Abstract: A portable electrocardiograph having a display function and method is disclosed. In measuring an electrocardiographic waveform, an electrocardiograph (1) is held in position by a grip including a negative electrode (14) while simultaneously pressing a contact section including a positive electrode (16) against an electrode contact portion other than the right hand of the subject. The measurement result is displayed on a display unit (10) during the measurement operation. The measurement method is divided into the induction mode I in which the contact section including the positive electrode (16) is pressed against the subject's left hand, and the induction mode II in which the contact section including the positive electrode (16) is pressed against the subject's lower left abdomen. In induction mode I, the measurement result is displayed horizontally on the display (10), while in the measurement in mode II, the measurement result is displayed vertically.

Abstract: A diagnostic gauge for cardiac health is described. Multiple parameters pertaining to a patent's cardiac health are distilled to a single diagnostic vector having an angle and a magnitude. The diagnostic vector is plotted on a Cartesian graph to form a visual gauge that provides a general assessment of the patient's cardiac health given the underlying parameters. This allows care providers to diagnose more quickly a patient's cardiac health through observation of the gauge without having to review all of the measured parameters. Additionally, the diagnostic gauge can be used to screen for those patient's with conditions that require more immediate attention. A trend of the diagnostic vectors can also be developed and plotted to reveal changes in the patient's cardiac health over time.

Abstract: An apparatus for indirectly stimulating a vagus nerve of a patient includes electrodes positioned within the esophagus, trachea, or a jugular vein of a patient, on the neck of the patient, or in combinations of these locations. The apparatus further includes a means for actuating the electrodes to create an electrical field for stimulating the vagus nerve.

Abstract: A resuscitation system that includes at least two defibrillation electrodes configured to be applied to the exterior of the chest of a patient for delivering a defibrillation shock, a source of one or more ECG signals from the patient, a defibrillation circuit for delivering a defibrillation shock to the defibrillation electrodes, a control box that receives and processes the ECG signals to determine whether a defibrillation shock should be delivered or whether CPR should be performed, and that issues instructions to the user either to deliver a defibrillation shock or to perform CPR, wherein the determination of whether CPR should be performed and the instructions to perform CPR can occur at substantially any point during a rescue.

Abstract: A method and system are disclosed for setting the pacing parameters utilized by an implantable cardiac device in delivering cardiac resynchronization therapy. The system may, in different embodiments, be implemented in programming of the implantable device and an external programmer in communication therewith or in the programming of the implantable device by itself. The selection of the pacing parameters is based at least in part upon measurements of intrinsic cardiac conduction parameters. Among the pacing parameters which may be selected in this way are the atrio-ventricular delay interval used in atrial-tracking and AV sequential pacing modes and the biventricular offset interval.

Abstract: A method and apparatus (30) for modifying contractility of the heart of a patient. The method includes receiving signals from a sensor (22, 23, 46) coupled to the body of the patient indicative of physiological activity. The signals are analyzed to derive a measure of the physiological activity, and excitable tissue control (ETC) stimulation is applied to the heart (20) so as to enhance contractility of the heart muscle responsive to the measure.

Abstract: An implantable device electrically stimulates an organ of an animal in response to a trigger event. Between trigger event that device receives a wireless signal, such as a radio frequency signal, and stores energy from the signal in a plurality of capacitors. The capacitors are located within a electrical lead that extends to a stimulation electrode attached to the organ. That electrical lead has a hollow outer insulating tube with a pair of conductors extending longitudinally therein. The plurality of capacitors are connected between the pair of conductors. Thus the electrical lead serves as both a conductor of a stimulation current to the electrode and a housing for the plurality of capacitors.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for treatment of an eating disorder includes electrically, mechanically and/or pharmaceutically/chemically stimulating a of the vagus nerve of the lower esophagus, cardia, esophageal/cardia junction, cardia/fundus junction or upper stomach so as to induce afferent action potentials on the vagus nerve. The device may be noninvasively adjusted after implantation to provide increased or decreased restriction on the patient's gastrointestinal tract. Each stimulus may be administered as a series of programmed pulses of defined amplitude, duration and period, to evoke a responsive signal to the brain by the target nerve, effective for producing a temporary feeling of satiety in the person. An implantable stimulus generator may be operatively coupled to a nerve electrode, pressure device or chemical outlet to apply a defined signal to a selected nerve branch.

