US07962966B2
A scanning probe microscope and method for using the same are disclosed. The Scanning probe microscope includes a probe mount for connecting a cantilever arm and a probe signal generator. The probe position signal generator generates a position signal indicative of a position of the probe relative to one end of the cantilever arm. The probe position signal generator includes a first light source that directs a light beam at a first reflector positioned on the cantilever arm and a detector that detects a position of the light beam after the light beam has been reflected from the first reflector. A second reflector reflects the light beam after the light beam is reflected from the first reflector and before the light beam enters the detector, the second reflector passing light from a second light source that illuminates the sample.
US07962955B2
The present invention is a solution for detecting a spoofed command button in a pop-up window. The solution tracks the creation process of a pop-up window, detects the presence of command buttons in the pop-up window, verifies the value labeled on each command button in the pop-up window and determines a follow-up action generated from selecting a command button on the pop-up window.
US07962954B2
A method is disclosed for authenticating multiple network elements that access a network through a single network switch port. Certain authentication protocols, such as EAPoE, leave a port of a network switch indefinitely opened when one particular host is authenticated and authorized to transmit network frames through the port. In one embodiment of the invention, a network frame from a second host that is received by the open port is not automatically transmitted to the network. Instead, techniques are employed locally by the network switch to grant or deny transmission of the network frame received from the second host. An authentication server is contacted only when the network switch cannot locally employ techniques to authorize the transmission of the network frame received from the second host.
US07962953B2
A system and method for transmitting protected real-time content from one user to another is described. In a first aspect, a user sends a Rights Object to another user. In a second aspect, a user sends a Rights Object to another user via an intermediate server for a multiparty communication. In this second aspect, the users may be able to switch between designated Rights Objects as needed.
US07962952B2
There is provided a computer readable medium storing a subprogram causing a computer to execute a subprocess that includes a predetermined process performed in response to a call from a caller program and a return process to return the result of the predetermined process to the caller program. The subprocess includes: an address acquisition process that acquires an access destination address to be accessed by the subprogram before executing the return process, the access destination address being assigned to the memory area of the caller program; a determination process that determines whether or not the caller program is a legitimate caller program based on the acquired access destination address; and a termination process that, if it is determined that the caller program is not a legitimate caller program as a result of the determination, terminates execution of the subprocess before executing the return process.
US07962947B2
A content delivery proxy system and method delivers content to an unsupported client device within a content delivery system by converting messages and data from the unsupported client device into content delivery system supported messages and data. Client log-in messages received from the unsupported client device are converted into a content delivery system supported format and sent to the content delivery system, and user entitlement information of a user of the unsupported client device is requested from the content delivery system. If the user is a subscriber of the content provider, an unsupported client device identifier is created for the client device. A user interface for selecting content from the content delivery system is displayed on the client device in a client device supported format, and selections on the user interface are sent to the content delivery system. Selected content is provided to the client device in the proper format for playback on the client device.
US07962946B2
A camera, connectible to a CCTV network, includes a camera lens and image sensor. as well as an analog video input connector that receives analog image signals corresponding to views from outside the camera. An image processing circuit outputs image signal data of the image sensor, and a video conversion circuit outputs image signal data of the analog image signals. The image signal data is stored on a storage device. A microcontroller controls the circuits, and a network adapter connects to an internet-protocol address corresponding to a network device capable of serving files. The microcontroller selectively transmits image signal data of the image sensor or transmits image signal data of the analog video input connector from the storage device to the network device using the network adapter and the internet-protocol address.
US07962931B2
A method for integrating television brand advertising with promotional marketing includes providing an image to be displayed in different television commercials for products from different advertisers, the image indicating a website; and providing at the website coupon offers for the products from the different advertisers. The image will alert a viewer of the television commercial that a special coupon offer is available at a website. The viewer will go to the website and be able to select from one or more coupon offers available to consumers in their market area. The consumer then prints the coupons, or adds credit to a coupon card, which is then redeemed at the retailer. The system allows for Point Of Sale (POS) redemption, or more traditional redemption through a coupon clearinghouse. The television commercials may be encoded with information to be used at a television signal processing location for selecting the images, and different images may be provided to television signal processing locations associated with different market areas.
US07962913B2
Methods, systems, and computer program products are provided for scheduling threads in a multiprocessor computer. Embodiments include selecting a thread in a ready queue to be dispatched to a processor and determining whether an interrupt mask flag is set in a thread control block associated with the thread. If the interrupt mask flag is set in the thread control block associated with the thread, embodiments typically include selecting a processor, setting a current processor priority register of the selected processor to least favored, and dispatching the thread from the ready queue to the selected processor. In some embodiments, setting the current processor priority register of the selected processor to least favored is carried out by storing a value associated with the highest interrupt priority in the current processor priority register.
US07962903B1
Systems and methods for processing message subscriptions using pre-compiled code-blocks for expression evaluation. In one embodiment, a system is configured find a set of unique clauses in a set of expressions representing message subscriptions, express the expressions as Boolean functions of the unique clauses, and compile the Boolean functions into a set of assembly instructions for efficient expression evaluation. In another embodiment, a system is configured to receive a message, generate a set of True/False assignments to a set of clauses in a set of expressions, and evaluate the expressions using an efficient compiled expression evaluation code-block.
US07962899B2
A system (100) for monitoring one ore more target application (192, 193) includes an application extender module (111) having a foreign communications module (114) to communicate a change in a first context in the one or more target applications to one or more foreign applications (190). The system also includes one or more first monitor modules (120, 130) having: (a) one or more capture modules (121, 131) to capture an event in the target applications; (b) one or more comparison modules (122, 132) to test whether the event includes the change in the first context; and (c) one or more first communications modules (123, 133) to communicate the change in the first context out of the target applications to the application extender module.
US07962897B2
A process assembles and/or reassembles a software application. In an embodiment, assemblies are loaded from an architecture description markup language (ADML) document. Class objects and type objects are activated based on the ADML document. Components and connectors are created based on the ADML document. The components are serialized, and an architecture is assembled based on connections described in the ADML document. A main active component designated in the ADML document is then activated.
US07962894B2
A system and method for sharing information between disparate systems environments, code editors, and data editors, including Business Process Execution Language (BPEL) editors. The technique can be used to identify non-supported features or extensions in a multiple system or multiple system or code editor environment. In accordance with an embodiment, the system defines a standard for sharing data between two or more system environments, wherein the standard defines a list or flag whose semantics describe to the receiving system environment to delete upon write any features that are not understood by that environment, or which are flagged for such deletion.
US07962889B2
Techniques for project management instantiation and configuration are provided. A master project includes policy directives that drive the dynamic instantiation and configuration of resources for a project. The resources are instantiated and configured on demand and when resources are actually requested, in response to the policy directives.
US07962874B2
Methods for analyzing the timing in integrated circuits and for reducing the pessimism in timing slack calculations in static timing analysis (STA). The methods involve grouping and canceling the delay contributions of elements having similar delays in early and late circuit paths. An adjusted timing slack is calculated using the delay contributions of elements having dissimilar delays. In some embodiments, the delay contributions of elements having dissimilar delays are root sum squared. Embodiments of the invention provide methods for reducing the pessimism due to both cell-based and wire-dependent delays. The delays considered in embodiments of the invention may include delays due to the location of elements in a path.
US07962870B2
A method for determining a current spectrum for a circuit design is provided. The method includes determining timing characteristics and power consumption characteristics for the circuit design. From the timing characteristics and the power consumption characteristics a time domain current waveform is constructed. The time domain current waveform is then converted to a frequency domain current waveform. With the frequency domain waveform, one skilled in the art can then identify a location and an amount of decoupling capacitors for a printed circuit board housing the circuit design based on the frequency domain current waveform. A computing system configured to perform the method is also provided.
US07962869B2
A method and system for debug and test using replicated logic is described. A representation of a circuit is compiled. The circuit includes a replicated portion and delay logic to delay inputs into the replicated portion. The circuit may also include trigger logic and clock control logic to enable execution of the replicated portion of the circuit to be paused when a trigger condition occurs. The compiled representation of the circuit may be programmed into a hardware device. A debugger may then be invoked. One or more triggering signals are selected. For each selected triggering signal, one or more states are selected to setup a trigger condition. The hardware device may then be run. The replicated portion of the circuit will be paused when the trigger condition occurs. The states of registers in the replicated portion of the circuit and the sequence of inputs that led to the trigger condition are recorded. This recorded data may then used to generate a test to be run on a software simulator when the circuit is modified.
US07962867B2
An electronic design is generated for an integrated circuit that is to be fabricated in accordance with the electronic design by a process that will impart topographically induced feature dimension variations to the integrated circuit. The generating includes adjusting the electronic design based on predictions of topographical and topographical-related feature dimension variations by a pattern-dependent model. An RC extraction tool is used in conjunction with the generating and adjusting of the electronic design. The process includes a fabrication process that will impart topographical variation to the integrated circuit and a lithography or etch process. Placement attributes for elements of the integrated circuit are determined.
US07962861B2
In an embodiment, a sentence is created that describes a walk of a graph. The graph includes a set of nodes and a set of edges that are incident to the nodes. The sentence includes label words that describe the nodes and relationship words that describe the edges. The walk is an alternating sequence of a subset of the nodes and of the edges. Each of the edges in the walk is incident to two of the nodes that precede and follow the respective edge. The sentence is created by determining a parent node associated with a selected label word, determining the child nodes of the parent node, determining the edges that are incident to the parent nodes and the child nodes, determining relationship words that describe the edges that are incident to the parent nodes and the child nodes, and determining child label words that describe the child nodes. A selected relationship word and a selected child label word are then added to the sentence. In this way, a walk of the graph may be more easily understood.
US07962859B2
A method and system for displaying hierarchical data. An orthogonal table structure, which includes a row structure S1, a column structure S2, and an array structure S3, is displayed. S1 and S2 include hierarchical levels of a first hierarchy E1 and a second hierarchy E2, respectively, of linked non-numeric data items. S3 is an array of cells such that every combination of a linear path through S1 and a linear path through S2 has an intersection disposed in the orthogonal table structure at a unique cell of S3. An assignment icon is depicted at each cell of S3, such that selection of the assignment icon at each cell results in displaying data items of a flat vector E3 of non-numeric data items. One of data items of E3 may be selected for insertion or replacement in each cell.
US07962854B2
Content displaying methods, systems and computer program products display first display content on a first display screen of a handheld wireless communicator, while simultaneously sending second display content that is different from the first display content, from the handheld wireless communicator to an external display screen. In videoconferencing applications, the second display content can include an image of the remote party, and the first display content can include an image of the user of the handheld wireless communicator and/or a camera image from the handheld wireless communicator. In displaying alphanumeric data, the first display content can include first alphanumeric data, and the second display content can include the first alphanumeric data and additional detail data concerning the first alphanumeric data.
US07962833B2
An apparatus comprising a first circuit, a second circuit and a disc. The first circuit may be configured to (i) extract video data as data blocks from an input signal and (ii) perform error correction on the data blocks with a delta syndrome based iterative Reed-Solomon decoding. The second circuit may be configured (i) to decode corrected video data into a video format in a first state, (ii) encode the corrected video data in a second state and (iii) share an external memory between the first circuit and the second circuit. The disc may be configured to store encoded video data in the second state.
US07962819B2
An integrated circuit chip includes a scan-in pin, a scan clock pin, and a test controller. The scan-in pin and the scan clock pin receive a test program for the type of test mode and a soft-reset pattern. A state machine is configured to direct sampling of a scan clock waveform provided through the scan clock pin as dictated by transitions of a scan-in waveform provided through the scan-in pin. The state machine identifies a bit match from the sampled scan clock waveform upon executing the soft-reset pattern. The identified bit match triggers a soft reset which eliminates the need for an extra reset pin, when testing in scan mode.
US07962817B2
In a first embodiment a TAP of IEEE standard 1149.1 is allowed to commandeer control from a WSP of IEEE standard P1500 such that the P1500 architecture, normally controlled by the WSP, is rendered controllable by the TAP. In a second embodiment (1) the TAP and WSP based architectures are merged together such that the sharing of the previously described architectural elements are possible, and (2) the TAP and WSP test interfaces are merged into a single optimized test interface that is operable to perform all operations of each separate test interface. One approach provides for the TAP to maintain access and control of the TAP instruction register, but provides for a selected data register to be accessed and controlled by either the TAP+ATC or by the discrete CaptureDR, UpdateDR, TransferDR, ShiftDR, and ClockDR WSP data register control signals.
US07962807B2
It is an object to provide a semiconductor storage apparatus managing system for implementing a semiconductor storage apparatus which can be actually utilized in place of a hard disk apparatus.A semiconductor storage apparatus managing system SY for managing an apparatus lifetime of a semiconductor storage apparatus 10 having a semiconductor memory area 15 for storing data and a defective block substituting area 16 for substituting a defective block in the semiconductor memory area 15,includes a storage apparatus side controller 12 for detecting the number of consumed blocks in the defective block substituting area 16 and a host side controller 31 for predicting the apparatus lifetime of the semiconductor storage apparatus 10 based on a result of the detection and giving a notice of a result of the prediction.
US07962806B2
An approach is provided for bit error rate characterization. A test signal representing one or more Ethernet frames exhibiting a particular bit error rate is generated. The test signal is output to a device under test. Traffic is received from the device under test. A determination is made as to whether a link failure condition exists at a port on an Ethernet switch.
US07962799B2
A system and method provide for test automation of a process running on separated systems. The systems may be separated physically and/or logically separated. The system and method provide that all information required for a test run are made available on one system. In an embodiment, a central component is used to provide all required status and result information regarding the test status of every system in the test landscape. In further embodiment, an extension of the capabilities of existing test tools is made so that the test tool communicates with the central component via an appropriate protocol.
US07962798B2
Methods, systems, and media for enabling a software application to recover from a fault condition, and for protecting a software application from a fault condition, are provided. In some embodiments, methods include detecting a fault condition during execution of the software application, restoring execution of the software application to a previous point of execution, the previous point of execution occurring during execution of a first subroutine in the software application, and forcing the first subroutine to forego further execution and return to a caller of the first subroutine.
US07962792B2
A non-volatile storage subsystem maintains, and makes available to a host system, monitor data reflective of a likelihood of a data error occurring. The monitor data may, for example, include usage statistics and/or sensor data. The storage subsystem transfers the monitor data to the host system over a signal interface that is separate from the signal interface used for standard storage operations. This interface may be implemented using otherwise unused pins/signal lines of a standard connector, such as a CompactFlash or SATA connector. Special hardware may be provided in the storage subsystem and host system for transferring the monitor data over these signal lines, so that the transfers occur with little or no need for host-software intervention. The disclosed design reduces or eliminates the need for host software that uses non-standard or “vendor-specific” commands to retrieve the monitor data.
US07962790B2
Provided is an inference-based home network error handling system and method capable of recognizing an error which occurs in a home network environment including a plurality of devices and services that are connected and executed, handling the error on the basis of an inference function, and providing support information used to recognize a cause of the error and handle the error to the user for the convenience of the user. Accordingly, errors are recognized according to devices, networks, and services, types of the errors recognized by applying inference rules set in advance and error handling rules are inferred, a result of the inferring is provided to the user, and error handling operations are performed according to a selection of a user.
US07962768B2
A control system for a machine is disclosed. The control system may have a power source, an operator input device, a work implement, and a controller in communication with the power source and the operator input device. The operator input device may be configured to generate a signal indicative of a desired mode of power source operation. The work implement may be driven by the power source to accomplish a task. The controller may be configured to classify a currently performed task, and adjust power source operation based on the task signal and the classification.
US07962765B2
Embodiments of the present invention provide a tamper proof file system. In particular, the present invention utilizes a virtual block device that is coupled with a real block device and a private/public key pair. The virtual block device receives the original data and then digitally signs it with the private key. The virtual block device then passes the digitally signed data to the real block device for storage. In order to retrieve or verify the data, the virtual block device may provide the public key and an acknowledgment. The acknowledgment may include a hash of the public key. The virtual block device is configured to discard the private key and to be removed from the system based on a finite lifespan.
US07962760B2
A system for selectively enabling a microprocessor-based system is disclosed. State information that describes the operating conditions or circumstances under which a user intends to operate the system is obtained. In the preferred embodiment of the invention, a valid hash value is determined, preferably based on the state information and preferably by locating the valid hash value within a table of valid hash values indexed by the state information. Candidate authorization information is obtained from the user, and a candidate hash value is generated by applying a hashing algorithm to the candidate authorization information, the state information, or a combination of the candidate authorization information and state information. The candidate hash value and the valid hash value are then compared, and the microprocessor-based system is enabled if the candidate hash value matches the valid hash value. In this manner, the designer or distributor of the system can determine, at the time of manufacture or distribution, the conditions and circumstances under which the system may be operated.
US07962758B2
A calculating apparatus, or system, having a plurality of stages, such as in a pipeline arrangement, has the clocking rail or conductor positioned alongside the stages. With a large number, i.e., hundreds, of stages arranged in parallel sub-arrays, the clocking conductor is snaked alongside the sub-arrays. In individual stages it is arranged that the shortest of the two calculations taking place in a stage, takes place in the return path. An array can be divided into separate sections for independent processing.
US07962751B2
A method for verifying the authenticity of content created by one host for verification and portability to other hosts includes the steps of creating a data set containing data objects, establishing an authentication code system, authorizing the first host to modify the data set; establishing a valid authentication code for the first host in accordance with the authentication code system, modifying the data set by the first host, signing the data set using the authentication code for the first host, transferring the data set to a second host, determining whether the data set was modified by a host having authority to modify the data set by verifying the authentication code used to sign the data set, and then allowing transfer to and use of the modified data set by the second host so long as the data set was modified by a host having a valid authentication code.
US07962750B1
A system, a method and a computer program product for tracking usage of digital content on user devices. A license to play digital content data is transmitted to a user. An user watermark is generated by the user device using watermarking instructions and usage rights associated with the digital content. The user watermark is separate from the water mark created outside the user device. Further, information is transmitted to a logging site whenever the content data is played by the content player or copied from the content player to an external medium so that usage of the licensed content data can be tracked.
US07962749B2
A system for creating a non-reputable chat log. An initial quote is performed of a value of a register in response to a secure chat session being initiated. The value of the register is extended to record a message measurement within the register for the secure chat session in response to a message being measured. A final quote is performed of the value of the register in response to the secure chat session being terminated.
US07962743B2
Various embodiments of the disclosed subject matter provide methods and systems for improved efficiency and security in spoke-to-spoke network communication. Embodiments provide systems and methods for registering a spoke with a hub, updating a hub registration table with spoke registration information, sending the updated hub registration table to a plurality of registered spokes, using the updated hub registration table at a sending spoke to encrypt traffic to be sent to another spoke, and using the updated hub registration table at a receiving spoke to decrypt traffic received from another spoke.
US07962742B2
A device which defends Internet (3) users against malware, inauthentic Internet (3) servers (4), counterfeit secure terminals (1), and other attacks. A secure terminal (1) is used as a PC local peripheral. SSL client software (8) executes on the secure terminal (1). Protocol software (7) and application software (6) which employ SSL execute on the secure terminal (1). Received server (4) certificates and their digital signatures are verified against values pre-loaded into the secure terminal (1). The user and the secure terminal (1) are mutually authenticated by passwords.
US07962733B2
In one embodiment, the branch prediction mechanism includes a first storage including a first plurality of locations for storing a first set of partial prediction information. The branch prediction mechanism also includes a second storage including a second plurality of locations for storing a second set of partial prediction information. Further, the branch prediction mechanism includes a control unit that performs a first hash function on input branch information to generate a first index for accessing a selected location within the first storage. The control unit also performs a second hash function on the input branch information to generate a second index for accessing a selected location within the second storage. Lastly, the control unit further provides a prediction value based on corresponding partial prediction information in the selected locations of the first and the second storages.
US07962731B2
A Backing Store Buffer is interposed between a Physical Register File and the Backing Store in a stacked register file architecture. A Register Save Engine temporarily stores data from registers in the Physical Register File allocated to inactive procedures on-chip, freeing the registers to be re-allocated to new procedures. When the a procedures complete and returns control to a prior, inactive procedure, the Register Store Engine retrieves data associated with the inactive procedure from the Backing Store Buffer to registers in the Physical Register File, and the registers are re-allocated to the inactive procedure. The Register Save Engine saves data from the Backing Store Buffer to the Backing Store, incurring the significant performance degradation and power consumption required for off-chip RAM access, only when the Backing Store Buffer is full and more data must be saved from the Physical Register File.
US07962727B2
System and method for decompressing data. A compressed data stream including contiguous variable length blocks is received, each block including multiple contiguous variable length data fields and a tag portion that includes multiple contiguous tag fields corresponding respectively to the data fields. Each tag field stores a tag value specifying a size of a respective field in the block. A current variable length block is stored. A single machine instruction of a processor is executed that analyzes the tag portion of the current block, and creates a control pattern, storing the control pattern in a first register of the processor. The control pattern is configured to unpack the variable length data fields of the current variable length block into corresponding uniform data fields. The contiguous variable length data fields of the current variable length block are decompressed using the control pattern, thereby decompressing the compressed data stream.
US07962726B2
A pipelined microprocessor configured for long operand instructions is disclosed. The microprocessor includes a memory unit and a load-store unit. The load store unit is coupled to the memory unit and includes a data formatter receiving information from the memory unit and including an operand selector and a shift register portion. The microprocessor also includes an execution unit coupled to the load-store unit and receiving operand information there from. The execution unit includes output latches coupled to a storage location within the execution unit for storing output information from the execution unit.
US07962725B2
A pre-decoder in a variable instruction length processor indicates properties of instructions in pre-decode bits stored in an instruction cache with the instructions. When all the encodings of pre-decode bits associate with one length instruction are defined, a property of an instruction of that length may be indicated by altering the instruction to emulate an instruction of a different length, and encoding the property in the pre-decode bits associated with instructions of the different length. One example of a property that may be so indicated is an undefined instruction.
US07962719B2
Efficient computation of complex multiplication results and very efficient fast Fourier transforms (FFTs) are provided. A parallel array VLIW digital signal processor is employed along with specialized complex multiplication instructions and communication operations between the processing elements which are overlapped with computation to provide very high performance operation. Successive iterations of a loop of tightly packed VLIWs are used allowing the complex multiplication pipeline hardware to be efficiently used. In addition, efficient techniques for supporting combined multiply accumulate operations are described.
US07962717B2
Each possessor node in an array of nodes has a respective local node address, and each local node address comprises a plurality of components having an order of addressing significance from most to least significant. Each node comprises: mapping means configured to map each component of the local node address onto a respective routing direction, and a switch arranged to receive a message having a destination node address identifying a destination node. The switch comprises: means for comparing the local node address to the destination node address to identify a the most significant non-matching component; and means for routing the message to another node, on the condition that the local node address does not match the destination node address, in the direction mapped to the most significant non-matching component.
US07962694B2
In an embodiment, a method is provided. The method of this embodiment provides receiving a request for data from a processor of a plurality of processors, determining a cache entry location based, at least in part, on the request, storing the data in a cache corresponding to the processor at the cache entry location, and storing a coherency record corresponding to the data in a snoop filter in accordance with one of the following, if there is a cache miss: at the cache entry location of a corresponding affinity in the snoop filter if the cache entry location is found in the corresponding affinity, or at a derived cache entry location of the corresponding affinity if the cache entry location is not found in the corresponding affinity.
US07962693B1
A cache management system providing improved page latching methodology. A method providing access to data in a multi-threaded computing system comprises: providing a cache containing data pages and a mapping to pages in memory of the multi-threaded computing system; associating a latch with each page in cache to regulate access, the latch allowing multiple threads to share access to the page for reads and a single thread to obtain exclusive access to the page for writes; in response to a request from a first thread to read a particular page, determining whether the particular page is in cache without acquiring any synchronization object regulating access and without blocking access by other threads; if the particular page is in cache, reading the particular page unless another thread has exclusively latched the particular page; and otherwise, if the particular page is not in cache, bringing the page into cache.
US07962688B2
A semiconductor storage device includes first, second, third, fourth and fifth memory areas and a controller which executes following processing. The controller executes a first processing for storing a plurality of data by the first unit in the first memory area, a second processing for storing data by a first management unit in the fourth memory area, a third processing for storing data by a second management unit in the fifth memory area, a fourth processing for moving an area of the third unit to the second memory area, a fifth processing for selecting and copying data to an empty area of the third unit in the second memory area, a sixth processing for moving an area of the third unit to the third memory area, and a seventh processing for selecting and copying data to an empty area of the third unit in the third memory area.
US07962681B2
A circuit device includes a first input to receive a reset control signal and a second input coupled to an output of a latch. The circuit device also includes a logic circuit adapted to conditionally reset the latch based on a state of the output in response to receiving the reset control signal.
US07962679B2
A method and apparatus for balancing power savings and performance in handling interrupts is herein described. When an amount of interrupt activity is above a threshold, a performance mode of interrupt handling is selected. During the performance mode, interrupts and/or interrupt sources are distributed among multiple physical sockets, i.e. multiple physical processors. However, if the interrupt activity is below a threshold for a number of periods, which denotes low interrupt activity, then a power save mode is selected. Here, interrupts and/or sources are primarily assigned to a single processor to allow other physical processors to save power. Furthermore, after interrupts are assigned to a physical processor, the interrupts may be further distributed among cache domains of the processor. In addition, high activity classes, interrupt sources, interrupts, or categories may be further assigned to specific processing elements for servicing.
US07962677B2
A method, programmed medium and system are provided in which system bus traffic is moderated with real-time data. The Operating System (OS) is enabled to get information from the firmware (FW) to determine if a resource threshold has been reached. This is accomplished by generating an interrupt to flag the OS when a bus request retry rate has reached a predetermined number. The system firmware plays an integral role in this mechanism, and should be interpreted as a general term which could also include a hypervisor technology. The system firmware will report the bus request retry rate to the operating system by way of, for example, a firmware-generated interrupt. The OS may have something similar to a kernel daemon/service running to intercept the interrupt notice. In the simplest case, the daemon/service will determine if the threshold has been met based on the feedback from the firmware. If so, it will generate a system call that will moderate traffic with an operating system tunable. In one example, the number of simultaneous multithreading (SMT) threads per core will be reduced using a system call. This effectively throttles back the amount of logical threads per core and effectively alleviates the bus request saturation.
US07962675B1
Method and system for a storage area network is provided. The method includes sending a command from a management application executed in a first host system that executes a first operating system; receiving the command at a host bus adapter installed in a second host system that executes a second operating system, where the second operating system has limited capability compared to the first operating system; parsing the command at the host adapter, wherein a management application interface executed by a processor for the host bus adapter parses the command; and performing a task specified by the command, wherein the management interface forwards the command to a component for executing the task specified by the command.
US07962673B2
A method for intervaled memory transfer access provides periodic authorization signals to a memory access controller. The method cycles between: 1) inhibiting the memory access controller from writing data to a memory until the memory access controller receives a periodic authorization signal to cause the memory access controller to remove the inhibition and write a predetermined amount of data to the memory through a data bus, and 2) releasing the data bus following writing of the predetermined amount of data to the memory by inhibiting the memory access controller from writing further data.
US07962669B2
A memory controller has a control unit receiving a transfer data from a transmission circuit and executing a burst transfer of the transfer data to a reception circuit. The transmission circuit transmits a first data of a first bit length for a first burst times by a burst transmission. The amount of the transfer data is equal to a product of the first bit length and the first burst times. The reception circuit receives a second data of a second bit length for a second burst times by a burst reception. When the amount of the first data received by the control unit becomes equal to or more than a product of the second bit length and the second burst times, the control unit transfers the received first data as the second data to the reception circuit, regardless of the number of the first data received by the control unit.
US07962667B2
Details of a highly cost effective and efficient implementation of a manifold array (ManArray) architecture and instruction syntax for use therewith are described herein. Various aspects of this approach include the regularity of the syntax, the relative ease with which the instruction set can be represented in database form, the ready ability with which tools can be created, the ready generation of self-checking codes and parameterized test cases. Parameterizations can be fairly easily mapped and system maintenance is significantly simplified.
US07962664B2
Trace circuitry, and a method of operating such trace circuitry, are provided for generating a trace stream indicative of activities of monitored circuitry of a data processing apparatus. The monitored circuitry produces data elements indicative of those activities, and the trace circuitry comprises trace element generation circuitry which is responsive to at least some of the data elements produced by the monitored circuitry to generate trace elements representative of those data-elements, with the trace elements generated being dependent on a selected trace mode of operation of the trace circuitry. Compression circuitry is then arranged to apply an encoding operation to a sequence of trace elements in order to produce a packet whose bit pattern represents the sequence of trace elements, and to cause that packet to be output in the trace stream, the encoding operation applied being dependent on a current compression scheme associated with the compression circuitry. Whilst in the selected trace mode of operation, the compression circuitry is responsive to a compression change stimulus to change the current compression scheme from a first compression scheme to a second compression scheme whose bit pattern encoding space overlaps the bit pattern encoding space of the first compression scheme, such that following the change of compression scheme any further packets produced whilst in the selected trace mode of operation are produced in accordance with the second compression scheme. Such an approach has been found to provide improved compression efficiency thereby reducing the volume of trace data produced.
US07962659B2
A configurable HMI is coupled to a configuration station and to one or more networked components, such as an industrial controller. Connections may be established with the networked component, such as to read from or write to registers within the component. A list of available connections or registers is accessed from the component by the HMI. The HMI then tabulates or otherwise presents the information in a listing to the configuration station. The configuration station may then be used to select a connection from the listing to alter programming of the HMI to establish the connection.
US07962657B1
Embodiments of the present invention are directed to techniques for selecting a data path over which to exchange information between a client device and a storage system by making a selection between a file system server (NAS) data path type (a first data path type) and a direct (SAN) data path type (a second data path type) based on one or more adjustable path selection factors and/or information regarding components of the computer system. For example, a data path may be selected based on a type of an input/output operation to be executed (i.e., whether the operation is a read operation or write operation) and/or any other suitable path selection factor.
US07962648B2
A method and apparatus for identifying and prioritizing applications and application servers in a Voice over IP network is disclosed. In a first embodiment, elements of signaling information are extracted from a call and are mapped to parameters associated with the call. These mapped parameters are then used by a service broker in a VoIP network to identify one or more application servers adapted to process the values of the respective parameter. The service broker may illustratively identify the application servers by a pointer to permit flexible reassignment of processing of a given parameter. The matched pointer/parameter combinations are then mapped to a precedence index. Then, according to this precedence index, the aforementioned pointers are mapped to specific addresses of application servers and the elements of signaling information are forwarded to those addresses for processing of applications.
