Data processing: generic control systems or specific applications inventions 09/06

20060212133 - Method and apparatus for mitigating interference in a wireless communication system: Techniques to mitigate inter-cell interference using joint time and frequency division are described. A frequency band is divided into multiple non-overlapping frequency subbands. The transmission timeline is divided into Tin and Tout time intervals. Data is exchanged with users in at least one inner region of a cell on the...

20060212132 - Real time-capable control system having an sps application under a non-real time-capable operating system: The invention relates to a real time-capable control system essentially consisting of a software-implemented SPS application that exchanges the output data and input data by means of a field bus connecting module. The SPS application runs on a computer under the control of a non-real time-capable operating system, whereby the...

20060212134 - Smart-control plc based touch screen driven remote control panel for bop control unit: The present invention relates to a device for controlling the Blow out preventer (BOP) used in well drilling operations comprising: BOP control unit, master control panel connected to the BOP unit for acquisition of data and processing the said data, comprising an input module, an output module and analog I/P...

20060212135 - Fault-tolerant node architecture for distributed systems: A distributed architecture system including a plurality of nodes operatively coupled together by a bus. Each node includes a main controller configured to provide data to the bus and to an actuator, and a supervisory controller configured to provide data to the bus and to the actuator. Each node is...

20060212136 - Method of controlling plurality of home devices using single controller and system thereof: A method of controlling a plurality of home devices using a single controller in a home network system, including a home server detecting home devices on a home network where the home server is provided to manage the home devices; the home server receiving control pulse codes of the home...

20060212138 - Pol system architecture with analog bus: A power control system and method including a plurality of point-of-load regulators (POL) providing corresponding regulated output voltages; a manager for communicating control signals and operational parameters with said point-of load regulators; a digital bus to carry control signals therebetween; and an analog bus to carry operational parameters therebetween. Analog...

20060212137 - Power supply switching circuit, data processing device, and method of controlling data processing device: A power supply switching circuit includes a detection circuit which detects a reduction in a voltage level of the main power supply and outputs a detection signal; a first switch circuit which connects a main power supply to an internal power supply node before a reduction in voltage level is...

20060212139 - Process connection for process diagnostics: A process coupling for coupling a diagnostic device to process fluid of an industrial process includes a process interface configured to physically couple to the process fluid. A fluid pathway extending from the process interface configured to couple a process interface element of the process device to the process fluid....

20060212140 - Framework for generating model-based system control parameters: A control framework generates control parameters for controlling operation of a physical system, and includes one or more embedded models each producing a model output corresponding to a different operating parameter of the system as a function of one or more system operating conditions and/or a number of solution parameters,...

20060212141 - Radio frequency identification-detect ranking system and method of operating the same: A radio frequency identification (RFID)-detect ranking system and method of operating the same. In one embodiment, the RFID-detect ranking system includes a matrix subsystem configured to construct a matrix of experiments based on product information, RFID reader information and RFID tag information. The RFID-detect ranking system also includes a data...

20060212142 - System and method for providing interactive feature selection for training a document classification system: A method for facilitating development of a document classification function comprises selecting a feature of a document, the feature being less than an entirety of the document; presenting the feature to a human subject; asking the human subject for a feature relevance value of the feature; and generating a classification...

20060212143 - Apparatus and methods for instant messaging feature for communication between users in multiple-user information handling system: An information handling system includes a host computer and a remote access controller. A plurality of remote users communicate with the host computer. The remote access controller communicates an instant message from one of the remote users to one or more of the remote users. The instant message communicates information...

20060212144 - Light barrier having separate output signals: A contact-less safety device, i.e., a safety device operating without contact has an interface for the transmission of output signals to connectable appliances for signal processing. The output signals from the individual sensors of the safety device operating without contact can be transmitted separately via the interface....

20060212145 - System and method for performing process visualization: A method for forecasting batch end conditions through their depiction as a multi-dimensional regions of uncertainty is disclosed. A visualization of the current condition of a continuous process and visualization of the simulated effect of user control moves are generated for a user. Volume visualization tools for viewing and querying...

20060212146 - Methods and apparatus for control using control devices that provide a virtual machine environment and that communicate via an ip network: The invention provides improved methods and apparatus for control using field and control devices that provide a virtual machine environment and that communicate via an IP network. By way of non-limiting example, such field device can be an “intelligent” transmitter or actuator that includes a low power processor, along with...