Abstract: A binaural cochlear implant system, including two intracochlear implants adapted for implantation in the cochleas of a user, each cochlear implant utilising a speech processing strategy wherein the electrical stimuli are matched to the relative timing of the relevant audio signals as detected at each ear, such that the interaural time delays between the audio signals at each ear are substantially preserved in electrical stimuli at each ear. The processing strategy comprises band pass filtering the audio signal, determining the peaks in, and intensity of, each band, prioritising and placing each peak in a buffer in time slots corresponding to the relative timing of each peak. The buffer output forms the basis for stimulus instructions.

Abstract: A control system with a clock or calendar based control has two time frames defined for assigning control events during different days of the week. The weekday time frame is defined as Sunday noon through Friday noon, while the weekend time frame is defined as Friday noon through Sunday noon. The defined timeframes are shifted from conventional definitions of weekday and weekend periods, which permits appropriate control scenarios to be realized that are closer to typical expectations. The control system uses a simple, two-timeframe control that permits greater flexibility in realizing lighting control applications without increased cost.

Abstract: A drive device for a load (18a) comprises a device for detecting accidental collisions with a motor (14a), a first, respectively a second position sensor (15a, 16a) disposed upstream, respectively downstream of a transmission assembly (12a) providing first and second values of position. A calculation unit (20) makes it possible to calculate an error signal (d) corresponding to the difference of these position values. Ways to discriminate are devised so as to analyze the successive error signals as a function of the path (xR) traversed by the load in a spatial reference frame (xR, d). Filters with rectangular spatial window or with exponential spatial window are particularly adapted for discriminating between errors due to an accidental collision and those due to other causes attributable to normal operation. One thus obtains particularly reliable and sensitive collision detection with a very low detection threshold.

Abstract: Identifying an operation that is critical to meeting a due date of a production order includes identifying operations associated with the production order, obtaining schedules for the operations using infinite production planning, obtaining start intervals for the operations based on the schedules, selecting a target operation from the operations, and determining whether the target operation is critical to meeting the due date based on whether the target operation can be scheduled, using finite production planning, in a start interval obtained for the target operation.

Abstract: A system for scheduling mold manufacturing includes a number of user computers (1) connected with a server (3) by a network (2), a standard parameter database (5), and a task scheduling database (6). Each user computer includes a standard parameter setting module for setting standard parameters; a task scheduling module for analyzing and calculating a workload of each manufacturing unit and machine, generating a workload list, scheduling working procedures of mold manufacturing, simulating scheduling results, generating a schedule, and transmitting the schedule; a task tracking and feedback module for tracking and sending out feedback of current process and workloads of manufacturing units and machines, generating a work process list, and dynamically updating the workload list. A related method is also disclosed.

Abstract: A fabricating method for a system including a plurality of processing apparatuses connected to each other by an inter-apparatus transporter. The semiconductor waters are processed in the processing apparatuses and are transported to specified processing apparatuses in different time interval that are set to N times a unit time interval. Since the fabricating system includes processing apparatuses and an inter-apparatus transporter that are periodically controlled at time intervals related to a unit time, intervals related to a unit time, the scheduling of a plurality of works can be made efficiently to enhance the level of optimization, thus improving the productivity.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an arrangement for producing therapeutic insoles, consisting of a platform with a scanner for scanning the undersides of the patient's feet, a data processing connection for transmitting the scanned image to a computer, a data processing computer program which converts the transmitted data into working instructions for the control of a milling machine, and of said milling machine which mills a therapeutic insole from a blank according to said working instructions, whereby neurological preceptors are placed on the scanner under the patient's foot in accordance with the patient's predisposition, whereby the preceptors are part of a set of standardized preceptors having various dimensions, whereby the preceptors are identified by markings on their underside, and whereby the scanned image contains the identifying markings and the orientation of the preceptors.

