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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120035745 | PROCESSING INFORMATION ACQUISITION SYSTEM IN PROCESSING MACHINE SUPPLYING PROCESSING POINT WITH ENERGY OR MATERIAL A processing information acquisition system in a processing machine which feeds a processing point energy or material, the processing information acquisition system provided with a position information acquisition unit which acquires position information of a feed unit ... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20110221777 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH MOTION SENSING FUNCTION AND METHOD FOR EXECUTING FUNCTIONS BASED ON MOVEMENT OF ELECTRONIC DEVICE An electronic device includes a display unit, a volume control unit, a motion sensor, and a processing unit. The motion sensor is configured to sense the movements of the electronic device rotated around predetermined axes. The processing unit is configured to rotate a ... | 09/15/2011 |
| 20110218650 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATICALLY CHANGING OPERATIONAL STATES OF APPLIANCES Systems and methods for automatically changing an operational state of an appliance associated with a known fixed location. A current location of an individual is automatically determined with respect to a known fixed location using at least one wireless communication d... | 09/08/2011 |
| 20110164148 | Electronic apparatus, positioning device, information processing method, and program An electronic apparatus includes: a reception unit that receives positioning information necessary for a positioning process from the outside; a determination unit that determines whether or not a process on the basis of an operation input is a predetermined process tha... | 07/07/2011 |
| 20110106275 | GLOBAL MOBILITY INFRASTRUCTURE FOR USER DEVICES A global mobility system and method for providing a global mobility framework. The system includes a mobility data collection unit, a mobility data management unit, and a device management unit. The data collection unit acquires real-time mobility data relating to a use... | 05/05/2011 |
| 20110093095 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING A MOVABLE PARTITION Various apparatuses, methods and systems for directionally controlling a movable partition are provided. In one embodiment, an apparatus may include at least one roller assembly coupled to a portion of a movable partition. A roller element of the roller assembly may be ... | 04/21/2011 |
| 20110029098 | APPARATUS, METHOD, PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM FOR SUPPORTING ARRANGEMENT OF OPERATION AREAS LAYOUT An apparatus for supporting arrangement of operation areas layout includes: a storage unit that stores therein data on a position, a shape, and a use period of each operation area which has already been arranged in a prescribed site; a display control unit that referenc... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20100125346 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF A portable electronic device includes a plurality of function modules, a storage module, a positioning module, a processing module, and a control module. The plurality of function modules is configured for performing different functions. The storage module is configured... | 05/20/2010 |
| 20100109400 | ADJUSTABLE WIDTH SEATS A seating system may comprise a seat base, a seat back, and a width adjustable section. The width adjustable section may be located within the seat base and the seat back. The width adjustable section may be capable of being configured to change a width of the seat base... | 05/06/2010 |
| 20100094499 | High Integrity Coordination for Multiple Off-Road Vehicles The illustrative embodiments provide a method and apparatus for controlling and coordinating multiple vehicles. In one illustrative embodiment, machine behaviors are assigned to multiple vehicles performing a task. The vehicles are coordinated to perform the task using ... | 04/15/2010 |
| 20100004760 | NUMERICAL CONTROLLER WITH TABULAR DATA FOR OPERATING ARBITRARY AXES In a numerical controller that controls axes based on tabular data, the tabular data is created to be used for operating one arbitrary axis without axis assignment and shared by a plurality of axes assigned based on an NC program, signals, etc.... | 01/07/2010 |
| 20090319057 | LIGHTING CONTROL SYSTEM AND CONTROL SYSTEM The present invention includes a lighting control system provided with two or more lighting devices and one or more illumination comparing devices; wherein the illumination comparing device supplies to the lighting devices a comparison result in which a sampled illumina... | 12/24/2009 |
