Data processing: structural design, modeling, simulation, and emulation inventions 12/07

20070299637 - Design supporting apparatus, design supporting method and computer-readable recording medium recording design supporting program: The present invention relates to a design supporting apparatus for enabling an operator to recognize a density of a structure at a glance for a verification of the structure density, thereby achieving efficient and accurate implementation of the density verification. The design supporting apparatus comprises a spatial shape calculating unit... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20070299638 - Method and system for dynamic performance modeling of computer application services: A generic queueing network model of a Web services environment is introduced. The behavior of a service is abstracted in three phases: serial, parallel and dormant, thus yielding a Serial Parallel Queueing Network (SPQN) model with a small number of parameters. A method is provided for estimated the parameters of... Agent: Whitham, Curtis & Christofferson, P.C.

20070299642 - Apparatus and method for verifying control program through simulation: A simulation apparatus includes a workpiece state data storage section for storing a plurality of pieces of workpiece state data associating workpiece states and solids with each other and transition condition data representing a transition condition among workpiece states, a dynamics simulator 205 for executing dynamics simulation along the time... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070299649 - Multi-channel client system: A multi-channel client system is provided herein, which makes it possible for a single host to receive/respond to sequence events sent from a plurality of client devices through their corresponding communication channels respectively. A socket module is executed in each client device, and a plurality of session modules each corresponding... Agent: Wpat, PC Intellectual Property Attorneys

20070299650 - Method to change usb device descriptors from host to emulate a new device: A method for changing operation of a device, comprising: sending target device descriptors to the device's device emulator, which processes and stores the descriptors as the current descriptors in memory, and the device emulator responding to a query from a host simulating operation of the target device. Using the method,... Agent: Kyocera Technology Development Intellectual Property Administration

20070299640 - Design support device, program and design support method: To provide a technology for simultaneously designing a plurality of products and respectively evaluating each of the plurality of products thus designed, a module type constituting a product is specified, modules included in the module type are specified based on an attribute table storage area, candidate products are created by... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20070299639 - Direct volume rendering with shading: The present invention relates to direct volume rendering based on a light model applied to a 3D array of information data samples. Gradients are first estimated for the individuals samples, and a simple shading is done on the samples with low gradient, i.e. homogenous areas.... Agent: Philips Medical Systems Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20070299641 - Orthogonal basis bubble function element numerical analysis method, orthogonal basis bubble function element numerical analysis program, and orthogonal basis bubble function element numerical analyzing apparatus: A known analytical physical quantity of an analysis subject and an element level consistent mass matrix of each element are obtained by acquiring units. A bubble function is integrated for each element, and the element level diagonal mass matrix of each element is computed by substituting the value that is... Agent: Kratz, Quintos & Hanson, LLP

20070299643 - Method including a field management framework for optimization of field development and planning and operation: A method of performing Field Management is disclosed, a Field Management system including a portable Field Management (FM) framework being initially decoupled from any simulators, one or more adaptors operatively connected to the FM framework, and one or more open interfaces associated, respectively, with the one or more adaptors, the... Agent: Schlumberger Information Solutions Attn: Danita Maseles

20070299645 - Autonomous molecular computer diagnoses molecular disease markers and administers requisite drug in vitro: An autonomous molecular computer that, when coupled to a molecular model of a disease, is capable of disease diagnosis. The computer preferably performs such diagnosis by detecting one or more disease markers. For example, optionally and preferably the molecular computer checks for the presence of over-expressed, under-expressed and mutated genes,... Agent: Martin D Moynihan Prtsi Inc

20070299646 - Method for constructing, representing or displaying protein interaction maps and data processing tool using this method: An interaction map construction and representation method. References of proteins are represented with links corresponding to alleged interactions between said proteins. A score representing the significance of the protein-protein interaction is determined for each interaction and the scores of the represented interactions are indicated on the interaction map in the... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20070299644 - Method of evaluation fit of raw data to model data: Methods and systems for evaluating the fit of raw data to model data are disclosed. Relationships between an assessment item and a tested attribute, responses from examinees to an assessment item, mastery states for an examinee for a tested attribute, one or more parameters based on expected assessment item performance,... Agent: Mayer Brown LLP

