Abstract: A vehicle is provided that includes a vehicle body defining a cabin interior, a plurality of seats located within the cabin interior, each seat having an adjustable seat base and an adjustable seat back, a monitoring system for detecting and monitoring a pet within the cabin interior, and a controller processing signals generated by the monitoring system and determining a location of the pet based on the monitored signals, the controller further controlling at least one of the adjustable seat base and adjustable seat back of a seat based on the determined location of the pet so that the seat is configured to accommodate the pet.

Abstract: A pet bowl is provided that comprises a housing defining a water container, a proximity sensor located proximate to the water container, the proximity sensor having conductive circuitry comprising a first circuit made of a first metal and a second circuit made of a dissimilar second metal, and a controller processing signals received from the proximity sensor, the controller selectively switching the conductive circuitry between a first configuration operating as the proximity sensor to sense water contained in the container and a second configuration operating as a thermocouple to sense temperature proximate to the water container.

Abstract: A vehicle is provided that includes a vehicle body defining a cabin interior and comprising a front row of seats and a rear row of seats, a plurality of seats located within the cabin interior, and a monitoring system for detecting and monitoring a pet or passenger within the cabin interior. The vehicle also includes a movable center console positioned between a pair of the forward row of seats and forward of the rear row of seats and comprising a holder for holding a drink container, and a controller processing signals generated by the monitoring system and determining a location of the detected pet or passenger on the rear row of seats based on the processed signals, the controller further controlling the movable console between a forward first position and a rearward second position closer to the rear row of seats.

Abstract: One or more systems and/or methods are disclosed for building a relief print generator with no bezel. An electrode layer having more than one electrode can be used in an electrode-based, electro-luminescence component of the relief print generator. The respective electrodes may be connected to power sources with different voltage phases. An electrical circuit can be created between a biometric object and more than one electrode in the electrode layer when the biometric object contacts a surface of the generator. The electro-luminescent component can be activated by electrical charge and emit light indicative of a relief print of the biometric object. A contact electrode outside the electrode layer may not be used, which may allow for the removal of a bezel from an example device.

Abstract: A robot controller is disclosed. The robot controller may include one or more processors, communicatively coupled to the one or more memories, configured to: receive, from a vision sensor, an image of a path marker disposed on a workpiece, the path marker having a work path identifier corresponding to a work path to be traced by a robot end effector; determine, using a computer vision model, the work path based on the image, the computer vision model having been trained to detect the work path identifier and identify the work path based on the work path identifier; determine a set of coordinates within a workspace of the robot end effector based on the work path; generate a work path instruction to guide the robot end effector according to the set of coordinates; and cause the robot end effector to operate according to the work path instruction.

Abstract: One or more systems and/or methods are disclosed for building a relief print generator with no bezel. An electrode layer having more than one electrode can be used in an electrode-based, electro-luminescence component of the relief print generator. The respective electrodes may be connected to power sources with different voltage phases. An electrical circuit can be created between a biometric object and more than one electrode in the electrode layer when the biometric object contacts a surface of the generator. The electro-luminescent component can be activated by electrical charge and emit light indicative of a relief print of the biometric object. A contact electrode outside the electrode layer may not be used, which may allow for the removal of a bezel from an example device.

Abstract: A robot controller is disclosed. The robot controller may include one or more processors, communicatively coupled to the one or more memories, configured to: receive, from a vision sensor, an image of a path marker disposed on a workpiece, the path marker having a work path identifier corresponding to a work path to be traced by a robot end effector; determine, using a computer vision model, the work path based on the image, the computer vision model having been trained to detect the work path identifier and identify the work path based on the work path identifier; determine a set of coordinates within a workspace of the robot end effector based on the work path; generate a work path instruction to guide the robot end effector according to the set of coordinates; and cause the robot end effector to operate according to the work path instruction.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for testing a component of a magnetic disk drive in which one or more drive-based components is used in the testing process. Each of the drive-based components is based on a corresponding one of the components of the magnetic disk drive. During testing, the component to be tested and at least one of the drive-based components are selectively engaged.

Abstract: A method of monitoring machine operation includes sensing an operating characteristic of a plurality of machines and calculating a performance metric. The performance metric is indicative of the operating characteristic of at least a portion of the plurality of machines. The method also includes storing the performance metric and comparing the performance metric to at least one other stored performance metric.

Abstract: A mobile user terminal 402 accesses a packet data network 450 through one or more of several network access points 404-412. One or more control points 432-440 determines which network access point or points the user terminal is to access. Control may be retained in the current control point, or transferred to another control point, whenever it is convenient. There are preferably several routers, each having an associated home agent 418-420 which determines which foreign agents need to be accessed on behalf of each user terminal. There are several foreign agents 422-430, which forward packets received from a user terminal's home agent to the control point currently controlling communications with the user terminal.

