Data processing: generic control systems or specific applications inventions 05/08

20080125872 - Control system: A control system is disclosed. The control system is applied in a computer. This system comprises a signal generating module, a signal receiving unit and a processing unit. The signal generating module is for sending a signal to the computer. The signal receiving unit is disposed on the computer for... Agent: Law Offices Of Lai And Associates, P.C.

20080125873 - System and method of configuring a control system for a plurality of devices: In a method and system of configuring a control system for a plurality of devices (12) of different types, each device has at least one operating parameter. At least one operating parameter setting is stored in a memory for each device. The operating parameter setting depends on a use parameter.... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20080125874 - Numerical control system: A numerical control system improves safety when asynchronously operating systems are operated as a single control unit. A machine control system outputs a command generated by interpreting a program with a command number assigned thereto, sends it to a collision detection system, and receives check result data therefrom, whereby when... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080125875 - A system for gain scheduling control: A system for controlling nonlinear plants which may be effected with gain scheduled feedback controllers. Several linear sub-controllers having various gains may be put together as one unit. The overall controller may be changed by switching from one sub-controller to another according to an exogenous or endogenous parameter. The signal... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20080125876 - Top drive interlock: Embodiments of the present invention generally relate to methods and apparatus for improving top drive operations. In one embodiment a method of ensuring safe operation of a top drive includes operating a top drive, thereby exerting torque on a first tubular to makeup or breakout a first threaded connection between... Agent: Patterson & Sheridan, L.L.P.

20080125877 - Process data collection system configuration for process plant diagnostics development: A number of techniques are disclosed to facilitate process data collection and monitoring. The techniques may involve and support the selection of process parameters to be monitored, including scanning techniques for automated identification of such parameters. The techniques may also involve the management of data storage and archiving operations to... Agent: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP (fisher)

20080125880 - Method and apparatus for an adaptive control system: Apparatus includes a reference model unit operable to generating a reference model state signal and a reference model state acceleration signal, the reference model state signal being based, at least in part, on a command control signal. The apparatus includes a reference model limiter including a minimum reference model acceleration... Agent: Naval Research Laboratory Associate Counsel (patents)

20080125879 - Method and system for detecting abnormal operation of a level regulatory control loop: A system facilitates detecting an abnormal operation associated with a level regulatory control loop in a process plant. A model for modeling at least a portion of the level regulatory control loop may be utilized with respect to first and second signals associated with regulatory control of a level of... Agent: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP (fisher)

20080125878 - Method and system to detect application non-conformance: A method to anticipate and prevent application non-conformance is disclosed. The method includes making available a configuration management database (CMDB) having configuration information of a plurality of system resources and dependency information of a plurality of applications related to the plurality of system resources. The method also includes making available... Agent: Cantor Colburn LLP - IBM Rsw

20080125881 - Process control and optimization technique using immunological concepts: An integrated optimization and control technique performs process control and optimization using stochastic optimization similar to the manner in which biological immune systems work, and thus without the use of historical process models that must be created prior to placing the control and optimization routine in operation within a plant.... Agent: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP (fisher)

20080125882 - Ice machine with remote monitoring: A commercial ice making machine having an electronic monitoring device which captures the operating status and production history of the ice machine. The ice production history of the machine is communicated via telephony and/or the Internet on a regular recurring basis to a remote computer. The production history is used... Agent: Paul D. Greeley Ohlandt, Greeley, Ruggiero & Perle, L.L.P.

20080125883 - Method and apparatus for consolidating process control: The present invention embodiments consolidate process control for a process including a plurality of control threads each associated with a stage of the process. A plurality of the control threads are analyzed to enable the process control with a reduced quantity of the control threads. Data associated with the plurality... Agent: Edell, Shapiro & Finnan, LLC

20080125884 - Automatic field device service adviser: A field device resident algorithm receives one or more diagnostic inputs and generates actionable service information. The algorithm(s) can be changed or updated after the manufacture of the field device. The actionable service information can be displayed locally or sent over a process control loop. A prediction engine can be... Agent: Christopher R. Christenson Westman, Champlin & Kelly, P.A.

20080125885 - Devices, system and methods for communicating with a plc: Certain exemplary embodiments can comprise a system, which can comprise a module communicatively coupled to a programmable logic controller (PLC). The module can comprise a transmission circuit and/or a receiving circuit. The module can be adapted to communicate with the PLC via 8B/10B encoded frames. A frame of the 8B/10B... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20080125886 - Redundant control systems and methods: A redundant control system for controlling an electromechanical system is provided. The control system includes a first processor, a second processor, an input-output node, a first communication channel, a second communication channel, and a signal selector. The first and second processors have a control algorithm and state variables resident thereon.... Agent: Paul D. Greeley Ohlandt, Greeley, Ruggiero & Perle, L.L.P.

20080125887 - Event context data and aggregation for industrial control systems: A data processor for an industrial automation system is provided. An event component generates an initial message from an industrial control system component, where the initial message is based in part on one or more automatically detected conditions. A context component enables data to be added to the initial message... Agent: Rockwell Automation, Inc./(at)

20080125888 - Offline configuration using usb download in an itegrated power distribution system: In accordance with the invention a configurable electrical distribution system is provided for selectively connecting an electrical power source to load devices. The system comprises a panel and a plurality of switching devices mounted in the panel, each switching device for connection in a branch circuit to a load device... Agent: Wood, Phillips, Katz, Clark & Mortimer

20080125891 - Audio reproduction apparatus, audio reproduction method, program, and data management method: An audio reproduction apparatus which reproduces an audio file including a header section and a data section, the header section containing position information for each unitary data, the data section containing a plurality of unitary data, said audio reproduction apparatus comprising: a reception unit operable to receive a special reproduction... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20080125889 - Method and system for customization of entertainment selections in response to user feedback: A method, computer program product, and system for playing a series of discrete digital selections, such a MP3 files, from a selection database selected at least in part on user preference ratings, receiving user preference feedback for a particular selection while the particular selection is playing, and altering the user... Agent: Ibm Corporation (ss/nc) C/o Streets & Steele

20080125890 - Portable media playback device including user interface event passthrough to non-media-playback processing: A method of operating a portable electronics device can include integrated operation of media playback processing and non-media-playback processing (such as, for example, a game). The method can include receiving an event corresponding to operation of a user interface item by a user of the portable electronics device. The received... Agent: Beyer Law Group LLP/apple Inc.

