Data processing: generic control systems or specific applications inventions 01/07

20070021843 - System and method for remote device registration: A system and method for remote device registration, to monitor and meter the injection of keying or other confidential information onto a device, is provided. A producer who utilizes one or more separate manufacturers, operates a remote module that communicates over forward and backward channels with a local module at... Agent: Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

20070021845 - Automated attraction and ride maintenance verification system: A system for preventative maintenance of a ride or an attraction component at a venue. A validator establishes the identity of the ride or attraction component and a controller monitors the use of the ride or attraction component. The controller also manage the ride or attraction component's availability for patron... Agent: The Walt Disney Company C/o Greenberg Traurig LLP

20070021844 - Updating and/or expanding the functionality of sequence control of at least one control unit: A method, system, and computer program product for updating and/or expanding the functionality of the sequence control of at least one control unit of a motor vehicle are provided. In accordance with the method, a first data may be read from a first control unit and a second data may... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20070021846 - Button device: A button device comprising a voltage source and a plurality of buttons is provided. The button device further comprises: a charging module, a loading capacitor, a control module, and an MCU. The charging module provides a plurality of charging paths. At least one charging path is connected when at least... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070021847 - Distributed control system: A distributed control system having a plurality of network-connected control units is realized in which a task having characteristics specific to a controller, such as input/output processing being necessary, or data stored in a dedicated controller having to be used, can be transferred to another controller for execution. In order... Agent: Stanley P. Fisher Reed Smith LLP

20070021848 - Testing system and related method for testing an electronic device by determining a power on/off signal: A testing method and related system enables a power management device to power-on or power-off a second electrical device via a first transmission interface of a first electrical device. The first electrical device sets power-on and power off times of the power management device. The first electrical device sends a... Agent: Edwards & Angell, LLP

20070021849 - Program and/or method for calculating tuning parameters for numerical computation library: When a parameter for a numerical computation library is required, an optimum parameter reflecting a user policy is provided. A program calculates, based on a preset objective function, an optimum tuning parameter for executing a numerical computation library. The program reads the numerical computation library; reads the objective function; sets... Agent: Mattingly, Stanger, Malur & Brundidge, P.C.

20070021850 - State based adaptive feedback feedforward pid controller: A state based adaptive feedback/feedforward PID controller includes a model set component, communicatively coupled to a process input, having a state variable defining a number of process regions, and a number of models grouped into the process regions. Each of the grouped models includes a plurality of parameters having a... Agent: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP (fisher)

20070021851 - Estimating of the amplitude of a noisy binary signal: A method and a device for estimating a first value of a signal formed of a series of values corresponding either to the first value or to a second value equal to the opposite of the first value, where the signal can take values other than the first and second... Agent: Stmicroelectronics Inc. C/o Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks, PC

20070021852 - Control system migration: A migration system for distributed control system migration uses a parser that parses system configuration information for a source control system into an intermediate language. A block equivalence module then finds destination system control blocks that are equivalent to source system control blocks and builds logical control loops using the... Agent: Honeywell International Inc. Law Dept. Ab2

20070021853 - Fantasy single sport challenge: An interactive fantasy single sport challenge that allows the participants to compete in the challenge by formulating a portfolio comprising shares of financial instruments in real-life athletes is provided. Each participant in the challenge is initially allotted a predetermined amount of fantasy money units with which to create a portfolio.... Agent: Perkins Coie LLP Patent-sea

20070021854 - Knowledge-based ergonomics system for manufacturing assembly process: A computer-implemented-ergonomic system for designing manufacturing workstations is provided. The system includes a data store for storing a plurality of workstation templates. Each workstation template includes parameters for a particular type of manufacturing workstation. Additionally, the system provides a data store for storing vehicle data indicative of a vehicle to... Agent: Daimlerchrysler Intellectual Capital Corporation Cims 483-02-19

20070021856 - Manufacturing execution system for validation, quality and risk assessment and monitoring of pharamceutical manufacturing processes: Manufacturing execution systems relating to methods, systems, and software program for validation of pharmaceutical manufacturing processes and quality assurance process are described and disclosed herein. Consequently, the methods provide a means to perform validation on an integrated level whereby the quality control unit can ensure data and product integrity and... Agent: Shane M. Popp

20070021855 - Test data analyzing system and test data analyzing program: Disclosed is a test data analyzing method and system for use in estimation of a defect cause of a product, such as, an integrated circuit, a liquid crystal display, an optical transceiver, a thin film magnetic head, etc., which is fabricated through plural processes. The estimation of a defect cause... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20070021857 - Methods for selecting bits and drilling tool assemblies: A method for selecting a drill bit, the method including selecting a first drill bit design, simulating the first drill bit design drilling an earth formation under selected conditions, graphically displaying at least a portion of the simulating, analyzing results of the simulating, wherein the analyzing comprises reviewing a steerability... Agent: Osha, Liang LLP / Smith

