Data processing: generic control systems or specific applications inventions 07/06

20060167565 - Systems and methods for robust switching using multi-state switch contacts and a common electrical reference: Systems, methods and devices are described for robustly determining a desired operating state of a controlled device in response to the position of a multi-position actuator. Two or more switch contacts provide input signals representative of the position of the actuator that are selected between a reference signal and an...

20060167566 - Method and apparatus for evaluating a proposed solution to a constraint problem: The apparatus for creating and editing a nuclear reactor core template includes a graphical user interface and a processor controlling the graphical user interface to allow a user to selectively populate a loading map with fuel bundles residing in at least one fuel pool....

20060167567 - Function-wise control of an apparatus for processing physical documents: An apparatus for processing physical documents, comprising: at least two processing modules, at least two module control units, each arranged for controlling a processing module. The module control units are each provided with a function memory for storing function data and limitation parameters. The function data represent processing functions to...

20060167569 - Apparatus for synchronizing uninterruptible power supplies: An Intelligent Synchronization Module (ISM) for an Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) system for servicing a load is disclosed. The UPS system has at least one of a first UPS group and a second separate and independent UPS group, each of the first and second UPS groups having a master UPS....

20060167568 - Self-protective high-current low-loss bi-directional semiconductor switch module and method of operation: A high current, light weight, thermally stable, bidirectional semiconductor switch module in an electrical system uses MOSFET technology in a back-to-back parallel architecture. The device comprises a controller which permits it to operate in high electrical noise environments. The device is further controlled to operate in either or both directions...

20060167570 - Process for rapidly controlling a process variable without overshoot using a time domain polynomial feedback controller: A method for controlling a process variable as it approaches a predetermined value (setpoint) so that the setpoint is not exceeded. The method employs a time domain polynomial equation in a feedback configuration and utilizes a controller that acts as an On/Off controller until the process variable approaches setpoint. As...

20060167573 - Control panel apparatus: To improving controllability while avoiding an operation error regardless of the individual user. A control panel apparatus having a display section 2 capable of displaying a control screen 3. The display section is capable of color display of a plurality of control menu screens 17-20 provided respectively for a plurality...

20060167572 - Device for controlling a plurality of lamps: The significance is that at least one luminaire has at least three differently colored light sources, for example a red lamp, a blue lamp and a green lamp, whereby each of the three lamps has its own individually addressable switching device with which the brightness level of the respective lamp...

20060167571 - Systems and methods for manufacturing control using radio frequency identification: A system for manufacturing control using radio frequency identification (RFID). A trigger issues a trigger signal when activated by user contact. A RFID interrogator retrieves information from a RFID tag when activated. A controller is configured to activate the RFID interrogator, get the relative information from associated systems and control...

20060167574 - Data transmission system, data transmission method, and data transmission program: A transferring operation for music contents can be simplified. In addition, a check-out can be performed without destruction of a data structure of music contents. A personal computer 100 manages music contents with an album composed of entities of songs and a play list composed of pointers to entities of...

20060167575 - Media data reproduction methods and embedded systems utilizing the same: A media data reproduction method is implemented in an embedded system comprising a media reader, a storage device, and a converter. First, a reproduction request is received. Media data is automatically copied from storage media read by the media reader to the storage device in response to the reproduction request....

20060167576 - System, method and computer program product for automatically selecting, suggesting and playing music media files: System, method and computer program product to intelligently correlate ambient sensor signals, chronographic information, daily life schedule information, and/or external meteorological information with a user's previous music media file selection patterns for predicting future music media file play recommendations to a user of a portable media player. The sensors include...

20060167577 - System and method of manufacturing a customized product: A method of manufacturing customised products comprises automating substantially a process relating to capturing customer requirements, validating customer requirements, generating a component list to manufacture a customised product according to the customer requirements, implementing hardware and/or software requirements relating to the captured customer requirements and manufacturing customised products. In particular,...

20060167578 - Experiment management system and method thereof in semiconductor manufacturing environment: A system and method thereof for experiment management. A storage device stores an experiment plan record, a merge constraint and an integration rule. A processing unit configured to acquire a first experiment plan from the experiment plan record, and a second experiment plan. The processing unit generates an integrated experiment...

20060167579 - Quality variation display device, quality variation display method, quality variation display program, and storage medium storing such program: A quality variation display device that can surely identify periodic information about quality on a product number basis such as the occurrence of a failure for every prescribed number of products is provided. The device includes a quality data storing database that stores the measurement result of each product measured...

20060167580 - Methods and apparatus for managing information related to recyclable containers: Methods and apparatus are provided for managing information related to recyclable containers. In one embodiment, an assembly is provided which comprises an intake port, a plurality of densification devices each configured to density a recyclable container, a computer-readable medium on which is stored container information, a scanning device for determining...

20060167581 - Complex data processing device and complex data processing method: A complex data processing device that processes embroidery data representing an embroidery pattern to be formed on fabric by a sewing machine capable of embroidering and print data representing print pattern to be printed on the fabric by a printer. The complex data processing device includes a data acquiring unit...

