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Data Processing: Structural Design, Modeling, Simulation, And Emulation > Modeling By Mathematical Expression Modeling By Mathematical ExpressionModeling By Mathematical Expression 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 - 20060277008 - Analysis of boundary and/or initial value problems in thin objects and spaces A method for simplifying engineering analysis of CAD geometric models, one which retains much of the accuracy of detailed finite element (FE) analysis while avoiding its computational burdens, is described. A skeleton, such as an exact or approximate medial mesh, is defined within the model, and the skeleton is then ... 11/30/06 - 20060271342 - Cort_x: a dynamic brain model A cortical column emulation circuit includes a capacitor which is coupled at a first end to a source of reference potential by a switch, a current source coupled to the first end of the capacitor for charging the capacitor when the switch is open to develop a capacitor voltage between ... 11/23/06 - 20060265200 - Compression and compressed inversion of interaction data A compression technique compresses interaction data. A fast method processes the compressed data without the need to first decompress the data. In one embodiment, the compression technique is used to compress data in an interaction matrix. The interaction matrix (such as a moment method impedance matrix) contains interaction data between ... 11/23/06 - 20060265199 - Computerized method and apparatus for iterative calculation of the general linear model using only substantially orthogonal model functions In a method and apparatus for incremental calculation of a general linear model given intermittent correlation of the model functions, data composed of a number of data sets with a number of different random samples are processed. For each independent random sample contained in the data set, a dependency on ... 11/23/06 - 20060265198 - Apparatus and a method of feature edge extraction from a triangular mesh model A feature edge extraction technique supports automatic creation of a solid model from a 3D or triangular mesh model. The technique extracts feature edges from the 3D mesh model according to a global normal-line evaluation method and an improved watershed method. The technique uses data related to the 3D mesh ... 11/23/06 - 20060265197 - Close-packed uniformly adjacent, multiresolutional overlapping spatial data ordering A method, apparatus, system and data structure is disclosed for mapping of spatial data to linear indexing for efficient computational storage, retrieval, integration, transmission, visual display, analysis, fusion, and modeling. These inventions are based on plane space being decomposed into uniform discrete closely packed (hexagonal) cell areas (85). Each resolution ... 11/16/06 - 20060259283 - Method and system for dynamic analysis of complex systems Methods for performing a dynamic analysis of complex systems are described. The dynamic analysis of complex systems is performed by sub-structuring of the system into a plurality of sub-structures. The sub-structures and the interfaces between the sub-structures are modelled using a generalised eigenvector analysis of a discretised model of a ... 11/16/06 - 20060259282 - Deterministic computation of radiation transport for radiotherapy dose calculations and scatter correction for image reconstruction One method embodiment of the present invention is a process for using deterministic methods to calculate dose distributions resulting from radiotherapy treatments, diagnostic imaging, or industrial sterilization, and for calculating scatter corrections used for image reconstruction. In one embodiment of the present invention, the method provides a means for constructing ... 11/09/06 - 20060253270 - Model for modifying drill data to predict hole locations in a panel structure A method of creating a mathematical model which is employed in the determination of at least one work location in a multi-layered laminated circuit panel. The mathematical model for modifying drill data takes into consideration translational and rotational compensations caused by the encountered stretching or shrinking of the multi-layered panel ... 10/26/06 - 20060241923 - Automated systems and methods for generating statistical models Systems and methods are disclosed for generating statistical models. Such systems and methods may utilize a database comprising data representing a plurality of variables. To generate a statistical model, a set of variables may be selected in accordance with a goal of the model. Using the database, the selected set ... 10/26/06 - 20060241922 - Method of data processing and program The method first creates a BS database by randomly sampling experimental data items from an experimental data DB storing a plurality of experimental data items having n (n is an integer of 2 or larger) kinds of variates. It then identificates an n-dimensional sampling curve or surface model approximating a ... 10/26/06 - 20060241921 - Accelerating simulation of differential equation systems having continuous behavior A method is taught for increasing the steady-state verification speed of analog and mixed signal design through increased simulation speed, model abstraction by probing an existing component model or actual device and formal comparison of distinct component models. The innovative method taught here incrementally generates processor instructions optimized for operating ... 10/26/06 - 20060241920 - Method of reconstructing a stochastic model, representative of a porous heterogeneous medium, to improve its calibration by production data Method of reconstructing a stochastic realization, continuous or discrete, resulting from a random function representing a numerical model, that can be representative of a porous heterogeneous medium such as an underground reservoir. It is based on identification, for a given realization, of a random function and of a set of ... 10/26/06 - 20060241919 - Stabilizing solutions to output feedback pole placement problem with parameter drift and automated alerting of system parameter changes Output feedback pole placement problems with parameter drift are solved with stabilizing solutions. Changes in system parameters trigger alerts in an automated manner. A representative method includes determining a set of solutions for an output feed pole placement problem, based on parameters of a physical system. The solutions are stable ... 10/26/06 - 20060241918 - Method of computing fir filter coefficient and program for computing same The computer executes a first operation by a first recurrence formula, receiving a filter order (positive integer) of a universal maximally flat FIR filter, the number of zeros at z=−1 (integer equal to or more than zero), and a parameter for a group delay at z=1 (rational number). The first ... 10/19/06 - 20060235663 - Method and device for checking lithography data Devices and methods are provided that include advantages such as the ability to identify sizes, shapes and locations of frequently unwanted additional features that occur as a result of photolithographic interference. The additional feature information is obtained through use of simulation methods with reduced processing time or solving a system ... 10/19/06 - 20060235662 - Eliminating redundant patterns in a method using position indices of symbols to discover patterns in sequences of symbols The present invention relates to computer-implemented methods for finding patterns in patterns in a set of k-sequences of symbols (where k≧2) and to a computer readable medium having instructions for controlling a computer system to perform the methods. Patterns of symbols common to each 2-tuple of sequences are identified. Each ... 10/19/06 - 20060235661 - Perturbing latent semantic indexing spaces A text processing method is provided that includes the following steps. First, an abstract mathematical vector space is generated based on a collection of documents. Respective documents in the collection of documents have a representation in the abstract mathematical vector space and respective terms contained in the collection of documents ... 10/19/06 - 20060235660 - Customized processing in association with finite element analysis A facility provides functionality for performing customized analysis on finite element models. The facility may include a finite element post processing framework, wherein the finite element post processing framework is not specific to a particular finite element model. The facility may also include an interface component configured to receive input ... 10/19/06 - 20060235659 - Fixed time step dynamical solver for interacting particle systems The present invention is a particle position solver that allows particles to reach an end of a fixed time, time step in an invalid state and which are then pushed toward a valid state. This allows the solver to continue the simulation while the simulation results move toward a valid ... 10/19/06 - 20060235658 - Pathway information display device A spring layout system or the like is then executed to nodes (A to U in FIG. 10) and edges (e1 to e15) defined in a binary relation model database to thereby automatically draw a graph. Nodes are replaced by rings and edges are replaced by springs, and a layout ... 10/12/06 - 20060229854 - Computer system architecture for probabilistic modeling A computer system for probabilistic modeling includes a display and one or more input devices. A processor may be configured to execute instructions for generating at least one view representative of a probabilistic model and providing the at least one view to the display. The instructions may also include receiving ... 10/12/06 - 20060229853 - Apparatus and method for data modeling business logic A computer readable medium storing executable instructions to define a data modeling system include executable instructions to specify named modular semantic transformation objects that contain a function, a type and metadata. Executable instructions are used to combine modular semantic transformation objects, as permitted based on type and metadata constraints, in ... 