Data processing: measuring, calibrating, or testing inventions 07/06

20060167634 - Sensor network for aggregating data and data aggregation method: A sensor network for aggregating data and data aggregation method. The sensor network includes a representative sensor node for collecting information in a predefined grid area that includes at least two sensor nodes, and transmitting the collected information of the predefined grid area; and a sink node for selecting the...

20060167635 - Methods for predicting fatty acid enrichment: Methods and equations are provided for predicting the enrichment of polyunsaturated fatty acids in a canine based on a known diet. The methods and equations of the present invention can be used to predict the enrichment of linoleic acid and α-linolenic acid in plasma triglycerides and n-3 and n-6 type...

20060167637 - System and methods for optimized drug delivery and progression of diseased and normal cells: Systems for recommending an optimal treatment protocol for a specific individual are disclosed. The systems comprise generally a system model, a plurality of treatment protocols, a system model modifier, wherein said system model is modified by the system model modifier based on parameters specific to the individual; and a selector...

20060167636 - System, method, and computer software for the presentation and storage of analysis results: A computer program product, and related systems and methods, are described that processes emission intensity data corresponding to probes of a biological probe array. The computer program includes a genotype and statistical analysis manager that determines absolute or relative expression values based, at least in part, on a statistical measure...

20060167638 - Data collector with wireless server connection: Data is transmitted from a portable handheld device (“HHD”) at a remote site to a control facility using wireless data transmission. In response, the control facility creates and sends a measurement instruction or command to the HHD. The command sent to the HHD can be based at least in part...

20060167639 - Error detection apparatus and method and signal extractor: A modulated voltage signal modulated at a predetermined frequency f0 is supplied to an integrated circuit under test to be tested set at an arbitrary stationary point, and an observation signal containing information on power supply current flowing through the integrated circuit under test at the stationary point. Then, a...

20060167640 - Apparatus and method for dynamic smoothing: An apparatus and a method for receiving and processing noisy communications signals automatically varies multiple processing parameters to both improve signal-to-noise ratio and to minimize delays in responding to changes in the incoming signal. The signal-to-noise ratio is improved with relatively stable signals by increasing the number of samples used...

20060167641 - Terahertz detection using a multi-mode signal: A technique for generating and detecting an EM signal in the THz range involves generating EM energy having multiple modes, selecting at least two of the modes of the EM energy to provide a multi-mode EM signal, subjecting the multi-mode EM signal to mixing, and isolating a beat signal component...

20060167642 - System and method for determining a compensation factor suitable for correcting an attenuated signal in a conductor: A system for estimating a length of a conductor (110) having a first end (111) and a second end (112) includes a device (120) capable of placing an electric signal on the conductor, an impedance element (130) that maintains the electric signal within a predetermined voltage range, and a timer...

20060167643 - Calibration process management system and data structure: A method for calibration process management of a calibration testing unit and a plurality of units under test, comprising configuring a user interface in communication with a calibration process management software system, configuring a communications link in communication with the software system, the software system capable of communicating with the...

20060167644 - Field device and method for calibrating a field device: The invention relates to a field device and a method for calibrating a field device, having a field device electronics and a sensor unit for process measurements, wherein the field device electronics receives measurement signals of the sensor unit, wherein the field device electronics includes an evaluation unit for evaluating...

20060167645 - Apparatus and method for compensating clock period elongation during scan testing in an integrated circuit (ic): An apparatus and method for compensating clock period elongation during scan testing in an integrated circuit (IC) comprises operating a clock associated with the IC at a frequency (fTARGET) at which IC operation is sought to be determined, measuring the actual clock period (TCLOCK—OUT) at a clock output, scan testing...

20060167646 - Method and apparatus for performing testing of interconnections: The present invention provides a method and apparatus configured to allow testing of interconnections between components in a system. The present invention utilizes a source of a known pattern, for example a pattern buffer, in a first component of the system and a capture buffer located in a second component...

20060167647 - Sensing and analysis of ambient contextual signals for discriminating between indoor and outdoor locations: Methods and systems that determine automatically the likelihood that a device is inside or outside of a structure or building. The system uses one or more sensors to detect ambient conditions, and make the determination. The inference can be used to save power or suppress services from certain devices, which...

20060167648 - 3-dimensional measurement device and electronic storage medium: The present invention is a three-dimensional survey system (or the like) for computing three-dimensional coordinate data with a survey apparatus and image acquisition devices; the survey apparatus being adapted to measure the position of a collimation target from distance and angle, the image acquisition devices each acquiring images of the...

20060167649 - Enhanced hang-timer for console simulation: An enhanced hang-time evaluation mechanism is disclosed, where the mechanism is capable of providing data to a game console for simulation. Such data may correspond to the actions of an object, such as snowboarder, skier, or mountain biker, and then be simulated in a game console. The simulation of such...

20060167650 - Interconnection pattern inspection method, manufacturing method of semiconductor device and inspection apparatus: A method of inspecting an interconnection pattern formed by depositing a metal onto a substrate having an interconnection pattern groove formed on a surface thereof includes: selectively measuring a thickness of a part above the substrate of a metal film formed on the substrate, the part above the substrate being...

20060167651 - Multiple tool and structure analysis: Measurement data sets for optical metrology systems can be processed in parallel using Multiple Tool and Structure Analysis (MTSA). In an MTSA procedure, at least one parameter that is common to the data sets can be coupled as a global parameter. Setting this parameter as global allows a regression on...

20060167652 - System for characterizing a signal: A system characterizes a signal by determining an uncorrelated component of the signal that includes amplitude and timing fluctuations within the signal that are not correlated with a repetitive attribute of the signal, such as a repetitive bit pattern within the signal. The system also determines a correlated component of...

20060167653 - Testing system, a computer implemented testing method and a method for manufacturing electronic devices: A testing system includes a testing device configured to test product characteristics of a first sample by sampling the first sample from a population; a main storage device configured to store analysis information and testing information, the testing information includes a confidence interval tolerance of the first sample; an analysis...

