US07934430B2
A chip with resistive, metallic strain gauges distributed on surfaces on and buried within the chip. Also, vertically arranged vias and vertical thin film resistive strain gauges are described. The resistive strain gauges can be multiplexed wherein strain can be measured across the topology of the chip in each of the top, bottom and buried layers and any vertical strain. The resistive strain gauges may be in serpentine patterns and may be arranged on via or on vertical edges of grooves that extend from an upper or lower surface of the chip to buried layers. In this fashion, the distributed strain gauges may be used to map the strain throughout the body of a chip. A Kelvin bridge may be used to measure the strain, but other such measuring techniques and devices may be used.
US07934427B2
A capacitative pressure sensor that has a silicon substrate, CMOS layers deposited on the silicon substrate, a conductive layer deposited on the CMOS layer and, a passivation layer on the conductive layer. A conductive membrane extends from the substrate assembly such that it is spaced from the conductive layer. The conductive layer has a plurality of apertures and the silicon substrate to define a passage for fluid communication with fluid pressure exterior to the pressure sensor and a cap extending from the substrate assembly to cover the membrane and form a chamber on one side of the conductive membrane that is sealed from the fluid pressure exterior to the pressure sensor.
US07934426B2
The invention relates to a measurement cell system, in particular a pressure measurement cell system, comprising a measurement cell and a memory unit containing at least one stored measurement cell-based stored value. The measurement cell together with the memory unit are designed as a separately operable unit.
US07934425B2
A method for inspecting a part by a non-destructive ultrasound inspection, the part is immersed in an acoustic wave conducting medium and an incident ultrasound wave having a wide beam of section Σ is emitted into the ultrasound-conducting medium towards the part. The characteristics of the waves reflected by faces of the part to be inspected are measured on at least a small section σ, the characteristic dimensions of which are substantially less than those of the section Σ. The location of the section or sections σ is determined such that, despite the possible variations of the position of the part and the relative slopes of its faces, the section σ is always located in the volumes passed through by the reflected waves, for example substantially in an area close to the axis of the incident beam when the incident beam is controlled to be oriented substantially in a direction perpendicular to a face of the part.
US07934424B2
A material characteristic measurement approach measures an internal state of a material by measuring the nonlinear shift in velocity induced by different acoustic energies. The technology for implementing this measurement approach is relatively simple, robust, permits portable measurements, does not require that an unloaded initial condition of the material be measured or otherwise known in order to determine a characteristic of the material, can be applied using one or more transducers, and does not require physical contact with the material. Some example material characteristics include a residual stress existing without any external mechanical force applied, applied stress, a fatigue state, age, an interference-fit fastener stress, bio-activity, a nanostructure mixture of the material, a heat treatment of the material, a cross-linking of polymers in the material, a bio-growth organization of the material, a clotting factor of blood or blood-like material, a cure of an adhesive or sealant material, or the microstructure of the material.
US07934423B2
Sensors for measuring angular acceleration about three mutually orthogonal axes, X, Y, Z or about the combination of these axes are disclosed. The sensor comprises a sensor subassembly. The sensor subassembly further comprises a base which is substantially parallel to the X-Y sensing plane; a proof mass disposed in the X-Y sensing plane and constrained to rotate substantially about the X, and/or Y, and/or Z, by at least one linkage and is responsive to angular accelerations about the X, and/or Y, and/or Z directions. Finally, the sensor includes at least one electrode at the base plate or perpendicular to the base plate and at least one transducer for each sensing direction of the sensor subassembly responsive to the angular acceleration. Multi-axis detection is enabled by adjusting a configuration of flexures and electrodes.
US07934422B2
Provided is a horizontally located sensitive angular velocity sensor capable of easily eliminating influence of acceleration in a lateral direction and whose fixed section is easily fixed. The angular velocity sensor includes a pair of fixed sections fixed on a top of an sensor support section of a case, a detection arm extending along a plane parallel to the sensor support section, and a pair of upper drive arm and lower drive arm extending along the plane parallel to the sensor support section and extending in a direction opposite to each other so as to intersect an extending direction of the detection arm.
US07934406B2
A multiple function lock comprising an engaging element and a captive element. The engaging element enters a captive space provided in the captive element for locking the lock. The captive element includes a selectable passage into the captive space for permitting the engagement element to be selectively released or secured. The selectable passage is revealed or concealed through translation or rotation of a blocking element. In certain embodiments, the multiple function lock comprises a body, a shackle having toe and heel portions, a first locking mechanism for securing the heel portion to the body and a separate second locking mechanism for securing the toe portion to the body. The second locking mechanism is operative to engage and disengage the toe portion from the body so the shackle may rotate about the heel portion secured by the body.
US07934402B2
A washing machine includes a colloidal silver maker and a detergent feeder which are integrated with each other, thus enhancing assembility and reliability of the washing machine. The colloidal silver maker includes a silver ion casing, a lid, and a pair of silver plates. An outlet pipe and a connecting part are provided on predetermined portions of the silver ion casing. The outlet pipe is integrated with an inlet of the detergent feeder, and the connecting part integrally connects the colloidal silver maker to the detergent feeder. Thus, the colloidal silver maker is integrated with the detergent feeder while the silver ion casing of the colloidal silver maker communicating with the detergent feeder. The silver plates are placed in the silver ion casing while being supported by the lid. Further, at least one spacing projection is upwardly projected from a bottom of the silver ion casing to be provided between the silver plates.
US07934394B2
This invention relates to a cut-resistant knit glove comprising: a) cut-resistant composite yarn having a core yarn and at least one first wrapping yarn helically wrapped around the core yarn, the core yarn including at least one 50 to 200 denier (56 to 220 dtex) glass fiber filament yarn and the first wrapping yarn being one 100 to 600 denier (110 to 680 dtex) para-aramid yarn; b) companion yarn selected from the group consisting of aliphatic polyamide, polyester, and mixtures thereof; and c) lining yarn comprising a composite yarn of from 100 to 500 denier (110 to 560 dtex), the composite yarn having an elastomeric yarn core comprising at least one elastomeric yarn and at least one second wrapping yarn helically wrapped around the yarn core, the second wrapping yarn including at least one 20 to 300 denier (22 to 340 dtex) yarn selected from the group consisting of aliphatic polyamide, polyester, natural fibers, cellulosic fibers, and mixtures thereof; wherein the cut-resistant composite yarn, the companion yarn, and the lining yarn are co-knit in the glove with the lining yarn plated on the interior of the glove and the cut-resistant composite yarn and companion yarn forming the exterior of the glove.
US07934391B2
The present invention is to provide a synthetic quartz glass body having a high light transmittance. The present invention provides a synthetic quartz glass body having pores in a surface part thereof.
US07934390B2
The invention relates to a method for the manufacture of a lens of synthetic quartz glass with increased H2 content, in particular for a lens for an optical system with an operating wavelength of less than 250 nm, in particular less than 200 nm, with the steps: providing a precursor product of synthetic quartz glass, in particular with a first H2 content of less than 2·1015 molecules/cm3, with a circumferential border surface and two base surfaces lying on opposite sides, wherein at least one partial surface of at least one of said base surfaces has a curvature, and treating the precursor product in an H2-containing atmosphere in order to produce a precursor product of synthetic quartz glass with a second H2 content that is increased in relation to the first H2 content, in particular with a second H2 content of more than 1016 molecules/cm3, and measuring at least one optical property of said precursor product with said second H2 content.
US07934388B2
Grooves are formed on a back surface 22 of a tongue part 21 of a rear plate 3 which surface does not guide a flow of air.
US07934387B2
An air conditioner is provided. The air conditioner includes a main body formed by a plurality of members assembled with each other and an air passage along which air introduced into the main body flows. At least one of the member includes a Kimchi lactic bacterium zymogenic material formed on a portion of the member, which contacts the air flowing along the air passage.
US07934386B2
According to one embodiment of the disclosure, a cooling system for a heat generating structure comprises a first cooling segment and a second cooling segment. The first cooling segment and the second cooling segment each respectively comprise a cooling segment conduit and at least one cooling segment tube. The cooling segment conduits are operable to receive a fluid coolant and dispense of the fluid coolant after the fluid coolant has received thermal energy. The at least one cooling segment tubes are in thermal communication with both the cooling segment conduits and the heat generating structure. The at least one cooling segment tubes have a cooling fluid operable to transfer thermal energy from the heat generating structure to the cooling segment conduits. The cooling segment conduits transfer thermal energy from the cooling fluid to the fluid coolant. A heat transfer rate associated with the first cooling segment is substantially similar to a heat transfer rate associated with the second cooling segment.
US07934385B2
A refrigeration unit (40) having a defroster (30) has a refrigeration compartment (44), an evaporator coil (26) having an amount of crystallized water being aggregated thereon from air and a thermo-electric module (32, 46, 48, 50) having a semiconductor material. The thermo-electric module (32, 46, 48, 50) provides heating from a first location of the thermoelectric module (32, 46, 48, 50) and cooling from a second location of the thermo-electric module (32, 46, 48, 50) based on a Peltier effect when a current from a power supply is traversed through the thermo-electric module (32, 46, 48, 50). The heating from a first location heats the evaporator coil (26) to defrost the aggregated amount of crystallized water thereon. The cooling from the second location is communicated to the refrigeration compartment (44).
US07934382B2
A combustor assembly for a turbine engine includes an aft open end that communicates gas flow to a turbine assembly. The combustor assembly includes a liner assembly that terminates at a first fixed vane. A portion of the liner assembly extends an axial distance into the first fixed vane portion. An inner surface of the liner assembly corresponds with inner surfaces of the fixed vane portion to provide a smooth transition from the inner surfaces of the combustor assembly to the turbine assembly.
US07934377B2
An apparatus for easing an impact on a boom of an excavator and a method of controlling the same are disclosed, which can minimize the vibration occurring in the boom due to the impact on a boom cylinder by actively controlling an amount of hydraulic fluid being supplied to the boom cylinder when the operation of the boom cylinder is suddenly stopped due to an operator's sudden manipulation of an operation lever for a working device. The apparatus includes first and second hydraulic pumps; a boom cylinder; a main control valve; an operation lever for supplying pilot signal pressure to a spool of the main control valve when an operator manipulates the operation lever; operation lever detection means for detecting boom up and boom down signal pressures according to an amount of manipulation of the operation lever; boom cylinder pressure detection means for detecting pressures generated in a large chamber and a small chamber of the boom cylinder; a controller for calculating and outputting a control signal of the main control valve if the boom cylinder has been suddenly stopped; and boom vibration preventing means for controlling the pilot signal pressure being supplied from the second hydraulic pump to the main control valve.
US07934375B2
The present invention relates to a balance pipe assembly for a vehicle exhaust system including at least a pair of exhaust pipes or pipe shaped portions, and a further pipe or pipe shaped portion extending between the exhaust pipes or pipe shaped portions so as to act as a balance pipe. The assembly further includes at least one of the exhaust pipes or pipe shaped portions including means adapted to reduce the pressure of exhaust gasses passing there through at a position downstream of the balance pipe or pipe shaped portion.
US07934373B2
In a control device for an internal combustion engine (E) of a vehicle comprising a particulate filter (42) installed in an exhaust passage of the engine and a loading device (63) that applies a load to the engine, the control device (9) is configured to execute a regeneration process for regenerating the particulate filter under a prescribed condition. When a vehicle is in a congested state, the temperature of the particulate filter typically drops below a threshold level for enabling a regenerating process. However, according to the present invention, the particulate filter may be regenerated even when the vehicle is in a congested state if a loading device such as an air conditioner is activated, and the temperature of the particulate filter is therefore high enough. Thereby, the particulate filter may be actively regenerated whenever possible.
US07934371B2
Under the condition that a catalyst temperature Tc of a purification catalyst reaches or exceeds a preset reference temperature Tcref, when a cooling water temperature Tw of an engine is not lower than a preset reference temperature Twref, the internal combustion engine system of the invention sets a target exhaust recirculation rate EGR* based on a given rotation speed Ne of the engine and a given load factor KL and performs exhaust recirculation control to open an EGR valve at a specific angle or opening corresponding to the set target exhaust recirculation rate EGR*. When the cooling water temperature Tw is lower than the preset reference temperature Twref, on the other hand, the internal combustion engine system of the invention sets a fuel increment amount α based on the given rotation speed Ne of the engine and the given load factor KL and performs fuel increment control to increase the specific amount of fuel, which is set relative to the amount of intake air to attain the stoichiometric air-fuel ratio as a value to be injected from a fuel injection valve, by the set fuel increment amount α. This arrangement effectively prevents overheat of the purification catalyst while minimizing the deterioration of fuel consumption.
US07934363B2
A stirrup insert for a stirrup including a bearing surface which is provided with a surface for placing a boot, and a holding area which can be detachably connected to the stirrup, where the bearing surface includes an internal part and an external part, where the internal part is surrounded by the external part at least in the z-direction, preferably, the internal part is softer than the external part.
US07934360B2
Bagging machines may include a packing density measurement system. The packing density measurement system includes an anchor assembly and a force measurement assembly. The anchor assembly includes at least one drag member adapted to be operatively coupled to the bagging machine and to extend rearwardly beneath at least a portion of a bag to resist forward movement of the bagging machine. The force measurement assembly is operatively coupled to the anchor assembly and is adapted to measure the anchoring force applied to the bagging machine. The anchor assembly may be adjustable, either manually or automatically, to allow control over the anchoring force.
US07934355B2
An apparatus for automatically mounting substrates with medical and/or pharmaceutical and/or food-supplementing products, including at least one magazine to store blister strips rolled up on rolls or the like, each magazine having at least one holding position for the rolls, a delivery device to unroll the blister strips and deliver the unrolled blister strips to a supply position for the products provided by each roll in the magazine to be mounted, a separating device for separating product-filled blister sections from the blister strip, and a mounting head to receive, rotate and dispense the separated blister sections with the products sealed therein, the mounting head controlled by a control system to transport the separated blister sections from the supply position to a mounting position over the substrate.
US07934353B2
Panel including, in succession, a first rigid board forming the back of the panel, a first thermally insulating layer borne by the backboard, an impervious covering covering the first thermally insulating layer, a second thermally insulating layer which partially covers the impervious covering and a second rigid board covering the second thermally insulating layer, characterized in that it includes a film which covers at least part of the impervious covering which is not covered by the second thermally insulating layer, the film including at least one protective portion and at least one spew portion adjacent to the protective portion, the protective portion and the spew portion being able to be detached from the impervious covering independently of one another.
US07934349B1
A fire resistant wall includes a frame assembly utilizing tubular steel studs having at least one opening at the bottom and at the top, a stratum of fire resistant material disposed in the inter-stud space, and a trim assembly structured to protect the gaps between adjacent panels. The openings in the studs allow hot fluid within the studs to be exhausted in a remote location and cool fluid to be drawn in from another remote location. The stratum of fire resistant material disposed in the inter-stud space resists heat and flames contacting the lateral sides of the studs when the inner stratum of the firewall collapses, or when gaps appear between adjacent inner stratum panels. The trim assembly preferably includes a metal bar with a concave back surface disposed over the gap between adjacent panels and an intumescent caulk disposed at least partially within the gap. An intumescent caulk expands when exposed to heat and fills the gap between inner stratum panels.
US07934344B2
A stairway with a finished skirt/fascia board is formed using parallel stringers and tread/riser support brackets spaced and aligned along the stringers. The brackets are temporarily and pivotally attached to stringers and the stringers are moved parallel to and relative to each other to orient the stringers for the slope of the stairway. The pivotal attachment of the brackets to one of the stringers and the unattached stringer is moved into contact with the other stringer at mating faces. The brackets are them permanently attached to the parallel stringers. The mating faces of the stringers form a finished skirt/fascia board for the stairway. Several variations in contoured faces, including tongue and groove contours, for the mating surfaces provide for a smooth and clean looking skirt/fascia board on a finished stairway.
US07934340B2
A method for the just-in-time delivery of harvested plant material and plant compounds grown in a genetically-isolated growth environment is provided. The desired crop is grown in an underground growth chamber according to a predetermined growing model in which all growing conditions are controlled. Component yield and completion time can be accurately forecast such that the harvest time of the plant material, or the completion of upstream plant extract recovery, can be accurately forecast. The use of an underground growth chamber allows for complete control over environmental factors in growth of the plant material, and also allows for the best possible protection of the growing environment against any contamination of genetic material from outside of the chamber, as well as protection of the outdoor environment against any contamination of genetic material from inside of the chamber. The method will be particularly useful in the production of plant-made pharmaceuticals and nutraceutical.
US07934335B2
Adjustment mechanisms that may be employed for making operational adjustments to sighting mechanisms such as riflescopes, telescopes, binoculars, monoculars or other types of viewing devices. One configuration being directed to a pop-up cap that is retained and remains connected to the adjustment mechanism, the pop-up cap translating between a first position (typically the closed position) where rotation of the cap does not engage the adjustment mechanism to a second (typically the extended position) where rotation of the cap engages the adjustment mechanism.
US07934326B2
A ski-boot assembly with a rigid upper, an incomplete sole of the upper, and a front and/or rear means for cooperation with a removable sole assembly. A first removable sole assembly includes at least one curb part and a bearing plat; and a cooperation means that complements the front and/or rear cooperation means of the incomplete sole to form a boot with a sole whose configuration corresponds to standard ISO 5355 for Alpine ski-boots. A second removable sole assembly has at least one curb part and a sole cooperation means that complements the front and/or rear cooperation means of the incomplete sole to form a boot with a sole whose configuration corresponds substantially to standard ISO 9523 for touring boots. A locking means locks the first or the second removable sole assembly under the incomplete sole of the upper and includes a manual actuating means.
US07934325B2
An article of footwear for gymnasts includes an outsole, an insole, an upper, and a securing member. The outsole may extend beneath a forefoot region of the foot and may include one or more traction elements. The insole may be engaged with the outsole and may include one or more impact-attenuation zones. The insole may include a medial impact-attenuation zone and a lateral impact-attenuation zone. The upper may include one or more apertures through which a wearer's phalanges may be received and may extend over a top portion of the wearer's foot between the wearer's ankle and phalanges. The securing member may secure the article of footwear to the wearer's foot, and may extend from the lateral to the medial side of the upper. The securing member may extend around the heel or ankle area of the wearer's foot. The article of footwear may be a gymnastics shoe.
US07934318B2
A multipurpose debris deflector for a hedge trimmer having a deflector body removably attachable to a hedge trimmer. The deflector is positionable between a first position and second wherein in a first position, the deflector body is operable to receive at least a portion of a cutting assembly of the hedge trimmer within the deflector body, and, in a second position, the deflector body is connectable with the cutting assembly such that cutting blades of the cutting assembly are exposed and the deflector body is operable to deflect debris from a vegetation cutting operation.
US07934316B2
An object of the present invention is to provide a charging roller (i) which includes a rubber member whose surface is subjected to a hardening treatment using a solvent containing at least an isocyanate compound and (ii) which can prevent leakage of an ionic conductive agent even if the charging roller is placed under conditions of high temperature and high humidity for a long time. The charging roller is made by forming a rubber layer on a metal core. The rubber layer is an epichlorohydrin based rubber base material to which an ionic conductive agent is added, the rubber layer being subjected to a surface treatment by applying a solution containing the isocyanate compound and heating it. This surface treatment is carried out under such conditions that a coefficient of dynamic friction at a contact portion between the rubber layer and a photoreceptor becomes 0.4 or less.
US07934305B2
A fluidtight slide fastener comprising a pair of tapes both delimited by two opposite long edges and by two opposite short edges. Each tape comprises a textile material strip coated with a fluid barrier material layer on at least opposite faces thereof, the strip remaining uncoated on at least one of the short edges of each tape. Each tape is also equipped with a set of aligned teeth on at least a portion of one of the long sides thereof, the aligned teeth of the sets facing each other and being associated with opposite opening and closing stops. A slider is slidable between the closing stop and the opening stop for engaging in a fluidtight way or disengaging the aligned teeth respectively. The fastener further comprises a coating formed on each tape on the at least one of the uncoated short edges for covering the textile material strip in a fluidtight way at the at least one of the uncoated short edges.
US07934303B2
A hydraulic pump can be remanufactured to save the investment in its components that are not seriously worn or failed. Some of the worn components, such as the pump barrel and yoke, can be salvaged by replacing or rebuilding the worn features. In particular, a worn internal spline on the pump barrel can be replaced by a spline insert that is threaded to the pump barrel and includes a new internal spline. A worn actuation tab on a yoke for contacting an actuating piston can be replaced by adding a new tab wear button.
US07934302B2
An apparatus and method are provided for removing a blade from a dovetailed slot in a wheel of a rotating machine. At least one device is adapted to apply a pushing force on a first surface of a blade. A turntable for supporting the wheel has indexing capability to advance the wheel by a predetermined amount. The device can be used to remove one or more blades from the wheel.
US07934296B2
A binding band comprises a band part, a pendant hook part provided at one end of the band part, and an enclosed-wall part provided at the other end of the band part and having a passage through which the band part is vertically passed. The enclosed-wall part has a slit through which the band part is inserted into the passage from the side.
US07934277B1
A mattress structure is a mattress body and comprises: a fixed plate, which has a plurality of flexible accommodating holes and at least one first flexible member; a moving plate, which has at least one second flexible member corresponding to the flexible accommodating hole, the moving plate is below the fixed plate and has a distance with the fixed plate for moving; at least one lifting device, which is combined with the bottom of the moving plate, the moving plate and the second flexible member move up and down via the lifting device in order to let that the second flexible member penetrates through the flexible accommodating holes and protrudes out of the top surface of the fixed plate.
US07937764B2
The executions of computer viruses are analyzed to develop register signatures for the viruses. The register signatures specify the sets of outputs the viruses produce when executed with a given set of inputs. A virus detection system (VDS) (400) holds a database (430) of the register signatures. The VDS (400) selects (710) a file that might contain a computer virus and identifies potential entry points in the file. The VDS (400) uses a virtual machine (422) having an initial state to emulate (714) a relatively small number of instructions at each entry point. While emulating each potential entry point, the VDS builds (716) a register table that tracks the state of a subset of the virtual registers (428). Once the VDS (400) reaches an emulation breakpoint, it analyzes the register table in view of the register signatures to determine whether the file contains a virus.
US07937761B1
Detecting a network security threat is disclosed. Network traffic is classified with a security risk related classification, the classification being determined at least in part by applying a threat detection heuristic to at least a portion of the network traffic. Classification data that indicates the security risk related classification into which the network traffic has been classified is added to the network traffic. The network traffic is subjected to a level of network security threat detection processing that corresponds to the security risk related classification into which the network traffic has been classified as determined based at least in part on the classification data.
US07937760B2
An aggregation agent may combine and correlate information generated by multiple on-host agents and/or information generated in response to multiple security events. The aggregation agent may transmit the combined information to a security console. The security console may check the identity of the aggregation agent to determine whether to accept the information. The security console may map information to one or more consoles.
US07937758B2
An origin of a file of interest on a computer system is determined by monitoring file origin events on the computer system. A file of interest resulting from one of the file origin events may then be selected for tracing. A precursor file from which the file of interest emanates as a result of one of the file origin events is then identified. By iteratively performing the identifying operation upon successive precursor files substituted in the identifying operation for the file of interest, an origin file with no further precursor file may thus be identified. It is thus possible to trace back a given process or file of interest to a file container and/or location that initially introduced it into the computer system and any intermediate files or forms the process or file of interest may have assumed.
US07937748B2
A communication apparatus includes a storage device to store security associations to be exchanged between an opposite party's apparatus, an update device to update the security associations stored in the storage device, before starting a sleep mode for a power-saving operation, and a notification device to notify a message of updating of the security associations by the update device to the opposite party's communication apparatus.
US07937746B2
An apparatus and method for hierarchically connecting devices are provided. The apparatus includes a controller that determines at least one of whether an authentication value of a layer including a second device to be connected to a first device is valid, and whether a connection has been granted to the layer including the second device, and a generator that generates an authentication value of a layer including the first device, when the first and the second devices are connected.
US07937742B2
A broadcasting receiving apparatus includes: a signal receiving unit which receives a first signal and a second signal different from the first signal; a signal processing unit which processes the first and second signals; a communication unit which communicates with an external device to output a sound; and a controller which controls the signal processing unit and the communication unit to process a video signal of the first signal to be displayed and to process an audio signal of the second signal to be transmitted to the external device if the first signals contains the video signal and the second signal contains only the audio signal.
US07937731B2
A combination of new hardware at the subscriber site, hardware and services at the satellite broadcasting center and new installation procedures provide a cost-effective approach for verifying “callback” functionality. The required test and monitoring hardware may be provided as an external test CAM and call progress monitor (CPM) or integrated into the IRD. The satellite broadcast center is provided with a call responder & data test system (CRDTS) that is set up to automatically receive and evaluate test calls over a back channel and a call recording system (CRS) that records the test results and notifies the billing center of a successful installation. The installer installs the dish and IRD, verifies “callback” functionality by placing a test call that is evaluated by the CRDTS, and then calls a customer service representative (CSR) to complete the service authorization process. The CSR checks the CRS to verify that the “callback” function is operational and authorizes payment to the installer.
US07937730B2
A recording control apparatus for controlling execution of recording in a recording apparatus, comprising, a channel selection acceptance unit configured to accept a channel selection from a user, a display controller to control a display unit to display program data which is selected among received program data via broadcast signal and is corresponding to the accepted channel selection, an obtaining unit configured to obtain reserve-recording information to be executed, and a determination unit configured to determine whether or not the program displayed on the display unit corresponds to a program according to the reserve-recording information, wherein when the determination unit determines that the program displayed on the display unit corresponds to a program according to the reserve-recording information, the display controller controls the display unit to display a query screen to inquire of the user whether to erase recorded data corresponding to the reserve-recording information in the recording apparatus.
US07937722B2
A chucking mechanism is operable to detachably set thereon a discoid disk. The chucking mechanism includes a center case, a claw member, an elastic member, and a turn table. The claw member includes, a claw portion, and a movement support portion The center case includes a movement pivot receiving portion. A support point extending continuously from the movement pivot portion is arranged radially inwardly of the movement pivot portion at the movement support portion, and axially upward movement of the tip portion is substantially prevented since the support point makes contact with the movement pivot receiving portion, and a top surface of the movement support portion makes contact with a bottom surface of the top plate portion.
US07937715B2
A method, data processing system, and computer usable code are provided for generating content dynamically without a Web server. Responsive to a request to display a document containing markup language content on a client data processing system, a determination is made as to whether a utility script is present in the document. A utility application associated with the utility script is loaded on the client data processing system, if the utility script is present. Then, the utility application processes the utility script to dynamically generate dynamic content for display with markup language content.
US07937713B2
A method implementable in an electronic system for enabling a runtime environment to provide a service to a mobile agent object includes providing a service interface characterizing a method for providing the service to the mobile agent object. A service-description interface operable to provide a description of the service is provided to the mobile agent object. In response to receiving a selection of the description from the mobile agent object, a service object operable to provide the service is instantiated.
US07937712B2
Systems, methods, and computer readable media are disclosed for providing a generic audit trail service for a plurality of business objects, at least two of the plurality of business objects being of different business object types. In one implementation, a computer-implemented method is provided that comprises receiving, at an application server, a notification of a change associated with at least one of the plurality of business objects, and requesting, in response to receiving the notification, auditing data from the at least one business object, the at least one business object implementing an auditable function set to interface with the application server. Further, the method includes receiving, through a called method of the auditable function set, the requested auditing data, and storing the received auditing data in a repository.
US07937708B2
A computer system having at least one hardware unit, a control device and a plurality of virtual computer units, and a method for allocating total available computational power within such a computer system, wherein a plurality of virtual computer units can be respectively associated with a group. The computational power is allocated in a plurality of stages by using prescribed rules and taking into account allocation parameters so as to, first, split the available computational power and to allocate the split computational power to the groups and those virtual computer units which do not belong to a group, and then to split the computational power allocated to a group and to allocate the split computational power to each of the plurality of virtual computer units which belong to this group.
US07937707B1
A method for changing a binding relationship with a system resource involves creating a binding relationship between a process and a system resource, establishing a contract between the process and the system resource wherein a negotiation event is defined, obtaining the negotiation event in the process, and negotiating an exit from the binding relationship within a predetermined negotiation period when the negotiation event is obtained.
US07937702B2
A computer system that includes a processor for operating a software application in the computer system. The software application provides for creation, storage, and retrieval of a file, the file having a corresponding profile that the software application uses for at least the purpose of preparing the software application to display the file upon its retrieval by the software application. Also included is a plurality of storage media that are communicatively coupled to the processor. A storage management module distributes stored files and their accompanying profiles among the plurality of storage media according to predetermined patterns. One of such predetermined patterns is separate storage of a file and the file's corresponding profile.
US07937698B2
The illustrative embodiments provide a computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer usable program code for automatically migrating a resource adapter component. In one embodiment, information describing a development and runtime environment associated with a first version of a resource adapter is collected by a migration framework to form real environment information. A specification of requirements associated with a second version of the resource adapter is received from the second version of the resource adapter to form a required environment specification. The migration framework compares the real environment information with the required environment specification. In response to identifying incompatibilities between the real environment information and the required environment specification, the migration framework automatically executes a migration scenario to resolve the incompatibilities.
US07937696B2
Under the present invention, when a request is received from a client device for a particular software application, the client device will first be interrogated to determine the device platform. Thereafter, the client device will be probed (e.g., from a remote bundle repository) to determine to determine its capabilities. Then, certain components of the requested application can be identified and configured to best take advantage of the client device's capabilities.
US07937682B2
Methods and apparatuses are disclosed for automatic orientation optimization in the course of generating a placed, routed, and optimized circuit design. Also disclosed are a circuit design and circuit created with the technology. Also disclosed are a circuit design and circuit created with the technology.
US07937679B2
A method for performing failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA) on integrated circuits including preparing a FMEA database of an integrated circuit under design and computing FMEA results from the FMEA database. Information is automatically extracted from an integrated circuit description. The extraction of information includes reading integrated circuit information, partitioning the circuit in invariant and elementary sensitive zones (SZ), using the information in the preparation step of a FMEA database. Optionally a FMEA validation stage may be performed with which FMEA computed results are compared with FMEA measured results to obtain FMEA validated results.
US07937674B2
Disclosed is an improved method, system, and computer program product for predicting and improving the integrity, manufacturability, reliability, and performance of an electronic circuit feature based on the stresses or strains of design features of electronic designs. Some embodiments identify the design, the concurrent model(s), design feature physical or electrical parameters or attributes, analyzes the stresses or strains to predict the integrity of the design and determines whether the design meets the design objectives or constraints. Some other embodiments make corrections to the designs or the processes based upon the determination of whether the design meets the design objectives or constraints. Some other embodiments compute the variations of the design features as a result of the stresses or strains and determine their impact on the subsequent processes.
US07937673B1
Disclosed is a method and system for performing design and verification using stepwise refinement techniques, which can also include or be referred to as “top-down” design verification. With the present stepwise refinement approach, the electronic design can be acted upon at different levels of abstraction, but with approximately the same level of resolution at each abstraction level. A strong relationship of consistency exists between the successive abstraction levels of the design. On account of this consistency, properties that are established or true at one level of the design remain true for all subsequent levels of abstraction of the design.
US07937669B2
As access control system and method is provided. The access control system in one aspect may comprise a client application operable to provide a user interface for allowing a user to dynamically configure rules and associated parameters for controlling access to an entity; a rules engine proxy operable to receive said rules and associated parameters from the client application, the rules engine proxy further operable to dynamically compile and execute said rules; and a controller coupled to the rules engine proxy operable to receive input and further operable to trigger the rules engine proxy to execute one or more of said rules in response to the received input.
US07937664B2
Displaying a custom user interface in response to a determination that the application program is configured to display the custom user interface. To create the custom user interface, the end user can customize one or more default user interface files to create custom user interface files. The default user interface files can comprise one or more of a structure definition file, a content definition file, and a content display file. Additionally, the custom user interface can be associated with a program module function that can execute in connection with displaying the custom user interface.