US07962629B2
A method for establishing a paired connection between first and second media devices across a network includes transmitting a first information message across the network including an identifier that includes a request to pair the first and second media devices. When a second information message is received from the second media device within a first predetermined time period, the first device retrieves an identifier of the second device and transmits a confirmation message across the network including the device identifiers. A paired connection between the media devices is completed after a corresponding confirmation message from the second device is received within a second predetermined time period.
US07962626B2
In one embodiment, the present invention is a method and apparatus for transparent TCP negotiations. In one embodiment, endpoint machines (e.g., clients and servers) negotiate network characteristics through use of TCP header fields, which provide backward capability. Negotiations may be requested or initiated by either endpoint, and if the receiving endpoint is not capable of negotiating, the existing TCP connection will continue to operate as normal.
US07962608B2
An automatic Instant Messaging system adds remote access capability to fire alarm systems. Both public and private communications paths can be provided to enable displaced individuals to communicate with one or more alarm systems.
US07962604B1
A method of presenting advertising to viewers in a computer network environment includes monitoring a viewer's interactions with an associated computer system, and adjusting a timing of displayed advertisements on the viewer's associated computer system based on one or more of the viewer's monitored interactions.
US07962600B2
The present invention, in particular embodiments, provides methods, apparatuses and systems directed to providing a Wide Area File System that is robust against network connectivity issues. In particular implementations, the present invention provides a WAFS disconnected-mode read-write access that provides for a more seamless user experience against WAN or other network connectivity failures. Specific embodiments provide for management, at a network device such as an EFG node, of file objects previously opened during a connected state with a remote file server appliance, creation of new file objects during a disconnected state and re-synchronization of those file objects (data and meta-data) when a connection becomes available.
US07962592B2
A part of the elements discovered in a network are chosen to be monitored, and a user such as a network administrator is allowed to appropriately monitor desired elements. A network management server collects information on elements in the network, and displays collected information on a GUI screen. The user is allowed to choose an element based on the information displayed on the screen, and the element chosen by the user is then registered as an object to be monitored. Information is collected including elements which are not registered, and displayed on the screen along with a result of comparison to the registered elements.
US07962590B1
A topology of a multitier compute infrastructure is automatically discovered. Discovery can be roughly divided into two phases. In one phase, components and physical relationships are discovered. In the other phase, non-physical relationships between the components are deduced. The second phase typically is based in part on information obtained in the first phase. In one application, the components and relationships that are discovered/deduced are used to build a map of the multitier compute infrastructure.
US07962586B2
Disclosed are exemplary embodiments for updating a networked machine having at least a dormant state and an active state. In various embodiments, when the machine it is a dormant state, it listens to a network for candidate updates, that is, updates that may be applicable to the machine. In some embodiments, determining the candidate update is an applicable update for the machine may be based at least in part on a variety of reasons, including testing if it has already been applied, does not actually update some aspect of the machine, conflicts with an existing configuration of the machine, conflicts with a policy of the machine, etc. The machine may cache some or all of the candidate updates or applicable updates, where a variety of rationales or policies may be used to control update retention. When the machine enters an active state, such as a power on or non-sleep mode, or other active state, the machine may validate integrity of an applicable update if not done while the machine was dormant, and optionally choose to install it.
US07962573B2
A broadcast system, method and apparatus providing content on demand. In one embodiment, the disclosed broadcast system includes a server that broadcasts meta-data to a plurality of clients. The meta-data describes a plurality of data files that are to be broadcast or potentially broadcast later by the server. Each client receives the broadcasted meta-data from the server and updates and maintains a local meta-data table and a content rating table. Based on the meta-data, previous access habits of the user and optional user classifications, the client system selectively receives and/or stores the data files that are later broadcast by the server. In one embodiment, the client systems transmit back to the server ratings of each one of the data files described by the meta-data based on the user's previously accessed data files and optional user classifications. The server then determines the data files to be broadcast and the broadcast schedule based on the ratings received from the clients.
US07962572B1
The present invention provides systems and methods for, in some cases, supplementing a broadcast media service with an on-demand service.
US07962566B2
A system and method of improving session management to facilitate failover and load balancing conditions. During the session, session data is segregated into a first set of core/non-derivable data and a second subset of data that can be derived from the core data. The core data is persistently stored. When a failover condition occurs, the recovering system is provided access to the core data to permit recreation of the session.
US07962559B2
This relates to a mobile instant messaging device for communicating instant messages with different instant messaging communities. The device includes a display that displays community-specific icons, each icon specifying a different one of the instant messaging communities. A database stores characteristics of each of the communities. An instant messaging application is configured to communicate instant messages, with a member of the community of any of the icons selected by a user of the device, in conformity with the characteristics stored in the database for that community.
US07962557B2
A method is provided for localizing a prefix in a subject header field of an incoming electronic message. The method comprises receiving a value string of a subject header in an electronic message; identifying a system-generated prefix in the value string by parsing the value string and accessing a database storing a plurality of system-generated prefixes and a corresponding comparable local prefix for each of the plurality of system-generated prefixes; and converting the system-generated prefix to its corresponding comparable local prefix in the database.
US07962555B2
A system for discussion thread management using tag-based categorization, in which three types of tags are provided together to enable effective categorization of discussion threads, based on both automated and manual tagging. The three tag types are 1) user-defined tags, 2) moderator-promoted tags, and 3) system-generated tags. User-defined tags are arbitrarily defined by individual users and associated by users with posts to meet specific user needs. System-generated tags are automatically generated for each sub-thread to summarize a post and all the replies beneath it. System-generated tags can be promoted to a moderator-promoted tags when a moderator user verifies the correctness of a system-generated tag. The disclosed system detects topic changes in discussion threads based on the tags associated with each post in the thread. A moderator can manually examine sub-threads that have been determined to be off topic, and take appropriate actions. For example, a moderator may delete an off topic post or sub-thread, or fork a new thread of discussion for an off-topic sub-thread. Such processing of off-topic sub-threads can alternatively be made by the disclosed system automatically, without moderator intervention. Moderators can also define policies to control discussion moderation based on the disclosed tags and off-topic determinations.
US07962551B2
According to one aspect of the present invention, a method is provided in which a first field and a second field of a data record are displayed to a user using a client program, the second field having one or more attributes that are dependent upon the value of the first field. In response to a detection that the value of the first field has changed, the value of the first field is sent to a server program. The server program is configured to process the change in value of the first field and determine corresponding changes with respect to the one or more attributes of the second field. The corresponding changes with respect to the one or more attributes of the second field are sent from the server program to the client program.
US07962542B2
A method of implementing a two-dimensional Inverse Discrete Cosine Transform on a block of input data. The method includes 1) generating a performance array for the columns of the input data; 2) performing a column-wise IDCT upon the input data, the IDCT performed in accordance with cases given for each of the columns by the performance array; (3) generating a row performance offset for rows of the input data; and 4) performing a row-wise IDCT upon the result data from the performing of the column-wise IDCT.
US07962533B2
An information processing apparatus includes a reading unit for reading data from a recording medium, a storage unit for storing a variety of types of data, and a control unit for controlling setting of a directory structure when a first data group recorded on a first recording medium and a second data group recorded on the storage unit are recorded on a second recording medium different from the first recording medium. The control unit includes a first detecting unit for detecting the directory structure of the first data group recorded on the first recording medium, a second detecting unit for detecting the directory structure of the second data group stored on the storage unit, and a setting unit for setting the directory structure in accordance with which the first data group read by the reading unit from the first recording medium and the second data group stored on the storage unit are recorded on the second recording medium directory.
US07962531B2
A method and apparatus for operating a data storage system is disclosed. An original active file system holds incoming write transactions. Data is written at a selected time to blocks in a data storage device of the original active file system, the data written to blocks which do not hold old data of the data storage system. Pointers to data of the original active file system are written at the selected time to the data storage device, the pointers written to blocks which do not hold old data of the data storage system, the pointers and a previously saved data of the active file system forming a consistency point of the original active file system at the selected time. A new active file system is started using the consistency point of the original active file system at the selected time.
US07962529B1
Methods and apparatus, including systems and computer program products, to provide clustering of users in which users are each represented as a set of elements representing items, e.g., items selected by users using a system. In one aspect, a program operates to obtain a respective interest set for each of multiple users, each interest set representing items in which the respective user expressed interest; for each of the users, to determine k hash values of the respective interest set, wherein the i-th hash value is a minimum value under a corresponding i-th hash function; and to assign each of the multiple users to each of the respective k clusters established for the respective user, the i-th cluster being represented by the i-th hash value. The assignment of each of the users to k clusters is done without regard to the assignment of any of the other users to k clusters.
US07962527B2
Custom management capability is provided through MBeans over a distributed management domain. The management domain is a collection of distributed servers that are managed as a unit, wherein the management system of the present invention presents an API for providing management services across a network. The common management system allows application designers to accomplish a broad range of management goals. The management network is also simple, abstract in that it separates an application author from the implementation, and is scalable. The system of the present invention supports both configuration and monitoring and is Java standards based. The management system is extensible in that a user can add additional types of management objects, schema attributes and extended persistence features.
US07962525B2
Meeting information is collected in an automatic or automated manner utilizing user devices among other devices likely to be present at meetings. Devices can detect the occurrence of a meeting and initiate data capture. Subsequently, aggregated data can be processed to facilitate access and/or dissemination of the data. For instance, data can be contextualized and/or indexed. Further, data can be generated in or converted to forms more suitable for information distribution (e.g., summary, points of interest . . . ).
US07962524B2
A computer-readable storage medium storing a dataset sorting program is provided to sort records in a dataset into a plurality of destination groups according to a given key item specification. An item value extractor creates an item value list for every record. Then a frequent tree builder builds a frequent tree from the item value lists by finding patterns of item values that appear more often than a threshold specified by a given growth rate parameter. Each item value pattern is a leading part of an item value list with a variable length. A destination group mapper associates each node of the frequent tree with one of the plurality of destination groups. A record sorter traces the frequent tree according to the item value list of each given record, and upon reaching a particular node, puts the record into the destination group associated with that node.
US07962520B2
Cluster storage is disclosed. A data stream or a data block is received. The data stream or the data block is broken into segments. For each segment, a cluster node is selected, and in the event that a similar segment to the segment is identified that is already managed by the selected cluster node, a reference to the similar segment and a delta between the similar segment and the segment is caused to be stored on the selected cluster node.
US07962517B2
The present invention is defined by the following claims, and nothing in this section should be taken as a limitation on those claims. By way of introduction, the preferred embodiments describe below include a method of simultaneously presenting user specific real-time financial information includes authenticating a user, for example by using a user-id and password. Then receiving an input from the user indicating the shareholder of interest. The user is then presented with a list of the shareholder's account information. The shareholder account information can be retrieved from several different record keeping systems. The record keeping systems can be maintained by different entities and can store the respective account information in different formats. The shareholder account information can be retrieved by broadcasting an account inquiry to the record keeping systems or by using a cross-reference table that indicates which record keeping systems the shareholder has accounts with. A combination of the broadcast and cross-reference table can be used. Once the shareholder account information is presented, the user can select an account, for example by a hyperlink tag, and receive detailed information about that account.
US07962512B1
A federated system and methods and mechanisms of implementing and using such a system is disclosed. In some embodiments, one or more mappings are created between a taxonomy view at a node and one or more taxonomies of one or more data sources. The one or more data sources can then be accessed via the taxonomy view. In other embodiments, one or more mappings are created between content from different data sources and content from those data sources are merged using the one or more mappings.
US07962511B2
A statistical patent rating method and system is provided for independently assessing the relative breadth (“B”), defensibility (“D”) and commercial relevance (“R”) of individual patent assets and other intangible intellectual property assets. The invention provides new and valuable information that can be used by patent valuation experts, investment advisors, economists and others to help guide future patent investment decisions, licensing programs, patent appraisals, tax valuations, transfer pricing, economic forecasting and planning, and even mediation and/or settlement of patent litigation lawsuits. In one embodiment the invention provides a statistically-based patent rating method and system whereby relative ratings or rankings are generated using a database of patent information by identifying and comparing various characteristics of each individual patent to a statistically determined distribution of the same characteristics within a given patent population. For example, a first population of patents having a known relatively high intrinsic value or quality (e.g. successfully litigated patents) is compared to a second population of patents having a known relatively low intrinsic value or quality (e.g. unsuccessfully litigated patents). Based on a statistical comparison of the two populations, certain characteristics are identified as being more prevalent or more pronounced in one population group or the other to a statistically significant degree. Multiple such statistical comparisons are used to construct and optimize a computer model or computer algorithm that can then be used to predict and/or provide statistically-accurate probabilities of a desired value or quality being present or a future event occurring, given the identified characteristics of an individual patent or group of patents.
US07962507B2
Described herein is technology for, among other things, mining pair-based data on the web. The technology involves an online pair-based data mining system as well as an offline SVM training system. By subjecting a pair-based input data to the systems, one may grow a pool of pair-based data which share characteristics of the pair-based input data in more efficient manner.
US07962504B1
Information may be presented to a user by receiving a selection of one or more terms passively displayed in a document, loading the terms to a search configuration, generating first results responsive to a user's predicted interest as expressed in the search configuration, and enabling display of the first results.
US07962502B2
A method and apparatus for intelligent caching is provided. A thin layer of business logic on a web server receives URL requests sent to the web server from clients and resolves the URLs into URLs corresponding to component parts of the requested document according to the rules of a rule set. Thus only the component resources of a composite document are cached in the web server's caching layer. The rule set defines a format for the requests sent to the web server, the manner in which properly formatted requests should be resolved, and the manner in which the component resources should be assembled into the composite document.
US07962490B1
A system, method, and computer program product are provided for analyzing a plurality of rules in a textual rules structure. Further, the plurality of rules are decomposed into a plurality of contexts, based on the analysis. In addition, the plurality of contexts are stored in a table. Furthermore, a database associated with a device and/or any robot equipped with an operating system may be utilized.
US07962485B1
The present invention relates to inventory management solutions, and in particular, to methods and systems for inventorying items over wireless and data networks, using digital imaging, positioning, and data terminals. The user experience in performing inventory management is simplified and enhanced over existing methods.
US07962465B2
Techniques are disclosed for automatically annotating a document to offer, to a viewer, a choice of operations that a user can take relative to identified entities to which the document refers, where the choice of operations offered in relation to each such entity is appropriate to and based on the types of that entity. In one embodiment of the invention, for each “interesting” entity within a document, a mechanism automatically determines one or more types for that entity. The mechanism automatically annotates the document so that an application will present entity-type-specific data (including operation choices) that is generated by modules that are mapped to the types of the entities within the document. The annotations comprise metadata that indicates types of each “interesting” entity. The entity-type-specific data may be presented along with the rest of the document. A user need not navigate to a different document prior to viewing the data.
US07962460B2
Methods, systems, and computer program products for determining availability of presentable content via a subscription service are disclosed. According to one aspect, a method includes receiving a selection of first presentable content associated with a first subscription service. Metadata associated with the selected first presentable content is received. Based on the received metadata, it is determined whether second presentable content corresponding to the first presentable content is available from a second subscription service. Further, it is indicated whether the second presentable content is available for presentation via the second subscription service.
US07962448B2
A three tiered data synchronization system including a client, an enterprise data server, a synchronization server, and a pre-fetch data store. The client can have an associated client data store and the enterprise data server can have an associated server data store. The synchronization sever can intermittently and bidirectionally synchronize data within the client data store with data within the server data store. The pre-fetch data store can maintains data specific to synchronization requests that is used by the synchronization server when performing synchronization operations responsive to detected synchronization requests. The data specific to synchronization request used by the synchronization server is stored within the pre-fetch data store before the corresponding synchronization requests are detected by the synchronization server.
US07962444B2
A method and apparatus are presented for the presentation and activation of contextual actions for interpreted content. In one aspect, keywords are recognized from an existing webpage, re-processed into a second webpage, and presented via a browser. The indicators are selectable and may invoke functionality resident on the wireless device within one or more native applications.
US07962431B2
Automatically controlling in-process software distributions through time prediction of a disturbance
A method and system for controlling an in-process software distribution to computing devices. A time of a disturbance in an environment of a computing device is predicted based on a change in a pressure exerted on the computing device. A checkpoint in a time interval of a distribution of a set of software upgrade increments to the computing device is automatically determined. The checkpoint is prior to the time of the disturbance. The determination of the checkpoint utilizes length(s) of increment(s) of the set of increments. Prior to the checkpoint, the computing device receives the increment(s). The computing device requests an interruption of the distribution beginning at the checkpoint. In one embodiment, the computing device is a buoy-like energy capture and generation device.
US07962427B2
A method and system for determining whether a sequence fragment g is atypical with respect to a reference sequence G using compositional methods and including constructing a template from G and g respectively containing a sequence of characters for a comparison with one another, wherein a number of characters contained in the template exceeds two. For the case where the sequences at hand are genetic, the atypicality detection can be used to determine whether a given sequence fragment g is the result of a horizontal transfer event.
US07962421B2
This invention provides methods, apparatus, and systems for classifying addresses. An address is evaluated based upon a postal code or standardized postal code, such as a U.S. Postal Service ZIP+4 code, serving the address. If the address cannot be classified based on the standardized postal code, the address is classified based on additional information, such as a U.S. Postal Service delivery point code. A mailer may then determine whether the address is a business or residential (or non-business) address. Furthermore, a mailer may predict when surcharges may apply and compare the rates of various carriers.
US07962420B2
A method for shipping a battery assembly includes providing a plurality of battery subassemblies. The plurality of battery subassemblies are operable to be mechanically and electrically connected together to form a battery assembly. The battery subassemblies are provided to be shipped such that an additional shipping fee that would be incurred due to a battery characteristic that is not based on the weight of the battery assembly is not incurred. The method includes shipping a first battery subassembly and a second battery subassembly such that the additional shipping fee that would be incurred due to the battery characteristic that is not based on the total weight of the battery assembly is not incurred.
US07962419B2
Techniques are described for facilitating interactions between computing systems, such as by performing transactions between parties that are automatically authorized via a third-party transaction authorization system. In some situations, the transactions are programmatic transactions involving the use of fee-based Web services by executing application programs, with the transaction authorization system authorizing and/or providing payments in accordance with private authorization instructions previously specified by the parties. The authorization instructions may include predefined instruction rule sets that regulate conditions under which a potential transaction can be authorized, with the instruction rule sets each referenced by an associated reference token. After one or more of the parties to a potential transaction supply reference tokens for the parties, the transaction authorization system can determine whether to authorize the transaction based on whether the instruction rule sets associated with the reference tokens are compatible or otherwise satisfied.
US07962411B1
A user may generate a digital image of a negotiable instrument such as a check. The digital image may be transmitted to an institution in a digital image file for deposit of the check. After the user selects to submit the digital image file, the digital image file may be sent from a user computing device to the institution. The user computing device may be decoupled from the transaction once the submission of the digital image file for deposit of the check is made. The transaction is thereafter managed by the institution. Incomplete transactions are avoided by moving the transaction processing to the server side at the institution after the user submits the digital image file. This may be referred to as an atomic deposit transaction.
US07962410B2
A customizable electronic bill payment and presentment system whereby the base logic for software agents need not be changed in order to provide customization to different billers. Rather, customization features are stored in data repositories, preferably in XML format. An administrator can select which agents to activate based upon a customized list of available agents. Then the customized parameters for activating and running the jobs with the agent is further loaded from customized repository files at the appropriate time. Accordingly, customization for a particular biller is achieved by changing data stored in a repository, rather than reprogramming core logic.
US07962408B2
A financial account issuer facilitating transactions between accounts is disclosed. The invention provides sellers with an irrevocable method of receiving funds from a purchaser and for improving purchaser willingness to transact with an unknown party. The invention also enables the allocation of a portion or all of a charge or loyalty points to different transaction accounts issued by different issuers, or to sub-accounts.
US07962396B1
Embodiments of the invention are directed to systems and methods for managing financial market risk. The method can include defining an exposure map for the treasury budget, calculating and categorizing the financial market risk to the budget, and producing a financial market risk analysis report. The method can also include defining and implementing a hedge to mitigate financial market risks and costs. The hedge can be a basket hedge. The method can also include identifying the financial market risk factors impacting on each element of the budget, generating scenarios for market rates, and producing a report after hedging. Evaluating the financial market risk to the budget under stress scenarios can also be included. Defining the exposure map for the treasury budget can include defining exposures related to revenues and costs (gross profit), interest income, interest expense, hedge cash flow, inter-company cash flow, foreign exchange translation gain or loss, foreign exchange transaction gain/loss, earnings translation gain or loss, and/or commodity inventory gain/loss.
US07962380B2
A camp registration website and method for enabling a user to select camps offered by a plurality of providers. The camp registration website allows a user to search for, gather information regarding, and register for camps offered by a plurality of different providers. The camp registration web server may provide a master application to the user that is useable to apply for the various selected camps. The website may also maintain personalized information for a respective user, such as a personalized calendar for a respective user that stores date information regarding the camps selected by the user as well as local current events of interest. The web server may provide calendar information over the network to the user's client computer system to synchronize with a calendar program, such as Microsoft Outlook, Palm, etc., executing on a user device.
US07962376B2
A user interface for communicating over a voice channel regarding an item that is available at an e-commerce website is disclosed and includes a speaker to communicate at least one audible voice message and at least one audible non-voice message. The audible voice message can indicate the status of an item and/or the status of an offer to purchase the item. Further, the at least one audible non-voice message can indicate a time period in which user input can be received. Moreover, the at least one audible non-voice message is transmitted concurrently with the at least one audible voice message.
US07962369B2
A near field communications enabled mobile communication is used to provide or receive information.
US07962359B2
A system and method for collecting and disseminating survey information wherein a verification procedure is performed to determine actual ownership of the product by the respondent being surveyed on that product.
US07962353B1
A Home Resale Price Protection Plan provides a payment to a homeowner should the homeowner have to sell his or her house at a loss. In exchange for an upfront fee, the homeowner would receive a payment for the lesser of their actual loss or the loss calculated by multiplying their original purchase price by the proportional drop in an appropriate housing price index.
US07962341B2
A method for the prosodic labelling of speech including performing a first analysis step using data from an audio file, wherein the audio file is analysed as a plurality of frames positioned at fixed time intervals in said audio file; and performing a second analysis step on said data from said audio file using results of said first analysis step, wherein analysis is performed using a plurality of analysis windows and wherein the position of the analysis windows are determined by segmental information.
US07962326B2
Answering System enables a user to input a query and responds with answers. Server stores an indexed database of a plurality of S-A-O's (subject-action-object). User generates the query that includes query elements (A-O), (S-A), or (S-X-O), or element (S). The server identifies the database element S, O, or A, or elements (A-O) associated with a respective knowledge base S-A-O that includes the query element(s) in response to the server receiving the query and generates a natural language answer S-A-O that includes the identified and the query elements(s) and transmits the answer to the user apparatus that provides an audio or visual response. The server can conduct WWW searches for documents with S-A-O elements that match query element(s) and adds them to the database, thus treating the WWW as an available knowledge base.
US07962325B2
A server device which can provide a client device with information in a plurality of languages includes a supportable language recognizing unit recognizing a plurality of supportable languages using language identification information, a requested language recognizing unit recognizing a requested language desired by the client device using the language identification information, an attribute information acquiring unit acquiring attribute information associated with the language identification information, and a language selecting unit selecting one supportable language from the plurality of supportable languages as a support language in which information is provided to the client device, using the attribute information when the language identification information of the requested language does not match with that of any supportable language.
US07962318B2
Methods are provided for fitting a curve to a set of data values using a least absolute value (LAV) cost function. The set of data values may comprise m sets of data values. The method takes advantage of contraction mapping to determine a number n
US07962306B2
Methods, apparatus, and products for detecting an increase in thermal resistance of a heat sink in a computer system, the heat sink dissipating heat for a component of the computer system, the computer system including a fan controlling airflow across the heat sink, the computer system also including a temperature monitoring device, including: measuring, by a monitoring module through use of the temperature monitoring device during operation of the computer system, thermal resistance of the heat sink; determining whether the measured thermal resistance of the heat sink is greater than a threshold thermal resistance, the threshold thermal resistance stored in a thermal profile in non-volatile memory, and if the measured thermal resistance of the heat sink is greater than the threshold thermal resistance, notifying a system administrator.
US07962304B2
An apparatus including a test circuit, an output circuit and a control circuit. The test circuit may be configured to generate test data in response to one or more test vectors. The output circuit may be configured to present data in a first mode and prevent presentation of data in a second mode. The output circuit may be configured to switch between the first mode and the second mode in response to a control signal. The control circuit may be configured to generate the control signal according to predetermined criteria for protecting secure data within the apparatus while allowing the test data to be presented.
US07962300B2
A battery state judging method is provided capable of properly judging a state of a lead-acid battery by measuring voltages without measuring currents. A state of the battery is judged by obtaining, in advance, a DC internal resistance r0 of a same type battery in a new and fully-charged state; calculating, in advance, a load R [R=r0×Vst0/(OCV0−Vst0)] at an engine starting time (S112) from an open-circuit voltage OCV0 (S104) and a lowest voltage Vst0 (S108) at the engine starting time, both measured when the loaded battery is in a new and fully-charged state, and the DC internal resistance r0; calculating a DC internal resistance r [(r=R/(OCV−Vst)/Vst)] of the loaded battery from an open-circuit voltage OCV (S104) and a lowest voltage Vst (S108), both measured when the loaded battery is in a deteriorated/insufficiently-charged state, and the load R; and comparing r and r0.
US07962293B2
A method and apparatus for determining a level of stratification of a multiphase fluid flow passing through a pipe is provided. The method includes, and the apparatus is operable to perform, the steps of: 1) determining a flow velocity of the multiphase fluid flow passing through a first radial region of the pipe; 2) determining a flow velocity of a portion of the multiphase fluid flow passing within a second radial region of the pipe, wherein the second radial region is above the first radial region; and 3) comparing the flow velocity from the first radial region and flow velocity from the second radial region to determine information indicative of the stratification of the multiphase fluid flow.
US07962291B2
Methods and software products for analysis of alternative splicing are disclosed. In general the methods involve normalizing probe set or exon intensity to an expression level measurement of the gene. The methods may be used to identify tissue-specific alternative splicing events.
US07962288B2
Methods, computer programs, and systems for detecting at least one downhole condition are disclosed. Forces are measured at a plurality of locations along the drillstring. The drillstring includes a drillpipe. At least one of the forces is measured along the drillpipe. At least one downhole condition is detected based, at least in part, on at least one measured force.
US07962283B2
The present invention relates to the deviation-correction system for positioning of moving objects, and discloses a deviation-correction system for positioning of moving objects and the motion-tracking method thereof. The system includes a control system for receiving motion parameters required for deviation-correction, and sending commands to an actuator to control a moving object based on the motion parameters, the deviation-correction system for positioning of moving objects further comprising: a reference object which is set as a specified motion trail for the moving object; an image capturing system for acquiring successive digital image data upon the moving object moves; a motion tracking system for performing a motion tracking algorithm based on the digital image data transmitted by the image capturing system to judge whether the current motion state needs to be corrected and then transmitting the motion parameters required for deviation-correction to the control system.
US07962269B2
A method and an arrangement (15) for detecting the actuation of an operator-controlled element (1) make possible a reliable detection of an operator-controlled function to be activated by the operator-controlled element (1) independently of environmental and wear conditions. The operator-controlled element (1) can be actuated with different adjustable degrees of actuation. Various operator-controlled functions of the operator-controlled element (1) are realized in dependence upon the degree of actuation. The operator-controlled element (1) is actuated against a spring force and at least two degrees of actuation are characterized by different spring constants. The at least one of the operator-controlled functions of the operator-controlled element (1) is detected in dependence upon the spring constant assigned to the instantaneous degree of actuation.
US07962268B2
A shift-by-speech transmission system allows a driver or a motorcyclist to choose a desired gear by voice commands. Conventional sequential semi-manual shifting only allows the driver to shift one gear up or down from a current gear using a gearshift lever or a paddle shifter. The level of driver engagement in existing semi-manual shifters leaves much to be desired for many auto enthusiasts. An intuitive and engaging shift-by-speech technology disclosed in the present invention, called “VoiceShift”, allows the driver or the motorcyclist to switch gears by voice commands. VoiceShift also allows the driver or the motorcyclist to skip gears to up-shift and down-shift as desired, as long as a desired gear does not result in mechanically-detrimental situations.
US07962253B1
A flight management system (FMS) for an aircraft, that includes an integrated barometric altitude and satellite altitude-based vertical navigation (VNAV) system. The integrated barometric altitude and satellite altitude-based vertical navigation system, includes an altitude blending component for providing a smooth transition from a barometric altimetry source to a satellite altimetry source; and, a satellite altitude containment component operatively connected to the altitude blending component for limiting the difference of a barometric altitude path deviation to within a desired margin of a satellite altitude path deviation.
US07962243B2
A mobile, remotely controlled robot includes a turret subsystem, a robot controller subsystem configured to control the robot, control the turret, and fire the weapon, a robot navigation subsystem configured to determine the position of the robot, a turret orientation determination subsystem, and a robot communications subsystem for receiving commands and for transmitting robot position data and turret orientation data. An operator control unit includes a user interface for commanding the robot, the turret, and the weapon. An operator control unit communications subsystem transmits commands to the robot and receives robot position data and turret orientation data from the robot. An operator control unit navigation subsystem is configured to determine the position of the operator control unit. An operator control unit controller subsystem is responsive to the robot position data, the turret orientation data, and the operator control unit position and is configured to determine if the weapon is aimed at the operator control unit within a predetermined fan angle.
US07962234B2
A method for optimizing multiple process windows in a semiconductor manufacturing process is disclosed. The method comprises performing dependent variable composition on a plurality of dependent variables. Metrology data is joined with the dependent variables, and then a partial least squares regression is performed on the joined data set to obtain a prediction equation, and a variable importance prediction for each process window in a process window set. A set of product limited yield are derived, and the process window, set is adjusted, and the yields recalculated, until an optimal process window set is derived.
US07962233B2
A system for handling a production disturbance/opportunity event includes a network having data processing units running a MES software for controlling/monitoring a production process operating production components. A production modeler defines a plant model of the production process, and a production scheduler generates an executable production schedule for the execution of operating procedures for the production components. A production executor executes the production process following the generated executable production schedule, and a production disturbance/opportunity event identifier detects a production disturbance event and identifies a production opportunity event which allows to maintain an efficiency of the production process at least as close as possible to an efficiency given by the executable production schedule as originally generated by the production scheduler. The production scheduler re-calculates an amended executable production schedule incorporating the identified production opportunity event, and the production executor executes the production process now following the re-calculated executable production schedule.
