Data processing: generic control systems or specific applications inventions

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

20090259322 - Automation system and method for the diagnosis, adjustment or optimization of an automation device: An automation system having an automation device for realizing a plurality of automation functions and a control device for controlling the automation device is disclosed. The control device has a plurality of data records with handling instructions for several different types of automation devices. Further, the automation system has a... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20090259321 - System and method for virtual control of laboratory equipment: A system for virtual control of electronic laboratory equipment includes a local computer system. One or more items of electronic laboratory equipment are connected to the local computer system. Each item of electronic laboratory equipment has a physical control panel including one or more displays or controls. A virtual control... Agent: F. Chau & Associates, LLC

20090259323 - Adsorption control method: A method of controlling a pressure swing adsorption unit in which a manipulated variable such as a capacity factor used by such unit in setting the bed cycle time is updated with a manipulated variable computed within a controller. The controller has a feed forward level of control in which... Agent: Praxair, Inc. Law Department - M1 557

20090259328 - Audio signal processing system: In a mixer system including an editing device that edits a configuration of signal processing by designating a combination of a plurality of components and a DSP that processes audio signals in accordance with the signal processing configuration edited by the editing device, when the mixer engine does not store... Agent: Morrison & Foerster, LLP

20090259324 - Broadcast devices: A broadcast device is disclosed, comprising a first memory unit, a demultiplexer unit, first and second flip-flop units, and first and second playback units. The demultiplexer unit generates an audio bit stream, which comprises a plurality of data packages, according to a transport stream. The demultiplexer unit writes the data... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20090259327 - Method and system for unified audio control on a personal computer: A system and method for improved audio controls on a personal computer is provided. The system and method provide a unified architecture for audio controls across hardware and software interfaces of the personal computer. An intelligent facility may automatically change audio controls for users to simply interact with various communications... Agent: Workman Nydegger/microsoft

20090259325 - Methods and apparatus to perform audio watermarking and watermark detection and extraction: Encoding and decoding methods and apparatus as described. In one example, a method of embedding auxiliary information into an audio signal includes sampling the audio signal to create an audio block; receiving a code; determining frequency components that will be used to represent the code, wherein different sets of frequency... Agent: Hanley, Flight & Zimmerman, LLC

20090259326 - Server side audio file beat mixing: A server-side audio file beat mixing device and method are provided that enable users to create custom “DJ-style Beat Mixed” play lists of songs that are then mixed continuously on a host computer server matching beats of preset mix length, layering and mixing in of transitional sounds/effects, imposing audio processing... Agent: Traskbritt, P.C.

20090259329 - Processing device and method for structure data representing a physical structure: A processing device and a method for processing structure data representing a physical structure are disclosed to obtain information about physical properties of the physical structure faster and with high quality and accuracy. The processing device for processing structure data representing a physical structure comprises an obtainer module for obtaining... Agent: Wolf Greenfield & Sacks, P.C.

20090259331 - Automated system for checking proposed human adjustments to operational or planning parameters at a plant: A method (400) for automatically checking proposed adjustments by an individual to at least one parameter at a manufacturing plant includes (401) creating a proposed vector including at least one proposed entry from the individual. The proposed vector represents a proposed adjustment to the parameter. A database of historical vectors... Agent: Honeywell International Inc. Patent Services

20090259332 - Fuzzy control method for adjusting a semiconductor machine: A method of fuzzy control for adjusting a semiconductor machine comprising: providing measurement values from first the “parameter of a pre-semiconductor manufacturing process”, second the “parameter of the semiconductor manufacturing process”, and third the “operation parameter of the semiconductor manufacturing process”; performing a fuzzy control to define two inputs and... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20090259330 - Method of controlling result parameter of ic manufacturing procedure: A method of controlling a result parameter of an IC manufacturing procedure is described. The value of at least one first variable of a process correlated with the result parameter is acquired, and the difference between the predicted value and the target value of the result parameter is calculated from... Agent: J C Patents