20070021858 - Method and associated system for recording and retrieving fabrication and/or fitting data associated with a prosthetic component: A method of socket design and fabrication for Below-the-Knee (BK) amputees that utilizes manual measurements. This method, known as BK by Measurement, utilizes a manual measurement procedure where predetermined points are identified and measurements are taken of a patient's residual limb. These measurements are recorded and thereafter entered into a... Agent: Taft, Stettinius & Hollister LLP

20070021860 - Method of selecting a grid model for correcting a process recipe for grid deformations in a lithographic apparatus and lithographic assembly using the same: A method of selecting a grid model for correcting a process recipe for grid deformations in a lithographic apparatus is disclosed. First a set of grid models is provided. Subsequently, alignment data are obtained by performing an alignment measurement on a plurality of alignment marks on a number of substrates.... Agent: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP

20070021859 - Self-correcting multivariate analysis for use in monitoring dynamic parameters in process environments: A method and apparatus for process monitoring are provided. Process monitoring includes (i) generating a multivariate analysis reference model of a process environment from data corresponding to monitored parameters of the process environment; (ii) designating at least one of the monitored parameters as being correlated to maturation of the process... Agent: Proskauer Rose LLP

20070021861 - Numerical controller: A numerical controller capable of displaying a CNC frame and an application frame at the same time without switching between them. Software A for displaying the information of the numerical controller itself performs display processing and stores the video signal data of the CNC frame AS in storage means as... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20070021862 - Universal mold vacuum system: A controller for a mold vacuum unit uses a programmable logic controller to provide flexible translation of pre-existing signals present on the injection-molding machine avoiding the need for modification of that machine by the addition of limit switches or the like. Simple adjustment of real time of time delays is... Agent: Boyle Fredrickson Newholm Stein & Gratz, S.c.

20070021863 - Method and system for replenishing inventory items: A method for storing inventory items in an inventory system includes receiving a replenish request identifying an inventory item to be stored in an inventory system and determining a classification of the inventory item to be stored. The method also includes selecting an inventory holder from a plurality of inventory... Agent: Baker Botts L.L.P.

20070021864 - Method and system for retrieving inventory items: A method for retrieving inventory items within an inventory system includes receiving a retrieval request that identifies an inventory item and selecting, from a plurality of inventory stations, an inventory station to fulfill an order associated with the retrieval request. The method also includes selecting an inventory holder from a... Agent: Baker Botts L.L.P.

20070021866 - Dispenser tray for a vending machine: A method of moving an elevator to a product location in a vending machine to receive product from the product location, including the steps of: providing an indicator associated with each product location; providing a sensor associated with the elevator; moving the sensor first to a position near an expected... Agent: Polster, Lieder, Woodruff & Lucchesi

20070021865 - Metered ethanol blending fuel pump: The metered ethanol blending fuel pump is a concept based on existing technology providing a feasible method to increase the use of cleaner burning ethanol. With this system, fuel pumps at gas stations would pump a combination of E-85 fuel and regular super unleaded gasoline or no lead gasoline at... Agent: Fagen Engineering, LLC

20070021867 - Home networking system using self-moving robot: A home networking system using a self-moving robot is provided. The self-moving robot and household devices connected via a network can be wirelessly controlled indoors or outdoors. The self-moving robot receives an operating command transmitted from a wireless operating unit, transmits information, indicating whether or not the command has been... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20070021871 - Medical tele-robotic system: A robotic system that includes a remote controlled robot. The robot may include a camera, a monitor and a holonomic platform all attached to a robot housing. The robot may be controlled by a remote control station that also has a camera and a monitor. The remote control station may... Agent: Irell & Manella LLP

20070021868 - Method of evaluating and correcting robot program and device for evaluating and correcting robot program: There is provided a device for evaluating and correcting a robot operation program for evaluating an appropriateness for the robot operation program and correcting the robot operation program, comprising a computer including a simulation function for confirming a robot operation. The computer includes a load calculation section for calculating a... Agent: Lowe Hauptman Berner, LLP

20070021869 - Moving object capable of recognizing image and moving-object directing system equipped with the same: A moving object capable of recognizing an image and a system for directing the moving object are disclosed. The system for directing the moving object includes: a charging device on which a docking direction pattern is printed, such that a central point of the docking direction pattern for directing the... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070021870 - Robot apparatus: An external force estimation system for estimating an external force acting upon a robot apparatus which includes a machine body which in turn includes a plurality of movable joints is disclosed which includes a distribution type contacting state detection section, an actuator current state measurement section, a motion state measurement... Agent: Frommer Lawrence & Haug LLP

20070021872 - Radio frequency enabled control of environmental zones: A system, apparatus and method for controlling environmental zones in a residence or other building using radio frequency enabled environmental controllers. At least one damper is associated with each of the various zones. From each environmental controller, a command is wirelessly transmitted, where the command includes an environmental control command... Agent: Honeywell International, Inc. Patent Services Group

20070021873 - Predictive control system and method: A control system and control method provides improved control of various loads by selecting the switch configuration of an associated power circuit having N binary switches, based in part on a finite state machine. The control system includes an embedded simulator, a present state contemplator and a next state contemplator... Agent: Bereskin And Parr

20070021874 - Load shedding control for cycled or variable load appliances: Control of a variable output appliance of a small energy consumer participating in an electrical load shedding program. A baseline operating characteristic of the appliance is determined for ordinary operation (such as in an absence of any load shedding requirements). An amount by which to reduce output of the appliance... Agent: Patterson, Thuente, Skaar & Christensen, P.A.

