Data processing: generic control systems or specific applications inventions 05/06

20060111793 - Networked communication devices: An aircraft emergency lighting system includes a plurality of light units arranged to guide passengers to and to identify exits in an emergency. The light units communicate wirelessly with a remote master control unit operable from the cockpit using a low power spread spectrum signal centered on a single frequency...

20060111795 - Retrieving diagnostic information from an hvac component: A control for controlling the operation of a climate control system comprising a processor that is capable of detecting the presence of a low voltage power supply and the absence of an external alternating current power source, and responsively retrieving stored diagnostic information pertaining to the operating status of at...

20060111794 - Secure data write apparatus and methods for use in safety instrumented process control systems: Secure data write apparatus and methods for use in safety instrumented process control systems select a parameter associated with a process control element within the process control system and send first data associated with the parameter to the process control element. A confirmation associated with a request to write the...

20060111796 - Intelligent two-way telemetry: Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, implementing and using techniques for intelligent two-way telemetry. A telemetry system in accordance with the invention includes one or more telemetry units that can receive and send data The system further includes one or more controllers that includes intelligence for processing data from...

20060111797 - Information presentation apparatus and information presentation system using the same: A three-dimensional position posture relation detection unit detects a relation of relative three-dimensional position and posture between an image input unit and a target object using the image of the target object in a real space input from the image input unit. A difference comparison detection unit compares the detected...

20060111798 - Compensated composite structure: A method for constructing a compensated composite structure, including a support tube coupled to a flexure plate and enclosing a capacitor plate, includes selecting a material for the support tube whereby the coefficient of expansion is larger than that of the material of the capacitor plates. Further, the method includes...

20060111799 - Fire risk assessment system: In one aspect of the present invention, a fire risk assessment system comprises a data storage unit, a customer interface, a location unit, and a protection status unit. The data storage contains fire station information. The customer interface accepts address data and outputs fire station, address and protection status information....

20060111801 - Automatic classification of media entities according to melodic movement properties: In connection with a classification system for classifying media entities that merges perceptual classification techniques and digital signal processing classification techniques for improved classification of media entities, a system and methods are provided for automatically classifying and characterizing melodic movement properties of media entities. Such a system and methods may...

20060111800 - Converting m channels of digital audio data into n channels of digital audio data: Audio data having M channels includes a header with metadata specifying a conversion function for converting the M channels of digital audio data into N channels of data. The metadata is a string of coefficients, which may be specified by the content author, to define to conversion of the M...

20060111802 - Fabrication system and fabrication method: A fabricating method for a system including a plurality of processing apparatuses connected to each other by an inter-apparatus transporter. The semiconductor waters are processed in the processing apparatuses and are transported to specified processing apparatuses in different time interval that are set to N times a unit time interval....

20060111803 - Method and system for estimating manufacturing target bias: A computer implemented method for estimating manufacturing target bias for products in manufacturing tools. The method first establishes a first data set according to manufacturing target bias history based on a correlation with tools used. The manufacturing tools comprise a first manufacturing tool and other manufacturing tools. Next, a testing...

20060111804 - Multivariate control of semiconductor processes: A method for detecting a fault condition of a manufacturing process involving acquiring data and developing a model based on a plurality of manufacturing related variables for a plurality of outputs of a manufacturing process. The method also involves identifying which of the manufacturing related variables have a substantial affect...

20060111805 - Fabrication system and fabrication method: A fabricating method for a system including a plurality of processing apparatuses connected to each other by an inter-apparatus transporter. The semiconductor waters are processed in the processing apparatuses and are transported to specified processing apparatuses in different time interval that are set to N times a unit time interval....

20060111806 - System and method for manufacturing dental prostheses: The present invention is related to systems and methods for manufacturing dental prostheses, such as bridges and crowns. In particular, the present invention is directed to novel methods for managing machining jobs for manufacturing dental prostheses in a system having a plurality of machining devices....

20060111807 - Device, system and method for calibration in three-dimensional model printing: Devices, systems and methods for three-dimensional model printing. A three-dimensional model printer may, for example, calibrate, optimize, or indicate the need for replacement of or evaluation of one or more printing heads or nozzles of the three-dimensional model printer....