20090259333 - Component mounting apparatus, service providing device and servicing method: A service receiving method for receiving a component library generated from mounted component data, including component size and mounting conditions, via a communication system that includes the Internet. The method includes the service provider receiving mounted component data having mounting conditions actually realized by a fabrication of non-defective products. The... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20090259334 - Arrangement and method for the transporation and synchronized distribution of packing units: The invention relates to an arrangement and a method for the transportation and synchronous distribution of packaging units, wherein the packaging units are continuously supplied on a transportation apparatus and distributed to two further transportation apparatuses (16, 16′). The packaging units are centered on the first transportation apparatus by means... Agent: Simpson & Simpson, PLLC

20090259335 - Substrate processing system: When a wafer (W101) to be returned from a second cluster (12) to a first cluster (10) is delivered to a pass area (PA), a vacuum transfer robot (RB1) in the first cluster (10) performs serial transportation in the first cluster (10) preferentially while keeping the wafer (W101) at the... Agent: Smith, Gambrell & Russell

20090259336 - Smart medicine container assembly: Present invention discloses a dispenser having means to dispense desired number of pills from a bulk supply of pills contained in the dispenser. The dispenser comprises of storage compartment having bulk supply of pills and having a discharge port emptying into counting compartment The counting compartment contains first and second... Agent: Nitesh Ratnakar

20090259337 - Robot position calibration tool (rpct): A Robot Position Calibration Tool (RPCT) is used to accurately calibrate a robot position for a reticle hand-off to a transfer station in a lithography tool with minimized particle generation and outgassing. Method(s), system(s) and computer program product(s) are described to calibrate the robot with minimal sensor usage and minimal... Agent: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.l.l.c.

20090259338 - Robotic system and training method for rehabilitation using emg signals to provide mechanical help: A robotic system for rehabilitation using EMG signals to provide mechanical help includes EMG electrodes (6) sequentially connected in series, a DAS card (2) and a control portion (1), and further includes an actuator (3) connected to the DAS card (2) and an additional moment providing portion (4) connected to... Agent: Workman Nydegger 1000 Eagle Gate Tower

20090259339 - Robotic based health care system: A robotic system that can be used to treat a patient. The robotic system includes a mobile robot that has a camera. The mobile robot is controlled by a remote station that has a monitor. A physician can use the remote station to move the mobile robot into view of... Agent: Irell & Manella LLP

20090259340 - Manipulator and method of controlling manipulator: A manipulator includes: a drive section which electrically drives a joint; an instruction input section which executes instruction input; a control section which generates a driving signal in response to the instruction input; a sensor which detects an operation status of the joint or the drive section in time series;... Agent: Scully Scott Murphy & Presser, PC

20090259341 - Control device for at least one heating, air-conditioning, ventilation or refrigeration system: The invention concerns a control device for at least one heating, air-conditioning, ventilation or refrigeration system with a memory for a temperature control program and a signal outlet. It is endeavoured to simplify the programming. For this purpose, the memory is arranged in an element (5), which comprises a communication... Agent: Mccormick, Paulding & Huber LLP

20090259342 - Surrogate-based control system: A system for surrogate control of a space that incurs an ineffective sensor connection with its controller for running environmental conditioning equipment to maintain the space at one or more certain environmental parameters such as temperature. A selection of a surrogate space from which the surrogate control is obtained, may... Agent: Honeywell International Inc. Patent Services

20090259343 - Cooling system and method: A method of manipulating a cooling system of a data center includes designing a cooling system to address cooling needs in the data center, selecting components for the cooling system including one or more distribution boxes adapted to distribute coolant, one or more cooling racks, and flexible tubing to connect... Agent: Lando & Anastasi, LLP

