Combined With Diverse Art Device Patents (Class 708/105)
  • Patent number: 11599787
    Abstract: A hardware-implemented multi-layer perceptron model calculation unit includes: a processor core to calculate output quantities of a neuron layer based on input quantities of an input vector; a memory that has, for each neuron layer, a respective configuration segment for storing configuration parameters and a respective data storage segment for storing the input quantities of the input vector and the one or more output quantities; and a DMA unit to successively instruct the processor core to: calculate respective neuron layers based on the configuration parameters of each configuration segment, calculate input quantities of the input vector defined thereby, and store respectively resulting output quantities in a data storage segment defined by the corresponding configuration parameters, the configuration parameters of configuration segments successively taken into account indicating a data storage region for the resulting output quantities corresponding to the data storage region for the input quantities for
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Andre Guntoro, Heiner Markert
  • Patent number: 11114065
    Abstract: A personal computer provides a video signal to dual first and second displays, the second display remote from the computer receiving its video signal by telemetry instead of through a video cable. A video signal transmitter connects to the computer through a transmitter cable plugged into a computer display port. The cable from the second display that would otherwise be plugged into the computer video port is instead connected to a video signal receiver. The signal is then transmitted from the computer by the connected transmitter to the receiver connected to the second display. The second display may detachably mount to the back of the first display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Inventor: Gregory J. Corliss
  • Patent number: 10375189
    Abstract: In accordance with an embodiment, described herein is a system and method for decoupling a source application and a target application using a messaging service associated with a cloud-based integration service. A first integration flow can be provided to enable the source application or producer to publish messages to the messaging service. A second integration flow can be provided to enable the target application or consumer to subscribe to the messaging service to receive messages. The source application and the target application can be agnostic of each other's implementation details, and those of the messaging service, which effectively decouples the source and target applications. The system enables objects between the source and target applications to be sychronized, multiple applications to subscribe to the integration cloud service and register for updates, and one or more applications to be added or removed as subscribers without affecting other subscribers or producers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: ORACLE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Rajan Modi, Rajesh Raheja, Greg Gravenites, Herb Stiel
  • Patent number: 10235328
    Abstract: A calculation device comprises a display including both a first display area and a second display area, and a processor being configured to accept operations of at least one of a tax calculation key which are associated with a plurality of tax rates, respectively, to display, when the operation of the tax calculation key associated with any one of the plurality of tax rates was accepted with respect to numerical value data which indicates tax-excluded amount data displayed on the first display area, tax-included amount data on the first display area, the tax-included amount data being calculated based on the tax rate corresponding to the tax calculation key; and to display, on the second display area, tax-included total amount data which indicates a total of the tax-included amount data corresponding to at least one of the numerical value data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuhiko Arikawa, Hiroaki Yoshizawa, Hironori Yoshikawa, Toshibumi Takashima
  • Publication number: 20150012575
    Abstract: A method for operating a control unit, the control unit including a software-controlled main processing unit, a strictly hardware-based model calculation unit for calculating an algorithm, for carrying out a Bayesian regression method, based on configuration data, and a memory unit, a model memory area being defined in the memory unit to which a configuration register block for providing the configuration data in the model calculation unit is assigned, a calculation start-configuration register being assigned the highest address in the configuration register block into which configuration data are written, the writing into of which starts the calculation in the model calculation unit, the configuration data being written in a memory area of the memory unit from the model memory area into the configuration register block with an incremental copying process, the addresses being copied in the incremental copying process in ascending order.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2014
    Publication date: January 8, 2015
    Applicant: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Heiner Markert, Wolfgang Fischer, Nico Bannow, Andre Guntoro, Michael Hanselmann
  • Publication number: 20150012574
