Patents Issued in December 8, 2016
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Publication number: 20160357151Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices can allow a user of a watch device to conveniently view historical and/or future information. A user can use an input device to select times other than the current time, e.g., by activating a time travel mode. Information in a particular window of the watch device can change in accordance with selections of other times. The current information can be replaced by the historical and/or future information. The information can be displayed as a complication in a style window of a watch face of the watch device. Data records can be stored for time other than a current time (e.g., as historical and/or future information). After a mode of operation (e.g., time travel mode) is entered, a data record corresponding to a selected time can be retrieved and displayed in a window of the watch.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2015Publication date: December 8, 2016Inventors: Eliza C. Block, David A. Schimon, Eric Lance Wilson, Joshua H. Shaffer, Paul W. Salzman
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Publication number: 20160357152Abstract: A switch device includes a case having a through hole, an operation member which is inserted into the through hole of the case and protrudes inside and outside the case, a waterproof member which is placed on at least one of the outer surface and the inner surface of the case and into which the operation member is slidably inserted, and a press member which presses the waterproof member against the case.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2016Publication date: December 8, 2016Applicant: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.Inventor: Sen HIRAYAMA
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Publication number: 20160357153Abstract: The present invention discloses a wall clock with changeable size comprising a clock base, a front cover, a dial, a framework assembly, a rear cover and a framework assembly disposed between the dial and the rear cover, in which the framework assembly comprises a central dish for displaying time configured to be suitable for the hole in dial; a plurality of arms configured to be extensible, one end of each being secured to the central dish; a plurality of fixing members mounted removably on the other end of the arms so that the framework assembly can be fixed in the clock base. By changing the length of the arms and the style of the dishes, variety in the function display and size of the assembled wall clock can be obtained, which not only increases the decorative function of the wall clock, but also decreases the mold and manufacturing cost, shortens the manufacturing and product development time.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 27, 2014Publication date: December 8, 2016Inventor: Lai Fun WAN
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Publication number: 20160357154Abstract: A wearable device includes: a touch screen; an acceleration sensor configured to generate an acceleration signal; an optical sensor using a light source and configured to generate a touch interrupt signal; and a control unit configured to detect a wearing state of the wearable device, the wearing state of the wearable device including a not-wearing state for the wearable device, a wrist wearing state, and a hand gripping state on the basis of the acceleration signal and the touch interrupt signal, and to execute a function corresponding to the wearing state of the wearable device.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2016Publication date: December 8, 2016Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Hongjo SHIM, Gukchan LIM, Youngho SOHN, Seonghyok KIM, Chohee KWON, Hyunwoo KIM
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Publication number: 20160357155Abstract: There is provided a device for regulating the operation of a horological movement, including a magnetic escapement, which includes a resonator and a magnetic escapement mobile turning about an axis. The mobile includes at least one magnetic track with a plurality of magnets having an angular dimension that is greater than their radial dimension. The resonator includes at least one magnetic element for coupling to the magnetic track. The coupling element extends radially relative to the axis of rotation, and has a contour with a portion oriented substantially angularly when the resonator is in the rest position. When the mobile is driven in rotation, each magnet penetrates beneath the coupling element and gradually accumulates some potential magnetic energy. The magnet then exits from beneath the coupling element through the portion and the coupling element receives a pulse located around its rest position.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2014Publication date: December 8, 2016Applicant: THE SWATCH GROUP RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT LTDInventors: Gianni DI DOMENICO, Pascal WINKLER
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Publication number: 20160357156Abstract: An electric timepiece with a solar cell in which an aesthetic aspect is satisfied at low costs without decorating a dial trim ring and the power generation amount sufficient for driving a timepiece is obtained is provided. An electric timepiece with a solar cell includes a dial, a light permeable dial trim ring disposed to surround a center portion of the dial, and a solar cell disposed outside an outside surface of the dial trim ring to face the outside surface. An inclination surface is formed at least in a part of the outside surface of the dial trim ring, which faces the solar cell, the inclination surface inclines toward the center portion of the dial as going from the dial in a height direction of the dial trim ring, and a different color member having a color different from that of a light-receiving surface of the solar cell is provided to face a lower surface of the dial trim ring.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2015Publication date: December 8, 2016Applicants: Citizen Holdings Co., Ltd, Citize Watch Co., LtdInventor: Yudai KANNO