20090259344 - Managing information related to industrial equipment: An electronics module for an industrial device is associated with an individual industrial device. Audit data for the industrial device is stored in a memory of the electronics module. The audit data includes information related to one or more steps that have been performed while making the individual industrial device.... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20090259346 - Energy management system: An energy management system includes a control and uplink module adapted to selectively monitor and control at least one energy consuming device, the control and uplink module in communication with an electronic storage device and adapted to transmit data to the electronic storage device, a sensor in communication with the... Agent: Fraser Clemens Martin & Miller LLC

20090259345 - Operations management methods and devices thereof in information-processing systems: Total power consumption of information-processing devices and power supply/cooling facilities is reduced to realize energy saving operation of information-processing system. The information-processing system includes information-processing devices, power supply facilities, cooling facilities and an operations management device. The operations management device is connected to the devices and the facilities and includes... Agent: Mattingly & Malur, P.C.

20090259347 - Method and apparatus for controlling temperature variations in a computer system: Some embodiments of the present invention provide a system that controls temperature variations in a computer system. During operation, a telemetry variable of the computer system is monitored. Next, a future temperature of the computer system is predicted based on the telemetry variable. A signal is then generated in response... Agent: Pvf -- Sun Microsystems Inc. C/o Park, Vaughan & Fleming LLP

20090259348 - Method for controlling rotation speed of fan and computer system: The invention discloses a method for controlling a rotation speed of a fan and a computer system for performing the method. The method includes the following steps. (a) In an operating system, an operating interface is provided for adjusting the current rotation speed of the fan. (b) When the current... Agent: Morris Manning Martin LLP

20090254197 - Systems and methods for peer-to-peer control using an input/output network: System (200) and method (400) for enabling peer-to-peer communications between controllers (2041, . . . , 204N, 2221, . . . , 222N) of at least two control systems (202, 218). The system (200) include a first control system (FCS) having a first controller (FC) communicatively coupled to a first... Agent: Honeywell International Inc. Patent Services

20090254198 - System and method for discrete or continuous supply chain control and optimization using stochastic calculus of variations approach: A system includes a first controller configured to monitor processes associated with a process facility and to generate control data for optimizing the process facility. The system also includes a second controller configured to use stochastic calculus of variations calculations to modify at least a portion of the control data... Agent: Honeywell International Inc. Patent Services

20090254199 - Systems and methods that integrate radio frequency identification (rfid) technology with agent-based control systems: The subject invention relates to systems and methods that distribute electronic data, such as Electronic Product Code (EPC) data, obtained from RFID tags by Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) readers and/or servers to agents within an agent-based control system. The systems and methods employ a component that collects, filters, processes, and... Agent: Turocy & Watson, LLP Attention: Heather Holmes

20090254200 - Method for monitoring control devices: A method for carrying out a control device monitoring, a program flow control being implemented for at least one event-synchronous process in the control device monitoring. The monitoring module is developed for carrying out a control device monitoring, A program flow control is implemented for at least one event-synchronous process... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20090254201 - Method and user interface for implementation of a medical examination: In a method for the implementation of a medical examination via the user interface of at least one imaging device, parameter values in a group of measurement parameters are determined, and are entered via an input device of the user interface. Spatially resolved image information are generated by the at... Agent: Schiff Hardin, LLP Patent Department

20090254202 - Methods and systems for the design and implementation of optimal multivariable model predictive controllers for fast-sampling constrained dynamic systems: Methods and systems for the design and implementation of optimal multivariable MPC controllers for fast-sampling constrained dynamic systems utilizing a primal-dual feasibility approach and/or a graph approach. The primal-dual feasibility approach can compute and store matrices defining constraints of quadratic programming problems in an off-line part in order to calculate... Agent: Honeywell International Inc. Patent Services

20090254203 - Method of configuring power tool electronics in a hand-held power tool: A method of configuring power tool electronics in a hand-held power tool (10) having sensor means (20) for acquiring measurement data, a control unit (50) for processing measurement data and for controlling power tool functions, and a data transmission unit (30), includes transmitting data between the data transmission unit (30)... Agent: Abelman, Frayne & Schwab

