Abstract: An autonomous remote controlled vehicle for use in the automation of an existing refrigerated flow through storage facility food processing application. The remote vehicle is specifically designed to operate within a network of centrally controlled remote vehicles that are adapted to receive selectable items from production and temporarily store them for later retrieval. The system is adapted to minimize travel time for the remote vehicle and optimize cycle time. The system is specifically adapted to handle cardboard shipping boxes containing meat products.

Abstract: A coil winding system includes a scale configured to determine a weight of new spool of wire destined for inclusion in the system. The scale is electrically coupled to a controller portion of the system to automatically provide the determined weight. The controller is configured to automatically receive the weight information and associate it with a particular spindle. The controller calculates the maximum number of complete winding cycles possible, based on the weight, and stops winding after such maximum number has been completed.

Abstract: A method for eliminating the flicker of a light source such as a florescent light having the first step of setting a first frame rate for the capture of a series of frames. Then, setting a capture integration period to a first integration period, and capturing a set of frames under an illumination source with a first frequency. Thereafter, determining the first frequency of the illumination by using a Fourier transform (FFT) of the set of captured frames. What is also disclosed is an apparatus for performing the above method having an image sensor and a capture control unit coupled to the image sensor.

Abstract: An autonomous remote controlled vehicle for use in the automation of an existing refrigerated flow through storage facility food processing application. The remote vehicle is specifically designed to operate within a network of centrally controlled remote vehicles that are adapted to receive selectable items from production and temporarily store them for later retrieval. The system is adapted to minimize travel time for the remote vehicle and optimize cycle time. The system is specifically adapted to handle cardboard shipping boxes containing meat products.

Abstract: A method and system provides an increased robustness and protection against the occurrence of soft errors in parallel connect functional redundancy checking processors. This is achieved by predicting in advance the likely occurrence of a soft error and its impact on the resulting instruction flow and using already existing circuit implementations to hide the transient error.

Abstract: A method for eliminating the flicker of a light source such as a florescent light having the first step of setting a first frame rate for the capture of a series of frames. Then, setting a capture integration period to a first integration period, and capturing a set of frames under an illumination source with a first frequency. Thereafter, determining the first frequency of the illumination by using a Fourier transform (FFT) of the set of captured frames. What is also disclosed is an apparatus for performing the above method having an image sensor and a capture control unit coupled to the image sensor.

Abstract: Methods for generating a set of parameters and an associated methodology that model a portion of the variation in a number of sensor-specific correction matrices. The parameters are fewer than the number of elements in one of the sensor-specific correction matrices yet adequately model variations in the IC manufacturing process used to fabricate color image sensors. Storage circuitry aboard an IC die containing the sensor can be configured to store the parameters.

Abstract: A system corrects differential focus arising from keystone errors in projection displays. An electrically variable optical element may correct the differential focus of the projected image. The focus of the image may be corrected so that opposed portions of the image, otherwise subject to keystone errors, are both correctly focused.

Abstract: Numerous embodiments of a method of adjusting the color balance of a display are disclosed. in one embodiment, the color balance of a display is adjusted by modulating two selected colors so that at some point during the modulation the two colors appear substantially the same an the display, and the modulation is adjusted to change the point at which the colors appear substantially the same. The color balance of the display is modified based, at least in part, on a measurement of the modulation adjustment. In another embodiment of a method of adjusting the color balance of a display, the luminance and/or chromaticity of a color from the color space of the display is modified, and luminance and/or chromaticity of a color from a reference color space is modulated, where the applied modulation over time of the two colors are mirror images with respect to each other.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for testing a processor is described. In one embodiment, a NOP PSR generates error checking NOP instructions during a pipeline stall. The insertion of these numerous NOP instructions ensure the fact that the checking hardware checks more frequently and has more locations to check. Also, taking advantage of modem processor optimizations for handling NOPs minimizes any impact on processor performance.

Abstract: An autonomous remote controlled vehicle for use in the automation of an existing refrigerated flow through storage facility food processing application. The remote vehicle is specifically designed to operate within a network of centrally controlled remote vehicles that are adapted to receive selectable items from production and temporarily store them for later retrieval. The system is adapted to minimize travel time for the remote vehicle and optimize cycle time. The system is specifically adapted to handle cardboard shipping boxes containing meat products.

Abstract: An autonomous remote controlled vehicle for use in the automation of an existing refrigerated flow through storage facility food processing application. The remote vehicle is specifically designed to operate within a network of centrally controlled remote vehicles that are adapted to receive selectable items from production and temporarily store them for later retrieval. The system is adapted to minimize travel time for the remote vehicle and optimize cycle time. The system is specifically adapted to handle cardboard shipping boxes containing meat products.

Abstract: An autonomous remote controlled vehicle for use in the automation of an existing refrigerated flow through storage facility food processing application. The remote vehicle is specifically designed to operate within a network of centrally controlled remote vehicles that are adapted to receive selectable items from production and temporarily store them for later retrieval. The system is adapted to minimize travel time for the remote vehicle and optimize cycle time. The system is specifically adapted to handle cardboard shipping boxes containing meat products.

Abstract: A tree-structured workflow control and a tree-structured report selection control allow users to easily display data and generate reports, without having to actively determine the various measures and dimensions to be displayed in various interactive views of the data and various simple and advanced reports. By linking predetermined sets of dimensions, measures and views to predetermined workflow control entries and report selection entries in a tree structure having labels on the branches and leaves that are logically related to the associated predetermined sets, the user can immediately obtain a data visualization perspective or a report without having to actively select the particular dimensions and measures for display, and without having to actively arrange the selected dimensions into a multi-dimensional view.

Abstract: In a projection display system, a sample of the light output may be extracted and used to calibrate the display. A sample may also be used in multi-display systems (e.g., light walls), wherein the information from one display in the form of a light sample may be shared with one or more additional displays. In this way, certain characteristics of multiple displays may be correlated with one another to produce a uniform display output.

Abstract: An integrated circuit may have a spatial light modulator formed on one side of a semiconductor support and a microprocessor formed on the opposite side. The microprocessor and the spatial light modulator may communicate with one another through electrical connections which extend completely through the semiconductor support. The microprocessor may be contacted using bump packaging techniques.

Abstract: An integrated circuit may have a spatial light modulator formed on one side of a semiconductor support and a microprocessor formed on the opposite side. The microprocessor and the spatial light modulator may communicate with one another through electrical connections which extend completely through the semiconductor support. The microprocessor may be contacted using bump packaging techniques.

Abstract: A projection system includes a light source, a display panel, a temperature gradient panel and a controller. The light source is adapted to generate a first beam of light, and the display panel is adapted to modulate at least a portion of the first beam of light to form an associated modulated beam of light. The temperature gradient panel is thermally coupled to the display panel, and the controller is electrically coupled to the temperature gradient panel and the display panel. The controller is adapted to control the temperature gradient panel to regulate a temperature of the display panel.

Abstract: A projection system includes a light source, a display panel and a first circuit. The light source is adapted to generate light, and the display panel includes pixels to modulate at least a portion of the light to produce a modulated beam image. The pixels are formed from groups of subpixel cells, and the display panel is adapted to reorganize the groups to shift positions of the pixels. The first circuit is coupled to the display panel to reorganize the groups.

Abstract: An integrated circuit may have a spatial light modulator formed on one side of a semiconductor support and a microprocessor formed on the opposite side. The microprocessor and the spatial light modulator may communicate with one another through electrical connections which extend completely through the semiconductor support. The microprocessor may be contacted using bump packaging techniques.