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Publication number: 20160357157Abstract: Timepiece wheel set (1) including an arbor (3) carrying a wheel (4), and a heart cam (2) in an angularly indexed position with respect to the wheel (4), the heart cam (2) is freely mounted in a radial direction (R) with respect to the axis (D) of the arbor (3), and is returned in a neutral position towards the axis (D) by at least one flexible element (6), which is either a strip (25; 26) incorporated in the heart cam (2), or a spring (60) inserted between the wheel (4) and the heart cam (2), and the flexible element (6) is dimensioned to damp impacts applied to a peripheral cam track (23) comprised in the heart cam (2).Type: ApplicationFiled: May 18, 2016Publication date: December 8, 2016Applicant: ETA SA Manufacture Horlogere SuisseInventors: Matthaus FRIEDLI, Roman EGLI
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Publication number: 20160357158Abstract: Disclosed is a wristwatch type smart terminal. The wristwatch type smart terminal includes a display and a band for accommodating the display, and implements a wide display for displaying information and enabling a user to watch a movie or DMB, and enables the display to be accommodated in the wrist band such that the display can be worn on the wrist of the user when stored, thereby enabling the wristwatch type smart terminal to be conveniently used and carried. Furthermore, the wristwatch type smart terminal enables the display to slide or rotate on the fixing band as an axis according to the convenience, use, and purpose of the user so as to simply adjust the use position and angle, thereby preventing inconvenience of use even when the wrist type smart terminal is used in a limited space such as on the wrist.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2015Publication date: December 8, 2016Inventor: Jung Young Kim
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Publication number: 20160357159Abstract: A method is provided for determining a master time signal, in particular in a vehicle. The method includes the acts of: a) receiving at least one first server time signal from a first time server; b) receiving at least one second server time signal from a second time server; c) comparing the first server time signal with the second server time signal in order to determine at least one first time difference; d) storing the first time difference; e) determining an availability of the first server time signal and/or of the second server time signal; f) using the stored first time difference to determine the master time signal at least if at least one of the server time signals is not available.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 19, 2016Publication date: December 8, 2016Inventor: Mohamed ABO EL-FOTOUH
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Publication number: 20160357160Abstract: An electronic timepiece having a satellite signal receiver; a standard time signal receiver; a storage battery; a voltage detection circuit that detects the remaining capacity of the storage battery; a satellite signal reception controller; and a standard time signal reception controller. The satellite signal reception controller operates the satellite signal receiver when the battery capacity detected by the voltage detection circuit is greater than or equal to a first threshold and the automatic reception condition is met. The standard time signal reception controller operates the standard time signal receiver when the automatic reception condition for the standard time signal is met whether the reserve power is greater than or equal to the first threshold and when the reserve power is less than the first threshold.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2016Publication date: December 8, 2016Inventor: Teruhiko Fujisawa
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Publication number: 20160357161Abstract: A control circuit includes a proportional control unit configured to calculate a proportional value of a difference between an operating value fed back from an object to be controlled and a target value, as a first output value, an integration unit including a suppressing section, the integration unit configured to calculate an integrated value by adding the difference and a previously-calculated integrated value as processed by the suppressing section, and a second output value based on the integrated value, and an output unit configured to output, to the object, a control signal having a value based on the first and second output values. The suppressing section modifies the previously-calculated integrated value to be in a predetermined range if the previously-calculated integrated value is outside the predetermined range.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 17, 2016Publication date: December 8, 2016Inventor: Yoshihide SUZUKI
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Publication number: 20160357162Abstract: A method includes obtaining information identifying (i) uncertainties associated with multiple time-domain parameters of a model and (ii) time-domain performance specifications for a model-based industrial process controller. The model mathematically represents a MIMO industrial process. The method also includes generating multiple tuning parameters for the controller based on the uncertainties and the time-domain performance specifications. The tuning parameters include vectors of tuning parameters associated with the controller, and each vector includes values associated with different outputs of the industrial process. The time-domain parameters could include a process gain, a time constant, and a time delay for each input-output pair of the model. The time-domain performance specifications could include requirements related to worst-case overshoots, settling times, and total variations. The uncertainties could be specified as intervals in which the time-domain parameters lie.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 3, 2015Publication date: December 8, 2016Inventors: Ning He, Dawei Shi, Michael Forbes, Johan U. Backstrom, Tongwen Chen