20060111808 - A method for controlling one or more properties of a sheet of material: A method and system for controlling one or more properties of a sheet of material to be manufactured on a sheet-making machine is disclosed. Actuators to control the sheet properties are arrayed in the cross-direction of the machine. Properties data about one or more properties of the sheet of material...

20060111809 - Graphical user interface: A graphical user interface communicatively coupled with a non-contact measurement and alignment device enables user control over and display of the readings from the non-contact measurement and alignment device. In operation with a power tool, the graphical user interface provides a user with selectable control over the power tool through...

20060111810 - Working robot, actuator and control method thereof: A working robot, which is able to perform a required operation by locating a tool on a working position of a moving object, comprises a robot body moving with the object according to the movement of the object with more than one degree of freedom; an actuator mounted on a...

20060111811 - Article handling system and method and article management system and method: A sensing unit, such as a camera, or the like, senses the conditions of articles and mobile existences, including humans, in a life space, such as a house of a household, or the like. An article management/operation server manages, on an article database, attribute information of the articles, which include...

20060111812 - Article handling system and method and article management system and method: A sensing unit, such as a camera, or the like, senses the conditions of articles and mobile existences, including humans, in a life space, such as a house of a household, or the like. An article management/operation server manages, on an article database, attribute information of the articles, which include...

20060111813 - Automated manufacturing system: The manufacturing system includes an industrial robot, a plurality of work devices, a plurality of unit frames, each of the work devices being mounted on a corresponding one of the unit frames, and a data storage storing a robot control program describing operations of the industrial robot with the work...

20060111814 - Mobile robot: A mobile robot, which enables sure detection of external environments including obstacles around the mobile robot, without being affected by a posture change of the mobile robot, and includes: an obstacle detection sensor, placed on a stage that can sway, which detects an obstacle around the mobile robot; and an...

20060111815 - Method and apparatus for power management control of a cooling system in a consumer accessible appliance: Methods and apparatus that manage electric power consumed by an appliance are disclosed. The appliance has an interior accessible by consumers through a door having an open state and a closed state. The appliance includes a cooling system having at least a first mode of operation and a second mode...

20060111816 - Methods, systems and computer program products for controlling a climate in a building: Methods, systems and computer program products are provided for controlling a climate in a building. Sensed data is received at a local processor in the building. The sensed data is associated with the climate in the building, weather outside the building and/or occupants of the building. The received sensed data...

20060106466 - Process and method for limiting the behavior of an electromechanical device being controlled by one or more remote users: A process enabling an individual to dynamically refine limits that govern the behavior of an electromechanical device (40) being controlled by a remote operator (10) residing in a different location. The process defines a means by which the control requests created by a remote operator are compared to one or...

20060106467 - Method and device for adapting a stop of an electrically triggered actuator: A method and device for adapting a stop of an electrically triggered actuator are provided, which may be implemented in a precise and simple manner and allow for a continuous adaptation. For this purpose, a check is performed to determine whether a setpoint value for a position of the actuator...

20060106468 - Apparatus and method for determining compatibility of a component unit with an electronic machine connected thereto: Provided are an apparatus and method for determining the compatibility of a component unit connected to an electronic machine by storing in the component unit information about electronic machines to which the component unit can be connected, thereby eliminating the need to update firmware of the target electronic machine in...

20060106469 - Systems and methods for statistical process control: A system for performing statistical process control. A storage device stores a plurality of SPC charts, specifying data collected from a system during testing. A controller categorizes the SPC charts into a plurality of groups based on characteristics thereof. A detector determines whether the charts in any of the groups...

20060106470 - Remote control system and its transmitter and movable machine: A transmitter 2 reads characteristic information 10 from a recording medium 3 having the characteristic information associated with a movable machine 1 recorded thereon, and transmits the information to the movable machine 1 as initial data. If the received characteristic information coincides with characteristic information 16 the movable machine has,...

20060106471 - Industrial robot: There is provided an industrial robot which comprises a manipulator having a tool at the tip end, a robot control unit for controlling the manipulator, and a primary teaching device and subsidiary teaching device for controlling the manipulator through the robot control unit, wherein operation capable of being conducted by...

