48th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 40 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150338826 | DRIVE MEMBER FOR CLOCK MOVEMENT - Drive member for timepiece movement comprising: a barrel comprising a drum mounted on an arbor; a main spring wound inside the barrel, and a core coaxial with and pivoting on the arbor; the exterior end of the spring being coupled to the drum and the interior end of the spring being coupled to the core; the exterior end of the spring is coupled to the drum by a first clamp that is pivot-mounted in the drum so that when the spring is unwound, the first clamp pivots in such a way as to hold the exterior turn of the first spring against the drum and when the spring is wound up, the first clamp pivots towards the center of the barrel to follow the exterior turn of the spring. The bending stresses in the spring are reduced. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338827 | TIMEPIECE PALLET FORK FOR MECHANICAL OSCILLATOR AND TIMEPIECE TIME-DELAY RELEASE MECHANISM - A timepiece pallet fork for a mechanical oscillator including an arbor allowing the timepiece pallet fork to oscillate about a pivot axis, first and second pallets configured to alternatively engage with an escapement wheel when the timepiece pallet fork oscillates, the first pallet being displaceable with respect to the arbor by absorption of energy, the first pallet being displaceable from a first upstream waiting position to a first downstream stopping end position which is offset compared to the first upstream waiting position, and a first arm having an intermediate section including an elastic bend, one end of the arm being fixed with respect to the arbor to form a first fixed end, the intermediate section of the first arm being located between the first fixed end and the first pallet and returning the first pallet towards the first upstream waiting position by the intermediate section being elastically deformable from a first configuration into a second configuration. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338828 | MELODY SELECTION MECHANISM FOR A STRIKING TIMEPIECE - Timepiece or watch ( | 2015-11-26 |
20150338829 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING AN IMBALANCE CHARACTERISTIC OF AN OSCILLATOR - A method for determining an imbalance characteristic of a hairspring ( | 2015-11-26 |
20150338830 | Electronic Timepiece And Satellite Signal Receiving Method - A GPS wristwatch has a reception mode setting unit that sets a reception mode of a reception unit; and a locking level setting unit that sets a locking performance. The reception mode setting unit sets the reception mode to an automated timekeeping mode when an automated reception condition is met; sets the reception mode to a manual timekeeping mode when a first operation of an input unit is detected; and sets the reception mode to a positioning mode when a second operation of the input unit is detected. The locking level setting unit sets the locking performance to a high level when the reception mode is set to the manual timekeeping mode or the positioning mode, and sets the locking performance to a low level that is lower than the high level when the reception mode is set to the automated timekeeping mode. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338831 | Electronic Device - A small electronic device enables improving transmission and reception performance with stable operation. An example of the electronic device is an electronic wristwatch having a display; a circuit board disposed on one side of the display; an antenna is disposed on the opposite side of the circuit board as the display, and includes a dielectric layer, a ground conductor disposed on one side of the dielectric layer, and a radiating conductor disposed on the other side of the dielectric layer. The ground conductor is disposed on the surface of the dielectric layer on the side near the circuit board, and is connected to the ground potential of the circuit board. The radiating conductor is disposed on the surface of the dielectric layer on the side far from the circuit board, and is connected to the signal potential of the circuit board. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338832 | Method for the Safe Checking of a State of Two Devices and Apparatus for Carrying Out Said Method - For the safe check of a state of an automation system using a simple, safe data transfer, a method is provided for a secure checking of a state of a first device and of a second device which are connected to one another via a first line and via a second line, wherein the first device transmits a signal characterizing the first device to the second device and receives the signal characterizing the first device back via the second line and the second device transmits a signal characterizing the second device via a second line to the first device and receives the signal characterizing the second device back via the first line, and wherein a defect case is determined on a change of one of the two signals. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338833 | System Combining an Audio Mixing Unit and a Lighting Control Unit - The present invention relates to a system configured to control a lighting of at least one light fixture, where the system comprises an audio mixing unit configured to mix audio signals, at least one actuating element provided to control the lighting of the at least one light fixture; and a first processing unit configured to determine an operating status of the at least one actuating element. The system furthermore comprises a light control unit configured to generate a light control signal for the at least one light fixture. The user of the system can use the actuating elements of the audio mixing unit to control the lighting control unit. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338834 | SIMULATION SYSTEM - A simulation system includes a control device for controlling a control object; and an information processing device configured to exchange data with the control device. The control device includes a computation unit configured to execute sequence control and motion control of the control object; and an output unit configured to output a fixed interval of data related to the sequence control and the motion control of the object. The information processing device includes a storage module configured to store design data representing at least a portion of the configuration of the control object; and a visualization module configured to present a visual representation of the behavior of the control object around a period in time that satisfies a predetermined criteria using the fixed interval of data output from the control device, and the design data, where the fixed interval of data from the control device the visualization module uses is the fixed interval of data over a predetermined period that includes the period in time. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338835 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR A SECURITY-CRITICAL APPLICATION - An apparatus and a method for the parallel and independent operation of a normal program and a secure program on the basis of a runtime system structure have all components that are relevant to the control integrated on a hardware component | 2015-11-26 |
20150338836 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO CONFIGURE PROCESS CONTROL SYSTEMS BASED ON GENERIC PROCESS SYSTEM LIBRARIES - Methods and apparatus to configure process control systems based on generic process system libraries are disclosed. An example method includes instantiating an instance of a generic process system library. The instance is associated with items of equipment and corresponding process signals of a process control system. The generic process system library comprises at least one of generic process graphic data or generic control strategy data corresponding to the items of equipment and the corresponding process signals of the process control system. The example method further includes configuring the instance of the generic process system library by incorporating process-specific data associated with the operation of the process control system with the at least one of the generic process graphic data or the generic control strategy data. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338837 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MANAGING AND CONFIGURING FIELD DEVICES IN AN AUTOMATION INSTALLATION - A method and a device are disclosed for managing and configuring field devices in an automation installation with a configuration tool which is designed to physically detect a field device in the automation installation, to logically incorporate the field device in the automation installation and to configure the field device in the automation installation, the configuration tool including a predefined first field-device-specific information packet which at least partially describes the functions and data of the field device. For repeated performance of actions for devices and displays which are already being used, a permanent device overview includes all devices which are already being used, and a temporary display overview includes all displays which are already being used for a device, the temporary display overview being displayed on an individual-device basis in each case when a device is selected from the permanent device overview. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338838 | INDUSTRIAL CONTROLLER AUTOMATION INTERFACE - An automation interface is provided for interacting with industrial controllers. The automation interface provides for programming, editing, monitoring and maintenance of industrial controllers programmatically from a local or remote location. The automation interface component is adapted to communicate with industrial controllers by integrating a computer process interface library into the automation interface component. The computer process interface library exposes the automation interface component to client application processes, so that the client application processes can communicate with the at least one industrial controller programmatically. The automation interface is provided with functionality for downloading, uploading and programming of control programs to the processors of the industrial controllers. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338839 | SYSTEM TO VERIFY MACHINING SETUP - A setup verification system for a machining process is disclosed. The setup verification system includes a console, a master component, and a modified machining station. The consoled includes a console fixture and a locator affixed to the console fixture. The master component is within the console fixture and in contact with the locator. The master component includes a feature machined into the master component. The modified machining station includes a housing and an instrumented tool coupled to the housing. The instrumented tool includes a tool shaft and a sensor attached to the tool shaft. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338840 | PATH INTERFERENCE AND GENERATION DEVICE AND METHOD - In devices for generating a path of a tool of a processing machine by way of computer simulation, an NC program is created using a generated processing path. The NC program used to be corrected by verification of actually moving the processing machine. In contrast, the disclosed processing path generation device has been constituted to be provided with a means for calculating a closest distance and direction from a relationship of a position and posture between a tool and a work at an arbitrary point upon the processing path; a means for imparting a color determined by the closest distance and the direction calculated at the point upon the processing path; a means for panoramically displaying the color imparted to the work; and a means for correcting the relationship of the a position and posture between the tool and the work on the basis of information from a display device. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338841 | MACHINE TOOL HAVING WARMING-UP FUNCTION - When warm-up operation is started, a machine tool acquires an atmospheric temperature around the machine tool and selects a warm-up operation program on the basis of the acquired atmospheric temperature. A warm-up operation command suitable for the atmospheric temperature is given to the control unit according to the selected warm-up operation program. A movable unit of the machine tool can be thereby controlled, and optimum warm-up operation for the atmospheric temperature can be eventually performed. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338842 | METHOD OF CALCULATING STABLE SPINDLE ROTATION NUMBER CAPABLE OF SUPPRESSING CHATTER VIBRATION, METHOD OF INFORMING THE SAME, METHOD OF CONTROLLING SPINDLE ROTATION NUMBER, AND METHOD OF EDITING NC PROGRAM, AND APPARATUS THEREFOR - An apparatus includes vibration data obtainer | 2015-11-26 |
20150338843 | NUMERICAL CONTROLLER - A numerical controller for controlling a machine tool based on a processing program includes: a detecting unit configured to detect a factor which causes malfunction of the numerical controller; a storing unit configured to store information of a block of the processing program which is being executed and information of the factor in association with each other; and a display unit configured to display information of the detected factor on a location corresponding to a display location of the block of the processing program. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338844 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRACKING TEETH MOVEMENT DURING ORTHODONTIC TREATMENT - Methods, systems, and apparatus's for improving orthodontic treatments. In an embodiment, an orthodontic tracking template is provided for assisting in determining whether a patient's teeth are in an appropriate tooth arrangement for transitioning between a wire and bracket orthodontic treatment to a patient-removable orthodontic appliance treatment. The tracking template may include a shell portion defining a plurality of tooth-receiving cavities arranged to fit over at least a portion of the patient's teeth in an intermediate tooth arrangement without applying a tooth-moving force to the teeth or to any brackets attached to the teeth. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338845 | NUMERICAL CONTROL DEVICE PROVIDED WITH PROGRAMMED MACHINING RESTART FUNCTION - A numerical control device including a programmed machining restart function includes a first display unit for displaying, as a list, specific codes indicating limit points of machining steps of a machining program, a specification unit for specifying, among the specific codes displayed as a list by the first display unit, a specific code that is selected, and a program restart unit for executing, by using a location in a memory of the specific code that is specified by the specification unit, a restart operation of the machining program from a machining step including the specific code that is specified. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338846 | A METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR QUALITY INSPECTION WITHIN A MULTI LAYER MANUFACTURING LIFECYCLE - The present relates to a method and system for performing quality inspection of a product, within a multi layer manufacturing lifecycle. For doing so, the present method and system receive, at a quality control platform, a quality control request for the product. The method and system process, at the quality control platform, the quality control request to generate a quality specification, and transmit the quality specification, from the quality control platform, to at least one portable quality inspection terminal. The method and system collect, at the at least one portable quality inspection terminal, quality data representative of a compliance of an article under inspection with the quality specification. The method and system process, at the at least one portable quality inspection terminal, the quality data to generate aggregated quality data; and transmit the aggregated quality data, from the at least one portable quality inspection terminal, to the quality control platform. The article under inspection is handled at a specific layer of the manufacturing lifecycle of the product. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338847 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISCOVERING EQUIPMENT CAUSING PRODUCT DEFECT IN MANUFACTURING PROCESS - A method for determining defect causing equipment in a manufacturing process includes collecting equipment sequence data and processing result data of a plurality of products, calculating defect contribution scores for a plurality of equipment based on the collected data, and applying a modified association rule to the equipment based on the calculated contributions scores. The modified association rule to generate rules reflecting a cumulative effect of an equipment sequence and equipment contributing to a defect of at least some of the products. The method also includes calculating a defect-introducing index based on the calculated contribution scores and the modified association rule, and identifying at least one of the plurality of equipment as causing the defect of the products based on the defect-introducing index. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338848 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HANDLING MALFUNCTIONS - A method comprises receiving an alarm state from one or more inspection systems that inspects one or more components of a vehicle system. The method then identifies operational parameters of the vehicle system. The operational parameters represent at least one of a current location of the vehicle system, a current terrain over which the vehicle system is currently travelling, an upcoming terrain that the vehicle system is travelling toward, a current moving speed of the vehicle system, a position of one or more controls of the vehicle system, a state of a brake of the vehicle system or an identification of one or more vehicle units in the vehicle system. The method then selects and implements a mitigating action to implement from plural different mitigating actions based on the alarm state and the one or more parameters of the vehicle. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338849 | AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES - Aspects of the present disclosure relate to a vehicle for maneuvering a passenger to a destination autonomously. The vehicle includes one or more computing devices and a set of user input buttons for communicating requests to stop the vehicle and to initiate a trip to the destination with the one or more computing devices. The set of user input buttons consisting essentially of a dual-purpose button and an emergency stopping button different from the dual-purpose button configured to stop the vehicle. The dual-purpose button has a first purpose for communicating a request to initiate the trip to the destination and a second purpose for communicating a request to pull the vehicle over and stop the vehicle. The vehicle has no steering wheel and no user inputs for the steering, acceleration, and deceleration of the vehicle other than the set of user input buttons. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338850 | COOPERATIVE PERCEPTION AND STATE ESTIMATION FOR VEHICLES WITH COMPROMISED SENSOR SYSTEMS - A method and system for sharing information between independent agents having a processor and memory having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by the processor, cause the system to receive signals indicative of a fault of a sensor system of a first independent agent; transmit signals indicative of a request for sensor information to a second independent agent; receive signals indicative of state information for the second independent agent in response to the receiving of the request for sensor information; and apply the state information to a navigation system of the first independent agent in response to the receiving of the state information. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338851 | APPARATUS FOR CLEANING LINES ON A PLAYING SURFACE AND ASSOCIATED METHODS, OTHER HANDLE ENHANCEMENTS - An apparatus and method for clearing a playing surface are provided. The apparatus preferably includes a chassis or frame, a sensor connected to the chassis to sense a location of a line on a playing surface that needs to be cleaned, a drive connected to the chassis to drive the chassis in a selected direction of travel, and a handle to facilitate handling by a user. The apparatus also preferably includes a controller connected to the chassis, in communication with the drive, and responsive to the sensor to control the drive to thereby direct the chassis to move along the line that needs to be cleaned in the selected direction of travel and a cleaning device connected to the chassis to clean the line with the chassis is being driven along the line. Associated software is provided as well. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338852 | Sharing Autonomous Vehicles - Technology is described for sharing an autonomous vehicle. An autonomous vehicle may receive a request to perform a task. The autonomous vehicle may determine whether the task conflicts with previously scheduled tasks to be performed at the autonomous vehicle. The autonomous vehicle may add the task to a schedule of tasks to be performed at the autonomous vehicle when the task does not conflict with the previously scheduled tasks. The autonomous vehicle may provide commands to enable the autonomous vehicle to perform the task in accordance with the schedule. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338853 | Determining a descent trajectory described by an Aircraft Intent Description Language (AIDL) - Determining a descent trajectory described by an Aircraft Intent Description Language (AIDL) is disclosed. An example method includes accessing historical flight data for a recorded flight trajectory, the recorded flight trajectory having been performed by a first aircraft type of multiple aircraft types and for a first airline of multiple airlines; estimating, using a processor, an aircraft intent parameter and an initial condition of the recorded flight trajectory based on an aircraft intent description language (AIDL) representation of the recorded flight trajectory; and mapping, using the processor, the aircraft intent parameter and the initial condition to a combination of the first aircraft type, the first airline, and an identified intended descent procedure. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338854 | HIGH AUTHORITY STABILITY AND CONTROL AUGMENTATION SYSTEM - A method of increasing the control authority of redundant stability and control augmentation system (SCAS) actuators by utilizing feedback between systems such that one system may compensate for the position of a failed actuator of the other system. Each system uses an appropriate combination of reliable and unreliable inputs such that unreliable inputs cannot inappropriately utilize the increased authority. Each system may reconfigure itself when the other system actuator fails at certain positions so that the pilot or other upstream input maintains sufficient control authority of the aircraft. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338855 | CONTROLLING UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES AS A FLOCK TO SYNCHRONIZE FLIGHT IN AERIAL DISPLAYS - A system for flock-based control of a plurality of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). The system includes UAVs each including a processor executing a local control module and memory accessible by the processor for use by the local control module. The system includes a ground station system with a processor executing a fleet manager module and with memory storing a different flight plan for each of the UAVs. The flight plans are stored on the UAVs, and, during flight operations, each of the local control modules independently controls the corresponding UAV to execute its flight plan without ongoing control from the fleet manager module. The fleet manager module is operable to initiate flight operations by concurrently triggering initiation of the flight plans by the multiple UAVs. Further, the local control modules monitor front and back end communication channels and, when a channel is lost, operate the UAV in a safe mode. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338856 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING VEHICLE ACCELERATION - A system according to the principles of the present disclosure includes an acceleration delta module and a remedial action module. The acceleration delta module determines an acceleration delta of a vehicle based on a difference between an actual acceleration of the vehicle and a desired acceleration of the vehicle. The acceleration delta module also determines an average value of the acceleration delta corresponding to at least one of a first predetermined period and a predetermined number of samples of the acceleration delta. The remedial action module, based on the average value of the acceleration delta and independent of a torque command generated to accelerate the vehicle, selectively takes a remedial action by adjusting operation of at least one of an engine and an electric motor. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338857 | PRESSURE-REGULATING VALVES - A pressure-regulating valve includes a valve sleeve with first and second ends defining a longitudinal axis, a sense line, a sense piston, a main chamber, and first and second valve spools. The sleeve includes an axially aligned bore. The sense line is within the bore proximate the first end. The sense piston is within the bore between the sense line and the second end, and is configured to move along the longitudinal axis in response to pressure exerted by fluid in the sense line. The main chamber is within the bore between the sense piston and the second end, and includes supply and vent ports. The first valve spool is within the bore between the sense piston and the second end. The second valve spool is within the bore between the first valve spool and the second end. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338858 | GEOGRAPHIC SPECIFIC CONTROLLING OF A TRANSPORT REFRIGERATION SYSTEM - Systems and methods for automatically adjust control parameters of a TRS according to local, regional and/or federal regulations on emissions, noise and/or other requirements applicable to a particular location and/or time, are provided. When the TRS is operating within a predefined geographic region at a specific time, control parameters or an operation mode of the TRS can be automatically adjusted so that emission and/or noise from the TRS can be compliant with the regulations applicable to that predefined geographic region. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338859 | Method and Device for Detecting Temperature of Radio Remote Unit - The present application provides a method and device for detecting temperature of a radio remote unit, to solve the problem that an RRU could be damaged due to an excessively high temperature. The method includes: acquiring temperature data of a radio remote unit; configuring power data of the radio remote unit according to the temperature data, when the temperature data is less than a temperature threshold or within the temperature threshold; and closing radio frequency channel(s) of the radio remote unit when the temperature data is more than the temperature threshold. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338860 | Control electronics for a process device and method for operation therefor - Control electronics (E) for a two-wire process device, which two-wire process device can be connected to a two-wire loop ( | 2015-11-26 |
20150338861 | TAP CHANGER - The invention relates to an on-load tap changer ( | 2015-11-26 |
