Data processing: generic control systems or specific applications inventions 11/08

20080294272 - Automated randomized pattern generation using pre-defined design overlays and products produced thereby: Provided herein is a process for randomly patterning a plurality of carpet tiles, each tile having a composite pattern containing at least a base pattern and an overlay pattern. When installed, the random order of patterning results in random tile placement and an overall random appearance. The overlay patterns are... Agent: Charlotte C. Wilson Legal Department (m-495)

20080294273 - Combination control system with intermediate module: The present invention relates to combination control systems employing at least one intermediate module between different control modules and, in one embodiment, relates to a system for isolating a load from multiple power sources. The system includes a first power isolation system capable of receiving a first power from a... Agent: Rockwell Automation, Inc. Attention: Susan M. Donahue

20080294274 - Special purpose controller interface with breadcrumb navigation support: A temperature controller for controlling the temperature of an inside space that is serviced by one or more pieces of HVAC equipment. The temperature controller may include a controller having a control algorithm for controlling one or more pieces of HVAC equipment as well as a user interface that may... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20080294275 - Diagnostic tool for retroactive assessment of industrial process performance: An industrial control monitoring system provides visualization of historical data acquired from an industrial process in a manner that mimic real-time visualization of real-time data acquired from the industrial process. The monitoring system provides an operator interface that allows the operator to direct playback interactively, such as rewinding and forwarding... Agent: Rockwell Automation, Inc./bf

20080294276 - Network system and audio signal processor: An audio network system that performs transport of audio signals between nodes by cascading a plurality of nodes each including two sets of transmission I/Fs and reception I/Fs, and circulating among the nodes in each fixed period an audio transport frame generated by a master node, the audio transport frame... Agent: Morrison & Foerster, LLP

20080294277 - System and method for shuffling a playlist: 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

20080294278 - Determining viewing distance information for an image: A method for enabling a user to interactively design a sign to be manufactured. The method may provide viewing distance information to a user during the design process, thus allowing the user to more intelligently specify various criteria for the sign, such as sign size, image/text size, etc. Alternatively, the... Agent: Jeffrey C. Hood Meyertons Hood Kivlin Kowert & Goetzel PC

20080294279 - System and method for handling a production disturbance/opportunity event in a production execution system: A system for handling a production disturbance/opportunity event includes a network having data processing units running a MES software for controlling/monitoring a production process operating production components. A production modeler defines a plant model of the production process, and a production scheduler generates an executable production schedule for the execution... Agent: Siemens Schweiz Ag I-47, Intellectual Property

20080294280 - Processing condition determining method and apparatus, display method and apparatus, processing apparatus, measurement apparatus and exposure apparatus, substrate processing system, and program and information recording medium: In a first process, a process A, an actually measured transfer position measured by a measurement/inspection instrument is indicated by a black circle. A targeted transfer position indicated by x in a process B is located at the same position as the black circle. Assuming that the weights in the... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20080294281 - Dynamic inline yield analysis and prediction: In one embodiment, a method for predicting yield includes calculating a criticality factor (CF) for each of a plurality of defects detected in an inspection process step of a wafer, and determining a yield-loss contribution of the inspection process step to the final yield based on CFs of the plurality... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman LLP

20080294282 - Use of logical lots in semiconductor substrate processing: In some embodiments, a method of processing substrates is provided that includes (1) grouping substrates in a plurality of substrate carriers as a logical lot; (2) processing the logical lot as if the substrates were stored in a single substrate carrier; and (3) performing metrology on a representative subset of... Agent: Dugan & Dugan, PC

20080294283 - Battery exchange station and a method of changing therein: An exchange station and method of changing is provided. The battery exchange station includes a controlled area, a receiving bay, a storage bay, a generating system, a mechanical positioning device, and a control system. The controlled area is comprised of an exchange opening. The storage bay is comprised of a... Agent: Ron Ligrano

20080294284 - Method and apparatus for collating postal items: For collating postal items into sets, the actual relative positions of the collated first and second postal items (6-9) is measured and a tolerance between nominal relative positions of the first and second postal items (6-9) and the actual relative positions of the collated first and second postal items (6-9)... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080294286 - Predictive robot, control method for predictive robot, and predictive robotic system: A predictive robot includes a prediction-related item storage to store terms related to prediction performance, a first communicator which transmits stored prediction-related terms and receives a search result of information search with regard to the prediction-related terms, a search controller to control information search of the prediction-related terms stored in... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080294285 - Verification system for robot pose: An apparatus and method for assuring effective backup for sensor failure in robots, by utilizing a single extra sensor attached between the end actuator and the base. The single extra sensor provides absolute back-up for any single encoder failure that may occur in the system, and statistically significant back-up for... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20080294287 - Automatic transfer method, transfer robot, and automatic transfer system: A transfer robot 1 for accommodating and transferring a transferred object has a transfer route storage section 23, a movement mechanism section 24, and a security level setting section 29. The transfer route storage section 23 stores a transfer route having been set up at least on the basis of... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack L.L.P.

