Abstract: A test circuit is incorporated in a device having an output circuit for outputting a signal, and the test circuit carries out a verification of a connection of nodes of the device. The test circuit has a test data generating circuit and a test output buffer connected in parallel with output nodes of the output circuit. The test data generating circuit generates test data for carrying out a verification of a connection of the output nodes, and the test output buffer receives test data from the test data generating circuit and outputs the test data to the output nodes. Similarly, a test circuit is incorporated in a device having an input circuit for inputting a signal, and the test circuit carries out a verification of a connection of nodes of the device. The test circuit has a test data generating circuit and a test input buffer connected in parallel with input nodes of the input circuit.

Abstract: A system and method for asynchronous execution of a test executive subsequence. A first test executive sequence (calling sequence) may be created and configured to asynchronously call a second test executive sequence (subsequence). In one embodiment, a “subsequence call” step may be included in the first test executive sequence, wherein the subsequence call step is operable to asynchronously call the second test executive sequence when the subsequence call step is executed. In response to executing the first test executive sequence, the second test executive sequence may also be executed, asynchronously from the first test executive sequence. The user may specify various options affecting execution of the second test executive sequence (the subsequence). For example, the user may specify various aspects of the execution environment or execution location for the subsequence.

Abstract: A deployment console controlling and managing the deployment and installation of software, including a platform-independent framework and offline applications, on devices, such as a personal digital assistant, Internet capable phone, handheld computer, laptop computer or desktop computer, remotely located from a central computer system. The framework and applications permitting the devices to run applications offline and synchronize data with the central computer system.

Abstract: A method for segmentation and identification of nonstationary time series comprises the steps of:

Abstract: When a color-reproducibility precision is determined with a plurality of evaluation colors, an overall color-reproducibility precision needs to be obtained with the plurality of evaluation colors to evaluate color reproducibility with a high precision. A color-evaluation-scale calculation section calculates color differences and metrics from the input colorimetric values of a reference image and the input colorimetric values of an image to be evaluated, for a plurality of evaluation colors, and computes a plurality of color-evaluation scales indicating a color-reproducibility precision of the image to be evaluated, according to the calculated color differences and metrics.

Abstract: The preferred embodiments described herein provide a memory device and method for temperature-based control over write and/or read operations. In one preferred embodiment, the temperature of a memory array is monitored, and a write operation to the memory array is prevented in response to the monitored temperature reaching a threshold temperature. In another preferred embodiment, the temperature of a memory array is monitored, and a read operation from the memory array is prevented in response to the monitored temperature reaching a threshold temperature. Other preferred embodiments are provided, and each of the preferred embodiments can be used alone or in combination with one another.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus to sense both discrete and continuous magnetic reference systems installed in the roadway, and provide information to support lateral and, to some extent, longitudinal and vertical vehicle control and/or driver assistance. The position of an object, such as a vehicle, relative to a magnetic reference infrastructure, such as that representing a dividing line on a roadway, is determined by sensing, with a sensor associated with the object, at least one axial field strength component of the magnetic field emitted from the magnetic reference, computing a ratio of the sensed axial field strength components, and then determining the positional offset of the object as a function of the ratio. The lateral offset is independent of the magnetic field strength due to the use of the ratio which cancels out the magnetic field strength. The invention is also capable of providing three-dimensional positioning relative to a magnetic reference.

Abstract: A system and method for determining the physical location of a target device. Using communications network trace route and pinging commands, the distances of three test devices of known locations to the target device are determined; and responsive to those distances, the location of the target device is determined by triangulation. Based upon location, the target device may be blocked from a communications network or connected to a particular server.

Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide a load storage apparatus that can automatically and efficiently adjust the distances for which its transferrer moves loads to transfer them. The apparatus may include a rotary rack, fixed racks and a transferrer. Each of the racks may include shelves. The transferrer includes a carrier for transferring cassettes by moving relative to the shelves. The carrier can be fitted with a unit including a photoelectric switch for detecting ends of the shelves. The apparatus measures the distance for which the carrier moves from a reference position toward each of the shelves until the photoelectric switch of the unit on the carrier is activated. The measurement enables the apparatus to learn the distance for which the carrier moves to the position where a cassette can be transferred onto and from each of the shelves.