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Publication number: 20160357163Abstract: A mobile device can provide predictive user assistance based on various sensor readings, independently of or in addition to a location of the mobile device. The mobile device can determine a context of an event. The mobile device can store the context and a label of the event on a storage device. The label can be provided automatically by the mobile device or by the external system without user input. At a later time, the mobile device can match new sensor readings with the stored context. If a match is found, the mobile device can predict that the user is about to perform the action or recognize that the user has performed the action again. The mobile device can perform various operations, including, for example, providing user assistance, based on the prediction or recognition.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2015Publication date: December 8, 2016Applicant: Apple Inc.Inventors: Lukas M. Marti, Lili Cao, Michael P. Dal Santo
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Publication number: 20160357164Abstract: A method to dispatch a request for coupling an electronic device and remote control with an input interface to input a control instruction for controlling the electronic device on a radio channel, wherein the remote control is adapted to control via the radio channel or an infrared channel the electronic device, the method comprising receiving the control instruction from the input interface, and transmitting the control instruction together with the request for coupling via the infrared channel.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2016Publication date: December 8, 2016Applicant: fm marketing gmbhInventors: Ferdinand Maier, Thomas Mirlacher
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Publication number: 20160357165Abstract: An a remote battery management system, a management device for such a system and a remote battery management method are provided, with which a demand for electrical power of an external power grid is identified and then met with the help of a battery system connected to that power grid.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 3, 2015Publication date: December 8, 2016Applicant: SONNENBATTERIE GMBHInventor: Torsten STIEFENHOFER
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Publication number: 20160357166Abstract: A method includes using first principles and engineering knowledge to define a continuous time nonlinear gray-box model of a system performing a process, defining a numerically tractable optimization problem for parameter estimation of the nonlinear gray-box model, tuning a vector of parameters of a static model of the nonlinear gray-box model, and extending the vector of parameters of the static model to a dynamic model by fitting measured transient data from the process.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2016Publication date: December 8, 2016Inventor: Jiri REHOR
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Publication number: 20160357167Abstract: Some embodiments include an output adjustment device of an analog output module so as to verify a normal operation of an analog output module for use in a programmable logic controller (PLC). The output adjustment device of an analog output module may include: a microprocessor unit (MPU) performing an arithmetic operation on a digital signal, an analog output module including an analog signal output unit receiving a signal output from the MPU to output an analog signal, and an output signal adjustment unit outputting a control signal for controlling a magnitude or amplitude of the output analog signal to the MPU.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2016Publication date: December 8, 2016Inventor: Jae-il KWON
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Publication number: 20160357168Abstract: Some embodiments include a PLC apparatus which is capable of predicting its life expectancy depending on an ambient temperature of the PLC apparatus. The PLC apparatus includes: an input unit through which a user inputs an ambient temperature of a PLC; a memory in which a life expectancy of a part depending on the ambient temperature is stored; a diagnosing unit configured to predict the PLC life expectancy by calculating a ratio of part life expectancy corresponding to the input ambient temperature to reference life given when the PLC is made, and compare PLC used time and the PLC life expectancy to determine whether or not the PLC used time exceeds the PLC life expectancy; and a control unit configured to control the operation of the input unit, the memory and the diagnosing unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2016Publication date: December 8, 2016Inventor: Chang-Woo PARK
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Publication number: 20160357169Abstract: An operation of the machine is iteratively controlled with control inputs determined from an optimization of a cost function along a prediction horizon subject to constraints on the control inputs. The optimization is performed according to the model and the cost function includes at least one parameter of the model. During at least some iterations of the control, the parameter of the model is updated resulting in updating the cost function.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2015Publication date: December 8, 2016Inventors: Stefano Di Cairano, Claus Danielson
