Abstract: In some embodiments, Satellite Positioning System (SPS) time information associated with at least one SPS may be maintained at a UE, which may also receive time information from a Wireless Wide Area Network (WWAN). In some embodiments, the UE may determine a corrected SPS time information for a first time based, in part, on the received WWAN time information, where the corrected SPS time information corrects the SPS time information associated with the at least one SPS maintained at the UE. The UE may initiate transmission of SPS timing assistance information to an associated device over a Wireless Personal Area Network (WPAN), wherein the SPS timing assistance information comprises the corrected SPS time information for the first time.

Abstract: According to some embodiments of the present invention there is provided a method for detecting locations of navigation interfering devices. The method comprises an action of receiving multiple navigation signal parameter datasets, each from one of multiple satellite signal receivers. The method comprises an action of detecting one or more interference event data according to an interference analysis of at least some of the datasets. The method comprises an action of updating a probability value for each of multiple suspected navigation interference device locations, by a location analysis of the interference event data, where each of the probability values is indicative of a likelihood that the interference event data originates from some of the suspected navigation interference device locations. The method comprises an action of selecting a subset of the suspected navigation interference device locations according to the probability values and outputting the subset.

Abstract: A device and method for tracking satellites and handing off from one satellite to another includes a linear phased array antenna capable of generating and receiving a radio signal beam and electronically pointing the beam, a first motor for tilting the antenna to mechanically point a radio signal beam generated with the antenna, a second motor for spinning or rotating the antenna to mechanically point the beam, and a controller for controlling the electronic and the mechanical pointing of the beam. The directions of the electronic and mechanical pointing of the beam is performed by selecting a certain angular profile for the second motor from the start point to the end point of the path and calculating a path of a satellite to be tracked from a start point to an end point.

Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including a satellite positioning unit, an environment information acquiring unit, a reception information acquiring unit and an operation condition setting unit. The satellite positioning unit performs positioning based on a positioning signal received from a positioning satellite. The environment information acquiring unit acquires environment information unique to a current location. The reception information acquiring unit acquires reception information indicating a state of the positioning signal at the current location based on the environment information The operation condition setting unit sets an operation condition of the satellite positioning unit based on the reception information.

Abstract: A navigation module for providing a real-time INS/GNSS navigation solution for a moving object comprising a receiver for receiving absolute navigational information from an external source and an assembly of self-container sensors for generating navigational information. The module also contains a processor coupled to receive the output information from the receiver and sensor assembly, and integrate the output information in real-time to produce an overall navigation solution. The overall navigation solution will contain a main navigation solution task, and at least one other task, where the other task is used to enhance the overall navigation solution.

Abstract: Various different techniques are used to determine a location of a device, including 3-dimensional (3D) mapping techniques as well as one or more of Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) techniques, wireless signal detection techniques, and inertial sensor techniques. The locations determined by these various techniques are combined to determine the location of the device and/or user of the device. In addition to the location of the device, an orientation or direction of view of the device and/or user of the device can optionally be determined as well.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an array substrate for an X-ray detector and an X-ray detector including the same. The array substrate is defined as an active area and a pad area, wherein the pad area comprises a plurality of test areas comprising a first test pattern and a second test pattern, the first test pattern comprises a first gate electrode on a substrate, a first active layer on the first gate electrode, a first source/drain electrode on the first active layer, and a first data line on the first source/drain electrode, and the second test pattern comprises a first lower electrode on the substrate, a first photoconductive layer on the first lower electrode, and a first upper electrode on the first photoconductive layer, thereby measuring the characteristic of each of a transistor and an optical detector with high accuracy.

Abstract: A system for detecting radiation using computing devices.

