Data processing: generic control systems or specific applications inventions 10/08

20080262637 - Control for a motorized blind: A control method for a motorized blind. The control method employs an input device that sends signals to a logic control unit. The logic control unit processes the inputs received from the input device, then controls a plurality of motors to properly control of the angle and position of the... Agent: David Dorrough

20080262638 - Apparatus and method to integrate hardware adapter diagnostics with a host os diagnostics through signaling: The present invention provides a system and method for controlling diagnostic functions on a remote device. The system includes a host, and a network adapter in communication with the host. The system performs a method comprising receiving a diagnostic signal from the host device on the remote device, associating the... Agent: Cantor Colburn LLP-ibm Poughkeepsie

20080262639 - Method for operation of a functionally modular automation device with a control loop: The disclosure relates to a method for operation of a functionally modular automation device having a control loop, which device is connected to a feed line whose power is limited. It is proposed that the criterion for activation or deactivation of functional modules of the device is derived from the... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20080262640 - Method of configuring a control algorithm being executable by a controller: The present invention relates to a method of configuring a control algorithm being executable by a controller, a controller for controlling a plant in real-time, and a control algorithm generator. An important aspect of the invention is that the control algorithm is subdivided into at least one task and task... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20080262641 - Method and apparatus for playing back contents in a mobile communication terminal: An apparatus and method for playing back contents in a mobile communication terminal are provided. The apparatus and method easily search for content and play back the searched contents based on items in a mobile communication terminal. The method includes displaying classification items, which are hierarchically associated with each other,... Agent: JeffersonIPLaw, LLP

20080262642 - Component mounting order deciding method and component mounting order deciding apparatus: An optimization program storage section 16 has a placement list preparing section 17 which obtains component placement data to be obtainable by a component information reading device 5 reading identification information of a component cassette, and prepares a component placement list in which identification information of component cassettes and positions... Agent: Pearne & Gordon LLP

20080262643 - Defect detector for hard disk drive and methods for use therewith: A defect detector a hard disk drive includes a signal energy processor that produces at least one energy signal from a plurality of read samples. A comparator module compares the at least one energy signal to at least one corresponding energy threshold and generates defect data when the at least... Agent: Garlick Harrison & Markison

20080262644 - Magnetic ink for marking defective parts or assemblies during manufacturing: The methods relate to the use of magnetic ink for marking defective parts or assemblies during manufacturing, thereby allowing the defective parts or assemblies to be detected in products following manufacturing, even if concealed or hidden in the product.... Agent: Perkins Coie LLP

20080262645 - Control unit for powder material compression molding machine: The present invention provides a control unit for a powder material compression molding machine including powder material compressing means which compresses a powder material filled between compressing members in an adjusted filled amount by making the compressing members approach to each other at a predetermined interval, so as to mold... Agent: Mcginn Intellectual Property Law Group, PLLC

20080262646 - Package tracking techniques: Method and system for tracking packages including readable indicia in a movable cargo container includes mounting at least one scanner to an interior surface of the container capable of reading the indicia on, in or associated with the packages, operatively reading the indicia from the packages, converting the read indicia... Agent: Brian Roffe, Esq

20080262647 - Speed monitoring method in an automation system for a conveyor installation: The invention relates to a speed monitoring method in a automation system for a conveyor installation, particularly for a pit. A speed monitoring method is provided that eliminates the need for detection elements for determining position that are arranged along the path of conveyance. An actual path value and an... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20080262648 - Demand-driven sales model capitalizing on the power of online community: The business method according to the present invention concerns with spatially distributed configurable vending machines and their network, especially those which produce FMCG products, like beverages, hot drinks, cocktails, soups, soaps, perfumes, etc. The configurable vending machine can produce products in different phase, proportion, appearance, look and feel, etc. regarding... Agent: Young & Thompson

20080262649 - Dispensing of restricted goods: A dispenser for dispensing restricted goods such as pharmaceuticals by an pharmacist to a purchaser with a prescription includes a cabinet containing an inventory storage system, a purchaser transaction module, a reject system and a control system. The inventory storage system includes product storage in rows and columns. The purchaser... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP

20080262651 - Holding rack for dosage units with an active user-guiding means: A holding rack (101, 201, 301, 401) has individual positions or compartments for dosage units (102, 102′, 202, 302). Each of the dosage units has a supply receptacle (104, 104′, 204, 304) and a dispensing head (103, 103′, 203, 303) that are connected to each other. The holding rack (101,... Agent: Standley Law Group LLP

20080262650 - Ultra low volume chemical delivery system and method: A mobile, real-time system for delivering an aerosol spray to a treatment area while maintaining the fluid within a closed environment for providing maximum personal protection to the operators handling the fluid during the transfer and application of the fluid. The invention includes a spraying device for producing a precise... Agent: Dobrusin & Thennisch PC

20080262654 - Manipulator system: A manipulator comprises an actuator block and a working unit attachable to and detachable from the actuator block. The actuator block has a motor, the working unit has a connecting shaft and an end working portion disposed at the distal end thereof, and the end working portion is rotated in... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080262652 - Method for an industrial robot: The invention relates to a method for an industrial robot that comprises a manipulator and a control system comprising a processor and a computer program that influences the processor and is adapted to control a process, wherein the computer program comprises a plurality of cooperating objects (44), for addressing said... Agent: Venable LLP

20080262653 - Parallel robot comprising assembly for moving a mobile element composed of two subassemblies: The disclosure concerns a robot of the type including a base element and a mobile element coupled to the base element through an element for triggering movement. The movement-triggering element includes first and second subassemblies. The first assembly is designed to move the mobile element along a substantially vertical direction.... Agent: Westman Champlin & Kelly, P.A.

20080262655 - Method of controlling operation of a processing system: In a method of controlling operation of a processing system, a host computer, a process tool and a component of an evacuation system, for example an abatement tool, are connected to a system bus. The abatement tool monitors signals transmitted on the system bus between the host computer and the... Agent: The Boc Group, Inc.