US07937657B2
A method, an article of manufacture and apparatus for providing user-specific error analysis for a document. Specifically, the invention provides for identifying user-specific proclivities for confusing particular words which, while grammatically correct, are not used as intended by the user. The proclivities are tracked by recording changes made by the user while editing a document. The information collected while tracking the changes is then used to identify problem words to the user at a later period in time.
US07937656B2
The method is for rendering information on a display. Content components in a container are provided. A content handler (style sheet) is used to transform the content components. A key word in the content component is identified. A real time link is provided between the key word and an outside source. A screen size of a display unit is determined. A size of a first display is adjusted by only displaying a complete content of a first level of the content components and a link to a second level. The link is activated to display a complete content of the second level and a link to the second level.
US07937652B2
According to an aspect of the invention, there is provided a document processing device, comprising a holding unit that holds document information and additional information in association with each other, and an additional information modification unit that modifies, when the document information held in the holding unit is changed, the addition information associated with the changed document information, according to a rule.
US07937650B2
According to one embodiment, a maximum likelihood decoder includes a branch metric calculator, a processor configured to perform addition, comparison, and selection of an output from the branch metric calculator and a path metric memory, and outputs a selection signal for identifying a selection result, a path memory configured to store a time variation of the selection signal, and a path detection module configured to detect a decoding signal based on the time variation of the stored selection signal. A decoding method includes selecting operation modes of at least one of the branch metric calculator, the processor, and the path memory between a first operation mode in which an operation is performed at a channel rate frequency and a second operation mode in which an operation is performed at a specific frequency lower than the channel rate frequency.
US07937638B2
A system, method and data structure for error correction for use in the transmission of content data distribution networks uses a compressed memory, for example a bitmap, to identify portions of transmitted content data files where transmission errors have occurred. The error memory, is used to generate an error status report that is returned to a transmission controller via a low bandwidth back channel, for example the Internet. The information in multiple error status reports is aggregated by the control system of the transmitter and used to re-transmit those portions of previously transmitted content data files that were not properly received due to error. By re-transmitting only the data packets of the transmitted content data files that contain errors, overall transmission speed is increased and bandwidth usage is conserved.
US07937637B2
A TAP Linking Module (TLM) couples plural TAPs, via select and enable signals, to an externally accessible IEEE 1149.1 interface. The select signals are outputs from the TAPs to the TLM, and the enable signals are output from the TLM to the TAPs. Each select signal is output in response to a special instruction scanned into a TAP's instruction register, which causes the TLM to be selected as the data register scan path between the TDI and TDO pins. A conventional data register scan operation shifts data through the TLM. Following the scan operation, the TLM outputs one enable signal to the TAPS and outputs select signals to a multiplexer to establish a TAP link configuration.
US07937632B2
A design structure is embodied in a machine readable medium for designing, manufacturing, or testing an integrated circuit. The design structure includes an input register coupled to a data processing unit input and a test operation mode and functional operation mode. In the test mode operation, the register operates in a clocked mode such that, during the test operation mode, the register propagates data to the data processing unit in response to a clock signal. In the functional operation mode, the register operates in a data flush mode such that the register propagates data to the data processing unit in response to the data. The functional mode is enabled by a flush enable signal and the test mode is enabled by an opposite state of the flush enable signal.
US07937625B2
A mitigation enablement module for a computer that improves application reliability. When performing memory management operations, the mitigation enablement module and associated memory manager selectively use mitigations that are intended to prevent an application bug from cause an application error. The memory manager may selectively apply mitigations for each of one or more applications based on the likelihood that such mitigations are successful at preventing bugs from causing application errors. The likelihood is determined from historical information on whether the mitigations, when applied, prevented bugs from causing memory operations that could cause application errors. This historical information can be gathered on a single computer over multiple invocations of the application or may be aggregated from multiple computers, each invoking the application. The determined likelihood may then be used to determine whether or for how long to apply the mitigation actions for memory operations requested by the application.
US07937623B2
A diagnosability system for automatically collecting, storing, communicating, and analyzing diagnostic data for one or more monitored systems. The diagnosability system comprises several components configured for the collection, storage, communication, and analysis of diagnostic data for a condition detected in monitored system. The diagnosability system enables targeted dumping of diagnostic data so that only diagnostic data that is relevant for diagnosing the condition detected in the monitored system is collected and stored. This in turn enables first failure analysis thereby reducing the time needed to resolve the condition detected in the monitored system.
US07937621B2
Disclosed is a method for running a first code generated by a Software-based Redundant Multi-Threading (SRMT) compiler along with a second code generated by a normal compiler at runtime, the first code including a first function and a second function, the second code including a third function. The method comprises running the first function in a leading thread and a tailing thread (104); running the third function in a single thread (106), the leading thread calls the third function and running the second function in the leading thread and the tailing thread (108), the third function calls the second function. The present disclosure provides a mechanism for handling function calls wherein SRMT functions and binary functions can call each other irrespective of whether the callee function is a SRMT function or a binary function and thereby dynamically adjusts reliability and performance tradeoff based on run-time information and user selectable policies.
US07937608B2
A digital circuit system includes: a register, for receiving and registering digital data; an operation unit, for operating and generating resulting data according to the digital data registered in the first registering unit; a second register, for receiving and registering the resulting data; a multi-phase clock signal generating unit, for generating a plurality of reference clock signals having different phases with each other; a first selector, for selecting one of the reference clock signals to output a first clock signal to the first registering unit; and a second selector, for selecting another of the reference clock signals to output a second clock signal to the second registering unit.
US07937601B2
A programmable system-on-a-chip integrated circuit device comprises a programmable logic block, a non-volatile memory block, an analog sub-system, an analog input/output circuit block, and a digital input/output circuit block. A programmable interconnect architecture includes programmable elements and interconnect conductors. Ones of the programmable elements are coupled to the programmable logic block, the non-volatile memory block, the analog sub-system, the analog input/output circuit block, the digital input/output circuit block, and to the interconnect conductors, such that inputs and outputs of the programmable logic block, the non-volatile memory block, the analog sub-system, the analog input/output circuit block, and the digital input/output circuit block can be programmably coupled to one another.
US07937599B1
Improved approaches to providing thermal and power management for a computing device are disclosed. These approaches facilitate intelligent control of a processor's clock frequency and/or a fan's speed so as to provide thermal and/or power management for the computing device.
US07937593B2
Systems and methods that storage device content authentication are provided. A system that verfies storage device content received from a storage device may comprise, for exmple, a security processor coupled to the storage device. The security processor may be adapted to receive a partitioned storage device region from the storage device. The partitioned storage device region may comprise, for example, regional content and first hashed regional content. The security processor may generate, for example, second hashed regional content by performing a hashing function on the regional content received by the security processor. The security processor may compare, for example, the first hashed regional content to the second hashed regional content. The security processor may varify the regional content received by the security processor if the first hashed regional content is the same as the second hashed regional content.
US07937590B2
A secure method and device of identification by biometric data in which digital biometric data obtained by a sensor are combined with an identifier of an integrated circuit chip contained in a device common to the sensor.
US07937583B2
The disclosure relates to the management of PKI digital certificates, including certificate discovery, installation, verification and replacement for endpoints over an insecure network. A database of certificates may be maintained through discovery, replacement and other activities. Certificate discovery identifies certificates and associated information including network locations, methods of access, applications of use and non-use, and may produce logs and reports. Automated requests to certificate authorities for new certificates, renewals or certificate signing requests may precede the installation of issued certificates to servers using installation scripts directed to a particular application or product, which may provide notification or require approval or intervention. An administrator may be notified of expiring certificates, using a database or scanning or server agents. Detailed information on various example embodiments of the inventions are provided in the Detailed Description below, and the inventions are defined by the appended claims.
US07937578B2
Methods and apparatus facilitating mobile node paging in a system where a mobile node is able to hand off application processing to an application proxy are described. Paging determinations are made based on application processing results corresponding to processing the content of multiple packet payloads. In some cases paging determinations are made based on processing the payload of a single packet in conjunction with information received from a mobile node, e.g., intermediate application processing results, mobile node state information, etc. To facilitate application processing handoffs in a manner that is transparent to a peer node involved in an ongoing communications session with the mobile node, security information may be passed between the mobile node and the application proxy node in a manner that is transparent to the peer node allowing an end to end security association to be maintained throughout the communications session with the peer node.
US07937568B2
A method, system and processor for increasing the instruction throughput in a processor executing longer latency instructions within the instruction pipeline. Logic associated with specific stages of the execution pipeline, responsible for executing the particular type of instructions, determines when at least a threshold number of the particular-type instructions is scheduled to be executed. The logic then automatically changes an execution cycle frequency of the specific pipeline stages from a first cycle frequency to a second, pre-established higher cycle frequency, which enables more efficient execution and higher execution throughput of the particular-type instructions. The cycle frequency of only the one or more functional stages are switched to the higher cycle frequency independent of the cycle frequency of the other functional stages in the processor pipeline. The logic also automatically switches the execution cycle frequency of the specific pipeline stages back from the second, higher cycle frequency to the first cycle frequency, when the number of scheduled first-type instructions has completed execution.
US07937562B2
A processing apparatus includes an execution stage which executes each of instruction streams, a first resource counter which counts the number of operating resources used when the execution stage executes a first one of the instruction streams, a second resource counter which holds data of the number of unused ones of the operating resources, and a control circuit which reads the count value of the first resource counter from a management table when a subsequent instruction stream is executed, to control a start of execution of the subsequent instruction stream in accordance with a subtraction result obtained by subtracting the count value from the data. The control circuit checks whether a number of operating resources required by the subsequent instruction stream is secured based on the subtraction result before the subsequent instruction stream starts to be executed.
US07937560B2
A solution for retaining a logic state of a processor pipeline architecture are disclosed. A comparator is positioned between two stages of the processor pipeline architecture. A storage capacitor is coupled between a storage node of the comparator and a ground to store an output of the early one of the two stages. A reference logic is provided, which has the same value as the output of the early stage. A logic storing and dividing device is coupled between the reference logic and a reference node of the comparator to generate a logic at the reference node, which is a fraction of the reference logic, and to retain a logic state of the information stored on the storage capacitor. Further mechanisms are provided to determine validity of data stored in the logic storing and dividing device.
US07937558B2
A processing system comprising processors and the dynamically configurable communication elements coupled together in an interspersed arrangement. The processors each comprise at least one arithmetic logic unit, an instruction processing unit, and a plurality of processor ports. The dynamically configurable communication elements each comprise a plurality of communication ports, a first memory, and a routing engine. For each of the processors, the plurality of processor ports is configured for coupling to a first subset of the plurality of dynamically configurable communication elements. For each of the dynamically configurable communication elements, the plurality of communication ports comprises a first subset of communication ports configured for coupling to a subset of the plurality of processors and a second subset of communication ports configured for coupling to a second subset of the plurality of dynamically configurable communication elements.
US07937554B2
Systems and methods that manage memory are provided. In one embodiment, a system for communications may include, for example, a memory management system that may handle a first application employing a virtual address based tagged offset and a second application employing a zero based tagged offset with a common set of memory algorithms.
US07937533B2
A design structure embodied in a machine readable storage medium for designing, manufacturing, and/or testing a design is provided. The design structure generally includes a computer system that includes a CPU, a memory controller, memory, a bus connecting the CPU, memory controller and memory, circuitry for providing a speculative read threshold corresponding to a selected percentage of the total number of reads that can be speculatively issued, and circuitry for intermixing demand reads and speculative reads in accordance with the speculative read threshold.
US07937531B2
In one embodiment, a processor regularly writes one or more cache entries back to memory to reduce the likelihood of cache soft errors. The regularly occurring write backs operate independently of Least Recently Used (LRU) status of the entries so that all entries are flushed.
US07937529B2
Methods, system and computer program products for detection of frequent improper removals of and changing writing policies to prevent data loss in memory sticks. Exemplary embodiments include a method including detecting insertions of the memory stick, detecting removals of the memory stick, tracking a number of times the memory stick has been docked when removed, tracking a number of times the memory stick has been undocked when removed, determining a removal ratio of times the memory has been removed when docked to the number of times the memory stick has been removed when undocked, comparing the removal ratio to a predetermined threshold, caching writes and directory updates, and committing the writes and directory updates to the memory stick when the removal ratio is below the predetermined threshold and, flushing all writes and updates to the memory stick when in the removal ratio is equal to or above the predetermined threshold.
US07937527B2
A disk storage system containing a storage device having a record medium for holding the data, a plurality of storage sub-systems having a controller for controlling the storage device, a first interface node coupled to a computer using the data stored in the plurality of storage sub-systems, a plurality of second interface nodes connected to the storage sub-systems, a switch connecting to a first interface node and a plurality of second interface nodes to perform frame transfer therebetween based on node address information added to the frame. The first interface node has a configuration table to store structural information for the memory storage system and in response to the frame sent from the computer, analyzes the applicable frame, converts information relating to the transfer destination of that frame based on structural information held in the configuration table, and transfers that frame to the switch.
US07937517B2
A storage router (56) and storage network (50) provide virtual local storage on remote SCSI storage devices (60, 62, 64) to Fiber Channel devices. A plurality of Fiber Channel devices, such as workstations (58), are connected to a Fiber Channel transport medium (52), and a plurality of SCSI storage devices (60, 62, 64) are connected to a SCSI bus transport medium (54) The storage router (56) interfaces between the Fiber Channel transport medium (52) and the SCSI bus transport medium (54). The storage router (56) maps between the workstations (58) and the SCSI storage devices (60, 62, 64) and implements access controls for storage space on the SCSI storage devices (60, 62, 64). The storage router (56) then allows access from the workstations (58) to the SCSI storage devices (60, 62, 64) using native low level, block protocol in accordance with the mapping and the access controls.
US07937515B2
A computer software system is disclosed for facilitating a user's replacement or insertion of devices in a computer server network system. The system allows a user to swap or add peripheral devices while the system is running, or in a “hot” condition, with little or no user knowledge of how the system carries out the “hot swap” or “hot add” functions. The system, which consists of a graphical user interface (GUI) and associated computer software modules, allows the user to select a desired peripheral device location within a server, and then provides the modular software structure to automatically execute a series of steps in the hot swap or hot add process. Each step is prompted by the user from the GUI, to invoke commands to instruct a network server through its operating system and hardware to suspend the appropriate device adapters, if necessary, power down the desired device slot or canister, allow the user to replace or insert a new device, and finally restart the adapters and the slot power. The system requires very little detailed input from the user other than identifying the particular peripheral device slot within the server to be maintained.
US07937513B2
A method for controlling a storage system including a host computer, and a first and a second storage control apparatuses each receiving a data input/output request from the host computer and executing a data input/output process for a storage device in response to the request, comprises connecting a first communication path between the host computer and the first apparatus; connecting a second communication path between the first apparatus and the second apparatus; receiving by the first apparatus a first data input/output request from the host computer through the first path; when the first apparatus has judged that the first request is not for the first apparatus, transmitting by the first apparatus a second data input/output request corresponding to the first request, to the second apparatus through the second path; and by the second apparatus, receiving the second request and executing a data input/output process corresponding to the second request received.
US07937512B1
A method and apparatus for reimaging of a computing device are provided. The apparatus may include a recovery device which connects to a computing device via a communication network or a connector. The recovery device may have the capability to retrieve data from and to transfer data to the computing device to simulate inputs of an input device. Sometimes the simulated inputs are in response to a prompt from the computing device for an input response. The recovery device may reimage software applications, operating systems, and data to replace and/or fix corrupted or damaged portions of information stored on a memory of the computing device without the need for other input devices.
US07937507B2
An article of manufacture, an apparatus, and a method for determining an extended measurement word at a channel subsystem of an I/O processing system using data from a control unit are provided. The article of manufacture includes at least one computer usable medium having computer readable program code logic. The computer readable program code logic performs a method including sending a command message to the control unit, and receiving a transport response information unit message at the channel subsystem in response to sending the command message to the control unit. The computer readable program code logic additionally extracts a plurality of time values from the transport response information unit message as calculated by the control unit, calculates an extended measurement word as a function of the time values, and writes the extended measurement word to computer readable memory in the I/O processing system.
US07937501B2
An improved method and apparatus is disclosed for communicating control information between components of an audio/video system. Processing and control logic is implemented to transfer a plurality of data streams on predetermined channels of a digital video interface. A first data stream contains video data received by a video interface receiver, where it is used to generate an image on a digital display. A second data stream contains control data, which is similarly received by the video interface receiver, and is used to control source devices coupled to the digital display.
US07937491B1
Various embodiments of a system and method for initializing application server services on demand are disclosed. In one embodiment, an application server may provide clients with a variety of services, where the clients may be applications and/or other services. During startup of the application server, some of these services may be initialized while others may not be initialized. In most embodiments, services necessary to the basic function of the application server, like a naming service, may be initialized during startup, while other services, e.g. transaction management, may go un-initialized. The naming service may include an on-demand service initiator, which may intercept service lookup requests. The on-demand service initiator may determine whether a requested service has been initialized, and if not, may initiate the initialization of the requested service.
US07937486B2
Systems and methods are disclosed for determining the preferences of a user of an information processing apparatus. This may be achieved, for example, by an information providing apparatus sending sample content data representing the contents database to the information processing apparatus. Then, the sample content data may be evaluated, and the evaluation results may be sent to the information providing apparatus. The information providing apparatus may then derive user preference information based on the evaluations results.
US07937482B1
In one embodiment, a system comprises a plurality of nodes coupled to a network. At least a subset of the nodes are configured to maintain a replica of a state machine. The nodes are classified into a plurality of non-overlapping classes. A first class comprises at least one node that is a current participant in a consensus protocol to control transitions of the state machine. A second class comprises nodes that are not current participants in the consensus protocol but which are reclassifiable into the first class. The node(s) in the first class are configured to act on a proposal for a transition of the state machine according to the consensus protocol.
US07937481B1
Systems and methods are provided for disabling a device in an enterprise storage system. In one embodiment, a method comprises receiving information identifying a device in a storage area network that is scheduled for an outage. The method further determines one or more paths impacted by the outage of the device, generates a notification identifying the determined one or more paths, and transmits the notification to one or more hosts having paths to the device.
US07937476B2
The present invention allows for the downloading of content regardless of a computing device's configuration. Computer software is executed on the computing device to accommodate multiple download protocols and techniques. The present invention also works through problems associated with proxies, firewalls, and internet accelerators to download content from the internet.
US07937461B2
A system is provided for monitoring a user in a user living area. The system includes a system controller and an activity detection subsystem. The activity detection subsystem monitors a daily living activity of the user and provides information representative of the daily living activity to the system controller. The system controller includes a control circuit which generates a control signal in response to the daily living activity information obtained by the activity detection subsystem. Control information from the system controller is applied by way of a control information communication channel both to the activity detection subsystem and to a remote monitoring site. The activity detection subsystem may be a system for determining the movement of the user around the home, medication compliance by the user, problems with usage of stoves or other potentially dangerous appliances, and selected auxiliary appliances.
US07937446B2
A system and method of proxy (60) domain name registration permits a would-be domain name registrant anonymity. A registrar (24) affords customers (20) the opportunity to use the proxy registration. If the customer seeking registration of a domain name requests, the registrar obtains contact information needed for registration from a proxy entity established for this purpose. The registrar completes the registration of the domain name with the appropriate registry (22) (i.e. “.com, .net” etc.). The contact information published in WHOIS (27) is that of proxy entity. Contractually the customer is afforded control over the domain name. Emails intended for the customer are received by the proxy entity who may filter then if the customer requests. Emails sent by the customer are sent to the proxy entity who in turn send them to the indicated addresses.
US07937443B2
An email messaging program with built in video and/or audio media recording and/or playback capabilities is disclosed. A system includes first and second clients, each having an email messaging program installed thereon. The user of the first client composes a message and records media. In a streaming media embodiment, the first client's messaging program uploads the media to a streaming media server, and sends the message to the user of the second client. In a file attachment embodiment, the messaging program attaches the recorded media to the message, and sends the message to the user of the second client. The second client's messaging program retrieves the message. In the streaming media embodiment, when the user of the second client views the message, the messaging program downloads the media from the streaming media server, and plays back the media. In the file attachment embodiment, the messaging program plays back the media.
US07937440B2
Systems and methods for establishing and maintaining a shared browsing experience are disclosed. A method for establishing a shared browsing experience includes an inviter computer communicating to an invitee computer, via an online messenger communication path, an invitation to establish a co-browsing experience. The invitee computer communicates to the inviter computer, via the first communication path, an acceptance of the invitation. A co-browsing communication path is then established between the inviter computer and the invitee computer. Information relating to the shared browsing experience is then communicated between the inviter and invitee computers via the co-browsing communication path.
US07937439B2
An apparatus and method for scheduling live advice communication with a selected service provider are described. The method includes receiving, from a service seeker, an appointment request for live advice from a selected service provider during a specified appointment time. Once the appointment is received, the appointment is provided to the selected service provider. The appointment is provided either via electronic mail or via an alert provided via a display screen, which is browsed by the service provider. Once received by the service provider, the service provider has the option to either accept or decline the appointment request. Consequently, once the appointment request is accepted, the service provider system schedules a live advice communications appointment between the service seeker and the selected service provider. Finally, the service provider system will connect the selected service provider with the service seeker for a live advice communication at the scheduled appointment time.
US07937437B2
Provided is a request processing method of processing a request requesting task processing in a computer system including the steps of: transmitting, by a proxy server, a first requests which is one of duplicate and original requests to application servers; transmitting, by the application servers, a result of processing of the first requests to the proxy server; notifying, by the application servers, a session management server of session information including identifiers of the application servers and identifiers of the first requests; determining, by the proxy server, a result of the processing used for responding to a client computer upon receiving the result of the processing of the first requests; and notifying, by the proxy server, the session management server of the identifiers of the application servers which have transmitted the determined processing result and an identifier of the request transmitted from the client computer.
US07937433B1
A system for delivering messages to a business component is provided. A Java Message Service (JMS) enabled connector from a first JMS enabled queue, and from a second queue, a file based queue using a polling notification type of architecture, which will act as a JMS enabled queue with a publication/subscription notification type of architecture through the use of a JMS enabled wrapper which acts on the second queue. The JMS enabled connector serves as the interface to the business component, and is operable to transform the message, and further operable to record, in a standard format, information about messages delivered from the first queue and from the second queue. A method for delivering messages to a business component is also provided.
US07937431B2
A system and method for generating aggregated content views in a computing network are provided. A host computing device obtains a request for an aggregated view of content corresponding to a set of criteria. The host computing device queries itself and each computing device in a defined network for locally stored content matching the set of criteria. The query results are merged and displayed to a user at the host computing device as an aggregated list view.
US07937429B2
An equalization scheme for a transmission line employs a Taylor series expansion which enables the provided equalization to be adjusted based on line length. Multiple circuit blocks compute respective terms of the Taylor series, which are then summed to provide a compensating frequency response. For example, for a conductor having a frequency response given by H(f)=e−kl(1+j)√{square root over (f)}, where k is a constant dependent on the physical parameters of the conductor, l is the length of the conductor and f is the frequency of the signal propagated via the conductor, the present scheme provides an inverse frequency response H−1 (f) given by H−1 (f)= 1 + kl f 1 ! + k 2 l 2 f 2 ! + k 3 l 3 f 2 3 ! + … . The kl terms serve as weighting factors which vary with the length of the conductor.
US07937415B2
A computer readable storage medium comprises executable instructions to provide a first report defining a plurality of references to a plurality of data objects. The plurality of references to the plurality of data objects is analyzed to identify references to unused data objects. The references to the unused data objects are removed from the plurality of references to generate a subset of references to a subset of data objects. A second report defining the subset of references to the subset of data objects is generated.
US07937412B2
An enhanced metadata structure and associated process is provided which captures and stores metadata gathered about the source and usage of a media asset or file. The source and usage metadata is integrated, such as by encoding within the enhanced media file, as the media asset is transferred and used. The integrated metadata accumulates, as a trail of source information and usage information in the enhanced media asset, and can be extracted upon arrival at a target computer system.
US07937410B2
Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, for generic archiving of enterprise service oriented architecture data. In general, an identification of an instance of a business object to archive is received. Information defining the business object is retrieved. A schema for the type definition and a definition of the instances of the business object in accordance with the schema is generated. The schema may be in accordance with a platform-independent file format including information reflecting the hierarchy of the business object. The schema may include hierarchy levels that reflect each hierarchy level of the business object. Each hierarchy level, with the exception of hierarchy levels including references to stand-alone business objects, may have the respective attributes of the hierarchy level of the business object. Instance data may be generated to reflect the instance of the business object, the instance data being in accordance with the schema.
US07937401B2
The subject invention pertains to the integration of an object model and a multidimensional database query language such as MDX. In particular, multidimensional declarative query language entities can be exposed through objects in an object model. The object model enables generation and employment of procedural language functions, routines, or procedures that interact with multidimensional database data. This effectively provides an extension for multidimensional query languages. For example, procedures can be stored and invoked from a declarative language query. Furthermore, the object model disclosed herein can expose a context object to enable conditional procedures based on the context of execution.
US07937398B2
A declarative mechanism is used to manage large documents within a repository. The large documents are sectioned into subdocuments that are linked together by a parent document. The combination of the parent document and subdocument is referred to as a compound document. There are multiple options for configuring rules to break up a source document into a compound document and naming the subdocuments. The compound documents may be queried using statements that treat the compound document as a single XML document, or the parent document of a subdocument may be queried and treated independently. Access control and versioning can be applied at the finer granularity of the subdocument.
US07937396B1
Methods and systems for identification of paraphrases from an index of information items and associated sentence fragments are described. One method described comprises identifying a pair of sentence fragments each having a same associated information item from an index, wherein the index comprises a plurality of information items and associated sentence fragments, and identifying a paraphrase pair from the pair of sentence fragments.
US07937395B2
Systems and methods of displaying and re-using document chunks in a document development application
A computer displays an application user interface, the application user interface including a document authoring window and a search results window. In response to a search request including one or more user-specified search keywords, the computer displays in the search results window a set of search results in a text-only display format, wherein each search result includes a chunk within a respective document that satisfies the search keywords. In response to a user request to view a chunk, the computer launches a document display window in the application user interface and displays therein a portion of the corresponding document that includes the chunk in its native display format. In response to a user request to duplicate a segment of the corresponding document in the document authoring window, the computer generates therein an instance of the segment of the corresponding document in its native display format.
US07937382B2
In accordance with one or more aspects, a trigger corresponding to media content is retrieved from a storage device. The trigger includes a time-shift parameter identifying how much playback of the media content can be time-shifted while keeping the trigger valid. A determination is made, based at least in part on a current time and the time-shift parameter, whether the trigger is valid during playback of the media content.
US07937380B2
Systems and methods have been developed for selecting and recommending events to a consumer of media content based on information known about the consumer, including the consumer's interests, consumption history and preferences. In an embodiment, a system records a history of the media content accessed, purchased, viewed or otherwise consumed by a consumer. The system further includes an event database containing information about upcoming events. When a consumer interacts with the system, such as to access a media content item, the consumer is notified of one or more events based on the consumer's history. In this way consumers are automatically provided with updated event recommendations based on the known interests of the consumer, without the need for the consumer to subscribe to an event recommendation service and maintain the subscription to accurately reflect the consumer's current interests.
US07937364B1
Systems and methods for managing the processing of the same pieces of information, e.g., messages, by multiple consumers, in a prescribed order, without causing the degradation of any consumer's performance because of other consumers' access to the same information. A single information queue contains pieces of information to be accessed by multiple consumers. Each piece of information is stored in the information queue along with an information identifier that uniquely identifies the piece of information. A separate table is used to keep track of and identify the pieces of information in the information queue that have been accessed by respective consumers. This separate table is decoupled from the information queue, and, thus, each consumer's access of a piece of queued information does not impact any other consumer's access of the same piece of information. A deletion process may also be executed, in the background if desired, which uses a working list table that identifies the pieces of information that have been accessed. With the working list table and the separate table, the deletion process identifies the pieces of information that have been accessed by all the respective consumers, and deletes them from the information queue.
US07937358B2
A method for building a rulebase includes receiving a plurality of rulebase components. The method also includes merging the rulebase components to create a consolidated rulebase.
US07937354B2
An enhanced rule engine, in which a rule-evaluated result that is received from an external rule engine based on a context transmitted to the external rule engine for evaluation by the rule and on a schema document serializing an automatically generated vocabulary transmitted to the external rule engine is output. The schema document defines the business rule based on a context description and a result description included in the vocabulary, and the context and the result are respectively specified according to the context description and the result description.
US07937352B2
A computerized method of representing a dataset with a taxonomy includes obtaining a dataset containing a plurality of records; initializing a folder-set containing a plurality of folders; assigning labels to folders within the folder set; and classifying the plurality of records into the plurality of folders according to a predetermined entropic similarity condition.
US07937350B2
The invention relates to a method for determining a time for retraining a data mining model, including the steps of: calculating multivariate statistics of a training model during a training phase; storing the multivariate statistics in the data mining model; evaluating reliability of the data mining model based on the multivariate statistics and at least one distribution parameter, and deciding to retrain the data mining model based on an arbitrary measure of one or more statistical parameters including an F-test statistical analysis.
US07937348B2
A system is disclosed for correlating user profiles to software applications. The system may be adapted as part of a software system that interrogates a user profile and reading a learning objective as a first input, interrogates a software application and reading a learning objective as a second input, calculates a relevance of the first input learning objective to the second input learning objective, and adapts the software application in accordance with the determined relevance and/or updating the user profile in accordance with the determined relevance. A method is disclosed that correlates user profiles to software applications by reading a first learning objective from a user profile, reading a second learning objective from a software application, determining a relevance of the first to the second learning objective, and adapting the software application in accordance with the determined relevance and/or updating the user profile in accordance with the determined relevance.
US07937346B2
A calculation processing apparatus for executing network calculations defined by hierarchically connecting a plurality of logical processing nodes that apply calculation processing to input data, sequentially designates a processing node which is to execute calculation processing based on sequence information that specifies an execution order of calculations of predetermined processing units to be executed by the plurality of processing nodes, so as to implement the network calculations, and executes the calculation processing of the designated processing node in the processing unit to obtain a calculation result. The calculation apparatus allocates partial areas of a memory to the plurality of processing nodes as ring buffers, and writes the calculation result in the memory while circulating a write destination of data to have a memory area corresponding to the amount of the calculation result of the processing unit as a unit.
US07937345B2
A method for adapting to a shift in document content according to one embodiment of the present invention includes receiving at least one labeled seed document; receiving unlabeled documents; receiving at least one predetermined cost factor; training a transductive classifier using the at least one predetermined cost factor, the at least one seed document, and the unlabeled documents; classifying the unlabeled documents having a confidence level above a predefined threshold into a plurality of categories using the classifier; reclassifying at least some of the categorized documents into the categories using the classifier; and outputting identifiers of the categorized documents to at least one of a user, another system, and another process. Methods for separating documents are also presented. Methods for document searching are also presented.
US07937337B2
A system and method for generating a robot genome. Internal state attribute preferences of internal states and behavior preferences are input by a user, and a set of one or more robot genomes containing initial values of genes is generated. A masking process of each robot genome of the generated robot genome group is performed so attributes are manifested. Robot genomes that underwent the masking process are loaded into a personality engine. A reliability value is calculated from a manifestation result of each robot genome, and reliability values of extracted robot genomes that satisfy a particular user reliability value are determined. Extracted robot genomes are modified when the user reliability value is not satisfied, and a new robot genome group including the modified robot genomes is generated. A robot genome satisfying the user reliability is extracted by iteratively performing the above procedures for the newly generated robot genome group.
