered relative to a standard bent-dipole configuration forming bow tie structures with approximately 90° bends to achieve broadband operation. The tapered branches may be split into two sub-branches and the bend angle increased to further increase bandwidth and gain of the antenna. | 2014-08-21 |
20140232607 | MOBILE TERMINAL - A mobile terminal includes: a terminal body having a battery and an antenna module; a printed circuit board having one or more processors disposed between the battery and the antenna module, and mounted to the terminal body; a partition wall formed at the terminal body such that a region for mounting the antenna module is partitioned from a region for mounting the printed circuit board; and a shielding member coupled to the partition wall, such that electromagnetic interference of an antenna device due to an operation of the processor is prevented. | 2014-08-21 |
20140232608 | Antenna Apparatus and a Method - An apparatus including: a central portion extending at least in a first direction on an upper surface of a dielectric substrate; a first lateral portion and a second lateral portion extending at least in a second direction, orthogonal to the first direction, on one or more side surfaces of the dielectric substrate to the upper surface of the dielectric substrate wherein the central portion provides a first conductive path between the first lateral portion and the second lateral portion; a second conductive path between the first lateral portion and the second lateral portion; and a monopole antenna element extending in the second direction. | 2014-08-21 |
20140232609 | WINDOW ASSEMBLY FOR DISPLAY DEVICE WITH ANTENNA AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A window assembly for a display device with an antenna includes a cover window, an antenna pattern, an insulating layer, and an antenna pad. The cover window includes a receiving recess having a bottom surface with a concavo-convex shape. The antenna pattern is accommodated in the receiving recess to cover the bottom surface and the antenna pattern has a lower surface with a concavo-convex shape corresponding to the concavo-convex shape of the bottom surface. The insulating layer is accommodated in the receiving recess to cover the antenna pattern. The antenna pad is disposed on the insulating layer and electrically coupled to the antenna pattern. Thus, a volume of the antenna pattern is increased, and a radiation capability of the antenna may be improved. | 2014-08-21 |
20140232610 | ANTENNA DEVICE - An antenna device includes a first antenna element made of a conductive metallic plate and formed in a shape of a meander; a second antenna element made of another conductive metallic plate and formed in another shape of a meander; and a sealing material which is made of a high-dielectric material and is configured to seal the first and second antenna elements by the sealing material, wherein the first antenna element is arranged in parallel with the second antenna element, and wherein the first and second antenna elements are embedded inside the sealing material by insert molding. | 2014-08-21 |
20140232611 | DEPLOYABLE HELICAL ANTENNA FOR NANO-SATELLITES - A helical antenna operable to be stowed on and deployed from a cubesat. The antenna includes two helical elements wound in opposite directions and defining an antenna column, where one of the helical elements is a conductive antenna element. The antenna also includes a plurality of circumferentially disposed vertical stiffeners extending along a length of the column and being coupled to the helical elements at each location where the vertical stiffeners and the helical elements cross. The helical elements and the vertical stiffeners are formed of a flexible material, such as a fiber glass, so that the antenna can be collapsed and stowed into a relatively small space. To position the antenna in the stowed configuration, the vertical stiffeners are folded on each other in a radial direction, and then the folded antenna is rolled in an axial direction from one end of the column to the other end. | 2014-08-21 |
20140232612 | MULTIPLE ANTENNA SYSTEM - A multiple antenna module suitable for use in small sized mobile computing devices includes at least a first antenna extending beyond a lateral edge of and coplanar with a printed circuit board assembly and connected to the printed circuit board assembly via a first antenna ground contact and a first antenna feed contact. The multiple antenna module also includes a second antenna located proximate to the first antenna and configured in a plane perpendicular to the plane continuing the first antenna and the printed circuit board. The second antenna is connected to the printed circuit board assembly via a second antenna ground contact and a second antenna feed contact in which the second antenna ground contact and second antenna feed contact are connect to the printed circuit between the first antenna ground contact and the first antenna feed contact. | 2014-08-21 |
20140232613 | COMPOSITING SCREEN - A compositing screen includes a partially or fully transparent front screen that displays one image or video and a back screen displaying another image or video. The two images can be seen simultaneously, providing a composite image. | 2014-08-21 |
20140232614 | Systems and Methods for Synchronizing Secondary Display Devices to a Primary Display - Systems and methods for perceptually synchronizing at least one secondary display that is in a same visual environment as a primary display. The image appearance parameters may be derived from the image/video shown on the primary display can be used to map the appearance of any arbitrary content on a secondary device. To produce a visually pleasing environment for a viewer in the visual environment, systems and methods are herein disclosed for synchronizing the display settings or parameters. The synchronization may be affected by dynamically adjusting the image data rendered upon one of the primary and/or secondary displays. Such dynamic adjustments may be made in accordance with the characteristics of the primary display and/or secondary display. Such adjustments may be made to the dynamic range, color mapping, etc. of the rendering on either display. | 2014-08-21 |
20140232615 | DYNAMIC TRANSFORMATION OF DISPLAY MEDIA BASED UPON A PROXIMITY-BASED COMMUNICATION PROTOCOL - A process detects, at a first proximity-based device within a first object, presence of a second proximity-based device within a second object. The presence is within a proximity. Further, the process modifies a first display associated with the first object based upon a second display associated with the second object. | 2014-08-21 |
20140232616 | PROXIMITY-BASED MULTI-DISPLAY CONFIGURATION - A process is utilized to provide a multi-display configuration. The process detects, at a first proximity-based device within a first display device, a presence of a second proximity-based device within a second display device. The presence is within a proximity. Further, the process displays a first portion of a multi-display image at the first display device based upon a location of the first display device relative to the second display device. | 2014-08-21 |