Abstract: A method and system for automatically verifying the quality of multimedia rendering are disclosed. Specifically, one embodiment of the present invention sets forth a method, which includes the steps of directing a command intended for a first driver to both the first driver and a second driver in parallel as the multimedia application issues the command and in response to a condition indicative of having available data to compare, comparing a first output generated by a first processing unit associated with the first driver and a second output generated by a second processing unit associated with the second driver.

Abstract: The invention concerns a method for determining the running condition of a member rotating on a surface. The method includes an initial process of performing a spatial frequency analysis of the rotational speed of the member to identify at least one frequency window not including a harmonic of the revolution of the member wherein a law determining the running condition is established, and thereafter, an iterative process for determining the running condition including measuring the rotational speed V of the member; spatially sampling the speed with a constant spatial sampling period ?d; and analyzing the sampled signal in the frequency window identified so as to determine the running condition on the basis of the established law.

Abstract: A method for checking an alternative system test, the method includes: determining a relationship between (i) utilization of resources during an execution of a group of programs by a first system when operating in a non-testing mode and (ii) utilization of resources during an executive of an alternative system test by the alternative system; wherein the alternative system test comprises at least on program of the group of programs.

Abstract: An electric energy meter comprises a terminal unit and a measurement unit. The terminal unit includes plural electric lines each of which carries an electric current supplied from an external power source to a load, and a coil which is provided to at least one of the plural electric lines and converts the electric current flowing to the load into a magnetic field directly proportional to the electric current. The measurement unit includes a hall element which generates a voltage directly proportional to the magnetic field converted by the coil, a voltage detector which detects voltages of the plural electric lines, and a processing unit which calculates electric energy consumption based on the voltage generated by the hall element and the voltages detected by the voltage detector. The electric energy meter can facilitate the replacement.

Abstract: A connection test apparatus includes a controlling section, controlling each connection test device to switch the operation mode between the first and the second modes such that a first connection test device among the connection test devices is in the first mode and the remaining connection devices are in the second mode, and controlling a signal generating circuit to output the connection test signal; and a judging section judging, on the basis of the response signal that the first connection test device outputs in response to the connection test signal, a state of connection of a first connector connected to the first connection test device and a first net including the first connector among the nets.

Abstract: A computer system. The computer system including a processor and memory unit coupled to the processor, the memory unit containing instructions that when executed by the processor implement a method for monitoring a solution in a tank used to fabricate integrated circuits, the method comprising the computer implemented steps of: (a) collecting data indicating of an amount of copper in a region of a substrate of a monitor, the monitor comprising an N-type region in a silicon substrate, the region abutting a top surface of the substrate, the monitor having been submerged in the solution for a preset time; (b) comparing the data to a specification for copper content of the solution; (c) if the data indicates a copper content exceeds a limit of the specification for copper, indicating a corrective action is required to prevent copper contamination of the integrated circuits; and (d) repeating steps (a) through (c) periodically.

Abstract: A calculation method of electromagnetic interference reduction through spectrum diffusion that is for reducing the electromagnetic interference, in which, when a center frequency of a measurement bandwidth is changed so that a spectrum having the maximum amplitude is included in the measurement bandwidth, of a plurality of spectra generated from the frequency spectrum of an electromagnetic interference signal through the spectrum diffusion, the amplitudes of all spectra included in the measurement bandwidth are added up and the maximum total sum of the amplitudes is divided by the amplitude of the electromagnetic interference signal, hence to estimate the electromagnetic interference reduction.

Abstract: In a sensor network system comprising a sensor terminal and a management server, the sensor terminal transmits observation data acquired using the sensor, the management server has a latest data storage manager which manages the latest observation data among observation data received from the sensor terminal, a history data storage manager which manages the history of the observation data from any time when data was received from the sensor terminal to the latest observation data, and a missing data manager which manages missing history data, and compensates the missing history data based on a predetermined rule, and when a request for such observation data is received, at least one of the latest observation data managed by the latest data storage manager, and history data wherein the missing data has been compensated and managed by the history data storage manager, is output according to the type of request.

Abstract: Methods and systems for constructing a load history database for a structure is disclosed. In one embodiment, a method is disclosed that may include detecting a measurable parameter on the structure utilizing a sensor positioned on the structure and determining a value of external loads acting upon the structure based on the detected parameter. Further, the method may include evaluating the value of the external loads against a pre-established factor. Based on the evaluation, the value of the external loads are selectively stored in the load history database.

