Data processing: generic control systems or specific applications inventions

20090276059 - Programming support apparatus, programming support method, program for causing computer to implement the method, and recording medium containing the program: A shared-label extracting unit extracts a shared label to be associated with a device corresponding to a memory shared by a plurality of control devices. A shared-label write/read information generating unit identifies a control device writing data and a control device reading data with respect to the shared label by... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090276060 - Mobile function block for a plc based distributed control system: Methods and architectures are described that provide function block mobility between PLCs. Each PLC configured with Mobile Function Blocks (MFBs) may forward and execute MFBs from each other. To enable MFB mobility over a communication bus, each PLC having one or more configured MFBs requires a Communication Function Block (CFB)... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20090276061 - Online modular parameterization and successive linear programming for improving manufacturing plant operations: Methods and systems for substantially optimizing plant operations within a manufacturing environment. The method can include separating the manufacturing environment into two or more individual modules, wherein each individual module contains a fundamental principles-based model, and wherein the totality of the individual modules represents the entire manufacturing environment. Each individual... Agent: Exxonmobil Chemical Company

20090276062 - Environment control device, environment control method, environment control program, and computer-readable recording medium containing the environment control program: An environment control device, an environment control method, an environment control program, and a computer-readable recording medium containing the environment control program for enabling the user to actually have a comfortable feeling in a reliable manner and further to maintain such a comfortable state, are provided. A biological information measuring... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack L.L.P.

20090276063 - Control device having an integrated machine model: A production machine can be controlled by a control device in accordance with a control program which is stored in the control device. The production machine has at least two elements having interfaces, which are connected to one another at the interfaces. The control device stores element descriptions of possible... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20090276069 - Echo avoidance in audio time stretching: A transient echo can be avoided during time stretching of a digital audio signal by detecting a transient in a frame of a digital audio signal, identifying another occurrence of the transient in a subsequent frame of the digital audio signal, rotating the transient occurring in the subsequent frame to... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20090276066 - Interleaving continuity related audio fragments between segments of an audio file: A method for generating an audio file is provided. The method can include receiving a plurality of data entries, wherein each data entry comprises a text portion and converting the text portion of each data entry into a data audio segment, thereby generating a plurality of data audio segments. The... Agent: Carey, Rodriguez, Greenberg & Paul, LLP Steven M. Greenberg

20090276068 - Music data transfer method, information processing apparatus and information recording/playback system: One embodiment of invention is useful when updating data of a database which is configured to take in data through a network, has a part to be updated, and takes in information of media stored in a local storage, and characterized by that a result of retrieval is outputted with... Agent: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP

20090276064 - Portable audio playback device and method for operation thereof: The present invention relates to a portable audio playback device (100) which comprise means for storage (101) of at least one spoken word audio book, and means for storage (101) of at least one music audio items. The device further comprise associated user interlace means (108) for enabling user selection... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20090276067 - System and method for adjusting an audio signal: Disclosed is a system and method of adjusting a volume level for an audio signal for a communication device to comply with a quality threshold. The method comprises: obtaining a digitized signal value of the audio signal and monitoring for an increase in the volume level. In the method, upon... Agent: Mccarthy Tetrault LLP

20090276065 - Vehicle audio system for connecting portable sound generating device and method for operating the same: An audio system and methods of its use. The system includes a jack with both an AUX port and a USB port. An interface unit electrically connects the jack to the system, transmits a control signal from the system to an external device connected to the jack, and transmits output... Agent: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP (sf)

20090276070 - Method to construct and physically join building blocks into a near-net shaped part using an interfacial reaction-activation mechanism: The disclosure provides a method to construct and physically join near-net shaped structural building blocks into a composite part using an interfacial reaction-activation mechanism.... Agent: Baker Botts L.L.P. Patent Department

20090276071 - Mutex-mediated control of spatial access by appliances moveable over a common physical space: A configurable mutual exclusion function oversees movement of appliances mobile over a common physical space in an automated laboratory workstation. A configurable mutex is allotted for each moveable appliance and is configurable to protect a task site when obtained for the respective appliance.... Agent: Cesari And Mckenna, LLP

20090276072 - System for maintaining unified access to scada and manufacturing execution system (mes) information: A system is disclosed that simplifies configuring an MES entity corresponding to a SCADA system object representing plant equipment. The system includes an equipment model builder (EMB) that receives a set of configured UCO information for a modeled piece of plant equipment in a SCADA system. The EMB extracts relevant... Agent: Leydig Voit & Mayer, Ltd