Abstract: By acquiring the neutron ray wave height distribution of the neutron rays and the gamma ray wave height distribution of only the gamma rays included in the radiant rays, how much gamma rays are detected as noise can be ascertained in a case where a certain determination threshold value Qth is set. That is, a relationship between the determination threshold value Qth and detection accuracy can be ascertained. Since the distributions are acquired on the basis of two measurements in a case where a filter that cuts the neutron rays N is used and in a case where the filter is not used, the relationship between the determination threshold value Qth and the detection accuracy can be accurately ascertained. Therefore, a determination threshold value adjusting unit can adjust a suitable determination threshold value Qth in conformity with demanded detection accuracy on the basis of the distributions.

Abstract: A method, including: growing, with a computer, an adaptive structure-oriented operator from a central computation location within seismic data using at least one of dip lateral variations, strike lateral variations, dip vertical variations, or strike vertical variations.

Abstract: A group of techniques can be used to determine if components of a seismic spread have deviated from a planned path during a coil or other curved and substantially circular acquisition pattern. In one aspect, and in general, the presently disclosed techniques include a computer-readable program storage medium for determining the deviation of spread array element from a planned curved path during a towed-array marine seismic survey. The method comprises: determining a nominal position of the spread array element at a given point in the planned curved path; determining the actual position of the spread array element; and performing an error analysis predicated on the nominal and actual positions.

Abstract: The present invention provides a proximity switch, which can detect whether a detected object containing multiple metals exists in a specific range. The induction type proximity switch includes: an oscillation switch of which the amplitude is attenuated due to the proximity of the detected object containing metal, so as to detect the excessive proximity of the detected object; a detection circuit for detecting the amplitude of a high frequency generated by the oscillation of the oscillation circuit; an operation and comparison part for comparing the detected amplitude of the high frequency with the threshold set for the amplitude, i.e., a boundary as the excessive proximity, and outputting a detection signal of the excessive proximity when the detected amplitude is under the threshold; and a threshold setting part, for selecting a threshold corresponding to a designated metal type according to the designation on the metal type from the outside.

Abstract: Magnetic locators for detection of buried objects, such as buried utilities of conductive materials, are disclosed. Outputs provided from two or more magnetic sensors, such as three three-axis magnetic sensors, as well as optionally from other sensors, such as accelerometers and gyroscopic sensors, may be used to determine magnetic field distortion and provide output information corresponding to the detected objects based on the sensor outputs.

Abstract: A borehole resistivity instrument for use in a borehole drilled within a geologic formation includes an emitting electrode and an imaging electrode. The borehole resistivity instrument also includes a current isolator positioned between the emitting electrode and the imaging electrode. The current isolator prevents a substantial portion of the electric current emitted from the emitting electrode from passing to the imaging electrode through the borehole.

Abstract: A method of creating a synthetic aperture. The method may comprise identifying a static configuration, inputting the static configuration into a dynamic controller, configuring a transmitter with the dynamic controller, and configuring a receiver with the dynamic controller. The method may further comprise inputting operational variables and environmental variables into a dynamic configuration, inputting the dynamic configuration into the dynamic controller, and re-configuring the transmitter and the receiver with the dynamic controller.

Abstract: Nuclear magnetic resonance apparatuses and methods for estimating properties of an earth formation are provided. An apparatus includes a carrier configured to be deployed in a borehole, at least one transmitting assembly configured to generate an oscillating magnetic field in a volume of interest within the earth formation, at least one receiving assembly configured to detect a nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) signal originating in the volume of interest; and a magnet assembly configured to generate a static magnetic field in the formation from a primary side of the magnet assembly. The magnet assembly includes an array of longitudinally elongated magnets having a rotating pattern of magnetic orientations, the array configured to generate the static magnetic field in the volume of interest, and the static magnetic field strength is higher at the primary side than the field strength at a side of the magnet assembly that is opposite the primary side.

