Data processing: generic control systems or specific applications inventions 09/08

20080234837 - Configuration of wireless field devices for process control plants: Wireless field devices used in process control plants are configured over a wireless medium. In an embodiment, a host device discovers the presence of wireless field devices in the vicinity, and displays a list of discovered devices. The host device then enables a user to select a field device for... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20080234838 - Integrated electrical power distribution system using common building blocks: An electrical power distribution system includes a data bus, separate from the main aircraft data bus, internal to the aircraft electrical power distribution system and an electric power control unit (EPCU) in communication with the internal data bus. Primary and emergency power distribution subsystems include line replaceable modules (LRM) connected... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20080234839 - Control system and adjusting method thereof: A control system used to control a controlled plant includes a main control unit, a first tuning unit, and a second tuning unit. The control system regulated by two weighting parameters of a first multiple and a second multiple, robustness and rapid response are attained, and excess of the output... Agent: Volpe And Koenig, P.C.

20080234840 - Multi-variable operations: Controlling a multi-variable process involves multi-dimensional representation of the values (Qa-Qh) of the process variables (a-h) according to individual coordinate axes (Xa-Xh), and response based on historical values for the process-variables accumulated from multiple, earlier processes. An envelope (UL-LL) showing the best operating zone (‘BOZ’) for each process variable based... Agent: Davis Bujold & Daniels, P.l.l.c.

20080234841 - Close loop control system and method of the same: A close loop control system includes a controlled system having a controlled variable and a control variable, a first detecting unit, a second detecting unit, and a feedback control unit. The first and the second detecting units detect the controlled system to output a first and a second feedback values... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20080234842 - Microphones as contact sensors for device control: A device controller that controls a device by tapping or rubbing the surface of microphones on the device. It allows microphones to be used as both speech sensors (to capture speech signals, the original functionality) and a device controller (the new functionality). Tapping or rubbing the surface of microphones on... Agent: Microsoft Corporation C/o Lyon & Harr, LLP

20080234843 - Projector, projection display system, and corresponding method and recording medium: A projector that projects images includes a projection display module by which the projector projects the images, a network interface by which the projector can communicate with a network, and a web server module coupled to the network interface and to the projection display module. The web server module, in... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080234844 - Apparatuses and methods for use in creating an audio scene: An apparatus for creating an audio scene for an avatar in a virtual environment, the apparatus comprising: an audio processor operable to create a weighted audio stream that comprises audio from an object located in a portion of a hearing range of the avatar; and associating means operable to associate... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20080234845 - Audio compression and decompression using integer-reversible modulated lapped transforms: A “STAC Codec” provides lossless audio compression and decompression by processing an audio signal using integer-reversible modulated lapped transforms (MLT) to produce transform coefficients. Transform coefficients are then encoded using a backward-adaptive run-length Golomb-Rice (RLGR) encoder to produce losslessly compressed audio signals. In additional embodiments, further compression gains are achieved... Agent: Microsoft Corporation C/o Lyon & Harr, LLP

20080234849 - Electronic device and method of executing application using the same: An electronic device and a method of setting control information using the same are provided. The method includes displaying an application, which includes a plurality of media items that are reproducible according to individually adjustable control information; identifying one of the plurality of media items for which associated adjustable control... Agent: Lee, Hong, Degerman, Kang & Schmadeka

20080234848 - Frequency-tracked synthesizer employing selective harmonic amplification: This invention relates to effects processing of a monophonic analog signal, meaning a signal whose frequency components are all integer multiples of a first fundamental frequency. For example, the signal could come from almost any musical instrument, voice included. However, for generality, the invention is not restricted to cases where... Agent: Leonard Tachner, A Professional Law Corporation

20080234847 - Glasses-type media player: A glasses-type media player is utilized for reading information stored in an external memory card. The glasses-type media player comprises a wearing body, a circuit control unit, a video/audio output unit and a power source. The wearing body is coupled to the circuit control unit, the video/audio output unit and... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC

20080234846 - Transform domain transcoding and decoding of audio data using integer-reversible modulated lapped transforms: A “STAC Codec” provides audio transcoding and decoding by processing an encoded audio signal using a backward-adaptive run-length Golomb-Rice (RLGR) decoder to recover transform coefficients of the encoded audio signal. The transform coefficients are then either transcoded in the transform domain to lossy or other formats, or decoded to the... Agent: Microsoft Corporation C/o Lyon & Harr, LLP

20080234850 - Model based definition installation and assembly drawing process: A software package defines installation and assembly requirements for a product through simplified representations of a 3D design model having a multiple of component parts which define the product in a data format different than that which created the 3D design model. Data created by the process replaces documentation supplied... Agent: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds/pratt & Whitney

20080234851 - System and method for managing a product manufacturing process: A method for managing a product manufacturing process is disclosed. The method includes the steps of downloading a bill of materials of the product from a first database according to a serial number and an edition of the product; downloading a production order from a second database according to the... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang

20080234852 - Measuring method and system for cnc machine: This invention discloses a method and system for measuring a CNC machine. The system comprises a platform, a driving module, a set of optical scales, and a detection module. The platform is driven by the driving module. In addition, the driving module further comprises a set of encoders. As the... Agent: Wpat, PC