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Publication number: 20160357170Abstract: A control system for a machine comprising a plurality of independently replaceable machine modules comprises a controller operable to control operation of the machine. Memory stores machine data for use by the controller. Communication means are operable to provide communication for data transfer between the controller and the memory. The memory includes a plurality of memory modules associated with respective machine modules. Each of the memory modules is replaceable with the respective associated machine module and independently of other memory modules. The communication means is operable to provide communication for data transfer between the controller and a replacement memory module associated with a replacement machine module.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 22, 2016Publication date: December 8, 2016Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE plcInventor: Peter BEECROFT
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Publication number: 20160357171Abstract: A controller for controlling a synchronized operation of spindle and feed axes. A spindle-axis control section includes an initial-motion control section for making a spindle axis perform an accelerated rotation at maximum capacity from a process start position; a maximum-acceleration detecting section for detecting a maximum acceleration of the spindle axis; a residual rotation-amount detecting section for detecting a residual rotation amount of the spindle axis; a current-speed detecting section for detecting a current speed of the spindle axis; a decelerating-motion control section for making the spindle axis perform a decelerated rotation at a gradually increasing deceleration so as to reach an intermediate rotation speed after the accelerated rotation; and a positioning-motion control section for making the spindle axis perform a decelerated rotation at maximum capacity so as to reach the target thread depth after reaching the intermediate rotation speed.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 3, 2016Publication date: December 8, 2016Inventors: Yuuki MORITA, Daisuke TAJIMA, Tadashi OKITA
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Publication number: 20160357172Abstract: An apparatus and method for mapping timer channels to protection groups. One embodiment of the method can be implemented in a microcontroller unit (MCU) that comprises a central processing unit (CPU) coupled to a plurality of timer channels and a plurality of programmable group output disable (PTGOD) circuits. The CPU can select a first group of the timer channels to respond to an assertion of a first output disable signal from a first of the PTGOD circuits. Each timer channel of the first group can disable an output signal in response to receiving the assertion of the first output disable signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2015Publication date: December 8, 2016Inventor: Jon Matthew Brabender
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Publication number: 20160357173Abstract: In one implementation, a computer-implemented method includes receiving a request to perform an experiment across a plurality of client computing devices associated with a plurality of users, the request includes criteria for users to be included in the experiment and parameters for the experiment; obtaining information for the plurality of users; selecting a subset of the plurality of users for the experiment based, at least in part, on the information; determining a minimum population size to provide at least a threshold (i) level of anonymity for participants in the experiment and (ii) power calculation for results of the experiment, wherein the minimum population size is determined based, at least in part, on the subset of the plurality of users and the parameters for the experiment; providing information that identifies the minimum population size for the experiment.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2015Publication date: December 8, 2016Inventors: Luca Foschini, Alessio Signorini, Tom Quisel, Christine Lemke, Ursula Nasch
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Publication number: 20160357174Abstract: Prior to fabrication of an optical fiber with desired optical properties, a preform geometry is determined dependent upon a fiber geometry that possesses the desired optical properties. The desired geometry may contain a large number of channels. The processor determines the preform geometry by tracking backwards in time the parameters of a set of conformal mappings that describe the cross section of the fiber. Some of the drawing process parameters may be specified, while other parameters may be determined along with the preform geometry. The determined preform geometry may be used to fabricate the required preform. Using this preform, the determined drawing process parameters may be used to draw the desired fiber.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2015Publication date: December 8, 2016Applicant: Imperial Innovations LimitedInventors: Peter BUCHAK, Darren CROWDY, Yvonne Marie STOKES, Michael James CHEN, Heike EBENDORFF-HEIDEPRIEM
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Publication number: 20160357175Abstract: A system for control and/or analytics of an industrial process, includes at least one plant-side automation unit, and at least one external processing unit. The automation unit receives process input variables, determines results of a first process control algorithm based on the process input variables within a defined period of time and sends the process input variables to the processing unit. The processing unit executes a second process control algorithm on the basis of the process input variables and the local automation unit receives the results of the second process control algorithm. The plant-side automation unit checks whether the results of the second process control algorithm were received within a time less than or equal to the defined time period. The plant-side automation unit applies the results of the second process control algorithm to the process, when the results were received within a time less than or equal to the defined time period.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 3, 2016Publication date: December 8, 2016Applicant: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFTInventor: Amit Verma
