Abstract: A mobile electronic device with a peripheral unit in which a configuration selection is provided in which operating configurations intended for a radio interface of the peripheral unit are allocated to locations, the location information of a position finding device can be supplied to the configuration selection and the latter is set up for providing the operating configurations of the base, which are associated with the current location, to the radio interface in accordance with the location information.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for defining grid and proprietary addresses of selected locations within a geographical area is described, characterized in that the grid addresses are defined in relation to a grid and can be easily converted to global coordinates defined in relation to a known global referencing system, and the proprietary addresses are unique to the geographical area.

Abstract: According to an aspect of the present invention one or more radio units of a wireless device are used to measure or detect clues about the radio propagation environment and type of space that surrounds a wireless device. From the measurements, the wireless device may determine the type of location that it is located within, whether that is simply a determination between inside and outside or a more complex determination of the type of building or space that the wireless device is located within. In either case, this determination can be used to automatically change/adjust the radio system operation parameters the wireless device operates in accordance with. With the type of location determined, a wireless device may then automatically select the appropriate radio system operation parameters for the type of location that it is in and the corresponding regulations that apply.

Abstract: For a call flow to perform position determination, a network (100) sends to a user equipment (UE) (120) an indication (e.g., a request for permission) to perform a position fix for the UE (120). The UE (120) responds by sending to the network an acknowledgment (e.g., a grant of permission) to perform the position fix. The UE (120) selectively sends a position estimate for itself to the network (100), typically along with the acknowledgment. The network (100) may initiate location processing if (1) a position estimate is not received from the UE (120) or (2) a position estimate is received from the UE (120) but the network (100) decides not to use this position estimate. In this case, the network (100) and the UE (120) perform location processing to obtain a position fix for the UE (120). However, if a position estimate is received from the UE (120) and the network (100) decides to use the position estimate, then the location processing is bypassed or short circuited.

Abstract: A method of communicating inferred information to a wireless communication device user is provided. That method includes determining a location of the wireless device, inferring a likely interest of the user from the location of the wireless device, and transmitting data related to the interest to the wireless device. The method may also ascertain time at the location of the wireless communication device user and infer an interest of the user from the time and location of the user. In addition, the method may include inferences made from information related to preferences of the user.

Abstract: An apparatus, system and method for improving the SNR of a desired signal received at a receiver in a multiple access communication system is disclosed. The apparatus, system and method subtracts known or knowable signals from the total signal received at the receiver and the desired signal is then determined from the result of the subtraction. The known, or knowable, signals can be synchronization signals or other interfering channel signals transmitted by the transmitter, such as a wireless network base station, serving the receiver, such as a subscriber station in such a wireless network, and/or can be such signals transmitted by another transmitter, such as an adjacent base station, or an adjacent sector in multi-sector systems.

Abstract: A mobile station capable of determining a SYNC_ID parameter for a base station serving said mobile station comprises: (i) a memory capable of storing prefix information and an associated SYNC_ID parameter; (ii) a transceiver capable of receiving identity information from the base station and transmitting the SYNC_ID parameter to the base station; and (iii) a controller capable of comparing the prefix information with the identity information, and in response to a match between the prefix information and the identity information, retrieving the SYNC_ID parameter associated with the prefix information.

Abstract: Group communications methods and apparatus are described. In particular, methods for granting a mobile device access to a communications resource, e.g., the right to transmit data, associated with a group are described. User requests for the communications resource are suppressed by the corresponding mobile device, for periods during which the communications resource has been granted to another mobile device. A mobile device may store a suppressed user request so that a resource request signal may be transmitted after the communications resource has been released by the mobile device that was previously granted the resource. In this manner requests that cannot be granted are not transmitted, increasing communications efficiency as compared to systems where requests are not suppressed at the mobile devices. A priority scheme is used in some embodiments to determine whether or not a request should be suppressed while another device has been granted the communications resource.