20060212149 - Distributed system and method for intelligent data analysis: A distributed system for intelligent data analysis includes a first computer device including a first data store storing first data content, a second computer device including a second data store storing second data content, and a central database coupled to the first and second computer devices over a data communications...

20060212147 - Interactive spatalized audiovisual system: An interactive spatialized audiovisual system links a plurality of remote used terminals. The system comprises a networked computer having an associated user database including user status information. Input means are provided at the computer for receiving a plurality of audio streams and associated locating data from the remote user terminals...

20060212148 - Systems and methods for the evaluation of artistic performances: Systems and methods for storing audio data correlated to at least one audio evaluation of at least one artistic performance. The system includes at least one audio input, and an audio database operatively coupled to each audio input. Each audio input is uniquely associated with a corresponding one of said...

20060212150 - Method of providing 3d models: A novel method for providing a customized 3D model is disclosed. The novel method includes providing a means for a user to request a customized 3D model; generating the customized 3D model for the user; and delivering the customized 3D model to the user....

20060212151 - Ordering/order receiving system: An MRP explosion portion calculates the amount of common and optional parts necessary for producing a forecasted sales amount of products. An amount correlated with actual results of received product orders is added to the amount of optional parts. The delivery amounts are added to stock amount parts data corresponding...

20060212152 - Automatic material handling system, production system for semiconductor device, and production management method for semiconductor device: It is an object to provide an AGV that enables preventing a substrate and a manufacturing system from being contaminated due to another substrate with an adhering contaminant generated in a manufacturing process, and also a production system for a semiconductor device and a production management method for a semiconductor...

20060212153 - Method of manufacturing a multiple component device: Disclosed are methods of manufacturing a product from individual components comprising the steps of providing data regarding components to a customer; permitting the customer to request a product comprising the combination of the components; transmitting the request to a first location remote from the customer; receiving one of the components...

20060212154 - Method for representing a dental object and for producing dentures: A method for aligning digitized dentures displayed on a screen using an input device and a rectangular coordinate system with X, Y and Z axis. The aim of the invention is to provide a method which allows the intuitive and simple alignment of virtual models of teeth or rows of...

20060212156 - Method of monitoring and/or controlling a semiconductor manufacturing apparatus and system therefor: A semiconductor processing apparatus for processing a semiconductor wafer includes a plurality of sensors for monitoring a processing state, a processing result input unit, a model equation generation unit to generate a model equation for predicting a processing result, a processing result prediction unit which predicts a processing result, and...

20060212155 - Printed wiring board design aiding apparatus, printed wiring board design aiding method, and printed wiring board design aiding program: The present invention provides a printed wiring board design aiding apparatus, method, and program that can easily and inexpensively predict the displacement of a printed wiring board of complicated shape and configuration due to temperature change. The printed wiring board design aiding program makes a computer execute the steps including...

20060212157 - System and method for custom-made clothing: A garment facility produces custom-made garments according to the body contour and the fit preferences of a customer. Try-on garments for various styles of garments are presented to customers for selection. The tailor will retrieve the one or more base patterns associated with the try-on garment. The pieces of the...

20060212158 - System for manufacturing an implant: A system for manufacturing an implant using a combination of a scanning device for determining a three-dimensional representation of a shape and for digitizing parameters of the shape to define the shape, a software program for translating digitized parameters into instructions for operating a manufacturing machine, and a manufacturing machine...

20060212159 - Cut-off unit with constant chip volume cutting for machine tools: The present invention is a cut-off unit with constant chip volume cutting for machine tools. The cut-off unit maintains a constant chip volume during cutting, which stabilizes friction between the blade of the cutting disk, the teeth of the cutting disk and the chips in between the teeth. In this...

20060212160 - Concurrent modeling technique for a part and its tooling: A tooling and part design method automatically detects tooling and machining interferences with a desired part design. A user selects a mechanical component. Data indicative of the mechanical component, such as a part template, is determined and displayed to the user. The user selects one or more design parameters of...

20060212161 - Systems, devices, and methods for automation control: Certain exemplary embodiments comprise a method comprising a plurality of activities comprising via a graphical editor running on a Human Machine Interface comprising a first embedded operating system, providing a plurality of set points related to a process to a programmable logic controller. The method can comprise, via the programmable...