Abstract: NMR properties of earth formations are determined using a logging device movable in a borehole. The logging device includes a magnet assembly to generate a static magnetic field and an antenna expandable from the surface of the magnet assembly into the borehole toward the borehole wall to increase the magnetic dipole moment of the antenna. The logging device can be lowered or raised through a drill pipe with the magnet assembly being configured to generate no magnetic field while the device is conveyed within the drill pipe. The logging device may also include a side-looking sensor to acquire fast relaxation component of the NMR signals.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a vehicle inspection system, comprising: an inspection passage; a vehicle dragging system arranged in the inspection passage, wherein the vehicle dragging system comprises a first dragging means and a second dragging means, which are sequentially arranged along a vehicle dragging direction, and in the vehicle dragging direction, the first dragging means is arranged at the upstream of the second dragging means, and a separating section is arranged between the first dragging means and the second dragging means, so that the first dragging means and the second dragging means are separated by a preset distance in the vehicle dragging direction; and a radiographic inspection system, wherein at least a part of paths of the beams of the radiographic inspection system passes through the separating section between the first dragging means and the second dragging means.

Abstract: A mobile inspection system comprises: a stand; a ray source mounted to the stand and configured to generate a ray; a substantially inverted L-shaped detector beam comprising a horizontal detector beam portion and an upright detector beam portion connected to one end of the horizontal detector beam portion; a plurality of detectors configured to receive the ray emitted from the ray source, the plurality of detectors being disposed to at least one of the horizontal detector beam portion and the upright detector beam portion; and a drive device disposed to the stand, connected with the other end of the horizontal detector beam portion, and configured to drive the detector beam to rotate around an upright axis, wherein the ray source and the detector beam rotate synchronously.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide techniques and configurations for an apparatus to reduce sensor power consumption, in particular, through predictive data measurements by one or more sensors. In one instance, the apparatus may include one or more sensors and a sensor management module coupled with the sensors and configured to cause the sensors to initiate measurements of data indicative of a process in a first data measurement mode, determine a pattern of events comprising the process based on a portion of the measurements collected by the sensors in the first data measurement mode over a time period, and initiate measurements of the data by the one or more sensors in a second data measurement mode. The second data measurement mode may be based on the pattern of events comprising the process. The pattern may indicate a prediction of appearance of events in the process. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.

Abstract: Portable locators for detecting a buried object based on sensing electromagnetic emissions therefrom is disclosed. A portable locator may include a magnetic field sensor array and associated processing circuitry as well as a camera and image or video processing circuitry to process images or video received from the camera.

Abstract: A method of calibration transfer for a testing instrument includes: collecting a first sample; generating a standard response of a first instrument based, at least in part, on the first sample; and performing instrument standardization of a second instrument based, at least in part, on the standard response of the first instrument. Data corresponding to a second sample is then obtained using the second instrument and a component of the second sample is identified based, at least in part, on a calibration model.

Abstract: A method for geomechanical and rock physics modeling of a geologic volume of interest may include solving for the elastostatic boundary value problems using a finite-difference method which applies the Virial Theorem.

Abstract: Systems and methods for correlating gas condensates and wet gases in unconventional shale plays based on an equation of state using a condensate gas-ratio, a separator pressure and a separator temperature.

Abstract: A method of producing an optical component includes a transfer step of sandwiching a molding material layer of a molding material between a thin glass plate and a mold and transferring an indented pattern on the mold to the molding material layer to form a patterned indented layer on the thin glass plate, and a separation step of separating the mold from the patterned indented layer. During the transfer step, a reinforcing plate is removably attached to the thin glass plate.

Abstract: The invention provides a hydrophilized carbosiloxane vinylic monomer which comprises (1) a poly(carbosiloxane) segment, (2) one sole ethylenically unsaturated group, and (3) at least one terminal or pendant group which is a hydrophilic group or hydrophilic polymer chain. The present invention is also related to a polymer, an actinically-crosslinkable silicone-containing prepolymer, a silicone hydrogel polymeric material, or a silicone hydrogel contact lens, which comprises monomeric units derived from a hydrophilized carbosiloxane vinylic monomer of the invention.

