43rd week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 21 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110260752 | GENERAL PURPOSE INPUT/OUTPUT PIN MAPPING - An I/O pin mapping module integrated on a microcontroller chip allows any microcontroller circuit node connected to the I/O pin mapping module to be mapped to any microcontroller I/O pin connected to the I/O pin mapping module. The size of the I/O pin mapping module can be customized prior to integration in accordance with the number of circuit nodes and I/O pins to be connected thereto. The I/O pin mapping module is programmable and can be described in a high level language to create a generic module that can be used in different microcontroller families, as well as in other types of integrated circuit chips. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260753 | Level Shifter with Balanced Duty Cycle - A level shifter and method are provided for balancing a duty cycle of a signal. An input circuit receives a differential logic signal with two complimentary logic levels. A level transition balancing circuit balances the rise and fall times of a level shifted version of each complimentary logic level during a transition from a first to a second of the logic levels and a level shift. A logic element stores and provides outputs of the level shifted versions of the logic levels. The level transition balancing circuit can include a capacitor in parallel with a transfer element for each input. The capacitor destabilizes inputs to the logic element and balances the transition using a capacitance and a level previously stored in the logic element. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260754 | SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE - A semiconductor integrated circuit device includes: a first inverter constituted by a first transistor configured to charge a charge point based on an input signal, and a second transistor configured to discharge a discharge point based on the input signal; a P-type third transistor and an N-type fourth transistor with drain-source paths provided in parallel between the charge point and the discharge point; and a second inverter configured to invert a potential of the charge point or the discharge point and supply the inverted potential to gates of the third and fourth transistors, and obtain a delay signal of the input signal from the charge point or the discharge point. The semiconductor integrated circuit device secures a sufficient delay time with a small area. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260755 | Methods and Systems for Detecting Battery Presence - A device has a battery presence detection system. A line charging pulse signal is applied to a terminal battery detection line, which is connected when the battery is present to a ground line via a resistor and a capacitance. A detector determines whether the battery is connected to the mobile terminal based on detecting whether a line voltage edge or a line voltage level on the terminal battery detection line is present. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260756 | Buffer Circuit for a Capacitive Load of High Value - A buffer circuit including an input terminal capable of receiving an input signal and an output terminal capable of being connected to a capacitive load, including an output circuit a series connection, between two terminals of application of a power supply voltage, of a first MOS transistor, a first and a second resistor of adjustable values, and a second MOS transistor, and means for controlling said first and second transistors receiving the input signal The buffer circuit further includes means for comparing the voltage on the output terminal of the circuit with at least one threshold voltage, the comparison means being connected to said control means. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260757 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GENERATING A PULSE SIGNAL OF THE ULTRA WIDE BAND TYPE - System for generating a pulsed signal of the ultra wideband type, comprising a device for direct digital frequency synthesis (DDS) comprising a phase accumulator (ACCP) able to deliver at a first frequency (Fclk) phases coded on i bits and spaced apart by a phase increment (Δp) differing by a power of two and situated in the vicinity of 2 | 2011-10-27 |
20110260758 | HALF-POWER BUFFER AMPLIFIER - A half-power buffer amplifier is disclosed. A buffer stage includes a first-half buffer stage and a second-half buffer stage, wherein an output of the first-half buffer stage is controllably fed back to a rail-to-rail differential amplifier, and an output of the second-half buffer stage is controllably fed back to the rail-to-rail differential amplifier. The switch network controls the connection between the outputs of the buffer stage and an output node of the half-power buffer amplifier in a manner such that a same pixel, with respect to different frames, of a display panel is driven by the same rail-to-rail differential amplifier. In one embodiment, the rail-to-rail differential amplifier and the buffer stage comprise half-power transistors operated within and powered by half of a full range spanning from power to ground. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260759 | DATA SYNCHRONIZER FOR SYNCHRONIZING DATA AND COMMUNICATION INTERFACE INCLUDING THE SAME - According to one embodiment, a data hold module is configured to receive first data synchronized with a first clock signal on the basis of a second timing signal and output second data obtained by synchronizing the received first data with a second clock signal differing from the first clock signal in frequency. A reception timing generator is configured to generate a timing signal synchronized with the second clock signal as the second timing signal on the basis of a first timing signal corresponding to the first data and synchronized with the first clock signal. The reception timing generator comprises flip-flops connected in cascade. An update timing adjusting module is configured to limit the timing to update the flip-flops in value on the basis of an update enable signal synchronized with the second clock signal. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260760 | VOLTAGE CONTROL OSCILLATOR AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A voltage control oscillator and a control method thereof is disclosed in the invention. The voltage control oscillator increases frequency of an output frequency as a control signal is increased under a first mode. The voltage control oscillator decreases frequency of the output frequency as a control signal is increased under a second mode. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260761 | TEMPERATURE COMPENSATION IN A PHASE-LOCKED LOOP - An integrated circuit comprises a digital phase-locked loop for a wireless communications unit. The digital phase-locked loop comprises a voltage controlled oscillator and a digital tuning subsystem. An input of the digital tuning subsystem receives the output signal from the voltage controlled oscillator, and an output of the digital tuning subsystem is supplied to the voltage controlled oscillator. A digital voltage generator is adapted to store at least two predetermined forcing voltages. The digital voltage generator is adapted to select one of the at least two predetermined forcing voltages, in dependence on a current temperature value, and to supply it as a forcing voltage to an input of the voltage controlled oscillator, prior to the phase locked loop achieving lock. A wireless communication unit and a method of tuning a phase-locked loop are also provided. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260762 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR VCO CALIBRATION USING FAST FREQUENCY COMPARISON BASED ON PHASE MANIPULATION - An apparatus and a method for calibrating a Voltage Controlled Oscillator (VCO) using a fast frequency comparison based on phase manipulation are provided. The calibrating apparatus includes a phase shifter for comparing an input reference frequency and an input divided frequency and shifting a phase of the reference frequency to make the phase of the reference frequency align with a phase of the divided frequency; a frequency comparator for determining which one of the phase-shifted reference frequency and the divided frequency is higher; and a cap-bank control for determining a frequency to use based on a comparison result of the frequency comparator. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260763 | FREQUENCY SYNTHESIZER - The present invention discloses a frequency synthesizer which includes: a PLL including an oscillator for generating an oscillator signal and a first frequency divider for dividing a frequency of the oscillator signal to generate a first frequency-divided signal; a switching unit for switching the PLL to either an open loop status or a closed loop status; a second frequency divider, for dividing a frequency of a reference clock to generate a second frequency-divided signal; a counter, for counting according to the first frequency-divided signal and the second frequency-divided signal to generate a counter value when the PLL is in the open loop status; a comparator, for comparing the counter value with a predetermined value to generate a comparing result; and a determining unit, for adjusting an oscillator frequency of the oscillator according to the comparing result. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260764 | SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT, METHOD FOR DESIGNING SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT, AND COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - A method for designing a semiconductor integrated circuit according to an embodiment includes: placing standard flip-flop circuits and low power-consumption flip-flop circuits; grouping the placed flip-flop circuits into clusters by using an evaluation function having indices including cell types; assigning a first clock buffer to each cluster formed only by standard flip-flop circuits; assigning a second clock buffer to each cluster including low power-consumption flip-flop circuits, the second clock buffer having a larger size than the first clock buffer; and performing clock wiring. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260765 | PHASE INTERLEAVING CONTROL METHOD FOR A MULTI-CHANNEL REGULATOR SYSTEM - A multi-channel regulator system includes serially connected PWM integrated circuits, each of which determines a PWM signal for a respective channel to operate therewith, and individually controls its operation mode according to whether or not an external clock is detected. Therefore, each channel will not be limited to operate under a constant mode and could become a master channel or a slave channel. Additionally, each of the PWM integrated circuits generates a phase shifted synchronous clock for its next channel during it is enabled, and thus all the channels operate in a synchronous but phase interleaving manner. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260766 | DIGITAL SUPPRESSION OF SPIKES ON AN I2C BUS - An apparatus that is adapted to receive signals from an Inter-Integrated Circuit (I | 2011-10-27 |