20080294288 - Autonomous mobile robot: A mobile robot is equipped with a range finder and a stereo vision system. The mobile robot is capable of autonomously navigating through urban terrain, generating a map based on data from the range finder and transmitting the map to the operator, as part of several reconnaissance operations selectable by... Agent: The Rafferty Patent Law Firm

20080294289 - Preparation and use of alkylating agents: The present disclosure provides methods of synthesizing alkylating agents and methods of use.... Agent: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP

20080294290 - Apparatus to control rotation of driven member: An apparatus to control rotation of a driven member, includes a rotation member rotatably supported, a driving unit to rotate the rotation member, a potentiometer to detect an angular position of the rotation member in a detectable angle range thereof, and a control unit to control the driving unit to... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20080294291 - Building automation systems and methods for controlling interacting control loops: A method for maintaining a first climate control setpoint for a first building zone having an environment that is effected by a second building zone's environment includes the steps of providing the first climate control setpoint to a first control loop configured to control the environment of the first building... Agent: Foley & Lardner LLP

20080294292 - Method and device for frequency-response correction in vibration isolation systems: m

20080294294 - Expert system for insulin pump therapy: An apparatus comprising a controller. The controller includes an input/output (I/O) module and a rule module. The I/O module is configured to present a question for a patient when communicatively coupled to a user interface and receive patient information in response to the question via the user interface. The rule... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.

20080294293 - Fluid controller: A fluid controller that allows facilitated installment, piping and wiring connection to semiconductor manufacturing equipment and does not corrode even when a corrosive fluid is used, includes a flowmeter sensor section having a first ultrasonic transducer which transmits ultrasonic waves in a fluid and a second ultrasonic transducer which receives... Agent: Jordan And Hamburg LLP

20080294295 - Preheating control system of information processing device and control method thereof: A preheating control system of an information processing device and a control method thereof are described. The system includes a temperature sensing module, a first controller, a heating module, and a second controller. After receiving a power ON signal, the first controller shifts to a primary control mode and determines... Agent: Workman Nydegger

20080294296 - Chip overheat protection: Embodiments of the present invention are directed to systems and methods for controlling the temperature of an internal device while reducing or minimizing the involvement of the host. Thus, some of the heat monitoring and remediation work may be offloaded to the actual device itself. The device may monitor its... Agent: Emulex Design & Manufacturing Corporation C/o Morrison & Foerster LLP

20080294297 - Control method for cooling an industrial plant: A method for controlling the cooling of an industrial plant with at least one electrical component, such as, for example, a transformer, and having at least one cooling element for cooling the electrical components, uses at least one sensor for measuring the temperature and/or the viscosity of the coolant in... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20080294298 - Automatic transportation apparatus of characteristic value measurement sensor unit of video appliance and transportation method of the same: In an automatic transportation apparatus of a measurement sensor unit for measuring a characteristic value of a video appliance, there is provided an automatic transportation apparatus of a characteristic value measurement sensor unit of a video appliance which comprises a driving force unit which has a driving motor engaged with... Agent: Ladas & Parry LLP

20080294299 - Constrained navigation in a three-dimensional (3d) virtual arena: This disclosure describes a method for camera/user view navigation about enclosed 3D environment (e.g., the inside of a sports stadium or arena). The navigation system constrains the user view (camera) to a (pre-defined) guide based on the shape and size of the interior area which is the focus of the... Agent: Hoffman Warnick LLC

20080294300 - Method and apparatus for electronically controlling a motorized device: An electronic controller for a motorized device includes a signal generator generating an output signal to the motorized device. A non-proportional proximity sensor communicates with the signal generator. A proportional proximity sensor communicates with the signal generator. The output signal is determined as a function of respective signals communicated from... Agent: Gunn & Lee, P.C.

20080288089 - Methods and systems for batch processing and execution in a process system: A system and method for implementing a control process within a process control system and resolving inconsistencies during execution of the control process includes loading the logical structure of the control process, loading a plurality of instantiation objects or processes when the control process is instantiated, using the instantiation objects... Agent: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP (fisher)

20080288090 - Power savings method for rotating pulp and paper machinery: A power saving method for rotating pulp and paper machinery includes a fiber quality measurement device, a control system and a variable speed drive. The power savings method is applied to either fiber refiners or pressurized screens. Pulp stock enters a rotating machine, which is driven by an electric motor.... Agent: Donald J. Ersler, S.c.

20080288091 - Control parameters for searching: An optimum control parameter in control of an internal combustion engine and the like is searched. In a plurality of search cycles, a control parameter that maximizes an output of an object to be controlled which shows an output realized by a given control parameter is searched using control parameters.... Agent: Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P.

20080288092 - Control systems and associated control methods: The present invention provides systems, devices and methods for controlling a desired output of an output device. These systems, devices and methods include connecting an electrical resistance element having a selected one of a plurality of resistance values with an electrical circuit portion having a plurality of electrical components, determining... Agent: Qualcomm Incorporated

20080288093 - Joystick controller: A joystick controller in two-dimensional and one-dimensional versions. The 2-D version employs a unitary sensor surface structure having eight surface-mounted or deposited strain gauges configured as two full bridges or four surface-mounted or deposited strain gauges configured as two half bridges, one for the X direction and one for the... Agent: Leonard Tachner, A Professional Law Corporation

20080288095 - Apparatus and method of creating content: Audio content data is used in various modes as materials to easily create a new high-quality audio content. Multiple pieces of audio content data used as material data are prepared in advance in a material data storage device 31. Additional data is added to each piece of the material data... Agent: Wolf Greenfield & Sacks, P.C.