20080125892 - Converting web content into two-dimensional cad drawings and three-dimensional cad models: This patent application relates generally to systems, methods, and computer program products for home and/or landscape design. This application also relates to scrapping and extracting information from websites and converting this information into 2D CAD (computer-aided design) drawings and 3D CAD models.... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20080125893 - Apparatus and method of automated manufacturing: An apparatus and method of optimizing collision free path planning comprising: initializing a plurality of feasible configuration points, sample points located in a free space, and sample points not located in the free space; determining a goodness rating of the various pluralities of points; generating new candidate points; determining if... Agent: Quinn Law Group, PLLC

20080125894 - Method and apparatus for determining a solution group of parts in an assembly: A method for determining a solution group of parts among a plurality of parts in an assembly, the solution group being situated substantially proximate to at least one target part of the plurality of parts, each respective part of the plurality of parts being identified by a respective part volume... Agent: Law Office Of Donald D. Mondul

20080125895 - Vehicle component selection system and method: Systems and methods to select a vehicle component are provided. In at least one embodiment, a system receives first configuration data defining a first vehicle assembly configuration, category data defining a component category, and component data defining a vehicle component. The system stores the configuration data and the category data... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C./fgtl

20080125896 - Closed-loop feedback control using motion capture systems: Systems and methods for closed-loop feedback control of controllable devices using motion capture systems are disclosed. In one embodiment, a system includes a motion capture system configured to measure one or more motion characteristics of one or more controllable devices as the one or more controllable devices are operating within... Agent: Lee & Hayes, PLLC

20080125897 - Method for transferring data to a pharmaceutical compounding system: A method for use with a data entry system for providing input data to a pharmaceutical compounding device having an associated plurality of source solutions is provided. A first label comprising first indicia defining a desired pharmaceutical compound is generated. The first indicia is then provided to the pharmaceutical compounding... Agent: Ratnerprestia

20080125898 - Ranged fault signatures for fault diagnosis: Process data is analyzed, the process data having been generated during a manufacturing process to detect a fault. One or more process variables of the manufacturing process that contributed to the fault are determined. A relative contribution of each of the one or more process variables to the fault is... Agent: Marina G. Portnova Blakely, Sokoloff, Taylor & Zafman LLP

20080125899 - Device and method for controlling substrate processing apparatus: Depending on the degree of microfabrication requested for each wafer lot, transfer of wafers is controlled. A substrate processing apparatus includes a plurality of PMs 400 and an LLM 500 and is controlled by an EC 200. The EC 200 includes a selection unit 255 and a transfer control unit... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080125900 - Method and apparatus for scheduling material transport in a semiconductor manufacturing facility: The present invention provides a method, an apparatus, and a semiconductor manufacturing facility. The method includes receiving a request to move material from a first location to a second location in the semiconductor manufacturing facility, accessing information indicative of a duration of the move from the first location to the... Agent: Mark W. Sincell Williams, Morgan & Amerson, P.C.

20080125901 - Method, device, computer system and computer program product for controlling a material flow: In a method for controlling material flow in production, or a consumable or replacement part maintenance, of a product comprised of a plurality of individual parts, the individual parts are delivered to a goods receipt of a logistic system, a transponder being associated with the individual parts. In the transponder... Agent: Schiff Hardin, LLP Patent Department

20080125902 - Methods and systems for forming semiconductor structures: A method for processing substrates to manufacture semiconductor structures thereon includes analyzing at least one first processing parameter of a first apparatus for processing a substrate, thereby yielding at least one first throughput rate of the first apparatus. At least one second processing parameter of a second apparatus is analyzed... Agent: Duane Morris LLPIPDepartment (tsmc)

20080125903 - Semiconductor production system: A semiconductor production system has a semiconductor manufacturing apparatus having an exposure unit, a control unit for controlling the exposure unit and a storage device; a semiconductor inspection apparatus having an observation unit, a control unit for controlling the observation unit and a storage device; and a storage device commonly... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20080125904 - Method of controlling drive of driving motor for rotary indexing device of machine tool: A method of controlling drive of a driving motor for a rotary indexing device is provided. The device includes an indexing mechanism that indexes an angular position of a circular table by rotating the circular table with the use of the driving motor as a driving source, a clamping mechanism... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20080125905 - Locating media by characteristics in storage apparatus: Backup storage apparatus and related methods having a controller for controlling and monitoring a robotics assembly that loads and unloads storage media into and from storage devices and an operator control panel coupled to the controller for controlling functions of and displaying information regarding the apparatus. A user interface that... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20080125906 - Determining the availability of purchasable items in a network environment: Embodiments of the present invention provide for a method, system and article of manufacture for operating vending machines. In general, a plurality of vending machines are nodes of a network. Each node is configured to send, receive and process signals carrying inventory, pricing, reservation and/or refund information. In particular, a... Agent: Ibm Corporation, Intellectual Property Law Dept 917, Bldg. 006-1

20080125907 - Robot cleaner and control method thereof: A control method for a robot cleaner that includes: driving a driving part to move the robot cleaner by a predetermined distance in an opposite direction to a proceeding direction thereof when a bumper sensor detects a collision with an obstacle, measuring the number of times in which the robot... Agent: Blank Rome LLP

20080125908 - Industrial robot system: An industrial robot system including at least one industrial robot including a manipulator and a control unit for controlling the manipulator, a portable operator control device for teaching and manually operating a robot. The portable operator control device includes safety equipment including an enabling device, which upon activation enables manual... Agent: Venable LLP