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Publication number: 20160357176Abstract: An industrial control system providing security against tampering or modification generates periodic state thumbprints defining a state of control elements that may be forwarded to a security or safety appliance for comparison to a benchmark thumbprint indicating no tampering. The transmitted state thumbprint may capture not only programs but also configuration and environmental states of the control element.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2015Publication date: December 8, 2016Inventors: Sujeet Chand, David A. Vasko, Timothy Patrick Boppre, David A. Snyder, Alex Laurence Nicoll, Brian J. McMullen, Daniel B. Seger, John B. Dart, Timothy F. Roback, Paul G. Kucharski, Kevin Colloton
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Publication number: 20160357177Abstract: An industrial control system hardened against malicious activity monitors highly dynamic control data to develop a dynamic thumbprint that can be evaluated to detect deviations from normal behavior of a type that suggest tampering or other attacks. Evaluation of the dynamic thumbprint may employ a set of ranges defining normal operation and reflecting known patterns of interrelationship between dynamic variables.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2015Publication date: December 8, 2016Inventors: Sujeet Chand, David A. Vasko, Timothy Patrick Boppre, David A. Snyder, Alex Laurence Nicoll, Brian J. McMullen, Daniel B. Seger, John B. Dart
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Publication number: 20160357178Abstract: The invention relates to a method for operating a processing device (2) that comprises a control unit (4) and at least one field device (8, 10, 12) connected to said control unit (4) for the purpose of exchanging data via a data exchange connection (6), in which a field device (10) to be exchanged is replaced by another field device (12) to be inserted, and which comprises the steps of: generating an exchange signal (AS) using an exchange signal generator (14), and transmitting said exchange signal (AS) to the control unit (4). The invention also relates to a corresponding processing device and a control unit, field device, and exchange signal generator, as well as a computer program.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 2, 2014Publication date: December 8, 2016Inventors: Christoph Burger-Scheidlin, Daniel Barisic, Tobias Gruber, Anton Pfefferseder, Husain Aljazzar, Dirk Stegemann
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Publication number: 20160357179Abstract: A distributed process control system having at least one automation unit on the plant side that calculates a plurality of first process variables and influences the process that is connected by first data link to a monitoring system that controls and/or monitors the process. The system has an external computing unit that is connected by a distributed communication mechanism to the automation unit and exchanges data with it using a second data link. The external computing unit calculates a plurality of second process variables that the of the automation unit uses to influence the process. A method for extending the function of at least one plant-side automation unit is also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2016Publication date: December 8, 2016Applicant: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFTInventors: CHRISTIAN HECK, GERRIT WOLF
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Publication number: 20160357180Abstract: An apparatus for repetitive use in automotive testing includes a body. The body includes a torso and a pair of legs. Each leg includes an upper portion and a lower portion pivotably connected to each other. An upper drive pivotably drives the upper portion of each of the pair of legs about a first pivot point disposed on a bottom portion of the torso. A lower drive pivotably drives the upper portion with respect to a corresponding lower portion of the leg. The upper drive and lower drive working in concert to articulate the upper and lower portions of the leg to replicate a pedaling motion.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 16, 2016Publication date: December 8, 2016Inventors: Stanley Yung-Ping Chien, Rini Sherony, Hiroyuki Takahashi, Jason Brink, Qiang Yi
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Publication number: 20160357181Abstract: A system including a wired or wireless automation device of an automation system that detects threats within a secured geographic area, a processor of the automation device that measures performance parameters of the automation device and reports the measured performance parameters to a control panel of the automation system and a processor of the control panel that compares the measured performance parameters of the automation device with one or more criteria, detects a potential failure of the automation device and presents recommendations for ameliorating the potential failure to an authorized human user of the automation system.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 4, 2015Publication date: December 8, 2016Inventors: Sakthi Prakash MARAKKANNU, Vibgy JOSEPH, Balaji Bhathey SIVAKUMAR -
