Abstract: A robot system includes a robot including an arm, a control section configured to control operation of the robot, a gripping section coupled to the arm and configured to grip a cable, at one end of which a connector is provided, and a detecting section configured to detect contact of the gripping section and the connector. The control section causes the gripping section to perform first gripping for gripping the cable to restrict movement of the cable in a thickness direction of the cable, moves the gripping section toward the connector in a state in which the first gripping is performed, stops the movement of the gripping section based on a detection result of the detecting section, and causes the gripping section to perform second gripping for gripping the connector.

Abstract: An electronic-element mounting package includes a wiring substrate having a first surface and a wiring pattern thereon; a base having a second surface and a through hole whose opening is on the second surface; a signal line penetrating the through hole and having a first end exposed from an opening of the through hole; and an insulating member between an inner surface of the through hole and the signal line and has an end portion and a main portion. The end portion has an end surface on a side of the opening of the through hole, and the main portion is farther from the opening of the through hole than the end portion. The electronic-element mounting package also has a conductive joining material with which the wiring pattern and the first end are joined. Permittivity of the end portion is larger than permittivity of the main portion.

Abstract: A modular communications plug is disclosed having a simplified design that allows for more efficient termination of a cable into the plug. The plug includes modular components that are applicable to different applications.

Abstract: An imaging unit, a control parameter generation unit, a control unit, and a drive unit are provided. The imaging unit captures an image including two objects. The control parameter generation unit feeds information of the captured image including the two objects into an input layer of a neural network, and outputs a position control amount for controlling the positional relation of between the two objects as an output layer of the neural network. The control unit controls current or voltage to control the positional relation between the two objects by using the outputted position control amount. The drive unit changes a position of one of the two objects by using the current or the voltage. Here, the control parameter generation unit selects the neural network from a plurality of neural networks. Therefore, even if there are differences between objects or errors in the positional relationship between the two objects, alignment can be performed more accurately.

Abstract: An information handling system (IHS) includes a battery management unit (BMU) and an embedded controller (EC). The EC is operable for detecting a trigger for monitoring power consumption in light of a first condition, capturing a state of the IHS, writing data representing the state to a power profile log, annotating the log with an identifier of a point at which logging associated with the first condition begins, obtaining, from the BMU, power data representing an amount of current flowing from or charge delivered by a battery, writing at least some power data to the log, detecting a trigger for ending monitoring associated with the first condition, annotating the log with an identifier of a point at which logging associated with the first condition ends, and generating, dependent on the annotations of the identifiers in the log, a power profile report indicating power consumption associated with the first condition.

Abstract: The computer system responds to a first trigger event to enter a partial off state in which a boot cycle is required to return to a working state. A device plugged into a serial bus port can be charged in the partial off state. A configuration register or runtime environment controls whether the computer system enters the partial off state in response to a trigger event. The computer system stays in the partial off state until another trigger event returns the computer system to the working state. In some implementations, the computer system leaves the partial off state and enters the shutdown state after an unplug event, a predetermined amount of time after an unplug event, a predetermined amount of time after entering the partial off state, a predetermined amount of time after charging of a device is complete, or any combination of such events.

Abstract: A graphics processing unit is operable to execute graphics processing programs comprising sequences of instructions to perform graphics processing operations. The graphics processing unit includes execution processing circuitry operable to execute instructions to perform graphics processing operations and instruction issuing circuitry operable to issue instructions to be executed to the execution processing circuitry. The graphics processing unit also includes energy management circuitry operable to monitor the energy usage by the execution processing circuitry when executing instructions, determine, based on the monitoring of the energy usage, a permitted energy usage range for the execution processing circuitry when executing instructions for a future time period, and control the issuing of instructions to the execution processing circuitry by the instruction issuing circuitry during the future time period based on the permitted energy usage range determined for the future time period.

