Data processing: generic control systems or specific applications inventions 12/05

20050288799 - Field-mounted process device: A field-mounted process device with multiple isolated connections includes a connection that can be an input or an output. The given input or output can couple to multiple sensors or actuators, respectively. The process device can be wholly powered through its communication I/O port. The process device includes a controller...

20050288800 - Accelerating computational algorithms using reconfigurable computing technologies: A system for accelerating computational fluid dynamics calculations with a computer, the system including a plurality of reconfigurable hardware components; a computer operating system with an application programming interface to connect to the reconfigurable hardware components; and a peripheral component interface unit connected to the reconfigurable hardware components for configuring...

20050288801 - Partitioned control system and method: A method for controlling a controlled process in response to an input signal and a disturbance signal includes modeling the controlled process in a process model; controlling the process model by a first controller; isolating the first controller from the disturbance signal so that the first controller may be designed...

20050288802 - Programmable logic controller, graphic logic controller, control program creation device, program, and storage medium: The present invention includes: a control program storage section for storing a control program; a control section, executing a command in the control program, which controls a device; and an IF section for enabling connection to a network. The control program storage section is capable of storing, as a command...

20050288803 - System and method for providing enhanced amusement game tournament play: Enhanced amusement game tournament play is achieved by awarding prizes to one or more players maintaining a position on a threshold game score achieving, bump board listing, a prize qualifying cumulative threshold game score total, and/or a prize qualifying cumulative actual game score total wherein individual game scores are required...

20050288805 - Providing synchronized audio to multiple devices: An audio system communicates with an aggregate device that includes multiple audio devices. When providing audio data for playback, the system compensates for presentation latency differences between the various audio devices. In addition, the system adjusts for device clock drift by selecting a master device and resampling the audio data...

20050288804 - Usb music player capable of receiving at least one portable memory: A USB music player comprises one USB connecting slot for receiving one portable memory, such as a pen disk or a thumb disk, each having a respective USB connector so as to read music format stored in the two portable memories; wherein data is transferred and recorded between the two...

20050288806 - Component mounting sequence optimizing method, component mounting device, program for executing component mounting sequence optimizing method, and recording medium in which the program is recorded: The present invention provides a component mounting sequence optimizing method, a component mounting device, a program for executing the component mounting sequence optimizing method, and recording medium in which the program is recorded, in the component mounting device with a component holding head capable of holding a plurality of components...

20050288808 - Computer system for efficient design and manufacture of multiple-component devices: Embodiments of the disclosed computer systems provide rapid design of multiple component products, especially medical products, as well as determination of manufacturing costs, pricing, physical attributes, component bonding techniques, sterilization techniques, and government regulatory approval. Certain embodiments also generate work orders, product labels, and audits for multiple component devices....

20050288807 - Semi-automated computer-implemented method and system for designing manifold assemblies: A semi-automated computer-implemented method for designing manifold assemblies. The method can include receiving a number of design parameters for the design of a manifold assembly and applying the number of design parameters to a heater and zoning logic to generate a manifold assembly design....

20050288809 - System and method for producing medical devices: The present invention relates generally to a method and system used to capture three-dimensional images for the purposes of, but not limited to, designing and fabricating medical devices and other medical-related uses of three-dimensional images. The present system generally includes a three dimensional digitizing system, direct conversion Computer Aided Design...

20050288810 - Automatic statistical process control (spc) chart generation apparatus and method thereof: A system and method for automatic SPC chart generation including a storage device and a data acquisition module. The storage device stores a chamber management tree, a recipe window management tree, a parameter configuration table and multiple chart profile records. The data acquisition module, which resides in a memory, acquires...

20050288811 - Method of controlling the quality of industrial processes and system therefor: A method for controlling the quality of industrial processes, of the type comprising the steps of: making available one or more relating to the industrial process acquiring one or more real signals, indicative of the quality of said industrial process, comparing said one or more reference signal to said one...

20050288812 - Quality prognostics system and method for manufacturing processes: A quality prognostics system and a quality prognostics method for predicting the product quality during manufacturing processes are disclosed. The present invention utilizes the current production tool parameters sensed during the manufacturing process and several previous quality data collected from the measurement tool to predict the future product quality. The...

20050288813 - Direct write and freeform fabrication apparatus and method: A direct write or freeform fabrication apparatus and process for making a device or a three-dimensional object. By way of example the method comprises: (a) providing a target surface on an object-supporting platform; (b) operating a material deposition sub-system comprising a liquid deposition device for dispensing at least a liquid...

20050288815 - Semiconductor device manufacturing information service system and server used in the same: A semiconductor device manufacturing information service system comprises: step control servers, etc. that collect and store manufacturing data indicating the manufacturing result and/or quality in the manufacturing steps accepted by consignee companies X to Z; a manufacturing information service server, in a manufacturing information service company W, that generates customer...

20050288814 - System and method for fully automatic manufacturing control in a furnace area of a semiconductor foundry: A computer-implemented method and system for automating control of a furnace area within a semiconductor fabrication facility are provided. In one example, the method includes processing a current batch using process equipment, removing the current batch from the process equipment, and loading a next batch into the process equipment. The...

20050288816 - Surface shape determining device for a machining apparatus and surface shape determining method: In a state of separating a front end face of an air injecting nozzle 23 from a worked work W by a predetermined interval h, the air injecting nozzle 23 is moved at a constant speed in an X axis direction, injects air from an injecting hole 27a of a...

20050288817 - Chamber based dispatch method: A chamber based dispatch method for dispatching a plurality of wafers to an equipment is disclosed. The equipment has a plurality of chambers for processing the wafers according to a plurality of recipes. The method includes setting states of the equipment and the chambers, determining whether the recipes are executable...