20060167655 - Classification using probability estimate re-sampling: Embodiments of a computer-implemented method of calculating estimates of a joint posterior probability of class membership given combinations of attribute values of a pair of attributes are disclosed. The calculating is performed on the basis of data representing a training set of a plurality of instances defined by attribute values...

20060167654 - Identification of effective elements in complex systems: Apparatus for analysis of a complex system comprising elements to determine the effective elements of a system in carrying out a given task, the apparatus comprising: a sampler for carrying out successive silencing operations comprising silencing elements and combinations of elements of the system and measuring results of the given...

20060167656 - Method and device for remotely monitoring watch information for maintenance of hinge: A method and a device for remote monitoring supervisory information about maintenance of a hinge are provided that are capable of improving efficiency of periodical inspection and maintenance of a hinge and capable of preventing inconvenience and a trouble of the hinge in advance. A hinge 3 rotatably supports an...

20060167658 - Method, apparatus, and computer program product in a performance monitor for sampling all performance events generated by a processor: A method, apparatus, and computer program product are disclosed for sampling all performance event signals generated by a processor. A performance monitor is included in the processor. The performance monitor receives performance event signals from the processor. These performance event signals indicate the current full event state of the processor....

20060167657 - Systems and methods for maintaining performance: Systems and methods for maintaining performance of an integrated circuit are disclosed. One embodiment of a system may comprise a working power limit evaluator that determines a working power limit as a function of at least one performance factor associated with variations that affect performance of the integrated circuit. The...

20060167661 - Data processor for use in chromatographic analysis: The present invention provides a data processor that not only makes it possible to analyze chromatograms in detail but can also collect analysis-associated information necessary for verification of data validity throughout the entire analysis process, even in cases where many samples are successively injected into a chromatography apparatus over a...

20060167659 - Method and device for monitoring status of mechanical equipment and abnormality diagnosing device: An abnormality diagnosis system for diagnosing a presence or absence of an abnormality of a bearing unit for a railway vehicle axle, comprises a sensing/processing portion for outputting a signal generated from the bearing unit as an electric signal, a calculating/processing portion for making an abnormality diagnosis of the bearing...

20060167660 - Residential fuel tank monitoring system and proactive replacement program: A data collection and management system is provided for monitoring the condition of fuel tanks and for determining for each tank a degradation profile which provides an estimate of useful tank life and a prediction of when the tank is likely to need replacement before failure. The system is especially...

20060167662 - Event-based system and process for recording and playback of collaborative electronic presentations: An event-based system and process for recording and playback of collaborative electronic presentations is presented. The present system and process includes a technique for recording collaborative electronic presentations by capturing and storing the interactions between each participant and presentation data where each interaction event is timestamped and linked to a...

20060161350 - Multicomponent induction measurements in cross-bedded and weak anisotropy approximation: Multicomponent measurements made in a cross-bedded earth formation are processed to give one or more equivalent TI models. Resistivity information about the cross-bedding is obtained from one of the TI models and a measured cross-bedding angle. Resistivity information about the cross-bedding may also be obtained using a combination of two...

20060161351 - Electronically calibrated beacon for a horizontal directional drilling machine: A monitoring system for use with a horizontal directional drilling machine and adapted to determine the roll and/or pitch orientation of the downhole tool assembly by detecting signals from a sensor assembly supported by the downhole tool assembly. In a preferred embodiment, the monitoring system uses an antenna assembly to...

20060161352 - Estimating formation properties from downhole data: Methods and systems for extracting formation properties from formation logging data is disclosed. A method includes obtaining a deconvolution filter; and processing the formation logging data using the deconvolution filter to produce estimates of the formation properties. The estimates of the formation properties may be further processed with a diffusion...

20060161353 - Computer implemented searching using search criteria comprised of ratings prepared by leading practitioners in biomedical specialties: The present invention provides a system and method for creating and maintaining a Biomedical document database, wherein the documents have been reviewed by biomedical and other experts, who have assigned taxonomic based indicia to each document wherein a specialized search engine can rapidly retrieve relevant documents based upon the commnly...

20060161354 - Drug model explorer: Computer systems and methods facilitate exploring results of drug candidate modeling. In one embodiment, the software is configured to receive raw data simulated by a probabilistic model of clinical safety, tolerability, and efficacy of a drug candidate. Index information is extracted from the raw data and then referenced to generate...

20060161355 - Computer-aided probability base calling for arrays of nucleic acid probes on chips: A computer system for analyzing nucleic acid sequences is provided The computer system is used to calculate probabilities for determining unknown bases by analyzing the fluorescence intensities of hybridized nucleic acid probes on biological chips Additionally, information from multiple experiments is utilized to improve the accuracy of calling unknown bases...

20060161356 - Device for detecting the nature of a blow and measuring its force, method for using same and use thereof for refereeing a sport: The invention concerns a device and a method for detecting the nature of a blow and for measuring its force. The device includes a first sensor integral with a stationary or mobile target for detecting whether the target has been impacted by a mobile body and a second sensor intergral...

20060161357 - Leak detection system for a water heater: A method for determining the presence of a leak in a water heater unit comprising a storage tank is presented. The present invention involves mounting one heating sensor on the lower half of the tank and another heating sensor on the upper half of the tank. Readings from both sensors...

20060161358 - Methods and systems for estimating a nominal height or quantity of a fluid in a mixing tank while reducing noise: Systems and methods are provided for estimating the height of a fluid contained in a mixing tank. A dynamic control device which operates as an external observer is used for controlling and monitoring the estimation. This estimate of the height is then compared to the measured fluid height in the...

20060161359 - Field device electronics fed by an external electrical energy supply: Field-device electronics including an electric current controller, through which a supply current flows. The electric current controller controls and/or modulates the supply current. The supply current is driven by a supply voltage provided by the external energy supply. Additionally, the field-device electronics has an internal operating and evaluating circuit for...

20060161360 - Method of displaying multi-channel waveforms: A method of displaying multi-channel waveforms, which is used for displaying multi-channel waveforms dynamically in embedded systems, the method comprising the steps of: dividing at least one waveform screen in a video memory which is mapped to a display terminal into a plurality of waveform windows, wherein boundaries of each...