    Abstract: A model calculation unit for calculating a data-based function model, in particular a Gaussian process model, in a control unit, including: a processor core to carry out a strictly hardware-based calculation of an algorithm for a data-based function model, the data-based function model being calculated using provided calculation data, in particular hyperparameters and node data; and a strictly hardware-based conversion unit to provide the processor core with at least a portion of the calculation data, in particular the provided node data, in a predefined number format.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2014
    Publication date: January 8, 2015
    Applicant: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Wolfgang Fischer, Nico Bannow, Andre Gunturo
  • Publication number: 20140289292
    Abstract: A tape printing device for printing on a ribbon tape includes: a wrapping length acquisition unit which acquires a ribbon wrapping length that is a necessary length of a ribbon tape for ribbon wrapping, of a necessary tape length that is a necessary length of the ribbon tape for ribbon wrapping and ribbon tying on an object to be wrapped; a tying length storage unit in which a ribbon tying length that is a necessary length of the ribbon tape for ribbon tying, of the necessary tape length, is stored; and a necessary tape length calculation unit which calculates the necessary tape length, based on the ribbon wrapping length that is acquired and the ribbon tying length that is stored.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2014
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Applicant: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Takeshi Hosokawa
  • Publication number: 20140122548
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer program product are provided for evaluating an integral utilizing a low discrepancy sequence. In use, a low discrepancy sequence that includes at least one component that is a (0,1)-sequence in base b is determined. Additionally, an integral is evaluated, utilizing the low discrepancy sequence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2012
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicant: NVIDIA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Alexander Keller
  • Patent number: 8712723
    Abstract: A method for monitoring human activity using an inertial sensor includes continuously determining an orientation of the inertial sensor, assigning a dominant axis, updating the dominant axis as the orientation of the inertial sensor changes, and counting periodic human motions by monitoring accelerations relative to the dominant axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: DP Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Philippe Kahn, Arthur Kinsolving, Mark Andrew Christensen, Brian Y. Lee, David Vogel
  • Patent number: 8666688
    Abstract: A system and a method is provided for the detection and capture, and in particular for an ultra high speed detection and capture, of transients in input voltages by an intelligent electronic device. The system and method detects transients for input voltages in either phase to phase or phase to neutral measurements and permits a user to set threshold levels for detecting transients in input voltages. In an embodiment, the system and method further provides a field programmable gate array as a controller for managing transient detection. The field programmable gate array includes a state machine for determining the state of the sampled signal with respect to a threshold level at a specified waveform sample period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: Electro Industries/Gauge Tech
    Inventors: Joseph Spanier, Hai Zhu, Wei Wang
  • Patent number: 8527565
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a blade server and a service scheduling method of the blade server. The method includes the following steps. According to the requirement for processing capability of a service, a blade is selected for a logical partition storing the service data (A1); an identifier of the logical partition storing the service data is issued to the selected blade (A2); the blade starts the service from the logical partition corresponding to the identifier of the logical partition (A3), realizing the dynamic distribution of blades according to the service requirement, and enabling a high-performance blade to be selected at the peaks of the service, so as to ensure that the service is processed normally; while at the valleys of the service, a blade having relatively low performance is used to release the high-performance blade for processing other services.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Shouzhong Zhao
  • Patent number: 8478531
    Abstract: A best fitting trace in seismic data is determined for a desired trace to be reconstructed. A dip-based correction is calculated per trace and per sample for differences in azimuth, common midpoint coordinates, and offset between the best fitting trace and the desired trace. The dip-based correction is applied to the best fitting trace to reconstruct the desired trace for 3D surface-related multiple prediction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Assignee: PGS Geophysical AS
    Inventors: Peter A. Aaron, Roald G. van Borselen, Robertus F. Hegge, Simon R. Barnes
  • Patent number: 8412768
    Abstract: A message oriented middleware server application executable by at least one processor implements a message oriented middleware message provider that mediates messaging operations with a plurality of heterogeneous applications including a number of casino gaming applications, where instances of the heterogeneous applications which execute on the plurality of networked processor-based client devices including the networked processor-based casino gaming devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignee: Ball Gaming, Inc.