US07962216B2
A medical treating system based on biological activities characterized by biological activity sensing means for sensing biological activity information produced by biological activities and outputting a biological activity signal, calculating means for receiving, analyzing, and processing the biological activity signals from the biological activity sensing means, calculating an organism stimulation signal, and outputting the organism stimulation signal, and organism stimulating means for receiving the organism stimulation signal calculated by the calculating means and stimulating an organism according to the organism stimulation signal. A cardiac pacing system based on the treating system, a blood pressure regulating system, and a cardiac disease treating system are also disclosed.
US07962215B2
Systems and methods are provided to improve respiratory function. Systems include an external electrical stimulator coupled to electrodes that stimulates diaphragm contraction and may optionally include a positive pressure mechanical ventilator. The system further includes an electrode suitable for temporary implantation. Electrical stimulation is provided to specific portions of the diaphragm, such as one hemidiaphragm preferentially over another. By preferentially contracting one hemidiaphragm, a specific portion of a lung may be expanded, such as a posterior portion. By the provision of the negative intrathoracic pressure from diaphragm contraction, greater expansion of specific portion of lung is achieved in relationship to air pressure within the lung, thereby improving compliance. Supplementation of stimulated diaphragm contraction with positive pressure driven air flow from a PPMV directs the air flow to specific portions of the lung. Such portion may include a posterior portion of a lung, and may cause a clearing of atelectasis in that portion.
US07962212B2
Implantable medical device power circuits are disclosed. Multiple batteries may be provided, along with a number of switches, enabling a plurality of battery and power circuit configurations to be defined. Configurations of the power circuit may be changed in response to changes in battery status as the batteries are used and/or near end-of-life. Configurations of the power circuit may also be performed in response to changes in device operation. Methods associated with operating such circuits and implantable medical devices are also disclosed.
US07962207B2
An Automated External Defibrillator (AED) for delivering therapeutic electrical energy to a patient's heart comprising at least one variable capacitance capacitor having a large positive voltage coefficient such that a given amount of energy can be stored at a lower voltage than a traditional fixed capacitor having an equivalent capacitance. Due to the variable capacitance capacitor's ability to store energy at a lower voltage, initial defibrillation current levels are reduced effectively minimizing the risk of tissue damage caused by high initial current levels. In addition, the use of a variable capacitance capacitor reduces the amount of current decay throughout the discharge cycle as opposed to current AED designs utilizing fixed capacitance capacitors which experience an exponential decline in defibrillation current during the discharge cycle.
US07962205B2
A CPU (170) of a human subject index estimation apparatus (1) computes a waist circumference based on body weight measured by a weight scale (110) and bioelectric impedance measured by a bioelectric impedance measurement unit (200A), and information such as age and height which was input through input unit (150). The computed waist circumference is stored, along with the information such as age and height, in a third storage unit (140) that is a rewritable non-volatile memory. The CPU (170) displays the waist circumference on display unit (160).
US07962202B2
A method and apparatus for verifying a determined cardiac event in a medical device based on detected variation in hemodynamic status that includes a physiologic sensor sensing physiologic signals to generate a plurality of variation index samples corresponding to the sensed signals, and a microprocessor computing a variation index trend associated with a predetermined number of variation index samples of the plurality of variation index samples, determining whether deviations of the predetermined number of variation index samples over predetermined sampling windows are less than a deviation threshold, and determining, in response to the deviations being less than the deviation threshold, a corrected variation index trend in response to the changes in the variation index trend during the predetermined sampling windows.
US07962197B2
A system and method for treating a target tissue region (e.g., malignant tissue) is provided. A hyperthermic probe is placed into contact with the target tissue region, and the target tissue region is exposed to a therapeutic x-ray radiation beam. The probe is operated to increase the temperature of the target tissue region, thereby facilitating a therapeutic effect of the radiation beam. Image data of the probe containing a fiducial datum is acquired while in contact with the target tissue region, a position of the target tissue region within a treatment coordinate system is determined based on the fiducial datum, and the radiation beam is spatially adjusted relative to the target tissue region based on the determined position of the target tissue region.
US07962196B2
A method for determining a location of an object relative to a body structure includes: providing a location of a first part of the object relative to a second part of the object, said second part different from said first part; attaching a marker device to the body structure; detecting a location of the marker device relative to the body structure; positioning the object relative to the body structure; detecting a location of the first part of the object relative to the marker device; and calculating a relative location of the second part of the object relative to the location of the body structure based on the location of the first part relative to the second part, the location of the marker device relative to the body structure, and the location of the first part relative to the marker array.
US07962195B2
Visualization of a probe when impedance-based measurement technology is being used is improved by stabilizing a displayed image of the probe or catheter. Using a model of reasonable probe shapes and a matching algorithm, an erroneous probe image is adjusted so that it assumes a realistic shape on a display. A range of positional variations is also incorporated in the model. When an apparent probe position exceeds a permissible range of motion, the probe image is constrained to a realistic position.
US07962180B2
A mobile communication terminal and method for processing missed events are disclosed. A user can check missed events on a wait screen at a glance and rapidly respond to the missed events. A controller stores the missed events received in a wait state. When the wait state is changed to an enabled state, an event displaying unit displays event icons associated with the missed events on key cells of a touch keypad. When an event icon is touched, a function executing unit executes a function associated with the touched event icon. A display changes from the wait screen to the function executing screen. Since the missed events are displayed as event icons on the touch keypad, a user can read a state of the missed events at a glance. As well, the user can read contents of the missed events that are associated with the event icon touched on the function executing screen, and rapidly respond to the missed events.
US07962177B2
The invention relates to transmission from a base station to a receiver, the base station comprising first radiating means arranged for transmitting according to an antenna pattern with respect to the receiver and further comprising second radiating means arranged for transmitting according to the same antenna pattern as the first radiating means with respect to the receiver, the transmissions of the first and second radiating means being time shifted by a determined duration.
US07962175B2
The invention relates to a method for dimensioning hardware components for base stations of CDMA communication networks, especially hardware components of a UMTS base Station (node B). The number of hardware components, that is Channel elements (CE) and modems (M), required for the individual base stations in order to maintain a defined blocking probability, is determined on the basis of the spatial traffic distribution and a CDMA network comprising base stations.
US07962172B2
A method is describe in which an orientation indicator on a print medium inserted into a printer is sensed, the orientation indicator identifying the orientation of content previously printed on the print medium, the orientation of the content previously printed on the print medium is determined, and print data is rotated prior to printing the print data onto the print medium by the printer to take into account the orientation of the content previously printed on the print medium.
US07962166B1
A receiving device in the trunked radio communications system receives an outbound signaling word comprising at least an opcode field and a band plan field, wherein the opcode field indicates that the outbound signaling message is a system status message and the band plan field indicates the band plan in use on the site. In another embodiment, the receiving device receives an outbound signaling word comprising at least an opcode field, a site identification field and a four bit band plan field, wherein the opcode field indicates that the outbound signaling message is an adjacent control channel message, the site identification field identifies a second site, and the four bit band plan field indicates the band plan in use on the second site.
US07962161B1
Entry of a terminal into a wireless communications network is facilitated for terminals which may operate in either frequency-division duplex or time-division duplex mode. Join request messages transmitted by the terminals include a duplex capability indicator defining a carrier frequency which can be used to response to the terminals.
US07962147B2
A method of receiving information from one or more wireless uplink channels is provided. The method includes receiving information at a media access controller (MAC) from a first set of one or more wireless uplink channels in response to bandwidth allocation map (MAP) messages sent from the MAC and receiving information at the MAC from a second set of one or more wireless uplink channels in response to MAP messages sent by another MAC.
US07962139B2
Systems and methods for reduction of handover latencies in wireless communication systems are described herein. Some illustrative embodiments include a wireless mobile communication device that includes a wireless transceiver including a transmitter configured to transmit a first signal synchronized for reception by a first cellular node, and processing logic that couples to the wireless transceiver. Before the wireless transceiver receives a handover command the processing logic causes the transmitter to transmit a second signal for reception by a second cellular node to request allocation of an upload resource for communication with the second cellular node as part of an impending handover.
US07962135B2
A mobile station is adapted to avoid unusable wireless communications systems during system acquisition. The mobile station includes processing circuitry and a memory storing a preferred roaming list and system avoidance data. The system avoidance data identifies unusable systems and includes corresponding avoidance criteria. The processing circuitry is adapted to select a system from the preferred roaming list in accordance with a predetermined system acquisition procedure. The selected system is skipped if corresponding avoidance criteria is satisfied. If the selected system is usable, the mobile station may attempt to acquire and register with the selected system. The processing circuitry is further adapted to add systems to the system avoidance data in response to a communications failure, and remove systems from the system avoidance data when corresponding avoidance criteria is no longer satisfied. The avoidance criteria may include a time period during which the corresponding system is unusable.
US07962131B2
Provided is a channel mode converting method of a wireless portable Internet system. When a diversity channel mode is converted into an Adaptive Modulation and Coding (AMC) channel mode, a radio resource for transmitting Channel Quality Information (CQI) is allocated without responding to a resource allocation request and a request between a terminal and an access point. Therefore, a delay time can be reduced on the channel mode conversion. In addition, a CQI channel for transmitting the existing channel quality information is released and a CQI channel for a new channel is allocated on the channel mode conversion. As a result, a time for changing the diversity channel CQI transmission to the AMC channel CQI transmission at the physical layer can be easily synchronized for transmitting the REP_RSP at the MAC.
US07962130B2
A convergence and automation system (CAS) includes an internet-protocol (IP) based network implemented with a web service for devices (WSD) protocol, devices connected to the network, each configured to perform at least one service, a server implemented with the WSD protocol, connected to the network and configured to control the devices to converge and automate the services thereof, and a portable device implemented with the WSD protocol, connected to the network and configured to control the devices and perform the services. The server is implemented with Windows Sideshow to collect information necessary for controlling the devices and provides the collected information to the portable device.
US07962128B2
An image-based information retrieval system, including a mobile telephone, a remote recognition server, and a remote media server, the mobile telephone having a built-in camera and a communication link for transmitting an image from the built-in camera to the remote recognition server and for receiving mobile media content from the remote media server, the remote recognition server for matching an image from the mobile telephone with an object representation in a database and forwarding an associated text identifier to the remote media server, and the remote media server for forwarding mobile media content to the mobile telephone based on the associated text identifier.
US07962124B1
A method and system of delivering a Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) message is disclosed. In one example, the method includes providing a storage location and time duration for outside content to be indirectly referenced by an MMS message. Receiving and storing the outside content via a transport network is also disclosed. The method may include encapsulating an MMS message in a payload of a transport message with the MMS message indirectly referencing the storage location of the outside content. Delivery of the transport message may occur over a transport network. Confirming receipt of the transport message is also disclosed.
US07962122B2
A method of securely initializing subscriber and security data in a mobile routing system when the subscribers are also subscribers of a radio communication network. The method comprises, within the mobile routing system, authenticating subscribers to the mobile routing system using an authentication procedure defined for the radio communication network, collecting subscriber information from relevant nodes of the radio network, and agreeing upon keys by which further communications between the subscribers and the mobile routing system can take place, and using the subscriber information and keys in the provision of mobility services to subscriber mobile nodes and correspondent nodes.
US07962118B2
A method for transmitting a signal on a power line network (3) and a corresponding transmitting unit (T), a receiving unit (R) and a system is presented in order to enhance the coverage and throughput of power line communication systems. It is proposed to provide a plurality of transmission channels, with at least one transmission channel in the power line network (3) (S1), generate at least two auxiliary signals from the signal (S2), transmit said at least two auxiliary signals through at least two of the plurality of channels (S3), receive at least two auxiliary signals through at least two of the plurality of channels (S4) and combine said receive auxiliary signals to obtain said signal (S5).
US07962115B2
A circuit with programmable signal bandwidth is provided. The circuit includes a first charge and discharge device, a first reset device, and a first variable capacitor device. The first reset device is coupled to the first charge and discharge device, and the first variable capacitor device is coupled to the first charge and discharge device. The first reset device is controlled by a discharge enable signal and used to provide a first discharge path. When the discharge enable signal turns off the first reset device, the first variable capacitor device generates a first total equivalent capacitor to the first charge and discharge device according to n reference signals, and n is an integer greater than 0.
US07962111B2
A wireless distribution system includes a number of remote units distributed in a coverage area to receive wireless signals and to provide the signals through the distribution system to input ports of a node where the signals are combined, a number of input power monitors operatively connected to one or more of the input ports to determine power levels of signals received at the input ports, variable gain controllers to control signals received at some or all of the input ports, a node to combine a plurality of signals from the plurality of input ports, and a controller to provide control signals to control one or more of the variable gain controllers.
US07962110B2
Provided is a driver circuit that outputs a transmission signal according to a reception signal received from outside, including a first driver that outputs a voltage according to an input first signal; a second driver that receives the voltage output by the first driver as a power supply voltage and outputs the transmission signal according to the power supply voltage and an input second signal; and a control section that delays both the first signal and the second signal, according to a change of the reception signal, and causes the transmission signal according to the reception signal to be output from the second driver.
US07962095B2
Partner relay systems and methods are provided in which relaying is performed by a pair of partner relays. Signals received from a base station are translated by a first of the pair of partner relays to a different transmission resource for communication between the pair of partner relays, and then upon reception by a second of the pair of partner relays, the signal is translated back to the original transmission resource and re-transmitted towards the receiver.
US07962085B2
This is a shim cleaning blade for use in a novel cleaning station of an electrophotographic marking system having an a-Si photoconductive surface. The cleaning blade is preferably made from stainless steel but other metals can be used if suitable. The blade has a thickness of about 0.05-0.2 mm, but best results are obtained when using a thickness of about 005-0.1 mm. The cleaning blade contacts the photoconductive surface it is cleaning at an angle of from about 2 to about 40 degrees.
US07962078B2
An image forming apparatus includes an image forming mechanism, a toner image carrier, a transfer unit, an application member, a pivot around which the transfer unit rotates, and an elongate hole which engages with the pivot and through which the pivot is movable in a longitudinal direction of the elongate hole. The transfer unit includes a transferor which opposes the toner image carrier, a pre-transfer guide, a post-transfer guide, and a first positioning member which positions the transferor with respect to the toner image carrier. The image forming apparatus further includes a second positioning member which engages with the first positioning member.
US07962075B2
Disclosed is a toner supply apparatus that can be employed in an image forming apparatus to supply toner. The toner supply apparatus can include an electrically conductive body, on the surface of which multiple fibers is arranged. The fibers may include nylon 12 fibers containing a conductive material, such as, for example, carbon black.
US07962074B2
A suction duct that sucks air is provided downstream from a magnet roller that applies a developer to a photoconductor while rotating, in a direction of rotation of the photoconductor, and upstream of a surface potential sensor that measures surface potential of the photoconductor. Moreover, ribs for adjusting an air flow are arranged within the suction duct in such a manner that a width of an air flow passage formed by a rear end in a direction of air flow and a forward end of a nearest rib in the direction of air flow is narrowed from a rib installed upstream in the direction of air flow toward a rib installed downstream. The collection duct collects a floating developer by using a negative pressure.
US07962069B2
An insertion passage 104Y for inserting a suction nozzle 73Y fixed to an image forming apparatus is provided on a holder 102Y, and a connecting passage 114Y that connects the insertion passage 104Y and a toner storage section 106Y of the holder 102Y is provided After the toner sent from bottle 101Y to the holder 102Y falls towards the connecting passage 104Y, the toner flows into the suction nozzle 73Y through the connecting passage 114Y and is then discharged out of the holder 102Y An airtightness between the insertion passage 114Y and the suction nozzle 73Y inserted into the insertion passage 114 Y is superior than an airtightness between the bottle 101Y and the holder 102Y engaged with the bottle 101Y.
US07962066B2
A cleaning unit includes a cleaner. The cleaner includes: a support member; a toner scraping member; and a toner storing mechanism. The toner storing mechanism includes: a toner catching member provided in a vicinity of a leading end of the toner scraping member so as to catch the toner scraped off; and a swingably supporting mechanism which supports swingably the toner catching member with a middle portion of the toner catching member as a swing fulcrum. A free end portion of the toner catching member protruding from the toner scraping member in the moving direction is a storage moving portion which moves based on an amount of the stored toner, and a portion opposite to the free end portion with respect to the swing fulcrum is a press portion which presses the toner scraping member toward the cleaned member based on a moving amount of the storage moving portion.
US07962064B2
A hollow cylindrical cap is rotatably attached to a container body opening provided in one end of a hollow cylindrical container body. A seal member around the container body opening forms a seal between the container body and the cap. Once the cap is attached to the container body, pressing chips are circumferentially slidably engaged with a flange, and the seal member is pressure-sealed to a pressure-seal portion. A toner container identification is contiguous with the rear edge of one of the pressing chips. The toner container identification is formed by denting one part of the cap so its outer surface radially protrudes outward, and has a predetermined cross-section.
US07962061B2
An image forming apparatus is described. The image forming apparatus may include a casing including an image forming section, an ejecting section provided above the image forming section and an image scanning section provided above the ejecting section, formed with an ejecting port communicating with the ejecting section; and an operating section. A side surface of the casing closer to the ejecting port includes a generally vertical surface and an upper surface of the casing includes a generally horizontal surface. The casing is provided with an inclined surface inclined along a direction intersecting with the generally vertical surface and the generally horizontal surface for connecting the generally vertical surface and the generally horizontal surface with each other, and the ejecting port is formed on the inclined surface, and the operating section is arranged under the ejecting port on the inclined surface.
US07962053B2
A method and a device for controlling a supply of a developer are provided. An amount of the developer is sensed during warm-up and a determination is made as to whether the sensed amount is equal to or less than a predetermined threshold during warm-up. The developer is supplied during warm-up and the amount of the developer is sensed when a determination is made that the sensed amount is equal to or less than the threshold. The supplying of the developer is stopped during warm-up when a determination is made that the sensed amount is greater than the threshold. Also, the method may include determining whether an amount of the developer is greater than a predetermined threshold by analyzing a given flag and stopping the supply of the developer and forming an image using the developer, when it is determined that the amount of the developer is greater than the threshold. In addition, the method may include determining whether an amount of the developer is greater than a predetermined threshold by analyzing a given flag after completing a printing job and stopping the supply of the developer when it is determined that the amount of the developer is greater than the threshold after completing a printing job.
US07962034B2
The invention relates to a method and a device for creating an enhanced picture by means of several consecutive exposures. The method comprises the steps of: exposing a light sensitive sensor to a series of exposures, wherein the whole light sensitive sensor in each exposure is exposed simultaneously, and all the exposures of the series are combined to form a finished picture. Preferably, the exposures are combined with a correction for sharpness enhancement. The problem of motion distortion in an image stabilization system is solved by letting each exposure of the series be exposed by means of a global shutter.
US07962031B2
Input from a user is received, to take a picture. A camera flash is signaled to produce multiple flash pulses during a single shutter cycle of the picture. The amplitudes of at least two of the flash pulses are different relative to each other. The picture is stored, including in its metadata information that describes the variable amplitude of the flash pulses that illuminated the scene when taking the picture. The information describing the variable amplitude of the flash pulses is used to deblur the picture. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.
US07962011B2
A system manages the allocation and storage of media content instance files in a hard disk of a storage device of a media client device in a subscriber television system. In one embodiment among others, the system includes a memory for storing logic, a buffer space in the hard disk for buffering media content instances as buffered media content instance files, and a processor configured with the logic to track the size of permanent media content instance files and the buffered media content instance files to provide an indication of available free space, such that the indication is independent of the buffer space.
US07962006B2
With this invention, at least one of a video file containing video information, a still picture file containing still picture information, and an audio file containing audio information and a management file having management information on a control method of reproducing the information in the file are recorded on an information storage medium. This realizes a data structure that causes the recording and deleting places on the information storage medium to correspond spuriously to places on a single tape, such as a VTR tape. Use of the data structure provides users with an easy-to-use interface.
US07962005B2
The folder name and the file name of an image file recorded on a recording medium such as a DVD medium, etc. correspond to the title number and the chapter number with which the image of the image file is played back in a slide show recorded on recording medium. Therefore, the slide show can be played back on the playback player such as a DVD player, etc., and an image of a desired image file can be easily detected and confirmed.
US07962003B2
According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a video-audio reproducing apparatus including: an audio processing unit configured to apply a sound field effect to an audio of a content, the audio having an audio mode; an audio mode detecting unit configured to detect the audio mode of the audio; and a switching unit in configured to invalidate the sound field effect applied by the audio processing unit when the audio mode is a dual-mono broadcasting mode in which the audio includes a main audio and a sub audio.
US07962000B2
A release latch for a pre-terminated cassette is described. The pre-terminated cassette includes a release latch to allow removal of the pre-terminated cassette from a patch panel, where the patch panel includes a retaining feature for retaining the pre-terminated cassette. The release latch includes a cantilever beam located on the sidewall of the pre-terminated cassette. The cantilever beam has a hinge point that allows the beam to deflect with respect to the sidewall. The release latch further includes a depressing tab provided at the distal end of the cantilever beam and a latch tab protruding from the surface of the cantilever beam between the hinge point and the depressing tab. The latch tab is capable of engagement with the retaining feature of the patch panel when the cassette is installed in the patch panel.
US07961997B2
An optical beam combiner is provided, which allows efficient collection of light for various applications: non-line of sight and free space optical communications, remote sensing, optical imaging and others. A multitude of optical beam portions is captured by a space diversity receiver that includes an optical beam combiner, which has a tree-like topology with interconnected waveguides, electro-optic phase shifters, and directional couplers. For each of the beam portions the phase of the phase shifter and the coupling ratio of coupler in the optical beam combiner are tuned sequentially to maximize the final output power in the final optical waveguide. A portion of the final output beam is used for the power detection and forming a feedback signal for the phases and coupling ratios adjustment. The data or information is recovered from the received final optical beam using coherent detection.
US07961992B2
A transceiver on a CMOS chip including optical and optoelectronic devices, and electronic circuitry may be operable to communicate optical signals between the CMOS chip and optical fibers coupled to the CMOS chip via a semiconductor laser and one or more photodetectors. The optical and optoelectronic devices may include waveguides, modulators, multiplexers, switches, and couplers. The photodetector may be integrated in the CMOS chip. The photodetector and the semiconductor laser may be mounted on the CMOS chip. The optical signals may be communicated out of and in to a top surface of the CMOS chip. A transceiver on a CMOS chip including optical and optoelectronic devices, and electronic circuitry, may be operable to communicate optical signals between the CMOS chip and optical fibers coupled to the CMOS chip via grating couplers. The optical signals may be communicated out of and in to a top surface of the CMOS chip.
US07961983B2
A gigapixel image is generated from a set of images in raw format depicting different portions of a panoramic scene that has up to a full spherical field of view. Radiometric alignment of the images creates a set of images in radiance format. Geometric alignment of the radiance format images creates a set of true poses for the images in radiance format. A gigapixel image depicting the entire scene is assembled from the set of radiance format images and radiance format true poses for the images. The set of images in raw format is captured using a conventional digital camera, equipped with a telephoto lens, attached to a motorized head. The head is programmed to pan and tilt the camera in prescribed increments to individually capture the images at a plurality of exposures and with a prescribed overlap between images depicting adjacent portions of the scene.
US07961980B2
A method is disclosed for transforming a wide-angle video image in to a Perspective view or a Cylindrical video image with reduced distortion. The method for providing an output image in either a Cylindrical mode or a Perspective mode, and comprising steps of: (1) acquiring a wide-angle image, which is a circular projection image, which format selected from the group of full circle, rounded rectangle, and full projection; (2) using a degree of view (DOV) and a radius of a projected circular region of the wide-angle image to select an image in one of Azimuthal modes; (3) specifying a horizontal field of view range (HFOVR) and a vertical field of view range (VFOVR) as a source projection image region, which is in Azimuthal mode; (4) converting the source projection image region in Azimuthal mode into a new source projection image region in Cylindrical mode; (5) converting the new source projection image in Cylindrical mode into another source projection image in Perspective mode; and (6) generating the output image.
US07961979B2
Method for producing an image from a vehicle, comprising the steps of: mounting a first camera on the vehicle, the first camera having a field of view; mounting a second camera on the vehicle and on a predetermined position relative to the first camera, the second camera having a field of view; acquiring a first image with the first camera; acquiring a second image with the second camera after the first image has been acquired when the position of the second camera is sufficiently close to or even coincides with the position from which the first image was taken, whereby the field of view of the second camera partially overlaps the field of view of the first camera when the first image was taken; and generating an image by stitching the first image and the second image together.
US07961978B2
A system for controlling effects performed on an image includes a digital camera having a display that displays the image. A masking tool positions a graphical representation on the display, the graphical representation defining a portion of the image that is altered when the effects are applied to the image. The masking tool is positioned over a masked portion of an image and an effect is applied. The effect is applied on the image inside the masked portion.
US07961977B2
According to one embodiment, an image processing apparatus includes an ε filter that compares the difference between a pixel value of a target pixel to be processed and that of a surrounding pixel neighboring the target pixel in each pixel block of an input image with a predetermined threshold. When the difference exceeds the predetermined threshold, the ε filter performs the replacement of the pixel value of the surrounding pixel. The predetermined threshold includes at least two different thresholds, a first threshold and a second threshold larger than the first threshold. When the difference exceeds the second threshold, the ε filter performs the replacement of the pixel value of the surrounding pixel in stages such that the pixel value of the surrounding pixel approaches that of the target pixel.
US07961960B2
Prediction-based compression engines are spoon-fed with sequentially efficiently compressible (SEC) streams of input data that make it possible for the compression engines to more efficiently compress or otherwise compact the incoming data than would be possible with streams of input data accepted on a TV-raster scan basis. Various techniques are disclosed for intentionally forming SEC input data streams. Among these are the tight packing of alike files or fragments into concatenation suitcases and the decomposition of files into substantially predictably consistent (SPC) fragments or segments that are routed to different suitcases according to their type. In a graphics-directed embodiment, image frames are partitioned into segment areas that are internally SPC and multidirectional walks (i.e., U-turning walks) are defined in the segment areas where these defined walks are traced during compression and also during decompression. A variety of pre-compression data transformation methods are disclosed for causing apparently random data sequences to appear more compressibly alike to each other. The methods are usable in systems that permit substantially longer times for data compaction operations than for data decompaction operations.
US07961956B1
This invention relates generally to a system and method for classifying input patterns into two classes, a class-of-interest or a class-other, utilizing an Adaptive Fisher's Linear Discriminant method capable of estimating an optimal Fisher's linear decision boundary for discriminating between the two classes, when training samples are provided a priori only for the class-of-interest. The system and method eliminates the requirement for any a priori knowledge of the other classes in the data set to be classified. The system and method is capable of extracting statistical information corresponding to the “other classes” from the data set to be classified, without recourse to the a priori knowledge normally provided by training samples from the other classes. The system and method can re-optimize (adapt) the decision boundary to provide optimal Fisher's linear discrimination between the two classes in a new data set, using only unlabeled samples from the new data set.
US07961947B2
A method of cleaning facial marker data, the method comprising: decimating frames of survey facial marker data into representative frames of key facial poses; generating a facial pose matrix using the representative frames of key facial poses; and cleaning incoming frames of facial marker data using the facial pose matrix.
US07961937B2
Provided are systems, apparatuses, methods and techniques for recognizing a pattern within input data, such as a specific object within an image frame. Prior to normalizing the input data, normalization-independent classification is performed, thereby rejecting a number of potential windows early on and resulting in a corresponding reduction in required processing.
US07961936B2
Various embodiments are directed to non-overlap region based automatic global alignment for ring camera image mosaic. The non-overlap region based homography calculation may be based on feature points of a planar target appearing in a non-overlap region among images captured by a multi-camera based video capture device. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
US07961931B2
A positioning measurement method is provided. The method includes the step of: capturing images of a standard object and to-be-measured objects; selecting one or more standard points from the image of the standard object; selecting a general location area and a standard area by taking each standard point as a reference point; generating a script for recording positions of each general location area and capturing a standard image in each standard area; storing the script into the data storage; determining the position of the general location area on the image of the to-be-measured object according to the position of general location area recorded in the script; and determining a measurement area, the image in the measurement area is most similar to the standard image within the general location area.
US07961930B2
A system, method and program product for cleaning a black white image. A system is disclosed that includes a filtering system that applies a filter to the black white image, wherein the filter examines a set of neighboring pixels of each black pixel and determines if a black pixel being examined should be converted to a white pixel; and a recursive application system that causes the filtering system to repeatedly re-filter the black white image until a determination is made that the black white image is sufficiently cleaned.
US07961918B2
A personal identification device has: a light source portion that emits infrared light with a first wavelength at the time of reading a vein pattern, and emits infrared light with a second wavelength longer than the first wavelength at the time of reading a fingerprint pattern; a light receiving sensor portion that detects a component of the infrared light reflected from a fingertip after being shone thereon from the light source portion; an amplifying portion that amplifies a detection signal obtained by the light receiving sensor portion; an A/D converting portion that converts an analog signal obtained by the amplifying portion into a digital signal; a data distributing portion that distributes the digital signal obtained by the A/D converting portion into two groups of data, of which one is vein pattern data and the other is fingerprint pattern data; and a processing portion that verifies the identity of a person based on the vein pattern data and the fingerprint pattern data distributed by the data distributing portion.
US07961901B2
A loudspeaker stand has a mount, onto which a loudspeaker can be placed. For this purpose, the mount has a tensioning device, which can be actuated by the intrinsic weight of the loudspeaker. The stand may have several tensioning elements, which can be shifted in a direction perpendicular to that in which the loudspeaker is set down.
US07961897B2
A microphone is formed to have a diaphragm that is configured to improve signal to noise ratio. To that end, the microphone has a backplate having a hole therethrough, and a diaphragm movably coupled with the backplate. The diaphragm has a bottom surface (facing the backplate) with a convex portion aligned with the hole in the backplate.
US07961894B2
Microphone are provided to an intake port of an engine and a wall surface of an engine room on the interior side respectively to collect an engine sound. The engine sound is processed by a signal processing portion and output via a speaker provided to an interior of a vehicle. Filters for simulating the noise insulating characteristic in the interior of the vehicle and filters for processing the engine sound to emphasize the driving conditions are provided to the signal processing portion. Filter characteristics of the filters are decided in response to sensed values of an engine revolution sensor 30, an accelerator opening angle sensor, and a speed sensor. The driving conditions are emphasized by filtering the engine sound based on the filter characteristics.