20060161361 - Periodic jitter (pj) measurement methodology: Methodologies are disclosed for analyzing periodic jitter is a signal pattern using a continuous time interval analyzer. Sampled signal patterns may be correlated using time interval error calculations to determine start and stop sequences within sampled blocks of signal data while sampling synchronization may be achieved based on time interval...

20060161362 - Adjusting method of a tilt meter: An adjusting method of a tilt meter is described. The adjusting method of the tilt meter comprises the following steps. First, a plurality of level measuring signals is input to the tilt sensor, and the tilt sensor outputs a series of output signals. Then, the output signals are divided into...

20060161363 - Difference correcting method for posture determining instrument and motion measuring instrument: The error of a sensor in motion capture system is corrected. An acceleration sensor determines the direction of gravity (G1) in a still initial state. The direction G1 will never change always if a drift dose not occur. However, actually if an object to which an acceleration sensor is attached...

20060161364 - Calibrated pressure sensor: A control system coupled to a pressure sensor calibrates the pressure sensor. The control system may measure a plurality of capacitance values at a plurality of corresponding applied voltages to compare the values with a first calibration mechanism generated by sample pressure sensors in a comparison. A final calibration mechanism...

20060161365 - Temperature control method and apparatus: In a method of controlling the temperature of a target object by measuring to obtain detected temperatures at a plurality of measurement positions and controlling a processing device such as a heater such that each detected temperature will match the corresponding one of target temperatures set for the processing device,...

20060161366 - Multiphase coriolis flowmeter: A flowmeter is disclosed. The flowmeter includes a vibratable flowtube, and a driver connected to the flowtube that is operable to impart motion to the flowtube. A sensor is connected to the flowtube and is operable to sense the motion of the flowtube and generate a sensor signal. A controller...

20060161368 - Incremental generation of calibration factors for automated test equipment: In one embodiment, a request to perform a calibration process for automated test equipment (ATE) is received. The request is associated with a calibration parameter set. After receiving the request, one or more signatures for calibration data corresponding to the calibration parameter set are derived, and a determination is made...

20060161367 - System and method for calibrating the clock frequency of a clock generator unit over a data line: In order to further develop a system (100) and a method for calibrating the clock frequency of at least one clock generator unit (38), in particular oscillator unit, that is assigned to at least one transmitting/receiving module (30), wherein—the transmitting/receiving module (30) communicates with at least one microcontroller unit (10)...

20060161369 - Method for implementing trl calibration in vna: In one embodiment, a method comprises storing parameters that are related to switch error correction terms of a vector network analyzer (VNA), and applying a calibration process of a TRL group of calibration processes to the VNA to generate calibration measurements, wherein the calibration process generates calibration measurements, calculates a...

20060161370 - Pulse stretching architecture for phase alignment for high speed data acquisition: Systems and methods for pulse stretching architectures for phase alignment of multi-frequency clocks for high speed data acquisitions are disclosed. A high speed data acquisition system includes a transmitter and a receiver. The receiver includes a multi-frequency clock generator that generates a plurality of clock signals, a pattern check module...

20060161371 - Method and system for computer-assisted test construction performing specification matching during test item selection: A method and system for constructing a test using a computer system that performs specification matching during the test creation process is disclosed. A test developer determines one or more test item databases from which to select test items. The test item databases are organized based on psychometric and/or content...

20060161372 - Pattern generator and test apparatus: A pattern generator includes a main memory for storing a plurality of sequence data blocks for generating a test pattern, a first sequence cache memory for sequentially storing the sequence data blocks, a second sequence cache memory, a data development section for sequentially executing the sequence data blocks stored in...

20060161374 - Collecting liquid product volume data at a dispenser: Disclosed are methods, systems, and computer program products for collecting liquid product volume data at a dispenser. The dispenser can include first and second totalizers that receive signals from a pulser that identifies the flow rate of liquid product dispensed from the dispenser. The dispenser further includes a data acquisition...

20060161373 - Method and apparatus for accurate on-die temperature measurement: A device and method for continually monitoring multiple thermal sensors located at hotspots across a processor. The sensors are connected to a sensor cycling and selection block located at a periphery of the die. The output from the sensor selection block is converted into a digital temperature code. Based on...

20060161375 - Optimizing processing speed based on measured temperatures: A processor or other controller may operate at different speeds depending upon a sensed temperature. In one embodiment the invention includes detecting an operating temperature of a first processor core and a second processor core, comparing the detected temperatures to a first threshold, increasing the speed of the first and...

20060161376 - Non-conformance monitoring and control techniques for an implantable medical device: Disclosed is a method and apparatus for determining whether an implantable drug delivery device is conforming to the performance requirements of the device or the needs of the patient. The system includes an implantable drug delivery device having stored therein at least one drug, a nonconformance monitor module monitoring pump...

20060161377 - Low power motion detector: An energy-efficient acceleration measurement system is presented. The system includes an accelerometer, responsive to acceleration of the system, for providing an accelerometer output signal having a magnitude indicative of at least one component of the acceleration. A motion detector is responsive to the accelerometer output signal, and provides a processor...

20060161378 - Device for detecting at least the position of a mobile target:

20060161379 - Pointing systems for addressing objects: Addressing systems are arranged to provide users information relating to objects of interest. Users point a hand-held device of the invention toward an object to address it. The device determines which objects are being addressed by making position and attitude measurements and a search of a database containing preprogrammed information...

20060161380 - Determining the position and angular orientation of food products: A portioning system (10) includes a scanner (16) for scanning a passing poultry breast (14). A cutting device (18), a slicing device (20) and/or other equipment may be used to portion, trim, or otherwise process the poultry breast under the control of a computer (22). The computer also utilizes the...

20060161381 - Laser system for marking tires: System for identifying and marking individual automotive tires including use of a light sheet sensor enabled image processing for the identification of the tire type and the marking spot. The height profile of the raised symbols on the tire sidewall can be measured using the light sheet sensor and matched...

