Abstract: Thermal ribbon analysis is achieved via various approaches.

Abstract: According to embodiments of the invention, a structure for cooling electronic components may be provided. The structure may include a heat sink having a plurality of parallel heat conducting elements. The structure may also include a plurality of fans, wherein the fans are interleaved with the heat conducting elements. The structure may also include a drive shaft passing through the heat conducting elements and the fans, wherein the drive shaft rotates the fans in relation to the heat sink. According to other embodiments, the structure may include a baffle located on a side of the heat sink in an upstream location within an airflow stream.

Abstract: An electromagnetic interference (EMI) shield that increases the airflow through the EMI shield while preventing line-of-sight openings through the EMI shield. Two plates are coupled together. Each of the respective plates has a raised component with an aperture therethrough to provide a path through the plate. The raised component is preferably scoop-shaped with the aperture at one end and an opposite end tapering into the respective plate. At least a portion of one of the raised components overlaps at least a portion of the other of the raised components when the plates are coupled together to form a path through the plates, while the plates are coupled together. Line-of-sight openings through the plates, to an electronic device protected by the EMI shield, are at least partially prevented by the raised components.

Abstract: Visual odometry is achieved via various approaches.

Abstract: An apparatus for electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) shielding, the apparatus comprising a first EMC shield with a plurality of substantially parallel interconnected finger elements spaced apart from one another. A second EMC shield with a plurality of substantially parallel interconnected finger elements spaced apart from one another. The first EMC shield coupled to the second EMC shield, wherein at least one finger element of the plurality of finger elements of the first EMC shield is situated between at least two finger elements of the plurality of finger elements of the second EMC shield and in parallel with the at least two finger elements such that a space is formed between the at least one finger element and at least one of the at least two finger elements.

Abstract: A hand held computer based device includes expense transaction software equipped with an electronic (near field) communication device to receive an electronic signal and wherein the expense transaction software obtains transaction information data in the electronic signal for either storing locally on the hand held computer based device or transmitting the transaction information data to a remotely located processor.

Abstract: According to embodiments of the invention, a heat sink structure may be provided. The heat sink structure may include a first surface adapted to connect to an electronic component. The heat sink structure may also include a second surface adapted to provide heat transfer. The heat sink structure may also include a coating of radio-frequency absorbing material covering at least a portion of the second surface.

Abstract: An EMI shield for an electronic system enclosure is disclosed. The EMI shield may include an electrically conductive panel with a plurality of air ventilation channels, which has an upstream airflow side and a downstream airflow side. The EMI shield may also include a first air ventilation channel with a first cross-sectional shape having a first cross-sectional area and a first depth. The EMI shield may further include a second air ventilation channel with a second cross-sectional shape, having a cross-sectional area greater than the first cross-sectional area, and a second depth larger than the first depth.

Abstract: A method and structures are provided for implementing a reconfigurable power connector for multiple wiring configurations. The reconfigurable power connector optionally is configured to connect to either a 4-wire delta (?) or a 5-wire wye (Y). The reconfigurable power connector includes a fifth pin that is moveable between a retracted position in the 4-wire delta (?) configuration and an extended position in the 5-wire wye (Y) configuration.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatuses, including computer programs encoded on computer-readable media, for computing a displayable size for a device, a default visible area for the device, and a number of pages of content based upon historical device click-through data and pagination data. A size of an advertising candidate set is determined. The advertising candidate set, containing one or more advertisements, is determined based in part upon a query. The advertising candidate set is categorized into two or more buckets. The advertisements within each bucket are ranked. Selected advertisements based upon the ranked advertisements to send to the device are determined.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatuses, including computer programs encoded on computer-readable media, for extracting n-grams from a plurality of offers. Each offer includes a title and price. The n-grams are filtered by bid data and phrase. For each of the remaining n-gram, the plurality of offers are searched to provide offer search results. The n-grams are filtered by offers based upon the offer search results, and the filtered n-grams are provided. The filtered n-grams can be used as search hints, related searches, or advertising keywords.

Abstract: A method and structure are provided for implementing surface mount components with symmetric reference balance. A first reference and an incoming signal are received in a surface mounted device (SMD) package and a second reference and the outgoing signal are output from the SMD package. A capacitor structure is defined within the SMD package between the first reference and the second reference. The capacitor structure includes a balanced impedance structure between the first reference and the second reference. A component connected between the received incoming signal and output signal is generally centrally located within the capacitor structure.