20060212162 - Floating three-dimensional instrument panel dial structure: A viewed component of a vehicle instrument cluster includes a housing and a first dial structure. The first dial structure includes an outer boundary presenting a first radial portion supported by the housing and a face portion presenting a second radial portion offset within the first radial portion. The face...

20060212163 - Reference-based automatic address assignment system and method for a material handling system: A material handling system and method of automatic address assignment of components of the material handling system, includes a conveying surface divided into a plurality of zones, a plurality of motors propelling each zone, a plurality of lower level controllers and a plurality of sensors adapted to communicate the presence...

20060212164 - Radio frequency identification application system: A radio frequency identification (“RFID”) application system for use with an RFID system adapted to apply an RFID tag to a product and method of operating the same. In one embodiment, the RFID application system includes a printer applicator controller configured to manage an operation of a printer applicator of...

20060212165 - Pallet recycling system, radio tag, pallet, and management method and program: A pallet recycling system for managing a pallet to support pallet recycling, comprising: a managing section connected to a network that manages a pallet distribution; a radio tag given to the pallet that records and transmits a pallet distribution; and a tag reader/writer that reads out the pallet distribution information...

20060212166 - Process analysis system: A process analysis system for analyzing the efficiency of industrial processes includes a first radio system (104) associated with an input part of a processing system, and a second radio system (105) associated with an output part of a processing system, and a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tag associated with...

20060212167 - Enabling unit of teaching pendant: A teaching pendant enabling device includes first enabling signal circuit (C1), second enabling signal circuit (C2), first monitor circuit (C3) and second monitor circuit (C4) which are formed of contacts included in right and left deadman switches (1a and 1b) and those included in relays (R1 and R2.) The first...

20060212170 - Laser-welding teaching device and method: A laser welding teaching device, and a teaching method, for simplifying the teaching of the motion of a scanner and for reducing a welding operation time by a welding robot. The laser welding teaching device is connected to a robot control device for controlling the welding robot for welding a...

20060212169 - Method for positioning a welding robot tool: A method for joining together at least two sheets with a tool controlled by an industrial robot and including a first arm and a second arm that are mutually movable in relation to each other. An actual position of the sheets is detected by bringing one of the arms to...

20060212171 - Off-line teaching device: An off-line teaching device, for adjusting a vision sensor and carrying out set-up work off-line, which used to be done in the field, so as to reduce the operation time in the field. The off-line teaching device has a storing device for storing data including the shapes and the dimensions...

20060212168 - Robot remote control system: An object of the invention is to provide a remote control system for robot in which a remotely controlled robot apparatus is capable of carrying out skillful movement and movement for removing a heavy load. A robot remote control apparatus 1 includes a remote instruction unit 4 for generating control...

20060212172 - Method for estimating the orientation of a machine: A method for estimating the orientation of the machine which provides a motive power unit and a working tool, in which the working tool is pivoted to the motive power unit and carries a 3D sensor and a rotational angle sensor; the method includes collecting a buffer of positional data...

20060212173 - Method for deploying a torque reduction and torque limitation command through per wheel torque control of a controllable 4-wheel-drive system: A method for deploying torque commands from a vehicle stability assist control system to a four wheel drive system in a vehicle that includes utilizing a firewall within a four wheel drive system electronic control unit to analyze commands sent from a vehicle stability assist electronic control unit to the...

20060212174 - Method for easy configuration of options within a dynamic hvac control network using an advanced communicating front-end device: A method to selectively present a list of parameter options on a front end device can be used to configure a target device. It comprises the steps of, selecting a target device to be configured, displaying a list of configurable parameters, selecting a parameter to configure, querying the target device...

20060212175 - Building management system and operating method thereof: Disclosed herein are a building management system (BMS) and an operating method thereof. A BMS controller of a LonWorks network integrally controls a multi-air conditioner system which uses a different communication scheme, without modification of the structure thereof. The building management system comprises a BMS controller (50) for centrally controlling...

20060212176 - Use of electrical power multiplication for power smoothing in power distribution: A system for power smoothing in power distribution and methods are provided. In one embodiment, a power multiplying network is provided that comprises a multiply-connected, velocity inhibiting circuit constructed from a number of lumped-elements. The power multiplying network is coupled to a power distribution network. The power multiplying network is...

