47th week of 2008 patent applcation highlights part 58 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20080288149 | Method And System For Regulating Vehicle Dynamics - A method of regulating the driving dynamics of a vehicle by controlling a torque distribution from a vehicle engine between at least two axles of the vehicle is disclosed. The method comprises controlling the torque distribution with a nominal velocity difference between the different axles as an input value. According to an embodiment, the sign of the velocity difference between both outgoing shafts from the double coupling device is used to determine a control state of the double coupling. | 2008-11-20 |
20080288150 | Vehicle control apparatus - The vehicle control apparatus includes a control section computing a command value indicative of acceleration/deceleration behavior to be taken by a vehicle, and an acceleration/deceleration controller controlling acceleration and deceleration of the vehicle by use of an acceleration/deceleration actuator on the basis of the command value. The acceleration/deceleration controller transmits driver-operated acceleration data indicative of an acceleration demand caused by operation by a driver of the vehicle, and the control section computing the command value at least according to the driver-operated acceleration data. | 2008-11-20 |
20080288151 | Control Module for Single 3/2 Solenoid Controlled Relay Valve - In one embodiment, a vehicle braking system, for delivering pressurized air to a brake chamber to achieve a desired braking response, includes an air-pressure controlled relay valve for delivering the pressurized air to the brake chamber. A solenoid receives a variable control input pressure and delivers the control input pressure to the relay valve as a function of a state of the solenoid. An ECU controls the solenoid according to a control model for delivering the pressurized air to the brake chamber and achieving the desired braking response. | 2008-11-20 |
20080288152 | Inter-vehicle distance control apparatus and method for controlling inter-vehicle distance - An inter-vehicle distance control apparatus is provided to provide comfortable acceleration feeling to a driver of a vehicle in various situations. The inter-vehicle distance control apparatus is configured to perform an acceleration control operation when a correction distance condition evaluation index at a present time, which takes into account a velocity of a forward object, is smaller than a threshold given by a judgment equation. The inter-vehicle distance control apparatus is configured to perform the acceleration control operation to accelerate the vehicle at a target acceleration, which is calculated from an actual relative velocity and a target relative velocity corresponding to the threshold given by the judgment equation. | 2008-11-20 |
20080288153 | Electronic Throttle Control Remedial Action Desensitization - A control system for an engine comprises a fault determination module and a remedial action control module. The fault determination module generates a fault signal after detecting an infrastructure fault. The remedial action control module directs a throttle valve of the engine to a default position after receiving the fault signal, determines when the throttle valve is moving to the default position, and directs engine shutdown when the throttle valve is not moving to the default position. | 2008-11-20 |
20080288154 | System for discrimination of spurious crank encoder signals - A system for discrimination of spurious crankshaft encoder signals. A position encoder connected to an engine crankshaft sends a pulsed signal indicative of crankshaft rotational performance to an engine controller. The controller is programmed to trigger an interrupt service routine (ISR) on every falling or rising edge of each pulse. The ISR calculates and stores the period of each pulse and the period of the previous pulse and calculates the rotational speed and instantaneous acceleration or deceleration of the engine at all times. The controller is further programmed with realistic engine acceleration and deceleration limits and recognizes a next signal only within a time window corresponding to those limits and the engine speed. Signals arriving outside the calculated time window are considered spurious and are rejected. The system improves engine performance by preventing loss of synchronization between spark and fuel injection and piston and valve timing. | 2008-11-20 |
20080288155 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - Provided is a control device for an internal combustion engine, including a crank angle sensor, a cam angle sensor, a real phase angle detector for detecting a real phase angle of a cam shaft based on a detection signal of the sensors, a target phase angle setting unit including a temperature parameter and battery voltage, for setting a target phase angle of the cam shaft based on an operating state of the internal combustion engine, and a phase angle feedback control unit for conducting feedback control operation so that the real phase angle coincides with the target phase angle, and for calculating an operation quantity to a hydraulically controlled solenoid valve, in which the feedback control unit sets an integral term initial value when starting the feedback control operation according to the temperature parameter, corrects a control correction quantity by the battery voltage, and outputs the operation quantity to the solenoid valve. | 2008-11-20 |
20080288156 | Engine Control Apparatus and Engine Control Method - A target engine torque after an environmental correction is calculated by interpolating it between an environmentally corrected maximum engine torque and an environmentally corrected minimum engine torque such that a ratio of a nominal target engine torque between a nominal maximum engine torque and a nominal minimum engine torque under a predetermined environmental condition becomes essentially equal to a ratio of the target engine torque between the environmentally corrected maximum engine torque and the environmentally corrected minimum engine torque. The environmentally corrected maximum engine torque is obtained by multiplying the nominal maximum engine torque and a correction coefficient according to the environmental condition together. | 2008-11-20 |
20080288157 | HIGH EFFICIENCY STOICHIOMETRIC INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE SYSTEM - A power system including a stoichiometric compression ignition engine in which a roots blower is positioned in the air intake for the engine to control air flow. Air flow is decreased during part power conditions to maintain the air-fuel ratio in the combustion chamber of the engine at stoichiometric, thus enabling the use of inexpensive three-way catalyst to reduce oxides of nitrogen. The roots blower is connected to a motor generator so that when air flow is reduced, electrical energy is stored which is made available either to the roots blower to temporarily increase air flow or to the system electrical load and thus recapture energy that would otherwise be lost in reducing air flow. | 2008-11-20 |
20080288158 | CONTROL FOR KNOCK SUPPRESSION FLUID SEPARATOR IN A MOTOR VEHICLE - A fuel system for an engine of a vehicle and a method of operating the fuel system are described. As a non-limiting example, the fuel system includes a fuel tank; a fuel separator configured to separate a fuel mixture received at an inlet into a first separated fuel at a first outlet and a second separated fuel at a second outlet, where the first separated fuel has a higher alcohol concentration than the second separated fuel; a first fuel return passage fluidly coupling a first separator outlet passage to the fuel tank via a first valve; a second fuel return passage fluidly coupling a second separator outlet passage to the fuel tank via a second valve; and a control system configured to operate the first and second fuel injector groups to deliver the first and second separated fuels to the engine in different ratios responsive to an operating condition. | 2008-11-20 |
20080288159 | Method and Device for Controlling an Internal Combustion Engine - An internal combustion engine is provided with at least one modulator for adjusting an air mass in a cylinder. It is also provided with an injection valve for metering fuel to which fuel is supplied via a fuel supply device. A maximum fuel quantity which can be metered to the cylinder per working stroke is determined. Depending on the maximum meterable fuel quantity, a maximum producible torque is determined. An air mass flow is determined depending on an air/fuel ratio to b adjusted and the maximum meterable fuel quantity is adjusted by controlling the at least one modulator for adjusting the air mass. The injection valve is controlled in accordance with the maximum meterable fuel quantity when the required torque is greater or equal the maximum producible torque. | 2008-11-20 |
20080288160 | MONITORING SYSTEM FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An injection pulse output portion outputs an injection pulse to the fuel injector based on a target fuel injection timing and a target fuel injection quantity. A fuel injection monitor portion computes an actual fuel injection timing and an actual fuel injection quantity and determines that there is an malfunction in fuel injection when a difference between the actual fuel injection timing and a target fuel injection timing is larger than a specified value and when a difference between the actual fuel injection quantity and a target fuel injection quantity is larger than a specified value. According to a combustion mode, a torque monitor portion defines one of an air-quantity-base actual torque and a fuel-quantity-base actual torque as a malfunction determination actual torque to determine whether a torque malfunction exists. When the fuel injection malfunction exists, the air quantity base torque is defined as the malfunction determination actual torque. | 2008-11-20 |