10/12/06 - 20060229852 - Zeta statistic process method and system A computer-implemented method is provided for model optimization. The method may include obtaining respective distribution descriptions of a plurality of input parameters to a model and specifying respective search ranges for the plurality of input parameters. The method may also include simulating the model to determine a desired set of ... 10/05/06 - 20060224367 - Inspection apparatus, aid device for creating judgement model therefor, abnormality detection device for endurance test apparatus and endurance test method An endurance test is carried out after judgment models are created from normal data obtained from test apparatus while operating stably and presence and absence of abnormality in a target object is judged from waveform data obtained during the test and by using the created judgment models. An aid device ... 10/05/06 - 20060224366 - Method and system for graphical hairstyle generation using statistical wisp model and pseudophysical approaches A method for graphical hairstyle generation presents an interactive technique that produces static hairstyles by generating individual hair strands of the desired shape and color, subject to the presence of gravity and collisions. A variety of hairstyles can be generated by adjusting the wisp parameters while the deformation is solved ... 09/28/06 - 20060217945 - Computer simulation of body dynamics including a solver that solves in linear time for a set of constraints Computer simulation of the dynamics of rigid bodies interacting through collisions, stacks and joints is performed using a constraint-based system in which constraints are defined in terms of the positions of the bodies. Displacements caused by reaction forces necessary to ensure that the bodies comply with the position constraints can ... 09/28/06 - 20060217944 - Methods for accurate use of finite dynamic range measurement data in radio path loss propagation model calibration Methods for accurately predicting radio propagation from signal strength measurements. Dynamic range limitations in the measurement data are explicitly taken into account. The resulting propagation models accurately predict signal strength for calculation of coverage and interference. ... 09/28/06 - 20060217943 - Methods and systems for reducing finite element simulation time for acoustic response analysis Methods and systems for reducing finite element simulation time for acoustic response analysis are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method includes analytically creating a finite element model, the finite element model including a plurality of subdivisions. A plurality of cross-correlations between respective pairings of the subdivisions is then specified. A ... 09/28/06 - 20060217942 - Method for recognizing connectable surfaces A method for automatically detecting connectable surfaces in a technical system. The system includes bodies that can be connected to one another in pairs by applying a joining technology. A computerized design model of the system that, for each body of the system, includes at least one surface belonging to ... 09/21/06 - 20060212280 - Ross model of the universe A process for describing everything in the universe. My preferred process is in the form of a model. It is the simplest yet model of the universe. I call my first preferred model the “The Ross Model of the Universe” or the “Ross Model”. Processes described and claimed herein can ... 09/21/06 - 20060212279 - Methods for efficient solution set optimization A method for optimizing a solution set comprises the steps of generating an initial solution set, identifying a desirable portion of the initial solution set using a fitness calculator, using the desirable portion to create a surrogate fitness model that is computationally less expensive than the fitness calculator, generating new ... 09/21/06 - 20060212278 - Mesh model creating method, simulation apparatus and computer-readable storage medium A mesh model creating method includes a mesh forming step to divide a region that is a target of a simulation into a plurality of polygonal meshes so that each node within the region is positioned within one mesh and a boundary line between two mutually adjacent meshes is formed ... 09/21/06 - 20060212277 - Apparatus and method for estimating battery state of charge A method for training a support vector machine to determine a present state of charge of an electrochemical cell system includes choosing a training data, preprocessing the training data, finding an optimal parameter of the support vector machine, and determining support vectors. ... 09/14/06 - 20060206294 - Method and system for modeling uncertainties in integrated circuits, systems, and fabrication processes A method and system for modeling uncertainties in integrated circuits, systems and fabrication processes may include defining interval values for each uncertain component or parameter in a circuit or system. The method may also include replacing scalar operations with interval operations in an algorithm and discontinuing interval operations in the ... 09/14/06 - 20060206293 - Defining the semantics of data through observation Techniques for estimating a probability that an event will occur are described. The techniques include retrieving data as data strings from a data source, producing a dataset from the retrieved data strings and building a statistical model of parent-child relationships from data strings in the dataset. Building the statistical model ... 09/14/06 - 20060206292 - Method and apparatus to utilize the probability vectors in the binary representation of video systems for faster convergence with minimal computation requirements A system for utilizing probability vectors in a binary representation, so as to permit optimization of video much faster than by using genetic algorithm. The system includes a binary representation module (107) that converts a video chain into a binary representation having a predetermined number of bits, a cascaded four-module ... 09/07/06 - 20060200325 - Generated steam estimation method and device for heat recovery steam generator, and maintenance planning support method and system for power generation facility A method for configuring the physical model of a heat recovery steam generator that can estimate the state quantity of generated steam from the state quantity of the exhaust gas to be introduced, and capable of establishing the physical model of a combined cycle power generation facility thereby. The optimum ... 09/07/06 - 20060200324 - Method and means for generating high-order hermite functions for simulation of electromagnetic wave devices A technique for generating very-high-order Hermite functions needed for accurately simulating operation of various devices and structures involving propagation of electromagnetic waves. By using modified recursion formulas, the technique generates asymptotic Hermite functions, smooth Hermite functions or optimized smooth Hermite functions, allowing for very high orders of the functions to ... 09/07/06 - 20060200323 - Method of designing optical system The design method of the optical system according to the present invention comprises a step (S1) for setting an optical parameter in a design state in which a production error has not been taken into consideration, a step (S2) for making/renewing a production state where an optical parameter in a ... 08/31/06 - 20060195306 - Compression and compressed inversion of interaction data A compression technique compresses interaction data. A fast method processes the compressed data without the need to first decompress the data. In one embodiment, the compression technique is used to compress data in an interaction matrix. The interaction matrix (such as a moment method impedance matrix) contains interaction data between ... 08/31/06 - 20060195305 - Low vibration rectification in a closed-loop, in-plane mems device A method for a geometry of a lateral comb drive for an in-plane, electrostatic force feedback, closed-loop, micromachined accelerometer or closed-loop Coriolis rate gyroscope device, or closed-loop capacitive pressure or force measuring device. When vibration is applied to the device, the error in the time-average output, which is vibration rectification ... 08/24/06 - 20060190225 - Collaborative filtering using random walks of markov chains A collaborative filtering method first converts a relational database to a graph of nodes connected by edges. The relational database includes consumer attributes, product attributes, and product ratings. Statistics of a Markov chain random walk on the graph are determined. Then, in response to a query state, states of the ... 08/24/06 - 20060190224 - Integrated circuit layout critical area determination using voronoi diagrams and shape biasing Method, system and program product for determining a critical area in a region of an integrated circuit layout using Voronoi diagrams and shape biasing. The method includes the steps of generating a biased Voronoi diagram based on a layout geometry of the region and incorporating a shape bias; and determining ... 08/24/06 - 20060190223 - Sample probability of fault function determination using critical defect size map Methods, systems and program products for determining a probability of fault (POF) function using critical defect size maps. Methods for an exact or a sample POF function are provided. Critical area determinations can also be supplied based on the exact or sample POF functions. The invention provides a less computationally ... 08/24/06 - 20060190222 - Probability of fault function determination using critical defect size map Methods, systems and program products for determining a probability of fault (POF) function using critical defect size maps. Methods for an exact or a sample POF function are provided. Critical area determinations can also be supplied based on the exact or sample POF functions. The invention provides a less computationally ... 08/17/06 - 20060184343 - Aware and active features for computer-aided design systems Processing data in a computer-aided design (CAD) system includes determining that a feature of a three-dimensional model has a condition that requires correction. The condition is automatically corrected by performing an action. The action may be an action that reorders a sequence of features in the three-dimensional model, an action ... 