Data processing: structural design, modeling, simulation, and emulation inventions 10/09

20090248369 - Automatic coloring of rigid groups of parts: One embodiment of the invention sets forth a CAD application configured to receive an instruction to process a first rigid body in a CAD model and to create a graphic style table that includes a listing of available graphic styles to apply to the rigid bodies in the CAD model.... Agent: Patterson & Sheridan, L.l.p.

20090248368 - Systems and methods of constructing radial basis function (rbf) based meta-models used in engineering design optimization: Systems and methods of consuming radial basis function (RBF) based meta-models are described. In one aspect, a product is to be designed and optimized with a set of design variables, objectives and constraints. A number of design of experimentals (DOE) points are identified. Each of the DOE points represents a... Agent: Roger H. Chu

20090248375 - Centralised stochastic simulation process: A method of simulating a local system which is in interaction with other local systems within a global environment. The method includes generating, at a central location, a collection of global sets of values, each representing a possible future global state of the global environment at a future time, and... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20090248376 - Complex network mapping: Techniques, system designs, computer program products for analyzing activities of networked systems and providing a functional mapping of a complex network.... Agent: Fish & Richardson, Pc

20090248373 - Constructing a reduced order model of an electromagnetic response in a subterranean structure: To construct a reduced order model of a subterranean structure, a model reduction algorithm is applied to produce the reduced order model that is an approximation of a true model of the subterranean structure. The model reduction algorithm uses interpolating frequencies that are purely imaginary to enhance computational efficiency of... Agent: Jeffrey E. Griffin, Ip Dept. Westerngeco L.l.c.

20090248371 - Fast control law optimization: A method to optimize control laws includes: computing at least one matrice from an extended linear model and optimizing a control law using linear models computed with the at least one matrice... Agent: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds, P.c.

20090248370 - Method and apparatus for applying \"quasi-monte carlo\" methods to complex electronic devices circuits and systems: The invention discloses a “Quasi-Monte Carlo” method originally intended for computational finance applications and applies said method to statistical circuit analysis. In doing so, it provides a means to efficiently and effectively detect and/or predict relatively rare failures or events to a wide range of industrial circuits and systems. The... Agent: Oppedahl Patent Law Firm Llc - Src

20090248372 - Method of modeling composite emotion in multidimensional vector space: A method of modeling a composite emotion in a multidimensional vector space, is provided with creating an emotion vector space by defining dimensions of a vector space in consideration of stimuli affecting emotions, and dividing a defined multidimensional vector space into emotion regions. Further, the method of modeling a composite... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20090248374 - Modeling of hydrocarbon reservoirs containing subsurface features: A method for modeling a reservoir response in a subsurface system is provided. The subsurface system has at least one subsurface feature. Preferably, the subsurface system comprises a hydrocarbon reservoir. The method includes defining physical boundaries for the subsurface system, and locating the at least one subsurface feature within the... Agent: Exxonmobil Upstream Research Company Law Department

20090248377 - Simulation apparatus, simulation program, and recording medium recorded with simulation program: A simulation apparatus includes: a design data acquiring unit that acquires lens design data; a lens design unit that designs a lens on the basis of the lens design data; an image data acquiring unit that acquires image data corresponding to a lens user's visual sense; a visual motion characteristic... Agent: Hogan & Hartson L.l.p.

20090248378 - Method for geologic modeling through hydrodynamics-based gridding (hydro-grids): A method of hydrodynamics-based gridding (Hydro-Grids) for creating geologic models of subsurface volumes, such as reservoirs, is disclosed. Geologic data is obtained. Vertical grid surfaces are created. Lateral grid surfaces are created to correspond to surfaces of constant geologic time during the deposition of sediments in the subsurface volume. Geologic... Agent: Exxon Mobil Upstream Research Company

20090248379 - Computationally designed inhibitors of amyloidosis: Embodiments of the present invention include methods and systems for designing inhibitors of amyloidosis in humans, domesticated animals, and wild animals as well as inhibitors of amyloidosis designed by the methods and systems. Methods and systems for designing inhibitors of amyloidosis are largely computational, in nature, and are directed to... Agent: Olympic Patent Works Pllc

20090248380 - Disease simulation system and method: A system and method for predicting the effect of patient self-care actions on a disease control parameter. A future disease control parameter value X(tj) at time tj is determined from a prior disease control parameter value X(ti) at time ti based on an optimal control parameter value R(tj) at time... Agent: Health Hero Network, Inc.

20090248382 - Design support system and design support method: A design support system for supporting a design of an electronic device having an input device through which an input is made by utilizing elasticity is provided. The system includes a simulation unit for executing structural simulation of an input device based on structural data of the electronic device including... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20090248381 - Predicate checking for distributed systems: Predicate checking in conjunction with distributed systems can enable an investigating user to check predicates in the context of instance states and/or distributed states of a distributed system. In an example embodiment, a method entails accepting distributed system simulation data and performing a simulation of a distributed system using the... Agent: Lee & Hayes, Pllc

20090248383 - Bitcell simulation device and methods: A method of simulating operation of a bitcell includes determining sensitivities of a bitcell model to different component characteristics and device parameters, such as device temperature, operating voltage, and process characteristics. The determined sensitivities are normalized, so that each normalized value represents the relative sensitivity of the bitcell, under the... Agent: Larson Newman & Abel, LLP

20090248384 - Process control system in an automation installation: A process control system is disclosed in an automation installation having field devices which are networked by means of a system bus and which can be operated using associated system control units which are connected by means of a terminal bus to at least one central engineering computer for configuring... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney Pc

20090248385 - Simplified data signal support for diagramming environment languages: In a graphical modeling environment, bus signals, which group a plurality of signals together for simplifying a model, include a partial or complete physical definition. Models are simplified by passing bus signals through graphical objects representing functional entities, without degrouping the bus signal. During simulation of the model, code can... Agent: Lahive & Cockfield, LLP/the Mathworks Floor 30, Suite 3000

20090248386 - Description processing device, description processing method, and recording medium: A description processing device has: a receiving unit which receives a behavior level description; a label-name generating unit which generates a label name; a label disposing unit which disposes a top label statement; an extracting unit which extracts an extracted label statement, a variable-name generating unit which generates a variable... Agent: Nec Corporation Of America

20090248387 - Method and apparatus for sampling and predicting rare events in complex electronic devices, circuits and systems: The invention provides methods for enhancing circuit reliability under statistical process variation. For highly replicated circuits such as SRAMs and flip flops, a rare statistical event for one circuit may induce a not-so-rare system failure. To combat this, the invention discloses the method called “Statistical Blockade,” a Monte Carlo-type technique... Agent: Oppedahl Patent Law Firm Llc - Src

20090248388 - Selectively reducing the number of cell evaluations in a hardware simulation: An electrical circuit comprising a plurality of cells can be simulated to produce simulation results by sorting cells between active status cells and inactive status cells and reducing the processing of simulation results from inactive cells to thereby save simulation time.... Agent: Klarquist Sparkman, LLP

20090248389 - Electronic device for emulating other electronic devices and method for operating an electronic device:

20090248390 - Trace debugging in a hardware emulation environment: A system and method in an emulation environment is disclosed that can trace the emulation environment during emulation. In one embodiment, when emulation procedures are called during emulation, a trace procedure can also be called in order to log information associated with the emulation procedure. In another embodiment, the information... Agent: Klarquist Sparkman, LLP