20110260767 | SYSTEM AND DEVICE FOR REDUCING INSTANTANEOUS VOLTAGE DROOP DURING A SCAN SHIFT OPERATION - A system and device for reducing instantaneous voltage droop (IVD) during a scan shift operation is disclosed. In one embodiment, a system includes a first group of clock gating cells configured to receive an input clock signal and a first group of flip-flops coupled to the first group of clock gating cells. Each clock gating cell of the first group of clock gating cells includes a first delay element to delay the input clock signal by a first duration during a scan shift operation. The system also includes a second group of clock gating cells configured to receive the input clock signal, and a second group of flip-flops coupled to the second group of clock gating cells. Each clock gating cell of the second group of clock gating cells includes a second delay element to delay the input clock signal by a second duration during the scan shift operation. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260768 | PROGRAMMABLE DELAY TIMER AND METHOD THEREFOR - A timer circuit, comprises a delay indication circuit, a frequency indication circuit, and a plurality of counters. The delay indication circuit is for providing a delay time indication. The frequency indication circuit is for providing a frequency indication of a frequency of a clock signal. Each counter of the plurality of counters includes a load input to receive an initial value, and an indication output to provide a count complete indication of the counter. During operation a set of the counters of the plurality of counters is coupled in series to provide an indication that a delay time has expired. At least a portion of the frequency indication is provided to the load input of one counter of the set and at least a portion of the delay time indication is provided to the load input of another counter of the set. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260769 | ERROR-FREE STARTUP OF LOW PHASE NOISE OSCILLATORS - An isolation switch is used to isolate the output of an oscillator, during startup of the oscillator, from the circuitry that uses the periodic signal generated by the oscillator. In one implementation, a device may include an oscillator to generate a periodic signal and a switch connected to receive an output of the oscillator. The switch may include a control input that controls whether the switch is in an open or closed state. Switch control circuit may control the switch so that the switch is in an open state during startup of the oscillator and the switch is in a closed state thereafter. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260770 | METHOD AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE FOR MONITORING BATTERY VOLTAGES - A semiconductor device for monitoring batteries or cells connected in series has a selector switch that selects one of the batteries or cells and outputs voltages obtained from its positive and negative terminals. A pair of buffer amplifiers receives these voltages at high-impedance input terminals and output corresponding voltages to a level shifter. The level shifter generates an output voltage equal to the difference between the outputs of the buffer amplifiers. By preventing current flow between the selector switch and the level shifter, the buffer amplifiers reduce the output droop that occurs at the beginning of a voltage measurement, even if the semiconductor device is connected to the batteries or cells through a low-pass filter circuit with a comparatively large time constant. Measurement time is shortened accordingly. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260771 | POWER COMBINER/DISTRIBUTOR AND TRANSMITTER USING THE POWER COMBINER/DISTRIBUTOR - The power combiner/distributor for performing one of power combination and power division, includes: a first branch circuit ( | 2011-10-27 |
20110260772 | OPEN CIRCUIT DETECTOR AND METHOD THEREFORE - A circuit comprises a switch, a driver circuit, and an open circuit detector. The switch has a first current electrode coupled to a power supply terminal, a second current electrode coupled to supply a current to a load, and a control electrode. The driver circuit has an input for receiving a control signal, and an output coupled to the control electrode of the switch. The open circuit detector has a first terminal coupled to receive a voltage from a bootstrap capacitor, a second terminal coupled to the power supply terminal, and a control terminal coupled to the driver circuit. The open circuit detector detects an open circuit, and in response, provides a signal at the control terminal for causing the driver circuit to open the switch. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260773 | HIGH POWER FET SWITCH - Described are embodiments of stacked field effect transistor (FET) switch having a plurality of FET devices coupled in series to form an FET device stack. To prevent the FET device stack from being turned on during large signal conditions, one or more decoupling paths are provided and are configured to pass the time-variant input signal during the open state of the FET device stack. The first decoupling path may include a capacitor, a transistor, or the like, that passes the time-variant input signal by, for example, presenting a low impedance to the time-variant input signal during the open state. The decoupling paths may be connected so that the time-variant input signal bypasses a portion of the FET device stack during the open state. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260774 | HIGH POWER FET SWITCH - Described are embodiments of stacked field effect transistor (FET) switch having a plurality of FET devices coupled in series to form an FET device stack. To prevent the FET device stack from being turned on during large signal conditions, a first decoupling path and a second decoupling path are provided for the first FET device and the last FET device in the FET device stack. Both decoupling paths are configured to pass a time-variant input signal during the open state. The first decoupling path may be coupled from the drain contact of the first FET device to the gate contact or the source contact. The second decoupling path may be coupled from the source contact of the last FET device to the gate contact or drain contact. The time-variant input signal bypasses the FET device stack through the first and second decoupling paths during the open state. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260775 | NANOSCALE VARIABLE RESISTOR/ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSISTOR - A nanoscale variable resistor including a metal nanowire as an active element, a dielectric, and a gate. By selective application of a gate voltage, stochastic transitions between different conducting states, and even length, of the nanowire can be induced and with a switching time as fast as picoseconds. With an appropriate choice of dielectric, the transconductance of the device, which may also be considered an “electromechanical transistor,” is shown to significantly exceed the conductance quantum G0=2e | 2011-10-27 |
20110260776 | SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE - In a power phase period when in normal operation, switch portions SW | 2011-10-27 |