20070016308 - Communication system, and master apparatus and slave apparatus used in the same, and communication method: This communication system performs serial data communication between a master apparatus and a plurality of the slave apparatus via a data transmission line. The master apparatus generates, by using a controller, a serial conversion order control signal for controlling serial conversion order for the data in the slave apparatus, and... Agent: Stevens, Davis, Miller & Mosher, LLP

20070016309 - Industrial controller automation interface: An automation interface is provided for interacting with industrial controllers. The automation interface provides for programming, editing, monitoring and maintenance of industrial controllers programmatically from a local or remote location. The automation interface component is adapted to communicate with industrial controllers by integrating a computer process interface library into the... Agent: Rockwell Automation, Inc./(at)

20070016310 - Safety programmable logic controller: The function block memory unit stores a plurality of function blocks by programming each ladder circuit for computing output signals which has to be determined based on input signals from each safety device according to a connection specification of the safety device. The ladder circuit satisfies a predetermined safety standard,... Agent: C. Irvin Mcclelland Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070016311 - Controller interface with multiple day programming: A controller equipped with a user interface having multiple-day programming capabilities, including methods of programming such devices, are disclosed. The user interface may include one or more menus or screens that can be used to program a schedule for one or more selected days during the week. An illustrative method... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20070016312 - Methods, circuits, and computer program products for assigning identifiers to modules in uninterruptible power supply systems: A method of assigning identifiers to modules in an Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) system can be provided by assigning UPS system module identifiers via sequential transmission of a signal between the UPS system modules. Related circuits are also disclosed.... Agent: Robert N. Crouse Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec, P.A.

20070016313 - Power supply controller: A power supply controller with a function to identify whether or not a signal that was output is reliable and to perform the necessary processing on the input side when an unreliable signal was sent that might adversely affect the input side in communication systems. A controller 1 and a... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20070016316 - Btsc encoder: The disclosed BTSC encoder includes a left high pass filter means for receiving a digital left channel audio signal and for digitally high pass filtering the digital left channel audio signal and thereby generating a digital left filtered signal; a right high pass filter means for receiving a digital right... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP Attn: Intellectual Property Deptartment

20070016317 - Method for managing recorded streams in a rewritable recording medium: The present invention relates to a method for managing playlists of a rewritable recording medium in order to prevent unlimited playback or illegal edition of television broadcast programs or movies wherein copyright protection is required. The present invention operates by adding information needed for automatic timed deletion of consecutively recorded... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070016314 - Personal audio player: A personal audio player has a housing, an audio output device in the housing and an audio player in the housing and coupled with the output device for storing and playing audio files. A plurality of different display panels are located on the housing. Each display panel is controlled to... Agent: Leydig Voit & Mayer, Ltd

20070016315 - Portable digital music playback device: A portable digital music playback device integrates a digital music walkman connection interface, a power supply unit, a data transmission interface and a multi-channel loudspeaker together. The portable digital music playback device is used to connect a digital music walkman, to play music, to transmit data, and to perform charging... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070016318 - Systems and methods for determining production availability: A system for managing production availability. A storage device stores a production entry corresponding to a client for production using a particular technology. The production entry comprises a demand profile and a production availability profile. The demand profile specifies the amount of capacity allocated support demand (CASD) for the client... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20070016320 - Substrate processing apparatus and substrate processing method: A substrate processing apparatus of the invention comprises a transfer schedule creating section, a transfer schedule storage section, a transfer control section which controls, by referring to the transfer schedule, plural transfer mechanisms so as to transfer a substrate written into data of a cycle containing plural transfer operations to... Agent: C. Irvin Mcclelland Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070016319 - Supply scheduling: Computer implemented methods, data processing apparatus and manufacturing systems for determining or using current supplier schedule are described. A current customer requirement file is received including data items specifying a customer's current requirement of different parts each having associated supply dates from the supplier. The total quantity of each different... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20070016321 - Method for screening risk quality semiconductor products: Method of forming a quality passing set of semiconductor products. A parameter is tested in a plurality of semiconductor products. A specification passing set of semiconductor products is formed from semiconductor products in the plurality of semiconductor products. The specification passing set of semiconductor products have a parameter value of... Agent: Barry Dove Patent Services, Inc.