20050288818 - Parcel tracing system, parcel tracing method and program: The parcel distribution system attaches a radio tag into which the identification information of the parcel is written to the parcel, and arranges radio tag readers/writers having an internet communication function arranged on the distribution route. The arrival scheduling unit of the server prepares and holds a scheduled passage dates...

20050288819 - Apparatus and method for an autonomous robotic system for performing activities in a well: An autonomous robot performs maintenance and repair activities in oil and gas wells, and in pipelines. The robot uses the well and pipeline fluids to provide most of the energy required for the its mobility, and to charge a turbine from which it may recharge batteries or power a motor...

20050288820 - Novel method to enhance the computer using and online surfing/shopping experience and methods to implement it: A novel virtual attendant between an intelligent device and the human being is provided. The said virtual attendant(s) talk, point to items, answer questions, act as a guide, have face emotions, have specific spoken and/or un-spoken body languages, have specific voices and tones, moves, perform stunts, play games, sing and/or...

20050288821 - Spa controller computer interface for spas: An apparatus adapted for implementing a user interface module for monitoring or programming a spa is provided. The apparatus includes a communication port adapted for establishing a communication link with the spa controller for receiving a signal conveying status information related to the spa from the spa controller. The apparatus...

20050288823 - Can bus router for building automation systems: Systems and methods for implementing CAN bus routers in building automation systems are disclosed. An exemplary system may comprise a control area network (CAN) backbone. At least one CAN router may be connected in-line to the CAN backbone. A plurality of automation devices may be connected to the at least...

20050288822 - Hvac start-up control system and method: A controller controls operation of a HVAC&R device, bringing the temperature inside a structure from a first temperature to a second temperature at a predetermined time each day. Sensors sense the temperature both inside and outside the structure. A recovery time is calculated based upon a previously calculated air treatment...

20050288824 - Radio frequency enabled control of environmental zones: A system, apparatus and method for controlling environmental zones in a residence or other building using radio frequency enabled environmental controllers. At least one damper is associated with each of the various zones. From each environmental controller, a command is wirelessly transmitted, where the command includes an environmental control command...

20050288825 - Method and system for a mass flow controller with reduced pressure sensitivity: Systems and methods for mass flow controllers which minimize false flow conditions and display a reduced sensitivity to pressure transients are disclosed. Pressure gradients that exist within the volume of a mass flow controller fluid path are minimized in order to limit the potential energy contained in compressed or pressurized...

20050288826 - Apparatus and methods for ups bypass monitoring and control: Status of a bypass source of parallel-connected UPSs is determined from a load share when a loading of the parallel-connected UPSs meets a predetermined criterion. Status of a bypass source of the parallel-connected UPSs is determined from a bypass source voltage when the loading of the parallel-connected UPSs fails to...

20050283258 - Method for controlling command sequences, and command control device for carrying out the method: The invention provides a method for controlling circuit functions of an electronic circuit apparatus, at least one input command signal (201), which is input via an external command bus (205), being buffer-stored in an input buffer (203) of the electronic circuit apparatus, the given input command signal (201) being processed...

20050283259 - Dispensing system with real time inventory management: An integrated dispensing and inventory tracking system is provided for use in conjunction with a medical practice. Data records of inventoried items, such as repackaged drugs or other medical supplies, can be maintained by the system and accessed by a user through a graphical user interface displayed by a browser....

20050283260 - Watching method of baseball using mobile communication means of motion picture: A baseball game spectating method is composed of input means (score maker system) such as a mobile terminal capable of electronically inputting states of a baseball game successively, the step of successively inputting motions of players and the other information using the input terminal and transmitting their real-time data, filming...

20050283262 - Extensible kernel-mode audio processing architecture: An extensible kernel-mode audio (e.g., MIDI) processing architecture is implemented using multiple modules that together comprise a module graph. The module graph is implemented in kernel-mode, reducing latency and jitter when handling audio data by avoiding transfers of the audio data to user-mode applications for processing. In one embodiment, the...

20050283263 - Hearing aid systems: Systems, structures, and methods are provided to fit, program, or upgrade a hearing aid system to a patient. One embodiment includes the use of a mobile device to interact with the hearing aid system through a short-range network. The mobile device is also adapted to communicate with a server through...

20050283264 - Method and system for automatically configuring an audio environment: Audio reproduction in an advanced analog or digital cable/satellite television environment provides audio configuration information in a program guide that determines the parameters needed for optimum audio reproduction based on the audio source and the delivery channel. A control interface between the program guide and a user's audio electronics allows...

20050283261 - Speaking thermometer: A portable self contained parameter sensing unit for sensing environmental parameters and communicating such to a user. The unit includes a housing having a transducer for conveying information to the user and an integrated circuit. The integrated circuit includes an integrated environmental sensor for sensing current predetermined environmental parameters in...

20050283265 - Optimized scheduling based on sensitivity data: A scheduling optimizer system, method and program product that analyzes a device for sensitivities, such as ESD sensitivities, and allows for modification of a floor schedule of the assembly unit of the device based on the sensitivity of the device while improving the overall performance of the assembly unit are...

20050283266 - Method and system for providing unit level traceability of semiconductor die: Embodiments of a method and system providing unit level traceability for a number of die cut from a wafer are disclosed. According to some embodiments, readable marks are disposed on a carrier tape, and each readable mark is associated with one pocket of the carrier tape. A die placed in...

20050283267 - Systems and methods of generating integrated garment-model simulations: A method for generating an integrated garment-model simulation is provided. The method includes scanning a human fit model to acquire first shape data representative of a portion of the human fit model; defining a three-dimensional surface simulation based on the first shape data; combining the surface simulation with medical data...

