US08468609B2
At least one dispersed storage (DS) processing unit (14), at least one dispersed storage managing unit (18), and at least one dispersed storage unit (44) communicate with each other over a network (20) to authenticate and process a user data transaction within dispersed memory in a dispersed storage network. In a data operation, the DS processing unit (14) first received the request. The unit (14) uses stored security information (80 and 84) to validate that the user requesting the user transaction is a valid user. The unit (18) processes the user transaction to further authenticate that the user is valid and the user transaction requested by the user is proper. Finally, the unit (44) again received user transaction information and performs another authentication to ensure that the distributed network data slices can be properly processed by this user and this user transaction.
US08468606B2
A security device may receive information relating to a security event in a customer network. The security device may further determine, in response to receiving the information, a likelihood score that reflects a likelihood that the security event will succeed and an impact score that provides an indication of an impact that the security event will have on the customer network. The security device may also determine a risk score based on the likelihood score and the impact score, where the risk score provides an indication of a risk that the security event will affect the customer network. The security device may provide the risk score to a customer associated with the customer network.
US08468592B2
Some embodiments provide a system that executes a native code module. During operation, the system obtains the native code module. Next, the system loads the native code module into a secure runtime environment. Finally, the system safely executes the native code module in the secure runtime environment by using a set of software fault isolation (SFI) mechanisms that maintain control flow integrity for the native code module and constrain store instructions in the native code module by bounding a valid memory region of the native code module with one or more guard regions.
US08468585B2
An identity management (“IdM”) system can change the credentials at certain intervals. If credentials change, there is no way for an application that uses the credentials to know that the credentials have changed because the application dependency relationships are unknown. When service account credentials change, credentials are typically manually updated for each dependent application. Some embodiments of the inventive subject matter allow IdM systems to track application dependencies for service accounts. The IdM systems can detect when service account credentials change and automatically notify dependent applications of the new service account credentials.
US08468582B2
A method for secure electronic transaction over a computer network, comprising: at a trusted relationship profile server computer: storing a unique identity of a trusted computing unit; generating a confirmation message regarding the unique identity of the trusted computing unit in response to a request from the trusted computing unit; at a security proxy server computer: storing real credentials and local credentials of a customer in a secure vault; receiving the confirmation message and permitting a login process to be performed with the security proxy server using the local credentials, provided the confirmation message is valid; and replacing the local credentials submitted in the login process with the real credentials. A corresponding system for secure electronic transactions is also provided.
US08468572B2
A technique for managing the distribution of digital video content to multiple end-user devices is disclosed. The technique involves statistically multiplexing multiple VBR encoded video streams into an access channel, such as a data over cable service interface specifications (DOCSIS) bonded group, and utilizing quality of service capabilities of an edge device, such as a cable modem termination system (CMTS) or an edge quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM) device, to buffer and schedule IP packets, which carry the VBR encoded video streams, so that packets are not dropped during periods of congestion. Utilizing the quality of service capabilities of an edge device makes it possible to statistically multiplex VBR encoded video streams in a narrowcast application such as Video on Demand (VOD) or Switched Digital Video (SDV) while eliminating the need for process intensive transrating/transcoding operations.
US08468569B2
A server apparatus includes a memory which stores a management table relating content identification information for specifying the content and a trick play request and a trick play data, and a transmitter which refers to the management table based on the content identification information and the trick play request, reads out the corresponding trick play data from the management table according to the reference result, to transmit the trick play data to the receiving apparatus from the specified reproduction starting position.
US08468567B2
A place-shifting system for distributing video content from a content source (2) has apparatus including a set-top box (STB) (1) with a digital interface to a sender (6). The sender (6) receives video content from the STB (1) conditional upon access permissions that may be associated with a subscription. The permissions may also be determined using the identifier of a viewer device (9). The viewer (9) requests connection to a specific sender (6) by sending an association request to an association server (8) via a network connection (10). The association server (8) returns location information specific to the sender (6) being requested to the viewer (9). The viewer (9) and sender (6) then communicate directly (11) to establish communication and to start transfer of video and other information. The sender (6) can remove content protection from the video content before transcoding, re-applying content protection and sending it. The viewer (9) can act as a remote control for the STB (1) and modifies of the format of On-Screen Display data depending on its video output capability.
US08468563B1
A computer implemented method and system for managing redundant signals are disclosed. At least one server receives a first signal stream with an identifier, the first signal stream having a first time associated with a first signal point. The at least one server receives a second signal stream with the identifier, the second signal stream having a second time associated with a second signal point, wherein the second time is after the first time. The at least one server compares the first time associated with the first signal stream with the second time associated with the second signal stream. The at least one server terminates transmission of the second signal stream and transmits the first signal stream when the comparison is determined to be within a time range tolerance. Both signal streams are transmitted when the comparison is determined not to be within a time range tolerance.
US08468553B2
The optical element adjustment structure is provided with a rotating side including an optical element to be rotationally adjusted, and a non-rotating side where the rotationally adjusted optical element is securely arranged. The rotating side includes a tapered distal end section, and a contact section provided in an end section on a side opposite the distal end section and adapted to be contacted by an adjustment jig. The non-rotating side includes a recessed section for engaging the distal end section. The adjustment jig contacting the contact section is moved, whereby the rotating side rotates, the distal end section engaged in the recessed section being used as a fulcrum, and the optical element is rotationally adjusted.
US08468551B2
In a computer system having memory, at least one processor and a physical input-output adapter, the at least one processor generates logical partitions, including local logical partitions and an input-output logical partition. The logical partitions have respective local virtual adapters. The input-output logical partition has a shared virtual adapter configured to communicate with the physical input-output adapter, such that a plurality of the local logical partitions share the physical input-output adapter via the shared virtual adapter. The at least one processor provides communication for ones of the local virtual adapters of the local logical partitions directly with the physical input-output adapter by a hypervisor.
US08468549B2
Systems and Methods are provided for coordinating computing functions to accomplish a task. The system includes a plurality of standardized executable application modules (SEAMs), each of which is configured to execute on a processor to provide a unique function and to generate an event associated with its unique function. The system includes a configuration file that comprises a dynamic data store (DDS) and a static data store (SDS). The DDS includes an event queue and one or more response queues. The SDS includes a persistent software object that is configured to map a specific event from the event queue to a predefined response record and to indicate a response queue into which the predefined response record is to be placed. The system further includes a workflow service module, the work flow service module being configured to direct communication between the SDS, the DDS and each of the plurality of SEAMs.
US08468540B2
A multi-streaming processor has a plurality of streams for streaming one or more instruction threads, a set of functional resources for processing instructions from streams, and interrupt handler logic. The logic detects and maps interrupts and exceptions to one or more specific streams. In some embodiments, one interrupt or exception may be mapped to two or more streams, and in others two or more interrupts or exceptions may be mapped to one stream. Mapping may be static and determined at processor design, programmable, with data stored and amendable, or conditional and dynamic, the interrupt logic executing an algorithm sensitive to variables to determine the mapping. Interrupts may be external interrupts generated by devices external to the processor software (internal) interrupts generated by active streams, or conditional, based on variables. After interrupts are acknowledged, streams to which interrupts or exceptions are mapped are vectored to appropriate service routines.
US08468520B2
A computer program product and method for installing downloaded software on a client system over a network is described. The product and method include generating an access key by receiving an installation key produced using a random number generated from a seed that is the value of a client system internal clock at the exact moment in time to the millisecond at which a software installation program was run on the client produce the access code by modulo combining the installation key and user name received by the client system.
US08468515B2
A system and method to effectively and efficiently update a version of firmware resident in a device memory is provided. A method of identifying one or more versions of firmware is provided by way of initializing a device memory with a known pattern. In addition, the amount of free unused memory space may be identified and calculated in a device memory. The system and method generates software update packages that are minimal in size providing cost benefit to a manufacturer and convenience to a user.
US08468514B2
A system and method can update unified extensible firmware interface (UEFI) setting information of a computer. The method creates a system management interrupt (SMI) function based on a UEFI platform of the computer, and stores the SMI function in a SMRAM of the computer. The method further generates an access address of the SMI function when a configuration command is input from an input device, and generate a SMI handler according to the access address. Additionally, the method calls a runtime service function of the UEFI platform by executing the SMI function through the SMI handler, and executes the runtime service function to configure UEFI setting information stored in a flash memory chip and to update BIOS data stored in a CMOS chip related to the UEFI setting information.
US08468510B1
Approaches for generating a hardware specification from a high-level language (HLL) program. In one approach, a method determines separate accesses in the HLL program to multiple consecutively addressed data items. The HLL program is compiled into an intermediate language program to include one or more instructions that perform functions on the multiple consecutively addressed data items and one or more memory access instructions that reference the consecutively addressed data items. The method generates a hardware specification from the intermediate language program. The hardware specification includes a cache memory that caches the consecutively addressed data items and that accesses the consecutively addressed data items in response to a single access request. The specification further includes one or more hardware blocks that implement the functions of the instructions in the intermediate language program. At least one of hardware blocks has access to the multiple consecutively addressed data items in parallel.
US08468505B2
A state component saves a present state of a program or model. This state component can be invoked by the program or model itself, thereby making state a first-class citizen. As the state of the program evolves from the saved state, the saved state remains for reflection and recall, for example, for testing, verification, transaction processing, etc. Using a state reference token, the saved state of the program or model can be accessed by the program or model. For example, the program or model by utilizing a state component, can return itself to the saved state. After returning to the saved state, a second execution path can be introduced without requiring re-execution of the actions leading to the saved state. In another example, the state space of an executing model is saved in order to generate inputs required to exercise a program or model.
US08468503B2
Methods for testing a computer program after changing a first version of the computer program into a second version of the computer program due to a revision of the computer program are provided. In one aspect, the method includes determining mutations inserted into the first version of the computer program, and the mutations inserted into the second version of the computer program, and comparing the first version of the computer program with the second version of the computer program to determine changed and unchanged mutations in the second version against the first version. The mutations that can be inserted only in the first version of the computer program or only in the second version of the computer program are classified as changed mutations and the mutations that can be inserted in the first and the second version are classified as unchanged mutations.
US08468500B2
A program debugging method of debugging a memory access to memory areas during an execution of a program includes changing only addresses allocated to segments among addresses of the memory areas to change an arrangement of the segments, executing the program in which the arrangement of the segments is changed, tracing memory accesses involved in the execution of the program to obtain reference addresses referred to by the memory access, and obtaining at least one of execution results, and analyzing the reference addresses of a memory access to be analyzed according to an execution command, which includes an analysis target, and determining whether the memory access to be analyzed is valid, when it is determined that at least one of the plurality of execution results, the numbers of accesses, and the execution orders are the same in all executions in the analyzing of the execution result.
US08468498B2
Embodiments may provide a makefile interposer, which enables a makefile to be used for building software for different platforms without modifying the makefile. In some embodiments, the interposer intercepts the commands run by makefile and automatically interposes the correct library files, dependencies, paths, and other information used by make to build the program for a particular platform. Additionally, calls that the invoked tools themselves make are intercepted and the interposer may redirect them to the platform-specific tools or file system locations including redirecting file descriptors. In some instances, when a tool is called that is not in the platform, the interposer may also fall back on the other system tools.
US08468497B2
Embodiments of the present invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to defect classification for software development and provide a method, system and computer program product for automated defect classification in a software development tool. In an embodiment of the invention, a defect classification method can be provided. The method can include computing differences between versions of a line of source code, lexically analyzing the computed differences to produce a lexical construct, mapping the lexical construct to a classification, and assigning the defect classification to the line of source code.
US08468492B1
Described herein is a system comprising an App Generator (application generator) comprising executable program instructions that define one or more constraints. The one or more constraints embody one or more rules for converting an information structure into one or more components of a software application. The system also includes a digital data processor executing said executable program instructions to: i. provide a user interface; ii. accept input data that defines the information structure; and iii. apply the one or more constraints to said input data to generate the one or more components of the software application.
US08468490B2
In a method for checking layout of a printed circuit board (PCB) using an electronic device, a power line is selected from a layout diagram of the PCB. The method searches for one or more signal lines which are overlapping with the selected power line from the layout diagram of the PCB. The method further locates attribute data of the searched signal lines and the selected power line in the layout diagram of the PCB, and displays the attribute data of the searched signal lines and the selected power line on a display device of the electronic device.
US08468484B2
This invention comprises a layout method to effectively protect logic circuits against soft errors (non-destructive errors) and circuit cells, with layout, which are protected against soft errors. In particular, the method protects against cases where multiple nodes in circuit are affected by a single event. These events lead to multiple errors in the circuit, and while several methods exist to deal with single node errors, multiple node errors are very hard to deal with using any currently existing protection methods. The method is particularly useful for CMOS based logic circuits in modem technologies (.ltoreq.90 nm), where the occurrence of multiple node pulses becomes high (due to the high integration level). It uses a unique layout configuration, which makes the circuits protected against single event generated soft-errors.
US08468480B2
A method of designing a template pattern used for imprint lithography, includes generating data of a dummy template pattern to be formed in a third area between first and second areas of a template based on data of a design pattern of the template, the data of the dummy template pattern being generated so that a third surface area ratio showing a ratio of a surface area of the third area to an area of the third area is set smaller than a first surface area ratio showing a ratio of a surface area of the first area to an area of the first area and larger than a second surface area ratio showing a ratio of a surface area of the second area to an area of the second area.
US08468474B2
A method includes retrieving first layouts of an integrated circuit from a non-transitory computer-readable medium. The first layouts include a via pattern in a via layer, and a metal line pattern in a metal layer immediately over the via layer. The metal line pattern has an enclosure to the via pattern. The enclosure is increased to a second enclosure to generate second layouts of the integrated circuit.
US08468473B1
The present disclosure describes a method of forming a pattern by an electron beam lithography system. The method includes receiving an integrated circuit (IC) design layout data having a polygon and a forbidden pattern, modifying the polygon and the forbidden pattern using an electron proximity correction (EPC) technique, stripping the modified polygon into subfields, converting the stripped polygon to an electron beam writer format data, and writing the electron beam writer formatted polygon onto a substrate by an electron beam writer. Stripping the modified polygon includes finding the modified forbidden pattern as a reference layer, and stitching the modified polygon to avoid stitching the modified forbidden pattern.
US08468462B2
Devices and methods for controlling displays in a multi-display environment are disclosed. An exemplary method may comprise the following steps. Initially, an exemplary method may continuously track and record currently active display surfaces. Next, the exemplary method may identify the display surface that is determined to have been active immediately prior to the newly invoked display. After updating the specification file for the newly invoked display to include the identity of the display surface just identified, the exemplary method may be completed by displaying the newly invoked display on the same display surface as previously identified. In the event that the newly invoked display is a critical display, both the newly invoked display and the display determined to have been active immediately prior to the invoked display may be assigned an always-on-top status.
US08468457B1
According to one general aspect, a computer-implemented method for managing global keyboard shortcuts is described. The method determines a web application or a browser extension accessible for execution by a browser of a client device. A user interface including available shortcut actions for the web application or the browser extension is provided, and a designation of a keyboard shortcut for an action from the available shortcut actions is received via the user interface. An association is created between the designated keyboard shortcut, the action, and a user account. The designated keyboard shortcut, the action, and the association may be stored on a server, and the designated keyboard shortcut, the action, and the association may be synced based on the user account.
US08468450B2
An output control device includes an output unit configured to output information externally received or to be transmitted outside, a display unit configured to display a predetermined image, a position detecting unit configured to detect a position specified on the predetermined image displayed on the display unit, a display control unit configured to control the display unit to display the predetermined image when the output unit outputs the information, an area specifying unit configured to specify a predetermined area on the predetermined image as an output control area for controlling an output condition of the information to be outputted from the output unit, and an output control unit configured to control the output condition of the information when the specified position on the predetermined image detected by the position detecting unit is within the output control area specified by the area specifying unit.
US08468447B2
Techniques for tracking tag content by keywords and communities are described herein. According to one embodiment, a list of resources is displayed in a first display area of a browser including one or more document pages browsed by the browser. A list of one or more tags is displayed in a second display area of the main window, where each of the resources listed in the first display area is tagged by at least one tag displayed in the second display area. In response to selecting a tag from the list of tags displayed in the second display area, the list of resources is dynamically updated in the first display area, such that only resources tagged with the selected tag are displayed in the first display area. Other methods and apparatuses are also described.
US08468442B2
A method of viewing information associated with data in a spreadsheet, includes providing a document including data and information associated with the data, parsing the document to retrieve the associated information, processing the associated information to break the associated information down into at least one sentence, categorizing the at least one sentence to determine whether the at least one sentence corresponds to at least one category in a taxonomy corresponding to the data, assigning an association strength to the categorized at least one sentence, the association strength indicating a likelihood that the categorized at least one sentence actually corresponds to the at least one category in the taxonomy, filtering the at least one categorized sentence based on the association strength to determine whether to match the categorized at least one sentence with the at least one category in the taxonomy and outputting only the categorized at least one sentence matched with the at least one category in the taxonomy.
US08468437B2
A filtering method, system, and equipment applied in digital communication technologies are disclosed in the embodiments of the present invention. The filtering method of the present embodiments includes: acquiring filtering coefficients of a part of all subcarriers according to data transmission errors; acquiring filtering coefficients of remaining subcarriers through an interpolation algorithm according to the filtering coefficients of the part of subcarriers; and finally, filtering the data corresponding to the multiple subcarriers according to the filtering coefficients of the part of subcarriers and the filtering coefficients of the remaining subcarriers. The part of subcarriers may be selected at a regular interval, or may be subcarriers which are located at a motion value away from the part of subcarriers selected in the previous update of the filtering coefficients. The method of the present embodiments reduces the amount of operation and hardware expenditure, and saves the cost.
US08468433B2
Embodiments of the invention are generally directed to systems, methods, and apparatuses for optimizing the size of memory devices used for error correction code storage. An apparatus (such as a memory module) may include a number of memory devices to store data and a memory device to store error correction (ECC) bits. In some embodiments, the memory devices to store data may have a density of N and the memory device to store ECC bits has a density of ½ N.
US08468429B2
In one embodiment, a reconfigurable cyclic shifter is selectively configurable to operate in (i) five-bit mode to cyclically shift N five-bit messages by up to N degrees or (ii) ten-bit mode to cyclically shift N ten-bit messages by up to N degrees. The reconfigurable cyclic shifter has two five-bit N/2-way non-reconfigurable cyclic shifters. The two non-reconfigurable cyclic shifters together, without additional hardware, do not perform N degrees of cyclic shifting. Thus, five-bit and ten-bit reordering hardware is provided that enables the reconfigurable cyclic shifter to perform up to N degrees of cyclic shifting in the five- and ten-bit modes, respectively. In the five-bit mode, the N five-bit messages are shifted concurrently, where each non-reconfigurable cyclic shifter shifts N/2 of the N messages. In ten-bit mode, N/2 of the N ten-bit messages are shifted concurrently, where each non-reconfigurable cyclic shifter shifts five of the ten bits of each ten-bit message.
US08468424B2
Data stored in non-volatile storage is decoded using iterative probabilistic decoding and multiple read operations to achieve greater reliability. An error correcting code such as a low density parity check code may be used. In one approach, initial reliability metrics, such as logarithmic likelihood ratios, are used in decoding read data of a set of non-volatile storage element. The decoding attempts to converge by adjusting the reliability metrics for bits in code words which represent the sensed state. If convergence does not occur, e.g., within a set time period, the state of the non-volatile storage element is sensed again, current values of the reliability metrics in the decoder are adjusted, and the decoding again attempts to converge.
US08468423B2
For facilitating data verification using a checksum in conjunction with a sidefile by a processor device in a computing environment, first block signatures having a first size are calculated for first blocks of a first volume stored on a storage device. The first block signatures are stored to a sidefile. Second block signatures having a second size different from the first size are calculated for second blocks of a second volume stored on the storage device. The second block signatures are stored to the sidefile.
US08468421B2
A memory system is provided. The memory system includes a memory element that is configured to selectively output data stored to and data fetched from the memory element. An error checking station is configured to receive the data stored to and the data fetched from the memory element. The error checking station is further configured to perform error checking on the data.
US08468418B2
Various embodiments of the present invention provide systems and methods for variable iteration data processing.
US08468414B2
In a preferred embodiment, a wireless mobile system implementing Beam Steering Phased Array Antenna is disclosed having an array of [N×N] antennas mounting on the wireless mobile Terminal transmits unidirectional signals directly to the Base Station as opposed to transmitting multi-directional signals. The wireless mobile system implementing beam-steering phased array antenna, wherein the phases of the signals fed to the array antenna elements are varied by the phase shifters in small programmable step values calculated by the Digital Signal Processor (DSP) Phase Processor which causes the antennas radiation beam to be steered at angle θ. Thus, improvements in beam steering for transmitting unidirectional signals directly to the Base Station will greatly reduce the energy required by the wireless terminal for transmitting signals to the Base Station. And, the effective result would achieve our green-energy technology requirements.
US08468408B2
Integrated circuits with memory built-in self test (MBIST) circuitry and methods are disclosed that employ enhanced features. In one aspect of the invention, MBST circuitry is used set memory elements of arrays to a first state and then to an inverse state during a burn-in operation to maintain each of the two opposing states for a desired time in order to either force a failure of the integrated circuit component or produce a pre-stressed component beyond an infancy stage. Preferably, an integrated circuit is provided having MIBST circuitry configured to serially test multiple arrays of memory elements within a component of the integrated circuit and to also conduct parallel initialization of the serially tested arrays.
US08468401B2
A method for manufacturing a multiple-chip memory device includes making a volatile memory element on a semiconductor substrate, examining the volatile memory element for one or more initial errors, correcting the one or more initial errors on the semiconductor substrate, incorporating the volatile memory element into the multiple-chip memory device, and incorporating a non-volatile memory element into the multiple-chip memory device. The volatile memory element is examined for one or more secondary errors, after incorporating the volatile memory element and the non-volatile memory element into the multiple-chip memory device. Repair information is stored in a non-volatile memory element, the repair information identifying the one or more secondary errors.
US08468399B2
A cache logic verification apparatus includes an acquisition unit that acquires an ongoing process in each stage of a stepped operation to judge whether data to be read in a cache memory holding a copy of contents of a part of a memory is held or not, and a comparator that compares the ongoing process in each stage acquired by the acquisition unit with a scheduled ongoing process predetermined in each stage of the stepped operation.
US08468398B2
Methods and test receiver apparatus are provided for loopback testing of a unidirectional physical layer device. The disclosed methods and test receiver apparatus allow for the phase of a sampling clock implemented at the test receiver apparatus to be aligned with the phase of a test data signal.
US08468393B2
A data processing apparatus is provided including diagnostic mechanism and comparator circuitry. The comparator circuitry is responsive to a signal indicative of execution of a block of program instructions to trigger any watchpoints or watch ranges within that block of program instructions. The relative ordering of the watchpoints or watch ranges is established by ordering characteristics associated therewith, such as programmable priority values, or an implicit ordering given by the storage location of the watchpoint or watch range.
US08468382B2
An Internet Protocol (IP) terminal, comprises communication means for communicating via an IP network, a processor and memory. The memory contains an operating software for the IP terminal and the processor is configured to execute the operating software. The operating software comprises a normal mode logic for implementing a normal mode operation and a restricted mode logic for implementing a restricted mode operation. The normal mode logic comprises program code for initiating a call of a first type under control of instructions from one or more dedicated servers. The restricted mode logic comprises program code for collecting connection information of other IP terminals and for initiating a call of a second type without instructions from the one or more dedicated servers.
US08468378B2
An interface card is capable of communicating with an external device and includes a power supplier; a non-volatile memory which stores executable instructions to operate in an active-mode and a sleep-mode; a small-capacity volatile memory which is supplied with power in the sleep mode; a transmitter-receiver which transmits and receives packet data to/from the external device; and a controller which retrieves sleep-mode instructions stored in the non-volatile memory and loads the sleep mode instructions in the small-capacity volatile memory to transition the interface card into the sleep mode if the transmitter-receiver does not receive the packet data for predetermined time period in an active mode. The interface card processes certain packet data in the sleep mode and transitions back into the active mode when sleep mode operations determine that the packet data cannot be processed in the sleep mode. The non-volatile memory, and other components of an external circuit, is powered down when the interface card is in the sleep mode.
US08468368B2
A method begins with a processing module obtaining encoded key slices from a plurality of user devices and decoding a threshold number of the encoded key slices utilizing a first error coding dispersal storage function to produce a key when the threshold number of the encoded key slices has been obtained. The method continues with the processing module receiving encoded data slices and decoding a threshold number of encoded data slices utilizing a second error coding dispersal storage function to produce encrypted data when the threshold number of the encoded data slices has been received. The method continues with the processing module decrypting the encrypted data utilizing the key and an encryption function to produce data.
US08468342B2
The present invention proposes a computer system and a method capable of performing integrity detection, comprising: a running mode unit which comprises an integrity detection boot variable to determine whether or not to initiate an integrity detection boot mode by judging said running mode unit; an EFI integrity detection unit (5), which is used for performing an integrity detection on EFI image codes in the integrity detection boot mode, and comprises an integrity metric value for being compared with an EFI integrity calculated value generated after the EFI integrity detection unit performs the integrity detection on the EFI image codes, to determine the integrity of the EFI image codes; an operating system integrity detection unit (6); and an integrity management unit. The present invention is based on the EFI BIOS to perform the integrity detection on the operating system during the pre-boot stage, having better reliability and security.
US08468327B2
A processor test method of testing a processor includes executing each test instruction of a test instruction sequence to obtain a condition code set by a condition code setting instruction of the test instruction sequence for testing the processor; producing a condition branching instruction to add the produced condition branching instruction to the end of the condition code setting instruction of the test instruction sequence, the condition branching instruction branching to an error output instruction when a condition code that does not match the obtained condition code is supplied; and executing, by an advanced control scheme, a test instruction sequence in which the condition branching instruction is added to the test instruction sequence.
US08468321B2
A data storage device and a software method using same are described. The method dynamically relocates and includes; upon receiving a requirement to load a new code object to a first storage medium, allocating a dynamic relocation region of the first storage medium, writing information related a task to be performed in relation to the dynamic relocation region to a second storage medium, selecting the new code object from a plurality of code objects stored in the second storage medium, and loading the selected new code object to the allocated dynamic relocation region, and generating information for performing a task associated with the loaded new code object.
US08468318B2
A system and method for scheduling read and write operations among a plurality of solid-state storage devices. A computer system comprises client computers and data storage arrays coupled to one another via a network. A data storage array utilizes solid-state drives and Flash memory cells for data storage. A storage controller within a data storage array comprises an I/O scheduler. The data storage controller is configured to receive requests targeted to the data storage medium, said requests including a first type of operation and a second type of operation. The controller is further configured to schedule requests of the first type for immediate processing by said plurality of storage devices, and queue requests of the second type for later processing by the plurality of storage devices. Operations of the first type may correspond to operations with an expected relatively low latency, and operations of the second type may correspond to operations with an expected relatively high latency.
US08468317B2
A process of interacting with a memory module to restore data backed up from volatile memory to nonvolatile memory of the memory module involves a host system configuring the volatile memory of the module to interoperate with a host memory controller via a DIMM memory interface to the module; the host configuring a controller of the module to copy data from the nonvolatile memory to a peripheral I/O bus, the configuration of the controller of the module carried out via the peripheral I/O bus; a host I/O controller receiving the data copied to the peripheral I/O bus and communicating the received data to a host memory controller; and the host memory controller copying the received data to the volatile memory via the DIMM memory interface, thus completing a restore of the data from nonvolatile memory to the volatile memory.
US08468310B2
One embodiment is a method for tracking data correspondences in a computer system including a host hardware platform, virtualization software running on the host hardware platform, and a virtual machine running on the virtualization software, the method including: (a) monitoring one or more data movement operations of the computer system; and (b) storing information regarding the one or more data movement operations in a data correspondence structure, which information provides a correspondence between data before one of the one or more data movement operations and data after the one of the one or more data movement operations.
US08468301B2
A disk array control apparatus controls writing of data onto an array of N storage devices such as disk drives, where N is an integer of 3 or greater. Each storage device writes data with a granularity of a sector having a predetermined sector size. The apparatus writes data with a granularity of a transfer unit having a transfer size which is T times the sector size, where T is a plural integer greater than (N−1). The apparatus is allows writing to an array of storage devices for which (N−1) is not a factor of T. In particular, the apparatus divides each transfer unit of data into plural stripes each consisting of a respective plural number of sectors of data having the sector size, the stripes each consisting of at most (N−1) sectors and at least one of the stripes consisting of less than (N−1) sectors, and calculates, in respect of each stripe, a parity sector of parity data. The sectors of data and the parity sector representing the parity of each stripe are written onto different storage devices.
US08468300B2
The storage system includes a first controller adapted to transfer/receive data to/from a host computer and to receive/transfer data from/to first type drive units via a first type interface of the first controller; a second controller adapted to transfer/receive data to/from the host computer and/or another host computer and to receive/transfer data from/to the first type drive units via a first type interface of the second controller, the first type drive units each having a converter and a first type drive, the converter converting between a first type protocol and a second type protocol, the first type drive having a second type interface and storing data converted to the second type protocol by the converter; and an expansion housing including the first type drive units. Each of the first type drive units are coupled to both the first and second controllers.
US08468297B2
A content addressable memory system, method and computer program product is described. The memory system comprises a location addressable store having data identified by location and multiple levels of content addressable stores each holding ternary content words. The content words are associated with references to data in the location addressable store. The content store levels might be implemented using different technologies that have different performance, capacity, and cost attributes. The memory system includes a content based cache for improved performance and a content addressable memory management unit for managing memory access operations and virtual memory addressing.
US08468296B1
Aspects of the disclosure provide a method for encoding ranges in a ternary content addressable memory (TCAM). The method includes determining first positive ranges and first negative ranges corresponding to a first encoding range to be encoded in the TCAM. The first encoding range is in association with a first action. The first positive ranges include the first encoding range. The first negative ranges exclude the first encoding range. At least a first positive range and a first negative range are overlapping. Further, the method includes encoding the first positive ranges in first TCAM entries, and encoding the first negative ranges in second TCAM entries. At least one of the second TCAM entries has a higher priority than one of the first TCAM entries. Then, the method includes associating the first TCAM entries to the first action, and associating the second TCAM entries to a reject action.
US08468292B2
The present disclosure relates to a data storage system and method that includes at least two solid state devices that can be classified in at least two different efficiency levels, wherein data progression is used to allocate data to the most cost-appropriate device according to the nature of the data.
