42nd week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 20 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140306780 | Duplexers - An electrical balance duplexer comprising an electrical balance load having an electrical balance load connection, an antenna connection, a first differential power amplifier output connection, a second differential power amplifier output connection; and a power combiner configured to combine output power signals from the first differential power amplifier output connection with output power signals from the second differential power amplifier output connection into the antenna connection and into the electrical balance load connection. | 2014-10-16 |
20140306781 | MAGNETIC INTERFACE CIRCUIT HAVING A 3-WIRE COMMON MODE CHOKE - A magnetic interface circuit for interfacing between a cable side and a circuit side of a networking communication channel. The magnetic interface circuit includes a transformer and a 3-wire common mode choke (CMC). The transformer has a first winding connected to the cable side of the channel and a second winding connected to the circuit side of the channel. Each of the first and second windings has two output ports. The 3-wire CMC has a center winding and two outer windings respectively connected to the output ports of the first or second winding. The center winding has two opposite ends both used for connecting to ground. | 2014-10-16 |
20140306782 | RESONANCE DEVICE - A resonance device is disclosed. The resonance device in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention includes: a case including a first ground surface and a second ground surface which face each other; a stacked part formed inside the case by stacking a first conductive layer and a second conductive layer, wherein the first conductive layer is grounded to the first ground surface and the second conductive layer is separated from the first conductive layer without being grounded to the first ground surface; and a transmission layer connecting the second conductive layer to the second ground surface. | 2014-10-16 |
20140306783 | COUPLER AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, a coupler for transmitting and receiving electromagnetic wave by electromagnetic coupling between the coupler and another, includes a line-shaped coupling element including a first open end and a second open end, a ground plane, a feeding element connecting the coupling element and a feed point, and a short circuiting element connecting the feeding element and the ground plane. The feeding element includes a first end connected to an intermediate portion between the first open end and the second open end of the coupling element, and a second end connected to the feed point. The short circuiting element includes a third end arranged between the first end of the feeding element and the second end of the feeding element, and a fourth end connected to the ground plane. | 2014-10-16 |
20140306784 | ANTENNA TUNING APPARATUS FOR A MULTIPORT ANTENNA ARRAY - An antenna tuning apparatus for a multiport antenna array used for sending and/or receiving electromagnetic waves for radio communication comprises: 4 antenna ports, 4 user ports, 10 adjustable impedance devices each presenting a negative reactance and having a terminal coupled to one of the antenna ports, 4 windings each having a first terminal coupled to one of the antenna ports and a second terminal coupled to one of the user ports, and 10 adjustable impedance devices each presenting a negative reactance and having a terminal coupled to one of the user ports. All adjustable impedance devices are adjustable by electrical means. Any small variation in the impedance matrix of the antenna array, caused by a change in operating frequency or a change in the medium surrounding the antennas, can be compensated with a new adjustment of the adjustable impedance devices. | 2014-10-16 |
20140306785 | HOUSING WITH EXTENDED CREEP AND AIR-STRETCH - The present invention relates to a housing ( | 2014-10-16 |
20140306786 | CURRENT TRANSFORMER - A current transformer ( | 2014-10-16 |
20140306787 | LAMINATED COMMON-MODE CHOKE COIL - In a common-mode choke coil, first annular conductors are helically defined from the lower layer to the upper layer, and first annular conductors are helically defined from the upper layer to the lower layer. Further, second annular conductors are helically defined from the lower layer to the upper layer, and second annular conductors are helically defined from the upper layer to the lower layer. The first annular conductors and the second annular conductors are disposed alternately in a lamination direction. The first annular conductors and the second annular conductors are disposed such that substantial portions of the annular conductors adjacent to each other in the layer direction do not overlap in a planar view. This structure achieves a compact common-mode choke coil with which the loss of normal-mode signals is small, and which is highly capable of removing common-mode noise. | 2014-10-16 |
20140306788 | FILTER COMPONENT - A filter component is provided with a first winding wire, a second winding wire having a separate electric current supply from the first winding wire, and a third winding wire connected in series with the first winding wire. The first, second, and third winding wires are wound on a magnetic core. The magnetic core has a shape that allows a formation of a first magnetic path having the first and second winding wires interlinked therewith without having the third winding wire interlinked therewith, and a formation of a second magnetic path having the first and third winding wires interlinked therewith without having the second winding wire interlinked therewith. Further, the electric current flow directions of the first and second winding wires are opposite and the electric current flow directions of the first and third winding wires are the same. | 2014-10-16 |
20140306789 | COMMON-MODE CHOKE COIL - A common-mode choke coil having: a core that extends in a predetermined direction; and first and second wires that are intertwined and wound together around the core. | 2014-10-16 |
20140306790 | CHOKE COIL AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A choke coil includes a core that is formed to have a ring shape and a winding member that is provided with an electrically conductive wire wound around the core. A housing member, interposed between the core and the winding member, is formed of a material having non-magnetic and non-conductive properties, has a ring shape corresponding to the core, and covers the core. The housing member is formed in such a manner that a separation distance along a radial direction between an outer surface of the housing member and an outer surface of the core becomes uniform over a circumferential direction. | 2014-10-16 |
20140306791 | POWER CONVERTER - An inverter is offered which has a substrate having a capacitor, a semiconductor device, and so on mounted thereon, a metal enclosure securely holding the substrate, and a choke coil of an open magnetic path structure. The choke coil has a rod-like core disposed perpendicularly to the substrate. The choke coil is electrically connected with the substrate via coil terminals on a coil element. At least one cutout is formed in a surface of the substrate which is located opposite to one axial end (lower end) of the rod-like core of the choke coil. | 2014-10-16 |
20140306792 | ELECTRONIC COMPONENT - An electronic component having; a laminate formed by laminating a plurality of insulator layers; and a coil consisting of linear coil conductor layers that are laminated along with the insulator layers, the coil having a spiral form or a helical form that windingly extends in a direction of lamination. In a cross section perpendicular to a direction in which the coil conductor layers extend, the coil conductor layers have recesses provided in their surfaces directed toward an inner circumference side of the coil, the recesses being set back toward an outer circumference side of the coil. | 2014-10-16 |
20140306793 | High Q, Miniaturized LCP-Based Passive Components - Various methods and systems are provided for high Q, miniaturized LCP-based passive components. In one embodiment, among others, a spiral inductor includes a center connection and a plurality of inductors formed on a liquid crystal polymer (LCP) layer, the plurality of inductors concentrically spiraling out from the center connection. In another embodiment, a vertically intertwined inductor includes first and second inductors including a first section disposed on a side of the LCP layer forming a fraction of a turn and a second section disposed on another side of the LCP layer. At least a portion of the first section of the first inductor is substantially aligned with at least a portion of the second section of the second inductor and at least a portion of the first section of the second inductor is substantially aligned with at least a portion of the second section of the first inductor. | 2014-10-16 |