20090254204 - Waggle weight and other preparatory period equimpent measurements: A pre-swing waggle weight rotation point location and a waggle weight specification measurement are disclosed that are provided about a golf club. A process that may be computer implemented and may include a specialized test device establishes the waggle weight point location. A waggle weight scale with a fulcrum set... Agent: William A. Kostuj

20090254205 - Seamless switch between lower and higher quality audio streams: A method of switching seamlessly at a receiving end is provided for converting a lower quality digital signal to a higher quality digital signal by initiating a real-time sound reconstruction and restoration process on the lower quality signal. The conversion occurs without interruption of the signal and without re-opening a... Agent: Daryl W Schnurr Miller Thomson LLP

20090254206 - System and method for composing individualized music: A system, apparatus, and method for generating audio information based upon information corresponding to a user. The system including one or more controllers which input user information, form one or more streams of information based upon the user information, create a pattern in accordance with the user information, and generate... Agent: Thomas Mcnally

20090254207 - Display card for custom-manufactured item and method: A system and method allows a consumer to custom-order an item, such as footwear. The system is capable of accepting a designation for the design of the item by a consumer wherein the item is custom-manufactured according to designation of a characteristic made by the consumer. A display card is... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.

20090254208 - Method and system for detecting tool errors to stop a process recipe for a single chamber: A method for detecting tool errors to stop a process recipe for a single chamber is disclosed. When a recipe error for one of chamber of a process tool is detected, only the chamber with the recipe error is terminated and other chambers are allowed to proceed with their recipe... Agent: Quintero Law Office, PC

20090254209 - Path mapping method after optical defect detection: A path mapping method after an optical defect detection is provided. The path mapping method after an optical defect detection includes steps of providing an article, detecting at least two defects on the article, providing a numerical operation model and obtaining a mapped path for connecting the at least two... Agent: Volpe And Koenig, P.C.

20090254210 - System and method for movement control: A system for controlling object movement on a machine. The system controls a speed of a working point of the machine according to a dynamic decay speed determined through an exponential function after the working point passes by a buffer distance. A related method and storage medium with instructions for... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Steven Reiss

20090254211 - Device for adjusting the position of tools in an automatic lathe: The invention relates to a device for adjusting the position of cutting tools (5) or end tools (6) in relation to the central axis (1) of the guide bush (2) of an automatic lathe. The device according to the invention essentially comprises a miniature CCD camera (3) which is equipped... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20090254212 - Bulk flats induction method and system: A method and system for transferring flats mail from palletized bundles into a flats sorting system. The bundles are loaded into a system in which they are scanned for delivery zone information. The bundles are transported to a tray loading station based on delivery zone. The flats mail is unbundled... Agent: Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, P.C.

20090254213 - Mounting device for a chip component: The present invention provides a mounting device for a chip component, allowing short operating time for mounting a chip component after cutting, and capable of reliably mounting only an undamaged, non-defective chip component. The mounting device comprises carriers 10, 16 and 24, which transport a chip component 6a, peeled from... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20090254214 - Vial dispensing mechanism: A vial dispensing mechanism for dispensing oblong or other non-cylindrical shaped vials. The vial dispensing mechanism includes at least one spirally-disposed guide wall that defines a vial delivery chute for guiding a plurality of vials; a rotatable platter positioned below the guide wall; a motor coupled with the rotatable platter;... Agent: Hovey Williams LLP

20090254215 - Programmed dispensing of consumable compositions: A system for administering a consumable composition may comprise: (a) means for detecting an identity of a first dose of a consumable composition dispensed according to a programmed dosing schedule; and (b) means for dispensing a second dose of a consumable composition according to the identity of the first dose... Agent: Iv - Suiter Swantz PC Llo

20090254216 - Mobile robot control system: In a mobile robot control system, it is configured to input at least one of the desired position and orientation of the robot at a time when the robot reaches the desired position by manipulation of the operator, to control the motion of the robot based on the inputted desired... Agent: Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P.