Abstract: There is provided a method of manufacturing a specific antireflection article, the method including: applying, on the substrate, an antireflection layer-forming composition containing: specific binders, specific metal oxide particles, a metal chelate catalyst, and a solvent to dispose a first particle group composed of metal oxide particles which form a convex portion having an unevenness shape, and a second particle group composed of metal oxide particles between the first particle group and the substrate; volatilizing and drying the solvent; and heating and curing the binder (a) and the binder (b) after the volatilizing and drying of the solvent.

Abstract: An LCD device is disclosed, which may include display panel and a hard coating layer on the display panel from a photo curable resin composition that includes a fluorinated polymer, wherein the fluorinated polymer is included into the photo curable resin composition by about 15 to about 35 wt %.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method of applying an anti-reflective coating to an optical surface of a mold. In one embodiment, the method includes the steps of providing a lens mold having an optical surface; forming a layer of a super hydrophobic material over the optical surface, where the super hydrophobic material contains an amount of dipodal silane that is a relative percentage of the super hydrophobic material; forming an anti-reflective coating layered structure over the layer of the super hydrophobic material; and forming a layer of a coupling agent deposited with a monolayer thickness to the anti-reflective coating layered structure using vapor deposition under aprotic conditions or by dip coating or spin coating using a solution of a coupling agent in an aprotic solvent.

Abstract: A prism group, configured to cover a portion of a visible area and a portion of a non-visible area of a display module, includes a first prism and a second prism. The first prism disposed on the visible area includes a main body and a platform. The main body has a first light incident surface, a first light emitting surface and a first inclined surface. The first light incident surface faces to the visible area. The first light emitting surface is nearby the non-visible area and connected to the first light incident surface. The first inclined surface is connected between the first light incident surface and the first light emitting surface. The platform is opposite to the non-visible area and connected to the first light emitting surface. The second prism is disposed between the non-visible area and the platform. A display device having the prism group is also provided.

Abstract: A method of marking prismatic retroreflective sheeting includes providing prismatic retroreflective sheeting having a front side and a back side, the back side having prismatic features and directing a radiation source at the back side of the prismatic retroreflective sheeting and irradiating a plurality of the prismatic features. The radiation forms a mark in the prismatic retroreflective sheeting.

Abstract: A near-infrared cut filter of which a transmittance satisfies the conditions (A) and (B), and a solid-state image pickup device including the filter are provided.

Abstract: There is provided a near-infrared cut filter which has a visible light transmitting property and a near-infrared shielding property both at high levels by that its transmission spectrum has a steep inclination in the vicinity of the boundary between the visible light and the near-infrared, and which can also be sufficiently reduced in size and thickness. The near-infrared cut filter has a near-infrared absorbing layer which contains a near-infrared absorbing dye containing at least one dye in which a condensed ring structure containing at least a benzene ring and a ring having nitrogen atom is bonded to both sides of a squarylium skeleton and which have a carboxylic acid amide structure at a second position of the benzene ring (where the carboxylic acid has a substituent having 5 to 25 having one or more branches), and a transparent resin with a refractive index of 1.45 or more.

Abstract: Provided are light source module and backlight unit. A wire grid polarizer including a substrate, and a plurality of conductive wire patterns configured to be formed parallel to one another on the substrate, wherein each of the conductive wire patterns includes a first conductive wire pattern, an insulating layer and a second conductive wire pattern and the first and second conductive wire patterns are electrically insulated from each other and have different shapes.

Abstract: A directional backlight has a directional backplane that has a plurality of directional pixels configured to scatter a plurality of input planar lightbeams into a plurality of directional lightbeams. Each directional lightbeam has a direction and angular spread controlled by characteristics of a directional pixel in the plurality of directional pixels. A modulation layer having a plurality of modulators configured to modulate the plurality of directional lightbeams. The directional backlight is configured to generate a 3D image with multiple views by specifying the characteristics of the directional pixels in the directional backplane.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a viewing angle switchable back light unit wherein a general mode and a privacy mode in a liquid crystal display can be selected. A thin film type back light unit includes a light guide film, a light radiator, a first light source, and a light collimator. The light guide film includes a light entering part at one side, a light guiding part extending from the one side to an opposite side of the one side, and a light radiating part on one plane surface. The light radiator is on the light radiating part. The first light source faces the light entering part. The light collimator is on the light entering part facing the first light source. The light collimator receives an expanding light from the first light source, converts the expanding light into collimated light, and provides the collimated light to the light entering part.

