Data processing: measuring, calibrating, or testing inventions 06/06

20060142944 - Technique for creating, directing, storing, and automatically delivering a message to an intended recipient based on climatic conditions: A method and apparatus for identifying likely future locations of a person and transmitting notifications to the person about climatic conditions. More specifically, it relates to a technique for consulting sources of information about the object's motion in combination with weather forecasts to determine whether to transmit a message to...

20060142945 - Impact sensing system and methods: An impact sensing system for detecting downhole impacts within a toolstring, such as a jarring tool string. The system includes an impact sensing sub that is integrated into the tool string and contains an impact sensor for sensing impacts. Additionally, the sub has means for storing impact-related data and correlating...

20060142946 - Processing seismic data: A method of matching the impulse response of a hydrophone and the impulse of a geophone accelerometer comprises perfroming a calculus operation upon the response of one of the hydrophone and the accelerometer. A filter is then derived from the output of the calculus operation and the response of the...

20060142947 - Method and apparatus for reading an assay using low resolution detection: A method of reading an assay includes illuminating a substrate. The substrate includes a sensitive region. The method also includes detecting whether the substrate was exposed to an analyte of interest. The detecting includes using low resolution detection and a priori data about the sensitive region to determine whether a...

20060142948 - Multiple-channel bias removal methods with little dependence on population size: Methods, systems and computer readable media for removing labeling-bias factors affecting data from two or more data sources after single source biasing factors have been removed to the extent possible. Respective data points from the data sources are considered in combination to generate a population of data points. The population...

20060142951 - Computer software products for nucleic acid hybridization analysis: Methods and computer software products are provided for analyzing gene expression data In one embodiment, multiple probes are used to detect a single transcript The hybridization intensities of each probe is adjusted by dividing the intensities by the affinities of the probes The minimal adjusted hybridization intensity may be used...

20060142950 - Methods for making character strings, polynucleotides and polypeptides having desired characteristics: In silico nucleic acid recombination methods, related integrated systems utilizing genetic operators and libraries made by in silico shuffling methods are provided....

20060142952 - Microarray device for identifying splice variants of a gene: A method and system for identifying mRNA present in a sample. A splice variant technique selects a set of possible exon-exon junctions based on exons of expected mRNA transcripts. The splice variant technique then selects indicator polynucleotides for the exon-exon junctions and detects the expression level of the indicator polynucleotides...

20060142949 - System, method, and computer program product for dynamic display, and analysis of biological sequence data: A system for providing an interactive interface for biological sequence information is described that includes a GUI manager to manage and display graphical elements, each associated with a user selection of one or more biological sequences, in the panes of a graphical user interface, where the one or more biological...

20060142953 - Device and method for determining and/or monitoring a process variable of a medium: A device and a method for determining and/or monitoring a process variable of a medium. The device comprises a measuring unit which produces a first output signal, and a control/evaluation unit which further processes the first output signal of the measuring unit. A first task is assigned to the measuring...

20060142954 - Device for the determination or monitoring of a physical or chemical process parameter: The invention relates to a device for the determination or monitoring of a physical or chemical process parameter of a medium with a sensor, a first regulation/analytical unit and a second regulation/analytical unit, whereby each regulation/analytical unit comprises several components. According to the invention, at least one component of each...

20060142955 - In situ optical computation fluid analysis system and method: A multivariate optical element (MOE) calculation device is used in an apparatus for determining a property of petroleum in real time flowing in a pipe in petroleum field stream pipes or pipe line. Multiple apparatuses are provided for determining the amount of each of a plurality of properties. An internal...

20060142956 - System and method for identifying an object: A system and method for determining the classification of a signal, or the identification of an object is provided. Based on rough set theory, or data mining, a training data set is partitioned and labeled with a multi-class entropy method. Reducts are calculated from a subset of the best-performing columns...

20060142957 - Method of controlling an electronic or computer system: A method of controlling an electronic or computer system includes receiving a plurality of input values from a plurality of fluid current sensors and using the plurality of input values and gradients between the plurality of input values to control an action of the electronic or computer system....

20060142958 - Method of controlling an electronic or computer system: The invention relates to a method for monitoring a vibrating gyroscope which represents a resonator and forms part of at least one control loop that excites the vibrating gyroscope with its natural frequency by supplying an excitation signal. An output signal can be extracted from the vibrating gyroscope, the excitation...

20060142959 - Circuits, systems and methods for dynamic reference voltage calibration: A system comprises a master device and a plurality of memory devices coupled to the master device by an interconnect in an embodiment. The master device obtains a plurality of values representing reference voltage values and selects a first value in the plurality of values representing reference voltage values to...

20060142960 - Method of calculating effective power relating to capacitor, method of measuring effective power consumed by capacitor, capacitor selection method, calculation apparatus for calculating effective power relating to capacitor, and recording medium storing t: In a method of calculating effective power relating to a capacitor, the waveform of a periodic voltage applied to a capacitor is set. The capacitance of a desired capacitor is input. The waveform of the periodic voltage applied to both ends of the capacitor is subjected to Fourier expansion. More...

20060142961 - Enterprise energy management system: A system for managing energy consumption by equipment located at a site. The system includes a database including information relating to pieces of energy consuming equipment located at a site. A server is programmed to calculate an expected energy consumption profile and to notify a user if an actual energy...

