Data processing: structural design, modeling, simulation, and emulation inventions 01/09

20090030656 - Method and system for compensating for misalignment of a target piece of material to which a design is to be applied: A method and system for compensating for misalignment of a piece of target material to which a design is to be applied is described. One embodiment receives first and second sets of coordinates corresponding to the location, respectively, of first and second reference points on the target piece of material;... Agent: Cooley Godward Kronish LLP Attn: Patent Group

20090030658 - Pdc drill bit using optimized side rake angle: A fixed cutter drill bit and a method for designing a fixed cutter drill bit includes simulating the fixed cutter drill bit drilling in an earth formation. A performance characteristic of the simulated fixed cutter drill bit is determined. A side rake angle distribution of the cutters is adjusted at... Agent: Osha, Liang LLP / Smith

20090030657 - Surface tesselation of shape models: The invention relates to a method (100) of and to a system (200) for determining a template mesh of a shape model on the basis of a plurality of instances of the shape model. The method of determining the template mesh of the shape model comprises an obtaining step (110)... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20090030660 - Method and apparatus for generating fully detailed three-dimensional electronic package and pcb board models: A process is provided, which includes receiving geometrical information for a plurality of layers of an electronic structure within at least one output data file from an electronic structure design tool. At least one numerical analysis data file is created from the output data file, which contains the geometrical information... Agent: Henry Groth Lsi Logic Corporation

20090030659 - Separable integration via higher-order programming: Separable integration is provided for simulation contexts where modeling and integration can be considered separately when programmatically implementing the simulations, for example. Thus, modeling concepts can be defined relating to the simulation, and integration of the modeling concept can happen separately to provide more variety to meet modeling specifications. In... Agent: Amin, Turocy & Calvin, LLP

20090030662 - System and method for non-linear modeling: A computer-implemented system and method of non-linear modeling in a computer system having a limited precision processor is provided. A non-linear model is initialized by forming an objective function having one or more functional components and a marginal variance matrix. The model is then iteratively solved using the computer processor... Agent: Patent Group 2n Jones Day

20090030661 - Three-dimensional process planning: Systems and methods are described for three-dimensional process planning. In one embodiment, one or more manufacturing requirements are received, and an authoritative three-dimensional (3D) computer-aided design (CAD) model of a component is generated or selected. A sub-process associated with the authoritative 3D CAD model of the component is generated based... Agent: Lee & Hayes, Pllc

20090030663 - System and method for modeling stochastic behavior of a system of n similar statistical variables: A system and method for modeling stochastic behavior of a system of N similar statistical variables using N uncorrelated/independent random model parameters. More particularly, a system and method of modeling device across chip variations and device mismatch. The method includes modeling stochastic behavior of a system of N similar statistical... Agent: Andrew M. Calderon Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20090030664 - System and method for generating a visual representation of a wavelength division multiplexing optical network and nodes thereof: Systems for, and methods of, generating a visual representation of a wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) optical network and nodes thereof. In one embodiment, a system for generating a visual representation of multiple nodes of a WDM optical network includes: (1) a connectivity, pass-through and error identifier configured to identify connectivity... Agent: Hitt Gaines, Pc Alcatel-lucent

20090030665 - Automatic, hierarchy-independent partitioning method for transistor-level circuit simulation: A method of providing simulation results includes detecting any power net and rail in a circuit netlist. The circuit can be divided into net-partitioned blocks. Using these net-partitioned blocks, a topological analysis can be performed to identify cuttable/un-cuttable devices and synchronization requirements. Then, the circuit can be re-divided into rail-partitioned... Agent: Bever, Hoffman & Harms, LLP

20090030666 - Software entity for the creation of a hybrid cycle simulation model: Disclosed is a software entity for constructing a Hybrid Cycle Simulation model comprising Compiled Data Units (CDUs) for use in design verification. The simulation model may contain a plurality of 1-cycle CDUs, optimized for simulation throughput, and 2-cycle CDUs, optimized for simulation accuracy, or a mixture thereof. Utilizing a netlist... Agent: International Business Machines Corporation

20090030667 - Real-time discrete event simulation with location tracking: A machine-implemented method for simulating a supply chain for a product may include receiving real-time information regarding delays from at least one link in a product supply chain, simulating events in a supply chain based on the received information, and determining, based on the simulation, whether the costs and/or level... Agent: Prass LLP

20090030668 - Signed/unsigned integer guest compare instructions using unsigned host compare instructions for precise architecture emulation: Architecture for efficient translation and processing of PowerPC guest instructions on an x86 host machine. In an x86-based architecture, signed integer values are projected into the unsigned integer value space for processing by the host using the negation of the left-most (sign) bit. Compare operations are performed in the unsigned... Agent: Microsoft Corporation

20090024363 - Method of designing or evaluating a bake oven: A method of designing or evaluating the design of a bake oven for curing paint on an article to achieve the cure criteria for predetermined areas of the article, including creating a three-dimensional model of the article and the bake oven, dividing the three-dimensional model into discreet elements, using a... Agent: Howard & Howard Attorneys, P.c.