20060206216 - Signal unit having an acoustic signal transmitter: A signal unit is proposed for signaling at least one operating state of a technical device such as a machine, installation, vehicle, or the like, having at least one acoustic signal transmitter (2) for generating an acoustic signal, thereby improving the monitoring of the technical device. This is achieved according...

20060206218 - Flexible function blocks: A new and improved control system architecture using a combination of standard function blocks and new flexible function blocks eliminates the need for expensive and difficult to maintain custom control software and special I/O gateways for discrete/hybrid/batch and PLC applications. The end user builds application-specific flexible function blocks by configuring...

20060206217 - Plc tool device: The present invention provides a PLC tool device that can extract a power source unit from current consumption calculated by information of a unit configuration, can let a user to easily know a width of a rack composing a PLC, and can provide information for determining whether the extracted power...

20060206219 - Motion control systems and methods: A system for moving an object comprising a motion control device, an application program, a computer processor, and a data exchange system. The application program identifies a predetermined set of data items associated with the motion control device. The computer processor is in communication with the motion control device and...

20060206220 - Natural language installer setup for controller: Controllers and methods for programming configuration information are disclosed. An illustrative controller can include an interview question generator adapted to generate questions relating to the installation or setup of the controller and/or one or more components controlled by the controller, a user interface including a display screen adapted to display...

20060206221 - System and method for formatting multimode sound content and metadata: A system and method for providing individual control over sound objects that are discretely received at a playback device. The sound objects may be representative of individual sound sources, and may include both sound content produced by the sound objects as well as other characteristics of the sound objects. The...

20060206222 - Method, apparatus and program storage device for providing a cascading timeline of manufacturing events leading to completion of a manufactured product: A method, apparatus and program storage device for providing a cascading timeline of manufacturing events leading to completion of a manufactured product is disclosed. A cascading timeline, or waterfall chart, is updated and distributed weekly to provide week-to-week analysis for supply increase activities, week to week analysis for excess inventory...

20060206223 - Secure universal configuration software for cluster tools: A method for configuring a plasma cluster tool is disclosed. The method includes generating a key file from option specifications, the key file encapsulating configuration restrictions specifically imposed on the plasma cluster tool. The method also includes generating at least one system-wide configuration file and at least one component-level configuration...

20060206225 - Automatic data configuration strategy, such as for storing and manipulating product manufacturing data: Managing product design and specification information in accordance with the invention may include receiving input information providing design data for a product comprising a collection of parts. The input information may be published into a computer aided design environment. In addition, processing may take place to allow for classifying aspects...

20060206224 - Selecting oled devices using figure of merit: A method of selecting an OLED device to be manufactured based on customer requirements, including the customer providing first and second sets of requirements, providing a plurality of OLED device constructions based on the first and second sets of requirements, device architecture options, and a database including device component performance...

20060206226 - Production control system, production control method and production control program: A production control system for producing products from parts, the production control system including a product data obtaining module configured to obtain product data including an effective surplus production quantity from a parent product production location, which is a location producing parent products using the products as direct parts; a...

20060206227 - Device, system and method for accurate printing of three dimensional objects: A system and method for building three dimensional objects may adjust data used to build the objects to, for example, improve quality or correct for defects. A printer may, for example, accept data representing the object and modify the data according to an adjustment parameter; the printer may build the...

20060206230 - Method and apparatus for detecting abnormal characteristic values capable of suppressing detection of normal characteristic values: In a method for detecting abnormal characteristic values of a plurality of products sequentially manufactured in the same manufacturing line, it is determined whether or not a successive-decrease (or increase) tendency has occurred in a plurality of sequentially-obtained characteristic values of the products. Also, it is determined whether or not...

20060206228 - Method of processing semiconductor wafer: A method of processing a semiconductor wafer is provided. The semiconductor wafer is processed with a first process. After collecting the measured data that reflects the deviation of each part within the semiconductor wafer, the semiconductor wafer is processed with a second process according to the measured data to compensate...

20060206229 - Substrate processing system managing apparatus information of substrate processing apparatus: A substrate processing system comprises a substrate processing apparatus, an information storage server and a support computer, which are connected to a network respectively. When the substrate processing apparatus causes a failure, an alarm processing part extracts a necessary relevant log file and stores the same in a hard disk...