20070016322 - Traceability management data creation method, traceability management data creation apparatus and traceability management data creation program storage medium: A traceability management data creation apparatus for creating data for managing traceability for identifying parts, materials, products and unfinished products associated with one another in a kanban production system is provided with: a product record creation section which creates a product record including a product number of a product, a... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20070016323 - Splint and or method of making same: Various methods, materials, and systems for providing custom splints are described herein.... Agent: Garcia-zamor Intellectual Property Law Attn: Ruy Garcia-zamor

20070016324 - System boot optimizer: A system for optimizing an operating system startup process is described. The system includes a performance monitoring tool arranged to monitor a performance parameter of a computer system and a startup control tool arranged to control startup initiation of processes based on the performance parameter monitored by the performance monitoring... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20070016325 - Sensor-based measurement of tool forces and machining process model parameters: A system and method are provided for real-time measurement of tool forces. A relationship between a sensor characteristic and tool forces is determined by first directly measuring tool forces for a standard tool, work piece, and part program in a central facility. A force profile indicative of the tool forces... Agent: Donald M. Esterling

20070016326 - Cut-processing apparatus, cut-processing method in cut-processing apparatus, and program: A cut-processing apparatus generates tool move control data to reciprocate the tool, and sheet feed control data to feed the sheet; stores an amount of tool move loss due to backlash in the carriage gear train occurring at tool move direction shift, and an amount of sheet feed loss due... Agent: Hogan & Hartson L.L.P.

20070016327 - Injection drug takeout device: In the present invention, in order to provide a medicine dispensing apparatus which allows a prescribed quantity of medicines to be reliably taken out based on prescription data, there are included a plurality of cassettes 3 which contain medicines in alignment, pressing means 24 for pressing medicines in the cassette... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20070016328 - Autonomous surface cleaning robot for wet and dry cleaning: An autonomous floor cleaning robot includes a transport drive and control system arranged for autonomous movement of the robot over a floor for performing cleaning operations. The robot chassis carries a first cleaning zone comprising cleaning elements arranged to suction loose particulates up from the cleaning surface and a second... Agent: Goodwin Procter LLP Patent Administrator

20070016329 - Biomimetic motion and balance controllers for use in prosthetics, orthotics and robotics: Systems for controlling the motion of multiple articulated elements connected by one or more joints in an artificial appendage system. Four different embodiments are disclosed and include a controller that reduces the dimension of joint state space by utilizing biomechanically inspired motion primitives; a quadratic proportional-derivative (PD) controller which employs... Agent: Charles G. Call

20070016330 - Automated liquid manufacturing system: A method for continuously preparing a medium formulation mixes a diluent with a plurality of chemically incompatible concentrate solutions in such a manner that none of the ingredients of the concentrate solutions chemically react in an adverse manner. The method utilizes a static mixing chamber to add the concentrate solutions... Agent: Invitrogen Corporation C/o Intellevate

20070016332 - Elevator arrangement: The method of the present invention can be used to monitor and predict the condition of an automatic door of an elevator or more generally an automatic door in a building. In the method, the acceleration or velocity of the door is measured and a dynamic model of the door... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070016331 - Method and system for generating combination of applications for building automation system: Function groups are generated, each having at least two technical functions, interconnected by a data connection and which in their entirety include the technical functions of a combination of applications. A technical function is assigned to a device which belongs to the combination of applications and by which the technical... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20070016333 - Method and apparatus for controlling the valve position of a variable orifice flow meter: A device for metering fluid flow is disclosed. The device includes a variable sized orifice defined by a fluid flow conduit and an element movable relative to the fluid flow conduit to vary a size of the orifice, a pressure sensor configured to determine a pressure differential across the orifice... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20070016334 - Method and system for transmitting and utilizing forecast meteorological data for irrigation controllers: An irrigation controller (101a, 101b) includes a receiver (105a, 105b) and a processor. The processor is configured to facilitate receiving, in accordance with the receiver, an indication of rainfall which is forecast to fall on one or more locations (109a, 109b). Further, the processor is programmed to determine a minimum... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20070016335 - Apparatus and method for generating high voltage based on digital control: A digital high voltage generating apparatus and a method thereof are provided where a switching block controls voltage generated in a second side coil of a power transformer, a digital interface block provides a communication interface, and a digital controlling block controls intermittence of the switching block. The digital controlling... Agent: Roylance, Abrams, Berdo & Goodman, L.L.P.

20070010898 - Scalable motion control system: A control system includes a clustered architecture having a master controller, a central control section including one or more first remote controllers under direct control of the master controller, and a distributed control section including a cluster controller controlled by the master controller. The cluster controller controls the activities of... Agent: Perman & Green

20070010899 - Control apparatus and control method: Each of controllers includes: a transistor; a data processor for executing predetermined data processing and turning the transistor on or off in accordance with the data processing result; a pull-up resistor connected to an output terminal of the transistor; and a level separating resistor connected to the output terminal of... Agent: Mattingly, Stanger, Malur & Brundidge, P.C.

20070010900 - Diagnostics in industrial process control system: A device for diagnosing operation of an industrial process control or monitoring system includes an input configured to receive an input related to a process signal. A first statistical parameter module provides a first statistical parameter output related to a statistical parameter of the process signal. A filter provides a... Agent: Westman Champlin & Kelly, P.A.

