Abstract:
A position-determining input device is described having a light emitting cursor device (10) and at least two light sensing elements (11 and 13) in a first linear array (12) extending in a first dimension, for providing signals responsive to light incident thereon. The position-determining input device further comprises a processing device (16) coupled to the at least two light sensing elements (11 and 13) for calculating the position of the light emitting cursor device (10) in the first dimension dependent on the signals from the at least two light sensing elements (11 and 13). A light pen is also described.
Abstract:
A circuit for powering a fluorescent lamp has a direct current power supply (10). An inverter (12) is coupled to the direct current power supply (10) and provides a lamp current to the fluorescent lamp load (14). The inverter (12) is connected to an inverter control circuit (18). A protection circuit (16) for detecting lamp current is coupled to the inverter control circuit (18) such that the inverter control circuit (18) turns off the inverter (12) whenever the protection circuit detects the absence of lamp current.
Abstract:
An electrochemical charge storage device (20) having a voltage discharge profile which is constant for a substantial period of the discharge cycle, which then drops off sharply to full discharge, in a manner more often associated with a battery discharge profile. The electrochemical charge storage device is further characterized by a discharge rate in excess of at least 100 C, and as much as 7000 C. Accordingly, the electrochemical charge storage device is characterized by a battery discharge voltage profile which occurs at substantially capacitor discharge rates.
Abstract:
Blind access (100, 300, 400) to a desired encryption key of a predetermined first goup member is provided to a second group. The first group encrypts a plurality of first group member encryption keys using a predetermined algorithm and transfers to the second group, the encrypted plurality of first group member encryption keys with corresponding unencrypted first group member identification fields, IDs, and a list of IDs corresponding to the first group members. The desired ID-free encryption key is selected and encrypted by the second group using a predetermined algorithm. The doubly encrypted key is transferred to the first group, decrypted by the first group and transferred to the second group for decryption. Thus, the encryption key is provided without knowledge to the first group of which member's encryption key is being examined and with knowledge to the second group of only the desired encryption key.
Abstract:
A floating point conversion circuit (10) converts a fixed point data signal having a fixed point data format (200) to a floating point data signal having a floating point data format (300). The floating point conversion circuit (10) contains a twos complement circuit (110) and a programmable logic array (120) which determines the magnitude of the fixed point data signal and produces an exponent signal and a shift signal based on the magnitude determined. The floating point conversion circuit (10) also contains a barrel shifter (130) which shifts the fixed point data signal to adjust the magnitude based on the shift signal and thus produces a signal. The floating point conversion circuit (10) outputs a floating point data signal having a floating point exponent portion (320) represented by the exponent signal and a floating point portion (330) represented by the signal.
Abstract:
The current invention is a method (100), super-regenerative transceiver (300), and computer system (500) for providing short range communication with reduced current drain (102). A control unit (306) provides an amplifier "ON" pulse (314) periodically to a radio frequency amplifier (302) to allow reduced current drain. The radio frequency amplifier (302) eliminates antenna effects in an input signal signal (308) to provide an amplified input signal (316). The control unit (306) also provides a receiver "ON" pulse (320) to a super-regenerative receiver (304) immediately following the amplifier "ON" pulse to allow reduced current drain. The super-regenerative receiver (304) detects received data given the amplified input signal.
Abstract:
A selective call receiver (710) having a receiver (714) for receiving paging messages; a decoder (716), coupled to the receiver (714), for decoding the paging messages, and a housing (308) having a battery (306) for a cellular telephone (702). The battery (306) includes a power supply (704) for providing power to both the selective call receiver (710) and the cellular telephone (702). A display (310) is positioned on and integrally coupled to an outer surface (308) of the battery (306) for displaying the paging messages.
Abstract:
A battery (200) includes a device (201) used for simulating a high temperature condition of a thermistor (216) located in battery (200). The battery (200) includes a charging node (203), temperature node (205) and ground node (207). A control circuit (209) is used with lithium ion cell (211) to measure voltage of lithium ion cell (211). Control circuit (209) produces a control signal when a desired voltage is reached during recharging. The control signal works with a high voltage switch (217), thermistor (216), diode (213) and resistor (215) to control the voltage on temperature node (205). Any change in voltage on temperature node (205) may then be detected by an attached charging system to allow it to change its mode of operation.
Abstract:
A multi-channel digital transceiver (400) receives uplink radio frequency signals and converts these signals to digital intermediate frequency signals. Digital signal processing, including a digital converter module (426), is employed to select digital intermediate frequency signals received at a plurality of antennas (412) and to convert these signals to baseband signals. The baseband signals are processed to recover a communication channel therefrom. Downlink baseband signals are also processed and digital signal processing within the digital converter module (426) up converts and modulates the downlink baseband signals to digital intermediate frequency signals. The digital intermediate frequency signals are converted to analog radio frequency signals, amplified and radiated from transmit antennas (420).
Abstract:
An electric motor control with integral battery charger includes battery terminals (201) for connection to a battery (203). A boost converter circuit (111) is coupled to an armature winding (209) of the electric motor (117), and has an input (131) coupled to a power source (211). A buck converter circuit (105) is coupled to a field winding (207) of the electric motor (117), and an input (133) coupled to the power source (211). A controller (205) is coupled to the battery terminals (201) and the power source (211). The controller (205) couples a boost output (107) of the boost converter circuit (111) to the battery terminals (201) while a terminal voltage of the power source (211) is lower than a terminal voltage of the battery (203) measured at the battery terminals (201), and couples a buck output (107) of the buck converter circuit (105) to the battery terminals (201) while the terminal voltage of the power source (211) is higher than the terminal voltage of the battery (203).