Data processing: generic control systems or specific applications inventions 10/06

20060241784 - Arrangement for distributed measurement system for measurement and simulation in distributed control systems: A first unit (200, 303, 304) works with analog and digital signals in physical sequences referring to one or several measurement objects (200′, 305, 307), which work with one or several functions (200″, 211, 302, 308, 309) and detectors (201, 202, 205) and/or control devices (212/214) detecting these functions. A...

20060241785 - Hvac service tool with internet capability: A system for servicing a computer controlled machine comprising: a computer controlled machine including a device operable to perform a function, a controller controlling the operation of that device, and a data access port for transferring data and commands from the controller; and a service tool operably connected to the...

20060241786 - Method and apparatus for approximating gains in dynamic and steady-state processes for prediction, control, and optimization: A method and apparatus for controlling a non-linear mill. A linear controller is provided having a linear gain k that is operable to receive inputs representing measured variables of the plant and predict on an output of the linear controller predicted control values for manipulatible variables that control the plant....

20060241787 - Controlled system model generating method and apparatus: A controlled system model generating apparatus includes a real controlled variable storage unit which stores time-series data of a real controlled variable, a model storage unit which stores a mathematical model of a controlled system, a controller storage unit which stores a controller algorithm, a simulation computation unit which executes...

20060241788 - System and method for providing a combined bioprosthetic specification of goal state and path of states to goal: The exemplary embodiments of the method, system and arrangement according to the present invention enables an estimation of reaching movements. For example, using the exemplary embodiments of the present invention, it is possible to derive a Bayesian-optimal discrete time state equation to support real-time filters that incorporate observations about the...

20060241789 - Skew compensation: A system and method for generating master and slave reference signals is disclosed, wherein at least one axis of the plurality of axes is a master section and at least one axis of the plurality of axes is a slave section, said slave section being a slave of said master...

20060241790 - Electromagnetic sensor direct communication algorithm to a digital microprocessor: A method of interfacing an electromagnetic sensor with a controller in a motor control system, the method including: applying an excitation signal to the electromagnetic sensor; receiving a first electromagnetic sensor output signal based on the excitation signal, the first electromagnetic sensor signal comprising an amplitude modulated signal corresponding to...

20060241791 - Method for simulating a process line: Methods for monitoring a process line and simulating changes in the process are described....

20060241793 - Human-machine interface for a control system: A human-machine interface of a control system for monitoring and control of a process and including a computer generated model of the process. The process or a part or component of the process is displayed such that the model is arranged to map a point on the computer generated model...

20060241792 - Method to generate a human machine interface: A method to generate technical information about a device or process by recognizing the identity of a device or process, retrieving a stored image dependent on the device, combining the stored virtual image together with an image of a real device object displaying the combination on a display and providing...

20060241794 - Configurable controller: A configurable controller, comprising a configurable digital unit having a synchronization control module; a plurality of signal acquisition modules connected with said synchronization control module for receiving reference control data therefrom; and a control logic connected with said plurality of signal acquisition modules; a plurality of identical input cells respectively...

20060241795 - Networked, electronic game tournament method and system: A method and a system for a electronic gaming tournament system in which many remotely located players participate in a gaming tournament. The tournament may have various tiers of participation according to the skill and/or luck of the player. The players may be separated into at least two groups, the...

20060241796 - Digital audio processing: A compressed digital audio signal is transmitted from an audio source along a connection wire to an audio receiver. The digital audio signal can encode digital audio data having different sampling frequencies, frames sizes, and other information. The audio receiver that receives the digital audio signal can decode and convert...

20060241797 - Method and apparatus for optimizing reproduction of audio source material in an audio system: The present invention includes a method of and apparatus for optimizing the reproduction by an audio system of audio source content. The method includes the process of determining the configuration of the audio system and the process of determining the format of the audio source content. Mixing parameters are determined...

20060241798 - Recording and reproducing apparatus, processing method in the apparatus, and program for causing computer to execute the method: A recording and reproducing apparatus includes: a broadcast data holding unit that holds recorded broadcast data; a music data detecting unit that detects a start time and an end time of music data included in the broadcast data; a first song information acquiring unit that acquires first song information concerning...