20060167582 - Method of computer aided shape design: To solve a problem of functionality of components manufactured with a computer-aided design tool, a provision is made to transcode a shape (2) of the component computed by a finite element calculation and determine compatibility (6) through the use of computer-aided design software. An envelope of the shape of the...

20060167583 - Method and apparatus for on the fly positioning and continuous monitoring of a substrate in a chamber: A method and apparatus for positioning a substrate in a substrate processing chamber. The method includes placing the substrate on a substrate transfer blade, moving the substrate transfer blade to a first position located in a transfer chamber, and capturing at least one image that includes at least a portion...

20060167584 - System, apparatuses, methods and computer program for producing a batch of mail items and providing and generating identification codes: A method and apparatus for producing a batch of mail items. A number of sheets are assembled to at least two documents, wherein at least two of the documents each contain at least two sheets. Each of the sheets in the batch is provided with a unique identification code unique...

20060167585 - Personalized book kit, methods of making a personalized book, and a personalized book produced thereby: A personalized book 40 is to be made with the participation of an individual, who is the subject of a personalized story in the book. The individual is supplied with a book cover 42, sheets 58a through 58f, facilities for securing the sheets within the book cover, instructions for making...

20060167586 - Medicine supply apparatus and tablet case: An object is to provide a medicine supply apparatus capable of reducing a time required for charging medicines without causing any trouble during counting of the medicines, the apparatus comprises: a discharge drum which discharges the medicines from a tablet case; a medicine detecting sensor which detects the medicines discharged...

20060167588 - Apparatus and method of controlling mobile body: An apparatus and method of controlling a mobile body that travels around a sound source which generates a sound. This apparatus includes a traveling information producer for producing traveling information, which is information about traveling of the mobile body; a direction estimator for estimating a direction in which the mobile...

20060167587 - Auto motion: robot guidance for manufacturing: A robot manufacturing facility, for example for use in automobile manufacture, includes at least one robot for acting on a workpiece or intermediate product of a pre-calculated shape and dimensions at a pre-calculated position and orientation relative to a reference frame. The robot includes a body or base structure, at...

20060167589 - Manipulator: A manipulator comprises an operation command unit provided with an attitude adjusting unit and an end effector control unit, a connecting unit having one end connected to the operation command unit, a working unit connected to the other end of the connecting unit and provided with an end effector and...

20060167590 - Method and device for analysing a technical system, in addition to a computer program product: The inventive system is used to design a technical system, which is characterised by condition variables and by diagnostic variables. A measurement field comprising first measured variables is incorporated into the design of the technical system, said first measured variables being measured with a predetermined accuracy. In addition, second measured...

20060167591 - Energy and cost savings calculation system: An Energy and Cost Savings Calculation System is provided that automates the determination of energy and cost savings due to energy conservation measures. The system provides Multi-Variant, Non-Linear (MVNL) load forecasting techniques, energy and cost savings calculations, and Weather Ranking. The load forecasting technique may accept numerous external parameters as...

20060161268 - System for operating and monitoring having integrated historian functionality: The invention relates to a system for operating and monitoring a production process and for filing process data for a historian system, the operating and monitoring functionality and the historian functionality being integrated in a single system. A historian database is used for storing process data. The production process and...

20060161269 - Tcet expander: The present invention relates to the field of embedded processing systems and electronic control units (ECUs)and to autonomic embedded computing solutions. The present invention proposes to remove or extract the application-specific support functions and respective I/O subsystems from the main processors or controllers of the system, to include said extracted...

20060161270 - Distributed wireless home and commercial electrical automation systems: A central controller (FIG. 1B, FIG. 2, FIG. 4) is disclosed to enable home and commercial automation for automatic, remote control of a wide variety of lights, appliances, HVAC (FIG. 3, FIG. 5) and other systems utilizing a wireless distributed network. The central controller preferably employs a standard CPU and...

20060161271 - Two-wire field-mounted process device: A two-wire field-mounted process device with multiple isolated channels includes a channel that can be an input channel or an output channel. The given input or output channel can couple to multiple sensors or actuators, respectively. The process device is wholly powered by the two-wire process control loop. The process...

20060161272 - Method and computer system for workflow control: A computer system, method and computer program for controlling a workflow process. A process modelling unit is configured to define a process model with at least a first task and a second task, wherein the second task needs to comply with a control aspect and depends on the first task,...

20060161273 - Method for determining a change in direction of rotation of a motor: A method for determining a change in direction of rotation of a motor includes the steps of establishing steady state operating parameters of the motor, triggering a command interrupting the rotation of the motor, estimating the speed of the motor after triggering the command and determining the instant from which...

20060161274 - Position control device, measuring device and machining device: In a quadruple loop position control device (1) including: a drive controller (5) having a current control loop that controls motor current (I) and a motor speed control loop that controls a motor speed (Vm); a speed control loop (3) that controls a speed (Vd) of a driven body (2);...

20060161275 - Method for exchanging data between an electric device and a user interface via a data network: A method for exchanging data between an electric device and a user interface via a data network. Control or status information data is exchanged between the electric device and the user interface in the form of data packets. A complete data record containing all control or all status information that...