08/17/06 - 20060184342 - Network configuration management by model finding Complex, end-to-end network services are set up via the configuration method: each component has a finite number of configuration parameters each of which is set to definite values. End-to-end network service requirements can be on connectivity, security, performance and fault-tolerance. A number of subsidiary requirements are created that constrain, for ... 08/17/06 - 20060184341 - Method and apparatus for generating and managing a language model data structure A method is presented comprising assigning each of a plurality of segments comprising a received corpus to a node in a data structure denoting dependencies between nodes, and calculating a transitional probability between each of the nodes in the data structure. ... 08/17/06 - 20060184340 - Deterministic sampling simulation device for generating a plurality of distribution simultaneously The trajectory of solutions is calculated by numerically integrating deterministic differential equations, and when sampling along this trajectory, it is set in such a way that a distribution obtained by combining a plurality of Tsallis distributions in which the solution of differential equations covers an energy range wider than that ... 08/10/06 - 20060178858 - Baseline architecture monitor application for distributed systems A system for presenting a visual representation of a computing system is disclosed. The system comprises a matching engine that accesses a data store of patterns that can be used as composable design elements to map components of a computing system to a pattern. The system further comprises a visualizer ... 08/03/06 - 20060173661 - Method and system for optimization of general problems Embodiments of the disclosed invention include optimization methods and systems that receive a mathematical description of a system, in symbolic form, that includes decision variables of various types, including real-number-valued, integer-valued, and Boolean-valued decision variables, and that may also include a variety of constraints on the values of the decision ... 08/03/06 - 20060173660 - Structural analysis method employing finite element method A structural analysis method that saves analysis time without lowering the prediction accuracy is provided. The structural analysis method has dividing up the analysis target into a plurality of finite elements; defining a plurality of meshes that divide up the analysis target into units larger than the finite elements and ... 08/03/06 - 20060173659 - Storing or transmitting data representing a 3d object A surface patch of a 3D object is represented by storing a plurality of control curves P1, P2, d1, d2 which act as boundary conditions to a partial differential equation (PDE). Solving the PDE for the boundary conditions given by the control curves P1, P2, d1, d2 allows the PDE ... 08/03/06 - 20060173658 - System and method for numerically exploiting symmetry when using the boundary element method to perform computer-aided engineering A method of numerically exploiting symmetry in a coupled electromechanical analysis, while still preserving the previously established advantages of the hybrid BEM/FEM approach for performing such analyses without exploiting symmetry is disclosed. The present invention allows advantageous acceleration techniques, which maximize analytical efficiency, to be employed for the analysis of ... 07/27/06 - 20060167666 - Method for extracting the equivalent model of couple transmission line in high-speed circuit A method of extracting an equivalent model of couple transmission line in high-speed circuit includes the steps of: using signals in an even mode and odd mode to excite the couple transmission line respectively; obtaining voltages by measuring the couple transmission line in the excitation of the signals in the ... 07/27/06 - 20060167665 - Automated system and method for service and cost architectural modeling of enterprise systems An automated system and method is provided for system architects to model enterprise architectures of information systems. From an initial model of a proposed system architecture, performance metrics are modeled and compared against a set of user-defined corporate and business requirements. The performance metrics include cost, quality of service and ... 07/27/06 - 20060167664 - Automatically deriving logical, arithmetic and timing dependencies A mechanism for verifying system behavior includes: (1) A “constraint-based inference engine” and (2) a “constraint-based simulator.” The inference engine accepts logical/temporal/data dependencies describing a system implementation and automatically derives new logical/temporal/data dependencies describing the input/output (“black-box”) behavior of the system or other aspect of the system's behavior. This capability ... 07/27/06 - 20060167663 - Problem solving method utilizing emergent clustering and case retrieval An Adaptive, Any-Time Case Retrieval process combines existing knowledge (emergent clustering, case retrieval with CRN) in a novel and advantageous way. Although ideally suited to the Digital Body Development System (DBDS), the method is applicable to any problem solving environment involving iterative simulations. Given a description of a problem to ... 07/20/06 - 20060161404 - State exploration using multiple state groupings Exploration algorithms are relevant to the industrial practice of generating test cases from an abstract state machine whose runs define the predicted behavior of the software system under test. Here, a new exploration algorithm allows multiple state groupings to simultaneously guide the search for states that are interesting or relevant ... 07/20/06 - 20060161403 - Method and system for analyzing data and creating predictive models A method and system of automatically analyzing data, cleansing and normalizing the data, identifying categorical variables within the data set, eliminating co-linearities among the variables and automatically building a statistical model is provided. ... 07/06/06 - 20060149513 - Method and system for simulating a surface acoustic wave on a modeled structure A method of simulating a surface acoustic wave (SAW) on a structure that is modeled on a computer or other processor-based device enables the testing of actual SAW devices or to develop improved SAW devices. In this method, the modeled structure is preferably that of a corrugated structure that includes ... 07/06/06 - 20060149512 - Method and apparatus for evaluating a proposed solution to a constraint problem A method of evaluating constraint functions, the evaluation being based at least in part on a channel deformation criteria. ... 07/06/06 - 20060149511 - Method of segmenting a three-dimensional data set allowing user corrections The invention relates to a method of segmenting a three-dimensional structure from a three-dimensional, and in particular medical, data set while making allowance for user corrections. The method is performed with the help of a deformable three-dimensional model whose surface is formed by a network of nodes and mashes that ... 06/29/06 - 20060142981 - Statistical modeling and performance characterization of a real-time dual camera surveillance system The present invention relates to a method for visually detecting and tracking an object through a space. The method chooses modules for a restricting a search function within the space to regions with a high probability of significant change, the search function operating on images supplied by a camera. The ... 06/29/06 - 20060142980 - Multiple body simulation A method and a corresponding software and a system for processing a charge distribution according to a spreading function and a predefined operation are described. ... 06/29/06 - 20060142979 - Numerical analysis aiding device, numerical analysis aiding method and computer readable recording medium having a numerical analysis aiding program recorded thereon The present invention is an appellation, wherein design time can be reduced and necessary data can be readily and quickly obtained by checking the boundary condition in an analysis model before performing the analysis by the solver, by including: a space determination unit for determining, with regard to a master ... 06/22/06 - 20060136181 - Method and system for optimising at least one parameter characteristic of a physical system that is to be subjected to variable external conditions The present invention relates to a method for optimizing at least one parameter characteristic of a physical system, in which the model of the said system is constructed, the system being simulated in the form of a block diagram using simulation software, then the derivatives of the required variables are ... 06/15/06 - 20060129363 - Orthogonal method The invention includes a method and associated software and a system in which bodies are spatially partitioned among computational nodes and wherein each computational node maintains data for a different subset of the bodies. The method includes, importing body data from a set of one of more spatially neighbor nodes ... 06/15/06 - 20060129362 - Method for determining threshold value of a nuclear reactor operating parameter, corresponding system, computer programme and support A method of determining a threshold value of a nuclear reactor operating parameter having the steps of simulating at least a transient operational occurrence of the nuclear reactor, calculating the value reached by a physical quantity during the transient operational occurrence in at least a cladding of a fuel rod ... 06/15/06 - 20060129361 - Cad system and cad program There is provided a computer aided design system and a computer aided design program which can greatly increase the utility value of a computer aided design model, and can improve the efficiency of design and production processes, by adopting a curved surface theory which ensures the continuity of a free-form ... 06/15/06 - 20060129360 - Method and system for virtual object generation A method and system for analysing an object model of a first type such as avatar, and for generating an object model of a second type, such as a clothing model, is described. The object model of the first type is analysed by comparing it to a set of pre-defined ... 