20060241799 - Dynamic attributing of messages for message escalation: The invention relates to a system for generating and displaying messages and/or alarms particularly in an automation system of a plant and/or process. The invention further relates to a corresponding method. Using the system and method, messages and/or alarms can easily be displayed differently depending on the state of a...

20060241800 - Design/verification aid system and design/verification aid: According to one embodiment, a design/verification aid system adapted to aid design of a product and verification of the design, includes a design processing unit that executes a CAD process, which includes a part generation process to generate a part geometric model, a part addition process to add a part...

20060241801 - Method for increasing the capacity of an installation used to carry out an industrial process: The invention relates to a method for increasing the capacity of an installation used to carry out an industrial process in an economical and sustainable manner. Said method consists of the following steps: process variables relevant to the capacity of the installation are determined; said process variables are monitored during...

20060241802 - Real-time management systems and methods for manufacturing management and yield rate analysis integration: A real-time management method for manufacturing management and yield rate analysis integration. A plurality of yield rates relating to wafer products are summed and averaged for a historical yield rate. Multiple representational inline QC parameters are selected. A statistical process is implemented and, if no extreme value and collinear parameter...

20060241803 - 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...

20060241804 - Methods for controlling dimensional variations in workpieces subjected to machining operations: The present invention comprises methods of machining a workpiece. In one embodiment, a method includes positioning a workpiece in a first position in a process station of a machine system, and forming at least one check feature on the workpiece. A position of the check feature is then sensed while...

20060241805 - Control device for use in injection molding machine: In an injection molding machine configured to extrude a melted resin under temperature control and inject the resin into metal molds to provide a molded product, there are provided an HMI section having a built-in general-purpose operating system and configured to control a display section equipped with a touch panel,...

20060241806 - Smart tray for dispensing medicaments: The invention relates to a medicament dispensing tray or container for dispensing medicaments contained therein and further including electronic circuitry for performing various functions such as, for example, determining an operating mode of the container, determining if the data stored in the memory device is up to date, determining if...

20060241807 - Devices useful in system and method for dispensing prescriptions: An automated method for dispensing pharmaceuticals, particularly tablets and capsules, and other small discrete objects, includes: receiving prescription information, selecting a container, labeling the container, dispensing the tablets or capsules into the labeled container, applying a closure to the filled, labeled container, and offloading the container to a designated location....

20060241810 - High stiffness, high accuracy, parallel kinematic, three degree of freedom motion platform: A parallel kinematic machine (PKM) with three active kinematic chains and a leg has improved precision and stiffness maps by: providing drive and actuation of each active kinematic chain by devices secured rigidly to a support structure so that only a fixed length leg of the chain is suspended; driving...

20060241811 - Motion control systems and methods: A method in a robot of providing hardware abstraction for robot control software. A plurality of resource drivers for the robot includes resource drivers for which no corresponding hardware is present on the robot. Resources that are available on the robot are automatically detected based a hardware configuration detected for...

20060241808 - Robotics visual and auditory system: Robotics visual and auditory system is provided which is made capable of accurately conducting the sound source localization of a target by associating a visual and an auditory information with respect to a target. It is provided with an audition module (20), a face module (30), a stereo module (37),...

20060241809 - Systems and methods for controlling a legged robot using a two-phase disturbance response strategy: Systems and methods are presented that enable a legged robot to maintain its balance when subjected to an unexpected force. In the reflex phase, the robot withstands the immediate effect of the force by yielding to it. In one embodiment, during the reflex phase, the control system determines an instruction...

20060241812 - Robot system capable of specifying moving area: A self-moving robot system, which can specify a moving area using information printed on flooring and move within the area while tracking the printed information, is provided. The self-moving robot system includes a remote controller and a self-moving robot body. The remote controller stores flooring coordinate information wirelessly received from...