20060161276 - Automated online commercial computer game tournament service: The automated online tournament service is an internet service which will allow its subscribers to compete against one another for money they place on their registered service accounts in commercial and original computer game titles. Countless tournaments will be running 24 hours a day 7 days a week to accommodate...

20060161280 - Integrated consumer video and/or audio circuit, audio system, or method of operating these with a stand-alone external video and/or audio reproduction device: The invention relates to operating a stand-alone, in particular, portable video and/or audio reproduction device (MP3) as an external device (MP3) on an audio system (M), in which audio data (d) are supplied in the external device (MP3), the external device (MP3) is controllable so as to transmit audio data...

20060161282 - Integrated multimedia signal processing system using centralized processing of signals: Integrated processing of multimedia signals can eliminate unnecessary signal processors and converters without losing the functionality of typical home entertainment system components. The integrated multimedia system includes a main player that captures and processes signals digitally. The main player may adjust the audio signal to provide audio output of equal...

20060161283 - Integrated multimedia signal processing system using centralized processing of signals: Integrated processing of multimedia signals can eliminate unnecessary signal processors and converters without losing the functionality of typical home entertainment system components. The integrated multimedia system includes a main player that captures and processes signals digitally. The main player may adjust the audio signal to provide audio output of equal...

20060161281 - Memory module with audio playback mode: A memory module with a playback mode for audio signals through a playback port, and having an input port for input of both analogue and data signals as well as power, the power being from a separate power source. The input port may be a USB or IEEE1394 port and...

20060161278 - Personal digital assistant and stereo reproduction method: An operation section housing and a display section housing are connected by a rotatable hinge having a structure in which the display section housing rotates with the rotatable hinge serving as the central rotational axis. The display section housing has three built-in speakers in predetermined positions of a display. A...

20060161277 - Portable personal pocket-sized audio sound equalizer to be used in-line with headphones or speakers: A portable, in-line audio equalizer is disposed between the audio source and the headphones/speakers. The personal, pocket-sized audio equalizer includes an A/D converter for changing the analog input into digital form, followed by a twelve-band digital equalizer. The output from the digital equalizer is converted back into analog form and...

20060161279 - Sound signal output device and program for controlling sound output: A sound signal generator includes a sound signal output function for outputting a sound signal to a command-driven amplifier that drives a speaker by using the sound signal being converted according to a control command, a first counter control function for changing a content of a first counter in a...

20060161284 - Method and apparatus for inspecting semiconductor wafer: A substrate inspection apparatus includes a recipe preparation unit that batch-allocates a plurality of slots containing substrates of each type with a corresponding one of a plurality of original recipes to the each type, the plurality of original recipes corresponding to different types of substrates respectively, so as to prepare...

20060161285 - System, method, and article of manufacture for determining a productivity rate of a manufacturing system: A system, method, and article of manufacture for determining a productivity rate of a manufacturing system are provided. The manufacturing system has a first and second manufacturing cells. The first and second manufacturing cells has first and second machines, respectively. The method includes predicting a first cycle time indicating a...

20060161286 - Substrate transfer controlling apparatus and substrate transferring method: A substrate transfer controlling apparatus which can easily maximize the throughput of a substrate processing apparatus such as a semiconductor fabrication apparatus, and can satisfy a demand for immediacy of actions of a transfer device. The substrate transfer controlling apparatus includes an input device (12) for inputting times required for...

20060161287 - Rapid prototyping and manufacturing of photocured objects using lcd panel as programmably variable photomask: An improved rapid prototyping and manufacturing system. The improvement is at least two liquid crystal display panels interposed between a UV light source and a descendible platform to form a variably programmable photomask. A computer is connected to each display panel and includes stored, sliced data sets representing parallel, cross-sectional...

20060161288 - Method for manufacturing semiconductor device: A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device is provided in which it is possible to perform process control taking account of wafer information and to deal with the process control in which a recipe is change from one wafer to another. The method comprises steps of inserting a process control...

20060161289 - Drilling apparatus: The invention provides a drilling apparatus (1) having a base (2) from which a drilling arm is pivotally mounted. The drilling arm (3) has an inner arm (4) and an outer arm (5). The inner arm (4) has a first end (6) and a second end (7). The first end...

20060161290 - Method and apparatus for generating machining information, and computer product: A machining information generating apparatus includes shape analyzing unit that obtains CAD data, searches a shape database of machining profile information for necessary information based on the CAD data, and performs a shape analysis, thereby creating an equation model for an uncut amount along an intended machining profile based on...

20060161291 - Injection molding system data management method: A controller of an injection molding machine and a controller of a molded-product removing robot are connected to each other via communication means. When a molding condition save command is entered from the controller of the injection molding machine, a folder with a management number is created on a memory...

20060161292 - Method for building a tool: A methodology 40 for producing a laminated tool 10 having desired dimensional accuracy. The tool 10 is produced by the use of several sectional members, such as sectional members 14, 16 which are selectively coupled and which are measured. The measurement is used to determine whether to selectively press these...

