US07930665B2
The method of designing a semiconductor integrated circuit of the embodiment is characterized in: reading from a memory unit a fundamental property value of a cell constituting a semiconductor integrated circuit in a case in which a variation of a property value is not taken into consideration, and reading from a memory unit variation coefficients of the property value of the cell corresponding to a dimension of a transistor constituting the cell; and performing a static timing analysis on the semiconductor integrated circuit by using the read variation coefficients and fundamental property value.
US07930663B2
A design structure for an integrated circuit (IC) includes circuitry for measuring accurately at least one of set-up and hold times of a flip-flop included in the IC design. The circuitry uses data determined at the location of the flip-flop in the IC, and includes a first delay element driven by a first clock and configured to supply a zero-delay value of the first clock to a first flip-flop. The circuitry also includes a second delay element having a selectable delay, the second delay element configured to supply a first delayed version of the first clock to a second flip-flop, wherein an output of the first flip-flop is coupled to an input of the second flip-flop. A third delay element has a selectable delay and is coupled in series with the second delay element to supply a second delayed version of the first clock to a third flip-flop, and an output of the second flip-flop is coupled to an input of the third flip-flop. The second delayed version of the clock signal drives the third flip-flop to monitor the second flip-flop delay, the possible “pass set-up” state, and “pass hold” state outputs are determined for the second flip-flop based on a final test state of the second and third flip-flops.
US07930660B2
Implementations are presented herein that relate to a standard cell including a measuring structure for controlling process parameters during manufacture of an integrated circuit. A standard cell is formed in a plurality of material layers of an integrated circuit to perform part of a function of the integrated circuit, wherein the plurality of material layers is configured to be patterned by a plurality of mask layers during manufacture of the integrated circuit, wherein the standard cell includes a measuring structure that is placed within boundaries of the standard cell, wherein the measuring structure includes at least one feature in at least one of the plurality of material layers and the plurality of mask layers, wherein the at least one feature is configured to provide measurement results in order to control process parameters during manufacture of one of the material layers and mask layers.
US07930656B2
The present disclosure is directed a method for preparing photomask patterns. The method comprises receiving drawn pattern data for a design database. The drawn pattern data describes first device features and second device features, the second device features being associated with design specifications for providing a desired connectivity of the first device features to the second device features. At least a first plurality of the first device features have drawn patterns that will not result in sufficient coverage to effect the desired connectivity. Photomask patterns are formed for the first device features, wherein the photomask patterns for the first plurality of the first device features will result in the desired coverage. Integrated circuit devices formed using the principles of the present disclosure are also taught.
US07930655B2
A graphical profile map for integrated circuits on a substrate. The graphical profile map includes a depiction of die placement boundaries and shot placement boundaries for the integrated circuits on the substrate. Also included are integrated circuit property information contours, where the contours are not limited to either of the die placement boundaries or the shot placement boundaries. In this manner, three key pieces of information for the integrated circuits are presented, including integrated circuit property information, die placement, and shot placement. Because these three pieces of information are presented in a graphical form, it is much easier to interpret the information. For example, it is much easier to determine which shot and die placements have properties that are at risk, and which shot and die placements have adequate property profiles.
US07930654B2
Embodiments of the invention relate to correcting errors in scanning electron measurements during measuring structural dimensions of an integrated circuit for optical proximity correction by extracting feature edges of a test pattern within an image, calculating at least one scaling error of the image by comparing the extracted feature edges of assist structures with a layout pattern, modifying feature edges of test structures within the test pattern by incorporating the at least one scaling error so as to at least partially compensate the scaling errors, and verifying a model for optical proximity corrections and/or model input data by using the modified feature edges of the test structures.
US07930650B2
Media menu items are generated within a media interface environment. Media menu item abstractions are generated, one of the media menu item abstractions arranged in a foreground position, and one or more of the media menu item abstractions arranged in background positions in the media interface environment. Selection of a media menu items transitions to a corresponding content menu interface.
US07930647B2
One or more pictures may be selected for use with a text item, such as an article (news story, blog entry, online magazine) or post (e.g. informal blog entry). Pictures may be selected from a library, such as a collection of stock photographs. Stock photographs are pictures that are available for purchase and use. Information about the content of the picture may be identified. The text item that is to be supplied the picture may be also be analyzed in its content. A given picture from the collection is then programmatically selected based on the identified information about the picture and the text item. A presentation may be created based on the text item and the given picture that is selected.
US07930642B1
Systems and methods for facilitating user interaction with physical documents. A system may include a physical document interface configured to receive a physical document having a surface including document data items, such that at least a portion of the surface of the physical document is visible to a user. The system further includes a device including a computer-readable storage medium storing program instructions executable by the device to implement an application, which may be executable to display a user interface including application data items, each of which may be selectable via the user interface. In response to the selection of a given application data item via the user interface, the device is configured to cause the physical document interface to visibly indicate a location on the surface of the physical document, where the location includes a document data item corresponding to the application data item selected via the user interface.
US07930636B2
Automatically completing a GUI task. Exemplary embodiments a method including providing a user configurable auto-completion application operating in the background of a computer operating system and executing on a computing device, the auto-completion application monitoring and archiving user activities, wherein certain actions by the user are parsed and indexed, analyzing the parsed and indexed actions of the user to determine at least one of relationships, user interactions, user statistics, various states of the user's actions over time, and images or video of the user's interaction to create an index of the user's typical interactions with the system and providing a fast-forward functionality based on the index such that a tree structure is presented to the user on a display device of the computing device, the tree structure indicating the user's current state in the system and one or more future states the user typically takes based on a past act.
US07930633B2
An image edit device comprises a layout unit for selecting a specific layout example from a plurality of layout examples in accordance with a predetermined criterion, and laying out a plurality of image data using said specific layout example, a manual input unit, and a correction unit for correcting said specific layout example selected by said layout unit on the basis of an input from said manual input unit.
US07930631B2
A method and system are disclosed for acquiring and transforming existing content (e.g., Hyper Text Markup Language HTML content) for display and execution on multiple platforms and architectures. In one embodiment, capture templates are created to harvest content from disparate content sources on multiple platforms. Data is extracted from the content from the disparate content sources using the created capture templates that drives extracting process. A standardized data stream is generated from the extracted data. The standardized data stream is provided for display on one or more different type of platforms.
US07930620B2
A method is provided for updating a check node in a low density parity check (LDPC) decoder, including: transmitting log-likelihood ratio (LLR) messages from variable nodes to a plurality of check nodes; decomposing the LLR messages in a plurality of node messages for each check node; and updating each check node using a modified function g(x), which is a function g′(x) comprising a sum operation of exponential functions based on the node messages.
US07930616B2
A method and system for setting a variable forward error correction overhead in an optical transport network frame for an optical link at a node are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method includes selecting a forward error correction overhead, signaling an optical node the selected forward error correction overhead, and setting the forward error correction overhead in the optical network transport frame for use in transmission of data over the optical link. In one embodiment, the forward error correction overhead is complementary to the data payload to maintain total transmission rate.
US07930615B2
A memory device comprises a memory array and error correction circuitry coupled to the memory array. The memory device is configured to perform a partial word write operation in which an error correction code encode process for the given retrieved word is initiated prior to completion of an error correction code decode process for the given retrieved word based on an assumption that the error correction code decode process will not indicate an error in the given retrieved word. If the error correction code decode process when completed indicates an error in the given retrieved word, the error in the given retrieved word is corrected in the error correction circuitry, and the error correction code encode process is restarted using the corrected word. The error correction code decode process and an associated correct process are thereby removed from a critical timing path of the partial word write operation.
US07930610B2
A system comprises a circuit analysis module configured to analyze a device under test (DUT), the DUT comprising a plurality of latches coupled together in a scan chain. The circuit analysis module analyzes a DUT for sub-circuits within the DUT and identifies a logical description of identified sub-circuits. A don't-care analysis module couples to the circuit analysis module identifies absolute don't-care latches associated with the identified sub-circuits. A sub-circuit exception module couples to the circuit analysis module and selects weighted input values for an identified sub-circuit, based on the identified absolute don't-care latches and the logical description of the identified sub-circuit. The sub-circuit exception module stores the selected weighted input values for the sub-circuit and associates the selected weighted input values with the logical description.
US07930605B2
An electronic circuit includes configurable cells each having a test input and an output. The configurable cells are connected to one another in a chain in a predefined order via their test input and their output to form a test register based on receiving a chaining command signal. The electronic circuit also includes a detection circuit activated by the chaining command signal to produce a state signal representing a state of initialization of a first set of configurable cells A multiplexing circuit selectively connects the test input of each configurable cell to a second set of the configurable cells either to the output of a preceding configurable cell or to an output of a decoy data generator based on the state signal.
US07930598B2
Broadcast of shared I/O fabric error messages in a multi-host environment to all affected root nodes
A method, mechanism and computer usable medium is provided for distributing I/O fabric errors to the appropriate root nodes in a multi-root environment. The case where the I/O fabric is attached to more than one root node and where each root can potentially share with the other roots the I/O adapter (IOA) resources which are attached to the I/O is addressed. Additionally, a method, mechanism and computer usable medium is provided by which errors detected in an I/O fabric may be routed to all root nodes which may be affected by the error, while not being reported to the root nodes that will not be affected by those errors. In particular, distributed computing system which uses the PCI Express protocol to communicate over the I/O fabric is addressed.
US07930595B2
An analytical mechanism for a massively parallel computer system automatically analyzes data retrieved from the system, and identifies nodes which exhibit anomalous behavior in comparison to their immediate neighbors. Preferably, anomalous behavior is determined by comparing call-return stack tracebacks for each node, grouping like nodes together, and identifying neighboring nodes which do not themselves belong to the group. A node, not itself in the group, having a large number of neighbors in the group, is a likely locality of error. The analyzer preferably presents this information to the user by sorting the neighbors according to number of adjoining members of the group.
US07930592B2
A design structure embodied in a machine readable medium for designing, manufacturing, testing and/or enabling a redundant memory element (20) during testing of a memory array (14), and a method of repairing a memory array.
US07930584B2
An apparatus and program product determine a nodal fault along the boundary, or face, of a computing cell. Nodes on adjacent cell boundaries communicate with each other, and the communications are analyzed to determine if a node or connection is faulty.
US07930576B2
System and method for sharing a device, e.g., non-volatile memory, between a host processor and a microcontroller. In response to system state change to a first state wherein the microcontroller is assured safe access to the non-volatile memory (e.g., in response to power-on reset, system reset, sleep state, etc.), the microcontroller holds the system in the first state (e.g., system reset), and switches access to the non-volatile memory from the processor to the microcontroller. While the system is held in the first state, the microcontroller accesses the device (e.g., non-volatile memory), e.g., fetches program instructions/data from the non-volatile memory and loads the program instructions/data into a memory of the microcontroller. After the access, the microcontroller changes or allows change of the system state, e.g., switches access to the device, e.g., the non-volatile memory, from the microcontroller to the processor, and releases the system from the first state.
US07930572B2
A processing system includes a processor (20) having an idle mode node for generating an idle mode signal indicating whether the processor is in an idle mode and a memory (22) having a data retention node for receiving a data retention mode signal. The memory includes circuitry for placing the memory in a low power state responsive to the data retention mode signal. The idle mode signal drives the data retention node, such that the memory is placed in the low power state when the processor is in idle mode.
US07930571B2
According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes a wireless communication device and a power management module. The power management module is configured to transmit, in response to disconnection of an external power supply device from a power connector of the information processing apparatus, a command instructing turn-off of a power supply circuit within the external power supply device to a wireless communication circuit within the external power supply device via the wireless communication device.
US07930569B2
Methods, apparatus, articles of manufacture, and systems for providing a supply voltage to an electronic component, such as a processor, are provided. An executable software component, such as system firmware, may access a voltage selection value embedded in the component and retrieve a voltage setting, from a table of voltage settings, using the embedded voltage selection value as an index. The software component may then configure a power supply, based on the voltage setting retrieved from the voltage selection table, to supply the component with an optimal supply voltage. For some embodiments, the voltage selection table may be replaced by downloading a new voltage selection table, thus, allowing changes to the component supply voltage without changing hardware.
US07930567B2
A keyboard includes a keyboard processor configured for outputting a control signal for turning a computer on/off; a switch circuit connected to a turn-on port of a south bridge chipset on a mainboard of the computer; and a processor connected to the keyboard processor and the switch circuit. When the processor receives the control signal output from the keyboard processor, the processor outputs a high pulse signal to the switch circuit to make the turn-on port grounded to turn on or turn off the computer.
US07930566B2
A method and apparatus for enhancing/extending a serial point-to-point interconnect architecture, such as Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (PCIe) is herein described. Temporal and locality caching hints and prefetching hints are provided to improve system wide caching and prefetching. Message codes for atomic operations to arbitrate ownership between system devices/resources are included to allow efficient access/ownership of shared data. Loose transaction ordering provided for while maintaining corresponding transaction priority to memory locations to ensure data integrity and efficient memory access. Active power sub-states and setting thereof is included to allow for more efficient power management. And, caching of device local memory in a host address space, as well as caching of system memory in a device local memory address space is provided for to improve bandwidth and latency for memory accesses.
US07930558B2
A log region (1415A) and a license region (1415B) are arranged in a memory of a memory card. The license region (1415B) stores licenses such as license IDs and license keys Kc as well as validity flags corresponding to entry numbers 0-(N−1). The log region (1415A) includes a receive log (70) and a send log (80). The memory card serving as a sender of the license accepts a receive state from the memory card on a receiver side, and validates the validity flag of a region designated by the entry number in the send log (8) when the receive state is ON. Consequently, even when communication is interrupted during shifting or copying of the license, the license to be shifted or copied can be restored.
US07930556B2
A fingerprint method for access control includes the steps of: providing an application server (20) for controlling access of different users; providing a database (40) connected to the application server for storing original fingerprint data of each user; scanning a fingerprint of a user through a handheld device (10), and obtaining fingerprint data of the scanned fingerprint; establishing a wireless communication channel between the handheld device and the application server, and transmitting the fingerprint data to the application server through the wireless communication channel; receiving the fingerprint data from the handheld device by the application server; determining whether the fingerprint data is the same as the original fingerprint data of the user in the database; and the user to access an access control device (30) connected to the application server if the fingerprint data is the same as the original fingerprint data stored in the database. A fingerprint system for access control is also provided.
US07930552B2
The present invention relates to an intelligent encryption key with biometric identification apparatus and method. Embodiments of the invention include an intelligent encryption key with biometric identification apparatus, comprising a biometric acquisition unit, a processing unit, a storage unit and I/O units. The processing unit is connected to the acquisition unit via one of the I/O units; the storage unit is connected to the processing unit; and the other one of the I/O units is also connected to the processing unit for connecting the host. The present invention employs biometric information of human body as authentication information. Moreover, the present invention discloses an operating method of the intelligent encryption key with biometric identification function, which allows improving the security and usability of intelligent encryption key by acquiring biometrics of a user.
US07930550B2
Representing a number of assets on an originating computer begins with selecting the assets to be represented. Cryptographic hash asset identifiers are generated; each of the asset identifiers is computed using the contents of a particular asset. The asset identifier is a content-based or content-addressable asset name for the asset and is location independent. An asset list is generated that includes the asset identifiers computed from the assets. A cryptographic hash asset list identifier is generated that is computed from the asset list. The asset list identifier is stored for later retrieval. The assets selected are also stored for safekeeping either locally or on a computer network. In the event of loss of the files from the originating computer, the asset list identifier is retrieved. Using the asset list identifier, the original asset list is found and retrieved from its safe location. The asset identifiers from the retrieved asset list are used to find and retrieve the individual assets from their backup locations. The assets are verified by recomputing the cryptographic hash asset identifier for each asset retrieved and comparing it to the asset identifier from the asset list. The MD5 algorithm is used for the cryptographic hash function. Assets are retrieved using a multicast protocol. A series of importer programs searches for assets to retrieve in progressively more remote locations. Assets are retrieved whole or in segments.
US07930547B2
A method and system for generating a bloom filter by mapping into respective groups each of a plurality of initial keys according to a first hash function and mapping each group hashed key into a bloom filter using k respective hash functions.
US07930545B2
Disclosed herein are methods and systems for encoding digital watermarks into content signals. Also disclosed are systems and methods for detecting and/or verifying digital watermarks in content signals. According to one embodiment, a system for encoding of digital watermark information includes: a window identifier for identifying a sample window in the signal; an interval calculator for determining a quantization interval of the sample window; and a sampler for normalizing the sample window to provide normalized samples. According to another embodiment, a system for pre-analyzing a digital signal for encoding at least one digital watermark using a digital filter is disclosed. According to another embodiment, a method for pre-analyzing a digital signal for encoding digital watermarks comprises: (1) providing a digital signal; (2) providing a digital filter to be applied to the digital signal; and (3) identifying an area of the digital signal that will be affected by the digital filter based on at least one measurable difference between the digital signal and a counterpart of the digital signal selected from the group consisting of the digital signal as transmitted, the digital signal as stored in a medium, and the digital signal as played backed. According to another embodiment, a method for encoding a watermark in a content signal includes the steps of (1) splitting a watermark bit stream; and (2) encoding at least half of the watermark bit stream in the content signal using inverted instances of the watermark bit stream. Other methods and systems for encoding/decoding digital watermarks are also disclosed.
US07930542B2
The present invention provides a method that allows three parties to mutually authenticate each other and share an encrypted channel. The invention is based on a novel twist to the widely used two party transport level SSL protocol. One party, typically a user at a browser, acts as a man in the middle between the other two parties, typically two web servers with regular SSL credentials. The two web servers establish a standard mutually authenticated SSL connection via the user's browser, using a novel variation of the SSL handshake that guarantees that a legitimate user is in the middle.
US07930535B1
A system is provided for configuring a configurable device. The system includes an internal bus in communication with registers and to a configuration circuit. The configuration circuit may include its own registers. The configuration circuit tests a content of at least one of the registers and performs an operation in accordance with the result of the test.
US07930528B2
When a prescribed application such as a TV application, etc., is activated by using a general-purpose OS, an application activation device can inform a user of the fact that it is now in preparation for activation of the application, so as to avoid inducing the user to become uneasy during his or her waiting. The device includes an activation event input section (1) for inputting an activation event for the TV application in either of plural power supply states of a computer when the TV application is activated from either of a power off state, a hibernation state and a standby state of the computer, an activation event detection section (2) for detecting an input activation event, and an activation preparation state indicating section (3A) for indicating, during the time from when an activation event has been detected until when the TV application is activated, that the TV application is in preparation for being activated.
US07930527B2
According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes a processor which executes an operating system and an application, a first real time clock including a function of supplying time and date information to the operating system at a time when the operating system is booted, and an alarm function of booting the operating system at a set time and date, a second real time clock including a function of measuring a time and date, and a time and date information transmission processing unit which executes authentication processing and which executes processing of transmitting information to change the time and date measured by the second real time clock in a case where the authentication processing has been successful.
US07930524B1
A method and system for executing 32-bit flat address programs during a System Management Interrupt. The system provides a 16-bit SMI routine that is given control when an SMI occurs. That routine initially saves the state of the processor and then executes an instruction to switch to protected mode. When in protected mode, the routine transfers control to 32-bit code. The 32-bit code uses a global descriptor table that is different from that used by the interrupted operating system. When the 32-bit code completes, it restores the saved processor state and returns from the interrupt by executing an RSM instruction.
US07930516B1
A linked list traversal system identifies when a linked list has become inefficient, either through attack or an undue multiplicity of collisions. A data unit is parsed to extract a key. A first hash result associated with the key is calculated based on a first hash function. A first linked list is identified based on the first hash result. It is determined whether the first linked list has been compromised. A second hash result associated with the key is calculated based on a second hash function when the first linked list has been compromised. A second linked list is established based on the second hash result, where the second hash result is different from the first hash result.
US07930510B2
Provided is a method of dynamically reallocating a thread stack in a multi-threaded operating system, and more particularly, a method of dynamically allocating a thread stack of a multi-threaded operating system in an embedded system for wireless sensor nodes. The method includes the steps of: measuring sizes of data and non-data sections of a stack with respect to each thread; determining a new size of the non-data section of each stack based on the size of the data section of the stack measured with respect to each thread; and adjusting the size of the non-data section of each stack to the determined new size. According to the method, even without the source code analysis, an amount of memory spaces to be used can be reduced compared to that of a conventional static stack allocation method.
US07930505B2
A storage network control apparatus is operable to present virtualized storage to a host system and includes a monitoring component, an analysis component, a detection component, and a migration component. The monitoring component is for monitoring input/output (I/O) activity for virtual storage logical units over time. The analysis component is for identifying a repeating instance of peak I/O activity for a virtual storage logical unit over time and for generating a predictive signature therefrom. The detecting component is for identifying an instance of such a predictive signature. The migration component is responsive to the detecting component, and is for migrating data mapped by the virtual storage logical unit across additional real storage units to improve the I/O performance of the virtual storage logical unit prior to a recurrence of the repeating instance of peak I/O activity. A corresponding logic arrangement may be incorporated in hardware, software or a combination thereof.
US07930501B2
Each of memory cards can have a different type and can be in a plurality of statuses. The memory cards are managed by a file system and data is read/written from/to the memory cards via an access device. Each of the memory cards has a recording area in which data is recorded and managed by an independent file system, a state storage section for storing state assigned to each of combinations of the memory card type and status and being capable of uniquely identifying the combination, and card information storage sections the number of which is identical to the number of states the memory card can have, and which store physical characteristics concerning the recording area. The access device acquires from the memory card a state enable uniquely identifying the memory card type and status. According to the state acquired, the access device identifies the type and status of the memory card and executes processing in accordance with the memory card state.
US07930498B2
An apparatus, system, and method for replicating a snapshot volume in a first storage system to a second storage system includes mapping information corresponding to data in the first storage system that is transferred from the first storage system to the second storage system so that a file system in the second storage system can mount the data after replication. Replication of the snapshot volume can be accomplished using a remote copy mechanism. The snapshot volume can be obtained from a primary source volume P-VOL and a differential source volume D-VOL. If the corresponding destination volumes are not known, a search is conducted to locate appropriate volumes in the second storage system. Mapping information regarding these destination volumes is utilized to enable the file system in the second storage system to mount the replicated snapshot volume.
US07930497B2
Provided are an article of manufacture, method, and system for using multiple sidefiles to buffer writes to primary storage volumes to transfer to corresponding secondary storage volumes in a mirror relationship. Information is provided on a mirror relationship for primary storage volumes and corresponding secondary storage volumes, wherein writes to the primary storage volumes are transferred to the secondary storage volumes according to the mirror relationship. A plurality of sidefiles are associated with the primary storage volumes in the mirror relationship. A write is received to one of the primary storage volumes in the mirror relationship. One of the sidefiles associated with the primary storage volume for which the write is received is selected and the write is buffered in the selected sidefile. Writes to the primary storage volumes buffered in the sidefiles are transferred to the corresponding secondary storage volumes.
US07930492B2
A memory system selectively sets signaling modes based on stack position information. The memory system includes a memory module having at least one semiconductor memory device and a memory controller configured to set a signaling mode based on stack position information of each of the semiconductor memory devices. A signaling between the memory controller and each of the semiconductor memory devices is performed in a differential signaling mode, and a signaling among the semiconductor memory devices is performed in a single-ended signaling mode. Accordingly, the memory system has reduced power consumption.
US07930482B2
In a storage system adopting an external storage connection configuration, a first storage apparatus is capable of integrally managing the cache residency settings made in second storage apparatuses, which serve as external storage apparatuses. The first storage apparatus stores the cache residency information for the second storage apparatuses, i.e., external storage apparatuses, in a shared memory thereof. When the storage system receives a cache residency setting request from a management device or the like, the first storage apparatus issues a cache residency setting instruction to a second storage apparatus with reference to the residency information. In accordance with the setting instruction, the second storage apparatus sets a cache-resident area in a cache memory thereof.
US07930481B1
An application may issue write operations intended for a SAN via a server cache. Monitoring of the SAN (e.g., the autonomous persistent cache of the storage arrays of the SAN), allows caching performance to be controlled by a write caching policy. The server cache memory may be increased, decreased or eliminated according to the write caching policy. In one embodiment, a storage volume manager may adjust the latency of write operations in the server cache. In some embodiments, the write caching policy may adapt and learn characteristics of the storage environment, which may include calibrated values for messaging timestamps.
US07930478B2
A semiconductor memory card stores a plurality of audio objects (AOBs) that compose a plurality of tracks and playlist information showing a reproduction order for the tracks. The semiconductor memory card also stores, as resume information (PLMG_RSM_PL), (1) a Playlist_Number showing which playlist information was used the last time playback was performed for the semiconductor memory card, (2) a Track_Number showing the last track to be played back, and (3) a Playback_Time showing a position at which where playback was stopped as a time expressed in relation to the start of the track.
US07930477B2
A method for processing a point-in-time copy of data associated with a logical storage volume where the data to be copied is stored in a striped or parallelized fashion across more than one physical source volume. The method includes receiving a point-in-time copy command concerning a logical volume and distributing the point-in-time copy command in-band to each of the physical source volumes containing a portion of the striped data. The method also includes establishing a point-in-time copy relationship between each physical source volume and one of a corresponding set of multiple physical target volumes. The method further includes copying the data stored on each physical source volume to the corresponding physical target volume. The in-band copy command and the striped data may be distributed over I/O channels between a server and the physical storage and processed sequentially.
US07930475B1
A method for storing data on a plurality of storage devices of a storage system is disclosed. The data is received as data blocks from a plurality of write requests. The data blocks are saved as buffered data for writing to the storage devices in a single write request. An indication is received indicating the available storage blocks on the plurality of storage devices which are available for writing. The buffered data is associated with selected storage blocks of the storage blocks which are available for writing. The buffered data is written to the selected storage blocks in a single write request.
US07930473B2
A technique enables application data stored on storage devices of a storage system to be accessible by a client as either a file or logical unit number (lun). The storage system is illustratively embodied as a multi-protocol storage appliance having a storage operating system that implements a file system. The file system logically organizes the application data as a virtual disk (vdisk) comprising a plurality of inodes including a prefix stream inode, a lun inode (storing the application data) and a suffix stream inode. The prefix and suffix stream inodes allow the vdisk to be shared over a block-based protocol or a file-based protocol by enabling apportionment of client operating system dependent storage device contents from application data contents of the vdisk.
US07930465B2
A semiconductor memory device capable of determining an operation mode by using states of data pins, and an operation mode determining method for the same are disclosed. The semiconductor memory device includes at least one MRS input pad, at least one data input pad, and an operation mode determining circuit. The operation mode determining circuit generates an operation mode determining signal, when an MRS command input through the MRS input pad corresponds to a predetermined MRS command and data signals input through the data input pad or pads include a predetermined combination. Accordingly, the efficiency in the manufacturing and producing processes may be improved by determining the operation mode of the semiconductor memory device in a module assembly process.
US07930461B2
An interface circuit is disclosed.When a USB-BUS power source voltage VBUS is not normally supplied to the substrate gates of PMOS transistors of switches of a first switching circuit which controls connecting a terminal D+/RXD to a terminal D−/TXD in an HS driver circuit, and to the substrate gates of PMOS transistors of switches of a second switching circuit which controls connecting the terminal D+/RXD to the terminal D−/TXD in an FS driver circuit 6; an amplified core circuit power source voltage DVDD is supplied to the substrate gates of the PMOS transistors. When the USB-BUS power source voltage VBUS is normally supplied to the substrate gates of the PMOS transistors, a USB stabilized power source voltage VUSB is supplied to the substrate gates of the PMOS transistors.
US07930459B2
According to some embodiments, data to be exchanged via a system input output interface may be determined at a processor. It may then be arranged to exchange the data via a coherent input output device coupled to a coherent system interconnect. Other embodiments are described.
US07930451B2
The invention provides a new linked structure for a buffer controller and management method thereof. The allocation and release actions of buffer memory can be more effectively processed when the buffer controller processes data packets. The linked structure enables the link node of the first buffer register to point to the last buffer register. The link node of the last buffer register points to the second buffer register. Each of the link nodes of the rest buffers points to the next buffer register in order until the last buffer register. This structure can effectively release the buffer registers in the used linked list to a free list.
US07930450B1
The transfer of data from a host computer to a recordable disk in a disk drive operating on the host computer is managed. A buffer for temporarily storing data to be transferred between the host computer and the recordable disk is maintained, wherein the buffer comprises a plurality of host segments and a plurality of disk segments, and wherein each of the host segments and disk segments have a sector count value associated therewith. In a case where the transfer of data corresponds to a host segment, the host segment is selected from the plurality of host segments in the buffer. In a case where the transfer of data corresponds to a disk segment, the disk segment is selected from the plurality of disk segments in the buffer. In a case where a host segment is selected, the sector count value of the selected host segment is adjusted. In a case where a disk segment is selected, the sector count value of the selected disk segment is adjusted. Thus, the amount of hardware resources is seen to be reduced, and expansion of segmentation is seen to be improved.
US07930448B2
A method and system for data traffic management in a storage area network subsystem connected to multiple hosts via plural ports through a connection network is provided. Traffic management involves, for each port, determining input/output (IO) traffic utilization load of the port based on workloads from one or more hosts assigned to that port; and detecting if a port is in utilization overload. Then, upon detecting a port utilization overload, port traffic is managed by adjusting traffic utilization of the overloaded port and one or more other ports in the storage subsystem, to reduce traffic utilization of the overloaded port.
US07930446B2
In some embodiments a method is disclosed that includes creating a network connection status between a host device and a peripheral network device, determining characteristics of the peripheral device such as receive capacity or a quality of service classification for the transmission and flow control for performing control and data transfers. A transfer is initiated when a uniform serial bus request block (URB) is generated by a host application. The URB can have parameters that can be utilized to generate a transaction over a wireless network providing Quality of Service (QoS) guarantees. Other embodiments are also disclosed.
US07930438B2
A method for facilitating input/output (I/O) communication for a processing operation is provided. An interrogate command is obtained by an I/O communications adapter. The interrogate command queries for status information of the processing operation to be provided in an interrogate response. A fixed number of resources and a time allocated to the interrogate command is throttled by pre-allocating the fixed number of resources needed for the interrogate command, and maintaining a timestamp for a interrogate message. The interrogate message is forwarded from the I/O communications adapter to a control unit. If the interrogate response is not received by the I/O communications adapter within a limited timeout period as measured by the timestamp, or if the interrogate message is received while the fixed number of pre-allocated resources are in use, the I/O communications adapter returns a busy response indicating the control unit is busy to prevent overrunning the control unit.
US07930429B2
A method receives from a first server a first domain name system (DNS) request including a first internet protocol (IP) address of the first server, and a second IP address received by the first server from a first system. The method also maps a correlation between the first IP address and the second IP address, and receives from the first server a second DNS request. In response to receiving the second DNS request, the method responds to the first server with a third IP address of a second server, wherein the third IP address is chosen based upon the second IP address.