20080288161 | ENGINE STARTING APPARATUS - Control over vehicle power supply, engine starting control, and control over locking/unlocking of a steering are to be reliably exercised at a reduced cost. Even when there is a breakage in a ground line of a power supply ECU, a ground line for the power supply ECU is formed by a path including a diode and a start switch or a path including a diode and a transistor of an engine | 2008-11-20 |
20080288162 | Combined short range and long range communication for traffic analysis and collision avoidance - A method and system for combining short range communication and long range communication for traffic related applications is presented. In one example, a central server is equipped and configured to receive information via long range communication from one or more individual traffic objects, analyze the received information to determine the short range communication needs, if any, between an identified subset of traffic objects and then initiate short range communication between the traffic objects in the identified subset of traffic objects. | 2008-11-20 |
20080288163 | On-Vehicle Navigation System - The present invention provides an on-vehicle navigation system in which a user can perform predetermined driving using a special lane such as a carpool lane appropriately and without anxiety where advancing from a normal lane in a predetermined advancing authorized section and exiting to the normal lane in a predetermined exiting authorized section are authorized. The system includes a remaining number notifying section for notifying the user of the remaining number of at least one of an exiting authorized section for exiting from a special lane to the normal lane and an advancing authorized section for advancing to the special lane from a normal lane, between a vehicle position detected by a vehicle position calculation section and an interchange point or an exit of a plural-lane road including the special lane and the normal lane which exists on a recommended route, in performing route guidance of the vehicle. | 2008-11-20 |
20080288164 | Systems and Methods for Real-Time Conflict-Checked, Operationally Preferred Flight Trajectory Revision Recommendations - Systems and methods for actively seeking and generating real-time, conflict-checked, operationally preferred flight trajectory revision recommendations are disclosed. The system analyzes air traffic based on a plurality of uniquely integrated inputs, to produce at least one conflict-checked, operationally preferred flight trajectory revision opportunity for an operating vehicle, and a communications component configured to communicate the at least one conflict-checked flight trajectory revision. In one embodiment, the system interfaces with the airspace user's operations center (e.g. Airline Operations Center), to communicate the operationally preferred flight trajectory revision opportunity, and allow the operator to make the decision whether to implement, and request the same from the Air Navigation Service Provider. In another embodiment, the system interfaces with the Air Navigation Service Provider, and while considering operator business objectives, and other constraints, directly aides the air traffic controller in determining more optimal flight trajectory revision opportunities. | 2008-11-20 |
20080288165 | Displaying a Map Having a Close Known Location - A system and method is provided for displaying a map having a close known location and a destination and for providing navigation recommendations for traveling from the close known location to the destination. A user may use a mobile device to submit a request for navigation instructions for navigating from a starting point to a destination. The request may be submitted to a web server, to the mobile device itself, or to another device that can provide navigation instructions. The web server/mobile device or other device determines a recommended route based on the starting point and the destination, and attempts to locate a close known location to the destination near the recommended route. Navigation instructions are provided to the user including directions from the close known location to the destination. | 2008-11-20 |
20080288166 | Portable Navigation Terminal and Program - A portable navigation device where a map being displayed on a display section is fixed by performing map stop operation at a portable navigation terminal where an appropriate map is selected and displayed so as to correspond to the speed of movement. A portable navigation terminal ( | 2008-11-20 |
20080288167 | Method and Apparatus for Providing Integrity Information for Users of a Global Navigation System - In a method for providing integrity information for users of a global navigation system, which comprises several space vehicles like satellites transmitting information to a device for position detection, the transmitted information comprises first information from the global navigation system about the accuracy of a signal in space error SISE of a faulty space vehicle, and second information whether or not the global navigation system assesses the faulty space vehicle as faulty. The invention is based on the assumption how exact a fault can be detected, so that performance the global navigation system can be increased; and no unfounded assumption is used which improves the quality of service. | 2008-11-20 |
20080288168 | Method for Determining the Position of Satellites in a Navigation System - This invention relates to a method for determining the position of satellites in a satellite navigation system. | 2008-11-20 |
20080288169 | Terrain Avoidance System for Transport Aircraft - This system accompanies the “Avoid terrain” type alarms indicating to the pilot that he has passed the limit-point of success of a standard vertical avoidance maneuver either with complementary indications such as the azimuth sectors suitable for a disengagement maneuver or a predefined disengagement path, or an automatic engagement of a predefined avoidance path. To determine the limit-point, it monitors a penetration of a model of the terrain being flown over into a first protection volume ( | 2008-11-20 |
20080288170 | System and Method for Aligning a Railroad Signaling System - A system is provided for aligning a railroad signal. The system includes at least one tilt device and at least one directional device to measure the respective tilt and direction of the railroad signal, and at least one controller coupled to the tilt device and the directional device. The controller is switchable between a calibration mode and a monitoring mode. Upon switching to the calibration mode, a correct tilt and correct direction of the railroad signal in a proper alignment is respectively measured and recorded in a memory of the controller. More particularly, upon recording the correct tilt and correct direction, the controller switches into the monitoring mode to determine if one of a measured tilt and a measured direction of the railroad signal exceeds a respective tilt threshold and direction threshold stored in the memory of the controller. | 2008-11-20 |
20080288171 | DUAL STANDOFF RESISTIVITY IMAGING INSTRUMENT, METHODS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS - A resistivity imaging apparatus includes: a first sensor electrode disposed on an electrode pad and positioned at a first standoff; a second sensor electrode disposed on the electrode pad and adjacent the first sensor electrode, the second sensor electrode positioned at a second standoff; and a return electrode disposed on the electrode pad, wherein the sensor electrodes and the return electrode are configured for injecting current into a formation and receiving a signal from the formation. Other embodiments, methods and computer program products are disclosed. | 2008-11-20 |
20080288172 | Simulation method and apparatus for determining subsidence in a reservoir - A reservoir simulator first estimates rock displacement parameters (u, v, and w) representing rock movement in the x, y, and z directions. When the rock displacement parameters (u, v, w) are determined, “ε | 2008-11-20 |
20080288173 | Seismic attributes for reservoir localization - A method and system for processing three component seismic data includes determining a covariance data matrix from three component seismic data for each of a plurality of time periods to obtain eigenvectors and eigenvalues. One or more seismic attributes are calculated from the eigenvectors and eigenvalues for each of a plurality of time periods. A stability measure is determined from the calculated seismic attribute for each of the plurality of time periods and stored for display. | 2008-11-20 |
20080288174 | Method for Identifying the Function of a Gene - Described is a method for determining the function of a gene. This method involves determining the amount of transcript for each of a set of candidate genes in samples taken from different phenotypic and/or genotypic states of an organism and determining the amount of each of a plurality of metabolites in different samples taken from the same states as those mentioned above. Subsequently, the data obtained is analyzed by suitable mathematical methods in order to identify a transcript and metabolites which correlate in the different states, thereby identifying a transcript corresponding to a gene which influences the amount of metabolites in the organism. Furthermore described is a method for identifying a gene which is capable of modifying the amount of a metabolite in an organism and to a method for identifying a metabolite which is capable of modifying the amount of a transcript in an organism. Likewise, uses of the genes and metabolites identified in the aforementioned methods are described. | 2008-11-20 |