20080125909 - Method for determination of spraying parameters for controlling a painting appliance which uses spraying means: The disclosure relates to a method for determining of spraying parameters for controlling a painting appliance which uses spraying means and is moved over an area to be painted, in particular a robot with a painting application. A known spraying map is produced, using known spraying parameters and paint amount,... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20080125910 - Apparatus and method for automatically diluting and rinsing: Disclosed is an auto-diluting and rinsing apparatus, comprising: a concentrated detergent container for holding concentrated detergent to be diluted; a diluter container for holding diluter, which is used to dilute the concentrated detergent; and a diluted detergent container for holding diluted detergent for rinsing, which are formed by mixing the... Agent: Mindray C/o Stoel Rives LLP

20080125911 - Appliance and accessory for controlling a cycle of operation: An appliance configured to perform an operation cycle to effect a physical operation on an article, the appliance includes at least one component configured to effect the physical operation, and a cycle engine on the component. The cycle engine can build a cycle structure for the operation cycle to enable... Agent: Whirlpool Patents Company - Md 0750

20080125912 - Appliance network with a client driver: An appliance network comprising a commercial laundry appliance having a communication network, a laundry credit accessory in communication with the communication network, and a software architecture configured to generate a plurality of messages and configured to enable transmission of at least one of the plurality of messages between the commercial... Agent: Whirlpool Patents Company - Md 0750

20080125913 - Configuration output system: A configuration output system for use with a building automation system is provided. The configuration output system includes a database and an output engine block. The database contains a configuration data set selected by a user. The output engine block is operable to generate a plurality of types of outputs... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20080125914 - Low-cost controller having a dynamically changeable interface: A controller for dynamic redefinition of a short stack initialization to provide a low cost generic controller. The controller may be built with a network variable interface which has its variables initially selected by the time of the completion of the build. Thus, if different network variables are desired, then... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20080125915 - Processor temperature measurement through median sampling: Temperature readings obtained within a computer system from the location of monitored circuit elements may be oversampled at least three times, and a median average of the three parameter readings rather than the arithmetic mean may be used for controlling a device, e.g. a fan, configured to regulate the environmental... Agent: Meyertons, Hood, Kivlin, Kowert & Goetzel, P.C.

20080125916 - Method and system of validating data regarding measured hydrocarbon flow: A method and system of validating data regarding measured hydrocarbon flow. At least some of the illustrative embodiments are systems comprising a flow computer coupled to a metering tube and configured to measure fluid flow through the metering tube, and a supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) system coupled to... Agent: Conley Rose, P.C. David A. Rose

20080125917 - Same code base in irrigation control devices and related methods: Various embodiments are described in which different irrigation controllers in an irrigation control system have machine code having a same code base. In one implementation, a first irrigation control unit comprises a processor and a medium storing a first set of machine code to be executed by the processor. The... Agent: Fitch Even Tabin And Flannery

20080125918 - Satellite irrigation controller: In one embodiment, the present invention provides a satellite irrigation controller that allows a user to insert a input/output card into any position in any sequence and be recognized as an input card or an output card. When the correct card type is determined, the card is service according to... Agent: Inskeep Intellectual Property Group, Inc

20080119948 - Control system: A control system is disclosed for regulating the flow of a liquid from a liquid provider through a liquid distribution system. The distribution system has a major liquid distribution channel connected to a plurality of minor liquid distribution channels providing the liquid to a multiplicity of users. A plurality of... Agent: Robert F. Frijouf, Esquire Frijouf, Rust & Pyle, P. A.

20080119949 - Shipping management system: A computer-readable medium is provided, having stored thereon instructions for performing a shipping management method. The method may include generating an advanced shipping notice for a first container being shipped for a customer. The method may also include checking the advanced shipping notice for missing information related to one or... Agent: Caterpillar/finnegan, Henderson, L.l.p.

20080119950 - Fuel supply system and operating method therefore: The present invention relates to a fuel supply system and operating method therefor, comprising: a fuel cartridge; a fuel level detection element; a main control unit; and an electronic apparatus, wherein the fuel level detection element utilizes the capacitance effect to detect the residual amount of fuel in the fuel... Agent: G. Link Co.

20080119951 - Control system methods using value-based transfers: A system for process control comprises a server digital data processor and a client digital data processor that are coupled by a network, such as the Internet or an Intranet. The server digital data processor, which is additionally coupled to a control/sensing device and any associated interface equipment (collectively, referred... Agent: Nutter Mcclennen & Fish LLP

20080119952 - Financial transaction product with media player: A financial transaction product includes a media player, a housing, and an account identifier. The media player is configured to receive and store compressed digital media files and to convert the compressed digital media files into sound waves. The housing at least partially encloses the media player. The account identifier... Agent: Target Brands, Inc.

20080119953 - Device and system for utilizing an information unit to present content and metadata on a device: The present invention relates to a system and method for interacting with digital media that permits creating, editing, combining, producing, and using digital media content. In one aspect of the invention, these features are implemented using a “virtual container” or unit that contains structured information. This structured information includes the... Agent: Technology, Patents And Licensing, Inc.