US07961877B2
The present disclosure provides a system and method for performing modular exponentiation. The method may include dividing a first polynomial into a plurality of segments and generating a first product by multiplying the plurality of segments of the first polynomial with a second polynomial. The method may also include generating a second product by shifting the contents of an accumulator with a factorization base. The method may further include adding the first product and the second product to yield a first intermediate result and reducing the first intermediate result to yield a second intermediate result. The method may also include generating a public key based on, at least in part, the second intermediate result. Of course, many alternatives, variations and modifications are possible without departing from this embodiment.
US07961875B2
The invention provides a method for ciphering and transmitting data, to be used by a communication device being arranged to transmit data through a first data port (241, 2002) according to a first transmission protocol, and to form ciphered exploiting a ciphering algorithm being fed with a first set of ciphering parameters, comprising a ciphering parameter CP5; said device being further arranged to transmit data through a second data port (242, 2003) according to an alternative transmission protocol, said method comprising the steps of: defining an alternative ciphering parameter, ACP, having a bit length equal to the bit length of CP5, forming a second set of ciphering parameters by substituting said CP5 with said ACP in said first set of ciphering parameters, forming ciphered data by subjecting the data to said ciphering algorithm being fed with said second set of ciphering parameters, transmitting said ciphered data through said second data port (242, 2003). The invention also provides a software program and communication devices realising said method.
US07961873B2
Remote user authentication is provided using a password protocol based on elliptic curve cryptography. More specifically, the process uses the X-coordinate and the Z-coordinate of an elliptic curve when represented in projective coordinates, wherein point addition is defined over three dimensional space that includes the projective coordinate.
US07961863B2
A method includes determining all telephone numbers to which a selected CLLI can terminate calls, wherein the CLLI is associated with one or more major trading areas (MTAs), creating a FROM-TO relationship between at least a subset of TNs in the one or more MTAs and the TNs to which the selected CLLI can terminate calls, and provisioning the FROM-TO relationship on a core routing engine accessible to a switch. A system includes a local route manager (LRM) configured to receive input designating a CLLI as available for intra-MTA routing, the CLLI being associated with one or more MTAs, a cluster generator configured to create a first set of all telephone numbers (TNs) handled by the CLLI, a second set of selected TNs in the one or more MTAs, and an association between the first set and the second set, and a provisioning module configured to provision the association between the first set and the second set on a core routing engine to identify calls between TNs of the sets as local in jurisdiction.
US07961856B2
Methods, systems, and products are disclosed for processing responses in a prompting system. A response is received to a prompt and compared to a set of conditions for interpreting the response. If the response is not interpretable, then an alternative presentation of the prompt is obtained. A supplemental prompt is sent that presents the alternative presentation of the prompt.
US07961843B2
A radiotherapeutic apparatus comprises a source able to emit a beam of therapeutic radiation along a beam axis, a multi-leaf collimator arranged to collimate the beam to a desired shape, wherein the source is rotatable about a rotation axis that is substantially orthogonal and intersects with the beam axis thereby to describe an arc around that axis, and further comprises a control means able to control the dose/time rate of the source, the rotation speed of the source, and the multi-leaf collimator position. The control means is arranged to control the source in accordance with a treatment plan over first and second arc-segments such that at least the multi-leaf collimator changes shape at a different rate per degree in the second arc-segment as to the first arc-segment.
US07961841B2
The present invention relates to an X-ray photographing apparatus that is capable of being automatically transformed to panoramic, CT, and cephalometric photographing apparatuses having corresponding modes in accordance with the mounting or demounting of a panoramic sensor, a CT sensor, or a cephalometric sensor thereon/therefrom, thereby at once performing the photographing for the images being the corresponding modes.
US07961834B2
The invention relates to a storage device (1) for the storing and/or transporting of nuclear fuel assemblies, including a plurality of adjacent housings each having a lateral wall and being able to receive a nuclear fuel assembly, the lateral walls being realized at least in part using stacking and intercrossing slotted structural assemblies (6a, 6b), each structural assembly including at least one plate (22) realized in a first material comprising aluminum. According to the invention, each structural assembly (6a, 6b) further includes a tubular cross-section element (20) inside of which is located said at least one plate (22), this tubular cross-section element (20) being realized in a second material selected from steels and titanium and alloys thereof.
US07961827B2
A signal processing arrangement (REC) comprises a filter (PPF) with variable filter elements (FE). A switching circuit (SWCT) switches a filter element (FE1) and, subsequently, another filter element (FE3) from a filter state to an adjustment state and back again to the filter state. A filter element that is in the filter state contributes to a suppression of unwanted signals. A filter element that is in the adjustment state affects a characteristic of a measurement signal (Sm). An adjustment circuit (ADCT) adjusts the filter element that is in the adjustment state so that the characteristic of the measurement signal is substantially equal to a target value (TV).
US07961790B2
The method for encoding and/or decoding video signals, includes the operations of generating at a transmitter side a multiple descriptions vector associated to a pixel values vector of the video signals and decoding at a receiver side available descriptions vector for reconstructing the pixel values vector. The operation of generating a multiple descriptions vector includes the steps of obtaining the pixel values vector by selecting a group of pixels in a picture of the video signal and applying an encoding matrix to the pixel values vector. The decoding operation includes the step of applying a decoding matrix that is in an inverse relationship with the encoding matrix to the available descriptions vector to obtain the pixel values vector.
US07961789B2
The video encoder in accordance with the present invention divides input image signal into macro blocks, estimates motion vectors of each macro block and finally encodes the input image signal. The encoder determines the number of macro blocks adjacent to a current macro block. If the number of adjacent macro blocks is equal to or more than two, the encoder calculates a motion vector of the adjacent macro blocks and selects a macro block that has the largest motion vector. Then it defines a least search area that the current adaptive motion vector can have, and compares the least search area with the motion vector of the largest adjacent macro block, and finally determines the largest value as the search area of the adaptive motion vector. Next, the encoder compares the search area of the adaptive motion vector with the search area of the user-defined motion adaptive vector to thereby determine the least value as the search area of the final adaptive motion vector.
US07961778B2
In the context of high-speed serial links, data-dependent jitter compensation techniques performed using phase pre-distortion. Broadly contemplated is an expansion of the notion of pre-emphasis beyond conventional amplitude compensation of ISI, whereby phase pre-emphasis for compensating data-dependent jitter (DDJ) is introduced. DDJ can be addressed by exploiting the relationship between the data sequence and the timing deviation. Phase pre-emphasis improves the signal integrity with little additional power consumption in the transmitter and with no cross-talk penalty.
US07961773B2
A weighted open loop power control transmitter for controlling transmission power levels using a spread spectrum time division duplex (TDD) technique having frames with timeslots for communication includes a demodulator configured to receive a transmitted signal from the receiver, a channel estimation device, a data estimation device, and a weighted open loop power controller. The weighted open loop power controller includes a power measurement device, a pathloss estimation device configured to receive an interpreted power level from the data estimation device and estimate the pathloss and update a long term average of the pathloss, a quality measurement device, and a transmit power calculation device for determining the transmitter's power level and to control the receiver's amplifier.
US07961770B1
Optoelectronic module with integrated monitoring photodiode array for a parallel optical transmitter
A power monitoring system uses a low loss reflective element to partially split the output laser beams from an array of laser sources, in a parallel configuration, to produce a monitor beams for each laser source. Each of these monitor beams may propagate within the reflective element in a lossless manner under total internal reflection and into one of a plurality of photodiodes that sense an optical characteristic such as output beam intensity, where this sensed signal is then used as part of a feedback control to control operation of the laser sources in the array.
US07961763B2
Fast on-line electro-optical detection of wafer defects by illuminating with a short light pulse from a repetitively pulsed laser, a section of the wafer while it is moved across the field of view of an imaging system, and imaging the moving wafer onto a focal plane assembly, optically forming a continuous surface of photo-detectors at the focal plane of the optical imaging system. The continuously moving wafer is illuminated by a laser pulse of duration significantly shorter than the pixel dwell time, such that there is effectively no image smear during the wafer motion. The laser pulse has sufficient energy and brightness to impart the necessary illumination to each sequentially inspected field of view required for creating an image of the inspected wafer die. A novel fiber optical illumination delivery system, which is effective in reducing the effects of source coherence is described. Other novel aspects of the system include a system for compensating for variations in the pulse energy of a Q-switched laser output, methods for autofocussing of the wafer imaging system, and novel methods for removal of repetitive features of the image by means of Fourier plane filtering, to enable easier detection of wafer defects.
US07961761B2
In a network synchronization system including plural information processing devices, a first information processing device includes a synchronization-use common storage unit configured to copy and store first information for each user authorized to use the first information processing device, so that the first information can be shared with another information processing device; and a second information processing device includes a setting information unit configured to store second information for each user authorized to use the second information processing device, and a synchronization control unit configured to compare the second information with the first information, and to update the second information to latest information based on a result of the comparison. The synchronization control unit acquires common update information common to the information processing devices, which is stored in the synchronization-use common storage unit.
US07961754B2
Provided are an apparatus and a method for multimedia data transmission in a cable network using a broadband and physical layer frame structure. The apparatus includes an external network matching module for transmitting data inputted/outputted from/to an external network to a Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification (DOCSIS) Media Access Control (MAC) layer, a DOCSIS MAC processor for transmitting the data from the external network matching module to a corresponding destination, a first downstream physical layer processor for handling an existing standard transmission in the data from the DOCSIS MAC processor, a second downstream physical layer processor for dealing with a new broadband transmission in the data from the DOCSIS MAC processor, and an upstream physical layer processor for providing received data to the DOCSIS MAC processor.
US07961745B2
A bifurcated selector for transmitting transactions from a plurality of transaction queues out a port of a switch. A transaction scheduler selects transactions of the queues for transmission to a device coupled to the port. A policy manager enforces a scheduling policy of the queues. An interface couples the policy manager to the transaction scheduler. The interface includes first signals for the transaction scheduler to receive from the policy manager a priority for each queue. The transaction scheduler selects the transactions for transmission to the device based on the priorities. The interface also includes second signals for the policy manager to receive from the transaction scheduler transaction transmission information for each queue. The policy manager updates the priorities based on the transaction transmission information. The transaction transmission information comprises an indication of which of the queues a transaction was selected from for transmission.
US07961743B2
A service gateway provides a proxy between a client protocol and a plurality of standard communication protocols. The service gateway provides asymmetrical routing, data compression and encryption to optimize client processing power and communication link bandwidth. The service gateway enables content translation between clients and service providers. The service gateway keeps track of client available memory and sequence numbers in messages to generate error codes when applicable. A store and forward message capability is provided along with abstract session identifiers. The service gateway supports user datagram protocol.
US07961742B2
A Cable Modem Termination System (CMTS, 42, FIG. 1) having a gateway configured to output signals over tunnels, wherein the tunnels are one way and out-of-band messages (FIG. 1) are sent over said tunnels (FIG. 1).
US07961740B2
A wireless network has a server that includes a server controller that controls the receipt and transmission of packets via a server radio. The server controller selects a route to nodes in the wireless network, and provides communication between the wireless network and at least one other network. A plurality of nodes in the wireless network include a node controller that controls the receipt and transmission of packets via a node radio, and selects a route to the server. A route included in a transmitted packet is selected as a preferred route based upon lowest path cost. The lowest path cost is determined on the basis of ambient noise level information associated with links along a given path in the wireless utility network.
US07961728B2
This document describes tools useful in relaying a data stream from a data device to a network tunnel, such as by enabling virtual switching using a provisional identifier to conceal a user identifier. These tools, for example, may use an inexpensive switch module to create virtual switch instances. To do so, the tools may assign data packets to a virtual switch instance by mapping the data packets to a particular provisional identifier and then modifying the data packets to include the provisional identifier. The switch module may then forward the data packets based on the provisional identifier rather than on the user identifier. The tools may remove the provisional identifier before forwarding the data packets to a destination.
US07961726B2
A framework capable of providing transparent handling of network traffic in close proximity networks such as home networks is provided. A single virtual network interface is exposed to users/applications on connected devices. A virtual network interface manager determines available physical network interfaces and switches to a different physical network interface or a different configuration on the same physical network interface in a transparent manner to the communicating application(s). This enables the framework to optimize network communications for the communicating applications, devices, and users based on predefined criteria, application requirements such as different data throughput, or changing environment conditions such as interference. Network communication operations are also simplified for users since they are no longer required to have the necessary knowledge for configuring physical network interfaces manually in response to changing conditions.
US07961718B2
A connection addressed via a directory number is set up to a terminal by setting up a partial connection to a communication device, with determined additional information being conveyed to the communication device as part of the partial connection. As a result of said partial connection and depending on the additional information conveyed, the partial connection is further switched to the terminal by the communication device.
US07961715B1
A technique for reserving resources in a communication network for an entity. Communication units in the network register with policy data points (PDPs) to attain authorization to establish and receive calls in a communication network. The PDPs supply the communication units with security tokens that the communication units use to assert that they are authorized to establish sessions and reserve resources in the communication network. Communication units associated with a call include their tokens in signaling messages that are used to establish the call. Nodes along the path between a communication unit associated with a calling party in the call and a communication unit associated with a called party in the call use the tokens to authenticate the source of the signaling messages and determine whether they have permission to reserve resources in the communication network.
US07961713B2
The invention relates to the representation of ISDN connections, which is independent of the type of connection, in a packet-oriented exchange. By adapting the signaling information, which is transmitted by ISDN connections, in a peripheral adapter, different ISDN connection types can be handled as a standard connection type in the packet-oriented exchange. The adaptation can ensue, for example, with the aid of a conversion table for the useful data references and call identifiers comprising signaling messages. The invention is advantageous in that it involves an uncomplicated representation of ISDN data in the packet-oriented exchange. ISDN connection-related data do not need to be managed in the packet-oriented exchange.
US07961706B2
A control method, system and function entity for reporting a bearer event of a signaling IP flow are provided. Flow identifier information such as a 5-tuple is generated for a signaling IP flow and a media IP flow so as to unify a mechanism for reporting a signaling path status and a mechanism for reporting a bearer event of a media IP flow, so that the mechanism for reporting a signaling path status is not limited by the parameter of Flow Usage, the PDP context with a signaling tag, thereby establishing corresponding PCC rules for signaling and the association between a signaling IP flow and a bearer. A method for reporting a signaling path status is further provided in the invention. In the method, for a default PDP context or a PDP context of a signaling IP flow, the predefined PCC rules are activated or signaling PCC rules generated in accordance with an Application Function address are installed, thereby an IP signaling path status is reported in accordance with rule names of the predefine PCC rules or the signaling PCC rules.
US07961684B2
Embodiments of apparatuses, articles, methods, and systems for fast transitioning resource negotiation in wireless networks are generally described herein. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.
US07961682B2
Techniques for supporting handoff of a terminal between base stations of different protocol revisions (P_REVs) in a CDMA system. The terminal is handed off from a first base station (with a first P_REV) to a second base station (with a second P_REV) while it is in an active (data or voice) call with the first base station. The second P_REV is later than the first P_REV. The active call may be maintained between the terminal and second base station using a first service configuration previously established via the first base station for the active call. A second service configuration may be established via the second base station for the active call. This may be achieved by (1) querying the terminal, (2) assignment by the second base station, or (3) initiation by the terminal. The active call may then be maintained using the second service configuration if available.
US07961681B2
A method, a system and an apparatus for performing mobile Internet protocol deregistering, includes that the network element in the ASN to which the terminal attaches detects whether the MS terminates unconventionally, and sends the message with the MS identifier of the MS which terminates unconventionally to the ASN GW/DP. The ASN GW/DP instructs the ASN GW/FA to release the link resource with the MS and release the link resource with the HA proving service for the MS.
US07961673B2
Described are a system and method for clustering wireless devices in a wireless network. The system comprises a wireless access point and a plurality of wireless computing units grouped into a cluster as a function of a predetermined parameter. The cluster includes a cluster head unit and at least one cluster member unit. The at least one cluster member unit utilizes a first power level when wirelessly communicating with the cluster head unit, and the cluster head unit utilizes a second power level when communicating with the AP.
US07961666B2
An architecture for the dynamic assignment of links in a multi-user communication system. A plurality of information channels are provided in a forward communication link of the communication system for carrying channel information of the plurality of information channels from a transmitter to a plurality of corresponding receiving devices. The channel information in corresponding select ones of the plurality of information channels is varied dynamically in response to link conditions of the associated receiving devices to more efficiently utilize the channel bandwidth.
US07961662B2
The present invention provides a mobile communication system in which a target Radio Network Controller can decide the PtP method or PtM method correctly, and notify that the contents data of an MBMS service starts to be transferred to the radio terminal. A source Radio Network Controller sets up the relevant information of the MBMS service joined by a radio terminal in a Relocation Required message, and transmits it to an SGSN4. The SGSN4 transmits a Relocation Request message to the target Radio Network Controller. The target Radio Network Controller sets up the radio resources to perform the communication with the radio terminal, and stores the relevant information of the MBMS service in the Relocation Required message in memory.
US07961648B2
A determination is made as to whether a communication apparatus is a data sender or a data recipient and, based on the results of the determination, it is determined whether the apparatus constructs a network or joins a constructed network.
US07961642B2
A method of determining the state of network links based on differences in corresponding distance-vectors in a sequence routing table updates, and a network management system performing the method. The network management system comprises least one monitoring apparatus adapted to determine the state of network links. The monitoring apparatus may be a router in the network adapted to determine link status, or a personal computer or server peered with a router and configured to determine the state of network links based on differences in corresponding distance-vectors in a sequence of routing table updates.
US07961639B2
A method and apparatus are provided for transmitting data more efficiently between stations in a power line communication (PLC) network while preventing a hidden node problem. The method of transmitting data includes: detecting a hidden node in a network; and transmitting at least one of a request to send (RTS) command and a clear to send command (CTS) to the network before transmitting the data, if a hidden node is detected and a transmitting station a data packet having a size which is larger than a predetermined size. Using the method, interference of data transmissions and a low data throughput caused by the hidden node problem should be prevented.
US07961636B1
An intermediate network node is configured to forward a plurality of packets concurrently, e.g., as a vector, rather than one packet at a time. As such, the node can load a single sequence of forwarding instructions that may be repeatedly executed for packets in the vector. In addition, the intermediate network node adaptively controls the rate at which it processes data packets through a directed forwarding graph. To that end, the intermediate node is configured to dynamically select the number of packets per vector, i.e., vector size, processed at each node of the forwarding graph. Further, the intermediate node also may be configured to dynamically select timing intervals for one or more “node timers” used to control the rate at which packets traverse through the graph. Illustratively, the vector size and node-timer intervals are selected so that the average latency through the forwarding graph is less than a predetermined target latency, e.g., 50 microseconds (μs).
US07961635B2
A packet and a method for analyzing network latency are disclosed. The disclosed systems and methods measure the latency between nodes in a network and do so while using less bandwidth and processing than traditional methods by using a packet to traverse a network and collect timestamps at various nodes so that the delay in transit time between nodes can be calculated when the packet returns to a server.
US07961631B2
Systems and methods for the identification of correlated burst events among two or more data streams, given one or more specific query time spans are disclosed. Also broadly contemplated is the act of finding, from one or more data streams, those streams that have correlated burst events with another given data stream within a time span.
US07961630B2
In one embodiment, a packet-based system having a number of buses is stimulated using apparatus having 1) a hardware interface configured to provide data packets to the buses; 2) a plurality of hardware-based queue schedulers, each configured to schedule data packets received from a respective one of a plurality of data packet sources, in a respective one of a plurality of hardware-based queues; and 3) a hardware-based priority scheduler configured to cause each particular queue to transmit a next highest priority data packet over one of the buses, based on i) timing requirements of the next highest priority data packet in the particular queue, and ii) a determination that transmission of the next highest priority data packet in the particular queue will not delay a transmission of a higher priority data packet in another one of the hardware-based queues.
US07961629B2
A test apparatus, which is for testing a device under test including a receiving circuit for receiving signals transmitted through a communication cable, includes: a waveform generating section for outputting waveform data to define a waveform to be provided to an input terminal of a receiving circuit; a digital filter having the filter characteristic substantially reverse to the attenuation characteristic of the communication cable, for outputting amplified waveform data obtained by amplifying the waveform data; a DA converter for converting the amplified waveform data to an analog waveform; and a low-pass filter having the attenuation characteristic substantially same as that of the communication cable, for attenuating the analog waveform and providing the same to the receiving circuit.
US07961628B2
The present invention discloses a method of call trace on an NGN MG. According to the present invention, the softswitch device adds an extended trace indication to an H.248 message related to the call to be traced; the MG determines whether the received H.248 message needs to be traced according to the extended trace indication; and if the H.248 message needs to be traced, trace the call to which the transaction in the H.248 message belongs. By the method, the MG can trace the entire calling process of a call.
US07961625B2
According to the invention, a delivery network for assisting delivery of content objects over an Internet is disclosed. The delivery network includes a network outlet, an interface and a routing function. The network outlet is coupled to a plurality of full-route networks, where each of the plurality of full-route networks is capable of delivering content objects to a plurality of terminal networks. The plurality of terminal networks include a terminal network, where the plurality of terminal networks are coupled to a plurality of end user computers. The interface receives content objects for delivery to the plurality of end user computers. The routing function routes content objects in at least two modes, where a first mode routes content objects based upon a first route path from the network outlet to the terminal network, and a second mode routes at least some content objects using a second route path from the network outlet to the terminal network. The first route path is chosen based upon delivery efficiency. Switching from the first mode to the second mode is triggered when at least of a portion of the first route path reaches a predetermined level of use. The first and second route paths are different, and the second route path is less efficient than the first route path.
US07961622B2
Methods, systems, and computer program products for analyzing signaling messages associated with delivery of streaming media content to subscribers via a broadcast and multicast service (BCMCS) are disclosed. According to one method, at least one signaling message transmitted between network elements associated with delivery of streaming media content to a subscriber via a BCMCS is monitored. The at least one signaling message is analyzed. Information resulting from the analysis is provided to at least one BCMCS data processing application.
US07961619B2
The invention relates to a process for the operation of a data link between a base station and one or several mobile stations. According to said process data packets are transmitted between the base station and the mobile stations within transmission phases. The start of each transmission phase is indicated each time through emission of a start signal, and the transmission interface between the base station and the mobile stations for the transmission phase in question is managed by the base station. The data packets are formed with the data of a data stream and a received data stream is formed with the received data packets. The start and the end of each data packet forming operation is each time triggered by the start signals.
US07961615B2
Methods are provided for managing hierarchically organized subscriber profiles. According to one embodiment of the present invention, a subscriber connection is created with a virtual router operable within a telecommunications system of a service provider. A connection request is received from a subscriber of multiple subscribers of the service provider at a subscriber manager of the virtual router. The virtual router maintains a database of hierarchically organized profile identifiers, including multiple lower-level profile identifiers, which explicitly define subscriber services, and multiple first-level profile identifiers, which define service contexts representing combinations of services available to subscribers when connected by (i) explicitly defining the subscriber services or (ii) referring to one or more of the multiple lower-level profile identifiers. If the subscriber is successfully authenticated, a connection is created by creating and configuring a virtual interface within the virtual router for the subscriber connection based on the subscriber's first-level profile identifier.
US07961613B2
Systems and methods of optimizing packet flow in a network are disclosed. An internetwork includes plural networks, each network having plural non-router nodes and at least one router node. The non-router node of a first network can be configured to perform congestion control. The non-router node sends a request packet to a node in a second network. The value of a packet-in-flight counter associated with the network is adjusted when the request packet is sent to the second network node and when a response packet is received from the second network node. The non-router node determines whether another request packet can be sent to another network in the internetwork based on a value of the packet-in-flight counter.
US07961609B2
Apparatuses and methodologies are described that facilitate packet aware scheduling are provided. In some embodiments, if all of the information of a packet cannot be scheduled in a single transmission period, additional resources may be assigned to transmission of the contents of the packet based upon latency requirements and/or transmission constraints of the packet.
US07961604B2
A method for exchanging data between first and second functional units includes the following steps. In a first handshake procedure, data is exchanged corresponding to a communication thread selected by the first functional unit, while independently in a second handshake procedure, information relating to a status of at least one communication thread is exchanged from the second to the first functional unit. The information enables the first functional unit to anticipate the possibility of exchanging data for the at least one communication thread.
US07961602B2
An extra traffic is transmitted in a redundant communication network using a backup path. A working communication path and the backup communication path connect two switching nodes. A switching control packet including information representing whether a first traffic passes through the working communication path is transmitted between the two switching nodes via the backup communication path. Under normal conditions, the first traffic passes the working communication path. A backup node that has received the second traffic from outside the backup communication path, determines whether the first traffic is passing through the working communication path based on information included in the switching control packet. If the first traffic is passing through the working communication path, the backup node transmits the second traffic to another backup node along the backup communication path.
US07961600B2
In one embodiment, a loss of communication is detected between a first edge device of a computer network and a neighboring routing domain. A data packet is received at the first edge device, where the received data packet contains a destination address that is reachable via the neighboring routing domain. A determination is made whether a service label is located in a Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS) label stack included in the received data packet. A service label in the MPLS label stack indicates that the received data packet was previously rerouted in accordance with fast reroute (FRR) operations. In response to a determination that the received data packet does not include a service label in the MPLS label stack, the received data packet is rerouted to a second edge device of the computer network for forwarding to the neighboring routing domain.
US07961598B2
The invention relates to a rapid response method for the failure of a link between two routing domains in a packet-oriented network. Once the failure of a link has been identified, substitute routes are provided for the interrupted routes by the local selection of alternative routes and by the propagation of messages along the substitute routes. In contrast to conventional inter-domain protocols such as the BGP (Iborder gateway protocol) the transmission of messages and the associated modification to the routing only involves routing domains that lie along the replacement routes. In one embodiment, a network-wide propagation of messages takes place if the failure of the link represents a persistent breakdown. As a consequence, optimal routes are re-determined in the entire network. The invention provides breakdown compensation that is appropriate for temporary breakdowns and prevents instabilities that occur as a result of the use of conventional inter-domain protocols.
US07961577B2
Disclosed is a system for generating an output signal indicating a specific area on an optical disc. The system includes an optical pick-up head signal generator, a detecting apparatus, and an output signal generating apparatus. The optical pick-up head signal generator is used for generating an optical pick-up head signal. The detecting apparatus is used for detecting pre-recorded address information on the optical disc to generate a detection signal. Also, a output signal generating apparatus, which is coupled to the optical pick-up head signal generator and the detecting apparatus, is used for receiving the optical pick-up head signal and the detection signal to generate the output signal according to at least one of the optical pick-up head signal and the detection signal, the output signal generating apparatus not generating the output signal according to the optical pick-up head signal after a predetermined time.
US07961570B2
A recording medium having a data structure for managing reproduction of multiple audio streams is discussed. The recording medium according to an embodiment includes a data area storing at least multiple audio streams in at least one portion thereof, the multiple audio streams being multiplexed, each audio stream being a transport stream and stored as one or more packets, each packet having a packet identifier, and the packets of a same audio stream having a same packet identifier, and a management area including management information for managing reproduction of the multiple audio streams.
US07961562B2
A flexible waveguide with an adjustable index of refraction. The core layer and/or the cladding layer of a flexible waveguide may include a plurality of nanoparticles having a different index of refraction than the core layer and/or cladding layer. The plurality of nanoparticles may have an index of refraction that is greater than or less than an index of refraction of either the core layer or the cladding layer in order that the overall effective index of refraction of either the core layer or the cladding layer can be adjusted.
US07961560B2
To provide a display device for a timepiece wherein model changes can be easily made with a simple structure in a timepiece with a retro display.In a day display device, an hour wheel, day intermediate wheel, and cam are disposed on the same axis, and a lever and small day indicator are disposed so as to enclose these components, whereby a simple configuration can be achieved. A large space for accommodating the lever can be provided between the substantial center and the peripheral edge of a main plate on which the hour wheel, day intermediate wheel, and cam rotate on the same axis, and various shapes are made possible by freely extending the lever from the substantial middle to the peripheral edge of the main plate. Therefore, it is possible to form first through third gear parts through, and to provide three positions A through C for incorporating the small day indicator. This has merits in that timepieces of different models can thereby be easily manufactured merely by changing the position for incorporating the small day indicator, and there is no need to change the configuration of the movement when the model is changed.
US07961553B2
The present invention provides a sensory signal output apparatus, which is constructed such that several frequencies of output can be realized. The sensory signal output apparatus includes a coil (15), to which an alternating signal is transmitted, a magnetic circuit (11) including a magnet (1 Ia), a top plate (1 Ib) and a yoke (1 Ic) to form an opening such that magnetic flux linkage perpendicular to the coil is induced, and a casing (1) receiving the magnetic circuit therein. The sensory signal output apparatus further includes a first vibration unit (10a) having the magnetic circuit, which responds to a magnetic field depending on a direction of the input signal, thus vibrating, and a first vibrating screen (13) adhered or welded to a ring-shaped protrusion of the yoke, thus generating a sensory signal. The sensory signal output apparatus further includes a second vibration unit (10b), which is vibrated by the coil, which repels and thus vibrates relative to the magnetic circuit, thus generating a sensory signal.
US07961548B2
A semiconductor memory device includes a cell matrix having a number of cells, a multiplicity of column decoders for selectively activating the cells in response to code signals containing column address information for the cells, wherein each column decoder contains a pre-driving unit for providing a state output signal transiting between a power supply voltage and a source voltage in response to the code signals and a driving unit for outputting a column selection signal to activate a corresponding cell in response to the state output signal, wherein the pre-driving unit and the driving unit include at least one PMOS transistor and at least one NMOS transistor receiving a pumping voltage and a back-bias voltage, respectively, through their bulk, the pumping voltage having a voltage level higher than that of the power supply voltage and the back-bias voltage having a voltage level lower than that of a ground voltage.
US07961522B2
A flash memory device programs cells in each row in a manner that minimizes the number of programming pulses that must be applied to the cells during programming. The flash memory device includes a pseudo pass circuit that determines the number of data errors in each of a plurality of subsets of data that has been programmed in the row. The size of each subset corresponds to the number of read data bits coupled from the memory device, which are simultaneously applied to error checking and correcting circuitry. During iterative programming of a row of cells, the pseudo pass circuit indicates a pseudo pass condition to terminate further programming of the row if none of the subsets of data have a number of data errors that exceeds the number of data errors that can be corrected by the error checking and correcting circuitry.
US07961519B2
A memory that employs separate Dref areas that are independently accessed to provide a threshold voltage reference signal. The memory includes the separate Dref areas, a data area positioned between the Dref areas, one or more sense amplifiers, and a switch component. The switch component is arranged to receive addressing data and to independently couple one of the separate Dref areas to the sense amplifiers based, at least in part, on a physical proximity of individual memory cells along a word line.
