Data processing: structural design, modeling, simulation, and emulation inventions 09/06

20060212276 - Constraint-based method of designing a route for a transport element: An improved method for designing the route of a transport element, such as a tube, is provided. The method preferably designs the route automatically and, by utilizing constraint objects in the design of the route, as opposed to during a post design check, ensures that the resulting route complies with...

20060212277 - Apparatus and method for estimating battery state of charge: A method for training a support vector machine to determine a present state of charge of an electrochemical cell system includes choosing a training data, preprocessing the training data, finding an optimal parameter of the support vector machine, and determining support vectors....

20060212278 - Mesh model creating method, simulation apparatus and computer-readable storage medium: A mesh model creating method includes a mesh forming step to divide a region that is a target of a simulation into a plurality of polygonal meshes so that each node within the region is positioned within one mesh and a boundary line between two mutually adjacent meshes is formed...

20060212279 - Methods for efficient solution set optimization: A method for optimizing a solution set comprises the steps of generating an initial solution set, identifying a desirable portion of the initial solution set using a fitness calculator, using the desirable portion to create a surrogate fitness model that is computationally less expensive than the fitness calculator, generating new...

20060212280 - Ross model of the universe: A process for describing everything in the universe. My preferred process is in the form of a model. It is the simplest yet model of the universe. I call my first preferred model the “The Ross Model of the Universe” or the “Ross Model”. Processes described and claimed herein can...

20060212281 - System and method for system-specific analysis of turbomachinery: A method for system-specific analysis of an engine includes applying control inputs to the engine and an engine model and estimating outputs from the engine model based upon the control inputs. The method includes sensing outputs from the engine and analyzing residuals between estimated and sensed outputs. The method also...

20060212282 - Molecular modeling method and system: A molecular modeling method and system to provide a dielectric function that reflects the plurality of models simultaneously used in molecular modeling. For interactions similar to those used during the development of a charge model, the dielectric is similar to the charge model dielectric. In a second embodiment, an approximation...

20060212283 - Automatic designing system, automatic designing method, and automatic designing program: Automated design means 72 performs automated design based on design requirement particulars and designer discretion particulars inputted from design requirement particular input means 1 and designer discretion particular input means 2 and design rules called from a design rule database 4 by design rule database calling means 71. Determination means...

20060212284 - System and method for optimizing block diagram models: A method includes in a system determining a constraint for constraining operation of a portion of a block diagram model, determining if the portion of the block diagram model violates the constraint, and providing a user information based on the violating of the first constraint....

20060212285 - Speed converting apparatus with load controlling function and information processing system: A speed converting apparatus with a load controlling function comprises a first interface unit operating for an emulation device according to a system clock of the emulation device, a second interface unit operating for an arithmetic unit according to a system clock of the arithmetic unit, and a load controlling...

20060206293 - Defining the semantics of data through observation: Techniques for estimating a probability that an event will occur are described. The techniques include retrieving data as data strings from a data source, producing a dataset from the retrieved data strings and building a statistical model of parent-child relationships from data strings in the dataset. Building the statistical model...

20060206292 - Method and apparatus to utilize the probability vectors in the binary representation of video systems for faster convergence with minimal computation requirements: A system for utilizing probability vectors in a binary representation, so as to permit optimization of video much faster than by using genetic algorithm. The system includes a binary representation module (107) that converts a video chain into a binary representation having a predetermined number of bits, a cascaded four-module...

20060206294 - Method and system for modeling uncertainties in integrated circuits, systems, and fabrication processes: A method and system for modeling uncertainties in integrated circuits, systems and fabrication processes may include defining interval values for each uncertain component or parameter in a circuit or system. The method may also include replacing scalar operations with interval operations in an algorithm and discontinuing interval operations in the...

20060206295 - Method and apparatus for predicting the failure of a component: The invention provides a method and apparatus for predicting the failure of a component using a probabilistic model of a material's microstructural-based response to fatigue. The method predicts the component failure by a computer simulation of multiple incarnations of real material behavior, or virtual prototyping. The virtual prototyping simulates the...