20090024364 - Methods and systems for molecular inhibition of protein misfolding: Methods and systems are described which relate to polypeptide structural models and interacting molecule structures.... Agent: Searete Llc Clarence T. Tegreene

20090024362 - Virtual backlight framework: A software interface for designing backlights is disclosed. The software has three particular aspects, summarized briefly here. In one embodiment, a first aspect is “sharing” or “collaborating”, in which any users in a group can read and write annotated components, annotated designs and annotated results. In another embodiment, a second... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20090024366 - Computerized progressive parsing of mathematical expressions: Systems and methods for progressively parsing user input of a mathematical expression are provided. One disclosed method includes looping through characters in an input string, and on each loop, extracting a next token from the input string and determining a current grammar context based on the token or tokens extracted... Agent: Microsoft Corporation

20090024368 - Cyclic combinatorial method and system: The cyclic combinatorial method and system includes an optimizing programming method embodied in a computing machine in order to provide the capability to solve cyclic optimization problems. The method can be used to solve optimization problems having cyclic 0-1 matrices, such as network problems and cyclic workforce scheduling. The method... Agent: Litman Law Offices, Ltd.

20090024365 - Method and apparatus for creating and editing a nuclear reactor core loading template: The apparatus for creating and editing a nuclear reactor core template includes a graphical user interface and a processor controlling the graphical user interface to display a graphical representation of a nuclear reactor core. Via the graphical user interface, the processor provides a user with graphical tools for at least... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20090024370 - Method and system for performing t-spline based isogeometric analysis: A method for performing T-spline based isogeometric analysis is disclosed. An analysis suitable geometry (ASG) description is initially generated from a T-spline surface or volume computer-aid design (CAD) description. Subsequently, a T-spline based isogometric analysis (IGA) code structure that uses the ASG description having ASG analysis ready data is generated.... Agent: Dillon & Yudell LLP

20090024371 - Method for predicting micro-topographic distribution of terrain: A method for irrigating terrain comprising the following steps: generating field surface relative elevation data set using Monte-Carlo simulation; adjusting the simulation data set to ensure it falls in a reasonable numerical range; adjusting the data set to establish certain spatial dependence using Kriging interpolation method; and making further statistical... Agent: Matthias Scholl

20090024369 - Method of predicting the dynamic behavior of water table in an anisotropic unconfined aquifer having a general time-varying recharge rate from multiple rectangular recharge basins: The present invention relates to development of a method of predicting the dynamic behavior of water table in an anisotropic unconfined aquifer having a general time-varying recharge rate from multiple rectangular recharge basins. Each basin can have a different dimension and nature of rate of recharge. Aquifer can have prescribed... Agent: Luedeka, Neely & Graham, P.c.

20090024367 - Probabilistic modeling system for product design: A method is provided for designing a product. The method may include obtaining data records relating to one or more input variables and one or more output parameters associated with the product; and pre-processing the data records based on characteristics of the input variables. The method may also include selecting... Agent: Caterpillar/finnegan, Henderson, L.l.p.

20090024372 - Method of identifying reusable services through modelling a business process and commonalities in process flows: In one aspect, the invention is directed to a method for identifying potential integration points within an enterprise system. The method involves reviewing process flows from a business process model and identifying groups of process flows that have at least a selected degree of commonality in their contained information elements.... Agent: Carey, Rodriguez, Greenberg & Paul, LLP Steven M. Greenberg

20090024374 - Efficient process for evaluating engine cooling airflow performance: The present invention generally relates to processes for predicting airflow rates. According to some embodiments, some process steps can include developing a three-dimensional computer-aided design model of a test body topology; discretizing the test body topology; discretizing a volume surrounding the test body topology, the volume being bounded by a... Agent: Brouse Mcdowell Lpa

20090024373 - Method for optimizing diffusion media with spatially varying mass transport resistance: A method for optimizing a fuel cell diffusion media having a spatially varying mass transport resistance is provided. The method includes at least two passes where a first-pass D/Deff profile for the fuel cell diffusion media is provided and applied to a computational model of the fuel cell having a... Agent: Fraser Clemens Martin & Miller Llc