US07961514B2
A semiconductor device is described. A channel area is arranged in a semiconductor substrate between a first contact area and a second contact area. A first programmable structure includes a first control structure. The first programmable structure is arranged such that a conductivity of a first section of the channel area depends on a voltage applicable to the first control structure of the first programmable structure and on an information value stored in the first programmable structure. A second programmable structure includes a second control structure. The second programmable structure is arranged such that a conductivity of a second section of the channel area depends on a voltage applicable to the second control structure of the second programmable structure and on an information value stored in the second programmable structure. The first section and the second section of the channel area are electrically connected in series between the first contact area and the second contact area.
US07961504B2
A method of operating a phase change random access memory (PRAM) device includes performing a program operation to store data in selected PRAM cells of the device, wherein the program operation comprises a plurality of sequential program loops. The method further comprises suspending the program operation in the middle of the program operation, and after suspending the program operation, resuming the program operation in response to a resume command.
US07961501B1
The present invention provides a Single-Event-Upset (SEU) and Single-Event-Gate-Rupture (SEGR) protection against incident radiation for any bi-stable circuit either in one state, having a 2 transistor, 1 capacitor integrated circuit coupled to a bi-stable circuit's outputs, or in both states, having a 4 transistor, 2 capacitor integrated circuit coupled to the bi-stable circuit's outputs. The protection against SEU and SEGR is achieved by the 2T1C or the 4T2C circuits, by providing the opposite drive to the SEU or SEGR event through capacitive coupling, and shunting electron-hole pair current, created by an ion tracking through the bi-stable circuit, into the power supplies. The 2T1C integrated circuit architecture, which only protects bi-stable circuits in one state, is to allow the bi-stable circuit to be a Single-Event-Upset (SEU) detector by capturing the effect of an incident ion and store that state. The 2T1C architecture, while protecting the bi-stable circuit after it has been affected by incident radiation, can alert the system the bi-stable integrated circuit is embedded in, to compensate or at be aware that an Single-Event-Upset has occurred. The purpose of the 4T2C integrated circuit architecture, which protects bi-stable circuits in both stable states, is to allow for critical data/state retention in any radiation environment, while not effecting speed of operation.
US07961500B2
There is provided a technique for ensuring both an SNM and a write margin simultaneously in a semiconductor device having static memory cells. A semiconductor device has a plurality of static memory cells. The semiconductor device includes a memory cell array having the static memory cells arranged in a matrix, a temperature sensor circuit for sensing a temperature in the semiconductor device, and a word driver for controlling a voltage supplied to a word line of the memory cell array based on an output of the temperature sensor circuit at the time of writing to or reading from a memory cell.
US07961484B2
We describe a switching power converter comprising a bipolar switching device (BJT or IGBT) switching an inductive load, and including a closed-loop control system. The control system comprises a voltage sensing system to sense a voltage on a collector terminal of the switching device and provide a voltage sense signal; a controller; and a drive modulation system coupled to an output of the controller for modulating a drive to the control terminal of said bipolar switching device responsive to a controller control signal; wherein said controller is configured to monitor changes in the sensed voltage during a period when said switching device is switched on and to control said drive modulation system to control the degree of saturation of said bipolar switching device when the device is switched on and hence improve turn-off times.
US07961482B2
A half-bridge circuit in accordance with an embodiment of the present application includes an input voltage terminal operable to receive an input voltage, a first bi-directional switch, a second bi-directional switch connected in series with the first bi-directional switch, wherein the first and second bi-directional switches are connected to the input voltage terminal such that the input voltage is provided across the first and second bi-directional switches and a controller operable to turn the first and second bi-directional switches ON and OFF such that a desired voltage is provided at an midpoint node positioned between the first bi-directional switch and the second bi-directional switch. The first bi-directional switch and the second bi-directional switch are high electron mobility transistors structured to allow for conduction in two directions when ON and to prevent conduction in any direction when OFF.
US07961476B2
This invention is directed to a support plate for reinforcing a portion of a circuit board. The support plate may be coupled to a portion of the circuit board that is subject to forces (e.g., portions of the circuit board having switches) to prevent flexing of the board. The support plate may be coupled to the circuit board. This invention is also directed to a switch constructed from a button, a label plate, and a backer plate. The label plate and the backer plate may include apertures operative to receive a protrusion extending from the button, where the protrusion is welded to the backer plate. Labels may be printed or attached to the bottom surface of the label plate to protect the labels. In some embodiments, the protrusion may be welded to the backer plate. The protrusion may be operative to engage an electrical switch of an electronic device in which the switch is placed.
US07961470B2
An RF power amplifier including a single piece heat sink and an RF power transistor die mounted directly onto the heat sink.
US07961467B2
An electronic apparatus including: a body; a circuit board housed in the body; a heating body mounted on the circuit board; a heat pipe having: an end portion, a heat emitting portion located on an opposite side to the end portion, and a heat receiving portion located between the end portion and the heat emitting portion and thermally connected to the heating body; a bonding member disposed between the heating body and the heat receiving portion and that bonds the heating body and the heat receiving portion; and an extension that extends toward the circuit board.
US07961463B2
An illustrative power-efficient data center is described for operating in an uncontrolled environment in one scenario. The data center includes an air moving system that applies unconditioned air to its resource items. The resource items are stripped down to provide a substantially minimum set of components for performing the data center's core functions. Various illustrative techniques for managing a power-efficient data center are also described.
US07961447B2
The invention relates to a device for a remote monitoring the state of at least a single-pole surge protection which consists of a bracket (1) and at least one slide-in protective member (2) whereas the bracket (1) and also the slide-in protective members (2) are fitted with mechanical devices for detecting the status change of each of the slide-in protective members (2) and the bracket (1) is further fitted with devices for the status change of the switch (4) on the basis of a status change of some of the slide-in protective members (2) whereas the switch (4) is fitted with devices for connecting to the remote conduit of the status change of the switch (4) signal.
US07961444B2
A high voltage power supply includes a current overflow prevention unit to detect a change in a load of a device that is operated by an output power supplied from a transformer and to ground filtered signals that are input to first and second comparison units according to the detection result.
US07961437B2
Magnetic recording heads and associated methods of fabrication are disclosed. A magnetic recording head has a first shield and a magnetoresistance (MR) read element formed on the first shield. The first shield has a shield height that is defined by a distance between the air bearing surface (ABS) of the recording head and a back edge of the first shield that is opposite the ABS. The MR read element has a stripe height that is defined by a distance between the air bearing surface (ABS) of the recording head and a back edge of the MR read element that is opposite the ABS. The magnetic recording heads as disclosed herein have a stripe height that is greater than the shield height.
US07961436B1
A disk drive has a novel head stack assembly that includes a flex cable having a width, an actuator body, and a clip. A top portion of the clip includes a first top slot and a second top slot, forming a non-zero acute angle. The bottom portion of the clip includes a first bottom slot that is substantially aligned to face and oppose the first top slot, and a second bottom slot that is substantially aligned to face and oppose the second top slot. A first maximum distance between the first top slot and the first bottom slot equals or exceeds the width. A second maximum distance between the second top slot and the second bottom slot equals or exceeds the width. The slots retain the flex cable. The top portion and the bottom portion are a single monolithic piece.
US07961429B2
Provided is a thin-film magnetic head having a heating element in which excessive increase in temperature is suppressed corresponding to smaller area of the shield layers of the MR effect element. The thin-film magnetic head comprises: an electromagnetic coil element; an MR effect element having two shield layers sandwiching an MR effect multilayer; and a heating element having a heating layer provided at least between the electromagnetic coil element and the MR effect element, and further in the head, at least a portion of a run-off portion of the heating layer running off the shield layer closer to the heating layer than the other shield layer has a resistance per unit length smaller than a resistance per unit length of the other portions than the portion running off the shield layer.
US07961428B2
Provided is a thin-film magnetic having improved write characteristics in the high-frequency band. The head comprises an electromagnetic coil element comprising upper and lower magnetic layers, a write gap layer and a write coil layer, and in the electromagnetic coil element, at least one non-magnetic layer is provided within the upper magnetic layer, and further, an upper surface, a lower surface, at least a portion of a front surface and at least a portion of a rear surface of the non-magnetic layer are covered with magnetic material of at least one of the upper magnetic layer and the lower magnetic layer.
US07961423B2
The information recording apparatus of the present invention includes N servo heads. Servo signals outputted respectively from the servo heads are delayed by a delay circuit such that the peaks of the waveforms of the servo signals coincide with each other. The delayed servo signals are added up by an adder. Thus, the output level of the servo signal can be increased by N times and the S/N ratio of the servo signal can be also increased by √N times. As a result, the precision of PES improves and the amount of off-track can be reduced. Therefore, even if a magnetic layer in magnetic tape has a small thickness, it is possible to prevent the decline of the output level of the servo signal and the S/N ratio.
US07961420B2
An apparatus and method of adaptively controlling a flying height of a magnetic head above a disk in accordance with a change in a user environment of a disk drive apparatus includes determining if a parameter reset condition related to the flying height of the magnetic head has been set; measuring a temperature of a disk drive if the parameter reset condition has been set, obtaining a flying height profile representing a variation of spacing between the magnetic head and a disk in accordance with a variation of power supplied to a heater controlling the flying height of the magnetic head at the measured temperature, based on a reference flying height profile stored in the disk drive, and determining the power that is to be supplied to the heater of the magnetic head, the power corresponding to a target flying height of the magnetic head from the obtained flying height profile.
US07961418B2
Resistivity sense bias circuits are described herein. An example resistivity sense bias circuit for use with a magnetoresistive read head includes a current biasing portion configured to provide a bias current across the magnetoresistive read head thereby establishing a bias voltage across the magnetoresistive read head, a resistivity sensing portion coupled to the current biasing portion and configured to sense a change in the bias current based on a resistivity change of the magnetoresistive read head, and a voltage source to provide the bias voltage and to adjust the bias voltage in response to the resistivity change of the magnetoresistive read head.
US07961402B2
A high zoom-ratio zoom lens system includes a positive first lens group, a negative second lens group, a positive third lens group, a negative fourth lens group, a positive fifth lens group, and a negative sixth lens group, in this order from an object.Upon zooming from the short focal length extremity to the long focal length extremity, a distance between the positive first lens group and the negative second lens group increases, and a distance between the negative second lens group and the positive third lens group decreases.The high zoom-ratio zoom lens system satisfies the following conditions: 5.0
US07961398B2
A system for simultaneously producing multiple images substantially identical images on multiple separate detector planes is disclosed. A reflective spatially beam-splitting element preferably comprising multiple reflective areas is preferably placed at a location substantially coincident with the pupil or aperture of the system. In non-diffraction limited systems, each area preferably comprises an actual cross section that is circular or has the rotational symmetry (or a multiple thereof) of the number of images to be formed. In diffraction limited systems, all of the areas preferably comprise actual cross sections that have the same shape, size and orientation with respect to the incoming optical beam. Each individual actual cross section may be due to the shape of each area, optionally in combination with a mask. Appropriate selection of filters enables real-time multi-spectral scientific imaging, imaging polarimetry, or high dynamic range imaging (HDRI) for photography and cinematography, even with a moving camera and/or moving subjects.
US07961393B2
A selectively absorptive, mulitlayer wire-grid polarizer for polarizing incident light includes a stack of thin film layers disposed over a substrate, including a wire-grid array of elongated metal elements having a period less than half the wavelength of the light. One of the layers can include a thin film layer with a refractive index greater than a refractive index of the substrate. One of the thin film layers can include a dielectric array of non-metal elements. One of the layers includes a material that is optically absorptive to the incident light.
US07961391B2
In this invention, a free space isolator is utilized to protect high performance semiconductor lasers from back reflections by stabilizing optical elements of the isolator within a glass base inside a magnetic ring.
US07961382B2
A mid infrared spectral band continuous zoom system is described herein that can provide a continuous zoom range with a focal length change greater than 25× when thermally imaging a distant object. In addition, a method is described herein for using the mid infrared spectral band continuous zoom system to thermally image the distant object.
US07961378B2
A wavelength conversion light source apparatus includes a fundamental wave light source configured to emit a fundamental wave, a nonlinear crystal configured to convert a wavelength of the fundamental wave by being irradiated with the fundamental wave and making the fundamental wave pass therethrough, and a movement unit configured to place the nonlinear crystal thereon and continuously move the nonlinear crystal within a plane, where a phase matching condition is not violated, so that a passage path of the fundamental wave passing through the nonlinear crystal is changed.
US07961368B2
A light scanning device includes a light source outputting a laser beam, a light deflecting unit having a light reflecting unit, the light deflecting unit being adapted to be rotatable about a predetermined axis and scanning an object with the laser beam reflected by the light reflecting unit, a drive controlling unit controlling a deflection angle variation in a vertical direction of the light deflecting unit per unit time so that an interval between scanning lines in the vertical direction by the light deflecting unit is constant, and a driving unit rotationally driving the light deflecting unit in accordance with an rotational angle determined by the driving controlling unit.
US07961367B2
Methods create images viewable under different selected angels on optical storage devices and other photosensitive surfaces and optical storage devices with super-imposed images. Generally, a photosensitive surface is exposed with multiple diffraction patterns creating super-imposed images. These diffraction patterns create super-imposed images on the photosensitive surfaces, which can be read by either a human or a computer.
US07961365B2
An image reading apparatus includes: a light source which irradiates illumination light to a document; an imaging element which images reflected light of the illumination light from the document; a color separator which performs color separation of the illumination light or the reflected light into at least three wavelength ranges including a first wavelength range, a second wavelength ranges and a third wavelength range; a light-receiving element which converts the reflected light imaged by the imaging element into an electrical signal as a document image of the document, for each of the at least three wavelength ranges; and an image processor which classifies the document image on the basis of the electrical signal in the first wavelength range and in the second wavelength range.
US07961362B2
A method for detecting scanner phase error in a bidirectional scanned beam imager includes obtaining first and second images derived from respective first and second scan directions, comparing apparent image feature positions in the first and second images, and calculating a phase error corresponding to a difference between the apparent image feature positions. The comparison may include multiplying frequency domain transformations of the images.
US07961349B2
An apparatus includes a buffer to store n lines of data divided into areas of column units. The apparatus obtains information of a column position corresponding to an end of an image to be printed with respect to a scanning direction of a print head. The apparatus reads data from the areas of the column units including the column position information and reduces the data to generate reduced data. The apparatus compresses the reduced data by using a pattern having n lines of data to generate first compressed data. Then, the apparatus compresses the first compressed data by k-bit units to generate second compressed data.
US07961348B2
The present invention provides a technique that makes it possible to realize highly accurate shading correction regardless of presence of dust or the like in a shading correction plate without preventing a reduction in a size of an apparatus. An image scanning apparatus determines an area where dust is present in a reference area, which is an object of scanning of reference data used for shading correction in the image scanning apparatus, scans the reference data from an area excluding the area where it is determined that dust is present, and performs shading correction on the basis of the reference data scanned from the area excluding the area where it is determined that dust is present.
US07961341B2
A print system includes: a printer; and a print data supplying device. The print data supplying device includes: a print data supplying unit that supplies the printer with a print data; an internal print data condition storage unit that stores a plurality of internal print data conditions in association with the respective print data generation processing operations, the internal print data conditions pertaining to the internal print data; a determination unit that determines whether or not the internal print data satisfies any one of the internal print data conditions; and a print data generation unit that generates the print data by performing one of a plurality of print data generation processing operations, in accordance with internal print data that is output as a result of a data processing operation, and in accordance with the result of the determination made by the determination unit.
US07961337B2
In IC-tagged printed matter 200, image data is printed on IC-tagged paper and the image data of the printed image is stored in the IC tag. MFP 100C makes a judgment whether the document set by ADF 141 is an IC-tagged printed mater or not by means of IC tag reader 143A, reads out the image data from the IC tag of the document on the ADF by means of IC tag reader 143A without transporting the document, and prints it on conventional paper or IC-tagged printing paper by means of printing unit 151, when it is the IC-tagged printed matter. If it is to be printed on IC-tagged printing paper, it writes the printed image data on the IC tag of said IC-tagged printing paper by means of IC tag writer 152 simultaneously. Thus, high quality copies in which the attribute information of the printed matter is reflected can be obtained from the electronically tagged printed mater.
US07961335B2
Desired spectral characteristics are attained by making reflection films close enough. A variable spectroscopy device (1) has a pair of optical substrates (2, 3) opposing each other with an interval therebetween, two reflection films (5) opposing each other which are respectively disposed on opposing surfaces of the optical substrates (2, 3), two sensor electrodes (6) opposing each other which are disposed on the same surfaces as the reflection films (5) and which constitute an interval sensor for detecting an interval between the optical substrates (2, 3), and an actuator (4) which relatively moves the optical substrates (2, 3) and changes the interval between the optical substrates (2, 3). A distance between the opposing surfaces of the two sensor electrodes (6) is longer than a distance between the opposing surfaces of the two reflection films (5).
US07961325B2
An arrangement for determining concentration of substances in a fluid comprising a light source (2) for generating primary light pulses within a wavelength interval, a light pulse splitter (5) adapted to split up the primary light pulses into a predetermined number of secondary light pulses to be transmitted through the fluid, the secondary light pulses being separated in time as well as wavelength to be differently absorbed upon passage of the fluid depending on the concentration of the substances, a detector (13) for detecting intensity of the differently absorbed secondary light pulses, and a comparator (14) for comparing the intensities of the differently absorbed secondary light pulses with different reference intensities corresponding to different substances to thereby determine the concentration of the substances in the fluid.
US07961323B2
An apparatus and method are provided for creating an image of a microarray. The apparatus includes at least one light source configured to direct light toward the microarray. The apparatus includes an excitation filter configured to filter the light into a first frequency band towards dichromatic mirror. The dichromatic mirror reflects light onto the microarray causing the microarray to emit electromagnetic energy. The apparatus includes emission filter configured to filter the electromagnetic energy within a second frequency band. The apparatus further includes an imaging unit having a charged coupled device (CCD), the CCD having an imaging surface masked by a pinhole blind such that when the pinhole blind receives electromagnetic energy from the emission filter, an image is created of the entire microarray.
US07961321B2
Applications, systems and methods for identifying and monitoring critical colors in a print job and using an embedded color sensing device to measure critical color test patterns inserted in the print job are disclosed. The applications permits the user to interact with a print job and select of one or more critical colors from within the print job. In one embodiment, an application is configured to provide a graphical user interface (GUI) to facilitate the user in selecting critical colors. A printing system and method are disclosed for automatically monitoring critical colors in a print job and using an embedded color sensing device to measure critical color test patterns inserted in the print job. In one embodiment, printed critical color test patterns are separated from the printed customer documents and direct to a color sensing device for measurement.
US07961319B2
A method and an apparatus for measuring color of a moving web. The web is measured by reflectance measurement and transmittance measurement, wherein the reflectance measurement is carried out by illuminating a surface of the web in a measuring area, where on the other side of the web at the measuring area resides a solidly attached backing element and measuring the radiation reflected from the web. The transmittance measurement is carried out by illuminating the web and measuring the radiation transmitted through the web. The radiation measured in the transmittance measurement is transmitted through the backing element.
US07961317B2
Alignment marks 12a, 12b, 12c, and 12d are formed on the flat plane 11a of the peripheral edge portion 11 formed integrally with the diffracting layer 8, and when the lens portion 7 is mounted onto the substrate 2, these alignment marks 12a, 12b, 12c and 12d are positioned to the substrate 2, thereby making exact alignment of the diffracting layer 8 with respect to the light detecting portion 4a of the light detecting element 4, for example, not by depending on a difference in curvature radius of the lens portion 7. In particular, the alignment marks 12a, 12b, 12c and 12d are formed on the flat plane 11a, thereby image recognition is given to exactly detect positions of the alignment marks 12a, 12b, 12c and 12d, thus making it possible to make exact alignment.
US07961312B2
The concentration of analytes in a complex mixture can be ascertained by spectroscopic measurement, even if the spectra of substances other than the analyte overlap with that of the analyte. Both independently measured concentrations of the analyte in a training set and of the analyte spectrum are used. Variances in the spectral data attributable to the analyte are isolated from spectral variances from other causes, such as compositional changes associated with different samples that are independent of the analyte. For the special case of noninvasive glucose measurements on the skin of biological organisms, the volume averaged glucose in the sample is predicted from the blood glucose. A test for over-fitting of the data is also described.
US07961309B2
A metrology tool is arranged to measure a parameter of a substrate that has been provided with a pattern in a lithographic apparatus. The metrology tool includes a base frame, a substrate table, a sensor, a displacement system, a balance mass, and a bearing. The substrate table is constructed and arranged to hold the substrate. The sensor is constructed and arranged to measure a parameter of the substrate. The displacement system is configured to displace the substrate table or the sensor with respect to the other in a first direction. The bearing is configured to movably support the first balance mass so as to be substantially free to translate in a direction opposite of the first direction in order to counteract a displacement of the substrate table or sensor in the first direction.
US07961303B2
The present invention provides a test tape unit suitable for testing blood sugar. The test tape unit comprises an analytical test tape, a feed spool for unwinding unused test tape, a take-up spool for winding used test tape, and a tape guide to expose a section of test tape at a measuring site for receiving an application of body fluid. The tape guide has a flat support frame which stretches the test tape at the measuring site and forms the border of a measuring opening which is kept free from optical elements for producing an optical measurement.
US07961294B2
An imaging device in a projection exposure machine for microlithography has at least one optical element and at least one manipulator, having a linear drive, for manipulating the position of the optical element. The linear drive has a driven subregion and a nondriven subregion, which are movable relative to one another in the direction of a movement axis. The subregions are interconnected at least temporarily via functional elements with an active axis and via functional elements with an active direction at least approximately parallel to the movement axis.
US07961293B2
In an immersion lithography apparatus or device manufacturing method, the position of focus of the projected image is changed during imaging to increase focus latitude. In an embodiment, the focus may be varied using the liquid supply system of the immersion lithographic apparatus.
US07961284B2
A method of manufacturing a liquid crystal display, the method including the steps of preparing a substrate, forming a first pattern on a first print roll, forming a first print pattern using the first print roll applied in a first direction, forming a second pattern on a second print roll, and forming a second print pattern using the second print roll applied in a second direction.
US07961283B2
In order to improve the state of image irregularities of a liquid crystal panel, a plasma treatment is performed for an alignment film using a treatment gas such as hydrogen and/or deuterium, or a surface treatment is performed in which an alignment film is immersed in deuterium oxide. As a result, moisture contained in the alignment film is removed, and re-adsorption of moisture is also suppressed, thereby reducing image irregularities.
US07961278B2
There is provided an optical sheet stack which includes a first optical sheet having a large number of irregularities consecutively arranged on one surface thereof, and a second optical sheet stacked thereon. In the optical sheet stack, the second optical sheet has, on a bonding surface thereof, an adhesive layer bonded with apexes of the irregularities, and while assuming pitch of arrangement of the irregularities as P, and width of bonding of each apex of the irregularities bonded to the adhesive layer as Pw, the relation of 0
US07961275B2
An in-plane switching liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal display panel having first and second substrates, a first polarizer disposed at a first surface of the liquid crystal display panel and having a first protective film, a first polarizing film, and a second protective film, a second polarizer disposed at a second surface of the liquid crystal display panel and having a third protective film, a second polarizing film, and a fourth protective film, and a first optical compensation film between the first polarizer and the liquid crystal display panel, the third protective film being adjacent to the liquid crystal display panel and having a substantially zero retardation value.
US07961271B2
To provide a flat lighting device used for a liquid crystal display device and the like that can be made thin and lightweight and produced at low cost, the lighting device of the present invention includes a plurality of surface light emitting plates which are two-dimensionally arranged. Each of the plurality of surface light emitting plates includes a light guide portion and a light source portion provided in an end portion of the light guide portion. The light guide portion and the light source portion are integrally provided. The light source portion of a surface light emitting plate two-dimensionally overlaps with the light guide portion of another surface light emitting plate adjacent thereto, so light having a uniform intensity can be emitted above the plurality of surface light emitting plates.
US07961263B2
A liquid crystal display can include a gate wire including a gate line, a gate pad and a gate line connector and a common signal wire formed on a substrate. A gate insulating layer may be formed over the gate wire and the common signal wire. A semiconductor layer and an ohmic contact layer may be sequentially formed on the gate insulating layer, a data wire including a source and a drain electrode, a data line, a data pad, a data line connector and a pixel electrode may be formed thereon. The thickness of the data wire and the pixel electrode may be equal to or less than 500 Å.
US07961260B2
The present invention discloses a stereoscopic display device with a parallax barrier. The parallax barrier includes: a first substrate; a plurality of first electrodes parallel to each other and stretching in one direction on the first substrate; a transparent insulation layer between the first substrate and the first electrodes; a plurality of second electrodes parallel to each other and stretching in one direction on the opposite side against the first electrodes; a common electrode between the second substrate and the transparent insulation layer; and a liquid crystal layer between the common electrode and the second electrodes. In particular, the plurality of first electrodes and second electrodes interlace with each other and each contains partial overlapping in the vertical direction.
US07961257B2
A color adjusting apparatus includes a first storage unit for storing information indicating a hue (color phase) range arbitrarily designated in a hue space, a second storage unit for storing an adjustment value for adjusting a degree of color shift in the hue range, and a color conversion unit for performing expansion processing or compression processing on a color component of input image data, the color component being associated with the hue range, in accordance with the degree of color shift determined by the adjustment value.
US07961256B2
A system and method for bad weave detection for inverse telecine. To detect a bad weave artifact, the number of reversals of the difference polarity between successive lines within a column of samples is counted. The count of the number of reversals of the difference polarity is referred to as the polarity change count. In the execution phase, the polarity change count can be used by a bad weave detector to take a system out of lock. The polarity change count can also be used during the detection phase to detect a particular cadence.
US07961255B2
A television on a chip (TVOC) system that provides a cost effective approach for providing television functionality on a single integrated circuit chip is disclosed. A TVOC includes the functionality necessary to receive and display television signals in a variety of input and output formats. A TVOC can be used in set-top boxes for cable and satellite television, or directly within a television. All functionality provided can be provided on a single integrated circuit. TVOC includes a data transport module, an IF demodulator, a digital audio engine, an analog audio engine, a digital video engine, and an analog video engine. The TVOC also includes three sets of interfaces including output interfaces, control interfaces and ancillary interfaces. Further features and embodiments provide enhanced functionality and increased efficiencies.
US07961246B2
A blade driving device for use in cameras that includes a mechanical shutter blade that openably and closably disposed in front of a CCD, and is capable of blocking light passing through an exposure aperture. The blade driving device also includes a motor that drives the shutter blade, and a control means that drive-controls the motor. In this blade driving device, photography is performed such that the storage of an electric charge starts in the CCD and the closing motion of the shutter blade is completed. Opening energization is applied to the motor in order to allow the shutter blade to pre-perform an opening motion before performing a closing motion whenever a still image is photographed. Thus, the shutter blade always reaches an opened state prior to photography even if the shutter blade is closed without permission by receiving an impulsive force from the outside because of, for example, being dropped. Therefore, photography can be reliably performed.
US07961243B2
A camera unit 100 is provided and includes an imaging device for receiving light of an optical image incident from a lens unit; a support board for supporting the imaging device; and a holder having an attachment part to which the support board is attached. The attachment position of the support board in the optical axis direction to the holder is determined by means of an irregularity part formed on the attachment part of the holder or the support board so that the light reception surface of the imaging device matches the image formation position of the optical image.
US07961240B2
A method for driving an image pickup device in which a predetermined voltage which is between a power source voltage and a reference voltage is generated, a voltage of an output signal line to the predetermined voltage is set, and a reset voltage from a pixel circuit is output to the output signal line.
US07961239B2
The present invention relates to a CMOS image sensor. According to the present invention, the CMOS image sensor includes a two-dimensional pixel array (110), a row decoder (130), and a column decoder (150). The two-dimensional pixel array (110) includes rectangular unit pixels each having a width to length ratio of 1:2. The row decoder (130) is placed on one side of the pixel array to designate a row address. The column decoder (150) is placed on another side of the pixel array to be perpendicular to the row decoder and is adapted to extract data of respective pixels from a row selected by the row decoder, amplify the extracted data and generate image data including pixel values. As a result, the present invention is advantageous in that it can easily perform interpolation compared to an image sensor having regular quadrilateral unit pixels.
US07961234B2
The invention relates to electronic equipment. The equipment includes camera means for forming data from an object located in the imaging direction, in which case the said camera means include at least two camera units (CAM1, CAM2) and data-processing means, which are arranged to process the data formed using the camera means, in a manner corresponding to the currently selected imaging mode, to form image information. In the equipment, the mutual position of the camera units (CAM1, CAM2) relative to each other is arranged to be altered to correspond to the current imaging mode.
US07961227B2
The digital camera comprises: an image-taking device for converting light from a subject to a video signal and outputting the video signal; an image processor which has a gain adjuster for performing gain adjustment individually for respective color information of R, G, B of the video signal outputted from the image-taking device, and an image data converter for converting the adjusted video signal outputted from the gain adjuster into image data; a displaying device for displaying the image data; a setting device; and a controller for controlling the gain adjuster to perform RGB color discrimination of the video signal and gain adjustment individually on the respective color information by a command from the setting device.
US07961210B2
An optical scanner used for an image-forming device to form a color image includes a plurality of photosensitive drums for superimposing a developer image formed on each of the plurality of photosensitive drums. The optical scanner includes a casing, a plurality of light sources, a deflector, an optical system, and a storage device. The plurality of light sources is provided in a one-to-one correspondence with the plurality of photosensitive drums. Each of the plurality of light source emits a laser beam. The deflector is provided in the casing for deflecting the laser beam. The optical system is provided in the casing for guiding the deflected laser beam to a corresponding one of the plurality of photosensitive drums to make the laser beam scan the corresponding one of the plurality of photosensitive drums. The storage device stores a characteristic related to the laser beam scanning the corresponding one of the photosensitive drums.
US07961208B2
An image is formed by dividing rasterized original image data into regions in accordance with N recording heads, and scanning a recording body by simultaneously irradiating recording beams from the N recording heads. Corrected image data divided into regions in accordance with the recording heads are generated by changing the rasterized original image data based on information including positional displacements of the recording beams, so that the positional displacements are corrected. Scanning information is generated based on the positional displacement information. The scanning information includes positions and orders for the recording beams to scan the recording body to record the corrected image data.
US07961206B2
An apparatus for image formation is disclosed which includes an imaging device forming images on record media; a housing defining a front face, a rear face, both side faces, a top face and a bottom face, to thereby house the imaging device; a recessed portion configured so as to be openable at selected at least one of the front face, the both side faces and the top face of the housing; and an attachment mechanism allowing a data-storable external storage device to be attached to the apparatus for electrical connection thereto, the attachment mechanism being in a position allowing the external storage device, when attached to the attachment mechanism, to be accommodated within the recessed portion.