20080262656 - Intermediate job termination response: A method to increase productivity on digital production press machines following an interrupt job includes sending an expected termination point with continuation data back to a digital front end when the machine terminates the original job, as opposed to waiting until the last schedule sheet exits the machine. In this... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC.

20080262657 - System and method for controlling adjustable furniture: A system and methods for controlling adjustable furniture 60. The adjustable furniture 60 may be controlled by a control unit 34 in communication with a remote controller 40. A user may input commands to the remote controller 40 through a manual input device 42 or a microphone 43. The control... Agent: Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP

20080262658 - Vibration compensation based on identification of vibration frequency: A shock detection circuit housed in an electronic device includes an output shock signal that is indicative of vibration amplitude. To compensate for vibrations that are experienced by the electronic device, the output shock signal is analyzed. The analysis of the output shock signal allows a vibration frequency of the... Agent: Seagate Technology LLC C/o Westman Champlin & Kelly, P.A.

20080262659 - Methods and systems for controlling and adjusting heat distribution over a part bed: Methods and systems for controlling and adjusting heat distribution over a part bed are disclosed. In one embodiment, a technique for providing a calibrated heat distribution over a part bed includes determining the temperature distribution within a part bed, generating a zone heat distribution for a plurality of heat zones... Agent: Lee & Hayes, PLLC

20080262637 - Control for a motorized blind: A control method for a motorized blind. The control method employs an input device that sends signals to a logic control unit. The logic control unit processes the inputs received from the input device, then controls a plurality of motors to properly control of the angle and position of the... Agent: David Dorrough

20080262638 - Apparatus and method to integrate hardware adapter diagnostics with a host os diagnostics through signaling: The present invention provides a system and method for controlling diagnostic functions on a remote device. The system includes a host, and a network adapter in communication with the host. The system performs a method comprising receiving a diagnostic signal from the host device on the remote device, associating the... Agent: Cantor Colburn LLP-ibm Poughkeepsie

20080262639 - Method for operation of a functionally modular automation device with a control loop: The disclosure relates to a method for operation of a functionally modular automation device having a control loop, which device is connected to a feed line whose power is limited. It is proposed that the criterion for activation or deactivation of functional modules of the device is derived from the... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20080262640 - Method of configuring a control algorithm being executable by a controller: The present invention relates to a method of configuring a control algorithm being executable by a controller, a controller for controlling a plant in real-time, and a control algorithm generator. An important aspect of the invention is that the control algorithm is subdivided into at least one task and task... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20080262641 - Method and apparatus for playing back contents in a mobile communication terminal: An apparatus and method for playing back contents in a mobile communication terminal are provided. The apparatus and method easily search for content and play back the searched contents based on items in a mobile communication terminal. The method includes displaying classification items, which are hierarchically associated with each other,... Agent: JeffersonIPLaw, LLP

20080262642 - Component mounting order deciding method and component mounting order deciding apparatus: An optimization program storage section 16 has a placement list preparing section 17 which obtains component placement data to be obtainable by a component information reading device 5 reading identification information of a component cassette, and prepares a component placement list in which identification information of component cassettes and positions... Agent: Pearne & Gordon LLP

20080262643 - Defect detector for hard disk drive and methods for use therewith: A defect detector a hard disk drive includes a signal energy processor that produces at least one energy signal from a plurality of read samples. A comparator module compares the at least one energy signal to at least one corresponding energy threshold and generates defect data when the at least... Agent: Garlick Harrison & Markison

20080262644 - Magnetic ink for marking defective parts or assemblies during manufacturing: The methods relate to the use of magnetic ink for marking defective parts or assemblies during manufacturing, thereby allowing the defective parts or assemblies to be detected in products following manufacturing, even if concealed or hidden in the product.... Agent: Perkins Coie LLP

20080262645 - Control unit for powder material compression molding machine: The present invention provides a control unit for a powder material compression molding machine including powder material compressing means which compresses a powder material filled between compressing members in an adjusted filled amount by making the compressing members approach to each other at a predetermined interval, so as to mold... Agent: Mcginn Intellectual Property Law Group, PLLC

20080262646 - Package tracking techniques: Method and system for tracking packages including readable indicia in a movable cargo container includes mounting at least one scanner to an interior surface of the container capable of reading the indicia on, in or associated with the packages, operatively reading the indicia from the packages, converting the read indicia... Agent: Brian Roffe, Esq

20080262647 - Speed monitoring method in an automation system for a conveyor installation: The invention relates to a speed monitoring method in a automation system for a conveyor installation, particularly for a pit. A speed monitoring method is provided that eliminates the need for detection elements for determining position that are arranged along the path of conveyance. An actual path value and an... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20080262648 - Demand-driven sales model capitalizing on the power of online community: The business method according to the present invention concerns with spatially distributed configurable vending machines and their network, especially those which produce FMCG products, like beverages, hot drinks, cocktails, soups, soaps, perfumes, etc. The configurable vending machine can produce products in different phase, proportion, appearance, look and feel, etc. regarding... Agent: Young & Thompson

20080262649 - Dispensing of restricted goods: A dispenser for dispensing restricted goods such as pharmaceuticals by an pharmacist to a purchaser with a prescription includes a cabinet containing an inventory storage system, a purchaser transaction module, a reject system and a control system. The inventory storage system includes product storage in rows and columns. The purchaser... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP

20080262651 - Holding rack for dosage units with an active user-guiding means: A holding rack (101, 201, 301, 401) has individual positions or compartments for dosage units (102, 102′, 202, 302). Each of the dosage units has a supply receptacle (104, 104′, 204, 304) and a dispensing head (103, 103′, 203, 303) that are connected to each other. The holding rack (101,... Agent: Standley Law Group LLP