Abstract: Disclosed is a novel apparatus and method for volumetric dilatometry. A volumetric dilatometer includes an optical displacement sensor and a means for using a gap measurement obtained from the displacement sensor application in an application which requires the measurement of absolute distance and/or displacement. A novel signal-processing algorithm for volumetric dilatometry is also disclosed. The signal-processing algorithm includes a step for recovering the phase information from a spectral signal by taking the Fourier transform of a spectral signal and deriving a sensor gap measurement from the phase information. A micro-translation stage is provided for automated positioning of the optical sensor and automated re-leveling in an out-of-range condition. A heat source is consists of a vertical tube furnace, such as those found in drywell technologies.

Abstract: A wide field scanning laser obstacle awareness system (LOAS) comprises: a plurality of first optical elements configured to direct a portion of a pulsed laser beam generated by a light source to a light detector, and to direct the pulsed laser beam to a beam expander wherein the pulsed laser beam is expanded; and at least one rotationally operated second optical element for directing the expanded pulsed laser beam from the system with a predetermined pattern scanned azimuthally over a wide field, the at least one rotationally operated second optical element also for receiving reflections of the pulsed laser beam from at least one object along the predetermined pattern and directing them to the laser beam expander wherein the laser beam reflections are focused; the plurality of first optical elements also configured to direct the focused laser beam reflections to the light detector for use in determining the location of the at least one object.

Abstract: Apparatus and method for predicting failure in a system, comprises: a measurement unit for repeatedly measuring a disorder indicator of the system, and a comparator for comparing obtained measurements of the disorder indicator with a predetermined statistical description of the disorder indicator. The comparison is used to determine whether a deviation is present between presently measured values of the disorder indicator and the statistical description. The apparatus issues a failure prediction upon determination of the presence of such a deviation. The apparatus is able to use routine monitoring of the system and relies on its own statistical analysis of the behavior of the disorder indicator, to provide fault prediction which is non-specific to the type of fault. Thus no detailed knowledge of the system being monitored is required, and furthermore the apparatus is applicable to systems irrespectively of the system complexity.

Abstract: A monitoring system is provided which is capable of grasping the condition of a plant at any time and from any place by particularly utilizing a small graphical content such as the display of a handy cellular phone, etc. In particular, necessary equipment information can be quickly extracted from among many pieces of equipment to be monitored in a large-scale plant including a lot of monitored objects. The monitoring system includes a structured equipment information storage part for storing structured equipment information including equipment information on a plurality of pieces of equipment and relational information describing relations among the pieces of equipment, and a monitored equipment extraction part for extracting a set of pieces of related equipment information associated with a piece of equipment of interest based on the structured equipment information with the equipment of interest, which is separately designated, being set as a base point of extraction.

Abstract: A method and system for phase angle diagnostics in a sinusoidally excited PM electric machine, including: a controller that executes a process to facilitate the method including receiving a position value indicative of the rotational position from a position sensor configured to measure a rotor position of said electric machine and transmit a position signal; receiving a phase advance value indicative of a commanded phase advance angle; determining an expected phase voltage and expected status thereof; observing a selected phase voltage signal and determining an actual status corresponding thereto; and comparing the expected status and the actual status.

Abstract: A method and process for developing and testing software applies runtime executable patching technology to enhance the quality assurance effort across all phases of the Software Development Life-Cycle in a “grey box” methodology. The system facilitates the creation of re-usable, Plug‘n’Play Test Components, called Probe Libraries, that can be used again and again by testers as well as developers in unit and functional tests to add an extra safety net against the migration of low-level defects across Phases of the overall Software Development and Testing Life-Cycle. The new elements introduced in the Software Development Life-Cycle focus on bringing developers and testers together in the general quality assurance workflow and provide numerous tools, techniques and methods for making the technology both relatively easy to use and powerful for various test purposes.

Abstract: An apparatus for measuring a CPU occupancy rate of a task in a real-time system. The apparatus includes a task register unit registering a task to be measured in flag bits, and a task selecting module selecting and outputting a bit address of the task having a high priority of the flag bit among the set flag bits. A count signal generating unit processing the bit address inputted from the task selecting module to generate a count signal, and a count unit counting an execution time of the task in accordance with the count signal are further included. A CPU sets the flag bit when the task is executed and calculates an execution number and the CPU occupancy rate of the task based on a count value of the count unit.

Abstract: A network management node monitors network attributes of a network. The network management node is connected to network devices through the network and receives data values associated with measured network attributes from said network devices. The data values are stored in the network management node and a baseline value and rearm baseline value for a network attribute are calculated from a plurality of the received data values measured during a first period of time (e.g., a first time bucket). These data values are compared to the baseline value, and an alarm is generated in response to at least one of these data values exceeding the baseline value. The alarm is reset if at least one subsequently measured data value is below the rearm baseline value. The baseline value and rearm baseline value are recalculated from received data values measured during subsequent time buckets. Data values measured during the subsequent time buckets are compared to corresponding baseline and rearm baseline values.