20080288175 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An information processing apparatus is disclosed which processes information about a network including a plurality of nodes representative of cellular molecules, the information processing apparatus including a detection section configured to detect from the network a node group corresponding to a switch pattern including at least two nodes potentially constituting a candidate of a molecular switch. | 2008-11-20 |
20080288176 | Development of Prodrugs Possessing a Nitric Oxide Donor Diazen-1-Ium-1,2-Diolate Noiety Using in Vitro/in Silico Predictions - The present invention provides a method of using a physiologically-based pharmacokinetic model to select a prodrug molecule (NO—X) comprising a therapeutic agent X (e.g. nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug, (NSAID)) and an appropriate nitric oxide donor NO. The NSAID can be a non-selective or selective cyclooxygenase inhibitor or other biocompatible compound comprising a carboxyl group. The pharmacokinetic model uses in vitro and/or in silico data to estimate an optimal set of parameters that can predict whether a particular NO—X candidate is capable of producing desirable therapeutic effects, e.g. enhanced anti-inflammatory activity, reduced intestinal, cardiac and renal toxicity. Accordingly, the present invention can greatly enhance proper selection of an appropriate candidate for drug development, thereby minimizing development time and conserving costs. | 2008-11-20 |
20080288177 | PHARACOGENETIC METHOD FOR PREDICTION OF THE EFFICACY OF METHOTREXATE MONOTHERAPY IN RECENT-ONSET ARTHRITIS - Pharmacogenetic methods for determining a predicting responsiveness to antifolate therapy for subjects that present with recent-onset undifferentiated arthritis. The methods are based on the determination of a set of clinical parameter values and determining a predicted responsiveness to antifolate therapy by correlating the parameter values with predefined responsiveness values associated with ranges of parameter values. Parameters values that are decisive for responsiveness to antifolate therapy may include polymorphisms in the methylenetetrahydrofolate dehydrogenase (MTHFD1) gene as well as in three genes involved in the adenosine release pathway, the presence or absence of Rheumatoid factors, gender, pre- or postmenopausal status and/or smoking status. | 2008-11-20 |
20080288178 | Sequencing system with memory - The present teachings provide a device including a memory. According to various embodiments, the memory is readable, writable, and rewritable. The present teachings further provide processing stations, e.g., for carrying out electrophoresis, pcr, genetic analysis, sample preparation, and/or sample cleanup, etc., that are capable of reading from and/or writing/rewriting to such memory. | 2008-11-20 |
20080288179 | NORMALIZATION OF DATA - Methods for normalizing output from an instrument employing a reference standard or non-fluorescing substance disposed within at least one of a plurality of reaction chambers. The method comprises collecting and analyzing a signal associated with the reference standard or non-fluorescing substance to determine a normalizing bias. The normalizing bias is then applied to the data signal collected from a remainder of the plurality of reaction chambers. | 2008-11-20 |
20080288180 | Method and apparatus for providing data processing and control in a medical communication system - Methods and apparatus for providing data processing and control for use in a medical communication system are provided. | 2008-11-20 |
20080288181 | Multiphase flow meter and data system - A multiphase flow meter and data system including a volumetric flow meter, a multiphase density sensor, and a data center interconnected to the volumetric flow meter, and the multiphase density sensor. The multiphase density sensor has piping with a first transition section, a non-conductive section, and a second transition section. Two conductive plates are externally mounted to the non-conductive section, thereby forming a capacitor. The multiphase flow meter and data system provides a way to measure the percentages of water, gas, and/or crude oil that flow in a pipeline without the separation of phases on-line and in real time. The multiphase flow meter and data system allows reliable real-time measurement with the possibility to transmit results to a remote location without the presence of a technician at the measuring site. | 2008-11-20 |
20080288182 | Energy Flow Measurement In Gas Pipelines - Thermodynamic properties of a natural gas stream can be determined in real time utilizing modeling algorithms in conjunction with one or more sensors for quantifying physical and chemical properties of the natural gas. Related techniques, apparatus, systems, and articles are also described. | 2008-11-20 |
20080288183 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING ENERGY SYSTEM COMPONENTS - A method for estimating an amount of damage sustained by a component operating in an energy system includes generating a transfer function that is dependent upon at least one operating condition of the component, receiving data from at least one sensor coupled to the component, wherein the data relates to the at least one operating condition of the component, inputting the received data into the transfer function to calculate at least one of a crack-initiation time and a crack propagation for the at least one critical region, and recording at least one of the crack-initiation time and the crack propagation on a memory storage device. | 2008-11-20 |
20080288184 | Automatic Signal Collection and Analysis for Piezoelectric Wafer Active Sensor - Disclosed is an apparatus and methodology for monitoring the health of a structure. Apparatus and methodologies are disclosed for applying a controlled signal sequence to an array of piezoelectric wafer active sensors and for analyzing echo returns from the applied signals to determine the health of the monitored structure. The applied signal may take on certain characteristics including being provided as a specially tailored chirp signal to compensate for non-linear characteristics of the monitored structure. | 2008-11-20 |
20080288185 | Torque estimating device of compressor - A compressor drive torque estimating device able to suppress discrepancy between an estimated drive torque due to delay of a switching timing of a torque estimating means of a compressor and an actual drive torque of the compressor, provided with a flow rate detecting means for detecting a refrigerant flow rate, a check valve opening only in a refrigerant discharge direction in the compressor, a storage part storing estimated drive torque characteristics determining the correspondence between a drive torque behavior of the compressor and an elapsed time from the start of operation of the compressor, a first estimated drive torque calculating means for calculating an estimated drive torque based on estimated torque characteristic stored in the storage part, a second estimated drive torque calculating means for calculating the estimated drive torque using a flow rate detecting means, and an estimated drive torque switching means for switching from the first estimated drive torque calculating means to the second estimated drive torque calculating means, the estimated drive torque switching means for switching from the first estimated drive torque calculating means to the second estimated drive torque calculating means based on a physical quantity corresponding to a valve opening pressure of the check valve. | 2008-11-20 |
20080288186 | Dynamic-Mode Atomic-Force-Microscope Probe (Tip) Vibration Simulation Method, Program, Recording Medium, And Vibration Simulator - The vibration characteristic of a dynamic AFM probe is simulated. For a given operation parameter (for example, the displacement u | 2008-11-20 |
20080288187 | Method and Device for Detecting the Location of a Pulse-Type Mechanical Effect on a System Part - A method and device detect a position of a pulsed mechanical effect on a plant component. An operating noise in the plant component is continuously recorded by sensors which are arranged on the plant component and converted by the above into a measured signal. The measured signals of the sensors undergo a transformation in a first time window. A first evaluation function is derived from a plurality of first transformations determined in this manner, the evaluation functions display an appearance of the pulsed mechanical effect. Accordingly, when detecting an effect following the second shorter time window having the same algorithms, second transformed and respectively, second evaluation functions are derived, from which, respectively, one time point is determined. Wherein the sound signal produced by the effect impacts upon the sensor. From there, running time differences produced between the sensors can be exactly reconstructed on the position of the effect. | 2008-11-20 |