20110260777 | MONOLITHIC INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - A field-effect semiconductor device such as a HEMT or MESFET is monolithically integrated with a Schottky diode for feedback, regeneration, or protection purposes. The field-effect semiconductor device includes a main semiconductor region having formed thereon a source, a drain, and a gate between the source and the drain. Also formed on the main semiconductor region, preferably between gate and drain, is a Schottky electrode electrically coupled to the source. The Schottky electrode provides a Schottky diode in combination with the main semiconductor region. A current flow is assured from Schottky electrode to drain without interruption by a depletion region expanding from the gate. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260778 | Semiconductor Temperature Sensor Using Bandgap Generator Circuit - A combined bandgap generator and temperature sensor for an integrated circuit is disclosed. Embodiments of the invention recognize that bandgap generators typically contain at least one temperature-sensitive element for the purpose of cancelling temperature sensitivity out of the reference voltage the bandgap generator produces. Accordingly, this same temperature-sensitive element is used in accordance with the invention as the means for indicating the temperature of the integrated circuit, without the need to fabricate a temperature sensor separate and apart from the bandgap generator. Specifically, in one embodiment, a voltage across a temperature-sensitive junction from a bandgap generator is assessed in a temperature conversion stage portion of the combined bandgap generator and temperature sensor circuit. Assessment of this voltage can be used to produce a voltage- or current-based output indicative of the temperature of the integrated circuit, which output can be binary or analog in nature. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260779 | CURRENT BALANCING DEVICE FOR PARALLEL BATTERIES AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A current balancing device for parallel batteries is electrically connected with a load. The current balancing device includes a buck module, a normal module, a current comparing module and a control module. The buck module is electrically connected with a high voltage battery and outputs a first current to the load. The normal module is electrically connected with a low voltage battery and outputs a second current to the load. The current comparing module is electrically connected with the buck module and the normal module, and compares the first current with the second current to output a first comparing signal. The control module is electrically connected with the buck module and the current comparing module, and outputs a control signal to the buck module in accordance with the first comparing signal for adjusting the first current. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260780 | HIGH POWER FET SWITCH - Described are embodiments of stacked field effect transistor (FET) switch having a plurality of FET devices coupled in series to form an FET device stack. A control circuit provides biasing voltages to the gate, source, and drain contacts of each of the plurality of FET devices to switch the FET device stack to and from a closed state and an open state. In the open state, the gate contacts of each of the plurality of FET devices are biased by the control circuit at the second voltage. To prevent activation in the open state, the control circuit biases the drain contacts and source contacts of each of the plurality of FET devices at the first voltage. The first voltage is positive relative to a reference voltage, such as ground, while the second voltage is non-negative relative to the reference voltage but less than the first voltage. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260781 | INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE - The interposer is disposed on an upper surface of the stacked structure formed by stacking a plurality of a DRAM chip and a plurality of a flash memory chip. Thus down-size of an entire device is accomplished. A boost converter having an inductor is used as a voltage boost circuit. Thus down-size of the entire device is accomplished in comparison to a voltage boost circuit using a charge pump connected in parallel with a plurality of a capacitance. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260782 | ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT WITH A REGULATED POWER SUPPLY CIRCUIT - A power supply regulator circuit uses a feedback loop to control current through a first output transistor from a power supply input to a regulated power supply output. The first output transistor is included in an integrated circuit. In order to avoid heating of the integrated circuit in excess of an acceptable level due to permanent supply of a high current through the first transistor, current through a second output transistor in parallel with the first transistor, but outside the integrated circuit is raised when it is detected that the current through the first output transistor exceeds a threshold level. The second output transistor outside the integrated circuit serves to take over supply of a part of the power supply current from first output transistor inside integrated circuit, when long term supply of that part from first output transistor would lead to undesirable heating of the integrated circuit. During a limited time interval a first transistor current above the threshold level is acceptable. During this time interval the current through the second output transistor is raised slowly in order to avoid unpredictable stability problems and the generation of excessive power supply noise. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260783 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A semiconductor device includes a plurality of internal circuits, a plurality of low drop output regulators, and a power management unit. The plurality of low drop output regulators are configured to reduce a power source voltage applied from an outside and generate supply voltages which are to be supplied to the plurality of internal circuits. The power management unit is configured to change a voltage value of the power source voltage in accordance with a state of combination of voltage values of the plurality of supply voltages generated by the plurality of low drop output regulators. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260784 | DECOUPLING CIRCUIT AND SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - A decoupling circuit includes an inverter. The inverter includes i (i is an integer of 1 or more) PMOS transistors each having a first gate electrode, and j (j is an integer of 0 or more) PMOS transistors each having a second gate electrode. The inverter includes m (m is an integer of 1 or more) NMOS transistors each having a third gate electrode, and n (n is an integer of 0 or more) NMOS transistors each having a fourth gate electrode. The first to fourth gate electrodes are coupled to an input end of the inverter. A total area of the first and second gate electrodes is different from a total area of the third and fourth gate electrodes. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260785 | Low Leakage and Data Retention Circuitry - An integrated circuit includes first circuitry and sleep transistor circuitry. The first circuitry receives input signals and processes the input signals. The first circuitry also retains data in a sleep state that has low leakage. The sleep transistor circuitry is coupled to the first circuitry and receives a sleep signal that has a negative voltage. The sleep circuitry reduces power consumption of the first circuitry in the sleep state to have low leakage based on the sleep signal while retaining the data in the first circuitry. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260786 | ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT - To provide an electronic circuit that has an interposer (rewiring layer) inserted therein and an asynchronous receiver capable of properly receiving a signal. An electronic circuit includes: a first substrate having a first coil that is formed by a wire and transmits a signal and a first transmission circuit that is connected to the first coil and asynchronously outputs the signal to the first coil; a second substrate having a second coil that is formed by a wire at a position corresponding to the first coil and forms a communication channel with the first coil to receive the signal and a third coil that is connected to the second coil by a wire on the substrate and transmits the signal; and a third substrate having a fourth coil that is formed by a wire at a position corresponding to the third coil and forms a communication channel with the third coil to receive the signal and a first reception circuit that is connected to the fourth coil and asynchronously receives the signal, the first substrate, the second substrate and the third substrate being stacked on one another, and the first transmission circuit changes a current that is to be made to flow to the first coil each time a logical value of transmission data changes. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260787 | OSCILLATOR, AND RECEIVING DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE OSCILLATOR - An oscillator unit is configured such that a frequency adjustment unit of a synthesizer used by a controller is smaller than a frequency variation tracking capability of a demodulator connected to an output side of a frequency converter. This structure successfully combines the temperature compensation control of an oscillator unit and the receiving process of a high-frequency receiving device. Accordingly, an oscillator unit with large temperature coefficient is applicable to high-frequency receiving devices. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260788 | AMPLIFIER DEVICE AND SENSOR MODULE - A first low-pass filter circuit includes a first input terminal which receives a sensor signal, a second input terminal, and an output terminal which outputs a first output signal. A second low-pass filter circuit includes an input terminal connected to the second input terminal of the first low-pass filter circuit, and an output terminal. A third low-pass filter circuit includes an input terminal connected to the output terminal of the second low-pass filter circuit, and an output terminal which outputs a second output signal. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260789 | VARIABLE GAIN AMPLIFIER CIRCUIT - A variable gain amplifier circuit includes: an operational amplifier having a non-inverting input terminal applied with a predetermined voltage; a feedback resistor having one end connected to an inverting input terminal of the operational amplifier and the other end connected to an output terminal of the operational amplifier; and a variable resistor having one end applied with an input voltage and the other end connected to the inverting input terminal of the operational amplifier. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260790 | DUAL TIME ALIGNMENT ARCHITECTURE FOR TRANSMITTERS USING EER/ET AMPLIFIERS AND OTHERS - An apparatus and method linearize a power amplifier in a transmitter by using a dual time alignment scheme. A first adjustable time delay unit delays a modulator signal input of a power amplifier. A first time delay estimator estimates a time delay between the delayed feedback signal and the reference signal, and adjusts the first adjustable time delay unit based on the estimated time delay between the delayed feedback signal and the reference signal. A second adjustable time delay unit delays the feedback signal. And a second time delay estimator estimates the time delay between the delayed feedback signal and the reference signal, and adjusts the second adjustable time delay unit based on the estimated time delay between the delayed feedback signal and the reference signal. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260791 | Power Amplifier - A pre-driver for an amplifier comprising a load network in which the following elements are connected in the following order: a resistor-an inductor-a capacitor. Also described are a power amplifier comprising such a pre-driver, a method of fabricating a pre-driver for an amplifier, and a method of performing power amplification. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260792 | DISTORTION COMPENSATION DEVICE, RADIO COMMUNICATION DEVICE, AND DISTORTION COMPENSATION METHOD - A distortion compensation device includes a distortion compensation unit which compensates for a distortion generated in a power amplifier by using a polynomial in which a signal to be input into a power amplifier is raised to a power of a degree N (N is an integer larger than 0) and the raised signal is delayed by a delay number K (K is an integer larger than 0), and a polynomial adjusting unit which adjusts the degree N or the delay number K of the polynomial based on a comparison between a prescribed value, which indicates a degree of variation of the distortion generated in the power amplifier and a threshold value. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260793 | Ground-referenced common-mode amplifier circuit and related method - Disclosed is an amplifier circuit configured to amplify a pulse stream. The amplifier circuit comprises a switching block including a first switch operable to couple an output node of the switching block to a positive reference voltage, a second switch operable to couple the output node to a ground reference voltage and a third switch operable to couple the output node to a negative reference voltage. The amplifier circuit is configured to amplify the pulse stream into an amplified signal detectable at the output node such that the amplified signal has a common-mode voltage level substantially equal to zero volts. In one embodiment, the amplifier circuit is configured to amplify the pulse stream in accordance with a Class-D amplification scheme. In one embodiment, the output node can be directly connected to a load device without a DC blocking capacitor being interposed between the output node and the load device. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260794 | HIGH FREQUENCY POWER AMPLIFIER - A high frequency power amplifier includes first and second transistors connected in parallel and amplifying a high frequency signal; a first switch connected to outputs of the first and second transistors and which connects an input terminal selectively to first and second output terminals; a third transistor amplifying a signal output from the first output terminal of the first switch; and a second switch having a first input terminal connected to the third transistor, a second input terminal connected to the second output terminal of the first switch, and which selectively connects the first and the second input terminals to an output terminal of the second switch. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260795 | METHOD FOR REDUCING OFFSET VOLTAGE OF OPERATIONAL AMPLIFIER AND THE CIRCUIT USING THE SAME - The invention provides an operational amplifier. In one embodiment, the operational amplifier includes an input stage circuit, a feedback circuit, a fixed stage circuit, and an output stage circuit. The input stage circuit receives a positive input voltage and a negative input voltage, and amplifies the positive input voltage and the negative input voltage to output a first positive output voltage and a first negative output voltage. The feedback circuit generates a reference positive output voltage equal to the first positive output voltage according to the positive input voltage and the negative input voltage. The fixed stage circuit equally amplifies the first negative output voltage and the reference positive output voltage to generate a second positive output voltage and a second negative output voltage. The output stage circuit generates an output voltage according to a difference voltage between the second positive output voltage and a second negative voltage. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260796 | BIAS CIRCUIT, POWER AMPLIFIER, AND CURRENT MIRROR CIRCUIT - There is provided a bias circuit that can operate even at low voltage and control a current reflecting a change in drain voltage. A first current mirror circuit for feeding back a drain terminal current of an FET which receives an output of an operational amplifier at a gate terminal to an input terminal of the operational amplifier and a second current mirror circuit are coupled in parallel. A variable voltage is coupled to the first current mirror circuit, and a fixed voltage is coupled to the second current mirror circuit. Even if the variable voltage becomes lower than the threshold voltage of FETs configuring the first current mirror circuit, the second current mirror circuit feeds back the current to the input terminal of the operational amplifier with reliability. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260797 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A DISCRETE RESIZING OF POWER DEVICES WITH CONCURRENT POWER COMBINING STRUCTURE FOR RADIO FREQUENCY POWER AMPLIFIER - Systems and methods are provided for discrete resizing of power devices. The systems and methods can include a plurality of unit power amplifiers arranged in parallel, where each unit power amplifier includes at least one first input port, at least one first output port, and a plurality of sub-power-device cells configured in parallel between the at least one first input port and the at least one first output port; a switch controller, where the controller is operative to activate or deactivate at least one of the plurality of sub-power-device cells of a respective unit power amplifier; and an output matching network, where the matching network is configured to combine respective outputs from the respective plurality of unit power amplifiers to generate a system output, wherein during an operational state, all of the plurality of unit power amplifiers contribute outputs to the matching network to generate the system output. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260798 | SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE - A semiconductor integrated circuit device includes: a substrate which has a first conductivity type and in which a first amplifier area and a second amplifier area are defined; a first well which has a second conductivity type, a first pocket well which has the first conductivity type and is separated from the first well, and a first deep well which has the second conductivity type, surrounds the first pocket well, and is separated from the first well; and a second well which has the second conductivity type, a second pocket well which has the first conductivity type and is separated from the second well, and a second deep well which has the second conductivity type, surrounds the second pocket well, and is separated from the second well The first well, the first pocket well, and the first deep well are formed in the first amplifier area of the substrate, and the second well, the second pocket well, and the second deep well are formed in the second amplifier area of the substrate. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260799 | FREQUENCY SETTING CIRCUIT AND METHOD FOR AN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - A frequency setting circuit and method for an integrated circuit detect the voltage at a pin of the integrated circuit during a frequency setting period, and determine a frequency setting signal according to the detected voltage to set the frequency of a clock provided by an oscillator in the integrated circuit. After setting the frequency, the frequency setting circuit and method store the frequency setting signal and stop detecting the voltage at the pin. Thus the pin can be used for other functions. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260800 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING THE TEMPERATURE OF RESONANT ELEMENTS - A thermoelectric device transfers heat away from or toward an object using the Peltier effect. In some embodiments, the length of at least one thermoelectric element is at least ten times greater than a combined average cross-sectional dimension, orthogonal to the length, of two thermoelectric elements. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260801 | PHYSICAL SECTION OF ATOMIC OSCILLATOR - A physical section of an atomic oscillator includes: a gas cell in which gaseous metal atoms are sealed, and the gas cell includes a first window having optical transparency; a light source that emits excitation light toward the metal atoms through the first window; a first heating unit that disposes at the first window and that is located between the first window and the light source; and a Peltier element that is stacked on the first heating unit, that is located between the first heating unit and the light source, and that decreases a temperature of a side of the Peltier element facing the light source than a temperature of an opposite side of the Peltier element facing the gas cell. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260802 | PARAMETRIC FEEDBACK OSCILLATORS - A parametric feedback oscillator includes a resonator which has at least one transduction element and at least one electromechanical resonating element. The resonator is configured to accept as input a parametric excitation signal at a frequency | 2011-10-27 |