20060206231 - Method and device for knit design and program: A gore as a portion of a continuous elongated knitted fabric in a wale direction like a flared skirt is used. A knitted fabric formed by connecting a plurality of the gores in a course direction is designed. At the time of designing a pattern spread over a plurality of...

20060206232 - Method and device for recognizing defects in textile structures: The invention relates to a method for detecting defects in a textile structure (2) by taking signals from the textile structure and processing the signals taken from the textile structure based at least on preset parameters and to an apparatus (3) for detecting defects in a textile structure comprising a...

20060206233 - Method and apparatus for cutting a workpiece: An apparatus for obtaining a desired cut in a workpiece and a method of using the same is provided. The apparatus has a base with a cutting member moveably coupled thereto. A scanner is coupled with the base for scanning the profile of the workpiece desired to be cut. A...

20060206234 - Method and device for milling freeform surfaces: According to the invention, the support points of the or each tool path are defined either in workpiece coordinates or in machine coordinates. For each tool path, at least one spline is produced in connection with the support points. The or each spline is output to a control arrangement of...

20060206235 - Method and apparatus for multi-destination item selection using motes: Method and apparatus for multi-destination pick using motes. In embodiments, each receptacle may be assigned to a destination and may have a mote that may include an indicator that may be activated by a control system to indicate to the agent that the receptacle is the destination receptacle for a...

20060206236 - System and method for electronically identifying vehicle wheels on-the-fly during manufacture: The method electronically identifies a vehicle wheel on-the-fly moving downstream from one processing location to another. The method includes the steps of locating a machine-readable identification mark applied to an exposed surface of the vehicle wheel as the vehicle wheel. The identification mark is electronically read on-the-fly....

20060206237 - Anti-vibration technique: A supporting apparatus includes a supporting member configured to support a movable member, an acceleration sensor configured to detect acceleration of the supporting member, an actuator configured to drive the supporting member, a memory configured to memorize offset data for the acceleration sensor, an offset unit configured to offset an...

20060206238 - Modular dual-purpose chemical dispensing system for laundry or warewash: A modular chemical delivery system is designed to be readily convertible from use with a warewashing system to use with a laundry system, or vice-versa, merely by the replacement of one chip in the controller of the system. The dispensing system is also readily expandable by adding additional satellite pumps...

20060206239 - Two-wire controlling and monitoring system for the irrigation of localized areas of soil: A two-wire controlling and monitoring system for irrigation of localized areas of soil includes a water pipeline, a plurality of controllable irrigation valves, a plurality of field sensors measuring specific irrigation parameters, and a plurality of localized irrigation control units. Each irrigation control unit has a sensor decoder connected to...

20060206240 - System and method for managing and optimizing power use: A system and method to optimize the use of utility power. The system and method obtains real-time and scheduled data. The data is saved into a database. An application is run to optimize the use of the utility power based on forecasted load requirements and available resources. A schedule is...

20060200252 - Diversatives: A method and system is disclosed for creating and managing Diversative Financial Instruments. Diversative Financial Instruments are designed to increase the risk-adjusted return of investment portfolios and other collections of assets and/or liabilities. The method and system also addresses the problem of the Regime Switching Effect, which tends to destroy...

20060200251 - Systems and methods for optimal component composition in a stream processing system: A system and method are provided for optimizing component composition in a distributed stream-processing environment having a plurality of nodes capable of being associated with one or more of a plurality of stream processing components. The system includes an adaptive composition probing (ACP) module and a hierarchical state manager. The...

20060200253 - Internet appliance system and method: An Internet appliance, comprising, within a single housing, packet data network interfaces, adapted for communicating with the Internet and a local area network, at least one data interface selected from the group consisting of a universal serial bus, an IEEE-1394 interface, a voice telephony interface, an audio program interface, a...

20060200255 - Domestic appliance assembly with integrated functioning: Each machine (10,12) comprise a wireless communication module (14) adapted to exchange information directly between the machines and means (16) to process said information and to synchronise the machine functioning. The domestic appliance assembly according to the invention allows to accomplish a better power management, to avoid electrical overloads, and...

20060200254 - Synchronizing controllers linked by a communications network: A control system includes controllers that are coupled mutually by a communications network, on which information, transmitted from a master controller to a slave controller, is used to make timing corrections on the slave controller in order to synchronize event timers on the slave controller with that of the master...