20090276073 - Intelligent modeling and control of automation: A system and method for advanced device specific knowledge based modeling as well as intelligent control to yield high performance, low cost automation for optoelectronic design, packaging and assembly. The control loop design is based on knowledge based model predictive control. A knowledge model, specific to the assembled package's characteristics,... Agent: Knoble, Yoshida & Dunleavy

20090276074 - Method and system for machining process control: A method and system for controlling machining processes are provided. The system includes a computer system communicatively coupled to a database. The computer system is configured to receive data relating to manufactured part processes, identify at least one machining process used to manufacture a part and a parameter of the... Agent: John S. Beulick (12729) C/o Armstrong Teasdale LLP

20090276075 - Method and system for monitoring a predicted product quality distribution: In a complex manufacturing environment for producing semiconductor devices, a predicted quality distribution in the form of a graded die forecast may be monitored with respect to changes in order to more efficiently identify factory disturbances. To this end, a predicted distribution obtained on the basis of electrical measurement data... Agent: Williams, Morgan & Amerson

20090276077 - Method and system for semiconductor process control and monitoring by using pca models of reduced size: By dividing a complex set of parameters of a production process in forming semiconductor devices into individual blocks, respective PCA models may be established for each block and may thereafter be combined by operating on summary statistics of each model block in order to evaluate the complete initial parameter set.... Agent: Williams, Morgan & Amerson

20090276076 - Server device and program: A server device is provided with a measurement information storage unit 1201 which can store plural measurement information, i.e., information having a measurement value and time information indicating time; an instruction receiving unit for receiving an output instruction of the measurement information; a measurement information acquisition unit for acquiring, from... Agent: Pearne & Gordon LLP

20090276078 - Process control system, process control method, and method of manufacturing electronic apparatus: A process control system includes a client computer which prepares a correlation between a reference monitored value of apparatus information and a feature quantity, a manufacturing execution system which prepares a processing recipe describing, as a first setting value in an actual manufacturing process, a value of the control parameter,... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20090276079 - Method of machining master link: The present invention relates to a method of machining a master link disposed at a distal end of a chain and constituting a part of a track chain link of a lower driving device used in an endless track vehicle (a bulldozer, an excavator). According to the present invention, it... Agent: Hyun Jong Park Park & AssociatesIPLaw LLC

20090276080 - Machine tool monitoring device: The invention proceeds from a machine tool monitoring device having a detection unit for detecting an application situation in a machine tool. It is proposed that the detection unit is provided to detect an application situation on the basis of at least one distance parameter.... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20090276081 - Targeted product distribution system and method: A targeted product distribution system is described herein with respect to an exemplary management of product flow through a distribution center. Specifically, the system and method described herein is directed to the management and display of direct and easily-understood instructions, such that average individuals, as well as those with mental... Agent: Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP

20090276082 - Automated material handling system: Objects to be transported which are transported between at least one storage unit and a plurality of manufacturing apparatuses by a plurality of transport vehicles in accordance with a command of a controller are managed inexpensively and easily and with high reliability. An ID card 20 incorporating a wireless communication... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath (dc)

20090276083 - Installation for sorting mailings according to sorting directions: Disclosed is an installation for sorting incoming mailings which are assigned to a first plurality of first preselected directions or a second plurality of second remaining sorting directions, according to which the mailings are distributed to receptacles of a track, each mailing being deposited into one of several first receptacles... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20090276084 - Targeted product distribution system and method: A targeted product distribution system is described herein with respect to an exemplary management of product flow through a distribution center. Specifically, the system and method described herein is directed to the management and display of direct and easily-understood instructions, such that average individuals, as well as those with mental... Agent: Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP

20090276085 - System and method for remotely dispensing media discs: A system for dispensing media discs includes a storage system comprising a plurality of shelves for storing the media discs, a dispense system for dispensing the media discs to consumers, a disc transfer system for moving the media discs from the disc storage system to the dispense system, a control... Agent: Paul W. Martin

20090276086 - System and method for remotely dispensing media discs having an inventory management system: A system for dispensing media discs comprising, in combination, a storage system for storing the media discs, a dispense system for dispensing the media discs to consumers, a disc transfer system for moving the media discs from the disc storage system to the dispense system, and a control system operably... Agent: Paul W. Martin

20090276087 - System and method for remotely dispensing media discs with a plurality of user interface stations: A system for dispensing media discs includes a kiosk including a storage system for storing a plurality of the media discs and a dispense system for dispensing the media discs to consumers. A plurality of dedicated user interface systems are operably connected to the kiosk so that multiple users can... Agent: Paul W. Martin

20090276088 - Vending system and method: A method of dispensing an age-restricted item from a vending machine at a first location is presented. The method includes receiving age documentation from a purchaser at a second location remote from the first location. The age of the purchaser is verified at the second location based on the received... Agent: Sunstein Kann Murphy & Timbers LLP