| 20090271004 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RANGING DETECTION OF GESTURES In order for a user to control a machine using hand gestures, free of any contact with the machine, an apparatus generates one or more electromagnetic field, employing receivers to measure an electromagnetic signature caused by gestures of a person's hand within the ele... | 10/29/2009 |
| 20090190914 | Triggering Data Capture Based on Pointing Direction Methods and apparatus for triggering directional data capture based on pointing direction are described. In an embodiment, the data captured is an image and a camera is described which includes a sensor for detecting the direction in which the image sensor of the camera... | 07/30/2009 |
| 20090189032 | MONITOR ATTITUDE ADJUSTMENT APPARATUS A monitor attitude adjustment apparatus used in an electronic apparatus comprises a mount base; an attitude adjusting mechanism consisting of a plurality of actuating devices, each actuating device comprising a driver and a displacement mechanism, the driver being the f... | 07/30/2009 |
| 20090171478 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING AN ELECTRICAL DEVICE A system, method and apparatus for controlling an electrical device are provided. At least one image of at least one moving entity is processed, for determining if the at least one moving entity is at least one of entering and exiting a monitored area, and for determini... | 07/02/2009 |
| 20090125123 | Computer having an auto-flipping screen and a method for automatically flipping the screen of the computer A computer having an auto-flipping screen and a method for automatically flipping the screen of the computer are disclosed. The computer includes a base, a transmission module, and a screen. In the base, there is a motherboard, and the motherboard is installed with a BI... | 05/14/2009 |
| 20090113775 | SYSTEM FOR DISTRIBUTING VISUAL CONTENT TO A TARGETED DISPLAY A media system for distributing visual content includes a display and a host. The host is remotely located from the display and coupled to the display over a communication network. The display is supported by an article. The host includes a computer storage medium inclu... | 05/07/2009 |
| 20090024247 | Slip sensor In one embodiment, the present invention includes a sensor having a roller adapted on a shaft to roll along a workpiece surface, a compliant member adapted around at least a portion of the roller, and an encoder to code information regarding movement of the roller. In s... | 01/22/2009 |
| 20080269915 | Numerical controller with function of decelerating reference variable in path table operation A numerical controller capable of avoiding a shock to a machine by a controlled axis when a command of an alarm, a reset or a feed hold is issued in a path table operation. The numerical controller performs the path table operation where position of a controlled axis of... | 10/30/2008 |
| 20080193207 | Ball and Socket Joint with a Sensor Means and Process for Detecting Tightness A ball and socket joint, for example, for an axle system of a motor vehicle. The ball and socket joint has an essentially ring-shaped or pot-shaped joint housing (1), in the essentially cylindrical interior space of which a ball shell (3) is arranged. The ... | 08/14/2008 |
| 20080184690 | Cutting reel adjusting system A control system for a cutting reel unit includes a height-of-cut adjusting system and a reel-to-bedknife clearance adjusting system. The height-of-cut adjusting system includes a first frame; a second frame; a cutting reel supported by the second frame; a bedknife arra... | 08/07/2008 |
| 20080121489 | Centrifugal Clutch and Actuator A centrifugal clutch for coupling a drive shaft to a driven member at rotary speeds above a predetermined threshold, comprising: a centrifugal slider (302) with a massive enlargement (320) at one end and a first coupling formation; a frame (301) for... | 05/29/2008 |
| 20080077255 | Method for enabling the operation of automation components of a technical system via a mobile control and monitoring device There is described a method for enabling the operation of automation components of a technical system via a mobile control and monitoring device. In a first step, the control and monitoring device receives a first identification from a first transponder device, with the... | 03/27/2008 |
| 20070299546 | AUTOMATED, LOW PROFILE DRILLING/BOLTING MODULE WITH SINGLE BUTTON OPERATION A module is for use in drilling a borehole in a face of a mine passage using a drilling element and installing a bolt in the borehole once formed. The module may include a bolt holder for holding a plurality of bolts and a drilling element holder for holding a plurality... | 12/27/2007 |
| 20070272493 | Passenger guiding system for a passenger transportation system Passenger transportation system (4) including a hallway (2) providing access to at least one transport car (6, 8, 10, 12) and a control for controlling the movement of the cars, characterized by a passenger trajectory tracking device (16) inc... | 11/29/2007 |