Abstract: In a mobile communication system, a mobile switching center 27 changes a transmission rate of communication data transmitted from a mobile station 16 and so on to a database 11 or a transmission rate of communication data transmitted from the database 11 to the mobile station 16 and so on, on a basis of a request from the mobile station 16 and so on or the database 11, individually and independently.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for controlling the power of a signal transmitted between a base station and a mobile terminal which constitute a mobile communication system. At least one of the base station and the mobile terminal has functions to compare a predetermined reference value and a necessary transmission power obtained as a result of transmission power control in order to compensate for a signal intensity fluctuation occurring on a link between the base station and the mobile terminal, temporarily stopping the transmission if the necessary transmission power is larger than a predetermined permissible value, and transmit the signal if the necessary transmission power is equal to or smaller than the predetermined permissible value.

Abstract: A contact less function chip includes a communication control circuit for contact less communication and a memory which stores setting data items of various communication protocols for contact less communication applied to the communication control circuit for contact less communication. When the contact less function chip is mounted on a mobile telephone, it acquires equipment information of the mobile telephone, determines a communication protocol for contact less communication to be preferentially performed based on the equipment information of the mobile telephone and makes a communication setting for the communication control circuit according to setting data of the communication protocol which is determined to be preferentially performed.

Abstract: A system for maintaining, tracking, and correlating personal health information with one or more parameters that include gastronomic information, real time ingestion of food, ingestion of medications, ingestion of supplements, adverse allergic reactions, symptoms, health indicators related to the user, recommended procedures, recommended treatment, recommended medications, and notification information for use in an emergency based on user profile. The system includes maintaining the personal health information on the mobile device and a central server. The system further includes maintaining, tracking, monitoring, accessing and correlating personal health information with general medical and gastronomic information from at least one Internet server utilizing the mobile device.

Abstract: A telephone alert system for remotely signaling a person when their mobile phone receives a call includes a vibration detection assembly adapted for detecting vibrations and sending a wireless signal when vibrations are detected. The vibration detection assembly is removably attached to the mobile phone. A vibrating assembly is adapted for receiving the wireless signal from the vibration detection assembly and vibrating when the wireless signal is received.

Abstract: Disclosed is a mobile communication terminal having a subscriber identity module (SIM) card. The mobile communication terminal includes a memory unit for storing use-history information of the SIM card inserted into the mobile communication terminal according to a subscriber identity number of the inserted SIM card, and a controller for determining the subscriber identity number of the inserted SIM card, determining whether a predetermined storage area corresponding to the subscriber identity number exists in the memory unit, and generating the predetermined storage area in the memory unit when the predetermined storage area does not exist in the memory unit. Further, it is possible to search the use-history information stored in a storage area corresponding to the subscriber identity number of each SIM card carried by a user. Therefore, the security for the use-history information of the SIM card can be ensured.

Abstract: A multi-antenna system comprising a plurality of linearly connected antenna units, and a base station device connected to at least one of the antenna units. The antenna units connected in a first direction or a second direction are combined to constitute a multi antenna.

Abstract: A telephone system for a motor vehicle includes a transmit/receive unit that transmits data over a wireless communication channel, and receives data over the wireless communication channel and provides a received signal. The system also includes a control unit that communicates with the transmit/receive unit; a first memory device; and a computing device. The computing device receives the received signal and automatically stores the received signal data in the first memory device when the telephone system is configured in a stand-by mode, which allows incoming data to be stored in the memory device while selectively preventing the transmission of outgoing calls originated by the control unit to the transmit/receive unit. Data can be sent to the motor vehicle telephone system and can be stored there for retrieval by the operator when he returns to the vehicle. The data may include audio and/or video data.

Abstract: A power supply subsystem configured for connection between a LAN switch and at least one node, the power supply subsystem providing electrical power to the at least node over communication cabling, the power supply subsystem comprising: a management and control unit; at least one port for connection to a LAN switch; a combiner combining power into the communication cabling substantially without interfering with data communication between the LAN switch and the at least one node; and current limiting circuitry controlling current of the power delivered into the communication cabling via the combiner, wherein the management and control unit is operative to interrogate the at least one node to which it is intended to transmit power over the communication cabling in order to determine whether the node's characteristics allow it to receive power over the communication cabling.

