Patents Examined by Mary C. Jacob
  • Patent number: 8768680
    Abstract: Provided are a simulator of a multi-core system employing reconfigurable processor (RP) cores and a method of simulating a multi-core system employing RP cores. The simulator includes a structure builder to receive a structure definition file defining a structure of a system, select components described in the structure definition file from a component library, and fill a data structure with the selected components to generate a structure model of a multi-core system, and a simulation engine to execute an application program according to the structure model and output the result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Young-Chul Cho, Soo-Jung Ryu, Yoon-Jin Kim, Woong Seo, Il-Hyun Park, Tae-Wook Oh
  • Patent number: 8768660
    Abstract: Methods and systems for numerically simulating structural behaviors of embedded bi-materials are disclosed. At least first and second grid models are created independently for an embedded bi-material that contains an immersed material embedded entirely within a base material. First group of meshfree nodes represents the entire domain (i.e., base plus immersed materials). Second group of meshfree nodes represents the immersed or embedded material, which includes all interface nodes and nodes located within a space bordered by the material interface. Numerical structural behaviors of the embedded bi-material are simulated using the first and second set of meshfree nodes with a meshfree method that combines two meshfree approximations. The first meshfree approximation covers the first set of meshfree nodes and is based on properties of the base material, while the second meshfree approximation covers the second set of meshfree nodes and is based on a differential between the immersed and base materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Livermore Software Technology Corp.
    Inventor: Cheng-Tang Wu
  • Patent number: 8768652
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a network may represent a physical system. The network may have an element that represents an entity of the physical system. A value of a state associated with the network may be identified (e.g., generated) using various techniques. The state may be a low-level state associated with the network. The techniques may include, but are not limited to, for example, generating the value based on a scaffold defined for the network, generating the value based on a target value for the state, and/or generating the value based on applying an operation to various values of the state. The identified value may be associated with an identifier. The identifier may distinguish the value, for example, from other values of other states in the network and/or other values of states in other networks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: The MathWorks, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Mirtich, Jeffrey Wendlandt
  • Patent number: 8751210
    Abstract: When a wait statement is encountered in an HDL simulation, the simulation kernel executes functions corresponding to other processes while waiting for the wait to mature. However, the preservation of variables and states of each process and procedure in the call chain can be complex and inefficient. An embodiment of the present invention provides a method to suspend procedures in simulation of an HDL circuit design such that processes that call procedures containing wait statements are executed on a secondary runtime stack and can be suspended by saving the state of simulation and switching simulation execution to the primary runtime stack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: Xilinx, Inc.
    Inventor: Sonal Santan
  • Patent number: 8751198
    Abstract: A method for forming an implant for a bone including the steps of generating a first general shape for the implant having a length extending along a long axis of the bone, determining an area moment of inertia of a cross section of the implant, determining an area moment of inertia for a cross section of bone coplanar to the cross section of the implant, calculating a percent stress shielding from the area moments of inertia of the implant and the bone, comparing the calculated percent stress shielding to a preset threshold, and iteratively generating additional general shapes for the implant by locally adjusting the cross section of the implant until the calculated percent stress shielding meets the preset threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: Smith & Nephew, Inc.
