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20080251381 | Method for aligning microscopic structures and substrate having microscopic structures aligned, as well as integrated circuit apparatus and display element - An object of the present invention is to implement a method for aligning microscopic structures in desired locations and in a desired direction, in order to align microscopic structures, such as nanostructures, with high precision. The method includes a substrate forming step of forming three electrodes to which independent potentials can be applied, a microscopic structure liquid applying step of applying a liquid in which microscopic structures are dispersed to the insulating substrate, and a microscopic structure aligning step of applying respective voltages to the three electrodes to align the microscopic structures in locations defined by the electrodes. | 10-16-2008 |
20090073158 | SEMICONDUCTOR ELEMENT AND DEVICE USING THE SAME - A memory element having a large memory window and a high reliability is provided at low cost by performing high speed write and erase operations at a relatively low voltage and suppressing rewrite degradation. A memory element includes a semiconductor layer arranged on an insulating substrate, a first diffusion layer region and a second diffusion layer region having a conductivity type of P-type, a charge accumulating film for covering a channel region between the first diffusion layer region and the second diffusion layer region and being injected with charges from the channel region, and a gate electrode positioned on a side opposite to the channel region with the charge accumulating film in between. | 03-19-2009 |
20110284380 | Methods for Nanowire Alignment and Deposition - The present invention provides methods and systems for nanowire alignment and deposition. Energizing (e.g., an alternating current electric field) is used to align and associate nanowires with electrodes. By modulating the energizing, the nanowires are coupled to the electrodes such that they remain in place during subsequent wash and drying steps. The invention also provides methods for transferring nanowires from one substrate to another in order to prepare various device substrates. The present invention also provides methods for monitoring and controlling the number of nanowires deposited at a particular electrode pair, as well as methods for manipulating nanowires in solution. | 11-24-2011 |
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20100248636 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REDUCING POWER CONSUMPTION IN VEHICLE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS - A vehicle communication system includes a connection quality module and a channel scan frequency module. The connection quality module determines that a vehicle is out-of-range (OOR) from a host when a connection quality between the vehicle and the host is below a predetermined connection quality threshold. The channel scan frequency module controls a frequency of attempts by the vehicle to connect to the host when the vehicle is OOR based on at least one of whether an engine is on and a movement rate of the vehicle. | 09-30-2010 |
20110208386 | METHOD OF ACTIVATING A TELEMATICS DEVICE - A method of registering a vehicle with a call center of a telematics system may entail turning a key within a vehicle ignition to begin a call from a telematics control module within the vehicle to a server at a telematics call center, connecting the telematics control module within the vehicle to the server at the telematics service center, sending a health check request from the telematics control module within the vehicle to the server at the telematics service center; and receiving a health check confirmation in the telematics control module within the vehicle from the server at the telematics service center. The method may further entail inquiring if such a health check request request-confirmation was successful. The method may also include a call fail counter and a message fail counter to automatically re-initiate a health check request and a successful answer to such a request. | 08-25-2011 |
20110208388 | AUDIO NOISE REDUCTION METHOD FOR TELEMATICS SYSTEM - A telematics system for a vehicle includes an infotainment module, a codec module, and a control module. The infotainment module outputs data to a speaker via a first audio data path. The codec module outputs data to the speaker via a second audio data path when a telematics function of the telematics system is triggered. The control module switches from the first audio data path to the second audio data path after the telematics function is triggered. The control module changes a state of a relay of the speaker and a gain of the codec module in a first predetermined order before outputting data to the speaker via the second audio data path. | 08-25-2011 |
