Data processing: structural design, modeling, simulation, and emulation inventions 04/07

20070093993 - End-to-end design of electro-optic imaging systems using backwards ray tracing from the detector to the source: A unified design strategy takes into account different subsystems within an overall electro-optic imaging system. In one implementation, the design methodology predicts end-to-end imaging performance using a spatial model for the source and models for the optical subsystem, the detector subsystem and the image processing subsystem. The image produced by... Agent: Fenwick & West LLP

20070093994 - Implementing a data flow block diagram having a control flow node on a programmable hardware element: A computer-implemented system and method for generating a hardware implementation of graphical code. The method comprises first creating a graphical program. A first portion of the graphical program may optionally be compiled into machine code for execution by a CPU. A second portion of the graphical program is converted into... Agent: Meyertons, Hood, Kivlin, Kowert & Goetzel, P.C.

20070093995 - Device and method for designing power line communication system networks: A method of designing a power line communication system networks is provided. One embodiment of the present invention may include identifying a position of a backhaul point on a medium voltage power line, identifying positions for a plurality of bypass devices on the medium voltage line that are configured to... Agent: Capital Legal Group, LLC

20070093996 - Formation prioritization optimization: A method for designing a drill bit including characterizing a plurality of formation segments, identifying relevant characteristics for drilling in the characterized formation segments, prioritizing at least two of the identified relevant characteristics based upon the characterizing of the formation segments, and selecting a drill bit design based upon the... Agent: Osha, Liang LLP / Smith

20070093997 - Traffic data management and simulation system: Systems and methods for, inter alai, geographically based analyses of traffic being carried over a wide scale traffic network. The systems integrate geographical information systems (GIS) with traffic simulation processes to allow a user to analyze traffic patterns and loads at specific geographic locations of regions. Additionally, these systems allow... Agent: Fish & NeaveIPGroup Ropes & Gray LLP

20070093998 - Method for biomehcanically simulating of a set of osseous joints: Method for biomechanical simulation of a set of osseous joints of a patient, in particular rachis, includes recording a digital three dimensional model embodied at least partially in the form of rigid bodies interconnected by joints in a reference position, personalizing the model geometry by specific data of the patient... Agent: Young & Thompson

20070093999 - Importation of virtual signals into electronic test equipment to facilitate testing of an electronic component: Electronic component validation testing is facilitated by a method, system and program product which allows the importation of virtual signals derived from simulation verification testing of the electronic component design into electronic test equipment employed during validation testing of the actual electronic component. The method includes: storing simulation data resulting... Agent: Kevin P. Radigan, Esq. Heslin Rothenberg Farley & Mesiti, P.C.

20070094000 - Method and apparatus for network planning: A system and method for wireless network planning utilizing raster data, stored and manipulated in raster data planes (204-212) and vector data (522) stored and manipulated in vector data planes (528-532). The invention increases the accuracy of network planning by simultaneously utilizing vector data planes (528-532) and raster data planes... Agent: Verizon Patent Management Group

20070094002 - Method and apparatus for grid multidimensional scheduling viewer: A method and apparatus for depicting grid availability at various times and for illustrating a simulation of the way in which a grid project will be executed based on grid availability. In addition, the affects of introducing new nodes into the grid may be determined and the affects on the... Agent: Ibm Corp (ya) C/o Yee & Associates PC

20070094001 - Method and system for non-intrusive code coverage: A method and system for non-intrusive code coverage is described. The method includes configuring a CPU to notify an information collection module when a branch is taken, recording a branch address when the information collection module is notified of a branch taken, and storing the recorded branch addresses to determine... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20070088530 - Adaptive distance field constraint for designing a route for a transport element: Improved methods for designing the route of a transport element, such as a tube, are provided. A method preferably designs the route automatically and, by utilizing constraint objects, including at least one adaptively-sampled distance field (adaptive distance field or ADF) constraint object, in the design of the route, as opposed... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20070088531 - Methods for generating digital or visual representations of a closed tessellated surface geometry: The present invention is a method that creates perfectly closed tessellated surface geometries suitable for application in mesh generation, engineering and mathematical analysis, visualization, and animation.... Agent: Waddey & Patterson, P.C.