US07937335B2
The invention comprises an article and method for transforming a complex or large decision tree having multiple variables; multiple values for each variable; and, multiple outcomes for each combination of variables and their associated values, into a compact, efficient graphical representation to provided enhanced ease of use and interaction by a human user. More particularly, the invention comprises a computationally efficient method for transforming an input decision tree into an optimal compact representation by computing a particular ordering of variables in the decision tree that first leads to a Directed Acyclic Graph, or “DAG,” with a minimum number of nodes. The method then converts the DAG into an exception-based DAG, or “EDAG,” with exactly one exception, having an optimal, minimum number of nodes with increased comprehensibility for a user.
US07937333B2
A system and method for processing refund requests in a postage system is described. In one configuration, each mail piece includes a tracking code. The refund system monitors the tracking codes as mail pieces are processed in the mail stream. A user enters a refund request for a particular mail piece that is identified by a unique tracking code. The refund system then interrogates a tracking code database to determine if the mail piece was observed in the mail stream. The system then continues to periodically interrogate the tracking code database over a test period of a week to determine if the mail piece was observed in the mail stream. If the mail piece is not observed within the test period, a refund is processed. The system continues to interrogate the tracking code database for a year after the refund is processed to ensure that fraud is not committed.
US07937332B2
A method for verifying uniquely identifiable postal indicia in a closed loop system is provided. An embodiment of the method may include scanning a mail piece for human-readable and machine-readable images in a single image, including a postal indicium representing postage-related information associated with the mail piece, the postal indicium being uniquely identifiable and having human-readable and machine-readable portions. The method may further include sending information on the postal indicium to a point of automation for comparison against stored data on the postal indicium to determine whether the postal indicium is valid; receiving an instruction on how to handle the mail piece at the mail facility; and processing the mail piece in accordance with the received instructions.
US07937331B2
A system and method is disclosed for facilitating international return of dutiable goods. A typical application involves a purchaser buying goods on-line, resulting in shipping the goods internationally to the purchaser. After receipt of the goods, the purchaser determines that return of the goods is necessary. The purchaser contacts the merchant selling the goods to request returning the goods. The merchant, in turn, communicates to the carrier delivering the goods that an international return is requested. The merchant provides certain information to the carrier allowing the carrier to make available the necessary documentation required by the customer to return the goods to the merchant. The documentation includes a properly completed commercial invoice that is made available to the consignee. The consignee can then sign and use the documentation for returning the item. The documentation may be variously provided to the customer either by the merchant or the carrier.
US07937323B2
An electronic bill presentment and payment system including an extensible, customizable, data source independent data layer for accessing a business data repository for processing billing information. The business data repositories use one or more data source formats. A business logic module generating business data requests for data from the business data repository in order to carry out processing of billing information. The business data requests are independent of the one or more data source formats of the business data repository. A data layer descriptor repository stores customizable data source descriptions for generating the data layer. The data layer is generated from the customizable descriptors in the data layer descriptor repository. The data layer module receives the data source independent business data requests and based on the request, the data layer implements a data source specific method for fulfilling the request by accessing data in the business data repository. The data layer module further returns a result back to the business logic module in data source independent format. The data layer descriptor repository preferably includes top-level listings of data sources in the system. The data layer descriptor repository further includes customized data source specifications for the each of the data sources listed in the customized set of data sources.
US07937321B2
A managed service for the detection of fraud and/or anomalous transactions is disclosed. In one implementation, the managed service receives data from customers over a wide area network, the data for each customer relating to information that the customer would like monitored for anomalous transactions. The service may analyze data from the customers based on Benford's law to detect potential anomalous transactions in the data from the customers. The managed service may further report occurrences of detected potential anomalous transactions to the customer.
US07937313B2
A method and system for simulating changes in volatility for a price of a particular option on an underlying financial instrument is disclosed. A volatility surface model having at least one surface parameter is provided along with a set of volatilities for a plurality of options on the underlying financial instrument. The set of volatilities is analyzed to determine an initial value for each surface parameter which, when used in the surface model, defines a surface approximating the set of volatilities under normal market conditions. The values of the surface parameters are then evolved using an appropriate evolution function. Prior to applying the surface parameters to the model, the parameter values can be adjusted to introduce changes in offset, skew, term, or other parameters of the volatility surface to allow for simulation of unusual market conditions. A volatility value for a particular option is extracted from the volatility surface defined by the evolved and stress-adjusted surface parameter values. The extracted volatility value can then be used in an option pricing model to provide a price of the particular option.
US07937309B2
Systems and methods that manage financial market data with hidden information. The systems and methods may receive market data about a plurality of financial instruments. The plurality of financial instruments comprises at least two different kinds of financial instruments. Hidden information is generated, based on the market data. The hidden information is viewable only after scrolling a cursor over a graphical element. The systems and methods also generate, based on the market data, a first graphical element that is embedded with hidden information. The first graphical element is displayed on a display. An indication is received indicating that the cursor has scrolled over the first graphical element. In response to the indication, the hidden information that is embedded in the first graphical element is displayed on the display.
US07937308B2
In various embodiments, an apparatus includes a processor and a memory. The memory is communicatively coupled to the processor. The memory stores software instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to receive a trading order for a particular quantity of a trading product. The trading order specifies that a first portion of the particular quantity is a displayed quantity and that a second portion of the particular quantity is a reserved quantity. The trading order specifies at least one of a decay rule, a decay interval, a decay rate, decay quantity, and one or more conditions. The software instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to cause the reserved quantity to decay based at least in part on at least one of the decay rule, the decay interval, the decay rate, and the decay quantity, and one or more conditions.
US07937306B2
An anonymous trading system comprises a network of broker nodes, each of which have an equal status and can match orders, initiate deals and distribute prices. Trading agents are connected to some or all of the broker nodes. The network is arranged to conform to a series of rules and in a preferred embodiment the brokers are arranged as a clique tree.
US07937302B1
In one method embodiment of the present methods and systems, a computer-assisted method is provided for analyzing at least one financial instrument associated with a financial institution. The financial instrument has an associated collateral. The method includes receiving at least one collateral margin record from a collateral data source, wherein the collateral margin record includes information related to at least one collateral margin condition of the financial instrument; comparing at least a portion of the collateral margin record to at least one criterion; and, generating at least one of a report and a notification based on the step of comparing the collateral margin record to the criterion. Various aspects of the present method embodiments discussed herein can also be provided in accordance with various computer-readable media embodiments and system embodiments.
US07937295B2
A method, apparatus, and computer program product for transacting a product purchase by a user. The product purchase is processed by a purchase server that recorded a unique user identification and is connected to an information providing server and a client (connected to the user) via a network. The purchase server: receives (from the information providing server) purchase data including purchase identity information including a description of a product selected by the user for purchase; receives (from the client) redirect data comprising purchase identity information describing the selected product; sends (to the client) a request for the unique user identification; receives (from the client) identification data pertaining to the user; authenticates the received identification data pertaining to the user; and validates purchase identity information in the received redirect data. The purchase identity information in both the purchase data and the redirect data does not include the unique user identification.
US07937293B2
A system comprises a buyer request creation module to receive a buyer request listing, the buyer request creation module automatically to determine a listing category for the buyer request listing. A buyer request searching module locates a buyer request listing corresponding to a search criteria. A buyer request response module adds a response to the buyer request listing, the response comprising a reference to a listing for an item offered for sale on the system.
US07937288B2
There is disclosed a server and local device that interface for selecting advertisements to be viewed by users of an online service based upon user activity. The local device preferably maintains a targeted activity list of activity identifiers and associated advertisements. The local device monitors the activity on the local device and compares the activity to the identifiers in the targeted activity list. If the activity matches one of the identifiers, the local device plays one or more advertisements.
US07937283B2
The present invention discloses a method and a computer program for optimizing the implementation of a maintenance program for maintenance units. In the method of the invention, an estimated duration is determined for each maintenance module, a periodic working capacity is determined for each serviceman carrying out maintenance programs and location data is determined for each maintenance unit. Further the invention comprises optimizing the maintenance work comprised in the maintenance modules for each serviceman in such manner that the unbalance between the working capacity of the serviceman and the amount of maintenance work required by the maintenance units belonging to the maintenance domain attended to by the serviceman is minimized and the required traveling from a maintenance unit to another is minimized, so that the number of maintenance modules located in the vicinity of each maintenance module is maximized.
US07937280B1
A system (10) for planning and scheduling service events for one or more assets includes a demand optimizer engine (12) that receives information regarding future service requirements for an asset and operating characteristics of the asset. The demand optimizer engine (12) also generates a service plan identifying one or more planned service events during which one or more services are to be performed on the asset and identifying a planned start time and a planned end time for each service event so as to minimize the amount of time the asset is non-operational and the costs associated with each service event. The system (10) also includes a supply optimizer engine (14) that receives the service plan from the demand optimizer engine (12) and generates a service schedule for one or more of the planned service events based on information regarding the flow of one or more parts used in conjunction with the services of each planned service event. The service schedule includes a scheduled start time and a scheduled end time for the one or more planned service events. The supply optimizer engine (14) communicates the service schedule to the demand optimizer engine (12) and the demand optimizer engine (12) modifies the service plan according to the service schedule received from the supply optimizer engine (14).
US07937274B1
A method for minimizing the number of overdials attributable to a party comprising the steps of: (1) placing a telephone call using a predictive dialer and a call list; (2) monitoring call center agents to determine call center agent availability, the call center agents conducting a telemarketing campaign for at least a first calling party; (3) monitoring the telephone call to determine when the telephone call is answered thereby resulting in an answered call; (4) assigning the answered call to a calling party, and (5) transferring the answered call for processing, wherein processing is performed by a call center agent if available and wherein processing is performed by a message player if no call center agent is available to process the answered call.
US07937270B2
A system and method recognizes speech securely using a secure multi-party computation protocol. The system includes a client and a server. The client is configured to provide securely speech in a form of an observation sequence of symbols, and the server is configured to provide securely a multiple trained hidden Markov models (HMMs), each trained HMM including a multiple states, a state transition probability distribution and an initial state distribution, and each state including a subset of the observation symbols and an observation symbol probability distribution. The observation symbol probability distributions are modeled by mixtures of Gaussian distributions. Also included are means for determining securely, for each HMM, a likelihood the observation sequence is produced by the states of the HMM, and means for determining a particular symbol with a maximum likelihood of a particular subset of the symbols corresponding to the speech.
US07937268B2
A system, system, and program for facilitating navigation of voice data are provided. Tokens are added to voice data based on predefined content criteria. Then, bidirectional scanning of the voice data to a next token within the voice data is enabled, such that navigation to pertinent locations within the voice data during playback is facilitated. When adding tokens to voice data, the voice data may be scanned to detect pauses, changes in voice inflection, and other vocal characteristics. Based on the detected vocal characteristics, tokens identifying ends of sentences, separations between words, and other structures are marked. In addition, when adding tokens to voice data, the voice data may be first converted to text. The text is then scanned for keywords, phrases, and types of information. Tokens are added in the voice data at locations identified within the text as meeting the predefined content criteria.
US07937267B2
In a speech decoding method and apparatus, an adaptive code vector is obtained from an adaptive codebook, and a time series vector is obtained from an excitation codebook. Gains of the adaptive code vector and an excitation code vector are respectively decoded from a gain code. The gain of the adaptive code vector is classified into a first gain corresponding to a first noise level or a second gain corresponding to a second noise level. A value is determined based on the classifying results, and a mathematical operation is performed on the time series vector and the determined value. The adaptive code vector and the time series vector are weighted by the decoded gains, and an excitation signal is obtained by adding the weighted adaptive code vector and the weighted time series vector. A speech is synthesized using the excitation signal and a decoded linear prediction parameter.
US07937265B1
Methods and apparatus, including systems and computer program products, to acquire potential paraphrases from textual input. In one aspect, textual input is received, a first map is generated, where the key of the first map is an ngram identified in the textual input and the value associated with the key of the first map is a unique identifier, a second map is generated, where the key of the second map is an anchor identified from the ngram and the value associated with the key of the second map is one or more middle portions associated with the anchor, and a third map is generated, where the key of the third map is a potential paraphrase pair identified from the middle portions and the value associated with the key of the third map is the one or more unique anchors associated with the potential paraphrase pair.
US07937248B2
A method, apparatus, and computer program product for monitoring structures using virtual time reversal signal processing. In one embodiment, a signal having a frequency range is sent into a structure in a vehicle from a fixed transmitter to form an original transmitted signal. A response to the original transmitted signal is received at a fixed sensor associated with the structure to form a received response. The received response is reversed. The reversed response is processed using a transfer function to simulate propagation of the reversed response from the fixed sensor to the fixed transmitter to form a simulated time reversed response. The simulated time reversed response is a simulation of a response of the fixed transmitter to receiving the reversed response from the fixed sensor. The simulated time reversed response is analyzed to monitor for anomalies associated with the structure.
US07937246B2
Systems and methods for determining a trend in vertical track modulus are described. Vertical deflection data is collected along a particular section of railroad track. A first set of vertical track modulus is determined, based in part, on the collected vertical deflection data. At a second time, vertical deflection data is again collected along the particular section of railroad track to be used in determining a second set of vertical track modulus. At least the first and second sets of vertical track modulus are analyzed to determine a mathematical algorithm that facilitates developing a trend in the vertical track modulus of the railroad track.
US07937236B2
A method for adaptive compensation of a temperature drift of a sensor, designed to measure the torque of a shaft or a drive train or the force in mechanical equipment during operation. A sensor signal is recurrently measured. An associated temperature is determined. An offset value is calculated as a function of temperature based on measured and stored data. The measured signal value is compensated using the calculated offset value. When the sensor is unloaded or nearly unloaded is detected. When the sensor is unloaded or nearly unloaded the signal sensor signal value and the associated temperature value are stored in a memory and a model of the sensor offset is updated. A system and computer program product for adaptive compensation of the temperature drift of such a sensor signal offset.
US07937226B2
A method and a device determine a physical property of a medium, such as a concentration of a substance in the medium. The device includes a light source; a probe with optical fibers positioned alongside each other, with a first optical fiber delivering radiation from the light source to a sample and collecting first backscattered radiation from the sample, and with a second optical fiber collecting second backscattered radiation; a spectrometer for producing first and second signals based on the first and second backscattered radiation; and a processor which determines a differential backscatter signal from the first and second signals and to calculate the physical property by curve fitting the measured differential backscatter signal to a backscatter function. Depending on whether the diameter of the optical fibers is smaller or greater than the mean free path of photons in the sample, different backscatter functions are used.
US07937220B2
Integrated computing systems and methods for applying sub-surface material location and composition information to engineering plans for designing, highways and other roadways, are provided. Utilizing the described systems and methods, surfaces, highways, may be more efficiently designed in a timely fashion, requiring less format conversion for inputs and outputs to be compatible throughout the design process. Additionally, adjustments for changes in alignments for the desired surfaces are more easily taken into account than in conventional design systems, permitting quicker design corrections and more accurate results.
US07937215B2
An improved system for delivering propane or other consumable liquid to remotely located storage tanks including a novel combination of remote monitoring of customer tanks and an improved method of using the remote monitoring data to optimally schedule deliveries, improve safety, and more efficiently operate a propane dealership. More accurate and timely information concerning the status of customer tanks serves to improve operational efficiencies and increase safety. Data received from remote sensors can be collected and organized so that it is easily understood and utilized through the implementation of a user interface accessible via the Internet that allows the information to be presented in an efficient graphical and contextual fashion. Operational efficiencies can also be improved by taking historical propane usage for each tank, weather conditions, and projected fuel usage into account. The system can calendar required inspections of customer tanks, homes, and appliances, and data can be combined with accounts receivable information. Remote monitoring of customer tanks can be combined with other products using similar equipment to provide additional non-seasonal revenue streams.
US07937213B2
An engine control, and in particular a method for controlling an engine including a low-pressure exhaust gas recycling loop. The method adjusts a predetermined engine operating parameter by controlling the position of an exhaust gas recycling valve, which is placed in the loop, for determining whether the predetermined measured quantity of the valve respects a predetermined criteria, and controls the position of an exhaust shutter, which is arranged outside the loop, when the quantity does not respect the criteria.
US07937212B2
A device is provided with which it is made possible to rapidly determine that an internal combustion engine is in a stop state and to prevent an erroneous determination of starting. In a stop determination device provided with a detection unit that detects the rotation direction of the crankshaft of an internal combustion engine, it is determined that the internal combustion engine is in a stop state, in the case where a signal from the detection unit is not inputted for a predetermined time or in the case where a rotation-direction signal from the detection unit continuously reverses thrice or more times. Additionally, in the case where, from the detection unit, a signal of the same rotation direction is continuously inputted twice or more times, a determination that an internal combustion engine is in a stop state is cancelled.
US07937208B2
An air breathing fuel consuming internal combustion engine with EGR and a control for the quantity of EGR. The total gas flow of the engine is calculated by measuring temperature and pressure at the intake to the engine. The fresh air flow is measured by an orifice or venturi at any point in the flow path for fresh air for combustion by the engine prior to the introduction of the EGR flow. The difference between the calculated total flow and fresh air flow is the actual EGR flow which is used to set the EGR relative to total flow according to one of a number of selected control algorithms.
US07937203B2
The invention relates to a control system for a vehicle with wheels, where at least one wheel is connected with means for braking and/or driving the wheel, the control system comprising a measuring device to measure a rotational speed of the wheel, a longitudinal force and a vertical force that occur at the wheel-road contact, and a control unit connected to the measuring device, to control the braking and/or driving of the wheel. The system is equipped to determine the second derivative (SD) of the wheel speed to the quotient of the longitudinal force and the vertical force and use this parameter to control the braking and/or driving the wheel.
US07937200B2
An electric steering system includes a steering torque measuring device for measuring a steering torque input into a steering system, a steering speed measuring device for measuring a steering speed of the steering system; a target current computing section for computing a target current based on the steering torque measured by the steering torque measuring device, and a control section for applying a steering power to the steering system by driving a motor according to the target current. When the measured steering speed is less than a predetermined speed value, the control section applies damping to the steering system based on the measured steering speed and when it is not the control section performs a control operation of adding a specified steering torque defined when the steering speed is equal to the predetermined speed value and an increment for the steering torque determined in accordance with the steering speed to each other, defining the sum of the addition as a target steering torque, and controlling the target current so that the measured steering torque coincides with the target steering torque.
US07937199B2
When a collision avoidance operation determiner determines a collision avoidance operation by a driver, a target assist electrical current calculator calculates a target assist electrical current based on a deviation between a standard yaw rate corrected in accordance with avoidance momentum calculated by an avoidance momentum calculator and an actual yaw rate; and the target assist electrical current is supplied to a steering actuator to assist the collision avoidance operation by the driver. At this time, when an under-steer determiner determines an under-steer state, an assist electrical current is decreased by a reaction force electrical current calculated in a reaction force electrical current calculator. Therefore, a steering angle is prevented from becoming too large due to excessive assist, thereby facilitating a return operation after avoiding an obstacle.
US07937198B2
A programmable vehicle or engine diagnostic tool includes an interface for receiving a signal relating to a performance parameter of the vehicle or engine, a user interface, and a central processing unit, for processing the signal to generate information for presentation to the user. The system utilizes a fast access non-volatile random access type main memory to store the programming for execution by the central processing unit. Techniques are disclosed for moving applications to the main memory, for fast boot at subsequent operation, based for example on program usage or user selection.
US07937197B2
A method of evaluating whether a vehicle under test is operating as intended. Parameters of the vehicle are sampled at a plurality of sample times to obtain a plurality of data samples. Data samples from more than one of the sample times are included in a sample set. The sample set is input to an artificial neural network (ANN). Many time-varying parameters, e.g., response times in motor vehicle systems, can be detected and evaluated.
US07937194B2
A method of reducing wheel slip and wheel locking in an electric traction vehicle includes receiving in a first controller a first signal value representative of a first amount of torque to be applied to at least one wheel of the electric traction vehicle by a motor coupled to the wheel and to the first controller, and a second signal value representative of a reference speed of the electric traction vehicle. The first and second signal values are generated by a second controller in communication with the first controller. The method also includes receiving in the first controller a third signal value representative of a speed of the at least one wheel, determining in the first controller a torque output signal using the first, second, and third signal values; and transmitting the torque output signal from the first controller to the motor.
US07937193B2
A scheduling system and method for moving plural objects through a multipath system described as a freight railway scheduling system. The scheduling system utilizes a resource scheduler to minimize resource exception while at the same time minimizing the global costs associated with the solution. The achievable movement plan can be used to assist in the control of, or to automatically control, the movement of trains through the system. Similar movement planners exist for moving trains in yards or terminals. Coordination is achieved and system efficiency improved by interfacing the line of road and yard planners.
US07937192B2
A method and a device for the recognition of a derailment state of a wheel (RAD) of a rail vehicle. The acceleration of the wheel (RAD) is measured perpendicularly to a rail plane (ε) with at least one acceleration sensor (SEN), whereby from an acceleration signal (BSI) generated by the acceleration sensor (SEN) by means of simple integration (INT) over a time window of predeterminable magnitude, one determines a fall speed (FAG) of the wheel (RAD) in the direction of the rail plane (ε), and whereby on the basis of the determined fall speed (FAG), one examines whether a derailed state exists.
US07937189B2
A method for controlling semiconductor manufacturing equipment in a waiting mode, comprising: retrieving information about a waiting time for a product to be provided to the semiconductor manufacturing equipment on a production line, the product being to be subjected to predetermined processing by the semiconductor manufacturing equipment; comparing the waiting time with a period of time required for energy saving control, the period of time required for energy saving control including: lowering electric power and other energy used by the semiconductor manufacturing equipment in the waiting mode to a low-energy level at which the processing is not ready, and then raising the electric power and the other energy to a level at which the processing is ready; and providing the energy saving control during the waiting time if the waiting time is longer than the required period of time.
US07937187B2
A system and a method of computer controlled irrigation and fertigation composed of one or more sensors positioned in order to quantify the amount of water and/or nutrients that a plant is consuming. By controlling the fertigation, the plant or a part thereof, has improved yield and quality.
US07937183B2
A molded-component characteristic estimation device that estimates the stress-strain curve of each portion of a molded-component includes a storage unit that stores correlation data showing the correlation between solidification time and mechanical characteristics of a material for the molded-component; and a controller that estimates solidification time of each portion of the molded-component using a shape model of the molded-component, calculates a mechanical characteristic value of each portion based on the correlation data and the estimated solidification time, and estimates the stress-strain curve of each portion of the molded-component based on the calculated mechanical characteristic value. With this device, the stress-strain curve of each portion of the molded-component is estimated without actual measurement.
US07937170B2
The operator interface device for an HMI system provides for generic, simple communication between Human-Machine Interface (HMI) software and an operator workstation. The device has at least one signaling device, at least one serial communication port, and an Ethernet port mounted on a housing. Disposed within the housing is electronic circuitry that includes a microcontroller having embedded Ethernet capability. The microcontroller is configured to pass serial data from a bar code reader, RFID receiver, or the like from the serial communication port via Ethernet by TCP/IP to the HMI software on a remote server, and to control driver(s) for the at least one signaling device, which may be a beacon, a light, a horn or other audio device, or a push button switch. The device may also include a power supply and miniconnector port for passing signals between a machine controller, such as a torque controller, and the HMI software.
US07937167B1
Embodiments of the invention employ a distributed algorithm to enable sensor nodes in a sensor network to adaptively self-configure into sensor clusters to provide a desired higher-level functionality.
US07937163B2
A medical control system has a medical device, a medical control apparatus for controlling the medical device, and a display operation device for controlling the medical device. With the configuration, the medical device includes: a GUI setting information storage unit storing GUI setting information as setting information relating to design of a GUI screen configuring a graphical user interface (GUI) for controlling the medical device; a GUI setting information transmission unit transmitting the GUI setting information to the medical control apparatus. The medical control apparatus includes: a GUI generation unit generating a GUI screen image according to the transmitted GUI setting information; and an output unit outputting the generated GUI screen image to the display operation device.
US07937154B2
An electrode assembly for use in a prosthetic hearing implant is disclosed, the electrode assembly comprising: an elongate carrier member for implantation into the cochlea, said carrier member having a proximal end adapted to be positioned in a basal region of the cochlea, and a distal end adapted to be positioned toward an apical region of the cochlea, wherein a substantial portion of said carrier member has a fabiform cross section; and a plurality of electrodes disposed along said carrier member.
US07937153B2
An implantable electrode with increased stability having a clustered structure wherein the surface of the electrode is covered with a material comprising openings which are filled with sticks or posts. An implantable electrode with increased stability wherein the surface is of the electrode comprises mesh grids which are filled with sticks which are filed with a conducting or insulating material. A method of manufacturing an electrode with increased stability, comprising: depositing a metal layer on an base layer; applying photoresist layer on the metal layer; patterning the photoresist layer providing openings; electroplating the openings with metal; removing the photoresist layer leaving spaces; and filling the spaces with polymer. A method of manufacturing an electrode with increased stability, comprising: depositing a metal layer on an base layer; applying a polymer layer on the metal layer; applying photoresist layer on the polymer layer; patterning the photoresist layer providing openings; electroplating the openings with metal; and removing the photoresist layer.
US07937151B2
A system comprising an implantable medical device (IMD). The IMD includes a processor fabricated on an integrated circuit chip (IC), a random access memory (RAM) circuit fabricated on the same IC, and a programmable non-volatile memory (PNVM) circuit also fabricated on the same IC.
US07937138B2
A method for assessing brain state by analysing mammalian brain electroencephalogram (“EEG”) recordings using an eighth order autoregressive and fifth order moving average discrete time equation.
US07937132B2
This invention discloses a method and apparatus to deliver medical devices to targeted locations within human tissues using imaging data. The method enables the target location to be obtained from one imaging system, followed by the use of a second imaging system to verify the final position of the device. In particular, the invention discloses a method based on the initial identification of tissue targets using MR imaging, followed by the use of ultrasound imaging to verify and monitor accurate needle positioning. The invention can be used for acquiring biopsy samples to determine the grade and stage of cancer in various tissues including the brain, breast, abdomen, spine, liver, and kidney. The method is also useful for delivery of markers to a specific site to facilitate surgical removal of diseased tissue, or for the targeted delivery of applicators that destroy diseased tissues in-situ.
US07937123B2
A plurality of operation portions are arranged at a surface on a sub-display side of a cellular phone with a camera so that various kinds of setting, selection and control can be performed without opening the cellular phone in its folded state, and the cellular phone can achieve improved operability and convenience. Cellular phone includes a first display portion at a surface of a first body opposed to a second body in the folded state, and includes a second display portion, an image taking portion and a plurality of operation portions arranged at a rear surface of the first body remote from the first display portion.
US07937120B2
An embodiment of the present invention provides a method, comprising reducing power consumption in a wireless device by adapting the bias current of active devices in the apparatus to the RF carrier frequency of the wireless device.
US07937115B2
A method for developing a personalized music based (preferably blues-music based) ring-tone for a mobile telephone based upon characters and length of a full name of a user of the mobile telephone. The method includes the steps of logging onto an appropriate website having an appropriate algorithm programed therein, navigating through the appropriate website to an appropriate input box therein, entering the full name of the user in the appropriate input box of the appropriate website to form an inputted full name, activating the appropriate algorithm in the appropriate website, correlating by the appropriate algorithm each letter of the inputted full name of the user to a look-up table stored in a memory that correlates alphabetic letters to notes to form correlated notes based on a 5-note music scale and applied to one of several pre-determined rhythm tracks, keys, and tempos and based upon the length of the full name of the user, retrieving the correlated notes, playing back to the user using an MIDI instrument the correlated notes to form the personalized blues-based ring-tone for the mobile telephone based upon the characters and the length of the full name of the user of the mobile telephone, and downloading by the user of the mobile telephone the personalized blues-based ring-tone to the mobile telephone.
US07937108B2
A method of generating an association between a software object and a position on a surface is disclosed. The method starts by sensing, by a sensing device placed on the position on the surface coded data at the position on the surface. The coded data at the position on the surface encodes an identity of the surface and the position of the coded data relative to the surface. The sensing device then generates indicating data using the sensed coded data. The indicating data is indicative of the identity of the surface and the position of the sensed coded data relative to the surface. Upon receiving the indicating data from the sensing device by a computer system, the computer system identifies, using the indicating data, the identity of the surface and the position of the sensed coded data relative to the surface. The computer system also identifies the software object, and then generates an association between the identity of the surface, the position of the sensed coded data relative to the surface, and the software object.
US07937100B2
A method of updating channel information by a mobile station (MS) that is in power saving mode is disclosed. More specifically, the method includes the MS which receives status information of a first channel descriptor and transmission frame information which includes when the first channel descriptor is to be transmitted. Furthermore, the MS compares status information of the first channel descriptor with status information of a second channel descriptor. Here, the second channel descriptor is stored in the MS. Lastly, if the compared status information are different, the MS receives the first channel descriptor according to the transmission frame information.
US07937098B2
A system for providing online access to on-hold messages: an interface by which an end user can access at least one on-hold message from an online database; a system for downloading at least one message as a file to be played on an end user phone answering system. The downloaded message comprises an MP3 file and may be downloaded onto a flash card.
US07937097B2
The present invention provides the ability to anonymously/privately send, receive or exchange text messages. Registered users are given a unique code which is electronically linked to the user's mobile phone number and associated with a common short code of a provider of anonymous message exchange services. Registered users and or marketers may send SMS and MMS messages to other registered users that only display the sender's unique code as identification, thus allowing for anonymous mobile messaging between registered users.
US07937092B2
In a method for providing a location information service based upon a user's location, when a user is currently located within a preferred location or preferred area set by the user to apply privacy with respect to a transmission of location information thereto, a procedure for requesting the user's authorization is performed before transmitting the user's location information, namely, a location server checks a location information request for the user located within the preferred location or preferred area according to a privacy profile within the corresponding location or area and performs a user notification and verification process according to the privacy profile, to thereafter determine whether to forward the location information according to the result of the verification.
US07937084B2
An identification-information extracting unit extracts first identification information of a location registration area of a wireless communication system. A storage unit stores correspondence information concerning a relationship between the first identification information and second identification information of a location registration area managed by a communication network system. A location-registration requesting unit transmits location-registration request information for requesting a location registering device to perform a new location registration when the second identification information is updated by a movement of a mobile terminal.
US07937073B2
Methods and apparatus of a wireless portable communication device for maintaining appropriate authentication credentials for accessing a data application maintained in a service network are provided. A default access point name (APN) or network access identifier (NAI) is maintained in memory of the wireless device. The wireless device submits, via a default wireless network, the default APN or NAI for establishing a data session in the default wireless network. The wireless device is then able to receive, in the data session via the default wireless network, a message service using the common data application maintained in the service network. In response to a change in service subscription for the wireless device, the wireless device receives, via a current cellular network, a current APN or NAI and stores it in its memory. The wireless device then submits, via the current wireless network, the current APN or NAI for establishing a data session in the current wireless network. The wireless device is then able to receive, in the data session via the current wireless network, the message service using the common data application maintained in the service network.
US07937070B2
A locking system includes at least one electrical locking member for a door and at least one key member. Each electrical locking member is associated with a first communication member for wireless communication over short distances, and each key member includes a programmable, mobile unit including a second communication member for wireless communication over short distances. The electrical locking member is unlocked or locked by the fact that the second communication member encryptedly transmits an address unique to the second mobile unit, as well as an authorized user code to the first communication member.
US07937068B2
A method and system for adaptively allocating shared communication resources in response to an emergency event are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, the method includes identifying a response zone 115 associated with an emergency event and dispatching emergency responders 114, 116, and 118 having communication devices 234a-234m to the response zone 115. The dispatching procedure includes adjusting access of the emergency responder communication devices to shared communications resources. Adjusting access to shared communication resources includes identifying one or more of the emergency responder communication devices to be dispatched to the identified response zone and specifying a quality of service (QoS) priority level of at least one of the identified emergency responder communication devices. Adjusting access to shared communication resources further includes specifying a QoS priority level for communication devices located within the identified response zone.