Abstract: A power transfer system to facilitate the transfer of electrical power between tree trunk sections of an artificial tree is disclosed. The power transfer system can advantageously enable neighboring tree trunk sections to be electrically connected without the need to rotationally align the tree trunk sections. Power distribution systems can be disposed within the trunk sections. The power distribution systems can comprise a male end, a female end, or both. The male ends can have prongs and the female ends can have voids. The prongs can be inserted into the voids to electrically connect the power distribution systems of neighboring tree trunk sections. In some embodiments, the prongs and voids are designed so that the prongs of one power distribution system can engage the voids of another power distribution system without the need to rotationally align the tree trunk sections.

Abstract: A connection arrangement for connecting an optical component of an optical imaging arrangement to a support unit of a support structure includes: a connecting element unit having a support interface end with support interface section; and a component interface end with a component interface section.

Abstract: A device operation setting apparatus includes a calculator and a determiner. The calculator calculates, based at least in part on a relationship between a setting value regarding operation control of a device and a consumed power of a device, a target value of the consumed power of the device. The determiner determines the setting value to cause that a difference between an actually measured consumed power of the device and the target value of the consumed power of the device calculated by the calculator is within a prescribed range.

Abstract: An OLED display device is disclosed, which comprises: a TFT substrate, comprising a substrate and plural TFT units disposed on the substrate; and an OLED unit electrically connected to one of the plural TFT units. The TFT units respectively comprise: an active layer disposed on the substrate and made of polysilicon; a first insulating layer disposed on the active layer; source and drain electrodes disposed on the first insulating layer; a metal layer disposed on the first insulating layer; and a second insulating layer disposed on the metal layer, wherein the metal layer has plural first protrusions at a top surface thereof, the second insulating layer comprises a first region corresponding to the active layer and a second region corresponding to a region outside the active layer, and a roughness of a top surface of the first region is greater than that of the second region.

Abstract: A plug-in connector that can be manufactured using MID technology, which nevertheless ensures good crosstalk compensation and thus a high data transmission rate has two assembled contact carrier parts with contacts are disposed between these contact carrier parts. A separate, electrically conductive compensation coating may be provided in each contact carrier part, each having a connection surface for producing an electrically conductive connection to an associated contact. Each of the electrically conductive compensation coatings has at least one coupling surface for a targeted capacitive coupling with one or more further contacts. Between each coupling surface and the associated contact, an insulating film or part of an insulating film is provided, which acts as a dielectric and a spacer. By selection of the contacts to be coupled and the capacitance of the coupling, good compensation of undesired crosstalk can thus be achieved in a simple manner.

Abstract: Certain aspects of the disclosure relates to a method for operating an electronic device. A control device detects a Universal Serial Bus (USB) interface being connected to the electronic device, where the USB interface has a plurality of virtual ports. Then the control device receives one or more descriptors through the USB interface, each descriptor corresponding to a function of the electronic device. Then the control device matches each descriptor corresponding to each function with one driver file corresponding to each function, and after the matching is successful, determines a virtual function device corresponding to execution of each function. In response to receiving an operating command for executing one function, the control device sends the operating command to the corresponding virtual function device to the function to be executed through a corresponding driver interface, such that the corresponding virtual function device is operated on the electronic device.

Abstract: Apparatus, systems, and methods provide dynamic power steering that includes determining a sequence of phases of an application in a node. The sequence corresponds to a time interval associated with an energy budget. For each phase, the dynamic power steering includes determining a power scaling comprising a measured response to an increase or decrease in power distributed to a plurality of power domains in the node, and based on the power scaling for each phase, determining a temporal power distribution between the phases in the sequence to satisfy the energy budget.