US07961204B2
A gray-scale representation method for a plasma display panel, which method includes arranging, in time sequence, a plurality of subfields each having a brightness weight and achieving gray-scale representation by a combination of the subfields, each subfield including an address period and a sustain period. In the gray-scale representation method, the number of sustain pulses for each subfield is determined so that a light generated from the difference of the number of sustain pulses between two adjacent gray scales can be greater than a light discharged in the address period, when the number of subfields for the higher one of the two adjacent gray scales is less than that for the lower one. The reversion of gray scales that occurs when the address light is increased as high as the sustain light can be eliminated to achieve correct gray-scale representation. A smoother gray-scale representation can be achieved with reduced power consumption by adjusting the difference of the number of sustain pulses between the two adjacent gray scales in consideration of the address light.
US07961203B2
A display screen is controlled through successive scans of the display screen. Each scan of the display screen includes a successive selection of rows of the display screen. For each row selected, and in accordance with a normal selection, a first column selection mode is implemented wherein a first selection signal is generated for the column, that first selection signal going from a first state towards a second state with an intermediate plateau level therebetween. In an alternative operation, a second column selection mode is provided which replaces the first column selection mode, the second column selection mode including the generation of a second selection signal going from the first state to the second state without any intermediate plateau level. At least at the start of each scan, the first selection mode is replaced by the second selection mode and this second selection mode is maintained for a given column, at the latest, for as long as no deselection of the column has been effected.
US07961199B2
Embodiments of the present invention comprise systems, methods and devices for adjusting image code values in conjunction with display light source illumination levels for enhanced image display.
US07961197B1
Method and apparatus for display image adjustment is described. More particularly, handles associated with polygon vertices of a polygon rendered image are provided as a graphical user interface (GUI). These handles may be selected and moved by a user with a cursor pointing device to adjust a displayed image for keystoning, among other types of distortion. This GUI allows a user to adjust a projected image for position of a projector with respect to imaging surface, as well as for imaging surface contour, where such contour may be at least substantially planar, cylindrical, or spherical and where such contour may comprise multiple imaging surfaces. This advantageously may be done without special optics or special equipment. An original image is used as texture for rendering polygons, where the image is applied to the rendered polygons.
US07961186B2
A method for combining at image data sets to generate a composite image. The method divides each of the data sets into a plurality of bricks along three mutually orthogonal axes. The method includes (a) building a hierarchical structure for each one of the at least two data sets, each structure comprising higher level blocks of voxels and lower level blocks of voxels, the higher level blocks having a larger number of voxels than the lower level blocks; (b) expanding boundaries of each one of the structures into corresponding expanded hierarchical structures, such boundary expanding comprising adding additional virtual processing bricks to the initial processing bricks, such virtual processing bricks comprising semi-unbounded blocks to provide the expanded boundaries of the expanded hierarchical structures; and (c) rendering each one of the bricks in each one of the expanded hierarchical structures into a two dimension image.
US07961169B2
A timing controller includes an interface controller that reads out a current identification code and current address information of the current identification code. A data comparator compares a previous identification code stored in a memory provided in the timing controller with the current identification code. If the current identification code is different from the previous identification code, the interface controller reads out current parameter data corresponding to the current identification code from the memory and a data processor processes image data by using the current parameter data. The timing controller recognizes the update state of the parameter data stored in the memory and processes the image data by using the updated parameter data.
US07961166B2
A liquid crystal display device including a liquid crystal display panel in which data lines and gate lines cross and a plurality of liquid crystal cells are arranged; a data discrimination part to detect data in which a dominant polarity is generated; a data driver to shift a polarity of the data in which the dominant polarity is generated in a horizontal direction and to supply the data to the data lines; and a gate driver to sequentially supply a scanning signal to the gate lines.
US07961165B2
A liquid crystal display device includes a plurality of pixels, each of which includes a liquid crystal capacitor made up of a liquid crystal layer and two electrodes to apply a voltage to the liquid crystal layer. While the device is conducting a display operation, an oscillation voltage, which oscillates a number of times within a single vertical scanning period, and a predetermined gray-scale voltage are applied to the liquid crystal capacitor of an arbitrary one of the pixels.
US07961164B2
A signal processing device and method of manufacturing the same include a converting unit converting first, second, and third image data into first sub first image data, first sub second image data, and first sub third image data having gray levels higher than the gray levels of first, second, and third image data, respectively, and second sub first image data, second sub second image data, and second sub third image data having gray levels lower than the gray levels of the first, second, and third image data, respectively, a first correcting unit which compares the first sub image data, corrects the first sub second image data according to the comparison result, and outputs corrected first sub second image data, and a second correcting unit which compares the second sub image data, corrects the second sub second image data according to the comparison result, and outputs corrected second sub second image data.
US07961163B2
A liquid crystal display device includes a data transition part to compare a number of transitions between a previous data and a current data to selectively invert the current data and to generate a reverse signal, a memory to store the data from the data transition part and to output the stored data as the previous frame data, a data reverse transition part to reversely convert the data from the memory using the reverse signal, a lookup table to compare the current data and the previous frame data reversely converted by the data reverse transition part to select a modulated data, and a display drive circuit to display the data from the lookup table on a liquid crystal display panel.
US07961162B2
In a liquid crystal display device, both of the brightness characteristic and the chromaticity characteristic are set to optimum values. In the liquid crystal display device which includes a liquid crystal display panel, a data driver, a scanning driver and a display control circuit, the display control circuit includes a first circuit which generates insertion display data which differs from the image display data and inserts the display data into the data driver, and a second circuit which sets a first time at which the scanning signal for displaying the display data and a second time at which the scanning signal for displaying the insertion display data are outputted. The first circuit generates display data of one chromatic color and, at the same time, sets gradations of chromatic color for every frame period.
US07961160B2
A display device in which a current supplied to a light emitting element is corrected depending on a degradation level of the light emitting element and display variations due to the degradation of each light emitting element are suppressed. Further, according to the display device of the invention, the effect of variations in TFTs is reduced and writing time of a signal is shortened. To achieve the aforementioned display device, according to the invention, a current value supplied to a light emitting element is corrected in accordance with the degradation thereof instead of correcting a video signal. Further, the display device comprises at least a supply source for supplying a corrected current depending on the degradation of a light emitting element and a current source for supplying the corrected current from the supply source to the light emitting element. Moreover, according to such a display device, a first current source of the supply source supplies a corrected current corresponding to the degradation of the least degraded light emitting element of the light emitting elements connected to the same signal line, meanwhile a second current source supplies a corrected current corresponding to the degradation of the most degraded light emitting element of the light emitting elements connected to the same signal line.
US07961158B2
A constant-current driving circuit includes a first current source, a reference voltage generating circuit and an output signal generating circuit. A terminal of the first current source is coupled to a terminal of a first LED string, wherein the terminal of the first current source has a first voltage. The reference voltage generating circuit is used for generating a reference voltage and comparing the first voltage with a first predetermined voltage to generate a first comparing signal to thereby adjust the reference voltage. The output signal generating circuit is used for outputting an output signal to another terminal of the first LED string and receiving the input signal, wherein the output signal generating circuit decides whether or not to output the input signal serving as the output signal according to the comparison result of the reference voltage with the second voltage.
US07961157B2
An imaging system, comprising an image source and a plurality of microtile units for generating respective portions of an image, each microtile unit including a plurality of coupling mechanisms for connection to a plurality of other microtile units such that the microtile units may be arranged in multiple geometrical configurations, and each microtile unit including circuitry for communication with the other microtile units to control generation of each respective portion of the image.
US07961152B2
An electronic device includes a helical resilient member serving as an electrical inductance element. The electronic device also includes an antenna, a signal feeding line, and a transmitting/receiving module. The helical resilient member has first and second ends with a predetermined number of turns of coil arranged therebetween the first and second ends, and is made of electrically conductive materials so that the turns of coil defines an electrical inductance. The signal feeding line is connected between the helical resilient member and a signal feed point of the antenna. The transmitting/receiving module is connected to the helical resilient member so as to couple the inductance of the helical resilient member to the transmitting/receiving module.
US07961147B1
A method for determining an angle-of-arrival for a detected signal. The method includes the steps of receiving the signal at a first antenna, receiving the signal at a second antenna, generating a plurality of spectral lines based on a complex multiplication of a complex conjugation of the signal received at the first antenna and the signal received at the second antenna, generating a delta phase difference for pairs of the spectral lines using frequency differences, and generating an angle-of-arrival for the detected signal based on an average of the delta phase difference.
US07961143B2
A method for performing integer ambiguity resolution in a global navigation satellite system is disclosed. A set of ambiguities, which are associated with carrier phase measurements of at least some of the signals received from the satellites in an identified set of satellites, are identified. Integer ambiguities are estimated and a best candidate set and a second best candidate set of integer ambiguity values are determined. Upon determining that the best set of integer ambiguity values fail to meet a discrimination test, each ambiguity for which integer ambiguity values in the best candidate set and second best candidate set fail to meet predefined criteria are removed from the set of ambiguities to produce a reduced set of ambiguities. The integer ambiguities in the reduced set of ambiguities are then resolved and an output is generated in accordance with the resolved integer ambiguities.
US07961142B2
Estimation calculations for calculating an estimated present position are performed twice corresponding to each satellite set. The estimated present position calculated by the second estimation calculations is determined to be a present position candidate corresponding to the target satellite set. In the first estimation calculations corresponding to the first satellite set, the calculated satellite position and estimated pseudo-range of each GPS satellite are stored in caches. In the second estimation calculations, the satellite position of each GPS satellite is read from the cache. In the first estimation calculations corresponding to the second or subsequent satellite set, the satellite position and the estimated pseudo-range of each GPS satellite are read from the caches, and the satellite position and the estimated pseudo-range of the GPS satellite of which the satellite position and the estimated pseudo-range have not been stored in the caches are calculated and stored in the caches. In the second estimation calculations, the satellite position of each GPS satellite is read from the cache.
US07961138B1
A detector apparatus, detection system, and method are provided for determining optimum operational angles based on the statistical correlation of wavelength-specific electromagnetic propagation and surface interaction. These techniques can be used within the radar community in both military and commercial radar applications for airborne radar system users to determine optimum operational depression angles based on the purpose of the effort, the operational frequency, and the terrain-type to be encountered. The method requires the user to interface with a standard computer equipped with the commercially available MATLAB® software package where the operation is presented as a graphic user interface (GUI) that once invoked allows the user to set specific parameters corresponding to the desired terrain type. Upon doing so, the algorithms are exercised and the results are displayed in a series of figures identifying the optimum operational angles.
US07961136B2
A method and system that receives and processes ADS-B data from one or more aircraft is disclosed. The system may include one or more ground stations that receives data from one or more aircraft and converts the received aircraft ADS-B data to XML format, determines the lowest cost communication mode available, and transmits the XML data over TCP/IP to an aircraft data server. The aircraft data server receives the aircraft ADS-B data in XML format from the one or more ground stations, processes the received ADS-B data to extract aircraft data and eliminate duplicate aircraft data; determines aircraft data missing from the processed aircraft data, receives supplemental aircraft data from other sources to provide aircraft data missing from the processed aircraft data, and outputs the processed aircraft data and the received supplemental aircraft data to one or more processing devices for processing and display.
US07961123B2
A time-interleaved (TI) analog-to-digital converter (ADC) is provided. The TI ADC generally comprises a clock generator, two or more ADCs, adjustable delay elements, and an estimator. The clock generator generates clock signals. Each ADC is associated with at least one of the clock signals so as to sample an input signal that is generally wide-sense stationary at sampling instants, where correlation function exist between samples from a two or more of the ADCs that is a function of the time differences between associated sampling instants. The estimator is coupled to each of the adjustable delay elements and each of the ADCs so as to calculate the correlation function and adjust the adjustable delay elements to account for sampling mismatch between the ADCs based at least in part on the correlation function.
US07961122B1
A parallel based 5 bypass bin CABAC decoder may include a 3 bypass bins decoder appropriately coupled to a 2 bypass bins decoder. The 3 bypass bins decoder may have a first input receiving a bitstream, a second input receiving range values, a first output outputting a first bypass bin, a second output outputting a second bypass bin, a third output outputting a third bypass bin, and a fourth output outputting a shifted bitstream to the 2 bypass bins decoder. The 2 bypass bins decoder may have a first input to receive the shifted bitstream, a second input to receive the range values, a first output outputting a fourth bypass bin, and a second output outputting a fifth bypass bin.
US07961117B1
The embodiments disclosed herein present novel and non-trivial system, module, and method for creating a variable FOV image presented on a HUD combiner unit. A processor receives navigation system data and data associated with eye position. A variable FOV image data set representative of navigation symbology is generated, where the image data set is determined by applying the navigation system and eye position data to an adaptive FOV function, where the function correlates eye position to an FOV image. The image data set is presented to a HUD system where an image represented in the image data set is displayed on a combiner unit, whereby the image FOV correlates to eye position. Furthermore, the processor may receive terrain data and generate a variable FOV image data set inclusive of data representative of a three-dimensional perspective scene outside an aircraft.
US07961116B2
An aircraft display system (100) includes a first device (102) providing (402) flight data of a selected flight path of an aircraft (214), a device (106, 114) providing (404) a plurality of data points representative of the terrain (302) below the selected flight path, a processor (104) generating (406) display commands from the flight data and the plurality of data points, and a display (116) coupled to receive the display commands and operable to render (408) in a perspective view an icon representative of the aircraft (214) and the terrain (302) near the aircraft (214).
US07961107B2
This disclosure discloses an apparatus for producing RFID label includes: a cartridge holder detachable with respect to a cartridge having a base tape provided with a RFID circuit element provided with an IC circuit part and a tag antenna, a loop antenna configured to transmit/receive information with the RFID circuit element via radio communication, and a cartridge connector configured to supply power to the loop antenna; a tape feeding roller configured to feed the base tape; and an apparatus connector configured to supply power to the cartridge connector.
US07961104B2
A computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer program product for communicating the shelf position of an item within a storage unit. An item to be located in the storage unit is identified. The storage unit system determines the shelf position of the identified item. The system then communicates the shelf position of the identified item to the user. If the user requests multiple items, the optimal sequence of retrieval for the items is determined based on a user configurable algorithm.
US07961102B2
A method for installing an RFID tag on shipping articles includes applying a strip of conductive material to the surface of the article and providing an RFID chip having a body, a first bottom conductive point, a second bottom conductive point and a nonconductive fin between the first bottom conductive point and the second bottom conductive point. The fin is received in the shipping article. The RFID chip is attached to the shipping article by inserting the chip onto the strip of conductive material on the shipping article such that the fin severs the strip into a first strip and a second strip. The first bottom conductive point is electrically attached to the first strip and the second bottom conductive point is electrically attached to the second strip.
US07961099B2
A method and device for protecting an article, wherein the security device has belt having a latch mating element. A magnetically actuable locking mechanism has a magnetically actuable latch and a flexible element. The magnetically actuable latch includes a lower surface having at least one protrusion extending there from and adapted to engage with the latch mating element of the belt, and a front surface adjacent the lower surface. The front surface has a lateral notch formed therein. The flexible element biases the magnetically actuable latch and the belt into a locked position. A housing has the magnetically actuable latch disposed therein and housing includes a passageway therein defining a belt pathway configured to slidingly receive the belt therein.
US07961092B2
The invention is directed to a location tracking device and auxiliary device for use with a monitoring center for tracking individuals or objects. The location tracking device has position determining circuitry and first wireless circuitry that communicates position data representative of the location of the tracking device to a remote location (e.g., a monitoring station). The tracking device also has second wireless circuitry that communicates with the auxiliary device. The tracking device has at least two operational modes and switches between these modes when communication is established between the tracking device and the auxiliary device so long as one or more predetermined conditions are satisfied. In one operational mode the position determining circuitry of the location tracking device is in a normal power state and in another operational mode such circuitry is in a reduced power state.
US07961088B2
A portable security system for monitoring an asset has one or more alarm sensors and a wireless transmitter/receiver that communicates via wireless communication with a host system. The portable security system is switchable between a disabled (partially powered) state and an enabled (fully powered state) in response to commands received from the host system. In an aspect, the portable security system has a plurality of alarm sensors which a user can separately activate and deactivate via the host system. In an aspect, the portable security system includes a base unit and an auxiliary unit. The base unit includes one or more of the alarm sensors that serves a dual purpose depending on whether the base unit is mated with the auxiliary unit. In an aspect, the host system can be utilized by multiple users to manage portable security systems associated with the respective users, including management by group. In an aspect, the host system notifies a user(s) of an alarm condition(s).
US07961086B2
A method for communicating with a vehicle has a generator for producing a data stream that can indicate, street sign information, house number, lead vehicle information, traffic information, oncoming vehicle information, juxtaposed vehicle information, a voice channel, etc. vehicle information can indicate braking, low beam requests, direct or indirect traffic flow information, adjacency, partial adjacency, or presence of nearby vehicles, etc. This signal is generated by at least one of: the sign, house number, oncoming vehicle, lead vehicle, operator of the lead vehicle, operator of the oncoming vehicle, operator of the juxtaposed vehicle, a traffic control system. A device for generating such data streams is discussed, as well as, a device for receiving such data streams. Information pertinent to the people in the vehicles or operation of the vehicle can be modulated on the link.
US07961078B1
A radio device such as a wireless tag reader communicates with multiple types of wireless identification tags in a monitored region. The radio device includes a network interface to receive messages transmitted over a network. In response to receiving a message indicating to reconfigure the radio device to support an additional wireless tag protocol, the radio is reconfigured to support communications with a corresponding new type of wireless identification tag in a monitored region. Based on this technique of reconfiguring the radio device via network messages, the radio device optionally supports additional, new or latest versions of wireless tag protocols without having to physically reprogram or replace the radio device.
US07961054B2
An embodiment of the present invention is a technique for timing recovery. A frequency acquisition loop locks a voltage controlled oscillator (VCO) clock of a multi-band VCO to a reference clock. The frequency acquisition loop generates first and second feedback clocks from the VCO clock. A data lock phase loop generates a driving signal corresponding to a phase error signal from interleaved partial response signal (PRS) samples based on the second feedback clock. The driving signal controls the multi-band VCO in a data phase lock mode. A lock detect controller detects a frequency lock condition in a frequency lock mode and a data lock condition in the data phase lock mode based on the first feedback clock and the reference clock.
US07961053B1
Consistent with the present disclosure, a “dummy” transimpedance amplifier (dummy TIA) is provided on a substrate along with one or more other transimpedance amplifiers (TIAs) that are connected to photodiodes and output voltage signals for further processing. Typically, the dummy TIA is not connected to a photodiode and does not supply a useful output. The dummy TIA, however, is subject to the same processing and temperature variations as the other TIAs, and, as a result, the voltage on the dummy TIA inverting input will be the same or substantially the same as that of the other TIAs. Thus, by sensing the dummy TIA inverting input voltage, an appropriate photodiode bias can be obtained without direct measurement of the voltage on the inverting inputs of the other TIAs.
US07961050B1
An integrated circuit includes a differential amplifier. The differential amplifier includes at least one output end. A circuit is coupled with the at least one output end of the differential amplifier. The circuit does not include a resistor-capacitor (RC) network and is configured for providing a negative impedance to the differential amplifier for adjusting a direct current (DC) gain of the integrated circuit.
US07961038B2
A digital proportional integral loop filter is provided. A first proportional amplification unit multiplies a phase error value by a first proportional loop gain, and a first integral amplification unit multiplies a phase error accumulation value by a first integral loop gain. A second proportional amplification unit multiplies the phase error value by a second proportional loop gain, and a second integral amplification unit multiplies the phase error accumulation value by a second integral loop gain. A first offset value generation unit generates a first offset value by subtracting the second proportional loop gain from the first proportional loop gain and multiplying a resulting value by a phase error average value, and a second offset value generation unit generates a second offset value by subtracting the second integral loop gain from the first integral loop gain and multiplying a resulting value by a phase error accumulation average value.
US07961037B2
Provided is an intermediate potential generation circuit with a lower power supply potential. The intermediate potential generation circuit includes: a current mirror circuit including a first transistor and a second transistor each having a source input with a power supply potential; a current source circuit including a third transistor having a drain connected to a drain of the first transistor; a grounded source amplifier circuit including a fourth transistor having a gate input with the intermediate potential, and a drain connected to a drain of the second transistor; a parallel connection circuit including a fifth transistor connected in parallel with the first transistor, and a sixth transistor connected in parallel with the second transistor; and a source follower circuit including a seventh transistor and an eighth transistor having gates that are connected in common to each other, and connected with the drains of the second transistor and the sixth transistor.
US07961036B2
Internal voltage generation circuit including a reference oscillation signal generator for generating a reference oscillation signal according to a comparison result of a pumping voltage with a reference voltage, an oscillation signal generator for generating a plurality of oscillation signals with a predetermined phase difference and a pumping voltage generator for generating a pumping voltage through sequential charge pumping operations performed in response to the plurality of oscillation signals, respectively.
US07961024B1
A low power pulse-triggered flip-flop comprises a latch containing a first conductive line and a first connection point and a pulse generator linking to the latch. The pulse generator includes a first N-transistor, a second N-transistor, a third N-transistor, a first inverter and a first P-transistor located on the first conductive line. The first N-transistor is connected to the first connection point and first conductive line. The second N-transistor and the third N-transistor are connected to the first conductive line, a second conductive line and a third conductive line. The first inverter is connected to the second conductive line. The present invention aims to reduce leakage power in a high level fabrication process, and can save power consumption and power-delay-product more than 17% over the conventional pulse triggered flip-flop, and also provides a smaller size of total transistors to lower average leakage current power consumption by 2.4 times.
US07961023B2
A digital circuit implementing pulse width modulation controls power delivered in what one can model as a second order or higher order system. An exemplary control plant could embody a step-down switch mode power supply providing a precise sequence of voltages or currents to any of a variety of loads such as the core voltage of a semiconductor unique compared to its input/output ring voltage. One of several algorithms produce a specific predetermined sequence of pulses of varying width such that the voltage maintains maximally flat characteristics while the current delivered to the load from the system plant varies within a range bounded only by inductive element continuous conduction at the low power extreme and non-saturation of the inductor core at the high power extreme. The specific pulse width modulation sequence controls a plant such that the voltage maintains maximally flat characteristics in one embodiment without a feed-forward or feedback loop physically embodied in the control system thereby reducing the parts cost or control semiconductor production yield cost while enhancing noise immunity and long term reliability of the control system. Several specific algorithms maintain maximally flat voltage despite extreme load variations therewith control plant element parameters otherwise exacerbating excessive voltage fluctuation during the given current transients.
US07961016B2
A charge pump includes a first transistor, a second transistor, a first, a second and a third selectors. The first transistor includes a gate electrode, a first electrode, and a second electrode which serves as an output port of the charge pump. The second transistor includes a gate electrode, a first electrode and a second electrode, where the gate electrode of the first transistor is coupled to the gate electrode of the second transistor, and the gate electrode of the second transistor is coupled to the second electrode of the second transistor. The first selector is utilized for selectively connecting the first transistor to a first supply voltage. The second selector is utilized for selectively connecting the first transistor to a second supply voltage. The third selector is utilized for selectively connecting the second transistor to the second supply voltage.
US07961014B2
Apparatus and methods for providing multi-mode clock signals are disclosed. In some embodiments, a multi-mode driver configured to receive a first clock signal, and to selectively output a different clock signal in response to one or more signals from a controller is provided. The driver can include an H-bridge circuit without substantial increases in the size of the design area. Advantageously, lower jitter and improved impedance matching can be accomplished.
US07961008B2
A data output driving circuit includes a plurality of driving units that are set to have different impedance values from one another, and the number of driving units is less than the number of a plurality of required driving impedance values such that the driving units can obtain the plurality of required driving impedance values by a combination thereof, and a driving control unit that independently controls the operation of the plurality of driving units so as to obtain the plurality of driving impedance values required.
US07961007B2
In one embodiment, a receiver circuit is provide that may receive either a differential input or a single-ended input corresponding to an interface. The receiver circuit may include at least two current sources to control a gain of an amplification stage in the receiver. If the receiver circuit is receiving a differential input, one of the current sources may be used. If the receiver circuit is receiving a single-ended input, both of the current sources may be used. A larger gain may thus be provided for the single-ended input as compared to the differential input.
US07961004B2
A FPGA comprising, a direct interconnect structure for providing selective data routing without stressing the general-purpose routing resources and enabling high rate of data exchange within the FPGA. At least two IP cores are connected to each other through said direct interconnect structure for enabling simultaneous data interaction among the ports of said IP cores and for providing configurable bus width routing between said IP cores, and a plurality of logic blocks connected to said IP cores through said direct interconnect structure for enabling simultaneous data routing among said IP cores and said plurality of logic blocks.
US07960980B2
A testing device to test a plate for electronic circuits, comprising transport members able to transport the plate along an axis of feed (Y), at least from an entrance station to a testing station defining a testing plane (P′), and testing members, disposed in correspondence with the testing station. The testing device also comprises an alignment station defining an alignment plane (P), disposed upstream of the testing station, and alignment members, disposed in correspondence with the alignment station, able to dispose the plate in an aligned position, in which the plate is disposed symmetrical both with respect to the axis of feed (Y) and also with respect to a first axis (X) substantially transverse and co-planar to the axis of feed (Y).
US07960976B1
A cable testing system that tests cable includes a pulse generation module that transmits a first pulse on a first communications channel of the cable. A sampling module waits a predetermined time period after the pulse generation module transmits the first pulse and then detects a first amplitude of a reflected signal on a second communications channel of the cable. A time domain reflection (TDR) module receives the first amplitude and verifies proper operation of the cable based on the first amplitude. The predetermined time period corresponds with an estimated roundtrip propagation delay of the first pulse when the first pulse is reflected back to the cable testing system after traveling a first predetermined distance along the cable. The sampling module incrementally increases the predetermined time period during subsequent iterations of a cable test in order to verify proper operation of a predetermined segment of the cable.
US07960973B2
A device rotates at least one static magnetic field about an axis, producing a rotating magnetic dipole field, and is movable in relation to the surface of the ground. The field is periodically sensed using a receiver to produce a receiver output responsive to the field. A positional relationship between the receiver and the device is monitored using the output. In one aspect, changing the positional relationship, by moving the device nearer to a boring tool which supports the receiver, causes an increase in accuracy of depth determination. In another aspect, determination of an actual overhead position of the boring tool, and its application, are described. Use of a plurality of measurements over at least one-half revolution of each magnet is disclosed. Establishing a surface radial direction toward a boring tool and resolution of multi-valued parameters is described. Calibration techniques, as well as a three transmitter configuration are also described.
US07960972B2
The present invention provides a sensor selection device for selecting sensor elements of a magnetic resonance imaging device, the sensor selection device comprising a provider for providing a first characteristic property (601) of a first sensor element (603) within a predetermined scan volume and for providing a second characteristic property (605) of a second sensor element (607) within the predetermined scan volume (215), a means for determining a mutual quantity from the first characteristic property (601) and from the second characteristic property (605), and a selector for selecting or for excluding the first sensor element (601) or the second sensor element (601) based on the mutual quantity.
US07960964B2
A method for determining a network structure or layout of at least a part of an electricity transport network, for instance a low voltage part of this network extending in a city, includes providing a test signal to the network at at least first network location; and verifying whether the test signal, which has been provided to the first network location, reaches at least a second network location, in particular utilizing at least one detector. An embodiment of the invention relates to a system for determining a network structure or layout of at least a part of an electricity transport network.
US07960958B2
An integrated circuit includes an output terminal. A plurality of feedback terminals receives a feedback signal. A voltage regulator has a feedback input in communication with the plurality of feedback terminals to receive the feedback signal. The voltage regulator has a power output in communication with the output terminal. The voltage regulator is responsive to the feedback signal to generate the power output.
US07960957B2
A headroom compensation circuit for a voltage converter for ensuring that there is adequate headroom voltage to enable accurate operation of the current sense amplifier sensing the output current of the converter, the headroom compensation circuit comprising an error amplifier for comparing an output voltage of the converter to a reference voltage to set the converter output voltage; and a circuit for providing a bias current to an input of the error amplifier when a supply voltage to the current sense amplifier within a predefined threshold of the converter output voltage to cause the error amplifier to reduce the converter output voltage thereby to increase the headroom voltage for the current sense amplifier, said headroom voltage being defined as a voltage between the supply voltage to the current sense amplifier and said converter output voltage.
US07960956B2
A controller is provided for DC-DC converters of the type associated with a half-bridge driving stage of at least one inductive load, with a pair of power MOS transistors in Highside and Lowside configuration being driven by a corresponding converter. The controller includes an input for connection to a terminal of the inductive load. The controller also includes a read block for reading an inductive load phase current at the terminal, an over current comparator having a first input coupled to an output of the read block, and a bypass compensation network including an error amplifier block having a first input coupled to the terminal through a voltage divider, and a second input coupled to a reference potential. The compensation network has an output that is coupled to a second input of the over current comparator, and an output of the over current comparator is supplied to the DC-DC converter.
US07960946B2
A power supply circuit charging a secondary battery by a DC-DC converter using a switching element and an inductance element includes a current adjustment circuit. The current adjustment circuit adjusts a charging current of the secondary battery by turning on/off the switching element according to a voltage difference of a lower one of a reference voltage and a first control voltage corresponding to a temperature of the secondary battery from a current detection voltage corresponding to the charging current of the secondary battery.
US07960945B1
The present disclosure provides methods and systems for estimating the remaining use time of a battery of a mobile device. In some implementations, the method includes providing a use profile programmed in a memory of the mobile device, and monitoring a rate of change of a state of charge (SOC) of the battery. The rate of change of the SOC and the use profile are processed to affect a comparison therebetween, and the remaining use time is estimated based on the comparison.
US07960936B2
Methods and apparatus to lock a phase lock loop to a spindle motor are disclosed. An example controller comprises a counter to determine a period of an operating signal received from a motor, an oscillator to generate a control signal based on an input signal, and an initializer to generate the input value based on the period, wherein the input value causes the oscillator to generate the control signal having the same phase as the operating signal.
US07960934B2
A fault-tolerant position feedback filter may be used in an actuation control system to limit the authority of a first position signal, should the first position signal become erroneous, and thereby prevent a postulated runaway condition of an acuator. The filter includes a difference function, a limited integrator, and a summer. The difference function supplies a first position error signal representative of a mathematical difference between a first position signal and a combined position signal. The limited integrator supplies an integrated position error signal that is limited in magnitude to a predetermined limit. The summer supplies the combined position error signal that is representative of a mathematical sum of the integrated position error signal and the second position signal.
