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Data Processing: Measuring, Calibrating, Or Testing > Measurement System > Performance Or Efficiency Evaluation Performance Or Efficiency EvaluationPerformance Or Efficiency Evaluation patent applications listed are from June 2005 to current and include Date, Patent Application Number, Patent Title, Patent Abstract summary and are linked to the corresponding patent application page.12/07/06 - 20060276999 - Control system for centrifugal pumps A control system for the operation of a centrifugal pump which may be used for production of gas and/or oil from a well. The control system includes vector feedback model to derive values of torque and speed from signals indicative of instantaneous current and voltage drawn by the pump motor, ... 12/07/06 - 20060276998 - System and method for test generation for system level verification using parallel algorithms A system and method for test generation for system level verification using parallel algorithms are provided. The present invention generates test patterns for system level tests by exploiting the scalability of parallel algorithms while allowing for data set coloring and expected result checking. Based on the characteristics of the system ... 12/07/06 - 20060276997 - Systems and methods for website monitoring and load testing via simulation Described herein are systems and methods for website or web based application monitoring and load testing. A server is configured to execute monitoring or load testing agents on various agent devices that are placed in various locations across a network. The agents receive a playback script from the server and ... 11/23/06 - 20060265187 - Shoes and garments employing one or more of accelerometers, wireless transmitters, processors, altimeters, to determine information such as speed to persons wearing the shoes or garments A shoe is improved by including: at least one accelerometer for generating acceleration signals and a processor configured to process the acceleration signals to determine one or both of speed and distance traveled of a person wearing the shoe. A shoe and a garment are provided with a wireless transmitter, ... 11/23/06 - 20060265186 - Medication management system A medication management system (MMS) includes a medication management unit (MMU) associated with a medical device. The MMU downloads a medication order to the medical device only if information from a first input matches information from a second input. The medical device receives delivery information only from the MMU. The ... 11/16/06 - 20060259276 - Apparatus and method for detecting faults and providing diagnostics in vapor compression cycle equipment An apparatus and method for detecting faults and providing diagnostic information in a refrigeration system comprising a microprocessor, a means for inputting information to the microprocessor, a means for outputting information from the microprocessor, and five sensors. It is emphasized that this abstract is provided to comply with the rules ... 11/16/06 - 20060259275 - Training and therapy system The invention relates to a training and/or therapy system for the human and/or animal body, at least consisting of: a plurality of training and/or therapy devices on which physical work is generated by means of muscular force as a function of an adjustable resistance apparatus, a computer unit by means ... 11/16/06 - 20060259274 - Monitoring and reporting normalized device system performance Methods, apparatus and computer program products are provided to monitor and report performance data of a device such as a data storage drive. A plurality of quantitative values are obtained from feedback and measurement mechanisms in a data storage device of a first model during operation of the storage device. ... 11/16/06 - 20060259273 - Filter monitoring system A filter monitoring system employs a differential pressure sensor to provide a continuous signal output proportional to a pressure drop across a filter element. The differential pressure sensor communicates with a controller that provides output signals to indicate that the filter requires replacement and provides advanced warning for when the ... 11/02/06 - 20060247895 - Compressor information network and method A compressor information network includes a remote module operable to communicate with a plurality of local modules. Each local module includes a processor and a first non-volatile memory associated with the processor. The processor communicates with the first non-volatile memory and the second non-volatile memory associated with a compressor. The ... 10/26/06 - 20060241907 - Method and apparatus for performing a function in a process plant using monitoring data with criticality evaluation data A method and system for monitoring an entity within a process plant includes collecting entity status data pertaining to the status of an entity within the process plant collecting criticality data pertaining to the importance of the entity within the process plant, and using the entity status data and the ... 10/26/06 - 20060241906 - Statistical method and system for taking performance measurements A method of determining a performance characteristic of a system is accomplished through the use of descriptive statistics and key ratios. A predetermined amount of measurements are taken to test a system performance characteristic. The measurements are compiled and descriptive statistics and key ratios are determined from the measurements. The ... 10/26/06 - 20060241905 - Method and system for assessing energy performance A computerized system and method for benchmarking energy performance in a building are provided. The method includes receiving utility use data for the building, receiving weather data for the building, and computing a best thermodynamic break-even temperature for the building based on the utility use data and the weather data. ... 