20070010901 - Constraint-based solution method, constraint-based solver and constraint-based solution system: The purpose is to solve target problems in short calculation time certainly without describing algorithms that are data procedures on computers. As the solution method, because it is configured so that, when the initial values or variation values, which are used for constraint conditions with regard to target problems and... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070010902 - System and method for adaptive control of uncertain nonlinear processes: A computer system for controlling a nonlinear physical process. The computer system comprises a linear controller and a neural network. The linear controller receives a command signal for control of the nonlinear physical process and a measured output signal from the output of the nonlinear physical process. The linear controller... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20070010903 - Method of editing audio data and recording medium thereof and digital audio player: An audio data editing method, recording medium employing the same, and a digital audio player. The digital audio player extracts an audio data, which is received through a key input portion having an editing key for adjusting an extraction data rate and also through an input portion, according to the... Agent: Robert E. Bushnell

20070010904 - Method and system for estimating order scheduling rate and fill rate for configured-to-order business: A system and method estimates performance of a supply chain's available-to-promise (ATP) and scheduling functions under various environmental and process assumptions. The supply chain's transformation alternatives are identified using a plurality of modules constituting a supply chain model and including a demand planning module, a configuration planning module, an order... Agent: Whitham, Curtis & Christofferson, P.C.

20070010905 - Systems and methods for monitoring processing tool: A system is provided, electronically collecting and processing data obtained from processing tool. The system comprises a data collecting device and a processor. The data collecting device collects process data obtained from equipment via a network, the process data not defined in a SECS (semiconductor equipment communication standard) protocol. The... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20070010906 - Apparatus and system for monitoring a substrate processing, program for monitoring the processing and storage medium storing same: An apparatus for monitoring a state of a substrate processing in a substrate processing apparatus for processing the substrate is connected thereto through a network. The apparatus for monitoring the substrate processing includes an input unit for receiving at least a recipe set value, an upper limit and a lower... Agent: C. Irvin Mcclelland Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070010908 - Belt conveyor for use with semiconductor containers: The present invention comprises a conveyor for moving a semiconductor containers throughout a fabrication facility. In one embodiment, the conveyor comprises a plurality of individually controlled conveyor zones. Each conveyor zone includes a first belt, a second belt, a drive assembly for rotating the first belt and the second belt... Agent: O'melveny & Myers, LLP

20070010907 - Method and apparatus for adaptive coordinated distribution of materials in railway maintenance and other applications: A method of distributing railroad ties or other materials in variable quantities at randomly spaced intervals. GPS coordinates are recorded for individual use locations where ties or materials are required. From the coordinates of these use locations, drop locations are selected at which materials can be conveniently dropped for subsequent... Agent: Frost Brown Todd, LLC

20070010909 - Stocker: The present invention comprises a stocker for managing containers within a fabrication facility having a ceiling-based interbay material handling system a floor-based intrabay material handling system. In one embodiment, the stocker comprises a container storage area for storing at least one container, a ceiling-based input conveyor, a floor-based conveyor and... Agent: O'melveny & Myers, LLP

20070010910 - Random access and random load dispensing unit: The present invention provides a random access and random load dispensing unit including a housing, at least one support located in the housing and defining a first axis, a plurality of platforms movable along the support along the first axis, a plurality of bins supported on the platforms, the bins... Agent: Heller Ehrman LLP

20070010911 - Systems and methods for the automated pre-treatment and processing of biological samples: Systems and methods in accordance with embodiments of the present invention allow for the automatic control and scheduling of a staining apparatus for biological samples on slides present within the apparatus. In some embodiments, the actions of a robot coupled to the staining apparatus, which performs some of the staining... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20070010912 - Systems and methods for the automated pre-treatment and processing of biological samples: Systems and methods in accordance with embodiments of the present invention allow for the automatic control and scheduling of a staining apparatus for biological samples on slides present within the apparatus. In some embodiments, the actions of a robot coupled to the staining apparatus, which performs some of the staining... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20070010913 - Motion editing apparatus and motion editing method for robot, computer program and robot apparatus: An apparatus and method is disclosed wherein motion data which define motions of an end effecter of a robot such as a hand tip can be produced simply and conveniently. The apparatus and method provide a motion editing environment in which motion data for allowing a robot to plot a... Agent: William S. Frommer, Esq. C/o Frommer Lawrence & Haug LLP

20070010914 - Enterprise energy management system: A system for managing energy consumption by equipment located at a site or a plurality of sites. The system includes a database including information relating to pieces of energy consuming equipment located at a site. A server is programmed to process utility bills and/or analyze data to predict trends in... Agent: Dorsey & Whitney LLP Intellectual Property Department

20070010915 - Weather monitor and irrigation overrride system with unique system identifier: A weather monitor and irrigation override system for use with an irrigation control system. In a preferred embodiment, the weather monitor and irrigation override system comprises a controller transceiver couplable to an irrigation control system, an environmental sensor, a sensor transceiver coupled to the environmental sensor and configured to wirelessly... Agent: Hitt Gaines P.C.