Abstract: Method for optimizing a textile production process, which consists in manufacturing a fabric (11) on a weaving machine (1), characterized in that characteristics of the fabric (11) and/or fabric-determining elements are visualized on a machine screen by means of at least one image.

Abstract: A quality control method for two-dimensional matrix codes on metallic workpieces, the codes being in the form of stamped marking dots is disclosed. The stamping process for the marking dots is carried out by a marking tool (17) with the aid of predetermined digital positional data. The corresponding image data is then recorded for analysis by an image processing device (22), exclusively at the locations that have been predetermined by the positional data, or additional image data that has been previously generated is also used for the analysis, to establish whether a correct marking dot with the required quality characteristics is present.

Abstract: A method for the preparation, editing and maintenance of tool data sets for machining processes in an NC control system has at least one tool data organization that is separate from the control and is stored in the memory of an ADP system. The tool data organization has tool data sets for tools that for each of the tools to be used has the space for static and dynamic data. The tool data organization has separate list data sets of a machining process that can each contain a reference to the associated tool data set, and the required list data sets are taken over and stored in memory, together with the associated tool data sets, for process execution in the NC data processing unit. At least the dynamic data of the tool data sets can be updated in accordance with the current NC machining processes.

Abstract: A computer-based baggage transportation system includes a server computer, a client computer, and an attendant. The server computer includes travel information for a plurality of common carriers. The client computer is coupled via a network to the server computer and is configured to check in baggage and passengers from a property that is remote from a common carrier departure location. The attendant is cross-utilized with the remote property. That is, the attendant performs remote common carrier check-in services as well as remote property services. The attendant has met federal agency approval standards for common carrier check-in services.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a method for controlling electronic parcel compartment systems and an interface for carrying out the method. According to the disclosed method, data for controlling the electronic parcel compartment systems are stored on a server and are converted into control commands for controlling the compartment systems. Furthermore, according to the disclosed method, the control commands are transmitted to the parcel compartment systems via an interface.

Abstract: A robotic system that includes a remote controlled robot. The robot may include a camera, a monitor and a holonomic platform all attached to a robot housing. The robot may be controlled by a remote control station that also has a camera and a monitor. The remote control station may be linked to a base station that is wirelessly coupled to the robot. The cameras and monitors allow a care giver at the remote location to monitor and care for a patient through the robot. The holonomic platform allows the robot to move about a home or facility to locate and/or follow a patient.

Abstract: An apparatus calculates, based on unimproved behavior amounts, behavior amount variations of living behaviors when each of living behaviors increases by one unit behavior amount, calculates environmental load variation of living behavior when the living behavior increases by one unit behavior amount, by calculating sum of values each obtained by multiplying one of behavior amount variations by corresponding one of basic units, to obtain environmental load variations of living behaviors, assigns messages to living behaviors based on environment load variations of living behaviors, calculates environmental load reduction of living behavior by (a) calculating variation between one of unimproved behavior amounts and one of improved behavior amounts of living behavior, and (b) multiplying variation by environmental load variation of living behavior, to obtain environmental load reductions of living behaviors, and selects one of messages which is assigned to one of living behaviors has the largest environmental loa

Abstract: A control method includes modeling a power generation apparatus, monitoring the generation of a total amount power from the power generation apparatus, monitoring internal consumption of power for a power generation apparatus, acquiring a power generation requirement for a first selected time period of a power generation apparatus to meet a power contract, and projecting an amount of total power needed over a diminishing time varying prediction horizon based on the model, the power generation requirement and the internal consumption.

Abstract: A system and method for interfacing equipment with flight Aircraft Equipment without causing interference between same. An isolation module includes transmission and power control functionality for ensuring safe and secure operation of the equipment on the aircraft.