20080262650 - Ultra low volume chemical delivery system and method: A mobile, real-time system for delivering an aerosol spray to a treatment area while maintaining the fluid within a closed environment for providing maximum personal protection to the operators handling the fluid during the transfer and application of the fluid. The invention includes a spraying device for producing a precise... Agent: Dobrusin & Thennisch PC

20080262654 - Manipulator system: A manipulator comprises an actuator block and a working unit attachable to and detachable from the actuator block. The actuator block has a motor, the working unit has a connecting shaft and an end working portion disposed at the distal end thereof, and the end working portion is rotated in... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080262652 - Method for an industrial robot: The invention relates to a method for an industrial robot that comprises a manipulator and a control system comprising a processor and a computer program that influences the processor and is adapted to control a process, wherein the computer program comprises a plurality of cooperating objects (44), for addressing said... Agent: Venable LLP

20080262653 - Parallel robot comprising assembly for moving a mobile element composed of two subassemblies: The disclosure concerns a robot of the type including a base element and a mobile element coupled to the base element through an element for triggering movement. The movement-triggering element includes first and second subassemblies. The first assembly is designed to move the mobile element along a substantially vertical direction.... Agent: Westman Champlin & Kelly, P.A.

20080262655 - Method of controlling operation of a processing system: In a method of controlling operation of a processing system, a host computer, a process tool and a component of an evacuation system, for example an abatement tool, are connected to a system bus. The abatement tool monitors signals transmitted on the system bus between the host computer and the... Agent: The Boc Group, Inc.

20080262656 - Intermediate job termination response: A method to increase productivity on digital production press machines following an interrupt job includes sending an expected termination point with continuation data back to a digital front end when the machine terminates the original job, as opposed to waiting until the last schedule sheet exits the machine. In this... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC.

20080262657 - System and method for controlling adjustable furniture: A system and methods for controlling adjustable furniture 60. The adjustable furniture 60 may be controlled by a control unit 34 in communication with a remote controller 40. A user may input commands to the remote controller 40 through a manual input device 42 or a microphone 43. The control... Agent: Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP

20080262658 - Vibration compensation based on identification of vibration frequency: A shock detection circuit housed in an electronic device includes an output shock signal that is indicative of vibration amplitude. To compensate for vibrations that are experienced by the electronic device, the output shock signal is analyzed. The analysis of the output shock signal allows a vibration frequency of the... Agent: Seagate Technology LLC C/o Westman Champlin & Kelly, P.A.

20080262659 - Methods and systems for controlling and adjusting heat distribution over a part bed: Methods and systems for controlling and adjusting heat distribution over a part bed are disclosed. In one embodiment, a technique for providing a calibrated heat distribution over a part bed includes determining the temperature distribution within a part bed, generating a zone heat distribution for a plurality of heat zones... Agent: Lee & Hayes, PLLC

20080255680 - Material reservation distribution system and method: The present invention relates to a system and methodology facilitating material-driven processing in an industrial controller environment. Various models supported by database objects are provided to automatically and dynamically map inventory systems/processes to control systems/process such as in batch or recipe operations. A material model is provided that tracks to... Agent: Amin Turocy & Calvin, LLP Attention: Heather Holmes

20080255681 - Methods and apparatus to manage process plant alarms: Methods and apparatus to manage process plant alarms are disclosed. An example disclosed method comprises performing a first data structure query to obtain an alarm state for a process plant alarm based on a process plant operating state, and configuring handling of the process plant alarm based on the obtained... Agent: Hanley, Flight & Zimmerman, LLC

20080255682 - Online fault detection and avoidance framework for distributed factory control systems: An on-line fault detection and avoidance method is provided for industrial control systems that include multiple interacting process controllers. The method addresses the problem that not all faults can be determined and removed at the time of system design and testing. When a fault translates into a time-out condition in... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20080255683 - Heat processing apparatus, method of automatically tuning control constants, and storage medium: A heat processing apparatus comprises: a reaction vessel; a heating unit disposed in the reaction vessel and configured to heat the processing region; a temperature detection part configured to detect a temperature of the processing region; and a control part configured to control the heating unit by a PID control.... Agent: Smith, Gambrell & Russell

20080255684 - Artificial intelligence device and corresponding methods for selecting machinability data: The present invention describes a device incorporating artificial intelligence and corresponding methods for recommending an optimal machinability data selection, especially with machine performance degradation. The device comprises of a first component, which feeds the system with necessary inputs. A second component, which is the main processing unit, acts as an... Agent: Lowe Hauptman Ham & Berner, LLP

20080255691 - Apparatus, method, and computer program for recording and reproducing digital data: A media player/recorder includes a wireless receiver to receive a signal representing media data, a storage device to store the media data, a storage controller to retrieve the media data from the storage device, and an output circuit to output the media data. The storage device stores a list of... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce P.L.C

20080255690 - Audio electronic device and method for automatically turning off: An audio electronic device includes a player, an output device, a detector, and an automatic turn-off module. The player is for reproducing audio data. The output device is for transforming the audio data to audible sound. The detector is for detecting positional shift of the output device. The automatic turn-off... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang

20080255685 - Audio information output apparatus, audio information output method, and computer product: A sound information output apparatus includes a data reading unit, a processor, a memory, a sound generator unit, a sound output unit, and a speaker. The apparatus assigns an identification sound to each CD, and outputs the identification sound prior to the contents of the CD when the CD is... Agent: Young & Thompson

20080255689 - Audio system: In one aspect of the present invention, an audio system connectable to a portable audio player for playing audio contents includes an audio content narrowing unit for narrowing the audio contents stored in the connected portable audio player down to a processing target audio content according to an attribute of... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20080255688 - Changing a display based on transients in audio data: A method and apparatus for changing a visual display in response to transients in audio data is provided. Transients, or sudden changes in frequency, in audio data is correlated to abrupt sounds in the audio data such as beats that cannot be easily detected by analyzing the audio data's amplitude... Agent: Hickman Palermo Truong & Becker LLP/apple Inc.

