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|36th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 18
|Patent application number
|METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR VOLTAGE CONTROLLED OSCILLATOR IMPEDANCE CONTROL TO OPTIMIZE PERFORMANCE, EFFICIENCY, AND POWER CONSUMPTION - Methods and systems for VCO impedance control to optimize performance, efficiency, and power consumption are disclosed and may include selectively coupling one of a plurality of taps on a multi-tap inductive load to a voltage controlled oscillator (VCO) on a chip comprising a plurality of transmitters and receivers. The multi-tap inductive load may comprise a multi-tap transformer or transmission line, which may be integrated on the chip, or may be integrated on a package to which the chip is coupled. A voltage swing at an output of the VCO and/or a current in the VCO may be adjusted by configuring a load of the VCO utilizing the multi-tap inductive load. The multi-tap inductive load may be coupled to the VCO utilizing one or more CMOS switches.
|IQ-Modulation - The present disclosure relates to I/Q modulation circuits, devices, and methods.
|WAVEGUIDE TO MICROSTRIP TRANSITION - A waveguide to microstrip transition having a waveguide open at one end. A dielectric substrate includes a first and a second side and a ground plane covers the first side of the substrate. The dielectric substrate overlies the waveguide opening so that the ground plane faces the waveguide and an opening in the ground plane registers with the waveguide opening. A back short having a housing is positioned on the second side of the dielectric substrate. The back short housing forms a cavity which registers with at least a portion of the ground plane opening so that microwave energy from the waveguide passes through the dielectric substrate and into the cavity defined by the back short housing. The back short housing has at least one opening to the cavity along the second side of the dielectric substrate. A pair of spaced apart microstrips on the second side of the substrate each have a free end positioned in the cavity so that the free ends of the microstrips are spaced apart from each other.
|Impedance Matching - In an impedance matching circuit selectively operable in a normal matching mode and a protection mode, the impedance matching circuit includes a set of reactances in a first reactance arrangement configured to transform an impedance of a load to an impedance within a range of a nominal impedance of an HF generator in the normal matching mode, and a PIN diode switch having a first invariable switching state in the normal matching mode and a second switchomg state that reconfigures the set of reactances into a second reactance arrangement in the protection mode, such that the second reactance arrangement is configured to transform the impedance of the load to prevent damage to the HF generator or to transmission circuitry arranged between the HF generator and the load.
|Signal Splitter - A signal splitter comprising an input and a plurality of outputs is provided, wherein alternate outputs are connected to phase shifting devices. The phase shifting devices preferably comprise phase shifting transformers and introduce a phase shift of 180°, so that noise components of alternate outputs are antiphase and cancel one another out almost entirely when the signals are summed. Also provided is a cable television network comprising a plurality of such signal splitters to ensure that noise ingress in upstream signals passing into the network is substantially reduced.
|METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR RECEIVING SIGNALS VIA MULTI-PORT DISTRIBUTED ANTENNA - Methods and systems for receiving signals via a multi-port distributed antenna are disclosed and may include selectively enabling one or more low noise amplifiers (LNAs) coupled to the antenna. The selective enabling may be based on a desired gain level applied to a signal received from the antenna. The LNAs may be coupled to ports on the antenna based on an input impedance of the LNAs and an impedance of the ports. Each of the LNAs may be configured for optimum linearity in different gain ranges, which may be proportional to the input impedance of the LNAs. The antenna may be integrated on a chip with the LNAs, or may be located external to the chip. The antenna may include a microstrip antenna. The LNAs may include variable gain and may be enabled utilizing a processor. Linearity on demand may be enabled via the selective enabling of the LNAs.
|MULTI-CHANNEL RADIO FREQUENCY FRONT END CIRCUIT WITH FULL TRANSMIT AND RECEIVE DIVERSITY FOR MULTI-PATH MITIGATION - A front end circuit for coupling a plurality of antennas to a multi-channel time domain duplex RF transceiver is disclosed. The front end circuit has a first transmit port, a first receive chain primary port, a first receive chain secondary ports, and a first antenna port connectable to a first one of the plurality of antennas. The front end circuit also has a second transmit port, a second receive chain primary port, and a second receive chain secondary port connectable to a second one of the plurality of antennas. A first switch has terminals connected to the first transmit port, the first receive chain primary port, and the second receive chain secondary port, as well as a common terminal that is connected to the first antenna port. Additionally, the front end circuit has a second switch that has terminals connected to the second transmit port, the second receive chain primary port and the first receive chain secondary port, and a common terminal connected to the second antenna port.
|Micro P-Coupler - A coupling loop with each leg connected by two resistors, R
|Multi-Section Velocity Compensated Microstrip Directional Coupler - A directional coupler having (a) a first coupled microstrip section having a first terminus (T
|N-Way Divider/Combiner, With N Different From A Power Of Two, Obtained In Planar, Monolithic, And Single-Face Technology For Distribution Networks For Avionic Radars With Electronic Beam-Scanning Antenna - A planar N-way power divider/combiner, wherein N is an integer different from a power of two, comprising a first port, which is to be coupled to a first transmission line having a first characteristic impedance, N second ports, which are to be coupled each to a corresponding electrical load, and N division/combination branches, each coupled between the first port and a corresponding second port and each having a first stage, a second stage, and an intermediate node between the two stages. All the electrical loads have one and the same given load impedance. For each pair of planarly adjacent division/combination branches, a corresponding first uncoupling resistor is coupled between corresponding intermediate nodes and a corresponding second uncoupling resistor is coupled between the corresponding second ports.
|Low band side filter of duplexer, high band side filter of duplexer, and duplexer - To improve an isolation characteristic in a pass frequency band of a high band side filter
|PASSIVE SWITCHED-CAPACITOR FILTERS - A passive switched-capacitor (PSC) filter includes (i) an array of capacitors that can store and share electrical charge and (ii) an array of switches that can couple the capacitors to a summing node. Each switch couples an associated capacitor to the summing node when enabled. Each capacitor stores a voltage value from the summing node when selected for charging and shares electrical charge with other capacitors via the summing node when selected for charge sharing. The PSC filter may include multiple sections for multiple filter taps. Each section includes one or more capacitors of equal size determined based on a corresponding filter coefficient. The capacitors in each section may be sequentially selected for charging with an input or output signal, one capacitor in each clock cycle. In each clock cycle, one capacitor in each section may be selected for charge sharing to generate the output signal.
|LC COMPOSITE ELECTRONIC COMPONENT - An LC composite electronic component, having a large noise suppression effect without increasing in size, includes a multilayer structure in which first and second capacitor units (
|Surface Acoustic Wave Diverter - The present invention is directed to using the uniquely high reflectivity that occurs at high angles of incidence at a boundary between two SAW propagation regions for which the incident wave region has a lower SAW phase velocity. In optical systems, this region is known as the region of total internal reflection. Use of total internal reflection for SAW devices is not well known because it usually only occurs over a narrow range of angles and which are high incidence angles.
|METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR A CONFIGURABLE FINITE IMPULSE RESPONSE FILTER USING A TRANSMISSION LINE AS A DELAY LINE - Methods and systems for a configurable finite impulse response (FIR) filter using a transmission line as a delay line are disclosed and may include selectively coupling one or more taps of a multi-tap transmission line to configure delays for one or more finite impulse response (FIR) filters to enable transmission and/or reception of signals. The delays may be configured based on a location of the one or more selectively coupled taps on the multi-tap transmission line. The FIR filters, which may include one or more stages, may be impedance matched to the selectively coupled taps. The multi-tap transmission line may be integrated on the chip, or a package to which the chip is coupled. The multi-tap transmission line may include a microstrip structure or a coplanar waveguide structure, and may include ferromagnetic material. The distortion of signals in the chip may be compensated utilizing the FIR filters.
|LOW NOISE FIGURE RADIOFREQUENCY DEVICE - A RF device such as a tower mounted amplifier (TMA), mast-head amplifier (MHA), or Tower Mounted Boosters (TMB) includes a housing having a plurality of cavities and an input and an output, the input being coupled to the antenna and the output being coupled to a base station. The housing includes a transmission path holding multiple coaxial resonators. The housing further includes multiple receive paths including at least one path having a plurality of cavities, each cavity containing a dielectric resonator. The metallic transmit resonator nearest the antenna input is coupled to the first dielectric resonator via a common resonant wire. The last dielectric resonator in the receive path is coupled to a first metallic resonator of a downstream clean-up filter via another common resonant wire.
|MICROSTRIP AND STRIPLINE TRANSMISSION LINES FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICES - Transmission lines for electronic devices such as microstrip and stripline transmission lines may be provided that include patterned conductive lines and a conductive paint in the patterned conductive lines. The transmission lines may include one or more planar ground conductors. The ground conductors may include conductive lines arranged in a crosshatch pattern with spaces between the conductive lines. The ground conductors may also include conductive paint in spaces within the crosshatched pattern. The ground conductors may form one or more ground planes for the transmission lines.
|HIGH PERFORMANCE COUPLED COPLANAR WAVEGUIDES WITH SLOW-WAVE FEATURES - A device including a coplanar waveguide structure is disclosed. A coplanar waveguide structure comprises one or more ground lines proximate to one or more signal lines, the signal lines and the ground lines being essentially parallel to each other and oriented substantially along a first direction; a periodic structure included in at least one of the one or more signal lines comprises alternating segments, wherein at least one of the alternating segments extends in a second direction transverse to the first direction.
|Coax core insulator waveguide - A communication device consistent with certain implementations has a coaxial cable having length and first and second ends. The coaxial cable further has a central conductor, a dielectric insulator surrounding the central conductor, and an electric shield conductor surrounding the dielectric insulator. The dielectric insulator serves as a dielectric waveguide having a characteristic impedance Z at an operating frequency range. A termination for electrical energy coupled into or out of the dielectric insulator at approximately the characteristic impedance Z at the operating frequency range to utilize the dielectric insulator as a waveguide for transmission of signals along the length of the coaxial cable, and wherein the center conductor is further used to communicate an electrical signal between the first and second ends. This abstract is not to be considered limiting, since other embodiments may deviate from the features described in this abstract.
|ELECTROMAGNETIC RELAY AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME - A electromagnetic relay in which bad electrical contact and failure of operation are prevented even when shavings are produced while an iron core is press-fitted into and mounted on a base. The electromagnetic relay includes an electromagnetic block supported by press-fitting both ends of an iron core of the electromagnetic block into an upper surface of a base and open or close a contact by a movable iron piece rotated by magnetization or demagnetization of the iron core with a coil, where shaving receptacles are made by forming separating ribs adjacent to at least one side of press-fit projections that are formed in press-fit concave portions provided on the upper surface of the base.
|ELECTROMAGNETIC RELAY - An electromagnetic relay having a high positioning accuracy of a movable iron piece and little variation in operating characteristics. A pair of upper and lower rotating shaft convex portions are provided at one end of a movable iron piece along the same shaft center. The pair of upper and lower rotating shaft convex portions are rotatably supported by a base and a spool of an electromagnetic block mounted on the base respectively. A movable contact piece is driven by the movable iron piece rotated by magnetization or demagnetization of the electromagnetic block to open or close a contact. One end of the spool has a shaft hole in which the upper rotating shaft convex portion of the movable iron piece is inserted.
|MAGNET ARRAY FOR COUPLING AND ALIGNING AN ACCESSORY TO AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - Systems and methods are providing for aligning an accessory to an electronic device interface. In particular, some accessories such as optical filters and lens require specific alignment to operative properly. Using a first magnet array positioned around the periphery of the interface and a second magnet array positioned within the accessory, a user can position an accessory on the electronic device and rotate the accessory until the magnets of each array exert a force on an opposing magnet of the other array. By distributing the magnets in a manner that includes no repeating segments, only a single alignment of the accessory relative to the interface can allow the magnet arrays to be properly in opposition.
|Correlated Magnetic Connector and Method for Using the Correlated Magnetic Connector - A connector (e.g., electrical connector, fluid connector, gas connector) is described herein that incorporates correlated magnets which enable a first part to be securely attached to and removed from a second part. In addition, a method is described herein for using the connector to attach and remove the first part to and from the second part.
|STEEL HAVING NON-MAGNETIC PORTION, ITS PRODUCING METHOD, AND REVOLVING ELECTRIC CORE - Provided are a steel having a non-magnetic portion, which can be applied to the steel of the remaining portion irrespective of the material and which has a structure of a short treating time required and a determined depth direction, its manufacturing method, and a revolving electric core. There is prepared an electromagnetic steel sheet having a recessed groove. A two-layered chip of a modifier metal foil and a stainless steel foil is so set in the groove of the electromagnetic steel sheet that the electromagnetic steel sheet and the stainless steel foil have surfaces of the same height. The modifier metal foil is melted when electric current is applied under pressure. When this pressing and current applying is continued, inner sides of the electromagnetic steel sheet and the stainless steel foil contacting the modifier metal foil are melted to form a nonmagnetic alloy layer in the region excepting the surface portions of an electromagnetic steel sheet layer and a stainless steel layer. The nonmagnetic alloy layer and the stainless steel layer do not pass a magnetic flux.
|TRANSFORMER ASSEMBLY - A transformer assembly is provided. The transformer assembly comprises a plurality of transformers. The plurality of transformers is parallel and electrically connected. Each of the transformers has a base and a top, and the top is across from the base. The height from the base to the top is substantially less than 10 mm.
|WIRE WINDING DEVICE FOR A HIGH POWER LEVEL TRANSFORMER - Wire-holders are provided that confine a single wire over a limited arc section and that are interspersed with ferrite ingots that provide wire-ways for several wires are utilized in the winding of the coils of a transformer. A method for consistently producing windings having accurate wire placement on rotors, stators, and other electrical componentry is also provided.
|STACKED DEVICE ASSEMBLY WITH INTEGRATED COIL AND METHOD OF FORMING SAME - A stacked semiconductor device assembly (
|Magnetic Film Enhanced Inductor - An integrated magnetic film enhanced inductor and a method of forming an integrated magnetic film enhanced inductor are disclosed. The integrated magnetic film enhanced inductor includes an inductor metal having a first portion and a second portion, a top metal or bottom metal coupled to the inductor metal, and an isolation film disposed one of in, on, and adjacent to at least one of the first portion and the second portion of the inductor metal. The isolation film includes a magnetic material, such as a magnetic film.