    Inventors: Arun Rajaraman, Prasoona Lanka, Suren Raj Magenthrarajah, Prabhushankar Muthuswamy, Arvind Patil
  • Patent number: 8384928
    Abstract: Disclosed is an image forming apparatus in which even in the event that a print job is suspended by reason of payment of an insufficient fee, image formation continues effectively and appropriately. The image forming apparatus, which charges for image formation processing, has determination means for determining whether or not a fee necessary in order to execute a specified print job has been received; printing suspension means for suspending the print job if the determination means has determined that a fee received is insufficient; and authentication means for authenticating user information during suspension of printing. The apparatus further includes printing control means for saving data relating to the suspended print job and accepting a print job from a different user if use of user information that is identical with user information of the suspended print job has not been sensed by the authentication means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Junko Nemoto
  • Patent number: 8336352
    Abstract: Detection of fault occurrences within a power distribution system. A transient detector and fault classification system (10) implements an algorithm that detects transients which may result from the occurrence of a fault in the power distribution system. The system includes a detection module (18) which processes a set samples obtained from electrical waveforms propagated of through the power distribution system and appear to be statistically anomalous compared to other sample data. This is done using an adaptive detection algorithm that is applied when large changes occur in a waveform over a relatively short period of time. The identified samples are then provided to a signal classifier module (20) which processes sets of samples to classify a transient they represent as a likely fault occurrence or some other type of anomaly which is likely not a fault occurrence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Aclara Power-Line Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Priotomo Abiprojo, Gordon Gregg, David Rieken
  • Patent number: 8332185
    Abstract: A method and system that calculate elementary symmetric functions of subsets of a set {Z} comprising a total of m numerical elements in an m2 time-frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventor: Jerry A. Guern
  • Patent number: 8326553
    Abstract: A method (300) for fault detection in a system under control includes monitoring a command value and a wraparound signal (301) by a fault detection module (203); determining a standard deviation of the command value (302) by the fault detection module; determining a standard deviation of the wraparound signal (303) by the fault detection module; determining a ratio of the standard deviation of the command value to the standard deviation of the wraparound signal (304) by the fault detection module; and determining the presence or absence of a fault in the system under control by the fault detection module based on the ratio (305) by the fault detection module. A fault detection module (203) and a computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium containing computer code that, when executed by a computer, implements a method (300) for fault detection are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Assignee: Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher Noll, Steven A. Avritch
  • Patent number: 8234070
    Abstract: An exemplary embodiment of the present invention sets forth an apparatus for registering a scoring event. The apparatus includes a target having a surface; a sensor, positioned in proximity to the target, adapted to detect the occurrence of a scoring event caused by the presence of a projectile in the scoring area and to determine a trajectory of the projectile; a time tracking device adapted to keep track of time of the scoring event; a location sensing device adapted to identify a location of the apparatus; a true north detection device adapted to detect the direction of true north with respect to the surface of the target; and a controller, coupled to the sensor and the true north detection device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignee: AAI Corporation
    Inventors: Niall B. McNelis, Matthew Livelsberger
  • Patent number: 8190366
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for determining plasma parameters such as plasma electron density ne. The probe apparatus includes an LC resonance probe comprising an inductive element and a capacitive element connected in series. The capacitive element of the probe can be in the form of a parallel plate capacitor, a cylindrical capacitor, a spherical capacitor, or any other suitable capacitor. The configuration of the probe apparatus gives it a characteristic resonance frequency ?R0 which can be determined by a circuit analysis device. When the capacitive element of the probe apparatus is placed in a plasma, the probe exhibits a new resonance frequency ?R, which is different from ?R0 because of the dielectric constant ? of the plasma. The difference in resonance frequencies can be used to determine plasma density ne, where n e = m e ? ? 0 e 2 ? ( ? R 2 - ? R ? ? 0 2 ) .