US08468289B2
A method of dynamically reallocating memory affinity in a virtual machine after migrating the virtual machine from a source computer system to a destination computer system migrates processor states and resources used by the virtual machine from the source computer system to the destination computer system. The method maps memory of the virtual machine to processor nodes of the destination computer system. The method deletes memory mappings in processor hardware, such as translation lookaside buffers and effective-to-real address tables, for the virtual machine on the destination computer system. The method starts the virtual machine on the destination computer system in virtual real memory mode. A hypervisor running on the destination computer system receives a page fault and virtual address of a page for said virtual machine from a processor of the destination computer system and determines if the page is in local memory of the processor. If the hypervisor determines the page to be in the local memory of the processor, the hypervisor returning a physical address mapping for the page to the processor. If the hypervisor determines the page not to be in the local memory of the processor, the hypervisor moves the page to local memory of the processor and returns a physical address mapping for said page to the processor.
US08468274B2
A CD on which only music information specified by the CD-DA is recorded, or a CD on which both music information specified by the CD-DA and music information to be recorded on a CD-ROM are recorded is mounted upon an information processing terminal. When the CD on which only music information specified by the CD-DA is recorded is mounted, the information processing terminal acquires, from a directory server, an ISRC number that identifies the music information recorded on the CD, and distribution server location information that identifies a content distribution server. The information processing terminal acquires content that is the music information compressed according to the MP3 and encrypted, from the content distribution server identified by the acquired distribution server location information, and the decryption key. The information processing terminal then decrypts the acquired content using the acquired decryption key and reproduces music.
US08468268B2
Techniques for identity and policy based routing are presented. A resource is initiated on a device with a resource identity and role assignments along with policies are obtained for the resource. A customized network is created for the resource using a device address for the device, the resource identity, the role assignments, and the policies.
US08468267B2
A Diameter router is presented for performing load balancing and initial Diameter message routing in an IMS network, where clients in network elements are provisioned with the address of the router and send an initial Diameter request message for a given session to the router. The router selects a server based at least partially on a type of IMS message session, application services, subscriber information, or billing information, and sends a relayed initial Diameter request message to the selected server. The selected server sends an initial Diameter response to the router which then forwards a relayed initial response to the client. Thereafter, the client and the selected server send messages directly to each other for the remainder of the session.
US08468264B2
A method and apparatus is provided to discover and integrate applications in an application router framework. The discovery operation includes receiving a registration notification for an application on a network, adding information describing the application to a repository into a data structure and publishing the data structure onto an application router. The association operations include querying one or more application routers on an application network for meta-data and other information on applications, exchanging the meta-data and other information between the application routers and associating the applications together automatically using their respective application protocols. Routing operations include receiving application information in an application protocol format, converting the application information in the application protocol format into a neutral protocol format and forwarding the application information in the neutral protocol format along with state information to other application router devices on the network.
US08468262B2
A client device and a server receive and send a presentation streamed via HTTP. The client device sends a content request and the server receives the content request. The client device receives and the server sends a first presentation description based on the content request, wherein the presentation description comprises a fetch interval. The client device requests or otherwise receives a second presentation description before a duration associated with the fetch interval is exceeded.
US08468259B2
In order to carry out actions such as setting up a call from an entity in the address realm of one middlebox to an entity in the address realm of another middlebox, then a middlebox control node such as a call server is used. Previously, the middlebox control node has needed to have pre-configured information about all the middleboxes and which address realms they are associated with. The present invention provides one or more middlebox-identity-providing nodes which are separate from the middlebox control node, and which are more directly connected to the end users of the service than the middlebox control node. This provides greater flexibility in network design and removes the need for middlebox information to be pre-configured at the middlebox control node. Instead, this information is sent to the middlebox control node, as part of signalling messages, from middlebox-identity-providing nodes.
US08468250B2
The present invention relates to a pseudonode used for deployment on a peer to peer network which pseudonode comprises an IP address and client ID that is changeable upon the occurrence of a preselected event and includes a list containing at least one searchable data object. The pseudonode is programmed for monitoring the network to receive search requests therefrom and to compare each said received search with said list of data objects and to respond to such request. The invention also provides a method for monitoring search requests for selected objects by nodes on a peer to peer network. The method includes interposing the pseudonodes on the network in which it is configured to provide at least one IP address and optionally at least one client ID. The pseudonode has at least one stored object corresponding to a request object stored at said pseudonode; and monitors the network to detect requests matching at least one of the stored objects and acquires a unique ID generated by any network node requesting the object matching that stored object on the pseudonode and responding to substantially each node representing an acquired ID.
US08468240B2
A method for locating network resources includes determining a distance between a client device and each of a plurality of network resources. For each of the network resources, a subset of a plurality of location tags is selected. The subset for a given network resource is selected according to the distance between the client device and that network resource. The method also includes, for each of the network resources, causing a display by the client device, of values for the subset of location tags selected for that network resource.
US08468231B1
The different advantageous embodiments provide a system comprising a wireless network, a number of tools, and a central server. The number of tools is connected to the wireless network. The number of tools is configured to perform a number of tasks and collect process data while performing the number of tasks. The central server is connected to the wireless network. The central server is configured to monitor the number of tools performing the number of tasks and receive the process data collected by the number of tools over the wireless network.
US08468227B2
A method for delivering content to be rendered by multiple devices is provided. Indications of resources available to a user are received, the resources including rendering resources, the rendering resources provided by a plurality of devices, each of the plurality of devices being coupled to a network, wherein at least one of the plurality of devices provides at least one rendering resource available for use of the user, and provides at least one rendering resource available for simultaneous use of another user. Content requested by the user is received, the content including a plurality of content types. A mapping of content types to the plurality of devices is determined, wherein the mapping is based on rendering resources provided by each of the plurality of devices. Content types of the content requested by the user are delivered to the plurality of devices according to the mapping, the content types delivered to the plurality of devices via the network.
US08468216B2
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide systems and methods for publishing an electronic document. Briefly described, in architecture, one embodiment of the system, among others, can be implemented as follows. A distribution module retrieves a distribution list identifying at least one user that is to be notified about the publication of the electronic document. As such, when a transfer module sends the electronic document to a network location, a messaging module automatically notifies the at least user from the distribution list of the publication of the electronic document and provides instructions to the at least one user for retrieving the electronic document from the network location. Other systems and methods are also provided.
US08468214B1
Methods and apparatus for distributing content between fixed and nomadic servers using attributes. Attributes may relate to, inter alia, the type of content, location of a fixed and/or nomadic content server, a vehicle that includes a nomadic server, an ability to use content, a need for content, vehicle owner information, and/or time.
US08468211B2
An optimized time and attendance system and methods. In some embodiments, a networked time and attendance system includes a network services server with a global database and a client device terminal with a local database. The device terminal is configured to create new time keeping records on the local database using information stored in the local database. The device terminal is further configured to initiate a connection to the host server and synchronize the local database with the global database. In some embodiments, the client terminal is configured to continue creating additional new time keeping records in the local database even when a connection to the host server is unavailable. In some embodiments, the client terminal includes a user interface, a local database, a first processor configured to control all system functions except for biometric data processing, and a second processor configured to capture and process biometric data.
US08468206B2
Methods, apparatus, and systems for providing information regarding a locate and/or marking operation to identify a presence or an absence of at least one underground facility within a dig area. At least one notification indicating a status of the locate and/or marking operation is electronically transmitted and/or stored so as to inform at least one party associated with requesting the operation (a “requesting party,” e.g., an excavator, a property owner, a facility owner, a regulatory authority, a damage investigator, etc.) of the status of the operation. In one aspect, a requesting party may designate a preferred format, content, and/or method of receiving notifications regarding the locate and/or marking operation. In another aspect, a computer-generated GUI is provided to facilitate submission of requests, generation of “virtual white line” images to indicate one or more dig areas on a digital image of a work site, and/or selection of notifications and preferences for same. In yet another aspect, a requesting party may provide an acknowledgement of receipt (e.g., a “return receipt”) for one or more received notifications.
US08468198B2
The invention provides a system and method for determining when a message is received by a recipient or an agent for the recipient. A link is activated at the recipient to provide an indication that the message has been opened by the recipient. The activation of the link may cause a server remote from the recipient to take some further action.
US08468196B1
In one aspect, a system and method are provided whereby latency in network communication protocols such as the TCP/IP suite of protocols is reduced by transmitting a new and second connection request from a sending device to a receiving device over a network based upon adaptively determined dynamic initial timeout values, where the dynamic initial timeout values are adaptively determined based upon data associated with one or more historical requests transmitted over the network by the sending device.
US08468194B2
A computer-implemented method of providing expertise based referrals can include receiving, from a first user, a voucher specifying a second user seeking expertise and a third user as a potential subject matter expert. Responsive to execution of the voucher, an instant messaging session between the second user and the third user can be established and an input from the second user indicating whether a posed question from the second user is resolved can be received. When the posed question is resolved, a role of maven can be assigned to the first user and a role of subject matter expert can be assigned to the third user. A transcript of the instant messaging session between the second user and the third user, a reference to the first user with the assigned role, and a reference to the third user with the assigned role can be stored as part of a referral transaction.
US08468191B2
Systems and methods for multi-precision computation are disclosed. One embodiment of the present invention includes a plurality of multiply-add units (MADDs) configured to perform one or more single precision operations and an arrangement generator to generate one or more mantissa arrangements using a plurality of double precision numbers. Each MADD is configured to receive and load said mantissa arrangements from the arrangement generator. The MADDs compute a result of a multi-precision computation using the mantissa arrangements. In an embodiment, the MADDs are configured to simultaneously perform operations that include, single precision operations, double-precision additions and double-precision multiply and additions.
US08468187B2
A digital filter device capable of removing the effect of noise such as chattering from a zero crossing signal is provided. A digital filter device 4 filtering a binary digital signal DIN and outputting a binary digital signal DOUT is provided with a toggle flip-flop 12 which switches a signal level of the digital signal DOUT each time a trigger signal is input; an XOR circuit 13 which outputs a first enable signal EN1 while a signal level of the digital signal DIN does not match with the signal level of the output digital signal DOUT; and a charge counter 14 which counts in synchronization with a clock signal CLK while the first enable signal EN1 is input and resets the count to an initial value and outputs a carry on signal ON_RCO as the trigger signal to the toggle flip-flop 12 when the count has reached an upper limit value.
US08468185B2
A method of data processing. The method comprises applying a filter to an input sample set comprising sample values selected from an input sequence of input sample values, so as to generate a corresponding output sample value having an output sample value position with respect to the input sample set, in which the filter has a maximum output range. The method further comprises deriving a permissible output value range from an input group of two or more input sample values in the input sample set which surround the output sample value position, detecting whether the output of the filter is outside the permissible output value range and, if so, limiting the output of the filter to lie within the permissible output value range.
US08468179B1
According to some embodiments, a business enterprise platform may install a database associated with a customer of the business enterprise platform. The business enterprise platform may then provide to the customer at least one pre-defined configurable view of the information in the database. Moreover, customization of the pre-defined configurable view of the information in the database by the customer and/or a service provider may be automatically facilitated.
US08468178B2
A method, information processing system, and virtual environment, provide location information to users in the virtual environment. A first user is determined to be communicating with a second user in a virtual environment. One of the first user and the second user is determined to have entered a character set substantially matching a keyword in a database entry. Location information associated with the keyword is identified. The location information indicates a location within the virtual environment. The location information is linked to the character set. The character set is visually changed to indicate to the first user and the second user that location information has been linked to the character set.
US08468176B2
In one embodiment, an extended data storage system employs a first data storage and an extended data storage. A first level of metadata is established with respect to data from the using entity, the first level of metadata is provided in the first data storage. The data from the using entity is stored in the extended data storage. A second level of metadata at least describing the data as stored in the extended data storage is also established, wherein the second level of metadata associated with the first level of metadata for the stored data. The first level of metadata is made accessible to the using entity at the first data storage; and the second level of metadata is made unavailable to the using entity. Thus, the data is stored in the extended data storage and a small amount of metadata is stored in the first data storage.
US08468175B2
A method of constructing a plurality of downloadable files from an application file and a plurality of transcripts. The application file stores data blocks and implements an application. Each of the transcripts stores at least one order in which at least a portion of the data blocks of the application file were accessed by the application when executed previously. The transcripts are combined into a combined transcript storing at least one combined order comprising a combined portion of the data blocks. The data blocks of the combined portion are arranged in a data structure having an origin. A first set of data blocks within a predetermined distance from the origin is stored in at least one initial execution file. A second set of data blocks outside the predetermined distance from the origin is stored in downloadable sequence files.
US08468169B2
A processor chip may have a built-in hardware lock and deterministic exclusive locking of the hardware lock by execution units executing in parallel on the chip. A set of software locks may be maintained, where the execution units set and release the software locks only by first acquiring a lock of the hardware lock. A first execution unit sets a software lock after acquiring a lock of the hardware lock, and other execution units, even if exclusively locking the hardware lock, are unable to lock the software lock until after the first execution unit has reacquired a lock of the hardware lock and possibly released the software lock while exclusively locking the hardware lock. An execution unit may release a software lock after and while holding a lock of the hardware lock. The hardware lock is released when a software lock has been set or released.
US08468168B2
Among other disclosures, a method may include collecting historical communication data and personal data relating to a portion of a plurality of communications, a sender of one or more of the communications or one or more recipients of the communications. The method may include generating a profile based on the collected historical communication data and personal data and presenting the profile, in response to user behavior.
US08468165B2
The present disclosure relates to a method for discovering, identifying, and cataloguing devices on a network, particularly, devices included in a home automation or building control network. In embodiments, a node information table is populated with generic entries representing potentially-discoverable devices on the network. The table is traversed iteratively and potential devices are queried in turn to determine the type and capabilities of each potential device in the network. Device responses stored in the node information table, replacing generic entries with updated entries representative of actual network devices. Additionally, device responses may be used as a basis for subsequent queries to network devices. After device queries are completed, any remaining generic node information table entries are removed from the table, thereby only entries corresponding to positively-identified network devices remain in the table.
US08468164B1
This disclosure describes systems and associated processes for generating recommendations for users based on usage, among other things. These systems and processes are described in the context of an interactive computing system that enables users to download applications for mobile devices (such as phones) or for other computing devices. Users' interactions with applications once they are downloaded can be observed and tracked, with such usage data being collected and provided to the interactive computing system. The interactive computing system can include a recommendation system or service that processes the usage data from a plurality of users to detect usage patterns. Using these usage patterns, among possibly other data, such as data about related users' applications, the recommendation system can recommend applications to users for download.
US08468150B2
According to a present invention embodiment, a system conducts a scan on a database object index with one or more gaps. The system generates one or more combinations of values for the gaps within an index with respect to an operation. Each combination of values is generated by scanning the index based on a combination of one or more scan values, adjusting a value for a gap based on scan results, and adjusting the scan values for a succeeding scan based on the scan results to reduce a quantity of scans. The index includes at least two database object elements. One or more scans of the index utilizing the combinations of values are conducted to retrieve data from the database and accommodate each gap in the index. Present invention embodiments further include a method and computer program product for conducting the index scan.
US08468146B2
A method for creating a search index on cloud database is provided. The method enables providing inputs for creating multiple indexes on documents stored in the cloud database. One of the inputs may include a first value representing number of documents to be assigned a single index. The method further enables determining total number of documents stored in the cloud database which is represented by a second value. Further, the method enables estimating total number of indexes to be created based on first value and second value. The method further comprises executing a loop to create multiple indexes for a predetermined number of iterations which corresponds to the estimated value. Furthermore, the method comprises indexing documents for creating the multiple indexes. Finally, the method comprises merging the multiple indexes to create a single index which facilitates a user to search documents stored in the cloud database.
US08468138B1
A method includes receiving a request to save a first file as immutable. The method also includes searching for a second file that is saved and is redundant to the first file. The method further includes determining the second file is one of mutable and immutable. When the second file is mutable, the method includes saving the first file as a master copy, and replacing the second file with a soft link pointing to the master copy. When the second file is immutable, the method includes determining which of the first and second files has a later expiration date and an earlier expiration date, saving the one of the first and second files with the later expiration date as a master copy, and replacing the one of the first and second files with the earlier expiration date with a soft link pointing to the master copy.
US08468122B2
A system and method for representing, storing and retrieving real-world knowledge on a computer or network of computers is disclosed. Knowledge is broken down into permanent atomic “facts” which can be stored in a standard relational database and processed very efficiently. It also provides for the efficient querying of a knowledge base, efficient inference of new knowledge and translation into and out of natural language. Queries can also be processed with full natural language explanations of where the answers came from. The method can also be used in a distributed fashion enabling the system to be a large network of computers and the technology can be integrated into a web browser adding to the browser's functionality.
US08468120B2
In the context of cloud computing, effective methods and arrangements for storing and tracking provenance. In accordance with at least one embodiment, a distributed file system is advantageously employed to store large amounts of provenance data. File creation involves the creation both of output files and reduce logs.
US08468119B2
Apparatus, systems, and methods may operate to receive a first identification of two or more records that match and to search at least two sources of data to locate a set of potential matching records, based on element transformation to determine common characteristics of the two or more records. Further activities may include publishing the set of potential matching records, receiving a second identification of matching members of the set, and searching at least one repository to locate further matching records based on the second identification and the common characteristics. Additional apparatus, systems, and methods are disclosed.
US08468117B1
In accordance with embodiments, there are provided mechanisms and methods for creating visual components for tenants of an on-demand database service. These mechanisms and methods for creating visual components for tenants of an on-demand database service can enable embodiments to allow tenants to create reusable components for use in user defined interfaces, etc. The ability of embodiments to provide such feature may allow tenants to efficiently and effectively create interfaces.
US08468114B2
A system and related method for automating alert decision-making in a computer network are disclosed. The system and method act to receive an alert request from an event management system, and then carries out operations using several sets of inference rules, associating the alert request to a generic conceptual data model of alert request and alert resolution. The generic model is specialized to represent the specific environment being monitored. The alert request is enriched with contextual and network information in order to generate one or several alert resolution actions.
US08468108B1
A method of generating a model of propulsive efficiency for an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) is based on a multilayer perception neural network model using data from aquatic species, such as undulatory fin propulsion in the knifefish (Xenomystus nigri), and a sensitivity analysis is used to lower the number of required inputs. The model of propulsive efficiency allows an AUV to achieve high values of propulsive efficiency over a range of forward velocity, giving a lowered energy drain on the battery. In an embodiment, externally monitored information, such as that on flow velocity, is conveyed to an apparatus residing in the vehicle's control unit, which in turn signals the locomotive unit to adopt kinematics, such as fin frequency and amplitude, associated with optimal propulsion efficiency. Power savings could protract vehicle operational life and/or provide more power to other functions, such as communications.
US08468106B2
A method for the automatic palletizing of stable package stacks includes the steps of virtual generation of multiple follow-up configurations by adding packages to at least one initial configuration, assessment of these follow-up configurations, and pursuit of follow-up configurations that are assessed as good as initial configurations. These steps are repeated until a termination criterion is satisfied. The follow-up configurations are assessed on the basis of different partial stack heights, towers and/or overbuildings. Another version of the method includes the steps of virtual generation of a package stack, and determination of a characteristic stability value of a package of a layer of a virtual package stack on the basis of the characteristic stability value of packages on which the package rests.
US08468091B1
An online merchant system provides a merchandise trade-in program that includes advance payment for items traded-in by qualified customers. When a request to trade-in an item is received from a customer, a determination is made as to whether an advance payment can be made for the item. If an advance payment can be made for the item, an advance payment for the total estimated trade-in value of the item is made to the customer. The advance payment may be made prior to shipment of the item to the merchant or when the merchant is notified that the item has been shipped. When the item is received by the merchant, the customer is debited if the actual value of the item is less than the advance payment and credited if the actual value of the item is more than the advance payment.
US08468088B2
Computer-based processes are disclosed for efficiently mining and analyzing information associated with particular mortgage loans, borrowers and properties. The disclosed processes use property-related data aggregated from multiple sources and jurisdictions to, among other tasks, identify properties owned by an individual.
US08468079B2
A system and method for creating liquidity relative to one or more small businesses or assets provides liquidity to the small business or asset holder in return for a payment stream that comprises at least one payment that is adjustable relative to at least one relevant index.
US08468078B2
A method for matching a hedge fund and a hedge fund investor, and apparatus therefore, may utilize databases that may be searched by search engines. The databases and the search engines may be accessed using a website. Information regarding the investor may be stored in one database and information relating to the hedge fund may be separately stored in the other database. An investor may access the search engine associated with the database containing hedge fund information to identify hedge funds that may be relevant to that investor. Likewise, a hedge fund may access the search engine associated with the database containing investor information to identify qualified investors that may be interested in the hedge fund.
US08468054B1
Identification technology, in which a request related to generating conveyable information for a particular vendor is received based on user input provided by a particular user and mappings stored in a database are searched using an identifier associated with the particular vendor. At least one rule useful in generating conveyable information for the particular vendor is determined based on results of the searching and identification information for a type of conveyable information requested by the particular user is determined. Conveyable information is generated by applying the determined at least one rule to the determined identification information. A mobile device outputs the generated conveyable information to enable identification of the type of conveyable information requested by the particular user to a system of the particular vendor through the output of the mobile device.
US08468052B2
An on-line computer activity is provided to users who generate points through participation. Promotional and incentive offers are displayed simultaneously with the activity to encourage participating users to select and enjoy the offers. Accumulated points may be applied to activate displayed offers to thereby allow participating users to be eligible for offers as sufficient points are accrued. Users are thereby filtered based on interest and willingness to participate.
US08468049B2
A method of creating a personalized targeted advertisement for displaying on a webpage of a website is disclosed. The personalized targeted advertisement includes features to provide direct communication between a sender and a recipient of the personalized targeted advertisement. A selection of an advertisement template from a plurality of advertisement templates is detected. Then, a media file and a custom message are received to build the personalized targeted advertisement. The personalized targeted advertisement is then sent to the recipient identified by a unique identification. The advertising server is notified so that the personalized targeted advertisement can be displayed when the recipient identified by the unique identification logs into the website.
US08468041B1
One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that allocates resources to projects in a computer system. During operation, the system determines a current demand by a project for a resource, and a current allocation of the resource to the project. The system also uses a computational model to compute an expected long-term utility of the project for the resource. Next, the system trades the resource between the project and other projects in the computer system to optimize expected long-term utilities. During this process, the system uses a reinforcement learning technique to update parameters of the computational model for the expected long-term utility of the project based on performance feedback.
US08468034B1
A method for calculating risk associated with low cholesterol includes providing a computer processor and assigning a point value to each of a plurality of parameters associated with an applicant. The method also includes calculating, using the computer processor, a total point value by summing the point value for each of the plurality of parameters and determining, using the computer processor, a risk category associated with low cholesterol using the total point value.
US08468027B2
Systems and methods for interacting with recipients. The systems can be computer controlled and provide audio and/or textual output to a recipient. In some cases, the audio output is created by accessing an audio file on the system, converting the audio output to an audio signal, and providing the audio output to the recipient. In various cases, a user selects the appropriate output from a subset of possible outputs provided via the system. The methods include various ways for directing a pseudo-conversation with a recipient via a conversation control system.
US08468013B2
Disclosed is a method, system and computer readable recording medium for correcting an OCR result. According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a method for correcting an OCR result, the method including performing character recognition on content including character information using an OCR technique, removing extra carriage return information from the content, outputting the character recognition result, and correcting word spacing on the outputted result.
US08468009B1
A hardware emulator having an emulation unit with a shadow processor is described. The shadow processor is capable of performing an extra look up table (LUT) operation in addition to the LUT operation performed by a processor within the emulation unit. The emulation unit comprises a memory for supplying a first amount of data to a shadow processor register, wherein the shadow processor register stores the first amount of data for later retrieval. The data stored in the shadow processor register function as operands for a truth table stored in the memory and are used to select a function bit out from the memory. The selected function bit out represents a Boolean evaluation of the operands.
US08468002B2
A one-dimensional structural description of a ligand molecule can be annotated to include, for one or more atoms, information from a force field database. The information can be provided by an Assisted Model Building and Energy Refinement parameter list or a similar source. The annotation can be carried out using one or more intermediate structural description formats and can include identifying one or more fragment types that make up the ligand molecule.
US08468001B2
Using annotated structural descriptions and binding data for two, four or more input ligand molecules known to bind to a given protein target, a profile of the ligand molecules can be created by identifying patches of ligand molecules which have similar chemical and/or stereochemical descriptions, scored with the use of a weight dataset (e.g., substitution matrix). A database containing annotated molecular descriptions can be searched according to the profile to identify, for example, additional ligands that can bind to the protein target. Information such as the input ligands, the additional ligands, and literature related to these molecules, and modeling tools can be displayed in a user interface.
US08467999B2
A method of three-dimensional optimization design for an asymmetric cusp magnetic field in an MCZ single crystal furnace is disclosed. An optimization design for structural parameters of the magnetic field includes first establishing a three-dimensional magnetic model by using ANSYS software, varying parameters of the model, determining a span between upper and lower parts of coils, determining a number of transverse turns of the coils and the thickness of a shield. An optimization design for specification parameters of the coils of the magnetic field includes determining a relationship between heat and specification parameters of the coils and between heat transfer of the coils at their copper pipe walls and the specification parameters of the coils, analyzing heat absorbed by cooling water, establishing an optimization model of a system, and optimizing the specification parameters of the coils of the magnetic field using the ANSYS software.
US08467985B2
A method and system of automatically correlating data measured by monitoring devices that monitor first and second electrical grids. The second electrical grid producing alternating current signals that are electrically isolated from alternating current signals produced by the first electrical grid. An example power monitoring device includes a controller, a first monitoring device interface and a second monitoring device interface. The first monitoring device interface is coupled to a first monitoring device in the first electrical grid and the second monitoring device interface is coupled to a second monitoring device in the second electrical grid. A first counter stores data counts of occurrences from the first electrical grid. A second counter stores data counts of occurrences from the second electrical grid. A synchronization monitoring algorithm automatically synchronizes the first and second counters by associating a data count from the first counter with a data count from the second counter with a time from either the first or second grid corresponding to the occurrence of an event on either the first or the second electrical grid or both.
US08467982B2
A method for locating partial discharges occurring at a discharge site (2) in an electric apparatus (3) with elongate geometry and generating corresponding electric pulses (4) propagating in opposite directions along the apparatus (3) from the discharge site (2) comprises the steps: (11) of detecting the pulses (4) picked up by a first and a second sensor (5, 7), connected to the apparatus (3) and spaced out along the same; (15) of deriving shape, phase and amplitude parameters for each of the signals detected; (17) of separating the sets of signals detected in each sensor into respective subsets which are uniform in terms of pulse waveform; (18) of identifying the subsets of signals relating to partial discharges and classifying them; (19) of correlating the subsets relating to different sensors and similarly classified, in order to derive a pair of subsets of signals relating to the same discharge site (2); (12) of selecting, for the pair of correlated subsets, at least one pair of homologous pulses (4) detected in different sensors in the same time interval; and (13) of calculating the distance between the discharge site (2) and the sensors, based on the selected pair of homologous pulses (4).
US08467981B2
A non-invasive liquid level sensing system for monitoring the amount of liquid in at least one container includes a platform for supporting the at least one container, at least one holder associated with the at least one container supported by the platform, a source for generating a radio frequency signal, circuitry in communication with the at least one holder for transmitting the radio frequency signal through the at least one holder into the at least one container and receiving a portion of the radio frequency signal reflected at a liquid-air interface in the at least one container, and circuitry for processing the reflected radio frequency signal and determining the amount of liquid in the at least one container.
US08467978B2
A method and apparatus for inspecting a surface of an object. Data from measuring the surface of the object is obtained to form surface data for the object. A range of frequencies for features on the object is selected based on a range of distances between adjacent peaks for the features. The features are formed by a tool moving along a number of paths. Desired surface data for the features is obtained from the surface data using the range of frequencies selected. A determination is made as to whether the desired surface data for the features meets a policy specifying a desired surface for the object. In response to an absence of a determination that the desired surface data for the features meets the policy, the object is reworked.
US08467961B2
In a navigation device, user profiles may be stored and used to navigate a user who may be driving in a vehicle, on foot, or in another mode of transportation. Each user profile corresponds to one of the user's personae. In one embodiment the user business profile corresponds to the user's business persona, which is different from the user personal profile corresponding to the user's personal persona. The navigation device provides the user with a navigated route, together with information concerning the favorite facilities and events surrounding the navigated route, which satisfy the preferences in a selected user profile. In some embodiments, blockages may be established using the device to avoid selected areas, e.g., high crime areas, in the navigated route, or to block transmission of selected information concerning, e.g., uninteresting facilities and events, to the navigation device.
US08467956B2
A method of operation of a navigation system includes: detecting an acceleration for monitoring a movement of a device; determining a travel state based on the acceleration; identifying a travel sequence involving the travel state; setting a lane-level granularity movement as a predetermined sequence of the travel state; and determining the lane-level granularity movement with the travel sequence matching the predetermined sequence for displaying on the device.
US08467954B2
Tour guide contents stored in a tour guide apparatus carried by a user at a tour destination are provided with points of interest information and map data. This information includes latitude and longitude information for the site of each point of interest, and information on the providers of the information and the categories of information. The latitude and longitude information is provided for each site in relation to map data. By matching these pieces of latitude and longitude information to the map data, points of interest information can be laid out on the map and displayed. This makes it possible to select interesting site information to be displayed on the map based on the information provider, for example, points of interest information provided by provider A for restaurants and another set of information provided by provider B for hotels.
US08467945B2
A constant speed control method for a vehicle and a device thereof are disclosed. The constant speed control method includes steps of: firstly examining if a constant speed switch of the vehicle is pressed by an electronic control unit; allowing the electronic control unit to enter a constant speed mode when the constant speed switch is pressed; and sending a signal by the electronic control unit, so as to lock a throttle locking device for maintaining an opening degree of a throttle valve, and to adjust an transmission ratio of an electric continuously variable transmission (ECVT) for maintaining the constant speed driving of the vehicle. The present invention is further related to a constant speed control device for implementing the above method.
US08467943B2
A method is provided for controlling a work machine during operation in a repeated work cycle including the steps of establishing a control strategy on the basis of at least one condition that varies in the course of the work cycle, and controlling at least one device in a work machine power transmission system in response to the established control strategy.