20080255692 - Content and application download based on a home network system configuration profile: A system and method is provided for identifying, accessing, and managing service applications for use with associated consumer electronic devices in a home network system. A client side process, executed by a client computing system in the home network system, operates in conjunction with a server side process executed by... Agent: Haverstock & Owens LLP Attn: Jonathan O. Owens

20080255686 - Delivering podcast content: Systems and methods for delivering audio content to listeners. In general, one aspect can be a method that includes receiving a request to download a podcast, and determining a targeted advertisement to be inserted into the podcast. The method also includes inserting the targeted advertisement into the podcast dynamically at... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20080255687 - Multi-take compositing of digital media assets: Methods, graphical user interfaces, computer apparatus and computer readable medium for producing media content are disclosed. For example, a user of a computing device can utilize the methods, graphical user interfaces, computer apparatus, and computer readable medium to edit the media content. In one embodiment, the media content pertains to... Agent: Technology & Innovation Law Group, PC

20080255693 - Software factory readiness review: A computer-implemented method, system, and computer-readable medium for determining if a software factory is ready to take on a software project is presented. In a preferred embodiment, the computer-implemented method includes the steps of: determining if an infrastructure for a software factory has been procured; determining if operational software needed... Agent: Dillon & Yudell LLP

20080255694 - Evaluating supplier capacity: Methods and systems evaluate a capacity of a supplier to meet a capacity requirement for a part for a time period. In one implementation, a method is provided. According to the method, a forecast is transmitted to a supplier that indicates the capacity requirement. The method receives an actual capacity... Agent: Caterpillar/finnegan, Henderson, L.L.P.

20080255695 - Method for managing wireless devices using lifecycle analysis: An improved solution for managing wireless devices that uses lifecycle analysis is provided. In an embodiment of the invention, the method for managing wireless devices includes obtaining data regarding at least one new wireless device; automatically evaluating a feasibility of redeploying at least one of a plurality of pre-existing wireless... Agent: Hoffman Warnick LLC

20080255696 - Software factory health monitoring: A method, system, and computer-readable medium for maintaining a health of a software factory that creates custom software in a standardized manner is presented. In a preferred embodiment, the method includes the steps of: defining work packets to perform sub-functions of a custom software; tracking a transmission of the work... Agent: Dillon & Yudell LLP

20080255697 - Vertical furnace having lot-unit transfer function and related transfer control method: A system and method of transferring wafers by the lot to a vertical furnace are disclosed. The method includes receiving batch information related to a track-in operation and storing the batch information in a memory associated with the vertical furnace, wherein the batch information identifies a plurality of lots, sequentially... Agent: Volentine & Whitt PLLC

20080255698 - Device for monitoring the relative positions of several devices: The apparatus has several devices (20, 30), of which at least one device (30) has a vibration-isolation device (2, 3). Furthermore, at least one device (9) is provided for determining the relative positions of the devices (20, 30) and one evaluation device (40) is provided for testing whether the measured... Agent: Demont & Breyer, LLC

20080255699 - Technique for determining processing sequence of steel plates: A system for determining a processing sequence of steel plates includes a constraint storage unit for storing positional constraints that define ranges of positions into which each type of steel plate is to be inserted when the steel plates are arranged in the processing sequence; a selecting unit for preferentially... Agent: Anne Vachon Dougherty

20080255700 - Pharmaceutical singulation counting and dispensing system: An apparatus for counting pharmaceutical units is provided having a supporting deck assembly, a hopper, a cylindrical chamber and a transport ring positioned between the hopper and the cylindrical chamber, wherein the hopper has a tilted floor, which can be shaken or vibrated to discharge the units on to a... Agent: Monahan & Moses, LLC

20080255703 - Medical tele-robotic system: A robotic system that includes a remote controlled robot. The robot may include a camera, a monitor and a holonomic platform all attached to a robot housing. The robot may be controlled by a remote control station that also has a camera and a monitor. The remote control station may... Agent: Ben J. Yorks Irell & Manella

20080255701 - Method of adjusting origin of industrial robot: An industrial robot includes a first member, a positioning member arranged to be attached to the first member, a second member arranged to rotate relatively to the first member, and a first joint for coupling the first member with the second member. The second member has a contact point arranged... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack L.L.P.

20080255702 - Robotic system and method for controlling the same: A method for controlling a robotic system. Expressional and audio information is received by an input unit and transmitted to the processor therefrom. The processor converts the expressional and audio information to corresponding expressional signals and audio signals. The expressional signals and audio signals are received by an expressional and... Agent: Joe Mckinney Muncy

20080255704 - Control system and teach pendant for an industrial robot: A robot controller for an industrial robot is described. The robot controller is a portable controller of the TPU Teach Pendant Unit type and comprises control means for moving a robot in three or more degrees of freedom. The TPU comprises a visual display and selection means associated with programming... Agent: St. Onge Steward Johnston & Reens, LLC

20080255705 - Flow cytometer sorter: Disclosed are computer-implemented methods of sorting particles from a particle stream in a flow cytometer. The methods include: calculating sort decision making parameters using the raw event data values from a flow cytometer and a sort logic; performing sort logic computations using the sort logic definition and the sort decision... Agent: Sterne Kessler Goldstein & Fox, P.l.l.c.