06/15/06 - 20060129359 - Device and software package for extracting a geological horizon and related properties The invention concerns a method for extracting a geological horizon and related properties of a seismic representation, comprising a step (100) which consists in digital modeling with continuous local seismic traces, calculating the optimal offset and defining a conditional neighbourhood of a reference central continuous local seismic trace; a step ... 06/01/06 - 20060116855 - Tire profile designing method A tire profile (12) includes a tread (16), a shoulder (18), a flat portion (20), an upper sidewall (22) and a lower sidewall (24). The shoulder (18) is provided in contact with a tread (16) at a point (Pa). The flat portion (20) is provided in contact with the shoulder ... 05/25/06 - 20060111882 - Unified and localized method and apparatus for solving linear and non-linear integral, integro-differential, and differential equations This invention is based on a new class of mathematical transforms named Rao Transforms invented recently by the author of the present invention. Different types of Rao Transforms are used for solving different types of linear/non-linear, uni-variable/multi-variable integral/integro-differential equations/systems of equations. Methods and apparatus that are unified and computationally efficient ... 05/25/06 - 20060111881 - Specialized processor for solving optimization problems A specialized processor includes an objective function evaluator responsive to a state vector; and a solver, responsive to an output of the evaluator, for finding an optimal solution to the state vector. The processor can form a building block of a larger system. ... 05/18/06 - 20060106586 - Method of simulating deformation of rubber material A method of simulating deformation of a rubber material having a filler part made of at least one filler particle and a rubber part surrounding the filler part, comprises the steps of: dividing the rubber material into a finite number of elements to form a rubber material model; performing deformation ... 05/11/06 - 20060100834 - Method and system to detect stress corrosion cracking in pipeline systems A method for predicting the location of stress corrosion cracking in a steel gas pipeline in which in-line stress corrosion cracking smart tool data, external low level metal loss data and soil characterization data are compiled to predict the location of stress corrosion cracking in a steel gas pipeline segment. ... 05/11/06 - 20060100833 - State and parameter estimation for an electrochemical cell Methods and apparatus for estimating the state and parameters of an electrochemical cell. More particularly, for example, a method for estimating present states and present parameters of an electrochemical cell system comprising: estimating a state value of the electrochemical cell with a cell state filter to estimate the state value; ... 05/11/06 - 20060100832 - Method a designing, engineering modeling and manufacturing orthotics and prosthetics integrating algorithm generated predictions The present invention represents an advancement on the current processes involved in designing, engineering, modeling and manufacturing of orthotic and prosthetic devices. Orthotic and prosthetic computer aided design software has the option to apply measurements to a template to create a patient specific model. The use of algorithm generated predictions ... 05/11/06 - 20060100831 - Generalizations of adjoint networks techniques for rlc interconnects model-order reductions The adjoint network reduction technique has been shown to reduce 50% of the computational complexity of constructing the congruence transformation matrix. The method was suitable for analyzing the special multi-port driving-point impedance of RLC interconnect circuits. This paper extends this technique for the general circumstances of RLC interconnects. Comparative studies ... 05/11/06 - 20060100830 - Moment computations of nonuniform distributed coupled rlc trees with applications to estimating crosstalk noise A method for efficiently estimating crosstalk noise of nanometer VLSI interconnects is provided. In the invention, nanometer VLSI interconnects are modeled as nonuniform distributed RLC coupled trees. The efficiency and the accuracy of moment computation of distributed lines can be shown that outperform those of lumped ones. The inductive crosstalk ... 05/04/06 - 20060095238 - Pattern extraction computational algorithm, design program and simulator A pattern extraction computational algorithm has: using a bus, a CPU, a storage area, an input and an output of a computer to conduct the pattern extraction computational algorithm; storing a size of a limited area, a size of a minute area, a starting point from which the minute area ... 05/04/06 - 20060095237 - Semiconductor yield management system and method A system and method for yield management are disclosed wherein a data set containing one or more prediction variable values and one or more response variable values is input into the system. The system can process the input data set to remove prediction variables with missing values and data sets ... 05/04/06 - 20060095236 - Circuit analysis utilizing rank revealing factorization Method of forming a reduced model of a circuit. A circuit parameter is selected, and values for the parameter are selected. A circuit or operator equation is solved for the selected value to generate a result. The steps of selecting values and solving the equation are repeated to generate corresponding ... 04/27/06 - 20060089823 - Methods and systems for modeling stress intensity solutions for integrally stiffened panels Systems and methods for modeling stress intensity solutions of integrally stiffened panels are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method includes serving a process over the internet. The process includes taking a problem definition, automatically forming a finite element model at least partially based on the problem definition, automatically verifying a ... 04/27/06 - 20060089822 - Fft/ifft processing system employing a real-complex mapping architecture The present invention provides an FFT/IFFT processor for use with N data values. In one embodiment, the FFT/IFFT processor includes an even-odd data mapper configured to provide a mapping of the N data values into N/2 mapped complex data values if the N data values are real. Additionally, the FFT/IFFT ... 04/20/06 - 20060085173 - Science and engineering simulator using numerical analysis of simultaneous linear equations A science and engineering simulator using numerical analysis of simultaneous linear equations is provided with a first storage means for storing a coefficient matrix Z of rank-N simultaneous linear equations; a second storage means for storing a rank-N constant vector V; a third storage means for storing a rank-n (n<N) ... 04/20/06 - 20060085172 - Transaction-based system and method for abstraction of hardware designs Transaction-based hardware abstraction involves a process of using heuristic techniques to identify finite-state machines (FSMs) in a hardware design that process transactions, from which transaction boundaries can be identified. Signals can be abstracted as a result of the transaction-based abstraction. Signals can be classified based on the abstracted design as ... 04/20/06 - 20060085171 - Method for order selection in passive transmission line macromodels based on the lie criteria A passive macromodel for lossy, dispersive multiconductor transmission lines uses a multiplicative approximation of the matrix exponential known as the Lie product. The circuit implementation of the macromodel is a cascade of elementary cells, each cell being the combination of a pure delay element and a lumped circuit representing the ... 04/13/06 - 20060080071 - Method, apparatus and computer program product for network design and analysis A first representation of an electrical network includes a first set of simultaneous linear algebraic equations (SLAE's). A second representation of an electrical network includes a second set of SLAE's. The equations of the SLAE's include a number of unknowns and have coefficients for the respective unknowns. A number of ... 04/13/06 - 20060080070 - Math matrix The math matrix of the present invention provides a 10 by 10 grid containing 100 cells with a different two-digit number contained in each cell of the grid. The numbers in the cells range from 00 to 99. In the most preferred embodiments of the present invention a separate and ... 04/13/06 - 20060080069 - System for analyzing fastener loads A system is disclosed for analyzing a mechanically fastened lap shear joint and for determining the stress state in the fastener and in holes surrounding the fastener. Each fastener is modeled as a line element in a computer-based finite element model. A stiffness matrix representative of the fastener is incorporated ... 04/13/06 - 20060080068 - System and method for efficient model order reduction in electric and electronic circuit design The present invention comprises a system and method for reducing the order of models used to simulate complex electric circuits and linear systems. In particular, the method of the present invention comprises formulating expressions relating the input and output terminals of a complex electric circuit, wherein the expressions comprise a ... 04/13/06 - 20060080067 - Methods and systems for compact modeling of large linear circuits with a large number of terminals The methods and apparatus of the present invention perform model order reduction on models of complex electric circuits. In particular, the methods and apparatus of the present invention perform model order reduction on models of complex electric circuits by recursively selecting sub-blocks of an overall model of the complex electric ... 04/06/06 - 20060074613 - Design support method and design support program The present invention provides a design support method adapted to support a design of a conveying path by performing simulation of a behavior of a sheet-shaped flexible medium being conveyed in the conveying path and comprising a conveying condition setting step for setting a conveying condition of a conveying roller ... 