20050283268 - Embroidering system: An embroidering system includes at least one embroidering machine having plural needles supplied with threads having different colors, and a control device for transmitting an embroidery data to the at least one embroidering machine so as to selectively drive the plural needles. The embroidery data is generated and memorized in...

20050283269 - Numerical controller: A numerical controller which enables stroke limit check during a program check performed in a machine lock state and which can shorten the time required for the program check. The numerical controller has the function of checking a program while keeping a machine motion axis as a controlled object in...

20050283270 - Interference checking device: Interference checking device including: a modeling database that stores data for three-dimensional modeling of tools, workpieces, and machine-tool constituting structures; an interference data memory for storing interference data defining inter-component interference relationships among the tool, the workpiece, and the structures; and an interference checking processor that, based on structure movement...

20050283271 - Identification of a modular machine component: A plastics processing machine, in particular injection molding machine or extruder, includes at least one component represented by a clamping unit, feed and metering apparatus, plasticizing unit, injection unit, or separate injection apparatus, and characterized by specific parameters for carrying out at least one working or process step. A control...

20050283272 - Apparatus for dispensing activated monitoring devices: The invention is a method and apparatus for dispensing an activated electronic monitoring device (EM device), such as a data logger. The invention can activate an EM device and verify activation before dispensing the EM device. The invention comprises a receptacle for storing a plurality of unactivated EM devices, a...

20050283273 - Apparatus and method for substantially continuous delivery of a substantially constant weight of material per unit of time from a bulk storage location and for weighing, blending, and mixing conveyable materials: Apparatus and method for precise and substantially continuous delivery of a substantially constant weight of conveyable material per unit of time from a bulk storage location includes a plurality of conveyors, preferably a pair of conveyors, with each conveyor of the pair suspended so that its weight is measured independently....

20050283274 - Robot alignment system and method: The robot alignment system is used for establishing a predetermined alignment position between a movable robot member and an article that is processed by the robot. The system includes a laser transmitter that emits a focused laser beam and a target against which the focused laser beam is directed. The...

20050283275 - Method of teaching articulated robot and control equipment of articulated robot: The method of teaching an articulated robot is capable of rapidly and precisely teaching a moving track of the articulated robot. The method of teaching the articulated robot, in which a front end of the robot is moved to prescribed positions to teach the moving track, comprises the step of...

20050283277 - Method and system for improving pump efficiency and productivity under power disturbance conditions: A system for controlling operation of a progressing cavity pump to maintain the motor operating under power disturbance conditions. For a blackout condition, a backspin controller uses regenerative power to provide controlled deceleration of the pump, counteracting backspin and preventing backspinning freely. For a brownout condition, a power dip controller...

20050283276 - Real time subsea monitoring and control system for pipelines: A method for monitoring and maintaining a pipeline is shown which includes installing a monitoring system for measuring at least one parameter of interest, the monitoring system including various monitoring sensors placed at selected locations along the pipeline. A series of measurements are taken using the monitoring sensors in real...

20050278040 - Equipment control system: A technology for achieving energy saving by efficiently controlling each of a plurality of equipment systems is proposed. The equipment control system includes an air conditioner system, a refrigerator system, a refrigerator/freezer showcase system and a central coordinator. Status data related to electric equipment provided in the systems is transmitted...

20050278041 - Multilevel online tournament: A multilevel online tournament is provided. The first tournament round has a single bracket and each subsequent tournament round has a winners bracket and a losers bracket corresponding to a bracket in the previous tournament round. The tournament format allows players to match-up against any other player located within the...

20050278042 - Fully digital audio output device: The fully digital output device of this invention comprises: a communication interface connector to electrically connect a communication interface of a computer; a communication interface converter to convert signals and data obtained from said communication interface connector into a first format and to convert signals and data to be transferred...

20050278043 - Method and device for solving sound distortion problem of sound playback and recording device: A method and a device for solving the sound distortion problem of a sound playback and recording device are used to avoid the data overflow phenomenon when the sound playback and recording device performs conversion between analog and digital formats. At least a gamma table is used to adjust the...

20050278044 - Method and system for codec with polyringer: In an audio processing device, a method and system for improved CODEC with polyringer are provided. An audio CODEC may comprise an audio ADC, an audio DAC, and a sidetone generator. Data from an external microphone may be processed by an audio ADC and may be sent to a processor...

20050278045 - Semiconductor memory card, apparatus for recording data onto the semiconductor memory card, and apparatus for reproducing data of the semiconductor memory card: A semiconductor memory card for storing audio information with corresponding text information and type information, where the type information indicates a type of the text information. The type is classified into at least (a), (b), and (c) in which the text information respectively includes (a) a 1-byte character code sequence,...

20050278046 - Comprehensive front end method and system for automatically generating and processing photomask orders: The present invention relates to a comprehensive front-end method and system for automatically generating and processing photomask orders. This method and system includes two separate, but related software components. The first software component of the present invention is used to generate a photomask order in a specified format. The second...

20050278047 - Method and apparatus for generating a building system model: A system and method for providing data to a model of a building system includes a building control system with a communications network, a control subsystem for generating module deployment data and transmitting the module deployment data over the communications network, a memory for storing a three dimensional model of...

20050278048 - Manufacturing management system and method: A manufacturing management system and method. The system includes a monitor module and a planning module. The monitor module receives real-time yield information of one product currently being processed in a production line. The planning module dynamically manages a manufacturing schedule of the product by holding lots corresponding to the...