20080288188 | Structure and Method for Monitoring Variation Within an Active Region of a Semiconductor Device Using Scaling - A semiconductor wafer is provided with one or more parameter scaling metric (PSM) groupings. Each PSM grouping includes a first device having a known active region geometry and further includes a set of one or more devices having active region geometry dimensions in a known relationship with the active region geometry of the first device. One or more parameter scaling metrics are calculated using measured values of one or more active region parameters of interest. The parameter scaling metric(s) can be used to quantify the stability and uniformity of a fabrication process used to make the semiconductor wafer. | 2008-11-20 |
20080288189 | ARC DETECTOR - A system and method for identifying an arcing event in electrical distribution equipment. The system includes memory for storing an arcing radio frequency characteristic indicative of an arcing event generated in electrical distribution equipment and a noise radio frequency characteristic indicative of background electrical noise and a sensor for detecting radio frequency signals resulting from the arcing event and propagating wirelessly from the electrical distribution equipment. The system also includes a processor for processing the radio frequency signals detected by the sensor to extract radio frequency characteristics from the detected signals and including a comparator for comparing the extracted frequency characteristics to the arcing radio frequency characteristic and the noise radio frequency characteristic stored in memory to identify occurrence of an arcing event. The system also includes an arc alarm generator for generating an arc fault signal indicative of the occurrence of the arcing event. | 2008-11-20 |
20080288190 | Systems and methods to determine an impedance mismatch - In a particular embodiment, a method is disclosed that includes receiving data related to a customer premise equipment (CPE) device and determining an impedance mismatch between a transmission line and the CPE device based on the received data. The method further includes initiating removal of a source of the impedance mismatch in response to determining the impedance mismatch. | 2008-11-20 |
20080288191 | Method for Production of a Data Record and a Field Device, as Well as a System for Recording the Electrical Power Quality of a Power Supply System - A method of generating a data record, which indicates a deviation of alternating current and/or AC voltage values present at a measurement location of a power supply system from their expected temporal profile. In order to enable such a deviation to be specified in an even more accurate manner, the following steps are carried out: measured values representing the alternating current and/or AC voltage values at the measurement location of the power supply system are recorded; an event signal is generated if the measured values deviate from their expected temporal profile; when an event signal is present, a set of state parameters which describe a state of the power supply system at the measurement location is determined from the measured values and from further measured values which follow the measured values during a predeterminable measurement period, and at least some of the state parameters in the set are assigned to an associated cause character string that indicates a cause of the deviation, and the data record is generated from at least the set of parameters and the cause character string. The invention also relates to an electrical field device and to a system for detecting the quality of electrical power from the power supply system. | 2008-11-20 |
20080288192 | System and Method For Monitoring The Effectiveness Of A Brake Function In A Powered System - A system is provided for monitoring the effectiveness of a braking function in a powered system. The system includes a sensor configured to measure a parameter related to the operation of the powered system. Additionally, the system includes a processor coupled to the sensor, to receive data related to the parameter. Subsequent to activating the braking function, the processor is configured to determine the effectiveness of the braking function of the powered system, based upon whether the parameter data varies by a predetermined threshold. A method and a computer software code are also provided for monitoring the effectiveness of a braking function in a powered system. | 2008-11-20 |
20080288193 | Techniques for Analyzing Data Center Energy Utilization Practices - Techniques for improving on data center best practices are provided. In one aspect, an exemplary methodology for analyzing energy efficiency of a data center having a raised-floor cooling system with at least one air conditioning unit is provided. The method comprises the following steps. An initial assessment is made of the energy efficiency of the data center based on one or more power consumption parameters of the data center. Physical parameter data obtained from one or more positions in the data center are compiled into one or more metrics, if the initial assessment indicates that the data center is energy inefficient. Recommendations are made to increase the energy efficiency of the data center based on one or more of the metrics. | 2008-11-20 |
20080288194 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF PROFILING POWER CYCLES IN A BATTERY FOR INDICATING DETRIMENTAL BATTERY OPERATION - Systems and methods for profiling power cycle characteristics in a device powered at least by a battery are disclosed. In one embodiment, the method comprises the steps of: detecting a series of power cycle events, examining the series of power cycle events for at least one indication of reduced life of the battery; storing the indication; and notifying a user of the device about the indication. Each power cycle event indicates a transition between line power and battery power. | 2008-11-20 |
20080288195 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATION OF HARDWARE SIGNAL CHARACTERIZATION AND SIGNAL INTEGRITY VERIFICATION - A PCB comprising two or more components, such as ICs, comprises drivers and receivers that facilitate communication of signals between the components. Signal terminations, such as series and AC terminations, are used to increase the integrity of signals transmitted between components. Advantageously, values of the terminations are determined using a computerized method comprising sequential adjustment of on-chip programmable resistors and/or capacitors on chips coupled to the PCB. Thus, the effect of various values of on-chip termination resistors and/or capacitors on signal integrity is actually tested on the PCB, rather than simulating using software, for example, in order to determine optimal termination values. Characteristics of on-chip programmable resistors and/or capacitors may be adjusted by writing values into registers of the corresponding chips. The termination testing may be performed at various temperature and humidity settings corresponding to expected use environments in order to observe signal integrity at specific use environments. | 2008-11-20 |
20080288196 | Correction of Delay-Based Metric Measurements Using Delay Circuits Having Differing Metric Sensitivities - Correction of delay-based metric measurements using delay circuits having differing metric sensitivities provides improved accuracy for environmental and other circuit metric measurements that used delay lines. A delay line measurement, which may be a one-shot measurement or a ring oscillator frequency measurement is performed either simultaneously or sequentially using at least two delay lines that have differing sensitivities to a particular metric under measurement. A correction circuit or algorithm uses the measured delays or ring oscillator frequencies and corrects at least one of the metric measurements determined from one of the delays or ring oscillator frequencies in conformity with the other delay or ring oscillator frequency. The delays may be inverter chains, with one chain having a higher sensitivity to supply voltage than the other delay chain, with the other delay chain having a higher sensitivity to temperature. Temperature results can then be corrected for supply voltage variation and vice-versa. | 2008-11-20 |
20080288197 | Calibration of Multi-Metric Sensitive Delay Measurement Circuits - A method and system for calibration of multi-metric sensitive delay measurement circuits provides for reduction of process-dependent variation in delays and their sensitivities to circuit metrics. A process corner for the delay circuit(s) is determined from at least one delay measurement for which the variation of delay due to process variation is previously characterized. The delay measurement(s) is made at a known temperature(s), power supply voltage(s) and known values of any other environmental metric which the delay circuit is designed to measure. Coefficients for delay versus circuit metrics are then determined from the established process corner, so that computation of circuit metric values from the delay measurements have improved accuracy and reduced variation due to the circuit-to-circuit and/or die-to-die process variation of the delay circuits. | 2008-11-20 |
20080288198 | Method and Apparatus for Generalized Performance Evaluation of Equipment Using Achievable Performance Derived from Statistics and Real-Time Data - A statistical performance evaluation system for a thermodynamic device and process uses the achievable performance derived from statistics and real-time data for the device or process to evaluate the current performance of the device or process, and to adjust the operations of the device or process accordingly, or provide feedback to an operator or other monitoring system for taking corrective actions to obtain performance approaching the optimum achievable performance. The achievable performance of the device or process is derived from data collected during operational periods when the best achievable performance is anticipated, such as after maintenance is performed, and supersedes the ideal or design performance specified by the manufacturer, which typically does not represent the actual operating conditions in the field, as the basis for evaluating the real-time performance of the device. The statistical performance evaluation system may set desired upper and lower limits for performance parameters, and compare desired limits to the actual performance parameter values to determine the readjustment to be made to the operation of the device or process. | 2008-11-20 |