    Inventors: David C. Kelman, Michael A. Croxton, Charles Wayne Allen, William L. Waltersdorff
  • Patent number: 8744831
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a simulation apparatus includes a hardware model execution unit that executes a hardware model, a software model execution unit that executes a software model, a simulation time management unit that sets a first simulation time indicating a total elapsed time of a simulation time of the hardware model, ahead by the simulation time of which the HW model notified, and sets the second simulation time indicating a total elapsed time of a simulation time of the software model, ahead by the simulation time of which the SW model notified, and a scheduler that compares the first simulation time with the second simulation time, causes the SW model or the HW model to be executed based on the comparison result, and causes only the hardware model to be executed instead of execution of an idle loop when the SW model awaits an interrupt from the HW model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Solutions Corporation
    Inventors: Shogo Ishii, Hidehisa Takamizawa
  • Patent number: 8744813
    Abstract: A method and system for detecting anomalies in an aeroengine. The method and system define a behavior model of a controller of the aeroengine using a time regression modeling the behavior of the controller as a function of a data set relating to the controller and including measurements of past behaviors and command and state measurements of the controller; continuously recalculate the behavior model for each new data set; and monitor statistical variation of the behavior model to detect a behavior anomaly of the controller representing an operating anomaly of the engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: SNECMA
    Inventors: Jerome Lacaille, Rostand Nya Djiki
  • Patent number: 8731878
    Abstract: A method is presented for predicting a noise/comfort performance in a cabin of a vehicle with a body-shell and a suspension system linked to the body-shell by at least one point of attachment, with the vehicle rolling at a given speed on a rolling device with a macrorough rolling surface. The method includes: determining a global transfer function of the body-shell, determining a global admittance of the body-shell, determining an impedance of the suspension system, determining, while rolling on the macrorough rolling surface, lockup loads of the suspension system, and combining together the global transfer function of the body-shell, the global admittance of the body-shell, the impedance of the suspension system, and the lockup loads of the suspension system to obtain a prediction of noise/comfort performance (P) inside the cabin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignees: Compagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin, Michelin Recherche et Technique S.A.
    Inventors: Jean-Francois Beniguel, Marc Duvernier, David Payet, Françoise Le Salver, Clarisse Le Salver, Annig Le Salver, Vincent Le Salver
  • Patent number: 8719000
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for performing periodic noise (Pnoise) simulation with full spectrum accuracy is disclosed herein. Noise contributions of a circuit under consideration are identified and separated for different computation treatment. The different computation treatment results in computational efficiency without sacrificing accuracy of simulation results.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: Cadence Design Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Xiaolue Lai, Yu Zhu
  • Patent number: 8718997
    Abstract: A network design method includes an input step for inputting a network condition at each of plural timings in advance, an acceptance step for accepting restricting conditions concerning respective costs at the plural timings, a design step for designing a network satisfying a restricting condition accepted in the acceptance step under the network condition input in the input step, and an output step for outputting a design result of the design step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventors: Motoyoshi Sekiya, Yasuko Nozu
  • Patent number: 8712736
    Abstract: A design method for a thermal control film advantageously used in cosmic space, especially for a multilayer film, includes: setting at least two candidate materials for forming the multilayer film and the number of layers of the multilayer film; and designing a combination of the candidate material and a layer thickness by using a genetic algorithm stored in a computer-readable medium using an evaluation function, and recording the obtained results on a computer-readable medium. The evaluation function includes: ?s=1?Rs, wherein Rs represents a reflectance of solar energy in a wavelength range used for design, within a solar radiation wavelength range; and ?H: ?H=1?RIR, wherein RIR represents a reflectance of heat radiation energy in a wavelength range used for design, within a heat radiation wavelength range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: Ube Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Akira Ohnishi, Sumitaka Tachikawa
  • Patent number: 8712751
    Abstract: In a particular embodiment, a first digital function module is created that represents a first analog circuit and a second digital function module is created that represents a second analog circuit. A first value representing a first analog signal is transmitted from the first digital function module to the second digital function module while concurrently or substantially currently, the second digital function module transmits a second value representing a second analog signal to the first digital function module. In a particular embodiment, the first digital function module is a current signal related to an output of the first analog circuit and the second analog signal from the second digital function module is a voltage signal related to an output of the second analog circuit. The values may be transmitted along a bidirectional analog data bus capable of communicating real floating point numbers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventor: Jesse Eugene Chen
  • Patent number: 8694299
    Abstract: Method for reducing artifacts in a subsurface physical properties model (120) inferred by iterative inversion (140) of geophysical data (130), wherein the artifacts are associated with some approximation (110) made during the iterative inversion. In the method, some aspect of the approximation is changed (160) as the inversion is iterated such that the artifacts do not increase by coherent addition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company
    Inventors: Jerome R. Krebs, Sunwoong Lee, Young Ho Cha
  • Patent number: 8694284
    Abstract: The invention provides a computer implemented method for designing a part. The method comprises a step of providing a surface and a base curve lying on the surface. The method also comprises a step of sampling the base curve into a list of base points. The method also comprises a step of determining a grid of points of perpendicular geodesic curves. The points of the grid each belong to a respective level. Each level of the grid corresponds to a respective geodesic distance to the base curve. Each perpendicular geodesic curve lies on the surface and departs perpendicularly from the base curve at a respective base point. The method then comprises a step of computing a plurality of parallel geodesic curves lying on the surface by using the grid of points. Each parallel geodesic curve corresponds to a respective level. A representation of the part is displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: Dassault Systemes
    Inventor: Simon Berard
  • Patent number: 8688410
    Abstract: A cable-management system that integrates management information about infrastructure into objects and provides a visualization of cable and inventory objects within a building.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: NetCracker Technology Corp.