US08467940B2
An apparatus for a power seat includes: a motor; a transmitting member mechanically connected to a seat and driven by the motor, thereby changing a state of the seat; an operational switch outputting an operational signal indicating a changing direction of the state of the seat; a sensor outputting a single pulse according to a rotation of the motor; a controlling portion driving the motor in a rotational direction corresponding to the operational signal and counting the pulse outputted according to the rotation of the motor, thereby determining and memorizing the state of the seat; a judging portion judging the changing direction of the state of the seat after a start of the driving of the motor on the basis of the pulse; and a drive continuing portion continuing the driving of the motor until the changing direction of the state of the seat is judged.
US08467934B2
A controller of a hybrid construction machine which can achieve minimization of a required number of sensors is provided. A sub pump driven by output of an electric motor is connected to discharge sides of main pumps. Proportional solenoid throttling valves are provided in connection process between the sub pump and the main pumps for controlling a flow rate supplied from the sub pump to the main pump. A control unit is provided for electrically controlling the openings of the proportional solenoid throttling valves. Pressure sensors are connected to the control unit which controls the openings of the proportional solenoid throttling valves in response to pressure signals from the pressure sensors.
US08467929B2
A controller for determining whether a previously-detected vehicle wheel speed sensor malfunction still exists. The controller includes an electronic, non-volatile memory, and an electronic processing unit connected to the electronic, non-volatile memory. The electronic processing module includes a malfunction monitoring module, a failure handling module, and a signal checking module. The malfunction monitoring module monitors the operation of at least one wheel speed sensor and generates a fault signal when the at least one sensor malfunctions. The failure handling module causes drive cycle information and the fault information to be stored in the electronic, non-volatile memory. The signal checking module performs a signal check on information from the at least one wheel speed sensor. A tell-tale indicator is deactivated and/or a vehicle control system resumes normal operation if the wheel speed sensor passes the signal check.
US08467924B2
In a hybrid vehicle including: a first battery; a first boost converter for converting an output voltage of the first battery and outputting the output voltage to a motor generator; a second battery; and a second boost converter for converting an output voltage of the second battery and outputting the output voltage to the motor generator, an ECU performs HV drive control for driving the hybrid vehicle by using driving power of both an engine and the motor generator, and stops the second boost converter, when an SOC(1) that is a value indicating a state of charge of the first battery is smaller than a threshold value α or when an SOC(2) that is a value indicating a state of charge of the second battery is smaller than a threshold value β.
US08467922B2
A control device of an inverted pendulum type vehicle comprising: a drive unit driving a vehicle movable on a floor surface in all directions comprising a first direction and a second direction, the first direction being orthogonal to the second direction; a base body comprising a payload supporting part receiving a load of the drive unit and a passenger; and a control unit controlling the drive unit so that an inverted pendulum control is performed with respect to a vehicle system center-of-gravity point, wherein the inverted pendulum type vehicle comprises a periodic moving unit being comprised in the base body and receiving a predetermined periodic movement by the passenger, and a periodic detector detecting a period of the periodic moving unit; and the control unit controls the drive unit according to the period of the periodic moving unit.
US08467921B2
This invention relates to a ready system for providing floating dock deflection management systems increasing operations efficiency and providing accurate, safe control to eliminate man-made accidents. This invention also relates to a ready system for providing floating dock deflection management systems providing information to safely operate at least one dry dock without over-stressing the metallurgy of the dry dock.
US08467920B2
A train control system that does not allow running by erroneously receiving a signal of a further preceding train toward the front, nor permits a following train approaching another train beyond an allowable range. The system includes an existing signal system controlling running of a preceding train and a following train based on transmission signals from existing signal transmission devices, an inter-train communications system controlling running of the following train by an inter-train communications transmission signal received from the preceding train, and a train-ID transmission/reception system that detects, using a ground-based train-ID transmission/reception device, passing of the preceding train and also acquires train information of the preceding train, and that then detects passing of the following train and also transmits the train information to the following train, thereby controlling the running of the following train utilizing either one of the existing signal system and the inter-train communications system by changing over therebetween based on the train information.
US08467919B2
A method of descent trajectory of an aircraft includes an iterative process of selecting meteorological data points along a predicted descent trajectory, generating a wind profile along the predicted descent trajectory for the selected data points, determining a subset fuel cost and a subset time cost based upon the wind profile, selecting the subset that minimizes weighted fuel burn and time error, and calculating an optimized descent trajectory based on the selected subset.
US08467916B2
A method of a flight management system (FMS) of an aircraft for generating an equi-time point (ETP) for an emergency landing of the aircraft includes receiving at least two reference points for landing the aircraft upon an occurrence of an emergency. The method also includes determining an equi-distance point (EDP) for the aircraft by locating a first point on the remaining flight path of the aircraft which is equidistant from the at least two reference points. The method further includes generating an ETP for the aircraft by locating a second point on the remaining flight path such that time difference between any two of expected flight times of the aircraft from the second point to the at least two reference points is less than a threshold value.
US08467890B2
Aspects of a method and system for detecting interrupts from detachable electronic accessories or peripherals are provided. In this regard, a hardware audio CODEC may be operable to compare a voltage on one or more biased pins of an accessory or peripheral port to one or more reference voltages and filter one or more output signals generated from the comparison. When an accessory or peripheral is coupled to the accessory or peripheral port, interrupts from the accessory or peripheral may be detected based on results of the comparison and/or the filtering. An interrupt may be detected when the voltage on the one or more pins may be below the one or more reference voltages. An interrupt may be detected when the voltage on the one or more pins may be below the one or more reference voltages for a plurality of consecutive clock cycles.
US08467888B2
Embodiments provide techniques, computer-readable media, and devices for allowing users to perform interactive design of controllers, such as PID controllers, in a free-form modeling environment. Users can tune controllers using characteristics familiar to typical users rather than having to specify gain values for the controller, which may be difficult for a user to relate to the performance of a controller.
US08467877B2
An apparatus for detection of ANEA comprising an introducer having at least one lumen. The introducer is introduced into brain tissue through an opening in the skull. A reference electrode is positioned at an introducer distal portion. A plurality of electrode members are advanceable within the at least one lumen with each member having an insulated portion and an exposed distal portion. The members have a non-deployed state in the introducer and a deployed state when outwardly advanced out of the introducer. In the deployed state, the members are substantially orthogonal to each other with the exposed distal portions defining a detection volume capable of determining an electric field vector produced by the ANEA and the direction of foci of the ANEA.
US08467876B2
A device and method are provided for managing the treatment of a patient with respiratory disorders or symptoms. Respiratory parameters are sensed and recorded and communicated to an external device to provide information to a patient and/or provider for further treatment or diagnosis. Also respiratory disorders such as apnea or hypoventilation may be treated by electrically stimulating the diaphragm muscle or phrenic nerve in response to a sensed respiratory parameter or characteristic.
US08467874B2
The disclosure provides a method of treatment for obesity, in an individual in need thereof, by administering electrical stimulation at dual sites in the gastrointestinal tract. The electrical stimulations are administered by positioning bipolar stimulatory electrodes in contact with the gastric and dudenol cavities, along afferent vagal neural pathways, in the gastrointestinal tract. The electrical stimulations thus administered, activate the vagal afferents associated with the gastric and dudenol sites in the gastrointestinal tract. The activation of vagal afferents modulates the gastrointestinal peptide satiety hormones. Further, the disclosure provides a method of treatment for eating disorders, in an individual in need thereof, by administering electrical stimulation at dual sites, along afferent vagal neural pathways, in the gastrointestinal tract. Also, provided is a method of regulating the appetite of an individual in need thereof, by administering electrical stimulation at dual sites in the gastrointestinal tract.
US08467873B2
In a medical telemetry system for synchronizing an implantable medical device to a base station of the telemetry system, a communication channel is selected for communication between the implantable medical device and the base station, and the implantable medical device is synchronized to the base station by selecting a synchronizing word associated with the selected channel, wherein at least two different communication channels within the medical telemetry system are associated with different synchronization words. By this procedure, crosstalk is eliminated.
US08467869B2
A method for modulating eating behavior comprising (i) generating at least one confounding neuro-electrical signal that is adapted to modulate the sense of taste in the body, (ii) generating at least one confounding neuro-electrical signal that is adapted to modulate the sense of smell in the body, and (iii) transmitting at least one of the confounding neuro-electrical signals to a subject to modulate the subject's sense of taste or smell. In a preferred embodiment, both confounding neuro-electrical signals are transmitted to the subject to modulate the subject's sense of taste and smell.
US08467861B2
There is provided an electric apparatus for monitoring an electrocardiogram signal of a person, comprising an attaching mechanism configured to enable the attachment of the electric apparatus to a wearable item, first and second electrodes for electrical contact with the skin of the person, wherein, during operation, the first electrode is placed between the wearable item and the skin of the person and the second electrode is placed on the opposite side of the wearable item, a detector configured to detect the electrocardiogram signal between the two electrodes, and a transmitter configured to transmit wirelessly information regarding the electrocardiogram signal detected by the detector.
US08467852B2
A system can be used to navigate or guide an instrument or device into an anatomy of a patient. The navigation can occur with the use of image data acquired of the patient. The image data can be registered to the patient space for navigation. Also, one or more coils can be used for tracking or localization.
US08467849B2
The present invention provides a device for use in magnetic resonance imaging of a woman's breasts. The device has breast-supporting cups that comprise an enhanced fat saturation material to facilitate fat suppression during imaging. Significantly, the wearer can put the device on and position it with little or no assistance and without loss of dignity due to manipulation by a technician.
US08467848B2
A nuclear detector module (24) is housed within an electrically conductive hollow resonator element (18) that is to be used in a combined MR and nuclear imaging unit. The resonator element has an inner face (26) which is radiation transparent facing an examination region (14) and a plurality of other faces (28) disposed facing and spaced from an RF screen (22).
US08467846B2
A Magnetic Resonance imaging apparatus having a cavity in which a body or a part of a body to be imaged can be housed and a patient support device, which includes a patient supporting surface having a size so as to accommodate at least a part, particularly the whole of the patient body. The patient supporting surface is mounted in a slidable way relative to the cavity for housing the body to be imaged or a part thereof and enters together with the patient into the cavity. The patient support device includes one or more receptacles for respectively housing and/or removably coupling a coil adapted to receive signals from anatomic regions, upon excitation thereof by the Magnetic Resonance imaging apparatus. Each of the one or more receptacles are arranged over the surface of the device in areas corresponding to the position of one or more anatomic regions to be imaged.
US08467844B2
Laryngeal surface electrodes are devices designed to hold a conductive surface against the vocal cords in order to pick up small electrical signals from the muscle known as electromyographic signals. Several embodiments of a laryngeal electromyography tube include a conductive electrode surface that is painted, screen printed or otherwise applied directly onto the body of an endotracheal tube, such that the final device has no raised surfaces which can injure the vocal cords. These endotracheal tube with integral laryngeal surface electrodes can be safely used placed for prolonged, continuous monitoring during surgery, after surgery and during intensive care treatment intubation without a need to remove and replace the tube at these various stages of treatment. In one embodiment, one electrode contacts the vocal cords and a second electrode contacts the tongue.
US08467841B2
A superconducting high-field magnet coil system comprising several radially nested main coil sections (1, 2, 3, 4, 5) which are connected to each other in series in such a fashion that currents of the same direction flow through them during operation, wherein a first main coil section (EHS) is disposed radially further inward than a second main coil section (ZHS) and at least one intermediate main coil section (ZW) is disposed radially between the first and the second main coil section (EHS, ZHS), and with a superconducting switch (11) via which all main coil sections (1, 2, 3, 4, 5) can be superconductingly short-circuited in series, is characterized in that the first main coil section (EHS) and the second main coil section (ZHS) are directly successively series-connected and the first main coil section (EHS) and the second main coil section (ZHS) are bridged by a common quench protection element, which does not bridge the at least one intermediate main coil section (ZW). The magnet coil system realizes quench protection for selectively preventing excess currents in magnet coil areas in which the excessive mechanical force load associated with an excess current would damage the superconductor.
US08467840B2
A radio-frequency (RF) device and a wireless communication device include a capacitive sensing unit capable of using a radiating element of an antenna to sensing an environment capacitance within a specified range, such that an RF signal processing device is capable of adjusting power of an RF signal accordingly, to prevent affecting a user. When the radiating element of the antenna includes a direct-current signal route to a ground terminal, the RF device and the wireless communication device further includes at least a capacitor for cutting off the direct-current signal route.
US08467838B2
A portable electronic device comprises a base and a cover rotatably mounted to the base. A lever arrangement comprising a co-operating lever arm and a support is defined by the base and the cover. The cover is movable between a closed position and an open position through an over center position by movement of the lever against the support upon rotation of the cover. The cover may be biased toward the closed position when the cover is on a closed side of the over center position and toward the open position when the cover is on an open side of the over center position.
US08467834B2
Disclosed is a mobile terminal including, a terminal body having a window mounting portion, a window mounted on the window mounting portion, and having a first region to implement a touch screen and a second region to input manipulation information, and a Flexible Printed Circuit Board (FPCB) configured to electrically connect the terminal body to the window, wherein the FPCB is connected at a position between the first region and the second region.
US08467833B2
A mobile terminal is provided that includes a first body, a display having a first region and a second region, the display being located at the first body, a second body slidably connected to the first body, the second body being slideable between a first position that covers the second region and a second position that exposes the second region, and a controller configured to control the display unit such that the display unit outputs different screens when the second body is in the first position and in the second position.
US08467832B2
A mobile communication method according to the present invention includes step of determining to change a manager of a radio base station from a first network device to a second network device, step of notifying the first network device and the second network device of the determination result, step of transmitting a reset request to the radio base station, step of performing reset operation by the radio base station, step of notifying the radio base station of address information of the second network device and step of connecting to the second network device by the radio base station using the notified address information.
US08467831B2
A wireless device includes a single SIM, plus an application module adapted to enable the device to operate as though it included two or more different SIMs. The module, referred to as a ‘proprietary applications module’ (PAM) is connected to, or built into, a wireless device (WD). The PAM is capable of switching all incoming traffic by associating the WD to one specific subscriber identity sub-module, referred to as “Local SIM” (LS). It can also switch or re-route all outgoing traffic by associating the same WD with a different subscriber identity sub-module, typically a “Roaming SIM” (RS). In a preferred embodiment, the PAM, RS and LS are built-into a single SIM for use in a WD; alternatively the PAM is built-into a WD and the RS and LS are built-into the single SIM.
US08467828B2
A single prong, multiple signal conducting plug and plug detection circuitry is provided. The plug may be electrically coupled to a stereo headset including a microphone. The plug may include four signal conducting regions arranged in a predetermined order along the length of the prong. Detection circuitry may be operative to determine whether a microphone type of plug (e.g., a four region plug including a microphone region and two audio regions, or a three region plug including microphone region and only one audio region) or a non-microphone type of plug (e.g., stereo plug) is inserted into the jack of an electronic device (e.g., mobile phone). Detection circuitry may also detect user activated functions performed in response to user activation of one or more switches included with the headset. For example, the headset may include a single switch for performing a function with respect to a microphone (e.g., end-call function).
US08467827B2
A method and apparatus is provided for partitioning a radio using a multi-chip module to group some or all of the components of the radio in a single package. In one example, a radio uses a multi-chip module, including a chip carrier. Various components of the radio reside in integrated circuits that are mounted to the chip carrier. If desired, one or more antennas can be integrated into the chip carrier.
US08467823B2
A method of communicating between a base band unit and a plurality of remote radio heads includes the steps of receiving a first signal through an antenna in a first remote radio head, transmitting the first signal to a second remote radio head through a digital radio interface, receiving a second signal through an antenna in the second remote radio head, compensating for a delay accrued in the first signal, adding the first signal and the second signal to obtain a resulting signal, and transmitting the resulting signal to a base band unit through a digital radio interface.
US08467816B2
An apparatus for use with communication devices, the communication devices being configured to send and receive SMS messages, the apparatus includes a memory configured to store information indicative of the communication devices that are configured to process an SMS message of a first type, a processor configured to receive an SMS message of the first type from a first communication device, wherein the received SMS message includes contact information related to a user of the first communication device, analyze the received SMS message to determine information indicative of a destination address of the SMS message, the destination address corresponding to a second communication device, determine whether the second communication device is configured to receive SMS messages of the first type using the information indicative of the destination address and the information stored in the memory, send an outgoing SMS message to the second communication device wherein the outgoing SMS message is of the first type if it is determined that the second communication device is configured to receive SMS messages of the first type, and the outgoing SMS message is of a second type if it is determined that the second communication device is not configured to receive SMS messages of the first type.
US08467815B2
A system, method and program product that automatically populates address book fields. A system is described that includes: a system for sending and receiving SMS messages; an address book that includes an entry for an owner and entries for contacts associated with the owner, wherein each entry includes a set attributes and at least one piece of attribute data; a system for parsing an incoming SMS message to identify a request for attribute data of the owner and for generating a responsive SMS message with attribute data of the owner; and a system for issuing SMS messages to contacts in the address book requesting additional attribute data and for loading received attribute data into the address book.
US08467811B2
A circuit includes a package substrate that supports an on-chip gyrating circuit that generates a motion parameter based on motion of the circuit. The package substrate further supports a die that supports a processing module that processes the motion parameter to produce motion data, wherein the processing module further generates a receive control signal and a transmit control signal in accordance with the motion data. The die further supports a wireless local area network transceiver that generates an outbound RF signal that includes outbound data and that generates voice inbound data from an inbound RF signal, wherein the wireless local area network transceiver is further operable to adjust a receive parameter based on the receive control signal and to adjust a transmit parameter in response to the transmit control signal.
US08467810B2
A geographic database is updated using image data collected in the background of a viewing application, such as an augmented reality application, running on a mobile device. The mobile device determines a current geographic location, which is used to access an outline template generated from the geographic data. The geographic data may include sensor data or images. The outline template is compared to the image data, and an error report is provided from the differences, if any. The differences are associated with physical objects that have changed at the current geographic location from a time when the geographic database was built or last updated to the present time. A typical physical object is a building that was recently built or removed. The error report may be used to directly update the geographic database or trigger further data collection at the geographic location.
US08467808B1
A system, method and apparatus for creating and implementing a privacy zone around a mobile object are described herein. A privacy zone is a geographic location proximate to a mobile object in which mobile device functionality is reduced when a mobile device is inside the boundaries of the privacy zone. A locator subsystem tracks the location of the mobile object to update the location of the privacy zone. Further, the locator subsystem monitors for mobile devices that may interface with the privacy zone. Once a mobile device is found to be within a privacy zone, the pre-determined mobile device features will preferably be disabled.
US08467807B1
A method for distributing a location aware mobile coupon (LAMC) based on a current location of a consumer using a mobile device. The method includes: receiving the current location of the mobile device from a location aware service (LAS) provider; comparing the current location of the mobile device to a retail location of a merchant to determine that the consumer is in proximity to the retail location of the merchant; obtaining pre-generated LAMC terms of the merchant specifying a maximum price discount of an item offered by the merchant; determining, in response to determining that the consumer is in proximity to the retail location, a price discount of the LAMC using a pre-determined formula based on the maximum price discount and a distance of the consumer to the retail location; and sending the LAMC including the price discount to the mobile device used by the consumer.
US08467806B2
Techniques for supporting location services with a streamlined location service layer are described. In one design, a terminal may receive a location service request from an application that is internal or external to the terminal. The terminal may exchange at least one message with a location server to establish an extended location session of a particular duration via the streamlined location service layer. The terminal can thereafter obtain location service from the location server at any time within the particular duration of the extended location session, e.g., whenever a location request is received from the application. The terminal may obtain location service any number of times and at any time during the extended location session. The terminal or application may emulate a more complex location service based on location information received from all of the times in which location service is obtained by the terminal.
US08467804B2
A method for determining location of a mobile terminal includes repetitively switching power-on and power-off to a GPS receiver circuit which determines location of the mobile terminal using GPS signals. The power-on to power-off duty cycle of the GPS receiver circuit is regulated in response to distance that the mobile terminal has moved from a previously determined location. The power-on to power-off duty cycle can be regulated in response to identifying GPS isolation, in response to an acceleration-determined distance from previous GPS-determine location, an acceleration-determined velocity of the mobile terminal, availability of position assistance information from a cellular system, presence/absence of signals from a WLAN/Bluetooth device, and/or detection of a new cellular base station ID.
US08467801B2
A technique for channel sounding in a wireless communication system includes determining respective geometries of multiple subscriber stations with respect to a serving base station. Respective time periods for sounding a channel between the multiple subscriber stations and the serving base station are then set based on the respective geometries of the multiple subscriber stations.
US08467798B2
A method of performing cell reselection in a wireless communication system includes receiving cell load information and performing cell reselection by using the cell load information. It is possible to achieve traffic balancing on user equipments using a wireless network.
US08467796B2
Disclosed is the radio (wireless) communication system providing a radio communication service and the terminal, and more particularly, to a method of managing radio resource(s) using a group selection indicator so as to effectively utilize the radio resource(s) in an Evolved Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (E-UMTS) evolved from the Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) or a Long Term Evolution (LTE) system.
US08467781B2
A method and apparatus of reporting logged measurements of an user equipment in a wireless communication system is provided. The user equipment in a Radio Resource Control (RRC) connected mode receives from a base station a Minimization of Drive Tests (MDT) configuration. The user equipment transitions from the RRC connected mode to an RRC idle mode and logs measurements based on the MDT configuration. The user equipment transmits to the base station a logging indicator indicating an availability of the logged measurement.
US08467772B2
Disclosed are a mobile terminal and a Teletext information providing system, and particularly, a system and method for providing latest updated Teletext information. The mobile terminal comprises: a wireless communication unit which receives a Teletext updated from a WAP server; a Teletext buffer memory which stores specific page information of the received Teletext; a central processing unit which controls the display of the specific page information of the Teletext on the basis of time information set by a user; and a Teletext update display unit which displays that the specific page information of the Teletext is received.
US08467754B2
A CPU 15 measures a temperature change amount at each reception timing of an broadcast information signal (PCH) of a predetermined period and determines the period of the reception timing of the broadcast information signal with reference to a table, stored in a memory unit 16, storing correspondences between the temperature change amount and periods of the reception timing of the broadcast information signal. When the reception of the broadcast information signal is failed, the CPU 15 counts an average number of clocks of a low frequency clock signal of a low frequency clock oscillator 21 per period at the time of reception of the broadcast information signal based on a high frequency clock signal of a high frequency clock oscillator 20, and predicts and determines the reception timing of the next broadcast information signal based on the average number of clocks.
US08467751B2
A test apparatus for testing quality of serial interface communication between two CPUs of a dual-mode handset includes a processor module and a switch module. The processor module includes two serial ports, each serial port includes an output connector and an input connector, and the two input connectors respectively connected to the two CPUs. The output connector of either serial port connected to either CPU via the switch module. The processor module controls the CPU connected to the output connector to work when the switch module is switched on, and checks data transmission between the two CPUs via the two input connectors when the switch module is switched off.
US08467749B2
An FM-band transmit power amplifier and a method of transmitting in multiple bands. In one embodiment, the FM-band transmit power amplifier has an input and an output and includes: (1) a pre-filter including a charge-pump based integrator coupled to the input and a passive notch filter having a notch frequency in a band other than an FM band and (2) an output driver coupled between the passive pre-filter and the output and having PMOS and NMOS transconductors configured to receive an output from the passive filter.
US08467745B2
Aspects of a method and system for simultaneous signal transmission on multiple selected frequencies may include generating from a single baseband signal, a plurality of radio frequency transmission signals each at a different radio frequency, wherein the single baseband signal comprises an in-phase signal component and/or a quadrature signal component. The single baseband signal, to generate said plurality of radio frequency transmission signals, may be modulated in a single radio frequency transmission chain, the radio frequency transmission chain comprising intermediate frequency modulation and radio frequency modulation. The plurality of radio frequency transmission signals may be a radio frequency signal and a corresponding image frequency signal, based on the intermediate frequency modulation and the radio frequency modulation. The signals resulting from the intermediate frequency modulation and the radio frequency modulation may be filtered to preserve the radio frequency signal and the corresponding image frequency signal.
US08467741B2
This invention discloses a mobile tower system in which a telescoping tower may be with a plurality of tower structures may be extended to a height much greater than its contracted length. The tower may be transported horizontal, rotated to a vertical position and then the individual tower structures extended and secured via spring pins relative to the adjacent tower structure, the erection of the tower sections may be with external equipment such as a boom truck, or utilizing an internal hydraulic cylinder.
US08467737B2
Disclosed are integration approaches for mm-wave array type architectures using multilayer substrate technologies. For instance, an apparatus may include a first substrate layer, a second substrate layer, and a third substrate layer. The first substrate layer has a first plurality of array elements, and the second substrate layer has a second plurality of array elements. The third substrate layer has an integrated circuit to exchange one or more radio frequency (RF) signals with the first and second pluralities of array elements. The first and second substrate layers are separated by approximately a half wavelength (λ/2) corresponding to the one or more RF signals.
US08467736B2
The present invention relates to a method for synchronizing multiple cells, which perform cooperative multi-input multi-output operations, as well as to a method for inter-cell synchronization in a multi-cell environment, comprising the steps of: measuring a propagation delay of a cooperative base station; transmitting the measured propagation delay to a serving base station; and receiving data for cooperative multi-input multi-output operations in which a transmission location is adjusted, on the basis of the propagation delay of the cooperative base station, when the serving base station transmits the propagation delay to the cooperative base station.
US08467732B2
A wireless communication apparatus includes an analog receiving unit, a phase calculator, a time variation calculator, and a chirp radar determination unit. The analog receiving unit obtains a receiving signal from a radio wave. The phase calculator calculates a phase of the receiving signal. The time variation calculator calculates a frequency of the receiving signal based on the phase. Moreover, the time variation calculator further calculates a time variation of the frequency. The chirp radar determination unit determines whether the receiving signal is a chirp radar or not based on the time variation.
US08467725B2
Methods and a vehicle are provided for initiating a short range radio frequency (RF) connection between the vehicle and an access point. The vehicle includes transceiver circuitry comprising receiver circuitry and transmitter circuitry, a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver for receiving GPS coordinates, and a controller. The controller is coupled to the GPS receiver for determining a location of the vehicle in response to the GPS coordinates. The controller is also coupled to the transmitter circuitry for providing a probe request thereto for transmission to the access point in order to initiate the short range RF connection in response to the location of the vehicle.
US08467720B2
A method of managing multimedia broadcast multicast service (MBMS) transmission for a network in a wireless communication system is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of reserving a plurality of MBMS subframes of a first radio frame for a MBMS service; configuring a first subframe set of the reserved MBMS subframes of the first radio frame for transmissions of MBMS data; and configuring a second subframe set of the reserved MBMS subframes of the first radio frame for transmissions of non-MBMS data.
US08467713B2
Hybrid reading materials and methods for mentally investing readers in reading materials. Hybrid reading materials include text reciting written subject matter adapted to be read visually and an audio source operatively coupled to the text, the audio source including a memory device configured to store spoken presentation data, the spoken presentation data supplementing the text and being distinct from the written subject matter. Methods for mentally investing a reader in a reading material include providing a reader with a summary document which summarizes aspects of the reading material and providing the reader with a spoken presentation of subject matter related to the reading material.
US08467710B2
Disclosed in an image forming apparatus including a conveyance section to convey a paper, a first fixing device to fix a toner on the paper by heat fixing, a first cooling device to cool the paper in which the toner is fixed, a second fixing device to fix the toner on the paper by heat fixing, a second cooling device to cool the paper in which the toner is fixed, a conveyance path switching section to switch a conveyance path of the paper between a first conveyance path and a second conveyance path and a control section to control so as to carry out cooling by operating the second cooling device and not operating the first cooling device when the paper is to be conveyed to the first conveyance path and so as to carry out cooling by operating the first cooling device when the paper is to be conveyed to the second conveyance path.
US08467704B2
An image forming apparatus including: an image carrier, provided to a main body of the image forming apparatus, that carries a toner image; an opening and closing member provided to be openable and closable against the main body; a transfer unit movably provided against the opening and closing member, the transfer unit including: a transfer body transferring the toner image onto a transfer receiving medium; and a holding member holding the transfer body and having a contact portion that is in contact with a counterpart contact portion provided to the main body when the opening and closing member is closed; and a maintaining unit maintaining a posture of the transfer unit against the opening and closing member when the contact portion is brought into contact with the counterpart contact portion during the course of transition of the opening and closing member from an opened state to the closed state.
US08467690B2
Methods and systems are provided for cancellation of chromatic dispersion combined laser phase noise. A method may include measuring a differential of laser phase noise using two optical pilot signals, the pilot signals each having a different optical frequency, or using an optical carrier and a pilot signal. The method may also include determining an approximate laser phase noise present in an optical system based on the measured differential of laser phase noise. The method may further include compensating for laser phase noise based on the determined approximate laser phase noise.
US08467677B2
A method for monitoring a passive optical network (1), PON, having a tree-like structure with a main line (3) and at least two branches (6.1 to 6.3), comprising: transmitting a wake-up signal (10) from the main line (3) to at least two monitoring units (DPM1 to DPM3) arranged in the at least two branches (6.1 to 6.3), in each of the monitoring units (DPM1 to DPM3), detecting the wake-up signal (10) and transmitting a response signal (A, B, C) back to the main line (3), each of the monitoring units (DPM1 to DPM3) generating a pre-defined time delay (ΔtA to ΔtC) between the detection of the wake-up signal (10) and the start of the transmission of the response signal (A, B, C), and receiving the response signals (A, B, C) at the main line (3), the receiving times (R1 to R3) of the response signals (A, B, C) being different from each other, the difference between the receiving times (R1 to R3) being adjusted by the pre-defined time delays (ΔtA to ΔtC) of the monitoring units (DPM1 to DPM3).
US08467670B2
A hot beverage making container having a main body that includes a water tank and a heating chamber separated by a first valve. A removable brewing cup is connected to the main body and is separated from the heating chamber by a second valve. A tube extends from the brewing cup, through the main body, and out of the main body.
US08467663B2
Video context popups are disclosed. In some implementations, video popups can be displayed in a video editor to provide context to a user who is editing a video clip sequence. In some implementations, a user can indicate a position in a video clip sequence where one or more video clips may be added to the video clip sequence and one or more video popups can be presented that display a portion of one or more video clips that are adjacent to the indicated position. Implementations include a method, system and computer-readable medium for performing video context popups.
US08467653B2
The present invention relates to a cable retainer for attaching a connector to a fiber optic cable. The cable retainer includes at least a grooved anchor whereby a connector assembly formed of a connector and a cable can be aligned and secured through the anchor alone. The cable retainer may further comprise a crimp band that is slid over the anchor and connector assembly to secure aramid yarns, and to provide additional support to the connector assembly.