20080288199 | Distortion cancellation using adaptive linearization - A method of signal processing includes receiving a distorted signal comprising a distorted component and an undistorted component, the distorted component being at least in part attributed to an exogenous signal, and performing linearization, based at least in part on the distorted signal and information associated with the exogenous signal, to obtain a corrected signal that is substantially similar to the undistorted component. An adaptive distortion reduction system includes an input interface configured to receive a distorted signal comprising a distorted component and an undistorted component, the distorted component being at least in part attributed to an exogenous signal; and an adaptive distortion reduction module coupled to the input interface, configured to perform linearization based at least in part on the distorted signal and information associated with the exogenous signal, to obtain a corrected signal that is substantially similar to the undistorted component. | 2008-11-20 |
20080288200 | Newtonian physical activity monitor - An improved apparatus and methods of posture and physical activity monitoring. The apparatus is physically mountable to or associated with an object or person, includes a multi-axis accelerometer, and derives measurements of posture and of acceleration. Methods are disclosed which provide improved estimations of posture, acceleration, energy expenditure, movement characteristics and physical activity, detect the influence of externally-caused motion, and permit automatic calibration of the apparatus in the field. | 2008-11-20 |
20080288201 | "METHODS AND APPARATUS TO MEASURE A TRANSFER FUNCTION OF A CONTROL SYSTEM" - Methods and apparatus to measure a transfer function of a control system are disclosed. An example method includes receiving a first signal from the power supply at a first point in the control loop at a digital signal processor, instructing the digital signal processor to add a reference signal having a predetermined frequency and a predetermined amplitude to the first signal to generate a combined signal in the digital signal processor, using the combined signal to generate a control signal for the power stage, sampling the control signal at a second point around the control loop in the digital signal processor to generate a sampled signal, comparing the sampled signal to the reference signal to determine a transfer function of the digital power supply, and displaying the transfer function on a user interface. | 2008-11-20 |
20080288202 | Method and apparatus for automatically testing a railroad interlocking - A railroad signal system interlocking is automatically tested. A control point interface corresponding to a predetermined function of the interlocking has an isolated section and a control section. The isolated section is connected with the interlocking and has a normal, inactivated state during operation of the interlocking, and an activated state for testing the interlocking by detecting an electrical characteristic representing the status of the predetermined function executed by the interlocking. The control section drives the isolated section to its activated state and receiving an output from the isolated section in response to the detected electrical characteristic, and delivers a status report. | 2008-11-20 |
20080288203 | System and method of determining the speed of digital application specific integrated circuits - According to one embodiment of the present invention, a system for identifying a running speed of an integrated circuit is provided. An asynchronous multi-rail circuit is configured to receive input data and transmit output data. A completion detection circuit is configured to generate a completion detection signal for the asynchronous multi-rail circuit. A variable clock generator configured to be driven by at least the completion detection signal. A synchronous circuit element configured to receive at least a portion of the output data and configured to be clock driven by a clock signal from the variable clock generator. A period of the clock signal represents a running speed of the asynchronous circuit. | 2008-11-20 |
20080288204 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING DATA PROCESSING AND CONTROL IN MEDICAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - Methods and apparatus for providing data processing and control for use in a medical communication system are provided. | 2008-11-20 |
20080288205 | OPTICAL NAVIGATION DEVICE WITH SURFACE AND FREE SPACE NAVIGATION - An optical navigation device for operation in a surface navigation mode and a free space navigation mode is described. One embodiment of the optical navigation device includes a microcontroller, a surface navigation sensor, and a free space navigation sensor. The surface and free space navigation sensors are coupled to the microcontroller. The microcontroller is configured to process a movement of the optical navigation device. The surface navigation sensor is configured to generate a surface navigation signal in response to a surface navigation image. The free space navigation sensor is configured to generate a free space navigation signal in response to a free space navigation image. Embodiments of the optical navigation device facilitate an integrated optical solution to provide desktop navigation and scene navigation in a single optical navigation device. | 2008-11-20 |
20080288206 | Noncontinuous resonant position feedback system - A system and method for sensing position of an oscillating moving element. The inventive position sensor includes a first arrangement for sampling the position of the element at first positions thereof and providing samples in response thereto and a second arrangement for calculating other positions of the element using the sample of the first position. In the illustrative application, the first arrangement includes an LED and a photodiode and the moving element is a piston of a long-life cryogenic cooler. A processor receives samples from the photodiode and solves an equation of motion therefor. The equation of motion is P(t)=A·sin(ωt+θ)+B, where P(t)=the position of the element; A=position waveform amplitude; B=position waveform DC Offset; ω=angular frequency of operation; t=time; and θ=position waveform phase. | 2008-11-20 |
20080288207 | METHOD FOR GENERATING PSEUDO-RANDOM PATTERN DESIGNS FOR OPTICAL POSITION DETERMINATION SYSTEMS - A method for generating a pseudo-random pattern of dots to be patterned on a surface including the steps of receiving surface input parameters for the surface, selecting dot locations for the pseudo-random pattern of dots for at least a portion of the surface based on the surface input parameters, and outputting coordinates for dot centers based on the dot locations. | 2008-11-20 |
20080288208 | Method for Calculating Hydrogen Storage Inventory - Methods for accurately and conveniently calculating the inventory of hydrogen storage in a stationary storage vessel using the external ambient temperature and the internal pressure are disclosed in the present invention. To account for the delay in the heat transfer from the ambient air to the storage vessel and then to the hydrogen gas a first order filter can be used on the external ambient temperature. Following the application of the first order filter on the external ambient temperature, an empirical equation is used to calculate the mass of hydrogen in the stationary storage vessel. | 2008-11-20 |
20080288209 | FLEXIBLE PROJECTION FACILITY WITHIN AN ANALYTIC PLATFORM - In embodiments of the present invention improved capabilities are described for using an analytic platform to obtain a projection, where a user of an analytic platform may select at least one dimension on which the user wishes to make a projection from the data set. A core information matrix may be developed for data set, where the core information matrix may include regions representing the statistical characteristics of alternative projection techniques that may be applied to the data set, and may include statistical characteristics relating to projections using any selected dimensions. In addition, a user interface may be provided whereby a user may observe the regions of the core information matrix to facilitate selecting an appropriate projection technique. | 2008-11-20 |
20080288210 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MONITORING DEVICE CONDITION AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - There is provided with an apparatus for monitoring condition of a device by using sensors, including: a data collecting unit configured to collect sensor data; a monitoring executing unit configured to execute monitoring logics to obtain condition values corresponding each of the monitoring logics; an output unit configured to output the values corresponding to a monitoring logic selected by selection information; a distance index calculating unit configured to calculate a distance index between a distribution of values corresponding to selected monitoring logic and each of one or more distribution of values corresponding to each of one or more other monitoring logic; and an information updating unit configured to update the selection information to select one of the other monitoring logic when a number of monitoring logics having the distribution distant more than a first threshold from that of selected monitoring logic is greater than a first threshold or equal. | 2008-11-20 |