20110260803 | CRYSTAL OSCILLATOR CLOCK CIRCUIT - A crystal oscillator clock circuit which facilitates switching its output between an internally generated clock signal and an externally generated clock signal. A feedback loop detects the presence of an externally generated clock signal applied to an output pin of a crystal oscillator circuit and powers down the internally generated clock signal. As a result, the crystal oscillator clock circuit simply passes the externally generated clock signal as its output signal. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260804 | PULSE WIDTH MODULATING CIRCUIT - A pulse width modulating (PWM) circuit includes an activating module and a pulse generating module connected to the activating module. The activating module includes a current resource and a compensation unit. The current source generates an activating current, and the compensating unit detects the activating current and compensates the activating current if the activating current changes. The activating current is input to the pulse generating module to generate pulse voltages output by the pulse generating module. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260805 | DUAL-TRACK SURFACE-WAVE FILTER - The present invention relates to an integrated dual-track surface-wave filter comprising two input interdigital transducers, an output interdigital transducer, and a shield stripe therebetween, which are integrated on a piezoelectric wafer. The integrated dual-track surface-wave filter is characterized in that the two input interdigital transducers share one output interdigital transducer and one comb-like electrode that has a bus bar arranged at the middle thereof, and in that main lobe regions of apodized envelope curves on the two parallel input interdigital transducers are staggered to be at cross overlapping positions, and in that the bus bar on the common comb-like electrode is segmented to connect respective fingers on the two input interdigital transducers. In this manner, the present invention effectively narrows the chip area occupied, consumes less substrate materials and decreases the volume of the encapsulated enclosure, thereby reducing the manufacture cost effectively. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260806 | HIGH-FREQUENCY CIRCUIT, HIGH-FREQUENCY DEVICE, AND MULTIBAND COMMUNICATIONS APPARATUS - A high-frequency circuit for use in a multiband wireless apparatus for switching the connection between an antenna and transmission/reception circuits depending on signals for pluralities of communications systems, comprising a single-pole, multi-throw switch circuit comprising FET switch circuits between a common port connected to an antenna-side circuit and pluralities of single ports connected to the transmission/reception circuits, and a first matching circuit connected to the common port; the first matching circuit comprising a first inductance element connected in series to a signal path between the antenna and the common port, and a first capacitance element connected to the first inductance element on the antenna side and grounded; the first inductance element making the impedance of the single-pole, multi-throw switch circuit inductive when the single port is viewed from the antenna side; and the first capacitance element adjusting impedance matching between the antenna-side circuit and the transmission/reception circuits. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260807 | COMPACT ORTHO-MODE TRANSDUCER - Ortho-mode transducer, with dual band frequency which is provided with a turnstile connection and an OMT-connection, where the ports of one of the bands or first band, are aligned with a longitudinal axis of the ortho-mode transducer arrangement, whereas the ports of the other band or second band, are arranged transversally to the longitudinal axis of the ortho-mode transducer, due to this configuration the branches from the turnstile connection to the OMT-connection are symmetrical two by two and compact having a C-shaped configuration and arranged so that they are facing two by two, with a dual Power Distribution circuit housed in an interior space defined by the branches or arms for the second band; due to this configuration, as well as reducing the space in a circular polarisation, neither sheet polarisers nor septums are required, and furthermore the transducer serves both for circular and linear polarisations. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260808 | Electronic component and signal transmission method using the electronic component - Multiple transmission inductors are formed over a substrate. A signal input channel is coupled to the multiple transmission inductors and a same transmission signal is inputted to the multiple transmission inductors. A phase difference control section is provided in the signal input channel and controls a phase difference of the signal between the transmission inductors by a unit smaller than 180°. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260809 | SURFACE ACOUSTIC WAVE DEVICE AND SURFACE ACOUSTIC WAVE OSCILLATOR - A surface acoustic wave device, includes: an interdigital transducer serving as an electrode pattern to excite a Rayleigh surface acoustic wave, the interdigital transducer including a comb-tooth-shaped electrode having a plurality of electrode fingers; a piezoelectric substrate on which the interdigital transducer is formed, the piezoelectric substrate being made of a quartz substrate that is cut out at a cut angle represented by an Euler angle representation (φ, θ, ψ) of (0°, 95°≦θ≦155°, 33°≦|ψ|≦46°); electrode finger grooves formed between the electrode fingers of the comb-tooth-shaped electrode; and electrode finger bases being quartz portions sandwiched between the electrode finger grooves and having upper surfaces on which the electrode fingers are positioned. The surface acoustic wave device provides an excitation in an upper limit mode of a stop band of the surface acoustic wave. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260810 | OUT-OF-PLANE MEMS RESONATOR WITH STATIC OUT-OF-PLANE DEFLECTION - A microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) device includes a tuning electrode, a drive electrode, and a resonator. The resonator is anchored to a substrate and is configured to resonate in response to a signal on the drive electrode. The MEMS device includes a tuning plate coupled to the resonator and positioned above the tuning electrode. The tuning plate is configured to adjust a resonant frequency of the resonator in response to a voltage difference between the resonator and the tuning electrode. In at least one embodiment of the MEMS device, the tuning plate and the tuning electrode are configured to adjust the resonant frequency of the resonator substantially independent of the signal on the drive electrode. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260811 | CROSS-COUPLING FILTER ELEMENTS IN RESONANT STRUCTURES WITH BULK WAVES HAVING MULTIPLE HARMONIC RESONANCES - The elementary filter of the HBAR type includes two resonators ( | 2011-10-27 |
20110260812 | Balanced transmission line with parallel conductors - An antenna transmission line for feeding multiple items includes a first conductor member, a second conductor member, and a dielectric material positioned between the first and second conductor members, which prevents water from accumulating between the first and second conductive members. Means are provided to connect multiple elements to the transmission line at connection terminals. An insulator may be provided adjacent to each of the connection terminals, the insulator being generally non-conductive. A plurality of holes provided in the insulator on either side of the conductor members allows the elements to be weaved therethrough to provide a more stable connection. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260813 | METHOD FOR PSEUDO-DIFFERENTIAL TRANSMISSION USING A NON-UNIFORM INTERCONNECTION - The invention relates to a method and a device for pseudo-differential transmission through interconnections used for sending a plurality of electrical signals. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260814 | CONTINUOUSLY WOUND SOLENOID COIL WITH FINAL CORRECTION FOR GENERATING A HOMOGENEOUS MAGNETIC FIELD IN THE INTERIOR OF THE COIL AND ASSOCIATED OPTIMIZATION METHOD - Disclosed is a device for generating a uniform magnetic field and to an optimization method for magnetic fields in a sample space, the method providing specifications for producing such a device. The device comprises at least one field coil for generating the magnetic field and the turns of the field coil are continuously wound around the sample space and the turn diameter of the field coil changes continuously at least in a portion of the field coil along the longitudinal axis of the sample space. To this end, the correction of non-uniformities in the magnetic field caused by the finite length of the field coil is distributed over the entire field coil. In this way, the device can be implemented more easily and precisely than with the correction coils used according to the prior art for correcting non-uniformities. Instead of the existing series expansion of the magnetic field, the method for optimizing the magnetic field employs a power function in conjunction with simulation of the magnetic field based on the optimization parameters. This function can be used in a larger volume than the series expansion. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260815 | VIBRATIONAL APPARATUS - Vibrational apparatus capable of providing a vibrational output, said apparatus comprising or including an assembly having a shuttle capable of shuttling between complementary structures, at least one of which complementary structures provides the vibrational output, | 2011-10-27 |