20080255706 - Smartrepair: The present invention relates to methods and devices for positioning a plug train at a desired position within a pipeline with at least some gas in the fluid in the pipeline.... Agent: Gable & Gotwals

20080255707 - Method and system for categorizing blood glucose tests at test time in a portable device or later in a downloading program and then analyzing the categories separately: A four-part method for analyzing data of a patient's blood glucose (BG) tests or other parameters e.g. carbohydrate intakes and discrete insulin doses (boluses): 1. An LCD-button on the portable glucose meter or insulin pump, that allows flagging or assigning a category to each blood glucose test at test-time. Examples... Agent: Harry R Hebblewhite, Paul C Davidson Atlanta Diabetes Associates

20080255708 - Smart water timer: A smart water timer which includes a water timer, a receiving unit connected to the water timer, and a moisture sensing unit which is in wireless communication with the receiving unit. The smart water timer can sense when the moisture level in the soil is too moist (based on a... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20080255709 - Intelligent electronic device for substation or distribution automation systems: According to the present disclosure, an Intelligent Electronic Device (IED) such as a digital relay or protection device for Substation or Distribution Automation is conceived in a modular way, comprising distinct modules dedicated to distinct tasks and having dedicated housings or casings, which modules are mechanically arranged on a common... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20080255710 - In-situ thermal margining of computer systems for enhanced reliability testing: Embodiments of the present invention provide a system that dynamically controls a temperature profile within a computer system by generating computer system activity. The system starts by receiving a desired temperature profile. The system then generates a load profile based on the desired temperature profile, wherein the load profile specifies... Agent: Pvf -- Sun Microsystems Inc. C/o Park, Vaughan & Fleming LLP

20080249641 - Automatic configuration of synchronous block execution for control modules run in fieldbus networks: A method or apparatus automatically configures a control module for synchronous execution on a Fieldbus segment of a process control network by determining if all of the critical function blocks of a particular control module can be assigned to FOUNDATION® Fieldbus field devices or to the I/O device associated with... Agent: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP (fisher)

20080249640 - Method for controlling a system formed from interdependent units: A system formed from a plurality of interdependent units 200A to 200E are controlled to achieve an outcome by establishing a desired action for each unit responsive to the outcome but independently of the desired action of the other units. The control methodology has particular application for robotic manipulators.... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20080249642 - Audio signal distribution control system: An audio signal distribution control system includes a control circuit provided with a device selecting unit, and electrically connected to a plurality of audio signal generating devices; a plurality of control units electrically connected to the control circuit to receive audio signals output thereto by the control circuit and to... Agent: Dykema Gossett, PLLC

20080249644 - Method and apparatus for automatically segueing between audio tracks: There is disclosed a method and storage media for automatically segueing between a first audio track and a second audio track. The first audio track and the second audio track may be analyzed to determine a preferred transition window. Segueing from the first track to the second track may occur... Agent: SocalIPLaw Group LLP

20080249643 - Selective locking of input controls for a portable media player: A portable media player configured to selectively enable or disable one or more input controls, such as volume controls, is described herein. In some examples, the player contains a physical button or switch that provides for the selective enabling or disabling of input controls. In some examples, the player is... Agent: Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt, P.C. Pacwest Center, Suite 1900

20080249645 - Sound data retrieval support device, sound data playback device, and program: A sound data retrieval support device includes an operation receiving unit, a sound output unit, and a control unit. The sound data retrieval support device supports the user in retrieving a desired sound data item among a plurality of sound data items. The each of the plurality of sound data... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20080249646 - Method and system for product line management (plm): A method and system for a product line management is presented. The system is capable of performing steps of the method. The method includes a first step of obtaining a product line architecture (PLA). A second step of obtaining a Change Management Workflow (CMW), the CMW includes a plurality of... Agent: GlobalIPServices, PLLC

20080249647 - System and method of data harvesting: Data harvesting can be carried out relative to performance or reliability information associated with one or more groups of electrical units. Ambient condition detectors associated with a variety of industrial or commercial installations and subject to a variety of different conditions can be returned for performance and reliability testing after... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20080249648 - System for verifying applicability of new operation recipe to substrate processing apparatus: Disclosed is a system which makes it possible to determine whether or not a new operation recipe is applicable to a substrate processing apparatus, the apparatus including plural functional components which operate to perform predetermined tasks to a substrate, and a controller comprising a computer which controls operations of the... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080249649 - Laser projector control system: A laser projector system includes a computer and a laser projector for projecting a laser image on a target surface, particularly in a factory or manufacturing environment. The computer is disposed remote from the laser project and provides the laser projector with a command and control signal. Communication between the... Agent: Howard & Howard Attorneys, P.C.

20080249650 - Method for composition control of a metal compound film: Measurement of the extinction coefficient k is employed for effective and prompt in-line monitoring and/or controlling of the metal film composition. The dependency of the extinction coefficient on the composition of a metal compound is characterized by measuring the extinction coefficients of a series of the metal compound with different... Agent: Scully, Scott, Murphy & Presser, P.C.

20080249651 - Substrate transport apparatus with multiple independently movable articulated arms: A substrate transport apparatus including a drive section having at least one drive shaft and at least two scara arms operably coupled to the at least one drive shaft, the at least one drive shaft being a common drive shaft for the at least two scara arms effecting extension and... Agent: Perman & Green

20080249652 - Method and apparatus for apparel customization: A unique methodology for apparel mass-customization is provided. Tracers, precision garments designed for fitting at a store site, are provided. Tracers work in conjunction with a unique Clip and Alteration Point relationship. A database of customers' unique digital fit data is provided. Such data are used by a configured system... Agent: Glenn Patent Group

20080249653 - Numerical control unit: A numerical control apparatus with a single block function is provided including a start button (3), an execution amount setting unit (13), and a machining program execution controller (4). Once the amount of execution of the machining program to be executed by a single operation is set in the execution... Agent: Lahive & Cockfield, LLP Floor 30, Suite 3000

20080249654 - Apparatus, system and method for monitoring a drying procedure: An apparatus, system, and method provide drying procedure information through a user interface. A monitoring device transmits drying procedure data measured by sensors within a structure undergoing the drying procedure to a server. In response to requests received through a communication network from a user interface, the server transmits the... Agent: Charles D. Gavrilovich, Jr., Gavrilovich, Dodd & Lindsey, LLP