20060106472 - Method and apparatus for normalizing sound recording loudness: A method and apparatus normalizes the playback loudness of stored sound recordings to avoid objectionable variations in perceived loudness between different sound recordings at the same volume setting. In an exemplary processing method, a stored sound recording is processed to determine its loudness. That loudness, or some value derived from...

20060106473 - Enterprise factory control method and system: A system, method, service and media for managing both supplier-owned and non-owned manufacturing asset types utilizing a supplier model of a product which goes across the manufacturing asset types. The invention maps the model to instances of the asset types and uses a network to control and monitor the assets....

20060106474 - Computer aided design document generation and delivery system over distributed communication systems: A CAD drawing generation and delivery system comprises a CAD module that produces CAD documents. A CAD automation module receives design specifications including a selection of system components, an arrangement of the components, and a dimension relating to at least one of the components, and selectively operates the CAD module...

20060106475 - Local and distributed systems for coupling automation design: A system for designing a set of coupling components for coupling driving and driven shafts comprises an input module that provides a user interface for entering user input including one or more design parameters and/or user selections. A coupling selection and design module attempts to design at least one set...

20060106476 - Automatic generation of tolerance schemes: Automatic generation of a tolerance scheme includes accessing data defining a three-dimensional model that defines a part for manufacture, identifying a tolerance feature in the three-dimensional model, determining at least one unconstrained degree of control for the tolerance feature, automatically creating a tolerance scheme for the tolerance feature, and rendering...

20060106477 - Production plan creation system, method, and program: The present invention is to formulate a production plan 5 by means of an event-based simulator 4 simulating movement of products within a factory through use of a production process model 2 and a production rule 3. There are provided a time-interval-based simulator 6 for computing the statuses of production...

20060106478 - Electronic parts installation device and cassette control device: A cassette control device by which high-speed processing can be expected even by using an arithmetical unit with current processing capability, even when the number of cassettes increases simultaneously with an increase in the number of nozzles which can suck electronic parts. There is provided storage unit (18) having storage...

20060106479 - Chemical-mechanical planarization controller: The invention provides a model-based control approach to chemical-mechanical planarization (CMP) control. The preferred embodiment comprises mathematical models of the CMP process. These models play a critical role in obtaining superior control performance. Model-based Control Design involves the construction of a dynamic mathematical model of the system to be controlled,...

20060106480 - Robot device: Robot apparatus has a robot 1, a controller 2 for controlling the aforementioned robot 1 to perform working, and a plurality of external axis devices 4, 5 and 6 to be controlled by the aforementioned controller 2. The aforementioned external axis devices 4, 5 and 6 are provided with power...

20060106481 - Device and method for checking programs of numerical control machine: A device for a checking program of numerical control machine comprises a tool rest (100) and a lamp-house (103). The tool rest is mounted on a numerical control machine (10). The lamp-house is assembled on the tool rest and emits light. A method for checking a program of numerical control...

20060106483 - Methods, systems, and formats for data, such as data used in laser projection of fasteners used in manufacturing: A system and method provides data for a laser projection process used in manufacturing involving fasteners. For example, the laser projection process may include projecting a laser image associated with fasteners used to assemble objects. Fastener attribute data may be extracted from an engineer's design data and processed to generate...

20060106482 - Power tool control system: A power tool control system includes a non-contact measurement and alignment device operative with the power tool and enabled to establish various readings, such as power tool settings. A graphical user interface communicatively coupled with the non-contact measurement and alignment device enables user control over and display of the readings...

20060106485 - Enhanced digital process design methodology for process centric cad systems: Methods, manufactured parts, and computer programs for horizontally structured manufacturing. A blank is selected for machining into an actual part, and a coordinate system is established. A plurality of process bodies are created in a single file. Each process body includes a virtual blank corresponding to said blank and a...

20060106484 - Method for automatically creating a dental superstructure for joining to an implant: The invention relates to a method for automatically creating a dental superstructure for joining to an implant based on a digital model description of the shape. To this end: the actual clinical situation or an arranged clinical situation of the implant (3; 13) is recorded in the form of digital...