20110260816 | R-Fe-B RARE-EARTH SINTERED MAGNET AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - First, an R—Fe—B based rare-earth sintered magnet body including, as a main phase, crystal grains of an R | 2011-10-27 |
20110260817 | SLIM TYPE HIGH VOLTAGE TRANSFORMER - A slim-type high voltage transformer includes a case, and a transformer portion configured by mounting at least primary and secondary winding coils wound in the shape of a rectangular or elliptic track to protruding grooves formed in the interior of the case and then mounting a first copperplate core on the primary and secondary winding coils. In the transformer, the transformer portion further includes an insulating member interposed between the primary and secondary winding coils and the first copperplate core. Accordingly, a bobbin for winding a coil is not used, so that the height of the transformer can be minimized, thereby decreasing the size of products. Also, a winding is divided into two sections to be molded, so that the insulation and heat generation of the winding can be effectively controlled, thereby improving the stability of the transformer. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260818 | SLIM TYPE HIGH VOLTAGE TRANSFORMER - A slim-type high voltage transformer includes a case, and a plurality of transformer portions configured by mounting a plurality of primary and secondary winding coils to protruding grooves formed in the interior of the case and then mounting a first copperplate core on the primary and secondary winding coils. In the transformer, the plurality of transformer portions are disposed bilaterally symmetric, and share at least one copperplate core and an insulating member interposed between the primary and secondary winding coils and the copperplate core. Accordingly, a bobbin for winding a coil is not used, so that the height of the transformer can be minimized, thereby decreasing the size of products. Also, a winding is molded, so that the insulation and heat generation of the winding can be effectively controlled, thereby improving the stability of the transformer. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260819 | CONTINUOUSLY TUNABLE INDUCTOR WITH VARIABLE RESISTORS - An integrated tunable inductor includes a primary inductor having a plurality of inductor turns, at least one closed loop eddy current coil proximate the primary inductor, and at least one variable resistor integrated in series with the eddy current coil. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260820 | BOBBIN AND TRANSFORMER HAVING SUCH BOBBIN - A transformer includes at least one primary winding coil, at least one secondary winding coil, a bobbin and a magnetic core assembly. The bobbin includes a main body with at least one winding section, a first base disposed under the main body, and plural fastening pins disposed on the first base. The primary winding coil and the secondary winding coil are wound around the main body. Each of the plural fastening pins includes a clamping part for clamping an outlet part of the primary winding coil or the secondary winding coil on the first base. The magnetic core assembly is partially received within the bobbin. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260821 | COIL COMPONENT - A coil component includes a core formed by a magnetic material, a coil embedded in the core, a part of a terminal portion of the coil protruded from a side surface of the core, and a tabular terminal, a part thereof protruded from the side surface of the core and partly connected with the protruded part of the terminal portion of the coil. The protruded part of the terminal portion of the coil and the protruded part of the tabular terminal are respectively bent toward the bottom surface side of the core along the side surface of the core, and the protruded and bent part of the terminal portion of the coil is arranged between the protruded and bent part of the tabular terminal and the core. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260822 | MULTI-TURN INDUCTORS - A multi-winding inductor includes a first foil winding and a second foil winding. One end of the first foil winding extends from a first side of the core and wraps under the core to form a solder tab under the core. One end of the second foil winding extends from a second side of the core and wraps under the core to form another solder tab under the core. Respective portions of each solder tab are laterally adjacent under the magnetic core. A coupled inductor includes a magnetic core including a first and a second end magnetic element and a plurality of connecting magnetic elements disposed between and connecting the first and second end magnetic elements. A respective first and second single turn foil winding is wound at least partially around each connecting magnetic element. Each foil winding has two ends forming respective solder tabs. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260823 | TRANSMISSION LINE IMPEDANCE TRANSFORMER AND RELATED METHODS - A transmission line impedance transformer may include a printed circuit board (PCB) having a dielectric layer and an electrically conductive layer thereon defining a medial interconnection portion, and first and second lateral loop portions extending laterally outwardly from opposing first and second sides of the medial interconnection portion. The PCB also may have first ferrite body receiving openings therein adjacent the first lateral loop portion and second ferrite body receiving openings therein adjacent the second lateral loop portion. The transmission line impedance transformer may also include a first ferromagnetic body extending through the first ferrite body receiving openings to surround the first lateral loop portion, and a second ferromagnetic body extending through the second ferrite body receiving openings to surround the second lateral loop portion. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260824 | TRANSFORMER - A transformer assembly. In some embodiments, the transformer assembly comprises a transformer, comprising a magnetic core; a primary winding wound around the magnetic core, wherein the primary winding comprises one or two turns of a first conductive material; and a secondary winding wound around the magnetic core, wherein the secondary winding comprises a plurality of turns of a second conductive material, and wherein a diameter of the magnetic core is sized such that the transformer achieves a first inductance with a core loss comparable to a winding loss. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260825 | LAMINATED MAGNETIC COMPONENT AND MANUFACTURE WITH SOFT MAGNETIC POWDER POLYMER COMPOSITE SHEETS - Miniaturized magnetic components for electronic circuit board applications include enhanced magnetic composite sheets facilitating increased direct current capacity and higher inductance values. The components may be manufactured using relatively simple and straightforward lamination processes. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260826 | FOUR-TERMINAL RESISTOR WITH FOUR RESISTORS AND ADJUSTABLE TEMPERATURE COEFFICIENT OF RESISTANCE - Thermally stable four-terminal resistor (current sensor) is characterized by having the capacity to adjust both resistance and temperature coefficient of resistance (TCR), during manufacturing process. The four-terminal resistor includes 3 or 4 elementary resistors R | 2011-10-27 |