20080234853 - Marking an item with an expiration date: A method for marking items includes determining production-date information indicative of a production date associated with an item; at least in part on the basis of the production-date information, determining a production-date range corresponding to the production-date information; retrieving expiration-date information corresponding to the production-date information; and marking the item... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20080234854 - Roof and wall construction: The invention relates to roll forming roofing and walling sheets that have pre-cut or pre-marked ends and packing the sheets. The invention includes applying a particular set of rules to a roll forming schedule produced by a current program, such as an Applicad Roof Wizard program, and producing a roll... Agent: Michael Best & Friedrich LLP

20080234855 - Enhanced remote jog handle: A system for controlling a machine tool is provided. The system includes a user input device deflectable from a neutral position and a controller configured to receive information corresponding to an amount of deflection of the user input device from the neutral position and to output a control signal to... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20080234856 - Adjustable computer component mounting system: An adjustable system for mounting a computer component to a surface, including an adjustable horizontal assembly with swiveling mounting structure and an adjustable vertical assembly featuring two sliding extrusions and a stopper wedge engaged with a long screw for efficient mounting of computer components within workplaces.... Agent: Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrere & Denegre, L.L.P.

20080234857 - Numerical controller capable of executing g-code commands in path table operation: A numerical controller capable of using G-code commands pursuant to ISO in a path table operation. Data of values L of a reference variable and positions of a controlled axis X on i th and (i+1) th lines are read from a path table and stored. Based on the i... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath (dc)

20080234858 - Conveyor drive control system: A drive control system for conveyor utilizes a dynamic chain pull calculation program that is integrated with a PLC, which communicates to a plurality of controllers. The controllers in turn automatically adjust their associated drive motors so as to maximize efficiency at moving material on a conveyor system. Sensing devices... Agent: Rader, Fishman & Grauer PLLC

20080234859 - Minibar: A device for a mini bar is described that can be operated by a customer to remove goods with the removal being registered by the mini bar operator simultaneously, and possibly invoiced, and is characterized in that the mini bar is a product unit vending machine, that the product unit... Agent: Tobin, Carberry, O'malley, Riley, Selinger, P.C.

20080234860 - Nail polish color selection system: A user interactive custom nail polish color and effects dispensing system and method of doing business, including for both point of sale and remote (e.g., via internet) transactions.... Agent: Dobrusin & Thennisch PC

20080234861 - Control system, method and computer program for synchronizing several robots: A control system for controlling the movements of a plurality of mechanical units. The control system includes a program that includes a plurality of mechanical unit programs. Each program includes movement instructions for at least one of the mechanical units. The control system also includes a plurality of path planners.... Agent: Venable LLP

20080234862 - User preference interring apparatus, user profile interring apparatus, and robot: A user preference inferring apparatus 100 includes a receiving means 2 which receives information related to an article from a tag attached to the article, an article name determining means 3 obtaining an article name of the article on the basis of the information related to the article received by... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080234863 - Method for calibrating a tool center point of tools for industrial robots: The invention relates to a method for calibration of a working point (TCP) for tools (13) on industrial robots (8) with a calibration device (1), comprising at least two light barriers with an azimuth angle (α) greater than zero at an angle to each other and intersecting at an intersection... Agent: Whitham, Curtis & Christofferson & Cook, P.C.

20080234864 - Robots with collision avoidance functionality: A robot is provided with a motion control unit that avoids collision between segments of the robot or between segments of the robot and other objects. The motion control unit of the robot comprises a distance computing module, a whole body control module, a collision avoidance module, and a blending... Agent: Fenwick & West LLP

20080234865 - Patient positioning device: The invention relates to a patient-positioning device for positioning a patient in an irradiation position in a radiation therapy arrangement, in particular in a particle radiation therapy arrangement comprising a patient supporting module, which is provided with a patient supporting device for holding the patient in a body holder where... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20080234866 - Master-slave manipulator system: In a master-slave manipulator system, manipulation device can be manipulated intuitively even when clutch manipulation is performed. A master-slave manipulator system includes: mode switching device for switching between a master-slave mode, in which the slave manipulator is controlled, and an observation device visual field tracking clutch mode, in which transmission... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20080234867 - Customer-created textiles and method of producing same: Customers obtain customized textile materials by selecting style, shape, size, pattern and color for an undyed textile product. Based on a selection made by the customer, the textile product is transformed by a dyeing operation performed on a single item to yield a product, such as a shirt, pants, or... Agent: Whitham, Curtis & Christofferson & Cook, P.C.

20080234868 - Method and apparatus for decoking tubes in an oil refinery furnace: A control system for performing a global-decoke of a tube furnace comprising a plurality of passes.... Agent: Wood And Eisenberg, PLLC

20080234869 - Remote performance monitor and remote performance monitoring method: A remote performance monitor to acquire monitoring data concerning an air-conditioning system of a monitoring target building and to determine an operating condition of the air-conditioning system, the remote performance monitor comprises a monitoring data receiver (11), a characteristic function calculator (12) and an operating condition calculator (13). The monitoring... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20080234870 - Irrigation system and methodology: An irrigation system includes a radio transmitter station that transmits weather prediction information to a geographic region that includes multiple geographic sub-regions. The weather prediction information includes a respective geographic sub-region code for each of the geographic sub-regions for which a weather forecast predicts rain within a predetermined time period.... Agent: Mark P. Kahler