04/06/06 - 20060074612 - Method and system for weight determination in a single channel (sc) multiple-input multiple-output (mimo) system for wcdma/hsdpa In wireless systems, method and system for weight determination in a single channel (SC) multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) system for WCDMA/HSDPA are provided. Models of signals received in multiple receive antennas may be determined in a single weight baseband generator (SWBBG) from propagation channel estimates and noise statistics. The models may ... 04/06/06 - 20060074611 - Optimization of sample plan for overlay The present invention describes a method including: determining field-clustering scheme; selecting initial sample plan; establishing initial model of overlay, the initial model of overlay comprising components; and establishing efficient model of overlay from the initial model of overlay including: constructing matrices; identifying redundant components and eliminating the redundant components; and ... 04/06/06 - 20060074610 - Apparatus and method of simulating the movement of elements through a region of 3d space The movement of elements through a region of three dimensional (3D) space is simulated by utilizing a number of two dimensional (2D) grids to define the region of 3D space. Movement information is associated with each grid point of each 2D grid, and changed over a time period. For each ... 03/30/06 - 20060069535 - System and method for converting data, and system and method for providing warning signals Methods and apparatus for converting data. In one aspect, an apparatus comprises at least one sensor, a data evaluation component, a general report generating component, a system-specific report generating component and a decision-making component. The data evaluation component generates data information based on evaluation of data from the sensor or ... 03/23/06 - 20060064288 - System and method of interactive design of a product A system for interactive design a product having a design solution which includes a design parameter and a design response includes a user computer system and a remotely located computer system in communication with the user computer system. The system also includes a computer- generated geometric model of a product ... 03/23/06 - 20060064287 - Method of design using genetic programming A method of design is provided comprising the steps of parameterising a design space according to a set of parameters; creating a parent population of relationships by random selection amongst the set of parameters; encoding the parent population into a population of functional elements, each functional element comprising terminal nodes ... 03/16/06 - 20060058987 - Architecture, programming model and api's The subject invention provides a system and/or a method that facilitates employing a model based at least upon a framework, wherein the model can be utilized to build an RFID application. A receiver component can receive data, wherein a model component can create a model based at least in part ... 03/16/06 - 20060058986 - Analyzing linearization of models in modeling environments Method and systems for analyzing the linearization of a model in a modeling environment are disclosed. The modeling environment may provide tools for linearizing the model to generate a linear model. The modeling environment may also provide tools for analyzing the linearization of the model. The tools for analyzing the ... 03/16/06 - 20060058985 - Adjoint-based design variable adaptation A method for determining an optimum design includes determining an initial field solution for a design configuration based on an initial set of design variables; determining an adjoint solution to the field solution; determining the regions of interest on the design configuration based on magnitudes and/or gradients of the adjoint ... 03/09/06 - 20060052988 - Compressed vector-based spectral analysis method and system for nonlinear rf blocks A method and system of simulating components using a compressed signal representation. In some embodiments compressed vector based equivalent signals and blocks are used to model signal processing systems, in particular RF wireless components. ... 02/23/06 - 20060041407 - Method for improving the validity level of diagnoses of technical arrangements The invention, which relates to a method for improving the validity level of diagnoses of technical arrangements, with an equation system that describes the system being produced by a technical arrangement and being tested for structural solvability and singularities, is based on the object of specifying a method that overcomes ... 02/23/06 - 20060041406 - Method, computer program product, and system for risk management Described are a method, computer program product, and system for risk management using readily available, gridded hazard data to estimate and obtain a risk analysis parameter (e.g., expected repair cost) for use in risk management, such as in seismic risk management. The method includes calculating economic risk for buildings in ... 02/23/06 - 20060041405 - System and method for controlling the performance of a power generating system A method and system for energy management in a power system. Target performance standards are calculated and used to measure performance and to comply with regulatory performance standards. The target performance standards are based on probability theory and are used to control power generation. The amount of corrective power necessary ... 02/23/06 - 20060041404 - Apparatus, method, and computer product for generating model for numerical analysis In processing for generating a model for numerical analysis by dividing assemblies or components constituting the assemblies into cuboids to be units of analysis for the numerical analysis, a merge request receiving unit receives designation of assemblies or components to be objects of application of merge processing, and the analysis ... 02/16/06 - 20060036416 - Computer aided design method and system for developing a microfluidic system The present invention generally relates to design automation techniques and more particularly to the design of customized microfluidic systems using a microfluidic computer aided design system. In one embodiment of the present invention the system includes a synthesis module for synthesizing software of a design into a component level description ... 02/16/06 - 20060036415 - A method, process and computer program to automatically create a customized three-dimensional nail object by welding The invention is a method, process and computer program to automatically create a customized three-dimensional artificial nail object by welding based upon an actual/existing digitized nail surface. This particular invention generates the overall desired three-dimensional nail object by taking the digitized nail surface and welding it to a preexisting desired ... 02/16/06 - 20060036414 - A method, process and computer program to automatically create a customized three-dimensional nail object The invention is a method, process and computer program to automatically create a customized three-dimensional artificial nail object based upon an actual/existing digitized nail surface. This particular invention generates the overall desired three-dimensional nail surface by using key reference points contained in the digitized nail surface to automatically create new ... 02/16/06 - 20060036413 - System of finite state machines A system of finite state machines built with asynchronous or synchronous logic for controlling the flow of data through computational logic circuits programmed to accomplish a task specified by a user, having one finite state machine associated with each computational logic circuit, having each finite state machine accept data from ... 02/09/06 - 20060031046 - Finite element analysis tire footprint smoothing algorithm using multiple load cases A method and apparatus for predicting the shape of a contact region of a finite element model deformed against a contact surface. The contact surface may be a rigid body or another finite element model. The shape of a contact region is dictated by the node/element distribution in response to ... 02/02/06 - 20060025974 - Object oriented finite element modeling tools Techniques for creating a finite element model are disclosed that include various processes including: superimposing a rectangular array of nodes and nodal-pointers onto a wire-frame geometry, and creating a set of geometric-elements using the rectangular array. ... 02/02/06 - 20060025973 - Methods and systems for model reduction and system identification of dynamic systems with multiple inputs Methods and systems for model reduction and system identification of dynamic systems are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method includes generating a plurality of statistically independent random numbers for use as input signals, and performing a singular-value-decomposition directly on the system response due to a simultaneous excitation of the plurality ... 02/02/06 - 20060025972 - Incorporation of uncertainty information in modeling a characteristic of a device A method and model for modeling a characteristic C that is distributed within a domain. A provided base equation expresses C as a function f of a variable V through use of N+1 parameters C0, C1, . . . , CN in the form C=f(C0, C1, . . . , ... 01/26/06 - 20060020434 - Method of calculating predictive shape of wire structure, calculation apparatus, and computer-readable recording medium A calculating apparatus includes a finite element model creating unit that creates a finite element model of the wire structure, a setting unit that sets physical properties, restriction conditions and loads of the wire structure to the finite element model, a predictive shape calculating unit that calculates a predictive shape ... 01/26/06 - 20060020433 - Synchronization code methods A system, method and computer software product are provided. One embodiment of the present invention provides a method for generating and employing numerical sequences that may be used for synchronization codes. In one embodiment of the present invention, the derivation of numerical sequences, or codes is based on an encoding ... 