Publication number: 20160357182Abstract: An aircraft planning control system and method. According to one embodiment, a flight management computer and remote server system are communicably coupled to a plurality of sensors, the plurality of sensors recording data associated with an aircraft in operation. The data is used by the remote server system and flight management computer to generate real-time performance data for the aircraft, and to optimize a speed schedule for the aircraft.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 6, 2016Publication date: December 8, 2016Inventor: Peter Ireland
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Publication number: 20160357183Abstract: Remote provision of a drone resource is disclosed. A user equipment (UE) can generate a request for drone resources that can be employed to find an appropriate drone from a set of drones. The drone can be automatically provisioned to allow access to the drone resource in accord with the request. The set of drones can comprise different tiers of drones. A response can be generated indicating the state of provisioning a drone in accord with the request. The user equipment can make the request available to a drone allocation component via a communication framework that can comprise a wireless interface. Provisioning of the drone can similarly be accomplished via the communication framework. As such, the set of drones can be distributed and can be provisioned from a UE located remotely from the drone allocation component and/or the drones comprising the set of drones.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2015Publication date: December 8, 2016Inventor: Venson Shaw
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Publication number: 20160357184Abstract: A self-propelled device can establish a communication link with a controller device that is operable by a user to remotely control the self-propelled device. The self-propelled device can further receive, over the communication link, a computer code package from the controller device, and execute the computer code package to perform one or more processing operations performed by the controller device.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 19, 2016Publication date: December 8, 2016Inventors: Fabrizio Polo, Hunter James Lang
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Publication number: 20160357185Abstract: A system for automated operation of a host-vehicle includes a sensor, a data-source, and a controller. The sensor is installed in a host-vehicle. The sensor is operable to determine a state-of-awareness of an operator of the host-vehicle. The data-source provides route-data used for automated operation of the host-vehicle. The route-data includes a map and a control-rule for navigating the map. The controller is in communication with the sensor and the data-source. The controller is configured to operate the host-vehicle during automated operation of the host-vehicle in accordance with the route-data. The controller is also configured to modify the control-rule based on the state-of-awareness of the operator.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 4, 2015Publication date: December 8, 2016Inventors: MICHAEL H. LAUR, INDU VIJAYAN, SERGE LAMBERMONT, LUDONG SUN, RYAN S. MIDDLETON
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Publication number: 20160357186Abstract: The invention relates to an activation system for a vehicle comprising a steering wheel (20) and a semi-autonomous or an autonomous control system. The activation system comprises at least one imaging means (12), such as a camera, having a field of view encompassing at least a substantial portion of the steering wheel arranged to collect, in use, a first image data set representing a raw image of a subject within said field of view. A control module is also provided for processing said first image data and for making a determination as to whether a driver currently has both of their hands on the steering wheel or not. In response to making said determination, the activation system is configured and/or arranged to trigger a semi-autonomous or an autonomous control system.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 17, 2015Publication date: December 8, 2016Inventor: Eduardo DIAS
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Publication number: 20160357187Abstract: A smart vehicle can be operated by generating a 3D model of a sensor's field of view; receiving information from neighboring vehicles to compensate for blindspots in the sensor's field of view and in a driver's field of view; receiving traffic information, weather information; adjusting one or more characteristics of the plurality of 3D models based on the received traffic and weather information and blindspot information; aggregating the plurality of 3D models to generate a comprehensive 3D model; and combining the comprehensive 3D model with detailed map information; and using the combined comprehensive 3D model with detailed map information to maneuver the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2015Publication date: December 8, 2016Inventor: ARAFAT M.A. ANSARI
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Publication number: 20160357188Abstract: A smart vehicle can be operated by generating a 3D model of a sensor's field of view; receiving information from neighboring vehicles to compensate for blindspots in the sensor's field of view and in a driver's field of view; receiving traffic information, weather information; adjusting one or more characteristics of the plurality of 3D models based on the received traffic and weather information and blindspot information; aggregating the plurality of 3D models to generate a comprehensive 3D model; and combining the comprehensive 3D model with detailed map information; and using the combined comprehensive 3D model with detailed map information to maneuver the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2015Publication date: December 8, 2016Inventor: Arafat M.A. ANSARI