20080234871 - Generation facility management system: The generation facility management system is characterized in including a generation facility using natural energy and a management server for managing power information on the generation facility, wherein the generation facility includes: an energy obtaining section for obtaining natural energy; a power generating section for generating power from the obtained... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20080234872 - Validating a standardized configuration description: The present disclosure is concerned with a validation of a configuration description of automated devices in a power network such as a Substation Automation (SA) system, or of a part or component thereof such as an individual Intelligent Electronic Device (IED), that is extended beyond the mere XML schema validation... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20080234873 - Power efficient resource allocation in data centers: A data center may be operated to achieve reduced power consumption by matching workloads to specific platforms. Attributes of the platforms may be compiled and those attributes may be used to allocate workloads to specific platforms. The attributes may include performance attributes, as well as power consumption attributes.... Agent: Trop Pruner & Hu, PC

20080234875 - Temperature control apparatus, processing apparatus, and temperature control method: Disclosed is a temperature control apparatus including: a resistance heater to have a characteristic such that a resistance value of the resistance heater changes dependently on a temperature thereof; a signal generator to output a control signal having two voltage levels of an on-voltage and an second-voltage; a switching section... Agent: Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman & Chick, PC

20080234874 - Temperature controlling method and temperature controller: An object of the present invention is to accurately control temperatures of microorganisms or the like. In the present invention, a temperature controller comprises a plurality of cells for storing microorganisms or the like, heaters and a cooling section. The heaters selectively heat the plurality of cells, and the cooling... Agent: GlobalIPCounselors, LLP

20080228289 - Apparatus and method for operating macro command and inputting macro command: Disclosed is provided an apparatus and a method for operating a macro command and inputting a macro command, wherein the apparatus including a storing unit storing control signals received from a control device for selecting of a menu item of a host device, a creating unit creating the macro command... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080228290 - Method, control device and control system for the control of an automation system: s

20080228291 - System and method for energy saving functionality: Systems and methods applicable, for example, in energy saving functionality. A host device and a connected device might, for instance, exchange data within an instance of an activity period. The host device might, for example, send a request to the connected device. The host device and/or the connected device might,... Agent: Morgan & Finnegan, L.L.P.

20080228292 - System and method for pre-distorting a device input: A method for pre-distorting an input for a device is provided. A partial set of known data pairs is acquired during a closed-loop device calibration period. The partial set of known data pairs is searched for at least one missing data pair, and at least one data value is interpolated... Agent: Tyco Technology Resources

20080228293 - System and method for tuning positioning mechanisms for printing apparatus: A method of controlling parameters of a positioning mechanism of a printer comprises calculating a deceleration profile of decaying velocity versus position function by defining the function to represent a specimen motor velocity decay from a maximum velocity to zero velocity over a period during which zero voltage is applied... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20080228294 - Marking system and method with location and/or time tracking: A system may dispense a marker, determine location data or time data, and substantially simultaneously trigger the dispensing of the marker and logging of the location data that identifies a geographic location at which the marker is dispensed or the time data that identifies a time at which the marker... Agent: Harrity Snyder, LLP

20080228295 - Production program creating system: A production program creating system creates a production program having a module in which a processing for producing a board is described. The board is produced by mounting an electronic component supplied from a component feeding device onto the board by means of a component mounting device. The component mounting... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath (dc)

20080228297 - Audio playback device having function for adjusting playback speed and a method thereof: An audio playback device having a function for adjusting a playback speed, and a method thereof includes, in the audio playback device, stored audio data is decoded and converted into an audio stream in a PCM format, and the audio stream is divided into a high frequency band and a... Agent: Stein, Mcewen & Bui, LLP

20080228299 - Audio reproducing apparatus and audio reproducing method, allowing efficient data selection: In a music selection mode, a reproduction object deciding unit in an audio reproducing apparatus selects a plurality of pieces of candidate music from music data stored in a storage unit and has a reproducing unit reproduce them simultaneously. An assigned position deciding unit controls an audio processing unit in... Agent: Kaplan Gilman Gibson & Dernier L.L.P.

20080228296 - Method and apparatus for generic analytics: A method and apparatus for revealing business or organizational aspects of an organization in audio signals captured from interactions, broadcasts or other sources. The method and apparatus activate an efficient process to detect events within the audio signal, and then activate a more resource-consuming additional process around the detected events,... Agent: Soroker-agmon Advocate And Patent Attorneys

20080228298 - Portable multi-media device: A portable multi-media device, preferably a hand held device used to capture digital images, digital video, and audio. The portable multi-media device comprising a sensor, operation members, an integral display, a speaker, a microphone, a memory card, and an integrated circuit. The portable multi-media device further has the capability to... Agent: Adam K. Sacharoff Much Shelist Freed Denenberg Ament&rubenstein,pc

20080228300 - Semiconductor memory card, playback apparatus, recording apparatus, playback method, recording method and a computer-readable storage medium: A semiconductor memory card stores a plurality of audio objects (AOBs) that compose a plurality of tracks and playlist information showing a reproduction order for the tracks. The semiconductor memory card also stores, as resume information (PLMG_RSM_PL), (1) a Playlist_Number showing which playlist information was used the last time playback... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack L.L.P.