01/19/06 - 20060015308 - Facial image processing In the described embodiment, methods and systems for processing facial image data for use in animation are described. In one embodiment, a system is provided that illuminates a face with illumination that is sufficient to enable the simultaneous capture of both structure data, e.g. a range or depth map, and ... 01/19/06 - 20060015307 - Method for determining a linear relationship from measured data that can be stored electronically The invention relates to a method for determining a linear relationship in a set of measured data that can be stored electronically, it being possible for the linear relationship to be represented graphically by means of a straight line and the measured data in each case comprising a measured value ... 01/19/06 - 20060015306 - Simulation techniques The application describes various techniques for improving the accuracy and numerical stability of computer-implemented simulations which employ subgridding techniques. In particular, techniques are described in which information is transferred across a common interface between two neighbouring fine-grids. Furthermore, techniques are also described in which, during the update of a grid ... 01/19/06 - 20060015305 - Control of items in a complex system by using fluid models and solving continuous linear programs A method and apparatus for the control of a system comprising of a plurality of items through the scheduling of actions and the allocation of resources is disclosed. Primary areas of utility include manufacturing systems, city wide vehicle traffic control, multiple project scheduling, communications networks and economic systems. The method ... 01/19/06 - 20060015304 - Method for generating and evaluating a table model for circuit simulation A method for generating and evaluating a table model for circuit simulation in N dimensions employing mathematical expressions for modeling a device. The table model uses an unstructured N-dimensional grid for approximating the expressions. The method includes the steps of: (a) establishing a function domain having boundary limits in the ... 01/19/06 - 20060015303 - Method for generating and evaluating a table model for circuit simulation A method for generating and evaluating a table model for circuit simulation in N dimensions employing mathematical expressions for modeling a device. The table model uses an unstructured N-dimensional grid for approximating the expressions. The method includes the steps of: (a) establishing a function domain having boundary limits in the ... 01/19/06 - 20060015302 - Method for generating and evaluating a table model for circuit simulation A method for generating and evaluating a table model for circuit simulation in N dimensions employing mathematical expressions for modeling a device. The table model uses an unstructured N-dimensional grid for approximating the expressions. The method includes the steps of: (a) establishing a function domain having boundary limits in the ... 01/19/06 - 20060015301 - System and method for efficient visualization and comparison of ladar point data to detailed cad models of targets A method (300) for comparison of point data to detailed CAD models of known targets. The method comprises the acts of receiving a CAD model space (302); storing the received CAD model space in a three-dimensional voxel array (304); computing, for each voxel in the array, a distance to a ... 01/19/06 - 20060015300 - Method for generating a geometric offset form of an object A method for generating a digital geometric offset shape of an object based on a shape of the object according to an offset transformation including generating a digital geometric shape for describing the shape of the object, wherein the digital geometric shape comprises a plurality of basic figures, as in ... 01/12/06 - 20060009957 - Method for determining a matrix of transmission cross coefficients in an optical proximity correction of mask layouts The present invention relates to a method for determining a matrix of transmission cross coefficients w for an optical modeling in an optical proximity correction of mask layouts. In a first step, there is calculation of Fourier transforms of an illumination aperture, a lens aperture and a complex conjugate lens ... 01/12/06 - 20060009956 - Spectral element eigensolver for inhomogeneous media Methods are provided to generate eigenvalues and eigenfunctions for structures that include inhomogeneous media. In embodiments, eigenvalues and eigenfunctions generated as solutions to differential equations provide parameters for analyzing and constructing structures modeled by the differential equations. ... 01/12/06 - 20060009955 - System, method and apparatus for clustering features A method, system, computer-readable medium, and apparatus for identifying a boundary of a cluster in a bitmap, the bitmap having at least one initially set bit, for applying an expansion shape to each of the initially set bits in the bitmap and identifying vertex bits on the boundary of the ... 01/12/06 - 20060009954 - Methods and systems for generating models of application environments for applications and portions thereof An application or a portion thereof can be thought of as a container having a set of instruments with mathematical descriptions of relationships between the instruments and other portions of the application infrastructure. The set of instruments may include only those instruments determined to significantly affect or be significantly affected ... 01/05/06 - 20060004553 - Implementing a model on programmable hardware A computer-implemented system and method for generating a hardware implementation of graphical code. The method comprises first creating a graphical program. A first portion of the graphical program may optionally be compiled into machine code for execution by a CPU. A second portion of the graphical program is converted into ... 01/05/06 - 20060004552 - Boundary element analytic method and a boundary element analytic program Various types of data for the use in the boundary element analysis, which have been previously input at step S101, are stored at step S102. To carry out this operation, at least boundary element definition information for defining a boundary element in the subject to be analyzed and state quantity ... 01/05/06 - 20060004551 - Method and apparatus for structure-preserving reduced-order modeling A processing unit of an analysis system comprises a processor coupled to a memory, and is configured to generate a structure-preserving reduced-order model of a circuit, device or system. The reduced-order model in one embodiment is generated by projection of input matrices characterizing the circuit, device or system onto at ... 12/29/05 - 20050288911 - Hidden markov model based object tracking and similarity metrics A method models a set of trajectories of a set of objects; there is one trajectory for each object. A sequence of positions of each object is obtained over a duration of time to define a trajectory of the object. The sequence of positions is then projected to a hidden ... 12/29/05 - 20050288910 - Generation of continuous mathematical model for common features of a subject group A method for generating a continuous mathematical model of a feature common to subjects in a subject group includes selecting a sample data set from each subject in the subject group, selecting a set of expansion functions to be used in the representation of the sample data set, mathematically expanding ... 12/15/05 - 20050278156 - Virtual models A method of generating a virtual model of an object, comprising the step of constructing a fused model to represent the variation of the shape of the object in a plurality of configurations. In the method, position variation vectors may be calculated which describe the variation of a plurality of ... 12/15/05 - 20050278155 - Method of simulation of an exposure process A method of simulation of an exposure system includes the steps of: establishing a model of an exposure system, initializing a computer, and setting relevant parameters of the exposure system in the computer; providing a pattern to be exposed, and analyzing the pattern; using a transform to transfer the pattern, ... 12/15/05 - 20050278154 - Systems and methods for high level simulator control A method comprises receiving a netlist file in a simulator, parsing the netlist file to provide a parsed internal representation of the netlist within the simulator, flattening the parsed representation to provide a flattened internal representation of components and connection of the components from the netlist, converting the flattened representation ... 12/15/05 - 20050278153 - Detecting vacuously satisfield specifications in model checking Modifying a specification of a design by replacing a sub formula of the specification with a free variable; model checking the modified specification in a model to determine whether the modified specification is satisfied in the model; and determining whether the sub formula affects satisfaction of the specification in the ... 12/08/05 - 20050273298 - Simulation of systems According to an embodiment of the invention, a system and method for performing simulations is provided. Using parallelism-in-systems, the method decomposes a larger problem into several smaller partitions. A series of iterations is performed until the waveforms exchanged between the partitions converge. Approximate pre-view solutions of strongly coupled partitions are ... 12/08/05 - 20050273297 - Method and apparatus for describing and simulating complex systems A method for description and simulation based on organizing data into maps of invariants, the invariants being points of energy balance in a system of interest which is either in a stationary state or in a transitory disturbed state. The method includes identifying invariants in the system of interest by ... 12/01/05 - 20050267717 - Determining near-optimal block size for incremental-type expectation maximization (em) algrorithms Determining the near-optimal block size for incremental-type expectation maximization (EM) algorithms is disclosed. Block size is determined based on the novel insight that the speed increase resulting from using an incremental-type EM algorithm as opposed to the standard EM algorithm is roughly the same for a given range of block ... 