20060142963 - Lock-out device and semiconductor integrated circuit device including the same: A lock-out device is provided that determines whether to lock out a chip or not according to the result of operation voltage drop detected at a plurality of positions in a semiconductor integrated circuit device. As a result, unnecessary lock-out operations can be prevented and a program operation or an...

20060142962 - System and method for calibrating weak write test mode (wwtm): According to at least one embodiment, a method comprises measuring drive current of a reference memory cell of a circuit, and determining, based on the measured drive current of the reference memory cell, a drive current to be supplied to a calibration memory cell of the circuit to mimic a...

20060142964 - Fault location using measurements from two ends of a line: The present invention relates to a method to locate a fault in a section of a transmission line using measurements of current, voltage and angles between the phases at a first (A) and a second (B) end of said section. The invention is characterised by the steps of, after the...

20060142965 - Recursive calibration: Methods, systems and computer readable media for calibrating a device for which it is not possible to provide another device having a higher degree of precision to be used as a standard against which the device to be calibrated can be compared to perform the calibration. Metrology for interpreting the...

20060142966 - Viewable document section: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media that include computer-executable instructions stored thereon for displaying electronic documents keep track of portions of an electronic document that have appeared in a user interface window at some point in time (i.e., the portions that have been actually viewed by the user). These portions of...

20060142967 - System and method for fault indication on a substrate in maskless applications: A method and system for fault indication on a substrate. A method of the present invention includes the following steps. It is determined whether data includes at least one suspicious bit. A pattern generator is controlled with the data. A beam of radiation is patterned using the pattern generator. Features...

20060142968 - Home control system using galvanic skin response and heart rate and method thereof: A home control system using galvanic skin responses and heart rate information and a method thereof. Whether a user is awake is judged using a galvanic skin response sensor, and the extent of stress of a user is determined using the user's heart rate, thereby extracting a user's emotional state...

20060142969 - Hand-held pulse laser distance measuring device: h

20060142971 - All surface data for use in substrate inspection: A system for capturing, calibrating and concatenating all-surface inspection and metrology data is herein disclosed. Uses of such data are also disclosed....

20060142970 - Slide pad system and method: A method performed by a slide pad system is provided. The method comprises generating a first direction measurement using a first capacitance measurement and computing a first position using the first direction measurement....

20060142973 - Field equipment management system: A field equipment managing system comprises a field equipment, a data collecting section for collecting a parameter of the field equipment at a predetermined period, a field equipment database for storing the collected parameter, and a diagnosing section for conducting a diagnosis of the field equipment by using the stored...

20060142972 - System and method of using sensors to emulate human senses for diagnosing an assembly: A system and method for diagnosing an assembly is provided. The system and method facilitates assembly diagnosis by (i) sensing sensory-inputs coming from the assembly, (ii) capturing data representative of the sensory-inputs and responsively producing sensor patterns indicative of the sensory-inputs, (iii) searching a data base of historical patterns that...

20060142974 - Method and system for remotely processing volumetric data: In accordance with an aspect of the present invention, a system for providing storage tank measurements to a remote location is provided. The system includes a control box configured to take a plurality of readings from within the storage tank and transmit those readings to a master computer. The master...

20060142976 - Method and apparatus for in-situ detection and isolation of aircraft engine faults: A method for performing a fault estimation based on residuals of detected signals includes: determining an operating regime based on a plurality of parameters; extracting predetermined noise standard deviations of the residuals corresponding to said operating regime and scaling the residuals; calculating a magnitude of a measurement vector of the...

20060142975 - Method for minimizing the error of a measurable quantity: In the framework of the method for minimizing the error of a measured variable, particularly a signal to be measured using filtering at variable bandwidth, the bandwidth is regulated on the basis of a physical criterion inherent to the method in such a ways that signal changes not caused by...

20060142977 - Circuits, systems and methods for dynamic reference voltage calibration: A circuit, system and method adjusts a reference voltage, such as an internal or external reference voltage VREF, in response to a first voltage at a first contact, such as a pin on a memory controller used for reading or writing data, and a second voltage at a second contact...

20060136134 - Information processing apparatus and method for obtaining software processing log: In an information processing apparatus for relaying a calling from a first module to a function inside a second module in software divided into a plurality of modules, the calling is relayed from the first module to the function inside the second module. A log in the second module corresponding...

20060136133 - Signal thresholding apparatus, systems, and methods: In some embodiments, an apparatus and a system, as well as a method and an article, may include selecting a plurality of signal thresholds comprising a product of an integer ranging from about 2 to N and a ratio of a quotient of a maximum peak amplitude of the acoustic...

20060136135 - Method of evaluating fluid saturation characteristics in a geological formation: In one aspect of the present invention, a method of evaluating water saturation characteristics is provided. The method is applicable to a geological formation that is penetrated by a borehole and includes injection fluid introduced into the formation by an external process performed upon the borehole. The method includes conducting...

20060136137 - Computerized system and method for safely transfusing blood products: The present invention relates to a system and method for safely transfusing blood to a patient in a computerized healthcare environment is provided. A blood product to be administered to a patient is identified and the patient is identified. A database containing a plurality of blood compatibility test results is...

20060136138 - Creation and maintenance of a history list in a method and apparatus for integrated modeling, simulation and analysis of chemical and biological systems: A system for modeling, simulating and analyzing chemical and biochemical reactions includes a modeling environment for constructing a model of a chemical or biochemical system comprising a plurality of chemical reactions. The system also includes a simulation engine accepting as input said constructed model of the chemical or biochemical system...