20070299647 - Accelerated analog and/or rf simulation: A method and system for performing analog and RF simulation is disclosed that balances the need for accuracy with the desire for increased simulation speed by using two different circuit descriptions, one description is used during the simulation where needed for accuracy and the other circuit description is used where... Agent: Klarquist Sparkman, LLP

20070299648 - Reuse of learned information to simplify functional verification of a digital circuit: A computer is programmed in accordance with the invention to automatically analyze a digital circuit, to check if the digital circuit can enter a target state starting from a start state, by reusing information learned during a another analysis, checking if the same digital circuit can enter the same or... Agent: Trellis Intellectual Property Law Group, PC

20070294063 - Automatic-repeat-request throughput over parallel channels: Methods and apparatus for using automatic-repeat-request (ARQ) protocols in multiple parallel channel systems are provided. In parallel channel systems (e.g., MIMO and/or OFDM systems), various ARQ protocols are employed to increase system throughput. Methods of analysis of the throughput of these protocols are also provided to determine an appropriate protocol.... Agent: Nec Laboratories America, Inc.

20070294065 - Method, apparatus, and computer program product for implementing plans for logical partition (lpar) systems: A method, apparatus and computer program product for implementing plans for logical partition (LPAR) systems includes the generation of a representation of existing hardware and LPAR configuration of a system that is used as input for further LPAR planning and configuration modeling to enable producing accurate and valid plans for... Agent: Ibm Corporation RochesterIPLaw Dept 917

20070294061 - Acoustic modeling apparatus and method using accelerated beam tracing techniques: An acoustic modeling system and an acoustic modeling method use beam tracing techniques that accelerate computation of significant acoustic reverberation paths in a distributed virtual environment. The acoustic modeling system and method perform a priority-driven beam tracing to construct a beam tree data structure representing “early” reverberation paths between avatar... Agent: Hitt Gaines, PC Lsi Corporation

20070294062 - Module of architecture engineering modeling and system and method thereof: The present invention discloses a module of architecture engineering modeling and system and method thereof. The inputted architecture component describing data includes the architecture component plane locating character string because the architecture component describing data is inputted by electric worksheet. During the inputting, the system interprets the character string into... Agent: Schmeiser, Olsen & Watts

20070294064 - Automatic location-specific content selection for portable information retrieval devices: A method for anticipating a user's desired information using a PDA device connected to a computer network is provided. This method further comprises maintaining a database of user tendencies within the computer network, receiving sensor data from the user's physical environment via the PDA device, generating query strings using both... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP

20070294066 - Apparatus and method for identification of swirling flow: A swirling flow identification apparatus includes an eigenequation calculation section 3 and a swirl axis calculation section 4. The eigenequation calculation section 3, based on velocity data of a fluid at a coordinate point, calculates an eigenvalue through an eigenequation concerning the coordinate point and the velocity data. The swirl... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20070294068 - Line-walking recursive partitioning method for evaluating molecular interactions and questions relating to test objects: Particular aspects provide line-walking recursive partitioning (LWRP) methods for evaluating molecular interactions (e.g., enzyme-substrate binding/interaction, protein-protein interaction/docking, protein-small molecule and protein-nucleotide interactions, molecule-molecule and surface-molecule interactions, protein activity inhibition or activation based on a molecular interaction/binding event, or modulation or inhibition of P450 drug metabolism). A training set serves as... Agent: Davis Wright Tremaine, LLP

20070294067 - Prediction of estrogen receptor status of breast tumors using binary prediction tree modeling: The statistical analysis described and claimed is a predictive statistical tree model that overcomes several problems observed in prior statistical models and regression analyses, while ensuring greater accuracy and predictive capabilities. Although the claimed use of the predictive statistical tree model described herein is directed to the prediction of estrogen... Agent: Ropes & Gray LLP Patent Docketing 39/41