20060241813 - Optimized cluster tool transfer process and collision avoidance design: The present invention relates to apparatus and method of collision avoidance in a cluster tool having a plurality of processing stations and at least two robots. In one embodiment of the invention, the system is configured such that each of the processing stations is accessible by only one of the...

20060241814 - Cleaning robot having auto-return function to charging-stand and method using the same: Disclosed herein is a cleaning robot, and more particularly a cleaning robot comprising a camera unit for photographing an external image containing the charging-stand image, converting it into electrical image information, and outputting externally; and a microprocessor for storing the image information inputted the camera unit, acquiring position information of...

20060241815 - Method for quality assurance of screw joint tightening: A method for quality assurance of screw joint tightening results when tightening a screw joint to a needed pretension condition (FN) by means of a torque delivering power tool, wherein one or more simulation procedures of a screw joint tightening process via a specific algorithm aiming at the needed pretension...

20060241816 - Lamp provided with communications network element: A lamp (1), for use in street lighting, is provided with a small network element (10), which preferably is arranged within a lamp fitting (5). The network element is provided with a switching facility, for switching the lamp ON or OFF in response to a corresponding command. The network element...

20060235546 - Object identifier: A method and apparatus record a first object identifier in a memory associated with an object and record a second object identifier in the memory in place of the first object identifier....

20060235547 - On-the-fly state synchronization in a distributed system: A new process is synchronized to an existing process in the face of a communications delay (d) by collecting a history of delayed measurements and states of the existing process. This history and predetermined information regarding the behavior of the existing process are used to simulate the existing process forward...

20060235548 - Graphical state machine based programming for a graphical user interface: Systems and methods are provided for the design, development and execution of a graphical user interface using a state machine based programming paradigm integrated with a componentized graphical user interface. The present invention generates a graphical state machine representation of the graphical user interface including states for elements of the...

20060235549 - Method for operating a medical device: A medical device is located in an examination and/or treatment room, while a central maintenance unit, connected to the medical device via a remote connection, is located outside the examination and/or treatment room. A startup phase of the medical device is initiated either from the central maintenance unit before the...

20060235550 - Creation of playlists using audio identification: A method for creating a playlist uses audio clips (i.e. a segment or portion of predetermined or selectable audio content from an audio data file) for audio data file recognition. Attributes of an audio clip may be selectable by the user such as length of playing time, audio file portion,...

20060235551 - Data storage device with audio capability: A data storage device with audio capability. The data storage device comprises a non-volatile memory for storage of data and a decoder for decoding audio data stored in the non-volatile memory to enable playback of the audio data. A control connection is for receiving control commands from a separate host...

20060235553 - Information signal reproducing apparatus: An information signal reproducing apparatus is capable of forming a suitable reproducing environment and building an easy-handling reproducing system regardless of differences such as signal format or recorded media of audio data to be reproduced. A medium type of an optical disc and signal format information of audio data to...

20060235552 - Method and system for media content data distribution and consumption: A time synchronization beacon, which includes a plurality of timing signals at a plurality of different respective carrier frequencies, is synchronously transmitted over a power line network to synchronize consumption of media content data, such as audio data, which has been transmitted over the network from a power line communications...

20060235554 - Automated job management: A method and apparatus are disclosed for improving the implementation of automated job management for equipment in a factory. A software library is provided that allows a job management client, such as a thin station controller client, to communicate with an equipment server, such as an equipment interface bridge (EIB)....

20060235555 - File configuration strategy, such as for storing and manipulating parts and product definitions used in product manufacturing: 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...

20060235556 - Holistic solid free-form fabrication process optimization method: The present invention relates to methods for producing articles by solid free-form fabrication processes. In particular, the present invention relates to such methods incorporating holistic optimization of the product and process design....

20060235557 - Associated systems and methods for improving planning, scheduling, and supply chain management: The invention relates to systems and methods for improving planning, scheduling, and supply chain management. Embodiments of the invention can provide some or all of the following: improved systems and methods for determining an optimal lot size, improved systems and methods for determining optimal WIP levels, improved systems and methods...

