公开(公告)号：WO1998030912A2

公开(公告)日：1998-07-16

申请号：PCT/US1997022592

申请日：1997-12-09

Applicant: SCIENTIFIC-ATLANTA, INC.

Inventor： SCIENTIFIC-ATLANTA, INC. ,  DAVIS, Glenn, A. ,  POCHE, David, W.

IPC: G01R00/00

CPC classification number: H02J3/14 ,  F04C2270/90 ,  G06Q50/06 ,  H02J13/0086 ,  H04W84/14 ,  Y02B70/3225 ,  Y04S10/54 ,  Y04S20/222 ,  Y04S20/224

Abstract: A control system is disclosed which varies the operation of consumer's devices to minimize influx currents across a power grid. Power consuming devices are scheduled to operate in accordance with varying pricing tiers. As customers schedule the operation of various devices and appliances in accordance with pricing tiers, when the tiers change, the current drain on the power grid increases significantly. Even increasing the strain on the power grid is the fact that the start-up current for electric motors is up to six times their normal operating current. When started, as electric motors place a heavy strain on a power grid, the power strain lead to the disruption of power to the very consumers requiring more power. The present invention randomizes the start up times of the controlled devices so as to minimize the strain of the power grid as each one comes on line.

Abstract translation: 公开了一种控制系统，其改变消费者设备的操作，以最小化跨越电网的流入电流。 耗电设备按照不同的定价层次进行运行。 随着客户根据定价层次对各种设备和设备的运行情况进行调度，当层次发生变化时，电网上的电力消耗明显增加。 即使增加电网的应变，电动机起动电流高达正常工作电流的六倍。 当电动机起动时，由于电动机在电网上施加了巨大的压力，所以电力应变导致对需要更多功率的消费者的电力中断。 本发明随机化受控设备的启动时间，以使每个线路上的电网的应变最小化。

公开(公告)号：WO1998024202A2

公开(公告)日：1998-06-04

申请号：PCT/US1997020499

申请日：1997-11-10

Applicant: SCIENTIFIC-ATLANTA, INC.

Inventor： SCIENTIFIC-ATLANTA, INC. ,  MONTREUIL, Leo

IPC: H04J00/00

CPC classification number: H04L27/2332 ,  H03D3/006 ,  H03D3/007 ,  H04L2027/003 ,  H04L2027/0046 ,  H04L2027/0067 ,  H04L2027/0069

Abstract: A block phase estimator includes a phase averaging circuit. A first embodiment of the phase averaging circuit includes a phase differencing circuit coupled to an averager input, a first modulo circuit coupled to the phase differencing circuit, a filter coupled to the first modulo circuit, and a summation circuit having a positive input and a negative input, the positive input being coupled to the averager input, the negative input being coupled to the filter. The phase averaging circuit further includes a second modulo circuit coupled to the summation circuit. An alternative embodiment of the phase averaging circuit includes a delay line having a plurality of taps coupled to an averager input and a plurality of first subtractor circuits, a first input of each first subtractor circuit being coupled to the averager input, a second input of each first subtractor circuit being coupled to a corresponding tap of the plurality of taps. A plurality of first modulo circuits are coupled to the plurality of first subtractor circuits, each first modulo circuit being coupled to a corresponding first subtractor circuit. A summation circuit is coupled to all first modulo circuits, and a scaling circuit is coupled to the summation circuit. The phase averaging circuit further includes a second subtractor circuit, a first input of the second subtractor circuit being coupled to the averager input, a second input of the second substractor circuit being coupled to the scaling circuit.