20080288094 - Auto signal output device: The present invention relates to an audio signal output device for outputting based on a digital audio signal. A judging unit judges the frequency of reversals in polarity of the digital audio signal. A selecting unit switches an output of the audio signal output device between an output based on... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro LLP

20080288096 - Digital media player with circuitry for avoiding refreshing a database of metadata associated with digital media content: A digital media player with circuitry for avoiding refreshing a database of metadata associated with digital media content is disclosed. In one embodiment, a digital media player storing a database of metadata associated with digital media content determines whether a removable memory device was connected with the digital media player... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione/sandisk

20080288099 - Digital media player with improved user experience: A digital media player with improved user experience is disclosed. In one embodiment, a digital media player storing a database of metadata associated with digital media content determines whether a removable memory device was connected with the digital media player while the digital media player was powered down. The digital... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione/sandisk

20080288098 - Method for avoiding refreshing a database of metadata associated with digital media content: A method for avoiding refreshing a database of metadata associated with digital media content is disclosed. In one embodiment, a digital media player storing a database of metadata associated with digital media content determines whether a removable memory device was connected with the digital media player while the digital media... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione/sandisk

20080288097 - Method for improving a digital media player experience: A method for improving a digital media player experience is disclosed. In one embodiment, a digital media player storing a media transfer protocol database determines that digital media content stored on a removable memory device connected with the digital media player changed since the media transfer protocol database was last... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione/sandisk

20080288100 - Method for creating a cutting plan for a strip-like material: A method for creating a cutting plan for a strip-like material for maximizing a quality yield of the process is invented. In the method a cutting plan for a strip-like material is made based on end-product data, and the strip-like material is driven at a production speed in a manufacturing... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20080288101 - Characterization of fancy yarn: According to the method for characterizing fancy yarn, at least one characteristic of the fancy yarn is scanned along the longitudinal direction of the fancy yarn. Values of the scanning are evaluated and the results of the evaluation are outputted. The results of the evaluation are the fancy yarn parameters... Agent: Luedeka, Neely & Graham, P.C.

20080288102 - Machine tool: The invention relates to a CNC machine tool, especially a CNC lathe, comprising a horizontal main spindle. The unfinished parts to be machined are supplied to the machine tool horizontally to the working compartment by a handling device integrated into the CNC control, and are then supplied via the handling... Agent: Barlow, Josephs & Holmes, Ltd.

20080288103 - Numerical control method for five-axis processing machine: If the angle α formed between the interpolated cutting surface perpendicular direction vector (It, Jt, Kt) and the interpolated tool direction vector (Ttx, Tty, Ttz) becomes smaller, movement of a tool becomes unstable. In this case, the tool diameter compensation vector (TCx, TCy, TCz) is set to the tool diameter... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath (dc)

20080288104 - System and method for controlling and managing an automated vehicle parking garage: An automated parking system and method for controlling a parking garage employ a distributed control system to control the transport of a vehicle between an entry/exit station and a parking space. The distributed control system employs an independent controller (PLC) for each mechanical element, such as elevators and shuttle cars.... Agent: Smith, Gambrell & Russell

20080288105 - Object dispenser with locking fill door useful in system and method for dispensing objects: A dispenser for dispensing prescription pharmaceuticals contained therein includes: a bin, the bin including an access opening; a door adjacent to the opening and movable between open and closed positions to allow access for filling the bin through the opening, wherein one of the bin and the door includes a... Agent: Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec

20080288106 - Content distribution systems and methods: An electronic device comprises a first interface operable to receive from a user a selection of a first data set and a processor coupled to the first interface. The processor is operable to access the selected first data set, determine if the user is authorized to receive the first data... Agent: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP.

20080288107 - Robot for training a rehabilitator: In a robot for training a rehabilitator, the driving of actuators is controlled to generate the forces acting in six directions at the distal end of a bi-articular arm device to reproduce the relationship between the muscular output of the upper or lower limb of the human body and the... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, PC

20080288108 - Projection objective with decentralized control: The invention relates to an objective, such as a projection objective for semiconductor microlithography. The objective can include an optical element that is adjustable by a manipulator unit with an actuator and a sensor. The manipulator unit can be driven by a control system via a data bus. The manipulator... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20080288109 - Control method for synchronous high speed motion stop for multi-top loaders across controllers: A synchronous high speed motion stop for a series of multi-top loaders residing on “n” controllers on one rail achieves effective detection of the servo-error status and shut off of the trailing controller's servo power within 3 ITP time. The control method reduces the unnecessary error recovery because it only... Agent: Fraser Clemens Martin & Miller LLC