20060161382 - Three-dimensional shape measuring method and measuring apparatus thereof: A three-dimensional shape measuring method and a measuring apparatus thereof that allow the operation of a robot to be readily taught and set in a short time when a three-dimensional measuring device mounted on the robot is caused to move along the surface of a work, thereby measuring the shape...

20060161383 - Delay amount measurement method: There is provided a delay amount measuring method of measuring a delay amount in an electronic device that outputs an output signal according to an input signal. The method includes a conversion step of converting the input signal and the output signal into digital data, a shift step of sequentially...

20060161384 - Synchronization and calibration of clocks for a medical device and calibrated clock: Apparatus and method support the synchronization and calibration of a plurality of clocks in a medical device system that may provide treatment to a patient with a nervous system disorder. The plurality of clocks, which may be located at different components of the medical device system, comprises a first clock...

20060161385 - Testing system, a computer implemented testing method and a method for manufacturing electronic devices: A testing system includes a testing device configured to test product characteristics of a first sample by sampling the first sample from a population; a main storage device configured to store analysis information and testing information, the testing information includes a confidence interval tolerance of the first sample; an analysis...

20060161386 - Weighing system using electromagnetic force compensation: A weighing system, using the principle of electromagnetic force compensation, which includes a permanent magnet system (14) having an air gap, a shielding cover (12), a coil (13) located inside the air gap, a transmission lever (7) to whose longer lever arm the coil is attached, and upon whose shorter...

20060161388 - Environmental monitoring and reporting system for the epa cluster rule: A system and method are provided for tracking and documenting environmental compliance in a pulp mill, related primarily to the bypassing of liquid hazardous pollutants from a capture and treatment system. The method and system provide continuous information regarding the input materials, the output products, and the operations of equipment...

20060161387 - Framework for collecting, storing, and analyzing system metrics: The invention provides a framework for collecting, storing, and analyzing system metrics concerning a computing system or a computer component. A configuration module is provided to configure settings specific to a metric. A data collection module is provided to collect metric data according to the settings in the configuration module...

20060161389 - Variable indication estimator: A variable indication estimator which determines an output value representative of a set of input data. For example, the estimator can reduce input data to estimates of a desired signal, select a time, and determine an output value from the estimates and the time. In one embodiment, the time is...

20060161392 - Food product contamination event management system and method: An event management system has a first input node, a second input node, and a food event management system. The first input node is adapted to receive epidemiological information. The second input node is adapted to receive food distribution path information. The food event management system is coupled to the...

20060161391 - Knowledge-forming apparatus and parameter-retrieving method as well as program product: A device that is capable of easily determining discrimination knowledge suitable for recognizing a normal/abnormal state of an object to be inspected in an inspecting and diagnosing apparatus is provided with: a parameter-retrieving unit that retrieves various parameter sets used for calculating feature amounts, a feature-amount operation unit that calculates...

20060161390 - Off-board tool with optical scanner: Exemplary embodiments of an improved OBT are provided. General concepts of the invention include an OBT combined with an optical scanner. In one embodiment, the OBT includes a housing that at least partially retains a processor; vehicle communication circuitry for linking to a vehicle diagnostic system, and an optical reader...

20060161393 - Dual protocol handheld field maintenance tool with radio-frequency communication: A dual-protocol handheld field maintenance tool is provided with radio frequency communication. The radio frequency commination can be provided by virtue of an SDIO card inserted within an SDIO slot in the handheld field maintenance tool. A method of interacting with a process using a dual-protocol handheld field maintenance tool...

20060161394 - Support network: A method of device maintenance, comprising: providing a maintenance network including a user site and a multi-device servicing site that provides maintenance to at least one target device in said user site; selecting, by a user, a degree of access of maintenance functions of said servicing site to at least...

20060161397 - Analysis of condition monitoring information: A method is disclosed for acquisition and analysis of condition monitoring data. Alarm and alert limits are set to proper levels and information regarding the frequency and cause for alerts is collected. Analysis of the information may then be performed to provide a user with easily understandable representations of the...

20060161398 - Control system for a failure mode testing system: A control system for a failure mode testing system is described. The control system employs at least one control algorithm that enables the testing system to be operated at optimal pressure and frequency levels in order to generate a desired system response, such as a desired energy level and desired...

20060161395 - Event customization: A monitoring system for use with at least one device configured to provide information relating to the device includes at least one first input configured to receive a plurality of second, inputs from the at least one device indicative of at least one parameter relating to the at least one...

20060161396 - System and method for providing universal additional functionality for power meters: A system and method for providing an additional option function to existing functionality of a meter device configured for measuring parameters of energy is provided. The meter device is coupled with an option device for exchanging data between the coupled devices along at least one data path, including exchanging initialization...

20060161399 - Scalability test and analysis: Apparatuses and methods to test whether a multi-user system will provide satisfactory performance are described. Response times are logged for each individual user, and the measurements are aggregated together in a single file at the end of the test. For each action type, a graph is built that correlates the...

20060161400 - Power meter having multiple ethernet ports: A power meter or other electrical device is provided having two independent and communicatively isolated Ethernet ports. The first Ethernet port is addressable by a first unique identifier and is configured for enabling full access to the power meter via an internal LAN. This enables a LAN operator to remotely...

20060161401 - High bandwidth real time oscilloscope: A method and apparatus for digitizing a data signal, the method comprising the steps of receiving an input analog data signal, splitting the received input analog data signal into a plurality of split signals, and mixing at least one of the split signals with a predetermined periodic function with a...

20060161402 - System and method for analyzing data streams: A system and method operates to analyze a data stream, for example, a stream of download times for accessing information through a computer network. The system and method are capable of identifying abnormalities in the data stream compared to previous data in the data stream. More particularly, the system and...

20060155470 - Method for packing and filtering geophysical events to retrieve therefrom data on the type of subsoil: The invention relates to a method for packing and filtering geophysical events read on multi-domain records, with distribution of said events into families each having a particular geophysical significance: iso-offset or iso-incidence angle data cubes, elastic parameter cubes derived from a joint stratigraphic inversion and the like, in order to...