20140306794 | Temperature Fuse and Sliding Electrode Used for Temperature Fuse - A temperature fuse includes a cylindrical metal case, a sliding electrode slidable over an inner surface of the metal case, and a terminal electrically connected to the metal case while the sliding electrode is in contact therewith, during activation, the sliding electrode moving away from the terminal so that electrical connection between the metal case and the terminal is cut off, the sliding electrode being formed by working a thin metal plate, the sliding electrode including at least a base material layer composed of copper or a copper alloy and a first surface layer composed of silver or a silver alloy, and a site of contact with the terminal being the first surface layer having a thickness not smaller than 5 μm. | 2014-10-16 |
20140306795 | BUS BAR FORMING DIE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING BUS BAR USING THE SAME - A bus bar forming die ( | 2014-10-16 |
20140306796 | Circuitry Apparatus - An apparatus for easing installation of electronic devices. A plurality of resistors and wires in various configurations and values join to form a unitary circuit. The unitary circuit includes a predetermined Ohm value, or other electrical value. The unitary circuit allows for facilitated installation onto additional circuits, such as security system. A first resistor and a second resistor join in series-parallel or parallel-series to each other. The first resistor joins to a first black wire and a first gray wire. The second resistor joins to a first black wire, a second black wire, and a second gray wire. The components are twist tied together and joined with shrink tube, hard tube, and finally labeled shrink tube. This forms a prepackaged bundle of electrical components with labeled resistor values. The first resistor and second resistor each have a value of 1 kilohm or 2 kiliohms. | 2014-10-16 |
20140306797 | FILTER ASSEMBLIES - A fume extraction apparatus ( | 2014-10-16 |
20140306798 | RFID SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATION METHOD PERFORMED BY THE SAME - Provided is an RFID system and method for maintaining a constant strength of a signal transmitted from an RFID tag to an RFID reader, regardless of a distance between the reader and tag. The RFID signal strength measuring reader measures a signal strength received from the RFID tag, creates control information used to set an amplification amount of the RFID tag by using a value of the measured strength to include the control information in an output signal, and sends the output signal to the RFID tag. The RFID tag, if the signal sent from the RFID reader is received, extracts internal information from the received signal, sends the information to the RFID reader as an output signal, and extracts the control information included in the signal sent from the RFID reader to adjust a strength of the output signal according to a value of the control information. | 2014-10-16 |
20140306799 | Vehicle Intruder Alert Detection and Indication - Methods and systems for a detecting an intruder near or within a vehicle are disclosed. Specifically, a method to detect and identify a person near or within a vehicle as an authorized or an unauthorized user is provided. In the event an unauthorized user is detected within a vehicle, the system may take a number of actions. In one embodiment, the actions comprise providing notice to one or more authorized users of the vehicle, disabling the vehicle, notifying emergency personnel or police, and emitting a visual or audio alarm. | 2014-10-16 |
20140306800 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING A GENUINE PRINTED DOCUMENT - A system and method for verifying that a document is included in a document management system is disclosed. This system and method includes scanning of a scan track of a document, generating document data dependently upon the scanning, comparing the generated document data to stored document data, the stored document data generated dependently upon a prior scanning of the scan track of the document, and outputting an indication of the document being included in the document management system as determined by the comparing. | 2014-10-16 |
20140306801 | CURATING COMMUNICATIONS - A computer-implemented method includes notifying a first person that a significant event is going to occur with respect to a second person; receiving from the first person, the second person, or another person a communication that relates to the significant event and to the first person and that has been curated at least in part from information that has been accumulated automatically from online resources; and sending the curated communication to the communication target. | 2014-10-16 |
20140306802 | INSTANT ALERT NETWORK SYSTEM - An instant alert network system may transform a mobile communication device, such as a smart phone, into a “panic button” whereby a user may instantly broadcast an alert or alarm to users forming a defined group to a threat or emergency situation as opposed to relying on a single person or entity to initiate the alert. An instant alert network system may permit users to become the perimeter defense through activation and distribution of alerts via various forms of electronic communication. This will dramatically reduce the amount of time that may be needed to inform users of an impending threat, and it may allow defensive countermeasures to be deployed in virtually real-time in order to reduce the threat and possibly save lives. | 2014-10-16 |
20140306803 | Directional Beacon Device - A beacon device includes a control circuitry, a window, and a plurality of sets of illumination sources. The window includes a prismatic structure forming a ring from a planar perspective. The prismatic structure defines an inside surface and an outside surface from the planar perspective. The plurality of sets of illumination sources are coupled to the control circuitry. Each set of illumination sources includes a first illumination source disposed proximal to the inside surface of the prismatic structure and includes a second illumination source disposed proximal to the outside surface of the prismatic structure. The control circuitry is to illuminate a first set of the plurality of sets of illumination sources to transmit a signal in a first direction. | 2014-10-16 |
20140306804 | MERCHANDISE EVENT MONITORING VIA WIRELESS TRACKING - Item movement is determined via wireless tracking using RFID data from at least one RFID reader. The RFID data associates RFID tag information with each antenna of the RFID reader that receives the tag information. At least one processor is configured to identify a first appearance of unique tag information in the RFID data. Items may be grouped when their first appearance in RFID data and their antenna association indicates that they first appear in a location within a predetermined amount of time, as indicated by RFID data, and/or when they have all moved from a previous location within a predetermined amount of time, as indicated by different RFID data. A group designation comprises the relevant unique tag information, which may be stored in memory along with a time stamp. | 2014-10-16 |
20140306805 | TAG APPARATUS FOR HIGH-RATE DATA TRANSMISSION AND COMMUNICATION METHOD THEREOF - A tag apparatus communicating with a reader acquires a command from a signal that is received from the reader, converts data corresponding to the acquired command to a plurality of multi-level parallel data, and generates a plurality of tag load impedances based on bias voltages that are mapped to correspond to each level of the plurality of parallel data. Therefore, a signal having electrical energy corresponding to the plurality of tag load impedances is transmitted to the reader. | 2014-10-16 |
20140306806 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONNECTING PEOPLE WITH PRODUCT INFORMATION - A system for providing item information includes: a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag coupled to an item; and a mobile device comprising an RFID reader. The RFID tag includes stored information related to the item, and the RFID reader is configured to access the RFID tag, obtain the item information, and communicate the item information to a user. | 2014-10-16 |
20140306807 | WIRELESS SENSOR READER - A wireless sensor reader is provided to interface with a wireless sensor. The wireless sensor reader transmits a narrowband, fixed frequency excitation pulse to cause the wireless sensor to generate a ring signal. The ring signal corresponds to the value of the physical parameter being sensed. The wireless sensor reader receives and amplifies the ring signal and sends the signal to a phase-locked loop. A voltage-controlled oscillator in the phase-locked loop locks onto the ring signal frequency and generates a count signal at a frequency related to the ring signal frequency. The voltage-controlled oscillator is placed into a hold mode where the control voltage is maintained constant to allow the count signal frequency to be determined. The low power, simple circuitry required to generate the excitation pulse allows the reader to be a small, battery operated unit. Alternative methods of frequency determination are also disclosed. | 2014-10-16 |