20060206296 - Device and method for simulating communication system capable of easily controlling protocol message: In a definition file, a convention including a definition regulated with respect to a configuration of nodes which are information elements of protocol messages in communication with a communication terminal to be evaluated is described. An interface library is configured so as to include an application program interface which can...

20060206297 - Semiconductor designing apparatus: There are provided a different part detecting portion for detecting the different part of the result of a simulation, a difference detecting portion for detecting a difference in the result of a simulation, an input different part display portion for displaying any of circuits having different simulation modes which has...

20060206298 - Method for optimization of the resources of a medical facility and associated optimization system: A method and associated optimization system make simple and fast determination of possibilities to optimize a number of medical facility resources comprising machine and personnel components regarding their efficiency. Here, a simulation model is provided numerically representing facility components, within which simulation model a number of component-specific distinguishing parameters are...

20060206299 - Dialogue flow interpreter development tool: A computer software product is used to create applications for enabling a dialogue between a human and a computer. The software product provides a programming tool that insulates software developers from time-consuming, technically-challenging programming tasks by enabling the developer to specify generalized instructions to a Dialogue Flow Interpreter, which invokes...

20060206300 - Vm network traffic monitoring and filtering on the host: A system and method is provided that enables older legacy guest operating systems like Windows NT 4.0 and Windows95® to take advantage of newly developed NDIS Intermediate (IM) drivers that support firewalls, quality of service, IP security, intrusion detection, and other functionality for monitoring/filtering incoming and outgoing network traffic in...

20060200325 - Generated steam estimation method and device for heat recovery steam generator, and maintenance planning support method and system for power generation facility: A method for configuring the physical model of a heat recovery steam generator that can estimate the state quantity of generated steam from the state quantity of the exhaust gas to be introduced, and capable of establishing the physical model of a combined cycle power generation facility thereby. The optimum...

20060200324 - Method and means for generating high-order hermite functions for simulation of electromagnetic wave devices: A technique for generating very-high-order Hermite functions needed for accurately simulating operation of various devices and structures involving propagation of electromagnetic waves. By using modified recursion formulas, the technique generates asymptotic Hermite functions, smooth Hermite functions or optimized smooth Hermite functions, allowing for very high orders of the functions to...

20060200323 - Method of designing optical system: The design method of the optical system according to the present invention comprises a step (S1) for setting an optical parameter in a design state in which a production error has not been taken into consideration, a step (S2) for making/renewing a production state where an optical parameter in a...

20060200326 - Radiographic imaging systems and methods for designing same: In one embodiment, a method for designing a radiographic imaging system includes 1) receiving a number of design constraints for the system, and then 2) in response to the constraints, generating a plurality of radiographic imaging system designs, each having a different number of radiographic sources, and each requiring a...

20060200327 - System and method providing variable complexity in a physics simulation: A system and method of providing physics data generated by a physics simulation and consumed by main application are provided. The main application may incorporate different scene versions or varying physics-based complexity while running on systems having different hardware and software resources....

20060200328 - Apparatus for slurry and operation design in cuttings re-injection: A system for simulating a wellbore used for cuttings re-injection, that includes functionality to obtain as input to the system at least one wellbore design parameter for the wellbore, at least one operating parameter for the cuttings re-injection, and a slurry design for a slurry to be injected into the...

20060200329 - Method for slurry and operation design in cuttings re-injection: A method for simulating cuttings re-injection in a wellbore, that includes defining a mass balance equation for a solids bed, defining a mass balance equation for a suspension solids, segmenting the wellbore into a plurality of elements, wherein each element includes a plurality of nodes, segmenting a simulation into a...

20060200330 - Methods and systems for modeling and simulating biochemical pathways: The present invention relates to a method for modeling and simulating a biochemical pathway and a system for the same, more particularly to a method for modeling and simulating a biochemical pathway which comprises: developing a mathematical dynamics model that applies biological data of a signal transduction pathway within a...

20060200332 - Cad system for a printed circuit board: A pattern design of a film for manufacturing a printed circuit board is made by using a CAD system, and a plurality of types of Gerber data are produced in which a series of various data has been encoded. For example, a pattern film is formed by combining pattern Gerber...