|MICROFABRICATED INDUCTORS WITH THROUGH-WAFER VIAS - The present invention relates to microfabricated inductors with through-wafer vias. In one embodiment, the present invention is an inductor including a first wafer, a first plurality of metal fillings located within the first wafer, and a first plurality of metal conductors connecting the first plurality of metal fillings together to form a first spiral with a first plurality of windings. In another embodiment, the present invention is a method for producing an inductor including the steps of forming a first plurality of vias in a first substrate, filling the first plurality of vias in the first substrate with a first plurality of metal fillings, forming a first plurality of metal conductors, and connecting pairs of the first plurality of metal fillings together using the first plurality of metal conductors to form a spiral.
|MULTILAYER COIL COMPONENT - A multilayer coil component is provided in which solder fusibility and a self-alignment property are prevented from being degraded due to absorption of a flux in a soldering step. The multilayer coil component has no voids present at interfaces between internal conductors
|VARIABLE RESISTANCE ELEMENT, SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING VARIABLE RESISTANCE ELEMENT - A method for manufacturing a variable resistance element includes the steps of: depositing a variable resistance material (
|ARRAY RESISTOR AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME - An array resistor may include a body, a first resistor, and a second resistor. The body may have a front surface, a rear surface opposite to the front surface, and side surfaces connecting the front surface and the rear surface. The first resistor may be disposed on the front surface, the first side surface, and the second side surface opposite to the first side surface. The second resistor may be disposed on the rear surface, the third side surface, and the fourth side surface opposite to the third side surface.
|LOCK MECHANISM - A lock mechanism for sealing a goods compartment has a housing (
|METHOD FOR USING AN ELECTRONIC LOCK BOX WITH A BIOMETRIC IDENTIFICATION DEVICE - An improved electronic lock box system is provided for more secure control over the accessibility of a secure compartment in the electronic lock box, which is typically used to store a dwelling key. The new system uses biometric identification sensors to determine if the correct, authorized user is attempting to access the secure compartment of the electronic lock box. In one embodiment, the biometric identification sensor uses thermal scanning to detect a person's fingerprint pattern. This is compared to previously stored (enrollment) biometric identification information/data, and if the "live" (observed) biometric identification information/data sufficiently correlates to the stored enrollment biometric identification information/data, access will be granted.
|FINGER AUTHENTICATION DEVICE - A finger authentication device includes a base and an upper case which inclines to a proximal end side with respect to the base, which are integrally formed. The base includes a finger guide on which a finger is set, an optical system for guiding transmissive light penetrating the finger, and an image pick-up unit for picking up a pattern of the light guided by the optical system. Three LEDs each for irradiating the light to the finger set on the finger guide are arranged in the upper case. The light from the LEDs irradiates a center tip and both sides of the finger, respectively.
|USER AUTHENTICATION FOR DEVICES WITH TOUCH SENSITIVE ELEMENTS, SUCH AS TOUCH SENSITIVE DISPLAY SCREENS - For user authentication, finger touch information from a user is accepted via a touch sensitive element, the finger touch information including at least a time series of finger touch samples that define a trace of the user's signature, and each of the finger touch samples including centroid coordinates and non-centroid information, the non-centroid information including at least one of (A) a shape of the finger touch sample, (B) a size of the finger touch sample, (C) an orientation of the finger touch sample, and (D) characteristics of a multi-touch finger touch sample. A similarity of such finger touch samples with previously entered and stored finger touch samples is determined and compared with a threshold for purposes of user authentication.
|ELECTRONIC SHELF LABEL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC SHELF LABEL AND CORRESPONDENCE CHANGING METHOD - It is an object of the present invention to provide techniques for shortening a time required for establishing a correspondence between an electronic shelf label and a product. In an electronic shelf label system (
|RFID SYSTEM WITH RFID READERS AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF - A radio frequency identification (RFID) system includes a host, a signal translating device and a plurality of RFID readers. The signal translating device includes a network receiving/transmitting module and an RFID receiving/transmitting module. The network receiving/transmitting module receives a control signal via a network and generates a translated signal according to the control signal. The RFID receiving/transmitting module generates an access command according to the translated signal, and transmits the access command via an RF signal. The plurality of RFID readers selectively generates an access signal or a relay access command according to the access command.
|RFID APPARATUS, WIRELESS NETWORK PLATFORM, AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF - A radio frequency identification (RFID) apparatus includes a transmitting/receiving module and a determining module. When the transmitting/receiving module receives a radio frequency (RF) signal comprising a relay command, the determining module determines whether destination information of the relay command corresponds to the RFID apparatus and selectively transmits the content of the RF signal via the transmitting/receiving module.
|SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DYNAMICALLY TRACKING AND STATE FORECASTING TAGGED ENTITIES - A method is provided for dynamically improving a progress of an entity through an operation, the entity having an electronic tagging device associated therewith. The method includes sensing signals emitted by the tagging device, communicating the sensed signals and corresponding energy levels to a data processor, processing the energy levels to track locations of the tagging device relatively to the predetermined sites of the sensors, dynamically updating a path of the tagging device and the associated entity based on the tracked locations with respect to at least a portion of the operation, triggering simultaneously a forecasting simulation, determining whether the forecasting simulation encounters a problem, identifying a modification of a parameter related to the entity or the operation that substantially mitigates the problem, and incorporating dynamically the modification of the parameter to improve the progress of the entity through the operation.
|UNIVERSAL TRACKING ASSEMBLY - A universal tracking assembly that is capable of supporting more than one protocol used in electronic article surveillance (EAS) labels. The universal tracking assembly includes an acousto-magnetic (AM) EAS portion with a Radio Frequency (RF) EAS portion. The intrinsic characteristics and properties of the components of these individual labels are utilized to enhance the overall performance and utility of the combined EAS universal tracking assembly.
|Radio-Frequency Surface-Acoustic-Wave Identification Tag and System - A method of fabricating batches of linear RFID devices is disclosed. For example, the illustrative embodiments of the present invention provide a method for producing a batch of linear RFID devices that are advantageous in that they are less likely to be confused with each other than batches of similar devices in the prior art. Because the purpose of RFID devices is to identify something properly and accurately, anything that reduces the likelihood of misidentification is beneficial.
|DELIVERING MEDIA AS COMPENSATION FOR COGNITIVE DEFICITS USING LABELED OBJECTS IN SURROUNDINGS - A computer implemented method and system for assisting a person with completion of a task. The method comprises recognizing one or more objects in an environment associated with said task; presenting media that demonstrates a use of the one or more objects associated with said task to the person; and interacting with the person throughout said task to measure progress towards the completion of the task. The system comprises a processor; a knowledge base operable to store state information, rules, attributes and associations, associated with an environment, objects associated with the environment, and one or more users; a server module operable to recognize one or more objects in an environment associated with said task, present media that demonstrates a use of the one or more objects associated with said task to the person, and interact with the person throughout said task to measure progress towards the completion of the task.