    Inventors: Nikolay Sergeevich Skidanov, Oleg Sergeyevich Evseev, Ksenia Alexeevna Sluchanko
  • Patent number: 8676559
    Abstract: A system and method for providing schematic reviews is provided. The method includes providing a schematic design, selecting a signal, where the signal is a graphical representation, previewing the signal, obtaining relevant information on components constituting the signal, and controlling the signal to obtain relevant information on the components. Controlling the signal comprises activating a link to a data compilation related to the signal component, and activating the data compilation comprises creating a link to a datasheet. The graphic representation of the signal comprises providing a block diagram overview of connectivity of the signal components and the graphical representation comprises a graphical three dimensional model, and providing a log database that includes review information provided by multiple reviewers and is accessible by the reviewers. A notation medium is provided for the reviewers for communication between the reviewers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Saravanan Sethuraman, John Francis Mullen
  • Patent number: 8655627
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods for designing multilayer structures are described. The multilayer structures may be of simple or complex shapes having a volume to be filled by multiple layers of composite material. The composite material may include fiber/polymer composites. The methods facilitate distribution and reordering of layers within the multilayer structure during the design phase. Dimensional data for each layer within the structure may be provided as output data and used to cut “flat” patterns for each layer. The methods and apparatus can accelerate design and development of high-strength, composite multilayer structures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: Siemens Product Lifecycle Management Software Inc.
    Inventors: Johan Arendt Grape, Steven Christopher Luby
  • Patent number: 8650011
    Abstract: A method for determining an estimate of a response characteristic that depends on a number of input factors includes developing a mathematical model of the response as a function of the input factors based on a statistical fit of a plurality of measured data points. The method also includes mapping the value of the response characteristic and the input factors at a plurality of conditions. The method combines the mapped data with the mathematical model to produce an estimate of the response characteristic that is more accurate over a range of conditions than either the mapped data or the model taken individually.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Assignee: Delphi Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Martin Müller, Jeffrey M. Pfeiffer
  • Patent number: 8639478
    Abstract: A method for designing a distributing frame and a computer readable medium having computer instructions thereon for causing a computer to perform the method. The distributing frame may include a first distribution portion having a first series of verticals, and a first series of horizontal shelves; a second distribution portion having a second series of verticals, and a second series of horizontal shelves, the second distribution portion being disposed generally parallel to and spaced apart from the first distribution portion; and at least one horizontal bridge between the first distribution portion and the second distribution portion to support interconnections between a shelf of the first distribution portion and a shelf of the second distribution portion. A portion of a first face of a portion of the shelves can be used for terminal blocks for connecting outside connector cables to the interconnections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2014
    Inventor: Kenneth J. Warburton
  • Patent number: 8626484
    Abstract: A method is provided for testing a feature provider module of a data storage management application (DSMA), the feature provider module providing a feature. The method includes (a) receiving, at a simulation module of the DSMA when the DSMA is not in communication with an external feature implementation component, a test feature command from the feature provider module, (b) at the simulation module, simulating behavior of an interface module in communication with the external feature implementation component, and (c) at the simulation module, returning a feature response to the feature provider module, the feature response communicating the simulated behavior.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: EMC Corporation
    Inventors: Yue Zhao, Yuanjie Wu, Peiyu Zhuang