Abstract: A method and system of analyzing the perceived quality of streaming media that includes transmitting at least one data packet from a stream sender to a stream receiver via a network connection; analyzing the data packets at the stream receiver, where the stream receiver determines whether there are data packets missing from the stream sender's data packets; requesting retransmission of specific data packets missing from the stream receiver; and retransmitting at least one specific data packet missing from the stream sender to the stream receiver.

Abstract: The present invention proposes an electronic detection method having system-identifying function and a device thereof. The device comprises a data record device comprising a data storage unit, an equipment-end data transmission unit, a central processing unit, and a data conversion unit and a remote-end detection device comprising a detection-end data transmission unit, a data register unit, a central processing unit, and a data display unit. A data connection line, infrared transmission modules, or wireless transmission modules can be used as transmission media between the data record device and the remote-end detection device. The method comprises the steps of: storing basic data of an electrical equipment into the data record device, using the equipment-end data transmission unit to transmit the basic data to the detection-end data transmission unit, using the data display unit to display the basic data, or transmitting the basic data to a computer for subsequent processing.

Abstract: A substrate processing apparatus and an information storage server are connected with each other through a network. A storage part of the substrate processing apparatus stores set information and a control program, for controlling operation of the substrate processing apparatus according to the set information and the control program. The substrate processing apparatus is provided with a schedule function, for transmitting a backup instructional command according to the schedule. In response to this instructional command, the substrate processing apparatus generates a duplicate of specified information stored in the aforementioned storage part and transfers the duplicate information to the information storage server through the network. The information storage server stores the received duplicate information in a hard disk as backup data. The information storage server can also store only differential data of the duplicate information.

Abstract: A system for monitoring market activity includes a primary system and a backup system. The primary system is capable of generating alerts in response to detecting alert conditions from received incoming messages for market events. The backup system is capable of generating alerts in response to detecting alert conditions from receiving incoming messages for market events. The primary system is configured to resynchronize the state of the backup system to the state of the primary system while the primary system performs full market monitoring operations.

Abstract: A method for segmenting a signal into segments having similar spectral characteristics is provided. Initially the method generates a table of previous values from older signal values that contains a scoring value for the best segmentation of previous values and a segment length of the last previously identified segment. The method then receives a new sample of the signal and computes a new spectral characteristic function for the signal based on the received sample. A new scoring function is computed from the spectral characteristic function. Segments of the signal are recursively identified based on the newly computed scoring function and the table of previous values. The spectral characteristic function can be a selected one of an autocorrelation function and a discrete Fourier transform. An example is provided for segmenting a speech signal.

Abstract: A signal processing circuit outputs a signal corresponding to a quality of a digitized input signal. An edge counter of the signal processing circuit counts the number of times the input signal rises and/or falls in a predetermined period. An output unit of the signal processing circuit outputs a signal representing the number of times counted by the edge counter. This signal is output as the signal corresponding to the quality of the input signal.

Abstract: In connection with blind source separation, proposed herein, inter alia, are: expectation-maximization equations to iteratively estimate unmixing filters and source density parameters in the context of convolutive independent component analysis where the sources are modeled with mixtures of Gaussians; a scheme to estimate the length of unmixing filters; and two alternative initialization schemes.

Abstract: Design software that is relatively easy to use and provides that a user need not be skilled at reading stress plots. The design software takes design requirements into account and indicates whether the proposed design meets the design requirements. The design software provides numerical output values for comparison to numerical design requirement input values so the user can readily see whether, and how, the design is unacceptable or is over-designed.

Abstract: A method and system for architectural space programming for a facility is disclosed. In the method and system, the facility includes a plurality of departments. The method and system comprises entering project data related to the facility and to the departments, and then calculating an architectural space programming plan based on the project data.

Abstract: A method, computer readable medium and a structure for real-time simulation, which allows the user to manipulate model parameters and see the simulated result in real-time as the model is changed. The simulated result is visually compared with the data, allowing the user to refine the model. In one embodiment, the invention is used for evaluating medium energy ion scattering (MEIS) data, as well as conventional Rutherford backscattering data. It is important to realize that the invention is not limited to ion beam analysis, or to scientific data analysis. The invention can be used for evaluating any type of complex system where a well-defined simulation procedure exists. The model evaluation must proceed quickly enough to provide a real-time, visual display for the user.