20090024375 - Method, system and computer program product for levinthal process induction from known structure using machine learning: A method is provided for predicting the structure of a macromolecule by modeling the folding process from the unfolded to the folded state based on machine learning a training set of known structures.... Agent: Bereskin And Parr

20090024376 - Computer program using particle method: Finite element methods are unsuitable for a dispersed system. Particle methods suitable for a dispersed system are limited in the particle shapes only a sphere that requires many particles to model a complicated shape especially in 3D. Proposed procedures for a particle method are roughly as follows. 1): Judging the... Agent: Akio Hori

20090024377 - System and method for modeling semiconductor devices using pre-processing: A system for modeling a semiconductor device comprises a pre-processing module and a simulation module. The pre-processing module stores at least one virtual model equation associated with at least one terminal of a semiconductor device. The pre-processing module receives an actual voltage value associated with the at least one terminal.... Agent: Baker Botts L.l.p.

20090024378 - Simulation method for efficient characterization of electronic systems under variability effects: A method of determining the behavior of an electronic system comprising electronic components under variability is disclosed. In one aspect, the method comprises for at least one parameter of at least one of the electronic components, showing variability defining a range and a population of possible values within the range,... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20090024379 - Evaluation device: Evaluation by logic simulation can be favorably performed. A target packet determination part determines if a target packet which is a response packet that is to be transmitted with respect to a request packet that is received is in a simulation result table. When there is a target packet, a... Agent: Young & Thompson

20090024380 - Video graphics array interface tester: An exemplary video graphics array interface tester includes a VGA connector being configured to couple to a VGA interface to be tested and having a plurality of signal pins to output different VGA signals; a load circuit connected to the signal pins of the VGA connector for impedance matching; a... Agent: Pce Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang

20090024381 - Simulation device for co-verifying hardware and software: A simulation device capable of verifying coordinated operation of software and hardware faster and more accurately. The simulation device has a framework including a virtual OS and a virtual CPU to execute software under test. The virtual OS and CPU also serve as a first scheduler that manages an execution... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20090018800 - City arrangement: A city is arranged within a terraced valley. An agricultural realm, suitable for farming, is located on the valley floor. A civic concourse is on a terrace above the agricultural realm. The civic concourse has public buildings and a terrace of industries. The terrace of industries has manufacturing facilities. An... Agent: Hanes & Schutz, LLC

20090018801 - Lossless compression algorithm for hyperspectral data: Lossless compression techniques provide efficient compression of hyperspectral satellite data. The present invention combines the advantages of a clustering with linear modeling. A number of visualizations are presented, which help clarify why the approach of the present invention is particularly effective on this dataset. At each stage, the algorithm achieves... Agent: Robert Platt Bell Registered Patent Attorney

20090018803 - Method of cloth simulation using linear stretch/shear model: Deformations occurring in cloth can be decomposed into two components: the in-plane and the out-of-plane deformations. Stretch and shear are in-plane deformation, and bending is out-of-plane deformation. In the method, the numerical simulation can be done in real-time, and the models fix some flaws that existed in previous real-time models,... Agent: Park Law Firm

20090018802 - Modeling when connections are the problem: A method an computer program product models connections for a system having a plurality of components, having component terminals, and connections. The connections are located to selectively connect the components of the system to each other. The method and computer product models signal levels for nodes of the system as... Agent: Fay Sharpe / Xerox - Parc

20090018804 - Modelling a phenomenon that has spectral data: A method is disclosed for modelling a physical phenomenon that has associated spectral data. The method includes the step of obtaining the spectral data (12) on at least two samples (10) from a material, substrate or electrical activity such as electrical activity of a brain. The method includes performing an... Agent: Baker & Hostetler LLP

20090018805 - Optically selective coatings for plant tissues: The present invention provides optically selective coatings for plant tissues, such as agricultural products. The coatings are designed to transmit a desired spectrum of light, while preventing harmful intensities of radiation in given wavelength ranges from damaging the plant tissues. For example, a coating may be tailored to perform as... Agent: Carr & Ferrell LLP

20090018806 - System, method and computer program product for developing a system-of-systems architecture model: A method is provided for developing an architecture model for a system-of-systems (SoS) that includes n system levels L1 . . . Ln, each of which includes at least one component of the SoS. For at least i>1, each system level Li includes at least one component of level Li-1.... Agent: Alston & Bird, LLP

20090018807 - Hybrid method for enforcing curvature related boundary conditions in solving one-phase fluid flow over a deformable domain: An embodiment of the present invention may be a system or method for simulating the flow of a single-phase fluid flow. Markers represent a moving fluid boundary of the single-phase fluid at a first point in time. The moving fluid boundary separates a simulation space into a fluid space and... Agent: Epson Research And Development Inc Intellectual Property Dept