Abstract: A hand held radio host includes circuitry for selectively providing power to radiating transceiver elements and non-radiating application elements according to a plurality of power modes of operation to achieve desired effects and in a way that saves power and extends battery life. In one embodiment of the invention, the hand held host operates in one of three modes. In a full power mode, any selected application element as well as all transceiver elements are powered on at the same time. Thus, for example, a cell phone module, a wireless personal access network module, a wireless local area network module and one of a pager/short message service message module may all be powered on at the same time to receive corresponding messages, calls, data sessions, etc. At the same time that all of the transceiver elements are powered on, any selected application element receives power.

Abstract: Techniques are provided for controlling the recording of diagnostic data, such as intracardiac electrogram (IEGM) data, so as to reduce device power consumption. In one technique, the risk of onset of an arrhythmia is evaluated and the recording of diagnostic data is then selectively controlled based upon the evaluation. More specifically, a temporary “pre-trigger” memory for recording IEGM data is activated only at times when there is a significant risk that an arrhythmia will actually occur. Power savings are thereby achieved as compared to devices that require the pre-trigger memory to be continuously active. In another technique, parameters employed to trigger the recording of diagnostic data are adaptively modified to reduce the likelihood of any unnecessary recording of such data. Preferably, both the risk-based techniques and the adaptive techniques are implemented in the same system.

Abstract: A stress-at-work judging apparatus, program, and method for judging the stress exerted on the subject at work such as steering of a vehicle by the subject. An myoelectric potential signal of the masseter muscle is inputted during an object work carried out by the activity of muscles independent of the activity of the masseter muscle opening/closing the jaw of the subject. The myoelectric potential signal representing a change of the activity of the masseter muscle and generated when the object work acts as a stressor of the subject is used to judge the stress. A camera or microphone is disposed near the subject to exclude the period during which the subject speaks or masticate by using the masseter muscle independently of the object work from the object period during which stress is judged.

Abstract: A system and method for providing pacing pulses after a cardioversion/defibrillation shock, where the pacing pulses have a pacing rate at an initial value. The pacing rate is decreased from the initial value until at least one intrinsic cardiac contraction is detected. In one embodiment, the pacing rate is decreased by a set amount after pacing a set number of cardiac cycles. Providing the set number of pacing pulses and decreasing the pacing rate by the set amount is then repeated until at least one intrinsic cardiac contraction is detected. An intrinsic cardiac rate is then determined from the at least one intrinsic cardiac contraction. The pacing rate is then increased and maintained to be above (i.e., greater than) the intrinsic cardiac rate.

Abstract: An implantable cardiac lead includes an elongated lead body having opposed proximal and distal end portions, and a fluid delivery lumen extending therethrough. A connector assembly is operatively associated with the proximal end portion of the lead body. The connector assembly has a threaded engagement stem depending therefrom, and the lead includes a ported connector fitting having a body with a threaded engagement bore for threadably engaging the engagement stem. The body of the fitting has at least one passageway extending therethrough for communicating with the fluid delivery lumen of the lead body.

Abstract: An exemplary method includes sensing respiratory information related to tidal volume, based at least in part on the respiratory information, determining if tidal volume is less than a limit and, if the tidal volume is less than the limit, calling for diaphragm activation at a stimulation power based on a nondecreasing monotonic relationship with respect to increasing tidal volume. Other exemplary methods, devices, systems, etc., are also disclosed.

Abstract: An assembly for sensing physiologic signals and delivering monopolar stimulation therapy includes a pulse generator, a lead body that is coupled to the pulse generator and includes a first lead, at least one stimulating electrode coupled to the first lead and adapted to receive stimulating pulses from the pulse generator, and a remote electrode that is coupled to the pulse generator and positioned away from the pulse generator.