20060155471 - Induction resistivity imaging principles and devices in oil based mud: An induction logging tool having transmitter and receiver antennas is used to make measurements of earth formations. The antennas may be mounted on the mandrel of a bottomhole assembly for MWD applications, or may be pad mounted for wireline applications. The induction measurements are inverted using a linearized model. The...

20060155472 - System and methods of deriving differential fluid properties of downhole fluids: Methods and systems are provided for downhole analysis of formation fluids by deriving differential fluid properties and associated uncertainty in the predicted fluid properties based on downhole data less sensitive to systematic errors in measurements, and generating answer products of interest based on the differences in the fluid properties. Measured...

20060155473 - Method and system for determining formation properties based on fracture treatment: A method and system for determining formation properties based on a fracture treatment that may include collecting data from a fracture treatment for a well. A flow regime of the fracture treatment is determined based on the data. Formation properties may be determined based on the flow regime and the...

20060155474 - System and methods of deriving fluid properties of downhole fluids and uncertainty thereof: Methods and systems are provided for downhole analysis of formation fluids by deriving fluid properties and associated uncertainty in the predicted fluid properties based on downhole data, and generating answer products of interest based on differences in the fluid properties. Measured data are used to compute levels of contamination in...

20060155476 - Method of dmo calculation for use in seismic exploration: According to a preferred aspect of the instant invention, there is provided herein a system and method for improving the computational efficiency of the DMO transformation that has many uses in the seismic processing arts. More particularly, the instant inventor has conceived and invented a faster method of calculating a...

20060155477 - Method of multiple attenuation: According to a preferred aspect of the instant invention, there is provided herein a system and method for removing or attenuating multiples in datasets that is much more efficient than methods used heretofore. The increases in efficiency principally originate in two algorithmic advances. First, the instant inventors have improved the...

20060155475 - Method to convert seismic traces into petrophysical property logs: A method to convert seismic traces to petrophysical properties is disclosed. One embodiment of the method comprises (a) deriving a combined log seismic response from at least one petrophysical log from a well and at least one seismic trace substantially near the well, (b) convolving the combined log seismic response...

20060155479 - Efficiently calculating scores for chains of sequence alignments: Each of a plurality of substantially co-linear alignments has a score. Each alignment may comprise a starting alignment that has been diagonally extended to meet a length requirement. Dynamic programming is performed in interalignment regions between the extended alignments to generate a corresponding set of interalignment scores. Alignment scores and...

20060155478 - Method and apparatus for providing signal analysis of a bionems resonator or transducer: An outputs signal, v(t), is generated from a bioNEMs transducer and mixed with a reference signal and then filtered to generate a correlator output, r(t). The correlator output is detected to generate a signal u(t) and then determined whether the signal u(t) satisfies a predetermined threshold. If qualified, it is...

20060155482 - Method for design of polypeptides for nanofabrication of multilayer films, coatings, and microcapsules: A method for designing polypeptides suitable, for example, for the nanofabrication of thin films, coatings, and microcapsules by ELBL for applications in biomedicine and other fields is described. In one embodiment, the method comprises identifying an amino acid sequence motif comprising n+1 amino acids, wherein a balance of charges of...

20060155480 - Method for verifying the correct spatial structure of molecules: The current invention concerns a method for quantitative verification of the correct spatial structure of molecules using NMR spectroscopy. Following a comparison between test and reference spectra, a quantitative statement concerning the quality of the sample is made, i.e. the fraction of substance having the correct spatial structure is quantified....

20060155481 - System and method for reusing project planning data: The invention relates to a system and a method for managing and/or providing partial solutions consisting of elements. With the aid of the system and method, existing partial solutions can be reused and updated. Here at least one partial solution is created, especially by a user, with the at least...

20060155484 - Ratio-based oligonucleotide probe selection: Disclosed herein are methods of selecting probes to target nucleic acid sequences, methods of making oligonucleotide arrays comprising such probes, and methods of using such arrays. Also, described herein are oligonucleotide arrays comprising probes selected by a method of the invention....

20060155483 - System and process for validating, aligning and reordering one or more genetic sequence maps using at least one ordered restriction map: A method and system are provided for comparing ordered segments of a first DNA restriction map with ordered segments of a second DNA restriction map to determine a level of accuracy the first DNA map and/or the second DNA map. In particular, the first and second DNA maps can be...

20060155485 - Fluid condition monitoring using broad spectrum impedance spectroscopy: Impedance spectroscopy is used to determine values associated with properties of a substance such as a fluid. In some embodiments, the present invention is applied to engine lubricants. A spectral matrix is constructed that comprises data taken from spectral plots. Also constructed is a result matrix comprising known quantities of...

20060155486 - Computer-implemented system and method for analyzing mixtures of gases: A computer-implemented system and method for converting the resistances of an array of metal oxide sensors into constituents and concentrations of a multi-component gas provided around the sensor array. The method includes preprocessing the resistances of the sensor array; selecting a model that calculates the constituents and concentrations of the...

20060155487 - Method and structure for mitigating instrumentation differences: A method and system for mitigating instrumentation differences in laboratory instruments. The system of the present invention includes one or more groups of laboratory instruments in communication with a normalization server via a network. Each group of laboratory instruments communicates instrument control specimen and testing specimen output data to the...

20060155488 - Mass air flow circuit having pulse width modulation feedback control: A circuit for measuring the mass air flow rate through a duct is disclosed. The circuit includes a bridge circuit, a first amplifier, an oscillator, a comparator and a switch. The bridge circuit has a plurality of resistors arranged to output first and second bridge voltage signals. The first amplifier...

20060155489 - Water savings system: An irrigation controller has run-times that are modified as a function of a calculated volumetric irrigation amount and a preferred irrigation amount. The preferred irrigation amount is at least partly based on an evapotranspiration (ETo) value and the area of the irrigated site. The calculated volumetric irrigation amount is based...

20060155490 - Gas measuring device and method with compensation of disturbances: Disclosed is a gas measuring device which comprises compensation of disturbances and offers high accuracy of measurement immediately after being activated. Said gas measuring device is provided with a gas sensor (1) for generating a measuring signal (S1) that depends on the gas concentration and can have a spurious component...