20060106486 - Nc hole-machining programming device: An NC hole-machining programming device according to this present invention includes: a tool information storing unit for storing tool information including types and sizes of tools used for hole machining; a form recognizing unit for extracting a cylindrical surface and conical surface as a local geometry which constitutes a hole-machining...

20060106487 - Programmable load forming system, components thereof, and methods of use: Programmable load forming systems, components thereof, and methods of use are disclosed. In one aspect, a programmable load forming system is programmed to perform the method of downloading a calculated path from the computer to the robot controller, moving one or more bundles along the calculated path to position the...

20060106488 - User-specific dispensing system: The invention provides a system to physically dispense an item on-site from a dispenser whereby the item to be dispensed is selected by the system based on user-specific or item-specific information. In an embodiment, the system selects the dispensed item based on both user-specific and item-specific information. In another embodiment...

20060106489 - User-specific dispensing system: The invention provides a system to physically dispense an item, including tangible items and/or services or features, on-site from a dispenser whereby the item to be dispensed is selected by the system based on user-specific or item-specific information. In an embodiment, the system selects the dispensed item based on both...

20060106490 - Vending machine monitoring system: A system and method for using mesh technology to remotely monitor a plurality of vending machines is provided. Each vending machine includes a node that supports the DEX/UCS standard using customized off-the-shelf mesh networking and metering components to reach a gateway node included in a vending machine to provide access...

20060106491 - Medication dispensing device: A portable medication dispensing device having at least one memory unit, a fingerprint identification device, a display screen, one or more microswitches and a power source, which allows a specific patient access to a specific dose at specific time intervals is provided....

20060106493 - Camera referenced control in a minimally invasive surgical apparatus: Enhanced telepresence and telesurgery systems automatically update coordinate transformations so as to retain alignment between movement of an input device and movement of an end effector as displayed adjacent the input device. A processor maps a controller workspace with an end effector workspace, and effects movement of the end effector...

20060106492 - Multi-axis robot provided with a control system: The robot comprises: a controller (C), including power modules (22) for supplying the motors (10) of the arm (A) of the robot (R), a CPU unit (26), for calculation and processing and connection means (52, B), between the arm (A), the power modules (22) and the CPU unit (26). The...

20060106494 - Camera and animation controller, systems and methods: Embodiments of the invention provide novel controllers for filmmaking and/or animation, as well as systems and methods for their use. In a set of embodiments, a controller has an actuator (e.g., a joystick, etc.) that receives input from a user for controlling an object, such as a camera, a light,...

20060106495 - Control device of legged mobile robot: A control device of a legged mobile robot, wherein a state amount error (for example, an error of a vertical position of a body 3), which is a difference between an actual state amount and a state amount of a desired gait related to a translational motion in a predetermined...

20060106496 - Method of controlling movement of mobile robot: A method of controlling a movement of a mobile robot for realizing safe and appropriate accompanying behavior to follow an accompanied target includes detecting at least a position of the accompanied target, and controlling the movement of the mobile robot, based on the detected position of the accompanied target, so...

20060106497 - Carriage robot system and its controlling method: In a carrier robot system comprising a robot (1) which has a placement portion for placing an object presenting a low-profile form thereon and carries the object and a robot controller (9) for controlling the robot (1), a jig (3) mounted on the placement portion of the robot and having...

20060106498 - Controller for fuel fired heating appliance: A controller for a fuel-fired appliance comprising a microprocessor that is able to detect an interruption in power, and immediately store errors and historical diagnostic information in a non-volatile memory before the microprocessor powers down. Upon restoration of power, the microprocessor would flash or display the most recent error codes...

20060106499 - System and method for emergency shutdown of selected services and facilities in a multi-unit building: A method and system of shutting down services in rooms of a multi-unit building is provided. The method includes detecting a shutdown code, generating a command in response to the shutdown code, receiving the command at gateway devices associated with the rooms, transmitting the commands from the gateway devices, receiving...

20060106500 - Vibration control by confinement of vibration energy: Effective first translational and first torsional forces are passively applied to a vibrating member at a preselected location of the vibrating member. Vibrations in the vibrating member are sensed. Effective second translational and second torsional forces are actively applied to the vibrating member in response to the sensed vibrations. The...