20140306808 | RFID READER LOCATION SELF-DISCOVERY - A system and method of determining the location of a RFID reader is disclosed. The system comprises a first RFID reader, and at least one other RFID reader, and a processor. The RFID readers associate unique RFID tag information with at least one antenna that reads the information. The processor receives RFID data from the first RFID reader and the at least one other RFID reader and determines the location of the first RFID reader relative to the at least one other RFID reader based on the association of unique RFID tag information with at least one antenna of at least two readers. | 2014-10-16 |
20140306809 | Fluid Pipeline Leak Detection and Location with Miniature RF Tags - Sensors locate troublesome leaks in pipes or conduits that carry a flowing medium. These sensors, through tailored physical and geometric properties, preferentially seek conduit leaks or breaches due to flow streaming. The sensors can be queried via transceivers outside the conduit or located and interrogated inside by submersible unmanned vehicle to identify and characterize the nature of a leak. The sensors can be functionalized with other capabilities for additional leak and pipeline characterization if needed. Sensors can be recovered from a conduit flow stream and reused for future leak detection activities. | 2014-10-16 |
20140306810 | PASSIVE RF DEVICES THAT COMMUNICATE USING A WIRELESS NETWORK PROTOCOL - Passive RF devices are disclosed that communicate using a wireless network protocol. The device includes an antenna operable to receive a radio frequency (RF) signal from a RF source that transmits the RF signal based on a wireless network protocol. The device further includes circuitry operable to derive power from the RF signal. With the power derived from the RF signal, the circuitry is further operable to read data from a memory, to encode the data based on the wireless network protocol, and to modulate the RF signal to include the encoded data. The antenna is further operable to transmit the modulated RF signal based on the wireless network protocol for reception by the RF source or another passive RF device. | 2014-10-16 |
20140306811 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTEGRATING GESTURE AND SOUND FOR CONTROLLING DEVICE - A system for integrating gestures and sounds including: a gesture recognition unit that extracts gesture feature information corresponding to user commands from image information and acquires gesture recognition information from the gesture feature information; a background recognition unit acquiring background sound information using a predetermined background sound model from sound information; a sound recognition unit that extracts sound feature information corresponding to user commands from the sound information and extracts the sound feature information based on the the background sound information and acquires sound recognition information from the sound feature information; and an integration unit that generates integration information by integrating the gesture recognition information and the sound recognition information. | 2014-10-16 |
20140306812 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OPTICALLY INDUCED CUTANEOUS SENSATION - The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for inducing a cutaneous sensation in a user of an electronic device. Such systems and methods may include a stimulation system configured to generate an output operable to excite neural tissue. An interface component may be configured to direct the output of the stimulation system onto a target area of skin of the user, and a controller may be configured to generate a control signal to cause the stimulation system to modify one or more characteristics of the output of the stimulation system in order to induce a cutaneous sensation. The cutaneous sensation may be based on a tactile application executable on the electronic device that is configured to generate a representation of a simulated object. Further, a stimulation profile may represent at least one present stimulation area and at least one prior stimulation area. | 2014-10-16 |
20140306813 | ADVANCED VOICE OVER SAFETY APPARATUS - Advanced voice over safety apparatus for vehicles and equipment that uses Electro-mechanical or mechanical transmission means. The apparatus is configured for cars, buses, trucks, planes or any other vehicle that moves and uses batteries as part of its power supply. Disclosed embodiment comprises at least one of: a backing safety system, a school bus stop sign arm safety system, vehicle components pre-operation safety system, and a driver information safety system that is programmed to recognize dangerous vehicle situations and alert the operator of a vehicle in an audible manner the operating conditions to prevent accidents from occurring. The voice over safety apparatus further includes driver inspection program for use before the vehicle is put in operation or put to motion. The apparatus is programmed to sound when the vehicle is backing or unloading occupants, or any other potentially dangerous activity in which a passerby to the vicinity of the vehicle or the operator of the vehicle may become subjected to injuries. | 2014-10-16 |
20140306814 | PEDESTRIAN MONITORING APPLICATION - A system for vehicle to another party communications that includes a vehicle personality module adapted to create a vehicle personality and a communications system that utilizes the created vehicle personality for one or more communications instead of a user's profile. The one or more communications are associated with one or more of an identifier and an icon representing the vehicle personality, with this identifier and/or icon sent with at least one communication and displayable to the recipient of the communication. | 2014-10-16 |
20140306815 | MULTI-FREQUENCY TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING DETECTOR - Methods, systems, and devices are provided for tire pressure detectors that may operate according to one of two or more selectable frequencies. Tire pressure detectors may include an RF section to modulate pressure information from a pressure sensor onto an output signal. The frequency of the output signal may be selectable from two or more frequencies based on a frequency required by a vehicle that the tire pressure detector is to be used with. An RF matching circuit may be coupled between the RF section and an antenna, with an impedance of the RF matching circuit selected based of the frequency of the output signal. Such impedance matching may provide a constant power level output from the tire pressure detector independent of the frequency of the tire pressure detector transmissions. | 2014-10-16 |
20140306816 | CHARGE CONTROL DEVICE - A vehicle is equipped with a charge plug. The vehicle includes a vehicular battery charged through the charge plug. A charge control device for the vehicle includes a vehicle information acquisition unit, an exit determination unit, and an alarming operation unit. The vehicle information acquisition unit acquires vehicle information, which represents a state of the vehicle. The exit determination unit determines, according to the vehicle information, whether an occupant of the vehicle has an exit intention to exit from the vehicle. The alarming operation unit implements an alarming operation to restrict the occupant from forgetting to mount the charge plug when the exit determination unit determines that the occupant has the exit intention. | 2014-10-16 |
20140306817 | Universal Vehicle Notification System - Methods and systems for a vehicle system that include determining whether a vehicle action is necessary and providing a notification to predetermined users. Sensors provide signals to a sensing control system to generate the notification. | 2014-10-16 |
20140306818 | System and Method for Generating Protective Obscuring Haze - A system and method of providing a protective cover to occupants of a room, which includes detecting an occurrence of a threatening event with a protection system deployed in the room, such as detecting gunfire with the protection system and/or receiving a transmitted command of the threatening event by the protection system, and emitting an obscuring haze into the room from a haze generator of the protection system in response to the detected occurrence of the gunfire. The emitted obscuring haze obscures the light of sight contact between a shooter and the occupants in the room, which provides a measure of cover for the occupants while other assistance is being organized. This reduces the chances that the shooter will be able to accurately shoot any victim, increasing the odds of victim survival. | 2014-10-16 |
20140306819 | SYSTEM AND A METHOD FOR LOCATING AND NOTIFYING FAULT AND HANDLING ALARM THEREOF - A system and method are disclosed for locating and notifying of a fault, and handling an alarm thereof. The system can include at least one field device, a central alarm management component, at least one handheld device and at least one wireless hub. The wireless hub is connected with the at least one field device and/or the at least one handheld device, for analyzing the fault and/or locating the appropriate handheld device correspondingly in relation to the fault. | 2014-10-16 |