20060200256 - Programming of industrial automation equipment using rfid technology: A system, device, and method are disclosed for wirelessly coupling a controlling device to a programmable industrial control equipment such as a programmable logic controller (PLC). The controlling device may, for example, be a personal computer used for programming the PLC. The system includes a radio frequency identification (RFID) unit...

20060200257 - Microprocessor system for a machine controller in safety-certifiable applications: A microprocessor system for a machine controller used in safety-critical applications includes a main processor, a program and/or data store, an input/output unit and a bus. The bus couples the components and at least one safety processor together. The safety processor has a dedicated program/data store. A safe transmission link...

20060200259 - Network media appliance system and method: A network router, comprising at least one network interface, and a processor, supporting an embedded web server to provide a remote virtual user interface, for controlling said at least one network interface, analyzing data passing through said at least one network interface and making decisions in dependence thereon, and communicating...

20060200260 - System and method for intermachine markup language communications: A system, comprising a network interface, an additional data communications interface, and processor for supporting a control interface communicated through the network interface according to an intermachine markup language protocol, for controlling the network interface and the additional data communications interface....

20060200258 - Vehicular information system and method: A vehicular information system, comprising a vehicle position determining system, a memory for storing an itinerary for the vehicle, an external wireless data communication system, a user interface, and, a controller, the controller receiving information from the vehicle position determining system and the stored itinerary to determine a relationship therebetween,...

20060200261 - Automated manufacturing control system: An automated manufacturing control system is proposed to greatly reduce the human interaction relative to the data transfer, physical verification and process control associated with the movement of components, tooling and operators in a manufacturing system. This is achieved by the use of data carriers which are attached to the...

20060200262 - Method and system for reducing production cycle time of a hard disk drive and a generic hard disk drive ready for customization: A method and system for reducing production cycle time of a hard disk drive and a generic hard disk drive ready for customization. A generic disk drive is provided for stocking until a shipment order is issued. When a shipment order defining customer requirements is received, a generic disk drive...

20060200263 - Systems and methods for providing electronic quality control in a process for applying a polyurethane to a substrate: The present invention comprises systems and methods for providing electronic quality control in a process for applying a polyurethane to a substrate. One aspect of the present invention includes a computer-implemented method for providing electronic quality control during manufacturing of a polyurethane coated article. The method can include providing a...

20060200264 - Assisting work management apparatus for substrate work system and assisting work management program for substrate work system: An assisting-work management apparatus and an assisting-work management program that assure that a plurality of assisting works for a substrate-related-operation performing system are efficiently carried out by a plurality of workers. A responsible-worker determining portion 140 determines a responsible worker who carries out an objective work determined based on assisting-work...

20060200265 - Etching operation management systems and methods: Systems and methods for etching operation management. A process controller acquires a line width on a processed wafer, determines a first Critical Dimension (CD) bias by subtracting the measured width from a target width, determines an adjusted target width by providing a first and a second etching duration, determines a...

20060200266 - Systems for performing parallel distributed processing for physical layout generation: A system for performing parallel distributed processing thereby accelerating the generation of a physical layout is disclosed. Specifically, the system significantly reduces the execution time of a place and route stage in the design of an integrated circuit (IC). An IC design is broken to multiple tiles that are independently...

20060200267 - Sheet material cutting system and methods regarding same: A system and/or method for cutting designs of text and/or shapes out of sheet material, such as paper, vellum, and other materials used in, for example, the scrapbooking and card making industries....

20060200268 - Sewing machine control device and multi-needle sewing machine: A sewing machine control device includes a control unit for controlling the execution of a sewing operation based on sewing data including at least needle drop point data and thread color data of a sewing thread by selectively using a plurality of sewing needles respectively set with different color thread;...

20060200269 - Automated engraving of a customized jewelry item: A method for manufacturing a ring (i.e. class, championship, or affiliation) begins by receiving order data specifying a series of personalization elements, such as the addition of text and icon designs. A geometric model for each personalization item is constructed. To assemble text panels, the operating system provides font geometry...

20060200270 - Family molding: A customer sends CAD files for two or more parts to be molded in a family to the system. The system provides the customer with a quotation form that allows the customer to select several family-level parameters which are independent of the shape of the part, such as material and...