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: David R. Boris, David D. Blackwell, David N. Walker, Richard F. Fernsler, Scott G. Walton
  • Patent number: 8175829
    Abstract: A signal analyzer includes a divergence detector for detecting periodic interference in a signal, an information detector for detecting a random event in the signal, and output circuitry for providing compensation for the periodic interference and the random event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Assignee: Agilent Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Mostafa Afgani, Sinan Sinanovic, Harald Haas
  • Patent number: 8165830
    Abstract: Meter electronics (20) for processing sensor signals in a flow meter is provided according to an embodiment of the invention. The meter electronics (20) includes an interface (201) for receiving a first sensor signal and a second sensor signal and a processing system (203) in communication with the interface (201) and configured to receive the first sensor signal and the second sensor signal, generate a ninety degree phase shift from the first sensor signal, and compute a frequency from the first sensor signal and the ninety degree phase shift. The processing system (203) is further configured to generate sine and cosine signals using the frequency, and quadrature demodulate the first sensor signal and the second sensor signal using the sine and cosine signals in order to determine the phase difference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: Micro Motion, Inc.
    Inventors: Craig B McAnally, Denis M Henrot
  • Patent number: 8165839
    Abstract: A method is proposed for calibrating an instrument location facility with an imaging apparatus. The instrument location apparatus and the imaging apparatus are synchronized temporally with one another. According to such synchronization at least three points of the position of a medical instrument relative to a tracking coordinate system of the instrument location apparatus and/or relative to an image coordinate system of the imaging apparatus are measured simultaneously both by the instrument location apparatus and by the imaging apparatus. The instrument and/or the imaging apparatus are moved relative to one another between the measurements. The measured points parameterize a predetermined transformation rule for mapping the tracking coordinate system onto the image coordinate system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Jan Boese, Matthias John
  • Patent number: 8155920
    Abstract: In one aspect, a method for the determination of a nacelle-inclination is provided. A first difference-signal is formed from the difference of a measured nacelle acceleration and an offset-value from a calibration. A second difference-signal is formed from a difference of the first difference-signal and a feedback signal. A first sum-signal is formed from adding an integrated second difference-signal with the product of the second difference signal and a factor. A second sum signal is formed from adding an integrated first sum-signal with the product of the first-sum-signal and the factor. A corrected signal is formed by a product of the second sum-signal and an equivalent tower height. A first nacelle-signal is formed by the arc-tangent of the corrected signal. A nacelle inclination is obtained from filtering the first nacelle-signal by a low-pass-filter. The feedback-signal is formed by multiplying the acceleration of gravity with the sine of the first nacelle-signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Per Egedal
  • Patent number: 8140292
    Abstract: A method of automating a process for controlling a voltage waveform applied to an object is provided. A first waveform for applying to the object is received. A first FFT of the first waveform is calculated. A second waveform for input to the waveform generator is determined based on the first waveform. The determined second waveform is sent to a waveform generator. A third waveform is received that is measured across the object based on a waveform generated by the waveform generator. A second FFT of the received third waveform is calculated. The third waveform is compared with the first waveform to determine a convergence status of the third waveform. If the determined convergence status is not converged, an updated waveform is calculated based on the first FFT and the second FFT and the process is repeated with the updated waveform as the determined second waveform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
    Inventor: Amy Wendt
  • Patent number: 8126652
    Abstract: A best fitting trace in seismic data is determined for a desired trace to be reconstructed. An azimuth correction is calculated for the azimuth difference between the best fitting trace and the desired trace. The azimuth correction is applied to the best fitting trace to reconstruct the desired trace for 3D surface-related multiple prediction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Assignee: PGS Geophysical AS
    Inventors: Peter A. Aaron, Roald G. van Borselen, Robertus F. Hegge, Simon R. Barnes
  • Patent number: 8024120