Abstract: This technology provides a method (application) of an algorithm to facilitate the design of wideband operations of antennas, and the design of sleeve cage monopole and sleeve helix, units. The technology is of interest/commercial potential throughout the audio communications community.

Abstract: An isotropic vector field decomposition method for use in scientific computations with the steps of: a computational grid modeled on a specific arrangement of nodes, such that each node is equidistant from it's twelve nearest neighbors, a vector field decomposition technique utilizing six vector components at every node within the associated isotropic vector matrix, and techniques for implementing standard vector calculus operations within the isotropic vector matrix. A preferred embodiment includes wherein said techniques can be used to create an algorithm to solve computational electromagnetic problems, or any physical problem involving the use of vector fields.

Abstract: A method is disclosed for modeling and processing an asynchronous functional specification to provide an input to an architecture synthesis engine. The method includes the step of generating an initial task graph from the specification, the task graph having a number of executable tasks. Selected data and control connections are established between respective tasks in accordance with a specified set of rules to define some of the tasks to be deterministic, and other of the tasks to be non-deterministic. Each of the control connections is then marked, to provide an annotated task graph for use as an input to the architecture synthesis engine, the annotated task graph enabling the engine to employ specified scheduling techniques.

Abstract: Method and apparatus for analysis and modeling of analog systems. A system is partitioned for analysis by linearizing each non-linear element so that a large-signal operating point or some other weighted behavior of the non-linear element is captured in a linearized model. The linearized models are collapsed with linear elements so that the analog system is represented as a constant linear system with at least one, but possibly more independent energy sources. Once the system is partitioned in this way, an efficient steady-state non-linear analysis is performed to produce output responses at points of interest. Optionally, the steady-state analysis can be used to generate a macromodel of the analog system that can be used for system level analysis. A computer program product can be used to implement the invention, which can be applied to various types of analog systems, including analog circuits.

Abstract: Undesirable Steiner points in tetrahedralized meshes may be minimized by tetrahedralization processes that order element subdivision based on degree of freedom data for elements in the mesh and/or treat element degree of freedom as non-static during element subdivision. Applying look-ahead, breadth-first-search subdivision, and other strategic subdivision techniques further minimizes the need for Steiner points.

Abstract: A multi-disciplinary method for design optimization includes developing a number of single-disciplinary modules, which are integrated into a multi-disciplinary module, and performing system level optimization and sensitivity analyses using the multi-disciplinary module. Each single-disciplinary module includes simulation code which can be run on a computer and interfaced with at least one input file and one output file. Developing single-disciplinary modules includes constructing a reusable component for each single-disciplinary module. The reusable component wraps the simulation code by file parsing the simulation code input and output files. By wrapping the simulation codes, the single-disciplinary modules can be interfaced by placing the reusable components for each single-disciplinary module in communication with each other. The reusable component also formulates a problem by defining objectives, constraints and knowledge rules, as well as selects one or more optimization algorithms.

Abstract: An environmental simulation test utilizes various temperatures and exposure times while exposing a test item to wet and dry conditions. In one example a marine environment where there is some pollution is simulated using a 24 hour test cycle that may be repeated as many days as necessary. The test cycle includes spraying a solution onto a test item and then cyclically exposing the test item to dry and humidified conditions.

Abstract: An apparatus, system, and method for optimization. The apparatus, system, and method include a mechanism for ending an optimization when all models within one design tolerance of an optimum model have been simulated.

Abstract: A method of simulating multibody dynamics of a molecular system so as to produce output data representative of a time evolution of the molecular system includes providing a set of equations for characterizing multibody dynamics of the molecular system. The set of equations is constrained by a constraining equation. The method further includes providing an integrator for integrating the set of equations. The integrator is tailored for the set of equations so as to satisfy the constraining equation. The method further includes applying the integrator to the set of equations over a time step, so as to produce output data representative of the time evolution of the molecular system relative to the time step.

Abstract: Managing signal parameters in a logic design typically includes defining a signal parameter with a value, maintaining the defined signal parameter in a central database, and using the defined signal parameter that is maintained in the central database in computer code for a logic design.

Abstract: Simulating a logic design comprised of combinatorial logic and state logic includes representing the combinatorial logic and the state logic using separate graphic elements and associating computer code that simulates portions of the logic design with a graphic element that represents the combinatorial logic and with a graphic element that represents the state logic.

Abstract: Logic simulation includes storing a first state to identify in a simulation of a logic design whether a node included in the logic design has a logic high value Logic simulation also includes storing a second state to identify in simulation of the logic design whether the node has a logic low value and storing a third state to identify in simulation of the logic design whether the node has an undefined state. The logic simulation determines an output of the node in simulation of the logic design based on the first state, the second state, and the third state.