Abstract: An architecture of an ignition and/or injection managing system for an internal combustion engine, of the type structured to cooperate with an electronic engine control unit. Also included is an electronic device architecture for determining the operating phase of an internal combustion motor, based on an input signal issued from a sensor of a phonic wheel associated with the motor camshaft, so as to release the electronic motor control unit from monitoring the phonic wheel signal, in order to lighten its computational load, and to enable the processing of the signal issuing from a variety of the phonic wheels. The device has the task of calculating the angular position of the drive shaft by analyzing the signal transmitted by the tone wheel of the drive shaft. A module is provided that is capable of emitting an interrupt signal toward the control unit on the basis of received signals.

Abstract: A knock sensor signal processing apparatus for an engine, which performs a series of A/D conversions of a knock sensor signal during each of successive knock judgement intervals to obtain A/D converted values for use in judging if engine knocking is occurring in a cylinder, derives compensation coefficients during an interval between the end of a knock judgement interval corresponding to a cylinder and the start of deriving knock sensor signal A/D values in a succeeding knock judgement interval for a succeeding cylinder, and applies these coefficients to correct the A/D converted values derived in the second knock judgement interval.

Abstract: A method for controlling a compression ignition electronic control module equipped compression ignition internal combustion engine installed in a vehicle to permit engine idling to conform to requirements of a geographical location.

Abstract: An inertia control system includes an integrated inertial measurement unit coupled to an inertial platform. The integrated inertial measurement unit includes three accelerometer gimbals/axes (first, second, and third) respectively, each including a pair of flexure plate accelerometers. First and second accelerometers are coupled to the first gimbal, third and fourth accelerometers are coupled to the second gimbal, and fifth and sixth accelerometers are coupled to the third gimbal. The system further includes a processor utilizing outputs from the inertial measurement unit in three processor modes, including a leveling mode, a compass mode, and an operational mode.

Abstract: A system (18) includes: a) A vehicle (12) includes an attitude or angular velocity control system (38), a plurality of star trackers or star sensors (22) each having a field of view (28); b) a memory (30) having a star catalog (32), a star pair catalog (58) and a reference table (56) stored therein; and c) a processor (24) coupled to the attitude or angular velocity control system (38), the star trackers or star sensors (22), and the memory (30). The processor (24) determines the vehicle inertial attitude or angular velocity or sensor alignment, based, in part, on the star pair catalog (58) and reference table (56). The design of the star pair catalog (58) and reference table (56) is suitable for rapid determination of attitude or angular velocity or sensor alignment, and an efficient use of memory.

Abstract: A method having application notably to the development of petroleum reservoirs for fast generation of a geostatistical reservoir model on flexible grid, representative of a porous heterogeneous medium. A flexible grid best discretizing the medium is first generated. A regular Cartesian grid whose cell size, in a given direction, is greater than or equal to the largest size of the cell of the flexible grid in the same direction is then generated. On this Cartesian grid, at least one realization of petrophysical quantities characteristic of the heterogeneous medium is simulated from a geostatistical simulator. Then, this realization is resampled with a smaller discretization interval in order to know the petrophysical value associated with the realization at any point of the medium. Finally, the values of the simulated petrophysical properties are assigned to the center of the cells of the flexible grid.

Abstract: The present invention is a method of estimating formation properties by analyzing acoustic waves that are emitted from and received by a bottom hole assembly. A bottom hole assembly may be deployed in a borehole to estimate formation properties. From the bottom hole assembly, a source signal may be emitted and at least one signal may be received by one or more receivers in the bottom hole assembly. Analysis of the frequency dependent characteristics of the received signal allows the estimation of the formation properties of interest, including pore pressure. The formation properties of interest may be used to monitor a wellbore pressure safety margin and to optimize drilling and weight.

Abstract: A real-time bulk material analyzing system is disclosed for analyzing the elemental characteristics of bulk material passing by the system on a moving conveyor belt. An exemplary embodiment includes a source of illumination emitting white light for exciting bulk material to be analyzed, and a hyperspectral imaging spectrometer for capturing spectral reflectance from bulk material excited by the illumination source. A non-hazardous source of excitation can be used, which allows the bulk material to pass unobstructed and undisturbed through the detector array.