20080288211 | Method and Device for the Evaluation of a Quality of Signal Representing at Least One Stimulus, as Perceived by a Recipient of Said Stimulus - A method is provided for evaluating quantity PQ representing a quality, as perceived by a recipient, of a signal OFx carrying data representing at least one stimulus intended to be produced on said recipient. The method includes a step of quantification of parameters Sqm and Tqm representing a spatial quality and a temporal quality of the signal, and a step of weighting during which a weighted product of the parameters Sqm and Tqm is computed and raised to a power C strictly below one. The method can be used to take account of a correlation that will be made by a person exposed to the stimulus between its spatial and temporal qualities, in applying an automatic technique in real time. | 2008-11-20 |
20080288212 | Method and system for processing application performance data ouside of monitored applications to limit overhead caused by monitoring - The present invention provides a system and method that aggregates and processes monitoring data acquired inside a monitored application outside of the said application to reduce overhead caused by monitoring tasks in the monitored application. Monitoring data acquired by monitoring sensors is stored in a ring buffer after acquisition, which decouples acquisition of data and its transfer, enabling asynchronous sending of performance data to a monitoring server for analysis. Memory consumption of said ring buffer is limited to a fixed size which keeps memory consumption caused by monitoring processes low and predictable. Correlation, analysis, all computation of monitoring data, and bytecode manipulation to place sensors is performed outside of the monitored application, by a monitoring server. | 2008-11-20 |
20080288213 | Machine condition monitoring using discontinuity detection - Condition signals of machines are observed and one or more discontinuities are detected in the condition signals. The discontinuities in the condition signals are compensated for (e.g., by applying a shifting factor to models of the signals) and trends of the compensated condition signals are determined. The trends are used to predict future fault conditions in machines. Kalman filters comprising observation models and evolution models are used to determine the trends. Discontinuity in observed signals is detected using hypothesis testing. | 2008-11-20 |
20080288214 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TESTING A CAMERA MODULE - A system for testing a camera module is provided. The system includes a computer and a testing fixture. The testing fixture is connected with the computer. The testing fixture is configured for holding the camera module, converting an image of an image testing chart obtained by the camera module into a computer-recognizable format, and transmitting the converted image to the computer. The computer includes: an area dividing module, an image testing module, and a judging module. The area dividing module is configured for dividing the image into several testing areas. The image testing module is configured for computing values of test factors of the testing areas. The comparison module is configured for determining whether the test factors are satisfactory through comparing the values of the test factors with respective predetermined values. A related method for testing a camera module is also provided. | 2008-11-20 |
20080288215 | Methods and Apparatus for Monitoring Software Systems - In a monitoring system for a message-based, multi-component software system, such as a distributed system, interface descriptions are stored electronically for the various interfaces. Messages transmitted or received at the interfaces can be monitored and their content decoded by reference to the stored interface descriptions. Raw message data can be logged. Either monitored or logged data can be viewed by the user, either in its raw form or decoded and presented for instance in a tabular or graphical form. Different monitoring behaviours of the system can be triggered by message content. Rules can be applied so that monitoring is focussed on selected message events and correlation can be done between message events at different interfaces. The monitoring system can be used with any software system for which interface descriptions are available. Messages can also be fed back into the monitored software system, optionally containing data based on detected messages, thus potentially creating monitored situations for further or better analysis. | 2008-11-20 |
20080288216 | Method for Measuring Quantity of Usage of CPU - The present invention relates to a method for measuring a quantity of usage of a CPU, in particular to a method for measuring a quantity of usage of a CPU which is capable of getting a credible quantity of usage of a CPU without amending an algorithm in order to adapt it to the an operating system, e.g., MS-Windows System, or requiring a complicated code. The method uses various algorithms provided by the operating system on the behalf of a registry storing a quantity of usage of a CPU inside a system. Accordingly the present invention can measure a quantity of usage of a CPU easily without lowering a performance of the operating system. | 2008-11-20 |
20080288217 | Data Logging Method - The invention relates to the acquisition of log data in an apparatus such as a substrate processing apparatus. The invention permits detailed data related to a premonitory phenomenon preceding the occurrence of an alarm condition to be acquired without increasing the amount of data. A data logging method of the invention has a constitution wherein a difference between the maximum value and the minimum value of the acquired data is determined, wherein a first segment of the acquired data is stored if the difference is not less than a preset value, and if the difference is less than the preset value, a second portion included in the first segment of the acquired data is stored. | 2008-11-20 |
20080288218 | Using Tissue Acceleration to Create Better Dti Waveforms (Doppler Tissue Imaging) for Crt (Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy) - The present invention allows one to reconstruct high quality velocity waveforms using data collected at comparatively slow frame rates, such data would have otherwise resulted in non-diagnostic and non-clinically useful waveforms. The invention is directed to reconstructing a high quality “continuous” velocity waveform, and uses instantaneous measures of acceleration in addition to velocity to reconstruct such a waveform. By simultaneously detecting the velocity and acceleration of a fixed point in space, one can more faithfully reproduce the corresponding velocity waveform using significantly lower sample rates. If images are acquired, then the velocity sample rate corresponds to the image frame rate. Also, depending on the number of looks or scan lines contained in an ensemble, double interleaving of the raw data is used. | 2008-11-20 |
20080288219 | SENSOR ARRAY BEAMFORMER POST-PROCESSOR - A novel beamforming post-processor technique with enhanced noise suppression capability. The present beam forming post-processor technique is a non-linear post-processing technique for sensor arrays (e.g., microphone arrays) which improves the directivity and signal separation capabilities. The technique works in so-called instantaneous direction of arrival space, estimates the probability for sound coming from a given incident angle or look-up direction and applies a time-varying, gain based, spatio-temporal filter for suppressing sounds coming from directions other than the sound source direction resulting in minimal artifacts and musical noise. | 2008-11-20 |
20080288220 | USE OF A THREE-DIMENSIONAL (3D) DATA CENTER TO SHARE SERVICE OPERATIONS - The present invention creates and/or uses a 3D data center that mirrors physical operations that may not all be co-located in one physical space. The 3D data center can cluster geographically dispersed similar physical assets into one area of the 3D data center, e.g., all of a company's physical world wide mainframes on one virtual floor of the 3D data center. Human experts that reside anywhere geographically could enter the 3D data center, service, manage, monitor their physical machines and applications and/or train other individuals living in different geographical locations, or working for other companies. | 2008-11-20 |
20080288221 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING ANALYSIS MESH - Even in the case where there is an analysis mesh but no source 3D-CAD model remains, the present invention can easily modify a shape and efficiently create an analysis mesh. The present invention divides the analysis mesh into closed areas in a division step and stores the closed areas combined with attribute information on physical properties and meshes as a partial area in a partial area registration step, defines a total area in a total area registration step, changes the shape of a partial area desired to be changed in a partial area changing step, changes an arrangement in a partial area moving step, then constructs an analysis model by combining the partial areas and the total area in an area merging step and finally performs mesh division in a mesh division step. | 2008-11-20 |