20090276089 - Apparatus for dispensing luggage recognition labels and methods for use: An apparatus and a method for dispensing a luggage recognition label having an RFID or GPS device associated therewith that allows a passenger and/or a passenger carrier to identify and track their luggage during travel, provide access to a secure network for storing customer information and travel information including a... Agent: Angela M. Brunetti

20090276090 - Dose dispensing system and apparatus: A dispensing system for medication comprising a dispenser (55, 56) into which the canister (60) of medication is placed. The dispenser has a locking mechanism for selectively preventing dispensing of the medication. The system receives input data from a user and has a control device remote from the dispenser to... Agent: Wolf Greenfield & Sacks, P.C.

20090276091 - Apparatus for use in dispensing tinted paint: Readable tags on paint chips and on paint cans are used to manage the dispensing of tinted paint to customers so that the paint chips can be monitored to control the recipes and the inventory of chips and the paint cans can be detected to ensure the use of authenticated... Agent: Ade & Company Inc.

20090276093 - Multi-input control of an industrial robot system: An industrial robot system with increased flexibility and control accuracy. The industrial robot system uses a common data bus connecting a master controller, different drive devices, and sensors. The sensors forward sensor data to the drive devices via the common data bus. A controller unit in the drive devices processes... Agent: Venable LLP

20090276092 - Robot and method of building map therefor: Disclosed are a robot, which builds a map using a surface data of a three-dimensional image, from which a dynamic obstacle is removed, and a method of building a map for the robot. The method includes sequentially acquiring first and second surface data of a route on which the robot... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20090276094 - 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

20090276095 - Arrangement for operating a data center using building automation system interface: An arrangement includes a computer server management system, a data management station of a building environmental control system and a data interface therebetween. The computer server management system is configured to coordinate the usage of a plurality of server computers, the computer server management system executing virtualization software configured to... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20090276096 - Device and method for controlling a display using a virtual display buffer: A device and a method for controlling a display make use of a virtual display buffer that acts as an intermediary between data input and display output. The data stored in the virtual display buffer is in a generic, readable first format. A display software driver translates the data stored... Agent: Kinney & Lange, P.A.

20090276097 - Non-contact substrate support position sensing system and corresponding adjustments: A substrate processing system includes an optical measurement assembly coupled to an exterior of a processing chamber that has a portion that is transparent. The processing chamber includes a reference object and a pedestal for supporting a work piece. The optical measurement assembly measures a lateral location, a height and... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew LLP

20090276098 - Method for controlling an mr-fluid hydraulic mount connected to a vehicle engine: A method of the invention is for controlling an MR-fluid hydraulic mount connected to a vehicle engine. The mount includes an internal MR-fluid cavity. The mount includes a partition plate assembly partitioning the cavity into first and second MR-fluid chambers. The partition plate assembly has an orifice extending from the... Agent: Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20090276100 - System, program product, and related methods for performing automated real-time reservoir pressure estimation enabling optimized injection and production strategies: Systems, program product, and methods for providing real-time reservoir management of one or more reservoirs across one or more fields are provided. A system can include multiple monitoring wells and at least one injection well in communication with a central facility including a reservoir management computer or server positioned to... Agent: Bracewell & Giuliani LLP

20090276099 - Weight sensor and balance controller: A weight sensor includes an arm having an end fixed to a pillar and a free end; a filtrate holder, a replacement fluid holder, and a dialysate holder provided at three locations of the arm along a longitudinal direction of the arm to hold respective substances; a first strain value... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20090276101 - Control for dispensing system: A chemical dispensing system is provided having a micro-controller and at least one expansion module. The expansion module includes an expansion module interface. The expansion module is in communication with the micro-controller via the expansion module interface. The at least one expansion module expands capabilities of the chemical dispensing system... Agent: Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP

20090276102 - Intelligent sensor for irrigation management: An intelligent sensor includes an irrigation related data sensor for sensing irrigation related data and a network processor coupled to the irrigation related data sensor for receiving the irrigation data. The intelligent sensor also includes an interface coupled to the network processor for coupling the intelligent sensor to a communication... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20090276103 - Optimal load distributing system: An optimal load distributing system for managing an optimal load distribution of a total output of a power plant composed of a plurality of units among the plurality of units has: a data inputting part 1 that is used for inputting plant specifications of each unit required for optimal load... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.