20080119954 - Sequence design support system: A sequence design support system is used to support a design of a sequence control program which controls a flow path condition of a fluid in an apparatus and piping system which is constructed connecting apparatus such as a valve with piping and comprises a valve pattern plan generation unit... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20080119955 - Information confirmation system: A method for confirming information using multiple information gathering subsystems is provided. In one embodiment, the method attempts to gather primary information using a first information gathering subsystem. The method also attempts to gather secondary information using a second information gathering subsystem. Thereafter, the method compares the primary information when... Agent: Glenn A. Cavanaugh Metrologic Instruments, Inc

20080119956 - Personalized hardware: A system for personalizing one or more electrical circuits having plurality of layers with electrical characteristics. The layers being produced by an electrical characteristic determination process (ECDP). The system for personalizing includes a wafer stage for receiving a wafer in order to produce a plurality of electrical circuits. The system... Agent: King & Spalding

20080119957 - Tracking system: An improved tracking system for garments provided to a customer by a garment provider.... Agent: Brooks, Cameron & Huebsch , Pllc

20080119958 - Medication dispenser with integrated monitoring system: Devices, systems, and methods are provided for remote visualization of the storage compartments in a medication dispenser device, to monitor a patient's compliance with a medication dosage schedule and for verifying the proper loading of medication into the patient's medication dispenser device. The device may include a plurality of storage... Agent: Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP

20080119959 - Expression of emotions in robot: A method and apparatus for expressing an emotion of a robot, which are applicable to different emotion robot platforms are provided. The method of expressing an emotion of a robot, the method includes: collecting emotion information by at least one internal or external sensor; generating an emotion and determining a... Agent: Ladas & Parry LLP

20080119960 - Method and system for avoiding collisions between moveable devices: A method for avoiding collisions between at least two physical entities consisting of elements definable by points which can be known in a digital form. The points can be displaced simultaneously according to at least one degree of freedom. Each of the simultaneous displacements requires a minimum variation in the... Agent: Young & Thompson

20080119961 - Methods, apparatus, and medium for estimating pose of mobile robot using particle filter: Disclosed is a method, apparatus, and medium for estimating a pose of a moving robot using a particle filter. A method for estimating a pose of a moving robot using a particle filter according to an embodiment of the invention includes a detecting a change in pose of the mobile... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20080119962 - Vehicle tire changing system with imaging components: An improved vehicle tire changing system for servicing a vehicle wheel assembly consisting of a tire and rim, configured with one or more imaging sensors to accurately measure distances, dimensions, and characteristics of features associated with a vehicle wheel assembly during a tire mounting, tire dismounting, or tire mount altering... Agent: Polster, Lieder, Woodruff & Lucchesi

20080119963 - Electrically controlled pressure relief valve and system and method for controlling same: A system and method for controlling an electrically controlled pressure relief valve may use a soft position control loop to control the position of the valve. A pressure relief valve may also include a modified orifice shape to improve stability, to uniformly distribute the effective bandwidth over the valve operating... Agent: Grossman, Tucker, Perreault & Pfleger, Pllc

20080119964 - Sensor unit: The present disclosure relates to a sensor unit for the position determination of a powered door having a position sensor and a transmission stage for the connection of the position sensor to the drive shaft of the door, with the sensor unit having its own housing so that it can... Agent: Alleman Hall Mccoy Russell & Tuttle LLP

20080114471 - Display method for supervisory control system: A display method for a supervisory control system that displays on a display screen a result of the interlock judgment for judging the ability of a control operation on each machine under supervisory control from the state information of multiple machines under supervisory control subject to supervisory control by the... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney Pc

20080114472 - Autotuning method using integral of relay feedback response for extracting process information: An autotuning method using an integral of a relay feedback response is disclosed, which obtains an ultimate data and frequency model of a process with greatly removing effects of harmonics by using integral of a relay feedback signal. The autotuning method using an integral of a relay feedback response comprises... Agent: Patents+tms, P.c.

20080114474 - Event triggered data capture via embedded historians: Systems and methods that automatically capture data/events related to industrial processes via a data capture unit. Such data capture unit includes an analysis component (which determines function blocks that define the control algorithm), and a triggering component (which initiates data capture for the function blocks based on such analysis.)... Agent: Rockwell Automation, Inc./(at)

20080114476 - Apparatus and method for allowing display modules to communicate information about themselves to other display modules in the same display panel: An apparatus for allowing display modules to communicate information about themselves to other display modules in the same display panel, comprising a module-based display panel wherein each face of the panel comprises a plurality of display modules, wherein the transmitters, receivers and/or transceivers are configured so that each transmitter or... Agent: Antoinette M. Tease

20080114475 - System and method for developing and implementing business process support systems: The present invention is related to business process support systems. More specifically, a system and method for developing and implementing business process support systems are disclosed.... Agent: Michaelson & Associates

20080114479 - Method and system for a flexible multiplexer and mixer: Certain aspects of a method and system for a flexible multiplexer and mixer (FMM) are disclosed. Aspects of one method may include mixing primary audio information and secondary audio information of sampled received audio data based on corresponding metadata information to generate mixed output audio data. The generated mixed output... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20080114477 - Method and system for asynchronous pipeline architecture for multiple independent dual/stereo channel pcm processing: Aspects of a method and system for an asynchronous pipeline architecture for multiple independent dual/stereo channel PCM processing are provided. Asynchronously pipeline processing of audio information comprised within a decoded PCM frame may be based on metadata information generated from the decoded PCM frame and an output decoding rate. The... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20080114478 - Method and system for multi-channel pcm audio grouping in hardware: Certain aspects of a method and system for multi-channel PCM audio grouping in hardware are disclosed. Aspects of one method may include arbitrating the processing of a plurality of channel pairs within a channel group based on a plurality of received PCM audio samples. The plurality of channel pairs within... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20080114480 - Real-time remote purchase-list capture system: A portable device is used to capture, in real time, data sufficient to identify a product or service promoted, or a music track played, on a broadcast medium such as radio. The device determines a current frequency setting of a nearby radio by short-range broadcast of a brief audio-frequency signature... Agent: Stolowitz Ford Cowger LLP

20080114473 - Combined motion control system: An examination and processing machine, in particular a lithography appliance, for use in the semiconductor industry, comprising a machine frame (1), an examination or processing device (5) for a work piece (4), a carriage (3) which is mounted on the machine frame (1) and can hold the work piece (4),... Agent: Demont & Breyer, Llc

20080114481 - Legacy audio converter/controller for an audio network distribution system: This disclosures describes a legacy audio converter/controller 600 for an audio network distribution system 20. The legacy audio converter/controller 600 includes the following: a network controller 620, a network interface 610, an audio format converter 621, an analog to digital converter (ADC), a legacy controller 624, a legacy audio network... Agent: Matthew J. Booth & Associates, Pllc