US07930426B1
A method for tracking a transmission status of one or more data elements to one or more devices. In one example, the method includes providing a list including one or more devices and one or more data elements; processing the list to determine a data element of the one or more data elements to transmit to a device of one of the one or more devices; and upon successfully transmitting the data element to the device, adjusting the list so that the list indicates that the device has received the transmitted data element. In this manner, the status of whether a particular data element has been sent to a particular device can be easily derived from the list.
US07930424B1
The present invention relates to a method of detecting invalid border gateway protocol (BGP) route in a network, wherein network traffic is routed based at least on BGP announcements from one or more BGP routers, the method comprising obtaining a plurality of routing information objects from the BGP announcements during an observation window, each routing information object comprising at least one selected from a group consisting of an prefix-origin autonomous system (AS) association and a directed AS-link, identifying a transient routing information object having at least one selected from a group consisting of a up time less than a first pre-determined threshold or a lifespan less than a second pre-determined threshold, defining a valid routing information object set by eliminating the transient routing information object from the plurality of routing information objects, and detecting a BGP route from the BGP announcements as invalid based on the valid routing information object set.
US07930414B2
A system and method for providing connectivity to a closed, secure production network, and computer program products for executing the same and, more particularly, to a system and method for securely communicating with remote tools. The system comprises a self-configuring server configured to create separate, isolated networks for a vendor specific toolset and query a client for connection information such that the self-configuring server can engage an identified vendor specific toolset on one of the separate isolated networks by mimicking the connection information of the client.
US07930413B2
A method and system that identifies connection attempts to a resource through the IP address used in the connection and compares the IP address against one or more of single or multiple lists of IP addresses simultaneously to affect the connection process. The result of the comparison against the list is used to either block or allow access to the resource or to perform some other action based on the presence of the connecting IP Address on said list(s). The lists are retrieved in native format from one or more sources and compiled into a format allowing high speed comparisons or lookups against the list. The lists may be blacklists containing known addresses that have performed offensive actions or whitelists containing known safe or vetted IP addresses, or other lists used to determine the course of intended action. This extends to the ability to efficiently test for the presence of an IP address against the large numbers that may occur in such a locally available list(s), where the actions to be performed, based on the presence of an address on such a list can be determined based on the recipient, additional classes or characteristics of the sender, and/or class of the destination resource to which the connection is made.
US07930409B2
In one general sense, display of content communicated by a sender communication device to a destination communication device may be enabled by receiving, at a destination communication device, content to be displayed by the destination communication device. Characteristics of a display of the received content by the destination communication device may be algorithmically identified in accordance with display configuration settings for the destination communication device. Based on the identified characteristics, at least one change to be made to capture configuration settings at a capturing communication device used to capture the received content may be identified. At least one alternative capture configuration setting may be communicated to the capturing communication device. Content that is captured by the capturing communication device is received at the destination communications device based on the alternative capture configuration setting communicated.
US07930403B2
Methods and systems for allocating a network resource such as bandwidth between a plurality of network applications, comprising steps of obtaining, for each of said plurality of network applications, parameters defining a quality function indicative of quality of service obtainable as a function of the amount of said network resource available to that network application; and dividing a total available amount of said network resource into respective individual allocations to allocate to each respective network application such as to maximise a combined quality measure derived from a weighted sum of said quality functions.
US07930393B1
Systems and methods for monitoring the performance associated with fulfilling resource requests and determining optimizations for improving such performance are provided. A processing device obtains and processes performance metric information associated with processing a request corresponding to two or more embedded resources. The processing device uses the processed performance metric information to determine an allocation of one or more domains to be associated with the two or more embedded resources. In some embodiments, in making such a determination, the processing device assesses performance metric information collected and associated with subsequent requests for the two or more embedded resources using each of a variety of alternative allocations of domains associated with the two or more embedded resources. The processing device may also consider a number of factors, including domain selection criteria obtained from an original content provider. Aspects of systems and methods for generating recommendations to use a particular allocation of domains to process a subsequent request corresponding to the two or more embedded resources are also provided.
US07930379B2
The present disclosure provides a method for delay tolerant networking. According to one exemplary embodiment, the method may include transmitting a file from a first node associated with a first network to at least one intermediate node via a file-system interface. The method may also include receiving the file at the at least one intermediate node via the file system interface. The method may further include transmitting the file from the at least one intermediate node to at least one node of an additional network via the file-system interface and receiving the file at the at least one node of the additional network via the file-system interface. Of course, additional embodiments, variations and modifications are possible without departing from this embodiment.
US07930367B2
A portable media player can play a large number of media files without being required to physically store all of the media files at any given time. In one implementation, the portable media player includes a memory to store a playlist that includes a plurality of entries succinctly representing media files and a media access manager component. The media access manager component receives media files referenced by entries in the playlist over one or more of a plurality of network connections. The media access manager component downloads the media files as they become available over the network connections based on policies preset on the portable media player and policies preset for the media files.
US07930361B2
Systems and methods for reducing latency on a remotely-booted information handling system are disclosed. A method for access and management of remote data may include receiving from a host a standard input-output instruction including a persistent image update (PIU) parameter indicating a request by the host to access a shared computer-readable medium storing an image shared by the host and one or more other hosts. The method may further include determining a value of the PIU parameter and determining whether to allow the host to access the shared computer readable medium based at least on the value of the PIU parameter.
US07930359B2
A method according to one embodiment includes receiving a request to perform a snapshot of data associated with an application running on multiple servers; coordinating I/O Freezers on different servers for freezing data requests from instances of the application running on the servers; and after determining that the I/O Freezers have frozen the data requests, requesting initiation of a snapshot operation to take the snapshot of the data.
US07930358B2
An enhanced email system incorporating mobile wireless communication devices includes program logic for efficiently managing (i.e., at least partially synchronizing) “messages sent” files in the mobile device and in a related message server. The exemplary program logic also more efficiently handles resending of previously sent email messages from the mobile wireless communication device (especially in the context of synchronized messages sent files) by sending to the message server only abbreviated unique message ID in the first instance. In this way, wireless bandwidth is conserved as is the device battery.
US07930353B2
Decision trees populated with classifier models are leveraged to provide enhanced spam detection utilizing separate email classifiers for each feature of an email. This provides a higher probability of spam detection through tailoring of each classifier model to facilitate in more accurately determining spam on a feature-by-feature basis. Classifiers can be constructed based on linear models such as, for example, logistic-regression models and/or support vector machines (SVM) and the like. The classifiers can also be constructed based on decision trees. “Compound features” based on internal and/or external nodes of a decision tree can be utilized to provide linear classifier models as well. Smoothing of the spam detection results can be achieved by utilizing classifier models from other nodes within the decision tree if training data is sparse. This forms a base model for branches of a decision tree that may not have received substantial training data.
US07930350B2
A method, system, and computer program for remotely sharing digital photographic images. The method, system, and computer program comprising launching at least a first and second real-time chat clients, selecting at least a first digital photographic image, establishing a chat session between the at least first and second real-time chat clients, transmitting at least a first digital photographic image from the at least first real-time chat client to the at least second real-time chat client, and facilitating a chat session between the at least first real-time chat client and the at least second real-time chat client through which the at least first and second real-time chat clients converse with each other, wherein the subject of the conversation is the at least first digital photographic image.
US07930343B2
Methods and apparatus are provided for a scalable user interface system. A user interface is divided into general reusable user interface components and application specific user interface components. Next profiles are created for user interfaces based upon server capabilities and client side device capabilities and reusable user interface components are built for use in multiple profiles. Defined user interface scalability strategies are executed at runtime to build a user interface description using the user interface components. In this way, a user interface can be built from a user interface description by apportioning the building of the user interface description between a server and a client side device using the profiles. At the server, user interface components stored in memory are used to build a first portion of the user interface description while a second portion of the user interface description is built at the client side device and is combined with the first portion received from the server.
US07930341B1
A method, apparatus, and computer-readable media comprise storing in a first buffer data received from a network device; sending the data from the first buffer to a second buffer in response to status signals asserted by the second buffer, wherein the second buffer stores the data, and wherein the status signals asserted by the second buffer indicate an amount of the data in the second buffer; and sending flow-control signals to the network device based on the status signals asserted by the second buffer, thereby causing the network device to regulate the amount of the data sent from the network device in response to the flow-control signals.
US07930337B2
Techniques are described to multiply two numbers, A and B. In general, multiplication is performed by using Karatsuba multiplication on the segments of A and B and adjusting the Karatsuba multiplication based on the values of the most significant bits of A and B.
US07930333B2
The present invention produces strings of true random numbers, extracted from field emission of electrons from nano-size emitters (NSE). Electrons may be produced in a miniature, three-electrode vacuum element that consists of a NSE emitter attached to the cathode surface, a close proximity gate electrode and an accelerating electrode (anode). A miniature fast response electron detector may also be inserted into the vacuum vessel. The detector sensitivity may allow single electron detection, with a noise level much lower than the resulting single-electron signal. The accelerated electrons may be directed to the detector and produce electric signals with well-defined pulse height and pulse shape characteristics. The electronic system analyzes the signals from the detector and generates random numbers thereby.
US07930325B2
A garbage collection algorithm that achieves hierarchical copy order with parallel garbage collection threads. More specifically, the present invention provides a garbage collection method and system for copying objects from a from-space to a to-space. The method comprises the steps of (a) having multiple threads that simultaneously perform work for garbage collection (GC), (b) examining the placement of objects on blocks, and (c) changing the placement of objects on blocks based on step (b). Preferably, the method includes the additional step of calculating a placement of object(s) based on step (b), and using the result of the calculation for step (c). For example, the calculation may be used to increase the frequency of intra-block pointers and/or to increase the frequency of siblings on the same block.
US07930321B2
An architecture record can be created for a computer system that includes a plurality of computing devices, each having an operating system. The architecture record includes platform definition architectures each associated with one of the computing devices and the operating system of the computing device, domain reference architectures each associated with one or more of the platform definition architectures and a service performed by the computing device of each platform definition architecture, and channel reference architectures each associated with one or more of the domain reference architectures, wherein the computing devices associated with the one or more domain reference architectures are configured to communicate with each other while performing the respective services associated with the one or more domain reference architectures.
US07930305B2
The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus for controlling content reproduction on a basis of a first weight set to a playlist of contents and indicating a priority of the playlist and a second weight set to each of contents registered in playlists and indicating a priority of the content. The information processing apparatus includes a weight setting unit for, when a plurality of playlists are selected, updating a first weight set to each of the plurality of selected playlists and updating a second weight set to each of contents registered in the plurality of selected playlists according to one of a number of playlists in which each of the contents is registered and a specified reproduction method, and a reproduction controlling unit for controlling random content reproduction on a basis of the first weight and the second weight set by the weight setting unit.
US07930303B2
A calculate importance system calculates the global importance of a web page based on a “mean hitting time.” Hitting time of a target web page is a measure of the minimum number of transitions needed to land on the target web page. Mean hitting time of a target web page is an average number of such transitions for all possible starting web pages. The calculate importance system calculates a global importance score for a web page based on the reciprocal of a mean hitting time. A search engine may rank web pages of a search result based on a combination of relevance of the web pages to the search request and global importance of the web pages based on a global hitting time.
US07930295B2
In one aspect, the invention comprises a computer system for searching databases and displaying search results, comprising databases storing information regarding publications and authors comprising author, title, date of publication, cited references, and citing references data; and Internet servers in communication with those databases; wherein at least one of those Internet servers is in communication with and operable to transmit data to a Web browser resident on a user's computer, and wherein the data is sufficient to enable the browser to display a citation overview page comprising: (a) a list of one or more titles of publications or names of authors, and (b) one or more displayed numerals representing how many publications in one or more specified categories cite to each of the publications, or, for author names, how many publications in one or more specified categories cite to publications on which those names are listed as authors.
US07930289B2
Methods and systems for improving security when accessing a URL, such as a Web site. In one exemplary method, a user is warned if a previously unvisited Web site being accessed originated from an email message or other electronic source external to a Web browser being used to access the Web site. Other methods, as well as data processing systems and machine-readable media, are also described.
US07930285B2
Several ways of identifying users and collecting demographic information and market information are disclosed, including branding a browser with a unique identification in each user request, identifying a user by his key strokes or mouse clicks, gathering demographic information using multiple data sets and by monitoring network traffic. Additionally, user requested content is distinguished from other, non-user content, and the performance of a server can be monitor and analyzed from a client a client perspective. Further, an Internet user's Internet data is routed to a known domain on the Internet, from which it is routed on to the intended recipient. The domain includes proxy servers which proxy the user's data requests to the domain, and database servers, which filter and build a database of the user's Internet usage. Particular data concerning certain behaviors of interest, such as purchasing data, is filtered into the database, and can form the basis for numerous market measures.
US07930280B2
A method and system provide for management of a collection of data records. The data records have associated therewith an identifier or code that indicates the most coarse level of granularity with which the data record is associated in a hierarchy of sampling subsets created across a range of granularity levels.
US07930279B2
The present invention relates to systems and methods of retrieving and/or sharing information via internet communications. In one form, the invention relates to searching, filtering and/or disseminating information between users.
US07930278B2
Techniques are provided for managing caches in a system with multiple caches that may contain different copies of the same data item. Specifically, techniques are provided for coordinating the write-to-disk operations performed on such data items to ensure that older versions of the data item are not written over newer versions, and to reduce the amount of processing required to recover after a failure. Various approaches are provided in which a master is used to coordinate with the multiple caches to cause a data item to be written to persistent storage. Techniques are also provided for managing checkpoints associated with the caches, where the checkpoints are used to determine the position at which to begin processing recovery logs in the event of a failure.
US07930277B2
Cost-based optimizer functionality for an XML database repository provides means for optimizing the execution of database queries that access XML resources in the database repository. Statistics about XML resources that are stored in the database repository are gathered, stored and utilized by a query optimizer to compute computational costs associated with each of multiple methods of accessing particular XML resources requested in a database query. Hence, the optimizer is able to select the most efficient query execution plan based on the costs of possible access paths. In one embodiment, specific statistics about the hierarchical structure of XML resources stored in the XML database repository are gathered, stored in a relational table in the database management system, and used to compute the selectivity of query predicates and the index cost associated with traversing one or more indexes to access requested XML resources.
US07930276B2
This invention allows verifying whether or not an original image content has been altered, to specify all edit processes applied to the original image content, and to hold the edited content. To this end, upon inputting a digital content file to be edited, first verification data included in that file is verified. After the content is edited, edit record information for the content is generated. Upon completion of the edit process and outputting the edited content, second verification data is generated based on the verification result of first verification unit, the edit record, and the edited content. The edited content, the edit record, the verification result of the first verification unit, and the second verification data are combined as an edited digital content file, and the combined file is output.
US07930274B2
Various embodiments include one or more of systems, methods, software, and data structures that allow dual access to concurrent data in a database management system including uncommitted updated data. Some embodiments include a dual snapshot of data in a multi-version concurrency control style database, but the embodiments described herein are equally applicable to virtually any other type of database and database management system.
US07930271B2
The invention relates to data processing methods and systems including: a method of database replication in which information strings are assigned to serialization groups for processing; a method of memory management in which data is read from a storage space area whilst no data is written to it; a method of replicating a database in which a dynamic table is created to provided processing information for database members; and/or a method of replicating a database wherein tasks are allocated to program components without program components interacting.
US07930265B2
Automigration mechanisms having fuzzy-logic based automigration control mechanisms for implementing control schemes controlling start, stop and/or bandwidth of the automigration process are provided. The automigration control mechanisms read, into a memory of an automigration controller circuit, configuration parameters characterizing the hardware and software properties of the source storage and target storage, and that of the network connection between them. The mechanisms further derive fuzzy variables from the values of the input variables and of the configuration parameters. The mechanisms further provide a predetermined fuzzy function with the fuzzy variables, where the fuzzy function reflects the exhaustion level of the source executing the fuzzy function yielding a fuzzy result value. The mechanisms apply the fuzzy result value to one of the control schemes, yielding a control result. The mechanisms control the start, stop, and/or bandwidth of the automigration of data by aid of the control result.
US07930262B2
A computer implemented method, computer program product, and data processing system for performing analysis on a plurality of data stored in a database. In an illustrative method, a first cohort is generated from the plurality of data. An optimal control cohort is generated from the plurality of data. Generating is performed based on the first cohort and at least one constraint, and a mathematical process is used to derive the optimal control cohort. A first inference is generated based on a comparison of the first cohort to the optimal control cohort, wherein the first inference is absent from the database. In an illustrative example, the first inference is stored.
US07930261B2
Systems and methods that provide a historian integrated as part of an industrial unit and/or product manufactured by the industrial process. A historian integrated as part of the industrial unit itself, can increase data resolution and supply immediate and real time data regarding the industrial unit's operation—while mitigating short comings of conventional PC historians. Moreover, a locator component can detect embedded historians that are distributed on the back plane of an industrial network, and integrated as part thereof.
US07930252B2
A method and system for sharing online user information in an anonymous manner. The system associates an identifier with anonymized information of the user, and sends the anonymized user information to a receiving party.In one embodiment, the system receives a temporary id with personally identifiable information from a Web site, uses the personally identifiable information as a key to obtain the anonymized information from a data source, and sends the temporary id with the anonymized information to the receiving party. The receiving party uses the temporary id, previously received by the Web site, as a key to obtain the anonymized information of the user.In another embodiment, the system receives a temporary id from a Web site with a cookie from the user, uses the cookie as a key to obtain the anonymized information from a data source, and sends the temporary id with the anonymized information to the receiving party. The receiving party uses the temporary id, previously received by the Web site, as a key to obtain the anonymized information of the user.
US07930251B2
The subject matter disclosed herein provides methods and apparatus, including computer program products, for model driven state management of applications. In one aspect, there is provided a computer-implemented method. The method may include instantiating one or more business objects associated with an application. The transitions between states of the application may be checked using one or more models defined based on at least one of a context of the business object and a context of the application. An indication regarding the results of checking of the transitions may be provided to a user interface. Related apparatus, systems, methods, and articles are also described.
US07930247B2
A method to redirect a browser client is disclosed. The method comprises storing information at a payment service web site that includes a return URL (uniform resource locator) corresponding to a web-based interface hosted by a merchant web site. Next, the method comprise extracting the return URL embedded in the information and comparing, the return URL to a reference return URL corresponding to the web-based interface hosted by the merchant web site. Finally, the method comprises identifying the return URL matches the reference return URL and redirecting the browser client to the web-based interface hosted by the merchant web site responsive to the identifying the match.
US07930244B2
A system and method for providing in real-time an immediately accessible customized transaction account via the internet is disclosed. In particular, the system and method recognizes distinct access codes which are correlated to the credit profile of a person accessing an on-line application system via a computer network. During operation of the invention, a party may be driven to the on-line application system via the internet to conduct a transaction in response to an invitation to enroll in a special program. Upon entering the on-line application system, the accessing party may be unilaterally given the opportunity to apply for a special offer, which has been tailored to the accessing party's credit profile.
US07930243B1
The invention relates to a method for managing a financial account. The method involves directing a primary transaction request to a holding account controlled by an account owner, evaluating the primary transaction request based on a selected rule to obtain an evaluation, routing the primary transaction request, based on the evaluation, from the holding account to the financial account of a plurality of financial accounts.
US07930234B2
A computer based system for executing transactions involving financial instruments, comprising a central host computer system, and a network of client computer systems including browser-based software which is adapted to present different interfaces to different trading parties, and also adapted to enable the different parties to set permission filters which control the presentation of information relating to their own trading, to other parties.
US07930226B1
A user-driven document data collection system may allow the user to enter document data in no particular order. The data collection system may help the user identify documents and determine whether those documents are relevant. The document data collection system may also allow the user to input a description of a document, identify the document based on the description, and determine whether or not the document is appropriate for data collection. The data collection system may be configured to display example documents for the user to verify the identification of a document. A user may enter data for a document via a data entry screen based in part on a scanned image of the document. The document data collection system may analyze the data from documents to determine whether or not any additional information, such as from additional documents, is required to perform a particular task using the document data.
US07930222B2
A system and method for preparing a set of paired identification label based a plurality of characters that identify an inventory item. The method includes a step of assigning a predetermined numerical value to each of the plurality of characters. Mathematical operations are performed on the assigned numerical values to obtain a mapping of the plurality of characters to a corresponding non-textual visual indicator. A label is generated which label includes the plurality of characters and the visual indicator. The visual indicator may be a color or a graphic indicator such as an alignment designation bar or a combination and variation thereof.
US07930210B2
Helping advertisers by simplifying the management of interactive advertising. Such simplification can by achieved by allowing an advertiser to specify a single bid for multiple keywords associated with an advertisement. When used in conjunction with a maximum cost bid, advertisers are not penalized with higher costs for such simplification.
US07930199B1
A method of reporting consumer reaction to a stimulus and resultant report generated by (i) recording facial expressions and eye positions of a human subject while exposed to a stimulus throughout a time period, (ii) coding recorded facial expressions to emotions, and (iii) reporting recorded eye positions and coded emotions, along with an identification of the stimulus.
US07930197B2
Personal data mining mechanisms and methods are employed to identify relevant information that otherwise would likely remain undiscovered. Users supply personal data that can be analyzed in conjunction with data associated with a plurality of other users to provide useful information that can improve business operations and/or quality of life. Personal data can be mined alone or in conjunction with third party data to identify correlations amongst the data and associated users. Applications or services can interact with such data and present it to users in a myriad of manners, for instance as notifications of opportunities.
US07930189B2
Method and system for providing dynamically generated orthodontic profile and associated treatment information is provided.
US07930178B2
A frame of a speech signal is converted into the spectral domain to identify a plurality of frequency components and an energy value for the frame is determined. The plurality of frequency components is divided by the energy value for the frame to form energy-normalized frequency components. A model is then constructed from the energy-normalized frequency components and can be used for speech recognition and speech enhancement.
US07930175B2
A noise reduction system includes a microphone configured to detect an acoustic signal. A first digitizer converts an output of the microphone into a discrete output signal. An acoustic sensor detects structure-borne noise, and a second digitizer converts an output of the acoustic sensor into a discrete acoustic noise reference signal. A noise compensation circuit processes the discrete output signal based on the discrete acoustic noise reference signal.
US07930160B1
A computer-implemented method for marking-up an executable model includes: displaying the executable model; associating an electronic overlay with the executable model, the electronic overlay operating with the executable model without changing the contents of the executable model; and indicating an electronic markup to the executable model using the electronic overlay wherein the electronic markup affects functionality of the executable model when the executable model is executed with the electronic overlay.
US07930157B2
A prediction method for predicting the effect of an amino acid modification on the rate of aggregation (solubility) of a reference polypeptide comprising: calculating the difference in hydrophobicity (ΔHydr) between the reference polypeptide and a modified polypeptide, calculating the difference in β-sheet propensity (ΔΔGcoil-α+ΔΔGβ-coil) between the reference polypeptide and modified polypeptide, calculating the difference in charge (Δ Charge) between the reference polypeptide and modified polypeptide, and calculating: [x*ΔHydr]+[y*(ΔΔGcoil-α+ΔΔGβ-coil)]−[z*ΔCharge], wherein x, y and z are scaling factors.
US07930147B2
A sensor response time acceleration method including the steps of reading a signal step and an operating on the signal step. The reading a signal step includes reading a signal from a sensor, the signal representative of an environmental attribute as detected by the sensor. The operation on the signal step includes operating on the signal with a function of an inverse model of the sensor and a function representative of a desired sensor model to yield an accelerated output representative of the environmental attribute.
US07930142B2
A system including an environmental sensor that can travel with a product within a carrier's logistics network. The environmental sensor being configured to sense an environmental condition capable of affecting the product to generate product environment data. The system includes a scanner configured to read product environment data from the environmental sensor. The system also includes a hub control unit configured to communicate with the scanner and receive the product environment data from the scanner and determines whether the product environment data transcends a limit of exposure of the product to an environmental condition. The hub control unit is also configured to generate a transporting instruction to redirect transport of the product to an alternate destination different from its original destination if the hub control unit determines that the product environment data indicates the environmental condition of the product has transcended the limit of exposure.
US07930141B2
A communicating faulted circuit indicator (“FCI”) apparatus, as well as methods for using the apparatus. A sensor is configured to collect data relating to a state of an electrical conductor. A controller is logically coupled to the sensor and configured to receive the data collected by the sensor and to determine whether to communicate the collected data to a location remote from the FCI. A communications facility is logically coupled to the controller and configured to communicate the data to the remote location in response to the controller's determination to communicate the data to the remote location. The communications facility can include a cellular communications device. The remote location can comprise a cellular communications device. The remote location also can be a computer system configured to receive communications from the FCI.
US07930130B2
A system and method for reducing device test time are disclosed herein. A method for reducing device test time includes applying a linear program solver to select a first set of tests for testing a device from a second set of tests for testing the device. The first set of tests is selected to reduce the time required to test the device while allowing no more than a predetermined number of devices tested to pass the first set of tests and fail the second set of tests.
US07930129B2
A computer implemented method, data processing system, and computer usable code are provided for burn-in testing of a multiprocessor. A process identifies a power management data set for a plurality of processor cores associated with the multiprocessor. The process selects one or more of the plurality of processor cores to form a selected set of processor cores based upon the power management data set. The process initiates a burn-in test across the selected set of processor cores. In response to a determination that all processor cores in the plurality of processor cores have not been selected, the process repeats the above selecting and initiating steps until all the processor cores have been selected.
US07930127B2
A system and method for synchronizing otherwise independent oscillators private to I2C Bus slave devices. An I2C Bus master device is capable of issuing two new general call commands, MEASURE PULSE and RESET PRESCALE. The I2C Bus slave devices respond to the MEASURE PULSE command by returning a digital count related to the number of ticks its local, private oscillator cycles through during a signal pulse on the I2C Bus. All such I2C Bus slave devices measure the same signal pulse on the I2C Bus, so the differences in the digital measurements returned during the MEASURE PULSE command are proportional to their respective oscillator frequencies. The various digital measurements returned are used to calculate appropriate oscillator prescale factors that will harmonize the final product frequencies of all of the local oscillators on all of the I2C Bus slave devices in the system.
US07930122B2
A method for monitoring machine conditions provides additional information using a one-class classifier in which an evaluation function is learned. In the method, a distance is determined from an anomaly measurement x to a boundary of a region R1 containing all acceptable measurements. The distance is used as a measure of the extent of the anomaly. The distance is found by searching along a line from the anomaly to a closest acceptable measurement within the region R1.
US07930120B2
A system and circuit for determining data signal jitter via asynchronous sampling provides a low cost and production-integrable mechanism for measuring data signal jitter. The data signal is edge-detected and sampled by a sampling clock of unrelated frequency the sampled values are collected in a histogram according to a folding of the samples around a timebase. The timebase is determined by sweeping to detect a minimum jitter for the folded data. The histogram for the correct estimated timebase period is representative of the probability density function of the location of data signal edges and the jitter characteristics are determined by the width and shape of the density function peaks. Frequency drift can be corrected by adjusting the timebase used to fold the data across the sample set.
US07930118B2
An electric energy monitor or meter for efficient measuring and recording electrical energy usage data relating to a particular appliance or circuit. One embodiment comprises a thin-profile monitoring device through which an electrical conductor, for example the normal line cord plug of an appliance or the output wire from a circuit breaker to the load, is inserted. A display may be provided to show the accumulated energy usage. In other embodiments a device of the invention can be installed in a light switch, appliance, plug, or receptacle. Data can also be transmitted by various means to a computing device such as a personal computer or the like. The device of the invention allows for interaction with Internet-based information dissemination or gathering, meter distribution by means of incentive or promotional give-away, and control of energy usage through connection to an energy management system.
US07930113B1
Systems are described that include computer program products that enable data processing apparatus to perform operations to determine stresses for a system including a substrate with a plurality of films layered thereon. The operations include determining film stresses and system curvatures in terms of misfit strains and thicknesses the plurality of films, determining film stresses and interface shear stresses in terms of system curvature and the thicknesses of each film, and transmitting the film stresses and the interface shear stresses to a computer-readable medium.
US07930111B2
A system for detecting differential bearing damages includes a synthesized tachometer that generates a tachometer signal corresponding to the race speed difference of a bearing assembly such that the bearing damage speed difference dependency can be eliminated and the damage features can be enhanced. The system also includes acceleration enveloping in the cycle domain to further enhance the damage signatures.
US07930099B2
The map updating system (100) includes a server unit (400) and a terminal unit (300, 300A, 300B). The server unit (400) has an updated contents recognizer that recognizes updated contents of updated map information and generates updated contents information, a user recognizer that recognizes distribution request information and also recognizes user information containing the distribution request information when determining that the updated contents information contains request contents of the distribution request information, and an information transmitter that transmits the updated map information to the terminal unit (300, 300A, 300B) corresponding to the user information such that the map information can partially be rewritten with a part of the updated map information. The terminal unit (300, 300A, 300B) includes a terminal map updating section that acquires the transmitted updated map information and stores the part of the updated map information in a terminal storage section in a rewritable manner.
US07930093B2
For at least one disturbance variable of the cylinder pressure signal, which disturbance variable occurs only during specific limited time spans as the pressure profile of an operating cycle, a filter tuned to the type of disturbance variable is fixed and is assigned to the corresponding disturbance variable time window or windows (8, 9, 10) in the operating cycle. The cylinder pressure signal (2) is then filtered as a function of the crankshaft angle, in that, according to the crankshaft position, a time-tuned and type-tuned filter is applied to a current disturbance variable.
US07930082B2
A method for disposing of a pyrotechnic safety device includes providing an electronic control unit having a primary control unit and an auxiliary control unit. The auxiliary control unit includes a safing mode and a scrap mode, and operates in the safing mode in an initial state. The auxiliary control unit is switched from the safing mode to the scrap mode when the primary control unit sends a first predetermined signal. The auxiliary control unit is armed only if it receives a second predetermined signal from the primary control unit while the auxiliary control unit is operating in the scrap mode. The primary control unit sends the first and second predetermined signals to the auxiliary control unit based on signals the primary control unit receives from an external source. The primary control unit then disposes of a pyrotechnic safety device (PSD) by sending a deployment signal to the PSD based on another signal received from the external source.
US07930071B2
The inventors have revealed that the actual rotation speed of the rotor in a fan structured as a centrifugal fan exceeds the designated rotation speed if the ventilation opening of the centrifugal fan is occluded. If a larger amount of dust accumulates at the ventilation opening of the centrifugal fan, for example, the actual rotation speed of the rotor in the centrifugal fan exceeds the designated rotation speed by a predetermined deviation. The accumulation of dust at the ventilation opening can in this manner be observed in a facilitated manner. The occlusion of the ventilation opening can thus be detected.
US07930054B2
A system and method for toolpath creation is provided. The method includes exporting CAD defined 3-D geometry to a slicing module; slicing the 3-D geometry creating a set of 2-D patterns representing the 3-D geometry; generating vector code from the set of 2-D patterns; and translating the vector code to machine code.