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Publication number: 20160357189Abstract: An apparatus for determining the location and state of an object in an environment is disclosed. Three or more light-emitting beacons are located in the environment, and each beacon transmits a light pattern that contains information needed to identify the beacon. An optical receiver is attached to the object whose location needs to be determined. The optical receiver comprising one or more cameras images the beacons, and identifies the apparent direction from which the beacon is coming based on the pixel or pixels illuminated by the beacon. The optical receiver also decodes the light pattern transmitted by each beacon to identify it. Finally, based on knowledge of the locations of the beacons in the environment and based on the apparent directions from which the beacons appear to be coming, the optical receiver determines its location, and thus the location of the object.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2016Publication date: December 8, 2016Inventors: Geoffrey Louis Barrows, Gregory Brill, Craig William Neely
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Publication number: 20160357190Abstract: An autonomous transport vehicle for transporting items in a storage and retrieval system is provided. The autonomous transport vehicle includes at least two drive wheels and a controller, where each drive wheel is independently driven and a drive wheel encoder is disposed adjacent each drive wheel. The controller, in communication with the drive wheel encoders, is configured to determine a kinematic state of the autonomous transport vehicle within the storage and retrieval system based on incremental data from the drive wheel encoders only and independent of drive wheel slippage.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 22, 2016Publication date: December 8, 2016Inventors: Robert Sullivan, Forrest Buzan, Stephen C. Toebes, Andrew Eccles
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Publication number: 20160357191Abstract: A gust compensation system is configured to adaptively reduce gust loads exerted into an aircraft. The gust compensation system may include a first sensor proximate to a front of the aircraft. The first sensor is configured to output a first signal. A second sensor may be distally located from the front of the aircraft. The second sensor is configured to output a second signal. A gust signal sub-system is configured to receive the first and second signals and generate a gust signal based on analysis of the first and second signals. The gust signal sub-system outputs the gust signal and may modify a load parameter signal in response to the gust signal exceeding a load alleviation threshold.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 4, 2015Publication date: December 8, 2016Applicant: THE BOEING COMPANYInventors: Khaled Abdel-Motagaly, Rafael E. Caicedo, Christopher D. Dallara, Alexander C. Ho, Kioumars Najmabadi, Tze L. Siu, Paul C. Strefling, Hisako Yamashiro
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Publication number: 20160357192Abstract: A method and apparatus for autonomously managing operation of an unmanned aerial vehicle. Sensor data is received by a computer system located onboard the unmanned aerial vehicle. The sensor data is processed by the computer system to generate information of interest related to at least one target, while the unmanned aerial vehicle is out of a communications range of a control station. A number of actions to be performed is identified by the computer system based on the information of interest related to the at least one target, while the unmanned aerial vehicle is out of the communications range of the control station.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2015Publication date: December 8, 2016Inventors: James Statelar McGrew, John Lyle Vian
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Publication number: 20160357193Abstract: A mobile positional constellation system determines a mobile device's relative position using a plurality of UWB transceivers affixed to a platform. The platform, which itself can be mobile, includes a plurality of UWB transceivers and a trilateration module. The mobile device, which can also have one or more UWB transceivers, exchanges one or more signals with the platform to determine a relative position with respect to the platform through trilateration. With an established relative position established behavior of the mobile device can be augmented. The synchronous capability of UWB signals provides a user with direct control of a mobile device in austere conditions including those in which GPS is denied.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2016Publication date: December 8, 2016Applicant: 5D Robotics, Inc.Inventors: David Bruemmer, Josh Senna, Akshay Kumar Jain
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Publication number: 20160357194Abstract: In some embodiments, an inverter system may include a plurality of inverters. In some embodiments, a method of controlling the plurality of inverters may include one inverter among the plurality of inverters set as a communication master to control other inverters set as communication slaves, may include the steps of generating a communication master signal in the communication master to transmit to the communication slaves, may verify whether or not the communication master signal is designated to be received by the communication slaves when the communication slaves receive the communication master signal, and may transmit a response signal with respect to the communication master signal to the inverters of the inverter system according to the verification result.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2016Publication date: December 8, 2016Inventors: Jeong-Yun CHEONG, Jong-Wook JEON