20140306820 | Shelter Evacuation Response System - Evacuation system including a network-connected server, computerized communications appliances connected to the server, electronic interface devices connected to alarm systems, in turn, connected to server, the alarms located at first geographic locations fixed in a path a disaster, software executing on the server, the software providing mapping of the first geographic locations by visually representing those on at least one digitally rendered geographic representation of the disaster area, the geographic representations servable to the communications appliances, receiving evacuation-success notification information at the server, the information sent from persons interacting with the electronic interface devices whom are evacuating from the first geographic locations, and visually associating the received evacuation-success notification information to the geographic locations and updating the at least one geographic representation. The evacuation-success notification information including an indication that the persons have evacuated the first locations and are sheltering at second geographic locations associated with the first geographic locations. | 2014-10-16 |
20140306821 | MOTION PROFILE TEMPLATES AND MOVEMENT LANGUAGES FOR WEARABLE DEVICES - Techniques for determining a state of a user using wearable devices are described, including receiving motion-related data from a first sensor and user-related data from a second sensor, determining a state of a user as a function of the motion-related data and the user-related data, and displaying a graphic associated with the state of the user at a graphical user interface. The first sensor and the second sensor may be coupled to a wearable device. The user-related data may include galvanic skin response data. The graphic associated with the state of the user may be displayed at a web browser. | 2014-10-16 |
20140306822 | ACCESS CONTROL FOR ELECTRONIC ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEMS - Systems and methods are provided for controlling the use of electronic systems based upon monitored physical activity. The method can be implemented in a computer infrastructure having computer executable code tangibly embodied on a computer readable storage medium having programming instructions. The program instructions are operable to: provision rules associated with a user and at least one of health metrics and physical activity of the user; monitor the at least one health metrics and physical activity of the user over a predetermined time; and manage access to any of a plurality of electronic systems based on the monitored at least one health metrics and physical activity being in compliance or non-compliance with the provisioned rules. | 2014-10-16 |
20140306823 | Apparatus Comprising a Pair of an Alarm Condition Generator and an Associated Alarm Circuit, Chip Card, and Method - An apparatus includes a pair of an alarm condition generator and an associated alarm circuit and a test circuit. The alarm circuit is configured to generate an alarm signal in response to a detection of an associated alarm condition. The alarm condition generator is configured to generate the associated alarm condition for its associated alarm circuit in response to a reception of a first reset of a first type of reset. The test circuit is configured to receive the alarm signal and the first reset and to generate in response to a reception of both the first reset and the alarm signal a second reset of a second type of reset. | 2014-10-16 |
20140306824 | LED security sensor - A door sensor system comprising door sensor circuit and a sensor support circuit. | 2014-10-16 |
20140306825 | LOCATION TRACKING OF JEWELRY FOR THEFT PREVENTION - Disclosed is a jewelry item to which a location tracking module can be attached. The location tracking module could use a GPS circuit or a GPS circuit. A geo fence can be defined around the jewelry item. If the jewelry is taken out of the geo fence, a message or an alarm may be sent to specified phone numbers and email IDs. | 2014-10-16 |
20140306826 | AUTOMATIC COMMUNICATION OF DAMAGE AND HEALTH IN DETECTED VEHICLE INCIDENTS - Methods and systems for automatic communication of vehicle damage and health of users in detected vehicle incidents are disclosed. Specifically, a method to monitor the health of occupants and detect and identify any occupants experiencing a medical anomaly is provided. In the event a medical anomaly is detected within a vehicle, the system may take a number of actions. In one embodiment, the actions comprise notifying health care providers and emergency personnel or police, communicating accident data, and emitting a visual or audio alarm. | 2014-10-16 |
20140306827 | ACCIDENTAL INGESTION DETECTION APPARATUS, ACCIDENTAL INGESTION DETECTION SYSTEM, AND ACCIDENTAL INGESTION DETECTION METHOD - An accidental ingestion detecting apparatus according to the present disclosure includes: a swallowing sensing unit which senses swallowing by an animal; a swallowing detecting unit which detects swallowing based on sensing data outputted by the swallowing sensing unit and which outputs swallowing information that is information related to the swallowing; a feeding information inputting unit which accepts input of information related to feeding of the animal and which outputs the information as feeding information; and an accidental ingestion determining unit which determines accidental ingestion by the animal, wherein the accidental ingestion determining unit determines accidental ingestion by the animal based on date/time information included in the swallowing information and date/time information included in the feeding information. | 2014-10-16 |
20140306828 | Non-invasive Thermal Dispersion Flow Meter with Fluid Leak Detection And Alert - A non-invasive thermal dispersion flow meter with chronometric monitor for fluid leak detection includes a heater, an ambient temperature sensor and a flow rate sensor which are configured to sense the temperature of a fluid in a conduit, and then monitor the flow of that fluid through the conduit. The fluid flow sensor is incorporated into a Wheatstone bridge circuit which is used to provide increased sensitivity to the outputs of the sensors. Based upon the ambient temperature sensor readings, the flow rate sensor and heater may be adjusted to optimize the operation of the system to detect leaks. An alternative embodiment utilizes a single sensor and separate heater which work together to determine heat propagation times which in turn is used to calculate flow rate. Based on the sensor readings, the flow may be adjusted to prevent damage and leaks by relieving the system of excess pressure. | 2014-10-16 |
20140306829 | Tension Sensor Assembly - A tension detector may detect and help correct tension in a lift cable. The cable may include a lift cable within a telescopic structure, such as a telescopic tower. The tension sensor may detect when the cable tension is outside a high tension threshold and a low tension threshold and trigger an alert when outside the thresholds. The alert may be an audible alert or a visual alert. A controller may prevent a user from making the tension worse and encourage an operator to correct the tension problem by preventing a winch from expanding or retracting the telescopic structure. The tension sensor may use springs to calibrate the thresholds for the high tension and low tension and a series of pulleys to manipulate an arm to engage a tension sensor. | 2014-10-16 |
20140306830 | CASING OF ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A casing includes a base, a trigger switch, an alarm device, and a cover. The base includes a first side plate and a second side plate perpendicular to the first side plate. The trigger switch is mounted to an inner side of the first side plate. A resilient tab is formed on a top of the trigger switch. The alarm device is electrically connected to the trigger switch. The cover covers on a top of the base and deforms the resilient tab down. A recess is defined in a bottom surface of the cover and located between the second side plate and the resilient tab. When the cover is slid away from the second side plate, the recess aligns with the resilient tab. The resilient tab enters the recess and restores. The trigger switch triggers the alarm device to alarm. | 2014-10-16 |
20140306831 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INCREASING CURRENT MONITOR POWER TELEMETRY ACCURACY - Systems and method for increasing current monitor accuracy are disclosed. The systems and methods may include receiving a run-time load value from a current monitor, determining a component parameter value associated with the run-time load value, and communicating the component parameter value to the current monitor. | 2014-10-16 |
20140306832 | Method And Apparatus For Remote Monitoring Of A Residence - Embodiments disclosed herein relate to remote monitoring of at least one residence to determine whether or not the at least one residence has power. Embodiments disclosed herein enable a homeowner of the at least one residence or a third party to be notified of power loss of the at least one residence as well as restoration of the power. By providing residential power loss detection and enabling homeowners or third parties to be aware of the power loss detected, a homeowner or third party can react to the power loss in a timely manner, thereby preventing damage to the residence or to contents of thereof. | 2014-10-16 |