20110230186 | PREVENTION OF OVERREACH CONDITION IN CELLULAR COMMUNICATION - A method of wireless communication between a base station and a mobile station may entail scanning a first entry of a preferred roaming list for a first base station channel, transmitting a downlink signal from the base station to the mobile station; determining that the downlink signal to the mobile station from the base station has not been received, scanning the preferred roaming list for a second base station, identifying that the second base station does not exist on the preferred roaming list, and inquiring whether a vehicle ignition is off upon determining that the second base station does not exist. Moreover, the method may entail determining that the vehicle ignition is on, and return an excluded channel of a base station to the preferred roaming list and determine that the vehicle ignition is off and invoke a sleep mode of the digital control module. | 09-22-2011 |
20110239285 | AUTHENTICATION BYPASS METHOD - A method for reactivating a telematics device configured to make a data call via a roaming partner of a service provider is disclosed. The service provider has an authentication bypass feature which uses an authentication bypass key common to the telematics device and the service provider to allow the telematics device to make a data call without authentication. The method comprises setting the authentication bypass key on a server of the service provider equal to a previous authentication bypass key, wherein the previous authentication bypass key was used by the authentication bypass feature prior to deactivation of the telematics device. The method includes setting the authentication bypass key on the telematics device equal to the previous authentication bypass key. The method further comprises commencing the data call through the roaming partner by sending the authentication bypass key to the service provider from the telematics device via the roaming partner. | 09-29-2011 |
20120239972 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CURING A READ INABILITY STATE IN A MEMORY DEVICE - A system and method for correcting a boot error is disclosed. The system comprises a solid-state nonvolatile memory device, the solid-state nonvolatile memory device storing a boot loader at a predetermined block having a first address on the solid-state nonvolatile memory device. The system further comprises a main controller that retrieves the boot loader from the predetermined block upon powering up. The system also includes a monitoring module configured to monitor an initial boot sequence of the main controller and to determine when the predetermined block has a read inability error. The main controller obtains a backup boot loader from a backup block when the monitoring module determines that the predetermined block is corrupted. | 09-20-2012 |
20120246525 | METHOD FOR INITIATING A REFRESH OPERATION IN A SOLID-STATE NONVOLATILE MEMORY DEVICE - A method for initiating a refresh operation of a solid-state nonvolatile memory device coupled to a processor is disclosed. The method comprises determining an error number for a block of the solid-state nonvolatile memory. The error number corresponds to an amount of error bits in a page of the block having a greatest amount of error bits. The method further comprises comparing the error number with an error threshold and determining a reset number indicating an amount of times that the processor has been reset since a previous refresh operation was performed on the block of the solid-state nonvolatile memory. The method further includes comparing the number of resets with a reset threshold and refreshing the block of the solid-state nonvolatile memory when the number of errors exceeds the error threshold and the number of resets exceeds the reset threshold. | 09-27-2012 |
20120254596 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING MESSAGE TRAFFIC BETWEEN TWO PROCESSORS - A system and method for controlling messaging between a first processor and a second processor is disclosed. The second processor controls one or more peripheral devices on behalf of a plurality of predetermined tasks being executed by the first processor. The system includes a message control module that receives an input message intended for the second processor from the first processor and maintains a message history based on the received input message and previously received input messages. The message history indicates which peripheral devices of the system are to be on and which tasks of the plurality of tasks requested the peripheral devices to be on. The message control module is further configured to generate an output message that includes output instructions for the second processor based on the message history and an output duration based on the message history. The second processor executes the output instructions. | 10-04-2012 |
20120254901 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR RESTORING AN APPLICATION IN A DYNAMICALLY LINKED ENVIRONMENT - A method and system for executing an application on a device is disclosed. The device comprises a nonvolatile memory having a file system that stores the application. The nonvolatile memory further includes a backup memory space that stores a backup copy of the application. The system further includes a processing module configured to execute the application and an application programmers interface (API) utilized by the processing module to facilitate instructions from the application to the processing module. The processing module is further configured to retrieve the application from the file system, execute the application on the processing module; monitor interactions between the application and the processing module for an API call from the application to the processing module, and retrieve a backup copy of the application from the backup memory space based on the monitoring for the API call. | 10-04-2012 |