10/19/06 - 20060235650 - Model-based system monitoring Model-based system monitoring includes identifying multiple monitors configured to monitor multiple components in a system, and accessing multiple health models associated with the multiple monitors. A monitoring policy is generated to monitor the system. The monitoring policy is derived, at least in part, from the multiple health models. ... 10/19/06 - 20060235649 - Automated detecting and reporting on field reliability of components An automated system to identify, categorize, detect, and report on unreliable components based on defining, generating, transmitting, collecting, aggregating, and operating on product operational data for observations received from devices in the field, such as over a network. In response to an observation for a product, the automated system automatically ... 10/19/06 - 20060235648 - Method of efficient performance monitoring for symetric multi-threading systems Efficient performance monitoring for symmetric multi-threading systems is applicable to systems that have limited performance monitoring resources and enables efficient resource sharing on a per-execution unit basis. The performance monitoring unit being shared is programmed to reset its counter and to start performance monitoring operation if there is only one ... 10/12/06 - 20060229846 - Playbook automation Systems and methods for playbook automation are described. In one aspect, a user selects operational knowledge associated with an application. The user associates one or more playbook-based tasks, playbook-based views, or playbook-based links with the operational knowledge. The playbook-based tasks, playbook-based views, and playbook-based links are for diagnosing, resolving, and/or ... 10/05/06 - 20060224359 - Method and system for optimizing configuration classification of software A method and system to minimize to redundancy in testing a new software system by utilizing a knowledge base is provided. The knowledge base may be represented in a form of a decision tree including leaf nodes which store previously tested optimal configurations. When the knowledge base does not contain ... 10/05/06 - 20060224358 - Method and system for inspecting a home for energy efficiency A system is disclosed. The system includes a first information handling system (“IHS”) for receiving, via a user input, data associated with an inspection of a home for energy efficiency, and outputting the data to a network. The system also includes a second IHS for receiving the data from the ... 09/28/06 - 20060217927 - Data processing performance control A processor 46 operating under program instruction control generates a desired performance level request. A mapping circuit then maps this to a control signal, such as a thermometer coded control signal, which is supplied to further circuits which require control so as to support the desired data processing performance level. ... 09/21/06 - 20060212266 - Examining device An examining device adapted for examining a motherboard of an electronic product is provided. The motherboard includes a plurality of power rails. After the electronic product is turned on, the power rails are sequentially turned on. The examining device includes a plurality of coding/decoding units and a status-indication unit. Each ... 09/21/06 - 20060212265 - Method and system for assessing quality of search engines A method and system for assessing the quality of one or more search engines are provided. The method and system monitor reformulation sessions by users (201) of a search engine (308, 402, 403) by retrieving data from a query log (307, 407, 408), wherein a reformulation session is a series ... 09/21/06 - 20060212264 - Apparatus and method for monitoring usage of components in a database index Database indexes include multiple fields that are used to track how the components of the index are used. An index component monitoring mechanism tracks how the components of the index are used, and updates fields in the index accordingly. Such component-level statistics allow a query optimizer to make more intelligent ... 09/21/06 - 20060212263 - Derivative performance counter mechanism A circuit and method for using hardware to calculate a first derivative of the number of performance events that occur in a microprocessor during a predetermined period of time. This first derivative indicates a frequency of such performance events, which can be used as either a predictor of future problems ... 09/14/06 - 20060206287 - Performance analysis and assessment tool and method The invention provides a tool and method for monitoring and evaluating any industrial or commercial process, activity or system or the personnel carrying out that process, activity or system against a set of Performance Drivers for the process, activity or system; and for assessing the efficiency, capability or sustainability of ... 09/14/06 - 20060206286 - Method to reduce ipmb traffic and improve performance for accessing sensor data An information handling system is provided with a BIOS and an baseboard management controller. The baseboard management controller is provided with non-standard functionality that enables the BIOS to request sensor data records of a specific type. Thus the BIOS can ask for specific kinds of sensor data, such as those ... 