Abstract translation: 块相位估计器包括相位平均电路。 相位平均电路的第一实施例包括耦合到平均器输入的相位差分电路，耦合到相位差电路的第一模数电路，耦合到第一模数电路的滤波器以及具有正输入和负的总和电路 输入，正输入耦合到平均器输入，负输入耦合到滤波器。 相位平均电路还包括耦合到求和电路的第二模数电路。 相位平均电路的替代实施例包括具有耦合到平均器输入的多个抽头和多个第一减法器电路的延迟线，每个第一减法器电路的第一输入耦合到平均器输入，每个第二输入 第一减法器电路耦合到多个抽头的对应抽头。 多个第一模数电路耦合到多个第一减法器电路，每个第一模数电路耦合到对应的第一减法器电路。 求和电路耦合到所有第一模数电路，并且缩放电路耦合到求和电路。 相位平均电路还包括第二减法器电路，第二减法器电路的第一输入端耦合到平均器输入，第二减法器电路的第二输入端耦合到缩放电路。

公开(公告)号：WO1998024200A2

公开(公告)日：1998-06-04

申请号：PCT/US1997020500

申请日：1997-11-10

Applicant: SCIENTIFIC-ATLANTA, INC. ,  WASILEWSKI, Anthony, J.

Inventor： SCIENTIFIC-ATLANTA, INC.

IPC: H04H00/00

CPC classification number: H04N21/482 ,  H04N5/4401 ,  H04N5/50 ,  H04N7/0887 ,  H04N7/10 ,  H04N21/2362 ,  H04N21/4345 ,  H04N21/4383

Abstract: Two additional structures for addition to the Digital Video Broadcasters (DVB) Service Information (SI) for implementation of the MPEG-2 Systems Standard (ISO/IEC 13818-1) are provided; the Logical Channel Table (LCT) and the Composite Channel Table (CCT). The LCT provides the mapping between a Logical Channel Number (LCN) representing a service and the transport stream (TSID)/program number (PN) on which the service can be found. LCT entries may designate either simple conventional channels or Composite Channels. The LCT contains a Composite Channel Indicator (CCI), which when set to "1", indicates that the selected channel is a composite channel. In this case, the LCT entry gives the home channel of the Composite Channel, which provides the CCT to the decoder so that the tuner can be retuned to the actual program designated in the CCT for current viewing. Each entry in the CCT associates a Composite Channel Number (CCN) with a LCN and represents the "present" definition for the composite channel. A simple LCN is used as a key to the LCT to determine the transport stream ID and program number (PN) for the service components in the usual way. As time progresses, the entry for a specific CCN will change; therefore, the CCN is used as a "pointer" to the LCN which is the currently active service for the composite channel. These tables work with conventional MPEG-2 service definitions to decode multi-service transport streams.

Abstract translation: 提供了两个用于实现MPEG-2系统标准（ISO / IEC 13818-1）的数字视频广播（DVB）服务信息（SI））的附加结构。 逻辑信道表（LCT）和复合信道表（CCT）。 LCT提供表示服务的逻辑信道号（LCN）和可以在其上找到服务的传输流（TSID）/节目号（PN）之间的映射。 LCT条目可以指定简单的常规频道或复合频道。 LCT包含一个复合信道指示符（CCI），当被设置为“1”时，表示所选的信道是复合信道。 在这种情况下，LCT条目给出复合信道的归属信道，该信道将CCT提供给解码器，使得调谐器可以被重新转移到CCT中指定的实际程序以用于当前观看。 CCT中的每个条目将复合通道号（CCN）与LCN相关联，并表示复合通道的“当前”定义。 使用简单的LCN作为LCT的关键，以通常的方式确定服务组件的传输流ID和程序号（PN）。 随着时间的推移，特定CCN的条目将会改变; 因此，CCN被用作作为组合信道当前活动服务的LCN的“指针”。 这些表适用于传统的MPEG-2服务定义来解码多业务传输流。

公开(公告)号：WO1998021852A1

公开(公告)日：1998-05-22

申请号：PCT/US1997019890

申请日：1997-10-28

Applicant: SCIENTIFIC-ATLANTA, INC.

Inventor： SCIENTIFIC-ATLANTA, INC. ,  THATCHER, William, B. ,  WASILEWSKI, Anthony, J.