20050278050 - Exception handling in manufacturing systems combining on-line planning and predetermined rules: A method for performing exception handling operates within a computer controlled multi-step production system for producing objects. The system includes a system controller, within which reside a planner/scheduler and module controller(s). The system controller receives a stream of object specifications for objects to be produced including the jobs to which...

20050278049 - Method of planning tasks in a machine, method of controlling a machine, supervisory machine control system, lithographic apparatus, lithographic processing cell and computer program: A method of planning tasks to be performed in a machine derives a precedence graph by linking subsidiary tasks to a sequence of key tasks to create a scheduling problem that can be solved by an automated scheduler. In the event of a trigger, such as an order for new...

20050278052 - Generating a reliability analysis by identifying causal relationships between events in an event-based manufacturing system: Analyzing an event chronology record to permit identification of periods of a production sequence that correspond to a high probability of failure. Systems and methods include receiving an event chronology for a particular machine in the production sequence and for a particular time interval. A reliability analysis system accesses process...

20050278051 - Process control by distinguishing a white noise component of a process variance: A method, system and medium is provided for enabling improved control systems. An error, or deviation from a target result, is observed for example during manufacture of semiconductor chips. The error within standard deviation is caused by two components: a white noise component and a signal component (such as systematic...

20050278054 - Re-certification system for a flow control apparatus: A flow control apparatus adapted to load a re-certification feeding set is disclosed. The flow control apparatus comprises a sensor for sensing the loading of the re-certification feeding set to the flow control apparatus, and a software subsystem in operative association with the sensor that includes a re-certification procedure for...

20050278053 - Semiconductor manufacturing fault detection and management system and method: The present disclosure provides a semiconductor manufacturing fault detection and management system and method for monitoring at least one manufacturing entity to detect state changes....

20050278055 - System for providing indexed machine utilization metrics: A system and method for providing indexed work machine utilization data. The system implementing the method includes an operator identification device for identifying an operator of a work machine based on operator identification data and a work data collection device for collecting work data related to the work machine. A...

20050278056 - Machine vision systems for use with programmable material consolidation system and associated methods and structures: Programmable material consolidation systems employing a machine vision system for in combination with a 3-D printing system for accurately locating a position over a support element and optionally on a substrate on the support element, and forming structural features thereon. By use of the machine vision system, the precise location...

20050278057 - Enhanced process and profile simulator algorithms: A method for enhancing a process and profile simulator algorithm predicts the surface profile that a given plasma process will create. An energetic particle is first tracked. The ion fluxes produced by the energetic particle are then recorded. A local etch rate and a local deposition rate are computed from...

20050278058 - Method and system for preparing textile patterns before shrinkage: A computer readable medium including instructions for a method for adjusting fabric shrinkage from a bulk wash process. The method includes the steps of storing a plurality of sets of modification percentages and selecting one of the plurality of sets of modification percentages corresponding to the garment to be created....

20050278059 - Method of programming a processing system: Various methods of programming a processing system utilizing a computer having a configuration canvas, at least one processor, and a plurality of function objects is disclosed. A processing configuration is created by placing object icons associated with function objects onto the canvas. Execution paths are automatically routed between the object...

20050278060 - Topology simulation system, topology simulation method, and computer product: A matrix computing unit evaluates visual properties influenced by a positional relationship between surface elements of an element so that a shading effect and a re-deposition effect are reflected to the simulation results. A beam condition computing unit calculates beam conditions according to a position of the element on a...

20050278061 - Direct manufacture of aerospace parts: A process of fabricating aerospace parts using selective laser sintering is provided, wherein the process generally comprises the steps of preparing a powder nylon material, loading the powder nylon material into a laser sintering machine, warming up the powder nylon material according to build warm-up parameters, building the part according...

20050278062 - Time-based warehouse movement maps: A computer software facility for generating and implementing a temporal map depicting a relationship between locations in a warehouse or distribution center is described. The facility tracks the movement in the warehouse, including the time it takes for mobile elements to move between a pair of identifiable locations. Based on...

20050278063 - Dynamic and predictive information system and method for shipping assets and transport: The dynamic, predictive information system and method assigns shipping assets (drivers-tractors-trailers) from carriers to transport orders by shippers. Computer databases hold shipping asset data. Specific transport orders are electronically joined to specific driver-tractor-trailer combinations. A search and sort routine produces resulting records based upon proximity, trailer type, proximity of the...

20050278064 - Method of detecting a printable surface: A method of processing postal articles in which a physical magnitude is measured in order to detect (2) whether the outside surface of a postal article is made of a plastics material, and in which a digital image of said outside surface of the postal article is processed in order...

20050278065 - Nutritional informative vending machine providing a remote nutrition informing system: The present invention relates to an improved food vending machine equipped with a remote nutrition informing system, comprising a nutrition informational display providing at least one category identifier representative of a dietary category of food along with a corresponding brief description and at least one food item which has a...

20050278066 - Automated dispensing system and associated method of use: An automated bulk dispensing system and a method of use including selectively receiving a predetermined amount of radioactive liquid from a second container into a third container, selectively receiving a predetermined amount of nonradioactive liquid from a first container into a fourth container or directly into the third container depending...

20050278067 - Method and system for assessing the state of at least one axial joint: A method assesses a state of at least one axial joint of an industrial robot, on the basis of data of a mechanical backlash present at the axial joint of the industrial robot, a state of wear of the axial joint being determined. On the basis of data of a...

20050278068 - System and method for detecting traveling state: A system and method for detecting a traveling state. The system includes an image receiving unit acquiring two consecutive images and detecting first traveling information from image information regarding each of the two consecutive images, a traveling information processing unit connected to a driver moving in a direction perpendicular to...