08/17/06 - 20060184339 - Using arm correlators to link log file statements to transaction instances and dynamically adjusting log levels in response to threshold violations A method, apparatus and computer instructions are provided for additional logging capabilities in response to a threshold being violated. Parent and current correlators are utilized as fields in all log files. The correlator field logging service/format advantageously uses the exact log statements to link to a node in the TMTP ... 08/17/06 - 20060184338 - Method, system and program for selection of database characteristics Disclosed is a method for directing a data processing system, the data processing system and an article of manufacture. The data processing system has memory for storing a database. The method directs the data processing system to configuring the database based on a database workload having a performance metric. The ... 08/03/06 - 20060173653 - Water heater performance monitoring system A water heater performance monitoring device for monitoring whether a water heater is functioning optimally or whether it requires service. The device uses maximum heating rates taken from a plurality of measured heating rates to determine if the performance of the water heater has degraded from a threshold performance level. ... 07/27/06 - 20060167658 - Method, apparatus, and computer program product in a performance monitor for sampling all performance events generated by a processor A method, apparatus, and computer program product are disclosed for sampling all performance event signals generated by a processor. A performance monitor is included in the processor. The performance monitor receives performance event signals from the processor. These performance event signals indicate the current full event state of the processor. ... 07/27/06 - 20060167657 - Systems and methods for maintaining performance Systems and methods for maintaining performance of an integrated circuit are disclosed. One embodiment of a system may comprise a working power limit evaluator that determines a working power limit as a function of at least one performance factor associated with variations that affect performance of the integrated circuit. The ... 07/27/06 - 20060167656 - Method and device for remotely monitoring watch information for maintenance of hinge A method and a device for remote monitoring supervisory information about maintenance of a hinge are provided that are capable of improving efficiency of periodical inspection and maintenance of a hinge and capable of preventing inconvenience and a trouble of the hinge in advance. A hinge 3 rotatably supports an ... 07/20/06 - 20060161389 - Variable indication estimator A variable indication estimator which determines an output value representative of a set of input data. For example, the estimator can reduce input data to estimates of a desired signal, select a time, and determine an output value from the estimates and the time. In one embodiment, the time is ... 07/20/06 - 20060161388 - Environmental monitoring and reporting system for the epa cluster rule A system and method are provided for tracking and documenting environmental compliance in a pulp mill, related primarily to the bypassing of liquid hazardous pollutants from a capture and treatment system. The method and system provide continuous information regarding the input materials, the output products, and the operations of equipment ... 07/20/06 - 20060161387 - Framework for collecting, storing, and analyzing system metrics The invention provides a framework for collecting, storing, and analyzing system metrics concerning a computing system or a computer component. A configuration module is provided to configure settings specific to a metric. A data collection module is provided to collect metric data according to the settings in the configuration module ... 07/13/06 - 20060155514 - Method of tracking the performance of an industrial appliance Method of tracking the performance of an industrial appliance (E), in which an estimate (We) of the quantity representing the electrical power consumed is calculated, in real-time, using the model (M), based on the values of the set (F) of operating parameters of the industrial appliance (E), the difference between ... 06/22/06 - 20060136174 - System and method for the analysis of semiconductor test data According to one embodiment, a method of analyzing semiconductor test data includes receiving a plurality of raw data entries from a testing system. Each raw data entry is associated with a test structure of a semiconductor device, and each raw data entry is uniquely identified by a name including a ... 06/22/06 - 20060136173 - Multi-sensor monitoring of athletic performance Athletic performance monitoring systems and methods, many of which utilize, in some manner, global positioning satellite (“GPS”) data, provide data and information to athletes and/or to equipment used by athletes during an athletic event. Such systems and methods may provide route information to athletes and/or their trainers, e.g., for pre-event ... 06/15/06 - 20060129352 - Portable terminal and message notifying system using the same A portable terminal carried by an operator of a target apparatus includes a communicating device for conducting wireless communication and a first information acquiring device for acquiring first information related to the target apparatus from the target apparatus via the communicating device. The portable terminal also includes a second information ... 06/01/06 - 20060116853 - Textual and graphical demarcation of location, and interpretation of measurments A computerized system allows for collecting data for a spatially distributed group of objects or networks by either skilled or unskilled personnel and for analyzing the collected data in an environmental database. ... 