Abstract: A method and a system is disclosed for determining cetane values from constant volume combustion chamber apparatuses capable of producing pressure versus time combustion profiles having a fast combustion region and a slow combustion region, where data from the two regions is used to compute cetane values for middle distillate fluid samples using a series expansion equation.

Abstract: A method for testing VLSI circuits comprises a two-pass diagnostic method for testing a circuit wherein a first pass comprises a conventional test flow wherein an ATPG tool generates a set of test patterns and identifies possible faulty nets within the circuit. A second pass focuses on a designated critical subset of the circuit extracted using a method for extracting a subset for failure diagnosis of the tested circuit. A second pass utilizes an extraction algorithm which extracts one or more critical subsets of the circuit in order to obtain more accurate failure diagnosis.

Abstract: An apparatus, computer program product and method of analyzing complex signals. Independent versions are generated for the complex signal, e.g., by adding multiple instances of white noise. Intrinsic mode functions (IMFs) are extracted from each of the independent versions, e.g., using Empirical Mode Decomposition (EMD). Corresponding IMFs from each independent version are combined into Ensemble IMFs (EIMFs), e.g., taking the mean of the corresponding IMFs.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for detecting abnormal conditions and preventing abnormal situations from occurring in controlled processes. Statistical signatures of a monitored variable are modeled as a function of the statistical signatures of a load variable. The statistical signatures of the monitored variable may be modeled according to an extensible regression model or a simplified load following algorithm. The systems and methods may be advantageously applied to detect plugged impulse lines in a differential pressure flow measuring device.

Abstract: A system for detecting differential bearing damages includes a synthesized tachometer that generates a tachometer signal corresponding to the race speed difference of a bearing assembly such that the bearing damage speed difference dependency can be eliminated and the damage features can be enhanced. The system also includes acceleration enveloping in the cycle domain to further enhance the damage signatures.

Abstract: Products and processes are provided herewith for analyzing octane content in a fuel sample that include the step or steps of receiving an octane measurement of a fuel sample from a octane analyzer, rounding the octane measurement to a nearest recognized octane rating, comparing the rounded octane measurement with a listed octane rating for the fuel sample, and communicating results of the comparison to a user of the octane analyzer. The octane analyzer may be incorporated into a fuel pump or a vehicle. The results of the comparison may also be used to adjust the vehicle operating parameters to account for the actual octane rating of the fuel dispensed into the vehicle.

Abstract: A method, apparatus, and computer usable program code for non-destructive detection of corrosion using quantum dots. In one embodiment, a surface of an area on a commodity associated with a set of quantum dots is tested. A pattern of wavelengths emitted by the set of quantum dots associated with the surface of the commodity is detected to form a quantum dot pattern. The quantum dot pattern is analyzed to determine whether corrosion has occurred in the area on the surface of the commodity.

Abstract: Signal processing includes receiving an unknown signal having a distorted component and an undistorted component, the distorted component and the undistorted component having a nonlinear relationship; and separating from the unknown signal a reference component and a target component.

Abstract: A technique for estimating and improving the test coverage for large machines, while accumulating minimum information of past test cases (i.e., minimum feedback) is provided. The technique is scalable in the sense that the number of machine instructions needed to measure the test coverage can range from a few instructions to all the instructions. The technique is easily integrated into existing test generation systems and is applicable to both uni- and multi-processing systems.

Abstract: A system and method for determining the true electrical characteristics of a device. A codec is configured to measure at least one electrical characteristic of a device connected to a jack and to identify the device based on the measured electrical characteristics. An updateable database is populated with application circuit information and a software routine is responsive to the measured electrical characteristic and configured to adjust the electrical characteristics measured by the codec based on the application circuit information in the database.

Abstract: A system for detecting abnormal operation of at least a portion of a process plant includes a model to model at least the portion of the process plant. The model may be configurable to include multiple regression models corresponding to multiple different operating regions of the portion of the process plant. The system may also include a deviation detector configured to determine if the actual operation of the portion of the process plant deviates significantly from the operation predicted by the model. If there is a significant deviation, this may indicate an abnormal operation.