20080228302 - Method for generating control data for the manufacture of a product: A method and a corresponding computer program product for generating control data for the manufacture of a product including a processing unit and a data-input unit, wherein the processing unit processes into a data structure data which are entered via the data-input unit and suitable for controlling production equipment for... Agent: Price Heneveld Cooper Dewitt & Litton, LLP

20080228301 - System to optimize a semiconductor probe card: Other advantageous features include probe cards equipped with attached data storage devices, such as radio frequency identification (RFID) tags, allowing the customer and supplier to store and easily access current order, manufacture, performance, and repair information on a particular probe card. The system may also automatically receive current information, calculate... Agent: Manuel F. De La Cerra

20080228303 - Direct manufacture of dental and medical devices: A method of making a medical or dental part may comprise creating a first digital model, manufacturing an initial embodiment of the part based on the first digital model using a layered manufacturing process, creating a second digital model of the initial embodiment of the part, determining the difference between... Agent: Cox Smith Matthews Incorporated

20080228304 - Line balance control method, line balance control apparatus, and component mounting machine: To provide a line balance control method, a line balance control apparatus, and a component mounting machine, which do not require a higher-level device. A production line 100 is equipped with a printing machine 120, a coating machine 130, a component mounting machine 101, a component mounting machine 102, and... Agent: Pearne & Gordon LLP

20080228306 - Data collection and analysis system: A sensor network collects time-series data from a process tool and supplies the data to an analysis system where pattern analysis techniques are used to identify structures and to monitor subsequent data based on analysis instructions or a composite model. Time-series data from multiple process runs are used to form... Agent: Joshua D. Isenberg Jdi Patent

20080228305 - System and method for controlling product quality: A computer-based method for controlling product quality is disclosed. The method includes the steps of: detecting whether a quality of raw materials bought from at least one supplier are acceptable; detecting whether a quality of using materials used at a processing procedure are acceptable; detecting whether a quality of products... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang

20080228307 - Quality improvement system: A quality improvement system using an FMEA table of the invention includes a defect data collecting unit to collect defect data about a defect in a manufacturing or inspection process and an FMEA table update unit to update the FMEA table online based on the data collected by the defect... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20080228310 - Automated material handling system and method: An automated material handling system (AMHS) includes a plurality of first stockers for material storage and a plurality of second stockers for material storage, wherein the second stockers are smaller than the first stockers. A method of operating an AMHS, wherein the AMHS includes a plurality of first stockers for... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20080228308 - Critical dimension uniformity optimization: Embodiments of an apparatus and methods for providing critical dimensions of a pattern. Pattern parameters and process history from a first substrate are used to create a thermal modes. The thermal mode is employed to established intelligent set points for zones of a substrate heater. A second substrate is position... Agent: Dla Piper US LLP

20080228309 - Method and system for reducing critical dimension side-to-side tilting error: A method for reducing a critical dimension error of a substrate is provided. A first function is identified for correlating a critical dimension error with a first effect. A second function is identified for correlating a critical dimension error with a scan speed. An optimal scan speed for minimizing the... Agent: Haynes And Boone, LLP

20080228311 - Substrate processing apparatus, control method for the apparatus, and program for implementing the method: A substrate processing apparatus, according to which inspection of various devices in the substrate processing apparatus can be carried out with improved reliability, while reducing the burden on a user. A processing chamber processes semiconductor wafers therein. A transfer chamber transfers the semiconductor wafers. A FOUP (front opening unified pod)... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080228312 - Control method for garment sewing: Embodiments of the present invention provide a system and device for making garment. One embodiment, for example, includes a system that comprises a processing device and a sewing module that sews garment material to facilitate making the garment. The system further comprises memory that includes a thread count manager having... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20080228313 - Device and method for turning in virtual planes: Disclosed are a turning method and apparatus. The apparatus, which otherwise may be conventional, includes a tool holding mechanism, such as a turret, and a workpiece holder, typically a chuck disposed on a main machine spindle. The tool holding mechanism may be translated in three directions relative to the workpiece... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.

20080228314 - Dynamic maintenance plan for an industrial robot: A method for establishing a dynamic maintenance scheduling tool for a specific part of a machinery based on condensed prior knowledge of the part of the machinery in a population of machineries. The scheduling tool is in turn used in a method for establishing a dynamic maintenance schedule for a... Agent: Venable LLP

20080228315 - Display and operating unit for a machine in the tobacco processing industry: A display and operating unit for a machine in the tobacco-processing industry includes a visual display unit for the display of a graphic user interface consisting of a plurality of screen displays, and a computer which is designed to generate the graphic user interface by means of a computer program,... Agent: Venable LLP

20080228316 - Tote-based warehousing system and method: A warehousing system includes a container for storing at least one item, a first electronic (e.g., radio frequency identification (RFID)) module associated with the first container, and a controller which wirelessly communicates with first electronic module, for directing a transfer of said at least one item to and/or from said... Agent: Marina Larson & Associates, LLC

20080228318 - Device and method of controlling dispenser for refrigerator: The present invention relates to an device and method for controlling a dispenser for a refrigerator. The present invention comprises an input unit including a switch for generating a dispensing-start signal to initiate the dispensing of ice, water or both through the dispenser, a dispensing button for inputting an operation... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080228317 - Method, system and apparatus for controlling patient access to medicaments: A method, system and apparatus for controlling patient access to medicaments are disclosed. A method, system and apparatus can include an interfacing system such as an IVR system that can receive identifying data from a user of a medicament dispensing device. The interfacing system can also communicate limited-use access authorization... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20080228319 - Robotic arm alignment: A method for aligning the position of a movable arm includes: providing an alignment element on the apparatus projecting a distance above the apparatus in the z-direction and having a surface lying in a plane formed by an x and y axis; providing a movable arm having a tool at... Agent: Philip S. Johnson Johnson & Johnson