20070294069 - System and method for heightening a humoral immune response: The present application relates, in general, to a system and/or method for detection and/or treatment.... Agent: Clarence T. Tegreene, Esq. Intellectual Property Counsel

20070294070 - Program development support apparatus for computer system including quantum computer, program development support program, and simulation apparatus: A section detector 12 detects a section in a source code written in the C++ language for performing a database search process, and a processing time estimator 13 estimates both the processing time for the section by a conventional logic operation and the processing time by quantum computing based on... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070294071 - Hardware accelerator with a single paratition for latches and combinational logic: A hardware accelerator includes hardware support for a combinational only cycle and a latch only cycle in a simulation model with a single partition of latches and combinational logic. Preferred embodiments use a special 4-input 1-output function unit in the hardware accelerator in place of the normal latch function that... Agent: Martin & Associates, LLC

20070294072 - Testing model: The invention is directed to a method for testing a chip, wherein the chip comprises a plurality of devices. The method comprises steps of screening out at least one questionable device within the chip by applying a testing model on each of the devices with a normal operating factor set... Agent: Jianq Chyun Intellectual Property Office

20070294073 - Simulation device, simulation program, and simulation method: A simulation device includes a display section which is mounted on a vehicle and displays, as an instrument panel image, driving information including vehicle state information such as the speed of the vehicle and engine revolutions and additional information such as a navigation image; a layout generation section that generates... Agent: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha C/o Keating & Bennett, LLP

20070294074 - Modeling of a multiprocessor system: Methods and systems are provided for modeling a multiprocessor system in a graphical modeling environment. The multiprocessor system may include multiple processing units that carry out one or more processes, such as programs and sets of instructions. Each of the processing units may be represented as a node at the... Agent: Lahive & Cockfield, LLP

20070294075 - Method for delay immune and accelerated evaluation of digital circuits by compiling asynchronous completion handshaking means: An RTL hardware description language simulation accelerator and circuit emulator which operates on data driven asynchronous completion handshaking principles. Deploying Muller C elements to control latches, the system does not depend on externally provided clocks or internal timing circuits with delay logic or clock generators. Each levelized domain of logic... Agent: Patentry

20070288207 - Displaying characteristics of a system of interconnected components at different system locations: A combined computer-aided design (CAD) and analysis program includes a system inspector feature in a graphical user interface (GUI) that allows designers to identify a critical path among interconnected sets of components within a piping or a heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC) system and provides pressure characteristics of the elements.... Agent: Patterson & Sheridan, L.L.P.

20070288209 - Cad system, shape correcting method and computer-readable storage medium having recorded program thereof: The present invention comprises a step detecting section for detecting a micro-step smaller than the tolerance value on a construction plane of a shape model, which is set at a predetermined interval so as to be identical to a tolerance value set up in a shape model; a correction object... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20070288214 - Method for improving prediction of the viability of potential petroleum reservoirs: A method for improving prediction of the viability of potential petroleum reservoirs, utilises a rock physics model appropriate for porous media, in which some of the solid material is “floating” or not involved in load support, and predicts permeability on the basis of compressional wave velocity vs. density trends, which... Agent: Koppel, Patrick & Heybl

20070288218 - Simulator apparatus and simulation method: A simulator apparatus simulates a behavior of an image forming apparatus in order to verify the behavior. The simulator apparatus includes a computing unit that performs a simulation operation on the behavior of the image forming apparatus, and a selection unit that selects a simulation speed of the computing unit.... Agent: Rossi, Kimms & Mcdowell LLP.