20060161293 - Pill dispensing system: A pill dispensing system includes a shelving unit in array form that holds a number of bulk containers, each holding a bulk amount of a pill to be dispensed. A computer controlled robot removes a selected bulk container and places it on a counter that also dispenses pills. The robot...

20060161294 - Method and system for electronic assistance in dispensing pharmaceuticals: A system and method for electronic assistance in dispensing pharmaceuticals, utilizing software, hardware and barcode technology to yield error free, clinically correct, adjudicated prescriptions. The system is adaptive to the preferences of an authorized user, by being configurable on the basis of when and what type of warnings are given...

20060161295 - Telemedic monitoring system: A telemedic monitoring system dispenses medication on a prescribed schedule and monitors the dispensing device to determine when a patient, such as an elderly patient, has actually taken the medication from the dispensing device, and reports the same to a central system that can relay messages to relatives of the...

20060161296 - Pharmacy envelope dispensing arrangement: A prescription drug storage and dispensing arrangement allows prescriptions stored, as they are filled, in a cabinet for customer pickup. The prescriptions are placed into receptacles such as pharmacy envelopes and placed on carriers, e.g., hanger bars, that are transported on a conveyor within the cabinet. The conveyor brings one...

20060161298 - Method and system for electronic assistance in dispensing pharmaceuticals: A system and method for electronic assistance in dispensing pharmaceuticals, utilizing software, hardware and barcode technology to yield error free, clinically correct, adjudicated prescriptions. The system is adaptive to the preferences of an authorized user, by being configurable on the basis of when and what type of warnings are given...

20060161297 - Method for operating a vending machine and vending system: A method for operating a vending machine, whereby goods can be arranged in storage compartments and can be subsequently removed therefrom. Offer-related data are captured in a central data processing unit, whereby matching offers are associated with identical offer identification codes such that offer identification codes are transmitted to a...

20060161300 - Interface for robot motion control: Systems and methods are presented that enable a higher-level software application to control a robot's motion through a generic motion interface. In one embodiment, a system includes a controller, an interface, and a set of robot driver modules. The interface receives a command from the controller and translates the command...

20060161299 - Method and apparatus to correct static deflection in a handling robot: An apparatus and method of optimally correcting a static deflection caused by a weight of an end effector coupled to a robot arm or a load on the end effector when the end effector is activated to handle a large sheet of glass. A deflection angle of the end effector...

20060161301 - Processing method for playing multimedia content including motion control information in network-based robot system: Disclosed herein is a processing method for playing motion-including multimedia content using a network-based robot system. The method including the step at which the service server forms and stores motion-including multimedia content data packets by inserting synchronized robot terminal motion control data into a multimedia content file divided at packet...

20060161302 - Robotic tool coupler rapid-connect bus: A tool changer comprising a master module and a tool module includes a rapid-connect communication bus between the master and tool modules. A unique tool identification number, along with other tool-related information, may be transmitted from the tool module to the master module within about 250 msec of the master...

20060161303 - Mobile videoconferencing platform with automatic shut-off features: A remote controlled robot system that includes a robot and a remote control station. A user can control movement of the robot from the remote control station. The remote control station may generate robot control commands that are transmitted through a broadband network. The robot has a camera that generates...

20060161304 - Overhead travelling carriage system: A height sensor 26 and an image recognizing section 28 are installed in a teaching unit 24; the height sensor 26 contacts a pin 30a on a load port 4 to detect the height position of the pin 30a and the image recognizing section 28 recognizes a pin 30c and...

20060161305 - Air conditioner: Air conditioner including a temperature sensor for sensing a room temperature, a humidity sensor for sensing room humidity, a control unit for controlling to calculate well-being indices according to the room temperature or the room humidity sensed at the temperature sensor and the humidity sensor with reference to well-being index...

20060161306 - Method and apparatus for converting constant-volume supply fans to variable flow operation: A control strategy for supply fans in constant-volume heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning (HVAC) systems that reduces the speed of the fan at part-load conditions is provided. The invention consists of a constant-volume HVAC system, wireless discharge air temperature sensors, wireless hot source and cold source temperature sensors, and a wireless...

20060161307 - Workload placement based upon crac unit capacity utilizations: In a method of workload placement based upon capacity utilizations of a plurality of CRAC units, the provisioning of the plurality of CRAC units is determined and the zone of influence for each of the plurality of CRAC units is also determined based upon the provisioning of the plurality of...

20060161308 - Apparatus and method for adjusting speed of cooling fan of electronic equipment based on geographic parameters: The invention discloses an electronic equipment including a cooling module, a receiving module, and a controller. The receiving module is used for receiving at least one geographic parameter relative to a location where the electronic equipment is located. The controller is used for controlling the cooling module with a predetermined...

20060161309 - Irrigation control system: An irrigation control system and method for controlling irrigation based on weather data. Weather data such as wind, temperature, solar radiation, humidity, and rainfall, may be collected at one or more weather stations for a region. The weather data may be compiled on a computer and transmitted to a paging...

20060161310 - Energy consumption monitoring: A system for analysing energy usage on a network, such as an electricity network (4) which includes a number of energy sources (1, 2, 3) and a number of energy consumers (6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12) the system including a plurality of meters (5,9) on the network which monitor...