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Publication number: 20160357195Abstract: Some embodiments may include a water supply system for supplying water based on a predetermined planned daily supply amount of water. While the worries supplied, it may be determined whether a second time has reached after a predetermined time passed from a first time. When it is determined that the second time has reached, an accumulated amount of the supplied water may be measured. A difference between the measured accumulated amount of the supplied water and the planned daily supply amount of water may be calculated. The planned daily supply amount of water may be corrected by adding the calculated difference to the planned daily supply amount of water after the second time. Water may be supplied based on the corrected planned daily supply amount of water.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2016Publication date: December 8, 2016Inventor: Min-Gu KANG
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Publication number: 20160357196Abstract: A colorimeter, webcam, camera, spectrophotometer, scanner or other instrument measures the color composition and conditions and texture of a person's body part or presented beauty product and an individual custom formulation is produced. A presented beauty product may include foundation, concealer, tinted moisturizer, primer, skin care products, blush, nail polish, hair dye, lipstick, lip gloss, mascara, eye liner and eye shadow. The produced custom formulation may comprise foundation, concealer, tinted moisturizer, primer, skin care products, blush, nail polish, hair dye, lipstick, lip gloss, mascara, eye liner, eye shadow or other consumer products. A computer system 301 includes a processor 501 and a non-transitory, computer readable medium 500 containing machine readable instructions that accept data from a colorimeter 300 or like instrument and uses a main executable program 502 and a subroutine 504 for color analysis.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 15, 2016Publication date: December 8, 2016Applicant: L'OrealInventor: Larry Y. Igarashi
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Publication number: 20160357197Abstract: Pressure balancing apparatuses and methods disclosed here include embodiments with a waterproof enclosure having walls surrounding an interior chamber, a mounting interface mounted to the enclosure with a port to an outside, and a balancing module, connected to the mounting interface, the balancing module including, a balancing module housing, a valve actuator member inside the balancing module housing, with a receptacle for a pressure source. In certain embodiments the valve actuator member is configured to move in response to changes in differential pressure between a pressure in the enclosure chamber and pressure from the outside, and a module valve, inside the balancing module housing, connected to the valve actuator member, and fluidically separating the enclosure chamber from the port to the outside, wherein the module valve is configured to open and close in response to the movement of the valve actuator member.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 9, 2016Publication date: December 8, 2016Inventors: James PENA, Michael Berumen, Wai Man Victor Tsui
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Publication number: 20160357198Abstract: The present invention relates to a pressure-reducing valve (1) having a valve housing (2), in the housing interior of which is provided a valve carrier (4) which has at least one through-flow channel (5), and having a pot-shaped valve body (3) which is guided displaceably from an open position into a closed position in opposition to a restoring force, in which closed position the valve body (3) abuts by way of the circumferential edge (6) of its pot shape in such a manner against a valve seat (7), which is provided on the valve carrier (4), that the valve body (3) closes at least one channel opening (8) of the at least one through-flow channel (5).Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2015Publication date: December 8, 2016Applicant: Neoperl GmbHInventor: Martin Fangmeier
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Publication number: 20160357199Abstract: An HVAC register engages an exhaust end of an air duct exhausting, into a space, conditioned air at a flow rate, and includes a frame member; at least one damper pivotal between an open, closed, and an intermediate state; an actuator having a control arm that moves the damper between states; a controller that signals the actuator to move the control arm; and a user interface that receives temperature data from a user. Such a register can operate in a manual and/or automatic mode. A multiple HVAC register system can include a plurality of HVAC registers communicatively connected together.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2015Publication date: December 8, 2016Inventor: KENNY LOFLAND MATLOCK
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Publication number: 20160357200Abstract: When a solid product of a target component is obtained by heating a container in which a solution containing a target component is housed with a heater and evaporating the solvent in the solution, the amount of heating by the heater is controlled based on the detection results of the temperature of the container detected by a temperature detection part so that the temperature of the container approaches a target temperature. At least one of a starting timing T2 and an ending timing T4 is then discriminated based on the amount of heating by the heater. Since the amount of heating by the heater varies while being sensitively affected by the vaporization heat generated when the solvent evaporates, the starting timing T2 or the ending timing T4 can be accurately discriminated by using the amount of heating by the heater as a discrimination criterion.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2015Publication date: December 8, 2016Applicant: SHIMADZU CORPORATIONInventor: Michiaki OWA