US07937061B2
A signal interfacing technique for connecting signals between a signal processing device and a MIMO radio integrated circuit (IC) involving multiplexing two or more signals on a connection pin between the radio IC and a signal processing device. According to one technique, transmit and receive signals are multiplexed such that during a transmit mode a transmit signal is coupled on the connection pin from the signal processing device to the radio IC, and during a receive mode a receive signal is coupled from the radio IC on the connection pin to the signal processing device. According to another technique, in-phase (I) and quadrature (Q) signals are multiplexed on a connection pin during both transmit and receive modes.
US07937057B2
A spatial filtering adaptable for an interference wave that appears unsteadily can be implemented and also an interference canceling ability can be increased even in a condition that the interference wave does not steadily exist. At a time of non-active communication, the signals from a plurality of interference source radio communication devices 2 are received in advance by an interference signal receiving section 6 as the pre-process mode, then a resultant interference correlation matrix RI is stored in a storing section 7, and then an interference wave receiving antenna weight WI used to receive selectively the transmission signals from the interference source radio communication devices 2 is prepared based on the resultant interference correlation matrix RI. At a time of communication, the operation goes to the receiving process mode to normally receive the signal by a signal separating section 9, and a variation of the interference wave component is detected by an interference wave level detecting section 8 based on a signal power received using the interference wave receiving antenna weight WI. When the interference wave appears or changes, a desired wave separating/receiving antenna weight used to reduce the interference by using a new interference correlation matrix is changed adaptively.
US07937041B2
A shared frequency transmitter for use in a network environment where transmitters and receivers of plural radio communication systems in which the same frequency is used exist is disclosed. The shared frequency transmitter includes (a) a communicating unit configured to detect peripheral transmitters existing in a peripheral area, and to exchange information with the detected peripheral transmitters; and (b) a signal generating unit configured to generate a transmit signal by applying an interference cancellation technique based on the information obtained through the exchange of information.
US07937036B2
A collected developer conveying device includes: a conveying passage through which collected developer is conveyed; a conveying member that is disposed in the conveying passage, and conveys the developer in the conveying passage by rotation thereof; a developer carrying body that holds developer on a surface thereof, and that is relatable; and a ventilation passage through which air passes from a developing container including the developer carrying body, wherein the conveying passage includes an air flow region formed in a part thereof upper than a rotational center of the conveying member in a gravitational direction, in a side of the conveying passage in which the conveying member rotates from an upper part of the conveying passage to a lower part thereof in the gravitational direction.
US07937029B2
An accommodating vessel, which is detachably attached to a vessel receiving part of a casing of an image forming device to accommodate an image forming material, the accommodating vessel including: a vessel main body that includes a tubular part; a cover member that includes a fitted part; at least one positioned protrusion; and at least one positioned positioning protrusion, wherein the at least one positioned protrusion includes: a guide protrusion that extends in a rotating direction of the cover member; and a plurality of rotation stop protrusions that extends in opposite directions to each other relative to the guide protrusion along a pushing and pulling direction of the cover member, and Wherein the positioning protrusion includes a stop wall that abuts on the guide protrusion and the plurality of rotation stop protrusions of the at least one positioned protrusion to be stopped.
US07937021B2
An image forming apparatus includes: a body; a transport belt that includes a transport face, and that transports the sheet while supporting the sheet on a transport face; a developer-image forming portion that forms a developer image on the sheet transported by transport belt; and a fixing device that includes a contact portion disposed lower position than the transport face, and that fixes the developer image on the sheet by the contact portion.
US07937019B2
A high-voltage circuit board and a main circuit board are arranged on the outer side surface of a left frame, and a conveyance path is provided so as to downwardly incline from a feed position near the uppermost part of the outer peripheral surface of a paper feed roller, toward an image formation position. Thus, the height position of an image forming section within a body casing can be lowered. As a result, the height of a laser printer can be made lower.
US07937016B2
A transfer device includes: an image carrier belt; a first roller around which the image carrier belt is wound; a second roller around which the image carrier belt wound around the first roller and shifted; a first transfer roller contacting the first roller via the image carrier belt; a second transfer roller contacting the second roller via the image carrier belt; and a transfer belt wound around the first transfer roller and the second transfer roller. A width L3 of the image carrier belt and a width L4 of the transfer belt have the relationship of L3>L4.
US07937008B2
An image forming apparatus having a touchdown-development type developing apparatus, in which a toner collecting roller that collects scattered toner suspended in the vicinity of a toner holding body and a two-component developer holding body is arranged on the downstream side in a rotational direction of the two-component developer holding body from a closest position of the two-component developer holding body and the toner holding body, and between the two-component developer holding body and the housing wall, and further, bias means that applies a bias voltage for collecting the scattered toner to the toner collecting roller, and image density sensing means for sensing a density of a toner image developed on the electrostatic latent image holding body surface or a toner image on a transfer body onto which the toner image developed on the electrostatic latent image holding body surface is transferred to control the bias voltage are provided.
US07937006B2
An image forming apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention includes a fixing/pressurizing roller pair that nips a transfer sheet and transports to fix toner on the transfer sheet; a pressure control unit that controls a pressure demonstrated by the fixing/pressurizing roller pair in consideration of the type of the transfer sheet; a transfer sheet compatibility determining unit that determines whether or not the pressure set by the pressure control unit is compatible with the transfer sheet to be inserted between the fixing/pressurizing roller pair; and a control unit that performs a process to cause to notify a user of incompatibility and/or a process to forbid printing if the transfer sheet compatibility determining unit determines that the pressure set by the pressure control unit is not compatible with the transfer sheet.
US07936998B2
An optical DQPSK modulator comprises a pair of phase modulators. Each of the pair of the phase modulators is provided with first and second driving signals. The first and second driving signals are amplified by first and second amplifiers, respectively. An RZ intensity modulator generates an optical RZ-DQPSK signal from an optical DQPSK signal output from the optical DQPSK modulator. A photodetector generates a monitor signal from the optical RZ-DQPSK signal. A gain adjuster unit adjusts the gains of the first and second amplifiers so as to minimize the power of the monitor signal.
US07936994B2
Disclosed is a broadband light source (BLS) necessary to implement wavelength-locked Fabry-Perot (FP) laser diodes (LDs) applicable to an optical subscriber network The BLS is based on a method using mutual injection of low-cost FP LDs and a method using FP LDs undergoing chirping. A power level of a light emitting diodes (LED), an erbium-doped fiber amplifier (EDFA), or a super luminescent diode (SLD) used as the conventional BLS is low and its cost is high, such that the conventional BLS is inefficient. However, the present invention can easily implement a low-cost BLS using proposed FP LDs.
US07936993B2
In order to compensate for chromatic dispersion ad dispersion slope over an entire wavelength band of the optical signal, the wavelength band is split into a plurality of bands, and chromatic dispersion compensation is made to make chromatic dispersion in a central wavelength of each of the bands zero.
US07936989B2
An image capturing apparatus includes an optical unit for forming an image of a subject, a first light extinction unit present on an optical axis of the optical unit and configured to adjust an amount of light by changing a dimension of a aperture stop thereof, a second light extinction unit to be present on said optical axis of the optical unit and configured to adjust an amount of light passing therethrough by changing a transmittance of the light, and a controller for controlling operations of said first and second light extinction units so as to make an exposure optimum at a time of photographing. The controller has precedence on the adjustment of the light amount with the first light extinction unit until a predetermined aperture stop diameter and has precedence on the adjustment of the light amount with the second light extinction unit in a state that the light is to be reduced beyond a state in the predetermined aperture stop diameter, thereby attaining optimization of the exposure.
US07936979B2
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.
US07936978B2
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.
US07936975B2
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.
US07936958B2
An optical fiber coil and a production method therefor reduce the likelihood of optical transmission loss due to stress or temperature changes at low cost. Plural single optical fibers are arranged in parallel and are integrally covered with a covering portion so as to form an optical fiber ribbon, and the optical fiber ribbon is wound into a coiled state.
US07936954B2
An optical rotary joint comprises a first collimator arrangement for coupling-on first light-waveguides and a second collimator arrangement for coupling-on second light-waveguides, with the second collimator arrangement being supported to be rotatable relative to the first collimator arrangement about a rotation axis. A Dove prism is provided between the collimator arrangements as a derotating element. An intermediate layer is provided on at least one boundary face of an optical constituent part to a surrounding medium, which the intermediate layer comprises a nano-structure having a mean refractive index lying between a refractive index of a material of the optical constituent part and a refractive index of the medium of the surroundings.
US07936939B2
A microinjection apparatus, which injects an object into a cell with a needle, acquires a first image that is an image of the cell at a first focal position and a second image that is an image of the cell at a second focal position, and decides a state of the cell based on a difference image obtained from the first image and the second image. Execution of such sequence of processing makes it possible to measure a state of a cell without involving human work and confirm the state of the cell in performing a microinjection, without a necessity of experienced skill, efficiently, and simply.
US07936933B2
Accelerating video data decoding is described. In one aspect, hardware accelerated video decoding operations are configured to decode source video data in a first encoded data format. During video data processing operations, the source video data is evaluated to detect any change in the encoding format. Responsive to detecting a change in the source video data encoding, wherein the changed encoding is at least partially incompatible with the first encoded data format, the hardware accelerated video decoding operations are dynamically reconfigured. The reconfigured decoding operations decode the source video data content based on the changed encoded data format.
US07936911B2
The method comprises steps of making a plaster dental cast of a patient, reconstructing jaw image assembly models, performing registration between physical stone and image model, adjusting the plaster dental cast based on a x-ray cephalometric plan, tracking movements of the plaster dental cast, obtaining optimal symmetry planes of the upper and lower jaw image assemblies, determining whether a degree of overall symmetry is elevated, and making surgical occlusal splints for surgical guiding. With foregoing method, possible results of executing an orthognathic surgical plan can be predicted and the surgical plan can be considered more carefully to achieve both occlusion function and facial symmetry.
US07936909B2
At least one embodiment of the present application relates to a method and/or a device for automatically detecting chemical anomalies and/or salient features in soft tissue of an object area. In at least one embodiment of the method, two image data records of two computed tomography pictures of the object are provided which are recorded in the context of a different spectral distribution of the X-radiation. The following steps are carried out for each voxel of at least one interesting slice whose X-ray attenuation values are characteristic of soft tissue. Firstly, two X-ray attenuation values of the voxel, or two averaged X-ray attenuation values of the environment of the voxel are used to determine a data point of the voxel in a diagram in which the X-ray attenuation values are plotted against one another in the context of the two spectral distributions of the X-radiation. A perpendicular distance of the data point from a connecting straight line that connects prescribed data points for pure fat and for pure soft tissue in the diagram is then calculated. Finally, the voxel is marked and displayed with highlighting when its distance exceeds a prescribed threshold value for the distance. In at least one embodiment, at least one of the proposed method and the associated device enable chemical anomalies to be automatically detected on the basis of computed tomography.
US07936907B2
A ridge flow based fingerprint image quality determination can be achieved independent of image resolution, can be processed in real-time and includes segmentation, such as fingertip segmentation, therefore providing image quality assessment for individual fingertips within a four finger flat, dual thumb, or whole hand image. A fingerprint quality module receives from one or more scan devices ridge-flow—containing imagery which can then be assessed for one or more of quality, handedness, historical information analysis and the assignment of bounding boxes.
US07936901B2
A system and related techniques provide a platform for encoding high density geometric symbol sets, for example a triangular barcode-type of encoding which may be used to encode drivers' licenses, biometric IDs, passports, or other transaction or identification media. According to embodiments of the invention in one regard, an inkjet, laser or other printer or output device may imprint a paper, plastic or other media with geometric symbols such as triangles in a defined array, to represent, for instance, name, address, or other identifying information, for instance such as digital facial photographs, iris or retinal scans, fingerprints, signatures, or other information. The geometric symbols may in one regard be arranged in a staggered format, separated in embodiments by a white space that may serve to reduce aliasing effects and other distortions. Because triangular symbols may in general be packed more closely together, and the number of distinct individual symbols may scale according to the range of color space employed for the symbol set, information densities high enough to satisfactorily encode biometric iris or retinal scans, digital facial photographs, or other identification or other information may be achieved. In embodiments, error correcting processing such as Reed-Solomon techniques may be employed to enhance scanning accuracy. In further embodiments, a reference palette may be embedded within the imprinted media, to provide a scale against which color fading or other distortion may be measured.
US07936899B2
An apparatus and method for watermarking that uses elemental images of an integrated image having three-dimensional information as a watermark are disclosed. The watermarking apparatus in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention includes i) a computational pickup unit, which picks up an elemental image watermark computationally by placing an object three-dimensionally, ii) an embedding process unit, which embeds into a two-dimensional image the elemental image watermark obtained by the computational pickup unit, iii) an extraction process unit, which extracts the elemental image watermark by receiving through a transmission channel the watermarked two-dimensional image embedded by the embedding process unit, and iv) a computational reconstruction unit, which computationally reconstructs the elemental image watermark extracted by the extraction process unit to a distance-based image.
US07936893B2
In a hearing aid, a main body case has a fitting-use first communication terminal provided inside the main body case, so that the first communication terminal can be visually checked when the battery case is removed by turning, and the battery case has a first locking protrusion that is engaged with the main body case and a pressing protrusion that is opposite the first communication terminal, when the battery case is turned for installation.
US07936884B2
A replay device and method thereof with automatic sentence segmentation is provided. A soundwave analysis module receives a soundwave signal and analyzes the soundwave signal to determine plural segmentation points. A replay actuation module receives a replay command and sets a replay endpoint on the soundwave signal. A replay access module sets the nearest segmentation point prior to the replay endpoint as a replay startpoint. A replay module plays the soundwave signal from the replay startpoint to the replay endpoint.
US07936883B2
A quantum key distribution protocol is provided that reduces the maximum value of the leaked information amount over the same distance when an adversary makes a photon number splitting attack more than the reduction by the BB84 protocol and the SARG protocol, by making use of the advantages of the BB84 protocol and the SARG protocol. By properly proportioning the existing BB84 protocol and the SARG protocol in accordance with the rate determined by the communication distance between the sender and the receiver of the coherent light, a protocol that is more robust against photon number splitting attack than the known existing protocols can be realized, and long distance quantum key distribution, which was not possible until now, becomes possible.
US07936877B2
It is an object to provide an efficient transfer of content data. In a case of transferring the content data from a data transfer device on a primary recording medium side to a data recording device to record the content data in a secondary recording medium, a data compression system and a bit rate that are conformable to the data recording device are compared with a data compression system and a bit rate of the content data to be sent, so that a required transfer processing is brought into realization according to a result of the comparison. For instance, when both the data compression systems are equal, and the bit rate of the content data is not more than the bit rate that is conformable to the data recording device, the content data is sent as it is in an encrypted compressed data state.
US07936870B2
Data is encrypted according to a plurality of data keys. During the encryption of the data, the data keys are rotated according to a data key rotation pattern, and the rotation of the data keys includes repetitive use of the data keys during the encryption of the data. The encrypted data is transmitted to a receiver. Additionally or alternatively, encrypted data is received from a transmitter. The encrypted data is decrypted according to a plurality of data keys. During the decryption of the encrypted data, the data keys are rotated according to a data key rotation pattern, and the rotating of the data keys includes repetitive use of the data keys during the decryption of the encrypted data.
US07936869B2
A method of verifying a digital signature of a first party that was generated using an elliptic curve digital signature algorithm (ECDSA) includes the steps of receiving a public key from the first party; receiving a digital signature from the first party, the digital signature being for an electronic message; identifying domain parameters of an elliptic curve used in elliptic curve cryptography, including identifying a generating point of the elliptic curve; transforming the identified generating point into a second generating point as a deterministic function of shared knowledge known to and between the first party and a second party; and verifying the received digital signature as a deterministic function of the received public key, the electronic message, and the identified domain parameters, in which the second generating point is substituted for the identified generating point.
US07936867B1
A contact center that includes: (a) an input 200 operable to receive a contact; (b) a task expert module 232 to (i) identify a plurality of tasks 400 associated with the contact; (ii) group the tasks 400 into first and second task sets; and (iii) queue the first and second task sets at different positions in at least one queue 208; and (c) an agent and work item selector 220 to assign the first task set to a first agent for servicing while maintaining the second task set in the at least one queue 208.
US07936865B2
A presence aware communications system, comprising a messaging system configured to perform at least one of the following operations: (a) provide a subscriber's communication device with information regarding an incoming contact during a messaging session between the subscriber's communication device and the messaging system; (b) provide the subscriber's communication device with a text message containing information regarding one or more messages when a notification is received that the subscriber's communication device is available; (c) provide the subscriber's communication device with a text message relating to a voice message from a different first party received by the messaging system; (d) in response to the subscriber's communication device requesting a connection with at least one of an inputted telephone number and address, provide the subscriber's communication device with a notification respecting at least one eligible message from a second party associated with the at least one of an inputted telephone number and address; (e) while a contact between the subscriber and a different third party is in progress, provide the subscriber's communication device with information respecting the at least one eligible message from the third party; (f) transform an audio messaging session between the messaging system and the communication device of a contacting party into a graphical user interface-based audio session; and (g) transform the audio messaging session into a session having a video channel or both audio and video channels.
US07936863B2
Methods and apparatus are provided for developing and processing workflows that include communication tasks. A workflow is generated according to the present invention by inserting at least one communication node in the workflow. The communication node associated is with a communication task having at least one property that is resolved at run time. For example, the media type, recipient list, or timing of a communication may be resolved at run-time. A workflow generation tool is provided that generates a workflow based on (i) a user selection of at least one communication node to insert in a workflow, and (ii) a user specification of one or more properties of the communication task, wherein at least one property of the communication task is resolved at run time. At run-time, a workflow engine parses at least communication node in a workflow associated with a communication task and having at least one property that is resolved at run time.
US07936850B2
A method and apparatus for providing a digital automatic gain control (AGC) for a radio-frequency (RF) receiver. The receiver comprises a logarithmic analog-to-digital converter for sampling the analog RF signals, a FIR filter for filtering the digitized signals, a resampler for resampling the digitized signals, and an automatic gain control circuit. The AGC circuit controls the resampling process to provide automatic gain control function in the digital domain. The resampler circuit has as its input a digital signal having a first plurality of bits. The output signal from the resampler has a second plurality of bits, where the second plurality of bits are less than the first plurality of bits. The automatic gain control circuit controls the resampling of the first plurality of bits to form the second plurality of bits in accordance with an automatic gain control signal.
US07936848B2
An apparatus and a method for estimating a channel in a Broadband Wireless Access (BWA) communication system are provided. The apparatus includes a subcarrier demapper for extracting pilot symbols at preset positions for a channel estimation; and a channel estimator for acquiring channel estimate values of subcarriers through an Infinite Impulse Response (IIR) filtering using the pilot symbols provided from the subcarrier demapper and a preset filter factor. Thus, the channel condition can be estimated by taking into account the channel change.
US07936847B2
Methods and systems of signal cancellation/separation for use in multi-signal communication environments are provided herein. Embodiments of the present invention use a feedback-optimized multi-signal multi-stage estimator with data-aided signal parameter estimation. Embodiments of the present invention require minimal information about the received signals and can be used to separate a desired signal from an interfering signal or two desired signals received on the same frequency. In the latter case, embodiments of the present invention effectively double the capacity of the communication system. Embodiments of the present invention are suitable for environments with intentional and/or unintentional jamming or interference. System embodiments of the present invention can be used as in-line solutions that can be inserted at different points in a receive chain.
US07936844B2
A channel estimation apparatus and the method thereof are disclosed. The channel estimation apparatus includes a time-domain-axis channel estimation unit, a peak-detection module, a first-shift unit, a frequency-domain-axis channel estimation unit and an optimal shift searching module. The time-domain-axis channel estimation unit is used for performing the channel estimation in the time domain so as to obtain initial channel frequency responses by estimating. The peak-detection module is used for outputting a peak information. The shift-optimal-searching module decides the optimal shift information according to the peak information, a feedback signal and entire channel frequency responses. The first-shift unit is used for adjusting the positions of the initial channel frequency responses in the time domain according to the optimal shift information. The frequency-domain-axis channel estimation unit is used for performing the channel estimation in the frequency domain so as to obtain the entire channel frequency responses by estimating.
US07936843B2
A self-adaptive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) transmission/reception system includes a transmitter provided with a serial-to-parallel converter, channel encoders, a plurality of constellation mappers, and transmission power controllers, and a receiver provided with a transmission scheme selection device, a zero forcing/minimum mean square error (ZF/MMSE) detector, reception power controllers, constellation demappers, channel decoders and a parallel-to-serial converter. The transmission scheme selection device generates information regarding plural sets of information to be used, a constellation mapping scheme and transmission power and transmits the generated information to the associated units of the transmitter and receiver, thereby controlling the number of sub code streams, the constellation mapping scheme and the transmission power. The system and method provide superior performance and require minimal feedback information.
US07936842B2
A bit-rate automatic control circuit for feedback controlling the gain and bandwidth of a preamplifier in dependence on the bit-rate of a signal is disclosed. The circuit includes a bit-rate discrimination circuit configured to discriminate the bit rate of the signal, and an alarm circuit configured to determine whether the value of received power of the signal is less than the minimum acceptable value of the preamplifier or not. If said alarm circuit determines that the value of received power of the signal is less than the minimum acceptable value of the preamplifier, the bit-rate automatic control circuit determines, irrespective of the discrimination of said bit-rate discrimination circuit, that the bit-rate of the signal is low, and feedback controls the preamplifier based on the determination. According to the above arrangements, if a determination is made that the reception level of the input signal is lower than the minimum acceptable value of received power, the preamplifier can be switched from a state for receiving a high bit-rate signal to a state for receiving a low bit-rate signal.
US07936841B2
A communication device has an inner coder and an outer coder and transmits digital data over frequency channels. A method involves obtaining a characteristic of the frequency channels, and selecting performance parameters of the inner and outer coders for each channel based in part on the obtained characteristic of the channel. The performance parameter selecting step includes storing, for each of a plurality of combinations of inner and outer coder performance parameters, a corresponding transmission power requirement, and selecting a combination of inner and outer coder performance parameters by selecting a transmission power requirement, based on a multi-channel efficiency over respective data rates. Data is allocated to be transmitted to each channel.
US07936818B2
Provided is an enhancement to the Video Encoder component of the MPEG standard to improve both the efficiency and quality of the video presentation at the display device.
US07936812B2
Decision feedback equalization (DFE) circuits are disclosed for use with fractional-rate clocks of lesser frequency than the data signal. For example, a one-half-rate clocked DFE circuit utilizes two input data paths, which are respectively activated on rising and falling edges of an associated half-rate clock. Each of the input data paths has a pair of comparators with differing reference voltage levels. The comparators in each input data path output to a multiplexer, which picks between the two comparator outputs depending on the logic level of the previously received bit. The output of each input data path is sent as a control input to the multiplexer of the other data path. Thus, the results from previously-detected bits affect which comparator's output is passed to the output of the circuit, even though the synchronizing clock is half the frequency of the data. A quarter-rate DFE circuit is also disclosed which operates similarly.
US07936809B2
Any number of transceiver channels is tested for jitter generation/tolerance simultaneously. Tested channels use a serial loopback path to connect a transceiver transmit channel to a transceiver receiver channel. Both the transmitter and receiver PLLs are connected to a common reference clock. The reference clock is modulated with jitter at a frequency below the bandwidth of the transmitter PLL but above the bandwidth of the receiver PLL. The magnitude of eye closure (in an eye diagram), which is equivalent to the amplitude of the jitter, is used to filter out bad transceiver units.
US07936807B2
A method and apparatus for reducing the processing rate when performing chip-level equalization (CLE) in a code division multiple access (CDMA) receiver which includes an equalizer filter. Signals received by at least one antenna of the receiver are sampled at M times the chip rate. Each sample stream is split into M sample data streams at the chip rate. Multipath combining is preferably performed on each split sample data stream. The sample data streams are then combined into one combined sample data stream at the chip rate. The equalizer filter performs equalization on the combined sample stream at the chip rate. Filter coefficients are adjusted by adding a correction term to the filter coefficients utilized by the equalizer filter for a previous iteration.
US07936804B2
Two convex lenses (61, 62), each of which has a focal length “f”, and a 90 degree polarization rotator (5) are interposed between solid-state laser elements (21, 22) of a symmetrical resonator having the two solid-state laser elements (21, 22); a space between the two lenses (61, 62) is made shorter than 2f; and distances between the respective lenses (61, 62) and centers of their adjacent solid-state laser elements (21, 22) are set substantially to “f”, to thus achieve a solid-state laser capable of stably performing high power transverse single mode oscillation desirably having power of 100 W or more. There is acquired a wavelength conversion laser that is further provided with a Q switch (3) and a polarization element (4) and that causes an output fundamental wave laser beam to enter nonlinear elements (91, 92) so as to undergo wavelength conversion, thereby producing a high power harmonic laser beam having a high frequency of; desirably, about 100 kHz.
US07936801B2
An objective of the present invention is to provide a surface emitting laser capable of selectively generating a laser oscillation in the fundamental mode and thereby emitting a single-wavelength laser light. In a surface emitting laser including an active layer and a two-dimensional photonic crystal provided on one side of the active layer, a reflector 45 or 46 is provided at least at a portion of the circumference of the two-dimensional photonic crystal. The reflector has a reflectance distribution in which the reflectance has a maximum value at a position where the amplitude envelope of the fundamental mode of an internal resonance light created within the two-dimensional photonic crystal. This design strengthens the fundamental mode while suppressing the second mode, thus enabling the laser oscillation in the fundamental mode to be selectively obtained, so that a single-wavelength laser light can be emitted.
US07936798B2
The laser diode comprising crystalline substrate (1) where set of subsequent n-type layers, set of optically active layers (5) and set of p-type layers is deposited. The set of n-type layers comprise at least one buffer layer (2), bottom n-type cladding layer (3) and n-type bottom waveguide layer. The set of p-type layers comprise at least p-type upper waveguide, which comprises electron blocking layer, upper p-type cladding layer (7) and p-type contact layer (8). The electron blocking layer comprises Inx, AlyGa1-x-y, N alloy doped with magnesium where 1≧x>0.001 a 1≧y 0. The way of making this invention is based on the epitaxial deposition of subsequent set of the n-type layers (2, 3, 4), set of optically active layers (5) and set of p-type layers (6, 7, 8) where the p-type waveguide layer (6) and p-type contact layer (7) is deposited with presence of indium in plasma assisted molecular beam epitaxy method.
US07936796B2
In one embodiment, a photo-darkening resistant optical fiber includes a waveguide having a numerical aperture less than 0.15. The waveguide includes a core having a refractive index n1 and a pedestal having a refractive index n2, and wherein the fiber includes a first cladding having a refractive index n3 surrounding the pedestal, wherein n1 is greater than n2, n2 is greater than n3. The core includes silica, a concentration of alumina of between approximately 0.3 to 0.8 mole percent, a concentration of phosphate of substantially 15 mole percent, a concentration of ytterbium substantially in the range 20000 to 45000 ppm. The pedestal can include silica, phosphate and germania. The core can have substantially zero thulium dopant.
US07936792B2
The present invention relates to serial asynchronous transmission of data of fixed length in which a start bit and a stop bit are inserted at the head and tail, respectively, of the data. The insertion of a fixed bit having a predetermined logical value every predetermined number of bits of the data allows an idle state period to be reduced up to the predetermined number of bits plus 1 bit, resulting in considerable improvement in transmission efficiency.
US07936786B2
A digital broadcasting system and a data processing method are disclosed. A receiver receives a broadcast signal including mobile service data and main service data. A known data detector detects known data from the broadcast signal. An equalizer performs channel equalization on the mobile service data received by means of the detected known data. An RS frame decoder acquires an RS frame from the channel-equalized mobile service data. A management processor extracts a Generic Stream Encapsulation (GSE) packet from a GSE Base Band (BB) constructing one row of the RS frame, and calculates an IP datagram from the extracted GSE packet. A presentation processor displays broadcast data using data contained in the calculated IP datagram.
US07936780B1
Techniques are described for providing routing scalability within a protocol such as a label distribution protocol. A method comprises receiving a label mapping message at an ingress router for establishing a label switched path (LSP) that identifies within a first portion a first label to be used for forwarding network traffic to an intermediate router of the LSP, and identifies within a separate portion a second label to be used for forwarding network traffic to an egress router of the LSP. The method further comprises parsing the first and separate portions, installing first forwarding state at the ingress router identifying the first label for forwarding network traffic to the intermediate router, and installing second forwarding state at the ingress router identifying a two-label stack comprising the first label as an outer label and the second label as an inner label for forwarding network traffic to the egress router.
US07936779B2
A system including a number of intelligent devices connected to each other through a network. The devices are adapted for interacting with each other and automatically discovering new devices by sending and receiving messages over the network. Each intelligent device has a hardware and a software unit. The network includes a plurality of connections having different comminications protocols. The software unit includes a module for discovering a new connection between the devices, identifying the communication protocol of the new connection, and creating a channel adapted for sending and receiving messages between the devices over the determined communication protocol. A method for providing such a system includes connecting an intelligent device to a intelligent device via a connection having a communication protocol, discovering the connection and identifying the communication protocol of the connection, and creating a channel, for each of the devices respectively, adapted for sending and receiving messages between the devices over the determined communication protocol.
US07936774B2
A method for multicasting information, the method includes: utilizing a distributed media access control scheme for allocating at least one timeslot for a transmission of information from a first device to a group of peer devices and for a transmission of acknowledgement messages from the peer devices of the group; and transmitting the information in response to the allocation. A computer readable medium having code embodied therein for causing an electronic device to perform the stages of: utilizing a distributed media access control scheme for allocating at least one timeslot for a transmission of information from a first device to a group of peer devices and for a transmission of acknowledgement messages from the peer devices of the group; and transmitting the information in response to the allocation. A device including a medium access controller adapted to participate in a distributed media access control scheme that allocates at least one timeslot for a transmission of information from the device to a group of peer devices and for a transmission of acknowledgement messages from the peer devices of the group; and transmission circuitry adapted to transmit the information in response to the allocation.
US07936766B2
An operating system, comprising a first component including a first protocol stack configured to process data packets of a first type, wherein the first component is initialized independently of other components in the operating system, a second component including a second protocol stack configured to process data packets of a second type, wherein the second component is initialized independently of the other components in the operating system, and a third component configured to receive data packets of the first type and the second type and direct the data packets of the first type to the first component and the data packets of the second type to the second component.
US07936761B2
Mobile IPv6 guarantees reachability of a MN by giving the home address (HoA) to the MN. A Mobile-IPv6-compliant application of the MN performs communication without using a Care of Address (CoA), and therefore does not notify the CoA to other communication equipment. For this reason, a PDSN can provide QoS control using HoA of the MN, but cannot provide QoS control using the address (CoA) of a visited network of the MN. A QoS control function of the PDSN has means of acquiring Binding information of the MN (correspondence information between HoA and CoA), and notifying it to a PDF. The PDF transmits QoS parameters that contain the CoA of the MN to the PDSN by referring to the Binding information. By this configuration, it becomes possible for the PDSN to perform QoS control using the CoA of the MN.
US07936754B2
Example methods and apparatus to dynamically store network routes for a communication network are disclosed. A disclosed example method involves receiving data via a router having a first memory to store active routes and a second memory to store inactive routes. A destination address associated with the data is identified and in response to detecting that no destination address entry stored in the first memory matches the destination address associated with the data, a default route stored in the first memory is selected to forward the data using a multicast transport protocol.
US07936752B2
A system and method of generating a channel address. The method includes mapping a first address, obtained from a membership report, to a second address to generate a channel address. A multicast network device (MND) for subscribing one or more hosts on a multicast network to one or more channels is disclosed. The MND includes a memory containing a first address and a SSM mapping engine configured to map the first address to a second address to generate a channel address, identifying a channel, in response to the first address contained in the memory.