20140306833 | Providing Home Automation Information via Communication with a Vehicle - Methods and systems of providing home automation information via communication with a vehicle. A home automation system can determine a state of the home and determine when occupants enter a home. The home automation system can identify an occupant and monitor the status and location of the occupant in the home and determine a status change for the occupant, such when the occupant leaves or is scheduled to leave the home, the occupant going to sleep, experiencing a health crisis, or entering an area of the home the occupant is not authorized to enter. The home automation system can send alerts and information to a vehicle operation system of a vehicle and to a communication device of a user. The alerts can include information related to the identity and the status of the occupant and information related to the state of the home. | 2014-10-16 |
20140306834 | VEHICLE TO VEHICLE SAFETY AND TRAFFIC COMMUNICATIONS - A system for vehicle to another party communications that includes a vehicle personality module adapted to create a vehicle personality and a communications system that utilizes the created vehicle personality for one or more communications instead of a user's profile. The one or more communications are associated with one or more of an identifier and an icon representing the vehicle personality, with this identifier and/or icon sent with at least one communication and displayable to the recipient of the communication. | 2014-10-16 |
20140306835 | RADAR SENSING AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE VEHICLE DETECTION - A system for vehicle to another party communications that includes a vehicle personality module adapted to create a vehicle personality and a communications system that utilizes the created vehicle personality for one or more communications instead of a user's profile. The one or more communications are associated with one or more of an identifier and an icon representing the vehicle personality, with this identifier and/or icon sent with at least one communication and displayable to the recipient of the communication. | 2014-10-16 |
20140306836 | ADVANCED ACCESSIBLE PEDESTRIAN SYSTEM FOR SIGNALIZED TRAFFIC INTERSECTIONS - Pedestrian call systems with bidirectional communication between pedestrian call stations and traffic controllers are arranged so as to detect system errors. Communications can be provided over power conductors, and systems can be configured and monitored using a web browser. In one example, traffic systems are provided with Ethernet interfaces that can be used for bidirectional communication over power lines. | 2014-10-16 |
20140306837 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR QUALITATIVE INDICATION OF CUMULATIVE WEAR STATUS - A method for the determination and qualitative indication of cumulative wear status of a complex system having a plurality of individual components, comprises the following steps: measuring a plurality of parameters corresponding to the usage status of a plurality of individual components in a system; storing the values of the measured parameters; weighting the values of the measured parameters according to a predetermined formula; calculating a single value from the predetermined formula; and displaying a single indicator indicative of the qualitative wear status of the overall system. | 2014-10-16 |
20140306838 | Detecting Unsafe Car Seat Passenger-Conditions - In some aspects, a portable car-seat assembly for installation in a vehicle includes a temperature sensor that detects an ambient temperature inside the vehicle. The portable car-seat assembly also includes a location detector that detects a location of the car-seat assembly. The car-seat assembly is configured to initiate a predetermined action in response to detecting an unsafe passenger-condition based on the temperature. For example, a message indicating the temperature and the location of the car-seat assembly can be sent to a remote recipient. | 2014-10-16 |
20140306839 | ELECTROMAGNETIC DETECTION AND IMAGING TRANSCEIVER (EDIT) AND ROADWAY TRAFFIC DETECTION SYSTEM - An automatic frequency control is used to keep a continuous wave (CW) transmission tuned to the resonant frequency of a resonant microwave patch antenna (RMPA). Changes in loading and the bulk dielectric constant of the mixed media in front of the RMPA will affect its resonant frequency and input impedance. A significant shift in the measured input impedance is interpreted as an object moving nearby, and the phase angle of the measured input impedance is used to estimate the direction of an object's movement. | 2014-10-16 |
20140306840 | IMAGING RADAR SENSOR WITH SYNTHETIC ENLARGEMENT OF THE ANTENNA APERTURE AND TWO-DIMENSIONAL BEAM SWEEP - A device and a method for determining the position of an object, in particular of a moving object, in a three dimensional space is made available. Here the device comprises at least two switchable transmitting antenna arrays having different vertical beam alignments and a number of receiving antennas arranged in a row. The transmitting antennas are arranged spaced apart by a distance that corresponds to the distance between the outer phase centres of the receiving antennas. Otherwise the transmitting antennas can be positioned arbitrarily around the receiving antenna. The horizontal beam sweep over a wide angle range is implemented by the “digital beam forming” method. The vertical object position is measured by comparing the amplitude of the received signals with sequentially operated transmitting antennas having different vertical beam directions. | 2014-10-16 |
20140306841 | FEEDBACK BASED INDOOR LOCALIZATION USING DIGITAL OFF-AIR ACCESSUNITS - A system for indoor localization using satellite navigation signals in a Distributed Antenna System includes a plurality of Off-Air Access Units (OAAUs). Each of the plurality of OAAUs is operable to receive an individual satellite navigation signal from at least one of a plurality of satellites and operable to route signals optically to one or more DAUs. The system also includes a plurality of remote DRUs located at a remote location. The plurality of remote DRUs are operable to receive signals from a plurality of local DAUs. The system further includes an algorithm to delay each individual satellite navigation signal for providing indoor localization at each of the plurality of DRUs and a GPS receiver at the remote location used in a feedback loop with the DRU to control the delays. | 2014-10-16 |
20140306842 | ACCURACY AND PERFORMANCE OF THE HYBRID POSITIONING SYSTEM - The present disclosure relates to a method for determining the position of a WLAN positioning system (WPS) and satellite positioning system (SPS) enabled device. The method can include determining an initial WPS position of the device using WPS, calculating an error region around the initial WPS position of the device, dividing the error region into a plurality of points, obtaining satellite measurements from at least two satellites in view of the device, determining a variation in a receiver clock bias for each point within the error region based on the satellite measurements from at least two satellites, selecting the point with the lowest variation in the receiver clock bias, and determining whether or not to use the point with the lowest variation in receiver clock bias to refine the initial WPS position of the device. | 2014-10-16 |
20140306843 | Measuring System and Measuring Method Using Position and/or Orientation Sensors - A measuring system serves the purpose of measuring a directional characteristic of a first signal sent or received by a device under test comprising sensor means for determining its position and/or orientation. The device under test is set up for determining the position and/or orientation on the basis of its sensors and communicate this information to the measuring device either wireless or wired. The measuring device can be an external or internal means. The measuring system comprises positioning means for positioning and/or orienting the device under test and a measuring device comprising antenna means for receiving the first signal and processing means for processing the received first signal. The processing means comprise sensor processing means for determining the position and/or orientation included in the first signal. The processing means are set up for determining the directional characteristic from the device under test and the position and/or orientation. | 2014-10-16 |
20140306844 | LANE ESTIMATION APPARATUS AND METHOD - Disclosed herein are a lane estimation apparatus and method. The lane estimation apparatus includes a camera unit which captures an image in front of a vehicle, a radar unit which senses a plurality of stationary objects in front of the vehicle, and a lane estimation unit which detects a lane through the image captured by the camera unit, generates an imaginary lane joining a plurality of stationary objects next to a road among the stationary objects sensed by the radar unit, determines whether the generated imaginary lane is valid based on a distance between the detected lane and the generated imaginary lane, generates, when the imaginary lane is valid according to the determined result, a final lane based on the detected lane and the imaginary lane, and recognizes the generated final lane as a driving lane of the vehicle. | 2014-10-16 |