    Abstract: A method of estimating an instantaneous frequency of a component of interest in a complex primary signal via a complex Phase Locked Loop (PLL). A complex incident signal including a complex exponential evaluated at a synthesis frequency is calculated according to a complex Voltage Controlled Oscillator (VCO) function. A complex mixed signal is calculated according to a function that includes multiplying the complex primary signal by a representation of the complex incident signal. A complex baseband signal is calculated according to a function that includes filtering the complex mixed signal such that the bandwidth of the complex baseband signal is less than or equal to the bandwidth of the complex mixed signal. A residual frequency of the complex baseband signal is calculated via a complex Phase Discriminator (PD). The synthesis frequency is modified according to a function that includes the synthesis frequency and the residual frequency, such that the residual frequency is minimized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2011
    Inventor: Larry A. Turner
  • Publication number: 20110167100
    Abstract: A cooking support device. The cooking support device serves the function of a recipe generator and can be used to share recipes on the internet. The cooking support device may include a base, a display, and an electronic cutting board. The cooking support device includes a plurality of sensors to identify the food in inventory and the food being prepared. An RFID reader can identify RFID tags on foods. The cutting board may include a weight sensor, an electronic tongue, and/or a moisture sensor to help identify the food being prepared on the cutting board. The display includes a touch sensitive display region to enable the user to interactively add items, create and revise recipes, and perform other functions. The cooking support device enables the user to integrate the process of cooking in the kitchen with social networking by creating and sharing recipes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2011
    Publication date: July 7, 2011
    Applicant: Aktiebolaget Electrolux
    Inventor: Adam Brodowski
  • Patent number: 7875813
    Abstract: Food service workers prepare a number of items throughout the day at a food counter, so the workers may need to track process steps for entirely different processes that are running concurrently. For example, the worker may need to remove a pizza from an oven one moment, and remove breadstick dough from a refrigerator one minute later. A programmable weighing scale guides users through process steps of a process, and tracks completion time of process steps for multiple processes, and alerts a food service worker when a next step in one of multiple, concurrently running processes needs to be completed. Because data stored for each process can be selected throughout, for example, an entire working day, the controller of the weighing scale can track timing requirements for each step of each process. The weighing apparatus is independent of other apparatuses used in completing the process steps (e.g., refrigerators, ovens, mixers, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2011
    Assignee: Mettler-Toledo, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel J. Hackathorne, Kevin A. Russo, J. Thomas King
  • Patent number: 7853012
    Abstract: An authentication system and a method for signing data are disclosed. The system uses a hardware software partitioned approach. In its implementation the system of the invention compares favourably with performance and other parameters with a complete hardware or full software implementation. Particularly, advantageously there is a reduced gate count. Also as disclosed in the invention the system makes it difficult for hackers to attack the system using simple power analysis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2010
    Assignee: Tata Consultancy Services, Ltd.
    Inventors: Aravamuthan Sarangarajan, Thumparthy Viswanatha Rao, Rajiah Murugesh, Narasimhachar Srinidhi, Gundeboina Sreenaiah
  • Patent number: 7847712
    Abstract: An adaptor for a memory card includes a printed circuit board (PCB) conversion board, a memory card connector, a serial interface connector, a signal convertor, and a parallel interface connector. When a motherboard is connected to the serial interface connector, serial signals output from the motherboard are transmitted to the signal convertor via the serial interface connector. The signal convertor converts the serial signals into parallel signals and transmits the parallel signals to the memory card. When the motherboard is connected to the parallel interface connector, parallel signals output from the motherboard are transmitted to the memory card via the PCB conversion board without any parallel-to-serial signal conversion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2010
    Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Xiao-Zhu Chen, Zhen-Xing Ye
  • Patent number: 7822199
    Abstract: A method and device for performing a cryptographic operation by a device controlled by a security application executed outside thereof in which a cryptographic value (y) is produced a calculation comprising at least one multiplication between first and second factors containing a security key (s) associated with the device and a challenge number (c) provided by the security application. The first multiplication factor comprises a determined number of bits (L) in a binary representation and the second factor is constrained in such a way that it comprises, in a binary representation, several bits at 1 with a sequence of at least L?1 bits at 0 between each pair of consecutive bits to 1 while the multiplication is carried out by assembling the binary versions of the first factor shifted according to positions of the bits at 1 of the second factor, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2010
    Assignee: France Telecom
    Inventors: Marc Girault, David Lefranc