20060106502 - Apparatus, method and computer program product for monitoring ac line current through the step start resistors of a high voltage power supply: A circuit to monitor ac line current through resistors employed to provide a ‘step start’ in a power supply, including means to monitor the current flowing through the step start resistors, comprising a peak detector, a sample and hold circuit, an analog to digital convertor and a microprocessor. The output...

20060106501 - Neural modeling for nox generation curves: A method of generating NOx curves over a range of load points includes obtaining current measurements from a respective sensor and validating the current measurements. A plurality of input curves are generated using predefined inputs for each load point. The plurality of input curves include a first set point curve...

20060106503 - Method and system for thermal management: In a method of thermal management, a temperature is sensed and compared with a first preset temperature. The lowest priority load is disabled in response to the temperature being equal to the first preset temperature....

20060100718 - Systems and methods of using multiple microcontrollers for fail-safe control and enhanced feature operation of an appliance: Multiple microcontrollers are used in controlling operation of an appliance thereby providing enhanced safety. User input deactivating the appliance is received and processed by a first and second microcontrollers, which separately and independently act to remove power from the appliance upon receipt of user input. Failure of one microcontroller in...

20060100719 - Systems and methods that facilitate management of add-on instruction generation, selection, and/or monitoring during execution: The subject invention relates to systems and methods that facilitate display, selection, and management of context associated with execution of add-on instructions. The systems and methods track add-on instruction calls provide a user with call and data context, wherein the user can select a particular add-on instruction context from a...

20060100720 - Kiln free lime control: A kiln thermal and combustion control. A predictive model is provided of the dynamics of selected aspects of the operation of the system for modeling the dynamics thereof. The model has at least two discrete models associated therewith that model at least two of the selected aspects, the at least...

20060100721 - Non-linear model with disturbance rejection: Non-linear model with disturbance rejection. A method for training a non linear model for predicting an output parameter of a system is disclosed that operates in an environment having associated therewith slow varying and unmeasurable disturbances. An input layer is provided having a plurality of inputs and an output layer...

20060100722 - Method and apparatus for spatially coordinating, storing and manipulating computer aided design drawings: A technique and associated software for spatially coordinating, storing, and manipulating computer aided Design (CAD) files with a master dimensional plan (MDP) file (FIG. 1, MPD File, Plan, Electrical, Structural, etc.). The plan, elevation, section, and other related files are coordinated to a single unified spatial layout referenced to the...

20060100723 - Modular multi-axis motion control and driving system and method thereof: A modular multi-axis motion control and driving system is developed by using advanced Digital Signal Processor (DSP) and Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) technologies. A modular multi-axis motion control and driving system comprises: a control board comprising a DSP and Flash ROM connected to each other, for performing position control...

20060100724 - Image forming apparatus having reduced power consumption mode, control method therefor, network system including the image forming apparatus, and control method therefor: When the image forming apparatus shifts to the reduced power consumption mode, the image forming apparatus transmits an agency request command for requesting the server apparatus to respond to a status request, on behalf of the image forming apparatus, and the latest status thereof to the server apparatus. When there...

20060100725 - Analog/digital audio converter and a method thereof: An analog/digital audio converting apparatus enables listening to both digital and analog audio signals received from a digital receiving apparatus and analog audio signals input from an external source using the same receiver by providing a formatter capable of converting the analog audio signal into a digital audio signal with...

20060100726 - Digital audio amplifier, an audio system including the same, and a method of amplifying an audio signal: A digital audio amplifier, an audio system including the same and a method of amplifying an audio signal that can reduce switching noise interference generated in a pulse width modulator are provided. The digital audio amplifier includes a selection circuit, a digital signal processor and a pulse width modulator. The...

20060100728 - Method and system for simulating and modeling a batch manufacturing facility: A system and method for the simulation and modeling of biopharmaceutical batch process manufacturing facilities using process time lines is described herein. The system employs an eleven-field delimited string code which specifies the unit identifier code and the iteration value for each of the ten levels of nested scheduling cycles...