20090018809 - Computer gene: The invention relates to the field of bioinformatics and in particular of biomolecular computing (‘DNA computing’). “Computational genes” comprising nucleic acids are provided which, via autonomous spontaneous self-assembly, can be produced in vivo by means of a biomolecular finite automaton.... Agent: Patent Central LLC Stephan A. Pendorf

20090018808 - Preoperative surgical simulation: An apparatus for simulating an image-guided procedure. The system comprises an input for receiving a three-dimensional (3D) medical image depicting an organ of a patient, a model generation unit for generating a 3D anatomical model of the organ according to the 3D medical image, and a simulating unit for simulating... Agent: Martin D. Moynihan D/b/a Prtsi, Inc.

20090018810 - Method for determining a sky view of an antenna: A method for determining the amount of open sky view of an antenna in an automotive vehicle. A computer simulation of the vehicle objects that are non-transmissive to electromagnetic radiation is first created while a simulated antenna is also positioned within the computer simulation. Thereafter, a plurality of spheres, each... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle, Anderson & Citkowski, P.C.

20090018811 - Generation of test cases for functional testing of applications: An automated system and method to generate functional conformance tests for applications are provided. The system and method in one aspect use Inputs, Outputs, Preconditions, Effects (IOPEs) paradigm associated with an application for automatically generating test goals. A planner component may accept these testing goals to generate a sequence of... Agent: Scully, Scott, Murphy & Presser, P.C.

20090018812 - Using quantitative models for predictive sla management: A method of using quantitative models for predictive service level agreement management builds quantitative models, executes the models to produce observations, and determines whether the observations conform to service level agreements. If the observations do not conform to the service level agreements, the method determines the service level agreements that... Agent: Frederick W. Gibb, Iii Gibb & Rahman, LLC

20090018813 - Using quantitative models for predictive sla management: A method of using quantitative models for predictive service level agreement management builds quantitative models, executes the models to produce observations, and determines whether the observations conform to service level agreements. If the observations do not conform to the service level agreements, the method determines the service level agreements that... Agent: Frederick W. Gibb, Iii Gibb & Rahman, LLC

20090018814 - Method and system for providing projector images: A computer program product in a computer readable medium having projector driver computer readable code for converting an application file into a projectable image file for presentation by a projector connected to a network. The computer program product further had a network interface computer readable code for communicating the projectable... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20090012752 - Aerodynamic design optimization using information extracted from analysis of unstructured surface meshes: A computer-implemented method of analyzing data representing the optimization of real-world designs of physical entities according to at least one criterion. Different modifications of the design are generated by a cyclic optimization algorithm. The design data is represented by unstructured triangular surface meshes. A displacement measure representing local differences between... Agent: Fenwick & West LLP

20090012750 - Chassis surface temperature estimate apparatus, method, program, and storage medium: A chassis surface temperature estimate apparatus capable of quickly and easily estimating a chassis surface temperature without obtaining a parameter for each component through actual measurement for thermal design is provided. A thermal analysis execution section (6) executes a thermal analysis in units of heat-generation groups each including at least... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack L.L.P.

20090012749 - Fabric modelling: A method of modelling fabric properties and behaviour first involves generating (16) a yarn model from fibre parameters, which may be empirically determined. The yarn model is homogenised (18, 20) to produce a homogenous representation of the yarn (YMM), suitable for use in finite element analysis. The method may then,... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20090012751 - Method and program for structure analysis by finite element method: In a structure analysis method by the finite element method, based on a characteristic that when a load is applied to a structure, an arbitrary point of the structure describes an ellipsoidal shape in accordance with a direction of the load, an equation of the ellipsoidal shape formed by the... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090012753 - Method for optimizing joint press set for use with a plurality of ball joints: A method and article for designing dual-mode adapters in a joint press kit. A plurality of ball joints for use with the adapters are selected. An adapter design is created by defining a first variable representative of a physical characteristic of the adapter design; defining a second variable representing a... Agent: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

20090012756 - Analyzing linearization of models in modeling environments: A device provides an interface for permitting a user to define a block diagram model that represents a system, linearizing at least a portion of the block diagram model, analyzing a linearization result of at least one block of the block diagram model to determine contribution information of the at... Agent: Lahive & Cockfield, LLP/the Mathworks Floor 30, Suite 3000

20090012754 - Automated approach to resolving artificial algebraic loops: A method and apparatus for resolving artificial algebraic loops in model executions include providing a model of an executable process having a plurality of functions. An analysis step identifies whether the process includes at least one potential artificial algebraic loop. If at least one potential artificial algebraic loop exists in... Agent: Lahive & Cockfield, LLP/the Mathworks Floor 30, Suite 3000