20080288222 | STORING OR TRANSMITTING DATA REPRESENTING A 3D OBJECT - A surface patch of a 3D object is represented by storing a plurality of control curves P | 2008-11-20 |
20080288223 | Segmentation And Interpolation Of Current Waveforms - A method for generating a linear piecewise representation of a driver output current signal includes segmenting the driver output current signal such that an integral of each segment matches an actual voltage change in corresponding portion of an associated output voltage signal (within a desired tolerance). The beginning and ending current/time values for each segment can then be compiled into the piecewise linear representation of the driver output current signal. A method for generating a model driver output current signal includes conformally mapping first and second sets of precharacterization output current data based on a weighted average of the indexing parameter (e.g., input slew or output capacitance) values for the model driver output signal and the first and second sets of precharacterization data. | 2008-11-20 |
20080288224 | System and method for assessing mold risk propensity and dampness index in structure - A method and system for assessing a structure's propensity to dampness and to contain mold or cultivate mold growth. The method includes providing an inspection form having a plurality of structure characteristics to be evaluated. Receiving and utilizing the completed inspection form to calculate a mold risk score. | 2008-11-20 |
20080288225 | INTERFEROMETRIC MODULATOR DISPLAYS WITH REDUCED COLOR SENSITIVITY - Methods are described for selecting reflective layer distances in an interferometric modulator display that result in reduced color sensitivity to temperature and process variation. Colors are selected for interferometric modulator subpixels that correspond to a minimum in the rate that the colors change with respect to reflective layer distance. In some cases, colors are selected that deviate from the minimums in order to obtain a desired target color (e.g., a desired white point). | 2008-11-20 |
20080288226 | Integrated Resevoir optimization - A method of managing a fluid or gas reservoir is disclosed which assimilates diverse data having different acquisition time scales and spatial scales of coverage for iteratively producing a reservoir development plan that is used for optimizing an overall performance of a reservoir. The method includes: (a) generating an initial reservoir characterization, (b) from the initial reservoir characterization, generating an initial reservoir development plan, (c) when the reservoir development plan is generated, incrementally advancing and generating a capital spending program, (d) when the capital spending program is generated, monitoring a performance of the reservoir by acquiring high rate monitor data-from a first set of data measurements taken in the reservoir and using the high rate monitor data to perform well-regional and field-reservoir evaluations, (e) further monitoring the performance of the reservoir by acquiring low rate monitor data from a second set of data measurements taken in the reservoir, (f) assimilating together the high rate monitor data and the low rate monitor data, (g) from the high rate monitor data and the low rate monitor data, determining when it is necessary to update the initial reservoir development plan to produce a newly updated reservoir development plan, (h) when necessary, updating the initial reservoir development plan to produce the newly updated reservoir development plan, and (i) when the newly updated reservoir development plan is produced, repeating steps (c) through (h). A detailed disclosure is provided herein relating to the step (a) for generating the initial reservoir characterization and the step (b) for generating the initial reservoir development plan. | 2008-11-20 |
20080288227 | Algorithms to predict clinical response, adherence, and shunting with thiopuriness - A method of using a variable set from complete blood counts and blood chemistry panels to generate a machine learned algorithm for determining the effectiveness of thiopurine treatment on inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients using CART, boosted trees, random forest classification, RuleFit and/or logistic regression analysis. | 2008-11-20 |
20080288228 | BIOLOGICAL SIMULATION SYSTEM AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - With an object to seek parameters of a biological model corresponding to individual patents, the present invention provides a biological simulation system comprises an internal parameter set generating section which generates internal parameter sets constituting a biological model, a biological model computing section computing output of a biological model which emulates a biological response of a biological organ based on the generated internal parameter set, and a template database having a plurality of combinations of a reference output value of the biological model and an internal parameter set corresponding to the reference output value, wherein the internal parameter set generating section comprises a database referring means which selects a reference output approximate to an actual biological response from said template database and which selects an internal parameter set corresponding to the selected reference output value. | 2008-11-20 |
20080288229 | Apparatus and Method for Creating Solid Models for Clinical Diagnosis - Solid models for clinical diagnosis, which models are a physical representation, in terms of size and volume, of a tissue of a living patient chosen for a clinical study. These solid models for clinical diagnosis can be used to obtain information regarding actual dimensions of the tissue morphological characters and they can be handled to dissect, prognosticate and evaluate progressive injuries and to plan and choose materials to be used right away or during surgical treatment. | 2008-11-20 |
20080288230 | STRUCTURE FOR TESTING AN OPERATION OF INTEGRATED CIRCUITRY - A design structure is embodied in a machine readable medium for designing, manufacturing, or testing integrated circuitry. The design structure includes a general purpose computational resource for performing general purpose operations of a system. A special purpose computational resource is coupled to the general purpose computational resource. The special purpose computational resource is for: storing test patterns, a description of the integrated circuitry, and a description of hardware for testing the integrated circuitry; and executing software for simulating an operation of the described hardware's testing of the described integrated circuitry in response to the test patterns. | 2008-11-20 |
20080288231 | Apparatus and method for cooperation verification - A cooperation verifying apparatus includes a storage unit and a processing unit. The processing unit simulates a software-based portion and a hardware-based portion in a target system, issues instruction signals from the software-based portion to the hardware-based portion in order during the simulation, stores a data of a progress state of the simulation of the software-based portion in the storage unit, stores the instruction signals in an order of reception as an input history in the storage unit and associates the input history with the progress state data. | 2008-11-20 |
20080288232 | BRIDGE PROGRAM, BRIDGE METHOD, AND SIMULATOR - An object of the present invention is to provide a bridge program capable of achieving common use of the interface between a plurality of modules having different configurations and a hardware model obtained by modeling hardware with software. | 2008-11-20 |
20080288233 | SIMULATOR AND SIMULATION METHOD - An object of the present invention is to provide a simulator for verifying plural products with common hardware configuration, in which peripheral hardware that can be reused are constituted by hardware and other peripheral hardware is constituted by software simulator, and simulation method. | 2008-11-20 |
20080288234 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND PROGRAM PRODUCT SUPPORTING USER TRACING IN A SIMULATOR - According to a method of specifying a trace array for simulation of a digital design, one or more entities within a simulation model are specified with one or more statements in one or more hardware description language (HDL) files. In addition, a trace array for storing data generated through simulation of the simulation model is specified in one or more statements in the one or more HDL files. The HDL files may subsequently be processed to create a simulation model containing at least one design entity and a trace array within the design entity for storing trace data regarding specified signals of interest. | 2008-11-20 |
20080288235 | ONTOLOGICAL TRANSLATION OF ABSTRACT RULES - Embodiments of the invention provide techniques for selecting rule engines for processing abstract rules based on functionality and cost. In general, an abstract rule is analyzed to determine which functions are required to process the rule. The abstract rule is assigned to a rule engine by evaluating metadata describing the functions and costs of the rule engines. The abstract rule is then translated to the format required by the selected rule engine. | 2008-11-20 |
20080288236 | Communication Scheme Between Programmable Sub-Cores in an Emulation Environment - A system and method are disclosed for communicating in a programmable core. The programmable core is within a single integrated circuit and is divided into multiple independent sub-cores. The sub-cores are coupled together using a multiplexer based network. In another aspect, the multiplexer-based network includes multiplexers associated with some of the sub-cores for sending data and demultiplexers associated with other sub-cores for receiving data. In yet another aspect, a clock is included in the multiplexer-based network for synchronizing communication between the multiplexers and demultiplexers. | 2008-11-20 |