US07936751B2
Method for transmitting data in a telecommunications network and switch for implementing said method
A method for transferring data from a first switch to a second switch selectively by line-switching or by packet-switching as well as to a switch for carrying out the method. Data packets are thereby first transferred packet-switched through a packet-switching network to the second switch. With the presence of a corresponding control signal a line-switching connection is established from the first switch to the second switch and the data are then transferred through this connection. Where applicable a renewed changeover to a packet-switching transfer is carried out. A flexible packet-switching or line-switching data transfer linked with dynamic costs between the junctions of a telecommunications network is enabled.
US07936748B2
A network device configured to allows the connection of the network device to a network in a daisy chain configuration using a single cable. The network device is connected to a cable with two conductors by a socket that is adapted to receive a plug connected to the end of the cable. When the plug on the end of a cable is inserted into the socket, a first conductor in the cable is connected to an input port of a network component and a second conductor of the cable is connected to an output port of a network component. A signal from the network is transmitted down a first conductor in a cable to a network device and the signal is then transmitted back from the network device down a second conductor in the same cable.
US07936737B2
In one embodiment, a method includes identifying a plurality of network elements for reinitiation, wherein the network elements are operative to manage at least one child element; selecting a first network element from the plurality of network elements, transmitting a disable message to the first network element; determining whether the at least one child element has migrated to one or more alternate network elements; and conditionally transmitting a reinitiation message to the first network element.
US07936736B2
Techniques for facilitating the exchange of information and transactions between two entities associated with two wireless devices when the devices are in close proximity to each other. A first device uses a first short range wireless capability to detect an identifier transmitted from a second device in proximity, ideally using existing radio capabilities such as Bluetooth (IEEE802.15.1-2002) or Wi-Fi (IEEE802.11). The detected identifier, being associated with the device, is also associated with an entity. Rather than directly exchanging application data flow between the two devices using the short range wireless capability, a second wireless capability allows for one or more of the devices to communicate with a central server via the internet, and perform the exchange of application data flow. By using a central server to draw on stored information and content associated with the entities the server can broker the exchange of information between the entities and the devices.
US07936734B2
An apparatus for sharing user-defined media content with a peer. The apparatus comprises a repository for storing media content inputted by a user of the apparatus and a wireless interface for establishing a wireless personal area network (WPAN) with a first communication entity of the peer in a proximity to said apparatus. The WPAN allows the peer to access the media content using the first communication entity, thereby allows the user to share said media content with the peer.
US07936731B2
A HARQ processing method is disclosed, by which a measurement gap is considered. In particular, as a terminal performs an inter-measurement operation, if HARQ feedback information reception is impossible, the terminal determines HARQ feedback information, which is not received for a next HARQ operation, as ACK or NACK by itself and is then able to perform the next HARQ operation. Specifically, in case that the terminal operates by determining the non-received HARQ feedback information as ACK, a corresponding uplink signal keeps being stored in an HARQ buffer and can be retransmitted according to a new UL grant reception from a base station.
US07936728B2
A service option overlay for a CDMA wireless communication in which multiple allocatable subchannels are defined on a reverse link by assigning different code phases of a given long pseudonoise (PN) code to each subchannel. The instantaneous bandwidth needs of each on-line subscriber unit are then met by dynamically allocating none, one, or multiple subchannels on an as needed basis for each network layer connection. The system efficiently provides a relatively large number of virtual physical connections between the subscriber units and the base stations on the reverse link for extended idle periods such as when computers connected to the subscriber units are powered on, but not presently actively sending or receiving data. These maintenance subchannels permit the base station and the subscriber units to remain in phase, time and power synchronism while maintaining optimal timing control over synchronization messages. This in turn allows fast acquisition of additional reverse link capacity as needed by allocating additional orthogonal codes within the same code phase and by varying the spreading factor of the codes, as well as by adding additional code phases.
US07936722B2
In one embodiment according to the present disclosure, a system for implementing handover of a mobile IP session in a cellular communication network generally includes a processor and a memory for storing one or more context information rules associated with an access terminal. The processor is operable to receive a registration request message from the target radio network controller and in response to receipt of the registration request message, transmit a context information request message to query context information from an anchor IP gateway. The processor is also operable to receive a context information response message from the anchor IP gateway and apply the context information response message to the mobile IP connection. The context information response message including at least one context information rule that is associated with the access terminal.
US07936717B2
Apparatus and method for performing initial network entry in broadband wireless communication system
An apparatus and method for performing initial network entry in a broadband wireless communication system are provided. A communication method includes broadcasting, by a Base Station (BS), a Downlink Channel Descriptor (DCD) message including information on a different Frequency Allocation (FA) of the BS using all FAs; connecting, by one of a plurality of Media Access Control (MAC) processors of a Mobile Station (MS), using an arbitrary FA of the BS; obtaining, by the MS, information on the different FA of the BS by analyzing the DCD message received using the arbitrary FA; and performing, by one or more of the remaining MAC processors of the MS, a network entry process using the different FA of the BS according to the different FA information. Accordingly, when an MS having a plurality of MAC addresses connects to a system that performs communication through multiple FAs, different MAC processors of the MS can perform initial network entry using different FAs in the same cell (or sector or BS) without collisions.
US07936710B2
The invention refers to a system, apparatus and method for carrying out a SIM-based authentication of a user accessing a WLAN, without having provided yet an IP connectivity, along with a layer-2 encryption mechanism for protecting the path between the Terminal Equipment and the Mobile network.Therefore, the invention provides a method for establishing a PPP-tunneling for AKA dialogues between the terminal and an Access Controller for accessing the mobile network owning the SIM.The invention also provides an Access Controller (AC) comprising a Point-to-Point over Ethernet (PPPoE) server for tunneling AKA dialogues from a PPP-client installed in the terminal for the same purpose, and also comprising a Traffic Router and a RADIUS-client. The AC thus including a RADIUS-client is interposed between a RADIUS-proxy accessed from the access points (AP) in the WLAN and the mobile network where SIM-based authentication is carried out.
US07936700B2
There is provided a unit capable of performing calculation of delay time between a measuring station and a station to be measured by using an echo request/response frame in any block and at any time in a manner being independent from time-synchronization. To a payload portion of an OAM (Operations, Administration and Maintenance) echo request/response frame to be used for an OAM testing are added “request transmitting time” being the time at which an OAM echo request has been transmitted from the measuring station and “response receiving time” being the time at which the measuring station has received an OAM response from the station to be measured. After termination of the testing, the OAM echo request/response frame stored in a data buffer is read at arbitrary time and the request transmitting time added to the frame and response receiving time are extracted to calculate delay time between the measuring station and the station to be measured.
US07936699B2
An inversion of a packet transmission sequence number is observed in a predetermined sampling measurement. The number of sampled sequence numbers greater than the sequence number upon the inversion is measured as an inversion degree. A number of packet losses or a loss ratio is estimated according to the inversion degree under the estimated full sampling measurement and the inversion degree observed under a predetermined sampling measurement.
US07936697B2
Systems and methods provide adaptability in a mobile ad hoc network (MANET), based on an existing protocol, such as adaptive hybrid domain routing (AHDR). The systems and methods are especially suited for fast changing topologies that may change after a reactive route discovery has been completed.
US07936694B2
A method is provided of monitoring a packet-switched network via which real-time data is transmitted. Data packets containing real-time data are sniffed by a monitor subagent to monitor a quality-of-service parameter. A monitor agent is notified in response to a breach of the threshold of the quality-of-service parameter about the breach. A network node manager is notified about the breach, and a root cause analysis is performed.
US07936682B2
A method and apparatus for detecting malicious attacks is described. The method may comprise obtaining routing information from a packet communicated via a network and maintaining a count of packets associated with a device associated with the routing information. For example, the routing information may a source or destination IP address, a port number, or any other routing information. The device may be classified as a potentially malicious device when the count exceeds a threshold. The count may be incremented when the TCP SYN flag is set and the TCP ACK flag is not set. An embodiment comprises obtaining a source hash of the source IP address and a destination hash of the destination IP address. Thereafter, the source hash and the destination hash may be mapped to multi stage filters. The device associated with the packet may then be selectively categorizing as a suspicious device.
US07936678B2
An incoming data packet is received, and a rate of change of residual capacity of a portable power supply is determined. From the determined rate of change it is decided to enqueue or drop the incoming data packet. If the decision is to enqueue, the packet is transmitted. If the decision is drop, the packet is deleted without transmitting. Additional factors may be considered in the decision, such as total energy capacity, residual energy capacity, and first and second derivatives of the residual energy capacity. Real time traffic may be treated differently than non real time traffic, and video enhancement layer packets can be weighted to drop more frequently than video base layer packets for the same flow. If used in the network, congestion probe packets are dropped at a rate matched to the rate at which data packets are dropped to give other nodes an accurate view of link quality.
US07936676B2
A wireless network access point is described which provides the resources of a backbone network to wireless clients. The access point is able to balance loads by deferring association of new clients and thereby directing clients to associate with alternative access points having improved backbone connectivity. Where the client is unable to find an alternative access point, the client will eventually make a second association request to the access point. The access point, in identifying the second association request of the client, proceeds to associate the client in response to the second association request. Specific time limits can be imposed relative to the second association request.
US07936666B2
A virtual router spans a number of physical routing devices. A set of physical ports on one of the physical routing devices is logically represented as a trunk. A respective port priority value is associated with each of those ports, and a device priority value is associated with the physical routing device. If a port in the trunk is out-of-service, then the device priority value can be adjusted by the port priority value associated with the out-of-service port. A corrective action can be implemented if the device priority value fails to satisfy a condition. For example, the physical routing device may failover to another one of the physical routing devices spanned by the virtual router.
US07936656B2
An optical disc apparatus and a focus position control method can highly accurately record recording marks representing information on or reproduce such recording marks from an optical disc. A blue light beam is irradiated onto the target depth to be irradiated by driving an objective lens to focus a red light beam in a reflection/transmission film formed in the optical disc and displacing a movable lens, which is a focus moving section, of a relay lens. A blue light reflection region is formed as part of the reflection/transmission film and the position of the blue light reflection region where the red light focus and the blue light focus are aligned is defined as reference position. The movable lens is displaced by an arbitrarily selected quantity from the reference position according to the target depth.
US07936654B2
An optical disk device includes an optical pickup, a focus drive section, a detection section, a time measurement section and a disk identification section. The detection section detects reflected light reflected from an optical disk while the focus drive section moves a focus position of the optical pickup. The time measurement section measures a focus search time between when the reflected light reflected from a disk surface of the optical disk is detected and when the reflected light reflected from an information recording layer of the optical disk is detected. The time measurement section measures a false reflection search time between when the reflected light reflected from the disk surface is detected and when false reflection light is detected. The disk identification section calculates a ratio of the focus search time to the false reflection search time, and identifies a type of the optical disk based on the ratio.
US07936652B2
For achieving an improvement on recording/reproducing quality of information, with enabling more adequate tilt adjustment, even for an optical disc to be used under a circumstance having a large temperature change, an optical disc apparatus for conducting recording or reproducing of video information onto/from the optical disc 2, through buffers 17 and 18, while conducting a tilt adjustment through a learning of a tilt amount, comprises a temperature sensor 4 for detecting temperature within an optical pickup 1, wherein a control unit determines whether a relearning of the tilt amount of the optical pickup, upon basis of a change of temperature detected, a movement amount of the optical pickup between the time when a previous learning is done and the time when a present learning is done, and a remaining memory capacity of the buffers.
US07936641B2
An embodiment of a device for generating an acoustic signal in a fluid includes an engine operable to repeat a thermodynamic process to vibrate a membrane of the engine to generate an acoustic signal having more than one period. The thermodynamic process includes heating mass inside a chamber of an engine to generate pressure inside the chamber; in response to generating the pressure, moving in a first direction a portion of a membrane of the engine; removing mass from inside the chamber to decrease the pressure inside the chamber; and in response to decreasing the pressure inside the chamber, moving the membrane portion in a second direction. In an embodiment, because the engine repeats the thermodynamic process, the engine can generate and sustain an acoustic signal for a significant amount of time.
US07936634B2
A control circuit applied in a memory that comprises a first memory block and a second memory block, and each of the first and the second memory blocks includes a boundary cell. The control circuit comprises an address decoder, a first Y-multiplexer, and a second Y-multiplexer. The address decoder provides a plurality of column selection signals capable of being a boundary value. The first Y-multiplexer corresponds to the first memory block and provides a first boundary data channel for a boundary cell of the first memory block. The second Y-multiplexer corresponds to the second memory block and provides a second boundary data channel for a boundary cell of the second memory block. The first and the second boundary data channels are enabled simultaneously in response to the boundary value for outputting boundary data stored in the boundary cell of the first memory block and that of the second memory block.
US07936619B2
Provided are a nonvolatile memory and related method of programming same. The nonvolatile memory includes a memory cell array with a plurality of nonvolatile memory cells and a write circuit. The write circuit is configured to write first logic state data to a first group of memory cells during a first program operation using a first internally generated step-up voltage, and second logic state data to a second group of memory cells during a second program operation using an externally supplied step-up voltage.
US07936604B2
The present invention provides a novel operational method of twin MONOS metal bit or diffusion bit structure for high-speed application. In a first embodiment of the present invention, the alternative control gates are set at the same voltage. In a second embodiment of the present invention, all the control gates are set at the operational voltage from the beginning. In both embodiments, the bit line and word gate are used to address the selected memory cell.
US07936598B2
A magnetic memory cell having a ferromagnetic free layer and a ferromagnetic pinned reference layer, each having an out-of-plane magnetic anisotropy and an out-of-plane magnetization orientation and switchable by spin torque. The cell includes a ferromagnetic assist layer proximate the free layer, the assist layer having a low magnetic anisotropy less than about 500 Oe. The assist layer may have in-plane or out-of-plane anisotropy.
US07936585B2
A non-volatile memory cell and associated method is disclosed that includes a non-ohmic selection layer. In accordance with some embodiments, a non-volatile memory cell consists of a resistive sense element (RSE) coupled to a non-ohmic selection layer. The selection layer is configured to transition from a first resistive state to a second resistive state in response to a current greater than or equal to a predetermined threshold.
US07936581B2
A bit line decoder for sensing states of memory cells of a memory array includes D control devices that selectively communicate with (D−1) bit lines of the memory array. (D−2) of the D control devices are arranged in a first level and two of the D control devices are arranged in a second level of the bit line decoder. The (D−2) control devices are connected to each other in series forming (D−3) junctions. (D−3) of the (D−1) bit lines are directly connected to the (D−3) junctions. Log2(D−2) is an integer greater than 2. A control module generates first control signals that deselect a predetermined number of the D control devices and that select two of the (D−1) bit lines that communicate with one of the memory cells. An isolation circuit to isolate the first level from the second level includes a plurality of isolation devices having first ends that communicate with the (D−2) control devices of the first level and second ends that communicate with the two control devices of the second level.
US07936580B2
A memory unit includes a magnetic tunnel junction data cell is electrically coupled to a bit line and a source line. The magnetic tunnel junction data cell is configured to switch between a high resistance state and a low resistance state by passing a write current through the magnetic tunnel junction data cell. A first diode is electrically between the magnetic tunnel junction data cell and the source line and a second diode is electrically between the magnetic tunnel junction data cell and the source line. The first diode and second diode are in parallel electrical connection, and having opposing forward bias directions.
US07936576B2
A power controller (10) includes a controller (11) and a trigger circuit (12). When the voltage of a power supply received at terminals T1 exceeds a threshold, for example 120 V RMS, reverse-connected Zener diodes Z1 to Z3 conduct and switch on a transistor Q1. This results in a transistor Q2 being switched off and a normally open relay SW1 remaining open. The switching or triggering phase angle of a triac THY1 thus is determined by the speed at which a capacitor C4 is charged to a triggering voltage by current flowing through resistors R6, R7, R8 and VR1. In this situation, the triggering phase angle is such that a 240 V AC input supply provides an effective 110 V AC output at terminals T3 when VR1 is at maximum power setting (zero Ohms). When the voltage of the received power supply is less than the threshold, the transistor Q1 is switched off and the relay SW1 is activated. This bypasses resistor R6 and causes the switching or triggering phase angle to adopt a value of about zero degrees when VR1 is at maximum power setting, such that the voltage of the output power supply terminals T3 is substantially the same as that received at terminals T1.
US07936570B2
The present invention provides a liquid crystal display device which can establish the reliable connection between a printed circuit board and a semiconductor device in spite of the simple constitution thereof. The liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal display panel, a printed circuit board arranged close to the liquid crystal display panel, and a semiconductor device arranged between the liquid crystal display panel and the printed circuit board in a striding manner. The semiconductor device includes a flexible printed circuit board and a semiconductor chip. The flexible printed circuit board includes a plurality of first terminals connected to the printed circuit board and a plurality of second terminals connected to a liquid-crystal-display-panel side. The printed circuit board includes a solder resist film, an opening portion formed in the solder resist film, and a terminal portion arranged in the opening portion and consisting of a plurality of terminals connected to the first terminals of the flexible printed circuit board. The terminal portion of the printed circuit board and the first terminals of the semiconductor device are connected with each other by way of an anisotropic conductive film. The anisotropic conductive film overlaps with at least the respective terminals of the terminal portion of the printed circuit board and the solder resist film.
US07936569B2
In a hybrid integrated circuit device that is a circuit device of the present invention, a conductive pattern including pads is formed on a surface of a substrate. A first pad is formed to be relatively large since a heat sink is mounted thereon. A second pad is a small pad to which a chip component or a small signal transistor is fixed. In the present invention, a plated film made of nickel is formed on a surface of the first pad. Therefore, the first pad and a solder never come into contact with each other. Thus, a Cu/Sn alloy layer having poor soldering properties is not generated but a Ni/Sn alloy layer having excellent soldering properties is generated. Consequently, occurrence of sink in the melted solder is suppressed.
US07936568B2
A capacitor built-in substrate of the present invention includes; a base resin layer; a plurality of capacitors arranged side by side in a lateral direction in a state that the capacitors are passed through the base resin layer, each of the capacitors constructed by a first electrode provided to pass through the base resin layer and having projection portions projected from both surface sides of the base resin layer respectively such that the projection portion on one surface side of the base resin layer serves as a connection portion, a dielectric layer for covering the projection portion of the first electrode on other surface side of the base resin layer, and a second electrode for covering the dielectric layer; a through electrode provided to pass through the base resin layer and having projection portions projected from both surface sides of the base resin layer respectively; and a built-up wiring formed on the other surface side of the base resin layer and connected to the second electrodes of the capacitors and one end side of the through electrode.
US07936564B1
Mobile display apparatus and methods of operating mobile display apparatus are disclosed. Mobile display apparatus include a structure for attaching the display apparatus to a mobile structure and at least one display module coupled to the structure. The mobile display apparatus may include a ventilation feature. Methods of operating mobile display apparatus include disposing a plurality of removable display modules within a frame structure. A channel may be formed between the plurality of removable display modules and the frame structure and fluid may be forced through the channel and at least partially across the plurality of removable display modules.
US07936563B2
The present invention relates to an integrated-circuit device and to a method for fabricating an integrated-circuit device with an integrated fluidic-cooling channel. The method comprises forming recesses in a dielectric layer sequence at desired lateral positions of electrical interconnect segments and at desired lateral positions of fluidic-cooling channel segments. A metal filling is deposited in the recesses of the dielectric layer sequence so as to form the electrical interconnect segments and to form a sacrificial filling in the fluidic-cooling channel segments. Afterwards, the sacrificial metal filling is selectively removed from the fluidic-cooling channel segments.
US07936560B2
A blade server including a cooling structure to be loaded with a CPU of high performance is provided. In order to enhance draining performance of a condensed working fluid which stays between fins, a vapor condensing pipe is used, in which grooves are formed in a direction substantially parallel direction with a pipe axis direction on the above described pipe inner surface, a section of a row of the above described fins is exposed on a side surface of the above described groove, the above described groove is disposed at a lower side in the vertical direction from the center line in the pipe axis direction of the vapor condensing pipe when the above described groove is installed in the above described vapor condensing pipe, and a wick with a wire space smaller than the fin space of the above described fin row is filled inside the above described groove.
US07936559B2
A wide-angle double-hinge structure to allow an electronic device to flip at different angles includes a coupling plate, a resistant hinge and a cam hinge. The double-hinge structure couples a first chassis and a second chassis of the electronic device to enable users to selectively flip in an ordinary notebook computer operating condition or a back-to-back operating condition according to their preference. Thus the users can selectively perform input operation in a handheld or desktop fashion.
US07936554B2
In a monolithic ceramic capacitor, the size of end surfaces of a capacitor body in a two-dimensional surface in which ceramic layers extend is greater than the size of side surfaces in the two-dimensional surface in which the ceramic layers extend. External terminal electrodes include a resistive component. In each of first to fourth internal electrodes, a width-direction size of a lead-out portion is less than a width-direction size of a capacitance portion. The lead-out portions of the first and third internal electrodes and the lead-out portions of the second and fourth internal electrodes are arranged so as to partially overlap each other or not to overlap each other.
US07936553B2
An embodiment of the present invention provides a device, comprising a multilayered tunable dielectric capacitor, wherein said multilayers of tunable dielectric are adapted to be DC biased to reduce the dielectric constant; and wherein the DC bias is arranged so that the number of layers of tunable dielectric biased positively is equal to the number of layers of tunable dielectric biased negatively.
US07936537B2
It is possible to improve the recording and reproducing S/N ratio, the reproduction signal intensity, and the degree of high density recording. There are provided a plurality of recording tracks formed on a substrate, each recording track being formed of a magnetic material, and non-recording sections formed on the substrate, each non-recording section separating adjacent recording tracks, each recording track including a plurality of recording sections and connecting sections for connecting the recording sections adjacent thereto in a track longitudinal direction, and each connecting section having a cross-sectional area in a track width direction that is smaller than a cross-sectional area in a track width direction of adjacent recording sections.
US07936534B2
Apparatus for supporting a disk drive with a rotating disk about a disk axis and an arm which pivots over the disk about an arm axis. The disk axis and the arm axis are perpendicular to the plane of the disk. The apparatus includes a disk drive carrier having a disk drive receiving portion where disk drive can be received, and a housing in which the carrier can be received. A mounting arrangement is provided for supporting the carrier within the housing such that the center of rotation of the carrier is outside the disk drive receiving portion of the carrier. Additionally, a mounting arrangement is provided for supporting the carrier within the housing, comprising a forced pivot at or towards the opposite end of the disk drive carrier, and about which the carrier is fixed for pivotal movement in the housing.
US07936532B2
Various embodiments relate to selectively inhibiting output from a transducer in response to the rate of change of acceleration that is experienced by the transducer. The rate of change of an acceleration signal, which is indicative of transducer's acceleration, is detected. Output of a signal through the transducer is selectively inhibited in response to the detected rate of change of the acceleration signal. A related apparatus can include a circuit that detects the rate of change of an acceleration signal and generates a transducer output inhibit signal in response to the detected rate of change of the acceleration signal. The transducer writes data on a recordable media. The accelerometer generates an acceleration signal that is indicative of transducer vibration. The circuit selectively inhibits writing of data through the transducer in response to a rate of change of the acceleration signal.
US07936530B1
The present disclosure includes systems and techniques relating to writing ramp-tracks on a computer readable medium. In some implementations, a trajectory is identified across previously written tracks on a surface of a machine-readable medium for a read-write head to move along and build up velocity. Identifying the trajectory includes identifying one of the previously written tracks as a launch location from which to launch the read-write head. Identifying the trajectory also includes identifying a start writing location near a blank region of the surface of the machine-readable medium at which to turn on a write gate. A current is applied to the read-write head to cause the read-write head to move along the trajectory. In addition, the identified launch location is adjusted until a target velocity is obtained at the start writing location.
US07936529B2
A testing apparatus for magnetic recording medium and a testing method for magnetic recording medium is provided. Such a testing apparatus for magnetic recording medium, including: a rotary mechanism which causes synchronous, coaxial rotation of a master medium and a subject medium; a first support arm; a second support arm; a head stack assembly which causes synchronous movement of a first magnetic head and a second magnetic head by causing synchronous, coaxial rotation of the first support arm and second support arm, and which determines the position of the second magnetic head relative to the subject medium based on servo information signals obtained by loading servo information from the master medium into the first magnetic head; and a signal processing mechanism which synchronizes the servo information signals and magnetic recording playback signals, and which tests the magnetic recording playback signals of the subject medium.
US07936525B2
A driving apparatus of the present invention comprises: a lead screw which rotationally drives; and a follower section to hold a driven member L and to rectilinearly move based on rotation of the lead screw. The follower section comprises a first tooth and a second tooth that faced a side portion of the lead screw and are opposite to each other and a third tooth provided in a position different from those of the first tooth and the second tooth. When the follower section rectilinearly moves based on the rotation of the lead screw, power is transferred with the lead screw and the first tooth being engaged with each other, and the lead screw is in a non-contact state with the second tooth and the third tooth.
US07936512B2
To provide an optical gating system capable of performing single-shot, parallel, and ultrafast gating equal to or less than a subpicosecond, without depending on coherence. The optical gating system converts signal light to spatial characteristic signal light whose intensity distribution has spatial periodicity, and emits the spatial characteristic signal light to a gate region (13) so as to be obliquely incident on the gate region (13). In a closed state in an opening and closing operation of the gate region (13), a closed moiré fringe pattern (graph 11) is created in the gate region (13) by overlaying the spatial characteristic signal light and spatial characteristic closed light acting in a direction in which an intensity of the spatial characteristic signal light is decreased in the gate region (13). In an open state, an open moiré fringe pattern (graph 12) is created in the gate region (13) by overlaying the spatial characteristic signal light and spatial characteristic open light acting in a direction in which the intensity of the spatial characteristic signal light is increased in the gate region (13).
US07936508B2
First and second wave plates using quartz crystal having birefringence are laminated together in such a manner that their optical axes intersect to form a laminated wave plate functioning as a half-wave plate as a whole. Phase differences of the first and the second wave plates relative to an ordinary ray and an extraordinary ray with respect to a predetermined wavelength λ are set to be Γ1 and Γ2, an order of a high-mode order is set to be a natural number n, whereby the high-order mode laminated half-wave plate is formed so as to satisfy: Γ1=180°+360°×n; and Γ2=180°+360°×n.
US07936504B2
The camera or periscope system may include a taking lens, a beam steering device, a relay device, and an image rotation device. The camera or periscope system can be used to image in situations where the camera is not easily redirected to view a desired object of interest. The camera or periscope system is designed to be fixed to a mounting platform where the taking lens can be configured to point to the desired object of interest.
US07936502B2
A microscope device comprising a microscope objective and a plate-like body limited by a flat top face and a flat lower face essentially parallel thereto, with the microscope objective being connected to the plate-like body, and with a portion of a beam path of the microscope device extending above and/or below the plate-like body, wherein another portion of the beam path of the microscope device extends, essentially parallel to the top face and the lower face, within a recess within the plate-like body.
US07936499B2
A method and apparatus for driving an ElectroPhoretic Display (EPD) are provided, in which upon sensing a request for displaying data in a gradual graphic representation scheme, a plurality of segments for displaying the data are determined, a display changing order of the segments is determined, an inter-segment time interval is calculated, driving voltage pulses are applied to a first segment according to the display changing order, and driving voltage pulses are applied to each of the other segments at the inter-segment time interval after driving voltage pulses are applied to a previous segment according to the display changing order.
US07936495B2
A semiconductor optical modulation device includes a semiconductor optical modulator, wires, an output side line, an input side line and a resistor. The semiconductor optical modulator is an electroabsorption optical modulator. One of the wires is connected between an electrode of the semiconductor optical modulator and the input side line. The other of the wires is connected between the electrode of the semiconductor optical modulator and the output side line. The resistor is connected in series with the output side line. Impedance of the output side line and impedance of the resistor are different from each other.
US07936494B2
An optical scanning device includes a light source, a deflector, and an optical system including an elongated optical element that focuses deflected luminous flux on a surface of a medium to be scanned. The optical element is supported by a first elastic member and reinforced by a reinforcing member arranged outside a beam effective range along a length of the optical element. The optical element is pressed by a pressing member in a pressing direction orthogonal to a deflection direction, and biased by a second elastic member in a direction opposite to the pressing direction. The pressing member and the second elastic member control a posture of the optical element at a substantially central part in a main scanning direction.
US07936492B2
An optical splitting member splits a light beam emitted by a light source into first light beam and second light beam. A coupling member couples the first light beam. An optical system converges the second light beam on a light receiving unit. A holding member holds the light source, the optical splitting member, the coupling member, and the optical system. A supporting member supports the holding member so that the holding member is rotatable about an optical axis of the light beam.
US07936486B2
A transferring guide device usable with an image reading sensor unit of a scanning apparatus includes a guide holder installed at the image reading sensor unit and a guide rail installed at a scanning apparatus body. The guide holder slide-contacts the guide rail, and slide contact surfaces on which the guide holder contacts the guide rail are plane. The guide holder point-contacts or line-contacts the guide rail, and as a result, a friction force between the guide holder and the guide rail is weak.
US07936484B2
A internet based method and apparatus is described for automatically processing a captured digital image taken by a smart device at a fixed-location, mobile or virtual event, and synchronizing the combination of that captured primary image with a secondary image, be it a picture frame, or a watermark to create a combined media image. If desired, the combined image may also contain an audio file. Once combined, the image may be stored for later viewing, and/or automatically returned to the user of the smart device or the PC of the user who captured the primary image, forwarded to an online print service website, posted to a photo sharing website, and/or forwarded to a distribution list. The automated post processing of said captured images is handled by a process engine hosted at an Application Provider's website, the process engine containing instructions for the media combining and metadata tagging of said images.
US07936473B2
The printing apparatus prints data acquired through digital broadcasting. The printing apparatus is capable of being connected to a receiving apparatus through a network. The receiving apparatus receives the data transmitted through the digital broadcasting, and has a data storage device storing the received data. The printing apparatus includes: a user interface which is operated by a user of the printing apparatus; a list acquisition device which acquires a print content list through the network in accordance with an operation on the user interface, the print content list being stored in the data storage device; a list display device which displays the print content list acquired by the list acquisition device; and a print data acquisition device with which a print object content to be printed is selected from the print content list displayed on the list display device, and which acquires, through the network, print data of the print object content from the data storage device in accordance with an operation on the user interface. The printing apparatus prints the print data acquired by the print data acquisition device.
US07936472B2
The embodiments of the present invention provide for a direct submit application module adapted to process image-only portable document format (PDF) documents, encrypted PDF documents, and image documents. The DSA, based on an output device's features or capabilities, adaptively performs host-based emulation so as to provide users with an expanded set of features, which may not be supported by an output device. In some embodiments, the DSA may perform an image-bypass PDF processing, perform processing on an image document so as to provide an expanded set of image formats, and/or perform decryption, if appropriate, on encrypted PDF documents.
US07936468B2
Systems and methods for load balancing toner use of multiple printer devices such that the printer devices more evenly consume their respective toner in the rendering of print jobs. A printer device printing order is dynamically set based on printer toner, wherein the dynamic nature of setting the includes monitoring toner status on each printer device, monitoring toner levels on each printer device, setting the preference order by toner status, setting the preference order by toner level, redirecting print jobs from out-of-toner printer devices to printer devices with toner, redirecting print jobs from low-toner printer devices to printer devices with toner, and/or the like. Accordingly, the printer device printing order is dynamically set according to toner utilization, while still preserving the load balancing of print jobs in the system.
US07936466B2
An information processing apparatus manages distributed processing by a plurality of devices which are connected to a computer network and have a power-saving mode. The apparatus includes a retriever, arranged to retrieve device information and operation states of the plurality of devices, and a selector, arranged to select target devices of the distributed processing based on at least one of the device information and operation states.