20090012758 - Design support system, method and program: A design support system includes an input means for receiving shape data indicative of mutually different first and second shapes, finite element model data indicative of a finite element model for each shape, and attribute data indicative of an attribute at each node of the finite element model, a shape... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20090012759 - Method and apparatus for simulation physical fields: In order to design on-chip interconnect structures in a flexible way, a CAD approach is advocated in three dimensions, describing high frequency effects such as current redistribution due to the skin-effect or eddy currents and the occurrence of slow-wave modes. The electromagnetic environment is described by a scalar electric potential... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20090012755 - Simulation of coupled objects: A simulator for simulating a first object and a second object that is coupled to the first object is disclosed. The simulator models the first and second objects as a plurality of segments, with each segment having a plurality of nodes connected by one or more edges. The simulator then... Agent: Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC

20090012757 - Tools for system-level design environments: A remote auxiliary tool is created in a graphical model having at least one of a signal or a block. The remote auxiliary tool is non-intrusively attached to one of the signal or the block. The graphical model and the remote auxiliary tool are executed synchronously. At least one of... Agent: Lahive & Cockfield, LLP/the Mathworks Floor 30, Suite 3000

20090012761 - runtime program regression analysis tool for a simulation engine: A system is disclosed that provides a goal based learning system utilizing a rule based expert training system to provide a cognitive educational experience. The system provides the user with a simulated environment that presents a business opportunity to understand and solve optimally. Mistakes are noted and remedial educational material... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd. Attorneys For Client No. 005222

20090012760 - Method and system for activity monitoring and forecasting: A system and method for creating models related to an organization, comprising: collecting data from electronic activity; conducting an electronic data analysis by analyzing the data; conducting an organization data analysis analyzing organization data from the organization; and creating a model of the organization based on the electronic data analysis... Agent: Dla Piper LLP Us

20090012762 - Engine performance model: s

20090012763 - Method and system for tire evaluation and tuning with loading system and vehicle model: A method and system for evaluating and tuning tires includes a test rig on which one or more physical tires are mounted. A full vehicle model and a road description are used with the test rig to test and evaluate the tire as would be conducted on a real test... Agent: Mcdermott, Will & Emery

20090012764 - System model production support apparatus and system model production support method: In a system model production support apparatus and method, plural partial models are stored along with input/output information for each partial model; an input-side portion of the system model is produced by sequentially selecting the partial models constituting the input-side portion from among the stored partial models in an order... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090012765 - System and method for performing oilfield simulation operations: The invention relates to a method of simulating operations of an oilfield, which has process facilities and wellsite operatively connected, each wellsite having a wellbore penetrating a subterranean formation for extracting fluid from an underground reservoir. The method steps include selecting simulators for modeling the oilfield with at least one... Agent: Schlumberger Technology Corporation/osha Liang Mr. Bryan Galloway, ManagingIPCounsel

20090012766 - Event sequencer: There is provided a tool for effectively performing a meaningful analysis of a system state by using a specific index. A part having unusual behavior is extracted as an event timing from time-series data on an index derived from a system. An event descriptor describing the state of the system... Agent: Seed Intellectual Property Law Group PLLC

20090012767 - Method for selecting potential medicinal compounds: A method for the structure based drug design, searching for and selection of potential medicinal compounds is proposed, which comprises predicting the value of the ligand binding affinities from the score calculated with the help of a scoring function with taking into account the protein structure, the ligand structure and... Agent: Ladas & Parry LLP

20090012769 - Method and system for lithographic simulation and verification: Methods and systems for lithographic simulation and verification comprising a process in the frequency domain or in the spatial domain of calculating intensity at a location (x, y) for a number of defocus values. In addition, evaluating the intensity calculation result to determine if the intensity level will result in... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.

20090012768 - Method for deciding array spacing of array antenna by using genetic algorithm and array antenna having sofa structure with irregular array spacing: A method for determining an array space of an array antenna by using a genetic algorithm and an array antenna having a soft structure with irregular array spacing are disclosed. The array antenna having a sofa structure with irregular array spacing, includes: a plurality of radiation elements having an inclined... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman LLP

20090012770 - Circuit simulation: A system, method, and apparatus select state variables for, build state equations of, and simulate time-domain operation of an electronic circuit. The circuit is modeled with three branch types (inductor, resistor, voltage source in series; capacitor, resistor, current source in parallel; and switch), including four pre-defined switch types (unidirectional unlatched,... Agent: Matthew R. Schantz Woodard Emhardt Naughton Moriarty & Mcnett