05/18/06 - 20060106575 - Strategies for analyzing pump test results Strategies are described for analyzing test data received from tests performed on a fire pump, and then automatically computing an overall grade (e.g., excellent, good, fair, or poor) which reflects how the analyzed test data compares with reference data. A standard curve or a manufacturer's curve can serve as the ... 05/18/06 - 20060106574 - Nozzle information search system and nozzle catalog data base There is provided a nozzle information search system, wherein a data base is constructed based on a nozzle catalog in a server system installed on a network, and the nozzle user can retrieve the nozzle information by accessing the server system through a data base search means, characterized in that ... 05/11/06 - 20060100822 - Recycable electric junction box applicable to automotive vehicles A recyclable electric junction box applicable to automotive vehicles, of the type comprising at least one casing housing a series of circuits inside materialized in one or more printed circuit boards with a series of electroconducting tracks on at least one of its sides, and with a series of components ... 04/06/06 - 20060074595 - Method and apparatus for improved fault detection in power generation equipment A method and apparatus for detecting faults in power plant equipment is discloses using sensor confidence and an improved method of identifying the normal operating range of the power generation equipment as measured by those sensors. A confidence is assigned to a sensor in proportion to the residue associated with ... 04/06/06 - 20060074594 - Systems and methods for predicting materials properties Systems and methods for predicting features of materials of interest. Reference data are analyzed to deduce relationships between the input data sets and output data sets. Reference data comprises measured values and/or computed values. The deduced relationships can be specified as equations, correspondences, and/or algorithmic processes that produce appropriate output ... 04/06/06 - 20060074593 - Data management system and method A management system manages data collected at a selected frequency and data collected at a lower frequency. If the lower frequency data is abnormal, it is deleted. Deletion of the data collected at the specified frequency is dependent upon the deletion of the data collected less frequently. ... 04/06/06 - 20060074592 - User interface adapted for performing a remote inspection of a facility A method and apparatus are disclosed for performing an evaluation of the quality of performance of a service involving a person at a remote facility. The method comprises providing a user interface; viewing, on the user interface, a moving video representative of a station showing the person; and using a ... 04/06/06 - 20060074591 - Systems and methods for monitoring fouling and slagging in heat transfer devices in coal fired power plants A system for isolating effects of one or more process parameters on performance of a heat transfer device is provided. The system includes an efficiency correction unit that is adapted to receive data from the heat transfer device. The data is representative of one or more measurable process parameters or ... 04/06/06 - 20060074590 - Computer-implemented data presentation techniques for a plasma processing system A computer-implemented data presentation technique for presenting a set of expected failure states of system-related constructs pertaining to a plasma processing system is disclosed. The technique includes receiving a set of indicia pertaining to a first system-related construct of said system-related constructs. The technique also includes computing, in accordance with ... 03/23/06 - 20060064281 - Performance prediction program and performance prediction system for ground source heat pump system A computer which functions by a performance prediction program for a ground source heat pump system of the present invention and a performance prediction system constructed thereby include a dimensionless distance calculating means, a first dimensionless time calculating means, a second dimensionless time calculating means, a boundary time acquiring means, ... 03/23/06 - 20060064280 - Optical metrology model optimization based on goals The optimization of an optical metrology model for use in measuring a wafer structure is evaluated. An optical metrology model having metrology model variables, which includes profile model parameters of a profile model, is developed. One or more goals for metrology model optimization are selected. One or more profile model ... 03/23/06 - 20060064279 - Algorithm for retrieval of ocean surface temperature, wind speed and wind direction from remote microwave radiometric measurements This invention is an improved algorithm for retrieving the sea surface temperature, wind speed and wind direction from a suite of remote microwave radiometer measurements of the brightness temperature of a patch of ocean. Advantages of the method over the prior art are: (1) improved spatial resolution, (2) reduced measurement ... 03/09/06 - 20060052984 - Device, method and program for optimization analysis The present invention relates to optimization analysis achieving a target value and provides a device, method and program ensuring improved analysis efficiency and analysis accuracy. The device includes an analysis unit (CPU 14), an evaluation unit (CPU 14) and a condition modification unit (CPU 14). The analysis unit executes an ... 03/02/06 - 20060047478 - Predictive monitoring method and system A method (300) for monitoring a data processing system is proposed. The method involves the measuring (306) of state parameters of the system. Indicators of the performance of the system are then inferred (324-330) from the state parameters by applying fuzzy-logic rules. The proposed solution is based on the idea ... 