US08467643B2
Optical devices using double-groove diffraction gratings having periodic sets of TiO2 elements on one or more surfaces of an SiO2 substrate are disclosed. First order components of incident polarized light coupled into the substrate are reflected so as to propagate through the substrate to terminus points where they either change direction for further propagation or exit the substrate. A windshield display system using the principles of the invention is disclosed.
US08467625B2
An image encoding method includes generating a first frequency coefficient matrix by transforming a predetermined block to a frequency domain; determining whether the first frequency coefficient matrix includes coefficients whose absolute values are greater than a predetermined value; generating a second frequency coefficient matrix by selectively partially switching at least one of rows and columns of the first frequency coefficient matrix according to an angle parameter based on a determination result; and selectively encoding the second frequency coefficient matrix based on the determination result.
US08467621B2
In one embodiment, the method includes obtaining first and second motion vectors of blocks other than the current block. The other blocks neighbor the current block at one of a left, top and top right position. A direction of the first and second motion vectors of the at least one neighboring block is obtained by a decoder. First and second prediction motion vectors of the current block are determined based on the obtained directions of the at least one neighboring block and by applying a median operation to the first motion vectors of the at least one neighboring block and applying a median operation to the second motion vectors of the at least one neighboring block.
US08467616B2
An image processing method includes the following steps. First, an image data is provided. The image data includes at least one first image section and at least one second image section. Then, an image distribution data is provided. The image distribution data records a position of the first image section and a position of the second image section. Next, an encoding step is performed to bury the image distribution data in the image data so as to form a frame data.
US08467612B2
A method for navigating identifies line features in a first three-dimensional (3-D) image and a second 3-D image as a navigation platform traverses an area and compares the line features in the first 3-D image that correspond to the line features in the second 3-D image. When the lines features compared in the first and the second 3-D images are within a prescribed tolerance threshold, the method uses a conditional set of geometrical criteria to determine whether the line features in the first 3-D image match the corresponding line features in the second 3-D image.
US08467596B2
A pose of an object is estimated from an from an input image and an object pose estimation is then stored by: inputting an image containing an object; creating a binary mask of the input image; extracting a set of singlets from the binary mask of the input image, each singlet representing points in an inner and outer contour of the object in the input image; connecting the set of singlets into a mesh represented as a duplex matrix; comparing two duplex matrices to produce a set of candidate poses; and producing an object pose estimate, and storing the object pose estimate. The estimated pose of the object is refined by: inputting an image of an object in an estimated pose, a model of the object, and parameters of a camera used to take the image of the object in the estimated pose; projecting the model of the object into a virtual image of the object using the parameters of the camera and initial pose parameters to obtain a binary mask image and image depth information; and updating the initial pose parameters to new pose parameters using the binary mask image and image depth information and updating the new pose parameters iteratively to minimize an energy function or until a maximum number of iterations is reached.
US08467577B2
The present invention relates to a method for supporting a collection of an object included in an image inputted through a terminal. The method includes the steps of: recognizing the identity of an object by using at least one of an object recognition technology, an optical character recognition technology, and a barcode recognition technology; getting a collection page including at least part of the information on an auto comment containing a phrase or sentence correctly combined under the grammar of a language by using the recognition information and the information on the image of the recognized object; allowing the collection page to be stored when a request for registration of the page is received; and providing a specific user with the information about a reward system.
US08467572B2
A method and apparatus for detecting an object using a perspective plane are disclosed. The method includes determining a perspective plane for a background scene, and determining a moving object within the background scene based upon the determined perspective plane. By using a visual surveillance device and an apparatus for detecting objects, the method and apparatus for detecting an object using a perspective plane is capable of efficiently detecting objects and tracking the movements of the corresponding objects.
US08467570B2
A detection system fusing motion detection and object detection for various applications such as tracking, identification, and so forth. In an application framework, model information may be developed and used to reduce the false alarm rate. With a background model, motion likelihood for each pixel, for instance, of a surveillance image, may be acquired. With a target model, object likelihood for each pixel of the image may also be acquired. By joining these two likelihood distributions, detection accuracy may be significantly improved over the use of just one likelihood distribution for detection in applications such as tracking.
US08467567B2
A correlation-based system for watermarking continuous digital media at the system application level. It is a post-compression process for watermarking where no a priori knowledge of the underlying compression algorithm is required. Per each compressed media frame, a current unique digital signature is generated based on the data from the current compressed frame plus the digital signature that has been previously generated. The signature thus generated is then used in conjunction with the next compressed frame to generate the next unique digital signature. All digital signatures are correlated according to the above process until a “reset” signal is issued. A new chain of correlated digital signatures is produced by the system with a pre-determined initial signature.
US08467566B2
A method is provided for authenticating an image printed at a predefined print resolution or in accordance with a predetermined print grid. The method includes the steps of scanning the image to produce digital data and segmenting the data into first and second groups corresponding, respectively, to first and second predefined sections of the image. Next, a determination is made concerning the anticipated spatial position of select columns of digital data from each of the first and second groups of data. By examining the data, differences may be identified between the anticipated and actual spatial position of the columns, to determine the authenticity of the image. The identified differences which may include (i) a rotary/linear displacement in the actual spatial position of the select columns. (ii) a change in beat frequency between sections of the image, and/or (iii) a phase shift in a beat frequency. Furthermore, the printed image may include a predefined phase shift introduced at the time of original printing, i.e., a change in spatial separation between adjacent columns of the print grid. The predefined phase shift can be used as a mark to validate the authenticity of the printed image.
US08467563B2
A headset (1; 101; 102) comprising a housing (2; 102; 103) and a microphone arm (3; 103; 203). The microphone arm (3; 103; 203) is connected to a hinge member (4; 104; 204), which is pivotally connected to the housing (2; 102; 103) such that the microphone arm (3; 103; 203) can be rotated about a first pivot axis (P1; P101; P201) between a first position, in which it lies along a first surface (9; 109; 209) of the housing (2; 102; 202) and a second, extended position in which it extends away from the housing (3; 103; 203). The microphone arm (3; 103; 203) is movably connected to the hinge member (4; 104; 204) so that the microphone arm (3; 103; 203) can be moved into a third position, in which it lies along a second surface (10; 110; 210) of the housing (2; 102; 202).
US08467561B2
An earphone device with a function of sound quality regulation is provided. The earphone includes a housing, a cover, a speaker and a regulating device. The housing has an accommodating space for receiving the speaker and a plurality of regulating holes for connecting the accommodating space to the outside. One end of the regulating device is fixed on the cover. A blocking portion, which is disposed on the other end of the regulating device and extends into the accommodating space, can partially or completely block the regulating holes when the cover is turned, thereby regulating the leakage between the accommodating space and the outside to achieve different output sound quality.
US08467558B2
There is provided a dynamic microphone in which vibration noise generated by the rolling of a microphone unit caused by a vibration component perpendicular to the principal axis direction of the microphone is reduced effectively. In the dynamic microphone including a microphone unit 110, an inner cylinder 120 having a back air chamber in the structure thereof constituting a microphone body 10 together with the microphone unit 110, and a microphone casing 20 serving as an outer cylinder, in which a part of the inner cylinder 120 of the microphone body 10 is supported by a floating type vibration-proof structure using an elastic member 30, a weight 40 for causing the center of gravity O of the microphone body 10 to coincide with a supporting point S using the elastic member 30 is attached to the inner cylinder 120 so as to be preferably movable.
US08467552B2
A method and system for reducing head related transfer function (HRTF) storage requirements for 3-D sound processing of an input sound having a specified source angle increment is provided. Interaural time difference (ITD) values are selected based directly on the source angle increment; and HRTFs for processing the input sound are stored in angle increments larger than the source angle increment.
US08467548B2
A micro-electromechanical (MEMS) based directional sound sensor includes a two sensor wings attached to a surrounding support structure by two legs. The support structure is hollow beneath the sensor wings allowing the sensor wings to vibrate in response to sound excitation. In one embodiment, interdigitated comb finger capacitors attached on the sensor wing edges and the support structure enable an electrostatic (capacitive) readout related to the vibrations of the sensor which allows determination of the sound direction.
US08467547B2
An audio compressor may regulate the level of an audio input signal depending on whether the level is above or below a threshold value. The audio compressor may control a pumping that is created when regulating a dynamic range of an audio signal with the threshold value. A feedback loop connecting the signal output from the audio compressor with a release filter may be used to modify an effective release time of the signal. A controller may be used that allows a filter coefficient of the release filter to be controlled to adjust the effective release time as a function of the signal output.
US08467545B2
Various embodiments reduce noise within a particular environment, while isolating and capturing speech in a manner that allows operation within an otherwise noisy environment. In one embodiment, an array of one or more microphones is used to selectively eliminate noise emanating from known, generally fixed locations, and pass signals from a pre-specified region or regions with reduced distortion.
US08467535B2
Accelerated computation of combinations of group operations in a finite field is provided by arranging for at least one of the operands to have a relatively small bit length. For example, a technique for verifying a signature of a message can include applying a first mathematical function to a combination of the first signature component and the second message portion to obtain an intermediate component, using the intermediate component to generate a first value and a second value, where a second mathematical function applied to the first value and the second value obtains the intermediate component, and determining the ephemeral public key based on the first value, the second value, the second signature component, the base point of the elliptic curve, and a long-term public key of the long-term private-public key pair. The technique can include verifying whether a representation of the first message portion satisfies a predetermined characteristic.
US08467533B2
A one-time-pad encryption system where encrypted one-time-pad keys can be distributed to users on physical media or on a computer network from a central server. Each one-time-pad key has a key identification number that facilitates key management. Each encrypted data set includes a header specifying an offset within the one-time-pad key for commencement of decryption so that messages can be decrypted in any order. Before encryption begins, the length of remaining unused key is compared to the length of the data set to be encrypted. For ease of transcription or transmission by humans, the encrypted data can be represented as a subset of the 48 keys that are easy to use on a keyboard, preferably the 26 capital letters of the Western alphabet or these letters plus six numerals for a total of 32 characters. A one-time-pad key which is specialized to achieve such encryption can also be used for binary encryption. Encryption control buttons are added to a word processor and other programs as an addition to the user interface.
US08467526B2
A system and associated method for block ciphering. The method generates a key that is specific to a text block being encrypted and later being decrypted. The text block is encrypted by a block cipher encryption with the key. The encrypted text block is decrypted by a block cipher decryption with the key back to the text block. Altering a single bit in either the encrypted text block or the key results in unsuccessful decryption such that a decrypted text block is completely different from the before encryption.
US08467523B2
The present invention concerns a method and device for cancelling interference between a signal carried by an electrical line, where powerline communications operate, of a system distributing digital services at the home of a subscriber and a signal carried by a telephone line of said system that is situated close to the electrical line.
US08467520B2
A method of generating a plurality of supply voltages for a plurality of subscriber line channels includes generating a first target VBAT value for a first associated linefeed driver from a first VBAT control. A second target VBAT value for a second associated linefeed driver is generated from a second VBAT control. A selected target VBAT value is generated based upon the first and second target VBAT values. A magnitude of the selected target VBAT value is not less than any maximum of a magnitude of the first and second target VBAT values. A switching regulator is controlled to provide a first generated VBAT corresponding to the selected target VBAT value, wherein the switching regulator provides a second generated VBAT having a pre-determined proportional relationship (p) to the first generated VBAT.
US08467515B2
A computing system of an answering service answers an incoming call from a calling party on behalf of a called party, and allows an agent to converse with the calling party relating to a purpose of the incoming call from the calling party. At a triggering point, a signal is received from the agent while the incoming call from the calling party is still in progress. The triggering point occurs when the agent determines that the calling party is calling regarding a predetermined urgent matter. Contact with the called party is commenced upon receiving the signal and communication between the calling party and the called party is effectuated while the incoming call from the calling party is still in progress.
US08467513B2
The disclosed embodiments include a method of initiating a call. The method includes receiving, at a network device over a first network, an identifier associated with a called party. The method determines a first security level associated with the first network and identifies a plurality of networks associated with the called party using the identifier. The method queries a database to determine a second security level for each network in the plurality of networks and automatically selects an identified network from the plurality of networks associated with the called party having the second security level at least equal to the first security level. The method completes a call to the called party using the identified network.
US08467511B2
A method of controlling a fax of an image forming apparatus which transmits/receives a fax using a plurality of telephone lines, includes detecting a size of a fax data to be transmitted; checking communication settings of the plurality of telephone lines according to the detection result; detecting whether the plurality of telephone lines are in use; and selecting one of the plurality of telephone lines to transmit the fax data using the communication settings of the telephone lines and whether the telephone lines are in use. An image forming apparatus with a multi-line faxing function capable of transmitting a fax by automatically selecting a telephone line with a favorable communication setting among a plurality of telephone lines, thereby reducing time involved in fax transmission and waste of communication charges.
US08467510B2
A view morphing algorithm is applied to synchronous collections of video images from at least two video imaging devices, and interpolating between the images, creates a composite image view of the local participant. This composite image approximates what might be seen from a point between the video imaging devices, presenting the image to other video session participants.
US08467503B2
Managing voice messages across multiple voicemail systems. A server acts as a gateway and interacts with multiple voicemail systems and with multiple user devices. The server can retrieve voice messages from one voicemail system and transmit the retrieved voice messages to another separate voicemail system without user assistance. The voice messages are transcoded as necessary. The server also enables a recipient to generate a reply voice message that can be delivered to the original sender's device or delivered to the sender in another manner, such as a Vnote, SMS or an email.
US08467502B2
An interactive assistant for managing telephone communications and services is disclosed. In one of many possible method embodiments, a chat interface is provided to a device associated with an intended recipient of an incoming voice call. A chat message from the intended recipient is received through the chat interface. The chat message is presented to a calling party associated with the incoming call prior to a disposition of the call being determined. In other embodiments, an interface provides controls for individually managing calls on a conference call, without affecting other calls on the conference call.
US08467498B2
An image diagnostic apparatus includes a radiography unit which generates a mask image and contrast images before and after the injection of a contrast medium, an image memory which stores the mask image and the contrast images, an ROI identifying unit which sets a region of interest from the mask image and the contrast images, a pixel shift amount detecting unit which detects a pixel shift amount between the mask and the contrast image upon localization to the region of interest, and a processing unit which shifts at least the mask image or the contrast image in accordance with the detected pixel shift amount and performs subtraction between the images.
US08467496B2
A method for measuring moisture content in a biological material in an automated procedure is disclosed. The method comprises the step of: providing a reference database for a plurality of different material types with known moisture content. Further, a sample of biological material, such as chips of wood, pulp, grain, crop or sugar canes, are scanned with electromagnetic radiation of at least two different energy levels and the amount of radiation transmitted through the sample of the biological material is determined at said two energy levels. Subsequently, a material type in the reference database most resembling the biological material of the biological material of the sample is identified, and the moisture content of the sample of biological material is determined based on the identified material type and the determined amounts of radiation transmitted through the sample.
US08467492B2
A nozzle apparatus of a jet pump includes a nozzle base member, and a plurality of nozzles installed to the nozzle base member and forming a plurality of narrowing portions, in which a fluid passage cross-sectional area of a driving fluid passage formed in the nozzle is reduced.
US08467468B2
The present invention provides a radio transmitting and receiving apparatus having multiple antennas that can decrease an influence due to interference between cells that exists in a multi-cell environment, by using a transmission method that not only considers performance of a corresponding cell but also an influence due to interference on adjacent cells and an influence due to interference from the adjacent cells in a multi-user and multi-cell environment, effectively use limited radio resources, and increase a data rate of a radio communication system, and a method thereof.
US08467466B2
Techniques for performing detection and decoding at a receiver are described. In one scheme, the receiver obtains R received symbol streams for M data streams transmitted by a transmitter, performs receiver spatial processing on the received symbols to obtain detected symbols, performs log-likelihood ratio (LLR) computation independently for each of D best data streams, and performs LLR computation jointly for the M−D remaining data streams, where M>D≧1 and M>1. The D best data streams may be selected based on SNR and/or other criteria. In another scheme, the receiver performs LLR computation independently for each of the D best data streams, performs LLR computation jointly for the M−D remaining data streams, and reduces the number of hypotheses to consider for the joint LLR computation by performing a search for candidate hypotheses using list sphere detection, Markov chain Monte Carlo, or some other search technique.
US08467461B2
2n data transfer signal lines are provided between transmitting and receiving sides of data on n signal lines in order to reduce power consumption required for a data transfer even if the number of bits of data to be transferred increases. The transmitting side has an encoder for outputting a signal of a low potential to one signal line and a signal of a high potential to the other signal lines among the 2n data transfer signal lines in response to an input of transfer data from the n signal lines. The receiving side has a decoder for outputting the similar data as the transfer data to n signal lines in response to inputs from the 2n data transfer signal lines.
US08467458B2
A digital broadcasting transmission and/or reception system having an improved reception performance and a signal-processing method thereof. A digital broadcasting transmitter comprises a TRS encoder for to TRS-encode a MPEG-2 transmission stream having null data for inserting a Known data and a TRS parity at predetermined positions, randomizer to input and randomize data stream from the TRS encoder, a null packet exchanger to replace the null data for inserting the Known data to the known data, and an encoder for encoding a data streams to which the Known data is inserted. Accordingly, the present invention detects the known data from a signal received from a reception side and uses the detected known data for synchronization and equalization and further uses the TRS parity for correcting error of the received signal, so that the digital broadcasting reception performance can be improved at poor multipath channels.
US08467456B2
The present invention has an objective of providing an optical disk having a high resolution picture and a system for reproducing data on the optical disk, which are compatible with a conventional system for reproducing an ordinary resolution picture. A high resolution signal is divided into a main signal and a sub signal by picture division means and MPEG-encoded. The main signal and the sub signal are divided into frames each having 1 GOP or more. The resultant first interleave block 54 and second interleave block 55 are recorded alternately on an optical disk. A high resolution reproduction apparatus reproduced both the first and second interleave blocks, so that a high resolution picture is obtained. A non-high resolution reproduction apparatus reproduces only the first or second interleave block, so that an ordinary resolution picture.
US08467455B2
The present invention has an objective of providing an optical disk having a high resolution picture and a system for reproducing data on the optical disk, which are compatible with a conventional system for reproducing an ordinary resolution picture. A high resolution signal is divided into a main signal and a sub signal by picture division means and MPEG-encoded. The main signal and the sub signal are divided into frames each having 1 GOP or more. The resultant first interleave block 54 and second interleave block 55 are recorded alternately on an optical disk. A high resolution reproduction apparatus reproduced both the first and second interleave blocks, so that a high resolution picture is obtained. A non-high resolution reproduction apparatus reproduces only the first or second interleave block, so that an ordinary resolution picture.
US08467452B2
A system and method for distributing candidate motion vectors divides a picture frame (110) into a plurality of segments (120), where each segment (120) includes a plurality of pixel blocks (130). The local motion complexity of each segment may then be measured by determining a Sum-of-Absolute Differences (SAD) between pixel blocks (130) of the frame (110a) and pixel blocks (130)of an adacent frame (110b) and summing the SAD values for the pixel blocks (130) within each segment (120). The maximum, minimum and average SAD value for the segments may be used to define a distribution function that distributes candidate vectors to conform with a desired maximum, minimum and average number of candidate vectors per block. This distribution function is then used to determine the number of candidate vectors to assign to pixel blocks (130) based on the measured SAD value of the associated segment (120).
US08467447B2
An improvement to a predictive video encoding method or apparatus that includes selecting a mode class within which to choose an encoding algorithm to encode individual blocks of video information. Rather than implementing each algorithm in each mode class to ascertain an acceptable compression, the improvement eliminates searching through a class of encoding modes based simply on heuristics. The method comprises obtaining statistical information related to previous blocks of encoded video information, determining a mode class within which to chose a particular encoding algorithm based on the statistical information (e.g., heuristics) gathered, choosing an algorithm within the selected mode class using conventional techniques, and encoding the video information according to the chosen algorithm. Statistical information may include quantization parameters, prior encoding decisions, intensity or frequency values, or Hadamard transform coefficients of previously encoded macroblocks. Encoding complexity in the coder is reduced since one class of encoding modes is eliminated.
US08467440B2
A method and apparatus generating one or more clock signals in a receiver employing decision-feedback equalization (DFE). A received signal is sampled by a data clock and a transition clock, generating a data sample signal and a transition sample signal, respectively. A DFE correction is performed by DFE circuitry on the data sample signal to generate DFE detected data bits. The transition sample signal is sliced using a weighted threshold value to generate transition data bits. One or more phase updates of the data clock and the transition clocks are in response to the DFE detected data bits and the transition data bits. The weighted threshold is calculated from at least one of the prior-received DFE detected data bits. In one embodiment, the DFE detection may also be dependent on an effective delay (λ) of the DFE circuit in relation to the received signal baud-period, T.
US08467437B2
A signaling circuit having a selectable-tap equalizer. The signaling circuit includes a buffer, a select circuit and an equalizing circuit. The buffer is used to store a plurality of data values that correspond to data signals transmitted on a signaling path during a first time interval. The select circuit is coupled to the buffer to select a subset of data values from the plurality of data values according to a select value. The equalizing circuit is coupled to receive the subset of data values from the select circuit and is adapted to adjust, according to the subset of data values, a signal level that corresponds to a data signal transmitted on the signaling path during a second time interval.
US08467435B2
An adaptive electronic transmission signal cancellation circuit for separating transmit data from receive data in bidirectional communication system operating in full duplex mod is disclosed. The output of a main transmitter responsive to a first bias current is connected to the output of a receiver through an internal resistor. A first replica transmitter responsive to a second bias current and matched to the main transmitter current gain and rise/fall time characteristics is connected to the input terminal of the receiver, and produces a cancellation voltage between the output terminal of the main transmitter and the input terminal of the receiver as a function of the second bias current and the internal resistor. A second replica transmitter matched to the current gain and rise/fall time characteristics of the main transmitter and the first replica transmitter and responsive to the second bias current is connected to the output terminal of the main transmitter for canceling excess current, developed by the first replica transmitter, at the output terminal of the main transmitter.
US08467432B2
Provided is a radio communication device which can suppress inter-code interference between an ACK/NACK signal and a CQI signal which are code-multiplexed. A diffusion unit (214) diffuses the ACK/NACK signal inputted from a judgment unit (208) by using a ZC sequence. A diffusion unit (219) diffuses the CQI signal by using a cyclic shift ZC sequence. By using a Walsh sequence, a diffusion unit (216) further diffuses the ACK/NACK signal which has been diffused by using the ZC sequence. A control unit (209) controls the diffusion unit (214), the diffusion unit (216), and the diffusion unit (219) so that the minimum value of the difference between the CQI signals from a plurality of mobile stations and a cyclic shift amount of the ACK/NACK signal is not smaller than the minimum value of the difference between the cyclic shift amounts of the ACK/NACK signals from the plurality of mobile stations.
US08467428B2
The present invention relates to a vertical cavity surface emitting laser device comprising a VCSEL with a monolithically integrated photodiode. The photodiode (2) is formed of a layer sequence of a first n-doped region (6), a p-doped region (7), an intrinsic region (8) and a second n-doped region (9) of a semiconductor material. The photodiode (2) and the laser share a common electrode, which is realized as an Ohmic n-contact (10) at said first n-doped region (6). The proposed device allows less complex manufacturing, resulting in lower manufacturing costs.
US08467421B2
UTRAN MAC-d multiplexing of data from multiple logical channels to a single MAC-d flow is supported while reducing overhead and achieving octet alignment in MAC-d PDU length. In one embodiment, the C/T field of a multiplexed MAC-d PDU is eliminated, and the logical channels multiplexed into the MAC-d flow are mapped to a MAC-hs PQ in at least the NodeB (and preferably in the UE as well). In other embodiments, the C/T field is retained, and an octet-aligned length indicator is transmitted from the RNC to the UE. In one embodiment, the length indicator is octet-aligned by padding the MAC-d PDUs. In another embodiment, transmitters and receivers in the path from RNC to UE are configured with an offset to add to the length indicator to achieve octet alignment. The padding or offset is (8−n) bits, where n=the number of bits in C/T field.
US08467414B2
Disclosed herein is a communication control method employed by a communication apparatus that includes a primary communication interface and a plurality of relay communication interfaces and has a communication interface coupling function of transferring a transmission/reception frame of the primary communication interface through one of the plurality of relay communication interfaces. The method includes the steps of: acquiring traffic information concerning the primary communication interface; and dynamically varying a transfer allocation ratio between the plurality of relay communication interfaces based on the traffic information.
US08467402B2
Embodiments of the present invention allow users to post or publish audio information to a destination on a digital network. A particular embodiment provides a user interface for recording and uploading a short comment, remark, song segment, sound effect or any other audio portion. The comment can be sent directly to another user's device or can be published or uploaded to a network site, web page, user group or other location. A user interface allows organizing, reviewing, editing, tagging, transferring and other types of processing or manipulation in association with the audio portion to be transferred, or which has been received.
US08467401B1
A packet scheduler has input connections, and data packets received on the input connections can be placed in queues. The packet scheduler includes a first scheduler, for identifying a first of said queues according to a first queue scheduling algorithm, and a second scheduler, for identifying a second of said queues according to a second queue scheduling algorithm. The packet scheduler determines whether the first of said queues contains a packet of data to be sent and, if so, it selects the first of said queues as a selected queue. If the first of said queues does not contain a packet of data to be sent, it selects the second of said queues as a selected queue. The packet scheduler then determines whether the respective packet of data can be sent from the selected queue, by maintaining a deficit counter indicating a current data quota for the respective queue, and also by maintaining a global deficit counter.
US08467398B2
A subscriber network system is provided which is capable of reducing the response time and reducing the device cost. In the subscriber network system, a control cell is received that includes an ID portion, a data portion, and a cyclic redundancy check (CRC) portion. The control cell is processed in cooperation with a virtual path identifier (VPI), where the processing obtains the ID portion and the CRC portion. The ID portion and the CRC portion are processed and the ID portion is compared to a first stored value and the CRC portion is compared to a second stored value to produce information. A cell is produced to include the information and the produced cell is used to facilitate a connection in a network.
US08467395B1
Method and system for a first network device and a second network device is provided. The first network device and the second network device communicate with each other via a plurality of network links. A network packet field for applying a hashing technique for selecting one of the network links to transmit the network packet is negotiated between the first network device and the second network device. The hashing technique is identified for selecting the selected network link. The first network device and the second network device, prior to applying the hashing technique exchange hashing parameters.
US08467384B2
According to one embodiment of the invention, a method includes receiving a first setup message transmitted by a first endpoint, the first setup message an attempt by the first endpoint to setup a call with a second endpoint, the setup message sent by the first endpoint to an IP address of a call manager after the first endpoint registered with a gatekeeper, the IP address of the call manager supplied to the first endpoint by the gatekeeper in response to a request by the first endpoint to the gatekeeper for an IP address of the second endpoint. The method further includes attempting to setup the call between the first and second endpoints by transmitting a second setup message to the second endpoint.
US08467376B2
A packet-based, hierarchical communication system, arranged in a spanning tree configuration, is described in which wired and wireless communication networks exhibiting substantially different characteristics are employed in an overall scheme to link portable or mobile computing devices. The network accommodates real time voice transmission both through dedicated, scheduled bandwidth and through a packet-based routing within the confines and constraints of a data network. Conversion and call processing circuitry is also disclosed which enables access devices and personal computers to adapt voice information between analog voice stream and digital voice packet formats as proves necessary. Routing pathways include wireless spanning tree networks, wide area networks, telephone switching networks, internet, etc., in a manner virtually transparent to the user. A voice session and associate call setup simulates that of conventional telephone switching network, providing well-understood functionality common to any mobile, remote or stationary terminal, phone, computer, etc.
US08467373B2
A user equipment and method of transmitting symbols by the user equipment in a wireless communication system. The method includes: generating a first symbol by adding a cyclic prefix (CP) to a first inverse fourier transformed samples, the CP being copied from the first fourier transformed samples; generating a next consecutive second symbol by adding a CP to a second inverse fourier transformed samples, the CP being copied from the second fourier transformed samples; removing samples overlapped with the first symbol from the next consecutive second symbol when the next consecutive second symbol is to be advanced in transmission timing; and transmitting the first symbol and the next consecutive second symbol to a base station.
US08467372B2
A wireless communication system may include a wireless transmitter configured to transmit a message including data symbols arranged to include an attention packet and sequencing packets thereafter. The sequencing packets may include common value first portions with each data symbol having a same value, and marker second portions having a marker data symbol. The wireless communication system may include a wireless receiver configured to receive the message from the wireless transmitter based upon the attention packet and the sequencing packets by determining a time delay based upon the positions of the marker data symbol, and reordering data symbols of the message based upon the determined time delay.
US08467367B2
Techniques for transmitting traffic data and control information in a wireless communication system are described. In an aspect, traffic data and control information may be multiplexed at a coded data level. A user equipment (UE) may encode traffic data to obtain coded traffic data, encode control information to obtain coded control data, multiplex the coded traffic data and the coded control data, modulate the multiplexed data, and generate SC-FDMA symbols. In another aspect, traffic data and control information may be multiplexed at a modulation symbol level. The UE may encode and modulate traffic data to obtain data modulation symbols, encode and modulate control information to obtain control modulation symbols, multiplex the data and control modulation symbols, and generate SC-FDMA symbols. The UE may perform rate matching for traffic data to account for control information. The UE may also perform multiplexing and puncturing for different types of control information.
US08467365B1
A mobile station uses a search window to search for a target pilot signal transmitted by a target transmitter in a spread spectrum communication system. The search window may be centered on the expected phase of the target pilot signal at the mobile station. To calculate the expected phase, the mobile station estimates a transmission delay associated with the target pilot signal, based on at least the target transmitter's location and the mobile station's location. The transmission delay may account for the time it takes for the target pilot signal to propagate from the target transmitter to the mobile station. The expected phase of the target pilot signal may then be calculated based on at least a nominal phase of the target pilot signal (e.g., the phase when transmitted by the target transmitter) and the estimated transmission delay.
US08467353B2
A method and apparatus are used to support the transmission of data to a user over multiple allocated data channels. Data packets are transmitted in time-slots of the allocated data channels to corresponding target receivers without the need for explicitly assigning particular time-slots to a target user well in advance of transmitting any data packets in the time-slots. Instead, each data packet transmitted in a time-slot includes a header label or preamble indicating to which of multiple possible receivers a data packet is directed. The preamble also preferably includes decoding information indicating how a corresponding data payload of the data packet is to be processed for recapturing transmitted raw data.