Abstract: A display device according to one aspect of the present invention includes a plurality of scanning lines (10a) and a plurality of signal lines (11a); a plurality of pixel thin-film transistors; a common scanning interconnect (10b); and a plurality of protective diodes (6) (protective elements). At least a part of a plurality of connecting interconnects that electrically connect the common scanning interconnect with the plurality of protective diodes are constituted by connecting interconnects (11e) on the same layer as the signal lines. The surface area of overlapping parts between a plurality of semiconductor layers of thin-film transistors and the scanning lines and the surface area overlapping parts between the plurality of semiconductor layers and the common scanning interconnect are substantially equal.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for detecting an accessory in an electronic device. A connection of accessory with an interface unit is detected. An analog signal in a predetermined frequency is generated. The generated analog signal is applied to an identification terminal of the interface unit. The applied analog signal is converted to a digital signal and the type of the accessory is identified based on the converted digital signal.

Abstract: A network interface device includes a memory and a processor operable to receive a malicious packet marker, store the malicious packet marker to the memory, monitor network data packets flowing in the network interface device, determine that a packet matches the malicious packet marker, and store log information from the packet to the memory.

Abstract: A surface mount connector includes a pair of electrical contacts spaced from each other a predetermined distance. Each contact includes a substantially flat base portion having upper and lower surfaces, the lower surface being suitable for soldering to a pad or land on a printed circuit board (PCB). Each contact is provided with an integrally-formed conductor-engaging portion extending from a base portion in a direction substantially normal to the base portion. Electrically non-conductive tape is secured to the upper surfaces of the spaced base portions for maintaining the contacts spaced at a set or predetermined distance from each other. The contacts each including member for physically and electrically engaging another insulated conductor so that the connector can physically and electrically engage and secure two separate insulated or clad conductors while maintaining them electrically isolated.

Abstract: A power management system, in one embodiment, determines a thermal status (e.g. a temperature or a calculation of power consumption) of at least a portion of a data processing system, and based on that status, thermal credits are calculated and then used to determine a voltage dithering pattern and a voltage boost pattern.

Abstract: A battery pack includes: a battery unit in which a plurality of battery modules with a plurality of secondary batteries connected in series to each other is connected in parallel to each other so that output current; and a battery management unit. The battery management unit calculates a first allowable current value of each of the plurality of battery modules and calculates second allowable current values of the other battery modules based on the first allowable current value of one battery module from the plurality of battery modules. The battery management unit calculates a value corresponding to the sum of the first allowable current value used as the reference and the respective second current values as an allowable current value when each of the second allowable current values is equal to or smaller than the first allowable current value of the corresponding battery module.

Abstract: Exemplary embodiments of methods and apparatuses to provide a cooling arrangement for a system are described. The system includes a component coupled to a heat sink. A signal associated with a temperature control of the component is asserted. A target temperature of the heat sink is adjusted based on the signal. In one embodiment, a temperature control loop of the heat sink is operated. The temperature of the heat sink may be monitored using one or more sensors placed on the heat sink. An operation of the component, a cooling unit coupled to the heat sink, or both, may be adjusted based on a relationship between the temperature of the heat sink and an adjusted target temperature. Adjusting the target temperature of the heat sink based on the asserted signal increases efficiency of the system while decreasing cooling.

Abstract: A portable information terminal includes a state determination section that determines whether a current state of a screen is in a first state in which a first area in the screen is not touched, or in a second state in which the first area is touched, based on a touch operation and a touch position on the screen, an image generation section that generates an image in which a current touch position image is returned to an initial position when the second state changes to the first state, an update section that updates operation data based on the touch operation and the touch position in the first area when the screen is in the second state, the operation data indicating an operation direction and an operation amount of a moving object in a game space, and a calculation section that performs calculations for moving the moving object based on the operation data.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a terminal apparatus designed as a self-powered device according to the Universal Serial Bus standard, the terminal apparatus including: a battery; a USB port; and a control section configured to allow relevant components of the terminal apparatus to operate on power from the battery upon power-up, the control section further notifying a host device upon connection thereto through the USB port that the terminal apparatus is a bus-powered device, in order to request a current necessary for the relevant components to operate only on the power supplied from the host device to the bus-powered device.