|METHOD AND APPARATUS TO REDUCE DATA LOST ON PERSONAL MOBILE DEVICES - Methods and apparatus for providing security for mobile devices are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method includes maintaining responsibility for a first item when the first item is in a first range of a first container. Maintaining responsibility for the first item includes monitoring a locator tag associated with the first item when the locator tag is within the first range. The method also includes determining when the first item is in the first range, determining if the first item is in a second range associated with a second container when the first item is not in the first range, and determining if the second container is trusted with respect to the first container if the first item is in the second range. Additionally, the method includes transferring responsibility for the first item to the second container if the second container is trusted with respect to the first container.
|METHOD OF COMMUNICATING A COMMAND FOR LOAD SHEDDING OF A LOAD CONTROL SYSTEM - The present invention provides a means for secure communication between an electrical utility company and an electricity customer, such that the customer is able to shed one or more loads in response to a load shed command from the utility company. A system server of the customer periodically connects to a utility server of the utility company using a standard computer protocol, such as Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP). The system server sends a request message via the Internet to the utility server. The request message provides data on the total possible load, the present power consumption, and the present load shed state of the electricity customer. The utility server receives the request message and responds to the request message by transmitting to the system server a response message, which includes a load shed command.
|INTERROGATE-RESPONSE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM WITH PRIVACY INDICATION - A method of and apparatus for obtaining information about a product or service offering having an associated receiver responsive to an information request or query. The method comprise providing a portable subscriber device linked with a communication network, presenting at least one selectable query for information to a subscriber via the subscriber device, selecting the at least one query for information, providing a desired privacy status of the subscriber utilizing the subscriber device, transmitting the query and the privacy status and, at the associated receiver, processing the privacy status and responding to the query by providing the requested information to the subscriber. A corresponding apparatus is also disclosed.
|WIRELESS TAG CONTROL METHOD, WIRELESS TAG, AND WIRELESS TAG CONTROL PROGRAM - A wireless tag operable to communicate with a reader/writer, the wireless tag including a sensor that measures a physical quantity and converts the measured physical quantity into an electrical signal and determines whether a pattern formed by the electrical signal corresponds to a first pattern stored in advance in a storage unit and a communicating unit that starts communication with the reader/writer when the sensor determines that the pattern corresponds to the first pattern.
|Polyphonic Doorbell Chime System - A door chime system includes a microcontroller having a polyphonic MIDI music processor and a data memory for storing MIDI format sound files. The microcontroller includes an input for accepting signals from door chime actuators or pushbuttons and an output representative of distinct MIDI sound files.
|Dynamic Tactile Interface - A method and system for exciting a dynamic tactile interface having a plurality of electrodes includes identifying an area within an image that is capable of tactile feedback and identifying a first subset of the plurality of electrodes in the dynamic tactile interface that correspond to the plurality of areas. A voltage is applied to each of the electrodes of to the plurality of electrodes to create a desired state for each electrode corresponding to the areas capable of tactile feedback. The dynamic tactile interface can be implemented as part of a viewable display type of device, or as a device without any viewable display.
|VEHICLE OPERATION TERMINATION KIT FOR PREVENTING UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS OF VEHICLE - A vehicle operation termination kit for rendering a vehicle inoperable for preventing unauthorized access thereof. The vehicle operation termination kit includes an enclosure, and a digital controller assembled within the enclosure. The digital controller is communicably coupled to a fuel pump and an ignition switch of the vehicle. The digital controller includes a receiver configured to receive an authorization code, and generate a first signal upon non-receipt of the authorization code. Moreover, the digital controller includes a timer communicably coupled to the receiver. The timer is configured to transmit a second signal to the fuel pump after a predetermined time delay from the generation of the first signal. The fuel pump of the vehicle is adapted to terminate operation upon receipt of the second signal, thereby rendering the vehicle inoperable.
|BICYCLE BURGLARPROOF DEVICE - A bicycle burglarproof device includes a monitoring device and a warning device. The monitoring device detects a displacement of a bicycle, and wirelessly transmits a warning signal to the warning device once the displacement is identified as abnormal. Upon receiving the warning signal, the warning device notifies a user that an anomalous situation has happened via a recognizable signal generated by a prompting unit. The bicycle burglarproof device is capable of notifying the remote owner of the bicycle via a wireless communication module once an abnormal displacement of the bicycle is detected, so that the owner can immediately act to stop the burglary. In addition, the monitoring device is compactly designed and may be easily integrated with other bicycle accessories, so that it is less likely to catch the attention of burglars and get destroyed, thereby constant communication with the warning device may be maintained.
|BICYCLE DISPLAY LAMP STRUCTURE - A bicycle display lamp structure, including a casing, a circuit board disposed within the casing, a display body, a plurality of light source elements, and a clamping device located on the casing. In which the light source elements produce light sources, which are guided by the display body. The display body is provided with a light guiding area, the surface of which is provided with light reflecting portions of different words or patterns formed from an arrangement of concave points or grooved lines. Accordingly, the clamping device is used to clamp onto a bicycle, and the light sources projected by the light source elements proceed along the light guiding area of the display body and reflect outward from each of the reflecting portions, and further cause the words or patterns to be in a constantly lit or flashing state to achieve a cautionary function for rear oncoming vehicles.
|BUMPER SENSOR - A bumper sensor able to obtain a grasp of a change of shape of a bumper in two dimensions or three dimensions, able to sense a size etc. of a contacting object, and able to be made simple in system configuration is provided. A plurality of optical fibers (
|APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETECTION OF A SPECIFIED AUDIO SIGNAL OR GESTURE - The present invention generally relates to an audio signal or gesture detection. More specifically, the invention addresses an apparatus and a method for converting an audio signal detected by microphones or a gesture detected by an image sensing device into a directional indication of the source for the user.
|In-Vehicle emergency report apparatus - In an emergency report apparatus in a vehicle, even though a power switch is turned into an OFF state, an execution enabled state of an emergency report process is maintained when an occupant is determined to be in the vehicle. Therefore, even when a necessity of executing an emergency report process arises after the power switch is turned into the OFF state, it is unnecessary to turn the power switch into the ON state, thereby improving the usability. In addition, after the power switch is turned into the OFF state, an execution disabled state is designated when the occupant is determined to be not in the vehicle. Such an execution disabled state restricts the electric power supply from an in-vehicle battery, thereby reducing the power consumption and helping prevent the battery from running out.
|APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETECTING TIRE HAVING DECREASED PRESSURE, AND PROGRAM FOR DETECTING TIRE HAVING DECREASED PRESSURE - An apparatus for detecting a tire having a decreased pressure based on resonance frequency of tires attached to respective wheels of a vehicle. The apparatus includes a storage means for storing information regarding a distribution of resonance frequencies respectively corresponding to a plurality of air pressure statuses, an initialization means for estimating a frequency characteristic of the rotation speed information or the rotation acceleration information, a frequency estimation means for estimating a frequency characteristic of the rotation speed information or the rotation acceleration information of a running vehicle, and a Bayesian estimation means for subjecting a tire pressure status at a certain time to a Bayesian estimation based on the resonance frequency during the initialization, a resonance frequency at the certain time obtained from the frequency estimation means, and distribution-related information stored in the storage means.
