Abstract: Method and system for testing application specific integrated circuit using a tester is provided. The method includes measuring output data timing values of the application specific integrated circuit with respect to a tester cycle in a first pass; measuring first strobe timing value and second strobe timing value with respect to the tester cycle in a second pass; and calculating data set-up timing values and data hold timing values with respect to the first strobe and the second strobe, using the output data timing values measured in the first pass and the first strobe timing value and second strobe timing value measured in the second pass. The tester includes an input vector generator that generates input data for the application specific integrated circuit that is coupled to a data processing unit that calculates data set-up timing values and data hold timing values.

Abstract: A method is disclosed for determining equipment status based upon data representative of movie theater equipment state changes. The method includes the step of retrieving and storing data representative of theater equipment status in a central computer storage unit that includes known status data representative of a plurality of state change patterns representing known status. The method also includes the steps of receiving status data representative of a status of each of a plurality of items of theater equipment at each of a plurality of remote theater screen assemblies over a plurality of instances during a period of time, comparing a first state change pattern representative of equipment state changes in state of a theater audio processing unit to the known status data in the central computer storage unit, providing comparison data, providing alert condition data responsive to the comparison data, and receiving the comparison data and storing the comparison data.

Abstract: Methods of assuring that a representative formation and/or fluid sample of a subterranean reservoir is obtained are provided. One method of validating a reservoir fluid sample obtained from a wellbore includes the steps of acquiring a reservoir fluid sample in the wellbore; measuring a property of the fluid sample downhole with a technique to obtain a measured downhole fluid property; replicating the measuring technique used to obtain the measured downhole fluid property to obtain at a remote location from the wellbore with a technique to obtain at least one measured remote location fluid property; validating the fluid sample through comparison of the measured downhole fluid property and the at least one measured remote location fluid property.

Abstract: A method for generating radio frequency (RF) planning modeling data for an object. The method includes placing an RF signal source near the object and sequentially positioning a receiver at a plurality of locations around the object. At each of the locations, an indication is provided to the receiver that it is at a measurement location, and the receiver is allowed to detect a level of the RF signal produced by the RF signal source at the measurement location. In another aspect, an opening in an object is modeled as a virtual object that overlaps with the object and has a “negative attenuation” characteristic to cancel out the “positive attenuation” characteristic of the object.

Abstract: Disclosed is a technique for obtaining an estimate and variance of each variable based on a constraint manifold. Particles (or samples) are sampled in order to filter and fuse ambiguous data or information on at least one state variable of a system using the particles. The sampling is carried out in consideration of an influence which non-linearity of the constraint manifold of a system model, an observation model or another system model exerts on a probability distribution of the state variable. With this construction, it is possible to reduce decrease of fusion and filtering performance, decrease a Gaussian approximation error, and detect mismatched information.

Abstract: A method and system are provided for automated diagnosis for a system. In one embodiment, the method includes providing a fault tree representation of the system, the fault tree specifying propagations of errors generated in the system by problems to produce error reports. At least some of the propagations have timing information associated therewith. One or more error reports having timing information associated therewith are received and analysed using the fault tree representation to determine a suspect list of problems. The suspect list contains those problems that could have generated errors to produce the received error reports compatible with the propagations in the fault tree, and consistent with the timing information associated with the propagations and the received error reports.

Abstract: A method and system for identifying a defect or contamination on a surface of a material. The method and system involves providing a material, such as a semiconductor wafer, using a non-vibrating contact potential difference sensor to scan the wafer, generate contact potential difference data and processing that data to identify a pattern characteristic of the defect or contamination.

Abstract: In an exemplary implementation of a method and system for determining the direction of fluid flow, one or more sound transducers are positioned in proximity to a conduit, each such sound transducer generating a signal representative of a selected characteristic of acoustic waves emanating from the conduit. Such signals are collected and analyzed to determine a threshold value for the selected characteristic (e.g., frequency) indicative of a change in the direction of fluid flow through the conduit. Based on whether subsequent measurements of the selected characteristic (e.g., frequency) are above or below the threshold value, the direction of fluid flow can be predicted and/or a change in the operational state of a component associated with the conduit can be identified.

Abstract: An azimuth measuring device is provided that can obtain offset information when the direction of the azimuth measuring device is arbitrarily changed. The offset information is calculated based on coordinates of a reference point obtained by a reference point estimating system. The azimuth measuring device can obtain the offset information without obtaining erroneous offset information when changing direction.