20090276104 - Mobile workstation control system configured for power system and peripheral device control: A control system for a mobile workstation includes a computer readable memory storing a power sourcing algorithm and a data processing algorithm. The control system further includes a power interface having a first input interface and a second input interface, and an output interface configured to supply power from either... Agent: Michael B. Mcneil Liell & Mcneil Attorneys PC

20090271001 - Bacnet protocol ms/tp automatic mac addressing: A Building Automation System (BAS) includes at least one Direct Digital Control (DDC) controller operating as a BACnet MS/TP master considered to be an “Anchor”. The Anchor operates an algorithm or method which automatically assigns BACnet Protocol MS/TP Media Access Control (MAC) addresses to other BAS components (considered Nomads) being... Agent: ShewchukIPServices

20090271002 - System and method for remotely controlling electronic devices: A system and method for monitoring and controlling electric devices and electronic devices connected to an automation system in a first location from a different and remote location. The system can include at least one electric or electronic device connected to an automation system, the automation system being communicatively linked... Agent: James David Johnson, P.A.

20090271003 - Integrated light and fragrance system: An integrated light and fragrance system automatically controls (150) aromatic effects (125) based on a user's control (111) of lighting effects (115). The system accepts one or more sets of lighting-fragrance correlations (165) from which to determine a preferred aromatic effect (161, 162) from a selected lighting effect (151, 152).... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20090271004 - Method and apparatus for ranging detection of gestures: In order for a user to control a machine using hand gestures, free of any contact with the machine, an apparatus generates one or more electromagnetic field, employing receivers to measure an electromagnetic signature caused by gestures of a person's hand within the electromagnetic field. The gestures include variations of... Agent: Glenn Patent Group

20090271005 - Control system: A control system is provided for controlling a transducer array. The control system includes a plurality of sparse filters and integrators. The control system can be used to separate signals from a plurality of sources or to generate complex signal patterns that combine and map to different spatial regions.... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20090271006 - Method for synchronizing two control devices, and redundantly designed automation system: A method for synchronizing a first control device and a second control device of a redundantly structured automation device that controls a technical process is provided. The first control device and the second control device are connected to each other. The first and second devices include functional components which implement... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20090271007 - Motion control systems: A system for debugging motion control software used to communicate with a motion control system, comprising a set of hardware motion control attributes, a set of common motion control attributes a motion control device, a set of software drivers, a software application, and a motion component. A selected software driver... Agent: Schacht Law Office , Inc.

20090271010 - Combination treatment alteration methods and systems: Methods, computer program products, and systems are described that include detecting at least one indication of bioactive agent use by an individual and/or altering an artificial sensory experience to modify at least one effect of the bioactive agent.... Agent: Iv - Suiter Swantz PC Llo

20090271008 - Combination treatment modification methods and systems: Methods, computer program products, and systems are described that include accepting at least one indication of bioactive agent use by an individual and/or modifying an artificial sensory experience to alter at least one effect of the bioactive agent.... Agent: Iv - Suiter Swantz PC Llo

20090271009 - Combination treatment modification methods and systems: Methods, computer program products, and systems are described that include accepting at least one indication of bioactive agent use by an individual and/or modifying an artificial sensory experience to alter at least one effect of the bioactive agent.... Agent: Iv - Suiter Swantz PC Llo

20090271011 - Methods and systems for monitoring bioactive agent use: Methods, computer program products, and systems are described that include accepting at least one indication of a bioactive agent use by an individual and/or assigning an artificial sensory experience to monitor at least one desired effect of the bioactive agent on the individual.... Agent: Iv - Suiter Swantz PC Llo

20090271012 - Method or system for displaying an internet page on a visualization device of an industrial automation device: There is described a method for displaying an Internet page an/or an intranet page on a visualization device of an industrial automation device, wherein the method relates to data of the Internet page and/or intranet page which are stored in a first data format on a server. In this case,... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20090271013 - Monitor socket, monitor system and control method thereof: The present invention provides a control method for a monitor system that can monitor and control electrical equipment from a host. The method comprising the steps of: first, providing a monitor socket which connects the electrical equipment to use a power line to connect to the host via internet; then,... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20090271015 - Method and an apparatus for processing an audio signal: e

20090271014 - Method and related apparatus for selecting an audio data source for a multimedia device: A method for selecting an audio data source for a multimedia device includes detecting an error state of audio data for generating a detection result, wherein the audio data is generated by a digital source of the multimedia device, generating an initial counting value, generating a counting result according to... Agent: North America Intellectual Property Corporation

20090271016 - Reconfigurable numerical control for multi level modular machine: A control system for a modular reconfigurable numerically controlled machine comprising at least one memory storage device associated with each of a plurality of detachable modular components to store kinematic and connection information about the modular component. The information in the memory storage devices is read and processed by a... Agent: Hovey Williams LLP

20090271017 - Machine tool and its program conversion method: In a machine tool which executes a plurality of programs simultaneously to perform machining, whether or not a precision machining operation period exists in each of the programs is analyzed before machining. If the precision machining operation period exists as a result of the analysis, the start timing and end... Agent: Osha Liang L.L.P.