20060235558 - Method of scavenging intermediate formed by reaction of oxidoreductase with substrate: A process system 1 comprises a process apparatus 10 which performs a predetermined process on a wafer W, a plurality of detection means which detect statuses in the process apparatus 10, an abnormality detection section 15 which detects an abnormality in detection information from the plurality of detection means, an...

20060235559 - \"run-to-run control system and operating method of the same\": A run-to-run control system and a run-to-run controlling method are proposed. The tool process parameters are real-time collected during the semiconductor process is performed and are regarded as the effective factors in the process for providing an optimal operation variables to the tool for the next process run. After modeling...

20060235560 - Quality control system, quality control method, and method of lot-to-lot wafer processing: A quality control system has: a QC value storage unit that stores QC actual measurements of past lots, a data acquisition device that acquires the device internal information of a processing device processing an intended lot, a device internal information storage unit that stores the device internal information, a recipe...

20060235561 - 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...

20060235562 - Method and system for manufacturing a three-dimensional object: A three-dimensional object is automatically manufactured by making a surface model of the object; making a voxel model of the object, with a lower resolution than the surface model, the voxel model, place-dependently per voxel, containing information about a composition of the material of which the object must be made...

20060235563 - Method and apparatus for providing intra-tool monitoring and control: An apparatus for performing intra-tool monitoring and control within a multi-step processing system. The apparatus provides a metrology station located between each of a plurality of semiconductor wafer processing tools such that measurements can be made on wafers as they are passed from one tool to another providing intra tool...

20060235564 - Method and multifunctional system for producing laser-induced images on the surfaces of various materials and inside transparent materials: The present invention discloses the methods and the multifunctional systems which are capable to produce the laser-induced images both on the surfaces of the various materials and inside the transparent materials. The method and multifunctional system are based on using different kinds of the laser-material interaction including: heating, melting, vaporization,...

20060235565 - Numerical controller: A path table operation is performed while updating the reference positions. When a read-out command in the path cycle table is read out, the reference positions are withdrawn and reset, and the respective axial positions at the time of the initiation of the path cycle command are stored. From the...

20060235566 - Arrangement for programming a system-independent measurement system for work pieces: The invention relates to an arrangement for system-independent (off-line) programming of a measurement system for work pieces that includes a video measurement module and an evaluator. The arrangement according to the invention makes use of the evaluator of the measurement system or a similarly configured device. Instead of the video...

20060235567 - Display apparatus for injection molding machine: A display apparatus for an injection molding machine which permits setting items unalterable during operation of the injection molding machine to be identified on the screen. When the injection molding machine is not in operation, the setting items on the screen are shown in a normal first display appearance. During...

20060235568 - Display controller for injection molding machine: A display controller for an injection molding machine which can display a large amount of information or display characters, etc. in a manner that they are easy to read, according to need, to provide good operability. The apparatus has main frames MD for setting molding conditions and displaying actual measurement...

20060235569 - Dispensing machine and method: A dispensing machine (1) with a release mechanism for selectively dispensing an item to a user, including a device (20) which is actuable by for example a remote control (8) to selectively enable operation of the release mechanism, wherein the dispensing machine (1) is a cigarette machine for a venue,...

20060235570 - Wireless controllable cleaning robot and remote controlling system for controlling the same: Disclosed herein is a wireless controllable cleaning robot and remote controlling system for controlling the same, wherein a drive of the cleaning robot is controlled by means of various control signals which are transmitted from a lot of external apparatuses having various wireless communication functions. The cleaning robot includes a...

20060235571 - Access control system in radio lan system: It is an object of the present invention to provide a linear motion link device capable of reducing a load applied to an actuator and capable of saving consumption of power and a bipedal walking robot provided therewith. Therefore, this is why the linear motion link device is held and...

20060235572 - Water treatment apparatus: A water treatment apparatus programmable pass key comprising a data carrier programmed with one or more predetermined codes, each code relating to an operation in or of the water treatment apparatus....

20060235573 - Well pump controller unit: In the oil production industry one objective of the field operator is to streamline their oil pumping operations for the more efficient production. The current invention is a controller device used to continuously control and optimize oil production from a well. The current invention is used in conjunction with a...