20060136136 - Crystal structure of baff, and use thereof in drug design: The present invention relates to crystallizable compositions and crystals of BAFF. In addition, this invention relates to the high resolution structure of a BAFF polypeptide as obtained by X-ray crystallography. This invention also relates to a computer (machine) comprising a machine-readable data storage medium comprising a data storage material encoded...

20060136141 - Crystallization and structure determination of glycosylated human beta secretase, an enzyme implicated in alzheimer's disease: An inhibitor bound form of human beta secretase, also known as memapsin 2 and BACE, particularly in a glycosylated form as expressed in Chinese hamster ovary (CHO), HEK293 cells, or in insect cells as part of a Baculovirus expression system has been crystallized, and the three dimensional x-ray crystal structure...

20060136140 - Method for identification and functional characterization of agents which modulate ion channel activity: Materials, methods and a computer system are provided which facilitate the identification and characterization of modulators of potassium ion channels, particularly the HERG channel....

20060136139 - Rapid computational identification of targets: Disclosed are compositions and methods for rapid computational identification of targets....

20060136147 - Biological relationship event extraction system and method for processing biological information: A biological relationship extraction system including a biological named entity substitution unit substituting a biological named entity in a biological document with a predetermined substitution name; a structure analyzing unit parsing the biological named entity in the biological document containing the substituted biological named entity; a relationship analyzing unit analyzing...

20060136148 - Efficient algorithm for pcr testing of blood samples: Systems, processes, and devices are provided which are useful for testing blood or plasma donations to detect those specific donations which are contaminated by a virus above a predetermined level. An apparatus and process is described which forms individual, separately sealed and connected sample containers from a flexible hollow tubing...

20060136146 - Modulators of ribosomal function and identification thereof: The invention provides methods for producing high resolution crystals of ribosomes and ribosomal subunits as well as crystals produced by such methods. The invention also provides high resolution structures of ribosomal subunits either alone or in combination with protein synthesis inhibitors. The invention provides methods for identifying ribosome-related ligands and...

20060136144 - Nucleic acid analysis: A sample nucleic acid sequence is compared against a database to find a matching sequence. In one embodiment, this comparison is accomplished with a table look-up approach that involves using sequences with collapsed homopolymer regions....

20060136143 - Personalized genetic-based analysis of medical conditions: A technique is provided for rendering personalized health case based upon genetic and other data. Patient data is obtained for individual patients. A knowledge base is consulted that includes genetic information for the patient or for known populations, along with indications of conditions that may be related to the genetic...

20060136142 - Systems, methods and computer program products for guiding selection of a therapeutic treatment regimen based on the methylation status of the dna: Systems, methods and computer program products for guiding selection of a therapeutic treatment regimen or a preventive therapeutic treatment regimen are disclosed. The method comprises (A) providing to a computing device comprising a first knowledge base comprising information about a plurality of different methylation statuses at selected sites of the...

20060136145 - Universal reference standard for normalization of microarray gene expression profiling data: A method of normalizing gene expression data obtained on a given microarray for a particular biological samples, comprising sorting said data as a function of expression degree for each gene, sorting a reference standard of gene expression data according to the same function of expression degree, and normalizing the expression...

20060136149 - On-line measurement and control of polymer properties by raman spectroscopy: Methods are provided for determining and controlling polymer properties on-line in a polymerization reactor system, such as a fluidized bed reactor. The methods include obtaining a regression model for determining a polymer property, the regression model including principal component loadings and principal component scores, acquiring a Raman spectrum of a...

20060136150 - Liquid class predictor for liquid handling of complex mixtures: A method of establishing liquid classes of complex mixtures for liquid handling equipment. The mixtures are composed of components and the equipment has equipment parameters. The first step comprises preparing a response curve for the components. The next step comprises using the response curve to prepare a response indicator for...

20060136151 - Method of simulating rolling tire: A method of simulating rolling tire comprises the steps of: modeling the tire in finite elements to make a tire model which comprises a first element having a viscoelastic property; modeling a road in finite elements to make a road model; executing a numerical simulation in which the tire model...

20060136152 - Stress measurement method and its apparatus: m

20060136153 - Technique for determining performance characteristics of electronic devices and systems: A technique for determining performance characteristics of electronic devices and systems is disclosed. In one embodiment, the technique is realized by measuring a first response on a first transmission line from a single pulse transmitted on the first transmission line, and then measuring a second response on the first transmission...

20060136154 - Power management system: Embodiments of methods, apparatuses, devices and systems associated with a power management system are disclosed....

20060136155 - Diagnostic method for an electronic systems unit: A diagnostic method for the default operation of an electronic systems unit, including components producing and using data, at least one datum of which can take a pre-determined fixed value, after occurrence of an erroneous functioning of at least one of the components of the unit. The method classifies, during...

20060136156 - Systems and methods for operating a measurement and testing instrument: Systems and methods for implementing user input are provided. One such method includes: receiving a first user input provided via a first component of a pointing device, moving a cursor displayed on a display device responsive to the first user input, receiving a second user input provided by rotating a...

20060136157 - Dynamic cut-off frequency varying filter: A method and apparatus are disclosed. The apparatus includes a store of at least one historical sensor measurement, a store of potential cut-off frequencies, and a filter. Each potential cut-off frequency is associated with a respective potential difference between a sensor measurement and the stored historical sensor measurement. The filter...