20090271018 - Method and system for modeling a batch manufacturing facility: A system and method for the modeling of biopharmaceutical batch process manufacturing facilities uses process time lines. The system employs an eleven-field delimited string code which specifies the unit identifier code and the iteration value for each of the ten levels of nested scheduling cycles of the biopharmaceutical drug production... Agent: R.d. Johnson & Associates, P.C.

20090271019 - System and method of demand and capacity management: Systems of demand and capacity management with machine-time accuracy are provided. The system includes an allocation planning module, an order management module, a capacity model, and a capacity management module. The allocation planning module receives a demand plan for a product. The capacity management module transforms the demand plan into... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley LLP

20090271020 - System and method for analyzing performance of an industrial robot: A computing system is communicated with a metal fabrication device for analyzing performance of an industrial robot. The metal fabrication device includes the industrial robot, and a plate bender. The computing system is operable to generate an analysis report of the performance of the industrial robot by providing section model... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Steven Reiss

20090271021 - Execution system for the monitoring and execution of insulin manufacture: Execution systems and methods thereof used to monitor and execute an insulin manufacturing process are disclosed herein. Consequently, the methods and systems provide a means to perform validation and quality manufacturing on an integrated level whereby insulin manufacturers can achieve data and product integrity and ultimately minimize cost.... Agent: Shane M. Popp Smp Logic Systems LLC

20090271022 - Manufacturing system and controller, controlling method, controlling system, and control program for the manufacturing system: A manufacturing system, located at a manufacturing system site, includes a discharger for discharging a liquid material having fluidity onto a substrate, communication means for transmitting and receiving data through a communication line, and monitoring means for monitoring the state of the discharger and for outputting data obtained by the... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20090271023 - Automated system for manufacturing part of fuel cell stack: The present invention realizes an automated system which automatically performs all processes including an inputting process, a bonding process, and a punching process using a robot in manufacturing an integrated part of an MEA and GDLs. Accordingly, with the automated system, it is possible to improve productivity and ensure consistent... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20090271024 - Cutting apparatus: A cutting apparatus (1) includes a base (5) having upwardly extending first and second ends (10, 15) between which spaced elongate sides extend (20, 25). The ends and sides (10, 15, 20, 25) being located in a plane. The plane being inclined by an acute angle to a vertical plane.... Agent: Jansson Shupe & Munger Ltd.

20090271025 - Control of a machining tool: The invention relates to a method for distributed control of a machining tool (24), in particular a laser machining tool, which comprises a machining area (31) which is surrounded by a protective housing (22) and has at least one area (27, 28) for access to the machining area (31) which... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20090271026 - Method for managing an active safety for an automatically operating machine: This invention relates to a method for managing active safety for an automatically operating machine comprising a work surface and a work tool displaced according to a pre-established work program. The method consists of dividing (100) the work surface into several zones and, during the work program cycle and in... Agent: Smith, Gambrell & Russell

20090271027 - Turning machine and machining method by the same: The turning machine according to the present invention includes a displacement sensor (200) which measures a distance between an immobile reference point and a position of variable point which reflects the positional displacement of the tool, the immobile reference point being able to determine a relative positional correlation relating to... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20090271028 - Kinematic singular point compensation systems: Systems and methods for handling kinematic singular points in a process path are disclosed. In one embodiment, a numerically controlled (NC) processing system includes a materials processing installation having a multi-axis kinematic linkage operable to position a tip portion of the linkage along a predetermined process path. The system also... Agent: Hugh P. Gortler

20090271029 - Mail routing system including a data block analyzer: A method is provided for routing mail items in a mail sorting system that includes means for capturing address information from a mail item in the form of an address block and an analysis engine comprising a plurality of analysis modules. The method comprises: receiving the address block at the... Agent: Louis J Franco Law Office Of Louis J Franco

20090271030 - Postal stamp tracking system and method: A trackable postage stamp includes a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface. The second surface is adapted to adhere to a piece of mail. The stamp also includes a passive tracking device including stamp identification (ID) information.... Agent: Michael Best & Friedrich LLP

20090271031 - Apparatus for forming good feeling of robot and method therefor: An apparatus for forming good feeling of a robot and a method therefor are disclosed. The apparatus for forming good feeling of a robot according to the present invention comprises: a good feeling generating unit receiving an input feature value of a user to calculate an individual intimacy level between... Agent: Baker & Hostetler LLP