03/02/06 - 20060047477 - Automated system and method for tool mark analysis An automated system for tool mark analysis includes an acquisition mechanism for acquiring 3D data of tool marks left on the surfaces of specimens by tools, a signature generation module for generating tool mark signatures from the acquired data, an analysis unit for comparing pairs of the tool mark signatures ... 03/02/06 - 20060047476 - Mechanical transmission of data to an electronic device in a tire Methodology and apparatus are disclosed for transmitting data to a tire electronics device contained in a tire. The tire electronics device includes a vibration sensor and microcontroller configured so that vibrations sensed by the vibration sensor may be analyzed to determine if the vibrations occurred according to a predetermined sequence. ... 03/02/06 - 20060047475 - Method for non-invasive performance monitoring and tuning A non-invasive method, system, and computer product for monitoring I/O performance without using the RIO bus. When executing a performance benchmark run in a remote I/O drawer, the system logs into a bulk power controller, wherein the bulk power controller provides a communications path between the data processing system and ... 03/02/06 - 20060047474 - Self heating monitor for sige and soi cmos devices A structure, apparatus and method for deterring the temperature of an active region in semiconductor, particularly a FET is provided. A pair FETs are arranged on a silicon island a prescribed distance from one another where the silicon island is surrounded by a thermal insulator. One FET is heated by ... 02/23/06 - 20060041400 - Measurement and monitoring system of daily stock and plant A measurement sensor where a mixed solution enters a manifold (1) and is separated in an entry chamber (2) by a whirlpool and/or setting effect. An accumulation chamber (3) and outflow (4) positioned in the lower peripheral of the entry chamber (2) causes the separated solution to preferentially flow to ... 02/16/06 - 20060036400 - Web-site performance analysis system and method of providing a web-site performance analysis service A method of providing a web-site performance analysis service is disclosed that gathers data relative to visits to web-pages that are associated with a web-site. Traversals are identified that correspond to each visit to the web-pages. Each identified traversal has an identification of either an incoming link from which each ... 02/02/06 - 20060025964 - Consolidated monitoring system and method using the internet for diagnosis of an installed product set on a computing device A method, system, and storage medium and system for managing computer system performance utilizing information acquired over the Internet is provided. The system comprises a user system having existing installed components that include software, hardware devices, system upgrades, and/or a peripheral device. The system also includes a consolidated monitoring tool ... 02/02/06 - 20060025963 - Replaceable component management tool Automatically maintaining, for life tracking purposes, the correct set of replaceable components in systems with variable configurations and replaceable components using replaceable component data from four sources to determine the correct set of replaceable components for life tracking purposes. The four sources are: 1) hardware driven sensor data provided by ... 02/02/06 - 20060025962 - Method and system for troubleshooting a misconfiguration of a computer system based on product support services information A method and system for ranking possible causes of a component exhibiting a certain behavior is provided. In one embodiment, a troubleshooting system ranks candidate configuration parameters that may be causing a software application to exhibit an undesired behavior using support information relating to problems resulting from the settings of ... 02/02/06 - 20060025961 - Method and device for monitoring a technical installation comprising several systems, in particular an electric power station The invention concerns a method and a corresponding device for monitoring a technical installation. The invention is characterized in that a dynamic model of at least one system of the technical installation is enhanced by means of an artificial intelligence based algorithm during the operation of said system. ... 01/26/06 - 20060020421 - Monitoring activity of a user in locomotion on foot In one embodiment, an apparatus comprises a mount, a housing, and a sensor. The mount is adapted to be disposed at least partially underneath a shoelace of a shoe. The housing is configured and arranged to be placed in at least first and second states in relation to the mount, ... 01/26/06 - 20060020420 - System and method for monitoring the performance of a heat exchanger The present invention is directed to a system and method for monitoring the performance of a heat exchanger. In accordance with the system and method, baseline values of a performance factor (E) for baseline sets of heat exchanger operating values are calculated and stored. A current value of E is ... 01/12/06 - 20060009949 - Aptitude test system The present invention relates to an aptitude test system (4) which includes at least one object (1) which is provided with a data carrier (2) on which data associated with the object (1) is stored, as well as a test device (5) which includes a reading apparatus (6) whereby the ... 01/05/06 - 20060004543 - Management of electrical cable installations in a building The installation of an electrical cable in a building and its subsequent testing are managed by first creating a computer database indicating the type of cable, the location where the cable is to be installed, the performance standard it should meet when installed in that location, and a test regimen ... 