US07930047B2
An audio system attachable to a computer includes a sound reproduction device for producing audible sound from audio signals. The sound reproduction device includes a radio tuner and a powered speaker. The audio system further includes a connector for connecting the sound reproduction device with a computer. The computer provides audio signals from a plurality of sources, the sources including a computer CD player, digitally encoded computer files stored on the computer, and a computer network connected to the computer. The sound reproduction device further includes control buttons for controlling at least one of the computer CD player, the digitally encoded computer files and the computer network.
US07930043B2
A system and method of discovery, validation and delivery of power to an electronic device through a universal power center is provided. The method comprises providing a power tip for an electronic device with a unique identification and broadcasting the unique identification to a power center. The method further includes verifying the unique identification and connection location of the electronic device, determining power requirements for the connected electronic device based on the unique identification and connection location, and delivering power to the electronic device based on the determined power requirements.
US07930041B2
An industrial control system communicating among various control elements via a serial network synchronizes the scanning loops associated with collecting and forwarding data along the network so as to substantially reduce transmission delay and jitter, using synchronization information passed along the network.
US07930039B2
An implantable anchor for anchoring a lead or catheter relative to biological tissue, implantable system including such an anchor and a lead or catheter, and a method of use of such anchor. The anchor comprises a body having a channel adapted to receive a catheter or lead, and a cover mounted on the body for pivoting motion along a lateral axis, that is an axis that extends generally in the lateral direction perpendicular to the catheter or lead, between an open position in which the anchor is adapted to allow a lead or catheter to be placed in or moved along the channel, and a locked position in which the anchor is adapted to retain a lead or catheter within the channel.
US07930035B2
A neurological control system for modulating activity of any component or structure comprising the entirety or portion of the nervous system, or any structure interfaced thereto, generally referred to herein as a “nervous system component.” The neurological control system generates neural modulation signals delivered to a nervous system component through one or more neuromodulators to control neurological state and prevent neurological signs and symptoms. Such treatment parameters may be derived from a neural response to previously delivered neural modulation signals sensed by one or more sensors, each configured to sense a particular characteristic indicative of a neurological or psychiatric condition.
US07930034B2
The disclosure describes a sensing device that is implantable to sense bladder conditions, as well as a neurostimulation system and method that make use of such a sensor for alleviation of urinary incontinence. The sensing device is implantable outside the bladder, but includes a lead that penetrates the bladder wall to deployed a sensor within the bladder. Using the sensor on the lead, the sensing device outside the bladder is able to detect a condition within the interior of the bladder. In this sense, the sensing device provides transmembrane sensing of internal bladder conditions. The condition may be indicative of bladder filling or bladder contraction, and may be used to control electrical stimulation applied to the patient to alleviate urinary incontinence.
US07930022B2
An implantable medical device detects a tachyarrhythmia of a heart. During the detected tachyarrhythmia, the device determines a local myocardial impedance. Using the local myocardial impedance, the device determines whether there is sufficient perfusion to the heart. The device can then either deliver a less aggressive device therapy in response to the detected tachyarrhythmia when there is sufficient perfusion to the heart, or deliver a more aggressive device therapy in response to the detected tachyarrhythmia when there is insufficient perfusion to the heart. The perfusion information can also be used to alter tachyarrhythmia detection or classification.
US07930017B1
A method and system are provided for trending variation in coronary burden across multiple heart rate ranges. The method and system include obtaining cardiac signals having a segment of interest over a period of time where each cardiac signal has an associated heart rate that falls within at least one heart rate range. Segment variations of the segment of interest are determined and grouped based on the associated heart rates to produce distributions of segment variations that are associated with the heart rate ranges. Trending information is produced by automatically comparing the distributions of segment variations between different heart rate ranges.
US07930007B2
A portable electronic device can detect whether an output unit of an accessory is connected to the body of a user and determines audio output units to which its application will transmit audio signal. The portable electronic device comprises an interface connected to the accessory, an application handling unit and a control unit. The control unit determines if the accessory is attached to the body of a user, selects audio output units to be used for the electronic device and transmits audio signals to the selected audio output unit for the application.
US07930005B2
A portable electronic device (100) includes a body (10) and a housing (30). The body has a speaker (20) and a groove (13). The speaker is received in the groove. The housing defines at least one main hole (34) and two subsidiary holes (35). The subsidiary holes is disposed adjacent to the at least one main hole.
US07930004B2
A holder, electrical supply, and optional radio frequency transmitter unit to hold, supply power to, and receive a data signal from an operating electronic device when the device (e.g., MP3 player) is held in the unit is disclosed. Electrical power enters the unit's power acquisition portion (e.g., cigarette lighter adapter) from an external source and flows to the electronic device via the holder. A data signal from the electronic device is processed by an radio frequency transmitter in the unit, and the resulting radio frequency signal is broadcast by an antenna (e.g., gooseneck) that preferably forms a repositionable mechanical connection between the holder and the power acquisition unit.
US07929997B2
A noise detecting apparatus detecting presence or absence of noise in a received signal, comprising: a first band selecting unit configured to select a first signal of a first frequency band that does not include a frequency band of the received signal and is higher than a center frequency of the received signal; a second band selecting unit configured to select a second signal of a second frequency band that does not include the frequency band of the received signal and is lower than the center frequency of the received signal; a signal selecting unit configured to compare strength of the first signal selected by the first band selecting unit and strength of the second signal selected by the second band selecting unit to select the signal of lower strength; and a comparing unit configured to compare the strength of the signal selected by the signal selecting unit with a predetermined threshold to output a signal depending on a result of the comparison.
US07929995B2
In a mobile communication system, a relay station (RS) is used for signal exchange with a base station (BS), and includes a first antenna set including at least one antenna, used for signal exchange with the BS, and a second antenna set including at least one antenna, used for signal exchange with a mobile station (MS). The RS selects at least one antenna from the second antenna set for each of the at least one MS, and exchanges a signal with the MS using the selected at least one antenna.
US07929992B2
A circuit for connecting radio frequency transceivers and cellular radio systems to a computer for improving the efficiency and distance of two-way radio communications devices. A device for connecting radio frequency transceivers and cellular radio systems to a computer for improving the efficiency and distance of two-way radio communications devices. A method for connecting radio frequency transceivers and cellular radio systems to a computer for improving the efficiency and distance of two-way radio communications devices.
US07929991B2
A mobile electronic device includes an earphone/microphone port, an I/O circuit to receive a modulated data signal from data input devices via the earphone/microphone port, and a processor unit programmed to extract data from the modulated data signal. The processor unit (or the I/O circuit) detects connection of a device to an earphone/microphone connector of the mobile electronic device and determines whether the connected device is a data input device. If the connected device is a data input device, the processor unit is programmed to extract data from modulated data signals generated by data input device.
US07929976B1
Communicating forwarding information for a communications device based on detected physical location
Detecting a physical location change of a mobile communications device may initiate a process to initiate, or cancel, forwarding of future incoming communications to the mobile communications device. Forwarding information for a mobile communications device may be accessed and modified using an interface that communicates using an Internet Protocol network.
US07929975B2
An apparatus and method of pre-qualifying a potential customer of a wireless network is disclosed. The prequalification includes obtaining a location input by the potential customer, and accessing a wireless network performance database. An expected level of wireless connection performance of the potential customer is estimated based upon the location input by the potential customer, and wireless network performance stored within the network performance database. The expected level of performance is communicated to the potential customer.
US07929962B2
A method is provided for maintaining synchronization between an AT and a base station during an idle period. During the idle period, a reduced number of uplink reference signals for uplink channel quality estimation are sent to the base station by the AT. The uplink reference signals are sent to assist coherent demodulation and uplink channel quality estimation for scheduling. During the uplink idle period, the numbers of uplink reference signals are designed to be reduced in selective coherent bandwidths. The selection of the coherent bandwidth alternates in time and covers the entire spectrum to allow the channel quality estimation through the entire spectrum.
US07929961B2
A multi-zone audio system is provided that is portable to a handheld audio device at a plurality of locations. The system includes a multi-zone audio system controller having an audio input/output selection circuit for selectively regulating the source and distribution of audio signals. A plurality of handheld connector docks are distributed about the multi-zone system. Each connector dock is in communication with the audio system controller. The connector docks include a connector port, engagable to the handheld device, for communicating music/data/commands between the handheld device and the system controller. A plurality in-wall audio controllers are also distributed about the multi-zone system. Each in-wall controller is in communication with the audio system controller, and includes an input circuit for selective input of commands to regulate operation of the system controller and/or the handheld device. The handheld connector docks are operative to transfer music/data/commands between the audio system controller and a handheld device disposed within the connector dock.
US07929960B2
Mobile device usage may be monitored and restricted by pushing enabling/disabling events from an administrator the device. The events impose a certain set of rules that can “lock” certain features provided by the device, according to permissions and pre-established policies, for a certain period of time. Such restricted periods may coincide with meetings or other events in which distractions should be kept to a minimum. Preferably, the rules include conditional locks that allow a user to use a feature a reasonable number of times before the lock is activated to require the user to minimize such distractions, while enabling the user to maintain access to such a vital communication tool. Cancel packets may also be used to not only control but to monitor the application of the rule sets and when certain conditions are breaches, which provides an employer with sufficient information to use in auditing device usage or in reprimanding users for misuse of a privilege such as the use of mobile data communications devices.
US07929949B2
A method and system is provided to enable a recipient to interact with an interactive multimodal message triggered on the recipient's mobile device. A sender creates the interactive multimodal message using a client application. A server stores the created interactive multimodal message. The server sends a notification to the recipient's mobile device. The notification comprises a pointer to the stored interactive multimodal message. The stored interactive multimodal message is triggered on the recipient's mobile device when the pointer in the notification is accessed. Service information is transmitted to the recipient's mobile device through the triggered interactive multimodal message. The interactive multimodal message triggered on the recipient's mobile device enables the recipient interaction. The interactive multimodal message may be forwarded to one or more second recipients simultaneously. At least a part of the forwarded interactive multimodal message is displayed differently to each of the second recipients.
US07929945B2
An apparatus in one example has: a first communication network optimized for high-speed packet data services; a first database operatively coupled to the first communication network; a second communication network for providing both voice and slow data-rate data services; a second database operatively coupled to the second communication network; and an operations platform operatively coupled to the first and second databases. The first communication network optimized for high speed packet data will generate in the first database a record which will have at least: mobile ID type, mobile ID, connection ending time, cell, sector, carrier information; and last signal strength value. The second communication network providing both voice and low speed packet data will generate, in the second data base, a record that will have at least mobile ID type, call start time, call length, mobile ID (ESN/MEID), call type (data or voice), cell, sector, carrier information; and call disposition. The operations platform will link the records on the two databases based on mobile ID, call ending time, and the call start time. The linking of the two records with matching mobile ID and time stamps will give information about mobile tuneaway and the reason for the tune away.
US07929940B1
A system and method of transmitting and receiving RF service signals between a base transceiver station (BTS) of a wireless communication system and subscriber units within a structure. In the forward link, the system demodulates the RF service signal from a BTS to recover a digital service signal; conditions the digital service signal for transmission via the powerline of a structure; and modulates an RF carrier with the digital service signal to generate the RF service signal for wireless transmission to subscriber units within the structure. In the reverse link, the system demodulates the RF service signal from subscriber unit(s) to generate a digital service signal; conditions the digital service signal for transmission via the powerline; and modulates an RF carrier with the digital service signal to generate the RF service signal for transmission to the BTS. Another embodiment eliminates the modulation of an RF carrier with the digital service signal to generate an RF service and vice-versa at the BTS.
US07929936B2
A receiver arrangement with AC coupling is specified in which a filter arrangement (3) is provided in a baseband signal processing chain in a homodyne receiver and can be switched between at least two high-pass filter cut-off frequencies. In this case, a brief changeover is made to a higher cut-off frequency when varying the gain of a low-noise baseband amplifier (2), for example when the received field strength changes, during the reception mode. The described arrangement allows changes to be carried out to the gain in baseband during the normal reception mode. The present receiver is accordingly suitable for code division multiple access methods, such as those which are provided in the UMTS Standard.
US07929925B2
A rate-adaptive method of communicating over a multipath wireless communication system uses multiple links such that each end of a link uses multiple transmit and receive antennas. A number of independent streams that are to be transmitted for each link is determined based on an overall system performance measure. In addition, the system may also jointly determine the best modulation, coding, power control, and frequency assignment for each link, based on an overall system performance measure. In OFDM systems, the number of independent streams, as well as the modulation, coding, and power control, may be determined on a tone-by-tone basis based on an overall system performance measure.
US07929922B2
In a transmitter 2A, after an output level of a modulated signal is regulated by a first gain regulator 5A, the signal is transmitted from a first antenna 8A without delay, and after the modulated signal is delayed by a delay unit 6A and an output level of the delay output is regulated by a second gain regulator 7A, this signal is transmitted from a second antenna 9A. Similarly, in a transmitter 2B, after an output level of a modulated signal is regulated by a first gain regulator 5B, the signal is transmitted from a first antenna 8B without delay, and after the modulated signal is delayed by a delay unit 6B and an output level of the delay output is regulated by a second gain regulator 7B, this signal is transmitted from a second antenna 9B. A receiver 3 receives the transmitted signals from the four antennas 8A, 8B, 9A and 9B via an antenna 10, and executes a demodulation process.
US07929915B2
Exemplary embodiments include methods and systems for receiving a signal at a monitoring station, determining a transmit cross-polarization isolation value and/or 1 dB gain compression point based at least in part on the signal having one or more polarities; and outputting at about real-time the determination of the transmit cross-polarization isolation value and/or the 1 dB gain compression point to a user.
US07929909B2
A satellite communication system is provided according to one embodiment of the invention. The satellite communication system includes a gateway with first and second antennas. The first antenna receives a signal from a first satellite that includes at least a first signal from a first user. The second antenna receives a second signal from a second satellite, that includes at least a second primary signal from a second user and a version of the first signal. The gateway may include circuitry to isolate the first signal from the second signal. The gateway may also include a combiner configured to combine the first signal from the first satellite and the first signal isolated from the second signal. Various other embodiments are disclosed that isolate a secondary signal received from a satellite and combine the secondary signal with the same signal received from other antennas at the gateway.
US07929902B1
Disclosed are systems and methods for wirelessly recording multi-track audio files without the data corruption or loss of data that typically occurs with wireless data transmission. In some aspects of the present invention, each performer is equipped with a local audio device capable of locally recording the respective performer's audio while also transmitting it to a master recorder. The locally recorded audio may then be used to repair or replace any audio lost or corrupted during transmission to the master recorder. Such repair or replacement may be performed electronically or via playback of the locally recorded audio. In other aspects of the present invention, a master recorder is not required since all locally recorded audio may be combined or otherwise processed post-recording. Locally recorded audio may include identifiers to aid in post-recording identification of such audio. A multi-memory unit is also provided to facilitate manipulation and processing of audio files.
US07929896B2
An image forming apparatus includes an image bearing member with an image bearing surface adapted to move in a given direction and carry a toner image thereon. A main cleaning device is opposed to the image bearing surface and electrically removes residual toner remaining on the image bearing surface. A power supply is adapted to apply to the main cleaning device a bias having a polarity reverse to a charge polarity of the residual toner. An auxiliary cleaning device is provided near and upstream of the main cleaning device with respect to the moving direction of the image bearing surface and can be brought into contact with the image bearing surface. A support structure supports the auxiliary cleaning device and permits the auxiliary cleaning device to be moved swingingly while following a displacement of the image bearing surface during the moving.
US07929893B2
In an image forming apparatus adopting a cleanerless process, there is provided a technique of preventing deterioration of picture quality due to photoreceptor filming or color mixture. An image forming apparatus of a cleanerless process in which a toner image is formed on an image bearing body by a developing unit, and a toner remaining on the image bearing body is collected by the developing unit, includes an intermediate transfer belt made of laminated layers of plural conductive materials different from each other and having a belt surface onto which the toner image is transferred from the image bearing body at a specified transfer position, and a transfer unit configured to press the intermediate transfer belt to the image bearing body at the specified transfer position and to apply a specified bias voltage to the intermediate transfer belt, wherein with respect to the plural conductive materials of the intermediate transfer belt, a layer closer to a side of either one of the toner transferred from the image bearing body and the transfer unit, where negative polarity is set, has a higher volume resistance value.
US07929892B2
In a multi-color image forming apparatus including a plurality of color image forming units adapted to form a plurality of different color images, a transfer belt to which positioning color image patterns are transferred by the color image forming units, and an optical sensor adapted to detect the positioning color image patterns, a positioning color image pattern trailing edge detecting circuit is provided to detect trailing edges of the positioning color image patterns by determining that an output signal of the optical sensor has reached a threshold value. The threshold value is a predetermined ratio of a peak value of the output signal of the optical sensor. A control circuit is provided to compensate for registration of the color image forming units in accordance with the detected trailing edges of the positioning color image patterns.
US07929891B2
An image forming apparatus include: a plurality of photosensitive drums; a latent image forming unit for forming an electrostatic latent image on each photosensitive drum; a developing unit for developing each electrostatic latent image; a transferring unit for superimposing and transferring the developed images onto a moving record medium; a measurement unit for measuring positions of the transferred images on the record medium; and a control unit for controlling the photosensitive drums, the latent image forming unit, the developing unit, and the transferring unit. The control unit includes: a calculating unit for calculating a value related to alignment errors in the positions measured by said measurement unit in accordance with a sine-curve fitting method; and a correcting unit for correcting the alignment errors by the calculated value.
US07929889B2
Provided is an image forming apparatus including: a latent image carrier; a charging unit; a latent image forming unit; a developing unit that has a toner carrier; a transferring unit that transfers the toner image on the transfer medium; and a cleaning unit that removes a toner that remains to be adhered to the latent image carrier, wherein the toner carrier carries a toner layer including a contact toner that is directly in contact with the surface of the toner carrier and a non-contact toner that is not directly in contact with the surface of the toner carrier on the surface thereof, and wherein a voltage of the transferring bias is a DC voltage that does not generate discharge between the image portion of the latent image carrier and the transfer medium but generate discharge between the non-image portion of the latent image carrier and the transfer medium.
US07929884B2
An image forming apparatus, for example, that is capable of accurately writing information into a developing unit or the like having an element is achieved. An image forming apparatus comprises: an attach/detach section to and from which a developing unit having an element into which information can be written and a developer containing section can be attached and detached; a photoconductor on which a latent image can be formed; a writing member for writing information into the element; and an AC voltage supply section for supplying an AC voltage. During a period from a start to an end of an image forming process, the writing member writes information into the element of the developing unit attached to the attach/detach section when the AC voltage supply section is not supplying an AC voltage.
US07929881B2
A process cartridge includes a photosensitive drum, a photosensitive unit rotatably supporting the drum, and a protecting cover mountable to an electrophotographic image forming apparatus main body, for protecting the drum exposed to the outside of the photosensitive unit. The protecting cover includes a guide for guiding the cartridge to an inside of the main body along a longitudinal direction of the drum, a positioned portion at a leading end of the cover so as to be abutted against a positioning portion of the main body, for positioning the cover in a direction crossing the longitudinal direction, and an engaged portion at the leading end so as to be engaged with an engaging portion of the main body in the inserting direction, for regulating detachment of the protecting cover from the apparatus main body from an upstream side thereof in the insertion direction.
US07929878B1
An electrostatic marking system has a cleaning station and a cleaning blade wherein the cleaning blade is adjustable depending upon data of cleaning station temperature, humidity, and a contaminant film on a photoreceptor P/R surface. A sensor or sensors measures this data including the thickness of the film together with temperature and humidity in the cleaning station. This data is conveyed by the sensors to a controller which has software equating this data with an angle at which the cleaning blade contacts the P/R surface. This angle is calculated to give maximum cleaning of the P/R surface with minimum abrading of this P/R surface.
US07929875B2
An image forming apparatus, including: a photoconductor; a charging section to apply an electrical potential onto a surface of the photoconductor; a cleaning device to remove toner particles remaining on the surface of the photoconductor; a coating section to coat the surface of the photoconductor with a lubricant; an electrical potential detecting section to detect the electrical potential of the surface of the photoconductor; and a control section which controls a coating condition of the lubricant based on a value of the electrical potential of the surface of the photoconductor, detected by the electrical potential detecting section.
US07929873B2
An image forming apparatus includes an image carrier configured to carry an electrostatic latent image, a developing device configured to develop the electrostatic latent image with a two-component developer including toner and magnetic carrier, a toner supplier configured to supply the toner to the developing device, a toner concentration detector configured to detect toner concentration in the two-component developer inside the developing device, and a controller. The controller is configured to detect first information to determine toner replacement amount in the developing device during a predetermined time period and second information to determine a charge characteristic of the toner in the developing device, change a toner concentration control reference value based on the first information and the second information, and control the toner concentration based on an output from the toner concentration detector and the toner concentration control reference value.
US07929861B2
The path selection and wavelength assignment to a selected path are performed by mapping the wavelength reach to the demand distribution (agile reach) resulting in a 50-60% increase in the network reach. The network reach is further increased (about 2.2 times) when on-line measured performance data are used for path selection and wavelength assignment. The connections may be engineered/upgraded individually, by optimizing the parameters of the entire path or of a regenerator section of the respective path. The upgrades include changing the wavelength, adjusting the parameters of the regenerator section, controlling the launch powers, mapping a certain transmitter and/or receiver to the respective wavelength, selecting the wavelengths on a certain link so as to reduce cross-talk, increasing wavelength spacing, etc.
US07929859B2
In a camera device 1a with a shutter button 2 for transmitting an externally-applied pressing force to a switch 7, a boss 24 has a first end attached to the shutter button 2, and a second end opposed to the switch 7, a coil spring 6a has a first winding portion 61a and a second winding portion 62a, which are respectively wound into first and second shapes about a common central axis As, the second shape includes the first winding portion 61a, and the second end of the boss 24 is inserted into the first winding portion 61a.
US07929856B2
An exemplary method for capturing a still image includes: measuring a theoretic exposure time that is suitable for current ambient light conditions; controlling a charge coupled device image sensor to expose itself for a real exposure time according to the determined theoretic exposure time to capture an image signal; and adjusting the captured image signal according to a ratio of the theoretic exposure time to the real exposure time.
US07929855B2
An image taking system includes an image taking circuit which photographs the object upon receipt of a photographing instruction and obtains an image representing the object, a light emitting circuit which emits stroboscopic light, a photographing control circuit which controls the image taking circuit to execute a continuous photographing where a plurality of images are continuously taken including a plurality of images with following stroboscopic light, a stroboscopic light control circuit which controls the light emitting circuit to emit the stroboscopic light when photographing the images with following stroboscopic light, and an estimating circuit which estimates, when photographing the images with following stroboscopic light, the remaining energy in the charging unit after the photographing, on the basis of each light emission and the remaining energy in the charging unit upon the light emission.
US07929854B2
An illumination device for photography includes: a light emission unit that emits illumination light towards a photographic subject; and a control unit that performs control so as to change a light emission luminance of the light emission unit within an exposure time period that is set to the camera.
US07929848B2
A vibration detection device provided with a vibration detection sensor 51A (51B) that outputs a detection signal corresponding to a detected vibration, a wave filter 52A (52B) that filters a detection signal in accordance with a cut-off frequency, and a controller (64) for changing the cut-off frequency of the wave filter.
US07929844B2
The present patent application relates to a video signal playback apparatus comprising video signal chunking means for partitioning a video signal provided to the video signal playback apparatus into video chunks, each video chunk comprising a first temporal amount of video signals, and video chunk compressing means for temporarily compressing the first temporal amount of video signals comprised in each video chunk. According to the present invention the video chunk compressing means temporarily compresses the first temporal amount of video signals comprised in each video chunk by automatically generating a key video sequence for each video chunk by using the video signals comprised in the respective video chunk, each key video sequence comprising a second temporal amount of video signals which is less than the first temporal amount of video signals, wherein the video signal playback apparatus further comprises key video sequence playback means for playing back said key video sequences generated by the video chunk compressing means.
US07929837B2
There are provided an information storage medium capable of real-time recording/playback of digital moving picture information, and a digital information recording/playback system using this medium. In a medium that records/plays back data including video data and control information, the control information (DA21 in FIG. 4; RTR_VMG in FIG. 30) includes information (VOBU entry in FIG. 31) for accessing a specific portion (VOBU) of the video data.
US07929821B2
There are provided an information storage medium capable of real-time recording/playback of digital moving picture information, and a digital information recording/playback system using this medium. In a medium that records/plays back data including video data and control information, the control information (DA21 in FIG. 4; RTR_VMG in FIG. 30) includes information (VOBU entry in FIG. 31) for accessing a specific portion (VOBU) of the video data.
US07929817B2
An optical multiplexer/demultiplexer comprises one light guide main line which guides lights of a plurality of wavelengths, and two or more microring optical resonators directly optically coupled to the one light guide main line. The two or more microring optical resonators are arranged in any two of layers higher than, level with, and lower than a plane where the one light guide main line is disposed, and/or the two or more microring optical resonators are arranged on both sides of the one light guide main line in a light guide direction.
US07929815B2
An optical coupling device for coupling a light beam into a waveguide and a method of manufacturing the device. The device includes a grating portion having a plurality of essentially straight and essentially parallel scattering elements, wherein two or more of the scattering elements have different lengths. The method includes providing a grating layer on a substrate and forming a plurality of essentially straight and essentially parallel scattering elements from the grating layer, wherein two or more of the scattering elements have different lengths.
US07929812B2
Single fiber optical telemetry systems and methods are disclosed. The methods and systems facilitate input and output via a single fiber optic interface. The optical telemetry systems and methods also facilitate faster data transmission rates between surface and downhole equipment in oilfield applications.
US07929809B2
A method for recommending a collection of digital images from a set of images includes specifying at least one image selection criterion. For each of a plurality of images in the set of images, an image quality value for the image is determined. Images are recommended for the collection by taking into consideration the image quality value for the images and the degree to which the collection satisfies the at least one image selection criterion.
US07929796B2
An imaging unit (1) images an imaging object and acquires image data. On the other hand, imaging information which is information at the time of imaging is acquired by an imaging information acquisition unit (2). A storage unit (3) contains image correction information for correcting the acquired image. An imaging information analysis unit (4) analyzes the imaging object and the imaging condition from the imaging information given from the imaging information acquisition unit (2) and reads out image correction information appropriate for the acquired image from the storage unit (3). An image processing unit (5) subjects the image data on the imaging object obtained by the imaging unit (1) to a correction process according to the image correction information obtained by the image correction information acquisition unit (4).
US07929789B2
Image decoder including: a memory to store a previously-decoded reference image; and a synthesizer to receive an encoded bitstream including information of I and P frames, and execute motion compensation by synthesizing a predicted image of a current frame using motion vector information included in the encoded bitstream and reference image. The motion compensation includes calculating intensity values at points where no pixels actually exist by bilinear interpolation performable using a positive and negative rounding method, specified by rounding method information included in the encoded bitstream of the current frame when the current frame is a P frame. The rounding method information is included in a header section, consists of one bit, and specifies one of a positive rounding method and a negative rounding method. The rounding method information is not received from the encoded bitstream of the current frame when the current frame is an I frame.
US07929778B2
In a digital signal processing system, a method for selecting a transform function to apply to an input signal based on characteristics of the signal, and for self-adjusting criteria which are used in selecting a transform function to apply to a subsequent signal. Characteristics are obtained from the signal. The characteristics are compared to adjustable criteria which are used in selecting a transform function. Differing criteria are maintained for the different selectable transform functions. A record is maintained of transform functions selected and the particular characteristics that caused the selection. Based on the ability of a transform function to minimally define the coded signal, an inverse transform function is selected to decode the signal. The criteria used in selecting a transform function to apply to a subsequent signal are adjusted based on a quality measure of the decoded signal and the record of selected transform functions.
US07929775B2
A system and method for recognizing instances of classes in a 2D image using 3D class models and for recognizing instances of objects in a 2D image using 3D class models. The invention provides a system and method for constructing a database of 3D class models comprising a collection of class parts, where each class part includes part appearance and part geometry. The invention also provides a system and method for matching portions of a 2D image to a 3D class model. The method comprises identifying image features in the 2D image; computing an aligning transformation between the class model and the image; and comparing, under the aligning transformation, class parts of the class model with the image features. The comparison uses both the part appearance and the part geometry.
US07929774B2
Digital image processing of a low resolution source image to produce a high resolution result image may be accomplished by partitioning the low resolution source image into a plurality of low resolution image parts; for each low resolution image part, comparing the low resolution image part to low resolution reference images to determine at least one most similar low resolution reference image; determining if the most similar low resolution reference images are related to one another; and constructing a high resolution result image based at least in part on high resolution images corresponding to related most similar low resolution reference images.
US07929771B2
Disclosed is an apparatus and method for detecting a face from an image. The apparatus and method uses color components and enables a Support Vector Machine (SVM) having superior recognition performance to previously learn face and non-face images and determine whether an image is a face image based on a learned image database by reducing the size of a feature vector of a face as compared to conventional systems. Accordingly, the apparatus converts a face image into a mosaic image having a minimum size to reduce the dimension of the feature vector, in order to rapidly and correctly detect a face image.
US07929763B2
A CPU 200 compares a luminance distribution characteristic of image data with a reference luminance distribution characteristic, and then confirms that the image data GD is a backlit portrait image data if similarity degree Sv between the luminance distribution characteristic of image data and the reference luminance distribution characteristic is larger than reference similarity degree Svref. The CPU 200 determines whether an outer dark portion ratio Do is larger than a reference dark portion ratio Doref. If the CPU 200 determines that the outer dark portion ratio Do is larger than the reference dark portion ratio Doref, then it determines whether an outer bright portion ratio Bo is larger than a reference bright portion ratio Boref. If the CPU 200 determines that the outer bright portion ratio Bo is larger than a reference bright portion ratio Boref, then it determines that the image data GD is image data of backlit portrait image.
US07929759B2
Missing color data of a specified pixel of a Bayer pattern is reconstructed with a plurality of interpolation algorithms. A vertical color data difference index Cv and a horizontal color data difference index Ch are first measured according to color data of a first group of pixels included in a pixel array, wherein the first group of pixels include a plurality of pixels vertically adjacent to the specified pixel, a plurality of pixels horizontally adjacent to the specified pixel, and at least one other pixel non-vertical and non-horizontal to the specified pixel. Then, one of a plurality of preset interpolation algorithms is selected according to a comparing result of the vertical color data difference index Cv and horizontal color data difference index Ch, and executed to obtain a reconstructed color data of the specified pixel.
US07929747B2
A system and method for generating an image of an object that is substantially free of artifacts induced by missing data is disclosed. The method includes performing a computed tomography (CT) imaging process using a cone-beam traversed over an actual scan path to acquire actual CT data having missing data. The method also includes reconstructing an initial image of a volume of interest (VOI) using the actual CT data, with the initial reconstructed image having artifacts attributable to the missing data, and reprojecting the reconstructed image of the VOI onto a virtual scan path to at least acquire virtual data corresponding to the missing data. Further, the method includes reconstructing an improved image of the VOI using the actual CT data and the virtual data, with the artifacts reduced in the improved reconstructed image.