20120260148 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HANDLING BAD BIT ERRORS - A method and system for detecting and correcting a bad bit error in a solid-state nonvolatile memory device. The device includes a bad bit detection module that receives an old page from the memory device and determines whether a page has a bad bit. The device further includes a bad bit correction module that generates a new page, determines a location of the bad bit, determines a preferred value of the bad bit, determines a user value of the bad bit and inserts the preferred value into a string of bits corresponding to substantive data of the old page, recording the string of bits with the preferred value inserted therein and stores the new page at an address of the old page. | 10-11-2012 |
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20100332001 | SELF-CLEANING SKIN-LIKE PROSTHETIC POLYMER SURFACES - An external covering and method of making an external covering for hiding the internal endoskeleton of a mechanical (e.g.,prosthetic) device that exhibits skin-like qualities is provided. The external covering generally comprises an internal bulk layer in contact with the endoskeleton of the prosthetic device and an external skin layer disposed about the internal bulk layer. The external skin layer is comprised of a polymer composite with carbon nanotubes embedded therein. The outer surface of the skin layer has multiple cone-shaped projections that provide the external skin layer with superhydrophobicity. The carbon nanotubes are preferably vertically aligned between the inner surface and outer surface of the external skin layer in order to provide the skin layer with the ability to transmit heat. Superhydrophobic powders may optionally be used as part of the polymer composite or applied as a coating to the surface of the skin layer to enhance superhydrophobicity. | 12-30-2010 |
20120132343 | METHOD OF MAKING SELF-CLEANING SKIN-LIKE PROSTHETIC POLYMER SURFACES - An external covering and method of making an external covering for hiding the internal endoskeleton of a mechanical (e.g., prosthetic) device that exhibits skin-like qualities is provided. The external covering generally comprises an internal bulk layer in contact with the endoskeleton of the prosthetic device and an external skin layer disposed about the internal bulk layer. The external skin layer is comprised of a polymer composite with carbon nanotubes embedded therein. The outer surface of the skin layer has multiple cone-shaped projections that provide the external skin layer with superhydrophobicity. The carbon nanotubes are preferably vertically aligned between the inner surface and outer surface of the external skin layer in order to provide the skin layer with the ability to transmit heat. Superhydrophobic powders may optionally be used as part of the polymer composite or applied as a coating to the surface of the skin layer to enhance superhydrophobicity. | 05-31-2012 |
20130328239 | METHOD OF MAKING SELF-CLEANING SKIN-LIKE PROSTHETIC POLYMER SURFACES - An external covering and method of making an external covering for hiding the internal endoskeleton of a mechanical (e.g., prosthetic) device that exhibits skin-like qualities is provided. The external covering generally comprises an internal bulk layer in contact with the endoskeleton of the prosthetic device and an external skin layer disposed about the internal bulk layer. The external skin layer is comprised of a polymer composite with carbon nanotubes embedded therein. The outer surface of the skin layer has multiple cone-shaped projections that provide the external skin layer with superhydrophobicity. The carbon nanotubes are preferably vertically aligned between the inner surface and outer surface of the external skin layer in order to provide the skin layer with the ability to transmit heat. Superhydrophobic powders may optionally be used as part of the polymer composite or applied as a coating to the surface of the skin layer to enhance superhydrophobicity. | 12-12-2013 |
20130330464 | METHOD OF MAKING SELF-CLEANING SKIN-LIKE PROSTHETIC POLYMER SURFACES - An external covering and method of making an external covering for hiding the internal endoskeleton of a mechanical (e.g., prosthetic) device that exhibits skin-like qualities is provided. The external covering generally comprises an internal bulk layer in contact with the endoskeleton of the prosthetic device and an external skin layer disposed about the internal bulk layer. The external skin layer is comprised of a polymer composite with carbon nanotubes embedded therein. The outer surface of the skin layer has multiple cone-shaped projections that provide the external skin layer with superhydrophobicity. The carbon nanotubes are preferably vertically aligned between the inner surface and outer surface of the external skin layer in order to provide the skin layer with the ability to transmit heat. Superhydrophobic powders may optionally be used as part of the polymer composite or applied as a coating to the surface of the skin layer to enhance superhydrophobicity. | 12-12-2013 |