Abstract: In accordance with one aspect of the invention, methods and systems are disclosed for delivering a stimulating signal by a stimulating medical device having a plurality of electrodes. Such methods and systems comprise receiving a signal; filtering the received signal to obtain a plurality of band pass filtered signals; delivering to each electrode of a first group of one or more electrodes, a first set of stimulation signals, wherein the first set of stimulation signals comprises stimulations signals for each of a first group of two or more band pass filtered signals; and delivering to each of electrodes of a second group of one or more electrodes, a second set of stimulation signals, wherein the second set of stimulation signals comprises stimulations signals for each of a second group of one or more band pass filtered signals; and wherein the first set of stimulation signals are delivered at a different effective stimulation rate than the second set of stimulation signals.

Abstract: A stimulation electrode is provided having an electrically conducting electrode base member which is partially covered with an electrically insulating ceramic layer. The ceramic layer is formed of an oxide and/or an oxynitride of at least one metal of the group of titanium, niobium. tantalum, zirconium, aluminum and silicon. Various methods are provided for production of the stimulation electrode, including methods in which the ceramic layer is formed in situ by a thermal, chemical or electrochemical oxidation or oxynitridation process. The stimulation electrode may be used as a cardiac pacemaker electrode, a neuro-stimulation electrode, or another human implant.

Abstract: Methods of implanting at least one lead for a cardio defibrillator using body surface potential (BSP) electrodes are disclosed. The methods may include installing defibrillation electrodes in a patient, attaching at least three BSP electrodes to the patient's skin, creating a potential difference between the defibrillation electrodes, and measuring the resulting body surface potential at the three BSP electrodes. Once the resulting BSP is measured, the methods may include determining the amplitude of a resultant vector formed by the measured BSP potential differences. The location of a defibrillation electrode may then be manipulated to increase the amplitude of the resultant vector formed by the measured BSP potential differences.

Abstract: A control system and a method of using the same for an electric machine having a random number generating module generating a random number ranging from a first value to a second value, a multiplying module multiplying the random number and a sample rate to generate an random delay value; and a delay limiter module limiting the random delay value as a function of speed of the electric machine and generating a limited delay value.

Abstract: An electronic control system mounted on an automobile, such as a motor-assisted power steering system, includes a commanding unit for calculating a command value and a driving unit for driving an actuator according to the command value. The commanding unit and the driving unit are communicably connected to each other through a communication bus. The command value is calculated in response to an order to calculate sent from the driving unit and is transmitted to the driving unit. The driving unit detects abnormality or malfunction in the commanding unit by comparing the transmitted command value with data pre-stored in the driving unit. If a command value sent from one of the commanding units is found to be incorrect, the actuator is driven without using the incorrect command value.

Abstract: A Linear Complementarity Problem (LCP) solver is characterized by multiple execution units operating in parallel to implement a competent computational method adapted to resolve physics-based LCPs in real-time.

Abstract: The pitch extracting part generates a pitch waveform signal in a manner making the time interval of the pitch of the input audio sound data to be the same. After the number of samples in each region is made to be the same by the re-sampling part, the pitch waveform signal is changed into a subband data that express a time-varying-strength of a basic frequency composition and a higher harmonic composition by the subband analyzing part. The subband data are superimposed by a modulation wave composition that expresses attaching data of an attaching object by the data attaching part and is regarded as a bit stream to output through a nonlinear quantizing. A portion expressing the higher harmonic composition that is made corresponding to the audio sound expressed by this audio sound data in the subband data are deleted by the encoding part.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a system and methodology to facilitate automatic management and pruning of audio files residing in a database. Audio fingerprinting is a powerful tool for identifying streaming or file-based audio, using a database of fingerprints. Duplicate detection identifies duplicate audio clips in a set, even if the clips differ in compression quality or duration. The present invention can be provided as a self-contained application that it does not require an external database of fingerprints. Also, a user interface provides various options for managing and pruning the audio files.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide an apparel size service to provide a customer or user with an apparel size recommendation, for example, by providing information about an appropriate size of apparel for an individual based on comparison information with other apparel, comparison with characteristics of other individuals, and/or comparison with profile and/or history data of the individual.

Abstract: The invention relates to a control device (5), controlling a machine tool (1), which processes a step sequence (S1-S11), by a wireless reading of a partial program (18) from a workpiece data support (15), provided for a workpiece (3) and processing the workpiece (3), following the downloaded partial program (18).