US07936455B2
A spectrograph including a primary mirror, a secondary mirror, and a tertiary mirror forming a TMA having a common vertex axis. The spectrograph also may include a collimating mirror, a diffraction grating, and a dispersive prism. The collimating mirror and an entrance aperture form an interchangeable module. Radiation received through the entrance aperture is reflected in a collimated pattern towards an aperture stop. The diffraction grating, located between the collimating mirror and prism, diffracts radiation passed through the aperture stop into multiple beams directed onto the prism. A flat mirror, located to one side of the vertex axis. receives and reflects the multiple beams exiting the prism onto the primary mirror, where they are reflected onto the secondary mirror. The secondary mirror reflects the beams to the tertiary mirror where they are reflected onto an image plane located on the other side of the vertex axis.
US07936454B2
A portable spectrograph including a primary mirror, a secondary mirror, and a tertiary mirror forming a TMA having a common vertex axis, a diffraction grating, and a dispersive prism, where the portable spectrograph can detect wavelengths between 150 nm and 1.1 μm. The portable spectrograph also may include a collimating mirror and an entrance aperture, which form an interchangeable module. Radiation received through the entrance aperture is reflected in a collimated pattern towards an aperture stop. The diffraction grating, located between the collimating mirror and prism, diffracts radiation passed through the aperture stop into multiple beams directed onto the prism. A flat mirror, located to one side of the vertex axis receives and reflects the multiple beams exiting the prism onto the primary mirror, where they are reflected onto the secondary mirror. The secondary mirror reflects the beams to the tertiary mirror where they are reflected onto an image plane located on the other side of the vertex axis.
US07936453B2
An apparatus for analyzing, identifying or imaging a target including an integrated dual laser module coupled to a pair of photoconductive switches to produce CW signals in the range of frequencies from 100 GHz to over 2 THz focused on and transmitted through or reflected from the target; and a detector for acquiring spectral information from signals received from the target and using a multi-spectral homodyne process to generate an electrical signal representative of some characteristics of the target with resolution less than 250 MHz. The photoconductive switches are activated by laser beams from the dual laser module. The lasers in the module are tuned to different frequencies and have two distinct low frequency identification tones respectively that are used in conjunction with a stable optical filter element to permit precise determination of the offset frequency of the lasers.
US07936451B2
The invention relates to a method for machining and estimating an optical lens which is designed as a semi-finished product, with a pre-finished form of a first side and a second side to be machined, in which a pre-specified form of a surface of the second side to be machined is estimated, wherein prior to estimating the pre-specified form of the surface of the second side, an actual form of the surface of the first side is measured using measuring means and is incorporated into the estimation of the pre-specified form of the surface of the second side.
US07936434B2
Disclosed is a liquid crystal display (LCD) device and a method for manufacturing the same, capable of maintaining a cell gap and preventing press defects caused by application of a predetermined external pressure via the use of ball spacers.
US07936431B2
A liquid crystal display includes: a first substrate; a gate line disposed on the first substrate; a data line intersecting the gate line; a thin film transistor connected to the gate line and the data line; a coupling electrode connected to the thin film transistor; a first sub-pixel electrode connected to the thin film transistor; a second sub-pixel electrode capacitively coupled to the coupling electrode; a second substrate facing the first substrate; a common electrode disposed on the second substrate; and a polarizer disposed on the first substrate or the second substrate and having a polarization axis. The coupling electrode is elongated substantially parallel to the polarization axis and has a first edge substantially parallel to or substantially perpendicular to the polarization axis.
US07936424B2
An LCD panel and a method for manufacturing the same is disclosed, in which light leakage is prevented from occurring by forming a dummy pattern in an array peripheral region. The LCD panel includes a first substrate having an array region and an array peripheral region, a gate line on the first substrate, a gate insulating film on the entire surface of the first substrate including the gate line, a data line arranged to cross the gate line for defining a pixel region on the array region, a light leakage prevention film formed between the gate and/or data lines of the array peripheral region for preventing light leakage in the panel, and a TFT and a pixel electrode formed in each pixel region.
US07936406B2
In a specific embodiment, the present invention provides an LCOS device. The device has a semiconductor substrate, e.g., silicon substrate. The device has a transistor formed within the semiconductor substrate. The transistor has a first node, a second node, and a row node. A first capacitor structure is coupled to the transistor. The first capacitor structure includes a first polysilicon layer coupled to the second node of the transistor. The first capacitor structure also has a first capacitor insulating layer overlying the first polysilicon layer and a second polysilicon layer overlying the insulating layer. The second polysilicon layer is coupled to a reference potential, e.g., ground. The device has a second capacitor structure coupled to the transistor. The second capacitor structure has a first metal layer coupled to the reference potential, a second capacitor insulating layer, and a second metal layer coupled to the second node of the transistor. A pixel electrode comprises the first metal layer. The pixel electrode is coupled to the second node of the transistor. A mirror surface is on the pixel electrode. The device has a light shielding layer formed from a portion of the second metal layer.
US07936397B2
A method of electronically broadcasting messages to a general or targeted audience. A message sender can post messages on electronic bulletin boards by accessing a website or calling a phone number. The user has control of the design and content of the message including font, background, pictures and sound; there is no need to contact another person or organization such as a radio or TV station to post the message; and the user can target a specific audience if so desired. Messages are posted on user-specified electronic bulletin boards for a certain time slot and can be applied to a variety of services such as highway advertising boards, Amber Alerts, and campus message boards, to name a few.
US07936392B2
Image data is processed to facilitate focusing and/or optical correction. According to an example embodiment of the present invention, an imaging arrangement collects light data corresponding to light passing through a particular focal plane. The light data is collected using an approach that facilitates the determination of the direction from which various portions of the light incident upon a portion of the focal plane emanate from. Using this directional information in connection with value of the light as detected by photosensors, an image represented by the light is selectively focused and/or corrected.
US07936389B2
In a solid-state imaging device, bus lines are provided at both sides of an imaging area vertically to send vertical-transfer clock pulses to shunt wires disposed on or over the imaging area at both ends of the signal lines of the shunt wires. Bus lines disposed closer to a horizontal transfer register are placed at a boundary area of the imaging area and the horizontal transfer register. Since the bus lines pass through an upper layer of the boundary area, imaging performed by light receiving elements is not performed but dummy pixels having almost the same structure as the light receiving sections are disposed and vertical transfer registers are provided in the boundary area to just transfer signal charges by the vertical transfer registers with a characteristic similar to that in the imaging area to the horizontal transfer register.
US07936384B2
In the image taking method where images of an object are taken by a running image taking portion provided with a zoom lens, and at least one image taking portion for measuring a distance provided with a fixed focus lens equal to the wide-angle-side end of the zoom lens to generate image data, an image taking method includes the steps of simultaneously taking an image by each image taking system and detecting and storing a zoom position at an arbitrary angle of view of the zoom lens. A search space in a photographing field in the stored zoom position is set. When it is determined that no corresponding point is on one of the end faces of the set space, a running image is taken after the zoom lens is moved to the stored zoom position by the zoom lens drive means.
US07936380B2
An imaging apparatus for recording image data picked up by an image pickup unit until a recording medium is presented. In response to an instruction from an instruction operation unit capable of arbitrary instruction, a first image data picked up by the image pickup unit is allocated to the same group as a second image data photographed immediately before the first image data so as to allocate the first image data to the same group as the image data picked up immediately before the first image data. In addition, management information containing group information that shows image data within the group is generated.
US07936379B2
A novel method and apparatus for controlling operation of a photosensor array in a portable electronic device to reduce flicker resulting from fluorescent light having a periodic intensity. The method comprises selecting a time zone in which the device is to be operated, correlating the time zone with a corresponding frequency of the fluorescent light, and signaling the photosensor array to operate in accordance with a mode optimized to reduce flicker based on the selected time zone.
US07936374B2
A practical, real-time calibration of digital omnidirectional cameras in the areas of de-vignetting, brightness, contrast, and white balance control. Novel solutions for the color calibration of an omnidirectional camera rig, and an efficient method for devignetting images are presented. Additionally, a context-specific method of stitching images together into a panorama or a mosaic is provided.
US07936373B2
A print command has a hierarchical structure including a vendor common code, and a vendor unique code, an index print mode or date print mode is designated using the common code, and a detailed print format of each image or the number of index images per sheet in the index print mode can be designated using the unique code.
US07936370B2
A surveillance system and method for activating communication between at least one wireless input capture device ICD(s) and a corresponding digital input recorder (DIR) and/or another ICD, including providing a base system; at least one user accessing the DIR via user interface remotely; the DIR and/or ICD searching for signal from the ICD(s) and receiving inputs in dual encoded formats, thereby providing a secure surveillance system having wireless communication for monitoring a target environment with optimized remote viewing.
US07936368B2
Positioning displacement characteristics of each of scanning beams are obtained in advance. The positioning displacement characteristics is indicative of a relation between temperature and a displacement amount by which each of the scanning beams is displaced in a sub-scanning direction. A displacement control is performed based on the positioning displacement characteristics by shifting the positioning displacement characteristics in a direction opposite to that of a trend of the positioning displacement characteristics within a pixel pitch.
US07936354B2
A system for generating two-dimensional views of a three-dimensional model is provided. The system includes an active building model system generating one or more user-selected two-dimensional views of a three-dimensional building model. A floor plan view location system receives user control data and places a two-dimensional floor plan view in a user-selected location of a viewing window. An elevation view location system receives user control data and places a two-dimensional elevation view in a user-selected location of the viewing window.
US07936349B2
A safety circuit 16 for monitoring the waveform of a start signal outputted from a microcomputer 40a is provided in a power supply circuit. If a start signal inputted to the safety circuit 16 is not a pulse wave, a power supply cutoff section 16c cuts off the output of the start signal to a DC/AC circuit 13, thereby cutting off the supply of power by the DC/AC circuit 13 from a primary side to a secondary side. Thereby, it is possible to prevent the supply of power by the power supply circuit without providing an additional microcomputer or IC for monitoring a failure and a temporary malfunction of a control microcomputer and to safely prevent the supply of power at the time of a latch-up caused by noise or a breakage.
US07936348B2
A control indication assembly. A first control mounted on a surface of a computer is coupled to a first sensor, to a first sensing circuit to send an electrical signal to the first control when a user-touch occurs to the first sensor, and to a first indicator to indicate an occurrence of said user-touch. A second control mounted on a surface of a display which is coupled to the computer is coupled to a second sensor, to a second sensing circuit to send an electrical signal to said second control when said user-touch occurs to the display, and to a second indicator to indicate an occurrence of the user-touch. The first and second control are configured such that the first and second indicator are synchronized to exhibit identical behaviors when the user-touch occurs to either the first control or the second control.
US07936347B2
A driving system of the present invention for use in a displaying device is provided with a pseudo bit-depth extension section. In the pseudo bit-depth extension section, a noise pattern is added to upper-n-bit data of an input signal D0 in m-bit, where (i) m is an integer of 9 or greater, and (ii) n is an integer of 8 or greater, but less than m. Then, upper-n-bit of data D1 thus obtained from the D0 is outputted, as output data D2, from the pseudo bit-depth extension section. The driving system is further provided with an overshoot-driving section for carrying out an overshoot-driving with respect to each of pixels. A noise amount of the noise pattern is 1 or less in 8-bit data, and a calculation in the overshoot-driving section is carried out with n-bit data. With this driving system which adopts a combination of (a) a overshoot-driving method for enforcing liquid crystal to respond at a high speed, and (b) a bit-depth extension technology in which a number of grayscales is increased by adding noise, it is possible to provide, at a low cost, a high-definition displaying device such as a liquid crystal display, having a high-response-characteristics and a high quality of grayscale reproduction.
US07936342B2
A display device having at least a display circuit for displaying an image, and a light receiving sensor for detecting a light disposed is provided. When a light receiving circuit region including the light receiving sensor is made a dark portion, and a region other than the light receiving circuit region is made a light portion, the display circuit and the light receiving sensor are disposed so that a spatial frequency of a repetitive pattern of the light portions and the dark portions becomes equal to or higher than 10 cpd.
US07936338B2
The invention provides a display unit which can realize reduction in thickness and weight of the display unit by omitting a void between a touch panel and a display panel, and its manufacturing method. Whole faces of the touch panel and the display panel are directly bonded together with an adhesive layer in between. The display panel has a structure wherein a driving substrate in which organic light emitting devices are formed and a sealing substrate are bonded together with an adhesive layer in between. The touch panel has a structure wherein a lower plastic film in which a transparent electrode is formed and a touch-side plastic film in which a transparent electrode is formed are layered so that the transparent electrodes are placed opposite. The display panel is constructed with only the driving substrate, and the organic light emitting devices are sealed by the touch panel instead of the sealing substrate. Therefore, thickness and weight of the display unit can be further reduced.
US07936336B2
An optical mouse and image capture chip thereof. The image capture chip comprises an image sensor, a calculating logic circuit, and a refreshing logic circuit. The image sensor has a plurality of sensor units, capturing an image according to an exposure parameter to provide a plurality of exposure values. The calculating logic circuit provides an average exposure value by calculating the exposure values. If the exposure sample is within a first exposure range, the refreshing logic circuit maintains the exposure parameter and accordingly drives the image sensor to capture a next image. If the average exposure value is within a second exposure range, the refreshing logic circuit adjusts the exposure parameter with a first exposure extreme and accordingly drives the image sensor to capture a next image. If the average exposure value is within a third exposure range, the refreshing logic circuit adjusts the exposure parameter with a second exposure extreme and accordingly drives the image sensor to capture a next image.
US07936332B2
In a gate driving circuit and a display apparatus, the gate driving circuit comprises a plurality of stages. At least one of the stages comprises a pull-up section responsive to a first node signal; a pull-down section responsive to a second input signal; a discharging section discharging the first node signal in response to the second input signal; a first holding section responsive to the first clock signal, maintaining the first node signal at the off-voltage; and a second holding section responsive to the second clock signal, maintaining the first node signal at the off-voltage. The second holding section has a greater transistor width-to-length ratio than the first holding section. Therefore, an abnormal gate-on signal is less likely to occur, reducing driving defects of the display apparatus.
US07936325B2
In one embodiment of the present invention, a display device is disclosed wherein if a frame luminance is less than a maximum value, the device creates a difference between luminance outputs in the two subframes and sets the luminance difference to a value less than a sub-maximum luminance which is a maximum luminance output in one subframe. With the arrangement, no complete switching of the subframes in which luminance outputs are made occurs at a grayscale level where low luminance replaces high luminance or vice versa. Thus, the grayscale level-luminance curve continues smoothly.
US07936318B2
A wireless device has a module with a communications port and an antenna electrically coupled to the communications port, the antenna having multiple folds. The antenna has a shunt stub connected to a ground plane and a radiating portion that has multiple folds, or wiggles, allowing good electrical performance to be achieved with a minimal size.
US07936308B2
A low profile antenna has a meander length based on the full electrical wavelength of the signal being transmitted or received. The antenna can have either an open-loop structure or a closed-loop structure with a matching network. The low profile enables the antenna to be used in a card for a device such as a personal computer, personal digital assistant, wireless telephone and so on with minimal risk of the antenna breaking off, as compared with a prior art antenna having a higher height and thus more likelihood of being broken from its card.
US07936303B2
A method for obtaining GNSS time in a GNSS receiver includes: obtaining a time relationship between a first clock signal and the received GNSS time; obtaining a clock value B1 of a second clock signal and further obtaining an associated clock value A1 of the first clock signal to obtain a first pulse relationship at a first time point; calculating a GNSS time C1 corresponding to the clock value A1 according to the time relationship; obtaining a clock value B2 of the second clock signal and further obtaining an associated clock value A2 of the first clock signal to obtain a second pulse relationship at a second time point; and calculating a GNSS time C2 according to the GNSS time C1, the clock value B1, and the clock value B2. Exemplary values of A1, B1, C1, A2 B2, and C2 can be TTick1, FN1, TOW1, TTick2, FN2, and TOW2, respectively.
US07936300B2
The processing method according to the invention is a method of processing replies from targets interrogated by a surveillance radar according to a mode S interrogation of all the targets present in the receiving lobe of the radar, whereby the different targets present in the receiving lobe of the radar are interrogated at least once, the set of the mode S reply signals received for this lobe are collected after each interrogation, a reply detection processing operation is performed for each target and errors are detected and, if necessary, corrected then the corresponding blips are extracted, and this method is characterized in that said signal quality detection and determination processing operation consists in forming a synthetic message with the set of replies to each interrogation for each target, establishing, for each bit of the message, the value and the quality of this bit and performing the error detection and correction using this synthetic message, and the three variables Σ, Δ and monopulse of all the failed replies from the same target are exploited to construct the synthetic message.This processing operation is useful in highly polluted electromagnetic environments where the existing methods are inadequate: the same target may be asked the question again for reasons other than a reply failure.
US07936299B2
A circuit for converting a charge signal into a binary format of output bits comprises: an integration circuit including an operational transconductance amplifier having an inverting input terminal and an output terminal, an integrating capacitor connected between the inverting input terminal and the output terminal, the integrating capacitor for storing a charge input selectively provided by a sensor diode; and a folding circuit having a fold capacitor, the fold capacitor switchably coupled either to a fold voltage source via a fold buffer for charging the fold capacitor to a predetermined fold charge value, or to the integrating capacitor for selectively removing at least a portion of the stored charge input.
US07936294B2
A DA conversion device includes the following elements. A higher-bit current source cell portion includes uniformly weighted higher-bit current source cells to generate an identical constant current. A lower-bit current source cell portion includes a lower-bit current source cells that are weighted to generate 1/two-to-the-power-of-certain-numbers constant currents. A constant current source selection controller includes a lower-bit controller having a scaler that uses clocks scaled down to 1/two-to-the-power-of-certain-numbers to select the lower-bit current source cells, and a higher-bit controller having shift registers and using a signal indicating a carry bit or a borrow bit used in the lower-bit controller to sequentially activate shift outputs of the shift registers, and uses the shift outputs to select the higher-bit current source cells. Constant current outputs of the selected current source cells are added and output so that an output current corresponding to the digital input signal is obtained.
US07936290B2
A data compressor for compressing a data signal and a corresponding data decompressor are disclosed. The data compressor comprises: compression circuitry for compressing said data signal using a plurality of variable length compression codes; a digital code select signal generator for generating a digital code select signal from an indicator signal indicative of a preferred compression distribution, a frequency of said digital code select signal being higher than a frequency of said indicator signal and an average value of said digital code select signal corresponding to an average value of said indicator signal; said compression circuitry being responsive to said digital code select signal to select between one of said plurality of compression codes in dependence upon a current value of said digital code select signal and to compress said data signal using said selected compression code.
US07936275B2
Among other things, from a wireless device, a command is transmitted to wearable monitors within range of the wireless device to update their states to a non disinfected state of the hands of users of the wearable monitors.
US07936272B2
A resonant antenna circuit for a radio frequency identification (RFID) reader generates an electrical signal for activating a passive identification tag. The identification tag in turn generates a coded electrical signal that is detected by the reader. The electrical characteristics of the resonant circuit are actively and dynamically altered so that the antenna performs more optimally during the transmit and receive intervals.
US07936267B2
A theft protection for an electronic device, in particular an optionally portable computer, a mobile telephone or a PDA, includes an electrical cable (2) with a coupling connector (3) for coupling to a corresponding coupling connector of the device. Alarm elements are connected to the cable (2) which are able and adapted to generate an alarm signal in the case the device is stolen. The alarm elements (4) are accommodated in a housing (1) separate from the device. The housing is provided with fastening elements (5) for a mechanical connection of the housing to a fixed object (9). The alarm elements include detection elements which are adapted and able to detect an interruption of the electrical cable connection (2), in addition to signalling elements (4) which generate the alarm signal when the interruption is detected.
US07936265B2
A smartcard or other media detects the presence of chemical, biological, radiation, and/or explosive (CBRE) compounds or other items of interest on individuals handling the smartcard or other media. The exposure is stored such that, when the card is presented to a reader, the detection data is transmitted to the reader for appropriate processing by the system. In one embodiment, this invention provides a detection methodology which captures the fact that the holder of the detection device has been in contact with an item of interest without external power. The detector card is then able to alert appropriate authorities of that exposure when the device is presented to a reader in the normal course of the holder's business.
US07936264B2
A low cost, robust, wireless sensor that provides an extended period of operability without maintenance is described. The wireless sensors are configured to communicate with a base unit or repeater. When the sensor unit detects an anomalous ambient condition (e.g., smoke, fire, water, etc.) the sensor communicates with the base unit and provides data regarding the anomalous condition. The sensor unit receives instructions to change operating parameters and/or control external devices.
US07936262B2
A remote tracking system is described that includes one or more remote tracking devices, where each remote tracking device including a cellular transceiver, a positioning system receiver, and a processor connected to the positioning system receiver and the cellular transceiver. A dedicated monitoring center is in communication with each of the remote tracking devices and includes a monitoring center application to process and store the location information and status information received from each of the at least one remote tracking device. The monitoring center also includes agents available as an initial contact point when the monitoring center application determines that attention to a particular remote tracking device is required. The system further includes a portal through which an authorized user responsible for one or more of the at least one remote tracking device can access information related to each of the remote tracking devices.
US07936261B2
A method of testing a machine includes a step of establishing a communication link between a test system and a control system of the machine. An interactive test script is executed on the test system, and includes a communication of a first operator initiated machine task to an operator. After performance of the first operator initiated machine task is confirmed, the test system monitors for a predetermined condition. Once the predetermined condition is detected, a machine test is performed. A second operator initiated machine task is communicated after the machine test is performed.
US07936242B2
A magnetically operated electrical switch is presented. The electrical switch includes a linear magnet assembly contained within a housing and movable along an axis of the housing, a rod attached to an end of the linear magnet facing an open end, and means for attaching the housing to a surface. An electrical switch assembly attachable to the open end includes a make/break switch, a switch plunger and an operating lever engaging the plunger where the make/break switch is placed in the first position when an end of the operating lever is contacted by the rod. An electrical wire connection harness includes at least two conductors where the make/break switch closes/opens a connection between one of the conductors. When an operating magnet assembly is positioned on the surface proximate to the switch, the operating magnet moves the linear magnet and a position of the make/break switch is changed.
US07936236B2
A switchable combiner/divider with multiple inputs/outputs is provided. The switchable combiner/divider with multiple inputs/outputs includes multiple input ports for receiving multiple incoming signals, multiple output ports, a switching part for alternately connecting the multiple input ports to output ports as a circulating configuration, and a controller for providing switching control signals to the switching part.
US07936234B2
A microwave or millimeter-wave balun is provided. The balun uses three edge-coupled lines along with a plurality of air bridges instead of two edge-coupled lines used in a conventional planar Marchand balun. The first edge-coupled line and the second edge-coupled line are substantially parallel, and the third edge-coupled line is disposed also substantially in parallel between the first edge-coupled line and the second edge-coupled line. The plurality of air bridges are transmission lines between the first edge-coupled line and the second edge-coupled line. The air bridges have total width longer than one half of the total length of the first edge-coupled line or the second edge-coupled line. By combining three edge-coupled-lines and a plurality of air bridges, the Marchand balun has a higher coupling coefficient and increases the operation bandwidth. The microwave monolithic integrated circuit (MMIC) mixer based on the balun can provide compact size compared to conventional ones.
US07936227B2
A reference clock circuit (170), has a low-power mode, in which the frequency consumption is reduced, and including an internal counter, accumulating time spent in low-power mode. The circuit includes a crystal resonator (60), an oscillator circuit (70), and a temperature compensation circuit (80), providing a stable clock output (85). During low-power mode temperature compensation can be switched off. The circuit further provides a wakeup signal (107) after a preset time in low-power mode.
US07936226B2
The invention relates to a circuit and method for a wireless accessory of a portable computer. The circuit comprises an oscillator circuit, a control circuit connected to the oscillator circuit, and a quenching circuit connected to the oscillator circuit. According to the invention, the oscillator circuit is formed of an LC resonator, the quality factor of which is at least 10, and the quenching circuit is formed in such a way that the energy of the oscillator circuit is discharged by a predefined current.
US07936215B2
Embodiments of the invention may provide for power amplifier systems and methods. The systems and methods may include a power amplifier that generates a first differential output signal and a second differential output signal, a primary winding comprised of a plurality of primary segments, where a first end of each primary segment is connected to a first common input port and a second end of each primary segment is connected to a second common input port, where the first common input port is operative to receive the first differential output signal, and where the second common input port is operative to receive the second differential output signal, and a single secondary winding inductively coupled to the plurality of primary segments.
US07936201B2
An apparatus for providing a signal for transmission via a signal line includes a controller circuit having an output for a signal indicating whether the signal line is or will be in an inactive state and a switching circuit coupled to the controller circuit and having an output coupled to the signal line. The output is switched between different signal levels, if the signal indicates that the signal line is in an inactive state.
US07936200B2
A clock circuit which may include a first clock input for receiving a first clock signal and a second clock input for receiving a second clock signal. A clock calibration unit is connected to the first clock input and the second clock input. The calibration unit may calibrate the second clock signal relative to the first clock signal. The clock calibration unit may have a calibration output for outputting a calibrated clock signal. The clock circuit may include a switch unit connected to the first clock input and the calibration output. The switch unit can select a selected clock signal selected from the first clock signal and the calibrated signal. The switch unit has a switch output for outputting the selected clock signal. A switch control unit is connected to the switch unit for controlling which signal is selected based on a selection criterion and a clock circuit output is connected to the switch unit for outputting the selected clock signal.
US07936199B2
A phase recombination circuit includes a first phase input and a first one-shot pulse generator adapted to receive the first phase input and produce a first signal to pull a signal to a first state. The phase recombination circuit also includes a second phase input in phase relationship with the first phase input, and a second one-shot pulse generator adapted to receive the second phase input and produce a second signal to pull a signal to a second state.
US07936198B2
A programmable clock control circuit includes a base block, a chop block, and a pulse width variation block coupled between the chop block and the base block that receives the chop block output and provides a pulse width variation output to the base block. The pulse width variation block is programmable to vary the chop block output to provide at least three different output pulse widths. The circuit also includes a clock delay block coupled an output of the base block to delay the output pulse and having a clock signal output.
US07936197B2
An HDMI cable carries high speed encoded data which are transmitted differentially over data channels, along with a clock. High-frequency loss and differential skew within a differential signal may be compensated by analog circuits embedded in the cable. These embedded circuits are tuned at production for best performance by observing the quality of the recovered analog signal. The embedded circuits are powered by a combination of power sources, both carried within the cable, and harvested from the high-speed signals themselves.
US07936195B2
A wideband delay-locked loop (DLL) circuit includes an internal clock signal generating unit providing an internal control signal by selecting and interpolating between two clock delay signals during a primary phase locking operation. The internal clock signal may be modified by a secondary phase locking operation if more delay is required to phase lock the internal clock signal to an external clock signal. A phase detection/control circuit generates various control signals based on a phase comparison of the internal clock signal and the external clock signal.
US07936179B2
A semiconductor integrated circuit includes: a ladder resistor; a ROM decoder; and a test circuit. The ladder resistor includes a plurality of resistors series-connected to each other and is supplied with a correction voltage at least one of both ends of the series connection and a plurality of connection points in the series connection to generate a plurality of gradation voltages at the plurality of connection points. The ROM decoder selects one of the plurality of gradation voltages generated by the ladder resistor, based on a supplied data signal. The test circuit measures a leakage current in the ROM decoder. The test circuit includes: a plurality of separation units, and a control unit. The plurality of separation units separates the series connection, which is respectively supplied with different power source voltages at both ends, at a certain portion, when the leakage current is measured. The control unit controls separation of the plurality of separation unit corresponding to the data signal.
US07936177B2
Devices and methods for providing, making, and/or using an electronic apparatus having a wall structure adjacent a resilient contact structure on a substrate. The electronic apparatus can include a substrate and a plurality of electrically conductive resilient contact structures, which can extend from the substrate. A first of the contact structures can be part of an electrical path through the electronic apparatus. A first electrically conductive wall structure can also extend from the substrate, and the first wall structure can be disposed adjacent one of the contact structures. The first wall structure can be electrically connected to a return current path within the electronic apparatus for an alternating current signal or power on the first contact structure.
US07936172B2
A self test adapter (STA) for automatic test equipment (ATE) is provided. The STA includes an enclosure. A backplane is housed by the enclosure. A dual data bus is integrated into the backplane. At least one STA card module is inserted into the backplane. The at least one STA card module has a port for interconnection with an ATE station receiver. The at least one STA card module includes a generic region adapted for interfacing with an additional STA card module over the dual data bus, and a resource specific region adapted for self test of at least one ATE station resource.
US07936170B2
A radio frequency (RF) coil for a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system includes a first end ring section containing a plurality of openings and a second end ring section containing a plurality of openings. A plurality of rungs is disposed between the first end ring section and the second end ring section. Each rung has a first end connected to the first end ring section and a second end connected to the second end ring section. Each rung can also include a plurality of openings. The openings in the end rings and rungs reduces eddy currents and improves RF performance of the RF coil.
US07936156B2
A first power supply line and having a first conductivity type a second transistor coupled between the first transistor and a second power supply line, and having the first conductivity type an output unit driving a first control signal causing the first transistor to become conductive, based on a drive voltage, and outputting the first control signal to the first transistor and a boot strap circuit including a capacitor having a first end coupled to a node of the first transistor and the second transistor and supplying the output unit with the drive voltage based on the capacitor, wherein an electric potential of the first end is reduced before the first transistor becomes conductive.
US07936152B2
An error voltage Verr, as amplified by an amplifier, and an input voltage Vin, are multiplied together by a multiplier to generate a first threshold value signal Vth1, which is in phase with and similar in waveform to the input voltage Vin, and proportional in amplitude to the error voltage Verr. A second threshold value signal Vth2 is generated from the first threshold value signal Vth1 by a series circuit of a diode and a resistor. The power factor is increased by on/off-control of a switching element via a drive circuit, so that a current detection signal Vi, which is detected by a resistor and corresponds to an input current, falls between the two threshold value signals Vth1 and Vth2. Since the off time is not fixed, the noise spectrum is spread and increase of the switching frequency is suppressed. Noise reduction thus can be attained.
US07936143B2
This invention provides a device for preventing sway of a suspended load, which does not require complex calculation for eliminating frictional resistance components. The device is equipped with a speed control device (14) for outputting a torque command based on a speed command, a torque command filter (16), and a load torque observer (4) for estimating the load torque, and configured to output a value obtained by adding a load torque estimation signal to an output of the torque command filter (16). The device is further equipped with a high-pass filter (32) for outputting a signal TRFLHPF in which a frictional resistance component is eliminated from the load torque estimation signal and a sway angle calculator (33) for outputting a sway angle estimation calculated value θe obtained by multiplying a sway angle calculator factor by the output signal TRFLHPF. A value obtained by subtracting a damping compensation signal NRFDP obtained by damping-compensating the sway angle estimation calculated value θe from a speed command created by a speed pattern creation circuit (11) is inputted to the speed control device (14).
US07936140B2
The torque control circuit of a hand tool contains a motor driving circuit, a current detection circuit, a reference voltage generation circuit, a current limiting circuit, and a torque configuration circuit. In the last stage of operation of the hand tool and when the average current has reached a predetermined level, the average current is maintained for a period of time to provide a constant average power and therefore to achieve an appropriate tightness of the bolt or nut being operated. The detection and control of current is achieved by a linear circuit which is robust to the heavy noises produced by the motor. A microprocessor is adopted to consider factors such as temperature in determining a suitable current level.
US07936136B2
A driving apparatus and a driving method are disclosed that are capable of uniformly lighting each entire fluorescent tube irrespective of the length or number of fluorescent tubes when simultaneously driving a plurality of fluorescent tubes in a fluorescent tube lighting apparatus. When two inverter circuits having respective transformers are provided at both ends of a fluorescent tube to light the fluorescent tube by push-pull driving, feedback windings of transformers not used in self-excited oscillation of each inverter circuit are connected together, with the transformer connection that connects together the feedback windings being either in-phase or in opposite phase, and the method of connection for fluorescent tubes connecting to secondary windings of each transformer can be changed in accordance with that connection method.