Abstract: A supporting belt for a transport device, such as an elevator system, includes at least one stranded wire made of an electrically conducting material for absorbing the forces absorbed by the supporting belt and an electrically insulating jacket that encloses the wire. In order to determine the state of the wire, the wire can be contacted by a contact element securely and reliably and in an exact manner. To achieve this, the jacket is at least partially removed in the area of an opening of the supporting belt and the wire is at least partially exposed in the area of the opening. The wire thus does not include a jacket substantially perpendicularly to a longitudinal axis formed by a center point of a cross-section of the wire. The wire can be contacted by a contact element without the jacket being pierced.

Abstract: An earphone assembly includes a plug, a switch element; and a USB connector. The USB connector is rotatably assembled to the switch element and electronically connects the plug. The invention further discloses an electronic device including an earphone assembly and a plug seat. The earphone assembly includes a plug, a switch element, and a USB connector. The USB connector is rotatably assembled to the switch element and electronically connects the plug. The plug seat is assembled in the electronic device for receiving the plug.

Abstract: The present invention provides a computer port interface apparatus having a compound swivel. The apparatus comprises: a computer port connecter portion configured for mated coupling with a computer port, a compound swivel portion, and a peripheral portion operatively coupled to the computer port connector portion. The peripheral portion may include an integral peripheral device or a connector for mated coupling with a device. The computer port connector portion and peripheral portion extend at angles from opposing ends of the compound swivel portion. The compound swivel portion comprises two or more swivels in series. Each swivel is operatively coupled to a swivel stop assembly configured to limit relative rotation of the swivel to a predetermined range. Swivelling allows reorientation of the peripheral portion and a device coupled thereto to facilitate operation. Swivel stop assemblies protect portions of the apparatus and/or facilitate operation.

Abstract: A plug arrangement in a machine tool comprises a primary plug part, which is associated with a drive motor, and a secondary plug part. According to the invention the primary and secondary plug parts are assembled to form a common plug part.

Abstract: A method for contactless scanning of a wire fitting wherein the wire fitting is scanned by a first distance sensor and by a second distance sensor. The first distance sensor contactlessly scans the wire fitting, in this case a conductor crimp of a crimp contact, multiple times from below. The second distance sensor contactlessly scans the conductor crimp of the crimp contact from above. From the measurement values with the associated “x”, “y” coordinates, geometrical data of the wire fitting are determined.

Abstract: A method for fastening two substantially coplanar edges without a weld. The method includes: configuring a dovetail feature on a first edge; configuring a complementary dovetail feature receptacle on a second edge to receive the dovetail feature therein; disposing the dovetail feature within the complementary dovetail receptacle; and swaging an interface defined between the dovetail feature in said first edge and said complementary dovetail feature in the second edge to swage mating edges defining the dovetail feature and the dovetail receptacle at at least six swage contact points.

Abstract: An electrical connector element including a first second and a second section. The first section has a general hook shape with a first conductor contact surface on an inward facing surface of the general hook shape. The second section is integrally formed with the first section. The second section has a first side forming a second conductor contact surface and an opposite second side. The second side faces the first conductor contact surface. The second side is sized and shaped to slidably interlock directly with another electrical connector element. The second side has at least one wedging surface.

Abstract: A socket for a double ended probe with a first probe and a second probe includes a hollow pipe member housing the first probe and the second probe, the first probe and the second probe are arranged in an axial direction of the socket, and the socket includes an abutment holding the first probe and the second probe at predetermined positions on an inner side of the hollow pipe member.

