Patents Examined by Toan Vu
-
Patent number: 9570916Abstract: A method for compensating at least partially a frequency deviation in a grid is provided in which a grid frequency is determined and the grid frequency is applied to a grid frequency criterion. If the grid frequency meets the grid frequency criterion, a determination is made as to a set of wind turbines from a wind turbine power plant fleet based on the grid frequency criterion, and a command for a transient frequency response is transmitted to the set of wind turbines.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2013Date of Patent: February 14, 2017Assignee: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventors: Kaj Skov Nielsen, Robert J. Nelson
-
Patent number: 9570231Abstract: A detecting device includes: a measurement coil made up of a first partial coil to which current in a particular direction is induced by a magnetic field to be supplied to a power reception coil configured to receive power, and a second partial coil to which the current in the opposite direction of the particular direction is induced by the magnetic field; a measurement unit configured to measure the voltage of the measurement coil as measurement coil voltage; and a foreign object detecting unit configured to detect a foreign object within the magnetic field based on the measurement coil voltage.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2014Date of Patent: February 14, 2017Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Takashi Miyamoto, Uichiro Omae
-
Patent number: 9568931Abstract: A multilayer control framework for a power system includes a hybrid storage system (HSS) to store energy using a plurality of energy storage devices; a local controller coupled to the HSS to smooth output power of wind or photovoltaic energy sources while regulating a State of Charge (SoC) of the HSS; and a system-wide controller coupled to the HSS activated upon an occurrence of one or more energy disturbances with a control strategy designed to improve system dynamics to address the one or more energy disturbances.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2014Date of Patent: February 14, 2017Assignee: NEC CorporationInventors: Yanzhu Ye, Ratnesh Sharma
-
Patent number: 9565261Abstract: A method of communicating location information relating to a first user of a first communication client from a first user terminal over a communications system to a second user terminal, the first user terminal executing the first communication client and the second user terminal executing a second communication client, the method comprising: the second communication client displaying a list of contacts associated with a second user of the second communication client, the list of contacts comprising a first contact representing the first user; the first user terminal determining a location of the first user; the first user terminal storing the determined location in a store of the first user terminal; the first communication client reading the stored location from the store; the first communication client generating a message comprising a visual indication of the location read from the store; transmitting the message from the first user terminal to the second user terminal; and displaying the visual indicatioType: GrantFiled: June 5, 2009Date of Patent: February 7, 2017Assignee: SkypeInventors: Aram Nicholas Babaian, Veiko Raime, Mark McLaughlin
-
Patent number: 9564277Abstract: Systems and devices are described herein for reducing a phantom load. The system may include a device for connection to a power source and a transformer or machine, wherein the device is configured to disconnect the transformer or machine from the power source under a predetermined load condition. The device may include a contactor, a current detector, a timer, and a controller. Portions of the current detector, timer, or controller may be implemented in a microcontroller.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2014Date of Patent: February 7, 2017Assignee: International Electrical Saving & Development, LLCInventors: Paul M. Cruz, Thomas J. McKenzie, Daniel B. Brunning
-
Patent number: 9563344Abstract: An information processing method and an electronic apparatus are described where the method includes obtaining first data, displaying and outputting the first data through the display device to make a first display output region of a top end face of a frame body to present a first display effect and obtaining second data and displaying and outputting the second data through the display device to make a second display output region on the top end face of the frame body to present a second display effect.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2014Date of Patent: February 7, 2017Assignee: LENOVO (BEIJING) CO., LTD.Inventors: Lingsong Jin, Zhijun Gao, Wei Su
-
Patent number: 9561764Abstract: An actuator controller with a power supply that steps down a high voltage for use by remote auxiliary loads in an aircraft is provided. A high voltage power bus running through the aircraft may use high gage or smaller diameter wiring, resulting in weight savings in the power bus. A control network running through the aircraft may use fiber optic cabling, providing further weight reductions. An actuator controller may receive the high voltage from the power bus and provide a lower voltage to a remote device. The actuator controller may facilitate communication between the control network and the remote device. The integration of control and power supply may enhance endurance, reliability, and enable localized calibration of the remote device. Modular wing components may include interface controllers, high and low power busswork, and remote devices. The modular wing components may include power and control interconnections.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2015Date of Patent: February 7, 2017Assignee: AeroVironment, Inc.Inventor: William Stuart Sechrist