20090012771 - Transaction-based system and method for abstraction of hardware designs: Apparatus and method for transaction-based abstraction process can, in an embodiment, include three main phases: first, selecting a set of transaction-processing finite state machines (FSMs) that determine transaction boundaries. Second, extracting the transaction-processing FSMs, composing them, and computing an abstracted FSM corresponding to the composed FSM after abstraction, step 115.... Agent: Law Offices Of James E. Eakin

20090012772 - Method for generating an electro-hydraulic model for control design: The dynamic response characteristics of an electro-hydraulic (EH) physical plant is represented by a model. The model includes a series of second order transfer functions, one for each operating point, of the EH physical plant. Command pressure, overshoot, rise time, damping coefficient, natural frequency and gain parameters are determined in... Agent: Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20090012773 - Analysis of control systems: A control system representing a non-linear system may be modeled in block diagram form in a graphical environment. A linear model based on the block diagram may be generated. The linear model may then be used to design and tune the control system.... Agent: Lahive & Cockfield, LLP/the Mathworks Floor 30, Suite 3000

20090012774 - Debugging prototyped system solutions in solution builder wizard environment: A system and method for debugging system solutions under design which cooperates with a solution design platform in which relationships between two or more system-level computing components are defined, in which each system-level computing component is associated with a behavioral model, and in which each relationship between system-level computing components... Agent: Ibm Corporation (rhf)

20090006041 - Design support program and design support method: A design support method comprising reading a two-dimensional cross-sectional model created by a computer-aided design system, saving information on a locus of travel of the recording medium, recognizing parts in a vicinity of the locus of the recording medium, and creating a simulation model in which parts other than the... Agent: Canon U.s.a. Inc. Intellectual Property Division

20090006042 - Method and system for generating a graphical representation of a space: A graphical representation is generated on the basis of a database containing descriptors of localized entities, comprising information on said localized entities in a geometric model, a set-theoretic model and a semantic model. The method comprises the following steps: election (E2) of a reference entity by executing membership tests with... Agent: Cohen, Pontani, Lieberman & Pavane LLP

20090006043 - Method for the simulation of the haptic of an interaction of a guided object with a virtual three-dimensional object: The object of the instant invention is a method for simulating the haptics of an interaction of an object guided by a user, hereinafter referred to as tool, with a virtual three-dimensional object, in particular the scanning of the surface of the simulated object and/or the penetration of the guided... Agent: Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell LLP Attn: Michael Ritchie, Docketing

20090006040 - Systems and methods for representing protein binding sites and identifying molecules with biological activity: The present invention relates to systems and methods for representing target protein binding sites and for docking fragment molecules and structurally modified fragment molecules to target protein binding sites. The systems and methods are useful for designing active molecules in drug discovery. Methods of this invention can be implemented in... Agent: Wilmerhale/boston

20090006039 - Three-dimensional (3d) structure data creation method, 3d structure data creation apparatus, computer-readable record media and computer system: A three-dimensional (3D) structure data creation technique capable of readily creating 3D structure data is disclosed. This method is for producing data of a 3D structure which is made up of a plurality of elements. The method includes the steps of preparing first and second two-dimensional (2D) sectional images different... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20090006045 - Forecasting time-dependent search queries: Techniques for analyzing and modeling the frequency of queries are provided by a query analysis system. A query analysis system analyzes frequencies of a query over time to determine whether the query is time-dependent or time-independent. The query analysis system forecasts the frequency of time-dependent queries based on their periodicities.... Agent: Perkins Coie LLP/msft

20090006048 - Method for simulating thermal resistance value of thermal test die: A method for simulating a thermal resistance value of a thermal test die is provided to estimate a relationship between the thermal resistance value of a heating block and the thermal resistance value of the thermal test die, and to find out a size of the heating block that matches... Agent: J C Patents, Inc.

20090006044 - Real-time rendering of light-scattering media: A real-time algorithm for rendering of an inhomogeneous scattering media such as smoke under dynamic low-frequency environment lighting is described. An input media animation is represented as a sequence of density fields, each of which is decompressed into a weighted sum of a set of radial basis functions (RBFs) and... Agent: Lee & Hayes PLLC

20090006046 - Real-time rendering of light-scattering media: A real-time algorithm for rendering of an inhomogeneous scattering media such as smoke under dynamic low-frequency environment lighting is described. An input media animation is represented as a sequence of density fields, each of which is represented by an approximate model density field and a residual density field. The algorithm... Agent: Lee & Hayes PLLC