20060161311 - Cooling assist module: Systems associated with moving heat out of a computer are described. One exemplary system embodiment includes a large heat exchanger, large, quiet, automatically redundant fans, automatically redundant pumps, and a leak containment apparatus. The example system may also include logics for selectively controlling air flow, liquid flow, and flow paths....

20060155387 - Architecture for control systems: An architecture for control systems including multiple control devices. The control devices include standardized software objects having functions, application programs for engaging these functions and thereby defining the operation of the control devices, and an engine for executing the application programs. The standardized software objects implement different types of internal...

20060155388 - System of three-dimensional multipurpose elements: A system of three-dimensional multipurpose elements consists of single solid elements, which can be computer-controlled to move, connect one to and disconnect one from another. A single element of the system consists of a casing made up of walls (6), linked with each other by means of electroplastic actuator (3)...

20060155389 - Method of controlling an electronic device: The method of the invention detects (1) a state of a user, determines (3) whether, based on this state, the user is asleep, and switches (5) the electronic device to a mode of reduced power consumption when it has been determined that the user is asleep. The computer program of...

20060155390 - Appliance combination lock for special modes: An appliance is provided with special software modes for diagnostic or testing purposes. The appliance includes an electronic control panel with a rotary dial for actuating the special modes. The dial operates like a combination lock. The dial is rotated clockwise so as to twice pass a reference point, then...

20060155391 - User input device: A user input device for portable electronic devices having a first body element and a main body element arranged for pivotal movement or slidable movement with respect tot one another controls an intended functionality of the portable electronic device in a response to the relative position between the body elements....

20060155392 - Method and a tool for allocating computational resources in a distributed control system: The invention concerns method and a tool for designing an optimal hardware structure of a process control system and configuring a given control function onto the optimal hardware structure of the process control system. The method and the tool of the invention comprises three main parts that can be used...

20060155393 - Method and system for converting ladder logic to boolean logic in a process control system: Disclosed herein is a method of converting a ladder logic routine into Boolean logic. Boolean representations of the ladder logic elements of the ladder logic routine are collected in respective logic expressions for each ladder rung of the plurality of ladder rungs defining the ladder logic routine. Boolean logic elements...

20060155394 - Method and apparatus for order-preserving clustering of multi-dimensional data: A method of clustering ordered data sets, wherein the method comprises forming n-dimensional curvilinear representations from an ordered data set; formulating a n+1-dimensional curvilinear representation from a pair of ordered data sets; computing a similarity of the pair of ordered data sets using a similarity between the n-dimensional curvilinear representations...

20060155395 - Home network power saving device and method for the same: A home network system with a standby power saving function and a method for saving standby power thereof, wherein various home appliances exchange information with a home server from time to time. At least one home appliance for a home network is provided in the home network system to exchange...

20060155396 - Position-correction device for correcting the position of a component holder for electronic components: In the case of a position-correction device for correcting the position of a component holder of a handling apparatus for electronic components, in particular ICs, a base plate and a centering frame which can be displaced in relation to the base plate are provided in the region of a contact...

20060155397 - Method of operating a controller on a communication medium: A method is specified of operating a device for controlling and/or monitoring a production and/or packaging installation on a bus (33), the controller (30) comprising an interface (34) to be connected to the bus (33), a main memory (36) for the storage of a control program (31) and also means...

20060155398 - Adaptive pattern recognition based control system and method: A network media appliance, comprising at least one packet data network interface, adapted for communicating data packets with a data network according to an Internet Protocol; a media data interface, and a processor, having an associated memory for storing executable code, said code defining at least a remote virtual interface...

20060155400 - Apparatus and method for skipping songs without delay: In an Internet based personalized radio, where a user has a pre-selected list of songs to be played in a particular order, the invention provides an apparatus and method allowing the user to skip one or more songs without having an unintended delay between skips. This is accomplished by pre-buffering...

20060155401 - Information processing apparatus and method, and program: An information processing apparatus and method is disclosed by which images which coincide in reproduction time and atmosphere with BGM can be provided as a slideshow to a user. From sound data to be used for production of BGM, a head no-sound interval detection section detects a head no-sound interval...

20060155399 - Method and system for generating acoustic fingerprints: A method and system for generating an acoustic fingerprint of a digital audio signal is presented. A received digital audio signal is downsampled, based upon a predetermined frequency, and then subdivided into a beginning portion, a middle portion and an end portion. A plurality of beginning frames, a plurality of...

20060155402 - 3d virtual manufacturing process: A method of is disclosed of checking the feasibility or other properties of a process involving movement and/or assembly of items or components. The method comprises setting up, within a computer, in terms of corresponding sets of data, a virtual three-dimensional space and, in such space, virtual versions of the...

20060155403 - Systems & methods for realtime determination of asphalt content: Systems and methods are disclosed for automating mix design by estimating volumetric properties for one or more mix designs; running one or more tests on the mix design using a gyratory compactor; digitally collecting data for each gyration from the gyratory compactor; selecting an optimum mix based on the gyration...