01/05/06 - 20060004542 - Method, system, and software for evaluating characteristics of a surface with reference to its edge A method and software is disclosed for evaluating characteristics, such as flatness, of a surface of a sample having an edge, comprising selecting an evaluation area having an area surface and a boundary, at least one portion of which is definable with reference to the edge, and evaluating characteristics of ... 12/29/05 - 20050288895 - Method and device for detecting degradation of performance of an aircraft The device (1) comprises a set (2) of information sources, a central unit (3) connected to said set (2) of information sources and able to detect a degradation of performance of an aircraft, and warning means (5) connected to the central unit (3), said central unit (3) comprising means (7, ... 12/29/05 - 20050288894 - Energy efficient achievement of integrated circuit performance goals A system and method for meeting performance goals in an electronic system in an energy efficient manner. Various aspects of the present invention may comprise operating an electrical circuit at a current level of performance and a current level of energy efficiency by providing the electrical circuit with electrical power ... 12/29/05 - 20050288893 - Method and apparatus for synchronizing data acquisition of a monitored ic fabrication process There are many inventions described and illustrated herein. In one aspect, the present invention is directed to a technique of, and system for autonomously monitoring fabrication equipment, for example, integrated circuit fabrication equipment. In one embodiment of this aspect of the invention, the present invention is an autonomous monitoring device ... 12/22/05 - 20050283339 - Performance analyzing method using hardware A performance analyzing method for an information processing system includes a logic called “hardware monitor” for CPU performance profiling, CPU performance information collectable by the monitor, a CPU performance information collecting program to collect the information, transaction performance information collectable by an application program, and a calculation procedure to calculate ... 12/22/05 - 20050283338 - Methods and apparatus for safety controls in industrial processes A safety instrument suitable for use in an industrial application includes a logic card having a microcontroller configured to perform self-test of the instrument and surveillance functions of an external system that is monitored and/or controlled by the instrument. The logic card also includes at least one complex programmable logic ... 12/15/05 - 20050278145 - Performance analysis program and method for generating the same A computer program product for a performance analysis program embodied on a computer-readable medium and comprising code that, when executed, causes a computer to perform the following steps. The first step is (a) executing a measurement start routine which starts a performance analysis. The second step is (b) executing a ... 12/15/05 - 20050278144 - Method and system for rating the efficiency of a compressed air system A method for rating the efficiency of a compressed air system is provided comprising, (a) selecting a plurality of efficiency factors, (b) selecting a set of conditions for each efficiency factor, (c) assigning a numerical value to each condition, (d) determining a score for the efficiency factor by comparing the ... 12/15/05 - 20050278143 - System state monitoring using recurrent local learning machine Reference data observations for given system are used to develop a reference set of such observations. Subsequent observations (comprising, in one embodiment, current observations) are then used to facilitate selection of portions of this reference set to yield a resultant set of observations that serves as a model. This model ... 11/17/05 - 20050256681 - Metering device and process to record engine hour data A handheld, portable device (20, 140 , or 140′ ) is used to store data that indicate an operator was sufficiently close to each of a plurality of components during a safety inspection to actually inspect the components. The portable device includes a sensor (46) that detects tokens (12, 16, ... 11/10/05 - 20050251363 - Apparatus and method for analyzing drive test data for communications system A data check tool useful for processing drive test data for assessing performance of a communications system. After (or during) test data collection, the data check tool processes the test data to determine whether the collected test data meets the requirements of a previously identified list of desired test data. ... 11/10/05 - 20050251362 - System and method for determining pump underperformance A system and method are provided for identifying underperformance in a pumping system used to produce a desired fluid. Various conditions are sensed during operation of the pumping system, and those sensed conditions are used to determine measured parameters that are provided with an associated confidence factor. The measured parameters ... 11/03/05 - 20050246134 - Driver's condition detector for vehicle and computer program A driver's condition detection device is for detecting a first life information indicating a driver's degree of activity. The driver's condition classification device is for classifying the first life information into at least two regions. The driver's condition determination device is for determining the driver's condition based on a distribution ... 