41st week of 2021 patent applcation highlights part 36 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20210318649 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a drum cartridge and a controller. The drum cartridge includes a photosensitive drum, a charger and a drum cartridge memory storing a life count value and discharge history information. The controller includes a voltage applying circuit, and an abnormal discharge detection circuit. In a case where the abnormal discharge detection circuit detects an abnormal discharge, the controller does not permit printing in a case where the life count value is equal to or more than a first reference value and a number of abnormal discharges which is included in the discharge history information read from the drum cartridge memory is equal to or more than a particular threshold value, or permits printing in a case where the life count value is equal to or more than the first reference value and the number of abnormal discharges is less than the particular threshold value. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318650 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - It is an object of the present invention to diagnose image quality of a print image without using an open communication network and output the print image, a diagnosis result of image quality, and information of the print parameters while avoiding disclosure of confidential information to users. A test print control portion causes a print device to execute a test print process to form a test image on a sheet. An image quality diagnosis portion diagnoses image quality of the test image included in the image read by an image reading device. A code image generating portion generates a code image that represents information of print parameters adopted in the test print process. An output control portion causes an output device to output a diagnosis image that includes an image representing a diagnosis result of image quality of the test image, and the code image. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318651 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMATION METHOD - An image forming apparatus includes an image forming device, a density deviation detector, and processing circuitry. The circuitry performs a density deviation adjustment mode to: cause the image forming device to form a first image pattern having a uniform image density in the width direction on a surface of an image bearer; cause the detector to detect a first image density deviation in the width direction in the first pattern; adjust the first deviation based on a detection result of the first pattern; cause the image forming device to form a second image pattern on a surface of the image bearer after adjustment of the first deviation; cause the detector to detect a second image density deviation in the width direction in the second pattern; and correct a light intensity sensitivity in adjusting the second deviation, based on a detection result of the second pattern. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318652 | TECHNIQUE FOR ATTACHING OPTICAL SENSOR TO IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A printed circuit board has a first mounting surface and a second mounting surface. A light-emitting element and a light-receiving element are mounted on the first mounting surface. An electronic component for driving the light-emitting element is mounted on the second mounting surface. A supporting member supports the printed circuit board. The supporting member has a through-hole in which the electronic component is inserted when the printed circuit board is supported by the supporting member. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318653 | IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM AND ABNORMAL SHEET INFORMATION DISPLAY METHOD - An image forming system includes: a sheet feeder; an image former that forms an image on a paper sheet; a conveyor that conveys a paper sheet to a sheet ejection destination; a switcher that switches sheet ejection destinations; a reader that optically reads a paper sheet, and outputs a read image; an abnormal sheet detector that detects an abnormal paper sheet by analyzing the read image; a storage; a display; and a hardware processor that performs: ejection destination switch control to control the switcher to eject an abnormal paper sheet and a succeeding paper sheet to a second ejection destination different from a regular ejection destination; storage control, for each of the abnormal paper sheet and the succeeding paper sheet, to associate sheet information, the read image, and a stacking order with one another, and store them into the storage; and display control to cause the display to display them. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318654 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a sheet feeding unit storing a sheet, an image forming unit, a display unit, and one or more processors. The image forming unit forms an image on the sheet conveyed from the sheet feeding unit. The display unit displays a screen. The one or more processors perform control to cause the display unit to display a first sheet setting screen for setting sheet information about the sheet feeding unit on which a predetermined operation is performed based on the performance of the predetermined operation on the sheet feeding unit while a setting screen that prompts a user to make a copy-related setting is displayed. Where the predetermined operation is performed while a second sheet setting screen for setting sheet information about the sheet feeding unit is displayed, the one or more processors cause the display unit not to display the first sheet setting screen. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318655 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR, HEATER, FIXING DEVICE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An electrical connector includes a power feeding portion and a powered portion that contacts the power feeding portion. At least one of the power feeding portion and the powered portion includes a surface layer, a primary coat layer, and an exposed portion. The surface layer is made of a first conductive metal and includes a contact portion where the power feeding portion contacts the powered portion. The primary coat layer mounts the surface layer and is made of a second conductive metal. The exposed portion is separated from the contact portion and exposed to an atmosphere. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318656 | FILM CARTRIDGE, FILM UNIT, AND LAYER TRANSFER DEVICE - Provided are a film cartridge, a film unit, and a layer transfer device capable of restraining a supported layer including a transfer layer from being touched by an operator and restraining the supported layer remaining on the supporting layer remaining on a supporting layer from coming off. A film cartridge includes a supply reel on which a multilayer film including a supported layer with a transfer layer included therein and a supporting layer is wound, and a take-up reel on which to take up the multilayer film. The multilayer film is wound on a supply shaft in such a manner that the supported layer is in contact with the supply shaft, and the multilayer film is wound on the take-up shaft in such a manner that the supported layer is in contact with the take-up shaft. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318657 | SHUTTER FOR IMAGING DEVICE FUSER ASSEMBLY TRIGGERED BY CARTRIDGE - An imaging device has a fuser assembly and a removably insertable cartridge with an activation device. The fuser assembly has a fusing nip that heats during use. A shutter moves between a fully opened and fully closed position to allow or block access to the fusing nip. A frame has an opening to allow passage of the activation device of the cartridge. During use, the shutter blocks access to the fusing nip until the activation device of the cartridge passes through the opening of the frame and contacts a corresponding activation surface, whereby the shutter begins opening and travels through a range of movement until reaching the fully opened position when the cartridge is fully inserted into the imaging device. Removal of the cartridge reverses the action of the shutter. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318658 | OPTICAL DEFLECTION DEVICE, IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE, SIGNAL DEVICE, IMAGE RECORDING MEDIUM, AND IMAGE REPRODUCTION METHOD - [Problem] Propagation of parallel light inside thin glass or plastic material had not been considered to be feasible because of difficulties in producing parallel light with large aspect ratio and in light-guiding it into thin material. For this reason, there had been a problem that holograms of edge-lit reproduction type were not being brought to practical use. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318659 | Multi-Cam, Continuous-Drive Escapement Mechanism - An escapement mechanism including a dual-forked lever having a pivot suitable for movement of the lever between a first pivot limit and a second pivot limit, and at least two rounded follower elements spaced from the pivot and at a predetermined distance from each other. At least one of the follower elements is mounted on each fork of the lever and each follower element lacks a locking face. At least one escape wheel has an outer periphery defining at least a first plurality of cam elements suitable to slidably contact and drive the rounded follower elements, and each cam element lacks a locking surface where contact is made with the follower elements. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318660 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM WITH EXECUTABLE INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM STORED THEREON, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM - An information processing apparatus according to one aspect includes a time counter that manages time, a notification unit that performs a notification operation for waking a user up, a sensing unit that contactlessly senses a signal in accordance with motion of the user, and a controller that controls the notification unit to perform the notification operation when a notification condition is satisfied and controls the notification unit to stop the notification operation when a notification stop condition is satisfied based on a result of sensing by the sensing unit. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318661 | PROCESS CONTROLLER AND METHOD AND SYSTEM THEREFOR - A processor controller includes: a deep neutral network, for extracting, based upon feature information of process control data, from a process control data storage device, process control data available to a production device to be controlled, the feature information of the process control data including at least production device feature parameters and a production device load; and an enhanced neural network, for performing, based upon a process control prediction model, process control prediction by using real-time process control data of said production device. In an embodiment, the process control prediction model is trained by using the extracted available process control data. The process controller further includes a process control decision unit, for determining an operation control instruction for the production device based upon the result of process control prediction. As such, prediction accuracy and training efficiency of the process control prediction model of the process controller can be improved. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318662 | PREDICTIVE MONITORING AND DIAGNOSTICS SYSTEMS AND METHODS - System and method for improving operation of an industrial automation system, which includes a control system that controls operation of an industrial automation process. The control system includes a feature extraction block that determines extracted features by transforming process data determined during operation of an industrial automation process based at least in part on feature extraction parameters; a feature selection block that determines selected features by selecting a subset of the extracted features based at least in part on feature selection parameters, in which the selected features are expected to be representative of the operation of the industrial automation process; and a clustering block that determines a first expected operational state of the industrial automation system by mapping the selected features into a feature space based at least in part on feature selection parameters. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318663 | Method for Operating a System - In a method for operating a system, which has a plurality of sensors ( | 2021-10-14 |
20210318664 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING RESONANCE SUPPRESSION OF MACHINE TOOL - An apparatus for controlling resonance suppression of a machine tool according to the present disclosure includes: a numerical control part; a main operation part; a PLC configured to execute a control command by means of communication with the numerical control part or the main operation part; a servo drive configured to execute the control command of the PLC; a servo motor part configured to operate under control of the servo drive; and a power conversion part electrically connected to the servo motor part and the servo drive and configured to apply electrical energy to the servo motor part, wherein the power conversion part controls resonance suppression in accordance with an operation of the servo motor part by adjusting electrical energy to be applied to the servo motor part based on a signal from the servo drive. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318665 | DATA COLLECTION APPARATUS, METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A collector ( | 2021-10-14 |
20210318666 | MULTI-PHASE MATERIAL BLEND MONITORING AND CONTROL - Industrial machines at a mine site or other worksite are monitored and controlled using a multi-phase implementation, based on data received from multiple data sources at different times. Machine telemetry data or other sensor data received from a first machine, in combination with additional sensor data from other machines at the site, detailed material attribute data received from external data sources, and/or outputs from trained machine-learned models, are used to determine characteristics of a material load and/or material blend, and to control machines at the mine site. A control system performs a multi-phase implementation for monitoring machines and/or load data in response to data received at different times, updating the material load and blend characteristics, and controlling machines at the site based on the characteristics of the material load or material blend. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318667 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DAMPING TEMPERATURE PEAKS WITH MOISTURE-SORBING HEATSINKS - An information handling system may include an information handling resource, an air mover configured to drive a flow of air, and heat-rejecting media thermally coupled to the information handling resource, the heat rejecting media comprising a heatsink structure, the heatsink structure comprising a plurality of heatsink features, wherein a portion of the heatsink features are coated with a desiccant material. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318668 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OPERATING MULTIPLE-LEVEL AUTONOMOUS CARGO HANDLING SYSTEMS - A method for adjusting a system autonomy level of a cargo handling system configured for autonomous control by a processor is disclosed. In various embodiments, the method includes receiving by the processor a sensor database from a plurality of sensing agents in operable communication with the processor; determining by the processor a confidence level based on the sensor database; and adjusting by the processor the system autonomy level for continued operation of the cargo handling system. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318669 | LIFTING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE LIFTING SYSTEM AND CONTROL SYSTEM FOR THE LIFTING SYSTEM - The invention relates to a lifting system and a method for controlling the lifting system, as well as a control system for a lifting system of this type in which an evaluation signal and a control signal are transmitted in order to actuate the lifting devices. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318670 | COMMAND MONITOR - A method for mediating an interaction between a control station and a remote system includes maintaining, at a command monitor, data characterizing an operation of the remote system in response to execution of commands at the remote system, receiving, at the command monitor, state information from the remote system, updating the data characterizing the operation of the remote system based on the received state information, receiving, at the command monitor, one or more commands sent from the control station, determining a predicted set of one or more outcomes that would result from execution of the one or more commands at the remote system based at least in part on the data characterizing the operation of the remote system, and preventing issuance of at least one command of the one or more commands at the remote system based on the predicted set of one or more outcomes. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318671 | METHOD FOR ANALYZING EFFECTS OF OPERATOR ACTIONS IN INDUSTRIAL PLANTS - A method for determining an interdependency between a plurality of elements in an industrial processing system includes: providing a process flow diagram (PFD) of a topology of the processing system; transforming the PFD into a directed graph, each element of the plurality of elements being transformed into a node and each relation between the plurality of elements being transformed into a directed edge; selecting one node of the plurality of nodes as a starting node; and constructing a subgraph, the subgraph including all the nodes that are forward-connected from the starting node so as to show at least one interdependency between the plurality of elements in the subgraph. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318672 | Manufacturing Defect Factor Searching Method and Manufacturing Defect Factor Searching Apparatus - A manufacturing defect factor searching method includes: classifying manufacturing monitoring data into a set of non-defective products having an inspection result indicating a non-defective product and a set of defective products having the inspection result indicating a defective product, in accordance with a correspondence relationship between the manufacturing monitoring data and product inspection data indicating the inspection result of the product manufactured in the manufacturing line, the manufacturing monitoring data being collected from a manufacturing line of a product and being multivariate; estimating, for each item of the manufacturing monitoring data, a mixture distribution function approximating to a statistical distribution of each of the set of non-defective products and the set of defective products; resolving the mixture distribution function into components; and generating a list of items including a resolved component having a correlation with a manufacturing quality defect from among items of the manufacturing monitoring data. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318673 | In-Situ Inspection Method Based on Digital Data Model of Weld - A method inspects weld quality in-situ. The method obtains a plurality of sequenced images of an in-progress welding process and generates a multi-dimensional data input based on the plurality of sequenced images and/or one or more weld process control parameters. The parameters may include: (i) shield gas flow rate, temperature, and pressure; (ii) voltage, amperage, wire feed rate and temperature (if applicable); (iii) part preheat/inter-pass temperature; and (iv) part and weld torch relative velocity). The method generates defect probability and analytics information by applying one or more computer vision techniques on the multi-dimensional data input. The analytics information includes predictive insights on quality features of the in-progress welding process. The method then generates a 3-D visualization of one or more as-welded regions, based on the analytics information, and the plurality of sequenced images. The 3-D visualization displays the quality features for virtual inspection and/or for determining weld quality. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318674 | PREDICTIVE PROCESS CONTROL FOR A MANUFACTURING PROCESS - Aspects of the disclosed technology encompass the use of a deep-learning controller for monitoring and improving a manufacturing process. In some aspects, a method of the disclosed technology includes steps for: receiving control values associated with a process station in a manufacturing process, predicting an expected value for an article of manufacture output from the process station, and determining if the deep-learning controller can control the manufacturing process based on the expected value. Systems and computer-readable media are also provided. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318675 | METHOD FOR ALARM HANDLING IN A PROCESSING SYSTEM - A method for providing an attribute of an element in a processing system having a plurality of elements, the processing system being represented as a directed graph having a plurality of nodes and directed edges, each node representing an element, each node having an attribute, and each directed edge representing a relation between two elements of the plurality of elements, the method including: selecting one node of the plurality of nodes as a starting node; constructing a subgraph, the subgraph including all the nodes that are forward-connected by at least one directed edge from the starting node; and outputting all nodes and the attribute of the nodes of the subgraph. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318676 | DATA DELIVERY CONTROL APPARATUS, METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A collector ( | 2021-10-14 |