US08467337B1
A transmission apparatus includes a plurality of modems, which are configured to communicate via respective wireless communication channels and includes at least first and second modems configured to communicate respectively over separate first and second wireless communication networks. The transmission apparatus also includes a stream processor, which is configured to receive and process an incoming media stream so as to provide multiple upload streams for transmission by different ones of the modems, including first and second upload streams for transmission by the first and second modems, respectively.
US08467336B2
A communication system includes at least a large service area (LSA) base station and a small service area (SSA) base station. Primary synchronization information is required by mobile communication devices for communication with the LSA and SSA base stations. Secondary synchronization information is required for communication with the LSA base station and tertiary synchronization information is required for communication with the SSA base station. A controller allocates transmission of the primary synchronization information from at least one of the base stations over a physical channel having a defined transmission time and transmission frequency. The controller also allocates transmission of the secondary synchronization information from at least one of the base stations over a second physical channel having a second defined transmission time and second transmission frequency.
US08467327B2
Provided are a communication method and system for sensor network. In reporting event occurrence in a real-time sensor network application, a cycle time is divided into an event announcement period and a data transmission period to provide real-time transmission performance and energy efficiency. Each of the periods is again divided into the number of slots equal to the maximum depth of a network. Respective nodes sequentially operate according to their depths in a routing tree during the event announcement period to receive the signal transmitted from the lower node. To remove sleep delay, a slot next to the signal reception slot becomes a signal transmission slot. A node sensed an event transmits a signal informing event occurrence during its signal transmission slot, and this signal includes only the address of the transmission node. When a signal does not exist in the event announcement period, no traffic occurs in the data transmission period and the upper nodes maintain a sleep state. When a signal is transmitted during the event announcement period, nodes transmitting/receiving a corresponding signal operate during the data transmission period to transfer data packets.
US08467326B2
Methods and a mobile terminal capable of selecting a wireless network from a Bluetooth network to a WLAN, the terminal includes a Bluetooth module; a WLAN module; a storage device; and a controller cooperating with the Bluetooth module, the WLAN module and the storage device such that the Bluetooth module is configured to be activated in the mobile terminal; a Bluetooth connection is established with the access point; the WLAN module is configured to be activated and to scan to search the access point; and a WLAN connection is established between the access point and the mobile terminal.
US08467325B2
Embodiments of apparatuses, methods, and systems for providing a multiple-input network node with power-saving state are generally described herein. In some embodiments, the network node may include a management entity to control first and second receive chains in different manners depending on the receive-capability state of the network node. If the network node is in the first state, both receive chains may cooperate to receive communication from another network node. If the network node is in the second state, which is a reduced-capability state, the second receive chain may alternate between a powered down mode and a scanning mode. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.
US08467323B2
A method in a communication device (200) providing data services over a packet access radio interface comprises monitoring (400) a control channel for signalling messages for data packets for the communication device, receiving data packets for a data service of a first type with a first periodicity and receiving (402) data packets for the data service of a second type with a second periodicity, the second periodicity being greater than the first periodicity. The method further comprises selecting (404) to not monitor the control channel for signalling messages for a period of time in response to detecting a data packet of the second type received by the communication device. A communication device is also described.
US08467310B2
A base transceiver station (200) that transmits same data to a plurality of mobile stations (300) using a common channel includes a maximum transmit power detector (41) that detects a maximum transmit power value at each spreading factor during transmission of the data from a transmit power of the data transmitted to the plurality of mobile stations (300) in cells controlled by the base transceiver station (200), and a transmit power determination unit (42) that determines a transmit power at each spreading factor based on the relation between the maximum transmit power values detected and the spreading factors.
US08467304B2
Systems and methodologies are described that facilitate automatically configuring femtocells based at least in part on signals transmitted by other femtocells and macrocells. In particular, a femtocell can receive signals from neighboring cells, much like a mobile device, and determine communications parameters used. The parameters can be channel identifiers, pseudo-noise (PN) offsets, and the like. The femtocell can subsequently configure its communication parameters to vary from those detected in the neighboring signals, or to match those of neighboring signals where the parameters relate to the communications environment, for example. Thus, the femtocell self-configures to mitigate interference with surrounding femtocells and/or macrocells.
US08467300B2
The basic concept of the present invention is to utilize the terminal as an auxiliary information collector in networks where the regular network-based information collection is not possible and/or for providing information that complements the information that the network-based Access Awareness Entity collects by itself. The terminal collects information related to the access network directly, through retrieval of explicitly available information, and indirectly, through measurements and statistics. The collected information is delivered to the network-based Access Awareness Entity.
US08467285B2
A method includes operating in a normal mode to receive and transmit packets, where the network device is one of multiple network devices that operate as a virtual chassis, where the virtual chassis corresponds to a single logical network device, and detecting when the network device crashes. The method further includes initiating a resetting process and operating in a pass through mode, during the resetting process, where the pass through mode permits packets to be received and transmitted to the network devices of the virtual chassis.
US08467265B2
A technique for processing seismic data acquired in a seismic survey conducted in the presence of a rough sea includes receiving a first dataset that is derived from data acquired by a first set of seismic sensors generally towed at a first depth in the seismic survey and receiving a second dataset that is derived from data acquired by a second set of seismic sensors generally towed at a second depth that is different than the first depth in the seismic survey. The first dataset is indicative of at least pressure measurements, and the second dataset is indicative of at least crossline particle motion measurements. The technique includes determining crossline particle motion measurements in the presence of a relatively flat sea surface based at least in part on the crossline measurements that are indicated by the second dataset and the pressure measurements that are indicated by the first dataset.
US08467262B2
A method of controlling a non-volatile memory device includes comparing the number of banks that are in operating states with a threshold value. If the number of the banks is smaller than the threshold value, data stored in a standby bank is read. If there is no bank having data to be read, a standby bank is programmed. If the number of the banks is equal to or greater than the threshold value or if the reading or the programming is performed, it is determined whether there is a reading or programming command to be performed. If there is the reading or programming command to be performed, the process is repeated from the comparing step. The programming may include programming of a most significant bit (MSB) page or a least significant bit (LSB) page.
US08467261B2
A method and circuit are provided for implementing smart switched decoupling capacitors to efficiently reduce power supply noise in a logic circuit, and a design structure on which the subject circuit resides. The logic circuit includes a logic macro, a high-current event control signal activating a logic function, and a switched decoupling capacitor circuit integrated within the logic macro. The switched decoupling capacitor circuit uses the high-current event control signal to control capacitor switching to discharge to a voltage supply rail responsive to activating the logic function, and to charge the capacitors.
US08467259B2
A semiconductor memory device includes a pre-charger configured to pre-charge a first pair of differential bus lines SIO and SIOb to a target voltage level, an amplifier configured to amplify a signal loaded on the first pair of the differential bus lines SIO and SIOb based on a drain bias voltage Vb and transfer an amplified signal to a second pair of differential bus lines LIO and LIOb, and a drain bias voltage generator configured to generate the drain bias voltage Vb.
US08467253B2
A method for reading the state of a memory element within a crossbar memory array includes storing a first electric current sensed from a half-selected target memory element within the crossbar memory array; and outputting a final electric current based on the stored first electric current and a second electric current sensed from the target memory element when the target memory element is fully selected.
US08467251B2
The disclosure relates to a sense amplifier comprising a cascode transistor and means for biasing the cascode transistor, supplying a control voltage to a gate terminal of the cascode transistor. The means for biasing the cascode transistor comprise means for isolating the gate terminal of the cascode transistor from the output of the voltage generator during a first period of the precharge phase, so as to boost the bitline voltage, then for linking the gate terminal to the output of the voltage generator during a second period of the precharge phase. Application in particular to sense amplifiers for non-volatile memories.
US08467242B2
Memory devices and methods are disclosed, such as those facilitating a data conditioning scheme for multilevel memory cells. For example, one such memory device is capable of inverting the lower page bit values of a complete page of MLC memory cells when a count of the lower page data values is equal to or greater than a particular value or a comparison of current levels compared with a reference current level is equal to or exceeds some threshold condition. Memory devices and methods are also disclosed providing a means for determining initial programming pulse conditions for a population of memory cells based on the number of lower page data values being programmed to a logical 0 or a logical 1 data state.
US08467239B2
A phase change memory (PCM) device utilizes low energy pulses to write data to PCM storage elements (cells). Methods, devices and systems are described that use low energy reset pulses to reset cells that have been previously set using a method that keeps a portion of the PCM cells in an amorphous phase. The reset is reversible by utilizing a low energy set pulse.
US08467233B2
A solid-state memory in which each memory cell is constructed of complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) inverters implemented with dual stress liner (DSL) technology. Asymmetry is incorporated into each memory cell by constructing one of the inverter transistors or the pass-gate transistor using the stress liner with opposite stress characteristics from its opposing counterpart. For example, both of the p-channel load transistors and one of the n-channel driver transistors in each memory cell may be constructed with a compressive nitride liner layer while the other driver transistor is constructed with a tensile nitride liner layer. In another implementation, one of the n-channel pass-gate transistors is constructed with a compressive nitride liner layer while the other pass-gate transistor is constructed with a tensile nitride liner layer. Improved cell stability due to the resulting asymmetric behavior is implemented in a cost-free manner.
US08467225B2
A semiconductor memory device includes a plurality of parallel word lines, a plurality of parallel bit lines formed crossing the plurality of word lines, and a plurality of memory cells arranged at intersections of the word lines and the bit lines. Each memory cell has one end connected to the word line and the other end connected to the bit line. The device also comprises a drive circuit operative to selectively apply a voltage for data read/write across the word line and the bit line. It further comprises a sense amplifier circuit connected to the plurality of bit lines and operative to read/write data stored in the memory cell. The device also comprises a bit-line drive auxiliary circuit operative to selectively adjust the potentials on the plurality of bit lines based on data read out of the memory cell by the sense amplifier circuit.
US08467224B2
In some aspects, a microelectronic structure is provided that includes (1) a first conducting layer; (2) a first dielectric layer formed above the first conducting layer and having a feature that exposes a portion of the first conducting layer; (3) a graphitic carbon film disposed on a sidewall of the feature defined by the first dielectric layer and in contact with the first conducting layer at a bottom of the feature; and (4) a second conducting layer disposed above and in contact with the graphitic carbon film. Numerous other aspects are provided.
US08467214B2
A semiconductor device enabling expansion of a noise margin. For example, in a memory area in which each memory cell MC is coupled to a word line WLA for a first port and a word line WLB for a second port, and a plurality of memory cells MC are disposed in a matrix shape, each word line is disposed in the order of WLA0, WLB0, WLB1, WLA1, WLA2. Further, a pitch d2 between WLA-WLA and between WLB-WLB is made smaller than a pitch d1 between WLA-WLB. As such, the word lines of an identical port are disposed at the pitch d2 on one of both sides of a certain word line and the word lines of different ports are disposed at the pitch d1 on the other.
US08467212B2
A high power factor rectifier circuit, provided with switching sections connected to an AC power supply for converting an AC voltage to a DC voltage, is formed with a bypass circuit provided. The bypass circuit, when the voltage of the AC power supply becomes higher than the voltage across a smoothing capacitor provided on the DC output side, makes a charge current flowing from the AC power supply to the capacitor bypass the switching section by making the switching section out of conduction. Thus, a rectifier circuit is provided which can be safely operated without causing any damage, or with minimized damage, even though an inrush current flows at turning-on the power or at recovery from a power interruption.
US08467202B2
A flyback power system includes a rectifier and filter circuit, a pulse width modulation (PWM) controller, a feedback circuit, a master converter circuit, a slave converter circuit, and a slave converter control circuit. The master converter circuit continuously converts power signals from the rectifier and filter circuit into first direct current (DC) power signals to drive load according to PWM signals of the PWM controller when the flyback power system powered on. The slave converter circuit converts the power signals from the rectifier and filter circuit into second DC power signals according to the PWM signals, and superposes the second DC power signals to the first DC power signals to drive the load when the load is heavy. The slave converter control circuit detects whether the load is heavy, and controls the PWM signals whether to input into the slave converter circuit according to a state of the load.
US08467199B2
A two-stage insulated bidirectional DC/DC power converter is disclosed. A two-stage insulated bidirectional DC/DC power converter according to an embodiment of the invention has the characteristic of including: an LLC resonant converter operating at a constant duty ratio; a bidirectional converter joined to a front part of the LLC resonant converter and configured to perform a booster converter function of outputting the input voltage at a consistent input voltage for the LLC resonant converter, and a buck converter function of reducing the voltage by way of the LLC resonant converter and then outputting a consistent voltage; and a bidirectional converter control unit configured to control changes in an input voltage of the bidirectional converter and regulate an output voltage of the LLC resonant converter to thereby maintain a consistent input voltage of the LLC resonant converter, such that the LLC resonant converter operates at a constant duty ratio.
US08467198B2
A DC-to-AC converting circuit includes a transformer, a first modulation switching circuit, a second modulation switching circuit and a third modulation switching circuit, an inverter switching circuit and a controlling unit. Under control of the controlling unit, two of the first, second and third modulation switching circuits are selectively enabled according to the magnitude of the input voltage, so that electric energy of the input voltage is magnetically transmitted to the first primary winding, a second primary winding or a serially-connected winding assembly of the first primary winding and the second primary winding, and a turn ratio of the transformer is adjustable.
US08467189B2
A liquid submersion cooling system that is suitable for cooling a number of electronic devices in parallel using a plurality of cases connected to a rack system. The system cools heat-generating components in server computers and other devices that use electronic, heat-generating components and are connected in parallel systems. The system includes a housing having an interior space, a dielectric cooling liquid in the interior space, a heat-generating electronic component disposed within the space and submerged in the dielectric cooling liquid. The rack system contains a manifold system to engage and allow liquid transfer for multiple cases and IO connectors to engage electrically with multiple cases/electronic devices. The rack system can be connected to a pump system for pumping the liquid into and out of the rack, to and from external heat exchangers, heat pumps, or other thermal dissipation/recovery devices.
US08467183B2
Tablet computer cases and associated methods are disclosed and described. In one embodiment, a tablet computer case may include a first panel configured to releasably engage and hold a tablet computer of a predetermined size and shape, a second panel having a keyboard a hinge rotatably attaching the two panels, and a communication connector that allows the keyboard to communicate with the tablet computer.
US08467170B2
Electrodes and electric double layer capacitance (EDLC) devices containing an activated carbon cryogel having a tunable pore structure are disclosed. The disclosed electrodes and devices find utility in any number of electrical energy storage and distribution applications.
US08467166B2
A circuit breaker and impedance grounding switch having a first electrical terminal, a second electrical terminal, a third electrical terminal, a first vacuum bottle with a pair of contactors therein, a second vacuum bottle with a pair of contactors therein, and a mechanically interlocked linkage being electrically interconnected to the second electrical terminal and being movable between a first stable position and a second stable position. One of the pair of contactors of the first vacuum bottle is connected to the first electrical terminal. One the pair of contractors of the second vacuum bottle is electrically interconnected to the third electrical terminal. The linkage has a temporary position between the first and second stable positions electrically connecting simultaneously the first electrical terminal to the second electrical terminal and a third electrical terminal to the second electrical terminal.
US08467155B2
The invention provides a switching device having a contact protection circuit for arcing suppression. The switching device comprises a main relay for interrupting a load path and a dual coil auxiliary having a high resistance coil and a low resistance coil that operate the switching of an auxiliary contact. The auxiliary contact is connected in series with a PTC device and the low resistance coil of the auxiliary relay in a series arrangement. The series arrangement is connected in parallel to the main contact. When the main relay opens, the auxiliary contact is maintained closed during a given time interval due to the magnetic flux generated by the low resistance coil. The given time interval depends on the transition of the PTC device to trip state. In another configuration, the dual coil relay is substituted by two auxiliary relays.
US08467152B2
Embodiments of the present invention provide an inexpensive latching mechanism having a necessary and sufficient function to hold an actuator of a magnetic disk drive and including a latch formed in a one-piece structure. According to one embodiment, a latching mechanism for a magnetic disk drive includes a latch lever, a hook, for latching an actuator, extending vertically downward from the latch lever, and a bar, to be pressed by an actuator at its home position in a closing direction, extending vertically downward from the latch arm. A steel pin is attached to the latch lever to urge the latch in an opening direction by a magnetic force.
US08467150B2
According to one embodiment, a recording head includes a main pole configured to apply a recording magnetic field to a recording medium, a trailing shield opposed to the main pole with a gap therebetween, a spin-torque oscillator at least a part of which is located between the main pole and the trailing shield and configured to apply a high-frequency magnetic field to the recording medium, and an auxiliary oscillator configured to apply an auxiliary magnetic field to the spin-torque oscillator.
US08467149B2
According to one embodiment, a spin torque oscillator includes a field generation layer, a spin injection layer including a first layer and a second layer, and an interlayer interposed between the field generation layer and the spin injection layer, wherein the first layer is interposed between the second layer and the interlayer and includes a (001)-oriented Heuslar magnetic alloy or a (001)-oriented magnetic material having a body-centered cubic lattice structure.
US08467140B2
A magnetic recording apparatus includes: a magnetic recording medium having a recording surface on which a plurality of magnetic recording cells magnetically isolated from each other are arranged; a magnetic writing element recording information to the magnetic recording cells under a condition in accordance with setting information; a magnetic reading element reproducing information recorded in the magnetic recording cells; a memory storing the setting information for writing; and a processor for executing a program code. The program code includes a test module, responsive to a test write start signal, for repeating writing and reading test information by the magnetic writing and reading elements and calculating a quality index value representing quality of writing of the reproduced test information with the setting information changed, and a write module for selecting setting information with which the quality index value satisfies a predetermined condition, and writing the selected information in the memory.
US08467109B2
An apparatus includes: a scanner to scan an image; a first determiner to determine an attribute of a feature of the image; a processor to perform a first processing on data representing the image; a storer to store the data subjected to the first processing; a receiver to instruct to output the image represented by the data stored and to receive an input for deciding an output image to be output of the image; a decider to decide, according to the input received, the output image; a second determiner to determine an attribute of a feature of the output image; a reliability determiner to determine, in accordance with the input, whether the attribute determined by the first and/or second determiner is reliable; and a processor to output, by performing a second processing on the data, output data representing the output image, in accordance with a result of the reliability determination.
US08467106B2
An image processing apparatus includes: a receiving unit which receives print data; a determining unit which determines whether or not the print data received by the receiving unit includes confidential information; a printing unit which prints an image on a recording medium including an IC tag, in accordance with the print data; and a writing unit which writes, into the IC tag of the recording medium, distinctive information indicating that confidential information is printed on the recording medium when it is determined that the print data includes confidential information.
US08467103B2
Disclosed are moiré-free color halftoning methods, apparatus and systems to digitally reproduce an original color image. The disclosed embodiments are particularly useful for rendering a color image with a color printing device. According to one exemplary embodiment, an image forming method utilizes three or four rotated hexagonal screens which can include regular shaped hexagon screens or convex tessellated hexagon screens.
US08467086B2
A method of controlling scaled-down (size-reduced) printing for a host device and the host device using the method, the method including inputting a scaling-down mode for the print document through a user interface (UI) of the host device; inputting a scaling-down rate fine adjustment for the scaling-down mode to generate a new scaling-down rate; and applying the new scaling-down rate to the print document. Thus, a user is provided with the convenience of obtaining a scaled-down print result that is not distorted.
US08467078B2
An apparatus includes a reading unit configured to read a print product and a transmission unit configured to transmit image data of the print product to an external apparatus. The apparatus further includes an inhibition unit configured to inhibit the transmission of the image data based on inhibition information included in the image data. If the image data includes trace information to be used to trace a printer user of the print product in addition to the inhibition information, a control unit acquires the trace information and causes a display unit to perform a display based on the trace information without causing the output unit to transmit the image data.
US08467077B2
With respect to an object for stroking a path existing in page description data, the configurations of a plurality of line elements formed along the path are estimated based on a path construction operator and a dotted line pattern determining operator. The path construction operator is replaced with a plurality of path construction operators depending on the configurations of the line elements.
US08467074B2
A method for controlling an apparatus, including a plurality of lockable discharge units configured to discharge a printed product having an image formed thereon based on a received job to any one of the plurality of lockable discharge units, includes managing information about a lockable discharge unit to which the printed product is discharged in association with information about a user, notifying the user to prompt picking up the printed product discharged to the lockable discharge unit based on the managed information, and determining whether a particular user is using the plurality of lockable discharge units based on the managed information, wherein, in a case where the particular user is using the plurality of lockable discharge units, the notification is performed.
US08467060B2
A test apparatus comprising a self illuminated light source and second moveable element having spectrophotometrically neutral gray and color patches of predetermined hues and saturations. A digital software file provides identical spectrophotometrically neutral grayscale and color data which, when reproduced on a monitor or projection system, should match the grayscale and test colors provided by the apparatus. When the apparatus is placed in front of the monitor image or projected image, the neutral grays and color patches reproduced on the monitor image or projected image are compared against the image of the apparatus.
US08467052B1
System and method for determining the presence of a contaminant in a sample using Raman spectroscopic data. The sample may be food or feed and the contaminant may be melamine. The sample is illuminated with substantially monochromatic light to produce Raman scattered photons. The Raman scattered photons are collected to generate Raman spectroscopic data. The Raman spectroscopic data may comprise at least one of a Raman spectrum and a spatially accurate wavelength resolved Raman image. The Raman spectroscopic data is analyzed to determine the presence or absence of a contaminant in a sample. The concentration of the contaminant in the sample can also be determined by using a ratio algorithm.
US08467044B2
Described herein are devices and methods for making extremely accurate measurements in a medium by continuously measuring the index of refraction of the medium such as water or biological tissue. Also described herein is a device for constantly measuring the index of refraction, and using the index of refraction data to constantly calibrate the optical measurement device. In addition, a primary measurement device (a ladar) that is optimized for data collection in a volume backscattering medium such as water or biological tissue is described, along with data results from the lab.
US08467030B2
A transistor array substrate includes a substrate, a pixel array, a plurality of resistors, and a plurality of semiconductor transistors. The pixel array, the resistors, and the semiconductor transistors are all disposed on the substrate. The pixel array includes a plurality of scan lines. Each resistor is electrically connected to one of the scan lines, and each semiconductor transistor is electrically connected to one of the scan lines and one of the resistors. The scan lines can receive a first voltage and a second voltage. The second voltage is higher than the first voltage.
US08467024B2
A liquid crystal display panel is capable of implementing high resolution without reducing an aperture ratio. A liquid crystal display panel includes: a substrate; a sustain electrode at a pixel region on the substrate; opaque wires positioned around the pixel region, having a lattice form extending in a first direction and a second direction crossing the first direction, and coupled with the sustain electrode; a gate wire and a data wire insulated from the gate wire with a second insulating layer interposed therebetween and extending in the second direction; a thin film transistor coupled with the gate wire and the data wire; and a pixel electrode coupled with the thin film transistor. The sustain electrode includes a transparent conductive material, and the opaque wires includes a conductive material having an electrical resistance lower than that of the transparent conductive material.
US08467022B2
A liquid crystal display device comprising: a liquid crystal layer provided between a first substrate and a second substrate; first electrodes, which are formed above the first substrate as a first layer, each first electrode having a side which extends to incline toward a first direction in which the data line extends, that is, second direction, each first electrode electrically connected to corresponding data line via corresponding switching device; and a second electrode, which is formed above the first substrate as a second layer, having a slit in each part of the area overlapping with corresponding first electrode, at least one side of the slit extending in the second direction.
US08467017B2
A polarizing element includes a substrate; a plurality of protruded threads formed on one of surfaces of the substrate in a rough stripe pattern when viewed two-dimensionally, each of the protruded threads having a side surface forming a slope inclined with respect to the one surface of the substrate; a plurality of metal thin wires each formed on the slope of the each protruded thread so as to be cantilever-supported by the slope and each extended in an extension direction of the protruded thread; and a protection film covering the protruded threads and the metal thin wires.
US08467011B2
A display device according to an embodiment includes a liquid crystal panel; a backlight assembly disposed below the liquid crystal panel; a chassis including: a first support section, which is disposed at sides of the liquid crystal panel and the backlight assembly, and a second support section, which is bent or curved from the first support section; and a frame disposed at an inner side of the chassis, wherein the frame has a first frame, a second frame, a third frame and a fourth frame and at least one of the first to the fourth frames has a height lower than a height of the first support section.
US08467010B2
There is provided a LCD module. The LCD module comprises a back plate, a light guiding plate provided on the back plate, an upper frame provided on the light guiding plate in contact with an edge of the light guiding plate, a liquid crystal display panel provided on the upper frame, and a silica gel pad disposed between the upper frame and the liquid crystal display panel. The surface of the silica gel pad that is in contact with the liquid crystal display panel is a curved surface.
US08467005B2
A transparent conductive film includes: a transparent film substrate; a transparent conductor layer provided on one or both sides of the transparent film substrate; and at least one undercoat layer interposed between the transparent film substrate and the transparent conductor layer; wherein: the transparent conductor layer is patterned; and a non-patterned portion not having the transparent conductor layer has the at least one undercoat layer.
US08467004B2
According to one embodiment of the invention, a display device comprises a display region including a plurality of pixel regions and a demarcating pattern of the pixel regions. The display device further comprises a first substrate having a first main surface; a plurality of first detection electrodes formed on the first main surface; and a plurality of second detection electrodes formed on the first main surface. The display device further comprises a plurality of first connection electrodes formed on the first main surface and a plurality of second connection electrodes formed on the first connection electrodes via the demarcating pattern. Each of the first connection electrodes connects the first detection electrodes adjacent to each other; and each of the second connection electrodes connects the second detection electrodes adjacent to each other.
US08466991B2
This is generally directed to systems and methods for reading optical black pixel cells. For example, in some embodiments, the columns of a pixel array can be shunted together during an optical black pixel readout phase of the imaging system. This may, for example, help improve correction of column fixed pattern noise or other noise. In some embodiments, the column may be shunted together during the optical black pixel readout phase of the imaging system and not shunted during other phases of the imaging system (e.g., when reading values from active pixel cells, barrier pixel cells, etc). In some embodiments, circuitry for providing the column shunting can be implemented as an independent block of the imaging system. In other embodiments, this circuitry can be implemented within other blocks of the imaging system. As an illustration, the shunting circuitry can be implemented within a VLN block of the imaging system.
US08466984B2
Calibrating color (such as adjusting color balance) for an image may include capturing a set of calibration images of a calibration target. The calibration target includes at least one color reference region illuminated by a light source having a distribution of frequencies that cycles over a fixed time period. The calibration images are captured over a calibration period that is greater than or equal to the fixed time period over which the distribution of frequencies cycles. Each of the calibration images is associated to a time identifier. A color balance adjustment is calculated for each of the calibration images, for forming a time-dependent color spectrum model of the color balance adjustments. The color spectrum model models changes in the light source over the fixed time period. In one embodiment, a subject image of a subject is captured for a determined exposure time. In the subject image, the subject is illuminated by the light source. Exposure time data is associated to the subject image. At least one subject color balance adjustment is calculated for the subject image from the exposure time data and the color spectrum model.
US08466972B2
Provided is a digital image processing apparatus that realizes an out-focusing effect by tilting a photographing device about a plane that is perpendicular to an optical axis of a lens. The digital image processing apparatus includes a lens and a photographing device configured to generate data about an image from light which has passed through the lens. The photographing device is configured to be tilted about a plane perpendicular to an optical axis of the lens. The photographing device is tilted about the plane perpendicular to the optical axis of the lens so as to control a range of a focus area formed on the photographing device.
US08466970B2
An imaging apparatus wherein a captured image is subjected to a rotational transform so as to correct the inclination of one or more subjects in the captured image. The imaging apparatus defines, with reference to a physical inclination detected by a sensor, an angle range in which the image is to be processed. The imaging apparatus then processes the captured image and detects lines therein and inclination angles thereof. The imaging apparatus then creates histograms indicative of frequency distributions of the inclination angles of those lines, and selects, in the created histograms, an inclination angle having a frequency that satisfies a predetermined criterion, as a rotational angle to be used for the rotational transform.
US08466967B2
An image processing apparatus that records image data on a detachable storage medium in a previously set recording format is provided. The apparatus sets the recording format of image data, and determines whether or not a storage medium attached to an attachment unit has a communication function that communicates with a different apparatus than the image processing apparatus. If it is determined that the storage medium has a communication function, and that the recording format of image data that can be transferred by the communication function does not match the recording format that has been set, the apparatus issues a warning.
US08466964B2
A multispectral thermal infrared camera system is disclosed. An uncooled thermal imaging camera is equipped with an axially tilted, cooled spectral filter. The axially tilted, cooled spectral filter deflects the radiation emitted by the uncooled camera away from being reflected back into the camera. The axially tilted, cooled spectral filter emits a lesser amount of thermal radiation towards the camera. And the axially tilted, cooled tilted filter is enclosed in a cold radiation shield to minimize the thermal emission that would be reflected by the filter towards the camera and to absorb the radiation deflected by the tilted filter. The axially tilted, cooled spectral filter passes only the desired portion of the thermal infrared radiation from the scene onto the uncooled camera.
US08466957B2
An endoscope includes: a CCD that picks up an image of a subject; an FPGA that is controlled by a main body portion 3 to output a drive signal for driving the CCD and transmits an image pickup signal outputted from the CCD to the main body; rewritable flash memory in which at least one of program data and setting data that relate to an operation of the FPGA is stored; and a switch group that, based on a rewriting instruction signal SW to the data in the flash memory, switches so that the data received by using all or a part of signal lines for the CCD, the lines being associated with observation of the subject, is inputted to the flash memory.
US08466953B2
The specification and drawings present a new apparatus and method for providing a stereoscopic display in electronic devices with a diffractive exit pupil expander using sequentially switching between right and left images of one display (e.g., microdisplay). An optical delivery system can provide a sequential left and right image of the display and the illumination is then switched for left and right accordingly using exit pupil expander (EPE) with asymmetric, e.g., highly slanted, in-coupling gratings, sending light practically to only one direction (e.g., one area of the EPE substrate).
US08466943B2
A method and apparatus is disclosed for producing precision marks (28) for a metrological scale in the form of a stainless steel ribbon (10). A laser (21) is used to produce ultra-short pulses, which have a fluence at the ribbon such that ablation takes place. The laser light can be scanned via scanner (25) and the pitch of the marks (28) can be controlled. The ablative technique causes little thermal input and improves the accuracy of the scale.