|TIRE STATE VARIABLES MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - The present invention provides a tire state variables management system where an external module can reliably receive data from a specific sensor module from which data is to be acquired when an external module transmits to the sensor module a command signal for requesting data transmission. Each sensor module
|RETROFIT CIRCUITRY FOR ENHANCED VEHICLE HAZARD WARNING LIGHTS - A third light is added above the lower two rear turn signal lights of an automotive vehicle Detection hardware is included which senses when both lower lights begin flashing simultaneously due to activation of the vehicle's 4-way hazard warning system. Such detection also introduces current pulses to the third light which flashes simultaneously with the lower two lights to generate a triangular configuration of the three flashing lights. Retrofit circuitry is described to enable installing the modified triangular signal into existing vehicles.
|System architecture and apparatus for programmable automatic power supply testing - A cost-effective system architecture and apparatus for programmable automatic power supply testing. The system utilizes board level interface between various system testing modules and an Automatic Test Controller (ATC). The ATC receives coded test requests from the software on an industrial PC and control the various testing modules inside ATC to execute the tests. Test results were sent back to the PC and saved in a result file. A single industrial PC can control two or more ATC's and test two or more power supply units simultaneously. The ATC based test system is lower cost than the conventional Automatic Test Equipment which uses device level interface and standardized test devices.
|METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING LEAKS IN SURGICAL GLOVES - Apparatus for detecting failure of a protective barrier between a first object and a second object is provided. The apparatus includes a transmitter assembly for transmitting an alternating electrical signal through the first object and a receiver assembly, wherein the receiver assembly is configured to receive the alternating electrical signal through the second object upon breach of the protective barrier. In a preferred embodiment, the first object is a patient undergoing surgery and/or medical treatment, the second object is a healthcare worker such as a surgeon and the protective barrier is a glove such as a surgical glove. The transmitter and/or receiver assemblies typically include transmitter or receiver electronics and signal connections, and optionally, the electronics and connections can together form integral transmitter and/or receiver assemblies. A return path can be provided for the transmitted signal.
|Modular Patient Portable Communicator for Use in Life Critical Network - A modular portable patient communicator (PPC) provides for communications with a patient implantable medical device (PIMD) and connectivity with a central authority (CA) via an unsecured network. Medical firmware and a radio facilitate wireless interrogation of the PIMD and acquisition of PIMD data. A universal communications port facilitates mechanical and signal connectivity with one or a multiplicity of disparate detachable modules, some of which provide the PPC with an external communications facility and have disparate communication protocols. The PPC is devoid of an external communications facility other than the radio and universal communications port. Life critical network software is executed in cooperation with an attached module to cause the PPC to transmit a request to a network access facility for a connection to the unsecured network, authenticate the PPC to the CA, and facilitate secured communication between the PPC and CA upon successful PPC authentication.
|NOTIFICATION SYSTEM, NOTIFICATION DEVICE, AND NOTIFICATION METHOD - Conventional notification systems have a poor operability since a notification is transmitted every time a child moves outside a predetermined area. Provided is a notification system comprising: a first position detection unit (
|ENTITY IDENTIFICATION AND INFORMATION RETRIEVAL WITH A MOBILE DEVICE - A mobile device for obtaining information pertaining to at least one entity in a room containing multiple entities connected to a network. The location of the mobile device with respect to a map of the room is identified and the identification of the at least one entity is determined based upon a correlation of the identified location of the mobile device with respect to the map of the room. The mobile device is connected to the network and information pertaining to the at least one entity is obtained through the connection with the network.
|Information providing server, server system, and method - An information providing server obtains user information from a user apparatus. The user information is dependent on a place at which the user was previously located. The information providing server decides, from the user information, whether the user has been present within a permission zone including an information acquisition apparatus, and interconnects the user apparatus and the information acquisition apparatus, directly or indirectly, only if such is the case. Users who were present within the permission zone are able to obtain information acquired by the information acquisition apparatus without going through a preliminary registration procedure, while other users are unable to obtain the acquired information.
|METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING TRACKING SERVICES TO LOCATE AN ASSET - The present invention is directed to a method of asset location. Location data is received from a cellular transmitter associated with a selected asset, which location data includes data representative of a cellular receiver with which direct communication with the cellular transmitter is made. The location data is then communicated to a tracking service system, which tracking service system includes a database representative of geographic locations associated with a plurality of cellular receivers. The database is then queried with received location data so as to generate geographic tracking data associated with a location of the cellular receiver, the geographic tracking data including display data adapted to generate a map image including a representative of a location of the selected asset. The geographic tracking data is then communicated to an associated security agency so as to allow for viewing of an image generated in accordance with the display data and at least one of tracking and interception of the selected asset.
|Postural information system and method - For two or more devices, each device having one or more portions, a method includes, but is not limited to: one or more obtaining information modules obtaining physical status information including information regarding one or more spatial aspects of one or more portions of one or more first devices with respect to one or more portions of a second device, and one or more determining advisory modules configured to direct determining user advisory information regarding one or more users of the second device based at least in part upon the obtaining physical status information including information regarding one or more spatial aspects of one or more portions of the one or more first devices with respect to one or more portions of the second device. In addition to the foregoing, other related method/system aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text forming a part of the present disclosure.
|Postural information system and method - For two or more devices, each device having one or more portions, a method includes, but is not limited to: obtaining user advisory information including information regarding one or more users each of two or more devices based at least in part upon physical status information including information regarding one or more spatial aspects of one or more portions of each of the two or more devices, and outputting output information based at least in part upon one or more portions of the user advisory information. In addition to the foregoing, other related method/system aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text forming a part of the present disclosure.
|Metered Electrical Charging Station With Integrated Expense Tracking And Invoice Capabilities - A system for safely recharging and charging electrically powered vehicles, including hybrid powered vehicles, includes an electrical charging station for connecting the vehicles to a source of Ground Fault Protected electrical power, an authorization device for permitting an operator of the vehicle to utilize a secure electronic content distributor (SCED) such as a credit card, a debit card, a hotel/motel electronic key card, employee or student identification card, electronic membership card, retail credit card, a smart card, etc. to authorize payment for the amount of electrical power utilized to recharge or charge the vehicle. The system also includes a metering system for recording the amount of electrical power or electricity utilized to charge or recharge the vehicle. The metering system includes tracking and recording of the cost of the electrical power which is used to recharge or charge the vehicle. This system further is capable of producing a receipt which can be presented to an individual associated with the vehicle. This system is further capable of tracking these business transactions, recording them, accounting for them and transmitting the information to a Host Billing Center. This system is preferably located at parking facilities located at transportation centers, public and private municipal parking facilities, parking facilities located at hotels, motels, casinos, entertainment complexes, parking facilities at hospital, educational, and corporate campuses, and parking facilities located at shopping. The business transaction/costs for recharging or charging the vehicle may be completed as the service is completed or they may be transmitted to a centralized accounting system for incorporation in a master bill.
|PATCH FOR DETECTING MOVEMENTS OF A BODY - A patch for detecting movements of a body and its use.