20140306845 | Electronic Device With Foam Antenna Carrier - Electronic devices may include radio-frequency transceiver circuitry and antenna structures. The antenna structures may include a dielectric carrier such as a foam carrier. The foam carrier may be formed from a material that can withstand elevated temperatures. Metal traces for antennas can be formed on the foam carrier by selectively activating areas on a powder coating with a laser and plating the laser-activated areas. Metal for the antennas may also be formed by attaching layers such as flexible printed circuit layers and metal foil layers to the foam carrier. Solder may be used to attach a coaxial cable or other transmission line, electrical components, and other electrical structures to the metal antenna structures on the foam carrier. The foam carrier may be formed from open cell or closed cell foam. The surface of the foam may be smoothed to facilitate formation of metal antenna structures. | 2014-10-16 |
20140306846 | Microstrip Antenna - To provide a microstrip antenna that can radiate electromagnetic waves in two or more different directions while suppressing an increase in manufacturing cost. The microstrip antenna is configured to include: a dielectric substrate | 2014-10-16 |
20140306847 | ANTENNA CLIP AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE EMPLOYING THE SAME - An antenna clip includes a clip body and a fixing body extended from the clip body. The clip body includes a first wall and a second wall formed by bending and extending the first wall. The first wall is corresponded to the second wall and stretches relative to the second wall. The first wall includes at least one first resisting arm located between the first wall and the second wall. An electronic device employing the antenna clip is also disclosed. | 2014-10-16 |
20140306848 | ANTENNA ASSEMBLY AND MOBILE TERMINAL USING SAME - An antenna assembly of the present disclosure includes a grounding plate, a metal plate, a metal frame and an antenna body disposed between the grounding plate and the metal plate. The metal frame includes a closed annular portion, and the antenna body includes a feeding portion. One end of the feeding portion is electrically connected to the metal plate and the other end thereof is spaced apart from the grounding plate, and the closed annular portion is spaced apart from the metal plate. The antenna assembly of the present disclosure can improve the performances of the product and make the appearance of the product more aesthetic. Meanwhile, the present disclosure also provides a mobile terminal using the antenna assembly described above. | 2014-10-16 |
20140306849 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - An electronic apparatus includes: a first molded body; a second molded body which composes housing with the first molded body; a first conductive pattern provided in the housing; a second conductive pattern provided on an outer surface of the housing; and a first conductive member. The first conductive member passes through a gap of a mating face between the first molded body and the second molded body. The first conductive member connects the first conductive pattern and the second conductive pattern. | 2014-10-16 |
20140306850 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - Provided is an electronic device including a case including a conductor part, and an antenna that is provided on a case surface on an inner side of the conductor part and includes an antenna element extending in a first direction parallel to the case surface, the antenna element being grounded to the case surface. A slit extending in the first direction is formed in an area of the case surface, the area being parallel to the antenna element. | 2014-10-16 |
20140306851 | INTEGRATED ANTENNA AND ANTENNA COMPONENT - An antenna is disclosed. The antenna can include an aerodynamic surface and an antenna component comprising a structure configured to extend from the aerodynamic surface. The structure and at least a portion of the aerodynamic surface can form an antenna, such as a half double-ridge horn antenna or a half Vivaldi antenna. In one aspect, the structure can be configured to support a pod, thus integrating the antenna with a mechanical mounting structure for the pod. | 2014-10-16 |
20140306852 | TOP-PIVOTING UNDERWATER RFID ANTENNA ASSEMBLY - An underwater top-pivoting antenna assembly (or array thereof) suitable for subsurface RFID tag interrogation in flowing water such as a river. In preferred embodiments, the antenna interrogates RFID tags implanted in aquatic species. The antenna resides in an elongate antenna housing whose cross-sectional shape is preferably a symmetric hydrodynamic teardrop shape. When the assembly is deployed in water with an upper end thereof suspended above a lower end, the upper end of the housing is linked to a pivot/swivel mechanism such that when the pivot/swivel mechanism is held substantially stationary with respect to the water flow, the lower end of the housing is free to rotate generally about the first end, including in a substantially vertical plane parallel to the water flow direction. The length of the antenna housing is advantageously selected to enable the antenna to monitor for signals across substantially the entire water depth. | 2014-10-16 |
20140306853 | Antenna for Use in a Downhole Tubular - An antenna for use in a downhole tubular. The antenna comprises a generally cylindrical housing and a coiled conductor located within a portion of the housing and separated therefrom by insulating material. The portion of housing has a greater internal diameter than an external diameter of the coiled conductor. | 2014-10-16 |
20140306854 | VIVALDI-MONOPOLE ANTENNA - A Vivaldi-Monopole antenna is a small form ultra-wideband antenna configured for low frequency operation in modern wireless devices. The Vivaldi-Monopole antenna comprises a tapered-slot element and a monopole element, wherein current modes of each element are combined to yield a functional and small form ultra-wideband antenna configured for low frequency resonances. | 2014-10-16 |
20140306855 | TUNABLE MULTIBAND ANTENNA - A tunable multiband antenna includes a first radiation conductor spaced apart from a grounding conductor, a second radiation conductor spaced apart from the grounding conductor and connected to the first radiation conductor, a first tuning unit electrically connected between a signal source and the first radiation conductor and operable to provide different impedances and a second tuning unit electrically connected between the grounding conductor and the second radiation conductor and operable to provide different impedances. | 2014-10-16 |
20140306856 | Antenna and Mobile Terminal - An antenna and a mobile terminal are disclosed that relate to the communications field. The antenna includes a ground cable and a feeder, where the feeder includes a low-frequency branch and a high-frequency branch; the low-frequency branch and the high-frequency branch have a common endpoint; the low-frequency branch is surrounded by the ground cable to form a coupled loading mode and an equivalent coupled feed loop antenna radiation mode; and the high-frequency branch is set outside the ground cable to complete a high-frequency monopole radiation mode. The mobile terminal includes a printed circuit board (PCB) and the antenna, and the antenna is printed on the PCB. An embodiment of the present invention resolves a problem of insufficient low-frequency bandwidth and insufficient high-frequency bandwidth in the prior art, effectively improves performance of the antenna, and can effectively disperse near-field energy to the PCB and the mobile terminal. | 2014-10-16 |
20140306857 | Antenna System With Return Path Tuning And Loop Element - Electronic devices may include radio-frequency transceiver circuitry and antenna structures. The antenna structures may include a dual arm inverted-F antenna resonating element and an antenna ground. An antenna feed may be coupled between the inverted-F antenna resonating element and the antenna ground. An adjustable component such as an adjustable inductor may be coupled between the inverted-F antenna resonating element and the antenna ground in parallel with the antenna feed. The adjustable component may be operable in multiple states such as an open circuit state, a short circuit state, and a state in which the adjustable component exhibits a non-zero inductance. Antenna bandwidth can be broadened by coupling a loop antenna resonating element across the antenna feed. A portion of the antenna ground may overlap the loop antenna resonating element to further enhance antenna bandwidth. | 2014-10-16 |