Abstract: An electromagnetic flow meter of a switching control system in which a DC voltage is applied to an exciting coil via switching elements, a direction of an exciting current flowing through the exciting coil is switched over at a predetermined excitation timing, and the switching elements are turned ON or OFF so as to hold the exciting current to be a predetermined value. The electromagnetic flow meter has first and second detection resistors which are connected in series to ends of the exciting coil via the switching elements, respectively, wherein a midpoint of the first and second detection resistors is grounded to set a voltage of the midpoint as a circuit reference voltage.

Abstract: A system and method of measurement and processing of physical variables, and in particular electrical variables, comprising: a multimeter to measure multiple electrical variables, similar to any conventional multimeter; a microcomputer capable of the numerical processing of variables, storage and communication; a conventional computer that can read magnetic or optical storage media, or alternately, be connected to the Internet; an Internet website of public access to users of said multimeter; an Internet server which runs mathematical processing software to carry out graphical and numerical analysis.

Abstract: A detector for locating a sonde includes a plurality of antennas, an analogue to digital converter 11 and a digital signal processor to isolate the magnetic signal produced by the sonde. The digital signal processor includes a phase feedback loop 21 to allow the digital processing unit to follow variations in the frequency of oscillation of the magnetic signal produced by the sonde.

Abstract: A method and system for inspecting integrated circuit chips during fabrication. The method including: selecting an integrated circuit chip at a selected level of fabrication; determining coordinates of potential failures of the integrated circuit chip based on one or more risk of failure analyses performed ancillary to fabrication of the integrated circuit chip; automatically generating one or more enhanced defect inspection regions for inspecting the integrated circuit chip based on the coordinates; automatically selecting one or more enhanced defect inspection parameters for each of the one or more enhanced defect inspection regions based on the one or more risk of failure analyses; and generating an enhanced defect inspection recipe, the enhanced defect inspection recipe including a location on the integrated circuit chip, an enhanced defect inspection parameter and a value for the enhanced defect inspection parameter for each of the one or more enhanced defect inspection regions.

Abstract: A metal detector adapted to generate a transmit search signal and to receive a receive search signal, and to analyse such received search signal, wherein the detector is adapted to allow a selection of operating parameters for each of these functions, said selection being effected by the storage as data in a memory of such selection, characterised in that the detector is adapted to allow such stored data to be modified in accordance with data in an external store, further characterised in that there is a digital data communication transmission program, adapted to effect a transmission of some or all of the stored data through a data transmission means to enable a further metal detector to receive and store for use in such further detector the said data.

Abstract: A sensor is provided in one illustrative embodiment that includes a microcontroller that executes a program that generates quadrature output signals that indicate the change in a parameter being measured. As an example, the sensor could comprise a linear position transducer. The quadrature output signals can comprise square wave signals that are ninety degrees out of phase, each transition of the signals representing a unit of change in position of the measured mass. According to another aspect, the quadrature signals can be placed into phase with one another to indicate an error condition. In another aspect, user inputs can be provided to allow the user to select parameters such as frequency, update rate, and/or resolution. Moreover, at least one of the sensor inputs can be utilized to load calibration factor data for the sensor.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for verifying geometries of airfoils includes the steps of providing a part having an airfoil having an intended positional geometry and an intended feature geometry; measuring a first set of points of a primary datum system; determining an actual positional geometry of the airfoil based on the primary datum system measurements; calculating a first deviation between the intended positional geometry and the actual positional geometry of the airfoil; measuring a plurality of sets of points of at least one secondary datum system; determining an actual feature geometry of the airfoil based on the at least one secondary datum system measurement; calculating a second deviation between the intended feature geometry and the actual feature geometry of the airfoil; and performing a verification of the intended positional geometry and the intended feature geometry of the airfoil based upon the first deviation and the second deviation.

Abstract: Processing of video content including sports.

Abstract: A time series is analyzed by multiple functions simultaneously to identify an anomaly for a data point in the series. Data point values are predicted by the multiple functions. An anomaly occurs when an actual data point in the series differs significantly from the data point's predicted value as generated by the functions. If enough statistical models detect an anomaly has occurred for a data point, an anomaly event is generated. The set of functions can include different types of functions, the same function type configured with different constants, or a combination of these.