20090254217 - Robotics systems: A method of controlling a robot includes running multiple applications on a processor, where each application has a robot controller and an action selection engine. Each application is in communication with at least one behavior and at least one action model of at least part of the robot. The method... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20090254218 - Robot confinement: A robot lawmnower includes a body, a drive system carried by the body, at least one caster wheel supporting the body, a grass cutter carried by the body, a controller in communication with the drive system, and a bump sensor in communication with the controller. The controller is configured to... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20090254219 - Apparatus and method for providing improved wiper operation: Methods and an apparatus are provided for controlling a wiper system of a type that can operate in an automatic mode wherein the wiper system is deactivated automatically and in a manual mode wherein the wiper system is deactivated by a user, the wiper system including at least one wiper... Agent: Ingrassia Fisher & Lorenz, P.C. (gm)

20090254222 - Automated shade control relectance module: Automated shade systems comprise motorized window coverings, sensors, and controllers that use algorithms to control operation of the automated shade control system. These algorithms may include information such as: 3-D models of a building and surrounding structures, shadow information, reflectance information, lighting and radiation information, ASHRAE clear sky algorithms, log... Agent: Snell & Wilmer L.L.P. (main)

20090254220 - Refrigerator and control method thereof: A refrigerator capable of supercooling a target object and a control method thereof are provided. The refrigerator includes a temperature sensor which senses a temperature of the target object in the cooling compartment, wherein the temperature sensor is prevented from being in contact with ambient cool air and is installed... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20090254221 - Refrigerator dispenser control technology: Refrigerator dispenser control technology, in which user input related to moving a dispensing unit between a received position and a dispensing position is received and it is detected whether a dispensing unit is oriented in the received position or the dispensing position. The dispensing unit is driven based on the... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20090254223 - Method for operating a wind turbine connected to a utility grid during a utility disturbance, wind turbine and wind park: The invention relates to a method for operating a wind turbine connected to a utility grid during a utility grid disturbance. The method comprises the steps of controlling active current in dependency of the frequency deviation from a reference frequency, and controlling reactive current in dependency of the voltage deviation... Agent: St. Onge Steward Johnston & Reens, LLC

20090254224 - Multiprotocol wind turbine system and method: A wind turbine includes at least two communication protocol handlers (PH), the protocol handlers (PH) generating and interpreting SCADA (Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition) related data according to an associated communication protocol. The at least two protocol handlers (PH) are associated to different communication protocols.... Agent: St. Onge Steward Johnston & Reens, LLC

20090254225 - Enterprise energy automation: The preferred embodiments described herein relate to enterprise energy automation. In one preferred embodiment, a method for enterprise energy automation is provided. In another preferred embodiment, a method for delivering ancillary services to an energy supply and delivery system by a group of buildings is provided. In yet another preferred... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20090254227 - Mri system employing superconducting magnet and its maintenance method: There is provided an MRI system in which magnetostatic field can be stably generated by keeping the cooling capacity of a cryocooler in a proper range. The magnetic resonance imaging apparatus using a superconducting magnet (101) is equipped with a superconducting coil (201, 202), a container (203, 204) for accommodating... Agent: Cooper & Dunham, LLP

20090254226 - Temperature setting method of heat processing plate, temperature setting apparatus of heat processing plate, program, and computer-readable recording medium recording program thereon: An object of the present invention is to perform temperature setting of a heating plate so that a wafer is uniformly heated in an actual heat processing time. The temperature of a wafer is measured during a heat processing period from immediately after a temperature measuring wafer is mounted on... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20090254228 - Conversion of solar energy to electrical and/or heat energy: A parabolic primary mirror (10) has a concave specular surface (12) that is constructed and positioned to receive solar energy and focus it towards a focal point. A secondary mirror (14) having a convex specular surface (16) is constructed and positioned to receive focused solar energy from the primary mirror... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.