20080114482 - System, method and computer program product for marking an article of manufacture with a supplemental identifier: A system, method and computer program product are provided for marking an article of manufacture. After marking an article of manufacture with a first identifier that describes at least one aspect of the article, such article is further marked with a supplemental identifier that describes the at least one aspect... Agent: Zilka-kotab, Pc

20080114483 - Method for preparing mask and wafer data files: A method for converting a data file into a writer file for a mask writer is provided. A plurality of sub-files is created from the data file. The plurality of sub-files is transferred to the mask writer. A plurality of writer files is created from the plurality of sub-files at... Agent: Haynes And Boone, LLP

20080114484 - Device and method for changing embroidery patterns: A method and the device for scaling or changing embroidery patterns (1) for sewing machines that allows a quick calculation of optimized stitching data. For one or more different change factors qj, data sets dj with optimized stitching data (xji,yji) are stored. A target data set z with stitching data... Agent: Volpe And Koenig, P.c.

20080114485 - Position ensuring system for oblique machining in five-axis machine tool: The position ensuring system includes: an A-axis calibration means for measuring a displacement angle, which is an error between a target value and a measured value of the pivot angle of the spindle head about the A-axis as the spindle head is pivoted to meet the inclination angle of an... Agent: Dla Piper Us LLP

20080114486 - Viewing angle adjustment system for a monitor: This invention provides a support arm to couple a monitor to a surface such as a wall or ceiling to remotely adjust the viewing angle of the monitor. The support arm includes at least one motor along a pivot axis in the support arm. The motor may be activated by... Agent: Sung I. Oh, Professional Law Corporation

20080114487 - Method and apparatus for supply chain management using pallet-workstation and workstation-workstation communication: Operation of a supply chain having a number of workstation that process items supported by pallets is managed using a sub-central controller, a number of pallet devices, each associated with a pallet, and one or more workstation devices, each associated with a workstation. A workstation device is operable to communicate... Agent: Motorola, Inc.

20080114488 - Method, apparatus, and system for monitoring amount of liquid poured from liquid containers: Some embodiments of the invention provide a system for monitoring liquid consumption at one or more establishments. At each establishment, the system includes one or more spouts and a local computer. Each spout is mounted on a liquid container. Also, each spout generates data regarding the amount of liquid poured... Agent: Adeli & Tollen, LLP

20080114489 - Method, apparatus, and system for monitoring amount of liquid poured from liquid containers: Some embodiments of the invention provide a system for monitoring liquid consumption at one or more establishments. At each establishment, the system includes one or more spouts and a local computer. Each spout is mounted on a liquid container. Also, each spout generates data regarding the amount of liquid poured... Agent: Adeli & Tollen, LLP

20080114490 - Prescription drug compliance monitoring system: The drug compliance monitoring system provides a patient with a portable medication dispenser programmed with medication-taking data. The dispenser alerts the patient to take a dose of medication and gathers compliance data relating to the medication-taking data. The compliance data is accessible to a physician, or other caregiver, etc., via... Agent: Shumaker & Sieffert, P. A.

20080114491 - Robot hand and robot: A robot hand able to change the manner of holding an object while force applied from a plurality of finger mechanisms to the object is adjusted without using an auxiliary finger mechanism. When force F3 is applied to object w from a certain finger mechanism 13 among the plurality of... Agent: Rankin, Hill & Clark LLP

20080114492 - Method and system for off-line programming of multiple interacting robots: A method and apparatus are disclosed for off-line programming of multiple interacting robots. For example, a system for off-line programming (100) of multiple interacting robots includes a computer (110) for off-line programming and verification of program codes (111) for multiple interacting robots (131-133) and a robot controller (120) connected to... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney Pc

20080114493 - Motion control data transmission and motion playing method for audio device-compatible robot terminal: creating a multimedia file, including motion control data, in an audio transmission file format in such a manner that motion control data and data for determination of whether the motion control data is included are inserted into a specific channel and audio data is inserted into another specific channel; sending... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080114494 - Tool grip calibration for robotic surgery: Telerobotic, telesurgical, and surgical robotic devices, systems, and methods selectively calibrate end effector jaws by bringing the jaw elements into engagement with each other. Commanded torque signals may bring the end effector elements into engagement while monitoring the resulting position of a drive system, optionally using a second derivative of... Agent: Patent Dept Intuitive Surgical, Inc

20080114495 - Comfortable environment providing apparatus: A comfortable environment providing apparatus for controlling at least one comfortable environment creation devices that creates a comfortable environment to provide a user with a comfortable environment. The comfortable environment providing apparatus includes a sensor unit for monitoring a condition related to the user and outputting data representing the monitored... Agent: Patterson, Thuente, Skaar & Christensen, P.a.

20080114496 - Methods of analyzing the vibro-acoustic optimization potential and optimizing the vibro-acoustic behavior of a structure: c

20080114497 - Networked diagnostic and control system for dispensing apparatus: A networked delivery system and method for controlling operation of a spraying system includes nozzles for emitting an agrochemical according to a predetermined spray pattern and flow rate; vibration sensors located adjacent an agricultural spray system component to sense vibrations of the agricultural spray system component, such as spray nozzles.... Agent: Dority & Manning, P.a.

20080114498 - Networked diagnostic and control system for dispensing apparatus: A networked delivery system and method for controlling operation of a spraying system includes nozzles for emitting an agrochemical according to a predetermined spray pattern and flow rate; vibration sensors located adjacent an agricultural spray system component to sense vibrations of the agricultural spray system component, such as spray nozzles.... Agent: Dority & Manning, P.a.

20080114499 - Energy arbitrage by load shifting: Methods and systems are provided for realizing energy cost savings through load shifting utilizing a battery bank that may serve as a battery back-up on a premises for providing power in the event of a grid power outage or curtailment. A budget of unreserved cycles of battery charging and discharging... Agent: Greenberg Traurig, LLP

20080114500 - Slope predictive control and digital pid control for a variable temperature control system: The present invention applies a slope predictive control method to a Variable Temperature Control (VTC) system, measuring the slope of the discharge temperature as a function of flow regulation device position, and using this slope to predict the position of the flow regulation device needed to achieve the desired discharge... Agent: Kinney & Lange, P.a.