20060136158 - Self-calibration of mass spectra using robust statistical methods: The use of a robust statistical method for self-calibration of a measuring instrument, such as a mass spectrometer, is disclosed. The method involves the use of differences in mass and complementary pairs for example, to estimate calibration parameters. Self-calibration of various mass spectra is described. Related systems and computer-readable media...

20060136159 - Method for performing a function test of a position measuring system and position measuring system for executing the method: A method for performing a functional test of a position measuring system, which in the course of scanning a scale by a position measuring unit generates position values. The method includes generating a control value in the position measuring system, the control value having a defined mathematical interrelationship with one...

20060136160 - System and method for generating reports of coordinate measuring machine: A system for generating reports of coordinate measuring machine includes: a coordinate measuring machine (10), a system control box (11), a computer (12), a typewriter (13), and a database (14). The computer includes: a system interface module (121) providing an operating system of the coordinate measuring machine; a data processing...

20060136161 - Method and system for real time reporting of boiler adjustment using emission sensor data mapping: A method to adjust a boiler having a flue gas duct including: sensing flue gas emissions in the gas duct with a plurality of emission sensors arranged in an array; generating a multidimensional graphical depiction of the flue gas emissions by plotting sensor data captured from the emission sensor; adjusting...

20060136162 - Method for predicting quantitative values of a rock or fluid property in a reservoir using seismic data: A method is provided for predicting a value of a designated rock or fluid property in a subterranean geologic volume. A first predicted value of the designated rock or fluid property is also assigned to a volume of a multi-dimensional, multi-scale model. A first predicted value of seismic response for...

20060136163 - Offset correction apparatus and offset correction method for automotive voltage sensor: After a vehicle is started up, a voltage value detected by a voltage sensor while a voltage detection target and the voltage sensor are disconnected from each other is obtained as an offset voltage, and the voltage value detected by the voltage sensor is corrected based upon the offset voltage...

20060136164 - Multi-domain execution of tests on electronic devices: A device under test is divided into multiple test domains, and test conditions for each of the multiple test domains are defined separately, so that each test domain has its own test pattern, timing data, and other test conditions. Each test domain can start and stop independently, and run at...

20060136165 - Boundary scan circuit with integrated sensor for sensing physical operating parameters: An integrated circuit device has boundary scan structure coupled between a test input (TDI) and the test output (TDO). The test register structure is used to shift information from the test input to a test output. Test data is transported from the input to the output by shifting. The test...

20060136166 - Integrated transducer data system: An improved sensor module assembly to be used in an array for measuring the distribution of forces, displacements, or temperatures or other physically measurable quantity of an article being tested or measured. A programmable digital processor is installed at each sensor and connected between transducers and a digital bus. This...

20060136167 - Handheld computing device for performing multitasks in healthcare applications: A handheld computing device for use in hospitals, operating rooms, and other medical care facilities. The handheld computing device includes a processor, display, user interface, memory, one or more embedded environmental sensors, and one or more scanners for reading identifier codes that uniquely identify sterile and non-sterile supplies, instruments and...

20060136168 - Electronic apparatus and disk protection method: An electronic apparatus includes a body, a triaxial acceleration sensor which is built in the body and includes a long axis and a short axis, a disk device built in the body, a calculation unit that calculates a value on a basis of an acceleration value which is detected by...

20060136169 - Method of calculating compensation value for angle detecting sensor and angle detecting sensor using the method: A method of calculating a compensation value for an angle detecting sensor including a sensor unit, a signal converting section, a signal adjusting section, an arithmetic operation section, a memory section, and a compensator includes a first step of generating two signals having a predetermined phase difference from a plurality...

20060136170 - Position sensing system: A programmable position sensing system for monitoring a position of a monitored component movable between a first position and a second position includes a housing associated with the monitored component and a sensor associated with the housing and disposed onboard the monitored component. The sensor is configured to monitor a...

20060136171 - Steering angle sensor assembly with pulse width modulated output signal: A steering angle sensing system includes at least one steering angle sensing device for outputting an analog signal representative of a steering angle position of a steering wheel. A first processor is operably coupled to the at least one steering angle sensing device and is disposed proximate the at least...

20060136172 - Method for modeling detection of camouflaged targets: The methods for determining the probability of detection of a thermally camouflaged target at various ranges by the sensor includes determining an “inherent” temperature difference, ΔTRSS, between the target and its immediate surroundings. Once ΔTRSS is determined, a scaled N50 cycle criterion, or the number of resolvable cycles needed by...

20060136173 - Multi-sensor monitoring of athletic performance: Athletic performance monitoring systems and methods, many of which utilize, in some manner, global positioning satellite (“GPS”) data, provide data and information to athletes and/or to equipment used by athletes during an athletic event. Such systems and methods may provide route information to athletes and/or their trainers, e.g., for pre-event...

20060136174 - System and method for the analysis of semiconductor test data: According to one embodiment, a method of analyzing semiconductor test data includes receiving a plurality of raw data entries from a testing system. Each raw data entry is associated with a test structure of a semiconductor device, and each raw data entry is uniquely identified by a name including a...

20060136175 - Utility diagnosing equipment, operational program therefor, and utility diagnosing method: A utility diagnosing equipment can recognize an abnormality or a normality in a plurality of utilities of an identical type, which would not be recognized when an absolute threshold is set. The equipment accepts state values from the plurality of utilities, sets an average value of the state values of...