  • Patent number: 7792890
    Abstract: A calculator that is selectively attachable to an article attached to a user of the calculator is disclosed. The calculator has an oblong carabiner extending from its bottom end for attaching the calculator to the article. The attachment mechanism includes an oblong loop and an arm that is part of the loop. The arm is rotatably attached to the loop so that the loop can be opened and closed to permit attachment to the article. The arm is biased to the closed position. The attachment mechanism is disposed so as to permit the user to read symbols on input buttons and an output display in the right-side-up position, while the calculator is attached to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2010
    Inventor: Dilip Bhavnani
  • Publication number: 20090317210
    Abstract: The electronic book cover is of a thick board adapted to support an electronic device, such as a calculator or MP3 player. A cutout in the board receives the electronic device, and it is securely bolstered to the main block of book pages. The board is completely covered by an elastic skin, except in an opening where the device displays visual information. The cover also includes a keypad, labeled with various characters and symbols, which can be pressed to initiate the processing of preprogrammed functions by the electronic device. A layered switch circuit lies underneath the soft keypad and is comprised of two distinct layers: the first dielectric film layer has rows and columns of checkered conductive sections facing inward towards the book cover, and the second dielectric film layer has a pattern of disconnected electric contacts at locations facing the conductive sections and is superimposed in the keypad.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2009
    Publication date: December 24, 2009
    Inventor: Kuang-Hsia TIEN
  • Patent number: 7412467
    Abstract: A system and method is provided for operation mode control. The system includes a mode controller generating a combination of electric potentials and an additional microprocessor having a storage module having a mode list, a detection module and a control module. The detection module detects the combination of the electric potentials and determines a shift direction of the mode controller according thereto. The control module selects a target operation mode adjacent to the current operation mode in the mode list according to the shift direction, and checks the disparity of the current operation mode and the target operation mode to generate a control signal to direct the computer system to reboot or execute an application specific to the second operation mode, and subsequently enables the computer system to operate in the second operation mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2008
    Assignee: Acer Incorporated
    Inventor: Li-Yen Yang
  • Publication number: 20080133626
    Abstract: A method for transferring a signal between a calculator device having a USB connector and a remote device is described. The method includes: connecting the calculator device with the remote device using the USB connector; transmitting a signal from the remote device to the calculator device using the USB connector; and receiving the transmitted signal from the remote device. A calculator device having a USB connector is described. The calculator device includes a processor for executing one or more instructions, a memory connected with the processor and storing data and instructions for execution by the processor, and a USB connector connected with the processor and connectable to a remote device for transferring a signal between the calculator device and the remote device. The calculator device is responsive to a signal received over the USB connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2008
    Publication date: June 5, 2008
    Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY
    Inventors: Sasha Lapeira, Maria Pinsky, Jessie Kraemer, Cyrille de Brebisson
  • Publication number: 20080126454
    Abstract: A calculator that is selectively attachable to an article attached to a user of the calculator is disclosed. The calculator has an oblong carabiner extending from its bottom end for attaching the calculator to the article. The attachment mechanism includes an oblong loop and an arm that is part of the loop. The arm is rotatably attached to the loop so that the loop can be opened and closed to permit attachment to the article. The arm is biased to the closed position. The attachment mechanism is disposed so as to permit the user to read symbols on input buttons and an output display in the right-side-up position, while the calculator is attached to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2006
    Publication date: May 29, 2008
    Inventor: Dilip Bhavnani
  • Publication number: 20080028377
    Abstract: A semiconductor device has an arithmetic processing circuit provided with an arithmetic circuit and a control circuit and a memory circuit provided with a ROM and a RAM, where the arithmetic processing circuit and the memory circuit are connected to each other through an address bus and a data bus, a machine language program executed using the arithmetic processing circuit is stored in the ROM, the RAM has a plurality of banks, processing data obtained by executing the machine language program is divided into a plurality of stacks to be written to the plurality of banks, and the arithmetic processing circuit is operated in accordance with the machine language program so that, in the plurality of stacks stored in the plurality of banks, a stack of which data is not used until the machine language program is terminated is omitted and contiguous stacks are written to the same bank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2007