20060100727 - Method for production design and operations scheduling for plate design in the steel industry: An automated method optimally designs plates to satisfy an order book at a steel plant so as to maximize the yield of the plates designed while using capacity fully to reduce the production of surplus slabs or plates, and satisfy order deadlines. Our method consists of four main components: (1)...

20060100729 - Method for determination of a lead time: In an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, a method for automatically determining a correction period of time (ΔVLZ_opt) for correcting an actual lead time for delivery of an upstream product (V) which is manufactured with an actual lead time (VLZ_actual) by a delivery unit of a manufacturing network, wherein...

20060100731 - Information processing device, operation state management device, information processing method, program, and computer-readable storage medium storing program: An information processing device is provided for facilitating analysis of operation states of production facilities. The information processing device includes: an operation state acquisition unit that sequentially acquires operation information indicating operation of a production facility on a production line and stop information indicating stop of the facility, for each...

20060100730 - Method for detection and relocation of wafer defects: A method of locating and characterizing defects on semiconductor using a scanner device and a high-magnification imaging device comprises the steps of scanning (A) a test wafer a plurality of times with the scanner device, recording the scanner device coordinates of defects and the markers in the standard patterns, analyzing...

20060100732 - Host feeder setup validation: The present invention features a method and apparatus for feeder setup validation on a component placement machine....

20060100734 - Method for rapid prototyping by using linear light as sources: A method for rapid prototyping by using linear light as sources employs DLP (Radiation Hardening Formation) or LCD, together with the portable devices and linear light source to treat the raw material in two stages. The first stage is to spread the raw material to a selected zone by nozzles...

20060100733 - Method for rapid prototyping by using plane light as sources: A method for rapid prototyping by using plane light as sources treats the raw material by two stages. The first stage includes a step of spreading raw material onto a defined zone by nozzles and rolling the material to have a flat surface and a step of illuminating the raw...

20060100735 - Process for determining the temperature of a semiconductor wafer in a rapid heating unit: The invention relates to a process for determining at least one state variable from a model of an RTP system by means of at least one measurement signal measured on the RTP system—the measurement value—which has a dependency upon the state variable to be determined, and a measurement value forecast...

20060100736 - Method of automatically marking article and automatic marking device: A method and device for automatically marking an article are provided, by which the deterioration in the yield can be prevented from occurring and a color of a mark to be formed on the article can be easily changed. A device 1 for automatically marking an electric wire as a...

20060100737 - Method for controlling and monitoring the production of thermoplastic extrusion profiles, particularly in an in-line production process comprising a printing step: Disclosed is a method for controlling and monitoring the production of thermoplastic extrusion profiles, particularly in an in-line production process comprising a printing step, using an optical neuro-fuzzy-structured computer-designed image data-bank. The in-line production process is controlled and regulated from a central control desk in connection with an inspection device....

20060100738 - Method and apparatus for selecting the operating parameters for a medical imaging system: A system is provided for guiding the selection of a value for each of a plurality of parameters needed to perform a procedure with a medical system (100). The system includes a first knowledge base (210) comprising procedures and treatment regimes, a second knowledge base (212) comprising patient information and...

20060100739 - Physical modeling system for constructing and controlling articulated forms with motorized joints: A “construction set” consisting of active and passive parts connected by joints that can be manipulated to form an movable articulated assembly representing things like animals and skeletons. Each active part includes a position sensor for acquiring and storing position data specifying a sequence of positions assumed by the active...

20060100740 - Automatic reference position teaching method, automatic positioning method, and automatic carrying method for disk-like object, automatic reference position teaching device, automatic positioning device, and automatic carring device for disk-like object u: In order to automate the positioning at the steps of reference position teaching and normal manufacturing at respective ports at the start-up of an equipment in a semiconductor manufacturing equipment equipped with a positioning device and a carrying robot and enhance productivity, 2 points W1 and W2 at which the...

20060100741 - Moving distance sensing apparatus for robot cleaner and method therefor: Disclosed are a moving distance sensing apparatus for a robot cleaner and a method therefor capable of determining a precise moving distance with respect to the robot cleaner by setting a long distance sensor and a short distance sensor having respectively different sensing method from each other on the same...