20070010916 - Method for adaptively managing a plurality of loads: An intelligent power management system that includes a circuit breaker containing a PLC module that spans open contacts of the circuit breaker to provide a communication path for PLC messages between the line and load sides of the circuit when the contacts are open. The contacts are motorized to permit... Agent: Square D Company Legal Department - I.p. Group

20070010917 - Adaptive digital power control system: An adaptive digital power control system is disclosed, which implements a digitally controlled, near real-time algorithm to accommodate multiple loop current mode controls for low voltage, high performance computing system power needs. For example, an adaptive digital power control system that is implemented with an FPGA to generate low voltages... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20070005151 - Note creation software: The present invention is directed to computer software for the creation and maintenance of easily accessed tools to create notes regarding certain types of observations or transactions in a highly efficient and reliable way. The notes can be stored for subsequent access. In one disclosed implementation, the note creation templates... Agent: The Eclipse Group

20070005150 - Remote testing system and method: A remote testing system and method comprises at least one test operating terminal and a to-be-tested terminal. The test operating terminal outputs an operating command. The to-be-tested terminal comprises a serving module and a testing module. The serving module transmits at least one system parameter of the to-be-tested terminal to... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070005152 - Method and apparatus for monitoring power in integrated circuits: A method includes measuring a temperature of a device, determining a voltage applied to the device, determining a leakage power for the device in real time based on the measured temperature and determined voltage and estimating an active power for the device. The method also includes adding the determined leakage... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg, Woessner & Kluth, P.A.

20070005153 - Device and method for administering data related to a complex object: An example embodiment relates to a device and a method for administering data that are related to a complex object composed of a plurality of components when said complex object is modified, wherein at least a portion of the components goes through a series of assembly stages during this modification.... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg, Woessner & Kluth, P.A.

20070005154 - System and method for multidimensional extension of database information using inferred groupings: A system and method for receiving medical or other database information and pregrouping and extending that data include a data enhancement layer configured to generate additional stored dimensions capturing the data and relevant attributes. Data sources such as hospitals, laboratories and others may therefore communicate their clinical data to a... Agent: Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P. Intellectual Property Department

20070005155 - Database system, information acquisition enabled/disabled inspectiion system, information acquisition method, and program: Information acquisition is rapidly performed while judging whether the access to the information stored in a database by an application program satisfies a predetermined reference. A database system includes: an application (10) for processing personal information; a personal information DB (20) for storing personal information; a policy server (30) for... Agent: Konrad Raynes & Victor, LLP Attn: Ibm54

20070005156 - Method and apparatus for supporting multiple vision systems: A method for managing a multiple vision system includes identifying a plurality of smart cameras to group in a cluster. A first map is generated from data received from the smart cameras in the cluster. Other embodiments are described and claimed.... Agent: Lawrence Cho C/o Portfolioip

20070005157 - Remote maintenance system, communication terminal device and center device: A failure code indicating a failure content in a communication terminal device is automatically notified to a center device. The center device automatically makes a call to a user of the communication terminal device with the failure. When a trouble generates in the communication terminal device, the user of the... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20070005158 - Web based controller: The invention described in this patent is a motion control system hierarchy where all the components are connected by a two way communication link, which gives the system an ability to transfer data from all levels of the hierarchy up to a PC to be viewed and/or modified. Further, the... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20070005159 - Digital valve controller: A deterministic controller for an actuator includes, for example, adaptation for installation in an explosion-proof housing and a primary controller sealed within the housing for controlling outputs. A backup controller is optionally provided for alternatively controlling the outputs. An operator interface is provided on the housing for accepting operator inputs... Agent: Pearne & Gordon LLP

20070005163 - Audio processor: An audio information detector extracts frequency information on audio data from a packet called an ASP in the HDMI standard and outputs the extracted frequency information to a frequency divider as audio information. The frequency divider determines a frequency division ratio based on the audio information, divides the frequency of... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20070005160 - Automute detection in digital audio amplifiers: A digital audio processor (20) for a digital audio receiver (21) having an improved automute sequence is disclosed. The digital audio processor (20) includes automute detection circuitry (42) that monitors the amplitude of digital audio signals before and after the application of digital filters by digital audio processing circuitry (20d).... Agent: Texas Instruments Incorporated

20070005164 - Content reproduction apparatus, content reproduction method, and program: The present invention is intended to provide a content reproduction apparatus for accessing desired content with a simple user operation. The content reproduction apparatus has a flash memory for storing content, a flash memory reader, a CODEC, an amplifier, and headphones for reproducing this content, a microcomputer system for controlling... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20070005162 - Lighting audio playing apparatus: A lighting audio playing apparatus comprising: a printed circuit board, for bearing the following elements; a connector, disposed on the printed circuit board for being coupled to a portable storage device; a playing controller, coupled to the connector; an audio decode controller, coupled to the playing controller; at least one... Agent: Troxell Law Office

20070005161 - System and method of routing audio signals to multiple speakers: A method and system for utilizing multiple speakers in a portable electronic device is disclosed. The method includes receiving an input at a user interface of a portable electronic device, switching a first and second speaker in a stereo configuration to a mono configuration by routing a first digital to... Agent: Toler Schaffer, LLP