|DUCT GREASE DEPOSIT DETECTION DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS - Automatic devices that determine when pollutant deposits have accumulated in ductwork may be employed to notify maintenance personnel or automated cleaning equipment of the need for ducts to cleaned or replaced. Various detection devices may be employed to detect a property of accumulated grease and generate an indication of an accumulation. The detection device may present a surface to the fume stream inside a duct. The surface may be cooled to a temperature that represents a worst case temperature so that the accumulation due to condensation on the detector surface is at least as high as the coolest surface in the ductwork which is being monitored. Alternatively, the detection device may be located external to the duct. The detection device may interrogate the surface of the duct through contact or noncontact measurements to determine the thickness of an accumulated grease layer on the interior of the duct.
|Fatigue testing system for prosthetic devices - A fatigue testing system provides simultaneous cycle testing for a plurality of prosthetic devices under simulated physiological loading conditions. A plurality of sample holders containing test samples of prosthetic devices is positioned between a distribution chamber and a return fluid chamber to form an integrated test chamber. A reciprocating linear drive motor operates a rolling bellows diaphragm to cyclically pressurize fluid within the test chamber and drive the pressurized fluid through the prosthetic devices being tested. The test chamber defines a return flow conduit in fluid communication with each of the sample holders, the return fluid chamber, and the distribution chamber. Compliance chambers and throttle valves associated with each of the sample holders regulate the pressure gradient and back pressure across the prosthetic devices being tested.
|HEARING AID - This hearing aid comprises a microphone (
|RADIO FREQUENCY SIGNAL ACQUISITION AND SOURCE LOCATION SYSTEM - A radio frequency signal acquisition and source location system, including a first signal acquisition and source location module comprising an RF transceiver coupled to an antenna, the antenna provided with a electronic steering circuit. The antenna operative to launch an interrogation signal, the interrogation signal steerable by an electronic steering circuit. A processor operatively coupled to the RF transceiver and the electronic steering circuit, the processor provided with a data storage for storing a signal data record for each of at least one response signal(s) received by the RF transceiver(s). The signal data record including a signal identification, a received signal strength indicator and an RF signal direction along which respective signal(s) are received by the antenna, the RF signal direction derived from the electronic steering circuit. A position logic operative upon the data record(s) deriving a three dimensional signal origin location of each response signal.
|TELEMETRY SYSTEM AND METHOD - A telemetry system is disclosed herein. The telemetry system includes a transmitter configured to provide tracking data, and a receiver adapted to define a coverage area. The receiver is configured to receive the tracking data from the transmitter only when the transmitter is within the coverage area. The telemetry system also includes a processor configured to receive the tracking data from the receiver. The processor is configured to estimate the location of the transmitter when the transmitter is outside the coverage area based on the tracking data.
|RFID TAG, AND SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING CHANGE OF RFID TAG ENVIRONMENT - Provided is an RFID tag suitable for detecting a change of the RFID tag environment in real time by a simple and low-cost system. The system and the method for detecting a change of the RFID tag environment are also provided. An RFID tag (
|DATA CARRIER COMPRISING STRAIN GAUGE MEANS - A data carrier (
|OBJECT LOCALIZATION METHOD, SYSTEM, TAG, AND USER INTERFACE DEVICE - Proposed is an object localization method, system and user interface device for locating a (misplaced) object (
|SECURITY HARD TAG WITH ATTACHMENT CLIP AND METHOD FOR ATTACHING AND DETACHING - A security hard tag, uses an attachment clip to couple to an article, such as but not limited to clothing, to be protected and which can only be released from the article by use of an authorized detacher that is inserted into the security hard tag. The attachment clip may include various types of locking mechanisms on its two ends, one end which is permanently secured within the security hard tag housing and the other end which is releasably secured within the housing. Before being releasably secured within the housing, the one end is inserted through or around a portion of an article, or through a security tag loop attached to the article, and then that end is locked into the housing. The detacher uses a cam, either located on the detacher itself or positioned within the security hard tag housing, to interact with the one end of the attachment clip to release the locked end. The housing also includes a security element that may comprise EAS (including AM, RF, EM and microwave), RFID (including LF, HF and UHF), benefit denial (e.g., ink-filled or dye-filled capsules) or any combination thereof. A preferred embodiment of the security hard tag uses all non-ferrous components including its locking mechanism. The non-ferrous composition of the security hard tag, along with the attachment clip design, forms a security hard tag that is strong and lightweight, thereby providing a low impact presentation of a security hard tag with an article.
|DEVICE FOR COUNTING AND DETERMINING THE DIRECTION OF PASSAGE OF LIVING BEINGS - A device for counting and determining the direction of passage of living beings. A first cell delivers an electrical signal representing the passage of a living being. A second pyroelectric cell delivers a second electrical signal. A processing unit analyzes the signals and determines the number of living beings moving past and their direction of movement.
|REMINDER DEVICE FOR ELICITING BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE IN A VEHICLE - A reminder device for alerting or triggering the memory of a vehicular occupant includes one or more visual, auditory and tactile indicators which the occupant associates with the presence of a person, pet, plant or inanimate object located in the vehicle.
|Patient Monitoring System Using an Active Mattress or Chair System - A patient monitoring system uses a mattress or chair sensor enclosed within a flexible protective envelope that allows radio frequency signals to pass through the envelope. Information such as person's presence or absence, humidity or liquids inside the envelope, are wirelessly transmitted to a nearby receiver, which forwards the information via a network to a remotely located monitor.
|Mattress or Chair Sensor Envelope with an Antenna - A pressure-actuated floor mat, mattress or chair pressure sensor is enclosed within a flexible protective envelope that is provided with active electronic devices that can monitor the state of the sensor but which can also wirelessly transmit signals carrying information from the sensor-detecting electronics. Radio signals carrying information about the sensor are transduced or emitted from a small antenna within, or attached to the one of the envelopes surfaces. A receiver receives the signals emitted from the antenna and relays the information to a remote patient monitoring system is realized by the electronics and sensor within a disposable protective envelope.
|POSTURAL INFORMATION SYSTEM AND METHOD INCLUDING CENTRAL DETERMINING OF SUBJECT ADVISORY INFORMATION BASED ON SUBJECT STATUS INFORMATION AND POSTURAL INFLUENCER STATUS INFORMATION - A method includes, but is not limited to: obtaining subject status information associated with one or more postural aspects regarding one or more subjects of two or more postural influencers, determining subject advisory information regarding the one or more subjects based at least in part upon the subject status information and the postural influencer status information., and determining subject advisory information regarding the one or more subjects based at least in part upon the subject status information and the postural influencer status information. In addition to the foregoing, other related method/system aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text forming a part of the present disclosure.
|Postural information system and method - A system includes, but is not limited to: one or more obtaining information modules for obtaining subject status information associated with one or more postural aspects regarding one or more subjects of two or more postural influencers, one or more obtaining information modules for obtaining postural influencer status information regarding one or more spatial aspects regarding the two or more postural influencers of the one or more subjects., and one or more determining advisory modules for determining subject advisory information regarding the one or more subjects based at least in part upon the subject status information and the postural influencer status information. In addition to the foregoing, other related method/system aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text forming a part of the present disclosure.