US07960933B2
A P-range side delimiting position of a movable range of a range change mechanism is learned by rotating a motor to a corresponding rotational position, which corresponds to the P-range side delimiting position. A climb correction amount is set for a learning value of the P-range side delimiting position to correct the learning value of the P-range side delimiting position in view of presence of a relatively small angle of rotation of the motor beyond the corresponding rotational position, which corresponds to the P-range side delimiting position. The climb correction amount is set according to motor temperature information, which is one of a temperature of the motor and a temperature that relates to the temperature of the motor.
US07960928B2
A motor in an electric vehicle can be controlled by receiving at least one of a user input or vehicle information, selecting one of a plurality of available flux modes using at least one of the user input or the vehicle information, and calculating a control signal, using the selected flux mode, to control the motor of the electric vehicle.
US07960927B2
An electric motor control device includes a power supply unit that supplies power to a three-phase electric motor; a three-phase current sensor that individually detects three respective phase currents of the three-phase electric motor; a summing unit that calculates a three-phase sum by adding the three phase currents detected by the three-phase current sensor; a detected current correction unit that calculates correction amounts for at least two of the three phase currents based on a phase and an amplitude of the three-phase sum and then corrects phase current detection values by the calculated correction amounts; and a motor control unit that controls a power supply by the power supply unit to the three-phase electric motor by feedback control based on the three phase currents after correction by the detected current correction unit and on target currents.
US07960923B2
A discharge lamp lighting apparatus includes a discharge container, a pair of electrodes and a power supply apparatus. An alternating current of a frequency, which is lower than stationary frequency, is inserted periodically into the alternating current of stationary frequency. When a lighting current value of the discharge lamp is smaller than a predetermined lower limit, the frequency is set as predetermined minimum frequency. When the lighting current value of a discharge lamp is larger than a predetermined maximum value, the frequency is set as predetermined maximum frequency. When a lighting current value of the discharge lamp is between the lower limit and the maximum value, the frequency is set as a selected frequency corresponding to the lighting current value. The selected frequency increases according to an increase of frequency change as a lighting current value increases.
US07960921B2
An apparatus according to the present invention provides regulated pulsed current to an LED from a voltage source such as a rectified AC voltage. The present inventions provide methods for delivering regulated pulsed current to an LED from the voltage source.
US07960917B2
A light emitting device is provided which is capable of displaying in desired colors stably by controlling a change in luminance of OLED when an organic light emitting layer is degraded or there is a change in temperature of the surroundings. A reference value for the amount of current flowing into a pixel portion is calculated from data of a video signal. Then, the pixel portion displays an image in accordance with the data of the video signal and the drive current at the time is measured for all of OLEDs in the pixel portion. The two voltage values supplied from a variable power supply to the pixel portion are corrected such that the measured drive current approaches the reference value. With the above structure, lowering of luminance which accompanies degradation of an organic light emitting layer is prevented and a clear image can be displayed as a result.
US07960912B2
A light-emitting device includes a cathode, an anode, a first light-emitting layer that is disposed between the cathode and the anode and that emits light of a first color, a second light-emitting layer that is disposed between the first light-emitting layer and the cathode and that emits light of a second color different from the first color, and an intermediate layer that is disposed between and in contact with the first light-emitting layer and the second light-emitting layer and that functions to prevent energy transfer of excitons between the first light-emitting layer and the second light-emitting layer. The intermediate layer includes a first intermediate layer disposed in contact with the first light-emitting layer and mainly containing a first intermediate material and a second intermediate layer disposed in contact with the second light-emitting layer and mainly containing a second intermediate material different from the first intermediate material.
US07960903B2
An electron emission source-forming composition includes a carbon-based material; a vehicle composed of a resin component and a solvent component; and at least one metal oxide with an average particle diameter in a range of 100 to 1,000 nm selected from Al2O3, TiO2, and SiO2. The electron emission source-forming composition is sintered under an air atmosphere during electron emission source formation. Therefore, carbon deposits after sintering and degradation of Carbon Nano-Tubes (CNTs) upon sintering can be remarkably reduced. As a result, the electron emission source formed using the composition has a high current density and the electron emission device using the electron emission source exhibits enhanced reliability.
US07960899B2
A piezoelectric multilayer component has a base body with a stack of piezoceramic layers and electrode layers arranged one on top of the other in an alternating manner. Neighboring layers of the stack are braced against one another such that stresses run perpendicular to the stacking direction.
US07960893B2
Provided are a radial core type brushless direct-current (BLDC) motor and a method of making the same, having an excellent assembly capability of division type stator cores in a double rotor structure BLDC motor. The BLDC motor includes a rotational shaft, an integrated double rotor including an inner rotor and an outer rotor, and a rotor supporter wherein a trench type space is formed between the inner rotor and the outer rotor, and an end extended from the inner rotor is connected with the outer circumferential surface of a bushing combined with the rotational shaft, and an integrated stator wherein one end of the stator is disposed in the trench type space and an extension axially extended from the other end of the integrated stator is fixed to the housing of the apparatus. In the integrated stator, U, V, W phase coil assemblies are formed of a number of core groups including a number of division type cores, wherein for each phase coil assembly, the division type core groups of the U, V, W phase coil assemblies are alternately disposed in an annular form in sequence of the phases, and the respective division type core groups are integrally formed into a single body in annular form by a stator support.
US07960891B2
A power tool has an electric motor that includes a commutator, with which at least one commutator brush is acted upon with spring force via at least one commutator spring in the direction of a non-rotatable collector of the commutator. At least one auxiliary tool for adjusting the commutator spring is located on a component of the power tool.
US07960882B2
A motor may include a bearing for supporting a rotation shaft, a bearing holder which is formed with a bearing holding hole on which the bearing is mounted, and a spring member which is mounted on an outer end face of the bearing holder for urging the bearing toward the rotation shaft. The spring member includes a plurality of hook parts which engages with an inner end face of the bearing holder through an outer peripheral side of the bearing holder, and a portion of the inner end face of the bearing holder is formed with a recessed engaging part with which the plurality of the hook parts is engaged. The recessed engaging part includes a cut-out part which reaches to an aperture edge of the bearing holding hole.
US07960879B2
An airplane engine accessory box carrying an electrical machine such as an alternator, having a rotor that is guided in rotation in a bearing carried by a support part made of a material having a low coefficient of thermal expansion, itself carried by a stator cover that acts as a heat bridge between the body of the stator of the electrical machine and the casing of the accessory box.
US07960876B2
A magnet rotor includes a drive arm with a rotary shaft, and an anisotropic permanent magnet having an axis of magnetization. The drive arm is composed of a light transmitting resin. The magnet has a cylindrical shape with a hollow center portion through which the rotary shaft is disposed. The drive arm and the permanent magnet are bonded together by a light curable resin adhesive.
US07960869B2
An electrical distribution system is provided for selectively connecting an electrical power source to load devices comprising a panelboard having a plurality of load circuit positions. A remote operated device is mountable in the panelboard comprising a load control device, and a device control for controlling the load control device. The device control comprises a programmed controller for operating the load control device responsive to control commands and a communication circuit for receiving control commands. An input/output (I/O) controller is mounted in the panelboard for controlling operation of the remote operated device, the I/O controller comprising a programmed controller for generating the control commands for commanding operation of the remote operated device, the control system including a communication circuit for communication with the remote operated device communication circuit.
US07960866B2
A pulse generation circuit for outputting a pulse with a predetermined waveform to an output terminal in response to a start signal includes a circuit adapted to generate a plurality of signals {Di|i denotes an integer in a predetermined range}, which has predetermined amounts of time differences from the start signal, based on the start signal, a plurality of power supplies {Ej|j denotes an integer} adopted to supply electric energy of a predetermined electric quantity, and a switching circuit adapted to sequentially switch the power supplies {Ej} in a predetermined order in accordance with logical function values of at least a part of the signals {Di} to connect the power supplies {Ej} to the output terminal.
US07960860B2
In a particular embodiment, a circuit device is disclosed that includes a power sourcing equipment (PSE) circuit having a plurality of high-voltage line circuits adapted to communicate with a respective plurality of powered devices via network cables. The PSE circuit includes a serial interface circuit and includes a common controller coupled to the serial interface circuit and to the plurality of high-voltage line circuits. The circuit device also includes a low-voltage circuit having a programmable controller adapted to transmit control signals to the common controller via the serial interface circuit to control operation of the plurality of high-voltage line circuits.
US07960857B2
A system and method for controlling a vehicle-based source of uninterruptable power is disclosed. The vehicle-based UPS includes an energy storage system located on-board a vehicle and configured to generate DC power transferable to an external load, and an DC-AC inverter connected to the on-board energy storage system to receive the DC power therefrom and invert the DC power to an AC power useable by the external load. The vehicle-based UPS also includes a charging device located on-board the vehicle and connected to the on-board energy storage system to provide recharging power thereto and a control system. The control system is configured to determine one of a state-of-charge (SOC) and a voltage of the energy storage system and selectively operate the charging device to provide the recharging power to the energy storage system to maintain the SOC or voltage of the energy storage system within a pre-determined range.
US07960850B2
The invention relates to a system of at least two distributed wind turbines where the at least two wind turbines communicate via a data communication network, the data communication network communicates monitoring and control data (MCD) to and from the at least two wind turbines (WT), the data communication network communicates power control related data (PCRD) to and from the at least two wind turbines (WT), the power control related data (PCRD) has higher transmission priority than a subset of the monitoring and control data (MCD) and where the transmission priority is defined in relation to a protocol.
US07960849B2
Method and system of control of the converter of an electricity generation facility of the type which comprises at least one electric generator, such as a wind generator, connected to an electricity network, in the presence of voltage sags in said network, the electric generator being a double-fed asynchronous generator formed by two windings, a winding in the stator, directly connected to the network, and a winding in the rotor which is fed on normal regime by said converter which imposes on it a predetermined voltage current called setpoint current. In the event of a voltage sag occurring, the converter imposes a new setpoint current which is the result of adding to the previous setpoint current a demagnetizing current which generates a flow in the rotor winding opposed to the free flow, consequently reducing the voltage in converter connectors.
US07960841B2
A semiconductor device is manufactured by, first, providing a wafer designated with a saw street guide. The wafer is taped with a dicing tape. The wafer is singulated along the saw street guide into a plurality of dies having a plurality of gaps between each of the plurality of dies. The dicing tape is stretched to expand the plurality of gaps to a predetermined distance. An organic material is deposited into each of the plurality of gaps. A top surface of the organic material is substantially coplanar with a top surface of a first die of the plurality of dies. A plurality of via holes is formed in the organic material. Each of the plurality of via holes is patterned to each of a plurality of bond pad locations on the plurality of dies. A conductive material is deposited in each of the plurality of via holes.
US07960831B2
A ball-limiting metallurgy (BLM) stack is provided for an electrical device. The BLM stack resists tin migration toward the metallization of the device. A solder system is also provided that includes a eutectic-Pb solder on a substrate that is mated to a high-Pb solder, and that withstands higher temperature reflows and other higher temperature processes.
US07960830B2
An electronic assembly comprising a first substrate, a number of bonds on the first substrate, a second substrate spaced apart from the first substrate, a number of bumps on the second substrate, each of the bumps including an insulating body and a conductive portion, the conductive portion extending from a top surface of the insulating body via at least one sidewall of the insulating body toward the second substrate, and an adhesive between the first substrate and the second substrate, the adhesive including an insulating layer and a conductive layer, the insulating layer and the conductive layer being laminated with respect to each other, wherein the insulating layer is positioned closer to the first substrate than the conductive layer.
US07960828B2
The carrier frame relating to the present invention comprises a base layer member, a frame layer member, and a positioning layer member having multiple openings for storing electronic components. A spring layer member is mounted in a hollow part surrounded by the frame layer member between the positioning layer member and the base layer member. At each opening of the spring layer member, a small spring providing an elastic force for fastening the electronic components between an edge of the corresponding opening of the positioning layer member and the small spring is formed integrally with the spring layer member. At one end in the longitudinal direction of the spring layer member, a large spring providing an elastic force along the longitudinal direction by being in contact with an inner surface of the frame layer member in the mounted state is formed integrally with the spring layer member.
US07960827B1
A thermal via heat spreader package includes an electronic component having an active surface including a nonfunctional region. A package body encloses the electronic component, the package body comprising a principal surface. Thermal vias extend from the principal surface through at least a portion of the package body and towards the nonfunctional region. A heat spreader is thermally connected to the thermal vias. Heat generated by the electronic component is dissipated to the thermal vias and to the heat spreader. The density of the thermal vias is increased in a hotspot of the electronic component thus maximizing heat transfer from the hotspot. In this manner, optimal heat transfer from the electronic component is achieved.
US07960819B2
A modular package for a light emitting device includes a leadframe having a top surface and including a central region having a bottom surface and having a first thickness between the top surface of the leadframe and the bottom surface of the central region. The leadframe may further include an electrical lead extending away from the central region. The electrical lead has a bottom surface and has a second thickness from the top surface of the leadframe to the bottom surface of the electrical lead. The second thickness may be less than the first thickness. The package further includes a package body on the leadframe surrounding the central region and exposing the bottom surface of the central region. The package body may be at least partially provided beneath the bottom surface of the lead and adjacent the bottom surface of the central region. Methods of forming modular packages and leadframes are also disclosed.
US07960818B1
In accordance with the present invention, there is provided a punch quad flat no leads (QFN) semiconductor package including a leadframe wherein the leads of the leadframe are selectively half-etched so that only one or more prescribed leads may be electrically connected to a conformal shield applied to the package body of the semiconductor package. The conformal shield may be electrically connected to the exposed lead(s) alone, or in combination with one or more tie bars of the leadframe. In one embodiment, outer end portions of the top surfaces of the leads of the semiconductor package are alternately exposed and non-exposed, with the non-exposed leads including a top side half-etch which causes the same to be effectively covered by the package body of the semiconductor package.
US07960815B2
A semiconductor package includes a leadframe. A first lead finger has a lower portion, a connecting portion extending vertically upward from the lower portion, and a substantially flat, top portion. The top portion forms a top terminal lead structure. A second lead finger is electrically connected to the first lead finger. A portion of the second lead finger forms a bottom terminal lead structure. A portion of the second lead finger corresponds to a bottom surface of the semiconductor package. A surface of the substantially flat, top portion corresponds to a top surface of the semiconductor package.
US07960813B2
A programmable resistance memory element and method of forming the same. The memory element includes a first electrode, a dielectric layer over the first electrode and a second electrode over the dielectric layer. The dielectric layer and the second electrode each have sidewalls. A layer of programmable resistance material, e.g., a phase change material, is in contact with the first electrode and at least a portion of the sidewalls of the dielectric layer and the second electrode. Memory devices including memory elements and systems incorporating such memory devices are also disclosed.
US07960790B2
A double-gate transistor having front (upper) and back gates that are aligned laterally is provided. The double-gate transistor includes a back gate thermal oxide layer below a device layer; a back gate electrode below a back gate thermal oxide layer; a front gate thermal oxide above the device layer; a front gate electrode layer above the front gate thermal oxide and vertically aligned with the back gate electrode; and a transistor body disposed above the back gate thermal oxide layer, symmetric with the first gate. The back gate electrode has a layer of oxide formed below the transistor body and on either side of a central portion of the back gate electrode, thereby positioning the back gate self-aligned with the front gate. The transistor also includes source and drain electrodes on opposite sides of said transistor body.
US07960782B2
A nitride semiconductor device includes: a nitride semiconductor structure portion including a first layer made of an n-type group III nitride semiconductor, a second layer made of a group III nitride semiconductor containing a p-type impurity provided on the first layer and an n-type region formed on a part of the second layer, and having a wall surface extending over the first layer, a body region of the second layer other than the n-type region and the n-type region; a gate insulating film formed such that the gate insulating film is opposed to the body region on the wall surface; a gate electrode formed such that the gate electrode is opposed to the body region through the gate insulating film; a source electrode formed such that the source electrode is electrically connected to the n-type region; a drain electrode formed such that the drain electrode is electrically connected to the first layer; and a body electrode formed such that the body electrode is electrically connected to the body region.
US07960772B2
An RF switch to controllably withstand an applied RF voltage Vsw, or a method of fabricating such a switch, which includes a string of series-connected constituent FETs with a node of the string between each pair of adjacent FETs. The method includes controlling capacitances between different nodes of the string to effectively tune the string capacitively, which will reduce the variance in the RF switch voltage distributed across each constituent FET, thereby enhancing switch breakdown voltage. Capacitances are controlled, for example, by disposing capacitive features between nodes of the string, and/or by varying design parameters of different constituent FETs. For each node, a sum of products of each significant capacitor by a proportion of Vsw appearing across it may be controlled to approximately zero.
US07960767B2
The present invention provides providing a substrate, forming a sensor array on the substrate, forming a structured array of uncommitted logic surrounding the sensor array on the substrate, and providing electrical interconnects to the structured array of uncommitted logic, wherein the structured array of uncommitted logic forms functions that support the operation of the sensor array.
US07960755B2
In a transistor in which the majority carriers are holes, at least one narrow bandgap region or layer is doped p-type or contains an excess of holes and is subject to compressive mechanical strain, whereby hole mobility may be significantly increased. In a p-channel quantum well FET, the quantum well InSb well p-type layer 5 (modulation or directly doped) lies between In1-xAlxSb layers 4, 6 where x is of a value sufficient to induce strain in layer 5 to an extent that light and heavy holes are separated by much more than kT. Transistors falling within the invention, including bipolar pnp devices, may be used with their more conventional electron majority carriers counterparts in complementary logic circuitry.
US07960754B2
A Schottky or PN diode is formed where a first cathode portion is an N epitaxial layer that is relatively lightly doped. An N+ buried layer is formed beneath the cathode for conducting the cathode current to a cathode contact. A more highly doped N-well is formed, as a second cathode portion, in the epitaxial layer so that the complete cathode comprises the N-well surrounded by the more lightly doped first cathode portion. An anode covers the upper areas of the first and second cathode portions so both portions conduct current when the diode is forward biased. When the diode is reverse biased, the depletion region in the central N-well will be relatively shallow but substantially planar so will have a relatively high breakdown voltage. The weak link for breakdown voltage will be the curved edge of the deeper depletion region in the lightly doped first cathode portion under the outer edges of the anode. Therefore, the N-well lowers the on-resistance without lowering the breakdown voltage.
US07960753B2
A surface plasmon polaritron activated semiconductor device uses a surface plasmon wire that functions as an optical waveguide for fast communication of a signal and functions as a energy translator using a wire tip for translating the optical signal passing through the waveguide into plasmon-polaritron energy at a connection of the semiconductor device, such as a transistor, to activate the transistor for improved speed of communications and switching for preferred use in digital systems.
US07960745B2
A light emitting device comprises a light emitting layer section having a double heterostructure of an n-type cladding layer, an active layer and a p-type cladding layer, each composed of AlGaInP stacked in this order. Supposing a bonding object layer having a first main surface side as p type and a second main surface side as n type, a light extraction side electrode is formed to cover the first main surface partially. An n-type transparent device substrate composed of Group III-V compound semiconductor having greater band gap energy than the active layer is bonded to the second main surface of the bonding object layer. On one sides of the transparent device substrate and the bonding object layer, a bonding surface to the other is formed, and an InGaP intermediate layer is formed to have a high concentration Si doping layer formed on the bonding surface side.
US07960736B2
The present invention relates to a semiconductor-on-insulator structure including a semiconductor component comprised of substantially single-crystal semiconductor material layer and a single-crystal semiconductor material with an enhanced oxygen content layer; an oxide glass material layer; and a glass-ceramic layer.
US07960726B2
A method of depositing a film of a metal chalcogenide including the steps of: contacting an isolated hydrazinium-based precursor of a metal chalcogenide and a solvent having therein a solubilizing additive to form a solution of a complex thereof; applying the solution of the complex onto a substrate to produce a coating of the solution on the substrate; removing the solvent from the coating to produce a film of the complex on the substrate; and thereafter annealing the film of the complex to produce a metal chalcogenide film on the substrate. Also provided is a process for preparing an isolated hydrazinium-based precursor of a metal chalcogenide as well as a thin-film field-effect transistor device using the metal chalcogenides as the channel layer.
US07960724B2
Provided are a composition for organic thin film transistors including a material including an anthracenyl group and a cross-linker including a maleimide group, an organic thin film transistor formed by using the composition, and a method for manufacturing the same.
US07960710B2
Particle radiation therapy equipment arranged to apply a charged particle beam in a predetermined direction to a region of application within an imaging volume, comprising a charged particle beam source arranged to direct a charged particle beam in the predetermined direction, further comprising magnetic field generation means for generating a magnetic field in the region of application at the same time that the charged particle beam is applied, wherein the magnetic field generation means is arranged to provide access to the region of application for the charged particle beam, and to provide a homogeneous magnetic field in the region of application of the charged particle beam, said magnetic field being directed substantially in the predetermined direction.
US07960697B2
The present invention relates to a charged particle beam apparatus which employs a scanning electron microscope for sample inspection and defect review.The present invent provides solution of improving imaging resolution by utilizing a field emission cathode tip with a large tip radius, applying a large accelerating voltage across ground potential between the cathode and anode, positioning the beam limit aperture before condenser lens, utilizing condenser lens excitation current to optimize image resolution, applying a high tube bias to shorten electron travel time, adopting and modifying SORIL objective lens to ameliorate aberration at large field of view and under electric drifting and reduce the urgency of water cooling objective lens while operating material analysis.The present invent provides solution of improving throughput by utilizing fast scanning ability of SORIL and providing a large voltage difference between sample and detectors.
US07960686B2
A radiographic calibration apparatus for supporting a calibration unit. The radiographic calibration apparatus includes a support structure, and this support structure or arrangement is used to support and selectively position the calibration unit with respect to a patient. A retaining member for use in connection with a calibration unit is also disclosed.
US07960681B2
A method and system for scanning a multiple light beam system, such as a safety light curtain, uses a plurality of transmission signals including two or more synchronization signals for synchronizing a beam receiver module with a beam transmission module. The system has transmitter circuitry which generates the transmission signals for driving light sources of the transmission module and receiver circuitry which receives corresponding transmitted signals. The receiver circuitry generates a scanning initialization signal using an uninterrupted synchronization signal among the reception signals for synchronizing the receiver module with the transmission module and scans the receiver module in response to generation of the scanning initialization signal.
US07960664B2
A purpose of the present invention is to provide a seesaw switch that has a simple structure with improved opearatability. In order to achieve the purpose, a seesaw switch 1 includes pressing sections each located at corresponding locations of operated sections of a pair of switch elements; a rotation operating member that is rotationally displaced; pressure transmitting members that are respectively provided between the pressing sections and operated sections; and a guide member that guides the pressure transmitting members to contacting and separating directions with respect to the operated sections, when the pressing sections are rotationally displaced. The seesaw switch also includes viscous material that is provided between the pressing sections and the pressure transmitting members. The viscous material has viscosity that allows inclination of the pressing sections toward the pressure transmitting members, while enabling the pressure transmitting members to follow the rotational displacement of the pressing sections.
US07960659B2
A trailer tongue weight measurement system is provided to ensure proper loading and safe handling of a trailer being towed by a vehicle. The weight measurement system includes a two part or split housing having a operating shaft, a spring and a scale. The weight measurement system may be incorporated into the trailer tongue, the tongue jack, or the hitch. Deflection of the spring in response to a load on the trailer is converted to a weight measurement that may be read on a calibrated scale.
US07960658B2
A balance (1) has a balance housing (2), which, when the balance is set up for operation, has an opening at its topside to pass a load-introducing member (4). The housing has a draft shield arrangement (5), separable from, and attachable to, the housing. An opening (7) on a floor (6) of the draft shield arrangement corresponds to the housing opening and allows the load-introducing member to pass. A design that facilitates cleaning while keeping the height of the balance low is achieved with a fastening arrangement (8) for the draft shield arrangement. The fastening arrangement allows the draft shield arrangement to be fastened centrally at the load-introducing member passage. A rim on the housing opening operates as a first part (8′) and provides a form-locking connection with a second part that is attached to the draft shield arrangement at the draft shield floor opening.
US07960657B2
An electrical device has a housing and a housing surface, at least one electrical conductor accommodated in said housing and interrupting said housing surface in sections so that said housing surface is interrupted, a conductive body which covers said conductor on said interrupted housing surface, and at least two spacers which keep said conductive body apart from said at least one conductor.
US07960656B2
Enclosures for at least partially shielding an at least partially enclosed volume from electromagnetic interference and various methods for producing such enclosures are described. Enclosures for at least partially shielding an at least partially enclosed volume from electromagnetic interference may be prepared by bonding at least two sections of carbon foam with a carbonizable binder to provide an enclosure, wherein said enclosure defines an at least partially enclosed volume, and carbonizing the carbonizable binder to provide an electrically conductive carbon char. An enclosure for at least partially shielding an at least partially enclosed volume from electromagnetic interference may include at least two sections of electrically conductive carbon foam interconnected by an electrically conductive carbon char. The electrically conductive carbon char is substantially electrically continuous with the sections of electrically conductive carbon foam.
US07960648B2
A cable assembly for use with any power cable for an electrical device, the cable assembly including a remotely locatable switch for connecting or disconnecting the electrical device from power draw. Also, a cable assembly for a power device such as a charger for providing output power to an electronic device is disclosed, the cable assembly including two pairs of wires wherein a first pair provides output power for the electronic device and a second pair includes a switch for turning off the charger. The cable assembly allows the switch to be located remotely from a charger housing for the converter circuitry and remotely from a power source such as an outlet, and allows the switch to be generally co-located with and operable at the connector for connecting the power device with the electronic device.
US07960643B2
Provided are novel back sheets for solar module encapsulation. According to various embodiments, the back sheets are ungrounded and flexible. In certain embodiments, the back sheets include an integrated flexible and electrically isolated moisture barrier. The electrically isolated moisture barrier may be a thin metallic sheet, e.g., an aluminum foil. The electrically isolated, flexible moisture barrier eliminates the need for grounding.
US07960640B2
A system for control signal generation using detected dynamic characteristics of components of an incoming electronic signal. Fixed or adjustable bandpass filters are coupled to signal parameter measurement elements. Each filter isolates a particular overtone component from the incoming electronic signal for isolated signal parameter measurement. Pitch and amplitude of a plurality of overtones may be individually measured. A control signal processor generates one or more outgoing control signals based upon one or more isolated overtone parameter signals. The control signal processor may use these to generate individual associated output signals, subject to optional mathematical operations and warpings, or combine measured parameters of several overtones via mathematical operations to other output signals. The invention may be used to enhance audio-to-MIDI converters, or as an add-on to a traditional fundamental-pitch based audio-to-MIDI converters, giving musicians and vocalists valuable new levels of timbre control over audio synthesis and signal processing.
US07960634B2
A support system for an acoustic instrument has connecting elements of flexible material extending between and attaching the instrument and a support frame to support and/or balance the weight of the instrument and isolate acoustic frequencies, thereby eliminating deleterious acoustical effects. Embodied exemplarily herein as a support system for a drum, flexible elements extend between and attach the drum head hoop to a circular frame or support that fully or partially encircles the drum. The flexible elements may be made integral with the drum head and/or its head skin.
US07960632B2
Drum kits and connector assemblies for connecting components of drum kits are described. Some of the described connector assemblies are configured to provide one or more pre-defined acceptable interconnection orientations. Some of the described connector assemblies facilitate easy interconnection and disconnection of components of a drum kit. Described interconnection types include snap connections and locking interconnections, among others.
US07960631B1
A clarinet coupling structure comprises at least one first hollow tube and at least one second hollow tube that are fastenable by swiveling. The first hollow tube includes a first coupling portion and a plurality of first bumps located on the surface of the first coupling portion. The first bumps are spaced by a plurality of first gaps formed between them. The second hollow tube includes a second coupling portion and a plurality of second bumps located on the surface of the second coupling portion. The second bumps are spaced by a plurality of second gaps formed between them to receive the first bumps. The second gaps also have a plurality of lateral movement sections to allow the first bumps to slide in and latch inside. Through such a structure, various elements of wind instruments can be assembled and disassembled quickly and damage can also be prevented.
US07960630B2
A tremolo mechanism having a novel roller mounted beneath a tensioned string of a stringed musical instrument is described. During oscillatory movement, the tensioned string exerts both a static and a vibratory force on the roller. The roller rotates in relation to the tensioned string such that the static force is generally greater than any component of the vibratory force. The novel roller may be a saddle roller with a saddle block having two opposing block walls which form a roller cavity. The block walls each have a roller bore aligned along a roller axis. The saddle roller includes a cylindrical body attached to a roller pin and a circumferential seat receiving a tension string. The roller pin is rotatably disposed such that the saddle roller is in the saddle block cavity. The roller axis extends obliquely to define an oblique roller angle.
US07960626B2
According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH621142. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH621142, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH621142 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH621142.
US07960619B1
According to the invention, there is provided a novel soybean variety designated RJS42001. This invention thus relates to the seeds of soybean variety RJS42001, to the plants of soybean RJS42001 to plant parts of soybean variety RJS42001 and to methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing plants of the soybean variety RJS42001 with another soybean plant, using RJS42001 as either the male or the female parent.
US07960606B2
An animal model has been developed where the animals can survive myocardial infarctions caused by diet-induced coronary atherosclerosis, and live with chronic heart failure. This animal model is a result of reduced activity of scavenger receptor class BI (SR-BI) and ApoE and the inducible activity of the Mx1-Cre gene. In a preferred embodiment, the model is a result of crossbreeding two transgenic mouse lines: a knockout of SR-BI (SRBI−/−) and an impaired ApoE expressor (Apoeh/h) to generate a strain referred to as Apoeh/hSRB1−/− mice, which is then crossbred to mice that carry the inducible Mx1-Cre transgene. The Apoeh/hSRB1−/− mouse model is genetically modified, enabling the offspring to rapidly and permanently lower their high blood cholesterol levels caused by dietary challenge. The ability to rapidly and permanently lower blood cholesterol levels in these mice stops and may cause the regression of occlusive coronary atherosclerosis restoring blood flow to the heart, allowing the mice to survive from myocardial infarction and live with chronic heart failure.
US07960602B2
The present invention provides a multilayer bandage, having a webbing for contacting a wound and a first membrane that has at least one water-insoluble polymer and is water-impervious. The present invention further provides methods for making the multilayer bandage, methods of using the multilayer bandage for accelerated wound healing, and kits having compositions of the present invention.