20080228320 - Robot: To provide a robot whose degree of freedom of design is not limited, and which has simple structure and further reduces load of an actuator of a neck part, the present invention provides a robot at least including a head part, a body part, and a neck link which connects... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20080228321 - Apparatus and method for controlling an ammonia production system: An apparatus, method, and computer program for controlling an ammonia production system are provided. At least one model is associated with production equipment operable to produce ammonia, where the production equipment includes a reformer section, a carbon dioxide wash section, and an ammonia synthesis reactor section. The production equipment is... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20080228322 - Actuator drive system having smart sensor module and smart actuator module: Disclosed is an actuator drive system including a smart sensor module including a sensor, a sensor input unit, and a controller; a smart actuator module including a drive output unit and an actuator; and a battery for supplying each of the smart sensor module and the smart actuator module with... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080228323 - Hydraulic actuator control system: A system for controlling motion of a hydraulic actuator during a portion of its range of motion is described, including a sensor on the hydraulic actuator for providing a signal indicating that the actuator is near a portion of its range of motion, and a pneumatic control valve that is... Agent: Pauly, Devries Smith & Deffner, L.L.C.

20080228324 - Control system of no-fuse breaker using power frequency carrier: A system uses power frequency carrier to control no-fuse breaker. In the system, a controller has a power frequency carrier device. And an other power frequency carrier device is connected with the no-fuse breaker. The two power frequency carrier devices are connected through an indoor power line. The power frequency... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC

20080228325 - Utility demand forecasting using utility demand matrix: One embodiment of the application provides a method of forecasting utility demand of a utility consuming entity for a future time period. The method includes: selecting a utility demand matrix from a set of utility demand matrixes as a function of a future date, wherein the set of utility demand... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20080228326 - Parallel connection device and power supply device using the same: A parallel connection device for a personal computer is provided. The personal computer includes a motherboard, a first power supplier, and a second power supplier. The parallel connection device includes a first power plug, a second power socket, and a third power socket. The first power plug is connected to... Agent: Jianq Chyun Intellectual Property Office

20080228327 - Solar cell outdoor control system: The present invention discloses a solar cell outdoor control system comprising an outdoor under control device (OUCD) and a solar cell array coupled to the outdoor under control device to provide electricity to the outdoor under control device in a first state. A non-solar power is coupled to the outdoor... Agent: Sinorica, LLC

20080221707 - Control and monitor signal transmission system: A master station has a master-station transmission circuit that extracts a serial monitor signal so as to convert a control data signal into monitor data by changing a duty ratio of negative and positive voltage-level periods, converting the control signal into a serial pulsing voltage signal, transmitting a monitor data... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20080221708 - Data processor and control system: Provided are a data processor, and a control system, in which an interrupt controller and an event link controller are adopted. The event link controller responds to a generated event signal to output a start control signal for controlling start of an operation of a circuit module. The circuit module... Agent: Miles & Stockbridge Pc

20080221709 - Control method, control system, and program: By repeatedly executing a predetermined measurement at set intervals, data on a predetermined performance (a best focus position) of a predetermined apparatus and data on variation factors of the performance are obtained (Steps 204 to 214). Based on the obtained data, multivariate analysis is performed and a model equation that... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, Plc

20080221710 - System and methods for reducing an effect of a disturbance: A method and system for reducing disturbance effects on a dynamic system. The method in one embodiment processes a compensated control signal using at least one of a feedforward gain, feedthru gain and a feedback gain, and transmitting the compensated control signal to the dynamic system. An embodiment of the... Agent: General Electric Company Global Research

20080221711 - Methods and apparatus for determining characteristics of particles: An instrument for measuring the size distribution of a particle sample by counting and classifying particles into selected size ranges. The particle concentration is reduced to the level where the probability of measuring scattering from multiple particles at one time is reduced to an acceptable level. A light beam is... Agent: William H. Eilberg

20080221712 - Socket alignment mechanism and method of using same: An alignment mechanism to align a microelectronic device to a socket, the device including an array of contact pads thereon. The mechanism includes a socket system having a socket and a device positioning mechanism disposed adjacent the socket and adapted to position the device in the socket. The mechanism also... Agent: Intel Corporation C/o Intellevate, Llc

20080221713 - Apparatus control system, apparatus, and computer-readable recording medium where apparatus control program is recorded: An apparatus control system for enabling different operators to perform apparatus setting and network setting independently and efficiently and to easily confirm a setting status, an apparatus, and a computer-readable recording medium where an apparatus control program is recorded are disclosed. An apparatus setter (110) performs setting, the setting being... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack L.l.p.

20080221716 - Method of processing action, method of controlling controlled device, controlled device, and control point: A method of processing an action executes an action requested by a control point for controlling a controlled device through a network, stores a result of executing the action as a pending result of the action when a network connection between the controlled device and the control point is terminated,... Agent: Sughrue Mion, Pllc

20080221715 - Method, system, and computer program product for managing controlled residential or non-residential environments: A control server, or similar central processor, manages the distribution of data (including audio and video), voice, and control signals among a plurality of devices connected via a wired and/or wireless communications network. The devices include audio/visual devices (such as, televisions, monitors, PDAs, notepads, notebooks, MP3, portable stereo, etc.) as... Agent: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.l.l.c.