Abstract: A radial optical data interchange packaging comprises a central core; a plurality of central core photo transceivers emerging from an exterior side surface of the central core; a mother board coupled to the central core, wherein the mother board is perpendicularly oriented below and abutting the central core; a plurality of retention slots on the mother board, wherein the retention slots radially extend away from the central core; and a plurality of cards held by the retention slots, wherein each of the plurality of cards comprises a set of card photo transceivers that optically communicate with the central core photo transceivers.

Abstract: An electromagnetic interference (EMI) shield that increases the airflow through the EMI shield while preventing line-of-sight openings through the EMI shield. Two plates are coupled together. Each of the respective plates has a raised component with an aperture therethrough to provide a path through the plate. The raised component is preferably scoop-shaped with the aperture at one end and an opposite end tapering into the respective plate. At least a portion of one of the raised components overlaps at least a portion of the other of the raised components when the plates are coupled together to form a path through the plates, while the plates are coupled together. Line-of-sight openings through the plates, to an electronic device protected by the EMI shield, are at least partially prevented by the raised components.

Abstract: A method and structures for implementing an adjustable size ferrite core for electromagnetic interference (EMI) cable noise suppression. A plurality of ferrite core segments are mated together defining an adjustable size cable receiving cavity. Each of the ferrite core segments includes an inner wall portion with mating fingers extending along adjoining edges. The mating fingers are selectively positioned together to select a size of the adjustable cable receiving cavity.

Abstract: A method and structure are provided for implementing surface mount components with symmetric reference balance. A first reference and an incoming signal are received in a surface mounted device (SMD) package and a second reference and the outgoing signal are output from the SMD package. A capacitor structure is defined within the SMD package between the first reference and the second reference. The capacitor structure includes a balanced impedance structure between the first reference and the second reference. A component connected between the received incoming signal and output signal is generally centrally located within the capacitor structure.

Abstract: An optical adapter for an imaging system correcting images of spherical or near spherical bodies such as the earth during satellite image collection. An imaging system includes an image collector that collects a two-dimensional image of the body from a distance above the body such as from a satellite in geostationary orbit. The collected image is disk shaped and includes distortion due to earth curvature, primarily in the form of a loss of resolution due to the foreshortening of earth features in a radial direction extending outward from the center of the image disk. The optical adapter receives the collected image, transforms the collected image to correct the distortion, and outputs a corrected image with essentially uniform spatial resolution across the areas for which the correction is applied. An image sensor such as charge-coupled device array senses the corrected image and creates a digital representation of the corrected image.

Abstract: In some embodiments, the pathlength difference (retardation) in a step scanning infrared (IR) spectrometer interferometer is maintained under AC servomechanism (servo) control for a first period following a step change, and under DC servo control for a second period following the first period. Data is acquired during and/or after the DC servo control period. Switching off the AC servo control prior to data acquisition allows limiting the dither-frequency noise that could otherwise affect signals of interest, particularly in fast-time-scale applications such as high-speed time-resolved spectroscopy (TSR). A mirror position control circuit controls a mirror position stepping as well as switching a mirror servo control from AC to DC.

Abstract: A radial optical data interchange packaging comprises a central core; a plurality of central core photo transceivers emerging from an exterior side surface of the central core; a mother board coupled to the central core, wherein the mother board is perpendicularly oriented below and abutting the central core; a plurality of retention slots on the mother board, wherein the retention slots radially extend away from the central core; and a plurality of cards held by the retention slots, wherein each of the plurality of cards comprises a set of card photo transceivers that optically communicate with the central core photo transceivers.

Abstract: In some embodiments, the pathlength difference (retardation) in a step scanning infrared (IR) spectrometer interferometer is maintained under AC servomechanism (servo) control for a first period following a step change, and under DC servo control for a second period following the first period. Data is acquired during and/or after the DC servo control period. Switching off the AC servo control prior to data acquisition allows limiting the dither-frequency noise that could otherwise affect signals of interest, particularly in fast-time-scale applications such as high-speed time-resolved spectroscopy (TSR). A mirror position control circuit controls a mirror position stepping as well as switching a mirror servo control from AC to DC.