11/24/05 - 20050261882 - Electric design device The present invention relates to an electronic design device having a data input device, a data processing device, an output device and a data memory holding a computer-processable surface model which describes the surface of a three-dimensional object. The design device is designed so that it generates a curve and ... 11/17/05 - 20050256685 - Exponential priors for maximum entropy models The subject invention provides for systems and methods that facilitate optimizing one or mores sets of training data by utilizing an Exponential distribution as the prior on one or more parameters in connection with a maximum entropy (maxent) model to mitigate overfitting. Maxent is also known as logistic regression. More ... 11/17/05 - 20050256684 - System and method for estimation of a distribution algorithm The underlying invention generally relates to the field of Estimation of Distribution Algorithm, especially to optimization problems, including single-objective optimization and Multi-Objective Optimization. The proposed method for optimization comprises six steps. In a first step it provides an initial population or a data set with a plurality of members respectively ... 11/10/05 - 20050251374 - Method and system for determining illumination of models using an ambient cube A system and method for determining light illumination on a model in a virtual environment. A plurality of ambient cubes are defined in the virtual environment. A plurality of lights is detected. Indirect lights are also detected. Lights incident on the ambient cubes are divided into major and minor lights. ... 11/10/05 - 20050251373 - Posynomial modeling, sizing, optimization and control of physical and non-physical systems Methods and apparatus are disclosed to automatically generate posynonomial performance parameter models for linear and non-linear systems such as electronic circuit characteristics, based on numerical simulations, measurements or observation. The resulting models can be used for automated optimisation of the systems, e.g. optimization-based sizing of electronic circuits so that their ... 11/03/05 - 20050246149 - Manufacturing design and process analysis system Methods, apparatuses and systems that facilitate the design, production and/or measurement tasks associated with manufacturing and other processes. In one embodiment, the present invention provides an understanding of how the multiple characteristics of a given process output are related to each other and to process inputs. This knowledge facilitates a ... 11/03/05 - 20050246148 - Exclusion of regions method for multi-objective optimization The Exclusion of Regions Method (TERM) and Concurrent Gradients Method (CGM) for multi-objective optimization of objective functions considered in a multi-dimensional domain are provided. TERM decomposes the domain into a set of non-intersecting sub-regions, and applies a special criterion to each sub-region to determine if it does not contain Pareto-points. ... 11/03/05 - 20050246147 - Apparatus and method for generating coefficient data, apparatus and method for processing information signal, program, and medium for recording the same A device generates coefficient data of an estimating equation for converting a first information signal to a second information signal. The device performs decimation on a teacher signal to generate a student signal and acquires plural training data items from the teacher signal corresponding to the second information signal and ... 11/03/05 - 20050246146 - Method and system for in-mold coating flow simulation A numerical method operating within a processor-based environment for predicting the fill pattern and coating pressure distribution for a substrate in a computer simulation of an in-mold coating flow within a two-dimensional flow domain having a plurality of possible inlet nodes for injection, which includes the steps of initializing pressure ... 11/03/05 - 20050246145 - System and method for detecting and converting a transparency simulation effect A method and system are provided for detecting transparency simulation formulated by an application in a rendering device. The system includes a node structure construction component for saving each drawing function in a node with an associated node type and node state. The system further includes a node structure constructed ... 10/20/05 - 20050234687 - Grid dividing method, grid dividing apparatus, computer readable recording medium recorded thereon grid dividing program, and computer readable recording medium recorded thereon data converting program In a technique for dividing an object, which is to be analyzed numerically and is made up of a plurality of components, into grids to generate fundamental elements, grid setting according to the situation becomes possible, and the time required for grid division or analysis can be shortened while securing ... 10/20/05 - 20050234686 - Analysis method and system A fast direct method for the solution of structured linear systems of equations. A linear system with a matrix that possesses larger submatrices that are of low ranck (to some precision). ... 10/20/05 - 20050234685 - Information processor and program The invention provides a program that enables a computer to execute a specification analysis step of reading-in a specification and analyzing it, a patent value calculation step of quantitatively calculating a patent value based on analysis results obtained in the analysis step, and a patent value output step of outputting ... 10/13/05 - 20050228623 - Process, device and package for stochastic simulation of ancient riverbeds or ancient geological structures A process for stochastic simulation of ancient riverbeds or ancient geological structures includes the following stages: (a) parameterize the geological reference horizon by linking to it a two-dimensional parametric system of paleogeographic coordinates; (b) construct a modeling function, the isovalue curves of which are approximately parallel to the general direction ... 10/13/05 - 20050228622 - Graphical user interface for risk assessment A system, method and article of manufacture for creating risk maps for risk assessment and management and, more particularly, for creating risk maps for graphically displaying different characteristics of risks. One embodiment provides a method of creating a risk map for graphically displaying characteristics of risks. The method includes determining ... 10/06/05 - 20050222829 - Method and system for forecasting events and results based on geospatial modeling A forecasting engine and method assists in rapidly and accurately forecasting occurrences of identifiable events and/or results based on signature and/or pattern matching. The present invention derives signature for event-types based on a comparison of actual event data with pre-established representational surfaces. The surfaces represent functional measurements and analysis associated ... 10/06/05 - 20050222828 - Method for computing subjective dissimilarities among discrete entities A method for computing subjective dissimilarities among discrete entities is provided. The method includes the steps of presenting a plurality of entities to a perceiver, determining discrimination probabilities among the entities, and computing Fechnerian distances and the shortest pathways between the entities. ... 10/06/05 - 20050222827 - Accelerated solution of constraint satisfaction problems by partitioning of the variable space Methods, systems and apparatus for modeling a target system includes defining a constraint satisfaction problem (CSP) that characterizes the target system in terms of a set of variables, each having a respective input domain, and initial constraints applicable to the variables. The variables are partitioned into at least first and ... 10/06/05 - 20050222826 - Startup cost model using time counter A system and method for generator startup cost modeling using a time counter are described herein. A method and system according to the invention may include assigning a binary value to one or more time segment variables each associated with an increment of the time counter wherein the sum of ... 10/06/05 - 20050222825 - Method, apparatus and computer program providing broadband preconditioning based on reduced coupling for numerical solvers This invention relates to computing numerical solutions of linear systems of equations, specifically to implementing preconditioning of the coefficient matrix of such a system. The preconditioning applies to any coefficient matrix, dense or sparse, based on the solutions of a physical problem of unknown functions, commonly referred to as basis ... 09/29/05 - 20050216241 - Method and apparatus for gathering statistical measures According to the invention, a data model and method and apparatus for performing content and context modeling are disclosed. The method dynamically classifies and gathers selective information on various monitored systems to detect content related problems and provide context for diagnosing the root cause of these problems. The selected, monitored ... 09/29/05 - 20050216240 - Design method for belt transmission system In a design method for a belt transmission system, tensile forces between pulleys are calculated from a total layout of the belt transmission system, such as a spring constant of a belt, a distance between the pulleys, an initial tensile force, a driving force for the respective pulleys to be ... 09/29/05 - 20050216239 - Apparatus and method for s-parameter calculation, and program and recording medium thereof According to the present invention an S-parameter file input section inputs S-parameters for each device constituting a system subject to a transmission analysis, a port position correspondence conversion section converts the input S-parameters so as to correspond to preset port positions to be connected, an S-parameter/T-parameter conversion section converts S-parameters ... 09/29/05 - 20050216238 - Method and program for converting boundary data into cell inner shape data A method and a program for converting boundary data into cell inner shape data, includes a division step (A) of dividing external data (12) constituted of the boundary data of an object into cells (13) in an orthogonal grid, a cutting point deciding step (B) of deciding an intersection point ... 