20060100742 - Device for tracing movement of mobile robot and method thereof: Disclosed are a device for tracing a movement of a mobile robot and a method thereof. The device for tracing a movement of a mobile robot includes: a camera for capturing a specific object; a movement tracing and image generating unit for setting a reference area in the present image...

20060100743 - Automated non-invasive real-time acute renal failure detection system: A real-time, non-invasive system and method for determining the level of an analyte of interest in the urine of a patient is disclosed. The system and method uses the measured level of an analyte of interest to detect the onset of acute renal failure (ARF) as early as possible to...

20060100744 - Air conditioning unit control to reduce moisture varying operations: In a method of operating an air conditioning unit to reduce moisture varying operations, psychrometric chart data is accessed. In addition, a constraint is set on the relationship between the temperature of air supplied by the air conditioning unit and the relative humidity of the air supplied based upon information...

20060100745 - Grain aeration systems and techniques: In one embodiment, the invention is directed toward a networked grain aeration control system. For example, the system can provide centralized monitoring of the aeration of a number of grain storage facilities, thereby improving the management of stored grain. The networked grain aeration control system can allow the custodian of...

20060100746 - Medication data transfer system and method for patient infusions: A system and method are provided to associate a medication name with an infusion pump and to communicate that association to a patient data management system (“PDMS”) for display and monitoring. In the case where the infusion pump does not contain a library of selectable medical fluid names that includes...

20060100747 - Intelligent environmental sensor for irrigation systems: The invention provides a regulator system for regulating the operation of an irrigation system which is responsive to user programmed information. It has a control element for issuing watering control signals to an irrigation system, having at least one of (i) a duration programming device for programming a minimum amount...

20060100748 - Wind power installation comprising at least two components and a data network: Wind power installation for generating electrical energy with at least two components which respectively have sensors and actuators and comprise a control unit, each of the control units being connected to a data network and exchanging with the control units of the other components, signals for the operating conditions of...

20060095142 - Method and system for controlling a machine tool with direct transfer of machining data: Method and system for a direct transmission of motion path data (310) from a generating system (204) to a control system (205) for use in controlling a servo-driven machine. For example, a machine tool for machining stock material, and the data generating system includes a computer-aided-design software package (301). Tool...

20060095143 - Manipulator and its control apparatus and method: A manipulator operative in a master/slave operative mode, comprising: a master unit commanding an operation; a slave unit having a work unit ; a detector detecting the orientation of the master unit and the orientation of the slave unit; and a control device controlling the slave unit in response to...

20060095144 - Camera sensor job selection method: Systems and methods are disclosed that facilitate permitting a user to select one of a plurality of job setups stored in a camera sensor. The plurality of job setups can be pre-programmed into the sensor utilizing conventional methods. During sensor operation, a user can select a particular application, and a...

20060095146 - Can communication for building automation systems: Systems and methods for implementing CAN communication for building automation systems are disclosed. An exemplary system may comprise at least one sending device linked to a plurality of receiving devices over a CAN automation network. A control frame may be broadcast over the CAN automation network by the at least...

20060095145 - Information processing apparatus and computer readable medium: A PJL processing program for executing a process corresponding to a PJL command received from the host includes a command option recognizing program for recognizing the PJL command, the option dictionary for storing the information name (option name) which is capable of corresponding to a request by the PJL command...

20060095147 - System for adjusting a combination of control parameters: The invention relates to a method of enabling a user to adjust at least a first and a second control parameter for controlling an electronic system. The method comprises the step of displaying a coordinate system on a display screen, a first coordinate of said coordinate system representing a range...

20060095148 - System and method for determining an offensive, defensive, and cumulative efficiency of a sports team: A system and method is described for determining a scoring efficiency of a team engaged in a sport, such as baseball, softball or other sport in which runners attempt to advance from a series of base positions. A memory or database stores a total number of runs scored from scoring...

20060095149 - Voice recorder: An audio recording device is provided with a first casing, which includes a sound collection means, a second casing, which includes a terminal for connection to an external device. One end portion of the second casing is rotatably joined to a lower end portion of the first casing, such that...