20050278071 - Adaptable hvac; ac motor speed, air temperature and air quality control system: A Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) Management and Control System (CS) that provides “Closed Loop Adaptive Climate Control” of heating, cooling, ventilation or any combination thereof to an occupied space using standard AC electric induction motor(s) connected to a fan and other motor or electric powered devices. This new...

20050278070 - Energy efficient crac unit operation: A method for controlling one or more computer room air conditioning (CRAC) units configured to receive return air for energy efficient operation. In the method, the temperature of the air returned (Trat) into the one or more CRAC units is detected. It is determined whether the Trat is within a...

20050278069 - Energy efficient crac unit operation using heat transfer levels: A method for controlling one or more computer room air conditioning (CRAC) units for energy efficient operation, in which, the temperature of the air returned (Trat) into the one or more CRAC units and the temperature of the air supplied (Tsat) by the one or more CRAC units is detected....

20050278074 - Feedback control methods and apparatus for electro-pneumatic control systems: Methods and apparatus related to feedback control for electro-pneumatic control systems are disclosed. An example electro-pneumatic control system comprises an electro-pneumatic controller and a secondary pneumatic power stage coupled to the electro-pneumatic controller to provide a feedback signal to the electro-pneumatic controller....

20050278072 - Flow monitoring system for a flow control apparatus: A flow control apparatus having a flow monitoring system capable of detecting and identifying flow present within the administration feeding set loaded to the flow control apparatus is disclosed. The flow control apparatus comprises a single sensor capable of detecting the presence or absence of fluid in the administration feeding...

20050278073 - Medical infusion pump capable of learning bolus time patterns and providing bolus alerts: An apparatus and method are disclosed for improving a medical infusion pump. Users of medical infusion pumps, such as insulin pumps, require a bolus of a medication at predicable times of the day, such as at or near mealtimes for insulin pumps. The disclosed medical infusion pump determines bolus time...

20050278076 - Method and apparatus for operating and controlling a power system: A fuel cell power system has a plurality of fuel cell power modules, a plurality of local controllers, and a master controller. Each fuel cell power module includes a fuel cell for generating electrical power, and each local controller controls one respective fuel cell power module. The master controller controls...

20050278075 - Methods and apparatus for providing and distributing standby power: Aspects of the invention are directed to power distribution systems and methods for distributing power from a primary power source and a backup power source to a load. In one particular aspect, a power distribution system includes a first input to receive input power from the primary power source, a...

20050273180 - System and method for starting up plural electronic devices in an orderly manner: A system for starting up plural electronic devices in an orderly manner includes four power switches (18, 28, 38, 48) connected to a common power source (17) and respective hard drives (19, 29, 39, 49), and four microprocessors (16, 26, 36, 46) respectively connected to the power switches and to...

20050273181 - Remote control apparatus and remote control system for electronic device: A remote control device which remotely controls an electronic apparatus including: a recording device which records control information that defines each of operations of processes in the electronic apparatus; a control device which displays an operation screen on which a plurality of selection images for a selection of each of...

20050273182 - System for motion control, method of using the system for motion control, and computer readable instructions for use with the system for motion control: A motion control system and method that includes a central controller configured to generate first and second demand control signals to be used to define actuation motion of respective first and second actuators. The central controller is in communication with first and second nodes by way of a data network,...

20050273183 - System and method for providing for remote monitoring and controlling of voltage power transmission and distribution devices: The present invention provides a system and method for providing remote controlling of a power device. In architecture, the service device comprises a receiver circuitry that receives operating status data of the power device, and a data input circuitry accepts control information from a user. In addition, the transmitter circuitry...

20050273184 - System and method for condition-based maintenance: The invention relates to a system and a method for the condition-based maintenance of at least one decentralised technical installation. The system comprises recording means for recording condition values of the technical installation and transmission means for transmitting the recorded condition values to a central maintenance management system, which comprises...

20050273185 - Method and apparatus for eye tracking latency reduction: A method for enhancing the performance of an eye position measurement system, said method comprising: based on a measurement of past eye positions, calculating a prediction of a future eye position; using said calculated prediction of a future eye position for reducing the latency effect of said eye position measurement...

20050273186 - Optical sensor, printing station and printing method: An optical sensor for sensing items transported along an item transport path, comprising: a transmitter element for transmitting a sensing beam to a detection location, which sensing beam interacts with each item as transported through the detection location; a receiver element for sensing the sensing beam at the detection location...

20050273188 - Method and apparatus for improving characteristics of acoustic and vibration transducers: A method for improving characteristics of acoustic and vibration transducers, including integrated microphones and integrated transducers of vibrations, is disclosed. The method consists in the use of a low-fidelity acoustic or vibration transducer for converting an acoustic signal into an analog electrical signal, an analog-to-digital converter for converting the analog...

20050273187 - Multi-sound source wireless transmission system: A multi-sound source wireless transmission system comprises a USB connector capable of being inserted to one of a notebook computer or an audio signal wire connected to a first electronic device; a transmission module connected to the USB connector for wirelessly transmitting sound signals to a receiving module in another...

20050273189 - Auto-configuration of hardware on a portable computing device: A method of manufacturing a portable computing device, involves the steps of (1) maintaining a table comprising stimulus/response data for possible hardware components that may be interfaced in the computing device; (2) performing one manufacturing step in the manufacture of the portable computing device by interfacing one of the possible...

20050273190 - Methods and apparatus for material control system interface: Methods and apparatus are provided for managing movement of small lots between processing tools within an electronic device manufacturing facility. In some embodiments, a number of priority lots to be processed is determined and an equivalent number of carrier storage locations are reserved at a substrate loading station of a...