20080249655 - Recycle station layout and system: A receiving, sorting/counting station arrangement for recycling of beverage and food containers, comprises one or more spaced sorting tables for use by sorters, the sorting tables being aligned adjacent and on one side of an elongated customer beverage and food container reception table, the space between the sorting tables providing... Agent: Emerson, Thomson & Bennett, LLC

20080249656 - Systems and methods of media management, such as management of media to and from a media storage library: A system and method for determining media to be exported out of a media library is described. In some examples, the system determines a media component to be exported, determines the media component is in the media library for a specific process, and exports the media component after the process... Agent: Perkins Coie LLP Patent-sea

20080249657 - Customized greeting card printing system: A system and method for creating a customized greeting card for a recipient is disclosed. The system includes a computer readable memory, a map database that stores map data pertaining to a plurality of geographic locations. The locations include location-specific indicia. A first processor executable routine obtains map data pertaining... Agent: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP

20080249658 - Products and processes for addressing a customer service issue: According to an embodiment, a vending machine or other device receives, from a customer, a request for a product to be dispensed by a vending machine. It is determined that a customer service issue exists with the vending machine. It is also determined whether to provide a resolution to the... Agent: Walker Digital Management, LLC

20080249659 - Method and system for establishing no-entry zone for robot: In a system, a first closed region specifying unit specifies a first closed region on a screen for enclosing an imaged obstacle in a first image, and a first projection area determining unit determines a first virtual projection area by extending a first closed region in a first orientation. A... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080249660 - Mobile apparatus, control device and control program: A mobile apparatus capable of moving while avoiding contact with an object by allowing the object to recognize the behavioral change of the mobile apparatus is provided. The robot and its behavioral state and the object and its behavioral state are recognized as a first spatial element and its behavioral... Agent: Rankin, Hill & Clark LLP

20080249661 - Wall-following robot cleaner and method to control the same: A robot cleaner that cleans a cleaning region while traveling the cleaning region and a method to control the same are provided. The robot cleaner can uniformly clean a cleaning region based on a wall-following technique which allows the robot cleaner to travel along the outline of the cleaning region.... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20080249662 - Mobile apparatus, control device and control program: A mobile apparatus or the like capable of moving or acting while surely preventing contact with an object such as a human being, by avoiding the situation where the object inappropriately changes its behavior for the purposes of preventing contact with the mobile apparatus, is provided. According to the robot... Agent: Rankin, Hill & Clark LLP

20080249663 - Robot control information generator and robot: A robot control information generator generates control information for operating a robot equipped with a camera and a hand to grasp an object based on a two-dimensional code on the object. The two-dimensional code includes position identifying patterns and an information pattern, the position within the two-dimensional code of each... Agent: Carrier Blackman And Associates

20080249664 - Intelligent enviromental sensor for irrigation systems: The invention provides a regulator system for regulating the operation of an irrigation system which is responsive to user programmed information. It has a control element for issuing watering control signals to an irrigation system, having at least one of (i) a duration programming device for programming a minimum amount... Agent: Inskeep Intellectual Property Group, Inc

20080249665 - Method for administering an intermittent uncontrollable electric power generating facility: A method for administering an intermittent source of electrical power generation, such as a wind powered electric power generating facility, to produce electric power at a level up to a pre-set level during a selected time period.... Agent: F. Lindsey Scott Law Office Of F. Lindsey Scott

20080249666 - Dynamically configuring overcurrent protection in a power supply: Methods, apparatus, and products are disclosed for dynamically configuring overcurrent protection in a power supply for components of an electrically powered system, including summing by a master service processor, during powered operation of the system, the present power requirements of components presently installed in the system and setting by the... Agent: Ibm (rps-blf) C/o Biggers & Ohanian, LLP

20080243267 - Method for identifying critical features as a function of process: The method for identifying critical features as a function of process provides a way to identify critical features associated with a particular part, and to relate the effect of performing repair processes on the identified critical features. The method includes identifying critical features associated with the part, and determining the... Agent: Kinney & Lange, P.A.

20080243268 - Adaptive control of multiple prefetchers: According to one example embodiment of the inventive subject matter, there is provided a mechanism that controls which prefetchers are applied to execute an application in a computing system by turning them on and off. In one embodiment, this may be accomplished for example with a software control process that... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.

20080243269 - Method and system for scheduling reinforcing bars for use in reinforced products: An automated method of scheduling reinforcing bars for use in reinforced products, the method including the steps of: storing default reinforced product parameters in a database (14); in a database engine (12), automatically detecting (115) one or more reinforced product properties from one or more reinforced product drawings; and using... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080243270 - Methods for predicting dimensional stability of a wood product based on differential characteristics: Methods are provided for predicting warp of a wood product given its differential characteristics, such as, for example, curvature. The methods may involve measuring at least one original warp profile for each of one or more first wood products; measuring one or more inputs on the one or more first... Agent: Weyerhaeuser Company Intellectual Property Dept., Ch 1j27

20080243271 - System and method for quantifying an improvement in an advanced process control strategy: An analysis application utilizes several quantitative metrics that characterize a controller's performance with respect to: specification limits, extreme values, and target and trend versus time. The application utilizes the metrics to provide statistical p-values.... Agent: Texas Instruments Incorporated

20080243272 - Positioning apparatus: A position apparatus capable of positioning a moving member even in the situation with a large initial misalignment. This positioning apparatus includes a moving member driven by a drive 4; a position detector for outputting a maximum detection output when the moving member is at a predetermined position; and a... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20080243273 - System and method of controlling operation of a liquid diffusion appliance: A method and system of controlling operation of a diffusion appliance to treat the atmosphere within an enclosed space. The appliance may be programmed to operate according to a control scheme specifying a flow rate of liquid to a diffusion means and a periodic operation of the diffusion means. Control... Agent: Godfrey & Kahn S.c.