US08466940B2
According to one embodiment, an erasing apparatus including a recording medium removing apparatus includes: a thickness sensor configured to change an output signal according to the thickness of a recording medium; a recording medium conveying mechanism configured to convey the recording medium; a recording medium removing mechanism provided downstream in a recording medium conveying direction of the thickness sensor and configured to remove the recording medium in a direction perpendicular to the recording medium conveying direction; a control unit configured to remove, if the control unit determines that the recording medium is unconveyable, the recording medium from a recording medium conveying path with the recording medium removing mechanism; and a heating roller configured to heat the recording medium to temperature equal to or higher than erasing temperature.
US08466921B2
In a case that a first processor assists a second processor, the first processor issues a request for execution of a type of image processing assigned to the second processor, receives information specifying data on which the first processor performs the type of image processing assigned to the second processor, and performs the type image processing assigned to the second processor on the data specified by the information. According to this, it is possible to execute auxiliary processing by a light-loaded processor for a heavy-loaded processor in correspondence with loads of plural processors.
US08466919B1
An image may be represented by a directed acyclic graph (DAG) including a number of nodes on paths between input parameters and output values. Intermediate operations are performed at the nodes to produce intermediate output values. One or more of the input parameters may be modified (e.g., by an animator). A determination is then made as to which intermediate output values are affected by the modified input parameters. A simplified DAG is constructed from the nodes corresponding to the intermediate output values affected by the modified input parameters. The intermediate output values that are not affected by the modified input parameters and are maintained at a constant value corresponding to a previously determined value for the intermediate output value. The simplified DAG is evaluated to determine the output resulting from the modified input parameter such that the image may be re-rendered without re-evaluating the full DAG.
US08466918B2
The present invention relates to a method for generating a font-based sparkline, the sparkline being composed of two or more than two glyphs, said glyphs comprising one or more lines or consisting of one or more lines, which lines have two margins defining the thickness of the lines, the method comprising the step of providing at least one shaping element having a contour which at least in part is rounded and locating said shaping element at a position at which neighboring lines of two adjoining glyphs terminate, wherein said shaping element is located so that at least a portion of said contour is in alignment or in approximate alignment with at least one of the margins of one or both of said neighboring lines.
US08466911B2
A low voltage differential signal (LVDS) output stage including a display signal digital circuit, a data parallel-to-serial (P2S) circuit and a transmitting circuit is provided. The display signal digital circuit generates a display signal and a display clock signal synchronous to each other according to a first frequency multiplication clock signal. The data P2S circuit samples the display signal according to a second frequency multiplication clock signal, so as to generate a serial data signal and a serial clock signal. The first frequency multiplication clock signal and the second frequency multiplication clock signal have a relationship of frequency multiplication. The data P2S circuit includes an adjustment structure for adjusting the serial clock signal according to the display clock signal and the second frequency multiplication clock signal, and controlling a transmitting time of the serial data signal transmitted according to a clock of the second frequency multiplication clock signal.
US08466908B2
A driving device and a driving method for dynamic bias are provided. The driving device includes a buffer and a bias control unit. An input terminal of the buffer receives a data voltage, and an output terminal of the buffer is connected to a load through a switch. The bias control unit connected to the buffer controls a bias of the buffer dynamically. During a transition period of the data voltage, the bias control unit controls the buffer in a normal bias state. During a power-saving period, the bias control unit controls the buffer in a low bias state, and controls the buffer in the normal bias state during a turning-off period of the switch. The driving device controls the buffer to sustain data voltage quickly during the turning-off period of the switch, so as to avoid the data voltage received by the load having errors and reduce power consumption.
US08466906B2
An optical modulation apparatus includes a light irradiation section, a plurality of rectangular pixel electrodes arranged on two lines separately at regular intervals in such a manner that short sides of adjacent pixel electrodes face each other and drive an optical modulation substance; a driver element is disposed below the pixel electrode and drives the pixel electrode; and a pixel electrode connection that electrically connects the pixel electrode and the driver element, wherein the pixel electrode connection is disposed outside the light irradiation section.
US08466904B2
A light sensing circuit for use in auto brightness control (ABC), and a flat panel display including the light sensing circuit. The light sensing circuit includes a first photodiode; a second photodiode which is electrically connected to the first photodiode and includes a shielding film for shielding externally incident light; a first voltage fixing unit which is connected to the first photodiode and the second photodiode and maintains a voltage applied to the first photodiode at a certain value; and an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) which generates a digital value that depends on a current flowing in the first photodiode and the second photodiode. Accordingly, the light sensing circuit can precisely sense the brightness of a surrounding environment and drive a flat panel display with the most suitable brightness.
US08466901B2
An optical touch system is disclosed. The optical touch system comprises a panel apparatus and an optical touch apparatus. The panel apparatus includes a first position and a second position. The optical touch apparatus includes a light emitting module, a light path adjusting module, a light sensing module, and a processing module. The light emitting module and the light sensing module are set on the first position and the second position respectively. The light emitting module emits a sensing light, and the sensing light is reflected by the light path adjusting module to form a reflected light. The light sensing module receives the reflected light and generates a sensing result according to whether the light sensing module receives the reflected light. The processing module determines the touch point position formed on the panel apparatus according to the sensing result.
US08466900B2
Provided is a capacitance sensor including: a first electrode including a first region gradually larger in height with respect to a width direction parallel to a first direction in parallel with a second direction orthogonal to the first direction, a second region gradually smaller in height with respect to the width direction, and a third region causing the first and second regions to be opposed; a second electrode opposed to the first region in the second direction, and gradually smaller in height with respect to the first direction in parallel with the second direction; a third electrode opposed to the second region in the second direction and gradually larger in height with respect to the first direction in parallel with the second direction; and a support body supporting electrode groups including the first to third electrodes while connected via the third region, and arranging those groups along the second direction.
US08466897B2
An information processing apparatus comprising a touch screen which detects a touch input by a user detects the position and pressure of each of a plurality of pressed points corresponding to a plurality of touch inputs existing at the same time on a touch screen. Then, the front/rear overlap relationship of the plurality of objects displayed on the touch screen is changed based on the difference in pressure between the detected plurality of pressed points.
US08466893B2
A system and method for detecting at least two-finger input on a touch screen of a display such as computer, etc. includes a display screen; a sensing grid arranged for sensing touch on said display screen; a plurality of electrodes connected electrically to the sensing grid. A controller receives an output from the sensing grid, and a module identifies at least two points on the grid indicating locations of the display screen that have been touched by a user and identifies a geographic portion of the display screen to be identified based on said at least two points. As the position of the fingers are relative to the position of the screen via change in a direction of a Z-coordinate, a variable zoom can be provided by the sensing grid commensurate with different distances that the multiple fingers are sensed from the display screen.
US08466892B2
A display apparatus includes a display panel, sensor circuits, and a detection circuit. Each sensor circuit senses at least two external signals different from each other and outputs a sensing signal. The detection circuit receives the sensing signal to detect a position to which the external signals are applied. Each sensor circuit includes sensors commonly connected to an output terminal, a scan line which receives a scan signal, a capacitor disposed between the scan line and the output terminal, charged with a first voltage in response to the scan signal, and charged with a second voltage greater than the first voltage in response to the current signal after the scan line is floated, a switching device which outputs the sensing signal in response to the second voltage, and a readout line which applies the sensing signal output from the switching device to the detection circuit.
US08466891B2
Disclosed is a touch panel 100, which includes a transparent substrate 110 that includes a base part 120 and a projection part 130 projected from the base part 120, a transparent electrode 140 that is formed on the base part 120, signal wirings 150 that are formed on the transparent substrate, having one end connected to the transparent electrode 140 and the other end extended to the projection part 130, and a controller 160 that is disposed on the projection part 130 and is directly connected to the other end of the signal wiring 150. The touch panel directly connects the signal wirings 150 to the controller 160 by adopting the projection part 130 to the transparent electrode 140, thereby making it possible to omit the flexible printing cable requiring manual work, and thus allows the roll to roll (R2R) process, thereby making it possible to automate the entire manufacturing process of the touch panel 100.
US08466881B2
Apparatus and methods are disclosed for simultaneously tracking multiple finger and palm contacts as hands approach, touch, and slide across a proximity-sensing, multi-touch surface. Identification and classification of intuitive hand configurations and motions enables unprecedented integration of typing, resting, pointing, scrolling, 3D manipulation, and handwriting into a versatile, ergonomic computer input device.
US08466876B2
A terminal includes a lower housing; an upper housing slidably installed with respect to the lower housing; and a pressing member with both ends being supported by the lower and upper housings, respectively, for providing variable levels of pressure in diverse directions according to a sliding position of the upper housing with respect to the lower housing, wherein one end of the pressing member is movably linked to the lower housing. The small-sized pressing member provides a maximum level of pressure to facilitate the sliding movement of the upper housing with respect to the lower housing. Thus, space utilization can be improved.
US08466866B2
A video processing circuit used in a liquid crystal panel, includes: a first boundary detector that analyzes a video signal of a present frame to detect a boundary between a first pixel and a second pixel; a second boundary detector that analyzes a video signal of a frame one frame before the present frame to detect a boundary between the first pixel and the second pixel; a correction portion that corrects an applied voltage to a liquid crystal device corresponding to a second pixel which is adjacent to a portion of the boundary detected by the first boundary detector, which is changed from the boundary detected by the second boundary detector from the applied voltage specified by the video signal of the present frame to a voltage equal to or higher than the first voltage and lower than the second voltage.
US08466865B2
The present invention provides a liquid crystal display device which includes a first pixel and a second pixel which are arranged close to each other and are allocated to the same color, and color filters which differ in color tone and are formed on the first pixel and the second pixel, wherein a voltage for driving liquid crystal of the first pixel and a voltage for driving liquid crystal of the second pixel are controlled independently from each other.
US08466860B2
An LCD device has a reflective area that reflects light incident from a polarizing film side using a reflection film, and a transmissive area that transmits light of a backlight incident from a TFT substrate side. The drive voltages of the reflective area and transmissive area are Vr and Vt, the black voltage in the reflective area is Vr(K), the black voltage in the transmissive area is Vt(K). The reflectance R, the transmittance T, characteristics of R with respect to drive voltage [Vr(K)−Vr] and characteristics of T with respect to drive voltage [Vt−Vt(K)] substantially match each other.
US08466853B2
A driving method of a plasma display device according to an exemplary embodiment groups a plurality of address electrodes extending in a first direction into a plurality of groups, and logically divides each of the groups into a plurality of sub-groups. During a first period, a first pulse is sequentially applied to the plurality of groups, and a second pulse is sequentially applied to the plurality of sub-groups included in at least one of the plurality of groups during a second period following the first period. The first and second periods are address periods for sensing in a second direction crossing the first direction.
US08466850B1
A multi-service antenna may comprise: a support structure, a reflector mounted to the support structure, a signal processing assembly mounted with the support structure, a first wire strung between the reflector and the support structure and/or the signal processing assembly, and circuitry for processing a first signal received as a result of electromagnetic radiation (e.g., terrestrial television and/or cellular signals) incident on the first wire. The circuitry for processing the first signal may be housed in the signal processing assembly. A second wire may also be strung between the reflector and the support structure and/or the signal processing assembly, and the circuitry may be operable to perform diversity processing of signals received via the two wires.
US08466849B2
An antenna device for a portable terminal, in which a first radiator is installed within the portable terminal, a second radiator is elongated lengthwise and installed to be retractable into and extendable from the portable terminal, and a switch portion has at least one plate spring and connects a communication circuit portion of the portable terminal selectively to the first radiator or the second radiator. When the second radiator is retracted into the portable terminal, the communication circuit portion is connected to the first radiator through the at least one plate spring, and when the second radiator is extended from the portable terminal, the communication circuit portion is connected to the second radiator through the at least one plate spring.
US08466839B2
Antennas are provided for electronic devices such as portable computers. An electronic device may have a housing in which an antenna is mounted. The housing may be formed of conductive materials. A dielectric antenna window may be mounted in the housing to allow radio-frequency signals to be transmitted from the antenna and to allow the antenna to receive radio-frequency signals. Near-field radiation limits may be satisfied by reducing transmit power when an external object is detected in the vicinity of the dielectric antenna window and the antenna. A proximity sensor may be used in detecting external objects. A parasitic antenna resonating element may be interposed between the antenna resonating element and the dielectric antenna window to minimize near-field radiation hotspots. The parasitic antenna resonating element may be formed using a capacitor electrode for the proximity sensor. A ferrite layer may be interposed between the parasitic element and the antenna window.
US08466838B2
The present invention in one aspect relates to a circularly polarized antenna having a conductive ground layer, a conductive patch and a dielectric substrate formed between the conductive ground layer and the conductive patch. The conductive patch formed in a square shape with four equal sides and has four square slots with each formed in the central portion of each side, and two rectangular slots orthogonally formed in the central area of the square such that one rectangular slot is aligned with one diagonal of the square, the other rectangular slot is aligned with the other diagonal of the square, and the junction of the two rectangular slots is coincident with the geometrical center of the square.
US08466833B2
A monitoring system for an inner area of a machine includes a radar source radiating or injecting radar radiation into the inner area and a radar receiver receiving radar radiation reflected in the inner area and emitting the reflected radar radiation as a received signal. A control and evaluation unit determines an actual signature from the received signal and compares the actual signature to a stored nominal signature representing a fault-free machine. An output unit outputs a fault error signal when a discrepancy between the actual signature and the nominal signature exceeds a tolerance value.
US08466827B2
An object detecting device which can reduce the influence of an error caused by temporal displacement between a detection result by a radar and a detection result by image processing and thus, the precision of object detection can be improved. In one particular embodiment, the device may receive image data captured by a camera and radar data from a radar unit. The device searches the image data for the target object, and also extracts detection points from the radar data that correspond to the target object. The position of the target object in the image is corrected in accordance with the radar detection data.
US08466820B2
An oversampling A/D converter includes a first filter including a first resistive element, a first capacitive element, a second resistive element, an operational amplifier, and a second capacitive element; a second filter receiving an output of the first filter; a third filter including a third resistive element, a third capacitive element, and a fourth resistive element; a quantizer receiving an output of the third filter and generating a digital signal; and a D/A converter converting the digital signal to an analog current signal. The D/A converter inputs the generated analog current signal to an inverting input terminal of the operational amplifier.
US08466819B2
A system and method for selective wavelength interleaved filtering technique for analog to digital conversion (ADC) comprises a remote aperture for analog input, a modulator operable to transform the analog input into an initial optical signal, a photonic front end having high resolution optical filters operable to filter the optical signal into multiple subsequent optical signals and supply local oscillators for downconversion into electrical signals, a segmented subsystem having a plurality of ADCs, each operable to receive and convert one subsequent optical signal of the optical signals, and a memory buffer and process subsystem operable to reconstruct the converted subsequent optical signals into a digital representation of the analog input by executing reconstruction algorithms. Provision is made for compensation of distortions arising in the electrical to optical to electrical conversion process. The optical filters can include a self-registered filter wherein individual passbands are intrinsically aligned to one another.
US08466813B2
A computer keyboard which enables a computer to automatically recognize nomenclature information (ID) of keys is provided. Preferably, the keyboard contains a first memory which stores a table in which nomenclature information (ID) of keys and resistance values are associated with each other, a resistor having a resistance value substantially equal to any one of the resistance values, and a controller connected to the first memory and the resistor. The controller detects the resistance value of the resistor and reads the ID of the key corresponding to the resistance value from the table.
US08466812B2
A letter confirmation system is provided on a handheld electronic device. The letter confirmation provides highlighting of various letters that have been input to the handheld electronic device during a string of member input actuations. The letter confirmation system can additionally provide predictive linguistic elements that would be appropriate next inputs. Various types of highlights can be provided in various combinations to provide various indications to a user.
US08466806B2
An alert system for a vehicle includes a forward facing camera having a field of view that encompasses the road ahead of and traveled on by the equipped vehicle, and may include a radar detector having a field of view to the side of and rearward of the equipped vehicle as it travels along the road and/or an image-based detector having a field of view to the side of and rearward of the equipped vehicle as it travels along the road. The alert system determines a lane change into a side lane by the equipped vehicle and detects a vehicle in that side lane, and an alert is generated to the driver of the equipped vehicle. The alert may be generated irrespective of the status of a turn signal of the equipped vehicle.
US08466805B2
An emergency vehicle includes a siren signal generator emitting an electronic siren signal. A siren loudspeaker is coupled to the siren signal generator and emits an audible siren sound in response to receiving the electronic siren signal. The loudspeaker has two inputs. An impedance detector is coupled to the two inputs of the loudspeaker and measures impedance across the two inputs of the loudspeaker. The impedance detector outputs a loudspeaker presence signal if the measured impedance is within a predetermined range. A siren signal detector is coupled to the siren signal generator and emits a siren signal presence signal in response to verifying that the electronic siren signal has a set of predetermined siren signal characteristics. Logic circuitry emits an enable signal in response to receiving both the loudspeaker presence signal and the siren signal presence signal. A radio frequency transmitter transmits a radio frequency notification signal in response to receiving the enable signal.
US08466802B2
A manual connecting device includes a connecting tool to be guided manually for connecting a connection to a predetermined connecting point, in particular to a predetermined connecting point in an electrical switchgear cabinet or in an electrical control cabinet. The connecting device also includes a camera and an image processing device connected to the camera. The device is suitable for detecting a respective connecting point before, during or after connecting and for generating an alarm signal if the detected connecting point deviates from the predetermined connecting point.
US08466799B2
A system for monitoring a concentration of carbon dioxide (CO2) in an unsaturated zone of a site in which CO2 should be stored under the ground is provided which includes: a plurality of apparatuses for detecting the concentration of CO2 in the unsaturated zone, each including a cylindrical chamber buried in an unsaturated zone under the earth surface, gas introduction holes formed in the side surface of the chamber, and a CO2 concentration sensor formed through the top of the chamber so as to measure the concentration of CO2 contained in the gas in the chamber; a plurality of communication devices transmitting the CO2 concentration output from the CO2 concentration sensor; and a monitoring server storing a reference CO2 concentration every time zone and comparing the reference CO2 concentration with the measured CO2 concentrations transmitted from the communication devices to output a normal signal or an abnormal signal.
US08466797B2
Handheld device for infrared temperature measurement with simultaneous image and temperature display
The invention relates to a handheld device (1) for infrared temperature measurement, comprising an infrared radiation detector (3) for measuring the temperature of a measuring spot (4) on an object under measurement (5), comprising an optical pickup device (2) for sensing the region containing the measuring spot (4) and comprising a display means (6) for presenting the measured temperature value. To provide a handheld device (1) which uses simple means to enable an operator to line up a measuring spot (4) on an object under measurement (5) and at the same time give the operator information on one or more ambient variables during this operation, it is proposed to design the display means (6) for continuously presenting the region of the object under measurement (5) that contains the measuring spot (4) and at least one item of temperature information that is correlated synchronously in time with the presentation.
US08466792B2
A radio frequency identification (“RFID”) system and method of operating the same. In one embodiment, the RFID system includes a portable structure including a frame with a base supported by a plurality of wheels, an antenna tower and at least one removable shelf therein. The RFID system also includes an RFID reader located on the at least one removable shelf and at least one antenna mounted on the antenna tower and coupled to the RFID reader. The RFID system still further includes a computer system located on the at least one removable shelf and coupled to the RFID reader, and a power subsystem located on the at least one removable shelf and coupled to the RFID reader and the computer system.
US08466774B2
A remote wireless keyless entry transmitter includes a communications interface for connecting the transmitter directly to an in-vehicle network for registering the transmitter with the vehicle access system. The interface is further connectable to a personal computer to load a set of control codes and programming codes corresponding to a vehicle. The transmitter is programmable to operate multiple functions for multiple vehicles, separately or simultaneously. The transmitter can include a transponder circuit, a display, an accelerometer and a key coupler. A wireless transponder is operationally associated with a vehicle security system by physically connecting the transponder to a vehicle data port with a temporary data link and transferring data between the security system and the transponder over the data link to enable subsequent wireless operation of the security system with the transponder. The transmitter can include an audible signal generator and be programmable to respond to a pager signal.
US08466770B2
A transformer comprises a secondary winding including a plurality of coaxially arranged toroidal closed magnetic circuits connected in series within an enclosure and a primary winding comprising a plurality of turns including electrically conducting members passing axially through the toroidal closed magnetic circuits, respective ones of the plurality of electrically conducting members being electrically connected by respective electrically conducting strip lines passing along walls of the enclosure to form the continuous primary winding.
US08466767B2
Embodiments of an electromagnetic coil assembly are provided, as are embodiments of producing an electromagnetic coil assembly. In one embodiment, the electromagnetic coil assembly includes a coiled magnet wire, an inorganic electrically-insulative body encapsulating at least a portion of the coiled magnet wire, a lead wire extending into the inorganic electrically-insulative body to the coiled magnet wire, and a first tapered crimp joint embedded within the inorganic electrically-insulative body. The first tapered crimp joint mechanically and electrically connects the lead wire to the coiled magnet wire.
US08466763B2
An electromagnetic device, which includes a ferromagnetic flux guide; an insulated electrical conductor positioned adjacent to the ferromagnetic flux guide; and, an intermediate support structure positioned between the ferromagnetic flux guide and conductor which includes at least one resiliently deformable member arranged to allow relative movement between the ferromagnetic flux guide and the insulated electrical conductor, in which the relative movement is due to thermal expansion or contraction of the ferromagnetic flux guide and insulated electrical conductor.
US08466751B2
A precise, low-consumption low-frequency oscillator includes a low-consumption low-frequency oscillator, operating at a frequency FA, a temperature-compensated oscillator B used as frequency standard, operating at a frequency FB, and a circuit for supplying a stable frequency Fcorr.
US08466749B2
A variable gain amplifier includes a source-grounded transistor, to a gate of which an input signal is supplied; a plurality of first cascode transistors, sources of which are connected to a drain of the source-grounded transistor; a second cascode transistor, a source of which is connected to the drain of the source-grounded transistor; a first gate-grounded transistor, a source of which is connected to drains of the plurality of first cascode transistors, and to a gate of which a constant voltage is applied; and an output load connected to a drain of the first gate-grounded transistor wherein the plurality of first cascode transistors and the second cascade transistor are put into a conducting state or a non-conducting state such that a drain current of the source-grounded transistor is constant and moreover a fraction of the drain current supplied to the plurality of first cascade transistors changes.
US08466748B2
An amplifier circuit comprises a detector element with signal-dependent output current, a load resistance and an operational amplifier. A terminal of the detector element and the load resistance are electrically connected to an input of the operational amplifier. The load resistance is provided in the form of at least two series-connected part-resistors. A compensation capacitor is in each case connected in parallel with each part-resistor, or a number of series-connected part-compensation capacitors are connected in parallel with each part-resistor. The output of the operational amplifier is connected to two of the compensation capacitors or part-compensation capacitors by a feed capacitor so that the effect of a parasitic capacitance of the load resistance is at least partially compensated for.
US08466747B1
An integrated circuit comprises a GaAs substrate thermally and mechanically mounted on a SiC substrate. The GaAs substrate is doped to define first and second transistors. Circuit conductors are defined on the GaAs substrate, which conductors interconnect the source of the first transistor to neutral and the drain to the source of the second transistor. Conductors connect the gate of the second transistor to neutral, to define a cascode amplifier. The SiC substrate supports first and second matching circuits, one of which is connected to the gate of the first transistor, and the other of which is connected to the drain of the second transistor.
US08466745B2
The present invention provides a single chain power amplifier for a multi-mode and/or multi band wireless communication. The power amplifier comprise switchable input, inter-stage and output matching networks as well as active periphery adjustable driver stage power device and power stage power device. Switches and bias are configured for each frequency band and/or wireless communication standard. A driver stage power device, switches, control and bias circuitry, input matching, inter-stage matching and a part of output matching is fabricated on CMOS Silicon On Insulator process (SOI), while a power stage power device maybe fabricated by Gallium Arsenide (GaAs) processing.
US08466744B2
A signal filter circuit, an amplifier circuit, combinations thereof and methods for configuring and using the same are provided. Embodiments of the amplifier circuit may provide precise reproduction and amplification of input signals. The amplifier may be built entirely with discrete components or an integrated circuit may be configured to provide some or all of the modules included in the amplifier.
US08466743B2
Disclosed is an amplifier circuit configured to amplify a pulse stream. The amplifier circuit comprises a switching block including a first switch operable to couple an output node of the switching block to a positive reference voltage, a second switch operable to couple the output node to a ground reference voltage and a third switch operable to couple the output node to a negative reference voltage. The amplifier circuit is configured to amplify the pulse stream into an amplified signal detectable at the output node such that the amplified signal has a common-mode voltage level substantially equal to zero volts. In one embodiment, the amplifier circuit is configured to amplify the pulse stream in accordance with a Class-D amplification scheme. In one embodiment, the output node can be directly connected to a load device without a DC blocking capacitor being interposed between the output node and the load device.
US08466740B2
A receiving circuit with a simple circuit structure for performing wireless communication utilizing electromagnetic induction is provided. An LSI chip and a storage medium where wireless communication utilizing electromagnetic induction is performed and the circuit scale and circuit size can be reduced are provided. The following receiving circuit may be used: a parallel circuit where two diode elements whose directions are opposite are connected in parallel is used, one end of the parallel circuit is connected to the other end of a coil whose one end is connected to a ground potential line, and a capacitor is connected in series with the other end of the parallel circuit. A transistor whose leakage current is markedly reduced may be used as a diode in the receiving circuit. Such a receiving circuit may be used in an LSI chip or a storage medium.
US08466733B2
A high-frequency switch module includes a switch IC. An impedance matching circuit is connected to the antenna port of the switch IC. The impedance matching circuit includes a high-pass filter and a low-pass filter. The high-pass filter is disposed on the side of the antenna port, and is a substantially L-shaped circuit including a capacitor and an inductor. The antenna port is connected to the ground by the inductor.
US08466731B2
A device includes a first power supply line carrying a first positive power supply voltage, and a second power supply line carrying a second positive power supply voltage lower than the first positive power supply voltage. The device further includes a protection circuit having a MOS transistor. A diode is coupled to the MOS transistor. The source-to-drain path of the MOS transistor and the diode are serially coupled between the first and the second power supply lines. The diode is forward biased by the first and the second positive power supply voltages.
US08466722B2
A method for startup and operation of an output stage of a transmitter, the output stage comprising a first protection field effect transistor (FET) and a second protection FET includes enabling a startup circuit; providing a first bias voltage to the first protection FET in the output stage and a second bias voltage to the second protection FET stage in the output stage by the startup circuit; disabling the startup circuit and enabling a protection voltage generator; providing the first bias voltage to the first protection FET in the output stage by the protection voltage generator; and providing the second bias voltage to the second protection FET in the output stage by a second bias voltage power supply.
US08466720B2
Circuitry and method for dividing the frequency of an input clock signal for use in a prescaler of a digital frequency synthesizer. A flip flop is clocked on a first type of edge of the input clock signal, and provides an output for use as a divided clock signal. Feedback circuitry is clocked on the first type of edge of the input clock signal and provides a signal to a data input of the flip flop based on the inverse of the output of the flip flop.
US08466715B2
A comparator includes: a wide-swing operation transconductance amplifier (OTA), having first and second differential input pairs for receiving first and second differential input signals respectively, the wide-swing OTA generating first and second intermediate output voltages in comparing the first with the second differential input signals; a current switch group; a current mirror group, wherein when an input common mode voltage of the first and the second differential input signal tends to one of a first and a second reference voltage, one of the first and the second differential input pair is turned off, and the current switch group and the current mirror group compensate a current flowing through the other of the first and the second differential input pair; and a decision circuit coupled to the wide-swing OTA, for enlarging a voltage difference between the first and the second intermediate output voltage to output a voltage comparison output signal.
US08466712B1
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide an integrated circuit, comprising a first feed forward equalizing (FFE) circuit configured to operate based on receipt of a first common mode voltage; a second FFE circuit coupled to the first FFE circuit, the second FFE circuit configured to operate based on receipt of a second common mode voltage that is different than the first common mode voltage; and a decision circuit coupled to both the first FFE circuit and the second FFE circuit, the decision circuit configured to selectively provide the first common mode voltage to the first FFE circuit or the second common mode voltage to the second FFE circuit.
US08466709B2
Described are integrated-circuit die with differential receivers, the inputs of which are coupled to external signal pads. Termination legs coupled to the signal pads support multiple termination topologies. These termination legs can support adjustable impedances, capacitances, or both, which may be controlled using an integrated memory.
US08466702B2
A test system that tests a plurality of chips under test formed on a wafer under test, the test system comprising a plurality of test substrates that are arranged in overlapping layers and that each have a plurality of test circuits, whose function is determined for each wafer, formed thereon; a plurality of connecting sections that electrically connect, to the chips under test, the test circuits formed on one of the test substrates; and a control apparatus that controls each of the test circuits. Each test substrate has test circuits, with a function predetermined for each substrate, formed thereon.
US08466686B2
A test system for taking a sample of a constituent on a surface utilizing a fluid source includes an upper body and a concomitant mating lower body that includes an aperture in a portion thereof. A central fiber portion and a support extend through upper body aperture to provide a consistent surface for contacting the surface to be tested.
US08466676B2
A magnetic sensor for detecting a direction of an external magnetic field comprises: a bridge circuit configured to provide an output that changes in accordance with the direction of the external magnetic field, the bridge circuit including four resistance element sections, each of which comprises at least one magnetoresistance effect element; and two resistors connected to respective output terminals of the bridge circuit. The ratio of the resistance of each of the resistors to that of the bridge circuit is at least 2 when the resistance of each of the resistance element sections is at a minimum corresponding to a change in magnetoresistance.
US08466673B2
A detection method for detecting a concavo-convex shape surface defect existing on a ferromagnetic metal object including sensing a signal attributed to strain of the concavo-convex shape surface defect having a size in a range of 0.5 to 6 μm. The signal is magnetic flux leaking from the ferromagnetic metal to which magnetic flux is applied. A detecting apparatus incorporates a magnetizer for magnetizing a ferromagnetic metal and a plurality of magnetic sensors arranged in the direction perpendicular to a traveling direction of the ferromagnetic metal to sense a signal attributed to strain of a concavo-convex shape surface defect having a size in a range of 0.5 to 6 μm.
US08466672B2
A method of processing signals in a rotary encoder of the kind which comprises at least one annular track of encoding regions arranged as an alternating pattern of first encoding regions and second encoding regions. The encoder including first and second detectors, each of which is arranged to produce a first alternating output signal as the track of encoding regions rotates about its axis past the detector. The detector identifying a usable pair of transitions and a rejectable pair of transitions and utilizing the pairs of transitions to produce a compensated position measurement for the rotary encoder.