20080288111 - Method and apparatus for determination of coagulant injection rate in water treatment process: Provided are a method and an apparatus that enable rapid and automatic determination of the coagulant injection rate in a process of water treatment through coagulation and sedimentation. Using a coagulation analyzer comprising sample tanks 1A to 1D each for keeping a predetermined amount of raw water, a water supply... Agent: Young & Thompson

20080288110 - Method and system for determining the feasibility of an automotive exhaust catalyst: This technology provides methods and systems for catalyst feasibility analysis and the optimal determination of automotive catalyst specifications utilizing, but not limited to, light-off performance, air-to-fuel ratio tolerance, and steady state emissions performance catalyst criteria. This technology additionally provides a catalyst feasibility index algorithm that includes various catalyst criteria inputs... Agent: Daimlerchrysler Intellectual Capital Corporation Cims 483-02-19

20080288112 - Apparatus and method for collecting a printed copy: An apparatus and method for collecting a printed copy is disclosed. A collecting cylinder is operable in a non-collect mode and a collect mode. A cam collect is coupled to the collecting cylinder. The collecting cylinder is switchable between the non-collect mode and the collect mode by a relative rotational... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20080288114 - Method and system for control of a compliant system: The invention relates to the control of an actuator system comprising an actuator and a load that is connected to the actuator by a drive chain comprising a compliant element. The load is positioned by controlling the actuator, which control of the actuator comprises at least the feeding of one... Agent: Hoffmann & Baron, LLP

20080288113 - Open/close door drive controller for drawer-type heating cooker: When a user manually opens/closes the door of the drawer-type heating cooker, a pulse generation means attached to an electric motor generates pulses for counting the number of revolutions. A determination means determines whether the door is opened/closed manually or not on the basis of detection of the pulses. A... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080288115 - Intelligent pump system: The present invention is a controller specifically for pumps, making the benefits of variable frequency drive (VFD) technology more accessible to pump users. The present invention incorporates pump-specific system optimization software, an industrial grade drive, and a menu-driven user interface, offering protection, reliability, and ease of use not possible with... Agent: Dinsmore & Shohl LLP

20080288116 - Automatically adjusting irrigation controller: Methods and devices are provided to automatically determine plant water requirements and adjust irrigation in order to make efficient use of water. In one implementation, an irrigation control unit comprises a memory storing historical values of a plurality of variables used at least in part in calculating plant water requirements,... Agent: Fitch Even Tabin And Flannery

20080288117 - Modular and expandable irrigation controller: Described herein are several embodiments relating to modular irrigation controllers. In many implementations, the irrigation controllers are modular in that various functional components of the irrigation controller are implemented in removable modules that when inserted into position within the controller, expand the capabilities of the controller. Also described are various... Agent: Fitch Even Tabin And Flannery

20080288119 - Control system for a plurality of consumers arranged in a distributed manner, in particular for lamp operating devices, and methods for putting into operation: In the case of a control system (1) for a plurality of consumers (10) arranged in a distributed manner, in particular for lamp operating devices, having at least one command generator (5), a control line (2) which connects the command generator (5) with each consumer (10) and associated with each... Agent: The H.t. Than Law Group

20080288118 - Network radiality in reconfiguration of a radial power distribution system using a matrix-structured knowledge-based system: The radial distribution system is the most commonly used power distribution system, but lacks reliability because there is only one power source for a group of customers. A knowledge-based system is defined that ensures network radiality during reconfiguration of a power distribution system. Network radiality heuristics identify a pair of... Agent: Ashu M. G. Solo

20080288120 - Methods and systems for modifying turbine control systems: Methods and systems for modifying a turbine control system may be provided for. A method may include replacing at least one legacy main controller processor communicating in a first communication protocol with a current main control processor communicating in a second communication protocol, retaining at least one legacy IO processor... Agent: Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP

20080288121 - Method for deterministic safety analysis in non-stationary high risk system, control method and control system using thereof: A method and systems of safety analysis of engineering processes for safety analysis of nuclear power stations are disclosed. A distribution of risk factors is analysed on different stages of the engineering process, and safety intervals are determined where safety conditions remain invariable. The method further includes analysis of failure... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080288122 - Method for operating a sealed for life compact secondary substation: A method for operating a sealed for life compact secondary substation including a transformer, a high voltage side and a ring main unit arranged at the high voltage side and connected to a primary side of a the transformer, a secondary side of the transformer is connected a low voltage... Agent: Venable LLP

20080288123 - Method and apparatus for monitoring energy consumption of an electronic device: Requests to an operational module are received at a monitoring device, where an estimated amount of energy expected to be consumed by the operational module while executing operations related to requests is accumulated for a sliding time window. A throttle signal is generated to limit the amount of energy consumed... Agent: Larson Newman Abel Polansky & White, LLP

20080288124 - System and method for moderating computer fan speed: A system and a method for moderating computer fan speed are applied to a computer. The system comprises a temperature sensor, a fan and an adjustment circuit. The temperature sensor detects a temperature of a heat source to generate a temperature signal. The adjustment circuit receives the temperature signal, and... Agent: Wpat, PC Intellectual Property Attorneys