20060235574 - Method and system for ac power grid monitoring: A method and system allows for substantially real-time monitoring of the operational dynamics of power plants and other components comprising an AC power grid, by using information collected from a network of power grid frequency detection and reporting devices. The invention allows for the substantially real-time detection and reporting of...

20060229737 - Coupling of safe fieldbus systems: Generally, a means for coupling widely differing fieldbus or network systems to their own respective safety mechanisms is provided, in such a way as to ensure the transmission of safety data between at least two bus/network systems with different safety mechanisms. A method and an apparatus are provided for coupling...

20060229738 - Managing field devices having different device description specifications in a process control system: According to an aspect of the present invention, device descriptions of different DD specifications are converted (represented) into a single format. In an embodiment, the single format corresponds to extended markup language (XML). The device description in the single format is then examined to provide a user interface for management...

20060229739 - Device control method and device control system: A storage section stores various sensor signals obtained in an input section together with operation contents instructed in an output section. A signal discrimination section references the storage section to specify a sensor of which output value is influenced by a given operation. An operation result prediction section and an...

20060229740 - Portable user interface assembly and method: A user interface assembly for a power controller has a housing is adapted for mechanically coupling to a controller housing of the power controller in a releasable manner, a display visible on an outer surface of the housing for providing a visual presentation to a user, and a user input...

20060229741 - Operating system-wide sandboxing via switchable user skins: A method and system that provides a pass through block device that is utilized to redirect all the writes bound to the system drive(s) to an overlay skin device. Reads are performed on overlay device contents and the overlay device contents take precedence over the contents of the base device....

20060229742 - Method and device for synthesising an electrical architecture: A method of designing a hardware and software system specification. In the method services are defined and a use case is defined for each service; each use case is associated with at least one system start state, a user request and, for each start state, a system end state; operations...

20060229743 - Method and apparatus for attenuating error in dynamic and steady-state processes for prediction, control, and optimization: A method for providing independent static and dynamic models in a 000 prediction, control and optimization environment utilizes an independent static model (20) and an independent dynamic model (22). The static model (20) is a rigorous predictive model that is trained over a wide range of data, whereas the dynamic...

20060229744 - Operator interface apparatus and method for displacement transducer with selectable detector area: An operator interface apparatus and associated methods may allow an operator to select and verify various operating parameters for an image correlation type of displacement transducer. A subset of pixels from a detector array or camera may be defined to participate in an image correlation displacement measurement operations....

20060229745 - Command generating device: A command generating device includes a command shape calculating unit (5) for calculating an nth derivative command shape which is a fixed multiple of the nth derivative with respect to time of a position command for causing a machine (4) to reach a target position at a positioning time so...

20060229746 - Modular controller for an environmental management system: A controller is provided for an environmental management system. The system includes a transceiver for transmitting signals to and receiving signals from at least one environmental sensor or actuator over a network and a processor for interpreting received signals and generating signals to be transmitted over the wireless network based...

20060229747 - Driver for a function unit parametrized by a number of input variables: A control system, a method of operating the same, and a method for setting up the same are disclosed for simplified driving of a function unit parametrized by a plurality of input variables. The control system includes a setting unit and a control unit, the setting unit being used to...

20060229748 - Method and apparatus for dynamic comparison of data sets: Static display protocols for comparing a plurality of data sets are complex and inefficient. A system and method for a dynamic display protocol is disclosed. A user may compare a plurality of data sets using a dynamic display protocol for controlling the display of a plurality of data sets. In...

20060229749 - Systems and methods for providing a player's ticket: Ticketing systems and methods are provided specifically relating to a player's ticket. A player's ticket references at least one player and allows the player's ticket holder to attend all sporting events played in by the at least one player referenced on the player's ticket. Information about a tournament, including the...

20060229752 - 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...

20060229751 - Signal quality estimation and control system: A signal quality estimation and control system for controlling a signal having noise. The system may include a signal strength determination system having an input configured to receive the signal and an output configured to output information indicative of the strength of the signal, a noise strength determination system having...