20060095150 - Installation control method, installation control apparatus and installation control program: The operation history of operations accepted by a terminal is stored in a storage device. The history of events having occurred in an installation is also stored in the storage device. A process server extracts the time series regularity of the operations and the events with reference to the stored...

20060095151 - Computer controlled cup forming machine: A computer controlled cup forming machine is provided. The computer controlled cup forming machine has a main motor, a main controller, and a plurality of workstations having individual motors electrically connected to the main motor and the main controller. The main controller develops electrical signals of a drive or motion...

20060095152 - Receiving solid freeform fabrication (sff) job: In a method of an embodiment of the invention, a fabrication is received over a network from a first solid freeform fabrication (SFF) system, by a second SFF system. The second SFF system fabricates a physical object based on the fabrication job received, without user intervention in loading the fabrication...

20060095153 - Wafer carrier transport management method and system thereof: A system and method for wafer carrier transport management. The method acquires an identity for a first wafer carrier before receiving a move-out complete (MOC) message for a second wafer carrier, issues a move-in request (MIR) with the identity to a transport system, acquires a destination for the second wafer...

20060095154 - Method for the production of a fibrous web: In a method for the production of a fibrous web, especially a paper or cardboard web, an automatic ash control system and an automatic retention control system for the reduction or suppression of an interactive build-up of the two controls are linked via a model for the dependence between the...

20060095155 - Tool selection method for machine tool, control device, and numberically controlled lathe: A tool selection method, for a machine tool, comprising the steps of identifying the maximum tip distance (D2) of a currently selected tool (141), a next designated tool (142) and an intermediate tool (143) disposed therebetween; moving a tool rest (10) in the +(plus)X-axis direction after a machining by the...

20060095156 - Method and system for tactical airline system management: The present invention provides a method and system for managing, within the constraints of an aviation system having defined resources, the operational assets of an airline for the transport of the passengers, luggage and cargo of the airline in such a manner as to allow the business and operational goals...

20060095157 - Inferential temperature control system: A system manages the temperature of thermoplastic material by initiating a default heating cycle in response to a sensor failure. The system may thus continue to heat the thermoplastic material according to the default heating cycle until the sensor can be repaired or replaced. A system controller implements the default...

20060095158 - Robot control system and robot control method thereof: A robot control system and a robot control method provide improved user convenience in operating the system. The robot control system includes a wireless IP sharing device, connected with the Internet, for transmitting and receiving an image signal and/or a control signal, a robot running by itself in accordance with...

20060095159 - Self structuring and computing system: A modular self structuring and computing system includes a matrix formed of a plurality of modules. Each module comprises up to six connecting assemblies that are detachably coupled to one another through pin and hole type connections to form a housing for a power source. Each connecting assembly includes a...

20060095160 - Robot controller: Disclosed is a robot controller which includes a map acquisition unit for obtaining map data on an active area where the routes are formed, a current location acquisition unit for obtaining current location data on current locations of the robots, a sub-goal acquisition unit for obtaining sub-goal data on sub-goals...

20060095161 - Remote control rover configured for viewing and manipulating objects: A remotely controlled roving vehicle comprises a claw assembly and a video camera. The claw assembly includes a main body and a plurality of grasping member. A first end of each one of the grasping members is movably mounted on the main body for enabling a second end of each...

20060095162 - Cabin services system for a mobile platform: An integrated cabin services system (CSS) includes a controller adapted to receive a plurality of mobile platform state inputs and a plurality of cabin service modules communicatively connected to the controller. Each of the modules has a plurality of attributes that are utilized to affect at least one CSS function....

20060095163 - Electrohydraulic control system: Consistent with an aspect of the disclosure, a method for controlling a hydraulic cylinder is provided. The hydraulic cylinder is provided with a chamber and configured to receive fluid from a valve. The method includes receiving a user input and determining a desired velocity of the hydraulic cylinder in accordance...

20060095164 - Electrical appliance energy consumption control methods and electrical energy consumption systems: Electrical appliance energy consumption control methods and electrical energy consumption systems are described. In one aspect, an electrical appliance energy consumption control method includes providing an electrical appliance coupled with a power distribution system, receiving electrical energy within the appliance from the power distribution system, consuming the received electrical energy...