20070288222 - System and method for model driven transformation filtering: A method and system for model-driven transformation are provided. The method and system in one aspect allows selecting of one or more model elements in a model. Transformation definitions are evaluated to identify one or more transformations that may be applicable to the selected one or more model elements. In... Agent: Scully Scott Murphy & Presser, PC

20070288227 - Emulator module controlling input/output process of communication terminal via peripheral device of computer and method of operating the emulator module: The present invention relates to an emulator module of a computer which controls an input/output process of a communication terminal via a peripheral device interoperating with the computer, and more particularly, to an emulator module of the computer and a method of operating the emulator module which control either a... Agent: Hammer & Hanf, PC

20070288226 - Web load test program: A web load test program is used to display information about responses acquired by applying access load on a web server device as a test target. The program generates a plurality of virtual web clients each of which transmits a request message to the web server device and receives a... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20070288228 - Partial virtualization on computing device: A computing device hosts a virtual machine executing a guest that issues guest hardware requests by way of any of a plurality of paths. Such paths include a path to non-existent virtual hardware, where an emulator intercepts and processes such guest hardware request with a corresponding actual hardware command; a... Agent: Woodcock Washburn LLP (microsoft Corporation)

20070288208 - Measurable enterprise cbrne protection: A system and method is disclosed for improving the design, procurement, placement, and deployment of CBRNE threat-protection resources to counter a CBRNE threat. The threat-protection resources include a combination of procedural, human and material elements.... Agent: Demont & Breyer, LLC

20070288210 - System and method for generating finite element models: In an embodiment, a drawing file and an interface application are activated. Geometry data is extracted from the drawing file with the interface application. In another embodiment, contents of a geometry file can be automatically read into a drawing application to create a drawing file. Contents of the geometry data... Agent: Robert R. Richardson, P.s.

20070288211 - Electromagnetic surveying for resistive or conductive bodies: A method of analysing electromagnetic survey data from an area of seafloor (6) that is thought or known to contain a conductive or resistive body, such as a subterranean hydrocarbon reservoir (12), is described. The method includes providing electric field data and magnetic field data, for example magnetic flux density,... Agent: Renner Otto Boisselle & Sklar, LLP

20070288212 - System and method for optimizing simulation of a discrete event process using business system data: The invention discloses simulation of a process of discrete events or tasks having a plurality of available resources associated therewith. A database stores a plurality of models, each including a plurality of one or more entity, task, and resource parameter, and dependencies and relationships. A model application communicates with the... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20070288213 - Method for analyzing the behavior of complex systems, especially internal combustion engines: The invention relates to a method for analyzing the behavior of complex systems, particularly internal combustion engines, by forming a model that represents different test variables in accordance with input variables. Said method comprises the following steps:—different test points corresponding to different constellations of test variables are selected, and measurements... Agent: Dykema Gossett PLLC

20070288216 - Simulation system of function of biological organ: A simulation system for simulating a function of a biological organ using a biological model in which the function of the biological organ are represented by a mathematical model with a computer is provided. The present system receives input of time-series actual measurement data representing the biological response of a... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20070288215 - Techniques for determining the effects on a system of a component that has four states: Techniques for determining effects on a biological system include determining rate constants for a particular time interval starting at an initial time. Each rate constant indicates a rate of transition from one of four states to a different one of the four states for a component of a biological system... Agent: Eugene Molinelli Evans & Molinelli PLLC

20070288217 - Method for standardization of chemical and therapeutic values of foods and medicines using animated chromatographic fingerprinting: The present invention provides a method of standardization of chemical and therapeutic properties and quality of foods and medicines. The present invention provides a method of chromatographic finger printing facilitating correlation of traditional methods used for chemical and therapeutic standardization of medicines and humors in the living things with physico... Agent: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP Eric S. Cherry - Docketing Supervisor

20070288219 - Methods and systems for utilizing design data in combination with inspection data: Various methods and systems for utilizing design data in combination with inspection data are provided. One computer-implemented method for binning defects detected on a wafer includes comparing portions of design data proximate positions of the defects in design data space. The method also includes determining if the design data in... Agent: Baker & Mckenzie LLP

20070288220 - Method and device for simulating an automation system: A method and a device for simulating an automation system are disclosed. The aim of the invention is to allow an automation system to be simulated in such a way that simulation components operating at very different computing speeds can be combined into an overall simulation. Said aim is achieved... Agent: Henry M Feiereisen, LLC