Abstract: A planar illumination apparatus according to an embodiment includes a plurality of light sources, a light guide plate, a wiring substrate, a light diffusion sheet, a fixing member and an optical sheet. The light guide plate has a light entrance end surface and two main surfaces and emits, from at least one of the two main surfaces, the light entering the light entrance end surface. The wiring substrate extends so as to cover the light entrance end surface. The light diffusion sheet is arranged in a direction perpendicular to the main surfaces, one end portion of the light diffusion sheet running on the wiring substrate. The fixing member is arranged to cover the light diffusion sheet. The optical sheet is arranged between the light diffusion sheet and the fixing member. The light diffusion sheet includes a notch formed from the one end portion.

Abstract: To provide a glass plate excellent in the internal transmittance of light rays in the visible region. A glass plate consisting of multicomponent oxide glass, which has an effective optical path length of from 25 to 200 cm, a thickness of from 0.5 to 10 mm, and an average internal transmittance in the visible region of at least 80% and a chromaticity Y of tristimulus values in the XYZ colorimetric system as defined in JIS Z8701 (Appendix) of at least 90%, under the effective optical path length.

Abstract: This invention relates to a light guide plate and a backlight unit including the same, and more particularly to a light guide plate, which is configured such that a surface layer having desired optical properties and hardness is provided in the form of a thin film on one surface of a substrate layer having excellent optical properties and exhibiting dimensional stability regardless of an external environment, thus manifesting superior processability and scratch resistance and minimizing luminance degradation, and to a backlight unit including the same.

Abstract: An image display module includes a light emitting device including a nitride semiconductor light-emitting element, as a light source, having an emission peak wavelength in a wavelength range of 240 nm to 560 nm, an Mn4+-activated red fluorescent material having a maximum excitation wavelength in the wavelength range, an emission peak wavelength of 610 nm to 670 nm, and a half bandwidth of the emission spectrum of 30 nm or less, and a green fluorescent material having an emission peak wavelength in a wavelength range of 510 nm to 550 nm; and a color filter having a blue pixel wherein the difference between the maximum and the minimum value of transmittance at a wavelength range of 420 nm to 460 nm of the spectral transmittance curve is 4% or less.

Abstract: According to an aspect, a display device includes: a display unit; a light source device that irradiates the display unit with light, and that includes a plurality of luminous bodies; at least one power reception unit that receives power for the light source device; and at least one power transmission unit that wirelessly transmits power to the power reception unit.

Abstract: A backlight module includes a mold frame, a light guide board, an optic film, a light source, and a heat dissipative sheet. The light guide board has a light incident surface and a light exit surface that is arranged adjacent to the light incident surface. The light source is arranged opposite to the light incident surface of the light guide board. The optic film is attached to the light exit surface. The light source and the light guide board are mounted inside the mold frame. The light source is fixed by a double-sided adhesive tape to the mold frame. The heat dissipative sheet is attached to a surface of the double-sided adhesive tape that is opposite to the mold frame and a projection of the light source is cast to the heat dissipative sheet. A liquid crystal panel and a display screen are also provided.

Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display panel displaying an image by using light, light source units arranged in a first direction to generate the light, a light guide plate which guides the light to the display panel, a first fixing member fixing a predetermined area of an upper portion of each of the plurality of light source units to a first area of one side surface of the light guide plate adjacent to a top surface of the light guide plate in a second direction crossing the first direction, and a second fixing member fixing a predetermined area of a lower portion of each of the plurality of light source units to a second area of the one side surface of the light guide plate adjacent to a bottom surface of the light guide plate in the second direction where each of the first and second fixing members includes a light reflection material.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are optical waveguide fibers comprising: (I) a core comprising an outer radius r1, a maximum refractive index delta percent ?1max and core alpha, ?, of larger than 5; and (II) a cladding surrounding the core, the cladding comprising: (i) an inner cladding region having outer radius r2 and refractive index delta percent ?2, wherein ?1max>?2; (ii) a trench region surrounding the inner cladding region, the trench region having an outer radius, r3 where r3?10 microns and refractive index delta percent ?3; and (iii) an outer cladding region having chlorine concentration of ?1.2 wt. % surrounding the trench region and comprising refractive index delta percent ?4, wherein ?1max>?4 and ?2>?3, and ?4>?3 and wherein the difference between ?4 and ?3 is ?0.12 percent.

Abstract: Provided are a practical rib type optical waveguide in which polarization dependence and wavelength dependence and the like are small and an optical multiplexer/demultiplexer using the same. An optical waveguide type optical multiplexer/demultiplexer of the present invention includes a substrate, M input optical waveguides and N output optical waveguides including a single mode rib type optical waveguide, multi-mode optical interference regions including a rib type optical waveguide, and reversible tapered regions that smoothly connect the input/output optical waveguides to the multi-mode optical interference regions and include M×N rib type optical waveguides, and both side surfaces of the multi-mode optical interference region are respectively formed in a stepped shape.

Abstract: A photonics integrated device for coupling radiation using flood illumination is disclosed. The photonic integrated device comprises an integrated waveguide, a coupler grating at the surface of the device for coupling radiation from said flood illumination towards the integrated waveguide, and a grating for blocking, reflecting or redirecting radiation away from the coupler grating at the surface of the device. The grating for blocking, reflecting or redirecting radiation away from the coupler grating thereby is positioned relative to the coupler grating so as to prevent at least some radiation from said flood illumination, impinging at the grating for blocking, reflecting or redirecting radiation away from the coupler grating and thus impinging at a position of said surface away from the coupling grating, from being reflected within the device towards the coupler grating.

Abstract: A system comprises a first optical component comprising a component body; at least a first waveguide formed in the component body, wherein the first waveguide is substantially mirror-symmetrical in shape relative to a line at or near the center of the first waveguide; and a self-alignment feature configured to assist in optically-coupling the first waveguide with a second waveguide located outside of the component body.

Abstract: A method comprises forming a plateau region and a trench region over a substrate, wherein the trench region comprises a slope and a flat bottom, depositing a reflecting layer over the flat bottom and a portion of the slope, depositing a first adhesion promoter layer over the reflecting layer, applying a first curing process to the first adhesion promoter layer, wherein, after the first curing process finishes, the reflecting layer and the first adhesion promoter layer form a first bonding interface, depositing a bottom cladding layer deposited over the first adhesion promoter layer, applying a second curing process to the bottom cladding layer to form a second bonding interface layer, depositing a core layer over the bottom cladding layer and depositing a top cladding layer over the core layer.

Abstract: An apparatus providing a terahertz (THz) wave may comprise at least one THz wave generator each of which generates a THz wave; at least one first phase adjuster adjusting a phase of the generated THz wave; at least one waveguide part receiving and combining the at least one phase-adjusted THz wave radiated from the at least one first phase adjuster, and guiding the combined THz wave; at least one second phase adjuster adjusting a phase of the combined THz wave from the at least one waveguide part, which is connected to the at least one waveguide part or disposed in a portion of the at least one waveguide part; and an output module outputting the THz wave guided from the at least one waveguide part.

Abstract: A disclosed optical device includes a first waveguide disposed between a branching portion and a multiplexing portion on a semiconductor substrate, and a second waveguide disposed between the branching portion and the multiplexing portion, the second waveguide being longer than the first waveguide. In the optical device, an optical confinement effect of the first waveguide is greater than an optical confinement effect of the second waveguide, the first waveguide has a curvature with a first curvature radius (Rs), the second waveguide has a curvature with a second curvature radius (Rl), and the first curvature radius is smaller than the second curvature radius.