20150338862 | DC-DC CONVERTER - A DC/DC converter includes n converters connected in parallel to each other and configured to adjust a level of an input voltage according to a duty ratio of a first pulse signal applied to a first switch device to output an output voltage, wherein the n is an integer of 2 or more; and a control unit configured to compare an average of n sensing currents with the n sensing currents sensed from the converters, respectively, to adjust the duty ratio of the first pulse signal. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338863 | DEVICE HAVING INTERNAL VOLTAGE GENERATING CIRCUIT - A device includes an amplifying circuit having first and second input terminals and an output terminal, a ground terminal, a variable resistance circuit, and a resistance selecting circuit coupled in series to the variable resistance circuit between the output terminal and the ground terminal. The resistance selecting circuit includes a first node coupled to the second input terminal, a plurality of resistors coupled in series to each other and a plurality of gate circuits each coupled between the first node and one end of a corresponding one of the resistors. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338864 | SUPPLY VOLTAGE REGULATION WITH TEMPERATURE SCALING - A supply voltage regulation system for an IC including a temperature sensor that detects temperature of the IC, a scaling resistor coupled between a power grid and a feedback node of the IC, a regulator amplifier that compares a voltage of the feedback node with a reference voltage for developing a supply voltage for the IC, and a temperature scaling circuit that drives a scaling current to the scaling resistor via the feedback node to adjust the supply voltage based on temperature. The temperature scaling circuit may include one or more comparators that compare a temperature signal with corresponding temperature thresholds for selectively applying one or more bias currents to the scaling resistor. The scaling resistor may be coupled to a hot point of the power grid. A voltage difference between a hot point of a ground grid may be converted to a bias current applied to the scaling resistor. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338865 | HIGH-SPEED MULTIPHASE PRECISION CLAMPING CIRCUIT - The circuit of the present disclosure is a high-speed precision clamp (voltage limiter) for overvoltage or undervoltage protection. One aspect of the circuit includes using a peak detector in the feedback path of a clamp having a super-diode architecture. The resulting circuit performs well for high-speed applications. The peak detector can be replicated (at least in part) to accommodate a multiplicity of phase-shifted input voltages by using only one common peak detection capacitor and ensuring area savings in integrated-circuit implementations. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338866 | DC-DC CONVERTER CONTROLLER APPARATUS WITH DUAL-COUNTER DIGITAL INTEGRATOR - DC-DC converter PWM controllers and dual counter digital integrators are presented for integrating an error between a reference voltage signal and a feedback voltage signal, in which a comparator, dual counters, and a DAC are used to provide a compensated reference to a modulator loop comparator which generates a PWM switching signal for controlling a power converter output voltage, with the second counter being selectively incremented or decremented when the first counter output indicates a predetermined value after the first counter output transitions in one direction through a predetermined count range to enhance loop stability, and a startup mode control allows fast integrator operation during initialization, with the ability to freeze integrator operation during overcurrent conditions. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338867 | SENSOR APPARATUS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - A controller configured to:
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20150338868 | FREQUENCY STABILIZING APPARATUS FOR ISOLATED SYSTEM - A frequency stabilizing apparatus includes a power detecting method control amount calculator, a frequency detecting method control amount calculator, and a command value calculator. The power detecting method control amount calculator generates a first command value based on demand and supply imbalance of power in an isolated island system. The frequency detecting method control amount calculator generates a second command value based on a change in a frequency of the power in the isolated island system. The command value calculator generates a command value to be given to a first storage battery based on the first command value and the second command value. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338869 | DEMAND RESPONSE CONTROL METHOD AND DEMAND RESPONSE CONTROL DEVICE - A demand response control method for an electric power storage device. The method includes: acquiring consumption power of a user and information about one or more demand response services with which the user has a contract; estimating a lifestyle pattern in a demand control period according to the consumption power; assigning one of a plurality of demand control services to the demand control period according to the lifestyle pattern and generating operation plan of one or more electric appliances to perform demand control services; and controlling the electric appliances according to the operation plan in the demand control period. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338870 | CONTROL CIRCUIT AND CONTROL SYSTEM - One embodiment of the present application discloses a control circuit comprising a driving circuit which comprises a voltage adjusting circuit, a first transistor and a second transistor. The first transistor comprises: a first terminal; a second terminal; and a control terminal, for receiving a bias voltage generated from at least operating voltage of the control circuit. The second transistor comprises: a first terminal, coupled to a second terminal of the first transistor; a second terminal, for receiving a first predetermined voltage; and a control terminal, for receiving the control voltage. A control system comprising the control circuit is also disclosed. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338871 | Voltage Regulation System and Method for Providing Power to a Load - A voltage regulation system for providing power to a load is provided. The voltage regulation system includes a voltage regulator operable to set an operating voltage of the load at a first voltage level which corresponds to a first voltage requirement of the load, receive a second voltage requirement of the load which is different than the first voltage requirement and produce a voltage ramp from the first voltage level to the second voltage level. The voltage regulator is further operable to transition the operating voltage from the first voltage level to the second voltage level at a same ramp rate as the voltage ramp and with a lag between the voltage ramp and the transition in the operating voltage. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338872 | CURVATURE-CORRECTED BANDGAP REFERENCE - A curvature-corrected bandgap reference comprising a first BJT device operating at a first current density that is substantially proportional to absolute temperature, the first BJT device having a first base-emitter voltage and a first base terminal and a second BJT device operating at a second current density that is substantially independent of temperature, the second BJT device having a second base-emitter voltage and a second base terminal. The first and second base terminals operate at a reference voltage. The reference voltage comprises a linear combination of the first and second base-emitter voltages and is thereby made substantially independent of temperature and curvature-corrected. The linear combination is provided by summing the first base-emitter voltage, a proportional to absolute temperature (PTAT) voltage proportional to a first current density, and a curvature-correction voltage proportional to a difference between the first and second base-emitter voltages. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338873 | VEHICLE FOOT PEDAL STROKE LIMITING TOOL - A vehicle pedal stroke limiting tool is configured for testing applications within a host vehicle which includes a conventional brake, clutch and/or throttle pedal assembly disposed between the operator's seating position and a vehicle cabin bulkhead, wherein the pedal assembly is manually displaced by operator foot action between a released position and an extended position. The pedal stroke limiting tool includes a base member which is temporarily mounted on the foot pad of the pedal assembly for travel therewith. A stop arm is affixed to the base member and is selectively adjustable to extend toward the cabin bulkhead for stopping travel of the pedal assembly before it reaches its extended position. Force and displacement sensors are mounted to the stroke limiting for obtaining test data. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338874 | Input Unit for an Operating Element that can be Actuated by Pressure or Rotation - An input unit for an operating element that can be actuated by pressure or rotation includes a housing having a recess portion, a carrier having a detent projection, and an input member (e.g., an actuator). The carrier is displacable relative to the housing. The input member is rotatably mounted on the carrier to be rotatable. The input member has a body with a cavity therein and a detent curve body movably arranged in the cavity such that the detent curve body is displaceable relative to the body of the input member. A first end of the detent curve body has a detent curve engaging the detent projection of the carrier. A second end of the detent curve body is adjacent to the housing part and has projections. The input member further has a spring that acts on the detent curve body to press the detent curve against the detent projection. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338875 | GRASPABLE MOBILE CONTROL ELEMENT SIMULATING A JOYSTICK OR THE LIKE WITH AT LEAST ONE CONTROL ELEMENT WITH PHYSICAL END STOP, AND ASSOCIATED METHOD OF SIMULATION - A control system with a graspable mobile control element, including:
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20150338876 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EMPLOYING A CONTROLLED-MODIFICATION CURRENT TIME VALUE - A method for employing a controlled-modification current time value is presented. In the method, the current time value is maintained. Also, requests for modification of the current time value are received. The requests are processed so that the requested modification associated with one of the requests is immediately incorporated into the current time value, and so that the requested modification associated with another one of the requests is not immediately incorporated into the current time value. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338877 | INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - An integrated circuit includes a main clock tree, a reference clock trunk, a reference clock buffer and a calibration circuit. The main clock tree transmits a main operation clock to an internal node via serially-coupled buffers to form a local clock at an internal node. The reference clock buffer transmits a main reference clock via the reference clock trunk to form a reference clock at a terminal node. The calibration circuit compares phases of the local clock and the reference clock to accordingly generate a control signal, so the main clock tree can adjust phase of the local clock according to the control signal. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338878 | ARITHMETIC UNIT AND ARITHMETIC PROCESSING METHOD FOR OPERATING WITH HIGHER AND LOWER CLOCK FREQUENCIES - There is a need for providing a battery-less integrated circuit (IC) card capable of operating in accordance with a contact usage or a non-contact usage, preventing coprocessor throughput from degrading despite a decreased clock frequency for reduced power consumption under non-contact usage, and ensuring high-speed processing under non-contact usage. A dual interface card is a battery-less IC card capable of operating in accordance with a contact usage or a non-contact usage. The dual interface card operates at a high clock under contact usage and at a low clock under non-contact usage. A targeted operation comprises a plurality of different basic operations. The dual interface card comprises a basic arithmetic circuit group. Under the contact usage, the basic arithmetic circuit group performs one basic operation of the targeted operation at one cycle. Under the non-contact usage, the basic arithmetic circuit group sequentially performs at least two basic operations of the targeted operation at one cycle. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338879 | CIRCUIT BOARD DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a circuit board device includes a flexible printed circuit board configured to be bendable and including a first mounting surface and a second mounting surface opposed to the first mounting surface, at least one electronic component mounted on the first mounting surface of the flexible printed circuit board, and a plurality of bent portions on both sides of the electronic component near the electronic component, the bent portions being formed by folding a part of the flexible printed circuit board. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338880 | BAND AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a band includes a band body, a sensor, and a conducting wire. The band body is worn around a part of a living body, and holds a case equipped with an electronic module. The sensor is provided on the band body and detects vital signs from the living body. The conducting wire electrically connects the sensor to the electronic module. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338881 | MECHANISM FOR CHARGING PORTABLE DEVICE WITH USB DOCK - A Universal Serial Bus (USB) dock is provided. The USB dock includes: a plurality of downstream ports; and a upstream port, connecting the USB dock to a portable device, wherein the upstream port includes an On-the-go (OTG) ID pin and a differential pair; and a microcontroller, configured to detect operating states of the portable device, wherein when it is detected that the portable device is in a USB OTG host mode and has entered a suspend state, the microcontroller controls the portable device to switch from the USB OTG host mode to a USB device mode by toggling a state of the USB OTG ID pin, thereby charging the portable device via the upstream port. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338882 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH FOLDABLE DISPLAY AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME - The present disclosure provides a method of operating an electronic device having a foldable display by displaying information on a screen of the foldable display, determining that the screen is folded into a plurality of layers, altering an attribute of the information in response to the determining that the screen is folded into the plurality of layers; and displaying the information with the altered attribute on the screen being folded into the plurality of layers. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338883 | PORTABLE COMPUTING SYSTEM - A portable electronic device having several features is disclosed. The device can include a retention member that retains flexible circuits extending from a top portion to a bottom portion of the device, thereby allowing some components to be moved from a top portion of the device to a bottom portion. The device may include a cover plate can be secured with a display in the top portion to cover the retention member and other internal components. The device can include an omni-directional port designed to receive a connector different orientations and provide power to the device. The device can include a flexible keyboard having butterfly keycaps. The device can include an array of openings for an audio driver, with some of the array including through holes and blind holes. The device can also include a touch pad having a force feedback sensor and a haptic device. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338884 | Asymmetric Computer Tablet And Docking System - A system for docking a computer tablet with a docking station. The computer tablet has an asymmetrical edge that is adapted to rest in a cradle portion of the docking station. While resting in the docking station the computer tablet may be rotated to various angles and still maintain electrical connectivity to the docking station. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338885 | PROTECTIVE CASE FOR A PORTABLE COMPUTING DEVICE - A protective case for a portable computing device may include a rigid component comprising an upper surface and a cavity therein for receiving a portable computing device. The protective case may also include a cover having a surface area that is larger than the area of the upper surface that is open to the cavity. At least a central area of the cover may be transparent. The cover may be positioned over the cavity, and may also be positioned over part of the upper surface of the rigid component. The protective case may also include a pliable component molded around at least a portion of the rigid component and over a portion of the cover that is in contact with the upper surface of the rigid component, thereby forming a waterproof seal between the cover and the upper surface of the rigid component. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338886 | SUPER-SLIM TOUCH KEYBOARD AND SUPER-SLIM COVER DEVICE FOR SMART KEYBOARD HAVING THE SAME - A super-slim touch keyboard and a super-slim smart cover device including the same are provided. The super-slim touch keyboard includes a lower case, a touch circuit board including a key pattern disposed on the lower case and a touch wheel pattern disposed adjacent to the key pattern, a piezoelectric sensor film layer formed on the touch circuit board and including a piezoelectric sensor printed on a portion thereof corresponding to the key pattern, an electro-luminance (EL) film layer formed on the piezoelectric sensor film layer, a keypad layer formed on the EL film layer and including a plurality of keys at a portion thereof corresponding to the key pattern, and an upper case disposed to be coupled to the lower case at a periphery of the keypad layer and including a touch wheel at a portion thereof corresponding to the touch wheel pattern. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338887 | PORTABLE COMPUTING SYSTEM - A portable electronic device having several features is disclosed. The device can include a retention member that retains flexible circuits extending from a top portion to a bottom portion of the device, thereby allowing some components to be moved from a top portion of the device to a bottom portion. The device may include a cover plate can be secured with a display in the top portion to cover the retention member and other internal components. The device can include an omni-directional port designed to receive a connector different orientations and provide power to the device. The device can include a flexible keyboard having butterfly keycaps. The device can include an array of openings for an audio driver, with some of the array including through holes and blind holes. The device can also include a touch pad having a force feedback sensor and a haptic device. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338888 | FOLDABLE DEVICE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - A foldable device includes: a flexible display configured to display an execution screen of an application; and a controller configured to control the flexible display to display an execution screen of at least one first application on a first surface of the flexible display that is used as a display of the foldable device when the flexible display is folded, and control, in response to the flexible display being unfolded, the flexible display to display the execution screen of the at least one first application and an execution screen of at least one second application related to the at least one first application to be displayed on a second surface of the flexible display that is used as a display of the foldable device when the flexible display is unfolded. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338889 | SUPPORTING DEVICE AND PORTABLE ELECTRONIC APPARATUS ASSEMBLY - A portable electronic apparatus assembly includes a tabular electronic device and a supporting device. The supporting device includes a base, a connecting member pivotally connected to the base, and a supporting member pivotally connected to the connecting member. The connecting member can rotate about a first rotation axis relative to the base. The supporting member can rotate about a second rotation axis relative to the connecting member. The first rotation axis and the second rotation axis are nonparallel. The supporting device can support the tabular electronic device by accommodating the tabular electronic device in an accommodating slot of the supporting member. Thereby, unfolding and folding of the supporting member relative to the base is more flexible. The whole thickness of the supporting device after folded can avoid being restrained by the thickness of the tabular electronic device. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338890 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND HARNESS GUIDE - According to one embodiment, an electronic device includes a first harness, a second harness and a housing. The first harness and the second harness are configured to electrically connect modules. The housing includes inside a wall portion forming a passage through which the first harness and the second harness pass, and a rib. The rib includes a first surface configured to control the first harness from moving in a first direction together with the wall portion and a second surface configured to control the second harness from moving in a second direction, which intersects the first direction, together with the wall portion and an outer surface of the first harness. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338891 | LOCKING POWER SUPPLIES - There is provided an apparatus, a method and computer program product for managing one or more components of an electronic machine. A user connects one or more components to an electronic machine in parallel. The electronic machine determines whether the components are failed. A latch device, attached to each component, automatically locks one or more of the components to the electronic machine if the one or more of the components are not failed. The electromechanical latch automatically releases the one or more of the components from the electronic machine if the one or more of the components are failed. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338892 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR OPERATING A DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM - Methods and apparatuses to manage working states of a data processing system. At least one embodiment of the present invention includes a data processing system with one or more sensors (e.g., physical sensors such as tachometer and thermistors, and logical sensors such as CPU load) for fine grain control of one or more components (e.g., processor, fan, hard drive, optical drive) of the system for working conditions that balance various goals (e.g., user preferences, performance, power consumption, thermal constraints, acoustic noise). In one example, the clock frequency and core voltage for a processor are actively managed to balance performance and power consumption (heat generation) without a significant latency. In one example, the speed of a cooling fan is actively managed to balance cooling effort and noise (and/or power consumption). | 2015-11-26 |
20150338893 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ERASING MEMORY DATA - A memory erasing method and apparatus for erasing important data of a nonvolatile memory within the apparatus to prevent illegal access using attitude information measured in an inertial measurement sensor and a low power microprocessor regardless of the power supply state of the apparatus. The apparatus includes a power switching circuit unit for selecting one from among an external power source and a battery. An inertial measurement sensor measures attitude information of the memory erasing apparatus, using power supplied from the external power source or the battery. A low power microprocessor erases important data from a memory device in a first manner using power from the external power source, and in a second manner using power from the battery, the first manner being different from the second manner. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338894 | UNINTERRUPTIBLE POWER SUPPLY COMMUNICATION - An uninterruptible power supply (UPS) includes an input configured to receive input power, a backup power source configured to provide backup power, an output configured to provide output power from at least one of the input power and the backup power, and a controller coupled to the input, the backup power source, and the output. The controller is configured to receive commands from an external entity, detect a configuration setting, identify, based at least in part on the configuration setting, that a first subset of the commands are unrestricted commands and a second subset of the commands are restricted commands, and responsive to identifying the unrestricted commands, execute the unrestricted commands. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338895 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS HAVING MULTIPLE POWER MODES, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus capable of sufficiently saving power consumption. A receiving unit receives a packet transmitted from an external device. An identifying unit identifies an application which is to execute processing of the packet on a basis of a port number of the packet received by the receiving unit. The application identified by the identifying unit analyzes a content of the packet, identifies a unit required for executing processing of the packet, and issues an instruction to supply power to the unit. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338896 | DYNANMIC PEAK POWER LIMITING TO PROCESSING NODES IN AN INFORMATION HANDLING SYSTEM - A computer-implemented method dynamically limits peak power consumption in processing nodes of an IHS. A power management micro-controller receives processing node-level power-usage and workload data from several node controllers, including current power consumption and a current workload, for each processing node within the IHS. A total available system power of the IHS is identified including a peak power output capacity and a sustained output power capacity. At least one node peak power threshold is determined based on the power-usage and workload data for each of the processing nodes. The node controllers are triggered to determine and set a central processing unit (CPU) peak power limit for each of several CPUs within each of the processing nodes based on the node peak power threshold, wherein each of the CPUs dynamically adjusts an operating frequency based on the CPU peak power limit. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338897 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A pull-up resistor of an electronic device pulls up a potential of a USB signal line that is for connection with a host, thereby allowing the host to detect a communication speed. In response to a status request from the host in a normal power mode, a transmission-reception section transmits a status response indicating a switchable status when the electronic device is switchable to a power saving mode. A control section performs switching to the power saving mode after the host suspends transmission of the status request upon receipt of the status response, and performs switching to the normal power mode in response to a specific event within the electronic device in the power saving mode. A switch disables the pull-up to inform the host about disconnection, and enables the pull-up to inform the host that the connection is re-established, thereby causing transmission of the status request to be resumed. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338898 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus includes a processor configured to shift to an energy saving mode in which predetermined functions are inactivated. The processor includes a detection unit that detects a shutdown operation in the energy saving mode of the information processing apparatus, an operation reception unit that displays, when the shutdown operation is detected, a screen in which a user is prompted to determine whether performance of a shutdown process is to be continued, the operation reception unit receiving an operation through the screen, and a shutdown unit that performs the shutdown process when an operation to continue performance of the shutdown process is received through the screen. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338899 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device includes: an operation section, a reception section, a human body detection sensor, and a mode switching section. The mode switching section switches the electronic device between a normal operation mode permitting a normal operation and a sleep mode in a power saving state based on presence or absence of a detection signal from the human body detection sensor. Then the mode switching section stops in a case where a state in which the reception section receives an operation made by use of the operation section continues for a predefined period of time the switching between the normal operation mode and the sleep mode based on the presence or absence of the detection signal. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338900 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTING AN OBJECT OR BODY BASED ON CHANGES IN SIGNAL PHASES - Embodiments of the invention are directed to control devices configured for use with computing devices. More specifically, the present invention relates to methods and devices for performing presence detection of an object body near a device. The methods and devices described herein may include comparing a reference signal against an over the air signal to determine whether a phase difference exists between the reference signal and the over the air signal. The existence of a phase difference may be indicative of a object or body in proximity to the device. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338901 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING STANDBY POWER TO AN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - Systems and methods for providing power to a home entertainment integrated circuit chip are disclosed. The home entertainment integrated circuit chip can operate in at least two power control modes: “power on” mode and “standby” mode. In power on mode, power is supplied to IC core module from a main power supply. The power supplied to the IC core module is isolated from power supplied to a standby island. Accordingly, during the second mode power is applied only to the standby power island through a regulator internal to the integrated circuit chip. The regulator is coupled to an external peripheral input/output (I/O) power supply that is independent of the main power supply. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338902 | Algorithm For Preferred Core Sequencing To Maximize Performance And Reduce Chip Temperature And Power - Aspects include computing devices, systems, and methods for selecting preferred processor core combinations for a state of a computing device. In an aspect, a state of a computing device containing the multi-core processor may be determined. A number of current leakage ratios may be determined by comparing current leakages of the processor cores to current leakages of the other processor cores. The ratios may be compared to boundaries for the state of the computing device in respective inequalities. A processor core associated with a number of boundaries may be selected in response to determining that the respective inequalities are true. The boundaries may be associated with a set of processor cores deemed preferred for an associated state of the computing device. The processor core present in the set of processor cores for each boundary of a true inequality may be the selected processor core. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338903 | DISPLAY APPARATUS, DISPLAY METHOD, AND PROGRAM - Upon completion of rewriting of a page of a document, a display apparatus having a display unit with memory switches to a low power consumption mode without rewriting the display on a display unit, and stops power supply to the display unit. When a page updating operation is performed in the low power consumption mode, the display apparatus supplies power to the display unit, and rewrites the display screen with the screen of the next page. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338904 | MULTI-CORE APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR RESTORING DATA ARRAYS FOLLOWING A POWER GATING EVENT - An apparatus includes a fuse array and a plurality of cores. The fuse array is programmed with compressed data. Each of the plurality of cores accesses the fuse array upon power-up/reset to read and decompress the compressed data, and to store decompressed data sets for one or more cache memories within the each of the plurality of cores in a stores that is coupled to the each of the plurality of cores. Each of the plurality of cores has reset logic and sleep logic. The reset logic employs the decompressed data sets to initialize the one or more cache memories upon power-up/reset. The sleep logic determines that power is restored following a power gating event, and subsequently accesses the stores to retrieve and employ the decompressed data sets to initialize the one or more caches following the power gating event. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338905 | MULTI-CORE DATA ARRAY POWER GATING RESTORAL MECHANISM - An apparatus includes a fuse array and a stores. The fuse array is programmed with compressed configuration data for a plurality of cores. The stores is coupled to the plurality of cores, and includes a plurality of sub-stores that each correspond to each of the plurality of cores, where one of the plurality of cores accesses the semiconductor fuse array upon power-up/reset to read and decompress the compressed configuration data, and to store a plurality of decompressed configuration data sets for one or more cache memories within the each of the plurality of cores in the plurality of sub-stores. Each of the plurality of cores has sleep logic. The sleep logic is configured to subsequently access a corresponding one of the each of the plurality of sub-stores to retrieve and employ the decompressed configuration data sets to initialize the one or more caches following a power gating event. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338906 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD FOR INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus comprises: a power control unit that, when the information processing apparatus operates in a first power mode, controls to supply power to both a first control unit and a second control unit, and when the information processing apparatus operates in a second power mode in which a power consumption is smaller than that in the first power mode, controls to supply power to the second control unit, wherein when the information processing apparatus operates in the second power mode, the second control unit can respond to a status request of a first type in which specific identification information is designated and a status request of a second type in which specific identification information is designated while maintaining the second power mode. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338907 | REMOTE POWER DOWN CONTROL OF A DEVICE - In remote power down control of a device configured for externally initiated remote power down, such as over a network, all externally connected sources of valid power down requests for the device is monitored; and the device is powered down in response to a combination of one of a received power down request and a time out with respect to each of the sources of valid power down requests for the device. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338908 | NON-INTRUSIVE POWER MANAGEMENT - A method and system for managing power consumption of a pool of computing devices are disclosed. One aspect of certain embodiments includes managing resource utilization for each computing device without installing customized software, firmware or hardware on the computing device and dynamically selecting, one or more candidate computing devices for altering their respective power states based on at least real-time information on the quantity of requests. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338909 | POWER MANAGEMENT OF INFINIBAND SWITCHES - Methods for performing power management of InfiniBand (IB) switches and apparatus and software configured to implement the methods. Power management datagrams (MADs) are used to inform IB switches that host servers connected to the IB switch's ports are to transition to a reduced-power or offline state or have returned to a normal operating state. A subnet management agent (SMA) on the IB switch receives the power MADs from the host servers and tracks each server's operating state. In response to power down MADs, the SMA coordinates power reduction of the switch's ports and other switch circuitry. For switches with multi-port IB interfaces, a multi-port interface is caused to enter a reduced-power state when all of its ports are connected to host servers that are idle or offline. Additionally, when all of a switch's ports are connected to idle or offline servers the SMA may put the switch's core switch logic into a reduced-power state. Power MADs are also used to inform upstream IB switches when a switch is to transition to a reduced power state or has returned to a normal operating state. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338910 | Dynamic Power and Thermal Capping for Flash Storage - A mechanism is provided for dynamic power and thermal capping in a flash storage system. A set of measurement values are received for the flash storage system, the set of measurement values comprising one or more of a set of current (I) measurement values, a set of voltage (V) measurement values, or a set of temperature (T) measurement values. An average current (I | 2015-11-26 |
20150338911 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ELECTRONIC DEVICE - There are provided n (n is an integer greater than or equal to 2) physical layer control units which communicate with another apparatus connected to a device itself and control a physical layer, a logical layer control unit which controls a logical layer in communication with the other apparatus, and a control unit which controls the logical layer control unit from a power-supply ON state to a standby state in accordance with a standby instruction for the device itself, wherein one physical layer control unit of the n physical layer control units generates a clock using a connected resonator and the other physical layer control units receive the clock generated by the physical layer control unit to which the resonator is connected. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338912 | MEMORY AID METHOD USING AUDIO/VIDEO DATA - Disclosed herein is a memory aid method of selecting data watched by a user, recording the selected data along with situation/behavior data upon watching, providing recorded audio/video data in response to a situation condition. The memory aid method may include receiving audio/video data from a wearable device, separating unit data including only associated parts from the audio/video data, and extracting character or feature data from the unit data. Object data and context data are generated from the character/feature data. Importance of the generated object and context data is determined with reference to a personal information DB. Audio/video data is stored depending on the importance. The method can record audio/video data recognized by a user at normal times, extract data necessary for a current situation, and provide the extracted data to the user. Accordingly, a user can accurately remember information that was watched in the past. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338913 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - There is provided an information processing apparatus that controls display of a virtual object displayed in an extended work space in which a real object and the virtual object are operable, the information processing apparatus including an operation deciding unit configured to decide an operation process to the virtual object displayed in the extended work space on the basis of a result of analysis of input information to the extended work space, the analysis being based on position information of an information terminal detected in the extended work space and display control trigger information for changing display of the virtual object, and a display control unit configured to execute a display control process of the virtual object on the basis of the decided operation process. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338914 | GAZE-ASSISTED TOUCHSCREEN INPUTS - Embodiments related to gaze-assisted touchscreen inputs are disclosed. In some embodiments, a computing system may receive a gaze location signal indicative of a region of a user's gaze on a touchscreen, receive a touch signal indicative of a touch of the user on the touchscreen, and generate an input signal for the computing system based at least in part on the gaze location signal and the touch signal. Other embodiments may be disclosed and/or claimed. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338915 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR BIOMECHANICALLY-BASED EYE SIGNALS FOR INTERACTING WITH REAL AND VIRTUAL OBJECTS - Systems and methods are provided for discerning the intent of a device wearer primarily based on movements of the eyes. The system can be included within unobtrusive headwear that performs eye tracking and controls screen display. The system can also utilize remote eye tracking camera(s), remote displays and/or other ancillary inputs. Screen layout is optimized to facilitate the formation and reliable detection of rapid eye signals. The detection of eye signals is based on tracking physiological movements of the eye that are under voluntary control by the device wearer. The detection of eye signals results in actions that are compatible with wearable computing and a wide range of display devices. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338916 | FINGER TRACKING - The description relates to smart rings. One example can include a finger band configured to accommodate a user's finger. This example can also include a set of pressure sensors positioned on an inner surface of the finger band and configured to sense changes to tendons of the user's finger as pressure differentials and to output associated signals. The example can further include a gesture component configured to interpret the signals from the set of pressure sensors to identify individual actions performed by the user's finger. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338917 | DEVICE, SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING ELECTRONIC DEVICES VIA THOUGHT - A method of controlling an electronic device thought, includes: capturing through one or more electrodes, located in proximity to a brain of a user, signals of brainwave activity of said user; analyzing said signals to detect a pattern of brainwave activity of said user; based on the detected pattern, determining that the user thinks about a command that controls an electronic device; and based on said determining, triggering the electronic device to perform said command. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338918 | EVALUATION OF DIGITAL CONTENT USING INTENTIONAL USER FEEDBACK OBTAINED THROUGH HAPTIC INTERFACE - Systems and methods are provided for evaluating the quality of automatically composed digital content based on intentional user feedback obtained through a haptic interface. For example, a method includes accessing intentional user feedback collected by a haptic interface executing on a computing device, wherein the intentional user feedback provides an indication as to a user's reaction toward digital content that the user interacts with on the computing device. The digital content includes content that is automatically generated using content generation rules. The method further includes evaluating a quality of the digital content based on the intentional user feedback, and generating an evaluation report that includes information providing an evaluation of the quality of the digital content. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338919 | PROVIDING HAPTIC OUTPUT BASED ON A DETERMINED ORIENTATION OF AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a system and method for providing haptic output for an electronic device. In certain embodiments, a type of haptic output is provided based on a determined orientation, position, and/or operating environment of the electronic device. Specifically, the electronic device may receive input from one or more sensors associated with electronic device. Once the input from the one or more sensors is received, an orientation, position and/or operating environment of the electronic device is determined. Based on the determined orientation of the electronic device, a type of haptic output is selected and provided. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338920 | ACTUATING HAPTIC ELEMENT ON A TOUCH-SENSITIVE DEVICE - In one aspect, an apparatus includes a housing, a haptic element on at least a portion of the housing that has a non-discrete configuration and at least a first discrete configuration, a processor, a touch-enabled display operatively coupled to the processor, and a memory accessible to the processor. The memory bears instructions executable by the processor to initiate a function at the apparatus, and at least in part in response to initiation of the function, actuate a portion of the haptic element. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338921 | SYSTEM FOR HAPTICALLY REPRESENTING SENSOR INPUT - A haptic representation system is provided that generates a haptic effect in response to sensor input. The sensor input is mapped to a haptic signal. The haptic signal is sent to an actuator configured to receive the haptic signal. The actuator utilizes the haptic signal to generate the haptic effect. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338922 | GESTURE INPUT APPARATUS - A gesture input apparatus that includes a command determination portion provided to a vehicle and determining a command according to a gesture of a first region in an upper limb of an operator who rides on the vehicle, a command output portion outputting the command determined by the command determination portion, a speed detection portion detecting a movement speed of a second region that is positioned nearer to a shoulder of the operator than the first region in the upper limb, and an output prohibition portion prohibiting an output of the command by the command output portion when the movement speed detected by the speed detection portion is equal to or more than a predetermined speed is provided. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338923 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GENERATING USER FEEDBACK OF A GESTURE CAPTURING DEVICE - A method and a system for generating user feedback of a gesture capturing device with content projection capability are provided herein. The method may include the following steps: projecting content, by a content projector, onto a projection surface; projecting patterned light, by a pattern projector, onto said projection surface and onto a maneuverable object controlled by a user; capturing reflections of the patterned light coming from said projection surface and said maneuverable object; calculating, based on said reflections, at least one of: a relative position and a relative orientation of at least two of: said projection surface, said maneuverable object, said content projector and said pattern projector; and generating a feedback, based on said calculated relative positions and/or orientations, wherein said feedback relates to a proper operation of the system, based on said relative position and a relative orientation, in view of predefined criteria. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338924 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - A distance measuring unit measures a distance from a picked-up image by an image pickup unit to a tip portion of a finger. When the measured distance is less than a reference distance, a CPU displays an identification mark at a position corresponding to the finger on a display image, and takes in a locus of the finger as a handwritten character/figure. When the measured distance is the reference distance or more, the CPU hides the identification mark, and does not take in the locus of the finger as the handwritten character/figure. | 2015-11-26 |
20150338925 | CAUSING GESTURE RESPONSES ON CONNECTED DEVICES - A system and method to cause associated connected devices to perform gestures in response to user interactions with a connected device paired with the associated connected devices. The method includes receiving a gesture signal indicating a user interaction with a first connected device, identifying one or more connected devices associated with the first connected device, and, based on the user interaction, generating and transmitting a response signal to cause the one or more associated connected devices to perform a specified gesture signifying the user interaction with the first connected device. | 2015-11-26 |