Abstract: An electronic interconnection apparatus can include a sacrificial substrate, which can include first trenches and second trenches formed in the sacrificial substrate. The first trenches can be disposed below a surface of the sacrificial substrate, and the second trenches can be disposed below the first trenches. First sidewalls can connect the surface and the first trenches, and the first sidewalls can be angled with respect to the surface and the first trenches. Second sidewalls can connect the first trenches and the second trenches, and the second sidewalls can be angled with respect to the first trenches and the second trenches. Spring contact elements can reside upon the sacrificial substrate. Each of the spring contact elements can have a first portion disposed on the surface, a second portion disposed on one of the first trenches, and a third portion disposed on one of the second trenches.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a system and method which allows a user to renew, expand, or reduce a utility device by changing, adding, or subtracting only the module that needs to be renewed, added, or removed as opposed to replacing the entire device. In one embodiment, the device is constructed in modular format such that the user need only replace the module portion of the device that has expired (or been used) instead of being required to replace the entire device.

Abstract: The present invention is directed at a method of handling a device charging state for a Universal Serial Bus (USB) connected mobile electronic device comprising the steps of sensing a presence of a bus voltage; sensing an enumeration acknowledgement signal between the device and a USB host; and transmitting a signal to instruct the device to enter the device charging state.

Abstract: In a device for dispensing disc shaped objects having a rotating member for moving the disc shaped objects in an annular path, a guide module is constructed to support guide elements that extend into the annular path to urge the disc shaped objects towards the exit of the dispenser. The guide module is mounted on the dispenser for movement to enable adjustment of the position of the guide elements within the annular path to accommodate differently sized disc shaped objects.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for fastening two substantially coplanar edges without a weld is disclosed. The method includes: configuring a dovetail feature on a first edge; configuring a complementary dovetail feature receptacle on a second edge to receive the dovetail feature therein; disposing the dovetail feature within the complementary dovetail receptacle; and swaging an interface defined between the dovetail feature in said first edge and said complementary dovetail feature in the second edge to swage mating edges defining the dovetail feature and the dovetail receptacle at at least six swage contact points. In one embodiment the swaging is with a hollow circle punch.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for fastening two substantially coplanar edges without a weld is disclosed. The method includes: configuring a dovetail feature on a first edge; configuring a complementary dovetail feature receptacle on a second edge to receive the dovetail feature therein; disposing the dovetail feature within the complementary dovetail receptacle; and swaging an interface defined between the dovetail feature in said first edge and said complementary dovetail feature in the second edge to swage mating edges defining the dovetail feature and the dovetail receptacle at at least six swage contact points. In one embodiment the swaging is with a hollow circle punch.

Abstract: A device and method for reducing the risk of a streamer initiated flashover across a high voltage insulator under normal operating voltages. The device includes a support structure adapted to be grounded and mounted in proximity to the high voltage insulator; and space charge producing conductors wound around the support structure and forming coils for producing space charge in a proximity of an insulator to be protected, and inhibiting a formation of positive streamers, each conductor having a diameter not exceeding 0.1 mm for reducing a corona inception voltage of the support structure upon which each conductor is wound, in both dry and wet conditions.

Abstract: A circuit (11) utilizing a serial advanced technology attachment (ATA) interface for transmitting connectivity signals from the serial ATA interface to a controller (10) in order for the controller to determine a status of connectivity of a hard drive disk (HDD) (21) to the serial ATA interface. The circuit includes an input end (A) connecting to a ground end of the serial ATA interface, and electronically connecting to a high voltage source; a positive-negative-positive (PNP) tripolar transistor (Q1), a first negative-positive-negative (NPN) tripolar transistor (Q2), a second NPN tripolar transistor (Q3), and an output end connecting a collector of the second NPN tripolar transistor with the controller for outputting voltage signals to the controller. The controller is a programmable microprocessor for determining whether or not the HDD is connected to the serial ATA interface, based on the voltage signals input to the controller.

Abstract: Plug error insertion prevention systems, plugs, plug insertion sections, and programs for controlling the same are provided which are suitable for preventing plugs from being inserted in wrong insertion sockets. The plug error insertion prevention system includes a plug attached through a cable to a device, and a plug insertion section that is attached to a device. The plug is provided with a structure including a contactless identification tag and a connection section. The contactless identification tag is provided with a structure including a data reception section, a data transmission section, a data control section, a data storage section, a first state notification section, a display section, and a power generation section.