20080221718 - System and method for controlling at least one device: System and method for controlling at least one device such as for example an operator for a door, a gate, a window, blinds, shutters, a curtain, an awning or a light source including at least one controllable unit associated with the at least one device and a plurality of nodes... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20080221714 - System and method for infrastructure reporting: A plurality of devices are interconnected via a utility and distributed throughout a premises with each device operable for being temporarily configured to provide a service as well as information desired by a user. In one embodiment, the service is selected from the list of: light switch, power outlet, thermostat... Agent: Fulbright & Jaworski L.l.p

20080221717 - System and method for limitation handling: System and method for controlling at least one device such as for example an operator for a door, a gate, a window, blinds, shutters, a curtain, an awning or a light source including a controllable unit associated with the at least one device and a plurality of nodes for transmitting... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20080221719 - Audiogram classification system: An audiogram classification system is provided. The classification system includes categories for configuration, severity, site of lesion and/or symmetry of an audiogram. A set of rules can be provided for selecting the categories, wherein the set of rules ignore one or more local irregularities on an audiogram and have been... Agent: Intellectual Property Group Fredrikson & Byron, P.a.

20080221721 - Automated sputtering target production: A system and method are provided for manufacturing workpieces, such as metal articles like sputtering target, the system comprising: comparing one or more physical or chemical values of a respective one of a plurality of metal target blanks to one or more comparable values of at least one desired criterion;... Agent: Wegman, Hessler & Vanderburg

20080221720 - Manufacturing process end point detection: A method for identifying a predetermined state of a manufacturing process by monitoring the process which involves, monitoring a plurality of variables that vary in value during the manufacturing process. The method also involves mapping as points in a hyperspace the values of each variable at a plurality of times,... Agent: Proskauer Rose LLP

20080221722 - Methods of interfacing nanomaterials for the monitoring and execution of pharmaceutical manufacturing processes: Methods of interfacing nanomaterials used to monitor and execute the pharmaceutical manufacturing process are disclosed herein. The nanomaterials are useful to provide a plurality of analysis to the manufacturing process. Consequently, the methods provide a means to perform validation and quality manufacturing on an integrated level whereby pharmaceutical manufacturers can... Agent: Shane M. Popp

20080221723 - Control system for a plurality of chip mounters and operating method thereof: A control system includes at least one part mounter installing parts on a printed circuit board and a control device integrally controlling the operation of the at least one part mounter. The control device controls the part mounter using information about the printed circuit board and information on a production... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP Attn: Patent Docket Dept.

20080221724 - Method for positioning reel-to-reel flexible board in automatic manufacturing process: A method for positioning a reel-to-reel flexible board in an automatic manufacturing process uses an optical sensor to detect a first edge and a second edge of the reel-to-reel flexible board and obtain first x-coordinate data, second x-coordinate data and y-coordinate data. A set of positioning holes is precisely formed... Agent: Lin & Associates Intellectual Property, Inc.

20080221725 - Combined processing machine and processing method using the same: A combined processing machine 1 includes a workpiece supporter 100, a tool spindle unit 200, at least one tool 501a and a linkage 300 with multi-degrees of freedom. A workpiece W is set on the workpiece supporter 100. The tool 501a is attached to the tool spindle unit 200. The... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.c.

20080221726 - Control device with bus for operating a machine: A control device for operating a machine has a control unit with at least one actuating unit to which actuators and sensors are connected for operating the machine. The control unit has a bus line for transmitting control commands from an operating part to the actuating device. A plug connection... Agent: Gudrun E. Huckett Draudt

20080221727 - System and method of identifying shipping anomalies: Systems and method of identifying shipping anomalies are provided. One anomaly detection module is configured to access data related to items in a delivery environment and determine the occurrence of anomalies based on the accessed data. The detected anomalies are evaluated with other accessed data to identify source, destination or... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080221728 - Article processing facility and its control method: An article processing facility includes an article carrier movable along a track and having an article gripper, and a pair of article racks for temporarily supporting articles. Each of the article racks is configured to be shiftable between an extended position and a retracted position. When an article for loading... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.c.

20080221729 - Automatic surface-scanning method and system: The invention relates to a method of scanning a complex surface (100) defined at least partially by a physical barrier (102) and/or obstacles. The inventive method comprises: a step which is used to detect said physical barrier (102) and/or obstacles, and an initial step which is intended to calculate the... Agent: Fulbright & Jaworski, LLP

20080221730 - Behavior control apparatus, method, and program: A behavior control apparatus collects information of a mobile object in relation to an action space of the mobile object, and acquire a position and an orientation of a human. The behavior control apparatus sets an exclusive area for the human based on the position and the orientation, and judges... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack L.l.p.