20210318677 | OPERATION ASSISTANCE METHOD AND OPERATION ASSISTANCE SYSTEM - An operation assistance method for presenting a recommended operational action in response to an alert issued in a facility includes: detecting issuance of the alert; extracting, from an alert history storage unit, an issuance history of a same type of alert as the alert of which the issuance or the sign of issuance has been detected; extracting, from an operation history storage unit storing an operation history of the facility, an operational action after issuance of the same type of alert; extracting, from an operational data storage unit storing information indicating an operational state of the facility, information indicating the operational state after the operational action, and verifying an influence of the operational action on the operational state; and presenting the recommended operational action in response to the alert of which the issuance has been detected, based on the extracted operational action and the verified influence. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318678 | FILTER ELEMENTS AND SYSTEMS WITH DATA CONVEYANCE FEATURES - Embodiments herein include filter elements and filtration systems. In an embodiment, a filter element for a filtration system is included. The filter element can include a filter body, filter media disposed within the filter body, and a data storage element associated with the filter body, the data storage element comprising operational program data. Other embodiments are also included herein. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318679 | MOVING OBJECT OPERATION SYSTEM, OPERATION SIGNAL TRANSMISSION SYSTEM, MOVING OBJECT OPERATION METHOD, PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - The present invention provides a new system that allows an easier operation of a moving object. The present invention provides a moving object operation system ( | 2021-10-14 |
20210318680 | COMMUNICATION AND RELAY SYSTEMS FOR VEHICLES - Methods and systems are provided to facilitate information sharing between vehicles. A relay vehicle may be provided which is in communication with a first group of remote vehicles over a first network and a second group of remote vehicles over a second network. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318681 | ELECTRIC UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE AND AN INTELLIGENT METHOD OF PROTECTING ELECTRICITY THEREOF - An electric unmanned aerial vehicle includes a position sensor configured to obtain first coordinate information of a present position of the electric unmanned aerial vehicle in real-time, a memory configured to store second coordinate information of a preset position of the electric unmanned aerial vehicle, and a controller in communication with the position sensor and the memory. The controller is configured to calculate, based on the first coordinate information and the second coordinate information, safety electricity amount information of the electric unmanned aerial vehicle; select, based on the safety electricity amount information and a present remaining electricity amount of the electric unmanned aerial vehicle, a safety protection command from a plurality of safety protection commands; and control the electric unmanned aerial vehicle to perform the selected safety protection command. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318682 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTONOMOUS SELECTION AND OPERATION OF COMBINATIONS OF STEALTH AND PERFORMANCE CAPABILITIES OF A MULTI-MODE UNMANNED VEHICLE - An unmanned vehicle including a vehicle body, a propulsion system, a maneuvering system, a vehicle control system, a buoyancy control system, a sensor system, and at least one power supply is disclosed. The propulsion system, maneuvering system, vehicle control system, buoyancy control system, sensor system, and power supply are carried by the vehicle body. The sensor system includes a sensor adapted to detect an item of interest and provide an item of interest signal to the vehicle control system. The vehicle control system is adapted to receive the item of interest signal, identify an item of interest classification and provide a classification signal. The classification signal is determined by the item of interest classification and is utilized by the propulsion system, maneuvering system, vehicle control system, or buoyancy control system to avoid physical, electrical, acoustic, or thermal detection of the unmanned vehicle by the item of interest. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318683 | DIFFERENTIAL DYNAMIC PROGRAMMING (DDP) BASED PLANNING ARCHITECTURE FOR AUTONOMOUS DRIVING VEHICLES - In one embodiment, method performed by an autonomous driving vehicle (ADV) that determines, within a driving space, a plurality of routes from a current location of the ADV to a desired location. The method determines, for each route of the plurality of routes, an objective function to control the ADV autonomously along the route and, for each of the objective functions, performs Differential Dynamic Programming (DDP) optimization in view of a set of constraints to produce a path trajectory. The method determines whether at least one of the path trajectories satisfies each constraint and, in response to a path trajectory satisfying each of the constraints, selects the path trajectory for navigating the ADV from the current location to the desired location. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318684 | METHOD FOR THE DRIVERLESS OPERATION OF A VEHICLE - When a vehicle performing driverless operation of encounters a blockade situation, a probable blockade time duration of the blockade situation is predicted based on a situational analysis. Support by a teleoperator is requested when the predicted blockade time duration of the blockade situation is greater than a predetermined time duration or when the vehicle has waited longer than the predicted blockade time duration for a resolution of the blockade situation. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318685 | AUTONOMOUS ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING OPTIMIZATION BASED ON LOCATION, COST AND SAFETY USING EDGE COMPUTING - A method is provided to find an optimal charging station for an electric vehicle travelling along an intended route. Optimality can be based on various factors including relative cost savings, the distance required to detour to a charging station, a station charging level indicating how fast charging takes place, and a safety rating for a charging station. The detour charging station might be a mobile facility. The charging station information is downloaded to the vehicle's navigation system on a regular basis, e.g., daily. Relative cost savings is considered as a percentage of the cost of a reference charging station that is on the route, i.e., that would incur no detour deviation. The detour distance is considered as a percentage of the overall trip distance. An operator of the electric vehicle can set threshold constraints for these factors, and the factors can have different priorities for determining optimality. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318686 | VEHICLE MOTION PLANNING USING A MANIFOLD DESCRIPTION OF ROAD SURFACE GEOMETRY - Systems and methods for vehicle motion planning. The system includes an electronic controller configured to access a manifold describing a driving surface in three dimensions from a memory, perform parameterization of the manifold to obtain a plurality of local charts describing the driving surface in two dimensions, determine a driving path of a vehicle based using the plurality of local charts, and generate a command to navigate the vehicle along the driving path. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318687 | Online Authoring of Robot Autonomy Applications - A method for online authoring of robot autonomy applications includes receiving sensor data of an environment about a robot while the robot traverses through the environment. The method also includes generating an environmental map representative of the environment about the robot based on the received sensor data. While generating the environmental map, the method includes localizing a current position of the robot within the environmental map and, at each corresponding target location of one or more target locations within the environment, recording a respective action for the robot to perform. The method also includes generating a behavior tree for navigating the robot to each corresponding target location and controlling the robot to perform the respective action at each corresponding target location within the environment during a future mission when the current position of the robot within the environmental map reaches the corresponding target location. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318688 | MOTION CONTROL APPARATUS, MOTION CONTROL METHOD, NONTRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM, AND MOTION CONTROL SYSTEM - A motion control apparatus for controlling a control object to follow a target trajectory includes a position acquisition unit that acquires a present position of the control object, and a target trajectory generation unit that generates the target trajectory from the present position to a final position where the control object reaches. The apparatus includes a moving velocity determination unit that determines a moving velocity at which the control object moves in each position on the target trajectory, and a control target position calculation unit that sets a control target position in a traveling direction on a tangent vector of the target trajectory at the present position in order to perform feedback control so that the control object follows the target trajectory at the moving velocity. A control input calculation unit calculates a control input to the control object by the feedback control using the control target position as a target value. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318689 | VACUUM CLEANER SYSTEM AND VACUUM CLEANER - A vacuum cleaner system includes a vacuum cleaner and a first marker allowed to be placed in a cleaning area, and the vacuum cleaner includes a map acquisition unit that acquires a map, a positional relationship acquisition unit that acquires a first positional relationship indicating a positional relationship between the vacuum cleaner and the first marker in the cleaning area, and a marker information acquisition unit that acquires first marker information carried by the first marker. The vacuum cleaner system further includes a cleaning plan construction unit that constructs a cleaning plan in the map based on the first marker information, the first positional relationship, and a self-position of the vacuum cleaner in the map. This provides a vacuum cleaner system capable of automatically constructing a cleaning plan. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318690 | POSITIONING DEVICE - A positioning device comprises: an imaging unit that is mounted on the moving body and captures an image of surroundings of the moving body to acquire the captured image; a detector that detects motion information indicating motion of the moving body; a controller that extracts a feature point from the captured image and transforms a coordinate on the captured image of the feature point into position information indicating a spatial position of the feature point in the surroundings; and a storage that stores the position information. The controller searches the captured image for an on-image position corresponding to the spatial position indicated by the position information and computes a positional relationship between the spatial position indicated by the position information and the imaging unit to obtain the position of the moving body in the surroundings. The controller sets, based on the motion information detected by the detector, a reference point for use in searching the captured image for the spatial position. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318691 | MULTI-RANGE VEHICLE SPEED PREDICTION USING VEHICLE CONNECTIVITY FOR ENHANCED ENERGY EFFICIENCY OF VEHICLES - An integrated speed prediction framework based on historical traffic data mining and real-time V2I communications for CAVs. The present framework provides multi-horizon speed predictions with different fidelity over short and long horizons. The present multi-horizon speed prediction is integrated with an economic model predictive control (MPC) strategy for the battery thermal management (BTM) of connected and automated electric vehicles (EVs) as a case study. The simulation results over real-world urban driving cycles confirm the enhanced prediction performance of the present data mining strategy over long prediction horizons. Despite the uncertainty in long-range CAV speed predictions, the vehicle level simulation results show that 14% and 19% energy savings can be accumulated sequentially through eco-driving and BTM optimization (eco-cooling), respectively, when compared with normal-driving and conventional BTM strategy. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318692 | GATEWAY SYSTEM WITH MULTIPLE MODES OF OPERATION IN A FLEET MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A method and a gateway system of a mobile asset are described. A voltage produced by a power system of the mobile asset is monitored by a gateway system. In response to determining that a first fluctuation occurs in the voltage produced by the power system of the mobile asset over a first interval of time, the gateway system operates in a first mode. In response to determining that a value of the voltage produced by the power system of the mobile asset is less than a voltage threshold, the gateway system automatically transitions to operating in a second mode, which is different from the first mode and causes the gateway system to consume less power than when it is operating in the first mode. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318693 | MULTI-AGENT BASED MANNED-UNMANNED COLLABORATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - Provided is a multi-agent based manned-unmanned collaboration system including: a plurality of autonomous driving robots configured to form a mesh network with neighboring autonomous driving robots, acquire visual information for generating situation recognition and spatial map information, and acquire distance information from the neighboring autonomous driving robots to generate location information in real time; a collaborative agent configured to construct location positioning information of a collaboration object, target recognition information, and spatial map information from the visual information, the location information, and the distance information collected from the autonomous driving robots, and provide information for supporting battlefield situational recognition, threat determination, and command decision using the generated spatial map information and the generated location information of the autonomous driving robot; and a plurality of smart helmets configured to display the location positioning information of the collaboration object, the target recognition information, and the spatial map information constructed through the collaborative agent and present the pieces of information to wearers. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318694 | VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM - A vehicle control system and method receive vehicle makeup information from multiple vehicles in a multi-vehicle system. The vehicle makeup information represents one or more characteristics of the vehicles. The vehicle makeup information is received at a controlling vehicle of the vehicles in the multi-vehicle system that controls movement of the multi-vehicle system. The controlling vehicle also receives locations from location-determining devices respectively onboard the vehicles in the multi-vehicle system. The controlling vehicle controls operation of the multi-vehicle system using a combination of the vehicle makeup information received from the vehicles and the locations of the vehicles. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318695 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FLEET MANAGEMENT - Provided herein is a system and method for fleet coordination in a vehicle. The system comprises one or more sensors, one or more processors, and a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the system to perform, capturing current data associated with the vehicle, planning a route of the vehicle based on the captured current data, navigating the vehicle in accordance with the planned route, detecting an instant position of the vehicle while navigating the vehicle, and coordinating a movement of another vehicle with the vehicle based on the detected instant position of the vehicle. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318696 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PERCEPTIVE NAVIGATION OF AUTOMATED VEHICLES - A navigation system and method for an autonomous vehicle (AV) that includes a system controller and an environmental sensor. The system controller determines a fixed local frame (LCF) having a coordinate system originating at a fixed location in three-dimensional space. Additionally, the system controller determines an AV positional pose in LCF coordinates, which identifies an AV position in three-dimensional space and an AV orientation in three-dimensional space. An environmental sensor detects an asset feature of an asset moving within three-dimensional space. The system controller then identifies an asset feature frame (AFF) having a coordinate system originating at the asset feature. A localization module determines the AV positional pose in the AFF coordinates. The system controller then dynamically transforms the AV position pose from the LCF coordinates to the AFF coordinates and generates a motion control command based on the AV positional pose in the AFF coordinates. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318697 | AUTONOMOUS AIRCRAFT LOCAL PLANNING TO AVOID OBSTRUCTIONS - A technique relates to autonomous obstacle avoidance. A vehicle is controlled on a route to a destination, the route being a three-dimensional route. An obstruction is determined on the global route. A local route including alternate points to avoid the obstruction is autonomously determined. The local route is autonomously converged back to the global route in response to avoiding the obstruction. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318698 | MASS FLOW CONTROLLER WITH ABSOLUTE AND DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE TRANSDUCER - Included are mass flow controllers and methods of use. An example mass flow controller comprises a flow pathway through the mass flow controller; the flow pathway comprising a first cavity and a second cavity. The mass flow controller further comprises a laminar flow element. The mass flow controller additionally comprises a combination absolute and differential pressure transducer assembly comprising: a third cavity in fluid communication with the first cavity, an absolute pressure transducer exposed to absolute pressure in the third cavity, and a differential pressure transducer exposed to differential pressure between the third cavity and the second cavity. The mass flow controller also comprises a flow control valve assembly downstream of the laminar flow element and the combination absolute and differential pressure transducer assembly. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318699 | FLUID CONTROL APPARATUS - A fluid control apparatus includes a block elongated in a longitudinal direction and having a predetermined width, an internal flow channel formed inside the block so as to extend in the longitudinal direction, a first control valve mounted on the block, a second control valve mounted on the block at a position downstream of the first control valve. In the fluid control apparatus, the internal flow channel has a first outflow channel connected to a first outlet of the first control valve through which a fluid flows out thereof and also has a second inflow channel connected to a second inlet of the second control valve through which the fluid flows thereinto. In addition, the first outflow channel and the second inflow channel are disposed so as to overlap each other at one point as viewed in the width direction through the block. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318700 | HEAT PUMP AND METHOD FOR OPERATING HEAT PUMP - A heat pump and a method for operating a heat pump are provided. The heat pump may include a compressor that compresses a refrigerant, at least one fluid-refrigerant heat exchanger that exchanges heat between the refrigerant and a fluid, such as water, a pump including a motor, the pump forcing the fluid to flow into the at least one fluid-refrigerant heat exchanger, and a controller. The controller may be configured to calculate power consumption of the pump, calculate a flow rate of fluid flowing due to the pump based on the power consumption of the pump, and control an operation of the pump to be stopped when the flow rate of the fluid is less than a predetermined reference flow rate. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318701 | AUTONOMOUS CONCENTRATION CONTROL SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF CONTROLLING CONCENTRATION OF A GAS OR PARTICLE MIXTURE - A method of controlling a concentration or range of concentrations of a liquid or gas in an enclosure is provided. The method includes positioning an injection station within the enclosure, the injection station includes a liquid or gas source, a sprayer assembly and a system that delivers the liquid or gas from the liquid or gas source to the sprayer assembly. A concentration level of the liquid or gas in the environment surrounding the injection station is monitored using a sensor and the sensor providing a signal indicative of the concentration level to a controller. The controller controls the flow of the liquid or gas to the sprayer assembly based on the signal. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318702 | Gas Pressure Regulator - The invention relates to a gas pressure regulator ( | 2021-10-14 |
20210318703 | LOW DROPOUT VOLTAGE REGULATOR - A low dropout voltage regulator comprises an error amplifying circuit, an output stage circuit and a load unit. The error amplifying circuit receives a reference voltage signal and a feedback voltage signal, and amplifies the voltage difference between the reference voltage signal and the feedback voltage signal to generate an amplified voltage signal. The output stage circuit couples to the error amplifying circuit, and receives the amplified voltage signal, generate an output voltage signal according to the amplified voltage signal, and generates a feedback voltage signal according to the output voltage signal. The load unit couples to the output stage circuit and receives the output voltage signal. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318704 | ADAPTIVE DIGITAL CONTROLLER INCLUDING LINEAR AND NON-LINEAR CONTROL MECHANISM - Some embodiments include apparatuses and methods of using such apparatuses. One of the apparatuses includes a control circuitry to generate error information based on a value of the feedback voltage generated from an output voltage, generate output information to control a power switching unit based on the error information provided to a forward path in the control circuitry, and adjust a gain of the forward path based on a gain factor computed based at least in part on a first value of the output information in order to cause the output information to have a second value. The control circuitry also computes a value of correction information when the output voltage is within a target value range, and adjusts the control information, based on the correction information, when the output voltage is outside the target value range. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318705 | POWER MANAGEMENT INTEGRATED CIRCUIT FOR MONITORING OUTPUT VOLTAGE, MEMORY MODULE INCLUDING POWER MANAGEMENT INTEGRATED CIRCUIT AND MEMORY DEVICE, AND OPERATING METHOD OF MEMORY MODULE - A power management integrated circuit (PMIC) includes a voltage regulator, a monitoring circuit, and a count register. The voltage regulator is configured to generate an output voltage. The monitoring circuit is configured to receive a feedback voltage of the output voltage, and to determine at each of periodic intervals whether the feedback voltage is outside a threshold voltage range. The count register is configured to store a count value indicative of a number of times the feedback voltage is determined by the monitoring circuit to be outside the threshold voltage range. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318706 | APPARATUS AND METHOD TO IMPROVE INTEGRATED VOLTAGE REGULATORS - A resistor capacitor damping decoupling circuit or network is provided on a circuit of in an integrated circuit system of a chip (SOC) to quickly damp voltage ringing caused by an input voltage. The voltage ringing is the result of a parasitic inductance and capacitance caused by the input voltage. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318707 | DYNAMIC LOAD CURTAILMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system and method are disclosed for dynamically learning the optimum energy consumption operating condition for a building and monitor/control energy consuming equipment to keep the peak demand interval at a minimum. The dynamic demand limiting algorithm utilized employs two separate control schemes, one for HVAC loads and one for non-HVAC loads. Separate operating parameters can be applied to the two types of loads and multiple non-HVAC (control zones) loads can be configured. The algorithm uses historical peak demand measurements in its real-time limiting strategy. The algorithm continuously attempts to reduce peak demand within the user configured parameters. When a new peak is inevitable, the algorithm strategically removes and/or introduces loads in a fashion that limits the new peak magnitude and places the operating conditions within the user configured parameters. In an embodiment, the algorithm that examines the previous seven days of metering information to identify a peak demand interval. The system then uses real-time load information to predict the demand peak of the upcoming interval, and strategically curtails assigned loads in order to limit the demand peak so as not to set a new peak. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318708 | SHUTDOWN MODE FOR BANDGAP REFERENCE TO REDUCE TURN-ON TIME - Examples of the disclosure include a controller having a mode of operation including one of an on mode and an off mode, the controller including a voltage rail node, a reference node, at least one powered component configured to generate a bandgap voltage signal based on a rail voltage at the voltage rail node, a switching device coupled in series between the reference node and the at least one powered component and configured to provide a conductive path through the at least one powered component from the voltage rail node to the reference node in response to the controller being in the on mode, and to interrupt the conductive path through the at least one powered component in response to the controller being in the off mode. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318709 | SIGNAL GENERATING DEVICE AND METHOD OF GENERATING TEMPERATURE-DEPENDENT SIGNAL - A signal generating device includes: a first circuit arranged to generate a first current to a first bipolar junction transistor therein; a second circuit coupled to the first circuit via an output terminal for generating a second current to a second BJT therein; and a first control circuit coupled to the first circuit and the second circuit, for generating a first adjusting current and a second adjusting current to the first circuit and the second circuit for adjusting the first current and the second current such that the first circuit and the second circuit outputs a temperature-dependent signal on the output terminal. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318710 | PEDAL POSITION ADJUSTING MECHANISM - A mechanism for adjusting the angular position of a vehicle pedal includes a motor for generating and transmitting rotary motion to a rotating member, a first pedal assembly having a first support frame with a first slotted hole, rotatably supported on a first fulcrum and supporting a first pedal, a first motion conversion mechanism, having a first rotating member rotatable about a first rotation axis and a first translating member, receiving and converting rotational motion into translational motion, and a first pin, for joint translation with the first translating member and sliding inside the first slotted hole. Sliding of the first pin draws the first support frame in rotation about the first fulcrum between a first and a second angular position. The mechanism includes a second pedal assembly. The first rotating member is connected to the motor to receive rotary motion. A second rotating member of a second motion conversion mechanism is connected in rotation to the first rotating member through a flexible transmission. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318711 | VEHICLE PEDAL ACTUATOR WITH CONTROL UNIT - The present invention is an actuator that may be used to service a vehicle, where the actuator engages an accelerator pedal of the vehicle and can control the pedal remotely using a vehicle service module or tech station that automatically carries out a vehicle engine service. The actuator comprises a member that uses a linear actuator to engage the vehicle's accelerator pedal and controls the speed of the engine using feedback directly from the engine's ECU or other direct engine input. The pedal actuator include input cables that receive signals from the remote service module to adjust the speed of the engine to optimize a service performance. The data from the engine can include temperature, pressure, RPMs, and various other inputs depending on the service to be performed. The present invention allows the service technician to control the engine without the need for a second tech to apply pressure to the accelerator and monitor the engine speed. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318712 | MACHINE JOYSTICK WITH COMFORT AND ACCESSIBILITY FEATURES - A joystick for performing control functions of a machine having a work tool may include a base portion configured to at least partially support an operator's hand, and a handle extending from the base portion. The base portion may be configured for connection to a control interface surface in a machine cabin or on a remote control console or a remote operator's station for the machine. The handle may extend from the base portion with a proximal end of the handle being connected to the base portion, and a distal end of the handle supporting a head portion of the joystick. The head portion of the joystick may include a back surface that is contiguous with a back surface of the handle, and a front surface including a face plate tilted at an angle of 10 degrees plus or minus 5 degrees in a direction toward a position of the operator sitting in an operator's seat of the machine with respect to a plane parallel to the back surface. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318713 | MACHINE JOYSTICK WITH ERGONOMIC FEATURES - An input device for performing control functions of a machine having a work tool may include a left-hand joystick mounted on a left armrest of an operator's seat, and a right-hand joystick mounted on a right armrest of an operator's seat. Each of the left-hand and right-hand joysticks may include a base portion configured to conform to and least partially cradle an operator's hand, a handle extending from the base portion with a proximal end of the handle being connected to the base portion, and a distal end of the handle supporting a head portion of the joystick. The head portion of the joystick may include a front surface including a configurable face plate. The configurable face plate may include one of a pair of upshift and downshift buttons or a roller configured to perform one of discrete or continuously variable shifting, respectively, of a transmission of the machine. The handle may include a thumb rest area at the distal end of the handle transitioning into the head portion of the joystick. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318714 | Optical Signal Processing Device - An optical signal processing device capable of performing computation without changing a device configuration even when the number of input and output dimensions changes is provided. An optical signal processing device for converting an input M (M is an integer equal to or greater than 2)-dimensional input signal to an optical signal to perform signal processing includes an input unit configured to convert the input M-dimensional input signal to a one-dimensional input signal, and perform linear processing on the one-dimensional input signal to convert the one-dimensional input signal to an optical signal, a reservoir unit connected to an output of the input unit and configured to perform linear processing and nonlinear processing on the optical signal, and an output unit connected to an output of the reservoir unit and configured to convert the optical signal to an electrical signal to perform linear processing, and output an N-dimensional output. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318715 | Electronic Devices With Curved Displays - An electronic device display may have pixels formed from crystalline semiconductor light-emitting diode dies, organic light-emitting diodes, or other pixel structures. The pixels may be formed in a display panel having a single substrate or an array of display panel tiles. The display panel has inwardly facing display panel contacts that mate with corresponding outwardly facing interconnect substrate contacts on an interconnect substrate. The interconnect substrate may have areas with compound curvature that are overlapped by the display panel. To enhance flexibility of the interconnect substrate, the interconnect substrate may have flexibility enhancement openings and/or may be formed from a material with a low elastic modulus such as silicone or other elastomeric material. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318716 | DATA DEVICE CONFIGURABLE AS WATCH, NECKLACE, POCKET ITEM - A wearable wireless device a frame, an interface screen, and an attachment mechanism. The frame includes a right side, a left side, a top side and a bottom side. The interface screen enables the user to see battery life, applications, image data capacity. Opposing ends of the wearable wireless device include the attachment mechanism that allows the frame to be configurable for wearing as a watch, a necklace, or a pocket item. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318717 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COMMUNICATION BETWEEN A WEARABLE DEVICE AND A REMOTE DEVICE - Systems and methods for managing communications between a wearable computing device and at least one remote computing device, using a host computing device. The host computing device provides a message handling service that receives one or more messages directed to the wearable computing device from the remote computing device, or directed to the remote computing device from the wearable computing device, and, for each of the one or more messages, determines an action associated with the respective message; and takes the action for each of the one or more messages. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318718 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device, includes: a base substrate including a display region and a peripheral region adjacent to the display region; an indicium on the base substrate; and a support below the base substrate, wherein the support includes: a first part and a second part adjacent to the first part, the first part overlapping the alignment mark and including a transparent material, the second part overlapping the display region; and a first adhesive layer between the base substrate and the second part. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318719 | Single Ubiquitous Device - A portable electronic device can act as a music player, gaming device and a smart phone combined. The device has multiple panels each with a display. The panels are connected in a manner to permit the device to be opened and closed such as by folding the panels. When folded the a device is compact and able to held in the palm of a hand, yet such a device can be extended into a larger form factor, such as the size of commonly available tablets. Furthermore, when in proximity to a large display device, such a device can act like a laptop or personal computer through a local connection such as Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, or other communication protocol to the display. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318720 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - The present disclosure relates to an electronic device including a rotation shaft, a first body and a second body which are foldable or unfoldable in relation to each other around the rotation shaft. The first body has a first end surface facing away from the rotation shaft and a second end surface connected between the first end surface and the rotation shaft. A first metal member is provided on the first body, includes a first and second parts connected in such a manner that the first metal member has a bent form, and constitutes a radiator of a first antenna set. The first part is arranged on the first end surface. The second part is arranged on the second end surface. A second metal member is provided on the second body, is grounded via a first switch component configured to adjust an electrical length of the second metal member. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318721 | TERMINAL DEVICE - A terminal device includes: a first folding portion; a second folding portion is connected to the first folding portion, and the first folding portion and the second folding portion are rotatable between a folded state in which the first folding portion and the second folding portion are folded and an unfolded state in which the first folding portion and the second folding portion are unfolded; a first magnetic component is disposed in the first folding portion; second magnetic components are disposed in the second folding portion; and an adjustment component is connected to the first magnetic component or the second magnetic components, and the adjustment component adjusts the first magnetic component or the second magnetic components, so that the first magnetic component and the second magnetic components attract or repel each other in the folded state. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318722 | ROTATION MODULE AND DISPLAY APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - A display apparatus includes a display including a front surface configured to display an image and a rear surface provided with a mounting groove. The display apparatus further includes a rotation module including at least one body that is configured to couple to the display by being inserted into the mounting groove, the rotation module further including a drive motor configured to provide a driving force to rotate the display about an axis perpendicular to the front surface and the rear surface of the display. The display apparatus further includes a bracket configured to be mounted on a stand or a wall and to which the rotation module is coupled. The display and the rotation module are configured to lock together by the display and the rotation module being coupled. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318723 | ROTATING DEVICE, HOUSING, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - Provided is a rotating device, a housing, and an electronic device including the housing and a flexible screen. The housing includes a first frame body, a second frame body, and the rotating device. The rotating device is connected between the first frame body and the second frame body to fold or unfold the first and second frame bodies. The rotating device includes at least one pair of rotation assemblies, and a gear assembly between the rotation assemblies. Each rotation assembly includes a support frame and a rotating rack rotatably connected to the support frame. The rotating rack is provided with a driving gear engaging with the gear assembly. The rotating racks of one pair of rotation assemblies are synchronously rotatable by rotating the rotating rack relative to a corresponding support frame to rotate a corresponding driving gear, and further rotating the gear assembly by the corresponding driving gear. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318724 | MOBILE BATTERY POWERED WORKSTATION - Disclosed are mobile battery powered workstations, methods of operating these workstations to increase warehouse and retail efficiency (through improved order fulfillment, as a mobile shipping & receiving station, mobile inventory management, and/or as mobile powered quality analysis stations), and methods of calculating remaining battery runtime for these workstations. A mobile battery powered workstation may comprise a wheeled base having a modular battery power bay, an upper workstation having a monitor, a computer, a printer, and at least one adjustable height column coupling the wheeled base to the upper workstation. The workstation may also include a glass overlay display positioned on a top surface of the upper workstation area and configured to provide order fulfillment employees with haptic feedback on remaining battery runtime, calculated via an algorithm for increased accuracy. These workstations may be used in warehouses and retail operations for order picking and fulfillment, shipping and receiving tasks, etc. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318725 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND SCREEN CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An electronic apparatus and its screen control method adapted to an electronic apparatus are provided. The electronic apparatus includes a first display screen, a second display screen, and a body. The first display screen is pivotally connected to the body along a first rotation axis, and the second display screen is disposed on an upper surface of the body. The method includes following steps. A sight of a user is detected by a sight sensor. In response to the sight projected on the second display screen at a default position, a screen rotation degree is determined according to a direction of the sight. According to the screen rotation degree, the second display screen is controlled to rotate from the default position along the second rotation axis to a display position, so that a view angle at which the user watches the second display screen satisfies a predetermined condition. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318726 | MOBILE TERMINAL - A mobile terminal comprises a first body; a second body arranged in parallel to the first body; a hinge part for connecting the first body and the second body such that an angle formed between the first body and the second body varies; a display panel positioned on one surface of the first body and one surface of the second body; and a window positioned on the front surface of the display panel, wherein the window comprises a first window which is positioned on the first body and/or the second body and which does not bend, and a second window which is connected to the first window and which bends, and thus present invention improves the strength of a flexible display unit so as to prevent shock delivery in both the vertical and lateral directions. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318727 | DEVICE POSTURE-BASED PRE-BOOT DISPLAY ORIENTATION AND OTHER USAGE SUPPORT - An example computing device comprises a processor to be coupled to a display device, and a boot controller coupled to the processor and to be coupled to the display device. The boot controller is configured to detect a power signal, receive sensor data detected by one or more sensors prior to an operating system being loaded by a boot process of the processor, determine a posture associated with the display device based on the sensor data detected by the one or more sensors, and communicate, to the display device, posture information indicating the posture associated with the display device. Pre-boot content is to be displayed on a display panel of the display device in a first arrangement based on the posture information. In more specific embodiments, determining the posture includes determining at least an orientation of the display device and whether a peripheral is present on the display device. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318728 | MOVING IMAGE CONTROL METHOD, PROGRAM, AND DISPLAY DEVICE - A moving image control method for controlling display of a moving image on a foldable display device is provided. The moving image control method includes: acquiring moving image position information indicating a position in a display region at which the moving image is displayed; acquiring fold state information indicating a fold state of the foldable display device; and controlling whether the moving image is stopped or reproduced in the display region based on the moving image position information and the fold state information. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318729 | CAMERA AND TERMINAL DEVICE - The present disclosure relates to a camera and a terminal device. The camera can include a lens module that can be configured to move along its axis. The camera can further include an optical element, and the lens module moves toward or away from the optical element along its axis to adjust a distance between the optical element and the lens module. The camera can also include a light shielding component and a connecting structure, and the lens module is connected to the light shielding component through the connecting structure, the lens module moves along its axis, and drives the light shielding component to move through the connecting structure, to adjust a size of an opening of the light shielding component. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318730 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device includes: a substrate; a first sensor electrode and a second sensor electrode disposed on the substrate; an antenna electrically separated from the first sensor electrode to transmit and receive radio frequency signals; and an antenna feed line electrically connected to the antenna pattern. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318731 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND FRAME MODULE THEREOF - A display device includes a frame module, a display panel, a backlight module, a rear case and a control module. The frame module includes a back plate, a frame and a fixing column. The back plate has a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface and a hole extending from the first surface to the second surface. The fixing column is protrudingly disposed on the frame and is coupled to the hole. The fixing column includes a pressing portion and a connecting portion connecting the frame and the pressing portion. The connecting portion is disposed in the hole, and the frame presses against the first surface, and the pressing portion presses against the second surface. The backlight module is disposed between the back plate and the display panel. The control module is disposed between the rear case and the frame module. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318732 | FLEXIBLE DISPLAY MOTHERBOARD AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A flexible display motherboard includes a carrier substrate, a flexible substrate and a display device disposed on the flexible substrate, where a plurality of heating resistors are arranged between the carrier substrate and the flexible substrate, and a binding force between the heating resistor and the carrier substrate is greater than a binding force between the heating resistor and the flexible substrate; the flexible substrate has an extension portion filled between adjacent heating resistors, and a molecular chain structure of the extension portion forms a hydrogen bond with the molecular chain structure of the carrier substrate; the heating resistor is used for heating the carrier substrate and the flexible substrate, so that heat generated by the heating resistor breaks the hydrogen bond. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318733 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device includes a plurality of pixels and an upper signal line providing a data signal to the pixels. The upper signal line includes a first upper signal line including a first metal material, a second upper signal line including a second metal material which is different from the first metal material, and a third upper signal line including the first metal material. The first, second and third upper signal lines are arranged in order and respectively electrically connected to a plurality of connection lines including the second metal material. The connection lines are connected to a plurality of lower signal lines. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318734 | THERMAL INTERFACE MATERIAL STRUCTURES FOR DIRECTING HEAT IN A THREE-DIMENSIONAL SPACE - A thermal interface material (TIM) structure for directing heat in a three-dimensional space including a TIM sheet. The TIM sheet includes a lower portion along a lower plane; a first side portion along a first side plane; a first upper portion along an upper plane; a first fold between the lower portion and the first side portion positioning the first side portion substantially perpendicular to the lower portion; and a second fold between the first side portion and the first upper portion positioning the first upper portion substantially perpendicular to the first side portion and substantially parallel to the lower portion. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318735 | PORTABLE BLOCKCHAIN MINING SYSTEM AND METHODS OF USE - A portable blockchain mining system is disclosed comprising: a portable building; a plurality of blockchain mining processors mounted within, or a plurality of blockchain mining processor mounts located within, an interior of the portable building; an air inlet defined in the portable building; an air outlet defined in the portable building above the air inlet and oriented to direct exhaust air out of the portable building; and a cooling fan connected to convey air through the air inlet, across the plurality of blockchain mining processors and out the air outlet. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318736 | TEMPERATURE MANAGEMENT IN WEARABLE DEVICES - Systems and methods for managing temperatures of wearable device components are disclosed. In one aspects, a method includes determining a temperature of an electronic component of the wearable device, determining a rate of temperature change of the electronic component, and determining whether to increase or decrease a transmission rate limit of the electronic component based on the temperature and the rate, adjusting the transmission rate limit based on the determination, and limiting a rate of transmission of the electronic component based on the adjusted transmission rate limit. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318737 | BATTERY HEAT BALANCING DURING PEAK POWER MODE - In some examples, a control unit is configured to consider battery heat. The control unit is adapted to provide power from a battery to a system during a peak power mode that includes peak power and off-peak power, and consider heat balance in the battery during the peak power mode by providing peak power so that heat of the battery corresponds to a reference condition heat of the battery. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318738 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR ENHANCED POWER DELIVERY BETWEEN DEVICES - Methods and apparatus for enhanced power delivery between devices. In one embodiment, the power delivery is enhanced relative to legacy capabilities, and a source device negotiates with a sink device to establish a high-voltage (HV) power contract. In one variant, such HV operation enables power delivery greater than the legacy USB-C standard maximum of 20 V and 100 W. In one implementation, the source, sink, and/or source and sink collectively ensure that multiple criteria relating to power delivery are met for the interface (i.e., source, the sink, and the interposed cable or power delivery medium). Multiple conditions, including enclosure construction compliance and device capabilities, must be cleared to ensure safety while operating beyond standard maximums. If the criteria are met, HV validation is complete, and the source may offer HV operation to the sink to establish the HV contract. Additional fail-safe mechanisms enable the HV contract to discontinue upon triggering. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318739 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING REDUCED POWER FAILURE ENERGY REQUIREMENTS ON A SOLID STATE DRIVE - A system and method for controlling a SSD in response to a power failure event of a main power supply to the SSD. The method includes receiving and storing write commands and associated data payloads for execution on the SSD in volatile memory, detecting the power failure event on the SSD, supplying backup power to the SSD during the power failure event, and executing one or more write commands stored in the volatile memory by storing the associated data payloads in a non-volatile memory on the SSD using the backup power. In response to the execution, removing the one or more write commands from the cache such that one or more unexecuted write commands and the associated data payloads remain in the cache, and storing a list of the one or more unexecuted write commands, but not the associated data payloads, in non-volatile memory using the backup power. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318740 | POWER MANAGEMENT AND STAGGERING TRANSITIONING FROM IDLE MODE TO OPERATIONAL MODE - A system includes a first and a second group of cores in a multicore system. Each core of the first/second group is configured to process data. Each core within the first/second group is configured to enter into an idle state in response to being idle for a first/second period of time respectively. Every idle core in the first/second group is configured to transition out of the idle state and into an operational mode in response to receiving a signal having a first/second value respectively and further in response to having a pending operation to process. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318741 | HIGHLY CONFIGURABLE POWER-DELIVERY MANAGEMENT POLICY - Described are mechanisms and methods for implementing highly configurable power delivery management policies. An apparatus may comprise a first circuitry, a second circuitry, a third circuitry, and a fourth circuitry. The first circuitry may include a memory to store a first table having one or more first entries and to store a second table having one or more respectively corresponding second entries. The second circuitry may, upon the occurrence of an event, test a condition specified by an entry in the first table. The third circuitry may, upon the test of the condition having a positive result, evaluate a set of one or more parameters as specified by an entry in a second table corresponding with the entry in the first table. The fourth circuitry may initiate a power-management action based upon the evaluation of the set of one or more parameters. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318742 | POWER MANAGEMENT BASED ON REAL TIME PLATFORM POWER SENSING - An apparatus is provided, where the apparatus includes a plurality of components; a first sensing system to measure first power consumed by first one or more components of the plurality of components; a second sensing system to measure second power consumed by the apparatus; an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) to generate an identification (ID) that is representative of the second power consumed by the apparatus; and a controller to allocate power budget to one or more components of the plurality of components, based on the measurement of the first power and the ID. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318743 | SENSING AUDIO INFORMATION AND FOOTSTEPS TO CONTROL POWER - A method, according to one example, includes sensing audio information with an audio microphone of a computing device. The method includes determining, by a controller of the computing device, whether the sensed audio information indicates footsteps moving toward the computing device. The method includes causing, by the controller, a powering up of a presence sensor having a higher power consumption than the microphone in response to a determination by the controller that the sensed audio information indicates footsteps moving toward the computing device. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318744 | DISPLAY APPARATUS HAVING TOUCH DRIVING CIRCUIT FOR GENERATING DRIVING SIGNALS FOR DIFFERENT LEVELS - A display apparatus including a display panel, a touch sensing unit including first and second transmission touch lines, and a touch driving circuit to apply first and second touch driving signals to the first and second transmission touch lines, respectively, in which the touch driving circuit includes a first switch group including a first sharing switch device having one end connected to the first transmission touch line, and a second switch group including a second sharing switch device having two ends respectively connected to the second transmission touch line and another end of the first sharing switch device, and the touch driving circuit is configured to turn on the sharing switch devices during a first period such that the touch driving signals have a first voltage level, and turn on the sharing switch devices during a second period such that the touch driving signals have a second voltage level. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318745 | MANAGING POWER RESOURCES FOR POOLS OF VIRTUAL MACHINES - The present disclosure relates to systems, methods, and computer readable media for enabling server devices to utilize a higher percentage of power resources while maintaining sufficient availability of power resources of a datacenter or other collection of server devices. For example, systems disclosed herein determine and implement power shaving actions based on virtual machine metadata and in accordance with a power shaving policy to facilitate a significantly higher utilization of power resources on a datacenter during normal operation as well as within periods of limited power capacity on various server devices. Systems described herein provide more efficient utilization of power resources while maintaining service availability guarantees for a variety of virtual machines hosted by servers of the datacenter. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318746 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A MOBILE, PORTABLE OUTPUT APPARATUS IN A MOTOR VEHICLE, CONTEXT PROCESSING DEVICE, MOBILE OUTPUT APPARATUS AND MOTOR VEHICLE - A context processing unit receives an environmental signal from a registration unit of a motor vehicle. The environmental signal describes an item of information, independent of a movement direction of the motor vehicle, regarding an event in an environment of the motor vehicle. The event establishes a predetermined thematic context of media content of an output file. The predetermined media content of the output file is changed in dependence on the thematic context of the media content, so that a virtual environment described by the changed media content takes into consideration the information of the event in the environment of the motor vehicle with respect to context. The output file with the changed media content is transmitted to a display unit of an output device which outputs the output file. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318747 | Augmented Reality Doll - A system and method for augmenting the visual representation of a visualized object with a different overlaid visualization in a seamless lifelike manner, comprising: means arranged to provide information on the location and motion of each movable part of the object; image acquisition means arranged to acquire images and video of the object; processing means arranged to calculate three dimensional distance and position of the movable parts and of the object; image processing means arranged to generate an overlay image into the same space as the object; display means to display the overlaid image. The system may be self-contained in a smartphone based Virtual Reality headset. | 2021-10-14 |
20210318748 | IMU for Touch Detection - Touch detection may include determining, based on data from an IMU on a first device that monitors movement of a touching object, a touch event, wherein the touch event indicates contact between the touching object and a surface, obtaining a depth image captured by a second device, comprising a touch image, determining a touch point of the object based on the touch image, and providing a response based on the touch point of the object and the touched surface. | 2021-10-14 |