20070288221 - Timing control method of hardware-simulating program and application of the same: A timing-control method of a hardware-simulating program can be applied to a software platform for facilitating control program development. The hardware-simulating program can be recorded in any suitable recording medium and defines therein a plurality of simulating elements which are automatically synchronized at intervals by setting specified time points as... Agent: Madson & Austin

20070288225 - Abstract interface for unified communications with dynamic models: A device may include a first type of modeling environment, a second type of modeling environment, and an abstract interface. The first type of modeling environment may be associated with at least one of a first toolbox or a first function. The second type of modeling environment may include a... Agent: Lahive & Cockfield, LLP

20070288223 - Method, device and software module for a software-engineered reproduction of the behavior of an actual domestic appliance in a model: A method for a software-engineered reproduction of the behavior of an actual domestic appliance in a model, which is connected to the domestic appliance via a bi-directional connecting device, by which current states of the relevant domestic appliance are transmitted to the model and actions are executed on the domestic... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20070288224 - Pre-creating virtual machines in a grid environment: Virtual machines can be pre-created in a grid environment. Pre-created machines can be of a tiny configuration to avoid consuming resources. A request for a virtual machine in the grid can be granted by ballooning a pre-created tiny virtual machine to a larger configuration. The tiny pre-created virtual machine can... Agent: Klarquist Sparkman, LLP

20070282571 - Finite element modeling method utilizing mass distribution: The invention discloses differing embodiments of finite element modeling methods utilizing mass distribution to model an object. In one embodiment, the finite element model of the object may be partitioned into sub-models. A determination may be made as to which elements in the finite element model are structural and as... Agent: Wildman Harrold Allen & Dixon LLP And The Boeing Company

20070282574 - Method and apparatus for determining a process model that models the impact of car/peb on the resist profile: An embodiment provides systems and techniques for determining a process model. During operation, the system may receive a first optical model which models a first optical system of a photolithography process. Next, the system may use the first optical model to determine a second optical model that models a second... Agent: Pvf -- Synopsys, Inc C/o Park, Vaughan & Fleming LLP

20070282573 - Method and system for changing a description for a state transition function of a state machine engine: The invention relates to a method of optimizing a state transition function specification for a state machine engine based on a probability distribution for the state transitions. For the preferred embodiment of the invention, a B-FSM state machine engine accesses a transition rule memory using a processor cache. The invention... Agent: Ibm Corporation RochesterIPLaw Dept. 917

20070282575 - Monte carlo simulation using gpu units on personal computers: A method of performing a Monte Carlo analysis uses a graphical processor unit of a computer system, individual data sets to be analyzed are allocated to respective pixel locations in a graphical processor unit memory for Monte Carlo simulation and the outcome of the Monte Carlo simulation is calculated for... Agent: Alfred W. Froebrich, Esq. Cohen Pontani Lieberman & Pavane LLP

20070282570 - Statechart generation using frames: A Statechart for management of an interaction is generated automatically from a frame that describes the interaction by extracting a data model and a set of goals from frame and then generating a Statechart from the data model and the set of goals. The data model includes a set of... Agent: Motorola, Inc.

20070282572 - Virtual machine for operating n-core application on m-core processor: A virtual machine is instantiated on an M-core processor, and an N-core application is instantiated on the virtual machine such that the virtual machine emulates an N-core processor to the N-core application. Thus, the virtual machine hides difference between the N cores expected by the application and the M cores... Agent: Woodcock Washburn LLP (microsoft Corporation)

20070282578 - Determining better configuration for computerized system: A better configuration for a computerized system is determined by performing a first stage and a second stage. In the first stage, the performance of each system configuration, including candidate configurations and a standard configuration, is evaluated, and the number of scenarios needed in the second stage is determined. In... Agent: Law Offices Of Michael Dryja

20070282576 - Enterprise multi-program process development and integration process: Tools and methods allow an enterprise to define a set of processes and create scenarios which link and integrate combinations of processes. In addition, both processes and scenarios can be categorized, enabling re-use of existing definitions and easing subsequent scenario building. Processes and scenarios both allow variations which are stipulated... Agent: John S. Beulick (24691) Armstrong Teasdale LLP