Abstract: A factor estimating device estimates a factor from a defective result generated in a target system for diagnosis. A factor estimating process is carried out based on causality network recorded in an estimate knowledge recording part, and data on input items corresponding to conditions included in the causality network are obtained. Based on the obtained data, fitness factors are calculated, and certainty factor is obtained for each factor as representing the group of fitness factors corresponding to conditions included in the factor estimating paths. Influence factors showing the degree of influence of obtained data on input items are calculated, and data on input items with high influence factor are obtained.

Abstract: A method of grouping sets of computers into a single class for statistical analysis is disclosed. The method may look at various factors to create equivalent classes of computers depending on the level of aggregation desired which then may be used to provide additional data from which reliability statistics may be calculated on the uptime of computers.

Abstract: An apparatus for determining a state parameter of an object to be monitored comprises a means for providing a plurality of measurement values, wherein the measurement values comprise information relating to the state parameter of the object to be monitored, a comparison means for comparing the measurement value to a predeterminable comparison parameter, wherein the comparison means is formed to output a first comparison signal when a predeterminable number of measurement values falls below the comparison parameter within a measurement interval, or to output a second comparison signal when the predeterminable number of measurement values exceeds or reaches the comparison parameter, wherein the first comparison signal or the second comparison signal indicate the state parameter.

Abstract: A multiprocessor system (10) includes a plurality of processing engines (14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 32, 33 and 35) including a software processing engine and a hardware processing engine implemented on a single silicon device defined by a single programming language and the single programming language tagged with at least one macro. The multiprocessor system further includes connectivity (37 and 40) between the plurality of processing engines defined by the single programming language and by the single programming language tagged with at least one macro.

Abstract: A method of determining electrical parameters of inductive elements includes a novel technique of inverting an impedance matrix representative of said inductive circuit element. The method reduces model simulation time by a factor of 3000. In one embodiment, simulation time of a device model was reduced from 1 hour to less than 3 seconds. The method is suitable for use with circuit element modeling tools, circuit simulation environments, and antenna modeling systems. The method may be applied to inductors, transformers, antennas, etc.

Abstract: When a voice encoding apparatus embeds any data in encoded voice code, the apparatus determines whether data embedding condition is satisfied using a first element code from among element codes constituting the encoded voice code, and a threshold value. If the data embedding condition is satisfied, the apparatus embeds optional data in the encoded voice code by replacing a second element code with the optional data. When a voice decoding apparatus extracts data that has been embedded in encoded voice code, the apparatus determines whether data embedding condition is satisfied using a first element code from among element codes constituting the encoded voice code, and a threshold value. If the data embedding condition is satisfied, the apparatus determines that optional data has been embedded in the second element code portion of the encoded voice code and extracts this embedded data.

Abstract: A system and method reduces the effects of the bit-error induced distortion of decoded voice transmission by assigning vectors that are close or similar in Euclidean distance to respective indices that are close in Hamming distance. The system calculates a first distortion sum of the distance error induced by single, double or N bit error possibilities, switches vector assignments and calculates a second distortion sum. If the second sum is less than the first sum the vector swap is maintained.

Abstract: The invention relates to representation of one and multidimensional signal vectors in multiple nonorthogonal domains and design of Vector Quantizers that can be chosen among these representations. There is presented a Vector Quantization technique in multiple nonorthogonal domains for both waveform and model based signal characterization. An iterative codebook accuracy enhancement algorithm, applicable to both waveform and model based Vector Quantization in multiple nonorthogonal domains, which yields further improvement in signal coding performance, is disclosed. Further, Vector Quantization in multiple nonorthogonal domains is applied to speech and exhibits clear performance improvements of reconstruction quality for the same bit rate compared to existing single domain Vector Quantization techniques. The technique disclosed herein can be easily extended to several other one and multidimensional signal classes.

Abstract: A method and computer-readable medium are provided for identifying clean signal feature vectors from noisy signal feature vectors. Aspects of the invention use mixtures of distributions of noise feature vectors and/or channel distortion feature vectors when identifying the clean signal feature vectors.