20060229750 - System and method for providing access to supplemental program services: A system and method for providing access to supplemental program services is provided. Generally, the system contains an antenna, a display, a control device, a memory, and a processor configured by the memory. The processor is configured by the memory to perform the steps of: sequentially arranging the audio programs...

20060229753 - Probabilistic modeling system for product design: A method for designing a product includes obtaining data records relating to one or more input variables and one or more output parameters associated with the product. One or more input parameters may be selected from the one or more input variables, and a computational model indicative of interrelationships between...

20060229755 - Method for creating covers for prosthetic devices and other dynamic supporting members: A unique flexible cover and a method are provided for creating such a flexible cover for a prosthesis, orthosis or other dynamic or flexible supporting device. One implementation of the method includes the steps of capturing an image of a target object comprising at least a portion of an existing...

20060229754 - Method for forming a tangible item and a tangible item formed by the method: A method and a tangible item 10 which is produced by the use of various softly created sectional members, such as membered 12, 14, 16, which are selectively and softly and selectively moved or rotated, in whole or in part, used to create physical sectionals, and then the physical sections...

20060229756 - Method, apparatus and program storage device for providing an advanced material management center: A method, apparatus and program storage device for providing an advanced material management center is disclosed. A segregated delivery delay/component buffer area is maintained at a manufacturing site for holding material before transfer to the manufacturer. The content of the buffer area is owned by the supplier. Materials may be...

20060229757 - Part selection aiding system: A method and a system are adapted for easily finding out parts having compatibility to desired parts. The system stores product construction and classification of parts for reading out product construction data and displaying a list of parts forming a product or a partial assembly input by an operator, and...

20060229758 - Method for optimization of an order for component mounting and apparatus for optimization of an order for component mounting: A plurality of patterns having the same component placement structure is included in the board, said plurality of patterns corresponding respectively to a plurality of sub-boards obtained by partitioning said board. The optimization method of an order of component mounting i) includes a step of optimizing the order of component...

20060229759 - Parametric production of drilled cooling holes: The invention relates to a method for the parametric production of a drilled hole in a component, in particular for the parametric production of a drilled cooling hole in a blade of a gas or steam turbine. In the case of the method according to the invention, in a first...

20060229760 - Numerical control system: When the system is powered on, a BOOT device detecting unit detects which data exchange device (memory card or the like) is to be booted first, and the detected data exchange device is booted first. A data exchange process program which is set as software starting at BOOT is started...

20060229761 - Numerical controller: A numerical controller displays a plurality of blocks constituting a machining program on a screen, and sequentially carries out prior reading on the blocks, and then executes the blocks to control a machine. This numerical controller has a skip function for skipping the execution of the blocks; if there is...

20060229762 - System and method for order picking of articles into order containers: Herein, a picking system and method for picking articles into order containers is disclosed, the system having a picking station which includes in at least one picking bucket, wherein first conveying means are arranged such that articles to be picked, which are picked via the picking buckets directly onto the...

20060229763 - Modular robotic system and method for sample processing: A method of processing objects using a bilateral architecture. The method comprises the steps of: arranging a plurality of instruments around a bi-directional conveyance device, the instruments spaced at fixed pitch intervals along the conveyance device; assigning dedicated movers to each of the instruments, the dedicated movers for loading and...

20060229764 - Filling amount monitoring method and devices: The present invention relates to a method for monitoring the amount of fluid in a fluid container, wherein the amount of fluid contained in the fluid container is determined at a first moment in time, said step comprising reading out information provided on the fluid container, and wherein, at a...

20060229765 - Autonomous machine: An electric machine, such as an autonomous vacuum cleaner, is powered through a cable and includes a means or device for detecting the orientation of the cable with respect to the main body of the machine that may be in the form of a pivotable member such as pendulum, connected...

20060229766 - Motion control apparatus for teaching robot position, robot-position teaching apparatus, motion control method for teaching robot position, robot-position teaching method, and motion control program for teaching robot-position: A motion control apparatus for teaching a robot position includes an operating unit that inputs an operating command to a robot on a camera coordinate system having, as a reference, an image capturing screen displayed on the monitor, a converting unit that generates a motion vector on the camera coordinate...