20090271034 - Method and apparatus for picking/packing applications: A system for picking and packing applications is provided. The system includes a plurality of robots and a plurality of robot controllers. Each robot controller includes a load re-balance subsystem, a load balance subsystem, a robot state change detector subsystem, a communicator subsystem, and a motion control subsystem. Each of... Agent: Fraser Clemens Martin & Miller LLC

20090271035 - Method for computer-aided movement planning of a robot: A method for computer-aided movement planning of a robot is provided, in which a trajectory for the movement of a spatial point assigned to the robot is planned in a fixed coordinates system. The spatial positions are translated from a plurality of spatial positions of the spatial point into respective... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20090271036 - Method for increasing safety when operating a robot: A method for operating a robot with a tool changer comprises providing a plurality of different kinds of tools, associating each of the plurality of tools with an unique explicit signature, producing at least one safe signal using the tool changer, wherein the at least one safe signal is a... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20090271033 - Method for performing an animal-related operation and implement for performing the method: A method for controlling a robot arm arranged to bring animal operation device to a specific position relative to an animal body part, the robot arm being controlled to maintain a certain position relative to the animal body part during the animal-related operation, the robot arm being controlled not to... Agent: Howrey LLP-eu

20090271032 - System and method for controlling a movement device: A system for controlling a movement device is disclosed. The system includes a movement device with a tool provided on the movement device, a movement device controller, a safety controller, a tool maintenance station and a movement detection unit for calculating a position of the movement device in the safety... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20090271037 - Method of generating a walking pattern for a humanoid robot: The present invention may provide a method of generating a walking pattern for a humanoid robot. The method of generating the walking pattern for the humanoid includes determining a position of a next Zero Moment Point (ZMP) along a moving direction of the humanoid robot, obtaining a first condition for... Agent: Jones Day

20090271038 - System and method for motion control of humanoid robot: A system and method for motion control of a humanoid robot are provided. The system includes a remote controller for recognizing three-dimensional image information including two-dimensional information and distance information of a user, determining first and second reference points on the basis of the three-dimensional image information, calculating variation in... Agent: The Farrell Law Firm, LLP

20090271039 - Method and apparatus for flue gas recirculation: An improved method and system for flue gas recirculation (FGR) from the ID Fan located downstream of a scrubber (or other Air Quality Control Equipment including cyclones, baghouses, etc., hereafter “AQC equipment”) back to the scrubber (or other AQC Equipment) inlet to maintain the minimum required flue gas throughput during... Agent: Ober, Kaler, Grimes & Shriver

20090271042 - Building optimization system and lighting switch with adaptive blind, window and air quality controls: A building optimization system for optimizing an environment of a building is disclosed. The building optimization system includes a number of building optimization switches for controlling the environment of a corresponding space in a building according to a plurality of operation modes, as well as any number of modular, interchangeable... Agent: Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky And Popeo, P.c

20090271041 - Lifting device: The invention relates to a lifting device for lifting objects, such as motor vehicles, comprising at least one main lifting unit (22, 23), at least one additional lifting unit (24, 25), the additional lifting unit (24, 25) being disposed on the main lifting unit (22, 23) in such a way... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20090271040 - Method for operating a winding machine: Described is a method for operating a winding machine used for winding up and/or unwinding a winding material, said winding machine comprising a device for controlling and/or regulating the winding process. A variable value is monitored that concerns a machine state and/or a change in the winding material, and at... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20090271044 - Intelligent irrigation rain sensor: An intelligent irrigation rain sensor for use in an irrigation system comprises a rain sensor unit and a sensor control unit. The rain sensor unit has a rain catcher reservoir with an open top for receiving rainwater. The rain catcher has an internal volume for holding water and tapers into... Agent: Rudolph J. Buchel Jr., Law Office Of

20090271045 - Irrigation flow converter, monitoring system and intelligent water management system: The present invention is directed to an intelligent water management irrigation system for monitoring the total water usage for a billing site and preventing cumulative water usage from exceeding a water budget by adjusting the amount of water used for irrigation. Irrigation zone priority values are selected for each irrigation... Agent: Rudolph J. Buchel Jr., Law Office Of

20090271043 - Multiple electronic control unit for differentiated control of solenoid valves in watering systems: An electronic control unit for control of solenoid valves in watering systems is described, comprising a plurality of knobs (101) for the selection and the time-setting of respective solenoid valves (102) in a watering cycle, and at least one additional period knob (104) for defining the frequency of activation of... Agent: Jacobson Holman PLLC

20090271046 - Estimating a power utilization of a computer system: One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that estimates a power utilization of a computer system. During operation, a set of performance parameters of the computer system is monitored, wherein the computer system includes a processor. Then the power utilization of the computer system is estimated based on... Agent: Pvf -- Sun Microsystems Inc. C/o Park, Vaughan & Fleming LLP