20060155491 - Frequency determination: Simple conventional frequency measurement circuits comprise two counters as essential elements. In such counters a problem may occur that the count value has a relative error of ±1/N, corresponding to the measurement interval. According to the present invention, pairs of intermediate count values of the counters are used to estimate...

20060155492 - System and method of horizontal wave measurement: A system and method of horizontal wave measurement is disclosed. The system for measuring the directional spectrum of waves in a fluid medium having a substantially planar surface may include a sonar system having a plurality of transducers for generating respective acoustic beams and receiving echoes from one or more...

20060155493 - Method for determining the envelope curve of a modulated signal: s

20060155494 - Event-quantity measuring instrument and pedometer: To provide a portable event-quantity measuring instrument which makes it possible to hold event-quantity data significantly and in a form of suppressing a storage area to the minimum. A portable event-quantity measuring instrument includes an event detection unit which senses an event and outputs an event signal; event-quantity counting means...

20060155495 - Synchronization and calibration of clocks for a medical device and calibrated clock: Apparatus and method support the synchronization and calibration of a plurality of clocks in a medical device system that may provide treatment to a patient with a nervous system disorder. The plurality of clocks, which may be located at different components of the medical device system, comprises a first clock...

20060155496 - Automatic thermal conductivity compensation for fluid flow sensing using chemometrics: An automatically compensated fluid flow sensor uses chemometric analysis to produce a compensated fluid flow measurement. A compensation measurement comprising at least one additional measurement, such as a measurement of thermal conductivity, electrical conductivity, pressure or density can be used to augment the fluid flow measurement in order to compensate...

20060155497 - Method for correcting a characteristic curve derived from a magnetoresistive sensor signal: A method for correcting a characteristic curve having values corresponding to displacement between a magnetic sensor element and a magnetic ruler of a sensor within a displacement range includes determining whether the characteristic curve has a jump discontinuity by comparing a first value at a first range end to a...

20060155498 - Correcting test system calibration and transforming device measurements when using multiple test fixtures: A test system and methods using the test system correlate measurements of a device under test (DUT) regardless of which test fixture is used for in-fixture testing of the DUT. The test system includes test equipment, a test fixture that interfaces the DUT to the test equipment, a computer and...

20060155499 - Method for calibration of digital image-captured devices: A method for calibration of a digital image-captured device is proposed. During assembly process of the digital image-captured device, the present invention first constructs a position table according to a mechanical drawing. Then, when the digital image-captured device is placed on a disposition base, the present invention measures the position...

20060155500 - Ic with on-board characterization unit: A system and method for providing a built-in characterization of a semiconductor device (201). The device is provided with a built-in, integral, characterization unit (203) which allows characterization of the device without the need for external test equipment....

20060155501 - Method, apparatus, system and computer program product for selection of a static evaluation method for an empirical examination of measurement series: In a method, apparatus, system and computer program product for selection of a statistical evaluation method from a set of evaluation methods, the selected statistical evaluation method being optimally designed for a measurement series, three measurement series-specific determination signals are recorded in a first phase and, in a subsequent second...

20060155502 - Method for determinating of an oil condition: A method for determining an oil condition, namely, an oil condition corresponding to the oil age or oil damage, with the following steps: a) measuring a temperature of the oil or of the part through which the oil flows, coordinating each temperature measured with one temperature range defined by an...

20060155503 - Multichip package with clock frequency adjustment: One embodiment of the present invention provides a multi-chip package including a logic device providing a clock signal having a frequency and a memory device. The memory device receives the clock signal and operates at the clock signal frequency. The memory device includes a temperature sensor providing a temperature signal...

20060155504 - Device for impact sensing having at least two pressure sensors: A device for impact sensing having at least two pressure sensors is described, where pressure values are communicated from the pressure sensors to a processor, and the processor performs impact sensing on the basis of the pressure value. The processor communicates the pressure values to additional vehicle systems, which use...

20060155505 - Method for improving a system for recognising tyre pressure which is measured in an indirect manner: The present device relates to a method of improving a indirect measurement tire pressure detection system. Such systems include a system that detects pressure loss based on wheel speed data. The present method determines reference values dependent upon driving parameters and produces a two-dimensional or multi-dimensional closed range of driving...

20060155506 - Multi-function air data probes employing neural networks for determining local air data parameters: An air data sensing probe or MFP includes a barrel having multiple pressure sensing ports for sensing multiple pressures. Instrumentation coupled to the pressure sensing ports provides electrical signals related to the multiple pressures. A neural network, coupled to the instrumentation, receives as inputs the electrical signals related to the...

20060155507 - Load-measuring device for rolling bearing unit and rolling bearing unit for load measurement:

20060155508 - Spatial navigation system and method for programmable flying objects: A flying toy can determine its orientation and position in a space by calculating the distance to three reference points on the ground. The flying toy uses three ultrasonic transmitters as the three reference points. The distance to each ultrasonic transmitter is calculated by a microprocessor integrated in the flying...

20060155509 - Apparatus and method for producing a numeric display corresponding to the volume of a selected segment of an item: An apparatus and method for displaying the weight or cost of an uncut selected segment of an item involves passing a position indicating member over the item lying on a support surface. The position indicating member carries one or more sensors which generate signals corresponding to succeeding cross sectional contours...

20060155510 - Omnidirectional wireless pedometer: An omnidirectional wireless pedometer includes a transmitter and a receiver. The transmitter includes a vibration sensor, a transmitter control circuit, an oscillating circuit and a transmitting antenna. The vibration sensor detects a vibration signal when a user walks or jogs and transmits the vibration signal to the transmitter control circuit....

20060155512 - Method and apparatus for high-precision measurement of frequency: A method and apparatus for measuring the frequency of a cyclically-repeating electrical signal by: passing the electrical signal through a network of sequentially-activated gates, in which the first gate detects the leading edge of each cycle of the electrical signal, and each of the remaining gates, when activated, applies a...

20060155511 - Method for monitoring sensor function: The invention relates to a method for monitoring the functioning of sensors for the measurement and monitoring of state parameters of liquids or gases, especially in the field of process measurement technology, for example of electrochemical, electrophysical or optical sensors, wherein the sensor is placed into a test state at...