IPC: H04L09/00

CPC classification number: H04N7/1675 ,  H04N21/2347 ,  H04N21/2362 ,  H04N21/26606 ,  H04N21/4405 ,  H04N21/4623

Abstract: Video and audio data are prepared in the form of a packetized elementary stream having a header, a presentation time stamp, and the video itself. The packetized elementary stream is allocated into the payload section of one or more transport packets. Transport packets are usually 188 bits in length herein and include a synchronization block and prefix data followed by the payload data. The multiplex/encryptor (64) combines individual transport packets (62) into a frame of data (60).

Abstract translation: 视频和音频数据以具有报头，呈现时间戳和视频本身的分组化基本流的形式准备。 分组化的基本流被分配到一个或多个传输分组的有效载荷部分中。 传输分组在本文中的长度通常为188位，并且包括跟随有效载荷数据的同步块和前缀数据。 复用/加密器（64）将单个传输分组（62）组合成数据帧（60）。

公开(公告)号：WO1998009331A1

公开(公告)日：1998-03-05

申请号：PCT/US1997003645

申请日：1997-03-05

Applicant: SCIENTIFIC-ATLANTA, INC.

Inventor： SCIENTIFIC-ATLANTA, INC. ,  CANNIZZARO, Sharon, M. ,  TERWILLIGER, Libbie, R. ,  TUNNEL, Timothy, B. ,  VAUGHN, Wayne, P. ,  VENEMAN, Steven

IPC: H01L23/34

CPC classification number: H05K1/0206 ,  H01L23/3677 ,  H01L23/4006 ,  H01L2924/0002 ,  H05K3/0061 ,  H05K3/341 ,  H05K3/42 ,  H05K2201/066 ,  H05K2201/09572 ,  H05K2201/10166 ,  H05K2201/10409 ,  H05K2201/10689 ,  H05K2201/10969 ,  H01L2924/00

Abstract: A heat sink assembly includes a printed wiring board (20), a metal case (18) and a circuit package (10) containing a gallium arsenide field effect transistor heat dissipating circuit. The circuit package includes a metal slug (14) formed integrally with the circuit package, the heat dissipating circuit being bonded to an obverse surface of the metal slug. The printed wiring board includes first and second metal lands (22), the first metal land being disposed on an obverse surface of the printed wiring board, the second metal land being disposed on a reverse surface of the printed wiring board. A solder film is formed bonded to and thermally coupling a reverse surface of the metal slug to the first metal land, and a plurality of solder posts are formed, each post bonding to and thermally coupling the first metal land to the second metal land. The metal case is squeezed therebetween. At least one bolt (56) extends through a hole in the printed wiring board and into the metal case so as to squeeze together the metal case, the printed wiring board, the first and second metal lands and the grease film.

Abstract translation: 散热器组件包括印刷电路板（20），金属外壳（18）和包含砷化镓场效应晶体管散热电路的电路封装（10）。 电路封装包括与电路封装一体形成的金属块（14），该散热电路与金属块的正面接合。 印刷电路板包括第一和第二金属焊盘（22），第一金属焊盘设置在印刷电路板的正面上，第二金属焊盘设置在印刷电路板的背面上。 形成了将金属块的反面与第一金属焊盘接合并热耦合的焊锡膜，并且形成多个焊料柱，每个焊接柱与第一金属焊盘接合并热耦合到第二金属焊盘。 金属外壳之间被挤压。 至少一个螺栓（56）延伸穿过印刷线路板中的孔并进入金属壳体中，以将金属壳体，印刷线路板，第一和第二金属焊盘和油脂膜挤压在一起。

公开(公告)号：WO1997033397A1

公开(公告)日：1997-09-12

申请号：PCT/US1997004122

申请日：1997-02-24

Applicant: SCIENTIFIC-ATLANTA, INC.

Inventor： SCIENTIFIC-ATLANTA, INC. ,  WILSON, John, B.