20080243274 - Control method and controller for a mechanohydraulic system: The invention relates to a control method for a mechanical-hydraulic system having a degree of freedom per hydraulic actuator which is embodied as a control path, and a measuring sensor which is used to measure the pressure ph of a hydraulic cylinder and a measuring sensor which is used to... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20080243275 - Method and electronic apparatus for processing signal of remote controller, and method and remote controller for controlling electronic apparatus: Provided are a method and apparatus for controlling an electronic apparatus, including a user input unit which includes a plurality of user input keys to receive user input signals; a control unit which determines which user input keys can be operated from among the plurality of user input keys based... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080243276 - System and method for controlling processor usage according to user input: A system and method for controlling processor usage according to user related tasks is provided. For periodic tasks, by increasing the period at which the task runs, the average processor usage can be reduced to meet a particular target which can ensure that user input is not affected by the... Agent: Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

20080243277 - Digital voice enhancement: A method of transmitting digital voice information comprises encoding raw speech into encoded digital speech data. The beginning and end of individual phonemes within the encoded digital speech data are marked. The encoded digital speech data is formed into packets. The packets are fed into a speech decoding mechanism.... Agent: Patti , Hewitt & Arezina LLC

20080243280 - Mixing signal processing apparatus and mixing signal processing integrated circuit: User is allowed to designate a desired mode defining the respective numbers of channels and mixing buses, and processing for mixing input signals of the number of channels corresponding to the designated mode is performed repetitively to generate signals for the individual buses. The time of arrival of the last... Agent: Morrison & Foerster, LLP

20080243281 - Portable device and associated software to enable voice-controlled navigation of a digital audio player: Methods are disclosed to describe a portable device that enables the user to navigate the menus of a digital audio player using a set of simple voice commands. The system is comprised of a microcontroller, serial flash memory device, on-board microphone, volume controller, a connector for headphones or external audio... Agent: Tope-mckay & Associates

20080243282 - Setting audio parameters in a digital signal processor in an electronic device, and electronic device: The invention relates to a method for setting audio parameters in a digital signal processor in an electronic device including at least one auxiliary device connection for connecting at least one auxiliary device. At least some of the audio parameters can be loaded into the digital signal processor during operation... Agent: Perman & Green

20080243279 - Small removable audio player that attaches to a host media player: A media player, including a host player, including a host media playing module for playing digital media files, a host storage unit for storing digital media files, a host battery for supplying power to the host player, a host controller for storing incoming media files in the host storage unit,... Agent: Soquel Group, LLC

20080243278 - System and method for providing virtual spatial sound with an audio visual player: A method and machine-readable medium for providing virtual spatial sound with an audio visual player are disclosed. Input audio is processed into output audio having spatial attributes associated with the spatial sound represented in a room display.... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman LLP

20080243283 - Process control simulator and process control simulating method: This invention provides a process control simulator configured to efficiently debug a plant control system. A computer stores simulated data generated by a model executing part to a time-series memory area. A programmable controller stops input from the input-device interface when there is a virtual input/output request received. A virtual... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20080243284 - Anatomically compliant aaa model and the method of manufacture for in vitro simulated device testing: The present invention is directed to the fabrication of a test apparatus and the test apparatus itself. The test apparatus is designed to be a component used in a durability/fatigue testing unit.... Agent: Philip S. Johnson Johnson & Johnson

20080243286 - Method for computer-assisted determination of an optimum-fuel control of nozzles: Method for the computer-assisted determination of an optimum-fuel control of nozzles according to a control instruction b=Ax. A defined matrix transformation of starting constraints for the mass flow of the nozzles and of the minimization criterion thereby takes place in a computer-assisted manner, a data processing representation of a geometric... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20080243285 - Method for scheduling and controlling of jobs and a management information system: A method for planning and control of jobs is disclosed, wherein work steps (10, 11-19) are organised for the jobs with cost centres of limited capacity based on logical connections of the work steps (10, 11-19), determining a temporal sequence for carrying out the work steps (10, 11-19) and on... Agent: Ursula B. Day, Esq.

20080243287 - Methods and apparatuses for monitoring steam turbine valve assemblies: The present application provides for apparatuses and methods for monitoring steam turbine valve assemblies. In one embodiment of the present application a method for monitoring valve assemblies is provided. First, the vibration characteristics of at least one valve assembly prior to operation may be measured. Next, the behavior of that... Agent: Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP

20080243288 - Method for the production of a fancy yarn: A method which improves the correspondence between the produced fancy yarn and the predetermined configuration of said fancy yarn. The fancy yarn is guided through a sensor device in a spinning device after it is formed and the diameter of the fancy yarn is continuously measured by the sensor device.... Agent: K&l Gates LLP

20080243289 - Model maintenance architecture for advanced process control: A system and method modifies a dynamic model of a process in a plant for an advanced process control controller wherein the model includes sub models. Performance of the controller is monitored and performance degradation is quantified as the process changes. It is then determined whether a selected number of... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20080243290 - Method and apparatus for monitoring the quality of a machining operation: A method for monitoring the quality of a machining operation, such as a friction stir welding operation, in which a tool is rotatably driven by a motor during the machining operation. The energy consumption of the motor is determined from the initiation and to the completion of the machining operation.... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle,anderson & Citkowski, P.c

20080243291 - Method and system for assessing and diagnosing control loop performance: The invention is a system for assessing and diagnosing performance of a control loop, comprising a Data Collection Section which collects data of two parameters of the control loop for an installed valve. The data collected is processed in a Linear Regression Section to generate a linear regression. A User... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20080243292 - Method of defect detection based on wafer rotation: A method of identifying defect generating process of a plurality of lots of wafers in a manufacturing environment is provided, wherein each lots of the wafers are divided into a plurality of sub lots of wafers, and dividing all processes into groups of manufacturing stages, the method comprises the steps... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20080243293 - Fabrication system and fabrication method: A fabricating method for a system that includes a plurality of processing apparatuses connected to each other by an inter-apparatus transporter and a computer storing managing information of processing and transporting of semiconductor wafers. The processing apparatuses have an interface for loading and unloading a plurality of the semiconductor wafers... Agent: Mattingly, Stanger, Malur & Brundidge, P.C.