20060136176 - Method for measuring quantity of usage of cpu: The present invention relates to a method for measuring a quantity of usage of a CPU, in particular to a method for measuring a quantity of usage of a CPU which is capable of getting a credible quantity of usage of a CPU without amending an algorithm in order to...

20060136177 - Unified data acquisition system and method: A unified data acquisition system (UDAS) includes a portable computer configured to monitor data from a system installation. The system installation may be a gas turbine, steam turbine, combined cycle, or power generation system installation. The UDAS is also configured to log both raw and processed data from a plurality...

20060136178 - Linear discriminant analysis apparatus and method for noisy environments: A linear discriminant analysis apparatus and method for noisy environments is provided. The apparatus includes: a noise environment model creator for creating various noise environment models from an input voice; a linear transformation matrix creator for creating linear transformation matrices from and at each of the created noise environment models;...

20060129319 - Method for analyzing measurement data of device under test, program, measurement data analyzing system: An operation method for a semiconductor measurement apparatus includes measuring means, displaying means, inputting means, storing means, and computing and controlling means that is connected to each means and that performs computation and control. The method includes selecting, through the inputting means, a template for a semiconductor measurement-evaluation application displayed...

20060129318 - Symbol position detection device and symbol position detection method: To a data reception device, a signal having a frequency of 12.5 MHz and including data is transmitted. The data reception device generates a clock B having a frequency of 400 MHz of (1) in FIG. 8, and performs sampling for the above-described 12.5 MHz signal based on the clock...

20060129320 - Method and apparatus for three-dimensionally transforming two-dimensional linear data in accordance with three-dimensional topography data in real time and method and apparatus for three-dimensionally visualizing two-dimensional linear data together with: A method and apparatus for three-dimensionally transforming two-dimensional linear data in real time and a method and apparatus for three-dimensionally visualizing the two-dimensional linear data in real time. The method of three-dimensionally transforming two-dimensional linear data in real time includes: searching triangles in which vertexes constituting the two-dimensional linear data...

20060129321 - Method of determining the per strata reserve quality of an oil well: m

20060129322 - Electromagnetic surveying for hydrocarbon reservoirs: An electromagnetic survey method for surveying an area of seafloor that is thought or known to contain a subterranean hydrocarbon reservoir, comprising obtaining a first survey data set with a vertical electric dipole (VED) antenna for generating vertical current loops and a second survey data set with a vertical magnetic...

20060129323 - Comparison of molecules using field points: A method of comparing two conformers in which any score is obtained by determining the field value for molecule A at the coordinates of molecule B's field point. Molecule B's field point does not have to be very close to molecule A's field point to get a good overlay score:...

20060129324 - Comparison of molecules using field points: This invention relates to a method for significantly increasing the accuracy of predicting and selecting an antidepressant agent, or other pharmacological agent for treatment of a disease state, that will be effective based on pre-treatment or baseline, placebo treatment and/or active treatment, or other post-treatment time period data, early changes...

20060129325 - Integration of microarray data analysis applications for drug target identification: An analyzing system for analyzing microarray experiment data showing the arrangement of a gene to identify targets in drug discovery. Remotely located service providers are each configured for analyzing the microarray experiment data in a predetermined sequential manner. Analysis information including at least what type of analysis each service provider...

20060129329 - Investigating different physical and/or chemical forms of materials: A method is provided for investigating different physical and/or chemical forms of a material. The material is placed in an array of receptacles. The material in different receptacles is subjected to different treatments under the control of a computer. Any material resulting from the different treatments is then analyzed. The...

20060129328 - Method for designing 3-dimensional porous tissue engineering scaffold: The present invention provides a method for designing three-dimensional scaffold structures that are anatomically accurate and possess the necessary internal porous micro-architecture design, wherein the porous micro-architecture is necessary for the proliferation and colonization of cultured cells that lead to tissue formation. The design method of the present invention utilizes...

20060129326 - System for continuous outcome prediction during a clinical trial: The present invention provides a method, apparatus, and computer instructions for improved control of clinical trials. In a preferred embodiment, after a clinical trial is initiated, data is regularly cleaned and processed to statistically analyze the data. The outcome includes a predictive measure of the timing and level by which...

20060129327 - Ultrasensitive sensor and rapid detection of analytes: The present invention relates to systems and methods for real time, rapid detection, identification, and enumeration of a wide variety of analytes, which include but are not limited to, cells (Eukarya, Eubacteria, Archaea), microorganisms, organelles, viruses, proteins (recombinant or natural proteins), nucleic acids, prionss, and any chemical, metabolites, or biological...

20060129331 - Expression data analysis systems and methods: Systems and methods for performing rapid genomic DNA analysis of samples, such as control samples and experimental samples. In one aspect, the system makes use of genomic DNA input, rather than gene expression input such as mRNA and/or cDNA associated with mRNA. The systems and methods perform statistical analyses on...

20060129330 - System and method for graphically representing genomic sequence data: A system and method for displaying genomic sequence data by expressing an alphanumeric string using a representation which distinguishes a first plurality of nucleotides, sharing in common a first genomic attribute, from a second plurality of nucleotides, sharing in common a second genomic attribute, which is different from the first...

20060129332 - Method and apparatus for measuring physical or chemical phenomena: The present invention relates to a method of measuring a physical or chemical phenomenon by feeding electric charge from an charge feeding portion to a sensing portion having potential changed depending on the magnitude of physical or chemical amount, removing the fed electric charge via a floating diffusion from the...