IPC: H04J03/12

CPC classification number: H04B7/18576 ,  H04B7/18578

Abstract: A method and apparatus for providing command and control of remote systems using low earth orbit satellite communications having a programmable transceiver apparatus for providing a two-way communications path between a remote user (10) and a control center (4) via a low earth orbit satellite (8) at frequencies below 1 GHz. The transceiver apparatus includes a transceiver for communicating with the low earth orbit satellite (8); an antenna coupled to the transceiver; at least one interface communicating signals between at least one external device (14) located at the remote user, wherein the transceiver apparatus is programmed to transmit data related to the external device (14) to the satellite (8) in response to a signal communicated to the transceiver via the low earth orbit satellite, an internal program of the transceiver or an alarm or exception signal generated by any of the external devices or the user.

Abstract translation: 一种用于提供使用具有可编程收发器装置的低地球轨道卫星通信的远程系统的命令和控制的方法和装置，用于经由低地球轨道在远程用户（10）和控制中心（4）之间提供双向通信路径 卫星（8）频率低于1 GHz。 收发器装置包括用于与低地球轨道卫星（8）通信的收发器; 耦合到所述收发器的天线; 至少一个接口在位于所述远程用户的至少一个外部设备（14）之间传送信号，其中所述收发器设备被编程为响应于所传送的信号而向所述卫星（8）发送与所述外部设备（14）相关的数据 经由低地球轨道卫星到收发器，收发器的内部程序或任何外部设备或用户产生的报警或异常信号。

公开(公告)号：WO1997020398A1

公开(公告)日：1997-06-05

申请号：PCT/US1996018214

申请日：1996-11-14

Applicant: SCIENTIFIC-ATLANTA, INC.

Inventor： SCIENTIFIC-ATLANTA, INC. ,  McMAHILL, Daniel, R. ,  WHITEHOUSE, Thomas, C.

IPC: H04B01/26

CPC classification number: H03J7/065 ,  H03J1/005 ,  H03L7/1972 ,  H03L7/235 ,  H04L7/033 ,  H04L27/2332 ,  H04L2027/0028 ,  H04L2027/0057

Abstract: A frequency synthesizer loop (200) includes a first voltage controlled oscillator (201) and a first divider circuit (202) for dividing a frequency of an output signal generated by the first voltage controlled oscillator (201) by a factor of N. The synthesizer loop (200) further includes a phase/frequency detector circuit (203), a loop filter circuit (204), a summing circuit (206), a feedforward amplifier (205), a second voltage controlled oscillator (207), and a second divider circuit (208), wherein the second divider circuit (208) divides a second output signal generated by the second voltage controlled oscillator (207) by a factor of M, and a microprocessor (210) varies the value of M to keep the first voltage in the middle of a range of the second voltage controlled oscillator (207).

Abstract translation: 频率合成器回路（200）包括第一压控振荡器（201）和第一分频器电路（202），用于将第一压控振荡器（201）产生的输出信号的频率除以因子N.合成器 环路（200）还包括相位/频率检测器电路（203），环路滤波器电路（204），求和电路（206），前馈放大器（205），第二压控振荡器（207）和第二 分频器电路（208），其中第二除法器电路（208）将由第二压控振荡器（207）产生的第二输出信号除以因子M，并且微处理器（210）改变M的值以保持第一 电压在第二压控振荡器（207）的范围的中间。

公开(公告)号：WO1997008896A1

公开(公告)日：1997-03-06

申请号：PCT/US1995010681

申请日：1995-08-23

Applicant: SCIENTIFIC-ATLANTA, INC. ,  RAMSAY, Leigh, William ,  DALRYMPLE, Dale, Brian

Inventor： SCIENTIFIC-ATLANTA, INC.

IPC: H04N07/18

CPC classification number: G08B13/19695 ,  G08B13/19613 ,  G08B13/19632 ,  G08B13/19645 ,  G08B13/1966 ,  G08B13/19693 ,  H04N7/181

Abstract: An open area security system comprises an acoustic sensor array (111-1, ..., 111-m) capable of forming elevational and azimuthal beams, or comprises two such arrays separated by a predetermined distance. A camera (101-1, ..., 101-n) mounted in the vicinity of the arrays may be automatically directed toward a detected, sound-producing event. Event data may be prestored in memory (105) and the system may learn of the event's character as an emergency or non-emergency status. Triangulation and other computational techniques may be utilized to determine from the beams the location (x/y coordinates) of the event, thus allowing the camera to be focused and zoomed to capture high resolution images of the event.