20060155404 - Device for selecting an area of a dental restoration body, which is depicted in a 3d representation, and method therefor: The invention relates to a device for selecting an area (2; 22; 32; 42; 52; 62; 72; 82) of a dental restoration body (1;71), which is depicted in a 3D representation. At least portions of the area limit are provided in the form of dental-specific lines (5, 6, 8). The...

20060155405 - Method of creating a dual curve support structure: A program for defining a support structure for a dual curved surface preferably runs on computer equipment (10) and receives a definition of the surface. The program then extracts a first curve and a second curve from the definition. The program defines at least two headers (14) matching the first...

20060155406 - Process for dynamic automation with collaborative elements and control system therefor: The invention relates to a method for dynamic automation, in which collaborative elements, such as essentially humans and mobile robots, but also machines, co-operate, in order to carry out tasks as efficiently as possible. Each of said collaborative elements carries out exactly the part of a working process which exploits...

20060155407 - Design and manufacturing management system, method, and program: A drawing edit management unit of a design management server manages an E-BOM created from a CAD design drawing by storing the E-BOM in a E-BOM database, and notifies a manufacturing management server of design completion. A design change display processing unit causes design change permitted ranges and forbidden ranges...

20060155409 - Material handling system enabling enhanced data consistency and method thereof: Material handling systems that enable enhanced data consistency, and methods thereof, are disclosed. Behavior and life cycle of a semiconductor product for a material handling system are modeled in a set of finite states and trigger paths. A trigger event corresponding to a second finite state is generated when a...

20060155411 - Model based testing for electronic devices: The model-based method tests compliance of production devices with the performance specifications of a device design. The production devices are manufactured in accordance with the device design by a manufacturing process. In the method, a simple model form based on the device design and the performance specifications is developed, a...

20060155408 - Quality control method for two-dimensional matrix codes on metallic workpieces, using an image processing device: The invention relates to a quality control method for two-dimensional matrix codes on metallic workpieces, said codes consisting of stamped marking dots. The stamping process for the marking dots is carried out by a marking tool (17) with the aid of predetermined digital positional data. The corresponding image data is...

20060155410 - Spilt-phase chamber modeling for chamber matching and fault detection: In at least one embodiment, the present invention is a method for thin-film process chamber data analysis, which includes acquiring chamber data, defining an adjustment portion of the chamber data and a steady-state portion of the chamber data, and forming a chamber model having an adjustment portion and a steady-state...

20060155412 - Substrate processing system and substrate processing program: In a substrate processing system according to the present invention, module cycle periods at a plurality of process modules PM1 through PM4 connected around a transfer module TM having installed therein a vacuum pressure-side transfer robot RB1, each representing the sum of a wafer stay time including the wafer processing...

20060155413 - Semiconductor fabricating apparatus: Providing a semiconductor fabricating apparatus using a laser crystallization technique for enhancing the processing efficiency for substrate and for increasing the mobility of a semiconductor film. The semiconductor fabricating apparatus of multi-chamber system includes a film formation equipment for forming a semiconductor film, and a laser irradiation equipment. The laser...

20060155414 - Semiconductor manufacturing apparatus: A semiconductor manufacturing apparatus includes: a calculation unit having at least one computer for processing semiconductor design information; a control unit for controlling radiation of an electron in accordance with a processing result of the semiconductor design information; a writing unit for radiating an electron in accordance with instructions of...

20060155415 - Attributing energy consumption to individual code threads in a data processing system: A data processing system attributes energy consumption to individual program segments or threads includes a processor that executes a first thread during a first portion of a measurement interval and a second thread during a second portion of the interval. An energy monitor measures the total energy during the interval....

20060155416 - Method for predicting bending durability of electric wire and bend protection member, and apparatus and recording medium storing program therefor: A wires laid at a predetermined bend, a bend protection member, an atmosphere temperature and the initial shape and the final bent shape of the wires and the bend protection member are designated, and infinite element models are prepared for the wires and the bend protection member. Then, stresses caused...

20060155418 - Apparatus, method and article for direct slicing of step based nurbs models for solid freeform fabrication: Direct slicing of CAD models to generate process planning instructions for solid freeform fabrication may overcome inherent disadvantages of using STL format in terms of the process accuracy, ease of file management, and incorporation of multiple materials. This paper will present the results of our development of a direct slicing...

20060155417 - Method for grading a series of shoe lasts distributed on a series of sizes starting from a base last and shoe last so obtained: feeding an NC tool machine with said spatial coordinates (xn, yn, zn) of points on at least another shoe shape in the series for the manufacturing thereof; using the information contained in the memory, physically installed in each shoe shape or accessible by means of its code, to design the...

20060155419 - Method for obtaining a random sampling: The invention relates to a method of obtaining a random sample. The method includes randomly selecting a sample of a mailing at a DMU. This sample is then analyzed for conformance with United States Postal Service standards....

20060155420 - Article joining system: When article is conveyed only with one conveyance path, in a conveyance path where article is not conveyed, the article spacing control of a carry-out conveyor and the carry-out of article to a joining apparatus are stopped. In a conveyance path where article is conveyed, the speed control of article...