Abstract: A limited rotation motor optical scanning system is disclosed that includes a limited rotation motor scanner, a digital controller servo system, a position feedback unit, a wide angle compensation unit, a digital processor, and an adjustment unit. The limited rotation motor scanner element is adapted for directing an energy beam to at least one location within a field of view. The digital controlled servo system is adapted for controlling motion of the limited rotation motor scanner element in accordance with a servo command waveform. The position feedback unit is for providing a position feedback signal indicative of a rotational position of the limited rotation motor scanner element. The wide angle compensation unit is for receiving the position feedback signal and for providing a boost signal that is representative of a boost factor that compensates for torque constant variation with the rotational position of said limited rotation motor scanner element.

Abstract: A plurality of condition setting screens necessary to set various operation conditions of an injection molding machine is switched and displayed on a touch-panel-equipped display unit of a human-machine interface.

Abstract: Disclosed, amongst other things, is a method, molding machine, and computer-readable product for post-mold cooling a molded article (2), comprising balancing cooling rates between portions (2?, 2?, 2??) of the molded article (2).

Abstract: The present invention provides systems and methods for electronically-capturing a destination address of a package and for using the destination address to automate a package pre-load operation. An embodiment of the invention includes a compression system for compressing the destination address as a compressed MaxiCode symbol, a smart shipping label system for generating a shipping label with a compressed MaxiCode and a pre-load assist system for generating package handling instructions from the electronically-captured destination address.

Abstract: A library partitioning module (LPM) is configured to connect multiple hosts to a tape library. The LPM comprises at least two host input/outputs, each for connection to a respective host; and a library input/output for connection to the library. The LPM is an interface between hosts and a tape library such that it allow several hosts to access the library as if they have sole use of the library's resources. The modification of requests includes intercepting SCSI messages between robot and host and translating/transforming them. At least one tape slot for each host is allocated as a virtual import/export location. When a host sends a command to move a tape between a driver or a tape slot and an import/export location, the request is modified by the LPM so that movement occurs instead between a virtual import/export slot allocated to that host. This avoids conflicts involving the import/export location resources of the library.

Abstract: A robot apparatus that is able to determine whether to ask a user for help, according to robot's situations. The robot apparatus determines based on an external or internal situation of the robot and its serious level whether to ask for help. When the robot apparatus decides to ask for help, it selects an action asking for help, according to the external or internal situation and the serious level, and takes the action.

Abstract: A method for controlling a robot during an interpolation of a trajectory or motion to any prescribed position, comprises the steps of a) ignoring at least one of the three originally prescribed or interpolated tool center point orientation values; b) finding new tool center point orientation values that place the wrist center point of the robot closest to its base while c) maintaining the originally prescribed or interpolated tool center point location values and d) maintaining the original prescribed or interpolated tool center point orientation values not ignored. Said method can preferably be used for carrying a load with a plurality of robots. Its main advantage is an increase of the available working volume.

Abstract: A machine is disclosed having a detection subsystem adapted to detect contact between a person and a specified portion of the machine, and to distinguish that contact from contact with other materials. The detection subsystem imparts an electrical signal to a specified portion of the machine, and distinguishes that contact based on a predetermined frequency response of the electrical signal. A reaction subsystem then causes a predetermined action to take place. The machine may be a power saw designed to minimize injury in the event a person accidentally contacts the blade.

Abstract: A method is provided for regulating fluid pump pressures by detecting an elevation differential between a fluid flow control device and the distal end of a fluid line in communication with the fluid flow control device. A fluid flow control device, for instance a peritoneal dialysis device, is at a first height, a distal end of a fluid line is at a second height, and a valved outlet, when open, affords communication between the fluid flow control device and the distal end of the fluid line. The elevation differential is correlatable with a pressure measurable during a calibration procedure provided as a part of the methodology.