20050273191 - Small lot size lithography bays: In a first aspect, a small lot size lithography bay is provided. The small lot size lithography bay includes (1) a plurality of lithography tools; and (2) a small lot size transport system adapted to transport small lot size substrate carriers to the lithography tools. Each small lot size substrate...

20050273192 - Article to be processed having id, and production method thereof: A processed article is provided with a plurality of IDs having the same information for machine reading but difference to be confirmed visually. The information such as the production lot number which is read from the plurality of IDs by the reading device is the same, but these plurality of...

20050273193 - Method of controlling the winding of a roll of web material: A method controls the response rate and profile of a variable parameter. The method determines an error value for a first variable parameter as the difference between a first parameter set point and a first parameter analog value. An output, controlled by a first variable-process-parameter control loop, adjusts according to...

20050273194 - Device and method for extracting unmachined shape: A safe and efficient machining process design is realized by extracting the unmachined shape and by three-dimensionally visualizing the unmachined shape without generating a machining track. The present device 1 comprises a displacement unit 2 for displacing a machining tool on the surface of a three-dimensional product shape model at...

20050273196 - Automatic empty carrier storage, retrieval and distribution system: The present invention relates to pneumatic tube systems generally. More specifically, it relates to an automated system for the storage and distribution of empty carriers for a pneumatic tube system. The system comprises an easy to use one-touch process and includes the following apparatus: storage cabinets and pneumatic tube system...

20050273195 - Controller for movable systems: A controller for movable systems. The controller comprises one or more electromechanical switches having an electrical input port. Each electromechanical switch has two switch states, and two electrical terminals. Each electrical input port is connected to one of the two electrical terminals. Each electrical input port can receive an electrical...

20050273197 - Method and system for controlling a robot: A system and method are described that use impulse radio technology to enhance the capabilities of a robot. In one embodiment, a system, a robot and a method are provided that use the communication capabilities of impulse radio technology to help a control station better control the actions of the...

20050273198 - Method and device for controlling manipulators: The invention relates to a method for controlling a plurality of manipulators, such as multiaxial or multiaxle industrial robots. At least one manipulator functions as the reference manipulator and is moved in a plurality of preset poses within its working area at which internal position values are determined as first...

20050273200 - Process for protecting a robot from collisions: A process for protecting at least two robots is provided, especially multiaxial industrial robots, from collisions, in which movements of a robot are automatically checked for possible collisions. Interlocks are automatically inserted in the movement process....

20050273199 - Robot system: A robot system comprising a first robot (R1) with a camera of a visual sensor mounted thereon and a second robot (R2) having a feature portion, is disclosed. The robots (R1, R2) are set in the first initial states (G1), from which the first robot (R1) or the second robot...

20050273201 - Method and system for deployment of sensors: Systems and methods for consistent deployment of sensors for both physical and virtual objects in a context aware environment for responsive environments are described. A method and apparatus that supports user interactions with both virtual and physical objects wherein any type of object can be explicitly instrumented with a sensor,...

20050273202 - Method and device for improving the positioning accuracy of a manipulator: A method for improving the positioning accuracy of a manipulator, such as a multiaxial or multiaxle industrial robot is proposed, by producing at least one absolutely accurate model of the manipulator for the control thereof. According to the invention, for producing the absolutely accurate model, firstly a pose of the...

20050273203 - Accurate blending module and method: An accurate blending module for adjusting the pH of solutions containing therapeutic proteins includes a recirculation loop that receives the therapeutic protein solution via a feed pump and an acid solution via an adjusting pump. The recirculation loop includes a recirculation pump and a pH sensor that detects the pH...

20050273204 - Intelligent valve flow linearization: A feed-forward flow controller is designed to calculate a target valve position from a target flow. Correction is made for liquid or gas pressure drop across the valve and for the valve flow modulating member geometry. This feed-forward action may also be used to linearize a feed-back flow control loop....

20050273205 - Modular and expandable irrigation controller: Described herein are several embodiments relating to modular irrigation controllers. In many implementations, the irrigation controllers are modular in that various functional components of the irrigation controller are implemented in removable modules that when inserted into position within the controller, expand the capabilities of the controller. Also described are various...

20050273206 - No-break-power-transfer control system for variable frequency electrical power systems: A method and apparatus for executing a no-break power transfer between an electrical power generator powered by an auxiliary power unit (APU) and an electrical power generator powered by an aircraft main engine. The method comprises sending a power transfer command, a load/unload amplitude signal, and a target frequency signal...

20050273207 - Distributed protection system for power distribution systems: There is disclosed a protection system for a power distribution system having a plurality of breakers arranged in a hierarchy. The protection system has a network and a breaker coupled to the power distribution system. A module is coupled to the network and the breaker is at a first level...

20050273208 - Electronic device cooling apparatus and method for cooling electronic device with temperature prediction: A temperature predicting unit predicts the temperature of an electronic device after a predetermined period, and the speed of temperature variation from the operating state of the load. Based on the results of prediction by the temperature predicting unit, a selection unit instructs either one or both of a nozzle...

20050267605 - Home entertainment, security, surveillance, and automation control system: A system and method of home entertainment, security, surveillance, and automation control includes a plurality of remote devices, a display device, and various user input devices capable of receiving a home user's commands. The system further includes a main control unit capable of controlling and programming the system, and a...

20050267606 - Process module tuning: A process module tuning method characterizes a process module by gathering data using a process condition measuring device to measure process outputs while inputs are excited. The data is used to identify a dynamic process model. The dynamic process model is then be used to determine process input settings that...