|Filter monitoring device - A filter monitoring device which detects variances in pressure of fluid flowing through a filter element in a filter assembly includes (1) an indicator for conveying data of changes in the differential pressure of the fluid in the filter assembly and (2) a temperature sensor for transmitting data showing any changes in temperature of the fluid being filtered. A microcontroller converts data received about changes in differential pressure and temperature sensing means to digital format and transmits the data along two differential digital lines to a driver and output connector.
|IMPROVEMENTS TO RESPONSIVE UNITS - An electronic communication unit such as a mobile phone comprises a processor for operating said unit; and an ambient air quality monitoring sensor; characterised in that said processor is configured to operate said unit in a first mode of operation during which a) monitoring of said air quality occurs and a level of air quality is assessed against pre-determined levels; and b) ordinary communication routines are activated provided an acceptable category of pre-determined levels is identified; and in a second mode of operation during which a) monitoring of said air quality occurs and a level of air quality is assessed against pre-determined levels; and b) an alarm routine is launched interrupting the ordinary communication routines once a level of ambient air quality is assessed to warrant the user's attention.
|Fluid Flow Outage Safety and Warning Device - An intravenous fluid outage warning device comprising:
|SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN ALARM FOR AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A graphical indicator, menu and method for modifying and displaying more than two states for the indicator is provided. An alarm indicator algorithm modifies and displays the indicator according to user-selectable options that enables a user to determine at first glance the nature of the next alarm and in particular when an alarm is not set to go off on a particular day to avoid accessing the alarm menu every time this knowledge is desired or whenever the user is uncertain of the settings. Various visual cues such as colour, graphical and textual elements can be used and the algorithm can associate these cues with appropriate alarm states. When the number of settings for the multi-state alarm is relatively large, a desktop web-based application program interface (API) may be used to facilitate setting and updating the alarm functions.
|MULTI-CHANNEL CONVERTER WITH SELF-DIAGNOSIS FUNCTIONALITY - An apparatus includes a plurality of channels, a converter, a control block and a counter. The channels can be used to measure a first plurality of signals. The converter can be used to convert the first plurality of signals into a second plurality of signals. The control block can be used to control the channels and the converter and to determine if any of the channels and the converter experience an abnormal condition. The counter can be used to count the number of times the channels and the converter experience an abnormal condition.
|Surface-Mounted Crack Detection - A cementitious compound provides a brittle undercoat for making a surface-mounted crack sensor on a surface. A low percent elongation and low tensile strength of the cementitious compound have proven valuable in ensuring that cracks in the underlying surface are transmitted through the undercoat so that a trace of conductive ink or paint on the undercoat more reliably detects the crack.
|Postural information system and method - For two or more devices, each device having one or more portions, a method includes, but is not limited to: obtaining physical status information including information regarding one or more spatial aspects of one or more portions of one or more first devices with respect to one or more portions of a second device, and determining user advisory information regarding one or more users of the second device based at least in part upon the obtaining physical status information including information regarding one or more spatial aspects of one or more portions of the one or more first devices with respect to one or more portions of the second device. In addition to the foregoing, other related method/system aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text forming a part of the present disclosure.
|DEVICE FOR INPUTTING CONTROL COMMANDS - A device for inputting control commands has an at least in parts light-transmitting surface and includes an apparatus for projecting a number of graphic symbols through respective symbol areas (
|METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A DEVICE AND A DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING THE DEVICE - A device for controlling a device by using a rotation-rate sensor. In order to provide a device for determining a triggering signal for a safety device which allows a particularly compact implementation of the device, the device is set up to ascertain an acceleration variable on the basis of a first sensor signal for a first seismic mass of the rotation-rate sensor and the second sensor signal for a second seismic mass of the rotation-rate sensor and to control the device as a function of the acceleration variable.
|TELEMETRY SYSTEM AND METHOD - A telemetry system is disclosed herein. The telemetry system includes a transmitter/monitor configured to provide tracking data and monitoring data, and a receiver adapted to define a coverage area. The receiver is configured to receive the tracking data and the monitoring data from the transmitter/monitor when the transmitter/monitor is within the coverage area. The telemetry system also includes a processor configured to receive the tracking data and the monitoring data from the receiver, analyze the tracking data and the monitoring data, and identify an alarm condition based on the analysis of the tracking data and the monitoring data.
|Colored LED traffic light display - A programmable multi colored Light Emitting Diods (LEDs) rectangular display (panel) to replace the conventional traffic lights, the conventional traffic lights are generally vertically arranged consumes relatively alot of power and embedded into a bulky housing, the red light on top of the yellow light and the yellow light on top of the green light, the red light represents traffic must stop at an intersection, yellow light represents caution and green light represents traffic may pass, while in the new embodiment of the present invention a single rectangular LED display will provide the three traffic signal lights on the same area of the display consecutively,one after the other, in order to achieve this goal, the shapes of the three signal lights and the shapes of the arrow signal lights must be easily distinguishable for the color blind drivers.
|SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING A DRAGGING BRAKE - Systems and methods to determine whether a brake is dragging based on post-takeoff spindown data are provided. The method comprises measuring spindown of a wheel to obtain spindown data. The spindown data is compared with a spindown envelope, and notification is provided if the spindown data indicates a wheel is spinning down outside a spindown envelope.
|Method and System for Adding Gadgets to a Traffic Report - A method and system for adding traffic gadgets to a traffic report is disclosed. A traffic gadget is a dynamic object defined by a relatively small code module that is separate from the main traffic report application code. A programmer develops the traffic gadget's visual functionality and specifies the type of data that the traffic gadget can receive. An artist configures the visible appearance of the traffic gadget for a specific end-user application. The end-user may then select a traffic gadget and add the selected traffic gadget to a visual traffic report. The user may also select data to control the functionality of the traffic gadget during the traffic report.
|PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND MOVEMENT SENSOR THEREOF - The disclosure provides a portable electronic device. The portable electronic device includes a movement sensor and a processing module. The movement sensor is configured for sensing a movement of the portable electronic device and generating electrical signals in response to the movement. The movement sensor further includes a metal assembly and a magnetic assembly. When the portable electronic device has a movement, the metal assembly moves relative to the magnetic assembly to cut lines of magnetic force, therefore the metal assembly generates the electrical signals. The processing module performs predetermined operations according to the electrical signals.
|Multi-Mode Encoding for Data Compression - The present disclosure includes apparatus, systems and techniques relating to lossless data compression. In some implementations, an apparatus includes a memory module to store data. The memory module includes a first buffer portion to store encoded symbols of the data, and a second buffer portion to store symbols of the data to be encoded. The apparatus includes an encoder to compare the symbols stored in the second buffer portion with the encoded symbols stored in the first buffer portion and to compress the data. The encoder can operate in a first encoding mode to encode the symbols in the second buffer portion with corresponding codewords until detecting a repeated pattern of symbols in the second buffer portion that matches the encoded symbols in the first buffer portion. The encoder can operate in a second encoding mode responsive to detecting the repeated pattern.
|DECODER DEVICE AND MOVEMENT CONTROLLER - A decoder device has a reference voltage generating section for outputting first and second threshold level signals, a first comparator for comparing a stair-stepped waveform input signal and the first threshold level signal to output a comparison result, a second comparator for comparing the input signal and the second threshold level signal to output a comparison result, and a logical operation section for performing a logical operation between output signals of the first and second comparators to output a signal decoded from the input signal. A threshold level represented by the first threshold level signal intersects a riser section of one stepped waveform out of two adjacent stepped waveforms in the input signal, and a threshold level represented by the second threshold level signal intersects a riser section of the other stepped waveform out of the two adjacent stepped waveforms of the stair-stepped waveform input signal.