Abstract: Providing instrumentation data relating to a logic design element generally includes using a logic design element in a logic design, performing a simulation of the logic design that includes simulating the logic design element, and having the logic design element automatically collect the instrumentation data during the simulation, where the instrumentation data relate to the logic design element. A query may be received to display the instrumentation data relating to the logic design element and the instrumentation data relating to the logic design element may be displayed in response to the query.

Abstract: A method factors a functional (i.e., ambiguous) finite state transducer (FST) into a bimachine with a reduced intermediate alphabet. Initially, the method determines an emission matrix corresponding to a factorization of the functional FST. Subsequently, the emission matrix is split into a plurality of emission sub-matrices equal in number to the number of input symbols to reduce the intermediate alphabet. Equal rows of each emission sub-matrix are assigned an identical index value in its corresponding factorization matrix before creating the bimachine.

Abstract: A method and system for presenting a document to a user. The method comprises the steps of providing a plurality of documents having one or more language translations; specifying a preferred order of languages for the user; and when the user requests a search term, searching the plurality of documents for those that contain the search term. The method comprises the further steps of matching the language translations of the documents containing the search term with the preferred order of languages for the user; and delivering, for each of the documents containing the search term, a best match language translation to the user.

Abstract: A learning support system has an information processing apparatus, a portable information terminal and a learning management server which are connected through a network. The information processing apparatus includes a second memory unit for storing first learning information which includes result of learning, and the portable information terminal includes a fourth memory unit for storing second learning information which includes result of learning at the portable information terminal, and the learning management server includes a fifth memory unit for storing the first learning information transferred from the information processing apparatus and the second learning information transferred from the portable information terminal. The information processing apparatus or the portable information terminal carries out continuous learning after learning information of other party is acquired through the fifth memory unit.

Abstract: A translation text management system, comprises an interactive translation creating environment, including a text master input means for supplying the translation text management system with master text units to be translated, a translation text input means for supplying the translation text management system with translation text units of the master text units, and a text interface for accessing the master text units and translation text units supplied to the translation text management system, wherein the interactive translation creating environment comprises functionality for assigning text unit identifying variables to the master text units and the translation text units, respectively, and the text interface comprises functionality for providing master text units and/or the translation text units supplied to the translation text management system in dependence of their respective text unit identifying variables according to changing request information supplied to the translation text management system vi

Abstract: In response to a user activating a language switching mechanism to indicate a newly selected language, a language switch component sends a language key that corresponds to a first language sensitive element displayed in the user interface to a language resource manager. The language resource manager retrieves from a language resource bundle, which corresponds to the newly selected language, a second language sensitive element. The language switch component then replaces the first language sensitive element with the second language sensitive element. The replacement process is then repeated for all language sensitive elements in the user interface.

Abstract: A method and apparatus is described herein for providing for receiving a list of required elements, providing for adding elements from the list to a communication until an end of the list is reached, providing for parsing and modifying the elements according to a natural language rule and limitation set, wherein parsing and modifying includes modifying transitional zones and fusing the elements into a cohesive composite communication, and providing for dispatching the communication to media channels.

Abstract: A method of automatically generating software from one or more predefined functions in accordance with an input statement entered in natural language, the method comprising the steps of:

Abstract: A computer-assisted method of assisting a language translator. The method includes highlighting an area of source text to be translated into a target language and allowing insertion of text in the target language following the highlighted area of source text. The method also includes removing the highlighted area of source text after insertion of text in the target language.

Abstract: A combined stylus in which a mike and a wire/wireless interface are mounted, and a method for driving the combined stylus. The combined stylus transmits user's speech to a personal portable terminal in a wire/wireless manner with built-in mike and speaker in a transmission mode, records speech data that is input and plays back the speech data according to record and playback modes. A mike and a wire/wireless interface are mounted in a stylus, and thereby speech can be transmitted to a terminal without an additional input device while using the function of the stylus. In addition, after the speech is recorded in the stylus, the stored contents can be transmitted to the terminal via a communication module.

Abstract: At the coder side, bits of samples of each frame of an input digital signal are concatenated every digit common to the samples across each frame to generate equi-order bit sequences, which are output as packets. At the decoding side, the input equi-order sequences are arranged inversely to their arrangement at the coder side to reconstruct sample sequences. When a packet dropout occurs, a missing information compensating part 430 correct the reconstructed sample sequences in a manner to reduce an error between the spectral envelope of the reconstructed sample sequence concerned and a known spectral envelope.