20070282580 - Simulation condition input apparatus, computer readable medium, simulation condition input method and computer data signal: A simulation condition input apparatus inputs information required for simulation analysis on a system including plural element members. The apparatus includes a display unit, a specifying unit and an input unit. The display unit displays the plural element members on a screen with geometrical shapes corresponding to the element members.... Agent: Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP

20070282577 - Simulation system implementing historical machine data: A simulation system for a machine is disclosed. The simulation system has a user interface configured to display a simulated environment, and a controller in communication with the user interface. The controller is configured to receive historical information related to performance of a machine, and recreate a past operation of... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20070282583 - System and method for sugarcane recovery estimation: A product recovery prediction model that models recovery of a product from a crop is generated by inputting training product recovery data by date, age, and variety. A first model that models season dependent effects on product recovery, and/or a second model that models age dependent effects on product recovery,... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20070282589 - Method and apparatus for synchronizing processors in a hardware emulation system: A method, apparatus and method for compiling a hardware design for performing hardware emulation using synchronized processors is described. The apparatus comprises a plurality of processors defining a processor group for evaluating data regarding a hardware design and a synchronizer for synchronizing the operation of the processor group while emulating... Agent: Raymond R. Moser Jr., Esq. MoserIPLaw Group

20070282579 - Computer system for data manipulation and related methods: A computer system (100) for data management arranged to provide at least four components: a generator component (202), a solver component (204), a simulation component (206) and a visualisation component (208), wherein the simulation component (206) is arranged to simulate stochastic processes and output simulation data of the simulated process... Agent: Fenwick & West LLP

20070282581 - System and method for simulating a discrete event process using business system data: The invention provides a method and system to simulate a process of discrete tasks having a plurality of available resources associated therewith. The system may comprise a model database to store a plurality of models, each model including a plurality of task and resource parameters; a model portion in communication... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20070282582 - Efficient application of reduced variable transformation and conditional stability testing in reservoir simulation flash calculations: Methods and computer readable media for performing a compositional reservoir simulation of a subterranean hydrocarbon-bearing reservoir is provided. Reduced variables for flash computations are utilized with a methodology of conditional stability testing for achieving optimal efficiency of phase behavior computations in a compositional reservoir simulator. A least abundant phase is... Agent: Chevron Services Company Law, Intellectual Property Group

20070282584 - Simplified data signal support for diagramming environment languages: A computer-implemented method may include defining an input bus signal in a graphical block diagram model by associating the input bus signal with a first group of signals, at least two of the first group of signals having a different data type; defining an output bus signal in the graphical... Agent: Lahive & Cockfield, LLP

20070282585 - Simplified data signal support for diagramming environment languages: A computer-implemented method may include defining an input bus signal in a graphical block diagram model by associating the input bus signal with a first group of signals, at least two of the first group of signals having a different data type; defining an output bus signal in the graphical... Agent: Lahive & Cockfield, LLP

20070282586 - Simplified data signal support for diagramming environment languages: A computer-implemented method may include defining an input bus signal in a graphical block diagram model by associating the input bus signal with a first group of signals, at least two of the first group of signals having a different data type; defining an output bus signal in the graphical... Agent: Lahive & Cockfield, LLP

20070282587 - Simulator system: Provided is a simulator system by which simulations as to a temporally and/or spatially changing event are executed at both macro layer and micro layer. The simulator system comprises an upper layer processor and a lower layer processor for executing simulation processes as to an upper layer and a lower... Agent: Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman & Chick, PC

20070282588 - Electric power system training simulation software and process for electric power system training: A time driven, computer simulation based electric power system training software package designed to train power system operators is used with an existing set of electric power system modeling algorithms, such as sold under the Powerworld™ brand. The software package includes: a file that provides all the data to be... Agent: Blynn L. Shideler The Blk Law Group