-
Patent number: 9564752Abstract: An electronic apparatus comprises: a displacement unit provided to an electronic apparatus main body; a first power source provided to the main body and supplying power to a load provided to the displacement unit; a first connecting unit that opens and closes a first supply path supplying an electric current from the first power source to the load in response to displacement of the displacement unit; a limiting unit provided on the first supply path and limiting an electric current flowing through the first supply path for a predetermined time from when an electric current is supplied from a second power source; and a second connecting unit that opens and closes a second supply path supplying an electric current from the second power source to the limiting unit in response to the displacement, wherein the first connecting unit opens and closes the second supply path in response to the displacement.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2014Date of Patent: February 7, 2017Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventor: Toshihiro Hamano
-
Patent number: 9564981Abstract: Mixer includes first and second displays each capable of displaying a pop-up screen that simultaneously displays pieces of information of eight channels. Once a display instruction for displaying a pop-up screen is received, it is ascertained whether or not the pop-up screen currently instructed to be displayed can be displayed on both of the first and second displays. If the pop-up screen can be displayed on only one of the displays, the currently instructed pop-up screen and one-screen channel selection switch are displayed on the one display together with. If, on the other hand, the pop-up screen can be displayed on both of the displays, the instructed pop-up screen are displayed on in a two-screen format on individual ones of the displays, and a two-screen channel selection switch is displayed on each one of the pop-up screens.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2011Date of Patent: February 7, 2017Assignee: Yamaha CorporationInventors: Hiroaki Fujita, Kotaro Terada
-
Patent number: 9559992Abstract: A method is performed by a mobile device having one or more processors and memory for updating information in an instant messenger application installed on the mobile device. The method includes: receiving an instant message from a remote server, the instant message including a first user actionable item; displaying the instant message including the first user actionable item in a graphical user interface corresponding to the instant messenger application; detecting a first user input through the first user actionable item; in accordance with the first user input: generating an information update request; sending the information update request to the remote server; receiving a response to the information update request from the remote server; and updating the instant message in the graphical user interface in accordance with the response from the remote server.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2014Date of Patent: January 31, 2017Assignee: TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITEDInventor: Xiaolong Zhang
-
Patent number: 9557878Abstract: A screen sharing session between a participating computer and a presenting computer can be established. A copy of a graphical user interface screen from the presenting computer can be presented within a display on the participating computer. A selection of the sub-portion of the copy of the graphical user interface screen from the participating computer can be received. Boundaries of the sub-portion can be determined and can be transmitted from the participating computer to the presenting computer. Responsive to receiving the boundaries, the remotely located computer can define the sub-portion of the graphical user interface screen of the presenting computer. The defined sub-portion of the graphical user interface screen can be conveyed over a network from the presenting computer to the participating computer without conveying data for other portions of the graphical user interface screen.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2012Date of Patent: January 31, 2017Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Ying Chen, Joel Duquene, James P. Eberwein, Dong K. Lieu
-
Patent number: 9553454Abstract: For network stabilization of an electric power supply network, the voltage at a first network connection point at a first voltage level to a power generator, and at a second network connection point to a second voltage level, as well as at at least one third network connection point to a load, are each sensed as a voltage measurement, wherein a reactive power draw or a reactive power delivery by the power generator is ascertained using a linkage of the voltage measurements with the geographic location of the relevant network connection point.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2012Date of Patent: January 24, 2017Assignee: BOB Holding GmbHInventor: Bernhard Beck
-
Patent number: 9547412Abstract: A device with a movement-based user interface (UI) may establish thresholds that govern when the UI moves and when the UI stays still to avoid interruptions to the user experience based on undesired movement, such as movement caused by a vehicle, etc. The thresholds may be based on detecting a movement type experienced by a device (e.g., bicycle, car, etc.). When movement is detected beyond the threshold the UI may be configured to smooth a displayed UI transition from a first position to a second position to improve the user experience.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2014Date of Patent: January 17, 2017Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventor: Michael Dillon
-