Abstract: A controlling and monitoring system for irrigation of localized areas of soil includes a water pipeline, a plurality of controllable irrigation valves, a plurality of field sensors measuring specific irrigation parameters, and a plurality of localized irrigation control units. Each of the control units has a sensor decoder connected to a specific one of the field sensors and a line decoder connected to a specific one of the irrigation valves. The system further includes a controller and power supply unit that applies a first alternating DC voltage signal to a two-wire cable interconnecting the controller and power supply unit and the control units. The cable provides power from the controller and power supply unit to each of the control units. The controller and power supply unit transmits schedules of instructions to the control units, and receives the irrigation parameters from the control units, through the cable.

Abstract: A programmable mobile terminal which includes a thumb wheel for selecting among a plurality of functions executable by the mobile terminal. The programmable mobile terminal allows a user to employ the same hand that is holding the mobile terminal to scroll through and select a function among a plurality of functions via the thumb wheel. The wheel portion of thumb wheel is rotated either clockwise or counter clockwise by the user's thumb or other finger to scroll a screen cursor through the functions and once the screen cursor of the mobile terminal is positioned at a desired function, the user can depress the wheel portion in a transaxial direction with the same thumb or finger to select the desired function. Also, the programmable mobile terminal allows a user to scan bar code information and use the thumb wheel for selecting among a plurality of functions relating to the scanned bar code information.

Abstract: This invention provide systems and methods for cockpit flight crew preflight planning and subsequent, systematic recall and execution of procedures, ground/inflight navigation, and communications using portable electronic data storage and display devices. A capability is provided within a portable electronic data storage and display device to replace and replicate the typical preflight planning methodology of the individual flight crew member to facilitate execution of a procedures, navigation and communications plan from preflight to postflight. A user may create a usable subset of the potentially thousands of available pages of data or data reference pages stored in the portable electronic data storage and display device, organizing the perhaps 100 or less individual pages of data, static or interactive, desired for a specific leg of the flight in order that required information is immediately available in an expected order of need.

Abstract: A system providing mid-value selection (MVS) for control command output in a fly-by-wire system where the fly-by-wire systems includes a plurality of primary flight computers (PFCs) receiving data through integrated flight control buses from actuation control electronics (ACE) for flight crew and status sensor inputs, the PFCs providing data through the flight control buses to the ACE for control signal output, provides elements for receiving in an ACE data from each PFC and receiving a data valid signal with respect to each PFC. Fresh data for each PFC is selected as the data received or past MVS output responsive to the respective data valid signal. Based on a predetermined criterion the system chooses from the PFC fresh data a selected set of PFC fresh data as the MVS output and stores the MVS output for use.

Abstract: System for obtaining information about a vehicle or a component therein includes sensors arranged to generate and transmit a signal upon receipt and detection of a radio frequency (RF) signal and a multi-element, switchable directional antenna array. Each antenna element is directed toward a respective sensor and transmitter RF signals toward that sensor and receive return signals therefrom. A control mechanism controls transmission of the RF signals from the antenna elements, e.g., causes the antenna elements to be alternately switched on in order to sequentially transmit the RF signals and receive the return signals from the sensors or cause the antenna elements to transmit the RF signals simultaneously and space the return signals from the sensors via a delay line in circuitry from each antenna element such that each return signal is spaced in time in a known manner without requiring switching of the antenna elements.

Abstract: A vehicle history information system is provided for obtaining vehicle history information associated with a vehicle identification number (VIN). The vehicle history information system includes a VIN identification module adapted to identify at least one VIN in an electronic file, a database having vehicle history records relating to vehicle history of one or more vehicles, and a vehicle history report module adapted to retrieve vehicle history records associated the VIN identified. A method and a computer readable storage medium having instructions for obtaining vehicle history information are also provided.

Abstract: Automated motor vehicle battery voltage protection is provided by setting voltage trip points for increasing engine speed and for shedding selected electrical loads. The system is effected by programming a vehicle body computer which communicates with, and exerts control over, various vehicle system controllers over one or more controller area networks. The body computer is programmed to monitor battery voltage and initiates an increase in engine speed first, and if that fails to restore a minimum battery voltage level, begins shedding loads in a predetermined order.