20060229767 - Method for calculating power flow solution of a power transmission network that includes unified power flow controllers: A method for calculating power flow solution of a power transmission network with unified power flow controllers is adapted to calculate the power flow on a large-scale power transmission network. The unified power flow controller has a series transformer, a series converter, a direct current coupling capacitor, a shunt converter,...

20060229768 - Electrical power distribution control methods, electrical energy demand monitoring methods, and power management devices: Electrical power distribution control methods, electrical energy demand monitoring methods, and power management devices are described. In one aspect, an electrical power distribution control method includes providing electrical energy from an electrical power distribution system, applying the electrical energy to a load, providing a plurality of different values for a...

20060224251 - Duplex system and method of switching control right in duplex system: A duplex system has a control station which has a pair of input/output modules duplicated on control and standby sides, which is disposed between a higher-level device and a lower-level device, and which sends and receives data. The duplex system further has a module information storing section which stores information...

20060224250 - Industrial automation interface systems and methods: The subject invention pertains to a system and method of interacting with industrial automation devices such as programmable logic controllers (PLCs). A client computer can include a browser and one or more application components such as applets that are executed by the browser. The application components retrieve and receive data...

20060224252 - Field panel trending on event in a building control system: A building control system, such as an HVAC system, has a field unit incorporating a control panel (a field panel) with a local user interface allowing user selected parameters for collecting trend information when the system detects a change of value for a point in the system or a timed...

20060224253 - Control system having virtual power monitor for realizing function to evaluate/analyze stability of control object: A system configuration can evaluate the stability of an output from a user's control system including all effects of unknown dynamic characteristics and disturbances and can guarantee the stability of the output from the user's control system irrespective of the unknown dynamic characteristics and the disturbances. The control system is...

20060224254 - Industrial process data acquisition and analysis: A method for optimizing an industrial process data is disclosed. The method includes collecting data from a plurality of sensor elements, wherein each sensor element collects data from a portion of the industrial process and verifying the data collected. The method further includes analyzing the data collected for efficiency and...

20060224255 - Pid parameter adjustment device: A PID parameter adjustment device includes a model storage unit (1) which stores a mathematical model of a controlled system, a PID controller storage unit (2) which stores a controller algorithm, a constraint condition storage unit (3) which stores constraint conditions on operation, a simulation computation unit (5) which executes...

20060224257 - Device and method for automatic generation of control instructions for rotary machines: The invention relates to a device and a method for generating control instructions for a rotary machine, wherein processing stations are disposed on a rotary machine. In the preferred embodiment, the processing stations have holders for receiving bottles. Furthermore, gas is supplied via the processing stations and via the pressure...

20060224256 - Display system for controller: A controller and a display device are connected to each other by a network. The controller comprises a network control program which controls a network control section to communicate with the display device for each of a plurality of operation modes, including an initialization mode, a normal action mode, and...

20060224258 - Methods and apparatus for facilitating interaction with a gaming device: In accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, a method provides for determining data associated with a player of a gaming device; determining whether the data meets at least one established criterion; and providing an offer to the player if the data meets the at least one established criterion,...

20060224259 - Media item selection: Creating a playlist of media items for a desired perceiving experience requires many actions for searching and selecting media items that fit the desired perceiving experience. The invention provides an alternative for creating a perceiving experience without the use of a playlist. To this end, the invention provides a method...

20060224261 - Method and apparatus for producing and distributing live performance: When each live performance signal is transferred from one live performance providing apparatus to the next, with the live performance providing apparatuses having the respective connection orders thereof, the live performance signal is mixed with a live performance signal captured by the one apparatus. The end (n-th) live performance providing...

20060224262 - Method and apparatus for producing and distributing live performance: When each live performance signal is transferred from one live performance providing apparatus to the next, with the live performance providing apparatuses having the respective connection orders thereof, the live performance signal is mixed with a live performance signal captured by the one apparatus. The end (n-th) live performance providing...