US07929736B2
A finger guide positions a finger on a fingerprint sensor in a manner optimal for the operation of authentication or identification while grasping a stylus. The finger guide may also be used for enrollment of the initial fingerprint data into the system through one or more readings of generally the same relevant portions of the fingerprint for translation into a template for future comparison. The finger guide non-forcibly guides the subject writer's finger into a position where a relevant portion of the finger is aligned with the fingerprint sensor so that said relevant portion of the sensed fingerprint correlate with generally same relevant portions of the fingerprint previously translated into the template. The finger guide and stylus may be used with a dynamic signature verification system to authenticate or identify the writer or to verify that the writer has signed his name.
US07929731B2
A non-invasive method is described for identifying contours with complex structures having an error recognition rate tending towards zero, which method can be used to distinguish and identify features of a slaughtered animal body with respect to each other, said method being utilized on the basis of a characteristic piece in particular to determine, by means of image processing, data for calculating the muscle-meat percentage, the trade classification and the associated trade value and market value, and also to rate the quality of slaughtered animal bodies, taking into account legal requirements.In accordance with the invention, during error recognition of contours of a slaughtered animal body which have complex structures and which are to be distinguished and identified with respect to each other, an operator at a workstation in the form of a PC interacts with the computer and provides sufficient indications relating to the unidentified or incorrectly identified contour to be sought, in that by employing an image reproduction device at least one support point is in each case set in the illustration of an image of the region of interest of the slaughtered animal body in one or several regions, in which data is to be determined from measurements.
US07929729B2
A method of image processing, the method comprising receiving an image frame including a plurality of pixels, each of the plurality of pixels including an image information, conducting a first extraction based on the image information to identify foreground pixels related to a foreground object in the image frame and background pixels related to a background of the image frame, scanning the image frame in regions, identifying whether each of the regions includes a sufficient number of foreground pixels, identifying whether each of regions including a sufficient number of foreground pixels includes a foreground object, clustering regions including a foreground object into at least one group, each of the at least one group corresponding to a different foreground object in the image frame, and conducting a second extraction for each of at least one group to identify whether a foreground pixel in the each of the at least one group is to be converted to a background pixel.
US07929721B2
The invention relates to a hearing aid with a signal processing unit and at least two microphones which can be coupled together to form directional microphone systems of a different order, where microphone signals emitted by directional microphone systems of a different order can be coupled together in a weighting dependent on the frequency of the microphone signals. The invention further relates to a method for operating a hearing aid of this type.
US07929718B1
Systems and methods for scaling the number of output channels that can be provided in an audio amplification system. In one embodiment, a digital pulse width modulation (PWM) amplification system includes multiple four-channel PWM controller chips that are interconnected to enable synchronization and transfer of digital audio data from one chip to another. Input audio signals received by each of the channels are processed by sample rate converters to generate internal audio signals that have a predetermined sample rate and format. Each of the channels is synchronized so that the internal audio signal of each channel can be processed and output by any of the other channels. The PWM controller chips are connected by a high-speed interconnect that enables the transfer of data between them. Each input audio signal can be mapped to any of the outputs and can be mixed with other input signals.
US07929716B2
A voltage supply circuit includes a power supply booster, an amplifier operating with a voltage generated by the power supply booster as a power supply voltage and supplying a bias voltage to a sensor, and an output voltage setting part including a feedback resistor for the amplifier. The feedback resistor has resistance determined according to a set value of a bias voltage of the sensor.
US07929715B2
An ultra directional speaker system and a signal processing method thereof are disclosed. In accordance with the present invention, the pre-distortion compensation may be applied to the input signal in real time and a signal to be modulated is subjected to a VSB modulation to minimize the distortion according to a level of the signal, and a signal difference compensation according to an envelop detection of a current signal and a signal in a previous stage.
US07929708B2
An audio spatial environment engine for converting from an N channel audio system to an M channel audio system, where N is an integer greater than M, is provided. The audio spatial environment engine includes one or more correlators receiving two of the N channels of audio data and eliminating delays between the channels that are irrelevant to an average human listener. One or more Hilbert transform systems each perform a Hilbert transform on one or more of the correlated channels of audio data. One or more summers receive at least one of the correlated channels of audio data and at least one of the Hilbert transformed correlated channels of audio data and generate one of the M channels of audio data.
US07929707B1
In a computer system having a central processing unit (CPU) and a graphics processing unit (GPU), a system, method and computer program product for recovering a password used to encrypt a plaintext, including (a) generating N passwords on the CPU; (b) providing the N passwords to the GPU; (c) for each of the N passwords, calculating a transformed value from the password on the GPU, wherein the calculating is performed in parallel for all the N passwords provided to the GPU; (d) providing the N transformed values to the CPU; (e) at the CPU, testing the N transformed values for correctness; and (f) if none of the N transformed values are correct, repeating steps (a)-(e) for the next set of N passwords; (g) informing the user of a correct password.
US07929695B2
A printing system and printer with an electronic signature capability, and a method thereof are provided. To print security documents using an electronic signature stored in a portable memory, the printing system of the invention includes a portable memory for storing an electronic signature. A memory interface connects detachably to the portable memory. A printer receives the electronic signature from the memory interface, composes the received electronic signature with print data, and executes a print operation. Accordingly, a stamping or signature process on numerous documents can be facilitated, and excessive stamping or signature execution can be prevented. Moreover, the electronic signature of the invention can be executed on various types of forms or documents.
US07929689B2
A method of generating a call sign. A method of generating a call sign comprising determining a distinguished qualifier, finding a distinguished salt, and hashing the distinguished salt with the distinguished qualifier.
US07929681B2
A user may want to search for relevant information and/or conduct a transaction through an information assistance service. During an information assistance call, the user may return to an information assistance provider multiple times to accomplish the task at hand. To continually serve the user effectively, certain search results by previous information assistance providers are retained for the benefit of a future information assistance provider interacting with the user during the same call.
US07929669B2
Methods and systems are provided for reporting to subscribers, wireless network events in a plurality of formats and languages depending upon the particular subscriber group to which a wireless subscriber belongs. When a subscriber requests a call, a switching node in the network invokes a trigger that identifies a location register for routing the call and sends a route request to the location register While processing the route request, if the location register detects an event that would prevent the call from being routed, the location register identifies the subscriber group of the wireless subscriber and determines a directory number associated with the identified subscriber group and the detected event. The location register then returns the determined directory number to the switching node Using the determined directory number, the switching node establishes the call to a message node, where a message associated with the determined directory number is executed. Accordingly, the wireless network reports the detected event in a format and language that the wireless subscriber, or an entity attempting to communicate with the wireless subscriber, can recognize.
US07929657B2
The invention relates to a pressurised water nuclear reactor vessel, comprising: an outer casing which comprises at least one cylindrical shell and a dished bottom head, a core support plate, a vessel bottom head space being delimited between the support plate and the dished bottom head, the support plate being perforated with holes for circulation of the primary coolant which place the vessel bottom head space in communication with the core, a calming device which is arranged in the vessel bottom head space, wherein the calming device comprises at least one calming plate which is substantially perpendicular relative to the centre axis of the vessel and a plurality of calming holes, the calming holes being provided in the calming plate and being capable of calming the primary coolant by passing the fluid through the holes.
US07929651B1
Disclosed is a recursive, direct digital synthesizer includes an accumulator module and a Coordinate Rotation Digital Computer (CORDIC) module coupled to the accumulator module. The CORDIC module rotates a signal according to a desired rotation angle specified by the accumulator module. An automatic gain control module is coupled to the CORDIC module. The automatic gain control module can apply a level of gain to the rotated signal.
US07929650B2
An automatic gain control (AGC) system for a receiver and corresponding method facilitate AGC in a receiver. The automatic gain control system includes an on-channel signal detector 123 configured to provide an on-channel signal level indication corresponding to a narrow band on-channel signal and a wideband signal detector 121 configured to provide a wideband signal level indication corresponding to a wideband signal, where the wideband signal includes the narrow band on-channel signal. Further included is a controller 149 that is coupled to the wideband signal level indication and the on-channel signal level indication and that is configured to provide a gain control signal corresponding to the wideband signal level and one or more of a plurality of states of the receiver.
US07929647B2
Systems and methods are provided for dynamically analyzing radar pulses at a receiver. A digital signal is provided to an amplitude detector. At least one digital waveform representing an emitter pulse is identified at the amplitude detector. A matched filter associated with the emitter is generated, comprising at least one characteristic of the identified digital waveform.
US07929642B2
A contactless integrated circuit (IC) card can include: an analog interface block operable to demodulate a received radio frequency (RF) signal into multiple versions thereof according to a first plurality of communication protocols, respectively; a controller operable to select from among a second plurality of communication protocols; and a universal asynchronous receiver/transmitter (UART) operable to select one of the demodulated versions of the RF signal according to the selected protocol.
US07929640B2
A plurality of differential encoders encodes a plurality of parallel data bit streams. XOR gates interleave the outputs of the differential encoders forming a single high speed differentially encoded bit stream with a data rate that is the sum of the data rate of the parallel data bit streams. The high speed data stream provides a single differentially encoded input to a differential phase shift keying modulator that generates symbols for a high speed optical communication system.
US07929638B2
Frequency translation and applications of the same are described herein, including RF modem and wireless local area network (WLAN) applications. In embodiments, the WLAN invention includes an antenna, an LNA/PA module, a receiver, a transmitter, a control signal generator, a demodulation/modulation facilitation module, and a MAC interface. The WLAN receiver includes at least one universal frequency translation module that frequency down-converts a received EM signal. In embodiments, the UFT based receiver is configured in a multi-phase embodiment to reduce or eliminate re-radiation that is caused by DC offset. The WLAN transmitter includes at least one universal frequency translation module that frequency up-converts a baseband signal in preparation for transmission over the wireless LAN. In embodiments, the UFT based transmitter is configured in a differential and multi-phase embodiment to reduce carrier insertion and spectral growth.
US07929637B2
A transmitter using quadrature modulation includes a rectangular to polar converter for converting data symbols into a polar form, where each polar symbol has a magnitude signal and an angle signal. Digital phase modulation circuitry includes an all digital PLL circuit for generating a phase modulated RF carrier signal responsive to the angle signal frequency control word (FCW) and a carrier frequency FCW. A digitally controlled amplifier for amplifying the phase modulated signal is controlled by a digital amplitude control circuitry for controlling the gain of the digitally controlled amplifier responsive to the magnitude signal.
US07929632B2
An apparatus and associated methods to implement a high throughput wireless communication system are generally presented.
US07929629B2
Teachings presented herein present a “whitening” channel estimation method and apparatus that produce high-quality net channel estimates for processing a received signal, such as a received CDMA signal. Processing includes forming an initial least squares problem (for medium channel estimates) using known pilot values and corresponding pilot observations for the received signal, transforming the initial least squares problem using a whitening transformation term, and solving the transformed least squares problem to obtain whitened medium channel estimates. The whitening transformation term may be determined, for example, by carrying out a Cholesky factorization of a (traffic) data correlation matrix, which can be obtained from traffic data values for the received signal. Processing further includes converting the whitened medium channel estimates into whitened net channel estimates, which consider the effects of transmit/receive filtering.
US07929628B2
An OFDM receiver may include OFDM-signal receiving means for receiving an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) signal; channel-characteristic estimating means for estimating a channel characteristic using pilot signals in the OFDM signal received by the OFDM-signal receiving means; and transmission-distortion compensating means for applying, on the basis of the channel characteristic estimated by the channel-characteristic estimating means, processing for compensating for transmission distortion to the OFDM signal received by the OFDM-signal receiving means. The channel-characteristic estimating means may include plural kinds of time-direction-channel estimating means used for the estimation of a channel characteristic, and switching control means for switching these estimating means according to a state of a channel.
US07929626B2
A method of varying the power output of a transmitter. The method includes providing bit-loading information associated with each tone of multiple tones, where the multiple tones include a first set of tones. The method also includes producing, for transmission, on the first set of tones a first set of constellation symbols based upon the bit-loading information. The method also includes producing a second set of constellation symbols for transmission, where there is a difference of n bits between the bit size of the second bit sequence constellation symbol on each tone of the second set of tones and the bit-loading information associated with each tone of the first set of tones, and where n is an integer greater than or equal to 0.
US07929621B2
A terminal demodulation apparatus previously stores a received frame signal in a memory before inputting the same into a fast Fourier transform (FFT) unit, performs a demodulation to necessary information read from the corresponding memory, and has a separate data subcarrier memory and pilot subcarrier memory, and uses the signal demodulation method mixed with a subcarrier allocation method so as to easily demodulate various subcarrier allocation methods.
US07929620B2
A method for stable channel estimation to increase frequency band efficiency that is lost by using a pilot, and to reduce the complexity and the sensitivity to channel zero. The method includes generating an i-th symbol block Si including N carriers, performing an inverse fast Fourier transform (IFFT) operation on the i-th symbol block, and forming an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbol block. The method also includes attaching a guard interval sample in front of the i-th OFDM symbol block Ui and forming at least one OFDM symbol block Ui,cp. The method further includes modeling the formed OFDM symbol block Ui,cp with a channel finite impulse response (FIR) filter and estimating channel impulse response using signals yi received through a channel.
US07929617B2
A technique is provided to generate a sequence of symbols to be transmitted, comprising transmitting a block of symbols having data and redundancy symbols, the redundancy symbols generated based on the data symbols, a first part of the redundancy symbols transmitted as a prefix of the block, a second part of the redundancy symbols transmitted as a postfix of the block and a third part of the redundancy symbols transmitted as an intermediate part of the block between the prefix part and postfix part. The first part may be generated from the symbols transmitted at the end of a data portion of the block, the second part may be generated from the symbols transmitted at the start of the data portion of the block, the third part may be generated from an entire sequence of non-redundant data symbols transmitted in the first half of the data portion of the block.
US07929606B2
This invention relates to a method and apparatus for encoding video signals using prediction information of an intra mode block of a sub-layer and decoding the encoded video data accordingly. The method encodes a video signal in a scalable MCTF scheme to output a bit stream of an enhanced layer, and simultaneously encodes the video signal using a pre-determined method to output a bit stream of a base layer. When the video signal is encoded in the MCTF schemes, an image block included in an arbitrary frame of the video signal is coded as an intra mode using pixels adjacent to the image block, on the basis of prediction information of the corresponding block coded as the intra mode, the corresponding block being included in a bit stream of the base layer and corresponding to the image block.
US07929599B2
A video encoding acceleration service to increase one or more of the speed and quality of video encoding is described. The service acts as an intermediary between an arbitrary video encoder computer program application and arbitrary video acceleration hardware. The service receives one or more queries from the video encoder to identify implementation specifics of the video acceleration hardware. The service interfaces with the video acceleration hardware to obtain the implementation specifics. The service communicates the implementation specifics to the video encoder. The implementation specifics enable the video encoder to: (a) determine whether one or more of speed and quality of software encoding operations associated with the video encoder can be increased with implementation of a pipeline of one or more supported encoding pipeline configurations and capabilities, and (b) implement the pipeline by interfacing with the service.
US07929597B2
Techniques for performing equalization at a receiver are described. In an aspect, equalization is performed by sub-sampling an over-sampled input signal to obtain multiple sub-sampled signals. An over-sampled channel impulse response estimate is derived and sub-sampled to obtain multiple sub-sampled channel impulse response estimates. At least one set of equalizer coefficients is derived based on at least one sub-sampled channel impulse response estimate. At least one sub-sampled signal is filtered with the at least one set of equalizer coefficients to obtain at least one output signal. One sub-sampled signal (e.g., with largest energy) may be selected and equalized based on a set of equalizer coefficients derived from an associated sub-sampled channel impulse response estimate. Alternatively, the multiple sub-sampled signals may be equalized based on multiple sets of equalizer coefficients, which may be derived separately or jointly. The equalizer coefficients may be derived in the time domain or frequency domain.
US07929595B2
A method and system of estimating frequency offset at a subscriber station is disclosed. One method includes the subscriber station receiving a composite signal, wherein the composite signal includes multi-carrier signals transmitted from a plurality of base stations. The subscriber station selects a first pair of multi-carrier symbols of the composite signal, wherein each multi-carrier symbol of the first pair of multi-carrier symbols includes a pilot sub-carrier having a common sub-carrier index. The subscriber station selects a second pair of multi-carrier symbols of the composite signal, the second pair having different symbol indices than the first pair, but having a same symbol index separation, wherein each of the multi-carrier symbols of the second pair of multi-carrier symbols includes a pilot sub-carrier having a second common sub-carrier index. The subscriber station estimates a phase based on a first sum of complex conjugate products between received symbols on the pilot sub-carriers of the first pair of multi-carrier symbols, and/or based on a second sum of complex conjugate products between received symbols on the pilot sub-carriers of the second pair of multi-carrier symbols. The subscriber station provides the phase to a filter of a frequency tracking loop of the subscriber station.
US07929594B2
A total power consumption of a radio communication apparatus is reduced, the radio communication apparatus including a semiconductor integrated circuit (high-frequency IC) which has a clock generation circuit which generates a reference clock signal for use in modulating a transmit signal and demodulating a received signal. The clock generation circuit is provided with a voltage-controlled oscillator circuit (VCXO) which oscillates, when a quartz oscillator is connected thereto, at a frequency dependent on a natural frequency of the quartz oscillator and a control voltage applied thereto. The voltage-controlled oscillator circuit is configured such that a result obtained by converting, in an internal D/A converter circuit, digital frequency control information supplied from the baseband circuit is applied as the control voltage to the voltage-controlled oscillator circuit and such that the voltage-controlled oscillator circuit oscillates at a frequency corresponding to the control voltage.
US07929580B2
Pulses of signals in the terahertz region are generated using an apparatus made up of a mode-locked semiconductor laser diode with a short duty cycle that is optically coupled to a biased Auston switch. The output from the mode-locked semiconductor laser diode may first be supplied to a pulse compressor, and the resulting compressed pulses supplied to the Auston switch. Preferably, the mode-locking of the semiconductor laser diode is controllable, i.e., it is an active mode-locking semiconductor laser, so that the phase of the output optical signal from the laser is locked to the phase of an input control signal.
US07929579B2
Apparatuses and methods are disclosed for applying laser energy having desired pulse characteristics, including a sufficiently short duration and/or a sufficiently high energy for the photomechanical treatment of skin pigmentations and pigmented lesions, both naturally-occurring (e.g., birthmarks), as well as artificial (e.g., tattoos). The laser energy may be generated with an apparatus having a resonator with the capability of switching between a modelocked pulse operating mode and an amplification operating mode. The operating modes are carried out through the application of a time-dependent bias voltage, having waveforms as described herein, to an electro-optical device positioned along the optical axis of the resonator.
US07929575B2
An apparatus for maintaining synchronization with a plurality of asynchronous communication links includes a first counter that generates a first local network clock, and a second counter that generates a second local network clock. The apparatus also includes an offset controller coupled with the first counter and coupled with the second counter, the offset controller configured to load a current network clock value of a first network clock of a first communication link into the first counter, and to load a current network clock value of a second network clock of a second communication link into the second counter. The apparatus further includes a drift controller coupled with the first counter and with the second counter, the drift controller configured to correct a drift between the first local network clock and the first network clock and to correct a drift between the second local network clock and the second network clock. The first local network clock approximates the first network clock of the first communication link and the second local network clock approximates the second network clock of the second communication link.
US07929572B2
N channels of encoded data are added into added data, which is compared with a first threshold of 2M−1−A and a second threshold of 2M−1−1, where M is the number of the bit positions of the binary representation of N and A is defined by 2M−(N+1). When the added data is less than the first threshold, it is selected. When the added data falls between the first and second thresholds, inclusive, either the added data or shifted data, obtained by adding A to the added data, is selected. When the added data exceeds the second threshold, the shifted data is selected. Based on output data representing the values of the respective bit positions of the binary representation of the selected data, the k-th output data, where k is a natural number less than M, is amplified into k-th amplified data having an amplitude level of 2k−1, and the M-th output data is amplified into M-th amplified data having an amplitude level of 2M−1−A. The first to M-th amplified data are multiplexed into a CDM signal.
US07929567B1
A data transfer system receives a first service flow, a second service flow, and a third service flow that comprise a data session for a user device. The data transfer system transfers the first service flow to a scheduler using a first data rate limit and transfers the second service flow to the scheduler using a second data rate limit. The data transfer system also transfers the third service flow to the scheduler. The scheduler schedules transfers of the first service flow and the second service flow at a higher priority than transfers of the third service flow. The data transfer system transfers the first service flow, the second service flow, and the third service based on the prioritized schedule and using a third data rate limit. Thus, the first and second service flows receive a limited amount of preferential bandwidth, and the third service flow obtains unused bandwidth from the first and second service flows, subject to the third data rate limit.
US07929555B2
A method for instructing a media gateway to set up termination connections is disclosed in embodiments of the present invention. The method comprises: acquiring by a media gateway controller, MGC, information on connection capability, of a media gateway, MG, for various types of terminations; and when a calling connection is required, transmits from the MGC to the MG the connection indication carrying termination connection information that the MG has connection capability, according to the information on the MG's connection capability for various types of terminations. Embodiments of the present invention can ensure that the MG can effectively implement termination connection operation, so as to ensure a smooth progress of a calling connection process and greatly improve quality of service.
US07929548B2
A data communication apparatus includes a plurality of output ports and a scheduler for assigning priorities for outbound data frames. The scheduler includes one or more scheduling queues. Each scheduling queue indicates an order in which data flows are to be serviced. At least one scheduling queue has a respective plurality of output ports assigned to the scheduling queue. That is, the scheduling queue is shared by two or more output ports.
US07929541B2
A first information processor transmits a bubble packet to a second communication control unit for leaving transmission record in a first communication control unit by way of the first communication control unit, a second information processor transmits a reply packet to one or more ports including at least the bubble packet transmitting port as the port of the first communication control unit used in transmission of bubble packet, and the first information processor receives the reply packet transmitted from the second information processor by way of the second communication control unit. In this configuration, the invention presents a communication system capable of establishing communication between plural information processors for communicating by way of communication control unit (NAT).
US07929540B2
A system for reordering frames may include at least one processor that enable receiving of an out-of-order frame via a network subsystem. The at least one processor may enable placing data of the out-of-order frame in a host memory, and managing information relating to one or more holes resulting from the out-of-order frame in a receive window. The at least one processor may enable setting a programmable limit with respect to a number of holes allowed in the receive window. The out-of-order frame is received via a TCP offload engine (TOE) of the network subsystem or a TCP-enabled Ethernet controller (TEEC) of the network subsystem. The network subsystem may not store the out-of-order frame on an onboard memory, and may not store one or more missing frames relating to the out-of-order frame. The network subsystem may include a network interface card (NIC).
US07929535B2
One feature provides a method for encoding geolocation information into a next-generation internet protocol (IP) address, such as IPv6, to facilitate distribution of geolocation information among networked devices. A request for an IP address assignment is received from a network device. The geographical location for the network device is obtained. An IP address is assigned or generated that includes the geographical location. The assigned IP address is then provided to the network device. By encoding the geolocation information of a first network device into the IP address assigned to the first network device, other network devices are able to readily obtain the geographical location of the first network device. This method propagates geolocation information for network devices as part of the IP address, thus avoiding the need for separate geolocation distribution messaging. As the network device moves, its IP address is changed to update its geographical location information.
US07929534B2
A plurality of flow collector devices is disposed to collect flow information on a network. Duplicate flow records received from the flow collectors are eliminated by determining whether a pair of flow records has the same, source and destination flow identifiers and were received within a predefined time-period. Non-duplicated flow records received from the plurality of flow collector devices are stored and used to produces a connection table that maps each node on the network to a record that stores information about traffic to or from the node from non-duplicated flow records. The connection table stores statistical information of packets on the network based on a time-slice basis.
US07929530B2
A SIP ancillary data server provides host to auxiliary data for an emergency SIP session (call) uniquely referred to in a transported SIP header. In a manner similar to how location is represented in an emergency call, a SIP header is extended. The extended SIP Header contains one of two possible types of content elements: either (a) a content pointer element to a SIP Message body part (a “cid:”, or content identifier); or (b) an
US07929528B2
An IP-based corporate network architecture and method for providing seamless secure mobile networking across office WLAN, home WLAN, public WLAN, and 2.5 G/3 G cellular networks for corporate wireless data users. The system includes Internet roaming clients (IRCs), a secure mobility gateway (SMG), optional secure IP access (SIA) gateways, and a virtual single account (VSA) server. The IRC is a special client tool installed on a mobile computer (laptop or PDA) equipped with a WLAN adaptor and a cellular modem. It is responsible for establishing and maintaining a mobile IPsec tunnel between the mobile computer and a corporate intranet. The SMG is a mobile IPsec gateway installed between the corporate intranet and the Internet. It works in conjunction with the IRC to maintain the mobile IPsec tunnel when the mobile computer is connected on the Internet via a home WLAN, a public WLAN, or a cellular network. The SIA gateway is a special IPsec gateway installed in the middle of the wired corporate intranet and an office WLAN. It works with the IRC to ensure data security and efficient use of corporate IP addresses when the mobile computer is connected to the office WLAN. The VSA server manages authentication credentials for every corporate user based on a virtual single account concept. The Internet Roaming system can provide secure, always-on office network connectivity for corporate users no matter where they are located using best available wireless networks.
US07929525B2
DisplayPort micropackets of uncompressed visual information are adapted for communication across a network by stuffing packets with sink device identification information. For example, a packet stuffer adds selected portions of sink device EDID information to DisplayPort packets, such as EDID bytes 8 through 15, to a predetermined portion of the DisplayPort packets, such as between symbols FS and FE. Adding sink device identification information to each DisplayPort packet supports routing or switching of the packets to the identified sink device.
US07929514B2
A method, apparatus, and computer-readable storage medium for generating a mobile flow record for a mobile flow of a mobile node are provided. A method includes receiving information associated with signaling traffic of the mobile node, receiving information associated with bearer traffic of the mobile node, and generating the mobile flow record by correlating the information associated with signaling traffic of the mobile node and the information associated with bearer traffic of the mobile node. The mobile flow record includes IP layer information associated with the mobile flow and wireless layer information associated with the mobile flow.
US07929508B1
A signal analysis mechanism for processing and classifying an RF signal received at a WLAN device. A plurality of spectral data captures comprising time-frequency data and receive signal strength indicator (RSSI) data associated with the RF signal received at the WLAN device are generated. The time-frequency and RSSI data of each of the plurality of spectral data captures is processed to determine whether each spectral data capture is a narrowband signal capture. If the plurality of spectral data captures are narrowband signal captures, a narrowband interference signal type associated with the received RF signal is determined based, at least in part, on a plurality of parameters associated with the narrowband signal captures.
US07929496B2
Methods and apparatus are disclosed for implementing composite channel trees for resource assignment. The composite channel tree includes a binary channel tree structure and at least one supplemental node facilitated by an additional bit to the channel identification. The methods and apparatus provide overcome defragmentation problems related in a binary code tree and reduces granularity issues related to the binary tree.
US07929495B2
In a method for power reduction at a receiver, a first radio frame is processed to recover transmitted data based on transport format information. The transport format information is determined based on a combination of transport format information associated with a plurality of received radio frames rather than a single frame. In another method for power reduction at a receiver, whether transport format information associated with a first radio frame is different from transport format information associated with a second radio frame is determined. The transport channel data is then processed based on the determination. The first radio frame is received prior to the second radio frame, and the transport format information indicates a transport format for transport channel data received in the first and second radio frames.
US07929494B1
The invention relates to a data transmission in a digital mobile communication system. In a mobile communication system employing a so-called multi-channel access technique, one or more traffic channels may be allocated to a mobile station (MS) for data transfer, in accordance with the data transfer rate required by the application using the mobile station. In the invention, a data call is determined minimum and maximum requirements for the data transfer rate of the user data. The mobile communication network (BSS, MSC) dynamically adjusts (Handover CMD/Additional Assignment) the channel configuration assigned to the mobile station (MS) for the data call and consisting of one or more traffic channels, within the limits of said minimum and maximum requirements of the data channel, depending on the changing allocation state of the resources of the mobile communication network.
US07929490B1
Methods and systems for improving the paging of wireless communication devices (WCDs) are introduced. A radio access network (RAN) begins transmitting a series of paging messages to a WCD, and determines that the WCD is operating on a new carrier frequency. The RAN proactively continues the series of paging messages on the new carrier frequency, without waiting for the prescribed interval between paging messages to expire. Alternatively, the RAN proactively restarts the series of paging messages on the new carrier frequency, without waiting for the prescribed interval between paging messages to expire. Both of these embodiments serve to reduce the delay involved in paging WCDs. The RAN may condition its behavior based on the WCD's profile.
US07929488B2
A mobile terminal and a communication system that can prevent user errors in transferring data are provided. In the communication system related to the present invention, the mobile terminal decides on a transfer of the video data from the storage device when a predetermined transfer condition has been satisfied. Thus, any decisions or specified operations are not required of the user at the time of the transfer, therefore, the transfer of the video data from the storage device to the mobile terminal is carried out without the user being especially cognizant of the operation. Accordingly, the communication system can prevent a situation in which the user forgets to transfer the video data to the mobile terminal due to carelessness.
US07929482B2
A method an apparatus for selecting a forward link and return link data rate for a constant power, variable data rate two-way, mobile satellite communications link. The forward link and return link signal strength (in the form of carrier power to noise power spectral density ratio) is measured, cataloged, and the values are used for the data rate selection. In addition, a ping can be sent by the network operation center to the mobile unit and the response to the ping is used for updating the information of both forward link and return link signal strength, so the chance of wrong data rate selection can be reduced. Multiple re-transmission attempts combined with gradually increased re-transmission margin ensures the proper data rate decision can be eventually achieved even with occasionally inaccurate signal strength information.
US07929479B2
A method and system for Multicast Broadcast Service (MBS) over Mobile Multi-hop Relay (MMR) network using dynamic modification of Modulation and Coding Scheme (MCS) level are provided. The method comprises deciding MCS level for transmission between base station (BS) and relay station (RS), deciding MCS level for transmission between the BS and RS, and transmitting an MCS control message to the RS informing of the MCS level for transmission between the RS and the MS comprises calculating spectrum efficiency of the MS (ME), and selecting MCS level corresponding to the ME as optimum MCS level for the transmission between the RS and the MS.
US07929466B2
Link capacity in a wireless medium is assigned by receiving at least one capacity request; and controlling the wireless link capacity based on at least the received capacity request. Link capacity is altered by reading priority information; creating a capacity request from the priority information read; transmitting the capacity request; receiving link configuration data; and configuring a wireless link to conform to the received allocation of link capacity. Link capacity is controlled by extracting the origin and priority of one or more packets received over the shared wireless medium; selecting the link capacity for one or more wireless links based at least in part on the extracted origin and priority of the one or more packets received, higher capacities are selected for origins from which higher priority packets are received; and transmitting the selected link capacity to the one or more wireless links.