20080109091 - Multilayered configurable data fusion systems and methods for power and bandwidth efficient sensor networks: Certain embodiments of the present invention provide a system for improved data communications within a remote sensor system. The system includes a sensor node. The sensor node is adapted to generate data based at least in part on a detected event. The sensor node is adapted to communicate the data... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20080109092 - System for elevator electronic safety device: An elevator electronic safety system in which reliability of malfunction check can be improved by performing a malfunction check on memory data, an address bus, and a data bus. A check on the address bus and the data bus is executed periodically by a hardware circuit and software processing, and... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.c.

20080109096 - Independent, self-contained, risk isolated, sectional cim design for extremely large scale factory operation: A semiconductor manufacturing system includes a centralized computer integrated manufacturing (CIM) system; a plurality of sectional CIM systems respectively associated with a plurality of manufacturing facilities and coupled with the centralized CIM system; and a centralized basic record module, coupled and coordinated with the centralized CIM system, and designed for... Agent: Haynes And Boone, LLP

20080109089 - Dynamic metrology schemes and sampling schemes for advanced process control in semiconductor processing: Systems, methods and mediums are provided for dynamic adjustment of sampling plans in connection with a wafer (or other device) to be measured. The invention adjusts the frequency and/or spatial resolution of measurements on an as-needed basis when one or more events occur that are likely to indicate an internal... Agent: Applied Materials/blakely

20080109090 - System and method for process monitoring: Systems and methods are provided that allow a user to monitor, diagnose, and configure a process. A user interface may be presented that displays data received from process monitors, sensors, and multivariate models. The user interface may be interactive, allowing a user to select which composite and multivariate models are... Agent: Air Products And Chemicals, Inc. Patent Department

20080109093 - Control device, device control system, device control program, computer-readable recording medium containing the device control program, and setting check data creation method: An object of the invention is to automatically acquire function information of electric devices whose manufacturers, models, and model numbers are different one from another. A specifications information storage (21) stores specifications information, in which function information including at least setting items for controlling a home electric appliance (1) is... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack L.l.p.

20080109095 - Audio home network system: This disclosures describes an audio home network system 20. The system 20 includes the following: a home network backbone 200; a plurality of network speakers 100 operating in a multi speaker session; and an audio source device 300 that provides digital audio to the network speakers wherein the digital audio... Agent: Matthew J. Booth & Associates, Pllc

20080109094 - Information processing apparatus and information processing method: An object of the present invention is to allow a client to make a request for music data stored in a server and to receive it and play it back. A client program 421 controls the sending of a request signal to a server 401, the reception and playback processing... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.c.

20080109097 - Machining step generating apparatus: To a machining shape database, machining shapes are registered. A machining shape recognition function makes a comparison between CAD data from a CAD and the registered machining shapes, and extracts a matching registered machining shape. A machining method database stores information required to identify the machining method of a machining... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20080109098 - Apparatus and method for integrating people and asset tracking information into a process control system: An apparatus, method, and computer program for integrating people and asset tracking information into a process control system are provided. Location information associated with a person and/or an asset in a processing environment is received. The location information is converted into one or more process control data elements. The one... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20080109099 - Apparatus and method for process control using people and asset tracking information: An apparatus, method, and computer program for process control using people and asset tracking information are provided. One or more process control data elements are received, which define a location associated with a person and/or an asset in a processing environment. At least part of the processing environment is controlled... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20080109100 - Model predictive control of fermentation in biofuel production: System and method for managing batch fermentation in biofuel production. An optimizer executes a nonlinear multivariate predictive model of a batch fermentation process in accordance with an end of batch objective specifying a target end of batch biofuel concentration to determine an optimal batch trajectory over a temporal control horizon... Agent: Jeffrey C. Hood Meyertons Hood Kivlin Kowert & Goetzel Pc

20080109101 - Customizable job manager: A material processing system may be operated through a digital interface by customizing keys to carry out desired movement functions relating to a positioner along a processing path.... Agent: Kolisch Hartwell, P.c.

20080109102 - Apparatus for manufacturing three dimensional items: An apparatus is disclosed for layer-on-layer manufacture of shaped three dimensional items. The process is controlled by a computer (36). The item is supported upon a build platform (2) and the apparatus additionally includes at least one build station (4) which serves to form upon the item under manufacture a... Agent: Patterson & Sheridan, L.l.p.

20080109103 - Digital assembler for digital materials: A digital assembler for creating three-dimensional objects from digital materials made out of discrete components comprises an assembly head, error correction mechanism, parts feeder, and a controller. The assembly head comprises several blades, each with a different function, that move in a linear direction as a unit, assembling the object... Agent: Norma E Henderson Henderson Patent Law

20080109104 - System, method, and medium for an endpoint detection scheme for copper low-dielectric damascene structures for improved dielectric and copper loss: A system, method and medium of detecting a transition interface between a first dielectric material and an adjacent second dielectric material in a semiconductor wafer during a chemical-mechanical polishing process includes impinging an incident light of a predetermined wavelength on the semiconductor wafer at a first time, detecting at least... Agent: Applied Materials/blakely

20080109105 - Method for optimizing the transport displacement of workpieces in transfer presses: A simulation method for optimising transport displacement of workpieces in transfer presses is provided. Conclusions relating to the freedom of motion, number of strokes and program data for tool-specific machine control are determined by manipulating a displacement curve on a digital image of the transfer press which is determined by... Agent: Burr & Brown

20080109106 - Automated migration of analog and mixed-signal vlsi design: A method for migrating an electronic circuit from a source technology to a target technology includes accepting a source circuit that operates in the source technology. The source circuit includes source components interconnected at nodes in accordance with a source topology. Source voltages at the nodes of the source circuit... Agent: Stephen C. Kaufman Ibm Corporation