20090006047 - Real-time rendering of light-scattering media: A real-time algorithm for rendering of an inhomogeneous scattering media such as smoke under dynamic low-frequency environment lighting is described. An input media animation is represented as a sequence of density fields, each of which is decomposed into a weighted sum of a set of radial basis functions (RBFs) and... Agent: Lee & Hayes PLLC

20090006049 - System for estimating storage requirements for a multi-dimensional clustering data configuration: A storage requirements estimating system estimates the storage required for a proposed multidimensional clustering data by modeling wasted space. The amount of wasted space is modeled by calculating the cardinality of the unique value of the clustering key for the proposed configuration. Cardinality may be determined by estimation techniques. Specific... Agent: Kunzler & Mckenzie

20090006050 - Simulation circuit of toggle magnetic tunnel junction (mtj) element: A simulating circuit for simulating a toggle magnetic tunneling junction (MTJ) element includes at least a synthetic Anti-Ferromagnetic free layer, a tunnel barrier layer, and a synthetic Anti-Ferromagnetic pinned layer. The simulating circuit is configured with a converting circuit, a status circuit, a storage circuit, a voltage computing circuit and... Agent: Workman Nydegger 1000 Eagle Gate Tower

20090006053 - Efficient computation method for electromagnetic modeling: Method for efficient processing of controlled source electromagnetic data, whereby Maxwell's equations are solved [107] by numerical techniques [109] such as finite difference or finite element in three dimensions for each source location and frequency of interest. The Reciprocity Principle is used [103] to reduce the number of computational source... Agent: Exxon Mobil Upstream Research Company

20090006051 - Real-time rendering of light-scattering media: A real-time algorithm for rendering an inhomogeneous scattering medium such as fog is described. An input media animation is represented as a sequence of density fields, each of which is decomposed into a weighted sum of a set of radial basis functions (RBFs) such as Gaussians. The algorithm computes airlight... Agent: Lee & Hayes PLLC

20090006052 - Real-time rendering of light-scattering media: A real-time algorithm for rendering of an inhomogeneous scattering medium such as fog with a surface object immersed therein is described. An input media animation is represented as a sequence of density fields. The algorithm computes surface reflectance of the surface object in the inhomogeneous scattering medium. The algorithm may... Agent: Lee & Hayes PLLC

20090006055 - Automated reduction of biomarkers: A list of biomarkers indicative of patient outcome is reduced. A computer program is applied to a set of biomarkers indicative of a patient outcome (e.g., prognosis, diagnosis, or treatment result). The computer program models the set of biomarkers with a subset of the biomarkers. The subset is identified without... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20090006054 - Seismic inversion of data containing surface-related multiples: To perform seismic inversion, a model representing a subterranean structure is provided. Simulated seismic data is generated using the model, where the simulated seismic data includes surface-related multiples. The model is iteratively updated based on comparing the simulated seismic data with the observed seismic data collected by a seismic survey.... Agent: Westerngeco L.L.C. Jeffrey E. Griffin

20090006056 - Closed-loop cabin pressure control system test method with actual pressure feedback: Testing of an aircraft pressure control system may be performed without use of an altitude chamber. Aircraft cabin configuration date may be modeled and used, along with high resolution positional feedback from a simulated valve, to produce a high resolution electrical signal that may represent a simulated cabin pressure. A... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20090006058 - Iterative drilling simulation process for enhanced economic decision making: An iterative drilling simulation method and system for enhanced economic decision making includes obtaining characteristics of a rock column in a formation to be drilled, specifying characteristics of at least one drilling rig system; and iteratively simulating the drilling of a well bore in the formation. The method and system... Agent: Baker Botts L.L.P. Patent Department

20090006057 - Simulating fluid flow in reservoir with modified grid: A method, system and computer program product for simulating a fluid flow in a reservoir are disclosed. According to an embodiment, the current invention includes a method for simulating a fluid flow in a reservoir, the method comprising: providing an initial grid including multiple grid cells, each grid cell including... Agent: Schlumberger Information Solutions

20090006060 - Regulating activation threshold levels in a simulated neural circuit: A simulated neural element includes a cell body and one or more simulated branches. Simulated branches are configured to receive input signals and to activate when a combination of the signals received during a specified window of time exceeds a branch activation threshold level. The simulated cell body is configured... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20090006061 - System for developing patient specific therapies based on dynamic modeling of patient physiology and method thereof: A system for developing patient-specific therapies based on dynamic modeling of patient-specific physiology and method thereof are disclosed. The system includes software modules configured to provide access via a computer to one or more data collection protocols defining at least a type of patient-specific data to be collected and a... Agent: Dinsmore & Shohl, LLP One Dayton Centre