20140306858 | BROADBAND ANTENNA AND AN ANTENNA ASSEMBLY - A broadband antenna includes a grounding plane, a radiation unit which has first and second radiation components disposed adjacent to the grounding plane, and an impedance adjusting unit which is operable to adjust an impedance upon receipt of and according to a control signal. A length of a resonance path of the antenna is equal to an overall electrical length of from the first radiation component, the impedance adjusting unit, to the second terminal. | 2014-10-16 |
20140306859 | ACTIVE ANTENNA ADAPTED FOR IMPEDANCE MATCHING AND BAND SWITCHING USING A SHARED COMPONENT - An active antenna and associated circuit topology is adapted to provide active impedance matching and band switching of the antenna using a shared tunable component. Using a shared tunable component, such as a tunable capacitor or other tunable component, the antenna provides a low cost and effective active antenna solution. In certain embodiments, one or more passive components can be further utilized to design band switching of the antenna from a first frequency to a second desired frequency. | 2014-10-16 |
20140306860 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, DATA PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM ENCODED WITH COMPUTER READABLE PROGRAM - An exemplary embodiment provides an information processing apparatus capable of communicating data with another information processing apparatus present within a prescribed range. The information processing apparatus includes a data transmission and reception portion configured to transmit and receive data to and from another information processing apparatus and a display control module configured to perform display processing based on received data. The display control module is configured to be able to set information for rejecting execution of display processing based on the data received from another information processing apparatus. The data transmission and reception portion is configured to transmit the received data to an information processing apparatus different from a first information processing apparatus among other information processing apparatuses, regardless of whether or not data received from the first information processing apparatus among other information processing apparatuses has been set to reject execution of the display processing. | 2014-10-16 |
20140306861 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR DISPLAYING INFORMATION, NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM ENCODED WITH COMPUTER READABLE PROGRAM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM - An exemplary embodiment provides an information processing apparatus configured to be capable of communicating data with another information processing apparatus present within a prescribed range. The information processing apparatus includes a transmission and reception portion configured to receive information for communication from another information processing apparatus. The information for communication includes position information relating to an information processing apparatus which is a source of transmission of the information for communication. The information processing apparatus further includes a display portion. A display control module is configured to perform display processing based on a first distance calculated based on the position information relating to the information processing apparatus which is the source of transmission of the information for communication and position information relating to an apparatus including the display control module. | 2014-10-16 |
20140306862 | DISPLAY SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING INFORMATION - A display system is disclosed herein. The display system includes, but is not limited to, a rear projection screen. The display system further includes, but is not limited to, a first projector arranged to project a first image on the rear projection screen. The display system further includes a second projector arranged to project a second image on the rear projection screen. The display system still further includes a processor that is operatively coupled with the first projector and the second projector. The processor is configured to control the first projector to project the first image and to control the second projector to project the second image, and is further configured to align the second image with the first image in an overlaying manner so as to create the appearance of a single image, a portion of the second image being substantially identical to a portion of the first image. | 2014-10-16 |
20140306863 | TRANSFERRING STATE INFORMATION BETWEEN ELECTRONIC DEVICES - Some embodiments enable a first electronic device (e.g., a notebook computer) to obtain state information directly from another electronic device (e.g., a smartphone) so that the first electronic device may replicate a state of content of the other computing device. This is useful when a user of an electronic device desires to switch between one device and another device such that the user may continue an activity (e.g., playing a video game) on another device without having to restart the activity. This is also useful when a user of a first electronic device attempts to replicate the state of the activity on a second device from another user such that both users may participate in the same activity. In some embodiments, a user of a device may obtain content from a server and state information from another device to replicate the state of content on the other device. | 2014-10-16 |
20140306864 | JOINING STRUCTURE OF MULTI-SEGMENT HOUSING AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE PROVIDED WITH THAT JOINING STRUCTURE - A joining structure of superposed first to fourth segment housing of an electronic device each having a display screen equipped with two shafts arranged between first and second housing segments and third and fourth housing segments, a first hinge which joins end faces of the second and third housing segments to be able to rotate and a second hinge which joins opposite side end faces of the first and fourth housing segments, two shafts make the second and third housing segments slide with respect to the first and fourth housing segments, then make one rotate 180 degrees with respect to the other in the finished slid state, by using the first and second hinges to make the second and third housing segments and the first and fourth housing segments rotate about the shafts, and superposed first to fourth segment housing are opened to form a single flat display surface. | 2014-10-16 |
20140306865 | METHOD FOR COMMUNICATING WITH A PLURALITY OF FIRST DISPLAY DEVICES AND AT LEAST ONE SECOND DISPLAY DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS USING THE SAME METHOD - An electronic apparatus capable of communicating with first display devices and second display device to allow establishing M:N source devices to sink devices content composition. It include a transceiver module, a layout manager, a compositor, a mixer, and a human-machine-interactivity mapper. Transceiver module is arranged for communicating with first display devices and receiving contents from first display devices, it is also arranged for communicating with second display device and transmitting a combined image to the second display device. Layout manager is arranged for maintaining layout information of second display device so as to generate a layout policy. Compositor is arranged for composing images of contents so as to generate combined image according to layout policy. Mixer is arranged for mixing audio streams of contents so as to generate a mixed audio stream according to audio mixing policy. The human-machine-interactivity mapper is arranged for allowing user interaction from connected console device. | 2014-10-16 |
20140306866 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUGMENTED AND VIRTUAL REALITY - One embodiment is directed to a system for enabling two or more users to interact within a virtual world comprising virtual world data, comprising a computer network comprising one or more computing devices, the one or more computing devices comprising memory, processing circuitry, and software stored at least in part in the memory and executable by the processing circuitry to process at least a portion of the virtual world data; wherein at least a first portion of the virtual world data originates from a first user virtual world local to a first user, and wherein the computer network is operable to transmit the first portion to a user device for presentation to a second user, such that the second user may experience the first portion from the location of the second user, such that aspects of the first user virtual world are effectively passed to the second user. | 2014-10-16 |
20140306867 | PIXEL CIRCUIT, DRIVING METHOD THEREFOR AND DISPLAY DEVICE - Provided are a pixel circuit, a driving method for the pixel circuit and a display device including the pixel circuit. In the pixel circuit, when the data is written to the storage capacitor, the threshold voltage of the driving transistor and the data voltage are pre-stored in the storage capacitor by means of a diode connection formed by the driving transistor, so that the drift of the threshold voltage can be compensated effectively, and thus the uniformity and the stability of the driving current are maintained. Further, in the embodiment of the present disclosure, the scan signal for the pixel circuit is multiplexed in the touch circuit, and the coupling capacitor in the touch circuit is charged simultaneously while the storage capacitor is charged, and thus, the integration of the touch circuit into the pixel circuit can be realized perfectly without increasing the complexity of the circuit structure and the operation thereof. | 2014-10-16 |