20060155421 - System and method for controlling movement of movable terminal for minicon: In a system and method for controlling the movement of a movable terminal for a MiniCon through a network, a temperature in a number of partitioned indoor spaces is maintained within a set temperature range desired by a user while the terminal moves in the indoor spaces. The system is...

20060155423 - Automated energy management system: An automated energy rate reduction and demand side sequencing management and analysis system bridges the gap between supply and demand side energy management. The management system enables energy consumer's to determine, automate and react in “real-time” to all of the cost sensitive energy billing components in a unregulated or regulated...

20060155422 - Monitoring and control of field electrical power equipment: A power facility has at least one power element and a system monitors/controls at least a portion of the power facility. In the system, a field drop is coupled to each element for monitoring same, reporting status data, receiving control information, and controlling such element. A local area network (LAN)...

20060155424 - Thermal management of a personal computing apparatus: A method and system are provided for thermal management of a portable computing apparatus. Accelerometers are provided to detect changes in attitude, and temperature sensors are provided to detect changes in temperature. A fan is used to cool the internal temperature of the electronic components of the computer. In response...

20060149393 - Computerized system for monitored retrograde perfusion of tumor sites: A computerized system collects, organizes and stores various sets of data during several phases of treatment relating to monitoring and location of a route in vivo and a visible image of that route for retrograde perfusion of a tumor with a therapeutic agent and for monitoring treatment procedures during such...

20060149394 - Hazard defense system and methods thereof: A hazard defense system (100) includes a plurality of defense elements (104), and a controller (112). Each defense element can be located in an area (101) and each element includes at least one sensor (205) for monitoring at least one hazard and defense factor, a transceiver (202), and a processor...

20060149395 - Routine and urgent remote notifications from multiple home comfort systems: A system to notify a concerned or responsible party of a change in system status of one or multiple home comfort systems includes a web server connected to the Internet. The web server is programmed to access the one or multiple home comfort systems. The remote access module monitors the...

20060149396 - Point of load regulator having a pinstrapped configuration and which performs intelligent bus monitoring: A new system-level approach to managing the delivery of DC voltage and current. Several system level functions may be enabled without requiring separate ICs to perform those functions. Supervisory functions for a voltage converter may be performed by a central control module or chip that may be coupled to point-of-load...

20060149397 - Method, device and system for displaying data of a machine control system: Device, method and system for displaying data of a machine control system. Status data for at least one element of the system, which represent at least one physical state variable, are received. The status data, which are received for the element, are represented in a circuit diagram which displays, at...

20060149400 - Audio streaming player: An Audio streaming player, which can play the audio streaming by connecting to the Internet with a wired or wireless interface, the Audio streaming player can connect the audio streaming provider servers and play the audio streaming provided by these servers; the audio streaming player is composed with a programmable...

20060149398 - Content capturing device: A content capturing device applies to a music reproducing device. The music reproducing device has a function as an Internet radio receiver of receiving via the Internet a program provided from a radio server at a broadcast station. When a predetermined operation is performed while an arbitrary piece of music...

20060149401 - Integrated audio video signal processing system using centralized processing of signals: Integrated processing of audio/video signals can eliminate unnecessary signal processors and converters without losing the functionality of typical home entertainment system components. The integrated system includes a main player that captures and processes signals digitally, a dummy display, and a dummy speaker. The dummy display may only have a display...

20060149402 - Integrated multimedia signal processing system using centralized processing of signals: Integrated processing of multimedia signals can eliminate unnecessary signal processors and converters without losing the functionality of typical home entertainment system components. The integrated multimedia system includes a main player that captures and processes signals digitally. The main player may adjust the audio signal to provide audio output of equal...

20060149399 - Media stream mixing: The present invention is directed towards a method and a portable communication device (200) for forming a real time output media stream by mixing a first real time media stream with a second media stream. Provision of mixing of media streams provides a number of attractive functions, for instance. This...

20060149403 - System and method for processing a substrate and program therefor: [Constitution] A substrate processing system 100 includes a substrate processing apparatus 101; a substrate processing controller 102 for controlling the substrate processing apparatus 101; and a server 103 for storing therein commands, i.e., instructional statements, for defining an operation of each device. The substrate processing controller 102 has a RAM...

20060149404 - A method for autonomic control of a manufacturing system: Disclosed is a method of controlling a manufacturing system. The invention automatically monitors current levels of partially completed products waiting to be processed by a tool (or group of tools) and determines whether the current levels exceed a predetermined limit. If the current levels do exceed the predetermined limit, the...

20060149405 - Parts counting device, parts counting program, and parts counting method of 3-dimensional arrangement adjustment cad: A quantity totalizer for a three-dimensional arrangement and adjustment CAD includes integrating means for referring to parts information stored in the three-dimensional arrangement and adjustment CAD and associating line information, which is separated from the parts information for storage and which is unique to a line, with the parts information...