20060200271 - Information management system: A system for information management has a compilation device collecting information particular to a vending device located therein, a PDA useable for receipt, manipulation or inputting information into the compilation device. An activation device triggers the compilation device to prepare it to export or import information to or from the...

20060200274 - Hand and handling robot: A hand as an end effector. The hand includes a base, a hook element associated with the base and capable of hooking and lifting an object, a holding element associated with the base and cooperating with the hook element to hold the object therebetween, and a drive section causing a...

20060200273 - Method and apparatus for controling the advance movement of a joining tool: In a method and an apparatus for controlling the advance movement of a joining tool, the joining tool fixed to the robot is moved from an initial position to a pre-position wherein the die of the joining tool is spaced from the workpieces to be joined for a certain distance....

20060200272 - Method of assuming acting point of floor reaction force to biped walking mobile body and method of assuming joint moment of biped walking mobile body: While a biped walking mobile body is in a motion, such as level-ground walking, the position of the center of gravity (G0) of the biped walking mobile body, the position of an ankle joint (12) of each leg (2), and the position of a metatarsophalangeal joint (13a) of a foot...

20060200275 - Apparatus and method for regulating temperature of a central processing unit: An apparatus for regulating temperature of a central processing unit (CPU) (10) includes a temperature sensor (11), a timer interruption generator (12), a timer interruption processing module (13), and a temperature monitor (14). The temperature sensor is used for obtaining a current temperature of the CPU, and transforming the current...

20060200252 - Diversatives: A method and system is disclosed for creating and managing Diversative Financial Instruments. Diversative Financial Instruments are designed to increase the risk-adjusted return of investment portfolios and other collections of assets and/or liabilities. The method and system also addresses the problem of the Regime Switching Effect, which tends to destroy...

20060200251 - Systems and methods for optimal component composition in a stream processing system: A system and method are provided for optimizing component composition in a distributed stream-processing environment having a plurality of nodes capable of being associated with one or more of a plurality of stream processing components. The system includes an adaptive composition probing (ACP) module and a hierarchical state manager. The...

20060200253 - Internet appliance system and method: An Internet appliance, comprising, within a single housing, packet data network interfaces, adapted for communicating with the Internet and a local area network, at least one data interface selected from the group consisting of a universal serial bus, an IEEE-1394 interface, a voice telephony interface, an audio program interface, a...

20060200255 - Domestic appliance assembly with integrated functioning: Each machine (10,12) comprise a wireless communication module (14) adapted to exchange information directly between the machines and means (16) to process said information and to synchronise the machine functioning. The domestic appliance assembly according to the invention allows to accomplish a better power management, to avoid electrical overloads, and...

20060200254 - Synchronizing controllers linked by a communications network: A control system includes controllers that are coupled mutually by a communications network, on which information, transmitted from a master controller to a slave controller, is used to make timing corrections on the slave controller in order to synchronize event timers on the slave controller with that of the master...

20060200256 - Programming of industrial automation equipment using rfid technology: A system, device, and method are disclosed for wirelessly coupling a controlling device to a programmable industrial control equipment such as a programmable logic controller (PLC). The controlling device may, for example, be a personal computer used for programming the PLC. The system includes a radio frequency identification (RFID) unit...

20060200257 - Microprocessor system for a machine controller in safety-certifiable applications: A microprocessor system for a machine controller used in safety-critical applications includes a main processor, a program and/or data store, an input/output unit and a bus. The bus couples the components and at least one safety processor together. The safety processor has a dedicated program/data store. A safe transmission link...

20060200259 - Network media appliance system and method: A network router, comprising at least one network interface, and a processor, supporting an embedded web server to provide a remote virtual user interface, for controlling said at least one network interface, analyzing data passing through said at least one network interface and making decisions in dependence thereon, and communicating...

20060200260 - System and method for intermachine markup language communications: A system, comprising a network interface, an additional data communications interface, and processor for supporting a control interface communicated through the network interface according to an intermachine markup language protocol, for controlling the network interface and the additional data communications interface....

20060200258 - Vehicular information system and method: A vehicular information system, comprising a vehicle position determining system, a memory for storing an itinerary for the vehicle, an external wireless data communication system, a user interface, and, a controller, the controller receiving information from the vehicle position determining system and the stored itinerary to determine a relationship therebetween,...