US07929465B2
A communications and database delivery service within an internetwork interacts with a service provider and its requestors/customers. A server is maintained for storing requester identifiers and service provider identifiers. A records database is maintained for storing records of digital information for customers of the service provider in accordance with the requester identifiers. An initiation message is received from a requestor over the internetwork. A notification is sent of a requested two-way video session to an IP address corresponding to the service provider. After an acceptance is received from the service provider, signals are provided over the internetwork to enable the two-way video session between respective workstations of the requestor and the service provider. A respective record is retrieved from the records database corresponding to the requester. The respective record is forwarded to the IP address corresponding to the service provider.
US07929454B2
A band control system for a digital subscriber line network in which a first apparatus and a second apparatus situated at a subscriber station and a center, respectively, are interconnected by a cable for interchanging at least a digital data signal with each other. The system may cause one of the first apparatus or the second apparatus to monitor receipt of signals from the other of the first apparatus or the second apparatus; send, based on a result of monitoring, a band variation command to the other apparatus for causing the other apparatus to vary a band by using a frequency band not used for signal transfer; cause the other apparatus to receive the band variation command; and vary the band in accordance with the band variation command.
US07929450B2
A method of using deep packet inspection (DPI) to monitor Quality of Experience (QoE) The method may include one or more of the following: building an application specific service ping packet having an application identification field that identifies an application to which the application specific service ping packet corresponds; forwarding the application specific service ping packet towards a destination in a network; determining requested application-specific performance and resource metrics; collecting the requested application-specific performance and resource metrics; inserting the requested application-specific performance and resource metrics into the application specific service ping packet; and extracting the service ping packet from the network.
US07929446B2
A method for optimizing wireless communications in a mesh network is described. The method includes transmitting a data stream from a wireless module (WM) host to a plurality of WM devices in the mesh network. The method further includes sending status messages from the WM devices to the WM host and the other WM devices. The WM devices are configured to transmit help requests and respond to help requests based on at least one WM device needing help receiving the data stream. The method further includes generating a WM host link quality map at the WM host with the WM host link quality map being dynamically updated upon receiving status messages from the WM devices.
US07929435B2
The present invention relates to a handover technique used in a mobile communications system. For instance, a mobility management node selects an access line to be used for transferring application data, on the basis of the type of application data (http, ftp, voip, or the like) to be transferred from a communication node at the other end to a mobile node, and transfers the application data by means of the selected access line. As a result, a plurality of access lines connected simultaneously to the mobile node can be used according to the type of application, such as http, ftp, voip, or the like. Therefore, the quality desired by a user is ensured, and an attempt to effectively utilize a network can be realized.
US07929434B2
The invention relates to a method for determining limits for the access control of traffic that is to be transmitted via a communication network. The limits are fixed in such a way that no overload situation can occur in the network; the probability of rejection of traffic flows is, wherever possible, is independent from the point of entry into said network; and resources are used as efficiently as possible. On the basis of limits wherein no overload situation occurs, the limits for the traffic control are raised in such a way that the blocking probability for traffic transmitted between pairs of marginal modes is lowered at the same time. The lowereing of said blocking probability is maintained if an overload situation were to occur in the network. For pairs of marginal nodes contributing to the occurrence of an overload situation, the limits for traffic transmitted between the marginal nodes are fixed at a value prior to or during the overload situation, the limits for traffic transmitted between the marginal nodes are fixed at a value prior to or during the overload situation. The method can be continued for the other pairs until all limits have been set. The method results in efficient transmission of energy while maintaining quality of service parameters.
US07929430B2
A congestion control access gateway and a congestion control method for the same are provided. The congestion control access gateway interfaces between a broadband convergence network and a ubiquitous sensor network including sensors and terminals. The congestion control access gateway receives data from the ubiquitous sensor network. When a congestion situation has occurred, the congestion control access gateway detects the congestion situation based on data received in the congestion situation and broadcasts congestion notification and control messages in response to the congestion situation detection. The congestion control access gateway generates a congestion situation detection profile as a result of the congestion situation detection and performs priority queuing of the received data based on the congestion situation detection profile and service classes. The congestion control access gateway determines destination of the queued data using the congestion situation detection profile and routes the data to a corresponding service.
US07929429B2
A routing mechanism, service or system operable in a distributed networking environment. One preferred environment is a content delivery network (CDN) wherein the present invention provides improved connectivity back to an origin server, especially for HTTP traffic. In a CDN, edge servers are typically organized into regions, with each region comprising a set of content servers that preferably operate in a peer-to-peer manner and share data across a common backbone such as a local area network (LAN). The inventive routing technique enables an edge server operating within a given CDN region to retrieve content (cacheable, non-cacheable and the like) from an origin server more efficiently by selectively routing through the CDN's own nodes, thereby avoiding network congestion and hot spots. The invention enables an edge server to fetch content from an origin server through an intermediate CDN server or, more generally, enables an edge server within a given first region to fetch content from the origin server through an intermediate CDN region.
US07929428B2
The disclosed network includes two rings, wherein a first ring transmits data in a clockwise direction, and the other ring transmits data in a counterclockwise direction. The traffic is removed from the ring by the destination node. During normal operations (i.e., all spans operational), data between nodes can flow on either ring. Thus, both rings are fully utilized during normal operations. The nodes periodically test the bit error rate of the links (or the error rate is constantly calculated) to detect a fault in one of the links. The detection of such a fault sends a broadcast signal to all nodes to reconfigure a routing table within the node so as to identify the optimum routing of source traffic to the destination node after the fault.
US07929426B2
A system and method are provided for designing ring cover candidates for a network. A ring cover candidate is generated based on configuration information and traffic demand information associated with the network. The ring cover candidate includes a group of rings, where each ring includes a group of network spans. In some implementations consistent with the principles of the invention, a report including characteristics of a ring cover candidate may be generated.
US07929421B2
In an embodiment of the invention, a method for providing a router redundancy in a network, includes: monitoring a primary router for a failure event; and selecting a fail-over router to assume the role of the primary router if the failure event occurs in the primary router. The fail-over router is selected and configured by the use of a Router Redundancy Protocol (RRP) application software in a computer.
US07929414B2
Provided are an apparatus and method for reducing a PAPR with less computation complexity without distortion using a selected mapping scheme (SLM) in an OFDM system. The method includes: generating a plurality of OFDM signal sequences by performing an inverse fast Fourier transform (IFFT) operation on input symbol sequences, which are probabilistically independent and have identical information; linearly combining the plurality of OFDM signal sequences by using complex numbers; and generating different OFDM signal sequences based on the linear combination. Accordingly, the number of phase sequences can be increased without almost increasing a computation amount of SLM.
US07929412B1
An apparatus and method for operating a Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO)-capable subscriber node are disclosed. In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a MIMO-capable physical layer transceiver and a Medium Access Control (MAC) layer block that measures a received transmission to determine channel conditions. Upon receiving a transmission wherein said channel conditions meet specified conditions, the MAC layer block requests an access point for permission to switch between a non-MIMO mode and a MIMO mode, and upon receiving permission, the MAC layer block switches between the non-MIMO mode and the MIMO mode. An apparatus for operating an access node is also disclosed.
US07929402B2
An optical pickup includes: an objective lens that collects a first beam and a second beam and emits the first and second beam toward an optical information recording medium on which information can be recorded as a recording mark as a result of being exposed to the first beam; a section that drives the objective lens to focus the second beam on a reflection layer formed on the optical information recording medium, the reflection layer at least partly reflecting the second beam; and a section that changes the convergence state of the first beam to position a focal point of the first beam a distance away from a focal point of the second beam in the direction of depth in order to place the focal point of the first beam at a target depth.
US07929390B2
When there is a defect area in a specific recording layer, recording of information is continued to restrain reduction in a recording rate. In an optical recording method for recording information on a multilayer optical recording medium having a plurality of recording layers by irradiating the recording layer with a beam spot, when a defect area is detected while the information is recorded on a specific recording layer selected from the plurality of recording layers, an escape recording layer which is selected from among the other recording layers except for the specific recording layer is irradiated with the beam spot to continue recording the information.
US07929384B2
A disk-feeding apparatus includes a base, two or more than two disk-feeding devices and an intermediate conveyer associated with the disk-feeding devices. The disk-feeding devices are mounted on the base and hold respectively stacks of disks. An intermediate conveyer is mounted between each pair of adjacent disk-feeding devices to convey a disk from a first disk-feeding device to a second disk-feeding device of each pair of adjacent disk-feeding devices.
US07929381B2
A signal composing circuit 12 receives a signal including a time code from a receiving circuit 10, and detects input waveform data of a unit time length, whose value at ach sampling point is given by a value expressed in plural bits. The input waveform data is accumulated. CPU 13 calculates a minimum position on a time axis, where the minimum value of the accumulated input waveform data is given and a maximum gradient position on the time axis, where a difference between values of the accumulated input waveform data at adjacent sampling points is maximum, and further calculates a leading position of a unit time length of the signal including the time code.
US07929375B2
The invention is a method for improved active sonar using a singular value decomposition filtering and a Volterra-Hermite Basis Expansion to model real active sonar measurements. The fitting model minimizes the sum of the squared errors between a measured channel response, z(t), and model response, y(t), which is a fitted Volterra Series solution. The model requires as input an excitation waveform, x(t), to which is fitted the model response, y(t). A contracted broadband cross-ambiguity function is used to correct the excitation waveform for Doppler and range effects. Once completed, the modeled response can be used to determine the linearity or non-linearity of the channel effects. Appropriate measures can be utilized to reduce these effects on the measured channel response.
US07929371B2
A semiconductor device includes: a first level detecting circuit for detecting a voltage level at a control terminal after a prescribed time period from when a power supply voltage is supplied to a power supply terminal, a control unit for selecting in which operation mode among a plurality of operation modes the semiconductor device operates, based on a result of detection by the first level detecting circuit; and a regulator for generating an internal power supply voltage based on the power supply voltage supplied to the power supply terminal. The first level detecting circuit and the control unit receive the internal power supply voltage as an operating power supply voltage. In an operation mode, among the plurality of operation modes, where a power supply voltage having a level different from that of a power supply voltage in other operation modes is supplied to the power supply terminal, the control unit performs data processing by using the power supply voltage supplied to the power supply terminal.
US07929367B2
Circuits and methods for suppressing integrated circuit leakage currents are described. Many of these circuits and methods are particularly well-suited for use in dynamic memory circuits. Examples describe the use of power, ground, or both and power and ground source transistors used for generating virtual voltages. An aspect of the invention describes lowering refresh current. An aspect describes reducing the standby current. An aspect of the invention describes lowering leakage resulting from duplicated circuits, such as row decoders and word line drivers. An aspect describes methods of performing early wake-up of source transistors. A number of source transistor control mechanisms are taught. Circuit layouts methods are taught for optimizing integrated circuit layouts using the source transistors.
US07929360B2
For the flash memory, two-stage sensing scheme is realized such that a tiny local sense amp is devised in order to insert between memory cells, which minimizes area penalty, wherein the local sense amp is connected to a global sense amp through a global bit line for configuring two-stage sensing scheme. By inserting as many as local sense amps, long bit line is multi-divided into short bit lines. By the sensing scheme, cell current difference is converted to time difference when reading data. With the short bit line architecture, bit line capacitance is significantly reduced, so that low current memory cell can be used for storing data, and which cell may reduce programming time as well. Furthermore, the memory cell can be formed from thin-film transistor even though the thin-film transistor can flow lower current, which realizes multi-stacked memory cells. Additionally, alternative circuits and memory cell structures are described.
US07929358B2
A data output circuit includes a serial data output unit for outputting a plurality of parallel data as serial data according to an operation mode, an internal information output unit for outputting internal information data according to the operation mode, and a buffering unit for receiving the serial data and the internal information data through an identical input end and buffering the received data.
US07929357B2
The example embodiments provide a data output buffer circuit which includes a pre-driver configured to adjust a slew rate of an input signal, a main driver configured to output signal supplied from the pre-driver, and a ZQ calibration circuit configured to control the pre-driver so as to decrease the slew rate when an operation voltage increases, and increase the slew rate when the operation voltage is decreased.
US07929356B2
This document discusses among other things, a system comprising a host controller, an Input/Output buffer, and a memory device. The memory device is coupled to the host controller and is configured to receive a read command from the host controller. The non-volatile includes an interface control logic, which is in communication with a non-volatile memory. The interface control logic includes a latency programming circuit coupled to the non-volatile memory and the Input/Output buffer. The latency programming circuit stores at least one value corresponding to dummy byte delays to be provided at the non-volatile memory prior to transferring data from the non-volatile memory during a read operation.
US07929348B2
A non-volatile semiconductor memory device includes a memory cell array having a plurality of multi-level memory cells connected in series. The plurality of multi-level memory cells forms a plurality of threshold distributions each of which corresponds to a status of a lower bit and a status of an upper bit, wherein a lower bit and an upper bit constitute a lower page and an upper page respectively. The status of the lower bit dichotomizes the threshold distributions into two groups and the status of the upper bit further dichotomizes each of two groups. When programming a memory cell of the upper page, higher potentials are applied to a non-selected word line adjacent to the selected word line than those applied to the non-selected word line when programming the memory cell of the lower page.
US07929347B2
A compact, shared source line and bit line architecture for a diffusion programmable ROM. In one embodiment, a ROM circuit or instance includes a plurality of storage cells organized as an array of rows columns. A shared source line is associated with a first pair of adjacent columns, the shared source line being maintained at a predetermined level, wherein source terminals of storage cells in the adjacent columns are electrically coupled to the shared source line. A shared bit line is associated with a second pair of adjacent columns, the shared bit line being maintained at the predetermined level, wherein drain terminals of storage cells in the adjacent columns are electrically coupled to the shared bit line.
US07929340B2
A phase change memory cell includes first and second electrodes electrically coupled by a phase change element. At least a section of the phase change element comprises a higher reset transition temperature portion and a lower reset transition temperature portion. The lower reset transition temperature portion comprises a phase change region which can be transitioned, by the passage of electrical current therethrough, from generally crystalline to generally amorphous states at a lower temperature than the higher reset transition temperature portion. The phase change element may comprise an outer, generally tubular, higher reset transition temperature portion surrounding an inner, lower reset transition temperature portion.
US07929336B2
An integrated circuit includes a resistance changing memory element and a circuit. The circuit is configured to program the memory element to a crystalline state from an amorphous state by applying a seed pulse to the memory element followed by a set pulse.
US07929334B2
A method of measuring resistance of a magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) of an MRAM memory cell includes applying a voltage of a selected level to a memory cell comprising an MTJ in series with a memory cell transistor in a conducting state. A current through the memory cell is determined. A variable voltage is applied to a replica cell not having an MTJ and comprising a replica cell transistor in a conducting state. A value of the variable voltage is determined, wherein a resulting current through the replica cell is substantially the same as the current through the memory cell. The MTJ resistance is computed by taking the difference of the memory cell voltage and the determined variable replica cell voltage and dividing the result by the determined memory cell current.
US07929333B2
A semiconductor memory device includes a sub array including a plurality of memory cells each holding data arranged therein; a memory cell array including a plurality of the sub arrays arranged therein; paired bit lines including a first bit line and a second bit line connected to each of the sub arrays; and a write/read circuit arranged to correspond to each of the sub arrays, writing data to the sub array, and reading data from the sub array, wherein a pair of the sub array and the write/read circuit is repeatedly arranged along the paired bit lines, allowing the data to be transferred via the write/read circuit and the paired bit lines.
US07929331B2
A microelectronic programmable structure and methods of forming and programming the structure are disclosed. The programmable structure generally includes an ion conductor and a plurality of electrodes. Electrical properties of the structure may be altered by applying a bias across the electrodes, and thus information may be stored using the structure.
US07929330B2
A memory device may include a cathode, an anode, a link connected to the anode, and a first connection element that connects the link to the cathode. The link and the anode may be located in a position lower than that of the cathode or the link and the anode may be located in a position higher than that of the cathode. Also, the cathode, the anode, the link, and the first connection element may be formed on the same plane.
US07929321B2
A DC-to-DC converter includes a high-side transistor and a low-side transistor wherein the high-side transistor is implemented with a high-side enhancement mode MOSFET. The low side-transistor further includes a low-side enhancement MOSFET shunted with a depletion mode transistor having a gate shorted to a source of the low-side enhancement mode MOSFET. A current transmitting in the DC-to-DC converter within a time-period between T2 and T3 passes through a channel region of the depletion mode MOSFET instead of a built-in diode D2 of the low-side MOSFET transistor. The depletion mode MOSFET further includes trench gates surrounded by body regions with channel regions immediately adjacent to vertical sidewalls of the trench gates wherein the channel regions formed as depletion mode channel regions by dopant ions having electrical conductivity type opposite from a conductivity type of the body regions.
US07929318B2
A switch body is mounted on a sub-board, the sub-board is held, by fastening it with screws together with a protective plate that protects a surface of the sub-board on the opposite side of a mounting surface of the sub-board, in a holding wall formed integrally with a jack holder such that the mounting surface of the sub-board is disposed facing a mounting surface of a main board, and an operation portion of a push button is allowed to project to the outside of a casing from a square hole disposed in the jack holder.
US07929311B1
A portable electronic device includes a housing, a circuit board received in the housing, and a memory card retaining mechanism received in the housing. The memory card retaining mechanism includes a plurality of conductive parts. The plurality of conductive parts cooperatively form an antenna integrated with the memory card retaining mechanism and connected to the circuit board.
US07929307B2
A memory module assembly includes a plurality of memory modules and a heat sink assembly. Each of the memory modules includes at least one heat source. The heat sink assembly includes a heat dissipating plate and a plurality of heat transfer mediums. Each of the heat transfer mediums includes a base attached to the heat dissipating plate, and at least one resilient sheet extending from an end of the base. The base and the resilient sheet define an included angle which is non-right angle so that the resilient sheet can snugly clip to the respective heat source.
US07929304B2
A heat dissipation apparatus for dissipating heat from two heat sources includes a heat sink, and a fan mounted on the heat sink. The heat sink includes a base and a plurality of parallel fins positioned on the base, the base contacts with one of the two heat sources for thermally conducting the heat generated by the one of the two heat sources. The fan is configured to generate airflow through the fins in such a manner that airflow flows from a second side of the fins to a first side of the fins. A deflecting member is mounted on the first side of the fins for deflecting airflow from the fan towards the second of the two heat sources.
US07929303B1
A storage device testing system that includes at least one rack, test slots housed by each rack, and at least one air mover in pneumatic communication with the test slots. Each test slot includes a test slot housing having an entrance and an exit, with the entrance configured to receive a storage device. The at least one air mover is configured to move air exterior to the racks into the entrance of each test slot housing, over the received storage device, and out of the exit of each test slot housing.
US07929301B2
An external AC power adapter defines a power conversion chamber that retains power conversion circuitry operable to convert an input power to an output power. The power adapter further include an intake chamber and an outlet chamber, both having an aperture that places the respective chamber in fluid communication with the power conversion chamber. Each chamber may have at least one vent to the ambient environment such that an air mover is operable to circulate ambient air through the power conversion chamber. Each chamber may include a guard that deters liquid that has entered the respective chamber from flowing into the associated aperture.
US07929293B2
A heat dissipating assembly includes a heat generating component, a heat sink, and a fan. The heat sink includes a base attached on the heat generating component and a plurality of fins attached on the base. The fan is attached to a top surface of the fins. The top surface of the fins is wider than the base. The fins incline inwardly from the top surface to the base for gathering cooling air from the fan to the base.
US07929290B2
A computer enclosure includes a main body defining a holding space in an upper end of the main body and an input/output (I/O) interface apparatus. One part of the I/O interface apparatus is inserted into the holding space of the main body and the other part of the I/O interface apparatus is exposed out of the holding space of the main body. A plurality of I/O interfaces is mounted on an upper side of the other part of the I/O interface apparatus.
US07929285B2
A hinge for mounting a rotating member to a main body, includes a shaft, a first interfering member fitting about the shaft and fixed to the rotating member, a container fitting about the shaft and fixed to the main body, and a second interfering member retained around the shaft and non-rotatably received in the container.
US07929278B2
An electronic equipment having a mechanism which, when a display unit side housing and an operation unit side housing are closed together, holds the housings without rattle. The electronic equipment has a first housing, a second housing provided on the first housing so as to be rotatable about a first pivot axis, and a third housing provided on the second housing so as to be rotatable about a second pivot axis substantially perpendicular to the first pivot axis. In order that the third housing tilts toward the first housing when the third housing is closed on the first housing, a flat surface perpendicular to the second pivot axis is constructed so as to form a predetermined angle relative to a flat surface of the first housing facing the third housing.
US07929276B2
A cover assembly is described. The cover assembly includes a body section defining a hole, a cover section for covering the hole, and an elastic member mounted to the cover section. The elastic member includes a latching arm. The interior wall of the hole defines a latching slot. The latching arm latches into the latching slot.
US07929269B2
An article with an etch resistant coating is disclosed. The article is a heating element, wafer carrier, or electrostatic chuck. The article has a base substrate made of a ceramic or other material, and further has one or more electrodes for resistance heating or electromagnetic chucking or both. The eth resistant coating has a plurality of regions made from materials having different electrical volume resistivities, such that the overall coating has a bulk resistivity that can be tailored by varying the relative size of each region.
US07929267B2
The invention relates to a system which comprises an automotive fuse and an A/D converter. Conventional systems comprising an automotive fuse and an A/D converter are designed such that a measured value is generated at the automotive fuse, which value is then amplified and passed on to the A/D converter via a long signal line. The novel space-saving system is characterized in that the A/D converter is located in close vicinity to the automotive fuse. The automotive fuse supplies the non-amplified, analog measured value for the input of the A/D converter. Signal transmission is carried out digitally via a bus system. It is especially advantageous if all components are housing in a common housing. Signal transmission is then carried out digitally via a bus system. The inventive system is suitable for use in data bus systems of vehicles.
US07929266B2
Electronic device operable to protect a power transistor when used in conjunction with a transformer
An electronic device can be used with a system, such as an ignition system, that operates a relatively high voltage. The device can include a signal clamping control module that can include a signal reference module and a feedback control module. The signal reference module is operable to provide a reference signal to the feedback control module. The feedback control can be configured to receive a scaled signal from a signal scaling module, wherein the scaled signal is representative of a signal at a current carrying electrode of a power transistor. Based on the comparison of the reference signal to the scaled signal, the measurement module provides one or more signals to a control signal drive module. The feedback control module provides a control electrode signal to a control electrode of the power transistor.
US07929264B2
The present invention describes an electro-static discharge protection device that has a low operation voltage and a reduced size. The electro-static discharge protection device includes a power clamp unit that provides a discharge path between a pair of power lines. The power clamp unit includes a trigger unit generating a trigger voltage corresponding to electrostaticity accumulated in a first power line. The power clamp device is switched by the trigger voltage of the trigger unit to form a discharge path to discharge the electrostaticity in the first power line to a second power line. The power clamp device may include an NMOS transistor connected to a gate and a bulk. The power clamp device may also include a resistor for dropping the trigger voltage to apply it to the bulk.
US07929263B1
The present invention is a latching electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection circuit that enables and latches an ESD clamping circuit upon an ESD event, and disables and un-latches the ESD clamping circuit upon either a drop in the DC supply voltage below a defined threshold or a time-out. The time-out protects against effects of inadvertent latching or any anomaly in which the latching ESD clamping circuit does not un-latch. An ESD event is a voltage spike between the DC supply voltage and ground wherein the ESD clamping circuit applies a low impedance between the DC supply voltage and ground to dissipate the energy contained in the voltage spike, thereby protecting adjacent circuitry.
US07929257B2
A magnetic thin film has a pinned layer whose magnetization direction is fixed with respect to an external magnetic field, a free layer whose magnetization direction is changed according to the external magnetic field, and a spacer layer which is sandwiched between said pinned layer and said free layer. Sense current is configured to flow in a direction that is perpendicular to film surfaces of said pinned layer, said spacer layer, and said free layer. Said spacer layer has a CuZn metal alloy which includes an oxide region, said oxide region consisting of an oxide of any of Al, Si, Cr, Ti, Hf, Zr, Zn, and Mg.
US07929254B2
Embodiments of the present invention help to suppress performance degradation in an actuator of a disk drive device when attaching a damping member to a single surface of an arm. According to one embodiment, in a HDD a damping member is attached to a single surface of an arm. A shape of an inner arm is asymmetric with the center position between disks. Specifically, the thickness from a center position between the disks to the damping material attaching surface is thinner than the thickness from a center position between the disks to an opposite surface of the damping member attaching surface. This suppresses deformation of the vibration mode in the case that the damping member is attached to the single surface of the arm.
US07929251B2
Assembly, apparatus and method for fabricating a structural element of a hard disk drive air bearing
An assembly, apparatus and method for fabricating a structural element of a hard disk drive air bearing. The method and apparatus provide an improved protective layer, an improved structural element consisting of a single layer of structural material, and a method consisting of applying the improved protective layer, applying a uniform layer of structural material, applying a resist layer, etching the structural material layer, and removing the resist layer.
US07929234B1
A disk drive is disclosed comprising a head actuated over a disk, the disk having a plurality of data tracks, wherein a first plurality of data tracks comprises a first plurality of defect scanned data sectors and a second plurality of data tracks comprises a second plurality of unscanned data sectors. The second plurality of data tracks is divided into a plurality of defect zones. A first number of write commands are received from a host to write data to a first defect zone. A first data sector in the first defect zone is defect scanned in response to the first number of write commands to the first defect zone.
US07929232B2
A test burst signal is overwritten from a write end position over a connecting region determined by positional deviation between a read head and a write head and a peripheral speed of a disk. Since, therefore, the overwritten signal portion is overlapped on the test burst signal written at a write start point, it is possible to reduce a width of the connecting region to thereby reduce a test inhibit region.
US07929226B2
A lens module used in a portable electronic device, including a barrel with two ends, and a first lens and a second lens received in the barrel. A third lens is positioned proximal to one end of the barrel, which has a fastening member and an engaging member, wherein the engaging member is accommodated with the fastening member to compactly couple the third lens with the end of the barrel. The third lens is fastened on the one end of the barrel to reduce the overall volume of the lens module.
US07929212B2
There is provided an image sensor having micro lenses of which pitches decrease by different ratios according to left side and right side ratios, which are arranged in different ratios according to upper side and right side ratios, and of which pitches in the edge area are equal to a pixel pitch to arrange the micro lenses in a predetermined interval, thereby capable of preventing ambient sensitivity from deteriorating and suppressing crosstalk.There is also provided an image sensor having micro lenses arranged in different ratios according to left side, right side, upper side and lower side ratios, which has photodiodes arranged in a predetermined interval and micro lenses for overlapping upper portions of the photodiodes to focus light thereon, wherein the micro lenses, in a first area (which is an area from the center area of the photodiodes to before the edge area), are arranged in predetermined shift ratios according to a distance to +X and −X directions or/and +Y and −Y directions and, in a second area (the edge area), are arranged in a shift ratio equal to a shift ratio of the last pixel of the first area.Accordingly, the smaller pixel size become, the less the photodiodes take their area. Besides, the lower the heights of the micro lenses are, the more the angle of light incident on the photodiodes increases. As a result, it is possible to reduce crosstalk and increase an ambient light.
US07929199B2
Disclosed are electrophoretic particles, a method of preparing the same, and an electrophoretic display using the same. The electrophoretic particle includes a coating layer, which includes a co-polymer of styrene and heterocyclic compound, and a pigment surrounded by the coating layer. The method includes polymerizing styrene on a surface of the electrophoretic particle and polymerizing styrene and a heterocyclic compound. The electrophoretic display includes the electrophoretic particles.
US07929196B2
A specular interferometric modulator array is configured to be at least partially selectably reflective. As such, the array forms a mirror surface having the capability of displaying information to the user while simultaneously being used as a specular mirror. The displayed information may be based on information from an external source, may be programmable, and may be based on user input.
US07929195B2
A deformable reflective surface is disclosed that may be used with a retroreflector to provide a modulated retroreflector. The modulated retroreflector may be used in communication systems such as optical laser communication systems wherein an incident beam is reflected back to the source, as modulated by the modulated retroreflector. The deformable reflective surface uniformly reflects or disperses an incident light, depending on a deformation state of the surface. The different states of the deformable reflective surface permits modulation of the reflected beam, based on an input modulation signal that can contain voice or sensor data, for example. A sensor may be used to sense the incident beam and activate the retroreflector. The deformable reflective surface may be arranged to be switched between a diffractive reflective surface and a uniform reflective surface.
US07929193B2
Embodiments of the present invention include a method, apparatus and/or system of producing a color image using four or more primary colors. The apparatus, according to some demonstrative embodiments of the invention, may include an optical arrangement to selectively split polychromatic light into at least four primary-color light beams, and to direct the at least four primary-color light beams towards at least four reflective spatial light modulators, respectively. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
US07929192B2
In a method of fabricating a micromechanical structure, first, a deflectably supported two-dimensional structure is formed in a substrate and, then, is arranged in a package such that an integrated micromanipulator is arranged between the package and the two-dimensional structure so as to effect a deflection of the two-dimensional structure out of a plane of the substrate.
US07929189B2
A geometrical method for working out how to encode a hologram onto a hologram bearing medium is disclosed. The method involves (a) selecting a point on the three dimensional scene to be reconstructed; then (b) defining a virtual observer window through which the reconstructed three dimensional scene will be seen; then (c) tracing a pyramid from the edges of the observer window through the point and onto a region that forms only a portion of a hologram bearing medium; and finally (d) generating, solely in that region of the hologram-bearing medium, holographic information needed to generate a holographic reconstruction of the point.
US07929173B2
If a print job is designated to interrupt print, processing of any print job currently being processed is interrupted, print processing of the instructed print job is immediately performed and resumption of the interrupted print job is automatically performed afterward. Further, if an interrupt print occurs, the sending source of the interrupted print jobs (host computers, etc.) are notified that an interrupt occurred.
US07929164B2
An image forming apparatus judges whether an identical part is included in the key and the printing contents, based on the result of comparing a previously stored key with the printing contents of a received print job. When the apparatus judges that an identical part is included, the apparatus stores the received print job in a private print job queue for private printing. When the apparatus judges that an identical part is not included, the apparatus stores the received print job in an ordinary print job queue for ordinary printing.
US07929161B2
A printing control system includes a plurality of printing units, an image source, and a system processing unit. The image source provides a print job comprising a plurality of images to the system processing unit. The system processing unit receives the plurality of images in the print job from the image source, and calculates an image histogram for each image in the print job. The system processing unit then determines the similarity of the images in the print job by comparing the calculated histograms. The system processing unit then classifies the images into classes based on the comparison, and sends the classes of images to the printing units.