20110260827 | ELECTRONICALLY-CONTROLLED WATER DISPENSING SYSTEM - The present invention provides an electronic shower system or other water dispensing system used for personal hygiene that incorporates both electronic access control technology and electronic water flow control means and, optionally, stored value monitoring technology. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260828 | Method of Printing Indicia on Vessels to Control a Beverage Dispenser - A method of printing indicia on a container to control a product dispenser. The method may include the steps of printing indicia on the container, the indicia controlling access to dispense from the product dispenser, reading the indicia about the product dispenser, determining if the container is authorized to use the product dispenser, and allowing a user to dispense a selected product type into the container. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260829 | METHOD OF PROVIDING SECURITY ON A PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING A TOUCH-SENSITIVE DISPLAY - A method of providing security on a portable electronic device and a portable device for the same are provided. In accordance with one embodiment, there is provided a portable electronic device, comprising: a processor; a touch-sensitive display having a touch-sensitive overlay connected to the processor; wherein the processor is configured for: locking the device in response to detection of a trigger condition; detecting touch gestures performed at any location on the touch-sensitive display; adding a distinct input value associated with each identified touch gesture to an input buffer to form a series of input values; comparing the series of input values in the input buffer to a series of values corresponding to a predetermined touch gesture passcode sequence; and unlocking the device when the series of input values in the input buffer match the series of values corresponding to the predetermined touch gesture passcode sequence. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260830 | BIOMETRIC INTERFACE FOR A HANDHELD DEVICE - Methods and systems for applying biometric data to an interactive program executed by a portable device are provided. According to embodiments of the invention, raw bio-signal data is captured and filtered so as to determine the bio-signal of the user of the interactive program. The bio-signal is analyzed so as to determine biometrics of the user, which are applied as input to the interactive program. A setting or state of the interactive program is modified based on the biometrics. An updated state of the interactive program is rendered to the user, reflecting the modification of the setting or state of the interactive program. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260831 | DOOR HANDLE AND LOCKING SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE - Provided is a door handle for a vehicle that can eliminate wiring between a circuit mounted on a vehicle including a door panel having the vehicle door handle and a circuit mounted within this door handle, so that the door handle can be provided as an independent unit. The door handle for a vehicle, is configured to authenticate a mobile device carried by a user through wireless communication between this mobile device and the vehicle and to control locking/unlocking of a vehicle door based on detection of presence/absence of an operation by the user of commanding a predetermined locking/unlocking operation. The door handle includes an operation detecting unit for detecting an operation on the vehicle door handle as an operation commanding locking/unlocking to the vehicle, a transmitter antenna having sensitivity in a predetermined frequency range, a transmitter unit configured to modulate result of detection by said operation detecting unit with using a carrier wave having the predetermined frequency range and transmitting the detection result to the vehicle via said transmitter antenna, a battery for supplying power to the operation detecting unit and the transmitter unit, and a housing configured to accommodate therein the operation detecting unit, the transmitter antenna, the transmitter unit and the battery altogether, without any wires extending to the outside of the housing. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260832 | SECURE VOICE BIOMETRIC ENROLLMENT AND VOICE ALERT DELIVERY SYSTEM - In one embodiment, a method includes enrolling a potential enrollee for an identity-monitoring service. The enrolling includes acquiring personally-identifying information (PII) and capturing a voiceprint. Following successful completion of the enrolling, the potential enrollee is an enrollee. The method further includes, responsive to an identified suspicious event related to the PII, creating an identity alert, establishing voice communication with an individual purporting to be the enrollee, and performing voice-biometric verification of the individual. The voice-biometric verification includes comparing one or more spoken utterances with the voiceprint. Following successful completion of the voice-biometric verification, the individual is a verified enrollee. In addition, the method includes authorizing delivery of the identity alert to the verified enrollee. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260833 | Event Communication System for Providing User Alerts - An event communication system involves facilitating entry by a user of one or more device addresses via a network accessible user interface of the event communication system. The device addresses are associated with alerts provided by the event communication system. Test alert messages targeted for the device addresses are sent via the user interface. The system sends alerts user devices corresponding to the one or more tested device addresses in response to predetermined events. The system may provide user access to historical copies of data relating to the alerts. Registration on the system involves storing a personal identity data of a student on a database and comparing the personal identity data to registration data entered via the user interface. Authentication is automatically provided based on the comparison. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260834 | Tracking the Usage of Wear Components by an Embedded RFID System - An imaging apparatus having RFID tags associated with wearable components of a system to track the usage and wear levels of the wearable components. The RFID tags can be antennas formed from conductive material impregnated in the wear components such that the RFID tags are worn with the wearing of the wear components. The RFID tags may also be RFID chip tags having memory for storing information, a portion of which is updated in real time. The presence or absence of the impregnated antenna RFID tags or the updated information stored in the chip tags may be used to track usage and wear level of the wear components. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260835 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS OF TAGGING OBJECTS AND READING TAGS COUPLED TO OBJECTS - Methods and systems of tagging objects and reading tags coupled to objects. At least some of the illustrative embodiments are systems comprising a reading antenna, a tag reader coupled to the reading antenna, and a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag comprising a tag antenna electromagnetically coupled to the reading antenna. The RFID tag couples to an object such as the body of a living organism or a metallic article. Moreover, the tag antenna has a far-field radiation pattern in a direction away from the object that is substantially unaffected by proximity of the RFID tag to the object, and substantially unaffected by which surface of the RFID tag faces the object. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260836 | Device and Method for Radio Programming Wireless Terminal Devices - A method and device for radio programming wireless terminal devices, which have a unique radio identification and an optical or acoustic signal device, with a transceiver for radio communication with the terminal devices and a control device connected to the transceiver. The control device is configured for radio programming the terminal devices with a predetermined radio identification via the radio transceiver. The control device is connected with at least one optical or acoustic signal detector and is configured for transmitting a request for emission of an optical or acoustic signal to a terminal device with a predetermined radio identification via the transceiver. The terminal device is radio programmed, only when the signal detector detects an optical or acoustic signal. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260837 | TRANSPONDER UNIT - A transponder unit for transferring data to a reading device by modulation of an electromagnetic field includes a device for varying the data block size of the data by restricting the same or by modifying a clock signal, in dependence on a frequency difference between a clock frequency of a clock signal transferred from the reading device to the transponder unit, and a frequency generator frequency of a frequency generator of the transponder unit. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260838 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RFID TAG ARBITRATION WHERE RFID TAGS GENERATE MULTIPLE RANDOM NUMBERS FOR DIFFERENT ARBITRATION SESSIONS - A radio frequency identification device (RFID) tag includes a processor, a memory configured to store an identification number that distinguishes the tag from other tags, and a transponder coupled to the memory and the processor. The tag arbitrates by selecting a random number in response to an inventory query from a reader. The tag responds to the reader depending on the random number selected. The tag is configured for multiple concurrent inventory session arbitrations with multiple readers by separately storing random numbers for respective inventory session arbitrations. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260839 | AUTONOMOUS BATTERY-FREE MICROWAVE FREQUENCY COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - An autonomous battery-free microwave frequency communication device which includes a capacitance, at least one antenna, a microwave energy harvesting system, a microwave frequency transceiver, and a control system. The energy harvesting system is configured to harvest and store microwave energy received via the antenna onto the capacitance. The transceiver is empowered by energy stored on the capacitance, and is configured to autonomously generate a microwave frequency carrier and to autonomously transmit information using the microwave frequency carrier according to a predetermined communications protocol via the antenna. The control system is empowered by energy stored on the capacitance, and is configured to provide information for transmission. Energy may be harvested from various communication forms, such as wireless network protocols or cellular communications. The frequency band from which energy is harvested may differ from the frequency band used for communications. The energy storage enables autonomous communications with external devices according to common or standard wireless communication protocols. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260840 | Twist Remote Control with Keyboard - A remote control includes a top portion with programming receiver functionality selection members and a bottom portion with a keyboard. The two portions are rotatable between a closed position (where the top portion covers the keyboard) and an open position (where portions of the keyboard project laterally out from under the top portion). When the two portions are in the open position, the selection members and the keyboard share an orientation. The remote control may transmit signals to a programming receiver. The programming receiver may update a display based on signals received from the remote control device. In some implementations, the updated display transmitted by the programming receiver may be based at least in part on a context of a previous display. In various implementations, the remote control may provide indicators to a user. These indicators may be based on signals received from a programming receiver. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260841 | INTERACTIVE TIMING SYSTEM FOR A PLAY SYSTEM - An interactive timing system for use with a play system includes a base unit configured for mounting at a base location on the play system and a plurality of remote units each configured for mounting at a location on the play system remote from the base station. The base unit comprises a timer and a switch for activating the timer. Each remote unit comprises an indicator and a manually-activated input for controlling the indicator. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260842 | APPARATUS, METHOD, COMPUTER PROGRAM AND USER INTERFACE - An apparatus, method, computer program and apparatus wherein the apparatus comprises: at least one processor: and at least one memory including computer program code; wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured to, with the at least one processor, enable the apparatus to: provide a user selectable part; and configure the apparatus in either a first active state or a second active state wherein, in the first active state the user selectable part is actuated in response to a first mode of actuation and in the second active state the user selectable part is not actuated in response to the first mode of actuation; and configure the apparatus to provide a tactile indication when the apparatus is in the first active state that the user selectable part is actuated in response to the first mode of actuation. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260843 | Haptic feedback device and electronic device - There is provided a lightweight, slim and compact haptic feedback device due to an actuator module constituted of a piezoelectric element and a vibration plate, and an electronic device having the same. The haptic feedback device includes a haptic device receiving contact pressure applied thereto, and an actuator module being in contact with a lower surface of the haptic device and excited according to variations in contact pressure with the haptic device to thereby generate vibrations. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260844 | VEHICLE BURGLAR ALARM CIRCUIT - A vehicle burglar alarm circuit includes a transformer having first to fourth taps, a center tap provided at a center point and output taps, wherein the number of coil turns between the first and second taps is greater than the number of coil turns between the third and fourth taps; and output taps connected with a sounding body. The circuit further includes a first and second power sources connected to the center tap, the second power source outputting a lower output voltage; a sounding body driving unit having first to fourth driving switches respectively connected to the first to fourth taps; and a controller which controls the sounding body driving unit. The first and second driving switches are alternately turned on/off when using the first power source, and the third and fourth driving switches are alternately turned on/off when using the second power source. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260845 | SIDE REAR VIEW MIRROR ASSEMBLY INDICATOR OF BLIND SPOT OCCUPANCY - A side rear view mirror assembly is used in conjunction with a motor vehicle equipped with a blind spot sensor designed to detect objects in blind spots of the motor vehicle. The side rear view mirror assembly includes a base fixedly secured to the motor vehicle. A mirror case is movably secured to the base. The mirror case defines a housing and a mirror opening facing rearward. A backing light is operatively connected to the mirror case facing rearward. The backing plate is movable with respect to the mirror case. A mirror glass is fixedly secured to the backing plate and movable therewith in a manner allowing an operator of the motor vehicle to view rearward of the motor vehicle. The side rear view mirror assembly also includes a blind spot indicator fixedly secured to the backing plate and in communication with the blind spot sensor to receive signals from the blind spot sensor and to indicate to the operator of the motor vehicle when an object is in a blind spot of the motor vehicle. The blind spot indicator is directed at the operator when the operator moves the backing plate to adjust the mirror glass. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260846 | Method of Controlling A Collision Warning System Using Line Of Sight - A collision warning system for a motor vehicle is disclosed. The collision warning system includes a first mode and a second mode. The system operates in the first mode when there is line of sight with a target vehicle. The system operates in the second mode where there is no line of sight with the target vehicle. The line of sight conditions are determined according to power delay spread characteristics or frequency response characteristics of signals from a vehicle communications network. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260847 | WARNING SYSTEM - A warning system in which an audio pulse train is continuously emitted from an item of equipment and wherein a person, exposed to the audio pulse train, carries a detector which, in response to detection of the pulse train, emits audio pulses which are detected at the item of equipment. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260848 | AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLE EARLY OPEN DOOR WARNING SYSTEM - The invention relates to an automotive vehicle early open door warning system, including a first light device arranged in a first external area of a side of the vehicle, for emitting a warning light signal, prior to the opening of a door, a second light device arranged in a second area of the side of the vehicle spaced from the first area for emitting a warning light signal, and an electronic controller circuit in connection with the light devices, for controlling the first light device so that it emits the warning light signal prior to the opening of the door and the second light device so that it emits the warning light signal prior to or during the opening of the door. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260849 | APPARATUS, METHOD, AND PROGRAM FOR DETECTING DECREASE IN TIRE AIR PRESSURE - An apparatus for detecting a decrease in a tire air pressure includes: a rotation information detection means for periodically detecting tire rotation information regarding the respective wheels of a four-wheel vehicle; a wheel speed calculation means for calculating tire wheel speeds based on the rotation information; a comparison value calculation means for calculating a difference between a sum of wheel speeds of two wheels at one diagonal positions and a sum of wheel speeds of two wheels at the other diagonal positions as a first comparison value and for calculating a difference between a sum of wheel speeds of two wheels at one same side positions and a sum of wheel speeds of two wheels at the other same side positions as a second comparison value; a determination means for determining a tire having a decreased pressure; and an alarming means. The apparatus further includes a conversion means for converting the first comparison value and the second comparison value to a plane for which change amounts of the first comparison value and the second comparison value due to a decreased pressure from the normal value learnt during a time of a normal pressure are unified between front wheels and rear wheels, and the determination means is so configured as to perform a decreased pressure determination by a single determination threshold value. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260850 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device for a motor vehicle comprises only a single pointer and two scales. The scales may indicate, with the pointer, vehicle speed and engine rotational speed. At least one of the scales may be dynamic. Scaling may indicate available gears in segments, and the segments may be illuminated. Illumination may vary in length and an illuminated surface and/or intensity may be a function of engine speed. | 2011-10-27 |
20110260851 | METHOD AND PROTOCOL FOR REAL TIME SECURITY SYSTEM - A security system comprises one or more sensor devices configured to detect conditions at one or more sites; one or more checkpoints at each of said one or more sites configured to receive signals from the one or more sensor devices; and a central headquarters processor configured to receive signals indicative of the conditions detected at said one or more sites from the one or more checkpoints. The central headquarters processor is configured to process the signals to determine if an event has occurred. | 2011-10-27 |