    Publication date: January 31, 2008
    Applicant: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroki Dembo, Yoshiyuki Kurokawa, Masami Endo
  • Publication number: 20080023581
    Abstract: A desk or office accessory, such as an adhesive tape dispenser, has a base holding one, two, or more smaller office sub-components or devices that may be removed from the base, used as preferred, and then optionally returned or reattached to the base. The sub-components may be, for example, a calculator, a staple remover, a letter opener, etc. The sub-components may be attached to the base via magnets, Velcro hook and loop tape, fasteners, adhesive areas, etc. The base may include areas intended be printed with or holding an image, such as a photograph, artwork, corporate logo, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2007
    Publication date: January 31, 2008
    Inventor: Bonni Shevin Sandy
  • Publication number: 20080016133
    Abstract: The electronic book cover is made of a thick board which is strategically adapted to support an electronic device, such as a calculator or MP3 player. A cutout in the board receives the electronic device, and it is securely bolstered to the main block of book pages. The board is completely covered by an elastic skin, except in an opening where the device displays visual information. The cover also includes a keypad, labeled with various characters and symbols, which can be pressed to initiate the processing of preprogrammed functions by the electronic device. A layered switch circuit lies underneath the soft keypad and is comprised of two distinct layers: the first dielectric film layer has rows and columns of checkered conductive sections facing inward towards the book cover, and the second dielectric film layer has a pattern of disconnected electric contacts at locations facing the conductive sections and is superimposed in the keypad.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2006
    Publication date: January 17, 2008
    Inventor: Kuang-Hsia Tien
  • Publication number: 20040243314
    Abstract: A modular laptop computer for accommodating selective placement and customization of user interface components. The computer includes a cavity having a connection or interface or coupling region, such as a universal serial bus jack for connecting to or mating with a corresponding interface on each component. The interface connections in the cavity are connected to one or more buses for providing an interface between the attached components and a computer processor. In this manner, the components such as keyboards, trackballs, drives, music players and so forth, can all be rearranged within the cavity in the positions of the user's preference.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2002
    Publication date: December 2, 2004
    Inventors: Morris S. Cohen, Emanuel Klein, Marc Shamula
  • Patent number: 6816805
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process and method for printing, utilizing a computer and computer printer, a scale instrument and conversion tool to be used in preparing and interpreting scaled drawings, maps, aerial photographs, graphs and similar documents. The instrument can be printed on paper, plastic film, or any flexible media capable of being processed by a computer printer. The invention includes a sub-process to not only print a scale denominated in the various scales typically used in preparing scaled drawings, etc., but also to print a scale denominated in any other scale to be used in interpreting a drawing, etc., which is not longer presented in the original scale due to reproduction, shrinkage, enlargement, or reduction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2004
    Inventor: Charles Wilder Wadell
  • Patent number: 6754683
    Abstract: A method of implementing an electronic calculator function in a portable terminal having a display comprises the steps of: setting an electronic calculator mode; displaying separately on the display: a first input window which receives and displays therein numeric information subject to arithmetic operation, a second input window which receives and displays therein operation/control commands, and an output window which displays therein an information input state and a result of the operation; displaying the numeric information in the output window when the corresponding information is inputted through the first input window; performing an operation on the numeric information displayed in the output window when the operation/control commands are inputted through the second input window; and displaying resultant numeric information, resulting from the operation, in the output window. The size of the output window may be increase as needed by reducing the sizes of the first and second input windows.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2004
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chan-Kyu Park, Joung-Kyou Park
  • Publication number: 20040083246
