12th week of 2016 patent applcation highlights part 75 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160088665 | METHOD FOR CHANGING ASSOCIATION ID IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND APPARATUS THEREFOR - The present invention discloses a method for changing an association ID in a wireless communication system and an apparatus therefor. Specifically, a method for changing an association identification (AID) of a first station (STA) communicating directly with a second STA in a wireless communication system comprises the steps of: receiving, from an access point (AP), a reassignment response frame containing new AID information to be newly allocated to the first STA; the first STA transmitting an update request frame containing the new AID information to the second STA; and as a response to the update request frame, receiving an update response frame from the second STA. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088666 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MANAGING THE CONNECTIVITY OF A TERMINAL BY MEANS OF A MOBILE SERVER IN A TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORK - A mobile server for managing the connectivity of a terminal for communicating through one or more communications networks, includes: a terminal communication module to communicate with the terminal; network communication modules to communicate with telecommunications networks; and a storage area, in which connectivity parameter values of the terminal are stored, the values enabling the terminal to be connected to the mobile server. The mobile server is configured to be connected to a plurality of telecommunications networks via the network communication modules, to extract a set of connectivity parameter values of the terminal from the storage area, and to allow or not allow, based on the extracted set of connectivity parameter values, the connection of the terminal via at least one of the terminal communication modules, so that the terminal communicates applicative data through a telecommunications network via the terminal communication module and one of the network communication modules. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088667 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM AND DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device includes: a first wireless communication unit which performs wireless communication in a first format with an external device; a storage unit which stores connection information used in the wireless communication in the first format; a change unit which changes the connection information stored in the storage unit; and a display unit which displays an image received via the first wireless communication unit from the external device. A first information processing device includes: a wireless reader/writer which performs wireless communication in a second format in order to read information from or write information in a wireless tag; an acquisition unit which acquires the changed connection information; and a writing unit which outputs, to the wireless reader/writer, a signal for writing the connection information acquired by the acquisition unit into a first wireless tag. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088668 | COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM SUPPORTING D2D COMMUNICATION - A communication method in a wireless communication system supporting device-to-device (D2D) communication is provided. The communication method includes transmitting a first message including information for identifying a relay to discover a relay user equipment (UE) that performs a relay function in the D2D communication, and receiving a second message including information about the relay UE that performs the relay function, from the relay UE that has received the first message, the second message being transmitted in response to the first message. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088669 | System and Method for Direct Multi-User Transmission - A method for transmitting to a plurality of responder stations includes transmitting a first direct link setup request message to a first responder station via an access point, the first direct link setup request message including a first group identifier, the first group identifier being received from a communications controller and being associated with the first responder station, and transmitting a second direct link setup request message to a second responder station via the access point, the second setup request message including a second group identifier, the second group identifier being received from the communications controller and being associated with the second responder station. The method also includes transmitting data to the first responder station and the second responder station in a single transmission. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088670 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING AND TRANSMITTING SENSOR DATA - Systems and methods for continuous measurement of an analyte in a host are provided. The system generally includes a continuous analyte sensor configured to continuously measure a concentration of analyte in a host and a sensor electronics module physically connected to the continuous analyte sensor during sensor use, wherein the sensor electronics module is further configured to directly wirelessly communicate sensor information to one or more display devices. Establishment of communication between devices can involve using a unique identifier associated with the sensor electronics module to authenticate communication. Times tracked at the sensor electronics module and the display module can be at different resolutions, and the different resolutions can be translated to facilitate communication. In addition, the frequency of establishing communication channels between the sensor electronics module and the display devices can vary depending upon whether reference calibration information is being updated. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088671 | Avoiding Idle-State Transition for WLAN-Connected Mobile Terminal - There is provided a method in a network node ( | 2016-03-24 |
20160088672 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL AND RADIO ACCESS NETWORK DEVICE - A mobile communication terminal or radio access network that shortens a time of an out-of-service state while suppressing an increase of power consumption. The mobile communication terminal includes a communication control unit configured to make a cell selection using a parameter X notified by a network, if the terminal has failed to transmit an RRC connection request to a currently-visited cell #A N successive times. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088673 | METHOD FOR PROCESSING EXCEPTIONAL CASE OF ESTABLISHING DEFAULT BEARER IN MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND DEVICE THEREFOR - There are provided a method for processing an exceptional case of establishing a default bearer and a device therefor in order to solve a problem in that a user equipment cannot actually receive an IP service by accessing a packet network while failing in establishing the default bearer in a mobile communication system. A method for processing an exceptional case of establishing a default bearer in a mobility management entity includes: receiving a network attachment request from a user equipment; transmitting a network attachment acceptance including an activation request of the default bearer to the user equipment in response to the network attachment request; and cancelling a network attachment procedure when a completion response to the activation request of the default bearer is not received from the user equipment within a predetermined time. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088674 | EFFICIENT RESUMPTION MECHANISM FOR GSM SERVICES IN DSDS DEVICES AFTER ACQUIRING BACK THE RF CHAIN - A method for managing radio access technology services includes: reacquiring control of a radio frequency (RF) chain of a mobile communication device by a first subscription; performing a search for a base station serving a cell in which the mobile communication device is currently located; decoding only a Frequency Control Channel (FCCH) and a Synchronization Channel (SCH) transmitted by the base station; comparing a decoded Base Station Identity Code (BSIC) with a stored BSIC of a last serving cell on which a packet switched (PS) context for a data call on the first subscription was suspended or on which idle mode operations were last performed on the first subscription; and if the decoded BSIC matches the stored BSIC, resuming the data call on the first subscription on the last serving cell. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088675 | MAINTAINING CONTINUOUS SESSIONS IN CELLULAR DATA NETWORKS - In one aspect, the application running on mobile device creates a unique identifier. This unique identifier acts as the “permanent address” for sending packets from the proxy server to the mobile application. The current IP address of the device is used as a “temporary forwarding address” for the packet. When the IP address of the mobile device changes, the application on the device quickly informs the proxy server about this change. This allows the proxy server to continue sending the remaining data of this download session to the newly acquired IP address without having to restart the entire download session from scratch. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088676 | SUPPORT BLACKLISTING DEVICES ON WLAN ACCESS - A method, an apparatus, and a computer program product for wireless communication are provided. The apparatus may be a core network entity. The apparatus sends a request for a device identifier of a UE to the UE. The apparatus receives a response message including the device identifier of the UE from the UE. The apparatus determines to maintain, establish, terminate or prevent a connection with the UE through WLAN access based on the device identifier of the UE. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088677 | UE INITIATED EVOLVED PACKET CORE (EPC) AND IP MULTIMEDIA SUBSYSTEM (IMS) NETWORK USAGE OPTIMIZATION ALGORITHM FOR LTE CAPABLE SMARTPHONES CONNECTED TO WIRELESS LAN (WI-FI) NETWORK - According to some embodiments, a wireless device determines that Wi-Fi is on and that the wireless device is not in a voice over LTE (volte) call or a video call with an LTE node. In response to the determination, the wireless device starts a Wi-Fi ping session via a Wi-Fi node. If the Wi-Fi ping session is successful and no packet loss is observed, the wireless device detaches from the LTE node, disables LTE on the wireless device, and attaches to a legacy node. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088678 | NETWORK INITIATED EVOLVED PACKET CORE (EPC) AND IP MULTIMEDIA SUBSYSTEM (IMS) NETWORK USAGE OPTIMIZATION ALGORITHM FOR LTE CAPABLE SMARTPHONES CONNECTED TO WIRELESS LAN (WI-FI) NETWORK - According to some embodiments, an LTE node determines that a wireless device is in radio resource control (RRC) idle mode and starts an inactivity timer Tw. In response to expiry of the inactivity timer Tw, the LTE node directs the wireless device to a legacy node. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088679 | FAST TRANSITION ENVELOPE TRACKING - Envelope power supply circuitry is operated in one of an off-state, a standby-state, and a transmit-state. In the standby-state, select components in envelope power converter circuitry in the envelope power supply circuitry are turned on in order to charge one or more inductive and/or capacitive elements therein to a maximum value necessary for supporting transmission of signals about a maximum output power. Accordingly, the envelope power supply circuitry is able to prepare to support transmission about any output power without knowing the output power ahead of time. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088680 | Method and Apparatus for Controlling Channel Transmission Status - A method and an apparatus for controlling a channel transmission status, can be used in the communication field. The method includes receiving a command for controlling activation of a secondary carrier. Within a preset delay time after the secondary carrier is activated, a channel transmission status corresponding to the secondary carrier to a continuous transmission status can be set. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088681 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING ACTIVE TIME OF UE - Embodiments of the present invention disclose a method and an apparatus for determining an active time of UE, where the method includes: acquiring extension information of a DTX active time of a base station; and adjusting a DTX active time of the UE according to the extension information, and using an overlapped time between the DTX active time of the UE and a DRX active time of the UE as an active time of the UE for listening on a PDCCH channel. The UE can learn a latest DTX condition according to a change of the DTX on a base station side in a manner of acquiring extension information of a DTX active time of the base station, and therefore can determine a correct active time of the UE with reference to DRX of the UE, thereby ultimately ensuring QoS of the UE. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088682 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR BRIDGING TO A LTE WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORK - A system and method for bridging user devices communicating according to a 3 | 2016-03-24 |
20160088683 | HEAT TREATMENT APPARATUS - The present invention discloses a heat treatment apparatus, the heat treatment apparatus comprises a hot plate, at least two heat sources, and a switching means, wherein the hot plate serves as the heating medium between the at least two heat sources and the substrate to be processed, the switching means is configured in such a way that the hot plate contacts one or two of the at least two heat sources selectively, the processing temperature of the hot plate can be changed quickly from one temperature to another temperature. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088684 | BAND HEATER SYSTEMS AND ASSEMBLY METHODS - A band heater assembly for heating an object includes a band heater that extends around at least a portion of a perimeter of the object. The band heater includes a cable and a band. The cable includes a resistive element, a first cable end and a second cable end. The resistive element generates thermal energy based on a current received from a power source. The first cable end and the second cable end are connected to respective ends of the band heater assembly. The band is connected to the cable and transfers a first portion of the thermal energy to an exterior surface of the object. At least a portion of the cable is exposed from the band heater to contact the exterior surface when the band heater assembly is connected to the object. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088685 | Method for regulating a cooking process - The invention relates to a method for regulating a cooking process using an item of cookware having inductive properties on a cooking area, wherein a coil is arranged as part of an LC resonant circuit in the region of the cooking area and the natural frequency of the LC resonant circuit is measured repeatedly or continuously. The invention also relates to a cooking apparatus having at least one cooking area, a temperature sensor, a power controller, an LC resonant circuit having a coil, which is arranged in, around or in the region of the cooking area, and a controller, which is connected to the temperature sensor and a unit for measuring the frequency of the LC resonant circuit and which is programmed to carry out method, wherein the controller has access to a memory for storing the mathematically determined parameter function or vector function. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088686 | FLUID HEATING DEVICE - This invention provides a fluid heating device that is free from breakage even though a conductor tube is transformed due to being heated. Concretely, this invention is provided with an electrical connecting member that constitutes a short circuit by electrically connecting each of required portions of the conductor tube, and uses the electrical connecting member that is transformable in accordance with a transformation resulting from a temperature change of the conductor tube. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088687 | FLUID HEATING DEVICE - An object of this invention is to detect breakage of a conductor tube before it happens and to prevent leakage of the heated fluid. More concretely, this invention is a fluid heating device that applies heat to a fluid that flows in the conductor tube of a helical shape by applying induction heat to the conductor tube and that comprises an electrical connecting member that constitutes a short circuit by electrically connecting each of required portions of the conductor tube, and a potential measuring instrument that measures a potential of the conductor tube. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088688 | MICROWAVE OVEN AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - The present disclosure relates to a microwave oven and a control method thereof, and the method of controlling a microwave oven includes: accessing a cooking time; setting an operation time of a transformer as a first time for which the transformer is operated with a high output following a dormant time, a second time for which the transformer is operated with a low output until the end of the cooking time, a third time for which the transformer is operated at the low output following a time operating at the high output, and a fourth time for which the transformer is operated at high output following a time operating at the low output, according to a total cooking time including a previous cooking time and the input cooking time; and setting and controlling the output of the transformer in an order of the first time, the third time, the fourth time, and the second time. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088689 | PROCESSING OBJECTS BY RADIO FREQUENCY (RF) ENERGY - A method of processing an object is disclosed. The method comprises heating the object by applying radio frequency (RF) energy, monitoring a value related to a rate of absorption of RF energy by the object during the heating, and adjusting the RF energy in accordance with changes in a time derivative of the monitored value. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088690 | MICROWAVE HEATING APPARATUS - A microwave heating apparatus includes: a heating chamber which houses a heating object; a microwave generating unit which generates a microwave; a transmitting unit which transmits the microwave generated by the microwave generating unit; a waveguide-structure antenna which radiates to the heating chamber the microwave transmitted from the transmitting unit; and a rotation driving unit which drives the waveguide-structure antenna to rotate, wherein the waveguide-structure antenna has a microwave sucking-out opening in a wall surface forming a waveguide structure of the waveguide-structure antenna. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088691 | MICROWAVE OVEN WITH VARIABLE CAVITY GEOMETRY OF COOKING CHAMBER - Microwave oven system with enhanced microwave radiation uniformity in a cooking chamber. The microwave oven includes a stirrer installed outside the cooking chamber and operable to vary a cavity volume or a cavity shape of the cooking chamber while the stirrer rotates for more uniform food cooking. The stirrer may be disk-shaped and can simultaneously rotate and move vertically to change the cavity volume of the cooking chamber during operation. Alternatively, the stirrer may be installed in an inclined angle and can change the cavity shape of the cooking chamber when rotating. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088692 | Displays with Vias - An electronic device may include a display. The display may be an organic light-emitting diode display. The organic light-emitting diode display may have a substrate layer, a layer of organic light-emitting diode structures, and a layer of sealant. Vias may be formed in the substrate layer. The vias may be formed before completion of the display or after completion of the display. The vias may be filled with metal using electroplating or other metal deposition techniques. The vias may be connected to contacts on the rear surface of the display. The vias may be located in active regions of the display or inactive regions of the display. The display may include a top surface emission portion and a bottom surface emission portion. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088693 | LAMP CAP INTEGRATED WITH LED DRIVE POWER SUPPLY - The present invention generally relates to semiconductor lighting technology, and more particularly, to a lamp holder with a LED driving power supply integrated therein. The lamp holder according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises: a housing, including: a base made of insulation material; a side wall fixed with the base, at least a part of which is made of conductive material; an electrical contact member fixed at the bottom of the base; and a LED driving power supply, including: a baseplate being fixed in a space defined by the base and the side wall; a LED driving circuit arranged on the baseplate; a first input electrode and a second input electrode arranged on the baseplate and electrically connected to the side wall and the electrical contact member. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088694 | DRIVING CIRCUIT FOR LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT WITH BURST DIMMING CONTROL - A detection resistor is arranged on a path of an LED string. A controller generates a gate pulse signal having a duty ratio adjusted such that the voltage drop at the detection resistor matches a predetermined reference voltage. Furthermore, the controller receives a dimming control signal which indicates the duty ratio of the burst dimming operation, and generates a corresponding burst dimming pulse. According to the gate pulse signal, the first driver drives an output circuit configured to generate a driving voltage. A second driver switches a path of a driving current between connection and disconnection according to the burst dimming pulse. A duty ratio detection unit controls the frequency of the gate pulse signal according to the duty ratio indicated by the dimming control signal. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088695 | SHORT-CIRCUIT PROTECTION CIRCUIT AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A short-circuit protection circuit to execute a short-circuit protection for a LED module of an electronic device. The LED module includes a positive input port. the short-circuit protection circuit includes a control unit for controlling the LED module to work or do not work, a feedback module, a comparison module, and a trigger module. The feedback module is connected between the positive input port of the LED module and ground, and is used to detect a voltage of the positive input port and produce a feedback voltage proportional to the voltage of the positive input port. The comparison module produces a first comparison signal when comparing the feedback voltage is less than a reference voltage. The trigger module produces an off trigger signal to trigger the control unit to control the LED module to not work, when receiving the first comparison signal. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088696 | SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING CONTROL TARGET UNITS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING CONTROL TARGET UNITS, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A system for controlling one or more control target units in a predetermined space includes a first control rule management unit managing heat source existence information and a control item of the control target unit associating with each other, a second control rule management unit managing position information indicating a position of the area and adjustment information associating with each other, a receiver receiving detection data indicating a temperature, a first generator generating heat source data including heat source existence information, a second generator obtaining a control item of the control target using the heat source existence information from the first control rule management unit, obtaining adjustment information from the second control rule management unit, and generating control data indicating a modified control item, and a transmitter transferring the control data generated by the second generator to one or more apparatuses each controlling the control target unit. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088697 | CONTROLLING BRIGHTNESS AND COLOR TEMPERATURE OF LIGHT SOURCES - A circuit for driving a light source includes a power converter coupled between a power source and the light source, and a controller coupled to the power converter. The power converter receives power from the power source and provides a regulated power to the light source. The controller receives a conduction status signal indicating a conduction state of a dimmer coupled between the power source and the power converter, and adjusts the brightness of the light source based on the conduction status signal. The controller also receives an operation indicating signal indicative of operation of an ON/OFF switch coupled to the dimmer, and adjusts color temperature of the light source based on the operation indicating signal. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088698 | Method and Circuit For Driving Light-Emitting Diodes From Three-Phase Power Source - Multiple LEDs connected in series are driven by DC voltage that is provided by a diode rectifier, the diode rectifier being connected to a three-phase power source and converting the three-phase currents from the three-phase power source into the DC voltage that is used to drive the light emitting diodes. In order to reduce ripple in the DC voltage, the series-connected light emitting diodes can be divided into a first set and a second set, and a first constant current source is provided that drives the first set, and a second constant current source is provided that drives the second set. The first and second constant current sources are both connected across the outputs of the rectifier circuit, and operate to drive the respective sets of light emitting diodes in alternation. The capability for dimming can be provided, as well as back-up single phase operation. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088699 | LED BYPASS AND CONTROL CIRCUIT FOR FAULT TOLERANT LED SYSTEMS - A light system ( | 2016-03-24 |
20160088700 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DIGITAL DETECTION OF THE PHASE-CUT ANGLE OF A PHASE-CUT DIMMING SIGNAL | 2016-03-24 |
20160088701 | LED Control System - A LED control circuit is disclose which comprises a silicon-controlled rectifier (SCR) configured to control a first current supplied to a LED light bulb, and a dynamic current maintenance module serially coupled to the SCR and configured to draw a second current from the SCR, the second current being inversely proportional to the first current. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088702 | Devices for LED Direct Driver - The device for a LED direct driver comprises a major LED string, a minor LED string set, a pre-regulator, and a direct driver. The major LED string has multiple series-connected LED diodes which has a first end and a second end. The minor LED string set has a first end and a second end, and is formed with multiple series-connected minor strings. The first end of the minor LED string set is connected to the second of the major LED string. Each minor LED string has at least one LED diode. The direct driver is connected to the pre-regulator, the major LED string, and the minor LED string, which is configured to short out selected minor LED strings for ensuring the most efficient LED driving configuration. The pre-regulator provides a regulated voltage output. The regulated voltage output fed to the LED direct driver allows the LED direct driver to provide a constant power output with virtually no output power ripple. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088703 | CONTROLLER AND CONVERTER INCLUDING FOR THE SAME - The object of the present invention is to provide a controller capable of controlling the brightness and preventing an erroneous operation from being generated and a converter including for the same. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088704 | LOW FLICKER ALTERNATING CURRENT (AC) LED DRIVER - In some embodiments, an apparatus comprising a rectifier that is configured to rectify an Alternating Current (AC) from an AC line to produce a rectified line voltage, at least one resistor operatively coupled to the rectifier, and at least one capacitor operatively coupled to the at least one resistor and ground is disclosed. In some instances, the at least one resistor and the at least one capacitor form a low-pass filter configured to reduce a ripple voltage of the rectified line voltage of the rectifier. In some instances, the at least one resistor and the at least one capacitor are configured to provide a minimum voltage on the at least one capacitor that is high enough to maintain at least one LED conducting current at a minimum level and maintain the at least one LED operational for substantially all of a line cycle of the AC line when the at least one LED is operatively coupled to the at least one capacitor. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088705 | LED DRIVE SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING AN OFF-CHIP POWER SUPPLY - A LED drive system for controlling an off-chip power supply enables the power supply function to be located ‘off-chip’—i.e., on an IC which is separate from the IC containing the other LED drive system components. The off-chip supply provides a common line voltage for LED strings connected in series with respective current sink circuits at respective junctions, in response to a signal applied to a control input. The system includes a ‘minimum’ circuit which outputs the least of the voltages at the junctions, and an I/O pin which receives a signal that varies with the output of the minimum circuit. When the external supply's control input is coupled to the system's I/O pin, the present system controls the output of the external power supply as needed to provide a desired common line voltage. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088706 | DETECTION DEVICE, DETECTION METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM STORING A DETECTION PROGRAM - A detection device includes a detection unit that detect a temperature at each of multiple areas in a predetermined space where the detection device is provided, a determination unit that determines whether the detected temperature at each of the multiple areas is within a predetermined range to generate a first determination result, a generator that generates heat source data indicating that a heat source exists at a specific area of the multiple areas, when the first determination result indicates that the specific area has the detected temperature that is within the predetermined range, and a transmitter that transmits the heat source data indicating that the heat source exists at the specific area to a management system, wherein the management system controls one or more control target devices provided on the specific area of the predetermined space using the heat source data. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088707 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING LIGHTING BASED ON USER MANIPULATION OF A MOBILE COMPUTING DEVICE - Disclosed are methods and apparatus for lighting control. One or more properties of light output are controlled based on user manipulation of a mobile computing device ( | 2016-03-24 |
20160088708 | WIRELESS CONTROL OF LIGHTING SYSTEMS - A communication protocol is disclosed to wirelessly control and configure an array of lighting fixtures. The protocol allows dynamic lighting of a group of light fixtures or a single light fixture such that the protocol can support unicasting, multicasting and broadcasting communications. This protocol enables intelligent lighting fixtures to be automatically discovered in a wireless network. The protocol may also be used to configure the network parameters automatically, and can also upgrade the firmware or other local memory of the lighting fixtures. Additionally, the protocol may be used to control a media projecting device and/or servers, to change the media contents based on a scene locally selected at the area being illuminated. The lighting and media can collectively define or otherwise provide an overall “scene” by virtue of the lighting characteristics and media playback. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088709 | Remote Communications Protocol - A format for controlling information between multiple masters and clients uses each of a plurality of ports over a specified line, where the specified line can be ethernet, and where the ports can be opened and closed, and where the ports are calculated based on the number assigned to the console, a console multiplier, and at least one increment that represents the kind of information where there are multiple kinds of information. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088710 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING SMART LIGHT - A method for controlling a smart light includes acquiring status information of a current scene, judging whether the current scene complies with a preset scene condition according to the status information, inquiring a pre-stored light effect configuration library according to the preset scene condition to determine a light effect parameter corresponding to the preset scene condition if the current scene complies with the preset scene condition, generating a light control instruction corresponding to the preset scene condition and including the light effect parameter, and sending the light control instruction to the smart light. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088711 | ADAPTABLE LIGHTING SYSTEM - The present disclosure relates to an adaptable lighting system and a method for adaptive illumination. An example adaptable lighting system comprises an image sensor configured to acquire environmental information associated with a plurality of predetermined regions; a microcontroller configured to calculate an illumination algorithm based on the acquired environmental information, and to generate an adjustment command based on the calculation; and one or more lighting units configured to receive the adjustment command, and to adjust lighting output in accordance with the received adjustment command. An example method for adaptive illumination comprises acquiring, by an image sensor, environmental information associated with a plurality of predetermined regions; calculating, by a microcontroller, an illumination algorithm based on the acquired environmental information; generating, by the microcontroller, an adjustment command based on the calculation; and adjusting lighting output of one or more lighting units in accordance with the generated adjustment command. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088712 | DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING BRIGHTNESS OF LIGHTING DEVICE - The present invention relates to a device for controlling the brightness of a lighting device, comprising: a camera module for photographing a lighting area of the lighting device comprising a plurality of streetlights; a brightness controller for calculating an average brightness of the lighting area by receiving a photographed image of the camera module, and for comparing the average brightness with a reference brightness and transmitting a brightness control signal according to the comparison result; and a streetlight device unit provided in each of the streetlights of the lighting device so as to adjust the brightness of an LED light source unit according to the brightness control signal of the brightness controller. According to the present invention, an average brightness of an area illuminated by a lighting device which is a set of a plurality of streetlights can be calculated by processing an image from a camera obtained by photographing the area, and the brightness of the lighting device can be controlled according to the average brightness, thereby solving existing problems of brightness control according to a difference between the brightness at a sensor location and the average brightness of the lighting device. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088713 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING TIME SHARING STARTING OF ELECTRONIC BALLASTS AND DELAYED-STARTED ELETRONIC BALLAST - The invention discloses a method for controlling the time sharing starting of electronic ballasts and a delayed-started electronic ballast. According to the method, the electronic ballasts are delayed-started after being energized, and delay time for the delayed starting of the electronic ballasts is a random number acquired based on the temperature of the ballasts. The delayed-started electronic ballast includes an electronic ballast body and a delay switch. After the adoption of the technical scheme of the invention, a delayer with the delay time set by virtue of random numbers corresponding to different environmental temperature is additionally arranged in the ballast, and multiple ballasts connected in parallel in a circuit can be started at different time points after different delay time under the control of the same control switch, which remarkably reduces current impact on a power grid and reduces a voltage drop condition. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088714 | CONTROLLING A FUNCTION OF A SPACE - A controller for use with a sensing apparatus that comprises a receiver for receiving echoes of an emitted signal. The controller comprises a control module for sensing a being in a space based on the echoes, configured to provide a function of the space in dependence on the sensing; and a timer configured to prevent a change in state of the function for a period after a result of the sensing. The control module is further configured to dynamically measure an estimate of disturbance received by the receiver and adapt the period based on the estimated disturbance. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088715 | LIGHTING SYSTEM - A system for influencing a being's perceived taste. The system comprises one or more input devices arranged to receive an input, the input corresponding to a desired of affected change in taste. For example the input may comprise a measure of one or more environmental factors taken using one or more sensors in a target environment, where the one or more environmental factors produce a perceived change in the being's taste. Alternatively the input may be indicative of a change specified for a certain product, user or place. The system further comprises one or more lighting devices arranged to output light into the target environment; and a controller configured to control the light output based on the input, in order to produce an influence on the being's perceived taste which at least partially compensates for the perceived change or goes towards producing the specified change. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088716 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING INTERACTION WITH CONTROLLABLE LIGHTING NETWORKS - Systems and methods for managing interaction with controllable lighting networks are disclosed. Particularly, a user's input regarding the user's preferred level of interaction with a controllable lighting network is used in conjunction with memories and processors, to selectively allow the controllable lighting network access to the user's personal data such as the user's identity or the user's personal lighting preferences. A user's preferred level of interaction with a controllable lighting network is also used, in conjunction with personal mobile electronic communication devices, to allow the user to control lighting within controllable lighting networks. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088717 | Electric Defense Field - An impenetrable electric barrier will prevent surreptitious crossing of a border or perimeter of an installation. It consists of rows of vertical electrodes installed underground or above ground. It has two modes of operation. In an RF heating mode a generator powers electric fields to heat the ground in a pattern around the fence. A temperature may be reached which makes human occupation of tunnels untenable. Humans may also be subjected to RF radiation effects, especially if the frequency is tuned to a resonant frequency of tunnel cavities. Detection of a resonant frequency by suitable instrumentation may also indicate the presence of tunnels. In another mode occupants of a tunnel may be subjected to shock from an electric pulse, without heating, depending on small amounts of moisture to transmit the pulse through soil to the tunnel. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088718 | CONTROLLING FILAMENT CURRENT OF COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY TUBE - A method for controlling filament current of a computed tomography (CT) tube includes: detecting a present tube current of the CT tube and assigning the present tube current to a feedback value, calculating a difference between a set value of the tube current and the feedback value and assigning the difference to an error value, assigning a target upper bound value to a present filament current when the error value is greater than an first error threshold, and assigning a target lower bound value to the present filament current when the error value is less than a second error threshold, wherein the target upper bound value is greater than the target lower bound value, the first error threshold is greater than 0, and the second error threshold is less than 0. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088719 | FRICTION DRIVEN X-RAY SOURCE - A high energy radiation generator utilizes sliding friction in a low pressure environment to generate high energy radiation, for example x-rays. The sliding friction may be generated by sweeping one material against a second material, for example rotating a surface of a rotor against a membrane, in the presence of an electron target, which may be one of the first material or the second material, or a different material. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088720 | TRANSISTOR THERMAL AND EMI MANAGEMENT SOLUTION FOR FAST EDGE RATE ENVIRONMENT - An electronic device mounting technique in which insulative and thermal barrier materials used in combination with printed circuit board design produce higher electrical breakdown voltage while minimizing thermal resistance and electromagnetic interference. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088721 | CIRCUIT BOARD COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE FOLD - A circuit board ( | 2016-03-24 |
20160088722 | Rough Copper for Noise Reduction in High Speed Circuits - A method includes providing, on a printed circuit board, a first copper layer having a first surface roughness, forming, by the first copper layer a power trace to a circuit device, providing, on the printed circuit board, a second copper layer having a second surface roughness, wherein the first surface roughness is greater than the second surface roughness, and forming, by the second copper layer, a signal trace to the circuit device. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088723 | STACK STRUCTURE OF HIGH FREQUENCY PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD - A stack structure of a high frequency printed circuit, mainly includes a transmission conductor pin group in a form of single row, where each signal pair and each transmission pair of the transmission conductor pin group respectively have a through hole portion thereon, and the inner layer of the circuit board has a trace portion in electric connection with the through hole portion, allowing each four terminals to be formed into one group. Utilizing the clever arrangement of the through hole portions and trace portions separates each terminal properly, thereby increasing the property of transmitted signals, and, at the same time, reducing noise interferences such as EMI and RFI. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088724 | GROUNDING PATTERN STRUCTURE FOR HIGH-FREQUENCY CONNECTION PAD OF CIRCUIT BOARD - Disclosed is a grounding pattern structure for high-frequency connection pads of a circuit board. A substrate of the circuit board includes a component surface on which at least a pair of high-frequency connection pads. At least a pair of differential mode signal lines are formed on the substrate and connected to the high-frequency connection pads. The grounding surface of the substrate includes a grounding layer formed at a location corresponding to the differential mode signal lines. The grounding surface of the substrate includes a grounding pattern structure formed thereon to correspond to a location adjacent to the high-frequency connection pads. The grounding pattern structure is electrically connected to the grounding layer. The component surface of the substrate can be provided with a connector mounted thereto with signal terminals of the connector soldered to the high-frequency connection pads. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088725 | MULTILAYER CERAMIC CAPACITOR AND BOARD HAVING THE SAME - A multilayer ceramic capacitor and a board having the same are provided. The multilayer ceramic capacitor includes a ceramic body including internal electrodes having lead-out portions formed on ends thereof, and external electrodes disposed on portions of end surfaces of the ceramic body to be connected to the lead-out portions, and terminal electrodes coupled to both end portions of the ceramic body and including horizontal portions disposed below the ceramic body and vertical portions spaced apart from the end surfaces of the ceramic body, connected to the external electrodes, and having groove portions, and conductive adhesion layers disposed on the vertical portions of the terminal electrodes to contact the external electrodes through the groove portions. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088726 | CURVED DISPLAY DEVICE - A curved display device includes a semiconductor chip package including a base film, a plurality of driving chips on the base film, and an input wire unit and an output wire unit connected to the driving chips, a printed circuit board (PCB) connected to the input wire unit of the semiconductor chip package, and a display panel including a display unit and a pad unit connected to the output wire unit of the semiconductor chip package, wherein the display panel, the semiconductor chip package, and the PCB are bendable in a first direction, and the driving chips of the of the semiconductor chip package are separated from each other in the first direction. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088727 | PRINTED WIRING BOARD AND SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE - A printed wiring board includes a core laminate body including insulating layers, conductor layers including first and second conductor layers, and via conductors having smaller end surfaces connected to the first conductor layer, a first build-up layer formed on the core body and including an interlayer, a conductor layer on the interlayer, and via conductors having smaller end surfaces connected to the first conductor layer, and a second build-up layer formed on the core body and including an interlayer and a conductor layer on the interlayer. The first conductor layer is embedded such that the first conductor layer has exposed surface on the surface of the core body, the second conductor layer is formed on the other surface of the core body, and the first conductor layer has wiring pattern having the smallest minimum width of wiring patterns of the conductor layers in the core body and build-up layers. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088728 | INSULATION FILM OF A SIGNAL TRANSMISSION LINE AND SIGNAL TRANSMISSION LINE COMPRISING THE SAME - An insulation film of a signal transmission line includes a substrate layer, and a bonding layer arranged on the substrate layer for directly covering metal conductors of the signal transmission line, wherein the bonding layer is made of a polyolefin copolymer resin or a polyolefin resin mixture. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088729 | Multilayer Wiring Substrate - A multilayer wiring substrate includes a number of insulating layers, each insulating layer including a glass ceramic. A number of internal conductor layers are formed between the insulating layers. Via conductors penetrate through the insulating layers and mutually connect the internal conductor layers in different layer locations. Surface conductor layers are formed on an outer surfaces in a lamination direction of the insulating layers. The insulating layers include outside insulating layers and inside insulating layers. A first aspect ratio representing an oblateness and sphericity of an external filler contained in the outside insulating layers is larger than a second aspect ratio representing an oblateness and sphericity of an internal filler contained in the inside insulating layers. A thermal expansion coefficient of the outside insulating layers is smaller than a thermal expansion coefficient of the inside insulating layers. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088730 | PACKAGE SUBSTRATE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - Provided is a package substrate and method for manufacturing package substrates. The method includes sticking a first photosensitive dry film on a first refractory laminate; eliminating the first photosensitive dry film except a predetermined area by exposure and development; sticking a layer of prepreg onto the first refractory laminate and the predetermined area of the first photosensitive dry film; sticking a second refractory laminate on the prepreg; and laser-cutting a slot. The predetermined area of first photosensitive dry film is sandwiched between the prepreg and the first refractory laminate, so there is no adhesion between the prepreg and the first refractory laminate, facilitating the slotting of the package substrate using the laser-cutting, and the removal of waste, enhancing the production efficiency. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088731 | CAPACITORS FOR MULTILAYER PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS - A capacitor in a multilayer printed circuit board is described. The capacitor may include a via of a via-in-pad type and a dielectric mixture filled in the via of the via-in-pad type. The via may be disposed under an integrated circuit contact pad of the multilayer printed circuit board. The dielectric mixture may include a nanoparticle-sized dielectric powder mixed with an adhesive material. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088732 | TOUCH SENSOR BUILT-IN DISPLAY DEVICE AND TERMINAL CONNECTION STRUCTURE - A terminal connection structure includes plural first connection terminals which are arranged side by side in one direction on a first circuit substrate, and plural second connection terminals which are arranged side by side in the one direction on a second resin circuit substrate overlappingly connected to the first circuit substrate and are respectively connected to the plural first connection terminals. Each of the plural second connection terminals includes plural first wirings extending in a direction crossing the one direction, and a second wiring connected to the plural first wirings and extending in the one direction. The second wiring is provided in a region where the second circuit substrate is overlapped and connected to the first circuit substrate. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088733 | INTERPOSER, ELECTRONIC COMPONENT INCLUDING THE SAME, AND BOARD HAVING ELECTRONIC COMPONENT INCLUDING THE SAME - There are provided an interposer, an electronic component including the same, and a board having an electronic component including the same and the interposer may include an insulating board, connective electrodes disposed on the insulating board, a concave part disposed so that when a length of a region including the insulating board and the connective electrodes is defined as L and a width thereof is defined as W, an area of the region including the insulating board and the connective electrodes on a first main surface is smaller than L×W. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088734 | METHOD OF MAKING AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING A THIN FILM RESISTOR FORMED ON AN LCP SOLDER MASK AND RELATED DEVICES - A method of making an electronic device may include forming at least one circuit layer that includes solder pads on a substrate and forming at least one liquid crystal polymer (LCP) solder mask having mask openings therein. The method may also include forming at least one thin film resistor on the LCP solder mask and coupling the at least one LOP solder mask to the substrate so that the at least one thin film resistor is coupled to the at least one circuit layer and so that the solder pads are aligned with the mask openings. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088735 | COMPOSITE ELECTRONIC COMPONENT AND BOARD HAVING THE SAME - There is provided a composite electronic component and a board having the same, and the composite electronic component may include: an interposer board, and first and second electronic components mounted on upper and lower surfaces of the interposer board, respectively, and first and second electronic components are electrically connected to each other by an electrical connection part provided on the interposer board. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088736 | INTEGRATION OF EMBEDDED THIN FILM CAPACITORS IN PACKAGE SUBSTRATES - An embedded thin film capacitor and methods of its fabrication are disclosed. The embedded thin film capacitor includes two conductive plates separated by a dielectric layer. In embodiments, the capacitor is enclosed within a package substrate. A method of forming the embedded thin film capacitor includes forming a first insulating layer on a bottom plate and a first trace. A first opening is then formed in a first insulating layer to expose a first region of a bottom plate. An adhesive layer is then formed on the first insulating layer and on top of the exposed first region of the bottom plate. A second opening is formed through the insulating layer and the first insulating layer to expose a second region of the bottom plate. A top plate is formed within the first opening and a via is formed within the second opening. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088737 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device includes a resin layer, a conductive layer buried in the resin layer, an electronic part buried in the resin layer, and a wiring layer arranged on the resin layer, the wiring layer including wiring and an opening, the wiring being connected electrically to the conductive layer and the electronic part, the opening communicating with the conductive layer. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088738 | THIN FILM BASED ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERFERENCE SHIELDING WITH BBUL/CORELESS PACKAGES - An apparatus including a die including a device side with contact points and lateral sidewalls defining a thickness of the die; a build-up carrier coupled to the die, the build-up carrier including a plurality of alternating layers of patterned conductive material and insulating material, wherein at least one of the layers of patterned conductive material is coupled to one of the contact points of the die; and an interference shield including a conductive material disposed on the die and a portion of the build-up carrier. The apparatus may be connected to a printed circuit board. A method including forming a build-up carrier adjacent a device side of a die including a plurality of alternating layers of patterned conductive material and insulating material; and forming a interference shield on a portion of the build-up carrier. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088739 | PERIPHERAL CIRCUIT OF TOUCH PANEL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A method for manufacturing a peripheral circuit of a touch panel includes: printing a radiation curable conductive material on a substrate having a transparent conductive pattern; irradiating the radiation curable conductive material with a radiated ray, in order to cure parts of the radiation curable conductive material; and removing uncured parts of the radiation curable conductive material, in order to form the peripheral circuit. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088740 | INCLINED PHOTONIC CHIP PACKAGE FOR INTEGRATED OPTICAL TRANSCEIVERS & OPTICAL TOUCHSCREEN ASSEMBLIES - An optical touchscreen assembly may employ a photonic chip packaged with a chip surface at an angle inclined between horizontal and vertical orientations. An inclined paddle sawn flat no-leads (IPSFN) package may be affixed to a cover glass surface along a perimeter of a display. IPSFN packages may incorporate a photo-emitter chip and a photo-detector chip that may be inclined for a desired angle of incidence relative to the cover glass. A CMOS integrated optical transceiver package may include inclined photonic chips and a non-inclined CMOS chip having at least one of a photo-emitter driver, or a photo-detector TIA and/or ADC. A chip package lead frame may include cantilevered paddle tabs amenable to controlled deflection during package assembly. An inclined packaging assembly method may include attaching a chip to a lead frame paddle and form pressing the lead frame to incline the chip to a desired angle before encapsulation. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088741 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A MULTI-LAYER PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD - A method of manufacturing a multi-layer printed circuit board by bonding together a plurality of circuit board layers, each of which includes a substrate and a conductive circuit pattern on at least one surface of the substrate, includes the steps of: coating the surface of the substrate with a continuous layer of conductive material, masking the layer with a resist, etching away a part of the conductive material so as to obtain the circuit pattern with conductive parts separated by gaps, and filling the gaps with an electrically insulating adhesive material to a level that is at least equal to the thickness of the layer of conductive material. The resist is left on the conductive parts and the adhesive material is selected to be chemically compatible with the resist. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088742 | PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD - A printed circuit board may include: a first circuit layer; a first insulating layer disposed on the first circuit layer; a high-rigidity layer disposed on the first insulating layer; and a second circuit layer disposed on the high-rigidity layer and connected to the first circuit layer by a first via extending through the first insulating layer and the high-rigidity layer, wherein a rigidity of the high-rigidity layer is greater than a rigidity of the first insulating layer. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088743 | BACK HOUSING AND DISPLAY DEVICE - A back housing applicable to a curvature-adjustable display device is disclosed, wherein the back housing includes at least three housing bodies which are vertically arranged, the housing bodies are connected by at least two types of housing connectors including a rotating connector and a sliding connector, and the housing connector between adjacent housing bodies is one of the rotating connector and the sliding connector, and wherein the rotating connector is configured to have two adjacent housing bodies connected through rotation, and the sliding connector is configured to have two adjacent bodies connected through sliding. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088744 | BACK PLATE COMPONENT APPLICABLE TO DISPLAY DEVICE AND DISPLAY DEVICE - A back plate component applicable to a display device is disclosed, wherein at least one reinforcement piece is arranged on the back plate component, the reinforcement piece is left-and-right symmetric with respect to a central axis of a length of the back plate component, and a width of the reinforcement piece in a direction of the central axis of the length is decremented from a middle to both of the sides thereof, wherein the central axis of the length of the back plate component is a central axis perpendicular to a length direction of the back plate component and parallel to a width direction of the back plate component. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088745 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device includes: a display panel curved in one direction; and a lower frame configured to accommodate the display panel. The lower frame includes: a plurality of bottom portions having a predetermined curvature; a side portion bent and extending from an edge portion of the bottom portion; and at least one connecting unit configured to connect the plurality of bottom portions. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088746 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING DISPLAY DEVICES - A display device is provided. The display device includes a display panel configured to display an image, a display housing having a first attaching face and a second attaching face located on the opposite side from the first attaching face, and configured to cover a part of the display panel attached to the first attaching face, a main control substrate configured to cause the display panel to display the image, a control housing attached to the second attaching face of the display housing to cover at least the main control substrate together with the display housing, and a supporting base attached to the display housing to support the display housing, and the display panel and the control housing attached to the display housing. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088747 | HANDLEBAR AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A handlebar including at least one fixing portion, a handheld portion and at least one rotating module is provided. The fixing portion is fixed at a side of a body of an electronic device. The handheld portion is pivotally disposed at the fixing portion. The rotating module includes a ratchet and a positioning ball. The ratchet has a plurality of differences, and the ratchet passes through a pivotal end of the handheld portion and fixes to the fixing portion, and the positioning ball is fixed to the pivotal end and corresponding to the ratchet. The positioning ball moves along the differences of the ratchet when the handheld portion rotates relative to the fixing portion, and the handheld portion is positioned after rotating relative to the fixing portion through the ratchet to a first position or a second position. An electronic device using the handlebar aforementioned is also provided. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088748 | PORTABLE STAND FOR A PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A portable stand for a portable electronic device includes a handle rod, a clamping member and a connecting mechanism. The connecting mechanism interconnects pivotally the handle rod and the clamping member such that an included angle between the handle rod and the clamping member is variable, and the handle rod and the clamping member are capable of intimately abutting against each other. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088749 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND STAND THEREOF - An electronic device includes a display, at least one hinge assembly and a supporting assembly. The display has a rear surface. The hinge assembly includes a fixing component and at least one assembling component. The fixing component is disposed on the display. The at least one assembling component is pivoted on the fixing component. The supporting assembly is disposed on the assembling component for pivoting relative to the display. The supporting assembly includes a holder and a support that are for moving with each other. The holder is for pivoting relative to the display to have a holding position and a leaning position. The support is for pivoting relative to the display to have a storing position and a supporting position. The holder pivots from the holding position to the leaning position to drive the support to pivot with the holder from the storing position to the supporting position. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088750 | SUPPORTING APPARATUS OF HOUSING - A housing supporting apparatus includes: a base-plate body having a base-plate axis; a connection plate body having one end formed with a connection plate axis and pivotally connected to one end of the base-plate body; a first supporting plate having a first axis pivotally connected to the one end of the connection plate body; and a second supporting plate having a second axis pivotally connected to one end of the first supporting plate. The second supporting plate has one end pivotally connected to the base-plate axis. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088751 | Alignment Mechanism For Cabling To A Cylinder Head - A canister system having a cylindrical housing, having at least one enclosed end, and a modular electronic rack system disposed within the cylindrical housing. The modular electronic rack system including an input/output device extending along at least a portion of the modular electronic rack system. The modular electronic rack system further having a power input and a signal output electrically coupled to the input/output device—at least one of the power input and the signal output extending through the at least one enclosed end of the cylindrical housing at a first sealed terminal. The canister system further having a first alignment system for physically aligning an electronic connection with the sealed terminal. The electronic connection having physically engaging features extending from the cylindrical housing to align the electronic connection therewith. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088752 | EASY FOLD COMBINATION SUN SHADE AND CASE FOR HANDHELD ELECTRONIC DEVICES - A combination sun shade and a protective cover apparatus is provided, which may include a first set of sections which is substantially in a semicircular shape, wherein the semicircular shape may be defined by a first substantially straight line and a first substantially semicircular curve; a first further section connected to the first set of sections along a first portion of the first substantially straight line; a second further section connected to the first set of sections along a second portion of the first substantially straight line; and a third further section connected to the first set of sections along a third portion of the first substantially straight line. The apparatus may be configured so that it can be folded and placed into a first state; wherein in the first state the first further section, the second further section, and the third further section are substantially aligned with each other. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088753 | THERMALLY MANAGED ENCLOSURE - An enclosure includes an explosion resistant housing having a back wall, a top, a first side, a second side, and a door. The enclosure further including a transistor disposed on the back wall of the explosion resistant housing. The enclosure also includes a passive heat exchanger disposed on the outside of the back wall of the explosion resistant housing. Also, a method of thermal management within an enclosure includes transferring heat from a transistor within an explosion resistant housing, wherein the heat is transferred from the transistor to a back wall of the explosion resisting housing. The method further includes passively removing the heat from the explosion resistant housing. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088754 | HEADER FOR MOUNTING A PLANAR TRANSFORMER ON A MOTHERBOARD - A header for mounting a planar transformer on a motherboard provides electrical isolation and mechanical fixture. The header mechanically supports a coil and subsidiary circuit board of a planar transformer above a motherboard or main circuit board, at such clearance and creepage distances as to satisfy insulation requirements. The header includes a tray that holds the planar transformer coil and the mounting surfaces against which the main and subsidiary circuit boards rest. Retaining mechanisms allow the header to be secured to the planar transformer and allow the header to be secured to the main circuit board, for example, by soldering. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088755 | Robot Cleaner and Robot Cleaner System Including the Same - Modules with various functions may be mounted on a robot cleaner, such that the robot cleaner can perform various additional functions other than cleaning while moving. The robot cleaner cleans a floor surface while moving on the floor surface. At the robot cleaner, a module mounting unit on which at least one module capable of performing a function other than cleaning is able to be mounted is disposed. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088756 | ENCAPSULATION BARRIER STACK COMPRISING DENDRIMER ENCAPSULATED NANOP ARTICLES - Disclosed is an encapsulation barrier stack, capable of encapsulating a moisture and/or oxygen sensitive article and comprising a multilayer film, wherein the multilayer film comprises: one or more barrier layer(s) having low moisture and/or oxygen permeability, and one or more sealing layer(s) arranged to be in contact with a surface of the at least one barrier layer, thereby covering defects present in the barrier layer, wherein the one or more sealing layer(s) comprise(s) a plurality of dendrimer encapsulated nanoparticles, the nanoparticles being reactive in that they are capable of interacting with moisture and/or oxygen to retard the permeation of moisture and/or oxygen through the defects present in the barrier layer. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088757 | MEDIA CONTROL CONSOLE - A media control console is described which comprises a lectern type housing, one or more media electronics modules mounted within the lectern type housing, and an umbilical cable carrying electrical power to the media electronics modules and/or control signals to and/or from the media electronics modules. The umbilical cable is durably attachable or permanently attached to the media control console and a fixed electrical installation external to the console. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088758 | FASTENING APPARATUS - A fastening apparatus for fixing a circuit board includes a bracket. The bracket includes a main plate, two extending plates extending perpendicularly from opposite ends of the main plate, two fixing tabs extending perpendicularly from distal ends of the two extending plates, and two fastening tabs. The main plate and the two extending plates clamp the circuit board, and the two fastening tabs couple the circuit board to the bracket. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088759 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A base plate for a circuit board assembly, to which an electronic component is soldered, has a through-hole. A screw hole is formed in a housing, to which the base plate is fixed by screw members. Multiple screw-fixing portions are formed in an electronic device, so that each of the screw members is inserted through each of the through-holes of the base plate and fixed to the housing in each of the screw-fixing portions. Two projections are formed at a first casing of the housing in each of the screw-fixing portions, so that the base plate is in contact with the first casing at two contacting points formed by the projections. The projections are symmetrically formed with respect to a center of the screw hole. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088760 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND FABRICATION METHOD THEREFOR - A plurality of parts built in an electronic apparatus are attached to a frame. Further, the frame has a peripheral wall portion formed along an outer peripheral face of the electronic apparatus. An upper cover has a rear face portion attached to a rear wall portion of the frame by a screw. Further, a lower cover has a rear face portion attached to the rear wall portion of the frame by a screw. With the structure, insertion locations of the fixtures such as screws can be suppressed from standing out. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088761 | MODULAR ELECTRONICS FOR CYLINDERS - A ruggedized canister system having a cylindrical housing and a modular electronic rack system disposed therein. The modular electronic rack system includes a backplane and a plurality of rib members radiating outwardly from the backplane. The rib members extend from the backplane at a proximal end in a direction generally orthogonal to the longitudinal axis of the backplane toward a distal end. An input/output device extends along at least a portion of the backplane and includes a power input and a signal output electrically coupled thereto. A plurality of electronic slots are positioned within a space define by the rib members when viewed in plan view. Each of the electronic slots is configured to physically and operably receive an electronic card. Each of the electronic slots is electrically connected to the input/output device for electrical communication between the electronic card and the input/output device. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088762 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND HEAT DISSIPATING CASING THEREOF - An electronic device includes an electronic component and a heat dissipating casing configured to dissipate heat from the electronic component. The casing includes top and bottom sides of the heat dissipating casing forming a sealed chamber, and a pore structure formed within the sealed chamber. The sealed chamber is configured to receive a working medium and the pore structure is configured to absorb at least a portion of the working medium, whereby the heat generated from the electronic component is dissipated by a phase change of the working medium. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088763 | ELECTRICAL HOUSING HAVING COOLING AND SOUND-ABSORBING MEANS - An apparatus for enclosing a medium and/or high voltage unit connectable to an electric power system. The unit includes one or a plurality of electrical components and generates heat as a by-product during operation. The apparatus includes a housing including a main chamber housing a seat for holding the unit. The main chamber is arranged to house the unit. The housing includes at least one gas exit opening at an upper part of the housing and at least one gas entry opening. The housing includes a sound-absorptive gas exit chamber provided with the at least one gas exit opening. The housing includes a sound-absorptive gas entry chamber provided with the at least one gas entry opening. A first free heat convection path is provided inside the housing between the at least one gas entry opening and the at least one gas exit opening, via the gas entry chamber, via the main chamber and via the gas exit chamber, in order to provide cooling. Each of the gas exit chamber and the gas entry chamber houses at least one sound-absorbing member for absorbing sound produced by the unit during operation. At least one of the gas exit chamber and the gas entry chamber has at least one heat conducting wall and at least one free space provided between the at least one sound-absorbing member and said wall such that the first free heat convection path is provided inside the housing between the at least one gas entry opening and the at least one gas exit opening via the at least one free space. | 2016-03-24 |
20160088764 | AIR-MOVING ASSEMBLIES WITH FLYWHEELS - Apparatuses and methods are provided for facilitating air-cooling of, for instance, one or more electronics racks within a data center. The apparatus includes an air-moving assembly and one or more flywheels. The air-moving assembly includes a shaft, one or more mechanical fans coupled to the shaft to rotate, at least in part, with the shaft, and a motor coupled to the shaft to rotatably drive the shaft. The flywheel(s) is sized and coupled to the shaft of the air-moving assembly to store rotational energy, and to facilitate, for a specified period of time, continued rotation of the shaft during interruption in power to the motor. In one implementation, the flywheel(s) is sized and coupled to the shaft to facilitate, for the specified time period, continued rotation of the shaft at a specified percentage, or greater, rotational speed of the shaft compared with shaft speed when rotatably driven by the motor. | 2016-03-24 |