20060129333 - Body composition monitor: A body composition monitor includes a first input portion for receiving input of personal data of each subject, a storage portion for storing personal data in association with each subject, and a body composition monitor main unit having a hold portion held with both hands of each subject. The body...

20060129334 - Trench forming and preparing apparatus: The specification discloses apparatus (10) for excavating a trench (18) and preparing a base region of the trench (18) for laying of a pipeline, cabling or the like therein, the apparatus (10) including a trench forming machine (11) driven in a forward direction (14) while excavating the trench (18), the...

20060129335 - Test apparatus: The test apparatus according to the present invention includes: a data sampler for acquiring a plurality of data sample values for data signals from the DUT; a data change point detection section for detecting a data change point from the sample value; a data change point storage section for writing...

20060129336 - Human machine interface for instruments and method to configure same: A measuring instrument with a human-machine interface comprising a visual display and selection means associated with the visual display, a method to configure using the visual display and a plurality of selectors or buttons, and a computer program and graphic user interface for carrying out the method....

20060129337 - Information processing apparatus for numerically analyzing incompresible fluid and method therefor: During an incompressible fluid movement, three consecutive times during the movement of the fluid are called first, second, and third times in time order, calculation is performed with two different types of lattices for the first and third times and for the second time. Momentum and mass density at the...

20060129338 - Pipeline integrity management process: A method for reducing the consequences and risks of failure in a hydrocarbon pipeline system includes identifying specific segments of pipelines the leakage of which could have an adverse impact on environment or safety, particularly in areas of high consequence, developing a baseline assessment plan for such segments by analyzing...

20060129339 - Power meter: The computational resources of a digital power meter can be reduced by utilizing an interrupt requested in anticipation of interrupt latency to perform real-time tasks, an approximation of a root mean square load current at an earlier time to compensate for a phase shift between the load current and the...

20060129340 - Method and system for reading the resistance state of junctions in crossbar memory: Various embodiments of the present invention are directed to methods for determining the resistance state of nanowire-crossbar junctions, and can also be used to determine the resistance state of sub-microscale crossbar junctions. A pair of wires interconnected through the crossbar junction is biased to determine a first signal for the...

20060129341 - Quantitative evaluation of emulsion stability based on critical electric field measurements: A method for quantitative evaluation of emulsion stability using Critical Electric Field (CEF) determinations over a range of conditions, such as a range of temperatures, demulsifier compositions, or demulsifier concentrations. The method includes determining the CEF for a series of emulsions that differ substantially only in their internal phase volume...

20060129342 - Method of evaluating a physical quantity representing an interaction between a wave and an obstacle: The invention relates to the modelling of the interactions between an incident wave and an obstacle, in particular in the area of nondestructive testing. According to the invention, the surface of the obstacle is meshed and at least one source (Si) is allocated to each surface element (dSi). Boundary conditions...

20060129343 - Method for determining a reference speed for a vehicle: A velocity and acceleration are measured (14) in a method for determining a vehicle reference velocity, said vehicle reference velocity being used for determining and selecting a suitable transmission ratio. If a measured acceleration (aist) exceeds (16) a maximally possible acceleration (amax), a vehicle reference acceleration (aref) is determined depending...

20060129344 - Method for compensation of degradation in tunable lasers: The invention provides a method to compensate for degradation in a tunable laser and ensure its performance by tracking the degradation and adjusting the control information accordingly. This is accomplished by performing some measurements of the output of the tunable laser at an initial setup or calibration procedure. Then, by...

20060129345 - Biometric quality control process: Systems and methods configured to guide and manage laboratory analytical process control operations. A Biometric quality control (QC) process application is configured to monitor bias and imprecision for each test, characterize patient population data distributions and compare, contrast, and correlate changes in patient data distributions to any change in QC...

20060129346 - Network system for remotely controlling a tester: Disclosed is a network system and method for remotely controlling the automatic test equipment (or tester) in a semiconductor testing process. A plurality of clients remotely controls the tester through a server. The server comprises an operating system that is capable of communicating with various user interfaces and platforms. Accordingly,...

20060129347 - Generic transducer interface: A generic transducer interface includes a hardware connector, such as a pin connector, with connection points for electrically connecting to a transducer, a control, a non-volatile memory for storing firmware used to configure the control, and a wired/wireless communication interface. The firmware indicates pre-assigned functions of the connection points, as...

20060129348 - System for collision a voidance of rotary atomizer: A monitoring method for a drive system with a motor and a moving part driven by the motor. The movement of the driven part is monitored and the movement of the driving part is monitored and compared to recognize a collision between the driven part and another structure. Measurement of...

20060129349 - Portable coordinate measurement machine with integrated line laser scanner: A portable coordinate measurement machine comprises an articulated arm having jointed arm segments. The arm includes a measurement probe having an integrated line laser scanner mounted thereon. The laser may be a thermally stabilized laser....

20060129350 - Biphase vernier time code generator: A time code generator for generating a digital value associated with the arrival time of an event, such as a logical transition of a digital signal. In one embodiment, the time code generator includes a pair of oscillators configured to generate a plurality of oscillating signals of differing phases relative...

20060129351 - Information processing apparatus and method for solving simultaneous linear equations: First, calculations to solve a given set of simultaneous linear equations are performed using a conjugate gradient method and it is determined, each time the calculations are iterated, whether or not the calculations diverge. If it is determined that the calculations diverge, the initial value of a variable is set...