20080221731 - Method for operating a medical robotic system by stopping movement of a surgical instrument about a pivot point or issuing a warning if the pivot point moves beyond a thershold value: A system for performing minimally invasive cardiac procedures. The system includes a pair of surgical instruments that are coupled to a pair of robotic arms. The instruments have end effectors that can be manipulated to hold and suture tissue. The robotic arms are coupled to pair of master handles by... Agent: Patent Dept Intuitive Surgical, Inc

20080221732 - Tool memory-based software upgrades for robotic surgery: Robotic devices, systems, and methods for use in robotic surgery and other robotic applications, and/or medical instrument devices, systems, and methods includes both a reusable processor and a limited-use robotic tool or medical treatment probe. A memory the limited-use component includes machine readable code with data and/or programming instructions to... Agent: Patent Dept Intuitive Surgical, Inc

20080221733 - System and method of locating relative positions of objects: An apparatus and method for performing manufacturing operations using position sensing for robotic arms that efficiently and accurately finds the location of a workpiece or features on a workpiece.... Agent: Dickinson Wright Pllc

20080221734 - Categorical color perception system: The present invention relates to a categorical color perception system which automatically judges a categorical color and aims to judge a categorical color name correctly under various ambient lights. Test color measured at an experiment is inputted to an input layer portion corresponding to test color components 101, illumination light... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080221735 - Cooktop control and method for manually adjusting the setting on an operating line: A cooktop has a plurality of reflection-sensitive infrared sensors. A plurality of IR receiving elements is arranged along an operating line having a density such that an operator's finger placed on the operating line necessarily covers at least one of the IR receiving elements. A smaller number of IR transmitter... Agent: Jordan And Hamburg LLP

20080221736 - Unit for supervising and reporting the operating status of a portable tool for machining surfaces: A portable electric or pneumatic tool for machining surfaces is provided with a unit (6) for supervising and reporting the operating status of the tool (1) comprises a detecting unit (12) operationally connected to a driving member (4) of the tool to detect if the tool is operating, a pulse... Agent: Michael Best & Friedrich LLP

20080221738 - Method and system for synchronizing climate control devices: A method, computer program product, and a data processing system for controlling a first climate control device is provided. An operational mode is obtained for each of a plurality of climate control devices. The operational mode of each of the plurality of climate control devices is compared with a desired... Agent: Ibm Corp (ya) C/o Yee & Associates Pc

20080221737 - Networked electrical interface: An electrical interface may include a switching mechanism and a control module. The switching mechanism can selectively couple a source of electricity to a load and the control module can be coupled to the switching mechanism. The control module may generate a query for information from a web server and... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20080221739 - Durability monitoring and improvement of a blender: A blender for blending foodstuff includes a base enclosing a motor and having an upper mounting surface. A jar sensor is secured to the base proximate the upper mounting surface and a jar is removably mountable to the base on the mounting surface. The jar includes a closed end and... Agent: Panitch Schwarze Belisario & Nadel LLP

20080221740 - Method for estimating the food temperature inside a refrigerator cavity and refrigerator using such method: A method of controlling the temperature inside a cavity of a cooling appliance provided with a temperature sensor inside the cavity and with an actuator for adjusting the cooling capacity of the appliance, the food temperature is estimated on the basis of a value from the temperature sensor and on... Agent: Whirlpool Patents Company - Md 0750

20080215163 - Method for operating a system: A method for operating a system, as well as a computer program and a computer program product for executing the method. In the method for operating a system, which includes a plurality of control units, in the event that a special state exists for one of the control units, at... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20080215165 - Control loop for regulating a combustion process: In a control loop for regulating a combustion process in a plant (e.g., a power-generating plant, a waste incineration plant or a cement works) having a controlled system for converting material by way of the combustion process while supplying air, with at least one flame body being formed, and having... Agent: Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC

20080215164 - Method and device for controlling movement of a movable machine element of a machine: The movement of a machine element associated with a machine axis of a machine is simulated with a model by inputting in the model a movement to be performed by the machine element, and determining with the model at least one of a position profile, a velocity profile and a... Agent: Henry M Feiereisen, LLC Henry M Feiereisen

20080215166 - Process for producing sandwich structures with particulate material pattern: The present invention is concerned with a process for forming a very well defined pattern of particulate material in a composite material comprising a web material and particulate absorbent material. The present invention relates also to a method for determining the equipment design and process parameter for such a process.... Agent: The Procter & Gamble Company Intellectual Property Division - West Bldg.

20080215167 - Feed delivery system for enhancing ruminant animal nutrition: A feed delivery system for a dairy farm wherein a third-party supplier of the system can provide the dairy farm with lists of approved hybrids for the feed components, necessary information inputs for practicing the feed method, and all or a portion of its component needs for the feed ration... Agent: Moss & Barnett P.A.

20080215168 - Transaction and administration management system, such as for fantasy sports: A transaction system is described herein for managing league decisions and the collection and payment of assets related to fantasy sports transactions. The transaction system may be accessible to transaction participants, such as league commissioners and team owners, through a hosted service on the Internet that provides a user interface... Agent: Boswell Intellectual Property Law PLLC

20080215169 - Audio system: A method of selecting an audio source includes the step of providing an audio system that includes a source of audio data which can be supplied to a speaker to produce sound. A portable audio source device is enabled to be operatively connected to the audio system. When the portable... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20080215170 - Method and apparatus for interactive distribution of digital content: A system, method, and machine-readable medium are disclosed for the controlled, non-real-time conveyance of digital content for playback. Digital content and associated metadata are marked, rated, categorized, and then converted into encoded digital data. The resulting encoded digital data is transmitted as a plurality of data streams through a communications... Agent: Cooley Godward Kronish LLP Attn: Patent Group

20080215172 - Non-linear presentation of content: Media content (40) comprises content items (51), control data (55) which specifies branching points within the item at which presentation can be varied and conditional instructions to be used by the presentation device at the branching points and additional content segments (52, 53) to be used at the branching points.... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20080215173 - System and method for providing acoustic analysis data: A music recommendation system receives a user selection of desired music, retrieves analysis data associated with the selected music, and generates a playlist of songs based on the analysis data. The analysis data is generated based on a processing of one or more audio signals associated with the selected music.... Agent: Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP

20080215171 - Vehicle for recording and reproducing digital data: An apparatus comprising a vehicle and a media player/recorder physically connected with the vehicle, the media player/recorder comprising a wireless receiver to receive a signal representing encoded media data; a storage device to store the encoded media data; a processor comprising a storage controller to retrieve the encoded media data... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce P.L.C

20080215174 - Method of correcting die model data: A die is produced based on die model data. The produced die is corrected. The corrected die is three-dimensionally measured by a measuring tool to produce measured three-dimensional die data. A polygonal surface represented by the measured three-dimensional die data and a model surface represented by the die model data... Agent: Arent Fox LLP

20080215175 - Available to promise allocation optimization tool: A distributed, network-based system and computer program product determines an optimal allocation of available to promise components in a supply chain. An aggregate demand request is generated by a demand entity intelligent agent. The aggregate demand request is propagated via a network throughout the supply chain to a plurality of... Agent: International Business Machines Corporation Dept. 18g

20080215176 - Method and system for providing automated high scale fabrication of custom items: Method and system for providing volume manufacturing of customizable items including receiving a data package including a plurality of manufacturing parameters, each of the plurality of manufacturing parameters associated with a unique item, verifying the received data package, and implementing a manufacturing process associated with the received data package is... Agent: Jackson & Co., LLP

20080215177 - Method of calculating coordinates at cutting work completion in shoulder cutting by means of rotating tool: Using parameters such as diameters of a rough cutter and a finishing cutter, a position of a tool at cutting work completion in a rough work, a finishing cutting area, specifications of a rotating tool (the number of cutting edges, a cutting force eigenvalue, a compliance transfer function), etc., a... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20080215178 - Method for estimating thermal displacement in machine tool: After a thermal displacement correcting program has started, a temperature is measured with a temperature sensor in S1, then when a rotational speed of a spindle is changed during the measurement (S2), a counter starts (S3). Then in S4, from a preset relationship between the rotational speed of the spindle... Agent: Burr & Brown

20080215179 - Online controlled picking in a warehouse: A computer-implemented method of controlling picking operations of a number of users in a warehouse, wherein goods are located at source locations, each picking operation comprising: an operation of preparation, wherein, at the source location, the good is introduced in a handling unit, HU, an operation of placing the HU... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman LLP

20080215180 - Arrangement for dynamic lean replenishment and methods therefor: A dynamic lean replenishment method for handling inventory management is provided. The method includes performing analysis to determine a projected inventory stock. The analysis is performed in accordance with at least one of a synchronous mode and an asynchronous mode. In the synchronous mode, a computer is configured to perform... Agent: Ipsg, P.C.

20080215182 - Genetic robot platform and genetic robot behavior expression method: A genetic robot platform and a genetic robot behavior expression method. When a controller of a robot platform driving a genetic robot, which has robot-behavior-expression-related information as gene information and of which an expression behavior is determined according to the gene information, recognizes a stimulation, the controller determines whether there... Agent: The Farrell Law Firm, P.C.

20080215183 - Interactive entertainment robot and method of controlling the same: A entertainment robot includes a recognition unit, an environment detecting unit, an intelligent unit, and a behavior unit. The recognition unit receives an input signal from a user and outputs a corresponding command signal. The environment detecting unit detects background information and outputs a corresponding environment signal. The intelligent unit... Agent: North America Intellectual Property Corporation

20080215181 - Method and system for performing invasive medical procedures using a surgical robot: A method and system for performing invasive procedures includes a surgical robot which is controlled by a guidance system that uses time of flight calculations from RF transmitters embedded in the robot, surgical instrument, and patient anatomy. Sensors around the room detect RF transmissions emitted by the RF transmitters and... Agent: Welsh & Katz, Ltd. 22nd Floor

20080215184 - Method for searching target object and following motion thereof through stereo vision processing and home intelligent service robot using the same: A home intelligent service robot for recognizing a user and following the motion of a user and a method thereof are provided. The home intelligent service robot includes a driver, a vision processor, and a robot controller. The driver moves an intelligent service robot according to an input moving instruction.... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman LLP

20080215185 - Unmanned ground robotic vehicle having an alternatively extendible and retractable sensing appendage: An unmanned robotic vehicle is capable of sensing an environment at a location remote from the immediate area of the vehicle frame. The unmanned robotic vehicle includes a retractable appendage with a sensing element. The sensing element can include a camera, chemical sensor, optical sensor, force sensor, or the like.... Agent: Thorpe North & Western, LLP.

20080215186 - Systems and methods for solar affected environmental control: The present invention relates to systems and methods for environmental control. One embodiment of the present invention relates to a solar affected environmental control system. The system includes a set of input devices, a priority device, an output device, and a control module. The input devices measure environmental values such... Agent: Baker & Associates PLLC

20080215187 - Non-inverter based distributed energy resource for use in a dynamic distribution system: A microsource is provided, which includes a generator, a prime mover, and a controller. The prime mover includes a shaft connected to drive the generator to generate power at a frequency controlled by a rotation rate of the shaft. The controller calculates an operating frequency for the generator based on... Agent: Foley & Lardner LLP

20080215188 - Temperature control method and temperature controller: The temperature of a predetermined object is controlled by feedback control that uses the temperature control algorithm of a homeothermic plant.... Agent: Burr & Brown