09/22/05 - 20050209834 - Horizontally structured cad/cam modeling-vertical to horizontal conversion A method for converting a vertically structured CAD/CAM model to a horizontally structured CAD/CAM model, comprising: identifying and establishing a base feature; establishing a parent coordinate system; identifying a parent modeling element; identifying each dependency for each feature from the parent modeling element; restructuring each dependency for each feature for ... 09/22/05 - 20050209833 - Methods and systems for estimating usage of components for different transaction types Methods and systems of estimating usage of components within an application environment can use statistical, rather than deterministic methods that may be too intrusive or disturb a network used by the application environment. Different transaction types may have estimated usage of components within the application environment and its corresponding confidence ... 09/15/05 - 20050203722 - Power distribution network simulation method using variable reduction method A power distribution network simulation method capable of speedily and accurately analyzing a large power distribution network. In the power distribution network simulation method, the large original circuit is reduced to a suitable size by using a variable reduction method, a solution of an equation of the reduced circuit is ... 09/15/05 - 20050203721 - Ion implantation simulation apparatus, method, and program The group creation part divides n ion particles into groups of a group G1, a group G2, . . . , and a group Gk. The individual area setting part sets an initial condition calculation area 1a, as an individual area of the group G1, and makes the calculation part ... 09/15/05 - 20050203720 - Method for providing bitwise constraints for test generation A method for enabling bitwise or bit slice constraints to be provided as part of the test generation process, by providing a language structure which enables these constraints to be expressed in a test generation language such as e code for example. The language structure for such bitwise constraints is ... 09/15/05 - 20050203719 - Method for simulating reliability of semiconductor device In calculating a substrate current Isub using a substrate current model equation expressed as Isub=(Ai/Bi)·(Vds−Vdsat)·Id·exp (−Bi·lc/(Vds−Vdsat)) (where Id, Vds and Vdsat are drain current, a drain voltage and a saturation drain voltage, respectively, of a MOS transistor, lc is a characteristic length, Ai is a model parameter and Bi is ... 09/08/05 - 20050197808 - Method for determining electrical and magnetic field effects A method for determining electrical and magnetic field effects determines Lanczos matrices by performing a preconditioned conjugate gradient method using a nested multi-grid, vector and scalar potential preconditioner so that Pade via Lanczos frequency expansion may be used to determine the electrical and magnetic field effects over a frequency range ... 09/01/05 - 20050192782 - System and method for calculating checksums of tcp segments/udp datagrams in ipv4/ipv6 protocol translation Disclosed is an improved system and method for calculating a checksum of a TCP segment/a UDP datagram when translating IPv4 into IPv6, and vice versa. The present invention has advantages in that a desired checksum value can be obtained even without including a value of a data region that is ... 09/01/05 - 20050192781 - System and method for modeling lpar behaviors in a simulation tool A simulation tool for modeling LPAR behavior in a mainframe computer. The simulation tool comprises: a first algorithm for modeling the behavior of an LPAR (logical partition) operating in a time slice dispatch mode; and a second algorithm for modeling the behavior of a plurality of LPARs. ... 08/25/05 - 20050187744 - Systems and methods for automatically determining and/or inferring component end of life (eol) The present invention relates to a system and methodology for facilitating managing product life cycle. A component that determines relevance of components to a product; an analyzing component that determines, infers or predicts obsolescence, level of risk to EOL of a subset of the components. A substitution component that identifies ... 08/25/05 - 20050187743 - Method of determining measurment uncertainties using circuit simulation A method of determining a measurement uncertainty of a test system uses a test system model having a plurality of uncertainty terms entered into a simulator. The test system model is run on the simulator a sufficient number of iterations while randomly varying each of a first portion of the ... 08/25/05 - 20050187742 - Physics engine The present invention is directed to a method of simulating the physical dynamics of a predetermined set of objects that are part of a computer/video game. The objects are connected to each other at one or more respective links. The method of the invention includes the step of grouping a ... 08/25/05 - 20050187741 - Development tool for defining attributes within a multi-dimensional space Methods and systems for providing dynamic weather simulation in a computer gaming environment are disclosed. Weather may be user-specified, computer simulated, based on periodic updates of real-world weather conditions, or based on a pre-existing or user-created weather profile. A weather profile may include a data structure that stores weather over ... 08/18/05 - 20050182607 - Process for modeling photons and everything else Processes for describing and explaining all elements of the universe including photons, electrons, protons, neutrons, atomic nuclei, heat, temperature, magnetism and gravity. According to this model, the entire universe and everything in it from photons to electrons to protons to galaxies is comprised of nothing but a single type of ... 08/18/05 - 20050182606 - Method, apparatus and program for quantitative competition and recording medium having recorded thereon the program Numbers 1, 2, . . . , M are assigned to bidding prices from the minimum to maximum values V1 to VN. For a bidding value Vvi each user 11-i generates two sequences of information si={si,1, si,2, . . . , si,M} and ti={ti,1, ti,2, . . . , ti,M} ... 08/18/05 - 20050182605 - System and method for abstracting and visualizing a route map A system and method for making computer-generated maps includes a different scale factor for each road in a route. The scale factors are used to optimize the route map against a target function that considers factors such as the number of false intersections in the route and the number of ... 08/18/05 - 20050182604 - System and method for abstracting and visualizing a route map A system and method for making computer-generated maps includes a different scale factor for each road in a route. The scale factors are used to optimize the route map against a target function that considers factors such as the number of false intersections in the route and the number of ... 08/18/05 - 20050182603 - N-phase interface tracking method utilizing unique enumeration of microgrid cells A method for tracking N fluid materials and their associated interfaces during simulated fluid flow is disclosed. A microgrid cell methodology is embedded on a regular macrogrid to subdivide and then tag fluid materials in a computational system preferably using a prime numbering algorithm. The motion of microgrid cells is ... 08/18/05 - 20050182602 - Computation of all-pairs reaching probabilities in software systems A Markov chain model of a software system may be used to compute all-pairs reaching probabilities to provide guidance in performing speculative operations with respect to the software system. ... 08/11/05 - 20050177352 - Defect identification signal analysis method The present invention provides a method of identifying a defect in a part by forming a dot product between a vector related to a part with a known defect and a vector related to a part with an unknown defect. The magnitude of the dot product has been found to ... 08/04/05 - 20050171747 - Method and system for non-linear state based satisfiability A computerized method and system for solving non-linear Boolean equations is disclosed comprising at least partially solving a Boolean function; developing at least one inference regarding said Boolean function and saving said inference to a state machine; and accessing said inference from said state machine to develop at least one ... 08/04/05 - 20050171746 - Network models of complex systems This invention describes computer based virtual models of complex systems, together with integrated systems and methods providing a development and execution framework for visual modeling and dynamic simulation of said models. The virtual models can be used for analysis, monitoring, or control of the operation of the complex systems modeled, ... 08/04/05 - 20050171745 - Finite element simulation A method for automatic evaluation of a finite element simulation for an industrial system such as a motor vehicle body includes predefining an electronic design model of the industrial system and generating finite elements for the model. The stresses occurring in the finite elements are determined using a finite element ... 08/04/05 - 20050171744 - System identification method Quick real-time identification and estimation of a time-non-varying or time-varying system. A new H( evaluation criterion is determined, a fast algorithm for a modified H( filter based on the criterion is developed, and a quick time-varying system identifying method according to the fast H( filtering algorithm is ... 07/28/05 - 20050165588 - Extreme event performance evaluation using real-time hysteresis monitoring Extreme event performance evaluation using real-time hysteresis monitoring. A structure is monitored using one or more sensors. One or more inter-story Hysteresis Loops for the structure are generated in real-time using data from the sensors, thus enabling rapid decision making regarding the structure's condition. ... 07/21/05 - 20050159935 - Storage medium storing model parameter determination program, model parameter determ |