20090271047 - Power transmitting apparatus, power receiving apparatus, power transmission method, program, and power transmission system: There is provided a power transmitting apparatus including a power transmission side communication unit for communicating with a power receiving apparatus, a power transmission unit for transmitting power to the power receiving apparatus in a non-contact manner, a transmission power information deriving unit for increasing discretely a first transmission power... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20090271048 - Power transmitting apparatus, power transmission method, program, and power transmission system: There is provided a power transmitting apparatus including a power transmission side communication unit for communicating with one or more power receiving apparatus for receiving transmitted power; a power transmission unit for transmitting power to the one or more power receiving apparatus in a non-contact manner; an allocating unit for... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20090271049 - Assuring stability of the speed of a cooling fan in a computer system: Some embodiments of the present invention provide a system that assures stability of the speed of a cooling fan in a computer system. During operation, a temperature of the computer system, an ambient temperature, and a current fan speed for the cooling fan are monitored. Next, a validated ambient temperature... Agent: Pvf -- Sun Microsystems Inc. C/o Park, Vaughan & Fleming LLP

20090265020 - Remote virtual placeholder configuration for distributed input/output modules: A modular distributed I/O system for an industrial automation network that allows one or more modules of an island to be omitted without requiring reconfiguration of the system by maintaining a consistent I/O image representation of the distributed I/O network for various physical distributed I/O configurations and managing reconfiguration changes... Agent: Schneider Electric / Square D Company Legal Dept. - I.p. Group (b&w)

20090265021 - Method of multi-dimensional nonlinear control: A computer implemented method of conducting closed-loop control of a physical system comprising the steps of carrying out an initialization of the physical system to commencing closed-loop control, evaluating the optimal constrained control move using the system error and the initial normalized matrix using a control move solver; calculating a... Agent: Stikeman Elliott LLP

20090265024 - Device and method for analyzing an information signal: In order to analyze an information signal, a significant short-time spectrum is extracted from the information signal, the means for extracting being configured to extract such short-time spectra which come closer to a specific characteristic than other short-time spectra of the information signal. The short-time spectra extracted are then decomposed... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.

20090265023 - Method and an apparatus for processing an audio signal: An apparatus for processing an audio signal and method thereof are disclosed. The preset invention includes a signal receiving unit a plurality of preset informations and preset attribute information; a display unit displaying a plurality of preset metadatas; a preset mode input unit being inputted a select signal selecting one... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090265022 - Playback of multimedia during multi-way communications: Multimedia playback technique embodiments are presented which facilitate the playback of an arbitrary media recording during a multi-party communication over a real-time multi-way communication system via a user's communication device. The recorded media can be interjected into a multi-party communication on a real time basis. This is generally accomplished by... Agent: Microsoft Corporation Patent Group Docketing Dept.

20090265025 - System and method for simulation, modeling and scheduling of equipment preparation in batch process manufacturing facilities: A method and system for simulating, modeling and scheduling equipment preparation procedures in the biopharmaceutical production process is described herein. The use of process vessels in batch process manufacturing is optimized through the use of peak load scheduling frames. The system and method includes the steps of identifying soiled process... Agent: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.l.l.c.

20090265026 - Method and system for setting rates and targets in a range management system: A method and apparatus includes determining a number of planned starts of a product during a predetermined time period for future processing, averaging the number of planned starts for the predetermined time period, and setting a production rate for a first range based on the average number of planned starts.... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20090265027 - Server device and program: A server device 12 constituting a group management system includes one or more manufacturing apparatuses 11 for performing a preset process on a target substrate, and the server device 12 includes a measurement information storage unit 1201 for storing therein one or more measurement information; an instruction receiving unit 1205... Agent: Pearne & Gordon LLP

20090265028 - Organic substrate with asymmetric thickness for warp mitigation: A process for large scale production of a laminated organic substrate having reduced thermal warp.... Agent: Leander F. Aulisio

20090265029 - Machine tool and control method thereof: An acceleration/deceleration control method of a CNC machine tool includes receiving an acceleration/deceleration timing signal and a velocity signal. The acceleration/deceleration timing signal is calculated to acquire a plurality of different first weight values and different second weight values by a first formula and a second formula. A velocity variation... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Steven Reiss