20060200261 - Automated manufacturing control system: An automated manufacturing control system is proposed to greatly reduce the human interaction relative to the data transfer, physical verification and process control associated with the movement of components, tooling and operators in a manufacturing system. This is achieved by the use of data carriers which are attached to the...

20060200262 - Method and system for reducing production cycle time of a hard disk drive and a generic hard disk drive ready for customization: A method and system for reducing production cycle time of a hard disk drive and a generic hard disk drive ready for customization. A generic disk drive is provided for stocking until a shipment order is issued. When a shipment order defining customer requirements is received, a generic disk drive...

20060200263 - Systems and methods for providing electronic quality control in a process for applying a polyurethane to a substrate: The present invention comprises systems and methods for providing electronic quality control in a process for applying a polyurethane to a substrate. One aspect of the present invention includes a computer-implemented method for providing electronic quality control during manufacturing of a polyurethane coated article. The method can include providing a...

20060200264 - Assisting work management apparatus for substrate work system and assisting work management program for substrate work system: An assisting-work management apparatus and an assisting-work management program that assure that a plurality of assisting works for a substrate-related-operation performing system are efficiently carried out by a plurality of workers. A responsible-worker determining portion 140 determines a responsible worker who carries out an objective work determined based on assisting-work...

20060200265 - Etching operation management systems and methods: Systems and methods for etching operation management. A process controller acquires a line width on a processed wafer, determines a first Critical Dimension (CD) bias by subtracting the measured width from a target width, determines an adjusted target width by providing a first and a second etching duration, determines a...

20060200266 - Systems for performing parallel distributed processing for physical layout generation: A system for performing parallel distributed processing thereby accelerating the generation of a physical layout is disclosed. Specifically, the system significantly reduces the execution time of a place and route stage in the design of an integrated circuit (IC). An IC design is broken to multiple tiles that are independently...

20060200267 - Sheet material cutting system and methods regarding same: A system and/or method for cutting designs of text and/or shapes out of sheet material, such as paper, vellum, and other materials used in, for example, the scrapbooking and card making industries....

20060200268 - Sewing machine control device and multi-needle sewing machine: A sewing machine control device includes a control unit for controlling the execution of a sewing operation based on sewing data including at least needle drop point data and thread color data of a sewing thread by selectively using a plurality of sewing needles respectively set with different color thread;...

20060200269 - Automated engraving of a customized jewelry item: A method for manufacturing a ring (i.e. class, championship, or affiliation) begins by receiving order data specifying a series of personalization elements, such as the addition of text and icon designs. A geometric model for each personalization item is constructed. To assemble text panels, the operating system provides font geometry...

20060200270 - Family molding: A customer sends CAD files for two or more parts to be molded in a family to the system. The system provides the customer with a quotation form that allows the customer to select several family-level parameters which are independent of the shape of the part, such as material and...

20060200271 - Information management system: A system for information management has a compilation device collecting information particular to a vending device located therein, a PDA useable for receipt, manipulation or inputting information into the compilation device. An activation device triggers the compilation device to prepare it to export or import information to or from the...

20060200274 - Hand and handling robot: A hand as an end effector. The hand includes a base, a hook element associated with the base and capable of hooking and lifting an object, a holding element associated with the base and cooperating with the hook element to hold the object therebetween, and a drive section causing a...

20060200273 - Method and apparatus for controling the advance movement of a joining tool: In a method and an apparatus for controlling the advance movement of a joining tool, the joining tool fixed to the robot is moved from an initial position to a pre-position wherein the die of the joining tool is spaced from the workpieces to be joined for a certain distance....

20060200272 - Method of assuming acting point of floor reaction force to biped walking mobile body and method of assuming joint moment of biped walking mobile body: While a biped walking mobile body is in a motion, such as level-ground walking, the position of the center of gravity (G0) of the biped walking mobile body, the position of an ankle joint (12) of each leg (2), and the position of a metatarsophalangeal joint (13a) of a foot...

20060200275 - Apparatus and method for regulating temperature of a central processing unit: An apparatus for regulating temperature of a central processing unit (CPU) (10) includes a temperature sensor (11), a timer interruption generator (12), a timer interruption processing module (13), and a temperature monitor (14). The temperature sensor is used for obtaining a current temperature of the CPU, and transforming the current...