20070088532 - Self-modulation in a model-based automated management framework: Embodiments herein present a method, system, computer program product, etc. for automated management using a hybrid of prediction models and feedback-based systems. The method begins by calculating confidence values of models. Next, the method selects a first model based on the confidence values and processes the first model through a... Agent: Frederick W. Gibb, Iii Gibb Intellectual Property Law Firm, LLC

20070088533 - Process simulation system: A tabular form element arrangement data 3, which describes the arrangement of various component elements constituting a production system along the work flow in a combination of process identification names with component element names, is prepared. Element definition files 4 describing programs for simulating the operations of various component elements... Agent: Ladas & Parry

20070088534 - System, method, and computer program for early event detection: Various methods, devices, systems, and computer programs are disclosed relating to the use of models to represent systems and processes (such as manufacturing and production plants). For example, a method may include generating a first model and a second model using operating data associated with a system or process. The... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20070088536 - Analysis data judging apparatus, simulation system and simulation program: A technique that can obtain right results of a simulation if the user does not have sophisticated knowledge about strength analysis simulations is provided. An analysis data judging apparatus comprises an analysis results acquiring section that acquires analysis data relating to the results of analysis of a strength analysis simulation... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20070088535 - Generic spectral model for imaging devices: The invention is directed to generic spectral modeling techniques applicable to a variety of imaging devices. A generic spectral model may include a general channel model capable of modeling spectral characteristics of imaging devices and a look-up table (LUT) capable of compensating for cross-channel interaction and possibly other characteristics that... Agent: Mark G. Bocchetti Patent Legal Staff

20070088537 - Architecture for dynamically reconfigurable system-on-chip arrangements, related methods and computer program product: A system-on-chip arrangement having, in possible combination with a processor, a plurality of reconfigurable gate array devices, and a configurable Network-on-Chip connecting the gate array devices to render the arrangement scalable. The arrangement lends itself to be operated by mapping in one device of the gate array a set of... Agent: Seed Intellectual Property Law Group PLLC

20070083346 - Method for approximating tire flat spot decay and magnitude using regressive analysis: An improved method for determining an initial flat spot magnitude on a tire that has been resting for a period of time on a substantially flat surface uses regression analysis. In accordance with the method, values of a tire flat spot magnitude for a particular type of tire are determined... Agent: Bridgestone Americas Holding, Inc.

20070083347 - Modeling directed scale-free object relationships: Systems and methods for generating models of directed scale-free object relationships are described. In one aspect, a sequence of random numbers is generated. Individual ones of these random numbers are then selected over time to generate the directed scale-free object relationships as a graph based on sequences of in-degrees and... Agent: Amin. Turocy & Calvin, LLP

20070083348 - Method for fast manufacturing and assembling of hot runner systems: The method and apparatus of the present invention includes a computer implemented injection molding configuring subsystem which enables a customer to interactively specify and design a system using a mix of parameters that the customer specifies and are manufacturing process determined. The configuring subsystem is connected to a computer network... Agent: Mcdonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

20070083349 - Design support system, design support method, program, and storage medium: A design support system is provided, which accurately simulates the behavior of a flexible medium in a convey path even if the flexible medium exhibits different flexural stiffness in different bending directions. In a design support system which supports the user to design a convey path by simulating the behavior... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20070083350 - Estimation of average-case activity for a digital circuit using activity sequences: A method for estimating the average-case activity in a digital circuit having a clock tree, includes the steps of obtaining seed activity values at various nodes in the digital circuit using a probability-based algorithm, creating waveform traces at various nodes in the digital circuit using the seed activity values, and... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20070083351 - Integrated circuit test simulator: A method and a simulator for testing an electronic circuit by parallel execution of a program in the circuit and in a simulator, including a step of checking that commands and conditions contained in the simulator have effectively been executed during the test.... Agent: Stmicroelectronics Inc. C/o Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks, PC

20070083352 - Stage evaluation of a state machine: The present invention provides a method and system for stage evaluation of a state machine model. Two types of transitions are used: first-stage transitions and second-stage transitions for a two-stage evaluation. In one embodiment, top-down processing and bottom-up processing may be combined using a two-stage evaluation. First-stage transitions are used... Agent: Lahive & Cockfield, LLP

20070083353 - Compression of emulation trace data: A system and method for compressing trace data from an emulation system. Scan chains may receive trace data from configurable logic blocks inside one or more emulation chips, and the data received from the scan chains may be compressed. Where delta compression is used, the scan chains may also perform... Agent: Banner & Witcoff