20090265030 - Machining simulation method and machining simulation apparatus: A machining simulation apparatus is arranged in a machine tool having a tool holding mechanism, a workpiece holding mechanism, a drive mechanism and a numerical controller, and provided with: an actual CCD camera for imaging a tool held by the tool holding mechanism and the workpiece holding mechanism not holding... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20090265031 - Automatic warehouse: An automatic warehouse 1 includes a plurality of shelves 50 and a conveyance device 20. The plurality of shelves 50 are arranged in a horizontal direction and in a single level or in a plurality of levels and adapted to store storage objects. The conveyance device 20 is adapted to... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20090265032 - Transferring storage devices within storage device testing systems: A method of transferring storage devices within a storage device testing system includes actuating an automated transporter to substantially simultaneously retrieve multiple storage devices presented for testing, and actuating the automated transporter to substantially simultaneously deliver each retrieved storage device to a respective test slot of the storage device testing... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20090265033 - Automatic store and method for storing plates of electronic circuits: An automatic store and a method for storing plates of electronic circuits comprising a feed belt that feeds the plates of electronic circuits along a first plane (F); collection boxes positioned along at least one side of the feed belt and in which the plates of electronic circuits fed by... Agent: Hamre, Schumann, Mueller & Larson, P.C.

20090265034 - Feeder: The feeder for the controlled transfer of product items into the pockets of a web of sheeting has a base unit, a supply container for holding the product items, and a product conveyor for receiving the product items from the supply container. Further, the feeder has an exchangeable format unit... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20090265036 - Robot operator control unit configuration system and method: A unified framework is provided for building common functionality into diverse operator control units. A set of tools is provided for creating controller configurations for varied robot types. Preferred controllers do one or more the following: allow uploading of configuration files from a target robot, adhere to common user interface... Agent: O'brien Jones, PLLC (w/irobot Corp.)

20090265035 - Robotic device tester: A system, method, and device may include software and hardware which simplify and quicken configuration of the system for testing a device, enhance testing procedures which may be performed, and provide data via which to easily discern a cause and nature of an error which may result during testing. A... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20090265037 - System and method for assessing and reducing air pollution by regulating airflow ventilation: Disclosed are means for monitoring the levels of air pollution in urban areas for the purpose of optimizing the conditions of airflow ventilation of buildings according to air pollution levels in their area. The invention supplies data in real time regarding local air pollution levels or relative levels, i.e. current... Agent: The Law Office Of Michael E. Kondoudis

20090265038 - Magnetic thrust bearing with integrated electronics: Certain exemplary embodiments can provide a machine comprising: a magnetic thrust bearing comprising: a rotor portion; a stator portion; and a housing substantially surrounding said stator portion and said rotor portion; said rotor portion comprising a thrust disk adapted to be circumferentially attached to a rotor and to rotate with... Agent: Michael N. Haynes

20090265039 - Substrate processing apparatus, substrate processing method and storage medium: A substrate processing apparatus capable of reducing a consumed amount of a processing liquid is provided. The substrate processing apparatus includes a plurality of processing units 22-1 to 22-6 to perform liquid processing on a substrate by using a processing liquid, a processing liquid supply pipe 210 to supply the... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20090265040 - Matrix converters for wind energy conversion systems: The invention is an efficient matrix converter for wind energy conversion systems (WECS) using permanent magnet DC generators, incorporating control algorithms integrated with rotor aerodynamics, generator dynamics and the wind environment. Using a complete model of the system enables the design of an integrated control scheme for the WECS that... Agent: Fox Rothschild LLP Princeton Pike Corporate Center

20090265041 - Power distribution and monitoring system: In accordance with the present invention, there is provided multiple embodiments of systems and methods monitoring a power system. The system and methods provide a robust and comprehensive monitoring system to accurately assess system performance and identify system interference and power failures. The system is designed to capture parameters capable... Agent: Stetina Brunda Garred & Brucker

20090265042 - System and method for providing voltage regulation in a power distribution system: A system and method of regulating the voltage of the power supplied to a plurality of power customers via a power distribution system that includes low voltage power lines and medium voltage power lines is provided. In one embodiment, the method includes measuring the voltage of a plurality of low... Agent: Capital Legal Group, LLC

20090265043 - Dependent temperature control within disk drive testing systems: A method of controlling a temperature of a subject test slot in a cluster of test slots includes evaluating a request for a temperature change for the subject test slot to determine if sufficient power is available to achieve the requested temperature change, and inhibiting the requested temperature change unless... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20090265045 - Information handling system including cooling devices and methods of use thereof: An information handling system can include cooling devices that are organized into zones. A method of using an information handling system can include setting a cooling level for each cooling device. Each zone can be associated with thermal data or regions within the information handling system, and a cooling demand... Agent: Larson Newman & Abel, LLP

20090265044 - Preemptive thermal control by processor throttling in a modular computing system: A modular computing housing includes a housing structure having a plurality of component slots that each can receive one of a plurality of components, where at least one of the components includes a processor having an operating frequency. A cooling system provides airflow through each of said component slots. A... Agent: Dillon & Yudell LLP