20080109107 - Method of performing a decoking cycle: An integrated computer control process is used for a decoking cycle that takes into account all affected process variables including temperature, pressure, flow rates, and time related functions. Manual operator input is limited to setting the basis of the decoking cycle, which can include temperatures and pressure ranges, and monitoring... Agent: Mcdonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

20080109108 - Control system for an articulated manipulator arm: A control system for an articulated manipulator arm, the manipulator arm having at least three degrees of freedom, said control system comprising a master controller moveable to replicate the at least three degrees of freedom of the manipulator arm; means for determining the rate of movement of the master controller... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath Attn: Intellectual Property Group

20080109109 - Method and apparatus for conserving power consumed by a vending machine utilizing audio signal detection: A vending machine that dispenses items for use with a power source. Power control circuitry is electrically coupled between the power source and one or more vending components of the vending machine. A controller is adapted to manage the supply of electrical power to such components by transitioning between a... Agent: Ratnerprestia

20080109110 - Products and processes for vending a plurality of products via defined groups: Products and processes are disclosed for defining at least one inventory group. This at least one inventory group includes at least two products that are available for sale by a vending machine. The vending machine outputs an indication of products that the at least one inventory group includes. The vending... Agent: Walker Digital Management, Llc

20080109111 - Viscous material processing control system and method: A viscous material processing system comprises a feed system controller having a set of instructions to store an input set point weight or amount; sense a progressing weight or amount of material fed by the feed system; compare the progressing weight with the set point weight or amount and terminate... Agent: Philip D. Freedman Pc

20080109112 - Controlled material processing device, system and method: A viscous material processing system comprises a feed system controller having a set of instructions to store an input set point weight or amount; sense a progressing weight or amount of material fed by the feed system; compare the progressing weight with the set point weight or amount and terminate... Agent: Philip D. Freedman Pc

20080109113 - Micro-processor programmable and selectable vending options and control: A vending machine employing an electronic control unit which may be easily programmed initially with predefined angles of a cradle corresponding to existing products or vended items. The control unit has the option of setting custom vending angles with a new, previously unknown product package is to be vended from... Agent: Docket Clerk

20080109114 - Robot control apparatus: A robot control apparatus (3) for controlling tasks to be executed by a plurality of robots which are capable of moving. The robot control apparatus (3) includes: a battery level determination device (330) which determines a battery level of each robot from a predetermined plurality of battery levels based on... Agent: Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.l.p.

20080109115 - Dynamic force controller for multilegged robot: A force controller for a multi-legged robot operating in low-, micro-, or zero gravity environments, and using adhesive foot pads for removable attachment of the feet to a supporting surface or object, dynamically balances all external forces on the robot using a least squares technique, while observing predefined system constraints.... Agent: Patti, Hewitt & Arezina Llc

20080109116 - Tub oscillation control method of drum type washing machine: A method controls tub oscillation in a drum type washing machine by utilizing a ball balancer. The method includes maintaining an rpm of a drum in a predetermined rpm level for a predetermine period of time during a dehydration operation, thereby reducing a differential rotation speed between the drum and... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20080109117 - Media processing device and control method for a media processing device: The media storage status of a target medium stacker is reported to the user through a host computer. In response to a height measurement command for measuring the height of blank media stacked in a blank media stacker and processed media stacked in a processed media stacker, a height measurement... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20080103608 - Transducer access point: The invention relates to a method and apparatus for exposing (i.e. bridging) data and services offered by low power, low duty cycle transducers (e.g. sensors and actuators) in a standardized format over existing and established home networking technologies. A transducer access point is a functional component that serves as a... Agent: Intel Corporation C/o Darby & Darby P.C.

20080103609 - Determining power: Embodiments of determining power are disclosed.... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20080103611 - Method for optimizing operational parameters on wind farms: A method for optimization of operating parameters of a wind energy installation defines an upper and a lower interval limit value for a parameter to be optimized. The method includes carrying out a cycle with alternate operations of the wind energy installation with the interval limit values, with a data... Agent: Morrison & Foerster LLP

20080103612 - Communication system and information system for a motor vehicle: In a communications system for a motor vehicle, the communications system includes: an interface for exchanging data between the communications system and a mobile telephone; a display with an assigned controller for displaying an image of the mobile telephone, the image including at least one control element, or for displaying... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20080103613 - Level control device, in particular for controlling members of a motor vehicle: The invention concerns a control device comprising a lever (12), having a globally circular shape about an axis of revolution (Z), articulated on a fixed support (14) and provided with a maneuvering proximale end (16). It also comprises an electrode (24) for detecting proximity of a user's hand relative to... Agent: Osha Liang L.L.P.

20080103615 - Method and apparatus for spatial reformatting of multi-channel audio conetent: A method and device are described to process an event on an audio rendering device. The method may comprise rendering a first audio stream via at least a first audio signal in a first audio playback channel and a second audio signal in a second audio playback channel and monitoring... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner/creative Labs

20080103616 - Holder identifying apparatus, component supplying method and mounter: A holder identifying apparatus (140), which is detachably fitted to a mounter (100) that obtains components (500) from component holders for supplying the components (500) and that mounts the components (500) onto a board, and is used together with at least one component holder (150), includes a holder information storage... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack L.L.P.