20070083355 - Data backup devices and methods for backing up data: A data backup system comprises an emulation component and a storage device having logical storage areas. The emulation component is configured to represent a first logical storage area of the storage device, such as a solid state memory or a disk drive partition, as if it were an auto-launch device.... Agent: Carr & Ferrell LLP

20070083354 - Emulation component for data backup applications: An emulation component for a data backup system is provided. The emulation component represents a storage device, such as a flash memory device or a partition of a disk drive, as if it were an auto-launch device, that will trigger applications to execute automatically. Accordingly, other computing systems, such as... Agent: Carr & Ferrell LLP

20070083356 - Methods for selectively copying data files to networked storage and devices for initiating the same: A data backup system comprises a USB flash drive that includes an emulation component and a flash memory. The emulation component is configured to represent the flash memory as if it were an auto-launch device. Accordingly, a data source, such as a personal computer, will interact with the flash memory... Agent: Carr & Ferrell LLP

20070078634 - Method and system for automated design: A method and system for automated design of an object. The method comprises providing a default model of the object; extracting design parameters and their respective values from the default model; assigning generated values to one or more selected ones of the design parameters; and generating one or more designs,... Agent: Patton Boggs, L.L.P.

20070078633 - Method and system for tread pattern noise optimization: A method and system providing for tire tread design with improved noise characteristics is disclosed. The volume of air created by the lateral grooves that separate each tread block, referred to as a void, is computed at various sampling areas around a tire to generate a void function. The void... Agent: Howard M. Cohn

20070078635 - Methods and systems for managing facility power and cooling: Systems and methods are provided for determining data center cooling and power requirements and for monitoring performance of cooling and power systems in data centers. At least one aspect provides a system and method that enables a data center operator to determine available power and cooling at specific areas and... Agent: Lowrie, Lando & Anastasi

20070078632 - Stress balanced cutting structure: A method for designing a drill bit including selecting a characteristic associated with a failure mode. A first value of the characteristic of a first cutting element and a second value for the characteristic of a second cutting element are determined. The method also includes determining whether a difference between... Agent: Osha Liang L.L.P.

20070078636 - Method and apparatus for virtual reality presentation of civil engineering, land planning and infrastructure: A computer implemented method of visualizing an infrastructure comprising: acquiring a cross section definition, the definition comprising points defining a link and link information, each of the points exhibiting a type; creating at least one three dimensional face linking points of a same type; assigning a face rendering for each... Agent: Simon Kahn C/o Landonip, Inc

20070078637 - Method of analyzing oil and gas production project: A method is disclosed for analyzing an oil and gas production project with a computer system. Using a computer program, a user inputs characteristics of systems for the project and inputs characteristics of the expected production of the project, such as production life (years) and the production rate of the... Agent: Wong, Cabello, Lutsch, Rutherford & Brucculeri, L.L.P.

20070078638 - Method for symbolic simulation of circuits having non-digital node voltages: In a computer simulation of an analog device in a digital circuit, a piece-wise linear lookup table is used to determine the channel resistance of the transistors in the analog device, allowing the node voltages to take on non-digital values. The piece-wise linear lookup table contains a set of channel... Agent: Silicon Valley Patent Group LLP

20070078639 - Facilitating simulation of a model within a distributed environment: Simulation of models within a distributed environment is facilitated. A model is partitioned based on clock domains, and communication between partitions on different processors is performed on synchronous clock boundaries. Further, data is exchanged across the network on latch boundaries. Thus, management aspects of the simulation, such as management associated... Agent: Heslin Rothenberg Farley & Mesiti P.C.

20070078640 - Performance simulation of multiprocessor systems: An embodiment of the present invention is a technique to simulate performance of a multi-core system. A micro-architecture effect is estimated from each core in the multi-core system. A model of a memory hierarchy associated with each core is simulated. The simulated model of the memory hierarchy is superpositioned on... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20070078641 - Method for performing dynamic simulations within virtualized environment: A method and apparatus for and article of manufacture for simulating workloads experienced by multiple partitions in a virtualized system are provided. A master workload driver initiates, coordinates and regulates one or more workload drivers that execute one or more workload simulation tasks in a logical partition. Further, each workload... Agent: Ibm Corporation, Intellectual Property Law Dept 917, Bldg. 006-1