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20090261797 | SWITCHING REGULATOR - Provided is a switching regulator which is capable of reducing soft start time when being activated, and prolonging battery life. The switching regulator has a configuration in which a clamp circuit for clamping a reference voltage is provided in a soft start circuit, and a predetermined period of time since the switching regulator has been activated is divided into a plurality of segments to increase the reference voltage with different slopes for each of the plurality of segments. At an early stage of the activation, the reference voltage is set to be low for preventing an inrush current from a power source, and thereafter, a rate of increase in reference voltage is gradually increased, to thereby reduce the soft start time. | 10-22-2009 |
20090261866 | VOLTAGE DIVIDER CIRCUIT - Provided is a voltage divider circuit for dividing an input voltage in accordance with a predetermined ratio with high accuracy, in which a source current does not flow from a voltage source and a sink current does not flow into the voltage source. The voltage divider circuit according to the present invention includes: a first resistor; a constant current circuit for outputting a current flowing through the first resistor correspondingly to an input voltage as a constant current; a first current mirror circuit, in which the constant current becomes an input current, for outputting a first output current; a second current mirror circuit, in which the first output current becomes an input current, for outputting a second output current; and a second resistor connected to an output terminal to which the second output current of the second current mirror circuit is output, in which a divided voltage, which is a potential difference between both ends of the second resistor, is adjusted by a current mirror ratio between the first current mirror circuit and the second current mirror circuit, and a resistance ratio between the second resistor and the first resistor. | 10-22-2009 |
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20100070217 | System and method for monitoring and management of utility usage - A system and method is provided to enable consumers to intelligently manage their consumption of energy. In one embodiment, waveform data is collected for a plurality of appliances which may be found in a residential or commercial setting using a plurality of multi-port outlet monitoring devices. The collected waveform data is processed and analyzed to obtain power consumption profiles that indicate power consumption on a per-appliance and/or per-outlet basis and/or per user basis. | 03-18-2010 |
20100280978 | System and method for utility usage, monitoring and management - Systems and methods are provided for collecting waveform data for a plurality of appliances that may be found in a residential or commercial setting using multi-port outlet monitoring devices to obtain power consumption profiles that indicate power consumption on a per-appliance and/or per-location basis and/or per user basis. The plurality of appliances is reliably identified from the power consumption profiles. In accordance with a method embodiment, waveform data transmitted from an unknown appliance is independently metered via a multi-port monitoring device over an elapsed time period. The metered waveform data is wirelessly transmitted from the multi-port monitoring device to a co-located system controller which constructs an appliance signature. The process may be repeated to generate multiple appliance signatures. The one or more appliance signatures are compared to a database of pre-stored canonical signatures to determine if there is a match to identify the appliance. | 11-04-2010 |
20130130551 | Blade and Housing Assembly - The invention provides an improved method of routing power from a power source such as an AC power source directly to a printed circuit board and then to an appliance that interfaces with one or more appliance claws that are connected directly or indirectly to the circuit board. Various embodiments offer superior durability, manufacturability, and cost-effectiveness. They may also decrease the dimensions, cost, and complexity of a robust assembly. | 05-23-2013 |
20140172184 | Systems and Methods for Plug Load Control and Management - The present invention is directed to methods and systems for control of loads that are connected to plugs. Through the use of various embodiments of the present invention one may allow a plurality of users to control the use of power by individual loads and dynamically configurable sets of loads with ease, on both small and large scales. Users may select from energy savings plans to generate compiled device power state schedules that automatically cause devices to enter power savings modes as pre-determined times. Consequently, one can efficiently manage plug load electricity usage in a plurality of buildings. | 06-19-2014 |