20080243295 - Method and apparatus for creating a site-dependent evaluation library: The present invention includes a method of creating a Site-Dependent (S-D) evaluation library including receiving a plurality of S-D wafers by one or more S-D transfer subsystems in a processing system, establishing wafer state data for each S-D wafer, establishing a library-creation processing sequence for creating a library of S-D... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080243294 - Method and apparatus for verifying a site-dependent procedure: The present invention includes a method of verifying a Site-Dependent (S-D) processing procedure, the method including receiving a plurality of wafers by a S-D transfer system, determining S-D wafer state data for each wafer; establishing a first set of verification wafers, determining a number of required verification sites for each... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080243297 - Method and apparatus for verifying a site-dependent wafer: The present invention includes a method of verifying a Site-Dependent (S-D) wafer that includes receiving a first set of S-D wafers by one or more S-D processing elements in one or more processing subsystems, creating a first set of unverified S-D wafers by performing a first S-D creation procedure, establishing... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080243296 - Substrate processing system and group management system: It is intended to provide a substrate processing system and a group management system enabling a more flexible and simplified structure of substrate processing apparatuses. The substrate processing system according to this invention has a plurality of substrate processing apparatuses for processing substrates and the group management system connected to... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080243298 - Method and system for creating printable images of embroidered designs: A computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer program product creating printable images of embroidered designs. In response to receiving an embroidered design the process captures a digital image of the embroidered design and saves the digital image as a graphic file. The process then presents the graphic file to a... Agent: Duke W. Yee

20080243299 - Machine tool control system: A machine tool controller is provided that includes a processor configured to execute a sequence of instructions in accordance with an operating program and a user program. A volatile memory temporarily stores instructions and data during execution of the sequence of instructions by the processor, and is coupled to the... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20080243300 - Object relocation guided by data cache miss profile: Data locality optimization through object relocation may be implemented in a virtual machine including a just-in-time compiler. The just-in-time compiler generates load instruction maps for each compiled method. A profile collector is coupled to the just-in-time compiler to receive hardware profiling support. The profile collector takes samples of data cache... Agent: Trop Pruner & Hu, PC

20080243301 - Inline terminal system: An inline terminal system (500) is disclosed. It includes the steps of: placing (502) container travel reservations to a desired remote destination with customer service; assigning (504) a corridor directing the customer as to where to deliver the container including a block of pathways; delivering (506) the container to one... Agent: Gary J. Cunningham

20080243302 - Sorting apparatus with arbitrary user-specified sequence control: A sorting system may include a sorting apparatus coupled to a programmable control system which is configured to actuate the sorting apparatus so that it assembles similar products for packaging in an arbitrary, user imposed order or selection bias. In preferred implementations, a user may activate a biasing protocol pursuant... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20080243304 - Robot: According to an aspect of the invention, there is provided According to an aspect of the invention, there is provided a robot including: a body; a arm attached to the body; a container storing compressed air; at least one air emission port formed in at least one of a surface... Agent: Charles N.j. Ruggiero, Esq. Ohlandt, Greeley, Ruggiero & Perle, L.L.P.

20080243303 - System and methods for collective nanorobotics for electronics applications: The invention describes a system for collective nanorobotics (CNRs) for electronics applications. CNRs are used to selectively activate electronics devices and remote devices and to target objects in sensor networks. A method of delivering CNRs in aerosol form is specified. The CNRs use reaggregation methods to restructure their shapes on-demand... Agent: Neal Solomon

20080243305 - Central information processing system and method for service robot having layered information structure according to recognition and reasoning level: Provided are a central information processing system and a method for a service robot. The system includes a broker unit including at least one of interfaces for analyzing an information request from a corresponding service robot, transforming a format of the requested information to a robot-readable format, and transmitting the... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, PC

20080243306 - Control device of work positioning apparatus: A control device of a work positioning apparatus includes an operating limit line storage unit for storing position coordinates of an operating limit line, a speed reduction zone storage unit for storing a width of a speed reduction zone ranging from a reduction start position to the operating limit line,... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080243307 - Apparatus and method for generating and controlling the motion of a robot: A method for controlling a system or robot having at least one effector. An initial sequence of control points is computed. The system or the robot is evaluated by a global cost function that uses internal simulation based on the control points. The sequence of control points are updated based... Agent: Fenwick & West LLP

20080243308 - Method and apparatus for using an optical mouse scanning assembly in mobile robot applications: A method and apparatus of using an optical mouse scanning assembly for mobile robot platforms is disclosed. The optical mouse scanning assembly is disposed on a portion of the body of the robot platform that faces a propagation surface. In relation to this propagation surface various parameters, such as propagation... Agent: Michael Trzecieski

20080243309 - Systems for and methods of characterizing reactions: An automated and computerized system for characterizing kinetic activities is disclosed. The system includes an optical unit with a controller chip. The controller chip has multiple reaction cells for simultaneously reacting samples of the catalyst under a range of reaction conditions and for optically monitoring the kinetic activity within each... Agent: Haverstock & Owens LLP

20080243310 - Production control utilizing real time optimization: Method of controlling production of a plant incorporating one or more chemical processes in which products are produced through consumption of raw materials. In accordance with the method, current production rates of the products are computed by semi-empirical process models that are corrected through error corrections of actual production rates... Agent: Praxair, Inc. Law Department - M1 557

20080243311 - Switchgear cabinet control system and monitoring system: A switchgear cabinet control system and a monitoring system including at least one switchgear cabinet, a control and monitoring device and an operating and information system including user components and data processing, data transferring and storage components which can be remote controlled, in addition to a user guiding device and... Agent: Pauley Petersen & Erickson