US07929160B2
An exemplary device implementation includes: a manager that is capable of monitoring a process for preparing a page for printing; and a print engine that is capable of printing the page after the process for preparing the page for printing is complete; wherein the device is adapted to temporally overlap the process for preparing the page for printing with preparation of the print engine for printing. An exemplary method implementation includes actions of: beginning processing of a page of a printing job; providing at least one command to a print engine responsive to at least one time remaining estimate for the processing of the page of the printing job prior to completion of the processing of the page of the printing job; and changing a state of the print engine responsive to the providing of the at least one command to the print engine.
US07929157B2
When a document is to be edited and the edited document is to be output to a printing apparatus, a printing apparatus to be used is designated. Either of the first mode in which all predetermined setting items stored in a storage medium in advance are selected, and the second mode in which, of the predetermined setting items, setting items controllable by the designated printing apparatus are selected is set. Setting items to be selected are determined based on the designated printing apparatus and/or set mode. The document is so controlled as to enable editing it on the basis of contents set in the selected setting items.
US07929144B1
A free-space optical path of an optical interferometer is disposed in an environment of interest. A light beam is guided to the optical interferometer using a single-mode optical fiber. The light beam traverses the interferometer's optical path. The light beam guided to the optical path is combined with the light beam at the end of the optical path to define an output light. A temporal history of the output light is recorded.
US07929142B2
Photodiode-based bi-directional reflectance distribution function (BRDF) measurement is described. Multiple photodiodes are distributed approximately symmetrically at a fixed distance from a surface to be measured. One or more of the photodiodes are directed to emit light, while readings are gathered from the other photodiodes that are not emitting light. The readings are processed based on previously measured calibration data to generate BRDF values.
US07929137B2
Various optical apparatus, in particular embodiments, may provide a source of parallel light (7, 75). The parallel light (7, 75) may be generally achieved by directing an incident beam at the apex of a prism (1, 22, 24, 26, 28). The prism may have varying configurations. One configuration has a forward conical face (24). Another configuration has a pyramidal forward end (22). Other configurations are also disclosed. Various optical methods and methods for flow cytometry are also disclosed.
US07929133B2
A sensing device for surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) includes a substrate, a plurality of nano structures over the substrate, wherein at least one of the nano structures comprises an active SERS nano surface and an adsorption layer on the active SERS nano surface.
US07929125B2
Embodiments of a gimbaled system with an optical coudé path and method for transferring data are generally described herein. In some embodiments, the gimbaled system includes optical coudé path to provide a data communication path with a gimbaled payload, an on-gimbal communication laser to transmit modulated camera data via the coudé path, and an off-gimbal communication detector to detect the camera data received via the coudé path. In some embodiments, the optical coudé path may include at least two mirrors to provide a bi-directional communication path through an azimuth axis and an elevation axis of the gimbaled payload.
US07929122B2
A method for the determination of the red blood cell indices including the volume, and hemoglobin content and concentration for individual red blood cells, as well as red blood cell population statistics, including total number of red blood cells present in the sample, and mean values for each of the aforementioned indices within a substantially undiluted blood sample is provided.
US07929118B2
Method for geodetic monitoring of rails provided for conveying devices in that stationed at least in the area of one rail end is a tachymeter with spatial reference, placed on the rail to be checked is a rail measuring vehicle that travels the rail alone for measuring the rail when the rail is not loaded, and that for measuring the rail when loaded is driven at the same speed as the conveying device, the measuring points during the measurement being recorded continuously when the rail is loaded and/or unloaded.
US07929115B2
Projection objective, projection exposure apparatuses and related systems and components are disclosed.
US07929111B2
A lithographic projection apparatus that is arranged to project a pattern from a patterning device onto a substrate using a projection system has a liquid supply system arranged to supply a liquid to a space between the projection system and the substrate. The apparatus also includes a liquid collecting system that includes a liquid collection member having a mesh member through which a liquid is collected from a surface of an object opposite to the liquid collection member.
US07929108B2
An optical switching device includes an array of liquid crystal macropixels, wherein each macropixel includes at least two liquid crystal subpixels. The subpixels may be controlled together to act as a single polarizing pixel, or independently to act as multiple polarizing pixels. When the switching device processes a WDM having a wide channel spacing, the subpixels are controlled together, and when the switching device processes a WDM having a narrow channel spacing, each subpixel is controlled independently.
US07929096B2
A liquid crystal display includes a first insulating substrate, pixel electrodes disposed on the first insulating substrate and divided into a plurality of domains, each domain including micro-concave stripes and micro-convex stripes arranged in a specific direction, a second insulating substrate facing the first insulating substrate, a common electrode, which is not patterned, disposed on the second insulating substrate, and a liquid crystal layer interposed between the first and second insulating substrates and including liquid crystal molecules. The liquid crystal molecules are aligned perpendicular to the first and second insulating substrates when an electric field is not applied to the liquid crystal layer, and the liquid crystal molecules are inclined in an extension direction of the micro-concave stripes and the micro-convex stripes when an electric field is applied to the liquid crystal layer.
US07929089B2
Disclosed is an optical compensation film comprising first and second optically-anisotropic layers, wherein retardation in plane at a wavelength of 550 nm, Re(550), of the first optically-anisotropic layer is from 20 to 40 nm, the first optically-anisotropic layer does not have any direction in which its retardation at a wavelength of 550 nm is 0 nm, the direction in which the absolute value of retardation of the first optically-anisotropic layer is the smallest is neither in the normal line direction of the layer nor in the in-plane direction thereof, and Re(550) of the second optically-anisotropic layer is from 20 to 150 nm and retardation along thickness direction at a wavelength of 550 nm, Rth(550), thereof is from 40 to 110 nm.
US07929085B2
Provided is a liquid crystal display device. The liquid crystal display device includes: a first substrate and a second substrate each having a display area and a non-display area defined; a liquid crystal layer between the first and second substrates; a light sensor on the first substrate in the non-display area that senses the intensity of external light; a passivation layer on an entire upper surface of the first substrate including the light sensor; and a dummy electrode on the passivation layer at a location corresponding to the light sensor.
US07929082B2
Disclosed is a transmissive and reflective type LCD. In the LCD, a second substrate faces a first substrate. A liquid crystal layer is formed between the first substrate and the second substrate. A first polarizing plate is formed on an outer surface of the first substrate. A second polarizing plate is formed on an outer surface of the second substrate. A backlight is arranged for irradiating incident light onto the polarizing plate. A transparent transflective film is arranged between the first polarizing plate and the backlight for partially reflecting and partially transmitting the incident light. The transparent transflective film includes at least a first layer and a second layer, the first and second layers having different refractivity indexes from each other and are alternatively stacked. By a restoring process occurring between the transflective film and the backlight, a predetermined amount of the incident light is transmitted through the transflective film repeatedly, so that transmissivity and light efficiency are enhanced.
US07929075B2
A liquid crystal display module and an assembling method thereof are disclosed. The liquid crystal display module includes a panel guide for supporting a liquid crystal panel, the panel guide including a first fastening portion, support side members for holding opposite sides of a lamp irradiating light to the liquid crystal panel, respectively, each of the support side members including a second fastening portion having a foreign substance shield, and a bottom case including a third fastening portion having a case hole formed through a side surface of the bottom case, to receive the foreign substance shield.
US07929071B2
A disclosed electric field generating device includes an electric field generating unit including a substrate, line electrodes, and an electric field generating resistor and configured to generate an electric field. In the disclosed electric field generating device, the line electrodes are formed on at least one side of the substrate in parallel with each other so as to divide the side of the substrate into multiple sections; the electric field generating resistor is shaped like a strip and positioned so as to touch a part of each of the line electrodes; and some of the line electrodes have connectors for electric connection.
US07929070B2
A fabricating method of a pixel structure is provided, which uses the original processes of fabricating a thin film transistor to simultaneously fabricate a reflective layer with an uneven surface. In the fabrication process of the thin film transistor, a plurality of bumps are formed under the reflective layer which is to be formed later on. The bumps and a gate of the TFT are formed simultaneously or the bumps and a semiconductor layer of the TFT are formed simultaneously. In addition, by stacking layers on the bumps, the reflective layer formed on the bumps can have good uneven shapes on the surface thereon. Therefore, the fabricating method of a pixel structure has simple processes and low manufacturing costs, and can be used for fabricating a transflective pixel structure or a reflective pixel structure.
US07929066B2
The invention relates to stereoscopic video equipment and can be used to design stereoscopic TV sets and monitors with a possibility to observe stereo images both glasses-free and with use of passive glasses while keeping a possibility to observe monoscopic images. These possibilities are provided in the method and in the device by means of a light flux elliptical polarization modulator with polarization modulation parameters determined by inverse trigonometric functions such as arctg, arcctg, arccos and arcsin (or their combinations) from algebraic relations between squared amplitudes of image temporal scanning signals, that permits with help of spatially-periodic polarization selector to obtain the images of the left and the right views in the left and right observation areas.
US07929063B2
An electronic apparatus including: a video receiving module configured to receive video information containing audio information; a storage module configured to store setting information for each type of the audio information; an identification module configured to identify a type of a selected audio information selected from among the audio information contained in the video information received by the video receiving module; and a control module configured to read out the setting information corresponding to the type of the selected audio information identified by the identification module and to control an output level of the selected audio information based on the setting information.
US07929059B2
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer program products, for changing digital broadcast channels. In one implementation, upon receiving a request for switching to a new channel in a digital broadcast receiving device, the device switches from a power saving mode, in which the device processes time-slices only for the currently selected broadcast channel, to a channel changing mode, in which broadcast data is buffered for more than one broadcast channels in anticipation of channel surfing. In another implementation, the user's perception of the channel change delay is mitigated by displaying channel information about the newly selected channel.
US07929058B2
A digital video processing apparatus and a control method thereof are provided, and include a signal receiving part for receiving a digital video signal, a decoder for separating a luminance signal from the digital video signal, and a filtering part for filtering the luminance signal separated in the decoder to substantially remove an interference signal contained in the luminance signal. Thus, the digital video processing apparatus can filter out interference signals contained in a luminance signal of a digital video signal.
US07929050B2
A document camera includes a base, a first arm, a second arm, and a camera head assembly. The base includes control electronics. The first arm is connected at a first end to a side of the base utilizing a first hinge. The second arm is connected at a first end to a second end of the first arm utilizing the second hinge. The camera head assembly is connected at a first end to a second end of the second arm utilizing the third hinge. The camera head assembly includes a lens adjuster and an imaging sensor and movement of the lens adjuster changes an orientation of the imaging sensor. The first side of the first arm is connected to a first side of the base and a second side of the first arm is connected to the second hinge.
US07929049B2
In the imaging apparatus of the invention, a camera assembly 200 including a camera 202 is mounted on and supported by a base 110 in a pivotally rotatable manner in a vertical direction to allow tilting motions of the camera 202. First through fourth rollers 141 through 144 provided in an assembly fixation structure 114 of the base 110 support the camera assembly 200 to allow pivotal rotation of the camera assembly 200. The driving force of a tilting motor 160 built in a pedestal plate unit 130 of the assembly fixation structure 114 is transmitted to frame side faces of the camera assembly 200 via a tilting worm gear shaft 170 and a tilting rotation gear 172 to allow the tilting motions of the camera frame 200. This arrangement of the invention enables further downsizing of the whole imaging apparatus applied to, for example, a security camera.
US07929037B2
An digital camera includes a storage medium for connecting a storage medium having image information stored thereon and a display unit that displays the image information stored on the storage medium. The digital camera displays characteristic images symbolizing one or more pieces of the image information stored on the storage medium on the display unit. The characteristic images include key images, images extracted by retrieval, or images obtained by analyzing plural pieces of image information.
US07929031B2
An image processing apparatus includes a feedback unit configured to perform first nonlinear conversion of a signal obtained by subtracting a value of a subtraction image signal from that of a current-frame image signal, and to obtain the next subtraction signal by subtracting a signal obtained by performing the first nonlinearly conversion from the current-frame image signal, and a noise reduction unit configured to perform second nonlinear conversion of a signal obtained by subtracting a value of the subtraction image signal from that of the current-frame image signal, and to obtain an output image signal by subtracting a signal obtained by performing the second nonlinear from the current-frame image signal.
US07929024B2
There is provided a program creation apparatus capable of displaying a camera image showing a measurement result in accordance with a position of an object to be tested, the apparatus including: a flow chart generating section for arranging processing units on an execution flow, to generate a flowchart; a program generating section for generating a control program for an image processing controller based upon the flowchart; and a display pattern generating section for associating screen components with processing units inside the flowchart and also arranging the screen components on an editor screen, to generate a display pattern in order to display a result of image processing.
US07929016B2
A monitoring system is provided that thoroughly covers an area subject to monitoring, through shooting areas of plural camera terminals, while shooting with resolution according to distribution of importance for monitoring. The monitoring system includes camera terminals, each including a camera having a shooting area adjustment function, a camera controlling unit controlling an adjustment of the shooting area of the camera, a communication IF communicating with an other camera terminal, and a processing unit adjusting a resolution of the shooting area of the camera terminal by controlling the camera via the camera controlling unit to reduce a difference between a weighted resolution of the shooting area of the camera terminal and a weighted resolution of shooting area of the other camera terminal based on information regarding the shooting area of the other camera terminal obtained through the communication IF.
US07929008B2
A line head includes: a first lens formed from a resin and on a glass substrate; and a light emitting element substrate that has light emitting elements arranged in a first direction, wherein a cross section of the first lens taken in the first direction and including an optical axis of the first lens has a configuration wherein a curvature of the first lens at the optical axis has a larger absolute value than a curvature of an outer peripheral portion of the first lens.
US07929004B2
A thermal print head positioning device is disposed in a printing device having a CPU and comprises a thermal print head, a transmission set is made up by a transmission component and a shaft, a cam, an actuator comprising a rotating shaft, a checking plate comprising a plurality of indentations with different sizes, a sensing component, and a supporting frame. The cam and the checking plate are disposed on the shaft. The actuator is electrically connected to the CPU and utilized for actuating the transmission set. The sensing component is disposed on the checking plate and electrically connected to the CPU, and utilized for sensing the sizes of the indentations to make the CPU determine to accelerate or decelerate the actuator. The supporting frame is connected to the cam and the thermal print head, driven by rotation of the cam to make the thermal print head rise or descend.
US07929003B2
A thermal printer unit according to the invention includes a thermal head, a platen roller which is disposed while facing the thermal head, a support member which fixes the thermal head while thermal transfer ribbon and receptor paper are pressurized and nipped between the thermal head and the platen roller, a conveyance mechanism which conveys the thermal transfer ribbon and the receptor paper using the thermal head and the platen roller, an engaging groove which prevents the thermal head from moving in a paper conveyance direction by the support member, and a retaining portion which prevents the thermal head from moving in a rotating direction, the movement of the thermal head in the rotating direction being generated according to rotation of the platen roller.
US07929001B2
A display device, includes: a display panel comprising a plurality of pixels; a signal controller which receives an n+k bit first image signal to divide one frame into 2k number of sub frames and generates a non-image signal according to an upper k most significant bits of the binary code and a second image signal with a lower n bit, of the first image signal in one frame with a predetermined rate; and a data driver which supplies a data voltage selected on the basis of the non-image signal and the second image signal, to the pixels.
US07929000B2
In one embodiment of the present invention, a frame interpolation process circuit performs an interpolation process on a video signal in units of frames. A time-division gradation process circuit performs gradation level conversion for distributing brightness for one frame cycle to two sub-frame cycles, i.e., first and second sub-frame cycles. A gradation level change detection circuit detects whether a gradation level of each pixel has changed between consecutive sub-frames. For any pixel having its gradation level changed, an overshoot process circuit outputs, instead of an output signal of the time-division gradation process circuit, a video signal obtained by subjecting an output signal of the frame interpolation process circuit to gradation level conversion for emphasizing a temporal change of the signal. A predetermined-times higher speed process circuit may be added to this circuit configuration, or may be substituted for the frame interpolation process circuit. This makes it possible to improve moving image display performance, while making up for a lack of response speed of display elements.
US07928999B2
In display systems employing spatial light modulators, the OFF-state light from OFF-state pixels of the spatial light modulator can be captured and directed back to the pixels of the spatial light modulator so as to recycle the OFF-state light in the display system. Bitplanes derived from the desired image to be produced are calibrated to include the recycled off-state light to properly produce the desired image using the display system.
US07928991B2
A facility for adapting a subject color to be compatible with a basis color is described. The facility accesses a color transformation specification that specifies how the subject color is to be adapted to be compatible with the basis color. The facility then applies the accessed color transformation specification to the subject color to adapt the subject color to be compatible with the basis color.
US07928989B1
One embodiment of the invention is a method for storing transformed vertex attributes that includes the steps of allocating memory space for a transform feedback buffer, selecting one or more transformed vertex attributes to store in the transform feedback buffer independently of any shader programs executing on any processing units in the graphics rendering pipeline, configuring the transform feedback buffer to store the one or more transformed vertex attributes, and initiating a processing mode wherein vertex data is processed in the graphics rendering pipeline to produce the transformed vertices, the attributes of which are then written to the transform feedback buffer. One advantage is that the transform feedback buffer can be used to store and access transformed vertices, without having to convert the vertex data to a pixel format, store the pixels in a frame buffer, and then convert the pixels back to a vertex format.
US07928985B2
In computer enabled key frame animation, a method and associated system for rigging a character so as to provide a large range of motion with great fluidity of motion. The rigging uses a character body that moves along a path or freely as needed. The nodes in the body and path are not physically connected but are linked for performing a particular task. This task driven behavior of the nodes which may allow them to re-organize themselves in different re-configurations in order to perform a common duty, implies a variable geometry to the entire dynamic structure. To some regard the nodes can be said to be intelligent.
US07928983B2
Complex labyrinth curves are interactively generated by an iterative process that spatially modulates curve evolution by an image or other function defined on the evolution space. After curves and evolution parameters are initialized [100], the iterative process allows the curve and evolution parameters to be interactively modified by a user [102], resamples the curves [104], and spatially modulates the curves according to the evolution parameters [106]. The evolved labyrinth curves are may be processed [110] for use in various applications including animation, maze creation, intricate artistic patterns, and graphical user interfaces that map linearly ordered data to the evolved curve and allow the data to be navigated using the rendered curve. The evolved curves can also be triangulated and projected to a plane to create patterns for manufacturing developable surfaces.
US07928982B1
Based on a selected stock market index, a visible representation of a plurality of stock market indices is displayed using a display device. The stock market indices comprise the selected stock market index and a plurality of other stock market indices related to the selected stock market index by a non-unary tree. The visible representation comprises a region to represent the selected stock market index. The visible representation further comprises a plurality of regions to represent the plurality of other stock market indices. The plurality of regions are approximately shaped as a plurality of annulus sectors each having a respective area based on a respective market capitalization associated with its represented one of the plurality of other stock market indices. The visible representation represents pairs of stock market indices that are adjacent in the non-unary tree by radially-adjacent pairs of their representing regions.
US07928979B2
Methods and computer-storage media are provided for rendering three-dimensional (3D) graphics by tessellating objects using novel structures and algorithms. Rendering utilizing “patches,” configurable functions that include a specified number of control points, allows for computation on a per-patch or per-control-point basis, in addition to traditional per-vertex, per-primitive, and per-pixel methods. This produces a number of advantages over previous tessellation methods, including the reuse of computations across existing vertices and the ability to process at a lower frequency. The operations to compute points are simplified in order to optimize system resources used in the process. Transitions from un-tessellated to tessellated objects are smoother utilizing the present invention, while developers have more flexibility in the level of detail present at different edges of the same patch. Detail within a displacement map also can be increased without negative effects associated with previous systems and methods.
US07928977B2
A three-dimensional computer graphics model which represents a measurable range of a position and orientation sensor is prepared in advance. A composite image is generated by superimposing an image of a virtual object which represents the measurable range of the position and orientation sensor on an actually-sensed image in real space where the position and orientation sensor is placed. The composite image, when displayed, makes it possible to visually recognize the measurable range of the position and orientation sensor.
US07928967B2
A force sensor particularly suited for use in an electronic stylus that senses an applied force on its nib for recording pen strokes and handwriting recognition. The sensor has a load bearing member for receiving an input force to be sensed and associated circuitry for converting the input force into an output signal indicative of the input force. A coupling at least partially transmits the applied force to be the input force acting on the load bearing member. The force transfer coupling transferring the forces so that the applied force and the input force are not co-linear.
US07928959B1
The implementation of a unique system for creating multiple independent computer inputs is described. The system utilizes interactive mouse hooks, raw input information, and subroutines for generating tagged windows mouse messages. Such tagged windows mouse messages are coupled with a cursor rendering application to generate second, third, or more independent cursors or control points. In addition, the system generates mouse input stream and discerns it from the hardware-generated input stream. The system-generated mouse input stream is further utilized in graphical user interface.
US07928958B2
Upon receipt of an IR code from a remote controller, a peripheral device control apparatus generates, on the basis of peripheral device control information acquired from a server, a code for causing a peripheral device, which is an object of remote control by the control apparatus, to perform an operation as instructed by the received IR code, and then the control apparatus outputs the generated code as an IR code via an infrared ray generation section. In this way, the peripheral device control apparatus can readily control any one of a plurality of types of peripheral devices, in response to a user just giving an operation signal to a single input section.
US07928951B2
An electro-optical device includes: a common line driving circuit; a data line driving circuit; a scanning line driving circuit; and an equalizing circuit which connects/disconnects a plurality of data lines to/from a plurality of common lines and equalizes the data lines with the common lines. The common line driving circuit supplies to the common lines a driving signal having a first or second potential. The data line driving circuit supplies image signals to the data lines at a potential higher than the first potential when the potential of a common electrode is the first potential, and supplies the image signals to the data lines at a potential lower than the second potential when the potential of the common electrode is the second potential. The scanning line driving circuit supplies, to a plurality of scanning lines, control signals for turning on or off a plurality of switching elements.
US07928949B2
A source driver of a display panel includes a channel state signal generator, first switches, and second switches. The channel state signal generator generates first and second channel state signals that are each activated for a respective time period depending on adjustable state length data. The first switches are opened for uncoupling channel output signals from source lines of the display panel when the first channel state signal is activated. The second switches are closed for coupling together the source lines of the display panel for charge sharing when the second channel state signal is activated.
US07928940B2
Embodiments of exemplary MEMS interferometric modulators are arranged at intersections of rows and columns of electrodes. In certain embodiments, the column electrode has a lower electrical resistance than the row electrode. A driving circuit applies a potential difference of a first polarity across electrodes during a first phase and then quickly transition to applying a bias voltage having a polarity opposite to the first polarity during a second phase. In certain embodiments, an absolute value of the difference between the voltages applied to the row electrode is less than an absolute value of the difference between the voltages applied to the column electrode during the first and second phases.
US07928939B2
A display system is provided including forming a display array, connecting a control block to the display array, configuring a communication protocol between the display array and the control block, and operating the display array with the communication protocol.
US07928938B2
A semiconductor device of the invention includes a data line, a power source line, a first scan line, a second scan line, a first transistor, a second transistor, a memory circuit, a third transistor, and a light-emitting element. A gate of the first transistor is connected to the data line, and a first terminal thereof is connected to the power source line; a gate of the second transistor is connected to the first scan line, and a first terminal thereof is connected to a second terminal of the first transistor; the memory circuit is connected to a second terminal of the second transistor and the second scan line; a first terminal of the third transistor is connected to the light-emitting element; and the memory circuit holds a first potential inputted from the power source line or a second potential inputted from the second scan line, and applies the potential to a gate of the third transistor to control emission/non-emission of the light-emitting element.
US07928934B2
A unit pixel of a display includes a driver circuit, a memory circuit and a current controller. The driver circuit is configured to drive a light emitting device. The memory circuit is coupled to the driver circuit, and is configured to store image data for the unit pixel. The current controller circuit is coupled to the driver circuit, and configured to control a current flowing through at least a portion of the driver circuit such that the driver circuit drives the light emitting device with a constant or substantially constant current.
US07928932B2
A display element drive circuit includes a first circuit which holds as a voltage component electric charges based on a gradation signal corresponding to display data, a second circuit which supplies the gradation signal to the electric charge holding circuit at a timing of application of a selection signal, current control type display elements, and a third circuit which generates a driving current based on the voltage component held in the first circuit and supplies the generated driving current to the display element. One of the second and third circuits includes at least one field effect transistor. The field effect transistor includes gate, source and drain electrodes, and a source-side parasitic capacitance formed between the gate and source electrodes and a drain-side parasitic capacitance formed between the gate and drain electrodes of the field effect transistor have different capacitance values.
US07928929B2
A pixel is divided into m (m is an integer of m≧2) sub-pixels, and an area ratio of an s-th (s is an integer of 1 to m) sub-pixel is to be 2s−1. Also, k (k is an integer of k≧2) sub-frame groups including a plurality of sub-frames are provided in one frame, along with dividing one frame into n (n is an integer of n≧2) sub-frames, so that a ratio of a lighting period length of a t-th (t is an integer of 1 to n) sub-frame is 2(t−1)m. Further, each of the n sub-frames is divided into k sub-frames each having a lighting period length that is about 1/k of each of the n sub-frames, and one of these is provided in each of the k sub-frame groups.
US07928920B2
A film antenna comprises a base film formed of an insulating material; and first and second antenna elements of film-like electric conductors formed on the base film, wherein each of the first and second antenna elements is a planar shape in which two end faces from a feed point to a tip have two different lengths or a planar shape in which an end face and a diagonal line from a feed point to a tip have two different lengths, a core wire of a coaxial cable is connected to the first antenna element at the feed point, an external conductor of the coaxial cable is connected to the second antenna element at the feed point, and the first and second antenna elements have an area as a capacitor for performing impedance matching.
US07928917B1
An electrical device configured to install within a wall mounted electrical box includes an antenna bezel frame, an antenna element, and a radio frequency circuitry component. At least a portion of the antenna bezel frame is configured to protrude through an opening in a faceplate. The antenna element is mounted to the antenna bezel frame such that the antenna element is located a distance forward of a plane that contains a front surface of the faceplate when the field configurable electrical device is installed. The radio frequency circuitry component is in electrical communication with the antenna element and is configured to receive a control signal from the antenna element.
US07928909B2
A concurrent mode antenna system includes an antenna which generates a plurality of operating frequencies that are available at a same time, the antenna comprising a plurality of feed points; and a signal processing circuit which is connected to the feed points and processes radio signals transmitted and received by the antenna. Accordingly, the antenna system can not only provide various wireless services corresponding to the respective operating frequency bands on the single antenna but also miniaturize the antenna system. Furthermore, the antenna system can achieve the insertion loss prevention, the simplified structure, and the lower cost.
US07928907B2
A system and method automatically maps computer center rooms and locates data center components within computer centers. Radio triangulation is used to determine the locations and, optionally, orientation, of machines within a computer center.
US07928896B2
A method and apparatus for target focusing and ghost image removal in synthetic aperture radar (SAR) is disclosed. Conventional SAR is not designed for imaging targets in a rich scattering environment. In this case, ghost images due to secondary reflections appear in the SAR images. We demonstrate, how, from a rough estimate of the target location obtained from a conventional SAR image and using time reversal, time reversal techniques can be applied to SAR to focus on the target with improved resolution, and reduce or remove ghost images.
US07928892B2
A system or method of creating a map of voids in the ground based on a scattered electromagnetic signal includes traversing a receiver/probe in a near field above a target area; generating a signal from a signal transmitter, the signal having a predetermined wavelength λ; receiving a scattered signal with the receiver/probe, the scattered signal including indications of subsurface variations via reflection of the generated signal; and detecting evanescent components of the scattered signal to provide a predetermined resolution. The method includes the use of an electrically small antenna for resolution of subwavelength features. The metamaterial-based antenna is on the order of meters and has an efficient transmit/receive capability. The ESA is 1/10 of the length of the equivalent dipole length, and may be scaled down to 1/10,000. Such an antenna may include phase sensitive current injection in the metamaterial resonant structures for loss-compensation.
US07928888B1
A pipeline time-to-digital converter (TDC) is provided. The pipeline TDC includes a plurality of TDC cells. Each of the TDC cells includes a delay unit, an output unit and a determination unit. The delay unit receives a first clock signal and a first reference signal output from a previous stage TDC cell. The delay unit generates sampling phases in a period between a trigger edge of the first reference signal and a trigger edge of the first clock signal, and samples the first clock signal to obtain sampling values in accordance with the sampling phases. The output unit calculates the sampling values for outputting a conversion value. The determination unit uses and analyses the sampling values and the sampling phases for outputting time residue to a next stage TDC cell.
US07928887B2
An disclosed analog/digital conversion apparatus for converting an analog signal into digital data by cycling the analog signal through a fully differential amplifier circuit includes a polarity switching unit configured to switch connection polarities of the fully differential amplifier circuit; and a control unit configured to control the polarity switching unit in such a manner that the connection polarities of the fully differential amplifier circuit are switched between a first signal cycle and second and subsequent signal cycles.
US07928883B2
Multiple digital signals from a single integrated circuit (IC) may be provided. The IC may receive an analog signal comprising a plurality of channels, convert the analog signal to a digital signal, and provide the digital signal to a plurality of digital channel tuners. The tuners may each select one of the plurality of channels and provide the selected channels as a plurality of digital output signals. A signal conditioner may be used to prepare the analog signal for digitization.
US07928872B2
An analog-to-digital converter includes a first preamplifier receiving a first reference voltage and an input signal, a second preamplifier receiving a second reference voltage and the input signal, a first preamplifier calibrator placed for the first preamplifier and adjusting an input offset of the first preamplifier, a second preamplifier calibrator placed for the second preamplifier and adjusting an input offset of the second preamplifier, an interpolator placed between output terminals of the first and second preamplifiers and generating an interpolation signal having a voltage value between a first output signal from the first preamplifier and a second output signal from the second preamplifier, comparators receiving the first output signal, the second output signal or the interpolation signal and outputting a digital value based on the received signal, and comparator calibrators placed for at least comparators receiving the interpolation signal among the comparators and adjusting input offsets of the corresponding comparators.
US07928863B2
One embodiment of the present invention includes an aircraft instrumentation system for a cockpit instrument panel having a first device associated with a first pilot of an aircraft and positioned on the instrument panel substantially in front of the first pilot. The first device may include a first display and a first controller, which may have a set of controls for controlling the first display and aircraft systems. The instrumentation system may also include a second device associated with a second pilot of the aircraft and positioned on the instrument panel substantially in front of the second pilot. The second device may include a second display and a second controller, which may have a set of controls for controlling the second display and the aircraft systems. The instrumentation may be configured such that at least one of the first display and the second display presents attitude, altitude and airspeed at all times.
US07928862B1
A head-up display (HUD) is disclosed. The HUD is on board a rotary wing aircraft. The HUD comprises a projector. The HUD also comprises a combiner. The combiner enables viewing of the world outside of the combiner and allows viewing of information provided from the projector. Further, the HUD comprises a computer coupled to the projector in providing hover and touchdown symbols conformally mapped onto the combiner. A conformal mapping of hover and touchdown symbols is also provided on the combiner.