20080288125 - Determining an autonomous position of a point of interest on a lifting device: A system and method for monitoring a lifting device is disclosed. The method receives location information from a position determiner module coupled with a point of interest associated with the lifting device and determines an autonomous position of the point of interest based on the location information. The method further... Agent: Trimble Navigation Limited C/o Wagner Blecher

20080281437 - Initializing an estimation of dynamic model parameters: The present disclosure relates to monitoring of electromechanical oscillations in electric power systems, and their identification by an adaptive algorithm based on a repeatedly measured and evaluated signal. In order for an estimation of parameters of a model of the power system to reasonably converge, proper initialization of the recursive... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20080281439 - Building automation systems and methods: An environment control system which includes a network, a plurality of units and a controller. The system being configured to utilize a nonlinearity compensation controller to compensate for nonlinearity in the system.... Agent: Foley & Lardner LLP

20080281438 - Critical dimension estimation: Estimating a state of a critical dimension system comprises inputting a critical dimension measurement and inferring the state of the system based on a model of the critical dimension system and the critical dimension measurement.... Agent: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.l.l.c.

20080281440 - Stabilizing solutions to output feedback pole placement problem with parameter drift and automated alerting of system parameter changes: Output feedback pole placement problems with parameter drift are solved with stabilizing solutions. Changes in system parameters trigger alerts in an automated manner. A representative method includes determining a set of solutions for an output feed pole placement problem, based on parameters of a physical system. The solutions are stable... Agent: Law Offices Of Michael Dryja

20080281441 - Method and facility for positioning an element of a machine: There is described a method and a device for positioning an element of a machine. A setpoint position variable is generated, said setpoint position variable is reduced by means of a limiting variable and a modified setpoint position variable which is forwarded as a setpoint variable to a controller for... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20080281442 - Control device for displacing at least one machine axis of a machine tool or production machine: A control device for displacing at least one machine axis of a machine tool or production machine includes a control element that can deviate from a position of rest. Set values for controlling or regulating the machine can be generated according to the extent and duration of the deviation. During... Agent: Henry M Feiereisen, LLC Henry M Feiereisen

20080281443 - Chip referee: This invention is an RFID system and method to determine the physical outer edges or perimeters of athletic objects of play in relationship to the outside edges or perimeters and relevant scoring or rules of play zones contained on an athletic field of play. It contemplates the electro magnetic tracking... Agent: James Neil Rodgers

20080281444 - Predictive modeling system and method for fantasy sports: A prediction engine for use in predictive modeling associated with fantasy sports leagues is provided. The prediction engine can have a database module for storing criteria associated with players; and an information modeling module in communication with the database module for generating relationships among the criteria and providing player projections... Agent: Akerman Senterfitt

20080281450 - Apparatus and method for reproducing sound: An operation to skip plural pieces of music continuously is performed in a reproduction order or a reversed reproduction order circularly. When a piece of music to be reproduced first is selected, identification sound deciding that the piece to be reproduced first is selected is output. Hearing the identification sound... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080281446 - Audio signal transmission circuit: An exemplary audio signal transmission circuit includes a codec to provide analog and digital audio signals; an amplifier connected to the codec to receive the analog audio signals; a control circuit connected to the codec to receive the digital audio signals and connected to the amplifier to selectively turn off... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang

20080281451 - Digital mixing system with dual consoles and cascade engines: A method is designed for controlling a total mixing system including a first mixing system and a second mixing system, which are operated in a linked manner. In the method, the first mixing system stores first scene data specifying contents of a mixing process matching a scene. The second mixing... Agent: David L. Fehrman Morrison & Foerster LLP

20080281448 - Media player system, apparatus, method and software: Exemplary apparatus, system, methods, and software are disclosed for media playing. An exemplary media player comprises a user control input; a memory storing a view pointer; a player buffer; a user preference controller adapted to receive input from the user control input and to locate first media; and a second... Agent: Gamburd Law Group LLC

20080281449 - Signal processing apparatus and signal processing method for upconverting a plurality of stored content data: A signal processing apparatus that upconverts a plurality of content data includes an operation unit configured to receive an operation instruction from a user, a generating unit configured to generate user's preference information based on an operation history corresponding to the operation instruction received by the operation unit, a processing... Agent: Canon U.s.a. Inc. Intellectual Property Division

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20080281447 - Wireless earphone, audio player, and audio playing method: A wireless earphone is provided herein. The wireless earphone includes a transceiver, a storage unit, a playing unit, and a speaker. The transceiver is for wirelessly receiving a compressed audio file. The storage unit is for storing the compressed audio file. The playing unit is for decoding the compressed audio... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang

20080281452 - Automatic three-dimensional model construction system: To efficiently construct a three-dimensional model. A product is divided into two parts of a head portion and a neck portion. A head form 34 and a neck form 36 are selected as forms of a three-dimensional model. The basic dimensions of each part are inputted to calculate dimension values... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20080281453 - Methods and systems to identify cam phaser hardware degradation: A cam phaser diagnostic system is provided. The system includes: a first sample variance module that computes a first variance based on a desired cam phaser position. A second sample variance module computes a second variance based on a measured cam phaser position. An evaluation module diagnoses faulty cam phaser... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20080281454 - Scheduling system and method: A method and apparatus for scheduling in a wafer fab. The method comprising means for weighting inventories according to at least one of logpoints or reticle, and photolithography units, means for scheduling one of said inventories on one of said photolightography units, wherein said one of said inventories has a... Agent: Texas Instruments Incorporated

20080281455 - Materials, operations and tooling interface and methods for managing a remote production facility: A system and method for managing a remote manufacturing facility are described. The system includes a network, data store, interface, and a processor. The interface is located at a manufacturing facility. The processor and data store are located at a location removed from the manufacturing facility. The network communicatively couples... Agent: Smith Frohwein Tempel Greenlee Blaha, LLC

20080281456 - Extendable mes for cross-amhs transportation: In one aspect a factory automation system for a wafer fab is provided. The factory automation system is adapted to facilitate cross-AMHS transfers of wafer lots within a semiconductor foundry. The factory automation system may include a first MCS and an associated first AMHS; a second MCS and an associated... Agent: Haynes And Boone, LLP

20080281457 - Method of achieving high productivity fault tolerant photovoltaic factory with batch array transfer robots: The present invention generally comprises a method for achieving fault tolerance in a PV FAB. A plurality of processing tools may be coupled together along a processing line, and a plurality of substantially identical processing lines may be arranged within the FAB. Whenever a processing tool within any processing line... Agent: Patterson & Sheridan, LLP - - Appm/tx

20080281459 - Numerical control arrangement: A numerical control arrangement, comprising a sheet metal data file defining a part blank having a plurality of position elements from a processed design file; a machine controller comprising tool-related operations and control data from said sheet metal data file defining a plurality of position elements, the operations and position... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20080281458 - System and method for direct sheet metal unfolding: A system, method, and computer program for direct sheet metal unforming comprising selecting a planar face on a part design; identifying a plurality of linear bends associated with said planar face; calculating a plurality of bend parameters corresponding to each of said linear bends; and converting said part design having... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20080281460 - Method for adjusting the relative position of device of laser engraver: A method for adjusting the relative position of devices of a laser engraver. The method includes an outputting device of the laser engraver to forms a marked point on a non-working piece. Let the outputting device position the center of the marked point and record it. Then an image sensing... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC

20080281461 - Processing of work piece based on desired end physical criteria: Processing a work piece by first scanning the work piece. The work piece is modeled to determine its weight, outer perimeter and/or how the work piece could be divided into portions of specific areas and perimeters based on desired portion weights of desired areas and perimeters. The modeled work piece... Agent: Christensen, O'connor, Johnson, Kindness, PLLC

20080281462 - Transformation method of g-code into step-nc part program: A method of transforming a G-code type part program into a STEP-NC language type part program is provided and more particularly, a method is provided for enabling a G-code type part program mainly used in the field to be easily applied to a STEP-NC controller without a troublesome correction. A... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20080281463 - Method of non-linear process planning and internet-based step-nc system using the same: The present invention relates to a method of creating a non-linear process plan and an Internet-based STEP-NC system using the same, and more particularly, to a method of creating a non-linear process plan, wherein the non-linear process plan including information on a variety of alternative processes and machining sequences is... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20080281464 - Combined feedback and command shaping controller for mulitistate control with application to improving positioning and reducing cable sway in cranes: Disclosed are algorithms for controlling multiple states of a dynamic system, such as controling positioning and cable sway in cranes. Exemplary apparatus and methods may be implemented using first and second serially coupled feedback loops coupled to a plant and payload that are to be controlled. The first feedback loop... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20080281465 - Carwash merchandising system: The car wash system delivers not only the car wash selected by the customer but also provides a bonus product when a premium car wash selection is made. A second feature of this invention is the timing of the deliver of the bonus product. It must be delivered before the... Agent: Terry James Mulville

20080281467 - Robot system that operates through a network firewall: A remote controlled robot system that includes a robot and a remote control station that communicate through a communication network. Communication with the robot is limited by a firewall coupled to the communication network. A communication server establishes communication between the robot and the remote control station so that the... Agent: Irell & Manella LLP

20080281466 - System and method for selective retrieval of support beads: Systems and methods are provided that can include a storage and retrieval robot operating under program control to extract a selective number of support beads from a storage or retainment region, for dispensing to titer wells or other vessels for assays and other purposes. According to various embodiments, the storage... Agent: Mila Kasan, Patent Dept. Applied Biosystems

20080281468 - Variable primitive mapping for a robotic crawler: Varying modes of movement of a robotic crawler are provided by using a variable mapping from high-level (operator input) primitives into low-level primitives. The mapping is a function of environmental data sensed by the robotic crawler enabling the movement mode to be adapted to the environment.... Agent: Thorpe North & Western, LLP.