20060224260 - Scan shuffle for building playlists: A scan shuffle mechanism for building playlists. A user selects a scan shuffle button to cause the user's music collection to be sorted acoustically and scanned in the acoustically sorted order. Small segments of the sorted songs are played one by one until the user hears a desired song. The...

20060224263 - Production system and production method: It is an object of the present invention to provide a production system and a production method, which can change a period to delivery of products flexibly depending on a change of demand, in the case of producing a plurality of products having different specifications by mixing. A production system...

20060224264 - Tape out template system and method: A tape out template system is provided. The tape out template system comprises a template database, a query database, and a processor. The template database stores a plurality of templates for mask tooling for different manufacturing technologies. Each of the templates comprises a set of mask tooling settings for different...

20060224266 - Cutting device: A cutting device having cutting means for cutting a cigarette rod transversely along a cutting plane; a carriage for accompanying the rod through the cutting plane; an operating unit for moving the carriage back and forth in a travelling direction crosswise to the cutting plane; and a control unit, in...

20060224265 - Substrate processing apparatus, history information recording method, history information recording program, and history information recording system: A substrate processing apparatus, which includes a plurality of process chambers for processing a substrate and a transfer part for carrying in and carrying out the substrate to and from the plurality of process chambers, includes a transfer history recording part, a process history recording part, and an alarm history...

20060224267 - 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 lower or upper tendency with respect to a control center value has occurred in a plurality of sequentially-obtained characteristic values of the...

20060224268 - Methods and systems for position sensing: Methods and systems for position sensing are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method includes measuring at least three discrete point positions associated with a first component by using at least one transmitter having a known position and orientation and in a line of sight with the three discrete point positions,...

20060224269 - Exposure apparatus and parameter editing method: An exposure apparatus for exposing a substrate to radiation based on parameters includes a display, an input device, and a processor configured to execute a program for editing the parameters. The processor is configured to cause, in accordance with the program, the display to display a first group of a...

20060224270 - A method for determining the fundamental oscillation frequency in an optical fiber and an application of a tensile force thus measured: A method for determining the fundamental oscillation frequency in an optical fibre during the drawing thereof from an optical preform, the oscillation of the optical fibre being measured perpendicular to the longitudinal axis thereof for the formation of a frequency spectrum using Fast Fourier Transformation (FFT), from which the fundamental...

20060224271 - Embroidery data editor that displays usable embroidery frame: A pattern selecting portion selects a desired embroidery pattern from a plurality of embroidery patterns. A pattern editing portion edits the embroidery pattern displayed on the display. A first determining portion determines, before the selected embroidery pattern is edited by the pattern editing portion, whether each of a plurality of...

20060224272 - Method for managing the storage of semiconductor material: According to one aspect of the invention, a method for managing the storage of semiconductor material is provided. The method may include processing a plurality of semiconductor substrates with a first type of semiconductor substrate processing tool to create a plurality of a first type of semiconductor substrate, determining the...

20060224273 - Method and system for packing and delivering products: A method and a system for packing and delivering products are suitable for delivery of products with additional equipment. The method outputs a size serial number of a package containing a product and its additional equipment to improve the packing efficiency according to a product order. The system includes an...

20060224274 - Article dispensing and counting method and device: One embodiment of the present invention includes a system comprising a housing having an upper end and a lower end. The housing carries a plurality of movable blades defining an entry aperture proximate to the upper end, an exit aperture proximate to the lower end, and a chamber there between....

20060224275 - Device for an industrial robot: A device for restricting the working range around an axis of an industrial robot in the form of restriction of the maximum angle for rotation of the first part of the robot relative to a second part thereof, connected to the first part. The robot includes a fixed stop arranged...

20060224276 - Method for monitoring the position of a semiconductor processing robot: A robotic positioning system that cooperates with a sensing system to correct robot motion is provided. The sensing system is decoupled from the sensors used conventionally to control the robot's motion, thereby providing repeatable detection of the robot's true position. In one embodiment, the positioning system includes a robot, a...