10/20/05 - 20050234680 - Simplified and optimized process for application user interface testing and validation Methods, computers and articles of manufacture for testing and validating user interface content. Documents can be tested for both structure and content. In one embodiment, documents are parsed and compared to determine whether the documents are at least structurally equivalent. Parsed documents may also be compared to determine whether the ... 10/06/05 - 20050222808 - Determining an operational limit of a power transmision line In a method, computer program and system for determining an operational limit of a power transmission line, time-stamped current phasor information and voltage phasor information for a first end and a second end of the line are determined, an ohmic resistance of the line is computed from the phasor information, ... 09/29/05 - 20050216229 - Monitoring systems and methods thereof A monitoring method to monitor efficiency of air-blowing devices in a ventilation system. First, an optimal system curve is provided. Then, the air-blowing devices are activated with a first current frequency to obtain a first fan performance curve of the air-blowing devices according to the first current frequency and a ... 09/29/05 - 20050216228 - Method and system for correcting a fault in a semiconductor manufacturing system A method and system for correcting a fault in a semiconductor manufacturing system is described. Fault correction for a service component is achieved using an interactive case study with a service operator. The interactive case study can identify one or more cases where the current service activity data substantially matches ... 09/22/05 - 20050209819 - Determining and using capabilities of a computer system Techniques and tools for rating computer products, and communicating the rating between users, manufactures, vendors, and/or testing organizations, are described. A rating for hardware, software, clusters of computers, servers, and other computing products can be determined by comparing the system's attributes, capabilities, and features with rating requirements. A rating level ... 09/22/05 - 20050209818 - System and method for predicting a parameter for a lithography overlay first lot A system and method are provided for establishing a process parameter for manufacturing a semiconductor product prior to receiving manufacturing feedback regarding the process parameter. In one example, the method includes identifying a technology to which the process parameter is related and identifying at least one existing part manufactured using ... 09/08/05 - 20050197802 - Method and system for recording the results of a psychological test A method and a system for recording the results of a psychological test. In particular it concerns a method and a system for recording the results of a test for personnel assessment by at least one observer. One object of the invention is to provide a method and a system ... 09/01/05 - 20050192776 - Method and apparatus for evaluating automotive window regulators A method and apparatus for evaluating window regulators of the type having a reversible electric motor connected to a slide/carrier plate by means of cables. The apparatus comprises a first transducer such as a piezoelectric accelerometer or a laser for generating a first signal quantity related to periodic noise produced ... 08/25/05 - 20050187737 - Method and system for correlating and combining production and non-production data for analysis This document discusses, among other things, a method and system for correlating and combining production and non-production data for analysis for the purposes of increasing manufacturing efficiency and reducing manufacturing downtime due to abnormal conditions. In one example, this method provides for quicker data analysis which may result in less ... 08/18/05 - 20050182597 - Normalization of inductive vehicle detector outputs Methods for a determining a normalized lane occupancy and for monitoring signal quality for a vehicle detection system. Such methods include, in one embodiment, measuring a speed of a vehicle with an inductive vehicle detector, measuring an on-time for the vehicle crossing a wire loop sensor of the inductive vehicle ... 08/18/05 - 20050182596 - Method and system for analyzing wafer yield against uses of a semiconductor tool A method for analyzing wafer yield against uses of a semiconductor tool. A yield database includes at least yield data consisting of a wafer identity number, wafer yield, and a serial number of the semiconductor tool. A processing device generates a box plot chart according to the yield data. Thereafter, ... 08/11/05 - 20050177340 - Method and system for real time reporting of boiler adjustment using emission sensor data mapping A method for displaying a changing combustor condition including: sensing the combustor condition in real time using a sensor array in a gas path of the combustor; generating data from the sensor array representative of the combustor condition at a plurality of positions in the gas path; transmitting the generated ... 08/04/05 - 20050171734 - Electronic data collection system and method A system and method of building and implementing electronic data collection. The system and method includes a electronic data input device in communication with a manager module that registers each of the devices. Each of the devices includes a data collection application displayable to and interactable with a user. A ... 08/04/05 - 20050171733 - Method of generating an inspection program and method of generating a visual display A computer-implemented method of generating an inspection program for a computer-controlled coordinate measuring probe comprises the steps of: (a) receiving nominal geometry data for a component, (b) receiving inspection requirement data specifying one or more selected shape characteristics of the component, (c) determining from the nominal geometry data and the ... 