20140306868 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR EXTRACTING CORRELATION CURVES FOR AN ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE - A system determines the efficiency degradation of organic light emitting devices (OLEDs) in multiple array-based semiconductor devices having arrays of pixels that include OLEDs. The system determines the relationship between changes in an electrical operating parameter of the OLEDs and the efficiency degradation of the OLEDs in each of the array-based semiconductor devices, uses the determined relationship for a selected one of the array-based semiconductor devices to determine the efficiency degradation of the OLEDs, and compensates for the efficiency degradation. The relationship between changes in an electrical operating parameter of the OLEDs and the efficiency degradation of the OLEDs in the array-based semiconductor devices may be determined by the use of a test OLED associated with each of the devices. | 2014-10-16 |
20140306869 | TRANSITION METAL COMPLEX HAVING ALKOXY GROUP, ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE USING SAME, COLOR CONVERSION LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE USING SAME, LIGHT CONVERSION LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE USING SAME, ORGANIC LASER DIODE LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE USING SAME, DYE LASER USING SAME, DISPLAY SYSTEM USING SAME, LIGHTING SYSTEM USING SAME, AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT USING SAME - The transition metal complex is represented by Formula (1) [where M represents a transition metal element; K and L each represent a monodentate or bidentate ligand; m and o each represent an integer from 0 to 5; n represents an integer from 1 to 3; X, Y, R1, R2, and R4 each represent a hydrogen atom, alkyl, cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, aralkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, or alkoxy; R3 represents a hydrogen atom, alkyl, cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, aryl, aralkyl, heteroaryl, alkenyl, alkynyl, aryloxy, or alkoxy having two or more carbon atoms; and A represents alkyl, cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, aralkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, or alkoxy]. | 2014-10-16 |
20140306870 | METHOD FOR DRIVING LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - In an image signal writing period, a first image signal is supplied to a first liquid crystal element and a first capacitor from a first signal line. In a backlight lighting period, display is performed in a light-transmitting pixel portion in response to the first image signal. In a black grayscale signal writing period, a signal for black display is supplied to a second liquid crystal element and a second capacitor from a second signal line. In a still image signal writing period, a second image signal is supplied to the first liquid crystal element, the first capacitor, the second liquid crystal element, and the second capacitor from the first signal line. In a still image signal holding period, display is performed in the reflective pixel portion in response to the second image signal. | 2014-10-16 |
20140306871 | DUAL GATE DRIVING LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A dual gate driving LCD device comprises a liquid crystal panel, a gate driving module, a source driving module, and an electric charge sharing unit. The liquid crystal panel comprises several pixels. The gate driving module comprises a plurality of scan lines connected to the pixels to control switching the pixels on or off. The source driving module comprises a plurality of data lines connected to a plurality of the pixels and charges the pixels by positive and negative polarity voltages and the adjacent data lines outputting voltages with different polarities at the same time. The electric charge sharing unit is connected to the source driving module and performs electric charge sharing of the voltage with different polarities between two adjacent data lines before charging the pixels to neutralize the electric charge for each of the pixels to make a charging time the same. | 2014-10-16 |
20140306872 | DRIVING CIRCUIT FOR DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME - A driving circuit for a display device, for reducing power consumption of a data driver, and a method of driving the driving circuit are disclosed. The driving circuit includes a data driver for maintaining buffers of the data driver in an on state every preset specific frame period and maintaining the buffers in an off state every remaining period except for specific frame periods in a refresh mode for processing image data of one image for the specific frame periods only. | 2014-10-16 |
20140306873 | BACKLIGHT APPARATUS AND DISPLAY APPARATUS - In a backlight apparatus according to an aspect, a plurality of backlight drivers are connected in cascade arrangement, and when a drive signal is provided to the backlight driver corresponding to one of a backlight group positioned uppermost and a backlight group positioned lowermost in a sub scanning direction Y, each of the backlight drivers delays the drive signal by a predetermined period and outputs the delayed drive signal in order of the arrangement of the backlight drivers. | 2014-10-16 |
20140306874 | NEAR-PLANE SEGMENTATION USING PULSED LIGHT SOURCE - Methods for recognizing gestures within a near-field environment are described. In some embodiments, a mobile device, such as a head-mounted display device (HMD), may capture a first image of an environment while illuminating the environment using an IR light source with a first range (e.g., due to the exponential decay of light intensity) and capture a second image of the environment without illumination. The mobile device may generate a difference image based on the first image and the second image in order to eliminate background noise due to other sources of IR light within the environment (e.g., due to sunlight or artificial light sources). In some cases, object and gesture recognition techniques may be applied to the difference image in order to detect the performance of hand and/or finger gestures by an end user of the mobile device within a near-field environment of the mobile device. | 2014-10-16 |
20140306875 | INTERACTIVE INPUT SYSTEM AND METHOD - A method for three-dimensional (3D) sensing. The method includes obtaining a first two-dimensional (2D) skeleton of an object, obtaining a second 2D skeleton of the object different from the first 2D skeleton, and calculating a 3D skeleton of the object based on the first and second 2D skeletons. | 2014-10-16 |
20140306876 | MOBILE DEVICE AND METHOD OF CHANGING A SHAPE OF A MOBILE DEVICE - A mobile device includes a flexible display panel, a supporting member at a back side of the flexible display panel, the supporting member supporting the flexible display panel, and an electro active polymer partially inserted in the supporting member, a shape of the electro active polymer being changed based on an input value inputted by a user. | 2014-10-16 |
20140306877 | Gesture Based Interface System and Method - A user interface apparatus for controlling any kind of a device. Images obtained by an image sensor in a region adjacent to the device are input to a gesture recognition system which analyzes images obtained by the image sensor to identify one or more gestures. A message decision maker generates a message based upon an identified gesture and a recognition mode of the gesture recognition system. The recognition mode is changed under one or more various conditions. | 2014-10-16 |
20140306878 | NEAR DISPLAY AND IMAGING - A method and device for eye gaze tracking has coincident display and imaging channel with shared field of view; a pupil forming/collimating subsystem that is part of the imaging channel; and a microdisplay that is part of the imaging channel. The method and device enable simultaneous display and eye tracking by using a pond of mirrors in a micromirror array. | 2014-10-16 |
20140306879 | 3D DISPLAY DEVICE - Two-parallax autostereoscopic display device using eye tracking has a problem in which the brightness is varied depending on the direction of viewing angle. A 3D display device is provided with a detection part for recognizing a position of eyes from an image taken by a camera; a separation mechanism which enables a 3D image to be regenerated at the optimum position for eyes based on information on the position of eyes detected by the detection part; a display device for displaying a plurality of different parallax images at the same time; a backlight attached to the display device; and a backlight control part for controlling the backlight, wherein the backlight control part determines brightness of the backlight in accordance with the position of eyes determined by the detection part. | 2014-10-16 |