US07928858B2
A data storage and retrieval system that comprises a data storage device is disclosed. The data storage and retrieval system further comprises a first LED, a second LED, a third LED, and a fourth LED, interconnected with the data storage device. The data storage device causes the first LED and the second LED to emit first light comprising a first color if the data storage device detects an internal failure. Alternatively, the storage device causes the third LED and the fourth LED to emit second light comprising a second color if the data storage device remains operative.
US07928855B2
A diagnostic device for a washing appliance, and associated apparatus and method are provided. A control unit is in communication with at least one operational component of the washing appliance and with at least one control switch device. The control unit is responsive to the at least one control switch device to control the at least one operational component. The control unit is further configured to monitor the at least one operational component so as to identify a failure thereof, and to provide an indicia of the failure. A panel member is associated with the control unit, and includes an indicia of the at least one operational component. The at least one operational component indicia is configured to cooperate with the corresponding failure indicia so as to provide a perceptible identification of the at least one operational component experiencing the failure.
US07928849B1
The present invention provides for an electronic tag housing used to support electronic tags to an article with a shrink wrap tube. The present invention provides an electronic tag assembly, including a housing, having a base and a cover attachable to the base. The housing includes a cavity for supporting an electronic tag. A heat shrinkable tube is supported by the housing between the cover and attachable base.
US07928844B2
A technique is provided for tracking and/or monitoring an inventory within one or more assets. The technique includes activating a plurality of antennas on each of the one or more assets in turn for a specified period of time, and receiving a response from an RFID tag attached to the inventory through the plurality of antennas located on an asset having the inventory along with a positional information of the asset having the inventory.
US07928842B2
An energy conserving remote viewing system comprising an instantaneous analog video transmission camera, an analog video receiver that receives and transmits a video image to a video monitor and a remote transmitter that activates the analog video transmission camera. The remote camera device is normally in a low power, sleep mode that has a minimal power drain. The system includes a battery powered camera requiring a first voltage to operate and an RF transmitter to send an activation signal to the camera. The activation signal has a duration. A camera power circuit includes a normally sleeping signal receiving circuit and a first timer. The first timer periodically activates the signal receiving circuit to check for the presence of the activation signal and turns off the signal receiving circuit if the activation signal is not present and turns on the camera if the activation signal is present, and wherein the time the signal receiving circuit sleeps is less than the activation signal duration.
US07928838B2
Wheel Electronics and Tire Control System for Measuring a Measurand is provided. The wheel electronics may include a receiving device for picking up and digitizing an amplitude-modulated request signal, which has a carrier frequency for encoding a request, having a first evaluation device, which checks the request signal for the presence of a request contained therein, and having a digital counter for generating an envelope of the request signal, which has a counter input for coupling the request signal, which is clocked at a clock signal frequency different from the carrier frequency and is determined from the clock signal frequency and the request signal of its envelope. Furthermore, the invention relates to a tire control system for measuring a measurand with this type of wheel electronics.
US07928837B2
The present invention is directed toward a data acquisition and display system for vehicles that includes a GPS receiver and connects to the vehicle's on-board computer(s) via a data link connector. The system includes a display module suitable for permanent or temporary attachment within the interior of a vehicle. The display module includes a display computer including a suitable processor, operating system, software and tangible data storage media to allow multiple user configurable functions for display on a full color monitor that also functions as a touch screen for inputting commands to the computer. The display module collects information from the GPS receiver via direct electrical communication and/or vehicle via multiple busses and senders through the data link connector and displays the information on the screen of the display module in a user configured graphics format. The direct connection between the display module and the data link facilitates bi-directional communication with the vehicle's on-board computer(s) for diagnostics as well as reprogramming of the on-board computer(s) which may be accomplished in real-time.
US07928835B1
The present disclosure generally pertains to systems and methods for drug compliance monitoring. A drug compliance monitoring system in accordance with one exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure comprises a portable drug containment unit, which has a drug container, such as a pill bottle, for holding prescription or non-prescription drugs. The drug containment unit also comprises at least one sensor and control logic. The sensor is configured to automatically sense a parameter indicating when a drug, such as one or more pills or an amount of liquid, has been or is about to be removed from the drug container. The system, based on the sensor, automatically estimates and tracks drug consumption and provides a patient with reminders when a dosage is currently due. If the patient deviates from an expected drug regime, the system automatically senses this event and provides a notification to the patient or caregiver. In addition, the system stores a usage history indicating the approximate time and amount of each sensed dosage.
US07928831B1
In railroad uses or the like, a transponder having a single key for transactions is accessible through a reader/programmer to multiple users or owners. The reader/programmer receives a transaction request and determines whether the user or owner is authorized for that transaction. If so, the reader/programmer generates the key on the fly and performs the transaction.
US07928815B2
An amplifier according to the present invention includes an amplifying transistor, and an impedance converter circuit coupled to an output unit of the amplifying transistor and including a plurality of impedance converting transistors different in input impedance, which are series-connected.
US07928809B2
A semiconductor integrated circuit device includes a plurality of first gates each of which has a first protrusion section protruding from a first active region; a plurality of second gates each of which has a second protrusion section protruding from a second active region adjacent to the first active region in a direction opposite to a protruding direction of the first protrusion section; a second common interconnect which is formed on the first protrusion section of the plurality of first gates and on all drains of the second active region and connects the plurality of first gates and all drains of the second active region; and a third common interconnect which is formed on the second protrusion section of the plurality of second gates and on all drains of the first active region and connects the plurality of second gates and all drains of the first active region.
US07928804B2
A power amplifier includes: a semiconductor substrate; a preceding-stage amplifying device on the semiconductor substrate, amplifying an input signal; a following-stage amplifying device on the semiconductor substrate, amplifying an output signal of the preceding-stage amplifying device; and an inter-stage matching circuit connecting the preceding-stage amplifying device to the following-stage amplifying device. The preceding-stage amplifying device has a first field effect transistor; the following-stage amplifying device has a heterojunction bipolar transistor; and the inter-stage matching circuit has a capacitance galvanically separating the output terminal of the preceding-stage amplifying device from the input terminal of the following-stage amplifying device.
US07928801B1
Systems and methods for achieving linear amplification with high efficiency are provided. An input signal is amplified using a plurality of amplifiers by dividing the input signal into a plurality of inputs signals, amplifying the plurality of input signals with the plurality of amplifiers and combining the amplified output signals of the plurality of amplifiers into a single amplified output signal. Coefficients are applied to the input signals and the amplified output signals of the amplifiers so that non-linear products due to the amplifiers are suppressed when the amplified output signals of the amplifiers are combined into the single amplified output signal. The suppression of the non-linear products allows an amplification system to achieve linear amplification using high efficiency non-linear amplifiers. The systems and methods can also be applied to other non-linear devices, for example, mixers and modulators, to suppress non-linear products in these devices.
US07928795B2
Provided is a semiconductor device for performing charge pumping. The semiconductor device may include a first pumping unit, a second pumping unit, and a controller. The first pumping unit may be configured to output a boosted voltage via an output node by using a first input signal and the initial voltage, where the boosted voltage is greater than an initial voltage. The second pumping unit may be configured to output the boosted voltage via the output node by using a second input signal and the initial voltage. The controller may be configured to control the first and second pumping units. Each of the first and second pumping units may include an initialization unit, a boosting unit, and a transmission unit. The initialization unit may be configured to control a voltage of a boosting node to be equal to the initial voltage during an initialization operation. The boosting unit may be configured to boost the voltage of the boosting node based on the first and second input signals. Also, the transmission unit may be configured to control output of the boosted voltage.
US07928794B2
A dynamically self-bootstrapping circuit for a switch features a resistor in series with the control node of the switch. A bypass switch connects a control node to ground. When the switch is in an off-state, the bypass switch is enabled.
US07928788B2
A double-balanced sinusoidal mixing phase interpolator circuit comprises: a double-balanced gain stage having a first input for receiving a first phasor clock, a second input for receiving a second phasor clock, and a phase interpolator (PI) output, wherein the double-balance gain stage includes (i) a first gain stage having a positive input side and a negative input side for the first phasor clock and (ii) a second gain stage having a positive input side and a negative input side for the second phasor clock; and a sinusoidal digital-to-analog (DAC) stage coupled to the double-balanced gain stage and configured to implement sinusoidal weighting of positive and negative sides of differential DAC current for the first phasor clock and positive and negative sides of differential DAC current for the second phasor clock, wherein the sinusoidal weighting provides uniformly spaced phase steps in the phase interpolator (PI) output.
US07928782B2
A locked loop may have an adjustable hysteresis and/or a tracking speed that can be programmed by a user of an electronic device containing the locked loop or controlled by an integrated circuit device containing the locked loop during operation of the device. The looked loop may include a phase detector having a variable hysteresis, which may be coupled to receive a reference clock signal and an output clock signal from a phase adjustment circuit through respective frequency dividers that can vary the rate at which the phase detector compares the phase of the output clock signal to the phase of the reference clock signal, thus varying the tracking speed of the loop. The hysteresis and tracking speed of the locked loop may be programmed using a variety of means, such as by a temperature sensor for the electronic device, a mode register, a memory device command decoder, etc.
US07928773B2
Generation of multiple clocks having a synchronized phase relationship may reduce the size, complexity, power consumption, jitter and cost of circuitry while improving its functionality, performance, reliability and fault coverage. A multiple frequency clock generator may comprise an independent digital control oscillator (DCO) for generating a first clock and dependent DCOs for generating additional clocks that align at a common multiple frequency with the first clock with or without adjustment thereof. The independent and dependent DCOs may generate the first and additional clocks from a delay lock loop (DLL) by selecting a sequence of tap select signals. Tap select signals may be adjusted to maintain a desired phase and/or frequency of the first and additional clocks. Dependent DCOs may generate sequences of tap select signals based on the sequence of tap select signals generated by the independent DCO to incorporate adjustments, e.g., PLL error corrections.
US07928766B2
In a method and system for translating voltage levels to interface electronic devices, a voltage translator is operable to perform the translation of voltage levels of the bi-directional signals exchanged between the electronic devices in accordance with an open-drain mode of operation and in accordance with a push-pull mode of operation. The voltage translator includes edge-rate accelerators to detect signal transitions and includes configurable resistors to provide a direct current (DC) drive current and a DC bias to hold desired voltage levels. The voltage translator is operable in the open-drain mode to detect a presence of an electronic device, and is operable in the push-pull mode upon the detection of the electronic device.
US07928763B2
A cell element field for data processing, having function cell means for execution of algebraic and/or logic functions and memory cell means for receiving, storing and/or outputting information is described. Function cell-memory cell combinations are formed in which a control connection leads from the function cell means to the memory cell means.
US07928758B2
A transistor gate driving circuit is developed for power saving. It includes a first high-side transistor, a second high-side transistor and a low-side transistor. A voltage clamp device is connected to the gate terminal of the first high-side transistor to limit the maximum output voltage. A detection circuit is coupled to detect a feedback signal of the power converter. The feedback signal is correlated to the output load of the power converter. The detection circuit will generate a disable signal in response to the level of the feedback signal. The disable signal is coupled to disable the second high-side transistor once the level of the feedback signal is lower than a threshold.
US07928747B2
In one embodiment, an integrated circuit comprises at least one measurement unit configured to generate an output indicative of a supply voltage at which the integrated circuit is operable for a given operating frequency and a control unit coupled to receive the output. The control unit is configured to generate a voltage control output indicative of a requested supply voltage for the integrated circuit responsive to the output. The voltage control output may be output from the integrated circuit for use by circuitry external to the integrated circuit in generating the supply voltage for the integrated circuit.
US07928742B2
A measurement transmitter, including: A microprocessor having a reset input and a clock output for providing a periodic clock signal; a monitoring circuit having a clock signal input and a reset output; and a current controller for issuing in a band range, during operation, a measurement signal current representing a measured value. The clock signal input is connected with the clock signal output and the reset input with the reset output. Upon absence of the clock signal, the reset output periodically issues a reset signal. The measurement transmitter further includes a comparator circuit having a first input, which is connected via a lowpass with the reset output of the monitoring circuit, and a second input, on which a reference voltage is applied. An output of the comparator circuit is connected with the current controller. After repeated output of the reset signal, the voltage at the first input of the comparator circuit moves above the reference voltage, so that a control signal is then present on the output of the comparator. The control signal causes the current controller to issue an error signal outside of the band range.
US07928735B2
Improvements both in the methods whereby existing techniques for determining the condition of a battery are communicated to a user (for example, to the owner of a private vehicle, or to the service manager of a fleet of vehicles), or the vehicle's operating system, and in the methods for evaluating the condition of the battery are disclosed. It has been discovered by the inventors that the difference in internal resistance of a fully charged battery as measured during charging and as measured after charging is greater for a battery in poor condition than for a new battery. The invention relates in part to instruments and corresponding methods for evaluating the condition of a battery utilizing this discovery.
US07928729B2
A method for 3D magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with slice-direction distortion correction is provided. One or more selective cross-sections with a thickness along a first axis is excited using a RF pulse with a bandwidth, wherein a selective cross-section is either a selective slice or selective slab. A refocusing pulse is applied to form a spin echo. One or more 2D encoded image signals are acquired with readout along a second axis and phase encoding along a third axis. Slice-direction distortion is corrected by resolving the position by resolving the frequency offset.
US07928722B2
A voltage isolation circuit. The input voltage Vin is connected to a primary winding of a transformer T1 through a current limiting resistor R1. R1 is preferably sized such that the current flow in the primary at nominal input voltage is approximately 1 milliamp. Transformer T1 is wound as a current transformer with a fixed ratio between the primary and secondary windings. Thus, when 1 mA flows in the primary winding, 1 mA will also flow in the secondary winding. An inverting operational amplifier will continuously attempt to drive its inverting input to a zero potential through resistor R2. The voltage at Vout produced by the op-amp is a faithful replica of the voltage at Vin, but scaled according to the values selected for R1 and R2.
US07928712B1
The present invention is a switching power supply that switches (dithers) between at least two switching frequencies without introducing a ripple signal at the dithering frequency, which is based on the time duration of a dithering cycle. In one embodiment of the present invention, an average current in an energy transfer element, such as an inductive element, during operation using one switching frequency is regulated to be approximately equal to the average current during operation using any other switching frequency. The average current may be regulated by controlling the durations of transition periods between operating using one switching frequency and operating using another switching frequency. By maintaining a constant average current while operating using different switching frequencies, dithering frequency ripple may be significantly reduced or eliminated.
US07928704B2
A droop circuit of a DC-DC converter is provided, wherein the DC-DC converter includes an output inductor coupled between an output of the DC-DC converter and a phase node for providing an output voltage. A current sense device is coupled between the phase node and the output of the DC-DC converter, includes an inductor coupled to the phase node and senses a current from the phase node. A first resistor is coupled to the current sense device. An amplifier circuit includes an amplifier having an inverting input, a non-inverting input coupled to the first resistor and an output directly connected to the inverting input, and a second resistor coupled between the inverting input and the output of the DC-DC converter. The amplifier circuit provides a droop current according to the second resistor and a voltage difference between the non-inverting input and the output of the DC-DC converter, and the voltage difference is related to the current.
US07928690B2
Methods and systems are provided for determining a state of charge of a battery. The battery is subjected to a predetermined magnetic field such that the battery and the predetermined magnetic field jointly create a resultant magnetic field. The resultant magnetic field is sensed. The state of charge of the battery is determined based on the resultant magnetic field.
US07928689B2
An information processing apparatus including (a) a storage section storing AC adapter capacity identification, (b) a first section for outputting the AC adapter capacity information, (c) a setting section for setting threshold values used to control power consumption of the apparatus, (d) a detection section for detecting the power consumption of the apparatus, and (e) a control section for controlling power consumption based on whether the power consumption exceeds one of the thresholds.
US07928686B2
An electric motor control device includes a direct current power source; an inverter interposed between an electric motor and the direct current power source, the inverter device controlling an exchange of electric power therebetween; an inverter control unit that generates PWM pulses having a duty ratio corresponding to voltage command signals and sends the PWM pulses to the inverter in order to switch the inverter; a frequency changing unit that changes a carrier frequency of the PWM pulses generated by the inverter control unit in a manner corresponding to a frequency control signal; and a motor control unit.
US07928681B2
A control portion instructs supply of an offset voltage while a disk remains stopped at the time of start. While the disk remains stopped at the time of start, a differential operational amplifier detects a voltage difference between a first voltage supply line and a second voltage supply line. When the absolute value of the voltage difference output by the differential operational amplifier is equal to or lower than a prescribed threshold value, a failure determination portion determines that a spindle motor has shorted out.
US07928669B2
A ballast circuit is suitable for driving a high intensity discharge lamp in at least two power modes including a nominal power mode for driving the high intensity discharge lamp at a nominal power and a reduced power dimming mode for driving the lamp at less than the nominal power. The lamp ballast circuit generates a first alternating current waveform during the nominal power mode and generates a background alternating current waveform in the reduced power mode which is perturbed at intervals by a high intensity pulse which helps to reduce the change in correlated color temperature which would otherwise occur in the dimming mode.
US07928666B2
A lighting system comprising an electric lamp (1), especially a fluorescent lamp, which is provided with a first (11) and at least one second lamp coil (12). The lighting system further comprises an electronic ballast (2) that is electrically connected to the lamp coils (11, 12) and at least two additional light sources (31a to 31c; 32a to 32c) which are interconnected in parallel. The parallel connection (3) of the two additional light sources (31a to 31c; 32a to 32c) are serially connected between the first (11) and the second lamp coil (12).
US07928665B2
A driver circuit provides a drive current from a power source to an arc lamp to produce a light. The circuit includes a transformer having primary and secondary windings, with the ends of the secondary winding providing the lamp drive current to the arc lamp. A current steering module provides a drive output from the power source to the transformer in response to a current steering input, and a current control loop adjusts the current steering input in response to the current in one of the windings of the transformer. A luminance control loop adjusts the current steering input in response to the brightness of the light and a luminance command. A power control module may be further provided to generate a boost command in response to a difference between the brightness of the arc lamp and a luminance command.
US07928656B2
A sealing structure having a barrier membrane, with which the overall thickness of a display device can be reduced while ensuring sufficient barrier properties against water and oxygen so as to prevent deterioration of luminous layers. The sealing structure comprises a multi-layered resin membrane 14b for sealing an electronic element section 3 disposed on a substrate 2, which is formed by alternately depositing flattening resin layers 14c and barriers layers 14d on the substrate 2. The flattening resin layers 14c are formed inside a blocking region 14a surrounding the electronic element section 3. A display device having the sealing structure, an electronic apparatus having the display device, and a fabrication method for the display device are also disclosed.
US07928651B2
An organic electro luminescence device is provided. First and second substrates are arranged to face each other. A thin film transistor (TFT) is formed on the first substrate in each sub-pixel. A first electrode is formed on the first substrate and connected to the TFT. An organic electro luminescent layer and a second electrode are formed on the first electrode. A black matrix is disposed below the first electrode.
US07928650B2
Provided is an organic EL display apparatus including an organic EL device having a delayed fluorescence material which has good internal quantum efficiency and an organic EL device having a phosphorescent material. A soaking unit is provided in a plane in which the organic EL devices are provided.
US07928649B2
An organic luminescent device according to the present invention includes a substrate, an organic luminescent layer, and a reflection electrode. Here, the substrate has first and second principal surfaces opposed to each other; the organic luminescent layer is arranged on the first principal surface of the substrate, and is held between a pair of electrodes at least one of which is a transparent electrode; and the reflection electrode is adjacent to a luminescent area of the organic luminescent layer and is arranged on a front surface or a back surface of the transparent electrode. The transparent electrode is arranged on the first principal surface of the substrate, while the reflection electrode is arranged on the transparent electrode. The second principal surface of the substrate is formed into a rough surface at least on its part opposed to the reflection electrode. This configuration improves light extraction efficiency.
US07928635B2
A package for electronic component includes: a rectangular package body, a lid hermetically sealing the package body, an electrode pad provided in the package body, a mounting terminal provided at least near four corners of a bottom surface of the package body and having a bump on a mounting surface, and a plurality of coupling electrodes electrically coupling the pad to the mounting terminal.
US07928625B2
Dynamoelectric device and stator bar therefor, where the stator bar includes a linear portion for positioning in a slot of a stator core, the slot extending in a radial direction relative to an axis of the stator, and an end arm portion having an involute-on-cone bend relative to the linear portion and an elongated cross-section that is substantially aligned with the radial direction of the slot.
US07928613B2
A machine includes a moving part and a direct drive for moving the moving part. The direct drive includes a stator and an armature unit which interacts with the stator. A coupling device couples the armature unit to the moving part to allow a movement of the moving part in relation to the armature unit. The direct drive further includes a spacer device to maintain a distance between an active region of the stator and an active region of the armature unit, thereby defining the air gap between the stator and the armature unit.
US07928610B2
Task—To provide a two-hand switch device that requires only a small load for each operation cycle.Means to Achieve the Task—The device comprises a left hand RF antenna placed in such a position as to enable a communication with the first RFID tag worn on the pre-determined position of the left hand of the worker only when the left hand of the worker is placed in a pre-determined left hand safe position, a right hand RF antenna placed in such a position as to enable a communication with the second RFID tag worn on the pre-determined position of the right hand of the worker only when the right hand of the worker is placed in a pre-determined right hand safe position and an output signal generating means for generating an output signal according to signals received by the left hand RF antenna and the right hand RF antenna.
US07928603B2
An integral element corresponding to a converter continues an integral operation even in a period in which a voltage converting operation of the converter is suspended. The integral output integrated in this period is invalid data. Therefore, if the invalid integral output is provided from the integral element at a time at which the voltage converting operation of the converter is resumed, it follows that the converter would be controlled by an irrelevant control value. Therefore, as described above, the voltage converting operation control unit applies a reset signal to the integral element to zero-clear the stored integral output.
US07928593B2
The present invention relates to a method for damping oscillations in a wind turbine comprising a wind turbine tower, a nacelle arranged on top of said wind turbine tower, and a number of rotor blades rotatably connected to the nacelle. The oscillations to be damped originate from forces induced on the nacelle and the wind turbine tower by the rotating rotor blades. The method comprises the steps of providing an internally suspended pendulum mass structure being operationally connected to an upper tower section, providing a platform being fixedly attached to the upper tower section, and providing damping means comprising one or more friction members being displaceably arranged relative to the platform, the one or more friction members being adapted to be displaced relative to the platform in response to relative movements between the suspended pendulum mass structure and the platform in order to dissipate energy from the suspended pendulum mass structure by friction.
US07928586B2
The semiconductor device having a bonding pad is provided. The bonding pad enables highly reliable connection and high flexibility of the selection of the area to be bonded. The semiconductor device includes a bonding pad and an area designation marking. The bonding pad includes a first region, a second region and a third region formed between the first region and the third region. The area designation marking includes a first notch for designating a first boundary of the first region and the third region and a second notch for designation a second boundary of the second region and the third region. Any of the first region and the second region can be used as the region where the scratch formed by a probing process is to be formed.
US07928578B2
A semiconductor electronic device that includes a semiconductor substrate having a top surface; a seed layer positioned on the substrate and having a notched wall extending transversely with respect to the substrate top surface, the wall defining a first recess extending into the seed layer with a height equal to a thickness of the seed layer; a first conductive nanowire in contact with the notched wall, the first conductive nanowire having a contact portion extending into the first recess and covering opposite sidewalls and a bottom of the first recess; a first insulating nanowire in contact with a sidewall of the first conductive nanowire; an insulating layer on the contact portion of the first conductive nanowire and having a first window substantially in correspondence with the contact portion of the first conductive nanowire; and a first conductive die on the insulating layer that includes a conductive contact extending into the first window and contacting the contact portion of the first conductive nanowire.
US07928576B2
A new method is provided for the creation of interconnect lines. Fine line interconnects are provided in a first layer of dielectric overlying semiconductor circuits that have been created in or on the surface of a substrate. A layer of passivation is deposited over the layer of dielectric, a thick second layer of dielectric is created over the surface of the layer of passivation. Thick and wide interconnect lines are created in the thick second layer of dielectric. The first layer of dielectric may also be eliminated, creating the wide thick interconnect network on the surface of the layer of passivation that has been deposited over the surface of a substrate.
US07928574B2
A ball grid array device with an insulating substrate (110) having metal traces (106, for example copper, about 18 μm thick) with sidewalls (108) at right angles to the trace top. The traces are grouped in a first (120) and a second set (121). The first set traces have the top surface covered by a thin noble metal (for example a nickel layer (130) about 0.1 μm thick and an outermost gold layer (131) about 0.5 μm thick), while the sidewalls are un-covered by the noble metal. About 1.5 μm are thus gained for the trace spacing; oxidation of the trace sidewalls is enabled. The second set traces have the top surface un-covered by the noble metal; the traces are covered by an insulating soldermask. A semiconductor chip (101) with terminals (102) is attached to the substrate with the terminals connected to the noble metal of the first set traces, either by bonding wires (for example gold) or by metal studs (for example gold). The assembled chip and the first set traces are encapsulated in a polymerized compound (160), which adheres to the oxidized trace sidewalls and locks into the trace undercuts at the substrate interface.
US07928572B2
A composite semiconductor device includes a substrate; a plurality of circuits formed on the substrate; one or more wiring layers each including a plurality of wiring patterns connected to circuits of the plurality of circuits, a plurality of dummy patterns electrically isolated from the plurality of circuits, and an interlayer dielectric film that is spin-coated directly onto the wiring patterns and onto the dummy patterns, and that is a spin-coated layer, the dummy patterns being formed in areas where the wiring patterns are absent and lying substantially in a plane in which the wiring patterns lie; and a semiconductor thin film layer including semiconductor device elements and disposed on an upper most surface of the one or more wiring layers. The spin-coated layer may be formed of an organic material or an oxide material.
US07928571B2
The present invention provides a semiconductor device having dual silicon nitride liners and a reformed silicide layer and related methods for the manufacture of such a device. The reformed silicide layer has a thickness and resistance substantially similar to a silicide layer not exposed to the formation of the dual silicon nitride liners. A first aspect of the invention provides a method for use in the manufacture of a semiconductor device comprising the steps of applying a first silicon nitride liner to a silicide layer, removing a portion of the first silicon nitride liner, reforming a portion of the silicide layer removed during the removal step, and applying a second silicon nitride liner to the silicide layer.
US07928565B2
A semiconductor device having a higher thermal dissipation efficiency includes a thermally conducting structure attached to a surface of the semiconductor device via soldering. The thermally conducting structure is essentially formed of a thermally conducting material and comprises an array of freestanding fins, studs or frames, or a grid of connected fins. A process for fabricating such a semiconductor device includes forming a thermally conducting structure on a carrier and attaching the thermally conducting structure formed on the carrier to a surface of the semiconductor device via soldering.
US07928560B2
A composite multi-layer substrate comprising a flat plate-like core member formed of a material having an excellent electric conductivity, an excellent heat conductivity, and a high rigidity, a front resin layer and a rear resin layer covering at least the front and rear surfaces of the core member, and a bottomless hole formed in the core member through the front and rear sides of the core member, wherein an electronic component is installed in the bottomless hole, whereby since the strength of the composite multi-layer substrate can be assured by the rigidity of the core member, conventional prior art glass cloth can be eliminated, deterioration in the electric characteristics caused by ion migration can be avoided and will result in reduced production cost.
US07928557B2
In a stacked package in which a plurality of packages having semiconductor elements mounted on substrates are stacked, while being electrically connected together, by use of connection sections, wherein the connection sections are formed from pillar-like members and solder joint sections and the upper package is supported on the lower package by pillar-like members.
US07928554B2
An antenna used for an ID chip or the like is disclosed with planarized antenna unevenness and an IC chip having such the antenna with a flat surface is disclosed. Manufacturing an integrated circuit mounted with an antenna is facilitated. A laminated body formed by stacking a conductive film 11, a resin film 13, an integrated circuit 12, and a resin film 14 are rolled so that the resin film 14 is outside. Then, the laminated body is integrated in a roll form by softening the resin films 13, 14 by applying heat. By slicing the rolled laminated body along with the direction in which the rolled conductive film 31 appears in the cross section, an IC chip with antenna formed by the rolled conductive film 11 is formed.
US07928550B2
A semiconductor device with a first (101) and a second (111) semiconductor chip assembled on an insulating flexible interposer (120). The interposer, preferably about 25 to 50 μm thick, has conductive traces (121), a central planar rectangular area and on each side of the rectangle a wing bent at an angle from the central plane. The central area has metal studs (122, 123) on the top and the bottom surface, which match the terminals of the chips, further conductive vias of a pitch center-to-center about 50 μm or less. The side wings have contact pads (130) with metallic connectors (131) on the bottom surface; the connectors may be solder balls, metal studs, or anisotropic conductive films. The second chip is adhesively attached to a substrate, whereby the interposer faces away from the substrate. The interposer side wings have a convex bending (150) downwardly along the second chip and a concave bending (151) over the substrate; the side wing connectors are attached to the matching substrate sites.
US07928546B2
With the objective of enabling a reduction in the size of a final semiconductor device and its thinning, and attaining facilitation of a manufacturing process, the semiconductor device includes a circuit chip having a flat mounted surface, a circuit chip smaller in size than the former circuit chip, and a sheet-like support. The latter circuit chip is formed over a substrate and has a flat back surface fixed to the substrate and a flat surface positioned on the side opposite to the back surface. The support is bonded to the surface of the latter circuit chip and supports the latter circuit chip. Then, the back surface of the latter circuit chip supported by the support is peeled from the substrate and pressed against the mounted surface, thereby fixing the back surface of the latter circuit chip and the mounted surface by an intermolecular bonding force (e.g., hydrogen bonding).
US07928541B2
A QFN package is provided with a lead frame formed by processing a copper alloy sheet containing 0.01 to 0.50% by mass Fe, 0.01 to 0.20% by mass P, and Cu and inevitable impurities as other components, having a micro Vickers hardness of 150 or above, a uniform elongation of 5% or below and a local elongation of 10% or below, or a copper alloy sheet containing 0.05 to 2% by mass Ni, 0.001 to 0.3% by mass P, 0.005 to 5% by mass Zn, and Cu and inevitable impurities as other components, having a micro Vickers hardness of 150 or above, a uniform elongation of 5% or below and a local elongation of 10% or below. Lead burrs formed during the dicing of the QFN package are short, and a dicing blade used for dicing the QFN package is abraded at a low wear-out rate.
US07928540B2
An integrated circuit package system is provided including forming an external interconnect having a lead body and a lead tip, forming a lead protrusion in the lead tip, connecting a device and the external interconnect, and encapsulating the device and the external interconnect.
US07928538B2
A shielded electronic package, comprising a semiconductor device, an insulating housing surrounding the semiconductor device and a metal coating on the insulating housing. The metal coating covers all but those portions of the insulating housing that are adjacent to connective structures on one or more mounting sides of the insulating housing.