US08466669B2
A buck circuit having a fast transient response mechanism is provided. The buck circuit comprises a high side MOS, a low side MOS, a transient control module and an operation control module. The low side MOS is connected to the high side MOS at a connection point for generating an output voltage to an external load according to an input voltage from the high side MOS. The operation control module controls the operation of the high and the low side MOS according to the output voltage when the external load is in a heavy load state such that the transient control module is disabled. When the external load turns from the heavy load state to a light load state such that the output voltage raises over a predetermined level, the transient control module is enabled to turn on the low side MOS for discharging to pull down the output voltage.
US08466665B1
Systems and methods are disclosed to control a buck converter by performing adaptive digital pulse width modulation (ADPWM) with a plurality of upper power transistors each uniquely controlled to enable greater than 100% duty cycle for the buck converter and a lower power transistor coupled to the plurality of upper power transistors; and driving an inductor having one end coupled to the lower power transistor and the upper power transistors.
US08466664B2
Embodiments are provided that include a memory die, memory devices, and methods, such as those comprising a voltage generator, including an output voltage and an adjustment circuit configured to cause adjustment of the output voltage based on a latch signal. Further one such method includes applying an input voltage to an input of a voltage generator, adjusting the input voltage to an adjusted voltage, comparing the adjusted voltage to a reference voltage, generating trim data based on the comparison and storing the trim data.
US08466663B2
According to prior art, a clock frequency increase for clocked high-frequency integrated circuits, in particular microprocessors, reaches a current physical limit of approximately 3 GHz, as dynamic current modifications cannot be sufficiently compensated. The aim of the invention is to provide a power supply for electronic systems with a double-figure GHz range. To permit the rapid compensation of dynamic current modifications, the current compensation circuit (10) is placed in the vicinity of the integrated circuit (11) or is integrated into the latter. A control amplifier (8) influences a pulsewidth modulator (2) by means of an optical coupler (9). Said pulsewidth modulator control controls a normal mode voltage converter (3, 4) with synchronous rectification (5). A specific application area for the invention is the supply of future high-performance microprocessors, whose development has been delayed by the aforementioned power problem.
US08466662B2
An example power delivery network includes an energy transfer element, a main power port, and a main port interface. The energy transfer element includes multiple windings, where a first power converter transfers power between a first power port and a first winding, and a second power converter transfers power between a second winding and a second power port. The main port interface is coupled cyclically reverse a dc voltage received at the main power port and provides a cyclically reversed voltage to a third winding of the energy transfer element at a fixed duty ratio, where the transfer of power between the first power port and the first winding is independent of the transfer of power between the second winding and the second power port. Also, the main power port has an effective impedance less than an effective impedance of the first power port and the second power port.
US08466658B2
Systems and methods are provided for bi-directional energy delivery. A charging system comprises a first bi-directional conversion module, a second bi-directional conversion module, and an isolation module coupled between the first bi-directional conversion module and the second bi-directional conversion module. The isolation module provides galvanic isolation between the first bi-directional conversion module and the second bi-directional conversion module.
US08466656B2
Charging devices and methods for charging electrically powered vehicles are disclosed. One example charging device includes a processor configured to at least partially control a state voltage and a detection circuit coupled to the processor. The detection circuit includes an energy storage device and a discharge circuit coupled to the energy storage device. The energy storage device is configured to be charged by the state voltage. The discharge circuit is configured to discharge said energy storage device in response to a discharge command from said processor. The processor is configured to determine a charging state associated with the electrically powered vehicle based on a voltage across said energy storage device.
US08466642B2
The control apparatus for an electric rotating machine includes a prediction section to predict a controlled variable of the electric rotating machine applied with an output voltage of a power conversion circuit for each of prescribed operation states of the power conversion circuit, and a manipulation section to manipulate the power conversion circuit to operate in one of the respective operation states determined as an actual operation state based on the controlled variable predicted by the prediction section. The control apparatus further includes an average voltage direction calculating section to calculate a direction of an average output voltage vector of the power conversion circuit. The manipulation section includes a priority setting section to set priority for each of the operation states based on the direction of the average output voltage vector calculated by the average voltage direction calculating section in determining the actual operation state.
US08466638B2
A small electric appliance is described which comprises an oscillation-capable mechanism (4), an electric motor (1) to drive the oscillation-capable mechanism (4), wherein the electric motor (1) can be operated with a drive current (10) at a predetermined frequency (f), and a device (3) for adjusting the frequency (f) of the drive current of the electric motor (1).Furthermore, a method for adjusting the frequency (f) of a drive current (10) of an electric motor is described comprising the following steps of detecting, at a specified time (tmeas), in relation to the period of the drive current, an electric variable (20) generated by the electric motor (1) determining, at the specified measuring time (tmeas), whether the detected electric variable (20) essentially has a zero-crossing and changing the frequency (f) of the drive current until the detected electric variable (20) essentially has a zero-crossing at the measuring time (tmeas).
US08466635B2
A synchrocyclotron comprises a resonant circuit that includes electrodes having a gap therebetween across the magnetic field. An oscillating voltage input, having a variable amplitude and frequency determined by a programmable digital waveform generator generates an oscillating electric field across the gap. The synchrocyclotron can include a variable capacitor in circuit with the electrodes to vary the resonant frequency. The synchrocyclotron can further include an injection electrode and an extraction electrode having voltages controlled by the programmable digital waveform generator. The synchrocyclotron can further include a beam monitor. The synchrocyclotron can detect resonant conditions in the resonant circuit by measuring the voltage and or current in the resonant circuit, driven by the input voltage, and adjust the capacitance of the variable capacitor or the frequency of the input voltage to maintain the resonant conditions. The programmable waveform generator can adjust at least one of the oscillating voltage input, the voltage on the injection electrode and the voltage on the extraction electrode according to beam intensity and in response to changes in resonant conditions.
US08466629B2
A lamp tube includes a encapsulation and a power rectifier member. The power rectifier member includes a power rectifier to convert alternating current (AC) energy into direct current (DC) energy. A first holder defining a first cavity for receiving the power rectifier, and a second cavity for detachably receiving and electrically connecting with one end of the encapsulation; and a first side cover detachably connected to the first holder to cover the first cavity.
US08466625B2
An illumination device and a method controlling the same are provided. The illumination device produces a pulse width modulation signal to control an illumination light source of the illumination device. The illumination light source is used to illuminate an environment. A driver of the illumination device provides a current to the illumination light source so the illumination light source emits light and a light detecting element of the illumination device detects a first brightness in the environment when the pulse width modulation signal is at high potential. The driver stops providing the current to the illumination light source and the light detecting element detects a second brightness in the environment when the pulse width modulation signal is at low potential. Thus, through a single light detecting element, two different levels of brightness in the illuminated environment are detected.
US08466623B2
Provided are an impedance matching method and a matching system performing the same. The method includes: measuring an electrical characteristic of the power transmission line including the matching system and the load; extracting a control parameter for impedance matching from the electrical characteristic of the power transmission line; and controlling the matching system by using the control parameter. The extracting of the control parameter comprises utilizing an analytic coordinate system that quantitatively relates the electrical characteristic of the matching system to the electrical characteristic of the power transmission line.
US08466613B2
In an organic light-emitting display device which is thin and has excellent mechanical strength and a method of manufacturing the organic light-emitting display device, the organic light-emitting display device comprises: a panel including a first substrate and a second substrate coupled to each other by a sealing resin interposed between an internal surface of the first substrate and an internal surface of the second substrate, wherein a first concave portion is formed in an outer surface of the first substrate, and a second concave portion is formed in an outer surface of the second substrate; and a buffer cushion disposed in the first concave portion, wherein the density of an edge portion of the buffer cushion is greater than the density of a center portion of the buffer cushion.
US08466608B2
There is provided a spark plug 100 with a ground electrode 30, wherein a protrusion amount A of a protruding portion 36 satisfies a relationship of 0.4 mm≦A≦1.0 mm and wherein a width B from a front end surface 31 to a press recessed portion 37 satisfies a relationship of 0.4 mm≦B≦2.5 mm.
US08466597B2
To provide an indication motor rotor capable of improving motor performance by concentrating portions under magnetic saturation conditions of rotor teeth. The rotor 1 of an induction motor of this invention may include slots 3 formed approximately in the shape of a T. The slots 3 may be formed so that top slots 3a are arranged on an outer peripheral portion of a rotor core 1a, and bottom slots 3b are arranged on an inner side of the top slots 3a. The width in the circumferential direction of the top slot 3a is wider than the width in the circumferential direction of the bottom slot 3b, and the width in the circumferential direction of a rotor tooth 4 between adjacent top slots 3a is narrower than the width in the circumferential direction of the rotor tooth 4 between adjacent bottom slots 3b.
US08466592B2
Embodiments provide an electrical machine bearing first and second pluralities of permanent magnets having different number of pole pairs, a plurality of pole-pieces that enable the magnetic interaction between the pluralities of permanent magnets, and winding that couples with the first/fundamental harmonic of the first plurality of permanent magnets to enable electromechanical energy conversion.
US08466587B2
A linear motor including magnetic-pole teeth which pinch and hold permanent magnets deployed in a displacer, a plurality of iron cores used for continuously connecting the magnetic-pole teeth, windings wound around the plurality of iron cores in batch, and the displacer in which positive and negative magnetic poles of the permanent magnets are arranged alternately. A plurality of magnetic poles including the magnetic-pole teeth and the iron cores are deployed along a longitudinal direction of the displacer. The windings which are common to the plurality of magnetic poles are deployed on the iron cores. The leakage magnetic flux between the adjacent magnetic poles is reduced by making polarities of the plurality of deployed magnetic poles one and the same polarity.
US08466584B1
A portable motorized charge, trip, close device for manually charging, closing, or tripping circuit breakers or electrical equipment surrounded by a metal surface is described herein. The portable motorized charge, trip, close device can be operated by an operator, while the operator is outside an arc flash hazard boundary. The device can include a frame, handles, at least two magnetic housings connected to the frame, a gear box with a charging rod collar, a rotatable shaft, a charging rod moveable mount, a charging rod connected to two rotatable hinges, an adjustable closeable motor mount bracket, a gear box key way, a shaft housing, a motor, a motor control, a linear actuator engaging the rotatable hinges, a solenoid, a pressure release pin and spring, and a limit switch.
US08466577B2
A wind driven turbine includes a perimeter rim that carries a rotor, and a stator is positioned at the annular path of the rotor with field coils positioned on opposite sides of the rotor that generate electricity in response to the rotation of the rotor. A proximity gauging means selectively maintains the field coils at predetermined distances from the rotor. The wind turbine may be mounted on a floatable support.
US08466575B2
Deployed laterally (broadside to the waves), this power plant hydraulically converts the breadth of waves into electricity. Costly hydraulic motors, generators Etc. need not be duplicated for each unit in series. Depleted waves break gently. Sand put into suspension by the turbulent release of energy from waves crashing onto un-harvested beaches, carried by the alongshore current to calm water, settles and remains. Replenishment is the natural by-product of wave energy conversion, avoiding costly, environmentally intrusive dredging and pumping. At sea, extensions aid energy harvesting from swells. In series, it defends against oil spills Etc. from washing up onto beaches. Free floating, easily removed for maintenance when tourism takes priority over energy, beach replenishment and oil spill protection. When the series is to be transported over long distances at sea, inclined planes can be pivoted 90 degrees enabling the series to be self-propelled by the swells to its new site.
US08466572B2
The invention relates to a device for generating electrical power, wherein the device (3) is adapted to be installed in connection with a building or a construction provided with at least one first gas source (7a, 7b, 7c, 7d) adapted to provide at least one first gas stream, wherein the device comprises a gas turbine (13) adapted to receive at least a part of the at least one first gas stream (9) from the at least one first gas source and to convert at least a part of the kinetic energy of the gas stream into electrical power. The invention also relates to a system installation comprising such a device and a method of converting wind into electrical power with such a device.
US08466567B2
A method of manufacture of an integrated circuit packaging system includes: forming a connection carrier having base device pads and base interconnect pads on a carrier top side of the connection carrier; connecting a base integrated circuit to the base device pads and mounted over the carrier top side; mounting base vertical interconnects directly on the base interconnect pads; attaching a base package substrate to the base integrated circuit and directly on the base vertical interconnects; forming a base encapsulation on the base package substrate, the base device pads, and the base interconnect pads; and removing a portion of the connection carrier with the base device pads and the base interconnect pads partially exposed opposite the base package substrate.
US08466562B2
A layered chip package includes a plurality of layer portions that are stacked, each of the layer portions including a semiconductor chip. The plurality of layer portions include at least one first-type layer portion and at least one second-type layer portion. The semiconductor chip has a circuit, a plurality of electrode pads electrically connected to the circuit, and a plurality of through electrodes. In every vertically adjacent two of the layer portions, the plurality of through electrodes of the semiconductor chip of one of the two layer portions are electrically connected to the respective corresponding through electrodes of the semiconductor chip of the other of the two layer portions. The first-type layer portion includes a plurality of wires for electrically connecting the plurality of through electrodes to the respective corresponding electrode pads, whereas the second-type layer portion does not include the wires.
US08466558B2
Provided are a semiconductor package and a semiconductor system including the semiconductor package. The semiconductor package includes a semiconductor device and an interconnect structure electrically connected to the semiconductor device and delivering a signal from the semiconductor device, wherein the interconnect structure includes an anodized insulation region and an interconnect adjacent to and defined by the anodized insulation region.
US08466555B2
A semiconductor structure is provided having: a semiconductor; a gold-free electrically conductive structure in ohmic contact with the semiconductor; and a pair of electrically conductive layers separated by a layer of silicon. The structure includes: a refractory metal layer disposed in contact with the semiconductor; and wherein one of the pair of electrically conductive layers separated by the layer of silicon is the refractory metal layer. A second layer of silicon is disposed on a second one of the pair of pair of electrically conductive layers and including a third electrically conducive layer on the second layer of silicon. In one embodiment, the semiconductor includes a III-V material.
US08466554B2
Electronic device having interconnections, openings, and pads having greater width than the openings
An electronic device includes first and second interconnections formed on a first surface of a substrate and spaced apart from each other. The electronic device includes a first insulating material layer disposed on the substrate including the first and second interconnections and including a first opening exposing a predetermined region of the first interconnection. The electronic device further includes a first pad filling the first opening and having a greater width than the first opening. The first pad covers at least a part of the second interconnection adjacent to one end of the first interconnection, and the first pad is electrically insulated from the second interconnection by the first insulating material layer.
US08466552B2
A manufacturing method of a semiconductor device includes: forming a columnar electrode on a semiconductor wafer; flip-chip bonding a second semiconductor chip onto the semiconductor wafer; forming a molding portion on the semiconductor wafer, the molding portion covering and molding the columnar electrode and the second semiconductor chip; grinding or polishing the molding portion and the second semiconductor chip so that an upper face of the columnar electrode and an upper face of the semiconductor chip are exposed; and cutting the molding portion and the semiconductor wafer so that a first semiconductor chip, where the second semiconductor chip is flip-chip bonded and the columnar electrode is formed, is formed.
US08466551B2
A semiconductor device includes a main current external electrode for connecting a high-voltage main current electrode of a power semiconductor element to the outside, and a resin case into which the main current external electrode is press fitted. The main current external electrode has a press-fitted fixing portion and a claw fixing portion for fixation to the resin case. The claw fixing portion includes a projection passing through a through hole defined in the resin case, and having a bendable claw portion at its tip end.
US08466539B2
A method of assembling a magnetoresistive random access memory (MRAM) device includes providing a substrate having an opening. A tape is applied to a surface of the substrate and a first magnetic shield is placed onto the tape and within the substrate opening. An adhesive is applied between the first magnetic shield and the substrate to attach the first magnetic shield to the substrate. An MRAM die is attached to the first magnetic shield and bond pads of the MRAM die are connected to pads on the substrate with wires. A second magnetic shield is attached to a top surface of the MRAM die. An encapsulating material is dispensed onto the substrate, the MRAM die, the second magnetic shield and part of the first magnetic shield, cured, and then the tape is removed. Solder balls then may be attached to the substrate.
US08466533B2
A photodetector is described along with corresponding materials, systems, and methods. The photodetector comprises an integrated circuit and at least two optically sensitive layers. A first optically sensitive layer is over at least a portion of the integrated circuit, and a second optically sensitive layer is over the first optically sensitive layer. Each optically sensitive layer is interposed between two electrodes. The two electrodes include a respective first electrode and a respective second electrode. The integrated circuit selectively applies a bias to the electrodes and reads signals from the optically sensitive layers. The signal is related to the number of photons received by the respective optically sensitive layer.
US08466531B2
Imaging device package, method of manufacturing the imaging device package, and electronic apparatus
An imaging device package includes: an imaging device chip; a substrate on which the imaging device chip is mounted; a wire that electrically connects the imaging device chip and the substrate at a peripheral edge of the substrate around the imaging device chip; a supporting body that supports an optical member with respect to the substrate; and a bonding section that bonds the supporting body to the substrate while sealing the wire and a bonding terminal of the wire at the peripheral edge of the substrate.
US08466528B2
Provided is a high-speed and highly efficient semiconductor light-receiving element with small dependence on an incident light polarization direction. A semiconductor light-receiving element according to one aspect of the present invention includes a semiconductor layer including a light-absorbing layer 4, an MSM electrode 1 that is provided over the semiconductor layer, forms a Schottky junction with the semiconductor layer, and includes a slit-like opening, an anti-reflective film 2 formed over the semiconductor layer and the MSM electrode 1, and a Bragg reflection multilayer film 6 provided to a lower part of the semiconductor layer. The MSM electrode 1 includes a period capable of exciting surface plasmon to incident light of TM polarization, and obtains sufficient transmittance to the incident light of TE polarization.
US08466525B2
Apparatus and associated method for writing data to a non-volatile memory cell, such as spin-torque transfer random access memory (STRAM). In accordance with some embodiments, a resistive sense element (RSE) has a heat assist region, magnetic tunneling junction (MTJ), and pinned region. When a first logical state is written to the MTJ with a spin polarized current, the pinned and heat assist regions each have a substantially zero net magnetic moment. When a second logical state is written to the MTJ with a static magnetic field, the pinned region has a substantially zero net magnetic moment and the heat assist region has a non-zero net magnetic moment.
US08466518B2
A semiconductor device manufacturing method includes forming a first stopper film and a second stopper film over a first stress film; etching, with a first mask covering a first region and with the first stopper film, the second stopper film in a second region while side-etching the second stopper film in a part of the first region near the second region; forming a second stress film whose etching characteristic is different from the second stopper film; etching, with a second mask covering the second region and having an end face located over the second stopper film and with the second stopper film, the second stress film so that a part of the second stress film overlaps a part of the first stress film and a part of the second stopper film; and forming a contact hole down to the gate interconnect.
US08466507B2
A semiconductor device having a nonvolatile memory is reduced in size. In an AND type flash memory having a plurality of nonvolatile memory cells having a plurality of first electrodes, a plurality of word lines crossing therewith, and a plurality of floating gate electrodes disposed at positions which respectively lie between the plurality of adjacent first electrodes and overlap the plurality of word lines, as seen in plan view, the plurality of floating gate electrodes are formed in a convex shape, as seen in cross section, so as to be higher than the first electrodes. As a result, even when nonvolatile memory cells are reduced in size, it is possible to process the floating gate electrodes with ease. In addition, it is possible to improve the coupling ratio between floating gate electrodes and control gate electrodes of the word lines without increasing the area occupied by the nonvolatile memory cells.
US08466505B2
A semiconductor device and a method of forming the same. The semiconductor device comprises a gate structure comprising a tunnel oxide over a substrate; a floating gate over the tunnel oxide; a dielectric over the floating gate; and a control gate over the dielectric. The semiconductor device further comprises: spacers along opposite edges of the gate structure; a first impurity region doped with a first type of dopant laterally spaced apart from a first edge of the gate structure; and a second impurity region doped with a second type of dopant, opposite from the first type, the drain being substantially under the drain spacer and substantially aligned with a second edge of the gate structure.
US08466502B2
A method for fabricating a metal-gate CMOS device. A substrate having thereon a first region and a second region is provided. A first dummy gate structure and a second dummy gate structure are formed within the first region and the second region respectively. A first LDD is formed on either side of the first dummy gate structure and a second LDD is formed on either side of the second dummy gate structure. A first spacer is formed on a sidewall of the first dummy gate structure and a second spacer is formed on a sidewall of the second dummy gate structure. A first embedded epitaxial layer is then formed in the substrate adjacent to the first dummy gate structure. The first region is masked with a seal layer. Thereafter, a second embedded epitaxial layer is formed in the substrate adjacent to the second dummy gate structure.
US08466499B2
In a rear surface incidence type CMOS image sensor having a wiring layer 720 on a first surface (front surface) of an epitaxial substrate 710 in which a photodiode, a reading circuit (an n-type region 750 and an n+ type region 760) and the like are disposed, and a light receiving plane in a second surface (rear surface), the photodiode and a P-type well region 740 on the periphery of the photodiode are disposed in a layer structure that does not reach the rear surface (light receiving surface) of the substrate, and an electric field is formed within the substrate 710 to properly lead electrons entering from the rear surface (light receiving surface) of the substrate to the photodiode. The electric field is realized by providing a concentration gradient in a direction of depth of the epitaxial substrate 710. Alternatively, the electric field can be realized by providing a rear-surface electrode 810 or 840 for sending a current.
US08466497B2
A semiconductor integrated circuit chip mounted on a substrate by flip chip bonding includes: a plurality of electrode pads; a corner portion of a flat periphery of an inner layer; a first linear region adjoining one side of the corner portion; a second linear region adjoining another side of the corner portion; and a third linear region adjoining a side of the first linear region opposite to the side adjoining the corner portion. A circuit core placeable region is provided in at least part of the corner portion and the first linear region. A plurality of IO cells connected to the electrode pads are arranged in the second and third linear regions. The IO cells in the second linear region are connected to the electrode pads arranged inwardly in n rows×n columns from a corner of the chip above the corner portion.
US08466495B2
Disclosed is an HJFET 110 which comprises: a channel layer 12 composed of InyGa1-yN (0≦y≦1); a carrier supply layer 13 composed of AlxGa1-xN (0≦x≦1), the carrier supply layer 13 being provided over the channel layer 12 and including at least one p-type layer; and a source electrode 15S, a drain electrode 15D and a gate electrode 17 which are disposed facing the channel layer 12 through the p-type layer, and provided over the carrier supply layer 13. The following relational expression is satisfied: 5.6×1011x
US08466487B2
A semiconductor light emitting element has a first electrode and a second electrode provided on a semiconductor layer; the first electrode has a first external connector and a first extended portion and second extended portion that extend from the first external connector, the second electrode has a second external connector, and a third extended portion, a fourth extended portion, and a fifth extended portion that extend from the second external connector, the third extended portion extends along the first extended portion and farther outside than the first extended portion, the fourth extended portion extends along the second extended portion and farther outside than the second extended portion, and the fifth extended portion extends an area between the third extended portion and the fourth extended portion to the first external connector side, and the fifth extended portion is either on a line that links a point on the first extended portion at the position closest to the second external connector and a point on the second extended portion at the position closest to the second external connector, or closer to the second external connector side than the line.
US08466483B2
The present invention relates to an epoxy resin composition for an optical semiconductor device having an optical semiconductor element mounting region and having a reflector that surrounds at least a part of the region, the epoxy resin composition being an epoxy resin composition for forming the reflector, the epoxy resin composition including the following ingredients (A) to (D): (A) an epoxy resin; (B) a curing agent; (C) a white pigment; and (D) at least one antioxidant selected from the group consisting of hindered-phenol antioxidants, sulfide antioxidants and hindered-amine antioxidants.
US08466478B2
In one aspect of the invention, a light emitting device includes an epi layer having multiple layers of semiconductors formed on a substrate, a first electrode and a second electrode having opposite polarities with each other, and electrically coupled to corresponding semiconductor layers, respectively, of the epi layer, and a rod structure formed on the epi layer. The rod structure includes a plurality of rods distanced from each other.
US08466477B2
A semiconductor device has an active layer, a first semiconductor layer of first conductive type, an overflow prevention layer disposed between the active layer and the first semiconductor layer, which is doped with impurities of first conductive type and which prevents overflow of electrons or holes, a second semiconductor layer of first conductive type disposed at least one of between the active layer and the overflow prevention layer and between the overflow prevention layer and the first semiconductor layer, and an impurity diffusion prevention layer disposed between the first semiconductor layer and the active layer, which has a band gap smaller than those of the overflow prevention layer, the first semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer and which prevents diffusion of impurities of first conductive type.
US08466472B2
A semiconductor device, a method of manufacturing the semiconductor device, and an electronic device including the semiconductor device are provided. The semiconductor device includes a silicon substrate; a plurality of nanorods formed on the silicon substrate; and a nitride semiconductor layer formed on the silicon substrate and the plurality of nanorods, wherein a plurality of voids are formed between the silicon substrate and the nitride semiconductor in regions between the plurality of nanorods.
US08466456B2
An organic light-emitting display device and a method of manufacturing the same. The organic light-emitting display device includes a first film formed of an inorganic material, a second film that is formed of an organic material and formed on the first film, and includes a first surface and a second surface facing each other and lateral surfaces at boundaries of the first surface and the second surface, with the first surface contacting the first film, a third film that is formed of an inorganic material and covers the second surface and lateral surfaces of the second film, with a first sealing region contacting the first film being formed at a boundary between the second film and the third film, an organic light-emitting unit that is disposed on the third film to overlap with the second film, and a fourth film that covers the organic light-emitting unit, with a second sealing region contacting the third film being formed at a boundary of the fourth film. Accordingly, the organic light-emitting display device is protected from water penetration, thereby providing a long life span to the organic light-emitting display device.
US08466434B2
A water purification device (30) is provided for installation in an aircraft potable water system. The device (30) comprises a treatment cell (40) incorporated into the water system's plumbing and a flashlamp (50) positioned to productively transmit into the treatment chamber (41) of the cell (40). The flashlamp (50) emits short-pulse and high-intensity flashes, thereby delivering adequate UV doses (e.g., at least 40 mJ/cm2) with reasonable input power (e.g., 400 watts) for an aircraft system.
US08466426B2
A fabrication method is provided for making a high efficiency neutron detector using a scintillator medium coupled with fiber optic light guides. The light guides provide light pulses to photo sensor and thereby to high speed analog to digital conversion and digital electronics that perform digital pulse shape discrimination for near zero gamma cross talk.
US08466418B2
A gamma ray detector for detecting a gamma ray emitted from a target of measurement includes: an organic scintillator for detecting Compton electrons resulting from a gamma ray emitted from the target of measurement; an inorganic scintillator for detecting a Compton gamma ray; and photodetector modules for detecting light generation in the corresponding scintillators. Light generation signals from the organic and inorganic scintillators are synchronously measured, and a detection window of a gamma ray is generated. Thus, an inexpensive radiation diagnostic device of an ultra-high S/N ratio and low cost is provided.
US08466417B2
A level or density of a medium in a tank is radiometrically measured by detecting the light flashes generated by a scintillator with an array of photodiodes. Corresponding voltage pulses are summed up and analyzed with respect to their relevance before they are used for determining the level or the density of the medium.
US08466416B2
An electron detecting mechanism having a plate provided with an opening permitting passage of the primary beam, an energy filter, a first light detector, and a second light detector. The plate has first and second scintillating surface on its opposite sides. The first scintillating surface faces a sample. The second scintillating surface faces the energy filter. When the primary beam hits the sample, electrons are produced and some of them impinge as first electrons on the first scintillating surface. Consequently, first scintillation light is produced and detected by the first light detector. At the same time, some of the electrons produced from the sample pass through the opening of the plate, are repelled by the energy filter, and impinge as second electrons on the second scintillating surface. As a result, second scintillation light is produced and detected by the second light detector.
US08466412B2
A detection apparatus (D) for photons or ionizing particles (P) is described, in which a detector system (11) is provided with several detecting units (11a), each including a scintillator (112) connected to a reader surface (111a) on an electronic charge reader (111), the scintillator (112) being arranged to generate cellular charges on the reader surface (111a) when capturing the photons or the ionizing particles (P), there being a collimator (113) arranged, connected to the scintillator (112) opposite the electronic charge reader (111), the collimator (113) being arranged to capture photons or ionizing particles (P′) exhibiting a direction of motion coinciding with a longitudinal axis (A) of the collimator (113), and to reject photons or ionizing particles (P′) exhibiting a direction of motion deviating from the direction of the longitudinal axis (A) of the collimator (113).
US08466409B2
A photoelectric conversion module includes a transmission side photoelectric conversion part for converting an electrical signal into an optical signal, a transmission side circuit board on which the transmission side photoelectric conversion part is mounted off-center to one side of the transmission side circuit board at one end of the transmission side circuit board, a reception side photoelectric conversion part for converting an optical signal into an electrical signal, and a reception side circuit board on which the reception side photoelectric conversion part is mounted off-center to one side of the reception side circuit board at one end of the reception side circuit board. A surface of the transmission side circuit board on which the transmission side photoelectric conversion part is mounted is opposite to a surface of the reception side circuit board on which the reception side photoelectric conversion part is mounted.
US08466404B2
A display device in which light leakage in a monitor element portion is prevented without increasing the number of steps and cost is provided. The display device includes a monitor element for suppressing influence on a light-emitting element due to temperature change and change over time and a TFT for driving the monitor element, in which the TFT for driving the monitor element is provided so as not to overlap the monitor element. Furthermore, the display device includes a first light shielding film and a second light shielding film, in which the first light shielding film is provided so as to overlap a first electrode of the monitor element and the second light shielding film is electrically connect to the first light shielding film through a contact hole formed in an interlayer insulating film. The contact hole is formed so as to surround the outer edge of the first electrode of the monitor element.
US08466403B2
An apparatus according to the present invention in which a first substrate including a photoelectric conversion element and a gate electrode of a transistor, and a second substrate including a peripheral circuit portion are placed upon each other. The first substrate does not include a high-melting-metal compound layer, and the second substrate includes a high-melting-metal compound layer.
US08466400B2
A solar concentrator calibration tool that compensates for inconsistencies in the fabrication, assembly and installation of a solar collector system, permitting the solar collector to perform optimally. The calibration tool provides feedback information to a supervisory control processor, allowing the processor to compare the expected position of the sun to the “actual” position found by the calibration tool. The processor then generates a calibration signal, thereafter used by the collector's movement control mechanism, to compensate the tracking of the solar collector to accurately follow the movement of the sun, unconstrained by the effects of the construction inconsistencies.