20070005165 - Component positioning device: A method for implementing a component positioning device is provided and includes obtaining a component, a component measuring device and a component positioning device, the component including a component head and a component base, the component measuring device including a first arbor and a second arbor and the component positioning... Agent: The Law Offices Of Steven Mchugh, LLC

20070005166 - Automated manufacturing systems and processes utilizing the 802.11a wireless standard protocol: Provided herein are systems useful in a manufacturing environment for transmitting operational commands to one or more workstations at which a workpiece is being acted upon by one or more pieces of manufacturing process equipment. A system according to the invention utilizes the 802.11a communication standard in conveying command signals... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20070005167 - System and method for pro-active manufacturing performance management: A system and method of the present invention allows a user to monitor the production of a factory in real-time. The user inputs desired values for various performance metrics. Then an embodiment of the present invention analyzes manufacturing plans by directly accessing manufacturing planning software. Projections are calculated for each... Agent: White & Case LLP Patent Department

20070005168 - Method and apparatus for creating textured handle packaging: A system, method, and computer program product for generating an image for producing a design for a container. The method comprising the steps of generating a virtual sculptural relief design (400, 402); projecting the virtual sculptural relief onto a virtual container surface (404), said virtual container surface corresponding to a... Agent: Venable LLP

20070005169 - Device and method for automatically carrying out laboratory procedure steps: The present invention relates to a device for automatically carrying out laboratory operations on cell or tissue samples, which comprises a plurality of modular stations, each of which carries out at least one operation in a total sequence of operations, and at least one support unit for transporting sample containers... Agent: Smith Patent Consulting Consulting, LLC

20070005170 - Method for the preferred processing of workpieces of highest priority: A method is provided for the preferred processing of a workpiece of highest priority in a plant with a number of processing steps and at least one processing station for each processing step. A workpiece of highest priority to be added is inserted at the head of the line before... Agent: Slater & Matsil LLP

20070005171 - Method for generating a structure representation which describes a specific automation system: The invention facilitates the creation of a control software for a data processing device of a specific automation system. The method generates a structure representation, describing a specific automation system, from a model structure representation which describes a general automation system. The model structure representation includes a structured representation of... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20070005172 - Method and system for advanced process control using measurement uncertainty as control input: By taking into consideration the measurement uncertainties in the form of standard errors, the performance of APC controllers may be efficiently enhanced by using the standard errors as a control input. For example, the filter parameter of an EWMA filter may be efficiently scaled on the basis of a standard... Agent: Williams, Morgan & Amerson

20070005173 - System and method for site-specific electronic recordkeeping: A tracking and labeling system (10) for collecting, recording and reporting data (38) on an item (12a, 12b, 12c) as the item experiences changes in state over time. The system has a plurality of node systems (18a, 18b, 18c, 18d, 18e, 18f) connected to the Internet (20) that transmit data... Agent: Ralph W Selitto Jr Mccarter & English

20070005174 - Virtual apparel fitting: A method, system and/or computer program product for virtual apparel fitting may include transmitting an identification code for an article of apparel to a virtual apparel fitting system. The method, system and/or computer program product may also include transmitting one of a 3-D body model, a 3-D body model identifier... Agent: Moore And Van Allen PLLC For Semc

20070005175 - Method and device for creating sewing data: A device and method for creating sewing data using sample patterns (4) is provided in which relative movement between a detection device (27) and a sample pattern (4) is detected using an optic sensor, such as the one used in computer mice. The detection of movements is independent from any... Agent: Volpe And Koenig, P.C.

20070005176 - Method for producing die for press brake and die: There are provided a method for producing a die for press brake easily and a die. Three-dimensional models of an upper die 10 and a lower die 20 are prepared based on the data of a work W10. The lower die 20 is divided into plate-shaped die elements 201 to... Agent: Mark D. Saralino (general) Renner, Otto, Boisselle & Sklar, LLP

20070005177 - Detection-signal transmitting apparatus: An AE sensor 21 is provided on an appropriate part of the circumferential surface of a rotating-side chuck 4 which holds a workpiece 5. A signal-transmitting unit 101 is provided in a space made in the rotating-side chuck 4. A signal-receiving unit 102 is mounted on an appropriate part of... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20070005178 - Method for producing a measurement probe path on a numerically controlled cordinate measuring machine: A method for producing a measurement probe 30 inspection path on a machine tool is disclosed which includes the step of running a program e.g. a modified CAM editor program 44 which allows the selection of geometric features of a workpiece 34 to be inspected. Once selected the program will... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070005180 - Automated container storage and delivery system: A container storage and delivery system includes an individual container storage and delivery system. A palletizer is provided for forming a group of containers from the individual container storage and delivery system into a layer or a partial layer, and placing this layer or partial layer onto a pallet. A... Agent: Akerman Senterfitt

20070005179 - Syntactic inferential motion planning method for robotic systems: A method and system for planning and optimizing the movement of a robotic device comprises establishing a plurality of spatial locations where the device can possibly be positioned and establishing rule sets for constraining movement of the robotic device between the locations. Once a start and end point have been... Agent: Patent Group Attn: J. Kenneth Joung

20070005181 - Automated container storage and delivery system: A container storage and delivery system includes an individual container storage and delivery system. A palletizer is provided for forming a group of containers from the individual container storage and delivery system into a layer or a partial layer, and placing this layer or partial layer onto a pallet. A... Agent: Akerman Senterfitt

20070005182 - Gripping mechanisms, apparatus and methods: The present invention provides grasping mechanisms, gripper apparatus/systems, and related methods. Grasping mechanisms that include stops, support surfaces, and height adjusting surfaces to determine three translational axis positions of a grasped object are provided. In addition, grasping mechanisms that are resiliently coupled to other gripper apparatus components are also provided.... Agent: Quine Intellectual Property Law Group, P.C.