US07928532B2
A fuse box includes a fuse pattern having a rugged profile and an interlayer insulating film including a fuse blowing window to fill the fuse pattern.
US07928524B2
A magnetoresistive element is disclosed, wherein the magnetoresistive element is composed of a synthetic anti-ferromagnetic (SAF) structure that may include a first pinned layer, an intermediate layer, and a second pinned layer; and a Cr layer between the first pinned layer and the intermediate layer and/or the second pinned layer and the intermediate layer.
US07928519B2
In the method for manufacturing a capacitance sensor according to the present invention, after a protection layer is pattern-formed on the surface of a silicon substrate, a first metal layer is formed on the surface of a silicon substrate so as to be opposed to a protection layer non-formed area on which no protection layer is formed and to expose a part of the protection layer non-formed area. After that, a first insulation layer, a metal sacrificing layer, and a second insulation layer, and a second metal layer are formed on the first metal layer in this order. Then, the metal sacrificing layer is removed by supplying a metal etching solution on the metal sacrificing layer. Further, a part of the silicon substrate is removed by supplying a silicon etching solution to the silicon substrate from the portion, from which the metal sacrificing layer is removed, via the protection layer non-formed area exposed by the removal of the metal sacrificing layer.
US07928505B2
The vertical trench MOSFET comprises: an N type epitaxial region formed on an upper surface of an N+ type substrate having a drain electrode on a lower surface thereof; a gate trench extending from a front surface into the N type epitaxial region; a gate electrode positioned in the gate trench so as to interpose an insulator; a channel region formed on the N type epitaxial region; a source region formed on the channel region; a source electrode formed on the source region; a source trench extending from the front surface into the N type epitaxial region; and a trench-buried source electrode positioned in the source trench so as to interpose an insulator, wherein the source electrode contacts with the trench-buried source electrode.
US07928502B2
Embodiments of non-volatile semiconductor devices include a substrate having therein a source region and a drain region separated by a channel region extending to a first surface of the substrate, and a multilayered gate structure containing nano-crystals located above the channel region. The gate structure comprises a gate dielectric substantially in contact with the channel region, spaced-apart nano-crystals disposed in the gate dielectric, one or more impurity blocking layers overlying the gate dielectric, and a gate conductor layer overlying the one more impurity blocking layers. The blocking layer nearest the gate conductor can be used to adjust the threshold voltage of the device and/or retard dopant out-diffusion from the gate conductor layer.
US07928500B2
A semiconductor device includes a tunnel insulating film formed on a semiconductor substrate, a floating gate electrode formed on the tunnel insulating film, an inter-electrode insulating film formed on the floating gate electrode, and a control gate electrode formed on the inter-electrode insulating film, wherein the inter-electrode insulating film includes a main insulating film and a plurality of nano-particles in the main insulating film.
US07928499B2
A semiconductor structure includes a semiconductor substrate; a tunneling layer on the semiconductor substrate; a source region adjacent the tunneling layer; and a floating gate on the tunneling layer. The floating gate comprises a first edge having an upper portion and a lower portion, wherein the lower portion is recessed from the upper portion. The semiconductor structure further includes a blocking layer on the floating gate, wherein the blocking layer has a first edge facing a same direction as the first edge of the floating gate.
US07928496B2
A nonvolatile semiconductor memory device having high charge retention characteristics and capable of improving leakage characteristics of a dielectric film disposed between a charge storage layer and a control gate electrode, and manufacturing method thereof is disclosed. According to one aspect, there is provided a semiconductor memory device comprising a first electrode disposed on a first insulator on a semiconductor substrate, a second insulator disposed on the first electrode, a second electrode disposed on the second insulator, and diffusion layers disposed in the semiconductor substrate, wherein the second insulator including a silicon-rich silicon nitride film containing more silicon than that in a stoichiometric silicon nitride film, and a silicon oxide film formed on the silicon-rich silicon nitride film, and wherein the silicon-rich silicon nitride film has a ratio of a silicon concentration and a nitrogen concentration set to 1:0.9 to 1:1.2.
US07928495B2
A semiconductor device includes an isolation layer defining an active region formed in a semiconductor substrate. A first recessing process is performed on the isolation layer to expose edge portions of the active region. A first rounding process is performed to round the edge portions of the active region. A second recessing process is performed on the isolation layer. A second rounding process is performed to round the edge portions of the active region.
US07928494B2
The semiconductor device of the present invention includes a semiconductor substrate, a plurality of floating gate electrodes formed in a memory cell forming region of the semiconductor substrate, a word line electrically connecting the floating gate electrodes and a conductor portion formed on the word line so as to reduce a resistance of the word line.
US07928493B2
A nonvolatile memory device with a blocking layer controlling the transfer of electric charges in a charge storage layer includes the blocking layer having a first blocking layer in contact with the charge storage layer and a second blocking layer over the first blocking layer, wherein the first blocking layer has a greater energy band gap than the second blocking layer and the second blocking layer has a greater permittivity than the first blocking layer.
US07928487B2
A solid-state imaging device having an electrode for reading a signal charge is provided on one side of a light-receiving sensor portion constituting a pixel; a predetermined voltage signal applied to a light-shielding film formed to cover an image pickup area except the light-receiving sensor portion; a second-conductivity-type semiconductor area formed in the center on the surface of a first-conductivity-type semiconductor area constituting a photo-electric conversion area of the light-receiving sensor portion; and areas containing a lower impurity concentration than that of the second-conductivity-type semiconductor area formed on the surface of the first-conductivity-type semiconductor area at the end on the side of the electrode and at the opposite end on the side of a pixel-separation area.
US07928484B2
A pixel of an image sensor, the pixel includes a floating diffusion node to sense photo-generated charge, a reset diode to reset the floating diffusion node in response to a reset signal, and a set diode to set the floating diffusion node.
US07928483B2
A hard mask material film is formed on a semiconductor substrate and a recess is formed immediately below an opening in an upper surface of the semiconductor substrate. Next, a p-type region is formed immediately below the recess by implanting impurities into an imaging region using the hard mask material film as a mask. Moreover, a trench is formed by further processing the recess in a processing region. A half-buried dielectric film and a STI are formed by burying a dielectric material in the recess and the trench to remove the hard mask material film. Next, two electrodes are formed so as to overlap the half-buried dielectric film and the STI, respectively, and impurities are implanted into the imaging region using one electrode and the half-buried dielectric film as a mask, and hence a n-type region constituting a photodiode is formed in a region being in contact with the p-type region in the semiconductor substrate.
US07928482B2
A gate structure includes a gate insulation layer pattern, a gate electrode, a first spacer and a protecting layer pattern. The gate insulation layer pattern is on a substrate. The gate electrode is on the gate insulation layer pattern, the gate electrode including a lower portion having a first width, a central portion having a second width smaller than the first width and an upper portion having a third width. The first spacer is on a lower sidewall of the gate electrode. The protecting layer pattern is on a central sidewall of the gate electrode.
US07928474B2
A semiconductor structure is provided. The semiconductor structure includes a semiconductor substrate; an insulating region extending from substantially a top surface of the semiconductor substrate into the semiconductor substrate; an embedded dielectric spacer adjacent the insulating region, wherein a bottom of the embedded dielectric spacer adjoins the semiconductor substrate; and a semiconductor material adjoining a top edge and extending on a sidewall of the embedded dielectric spacer.
US07928469B2
The present invention provides a MOSFET and so forth that offer high breakdown voltage and low on-state loss (high channel mobility and low gate threshold voltage) and that can easily achieve normally OFF. A drift layer 2 of a MOSFET made of silicon carbide according to the present invention has a first region 2a and a second region 2b. The first region 2a is a region from the surface to a first given depth. The second region 2b is formed in a region deeper than the first given depth. The impurity concentration of the first region 2a is lower than the impurity concentration of the second region 2b.
US07928465B2
A method of fabricating semiconductor devices, such as GaN LEDs, on insulating substrates, such as sapphire. Semiconductor layers are produced on the insulating substrate using normal semiconductor processing techniques. Trenches that define the boundaries of the individual devices are then formed through the semiconductor layers and into the insulating substrate, beneficially by using inductive coupled plasma reactive ion etching. The trenches are then filled with an easily removed layer. A metal support structure is then formed on the semiconductor layers (such as by plating or by deposition) and the insulating substrate is removed. Electrical contacts, a passivation layer, and metallic pads are then added to the individual devices, and the individual devices are then diced out.
US07928452B2
A GaN-based semiconductor light-emitting element includes a first GaN-based compound semiconductor layer of n-conductivity type, an active layer, a second GaN-based compound semiconductor layer of p-conductivity type, a first electrode electrically connected to the first GaN-based compound semiconductor layer, a second electrode electrically connected to the second GaN-based compound semiconductor layer, an impurity diffusion-preventing layer composed of an undoped GaN-based compound semiconductor, the impurity diffusion-preventing layer preventing a p-type impurity from diffusing into the active layer, and a laminated structure or a third GaN-based compound semiconductor layer of p-conductivity type. The impurity diffusion-preventing layer and the laminated structure or the third GaN-based compound semiconductor layer of p-conductivity type are disposed, between the active layer and the second GaN-based compound semiconductor layer, in that order from the active layer side.
US07928448B2
A semiconductor structure comprising a III-nitride light emitting layer disposed between an n-type region and a p-type region is grown over a porous III-nitride region. A III-nitride layer comprising InN is disposed between the light emitting layer and the porous III-nitride region. Since the III-nitride layer comprising InN is grown on the porous region, the III-nitride layer comprising InN may be at least partially relaxed, i.e. the III-nitride layer comprising InN may have an in-plane lattice constant larger than an in-plane lattice constant of a conventional GaN layer grown on sapphire.
US07928436B2
A semiconductor structure that includes a monocrystalline germanium-containing layer, preferably substantially pure germanium, a substrate, and a buried insulator layer separating the germanium-containing layer from the substrate. A porous layer, which may be porous silicon, is formed on a substrate and a germanium-containing layer is formed on the porous silicon layer. The porous layer may be converted to a layer of oxide, which provides the buried insulator layer. Alternatively, the germanium-containing layer may be transferred from the porous layer to an insulating layer on another substrate. After the transfer, the insulating layer is buried between the latter substrate and the germanium-containing layer.
US07928432B2
The present invention generally relates to the fabrication of molecular electronics devices from molecular wires and Single Wall Nanotubes (SWNT). In one embodiment, the cutting of a SWNT is achieved by opening a window of small width by lithography patterning of a protective layer on top of the SWNT, followed by applying an oxygen plasma to the exposed SWNT portion. In another embodiment, the gap of a cut SWNT is reconnected by one or more difunctional molecules having appropriate lengths reacting to the functional groups on the cut SWNT ends to form covalent bonds. In another embodiment, the gap of a cut SWNT gap is filled with a self-assembled monolayer from derivatives of novel contorted hexabenzocoranenes. In yet another embodiment, a device based on molecular wire reconnecting a cut SWNT is used as a sensor to detect a biological binding event.
US07928425B2
A semiconductor device which may include a semiconductor layer, and a superlattice interface layer therebetween. The superlattice interface layer may include a plurality of stacked groups of layers. Each group of layers may include a plurality of stacked base semiconductor monolayers defining a base semiconductor portion, and at least one non-semiconductor monolayer constrained within a crystal lattice of adjacent base semiconductor portions. At least some atoms from opposing base semiconductor portions may be chemically bound together with the chemical bonds traversing the at least one intervening non-semiconductor monolayer.
US07928423B2
A phase change memory device having an inversely tapered bottom electrode and a method for forming the same is presented. The phase change memory device includes a semiconductor substrate, an insulation layer, a bottom electrode contact and a phase change pattern. The insulation layer includes a bottom electrode contact hole having an insulation sidewall spacer such that the bottom electrode contact hole has an upper portion diameter that is smaller than a lower portion diameter. The bottom electrode contact is formed within the bottom electrode contact hole. The phase change pattern is formed on the bottom electrode contact.
US07928416B2
An EUV light source is disclosed which may comprise a plurality of targets, e.g., tin droplets, and a system generating pre-pulses and main-pulses with the pre-pulses for irradiating targets to produce expanded targets. The system may further comprise a continuously pumped laser device generating the main pulses with the main pulses for irradiating expanded targets to produce a burst of EUV light pulses. The system may also have a controller varying at least one pre-pulse parameter during the burst of EUV light pulses. In addition, the EUV light source may also include an instrument measuring an intensity of at least one EUV light pulse within a burst of EUV light pulses and providing a feedback signal to the controller to vary at least one pre-pulse parameter during the burst of EUV light pulses to produce a burst of EUV pulses having a pre-selected dose.
US07928411B2
A method of charging a web or foil is described. The method includes guiding a web or foil having a thickness of 10 μm or larger with at least on roller; providing a linear electron source having a housing acting as an anode, the housing having side walls; a slit opening in the housing for trespassing of a linear electron beam, the slit opening defining a length direction of the source; a cathode being arranged within the housing and having a first side facing the slit opening; at least one gas supply for providing a gas into the housing; and a power supply for providing a high voltage between the anode and the cathode; and emitting the linear electron beam, wherein the high voltage is adjusted for providing an electron energy to implant electrons of the electron beam within the web or foil.
US07928383B2
A charged particle detector consists of a plurality independent light guide modules assembled together to form a segmented in-lens on-axis annular detector, with a center hole for allowing the primary charged particle beam to pass through. One side of the assembly facing the specimen is coated with or bonded to scintillator material as the charged particle detection surface. Each light guide module is coupled to a photomultiplier tube to allow light signals transmitted through each light guide module to be amplified and processed separately. A charged particle detector is made from a single block of light guide material processed to have a cone shaped circular cutout from one face, terminating on the opposite face to an opening to allow the primary charged particle beam to pass through. The opposite face is coated with or bonded to scintillator material as the charged particle detection surface. The outer region of the light guide block is shaped into four separate light guide output channels and each light guide output channel is coupled to a photomultiplier tube to allow light signal output from each channel to be amplified and processed separately.
US07928375B1
An array of microfabricated linear Paul-Straubel ion traps can be used for mass spectrometric applications. Each ion trap comprises two parallel inner RF electrodes and two parallel outer DC control electrodes symmetric about a central trap axis and suspended over an opening in a substrate. Neighboring ion traps in the array can share a common outer DC control electrode. The ions confined transversely by an RF quadrupole electric field potential well on the ion trap axis. The array can trap a wide array of ions.
US07928372B2
A mass spectrometer is provided in which ions are favorably introduced into a loop orbit or favorably led out from the loop orbit without affecting the motion of the ions flying along the loop orbit. An ion-introduction orbit 5 is set to correspond to the orbit (ejection orbit portion 4) of ions after being bent by the sector-shaped electric field E1 in the loop orbit 4. When ions are introduced, a voltage applied to the electrode unit 11 is put to zero to release the sector-shaped electric field E1. Then the ions emitted along the ion-introduction orbit 5 fly straight in the electrode unit 11. The direction and position of the ions coming out from the exit end of the electric field is the same as those ions flying along the loop orbit 4. Therefore, there is no need for placing a deflection electrode for introducing/leading-out ions on the loop orbit.
US07928371B2
A method of mass spectroscopy according to example embodiments may include injecting ions into a Penning trap and exciting the ions into cyclotron and/or magnetron motions. The cyclotron motions and magnetron motions may be converted to one another with external radio frequency signals. The ions may be ejected from the Penning trap onto a position sensitive charged particle detector to determine the phases and amplitudes of the motions. Ion cyclotron resonance frequencies may be determined based on the phases and amplitudes of the motions of the ejected ions.
US07928359B2
A polarizing apparatus has a thermally conductive partitioning system in a polarizing cell. In the polarizing region, this thermally conductive partitioning system serves to prevent the elevation of the temperature of the polarizing cell where laser light is maximally absorbed to perform the polarizing process. By employing this partitioning system, increases in laser power of factors of ten or more can be beneficially utilized to polarize xenon. Accordingly, the polarizing apparatus and the method of polarizing 129Xe achieves higher rates of production.
US07928357B2
The invention provides a scanning platform for high speed scanning of microarrays. The platform uses a novel flexible a metal strip/wheel linear driving system to convert rotary movement of motors into linear movement, thereby drives movement of a stage/microarray in the direction of scanning. The platform of the present invention provides high movement speed, high resolution, and low return deviation. It is also simple in structure and low in manufacturing cost.
US07928353B2
The Present invention provides an organic EL display and a lighting device having high efficiency. The organic EL display comprises a substrate, a pixel-driving circuit unit, and pixels arranged in the form of a matrix on the substrate. The pixel comprises a light-emitting part, and the light-emitting part is composed of a first electrode placed near to the substrate, a second electrode placed far from the substrate, and at least one organic layer placed between the first and second electrodes. The second electrode has a metal electrode layer having a thickness of 10 nm to 200 nm, and the metal electrode layer comprises a metal part and plural openings penetrating through the layer. The metal part is seamless and formed of metal continuously connected without breaks between any points therein. The openings have an average opening diameter of 10 nm to 780 nm, and are arranged so periodically that the distribution of the arrangement is represented by a radial distribution function curve having a half-width of 5 nm to 300 nm.
US07928338B2
A device and a method for plasma spraying are disclosed. The device comprises, a cathode, an anode, a plasma channel formed by the anode and intermediate electrodes, and one or more flowable material injectors. The plasma channel has a throttling portion that divides the plasma channel into a high pressure portion near the cathode formed by at least one intermediate electrode and a low pressure portion near the anode. During operation, a plasma generating gas is heated by the arc maintained between the cathode and the anode, forming plasma. When the plasma passes through the throttling portion, its speed increases to a supersonic speed, and at the same time its static pressure drops. Flowable materials are injected in the plasma flow in the low pressure portion. The particles in the flowable materials are heated by the plasma and the resultant heated particles and plasma are output from the outlet of the plasma channel.
US07928333B2
A device, such as a switch structure, is provided, the device including a contact and a conductive element. The conductive element can be configured to be selectively moveable between a non-contacting position, in which the conductive element is separated from the contact (in some cases by a distance less than or equal to about 4 μm, and in others by less than or equal to about 1 μm), and a contacting position, in which the conductive element contacts and establishes electrical communication with the contact. When the conductive element is disposed in the non-contacting position, the contact and the conductive element can be configured to support an electric field therebetween with a magnitude of greater than 320 V μm−1 and/or a potential difference of about 330 V or more.
US07928329B2
A tap changer is filled with an insulating liquid as well as devices for absorbing variations in the volume of the insulating liquid due to thermal conditions. A gas cushion is provided which is integrated into the tap changer vessel and is formed by members that absorb the variations in the volume of the insulating liquid by changing the shape thereof. Furthermore, a gas cushion envelope is provided which prevents the gas of the gas cushion to be mixed with the gases generated by the thermal decomposition of the insulating liquid.
US07928315B2
A means for effectively preventing the temperature rise of the diode when the bypass diode is operating in a terminal box for a crystalline silicon solar cell panel is provided. The present invention is characterized in that, in the terminal box for a crystalline silicon solar cell panel, Schottky barrier diode is used as a bypass diode. Preferably, the forward-direction voltage drop of the Schottky barrier diode is the specific value or below at the specific junction temperature. Preferably, as a Schottky barrier diode, a package diode which is surface-mounting type or non-insulation type is used.
US07928313B2
The disclosure pertains to a scratch effect controller for use by a disk jockey, wherein at least one electromagnet creates the slippage tension or friction effect between the user manipulated disc, which includes a vinyl-like surface thereby simulating a vinyl record, and the rotatable or fixed platter. The strength of the electromagnet is variable so as to create a variable slippage tension or friction effect.
US07928308B2
A data reproducing apparatus includes a music data reproduction list creating unit that obtains music data matching a time attribute of selected image data from a reproduction history storage unit in which a reproduction history about music data is stored and thus creates a reproduction list of music data. The data reproducing apparatus simultaneously reproduces music data and image data organized by a data organizing unit configured to match selected image data to the reproduction list.
US07928299B2
According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated CV548123. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CV548123, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CV548123 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to corn seeds and plants produced by crossing plants of variety CV548123 with plants of another variety, such as another inbred line. The invention further relates to the inbred and hybrid genetic complements of plants of variety CV548123.
US07928298B2
A series of independent non-transgenic mutations found in the fruit PG gene of tomato; tomato plants having these mutations in their fruit PG gene; and a method of creating and identifying similar and/or additional mutations in the PG gene by screening pooled and/or individual tomato plants. The tomato plants of the present invention exhibit reduced PG enzyme activity and fruit that soften more slowly post harvest without having the inclusion of foreign nucleic acids in their genomes.
US07928286B2
An Aphis glycines resistance Rag2 gene is provided herein, along with methods for identifying its presence using marker-assisted selection. A cultivar of G. max having resistance to Aphis glycines conferred by the Rag2 gene has been identified. The Rag2 gene, as well as the methods, aphid-resistant varieties, and markers disclosed herein may be used to breed new elite lines expressing soybean aphid resistance.
US07928284B2
Methods for testing candidate drugs for treatment of age-related macular degeneration are provided. Ccl2-deficient, and Ccr2-deficient mice are used to determine the effect of candidate drugs and treatments on development of age-related macular degeneration. Also provided is a Ccl2-deficient, Ccr2-deficient dual knockout mouse, which is a useful animal model for age-related macular degeneration.
US07928281B2
A non-contact wound covering for covering a wound includes a peripheral sealing ring. The peripheral sealing ring is covered by a barrier layer and this assembly is attached to the skin with an adhesive. The barrier layer and peripheral sealing ring together define a treatment volume over the wound. Treatment fluid is introduced into the treatment volume through an inlet, and is exhausted therefrom through an outlet or an exhaust filter.
US07928280B2
The present invention provides a method of treating a leg ulcer comprising contacting the leg ulcer with a collagen biofabric. The leg ulcer may be a venous, arterial, diabetic or decubitus (pressure) ulcer. The invention further provides kits comprising one or more pieces of collagen biofabric for the treatment of a leg ulcer.
US07928273B2
Processes for producing hydrocarbons in the gasoline and jet fuel range. The processes involve the thermal decarboxylation of fatty acids, which can be derived from the hydrolysis of triglycerides, which triglycerides can be vegetable oils, animal fats, or combinations thereof. The resulting hydrocarbons can be hydrocracked, and, optionally, isomerized and/or hydrotreated, to yield hydrocarbons in the jet fuel or gasoline range. Where the resulting hydrocarbons include olefinic double bonds, they can alternatively be combined with low molecular weight olefins, and subjected to olefin metathesis to yield hydrocarbons in the jet fuel or gasoline range.
US07928265B2
Method of preparation of antioxidant composition on the basis of diphenylamine by catalytic alkylation of diphenylamine by an threefold excess of diisobutylene with regard to diphenylamine in the presence of an alkylation catalyst t in an amount of 5 to 30% by weight, as referred to diphenylamine, at a temperature of 140 to 160° C. Water contained in the catalyst, is removed and subsequently diphenylamine is left to complete the reaction with diisobutylene and after the reaction is finished, the reaction mixture is separated from the catalyst, unreacted diisobutylene is removed from it and the reaction product is obtained.
US07928256B2
Provided are a novel transition metal complex where a monocyclopentadienyl ligand to which an amido group is introduced is coordinated, a catalyst composition including the same, and an olefin polymer using the catalyst composition.The transition metal complex has a pentagon ring structure having an amido group connected by a phenylene bridge in which a stable bond is formed in the vicinity of a metal site, and thus, a sterically hindered monomer can easily approach the transition metal complex. By using a catalyst composition including the transition metal complex, a linear low density polyolefin copolymer having a high molecular weight and a very low density polyolefin copolymer having a density of 0.910 g/cc or less can be produced in a polymerization of monomers having large steric hindrance. Further, the reactivity for the olefin monomer having large steric hindrance is excellent.
US07928243B2
The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I): Pharmaceutical compositions and methods that are useful in the treatment or prevention of metabolic diseases or conditions are also provided.
US07928234B2
The present invention provides methods for the conversion of thebaine to a morphine derivative, such as hydrocodone. Novel ketal intermediates of the conversion are provided. A one-pot procedure for the conversion comprises treating thebaine with an acid in the presence of a metal catalyst.
US07928223B2
Process for the synthesis of the compound of formula (I): Application in the synthesis of ivabradine, addition salts thereof with a pharmaceutically acceptable acid and hydrates thereof.
US07928217B2
This invention relates to modified double-stranded oligoribonucleic acid (dsRNA) having improved stability in cells and biological fluids, and methods of making and identifying dsRNA having improved stability, and of using the dsRNA to inhibit the expression or function of a target gene.
US07928212B2
The present invention relates to a novel protein designated 20P2H8 which shares homology with several heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoproteins (hnRNPs). A full length approximately 3600 bp 20P2H8 cDNA (SEQ ID NO: 1, encoding a 517 amino acid open reading frame (SEQ ID NO: 2), is provided herein.
US07928211B2
The present invention provides compositions, compounds and methods for in vitro DNA display technology, allowing display of a variety of molecules, in particular molecules obtained by water incompatible mechanisms. Advantages of such methods are that combinatorial libraries can be constructed comprising molecules which are obtained through water incompatible reactions.
US07928210B2
Disclosed herein are novel radiolabeled nucleosides and methods for detecting cellular proliferation in a mammal, the method comprising administrating an effective amount of a radiolabeled nucleoside; the method comprising: a) administering to the mammal a diagnostically effective amount of the nucleoside to the mammal; b) allowing the nucleoside to distribute into the effective tissue; and c) imaging the tissue, wherein an increase in binding of the compound to tissue compared to a normal control level of binding indicates that the mammal is suffering from a disease involving cellular proliferation.
US07928205B2
The present invention is generally directed to methods of producing an increase in the enrichment or recovery of preferred forms of IgG proteins. More particularly, the invention relates to subjecting preparations of such recombinant IgG proteins with a reduction/oxidation coupling reagent and optionally a chaotropic agent.
US07928204B2
The invention relates to a Bacillus spore specific antigen. Compositions and methods relating to the antigen are provided along with antibodies against the antigen. The antigen is specific for Bacillus spores relative to the vegetative form of the cells. The antigen is detectable on ungerminated spores. The antibodies may be used to detect the presence of Bacillus spores by use of methods provided herein. The invention also relates to articles of manufacture as well as kits comprising the antibodies which may be used in the detection methods of the invention.
US07928200B1
This invention relates to isolated nucleic acids comprising genes of human chromosome 12q23-qter and the proteins encoded by these genes. Expression vectors and host cells containing such genes or fragments thereof, as well as antibodies to the proteins encoded by these nucleic acids are also included herein.
US07928190B2
The present invention relates to peptide vaccines, pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and associated methodologies that promote the immune-mediated regression of tumors expressing an onconeural antigen, e.g. a cdr-2 antigen, HuD antigen. The cancer peptide vaccines of the present invention are antigenic peptides capable of being faithfully presented on the MHC I complex of a target cell or antigen presenting cell. This external cellular presentation of these peptides promotes a specific cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL)-mediated immune response against tumor cells expressing these proteins, thereby, inducing immunological reactivity.
US07928185B2
The present invention relates to new arginine substituted peptides designed based on the sequence of human lactoferrin and to use thereof, in particular for treatment and/or prevention of infections, inflammations, tumours, pain, wounds and/or scars.
US07928178B2
The production of a protein free synthetic polyisoprene which has both low levels of chemical impurities and good physical properties has yet to be realized. It has now been envisioned that the use of neodymium catalyzed polyisoprene will offer the combined advantages of both a clean, as well as, high cis-1,4 polymer. Synthesis of polyisoprene rubber using a neodymium based catalyst system is described.
US07928173B2
Provided are transition metal catalytic systems for preparing ethylene homopolymers or copolymers of ethylene with α-olefins. More specifically, provided are Group 4 transition metal catalysts, which is characterized in that the catalyst comprises around the Group 4 transition metal a cyclopentadiene derivative, and at least one aryloxide ligand(s) having a fluorenyl group or a derivative thereof (which is ready to be substituted at 9-position) that functions as an electron donor and serves to stabilize the catalytic system by surrounding an oxygen atom that links the ligand to the transition metal at ortho-position, and there is no cross-linkage between the ligands; catalytic systems comprising such transition metal catalyst and aluminoxane cocatalyst or boron compound cocatalyst; and processes for preparing ethylene homopolymers or copolymers of ethylene with α-olefins by using the same.
US07928162B2
A process for fluid phase in-line blending of plasticized polymers is provided. The process includes providing two or more reactor trains configured in parallel and a separator for product blending and product-feed separation, wherein one or more of the reactor trains produces one or more polymers and one or more of the reactor trains produces one or more plasticizers; contacting in at least one of the parallel reactor trains olefin monomers, catalyst systems, optional comonomers, optional scavengers, and optional diluents or solvents, at a temperature above the solid-fluid phase transition temperature of the polymerization system and a pressure no lower than 10 MPa below the cloud point pressure of the polymerization system and less than 1500 MPa; forming a reactor effluent including a homogeneous fluid phase polymer-monomer mixture and plasticizer-monomer mixture in each parallel reactor train; passing the reactor effluents through the separator; maintaining the temperature and pressure within the separator above the solid-fluid phase transition point but below the cloud point pressure and temperature to form a fluid-fluid two-phase system including a plasticized polymer-rich blend phase and a monomer-rich phase; and separating the monomer-rich phase from the plasticized polymer-rich blend phase. The polymer-rich blend phase is conveyed to a downstream finishing stage for further monomer stripping, drying and/or pelletizing to form a plasticized polymer product blend. Suitable plasticizers for in-line production and blending include polyalphaolefin oligomers, polybutenes, low glass transition temperature polymers and combinations thereof.
US07928152B2
The invention provides electrodeposition paint of reduced volatile organic compound content, in which specific polyether compound(s) having a molecular weight not more than 1,000 is(are) incorporated and which excel in corrosion resistance, electrocoating ability of rustproof steel sheet, film-forming ability, pin holing resistance and stability.
US07928149B2
To provide a precious metal colloid enabling a production in simply and in low cost, a long-term storage, and a formation of a thin film having a high conductivity, a precious metal fine-particle, a composition including the same, and a method for producing a precious metal fine-particle for forming such precious metal colloid, which is a precious metal colloid in which a protection component protects a precious metal fine-particle selected from gold, silver, platinum, and palladium, a precious metal colloid in which the maximum peak of 13C-NMR spectrum of the protection component separated from the precious metal colloid by ultracentrifugation treatment presents in 160 to 190 ppm other than peaks of a primary carbon and an aromatic carbon, or a precious metal colloid in which peaks of 13C-NMR spectrum present in 20 to 90 ppm and 160 to 190 ppm. A reduction agent, such as a peptide or other amino acid compound and glucosamine, and alkali for supporting a reductivity of the reduction agent are added to a solution dissolving a precious metal containing compound to form the precious metal fine-particle by a reduction reaction of a precious metal ion in the precious metal containing compound.