20080288237 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVISIONING A THIRD PARTY MOBILE DEVICE EMULATOR - A method and apparatus for provisioning a third party mobile device emulator from desktop provisioning software, the method having the steps of: designating a common file space between the third party mobile device emulator and the desktop provisioning software; writing files to the common file space from one of the third party mobile device emulator and the desktop provisioning software; and reading the files from the other of the third party mobile device emulator and the desktop provisioning software. | 2008-11-20 |
20080288238 | Computing System with Guest Code Support of Transactional Memory - A data structure of readily accessible units of memory is provided as computer useable media having computer readable program code logic providing information tables and a software emulation program to enable hardware to run new software that uses transactional memory and a bit associated with a transaction for executing transactional memory constructs. The data structure with Guest PTRAN bit is used in emulation of software written for a given computer on a different computer which executes a different set of instructions. The emulating instructions are used to provide transactional memory instructions on a computer which does not support those instructions natively | 2008-11-20 |
20080288239 | Localization and internationalization of document resources - Automated localization (translation) and internationalization of document resources may be provided for use by various target user groups requiring different text languages and/or document settings. A document resource including pre-built textual components and document settings and properties is first passed through a translation process for translating any pre-built textual content to one or more target languages. Text strings in the document resource may be extracted, translated and replaced to the document resource. Internationalization processing may then be accomplished wherein default page sizes, margin settings, language reading direction, and other document settings and properties are modified according to each target user group for the document resource. For initial document resource assembly, source files are identified for each component of a given document resource. The source files may be localized and internationalized and then may be used to compile a document resource for each of one or more target user groups. | 2008-11-20 |
20080288240 | Network-Based Translation System And Method - A translation system of the type with a connecting structure with intercommunicating net/internet:, whose net includes a plurality of interconnected servers, includes: at least one net-communicator microprocessor user-apparatus for net communication which includes a connection to the net and/or via net/internet, and at least one net-service-server connected to the intercommunicating net/internet including an indefinite number of servers. The net service-server includes or connects to at least one netservice database. The system also includes a plurality of translator computers and/or translator-servers including at least one automatic translation system inside for a plurality of languages in various combinations. | 2008-11-20 |
20080288241 | Multi Language Exchange System - The invention discloses a multi language exchange system which includes a communication device having an input screen on which a message in a first language is to be translated into a second language. The input screen displays a programmable grid or list having at least one sentence or phrase formed by the grid or list in the first language. Each grid element of the at least one sentence or phrase contains a word or words in the at least one sentence or phrase. Each grid element of the at least one sentence or phrase having a sequence based on the order in which the word or words of the respective grid element would appear in the translation of the at least one sentence or phrase in the second language. The user follows the sequence to allow the at least one sentence or phrase to be translated in the correct order. | 2008-11-20 |
20080288242 | System And Method Of Presentation of Multilingual Metadata - A system for representing multiple locales in metadata models is provided. The system comprises a locale repository for storing locale information used to display multilingual metadata, and a display module for displaying the metadata model. The locale repository has locale references for representing locales, and multiple values of locale sensitive objects in a metadata model for representing locale values of the objects. | 2008-11-20 |
20080288243 | Information Processing Apparatus, Informaton Processing Method, Program, and Recording Medium - Disclosed herein is an information processing apparatus for analyzing text data, including: acquisition means for acquiring the text data; morpheme information registration means for registering morpheme information for use in analyzing the text data morphologically; morphological analysis means for analyzing the text data acquired by the acquisition means; compound word processing rule registration means for registering compound word processing rules for creating a compound word not registered in the morpheme information registration means; and compound word processing means, by use of the compound word processing rules registered in the compound word processing rule registration means, for combining the morphemes included in the morphological analysis information created by the morphological analysis means, into the compound word not registered in the morpheme information registration means and detecting the created compound word. | 2008-11-20 |
20080288244 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATICALLY DETECTING MORPHEMES IN A TASK CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM USING LATTICES - In an embodiment, a lattice of phone strings in an input communication of a user may be recognized, wherein the lattice may represent a distribution over the phone strings. Morphemes in the input communication of the user may be detected using the recognized lattice. Task-type classification decisions may be made based on the detected morphemes in the input communication of the user. | 2008-11-20 |
20080288245 | TANDEM-FREE INTERSYSTEM VOICE COMMUNICATION - Techniques are presented herein to provide tandem-free operation between two wireless terminals through two otherwise incompatible wireless networks. Specifically, embodiments provide tandem-free operation between a wireless terminal communicating through a continuous transmission (CTX) wireless channel to a wireless terminal communicating through a discontinuous transmission (DTX) wireless channel. In a first aspect, inactive speech frames are translated between DTX and CTX formats. In a second aspect, each wireless terminal includes an active speech decoder that is compatible with the active speech encoder on the opposite end of the mobile-to-mobile connection. | 2008-11-20 |
20080288246 | Selection of preferential pitch value for speech processing - There is provided a method of using a processing circuitry for selecting a preferential pitch lag value from a plurality of pitch lag values, including a first pitch lag value and a second pitch lag value, for coding an input speech signal. The method comprises determining a first timing relationship between a previous pitch lag value and at least one of the plurality of pitch lag values; determining a second timing relationship between the first pitch lag value and the second pitch lag value; favoring one of the first pitch lag value and the second pitch lag value based on the first timing relationship and the second timing relationship to select one of the first pitch lag value and the second pitch lag value as the preferential pitch lag value; and converting the input speech signal into an encoded speech using the preferential pitch lag value. | 2008-11-20 |
20080288247 | Speech Activity Detection - A method for detecting the presence or absence of an audio signal in a communications system in which an audio signal is encoded by a delta modulation encoding algorithm, and in which a step size parameter is adapted according to characteristics of the encoded signal, the method comprising determining based on the magnitude of the step size parameter whether the encoded signal represents audio activity, and adapting the operation of the communication system based on that determination. | 2008-11-20 |
20080288248 | VOICE MODEL FOR SPEECH PROCESSING BASED ON ORDERED AVERAGE RANKS OF SPECTRAL FEATURES - Methods and arrangements for generating a voice model in speech processing. Upon accepting at least two input vectors with spectral features, vectors of ranks are created via ranking values of the spectral features of each input vector, ordered vectors are created via arranging the values of each input vector according to rank, and a vector of ordered average values is created via determining the average of corresponding values of the ordered vectors. Thence, a vector of ordered average ranks is created via determining the sum or average of the vectors of ranks, a vector of ordered ranks is created via ranking the values of the ordered average ranks and a spectral feature vector is created via employing the rank order represented by the vector of ordered ranks to reorder the vector of ordered average ranks. | 2008-11-20 |