20060155513 - Survey system: A method of conducting a survey. The method includes providing a plurality of questions to respondents, at least some questions being provided to a plurality of the respondents, collecting answers to the questions from the respondents, transfer-ring at least some of the answers to respondents other than those who generated...

20060155514 - Method of tracking the performance of an industrial appliance: Method of tracking the performance of an industrial appliance (E), in which an estimate (We) of the quantity representing the electrical power consumed is calculated, in real-time, using the model (M), based on the values of the set (F) of operating parameters of the industrial appliance (E), the difference between...

20060155515 - Method for monitoring a measuring instrument, in particular a flow meter and a measuring device for carrying out said method: The invention relates to a method for monitoring a measurement device, in particular a flow measurement device, and to a measurement device itself. In order in this case to reliably preclude measurement errors resulting from incorrect installation, the invention proposes that a characteristic variable is calculated from a time series...

20060155516 - System and method for data analysis: One disclosed embodiment may comprise a system that includes a monitoring system that provides at least one signal as a function of at least some data provided on a bus. A measure of performance for the at least some data is adjusted based on the at least one signal. An...

20060155517 - Apparatus and system for monitoring environmental factors in a computer system: Embodiments of the present invention present an apparatus coupled to an internal bus for monitoring environmental factors in a computer system including: an embedded controller having a processor; an environmental sensor that provides data related to environmental conditions; a reset generator; and a power source. A LAN interface may be...

20060149476 - Inferred production rates of a rod pumped well from surface and pump card information: A method for inferring production of a rod pumped well. Inferred production is estimated in a well manager which not only performs pump-off control with a down-hole pump card, but also estimates liquid (oil-water) and gas production using the subsurface pump as a meter. Methods are incorporated in the well...

20060149477 - Measurement-while-drilling assembly using real-time toolface oriented measurements: This invention provides a measurement-while-drilling (MWD) downhole assembly for use in drilling boreholes which utilizes directional formation evaluation devices on a rotating assembly in conjunction with toolface orientation sensors. The data from the toolface orientation sensors are analyzed by a processor and toolface angle measurements are determined at defined intervals....

20060149478 - Method for predicting rate of penetration using bit-specific coefficient of sliding friction and mechanical efficiency as a function of confined compressive strength: A method for predicting the rate of penetration (ROP) of a drill bit drilling a well bore through intervals of rock of a subterranean formation is provided. The method uses an equation based upon specific energy principles. A relationship is determined between a bit-specific coefficient of sliding friction μ and...

20060149483 - Method and apparatus for determining anticoagulant therapy factors: Methods and apparatus are disclosed for determining a new anticoagulant therapy factor (nATF) for monitoring oral anticoagulant therapy to help prevent excessive bleeding or deleterious blood clots that might otherwise occur before, during or after surgery. In one embodiment, the new anticoagulant therapy factor is based upon a determination of...

20060149479 - Method for improving fluorescence image contrast: There is provided an improved method for enhancing fluorescence images of an object, such as a biological tissue, by selectively eliminating or reducing unwanted fluorescence from fluorophores other than the fluorophore of interest. The method is based on the measurement of the lifetime of fluorophores while preserving information related to...

20060149480 - Method of making combination medicament and medicament made thereby: Method of making a medicament, and a medicament made thereby, including identifying at least one morbid condition including a plurality of manifestations for which a plurality of distinct active ingredients may be prescribed for treatment of each of the respective plurality of manifestations; determining a combination of at least two...

20060149482 - Nucleic acids and proteins with thioredoxin reductase activity: The present invention relates to the use of a variety of methods for generating functional thioredoxin reductase variants in which at least one physical, chemical or biological property of the variant is altered in a specific and desired manner when compared to the wild-type protein....

20060149481 - Quantitative assessment of biological function based on the temporal and spatial organization of subnuclear domains: The present invention provides a method useful for analysis of punctate distribution of supramolecular complexes that are compartmentalized in nuclear microenvironments. In preferred embodiments the method provides quantitative analysis of the assembly of regulatory machinery within the context of nuclear architecture and to provide a mechanistic link with biological control....

20060149484 - Absolute quantitation of nucleic acids by rt-pcr: A method for obtaining a cRNA for use in generating calibration data, e.g., a standard curve, for absolute quantitation of RNA by RT-PCR is disclosed. The method includes the steps of: providing a synthetic oligonucleotide comprising an amplicon, a promoter sequence located 3′ relative to the amplicon; synthesizing complementary RNA...

20060149485 - Method and system for determining a gap between a vibrational body and fixed point: A system and method for monitoring a gap between a vibrational body and a reference is achieved by monitoring the resonant frequency of the vibrational body. A portion of the vibrational body is fixed a given distance from the reference by a rigid mounting system. A resonant frequency of the...

20060149486 - Programmable calibration circuit for power supply current sensing and droop loss compensation: A circuit for regulating power is disclosed. The present invention provides circuits and methods for current sensing variations, static droop settings, mismatched phase outputs, and temperature variations in a multiphase power regulator. The circuits may include a calibration controller that senses and regulates both a current sensing circuit and the...

20060149487 - System and method for reviewing quality control of instruments performing laboratory tests in a computerized environment: The present invention relates to a method and system for suspending the processing of laboratory test results in a computerized environment. One or more test results from an instrument in a healthcare laboratory are received. It is determined whether the instrument has had a quality control procedure performed within a...

20060149488 - Method for displaying calibration-required data: Calibration-required data arc displayed by an industrial visual display system, which can be configured using a predetermined configuring software and which has a standard interface for integrating additional applications. To this end, the calibration-required data are integrally protected and optionally encoded. The arc then transmitted to the visual display system...

20060149489 - Self-calibrating sensor orienting system: One embodiment of the present invention relates to the control of an orienting/positioning system comprising a sensor and an actuator for controlling an orienting and/or positioning action of the sensor. A first step evaluates pre-action output information of a sensor in order to detect the position of a pattern in...