20080103617 - Manufacturing execution system, equipment interface and method of operating a manufacturing execution system: h

20080103610 - Taxonomy engine and dataset for operating an appliance: A taxonomy engine in a software architecture generates a taxonomy dataset establishing the group of well formed commands, and at least one command generator of the system is adapted to generate a well formed command using the taxonomy dataset. The taxonomy engine is configured to deliver the taxonomy dataset to... Agent: Mcgarry Bair PC

20080103614 - Prediction method and system: The future is a source of fascination to all of us. Large service industries, such as insurance and gaming, exploit our lack of knowledge about the future. The system according to the present disclosure taps into the same vein. It allows anyone to suggest outcomes to future events, and for... Agent: Carter, Deluca, Farrell & Schmidt, LLP

20080103618 - Method and system for randomizing wafers in a complex process line: By coordinating a process regime of a process module for sample substrates used in a previously performed metrology process, an increased degree of measurement information may be obtained. For this purpose, the coordination may be based on a sampling ruleset related to the process module, wherein the previously selected sample... Agent: Williams, Morgan & Amerson

20080103619 - Manufacturing test and programming system: A manufacturing test and programming system (100) is presented including providing a PCB tester (108), providing an in-system programmer (102) electrically attached to the PCB tester (108), mounting a device under test (114) having a programmable device (116) attached thereon and programming the programmable device (116) with the in-system programmer... Agent: Law Offices Of Mikio Ishimaru

20080103620 - Process for identifying individual packages in a group: A process and system are provided for printing variable data on packaging material at a package printer and machine reading the variable data on a packaging facility packaging line and associating the variable data with other information in a computer database. The process and system render unnecessary the use of... Agent: Alix, Yale & Ristas, LLP

20080103621 - System for identifying packaging in a group: A process and system are provided for printing variable data on packaging material at a package printer and machine reading the variable data on a packaging facility packaging line and associating the variable data with other information in a computer database. The process and system render unnecessary the use of... Agent: Alix, Yale & Ristas, LLP

20080103622 - Intelligent assembly system and method of use: A manufacturing system and method for manufacturing a product include storing product-related information with the product. The product-related information may be stored on one or more tags secured to a portion of the product and may be used to facilitate or control an aspect of manufacturing. During manufacturing, product-related information... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20080103623 - Facility connection positioning template: One embodiment of an apparatus includes a flat, plate-shaped template adapted for facilities integration. The template defines a plurality of apertures arranged in a predetermined pattern of locations, each template aperture adapted to position a facility conduit passing through each template aperture in a predetermined location to facilitate subsequently coupling... Agent: Konrad Raynes & Victor, LLP Attn: Amat7828

20080103624 - Embroidery data creation apparatus and computer-readable medium encoding an embroidery data creation program: An embroidery data creation apparatus includes a thread color relation value storage device that stores a color relation value that corresponds to a color, for each embroidery thread which is used in an embroidery data, a preview image creation device that creates a preview image, a preview display device that... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080103625 - Numerical controller with machining resume function: A numerical controller with a machining resume function, in which time necessary to resume machining is reduced without increasing memory capacity. A program portion such as a subprogram to be skipped, which is not required to execute for restoring an internal status of the numerical controller at the time point... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20080103626 - System for controlling access to and segregating dispensed items: In one embodiment, a system for controlling access to and segregating dispensable items comprises a vending machine that contains the dispensable items to be vended. The vending machine includes an access control mechanism responsive to selection of one of the dispensable items for causing the vending machine to activate and... Agent: HowardIPLaw Group

20080103627 - Personalized gift card templates: A customizable gift card that may be designed using a plurality of design templates that have modifiable fields and layouts. The gift cards may be designated for use at one or more stores based on contract arrangements between the one or more stores and a vendor of the gift card.... Agent: Francis C. Kowalik Walgreen Co. Law Department

20080103628 - Vibration reducing device: A vibration reducing device that reduces the vibration of a control object includes a digital controller. A vibration state detection device detects the vibration of the control object and generates an analog signal of the vibration of the control object. An input-side bandpass filter has a passband that is narrower... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

20080103629 - Diagnostic device for use in process control system: The diagnostic device for detecting a failure of a sensing means, which sensing means comprises a recording means for repeatedly recording pairs of two absolute pressure values, the absolute pressure values being related to absolute pressures in the first and the second impulse lines, respectively, a computation means for repeatedly... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20080103632 - Electromechanical energy conversion systems: An exemplary power system may include an electric machine with multiple sets of stator windings, each set of windings being coupled through a separate switch matrix to a common voltage bus, and each of which may be spatially arranged in full pitch around the stator such that stator flux harmonics... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20080103630 - Method and apparatus for improving ac transmission system dispatchability, system stability, and power flow controllability using dc transmission systems: An electric power transmission system that isolates a local AC transmission network from a surrounding AC system includes a local AC load center having a plurality of local AC loads, and a distribution feeder serving the plurality of local AC loads and at least one distant electric power generating station... Agent: Trego, Hines & Ladenheim, PLLC

20080103631 - Method and system for collecting data from intelligent electronic devices in an electrical power substation: A system for providing power substation event data to one or more master stations including: a plurality of intelligent electronic devices (IEDs) monitoring electrical power systems in a power substation, wherein each IED collects event data regarding conditions of a monitored electrical power system and queues the event data for... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye P.C.

20080103633 - Digitally implemented power supply supervisories: Power supplies include digital supervisory circuits that detect faults and control power supply operation. The supervisory control algorithms are user programmable so that the supervisory function can be easily manipulated by the power supply user for different applications of the power supply.... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080103634 - Memory module thermal management: A method is disclosed for implementing a scheme to configure thermal management control for a memory device resident on a memory module for a computing platform. A method is also disclosed for implementing the configured thermal management control. In a run-time environment for a computing platform a temperature is obtained... Agent: Intel Corporation C/o Intellevate, LLC

20080103635 - System and method for electrical power management for a vehicle: A system and method for managing the electrical power associated with a vehicle detects whether an engine speed is below a speed set point for a minimum duration. A thermal sensor is arranged to detect whether a first temperature associated with a first cooling fan, a first coolant, or a... Agent: Deere & Company

20080103636 - Automated washing system with compliance verification and automated compliance monitoring reporting: A system is provided for providing automated washing and verifying compliance of use. The system provides for identifying individual users of one or more cleaning stations through various technologies, such as RFID. Individual's use of cleaning stations is monitored to determine compliance with hand-washing requirements. A compliance report may be... Agent: Sheridan Ross PC