Abstract: A protective enclosure includes one or more walls for surrounding an electronic device. At least one of the walls includes energy absorbing protrusions for absorbing the energies, etc., created when, and if, the electronic device unfortunately explodes due to a lightning strike.

Abstract: An operation system and a connecting adapter are provided. The operation system includes an operation microscope, an external device connectable to the operation microscope, and a connecting adapter for electrically connecting the operation microscope and the external device without bringing the operation microscope and the external device into contact with each other, which maintains a state of sterilization of the external device.

Abstract: It is an object of this invention to make the amounts of liquid discharged from the nozzles of a liquid discharge head uniform. To achieve this object, there is provided a liquid discharge apparatus for discharging a liquid to a medium using a liquid discharge head having a plurality of nozzles for discharging the liquid, characterized by comprising a discharge amount changing device which can change the amounts of liquid discharged from the respective nozzles of the liquid discharge head independently of each of the plurality of nozzles, the discharge amount changing device including a voltage control device which can change a driving voltage value of a driving pulse to be supplied to each of the plurality of nozzles.

Abstract: A method for repairing and assembling contact image sensor module and structure thereof are provided.

Abstract: An inserting device (3) of an assembly (1) includes a wall-plug guide (31) and a contact foot (32). The boot (2) has a head (25) pierced by a through hole (21) for the wall-plug guide (31), a stock (27) provided with stiffeners (23), and a foot (26) pierced by a through hole (22) for the contact foot (32). The through hole (21) of the wall-plug guide (31) and the through hole (2) of the contact foot (32) act in combination to keep the boot (2) on the device (3).

Abstract: An interface card includes data transmission routes which allow for data transmission in a plurality of data transmission modes and a mode selection switch for selecting a data transmission mode from the plurality of modes. With the interface card, a user is able to select an optimal data transmission mode for the environment.

Abstract: A cable management system (20) is provided including a rack (22) for holding telecommunications equipment (24), and a ribcage cable support member (60) along a vertical side of the rack. The ribcage cable support member includes a plurality of forwardly and rearwardly extending ribs (116, 118). The ribs each include cable retention tabs (124). A plurality of spools (70) are provided for cable storage on the ribcage cable support member. Holes (82) through the ribcage cable support member allow access between the front and rear portions. An additional rack may be positioned on an opposite side of the ribcage cable support member to the first rack, and two columns of ribs are provided. Resilient plastic edge protectors (150) may be fitted onto the ribs (119). The ribs may be shaped to provide integral edge protection.

Abstract: An intermediate portion of a cable with connector is pinched by a pair of rolls of a first hand of a first robot, and the connector provided to the cable is fixed by causing the firsthand to approach. An image of this connector is obtained by a first camera and a position and posture of the connector are found. A second robot is moved to a gripping position which has been corrected based on the position and posture of that connector, thereby causing the second hand of the second robot to grip the connector at an outer periphery thereof.

Abstract: A system and method for determining the true electrical characteristics of a device. A codec is configured to measure at least one electrical characteristic of a device connected to a jack and to identify the device based on the measured electrical characteristics. An updateable database is populated with application circuit information and a software routine is responsive to the measured electrical characteristic and configured to adjust the electrical characteristics measured by the codec based on the application circuit information in the database.

Abstract: A voltage converter includes a converter circuit, a casing, and a jumper member. The converter circuit includes a voltage level setting circuit configured for generating a feedback signal, wherein an output voltage generated by the converter circuit has a voltage level that is determined according to value of the feedback signal. The voltage level setting circuit includes a plurality of first electrical components and a first common line. The casing receives the converter circuit, and is formed with a set of first jumper holes corresponding to the first electrical components, and a second jumper hole corresponding to the first common line. The jumper member connects selected ones of the first electrical components to the first common line upon insertion into the first and second jumper holes. The value of the feedback signal is dependent upon connection status of the first electrical components to the first common line.