Abstract: When used as a test data generator, CDR internal structures may be applied to generate drift conditions in the test data. For example, a finite state machine phase shifts a clock signal, over time, driving the test data generator thereby producing a drift condition on the test data. Once the test is completed, one of the other CDRs may be used as a tester to similarly generate test data for the first CDR. CDRs may be configured in pairs for this purpose so that one may be used to test the other.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for modeling the performance of a system comprising computer software operating on computer hardware. In accordance with the present invention, system performance is modeled by fitting non-linear curves to data points for system performance parameters, such as response time and throughput, as a function of load. Data points may be measured in testing may be measured through monitoring a system operating in a production environment. While a variety of non-linear curves may be used in accordance with the present invention, a logarithmic curve may be used to model system throughput and an exponential curve may be used to model system response time. By defining a relationship between throughput and response time a distance may be calculated between the curves, and this distance may be used to determine an optimal load.

Abstract: Arrangements and methods for performing structural clustering between different time series. Time series data relating to a plurality of time series is accepted, structural features relating to the time series data are ascertained, and at least one distance between different time series via employing the structural features is determined. The different time series may be partitioned into clusters based on the at least one distance, and/or the k closest matches to a given time series query based on the at least one distance may be returned.

Abstract: A power quality analysis system includes a combination of at least one of a power quality parameter value, power quality event properties, non-power quality properties, and time properties. The parameter value and other properties is used to create power quality information that is descriptive of power quality events. The power quality information is easily configured and organized based on the desired options in order to make it more understandable and usable.

Abstract: White noise is applied to a servocontrol system of a servomotor in order to measure a frequency characteristic of a mechanical component in an electric injection molding machine, and a signal from an encoder is applied to a fast Fourier converter. Data from the fast Fourier converter is applied to a memory unit, and the content of the memory unit is displayed on a display unit in the form of a board diagram. Repair announcement is issued when a deviation of the resonant frequency of each mechanical component with respect to data at an initial setting time exceeds a predetermined value.

Abstract: A database system and method are provided to allow a user to characterize observations related to an otherwise unidentified process. A database is established that stores data for substances, processes and equipment according to a data model that relates attributes of substances, processes and equipment. Information related to observations, called observed data or observables, is entered by a user into the system as the search criteria. The observed data may range in complexity from the names of one or more substances and/or processing equipment to a text description of the odor, color and state of observed substances and/or equipment. The system searches the database using the search criteria to return a list of one or more processes that possibly create the observed data, and thus more completely characterize the process.

Abstract: Systems, methods and media for providing a distributed execution environment with per-command environment management are disclosed. In one embodiment, a plurality of digital systems are connected to a serving device. The serving device comprises a sequencer to originate environment attributes and commands to be executed within the environment. Each digital system under test and serving device comprises a listener with a queue to receive environment attributes and commands. A listener on a digital system under test or serving device implements the environment attributes and executes the received commands within the specified environment.

Abstract: In order to provide an optical measurement system and an optical measurement method which is suitable for optically measuring a body to be inspected and easily obtaining an image of a desired item based on information obtained by the measurement, an optical measurement method including an initial display process for selectively instructing any one of selection of optical measurement, analysis of said optical measurement result and completion of a program; a process for inputting items of condition including a measurement mode; a process for displaying a light irradiation position and a light detection position and a state expressing measurement position relationship together with said mode; a process for instructing to form a file for storing said optical measurement result; a process for instructing a measurement condition to detect light signals from the inside of a body to be inspected which is irradiated by a multi-wavelength multi-channel; and a process for displaying said signals for each channel detect

Abstract: An apparatus and method causes a response action in an electrical power distribution system having, inter alia, a plurality of intelligent electronic devices (IEDs) configured to provide protective monitoring and control of the electrical power system. The method includes detecting receipt of one of a number of matrix input signals that can be received from the plurality of IEDs, and comparing the matrix input signal to a configuration of a m×n cross-point switch matrix having a corresponding number of A[m,n] entries. Each of the n rows is associated with a matrix input signal and each of the m columns is associated with one of a number of matrix output signals that can be transmitted to the plurality of IEDs. The method also includes asserting a matrix output signal based on the comparison to cause the response action.

Abstract: The present invention is a method of geometric deformation of a seismic image for interpretation. The method includes selecting a geologic layer represented in the seismic image determining by stratigraphic modeling a mean topographic depositional surface for said layer deforming the seismic image by displaying the traces by taking account of the modeled mean depositional surface; and carrying out a geologic interpretation of the image thus deformed.

Abstract: A system, method and computer program product are provided for assessing aquatic environments. Initially, the user measures biological, geomorphological and physiological parameters, quantitatively, semi-quantitatively and qualitatively in the field, guided by the computer software of the present invention, and enters the data obtained from such measurements entered into a handheld computer processing means running the computer software of the present invention. Then, the data is transferred into a desktop computer processing means for automated analysis, processing, reporting of field data, and production of various user reports through the synchronized, compatible desktop software of the present invention.