| 20070162156 | Low powered activation electronic device A low powered activation electronic device includes a power source, an electronic circuit, having two spaced apart electrodes, electrically connected to the power source to form an opened circuit, and two fabric contacts made of textile material provided at the two elec... | 07/12/2007 |
| 20070156254 | Abstract product description system and method The present invention relates to abstract product descriptions and methods. In a first general aspect, a method comprises a computer program product tangibly embodied in an information carrier, the computer program product including instructions that, when executed, per... | 07/05/2007 |
| 20070150074 | Component feeder exchange diagnostic tool A method and apparatus for facilitating validation of component feeder exchanges in pick and place machines are provided. A pre-exchange image of a component from a feeder is acquired and compared with an image a component from the exchanged feeder placed after the feed... | 06/28/2007 |
| 20070129816 | Component feeder exchange diagnostic tool A method and apparatus for facilitating validation of component feeder exchanges in pick and place machines are provided. A pre-exchange image of a component from a feeder is acquired and compared with an image a component from the exchanged feeder placed after the feed... | 06/07/2007 |
| 20070100470 | Two sensor movement Multiple methods of using only two sensors to control the state of an object in a one dimensional environment, a two dimensional environment or a three dimensional environment. A method of using only two sensors to control the state of an object in a secondary mode and ... | 05/03/2007 |
| 20070032885 | Position-based on/off switch scope An optical scope with a position-based on/off switch preserves power by automatically deactivating one or more electrical components when the scope is not in use. The scope includes an orientation sensor that determines when the scope is in an inactive position by sensi... | 02/08/2007 |
| 20060173557 | State display apparatus, management system and computer-readable recording medium in which program for controlling state display is stored A state display apparatus includes a function data obtaining section to obtain function data concerning a function of possessed by the electronic device through the communication network; a state data obtaining section to obtain state data indicating the state of the el... | 08/03/2006 |
| 20060155389 | Method of controlling an electronic device The method of the invention detects (1) a state of a user, determines (3) whether, based on this state, the user is asleep, and switches (5) the electronic device to a mode of reduced power consumption when it has been determined that the user is as... | 07/13/2006 |
| 20060106467 | Method and device for adapting a stop of an electrically triggered actuator A method and device for adapting a stop of an electrically triggered actuator are provided, which may be implemented in a precise and simple manner and allow for a continuous adaptation. For this purpose, a check is performed to determine whether a setpoint value for a ... | 05/18/2006 |
| 20060089726 | Operation switch wiring mechanism A small-sized operation switch wiring mechanism which can easily set an address without using an address setting device. The operation switch wiring mechanism includes a device body formed at three-module size. Disposed on the front surface of the device body are operat... | 04/27/2006 |
| 20060025869 | Strategies for coalescing control processing Strategies are described for coalescing the processing tasks associated with a series of control events that occur relatively close together in time. The coalescing can involve eliminating redundant tasks by more directly advancing to a terminal control state. One exemp... | 02/02/2006 |
| 20050171620 | Mobile storage apparatus with temperature detecting function A mobile storage apparatus with temperature detecting function has a detecting element, a transforming circuit, a control circuit, and a mobile storage device. A digital signal processor set in the mobile storage device is connected to a liquid crystal display. Further,... | 08/04/2005 |
| 20050033455 | Multi-level controller system The invention is a state machine having a host controller that controls a level-1 controller controller, wherein the level-1 controller controls the level-2 controller. The level-2 controller controls system component controllers, which in turn control system components... | 02/10/2005 |
| 20050027372 | Method for monitoring an automation unit A method for monitoring an automation unit with a control unit (3) and several terminals (1,2), whereby the terminal can adopt at least two status values. At least some of the previous status changes can be subsequently reconstructed. The control unit (... | 02/03/2005 |