20050267607 - Dynamic offset and feedback threshold: A method, system and medium are provided for enabling improved feedback and feedforward control. An error, or deviation from target result, is observed during manufacture of semi conductor chips. The error within standard deviation is caused by two components: a white noise component and a signal component (such as systematic...

20050267608 - Model predictive control apparatus: A model predictive control apparatus includes an initial solution generation section, an abnormality handling section, and an objective function adjustment section. The abnormality handling section performs initial solution generation when it is determined that performed optimization is abnormal. The initial solution generation section generates an initial optimal value of a...

20050267609 - Lithographic motion control system and method: A lithographic apparatus comprising a control system, such as a motion control system, is presented. The control system includes an actuator for effecting a movement of a moveable part and a feed-forward path from a setpoint input of the control system to the actuator. The control system further includes a...

20050267610 - Game system and game server: The present invention concerns a gaming system and a gaming server, and provides a gaming system and a gaming server by which enjoyment can be sustained. A gaming server 21 comprises: game result storage means, storing game results concerning the game for each of a plurality of game players; ranking...

20050267611 - System, method and program for tracing manufacturing processes: System, method and program product for tracing first, second and third processes for producing a product. First, second and third process instances for the first, second and third processes, respectively, are generated. Tracing information is stored in association with the first, second and third process instances to indicate respective execution...

20050267612 - Mathematical model for a metallurgical plant, and method for optimizing the operation of such a plant: A mathematical model for a metallurgical engineering system and a method for optimizing the operation of a metallurgical engineering system by means of said model. A plurality of units (7-12) of a metallurgical engineering system (6) are modeled by means of a mathematical model. Said units are associated with supply...

20050267613 - Method to quantitativley analyze a model: A method of quantitatively analyzing results of a model. At least one image of a model is generated in a post-processor. A calibration mechanism of known dimensions is generated in the post-processor. The calibration mechanism is read into an analysis software. The image is read into the analysis software. The...

20050267616 - Patterning technology for folded sheet structures: The present invention supplies practical procedures, functions or techniques for folding tessellations. Several tessellation crease pattern techniques, and the three-dimensional folded configuration are given. Additionally several new forming processes, including mathematical methods for describing the material flow are discloseddoubly-periodic folding of materials that name the doubly-periodic folded (DPF) surface, including...

20050267614 - System and method of virtual modeling of thin materials: A virtual model capable of simulating physical deformation of at least a portion of a product to be worn on a body. The portion comprises a thin, flexible material, wherein the model comprises a first zone of compression defining two major surfaces, wherein at least one of said major surfaces...

20050267615 - System and method of virtual representation of folds and pleats: A virtual model capable of simulating physical deformation of at least a portion of a product to be worn on a body. The portion comprises a longitudinal fold or pleat and model comprises at least two elements. The two elements are joined along a common boundary of nodes, and the...

20050267617 - System and method for exception management: A system for exception management. The system comprises an input/output mechanism, a back-end server, and a management server. The input/output mechanism is configured to interface with a user and receive a requirement to suspend a progressing production. The back-end server provides online service according to the requirement. The management server...

20050267618 - Writing method of hardware performance information of unit in vehicle: In an inspection procedure of a completed product of an automatic transmission main body at a unit factory, a control system transmits a control signal to an actuator to receive characteristic data (hardware performance information) output in response to operation of the automatic transmission main body according to the control...

20050267619 - Process and system for conveying semifinished products during lcd manufacture: A system (20) for conveying semifinished products during the manufacturing of liquid crystal displays, includes a first processing station (21); a second processing station (22) proximate to the first processing station; a shortcut conveyor interconnecting the first processing station and the second processing station; a stocking conveyor interconnecting the first...

20050267620 - Substrate apparatus calibration and synchronization procedure: A method for positioning substrates in a substrate processing apparatus having a substrate alignment device, a first substrate transport apparatus and a second substrate transport apparatus, includes calibrating the substrate alignment device with a motion of the first substrate transport apparatus, and calibrating a coordinate system of the second substrate...

20050267622 - Synthesizing semiconductor process flow models: Systems and methods of modeling a best-guess semiconductor process flow for fabricating a desired semiconductor device are provided. The best-guess process flow is modeled using an inverse modeling technique. This technique reverse engineers a desired semiconductor device to synthesize a model of a fabrication process that is likely to produce...

20050267621 - Temperature abnormality detection method and semiconductor manufacturing apparatus: A semiconductor manufacturing apparatus includes: a hot plate that heats an article to be processed; a temperature control section that controls temperature of the hot plate; a main body control section that controls the entirety of the apparatus based on a process recipe; and an elevating mechanism that elevates the...

20050267623 - Method for modeling material constitutive behavior: In modeling material constitutive behavior, a methodology determines tool-chip friction and a position of a stagnation point on a cutting tool. The methodology includes measuring a ratio of cutting force to thrust force and measuring a chip thickness, hch, produced by applying the cutting tool to a material. Initial values...

20050267624 - Used wire cutting device for wire cut electric discharge machine: A used wire cutting device for wire cut electric discharge machine which appropriately determines the time to replace a movable blade and a fixed blade of a cutting mechanism on the basis of not only time but also the degree of wear of each blade. The device includes a wear...

20050267625 - Numerical controller and servomotor control system: A numerical controller and a servomotor control system, capable of axis control required in case of a communication failure in the control of servomotors driven by servo amplifiers connected to a plurality of serial buses. The numerical controller has a plurality of serial buses to which the numerical controller and...

20050267626 - Numerical controller: A numerical controller designed to reduce a wait time between power turn-on and machine activation. When power to the numerical controller is turned on, programs of additional functions are each selected to be either transferred or not. The selection is made by setting each of the programs of the additional...