    Abstract: A method and system for performance management, wherein software applications processes run on one or more processors of monitored systems. One or more process collector monitoring processes retrieve performance measurements from the application processes and relay the measurements to a processor collector monitoring process on each processor. The former may aggregate the measurements based on various measurements' types, and sends the created performance scan data to a system collector server, that receives such performance scan data from a plurality of processors, alternatively performs further data aggregation and issues alarms based on predefined thresholds. Performance scan data is temporarily stored in a scan database, further sent under XML format to a file system repository, or accessible to consumers at requested time intervals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2002
    Publication date: April 29, 2004
    Inventors: Hakim Kahlouche, Shafiek Savahl, Steeve Juneau
  • Publication number: 20030236104
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and a device for quickly storing a phone book in a mobile device. An optical reader module and an identifier module are provided in the invention to progress a scanning and identification. The method comprises the steps of: pressing a scanning key of the mobile device to start a scanning function; taking an image by using the optical reader module to process the scanning; processing format transformation of the image by using the identifier module and driving an appointed program to edit the data involved in the corresponding image; showing the edited information on a screen; and determining whether the data shown on the screen is being stored.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2002
    Publication date: December 25, 2003
    Applicant: GVC Corporation
    Inventor: Suny Lin
  • Publication number: 20030177153
    Abstract: A calculator with liquid ornament includes a base, on a predetermined position of which a downward cavity is formed for detachably or fixedly receiving a hollow enclosure therein. The cavity has dimensions and shape matching with an appearance of the base, and the hollow enclosure has dimensions and shape matching with appearances of the calculator and the cavity to create an integral beauty for the calculator. The hollow enclosure is adapted to contain different types of decorative liquids and floating ornaments therein, giving the calculator a unique appearance and added value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2002
    Publication date: September 18, 2003
    Inventor: Vincent K. Lee
  • Patent number: 6424984
    Abstract: An electronic bookmark device that can perform multiple functions. The device has a display housing and a thin keypad. The display housing and keypad are sized and connected so that the display housing can rest on the edges of the pages of a book while the keypad is placed between two pages of a closed book. The keys of the keypad are incorporated onto the surface of the keypad such that they do not raise above the general surface of the keypad. The keys of the keypad include multiple function keys that select among dictionary, clock, calculator, schedule/alarm and help features. Additional keys are used for data input including cursor keys, a QWERTY arrangement of alphanumeric keys, and auxiliary keys. Several keys serve dual purposes for use with the various functions of the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2002
    Assignee: Stonia New York Corp.
    Inventor: Zhi Hua Yao
  • Patent number: 6359786
    Abstract: In a preferred embodiment, a multiconfigurable communication terminal, including: a terminal housing; electronic circuitry disposed within the housing; at least one selected functional electronic module removably disposed in the housing and releasably attached to the electronic circuitry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2002
    Inventor: James S. Bianco
  • Patent number: 6173060
    Abstract: A voice-controlled timing and calculating device includes a microphone to receive a user's vocal signal, a voice amplifier amplifying the vocal signal, a comparison circuit comparing the vocal signal with information stored in a memory to retrieve an associated instruction, a processor performing the instruction of serving as a timer or a calculator to generate a result, and a voice synthesizer which converts the result from the processor into a synthetic voice which is then broadcast by a speaker so that the device may be operated with vocal input and vocal output. Further, the device may be provided with visual display to show the result of the processor. Also, a manually actuateable switch may be provided to allow a user to alternatively switch the processor between the timer and the calculator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2001
    Inventor: Hsien-Ting Huang
  • Patent number: 6167412
    Abstract: A handheld medical calculator and reference device having an input keypad and an output screen connected to a processor with memory to perform specific clinical functions. The clinical functions include: basic mathematical operations and common scientific functions for routine calculations; store/recall functions for numbers and for routinely used program settings; phone directory; user selection of display modes (fixed, scientific, choice of radix), degree/radian; time, date, and day of week features for timing and alarms (with display format choices); drug and infusion calculations; hemodynamic and cardiac functions; respiratory and pulmonary functions; acid-base functions; nutritional functions; nomograms, maps, and a reference table of normal values; and patient vital signs record keeping.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2000
    Assignee: Agilent Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Tad Decatur Simons