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Ordinarily, changes to federal overtime regulations get very little notice in California since our State's overtime laws are far more protective of employees than the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). But President Obama's proposed changes to FLSA regulations, announced on March 13, 2014, are causing shockwaves to be felt even in California. When the FLSA regulations are modified, California employers are going to have to reconsider whether salaried employees meet the new requirements.The White House notes that under the current regulations, salaried workers may not be entitled to overtime even if their pay falls below the hourly minimum wage or below the federal poverty level. The President has not spelled out exactly what regulatory changes he is seeking. It appears, however, that at least one change is certain – raising the weekly salary threshold for exempt status. And that is the one change that could have the greatest effect in California and around the country.
The federal minimum salary for exempt status is currently $455 a week, which translates to an annual salary of $23,660. This salary threshold was set in 2004, from the previous threshold of $250 per week, in place since 1975. According to the White House, in 1975, 65 percent of salaried employees earned less than the threshold and were thus entitled to overtime regardless of their job duties. In contrast, today only 12 percent of salaried workers fall below the current threshold. Indeed, a number of states, including California, have set higher salary thresholds for exempt status. California's current threshold is $640 per week, $33,200 annually. That threshold will rise on July 1, 2014 to $720 per week ($37,440 annually) and on January 1, 2016, to $800 per week ($41,600 annually). It is unclear what level the administration is aiming for, but some advocacy groups have called for a $984 weekly threshold, translating to $51,168 annually.
Another potential area of regulatory change is imposing a percentage requirement on the amount of time an exempt employee must perform exempt duties. Current federal regulations require only that exempt duties constitute an employee's "primary duty." Critics point out that this has allowed many employees with marginal managerial or administrative duties to be classified as exempt and not paid overtime. In contrast, California law requires that exempt functions must constitute more than 50% of the employee's work time. And before 2004, in certain circumstances the federal regulations limited non-exempt functions to 20% of work time, a requirement that is still followed in some states. We can expect regulatory efforts to tighten up the federal standard in this area as well.
In California, depending on the changes to the minimum salary required to meet the exemptions could have a significant impact, depending on how high the DOL raises it. Other suggested changes may have little to no impact, given our state's more stringent requirements.
Either way, the changes have the potential to dramatically expand the number of employees eligible for overtime in other areas of the country. Any regulatory changes proposed by the DOL will be subject to a lengthy notice and comment process and it is inevitable that legal challenges will follow, as they did in 2004. If the 2004 overhaul of the white collar exemptions is any indication, this is likely to be a long and contentious process.
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Bahamas Essential Oils is the only Bahamian Company that produces cascarilla oil. We are currently developing products using cascarilla that would be used for the local as well as the international market. Our company has employed chemical engineers along with consultation from the Ministry of Agriculture in the Bahamas to produce quality products. Bahamas Essential Oils meets quality standards that many essential oil compounders require, we simply take quality serious.We have recently began to produce cascarilla oil of high quality standards.
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Loki Backpackers La Paz Hostel
Av. Las Americas #120, La Paz, Bolivia
Atmosphere 80%
Cleanliness 84%
Facilities 74%
Location 86%
Safety 87%
Staff 81%
Value 81%
What's Included
- Linen
- Luggage Room
- Free Wi-Fi
- Lockers
- 24 Hour Reception
- 24 Hour Security
- Airport Transfers
- Bar
- Cable TV
- Common Room
- Currency Exchange
- DVDs
- Elevator
- Free City Maps
- Free Internet Access
- Hot Showers
- Internet Access
- Linen Included
- Luggage Storage
- Outdoor Terrace
- Pool Table
- Restaurant
- Steam room
- Tours/Travel Desk
- Towels for hire
Purchasable Extras
- Airport Pickup 10.38USD
- Towel 1.48USD
Check-in / Check-out
Earliest check-in: 00:00
- No Curfew
Group booking?
Group of 15 or more traveling to La Paz?
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8 Bed Mixed Dorm Ensuite
Sleeps 8
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About Loki Backpackers La Paz
The third edition to the Loki family is in a modern hotel in the heart of the city. Eight stories high, with the best view of La Paz, brief walk from all the city attractions, all of this makes this Loki the perfect spot to experience the highest capital in the world.
Private bathrooms in every room, warm, large beds with real duvets and custom made mattresses for your comfort.
Hot gas powered showers.
Sociable and Friendly staff both local and travellers who will be happy to help you.
A fantastic bar with an extensive food and alcohol menu.
Breakfast starts at 7am and you can still order anything from the breakfast menu up to 4pm!
The wonderfully late checkout time of 1pm so that you can have that lie in that you deserve.
Lockers in most dorms and lockers with electrical plugs in reception so you can safely charge your cellphone.
Common areas such as a free Internet room, TV room, ping pong table, gym and of course the Bar.
Major sport events shown live when possible otherwise streamed at request.
No curfew.
So come join the Loki crew in The Highest Capital of the World!
Why stay in a Loki?
-Location - In a safe neighborhood with all necessary amenities close by, a brief walk from all the city attractions. Each location has been carefully picked to fit each town vibe, history, attractions and views.
-Clean and Fresh Rooms - Warm, fully made up large beds and cozy warm bedding.
-Security - 24hrs door security, lockers in the rooms and small lockers in reception
-Staff - Sociable and Friendly staff both local and travellers who will be happy to help you.
-Atmosphere - Fun, relaxed and secure travellers hangout
-Bar – The best view of La Paz, an extensive and exquisite menu for food and drinks.
-Common areas - Something for everyone - TV/DVD room, comfortable chill out areas with free Internet, pool table, gym, ping pong tables all with an amazing view!.
-Events - Daily events, both during the day and night.
-Character - Modern, bold and above all stunning building with the best atmosphere.
-Bathrooms - Private bathrooms in EVERY room.
-Tours and Activities - Take this opportunity to speak with our travel desk or reception staff to find out the most up to date information, book the tour directly from the hostel.
-The small important things - The wonderfully late checkout time of 1pm, 7am-1pm breakfast, No curfew, the view!
-Owned and managed by travellers just like you
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The fanciest backpackers in Bolivia, in a modern hotel in the heart of La Paz. A sky-bar with the best view of La Paz, hot showers, comfy beds and great times will make sure you never forget the highest capital of the world. Private bathroom in EVERY room.
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Customers can cancel their reservation free of charge up to 1 day before arrival. After this date, charges will be applied by the property up to the first nights cost of the reservation, unless otherwise stated in the property's conditions. Deposits paid are non refundable.


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among leather dealers, the thickest and stoutest tanned hides
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The numerical value of backs in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
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The numerical value of backs in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
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