US07936125B2
A flat panel display capable of reducing element defects by decreasing taper angles of contact holes and a via hole. The flat panel display includes a thin film transistor having at least source and drain electrodes formed over an insulating substrate, an insulating layer having a via hole for exposing one of the source and drain electrodes, and an anode connected to said one of the source and drain electrodes through the via hole. The via hole and the anode are tapered with taper angles of 60° or less. The source and drain electrodes are connected respectively to source and drain regions of the thin film transistor through the contact holes. The contact holes are also tapered with taper angles of 60° or less.
US07936121B2
An organic light emitting display device having a touch panel function comprises at least one organic light emitting diode and an encapsulating thin film for encapsulating the organic light emitting diode; and an external input device formed on the display panel for generating an electric signal in response to a touch operation applied from the exterior thereof. The external input device includes an upper substrate and a spacing member. The external input device has a third electrode formed on the display panel and a fourth electrode formed on the upper substrate to intersect the third electrode. The spacing member forms a predetermined spacing between the third electrode and the fourth electrode.
US07936119B2
LED lighting lamps provide optimum heat dissipation efficiency, wide illumination beam angles, and substantially uniform illumination intensity. Generally, the disclosed LED lamps comprise at least one LED lighting element and a substrate with a plurality of inclined planes.
US07936118B2
A light source apparatus applicable to a backlight module includes a cathode structure, an anode structure, a fluorescent layer, a secondary electron generation layer, and a low-pressure gas layer. The fluorescent layer is located between the cathode structure and the anode structure. The low-pressure gas layer is filled between the cathode structure and the anode structure. The secondary electron generation layer is disposed on the cathode structure and can generate additional secondary electrons to hit the fluorescent layer for improving the luminous efficiency.
US07936114B2
The piezoelectric vibrator of the invention comprises a base substrate, a lid substrate in which cavity recesses are formed and which is bonded to the base substrate in such a state that the recesses face the base substrate, a piezoelectric vibration member bonded to the upper face of the base substrate in such a state that it is housed in the cavity formed of the recess between the base substrate and the lid substrate, an external electrode formed on the lower face of the base substrate, a through-electrode formed in and through the base substrate and electrically connected with the external electrode with keeping the airtightness inside the cavity, and a routing electrode formed on the upper face of the base substrate to electrically connect the through-electrode to the bonded piezoelectric vibration member; wherein the through-electrode is formed through hardening of a paste containing a plurality of metal fine particles and a plurality of glass beads.
US07936107B2
To generate a drive wave for driving a piezo-actuator. Drive data concerning the number of drive waves supplied through a serial bus is stored in a drive data storage unit. A comparing circuit detects whether or not the number of drive waves have been generated, the number being specified by the drive data, and the drive wave keeps being generated until such detection is made.
US07936104B2
A permanent magnet machine includes a rotor and a stator including plurality of stator pole sections. Each stator pole section comprises a core section having an inner end piece disposed adjacent to the core section, the inner end piece comprising a first magnetic material that is adapted to saturate during exposure to a first magnetic field strength, and an outer end piece disposed adjacent to the core section radially outwardly relative to the inner end piece, the outer end piece comprising a second magnetic material that is adapted to be unsaturated during exposure to the first magnetic field strength and to saturate during exposure to a second magnetic field strength, wherein the second magnetic field strength is greater than the first magnetic field strength.
US07936101B2
An electric machine contains a rotor which contains a first longitudinal section at the ambient air temperature and a second longitudinal section cooled at least partially to cryogenic temperature, a coolant inlet pipe extending into the second longitudinal section, wherein the inlet pipe is set at a distance from the rotor by a radial gap, wherein the inlet pipe in the first longitudinal section is mounted by at least two bearings, wherein the bearings are distributed on axial positions in such a way that upon action of a maximum radial force on the inlet pipe the pipe has a maximum deflection which is smaller than the radial gap. In a method for determining the axial positions, various batches of potential locations are chosen for the axial positions of the bearings, according to potential locations which has a minimum gap greater than zero.
US07936098B2
A rotary electric machine, for solving problems that a space for installing the noise insulation enclosure around the rotary electric machine and a base for installing the noise insulation enclosure are necessary, and that the noise insulation enclosure reducing the noise on an outer side of the noise insulation enclosure does not reduce the noise on an inner side thereof, and the inspecting worker entering thereinto is exposed to a loud noise of the rotary electric machine, the rotary electric machine comprising a stator frame having a stator iron core incorporating a stator coil therein in an inner portion thereof, and a rotor in which a rotor coil rotating so as to oppose to the stator frame and the stator iron core is incorporated, further comprising a noise insulation plate fixed to a noise insulation plate attaching seat welded to an outer surface of the stator frame by a bolt and a nut, an elastic body which is provided in a contact portion between the noise insulation plate attaching seat and the noise insulation plate, and a vibration-proofing rubber washer which is provided in a contact portion between the noise insulation plate and the nut.
US07936095B2
When a certain period of time has elapsed since a direction retrieval unit received a control signal from an appliance controller, the direction retrieval unit instructs the microwave transmitter to transmit microwaves, and then instructs the microwave transmitter to perform scanning of the microwaves. When a notification signal receiver receives a notification signal from a remote controller, the direction retrieval unit instructs the microwave transmitter to stop the scanning of the microwaves. After this, the direction retrieval unit instructs a power controller to raise a power level of the microwaves. The direction retrieval unit determines whether or not the notification signal receiver receives from the notification signal transmitter of the remote controller at regular time intervals charging-in-progress signals indicating that charging is in progress and whether or not the notification signal receiver receives from the notification signal transmitter a charging-complete signal indicating that the charging is completed.
US07936094B2
A device for protection from accidents comprises a protective support (2) to be interposed between an operator and a tool (3) to be used by said operator; the protection device further comprises cutoff/switching off means adapted to be active on the tool (3) at a minimum distance between the protective support (2) and the tool (3).
US07936089B1
A system may include a module that includes a component, a logic device to provide an instruction on behalf of the component, and control logic to generate a desired output voltage signal in response to a constant current, where the desired output voltage signal indicates a determined voltage that the component is configured to operate with when performing an operation. The system may include a board that includes a power supply to produce the determined voltage based on the instruction, and an interface to couple the determined voltage to the component to allow the component to perform the operation on behalf of the board, send the constant current to the control logic, and receive the desired output voltage signal from the control logic.
US07936077B2
Hydro-generator unit submerged in water comprised of watertight bulb housing containing a combination of converter transforming the hydraulic energy into mechanical power, drive train transmitting the mechanical power to generator that converts the mechanical power into electricity or into energy bearing media and auxiliary equipment serving control and measurement purpose and wherein all cavities in the watertight bulb housing, converter, drive train, generator and auxiliary equipment are filled with fluid.
US07936073B2
A semiconductor device including: a semiconductor substrate including an electrode; a resin protrusion formed on the semiconductor substrate; and an interconnect electrically connected to the electrode and formed to extend over the resin protrusion. The interconnect includes a first portion formed on a top surface of the resin protrusion and a second portion formed on a side of a lower portion of the resin protrusion. The second portion has a width smaller than a width of the first portion.
US07936068B2
A semiconductor device includes in an interconnect structure which includes a first interconnect made of a copper-containing metal, a first Cu silicide layer covering the upper portion of the first interconnect, a conductive first plug provided on the upper portion of the Cu silicide layer and connected to the first interconnect, a Cu silicide layer covering the upper portion of the first plug, a first porous MSQ film provided over the side wall from the first interconnect through the first plug and formed to cover the side wall of the first interconnect, the upper portion of the first interconnect, and the side wall of the first plug, and a first SiCN film disposed under the first porous MSQ film to contact with the lower portion of the side wall of the first interconnect and having the greater film density than the first porous MSQ film.
US07936067B2
An integrated circuit structure includes a first, a second and a third metallization layer. The first metallization layer includes a first dielectric layer having a first k value; and first metal lines in the first dielectric layer. The second metallization layer is over the first metallization layer, and includes a second dielectric layer having a second k value greater than the first k value; and second metal lines in the second dielectric layer. The third metallization layer is over the second metallization layer, and includes a third dielectric layer having a third k value; and third metal lines in the third dielectric layer. The integrated circuit structure further includes a bottom passivation layer over the third metallization layer.
US07936055B2
An integrated circuit package system is provided including forming a first external interconnect and a die paddle having a slot, forming an inner terminal from a peripheral region of the die paddle, connecting an integrated circuit die and the peripheral region for ground connection, and molding through the slot.
US07936050B2
A semiconductor device may be fabricated according to a method that reduces stain difference of a passivation layer in the semiconductor device. The method may include forming top wiring patterns in a substrate, depositing a primary undoped silicate glass (USG) layer on the top wiring patterns to fill a gap between the top wiring patterns, and coating a SOG layer on the substrate on which the primary USG layer has been deposited. Next, the SOG layer on the surface of the substrate may be removed until the primary USG layer is exposed, and a secondary USG layer may be deposited on the substrate on which the primary USG layer has been exposed.
US07936047B2
A method realizes a contact of a first well of a first type of dopant integrated in a semiconductor substrate next to a second well of a second type of dopant and forming with it a parasitic diode. The method comprises: formation of the first well; formation of the second well next to the first well; definition of an oxide layer above the first and second wells; and formation of an electric contact layer above the oxide layer in correspondence with the first well for realizing an electric contact with it. The definition step of the oxide layer further comprises a deposition step of this oxide layer above the whole first well and a removal step of at least one portion of the oxide layer in correspondence with a contact area of the first well so that the contact area has a shorter length than a length of the first well.
US07936040B2
A semiconductor transistor device includes one or more conductive base regions, a first semiconductor barrier region, a second semiconductor barrier region, a conductive emitter region, and a conductive collector region. The first semiconductor barrier region or the second semiconductor barrier region has a dimension smaller than 100 Å. A first Schottky barrier junction is formed at the interface of the first semiconductor barrier region and the one or more conductive base regions. A second Schottky barrier junction is formed at the interface of the second semiconductor barrier region and the one or more conductive base regions. A third Schottky barrier junction is formed at the interface of the conductive emitter region and the first semiconductor barrier region. A fourth Schottky barrier junction is formed at the interface of the conductive collector region and the second semiconductor barrier region.
US07936034B2
A MESA-type photonic detection device, including at least one first junction, which itself includes a first receiving layer and sides formed or etched in the receiving layer. These sides at least partially include a layer with a doping opposite the doping of the first receiving layer.
US07936026B2
A semiconductor device may include a semiconductor substrate, a diffusion layer provided over the semiconductor substrate, source and drain diffusion regions provided in upper regions of the diffusion layer, a gate insulating film provided over the source and drain diffusion regions and the diffusion layer, a gate electrode provided on the gate insulating film and positioned over the diffusion layer, a passivation film provided over the gate insulating film and the gate electrode, an insulating film that covers the passivation film, and contact plugs that penetrate the insulating film, the passivation film, and the gate insulating film, so that the contact plugs reach the source and drain diffusion regions. The contact plugs are positioned near side walls of the gate electrode. Fluorine is implanted to the passivation film. Fluorine is diffused to a silicon-insulator interface between the gate insulating film and the diffusion layer under the gate electrode.
US07936025B2
Described is a CMOS transistor structure with a multi-layered gate electrode structure and a method of fabrication. The gate electrode structure has a three-layered metallic gate electrode and a polysilicon layer. The first metallic layer acts as a barrier to prevent the second metallic layer from reacting with an underlying dielectric. The second metallic layer acts to set the work function of the gate electrode structure. The third metallic layer acts as a barrier to prevent the second metallic layer from reacting with the polysilicon layer.
US07936023B1
A diode, includes a semiconductor substrate, a first region doped with a first dopant type in the substrate, a second region doped with a second dopant type in the substrate, a first well of the first dopant type in the substrate and surrounding the first region and the second region, and a second well of the second dopant type in the substrate connecting the first region and the second region. The first dopant type is opposite the second dopant type.
US07936013B2
A vertically-conducting charge balance semiconductor power device includes an active area comprising a plurality of cells capable of conducting current along a vertical dimension when biased in a conducting state, and a non-active perimeter region surrounding the active area. No current flows along the vertical dimension through the non-active perimeter region when the plurality of cells is biased in the conducting state. Strips of p pillars and strips of n pillars are arranged in an alternating manner. The strips of p pillars have a depth extending along the vertical dimension, a width, and a length. The strips of p and n pillars extend through both the active area and the non-active perimeter region along a length of a die that contains the semiconductor power device. The length of the die extends parallel to the length of the strips of p pillars. Each of the strips of p pillars includes a plurality of discontinuities forming portions of a plurality of strips of n regions. The plurality of strips of n regions extends in the non-active perimeter region perpendicular to the length of the die.
US07936012B2
Methods of forming pad structures are provided in which a first contact region and second contact regions are formed in an active region of a substrate. An insulating interlayer is formed on the substrate. The insulating interlayer has a first opening that exposes the first contact region and the second contact regions. First conductive pads are formed in the first opening. Each first conductive pad is in electrical contact with a respective one of the second contact regions. Spacers are formed, where each spacer is on a sidewall of a respective one of the first conductive pads. Finally, a second conductive pad is formed between the first conductive pads and in electrical contact with the first contact region to complete the pad structure.
US07936009B2
A shielded gate trench field effect transistor (FET) comprises trenches extending into a semiconductor region. A shield electrode is disposed in a bottom portion of each trench. The shield electrode is insulated from the semiconductor region by a shield dielectric. A gate electrode is disposed in each trench over the shield electrode, and an inter-electrode dielectric (IED) comprising a low-k dielectric extends between the shield electrode and the gate electrode.
US07936007B2
A field effect transistor includes a semiconductor region of a first conductivity type having an upper surface and a lower surface, the lower surface of the semiconductor region extending over and abutting a substrate. A well regions of a second conductivity type is disposed within the semiconductor region. The field effect transistor also includes source regions of the first conductivity type disposed in the well regions and a gate electrode extending over each well region and overlapping a corresponding one of the source regions. Each gate electrode is insulated from the underlying well region by a gate dielectric. At least one LDD region of the first conductivity type is disposed in the semiconductor region between every two adjacent well regions such that the at least one LDD region is in contact with the two adjacent well regions between which it is disposed. A sinker region is disposed in the semiconductor region directly underneath the at least one LDD region such that the at least one LDD region and the sinker region are positioned along a vertical orientation between the upper and lower surfaces of the semiconductor region.
US07935999B2
A memory device comprises an active area comprising a source and at least two drains defining a first axis. At least two substantially parallel word lines are defined by a first pitch, with one word line located between each drain and the source. Digit lines are defined by a second pitch, one of the digit lines being coupled to the source and forming a second axis. The active areas of the memory array are tilted at 45° to the grid defined by the word lines and digit lines. The word line pitch is about 1.5F, while the digit line pitch is about 3F.
US07935992B2
A transistor, a display driver integrated circuit having the transistor, and a method for fabricating a transistor are provided. A transistor, according to example embodiments, may include a substrate with a device active region defined by an isolation layer, wherein the device active region may include a source active region, a channel active region, and a drain active region and the channel active region may include a pair of edges contacting the isolation layer. The transistor, according to example embodiments, may also include a gate electrode overlapping the channel active region, wherein the edges are exposed beyond a periphery of the gate electrode, a gate dielectric between the gate electrode and the channel active region, and source and drain impurity regions within the source and drain active regions.
US07935987B2
Group III nitride layers have a wide range of uses in electronics and optoelectronics. Such layers are generally grown on substrates such as sapphire, SiC and recently Si(111). For the purpose inter alia of integration with Si-CMOS electronics, growth on Si(001) is indicated, which is possible only with difficulty because of the different symmetries and is currently limited solely to misoriented Si(001) substrates, which restricts the range of use. In addition, the layer quality is not at present equal to that produced on Si(111) material. Growth on exactly oriented Si(001) and an improvement in material quality can now be simply achieved by a modification of the surface structure possible with a plurality of methods.
US07935981B2
A light emitting diode (LED) package includes a carrier, an LED chip, an encapsulant, a plurality of phosphor particles, and a plurality of anti-humidity particles. The LED chip is disposed on and electrically connected to the carrier. The encapsulant encapsulates the LED chip. The phosphor particles and the anti-humidity particles are distributed within the encapsulant. A first light emitted from the LED chip excites the phosphor particles to emit a second light. Some of the anti-humidity particles are adhered onto a surface of the phosphor particles, while the other anti-humidity particles are not adhered onto the surface of the phosphor particles. The anti-humidity particles absorb H2O so as to avoid H2O from being reacted with the phosphor particles. The LED package of the present application has favorable water resistance.
US07935979B2
A light emitting apparatus includes a semiconductor layer having an electrode with two traces physically separated from one another. The light emitting apparatus further includes a wire bond electrically connecting the two traces.
US07935973B2
The light-emitting diode is a light-emitting diode including a light-converting material substrate and a semiconductor layer formed on the light-converting material substrate, wherein the light-converting material substrate includes a solidified body in which at least two or more oxide phases selected from a simple oxide and a complex oxide are formed continuously and three-dimensionally entangled with each other, at least one oxide phase in the solidified body comprises a metal element capable of emitting fluorescence, and the semiconductor layer includes a plurality of compound semiconductor layers and has at least a light-emitting layer capable of emitting visible light. A light-emitting diode substrate forms a semiconductor, ensuring that the crystal-structure matching with a semiconductor for the formation of a light-emitting diode is good, a good semiconductor layer with less defects can be formed, good-efficiency light emission can be obtained from a light-emitting layer formed in the semiconductor layer, uniform florescence can be emitted by light from the light-emitting layer in the semiconductor layer, and light can be efficiently out put; and a color unevenness-free light-emitting diode using the substrate.
US07935972B2
The invention relates to a light emission device, comprising at least two light-emitting semiconductor chips and a substrate. At least one first semiconductor chip (12) is fitted on the substrate and a second semiconductor chip (14) is fitted on the first semiconductor chip (12).
US07935969B2
To provide a method of manufacturing a display device having an excellent impact resistance property with high yield, in particular, a method of manufacturing a display device having an optical film that is formed using a plastic substrate. The method of manufacturing a display device includes the steps of: laminating a metal film, an oxide film, and an optical filter on a first substrate; separating the optical filter from the first substrate; attaching the optical filter to a second substrate; forming a layer including a pixel on a third substrate; and attaching the layer including the pixel to the optical filter.
US07935964B2
Oxide semiconductors and thin film transistors (TFTs) including the same are provided. An oxide semiconductor includes Zn atoms and at least one of Hf and Cr atoms added thereto. A thin film transistor (TFT) includes a channel including an oxide semiconductor including Zn atoms and at least one of Hf and Cr atoms added thereto.
US07935961B2
Disclosed herein is a multi-layered bipolar field-effect transistor, including a gate electrode, a gate insulating layer, an electron transport layer, a hole transport layer, a source electrode, and a drain electrode, in which an intermediate separating layer is formed between the electron transport layer and the hole transport layer, and a method of manufacturing the same. The multi-layered bipolar field-effect transistor has advantages in that, since a P-channel and a N-channel are effectively separated, the electrical properties thereof, such as current ON/OFF ratio, electron mobility, hole mobility, and the like, are improved, and, since a device can be manufactured through a solution process without damaging layers, the processability thereof is improved.
US07935959B2
An active matrix organic electro-luminescence display panel including a substrate, an organic electro-luminescence device array, and a driving circuit array is provided. The organic electro-luminescence device array includes numerous organic electro-luminescence devices which are arranged in array one the substrate, and the driving circuit array includes numerous driving circuits arranged in array on the substrate. The driving circuit is suitable for driving the corresponding organic electro-luminescence device through a high voltage source and a low voltage source. Additionally, the driving circuit includes a scan line, a data line, and a control unit. The control unit is electrically coupled with the scan line, the data line, and the low voltage source. The organic electro-luminescence device is electrically coupled between the control unit and the high voltage source. Further, the corresponding organic electro-luminescence device is electrically coupled between the control unit and the high voltage source.
US07935942B2
A technique for low-temperature ion implantation is disclosed. In one particular exemplary embodiment, the technique may be realized as an apparatus for low-temperature ion implantation. The apparatus may comprise a pre-chill station located in proximity to an end station in an ion implanter. The apparatus may also comprise a cooling mechanism within the pre-chill station. The apparatus may further comprise a loading assembly coupled to the pre-chill station and the end station. The apparatus may additionally comprise a controller in communication with the loading assembly and the cooling mechanism to coordinate loading a wafer into the pre-chill station, cooling the wafer down to a predetermined temperature range, and loading the cooled wafer into the end station where the cooled wafer undergoes an ion implantation process.
US07935940B1
Consistent ultraviolet (UV) intensity for a semiconductor UV cure chamber is measured in-situ with a hot pedestal in vacuum by measuring reflected UV light from a calibration substrate at a UV detector mounted in the lamp assembly. The measurement apparatus includes a UV detector, a cover that protects the detector from UV light while not in use, and a mirror disposed between the chamber window and the UV detector. Measured UV intensity from the substrate reflection and from the mirror reflection help determine a course of maintenance action to maintain wafer-to-wafer uniformity.
US07935937B2
A TEM sample holder is formed from at least one nano-manipulator probe tip and a TEM sample holder pre-form. The probe tip is permanently attached to the TEM sample-holder pre-form to create a TEM sample holder before attachment of a sample to the point of the probe tip inside a FIB. In the preferred embodiment the probe tip is attached to the TEM sample holder pre-form by applying pressure to the pre-form and the probe tip, so as to cause plastic flow of the pre-form material about the probe tip. The TEM sample holder may have smaller dimensions than the TEM sample holder pre-form; in this case the TEM sample holder is cut from the larger TEM sample holder pre-form, preferably in the same operation as attaching the probe tip.
US07935936B2
This document discusses, among other things, an implantable apparatus comprising a plurality of solid state electronic circuits disposed at a plurality of different locations in the apparatus, a plurality of ionizing radiation exposure sensors disposed at the different locations and configured to generate an indication of a non-single-event-upset (non-SEU) effect to the solid state electronic circuit from an exposure to ionizing radiation, wherein the ionizing radiation exposure sensors respectively monitor at least two different types of operating parameters of respectively correspondingly located solid state circuits, and a controller circuit communicatively coupled to the ionizing radiation exposure sensors, wherein the controller circuit is configured to quantify the effect to the solid state electronic circuits using the different monitored operating parameters.
US07935932B2
An electronic cassette has a casing and a radiation detection device accommodated inside the casing, which detects radiation emitted from a radiation source and having passed through a subject, and converts the radiation into radiation image information. The electronic cassette further includes a winding member accommodated rotatably inside of the casing. The radiation detection device includes a flexible base. The radiation detection device is wound on the winding member, and a portion of the radiation detection device is capable of being pulled outside of the casing.
US07935923B2
A quadrupole mass filter (QMF) is provided. The QMF includes a plurality of rectangular shaped electrodes aligned in a symmetric manner to generate a quadrupole field. An aperture region is positioned in a center region parallel to and adjacent to each of the rectangular shaped electrodes. An incoming ion stream enters the aperture region so as to be controlled by the quadrupole field. A plurality of voltage sources provide a r.f. and d.c. signal to the electrodes for generating the quadrupole field. An auxiliary voltage source applies an auxiliary drive signal to the r.f. and d.c. signal to create new stability boundaries within the standard Mathieu stability regions with high-resolution around operating conditions where there are approximately no higher-order resonances.
US07935912B2
The protrusion 16 is formed on one end face of the ceramic member 11, and the positive electrode lead-out section 13a which is electrically connected to the heat generating member 12 is drawn out and exposed on the side face of the protrusion 16 at several positions, while the terminal 14 of the positive electrode lead-out fixture can be connected to each of the exposed portions.
US07935911B2
The invention relates to constructing a heating mat that employs electrical resistance foils to provide a uniform heat. In embodiments of the invention applicable for providing heat to individuals, the mat provides this uniform heat at a comfortable temperature. The heating mat structure comprises protective layers surrounding the heating element to provide a durable structure that is suitable for industrial and commercial use.
US07935902B2
A contact arm assembly including a plurality of substantially parallel plates having a space between each of the plurality of substantially parallel plates and a plurality of finger assemblies, at least one of the plurality of finger assemblies being pivotally attached to the plurality of substantially parallel plates and being located in the space between each of the plurality of substantially parallel plates, each of the plurality of finger assemblies having a body and an arc runner, the arc runner being locked against the body in at least two locations.
US07935901B2
Actuator system comprising at least one actuator, a control unit, a power supply and an operations panel, where the actuator in a transmission between an activation element (4) and a reversible electric motor is inserted a quick release unit (13) for release of the activation element (4) from the electric motor and the part of the transmission between the motor and the quick release. The actuator comprises at least one electrical switch (30), activated with the quick release. The signal from the electrical switch(es) (30) may be used for various purposes, such as triggering a power supply from sleep mode, activating one or more actuators, or activating an external function such as an alarm etc.
US07935900B2
Weighing device with at least one weighing cell and with a receiving structure serving to hold the at least one weighing cell, wherein the at least one weighing cell includes a first fastener device serving to fasten the weighing cell in the receiving structure, and the receiving structure includes a second fastener device which is a complementary counterpart of said first fastener device. The fastener devices include a detent engagement mechanism and are designed in such a way that they hold as well as release the weighing cell by means of a form-locking engagement which can be locked and released, respectively, by a simple action in the form of pushing in the direction of the load and pulling against the direction of the load.
US07935898B2
The present invention provides a floor box for electrical connectors, having: a body defined by a base and a perimetrical side wall, the body having an upper opening, the body configured for recessed mounting into a floor; a cover having a cover body and a cover lid, the cover configured to cover the upper opening to define a cord well therein; and at least one cord lid on the cover, the cord lid configured to pivot into the body when a cable is inserted into the body, wherein the body is adapted for accommodating electric fixtures therein.
US07935892B2
Circuit board having conductor wiring and connection terminal; anisotropic conductive resin layer provided on one surface of circuit board; and plurality of electronic components respectively provided with electrode terminals in positions facing the connection terminal are included. The anisotropic conductive resin layer includes at least one kind of conductive particles selected from coiled conductive particles, fiber fluff conductive particles and conductive particles provided with a plurality of conductive protrusions, and resin binder; electrically couples electrode terminals of plurality of electronic components to connection terminals to each other with conductive particles; mechanically fixes electronic components and circuit board to each other; and protects conductor wiring.
US07935888B2
A protective cover arrangement (1) for a first electrical unit, e.g. a starter unit (3), mountable on a second electrical unit, e.g. a compressor (2). The protective cover arrangement (1) comprises an outer cover (5) and an inner cover (6). The outer cover (5) comprises mounting parts (8) adapted to cooperate with mounting parts (10) on the second electrical unit in order to mount the outer cover (5) on the second electrical unit. The inner cover (6) is sized and shaped to fit inside the outer cover (5), and it is adapted to accommodate a first electrical unit in an interior part (7). The inner cover (6) comprises an opening (12) allowing electrical connectors (4) to pass from the second electrical unit to the interior part (7), thereby providing electrical connection between the first electrical unit and the second electrical unit. The inner cover (6) further comprises a cable entry structure (9) allowing one or more electrical cables to pass from the exterior of the protective cover arrangement (1) to the interior part (7) of the inner cover (6), thereby providing power supply for the electrical units. The cable entry structure (9) defines one or more cable guides, each defining a curved cable path. The inner cover (6) provides additional protection against moisture and/or dust, and it can be added to the arrangement (1) without significantly changing the design of the other components. It is possible to retrofit the inner cover (6) onto operating devices.
US07935886B2
An adjustable variable ring for electrical junction boxes including a base frame having a guide tab; a sliding insert having a box shaped frame, the sliding insert being configured to slide in and out of the base frame. A ratchet mechanism having a ratchet plate on the base frame including a plurality of steps, and a ratchet spring installed on an inner wall of the box shaped frame including an angled end tab and an angled mid tab protruding from the box shaped frame for engaging one or more of the plurality of steps. The sliding insert is configured to slide in and out of the base frame by disengaging the mid tab from the one or more of the steps by pressing on the end tab, and locks in the base frame by engaging the mid tab with the one or more of the steps.
US07935884B2
An encapsulant layer for a photovoltaic module enabling recovering and recycling or reusing of reutilizeable resources such as a transparent front face substrate and photovoltaic cell and the like among constituents of a photovoltaic module, and a method for manufacturing a regenerated photovoltaic cell and a regenerated transparent front face substrate. The photovoltaic module is formed by laminating: a transparent front face substrate; a photovoltaic cell carrying a wiring electrode and a takeoff electrode, and an encapsulant layer is placed on at least one surface; and a rear face protecting sheet. The encapsulant layer is a separable layer formed mainly of a thermoplastic resin, and an output maintenance factor of photoelectronic power of the photovoltaic module using the encapsulant layer is in a range of 80% to 100%.
US07935880B2
Described are methods, systems, and apparatuses, including computer program products, for dynamically displaying a pitch range in a rhythm-action game. In one aspect this is accomplished by a game platform dividing a musical composition into a plurality of portions each comprising one or more notes. Then the game platform determines a pitch range between a highest note and a lowest note for each portion. Then the game platform determines a display density for each portion based on the pitch range of each portion, or alternatively, a display density for the entire song based on the greatest pitch range of all portions. Then, the game platform displays each portion within a viewable area. The viewable area has a density alterable based on the portion to be displayed or a position that is alterable based on the portion to be displayed, or has both an alterable position and alterable pitch density.
US07935878B2
A system, apparatus, or method extracts a music playing data file from a given musical work resource such as an electronic music score data file, a printed sheet of music and an audio signals of a musical performance, to be utilized for playing music automatically by means of a tone generator device. The extracted music playing data file is encrypted using an encryption key to be stored in a storage device or to be transmitted to an automatic music playing apparatus. The stored or the transmitted music playing data file is decrypted beforehand to be used for automatic music playing. After the decrypted music playing data file has been utilized, the decrypted music playing data file is deleted from the system so that no unencrypted data file remains in the system.
US07935871B2
The invention relates to the novel cotton variety designated MCS0711B2RF. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants, plant parts and derivatives of the cotton variety MCS0711B2RF. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the cotton variety MCS0711B2RF and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing cotton plants by crossing the cotton variety MCS0711B2RF with itself or another cotton variety and plants produced by such methods.
US07935856B2
The present invention relates to a method for preparing 1,5-dimethyltetralin using a dealuminated zeolite beta catalyst.The preparation method of 1,5-dimethyltetralin according to the present invention has the effects of not only showing high conversion and high selectivity of 1,5-dimethyltetralin but also of suppressing deactivation of a zeolite beta catalyst so as to enhance the catalyst life, by using the dealuminated zeolite beta catalyst.
US07935849B2
Saturated aliphatic ketones, e.g. hexahydropseudoionone, may be prepared by hydrogenating an olefinically unsaturated ketone, e.g. pseudoionone in a continuous fixed-bed mode in the absence of a solvent in the presence of a catalyst comprising a noble metal deposited on a carrier.
US07935848B2
Cooling compounds of formula (I) wherein R1 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, methyl, C1-C3 alkoxy, phenyl, C1-C3 alkylphenyl, C1-C3 alkoxyphenyl, thienyl, pyridyl, furyl, and indoyl; R2 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and hydroxyl, or R2 forms together with the carbon atom to which it is attached a carbonyl group; and R3 is selected from the group consisting of 2,4-dimethylpent-3-yl, 2,3,4-trimethylpent-3-yl, adamantyl and 2-isopropyl-5-methyl-cyclohexyl-1-yl; and, product compositions comprising them.
US07935842B2
Three types of trisiloxane surfactants having the basic formula: MDM′ are described wherein the substituents on the differing M and M′ groups in conjunction with a pendant polyalkylene oxide substituents on the D group to render the surfactant resistant to hydrolysis under either basic or acidic conditions.
US07935840B2
An apparatus and method for the continuous production of biofuel by the transesterification of a triglyceride. The apparatus comprises a high shear homogenizer; a reaction chamber; a gravity driven separation device; an evacuated packed thin film stripper; a counter current pack water contactor; and, an evacuated packed spray drier, wherein each component operates with minimal heat and mass transfer resulting in a high capacity process with a reduced footprint.