20080281469 - Method for controlling the walk of humanoid robot: The invention relates to a method for controlling walking of humanoid bipedal walking robot. More specifically, the invention comprises steps of designing a zero momentum position (ZMP) of a robot for the ground surface (a); calculating trajectories of a center of gravity (COG) of the robot along with the trajectory... Agent: Fenwick & West LLP

20080281470 - Autonomous coverage robot sensing: An autonomous coverage robot detection system includes an emitter configured to emit a directed beam, a detector configured to detect the directed beam and a controller configured to direct the robot in response to a signal detected by the detector. In some examples, the detection system detects a stasis condition... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20080281471 - Droplet actuator analyzer with cartridge: A droplet actuator with cartridge is provided. According to one embodiment, a sample analyzer is provided and includes an analyzer unit comprising electronic or optical receiving means, a cartridge comprising self-contained droplet handling capabilities, and a wherein the cartridge is coupled to the analyzer unit by a means which aligns... Agent: Ward And Smith, P.A.

20080281472 - Open web services-based indoor climate control system: The present invention relates generally to a building automation system, and, more particularly, to an Internet-centric, open, extensible software and hardware framework supporting all aspects of control and monitoring of a smart building ecosphere. The present invention further relates to an “intelligent,” real-time control system capable of both autonomous process... Agent: Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC

20080281473 - Electric energy bill reduction in dynamic pricing environments: A system that can save energy and reduce electric utility costs is disclosed. The system may include one or more current measurement devices communicating with a processor as well as one or more switching devices for controlling power consumption in response to utility rate pricing systems.... Agent: Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky And Popeo, P.c Attn: Patent Intake Customer No. 64046

20080281474 - System of super super decoupled loadflow computation for electrical power system: A method of performing loadflow calculations for controlling voltages and power flow in a power network by reading on-line data of given/specified/scheduled/set network variables/parameters and using control means, so that no component of the power network is overloaded as well as there is no over/under voltage at any nodes in... Agent: Sureshchandra Patel

20080281475 - Fan control scheme: A fan control architecture is provided for controlling system fan(s) on a computing system that has multiple nodes, a system management network and a fan control module. On each of the nodes a management module is configured to collect system information thereon. In a main fan control scheme, a system... Agent: Apex Juris, PLLC

20080281476 - Methods for thermal management of three-dimensional integrated circuits: A method of dynamic thermal management in a multi-dimensional integrated circuit or device is provided. The method includes monitoring on-chip temperatures, power dissipation, and performance of device layers. The method includes comparing on-chip temperatures to thermal thresholds, on-chip power dissipation to power thresholds and on-chip performance to performance thresholds. Also,... Agent: Cantor Colburn LLP-ibm Yorktown

20080275572 - Aiming feedback control for multiple energy beams: Plural energy beam sources are aimed at an energy receiving device by way of feedback control signals. Each energy beam is uniquely modulated by way of amplitude, polarization and/or coning patterns to enable individual detection and control. Sensors detect individual energy beams incident to the energy receiving device and provide... Agent: Lee & Hayes, PLLC

20080275573 - Electronic device control apparatus, method for controlling electronic device, electronic device control program, and computer-readable recording medium having recorded electronic device control program: A device communication portion 212 receives operational status data, and an operational status accumulation portion 213 accumulates the operational status data. A link information management portion 215 manages operational status link information containing trigger device information to specify the operational status of a single home appliance among plural home appliances... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack L.L.P.

20080275574 - Method and system for vibration avoidance for automated machinery: A method for vibration avoidance in automated machinery produces actuator space-time contours that meet design objectives of the machinery while suppressing energy content at frequencies in the space-time contour, by concatenating multiple space-time contour segments together in such a way as to be mostly free of energy at the frequencies... Agent: Brown & Michaels, PC 400 M & T Bank Building

20080275575 - Determining states of a physical system by an observer: Determining estimations of states of a physical system (2) by using an observer (4), which comprises a mathematical model (6) of the physical system. The observer (4) is supplied with a value of at least one entity (Y1, Y2, Y3, . . . ) of the physical system and values... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20080275576 - Motion control systems: A system for motion control in which an application is developed that is independent from the actual motion control hardware used to implement the system. The system comprises a software system that employs an application programming interface comprising component functions and a service provider interface comprising driver functions. A system... Agent: Schacht Law Office, Inc.

20080275577 - Motion control systems: A system for communicating with a motion controller, comprising a set of primitive motion commands and non-primitive motion commands, a set of motion operations, a reprogrammable motion controller capable of executing at least one motion command, a set of selectable software modules, and a software system. Functionality of the non-primitive... Agent: Schacht Law Office, Inc.