20060149490 - Calibration circuit of a semiconductor memory device and method of operating the same: A calibration circuit for a semiconductor device and a method of driving the same. The calibration circuit includes a PRBS generator in which a data pattern is generated within an integrated circuit without receiving data from the outside, a PRBS tester that compares output signals of a data latch that...

20060149491 - Insertable calibration device: An insertable calibration device for a programmable tester apparatus comprises at least one calibration unit and a control unit. The progammable tester apparatus is configured to test at least one electronic device with electronic circuits. The progammable tester apparatus comprises a holding device, contact-making devices for the electronic device, and...

20060149492 - System and method for testing differential signal crossover using undersampling: System and method for testing differential signal crossover in high-speed electronic equipment. A preferred embodiment comprises a test circuit coupled to a device under test (DUT) and an automatic test equipment (ATE). The test circuit comprises a pair of window comparators coupled to a differential mode signal from the DUT,...

20060149493 - Method and system for calibrating a light emitting device display: A method and system for calibrating a light emitting device display is provided. The display includes a plurality of pixel circuits, each having a light emitting device. The system for the calibration monitors current drawn from a row of the display array, and generates a correction parameter to correct brightness...

20060149494 - Monitoring of shock absorbers: A method of determining the damping factor of a shock absorber includes attaching an accelerometer to one of a first and a second part of the shock absorber. The first- and second parts are displaced relative to one another at least once and the acceleration of the parts relative to...

20060149496 - Device for detecting positions of object: A device detecting a motional position of an object in motion comprises a first unit and a second unit which are communicably linked with each other. The first unit repeatedly produces positional information indicative of the motional position of the object in response to a change in the motional position...

20060149495 - Method for object identification and sensing in a bounded interaction space: An interactive media table that includes a tabletop that supports of plurality of movable objects each of which is identified by a unique identification code and each of which can be moved from place to place on said tabletop surface by one or more media table users. A display unit...

20060149497 - Miter saw for displaying angle of cutter blade cutting workpiece: A digital miter saw for cutting a workpiece includes a base, a member supported on the base and moveable relative to the base, and a cutting member moveable with the member. A detector is provided for detecting at least one of a miter angle and a bevel angle between the...

20060149498 - Measurement equipment: A measurement equipment has a polygonal line processing section and a computational processing section. The polygonal line processing section produces a polygonal line pattern signal based on a predetermined polygonal line pattern having a polygonal line value that varies according to a polygonal line time and a timer processing for...

20060149499 - Power converters in which the input power coupling times are adjusted in conjunction with cycle skip counts: In a power converter, an input power source (98) is intermittently coupled to provide a current flow (Icoil) in consecutive cycles (T) to generate an output voltage (Vo). The coupling durations (Tp) are adjusted in conjunction with a cycle skip count (112CNT) which is the count of cycles in which...

20060149500 - Semiconductor device having a mode of functional test: A semiconductor device includes a circuit block; a first signal path for guiding a test signal to a signal input terminal of the circuit block; a second signal path for guiding a test clock to a clock input terminal of the circuit block; a third signal path for guiding a...

20060149501 - Apparatus and method for determining a level of confidence in a risk assessment and/or determining a level of acceptability of an event occuring: An apparatus (1) for assisting a user in determining a level of confidence in a risk assessment, the apparatus comprising: input means (3) for receiving at least one of a set of factors each of which can affect the level of confidence in the risk assessment; storage means (5) for...

20060149502 - Information processing system using base sequence relevant information: This invention provides a method for processing information that allows the discovery of a correlation between predetermined individual-related information and nucleotide sequence-related information concerning an individual. This method comprises: step (a) of calculating a percentage for each piece of nucleotide sequence-related information using a first occurrence frequency and a second...

20060149503 - Methods and systems for fast least squares optimization for analysis of variance with covariants: Methods, systems and computer readable media for fast linear regression for modeling effects of multiple variables on uni-variable or multi-variable outputs. The techniques are particularly advantageous for large data matrices representing nominal and/or ordinal variables in conjunction with one or more scalar variables. Because nominal variables tend to produce very...

20060149504 - System and method for testing liquid crystal displays: A system for testing Liquid Crystal Displays (LCDs), includes: a controlling computer, an encoder, an IR transmitter, an IR receiver, and a decoder. The controlling computer is for transmitting a test instruction. The encoder is for receiving the test instruction via a port, and encoding the test instruction into an...

20060149506 - Design failure mode effect analysis (dfmea): A Design Failure Mode Effect Analysis (DFMEA) method analyzes faults and failures in the design phase of electronic devices. A data-entry mask is used for recording some information concerning the performed analysis and a portion of the recording form is displayed to a user in an electronic display format. The...

20060149507 - Method and program for estimating uncertainty: Measured values obtained in a measuring machine to be estimated are provided to estimate errors in the measured values. Based on the estimated errors in the measured values, a covariance matrix or correlation matrix of measured values is derived. The covariance matrix or correlation matrix is then subjected to eigenvalue...

20060149505 - Method for detecting and monitoring wafer probing process instability: A system and method for detecting and monitoring wafer probe stability including the steps of, probing each die on a wafer, and for each die determining whether the result of the probe is a pass or a fail. If the result of a probe is a fail, re-probing the die...

20060149508 - Module with sensor means for monitoring industrial processes: The invention describes a system for monitoring industrial processes, comprising sensor means for detecting one or more process quantities in at least one process station, acquisition means for acquiring measuring signals emitted by said sensor means, processing means operating on signals generated by said acquisition means for obtaining process information,...

20060149510 - Measuring device with comment input function: A measuring device (1) has, e.g., a voice input portion (27) for a measurer to input an arbitrary comment at a time of measurement, and it allows a voice recognition portion (28) to recognize the measurer's comment inputted by the voice input portion (27) and also allows a recognition result...

20060149509 - Remote monitoring system for exterminating pest and a method thereof: A remote monitoring system for exterminating pest comprises at least one sensor, installed at a plurality of zones of a subject site, for sensing movement of the pest in the zones, and producing and transmitting detection signals corresponding to the movement; at least one remote controller, installed at the subject...