US07935836B2
The present application discloses methods for the production of organic compounds comprising a linear series of five fused carbon rings. Such compounds are useful in the production of electronic components, devices and materials. For example the methods disclosed permit the production of 2,9- and 2,10-disubstituted pentacene compounds and 2,6,9,13- and 2,6,10,13-tetrasubstituted compounds that present particularly advantageous properties for the manufacture of semiconductor materials, and may be used in devices such as for example thin film transistors and solar cells. These features are enhanced by π-π parallel stacking in the solid state. Also disclosed are compounds that are excellent candidates for use in the manufacture of semiconductor materials, and other components of electronic systems, by virtue of their solubility, crystal packing geometries, and electronic properties.
US07935835B2
A compound of formula (I) Wherein X, Y, ring A, ring B, l, m, R1, R2, R4 and R5 are as defined herein, to supress intracellular signal transduction or cell activation induced by endotoxin and to suppress cell responses due to the intracellular signal transduction and cell activation such as an excess generation of inflammatory mediators such as TNF-α, pharmacologically acceptable salts therefor, a preparation method therefor, and a medicament containing the aforementioned substituted cycloalkene derivative as an active ingredient which is superior in prophylaxis and/or treatment of diseases such as sepsis (septic shock, disseminated intravascular coagulation, multiple organ failure and the like), that are associated with intracellular signal transduction or cell activation induced by endotoxin and to cell responses to the intracellular signal transduction and cell activation.
US07935833B2
A compound containing carboxylate ester and N2S2 ligand bi-functional groups and a manufacturing method thereof are disclosed. The S in the N2S2 ligand of the compound containing carboxylate ester and N2S2 ligand bi-functional groups includes a protective group so as to avoid to be oxidized and easy storage. In a complex reaction, the protective group is automatically released As to the active carboxylate ester, it is for reacting with compounds having amino groups such as amines, amino acids, peptides, or protein etc while the N2S2 ligand is for bonding with technetium or rhenium so as to form neutral complex. The compound containing carboxylate ester and N2S2 ligand bi-functional groups is applied to radiopharmaceuticals such as contrast agents for tissues and target agents.
US07935826B2
N-Substituted (heteroaryl)cycloalkyl sulfoximines are effective at controlling insects.
US07935810B2
A probe, a set of probes, and a probe carrier on which the probe or the set of probes is immobilized, are provided for classification of fungus species. The probe or the set of probes is capable of collectively detecting fungus of the same species and distinguishingly detecting those fungus from fungus of other species. The probe is an oligonucleotide probe for detecting a pathogenic fungus DNA and includes at least one of base sequences of SEQ ID NOS. 1 to 2 and mutated sequences thereof.
US07935807B2
The invention relates to a novel polynucleotide exhibiting a promoting transcription activity, polynucleotide-containing vectors and to the use thereof for the transcription of interesting sequences such as the production of non-cap RNA virus. Said invention also relates to host cells preferably of avian origin, containing a polynucleotide or the inventive vector.
US07935806B2
The invention concerns a kit for detecting and/or quantifying a ligant (C), present in an analysis sample, by a receptor (A), characterized in that it comprises the following reagents: a single-stranded or double-stranded nucleotide sequence (B), and said receptor (A) consisting of a monomeric or multimeric proteinic entity including at least a first recognition site specific for said ligand (C) and a second recognition site specific for said nucleotide sequence (B); said ligand (C) being capable of positively or negatively modulating fixing of the receptor (A) by its specific recognition site on the nucleotide sequence (B).
US07935804B2
The invention provides a bacterium containing a polynucleotide comprising a nucleic acid encoding a heterologous antigen, as well as fusion protein partners. Also provided are vectors for mediating site-specific recombination and vectors comprising removable antibiotic resistance genes.
US07935802B2
The present invention provides an enzyme having the lignan glycosidation activity by identifying the enzyme that is involved in the production of lignan glycosides, identifying the amino acid sequence of the enzyme polypeptide and the base sequence for a polynucleotide encoding the polypeptide, and based on the information of these sequences, preparing the transformants capable of producing the lignan glycosides.
US07935801B2
An isolated nucleic acid sequence encoding a non-oligomerizing Clavularia teal fluorescent protein (TFP) variant having a tyrosine-derived chromophore, and fragments and derivatives thereof. Also provided is a method for engineering the nucleic acid sequence, a vector comprising the nucleic acid sequence, a host cell comprising the vector, and use of the vector in a method for expressing the nucleic acid sequence. The present invention further provides an isolated nucleic acid, or mimetic or complement thereof, that hybridizes under stringent conditions to the nucleic acid sequence. Additionally, the present invention provides a non-oligomerizing TFP variant encoded by the nucleic acid sequence, as well as derivatives, fragments, and homologues thereof. Also provided is an antibody that specifically binds to the TFP variant. The present invention further provides a tandem dimer comprising two TFP dimers, operatively linked by a peptide linker.
US07935799B2
Disclosed is a method of diagnosing irritable bowel syndrome, fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, depression, attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder, autoimmune diseases, such as multiple sclerosis and systemic lupus erythematosus, or Crohn's disease, which involves detecting the presence of small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) in a human subject having at least one symptom associated with a suspected diagnosis of any of those diagnostic categories. Also disclosed is a method of treating these disorders, and other disorders caused by SIBO, that involves at least partially eradicating a SIBO condition in the human subject. The method includes administration of anti-microbial or probiotic agents, or normalizing intestinal motility by employing a prokinetic agent. The method improves symptoms, including hyperalgesia related to SIBO and disorders caused by SIBO. Also disclosed is a kit for the diagnosis or treatment of irritable bowel syndrome, fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, depression, attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder, autoimmune diseases, or Crohn's disease.
US07935798B2
A method for extracting an intracellular peptide, protein or other polypeptide from a whole fermentation broth using a water miscible alcohol, or a water miscible or partially water miscible glycol ether.
US07935794B2
The invention provides new, improved anti-MAdCAM antibodies. Uses of these antibodies in medicine are also included, in particular for the treatment of inflammatory conditions such as inflammatory bowel disease.
US07935793B2
The present invention is directed to high affinity anti-human IP-10 antibodies or antigen-binding fragments of these antibodies, including chimeric, humanized or fully human antibodies. The present invention is also directed to a method of reducing the severity of at least one symptom of an inflammatory bowel disease in a subject in need thereof comprising administering to said subject an effective amount of an antagonist of IP-10, including the antibodies or antibody fragments of the present invention.
US07935791B2
The present invention relates to antagonist antibodies that specifically bind to Notch 3 and inhibit its activation. The present invention includes antibodies binding to a conformational epitope comprising the first Lin12 domain and the second dimerization domain. The present invention also includes uses of these antibodies to treat or prevent Notch 3 related diseases or disorders.
US07935787B2
The present invention addresses an ongoing need in the art to improve the stability of immunogenic compositions such as polysaccharide-protein conjugates and protein immunogens. The invention broadly relates to novel formulations which stabilize and inhibit precipitation of immunogenic compositions. More particularly, the invention described hereinafter, addresses a need in the art for formulations which stabilize and inhibit particulate formation (e.g., aggregation, precipitation) of immunogenic compositions which are processed, developed, formulated, manufactured and/or stored in container means such as fermentors, bioreactors, vials, flasks, bags, syringes, rubber stoppers, tubing and the like.
US07935782B2
In one aspect, the invention relates to polymers, crosslinked polymers, functionalized polymers, nanoparticles, and functionalized nanoparticles and methods of making and using same. In one aspect, the invention relates to degradable polymer and degradable nanoparticles. In one aspect, the invention relates to methods of preparing degradable nanoparticles and, more specifically, methods of controlling particle size during the preparation of degradable nanoparticles. In one aspect, the degradable nanoparticles are useful for complexing, delivering, and releasing payloads, including pharmaceutically active payloads. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention.
US07935776B2
The present invention relates to a radiation curable and developable polyurethane which is characterized by having a carboxy group in its main chain and a acryloyl group in its side chain and comprising the following repeat units (I), (II), and (II) in a random arrangement: wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, and T are defined in the specification. The polyurethane has a weight molecular weight measured by GPC in a range of from 3,000 to 400,000; an acid value in a range of from 5 to 120 mgKOH/g. The present invention also relates to a radiation curable and developable composition containing the polyurethane.
US07935772B2
Disclosed is a water-based resin composition containing a copolymer (A) which is obtained by carrying out emulsion polymerization of an unsaturated monomer composed of 0.5 to 50 parts by mass of a specific ethylenically unsaturated monomer (a) having a piperidyl group in a molecule and 50 to 99.5 parts by mass of an ethylenically unsaturated monomer (b), which does not substantially contain an ethylenically unsaturated monomer having a specific functional group in a molecule, with the total of the ethylenically unsaturated monomers (a) and (b) being 100 parts by mass, under the coexistence of 0.1 to 10 parts by mass of an emulsifier. Also disclosed are a weather resistance improver for water-based paints using the foregoing water-based resin composition, a weather resistance improver for thermoplastic resins, and a weather resistance improver for solvent-based paints.
US07935769B2
The invention relates to a method for preparing a living polymer comprising methacrylic and/or methacrylate units using a monofunctional or polyfunctional alkoxyamine consisting in polymerising one or several types of methacrylic an/or methacrylate units.
US07935767B2
Novel multiblock polymers are prepared and used to disperse carbon nanotubes in solution.
US07935764B2
The present invention provides a curable resin composition comprising: (A) an acryl resin having (a) a carboxyl group originating in a carboxyl group-containing polymerizable unsaturated monomer selected from acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, maleic acid and itaconic acid and (b) a carboxyl group originating in a carboxyl group-containing polymerizable unsaturated monomer having a polymerizable carbon-carbon double bond and a carboxyl group separated from the double bond by at least 6 carbon atoms, (B) an epoxy group-containing acryl resin and (C) a curing catalyst.
US07935756B2
An object of the present invention is to provide a hydrogenated block copolymer having excellent flexibility, heat resistance, abrasion resistance and surface texture (no stickiness, oil bleeding etc.) and good processability, and a composition thereof. The present invention provides a hydrogenated block copolymer that has therein at least one of each of a vinyl aromatic compound polymer block A, a hydrogenated polymer block B of a random copolymer comprising a conjugated diene and a vinyl aromatic compound, and a hydrogenated polymer block C of a conjugated diene polymer having a vinyl bond content of not less than 30%, the hydrogenated block copolymer having a vinyl aromatic compound content of more than 50 wt % and less than 95 wt %, and a composition containing the hydrogenated block copolymer.
US07935755B2
A method for forming a heat sealable coating on a substrate, wherein the substrate is formed from at least one oriented polymer is shown. The method includes depositing an aqueous polymer dispersion on the substrate, wherein the aqueous polymer dispersion includes (A) at least one thermoplastic resin; (B) at least one dispersing agent; and (C) water; wherein the dispersion has a pH of less than 12, and drying the dispersion to form a first layer.
US07935754B2
An automotive body panel containing a polymer composite formed of at least one polymer and a modified graphite oxide material, which is a thermally exfoliated graphite oxide with a surface area of from about 300 m2/g to 2600 m2/g.
US07935747B2
The invention relates to a pigment preparation for coloring polymers. The inventive preparation comprises one or more pigments and a carrier. According to the invention, the carrier includes an oligomer or a combination of low-molecular-weight polymers from the group containing polymers and copolymers of ethylene-acrylic acid, ethylene-maleic anhydride or polypropylene-maleic anhydride. The carrier also includes a polymer from the group containing polymers of ethylene-ethyl acrylate, ethylene/butyl acrylate, ethylene/methacrylic acid, polypropylene with grafted methyl polymethacrylate, polypropylene with grafted polystyrene or block copolymers of styrene. For organic pigments, the preparation contains 50%-70% pigment and 50%-30% carrier. For inorganic pigments, the preparation contains 60%-90% pigment and 40%-10% carrier. The invention comprises a polyvalent pigment preparation which can be used in the production of color concentrates with specific bases and high precision.
US07935742B2
An ink composition is provided that includes (A) one type of compound (monomer (A)) selected from the group consisting of a difunctional (meth)acrylic acid ester or amide having an alkylene group of 6 to 12 carbons, and a difunctional vinyl ether having an alkylene group of 6 to 12 carbons, (B) a polymerization initiator, and (C) a colorant. There is also provided an inkjet recording method that includes a step (a) of discharging the ink composition onto a recording medium and a step (b) of irradiating the discharged ink composition with actinic radiation so as to cure the ink composition. Furthermore, a process for producing a lithographic printing plate is provided that includes a step (a′) of discharging the ink composition onto a hydrophilic support and a step (b′) of irradiating the discharged ink composition with actinic radiation so as to cure the ink composition, thus forming a hydrophobic image on the hydrophilic support by curing the ink composition. A lithographic printing plate produced by the process for producing a lithographic printing plate is also provided.
US07935737B2
Compositions of matter including articles derived from (a) from 5 to 99.99 wt % of a modified polybutylene terephthalate random copolymer that (1) is derived from polyethylene terephthalate and (2) contains a at least one residue derived from polyethylene terephthalate selected from the group consisting of antimony, germanium, diethylene glycol groups, isophthalic acid groups, cis isomer of cyclohexane dimethanol, trans isomer of cyclohexane dimethanol, sodium benzoate, alkali salts, napthalane dicarboxylic acids, 1,3-propane diols, cobalt, cobalt-containing compounds, and combinations thereof, and (b) from 0.01 to 95 wt. % of a member selected from the group consisting of (1) fillers, (2) a carboxy reactive component, (3) polyethyelene terephthalate, (4) a component including a polycarbonate and an impact modifier. The articles may be derived from various conversion processes, e.g., injection molding processes, extrusion processes, thermoforming processes, melt-blown process.
US07935731B2
Methods for concomitant administration of colchicine together with one or more macrolide antibiotics, e.g., clarithromycin, are disclosed. Such methods reduce the dangers commonly associated with such concomitant administration and provide additional benefits.
US07935728B1
The invention relates to cyclopalladated compounds containing bis-diphenylphosphine-ferrocene ligands and their analogues which are active inhibitors of proteins and enzymes, for example, those of the serine peptidase, cysteine-protease, metalo-protease and endopeptidase families, involved in the development and metastases of malignant tumors, e.g. of the thyroid. An exemplary compound is shown in the figure. The compounds are able to modulate the immunological system due to their action on the enzymes and their interaction with DNA molecules.
US07935727B2
Compounds having a biphenyl group substituted with a phenyl or heteroaromatic group, as shown in Formula I, including pharmaceutically acceptable salts of the compounds, are CETP inhibitors, and are useful for raising HDL-cholesterol, reducing LDL-cholesterol, and for treating or preventing atherosclerosis:
US07935724B2
The present invention relates to a novel class of hydroxamic acid derivatives having a benzothiophene or thiophene backbone. The hydroxamic acid compounds can be used to treat cancer. The hydroxamic acid compounds can also inhibit historic deacetylase and are suitable for use in selectively inducing terminal differentiation, and arresting cell growth and/or apoptosis of neoplastic cells, thereby inhibiting proliferation of such cells. Thus, the compounds of the present invention are useful in treating a patient having a tumor characterized by proliferation of neoplastic cells. The compounds of the invention are also useful in the prevention and treatment of TRX-mediated diseases, such as autoimmune, allergic and inflammatory diseases, and in the prevention and/or treatment of diseases of the central nervous system (CNS), such as neurodegenerative diseases, The present invention further provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising the hydroxamic acid derivatives and safe dosing regimens of these pharmaceutical compositions, which are easy to follow, and which result in a therapeutically effective amount of the hydroxamic acid derivatives in vivo.
US07935717B2
The invention is directed to a method for treating hypertriglyceridemia, dyslipidemia and hypercholesterolemia by administration of a 1-methylnicotinamide salt.
US07935715B2
Compound of formula (I) are disclosed. Compounds according to the invention bind to and are agonists, antagonists or inverse agonists of the CB2 receptor, and are useful for treating inflammation. Those compounds which are agonists are additionally useful for treating pain.
US07935714B2
Provided herein is a composition that contains an effective amount of one or more compounds for treating, preventing, or ameliorating a disorder such as insomnia or another sleeping disorder and using the composition.
US07935711B2
HIV replication inhibitors of formula (I) a pharmaceutically acceptable addition salt; or a stereochemically isomeric form thereof, wherein R1 is halo; R2 and R3 each independently are C1-6alkyl. Pharmaceutical compositions containing these compounds as active ingredient and processes for preparing these compounds and compositions.
US07935700B2
A compound represented by the formula (1) wherein ring A is aryl optionally having substituent(s) and the like; ring B is arylene optionally having substituent(s) and the like; m=0-2; n=1-5; X is a bond and the like; Y is a bond and the like; and Z is hydrogen atom and the like or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and a hydrate or solvate thereof have affinity for CCR3, and can be pharmaceutical products for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of immune or inflammatory diseases.
US07935693B2
Polycyclic aryl and polycyclic heteroaryl substituted triazoles and pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds are disclosed as being useful in inhibiting the activity of the receptor protein tyrosine kinase Axl. Methods of using the compounds in treating diseases or conditions associated with Axl catalytic activity are also disclosed.
US07935688B2
The present invention provides a compound represented by the following general formula (I): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, a pharmaceutical composition containing such a compound, and the like. The compound or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, the pharmaceutical composition containing such a compound, or the like is useful as a medicine or the like for therapy of benign prostatic hyperplasia, cancer, osteoporosis, psoriasis, secondary hyperparathyroidism, chronic glomerulonephritis, lupus nephritis and/or diabetic nephropathy and the like.
US07935686B2
Acyloxyalkyl carbamate prodrugs of 3-aminopropylphosphonous acid, 3-aminopropylphosphinic acid, and analogs thereof, pharmaceutical compositions comprising acyloxyalkyl carbamate prodrugs of 3-aminopropylphosphonous acid, 3-aminopropylphosphinic acid, and analogs thereof, methods of making prodrugs of 3-aminopropylphosphonous acid, 3-aminopropylphosphinic acid, and analogs thereof, methods of using prodrugs of 3-aminopropylphosphonous acid, 3-aminopropylphosphinic acid, and analogs thereof and pharmaceutical compositions thereof for treating or preventing diseases or disorders such as spasticity or gastroesophageal reflux disease are disclosed. Acyloxyalkyl carbamate prodrugs of 3-aminopropylphosphonous acid, 3-aminopropylphosphinic acid, and analogs thereof and sustained release oral dosage forms thereof, which are suitable for oral administration, are also disclosed.
US07935674B2
Novel indole derivatives of formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof: wherein R1 is halogen, or alkyl, R2 is hydrogen, or halogen, Ar is phenyl, or thienyl, which may be substituted with halogen, alkyl, alkoxy, alkylthio, etc.
US07935670B2
Hepatitis C virus inhibitors having the general formula are disclosed. Compositions comprising the compounds and methods for using the compounds to inhibit HCV are also disclosed.
US07935667B2
The present invention is drawn to disinfectant or sterilant compositions, which are human safe, e.g., food grade or food safe. In one embodiment, an aqueous disinfectant or sterilant composition can comprise an aqueous vehicle, including water, from 0.001 wt % to 50 wt % of a peracid, and from 0.001 wt % to 25 wt % of a peroxide. Additionally, from 0.001 ppm to 50,000 ppm by weight of a transition metal based on the aqueous vehicle content can also be present. The composition can be formulated to include only food-grade ingredients. Alternatively or additionally, the transition metal can be in the form of a colloidal transition metal.
US07935666B2
The present invention relates to a detergent composition having from 3 to 75 percent by weight of at least one surfactant; and from 0.01 to 5 percent by weight percent of a copolymer composed of from about 70 to 100 mole percent of at least one amine-functional monomer, and from about 30 to 0 mole percent of at least one hydrophobic ethylenically unsaturated monomer, wherein said amine-functional monomer is not a quaternized amine, and wherein said copolymer has been at least partially neutralized. The detergent composition having the copolymers provides color protection and anti-pill properties in laundry applications.
US07935663B2
Novel molybdenum compounds are prepared by reacting a hindered amine with a molybdenum source, in the presence of one of (a) water, (b) a diol and water, and (c) the reaction product of a fatty oil and a multifunctional amine, and water. Lubricant compositions containing these new compounds are more stabilized against oxidation and have improved friction reducing properties. Synergy is observed when the novel compounds are combined with a diaryl amine in a lubricant composition.
US07935661B2
The invention discloses a well treatment composition for use in a subterranean formation comprising: a carrier fluid; and a viscoelastic surfactant being present in a concentration of less than about 1.5% by weight. Optionally, the fluid comprises a crosslinked polymer in a thickening amount in the carrier fluid. The invention also discloses a method to increase the viscosity of a fluid, the method comprising: providing a fluid comprising a thickening amount of a crosslinked polymer; adding a viscoelastic surfactant at a given concentration to the fluid; taking the fluid to a given temperature; defining a viscosity profile of the fluid depending of the concentration and the temperature; comparing said viscosity profile to a viscosity profile of the crosslinked polymer fluid alone; and defining an optimum concentration of the viscoelastic surfactant for each temperature.
US07935658B2
The present invention provides methods of synthesizing libraries of molecules comprising a functional moiety which is operatively linked to an encoding oligonucleotide. The methods generally include providing a solution comprising initiator compounds comprising an initial functional moiety which comprises n building blocks which comprise at least one reactive group, which is operatively linked to an initial oligonucleotide; dividing the solution into reaction vessels; reacting the initiator compounds in each reaction vessel with a building block comprising a complementary reactive group to form a covalent bond; and reacting the initial oligonucleotide in each aliquot with a distinct incoming oligonucleotide in the presence of an enzyme which catalyzes the ligation of the incoming oligonucleotide and the initial oligonucleotide, under conditions suitable for enzymatic ligation of the incoming oligonucleotide and the initial oligonucleotide to form an encoding oligonucleotide which identifies the structure of the functional moiety.
US07935655B2
Catalytic layers for use in the electrodes of fuel cells including a non-noble metal substrate layer coated with one or a few monolayers of noble metal, such as Pt. These thin, highly porous structures with large catalytically active surface areas, should exhibit a significantly higher power output per mg of Pt and per cm2 of the membrane than the current Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells catalytic layers.
US07935646B2
Disclosed is a nonwoven web material (10) comprising thermoplastic fibers or filaments and a method of manufacture thereof. The web material has properties desirable for use on machinery having conventional heat sealing stations (26). Also, disclosed is a nonwoven infusion web material comprising thermoplastic fibers or filaments and a method of manufacture thereof. The infusion web material has properties desirable for use in making infusion packages.
US07935645B2
A method of producing a nonwoven fabric comprising spinning a set of bicomponent fibers which include an external fiber component and an internal fiber component. The external fiber enwraps said internal fiber and has a higher elongation to break value than the internal fiber and a lower melting temperature than the internal fiber component. The set of bicomponent fibers are positioned onto a web and thermally bonded to produce a nonwoven fabric.
US07935642B2
A method for calculating the amount of solution components to add to an advanced coating removal (ACR) stripping solution in a coating removal stripping bath to replenish and recover stripping potential. The stripping effectiveness may be restored by the addition of only the primary acid of the composition of acids of the stripping bath and fresh water, in an amount necessary to restore the stripping solution to its original density.
US07935636B2
An insulating film is formed on a main surface of a substrate. A conductive film is formed on the insulating film. A lower layer resist film, an intermediate layer, an anti-reflection film and an upper layer resist film are formed on the conductive film. A focal point at a time of exposure is detected by detecting a height of the upper layer resist film. In detecting the focal point at the time of exposure, a focal point detection light is radiated on the upper layer resist film. After detecting the focal point, the upper layer resist film is exposed and developed thereby to form a resist pattern. With the resist pattern as a mask, the intermediate layer and the anti-reflection film are patterned, and the lower layer resist film is developed. With these patterns as a mask, the conductive film is etched thereby to form a gate electrode.
US07935625B2
A method of forming a metal line of a semiconductor memory device is disclosed. An interlayer insulating layer, an etch-stop layer, a trench oxide layer, a hard mask layer and a photoresist layer are laminated over a semiconductor substrate in which a contact is formed. An exposure process is performed to form a photoresist pattern. The hard mask layer is partially etched by an etch process that employs the photoresist pattern. An etch process using the hard mask layer as an etch mask is performed to partially etch the trench oxide layer, the etch-stop layer and the interlayer insulating layer, thereby forming damascene trenches. Metal material is formed on the entire surface including the trenches. A chemical mechanical polishing process is then performed to expose the etch-stop layer, thereby forming a metal line.
US07935618B2
Methods of implanting dopants into a silicon substrate using a predeposited sacrificial material layer with a defined thickness that is removed by sputtering effect is provided.
US07935613B2
A silicon-on-insulator wafer (10). The SOI wafer (10) comprises a top silicon layer (6), a silicon substrate (4), and an oxide insulator layer (2) disposed across the wafer (10) and between the silicon substrate (4) and the top silicon layer (6). The oxide insulator layer (2) has at least one of a contoured top surface (8a, 8b, 8c, 8d, 8e) and a contoured bottom surface (12e). Also provided are processes for manufacturing such a SOI wafer (10).
US07935608B2
A method for manufacturing an integrated circuit including at least one storage cell is provided. The method includes providing a substrate having a first and second side, and a plurality of parallel trenches so that a dividing wall is formed between adjacent trenches, filling the trenches with an insulating compound, providing a first insulating layer having a first and second side on the top surface of the dividing wall, wherein the first side is arranged on the substrate's first side, providing a first conductive layer having a first and second side, wherein the first side is arranged on the insulating layer's second side, wherein the conductive layer protrudes from the substrate surface, providing a second conductive layer having a first and second side, wherein the first side is located on the first conductive layer's second side, and removing parts of the second conductive layer by an anisotropic etching means.
US07935603B1
A technique for and structures for camouflaging an integrated circuit structure. The technique including forming active areas of a first conductivity type and LDD regions of a second conductivity type resulting in a transistor that is always non-operational when standard voltages are applied to the device.
US07935599B2
A method is provided for removing reentrant stringers in the fabrication of a nanowire transistor (NWT). The method provides a cylindrical nanostructure with an outside surface axis overlying a substrate surface. The nanostructure includes an insulated semiconductor core. A conductive film is conformally deposited overlying the nanostructure, to function as a gate strap or a combination gate and gate strap. A hard mask insulator is deposited overlying the conductive film and selected regions of the hard mask are anisotropically plasma etched. As a result, a conductive film gate electrode is formed substantially surrounding a cylindrical section of nanostructure. Inadvertently, conductive film reentrant stringers may be formed adjacent the nanostructure outside surface axis, made from the conductive film. The method etches, and so removes the conductive film reentrant stringers.
US07935596B2
Memory devices having an increased effective channel length and/or improved TPD characteristics, and methods of making the memory devices are provided. The memory devices contain two or more memory cells on a semiconductor substrate and bit line dielectrics between the memory cells. The bit line dielectrics can extend into the semiconductor. The memory cell contains a charge trapping dielectric stack, a poly gate, a pair of pocket implant regions, and a pair of bit lines. The bit line can be formed by an implant process at a higher energy level and/or a higher concentration of dopants without suffering device short channel roll off issues because spacers at bit line sidewalls constrain the implant in narrower implant regions.
US07935594B2
Forming a metal-insulator diode and carbon memory element in a single damascene process is disclosed. A trench having a bottom and a sidewall is formed in an insulator. A first diode electrode is formed in the trench during a single damascene process. A first insulating region comprising a first insulating material is formed in the trench during the single damascene process. A second insulating region comprising a second insulating material is formed in the trench during the single damascene process. A second diode electrode is formed in the trench during the single damascene process. The first insulating region and the second insulating region reside between the first diode electrode and the second diode electrode to form a metal-insulator-insulator-metal (MIIM) diode. A region of carbon is formed in the trench during the single damascene process. At least a portion of the carbon is electrically in series with the MIIM diode.
US07935592B2
In a case of using a silicon nitride film as an offset spacer for forming an extension region of a transistor, an oxide protective surface is formed by oxygen plasma processing on the surface of the silicon nitride film.
US07935587B2
Embodiments of the invention provide a semiconductor fabrication method and a structure for strained transistors. A method comprises forming a stressor layer over a MOS transistor. The stressor layer is selectively etched over the gate electrode, thereby affecting strain conditions within the MOSFET channel region. An NMOS transistor may have a tensile stressor layer, and a PMOS transistor may have compressive stressor layer.
US07935585B2
A method for fabricating a semiconductor device, comprising: forming a semiconductor film on a substrate; and recrystallizing the semiconductor film using as a heat source flame of a gas burner that uses hydrogen and oxygen gas mixture as a fuel.
US07935583B2
A fabrication method of a pixel structure includes utilizing only a single photomask in two different lithographic processes for defining patterns of the source/drain and passivation layer respectively. Therefore, the total amount of photomasks of the fabrication process can be decreased.
US07935578B2
The present invention relates to a TFT, a TFT array panel, and a method of manufacturing the TFT array panel. A method of manufacturing the TFT array panel includes the steps of forming a first electrode and a second electrode that are separated from each other on a substrate, forming a silicon layer including amorphous silicon and polycrystalline silicon on the substrate, forming a semiconductor by patterning the silicon layer, forming a gate insulating layer on the semiconductor, forming a third electrode that is opposite to the semiconductor on the gate insulating layer, forming a passivation layer on the third electrode, and forming a pixel electrode on the passivation layer. The TFT array panel has high mobility because the TFT include polycrystalline silicon at the channel region of the TFT.
US07935575B2
In one embodiment, a semiconductor package is formed to include a leadframe that includes a plurality of die attach areas for attaching a semiconductor die to the leadframe. The leadframe is positioned to overlie another leadframe that forms some of the external terminals or leads of the package.
US07935573B2
The electronic device comprises a first substrate 10 with an electric circuit element formed in a predetermined region of one primary surface, a second substrate 12 formed, opposed to said one primary surface of the first substrate 10, sealing portions 26, 40 formed between the first substrate 10 and the second substrate 12, enclosing the predetermined region of the first substrate 10, and an adhesion layer 42 formed on the side surfaces of the sealing parts 26, 40. The adhesion layer is formed on the side surfaces of the first sealing structure 26 on the side of the first substrate 10 and the second sealing structure 40 on the side of the second substrate 12, whereby when the first sealing structure 26 and the second sealing structure 40 are bonded to each other, the adhesion between the first sealing structure 26 and the second sealing structure 40 can be sufficiently ensured.
US07935570B2
A semiconductor device has a first insulation layer formed over a sacrificial substrate. A first conductive layer is formed over the first insulating layer. Conductive pillars are formed over the first conductive layer. A pre-fabricated IPD is disposed between the conductive pillars. An encapsulant is formed around the IPD and conductive pillars. A second insulation layer is formed over the encapsulant. The conductive pillars are electrically connected to the first and second conductive layers. The first and second conductive layers each include an inductor. Semiconductor devices are mounted over the first and second insulating layer and electrically connected to the first and second conductive layers, respectively. An interconnect structure is formed over the first and second insulating layers, respectively, and electrically connected to the first and second conductive layers. The sacrificial substrate is removed. The semiconductor devices can be stacked and electrically interconnected through the conductive pillars.
US07935564B2
A method and memory cell including self-converged bottom electrode ring. The method includes forming a step spacer, a top insulating layer, an intermediate insulating layer, and a bottom insulating layer above a substrate. The method includes forming a step spacer within the top insulating layer and the intermediate insulating layer. The step spacer size is easily controlled. The method also includes forming a passage in the bottom insulating layer with the step spacer as a mask. The method includes forming bottom electrode ring within the passage comprising a cup-shaped outer conductive layer within the passage and forming an inner insulating layer within the cup-shaped outer conductive layer. The method including forming a phase change layer above the bottom electrode ring and a top electrode above the bottom electrode ring.
US07935563B2
A solid-state imaging device with a structure such that 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 V is 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 is 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 is 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.