20060200331 - Callbacks in asynchronous or parallel execution of a physics simulation: Embodiments of a callback procedure mechanism and method are disclosed in relation to a system running a physics simulation in parallel with a main application....

20060200333 - Optimizing active decision making using simulated decision making: A method and a computer implemented system for improving an active decision making process by using a simulation model of the decision making process. The simulation model is used to evaluate the impact of alternative decisions at a choice point, in order to select one alternative. The method or system...

20060200334 - Method of predicting suitability for a soil engaging operation: Presented herein is a method for predicting suitable times for performing a soil engaging operation within a field. The method includes the steps of accessing predicted values for weather and soil conditions, and then predicting values for one or more operation variables indicating operation suitability. The method then predicts suitability...

20060200325 - Generated steam estimation method and device for heat recovery steam generator, and maintenance planning support method and system for power generation facility: A method for configuring the physical model of a heat recovery steam generator that can estimate the state quantity of generated steam from the state quantity of the exhaust gas to be introduced, and capable of establishing the physical model of a combined cycle power generation facility thereby. The optimum...

20060200324 - Method and means for generating high-order hermite functions for simulation of electromagnetic wave devices: A technique for generating very-high-order Hermite functions needed for accurately simulating operation of various devices and structures involving propagation of electromagnetic waves. By using modified recursion formulas, the technique generates asymptotic Hermite functions, smooth Hermite functions or optimized smooth Hermite functions, allowing for very high orders of the functions to...

20060200323 - Method of designing optical system: The design method of the optical system according to the present invention comprises a step (S1) for setting an optical parameter in a design state in which a production error has not been taken into consideration, a step (S2) for making/renewing a production state where an optical parameter in a...

20060200326 - Radiographic imaging systems and methods for designing same: In one embodiment, a method for designing a radiographic imaging system includes 1) receiving a number of design constraints for the system, and then 2) in response to the constraints, generating a plurality of radiographic imaging system designs, each having a different number of radiographic sources, and each requiring a...

20060200327 - System and method providing variable complexity in a physics simulation: A system and method of providing physics data generated by a physics simulation and consumed by main application are provided. The main application may incorporate different scene versions or varying physics-based complexity while running on systems having different hardware and software resources....

20060200328 - Apparatus for slurry and operation design in cuttings re-injection: A system for simulating a wellbore used for cuttings re-injection, that includes functionality to obtain as input to the system at least one wellbore design parameter for the wellbore, at least one operating parameter for the cuttings re-injection, and a slurry design for a slurry to be injected into the...

20060200329 - Method for slurry and operation design in cuttings re-injection: A method for simulating cuttings re-injection in a wellbore, that includes defining a mass balance equation for a solids bed, defining a mass balance equation for a suspension solids, segmenting the wellbore into a plurality of elements, wherein each element includes a plurality of nodes, segmenting a simulation into a...

20060200330 - Methods and systems for modeling and simulating biochemical pathways: The present invention relates to a method for modeling and simulating a biochemical pathway and a system for the same, more particularly to a method for modeling and simulating a biochemical pathway which comprises: developing a mathematical dynamics model that applies biological data of a signal transduction pathway within a...

20060200332 - Cad system for a printed circuit board: A pattern design of a film for manufacturing a printed circuit board is made by using a CAD system, and a plurality of types of Gerber data are produced in which a series of various data has been encoded. For example, a pattern film is formed by combining pattern Gerber...

20060200331 - Callbacks in asynchronous or parallel execution of a physics simulation: Embodiments of a callback procedure mechanism and method are disclosed in relation to a system running a physics simulation in parallel with a main application....

20060200333 - Optimizing active decision making using simulated decision making: A method and a computer implemented system for improving an active decision making process by using a simulation model of the decision making process. The simulation model is used to evaluate the impact of alternative decisions at a choice point, in order to select one alternative. The method or system...

20060200334 - Method of predicting suitability for a soil engaging operation: Presented herein is a method for predicting suitable times for performing a soil engaging operation within a field. The method includes the steps of accessing predicted values for weather and soil conditions, and then predicting values for one or more operation variables indicating operation suitability. The method then predicts suitability...