08/04/05 - 20050171732 - Lifecycle support software tool The invention provides a simulation process and method of utilizing it to time to better estimate when a component of a product is about to fail by tracking varying “environmental factors” related to the severity of conditions to which product is exposed over a period of time. The invention includes ... 07/28/05 - 20050165581 - Method and device for monitoring the performance of industrial equipment The invention relates to a method for automatically monitoring the performance of industrial equipment comprising a compressor. According to the inventive method, operating parameters of said industrial equipment, including at least the gas flow (Q) in the compressor, the pressure (Pin) of the gas entering the compressor, the pressure (Pout) ... 07/21/05 - 20050159922 - System for providing control to an industrial process using one or more multidimensional variables A system for controlling an industrial process. The system includes an input module for receiving a plurality of parameters from a process for manufacture of a substance or object. The system also includes a library module. The library module includes a plurality of computer aided processes. Any one of the ... 07/14/05 - 20050154560 - Real-time prediction and management of food product demand A real-time buffer manager system that calculates optimal food buffer levels, for both completed products and product components, based on real-time counts of restaurant patrons throughout a restaurant's property and the estimated time for them to arrive at a food ordering station. The real-time buffer manager employs a computer vision ... 07/14/05 - 20050154559 - System and method for heuristically optimizing a large set of automated test sets A system and method for heuristically optimizing a large set of automated test sets is presented. An automation control engine is used as a front end to a system automation engine. The automation control engine provides a set of input parameters, such as a buffer size and queue size, to ... 07/14/05 - 20050154558 - Method, system and computer program product for automated discovery and presentation of the direction of flow through components represented in a drawing set The method, system and computer program product for discovering a direction of flow through at least a portion of the components represented in the sheets of a drawing set includes providing an electronic representation of the sheets of the drawing set, automatically reviewing at least one sheet of the drawing ... 07/14/05 - 20050154557 - User feedback system A user feedback system for improving a performance of a software application is described. The feedback system includes a telemetry collection system and a user feedback collection system. A context aggregator collects data from both the telemetry collection system and the user feedback collection system, and constructs a data model ... 07/07/05 - 20050149290 - Real time gear box health management system and method of using the same A system is provided for monitoring rotating machinery having a shaft and circumferentially disposed extensions rotatable with the shaft and spaced apart from one another. The system includes a plurality of proximeters positioned proximate to the rotating machinery and operable to measure and transmit resonant vibration frequency and amplitude data ... 06/30/05 - 20050143953 - A method and system for targeting and monitoring the energy performance of manufacturing facilities An on-line neural network based software application that enables manufacturing facilities to meaningfully determine their energy performance, no matter how complex, with respect to the production rates and ambient conditions. This is achieved by the generation of three levels of targets; facility overall performance, departmental key performance indicators, and key ... 06/16/05 - 20050131654 - Compressor performance calculator A system and method for calculating the performance of a compressor includes a controller in communication with a cooling system. A database includes compressor specification data. A computer communicates with the controller and accesses the database. A user interface associated with the computer is operable to select a compressor from ... 06/09/05 - 20050125197 - Device and method for determining and detecting the onset of structural collapse A significant number of rescue workers are killed or injured each year as they conduct searches within damaged or burning structures, unaware that the structure is in imminent danger of collapse. The present invention provides a system and method for detecting and monitoring structural damages which are irreversible and which ... 06/09/05 - 20050125196 - Method and system for computer-assisted test construction performing specification matching during test item selection A method and system for constructing a test using a computer system that performs specification matching during the test creation process is disclosed. A test developer determines one or more test item databases from which to select test items. The test item databases are organized based on psychometric and/or content ... 06/09/05 - 20050125195 - Method, apparatus and sofware for network traffic management A network traffic evaluation device is provided that may be used to warn of or prevent trafficabnormalities such as denial of service attacks. The device includes a data interface to receive one or both of network traffic and data indicative of characteristics f network traffic. The network traffic and/or data ... ### FreshPatents.com Support |