US07960586B2
The invention encompasses processes for obtaining pure armodafinil substantially free of disulfide impurities that is suitable for use on an industrial scale. In particular, a processes for purifying armodafinil from bis(diphenylmethyl)disulfide comprising: dissolving crude armodafinil in ethanol to form a solution; adding a solvent selected from the group consisting of linear or branched C5-C8 alkyl, linear or branched C5-C8 ether, and mixtures thereof to the solution to form a reaction mixture; cooling the reaction mixture; and isolating pure armodafinil from the reaction mixture.
US07960582B2
The present invention relates to a new process for the resolution of mandelic acid derivatives from racemic mandelic acid derivative mixtures by salt formation with chiral base cyclic amides; to the resolved mandelic acid cyclic amide salts (see, for example, formula IIa), as well as certain other metal and amine salts of the mandelic acid derivatives, and to the use of the resolved mandelic acid derivatives as intermediates suitable for large-scale manufacturing of, for example, pharmaceutical compounds; Formula IIa, wherein R is selected from CHF2, H, C1-6 Alkyl, CH2F, CHCl2 and CClF2; and wherein n is 0, 1 or 2; R1 is H or C1-6 Alkyl and X is H, halo or C1-6 Alkyl.
US07960578B2
The disclosure relates to a method for the synthesis of a compound of the formula (I) in which: n is an integer higher than or equal to 1; Rb and each Rn are independently a hydrogen atom, a C1-C6 arylalkyl group or a C1-C6 alkyl group substituted or not by an aryl group, —COOH, C1-C6, —COO-(alkyl), —CONH2, —SH, heteroaryl, —NH2, —NHC(NH)(NH2), C1-C6-s-(alkyl), —OH or phenol; Ra is a N-protective group; Rc is a ORd group in which Rd is a C1-C6 alkyl group or a NReRf group in which Re and Rf Re independently an N-protective group.
US07960577B2
Organosilicon compounds having organyloxy groups are prepared by reacting an organosilicon compound (A) having at least one silanol group with a compound (B) containing at least two organyloxy groups in the presence of a component (C) comprising a zinc chelate (C1) and at least one additive (C2) selected from the group consisting of compounds containing basic nitrogen (C21) and alcohols (C22). The products are useful in compositions which crosslink at room temperature.
US07960572B2
The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of Nebivolol and, more particularly, to an improved method of synthesizing 6-fluoro chroman epoxides of formula (I) key intermediates in preparing nebivolol.
US07960570B2
This invention relates to neurotrophic compounds having an affinity for FKBP-type immunophilins, their preparation and use as inhibitors of the enzyme activity associated with immunophilin proteins, and particularly inhibitors of peptidyl-prolyl isomerase or rotamase enzyme activity.
US07960566B2
An anthracene derivative is disclosed, and a light-emitting element, a light-emitting device, an electronic device, and a lighting device using the anthracene derivatives are demonstrated. The structure of the anthracene derivative is described in detail in the specification. The use of the anthracene derivative enables the production of a blue emissive light-emitting element having high emission efficiency, excellent purity of emission color, and a long lifetime, which contributes to the production of a high-performance light-emitting device, electronic device, and lighting device.
US07960564B2
N-[4-(3-Amino-1H-indazol-4-yl)phenyl]-N′-(2-fluoro-5-methylphenyl)urea Crystalline Form 1, ways to make it, formulations comprising it and made with it and methods of treating patients having disease using it are disclosed.
US07960563B2
The present invention relates to novel indazole derivatives having pharmacological activity, processes for their preparation, compositions containing them and uses of these compounds in the treatment of estrogen receptor beta mediated diseases.
US07960557B2
Asymmetric light-emitting dendrimers having the formulae: (a) CORE-[DENDRITE1]n[DENDRITE2]m and (b) CORE-[DENDRITE]n are disclosed.
US07960526B2
The present invention provides for reagents for the introduction of colorimetric-oxycarbonyl protecting groups, compounds bearing colorimetric-oxycarbonyl protecting groups, and the use thereof in solid-supported organic syntheses of oligonucleotides, polypeptides, polysaccharides, and combinatorial libraries.
US07960523B2
This invention relates to processes for production of alkylamino glucosaminide phosphate compounds, and of disaccharide compounds, including various novel intermediates and intermediate processes. In one aspect, glycosyl halides are produced by reaction of an O-silyl glycoside with a dihalomethyl alkyl ether.
US07960519B2
A method of treating biologic material with a composition containing at least one fatty acid derivative and/or at least one fatty alcohol, a buffer, and a salt to result in protein partitioning into an aqueous phase and an organic phase. The protein may be a membrane protein. The cells may be plant cells and/or animal cells. The proteins can be thereafter be used for downstream applications.
US07960505B2
The present invention provides isolated lantibiotics that inhibit Gram negative and Gram positive microbes. The lantibiotic includes an amino acid sequence, wherein the amino acid sequence of the compound and the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:21 or SEQ ID NO:22 have at least 80% identity. The lantibiotics have the characteristic of inhibiting growth of a Gram negative microbe in conditions that do not damage the outer membrane of the Gram negative microbe. The present invention also provides methods for making and using the lantibiotics.
US07960502B2
The invention provides a sterically hindered polymer that comprises a water-soluble and non-peptidic polymer backbone having at least one terminus covalently bonded to an alkanoic acid or alkanoic acid derivative, wherein the carbon adjacent to the carbonyl group of the acid or acid derivative group has an alkyl or aryl group pendent thereto. The steric effects of the alkyl or aryl group allow greater control of the hydrolytic stability of polymer derivatives. The polymer backbone may be poly(ethylene glycol).
US07960495B2
(Meth)acrylate/aspartate amine curatives comprising the reaction product of a polyamine, a dialkyl maleate and/or dialkyl fumarate, and a (meth)acrylate are disclosed, as are methods for making the same. A polyurea comprising the reaction product of the acrylate/aspartate amine curative and isocyanate is also disclosed, as are coatings comprising such a polyurea and substrates coated with the same.
US07960490B2
The present invention relates to a process for producing water-absorbing polymeric particles by polymerizing a monomer solution comprising at least one ethylenically unsaturated acid-functional monomer less than 55 mol % neutralized and drying the resulting polymeric gel by means of a heated gas stream in at least two temperature zones.
US07960480B2
In a process for the manufacture of fluoroelastomers, a water-soluble polymeric coagulant is employed that is an aqueous solution of polyethyleneimine or its copolymers.
US07960465B2
The present invention relates to contact lenses comprising at least one ionizable antimicrobial metal compound and a polymer formed from a reaction mixture comprising at least one hydrophobic component and hydrophilic components in a concentration to provide a hydrophilicity index of at least 42.
US07960457B2
Disclosed herein is an aqueous mixture curable physically, thermally or both thermally and with actinic radiation, comprising (A) at least one polyurethane binder, which is ionically stabilized, nonionically stabilized, or a combination thereof, and which is saturated, unsaturated, grafted with olefinically unsaturated compounds, or a combination thereof; (B) at least one pigment, which is a color pigment, effect pigment, or a combination thereof; and (C) at least one phosphoric ester of the general formula (R1ORO)3P═O, wherein R is an alkanediyl group comprising 2 to 10 carbon atoms and R1 is an alkyl group comprising 2 to 10 carbon atoms. Also disclosed is a process for preparing the foregoing aqueous mixture, and color and/or effect thermoset or thermoplastic materials comprising the same.
US07960453B2
Crosslinking systems suitable for use in a polymer melt composition wherein the polymer melt composition comprises a hydroxyl polymer; polymeric structures made from such polymer melt compositions; and processes/methods related thereto are provided.
US07960451B2
A polyamide masterbatch free from metal copper deposition and metal corrosion in an extruder or a molding machine, deterioration in mechanical physical properties of the product, and a color change of appearance due to water absorption and having improved heat aging resistance is produced by mixing, by melt kneading, a) 100 parts by weight of a polyamide having a water content of from 0.05 to 2.0 wt. %, b) from 0.1 to 10 parts by weight of an organic compound having at least one amide group, c) from 0.1 to 5 parts by weight of a copper compound having a maximum particle size of 50 μm or less, and d) from 1 to 50 parts by weight of a halogen compound (with the proviso that a copper halide is excluded) having a maximum particle size of 50 μm or less.
US07960448B2
A method for producing a puncture sealant, including: performing a first mixing to mix an anti-freezing agent and water; performing a second mixing to mix a mixed liquid obtained from the first mixing and a rubber latex; and performing a third mixing to mix a mixed liquid obtained from the second mixing and an adhesive agent.
US07960447B2
The present invention relates to hydrophilic dicationic siloxane prepolymers with one polymerizable vinyl moiety instead of two polymerizable vinyl moieties, resulting in contact lenses and/or biomedical devices with reduced cross-link density and modulus without detracting from other properties.
US07960433B2
Methods of treating chemokine-mediated diseases are disclosed. The methods comprise the administration of CXC-Chemokine receptor antagonists of the formula or pharmaceutically acceptable salts or solvates thereof, in combination with other classes of pharmaceutical compounds. The chemokine-mediated diseases include acute and chronic inflammatory disorders, psoriasis, cystic fibrosis, asthma and cancer. Also disclosed are novel compounds of formula (I).
US07960429B2
The present invention concerns methods useful in treating a subject having diarrhea-predominant IBS (IBS-D) by administering N methyl-N-[(1S)-1-phenyl-2-((3S)-3-hydroxypyrrolidin-1-yl)ethyl]-2,2-diphenylacetamide and/or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof to the subject.
US07960412B2
The present invention provides a compound represented by the following formula (I); [wherein T represents a single bond, a C1-C4 alkylene group which may have a substituent and the like; (I-1) formula (I-1) represents a single bond or a double bond; A represents a single bond, a bivalent 5- to 14-membered heterocyclic group which may have a substituent and the like; Y represents a single bond and the like; Z represents a methylene group and the like; ring G represents a phenylene group and the like which may condense with a 5- to 6-membered ring and may have a heteroatom; Ra and Rb are the same as or different from each other and represent a hydrogen atom and the like; W represents a single bond and the like; R′ represents 1 to 4 independent hydrogen atoms and the like; and R″ represents 1 to 4 independent hydrogen atoms and the like] or a salt thereof, or a hydrate thereof.
US07960403B2
Compounds according to formula (I): wherein A, R1, R2 and R3 are defined as defined herein, and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts, hydrates and solvates thereof, are useful for the modulation of CCR5 chemokine receptor activity.
US07960398B2
The present invention relates to methods for identifying compounds useful for regulating TNF-alpha levels and/or activity. The invention also relates to methods for decreasing TNF-alpha levels and/or activity. Compounds and compositions according to this invention are useful for treating TNF-mediated diseases. The invention also relates to kits comprising the compounds and compositions herein and a tool for measuring TNF-alpha activity and/or levels.
US07960393B2
The present invention relates to a pyrimidine derivative of the formula (I) and salts thereof which is useful as an active ingredient of pharmaceutical preparations. The pyrimidine derivative of the present invention has excellent CRTH2 (G-protein-coupled chemoattractant receptor, expressed on Th2 cells) antagonistic activity and can be used for the prophylaxis and treatment of diseases associated with CRTH2 activity, in particular for the treatment of allergic diseases, such as asthma, allergic rhinitis, atopic dermatitis, and allergic conjunctivitis; eosinophil-related diseases, such as Churg-Strauss syndrome and sinusitis; basophil-related diseases, such as basophilic leukemia, chronic urticaria and basophilic leukocytosis in human and other mammals; and inflammatory diseases characterized by T lymphocytes and profuse leukocyte infiltrates such as psoriasis, eczema, inflammatory bowel disease, ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease, COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder) and arthritis.
US07960391B2
A compound of general formula (I): A process for preparing this compound.A fungicide composition comprising a compound of general formula (I).A method for treating plants by applying a compound of general formula (I) or a composition comprising it.
US07960383B2
The invention relates to new therapeutically useful pyridazin-3(2H)-one derivatives of Formula (I) and to pharmaceutical compositions containing them. These compounds are potent and selective inhibitors of phosphodiesterase 4 (PDE4) and are thus useful in the treatment, prevention or suppression of pathological conditions, diseases and disorders known to be susceptible of being improved by inhibition of PDE4 such as asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, rheumatoid arthritis, atopic dermatitis, psoriasis or irritable bowel disease.
US07960382B2
Novel compounds and their uses are disclosed herein.
US07960379B2
Compounds comprising or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or a prodrug thereof, are disclosed, wherein J1, J2, B, Y, A and D are as described. Methods, compositions, and medicaments related thereto are also disclosed.
US07960371B2
Large scale (bulk) compositions comprising high-purity stannsoporfin are disclosed, as well as methods of synthesizing such compositions.
US07960366B2
Methods and compositions for treating for the synergistic treatment of fungal associated disorders are discussed.
US07960352B2
The present invention relates to an Androsace umbellata Merr. extract having anticancer activity and a triterpene saponin compound isolated therefrom, more particularly to an Androsace umbellata (Lour.) Merr. extract, triterpene saponin compounds isolated therefrom, saxifragifolin B and saxifragifolin D, which inhibit the growth of cancer cells and induce apoptosis of cancer cells, and thus are useful for preparing a composition for preventing and treating cancers and a method of isolating a triterpene saponin compound from an Androsace umbellata Merr. extract.
US07960348B2
The present invention provides stable metastin derivatives having excellent biological activities (a cancer metastasis suppressing activity, a cancer growth suppressing activity, a gonadotropic hormone secretion stimulating activity, sex hormone secretion stimulating activity, etc.). By substituting the constituent amino acids of metastin with specific amino acids in the metastin derivative of the present invention, blood stability, solubility, etc. are more improved, gelation tendency is reduced, pharmacokinetics are also improved, and an excellent cancer metastasis suppressing activity or a cancer growth suppressing activity is exhibited. Furthermore, the metastin derivative of the present invention has the effects of suppressing gonadotropic hormone secretion, suppressing sex hormone secretion, etc.
US07960346B2
The present invention provides a means of selectively killing epithelial cell carcinomas by administering a CXCR4-specific sequence of the Gp120 protein or Nef proteins or the proteins themselves (the modulators) such as that found in strains HIV-1, HIV-2, SIV, or FIV CXCR4-specific Gp 120 sequences or Nef proteins or sequences may be delivered to the mucosa or systemically. The mucosal means of application include oral, intranasal, ocular, intravaginal, rectal, and/or intraurethral administration in liquid or particulate form.
US07960343B2
In certain aspects, the present invention provides compositions and methods for decreasing FSH levels in a patient. The patient may, for example, be diagnosed with an FSH-related disorder or desire to delay or inhibit germ cell maturation.
US07960341B2
The present invention relates to methods of treating polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) comprising administering glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1), exendin, and analogs and agonists thereof, to subjects suffering therefrom.
US07960322B2
This invention encompasses a lubricating oil composition contaminated with at least about 0.3 wt % of a biodiesel fuel or a decomposition product thereof, based on the total weight of the lubricating oil composition, comprising: a. a major amount of base oil of lubricating viscosity; and b. a diarylamine compound, wherein, the amount of the diarylamine compound is at least about 0.1 wt. %, based on the total weight of the lubricating oil composition. Methods of using the lubricating oil compositions are also described.
US07960315B2
Methods are provided that include a method comprising providing a acidic treatment fluid that comprises a base fluid, an acid composition, and a gelling agent that comprises clarified diutan; and introducing the acidic treatment fluid into at least a portion of a subterranean formation. In some embodiments, the acidic treatment fluid may be allowed to interact with a component of the subterranean formation so that the component is at least partially dissolved. In some embodiments, the acidic treatment fluid may be introduced into a pipeline. Additional methods are also provided.
US07960314B2
A method comprising contacting a zwitterionic surfactant, co-surfactant, and water to form a microemulsifier, and contacting the microemulsifier with an oleaginous fluid under low shear conditions to form a microemulsion. A method comprising introducing a first wellbore servicing fluid comprising at least one oleaginous fluid into a wellbore, wherein the first wellbore servicing fluid forms oil-wet solids and/or oil-wet surfaces in the wellbore, and contacting the oil-wet solids and/or oil-wet surfaces in the wellbore with a second wellbore servicing fluid comprising a zwitterionic surfactant, a co-surfactant, and a brine to form a microemulsion.
US07960313B2
Combinatorial processing including stirring is described, including defining multiple regions of a substrate, processing the multiple regions of the substrate in a combinatorial manner, introducing a fluid into a first aperture at a first end of a body to dispense the fluid out of a second aperture at a second end of the body and into one of the multiple regions, and agitating the fluid using an impeller at a second end of the body to facilitate interaction of the fluid with a surface of the substrate.
US07960308B2
The invention provides a process which enables, in preparation of acrolein by catalytic gas-phase oxidation of propylene in the presence of molecular oxygen or a molecular oxygen-containing gas or in preparation of acrylic acid by catalytic gas-phase oxidation of acrolein in the presence of molecular oxygen or a molecular oxygen-containing gas, using single kind of atalyst, to suppress occurrence of localized extraordinarily high temperature spots (hot spots) in the catalyst layer and can stably maintain high acrolein or acrylic acid yield for a long time. The process is characterized by use of an oxide catalyst containing molybdenum as an essential component and having relative standard deviation of its particle size in a range of 0.02 to 0.20.
US07960307B2
A sulfur reduction catalyst useful to reduce the levels of sulfur in a cracked gasoline product comprises a metal vanadate compound. The metal vanadate compound can be supported on a molecular sieve such as a zeolite in which the metal vanadate compound is primarily located on the exterior surface of the pore structure of the zeolite and on the surface of any matrix material used to bind or support the zeolite.
US07960301B2
A glass composition which is reduced in the amount of residual bubbles and is produced using smaller amounts of an environmentally unfriendly component such as arsenic oxide and antimony oxide. This glass composition comprises, in terms of mass %: 40-70% SiO2; 5-20% B2O3; 10-25% Al2O3; 0-10% MgO; 0-20% CaO; 0-20% SrO; 0-10% BaO; 0.001-0.5% Li2O; 0.01-0.5% Na2O; 0.002-0.5% K2O; and 0-1.0%, excluding 0%, Cl.
US07960299B2
A reinforced fabric that includes a first fiber group and a thread. The first fiber group includes a plurality of fiber sets positioned substantially parallel to one another. Each of the fiber sets includes a plurality of fibers. The thread is formed of at least one strand of material. The thread has an outer surface that is formed of a material having a melting point that is less than the melting point of the fibers in the fiber sets. The thread is stitched about the fiber sets to at least partially maintain a position of the fiber sets relative to one another. The thread forms a plurality of heat created permanent closed loop structures in the reinforced fabric. At least one of the loop structures encircles at least one fiber set. At least one of the fibers in the fibers sets is not strongly bonded to the thread that encircles the fiber set.
US07960296B2
A spin addition method for catalyst elements is simple and very important technique, because the minimum amount of a catalyst element necessary for crystallization can be easily added by controlling the catalyst element concentration within a catalyst element solution, but there is a problem in that uniformity in the amount of added catalyst element within a substrate is poor. The non-uniformity in the amount of added catalyst element within the substrate is thought to influence fluctuation in crystallinity of a crystalline semiconductor film that has undergone thermal crystallization, and exert a bad influence on the electrical characteristics of TFTs finally structured by the crystalline semiconductor film. The present invention solves this problem with the aforementioned conventional technique. If the spin rotational acceleration speed is set low during a period moving from a dripping of the catalyst element solution process to a high velocity spin drying process in a catalyst element spin addition step, then it becomes clear that the non-uniformity of the amount of added catalyst element within the substrate is improved. The above stated problems are therefore solved by applying a spin addition process with a low spin rotational acceleration to a method of manufacturing a crystalline semiconductor film.
US07960291B2
The present invention provides porous organosilicate layers, and vapor deposition systems and methods for preparing such layers on substrates. The porous organosilicate layers are useful, for example, as masks.
US07960286B2
A method of manufacturing a semiconductor structure is provided. The method includes forming a hard mask pattern on a semiconductor substrate, wherein the hard mask pattern covers active regions; forming a trench in the semiconductor substrate within an opening defined by the hard mask pattern; filling the trench with a dielectric material, resulting in a trench isolation feature; performing an ion implantation to the trench isolation feature using the hard mask pattern to protect active regions of the semiconductor substrate; and removing the hard mask pattern after the performing of the ion implantation.
US07960280B2
An improved method of forming a fully silicided (FUSI) gate in both NMOS and PMOS transistors of the same MOS device is disclosed. In one example, the method comprises forming a first silicide in at least a top portion of a gate electrode of the PMOS devices and not over the NMOS devices. The method further comprises concurrently forming a second silicide in at least a top portion of a gate electrode of both the NMOS and PMOS devices, and forming a FUSI gate silicide of the gate electrodes. In one embodiment, the thickness of the second silicide is greater than the first silicide by an amount which compensates for a difference in the rates of silicide formation between the NMOS and PMOS devices.
US07960278B2
The present invention is a method of film deposition that comprises a film-depositing step of supplying a high-melting-point organometallic material gas and a nitrogen-containing gas to a processing vessel that can be evacuated, so as to deposit a thin film of a metallic compound of a high-melting-point metal on a surface of an object to be processed placed in the processing vessel. A partial pressure of the nitrogen-containing gas during the film-depositing step is 17% or lower, in order to increase carbon density contained in the thin film.
US07960274B2
A reliable and mechanical strong interconnect structure is provided that does not include gouging features in the bottom of the an opening, particularly at a via bottom. Instead, the interconnect structures of the present invention utilize a Co-containing buffer layer that is selectively deposited on exposed surfaces of the conductive features that are located in a lower interconnect level. The selective deposition is performed through at least one opening that is present in a dielectric material of an upper interconnect level. The selective deposition is performed by electroplating or electroless plating. The Co-containing buffer layer comprises Co and at least one of P and B. W may optionally be also present in the Co-containing buffer layer.
US07960263B2
The present invention provides an improved amorphization/templated recrystallization (ATR) method for fabricating low-defect-density hybrid orientation substrates. ATR methods for hybrid orientation substrate fabrication generally start with a Si layer having a first orientation bonded to a second Si layer or substrate having a second orientation. Selected regions of the first Si layer are amorphized and then recrystallized into the orientation of the second Si layer by using the second Si layer as a template. The process flow of the present invention solves two major difficulties not disclosed by prior art ATR methods: the creation of “corner defects” at the edges of amorphized Si regions bounded by trenches, and undesired orientation changes during a high temperature post-recrystallization defect-removal annealing of non-ATR'd regions not bounded by trenches. In particular, this invention provides a process flow comprising the steps of (i) amorphization and low-temperature recrystallization performed in substrate regions free of trenches, (ii) formation of trench isolation regions that subsume the defective regions at the edge of the ATR'd regions, and (iii) a high-temperature defect-removal anneal performed with the trench isolation regions in place.
US07960259B2
A semiconductor structure consistent with certain implementations has a crystalline substrate oriented with a {111} plane surface that is within 10 degrees of surface normal. An epitaxially grown electrically insulating interlayer overlays the crystalline substrate and establishes a coincident lattice that mates with the surface symmetry of the {111} plane surface. An atomically stable two dimensional crystalline film resides on the epitaxial insulating layer with a coincident lattice match to the insulating interlayer. Methods of fabrication are disclosed. This abstract is not to be considered limiting, since other embodiments may deviate from the features described in this abstract.
US07960254B2
To provide a manufacturing method for an epitaxial wafer that alleviates distortions on a back surface thereof due to sticking between a wafer and a susceptor, thereby preventing decrease in flatness thereof due to a lift pin. A manufacturing method for an epitaxial wafer according to the present invention includes: an oxide film forming step in which an oxide film is formed on a back surface thereof; an etching step in which a hydrophobic portion exposing a back surface of the semiconductor wafer is provided by partially removing the oxide film; a wafer placing step in which the semiconductor wafer is placed; and an epitaxial growth step in which an epitaxial layer is grown on a main surface of the semiconductor wafer; and the diameter of the lift pin installation circle provided on a circle on a bottom face of a susceptor is smaller than that of the hydrophobic portion.
US07960234B2
One embodiment of the present invention relates to a method of fabricating a multi-gate transistor. During the method a second gate electrode material is selectively removed from a semiconductor structure from which the multi-gate transistor is formed, thereby exposing at least one surface of a first gate electrode material. The exposed surface of the first gate electrode material is deglazed. Subsequently, the first gate electrode material is removed. Other methods and devices are also disclosed.
US07960232B2
By forming MOSFETs on a substrate having pre-existing ridges of semiconductor material (i.e., a “corrugated substrate”), the resolution limitations associated with conventional semiconductor manufacturing processes can be overcome, and high-performance, low-power transistors can be reliably and repeatably produced. Forming a corrugated substrate prior to actual device formation allows the ridges on the corrugated substrate to be created using high precision techniques that are not ordinarily suitable for device production. MOSFETs that subsequently incorporate the high-precision ridges into their channel regions will typically exhibit much more precise and less variable performance than similar MOSFETs formed using optical lithography-based techniques that cannot provide the same degree of patterning accuracy. Additional performance enhancement techniques such as pulse-shaped doping and “wrapped” gates can be used in conjunction with the segmented channel regions to further enhance device performance.
US07960231B2
A method of forming a semiconductor memory device includes forming a tunnel insulating layer on a semiconductor substrate, and forming a silicon layer, including metal material, on the tunnel insulating layer. Accordingly, an increase in the strain energy of the conductive layer may be prohibited and, therefore, the growth of grains constituting the conductive layer may be prevented. Furthermore, a threshold voltage distribution characteristic and electrical properties of a semiconductor memory device may be improved.
US07960228B2
The present invention provides a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device, including the steps of: forming a first ferroelectric film on a first conductive film by a film-forming method including at least a step of forming a film by a sol-gel method; forming a second ferroelectric film on the first ferroelectric film by a sputtering method; forming a second conductive film on the second ferroelectric film; and forming a capacitor provided with a lower electrode, a capacitor dielectric film and an upper electrode by patterning the first conductive film, the first and second ferroelectric films and the second conductive film.
US07960227B2
After a first via hole leading to a ferroelectric capacitor structure are formed in an interlayer insulating film by dry etching, a second via hole to expose part of the ferroelectric capacitor structure is formed in a hydrogen diffusion preventing film so as to be aligned with the first via hole by wet etching, and a via hole constructed by the first via hole and the second via hole communicating with each other is formed.
US07960224B2
A method for operating a memory device includes applying a sequence of bias arrangements across a selected metal-oxide memory element to change among resistance states. The sequence of bias arrangements includes a first set of one or more pulses to change the resistance state of the selected metal-oxide memory element from the first resistance state to a third resistance state, and a second set of one or more pulses to change the resistance state of the selected metal-oxide memory element from the third resistance state to the second resistance state.
US07960223B2
The present invention provides a semiconducting device including a substrate including a semiconducting surface having an n-type device in a first device region and a p-type device in a second device region, the n-type device including a first gate structure present overlying a portion of the semiconducting surface in the first device region including a first work function metal semiconductor alloy in the semiconducting surface adjacent to the portion of the semiconducting surface underlying the gate structure, and a first type strain inducing layer present overlying the first device region; and a p-type device including a second gate structure present overlying a portion of the semiconducting surface in the second device region including a second work function metal semiconductor alloy in the semiconducting surface adjacent to the portion of the semiconducting surface underlying the gate structure, and a second type strain inducing layer present overlying the second device region.
US07960215B2
An electronic device includes: a base; a conductor pattern formed on the base; and a circuit chip electrically connected to the conductor pattern. The electronic device further includes a reinforcing member which is disposed on the base to surround the circuit chip, whose outer shape is like a ring, and which includes layers stacked in the thickness direction of the base. The lowermost layer of the layers is closest to the base and softer than the layer that is at least one of the remaining layers. The electronic device further includes a sealing member which fills an inside of the reinforcing member while covering the top of the circuit chip, thereby sealing the circuit chip on the base.
US07960214B2
A fabricating process of chip package structure is provided. First, a first substrate having a plurality of first bonding pads and a second substrate having a plurality of second bonding pads are provide, wherein a plurality of bumps are formed on the first bonding pads of the first substrate. A first two-stage adhesive layer is formed on the first substrate or on the second substrate and is B-stagized to form a first B-staged adhesive layer. A second two-stage adhesive layer is formed on the first B-staged adhesive layer and is B-stagized to form a second B-staged adhesive layer. Then, the first substrate and the second substrate are bonded via the first B-staged adhesive layer and the second B-staged adhesive layer such that each of the first bonding pads is respectively electrically connected to one of the second bonding pads via one of the bumps.
US07960213B2
An electronic package structure and method use a conductive strip to bond die-to-die, die-to-lead, chip carrier-to-lead, or lead-to-lead. A conductive strip may carry greater current than a bonding wire, and thus may replace several bonding wires. The bonding of the conductive strip may be carried out by an SMT process, and thus requires lower cost than wire bonding processes. A conductive strip may be bonded to more than two dice or leads to save more bonding wires. A conductive strip is stronger than a bonding wire, and thus lowers the possibility of being broken.
US07960208B2
Systems and methods for forming an encapsulated device include a hermetic seal which seals an insulating environment between two substrates, one of which supports the device. The hermetic seal is formed by an alloy of two metal layers, one deposited on a first substrate and the other deposited on the second substrate, along with a raised feature formed on the first or the second substrate. At least one of the metal layers may be deposited conformally over the raised feature. The raised feature penetrates the molten material of the first or the second metal layers during formation of the alloy, and produces a spectrum of stoichiometries for the formation of the desired alloy, as a function of the distance from the raised feature. At some distance from the raised feature, the proper ratio of the first metal to the second metal exists to form an alloy of the preferred stoichiometry.
US07960205B2
The present invention is a process of making a germanium-antimony-tellurium alloy film using a process selected from the group consisting of atomic layer deposition and chemical vapor deposition, wherein a silyltellurium precursor is used as a source of tellurium for the alloy film and is reacted with an alcohol during the deposition process.
US07960202B2
Disclosed is a photodiode array comprising a semiconductor substrate; a plurality of photodiodes formed on the semiconductor substrate; and crystal fused regions losing crystallinity by fusing a semiconductor material of the photodiodes between the plurality of photodiodes.
US07960195B2
A method of manufacturing a laser diode array capable of inhibiting electric cross talk is provided. The method of manufacturing a laser diode array includes a processing step of forming a peel layer containing an oxidizable material and a vertical resonator structure over a first substrate sequentially from the first substrate side by crystal growth, and then selectively etching the peel layer and the vertical resonator structure to the first substrate, thereby processing into a columnar shape, a peeling step of oxidizing the peel layer from a side face, and then peeling the vertical resonator structure of columnar shape from the first substrate, and a rearrangement step of jointing a plurality of vertical resonator structures of columnar shape obtained by the peeling step to a surface of a metal layer of a second substrate formed with the metal layer on the surface.