20070005183 - Floating deadband control: A method of controlling an input device is disclosed. A deadband is generated about a first position when the input device is at the first position. The input device is moved from the first position to one or more additional positions. The deadband width is varied based on the position... Agent: Caterpillar/finnegan, Henderson, L.L.P.

20070005184 - Paper processing apparatus: The present invention provides a paper processing apparatus including a gate device having a driver for rotating a gate to a conveyance position according to classifying information of paper, a plate supported by a shaft to be rotated synchronously with the rotation of the gate and a plate detecting part... Agent: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP

20070005185 - Methods and systems for providing food, beverages, and associated goods and services in a retail environment: Methods and systems for providing food, beverages, and associated goods and services are described herein. In one embodiment of the invention, a method for providing breakfast cereal in a quick-serve restaurant setting includes displaying multiple readily-recognizable, competitively-branded, breakfast cereal boxes in view of customers. The method further includes receiving a... Agent: Perkins Coie LLP Patent-sea

20070005186 - Apparatus and method for coordinating automated package and bulk dispensing: An apparatus and method is provided for coordinating automated package and bulk dispensing at a remote site. A hopper apparatus includes a series of storage compartments and access doors. The compartments and doors are linked to a PLC that is further linked to an inventory provider. The inventory provider takes... Agent: Syngenta Biotechnology, Inc. Patent Department

20070005187 - Interactive method and device for providing assistance with manual movements during material processing: A method for providing assistance and computer-aided learning with regard to manual movements of an operator during processing of a material, for example in the fields of plastic arts, design, industrial machining, paramedical professions, and surgery. The method is based on a device that includes one or more metrologic systems... Agent: C. Irvin Mcclelland Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070005188 - System and method for proactive content delivery by situational location: Situational location dependent information is transmitted from a server data processing system to a receiving data processing system. The server data processing system communicates with the receiving data processing system in a manner by pushing content when appropriate. A candidate delivery event associated with a current positional attribute of the... Agent: Jonathan E. Jobe, Jr.

20070005189 - Robot control system: An attitude conversion portion 25 converts the displacement vector from the initial attitude to a displacement vector from the reference attitude corresponding to a predetermined reference attitude, and the control means makes the attitude of the robot head follow the displacement vector from the reference attitude. In whatever attitude the... Agent: Flynn Thiel Boutell & Tanis, P.C.

20070005190 - Method, apparatus, and system for projecting hot water availability for showering and bathing: Methods and apparatus for predicting the availability of hot water for showering and bathing. One or more parameters corresponding to the operation of a water heater are monitored over time. Data corresponding to the monitored parameters are processed to determine a rate at which hot water is being consumed by... Agent: R. Alan Burnett Law Office Of R. Alan Burnett, Ps

20070005191 - Real-time global optimization of building setpoints and sequence of operation: A building heating/cooling system energy optimization method for a building having a heating/cooling system includes the steps of providing a mathematical model of the heating/cooling system, obtaining real-time weather information, reading the input water temperature (IWT), the output water temperature (OWT) and the supply air temperature (SA) output to the... Agent: Law Offices Of Adam H. Jacobs

20070005192 - Fast acting distributed power system for transmission and distribution system load using energy storage units: An electric power load management system and method that uses a multiplicity of remote power supplies in a controlled manner such that the aggregate system has the capacity to offset critical power company peak electric demand periods thereby preventing severe and detrimental power shortages and interruptions.... Agent: Dallas Office Of Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.

20070005193 - Method and apparatus for control of an electric power distribution system in response to circuit abnormalities: A methodology and related system apparatus is provided for using and coordinating the use of information conveyed over communications to most efficiently and flexibly respond to abnormalities to reconfigure and restore service to end customers in commodity distribution systems in a manner to enhance the reconfigurability of the distribution system,... Agent: James V. Lapacek S & C Electric Co.

20070005194 - System for three-phase voltage detection and protection: A method of system for three-phase voltage detection wherein the magnitude of a grid voltage is calculated using a grid voltage vector derived from the grid voltage using Park Transformation and then compared to a predetermined voltage threshold is disclosed.... Agent: Krieg Devault LLP

20070005195 - Distributed energy storage for reducing power demand: Mating an energy storage component and a power conversion and delivery component with computer intelligence and digital data communications hardware helps to effectively and efficiently monitor and react to the power demand profile at a location in an advanced manner without expensive industrial controls or human interaction. A local power... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.