20060149406 - Production procedure planning system and method: A production procedure planning system and a production procedure planning method are applicable in a data processing device connected to a resource management system. A production schedule for a product to be manufactured is arranged by a scheduling mechanism, and content of a production procedure to be planned is computed...

20060149407 - Quality management and intelligent manufacturing with labels and smart tags in event-based product manufacturing: Providing quality management and intelligent manufacturing with labels and smart tags in event-based product manufacturing. Some of the disclosed embodiments include a system, method, and computer-readable media for storing, during a process, data associated with a material. Also disclosed are a method of collecting, storing, and reporting machine productivity, waste,...

20060149408 - Agent-less discovery of software components: Discovery of software components including selecting agent-less indicators for a software component, probing one or more target computers according to the selected agent-less indicators, and receiving the results of the probe. The results of the probe are compared to a component blueprint to determine if there is one or more...

20060149409 - System and method of producing multi-colored carpets: A system and method for producing multi-colored carpets using a tufting machine. The present invention features a system and method for: providing a multi-colored pattern which is analyzed for validity with reference to a particular tufting machine; collecting parameters concerning a particular tufting machine; determining the colors of yarn to...

20060149410 - Method and system for automated software control of waterjet orientation parameters: Methods and systems for automating the control of fluid jet orientation parameters are provided. Example embodiments provide a Dynamic Waterjet Control System (a “DWCS”) to dynamically control the orientation of the jet relative to the material being cut as a function of speed and other process parameters. Orientation parameters include,...

20060149411 - Numerical controller: A numerical controller that accurately restores a state in a resumption point and is capable of auto-generating a state restoring program for restoring to the resumption point without executing a machining program. The numerical controller is a numerical controller that carries out the machining according to the machining program, and...

20060149412 - Operation management system: Operational administration system enabling reduction in expense burden on user, and permitting manufacturer to comprehend accurately and timely operational status of machine tools on user end. Operational administration system (1) includes, interconnected via Internet (5): manufacturer-end administration device (20); operational data storage/transmission devices (10) connected to numerical controllers for NC...

20060149413 - Pre-load data capture and handling instruction generator for parcel sorting: The present invention provides systems and methods for electronically-capturing a destination address of a package and for using the destination address to automate a package pre-load operation. An embodiment of the invention includes a compression system for compressing the destination address as a compressed MaxiCode symbol, a smart shipping label...

20060149414 - Remote web access control of multiple home comfort systems: A system allows a consumer to remotely access the status and settings of multiple home comfort systems via the Internet. The system comprises, a web server connected to the Internet. The web server is programmed to access the multiple home comfort systems and has a data storage device, a connection...

20060149415 - Systems and methods for collecting vend data from, and exchanging information with, vending machines and other devices: Systems and methods for exchanging information with vending machines and other devices are described herein. A vending machine configured in accordance with one embodiment of the invention includes a monetary input device and a data transceiver. The monetary input device can be configured to receive monetary instruments (e.g., coins, bills,...

20060149416 - System and software of enhanced pharmacy services and related methods: A system, software, and methods related to enhanced pharmaceutical order entry and administration by medical personnel, and enhanced pharmaceutical inventory control within a medical institution are provided. An embodiment of the system includes a pharmaceutical information management server having memory and a medication administration program product including a set of...

20060149420 - Floor reaction force estimation method for two-legged walking mobile body: The direction of a component vector on a plane perpendicular to a predetermined axis (Y axis) of a floor reaction force acting on each landing leg (2) is determined in such a way that the direction of a moment generated around a center-of-gravity of a two-legged walking mobile body (1)...

20060149419 - Movable robot without falling over: A movable robot includes a movement mechanism unit configured to perform driving for moving the movable robot; a body unit continuously connected to the movement mechanism unit in a movable manner in a planar direction between the movement mechanism unit and the body unit; and a shock absorber interposed between...

20060149418 - Multi-purpose robotic operating system and method: A dynamically configurable robotic system and method for performing surgical operations using a plurality of robotic arms remotely controlled by at least one operator console. The system comprises a track system configured for mounting to a patient support table, such that the track system provides a stable operating platform for...

20060149421 - Robot controller: A robot controller is disclosed in which a specific target position is predetermined in order to define approaching and leaving paths for a robot hand, and a plurality of different path patterns are stored in a path pattern storage means as the approaching and leaving paths along which the robot...

20060149417 - Vision-aided system and method for guiding a vehicle: A method and system for guiding a vehicle comprises a location determining receiver for collecting location data for the vehicle. A vision module collects vision data for the vehicle. A location quality estimator estimates the location quality data for the location data during an evaluation time window. A vision module...

20060149422 - Air circulation control device: An improved air circulation control device for circulation fans, such as attic and greenhouse fans, to increase their efficiency. The current invention includes a self-contained system consisting of: a power delivery device, battery, temperature sensors, humidity sensors, fan system, and computational control system (CCS). The power delivery system (such as...

20060149423 - Method for satisfying variable power demand: A process for satisfying variable power demand and a method for maximizing the monetary value of a synthesis gas stream are disclosed. One or more synthesis gas streams are produced by gasification of carbonaceous materials and passed to a power producing zone to produce electrical power during a period of...