Abstract translation: 开放区域安全系统包括能够形成高程和方位角光束的声学传感器阵列（111-1，...，111-m），或包括以预定距离隔开的两个这样的阵列。 安装在阵列附近的相机（101-1，...，101-n）可以自动地指向检测到的声音产生事件。 事件数据可以预先存储在存储器（105）中，并且系统可以将事件的字符知道为紧急状态或非紧急状态。 可以利用三角测量和其他计算技术来从波束中确定事件的位置（x / y坐标），从而允许相机被聚焦和缩放以捕获事件的高分辨率图像。

公开(公告)号：WO1997005695A1

公开(公告)日：1997-02-13

申请号：PCT/US1996012186

申请日：1996-07-26

Applicant: SCIENTIFIC-ATLANTA, INC.

Inventor： SCIENTIFIC-ATLANTA, INC. ,  COWEN, Martin, A. ,  SICLARI, Scott, R. ,  THOMPSON, Leo, J. ,  VENEMAN, Scott, R.

IPC: H03F03/26

CPC classification number: H03F1/223 ,  H03F1/342 ,  H03F3/193 ,  H03F3/1935 ,  H03F3/265 ,  H03F2200/63 ,  H03G1/007

Abstract: An amplifier circuit for a cable access television line amplifier includes a first cascode amplifier (Q1, Q3) and a second cascode amplifier (Q2, Q4) coupled in a push-pull arrangement. An alternative amplifier circuit includes a first transimpedance amplifier (Q1) and a second transimpedance amplifier (Q2) coupled in a push-pull arrangement. The first transimpedance amplifier further includes a field effect transistor (Q3) as an active load so as to provide feedback and the second transimpedance amplifier further includes a field effect transistor (Q4) as an active load so as to provide feedback.

Abstract translation: 用于电缆接入电视线路放大器的放大器电路包括以推挽装置耦合的第一共源共栅放大器（Q1，Q3）和第二共源共栅放大器（Q2，Q4）。 另一种放大器电路包括以推挽装置耦合的第一跨阻抗放大器（Q1）和第二跨阻抗放大器（Q2）。 第一跨阻放大器还包括作为有源负载的场效应晶体管（Q3），以便提供反馈，并且第二跨阻放大器还包括作为有源负载的场效应晶体管（Q4），以便提供反馈。

公开(公告)号：WO1996021990A2

公开(公告)日：1996-07-18

申请号：PCT/US1996000246

申请日：1996-01-03

Applicant: SCIENTIFIC-ATLANTA, INC.

Inventor： SCIENTIFIC-ATLANTA, INC. ,  HOUSER, Peter, B. ,  SCHUTTE, Mark, E. ,  MAGID, Gloria, J.

IPC: H04N00/00

CPC classification number: H04N21/47 ,  G10L15/26 ,  H04N5/44543 ,  H04N5/44582 ,  H04N7/165 ,  H04N21/47214 ,  H04N21/482

Abstract: A system for controlling a device and for controlling access to broadcast information is disclosed. The system includes a first receiver for receiving utterances of a speaker, a second receiver for receiving vocabulary data defining a vocabulary of utterances, and a processor for executing a speech recognition algorithm using the received vocabulary data to recognize the utterances of the speaker and for controlling the device and the access to the broadcast information in accordance with the recognized utterances of the speaker.

Abstract translation: 公开了一种用于控制设备并控制对广播信息的访问的系统。 该系统包括用于接收扬声器的话语的第一接收器，用于接收定义话语词汇的词汇数据的第二接收机，以及用于使用接收到的词汇数据执行语音识别算法的处理器，以识别扬声器的话语和用于控制 该设备和根据该扬声器的识别话语对广播信息的访问。