Patent number: 9542019Abstract: According to an aspect, a device includes a display and a controller. The display displays a screen. In a case where an execution screen of a second function is to be displayed during execution of a first function, the controller displays the execution screen of the second function and a notification screen indicating that the first function is in the middle of execution on the display in an overlapping manner.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2012Date of Patent: January 10, 2017Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATIONInventor: Masahiro Noutomi
-
Patent number: 9543455Abstract: A cascading regulation system connected to a number of serially connected power sources and uses multiple regulators having different cutoff voltages to provide an output for the local power consumption unit. Each of the regulators is connected to a subset of serially connected power sources and so configured that if the voltage generated at the lowest tap is no longer sufficient for a stable supply to the local power consumption unit, the next higher regulator takes over, and the output voltage drops in small steps reflective of that takeover of the next higher tap. When the voltage generated across a subsection grows, a lower connected tap may take over again, producing a slightly higher output voltage for the local power consumption unit. The cutover steps are chosen such that the output voltage range matches the range given as the acceptable input range for the local power consumption unit.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2014Date of Patent: January 10, 2017Assignee: TIGO ENERGY, INC.Inventors: Shmuel Arditi, Daniel Eizips, Mordechay Avrutsky
-
Patent number: 9537314Abstract: In an electric power system with a distributed power source, a fluctuation of its system voltage is brought about by an amount of power generation of the distributed power source that depends on weather. Stabilization of the system voltage is realized by generating a driving signal of a switch that the system has from weather forecast information and power system information and switching a configuration of the system.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2011Date of Patent: January 3, 2017Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Tatsuki Inuzuka, Hideyuki Kobayashi
-
Patent number: 9531218Abstract: A magnetic force generating device is provided for application to a first object that is movable relative to a second object providing a first magnetic force, and includes a coil disposed on the first object, a sensing module disposed on the first object adjacent to the coil for sensing a distance between the first and second objects, and a processor. When the sensed distance is shorter than a threshold value, the processor enables provision to the coil of a driving current having a magnitude negatively correlated to the sensed distance, so that the coil generates a second magnetic force, which is repulsive to the first magnetic force, in response to the driving current.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2014Date of Patent: December 27, 2016Assignee: NATIONAL TAIWAN NORMAL UNIVERSITYInventors: Yi-Hsuan Hung, Chien-Hsun Wu, Yu-Xuan Lin, Jian-Hao Chen
-
Patent number: 9514466Abstract: Information is presented to a user of a user device by a method including: collecting data relating to communications sent to or from the user, including to or from a first person, each communication including a link of a plurality of links; generating personal profiles from the collected data, the profiles comprising a first personal profile of the first person and including a first link of the plurality of links; and presenting the first personal profile to the user, comprising displaying the first link in a user interface on the user device.Type: GrantFiled: November 11, 2010Date of Patent: December 6, 2016Assignee: Yahoo! Inc.Inventors: Joshua Robert Russell Jacobson, Gregory Garland Thatcher, Brian Tadao Kobashikawa, Robin Andrew Radez, Frank J. Cort
-
Patent number: 9513784Abstract: A method and device for controlling information input for text boxes are disclosed. The method includes: at a device having one or more processors, memory, and a display: detecting selection of a text input box in a user interface; in response to detecting the selection of the text input box and prior to receiving input text for the text input box, obtaining a regular expression for acceptable input corresponding to text input box; for each character in the regular expression, determining whether the character belongs to a respective validation filter character set for a predetermined data type; and in response to a determination that all characters in the regular expression belongs to the respective validation filter character set for the predetermined data type, selectively presenting a respective character keyboard corresponding to the predetermined data type to a user for text entry.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2014Date of Patent: December 6, 2016Assignee: TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITEDInventor: Yuqiang Shu
-
Patent number: 9509144Abstract: A configurable power distribution system is provided and includes a power input from a power source, a power output device having a first power connection and a second power connection, a voltage monitoring device and a plurality of relay devices connected with the voltage monitoring device and the power output device. It should be appreciated that the plurality of relay devices are configurably responsive to the voltage monitoring device, and the power output device is connected to the plurality of relays such that the power at the first power connection and second power connection is responsive to the configuration of plurality of relay devices.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2012Date of Patent: November 29, 2016Assignee: LEX PRODUCTSInventor: Tyrone Joseph Mellon, Jr.