Abstract: A communication system that allows a soft handoff to be completed, even when the communications link between the active base station and the mobile station deteriorates before the mobile station has received the handoff direction message. The mobile station maintains a list of base stations that the mobile station is in communication with, referred to as an “Active Set”. In addition, the mobile station maintains another list of base stations that are proximate to the base stations in the active set. This list is referred to as the “Neighbor Set”. In accordance with the disclosed method and apparatus, the mobile station places a base station in the active set upon including the base station in a pilot strength measurement message (PSMM). The mobile station monitors transmissions from all of the base stations on the active set to receive a handoff direction message (HDM).

Abstract: A power supply for driving an EL panel includes an inverter that produces a polarity reversing voltage at a pair of output terminals. A switching circuit coupled to the output terminals and to at least one EL lamp applies alternating current to the at least one EL lamp in the on state and blocks current from the EL lamp in the off state. The switching circuit includes a first bidirectional switch connecting a first terminal of the EL lamp to a first output terminal and a second bidirectional switch connecting a second terminal of the EL lamp to a second output terminal.

Abstract: A system and method for performing base station initiated call setup is provided. A base station initiated call setup may be utilized to establish a test call, to deliver a packet data services call to a subscriber unit, or to reactivate a dormant packet call. The base station transmits a BS Service Request message to the mobile switching center, requesting initiation of the call. The mobile switching center will authorize the call if the call to be set up is directed to a subscriber unit located within the service area of the base station and if the service option to be used is authorized for the particular subscriber unit. The mobile switching center will allow or disallow the call depending on the state of the subscriber unit. The mobile switching center transmits a BS Service Response message to the base station, conveying the result of processing the BS Service Request message.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for testing a component of a magnetic disk drive in which one or more drive-based components is used in the testing process. Each of the drive-based components is based on a corresponding one of the components of the magnetic disk drive. During testing, the component to be tested and at least one of the drive-based components are selectively engaged.

Abstract: An inverter is coupled to an EL lamp by a high pass filter including a series capacitor and a shunt resistor. The resistor is coupled in parallel with the EL lamp. The high pass filter has a time constant greater than 0.005 seconds and the capacitor has a capacitance at least ten times the capacitance of the EL lamp.

Abstract: An inverter is coupled to an EL lamp by a high pass filter including a series capacitor and a shunt resistor. The resistor is coupled in parallel with the EL lamp. The high pass filter has a time constant greater than 0.005 seconds and the capacitor has a capacitance at least ten times the capacitance of the EL lamp.

Abstract: A power supply for an EL lamp includes a boost circuit and four semiconductor switches connected as a bridge having an AC diagonal and a DC diagonal having one end grounded. The voltage boost circuit is coupled across the DC diagonal and an electroluminescent lamp is coupled across the AC diagonal of the bridge. The two semiconductor switches coupled to ground are SCRs.

Abstract: An EL lamp is driven by a flyback inverter having an inductor connected in series with a first transistor which switches on and off at a high frequency. The junction of the inductor and transistor is connected through a switching diode to an output terminal for connection to an EL lamp. A discharge path, including a second transistor, is coupled to the lamp for removing accumulated charge. The second transistor switches on and off at a low frequency for periodically discharging the electrical charge accumulated on the EL lamp. In accordance with one aspect of the invention, several diodes are connected in series with the switching diode to block waste current during discharge of the EL lamp. In accordance with another aspect of the invention, the switching diode is temporarily by-passed to provide the discharge path for the lamp. In accordance with either aspect of the invention, the inverter can produce alternating current through the lamp by adding a capacitor in series with the lamp.

Abstract: An EL lamp characterized by non-linear brightness decay is driven to constant brightness for the life of the lamp by an inverter controlled by a microprocessor. The microprocessor controls the inverter in accordance with a table containing data which is the inverse function of the non-linear brightness decay. The microprocessor tracks the total on-time of the EL lamp and selects the appropriate data from the table for driving the lamp. Control can be analog or digital. If control is analog, the selected data is coupled to a D/A converter which is coupled to the inverter. If control is digital, the selected data is coupled to a counter driving a pulse width modulator which is coupled to the inverter. In accordance with another aspect of the invention, an EL lamp is dimmed a precise amount based upon the data in the table and the EL lamp can be dimmed in unison with other lamp types, each lamp type having a table containing data for dimming.