20060129352 - Portable terminal and message notifying system using the same: A portable terminal carried by an operator of a target apparatus includes a communicating device for conducting wireless communication and a first information acquiring device for acquiring first information related to the target apparatus from the target apparatus via the communicating device. The portable terminal also includes a second information...

20060129353 - Laser scanning microscope apparatus: A laser scanning microscope capable of quickly and accurately setting control values of control items for a microscope apparatus is provided. The control items and a time line are displayed along a vertical axis and a horizontal axis, respectively. The laser scanning microscope includes a graphical user interface configured to...

20060129354 - Method, system, and article of manufacture for running diagnostics related to a device: Provided are a method, system, and article of manufacture, wherein in certain embodiments, an indicator is searched for in a computational platform, and wherein the indicator indicates an operational state of a device coupled to the computational platform. A determination is made that the indicator has been modified to disable...

20060129355 - Modulation domain trigger: A modulation domain trigger generator demodulates a modulated input signal to a to extract information content, and a trigger is generated from the extracted information content in response to specified trigger criteria. The modulation domain trigger generator may be combined with a plurality of different types of trigger generators, including...

20060129356 - Data collection system and data collection method: A data collection system includes: a server (7) connected to the Internet (6); a plurality of data acquisition target devices (1); and a plurality of data transfer devices (3) that can be connected to the data acquisition target devices, respectively. Device data acquired by each data transfer device from each...

20060129357 - Medication dose calculator: A medication dose calculator and method for comparing an inputted, ordered medication dosage with a known medication dosage range in a database including an input device for inputting a desired drug name, indicating whether the drug is for a child or an adult, an amount of the drugs that are...

20060129358 - System for diagnosing facility apparatus, managing apparatus and diagnostic apparatus: A facility management data processing section (3a) signal-processes facility state detecting information detected by facility state detectors (2a, 2b) mounted on a facility apparatus (1), a facility state determining section (4) determines a level of the signal-processed information comparing with a management reference value and outputs it, the facility monitoring...

20060116822 - Method and circuit arrangement for detemining a quality level of phase signals: The present invention relates to a method and a circuit arrangement for evaluating phase signals for determining an angle or a path of a linearly or rotationally displaced component, whereby a number (N) of measured phase values (α), produced by scanning at least one phase sensor arrangement on the linearly...

20060116823 - Method and system for cause-effect time lapse analysis: A method of evaluating changes for a wellbore interval involves acquiring a first log data from a logging sensor during a first pass over the wellbore interval, acquiring a second log data from the logging sensor during a second pass over the wellbore interval, calculating a plurality of delta values...

20060116826 - Crystals of cytochrome p450 2c9, structures thereof and their use: The present invention provides co-crystals of cytochrome P450 2C9 proteins and a ligand such as warfarin which has been crystallised to provide a high resolution structure. The structure may be used for homology modelling of other cytochrome P450 structures such as 2C8, 2C18 and 2C19, and for analysis of the...

20060116824 - System and method for modulating a humoral immune response: The present application relates, in general, to a system and/or method related to detection and/or treatment....

20060116825 - Systems and methods for producing chemical array layouts: Systems and methods for using the same to obtain a chemical array layout are provided. Also provided are computer program products for executing the subject methods....

20060116827 - Systems and methods for producing chemical array layouts: Systems and methods for using the same to obtain a chemical array layout are provided. Also provided are computer program products for executing the subject methods....

20060116828 - Methods and apparatus for measuring capillary pressure in a sample: A method and apparatus are provided for measuring a parameter such as capillary pressure in porous media such as rock samples. The method comprises mounting a sample in a centrifuge such that different portions of the sample are spaced at different distances from the centrifuge axis, rotating the sample about...

20060116829 - Flow transport analysis method and system: A method and system for analyzing flow of a substance in a sewer system determines a first flow velocity at a first location and a second flow velocity at a second location. Using a processor, the travel time between the two locations is determined using only the flow velocities and...

20060116830 - Methods and systems for identifying recurrent patterns: Systems and methods are disclosed for identifying recurrent patterns. In one embodiment, a method comprises: estimating a power spectral density of a time series; determining a duration-level associated with a peak in the power spectral density; and aggregating the time series at the duration-level to obtain a recurrent pattern....

20060116831 - Measuring method and arrangement: 1. A method and a system for measuring a quantity, such as current, of a power converter apparatus consisting of parallel-connected power converter units (FC1-FC3), in which method a component quantity, such as component current, of each power converter unit is measured, the component quantities are transmitted digitally in serial...

20060116832 - Eddy current detection and compensation: A distortion compensation method includes determining an undisturbed phase for at least one of a first position indication signal and a second position indication signal. The method includes determining an undisturbed ratio that relates the amplitude of the first position indication signal at a first frequency to the amplitude of...

20060116833 - Eddy current detection and compensation: A distortion compensation method includes determining an undisturbed phase for at least one of a first position indication signal and a second position indication signal. The method includes determining an undisturbed ratio that relates the amplitude of the first position indication signal at a first frequency to the amplitude of...

20060116834 - Test method and test apparatus for digital-analog converter: A cyclic pattern data is input into a digital-analog (DA) converter that converts predetermined digital data into analog data. The cyclic pattern data has a symmetrical waveform when output from the DA converter. Even-numbered high harmonic components 2f0, 4f0 with respect to a fundamental frequency f0 of the cyclic pattern...

20060116835 - Measurement of batch properties: A bulk property of a product such as pelletized polymer is monitored during production and used as a control input. The polymer is produced in a conventional plant. Polymer fluff from the plant flow, along a conduit to an extrude where it is pelletized. The pellets are fed via a...