US08466394B2
A method for detecting and compensating the effects of disturbances in controlling induction heating systems by monitoring the temperature of the cooking vessel or its content on the basis of at least one electrical measurement correlated to said temperature. An analysis in time and/or frequency domain of said electrical measurement is carried out in order to detect and compensate the effect of cooking vessel movements and/or mains line voltage fluctuation or similar electrical noises.
US08466391B2
An electrical heating device has an integrally manufactured support made from insulating material. Depressed paths for introducing a heating element are provided. A klixon functioning as a thermally actuated switch is inserted from above into an opening in the central area of the support and its electrical terminals project over the bottom side and are bent round for mechanical fixing.
US08466387B2
In a laser processing method, a workpiece is set with respect to a jig having a laser passage hole and a relative position of the jig and the workpiece is determined so that the laser passage hole can face toward a target processing point on the workpiece. Then, laser light is irradiated on the target processing point through the laser passage hole while creating a stream of an inert gas flowing from a peripheral area of the target processing point toward the target processing point and flowing away from the workpiece through the laser passage hole.
US08466386B2
A method of repairing a bonded metallic structure having a first metallic member bonded to a second metallic member is provided. The method includes the steps of: A) forming a hole in at least one of the first metallic member and second metallic member, wherein said hole is sufficiently configured to receive a slug; B) inserting said slug into said hole; and C) passing electrical current through said slug of sufficient intensity to promote melting at the interface between the first metallic member, second metallic member, and said slug, thereby securing the first metallic member with respect to the second metallic member. Alternately, the method may include: D) positioning said slug near said hole; E) passing electrical current through said slug of sufficient intensity to promote arcing between said slug and the bonded metallic structure; and F) inserting said slug into said hole thereby securing the first metallic member with respect to the second metallic member.
US08466379B2
The invention regards a portable medical apparatus made up of at least two devices (30, 32) adapted to measure eating rate utilized to teach persons to eat according to a predetermined graphic eating curve (10, 24) displayed on a screen and a method therefore. In a specific mode the predetermined graphic curve (24) describes a non linear descending rate of eating behavior. The apparatus comprises a device with cellular capabilities (30), and a scale (32), which devices communicate through near field radiation such as Bluetooth or IR.
US08466375B2
An apparatus for reducing a radiation power and an electric field includes a transmission end energy transfer unit configured to include a feeding roof and a transmission coil, a receiving end energy transfer unit configured to be symmetrically separated from the transmission end energy transfer unit at a predetermined distance, and to include a receiving roof and a receiving coil, a first electric field shield configured to be made of a nonconductor, to have a shape surrounding the transmission end energy transfer unit, and to have an empty space of a predetermined first thickness; and a second electric field shield to be made of a nonconductor, to have a shape surrounding the receiving end energy transfer unit, and to have an empty space of a predetermined second thickness, wherein the empty spaces are filled with a dielectric material for shielding the electric field.
US08466371B2
An interconnecting structure for interconnecting two electronic modules. The structure includes a dielectric substrate having a copper trace deposited on the lower surface thereof, and a copper pad disposed on the upper surface of the substrate directly above one end of the trace. A first copper plate-up area deposited on the pad, and a second copper plate-up area is deposited on the distal end of the trace. A slot, semi-circumscribing the pad and extending on both sides of the trace toward the distal end of the trace, is cut through the substrate to allow the proximal end of the trace to be displaced in a cantilevered manner below the lower side of the substrate when a force is applied to the pad.
US08466362B2
A dual rotor axial-flow rotor valve structure includes a rotor valve seat for rotatably receiving rotatable first and second rotor valves. The rotor valve seat has a first and a second extension sections connected to end sections of a second and a first tuning slide assembly s. The first rotor valve communicates with end sections of first and second flow passages with a mouthpiece and the other end of the second tuning slide assembly and communicate the other end of the second flow passage with the first or second extension section. The second rotor valve communicates ends of the first and second flow passages with the other end of the first tuning slide assembly and a main tuning slide assembly and communicate the other end of the second flow passage with the first or second extension section.
US08466357B1
A novel maize variety designated PH1D1W and seed, plants and plant parts thereof. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprise crossing maize variety PH1D1W with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into PH1D1W through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. Hybrid maize seed, plant or plant part produced by crossing the variety PH1D1W or a locus conversion of PH1D1W with another maize variety.
US08466354B1
An inbred corn line, designated XHA25, the plants and seeds of the inbred corn line XHA25, methods for producing a corn plant, either inbred or hybrid, produced by crossing the inbred corn line XHA25 with itself or with another corn plant, and hybrid corn seeds and plants produced by crossing the inbred line XHA25 with another corn line or plant and to methods for producing a corn plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic corn plants produced by that method. This invention also relates to inbred corn lines derived from inbred corn line XHA25, to methods for producing other inbred corn lines derived from inbred corn line XHA25 and to the inbred corn lines derived by the use of those methods.
US08466353B1
A novel maize variety designated X8K846 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof, produced by crossing Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. proprietary inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprises crossing hybrid maize variety X8K846 with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X8K846 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. This invention relates to the maize variety X8K846, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X8K846. This invention further relates to methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X8K846.
US08466352B1
A novel maize variety designated PH18WY and seed, plants and plant parts thereof. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprise crossing maize variety PH18WY with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into PH18WY through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. Hybrid maize seed, plant or plant part produced by crossing the variety PH18WY or a locus conversion of PH18WY with another maize variety.
US08466349B2
The invention relates to the soybean variety designated A1023943. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety A1023943. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety A1023943 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety A1023943 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.
US08466347B2
New Brassica Ogura fertility restorer lines with a shortened Raphanus fragment are provided. The new lines lack the OPC2 marker and are capable of fully restoring fertility in Ogura cytoplasmic male sterile (cms) plants. The improved lines were developed using a new breeding method. The new breeding method can be used to shorten an exotic insertion comprising a gene of interest in any plant.
US08466346B2
A novel transgenic corn event designated 5307, is disclosed. The invention relates to DNA sequences of the recombinant constructs inserted into the corn genome and of genomic sequences flanking the insertion site that resulted in the 5307 event. The invention further relates to assays for detecting the presence of the DNA sequences of event 5307, to corn plants and corn seeds comprising the genotype of and to methods for producing a corn plant by crossing a corn plant comprising the event 5307 genotype with itself or another corn variety.
US08466344B2
This invention relates to an isolated nucleic acid fragment encoding a transcription factor. The invention also relates to the construction of a chimeric gene encoding all or a portion of the transcription factor, in sense or antisense orientation, wherein expression of the chimeric gene results in production of altered levels of accumulated oil in a transformed host cell.
US08466341B2
The present invention provides compositions and methods for regulating expression of nucleotide sequences of interest in a plant. Compositions are novel nucleotide sequences for a seed-preferred promoter associated with the maize 17 KD OLE (17 kilodalton oleosin) coding region. A method for expressing a nucleotide sequence of interest in a plant using the regulatory sequence disclosed herein is provided.
US08466325B2
The present invention is directed to novel fragrance compounds and their unexpected advantageous use in enhancing, improving or modifying a fragrance formulation through the addition of an olfactory acceptable amount of the compounds, wherein the compounds are represented by the following formula: wherein the dotted line represents a single or double bond, and R is selected from the group consisting of propyl, butyl, and pentyl.
US08466323B2
A process for preparing pure triethanolamine (TEOA) by continuously distillatively separating an ethanolamine mixture comprising TEOA and diethanolamine (DEOA), by distilling off DEOA in a distillation column (DEOA column) and supplying the resulting bottom stream comprising TEOA to a downstream column (TEOA column) in which the pure TEOA is withdrawn as a side draw stream, wherein the residence time of the ethanolamine mixture in the bottom of the DEOA column is <20 minutes.
US08466318B2
The present invention encompasses a process for preparing compounds of formula (1), wherein a compound of formula (2) is reacted in the presence of a catalyst and a solvent under hydrogen pressure to form a compound of formula (1) and wherein A and R1—R4 are defined herein.
US08466308B2
By using phosphorus compounds, diesters of dicarbonic acid may be stabilized against thermal and chemical decomposition over a relatively long period. Mixtures of diesters of dicarbonic acid and phosphorus compounds are outstandingly suitable for preserving foods.
US08466296B2
Processes and intermediates are provided for the preparation of substituted aminomethyl 2,3,8,9-tetrahydiO-7H-1,4-dioxino[2.3-e]indo]-8-ones of the Formula (A) wherein the variables n, R and R3 are as described herein. Such compounds are useful, for example, as dopamine receptor agonists.
US08466293B2
Process for preparing 2,2-difluorethylamine derivatives of the general formula (III) in which A is an optionally substituted heterocycle as described in the description, by reacting a 2,2-difluoroethyl-1-haloethane compound of the general formula (I) in which Hal is Cl, Br or iodine, with an amine of the general formula (II) in which A is as defined above, optionally in the presence of a base.
US08466292B2
The present invention is directed to compounds of the general formula: as well as pharmaceutical compositions thereof. The invention is also directed to their therapeutic use as urotensin II receptor antagonists, e.g., in the treatment of cardiac, coronary, and central nervous system disorders. In particular embodiments, the invention relates to 5,6-bisaryl-2-pyridinecarboxamides, to their preparation and to their therapeutic use as urotensin II receptor antagonists.
US08466291B2
1,5-Dideoxy-1,5-imino-D-glucitol compounds as shown in the specification. Also disclosed is a method of treating a hexosaminidase-associated disease.
US08466289B2
The present invention relates to compounds of Formula I where R1a, R1b, X, R2a, R2b, W, R3, R4, and R5 are as defined herein as well as pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. The compounds have been shown to act as MEK inhibitors which may be useful in the treatment of hyperproliferative diseases, like cancer and inflammation.
US08466278B2
This invention relates to novel β-cyclodextrin polysulfate compounds comprising from one to three 2-carboxyethyl substituents, and at least two sulfates groups per glucopyranose unit, which are useful as active ingredients for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of degenerative joint diseases, osteoarthritis, articular rheumatism, arthrosis or degenerative arthritis, or for the treatment of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia, or for cartilage repair or connective tissue repair.
US08466276B2
The invention provides small molecule drugs that are chemically modified by covalent attachment of a water-soluble oligomer.
US08466273B2
The present invention aims to provide hepatitis C virus inhibitors capable of inhibiting viral replication in hepatitis C virus-infected cells.The replication of hepatitis C virus can be inhibited and hepatitis C virus-infected cells can be specifically injured by specifically inhibiting BGT-1 or AKR1C1 involved in the replication of hepatitis C virus. Thus, viral inhibitors comprising a substance inhibiting BGT-1 or AKR1C1 are effective for the treatment of hepatitis C.
US08466270B2
The materials and methods disclosed provide for polynucleotide molecules sufficiently divergent from polynucleotides naturally contained in plants, or polynucleotides previously introduced into plants as transgenes to permit trait stacking in plant breeding methods or plant transformation methods. The disclosure also provides for methods and compositions to detect the polynucleotides of the invention in plants.
US08466263B2
The invention provides scFv antibodies and monoclonal antibodies that bind to and decrease an activity of Carbonic Anhydrase IX (G250). Also provided are methods of treating and/or preventing cancer, such as renal clear cell cancer. Also provided are methods of identifying a carbonic anhydrase IX (G250) protein. The invention additionally provides methods of modifying immune effector cells, and the immune effector cells modified thereby.
US08466262B2
Novel compositions derived from antigen-binding sites of immunoglobulins having affinity for IL-31 are provided. The compositions exhibit immunological binding properties of antibody molecules capable of binding specifically to a human IL-31. CDR regions derived from same or different immunoglobulin moieties are provided. Also provided are single chain polypeptides wherein VH and VL domains are attached. The sFv molecules can include ancillary polypeptide moieties which can be bioactive, or which provide a site of attachment for other useful moieties. The compositions are useful in specific binding assays, affinity purification schemes, drug or toxin targeting, imaging, and genetic or immunological therapeutics for inflammatory diseases. The invention thus provides novel polypeptides, the DNAs encoding those polypeptides, expression cassettes comprising those DNAs, and methods of inducing the production of the polypeptides. The invention further provides the amino acid sequences of the variable regions of the monoclonal antibodies and use of these monoclonal antibody or antibody fragment in conjunction with an human IgG4 Fc molecule.
US08466261B2
Multivalent, multispecific molecules having at least one specificity for a pathogen and at least one specificity for the HLA class II invariant chain (Ii) are administered to induce clearance of the pathogen. In addition to pathogens, clearance of therapeutic or diagnostic agents, autoantibodies, anti-graft antibodies, and other undesirable compounds may be induced using the multivalent, multispecific molecules.
US08466259B2
Disclosed are lipopeptides or lipoproteins, related compositions, and related methods.
US08466255B2
The present invention includes a novel polyethylene glycol derivative; a drug carrier comprising the derivative; and a pharmaceutical composition comprising the drug carrier having a pharmacologically active substance included therein. Specifically disclosed are: a polyethylene glycol derivative represented by the general formula (I); a drug carrier comprising the derivative and 2-O-(2-diethylaminoethyl)carbamoyl-1,3-O-dioleoyl-glycerol; and a pharmaceutical composition comprising the drug carrier and a pharmacologically active substance (preferably double-stranded RNA, double-stranded DNA or an oligonucleic acid), wherein R represents a saturated or unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon group having 10 to 30 carbon atoms or a saturated or unsaturated fatty acid residue having 10 to 30 carbon atoms; and n represents an integer of 30 to 150.
US08466250B2
The present invention relates to a process for preparing high-functionality polyethers having a Hazen color number of less than 500, by converting tris(hydroxyethyl) isocyanurate (THEIC) and one or more difunctional alcohols and/or modifying reagents with the aid of acidic catalysts. The present invention further relates to high-functionality polyethers having a color number of less than 10, obtainable by such a process, and to the use of these high-functionality polyethers as adhesion promoters, thixotropic agents, rheology modifiers of polymers, in printing inks, paints and coatings, or as units for preparation of polyaddition or polycondensation polymers.
US08466247B2
A lignocellulose-containing material, obtainable by treating lignocellulose particles A with a binder B, the binder B comprising the following components: An aqueous component (I) comprising (i) a polymer A which is composed of the following monomers: a) from 80 to 100% by weight of at least one ethylenically unsaturated mono- and/or dicarboxylic acid (monomer(s) A1) and b) from 0 to 20% by weight of at least one further ethylenically unsaturated monomer which differs from the monomers A1 (monomer(s) A2) and ii) a low molecular weight crosslinking agent having at least two functional groups which are selected from the group consisting of hydroxyl, carboxylic acid and derivatives thereof, primary, secondary and tertiary amine, epoxy and a component (II) as an aqueous dispersion comprising one or more polymer(s) M which are composed of the following monomers: a) from 0 to 50% by weight of at least one ethylenically unsaturated monomer which comprises at least one epoxide group and/or hydroxyalkyl group (monomer(s) M1), and b) from 50 to 100% by weight of at least one further ethylenically unsaturated monomer which differs from the monomers M1 (monomer(s) M2) and optionally customary additives as component (III).
US08466242B2
Polymers useful as catalysts in non-enzymatic saccharification processes are provided. Provided are also methods for hydrolyzing cellulosic materials into monosaccharides and/or oligosaccharides using these polymeric acid catalysts.
US08466234B2
The present invention relates to the production of amphiphilic copolymer networks, or co-networks, and to methods for preparing amphiphilic co-networks. Furthermore, the present invention relates to products and/or films made from the amphiphilic co-networks produced in accordance with the synthesis methods of the present invention. In one embodiment, the present invention is related to crosslinkable and/or polymerizable compositions that can be utilized to form amphiphilic co-networks, where such compositions are block copolymer compositions that are formed from the combination of at least one hydrophilic segment, at least one hydrophobic segment, and at least one crosslinkable and/or polymerizable segment. In yet another embodiment, the present invention relates to amphiphilic co-networks that are optically clear and highly oxyphilic.
US08466233B2
A polylactic acid-based resin composition including a polylactic acid (A), a multilayered polymer (B) and a multilayered polymer (C), wherein the content of each of the multilayered polymer (B) and the multilayered polymer (C) is 0.5 to 8% by mass of the whole resin composition; the multilayered polymer (B) and the multilayered polymer (C) are each constituted of a core layer(s) and a shell layer(s); the core layer constituting the multilayered polymer (B) contains an acrylic rubber; and the core layer constituting the multilayered polymer (C) contains a composite rubber containing an acrylic component and a silicone component.
US08466231B2
A process of reducing the amount of fluorinated emulsifiers in fluoropolymer dispersions by contacting the fluoropolymer dispersion with an anion exchange resin in the presence of a pH-dependent surfactant, and fluoropolymer dispersion containing the pH-dependent surfactant and uses thereof.
US08466229B2
The present invention provides a composition for forming a silica-based film, the composition containing (a) a siloxane resin; (b) an organic solvent including at least one species of aprotic solvent; and (c) an onium salt.
US08466225B2
An aromatic polycarbonate resin composition including 100 parts by mass of a polycarbonate resin (A) containing an aromatic polycarbonate resin (a-1) and/or a silicone-copolymerized polycarbonate (a-2), and 0.01 to 30 parts by mass of a nanoporous carbon (B). A molded body of the resin composition is also provided. The aromatic polycarbonate resin composition has improved flame retardancy, moisture resistance and stability at a high temperature molding stage because of the addition of the nanoporous carbon to the polycarbonate resin containing an aromatic polycarbonate and/or a silicone-copolymerized polycarbonate, and is suitably used as, for example, a casing for OA appliances, electric and electronic appliances or communication appliances.
US08466223B2
A composite material includes a body and a plurality of nano-scale probes. The body is made of a polymer. The plurality of nano-scale probes is embedded in the body. The nano-scale probes are substantially uniformly distributed in the polymer matrix. The nano-scale probes are nanowires, nano-particles or nanotubes.
US08466222B2
Provided are a rubber composition for sidewalls containing 100 parts by mass of a rubber component consisting of at least a natural rubber or a modified natural rubber, 5 parts by mass or less of carbon black, 10 to 40 parts by mass of silica and 5 to 30 parts by mass of an inorganic filler component composed of one kind or two or more kinds of inorganic filler excluding carbon black and silica, and a pneumatic tire provided with a sidewall rubber prepared using the rubber composition. The used amounts of raw materials derived from petroleum resources have been reduced in this rubber composition. Moreover, the rubber composition exhibits low fuel consumption due to low rolling resistance and good flex crack growth resistance.
US08466219B2
The invention relates to reaction products of amines with polymers containing dicarboxylic acids anhydride groups, method for the production thereof and use thereof as a dispersing additive for pigments. The invention also relates to solid pigment preparations containing said reaction products.
US08466216B2
Topically-applied binder materials for imparting wet strength to soft, absorbent paper sheets, such as are useful as household paper towels and the like, include an epoxy-reactive polymer, such as a carboxyl-functional polymer, and an epoxy-functional polymer. These binder materials can be cured at ambient temperature over a period of days and do not impart objectionable odor to final product when wetted.
US08466205B2
The present invention pertains to carpet and methods of making and recycling carpet. In one aspect, the carpet includes: a primary backing which has a face and a back surface; a plurality of fibers attached to the primary backing and extending from the face of the primary backing and exposed at the back surface of the primary backing; an adhesive composition backing; and an optional secondary backing adjacent to the adhesive backing. The method of making carpet includes extrusion coating the adhesive composition onto the back surface of a primary backing to form the adhesive composition backing. The method of recycling carpet can recover one or more polymeric carpet components.
US08466204B2
The present disclosure is directed to a composition comprising activated magnesium hydroxide, a thickening agent for said magnesium hydroxide, water, an emulsifier, and an oil comprising tall oil fatty acid. In certain embodiments, the composition contains no caustic soda or hydrogen peroxide. The composition comprises from about 5% to about 70% by weight magnesium hydroxide, based upon the weight of the composition. The composition is useful in pulp deinking. In certain embodiments, the thickening agent may be xanthan gum, and the emulsifier may be sodium lauryl sulfate.
US08466194B2
The present invention relates to spiroketal compounds that are useful in methods of treating or preventing protozoal infections, parasitic infections, bacterial infections, cell proliferative disorders and anti inflammatory disorders. The spiroketal compounds are also useful as immunosuppressive agents, and also in methods of controlling pests.
US08466185B2
Methods for regulating glucagon release and of treating hypoglycemia, and for screening drug candidates for treating hypoglycemia. The methods are useful for treating diabetes mellitus and screening drug candidates for potential efficacy.
US08466177B2
Compounds that are useful in treating or preventing viral infections, such as influenza, are described herein. Further described are compositions made from these compounds and methods for using the compounds and their compositions in treating or preventing viral infections.
US08466163B2
The present invention relates generally to chemical compounds and methods for their use and preparation. In particular, the invention relates to chemical compounds which may possess useful therapeutic activity, use of these compounds in methods of therapy and the manufacture of medicaments as well as compositions containing these compounds.
US08466160B2
The invention discloses a previously unidentified subset of mammalian non-small cell lung carcinomas (NSCLC) in which platelet-derived growth factor receptor alpha (PDGFRα) is expressed and is driving the disease, and provides methods for identifying a mammalian NSCLC tumor that belongs to a subset of NSCLC tumors in which PDGFRα is expressed, and for identifying a NSCLC tumor that is likely to respond to a PDGFRα-inhibiting therapeutic. The invention also provides methods for inhibiting the progression of a mammalian NSCLC tumor in which PDGFRα is expressed, and for determining whether a compound inhibits the progression of a PDGFRα-expressing mammalian NSCLC tumor.
US08466159B2
The present invention features interferon-free therapies for the treatment of HCV. Preferably, the treatment is over a shorter duration, such as no more than 12 weeks. In one aspect, the therapies comprise administering at least two direct acting antiviral agents and ribavirin to a subject with HCV infection. For example, the therapies comprise administering to the subject effective amounts of therapeutic agent 1, therapeutic agent 2 (or therapeutic agent 3), an inhibitor of cytochrome P450 (e.g., ritonavir), and ribavirin.
US08466155B2
The present invention encompasses compounds of general formulae (1a) and (1b) wherein the groups R1 to R5, A, Q, m, n, p and q are defined as in claim 1, which are suitable for the treatment of diseases characterised by excessive or abnormal cell proliferation, and their use as medicaments.
US08466154B2
This application describes a novel technology in drug discovery and drug-based imaging/detection: the wrapping technology. This technology is based on identified singularities in the structure of soluble proteins. In contrast with drug-design approaches based on standard structural considerations, the packing of a protein, or more precisely, its dehydron pattern, may be used as a selectivity filter to design small-molecule inhibitors. The wrapping technology described herein is a novel form of rational drug design for avoiding side effects in drug therapy and sharpening the inhibitory impact of drugs on the oncokinome.
US08466153B2
The present invention relates to 6-(piperidin-4-ylamino)pyridazin-3-carbonitriles of the general formula (I); or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, or a stereoisomeric form, that are fast dissociating dopamine 2 receptor antagonists, as well as processes for preparing these compounds, pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds as an active ingredient. The compounds find utility as medicines for treating or preventing central nervous system disorders, for example schizophrenia, by exerting an antipsychotic effect without motor side effects.
US08466149B2
In its many embodiments, the present invention relates to a novel class of 6-substituted sulfonyl-1,3,3-trialkyl-6-azabicyclo[3.2.1]octane compounds useful to inhibit 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type-I, pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds, and methods of treatment, prevention, inhibition, or amelioration of one or more conditions associated with the expression of 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type-I using such compounds or pharmaceutical compositions.
US08466145B2
Described are novel compounds of the Formula (I), their derivatives, analogs, tautomeric forms, regioisomers, stereoisomers, polymorphs, solvates, intermediates, pharmaceutically acceptable salts, pharmaceutical compositions, metabolites and prodrugs thereof. These compounds are effective in lowering blood glucose, serum insulin, free fatty acids, cholesterol, triglyceride levels; treatment of obesity, inflammation, autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis; treatment and/or prophylaxis of type II diabetes. These compounds are more particularly dipeptidyl peptidase (DPP IV) inhibitors.
US08466144B2
The present invention relates to generally to the cytoprotective activity of mixed muscarinic inhibition/PARP modulation and in particular to the use of dual inhibitors of M1 muscarinic receptor and poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) as neuroprotective medicaments, particularly as medicaments for the prevention and/or treatment of neurological diseases. Particularly preferred compounds are condensed diazepinones, e.g. condensed benzodiazepinones such as pirenzepine or compounds which are metabolized to condensed benzodiazepinones such as olanzapine.
US08466141B2
Provided is a pharmaceutical composition for the treatment and prevention of obesity, diabetes, metabolic syndromes, degenerative diseases and mitochondrial dysfunction-related diseases, comprising: a therapeutically effective amount of a compound represented by Formula I below, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, prodrug, solvate or isomer thereof, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, a diluent or an excipient, or any combination thereof.
US08466138B2
The present invention relates to an improved transdermal hydroalcoholic testosterone gel formulation that provides, among other things, a desirable pharmacokinetic hormone profile, and methods of use.
US08466136B2
The present invention relates to an improved transdermal hydroalcoholic testosterone gen formulation that provides, among other things, a desirable pharmacokinetic hormone profile, and methods of use.
US08466135B2
A hair treatment composition comprising at least one lactone in combination with at least one disaccharide.
US08466125B2
Compositions and methods relating to fucan agents useful for the treatment, prevention, inhibition, etc., of fibrous adhesions or other diseases.
US08466122B2
The present invention provides compositions and methods for the delivery of therapeutic agents to cells. In particular, these include novel cationic lipids and nucleic acid-lipid particles that provide efficient encapsulation of nucleic acids and efficient delivery of the encapsulated nucleic acid to cells in vivo. The compositions of the present invention are highly potent, thereby allowing effective knock-down of a specific target protein at relatively low doses. In addition, the compositions and methods of the present invention are less toxic and provide a greater therapeutic index compared to compositions and methods previously known in the art.
US08466119B2
Methods for assessing a pathological condition in a subject include measuring one or more markers where a difference is indicative of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) or a predisposition to ALL, uses and compositions are disclosed.
US08466117B2
The invention generally features compositions and methods that are useful for modulating angiogenesis.
US08466112B2
Suggested are new compositions comprising Ornithine Ketoglutarate (OKG) and a cosmetically acceptable carrier the latter selected from the group consisting of aliphatic alcohols or polyols having 2 to 15 carbon atoms or oil bodies.
US08466106B2
The present disclosure relates to protein and peptide chemistry. More particularly, it relates to compounds, compositions and uses thereof for promoting and inhibiting angiogenesis. The peptides of the present disclosure include peptides comprising SEQ ID NOs: 1-4 which promote angiogenesis and cell proliferation. Further, the anti-angiogenic compounds of the present disclosure include antisense oligonucleotides that hybridize or are complementary to the polynucleotides of SEQ ID NOs: 5-16, and the like.
US08466103B2
Disclosed are exendin-3 or exendin-4 derivatives modified with biotin, a preparation method thereof and a pharmaceutical composition containing the same. More specifically, disclosed are exendin-3 or exendin-4 derivatives in which the lysine residue of exedin is modified with biotin. The disclosed exendin-3 or exendin-4 derivatives modified with biotin show biological activity similar to that of native exendin and at the same time, have increased in vivo stability and are easily absorbed through the mucosa. Thus, biotin-modified exendin-3 or exendin-4 derivatives are useful for treating diseases, which can be caused by the excessive secretion of insulin, the lowering of plasma glucose, the inhibition of gastric or intestinal motility, the inhibition of gastric or intestinal emptying or the inhibition of food intake. Particularly, the biotin-modified exendin-3 or exendin-4 derivatives are useful for the treatment of diabetes, obesity and irritable bowel syndromes.
US08466092B2
The hydration of clays in drilling operations can be inhibited by employing a an aqueous based drilling fluid containing from about 0.2 to about 5 wt % of a hydration inhibitor that comprises bis-hexamethylene-triamine, bis-hexamethylene-triamine salts, or mixtures thereof.
US08466083B2
A bi-functional catalyst material, a SCR converter that includes the bi-functional catalyst material, an exhaust aftertreatment system that includes the SCR converter, and a method for removing NOX contained in an exhaust flow produced by a lean-burn engine are disclosed. The bi-functional catalyst material can (1) oxidize NO to NO2 and (2) selectively reduce NOX to N2 when exposed to an exhaust mixture that comprises the exhaust flow from the lean-burn engine and a suitable reductant. The bi-functional catalyst material comprises metal oxide particles selected from the group consisting of perovskite oxide particles and manganese-based mixed metal oxide particles dispersed on a selective catalytic reduction (SCR) catalyst.
US08466082B2
A shell catalyst for the preparation of vinyl acetate monomer, comprising an oxidic porous catalyst support with an outer shell, containing metallic Pd and Au, wherein the framework structure of the porous catalyst support contains hafnium oxide units. This shell catalyst is suitable for the preparation of VAM and is characterized by a relatively high activity and VAM selectivity and maintains this activity and selectivity over relatively long service lives. Also, processes for the preparation and use of the shell catalyst.
US08466078B2
Disclosed are a glass composition and a dielectric composition enabling low temperature sintering, and a high capacitance multilayer ceramic capacitor using the same. In the glass composition used for sintering, the glass composition may be formed of a formula, aR2O-bCaO-cZnO-dBaO-eB2O3-fAl2O3-gSiO2, and the formula may satisfy a+b+c+d+e+f+g=100, 0≦a≦7, 1≦b≦3, 1≦c≦15, 10≦d≦20, 3≦e≦10, 0≦f≦3, and 55≦g≦72. Through this, when manufacturing the high capacity multilayer ceramic capacitor, the dielectric substance may enable the lower temperature sintering, thereby enhancing a capacitance and a reliability of the high capacitance multilayer ceramic capacitor.
US08466076B2
The present invention pertains to a process for producing unmeltable polysilane-polycarbosilane copolymers which are soluble in inert solvents, comprising the steps providing the product of a disproportionation of a methylchlorodisilane or a mixture of several methylchlorodisilanes of the composition Si2MenCl6-n, wherein n=1−4, wherein the disproportionation was carried out with a Lewis base as a catalyst, wherein this product is a chlorine-containing, crude polysilane/oligosilane containing hydrocarbon groups, and thermally postcrosslinking the crude polysilane/oligosilane to a polysilane-polycarbosilane copolymer, characterized in that the chlorine content of the polysilane-polycarbosilane copolymer is lowered by reacting the crude polysilane/oligosilane with a substitution agent, by which chlorine bound therein is replaced with a chlorine-free substituent. Green fibers and low-oxygen/oxygen-free ceramic fibers with a very low chlorine content can be produced using this process.