20080275578 - Data collector control system with automatic communication port switch: A data collector control system for semiconductor manufacturing comprises a data collector and a automatic communication port switch control circuit. The control system is placed between an equipment and an equipment automation programming (EAP) system. The data collector processes and transmits communication messages between the equipment and the EAP system... Agent: Wpat, PC Intellectual Property Attorneys

20080275579 - Dynamic derby draw: A method, system and apparatus is disclosed for scheduling matches in a pool or billiards tournament, or any other competitive event, in a way that allows the next round of competition to begin before the previous round completes when the pairings in the next round depend on the results of... Agent: Edward D. Scott

20080275580 - Method for weighted overlap-add: A method for generating an output sequence of samples in response to a first and a second subsequence of samples, the method comprising—applying a weighted overlap-add procedure to the first and second subsequences so as to generate the output sequence of samples, —optimizing a weighting function involved in the weighted... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080275581 - Mp3 player having coded tag sensor: An MP3 player is provided which has a sensor for sensing coded data on or in a substrate and for generating first data, a transmitter for transmitting, to a computer system, the first data or second data based on the first data, a receiver for receiving, from the computer system,... Agent: Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd

20080275583 - Method for manufacturing with engineering change override: The illustrative embodiments provide a computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer usable program code for processing orders. A request for delivery by a requested delivery date is received for an order having an original delivery date. The ordered product is broken down into one or more materials required for manufacturing... Agent: Duke W. Yee Yee & Associates, P.C.

20080275582 - Scheduling amhs pickup and delivery ahead of schedule: A method and apparatus for use in scheduling in an automated process flow such that vehicles for a material transport are staged prior to the commencement of an appointment for the transport are disclosed. The method includes scheduling a material transport in the process flow; and requesting a staging of... Agent: Williams, Morgan & Amerson

20080275584 - Production management method and production management system: A production management system has processing devices A, B, C, D, E, and P. A kind of product α is processed in the order of the processing devices A, P, B, P, and C, and a kind of product β is processed in the order of the processing devices D,... Agent: Young & Thompson

20080275585 - Extraction of key process parameter: A system, method, and computer readable medium for extracting a key process parameter correlative to a selected device parameter are provided. In an embodiment, the key process parameter is determined using a gene map analysis. The gene map analysis includes grouping highly correlative process parameter and determining the correlation of... Agent: Haynes And Boone, LLP

20080275587 - Fault detection on a multivariate sub-model: A method and an apparatus are provided for fault detection based on a multivariate sub-model. A method and apparatus is provided for fault detection on a multivariate sub-model. The method comprises defining a first model associated with a first sub-system of a processing tool, defining a second model associated with... Agent: Williams, Morgan & Amerson

20080275586 - Novel methodology to realize automatic virtual metrology: A method to enable wafer result prediction includes collecting manufacturing data from various semiconductor manufacturing tools and metrology tools; choosing key parameters using an autokey method based on the manufacturing data; building a virtual metrology based on the key parameters; and predicting wafer results using the virtual metrology.... Agent: Haynes And Boone, LLP

20080275588 - Prediction of uniformity of a wafer: A method of monitoring uniformity of a wafer is provided. A wafer parameter is selected. Manufacturing data is collected. The manufacturing data includes measurements of the selected wafer parameter. An average offset profile of the wafer parameter for a first and second wafer is determined using the manufacturing data. The... Agent: Haynes And Boone, LLP

20080275589 - Method for operation of an automation device and apparatus for carrying out the method: There is described a method for operating an automation device and/or a programming system. When the automation device is in operation, a communication connection between: a) the automation device and a telecommunication device and/or b) the automation device and the internet and/or intranet can be established. The automation device is... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20080275590 - Automated intravenous fluid container delivery device and system: An IV product transport device is configured to transport an IV product from one location to another in automated fashion. The transport device may comprise a chassis with one or more ports for IV products. A drive mechanism is configured to move the transport device. In one embodiment, the transport... Agent: Obi Iloputaife Cardinal Health 303, Inc

20080275591 - Method and apparatus for controlling rented or leased or loaned equipment: A method and apparatus relating to the renting, leasing and/or loaning of electronic equipment operable and/or controllable by a computer, wherein one entity not in physical possession and/or control of the equipment desires control over another entity which has physical possession and/or control of the equipment. Such equipment may comprise... Agent: Lawrence C. Edelman,IPCounsel Fastcorp

20080275592 - Communication method and data structure for controlling network-based robot system: Disclosed herein is a communication method and data structure for a network-based robot system. The communication method is performed in such a way as to send subsequent packet data without waiting for acknowledgement of the reception of previous packet data by a counterpart. Each piece of packet data includes a... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080275593 - Industrial system comprising an industrial robot and a machine receiving movement instructions from the robot controller: An industrial system including a machine for processing or producing a product. The machine includes at least one actuator providing a repetitive sequence of movements of a machine part, and a regulator controlling the movements of the actuator in response to a reference value. An industrial robot is adapted to... Agent: Venable LLP

20080275594 - Apparatus and method for an autonomous robotic system for performing activities in a well: An autonomous robot performs maintenance and repair activities in oil and gas wells, and in pipelines. The robot uses the well and pipeline fluids to provide most of the energy required for its mobility, and to charge a turbine from which it may recharge batteries or power a motor for... Agent: Law Offices Of Tim Headley

20080275595 - Wireless irrigation control device and related method: Embodiments of the invention provide wireless irrigation control systems and related methods. In one embodiment, the invention may be characterized as a wireless irrigation control system comprising: at least one water flow control device; a watertight housing; and a wireless receiver within the watertight housing and adapted to receive irrigation... Agent: Fitch Even Tabin And Flannery