20060116836 - System for diagnosing facility apparatus, managing apparatus and diagnostic apparatus: A facility management data processing section (3a) signal-processes facility state detecting information detected by facility state detectors (2a, 2b) mounted on a facility apparatus (1), a facility state determining section (4) determines a level of the signal-processed information comparing with a management reference value and outputs it, the facility monitoring...

20060116837 - Methods and systems for providing security: A security system is described which includes a base station, at least one calibration unit and at least one sensor module having at least one sensor therein. The calibration unit is configured to provide signals to the at least one sensor module. The signals contain data configured to at least...

20060116838 - Method and system for cutting point cloud automatically: A system for cutting point cloud automatically includes an application server (1), client computers (3), and a database (5). The application server includes: a point cloud inputting module (10) for obtaining point cloud data and constructing an electronic figure according to the point cloud data; a figure changing module (11)...

20060116839 - Calibrated differential voltage crossing: In general, in one aspect, the disclosure describes an apparatus for calibrating signals. The apparatus includes a receiver pair to receive a differential signal and a reference signal and to generate at least one comparison signal reflecting where a first signal of the differential signal and a second signal of...

20060116840 - Apparatus and method for testing non-deterministic device data: A method and system is provided for detecting and correcting non-deterministic data that provides substantially real-time validation results and maximizes flexibility for the device manufacturer while reducing test costs. The automatic test apparatus and method can correct non-determinism caused by cycle slipping at the beginning of data transmission, between packets...

20060116841 - Automated data collection and analysis: Techniques are provided for automated data collection and analysis, including steps of receiving a request for information about a device; constructing a command set, wherein the command set is a set of executable commands that indicate collection of data from the device and zero or more other devices; sending the...

20060116842 - Systems and methods for sensor-based computing: Various embodiments of the invention provide devices, methods and systems, including without limitation data acquisition systems, that can provide flexible sensing and/or data acquisition solutions. An exemplary sensing device, which may be in communication with one or more computers, such as a server, etc., can include one or more sensor(s),...

20060116843 - Test apparatus and power supply circuit: A power circuit which can reduce power consumption. More specifically, a testing apparatus for testing an electronic device which includes: a pattern generation unit for generating a test pattern which is supplied to the electronic device; a power supply circuit for supplying power to the electronic device; and a decision...

20060116844 - Managing data processing rates at a network adapter using a temperature sensor: Provided is a method and system for managing data processing rates at a network adapter using a temperature sensor. A temperature of a component in the adapter transmitting data over a network is measured. A rate at which data is processed in the adapter over the network is reduced in...

20060116845 - Method and system for a temperature sensor for transmitter output power compensation: In an RF communication system, aspects of a method for a temperature sensor for transmitter output power compensation may comprise generating an output voltage, which may vary with temperature, from at least one reference voltage, wherein at least one reference voltage may vary proportionally with temperature. The output voltage may...

20060116846 - Non-contacting sensor multichip module with integral heat-sinks: A sensor assembly having a housing including a first portion and a second portion. One of the portions of the housing includes a plurality of walls. The walls at least partially define a chamber. The assembly also includes a hinge connected to the first portion and to the second portion....

20060116847 - Engine component life monitoring system and method for determining remaining useful component life: The claimed invention is a method for determining a relationship between a metal temperature of a turbine component and an operating condition of a turbine housing the component. The claimed invention is also a method for determining consumed operating life for a turbine component. The invention further comprises a system...

20060116849 - Driving control apparatus: A driving control apparatus that can judge whether there is any abnormality in the operation of an acceleration sensor as well as in the mounting direction thereof. The driving control apparatus which controls the operation of a driven part via a driving device is constructed to include an abnormality judging...

20060116848 - System and method for fall detection: A system and method is provided for electronic device fall detection. The system and method provides the ability to reliably detect falls even in the presence of other motion in the electronic device. The fall detection system includes a plurality of accelerometers and a processor. The plurality of accelerometers provides...

20060116850 - Relative range camera calibration: Method and system for measuring a relative position and orientation of range cameras using a movement of an object within a scene. In general, the method and system determine the relative pose between two cameras by measuring a path the movement of the object makes within a scene and calculating...

20060116851 - Apparatus and method for three-dimensional measurement and program for allowing computer to execute method for three-dimensional measurement: The present invention has a three-dimensional apparatus including a lattice pattern placed in an optical path and having a slit-like light transmitting portion formed of pitches set at fixed intervals, and a projecting optical system that projects a lattice pattern image formed by the lattice pattern on the sample so...

20060116852 - Advanced cable metrology system: The present invention is a method for determining the center to center spacing of conductors in an insulated, multi-conductor, flat cable. The method comprising applying an X-ray field to the cable, detecting the X-ray field intensity that passes through the cable, obtaining a digitized output waveform of the X-ray field...

20060116853 - Textual and graphical demarcation of location, and interpretation of measurments: A computerized system allows for collecting data for a spatially distributed group of objects or networks by either skilled or unskilled personnel and for analyzing the collected data in an environmental database....

20060116854 - Method for operating a measuring instrument: A method for operating a measuring instrument is capable of performing multiple diagnostic functions. For this, a process control is provided for the execution of the diagnostic functions in a manner whereby the normal measuring operation of the measuring instrument is interrupted, a first diagnostic function is performed during that...