20090006059 - Systems and methods for mapping binding site volumes in macromolecules: Systems, methods, and apparatus for evaluating a binding site of a macromolecule are disclosed in which the binding site is identified and a binding site volume map of the binding site is constructed. The binding site volume map has a surface with a plurality of regions. Each respective region in... Agent: Jones Day

20090006062 - Progressively implementing declarative models in distributed systems: A system for automatically implementing high-level instructions in a distributed application program, where the high-level instructions reflect the behavior of the distributed application program, includes at least a tools component. The tools component is used to write high-level instructions in the form of declarative models, and place them in a... Agent: Workman Nydegger/microsoft

20090006064 - Replaying distributed systems: Replaying distributed systems involves playing a distributed system in a simulator using data from a real-world operation. In an example embodiment, a simulation process is to simulate a distributed system that has a first instance and a second instance. The simulation process includes a first simulation object corresponding to the... Agent: Lee & Hayes PLLC

20090006063 - Tuning and optimizing distributed systems with declarative models: A system for automatically adjusting operation of a distributed application program includes analytics means having a monitoring component. The monitoring component receives one or more event streams of data corresponding to execution of one or more modules of the distributed application program. The monitoring component joins the received event streams... Agent: Workman Nydegger/microsoft

20090006065 - Method to produce substrate noise model and related system and article of manufacture: A method is provided to produce a model of an integrated circuit substrate, the method comprising: providing a tile definition that specifies an electrical model associated with instances of the tile; mapping a plurality of respective tile instances to respective locations of the substrate; and connecting the mapped tile instances... Agent: Cadence Design Systems, Inc. C/o Duane Morris LLP (san Francisco)

20090006066 - Method and system for automatic selection of test cases: A system for selecting a test case. A test case with a high score is selected. A simulation job is run on a device under test on a plurality of processors using the selected test case. Simulation performance and coverage data is collected for the selected test case and the... Agent: Ibm Corp (ya) C/o Yee & Associates PC

20090006068 - Software executing device and co-operation method: There is provided with a software executing device co-operating with a hardware circuit or a hardware simulator, including: a software executing unit configured to execute a software; an execution monitoring unit configured to monitor execution of the software by the software executing unit to sequentially obtain an execution state of... Agent: Amin, Turocy & Calvin, LLP

20090006067 - Stage evaluation of a state machine: The present invention provides a method a system for facilitating enhanced processing of state diagrams in a state diagram environment. The method may include top-down processing a current state in a state diagram environment; determining whether processing of the current state results in an exception event; and passing the exception... Agent: Lahive & Cockfield, LLP/the Mathworks Floor 30, Suite 3000

20090006072 - Method and apparatus performing automatic mapping for a multi-processor system: A method, apparatus and computer program product for mapping and executing an application on a multi-processor system is presented. At least one array to be considered for distribution among processors of said multi-processor system is indicated. The application is mapped according to a performance model associated with benchmark performance data... Agent: Barry W. Chapin, Esq. Chapin Intellectual Property Law, LLC

20090006071 - Methods for definition and scalable execution of performance models for distributed applications: A method and system for defining performance models of distributed applications such as distributed systems or network systems in a way that combines discrete and analytical models and simulating such performance models for analyzing software performance and impacts on devices of the distributed applications is described. Also described is a... Agent: Lee & Hayes PLLC

20090006069 - Real-time performance modeling of application in distributed environment and method of use: A system and method of managing computing systems and, more particularly, to a system and method for modeling applications in a network. The method includes determining dependency of components in a shared distributed computing environment and measuring consumption of the dependent components. The method further includes building a model to... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20090006070 - Simulation of installation and configuration of distributed software: A simulator is provided with a computer system configured with a CMDB to project hardware and software configuration information prior to installation thereof. The CMDB preserves a repository of information related to all the components of an information system. The simulator searches the CMDB and provides a list of installation... Agent: Lieberman & Brandsdorfer, LLC

20090006073 - Adapter assembly for concurrent emulation of a native channel: Various embodiments of the present invention are generally directed to an apparatus and method for recovering data from a signal generator using a native communication channel and an emulated communication channel coupled in parallel to the native communication channel.... Agent: Fellers, Snider, Blankenship, Bailey & Tippens

20090006074 - Accelerated access to device emulators in a hypervisor environment: A hypervisor environment configured for accelerated access to device emulators comprises a hypervisor that intercepts a device access instruction to a child partition processor and routes said device access instruction to a root partition. A processor instruction emulator emulates said device access instruction along with any number of next instructions... Agent: Woodcock Washburn LLP (microsoft Corporation)