20050267627 - Robotic data storage library comprising a virtual port: A robotic data storage library comprising a virtual port and a method for providing a virtual port for a robotic data storage library are disclosed. The virtual exit port, for example, comprises one or more storage locations of the library that are defined as a virtual port. In one embodiment,...

20050267628 - Dry powder dose filling systems and related methods: Systems for flowably dispensing dry powders include means for generating a first non-linear vibration input signal, the first non-linear input signal comprising a carrier frequency modulated by a plurality of different selected frequencies that correspond to a first dry powder formulation whereby first meted quantities of the first dry powder...

20050267637 - Automation equipment control system: A automation equipment control system comprises a general purpose computer with a general purpose operating system in electronic communication with a real-time computer subsystem. The general purpose computer includes a program execution module to selectively start and stop processing of a program of equipment instructions and to generate a plurality...

20050267629 - Electronic directing system: The present invention relates to an arrangement and electronic navigational control system for a self-propelling device (5), preferably a lawn-mowing robot. The system comprises at least one navigational control system (3) connected to at least one signal generator (1) and a sensing unit arranged at the self-propelling device (5). The...

20050267634 - Image transmission device and method, transmitting device and method, receiving device and method, and robot apparatus: An image transmission device and method, a transmitting device and method, a receiving device and method, and robot apparatus are capable of effectively transmitting the image data of multiple channels by using the existing systems which are formed on the premise of transmitting and receiving of the image data through...

20050267636 - Image transmission device and method, transmitting device and method, receiving device and method, and robot apparatus: An image transmission device and method, a transmitting device and method, a receiving device and method, and robot apparatus are capable of effectively transmitting the image data of multiple channels by using the existing systems which are formed on the premise of transmitting and receiving of the image data through...

20050267631 - Mobile robot and system and method of compensating for path diversions: A mobile robot measures a rotation angle using information from an image photographed by a vision camera. A mobile robot system comprises a main body of the robot, a driving part for driving a plurality of wheels; a vision camera mounted on a main body thereof to photograph an upper...

20050267635 - Operation range restricting device for robot joint provided with operation region detection device: An operation region detection device includes a dog, a support member for supporting it, and a detection switch outputting a signal based on contact or noncontact with the corresponding dog. The support member is arranged in a hollow part of a joint of a robot and attached to one of...

20050267633 - Vehicle appraisal assisting robot and vehicle appraisal system using the robot: A vehicle appraisal assisting robot (1) of the invention comprises: an information acquisition means (12) for acquiring basic information required for appraisal of a vehicle (7) from a client; an image taking unit (13) for taking an image of a portion of the vehicle required to evaluate a state of...

20050267632 - Vehicle diagnosis robot: A vehicle diagnosis robot of the invention comprises: an image taking unit (11) for taking an image of a portion of a vehicle to be inspected; an action generator (12) for generating an action required for the image taking unit to take an appropriate image of the portion of the...

20050267630 - Walking gait producing device for walking robot: An object of the present invention is to provide a gait pattern generating device by which a gait pattern of a robot such as a humanoid bipedal walking robot having a structure easy to fall down can be generated easily in real time. This device calculates a driving quantity of...

20050267638 - System and architecture for providing a modular intelligent assist system: A configuration system for an intelligent assist system is provided. The intelligent assist system includes a module, and a computational node on the module. The configuration system includes a host computer system capable of executing a stored program. The host computer system is in communication with the computational node via...

20050267639 - Data center evaluation using an air re-circulation index: In a method for evaluating one or more components in a data center, inlet and outlet temperatures of one or more heat dissipating devices are detected. In addition, the temperatures of air supplied by one or more computer room air conditioning (CRAC) units are also detected. Indices of air re-circulation...

20050267640 - Method and system for synchronizing climate control devices: A method, computer program product, and a data processing system for controlling a first climate control device is provided. An operational mode is obtained for each of a plurality of climate control devices. The operational mode of each of the plurality of climate control devices is compared with a desired...

20050267641 - Modular and expandable irrigation controller: Described herein are several embodiments relating to modular irrigation controllers. In many implementations, the irrigation controllers are modular in that various functional components of the irrigation controller are implemented in removable modules that when inserted into position within the controller, expand the capabilities of the controller. Also described are various...

20050267643 - System and apparatus for detecting and monitoring circuit breaker operation: A control apparatus for a plurality of devices, especially circuit breakers. The control apparatus includes activation circuitry for each device, and a power supply for supplying electrical power to the activation circuitry. The control apparatus adds a respective electrical signature component to the supplied electrical power upon detection that a...

20050267642 - Systems, methods and computer program products for continuous emissions monitoring on-line: Systems, methods and computer program products provide secure access to real-time emissions data from one or more power generating plants via a web-based interface. The user provides log-in information to gain a predefined level of access based on the inputted log-in information, and may access emissions data of one or...

20050267644 - Turbine apparatus and governor for turbine: In a turbine apparatus comprising a runner rotatable to be rotationally driven by a water, a gain of a derivative calculation element generating a derivative component of a control signal for controlling a flow rate of the water which derivative component is to be applied to the derivative calculation element...

20050267646 - Air conditioning system for motor vehicle: A control unit for an air conditioning system for a motor vehicle calculates a target blowing air temperature based on a temperature of a passenger's dressing detected by a contact-less temperature sensor. An air conditioning operation is performed based on the calculated target blowing air temperature. In particular, when calculating...

20050267645 - Thermal control system for environmental test chamber: A method includes setting a first target temperature for an object that is in contact with a thermal medium, repeatedly receiving input that is indicative of a current temperature of the thermal medium, repeatedly estimating the temperature of the object based on the input, repeatedly setting a second target temperature...